11.a. 2025/53: A resolution establishing a Capital Project Sales Tax Commission for the purpose of considering proposals for funding capital projects within the county and formulating a question to appear on the ballot in 2026.

[11.a. 2025/53: A resolution establishing a Capital Project Sales Tax Commission for the purpose of considering proposals for funding capital projects within the county and formulating a question to appear on the ballot in 2026.]

WE HAVE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND FORMULATING A QUESTION TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AND THIS WILL BE SPOKEN TO BY MR. HANK EMERSON. WE NEED A MOTION.

WE NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LAWSON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

SECOND FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM CLOSURES .

GOOD EVENING. WE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEP IF COUNCIL SHOULD SO CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX BUT WE BEGAN THIS PROCESS IN EARLY 2025 TALKING ABOUT BUDGET NEEDS NEEDS FUNDING NEEDS. SEVERAL WORKSHOPS HELD BETWEEN THEN AND NOW AND ON JUNE NINE COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION STAFF TO TAKE NEXT STEPS.

SOME OF THOSE NEXT STEPS WE'RE TALKING TO MUNICIPALITIES. SOME OF THOSE NEXT STEPS WERE COUNCIL INTERACTING WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND IN THE RECENT MONTHS THERE'S BEEN SOME INFORMATION AND DIALOG BETWEEN US AS PROFESSIONAL STAFFS AS WELL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IN RECEIPT OF INFORMATION REITERATED MONDAY NIGHT AT OUR WORKSHOP.

BUT WE HAD ALREADY PROPOSED AT A COMMITTEE A RESOLUTION COMING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP OF CREATING A COMMISSION THAT WOULD REVIEW THE THE PROJECTS TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL NEXT MAY

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. HEARING YOUR INTENTIONS LAST WEEK IT WAS A MIXTURE OF MAYBE WE DON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL MAYBE WE DO CHANGE THE TRANSPORTATION AND MAYBE WE DON'T DO THAT TWO YEARS LATER. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OPTIONS.

ONE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IS TO VOTE ON THAT RESOLUTION IF CHOOSE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX THAT WOULD BE TO VOTE DOWN THAT RESOLUTION. THE SECOND STEP WOULD EITHER WOULD BE TO DO NOTHING WHICH WOULD MEAN WE ARE GOING TO OR YOU MAKE A MOTION FOR STAFF NOT TAKE ANY MORE STEPS TOWARDS A CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX THIRD OPTION WOULD BE IF VOTE IT DOWN TELL US DO NOT TAKE STEPS TOWARDS A CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX AND ADVISE US TO BRING IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING IN 26 AS OPPOSED TO JUST WAITING YOU WOULD SAY TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK AND APPROVES OPTIONS FOR A POTENTIAL 26 TRANSPORTATION AND SALES TAX. THOSE ARE THE THREE OPTIONS AND I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF LIKE MIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

QUESTION YES SIR. COUNCILMAN MIKE ALLEN YEAH, I, I HAVE READ THIS AND LET YOU KNOW AND I THINK WE HAVE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS RATHER THAN ANOTHER SALES TAX AND I WOULD OBJECT TO THE ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX COMMISSION FOR FOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. I DON'T OBJECT TO IT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCIES IN OUR ROADS WHICH REGARD TO WHOLESALE IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXING A GREAT MANY OF THE POTHOLES EVERYBODY'S ENCOUNTERING ON EVERY DAY AS THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND. SO VOTE NO ON THIS BECAUSE I'M MORE IN FAVOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION THAN I AM ON CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THE OTHER DISCUSSION YES COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

JUST FIRST FOR THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE TIMELINE WHETHER SOMETHING GETS VOTED ON TODAY OR WE PUSH STAFF FORWARD TO MOVE MOVE ON WITH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS.

THE VOTE IS ABOUT DECIDING IF WE'RE GOING TO THINK ABOUT PUTTING THIS ON A BALLOT AND START BUILDING SOMETHING THAT COULD GO ON A BALLOT. THAT VOTE ACTUALLY WOULDN'T TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE SPRING TO DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON A BALLOT NEXT NOVEMBER OR A YEAR AFTER THAT. SO ANYTHING THAT TODAY IS JUST A CONVERSATION ABOUT TASKING OUR STAFF WITH MOVING FORWARD TO START BRINGING THE THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC AND MUNICIPALITIES WANT ON A REFERENDUM. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT TODAY IF SOMETHING PASSES NOT MEAN SOMETHING IS GOING ON TO A REFERENDUM NEXT NOVEMBER OR THIS NOVEMBER. WITH THAT SAID, I AM WITH MR. MCCALLION.

I LIKE THE IDEA MORE IF WE ARE GOING TO EVEN HAVE THIS CONVERSATION THAT IT IS TRANSPORTATION. I DO THINK. IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING SHORTER.

I THINK IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO A QUICK TURNAROUND PROJECTS TO SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT WITHOUT COVID AND WITHOUT COSTS THAT WE CAN PUT THESE DOLLARS TO WORK IMMEDIATELY AND GET THINGS IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THAT TURNAROUND BEFORE THAT $0.01 TAILS SALES TAX EVEN ENDS THEY CAN SEE PROGRESS WHETHER IT HAS REPAVING ROADS, SIDEWALKS, ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY REBUILDING AN ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK THAT THAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY PROPERLY AND NOT JUST SITTING ON THE MONEY WAITING ON RATES OF EASEMENTS TO GET PROJECTS DONE WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT. I'VE MADE IT VERY DURING THE WORKSHOP AND I'LL MAKE IT CLEAR HERE AGAIN WITHOUT SUPPORT OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON I WILL NOT BE FAVOR OF IT.

I'M GOING TO DEDICATE TO WORKING WITH THEM THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WANT TO GO FORWARD TO REALISTICALLY FOR ANYTHING TO PASS AND NEEDS TO BE COUNTYWIDE. WE NEED TO HAVE PROJECTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

HILTON HAVE LOFT VIEW FOR PORT ROYAL ST HELENA AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

IT'S GOT TO BE A COMMUNITY EFFORT TO WANT TO GET THIS DONE AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE TO DO THAT. IF I CORRECTLY IN OUR WORKSHOP AS WELL JARED GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT 2018 AND WHERE UPDATES ARE. WE SHOULD BE 50% SHOVEL IN THE GROUND OR FISH ON PROJECTS THE END OF 2026 WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD NUMBER.

THAT INCLUDES THE BRIDGE THAT WE'VE ALREADY DECIDED TO FORWARD TO AND IT'S ABOUT TO GO OUT TO BID. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON IT. SO AS THE MOTION IT IS NOW I WOULD NOT SUPPORT BUT I WOULD LIKE SEE STAFF MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING FOR TRANSPORTATION WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO DO A COMMITTEE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS. YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN WATSON AND I AGREE THAT I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE LOTS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE BUT EVERYONE I TALKED TO ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BROAD AND I REPRESENT THE BLUFFTON LIKE LIKE LOGAN DOES IT IS IT IS THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I HEAR ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM 172 TO 70 8 TO 46 AND OVER THIS. SO THAT IS WHERE OUR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE. EVEN IF WE PUSHED THIS FORWARD AND WAS ON THE BALLOT FOR NEXT

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NEXT FALL, IT WOULD BE YOU THE VOTER THAT WOULD VOTE ON THIS WHETHER WE DID IT OR NOT AND FROM THERE WOULD STILL BE MONTHS AWAY BEFORE WE'D START COLLECTING THE FIRST FIRST TIME. SO EVEN IF WE MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY ARE ACTUALLY NOT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUT THE TRANSPORTATION IDEA WE'RE STILL A YEAR OR TWO AWAY FROM.

I SEE DOING ANY TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION UPGRADES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ANYONE ELSE? YES, COUNCILMAN. YOU KNOW I'M IN A TOUGH SPOT BECAUSE ONE OF THE 2018 REFERENDUM ITEMS ON LADY'S ISLAND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED. I KNOW THAT STAFF IS WORKING ON THOSE AND LIKE LOGAN SAID SHOULD BE DONE 2026 AND I THINK THAT'S A KEY ITEM TO REESTABLISHING TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE CAN MANAGE THOSE FUNDS BUT THE TOUGH PART FOR ME IS I'M IN THE CITY OF UVA'S WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WATERFRONT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS A HUGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE ARE GOING TO BE THE BROADER FISHING PIER NEEDS TO COME DOWN. THERE'S NO FUNDING REPLACE THEM. THERE'S BOAT LAUNCHES ALL THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY THAT NEED TO BE BASICALLY REPLACED AND REPAIRED. THERE'S NO FUNDING FOR IT.

SO IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS I WOULD PREFER A SALES SALES TAX SOLELY FOR THE REASON IS INFRASTRUCTURE CAN ALSO BE DONE UNDERNEATH THE CAPITAL TAX. BUT LIKE I SAID, I JUST DON'T THINK WITHOUT THOSE OTHER PROJECTS FROM 2018 BEING DONE I DON'T THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT TO PUT THE EFFORT AND I THINK HAVE TO SHOW THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRUSTWORTHY TO DO IT.

I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCILMAN PERSIMMON AND COUNCILMAN BROWN IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

COUNCILMAN PRESIDENT NO, I'LL GO FIRST. OBVIOUSLY ROADS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY 170 AND 278 AFFECT EVERY SINGLE MUNICIPALITY UNINCORPORATED BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THE BOTTLENECK BETWEEN 462 AND THE IN THE OF 170 AND 278 EVERY DAY IS GETTING WORSE IT WAS STATED EVEN IF WE HAVE A REFERENDUM IN 26 WE DON'T START COLLECTING THE MONEY UNTIL MAY OF 27. WE HAVE TO COLLECT ENOUGH MONEY TO GO OUT TO BID FOR THOSE PROJECTS. I DARESAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM NEED OF A FOUR YEAR TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY JUST TO FIX THAT SECTION OF ROAD ALONG COUNCILMAN BROWN. DO YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

I THINK COUNCILMAN DOMINIC COMMENTS. SO I'VE DONE A LOT OF TALKING TO PEOPLE. MY CONCERNS ARE WE HAVEN'T DONE THE 2018 PROJECTS.

I GET IT. JARED SAYS WE'RE MOVING ALONG. THERE WERE ISSUES.

THE MONEY'S STILL THERE. WE HAVEN'T USED IT IN IN IN OTHER WAYS.

THE 278 BRIDGE WILL NOT EVEN BE A SHOVEL THE GROUND BY THEN. SO PEOPLE AGAIN ARE GOING TO SAY TO US WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE BRIDGE? WHERE'S 80 MILLION? I ALSO REITERATE ONE OF OUR PEOPLE SAID IT CAME OUT IN THE REALTORS POLL THE TRUST LEVEL IS LOW NOT ONLY COUNTY COUNCIL IT'S ACROSS GOVERNMENT. SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

THIS WOULD BE A NEW TAX. YES, IT'S A PENNY BUT IT'S A NEW TAX IN 24 IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REPLACEMENT. THE GREENSPACE WAS ROLLING OFF. THIS WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT WOULD BE A NEW TAX A CONCERN FOR ME. SO I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF A CAPITAL AND I'M ACTUALLY LEANING FURTHER TO PUSHING IT OUT 2028.

ANYONE ELSE THAT WE HEARD FROM COUNCILMAN GLOVER? SURE, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

I THINK WE GAVE STAFF A DIRECTION AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.

NOW WHETHER WE LOOK AT THE CAPITAL PROJECT OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, THIS IS WHAT THE WE TALKED ABOUT IT WORKS SESSIONS AND I AM IN FAVOR OF MOVING THIS FORWARD AT THIS TIME SO THAT STAFF CAN PREPARE AND STAFF CAN BRING US SOMETHING IN A REASONABLE TIME AND NOT WAIT AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR SOMETHING. NOW WE HAVE AN UP UNTIL THEN WHEN THEY BRING BACK THEY PROBABLY HOPEFULLY BY FEBRUARY THEY DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK STAFF NEED TO GO IN PLAN MEET WITH WHEN THIS MUNICIPAL AND MOVE THIS THING FORWARD. SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT. IT DEPENDS ON IF YOU WANT IT TO

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BE A CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX OR TRANSPORTATION TAX THIS RESIDENT THIS RESOLUTION IS TO ESTABLISH THE ACTUAL CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX STATUTORILY REQUIRED COMMISSION THAT SOLICITS, RECEIVES, FORMULATES AND PRESENTS A QUESTION TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL NEXT YEAR.

SO IF YOU WANT US TO DO SOMETHING ELSE YOU WOULD THEN YOU WOULD VOTE AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION FOR THIS COMMISSION AND MAKE A SIMPLE MOTION TO HAVE US BRING BACK INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE NEAR FUTURE ABOUT IF YOU WANTED TO CONSIDER 2026 TRANSPORT.

COUNCILMAN DAWSON HAD COMMENTS LIKE THE COMMENTS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY ARE HAS NO TRUST AND FAVOR OF SUPPORTING ANOTHER SALES TAX RATHER AS CAPITAL OR TRANSPORTATION AND I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS TODAY AND IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING THEN IT NEEDS BE IN MY OPINION A TRANSPORTATION SALE TAX.

BUT UNTIL WE COMPLETE THE PROJECTS AND THE 2018 REFERENDUM SALES TAX, WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET THE PUBLIC TO THE PROPOSAL.

CHAIRMAN, I JUST. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN REED AND THEN I HAVE A COME ONE LAST THING FROM EVERYBODY I'M TALKING TO MOST PEOPLE.

I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT IF WE PUSH IT OUT TO 28 THAT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE ONE COMMENT. ALL OF MY PRECINCTS IN THE 20 THE LAST ONE, 2024 IT FAILED. THE SALES TAX DID. BUT I HEAR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 170 PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET TO WORK FROM NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY TO ELSE.

BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION JUST TO DISCUSS IT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH THE RESOLUTION AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION SO WE NEED TO VOTE IT UP OR DOWN. WHAT WE HAD TO DO WE HAD TO PASS WE HAVE WE HAD A DISCUSSION PASS OR FAIL IT. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

IT'S ON THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. I THINK MY CORRECT BRIAN AND THEN THE MOTION HAS BEEN TO PASS THE RESOLUTION THE TAKE A VOTE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION NOT.

IF THEY VOTED DOWN THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE AS WHETHER OR NOT STAFF SHOULD TAKE ANY FURTHER STEPS AT THIS TIME. OKAY ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON, MARK NO. COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM NO.

COUNCILMEMBER READS A COUNCILMEMBER PASSING IT. NO.

COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN. NO. COUNCILMAN GLOVER YES.

COUNCILMEMBER DODSON OH. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN NO. COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW NO.

VICE CHAIR TABACHNICK NO. CHAIR HOWARD THE MOTION FAILS. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION, MADAM CHAIR? YES.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING US. I GUESS AN IDEA IN THE NEAR FUTURE ABOUT WHAT A TRAIN, A SHORT TRANSPORTATION RUN REFERENDUM WOULD LOOK LIKE.

HAVE A SECOND MATERIAL SECOND AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW.

ANY DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE NO. I THINK.

QUESTION. QUESTION REPEAT IT AGAIN. COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING FORWARD A SHORT AN OPTION FOR A SHORT TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM NO DATE, NO TIME FOR DISCUSSION TO HAVE STAFF BRING SOMETHING FORWARD TO US TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT SHOULD BE 2028 OR IF IT SHOULD BE 2026. I'LL BE HONEST.

YOU KNOW ME I DON'T LIKE SNEAKING THINGS ON TO AN OFF ELECTION.

I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR YEARS. SO OKAY WE NOW IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN DAWSON. DID YOU HAVE ANY ANSWER TO MY QUESTION? NO. NO DATE. OKAY.

WE CAN HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT. YES, SIR.

COUNCILMAN GLOVER MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO AGAINST THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU START TALKING SHORT TERM RESOLUTIONS I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS AND CHANCES ARE SHORT TERM THEY WOULD NOT INCLUDE ME. THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY. AND DID YOU WANT TO DEFINE.

YEAH. WHEN YOU'RE I GUESS YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T WANT TO AMEND IT AT ALL. I THINK I WOULD REBUTTAL ACTUALLY I THINK GREEN SPACE WAS A SHORT TERM REFERENDUM AND IS IMPACTING THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND THAT WAS A TWO YEAR REFERENDUM SO I WOULD JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL FORWARD BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD I'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE BUT MAYBE SPECIFIC ITEMS IN DIFFERENT AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME SOMETHING THE MUNICIPALITIES WILL BE LOOKING FOR OKAY THAT'S JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TAKEN OUT OF WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS WAS TO TAKE SOME OF THE SPECIFICITY FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IF WE WERE TO COME BACK WITH A FUTURE TRANSPORTATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

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CUNNINGHAM. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER REED'S YES. COUNCILMEMBER IT YES.

COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN YES. COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON. MARK LAWSON YES.

COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER NO. COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON YES. VICE CHAIR TAVERNIER YES.

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN YES. CHAIR HOWARD YES. MOTION PASSES OKAY.

[11.b. 2025/55: A Resolution amending the Beaufort County Personnel Handbook Policy Section 3.3 Remote Work/Telecommuting, A-9 County Emergency Disaster Policy, and A-10 Beaufort County Emergency Attendance & Pay Policy.]

THANK MR. AMAZON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT ONE IS 2020 555 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY PERSONNEL HANDBOOK POLICY SECTION 3.3 REMOTE WORK SLASH TELECOMMUTING A NINE COUNTY EMERGENCY DISASTER POLICY AND A TEN BEAUFORT COUNTY EMERGENCY ATTENDANCE AND PAY POLICY.

AND MS.. CATHERINE MEADE IS HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.

I'LL PUT THE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR PLEASE FOR THE HANDBOOK POLICY IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE A SECOND I'LL SECOND MADAM CHAIR SECOND VOTE COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM.

ANY DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO HEAR CAPTAIN FIRST. SURE.

I ACTUALLY HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ALL AFTER COMING OUT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO PROCEED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DISASTER POLICY ONLY AT THIS TIME AND REMANDING THE REMOTE WORK POLICY BACK TO THE OCTOBER FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. WE HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE STATE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH TO ALSO REVISE STATE REMOTE WORK POLICY.

AND WHILE SOME OF THE VERBIAGE OUR PROPOSED POLICY LINED UP PRETTY CLOSE, THERE IS SOME THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE WE'RE FURTHER ALIGNED WITH THE STATE SO IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF TONIGHT AND GIVE A COMMENT FOR MS..

MEAD? MM HMM. SO WE WOULD REMAND THE REMOTE WORKING AND I DO HAVE SOME ITEMS I WOULD YOU TO ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME BACK TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THAT IS PLEASE FULLY EXAMINE THE NEW POLICY FROM THE GOVERNOR.

I MEAN I READ IT THERE'S NOT MUCH MEAT ON IT BUT WHATEVER GATHER INFORMATION HAVE SIMILAR POLICIES EMPLOYED BY OTHER COUNTIES OF OUR SIZE. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT A TINY BABY COUNTY DOES. I'M INTERESTED A BIG COUNTY INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE ISSUES THAT MAY WHEN A BEAUFORT COUNTY EMPLOYEE IS WORKING FOR THIS COUNTY WHILE RESIDING IN ANOTHER STATE IN OTHER WORDS TAX LEGAL ISSUES COMPLYING WITH EMPLOYMENT ISSUES SUCH AS RULES FOR WAGES, OVERTIME LEAVE IN ENTITLEMENT. I'LL GIVE YOU THIS WHEN I'M DONE NEED TO REGISTER THE COUNTY IN THE NEW STATE ETC. WITHHOLDING AND EXPLORE EXEMPTING ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHAT DO OTHERS DO AND THEN PREPARE TO BRING THIS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER . OKAY.

AND MADAM CHAIR, FOR ME JUST ONE GOOD POINT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AND I THINK ANALYZE WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS IS THE RESILIENCY BECAUSE I KNOW I HAD TO CHANGE IN OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS RECENTLY BECAUSE MY INTERNET KEPT GOING OUT BUT IF OUR STAFF HAD THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS BECAUSE WE WERE SPREAD OUT WITH THAT REMOTE WORK I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE ACTUALLY NEED TO LOOK AT EXPLORING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL GOING BACK IN THAT COMMITTEE. OKAY. OKAY.

NEXT STEP. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM? YES, MA'AM. YEAH, I WOULD. I'VE BEEN A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS BEFORE. A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE. I DO NOT BELIEVE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS JURISDICTION OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHAT TO DO OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET THAT IS SUBMITTED TO US. THE ONLY THING THAT WE'VE EVER BUMPED HEADS OVER THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD THAT SENSE OF RIGHT THERE OF WHAT MONEY GOES TO EMPLOYEES AND THEN IF THAT'S FILLED OR NOT TO RELEASE FUNDS WHICH WE'VE CLEARED UP YEARS AGO NOW.

SO I BELIEVE TAB DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO FULFILL EACH REQUEST.

YEAH I THINK MISS MEAD SAID WE WOULD APPROVE THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE DISASTER PART OF THE POLICY AND TO I WAS GOING TO SAY JETTISON BUT TO REMAND THIS SECTION ABOUT REMOTE TELECOMMUTING TO BACK TO ADMINISTRATION FOR THE ITEMS I LISTED TO COME BACK TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. WHAT ABOUT EMERGENCY ATTENDANCE AND PAY INCLUDING THAT RIGHT THAT'S IN THE DISASTER PAY. YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN THE BACK THERE IS ALREADY ANOTHER RESOLUTION PREPARED ASSUMING THAT WE WOULD GO THAT DIRECTION TO ONLY APPROVE THE DISASTER THE EMERGENCY PAY. IT'S ON PAGE 66 IN THE PACKET SO DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PAY WOULD MOVE FORWARD. I HATE TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON FOR US. IS IT WE'RE HITTING THE PEAK AND WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES BUT THE TELECOMMUTING CAN GO BACK.

I THINK ROBERT HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. YES, IT'LL TAKE A MOTION TO AMEND TO REMAND THE REMOTE WORK POLICY BACK TO COMMITTEE AND TO PASS THE SUBSTITUTED RESOLUTION

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THAT'S BEEN SUPPLIED. BUT THAT'S WHAT I DID. OKAY.

I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT SHE SHE DID. THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT I JUST DID. THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS JUST REITERATING THAT I SECONDED AND IT WAS SOMETHING TO AMEND. OKAY SORRY. I SEE THAT IS HARD TO HEAR JUST JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE TAB CAN YOU AMEND THE CURRENT RESOLUTION? YEAH, I THINK MR. OLIVER'S GOING TO GIVE ME THE BETTER IF I DON'T, I'M GOING TO AMEND THE CURRENT RESOLUTION TO I'M GOING TO APPROVE THE HANDBOOK SECTION ON DISASTER PAY EMERGENCY PAY AND REMAND THE SECTION ON REMOTE WORKING AND TELL A COMMUTING BACK TO ADMINISTRATION WITH THE ITEMS LISTED TO RETURN BACK TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AFTER.

FURTHER DISCUSSION AND INVESTIGATION NOW SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM.

OKAY. NO MORE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY, ONE, TWO AND JUST ONE.

YES, SIR. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS AMENDMENT FIRST. YEAH, WE WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST. YES, WELL WE WILL. ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE AT THIS THE AMENDMENT ARE YOU ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE AMENDMENT OR THE THE DISASTER? ARE YOU MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT OR ABOUT THE OTHER? I'M MAKING COMMENT ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLY EARLIER.

I WILL WAIT FOR THE VOTE AND IF YOU COME BACK TO ME, MAKE MY COMMENTS.

OKAY THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT BY SHOW OF HANDS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES, YOU KNOW.

OKAY, NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS I DO AND I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT IS THAT WE HAD A PRESENTATION A MONTH AGO FROM THE CITIZENS OF HILTON HEAD I BELIEVE THAT TALKED ABOUT DAY CARE FOR OUR WORKERS, FOR WORKING PEOPLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR REFLECT THAT SOMEHOW HOW DO WE ADDRESS DAY CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. JUST I JUST WANT TO THROW OKAY COUNCILMAN GLOVER I'M NOT SURE IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THAT DISCUSSION BUT WELL IT'S NOT IT'S NOT GERMANE TO THIS PROPOSAL AND WE DO HAVE A PERSONNEL WORKSHOP UP SOON AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT UP THERE IF IT'S SOMETHING I'M HOPING THAT IT WILL BE REFLECTING IN THE POLICY ITSELF GOING FORWARD. IT'S NOT ON THIS AGENDA THOUGH ,COUNCILMAN.

YES, SIR. I'M SURE MR. GLOVER, IF YOU GO TO ITEM E ON HERE IN THE RESOLUTION THERE'S A TRACK HERE THAT FORWARD. YEAH, WE CAN DISCUSS IT AT THAT POINT THAT WOULD BE GERMANE TO IT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AMENDED RESOLUTION ALL IN FAVOR RESOLUTION AS AMENDED WAS YES, SIR. JUST ANY VOTE ON THERE. YEAH.

EVERYONE ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS, CATHERINE, BECAUSE I KNOW.

[11.c. 2025/56: A Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to execute the documents necessary and to provide funds to the Town of Bluffton for their procurement of fee simple real property located in Bluffton, known as the Buckwalter PUD Tracts - Parcel 5A and Parcel 5B (PIN# R610 030 000 0138 0000, R610 030 000 1971 0000), not to exceed the requested amount ($2,143,678)]

I READ IT FAST. OKAY? YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT ONE IS 2020 556 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE TOWN OF OF BLUFFTON FOR THEIR PROCUREMENT OF FACE SIMPLE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN KNOWN AS BUCKO WALTER PUDI TRACKS FIVE A AND PARCEL FIVE A AND PARCEL FIVE B THE PIN NUMBER IS ARE 61003000001380000R6100300001971.

NOT TO EXCEED THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION 100 $143,608.

MR.. AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION HERE TO PRESENT RESOLUTION FOR THE PARCELS 585 B SOMEBODY NEEDS SECONDLY IN. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AND WE'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU PRESENT MR. MCSHANE. YES, MADAM CHAIRMAN. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MIKE MCSHANE, A RESIDENT OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND I SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THIS COUNCIL YOUR GREENSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY ON THE COMMITTEE SENATOR TOM DAVIS ON THE BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME GREENSPACE OR NATURAL RESOURCES TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE AS YOU DESCRIBE FOR PERSONS FIVE AND PARCEL FIVE BE LET ME MAKE IT REAL CLEAR BECAUSE THIS CONFUSES PEOPLE THIS PARCEL FIVE A IN PARCEL FIVE B NOT ANYTHING TO DO COINCIDENTALLY WITH PERSPECTIVE ROAD THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED CALLED 5BI THINK CHERYL'S GOT ON THE ON THE MAP WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TWO TRUCKS COME TOGETHER FOR ABOUT 240 PLUS OR SO ACRES THERE IS I THINK RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT

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THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF GREENSPACE HAS NOW UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE PARCEL 5C5C IS A 55 ACRES THAT CONNECTS THESE TWO TRACKS. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE OF TAKING ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL OFF ALL THOSE THREE TRACKS WOULD HAPPEN UNDER PRESUMING COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THIS IN A FUTURE DATE PARCEL FOR C FOR THAT THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION MADAM CHAIRMAN ABOUT WANTING THE RESTRICTIONS THAT COME WITH THE GRANT TO TAKE AWAY ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT A POTENTIAL ROAD A FUTURE ROAD.

TO BE CLEAR TO CANCEL THE TOWN IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT A PREEXISTING EASEMENT ON THAT ROAD PRIOR TO OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY THAT WILL STAY WITH THE BUT I'LL OFFER COUNSEL THAT BY PUTTING THE GRANT RESTRICTION FROM GREENSPACE INTO RESTRICTION FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION BANK WHICH MET LAST FOR DISCLOSURE I SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THAT THAT YOU'LL HAVE TWO ENTITIES THAT HAVE APPLIED RESTRICTIONS ON ANY DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL ON THOSE TRACKS. IT WILL MOST LIKELY MAKE THIS ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE COMPELLING STORY TO HAVE AN MUNICIPALITY SPEND THE MONEY TO BUILD A ROAD BY DOING SO. THIS IS THE BEST WAY COMMUNITY TODAY CAN OFFER PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON THIS ON THESE TWO TRACKS SUBSEQUENT TO COME BACK FOR PARCEL FIVE SEE SENATOR DAVIS AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN OUR STATE ROLES WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND TOURISM ABOUT WORKING WITH THE TOWN ABOUT HELPING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO EXPAND THE USE OF THIS PARK. BY DOING SO YOU THEN INCORPORATE HAVING A THIRD ENTITY INVOLVED INTO THE OVERSIGHT OF WHAT WOULD GO ON THERE IF. A DISCUSSION WAS HELD TO TO A ROAD THROUGH WOULD REQUIRE A WHOLE PUBLIC PROCESS AND MOST LIKELY CREATING EMINENT DOMAIN NEED NOT TO MENTION THE MITIGATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE FOR ANY PERMITTING ON ANY OF THE WETLANDS THAT ARE WITHIN THAT AREA. SO I THINK IT MAKES IT SUCH A HIGH THAT I CANNOT SAY THERE IS NO CHANCE BUT I SAY QUICKLY LOW CHANCE OF HAVING ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THIS.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. ABOUT CHAIRMAN THANK YOU.

SO MR. MCSHANE SENATOR DAVIS, THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE CONSTITUENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AS WE COULD PUT A CONDITION IN THERE THAT THE ROAD THIS COULD ONLY BE GRAVEL OR DIRT ROAD TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL ROAD POTENTIAL POTENTIAL PREEMPTING THE OTHER IN MANY CASES GRANTS CAN PUT CONDITIONS IN THIS CASE THE EASEMENT ON THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE ROAD COULD BE BUILT AS PREEXISTED THIS GRANT. SO WE CANNOT GO TO DO THAT TODAY WHAT WE CAN IS IS CONTINUE THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IF A ROAD AGAIN A ROAD WERE TO BE DISCUSSED THEY WOULD CONSIDER DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST ASKED FOR US.

SHERMAN ON DOING SO BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANCE FOR THIS COUNTY IN COMING FROM A COUNTY THAT SEES THIS ROAD TO THE POINT WHERE WE MANY OF THE DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS MADE IN ANOTHER COUNTY THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN BY THIS ACTION YOU ARE TAKING ALL OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALLY ON WHAT WILL BE NEARLY HUNDRED ACRES BY THE END OF THIS PROJECT. AND I THINK IT'S EXCITING IN BLUFFTON WE HAD NOTHING THERE LITERALLY SO THIS IS VERY I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THIS. WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I'M SURE. YES. OH, WHAT WHAT'S IT WHAT'S THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE ON THIS IS 2 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO IT OR IS THE BECAUSE WE DON'T WE HONESTLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE PACKET FOR THIS ONE OR THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE THE AIR FORCE THE RESOLUTION, THE MAP. SO I MEAN I DON'T SO THE PURCHASE PRICE ON THIS AGAIN PARCEL A AND PARCEL FAR BE IS $2,240,000 IT APPRAISED AT 2,445,000 SO I MUST GIVE THE TOWN SOME CREDIT AND SOME NEGOTIATION SKILLS THERE ON THE STATE BANK IS A LITTLE OVER $150,000 TO GO IN. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE AMOUNT IT'S THE FACT THAT THE STATE BANK HAS PUT ITS RESTRICTIONS ON THIS AS WELL.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, I MEAN THIS IS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT WE'VE BEEN TALKING

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ABOUT SINCE BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL SO. HOW DO I GO BACK TO MY CONSTITUENTS AND TELL THEM THAT THIS ISN'T ONE OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON PUTTING IN FIVE BE IS ON THE ROAD FOR THE ACTUAL ROAD FOR THAT CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BLUFFTON PARKWAY? I THINK MR. CUNNINGHAM, YOU CAN OFFER YOUR CONSTITUENCIES THAT YOU'VE WHAT YOU CAN IN TERMS OF THIS PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE COMPELLING CASE FOR WHY ROAD WOULD EVER NEED TO BE BUILT ON THIS AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL BE AN ACTIVE PART IN CONCERT WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IN THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION TOURISM UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL MAKE THIS REALLY CHALLENGING FOR ANYONE TO DECIDE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ON THE ROAD THIS PART IN THIS 300 ACRES AND I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION I'D HAVE ON IT TOP PORTION I BELIEVE IS BEING PURCHASED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. ARE THEY GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO PUT A ROAD FOR AN EXTRA ACCESS POINT THAT CONNECTS DOWN TO THIS TO 78? DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THAT. I KNOW THAT THE TOWN OF HAS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE. YEAH I THINK THEY'RE BUILDING ROADS TO 278 THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL THE NORTHERN PORTAL OR THE UPPER PART OF THE TRUCK IS GOING BE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY HAVE A ROAD ACCESS THROUGH THIS TRUCK THAT IT'S NOT CAN YOU CAN YOU COME UP FRONT SO WE CAN HEAR EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU BUSINESSMEN COME ON THEM THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. FELICIA ROTH, THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING THIS MATTER TODAY. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A ROAD IN THE TOP PORTION OF A PARCEL THAT IS ADJACENT TO THIS AND THAT IS NOT COMPLETE YET. NO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DO THAT. OF COURSE THAT IS NOT THIS PARTICULAR MATTER BEFORE YOU TODAY THAT IS IT IS A DIFFERENT MATTER AND THAT DEAL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION, COUNCILMAN? YOU PART OF IT? YES, MA'AM. LAST PART I WOULD SAY IS THE PARCEL A THAT IS ON THERE ORIGINALLY SELLER HAD A ROAD THAT SUPPOSED TO GO IN AND THEN I IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WHEN THIS GOT BROUGHT FORWARD COUPLE OF YEARS AGO NOT FOR GREENSPACE BUT JUST FOR PURCHASE THAT THE SELLER WAS REQUIRING OR THE COUNTY WAS REQUIRING A ROAD TO GO THROUGH.

THERE USED TO BE ON THE MAP THAT SAID FUTURE ROAD. MY QUESTION IS WAS THAT IS IT WAS THAT ALREADY GIVEN AN THROUGH PARCEL A NOT THROUGH THE POWER LINES BUT WAS THE EASEMENT GIVEN THROUGH PARCEL A AS WELL BECAUSE IF SO THEY WOULD HAVE THAT EASEMENT THROUGH ALL OF PARCEL A AND THROUGH B AND C WHICH WOULD BE THE CONNECTOR UP TO 78 TO 5 FEET. CUNNINGHAM YOU'RE REFERRING TO WHAT IS THE EXISTING EASEMENT THAT PREDATES THIS APPLICATION THAT EXISTS ON YES SIR. THAT DOES EXIST NOW ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? RIGHT. WE HAD A MOTION IN A SECOND.

DO WE NEED DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS? YES, MADAM CHAIR.

OKAY. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MS..

BRYANT VICE CHAIR. CABINET YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOWAN YES TO COUNCIL MEMBER REED'S YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PASSMAN YES. COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON.

MARK LAWSON YES. COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER YES. COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON YES.

COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM NO. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN YES. COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW NO CHAIR HOW. HOW HOWARD? YES THE MOTION PASSES OKAY.

[11.d. 2025/57: A Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to execute the documents necessary and to provide funds to contribute to the procurement by The Open Space Institute on behalf of the applicant, The Open Land Trust, for the acquisition of fee simple real property located in Beaufort County, known as the Buckfield Tracts - Phase I (Pin# R700-005-000-0004-0000, R700-005-000- 0002-0000, R700-005-000-001C-0000, R700-005-000-0001-0004, R700-005-000-0005-0000, R700-001-000-0013-0000, R710-001-000-0020-0000, R710-001-000-0013-0000), not to exceed the requested amount ($7,000,000)]

THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE ON OUR LIST IS ANOTHER GREENSPACE PROJECT 2020 557 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCUREMENT BY THE OPEN INSTITUTE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT LAND TRUST FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN BEAUFORT COUNTY KNOWN AS THE BUTTERFIELD TRACKS PHASE IS IN 70000500000040000 ARE 70000500000020000 R7 00005000001C 0000.

I KNOW THIS IS TEDIOUS BUT I WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. ARE 70000500000010004 OUR

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70000500000050000 ARE SEVENS 0001 SO THERE 100000130000 ARE 71000100000200000 ARE 71000100000130000 NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $7 MILLION. THANK YOU, MR. MCSHANE.

THANK YOU. AND SHE THINKS TO REPEAT THAT BACK NOTICE BROOKFIELD SHE SAID SO TONIGHT IS ANOTHER BOOK I'D LIKE TO ASK THE AUDIENCE TO KIND OF QUIET DOWN WE CAN'T HEAR THANK YOU SO TONIGHT WAS THE NIGHT OF BOOKS WE WILL BOOK WALTER TONIGHT AND THIS IS NO BOOK FIELD THIS IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY THAT CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS MR. PRESIDENT MRS. BROWN, I STRESS YOU THIS IS A PROJECT IN PERSONAL RELATIONS HAS BEEN I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT I'VE BEEN TOLD I DID NOT DO THE MOTION AFTER I READ ALL THOSE NUMBERS I'LL MAKE THE MOTION MADAM CHAIR DO WE HAVE A SECOND AISLE SECOND? I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT I CAN GO THIS THAT CONSERVATION HAS BEEN SEEKING AFTER FOR WELL OVER A DECADE EVEN GOING BACK TO MY TIME SERVING ON THE DNR BOARD THIS IS A TUNNEL PROJECT THAT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE THE MAP THAT IS NOT JUST IN COUNTY.

IT INCLUDES JASPER HAMPTON COUNTY TRACKS. IT'S A BUILT ABOUT 2600 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TOTAL. THIS WILL BECOME STATE FOREST WHICH WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE BY THE FACT THAT CREATED A GREEN SPACE PROGRAM IS WHY THIS PROJECT SO EVEN HERE LET ME EXPRESS THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY HAD IT NOT BEING FOR DIFFERENT COUNTIES GREENSPACE PROGRAM WE STILL WOULD TRYING TO TALK AND NEGOTIATE AT THE STATE LEVEL ABOUT ACQUIRING THIS FOREST STATE FOREST YOU ARE THE THE DOMINANT PLAYER IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND BY INITIATE THIS TONIGHT ON THE COUNTY INVESTMENT YOUR 7 MILLION IS WHOLLY ON THE COUNTY MATCH BUT WITH THE STATE PRODUCING THE DELTA THAT EVEN ENABLE THE SELLER TO CONSIDER GOING TO CONTRACT ON THE HAMPTON AND COUNTY TRACKS.

HAD WE NOT HAD $7 MILLION EVEN IF THE STATE HAD ACQUIRED IN APPROVED THE NEARLY 5 MILLION THE STATE'S PUTTING IT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE THE SELLER MADE IT CLEAR IT HAD TO BE ALL HAD TO BE WHAT'S IN JASPER COUNTY HAMPTON COUNTY AND BEAUFORT COUNTY YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS A LEGACY PROJECT FOR GREENSPACE THAT ENABLED THE STATE TO LEVERAGE $5 MILLION NEARLY $5 MILLION INTO WHAT WILL BE FIRST STATE THE NEW FIRST STATE FOREST TO THROUGH IN SOME TIME. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAD A MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FROM MR. MCSHANE? YES, SIR. MR. MUSHAIT WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOU AND THE GREEN SPACE DILIGENT WORK TO SECURE THIS THIS PROPERTY THESE PROPERTIES WHICH IS UP NEAR THE WESTERN END OF SHOW ON AREA THE JASPER COUNTY LINE THIS IS SOME PRISTINE MARSHY AREA TOO BUT TWO FOR YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON THE GREEN SPACE TO ACTUALLY SECURE THIS AND ACTUALLY HAVE THE STATE PLAY A ROLE IN THIS TO WHERE WE WILL HAVE A STATE PARK ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY SOME OF THE PRISTINE WATERS AND TREES AND VEGETATION THAT IS IN THIS IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU. MR. DAWSON.

I'LL POINT OUT ON THAT MAP THAT SHOWN YOU CAN SEE THE DARK GREEN THAT WOULD BE TO THE SOUTH OF THIS TRACK IS THE NEW SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION HAS WILDLIFE AREA ABOVE THIS IS THE ERNEST HOLLINGS FEDERAL WILDLIFE REFUGE YOU'RE NOW HELPING CONNECT THIS FABULOUS ECO SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO THAT GOES THROUGH THREE COUNTIES.

IT NEARLY GOES TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. THIS IS GOING TO BE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT I THINK BE VERY ATTRACTIVE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO COME TO AND ENJOY YOUR BENEFIT. AND AGAIN, IT'S BECAUSE COUNTY

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CREATED A GREEN SPACE PROGRAM. WE WOULD NOT BE THIS DISCUSSION OTHERWISE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS GOING BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR WILDLIFE CORRIDORS TOO.

YES, SIR COUNCILMAN GLOVER, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. MACHETE JUST SAID AND I WANT TO MARCH WITH YOU FROM THE RIVER TO THE EAST PRECINCT. THANK YOU, SIR.

SAVANNAH RIVER ON THAT IS THE GOAL SIR TO GO FROM THE SAVANNAH TO THE STATION? YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM WANTED TO SAY THIS IS THE GREENSPACE A REFERENDUM THAT WE DID THAT IS WORKING FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND IT WAS A SHORT REFERENDUM.

IT'S FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES TOO TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. JASPER COUNTY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION.

CALL THE QUESTION ON OUR FIRST SHOW OF HANDS. RIGHT.

AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. WEEKS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY . IT'S NOT EVERY DAY GET TO PRESERVE 2600 ACRES.

[11.e. 2025/58: A Resolution to express Beaufort County Council's support of a childcare and early learning demonstration project utilizing the tri-share funding model in Beaufort and Jasper counties and such other counties as may be appropriate]

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT RESOLUTION IS 2020 558 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS COUNTY'S COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT UTILIZING THE TRI SHARE FUNDING MODEL IN BEAUFORT AND JASPER IN SUCH OTHER COUNTIES AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. I HAVE A MOTION MADAM CHAIR. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE SECONDED THE SECOND COUNCIL WHATEVER ANY DISCUSSION AT YES, MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY. THIS CAME THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE AND I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS ONE. THIS WOULD BE A PILOT PROGRAM WHERE HOPEFULLY CAN GET A PILOT PROGRAM DOWN HERE. THIS RESOLUTION AND I SEE SOME OF OUR STATE HOUSE REPS HERE AND SENATORS HERE. THIS RESOLUTION IS GOING UP TOO Y'ALL. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A PROGRAM PUT IN PLACE TO GIVE FUNDING TO ALLOW THE EMPLOYER, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PARENT TO SPREAD OUT THE CALL FOR CHILD CARE HERE AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE. AND SO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. I'M GLAD AND THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AS WELL. AND BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR, JIM.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE NOW COUNCILMAN GLEN, COULD I MAKE A COMMENT NOW? YES, SURE. BEFORE WE CAME IN I REALLY AM ASKING THIS BODY TO CONSIDER A POLICY WILL ENHANCE CHILD CARE ON AND ON IN THE WORKFORCE. AND I'LL CONTINUE.

SO THIS IS A START IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT I THINK POLICY SHOULD ALSO REFLECT THIS COUNCIL LOOKING AT CHILD CARE AND WORKERS AND MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEM.

THAT'S WHERE I AM WHEN WE HAVE PERSONNEL WORKSHOP WE'LL CERTAINLY PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA. YES. YES, SIR.

AND YOU KNOW, BEFORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS KIND OF LED THE WAY IN THAT TO SAY RIGHT.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR O OVER. OKAY.

[11.f. 2025/59: A Resolution repealing resolution 2024/20 and replacing with resolution 2025/59 committing funds to Technical College of the Lowcountry and Beaufort Memorial Hospital for capital projects.]

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY NEXT RESOLUTION IS 1220 2559 A RESOLUTION REPEALING 2020 420 AND REPLACING WITH RESOLUTION 2020 559 COMMITTING FUNDS TO THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF LOWCOUNTRY AND BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS TO HAVE A MOTION MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT AND WE HAD A MOTION COUNCILMAN LAWSON A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW AND WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR EXPLANATION WITH MISS PINKY HARRIET. YES.

SO BACK IN 2024 DURING YOUR 2025 BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS YOU GUYS PASSED A RESOLUTION 2020 420 TO FUND SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS TCL.

THE IMAGE DID NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION SO THEY KIND OF GOT THEIR APPROVAL VIA THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO AS PRESENTED AT FINANCE COMMITTEE WE HAD WE WERE GOING WE'RE REQUESTING COUNCIL REALLOCATE THE $15 MILLION THAT WE PULLED FROM FUND FROM FUND BALANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE SIP FUND AND REAPPROPRIATE IT AND IN TURN WE WILL TAKE $15 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS AND APPROPRIATED TOWARDS IT TOWARDS THE BONDS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ISSUED. I ONLY ONE RESOLUTION TO REPEAL IN ORDER TO PASS A NEW RESOLUTION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNTY COUNCIL? YES SIR. CAN WE JUST GO OVER THE MILLAGE ASPECT OF IT? CORRECT. YOU ALSO AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR FIRST READING WHICH IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE WHICH WILL REALLOCATE THE MILLAGE THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY AWARDED THESE ENTITIES BACK TO YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND TO COVER THE DEBT SINCE THE WILL NOW ASSUME THE DEBT YES SIR. COUNCILMAN EVERYTHING I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND EVERYTHING I KNOW THIS WAS THE CHANGEOVER BETWEEN

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CFO WAS AND THANK YOU FOR EARNING THIS SOUND AND AS THE LIAISON THAT THAT WORKFORCE CENTER EDUCATION CENTER IS TO HAVE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT HERE IN COUNTY AND HOPEFULLY ATTRACT BETTER BUSINESS HERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? OKAY.

CALL FOR THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. YES, UNANIMOUS.

[11.g. 2025/54: A Resolution Authorizing the County Administrator to Accept a Historic Preservation Grant Award From The National Park Service (Cemetery Surveys)]

THANK YOU, MISS AREA. RIGHT LAST ON THE RESOLUTIONS IS 2020 554 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT A HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL PARK. THIS IS FOR CEMETERY SURVEYS. I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN. A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND? OKAY. I THINK AS COUNCILMAN RENT'S FIRST. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN COMMITTEE. ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS

[12.a. 2025/37: An ordinance amending the zoning map for 11 acres located on Burnt Church Road (R600 039 000 1552 0000, R600 039 000 0056 0000, R600 039 000 0269 0000) from T3 Hamlet Neighborhood (T3HN) and T4 Hamlet Center (T4HC) to T3 Neighborhood (T3N) ]

AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW ANIMALS. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIRMAN AS OUR CUSTOM ORDINANCES FOR THIRD READING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC. YES.

ANYTHING. SO THESE ARE ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING AND THESE IF IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS ARE.

I USED TO BE A PRINCIPAL SO BEAR WITH ME WHEN WE GET TO THE PINE ISLAND ITEMS WE HAVE OVER 70 RESIDENTS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I PERSONALLY, DID NOT BRING A COT TO SLEEP HERE SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT THAT AND SOME PEOPLE WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE ITEM TWO ITEM THREE EVERYONE WILL GET TO SPEAK AND I'LL CALL YOU UP IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU SIGNED HOWEVER YOU'RE REMINDED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ONLY AGAIN WE DON'T RESPOND WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN BE RESPECTFUL, BE CIVIL NO PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANYONE OR DEGRADING ANYONE. WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO TRY TO BE SUCCINCT AND YOU START GOING TO IN THE FOUR OR FIVE MINUTE RANGE I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO TRY TO WRAP UP BECAUSE 70 PEOPLE IS A LOT ON THE FIRST ONE AND THEN AGAIN ON THE SECOND ONE.

SO WILL BE A CLOCK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. IT IS THE NORMAL TIMER THAT BEINGS AT 3 MINUTES BUT YOU CAN LOOK UP THERE TO SEE HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN TALKING BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LIKE ME I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S 5 MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES, WHATEVER IT'LL BE ON THE SCREEN AND FOR THE AUDIENCE I'M GOING TO ASK YOU PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND THAT YOU ALSO REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING, WHISTLING, STANDING UP WHATEVER THAT ONLY ELONGATES EVERYTHING WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND SOMEWHERE IN THIS MESS WE WILL STOP FOR A RECESS SO YES WELL ALL THAT SAID EVERYBODY GOT THAT. THAT'S MY PRINCIPAL VOICE.

OKAY. OH, OKAY. RECESS.

OKAY, RECESS AT NINE. THERE YOU GO. SO ORDINANCE FOR SHORT READING.

OH YEAH. OKAY. ORDINANCE FOR THIRD READING 2025 CLASS 37 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MAP FOR 11 ACRES LOCATED ON BROAD CHURCH WITH A WHOLE LOT OF LETTERS AGAIN AND ZEROS AND THAT'S FROM T THREE HAMLET NEIGHBORHOOD TO T FOR HAMLET NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN TO T THREE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE VOTE AT THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 2ND WAS FOUR ONE WITH ONE ABSTENTION.

THE VOTE FIRST READING IN PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 23RD AT JULY 14TH COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING PASSED EIGHT ONE THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON AUGUST 11TH PASSED TEN ZERO AND THE VOTE AT READING ON SEPTEMBER EIGHT PASSED TEN ZERO. SO I'D LIKE MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025 SIZE 37 I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION I WHO SAID THAT PUTS A SECOND MR. LAWSON MR. GLOVER SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

CAN WE OF HANDS WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOTE THIS ORDINANCE? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD DEFENSE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT IS GREAT. THAT WAS EASY.

[12.b. 2025/41: An ordinance to amend the FY2025-2026 budget ordinance to carry over FY2025 purchase orders & funds]

ONE VOTE. OKAY NOW I'M GOING TO 2025 SLASH 41.

WHAT AT A RHYTHM. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS? OH YES.

EXCEED THE STANDARDS. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT WAY.

GRANT THE REQUEST FOR RESUMING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CODE AND THE PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE IS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH PROVISIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES DOES ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED IS REQUIRED BY CHANGE CONDITIONS IS COMPATIBLE WITH IS IT EXISTING AND PROPOSED OF LAND SURROUNDING THIS LAND WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT

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NEARBY WOULD RESULT IN LOGICAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS WOULD NOT RESULT IN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WATER NOISE, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, WETLANDS AND THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOULD RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ADEQUATELY SERVED BY THE PUBLIC FACILITIES WHICH ARE STREETS, POTABLE WATER, SEWER, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, SOLID COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SCHOOLS, PARKS, POLICE FIRE, EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT'S WHAT A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S JUST DOTO BE OFFICIAL.

I'M IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCES RIGHT? WAIT A SECOND.

I TURN MY TO GUESS. OKAY. 2025 SLASH 41 ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FISCAL 2020 526 BUDGET ORDINANCE TO CARRY OVER 2025 PURCHASE ORDERS AND FUNDS THE VOTED THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH WAS NINE ZERO. THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON AUGUST 20TH WAS NINE ZERO AND THE VOTE AT SECOND READING PASSED AT TEN ZERO. MISS HARRIET, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ONE? IF I NEED A MOTION I'LL MAKE THAT, MR. LAWSON.

MAKE SURE EZRA AND MR. CUNNINGHAM ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. IT I MEAN ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE TOO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU BUT YOU CAN STAND THERE IF YOU LIKE. I MEAN ALL RIGHT, I'LL ANY DISCUSSION ON COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE HAND AND AGAIN THIS WAS DISCUSSED

[13.a. 2025/42: Text Amendments To The Community Development Code (CDC): Division 5.10 (Historic Preservation), Section 7.2.120 (Certificate Of Appropriateness), Section 7.3.80 (Historic Designation), Section 7.4.50 (Public Hearing Scheduling And Notice), And Section 7.5.40 (Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB)). (Public Hearing)]

ALREADY THREE TIMES ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING 2025 SIZE 42 TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE ALSO REFERRED TO AS CDC DIVISION 5.10 HISTORIC PRESERVATION SECTION 7.2. 120 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS SECTION 7.3. 80 HISTORIC DESIGNATION SECTION 7.5. 50 PUBLIC HEARINGS GATHERING AND NOTICE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING VOTE AT THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 2ND WAS EIGHT ZERO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS READ? SO MOVE MADAM CHAIRMAN. OH SECOND THANK YOU MR. MISS HOWARD IS THE SECOND STAFF I'D LIKE TO TO THIS MR. MERCHANT COME ON DOWN RIGHT THE. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL I'LL JUST BE BRIEF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU THIS CAME FROM OUR STAFF WE WERE WORKING ON THE UPDATE OF OUR ABOVE GROUND SURVEY FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES AND PART OF THAT PROCESS WE HIRED A CONSULTANT STANTEC IS A MAJOR ENGINEERING PLANNING FIRM TO ASSIST WITH THAT STUDY AND THEY BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IT TO BE CONSISTENT SO WE COULD BE WHAT IS CONSIDERED A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT IS A TERM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IT PUTS US IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE I GUESS MORE LINE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES IN THE WAY THEY REGULATE HISTORIC RESOURCES AND IT ALSO PUTS US IN A POSITION TO SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL GRANTS FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT WILL DO IS THAT IN PAST WE HAVE SIMPLY USED OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE FOR STRUCTURES THAT WERE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC LANDMARK AND WE REALLY WE LEARNED THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THAT JURISDICTION AND WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK INVENTORY WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO AGREE ON WHICH PROPERTY SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD AT A FUTURE DATE THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL PUT US IN A GOOD POSITION TO BE YOU KNOW, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ONE ADDITIONAL THING THAT THIS DOES IS IT ESTABLISHES BUFFERS AND SETBACKS FOR CEMETERIES, WHICH IS SOMETHING CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE.

AND SO THIS WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE GRANT TO TO SURVEY CEMETERIES IS DETERMINED ESPECIALLY SOME THAT ARE IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THE EXACT BOUNDARIES THAT WILL HELP TO PREVENT ENCROACHMENT ON THIS BURIAL SITES.

SO WITH THAT ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE THANK YOU. WELL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING

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. I DO HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE.

I HAVE TREY GRAVES, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE AND RIGHT BEHIND TREY WE HAVE TED AND I CAN'T READ YOUR LAST NAME DENNIS AND RIGHT BEHIND HIM WE HAVE THE R.E. GILLIARD. IT WOULD REALLY HELP IF WE PRINT SO I CAN READ BUT WE HAVE THOSE THREE THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ORDINANCE. COME ON DOWN.

AND THIS WOULD BE TREY RIGHT? YES. OKAY, WELCOME.

GO FOR IT. EVENING, MY IS TREY GRAVES. I LIVE IN BLUFFTON.

I DO NOT KNOW. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER GONE THROUGH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPEAK INTO THE HISTORIC HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROCESS WITH THE MUNICIPALITY BUT IT IS BASICALLY MAKING YOUR UNINCORPORATED NEIGHBORHOOD PART OF AN AWAY I PERSONALLY DID NOT BUY THE HOUSE THAT I BOUGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I BOUGHT IT IN TO BE TOLD THAT I CAN OR CAN'T HAVE CERTAIN WINDOWS ON THE PERCEIVED AGE OF MY HOME.

IT IS INCREDIBLY ARBITRARY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT CODE AS HOW IT APPLIES TO YOUR PARCEL AND TO THAT END YOU KNOW IT CHANGES FROM COMMITTEE TO COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE MAY SAY YEAH THAT HOUSE IS A BIOHAZARD AND BY ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES SHOULD BE TORN DOWN BUT THE NEXT COMMITTEE NEXT BOARD MEMBER MAY SAY NO WE HAVE TO SAVE IT AND THEN YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T WRITE INSURANCE ON THAT STRUCTURE OR ANY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU'RE NOT COVERED AGAINST SOMEONE TRESPASSING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. SO I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY TO THIS DO NOT DON'T ALLOW THE PROMISE OF PROTECTING CEMETERIES IS TO STRIP PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO DESIRE TO LIVE IN THESE AREAS JUST BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE IS OLD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TED. JOIN US.

I CAN'T READ LAST NAME IS TED HERE? I DID SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER ONE . ALL RIGHT. IF NOT I HAVE LARRY GILLIARD WANTED TO SPEAK ON NO, THAT'S MR. BROWN THIS ITEM OKAY? YES.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU FROM HERE HE THOUGHT HE WAS OH NO HE SIGNED UP FOR ONE WHO'S THAT LEERY? YOU WANT ME TO PUT HIM ON TWO OR THREE KIND OF ISLAND? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? I'M PUBLIC HEARING ANYTHING ON COUNCIL COMMENT QUESTION. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY WHAT A GREAT JOB THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS DONE ON THIS TO REVISE AND IT WILL PROTECT A LOT OF PROPERTIES AND CEMETERIES TO AN UNINCORPORATED BEAUFORT COUNTY LIKE MR. LAWSON AND I.

YEAH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST READING OF THIS BUT MR. GRAVES IF YOU GET WITH ME ON SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT FOR THE SECOND READING.

OKAY ANYBODY. ELSE ON COUNCIL NO I JUST NEED TO MAKE MY OFFICIAL MOTION WHEN . YOU GET A CHANCE. WE'VE ALREADY MADE THIS MOTION . WE'VE GOT TO GET THE CRITERIA AND I NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE GRANT THE REQUEST FOR THE TEX AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS OH YOU, WANT TO SET THE STANDARDS? OKAY, GO AHEAD. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES . THE CONFERENCE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOT CONFLICT WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT CODE .

ALL CODE OF ORANGE IS REQUIRED BY CHANGE CONDITIONS DOES ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT THE ZONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE OR WOULD IMPROVE COMPATIBILITY AMONG USERS AND ENSURE EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY WOULD RESULT A LOGICAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERN WOULD NOT RESULT IN ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER IN NOISE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, WETLANDS AND THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU MR. GLOVER.

THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE. A SECOND I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. OH, OKAY.

NOW HE WAS READING THE STANDARD. WELL, MR. HERBERT SAID I NEEDED

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TO SECOND IT. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE AS STATED AND DISCUSSED I'LL POST MR. ONE OPPOSED AGAINST ANYBODY ELSE OPPOSED THE TIMES OPPOSE TWO OPPOSED.

OKAY THANK YOU ACTUALLY I WAS JUST RAISED YOUR ARM AND I THINK JOE DID TO HIS BROWN ARE YOU OPPOSED I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS OPPOSED OKAY I THINK SHE'S OPPOSED ALL RIGHT.

[13.b. 2025/43: An Ordinance amending the FY2026 Budget Ordinance to re-purpose millage allocated from TCL & BMH to the County's Debt Service.]

I VOTED YES. YEAH, I KNOW JOE VOTED YES. ALL RIGHT.

I'M MOVING ON TO 13 B 2025 SIZE 43 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL 2026 BUDGET ORDINANCE TO REPURPOSE MILLAGE ALLOCATED FOR TCL AND B IMAGE TO THE COUNTY'S DEBT SERVICE THE VOTER FINANCE ADMINISTRATION ECONOMICS COMMITTEE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH PASSED SIX ZERO AND LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS READ I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THANK YOU MR. A SECOND DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND OUT MR. CUNNINGHAM THANK YOU, MISS HARRIET.

IT'S ALL YOU. YES. SO THIS WAS THE ITEM I ALLUDED TO EARLIER. THIS IS YOUR ORDINANCE TO AMEND YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET WHERE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IN THE BUDGET ORDINANCE ALLOCATED 0.1 MILLS TO TCL AND POINT TWO MILLS TO BE MADE PASSING THIS ORDINANCE REPEAL THAT AND WE WOULD AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT AS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SECOND PAGE REVERTED TO YOUR DEBT FUNCTIONS WE WILL BE ASSUMING THE DEBT AUCTIONS ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL AND SHE COVERED IT EARLIER IN THE YEAH OKAY THANK YOU PREVIOUS ITEM AND DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR THE ORDINANCE PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MISS HARRIET. OKAY, NOW TO THE ITEM EVERYONE'S WAITING FOR 2025

[13.c. 2025/44: An Ordinance to approve a Development Agreement Between Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC, a South Carolina Limited Liability company authorized to conduct business in South Carolina, and the County of Beaufort, South Carolina, Pursuant to Section 6-31-30 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976 as amended (Public Hearing)]

SIZE 44 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PINE ISLAND PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC A SOUTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO BUSINESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE COUNTY OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX STATES 31 DEATHS 30 THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1976 AS AMENDED. THIS IS A PUBLIC.

MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. OH, OKAY.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN PINE ISLANDS PERSONAL HOLDINGS LLC AND BEAUFORT COUNTY PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SECTION SIX, DASH 31 DASH 30 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE APPLICANT TO ATTEMPT TO REACH TERMS WHICH ARE ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES AND WHICH PROVIDE CLEAR AND ADEQUATE AND ENFORCEABLE MEASURES WHILE REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALL OTHER COUNTY ORDINANCES FOR REASONS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AND THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENTAL CODE DOES ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED NEED COMMUNITY NEED WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT A NEARBY LAND WOULD NOT RESULT IN AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WATER AIR NOISE, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION WETLANDS AND THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WOULD RESULT A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ADEQUATE SERVED BY PUBLIC FACILITIES, STREETS POTABLE SEWER, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SCHOOLS PARK POLICE FIRE EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL FACILITIES I'LL SECOND THAT WHO SECONDED MR. LAWSON ALL RIGHT. THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OH, MR. MERCHANT. OKAY, COME ON UP.

HE'S HE'S TALKING. YEAH, COME ON DOWN. AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T OWN MR. MERCHANTS IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT HE'S A DRINKER. OH, EATING DIRECT.

SORRY. AND INTRODUCE MYSELF LAST TIME. WELL, YOU KEEP POPPING UP.

I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. OKAY, WELL, I WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO SPEAK IN THIS REALLY HAS TO DO WITH THE TWO ITEMS AND THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AT THE PLANNING AND I WILL SAY THAT THIS HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF ADVICE, ESPECIALLY LEGAL ADVICE. SO I WANT TO STAY IN MY LANE AND JUST SPEAK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY THE FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTION WHAT WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT. IT'S ALSO ONE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS IN IN THE PLANNING PROFESSION AND SO WHEN WE EVALUATE BOTH THE AGREEMENT AND THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS, BOTH

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