Apr 21, 2025 Public Facilities and Safety Committee

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANKS, MARK.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS MEETING DOES MEET COMPLIANCE WITH FOIA.

WE'RE GOOD TO GO ON THAT? YES, SIR.

PERFECT.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AND A SECOND PLEASE.

ALL SECOND.

SECONDED BY MS. HOWARD.

APPROVAL OF AMENDS FOR MARCH 17TH, 2025.

ANY OBJECTION OR DISCUSSION? THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION.

MOVING ON TO NUMBER FIVE, THE

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 17, 2025]

NOT ALL AT ONCE.

EVERYONE MAKE THAT MOTION.

AND A SECOND, SECOND IT, AND SECOND BY MS. BROWN.

ANY DISCUSSION? IT'S GONNA ALSO BE APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION.

RIGHT.

AND I SEE NO OBJECTION ON THERE AS WELL.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER SIX, CITIZEN'S COMMENT,

[Items 6 & 7]

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PERIOD.

UM, I DO HAVE ONE SIGN UP AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT IS MR. DUKES, UM, TO TALK ABOUT PINE ISLAND.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I AM GOOD, MR. CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, UH, AGAIN, BACK, UH, I AM GOING TO TRY TO TAILOR SOME OF MY COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE WORK THAT THIS COMMITTEE DOES.

UH, SPECIFICALLY I KNOW THAT AS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN RENICK SAYS THE REAL WORK IS DONE IN COMMITTEE.

SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THOSE DETAILS HERE.

UM, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, UH, THE PLAN WHICH WE HAVE PRESENTED TO, UH, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, UH, THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW.

UH, BUT ONE IS JUST TO KIND OF GO FORWARD WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE DENSITY.

OBVIOUSLY, REDUCTION IN DENSITY, UH, BENEFITS, LESS TRAFFIC, UH, LESS IMPACTS ON THE ROADS, UH, LESS STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY WITH RE RESPECT TO THIS PARTICULAR, UH, DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL BE, UH, SECONDARY WITHOUT CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS.

IT REDUCES THOSE IMPACTS ON OUR SCHOOLS.

AND ALSO WHEN WE COUPLE THAT WITH THE JOB CREATION, THE LOCAL JOB CREATION ON ST.

HELENA, THAT IS JUST A FURTHER REDUCTION AND RECOGNIZE REDUCTION OF TRAFFIC, UH, ON OUR ROADS.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT, IT WAS INTERESTING THAT AT, UH, NATURAL RESOURCES, THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND ACTUALLY $2.7 MILLION OF TAXPAYER MONEY WAS SPENT TO REDUCE OR TAKE OFF SIX UNITS, UH, OF DEVELOPMENT, UM, WITH THE WIDGET POINT PROPERTY.

AND THAT SAME NIGHT WE PUT FORWARD THIS, WHICH IS THE REMOVAL OF A HUNDRED UNITS.

UH, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, GOING TO INVEST $3 MILLION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO NO TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BOTH FROM THE FRONT END OF THINGS, BUT ALSO THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE.

YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS PUTS 360 AREAS INTO OPEN SPACE, UNDEVELOPED AREA, AND THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE FEE, ONGOING FEE TO THE COUNTY.

IN FACT, AS PART OF THE PLAN, WHICH I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW HAS COME UP A WHOLE LOT, BUT, UH, I DID BRIEFLY MENTION AT THE, UH, COUNCIL MEETING THE OTHER DAY IS THAT THERE IS A PROVISION THAT WE'VE INCLUDED IN HERE THAT WOULD, UH, APPLY A QUARTER OF 1% OF THE SALES PRICE OF ALL RESIDENTIAL, UH, PROPERTY ON THIS SITE WOULD BE ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR INVESTMENT INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO, UH, OTHER ITEMS OF GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE.

NOW, THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE, UH, INVESTMENT COULD BE ANYWHERE.

IT COULD BE HILTON HEAD, IT COULD BE, UH, DUSKY.

UH, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS ALLOCATED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

UM, ADDITIONALLY WE SEE RECENTLY, AND I THINK THE SENATE'S GONNA VOTE ON THIS TOMORROW IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BUT WITH THE FREEZE OF A LOT OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN COLUMBIA DOING AWAY WITH EARMARKS AND OTHER LOCAL PROJECT FUNDING, I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE CRITICAL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER THAT WE'VE PROPOSED

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ON ST.

HELENA IN THE CORNERS COMMUNITY.

THAT THAT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS PLUS THE ROUGHLY HALF A MILLION DOLLAR IN PROPERTY DONATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THAT'S CRITICAL.

AND THAT THAT'S A, THAT'S A PRIVATE INVESTMENT THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC, THE TAXPAYERS DON'T HAVE TO BE USED, UH, FOR, AND AND THAT'S MONEY THAT COULD BE USED IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

THERE ARE OTHER NEEDS.

THERE'S PLENTY OF NEEDS, WHETHER IT BE INFRASTRUCTURE, OTHER COMMUNITY, UH, ASPECTS IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND ACROSS THE COUNTY.

AND SO THOSE COULD BE USED OTHER PLACES.

SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THESE, THESE BENEFITS AND THESE ITEMS, THESE ARE NOT JUST, THEY ARE, SOME OF 'EM ARE HYPER-LOCAL TO ST.

HELENA, BUT THOSE ARE FUNDS WHICH CAN BE REALLOCATED, UH, TO OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS, AS Y'ALL SEE FIT.

SO I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT MORE.

AND READY FOR DH INSPECTION AFTER THAT DATE? UH, AGAIN, THAT IS SO FAR ON TRACK AND WE SHOULD EXPECT WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT TO HAVE THE INSPECTION.

ANYBODY ELSE

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CLEANED

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ANOTHER BIG ONE THAT HAS JUST TAKEN PLACE IS DETENTION CENTER, STUCCO REPAIR.

UM, THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROJECT FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

THIS IS THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF THE DETENTION CENTER IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING, UH, NEW STUCCO, NEW PAINT ON THE RECREATION YARDS.

UM, IT IS, AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE, THIS IS ALL ON THE OUTSIDE EXCEPT FOR WHEN THEY HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH TO GET TO THE WRECK YARDS.

SO THE MAJORITY OF YOUR WORK IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT AND

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CONTRACTORS COMING DOWN FROM, UH, CHARLESTON.

AND HE, UH, HAS OF COURSE OTHER JOBS THAT WILL BRING HIM DOWN TO THIS AREA.

AND AGAIN, IT COULD BE THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? I YES MA'AM.

CAMP ST.

MARY'S, WE WAITED A LONG TIME.

NOT ANY REFLECTION ON YOU BY ANY MEANS.

THAT'S GET STARTED WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COUNCIL TALK OF THAT ALL THE BUILDINGS WILL BE GONE.

THE CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDINGS.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, GO BACK UP TO, UH, WESLEY, UH, PHOENIX.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT WESLEY PHOENIX BEING COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR? NO, SIR.

NO SIR.

WE, WE HAVE UH, WE HAVE 6 60, 60 TO 90 DAYS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE NINE TO 10 MONTHS.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IN.

AND, UM, WHEN WILL WE NEED COMMUNITY GET A CHANCE TO, UH, SEE THE DESIGN WHEN WE GO TO CONSTRUCTION? I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO MR. UH, MR. BROWN TO, UH, TO HANDLE THAT.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU SIR.

UH, I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, SO WE'RE, YOU SAID MC RILEY, THAT POOL WE'RE ON SCHEDULE, WE'D BE GOOD TO GO FOR THE SUMMER? UH, THAT IS CORRECT.

SO WE SHOULD BE FINISHED WITH CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

AND AGAIN, IT MAKES, THAT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS FOR DHE APPROVAL.

UM, BUT I THINK, UH, MR. BROWN COULD UPDATE YOU, BUT THEY WILL BE READY TO, UH, OPERATE AS SOON AS THAT HAPPENS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GREAT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

UM, YES.

UH, PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF A MOMENT AGO.

UM, IF WE COULD GET A MOTION TO ADD A SECOND CITIZEN'S COMMENT TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

JUST, WE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE WALK IN AND US BEING IN A SEPARATE BUILDING.

I'M SURE A COUPLE PEOPLE GOT CONFUSED GETTING HERE AS WELL.

UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY.

SO MOVE.

I'LL A SECOND.

ANY OBJECTION TO ADD THAT TO OUR END OF OUR AGENDA TO BECOME A NEW NUMBER? UH, I GUESS IT WOULD BE 11 A OR 12 DOWN TO 13.

THE OBJECTION? NOPE, THIS WILL BE PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.

PERFECT.

UM, WE WILL MOVE ON TO

[8. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT FOR A PORTION OF RIGHT OF WAY OWNED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY KNOWN AS PALMETTO BLUFF ROAD LOCATED IN BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP. (Fiscal Impact: none) - Bryan Bauer, Director of Engineering]

NUMBER EIGHT THEN.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE, UH, THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT FOR A PORTION OF RIGHT OF WAY OWNED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH PALMETTO BLUFF ROAD, LOCATED IN BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE FLOORS.

I MAKE THAT MOTION A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

BROWN.

THIS WILL GO UP OR DISCUSSION.

HOW ARE YOU? SO BEAVER JASPER WAR SEWER AUTHORITY FOR THE PROJECT GOING ON IN THE AREA.

IT'S A BORDER LINE SEWER CONVERSION PROJECT, UM, REQUESTING A EASEMENT ALONG THE COUNTY PORTION OF PALM MEADOW ROAD.

UM, WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE HERE TODAY, STONE, GREG AND, UH, BETH BOWER.

THERE'S ANY QUESTION ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECT, BUT IT'S A LONG PORTION, UM, UH, EASEMENT, BUT IT'S NOT 30 FOOT WIDE FOR MOST OF IT.

THEY EXTEND TO 50 FOOT FOR A, UH, ACCESS SYSTEM.

IT'S MY QUESTION, IS THIS TEMPORARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT OR WILL THIS ALWAYS BE MAINTAINED BY THEM? THIS IS THE PERMANENT.

IT'S PERMANENT.

UM, AND IT'S ONLY OUR PROPERTY.

NO PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THIS IS JUST OUR PROPERTY.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO.

WOULD THIS BE APPROVED WITH NO DISCUSSION OR NO? OBJECTION YES.

IS APPROVED.

THANKS VERY MUCH Y APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT FOR THANKS.

YOU MADE IT EASY FOR YOU.

UM, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING

[9. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHT OF WAY AND/OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROPERTIES AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "A" PAGES 1-8 FOR BIG ESTATE ROAD, MIDDLE ROAD, AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DRIVE SIDEWALK PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIDEWALKS AND MULT-USE PATHWAYS-- SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROJECTS AND EXHIBIT "A" PAGES 9-11 FOR LADY'S ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCESS ROAD PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LADY'S ISLAND CORRIDOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (FISCAL IMPACT: Funded by the 2018 Transportation Sales and Use Tax (Pathways Balance $13,150,783.33) (Lady's Island Corridor Balance $27,393,661.97)- Bryan Bauer, Director of Engineering]

ON TO NUMBER NINE.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROPERTIES KNOWN AS EXHIBIT A.

PAGES ONE THROUGH EIGHT FOR BIG ESTATE ROAD MIDDLE ROAD AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DRIVE DARK.

WOW.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DRIVE SOFTWARE PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIDEWALKS AND MULTI-USE PATHWAYS, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROJECT AND EXHIBIT A IS PAGES NINE THROUGH 11 FOR LADIES ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCESS ROAD PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LADIES ISLAND CORRIDOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE FLOOR MOVE AND A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND BY MS. HOWARD.

AND THIS IS PAID FOR OUT OF OUR IMPACT FEES FROM THE 2018, UM, SALES TAX, UM, REFERENDUM, MY UNDERSTANDING, TALKING TO JARED AND THEN BEFORE, UM, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO COMBINE THESE TO ONE AGREEMENT WHEN WE'RE GETTING, UM, ACCESS TO THE RIGHT OF WAYS.

UM, YOU JUST WANNA TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT? YEAH.

SO BASICALLY FOR THE NEXT FOUR PROJECTS THAT ARE GONNA BE ENTERING THE RIGHT OF WAY STAGE, GONNA GIVE US PERMISSION TO GO, UH, NEGOTIATE THE RIGHT OF WAY,

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UM, PER THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION, IT'S GIVEN US THE AUTHORITY TO .

SO THIS IS THE NEXT FOUR PROJECTS, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PASSED IN JANUARY FOR THE STEWART POINT PROJECT.

YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN, WE CAN TOUCH ON LATER ON, BUT THE MIDDLE ROAD PROJECT MM-HMM .

UM, THAT MAY BE ONE THAT WE CAN PUT ON PAUL, MAYBE GET THE DEVELOPMENT OR THE DESIGN PHASE DONE AND THEN MAYBE ALLOCATE ELSEWHERE.

YEAH, THIS WOULD JUST GIVE US THE AUTHORIZATION TO REACH OUT AND START THE NEGOTIATION.

SO IF WE END UP CUTTING THE PROJECT OR CUTTING THE SCOPE DOWN, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO GO AFTER ALL OF IT.

IT'S JUST GIVEN , WE CURRENTLY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST.

RIGHT.

THIS IS JUST OPENING UP FOR YOU GUYS TO GO OUT THERE TO START FIGURING OUT WHAT IT'S GONNA COST US, WHAT IT'S GONNA PAY.

WE HAVE NOT DONE, THE ESTIMATES ARE, WE DON'T HAVE THEIR APPRAISALS YET.

THAT ESTIMATED COST IS SOMEWHERE ABOUT 3 MILLION TOTAL FOR ALL FOUR PROJECTS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE APPRAISALS SAYING EXACTLY WHAT WE CROSSED THESE THREE POINTS.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

SO I REMEMBER EARLIER, LIKE LAST YEAR, JARED TALKED ABOUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET RIGHT OF AWAY.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA WILL SIGN FOR RIGHT AWAY? I THINK IT'S GONNA DEPEND ON THE PROJECT.

UM, I CAN'T SAY WHERE'S GONNA BE EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON, WHETHER THEY BILL LIKE GIVING IT OR NOT.

WE'LL HAVE IT NEGOTIATE WITH EACH EVERYONE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO GET RIGHT OF AWAY, WHICH HOLDS UP THE PROJECT, WHICH GOES, YEAH.

SOME OF THESE HAVE MORE PERFECT PROPERTIES THAN OTHERS, SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

MM-HMM .

UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST GONNA BE PROJECT SPECIFIC.

AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH EACH PROPERTY.

THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE I LEARNED WHEN WE GOT ON COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS GET HELD UP.

IT COULD BE ONE PROPERTY OWNER THAT COULD HOLD UP A PROJECT FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR EASILY EVEN NOT EVEN COUNTING ALL OUR DESIGN PHASE AND OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE OTHER ONE.

SO PEOPLE ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT 2018, IF WE HAVE 70 PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ONE PROJECT AND ALL 70 DON'T SIGN OFF, WE CAN'T PUT A SHOVEL ON THE GROUND.

A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE A RIGHT OF WAY STAGE GONNA BE US AS LONG LONGER.

TO NUMBER 10, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER AN, UH, UH, MOA WITH, UH, BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE USE OF THEIR SWIMMING POOLS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND DO I SEE ANY OBJECTION? AND I SEE NO OBJECTION MR. SHOULD BE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON

[10. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF THEIR SWIMMING POOLS (FISCAL IMPACT: Nominal yearly lease rate. The County will continue to assume full financial responsibility for maintenance, repairs, utility, and staffing expenses throughout the MOA term) - Eric Brown, Director of Parks and Recreation Public Facilities Agenda – Beaufort County, SC]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE FLOOR? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

I SECOND AND SECOND.

A AMEND BY MS. BROWN.

MR. BROWN, HOW ARE YOU TODAY, SIR? GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, IN SECTION THREE OF THIS MOA, WE WOULD, WE ARE MAKING AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS THE LAND, BUT WE OWN THE POOLS AND I HAD THAT BACKWARDS.

UM, WE, YEAH.

UM, I THOUGHT THEY OWNED IT ALL, BUT THEY OWN, THEY ACTUALLY OWN THE LAND AND WE OWN THE POOLS AND SO WE'LL MAKE THAT AMENDMENT AND GET THAT OVER TO YOU AND GET THAT IN ON THE RECORDS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, DYLAN HAS MADE THAT AMENDMENT, UM, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET, DO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT HERE? YOU NEED REFLECT A SECOND TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT SECTION THREE.

CAN I, I, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AMEND SECTION THREE? MAKE THE MOTION AND SECOND, I'LL SECOND IT.

ANY ? PCSB AND ? YES, SIR.

ANY OBJECTION OR DISCUSSION ON THAT? IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.

ALMOST SCRS ERROR, BE HONEST, BUT YES.

UM, BEAUFORT COUNTY OWNS THE THREE POOLS, UH, THAT'S ON THE MOA, WHICH IS, UH, MC ROWING ELEMENTARY AND BLUFFTON, UH, BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, AND, UH, BURTON WELLS AREA AND BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL AND LAYS ISLAND.

UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO RECEIVES SWIM LESSONS BASED ON OUR AGREEMENT AND NO SWIM LESSONS ARE DONE TO, FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS DOING, UH, SCHOOL HOURS.

UM, THE IMPACT ON THIS IS THAT, UH, THEY ARE CHARGING $1 PER YEAR FOR THE AGREEMENT FOR THE, I MEAN FOR THE, JUST FOR THE AGREEMENT.

AND WHAT I DID ADD CHAIRMAN WAS THAT I PUT THE REVENUES IN AND THE EXPENSES IN THE, UM, THE A IS BECAUSE, UM, THE REVENUES IS ABOUT 129,000 ANNUALLY AND THE EXPENSES OF THE SPOOL TO RUN IT, OUR AQUATICS BUDGET COMES IN ABOUT, UH, 689,000 LITTLE OVER THAT.

AND SO, UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT, UH, THIS IS APPROVED.

UM, SO THAT SWIM LESSONS AND SWIM, UH, LEISURE CAN CONTINUE AND PERFORM.

THANK YOU BRAD.

AND THE FINANCIALS ON THAT FOR US AS WELL.

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ALL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, I, I DO APPRECIATE YOU REVERSE THOSE TWO BECAUSE WHEN I WAS READING THIS, I'M LIKE, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? YOU KNOW, WHO OWNS THIS? WHO OWNS THE POOL? WHO OWNS THE LAND? I'M LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? BUT I THINK THIS IS IS FINE AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE RENEWING A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.

IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

AND THE PUBLIC THEN CAN USE THESE TOOLS WHEN THE SCHOOLS AREN'T USING 'EM? ACTUALLY, IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BEFORE, TRYING TO USE BALL FIELDS AND EVERYTHING WITH SCHOOLS AS WELL.

NO, TRYING TO USE 'EM WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN SESSION.

ALRIGHT, CAN THIS BE PASSES? NO OBJECTION.

ON TO NUMBER 11, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN GLOVER TO THE BEFORD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM AT THE EXPIRATION DATE OF APRIL, 2029.

AND I SEE NO OBJECTION YOU MS. BROWN.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING

[11. REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN GLOVER TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF APRIL 2029.]

AND I HAVE A MOTION, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION, GLOVER THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADD WITH THE SECOND.

ANY OBJECTION OR DISCUSSION? I'VE WATCHED HIM IN ACTION ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

HE'S A GOOD MEMBER, SO I SUPPORT THE REASSIGNMENT.

YOU CAN DO THAT.

I GUESS 11 A, THE EASIEST WAY TO PUT THAT IN THERE, UM, FOR CITIZEN'S COMMENT.

THIS WILL BE PASSED, UH, WITH NO OBJECTION AND WE WILL GO ON TO

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AGAIN, WE WILL OPEN THAT BACK UP FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS NOT ALREADY SPOKEN OR SHOWED UP, UM, GETTING CONFUSED WITH DIRECTIONS.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES MA'AM.

JUST, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AS ALWAYS FOR FOR THE RECORD AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY? UM, I'M ABELL IS LADIES ISLAND AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MIDDLE ROAD ON THE SCHOOL PROJECT.

UM, I LIVE ON MIDDLE ROAD AND MARSH DRIVE.

I'VE LIVED THERE FOR OVER A QUARTER CENTURY NOW.

THERE'S NO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE BICYCLE TRAFFIC.

THERE'S NO NEED TO SIDEWALK THERE.

NUMBER TWO, WE HAD A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING UP AND DOWN THIS AREA.

SAM'S POINT ROAD GOING INTO PLEASANT POINT OIL PINES AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S NOT JUST SINGLE PHONE HOMES.

NOW, THE COMPLEX, THE CONDOS AND EVERYTHING, THERE'S GONNA BE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WIDEN ROOM.

SO WHY BUILD A SIDEWALK THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO RIP UP A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD TO PUT IN A WIDER ROAD? AND THEN ONCE WE GET MORE RESIDENTS, YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT A BRIDGE GOING FROM THE END OF BRICK DART POINT SOUTH OVER INTO THE AIR STATION.

AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RIP UP THE ROADS AND WHATEVER YOU'RE GONNA DO.

SO WHY DO THIS THREE TIMES? LET'S DO IT ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT, BUT I DO OFFER YOU AN ALTERNATIVE.

'CAUSE IF YOU DO WANT SCHOOL SAFE, WE HAVE THE MARSH COURSE THAT THE OWNER'S LOOKING TO TURN INTO GREEN SPACE.

THERE'S HALF A MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO GOLF PARK COURSES.

IF YOU PAVE ONLY THE EAST SIDE ON ONE SIDE AND LIMITED PUBLIC PARKING, TURN THAT INTO A GREEN SPACE, OPEN TO PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE GOLF CARTS.

THEN YOU HAVE GOOD AREA, CONNECT THAT SIDEWALK.

THEN TO FUSO ELEMENTARY ENTRANCE.

YOU HAVE A SAFE, OR IT'S ACTUALLY NOW THREE QUARTER OF A MILE WALKWAY FOR ANYONE TO WALK TO THE SCHOOL SAFE, WALK FROM SOMEONE FOR THE SCHOOL PROJECT TO WALK TO THE GREEN SPACE AND USE IT.

SO LIMIT THAT PROJECT.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A HODGEPODGE THAT LEAPS ON EITHER SIDE OF MIDDLE ROAD.

AND I LOOK FOR HUMAN SAFETY AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER I LOOK AT TO SEE WHERE THE DANGERS LIE.

THERE'S A LOT OF DANGEROUS AREAS ON MIDDLE ROAD.

IF YOU PUT A SIDEWALK THE WHOLE WAY AROUND, LIMIT IT NOW SO THAT WHEN YOU DO WIDEN THE ROAD, YOU HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT THAT YOU HAVE THE TERROR AND REBUILD.

UH, UH, THE NOW TRANSFORM FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INTO COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER.

ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE SHOULD SPEAK? YES, SIR.

MARIA .

GOOD, THANK YOU.

NOW WE GOT SIX, SO I APOLOGIZE.

SIX.

SORRY.

BEING LATE, I TRIED TO CHECK MYSELF INTO JAIL, I GUESS.

UM, , I, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHERE AM I GOING? UM, LB OTRO ONE STATE LENVILLE ROAD.

UM, I WANTED TO JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION HERE AT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE, UM, UH, ABOUT PUBLIC FACILITIES, UM, AND THE IMPACT THAT, UM, IN MY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OR, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND WE HAVE ON THIS COMMITTEE'S MARK AND, UM, I BELIEVE KEVIN OR MR. DUKE SPOKE EARLIER, BUT, UM, AS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN TABER ALWAYS SAYS, WORK'S DONE HERE AT COMMITTEE LEVEL.

UM, SO I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN AT A LOT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

UH, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS REFLECTED IN HOW WE GO ABOUT OUR WORK TOO.

UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION CIRCULATING AROUND FACILITIES FOR THE ISLAND.

UM, BEFORE I EVEN GOT HERE IN 2021, THERE WAS, UH, A FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED, UH, PAID FOR AND ISSUED OUT OF THIS VERY, UM, BODY, UH, FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

SECOND TO THAT, THERE'S BEEN AN ONGOING 10 YEAR, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, PROGRAM MASTER, UH, PARKS AND REC THAT MR. BROWN IS, UH, STEWARDING.

UM, AS WELL AS,

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A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, UM, BEFORE I EVEN GOT HERE THAT HAD COME UP.

UH, AND ON PAGE, I BELIEVE IT'S THREE OF THE HOME DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE, THE, THE SUMMARY OF ALL THAT TO ME, UM, BEING A LAY PERSON IS THAT, UH, WHILE THE REGION MAIN OF THE ISLAND HAS RESOURCES, UH, ST.

HELEN ISLAND HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN KNOCKED OUT.

UM, ONE OF THE LARGER THINGS THAT IMPACTED ME WHEN READING THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS, UH, ST M ITSELF WOULD BENEFIT FROM INVESTMENT IN MORE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

UH, THIS IS REFLECTED IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WHILE, UH, A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS NOT FEASIBLE, A MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY IS RECOMMENDED BY THEM.

NOT MY WORDS.

THAT THIS ALL WAS HIRED BY THIS BODY.

IN THE SUMMARY OF THEIR FINAL DOCUMENT ISSUED TO, UH, UH, BEAUTIFUL COUNTY IN APRIL, PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 24, UM, THEY DISCUSSED HOW DECADES OF DISINVESTMENT IN THE AREA, UH, HAVE LED TO A, A NEED.

AS WE'VE ALL HEARD, FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WE'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, UH, AT, AT THE MAJORITY OF COUNTY COUNCIL OR THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS, NOT JUST COMMITTEE.

THERE, THERE IS A NEED FOR REC CENTERS, THERE'S A NEED FOR MULTIPURPOSE SPACE.

AND NOT JUST GYMS, NOT JUST, UH, UM, SPLASH PADS, BUT, UM, A CON A CONFLUENCE OF YOUNG, OLD, BLACK, WHITE, YOU KNOW, SENIORS, KIDS, UH, IN THE SAME PLACE.

THE SUMMARY OF A REQUEST FOR WHAT TYPES OF ARTS EVENTS ARE NEEDED ON THE ISLAND, UH, YIELDS THE TOP 10 THINGS HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH ARTS.

UM, BUT WE'VE ALL BEEN SINCE FOURTH GRADE AND WE REALIZED THAT ARTS CAN BE PERFORMED IN A GYM.

IT'S A VEHICLE THING, IT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO, UM, THE CONSULTANTS RECOMMENDED A MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY, OUR TEAM, AND NOT ME, 10 LOCALS ON THE ISLAND WITH CANVAS.

2000 PEOPLE, UM, HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN ON THE LAST PAGE WHERE THEY'VE RUN THROUGH SMALLER SPREAD PROCESSES.

AND, UH, AS MR. GLOVER ALLUDED TO EARLIER, UH, THEY WANT TO HOST A LARGER MEETING TO BE ABLE TO RUN THROUGH THIS WITH NOT ONLY, UH, ISLAND RESIDENTS IN BROADER VIEW COUNTY.

I GIVE THIS TO YOU GUYS, UM, BECAUSE I HOPE THE BUBBLES HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL THOSE, UH, CROSSING PADS.

UM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO SHOW THAT, UH, THERE'S A WAY FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, UH, UNDER ONE OR MULTIPLE ROOFS.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO INCLUDE ME, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.

ANYBODY ELSE? CITIZEN COMMENT.

ALRIGHT, WE RIGHT.

WE WILL CLOSE THAT ONE AS WELL, UNLESS THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO ADD.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

UM, 1 45, A FEW MORE MINUTES.

GET READY FOR THE NEXT, OR DO YOU WANT START TWO O'CLOCK? YEAH, I THINK IT.

PERFECT.

THEN WE LOST LARGE FACILITIES AT 2:00 PM YOU'RE WATCHING BEAUFORT COUNTY TV, LIVE, WORK, PLAY.

UH, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

UM, GUEST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR TENNIS PLAYERS.

WELCOME TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED BEAUFORT TENNIS COURT.

TENNIS CENTER.

SPENDING AROUND $2 MILLION

UM, THIS ROUGHLY $700,000 INVESTMENT WILL SERVE TENNIS LOVERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

THE RENOVATION STARTED LAST APRIL WITH DEM, UH, DEMOLISHING OF THE EXISTING COATS AND INSTALLING ALL NEW COATS, NETS, FENCES, AND GATES, ALONG WITH A DA COMPLIANCE SIDEWALKS.

THE EXISTING COURT LIGHTING WAS UPGRADED AND RAIN GARDENS AND RUNOFF CONTROLS WERE ADDED TO ADDRESS THE STORM WATER ISSUES.

THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THROUGH A VERY STORMY, WET SUMMER.

THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY INVESTING IN THE CITY OF BEAUFORT.

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IN PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

THE CHARLES LYN BROWN CENTER CONTINUES TO BE UPGRADED AND THE COUNTY WILL ADD MORE PICKLE BALLS AND BASKETBALL COURT TO THE SOUTH SIDE PARK WITH MUCH MORE TO COME.

ALTHOUGH TENNIS IS THOUGHT TO BE A, PREDOMINANTLY A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SPORT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IN 2022, MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE PLAYING TENNIS.

AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A LONG, RICH HISTORY BEYOND ARTHUR ASH AND THE WILLIAMS SISTERS TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, FOUNDED BY BOOKER T WASHINGTON ADDED TENNIS COURTS AND THE TENNIS TEAM IN THE 1890S.

NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE STORY OF, UH, LETHA GIBSON.

SHE WAS BORN IN A TOWN OF SILVER IN CLARATON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND MOVE TO THE, IN 1930S TO HARLEM.

GIBSON WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO COMPLETE, TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY IN TENNIS, WINNING FIVE GRAND SLAM SINGLE TO, UH, TITLES BETWEEN 1956 AND 1958.

IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO THE, UH, IN THE 1960S, SHE ALSO BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYER TO COMPETE ON THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR.

SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, AMERICAN, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE HAVE BEEN, HAVE ENJOYING TENNIS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I LEARNED TENNIS OR HOW THEY HIT THE BALL, UH, ON THAT COAT RIGHT THERE BACK IN THE 19, EARLY 1960.

I NEVER KNEW THE GAME OF TENNIS UNTIL I GOT TO COLLEGE, AND I FIRST LEARNED WHAT, UH, 15 LOVE WAS.

UM, SO WE JUST PLAYED TENNIS, UH, ON THIS COURT RIGHT HERE.

I HOPE THAT THIS STORY AND THESE COURTS INSPIRE ALL THE YOUTH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY TO EXCEL IN THEIR INTERESTS AND TALENT.

AND MAYBE JUST, MAYBE A TENNIS STAR WILL START THE JOURNEY RIGHT HERE.

NOW, ONE OF THE GULLAH TRADITIONS IS ONCE YOU GET THE WORDS YOU HAVE TO JOIN IN, THIS IS NOT A SOLO.

I KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS OF BEAUFORT, UH, THE BEAUFORT AREA WILL ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

HALLELUJAH.

WE PRAISE GOD.

I GREW UP RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, SO THIS IS THE HOOD, THIS IS HOME.

UM, THIS IS BLESSED.

MY GRAND BABIES, UH, ALL FOUR OF THEM PLAYED, UH, NATIONAL TENNIS BECAUSE OF, UM, LARRY DWAYNE, WE JUST LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

YES, YES, YES.

JUST A LITTLE SIDE NOTE BEFORE I PRAY.

UH, LARRY'S UH, I GREW UP ON THIS CORNER AND HE GREW UP RIGHT ON THE CORNER.

HIS OLDEST SISTER WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

AND WE COULD TALK FROM THE STEPS.

AND I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE, LITTLE, HE WAS, HE WASN'T EVEN WALKING, HE WAS CRAWLING AND HE HAD A TENNIS BALL IN HIS HANDS.

AND I TOLD MY JULIE, HIS MOTHER AT THE TIME, I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HE'S GONNA BE IN LIFE IS GONNA BE WITH THE BALL.

AND NOT ONLY DOES HE PLAY TENNIS WELL, HE PLAYED EXCELLENT BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT HE HAS EXCELLED IN TENNIS AND HAS GIVEN THAT GIFT BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.

HE'S SUCH A JEWEL AND A TREASURE, AND I THANK GOD FOR HIM, FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU, HALLELUJAH.

SWEET HOLY SPIRIT FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS PLACE.

FATHER GOD, WE ANOINT THESE GROUNDS AS HOLY AND HOLLOW GROUND FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOUR SPIRIT TO DWELL GOD.

WE SAID, NONE OF US, BUT ALL OF YOU, AND WE SAID, NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST WHAT YOU HAVE STARTED HERE SHALL BE ABLE TO PROSPER.

FATHER GOD, AS WE WALK THESE COURTS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE COME, FATHER GOD, THEY WILL FIND A PLACE OF SAFETY, A PLACE WHERE LOVE ABIDES IN THIS PLACE AND WHERE SOMEBODY CAN SPEAK A POSITIVE WORD INTO THEIR LIVES.

AND GOD, THOSE THAT HAVE HAD A HAND IN THIS MOMENT, GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THEM WITH A DOUBLE PORTION OF A PROPHET'S REWARD.

AND GOD, ORDER OUR STEPS IN YOUR WORD.

HELP US TO TRUE, TRULY BE KEEPERS AND STEWARD OF THE GIFT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US AND NOT TO TAKE THIS DAY FOR GRANTED.

LORD, THIS IS THE DAY THAT YOU HAVE MADE AND WE'VE MADE A CHOICE TO COME TOGETHER TODAY AND TO BE REJOICE AND BE GLAD THAT IT IS IN YOUR NAME.

SWEET JESUS, WE DO PRAY.

AMEN AND AMEN.

HALLELUJAH.

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AMEN.

OH, Y'ALL GONNA DO THE PLEDGE.

THEY GONNA DO THE PLEDGE FIRST.

AMEN.

OH, I, OH, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AMEN.

HALLELUJAH.

HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA SAID, WE SO ON FIRE.

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.

HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA SAID, WE SO ON FIRE.

HOLY SPIRIT.

HOLY SPIRIT SAY HOLY SPIRIT.

HOLY SPIRIT SAID, WE SO CAN PRAY.

RIGHT? HOLY SPIRIT, KU, HOLY SPIRIT, AYA, HOLY SPIRIT, AYA.

THAT SAID, WE SO LONG CAN LOVE.

RIGHT? HOLY SPIRIT, AYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA, HOLY SPIRIT, KUMBAYA SAID, WE SAW LONG FIRE SAID WE SAW LONG FIRE SAID WE SAW LONG FIRE.

THE MANDATE IS THAT WE LOVE BETTER AND IF WE LOVE BETTER, WE'LL DO BETTER.

GOD BLESS.

HANG TIGHT, HANG TIGHT, HANG TIGHT.

OH NO, YOU'VE GOT, YOU CAN'T CROSS.

WE CAN'T CUT THE RIBBON YET.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS MARSHALL WILLIAMS AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE NEW BEAUFORT TENNIS CLUB.

THE CLUB HAS BEEN ORGANIZING OVER THE SUMMER TO BE READY TO BRING THESE BEAUTIFUL TENNIS COURTS TO LIFE WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS FROM THIS HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF BUFORT, AND FROM THE WIDER AREA NORTH OF THE BROAD, AND EVEN FROM SOUTH OF THE BROAD.

IF YOU CAN BRAVE THE TRAFFIC .

I THINK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BUFORT TENNIS CLUB STEERING COMMITTEE ARE HERE THIS MORNING.

AND I'LL JUST ASK THEM TO STEP FORWARD OR WAVE SO WE CAN SEE EVERYONE.

JANICE JOHNSON, MARY ENRIGHT, CHRIS PETERSON, ROB HILTON, JAN HORAN, VICKI HANOWSKI, SALLY HENDRICKS, SUE RAINEY.

AND ALSO I KNOW MR. LYNN BROWN'S LOOKING.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.

IF YOU WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CLUB, PLEASE SPEAK TO ANY OF US AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU VOLUNTEER ALONG WITH US.

WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION AND AN EMAIL SIGNUP SHEET FOR YOU AFTER THE CEREMONIES.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE ON OUR LIST ALREADY.

THANKS EVERYONE.

IT'S ALSO A REAL PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE HERE TO INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE LARRY SHEPHERD.

LARRY, COME ON, COME ON OVER A LITTLE BIT.

MANY OF US CALL HIM COACH.

HE REALLY DOESN'T NEED AN INTRODUCTION.

LARRY HAS BEEN LEADING FREE PUBLIC CHI CLINICS FOR CHILDREN AT THESE COURTS, AND HE'S TAUGHT LEGIONS OF YOUNG AND OLDER TENNIS PLAYERS THROUGH THE YEARS.

HE'S A GREAT COACH.

HE'S HERE WITH HIS ASSISTANT DONNA WINLAND.

DONNA, THANKS LARRY.

GREW UP COMING HERE TO PLAY TENNIS.

HE WAS BORN AND RAISED RIGHT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND CHARLES LYD BROWN WAS A MENTOR TO LARRY AS HE WAS TO SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING UP HERE.

LARRY AND HIS CREW WORK HARD TO CONTINUE THAT TRADITION.

HIS FREE CLASS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGE TWO TO 18 WILL START ON SATURDAY AT NOON AND HIS CLINICS AND LESSONS BEGIN TOMORROW.

LARRY, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH ALL OF US SOON, AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE HERE.

BUT PLEASE JUST TO HAVE A WORD FOR US.

OH, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TU PARKS AND RECREATION FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GIVE OUR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

UH, THANK YOU TO MY COUSIN, UH, PEARL, SIOUX ST.

THOSE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS ABOUT ME.

UH, THANK YOU TO, UH, MY ASSISTANT, MS. WINLAND, AND TO ALSO MS. JANICE JOHNSON, JAN AND ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE HELPED ME THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

UH, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT.

JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU GUYS.

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WE NEVER WANT TO FORGET HIM.

AND OF COURSE, MY PARENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, FOR YOU ALL, FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.