Aug 18, 2025 Public Facilities and Safety Committee

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WHY I WAS UPSET ABOUT THIS ONE. GO FIGURE. YEAH.

THEY HEAR US IN THERE. YEAH. GET OUT NOW THEY EVERYONE YEAH GO AHEAD FOR THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND MY AGENDA IT'S WHAT SOMEWHERE YOU WANT.

I GOT I GOT IT RIGHT HERE GOT A HANDY DANDY NOTEBOOK RECORD OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER MONDAY, AUGUST 18 MR. LAWSON OF COURSE RAN LONG SO WE ARE STARTING AT 345 ALL MYSELF IF EVERYONE COULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. I'M THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

WE'RE GOOD TO GO FIRST IF I COULD, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS IT STANDS THE MOTION SECOND PLACE I'LL SECOND ANY OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITH NO

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 16, 2025]

[ 7. Assistant County Administrator Report ]

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THEN WE THEN WE THEN TURN THESE SUGGESTIONS INTO ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2022 OUR CONSULTANT WILL WORK CONDUCTED A STUDY IN THE SAINT HELENA AREA. WE THEN IMPROVE DRAINAGE INSTALLING INSTALLING LARGER PIPES ON HICKORY HILL AND CAMP ROADS TO REDUCE FLOODING IN 24 .

MORE RECENTLY, WILBERT COMPLETED A WATERSHED LEVEL STUDY NORTHERN LADIES ISLAND BUT SOME FLOOD SOME FLOODING ISSUES REMAINED. NOW WE'RE LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT SPECIFIC PROPERTIES ON A PARCEL LEVEL TO LOOK FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS.

WE USUALLY 1 TO 2 DRAINAGE STUDIES AT A TIME TO ENSURE QUALITY FOLLOW THROUGH FROM STUDY TO FINISHED PRODUCTS MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE TIME ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO CARRY OUT THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHEN ADDITIONAL JUST TRYING TO RECONNECT YEAH YOU'RE BACK MUTE . OKAY THEN YOU'RE BACK ON. YEAH, YEAH.

MAN THIS IS YEAH BUT WE CAN SEE WE CAN HEAR YOU KNOW IF YOU HEAR YOUR LOVED ONES START TO REAL GOOD GO AHEAD THE WHOLE BUILDING'S INTERNET WENT OUT. OH NO, THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, ON A HAPPY NOTE, I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FINE STORMWATER PROJECT THAT'S UPCOMING.

IT'S A WATER PARK WATER QUALITY PROJECT CALLED ARTHUR HORNE RESTORATION.

THIS IS A 17 ACRE WETLAND IN THE PORT ROYAL AREA. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO RESTORE STORMWATER AND REDUCE FLOODING BUT ALSO THIS AREA CAN DOUBLE AS AN ASSET BY PROVIDING HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SAY WE'RE PARTNERING WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF CERTIFYING THIS WETLAND AS A DUCK IMPOUNDMENT.

THIS PROJECT WOULD MIRROR PROJECTS SUCH AS CRYSTAL LAKE AND CYPRESS WETLANDS THAT WOULD OFFER A BEAUTIFUL AMENITY TO THE COMMUNITIES. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY OF AND PORT ROYAL TO MAKE THAT POSSIBILITY COME TRUE AND TO EXPLORE CONNECTIVITY POSSIBILITIES TO THE SPANISH MOSS TRAIL. IT USED TO BE A PARK IT READ.

YES IT DID. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BAD WITH THE RAIN AND MAINTENANCE A LITTLE BIT GOOD WITH SOME UPCOMING PROJECTS DOES ANYBODY ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING STORM WATER? YES. I THINK YOU'RE ALREADY AWARE THAT NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS COMING IN FROM LADY'S ISLAND AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T BRING IT UP IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES OUT THERE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN QUITE SOME TIME WITH DITCH DRAINAGE AND WE'RE BONDS IN PARTICULAR I KNOW THE STATE LAST YEAR CAME OUT ON THE SAME POINT AND DID DO SOME CLEANING ON THOSE DITCHES BUT I THINK THE COUNTY SIDE ALREADY NEEDS SOME ATTENTION OUT THERE AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME BIGGER PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE BEING AND LOOKED AT RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU.

YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT .

WE HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUES IN THAT AREA WITH TWO SPECIFIC RESIDENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH. THERE'S NO EASY FIXES. LONG STORY SHORT, LAST MONDAY AFTER ALL THE RAIN WE DID HAVE CREWS GO OUT WITH A SIX INCH PUMP PREPARED TO PUMP DOWN TO DIFFERENT YARDS BUT THERE WAS NOWHERE TO PUMP THE WATER TO WITHOUT INUNDATING OTHER PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE CREWS OUT PERFORMING WHAT MAINTENANCE WE CAN AND WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE DOT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO SOME LARGE SCALE CREATIVE OPTIONS WILL STAY FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

WE'RE TALKING YOU KNOW $1,000,000 PROJECT BUT WE ARE LOOKING THE ROAD TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. YES, MR. IT'S MAN SO TERRIBLE.

DO YOU HAVE A PRIORITY LIST OF CERTAIN WATER PROJECTS BECAUSE I MAY MY REALLY DOESN'T HAVE IT IN SIX OR WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES OBVIOUSLY JERALD YOUR NEIGHBOR DALLAS MR. ROOT.

DO YOU HAVE A PRIORITY LIST OF WHICH ONES? OBVIOUSLY MONEY IS LIMITED SO WE HAVE PRIORITIES. ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE STUDIES IS TO COVER THE ENTIRETY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AND KIND CREATE A PRIORITY LIST OF RED, YELLOW GREEN PROJECTS THAT YOU KNOW, THE RED BEING THE MOST PERTINENT NEED TO HAPPEN THE MOST CRACK AND THEN LEADING DOWN IN PRIORITY LEVEL FROM THERE WE ARE WE HAVE PROBABLY OR THREE MORE DRAINAGE STUDIES TO GO BEFORE WE CAN COMPLETE THE ENTIRE BUT AT THAT TIME HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE HAVE PROJECTS IN LINE TO UPGRADE MOST OF THE FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY THAT WOULD BE SHARED WITH COUNCIL SO IT'S LIKE MR. BARTHOLOMEW HAS A PERSON ANSWER QUESTION HE WOULD KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON THE PRIORITY LIST. ABSOLUTELY. YES WE CAN DO THAT.

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THANK NICE TO BE HERE. I I'M ONLY SINGLE AND SO STORMWATER YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER ABOUT THE STUDY THAT WAS DONE AND IT WAS A GOOD STUDY BUT IT ALSO TALKED ABOUT MAINTENANCE SO ACCEPTABLE SO I'M JUST ASSUMING THAT DOING A LOT OF LINCOLN'S WORK ALSO MAKING SURE DITCHES DO CLEAN SO TOO SO BUT I'M I'M GOING TO RAISE THIS QUESTION HERE BECAUSE IN IN THE BURDEN KNOW YOU IS I DON'T KNOW WHO DISTRICT THIS IS A PROBLEM IS HOW DO MISS THE PAST I'M NOT TOO SURE THERE WAS A CHURCH AT A FUNERAL STARING AND AFTER THAT DOWNPOUR THE VIDEO WAS TORN IT WAS AT LEAST TWO FEET OF WATER IN THAT JOHN.

I DON'T KNOW THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY WHETHER THERE'S SOME KIND OF PROBLEM IN THAT AREA FOR THAT. BUT THE CHURCH IS THE BRUTON CHURCH IN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST SO PUT THAT DOWN OF ONE WAS THAT TO THIS TO 78 TO 82 IN THE PERSON IS OFF OF THE WHEN I'M ASSUMING THAT BECAUSE THE STATE ELEVATED THE MAIN HIGHWAY ALL THAT WATER IS LEVEL IS LIKE A A LIKE A BOAT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN DONE BUT I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THAT OUT TO YOU THAT'S NOT MY DISTRICT BUT I KNOW TO YOU PEOPLE LOOK AT IT YOU DON'T AT IT EVEN TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. ABSOLUTELY.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND I DO I THINK WE'VE LOOK AT THAT SITUATION IN SAYING WHAT I'M THINKING OF . THERE'S A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RUNS DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT FEEDS STATE DRAINAGE AND I TALKED TO DOTTIE THEY DO HAVE A BOX THAT'S CLOGGED ON THAT CORNER. HOWEVER, IF THEY OPEN THAT UP IT MIGHT AND THEN THEY GET THE CHURCH. SO HE'S GOING TO CHECK THE OTHER END OF THAT DRAINAGE SYSTEM WILL BE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH TO CLEAR THAT.

BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO WITH THEM AND DOT YOU TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT SOLUTIONS CAN BE DONE SO I WILL DOUBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT WORD BACK TO THE CHURCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT IF I MAY. YES SIR. WELL, AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY AND TODAY THIS MORNING I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF RIVERS RIVERS NEW ROAD.

YES, SIR. AND KIND OF STRAIGHT ROAD FLOODING IN THAT AREA AND ACTUALLY THE DOBSON DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG KIND OF SHARED ROAD NCDOT MAINTAINED.

SO I SENT THE PICTURES AND REQUEST INTO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SO HOPEFULLY WE FOLLOW ON THAT. BUT THE BROTHERS PINE GROVE ROAD ALSO THE DITCHES IN THE CONGRESS NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. YES SIR WILL CHECK PINE GROVE BUT COUNTY SAID IS A PERPETUAL ISSUE US BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH D.O.T. TO DO WHAT WE CAN IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MR. PASS, MAYBE YOU HAD A QUESTION. YES. 170 IS A STATE ROAD.

ONE SIDE IS BEAUFORT COUNTY, ONE SIDE IS JASPER COUNTY OR HOW ARE YOU BILL SINCE I PICK UP GARBAGE A MONTH ON 170 I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BEAUFORT SIDE IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT'S HARDY VILLE AND JASPER COUNTY IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF SOMETHING TO DO WITH CLEANING OUT THE DRAINS THAT ARE CLOGGED ROCKS SO ON AND SO FORTH.

IS THAT THAT WE COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE AND OR JASPER COUNTY AND HARDY VILLE TO TAKE CARE OF . WE HAVE REGULAR COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH DOTTIE AND SO YES WE DO COORDINATE WITH THEM IN THAT WAY. BUT AS FAR AS JASPER AND HARVILLE WE REACH OUT WHEN NECESSARY SO I CAN REACH OUT TO MY CONTACTS AND LET THEM KNOW OKAY AND THEN THANK YOU. AND THERE'S THE ONE 7278 THAT WAS CLEARLY BLOCKED AGAIN AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS AND WE WE HAD THAT FIXED. YES, SIR.

I WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SHOULD YOUR DEFENSE I BROUGHT SOMETHING UP TO HER AND SHE'S LIKE WE'RE ALREADY ON IT.

SO IT'S DAYS AGO THAT SOME ASSOCIATES AND ASSOCIATES HAVE ALREADY DONE IT AFTERNOON.

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? VERY GOOD. I I'VE ASKED EVERYONE HOW THEIR WEEKEND WAS AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN PAYING RENT SO. IF THAT SAYS ANYTHING I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS FAIRLY QUICK. WE'VE GOT TWO PARTS TO MY PRESENTATION SO THE FIRST PART

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I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD ATTENDING THE PROGRAMS AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC WHEN WE REOPEN AND ACTUALLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR SCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER IS NEARING CONSTRUCTION WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET STARTED. I DON'T THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF WE ANTICIPATE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION AT SCOTT WE'VE ALREADY CLEANED IT OUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO ONCE WE GET THE CONTRACTOR ON SITE WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WAS FAIRLY MINOR SHOULD NOT TOO LONG IT'S $140,000 RENOVATION MAINLY FLOORING THE KITCHEN AND REDOING SOME OF THE CEILING TILES OR THINGS THAT STATION 39 AT SUN CITY HAS IS STILL PROGRESSING EVERYTHING IS GOING ALONG. WE'RE IN THE PERMITTING PHASE.

THE CONSTRUCTION SIGN IS UP THERE AND HOPE THAT HELPS EVERYONE AND ALLEVIATES ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE MAY HAVE FOR THAT. SO ONE THING IS THE SIGN IS AT THE LOCATION SO PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S? SO HERE'S WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO WHERE DO THEY USE THE GARDENS IS? THE SIGN I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DID IT. MAYBE SO THEY DON'T DISRUPT WHEN THEY START DOING THIS STUFF THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE IT SO IT WAS OFF TO THE SIDE NOT IN THE RIGHT FOOT ON SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN I WASN'T THERE WHEN THEY DID THAT BUT YEAH THEY SPECIFICALLY PUT THE SIGN WHERE THEY DID SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO MOVE IT SEVERAL TIMES.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT PLANNED DISTURBANCE CALLS LYNN BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER THE GYMNASIUM CONVERSION RENOVATION IS FULLY UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW BEEN DEMOING THE OLD FLOORS EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DEMOED OUT MOVING ALONG VERY QUICKLY ALL OF THE MATERIALS ARE GOING TO BE ON SITE SHORTLY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING THE NEW BASKETBALL GOALS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE FLOORING WILL GO DOWN ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT AND THEN THE LAST PART WOULD BE OF COURSE THE THE BLEACHERS I'D LIKE TO SHARE MITCH MITCHELL ON COUNCIL PINK ME FRIDAY AND SAID TO TELL EVERYONE THANK YOU THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT HE'S A STATIC ALL THE CHANGES ARE BEING DONE NOW SO I THINK HE'S GOING TO IN OTHER FANTASTIC

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SO IT'S EITHER A REFLECTOR THAT THEY'RE GETTING AND IT'S CAUSING A SHUTDOWN.

BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN SITE AND THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH IT WEEKLY SO. WE WERE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARKS AND REC AND THERE ARE ANY ISSUES AGAIN WE'RE TYPICALLY THERE WITHIN THE SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY TO GET THE SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING AND AGAIN ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED AND RESOLVED WE WILL CERTAINLY GIVE YOU AN UPDATE NOW COUNTY COURTHOUSE HAS BEGUN SO THAT'S A IT'S $1,000,000 PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE LOBBY AND SEVERAL OF THE FAMILY COURTROOMS OVER THERE ARE DESIGNED JUST KICKED OFF THIS WEEK AND THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO TAKE 3 TO 4 MONTHS THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS AND THEN WE'LL GET IT OUT TO BUILD TOWARDS THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THAT'S IT RIGHT NOW. QUESTIONS ON PROJECT UPDATES ANY OTHER STRIP CLUB QUESTION ABOUT THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS IS GENERALLY BEING KEPT IN THE LOOP AS FAR AS NOW I'M SURE AND ANY OF THE COURT STAFF BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEIR OPINION ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE OVER THERE OR IS THIS JUST ABSOLUTELY REALLY THERE'S IT'S MAINLY A LOT OF THE WOODWORK IS GETTING REFRESHED.

YEAH SO IT'S NOT REALLY ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THE FAMILY COURT WOULD WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME ALTERNATE DESIGNS FOR THE FOR BASICALLY THE WITNESS STAND AND IT'S JUST A CRAMPED AREA IT'S NOT ADA ACCESSIBLE RIGHT NOW. IT'S REALLY A IT'S A HARD DESIGN BASICALLY WHERE YOU HAVE SEVERAL STEPS AND THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE IN ACTUALLY I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IN COURT ONE OF MY WITNESSES TRIPPED YES THERE SO BUT YEAH I DEFINITELY MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO THE JUDGES BACK THERE AND THE FOLKS THAT USE IT EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THE DESIGN PUTS THEIR NEEDS FOR WHAT THEY NEED.

ABSOLUTELY WE ARE AND THIS JURY HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY 100% INVOLVED AND YES, SHE IS THE FIRST LINE OF WHERE WE START AND WHERE WE END. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE ABSOLUTELY LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON AND THIS PART OF OUR OUR GOAL AS CAPITAL PROJECTS IS TO GET INFORMATION TO YOU STAFF AND THE PUBLIC AND THIS IS OUR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PAGE. THIS WILL LIVE TODAY. THIS IS THIS IS THE LINK SHOWING TO THE GIS MAP. WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GIBBS DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING AND A DESIGN THAT IS GOING TO BE SIMPLE TO USE BUT INFORMATION TO YOU GUYS AND THE PUBLIC FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE MANAGING AGAIN OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S FILTERS THERE AND A LIST OF PROJECTS IN THE MIDDLE OF COURSE SHOWS MAPPING LOCATION THEN THE MOST IMPORTANTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT THE AMOUNT BUDGETED EXPENDED AGAIN ALSO UPDATES THAT ARE DONE EVERY TWO WEEKS TO LET'S SAY A MONTH AT THE BUT WHAT YOU DO GET TO SEE IS THAT AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HERE THIS A THAT DOWN IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER YOU CAN SEE THE LATEST UPDATE IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU SEE THE LAST UPDATED DOWN IN THE CORNER FOR THAT WAS 811 AND THAT'S GOING BE IMPORTANT FOR PROVIDING YOU ACCURATE INFORMATION AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU CAN HAVE A GALLERY PICTURES FOR FOR THE PROJECT PLANS THIS IS STATION 39 SO YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO OF THIS INFORMATION AGAIN RENDERINGS FOR THE PLANS

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SO IN THE ACTIVE PROJECT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT AND PULL IT UP AND ALL THE ABOVE. THAT'S CORRECT. THOSE OF YOU WITH COUNCIL CHAMBERS WELL WOW I CAN SEE THAT AS JUST A SIDE SHOT THERE GOING INTO THE ACR PURPOSELY HAVE NOT GONE IN THAT BUILDING SINCE YOU GUYS PROBABLY WON'T SEE THE WHOLE THING BUT IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE INTERESTING. SO IT IS A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE DAIS AND THE BACK AREA AND IT IS GOING TO BE CERTAINLY MORE ACCESSIBLE, A LOT MORE SPACE BEHIND YOU GUYS NOW ALL BEHIND US. YES, THE ENTIRE CURVED WALL HAS BEEN TAKEN.

IT'S JUST THERE'S THE ENJOY THE MOMENT. LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING SHOW YOU A PICTURE BUT IT IS IT IS IT IS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHAT I MAKE SURE WINDOWS ARE MY BACK. NO MA'AM. NO WINDOWS.

NO WINDOWS. AND AGAIN, THIS JUST SHOWS WHAT'S IMPORTANT OVER IS AGAIN THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE LOOKING FOR AGAIN THE BUDGETED AMOUNT AGAIN WHETHER IT'S ON TRACK START AND END DATES, CERTAINLY THE PHASE IS VERY IMPORTANT A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW UNDERSTANDING THAT PLANNING DESIGN PERMITTING CAN TAKE QUITE A WHILE AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE A PROJECT IS IN THAT PHASE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THIS AGAIN CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGEMENT WEB PAGE ON COUNTY AND IT WAS A GREAT LINK THAT JOSH RILEY PUT UP FOR US TODAY AND THAT'S THE EARLIER MANY QUESTIONS.

JUST QUICKLY SO I'LL BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT THE PUBLIC WORKS TO SEE THIS IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AS OF RIGHT THIS MOMENT AND I WILL TELL YOU WE ARE ACTIVELY ADDING PROJECTS SO NOT EVERY PROJECT IS UP THERE RIGHT MOMENT. AND WHAT THIS DOES THOUGH IS THAT THIS DOES FEED INTO OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BECAUSE IT IS A SEPARATE SYSTEM WE HAVE TWO IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN AND WE ARE DOING THAT ONE AT A TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT STATUS WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU ANYTHING THAT IS NOT UP TO DATE SO WE'RE ACTIVELY IMPORTING THOSE ALONG WITH THE IMAGES AS WE SPEAK AND IN FACT THIS WEEK IS A MUST HAVE SCHOOL GET ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS I THINK IS SOME PUBLIC WORKS AS I UNDERSTAND IT WE THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS ON THE BOARD WE ARE STILL BASICALLY IN PLANNING WE HAVE KIND OF PUT ILLUSTRATIVE ON HOLD FOR MOMENT UNTIL WE HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH FLEET MANAGEMENT. SO THAT IS KIND OF THE KEY TO THE WHOLE PROCESS.

WE HAVE GOT TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW TO MOVE OUT AND NOT INTERRUPT THEIR OPERATIONS AND AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN WE HAVE TASKED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

MR. ROBINSON IS LOOKING FOR SOME SOLUTIONS OR FLEET MANAGEMENT AS WE SPEAK AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE KIND OF ON HOLD. BUT IN THE PLANNING PHASE THE CABLE COUNCIL THAT WAS ONE OF THE CRITICAL NEED AT THE MOMENT WORKS AND WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS NOT AS CRITICAL AS TO THE CRITICAL PATH. IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WHERE WE CAN GO WITH IT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE FLEET FACILITY AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT THAT INVOLVES AGAIN WE HAVE ON SITE WE'RE LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS INCLUDE ON SITE MOVING INTO THE BETTER BUILDING POSSIBLY A SOLUTION THAT COULD INCLUDE IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AGAIN AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH AND MR. ROBINSON MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO A LITTLE MORE AS TO WHAT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. BUT I WOULD SAY WE WANT TO DEFER THAT TO ANOTHER MEETING. I MEAN THERE'S LOT OF MOVING PARTS ON THAT SO THAT'LL BE A MORE FULL DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO YES SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION ON UPDATE OF THE PROJECT. BEFORE WE LET YOU GO I JUST WANT TO GO BACK AND SMIDGEON LESSER KNOWN CAN WE ANTICIPATE SHOVEL IN THE GROUND? THERE'S NOTHING ON THE SLIDE EXCEPT THE BASKETBALL COURT AND A PLAYGROUND SO DON'T AGAIN IF YOU LET ME GIVE YOU A WE ARE AT 85% ON DESIGN AND WE SHOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 6 MONTHS LOOKING AT BREAKING GROUND THEY'RE GOING TO WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY THEY WOULD ON BOTH BUILDINGS BUT AGAIN WE ARE 16 TO 18 WEEKS OUT BEFORE THE STEEL WOULD EVEN GET ON SITE BEFORE THE STRUCTURE ITSELF SO THAT WILL BREAK GROUND PRIOR TO THAT BUT I DO NOT HAVE A SCHEDULE FROM THE CONTRACTORS

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU ONCE THAT HAPPENS WE ARE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR OUT FROM CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR IS WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR TOTAL COMPLETION ANTICIPATED. MR..

MR.. WE DON'T LOOK I LIKE THE WEBSITE.

IT'S GREAT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ANIMAL SERVICES PUTTING TURF AT THE TURF AND DOGS DON'T ARTIFICIAL AND DOGS DON'T MIX AS FAR AS SMELL ACTUALLY IT DOES VERY WELL IF THERE'S THIS ONE PARTICULAR SO THEY HAVE ARTIFICIAL TURF THAT IS RATED FOR ANIMALS ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO THROUGH AND IT MAKES IT ALSO EASIER TO PICK OUT THE MESSES AS WELL.

ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING WITH ANIMAL CONTROL THERE IS THEY ACTUALLY HAVE RACKS IN THE THE PLAYERS SOME OF THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN EATING THE ROCKS LESS SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE IF YOU'VE HAD ANY GOLDEN RETRIEVERS OR ANY ANIMALS THAT LIKE TO PICK UP OBJECTS SO THEY'VE BEEN EATING THE ROCKS SO THEY'VE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY REMOVE THE ROCKS.

I MEAN MY DOG SO IT IT IS AN INTERESTING WHEN I HEARD IT MYSELF I WAS HAD SOME CONCERNS BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD PROCESS WE MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO USE AND AROUND THE EDGES. IT IS ALL BASICALLY NAILED DOWN SO THEY CAN'T PULL UP THE TURF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'S A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION THAN WHAT IS THERE IF I COULD SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES BASICALLY THEY HAVE ACTUALLY DUG OUT THE ROCKS AND AREAS AND ACTUALLY MADE HOLES UNDER THE FENCE AND IT'S THAT WILL BE PREVENTED WITH THIS SO THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THAT INSTALLED AND IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER SOLUTION THAN THE ROCKS. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE CHUCK? ANYTHING FOR PUBLIC WORKS THOSE ARE WORKING ON GUIDANCE. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PALMETTO UPDATE AND MR. SULLIVAN, THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE. I'M HOPING IT'S A REGULAR THING WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE MORE WITH ALL NINE OF OUR PARTNERS AND COUNTY IS BY FAR THE LARGEST AND SO WE HAVE PRIORITY RAISED STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNTY AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS A GREAT TO DO THAT. SO IF IT PLEASES THE COMMITTEE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FEW MINUTES ON EVERY AGENDA COME HERE AND GIVE THIS BASIC KIND OF OUTLINE OF AN IF YOU GUYS SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO REPORT ON PLEASE DO WE WE RELY VERY HEAVILY ON THE COUNTY AND OUR PARTNERSHIP HERE SO I DIVIDE MY REPORT BY SOME KIND OF MAJOR CATEGORIES RIDERSHIP REPORT FIRST OBVIOUSLY IF WE DON'T HAVE RIDERS IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE DOING. OUR COMPUTER SERVICES ARE VERY STRONG SEASONAL RIDERSHIP. IT'S THE STRONGEST I'VE SEEN IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

SO POST-COVID THINK IT'S OUR HIGHEST RIDERSHIP NUMBERS A LOT OF THOSE ARE COMING OUT OF HAMPTON AND ALLENDALE COUNTIES COUNTY THE DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES, THE COORDINATED SERVICES THEY ARE STRAPPED. WE HAVE FAR MORE REQUESTS FOR THOSE ON DEMAND SERVICES WE CAN FULFILL SO WE PRIORITIZE WITH MEDICAL AND THEN WE NEXT LEVEL IS GROCERY AND THE THIRD LEVEL IS TO WORK TO AND FROM WORK. SO THERE'S A HUGE GROWING DEMAND FOR THAT. OUR BRUCE TROLLEY THE SEASONAL SERVICE AND HILTON HEAD STARTED OFF AWESOME APRIL WAS VERY, VERY STRONG. IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ON PAR JUNE JULY VERY GOOD END OF JULY HERE IN AUGUST SUSPECT PART OF IT'S WEATHER PART OF IT IS THE LOWER AND THE HILTON HAD ABOUT I CAN'T GET MY FINGER AROUND IT OR HANDS AROUND IT JUST YET WE SHOULD BE BASICALLY ON PAR THE SAME RIDERSHIP THERE AS LAST YEAR OUR BLUFFTON BRIGGS WEEKDAY SERVICE IS IMPROVING SLOWLY. IT IS NOT FAST AS WE WISH IT WOULD BUT WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE FOLKS RELY ON THAT ON A DAILY BASIS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN TOMORROW YOU'LL START SEEING THE USB SHARK SHUTTLE WE HAVE UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY SO THAT THIS YEAR HAS SOME PRETTY LATE NIGHT ACTUALLY FOR US SERVICE UNTIL ABOUT 1030 COMING BACK FROM BLUFFTON TO BEAUFORT ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT WITH.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SAFETY SIDE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE REPORT ON AND OUR PERFORMANCE IS VERY STRONG. IT'S A VERY I'VE BEEN IN TRANSIT SINCE THE 1990S AND I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE THE ENVY OF A LOT OF TRANSIT AUTHORITIES PREPARED FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON. WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE U.S. WE EVEN CONDUCTED AN

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I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE DID THAT AND IDENTIFIED A FEW THINGS WE NEEDED TO DO BETTER FROM A PLANNING AND GROWTH STANDPOINT . I KNOW A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT AND INPUT TO OUR NORTHERN COUNTY TRANSIT MASTERPLAN ELCOCK IS THE SPONSOR OF THAT STUDY. WE'LL BE THE RECIPIENT OF ITS RESULTS AND WE'RE ABOUT 75% MAYBE 80% THROUGH LAST WEEK WE WERE TESTING SOME OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AND YOU'VE HEARD OF THE ROYAL EXPECT COMPLETION SOMETIME IN OCTOBER LIKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FIXED OUT SERVICES THE COMPLIMENTARY EIGHT PARATRANSIT THAT COMES WITH THAT WHICH I THINK WILL BE VERY VERY BUSY AS WELL AS SOME MICRO TRANSIT ZONES WHICH WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER ALMOST ITS OWN MEANING ONE TO THE NORTH AND WEST AND ONE OVER TO THE EAST TO THE ISLANDS AND BASICALLY HOW FAST WE CAN IMPLEMENT NEW PLANS RELIES ON FUNDING SO THE COUNTY CITY BEAUFORT TOWN OF PORT ROYAL WE'RE ALSO SEEING I'VE SEEN IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME INCREASING DEMAND FOR MORE FREQUENT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NOW HARTSVILLE BLUFFTON HEAD AND BACK SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF OUR NEXT GROWTH AREAS WE'LL BE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT AT LEAST CHALLENGES BY FAR FUNDING OUR REVENUE WE STILL A DEFICIENCY ON REVENUE FOR FISCAL 26 THAT OUR BOARD WILL BE ADDRESSING AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON TUESDAY SO WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND THE REMAINING REVENUE WE NEED TO COVER CURRENT EXPENSES AND CURRENT SERVICES THE EXPENSES TO OPERATE THOSE EXPENSES ARE GOING TO DRAMATICALLY BUT OUR SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION HAS KIND OF STAYED STEADY SO THAT BASICALLY RESULTS IN A GAP ON THE LOCAL SIDE SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT FISCAL 26 AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO ADD IN TERMS OF GROWTH ESPECIALLY HERE UP AT NORTH OF COUNTY FOR FISCAL 27 AND OTHER IT SOUNDS A LITTLE MONEY BUT IT'S NOT TO US IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT FOR SKILLED MECHANICS. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE NEAR OUR FACILITY IN BLUFFTON.

WE'VE ALREADY RAISED OUR WAGE SCALES TWICE IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS.

IT'S HARD TO RECRUIT AND IT'S HARD TO RETAIN THEM. AND ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE, SOME OF OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO WE ACHIEVED MANY YEARS IN A ROW NOW THE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE I MYSELF WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR MEETING TOMORROW IN MYRTLE BEACH WITH OUR ANNUAL MEETING THIS WEEK AND HE'S A YOUNG DRIVER.

HE WAS 18 NOW HE'S 19 WHO ATTEMPTED WE ASSISTED HIM AS DID THE JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSISTED WITH GETTING THE TRAINING AND THE EXPERIENCE HE NEEDED.

IT'S VERY UNHEARD OF TO GET YOUR CDL AT 18 AND THE PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT THAT WE REQUIRE HE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH AN ARTICLE A FEATURE IN THE ISLAND PACKET THAT I WOULD PACK IT ARTICLE GOT THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS NANCY MACE AND OUT OF THE BLUE HE GOT A LETTER FROM THE CONGRESSWOMAN SO WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT IN FACT WEDNESDAY HE WILL BE HONORED AT OUR STATE ASSOCIATION AS THE BUS OPERATOR HERE. SO WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT AND I TO ME IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT INSPIRING YOUTH, RIGHT YOUTH TO TAKE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CAREER PATH THAN YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE GO INTO COLLEGE, YOU GET THAT FOUR YEAR DEGREE. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR DEONTE HE'S A WONDERFUL MAN AND CAN'T WAIT DOESN'T HAVE THE STATE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZE HIM ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR OTHER EMPLOYEES LONG TERM DISPATCHER GAYLE WHITTIER SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS NOW. SO WE HAVE TWO AWARD WINNERS AT OUR STATE ASSOCIATION VERY PROUD OF THAT SO WE'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ON WEDNESDAY AND WITH THAT I'LL OPEN UP ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OR ANY QUESTIONS. OH I HAVE A QUESTION ONE DO YOU THINK THE LOCOG REPORT WOULD BE FINALIZED? I THINK OCTOBER THERE'S ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC COMMENT YOU'LL BE SEEING SOME OF THAT WHICH IS BASICALLY PUBLIC ON THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES AND WE WANT TO HEAR BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND WE SEE WHAT WE SEE THAT YOU ALL WHAT YOU SEE SO PLEASE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON THOSE ON THOSE PLANS. THANK YOU. ONE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

SURE. COMMUNICATION GREAT. YEAH.

AND NEEDED CAN BALLPARK IF YOU DON'T MIND WHAT THE SHORTFALL MAY BE ALREADY IN THE FUNDING.

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SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE CAUSES OVER TIME CAUSES ALL SORTS OF RIPPLE EFFECTS THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO THE VARIABLES WERE WE'RE MONITORING THE HECK OUT OF THE VARIABLES WHILE WE'RE ON A CONTINUING BUDGET DAY WE PRESENTED TO THEM A BUDGET THAT BROUGHT THAT DEFICIT DOWN TO $360,000 SO A $360,000 IF WE CANNOT FIND THAT MONEY THE BOARD AT SOME POINT WHETHER IT'S HERE IN AUGUST OR IN OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING OR ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING WE WILL HAVE TO START TALKING ABOUT SERVICE REDUCTIONS. THIS IS WHAT TRANSIT AUTHORITIES HAVE TO DO WHEN THEIR EXPENSES EXCEED THEIR REVENUE AND LAST LAST THING GOING OFF THAT YOU MENTIONED MECHANICS DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN REPAIR FACILITY MAINTENANCE SHOP YOU'RE USING FLEET SERVICE. WE DO. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL TOOK ACTION TO ALLOW INSOURCING. INSOURCING. SO WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE EVERY ANGLE WE CAN TO TO DO THAT. THE ISSUE WITH OUR FACILITY IS THAT WE ARE IN BLUFFTON NOT FAR FROM THE REC CENTER AND THE FEMALE AND WHILE THEY WERE RIGHT THERE CO-LOCATED STILL CONVENIENT BUT COST LIVING THERE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT NOBODY ELSE DOES WELL, YOU KEPT SAYING THINGS WERE GROWING, THINGS WERE IMPROVING BUT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET ANY NUMBERS. SO HOW MANY I GUESS THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS I'M GOING TO ASK IS HOW MANY TRIPS? YEAH WE TAKE IN AND HOW MANY RIDERS TOTAL HAS IT BEEN THE AVERAGE NUMBER THAT WE USE FOR TOTAL TOTAL TRIPS ALL TRIPS COMBINED IS ABOUT 220,000 ANNUALLY. WE REPORT AT OUR BIANNUAL MEETINGS SO OUR BOARD PACKETS HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND WE CAN SHARE OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION WE CAN SHARE ALL THAT SO WE GOT IT MONTHLY AND SO WE CAN WE CAN GIVE YOU ANY PERMUTATION OF DATA AT LEAST IN MONTHLY INCREMENTS THAT YOU WANT AND THAT'S BY RAIL WE DON'T DO IT BY STOP WHICH I WISH WE DID MAYBE SOMEDAY BUT AT LEAST BY ROUTE AND BY OF SERVICE WE CAN DO THOSE BREAKDOWNS. SO DO WE KNOW HOW MANY SO FAR THIS YEAR OR HOW MANY TRIPS SO FAR THIS YEAR SO WE KNOW OR CALENDAR I CAN GET YOU GUYS I CAN GET YOU ANYTHING THROUGH THE END OF JULY YEAH I THINK THAT WOULD BE I THE BIGGEST QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE SPENDING PER RIDER. YEAH YEAH NOW I LOOK AT THAT TOO THAT'S THE ULTIMATE ALTERNATE OUR DEMAND RESPONSE TRIPS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OTHER TRIPS BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A ONE ON ONE OR TWO ON ONE TYPE SERVICE SO SO PER PASSENGER THOSE CLUSTER AND THAT'S TRUE ACROSS THE INDUSTRY THEY'RE ALL VERY EXPENSIVE YOU HAVE MORE TO RIDE YOUR FIXED RAIL SERVICES YOUR AND THEN YOU CAN COORDINATE AND SHARE RIDES IT BRINGS THOSE OPERATING COSTS DOWN IT'S SO I GUESS THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY THING IF WE COULD GET THOSE NUMBERS FROM LAST COMPARED TO THIS YEAR.

YEAH ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT IS OUR COST THAT WE PAY CURRENTLY THE COMMITMENT FOR FISCAL 26 IS ROUGHLY ABOUT $717,000. THAT'S THE SAME AS FISCAL 25 OR DELIVERY DID ALUMINUM DISABILITY THEIR SAME AMOUNT THEY TECHNICAL KNOW HOW TO DEAL COUNTY ACTUALLY DROPPED ABOUT 11,000 BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS IS SEPARATE IT'S DIFFERENT THIS KIND OF ODD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR COUNTY OFFICE AGING WHERE WE WERE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL $11,000 FROM THEM AND THEN ESSENTIALLY PAYING THEM ABOUT 11,000 BACK, IT REALLY MADE ZERO SENSE. SO WE ENDED THAT AT THE END OF THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

SO AS A RESULT OF THAT WE REDUCED OUR REQUEST TO THEM TO COME DOWN $11,000.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW WE MISSPELLED THESE JUST BEFORE TRIBUTE PORT ROYAL OR BRAND NEW PARTNERS FOR THE NORTHERN AREA AND THE ONLY THING WE ASKED FOR FROM THE TWO OF THEM AS WELL AS THE COUNTY WAS MONIES TO MATCH A CAPITAL GRANT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT READY TO OPERATE BUT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED VEHICLES SO WE WANTED TO START BALL ROLLING WITH CAPITAL

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

[a. Recommend a contract award to Wood and Partners for the planning, permitting and construction oversight of Bermuda Bluff ($236,850) (FISCAL IMPACT: The Wood and Partners contract amount of $236,850 will be funded from account 4502-80-0000-54420, which has a current balance of $4,128,938.48. The future construction of this project will be funded with a FY25 Local A/H Tax Grant award from account 2002-10-0000-54500-PPARK, which has a current balance of $650,000.) - Stefanie M. Nagid, Land Preservation Director, 5 minute]

SO INSTEAD OF BREAKING OUT THE PLANNING, THE PERMITTING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT IT'S ALL ONE WHICH IS GOING TO BE A DESIGN BID BUILD PROJECT. THE REASON WE ARE DOING THAT IS BECAUSE BERMUDA WAS AWARDED WELL COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED DECEMBER OF 2020 FOR THE LOCAL ATX GRANT FOR $600,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BERMUDA BLUFF AND SO THAT TAX MOBILE TAX AWARD COMES WITH A TWO YEAR TIME LIMIT SO IT IS GOING TO BE A CONDENSED PLANNING OF TIME.

WE DO HAVE THAT MONEY IN THE LOCAL NHS GRANT APPLICATION APPROVED APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION ONLY AND THE APPLICATION STATED THAT THE PLANNING WOULD COME FROM THE PASSIVE PARTS CAPITAL FUND AND SO THAT'S WHY THE FUND FOR 502 WILL PAY FOR THE WOODEN PARTNERS CONTRACT AND THEN WHEN WE BID THE PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION THEN THE AJAX GRANT GOES SOLELY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND I THINK I HIT ALL THE KEY POINTS UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONE SORRY OR DID YOU HAVE ONE AND I NOTICED I WENT BACK THE PURCHASE WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 20 ACRES RIGHT FOR THE PROPERTY. YES. SO COUNTY ALREADY OWNED ONE ACRE OF THE BLUFF ITSELF WHICH WAS JUST A BLUFF FISHING POINT. IT SEVERELY ERODED AND SO WHEN WE PURCHASED THE APPROXIMATE 2222 ACRES SURROUNDING IT I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO ENCOMPASS IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE THE ACCESS MORE THE ACCESS ROAD MORE ACCESSIBLE. THERE ARE SOME DIPS THAT HOLD DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BANK TO UP THE BANK SO IT STOPS ERODING INTO THE ROAD, IMPROVE SOME, PUT A PORTA OUT THERE, A COUPLE PICNIC TABLES, A SMALL TRAIL, JUST SOME BASIC STUFF. WE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON SITE WHEN. WE COME UP WITH A DRAFT PLAN AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON PROPERTY TO GET INPUT AND FEEDBACK AND I GUESS I GUESS MY QUESTION CONTRACT COVERS FIVE ACRES OF THAT 20 RIGHT. IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE ADDITIONAL 15 ACRES OR IS THAT BEING LEFT? IT IS BEING OPEN SPACE.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TIDAL INFLUENCE THAT SEPARATES THEM INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ISLANDS AND SO THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE IS THE FOUR ACRES RIGHT UP AGAINST THE EXISTING ONE. I WAS ONE QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE A THEN FIVE ACRES BUT I DO AGREE THAT LEAVING THE REMAINING 18 ACRES IS SO LONG IT'S JUST GOING TO ENHANCE THAT AND STILL COMPETE WITH WILDLIFE. CAN THIS BE APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTION YOU CAN JUST MUNCH ONTO THE NEXT ONE RECOMMEND

[b. Recommendation to Approve Talbert, Bright, and Ellington (TBE) Work Authorization (WA) 2119- 2501 for Beaufort Executive Airport (ARW) Partial Parallel Taxiway (Design & Bidding) (FISCAL IMPACT: The total value of this Work Authorization shall not exceed $252,074.31. The project funding is allocated as follows: FAA Grant (Federal 95%) $244,220.00 SCAC Grant (State 2.5%) $6,427.00 ARW (Local 2.5%) $6,428.31 GL Code 5102-90-0000-57130 | Current Encumbered Balance: $4,385,452.00) - Jon Rembold, Airports Director, 3 minutes]

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OR YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I WANT TO HIT YOU WITH A 16 OR WHATEVER WE DID LAST TIME BUT BLEW THROUGH THOSE 16 THAT WE DID. BUT THESE ARE ALL OUT OF THE EARLIER WAS SO YOU APPROVE THOSE SOME OF THOSE GRANTS ARE COMING IN NOW FROM THE FAA AND SO NOW WE'RE READY TO EXECUTE THE WORK AUTHORIZATION SO WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THE WORK OUT THERE. SO THIS ONE IS THE DESIGN AND BIDDING FOR THAT PARTIAL PARALLEL SAFETY PROJECT THAT WOULD BE A FOUR EXECUTIVE. THAT GRANT IS SCHEDULED TO COME IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO WE'D ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF THAT FEDERAL GRANT BUT IT IS AS IT STATES ON HERE IT'S IT'S FUNDED BY GRANT THERE IS A SMALL WORKFORCE THAT WE'VE GOT FUNDED AND THEN THERE'S STATE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AS WELL JOHN I THINK THERE'S TWO OR THREE THAT THAT'S THE CASE RIGHT.

THE GRANTS ARE COMING SORT OF BE COMING IN WEEK. THERE ARE TWO THIS AND ONE OTHER THERE'S SOMEONE OTHER AND THEN WE STILL HAVE COUNTY COUNCIL'S THIS JUST KEEPS THE BALL ROLLING JUST LIKE HAVE BEEN THE GRANTS BEFORE THE GRANTS CAME IN LAST MONTH.

DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTION AND SEE NO OBJECTION. THIS WILL BE ALSO APPROVED MOVE

[c. Recommendation to Approve a Work Authorization to Talbert, Bright, and Ellington for construction administration at the Hilton Head Island Airport for the Airfield Drainage Improvements $240,923.36. (FISCAL IMPACT: The total value of this Work Authorization shall not exceed $240,923.36. The project funding is allocated as follows: FAA Grant (Federal 95%) $1,493,515.00 SCAC Grant (State 5%) $78,606.71 GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130 | Current Encumbered Balance: $37,823,683.00.) - Jon Rembold, Airports Director, 3 minutes]

WE'VE GOT THE GRANTS IN PLACE. THIS IS READY TO GO AND SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS WILL GET TO WORK AND THERE'S JUST GOING TO BE DRAINAGE ON THE AIRFIELD ITSELF.

SO WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS THE THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT CHANGE.

SO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE BUT IT PREVIOUSLY WAS LOCATED OF THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. THOSE DIMENSIONS CHANGED. IT'S WITHIN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA NOW THE STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED SO WE'RE GOING IN AND RETROFITTING THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE BEEFING THEM UP AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT IS FOR.

I'M GLAD THEY'RE THE ONES PAYING FOR THIS THEN. NOW ANY OBJECTION IS PERMANENT.

IT IS A QUICK QUESTION TO DETERMINE AND THE DRAINAGE IS THE ONE HAVING WHAT WE WANT THAT WAS ALL THESE FOR NONE NONE. OKAY SO IT'S INTERESTING SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY FROM MY OWN MINDSET THE REQUIREMENTS IS SET BY THE FAA FOR THE DRAINAGE THAT WE NEED ALL LOCAL REQUIREMENTS SO ALL THE STORMWATER ARE LOCAL REQUIREMENTS THE STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE THE GEOMETRY OF THE AIRPORT AND.

THOSE SAFETY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS ARE BY THE FAA SO THEY REQUIRE AND THEN THEY FIND IT SO THAT WAS GUIDES JUST THOUGHT TO ASK PERFECT CAN THIS BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTIONS ALL

[d. Recommendation to approve a Work Authorization for Talbert, Bright, and Ellington to prepare the Environmental Assessment for Taxiway "F" Runway Object Free Area project at the Hilton Head Island Airport $322,129.21 (FISCAL IMPACT: This project is 100% funded by federal and state grants. The total estimated cost of the project is $322,129.21, with funding allocated as follows: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Federal (95%): $306,023.00 South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC): State Share (5%): $16,106.21 GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130 | Current Encumbered Balance: $37,823,683.00) - Jon Rembold, Airports Director, 3 minutes]

I HAVE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE BOARD. I MAKE MOTION BRING IT TO TAB AND THE SECOND WELL SECONDED BY MS. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT BREAKDOWN BY THE WAY INTO TO OUR BACK OFFICE STAFF. I LOVE THE WAY YOU GUYS WRITE THAT DOWN.

THANK YOU ALEX GREAT. SO THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF THAT GRANT. THIS GRANT IS DUE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER IS WHAT OUR AREA MANAGER IS TELLING US SO IT'S COMING IT'S JUST THE WAY THE FEDS RELEASE IN FROM WASHINGTON AND THEN DOWN TO ATLANTA AND THEN DOWN TO US. SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS COMING IN BUT THIS IS THE COVER THE NEPA DOCUMENTS EVERY PROJECT WITH FEDERAL FUNDING HAS TO THE REQUIRED NEPA DOCUMENTS COMPLETED AND THAT'S WHAT THIS FUNDS IS THAT PLANNING PORTION PRIOR TO EXECUTING A PROJECT AND THIS IS FUNDED FULLY BY GRANTS FOR THE STATE MOST CURRENT FUNDS IN THE STATE. BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ONE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THESE IN THE LAST MEETINGS THIS CAN BE APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION AND

[e. Recommendation to Approve a Resolution to Accept a South Carolina Aviation Commission (SCAC) Grant for the Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD) Administration Building Conceptual (Design) (FISCAL IMPACT: The design package of the project is 100% funded by state grants utilizing Airport Entitlement funding. GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130 | Current Encumbered Balance: $37,823,683.00) - Jon Rembold, Airports Director, 3 minutes]

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A AS A STAGE A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATION FACILITY AT THE AT THE AIRPORT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

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NICE. ANY QUESTIONS ANY AND THIS WILL ALSO BE APPROVED WITH OBJECTION

[f. Recommendation of Award to Infrastructure Consultants & Engineering for the 2025 Pavement Evaluation & Maintenance Plan $355,294.50. (FISCAL IMPACT: The contract fee is $322,995.00. Staff recommend a 10% contingency of $32,299.50, bringing the project budget to $355,294.50. Funding of $63,900 for the cost of the alternate scope items will be from Public Works GL account 1000-30-1301-51170 with a balance of $485,665.24 The funding for the balance of this contract will be from the Beaufort County Transportation Committee (CTC) infrastructure account number 2343-30-0000-54500 with a balance of $3,331,038.40. An Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Beaufort, the Town of Bluffton, the Town of Port Royal and the Town of Hilton Head Island is being presented separately. ) - Bryan Bauer, PE, Director of Engineering (5 min)]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR WILL MOVE ON TO RECOMMEND AWARD TO ICE FOR THE 2025 PAYMENT EVALUATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN AT $355,294 AND 50 SENSE OF MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE FLOOR AND MAKE THAT MOTION. THANK YOU, SIR.

I'LL SECOND IT, MR. LAWSON. THANK YOU. AND BRIAN.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GOOD IN YOUR ROOM? WELL, GOOD.

SO I. I GOT THE REST OF THEM EXCEPT FOR THE VERY LAST ONE.

SO WE'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH IT AND GET TO ROBERT BUT SO THIS IS FOR OUR THIRD PAYMENT EVALUATION DONE TWO PREVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO GO TO INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING ENGINEERS THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR SO THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT CONDITION DATA ALL THE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ROADS AND THEN COME UP WITH A CONTINUATION.

OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE PLAN THE CONTRACT VALUE IS 322 995. THIS INCLUDES AN ALTERNATE FOR COLLECTING DESIGN DATA AND INVENTORY WHICH BE PAID FOR BY PUBLIC WORKS AND 63,900 AND THEN THERE WILL BE AN IGA AND A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR A MUNICIPAL SHARE OF IT WHICH IS 26,060 THAT WILL PAY FOR THE COLLECTION OF THEIR ROADS SO WILL BE FUNDED BY THE CTC WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THEM IN JULY. ANY QUESTIONS DAVID YOU HAD SEVEN BIDS ON THIS. YES, I THINK THAT'S JUST GREAT. YEAH, THAT'S THE MOST WE'VE EVER HAD ON A STELLAR RACE. YEAH THE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT GOES INTO THIS HAS REALLY COME A LONG WAY IN THE LAST THING WE DID THE FIRST ONE IN 2017 SO IN THE LAST TEN YEARS THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME TREMENDOUSLY WITH A.I. IT HELPS THERE'S A LOT MORE CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS DO THIS. SO IT'S REALLY TAKEN ALL ANY OBJECTION TO THIS WILL ALSO BE

[g. Recommendation of Award to Sandhill ALS Construction, Inc. for the Alljoy Road Sidewalk Project in the amount of $2,759,374.20. (FISCAL IMPACT: The contract fee for materials and construction is $2,508,522.00. Staff recommend a 10% contingency of $250,852.20 for a total anticipated project budget of $2,759,374.20. The funding for this project is from the 2018 Sales Tax Pathway Fund, account number 4705-80-0000-54500 with a balance of $13,058,089.50. Partial funding in the amount of $1,177,868.71 will be provided as a reimbursement from a federal Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) Grant administered by the South Carolina Department of Transportation.) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., Director of Engineering, 5 Min]

THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND MISS BROWN. SO THIS IS THE AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALL JOY SIDEWALK TO SANDHILL CONSTRUCTION SO WE'RE GOING FOR FIVE MILES AND SIX FOOT WIDE GOING FROM BERT CHURCH TO THOMAS IN THE BID FOR THIS WAS TO MILLION 500,000 ESSENTIALLY WILL BE FUNDED OUT OF THE SALES TAX WITH A GRANT FROM THIS TAB FOR ABOUT 1.2 MILLION. THIS HAS A 10% CONTINGENCY ON IT ALSO SO THE TOTAL WITH CONTINGENCY IS LITTLE MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION. ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION HAVE I GOT TWO BIDS? YES. WE GO FROM 7 TO 2.

YES IT'S SEVEN MR.. I DO HAVE A COMMENT I JUST WANT PUT ON THE RECORD AND I DID RECEIVE SOME COMMUNICATION FROM OUR WATER BOARD SOME MEMBERS THERE AND I DON'T SEE PRESENT FROM THERE BUT THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE ADDRESSED OR THAT MAYBE NOT WERE ADDRESSED.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT HAVE YOU ALL BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD ABOUT THIS? YEAH, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT PERVIOUS VERSUS IMPERVIOUS SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AND WITH THIS IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT FOR MAINTENANCE AT THIS POINT IF WE WENT OUT AND ADDED PERVIOUS OR WE DID IT WE'D TO GO REBID THE PROJECT GO THROUGH REDESIGN MAYBE RE PERMITTED THERE IS TIME CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT AND FRANKLY I'M NOT WITH THE FLOODING IN ALL TROY THAT ARE SEEN ALREADY I'M NOT SURE THAT PERVIOUS EVEN BE AN OPTION SO THOSE THAT THE CONCERNS HAVE ADDRESSED AND ANALYZED AND THIS FOUND THAT THIS PROPOSAL WAS WAY TOO YEAH I MEAN WE'VE MET ALL THE GUIDELINES BY D.O.T. HAS GONE THROUGH ALL THE PERMITTING SO THERE'S BEEN NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM THE PROJECT SO I DON'T WANT TO JUST UP WITH IT OBVIOUSLY TO MY DISTRICT AND PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ON HIGHWAYS AND NOT PERVIOUS AND I'VE ACTUALLY USED PERVIOUS CONCRETE IT IS NOT AS STRONG AS CONCRETE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT

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SO THERE'S THE PERVIOUS CONCRETE DOES NOT LAST AS LONG AS CONCRETE IT ACTUALLY HAS A LIFESPAN OF ABOUT 25 YEARS. SO I'VE MADE PROGRESS CONCRETE AGAIN I'VE USED IN LIKE FOR PARKING LOTS WHERE YOU HAVE A CONCRETE EDGE THAT SUPPORTS IT WHERE IT DOESN'T HAVE TREES THAT CAN GROW THROUGH IT, DON'T HAVE CARS TURNING AS MUCH ON IT AND THEN WHICH WHICH THEN MAKES IT TOP OFF WHICH THEN YOU GET THE THAT ALSO CAUSES ISSUES WITH WITH WHEELCHAIRS AND STROLLERS BECAUSE BECOMES ROUGH OVER THE TIME AND AGAIN I THINK IT WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE HAVING THIS GOING ACROSS A ROAD FRONT YARD DRIVEWAYS CONNECTING UP SO AGAIN I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THAT UP IN ADVANCE EVENTUALLY PEOPLE SAYING I THOUGHT THIS IS ALREADY APPROVED FOUR, FIVE, SIX TIMES AND SO HERE WE ARE NOW BACK IN BRIDGEPORT AGAIN PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A SMALL POCKET OF PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE STILL AGAINST THE PATHWAY IN GENERAL BUT.

AGAIN, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT THE PEOPLE I TALK TO PEOPLE ARE PRESENT THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SUPER MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WANT THIS FOR A SAFETY REASON ON ULTRALIGHT.

SO WHY IS IT HAPPENING? EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID IT'S ABSOLUTELY AND ALL THAT GOES INTO WHY THE D.O.T. DOESN'T ACCEPT IT SO MEAN THIS NOTION OF JUST MY QUESTION.

YES SIR WHEN YOU ARE DOING YOUR STORMWATER ANALYSIS THERE AND YOU ARE HAVING THAT RUN DOWN THE GRASS MARK ARE THERE GOING TO BE DITCHES THERE YOU RUN IT AWAY FROM THAT AREA YOU WILL ANSWER THAT I CAN ANSWER THAT YES. IT'S GOING TO BE A MIXTURE DITCHES AND SOME PIPE CONVEYANCES IN SOME AREAS YOU OUGHT TO RUN WATER LINE RELOCATIONS. SO AT THE END OF THE PROJECT THE WATER SHOULD BETTER THAN WHAT IS DO IT NOW. SO ANYTHING WITH THE DRAINAGE ALONG THAT OF ALL JOY IS GOING TO BE IMPROVED COMPARED TO WHAT IT IS. OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MUST BE APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION THIS WILL BE APPROVED

[h. Recommendation for approval of an Intergovernmental agreement between Beaufort County and the Town of Port Royal, Town of Bluffton, Town of Hilton Head Island and the City of Beaufort for participation in the Pavement Evaluation and Maintenance Plan project. (FISCAL IMPACT: The county has a contract with the vendor to evaluate our county-owned paved roads. Each municipality will provide funding based on the number of road miles they have requested surveyed. The total amount of contributions to the project total $26,060.00. Hilton Head $10,830.13 Port Royal $1,353.77 Bluffton $5,076.62 City of Beaufort $8,799.48 Total $26,060.00) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., Director of Engineering (5 Min)]

SO I THINK IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY ,MILES. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT FEES THEIR TOTAL $26,060 TO HAVE THEIR ROADS AND RANKED ARE RATED BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME FOR THE NATION THAT WE'RE GETTING NOW JUST BE UPGRADING THE DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTION PLEASE. I'M LOOKING AT THE DISTRIBUTION THERE. OBVIOUSLY HILTON HAS MORE COUNTY OWNED ROADS IS SOMEWHERE THE LINE IS OUR GOAL TO BE EACH MUNICIPALITY TAKES THE ROADS AND KEEPS THEM WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT EVENTUALLY. I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT JUST THROWING IT OUT ON THE TABLE.

I KNOW WE BROUGHT RECENTLY THE TOWN HALL ROYAL HAS TAKEN OVER SEVERAL ROADS SO YEAH I MEAN WE WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO BE A PRECEDENCE I'M CONCEPTUAL RESIDENTS SO THEY DON'T CALL THE CITY LIKE THEY DON'T CALL PORT ROADS OR THERE'S POTHOLE SYRUPY ANSWER COUNTY ON THE ROAD AND WE'RE STAYING ON ROAD AS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR STATE OWNED COUNTY OWNED THEY JUST WANTED PHASE RIGHT YES THAT'S RIGHT FOR EVERYBODY AND I'M GO TO THAT AND JUST GO OUT THERE AND THEN JUST IN THEIR GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN THIS QUICKLY IS THIS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST COUPLE UNITS, RIGHT? YEAH. WE DID OUR FIRST ONE IN 2017 AND DO IT ABOUT EVERY YEARS AND SO NOW THE THE IS BASICALLY JOINING THOSE THINGS DOING IT FOR THEM.

YEAH I THINK THEY'VE SEEN THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH PROGRAM SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING IT AND AGAIN HAVING THEIR DATA COLLECTED AND YOU KNOW A LOT OF WHAT WE HEARD WAS IT'S A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REALLY GO IN AND MAKE THE WHOLE PROGRAM MORE ROBUST TO HAVE THAT DATA THERE TO SUPPORT IT SO THEY KNOW WHICH ROADS THEY NEED TO GO SPEND THE MONEY ON NOW VERSUS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. SO IN THE END IT'S A BIG COST SAVINGS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY VALUE AND SO WITH YOU DO DECISIONS

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SO IT HAS REALLY GROWN AND AGAIN GOES BACK TO THE POINT EARLIER ABOUT WE HAD SEVEN BIDDERS WHICH IS IT'S VERY, VERY RARE. SO YOU GET THIS PAPER WITH NO OBJECTION. YES AND I SEE NO OBJECTION SO I'LL BE APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

[i. Recommendation of Award to Wildwood Contractors, Inc. for the construction of the Depot Road Pathway Project in the amount of $552,531.54 (FISCAL IMPACT: The contract fee for materials and construction is $502,301.40. Staff recommend a 10% contingency of $50,230.14, bringing the project budget to $552,531.54. The funding for this project is from the 2018 Sales Tax Pathway Fund, account number 4705-80-0000-54500 with a balance of $13,150,500.94. Partial funding in the amount of $200,000 will be provided as a reimbursement from a Community Development Block Grant through the City of Beaufort.) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., Director of Engineering, 5 Min]

[j. Recommendation of a change order to the Contract with W.M. Roebuck, Inc. for the Construction of Mast Arms at the Intersection of Bluffton Parkway and River Ridge Dr. $124,452.00. (FISCAL IMPACT: Staff reviewed the revised pricing submitted by W.M. Roebuck and found the prices fair and reasonable as comparable to recent bids. The funding for this change order will be from the 2023 Beaufort Impact Fees Account #2300-30-0000-54500-South with a balance of $2,818,103.31. Original contract amount $320,820.50 Change order (#1) amount $124,452.00 Revised contract amount $445,272.50 ) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., Director of Engineering, 5 Min]

[k. Recommendation of Award to Davis and Floyd Engineers for the Alljoy Boat Landing/ Parking Design $544,500 (FISCAL IMPACT: The contract fee for this project is $495,000. Staff recommends a 10% contingency of $49,500. The funding for this is $350,000 from the A & H taxes from account # 2001-10-0000-57130-BOAT with a balance of $869,356 and a grant from the SC Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $1,200,000 of which $145,000 will be allocated to this design project.) - Bryan Bauer, P.E. Director of Engineering, 5 min]

YEAH THIS IS A DESIGN PERMITTING I WILL SAY THIS WAS THE SCOPE WAS BASED ON RESOLUTION 2020 504 WHICH WAS CAME FROM A JANUARY SEVENTH PUBLIC MEETING AND THE A COMMUNITY WITH SIX OR SEVEN BULLET POINTS WHAT THEY WANTED IS THE BOAT LANDING AND THINGS THEY DIDN'T SO THAT'S WHAT THE SCOPE WAS BASED. THOSE WERE TO SAY THAT WE DID PROMISE THEM THAT WE WOULD HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS.

OBVIOUSLY THESE WERE THEM THIS AND THEN THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THE COMMUNITY BASED STRICTLY ON THAT LANDING AND YES THERE ARE PERVIOUS CONCRETE IS PERFECT FOR PERVIOUS SURFACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE HUGE AND THAT'S WE NEED TO REASSURE THEM AND HELP THE OVERALL CONSENT AND ONCE A DAY WAS EMPLOYED I THINK INCLUDED TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THEIR SCOPE I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST ONE AND SO THEY DO HAVE THAT PLAN IN THERE AND THIS WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO BE HAVE THE COUNTY'S FIRST ENVISION SUSTAINABLE PROJECT AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS THE PLANNING PLANNING AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS.

PUBLIC MEETINGS IS A BIG COMPONENT OF GETTING THAT VERIFICATION.

SO YEAH THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE PUBLIC MEETINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THANK YOU.

IS THIS INCLUDING THE PROPERTY PURCHASE? YES THREE YEARS AGO? YEAH. OKAY SOMETHING ELSE QUICKLY IS THIS THE SAME CONCEPT YOU MAY BE USING TO REMOVE THE I'M SORRY WHICH FOR NAME ABOVE THIS IS SEPARATE AND A IS A SORT OF IMMEDIATE WELL THAT'S A PASSIVE CONSTANT NOT A PART AS A PART THIS WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT WHITEHALL BOAT IN THE PAST WITH FLOATING DOCK IMPROVEMENTS, PARKING IMPROVEMENTS I THINK THIS ONE WILL HAVE A FISHING PIER WITH A COVERED STRUCTURE AND THEN ADDITIONAL RESTROOM FACILITY AND PARKING FOR ADDITIONAL BOATS AND VEHICLES SO IT'LL BE SIMILAR THE WAY THE DIAGRAM IN THE PACKAGE THAT I HOPE WE CAN DISPLAY THAT OR NOT THE YOU I YOU TO WHARF THAT'S NOT A BOAT YOU WILL THOSE DEALING WITH THE SUPER BOWL ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY YEAH NO AND THAT'S WHERE THE WHOLE PART OF IT WILL BE SO YES THERE WILL BE A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT SEA IN THAT FROZEN STEEL SERIES JACKET THE FISCAL YEAR I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY I ENTER THE QUESTION HOW IS THIS $500,000 TO DO THIS WORK?

[01:10:01]

SO THEY'RE GIVING THE PERMITS TO YES. HOW DOES THIS WORK PERFORM THOSE NO WE COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS TO WHITEHALL AND WE THOUGHT YOU KNOW THE FIRST FEE WAS PRETTY REASONABLE AND THEN THEY CAME BACK AND NEGOTIATED TOOK OUT SOME OF THEIR CONTINGENCY SO YEAH WITH EVERYTHING IN THERE IT'S BEEN REVIEWED AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE REASONABLE. THIS IS THE ACTUAL WORK THIS INSTRUCTION DOES DESIGN IN PERFECT DESIGN AND IS $500,000. YEP THERE'S AGAIN THIS LAST INEFFICIENT PERIOD THERE'S A LOT OF ASPECTS THAT GO TO IT WITHIN CIVIL ENGINEERING PERMITTING THE I MEAN THIS IS GOING TO TAKE STATE AND FEDERAL PERMITS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THIS PROJECT IN THE NEXT ONE AS WELL SO THAT WAS THE LOWEST BID? YES. WELL THIS WAS A QUALIFICATION SO THAT WERE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED AND WE NEGOTIATED THE SCOPE AND REVIEWED THEIR FEE WHICH AGAIN WAS FOUND TO BE REASONABLE AND IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY ON OTHER PROJECTS STILL NO I JUST WANT TO COME. I AM GLAD YOU'RE USING WHITEHALL PLANNING AS THE STANDARD SO. YES SIR.

DO YOU HAVE DO WE HAVE THE LEFT OVER FROM THAT WAS IT WAS THE SAME DESIGN TEAM THAT DID WHITEHALL THAT'S DOING THIS ONE IN BAMAKO. YES.

PLANNING FOR THE INSIDES DIFFERENT HAS DIFFERENT TITLE CONDITIONS BUT I GET A BIT OF A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT'S DESIGN AND WHAT'S PERMITTING COST IT WAS INCLUDED IN THERE.

WE WANT TO SEE I THINK I SAW THAT SO I GUESS THE ONE THING I DID NOT PRONOUNCE BUT WE GET A COPY OF THAT REPORT NOW THE COUNCIL MEETING WE CAN DEFINITELY AND THAT'LL ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

YES I'VE GOT I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE BACK UP FOR THAT BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT GETS ADDED PRIOR TO COUNCIL GRANT ALSO DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WE NEED A ROLL CALL IN.

LET'S BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION NO. OBJECTION BUT THAT IS 500,000 OF THE REPOSITORY ONE TIME REMEMBER THAT THIS WILL BE APPROVED.

I'LL NEVER LET THAT GO AS LONG AS I CAN AT THE COUNCIL I WON'T.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO COME UP. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO WE APPROVE NOW.

OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTION. I WILL SAY ON THE NEXT ONE THEY HAVE ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING INCLUDED IN ONE FEE AND THEIR PROPOSAL SO WE CAN SEE IF WE

[l. Recommendation of Award to Davis and Floyd Engineers for the Wimbee Creek Pier Design $436,700 (FISCAL IMPACT: The contract fee for professional services is $397,000. Staff recommends a 10% contingency of $39,700. Funding for this project is from A & H tax with account number 2002-10-0000-54500-BOAT and a balance of $750,000.) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., ENV SP Director of Engineering (5 min)]

THIS WAS ONE THAT CAME TO PFC LAST SEPTEMBER BELIEVE SO THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR IT NOW SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD BUT I CAN GET THE BREAK DOWN FOR THE PERMITTING AND ENGINEERING HAVE IT THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR YOU ON THIS HAVE AS WELL RIGHT ANY OBJECTION MOVE AS COUNCIL OBJECTION NOTICE GOOD QUESTION WHAT'S TO HAPPEN TO THE THE THE OLD UNITS THE EXISTING IS IT BEEN TORN DOWN? IT HAS NOT BEEN TORN ALREADY AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION WHENEVER WE GO TO CONSTRUCTION WILL BE TORN DOWN PART THIS IS TO UPDATE THE DEMOLITION PLANS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DONE WE'RE GOING TO BRING THEM UP TO CODE AND STANDARDS AND THEN SO THAT'S A SMALL PART OF THIS FEE. SO YEAH THE DEMOLITION WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE GO TO CONSTRUCTION THAT WE WANT. THAT PERIOD IS ACTUALLY CLOSED OFF NOW THEY CLOSE IT DOWN LAST YEAR WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO YOU AND I THINK SEPTEMBER COULD LINK SO I'M SORRY I'M NOT TRYING BE OBSTINATE WHEN I SAY THIS BUT WE PAID THE ANOTHER ENGINEER TO TELL US THAT IT WAS BAD AND NOW WE'RE PAYING ANOTHER ENGINEER TO DESIGN IT AND COMPANY HAS GOT ABOUT $1,000,000 JUST RIGHT NOW IN THIS MEETING TODAY BETWEEN THESE TWO PROJECTS. YEAH, BETWEEN THE THREE PROJECT AND WE WOULD IT BE A TERRIBLE

[01:15:06]

IT IS A LOT OF MONEY GOING OUT ON THESE AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE STUDY AFTER STUDY AFTER DESIGN WELL I THINK WITH PROJECTS LIKE THIS THIS TAKES A LOT OF VERY SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON STAFF RIGHT NOW. I MEAN THIS IS MY TAKE. MOST OF THIS IS A MARINE ENGINEER. THEY HAVE MCSWEENEY ENGINEERS ON THEIR TEAM FOR THIS AND THAT'S WHAT THEY I MEAN THEY'VE DONE MOST OF THE MARINE WORK IN THE COUNTY FOR A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT HORSEPOWER ON STAFF TO DO A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE AT THIS POINT. SO I WOULD LOVE TO EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO DO IT IN-HOUSE BUT WE JUST WE CAN'T RIGHT NOW. SO I'M SAYING IF WE COULD HIRE SOMEBODY THERE'S $1,000,000 WE JUST WE'RE SPENDING TODAY. I WOULD SAY MOST OF WHAT I'M DOING MY OWN STAFF AND PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THIS TYPE OF WORK ARE WORKING FOR A CONSULTANT ALREADY AND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING STAFF BECAUSE THEY JUST GET PAID $1,000,000 A DAY FOR AND IT'S GOING TO BE I'M WITH YOU IT BLOWS MY MIND HOW MUCH BUT THEY THEY GET PAID $1,000,000.

I KNOW MORE THAN HALF OF THIS IS GOING DEPARTMENT. THAT MEANS THE STATE'S ACTUALLY TAKING THE MONEY FROM US DATA SO. I MEAN IT JUST DEPENDS THE BREAKDOWN I GUESS MY QUESTION IS JERRY WHEN WE THESE PROJECTS AND WE COME UP WITH THESE ESTIMATES YOU KNOW LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE ORIGINALLY WE THREW OUT THE NUMBER COULD COST THIS OR THE ONE YEAR FOR THAT NUMBER THAT'S GIVEN TO US DOES THAT INCLUDE THIS IT DOES INCLUDE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN THERE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S INFLATIONARY COST THAT NEEDS TO TO PUT IN THERE BUT YEAH THERE'S A WHOLE NUMBER THAT'S I WAS A YEAR AGO STILL BASICALLY BREAKING THAT NUMBER UP NOW AND NOW MOVING FORWARD IN DIFFERENT STEPS YEAH SEPARATE MR. FROM THE LAST THING IT JUST SEEMS THAT WE KEEP STUDYING THESE THINGS DESIGNING THESE THINGS NOTHING REALLY EVER GETS COMPLETED. WELL I KNOW THAT'S NOT ON YOU I GUESS AND IN GENERAL ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS WELL I'LL SAY THE NEXT ITEM ON HERE CAN HOPEFULLY LET US GET AHEAD OF IT ALL THE WORLD'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BUT WITH WHEN BE I MEAN WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE THE PIER HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND SO WE'RE REALLY BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL ON THAT AND THEN IT GOES TO THE THING TO WHY WE LETTING THINGS GET TO THAT CONDITION IN THE FALL WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING MAINTENANCE ON IT WAY ON THE GROUND AND AGAIN THAT WILL COME TO THE NEXT ITEM THAT'S ON THERE AND YOU KNOW, STARTING AN INSPECTION PROGRAM SO WE CAN IDENTIFY ISSUES BEFORE THEY GET TO THIS POINT WHERE IT NEEDS A COMPLETE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE IS NOT GOING TO BE I THINK I GET IT. SO I'M TALKING ABOUT AN INSPECTION PROGRAM MAN WITH THE BEARD STANDS UP AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING KIND OF ON A ONE OFF. WE DO NOT HAVE A BROAD ACROSS THE BOARD INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT IS SO LIKE YEAR ARE THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR BROWN FOR FROG RIVER FISH OR THAT NATIVE OF THAT YEAH OF THE CONDITION OF IT WHEN BE GREAT WAS ONE THAT THEY'VE DONE SEVERAL TIMES BUT YEAH AS FAR AS A EVERY YEAR INSPECTION PROGRAM WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ONE AND THAT'S WHAT THE NEXT ITEM WILL SOUND. THEY LOOK A LITTLE HARDER A TREASURE CHEST WHEN THEY KNOW I MEAN THEY'VE GOT TO DOVE EVERY LINE. THERE YOU GO.

I WAS GOING TO SAY TAP I'M NOT THAT GOOD OF A SWIMMER SO I'M NOT IS NOT SOMETHING LESS THAN ZERO? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THIS BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION A SLIGHT IRRITATION BUT YES I DO FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITH

[m. Recommendation of Award to McSweeney Engineers for Marine Facilities Inspections $373,069.12 (FISCAL IMPACT: The proposed fee is $226,153.75 with follow-up inspections in contract years 2 and 3 not to exceed $56,500 per contract year for a total contract amount of $339,153.75. Staff recommends a 10% contingency of $33,915.38 for a project total of $373,069.12. This project is funded from A & H taxes from account 2001-10-0000-57130-PW with a current balance of $400,000.) - Bryan Bauer, P.E., ENV SP, Director of Engineering (5 min)]

THIS IS A ONE SIZE ALL BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LIKE THE BROADWAY FISHING PIER THAT ARE BEING DONE UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS BUT ALL THE OTHER BOAT LANDINGS, PIERS DOCKS THEY'RE NOT BEING INSPECTED AS PART OF ANOTHER CONTRACT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL BOX CULVERTS AS WELL AND I THINK THERE WILL BE A SMALL BRIDGE THAT GETS ADDED.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE MARINE FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF ARE IN THIS AND WE'LL BE GETTING A FOUR OR WRITE DOWN. YES I GUESS THE STATUS OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM YET AND SO THEY'RE INSPECT EVERYTHING THIS YEAR OR THIS FIRST YEAR AND THEN I BELIEVE THE AC STANDARD IS DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED EVERY FOUR YEARS IF THERE'S SOMETHING IT'S IN ADVANCED STAGE DETERIORATION THEY CAN BUMP THAT UP TO EVERY YEAR EVERY TWO YEARS BUT IN GENERAL IT'S EVERY FOUR YEARS.

SO OUT OF THIS WILL COME A FIVE YEAR INSPECTION PROGRAM SO THEY CAN INSPECT THIS YEAR, GET US

[01:20:03]

THIS IS BASICALLY TO COME WITH A $50 MILLION SHOPPING TIE SEVEN MONTHS FROM WHERE WE HATCHED EARLY ENOUGH SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT $50 MILLION BUT THAT SORT OF BECAUSE KNOW THIS GUY IS LIKE WELL YEAH SO WHAT THIS DO THIS WILL ACTUALLY COMPLEMENT OUR BOAT MASTER PLAN THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE BOAT LANDING MASTER PLAN DIDN'T HAVE SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS INCLUDED IN THAT SO THIS IS GOING TO MARRY UP WITH THAT AND SO WE ALREADY HAVE OF A LIST OF PROJECTS FROM THAT THERE MAY BE PROJECTS THAT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THAT THE OVERALL GOAL, MR. BARTHOLOMEW TO YOUR POINT IS TO TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE WE HAVE ROUTINE INSPECTION, WE HAVE ENGINEERING DESIGN BUT THEN WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND WE HAVE A SEQUENCE SO IT WILL HAVE A CFP THAT THEN WE CAN SAY OKAY IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS YOUR BOAT LANDINGS THIS IS HOW MANY MOONS WE NEED PER YEAR TO KEEP AT THIS RATE SO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH FACILITIES WE'LL HAVE FULL SCALE PLAN FOR OUR BOAT LANDINGS BUT STILL WHEN THE IDEA ISN'T ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAINTAIN LANDINGS AND THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN CLOSE ANY BOAT AND THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL ARE BASICALLY WE NEED TO BE ON TOP OF THAT WHICH MEANS THAT WE'VE GOT TO PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME COUNCIL OPTED TO BURY THE HEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. AND THIS RIGHT HERE WE'RE JUST PUTTING IN OUR TO SAY WHO YOU TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT OR NOT AND I'LL JUMP IN HERE TO EVERYONE'S POINT IS I KNOW WE SAW THAT BUT THERE'S A PRESS RELEASE THAT WENT OUT THIS WEEK SAYING THAT I THINK STARTING WEDNESDAY THE FACTORY CREEK PIER WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. SO THAT ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF WHEN TOOK THAT OVER A INSPECTION WAS DONE AND CAME UP WITH A LIST OF PRIORITIES AND NEEDED TO BE DONE TO MAKE THAT SAFE THAT IS NOT A FULL DESIGN BY ANY MEANS SO THAT IS NOT A $500,000 ENGINEERING COST THAT IS A $10,000 ENGINEERING COST AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WHATEVER THAT MAINTENANCE IS.

AND IF SOME OF THE SMALLER YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.

SO NOT EVERY ONE OF THESE INSPECTED IS GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OF DESIGN AND THEN $2 MILLION OF CONSTRUCTION BY STARTING THESE INSPECTIONS HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THROUGH WHICH AS YOU KNOW A FRACTION OF THAT FOR EACH OF THESE.

AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE BUILDING WE TALKED ABOUT IT ALREADY GUYS APPROVED IT WITH THE MAINTENANCE PLAN ON OUR ROADS. OUR ROADS IS OUR BEST MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT WE HAVE AND WILLING TO CREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT WITH OUR BOAT LANE AND BASICALLY WE'RE MAKING THE MARINE SUBSECTOR INSIDE OF ENGINEERING AND THEN WE'LL HAVE FACILITIES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT REALLY SPIN THE FLYWHEEL.

RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE HAVE A LOT MOMENTUM BUT TO DO AN A FOR TO STORMWATER AS WELL SO WE'RE GETTING THERE AND TO APPROVE THIS NO NO THIS WILL ALSO BE A PROCESS IF WE GOT TO

[n. Recommendation to Approve Change Order to Wilma's Pump & TankCo Inc. for IFB# 061124 Camp St. Mary's Demolition ($38,720.00) (FISCAL IMPACT: Funding comes from the Passive Parks Capital Account for Renovations to Buildings, 4502-80-0000-54420. The current account balance is $4,128,938.48) - Robert Gecy - Interim Director, Capital Projects (5 Min.)]

RACKHAM SO THAT'S REGULATED ASBESTOS CONTAINING SO BASICALLY THE WHOLE BUILDING BECOMES CONTAMINATED WITH ASBESTOS AND WE HAVE TO DENVER ADDS AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND OTHER THINGS TO THE PROJECT WHEN THE PROJECT WAS THEN RESCHEDULED FOR MAY CONTRACTOR SHOWED UP AND DEMOED SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON SITE BUT WHEN THEY GOT TO THE LODGE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED UNDER THE ROOF STRUCTURE SO

[01:25:03]

IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS ANY MEANS THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AFTER THIS WITH GETTING THINGS UNDERWAY. WHAT YOU RECALL WOULD BE BASED ON ASSESSMENTS SO THE MOST CONTRACT AMOUNT WAS LET'S SEE WE'RE AT 149 TO 2 IS 135 IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THIS CAN BE APPROVED THAT COMMITTEE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. WE STARTED OUT AT 135 WE HAD THE FIRST CHANGE WAS 27 TO TO MY RECOLLECTION FOR DECEMBER 149 TO AND THEN THIS ONE FISCAL IMPACTS 38 720 AND THAT INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY OF 10% IF I GO ANY FURTHER ONE HAVE A MOTION BECAUSE I FORGOT TO ASK THAT EARLIER SO MOVE IS JEFF SENDING A SIGNAL? THANK YOU. JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ADJUSTMENT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET DONE. WE HAVE TO BUILD I KNOW WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED CAMP SAINT MARY'S THEN WE PUT IT INTO RHODE ISLAND CRITICAL LAND AND THEN THIS PROJECT DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE ARE IN TOTAL BETWEEN THE PURCHASE AND THE DEMO AND THEN WHAT'S NEXT? ALL RIGHT SO ONCE I PURCHASED THE MOST REACHES THE RECENT TRANSACTION WAS THE COUNTY PURCHASING IT FROM ITSELF. SO WE TOOK RURAL AND CRITICAL MONEY AND BOUGHT IT FROM THE COUNTY'S GENERAL INVENTORY AND THEN WE ALLOCATED THAT 2 MILLION FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS. THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE BACK IN THE NINETIES WAS A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. OKAY SO WITH THE $188,000 FOR DEMO WE'RE ALSO WE ARE UNDERGONE AND CURRENTLY DOING SITE DESIGN AND WORKING THROUGH A VERY LONG LIST OF BOXES THAT NEED TO BE CHECKED TO GET STATE PERMITS BEFORE WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION.

AND I THINK THAT WAS AND THAT WILL HAVE A PRICE FOR THAT AFTER WE DO THAT.

SO WE APPROVE THAT'S CONTRACT WE DID THAT ABOUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE DESIGN WHICH WAS OWNED I DO NOT HAVE THAT MOMENT THAT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN RESPONDED MEAN TO THAT NUMBER BUT ABOUT IT WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR FILING IT OUT BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU START WORKING THROUGH THE STATE PROJECT I BELIEVE IT IS BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR GOVERNMENT THAN THEY ARE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RIGHT.

THEY ARE VERY, VERY RESTRICTIVE. SO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LAYERS OF BUREAUCRACY THROUGH BUREAUCRACY THE STATE TO GET THESE PERMITS AND IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING. SO WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS, IT'S IT'S A LOT. SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE.

THAT'S JUST A POLICY THING DOWN THE ROAD. BUT I WISH IT WAS EASIER.

THANK YOU. ANY OBJECTION NO OBJECTION THIS QUICKLY THE COMMUNITY RESEARCH IT WAS VERY WELL IS THAT WOULD BE DONE IS DEFINITELY YOU KNOW AS FAR AS THAT GOES IN THE RESEARCH IT IS PARKS YES. SO THEY HAD SOME SORT OF SOME CONCERN CERTAINLY THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES AND LITTLE ACTIVITY OUT THERE AND THEY KNEW THAT THE DEMO DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR HAD BEEN ON SITE AND THEN IT BURNED OFF.

[01:30:03]

WELL AS FAR AS DRAINAGE WE HAD PUBLIC WORKS THERE AS WELL AND SO AS A WHOLE WE KIND OF MET WITH THE COMMUNITY ON DIFFERENT TOPICS NOT ONLY JUST THE CAMP SAINT MARY'S PART OF BUT IS THERE IS THERE A PERSON IN THAT GROUP THAT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH OR DISAGREE WITH I BELIEVE HIS NAME WAS JERRY. I'M NOT SURE WHOSE LAST NAME BUT WE DO HAVE AN EMAIL HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH AND THERE WAS AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION.

ABSOLUTELY VERY AND VERY CONCERNED AND PASSIONATE AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY YES. YES. SO I THINK THAT WE ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A VERY, VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING AND WE HAVE A PATH AND THAT WAS WHAT MATTERS TO US IS, YOU KNOW, NO OBJECTION.

YES, I SEE NO OBJECTION. AND THAT DOES BRING US TO THE END OF OUR MEETING.

CALL IT AT 570. THANK YOU GUYS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.