[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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PORTABLE HOUSING MEETING IS NOW.
I WILL DO ROLL CALL CHAIRMAN FRED HAMILTON.
GWEN CHAMBERS AND DOUG MCGILL.
[III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
WE HAVE OUR SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH, UM, MEETING MINUTES.CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT? SO MOVED.
[IV. PUBLIC COMMENT ]
OF THE COMMENT AND THE OLD AND NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE.SIR, HOW YOU DOING THIS MORNING? GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU? YOU CAN, JUST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE I NOT HERE FROM, I'M INTERESTED TO OBSERVE THE MEETING AND, UH, LISTEN, I SEE YOUR BADGE.
YOU'RE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP CLASS, SO YES, MA'AM.
ALL RIGHT, CHAIRMAN, I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU.
WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE, SIR? UH, THIS, IT IS THIS YEAR, SO I'LL BE THE CLASS OF 2026.
A LOT OF, UH, LEARNING AND NETWORKING, SO, YEAH, IT'S CRAZY.
SO I'M A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND I WANNA BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST FELT KIND OF APPALLED TO DO THAT.
SO A FRIEND OF MINE SUGGESTED HE WAS A CLASS OF 2020.
UH, I DON'T, I THINK IT WAS MAYBE 2024.
HE WAS RIGHT BEFORE ME WHEN WE WENT TO SCHOOL.
SO, UM, UH, THEN IT REQUIRES YOU TO COME TO THESE THINGS AND I WAS JUST LIKE, THIS IS FANTASTIC.
IT TAKES YOU OUTTA COMFORT AND PUT PLACES YOU NEVER GO.
AND WE LEARNED AND THE THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE CLASS SO FAR.
IT TALKED ABOUT, UH, LIKE, UM, UM, COMMUNITY, UM, FUND THE, THE LOW COUNTRY COMMUNITY FUND.
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, SORT OF THE GU OF CULTURE AND, AND HOW IT, YOU KNOW, ENCOMPASSES WHOLE REGION AND TRYING TO PROTECT IT.
SO IT, IT IS BEEN PHENOMENAL SO FAR.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THIS ONE THING.
THE TWO, THE LAST TWO PROJECTS WENT TO HILTON HEAD.
SO BRING THE PROJECT OVER TO TON
YOU GOTTA ASK HIM WHERE HE'S FROM FIRST.
A STRONG CONTINGENT, UH, CONTINGENT THAT WAS WORKING HARD TO GET THE PROJECT TO BE BLUFFING RELATED.
WE LOVE, LOVE TO HELP HEAD, BUT IT WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
LIKE, IT WAS TOO BIG OF AN IDEA.
SO THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE, WE WANNA STILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN, BUT IT, IT IS, IT LEFT RELATED.
BUT YEAH, WE GOT, WE GOT GET SOMETHING OVER HERE.
ALRIGHT, PASS IT TO YOU, CHAIRMAN.
[VI.1. FY26 Neighborhood Assistance Budget Update ]
WE'LL ENTERTAIN ALL IN NEW BUSINESS.BETH, I'M GIVING IT BACK TO YOU AGAIN.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, I WON'T BE BEFORE YOU LONG.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO GIVE YOU THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE OUR BUDGET STANDS.
UM, AS OF LAST WEEK WHEN THE BUDGET WAS PUT INTO THE SYSTEM, 13 HOMES RECEIVED HOME REPAIRS AT A TOTAL OF 1 0 6, 2 70.
THOSE HOMES CONSISTED OF ROOFING, FLOORING, DECKS AND PLUMBING.
ONE HOME FOR TREE REPAIR AT 7 61.
TOTAL, TOTAL OF 1 0 7 31 HAS BEEN PAID TO DATE AND THAT'S WAS 14 HOMES.
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED WEEKLY AND CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONDING.
FOUR HOMES ARE WAITING ON ESTIMATES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR REPAIRS TO BEGIN.
THOSE ESTIMATES WERE SUBMITTED YESTERDAY AND KEVIN APPROVED FOUR AND I HAVE ONE MORE PENDING IN THE SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S FIVE THAT WILL START IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
AND THEN I SET WITH THE RESIDENT ON YESTERDAY AND HELP THEM FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
SO THAT'S SIX GOING FOR THE START OF OCTOBER.
AND AS ALWAYS, I GIVE YOU THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
LET ME TAKE THIS BACK DOWN IN SIZE SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE EVERYTHING STANDS.
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14 IS GONNA JUMP UP TO 20 BY THE CLOSE OF OCTOBER AND MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME MORE IN, UM, BEFORE THE CLOSE OF OCTOBER SINCE WE'RE RIGHT AT THE TOP.SO, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU'RE SEEING? SOUNDS LIKE CONTRACTORS ARE APPLYING, SO THAT'S A GOOD MOVE.
SO WE HAVE GOOD NEWS ABOUT FOUR CONTRACTORS IN ROTATION RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE ADDED SOME AND THAT'S A PLUS SO WE CAN GET THEM IN UH, FASTER.
THE YOUNG LADY THAT WE MET, UH, REBECCA FROM SKYLINE, SHE IS IN THE BID FOR TWO OF THEM.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HER ONTO US.
UM, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS, NO COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
SO IF YOU GUYS SEE ANYTHING BEING THAT I CAN'T GO OUT AND LEAVE APPLICATIONS ANYWHERE, YOU KNOW, TAKE 'EM WITH YOU AND LET THEM KNOW TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS HOME REPAIR.
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW.
SO JUST STILL GETTING THE WORD OUT.
I AM GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FROM THE OUTSIDE AREA SUCH AS KSE, UM, THE VILLE AREA, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TOUCH THOSE, BUT I DO TRY TO GIVE THEM TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT CAN HELP THEM.
IT'S, LET ME SEE IF I CAN, YOU KNOW, FIND WHERE YOU SHOULD BE.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DID GET A CLOSEOUT LETTER FROM BEAUFORT, JASPER HOUSING TRUST.
SEPTEMBER 30TH ADDRESSED TO STEVEN
THIS LETTER SERVES AS FORMAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS SUCCESSFULLY EXPENDED ALL 1 44, THE 144,000 GRANT FUNDS AWARDED BY THE BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING TRUST FUND AND HAS MET ALL QUALIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN THE FUNDING AGREEMENT.
WE COMMEND YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF THESE RESOURCES AND THE IMPACT OF LOCAL 14 HOMES REPAIRED THROUGH YOUR WORK.
BEAUFORT, JASPER HOUSING TRANSPORT TO CONTINUED COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES.
SO WE HAVE FINISHED OUR $144,000 GRANT.
WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 14 HOMES AND PER HOME.
THAT CAME TO ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 10,000 PER HOME WITH THOSE FUNDS THAT WE GOT FROM THE GRANT.
SO THAT WAS JUST A LETTER LETTING THE TOWN KNOW THAT WE HAVE CLEARED THOSE AND WE ARE READY IF THEY OPEN IT UP AGAIN.
SO HATS OFF TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT.
THOSE FUNDS WENT TO AND IT'S ANTICIPATED FOR THEM TO OPEN IT UP AGAIN.
UM, THEY HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLIED FOR MONEY AND THEY GOT THE MONEY AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING ANYTHING WITH IT.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THOSE FUNDS THAT WEREN'T USED.
ARE WE GONNA GIVE IT TO THE LOCAL AGENCIES THAT ALREADY SPENT ALL THEIR FUNDS? SO THAT'S A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO DIP INTO FUNDS THAT WEREN'T USED BY OTHER AGENCIES.
UH, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE FOR YOU? I HAVE A SMALL UPDATE FROM MARK, UH, MARK MAXWELL THAT IS MANAGING OUR, OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER THAT'S OVER THE MAIN PROJECT.
STORM WATER, WATER AND SEWER MAINS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
THE CONDUIT AT THE ROAD CROSSINGS ARE GOING IN ONCE COMPLETE THE ROAD WOULD BE COMPACTED AND GRAVELED.
THE BUILDING PADS HAVE BEEN PREPPED AND VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION IS ON SCHEDULE TO BEGIN THIS YEAR.
UM, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE? DOMINION ENERGY.
ANTICIPATE STARTING IN A MONTH TO PUT UP THE POLES FOR POWER TO RUN POWER TO THE 12 UNITS.
THERE WAS A PAUSE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU PASSED THAT WAY, BUT THERE WAS GRASS AND STUFF GROWING UP, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY BE STARTING TO ROLL AGAIN.
UH, WE ALL MET MATT LYLE, AMANDA FROM P SCOTT.
MARK AND MYSELF MET ABOUT TWO, THREE WEEKS AGO JUST TO KIND OF GET AN UPDATE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE.
THEY STILL SOUND POSITIVE THAT THIS WILL, UM, GET STARTED AND BE FINISHED BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026.
SO, UM, THINGS ARE MOVING THERE.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA MEET THEM AGAIN? I LIKE TO BE IN THAT MEETINGS.
YOU WANT THEM IN ONE OF OUR MEETINGS? YEAH, SOMEBODY GOTTA BE, UM, OKAY.
SOMEBODY GOTTA BE THE BAD GUY.
I WANNA SEE THAT
SO WE REALLY KNOW WE NEED THIS GOING.
I DID GIVE YOU GUYS A COUPLE INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER SMOKE ALARM BLITZ THAT WE WERE GONNA DO WITH THE BLUFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RED CROSS WAS TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET BACK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE ARE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING EITHER NOVEMBER 8TH OR NOVEMBER 15TH.
THEY HAVE NOT DECIDED ON THE DATE YET, BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW IN CASE YOU GUYS WANNA JUMP UP AND, YOU KNOW, COME OUT AND HELP.
SO THAT'LL BE NOVEMBER 8TH OR NOVEMBER 15TH AND WE'RE GONNA GO OVER TO FULLER COURT.
THE HABITAT COMMUNITY ON VILLE, THAT THE ONLY ADDRESS YOU'RE GOING TO RIGHT NOW? YES.
BUT IF I HAD SOMEONE THAT I TOLD WE WOULD SERVICE THEM, SO YEAH, PASS IT TO ME.
'CAUSE WE CAN STILL GO OUT TO INDIVIDUAL.
YEAH, I CAN GIVE THEM AN ADDRESS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT
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THIS PERSON NEEDS IT.ANY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE, AN ELDERLY OR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A SMOKE ALARMS CHECKED, LET ME KNOW.
SO I DO HAVE A TWO DATES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NEXT MONTH.
NOVEMBER 6TH IS STRATEGIC PLANNING ON OUR DATE, ON OUR MEETING DATE.
SO WE WILL NOT MEET NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, NOVEMBER 6TH WE CAN MEET, BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE DATE IF POSSIBLE.
LET'S, LET'S, UM, LET'S, LET'S WORK AND SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THE AGENDA LOOK LIKE FOR NEXT MONTH.
AND NEED TO, IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE IT, THEN WE'LL, OKAY.
SO JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT WHEN THAT AGENDA COMES OUT.
AND LAST MONTH'S MEETING WE HAD PINNACLE, WE HAD DEBORAH STEWART FROM PINNACLE PARTNERS AND WE HAD JOEY RYAN FROM COASTAL STATE BANK THAT IS WORKING WITH, UH, THE POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS FOR THE 12 MAY.
FOR THE 12 HOMES AT, UM, THE MAY, EXCUSE MY MUMBLING.
UM, WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO, WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A HOME BUYER'S WORKSHOP CLASS.
SO I SPOKE WITH MS. DEBORAH AND JOEY THIS WEEK.
I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMAN HAMILTON AND I ALSO SPOKE WITH, UH, HIGHER STAFF.
AND WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE TO HAVE A CLASS.
UM, THE TOWN WILL BE THE SPONSOR OF THE CLASS PINNACLE PARTNERS AND COASTAL STATE BANK WILL BE THE PRESENTERS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING THAT ON DECEMBER 4TH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.
AND IT'S GONNA BE AT THE ROTARY CENTER AT 6:00 PM OKAY.
SO, UM, SCHOOL WILL NEED TO REGISTER TO ATTEND.
SO I AM PUTTING TOGETHER A FLYER NOW WE ARE GONNA PUT OUR LOGO ON IT.
I'M WAITING TO GET A LOGO FROM PINNACLE AND I'M WAITING TO GET A LOGO FROM COASTAL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WORK WITH ALL THESE AGENCIES, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE APPROVED.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA START NOW.
SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT APPROVED.
WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT, UM, CREDIT SCORE, OF COURSE, HOME MAINTENANCE AND INSURANCE, THE MORTGAGE PROCESS, UM, DEBT TO INCOME RATIO, JUST ALL THOSE THINGS.
AND IT'S NOT REALLY TO SAY A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER'S CLASS, BUT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IN THIS CLIMATE RIGHT NOW, JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE SET UP.
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE IN A FOLDER WHEN YOU GO TO THE BANK.
AND I THINK IT'LL BE VERY, UH, BENEFICIAL.
UM, NOT ONLY WILL WE PROBABLY FIND R 12, BUT WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SET UP, UM, IT'S GONNA GO BLAST THROUGH BEFORD, JASPER HOUSING TRUST FUND.
OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, WE'LL DO IT ON OUR SOCIAL.
WE, ONCE I GET THE FLYERS, YOU GUYS CAN GIVE THOSE OUT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO RSVP, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO GET, YOU KNOW, A ACCOUNT SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
WHAT'S 6:00 PM DECEMBER 4TH, 6:00 PM AT THE ROTARY CENTER.
WHAT'S THE CAP ON ATTENDANCE? LIKE THE MAXIMUM, HOWEVER MANY THE ROTARY CENTER CAN HOLD, WHICH I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN HOLD, BUT HOWEVER MANY THE ROTARY CAN HOLD, WE'RE GONNA PLAN ON DOING, UM, A ROUND TABLE SETUP SO THEY CAN HAVE, OR EITHER MAYBE LONG TABLES WILL PROBABLY GET MORE SO THEY'LL HAVE A, A SPACE TO, YOU KNOW, WRITE AND TAKE NOTES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IF YOU GUYS CAN THINK OF ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE THEM PRESENT, LET ME KNOW.
UM, AND I'M GONNA SEND YOU THE FLYER SO YOU CAN TRANSLATE IT FOR ME.
AND THEN, UM, WE MAY POSSIBLY NEED A TRANSLATOR.
OKAY, I'LL, SO I'LL GET WITH YOU ON THAT, BUT I, I WANT IT TO BE A BIG THING.
UM, I DON'T THINK THE TOWN HAS HOSTED A WORKSHOP LIKE THAT IN A WHILE, UM, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'M GOING ON SEVEN YEARS.
SO I THINK IT'LL BE SOMETHING BIG FOR US TO SEE HAPPEN AND GOOD TO PUT OUR FACE ON IT AND MAYBE GET SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT OTHER TOPICS.
JUST SEND ME WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WANT THINK IS, EVEN IF I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED IT TO YOU.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING ALRIGHT.
TRAFFIC AND ROAD REPAIRS REDIRECTED ME SEVERAL MILES.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE RECAP PLEASE OF WHERE WE ARE.
SO TO DATE WE'VE PUT OUT, UM, 14 HOMES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
SO WE ARE HOLDING IN OUR BUDGET 3 4 2 9 69.
BUT THIS MORNING KEVIN HAS APPROVED FIVE HOMES FOR REPAIRS.
SO STARTING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE FIVE HOMES LINED UP.
ANOTHER ONE IS PENDING, SO WE'LL BE SIX BY THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.
UM, I DID GIVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A SMOKE ALARM BLITZ THAT WE WERE GONNA DO, BUT THAT'S ON PAUSE RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT THE FIRST SATURDAY OR THE SECOND SATURDAY OF NOVEMBER.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART, I'LL SEND YOU SOME INFORMATION.
UM, ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS THAT, THEY UM, WILL DECIDE.
UM, THE TOWN IS HOSTING OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING ON NOVEMBER 6TH, WHICH IS OUR NEXT MEETING.
SO JUST STAY ALERT TO YOUR, YOUR EMAILS.
WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT THAT AGENDA LOOKS LIKE TO SEE IF WE NEED TO CANCEL OUR MEETING OR RESCHEDULE OUR MEETING.
SO, UM, THE BIG NEWS IS WE ARE HOSTING OUR
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HOME BUYERS WORKSHOP CLASS, SO PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE.
BUT WE WILL LOVE TO SEE ALL OF OUR FACES, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT DEAL WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE SO THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
YOU KNOW, WILLING IN TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A TEAM TO GET PEOPLE IN A HOME.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, FOURTH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 6:00 PM AT THE ROTARY CENTER.
BUT YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION.
UM, DO, DO, DO DO ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT ME TO BE DOING? I DID NOT HAVE A PRESENTER TODAY.
I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I JUST WHAT WAS THAT BIG OPEN QUESTION YOU JUST ASKED? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO THERE FOR OUR, OUR PROJECTS? UM, IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO BOOTHS AVAILABLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF, IF, YOU KNOW, BEING THERE, BEING PRESENT, IF THERE'S MATERIAL THAT WE CAN HAND OUT, DEFINITELY I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPONSOR THAT BOOTH FOR Y'ALL OR US.
YEAH, IF SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY BE THERE AND PRESENT OCTOBER 11TH, THE TIME.
AND THE LOCATION, UH, BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL? YES.
AND, UH, WE'RE UH, HAVING FOUR SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
NOW I CAN, I CAN BE THERE PROBABLY NINE TO 12.
SO I'LL PUT IT ON MY CALENDAR.
SHOULD I BRING THE MATERIAL OR GIVE IT TO YOU PRIOR? IT'S UP TO YOU.
UH, WE'RE GONNA SET UP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SO IF YOU WANT WE CAN MEET ON FRIDAY.
UM, WE PROVIDE THE TABLE IN TWO CHAIRS.
SO JUST, YOU KNOW, A, UM, TABLECLOTH TABLE, CLOTH OR COVER.
SAY NO, I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE WERE, WHO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PRIOR TO THE MEETING ABOUT POSSIBLY COMING AND PRESENTING THE NOTES.
SO BRAD MOLE, I USED TO DO WHAT I AM DOING ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.
HE IS NOW OVER WITH FAMILY PROMISE AND I SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND WHAT HIS POSITION IS THERE, I DON'T KNOW HIS EXACT TITLE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE HE IS RECRUITING DEVELOPERS TO BUILD HOUSING FOR FAMILY PROMISE.
SOUNDS LIKE FAMILY PROMISE HAS A POT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE WORKING, LOOKING TO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS TO DO BUILDING FOR AFFORDABLE FOR THEIR INTAKE.
YOU KNOW WHAT FAMILY PROMISE IS? THEY TAKE IN, UH, THE HOMELESS WOMEN WITH CHILDREN TRY TO GET THEM THROUGH CLASSES, GET THEM THROUGH CREDIT, GET THEM, UM, SO THEY CAN BE, UH, PRODUCTIVE ON THEIR OWN.
SO I DIDN'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL WITH HIM, SO I DON'T WANNA PUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE BEING, WE'RE BEING RECORDED.
MORE LIKE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
SO I'LL GET WITH HIM, UM, AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT HE DID DOES AND I'LL GET WITH, UM, COUNCILMAN HAMILTON, CHAIRMAN HAMILTON TO SEE IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT HIM ON THE SCHEDULE.
BUT UM, YEAH, FAMILY PROMISE IS A BIG THING IN OUR AREA AND IT'S BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE A THE INS AND OUT OF IT, BUT WE CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PARTNER WITH THEM IF IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, FEASIBLE AND I, ALRIGHT, NOW I'M GOING TO ASK, ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
UM, UM, PERSONALLY I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOUR, YOUR PERFORMANCE OF, IF I, IF I WAS YOUR SUPERVISOR TO I GIVE YOU A RAISE
SO
UM, AND, AND, UH, DON'T, DON'T THINK THAT UH, YOU'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH.
DON'T ASK FOR TOO MUCH BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KEEP DOING GOOD THINGS.
AND YOU'VE SAID THAT BEFORE, DON'T PUT TOO MUCH ON YOUR PLATE, YOU PUT LOSE SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT YEAH, WE'RE GOING, WELL THE SIX HOMES TO GET STARTED FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DEFINITELY A PLUS.
UM, AND IT'S JUST KIND OF BEING OUT THERE.
THERE ARE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE BUT PEOPLE ARE GATHERING INFORMATION TO PUT WITH THE APPLICATION TO SEND IT BACK.
SO WE WILL PROBABLY DO RIGHT NOW IF THAT'S SIX FOR OCTOBER, I WANNA SAY PROBABLY DO ABOUT 10 REPAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THAT'S A PLUS.
SO, UM, THERE'S STILL A LOT OUT THERE THAT WE CAN HELP AND THERE'LL ALWAYS BE MORE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN DO.
AND WOULD THE SEMINAR IN DECEMBER, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HOPE THAT MAYBE WE GET
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THE 12 HOME APPLICANTS, THE APPLICATION PROCESS WON'T BE OPEN BEFORE THEN, RIGHT? WELL THAT'S ALL JOEY RYAN AT COASTAL STATES BANK.IT PROBABLY WON'T BE OPEN BEFORE THEN.
SO, UM, JOEY CAN PROBABLY GET A FEEL, YOU KNOW, WHO HE MIGHT WANNA WORK.
'CAUSE I GIVE HIM A LIST OF NAMES THAT I GET ON A REGULAR.
SO IF THEY'RE CALLING ME, CAN I GET SOME INFORMATION? WHAT'S GOING ON? I'M NOT THE ONE TO TALK TO, BUT HERE'S WHO YOU NEED TO TALK TO.
SO I SLIP THEM HIS NAME AND THEIR NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESS AS THEY COME THROUGH.
AND I'VE SENT HIM ABOUT 15 ALREADY, SO, SO IT MAY COME TO DECEMBER AND THEY'RE ALREADY ALL COUNTED MM-HMM
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THEM, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE TALKED, YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GO SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS.
YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO USE CREDIT CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS.
YOU WANT THEM TO BE READY, YOU KNOW, SO I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO LONG.
SO WE'LL HAVE, UH, CHAIRMAN PUT FIRE UNDER, I'LL TRY AND GET MATT AND THOSE GUYS HERE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE HOSTING IN NOVEMBER.
AND THESE APPLICANTS, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE OR IF IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, BUT THEY HAVE TO RESIDE WITHIN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
I'M NOT LIKE MAYBE OBVIOUSLY LIKE RENTING OR, OR OR WORKING.
IS IT, DID WE PUT THOSE TYPE OF PARAMETERS ON IT? I REALLY, I'M NOT SURE.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE TO BE A BLUFFTON RESIDENT.
UM, BUT THEY HAVE TO MEET THE INCOME QUALIFICATIONS.
SO YEAH, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE TO DO THAT.
UM, IT WOULD BE NICE THOUGH IF WE COULD DO OUR LOCALS MAKE THEM UPTON RESIDENCE TOO.
BUT I GUESS LIKE WORKING, DOES THE, UH, CITY HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE ARTS AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL? YES, I GAVE THEM SOME INFORMATION.
AND I USUALLY DON'T ATTEND IT, BUT I DID GIVE THEM SOME INFORMATION.
OUR FLYERS, OUR MAINTENANCE TEXT LIST.
GREAT PLACE TO GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
WITHIN THIS PROJECT, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD NEED FROM US TO, LIKE, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU? DO YOU EVER GET STUCK IN A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, UGH, THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN HELP WITH? WHICH, WHAT? JUST ANY, ANY OF THESE PROJECTS, IF ANY OF THESE HOMES, REPAIRS OR ANYTHING? UM, YOU KNOW, EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU GET STUCK SOMEWHERE.
UM, I LIKE TO BE CHALLENGED SO I JUST FIGURE IT OUT.
BUT THERE HADN'T REALLY BEEN ANY OBSTACLES OR ANY ROADBLOCKS, JUST KIND OF FIGURE IT OUT.
I DO THANK YOU FOR, LIKE I SAID, BRINGING US ANOTHER CONTRACTOR.
SO CONTRACTORS ARE ALWAYS, ARE ALWAYS A PLUS.
UM, THINGS ARE MOVING A LITTLE SLOW RIGHT NOW WITHIN TOWN WISE.
'CAUSE WE ARE DOWN A COUPLE BUILDING INSPECTORS, SO IF YOU KNOW ANY BUILDING INSPECTORS YOU CAN SEND THEM OUR WAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S A HELP AS WELL BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP GET THINGS PASSED THROUGH MUCH FASTER.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, AS FAR AS ME, NO.
I JUST KIND OF SIT AND GOOGLE AND UM, DO WHAT I GOTTA DO TO BRING NEW THINGS IN OR GET, GET IT DONE.
SO NO, I LIKE BEING A ONE MAN TEAM.
I DON'T MIND, I DON'T MIND DOING IT AND GETTING IT DONE.
BUT NO, JUST KEEP THE CONTRACTORS COMING AND UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE? I DO WANNA SAY, UH, BRENDA DOOLEY FROM HABITAT TOOK THE UM, THE SAVANNAH HOUSING TROLLEY TOUR SHE WROTE AND SAID SHE ENJOYED IT.
SHE DID NOT GET TO RIDE TO TROLLEY 'CAUSE IT WAS ONLY THREE OF THEM.
SO MISS ANITA TOOK HER OUT OF HER CAR, BUT SHE UM, SHE WAS SAYING THE SAME THING THAT YOU GUYS SAID, MAYBE WE SHOULD GET MISS ANITA IN THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T GET HER IN BECAUSE SAVANNAH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA JUST KIND OF HAVE SOME DIFFERENT RULES AND REGULATIONS.
BUT I THINK WE MIGHT BACKTRACK AND GET HER, GET HER IN HERE.
UM, HELPS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, HELPS US THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
SO MAYBE I'LL TRY AND GET HER IN.
UM, WE ARE GONNA MEET DECEMBER MEETING, WE ARE GONNA MEET EVEN THOUGH THAT'S THE SAME DAY AS THE THE WORKSHOP, BUT WE ARE GONNA MEET JUST IN CASE WE HAVE TO CANCEL NOVEMBER.
I DON'T WANNA CANCEL TWO MONTHS IN A ROW.
SO MAYBE I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET HER IN HERE FOR DECEMBER.
AND PLEASE REPORT THAT THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU GET A RAISE.
SHE'S, SHE'S FULL OF INFORMATION AND JUST THE WAY THAT SHE YEAH.
WEBS HERSELF OUT TO CONNECT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
UM, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME MAKEUP BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN PROBABLY PIGGYBACK OFF EVEN THOUGH IF IT'S A SMALLER SCALE.
AND I PROMISE THAT'S IT FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
I HATE TO KEEP YOU HERE 24 MINUTES BUT UM, THINGS ARE WORKING.
WE GOT A LOT ON OUR SCHEDULE, SO IF ANYTHING YOU SEE THAT, UM, WE CAN ADD FOR THE HOUSING, LET ME KNOW.
UM, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT I WANNA WRAP THAT UP.
I DON'T WANNA WAIT LAST MINUTE 'CAUSE TIME WILL BE MOVING.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, SO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
ANYBODY FROM HERE KEEPING UP WITH THE UM, 97 GO THROUGH ROAD PROGRESS PICTURES OR NOTHING? NO.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO OUT THERE.
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I PASS IT 10 TIMES A DAY, IT'D BE NICE TO DO A SLIDESHOW.I'LL ALSO REACH OUT, UM, AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY BEFORE PICTURES.
YOU KNOW, I'D BE HAPPY TO JUST TAKE PICTURES.
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT? JUST SEND THEM TO YOU PLEASE.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE ME INSTEAD OF DRUNK.
GONNA GET ON MY ROOF AND
ZOOM OUT A LITTLE BIT AND YOU ARE THERE.
SO WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE SCHEDULE AND AGENDA, BUT I'LL DEFINITELY WORK ON GETTING MS. ANITA, I'LL REACH OUT TO HER THIS MORNING.