May 12, 2025 County Council

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TO NAME THIS IS A MEETING OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO CALL IT TO ORDER PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND RATIFY THE LIFE OF SAINTS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IN THE INVOCATION OF IT'S NOT BUT IN MY CASE LET'S TAKE A MINUTE HERE TO FIRST OF ALL THANK THE SHERIFF AND ALL THE COLLEAGUES HERE FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHO BUT SOMEBODY WE ALL A LOT OF US KNOW A LONG TIME PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK TOM RILEY AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MASS THE HOLY FAMILY 1:00 TOMORROW ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND FOR HIM AS WE GATHER HERE IT'S SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY MAY WE BE GUIDED BY COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY. MAY WE LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS AND SPEAK WITH RESPECT ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE TRUST PLACED IN US BY THOSE WE REPRESENT. LET OUR DECISIONS BE THOUGHTFUL AND JUST PUT IN A DESIRE TO BE BUILT A STRONGER, SAFER, MORE UNITED BEAUFORT COUNTY MAY WE WORK TOGETHER REGARDLESS OF DIFFERENCES FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ALL WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME MAY THIS MEETING BE PRODUCTIVE OUR INTENTIONS BE PURE IN OUR ACTIONS BE HONORABLE IN HIS HOLY SON'S NAME I SAY AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TOM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BUSINESS TO TALK ABOUT FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION BUT WE WILL RECONVENE IT AT THE END OF THIS MEANING FOR FOR THE REST OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT.

THIS MEETING WAS ADVERTISED COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AND WE DO HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER ON LINE, MISS PAULA.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

GOOD. GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR. COUNCIL FIRST LIKE TO START WITH SOME INTRODUCTIONS AND RECOGNITION. FIRST WE HAVE INTRODUCTION OF TWO NEW HIRES. FIRST IS REBECCA PAYNE. IF REBECCA'S HERE SO REBECCA RECENTLY JOINED BEAUFORT COUNTY AS A, A FOIA SPECIALIST AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT. SHE'S A NATIVE OF LANCASTER, SOUTH CAROLINA AND SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES AND BRINGS OVER 14 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND LEGAL SUPPORT. HER BACKGROUND INCLUDES FIVE YEARS AT THE LANCASTER SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FIVE YEARS AT THE MAGISTRATE COURT, THREE YEARS AT THE BEAUFORT MAGISTRATE COURT. SHE ALSO WORKED AT THE LAW FIRM MORGAN AND MORGAN WHERE SHE FURTHER HONED HER LEGAL AND CLIENT SERVICE SKILLS.

REBECCA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT ORGANIZATION ACCURACY AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION AND SHE'S EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO BEAUFORT COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC TRUST OUTSIDE OF WORK ENJOYS GARDENING, WOODWORKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVELING AND AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL STAFF AND SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY WITH DISTINCT DEDICATION AND CARE SO WELCOME WELCOME. IF YOU WERE TO WANT TO SAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY THANK THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU ALL. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR WOODWORKING EXPERIENCE I AM SURE I'LL JUST A HOBBY RIGHT NOW BUT I HOPE TO HOME. THANK YOU.

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NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN. YES.

JACQUELINE RECENTLY JOINED THE COUNTY IS ALSO IS A FOUR YEAR SPECIALIST IN THE COMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT. SHE'S FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY IN NEW YORK. UH, JACQUELINE HAS MADE SOUTH HOME FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS AND BRINGS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDING OVER SEVEN YEARS AS A JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AND THE MAGISTRATE COURT AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN LEGAL AND SECURITY ROLES.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AS WELL AS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SOCIOLOGY DURING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES CONDUCTED RESEARCH FOCUSED ON WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS DEEPENING, HER COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY A STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS SHE'S EXCITED TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT AND MEANINGFUL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OUTSIDE OF WORK.

JACQUELINE IS AN AVID READER BOARD GAME ENTHUSIAST, A PROUD WIFE AND A DACHSHUND MOM OKAY.

SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL STAFF AND CONTRIBUTING TO A TRANSPARENT, EFFECTIVE SERVICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY. SO WELCOME.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, JACQUELINE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO? OKAY.

TO GET YOUR PICTURE FIRST. JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE AND WELCOMING ME BACK.

IT'S BEEN A VERY WARM WELCOME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME BACK.

MR. MOORE, BEFORE THEY SIT DOWN ,WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT FOYA STANDS FOR AND WHAT THESE LADIES DO? SO IT'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THEY WILL BE WORKING ON THE STAFF TO PROCESS AND BALANCE FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT REQUEST PROCESS THOSE AND THEN RETURN THOSE BACK TO THE CITIZENS OR ANYBODY. REQUEST DOCUMENTS FROM THE COUNTY AND THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM AS WELL ON THAT.

SO THANK YOU YET ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ACRONYMS. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. NEXT WE HAVE A FAVOR A SPECIAL EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. OUR OWN CLERK TO COUNCIL OCTAVIA. SHE'S HERE TOMORROW. SHE'S GOT HER FAMILY HERE SO.

GET HER FAMILY HERE. YEAH, COME ON UP. IT'S SET IN AND WE TO WALK UP HERE AND I'LL SAY WHEN I LOOK AT OCTAVIA I WOULD HAVE NEVER 20 YEARS.

MM HMM. SO OCTAVIA, YOU ALL KNOW, IS A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE CLERK TO COUNSEL'S OFFICE. SHE'S BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS NOW. SUMMARY OF JOB. YOU ALL KNOW ALL THIS BUT FOR THE PUBLIC SHE PREPARES AND TYPES ROUTINE CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHEDULES, COORDINATES, MEETINGS, PRODUCES VARIOUS BROCHURES AND WEB BASED DESIGNS TO PROMOTE AND INFORM EMPLOYEES, OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC USING POWERPOINT PUBLISHER.

SHE EVALUATES OFFICE OPERATIONS MAKES FOR CHANGES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY. SHE ATTENDS MEETINGS MANY MEETINGS AND PREPARES MEETING AGENDAS, PACKETS AND ASSISTS WITH PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS MEETINGS WHICH IS ALL TRANSPARENT TO YOU ALL THE WORK THAT GOES IN TO PRODUCE AN AGENDA LIKE TONIGHT.

AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT STAFF DOES TO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT OCTAVIA TO SHARE PUBLICLY SHE'S A LOVING WIFE OF 17 YEARS MOTHER OF THREE.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY BELATED. SHE'S ALSO PROUD GRADUATE WITH BOTH AN ASSOCIATES AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUSINESS. CREATIVITY EXCITES HER WHETHER SHE'S CRAFTING SOMETHING BY HAND GIVING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT OR USING HER BEST TALENT WRITING SHORT STORIES. OCTAVIA IS VERY INDEPENDENT WHO LOVES BEING A TEAM PLAYER AND WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE OCTAVIA SO THANK YOU AND YOU INTRODUCE EVERYONE GROWING UP.

OCTAVIA HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? OH, I'M SURE YOU. THAT'S MY HUSBAND SHAWN.

MY NEPHEW AVERY. MY SISTER TIFFANY. MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.

HONESTY. MY NIECE SARI. MY DAUGHTERS ARIANNA.

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MY IT'S SO MUCH EASIER JUST TO COME UP HERE THE FIRST TIME. OKAY.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO I ALWAYS SIT OVER THERE AND SAY IF I EVER HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY WHAT WOULD I SAY. WELL, SO I WROTE IT DOWN VERY SHORT BUT I LITERALLY GREW WITH THIS COMPANY. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I HAD ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN.

I GOT MARRIED BUT I ALSO LOST MY MOM AND ONE OF MY FATHERS. BUT IN DOING SO I GOT TO DEGREES AND I STILL CELEBRATED MY 20 YEARS SO I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL MY PAST AND MY PRESENT COWORKERS AND MY BOSSES JUST MAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL FOR ME.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. I'M SURE SHE HAS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR SHORT STORIES WORKING THIS POSITION. SHE HAS. SO THAT'S ALL OF OUR RECOGNITIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS I WOULD NOW LIKE TO MOVE TO DISCUSS THE HIGHWAY TO EIGHT PROJECT WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK TODAY UNDER ITEM SIX.

IT WAS A PUBLIC PUBLISHED AGENDA, A PUBLIC MEETING. THERE WERE THREE PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED THAT INVOLVED INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

THE FIRST ONE WAS CHARLES AND COUNTY WHICH WAS THE MARK CLARK EXTENSION CONTRACT.

THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE THAT CONTRACT AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WAS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THE NEXT WAS THE YORK COUNTY EXITS 82 AND 90 IGAS. THE HAD REVIEWED A LETTER OF MAY 1ST AND VOTED TO REJECT THAT PROPOSAL AND LEAVE THE MATTER OPEN FOR DISCUSSION WITH YORK COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS TO DEVELOP A NEW RESOLUTION. LASTLY CAME TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY U.S. 278 PROJECT. THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION ON EACH OF THE PROJECTS AND I'LL ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT SOME OF THESE COMMENTS WERE MORE COMMENT TO THE YORK AS WELL AS THE COUNTY BUT CHAIRMAN WHITE DID THANK THE COUNTY DELEGATION, THE TOWN HIS SECRETARY AND STAFF D.O.T. FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROJECTS. HIS COMMENTS, WHICH STARTED AS A $282 MILLION PROJECT IS NOW ESTIMATED AT 499 MILLION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT.

HE STATED THAT THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS TIME SENSITIVE NATURE AND THE SAFETY AND ACCESS CONCERNS. THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS THE BRIDGE TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO THE COUNTY AND THE STATE FOR A VIBRANT ECONOMY.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE 2024 SALES TAX REBATE RANDOM WOULD HAVE ADDED 80 MILLION TO THE PROJECT AND THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK HAS COMMITTED 120 MILLION.

HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE TOWN AND COUNTY PASSED A JOINT RESOLUTION WORKED HARD TO GET THAT THROUGH AT THE LAST MOMENT . HOWEVER, THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED WERE THAT THE BRIDGE ONLY HAS LANES GOING IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE CONTRACT HAD THE SCOPE OF THE BRIDGE WITH LANES GOING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. HE STATED THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS AND TIME CONCERN WITH THE BRIDGE AND THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT THE BOARD IS LEFT WITH PASSING AN IDEA ALONG WITH SOME PROVISIONS THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE IGA. THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WOULD LET THE LAWYERS MEET TO WORK WITH COUNTY STAFF. THE CHAIR THEN ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE JOINT RESOLUTION REQUEST. THERE WAS A MOTION AS SECOND TO REJECT AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS FOR REJECTION. DURING THIS DISCUSSION THE CHAIRMAN STATED THEY WILL KEEP THE PROJECT. HOWEVER AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PROJECT WAS. THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE OPEN INCLUDING BEFORE AND GIVE THE COUNTY TIME TO MEET WITH THE CIB IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS TO COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION THAT WILL SATISFY THE NEEDS AND AGAIN ANY STAY IS NOT A TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACTS BUT THE BOARD CAN'T HAVE A CHANGE IN SCOPE WAS KIND OF HIS LAST STATE SO THAT THE THE THE VOTE WAS TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL THE JOINT AND THE JOINT RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN AND DISCUSS WITH US SO THERE'S REALLY NO ACTION FOR YOU ALL JUST INFORMING YOU TONIGHT AND IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION I KNOW SENATOR DAVIS IS HERE AND HE'S HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CIB SO IF IF IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE HE CAN COME UP AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND YES SIR YEAH I FOUND OUT ABOUT BOTH THE MEETING THE DECISION AT THE SAME TIME AT NOON TODAY WHEN SECRETARY WHO WAS IN ATTENDANCE CALLED TO ADVISE ME THAT A MEETING HAD BEEN HELD AND THAT A DECISION HAD BEEN MADE. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE'S GOING TO

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IT DID NOT HAPPEN NEW YORK COUNTY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO BE A FOUR COUNTY.

SO THAT'S A SECOND THING TO NOTE. THE THIRD THING WOULD BE THAT EVEN THOUGH CHAIRMAN WHITE SAID WITHIN TO 90 DAYS I SPOKE WITH SECRETARY POWELL IT CAN'T BE 60 TO 90 DAYS THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION REGARD TO WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT FIRST SPAN GOING FROM MAULES CREEK TO PITNEY ISLAND INDEPENDENTLY.

THEY GOING TO DO IT IN THE SCOPE OF THIS LARGER SPAN ALL THE WAY TO HILTON HEAD.

THEY CAN'T MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THAT REGARD. OKAY.

SO WE ARE ON A VERY, VERY TIGHT TIMEFRAME THERE. CHAIRMAN WHITE THAT HE IS WILLING TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES HE HAD WITH THE PROPOSAL IN A MATTER OF DAYS HE'LL MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE. I'VE TALKED WITH MR. MOORE ABOUT THAT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE QUICK ANSWER TO THE PROPOSAL THAT CAUSED IT TO BE REJECTED WERE ONE THE PRIORITY OF THE VARIOUS TRANCHES OF MONEY YOU'VE GOT COUNTY MONEY, YOU'VE GOT CIP MONEY AND GOT DIRTY MONEY. AND SO ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT NEEDS BE DISCUSSED AND CLARIFIED IS WHEN DOES THAT MONEY GO HARD? WHEN DOES IT COMMITTED AND IN WHAT PRIORITY? THERE WERE SOME PUSHBACK AGAINST THE PROPOSAL THAT HAD THE COUNTY MONEY GOING IN SO I IDENTIFIED THAT AS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THEY HAD. THERE WAS ALSO QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO SPECIFIED CITY ON WHAT IS IT GOING TO COST. I MEAN A LITTLE BETTER ESTIMATE ON WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST PRIMARILY BECAUSE A PORTION OF THIS AS YOU'LL RECALL CONTAINS A DESIGN BUILD COMPONENT THAT ENCOURAGES BIDDERS TO COME UP WITH PROPOSALS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ACCESS ON A PICNIC ISLAND. THAT CREATES SOME AMBIGUITY REGARD TO PRICE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CLARIFIED PRIMARILY BECAUSE HE WANTS TO HAVE CLARIFIED WHO GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR COST OVERRUNS AND THAT RESPONSIBLE PARTY WHOEVER IT IS HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS AND ARE THOSE FUNDS READILY AVAILABLE? AND THEN THIRDLY, IN TERMS OF PROCESS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, LAWYERS TEND TO GET PREOCCUPIED BUT IT MATTERS WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO AMEND THE IWGA IN WHICH HE FEELS LIKE THERE ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS BASED ON PRECEDENT GUIDELINES OR RENEGOTIATE THE IWGA. OKAY, IT MAY SOUND LIKE SEMANTICS BUT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE BOARD. THEY'RE MAKING A DECISION AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS IS ANY DECISION MADE BY THE SAID THAT'S FINAL AND TODAY'S DECISION WAS FINAL SO IT DOESN'T GET TAKEN UP BY THE JOINT BOND REVIEW COMMITTEE BUT ANY FINAL DECISION BY THE CIB WILL BE TAKEN UP BY THE JOINT BOND REVIEW COMMITTEE WHICH HAS PLENARY AUTHORITY TO MAKE WHATEVER DECISION WANTS. THE CIB IS EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO HAND SOMETHING UP THAT IT FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO BE REVERSED OR CHALLENGED BUT BY THE GRC.

THOSE THINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IF THEY CAN BE DISCUSSED AND CLARIFIED AND THEN PUT INTO A RESUBMITTED PROPOSAL MY STRONG FEELING IS THAT IT WOULD BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED. I SPOKE WITH CHAIRMAN WHITE. HE WANTS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. HE WANTS THAT TO BE THE IMPRESSION COMING OUT OF THIS MEETING SAYING WITH SECRETARY POWELL AT THE DOT I SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S CHIEF STAFF.

THEY'RE ALSO VERY INVESTED IN MAKING SURE THIS PROJECT BECOMES A REALITY.

SO THERE'S SOME WORK TO DO IN A VERY ABBREVIATED PERIOD OF TIME.

BUT I DON'T WANT THE FEELING IN OF THIS COUNCIL TO BE THAT THIS WAS REJECTED AND THE PROJECT DEAD AND THE HUNDRED $20 MILLION HAS BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOME OTHER PROJECTS.

THAT IS NOT THE CASE. IT IS A QUESTION OF HAVING THOSE FOUR ITEMS I MENTIONED ADDRESSED AND THEN PUT INTO A RESUBMITTED PROPOSAL AT WHICH TIME I WOULD STRONGLY THAT NOTICE OF THAT MEETING BE PROVIDED SO THAT I AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION CAN APPEAR AND ARGUE ON YOUR BEHALF. OKAY, WE'RE READY TO DO THAT.

WE'RE TO DO THAT. I KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I'VE WORKED WITH I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. I THINK EVERY MEMBER OF THE DELEGATION SOMETHING THEY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE IN REGARD TO MAKING THIS A REALITY AND SO WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BUT THOSE ARE THE TAKEAWAYS I GOT FROM EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH CHAIRMAN WHITE SECRETARY POWELL AND TREY WALKER AND THE GOVERNOR'S.

SO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS IF WHEN DID THE CHAIRMAN GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION WHEN HE'D BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT FIRST MEETING? SENATOR, WITHIN DAYS.

RIGHT. AND I'VE ALREADY SUGGESTED SOME TIMES TO TO MR. MOORE THAT I THINK ARE FINE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE THREE DAYS.

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I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR REPORTING AND I KNOW YOU BEHIND THIS 100% QUESTION I HAVE IS YOU TALKED ABOUT TWO THINGS ONE IS THE COURSE AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD IN THE PAST BEEN EVERY TIME WE DELAY, DELAY, DELAY THE CALLS JUST TO ESCALATE.

SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN THE FINAL CONCERN I HAVE IS WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME DO YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING? AT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OR WITH ALL THE PROCESSES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, HOW SOON YOU THINK ON THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WILL THAT THIS BRIDGE CAN GO UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MOVE FORWARD? YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY VARIABLES BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT FINALLY YOU GOT TO GET IT FINALLY ENGINEERED. YOU'VE GOT TO GET THAT APPROVAL . YOU'VE GOT TO THEN HAVE THE RFP PROCESS.

YOU GOT TO LET IT OUT TO BID YOU THEN HAVE TO HAVE CONTRACTS.

YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE WHAT THE SUPPLY IS FOR CONTRACTORS OUT THERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS ON RIGHT NOW YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL FOR FOR NEPA CHALLENGES. WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLATERAL, YOU KNOW, THIRD PARTY CHALLENGES TO THE PROCESS WHICH I'M NOT AWARE SO I DON'T THINK YOU WANT MY WORST CASE SCENARIO. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY BEST CASE SCENARIO WHICH WHICH WHICH I THINK IS IN TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO SAY AND THAT'S THAT'S VERY ROUGH. BUT BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT SECRETARY POWELL IS IN A PREDICAMENT HE WAS TOLD SEVERAL YEARS THAT THAT FIRST SPAN AS YOU'RE GOING EASTBOUND FROM WAS CREEK YOU KNOW, HEADING TOWARD HILTON HEAD, THAT VERY FIRST BAN THAT THEN TERMINATES AT THE ISLAND IS IS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE PUBLIC'S IN DANGER RIGHT NOW. I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THAT GIVE THAT IMPRESSION BUT HE HAS INDICATED THAT IF THERE IS NOT SOMETHING PUT INTO PLACE WHERE HE KNOWS THAT SOMETHING IS MOVING FORWARD THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THAT HE'S GOING TO STEP IN AND HAVE TO DO THAT LANE SPAN THAT FOR JUST THAT FIRST SPAN FROM WASH CREEK TO PINCKNEY DONE RIGHT AWAY USING MONEY HE HAS ON HANDS AND SO YOU KNOW I SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT THAT AND AND I'LL SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL AND I THINK I HAVE IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT IT WOULD NOT BE A SITUATION WHERE THE EXISTING SPAN DURING CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE SHUT DOWN OR CURTAILED. YOU WOULD HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION TO THE SOUTH OF THAT EXISTING SPAN AND YOU WOULD NOT CUT OFF THE EXISTING EASTBOUND SPAN UNTIL THAT NEW EASTBOUND SPAN WAS COMPLETED. SO YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT AND I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE REASSURED IN THAT REGARD. YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC TO HILTON HEAD DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. MOREOVER THE THREE LANE IF THEY WENT THAT AND FOR ME THAT'S A WORST CASE SCENARIO IF THEY WENT THAT RACK SO I THINK IT'S A PIECEMEAL SOLUTION AND WE'D LOSE $100 MILLION AND I THINK THAT'S SUBOPTIMAL.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO FOR ME TO POINT OUT THAT IF THEY DID DO THAT SEPARATE JUST THAT ONE SPAN FROM WALL STREET, THE PINCKNEY ISLAND THREE LANES TO THE SOUTH, THE EXISTING THAT WOULD NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH A BROADER LONGER RANGE IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE NOT CREATING SOMETHING THAT THEN CONSTRAINS YOUR ABILITY TO DO WHAT CONTEMPLATED GO THE REST OF THE WAY TO HILTON HEAD YOU COULD YOU COULD DO THAT AT SOME FUTURE POINT IF IF NEED BE AGAIN THAT'S SUBOPTIMAL WE GOT A GOOD SOLID FINANCIAL PLAN ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW TO HANDLE ONE HALF OF THIS AND I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE BROUGHT A CONCLUSION.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. SENATOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MOORE. MR. PHILLIPS, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE ON OUR BEHALF.

YOU TOUCHED UPON MY THOUGHT A WHILE BACK NCDOT THROUGH JOHN WHITE AND OTHERS TALKED ABOUT COMING IN AND JUST CLEANING UP, FIXING, REPAIRING. YOU MENTIONED JUST A MOMENT AGO A VERY COMPRESSED TIMEFRAME, TWO WEEKS I THINK YOU SAID THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED.

THAT'S WHAT I DID SAY THAT SECRETARY POWELL SAID TO ME SAID WELL, GIVE ME AN IDEA OF OF URGENCY HERE AND HE GOES I NEED TO KNOW IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IS WHAT HE SAID TO ME.

I MEAN SO I'LL LET RESPOND RESPOND MORE FORMALLY. I MENTIONED THAT SIMPLY TO IMPART A SENSE URGENCY HERE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO GET THROUGH THESE THINGS.

LISTEN, THIS IS ALMOST EIGHT YEARS IN THE MAKING AND WE APPRECIATE THESE EFFORTS TO CLEAR THIS UP WITH THAT COMPRESSED TIME, WHATEVER URGENCY HE'S UNDER WHICH HE'LL EXPLAIN. THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE ON HILTON HEAD WILL REACH OUT TO YOU WITHIN THIS TWO WEEKS TO SAY DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE TAKE A PAUSE, TAKE THE TIME TO REASSESS WHAT WE'RE DOING SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE FIVE $600 MILLION PROJECT WHEN WE'RE DONE . TO MY COLLEAGUES POINT AND REALLY ASSESS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND DO THINGS MORE PRAGMATIC MORE LIKE AN ENGINEER IF YOU WILL.

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LET THEM FIX UP SPAN AND TAKE THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO IT PROPERLY. I GUESS MY RESPONSE THREE THREE RESPONSES TO THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S A POLICY DECISION FOR FOR COUNTY COUNCIL TO MAKE IN COMBINATION WITH THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD. I MEAN I'M STATE SENATOR. IT'S NOT FOR ME TO DICTATE WHAT THE BRIDGE LOOKS LIKE. OKAY. I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT I HAD TWO OBJECTIVES. ONE WAS TO PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH ENOUGH TIME TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT THEY FELT WAS THEIRS AND NOT SOMETHING IMPOSED ON IT BY COLUMBIA. SECOND OF ALL, TO HOLD THE FINANCING IN PLACE FOR AS LONG AS I. I MEAN THOSE TWO THINGS I THINK ARE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF WHAT I CAN TO THIS IF YOU WANT TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT DO YOU WANT THE BRIDGE TO LOOK LIKE, WHAT'S THE WIDTH? I MEAN THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT'S A POLICY FOR YOU FOR COUNTY COUNCIL TO MAKE IN CONSULTATION WITH OF HILTON HEAD.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS THERE WAS A REFERENDUM HELD. $80 MILLION COLLECTED FOR THIS PROJECT. OKAY SO YOU'VE GOT THAT. SECOND OF ALL, THERE WAS AN APPLICATION MADE AND FUNDS RECEIVED $120 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT.

OKAY. SO YOU KNOW WAY DOWNSTREAM ON THIS AND YOU CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO JUST THAT FOR A SPAN.

THAT'S A PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE DISCUSSION TO HAVE AND THAT MAY BE WHERE YOU END UP BEING.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IT IS SUBOPTIMAL BECAUSE WE HAVE A $120 MILLION SUB GRANT.

IT'S JUST DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN THEM. I MEAN YOU'VE GOT PROJECTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE VYING FOR A SCARCE AMOUNT OF MONEY. OKAY.

THAT AWARD THAT HARD $20 MILLION REPRESENTS A LOT BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS BY A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM TO GET THAT. AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST POINT I'LL MAKE. AND SECOND OF ALL, THERE WAS AN $80 MILLION COLLECTED BECAUSE IT WAS THE PUBLIC THAT THIS BRIDGE WAS GOING TO BE COMPLETED.

SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS IN REGARD TO WHAT'S AN OPTIMAL SOLUTION.

IF YOU ALL DECIDE YOU WANT TO GO ANOTHER ROUTE THAT'S WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY TO DO THAT IT'S SENATOR JUST CLOSE IT OUT BY SAYING THIS. YEAH, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN OPTION. ONE OF THE MANY OPTIONS WAS TO JUST RETROFIT CLEAN UP AND, GET IT UP TO STANDARD. I'M CURIOUS TO HOW THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL GO AND YOU SAY SUBOPTIMAL. I THINK IF WE JUMP BACK IN WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON ,WE MAY SEE A MAJOR SHIFT IN INFLATION IN THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS THAT HELP US GET MORE FOR OUR DOLLAR IF WE ACTUALLY STEP BACK AND DO THE REPAIR AND FIX.

SO AGAIN TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND WHO'S LISTENING, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. WE HAVE THREE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING TODAY AS WELL. SURE. BECAUSE I HAVE ONE COMMENT TO THAT AND THEN A QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M PEDAL TO THE METAL.

I'M TIRED OF KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN POSITION WHERE WE ARE. THAT WAS BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL AND WHILE I WAS ON COUNCIL IT'S JUST IT'S TIME TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER AND WE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

THE MORE KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD THE HIGHER IT'S GOING TO GO. AND DEFINITELY THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF LIKE YOU SAID, WE LOSE THE HUNDRED AND 20 MILLION AND WE ALREADY OWE IT TO OUR TAXPAYERS FOR THE 80 MILLION COLLECTED IN 2016. WITH THAT SAID, THE THINGS YOU TOUCHED ON WAS PINCKNEY ISLAND. DO YOU THINK THAT IS A DEAL BREAKER FOR THE STATE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ONCE GET DONE BY THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW SECRETARY POWELL WHEN THERE WERE CONCERNS WHEN THE PROPOSAL WAS PUT OUT THERE AND THE DOT WELL THIS IS GOING TO MAKE US DIFFICULT TO HAVE EASTBOUND ACCESS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE A DOUBLING BACK AND GOT A LOT BLOWBACK IN REGARD TO THAT. SO I CALLED UP SECRETARY POWELL AND THAT'S WHEN HE CAME FORWARD WITH THIS DESIGN BUILD CONCEPT. HE THERE IS A WAY TO DO THIS AND WE WILL STRUCTURE THE DESIGN BUILD BID IN A WAY THAT INCENTIVIZES BIDDERS TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS ON HOW TO HAVE THAT EASTBOUND ACCESS TO PINCKNEY ISLAND.

I THINK THAT'S A VIABLE SOLUTION THAT'S WORKED ELSEWHERE.

THE AMBIGUITY IS CREATED HERE THAT I THINK CAN BE RESOLVED IS IT CREATES A LITTLE BIT MORE UNCERTAINTY AS TO COST. OKAY. AND SO I THINK THAT THE DOT AND THE DOT ENGINEERS, THE PEOPLE THAT DO THEIR FINANCES CAN HELP MAYBE SPECIFY THAT WITH KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE PRECISION. NOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRECISE BUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED BY CHAIRMAN WHITE IN MY CONVERSATION HIM THIS AFTERNOON AND PRIMARILY THE REASON HE WANTS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THERE IS THAT HE WANTS TO SEE IF THERE'S GOING TO A POTENTIAL FOR COST OVERRUN AND THAT THEN LEADS TO HIS CONCERN ABOUT IDENTIFYING WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THAT COST OVERRUN. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS

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WE MAYBE TRY TO FIND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. SO I THINK THAT'S THE VALUE THAT WE AS A DELEGATION CAN BRING AGAIN IS WHAT I SAID BEFORE TO COUNCILMAN RATES.

IT'S NOT IN REGARD TO MAKING A FINAL DECISION. IT'S IN REGARD TO TRYING TO COME WITH THE DOLLARS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND AND I'M CONFIDENT AFTER HAVING TALKED TO CHAIRMAN WHITE SECRETARY POWELL, GOVERNOR CHIEF OF STAFF THEY ALL WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN. THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO I WANT THAT TO BE THE TAKEAWAY ALONG WITH THE SENSE OF URGENCY THAT'S ASSOCIATED ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY STAFF. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? I'M JUST A TACK ON TO I GUESS A LOT OF THE BIG REASON BEHIND THAT. I KNOW IT ADDS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN OR YOU WHEN YOU DISCUSS WITH THEM THAT THE REASONING BEHIND IT IS AS THERE ARE PLANS SOMETHING FROM PINCKNEY ISLAND TO BETTER STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE COUNTY AND POSSIBLY EVEN GEORGIA. I MEAN EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE FERRY SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOREVER. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE LANDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC LANDING AND MAYBE IT IS THE FERRY EMBARKATION MAYBE SOMETHING FOR THE STATE TO USE AS DISCOVERY AREA OR A WELCOME CENTER WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST UNDERSTAND. MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES WE CAN TAP INTO FOR THAT PART OF THE PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A REACH OR NOT TO SAY BUT IF IT IS SOMETHING WE WERE WORKING WITH GEORGIA SO THEY HAVE A FERRY SYSTEM THAT COMES OUT HERE TOO.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GOES ACROSS THOSE LINES OR NOT THAT COULD BE DONE. BUT WHATEVER WE DO OR I CAN DO TO HELP PLEASE.

WELL, AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS SINCE IT WAS FIRST PROPOSED, IT'S BEEN DRIVING UP TO THE CURB AND MAKING ARGUMENTS WITH $20 MILLION ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

NOW I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE DECISION MAKERS IN THIS THE CIB, THE D.O.T., THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN.

THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU WANT IT TO. NOW IF YOU ALL END UP YOU PULL BACK AND TO MR. REACH HIS POINT IF YOU AS A MATTER OF POLICY DECIDE TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR ME SAY ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY THAT'S OUT OF LANE.

BUT IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL YOU PUT FORWARD, I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ABILITY TO GET THE MONEY IN PLACE. VICE-CHAIRMAN CABINET SENATOR HOW ARE YOU? FINE SO I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO JUST LIKE COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM. I THINK IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU MADE A COMMENT THAT THE THEY WANT TO KNOW THE ORDER OF THE USE OF THE DOLLARS COUNTY STATE CIB. OF COURSE THE COUNTY WOULD THE CIB FIRST.

THE STATE NEXT AND OUR DOLLARS THE END BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERRUNS.

THAT'S THE AGREEMENT SOMEWHERE SO THAT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THERE THEY PROBABLY WANT US TO USE COUNTY FUNDS THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOK STATE SAID.

OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS TO PIGGYBACK ON MR. CUNNINGHAM PINCKNEY ISLAND IT'S A DESIGN BUILD. IS POTENTIAL FOR OVERRUN THERE AND THE COUNTY WILL BE ON HOOK FOR THAT. SO THAT GIVES ME ANGST THAT THING ABOUT PINCKNEY ISLAND BUT I AM FRUSTRATED WE'RE BACK AT THIS AGAIN AND I WANT US TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. THAT'S BEEN AWESOME. YES.

SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YES, SIR.

COMING AND I'M WITH MR. CUNNINGHAM. PEDAL TO THE METAL.

I THINK HE'S USED LOGAN. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS FAST AS WE CAN. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE COUNTY PUTTING THEIR MONEY IN FIRST. AGAIN, THIS IS A PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IT WHETHER IT'S NOW OR LATER. SO WHETHER WE GO FIRST OR LAST, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I THINK THAT I'M I LIVED ON HILTON HEAD FOR SIX YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO BLUFFTON AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 36 YEARS SO YOU KNOW, LIVED ON HILTON HEAD FOR THOSE SIX YEARS.

WE ARE ONE HURRICANE AWAY FROM HAVING THAT BRIDGE NOT BE OPERATED AT ALL AND THAT'S THE WORST NIGHTMARE THAT ANYONE CAN TALK ABOUT IS IS THAT EVER HAPPENING? SO BY DELAYING BY MOVING IT LATER ON I MEAN I THINK THAT THAT WE'RE WAY BEHIND NOW.

SO AGAIN, ANYTHING THAT AT LEAST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW AND REPRESENTING BLUFFTON AS AS WELL AS I REPRESENT THE WHOLE COUNTY HILTON HEAD PEOPLE AS WELL THAT WE NEED TO PUSH THIS AS FAST AS WE CAN AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. YOU'VE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU. SENATOR DAVIS.

I HAD ONE QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THIS IS A MONUMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY TO ALL OF US NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE IN THE COUNTY. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT WORK ON HILTON HEAD. THEY DEPEND ON HILTON HEAD. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

BUT YOU MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE TO MAYBE RENEGOTIATE THAT. I WASN'T CLEAR ON THAT.

WELL, AND I REALLY WASN'T EITHER. BUT BUT ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT CHAIRMAN WHITE SAID TO ME WAS WE HAVE NEVER IN REGARD TO AMENDING AND MODIFIED MATERIALLY THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT. AND THEN HE MADE A COMMENT LONG LINES OF WE'RE NOT THE REQUEST WASN'T TO RENEGOTIATE THE RGA REQUEST WAS TO AMEND THE RGA. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, TOM DAVIS INFERRED FROM THAT WAS THAT THERE IS A DISTINCTION THERE.

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APPARENTLY THEY AREN'T. SO I JUST THROW THAT OUT FOR WHEN THE CONVERSATIONS OCCUR WITH MR. MOORE AND MR. FREILICH AND WITH WITH CHAIRMAN WHITE THAT YOU'D BE SENSITIVE TO THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE AND JUST SO THAT YOU'RE PREPARED THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS HE HAS. APPRECIATE THAT. YES, MA'AM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND THANK YOU.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK VERY QUICKLY. DO YOU WANT SAY ANYTHING ELSE, MR. MOORE APPRECIATE? SO AS SENATOR MENTIONED, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING WITH THE CEP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STAFF WILL WE MAY HAVE A MEETING LATER THIS WEEK IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL WE NEED TO DO SPECIAL CALL ME WHATEVER IT IS TO GET IT DONE WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. I THINK ALL OF US WOULD WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALL IF WE NEED TO HAVE THAT TO GET DONE.

SO WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED. WE PROCEED. BUT FROM OUR STANDPOINT FOR NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE JOINT RESOLUTION A POSITION COUNCIL TOOK ON THAT AND WE'LL NEGOTIATE WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE SERB ABOUT THE ORDER OF DOLLARS AND OTHER THINGS. AND TO THE EXTENT WE NEED TO COME BACK TO YOU TO DO AN AMENDMENT, WE WILL DO SO WITH THE CONTRACT OR NOT AMEND BUT RENEGOTIATE WHATEVER THE TERMINOLOGY NEEDS TO BE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CORRECT THAT WHICH IS THE IG IS IS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. SO SIR AND WE ALSO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT THE D.O.T. AS WELL ON THAT PROJECT SO THOSE AGREEMENTS WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL SHOULD WITH THOSE CHANGED MATERIALLY WE HAVE ANOTHER FOR YOU MR. MOORE SO THE MEETING IN A COUPLE OF DAYS WHAT'S THE INVOLVEMENT LEVEL FOR HILTON HEAD TOWN COUNCIL MAYOR? I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO ASK. RIGHT.

AND AND AND I KNOW SENATOR DAVIS MAY WEIGH IN THIS FROM MY STANDPOINT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S ABOUT THE CONTRACT TERMS FOR THE AGREEMENT THAT THE COUNTY HAS WITH THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CAN CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, INVOLVE THE TOWN BUT I THINK IT WHEN IT COMES TO MODIFYING THAT CONTRACT THAT'S A COUNCIL IT'S ACTION AND UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADD ON SAY IT. YEAH THE CONTRACT IS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND AND THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS AND THAT'S TRUE WITH ALL THE OTHER WITH COUNTY AND CHARLESTON THOSE THOSE ARE COUNTY TO THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK AGREEMENTS DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE ADMINISTRATORS REPORT CONCLUDES MY REPORT THAT WAS ENOUGH THAT'S A THAT'S A LOT.

[7. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WEEK OF MAY 18TH-24TH AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. - Council Member David Bartholomew]

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE A PROCLAMATION ARISING THE WEEK OF MAY 18 THROUGH THE 24TH IS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK AND.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID BARTHOLOMEW IS GOING TO READ THIS AND DO WE SOME PEOPLE WE DO THAT YES WE DO EMS HERE AND WE CAN PLEASE COME UP TO THE FRONT.

YEAH COME ON UP THE MORE THE MERRIER THE MORE THE MERRIER WHAT? THANK FOR BEING HERE WITH MAKE SURE HEY WHEREAS COUNTY IS FORTUNATE IN HAVING TRAINED AND WELL-EQUIPPED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND. WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IS STAFFED BY PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS WHO ARE ON CALL DAY AND NIGHT. AND.

WHEREAS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IS A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND.

WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS WHETHER CAREER OR VOLUNTEER ENGAGE IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFESAVING SKILLS AND WHERE. AND. WHEREAS, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK NOW THEREFORE IT RESOLVED THAT COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH TO MAY 24TH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THIS IS SIGNED BY ALICE HOWARD SAID IT IS MY HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION FOR EMS. WE APPRECIATE ANY TIME IS RECOGNIZED THEY DO A VERY HARD JOB THIS IS AN EXCELLENT THAT WE HAVE WORKING HERE AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US TO PROVIDE US THE VEHICLES AND THE TOOLS TO DO OUR JOB BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF COUNTY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY YOU SEE DON'T HAVE THANK YOU.

[8. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WEEK OF MAY 18TH-24TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK -Council Member Thomas Reitz]

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAS NOT WORKED THIS CREW ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS RAIN WHEREAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC WORKS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN MANAGING AND OPERATING BEAUFORT COUNTY COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS BUILDING THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

WHEREAS BEAUFORT COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS OVERSEE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT DAILY LIFE SUCH AS ROADS DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE RECYCLING LITTER FUEL MANAGEMENT STORMWATER RECREATIONAL WATER ACCESS TRAFFIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. AND.

WHEREAS THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON THESE FACILITIES AND SERVICES. AND. WHEREAS THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE SERVICES AS WELL AS THE PLANNING DESIGN MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION IS VITALLY UPON EFFORTS AND SKILLS OF PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING OFFICIALS. AND. WHEREAS FOR OVER 65 YEARS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION HAS RECOGNIZED NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK TO BE CELEBRATED NATIONWIDE FROM MAY 18TH THROUGH MAY 24TH. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH THE 24TH AS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK ASSIGNED BY OUR CHAIRMAN ALICE HOWARD IN DRUG COURT. YEAH.

PLEASE SAY SOMETHING. MM HMM. THANK YOU THERE, COUNCILMAN REED. SO YOU THINK YOUR COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ELLIS I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU ALL. YEAH, WE ARE SO WE HAVE A VERY STRONG TEAM IN POLO WORK RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST IN A FEW HERE.

THIS IS NOT ALL OF THEM. WE HAVE TO 140 EMPLOYEES FULLY STAFFED SO THESE ARE KIND OF OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM. OUR LEADERSHIP AT PAUL WORKS TO DO A VERY GOOD JOB TO KEEP THE CITIZENS OF COUNTY HAPPY. AND I'LL THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALWAYS THINK OF PUBLIC WORKS KIND OF LIKE GHOSTBUSTERS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO CALL AND THAT'S WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN DISASTER TIME IS PUBLIC GETS CALL WHETHER IT'S RAIN STORM WATER, ROADS, WHATEVER.

[9. CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD – 30 MINUTES TOTAL]

AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I'M GOING TO CALL THEM AND ORDER AND CALL THE SECOND PERSON AS THE FIRST ONES COMING UP. SO SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED HAVE A NEW FORM HOPEFULLY TO KEEP THINGS MOVING QUICKLY ROBERT NEW IS THE FIRST ONE AND AFTER HIM IS DEAN PANTS OF DEAN PANTS. GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WILL MR. NEW STATE NAME AND YOUR REAL NAME IS ROBERT KNEW WHAT LANDING RETREATS IN HELENA ISLAND. OH SORRY. I DON'T WANT YOUR TIME TO START YET. I WANT TO READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT STRUCTURE OVER AGAIN.

I FORGOT EVERYTHING. WANT TO READ THIS OUT LOUD? EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO IS RECOGNIZED LIMIT COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. I KNOW YOU KNOW ALL THIS MR. NO BUT THIS A REMINDER OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL ADDRESS THE CHAIRMAN IN SPEAKING AVOID DISRESPECT TO COUNCIL AND ANY PERSONALITIES OR NAMES CONFINE THEMSELVES TO QUESTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF COUNCIL AND BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT AND WHO MAY BE WATCHING ON TELEVISION. NOW YOUR TIME STARTS MR..

THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING IN SUCH A FUN JOB AMUSING. WHAT WE HAVE IS THE MYSTERY PINE ISLAND DEVELOPER AND NOW LAW FIRM NUMBER SIX SUBMITTING BASICALLY THE SAME REQUEST AS TWO YEARS AGO. BUT LO AND BEHOLD IT HAS NOW BEEN AND REPACKAGED AS A DOWN ZONING. SERIOUSLY WHO COULD OPPOSE A DOWN ZONING NOW HUMOROUSLY ASKING FOR MORE HOUSES THAN LAST TIME SIGNS, SLICK WEBSITES, T SHIRTS ALL APPEAR EXTOLLING THE NEW AND IMPROVED DOWN ZONING. THERE'S ONLY ONE SMALL PROBLEM THE APPLICATION IS ACTUALLY TO GO FROM CHEAP TO RURAL WITH THE CPO TO TEACH YOU RURAL

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ROB MERCHANT REPLIES IT'S NOT A ROAD DOWN ZONING REQUEST BUT RATHER A PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE CPO THE PROPERTY A BAIT AND SWITCH NOT FOOLED THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL WAS UNANIMOUS. FOR A QUARTER CENTURY THE CPO PROTECTED THE GOLD CULTURE IS EMBEDDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YOU WILL STRENGTHEN THE CPO IN 2023. IT IS SIMPLE NO RESORT, NO GATES, NO GOLF FOR A REASON.

DON'T LET THE DOMINOES FALL THE GOLD COMMUNITY ST HELENA DOES NOT HAVE EXPENSIVE LAWYERS PR CONSULTANTS OR FREEBIES FOR LOCALS TO GIVE OUT. THEY DO HAVE SIX GENERATIONS OF VIBRANT COMMUNITY MARRIED TO THE LAND. IT IS FOR ALL OF US AN OBLIGATION TO FIGHT AND PROTECT UNIQUE CULTURE AS STATED BY YOUR PLANNING THE REQUEST CLEARLY DOES NOT ADHERE TO COUNTY REQUIREMENTS FOR A ZONING AMENDMENT DENIED THIS REQUEST SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THIS DEVELOPER AND ALL THOSE WHO WILL SURELY FOLLOW THAT ST HELENA IS NOT FOR SALE. THANK YOU MR. NOON NEXT DEAN PANTS AND THEN AFTER DANE PANTS DONNA COLE IF SHE'LL GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, PRINCE MADAM CHAIR, DISTRICT THREE I'M DATING PRINCE AKG DEANDRA WHILE FULL TIME RESIDENT CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATIONIST AND ENVIRONMENTALIST I SUPPORT TO CECIL'S OVERALL MISSION WHICH I INTERPRET TO OUR WATERWAYS AND SHORELINES FROM OVERDEVELOPMENT, ABUSE, POLLUTION AND RUINATION. MR. TROPEANO PROPOSES NONE OF RATHER HE'S ASKING NOTHING MORE THAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN PEACE AND TRIBUTE TO HIS COMMUNITY.

THE CPO HAS BEEN USED IT WAS INTENDED AS A CONTROL MECHANISM.

IT PROTECTS ST HELENA ISLAND FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW SUN CITY AND BLUFFTON MANY OF LAND IN THE HEART OF THE AREA REGARDING COMMISSION THERE WAS NO OTHER POSITION THAN THE LETTER OF THE LAW A CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION THOUGH TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 347 ACRES OF WOODLAND 3000 FEET OF SHORELINE AT PINE ISLAND AND THE THREE ADJACENT WATERWAYS FROM THE DESTROYERS IS VITAL. IT'S TIME TO RETURN TO CPO RULE REQUESTS FOR UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT MUST BE REVIEWED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

KEEP NEVER ALLOW MEGA DEVELOPMENTS NEVER IF TALKING WORD ONCE A PUTT PUTT GOLF COURSE IT IS A GOLF COURSE BUT STILL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS MUST STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT AND PROVE WORTHY OF SAINT HELENA. THE DOMINO EFFECT IS PRECLUDED BY DEVELOPMENTAL PROPOSAL PROPOSALS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS NOW IS THE TIME FOR CONSTRUCTIVE AT ITS PLACE LINES THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER ALONG THE ISLAND'S WESTWARD EDGE ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER.

THAT DOABLE OPTION KEEPS MAINLAND OF SAINT HELENA WITHIN THE CPO AND PROTECTED THE BENEFITS. THIS CARTOGRAPHY AT IT ARE ENORMOUS SIMPLY PRUDENTLY ADJUSTED A SMALL PORTION LINE SAVES VILLAGE CREEK MORGAN RIVER ADDING CREEK AND PINE ISLAND SHORELINES WATERSHEDS AND FISHERIES A SINGLE ACTION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY AND BOLSTER OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. THE CULTURAL CENTER IS A GREATEST GIFT MR. ALBINO TROPEANO PROPOSES FOR THE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF SAINT HOLLOW A PLACE OF SAFETY, ENCOURAGEMENT AND MENTORSHIP.

A PLACE WHERE OUR ISLAND'S YOUTH MAY FIND SANCTUARY FROM DRUGS CRIME, BULLYING AND NEGATIVE SOCIAL PRESSURES PLAGUING TODAY'S SOCIETY IF. THROUGH HIS GENEROSITY, THE GULICK GEECHEE CULTURAL CENTER HELPS JUST SAVE ONE JUST ONE OF OUR YOUTH.

IT IS PRICELESS AND WORTH EVERY PENNY AND EVERY MINUTE DEFENDING A BORROWER AGAINST THE DOLLAR. SO WHAT HAS TO BE IN MY OPINION COURAGEOUSLY HE HAS WHICH COUNTY MOVE THE LINE TO THE WESTERN EDGE OF PINE ISLAND MOVE THE LINE GOOD IS DONE COMPLICATION ISSUES RESOLVED AND ALL I DO FEEL THE CPO NEEDS A TWEAK OKAY IT NEEDS FLEXIBILITY. PINE ISLAND IS A FIRST CASE BY CASE SETS A PRECEDENT FOR GOOD STEWARDSHIP FOR WHAT A DEVELOPMENT BE DOUBLE RIVER BUFFERS YOU CAN'T TELL IT'S THERE IF YOU'RE ON THE RIVER THAT'S WHAT WE WANT THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT IS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT THERE AND WE CAN DO THAT SO IT'S A JOB WELL DONE SO I MUST SAY WHEN THE DUST

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS DONNA COLE. AND THE NEXT MR. ARNOLD BROWN.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO MOVE THE DOWN A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN I MEAN CLEAN IT DOWN.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME AND TO GIVE YOU SOME COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

MY NAME IS DONNA COLE. I LIVE IN THE DALAMAN NEIGHBORHOOD JUST MINUTES FROM PEN CENTER AND THE CORNERS MLK INTERSECTION RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO PINE ISLAND, THE ST HELENA VILLE ENTRANCE. I AM NOT A PAID ACTOR OR OTHERWISE INCENTIVIZED WHO LIVES ELSEWHERE OR HAS BEEN RECRUITED. I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

I AM ONE OF DOZENS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE JOINED IN SUPPORT OF THE GULF GEECHEE AND INDIGENOUS SAINT HELENA ISLAND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THAT EVERYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD'S SUPPORTS THE PINE ISLAND DEVELOPERS REPRESENT AAPTIV WITH THESE RESORT PLANS IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT.

I FEEL LIKE THAT'S JUST ANOTHER STRATEGY THAT HE HAS EMPLOYED. WE RECOGNIZE THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND WE FULLY SUPPORT PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THIS RURAL AND CULTURALLY REGION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY REGARDLESS OF THE INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY THE GOLF COURSE SUPPORTERS.

MAY I ADD TWO TIMES ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADOPTED THE GULLAH CULTURAL CORRIDOR IN 2006. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY SINCE 2014 WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE CULTURAL PROTECTIVE OVERLAY ZONING HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1999 CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE IT WAS NECESSARY THEN HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED AND IMPROVED AND IS STILL NOW.

OBVIOUSLY LONG TERM PROTECTION FOR INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS VERY RICH RECOGNIZED AND HISTORICAL PART OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE WHICH WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I'M SO THANKFUL TO THE MULTITUDE OF PARTNER WHO HAVE STEPPED UP AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE FOR YOUR SUSTAINED AND DILIGENT.

THE CONTINUOUS ONSLAUGHT AND USE OF THE INVESTORS MONEY TO SUCCEED IS EXHAUSTING AS EVERYONE KNOWS AND ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE THE COMMUNITY ON THIS ISSUE ARE PRETTY DIFFICULT.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE THIS COUNTY COUNCIL AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. YOU FOLLOWED THE PROCESS AND HAVE UPHELD THE LAW WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE TRUST IN YOU CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO YOUR WISE DECISIONS UPHOLDING THESE PROTECTIONS PROVIDED BY THE CPO ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND. THANK THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT NEXT IS ARNOLD BROWN AND AFTER HIM IS ANDREW BELLIS AND AFTER MR. BELLIS IS CARING MAJOR ALL RIGHT MR. BROWN AND GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE UVALDE COUNTY AND THE PEOPLE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AS WELL. I HAVE PUT ON YOUR DESK 21 REASONS TO DENY PINE ISLAND. THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION I'M GOING TO TRY TO COVER THAT IN 3 MINUTES ACTUALLY. THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAR FROM PROBABLY A SUPPORTER OR THE INVESTOR FOR PINE ISLAND, YOU PROBABLY HEAR ME EMPHASIZE THREE THINGS WHICH IS NEW TO HIS APPLICATION FROM HIS ORIGINAL APPLICATION.

THE FIRST ONE IS RESPONSIBLE DENSITY OR SMART GROWTH SMART AND HOW CAN THIS DISAGREE AT A WORD LIKE REASONABLE AND SMART . THE PINE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT THE CPO IS ALREADY AND IS ALL WE ARE REALLY ALREADY RESPONSIBLE .

IT WAS DESIGNED PROBABLY OVER WHAT 20 ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO. IT LIMITED ONE HOUSE PER THREE ACRES NO GATES AND NO GOLF. IF YOU WOULD ASK I THINK IF YOU WOULD ASK 20 PEOPLE THE

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IT SHOULD NOT BE THE INVESTOR BUT IT SHOULD BE SOMEONE ELSE. THE FOX SHOULD NOT DESIGN THE HENHOUSE. THERE ARE AREAS PROBABLY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT NEED TO BE BETTER DESIGNED. THERE ARE NEW HOMES GOING ON 42 INCHES LOT 40 TO 42 FEET, 52 FEET NO GARAGES SOME HAVE ONE GARAGES SO THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND I WON'T CALL THEM OUT. THE ATTORNEY MENTIONED IN THE PLANNING MEETING THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON EMPLOYEE ON THE GOLF COURSE MAKE $80,000 A YEAR. I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S JUST AMAZING. I WORKED ON A GOLF COURSE ONE SUMMER ON PARASAILING AND I MADE A DOLLAR ON THE QUARTER AN HOUR AS FAR AS THE REC OPERATION CENTER.

THAT SEEMS TO BE A QUICK PRO QUO. IT IS NOT FOR SALE.

THE CPO IS NOT FOR SALE. THAT IDEA OR SUGGESTION WAS DEAD ARRIVAL.

I DON'T THINK WE SPENT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THAT IN ITS VERY LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT FOR THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT IS BOTHERSOME IS USING KIDS OR USING CHILDREN FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS GOOD THAT THEY COME AND SEE HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN NOT GETTING A RECREATIONAL CENTER SO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THANKFUL. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. NICK SAYS ANDREW BELLOWS AND THEN FOLLOWED BY MISS MAJOR.

THERE'S A HANDOUT I WANT YOU TO SEE BEFORE I BEGIN . ALL RIGHT. THE ITEM I'M ADDRESSING IS AGENDA 19. ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS THE FIRST READING.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS MAP ON AGENDA 19 YOU'RE LOOKING TO GAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY IS ON MIDDLE ROAD STRETCHING FROM BRICKYARD POINT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WALNUT HILL. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS MAP, THE PROPOSED SIDEWALKS AND MULTI-USE WALKWAYS IS OUTLINED IN THE BLACK PEN.

IT STARTS AT BRICKYARD WHERE IT FORKS FROM MIDDLE ROAD WHICH IS A DANGEROUS.

IT COMES AROUND IN FRONT OF PUZO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH HAS ANOTHER CURVE.

IT ENDS ON SIEGEL. IT CROSSES A BUSY ROADWAY WITH NO TRAFFIC CROSSINGS ONTO THE OTHER SIDE DOWN TO GATOR WHICH IS MAYBE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET.

IT THEN JUMPS CLOSE TO A QUARTER MILE DOWN TO MARSH DRIVE.

YOU HAVE A HODGEPODGE SIDEWALKS AND A NEXT ONE COMES THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE DOWN ON WALNUT HILL FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET. THIS IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY. IT IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO YOU USING COUNTY PERSONNEL TO DO THIS RESEARCH AND COME UP WITH THIS PAPERWORK.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TABLE PROJECT FROM THE 2018. IT IS WORTHLESS.

YOU HAVE A WHOLE SLEW OF MIDDLE ROAD WITH NO AND THEN SIDEWALK WHERE IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE CROSSING A BUSY. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDING COMING DOWN AT THE END OF BRICKYARD POINTE ROAD AND DOWN MIDDLE ROAD. A LOT OF BUILDING TRAFFIC IS INCREASING. YOU BUILD A SIDEWALK HERE. YOU'RE GOING HAVE TO RIP IT UP TO WIDEN THE ROADWAY AND THEN WHEN YOU GET EVEN MORE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESSES THIS ROAD YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RIP IT UP AGAIN BECAUSE. YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT WIDER TO ACCOMMODATE A BRIDGE FROM THE END OF BRICKYARD POINT TO THE MARINE CORPS STATION.

WHY ARE YOU MEASURING TIMES IN CHARGE OF THE TAXPAYERS THREE TIMES FOR A JOB YOU SHOULD BE ONE AND DONE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO WIDEN THAT ROAD THAT'S WHEN YOU DO THE SIDEWALKS. NOT NOW AT POINT. THE BACK AND FRONT COURSE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS MAJOR.

MISS NEXT AND NEXT IS KEVIN DUKES AND THEN WILLIAM SMITH.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE YOU.

I'M ON ASSIGNMENT AND MY ASSIGNMENT IS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND MR. BROWN FOR THEIR PRESENTATION LAST WEEK.

WHEN THEY SHOW THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE FELIX COMPLEX THERE, THE COMMUNITY CAME IN AND THEY REVIEWED IT AND THEY ALSO HAD GREAT INPUT AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AGAIN FOR PHASE ONE THAT IS HAPPENING. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PHASE ONE BEING STARTED AND THE PLANS LOOK GREAT. THE COMMUNITY WAS HAPPY EXCEPT FOR ONE THING THE COMMENT WAS IT'S LARGE ENOUGH THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PHASE TWO. SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT . AND THERE'S A SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASKED NOT BUT THERE IS ANOTHER ONE SAYS ASK AND BE GIVEN YOU AND THAT'S WHAT I'M BELIEVING THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE PHASE ONE BUT WE'LL HAVE PHASE TWO LOOKING FORWARD TO.

THANK. NEXT IS KEVIN DUKES THEN WILLIAM SMITH.

SO HIM. WELL, GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. KEVIN DUKES HOWEVER YOU THE LAW FIRM HERE IN BEAUFORT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PINE ISLAND PLAN. OBVIOUSLY AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YOU WERE THERE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME COMMENTS HERE TODAY WHICH ARE INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, WHILE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR PLANNING COMMISSION IT WAS WHAT WE EXPECTED. AND BECAUSE OF ACTUALLY SOME COMMENTS TONIGHT WITH THE WAY THE PROCESS IS SET UP IT WAS GOING TO ALWAYS GO THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE AS POINTED OUT THERE WAS A REQUEST ONLY TO REMOVE FROM THE CPO AND AS IT WAS STATED JUST A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. SO THAT DIDN'T ALLOW FOR THE STAFF IN THEIR REPORT OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER 95% OF WHAT WE PROPOSED AS A DOWN ZONING PLAN FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND THAT'S WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND SO THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHILE SOME MAY COME AND USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOUBT OR TO CREATE CONFUSION, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE MOVING NEXT IS TO ELIMINATE THAT CONFUSION TO AND TO CONSIDER ONE PLAN. AND THAT'S WHY I AM EXCITED MOVING FORWARD MOVING FORWARD THIS BODY. THIS BODY HAS CONTROL OVER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. IT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS ONE PROJECT WHICH QUITE FRANKLY THE ENTIRETY OF THE PUBLIC THINKS THIS IS ONE PROJECT THEY DON'T LOOK AT AS PROCEDURAL PIECES FIT TOGETHER THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE SEPARATELY AND WE'VE HEARD FROM STAFF THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE GUARANTEES OF THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH YOU WANT ARE SECURE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND SO WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT MR. MERCHANT HAS DEEMED OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPLICATION. AND SO WITH THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF Y'ALL ON THAT AND CONSIDERING THIS AS PROJECT SO WE CAN REALLY CONSIDER THOSE REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE PLAN THAT THAT DOWN ZONING THAT DENSITY REDUCTION REMOVAL OF DOCKS ALL THOSE THINGS THEY COULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERED THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE ENDED UP. THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD ASK YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT ALREADY IS TO LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION AND WE

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THEY DID. WHAT WE FOUND OUT THIS PAST WEEK THAT THERE WERE ACTUALLY TEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TALKED TO OUR TEAM THAT SAID THEY SHOWED UP FOR THAT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN OPPOSITION AND THEY LEFT IN SUPPORT AND THEY SAID THEY DID THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WAS INCLUDED IN THE PLAN BEFORE AND NOW THEY DO.

AND THEY SUPPORT IT. SO IT'S THAT SIMPLE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED TO GET STARTED WITH THIS. I'M EXCITED TO CONSIDER THE PLAN AS A WHOLE AND TO WORK WITH ALL OF Y'ALL ON THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK.

MR. WILLIAM SMITH. HE IS OUR LAST SPEAKER UNLESS SOMEONE SIGNED UP LATE.

NO. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.

IT WAS GREAT. LET ME START BY SAYING IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT MEETING THAT WE HAD THE SCHOOL BOARD COUNCIL, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL TOGETHER.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SINCE GOT ON COUNCIL AS SOMETHING I RAN ON BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THERE IN THIS TOWN THAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING TOWARDS TOGETHER. SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK THE FIRST MEETING WAS WHAT WAS I THINK I BELIEVE IT WAS IT WAS A SUCCESS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND ONE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TO BE WORKING TOGETHER MAKING BEAUFORT A BETTER PLACE BEAUTIFUL PLACE. ALSO THERE WAS ALSO MR. GLOVER HAD A YOU HAD A COUNTY AGAIN A COMMUNITY MEETING THE TOWN ON TUESDAY THE SIX YOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARE AT THE SAME TIM&-PI DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET LIKE MR. MAJOR JUST CAME FORTH AND SHE WAS SAYING WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID THAT THEY HAD A COMMUNITY A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLED ME WHEN WENT THERE. MRS. GLOVER I TOLD YOU A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIVATELY I'M TELLING YOU PUBLICLY THOSE WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR COMMUNITY DURING SCHOOL BOARD IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN I ALSO CAN'T GET THERE AND AND I'M ALSO A CONSTITUENT I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE IN ATTENDING TO THOSE MEETINGS AND ESPECIALLY ONE IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE WHAT WE JUST HAD IN TERMS OF RECREATION AND STUDENTS DEFINITELY LIKE TO BE THERE SO PLEASE WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON THAT TOO. SO THAT WE ALL COULD BE THE COMMUNITY EVERYONE IN FROM THE COMMUNITY BASE AS WELL. ALSO LASTLY IT WAS GREAT THAT YOU HAD THE CHART SHOWED EMS LOVE TONIGHT BUT ONE OF THE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE IN MIND AND WE DIDN'T GET TOGETHER WHEN WE WE DIDN'T GET ASKED THIS WHEN WE HAD OUR JOINT MEETING I TOLD YOU A WHILE BACK THAT THERE WAS A STUDENT AND MEMBER OF A HIGH SCHOOL WAS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. HE TOOK THE IMPOSSIBLE 45 MINUTES TO GET THERE AND IT WAS THERE WAS A EMS GUY AT THE LED THAT MEETING AND HE TOLD ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BUSSES AND THE EMAS BUS AS A BUSSES I MEAN THAT SCHOOL BUSSES AS AN E E EMS VEHICLE TO MOVE AROUND THE WHOLE COUNTY ENOUGH EMS VEHICLES TO SERVE THE WHOLE COUNTY. SO I SAY THAT TO ALL THESE THINGS THAT ALL THIS PROPOSAL OF THESE COMPLEXES THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING MY MOM IT'S ALL MONEY, GOOD MONEY.

SO WHAT WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, MR. SMITH? I'M SAYING THAT WE AT THE CRIME AND COUNTY IN THE LAST YEAR HAS ATROCIOUS WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT USED TO BEING TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S MORE A HOSPITAL HAVE THE CAP THE HAVE THE MANPOWER IF SOMETHING WE HAD A CRISIS IN BEAUFORT TO PARTAKE IN TO SUCCESSFULLY DEAL WITH IT. IF WE IF WE GOD FORBID IF WE HAD A BAD BASEBALL GAME LITTLE LEAGUE AND SOMETHING ELSE TOOK PLACE COULD BE OF A HOSPITAL HANDLE THAT. SO WHEN Y'ALL APPROVING ALL BUILDINGS AND ALL ALL OF THESE ALONG THESE BUSINESSES TO COMPANY TO COME HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'VE COME BACK BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW TOLD Y'ALL ABOUT THE 30 KIDS UNDER 25 THAT WE BURIED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ALL MONEY AND GOOD MONEY AND I'LL CLOSE WITH THAT PLEASE. WE DON'T GOT THE HOSPITAL. WE DON'T GOT EMR SERVICES AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE THE LOWER POWER. LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT.

WE WHEN WE WERE MAKING ALL THESE APPROVALS OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT NARCOTIC PLANT A EXCUSE ME MATANGA TOWN APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THIS COMMUNITY.

[10. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

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YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MR. SMITH SAID WE HAD A GREAT FIRST MEETING WITH THE BOARD. IT IS AVAILABLE ON ABC TV ON DEMAND SO EVERYBODY COULD WATCH IT. THERE WERE SOME GOOD TOPICS DISCUSSED. MISS HOWARD AND I ATTENDED BEFORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD SESSION AND I'M GOING TO REPORT ON WHAT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DID THEY HELD CHEW AND MR. SMITH COULD HAVE DONE THIS TO MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GO OVER THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S A PRIMARY FUNCTION. ONE WAS THE 30TH OF APRIL AT BLUFFTON HIGH. ONE WAS MAY 1ST BEAUFORT HIGH AND THEN ON THEIR REGULAR THEY HAD A FEW APPROVALS OF CONTRACT . THEY CELEBRATED STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AND WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING WAS THEY REVIEWED UPDATES FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND NOTED THAT FROM THE 2019 REFERENDUM ALL SIX ACTIVE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE WITH $4 MILLION REMAINING OF THE 2023 REFERENDUM FUNDS.

ALL PROJECTS ARE GREEN WITH GO WITH 182 MILLION COMMITTED AND 257 MILLION REMAINING.

THEY ALSO HAD DISCUSSION ON ACADEMIC CALENDARS FOR NEXT YEAR.

REALLY GOOD POINTS AND I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

I ALSO MET WITH DR. RODRIGUES AND CFO TANYA LAST WEEK TO GET AN EXPLANATION OF THEIR BUDGET MILLAGE REQUESTS AND I WILL BE FORWARD TO ALL OF OUR COUNCIL THE INFORMATION THEY WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAY 19 FOR OUR FIRST READING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET. AND THEN ALISON, I SPOKE AT THE BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FOR NEW HOSPITAL FACILITY IN BLUFFTON THANKING THEM CHERRY BLOSSOM.

I YES I DID THE FINANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ONE IS UPGRADING THE PHONE SYSTEM AND THEN SECONDLY, MR. SMITH, WE ACTUALLY ARE PURCHASING TWO TYPE ONE AMBULANCES.

SO AGAIN ADDING TO THAT THAT SOMETHING'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN ALSO OF STEWART BACK TO THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX BOARD AS WELL AS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID NEELAM TO THE AIRPORT'S BOARD. YOU COUNSEL INVESTMENT.

NO NO REPORT. OKAY, COUNCILMAN GLOVER OH YES. QUICKLY THERE THERE'S THE MEETING FOR THE NET RESOURCE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE ON 2ND OF JUNE.

A PLACE HADN'T BEEN DETERMINED YET BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND A PLACE FOR THAT MEETING TO TAKE PLACE. DID HAVE A MEETING WITH COMMUNITY ALONG WITH MR. DAWSON ON AND MR. BROWN WAS THERE AND MR. SMITH I JUST NEED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HE GAVE US TO DATE THE SIXTH AND EIGHTH AND GERALD TOOK THE FIRST SO I WILL START WITH THE SIX SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BUT IT WAS A GOOD MEETING AND WELL-ATTENDED AND MR. SMITH, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL OPPORTUNITIES YOU TO LOOK AT REVIEW AND I'LL BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU WITH MR. BROWN FOR YOU INPUT ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE I MEAN YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE REGARDING THAT AND STUFF BUT IT WAS AND THERE WERE ABOUT OVER 50 SOMETHING PEOPLE THERE IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. FORGET MS.. MR. BROWN AND COUNCILMAN BROWN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. YOU HAD ONE LAST WEEK. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN OR ONE VERY, VERY QUICK. I WANT TO BRING EVERYBODY BACK JUST FOR A BRIEF MOMENT.

MR. HARRIS PUBLIC WORKS SIR, IS THAT WORKING OUR VIDEO TAPE 30 SECONDS OR LESS LAST AUGUST THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE OUT IN EARNEST AND WE'RE WORKING WITH MANY COMMUNITIES ALL OVER BEAUFORT COUNTY WITH STORM WATER AND THIS ONE RIGHT HERE YOU'RE SEEING A VIDEO THAT I TOOK THIS MORNING AND THAT WATER IS ACTUALLY YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT BUT THIS GROUP THAT YOU MET THAT RECEIVED THAT PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN OUT UNBELIEVABLY PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER TO GET THESE STORMWATER DRAINS WORKING PROPERLY.

AND I GOT TO TELL YOU IT FIRST TIME IN THIS COMMUNITY IN PROBABLY 20 SOME ODD YEARS THAT THAT WATER FLOWED LIKE THAT. SO THIS COUNCILMAN A HAPPY CAMPER WORKING WITH THIS TEAM AND I'M TELLING YOU WE'RE COMING TOGETHER NICELY AND TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY GETTING THINGS DONE LIKE THIS THAT HAVEN'T DONE IN A LONG TIME. I'M PROUD AND HONORED TO BE WITH THIS GROUP AND I THANK YOU ALL. I MEAN NOT AGAIN, WE THINK PUBLIC WORKS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK BIG TIME. I HAD ONE ANNOUNCEMENT ON

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[11. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

[12. DISCUSSION OF A REQUEST FROM THE COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CCDC) FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY TO SUPPORT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING TRUST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO A PROPOSED PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT WORKFORCE HOUSING IN NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY NEAR LAUREL BAY - Claude Hicks & David Wetmore]

ALLEN MR. CRANE STARTS HERE MAKE A SLIGHT CORRECTION. CLAUDE IS CERTAINLY HERE OF COURSE O'CLOCK AND ALLEN WOLF IS HERE. DAVID WETMORE IS UNAVAILABLE THIS EVENING AND ALLEN IS HIS PARTNER AND HE'LL BE COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN ANY KIND OF A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. THERE ARE ALSO UNFORESEEN THINGS THAT OCCUR THAT CAN CAUSE A MATERIAL CHANGE AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT.

OKAY. WE HAD A MOTION FOR THE DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN LARSON TO HAVE A SECOND SECOND THAT OKAY. WE HAVE DID YOU GET THE SECOND YOU CAN LARRY CAN DO THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO. WITH NO OBJECTION WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH A DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. ALLEN WOLF, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE CTSI. SINCE OUR ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR THE GRANT FOR THE HOUSING APPLICATION IN THE LAUREL BAY AREA THE ACCESS TO OUR OPTION FOR BALANCE OF THE LAND FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS SINCE BEEN LOST. THE DEVELOPER ENGAGED IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER WHO IS PARTNERING PURCHASING THE ADDITIONAL LAND FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING. OVERALL THE GOOD THING FOR THE COUNTY THIS ALTERED THE PARCEL WE WERE WORKING ON AND MAKES THE UNIT COUNT THAT WILL BE CHOSEN NOT 39 WHICH WE PREVIOUSLY CAME TO YOU WITH AND IT WOULD DROP IT DOWN TO 32 UNITS.

NOW THESE CHANGES MAKE OUR DEADLINE OF JUNE 2ND FOR CITY HOUSING UNATTAINABLE.

SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK FOR DEFERRAL OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. WE WILL BE WORKING FOR A MORE SUITABLE PARCEL NORTH OF THE BROAD AND TO SEEK YOUR SUPPORT. OBVIOUSLY ONCE WE HAVE A VIABLE PROJECT TO CONTINUE ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE HOUSING SHORTAGE WE REALLY APPRECIATE FROM THE BOARD THE TEAM, THE CDC THE COUNCIL'S WILLINGNESS TO MOVE QUICKLY BASED THAT DEADLINE FOR US THE HOUSING OF JUNE 2ND TO JUST CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND I'M SORRY THAT DIDN'T COME TOGETHER IN A BETTER WAY AND MR. HICKS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR JUST VERY BRIEFLY FINANCE COMMITTEE ASKED US LOOK AT THREE THINGS.

NUMBER ONE WAS THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT. NUMBER TWO, WE LOOKED AT THE COMPETITIVE NATURE OF PROJECT. AND NUMBER THREE, WE LOOKED AT THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT ON ALL THREE INSTANCES IT WAS MADE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT ONCE ADJACENT LAND WAS SOLD.

THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THAT APPLICATION DIFFICULT.

I WANT TO APPLAUD CBDC FOR LOOKING AT IT. IT'S VERY HARD BEING A DEVELOPER 30 YEARS IT WAS NEVER A PROJECT I THOUGHT I COULDN'T DO BUT THEY LOOKED AT THIS AND SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL AND AS FOR THE DEFERMENT SO I APPLAUD THEIR DECISION AND WE SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO AT THIS TIME DO WE NEED A MOTION TO DEFER OR JUST GO FORWARD? WE'RE MOVING TO DISCUSSION. IT WAS JUST A DISCUSSION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

CAN I JUST ONE COMMENT? I THINK WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER DOOR OPENS.

WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A VISIT BACK HERE AGAIN ONCE YOU LOCATE SOME ADDITIONAL AND

[13. 2025/20 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND BEAUFORT COUNTY'S BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 (ORDINANCE NO. 2024/25) TO AMEND SECTION III COUNTY OPERATIONS REVENUE, PARAGRAPH B. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND; AND SECTION IV. COUNTY OPERATIONS APPROPRIATION, PARAGRAPH B. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND ADD APPENDIX A AND APPENDIX B TO THE FY 2025 BUDGET]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON WE HAVE ORDINANCES FOR THIRD READING. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO VICE CHAIRMAN TAVERNER.

OKAY. ORDINANCE 2025 SAYS 20 IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND COUNTY'S BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. IT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 SIZE 25 TO AMEND SECTION THREE COUNTY OPERATIONS REVENUE PARAGRAPH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND SECTION FOUR CAP COUNTY OPERATIONS APPROPRIATION PARAGRAPH B IMPROVEMENT FUND AND ADD APPENDIX A AND APPENDIX B TO THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET DEVOTED THE FIRST READING ON

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SO I'M LOOKING A MOTION FOR THIS MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. PASSMAN SECOND.

SECOND. MR.. LARSON WE DON'T NEED A REVIEW OF THIS. ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION ON COUNCIL OR COMMENT? ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL CALL THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AS READ.

[14. 2025/21 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 2021/24, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.]

ORDINANCE 2025 SIZE 21 IN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 2021 SIZE 24 WHICH ESTABLISHED THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. VOTED FIRST READING ON APRIL 14TH WAS TEN 10 TO 0. THE VOTED SECOND READING AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 28TH WAS NINE ZERO. I WILL MAKE MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. PASSMAN. SECOND.

MR. MCGOWAN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTION FROM COUNCIL WE'VE ALREADY CHEWED THIS ONE UP. YES. JUST GIVE IT AN EXPLANATION.

THIS IS AT ONE TIME WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A A A TAX BASICALLY TO HAVE IT FALL UNDER. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE NOW. SO AGAIN WE'RE JUST DOING SOME TIDYING UP OF OUR ACCOUNTING PRACTICES WITH THIS. CORRECT? MR.. IT CORRECT. WE'RE JUST TAKING SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND MOVING THEM BACK INTO THE GENERAL IN ORDER TO DO SO WE NEED TO REPEAL THIS PREVIOUSLY PASSED ORDINANCE. YOU FEEL LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOUR TIMES NOW THINK I CAN JUST HIT PLAY NOW AT THIS POINT? OKAY.

ANY QUESTION FOR THESE HERE? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES INDEED PRIOR WE ACTUALLY PUT THE SOLID ENTERPRISE RECYCLING ENTERPRISE TOGETHER ANTICIPATE FOR ANTICIPATION OF THE CLOSING OF THE. EXCUSE ME I'M GETTING HOARSE OF THE CURRENT ALL RIGHT.

AND SO NOW WE ARE WE ARE RESCINDING THE THE ENTERPRISE AND SO MY AND MY QUESTION IS ALL RIGHT, ARE WE ANTICIPATING OH, WELL I MEAN I'M AFRAID IT THIS WAY WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY? ARE WE ANTICIPATING OF THE LANDFILL BEFORE WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE LANDFILL MY CLOTHES AND THEN WE GOT TO LOOK AT PERHAPS STARTING A ENTERPRISE AGAIN YES SO THE ENTERPRISE THE GOAL OF THE ENTERPRISE IS TO PRODUCE REVENUE AND. THE REVENUE WAS COMING FROM HOLDING SOURCE WHETHER THAT'S THE TRANSFER STATION OR MURF FOR RECYCLING ACTIVITIES, THE TRANSFER STATION WE STILL HAVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND THE LANDFILL WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS THERE WAS A EXPIRING PERMIT FOR EXPANSION, WASTE MANAGEMENT ALL OF OUR WASTE AND BEFORE ACCOUNTING GOES TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL JUST IN JASPER COUNTY THEY'VE SINCE GOT AN EXTENSION I'M NOT SURE ON THE ON OF THAT EXTENSION BUT I WILL GET THAT ANSWER AND GET THAT INFORMATION AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING TO PURSUE TO SEE IF TRANSFER STATION IS IN OUR BEST INTEREST IN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY PARTICULARLY TO THE AREAS THAT PRODUCE MORE WASTE IN THE SOUTHERN PART. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AS LOOKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN JASPER AND BEAUFORT IN OUR JASPER AND HAMPTON AND IN CARLTON THAT WE HAVE BEFORE TALKED TO THEM. ALL RIGHT. KEEP US POSTED.

WE'LL THE ANYBODY ELSE QUESTION OR COMMENT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AS READ PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[15. 2025/22 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF A DRAINAGE EASEMENT TMS R510 007 000 0116 0000.]

THE VOTED OUR FIRST READING APRIL 14TH WAS TEN ZERO THE VOTED OUR SECOND READING WHICH ALSO INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 28TH WAS NINE ZERO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ORDINANCE AS READ? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. OH MR. PARSONS ON A ROLL TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SECOND, SECOND. MR. MACALLAN. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO LET'S TAKE A VOTE TO APPROVE THIS AS READ. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN

[16. 2025/23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF AN EASEMENT ENCUMBERING PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TMS NO. R300 035 00A 0004 0000 AND R300 035 00A 0005 0000.]

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THANK YOU. IS THERE PAST SECOND AND MR. MCGOWAN ARE YOU GUYS TAG TEAMING TONIGHT? RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE. OKAY, LET'S A VOTE TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS READ. RAISE YOUR HAND IF APPROVE IT. ALL RIGHT.

[17. 2025/24 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF TAX MAP SERIAL NUMBERS TMS R600 007 000 001A 0000, R600 007 000 0005 0000, R600 007 000 0006 0000, R600 007 000 0007 0000, R600 007 000 0008 0000, R600 007 000 0009 0000, R600 007 000 0010 0000, AND R600 007 000 0011 0000, ALSO KNOWN AS NORTH WIDGEON FEE]

OKAY THE VERDICT FIRST READING A PUBLIC HEARING WAS NINE ZERO MOVED BY MR. MCGOWAN.

I WILL SECOND THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THIS MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

TO DEFER THIS ACTION UNTIL THE NEXT COUNTY MEETING SECOND THAT MOTION TO AMEND YOU FOR THAT LET'S VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. ANYBODY EVER COMMENT OR QUESTION COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED PART OF THIS ORDINANCE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. TO DEFER.

TO DEFER. YES OH, THERE'S ONE NOW WHO HAS ME.

OH, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT HIM. I APPRECIATE SO I'M USED TO IT BUT. OKAY, NOW BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, CORRECT YES.

ALL RIGHT. THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND THAT WAS TO DEFER TO DEFER.

SO WE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT PART. THAT'S THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED. AS AMENDED. OKAY.

AND YES AND IT'S MR. PASSMAN AGAIN AND MR. MCGOWAN AGAIN. I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY EASY FOR RECORD KEEPING. ANYBODY HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE OF HANDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OPPOSED TO ONE OPPOSED.

MR. JOHNSON, YOUR FAVOR. HE'S IN FAVOR AND WE GOT MR. BROWN ONE OPPOSED.

[18. 2025/25 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. (PUBLIC HEARING)]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED. THANK YOU MR. PERSIMMON SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. MACALLAN.

THIS IS A PUBLIC SO ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED.

NOW WOULD BE THE TIME. SEEING THE NOW CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYBODY COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS. ALL IN FAVOR I THANK YOU OKAY ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING.

[19. 2025/26: 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. (PUBLIC HEARING)]

I HAD A QUESTION FOR. I THINK SOME OF THIS IS AND COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW'S DISTRICT YET AND I BELIEVE WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT DURING COMMITTEE ON THIS ONE I BELIEVE Y'ALL ARE JUST ON A CLUE. AM I CORRECT ON THIS SHOW AND I'LL CLOSE OUT THE DESIGN PHASE AND THEN WHEN YOU ALL BRING FORWARD THE NEW PRIORITY LIST, THIS IS GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THAT. WELL, SO THAT WOULD BE UP FOR DISCUSSION WHAT WE OWE COUNCIL

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BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS IS THE AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR TO GO AND NEGOTIATE RIGHT AWAY THE NEXT BUNCH OF PROJECTS THAT ARE READY FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ON PATHWAYS AND LADIES ISLAND AND AS FAR AS THE DESIGN THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND THE PERMITTING WHETHER WE EXECUTE THE ABILITY THIS JUST GIVES US THE ABILITY TO START NEGOTIATIONS ON MIDDLE ROAD OR WE CAN PAUSE SO YOU CAN EITHER INCLUDE IT IN THIS AS IT'S WRITTEN AND WE JUST PAUSE THAT UNTIL WE BRING THE RESOLUTION BACK TO COUNCIL FOR FULL CONSIDERATION. WHAT WE'RE DOING IN 2018 OR YOU CAN REMOVE IT FROM THIS ITEM IF YOU CHOSE TO. WELL I GUESS WHAT WOULD STAFF PREFER ON THAT THAT FRONT YOU ALL THE ONES WORKING ON THE PROJECT? YEAH I THINK OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE LEAVE IT AS INCLUDED. WE WILL JUST INTERNALLY NOT UPON ACQUIRING RIGHT AWAY ON THAT UNTIL WE HEAR FROM WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO WITH THAT ROAD. BUT THAT WAY YOU DECIDE TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT ROAD.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE ACTION WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THIS ACTION HERE WE.

THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT I'D SAY LEAVE IN FOR LIKE YOU JUST SUGGESTED LEAVE IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT I DO THINK IT IS A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A PRIORITY.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK AND YOU BELLA SPOKE ABOUT THIS ONE SO WE'LL HAVE THAT. MR. SMITH COME ON, COME FORWARD.

I JUST THIS JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THIS IS NOT THE THE RIGHT OF WAY IN FRONT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS IT THE ARE COMING GA GOING ON TO TELL AND IS IT NO THIS IS THIS IS BACK NEAR THE ROUNDABOUT GOING DOWN MIDDLE ROAD OKAY OKAY I JUST WANT THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION PLEASE ALL THE KOREAN PARK OH SORRY I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ONLY ONLY PERSON SPEAKING ANYBODY ELSE ON THE PUBLIC ON ORDINANCE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

GO AHEAD. QUESTION WITH REGARD THE DETAILED MAP THAT WAS GIVEN TO US DURING SOME COMMENTS FROM ANDREW BELLIS HAS ALL OF THE HAVE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT SHE EXPRESSED BEEN INVESTIGATED WITH REGARD TO WHAT SHE SEES AS THE CONFLICTS WITH REGARD TO ALL OF THIS RIGHT AWAY BEING ACCEPTED? SO THIS RIGHT AWAY IS WHERE WE ARE IN OUR PLAN DEVELOPMENT SO THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS AS FAR AS FUTURE WIDENING OF THOSE AS FAR AS SOME CROSSINGS AND STUFF WE WOULD THIS IT'S ALL ON ONE SIDE THE ROAD IS AS IS PROPOSED RIGHT NOW WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH D.O.T. WHERE WE MAKE CROSSINGS TO GO ACROSS ROAD AND THAT'S STILL TO BE DESIGNED AND FULLY DETAILED OUT BUT THIS WAS PROPOSED IN THESE EXHIBITS IS THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE PATHWAY AS PRESENTLY DESIGNED ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT LAW IS PRESENTLY DESIGNED OR ANY OF THE DEFECTS THAT WERE POINTED OUT OR CRITICISMS WERE POINTED OUT INCORPORATED THE CURRENT DESIGN SHE HAS POINTED OUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE INCLUDED I GUESS LET ME THINK HOW TO SAY THIS BEST SOME OF THE THINGS ARE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AS FAR AS A BRIDGE CONNECTING LADY'S ISLAND ALL THE WAY TO BEHIND THE AIR STATION THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT OR AS BEING CONCEIVED. SO THIS PROJECT IS JUST FOR THE OF THAT WOULD BE NEEDED ON THE EXISTING WITHOUT ANY FUTURE PROPOSED WIDENING AND NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. SO SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT PRESENTED ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE SIDEWALK AS PROPOSED. OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR..

YES, SHE DID EXPRESS AND I SAW THAT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T LOOK AT MIDDLE ROAD THAT WILL BUT IT LOOKS VERY FRAGMENTED PIECES PIECES THERE AND I WAS COMING OF THE SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY SO WHERE WE HAVE THESE 60% DESIGN DRAWINGS AND SO THE RIGHT OF WAY THIS OF NEED OR NOT JUST RIGHT AWAY BUT EASEMENTS OR CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IS DEPENDENT ON THE BIOGRAPHY AS YOU GO AROUND THE ROAD.

SO THERE WILL BE SOME MORE NEEDED ON SOME ROADS OR SOME PARCELS THAN OTHER PARCELS AND

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ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT OR QUESTION? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE AS READ ALL IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. ALL OPPOSED.

DEPAIVA OKAY, MR. MCGOWAN THANK YOU ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 2025 SO IT'S 27 AN ORDINANCE

[20. 2025/27: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE STATE A-TAX FUNDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE A-TAX FUNDS COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS (PUBLIC HEARING)]

OH, A SECOND. YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO DISCUSS THIS THIS THIS DISBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC ATX FUNDS? ALL RIGHT, SO YOU KNOW WHAT I'LL? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL GO TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL QUESTIONS ANYBODY OTHER THAN ME I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT ANYBODY ELSE NOT ON THIS ONE COMMENT IS NOT CONCERNING.

THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR BUT THE MOSS TRAIL AND THE COMMITTEE AND MS. HALL WAS A PART OF THAT YOU HAVE CONNECTION TO IT AND SO IT'S OPEN THEY'RE PROPOSING SOME THINGS OPENED FOR CHILDREN AND ALL I WOULD WANT TO SAY IS THAT I WOULD ASK THEM TO LOOK FOR PARKING IN THE FUTURE SO THAT STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS ACTUALLY GET A GET A FEEL FOR SPANISH MOSS TRAIL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRAIL AND I WOULD LOVE PARKING TO BE INCORPORATED SOMEWHERE I DON'T KNOW HOW I DON'T KNOW WHERE BUT WE'D LOVE FOR PARKING TO BE INCORPORATED. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT WOULD GO TO THE SPANISH MAESTRO GROUP. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION? I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I SAID THE PRESENTATIONS THERE WERE 17 OF THEM. I SAT WITH THE COMMITTEE AS THEY DISCUSSED EVERY ONE I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION A FEW OF THESE YOU WILL NOTICE IN YOUR BACK UP THAT SOME OF THEM ARE VERY SPECIFIC AS TO HOW THEY'RE USED. I REALLY LIKE THE ROYAL SOUND PORT ROYAL FOUNDATION. THEY'RE GOING TO DO A DOCK RENOVATION AND COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THEIR GUESTS. I LOOK AT THE BEAUFORT HISTORY MUSEUM THEY REQUESTED $72,700.

THEY WERE THEY WERE RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE 30,000 CONTINGENT UPON THE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR MARKETING AND THAT THEY UTILIZE CVB SOME OF THESE AS FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS THE COMMITTEE SAID SPECIFICALLY FOR MARKETING . SO THAT WILL BE WHEN THEY START ASKING REMEMBER THEY GET THE FIRST HALF UP FRONT AND THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS AND THEN THEY TO GET SECOND HALF AND THEN A REVIEW. SO WHEN THEY COME BACK WOULD LOOK AT THAT. YOU HAVE HISTORIC MITCHELL VALE FREEDOM PARK AGAIN THE COUNTY WORKED WITH HILTON HEAD TO THROUGH GREENSPACE YOU'LL NOTICE THIS FOR 35,000 FOR TWO EVENTS THAT WAS THE DRIVE THRU LIGHTS AND THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THE IS RECOMMENDING 20,000 CONTINGENT UPON IT ALL USED FOR MARKETING IF THEY CAN'T COME BACK AND APPROVE THE USE OF MARKETING THEY WON'T RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. ALSO THE SYMPHONY HILTON HAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AS FOR 25,000 THEY CAME BACK AFTER BEING DENIED IN NOVEMBER.

THEY BASICALLY SAID WE'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN IT. WHY CAN'T WE GET IT AGAIN? THE RECOMMENDATION IS 10,000 FROM THIS COMMITTEE THIS ONE I OBJECTED TO BECAUSE IT IS I'M HILTON HEAD ISLAND IT WILL GENERATE A TAX FOR HILTON HEAD NOT NECESSARILY THE COUNTY AND THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE THIS ORGANIZATION TO EXPLORE EXPANDING MULTI-LOCATION THEY TOLD GROUP YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING FOR BEAUFORT YOU CAN TO WATERFRONT PARK YOU CAN DO A SYMPHONY THERE IT IN MY OPINION THEY SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED IT TO GET THE 10,000 BUT THIS IS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN YOU HAD THERE WAS ONE OTHER ONE THE FAVOR CORP ON PAGE 391 THE APPLICATION WAS FOR 15,000 IT IS A ONE DAY FESTIVAL OF LINE DANCING AND THEY GOING TO GET THEIR RECOMMENDED 10,000 CONTINGENT ON ALL THE FUNDS BEING USED FOR MARKETING. THIS GROUP DID NOT APPLY TO HILTON IT IS IN SHELTER COVE SO

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ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTION NOTE THEN I WILL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RECOMMENDED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR STATE TAX.

OKAY, THAT'S EIGHT NINE. I'LL NOT APPROVE TOO. IT'S 92.

THE MOTION PASSES YOU GOT ME AS AN APPROVER BY THE WAY PARDON ME I WAS A APPROVAL, RIGHT?

[21. 2025/28: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND BEAUFORT COUNTY'S BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 (ORDINANCE NO. 2024/25) TO CORRECTLY REFLECT THE FUND 4000 CIP BUDGET (PUBLIC HEARING)]

THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD AND TALK ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE? OKAY, SEE NO ONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING. ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT THIS WOULD BE FOR MISS HARRIET AND THIS IS A FIRST READING SO YOU CAN ASK WHAT YOU LIKE OR GOOD YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT THERE AND WE PUT IT THROUGH ENOUGH LAST TIME.

YEAH I THINK YOU WENT THROUGH THIS. YEAH WE DID EVERYBODY HAVE A QUESTION FOR HER COMMENT, MISS BROWN. ALL RIGHT THEN WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS ORDINANCE AS .

[25. 2025/29: AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; TO LEVY TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; TO ADOPT SERVICE AND USER FEES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SAID TAXES AND OTHER REVENUES COMING INTO THE COUNTY; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]

MR. LAWSON MADE THAT MOTION WHILE SECOND WHEN HE JUMPED TO THIS FILING MR. CHANCE SAID YOU SHOULD ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND AND WE WILL OPEN THIS TO DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL AND WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER THIS LAST WEEK BUT MAYBE QUESTIONS AROSE SO MISS HERRIOT'S ON DUTY FOR THIS ONE ARE YOU GOING TO GET OFF EASY AGAIN? ANYBODY PLEASE ON HER NEXT WEEK. OH DEAR.

WOULD YOU THE PUBLIC I SAW YOUR RELEASE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS DOES NOT INCREASE MILLAGE.

YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT CORRECT? WE DID A LOT REALLOCATION OF OUR MILLAGE IN FISCAL YEAR 26 PROPOSED BUDGET SO THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO INCREASE MILLAGE OR TAXES FOR OUR RESIDENT SO. WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST BASED ON THE 59.5 MILLS WE CURRENTLY HAVE SO PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BUDGET WE BROUGHT SOLID WASTE MILLAGE WITH IT SO THAT KIND OF HELPED AND THEN WE JUST DID OUR FLAT RATE INCREASE 1885 AND 4943 SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WE DISCUSSED FROM FEBRUARY FORWARD IMPLEMENTED IN THIS BUDGET THAT INCLUDES THE EMS FOR SHIFT, THAT INCLUDES BRINGING THE SHERIFF'S SALARIES UP TO I THINK IT'S 60,000 STARTING AS WELL AS THE SOLICITOR'S SOLICITOR'S OFFICE COMMITMENT TO 1410 PER CAPITA WHICH IS THE STATE AVERAGE.

SO WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PULL OFF SOME REALLY BIG FEATS THIS YEAR WITH NO TAX INCREASE . SO AND JUST TO NOTE ON THE MAY 19TH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH THESE TWO GENTLEMEN LEAD THAT WILL BE OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE, CORRECT? YOU WILL HAVE WE'RE PUTTING THE PACKAGE TOGETHER NOW FOR THE 19TH MEETING BUT YOU SAW IN YOUR SUMMARY IN YOUR BUDGET YOU RECEIVED AT THE SPECIAL CALLED FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING A SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS SUBMITTED, WHAT WAS REQUESTED, WHAT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND I SAT DOWN AND FELT LIKE WAS APPROPRIATE. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT ANYTHING THE ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDED COLUMN IS BASED ON WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS BASED ON THOSE

[01:45:04]

YES. YEAH. JUST BECAUSE YOU ALLOW US TO TALK SO I'M WILL TALK. I AM I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH EMS WHEN WE CHANGED FROM 2448 TO 2472 NEEDING MORE EMPLOYEES ETC. ETC. THE BUDGET REALLY DIDN'T INCREASE MUCH SO THAT WAS TO ME I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT AND STUFF. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU CALL THESE OUTSIDE AGENCIES OR NOT BUT THE SALT AND WATER CONSERVATION THAT'S AN OUTSIDE RIGHT. SO THEY'LL BE COMING NEXT WEEK THEY'LL BE PRESENTING THIS WEEK BUT THEY ARE ON YOUR SUMMARIZED LIST FOR ALL OUTSIDE AGENCIES HAVE TO BE TWO PAGES THERE ARE OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT JUST ASK FOR A FLAT RATE AND THEN YOU HAVE MAIL RECEIVING ENTITIES ON THE SECOND. RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO I'LL WAIT A WHOLE MINE FOR UNTIL YOU KNOW UNTIL RIGHT ALL OUTSIDE AGENCIES WILL BE PRESENTING NEXT WEEK SO YOU CAN ASK THEM ANY QUESTION YOU WOULD LIKE.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE QUESTION OR COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FIRST READING SO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE AS READ ON FIRST READING AND YES UNANIMOUS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK HERE. I'M OUT.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS BUT I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE EXTEND OUR TIME BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TAKE THE MOTION FOR TO IN TIME YOU ARE USUALLY GIVEN DON'T GIVE A TIME BUT IT'S FOR BOTH MEETINGS . ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXTEND OUR TIME PAST 8:00 I'M NOT SECOND IN THAT BUT WE HAVE A SECOND REALLY I'LL SECOND GIVE YOUR JACKET BACK ALL IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING TIME BEYOND 8:00 IS MR. HEAD COUNT DO WE HAVE IT EVERYBODY? NO NOT EVERYBODY IN YORK YOU'VE ODYSSEUS YOU ALWAYS YOU KNOW. YES. YOU KNOW SINCE WE CHANGE OUR FROM 5 TO 6 I MEAN IT MAKES SENSE TO GO BEYOND YEAH SO I THINK THAT'S RIGHT I DON'T KNOW JOE JOE WELL OKAY CLOSE RIGHT THEN. I KNOW WE'LL SEE THE ONLY NO I THINK SO. ALL RIGHT WHO'S A NO JOE? JOE, MR. PRESIDENT DIDN'T SPEAK

[22. 2022/22: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF COUNTY SWIMMING POOLS]

WE'RE MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION AS THIS IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF THEIR THREE SWIMMING POOLS SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUS SLEEP THAT WAS GOOD EASY.

[23. 2025/23: RESOLUTION UPDATING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) POLICY]

[24. 2025/24 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FROM THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PURCHASE 117- ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 60 JOHN MEEKS ROAD, SEABROOK, SOUTH CAROLINA, (LOBECO) WITH TAX MAP NUMBERS R700 037 000 0181 0000, R700 037 000 0182 0000, R700 037 000 0183 0000, R700 037 000 0184 0000, R700 037 000 0185 0000 AND R700 037 000 0186 0000]

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