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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
WELL, I, I WILL CALL THE JUNE 11TH, 2025 BOARD MEETING OF KEEP BEAUFORT COUNTY BEAUTIFUL.TO ORDER, UM, I DO, WE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE PROBLEM.
I DON'T HAVE MY, MY, UH, I DON'T HAVE MY, UM, YEAH.
UH, WELL, DO YOU SEE MY, UM, SLIDE PRESENTATION? WE DO.
YOU CAN I KIND OF FOLLOW ALONG WITH THAT.
THAT'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE, WHERE, WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT, THE NEXT I I, I GO TO THE NEXT PAGE IF YOU WOULD.
UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE IF WE HAVE A QUORUM BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE'VE ONLY GOT THREE BOARD MEMBERS.
SO WE CAN'T REALLY APPROVE MINUTES OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT MORE THAN THREE.
WE'VE GOT, YOU HAVE FOUR? WE'VE GOT FOUR.
SO, YES, YOU CAN, YOU CAN, I'M SORRY.
NOBODY, NOBODY HEARD FROM BRENDA OR FORD.
SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE, UM, AGENDA.
OH, THANK YOU FOR THAT CALLED OR APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
[2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
UH, WOULD, WOULD, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON THAT? PLEASE APPROVE.EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? THAT, THAT'S YOUR LINE, CHRIS.
AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR NEXT SLIDE.
PUT PUT ME UP THAT NEXT, UH, PUT THE, CAN YOU PUT THE, UH, IT, IT'S THERE.
YOU WON'T SEE THE MINUTES, CHRIS.
SALLY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN.
OH, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
THERE'S A CORRECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? NO, NO.
UM, CHRIS, THERE'S A CORRECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.
WHAT IS IT? UM, THIS IS BRENDA AND YOU HAVE ME LISTED AS BEING ABSENT AND, AND ATTENDING.
SO I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE YOU CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE.
I HAD THE, I HAD THE ATTENDANCE TAKEN EARLY IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MEETING.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 10, 2025]
THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.[4. INTRODUCTIONS]
THE AGENDA, INTER INTRODUCTIONS.EVERYONE YOU WANNA START WITH? PAM? HI, PAM.
I'M, UH, S THE WASTE RECYCLING ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST.
UM, VICTORIA HOFFMAN, BRENDA, VICTORIA HOFFMAN.
I SORT OF COME AND GO HERE A LITTLE BIT.
I REPRESENT DISTRICT EIGHT DE RODRIGUEZ SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.
I'M CHLOE MCGUIGAN AND I'M THE RECYCLING COORDINATOR OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.
I'M VALENTINA PALACIO, THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR.
THAT EVERYBODY I WANNA SEE A PAGE.
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HI.UM, I'M INTERNING IN TIM SCOTT'S OFFICE THIS SUMMER AND I LIVE IN BLUFFTON AND I WAS JUST INTERESTED IN THIS MEETING AND WANTED TO WATCH.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR, FOR BEING HERE.
UM, I DON'T SEE JESSICA, I GUESS SHE MUST HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS MORNING.
JESSICA, YOU KNOW, JESSICA'S OUTTA THE COUNTRY.
UH, SO I DON'T, DIDN'T EXPECT HER TO JOIN.
[5. SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES]
GO ALONG WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JEAN AT THIS POINT 'CAUSE HE'S A LITTLE MORE, UM, OVER TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US.UM, I DON'T,
I DON'T REMEMBER WHO'S THE CHAIR OF EDUCATION? UH, UH, JESSICA.
AND SHE DID NOT RE SHE DID NOT TURN IN A REPORT.
SO I'LL, I'LL GIVE A QUICK UPDATE FOR WHAT I KNOW, BUT IT'S ONLY WHAT I KNOW.
SO, UM, JESSICA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, VICTORIA TO ACQUIRE, UM, THE MARKETING MATERIALS THAT WE NEED FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING HARD AND VICTORIA AND TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE EXACTLY WHERE IT STANDS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEEN BOUGHT OR WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE.
UH, BUT I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO, UH, CLOSE THAT LOOP.
UM, VICTORIA, ARE YOU ABLE TO GIVE US A STATUS OF WHAT'S BEEN PURCHASED? WE'LL GIVE THAT, WE'LL GIVE THAT STATUS UPDATE, UM, WHEN IT'S OUR TURN IN THE AGENDA.
SO I THINK THAT'S IT ON EDUCATION.
THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE RIGHT NAME OF THE, UM, THAT, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT NAME OF THE COMMITTEE.
UM, UH, WELL, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE A TYPO ON MY PART.
THAT'S, IT'LL BE, THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
LETTER ENFORCEMENT'S PART OF BEAUTIFICATION.
SO THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE LEGISLATION.
UH, I'LL, I'LL ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, PAM.
UM, I'M PRETTY SURE WE, WE INVITED THE WHOLE TEAM.
BUT ANYWAY, THE, UM, WE HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT VALENTINA, UM, IDENTIFIED AT HER CONFERENCE.
UM, UM, IT WAS A, THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS JUST ZERO.
UH, IT'S BASICALLY A CONSULTING COMPANY THAT'S NONPROFIT.
UM, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION.
I THINK I SHARED THE MI, THE, MY, MY QUICK REPORT OUT ON WHAT THAT IS TO EVERYONE.
UM, I, I THINK WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME REALLY GOOD EXAMPLES AND SOME GOOD, UM, CONTENT FROM JUST ZERO.
HE'S COMMITTED TO GIVING US, UH, SOME COST MATERIAL, SOME, UH, SAMPLE LEGISLATION, UM, ANY KIND OF MATERIALS HE CAN FIND THROUGH A COUPLE WEEKS WORTH OF RESEARCH.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL ENGAGE WITH HIM AGAIN PROBABLY IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY, UH, WITH WHATEVER FEEDBACK WE HAVE.
UM, ALSO ON JUST ZERO'S WEBSITE IS A TOOL THAT THEY'VE CREATED TO BE ABLE TO, UH, PRODUCE LEGISLATION.
I, I TOLD, UM, BRIAN THAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, GIVE IT A LOOK AND GIVE HIM SOME FEEDBACK ON IT WHEN WE SEE HIM, UH, NEXT MONTH, BUT GOOD, GOOD CONVERSATION.
I I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT THOUGH, PAM, UH, JEAN? YEP.
UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE INCLUDE ME ON THAT COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THIS.
UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE, UM, VERY BRIEF EMAIL THAT I SUMMARIZED THE CALL.
DID YOU RECEIVE THAT, PAM? I DID THIS, THIS IS BRENDA.
I DON'T RECALL SEEING IT, BUT LOOK AGAIN FOR IT, BUT RIGHT.
BRENDA, OR, UM, PAM, YOU RECEIVED IT, RIGHT? YES, I RECEIVED IT.
I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT MEETING.
UM, SO NEXT TIME, WOULD YOU PLEASE BE SURE I GET THE INFORMATION? ABSOLUTELY.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE I, I INVITED EVERYONE TO THAT MEETING.
UM, IT WOULD HELP ME A LOT TO KNOW IF PEOPLE WANT TO ATTEND
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THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT I'M TRYING TO TAKE ON.AND, AND PAM, OBVIOUSLY I THOUGHT YOU CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
UM, I RECEIVED YOUR UPDATE, BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE INVITATION TO THE MEETING.
I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMAILS ARE GETTING TO EVERYBODY, UH, THAT THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THE ISSUE.
UM, ALSO, JEAN, I DID NOT SEE, RECEIVE THIS UPDATE FOR THE MEETING EITHER, SO IF YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEND THAT TO THE WHOLE BOARD, INCLUDING SUPPORT ON BEAUFORT COUNTY STAFF, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND JEAN? I'M, I'M NOT SURE I RECEIVED IT EITHER, JUST TO BE OKAY.
AND LET'S, UNLESS IT WAS JUST, WAS IT A WHILE? WHEN WAS IT A WEEK AGO, 10 DAYS AGO? YEAH, IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
IT MAY BE I, AND ALL THE, EVERYTHING GOING ON IN LIFE HERE, BUT I APOLOGIZE 'CAUSE THAT WAS A NICE MEETING.
SOUNDS LIKE I DIDN'T, UM, DIDN'T MAKE THE, UH, OFFER AS CLEANLY AS I THOUGHT I DID, SO I'LL BE EXTRA CAREFUL BEFORE I DO IT AGAIN.
UH, AND VALENTINA, ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? IF YOU'RE STILL ON THE CALL HERE? YEAH, I'M HERE.
UM, YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY PRELIMINARY.
UM, IT'S BEEN, I TURN UP THE VOLUME, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MM-HMM.
YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY PRELIMINARY.
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SET UP THE CALL WITH HIM.
IT'S A FORM WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM JUST ZERO FOR LIKE A COUPLE MONTHS NOW.
SO, UM, YEAH, IT KIND OF CAME TOGETHER QUICK, RELATIVELY QUICKLY, BUT JEAN WAS PRETTY, HE, I THINK HE, HE DID HAVE THE INTENT OF SHARING IT AND, AND WHATNOT.
UM, BUT YEAH, WE GOT SOME GOOD INFORMATION AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE PLASTIC BAG ORDINANCE COMMITTEE TOGETHER SOMETIME EARLY TO MID JULY.
UM, AND IT WAS KIND OF MORE IN REFERENCE TO THAT, THAT THAT WAS, THAT THE MEETING WITH JUST ZERO WAS MADE.
BUT YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT CALL.
UM, GOT SOME GOOD INFO AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ADD TO THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR LEGISLATION? NOPE.
WELL, UM, WE HAVE GOT TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW WE WANNA SPEND THE MONEY, AND THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT WE MAYBE DID NEED TO VOTE TODAY.
UM, SO WE CAN MOVE AHEAD ON THOSE PROJECTS.
UM, I KNOW THAT JEAN WAS MADE, HAD A MEETING WITH THE DOT, AND I HAD A MEETING WITH THE DOT, AND THEN WE HAD A MEETING SUBSEQUENTLY WITH, UH, THE STAFF THERE IN BEAUFORT, OUR GUYS, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO THE ENCROACHMENT PERMITS NEEDED FOR LIKE, 90% OF THE WORK WE WANTED TO DO IS GONNA BE ON DOT PROPERTY PROPERTY.
BUT WE HAD A GREAT MEETING AND BRADLEY SAID THAT, UH, HE CAN HANDLE THE ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, BUT IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE PROPER, I, I MEAN, I THINK WE NEED TO A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DRAW THE PLANS UP.
I MEAN, I, I DON'T SEE HOW WE COULD DO THAT WITHOUT THAT.
AND I'M WONDERING, AND MAYBE JEAN, YOU COULD TELL ME THIS, CAN, CAN WE USE MONEY TO PAY SOMEBODY TO, TO DRAW PLANS FOR US? BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT I I DON'T, UNLESS, UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO DO A FANCY, UM, LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATED, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SIGNS, CHRIS? YEAH.
UNLESS WE'RE GONNA DO FANCY LANDSCAPING, I WOULD SAY WE PROBABLY DON'T WANNA SPEND MONEY ON, ON ARCHITECT.
I, I THINK BETWEEN THE DOT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS, UM, I'M HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR PROVIDING A DESCRIPTION AND A PICTURE AND A DRAWING, ET CETERA OF THE SIGN THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, UM, SOMEONE FROM EITHER OF THOSE TWO GROUPS CAN PROVIDE US THE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTERJECT REALLY QUICK REGARDING THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
LEMME FINISH MY THOUGHT, PLEASE.
UM, I THINK WE, WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL, UH, TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST, UM, REQUEST A PERMIT.
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I THINK WE'RE, WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN THE PATH, BUT I DON'T SEE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD SPEND MONEY ON NECESSARILY.VICTORIA, WHAT ARE YOU? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
UH, THE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AND DOT, IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT BUFORT COUNTY WILL SUBMIT THE PERMIT APPLICATION, HOWEVER, A-B-C-B-K-B-C NEEDS TO PROVIDE ALL NEEDED DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
SO I ADVISED TO LOOK AT THE DOT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT YOU NEED, AND THAT'S WHY CHRIS IS SAYING MAYBE YOU NEED AN ARCHITECT, BECAUSE THE DOT WANTS VERY DETAILED DRAWINGS AND SPECS, STORM WATER PROTOCOLS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO ON THAT AREA.
UH, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ALONGSIDE A STATE ROADWAY, THERE ARE VERY STRICT PROTOCOLS, SIR, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THAT.
THE COUNTY IS JUST GOING TO SUBMIT ON YOUR BEHALF.
KBCB IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A COMPLETE PERMIT TO SUBMIT.
SALLY, COULD YOU MUTE YOUR MIC'S MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM VICTORIA.
VICTORIA, WE WE, GO AHEAD, CHRIS, GO OVER THAT ONE MORE TIME PLEASE.
IN OUR CONVERSATION REGARDING THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FOR DOT, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT KBCB IS GOING TO OBTAIN ALL NEEDED DOCUMENTATIONS FOR THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FOR DOT.
ONCE WE RECEIVE THE FULL PACKET, WE WILL SUBMIT THAT PACKET ON BEHALF OF BEAUFORT COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.
HOWEVER, KBCB NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE SITE SPECS, EVERYTHING THAT DOT SAYS YOU NEED TO SUBMIT FOR AN APPROVAL OF AN APPROVAL FOR AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
AND THAT IS KBC B'S RESPONSIBILITY.
SO ONCE THAT PACKET IS COMPLETE, THEN WE WILL SUBMIT.
SO THAT'S WHY CHRIS WAS SUGGESTING AN ARCHITECT, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT STANDARDS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED, YOU HAD TO BE VERY DETAILED AS FAR AS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING ALONG THAT STATE ROADWAY.
WERE WE WORKING WITH THE GREENERY ON THIS PROJECT? CHRIS, DID YOU HEAR THE QUESTION? SAY PLEASE SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.
WERE WE WORKING WITH THE GREENERY ON THIS PROJECT? NOT AT THIS POINT, NO.
THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS BRENDA.
WHO WAS IT THAT, THAT WE HAD TALKED TO ABOUT THIS PROJECT LAST YEAR? THAT'S CORRECT.
WHOEVER WE'RE GETTING TO, TO HELP WITH PLANTING, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS, UM, THIS DETAILED DESCRIPTION FOR US.
THEY, THEY HAVE PROVIDED FOR PROJECTS IN THE PAST, BUT NOW I THINK, BRENDA, THAT WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT OURSELVES AND NOT RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE, BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE TAKE A LONG TIME AND IT'S, EVERYTHING TAKES SUCH A LONG TIME AND YOU DON'T HEAR FROM 'EM, AND THEY GET BUSY.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, AND IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO, AND, AND FOR THE, FOR THE FUTURE OF KEEP YOU COUNTY BEAUTIFUL.
WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD PROVIDE OUR OWN INFORMATION FOR OUR OWN ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, I GUESS.
DOES, DOES IT, DOES ANYBODY AGREE WITH THAT? I MEAN, WELL, I THINK, I THINK THAT WHOEVER IS DOING THE PLANTING IS GONNA BE A RESOURCE.
AND WHY DON'T WE LOOK AT GETTING SOMEONE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WHO'S A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DONATE THEIR TIME ON THIS AND TAKE THEM AN HOUR MAX TO SAY, HERE'S YOUR AREA, HERE'S WHAT YOU PLANT WHERE, AND, AND HERE'S YOUR DRAWING.
I MEAN, I THINK WE COULD GO ABOUT THIS AS A VOLUNTEER SORT OF THING, RATHER THAN HAVING TO FORK OUT MONEY.
WELL, I, I AGREE THAT IT'S, IT'S NO, NO GOOD TO FORK OUT THE MONEY, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS ITS OWN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, BUT SHE'S BUSY.
I MEAN, AND YEAH, IT'S, IT'S JUST, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN BEATING THE HORSE FOR TWO YEARS NOW TRYING TO GET SOMETHING
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DONE.AND THE REASON WHY IT DIDN'T GET DONE IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FILL OUT OUR OWN ENCROACHMENT FIRM THAT THE BOTTOM LINE.
YOU GO TO THE LANDSCAPER AND YOU SAY, HERE'S THE PER, YOU GO TO THE COUNTY, SAY, HERE'S THE PERMIT.
YOU GO TO THE LANDSCAPER, SAY, HERE'S THE PERMIT, AND THEN YOU GO TO THE BUDGET AND YOU SAY, HERE'S THE MONEY.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN RELYING ON OTHER PEOPLE FOR TWO YEARS.
VICTORIA, UM, DOES THE COUNTY HAVE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT UNDER CONTRACT THAT WE CAN ORDER WORK THROUGH? UM, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
WE TYPICALLY CONTACT GREENERY, BUT THAT'S LANDSCAPE.
DON'T THINK WE CAN PIGGYBACK ON, SORRY, GO, GO AHEAD, VICTORIA.
WHEN YOU'RE CONTACTING, UM, THE LANDSCAPERS, UM, AND REQUESTING QUOTES, YOU CAN ALSO, UM, POTENTIALLY REQUEST, YOU KNOW, A PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND SEE IF THAT, UM, BUT I DEFINITELY SUGGEST LOOKING AT THAT STATE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT, LOOKING AT WHAT YOU REALLY NEED, UM, FOR THE PACKET SUBMITTAL, UM, AND THEN GOING FROM THERE.
SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY, UM, TO DO IT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OR YOU MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, DRAFT UP SOME SORT OF SITE SPEC, BUT YOU DEFINITELY WILL NEED A DRAWING, UM, SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO ALONG THAT ROADWAY, UH, PER THE INCREMENT PERMIT.
UH, I DON'T, CHRIS, AT YOUR MEETING WITH, UM, BRADLEY, UM, YOU DID NOT GET INTO THE DETAILS, I PRESUME.
IS THAT CORRECT? UH, MEETING WITH BRANDON.
SO CHRIS, WHEN YOU MET WITH BRADLEY ON ENCROACHMENT YEAH.
DID YOU WE DID, DID YOU GUYS THE DETAILS? OKAY.
SO YOU DO HAVE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A DRAWING, PROFESSIONAL DRAWING OR I, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IN SOME CASES WE CAN DO LITTLE DRAWINGS.
I MEAN, VIC VICTORIA'S TELLING US SHE WAS AT THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DETAILED DRAWING.
NOW IF IF ANYBODY IN OUR GROUP CAN DO THAT, THAT'D BE FINE, BUT, UH, IT'S NOT MY FORTE.
UM, I, ONE, THIS IS, THIS IS BRENDA.
UM, I'VE GOT A MASTER GARDENER CERTIFICATION THAT'S, UH, PROBABLY EXPIRED FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I MOVED FROM ATLANTA, BUT WE USED TO DRAW THOSE UP FOR THINGS AROUND ATLANTA, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH THAT.
KIND OF NEED TO, YOU KNOW, I'LL GET WITH CHRIS LATER AND FIND OUT THE SPACE, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF COLOR AND HEIGHT AND TEXTURE IN THERE.
SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'LL WANNA CONSIDER.
AND YOU DON'T WANT 10 DIFFERENT PLANTS, YOU WANT SOME SORT OF UNITY, BUT YEAH, I'LL BE GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
UH, WHAT'S, WHAT, WHAT'S HIS LAST, WHAT'S LEAH'S LAST? ANYWAY, I, I MADE CONTACT WITH A NICE YOUNG LADY WHO WAS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AND SHE ACTUALLY LIVES OUT IN OUR WORLD.
AND I THINK SHE'S KIND OF A LITTLE INDEPENDENT, AND I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE, I SHOULD FURTHER THAT CONVERSATION WITH HER.
I, I WOULD WANT Y'ALL TO, I MEAN, OTHERWISE WE JUST DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE.
SO, CHRIS, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
UM, IF VICTORIA, IF WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH THIS WOMAN THAT CHRIS JUST MENTIONED, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUY EIGHT HOURS OF HER TIME? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO QUICKLY? YOU WOULDN'T NEED EIGHT HOURS.
YOU ONLY NEED ABOUT TWO, REGARDLESS WHETHER IT'S EIGHT OR FOUR OR TWO.
CAN WE, CAN WE ORDER SOMETHING FROM A LOCAL ARCHITECT IN A, IN A QUICK MATTER, YOU WOULD NEED TO GET A QUOTE AND LOOK AT THE, THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE IN YOUR KBCB ACCOUNT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT APPROVED THAT.
SO I'LL BE DEPENDENT UP ON THAT.
SO FROM A, FROM A PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVE, IF IT'S UNDER 5,000, YOU CAN EITHER USE A PCARD OR, UH, INVOICE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY WITHOUT COMPETITION, RIGHT? IF IT'S ON YOUR FIVE DOWN, WHAT, UH, QUICKLY IS A RELATIVE TERM.
SO I WOULDN'T SAY THAT I WOULD QUICKLY,
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UM, BECAUSE YOU WOULD NEED TO OBVIOUSLY GET YOUR QUOTES AND THEN ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE BUDGET AND, UM, THE, LIKE YOU ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS AT THE END OF JUNE.WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR.
AND SO IF YOU WERE ATTEMPTING TO SPEND FY 25 FUNDS, UM, UNLIKELY.
UM, MOST INVOICES NEED TO BE IN BY THE END OF JUNE.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 25 FUNDS.
WHEN YOU SAID QUIT, I ASSUME THAT YOU WERE WANTING THEM TO BE FROM FY 25 FUNDS.
I, I, WE'D LOVE TO, BUT WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T MOVE THAT FAST, I THINK.
UM, SO ANOTHER, ANOTHER TO KIND OF CLOSE THE, SO, SO YOU WOULD NEED TO SEE WHAT YOUR FUNDS ARE.
SO YOU WOULD JUST NEED TO SEE WHAT YOUR FUNDS ARE, UM, WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN YOUR FY 26 BUDGET.
AND THAT IS NOT YET, UM, POSTED.
SO I'M NOT SURE, UH, WHAT WAS APPROVED, UM, FOR THE BOARD.
SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST NEED TO WAIT UNTIL FY 26 BUDGET COMES OUT FOR KBCD AND GO FROM THERE.
SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THE MOVE MEETING MOVING FORWARD, UM, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST, CHRIS, THAT YOU SET UP A MEETING WITH THE YOUNG WOMAN THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
UM, AND THEN INVITE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN.
UM, BUT HOPEFULLY SHE CAN JUST SPEND AN HOUR WITH US AND TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND IF SHE'S A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, SHE UNDERSTANDS ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, UM, SO SHE PROBABLY HAS DONE IT BEFORE.
UM, AND THEN WE CAN KINDA LEARN ABOUT IT, AND THEN WE CAN ASK HER TO GIVE US A QUOTE IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD NEXT STEP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS? I AGREE.
WE NEED, YES, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
AND WE'LL, SO WE'LL ALL, I'LL PUT, I'LL, WHEN I GET HOME, I'LL CALL HER UP AND WE'LL ALL GO TO THE COFFEE SHOP OR SOMETHING OR, AND TALK TO HER AND THAT, AND THAT'LL BE THAT.
JUST MAKE SURE WE INVITE EVERYONE.
I DID A BAD JOB OF DOING THAT, SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL DO A BETTER JOB THAN ME.
WELL, I, NO, I ALWAYS, I TRY TO INVITE EVERYONE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE WANNA TALK ABOUT IN BEAUTIFICATION? YES, I HAVE TWO MORE THINGS.
UM, I STOPPED INTO THE, UM, USCB CAMPUS, UM, LET'S SEE, LAST WEEK, AND ACTUALLY BEFORE THAT, UM, I WAS AT THE BUDGET MEETING WHERE THEY APPROVED THE, UM, BUDGET FOR KBCB FOR NEXT YEAR, AND OUR BUDGET IS GONNA BE $50,000 AGAIN.
UM, AT THAT MEETING, UM, THE CHANCELLOR FOR USCB MADE HIS PRESENTATION OF BUDGET THAT THEY REQUESTED, UM, AND THEY ALSO GOT APPROVED THE COUNTY SUPPORT FOR THE USCB.
UM, HE LEFT BEFORE I COULD TALK TO HIM, SO I WENT AND TALKED TO JOE PASSMAN, I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME, THE, THE COUNTY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND HE SAID, AND I TOLD HIM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I, WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A SIGN ON 2 78, AND HE SAID, YOU NEED TO GO TALK TO THE COUNSELOR.
SO ANYWAY, I DID THAT AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE CHANCELLOR YET, BUT I HAD A VERY BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH USCB, AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PROCESS.
UM, SO I, I THINK WE CAN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE THESE SIGNS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS AT MULTIPLE TIMES.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHICH SIGNS DO WE WANNA FUND IN 2026.
UH, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I, UM, GOT DONE, UH, LAST WEEK.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, MORE OF THAT DEVELOPS, BUT ONE, ONCE I, IF I HAVE A FORMAL MEETING WITH THE USCB, I'LL INVITE EVERYONE TO THAT FORMAL MEETING.
TWO MORE, TWO MORE THOUGHTS ON BEAUTIFICATION.
UM, JEAN FRU AND I WERE AT THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION CLEANUP ON APRIL 22ND, AND WE CLEANED UP THE BEACH AND GENE BASICALLY ORGANIZED THAT FOR OUTSIDE FOUNDATION.
UM, BUT I DID PARTICIPATE IN THE CLEANUP EFFORT.
UH, AND THEN APRIL 25TH, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, VALENTINA ORCHESTRATED THE BEAUFORT COUNTY CLEANUP.
UM, AND THAT ONE WAS GREAT, AND, UM, LOTS OF PEOPLE ENGAGED AND WE'LL PROBABLY GET SOME KIND OF AN UPDATE FROM VALENTINA ON THAT LATER.
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UH, LASTLY ON THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR MY INPUT, UM, UH, CHRIS AND VALENTINA AND I WERE AT THE BLUFFTON CLEANUP ON MAY 3RD, AND, UH, WE MANNED THE BOOTH, UM, THAT TIME, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT.LOTS OF PEOPLE ENGAGED, LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
THEY WANTED TO ENGAGE WITH KBCB AND WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND, UH, LITTER PICKUP.
SO I THINK THOSE THREE ACTIVITIES IN THE LAST, BEFORE BETWEEN OUR LAST MEETING AND THIS MEETING WERE, UM, GOOD, GOOD ACTIVITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
AND WELL, JEAN HAS A NEW ONE COMING UP TOO.
UH, SHE'S GOT ANOTHER ONE IN JULY THAT I GOT A MESSAGE ABOUT.
UM, FOR BEAUTIFICATION, I DID TRY TO GET BULBS ORDERED BEFORE THE CUTOFF, AND I NEVER HEARD THE RESULTS OF THAT.
AND WHEN I LOOKED AT MONEY SPENT, IT APPEARED, NOTHING HAPPENED.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WITH PURCHASING OF BULBS? THAT'S FOR YOU, VICTORIA OR CHRIS OR SOMEBODY? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
UM, I, I THOUGHT THAT THAT PROCESS WAS MOVING ALONG.
UH, SALLY, YOU'RE ON MUTE IF YOU'RE TALKING APOLOGIES.
VICTORIA'S LISTENING IN WITH ME.
PAM, PAM, WHO DID YOU SEND YOUR, UM, REPORT TO OR YOUR REQUEST TO? UM, TO, WELL, IT WAS TO CHRIS AND THEN TO VICTORIA.
YES, PAM, I EMAILED YOU BACK AND TOLD YOU TO RE GET AN INVOICE FROM THAT VENDOR AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HIM.
I CALLED CHRIS, I WAS OUT OF TOWN, AND I COULD NOT GET TO MY COMPUTER WHO HAD EVERYTHING.
AND I TURNED IT OVER TO CHRIS AND HE SAID HE TALKED TO THE COMPANY AND THEN HE TALKED TO YOU, I THOUGHT, AND YOU WERE TRYING TO GET AN APPROVAL BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT.
UM, AND I HAD TURNED IT OVER TO Y'ALL, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT OCCURRED FROM THERE.
YES, I, YEP, I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU.
I SAID I NEEDED AN INVOICE IF IT WAS OVER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, AND THEN I EMAILED THE WHOLE BOARD AND REQUESTED A SPREADSHEET OR A TABLE TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL WANTED TO PROCURE.
UH, AND THE ONLY THING I RECEIVED WAS FROM JESSICA, AND THAT WAS A TABLE OF ALL THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SUPPLIES.
CHRIS, DID YOU SEND AN INVOICE TO VICTORIA FOR NO, I DID NOT.
HAS THE COMPANY WASN'T WILLING TO, I DIDN'T SEND AN INVOICE.
INVOICE, INVOICE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, YEAH, THAT WAS CORRESPONDENCE I DID NOT RECEIVE.
CHRIS, DID YOU GET AN INVOICE FROM THE COMPANY? I DON'T THINK SO.
IF VICTORIA, IF WE CAN GET AN INVOICE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PROCESS WITH FY $25 IF IT'S IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS? UM, OUR DIRECTIVE FROM THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT, WE WILL NOT BE USING THE PER PURCHASE CARDS AFTER THE 15TH.
THAT'S ON A SUNDAY, AND WE ONLY WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SO IF I RECEIVE IT PRIOR TO FRIDAY AT 4:00 PM SO THAT'S DAY AFTER TOMORROW OR? YES, TODAY'S WEDNESDAY.
SO IF IT'S, IF IT'S RECEIVED WITH EVERYTHING THAT I NEED, UH, BY FRIDAY BEFORE FOUR O'CLOCK, THEN YES.
IF NOT, THEN NO, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE USING OUR P CARDS AFTER, UH, THE 15TH OF JUNE.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, PAM, THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE TRYING TO SPEND WAS ABOVE THE LIMIT THAT YOU COULD SPEND ON YOUR P CARD AND YOU HAD TO GET APPROVAL TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHY I REQUESTED FOR YOU TO GET AN INVOICE.
RATHER THAN AN INVOICE, THEY WILL, THE REASON THEY TOLD YOU THEY COULDN'T SEND YOU AN INVOICE.
THAT IS IF YOU PLACE THE PURCHASE, ASK THEM FOR A QUOTE.
YOU'RE, MARK, YOUR GARBLED, BRENDA, ASK THEM FOR A QUOTE, NOT AN INVOICE.
NO, I REQUESTED FOR HER TO, TO OBTAIN
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AN INVOICE.WHAT DID AN INVOICE INDICATE THAT YOU HAD PLACED THE ORDER? I'M NOT, I'M HAVING TROUBLE, BRENDA.
MIRANDA, DID ANYBODY HEAR? CAN WE ANY BETTER? ANY BETTER? NO, YOU, YOU'RE STILL, YOU'RE STILL GARBLED.
I THINK BRENDA'S SAYING THAT THE, UM, QUOTE SHOULD UM HMM.
AND VICTORIA'S AND VICTORIA'S SAYING THAT'S NOT TRUE.
AN INVOICE, AN INVOICE INDICATES A PURCHASE.
AN INVOICE INDICATES A REQUEST FOR PURCHASE.
A QUOTE IS JUST A QUOTE, IF I SUBMIT A QUOTE TO P PURCHASING AND REQUEST FOR THEM TO PAY THAT, THEY WILL COME BACK AND SAY, NO, YOU NEED AN INVOICE.
YOU NEED AN ACTUAL INVOICE FROM A VENDOR TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT A PAYMENT.
SO CAN, CAN I, HEY PAM, CAN YOU GET, CAN WE GET IT IN? I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN WORK ON WITH THE COMPANY AND I'LL OKAY.
AND I'M SORRY AS WELL WITH OUR PCARD, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE DEFINITELY TOO LATE TO REQUEST A PCARD INCREASE.
SO WHATEVER IS PURCHASED WILL HAVE TO FIT WITHIN WHAT IS ALLOTTED INTO OUR PCARD AMOUNT.
AND HOW MUCH IS THAT? UM, DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYEE, BUT MAYBE A THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHATEVER'S LEFT ON THEIR PCARDS.
SO WE TYPICALLY HAVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, LIMIT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY PURCHASED MATERIALS ON THAT PCARD, THEN IT WILL BE LESS THAN THAT.
SO IF YOU
I CANNOT REQUEST AN INVOICE IF I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I CAN SPEND FOR THEM TO GIVE ME AN INVOICE FOR.
IF YOU, IF YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE QUOTE AND THE MATERIALS THAT YOU WANT TO PURCHASE, I'LL LOOK INTO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO.
WELL, I HAD ALREADY SENT YOU THAT INFORMATION.
AND I WAS, THAT'S WHEN BY INVOICE.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU WANT AN INVOICE.
BUT I CAN'T GET AN INVOICE FOR AN AMOUNT IF I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN SPEND.
AND I ALSO JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE WANTING TO SPEND.
SO RESEND IT AND I'LL LOOK IT OVER AGAIN.
I KNOW I WAS WANTING TO SPEND THE, IT WAS A LITTLE OVER $2,000 BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR BONUS.
JUST RESEND ME THE EMAIL AND I'LL LOOK AT IT.
SO PAM, YOU GOT THE BOTTLE, RIGHT? UH, YES.
AND, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO GET IT TO HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE WE STILL WANT, I'M TRYING TO SPEND 20, 25 MONEY.
WE JUST WANNA SPEND TODAY'S MONEY, NOT TOMORROW'S MONEY.
I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, THE, THE NEW ITEM THAT WAS ADDED IS THE 2250 FOR THE WATER BUGGY.
THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE, UM, YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL, UH, AMOUNT EXPENDED NOW.
I'VE ALSO UPDATED THE SPREADSHEET ON THE SHAREPOINT, UM, JUST TO CO COORDINATE WITH THIS.
BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR WE SPENT $7,300.
UM, WE DO NOT HAVE, WE HAVE NOT RECORDED THE MARKETING AND OUTREACH MATERIALS YET.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T RECORDED THE, UM, THE BULBS YET, BUT THEY HAVEN'T ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY BEEN PROCURED, SO WE WON'T SEE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT FINANCIAL UPDATE, WHICH IS IN, IN, UH, AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU JEAN, FOR DOING ALL THAT.
SO WAS SOMEBODY ASKING A QUESTION OR CAN I MOVE TO ANOTHER TOPIC WITHIN FINANCE? MOVE TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
CHRIS AND I MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE, UM, UH, NATURAL RESOURCES, UM, COMMITTEE, AND WE PUT OUR FULL BUDGET REQUEST IN.
UM, AND THEY WERE RECEPTIVE OF IT.
UM, MS. BROWN WAS ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN AND, AND TRIED TO ATTEND, WAS SAID SHE WAS GONNA TRY TO ATTEND THIS MONTH'S, UH, BOARD MEETING, BUT EVIDENTLY SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
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UM, BUT IT DID, IT DOES LOOK LIKE, UM, THAT WE WERE, UH, APPROVED FOR 50 K.UM, THAT DECISION WAS MADE AT A SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC MEETING, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO.
UM, LIKE VICTORIA SAID THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY APPROVED IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE IT YET.
IT'S GOTTA GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT'S GOTTA GET INTO ACCOUNTING, ET CETERA.
UM, BUT BY OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE 50 K WOULD APPEAR.
UM, AND THE RATIONALE FOR THE 50 K WAS WE DIDN'T SPEND ALL OF OUR MONEY IN FY 25, SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA GIVE US MORE FOR FY 26.
SO WE, WE NEED TO BE SPENDING THE MONEY IF WE WANT MORE.
SO I THINK ONE OF OUR, OUR REAL DRIVES FOR FY 26 NEEDS TO BE MAKE SURE THAT WE SPEND AS MUCH OF THAT 50 K THAT WE'RE GONNA GET AS EFFECTIVELY AS WE CAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA WASTE MONEY, BUT WE NEED TO SPEND MONEY IN ORDER TO GET MORE MONEY IN FY 27.
ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? THAT'S GREAT, THANK YOU.
WELL, MY THOUGHTS ARE, MY THOUGHTS ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST, WE LOST YOU, CHRIS.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.
SO YOU, YOU, YOU, WE LOST YOUR, WE LOST YOU.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? WELL, MY THOUGHTS WERE IT WAS, IT WAS, AND WE KEEP LOSING HIM, RUN THE THOUGHT.
'CAUSE ONE WE DID NOT HAVE FOR, UM, A DOT ENPRO.
THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE'D NEED SOMEBODY TO DO DRAWINGS FOR US.
THAT, THAT'S BOTTOM LINE IN MY OPINION.
WELL, I, I THINK WE GOT THAT BALL STARTING TO ROLL.
IF YOU CAN GET THAT MEETING WITH THE LANDSCAPE PERSON, THEN I THINK WE CAN, WE CAN ROCK AND ROLL FROM THERE, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF FOCUS.
WE KNOW WE GOTTA FOCUS ON THIS STUFF BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROCUREMENT RULES.
WE'LL VOTE ON IT AFTER WE TALK TO HER.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.
I MEAN, UM, I, I GUESS, I GUESS WE COULD, WE CAN VOTE ON, UM, WHETHER OR NOT WE WANNA AUTHORIZE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
IF WE FIND OUT IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, UM, WE CAN VOTE ON THAT, CHRIS, BUT WE CAN'T SPEND ANY MONEY UNTIL WE GET THE AUTHORIZATION FOR 25, 26.
MY INTERNET IS SORT OF COMING AND GOING HERE.
UM, YEAH, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE NEXT TOPIC WE WANNA TALK.
CAN I, CAN I INTERJECT GENTLEMEN, PLEASE.
YOU, YOU ALREADY APPROVED, UM, AND VOTED ON THIS PROJECT.
SO THE WAY I SEE IT, IF IT IS ALREADY COMING OUT OF THIS A ACCOUNT OR, UM, BUDGET ALLOTMENT ZONE, THEN YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE APPROVED BECAUSE YOU ALREADY, UM, VOTED ON THIS PROJECT.
SO AS LONG AS IT FITS WITHIN THE MEANS OF THAT, AND YOU'RE UNDER THE THRESHOLD OF 4, 9, 9, 9, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN.
AND IT WOULD JUST FALL UNDER THIS PROJECT CATEGORY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WHAT'S THE THRESHOLD OF FOUR NINE? WHAT'S THE THRESHOLD OF FOUR? NINE NINE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 4 9 9 4,999.
IF IT'S ABOVE THAT, IT, IF IT'S ABOVE THAT, THEN YOU NEED THE THREE QUOTES.
WE, WE DEFINITELY ARE NOT GONNA SPEND, WE'RE NOT GONNA SPEND ANYWHERE NEAR $5,000 ON THIS.
IT, IT, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH.
AND IF YOU TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE A BOARD WITHIN THE COUNTY, UM, WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU MAY BE TO RECEIVE.
AND VALENTINA DID MENTION SOMETHING IN THE CHAT.
UM, THERE WAS AN ENTITY THAT SHE'S AWARE OF THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY REACH OUT TO THEM.
SO, UM, I SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, GOING IN, UH, WHAT WAS IT, VALENTINA, SEE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY.
SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY.
SO MAY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS, UM, PLAN, UM, THAT YOU NEED, NEED FOR THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT, UM, DONE FOR FREE.
WHO KNOWS? UM, BUT IT, THE WAY I SEE IT, IT IS FALLING ALREADY WITHIN THAT CATEGORY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY VOTED UPON FOR FY 26 ITEMS. SO YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
BUT I'LL AGREE WITH JEAN, THE, THE SOONER THAT WE START THESE PROJECTS, THE BETTER.
UM, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF PLANNING, UM, BUT JUST TIME CRUNCH.
I MEAN, IT, IT, IT REALLY DOES PUT US, UM, IN A TIGHT SPOT.
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IT IS REALLY, UM, A STRESSFUL TIME FOR US ALL, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW AND, AND SCRAMBLING TO SPEND THESE FUNDS.UM, PLUS WHEN YOU GO IN AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR FY 27, IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY SPENT, UH, BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR, IT'S GONNA LOOK GREAT.
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE, OH, WOW, THEY'RE DOING ALL THIS GREAT STUFF.
LIKE, LET'S GIVE THEM MORE MONEY.
YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU WENT IN, YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD ALREADY SPENT THESE FUNDS, IT WOULD'VE LOOKED A LOT BETTER, UM, WHEN YOU WERE REQUESTING MORE FUNDS TO SPEND.
SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR, UM, STANDPOINT WHEN WITH SOLID WASTE, WITH OUR BUDGET IS SPEND, SPEND FUNDS, DID THEY REALLY SEE THAT YOU NEED IT? YEAH.
UH, ACTUALLY PAULA BROWN SAID TO ME THAT SHE HAD US LINED UP FOR 68,000 AND THEN IN THE END SHE WAS VOTED DOWN, UM, BACK DOWN TO 50 K.
UM, AND IT WAS AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HADN'T SPENT WHAT WE WERE GIVEN LAST YEAR.
UH, BUT I AGREE, I, I DON'T THINK WE'RE, I DON'T THINK I WOULD REALLY LIKE NOT TO BE IN THIS POSITION AGAIN.
WE'LL DEFINITELY START ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN AUGUST.
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UM, I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON, CHRIS, UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO TALK MORE ABOUT, UM, FINANCE.FOR THE SAKE ON NEW BUSINESS, OUR STAFF UPDATE, I DID PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH A NEWSLETTER FORMAT.
UM, SO YOU ALL, I'M SURE HAVE READ THROUGH THAT WITH YOUR BOARD PACKET.
SO FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, UM, I WON'T, UM, REPEAT ANY OF THAT INFORMATION.
UM, THE EARTH DAY EVENT WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
UH, PICKED UP OVER 9,000 POUNDS OF LITTER.
UH, VALENTINA DID A GREAT JOB AND JESUS ASSISTED, UH, WITH THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN, UM, UH, WE ARE RAMPING UP, UM, OUR COMPOSTING PROGRAM WITH THE USDA GRANT FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED.
UM, IN ADDITION, I DO HAVE CHLOE ON, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SPEAK REALLY QUICK, CHLOE, ON THE ITEMS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROCURE.
UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO RECEIVE THOSE PACKAGES FOR ALL THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SUPPLIES.
UM, HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW RIGHT NOW WE ARE ALL DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BECAUSE OUR BUILDING IS, UM, UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO STORE, AND WE'LL KEEP THOSE BOXES CLOSED AND SECURED, BUT THEY ARE GONNA BE STORED IN OUR BAYLOR BUILDING, UM, WHERE THINGS GET A BIT DUSTY, UH, THE MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE IN THE BOXES, BUT I DO JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STORE THEM TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE GET, UH, BACK ON THE PUBLIC WORKS CAMPUS.
UM, BUT WE DID PROCURE THE ITEMS OR MOST OF THE ITEMS. CHLOE WILL GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS THAT JESSICA SENT ME.
I KNOW JESSICA'S NOT ON THE CALL, BUT I DID HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, ASK A COUPLE TIMES.
I I DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF EMAILS.
UM, AND THAT'S WHY I SENT YOU ALL THAT TEMPLATE OF A TABLE, UM, IDENTIFYING EXACTLY HOW I NEED THE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT PROCURED, AND IT GIVES US A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE FRONT END SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE THESE TASKS EFFICIENTLY.
UM, BUT CHLOE, IF YOU WANNA JUST TALK REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO PROCURE.
SO I WAS ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE ITEMS ACTUALLY EXCEPT FOR ONE ITEM THAT WAS ON THE LIST, AND THAT WAS THE STICKERS, UM, DUE TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND SOME OF THE LANGUAGE, UM, THAT WAS USED ON THAT.
IT WAS FUN, BUT WE JUST DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE BEST.
UM, SO OTHER THAN THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING.
WE SPENT A TOTAL, OR I SPENT A TOTAL OF $4,000, 286 CENTS OR TWO $4,286.
UM, WE GOT THE LAMINATED DOS AND DON'TS CARDS.
UH, THE RE THE TENT AND TABLE COVER.
I THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT HAS THE KBCB LOGO ON IT AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
YEAH, WE GOT THE COLORING PAGES, THE COLORING BOOKS.
UM, WE ALSO, I SHOULD SAY WE DID NOT GET THE EDUCATIONAL FLYERS YET EITHER.
UM, THAT LOOKED TO JUST BE A PICTURE OUT OF OUR BROCHURE.
UM, AND WE DO GET OUR BROCHURES A LOT WITH COUNTY FUNDS, SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALSO CIRCLE BACK TO.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE MAGNETS.
THE MAGNETS HAD THE DOS AND DON'TS ON 'EM, ALONG WITH MO MORE POSTCARDS OF DO'S AND DON'TS.
UM, THE TABLES AND CHAIRS, WE GOT TWO TABLES, FOUR CHAIRS, THE CRAYONS, REUSABLE STRAWS, AND THEN ANOTHER SORT OF REUSABLE STRAW AND BOTTLE OPENER.
AND ALL OF THOSE ITEMS DO HAVE THE KBCB LOGOS ON THEM.
I WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET THE KBCB VECTOR FILE, UM, WHICH IS THE FILE WE'VE BEEN ON THE SEARCH FOR.
SO A VERY CLEAR IMAGE IF YOU GUYS NEED IT FOR ANY FUTURE USE OF ITEMS, LIKE A, IF YOU CAN READ THAT QUICK, GREAT.
IT'S YOU LIKE, THANK YOU, CHLOE.
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IN ADDITION, I JUST WANNA SAY, IF YOU CAN, UM, GET ME THE BULB INFORMATION, UH, WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN.UM, I WANNA SAY I HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND ON THE PCARD.
I'LL, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH, UM, OUR BUSINESS MANAGER, BUT, UM, I BELIEVE THE BULBS ARE THE LAST THING THAT, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROCURE.
AND IF I GET THAT INFORMATION, UM, TODAY, THIS WEEK BEFORE FRIDAY AT 4:00 PM I'M CLOCKING OUT.
UM, WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN WITH THOSE BULBS AS WELL.
UH, VICTORIA, COULD YOU PLEASE, UM, SEND TO EVERYONE THE TABLE THAT YOU DESCRIBED AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR REPORT HERE, UM, IN TERMS
IT'LL, IT'LL HELP US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO PRESENT THINGS TO YOU IN THE RIGHT FORM.
YEAH, I SENT IT TO YOU ALL IN APRIL AFTER OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WHEN WE DISCUSS THE NEED, UH, TO SPEND THESE FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT I'LL DEFINITELY SEND THAT OUT AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, SAVE IT TO THE SHAREPOINT SITE SO IT CAN BE ACCESSIBLE BY ALL.
AND IF YOU JUST PUT THAT INTO THE FORMS EXCELLENT SECTION ON THE SHAREPOINT SITE, THAT'D BE GREAT.
YEAH, I RECEIVED ABOUT 15 EMAILS ONE NIGHT, AND THAT IS, PLEASE DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.
WE'LL, WE'LL GET BETTER AT THIS, TRUST ME.
WE'LL, I HAVE FAITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET, UM, A REIGNS ABOUT US AND, UH, START SPENDING THESE FUNDS AND REALLY DO A LOT FOR BEAUTIFICATION IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THEY APPROVE 50 K.
I'M HOPING THAT YOU GET ALL THE 50 K JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE.
I'VE REQUESTED MONEY IN THE PAST AND I'VE BEEN TOLD YEAH, FOR SURE.
AND THEN DON'T GET, UH, 1.5 MILLION.
SO JUST BE PREPARED FOR THAT TO PIVOT
I DO THINK THAT THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS GOING TO BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE BOARD.
UM, ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE MATERIALS THAT YOU SAID ARE GONNA BE STORED IN THE, UH, THE BUILDING.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY OR HOW DO WE ARRANGE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE EITHER ALL OF US OR SOME OF US GO AND LOOK AT THE MATERIALS TO MAKE SURE WE GOT WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULD SAY LET US GET INTO OUR PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
UH, VALENTINA HAS A STORAGE SPACE THAT WE USE FOR ALL OF OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SUPPLIES, AND THAT'S WHERE SHE CURRENTLY STORES YOUR STICKERS, UM, AND YOUR REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS.
AND SO ONCE OUR BUILDING IS COMPLETE AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET BACK IN AND VALENTINA GETS SETTLED WITH HER, UM, OUTREACH SWAG, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CRACK OPEN THOSE BOXES AND TAKE AN INVENTORY, UM, HAVE YOU ALL OVER TO KIND OF CHECK IT OUT AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WHERE THAT'S GONNA GO.
UM, SO THEY GAVE US, UM, I BELIEVE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FOR US TO GET BACK IN THE BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN DISPLACED.
UM, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE AN INVENTORY.
UM, I MEAN WE CAN, WE CAN CRACK THOSE BOXES OPEN, I JUST WORRY.
UM, IT DOES JUST GET DUSTY OUT THERE.
UM, SO I JUST WORRY THAT I JUST DON'T WANT THE MATERIALS, UM, TO GET DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.
SO, SO THE ONLY REASON THAT I WOULD WANNA LOOK IN THOSE MATERIALS IS IN THOSE BOXES.
THERE'S PROBABLY A 30 DAY RETURN PROC, UM, PROGRAM THAT THESE PROVIDERS HAVE THAT IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM IN 30 DAYS IT'S WRONG, THEN YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT.
UH, WELL IF YOU ALL CAN COME OUT, WE CAN MAYBE OPEN THE BOXES IN THE BAYLOR BUILDING AND THEN, UM, UH, TAPE 'EM BACK UP.
I'M HAPPY TO ASSIST IN THAT AND HELP.
ALRIGHT, VALENTINA, THEN WE'LL SHOOT YOU OVER THE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT CHLOE'S ORDERED.
AND THEN CHLOE, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME AND ASSIST TOO AND YOU ALL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH, UM, WOULD IT BE OKAY TO LIKE, TAKE PICTURES SO YOU ALL WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT TO BUFORT? LIKE HOW WOULD YOU LIKE, UH, TO DO THAT JEAN? UM, I, I THINK PE SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
UM, BUT IF, IF WE NEED TO TAKE PICTURES, THAT'S FINE TOO.
WE CAN VALIDATE IF THAT'S NECESSARY, BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE LIVE PRETTY CLOSE.
UM, BUT I, I MAYBE, UH, VALENTINA, IF YOU COULD THROW OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AND TIMES THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR YOU TO TAKE A QUICK DRIVE OVER AND IF WE, IF SOMEBODY CAN JOIN YOU, THAT'D BE GREAT.
IF NOT, THEN MAYBE JUST TAKE PHOTOS AND SEND 'EM TO US.
YEAH, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN AND THEN THAT WAY WE COULD JUST DO IT ALL ONE FELL SWOOP.
BUT I CAN, I CAN DO THAT FOR SURE.
I'LL BE COORDINATING WITH CHLOE TO MAKE SURE THE DELIVERY OF THE ITEMS
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AND THEN WE CAN SET UP THOSE DATES.I KNOW THAT JESSICA IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS AND I'M OUT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, BUT CHRIS AND WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE A, A QUICK DRIVE OVER.
I KNOW CHRIS LIKES TO DO THAT.
UM, THEN THAT WOULD BE, THAT'D BE GREAT.
HOWEVER, CHRIS IS STILL IN THE BAHAMAS.
NO, I'M, I'M, I GOTTA COME HOME.
LET, LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC.
IT'S ON, IT'S ON TO YOU FOR NEW, YOUR NEW BUSINESS THAT YOU REQUESTED TO PLACE ON.
COULD YOU GO TO THAT LIST PLEASE? IN THE AGENDA? I'M, IT'S ON THERE.
STEPH, UPDATE, WE GOT REVIEW AND FEEDBACK FROM BUDGET.
WE GOT EVENTS TO BE SUPPORTED.
UM, VALENTINA PROVIDED A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT IS ON HER MAYBE WISHLIST AND YEAH, HERE IT IS.
COULD YOU BLOW THAT UP FOR US A COUPLE TIMES? I CANNOT, THAT'S A SCREENSHOT.
CAN'T EVERYBODY, BUT EVERYBODY RECEIVED IT IN THEIR BOARD PACKET, SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT A LOT MORE CLEARLY.
YOU CAN ALSO USE YOUR TOUCH PAD TO EXPAND IT ON YOUR SCREEN FOLKS IF YOU WANT TO.
I MEAN, I CAN DO IT ON MY SCREEN.
YEAH, SO ANYWAY, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS, UM, LIST TODAY 'CAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME.
UM, BUT THE THINKING IS, IT WOULD BE GREAT ON CAMERA RIGHT NOW.
SHE HAS FIVE SCREENS UP, Y'ALL.
I HAD ONE THING TO ADD THAT I DIDN'T SEE ON THERE WAS THE, UM, EARTH DAY EVENT THAT THEY HOLD EITHER THE WEEKEND BEFORE, THE WEEKEND AFTER EARTH DAY AT THE PORT ROYAL, UH, FARMER'S MARKET.
SO, UM, I KNOW WE'VE KEEP BEAVER COUNTY BEAUTIFUL HAS DONE THAT EVENT BEFORE.
SO COULD YOU, COULD YOU EITHER SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH THAT INFORMATION OR YOU CAN JUST GO INTO THE SPREADSHEET AND MAKE THE CHANGE YOURSELF? EITHER WAY IS OKAY.
YOU I'LL, IF I TOUCH YOUR SPREADSHEET, YOUR SPREADSHEET WILL BLOW UP.
SO, SO WHAT I, WHAT I, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE.
I JUST KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A WEEKEND BEFORE, THE WEEKEND AFTER, SO YEP.
SO WHAT I, YEAH, IT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK, UM, FOLKS TO DO WOULD BE TO, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST, UM, ADD SOMETHING IF YOU NEED SOMETHING LIKE PAM JUST DID.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE GREAT IF EACH ONE OF US COULD AGREE TO ORCHESTRATE ONE EVENT, JUST ONE EVENT NEXT YEAR.
IF WE DO THAT, WE COULD HAVE AS MANY AS SIX OR SEVEN EVENTS THAT, UH, UM, KBCB IS ACTUALLY, UH, DRIVING.
UM, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE NEED TO CREATE NEW EVENTS.
I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY EVENTS, WE JUST GOTTA DECIDE WHICH ONES WE WANNA PLAY IN.
UM, BUT IF EVERYBODY, EACH PERSON COULD SAY, OKAY, I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KBCB EFFORTS AT THIS EVENT, OR MULTIPLE IF YOU WANNA DO THAT.
UM, BRENDA, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU, I'M, I'M CERTAINLY IN, I'M, I'M ALWAYS, I'M ALWAYS IN BRENDA.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD, UM, SIGN ON TO? YEAH, I'LL LOOK SPECIFICALLY.
I, I SORT OF THINK THAT PEOPLE OUGHT TO LOOK AT EVENTS THAT ARE IN THEIR DISTRICT.
UM, SO I'M, I'M LOOKING AT BLUFFED AND RIVER CLEANUP IN SEPTEMBER AND, UM, UH, THE ARTS AND S SENT, UH, THING IN OCTOBER.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHERE WE WANNA GO THEN NEXT TIME WE'RE TOGETHER, IF Y'ALL, IF FOLKS CAN SAY, UM, THIS IS THE EVENT I WANT TO RUN, SO TO SPEAK, RUN.
UM, AND THEN THINK ABOUT WHAT DO YOU NEED? LIKE, DO YOU NEED THE TENT? DO YOU WANNA MAKE THE CASE FOR THE WATER BUGGY TO SHOW UP AT THAT EVENT? WE ONLY GET TWO WATER BUGGIES, UM, NEXT YEAR, SO WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHICH ONES WE USE IT FOR, BUT WE DO WANNA USE IT.
UM, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE INDIVIDUALS RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY, OKAY, I TAKE THIS ONE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL DO THAT AT THE NEXT IN-PERSON MEETING.
CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA? YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
AND THEN, OKAY, LET'S MOVE, LET'S MOVE, MOVE, MOVE FORWARD THEN.
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OKAY.UM, END OF YEAR 25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US PUT TOGETHER A LONG LIST, I HOPE, OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
UM, WE ARE ALMOST AT THE END, UM, IN THE PRESENTATION WE MADE TO THE BOARD FOR OUR FY 26 FUNDING.
UM, I'VE STARTED A MUCH LONGER LIST.
UM, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD PUT TOGETHER A NEWSLETTER STYLE, UM, END OF YEAR REPORT, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT VICTORIA GAVE US FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
UM, AND JUST, IT JUST TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT KBCB IS ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DID IN 25, AND MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF, HERE WE GO FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN 26.
UM, ANY THOUGHTS ON, UM, PEOPLE'S SUPPORT FOR PRODUCING SUCH A END OF YEAR REPORT? IS A GOOD IDEA, BAD IDEA? WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR KBCB.
WE, WE, WELL, WE NEED THE REPORT ALSO FOR BUDGET REQUESTS.
NO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
JEAN, ADOPT A HIGHWAY HAS A SIMILAR REPORT, UM, AND CHLOE'S REALLY GREAT AT CREATING GRAPHICS.
SO IF YOU ALL GET HER A LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO, UM, IT'D BE A REALLY GREAT WAY, UH, TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE BOARD'S DOING, HAVE MORE PEOPLE, UM, PUBLIC COME TO YOUR MEETINGS AND ASSIST IN ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED.
SO, I, I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UM, AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I KNOW WITH THESE MEETINGS AND THE FINANCES, IT'S ALL, I MEAN, IT'S STRESSFUL TO ME,
WE'LL DEFINITELY DO THAT AND DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHLOE'S, UM, CREATIVITY.
UM, VICTORIA, WHERE, WHERE WOULD WE PUBLISH THIS REPORT? LIKE WHERE DOES IT SHOW UP THAT THE CITIZENS CAN COME SEE IT? UH, SO THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
WE CAN CREATE A SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHIC AND THAT CAN GO TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. UH, WE CAN ALSO CREATE, AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE LIKE A CONDENSED REPORT.
AND THEN WE COULD ALSO CREATE, I'M RIGHT HERE OFF CAMERA, SORRY,
AND THEN WE COULD ALSO CREATE A LONGER REPORT.
UM, IF YOU GO TO OUR ADOPT A HIGHWAY PAGE, UM, IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE ADOPT A HIRE GROUPS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
SO WE COULD PUT THAT ON Y'ALL'S, UH, WEBPAGE, THE KEEP BEFORD COUNTY BEAUTIFUL WEBPAGE.
SO ANYTIME SOMEONE GOES TO THE WEBPAGE, THEY CAN SEE YOUR ANNUAL REPORTS.
UH, AND THEN WE WOULD WHAT, CONFIRM WORK ACTIVITIES MOVE TO FY 26? YEAH.
REALLY ALL I'M THINKING THERE IS THAT, UM, WE MADE A BUNCH OF DECISIONS IN 25 AND WE ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR THINGS IN 25.
UM, WE WILL HAVE TO RETHINK THOSE TO MAKE IN, IN, AT THE AUGUST MEETING.
WE'LL HAVE TO RETHINK AND KIND OF REAPPROVE WHAT DO WE WANNA DO IN FY 26, ASSUMING WE HAVE OUR MONEY BY THEN, BUT WE CAN APPROVE IT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY ANYWAY.
WE JUST APPROVE WHAT OUR PLAN IS FOR 26.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I, MY POINT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SIGNS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EN ENHANCED, UH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MORE PLANTINGS, ET CETERA.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THAT THE PEOPLE ARE OKAY WITH WHAT WE AGREED, AND THEN WE WILL DO VOTES IN AUGUST AND EXACTLY WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR 26.
SO ARE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE OUR PLANS BASED ON THE BUDGET? YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UM, YEAH, I IDEALLY, PAM, NEXT YEAR, THIS MEETING THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, THE LAST MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE SHOULD BE APPROVING WHAT WE WANNA DO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
BUT WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP AND GET OUR STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES, ET CETERA, SORTED OUT.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD RATHER HAVE SAID HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR? WE'RE JUST NOT READY.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE AUGUST UH, BOARD MEETING.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY OUT THERE? I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC ENGAGE, RIGHT, SALLY? SO THE,
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UH, CHRIS, I HAD, UM, BEEN WORKING WITH THE GENTLEMAN AND NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME.UM, HE HAD, WHO ATTENDED OUR LAST MEETING AND HE SAID HE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD.
UM, I THINK WHEN WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THIS MEETING TODAY FROM TOMORROW, UM, IT DIDN'T FIT HIS SCHEDULE ANYMORE, SO HE'S STILL INTERESTED.
UM, I DO THINK WE NEED TO KEEP LOOKING FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS GOT THEIR EARS OPEN AND TELLING THE KBCB STORY AND TRYING TO GET NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO, UH, JOIN THE BOARD FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, ALSO COMING UP REAL QUICKLY, IT'S JUST A LITTLE COMMENT IS THAT WE, UH, WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH, UH, JEAN AND I AND, UH, WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THE, UH, SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WE'LL PROBABLY GO AND HAVE A LITTLE SIT DOWN WITH THEM TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF, UH, UH, RECYCLING AND, AND, UH, SOLID WASTE.
UH, AND THEY, THEY SEEM TO BE VERY OPEN, SO THAT'LL BE GOOD.
MAYBE WE CAN TELL, TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ANYBODY'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? I GUESS THAT'S THE END.
UM, I WILL, I GUESS AT THIS POINT I WILL.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
BRENDA, CAN I MOVE THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED? SECOND.
OKAY EVERYBODY, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, UH, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY DOES FOR US.