Jun 09, 2025 County Council

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. I LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR JUNE NINTH TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND STAY STANDING . THE INVOCATION BY COUNCILMAN LAWSON ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE JAMES ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AND LORD, LET US BE QUICK TO LISTEN TO SPEAK AND SLOW TO ANGER LET US USE WISDOM YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR MANY AND NOT JUST FEW. LET US PROTECT THOSE WHO CANNOT PROTECT THEMSELVES.

LET US PUT OUR PRIDE AND PERSONALITIES ASIDE TO BE PRODUCTIVE FOR THOSE WHO REPRESENT. PLEASE BLESS EMPLOYEES, STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS PLEASE BLESS PROTECT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF ALLOWING US TO LIVE IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AS COUNTY.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU THIS MEETING WAS ADVERTISED IN COURT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES MOTION ? THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LAWSON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MAY 27 IT IS UNANIMOUS OKAY AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ADMINISTRATOR'S

[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

COUNTY COUNCIL GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS ARE PRETTY EXCITING SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO WITHOUT ADO WE'LL GET STARTED. THE FIRST IS WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE DISABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS AS IS ZAKIYA HILL THOMPSON HOPEFULLY I GOT THAT RIGHT OVER HERE SHE IS IS THAT RIGHT IS A LADY UM HAS A KIDS WITH SHE'S A DIRECT CARE SPECIALIST WITH A DISABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT. YOU BOTH ACCOUNTING FOR 15 YEARS SO THAT'S A GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT. SUMMARY OF HER DUTIES SHE ASSISTS INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS WITH ADLS OR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT ZAKIYA THIS SHARE PUBLICLY SAYS UNIQUE NAME DESCRIBES A PURE BRIGHT AND INTELLIGENT PERSON WE CAN ALL AGREE WITH THAT SHE IS ORIGINALLY FROM CONNECTICUT AND MOVED TO BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA SIX YEARS AGO DSN WAS HER FIRST JOB OPPORTUNITY AND IN YOUR INTERVIEW WITH WANDA YOU STATED THAT YOU BELIEVED IN LONGEVITY. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE A PERSON OF YOUR WORD. SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO WOULD YOU LIKE MAKE ANY COMMENTS? DO I JUST APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION IT'S A TEAM IDEAS AND SO IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON BUT I APPRECIATE IT AND CONTINUE TO KEEP DOING WHAT I DO BEST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'LL GET PEOPLE TO OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF BROADCAST SERVICES RECEIVING FOUR TELE AWARDS AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A TELE AWARD WAS I KNOW WHAT EMMYS I KNOW WHAT OSCARS BUT BUT YOU'RE NOT TELE AWARD IS A NATIONAL AWARD THAT HONORS EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND TELEVISION ACROSS ALL SCREENS IS FOUNDED IN 1979 TO HONOR LOCAL REGIONAL CABLE TELEVISION COMMERCIALS WITH NON BROADCAST VIDEO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMING SOON AFTER AND IT'S AWARD THE AWARD IS EVOLVED WITH THE RISE OF DIGITAL VIDEO TO INCLUDE BRANDED CONTENT DOCUMENTARY, SOCIAL MEDIA, IMMERSIVE AND MORE THE TELE AWARDS TODAY CELEBRATE THE BEST WORK IN THE VIDEO MEDIUM IN AN ERA OF MOVING IMAGE ON AND OFF LINE SO AS YOU KNOW OUR BEAUFORT COUNTY TELEVISION AND OUR DEPARTMENT HAS BROADCAST THE STATISTICS HERE IMPRESSIVE 417 LIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE COUNTY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.

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THE BEAUFORT COUNTY DEPARTMENT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED FIVE TONY AWARDS AND A NATIONWIDE THESE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS AND I'LL BE CALLING SOME UP WE DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL AWARD BUT THEY ARE THEY ARE HERE SO FIRST OFF WE'VE GOT TROY MATTHEWS. HE PLAYS SILVER IN THE CATEGORY OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR THE SHOW LIVE PLAYS EPISODE FEATURING FULL SPECTRUM STUDIOS AND WITH THAT CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU FOR ANY COMMENTS.

YES, I'D LIKE TO THANK HANNAH MR. VINTON CASSIE HEAD IN THAT WHO TOLD ME ABOUT FULL SPECTRUM JOY COMING TO WORK LOVE THE TEAM THAT I WORK WITH THE THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR.

THANK YOU, SIR. YES YES, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YOU KNOW I HAVE ENJOYED HIS BROADCASTING BUT TROY I NEVER KNEW THAT YOU LOOK SO MUCH LIKE YOUR FATHER EVERY DAY NOW SO THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. GREAT. SO NEXT WE'VE GOT KAYLA POPE WILLIAMS WHO PLAYS BRONZE IN TWO CATEGORIES ONE IS SERIES NON-SCRIPTED FOR THE SHOW OUR SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING ROBERTS SMALLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND A SECOND BRONZE TILLY IN THE CATEGORY OF SERIES EDUCATION AND FOR THE SAME EPISODE SO CONGRATULATIONS I THINK YOU HAVE NEXT WE HAVE CHLOE G WHO PLAYS BRONZE IN THE CATEGORY OF GENERAL SOCIAL FOR THIS YEAR'S COVERAGE OF THE 2024 HILTON HEAD ISLAND LANTERN PARADE WHICH EXPLORED THE ORIGINS OF THE LANTERN PARADE AND HAS EVOLVED INTO A MAJOR ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE LOWCOUNTRY. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND FINALLY IN THE CATEGORY OF LIVE EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES THE ENTIRE BROADCAST CREW RECEIVED A BRONZE AWARD FOR THEIR COVERAGE OF THE 53RD ANNUAL TOWN OF BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.

IT'S A TEAM EFFORT AND THE TEAM HAS BEEN BROADCASTING SINCE 2011.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, YOU CAN BETTER THANK YOU COUNCIL AND THANK YOU MR. MOORE FOR THE INTRODUCTION. GREAT TEAM.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WE WE LOVE COVERING THE MEETINGS.

WE GET ALL THESE TROPHIES FOR ALL THESE EXTRA STUFF AT THE MEETINGS THAT'S WELL THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE SO THANK YOU. IT IS REALLY OKAY. NEXT TO IT WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF ALL ABOARD BEAUFORT COALITION AND ITS DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS I BELIEVE THEY'RE HERE SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO COME FORWARD AS THEY COME UP I'LL GO AND READ.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF THIS COALITION AS DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. THE REMARKABLE GROUP REPRESENTS THE DIVERSE FABRIC OF NORTH AND BEAUFORT COUNTY INCLUDING PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER THEY WORK TIRELESSLY REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE MISUSE THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM APRIL 1ST, 2024 TO MARCH 31ST 2025, THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED IMPRESSIVE 1,168.5 HOURS TO ALL ABOARD BEAUFORT OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DEMONSTRATING THEIR DEEP COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING AND PROMOTING HEALTHIER, SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH.

AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY PROUD TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE FIVE EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS NAZARIO WILSON LO IS IT MIGHTY OR GREEN? I HEAR BE A GARDENER UH T.A.

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IT RECENTLY HONORED WITH THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD AT A STAR YOUTH LEADERSHIP MEETING ON ST HELENS ISLAND COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED SIX 91.75 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND WERE OR THE BRONZE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD MEDAL CERTIFICATE FOR THEIR SERVICE AREA WILSON WHO ALSO RECEIVED OUR VERY FIRST ALL ABOARD BEFORE GRADUATION SHE'LL BE HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE THIS FALL TO PURSUE A DEGREE NURSING AND THIS IS AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE OF A BRIGHT FUTURE WE'RE HELPING TO BUILD. SO LET'S JOIN THEM IN CELEBRATING THE INSPIRING DEDICATION A POSITIVE IMPACT THEY MAKE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD I KNOW THIS GROUP WORKED REALLY HARD PROM WEEKS WITH THE WITH THE LOCAL AND ALSO THE CORONER'S OFFICE HELPED WITH THAT TOO TO HELP TEENAGERS MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES THANK YOU ALL RIGHT VERY HMM. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS AND THANK THESE INDIVIDUALS THESE A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE REASON WHY OUR COMMUNITY IS THE WAY THAT IT IS THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GO OUT AND PROVIDE VOLUNTEER HOURS IS INCREDIBLE. SO THE AMOUNT HOURS THAT THEY'VE GIVEN AS A GROUP IS JUST IT WARMS MY HEART AND THE REASON WHY I LOVE THIS THIS COMMUNITY SO. THANK YOU. I SAY YOUR NAME.

OH, I AM JODY MARTINEZ AND I AM THE PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR OUR GROUP SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU OH OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF RACHEL MAKOWSKY HOPEFULLY I GOT THAT RIGHT. MIKULSKI THANK YOU.

UM, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTY CORNER YES. GREAT.

I GOT THAT RIGHT. SHE WAS SELECTED AS THE DEPUTY CORNER OF THE YEAR FOR LOWCOUNTRY REGION BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORONER. THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR.

CONGRATULATIONS. SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE WITH AN INSATIABLE DESIRE TO CONTINUOUSLY LEARN ANYTHING RELATED TO THE CORNER OFFICE. SHE DOES AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTY CORNER REVIEWING ALL CASE FILES AND ENSURING THEY ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE WELL AS MAKING SURE ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE FILE SHE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THE OFFICE IS RUN IN A TOP NOTCH SHE COMES IN AT NIGHT HOLIDAY WEEKENDS TO CERTIFIED DEATH CERTIFICATES SO FUNERAL HOMES AND FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT WHICH I KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THOSE FAMILIES EXCELLENT SKILLS WITH DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC VENDORS ON A DAILY BASIS. SHE'S ALWAYS AND HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND CONSISTENTLY ASKING IF THEY NEED HELP IN ANY WAY AND DOES WHAT SHE CAN TO HELP THEM.

SHE'S SHOWN NOTHING BUT GROWTH AND ADVANCEMENT IN HER ROLE AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTY CORONER AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT AWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK BUT IT HAS BEEN NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER SO MAKE IT QUICK. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF MY COWORKERS AND MY FAMILY THAT IS HERE.

SORRY TO WITNESS THIS. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THINK SO? THAT CONCLUDES RECOGNITIONS I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES FOR COUNSEL TO PROVIDE COUNSEL. I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN SOME EMAILS ABOUT THE BUCKINGHAM LANDING FLOAT AND WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE FOR REPAIRS NEEDED AT BUCKINGHAM FLOAT BASED ON STAFF ASSESSMENT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED AS AN EMERGENCY DUE THE HAZARD IT MAY POSE TO THE PUBLIC WHILE IT'S IN OPERATION WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE QUOTE WE'RE WAITING FOR A SECOND QUOTE AND HOPE TO BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THAT EVALUATION EARLY THIS WEEK AND EXECUTE THE PURCHASE ORDER AND CONTRACT SO THAT'S ITEM NUMBER ONE.

ITEM NUMBER TWO AT THE LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION LAST SENATOR DAVIS REPORTED AND I'M GOING TO REPORT IT HERE AND I CHECKED WITH HIM AND SO I HAVE THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.

CHAIRMAN WHITE FROM THE CIB TOLD HIM LAST WEEK THAT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER REGARDING THE COUNTY RESUBMISSION OF THE HIGHWAY TO 78 THE IGA FOR THE FOR THE

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OKAY YOU IT WILL WORK. ALL RIGHT, IT'S MOVING ON ON OUR AGENDA.

[7. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MONTH OF JUNE AS ELEVATE FATHERHOOD MONTH - Council Member Bartholomew ]

JUST DON'T FORGET FATHER'S DAY COMING UP FATHER'S DAY WE'RE GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION AND WHEREAS REPRESENT THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENT OF RESILIENT FAMILIES PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO THEIR CHILDREN AND WHEREAS THEY INFLUENCE OF FATHERS ON THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IS PROFOUND AS THEY IMPART VALUES, ENCOURAGE PERSONAL GROWTH AND NURTURE RESILIENCE. AND. WHEREAS, THE SOUTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR FATHERS AND FAMILIES ESTABLISHED 2002 HAS EMERGED AS A PIVOTAL SOURCE OF SUPPORT EQUIPPING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FATHERS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE TO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND FATHERHOOD.

AND. WHEREAS THE LONG STANDING COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CENTER AND SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALONGSIDE OTHER STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE ENTITIES HAS FACILITATED THE CENTER'S EXPANSION INTO ALL 46 COUNTIES AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BETTER SERVE A GREATER NUMBER OF FATHERS. AND. WHEREAS, THE CENTER HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED, DEVELOPED AND BROADENED IS FATHER 365 STATEWIDE NETWORK OF REGIONAL FATHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THOUSANDS OF FATHERS AND FAMILIES EVERY YEAR. AND. WHEREAS, WHEN FATHERS TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN LEADING AND ENGAGING THEIR CHILDREN, THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS THRIVE IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC DOMAINS. AND.

WHEREAS, THE MONTH OF JUNE PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE ESSENCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE UNWAVERING EFFORTS OF FATHERS IN THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND. WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WE ENCOURAGE CITIZENS OF COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR IN THEIR LIVES. AND. WHEREAS, THIS INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF FATHERS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN SUCH INVOLVEMENT IS FOR ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG INDIVIDUALS, CULTIVATING RESPONSIBLE AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HERE HEREBY PROCLAIMS JUNE 2025 AS ELEVATE FATHERHOOD MONTH DATED THIS NINTH DAY OF JUNE 2025 AND SIGNED BY OUR CHAIRWOMAN ALICE .

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING GOOD OKAY. YOU CAN ADDRESS US.

HE WON'T ADDRESS GROUND. I JUST WANT TO SAY AND THIS IS CURTIS HOPKINS FROM OUR BEAUFORT OFFICE WE DO HAVE 17 FULL SERVICES OFFICES AROUND THE STATE AND BEAUFORT WE HAVE A BRAND NEW PART TIME OFFICE SO . WE'RE BRINGING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INTO THE THE COUNTY HERE. AS THE PROCLAMATION SAID, WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2002 TO OVERSEE AN UMBRELLA AS AN UMBRELLA OVER ALL THE FATHERHOOD WORK IN IN EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 40 TO 50000 FATHERS IN SOUTH WHO ARE STILL DISCONNECTED FROM THEIR CHILDREN AND OUR ROLE IN WORKING WITH OUR AFFILIATES LIKE CURTIS HERE IS TO BRING DADS BACK TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN, TEACH THEM WITH PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDE THEM SERVICES SO THAT THEY CAN RECONNECT, BECOME BETTER PARENTS, BECOME GREAT DADS AND HAVE A STABLE FAMILY. STABLE FAMILIES MAKE STABLE COMMUNITIES AND GOOD COMMUNITIES AND AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

WE'RE WE'RE SO PLEASED AND HONORED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY TO ALLOW US THE PRIVILEGE TO TO ELEVATE FATHERHOOD. I SHOULD SAY NEXT SUNDAY A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU DADS IN THE ROOM AND EVERYONE HAS A DAD . EVERYONE A DAD STORY IN AND THIS IS THE TIME TO REALLY THIS IS LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR US TO WHERE WE TOGETHER THE THE

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IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. WE OPERATE 1880 LADIES ALLEN ROLLED OUT OF HOWARD I SERVICES IT IS OUR JOB AND OUR MANDATE TO ALLEVIATE OF THE BARRIERS THAT MOST OF THE MEN STRUGGLE WITH AS IT RELATES TO FATHERHOOD WE OFFER A 18 WEEK CURRICULUM DEALING WITH PARENTING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, LETTING THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERHOOD, UNDERSTAND THEIR CHILD'S NEEDS AND UNDERSTANDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE INSPIRE FATHERHOOD CHILDREN CAN THRIVE. SO IT IS A PLEASURE BEING IN THIS COMMUNITY IS A PLEASURE SERVING THE MEN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE SEE A GREAT PROGRESS.

WE HAVE SEEN GREAT PROGRESS IN THE MEN THAT WE HAVE BEEN SERVING.

IT'S JUST ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU NICK. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZED IN THE WEEK OF JULY

[8. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WEEK OF JULY 26-AUGUST 2 AS GULLAH/GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK - Council Member Glover]

OKAY. THANK YOU. TAKE THIS WITNESS.

WELCOME BACK, MADAM CHAIRMAN. JUST BEFORE OUR IOWA CAUCUS SESSION WE NEED A DO WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GULF FARMERS CO-OP MADE A PRESENTATION AT THAT TIME AND PRESENTING A GIFT BASKET OF VEGETABLES LOCAL VEGETABLES THAT WAS GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND I JUST WANTED TO OH THESE ARE THESE ARE TOMATOES. YES.

I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DONE DURING A CAUCUS SESSION AND A LOT OF TIME A LOT OF THE PUBLIC DON'T VIEW THE CAUCUS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND BECAUSE, I AM BEEN A PART OF THE GULLAH CO-OP. I CAN PROBABLY GO DOWN HERE AND PICK UP A FEW THINGS THAT THEY THOUGHT WE SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THIS TO OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR HIM TO ENJOY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE'S SOME CORN AND EGGPLANT AND OTHER GOOD THINGS IN THERE AND TOMATOES. ALL RIGHT.

AND NOW AT THIS TIME I'M CHAIRMAN OF QUEEN QUIT WOULD COME FORWARD AND THERE'S A PROCLAMATION, SIR. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ONE GLOWING REVIEW.

READ IT INTO THE MICROPHONE. SO TO BE RECORDED YES MA'AM. THE PROCLAMATION WHEREAS BEFORE WAS FOUNDED IN 1711 AND WHEREAS THE FOUNDING NATIVES GO A GEECHEE WE HERE IN THIS COASTAL REGION IN OUR STATE AND WHEREAS THE GULLAH GEECHEE HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR AND. WHEREAS WE HAVE CELEBRATED THEIR CONTRIBUTION BY ACTIVELY BEING ACTIVELY BEING A PART OF THE GULLAH EACH NATION APPRECIATION WEEK SINCE 22ND 2013 AND WHEREAS 2025 MARK SING HELENA ISLANDS OWN CHIEF QUEEN QUIT 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS HEAD BODY THE GULF GEECHEE NATION AND. WHEREAS GULLAH GEECHEE HAS LED THE MOVEMENT TO PROTECT GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE HUMAN RIGHTS LAND AND WATER WATER RIGHTS FOR OVER FOUR DECADES DURING WHICH SHE FOUNDED THE GULLAH ISLAND COALITION.

AND WHERE IS THE GOLD GEECHEE SEA ISLAND COALITION WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD HISTORY TO HAVE GULLAH GEEKIE IN NAME. AND WHERE IS THE GULLAH GEECHEE SEA ISLAND CORRELATION COALITION CONTINUES TO FORWARD THE MISSION OF THE GO EACH NATION. AND. WHEREAS THIS IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOING EACH NATION NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL DOES PROCLAIM JULY 26 THROUGH AUGUST SECOND 2025 AS GO AND GET APPRECIATION WEEK IN IN OUR

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THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ME THE GET THE MONEY THANK YOU.

THIS IS THIS MORNING SPECIAL IT'S OKAY. DON'T TAKE MY THING LOOK IT ALL HE GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. GLAD A VIDEO ONE WILL GET AND I'VE BEEN A WONDER WHY LIVE THE CITY AND COUNCILMAN GLOVER WHILE I'VE BEEN SITTING THERE WHAT MAY COME IN IN MY HEAD WHEN STAY THERE FEEL OH STAY HE NAVY STAY IN THERE YOU UNTIL THE WAR IT WE USED TO CRACK WE TO SING THAT ALL THE TIME AND WE CHART FUN HIS UNTIL NALA WHICH STILL AT THE EPICENTER A GALACTIC CULTURE. SO THEN I SAID WELL I GO SING I GO SEE GORCEY YOU COULD SING AND I SAID I SAID WELL I WANT PEOPLE SINGING YOU KNOW WHAT I GO SING. YOU'VE GOT TO SING. THEN HE COME OUT WITH THE BASKET AND I SAID OKAY THEN NOW I GO BEHIND HAD ME FOR SEE WHY BINGO I SEE A TIE TO THAT NOW I KNOW IF HE NEVER ASK IN ANY KUKES IN IT I KNOW IF ANYTHING NO NO.

OKAY BUT THE WHAT GOD TELL ME SINCE THE OTHER DAY WHEN I BEEN IN MY FEEL FUN SENTINEL SAID THIS SHOW WILL YOU HAVE A TELL A COLONY COUNCIL WHEN YOU GET IT IS YOUR TIME BUT TO KUKES OR DANNY FOR YOU NOW TO OTHER PEOPLE NOT YET I'M GONNA CALL ON KEEP SENDING LIKE A RADIO CALL AND CUCUMBERS AND THEN WHEN YOU INDIA FROM THE SAME VANTAGE POINT AND THING LIKE THAT IF YOU MAKE FUN OF FOR YOU YOU CAN HOW YOU DID IT AND YOU AIN'T NO THEY DID IT THEN THEY GO ROTTEN AND ENDED AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE SAME VANTAGE POINT AS NATIVE LANGUAGES WHO LITERALLY GREW UP ON THESE SEA ISLANDS ACTUALLY PUTTING OUR HANDS IN THE SOIL, TOILING IN THE HEAT HARVESTING REALIZE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT THAN OTHERS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CULTURE AND IT STRUCK ABOUT THAT VANTAGE POINT BECAUSE I WAS IN MY FIELD THE DAY AND THE TOMATOES ARE EASY TO SEE AND ESPECIALLY THEY TURN RED EASY TO SEE. SO I'M GLAD MY BROTHER DIDN'T GET TO THEM BEFORE I DID.

SO I GET OUT THERE, I'M GOING TO GET THOSE BUT THEN GOD SAID NO GO ON YOUR NEXT ROLE.

AND I LOOKED FROM A DISTANCE AT THEIR ROLE OUTSIDE THE FENCE BECAUSE I NEED A FENCE NOW I DIDN'T NEED IT BEFORE BUT TODAY IS WANT TO EAT MORE THAN I DO THEY WANT TO HARVEST BEFORE I GET THERE SO WE NEED A FENCE OUTSIDE THE FENCE AND LOOK LIKE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING FOR ME TO LOOK AT ON THAT NEXT ROW BUT WHEN I STEPPED OVER THERE I HAD TO PUT MY HAND DOWN AND LOOK BETWEEN THE AND THERE WERE TWO BIG CUCUMBERS LIKE THIS ONE OF WHICH I JUST ATE BEFORE I CAME HERE TO BE PREPARED FOR TONIGHT IN CASE THEY SAY BRING A LUNCH WHEN YOU COME TO COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SO I ATE BEFORE I GOT HERE AND GOD SAID THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME IN TO COUNTY NOW HAVE A DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT AND FOR ALL MY LIFE PEOPLE HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT. THEY COULDN'T SEE THE VALUE IN GULLAH GEECHEE PEOPLE ARE CULTURE AND RITA WAS THE WAY WE CRACKED. WE DID ANYTHING LIKE INITIATIVE AT SEA WE PROVOCATIVE LIKE I DID IT BUT I HAVE LIVED TO GO ALL OVER THE WORLD NOW AND TO ALL 50 STATES AND PEOPLE SAY YOU ALL ARE BRILLIANT FOR HOLDING ON TO YOUR CULTURE AND YOUR COMMUNITY AND KEEPING YOUR AREA THE WAY YOUR ANCESTORS KEPT IT RURAL HEALED HEALTHY WATERWAYS, HEALTHY LAND THAT YOU CAN HARVEST FROM BUT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR HARVEST RIGHT IN THE FIELD IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT VANTAGE POINT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEE WHERE THE FRUIT THAT'S BEING BORN IS AND SO WHEN I WAS TRAVELING LAST WEEK AND I HAD A BEHIND THE VISIT WITH DISNEY TO SEE WHAT HE DID THE VISION HE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT WERE GOING TO REMAIN RURAL THAT WERE GOING TO REMAIN FORESTED 11,500 ACRES I GOT TO SEE AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE AND THE BEAUTY IS MOST PEOPLE GO THERE AND

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MY LAST NAME GOOD WINE BUT SOME GOODNESS CAME OUT OF FROGMORE GOODNESS CAME OUT FROM SEASIDE ROAD ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND BECAUSE WE HAD VISION TO PROTECT THE WHOLE PLACE AND WHAT'S AROUND US. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE ONE OF THE GREATEST MEETINGS FOR ME RECENTLY WAS SITTING THERE IN ST HELENA BRANCH LIBRARY HAVING YOU FINALLY COME MEET IN THAT SPACE AND ANNOUNCE THE NEXT NIGHT THERE'S A NEW SANTA COMING AND THEN TO SEE THE PLETHORA OF SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THE SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALSO HARVESTING KNOWLEDGE FROM OUR COMMUNITY SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE MISLED IN ANY WAY THAT ALL THIS WORK THAT SEE IN THE HEADLINES IS COMING BECAUSE SOMEBODY NEW CAME IT'S COMING FROM THOSE WHO WERE ALREADY THERE. YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT VANTAGE AND LOOK AND YOU WOULD SEE THEM TO BE THAT ARE BRINGING ALL THIS YOUR HARVEST AND BEING LIKE I READ IT IN A COMMENTING LIKE IT HAD IT TOTAL SO ON SAINT HELENA Y'ALL ALREADY HAVE THIS WHOLE PACKET OF MATERIALS THESE ARE JUST EVENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND MOST OF THEM AT PENN CENTER THIS SUMMER IN CELEBRATION ALSO GALLAGHER'S YOU NATION APPRECIATION WEEK AND I'LL LEAVE SOME OUT THERE FOR PUBLIC BUT ALL OF YOU HAVE IT ALREADY AND I ALSO ENTERED IT INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING UP AND DOWN THE COAST HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING FOR THIS WHOLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TO GO GET YOU NATION AND I'M ALSO GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE WITH OTHERS WHO SAY CONTINUE TO HOLD ON JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

EVERYTHING WON'T BE ALL RIGHT SO WE HAVE A STAY IN THE FOR YOU HARVEST IN THE FRUIT BOWL WHO WE ARE DOWN YEAH AND I SAID THANK THANK YOU TO BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN NOTED THAT WAY A CHILL AND BEEN TO CELEBRATE WE SO LONG BUT THIS YEAR IT WON'T BE A SHOUTING TIME FOR TRUE SO I HOPE THEY'RE ON GO ON DID PONCE INTO ON THE ISLAND ON JULY 26 I HOPE YOU'RE THERE AT NOON WHEN THE SOUND ONCE AGAIN TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF ANCESTORS MY ELDERS WHO KNEW WHAT TO PLANT AND THAT SEA ISLAND SOUL BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GROWING AND IT'S HARVEST TIME GOD BLESS YOU BE FOR COUNTY PEACE LOVE AND BLESSINGS I.

APPRECIATE THE HONOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THIS TIME WE WILL WE HAVE A

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – 30 MINUTES TOTAL]

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IT ISN'T WORKING TO THE T FOR HAMLET AS THE EXCUSE FOR INCREASING DENSITY IN THIS COUNTY IS A SHAME AND A SHAME SO I'VE OFFERED BEFORE I'M GOING TO OFFER AGAIN I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO REACH OUT TO ME AND TELL ME HOW TO GET IT GOING .

TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AGAIN BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE FAILING IS AND YOU'RE FAILING BEAUFORT COUNTY CITIZENS WHO HAVE ALREADY TOLD NO MORE UP ZONING YOU'RE FAILING US TO CONTINUE THIS. IT MAY BE NEEDED IN YOUR DISTRICT I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S NOT NEEDED IN BEAUFORT COUNTY BECAUSE YOU NEVER THE ROADS THANK YOU THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. FILM MET DIED TOPIC IS PINE ISLAND. YES GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS FILM I'M VICE CHAIR THE CPO COMMITTEE I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW THINGS HERE I'M JUST FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR UPHOLDING CPO. IT JUST SIMPLY SHOWS THAT YOU YOU REALLY HAVE A HEART AND YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND CULTURES MAY NOT EVEN BE OF YOUR OWN CULTURE BUT YOU CARE YOU CONSIDER ENOUGH IN YOUR CARE AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH BUT I'M JUST CONFOUNDED THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK FOR BACK AND FORTH ADDRESSING THE SAME THING AND EACH TIME WE COME IN THERE'S A MIXED MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY SUPPORTING THE PINE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AND THEY COME IN AND THEY HAVE THESE SHIRTS AND THERE'S A LOT OF MISREPRESENTATION GOING ON ABOUT PROJECTS THAT. THEY'VE HELPED TO BRING IN THE FLOURISH TO HELP THE COMMUNITY STOP. IT'S JUST TOO MUCH THESE SHIRTS YOU SEE A SEA OF SHIRTS OUT THERE AND I TALKED TO TWO, THREE, TWO PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY AT THE LAST THAT THE PLANNING COMMITTEE I SAID YOU'RE SUPPORTING PINE ISLAND. OH I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS WHAT THIS SHIRT BUT IT JUST GAVE A BUNCH OF SHIRTS OUT THERE. THEY JUST GIVEN THEM UP.

STOP IT. YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT. YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT LOOK LIKE YOU, THAT KIND OF SUPPORT AND AND AND IT'S JUST REALLY IS IT REALLY CONFOUNDS ME HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND REVISIT THE SAME THING A MINUTE AND A HALF HAD NO CLUE HOW MUCH I CAN SEE IN 3 MINUTES BUT THE MIXED MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN SUPPOSEDLY IN SUPPORT OF PINE ISLAND I MEAN HAVE PEOPLE ONE GENTLEMAN CAME IN AND HE WAS SAYING YOU'RE JUST A BUNCH OF IGNORANT. HE SAID IT THREE TIMES BEFORE THANKFULLY THE COUNCIL THE COUNCIL'S STEPPED IN AND CUT HIM OFF. YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN WITH THESE WITH THESE SCRIPTS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SCRIPT TO READ DOGGONE IT AT LEAST REHEARSE IT AND KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS ALL RIGHT AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME THIS PLEASE DON'T REPEAT THE WORD THAT YOU ALREADY SAID WELL I SAW THAT BUT I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WAS THAT WAS INSTRUCTED THE PERSON TO SAY THAT BUT HE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF PARTY. SO WHO ELSE AM I GOING TO WHO ELSE AM GOING TO BLAME FOR

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YOU KNOW TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE IS FRANK. SO AM I OR IS IT SO I SO SO FRANK SO RIGHT ALAN RICK IS HIS TOPIC THANK YOU THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS FRANK SOLOMON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE ISLAND RECREATION ASSOCIATION. QUICK REMINDER ISLAND RECREATION ASSOCIATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT'S RECREATION PROGRAMS TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND PEOPLE IN BLUFFTON FOR 40 PLUS YEARS I'M HERE TONIGHT HOPING THAT DURING YOUR DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET ON THE THIRD READING THAT YOU THERE WILL BE RECONSIDERATION OF FUNDING AS FULLY AS THE $200,000 THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN MY PRESENTATION THAT I MADE A FEW WEEKS AGO TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HERE AND HOPEFULLY THAT TONIGHT THERE'LL SOME TYPE OF DISCUSSION ON THAT I SAW THAT FUNDING HAD BEEN REDUCED IN THE MINUTES THAT PROVIDED IN YOUR AGENDA SO HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE DISCUSSION TONIGHT AND AS YOU KNOW ONCE AGAIN WE'RE A NONPROFIT IN MY 40 YEARS OF RUNNING THE BUSINESS I KNOW THAT EVERY DOLLAR AND CERTAINLY YOUR HELP NOT TO THE FOLKS ON HILTON HEAD BUT IN BLUFFTON WILL GO A LONG WAYS I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SWIMMING POOL LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 77,000 PARTICIPANT VISITS THERE THIS WINTER WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE SWIMMING IN WINTER MONTHS AND WE ALSO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. IF YOU LOOK LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED TWO YEARS AGO WE PROVIDED $270 TO $270000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR WITH YOUR HELP WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THAT TO $250,000. SO WE HOPE WITH THAT HELP WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST AT THE LEVEL THAT WAS RECOMMENDED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SALT NEXT IS ARNOLD EL BROWN SUBJECT IS THE CPA. GOOD EVENING. LIKE TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THEIR SERVICE IN UPHOLDING THE CPO.

I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ISLAND NEWS PAGE ONE DATED WHERE ON MAY 29TH IT SAYS THE CHOCOLATE TREE BUSINESS IS CLOSING. I WAS A LITTLE UPSET BY THAT BECAUSE I WAS A CUSTOMER AND THINK THEY MADE GREAT CHOCOLATE.

YOU KNOW EAST OF GERMANY AND BUT I'M WILLING TO GO ON A LIMB AND SAY IN C THAT THEY DIDN'T COME IN HERE AND ASK FOR A BAILOUT. OKAY.

ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO BEFORE THE DEVELOPER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE TWO BUYERS. ONE BUYER WANTED TO BUILD 165 HOMES.

THE OTHER BUYER WANTED TO BUILD 65 HOMES IN A GOLF COURSE. THEY WANTED TO IF I WOULD SUPPORT A 65 HOME GOLF COURSE DEVELOPMENT. I JUST LISTEN.

I DIDN'T GIVE THEM ANSWER YAY OR NAY. I JUST LISTEN.

USUALLY THERE ARE TWO BUYERS. IT WAS LISTED FOR $21 MILLION. USUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE BUY THE PRICE GOES UP. PRICE DOES NOT GO DOWN. THE PRICE WENT DOWN.

THE SALES PRICE WENT DOWN TO $18 MILLION. SO THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE NOT TWO BUYERS ON MAY 29TH THEY ALL IN PACK. IT RAN A STORY BY NOW AND DEVELOPMENT HITS A MAJOR. THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT NOT BE APPROVED. WE ASK THAT YOU HOLD TO THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND NOT GIVE THEM A FINAL APPROVAL FOR CHANGES TO THE CURRENT ZONING.

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NO WE ARE EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT BUT WE HAD TO LOOK AT THE LAWS. LOOK WHAT WAS WRITTEN AND SEE IF IT MADE SENSE AND IT MADE SENSE. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS ASKING. ONE OF THE POINTS THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 162 YEARS AND A REASON WHY IT'S BEEN THERE HAS GREAT VOLUNTEERS. ONE LADY THAT JUST PASSED AWAY LAST RECENTLY IS BARBARA GARDNER. SHE WAS A TREMENDOUS VOLUNTEER.

SHE WAS A GIRL SCOUT LEADER AND SHE I DON'T THINK SHE EVER CAME TO A MEETING BUT WHEN YOU GO TO AN EVENT AND SOMETHING HAPPENS SPECIAL YOU WOULD ASK. HER NAME WOULD BE CALLED IN THE BACKGROUND THAT SHE WAS WORKING ON THEIR PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. LAST ON THE LIST IS DAVID MITCHELL.

DAVID MITCHELL CORRECT. MY NAME IS DAVID OAKLEY. MITCHELL MADAM CHAIR, COUNTY COMMISSION. HOW ARE YOU DOING? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LITTLE TENSE. IT'S ALL DIALED BACK. WE HAVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL ON BOARD. COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW, THANK YOU FOR FATHER'S DAY.

I'M SORRY I MY SON A CHILD MY CHILD IN COLLEGE IN AUGUST. SO IT IS A COMPLEX THING SO THAT IS A BIG DEAL. COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT GOING WORK BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU 25 YEARS FOR SOME OF YOU 25 YEARS IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR SOME US IT IS AND FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE GETTING OLDER 25 YEARS AS WELL, I'M COMFORTABLE BUT 25 YEARS IS A BIG DEAL.

IT MEANS YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING AND YOU GET AN AWARD IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS IT MEANS THAT YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY YOUR PEERS AND. YOU'RE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED THAT YOU'VE CONTRIBUTE SOMEONE TO OTHER SOCIETY, SOMETHING ALL OF YOU ARE DOING AT THIS VERY MOMENT IN THE WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR. BUT THE BIG THING I WANT TO SAY IS SHE'S REPRESENTING CENTER. I AM THE CURRENT BOARD CHAIR OF THE PEN CENTER AND IS A BIG DEAL. I GET TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY OF WHAT SOCIETY CAN BE, WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ACHIEVED, WHAT COURAGE HAS CREATED AND WHAT SOCIETY IS ABLE TO DO BEFORE IT IS LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE. WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS UNPARALLELED.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LIKE THIS IN THE COUNTRY. I LIVE IN ATLANTA GEORGIA.

I JUST WATCHED THE BUDGET PASS. I ASSURE YOU IT IS RAUCOUS OUT THERE BUT THIS IS CIVILIZED.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IS CALLING THEIR HOME AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A PINSON OR ANCHOR IT AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE QUINQUENNAT TO PROVIDE A STEADY HAND AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECOMING HERITAGE WHICH I APPOINTED HER AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE WHICH A VERY WISE AND GOOD CHOICE FOR ME AND WE HAVE JUST MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AND SO I KNOW IT GETS EXHAUSTING. IT'S A MINUTE AND 28 AND I WILL TRY TO BE SEEN BE HEARD AND BE GONE BECAUSE YOU GO IT LOOKS LIKE HAVE A LONG NIGHT.

HATTIE BUT ALSO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING. WHAT YOU DO IS IMPORTANT, WHAT YOU CONTRIBUTE IS IMPORTANT AND QUEEN QUIT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE ANCHORS IN SOCIETY TO HOLD US AND BIND US TO REMIND US THAT GIVING THAT LOVE IS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS. THE PIN CENTER EXEMPLIFIES THAT AND WE HAVE YOU KNOW, SINCE 1862 WE'VE BEEN DOING IT. I THINK WE DO IT BETTER. ANYBODY AND WE'RE HERE IN YOUR HOME AND SO IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR LET ME SPEAK THIS EVENING AND THANKS FOR HONORING QUEEN BECAUSE SHE IS ALSO A BIG DEAL AS.

WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL AND I

[10. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

BEFORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOTH MYSELF AND IN VICE CHAIRMAN TABACHNICK TO THOSE MEETINGS THEY ARE ENGAGED IN PROCESS OF PEOPLE FOR TWO VACANCIES ON THEIR BOARD.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TAB TO REPORT FROM HIM? THAT IT.

IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO GO YES I ALWAYS THINGS GOING ON A DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.

MR. BROWN IS ABSENT TONIGHT. THEY DID MEET LAST WEEK I DID NOT ATTEND THEIR MEETING I DON'T I DON'T THINK COUNCILMAN GLOVER DID EITHER. COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND I BOTH ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A REPORT ON WHAT THEY DISCUSS? COUNCILMAN GLOVER IT WAS IT WAS VERY INTERESTING SO QUICKLY.

HELP ME. I'M GETTING OLD NOW SO I CAN'T REMEMBER FROM YESTERDAY WHAT I WAS DOING. SO AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THEY DID TALKS ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY THEY WILL BE PRESENTING US SOME CHANGE TO THE STATUE THAT WILL ALLOW MORE ENGAGEMENT OF COUNCIL. AS AS PROTECTING AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO THEIR CULTURAL PLACE IN PARTICULAR CEMETERIES. THAT'S ALL.

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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE SOME OTHER REPORTS I HAVE LANCE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU THINKING, RIGHT? THE LOWCOUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY ON FRIDAY THE BOARD PASSED AN AMENDMENT TO THE TIP TO GIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE MASS TRANSIT FUNDS TO OUR FUND FOR DEFENSE GET ISLAND FERRY SERVICE. THERE WAS A LONG DISCUSSION ON SOUTH CAROLINA.

THREE 1546 170. IT JUST WENT ON IN THE BLUFFTON PARKWAY EXTENSION.

IT'S CALLED THE CORRIDOR STUDY . THERE WERE SOME OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING THE BLUFFTON PARKWAY NCDOT WOULD LIKE TO USE AS MANY EXISTING ROADS AS POSSIBLE INSTEAD OF BUILDING AN EXTENSION THROUGH THE GREAT SWAMP BEHIND CITY.

THEY HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSION FOR CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIAN AT THAT ROUNDABOUT AT ONE 1746 THAT I HEAR FROM PEOPLE ABOUT IN LONG TERM WIDENING. 170.

CRAIG WINN FROM NCDOT GAVE UPDATES ABOUT THE 728 MILLION GIVEN TAKE AWARDED FOR THE THREE PHASES OF I-95. THE FIRST PHASE IS EXIT 3 TO 8 WHICH WILL IMPACT US.

BRIAN FROM OUR LOCAL HERE BRIAN BAUER GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE 278 CORRIDOR PROJECT.

WE HAD AN UPDATE FROM PALMETTO BREEZE AND THE CORRIDOR STUDY WILL BE COMING IN AUGUST.

THEY WILL HAVE A LARGE CROWD BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO GOING TO 5 P.M. FOR THIS.

THE SCHOOL DAYS REPORT. CONGRATULATIONS TO COLONEL GEIER CHAIR AND DR. RODRIGUEZ FOR MAKING IT THROUGH A GRADUATION SIX GRADUATIONS. THEY WERE FROM JUNE 5TH TO JUNE 8TH AND YOU SURVIVED THEM ALL I TAKE IT CORRECT? YES.

AND THEY'RE ALL OUTSIDE RIGHT? SO THEY'RE ALL IN THE HEAT AND WITH THE NATS.

YES. CONGRATS ALLEGIANCE. YES.

AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD A LITTLE BIT LATER WITH THEIR REFERENDUM.

COUNCILMAN, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT AND? I'M SURE I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO SAY. LAST WEEK THE CITY OF UVA'S WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET YELLOW POINTED ME TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE. SOON TO BE A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND TO FIXING AND REPAIRING THE WATERFRONT PARK. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

ALSO I WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC AWARE OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS COMING OUT OF THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK WAS AN UPDATED ANIMAL ORDINANCE .

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALREADY REACHED OUT WELCOME FEEDBACK COMING IN ON THAT AND ALSO THE LAST COUPLE TIMES I'VE DONE A.

UPDATE AND REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING BOARD.

I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION NOW AND THAT STAFF'S WORKING THROUGH AND THANK YOU ALL FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT. THANKS, CUNNINGHAM.

I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TO GIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO STATEMENTS IF THAT'S OKAY.

PROMISE ARE NOT CONFRONTATIONAL . ONE I'M GLAD THAT LOTS IS LOOKING AT THAT ROAD BEHIND SUN CITY BECAUSE WHEN WE'VE BEEN UP HERE FIGHTING VIBE FOR PAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE HOW THE NEXT STEP THEY'RE GOING TO GO IS THAT ROAD BETWEEN SUN CITY AND CYPRESS RIDGE. AND IF YOU THINK THE PEOPLE IN FIVE BEER MAD IMAGINE WHAT SUN CITY IS GOING TO SAY. SECONDLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE ONE I GUESS STATEMENT TO A COMMENT MADE FOR US. I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR GOING ON FIVE YEARS NOW. WE'VE APPROVED ONE UP ZONING IN THOSE FIVE YEARS AND THAT PARCEL WENT FROM. ALLOWED TO BUILD AN OFFICE BUILDING WITH A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ABOVE IT AND I THINK IT WAS UP TO LIKE 5000 SQUARE FEET.

SO THIS COUNCIL'S PRETTY ON BOARD FOR SHUTTING DOWN ZONING. WE'VE DONE IT ON MULTIPLE THAT HAVE COME TO US. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS STAYED COMMITTED TO THAT AND THE COUNCIL BEFORE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LAWSON.

YES. I WANT TO THANK OUR WE DID A POWERFUL IN BLUFFTON AT THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY WEEKS AGO. IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL-ATTENDED AND THEN LAST THURSDAY WE DID A

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SO JUST WHEN YOU SEE THAT CLEARLY FAKE NEWS BUT THE ALL JOY MEETING WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WE HAD SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPENING. THE LANDING AND ALL JOY IS IS MOVING FORWARD DESIGN. WE'VE THE BEAUFORT JASPER WATER AND SEWER WITH ABOUT 6 TO $7 MILLION RIGHT NOW FOR ENGINEERING FOR THE SEWER AND ALL JOY WE'VE JUST GOTTEN THE GRANT FOR A DRAINAGE STUDY AND ALL JOY THE ISLE JOY BIKE PATH WALKWAY THE THEY JUST CLOSED THE PROCUREMENT WITH THAT SO WE'LL BE SELECTING A CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TO START.

HOPEFULLY THAT'LL DONE IN AN AS LITTLE AS SIX MONTHS HOPEFULLY OR SOMETIME AROUND BY BY NEXT SPRING. BAILEY PARK WE ARE STILL IN THE ENGINEERING PART OF THAT.

SO AGAIN ALL THOSE THINGS ARE ARE HAPPENING THE ALL JOY AREA I THINK THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY IN ALL JOY THAN ANY PLACE ELSE IN COUNTY RIGHT NOW. BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MR. MOORE FOR HAVING EVERYONE THERE BEING PREPARED AND BRIAN CAME ALONG AS WELL AND JARED WAS THERE. SO AGAIN WE HAD A LOT OF STAFF THAT WAS THERE TO HELP WITH THAT. SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON THE SIDE WE COUNCIL ON RACE.

YES, SIR. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME WITH THIS? YEAH, BUT WE HAD LAST WEEK WEDNESDAY MR. MOORE, JARED BRADLEY AND TAYLOR BREWER IN OUR COMMUNITY ON HILTON HEAD WE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT 70 PEOPLE I THINK AND WE TALKED ABOUT STORMWATER AS WELL AND WERE ADDRESSING AN AWFUL LOT AND JUST TONIGHT I WANT TO THANK THIS TEAM THE STAFF TO WITH THE IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS AND TEAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL TOWN STAFF ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT WORK PRODUCT WITH BAY PINES TYPE POINT WE'RE TO DO SOME BRADLEY CIRCLE WORK NORTH A SPEECH FAIRLY SOON BUT AGAIN MAJOR WORK BUT A GREAT COMMITMENT FROM A GREAT STAFF AND I WANT TO SAY THANKS OKAY THANK YOU AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A TOTAL OF TEN ITEMS ON THE

[11. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ]

[12. 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 (PUBLIC HEARING)]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO ITEM 12 IS ORDINANCE 2025 SLIDES 29 AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS FOR COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY ONE, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH 2026 TO LEVY TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF TO ADOPT SERVICE AND USER FEES TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENDITURE TO OFFSET TAXES AND OTHER REVENUES COMING INTO THE COUNTY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE PLEASE? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION THANKS ALSO. AND JUST TO RECAP THE VOTE IN FIRST READING ON MAY 12 IT WAS 11 ZERO THE VOTED SECOND READING MAY 27TH WAS TEN ZERO AS AMENDED AND I'M SURE THAT WILL COME UP AND SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MOTION IN A SECOND. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING BUT CAN I ASK THAT COUNCIL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AMEND THE ORDINANCE AND THIS IS AT THE BECAUSE STAFF HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE AUDITOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THE COUNCIL'S INTENT IS THAT THEY BREAK OUT THE MILLAGE IN TWO SEPARATE CATEGORIES.

I WOULD LIKE FOR COUNCIL TO ADDING A SENTENCE TO SECTION ONE OF THE ORDINANCE.

I'VE GOT A MOTION PREPARED IF YOU'RE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THAT AND ALL THIS DOES THAT MOTION IS DIRECTED TO PRINT ON ALL TAX NOTICES THE TAX MILLAGE BREAKDOWN AS SHOWN IN SECTION TWO OF THIS ORDINANCE INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT NO LIST THE ENTIRE BREAKDOWN ON THE TAX BILL IS WHAT I BELIEVE COUNCIL'S INTENT IS AND CONFUSION AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE GOING FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND YOU READ IT AGAIN OKAY WE'LL THAT MOTION BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD THAT UP AS A DISCUSSION ITEM. I HAVE A SECOND MOTION, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

OKAY WE HAVE AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THE AUDITOR IS DIRECTED TO PRINT ALL TAX NOTICES. THE TAX MILLAGE BREAKDOWN IS SHOWN IN SECTION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT MILLAGE. I SEE WE HAVE A MOTION IN A

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GO AHEAD. CAN COUNTY COUNCIL DIRECT ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THAT WAS MY QUESTION. WELL, I MEAN SHOULD IT SAY THE AUDITOR IS REQUESTED OR REQUESTED BUT STATE LAW DIRECTS THAT HE PRINT THE TAX BILLS OR DO WE NEED TO CITE THE STATE LAW THEN? I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S PUTTING YOUR INTENT THAT HE BREAK OUT THE MILL WHICH IS ALL YOU'RE DOING THERE AND IF YOU PREFER TO USE THE WORD REQUESTOMFORTABLE TELLING ANOTHER LIKE DIRECTING ANOTHER LIKE TIMES LANGUAGE IT WAS IN ORDINANCE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT BUT IT IS A LANGUAGE AND I AGREE WITH MISS HOWARD WE DON'T DIRECT OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN WE SAY I MEAN IT'S PREFERENCE TO PUT THAT IN THERE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT AND THAT'S YOU KNOW FOR THE RESIDENTS HE WANTS TO COMPLY WITH COUNCIL'S BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR INTENT CLEAR AND IF YOU DON'T PUT THAT IN SO WHY WOULDN'T THE MOTION BE IT'S THE INTENT OF COUNCIL THE TAX BILL BLAH I THINK BE YOUR THOUGHT YOUR LAWYER IT HAS AND HISTORICALLY BEEN THE INTENT OF COUNCIL TO OBVIOUSLY BREAK IT OUT ON THE TAX BILLS. SO MR. BENNETT'S MOTION I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WHERE YOU WOULD JUST CLEARLY ADD SOME VERBIAGE THAT SAID CAN I SEE THAT ROBIN ADD SOME VERBIAGE THAT SAYS COUNCIL TO BREAK OUT AS BELOW NOT NECESSARILY BE A SAME SAME PARAGRAPH BUT YEAH IT'S ALWAYS BEEN UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT IS THE INTENT OF COUNCIL JUST AND I BELIEVE HE EMAILED YOU EARLIER TODAY AND HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SO YOU CAN MAKE IT SAY IT IS THE INTENT OF COUNCIL THAT THE AUDITOR PRINT ON TAX NOTICES THE TAX I'M COMFORTABLE DOING THAT OKAY SO WE HAVE THAT MOTION THAT A PROBLEM CIRCULAR OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE JUST REITERATE EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IS THE INTENT OF TO THAT THE AUDITOR PRINT ON ALL TAX NOTICES THE TAX MILLAGE BREAKDOWN AS SHOWN IN SECTION TWO OF THIS ORDINANCE INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT MILLAGE AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE WE'VE TRIED TO GET TO THIS POINT MEAN WE WE WANT THE PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE VILLAGE'S FOR SPECIFIC THINGS DID I SAY THAT SIMPLE ENOUGH OKAY BUT THAT'S THE INTENT GOES FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE. BRYANT YOU KNOW MR. HALBERT HELD UP WHAT'S THERE? IT'S ACTUALLY IN OUR PACKET SECTION TWO OF YOUR ORDINANCE SETTING THE MILLAGE RATES AND IT BREAKS DOWN THE MILLAGE TO COUNTY OPERATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION FOR US, HIGHER EDUCATION FOR TCO PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY PROGRAM INDIGENT CARE FOR BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING CHC INDIGENT CARE FOR INMATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTY DEBT SERVICE SO THAT IS ALL BROKEN DOWN ON THE TAX BILL SO THE TAXPAYER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT MILLAGE HE'S PAYING FOR EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES AND THE TOTAL IS 59.5 MILLS OKAY. ANY ONE YOU'RE PAYING ON THIS? YES. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEM? THIS ONE, MR. REED YES.

CHAIRMAN VICE-CHAIR I'D LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS MOMENT OH WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THIS ANY QUESTION ON THIS NO MOTION TO AMEND. ALL RIGHT NOTHING ELSE.

LET'S VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND AS NOTED WITH THE INTENT OF COUNTY COUNCIL INTENT NOT DIRECTION RIGHT IS THE INTENT OF COUNCIL CORRECT? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY SO THAT IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT OR. OH NO.

I MEAN I WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER. WE COULD JUST HAVE A YOU KNOW, VERBIAGE ENTERED IN THERE THAT SAYS PART OF THE BREAKDOWN BELOW AS LISTED IN SECTION TWO OF THE MILLAGE. I MEAN I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT TO DIRECT AUDITOR AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND BUT I THINK ALL WE NEED TO DO IS ADD THOSE FOUR WORDS THAT SAYS PART OF THE BREAKDOWN BELOW. OKAY, SO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL MOTION AND SECONDED ON THE ORDINANCE MR. READS IS THIS WHERE I'D MAKE MY MOTION TO FUND? THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. WELL, I WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND.

WELL, THANK YOU. CAN I MAKE A MOTION? THANK YOU.

NO. YOU WANT TO AMEND? I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND A MOTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COLLEAGUE OF DOWN AT THE END LARRY MCCOWAN TO BRING BACK MONEY

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LAST WEEK WE HAD A MOTION TAKE SOME MONEY AWAY FOR VERY WORTHWHILE CAUSES NOT WE DON'T WANT TO HURT THOSE BUT IT SHOULD NOT COME OUT FROM ISLAND REC AND.

I GAVE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER SOMETHING THAT WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO THEM.

IT WAS A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF THE MONIES THAT WAS WERE APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR.

I'M SORRY, MR. REED'S PLEASE MAKE THE MOTION FIRST. WE HAVE TO GET A SECOND.

OKAY. SO GIVE ME CONCISE MOTION AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS MY MOTION IS THIS THAT WE CONSIDER TONIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH LARRY MY CO-SPONSOR TO BRING MONEY BACK TO THE ISLAND AS APPROPRIATE. OKAY, NOW YOUR MOTION WOULD BE I MAY I AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO SAY I WOULD LIKE DOLLARS FOR ISLAND REC CENTER AND BECAUSE WE ARE BUDGET YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. OKAY. I MEAN I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST GET IT BACK TO 200,000 AS MR. SOHL TALKED ABOUT AND I THINK WE CAN GET IT OUT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNTIL YOUR MOTION IS TO RE INCREASE THE FUNDING TO I REMEMBER BACK TO 200,000 THANK YOU AND THE FUNDS WILL COME FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

YES. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE WANT A SECOND UP? I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT MR. ON SECOND SAID NOW IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION NOW LISTEN, I'M TIRED. I LOVE THIS PROCESS AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE WE WORK FOR SO THAT'S LISTEN WE'RE LEARNING THIS TOGETHER THROUGH AGAIN MY FOCUS IS NOT TO TAKE MONEY FROM SOIL CONSERVATION OR MENTAL HEALTH.

MY THING IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO COME TOGETHER AND GET BACK MONEY TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE NOT ONLY THE ISLAND BUT MANY FAMILIES OFF THE ISLAND IN THE UNINCORPORATED WITH INCREDIBLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND LESSONS AND ALL AND LIKE MR. SOR SAID 40 SOME ODD YEARS COMING AS THIS COUNCIL MEMBER IS YOU KNOW I'M SAVVY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON ONE THING I'VE LEARNED IS THAT FOLKS LIKE THE ISLAND REC ARE DIRECTLY WITH OUR PEOPLE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT SO IT IS MY I'D LOVE TO OPEN THIS UP TO HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL I BELIEVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A MAJOR WORTHWHILE CAUSE BUT THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE PROVIDE I THINK THAT THAT GROUP WOULD SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT. THAT'S MY OPINION. ALL RIGHT.

ANY COMMENT FROM COUNCIL OVER COMMENT? MR. MCGOWAN, I JUST WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT THE LOGIC OF RESTORING THE FUNDING HERE TO TO THE ISLAND REC CENTER.

I AM NOT HAPPY SHOPPING THESE DAYS. I DON'T LIKE TO GO TO HARRIS TEETER OR PUBLIX OR WALMART OR BUY ANYTHING ONLINE. THE PRICES HAVE GONE UP AND I TO COME TO REALIZE THIS IS NO LONGER 1950 WHICH WAS MY FAVORITE YEAR IT'S NO LONGER 2010 BUT ACTUALLY WE'RE IN 2025 AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COST MORE MONEY AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING PAID THEY'RE BEING PAID MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN HAVE A A FAIR OF LIFESTYLE.

AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT EVERY BUSINESS AND EVERY CORPORATION IN AMERICA ARE DEALING WITH RISING PRICES FOR THE CONSUMERS THAT EVERYBODY BLOWS BACK ON BUT ALSO TRYING PROVIDE MORE MONEY TO THEIR EMPLOYEES SO CAN HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

THE ISLAND REC CENTER WAS BUILT BY THE TOWN ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO AND WE HAVE NO COUNTY FACILITIES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THE REC CENTER ONLY HAS A BUDGET OF ABOUT $4 MILLION.

THEY GET THAT MONEY FROM THE TOWN, THEY GET A SIZABLE AMOUNT BUT THEY ALSO HAVE FUNDRAISERS . THEY HAVE DONATIONS THAT ARE MADE.

THEY HAVE CUPCAKE SALES, THEY DO CAR WASHES AND THEY HAVE BARBECUES BECAUSE THEY'RE RAISING THIS MONEY FOR THEIR NONPROFIT PRIVATELY AFTER THEY GET THE MONEY FROM THE TOWN SO THEY'VE ASKED US TO GIVE THEM I THOUGHT THE REQUEST WAS $225,000 AND I WAS PREPARED TO SUPPORT THAT. BUT THE DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITY IS HERE TONIGHT AND HAS REQUESTED THAT IT BE 200,000 THAT'S 5% OF THEIR BUDGET.

THEY HAD 675,000 VISITS LAST YEAR AT THAT FACILITY, 675,000 NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE ON HILTON HEAD JUST THE MUNICIPALITY BUT PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO LIVED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY. THESE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. TOM AND I EACH HAVE ABOUT 18,000 CONSTITUENTS ON HEAD AND

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THERE PEOPLE WHO ARE OCTOGENARIANS GOING SWIMMING THERE FOR EXERCISE.

THERE'S A MASTER'S PROGRAM THERE AS WELL. THE POOL IS CONSTANTLY IN USE.

I LIVE QUITE CLOSE THAT FACILITY. I GO OVER THERE FREQUENTLY AND I SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. THEY'RE BUSY EVERY DAY AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE 675,000 VISITS IN A YEAR YOU CAN IMAGINE THE WORK THEY'RE DOING THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR VERY MUCH HERE.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR 5% OF THEIR BUDGET. WE HAVE NO COUNTY FACILITIES ON HILTON HEAD. I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH. I SPOKE TO THE COUNTY TREASURER ,THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON HILTON HEAD CONTRIBUTE $280 MILLION A YEAR IN TAXES IN THIS COUNTY $72 MILLION OF THAT GOES TO COUNTY OPERATIONS, $27 MILLION OF THAT GOES TO MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND THEY'RE ASKING US FOR $200,000 WHERE WE HAVE NO COUNTY FACILITY.

IF WE WERE TO BUILD ONE IT WOULD COST US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND IT WOULD COST US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OPERATE IT NOT 200,000. I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST AND I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THE TAXES COLLECTED FROM HILTON HEAD OF $280 MILLION AND THE ASK OF 200,000 AND I'M SORRY THAT FRANK REDUCED IT FROM 225 TO 200 BECAUSE THAT'S THE NUMBER I WANTED SEE SO I'M ASKING MY TEN OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE TO CONSIDER WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT A FACILITY WHERE WE HAVE NO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND I'M ASKING THEM TO GRANT WHAT MR. SOLE HAS ASKED FOR WHICH IS $200,000. THANK YOU MR. MCGOWAN. OH, MR. LAWSON WAS NEXT? YES MA'AM. AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE ISLAND REC CENTER SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE GOT A STATEMENT THAT A QUESTION BUT I LIVED ON HILTON HEAD FROM 1996 AND MY KIDS ACTUALLY WENT TO THE ISLAND REC CENTER SO I WHAT THEY DO I KNEW EVERYTHING THAT THEY OFFER AND IT'S EVEN MORE NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE. I'VE EVEN I THINK SIX THE LAST SEVEN YEARS EVEN SERVED BEER AT THE OYSTER FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR AND VOLUNTEERED MY TIME ON A SATURDAY TO DO THAT AND I THINK MS.. MERKEL HAS AGREED TO GO WITH ME NEXT YEAR. SO ALSO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE BEER.

BUT BUT MY QUESTION IS OBVIOUSLY THIS A MINOR CHANGE BY MOVING IT FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE ISLAND REC CENTER OR YOUR OVERALL DOLLAR FIGURE FOR THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES NOT GOING TO CHANGE AND IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OVERALL BUDGET. IT'S JUST YOU'RE REALLOCATING THE WAY YOU'RE GOING TO AFFECT US HAVING A APPROVED IF THAT MOTION PASSES.

YES. OKAY, GOOD. BOTH OF THESE CHANGES WOULD BE MINOR CHANGES. YEAH MR. PALMER TO TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE WILL INCREASE THE RECREATION BUDGET FROM CURRENT AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET OF 173 694 BY $26,306 TO 200,000 IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BUDGET WHOLE THAT MEANS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS GOES FROM 513 750 TO 480 7444 AND PART THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 120,000 GOES THERE OKAY. YES OKAY. SO IN THE BUDGET NOW IS WHOLE IF THIS PASSES OKAY ANYONE ELSE ? MR. CUNNINGHAM YEAH, I GUESS I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS I GUESS FOR YOU AND MAYBE MR. MCCALLUM MR. MCCALLUM UP LAST YEAR ASKING TO INCREASE FROM I BELIEVE 150 TO 200 AND I SECONDED YOU ON THAT.

I WAS THE ONE THAT WITH YOU ON THAT AND THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO DO IT AND WE CHANGED THE BUDGET BELIEVE ON THE SECOND READING FOR THAT ONE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN I GUESS WHEN WE DID THAT 150 THE LOGIC BEHIND IT WAS THAT RED CEDAR WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME THE POOL OUR EMCEE RILEY THANK YOU EMCEE RILEY CLOSED AT THE TIME AND THAT WAS THE JUSTIFICATION BEHIND IT.

SO THE ORIGINAL IS STILL 150 SO AM I AS I STILL SEE THIS AS A $50,000 INCREASE NOT A $27,000 INCREASE BECAUSE THAT WAS DONE FOR A YEAR FOR A NEED IN THE COUNTY AT THE TIME.

NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT, I'M JUST SAYING TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER AS JUSTIFIED.

WE MOVED MONEY OVER THERE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON BECAUSE OF A TIME IN THE COUNTY WHERE THEY

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THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE A DAY.

THAT'S DOUBTING THAT NUMBER. DO I HAVE TO GO AND PROVE IT TO YOU TONIGHT AS THIS IS THE REPORT THAT COMES FROM THE ISLAND REC CENTER. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP THE RECORDS. THEY ALSO SAY 7000 PEOPLE GO TO THE POOL BUT I'M SURE THEY ALL AT THE SAME TIME I'M NOT ARGUING JUST BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS FOR I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO USE THAT NUMBER TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT.

BUT IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO WITH IT THEN I REST MY CASE I WAS PERSUADED TO BEGIN WITH ACTUALLY WHEN I WALKED IN HERE NOT PERSUADED BUT ALL RIGHT I'D LIKE TO COMMENT SO MR. CUNNINGHAM REITERATED WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY LAST YEAR EVERY OUTSIDE AGENCY GOT A 5% INCREASE VOTED ON BY THIS COUNCIL EXCEPT REC CENTER. THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL GAVE THEM A 34% INCREASE $50,000 TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE THAT WERE USING M.C. RILEY.

BUT IT WAS CLOSED FOR RENOVATION AT THAT TIME WE. ASKED TO COLLECT SOME DATA, THE DIRECTOR WAS ASKED PROVIDE DATA WHEN HE PRESENTED WE GOT NO DATA.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT I MEAN IF I HAD A CHILD AT MR. RILEY I'M NOT DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE TO TAKE THEM TO SWIM FOR 2 HOURS BECAUSE CHILDREN HAVE NO ATTENTION SPAN BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WERE WE MADE IT CLEAR LAST YEAR AND IT'S ON PUBLIC TAPE.

WE SAID TO THE PUBLIC IT'S A ONE TIME ANOMALY THE BUDGET BECAUSE M.C. RILEY WAS CLOSED THERE WAS A 34% INCREASE. WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW 173 694 IS A 16% INCREASE FROM 2024. THERE WAS A LOT OF INACCURATE INFORMATION PUT OUT TO RESIDENTS THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO FULLY FUNDED. WE DON'T FULLY FUND THE REC CENTER THAT WE WERE GOING TO FORCE IT TO CLOSE THE WINTER. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT.

EVERYBODY DIRECTS OWN BUDGET. IF YOU ALL RECALL EVERY AGENCY CAME IN FRONT OF US SAID WELL WE'RE NOT SURE ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING. WELL, THEY'RE STATE FUNDING AND WHERE DID THEY COME TO THE COUNTY. BUT IT'S OUR RESPONSE ABILITY TO MONITOR WHAT WE SPEND ON THE COUNTY DIME. SO THAT'S WHY IT WENT TO WHERE IT WAS. SO LAST YEAR WE WERE VERY CLEAR IT WAS A ONE TIME $50,000 BUMP IF YOU APPROVE IT THIS TIME YOU ARE INCREASING THE BUDGET 34% AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. ANYBODY ELSE SURE. MR. GLOVER? YEAH, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I. I DON'T HAVE I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM SUPPORTING THE ISLAND REC AND I WILL SUPPORT THE REC . HOWEVER I DO HAVE A STRONG PASSION FOR THE ECONOMIC BOARD AND I BELIEVE IN THE PROGRAM AS FAR AS JOB CREATION IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING WE JUST TOOK A MIL FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND FOR US TO KNOW WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE TAKE ANY PORTION OF THAT OUT OF THEIR BUDGET IT MAKES WONDER ARE WE SENDING A MESSAGE TO MR. THAT WE'RE NOT SATISFIED OR PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR EFFORT? MOST OF THEIR MONEY BASICALLY GOES WITH THE STAFF AND TO DO THEIR PROGRAMING AND PART OF THAT MONEY AND ALSO GO WITH THE ALLIANCE THAT I NEVER REALLY FELT WE NEEDED TO HAVE BUT WE WERE TOLD EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN THEY CAME ON COUNCIL THAT WE HAD TO BE A PART OF THE ALLIANCE SO WE ARE A PART OF THAT.

WE GET VERY FAR AS I'M CONCERNED VERY LITTLE WORK FROM THERE.

MOST OF THE WORK HAS ACTUALLY COME FROM THEM SO I WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM SUPPORTING THIS MOTION AS AS ON THE TABLE I WOULD COMMIT TO ON REC THAT THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AFTER THIS IS APPROVED AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE AND I WILL COMMIT TO FUNDING USING THOSE FUNDS TO COMPLETELY FUND THEIR THEIR BUDGET FOR THE REST OF THE NEXT YEAR JUST. TO BE CLEAR, MR. GLOVER, THE AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR IS TO TAKE THE MONEY FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S NO OTHER THAT'S THE ON THE FLOOR. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HASN'T SPOKEN, WANTS TO SPEAK. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF TORN BECAUSE I DO WANT TO HELP OUT BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE LAST YEAR

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ALL RIGHT THE AMENDMENT IS ON THE FLOOR TO TAKE THE MONEY FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PUT IT INTO ISLAND REC VICE CHAIR I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY ADD TO THIS IS THAT CHAIR IT PLEASE MAKE IT BRIEF OH SURE SURE ABSOLUTELY. NUMBER ONE I THINK MR. O'TOOLE WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO HEAR WHAT MY YOUR CAT SAID JUST NOW AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT HIS EFFORTS AND WHAT HE'S DOING. ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU IS I DID MEET WITH MR. O'TOOLE AND I DID GIVE HIM MY THOUGHTS AND. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I'M WITH THE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY AND THE WORK THAT THIS ISLAND REC DOES WITH OUR WITH OUR YOUTH KEEPING THEM OFF THE STREETS, GETTING THINGS GOING AND GIVEN A PLACE TO GO. I MEAN MR. MCKELLEN TALKED ABOUT THE THE USAGE THERE THE VISITORS WE HAD. SO YOU KNOW I MEAN THAT'S THAT'S SHOCKING HOW MANY AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL SO PLEASE FEEL COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT THIS COUNCIL SPOKE WITH MR. O'TOOLE. NOW HE'S PLEASED THAT WE'RE GOING NOT YOU DID WELL WITH THIS COUNCILMEN THIS COUNCILMAN TALKED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AND YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND THIS IS ALL RECORDED IT'S NOT ANYTHING I'M SAYING THAT'S NOT PROPER NOW AGAIN I VALUE ALL THESE AGENCIES BUT THE WAY WE WENT ABOUT TAKING MONEY FROM THE ISLAND REC IS NOT THE WAY WE SHOULD DO THINGS AND SO MR. WE TALKING TO STOP RIGHT THERE BY ALL MEANS I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. WOULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL PLEASE MS. BROCK YES, MA'AM. THIS IS ON THE AMENDMENT, NOT ON THE ORIGINAL COUNCILMEMBER RATES. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN YES.

COUNCILMEMBER IT YES. COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON MARK YES. COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER NO.

COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON OH. COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM OH COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW YES.

VICE CHAIR TABACHNICK NO CHAIR HOWARD SO THE MOTION FAILS FIVE ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE VOTE ON ORDINANCE MEAN YES MA'AM YES SIR.

YES. OH FOUR IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT I SAID EARLIER YOU KNOW KNOW IT'S NOT A WHOLE OF FUNDS BUT IN THAT SPIRIT THE MOTION LAST WEEK GAVE THE SOLON WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT $7,770 TO ADD TO THEIR BUDGET. THEY ASKED FOR THREE 33,000 37,007 AND $70 IN THE BUDGET REQUEST THE ADMINISTRATOR STAFF RECOMMENDED THOUSAND SO IN THAT EFFORT THEY RECEIVED IN THAT MOTION THAT WAS MADE IF MY MATH IS RIGHT $7,770 TOWARD THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION AT THIS TIME OF CUTTING THAT IN HALF AND LEAVING HALF OF THAT FUNDS THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AND GREENING AND PUTTING THE HALF IN TO THE ISLAND REC WOULD GIVE THEM $176,885 WHICH IS A LITTLE UNDER WHAT THEY ASKING FOR. BUT IF THAT IF THIS MOTION PASSES IS ASSIGNED THAT I AM COMMITTED TO FUNDING THEM THAT 200,000 FOR THE LINE ITEM IF I CAN GET A SECOND CAN I SAY THE MOTION IF I CAN REITERATE IS TO MAKE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION TO REDUCE IT BY 3885. YES. AND TO GIVE THAT 3885 TO ISLAND REC. YES. THAT IS THE AMENDED AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR. DOES SOMEONE WISH TO SECOND THAT SECOND THAT WHO SECONDED RIGHT HERE. OH MR. REID'S COMMENTS FOR COUNCIL YEAH JUST CLARITY WE'VE ALREADY 173,000 SO HOW MUCH ARE YOU TRYING TO ADD ANOTHER 170 ARE NO 3800 3000.

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ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK AND I'M CHAIRMAN THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $8,000 FROM THE PREVIOUS FUNDING FROM LAST YEAR FOR SOLAR WATER CONSERVATION. I THINK THEY CAN DO THE PROGRAM THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT ON THIS AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT. I OH, GO AHEAD AND JUST SAY IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND FIGURE IT OUT. I SAY YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT TO THE 200,000.

ALL RIGHT. I WON'T SUPPORT THIS ONE EITHER.

IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WE DO IT. OKAY.

LET'S DO ROLL CALL THIS ONE. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT. LET'S NOT MAKE THEM NAME COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER. YES, COUNCILMEMBER REED'S YES. COUNCILMEMBER PASSING IT? NO COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN? YES. COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON LAWSON? YES. COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON. NO.

COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM. OH COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW OH VICE CHAIR TABACHNICK NO CHAIR HOWARD NO THE MOTION FAILS OKAY . TO REITERATE WE ARE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NUMBER WHATEVER IT IS AT THIS POINT 2025 SIZE 29 THE MAIN MOTION THE MAIN MOTION MOTION AS AMENDED IT'S NOT OH YEAH AS AMENDED ONCE FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PUT TO YEAH THE AUDITOR BREAKDOWN TONIGHT SO WE ARE BACK AT THE MOTION THE ORDINANCE WITH THE AMENDED TO PUT THE VERBIAGE ON THE TAX BILL.

ALL RIGHT LET'S TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILMEMBER PASSMAN YES.

COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER YES. COUNCILMEMBER REED'S YES. COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON LAWSON YES COUNCILMEMBER DODSON YES. COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM YES.

COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW YES. VICE CHAIR TAVERNER YES. CHAIR HOWARD YES.

MOTION PASSES THANK YOU. YOU COULD DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO OH YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING WE NEVER HAD THAT'S RIGHT I'M SORRY PUBLIC HEARING IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THANK YOU, MR. BENJAMIN THAT TO SPEAK ON OUR BUDGET ORDINANCE THE ENTIRE BUDGET ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME FORWARD I ALMOST IGNORED THEM THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME ANYONE ALL RIGHT SING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU ALL NOW AND SINCE WE ALREADY VOTED I'M MOVING TO

[13. 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 ]

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ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS LIKE FEW TIMES. ALL RIGHT, SCENE ONE LET'S HAVE A VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS READ . HERE YOU HAVE IT 2025 SAYS 27

[14. 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 ]

SO LET'S TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR RAISE HAND I'LL OPPOSE. WE ARE CONSISTENT.

[15. 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. ]

[16. 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 ]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS? READ SOME OF THE MOVED OH I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. OKAY.

MR. BARTHOLOMEW SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE PART OF COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? IT'S JUST ONE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD. IF I'M READING THIS RIGHT, THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE MOTION BUT IT STATES IN THE NARRATIVE THAT THE LAST SENTENCE THE IT SAYS THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND PROGRAM TO EXPAND TO EXPAND THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT ACCESS. I'LL JUST ASK THAT THAT NOT BE DELIBERATED AT THIS TIME.

WELL I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. COULD YOU EXPLAIN? WELL, IT SAYS THAT THE REMAINING FUNDS AS IN THE RULING CRITICAL PROGRAM THAT THAT MONEY BE USED FOR TO EXPAND THIS IMPORTANT PUBLIC ACCESS. AND I'M JUST ASKING THAT THOSE FUNDS CURRENTLY THAT'S DEDICATED THIS LIFT NOT BE EXPENDED RIGHT NOW FOR THIS PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS AND YOU WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT. YEAH.

HMM. THEN YOU WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S LIST IS THE LANGUAGE. I'M SORRY. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO WHAT THAT IS SAYING IS THAT THE FUNDING THE 2.7 MINUS THE HALF 1000000 TO 50 FROM GREENSPACE AND TO 50 FROM THE CONSERVATION BANK THAT IS THE THE THAT ARE REMAINING IN RURAL AND CRITICAL NOW IS A FUNDING SOURCE BUT THAT DOES NOT ALLOCATE THE LEFTOVER APPROXIMATELY 200,000 AFTER THIS GOES THROUGH.

WE WILL COME BACK OKAY. FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THAT. SO IT'S TWO SEPARATE THINGS SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.

I CAN SLEEP TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTION? I'M GOING TO CLARIFICATION ON EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS SAYING AT THESE VOTES IN FAVOR OF WHAT THIS SAYS IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS. OKAY.

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? YEAH.

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SO WHERE WE ARE NOW THAT THIRD READING WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE 8283 FORM TO BE SIGNED THAT CLOSING I HOPE THAT MADE SENSE. SO WE'RE WE'RE NOT ALLOWING THE ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THE FORM INDICATING THAT ANOTHER APPRAISAL EXISTS TO ALLOW THE 8283 FORM TO REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF THE SECOND APPRAISAL AND IN ALLOWING A CHARITABLE DONATION.

JUST ALLOWING THAT BEING THE STATED AMOUNT OR VALUE AND BECAUSE OF THE DELTA AND THEN SIGNING THE 8283 SHOWING THAT AS BEING A CHARITABLE DONATION THE SELLERS ARE ASKING US TO DO THAT AND WE'RE REFUSING TO THAT. SO FAR, YES.

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE IF WE REFUSE TO DO THAT? SO IF IT GOES FORWARD, THE SELLER IS GOING TO HAVE AN OPTION EITHER TO GO TO CLOSE OR NOT AND I DON'T HAVE AN INDICATION EITHER OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO. SO IF IF THIS APPROVED AS IT'S WRITTEN TONIGHT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE WITHOUT THE 8283 FORM RIGHT AT THAT POINT THE SELLER MAKES A CHOICE YOU EITHER GO TOO CLOSE OR YOU DON'T AND IF THEY DON'T THE WHOLE THING STARTS OVER AGAIN AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT WOULD PLAY THEY TO SEND THIS APPRAISAL INTO THE IRS THEY GET THE CHARITABLE BUT THAT'S NOT ON US THAT'S ON THEM SO WOULD WE REFUSE TO ALLOW THE ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THIS? WHAT IS HE ADMITTING THAT HE'S DOING IF HE SIGNS IT? SO THAT WAS PART OF A VERY LONG DISCUSSION AND RYAN, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS OR DO YOU WANT KATE TO TALK TO THAT BECAUSE I CAN'T SPEAK FOR WHAT THE IRS DOES OR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ON THEIR TAX FORMS. THIS THE AMENDED MOTION WAS REALLY TO HAVE THE COUNTY ACKNOWLEDGE THE VALUE OF THE SECOND RIGHT AND THE CHARITABLE DONATION. RIGHT. THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS VOTE. NO, SIR. THE WAS OFFERED AT SECOND READING AND FAILED FIVE FIVE. BUT I MEAN THE QUESTION IS IS IT I DON'T SEE THAT REFLECTED ANYWHERE BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE REQUESTED AND IF WE DON'T AGREE TO IT THAT THE SALE WON'T GO THROUGH? I CANNOT SAY THAT DEFINITIVELY.

ALL I KNOW IS THEY HAVE ASKED FOR AND IT'S SECOND READING THAT WAS THAT REQUEST WAS AND NOW WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR SO IS ANY LIABILITY ON US TO BE SIGNING THAT.

JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEIR THAT THEIR APPRAISAL HIGHER. WE'RE NOT SAYING IT'S TRUE WE'RE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THEY ONE RIGHT. BUT THAT'S OVER AND DONE WITH ALREADY. YES. THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN VOTED ON IT WHEN IT WAS VOTED AND DENIED THE SECOND READING NOTHING PRECLUDES IT FROM BEING ANOTHER MOTION TONIGHT COUNCIL ELECTED TO MAKE A MOTION HAVE IT SECONDED AND VOTE ON IT AGAIN IF IT WAS THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL BUT THERE IS NO FINANCIAL TO THE COUNTY YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND I GET THAT I THINK COUNCIL WAS MORE OFFENDED BY IN AND AFTER THE DEAL WAS MADE AND YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AND YOU'VE COME TO THE READING AND THEY'RE MADE AWARE OF IT AT THE SECOND READING AND IT WASN'T PART THE INITIAL DEAL AND THAT PROCESS AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SET THAT PRECEDENT OR HAVE THAT POLICY OUT THERE.

I GET ALL THAT BUT WE'RE NOT WE'RE A PARTY TO THE PRESENTATION MADE BY THE SELLER TO THE IRS IF THEY GET IF THEY GOT APPRAISAL FOR $5 MILLION AND WANTED TO PRESENT IT THAT'S NOT ON US AND WE HAVE NO FOR THE ACTIONS THEY TAKE ACTUALLY. RIGHT THAT'S BETWEEN THE IRS AND THE SELLERS IF THEY CHOOSE TO FILE THAT FORM 8283 AND IF THE IRS WERE TO QUESTION AND LOOK INTO IT BUT THEY'RE GOING TO QUESTION THEM NOT US. I WILL SAY THAT BOTH APPRAISERS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE LAND BANK AS FAR AS BEING CERTIFIED AND ACCURATE AND THEY WEREN'T THAT FAR APART BEING 220000 HOURS APART. BUT IT'S WILL OF COUNCIL AS FAR AS WHICH THEY WANTED A LOCAL COUNCIL WAS FIVE PEOPLE SAID THAT WE SHOULD LET IT HAPPEN.

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YEAH, I THINK SO. I THINK I'D LIKE TO MAKE I'D LIKE TO AMEND THIS TO HAVE ANOTHER VOTE ON THAT I WOULD YOU READ THE AMENDMENT PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

FOR THAT HE'S GOING TO READ THE AMENDMENT. WHO IS YOU OH, YOU WANT TO MAKE AMENDMENT WHAT IS THE AMENDMENT ? IF YOU GIVE ME ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO LOOK AT IT THE CAN BE OKAY IF I DO THAT AND THEN I'LL READ IT.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN I'M WITH THE COUNCIL THE ORDINANCE BY ADDING TWO PREAMBLE CLAUSES AS FOLLOWS WHEREAS THE LANDOWNER IS COMMISSIONED AN APPRAISAL FOR TAX PURPOSES OF PART OF THEIR DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE SALE OF NORTH REGION BY A SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION BANK CERTIFIED THIRD PARTY APPRAISER AND THEIR TAX APPRAISAL AS AN OPINION OF VALUE OF 2.920 MILLION WHEREAS THE LANDOWNER HAS THE COUNTY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE THE $220,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEIR APPRAISAL AND THE COUNTY'S APPRAISAL IS THAT $220,000 AS A DONATION TOWARDS THE CONVEYANCE AND THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN IRS FORM 8283 TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS DONATION FILING AND THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE TO END OF THE AUTHORIZATION PARAGRAPH SENTENCE AND TO EXECUTE IRS 8283 TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF A VALUE OF $220,000 AS A DONATION TOWARD A CONVEYANCE OF THIS PROPERTY TO THE COUNTY. OKAY, THAT'S THE MOTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT.

I'LL SECOND IT. MR. BARTHOLOMEW SECONDED. ANYONE HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION ON COUNSEL? YES, MR. CUNNINGHAM WHICHEVER ONE THIS IS TO GO BACK TO SECOND READING AFTER THIS CORRECT? I DON'T THINK THIS IS A MATERIAL PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY SAID THE FIRST TIME THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO ON SECOND READING WHICH IS WHY I'M THE ONE NO ON THE SECOND READING BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO DEFER IT SIR. I THINK WE DEFERRED ON SECOND READING BECAUSE WE WANTED HAVE A TAX ATTORNEY PROVIDE AN OPINION AS FAR AS TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE COUNTY BUT THIS DOES NOT CHANGE OUR PURCHASE PRICE IN ANY WAY SO YOU'RE PAYING THE SAME PURCHASE PRICE AND YOU'RE GETTING THE SAME PROPERTY AND ALL THIS DOES IS LET HIM SIGN A IRS FORM TO ALLOW THE TO GET A TAX CREDIT FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN VALUE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT 100% CLEARLY MY POINT IS WE DEFERRED IT. YES THAT REASON BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE WE ARE TOLD WE CANNOT CHANGE IT AFTER THE SECOND READING OR WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO SECOND READING. SO THAT WAS WHY WE DECIDED TO DEFER IT SO WE GET MORE INFORMATION AND SO IF IT DID END UP CHANGING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK.

YEAH I DON'T RECALL THAT IS THE REASON I RECALL AS FAR AS BEING COUNSEL WAS OFFENDED BECAUSE IT CAME TO THE SECOND READING AND THEN THAT'S WHY I VOTED. NO WONDER WHAT THE MOTION WAS.

YES ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTED THE ADVICE OF A TAX ATTORNEY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THAT AREA. YES, WE WANTED THE ADVICE OF THE TAX ATTORNEY WHICH WE DIDN'T GET BUT THE REASON WE HAD TO DELAY THE MOTION WAS TO HAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING WE COULD NOT CHANGE IT ON THE THIRD READING OR WE COULD HAVE WENT FORWARD WITH THE SECOND READING AND THEN CHANGE IT ON THE THIRD.

IT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING IF THAT WAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND I APOLOGIZE IF IT WAS A COMMUNICATION FOR ME I GUESS SAME THING THEY STILL BROUGHT IT UP AFTER MONTHS AFTER WE ALREADY HAD A DEAL WE ALREADY MOVED ON TO THE FIRST READING AND IT OPENS A DOOR FOR OTHER CONVERSATIONS FOR OTHER ORDINANCES WE START GOING THROUGH I MEAN WHEN WE START OPENING THIS DOOR IT MEANS WE CAN HAVE A DEAL ON THE TABLE JUST TO GET IT TO COUNTY COUNCIL AND THEN THEY CAN START DEALING AGAIN WITH US AS IT'S ON THE FLOOR AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL HOPEFULLY RIGHT NOW AS OFFENSIVE CHANGE ALL THE UNDERLYING FACTS ARE THE SAME.

ALL RIGHT, MR. LARSON YOU WANT THAT AND I'LL JUST KIND REPEAT WHAT I SAID LAST TIME IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PROPERTY I WOULD HATE TO SEE US BECAUSE OF SEMANTICS LOSE THIS PROPERTY WHENEVER THIS IS NOT COSTING OUR CONSTITUENTS THE PEOPLE OF COUNTY ANY MORE MONEY BY SIGNING THE TAX CREDIT FORM. AND AGAIN IT'S NOT ON US.

SO AGAIN FOR FOR US TO TO SIT HERE AND AND NOT BE ABLE TO CLOSE ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, HAVE THE SELLER WALK AWAY I THINK WE'RE MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT COSTING US DIME BUT AGAIN IT IS PART OF THE POLICY. I WOULD SUPPORT MR. MCGOWAN'S MOTION THANK YOU. MR. LARSON MR. PRESIDENT YES. MR. MCSHANE TOLD US THAT GOING FORWARD THE PROCESS THEY WILL USE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PROCESS THAT WAS USED THIS AROUND. WE WILL NOT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND I'M SURE YES. AND ACTUALLY KIND OF PIGGYBACKING OFF WHAT MR.

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SO THIS PROPERTY WAS FOR SALE FOR YEARS WHICH PURCHASED AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S ZONED FOR SIX LOTS SO WE'RE SAYING WE'RE AFRAID TO LOSE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN FOR SALE FOR YEARS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE AGREE TO SELL WHICH WE'VE GOT DONE ON THE TABLE BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M JUST SAYING WE'RE BEING PUSHED AROUND LIKE I'M JUST TIRED OF BLOWING WHICHEVER WAY THE WIND BLOWS. I'M SORRY I. DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S PUSHING ANYBODY AROUND. THEY'VE JUST THEY MADE THE REQUEST SOME OF COUNCIL WAS FINE WITH IT AND SOME OF THE COUNCIL WAS OFFENDED WITH IT AND.

IT'S FOR WHATEVER THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT WANT TO DO YOU THINK IT'S JUST OFFENDED. IT'S A FACT WE HAD A DEAL. YEAH.

AND SO NOW YOU'RE NEGOTIATING AFTER THE DEAL IS COMPLETE AND I AGREE MR. CUNNINGHAM VICE CHAIR AMENDMENTS ON THE FLOOR WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS ONCE BUT LET'S TAKE A VICE CHAIR. I HAVE ONE COMMENT. OH YES ACTUALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO AS MR. PASSMAN SAYS, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS PART OF OUR CRITERIA SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, WHY DON'T WE SET THE PRECEDENT RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S OUR IF THIS IS NOT PROPER THE WAY THIS NEGOTIATION WAS AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT IN THAT COULD BE CALLED LIKE THIS AGAIN WHY CAN'T WE SHOW THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE IT NOW? WELL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S CLEAR THAT SOMETIMES THE REQUEST COMES IN WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING A NEGOTIATION SELLING PRICE AND SOMETIMES IT COMES IN AFTER THE FACT AND ASK YOU TO DO THAT THIS ONE JUST HAPPENED TO COME IN DURING OUR PROCESS AND THAT'S WHAT KIND OF UPSET A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT IT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME IT COULD WHEN AFTER THEY'VE CLOSED WE OWN IT AND THEY COULD SHOW THAT SO MR. HOLBERT TO YOUR POINT OF VIEW THEN LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY IF WE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO COME UP WITH THIS PLAN AND WE PUT IT IN PLACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES AND WE GO THROUGH THIS PROPERTY, THIS TYPE OF , YOU KNOW, PROPOSAL AND IT'S A REAL VALUABLE ONE BUT THEY CHANGE IT AFTER THE FIRST OR SECOND READING. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ADVISE US TO DO YOU MR. ATKINSON YEAH, NO ANSWER ON THERE. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL NO I'M GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I THINK I'M A MORE APPROPRIATE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT THAN AN ATTORNEY AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I WAS INSTRUMENTAL HELPED WRITE THE GREENSPACE ORDINANCE. SO THE REASON WHY IT'S A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES MOVING FORWARD IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE ALAT THIS IS THE LAST EFFECTIVE PURCHASE IF IT GOES THROUGH FROM RURAL AND CREDIBLE UNLESS COUNCIL DECIDES TO REVIVE IT AND REFUND IT SOMEHOW THAT WILL BE SOMEWHERE JUST UNDER $200,000 LEFT IN THAT PROGRAM IN TOTAL WHICH IS LEFT OVER INTEREST ON A 20 YEAR PROGRAM. SO STAFF'S PLAN IS TO CLOSE THAT PROGRAM OUT, BRING PROPOSAL BACK TO COUNCIL TO REAPPROPRIATE THE LEFTOVER INTEREST AND MOVING FORWARD WE ARE UNDER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SET OF RULES DIFFERENT PROCESS EVERYTHING WITH GREENSPACE. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND CHANGE ANYTHING AS RELATES TO THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS GOING AWAY SO ASSUMING THAT THIS GOES THROUGH IF NOT YOU STILL HAVE $2.7 MILLION THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND AND YOU KNOW BUT ASSUMING THIS GOES THROUGH AND CLOSES THAT PROGRAM GOES AWAY AND EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD IS THERE WHICH IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM START TO FINISH.

I HOPE THAT HELPS. IT DOES BUT IT JUST BRINGS ME BACK TO IF WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO CHANGE THIS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD AS WAS DISCUSSED AND TALKED ABOUT WHY CAN'T WE CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW TO GO WITH THE DEAL THAT MADE I MEAN A DEAL WAS MADE BEFORE THE FIRST READING? YES, SIR. WHEN YOU SAY CHANGE THE PROGRAM, I ASSUME TALKING ABOUT GREENSPACE AND THERE IS A I'M TALKING ABOUT MADE A DEAL BEFORE THE FIRST READING I UNDERSTOOD AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ON THE HOOK TO TELL THE IRS YEAH WE THINK THIS IS FINE.

I JUST WANT TO SIGN THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT. SPEAK THIS MILITIAMAN MR. JOHNSON'S BEEN WAITING FIRST.

OKAY IF COULD JUST ANSWER HIS QUESTION THOUGH. OKAY.

YOU ASKED ME WHAT WOULD MY ADVICE BE FOR ME. IT DOESN'T OFFEND ME BECAUSE NEGOTIATION OCCURS UP UNTIL THE VERY END. I'M TO THAT ALL THE TIME CHANGING BUT NOTHING OFFENDS AS FAR AS YOU WANT TO STICK TO THE TERMS OF THE DEAL THAT YOU DEALT AND AGREED TO EITHER I MEAN YOU CAN GO EITHER WAY. THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME IF WE GIVE IT IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME SAY NO, WE MADE A DEAL.

STICK TO THE TERMS OF THE DEAL . OKAY, THAT'S MY ADVICE.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY.

THAT'S HOW I HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE. OKAY.

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WHAT IS THE COUNTY POLICY MOVING FORWARD IN A SITUATION LIKE SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THAT'S ALL IN I THINK GREEN SPACE THEY CAN WORK ON THAT PRESENT TO US AND WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO WE ARE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT, MR. MCGOWAN MADE SO ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND OF THE AMENDMENT. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

YOU HAVE THAT I CAN'T SAY I'LL OPPOSE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE ARE BACK TO THE ORDINANCE AS TO 26464 SHE SAID A PASS THROUGH 6464 WHO'S WHO NOW I'M BACK TO THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED ALL FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED RAISE YOUR HAND IS I CAN'T SEE 161 ALL RIGHT ALL OPPOSED IT SHOULD BE SAME BUT WHAT DO I KNOW IT IS 6364 THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE OR SECOND READING I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL HERE. THIS IS 2025 SLASH 35 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY OF TAX BY THE TIME WE NEED TO.

YES. ALL RIGHT. I NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND WE EXTEND PAST THE 8:00 HOUR FOR OUR MEETING SECOND AND A FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY.

[17. 2025/35: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY OF TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SAID PURPOSES (PUBLIC HEARING) ]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE PUBLIC YOU CAN REFER TO PAGES 492 521 IT'S ALL IN HERE ANYBODY FROM COUNCIL I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THERE WAS NO ONE ANYONE FROM COUNCIL COMMENT OH MR. CUNNINGHAM I GUESS I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION I'VE HAD I GUESS A COUPLE OF TEACHERS ASK AND I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT BUT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM ANY FALSE INFO SO I KNOW STARTING SALARY STARTS AT THE 60,087 ANY TEACHER THAT'S ABOVE THAT IS ALSO GETTING $4,000 RAISE AS WELL, CORRECT.

THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? YES, EVERY IN THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE SO EVERY TEACHER WOULD GET $4,000 PLUS A STEP INCREASE AS WELL.

SO IF IT'S WHATEVER YEAR ZERO IS 18 MASTERS IT WOULD YES. EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD PERFECT. YES. THIS SHOULD REALLY HELP TO ATTRACT TEACHERS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SO AND THAT IS THE GOAL.

SO WE THINK THAT COULD WE COULD BE IN THE TOP TWO OF THE STATE WITH THIS RATE AND.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR RECRUITERS TO MAKE THEIR JOBS LOT EASIER. I LIKE HOW IT'S KEEPING THEM, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY HERE AND PUT IN THE TIME HERE AS WELL LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE REALLY FOCUS ON RAISING STARTING AND THEN KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF BONUSES TO KEEP THEM FOR COST OF LIVING ANYTHING BUT NOW IT'S GUARANTEED THAT IT'S GOING TO STAY IN KEEPING IT SO AND THE 28 TO 30 YEARS STEPS WILL MOVE FROM 28 TO 30. SO THAT'S GOING TO ENCOURAGE THOSE THAT ARE AT THE HIGHEST OF STEPS TO CONTINUE AND THEY WOULD GET A STEP INCREASE WHERE THEY IF WE HAD IF WE WERE NOT INCREASING THE STEP THEY WOULD NOT GET A STEP INCREASE.

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THEY'VE RAISED SALARY I BELIEVE 48,000 AND I'M SITTING THERE SAYING.

OKAY, YOU ARE NOWHERE NEAR BEAUFORT COUNTY BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT'S FOR THE STATE SO GOOD JOB TAKING US HIGHER. ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT? THANK YOU, MS. CROSBIE.

WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AS READ ALL OPPOSED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT WHAT'S LEFT OF IT THANK YOU SAID A LONG TIME FOR THAT. I KNOW. THANK YOU ALL.

[18. 2025/30 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FORMALIZATION PROCESS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY HISTORICALLY MAINTAINED ROADS KNOWN AS “LEGACY ROADS” AND THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE TO THE COUNTY (PUBLIC HEARING) ]

2025 STATES THROW AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FORMALIZATION FOR COUNTY HISTORICALLY MAINTAINED ROADS KNOWN AS LEGACY ROADS AND THE EXECUTION OF ANY ALL ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE TO THE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO IT'S FIRST READING CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE YOU BACK THANK MR. BASEMENT AND MS. HOWARD AND SO JERRY DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE GO TO PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY LEFT THAT'S AN EMPLOYEE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION? THIS IS OUR FIRST READING.

SO JARED'S TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION. ALL RIGHT THEN CALL THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE IS READ. RAISE YOUR HAND.

[19.2025/31 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF RIGHT OF WAY KNOWN AS ORANGE COURT, PRINCE WILLIAM DRIVE, AND INDIGO WOODS COURT TO THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL (PUBLIC HEARING)]

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM HOWARD SECOND BY MR. CUNNINGHAM.

THIS IS FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES COMMENT ON THIS ORDINANCE SAYS READ FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD.

ENTERTAIN US A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. ANYBODY? COUNSEL I HAVE A QUESTION. MR. GLOVER YEAH, YEAH, YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS IS THIS IS THIS THE SITUATION WHERE DEVELOPERS HAVE GONE IN AND BUILD ROADS AND THEN CONVEYED OVER TO THE COUNTY? YES, THESE ROADS ARE OLD ROADS. IT WAS A SUBDIVISION FROM 1979 AND ASSUME I WAS BEFORE MY TIME LITERALLY SO I ASSUME IT WAS A DEVELOPER AND THE COUNTY ACCEPTED THEM AND THEN NOW THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL IS REQUESTING TO TAKE OVER.

SO WHEN THEY GO IN, DEVELOPERS GO IN AND THEY BUILD THOSE ROADS AND THEN THEY AS THE COUNTY TO TAKE OVER. YEAH THAT'S NOT OUR PRACTICE TODAY BUT THAT HAPPENS HISTORICALLY. APACHE OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU CLARIFY THAT QUESTION FOR ME. THANK YOU.

DID YOU HEAR ANYBODY QUESTION OR COMMENT ON COUNSEL? YOU ALL RIGHT IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE IS RIGHT. RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[20. 2025/32 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF RIGHT OF WAY KNOWN AS 16TH STREET EXTENSION AND A RELATED DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL (PUBLIC HEARING) ]

YOU KNOW I'D SEEN NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION NOW ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AS READ PLEASE RAISE YOUR THANK YOU

[21. 2025/33 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 99 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, ARTICLE II STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY SECTIONS 101 FINDINGS OF FACT, 106 DEFINITIONS, AND 109, EXEMPTIONS OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES (PUBLIC HEARING)]

IS THERE A QUESTION OR COMMENT ? COUNTY COUNCIL NO.

EVERYBODY'S SILENT. RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AS READ. THANK YOU.

[22. 2025/34 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED AT 15 SUZANNE AVENUE ON PAUKIE ISLAND IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA (PUBLIC HEARING) ]

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ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT TO ME? YES, GO AHEAD.

IS AM I ASSUMING THAT THE MOTION THAT POOH POKEY OR PORKY ISLAND IS IN HIS DISTRICT? OKAY THANK YOU AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. RIGHT WELL COUNCILMAN DALTON THE STATION AND I DON'T SEE THE RELEVANCE OF THE QUESTION I THINK I JUST INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTION REGARDING PUNCHING. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME SIR. IT'S ME DO OKAY I'M TURNING OVER DO YOU MISS HOWARD?

[23. 2025/30: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REGARDING LIVE COVERAGE, PUBLIC BROADCAST, RECORDING, AND ARCHIVING OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS AND EVENTS. ]

ALL RIGHT AND THIS IS TO CARRY ON THE GOOD WORK THEY ARE DOING WITH OUR LOCAL BY LAW.

YEAH AND ARCHIVING THEM TOO. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION 2020 531 A RESOLUTION. OH, WE HAVE TO A VOTE. OH YEAH.

I'M IN FAVOR. I THINK WE'RE ALL PUNCHY. I THINK IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[24. 2025/31: A RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRIORITIES/GOALS OUTLINED IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION HELD ON FEBRUARY 4, 2025, FOR STAFF AND COUNCIL TO UNDERTAKE AND ACCOMPLISH IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR. ]

I HOPE EVERYONE REVIEWED THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT SO MOVED WHO MADE THE MOTION TABLE SECOND AND SECOND BY LOGAN ANY DISCUSSION I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THESE WE'VE ACTED ON ALREADY AND THE OTHER IT JUST MEMORIALIZES WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT FEBRUARY. FOURTH IT'S VERY GOOD INFORMATION.

I JUST WANTED TO I GUESS JUST LANGUAGE IT'S FISCAL YEAR NOT PHYSICAL BECAUSE I THAT IS DIFFERENT YOU KNOW FISCAL YEAR IT'S FISCAL YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR.

TOMMY COFFEY ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION EVERYBODY GOES THIS IS THIS IS OUR WHAT WE AGREED TO DO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BIG FOCUS. YEAH.

ALL IN FAVOR. SECOND TIME I MISSED THEM. OKAY.

[25. 2025/32: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO POTENTIALLY PLACE A REFERENDUM QUESTION ON THE 2026 BALLOT PROPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ONE-CENT CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX IN ORDER TO FUND/UNDERTAKE BENEFICIAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE COUNTY. ]

GOING ON TO OUR LAST RESOLUTION FOR THE EVENING IS 2020 532 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO POTENTIALLY PLACE A REFERENDUM QUESTION ON THE 2026 BALLOT PROPOSAL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A $0.01 CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX IN ORDER TO FUND SLASH UNDERTAKE BENEFICIAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? LET'S TAKE A SECOND VOTE, COUNCILMAN GLOVER ALL RIGHT, DISCUSSION. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LOVE FOR THE STAFF TO COME PRESENT TO US AT THIS TIME. THEY WILL IN THE FUTURE THIS YEAR I KNOW WILL GIVE US SOMETHING AS WE MOVE FORWARD. LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE THINK IT ABOUT IF NOTHING ELSE. RIGHT. SO WE AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WE TALKED ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A PUT TOGETHER A REFERENDUM FOR 2026 AND IF SO WHAT WOULD BE THEIR AND WE HAVE OUTLINED THE SEVERAL OPTIONS WHICH INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL SALES TAX TRANSPORTATION AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT A WORKSHOP I BELIEVE TWO WORKSHOPS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TAKEN WE HAVE STAFF HAVE TAKEN THAT TOGETHER AND SUMMARIZE IT BECAUSE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR I WANT HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL AS TO IF WE'RE TO TAKE FURTHER EFFORTS ON A REFERENDUM THAT WE HAVE COUNCIL SUPPORT ON THIS POTENTIAL REFERENDUM. SO WITH THAT SAID WHAT WE'RE GOING TO OUTLINE IS IS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED COUNCIL AT THE WORKSHOP A $0.01 CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX FOR EIGHT YEARS IS ALLOWED BY THE CODE ALLOCATE THE PROCEEDS AMONG THE MUNICIPAL PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO SHARE THE BENEFIT PROPORTIONATELY AND SHARE THE PROJECTS ARE CLEAR IN SCOPE AND IN ACCOMPLISHABLE WITHIN THE TIMELINE COORDINATE

[02:05:02]

SO A NUTSHELL THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE THE PROPOSED REFERENDUM HERE OBVIOUSLY IF ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL WANTS TO ADD TO THIS OR CHANGE THAT THAT'S ON THE TABLE DISCUSSION AND SOCIAL DISCUSSION I KNOW THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD JUST MAKE AT THIS TIME IS IF YOU WOULD EMPHASIZE FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE THE INVOLVEMENT OF COMMUNITIES AND I THINK YEAH I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT PART AND YOU KNOW MY AND MY LAST POSITION IS WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO EACH NOT ONLY THE MUNICIPALITIES BUT WENT INTO THE INCORPORATED AREAS AND TOOK INPUT THERE FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS TO IT AND YOU KNOW AS WE TALK ABOUT HERE THERE WOULD BE A PORTION FOR THE COUNTY WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS SO WE WOULD WANT TO GET THAT INPUT AS FAR AS WHAT PROJECTS THOSE AREAS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AND WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO GO TO GET THAT INPUT AND THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT PART OF THIS.

YES SOME REACH YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. YEAH.

MR. MOORE, I APPRECIATE IT. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FEEDBACK YOU RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL IN THE DIRECTION I WANT TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE FROM THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT NOVEMBER 5TH THEY SAID NO TO A TAX SO I HOPE THAT'S FACTORED IN TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. BUT I, I BELIEVE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS. SO ON NOTE I'LL LEAVE IT FOR NOW.

OKAY. OTHER COMMENTS OF DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, WHAT ALL IS LISTED IN CAPITAL PROJECTS LIKE WHAT CAN WE TO BE SPENT ON? OKAY SO THEY JUST IT CAN INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, IT CAN INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE FACILITIES SEEKING INCLUDE WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.

THERE'S ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE OTHER IS SPLIT YOU SAID IN THERE'S THAT SPLIT EVENLY ACROSS EVERYTHING SPLIT BY PER CAPITA HOW IS THAT SPLIT GO. WELL WE ABOUT YOU KNOW SPLITTING IT ON THE BASIS OF I BELIEVE WE SAID POPULATION CENSUS REPORT YES OKAY SO YOU KNOW HANK HAD A LOT OF THE WORK IN THE BACKGROUND SO YEAH SO IT WOULD WHEN WE MET WITH THE PREVIOUS BEFORE THE WORKSHOP WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORKSHOP WAS THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND DIVIDING IT BY POPULATION AND THIS WOULD ACCOMPLISH A COUPLE OF THINGS 1/1 YOU DIVIDE IT BY POPULATION. SECONDLY YOU THEN CHARGE THE MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS THIS ALLOCATION POTENTIALLY THERE TO BRING FORTH THEIR PROJECTS. THEREFORE THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITY AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS ITS POPULATION ALLOCATION THAT FORCES US TO ALSO REACH OUT WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY TO SEE WHERE WHAT PROJECTS WE PUT FORTH BUT IT CAN DO ROADS, IT CAN DO PUBLIC FACILITIES, BUILDINGS, PARKS ETC. IT IT CAN DO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. BUT THAT WAS ALL COVERED IN THE WORKSHOP AS WELL AND THE COMMITTEE COULD YOU REMIND US HOW MANY MEMBERS THE COMMITTEE THE SIX PERSON COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY AND THEN THREE ARE FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES AND IT'S APPORTIONED BY POPULATION.

RIGHT. AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE REASON THE WORD COORDINATE WITH THE PARTNERS IN THE PARTICIPATION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A COLLABORATIVE, COHESIVE INVOLVED POSITIVE GROUP THAT MOVES US FORWARD AND I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THIS IS KIND OF THIS IS OUR STARTING POINT THIS IS WHERE WE BUILD THIS IS NOT COMMITTING US IT'S COMMITTING STAFF TO TO GOING OUT AND DOING THE CONTINUED WORK TO BRING MORE DETAILS. CORRECT. OKAY.

OTHER COMMENTS AND I GOING TO ADD IF I COULD WE STILL OWE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THE 18 REFERENDUM WHICH I BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT 26TH OF THIS MONTH FOR A WORKSHOP TO PRESENT THAT OH JUNE 26 JUNE 26 TO PRESENT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS THIS RESOLUTION OR OUR DISCUSSION OR IS THIS STANDARD FOR BRIAN OH OKAY. SO WE'VE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS? I HOPE NOT. I HOPE BUT WE CAN DO IT BY SHOW OF HANDS, I'LL TELL YOU NO. WE'LL SAY NO TO IT SO. YOU CAN PUT YOUR HANDS ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION. OKAY. ONE NO CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, HANK. TO WHOM IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK

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