* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] AFTERNOON, I'D LIKE [1. CALL TO ORDER] TO CALL THE CAUCUS MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH TO ORDER. UH, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. LIBERTY. JUSTICE. JUSTICE. ALL. THANK YOU, MS. BROCK. HAS THIS MEETING BEEN ADVERTISED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA? YES MA'AM, IT HAS. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR NEW RENOVATED, UM, COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE'RE ALL REAL GLAD TO BE HERE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE [4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA] THE AGENDA. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAUCUS AGENDA. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR BY SIGN OF HANDS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR CAUCUS. AND DO WE HAVE, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA OBJECT TO IT BECAUSE OF THE, UH, EXECUTIVE ACTION OF A AND B. THAT WAS OKAY. SO THAT YOU HAVE THE VOTE COUNT? YES, MA'AM. AND DID MR. REEDS OBJECT OR DID YOU VOTE IN FAVOR? YOU VOTED IN FAVOR. THE AGENDA. GO AHEAD. WE HAD ONE AGAINST THE AGENDA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, EXECUTIVE [6. EXECUTIVE SESSION] SESSION. THESE ARE THE THINGS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A. TWO. LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS, INCIDENT TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS OR OTHER MANNERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. DISCUSSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RELATED TO PINE ISLAND GOLF LLC, WHICH WAS VOTED ON AT THE SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025. COUNSEL MEETING B UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A. TWO. LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS. INCIDENT TO PROPOSE CON CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. DISCUSSION OF A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE THE CURRENT PENDING PINE ISLAND LITIGATION AND APPEAL AND REQUEST TO RENEW CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RELATED TO PINE ISLAND GOLF LLC, WHICH WAS VOTED ON AT THE SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING AND THE APPLICATION FOR A ZONING MAP. AMENDMENT C UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A. TWO LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE DISCUSSION OF A REQUESTED AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE JUSTICE SQUARE PROPERTIES. SO AT THIS TIME, I NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVE MADAM CHAIR. SECONDED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM AND A SECOND BY VICE-CHAIRMAN TABER. NICK TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR OTHER ROOM. OKAY. TAKE A VOTE AND TAKE A VOTE. WE NEED A VOTE ON THAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY SIGN OF HANDS. THOSE AGAINST YOU HAVE IT? YES. OKAY. SO WE HAD ONE AGAINST AND THE OTHER IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO IN THE OTHER ROOM FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK IN EXECUTIVE. WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, WE DO HAVE ITEMS COMING OUT [8. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION] OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. ONE ITEM. DO I HAVE A MOTION OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? UM, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I, UM, I DO HAVE A MOTION. THANK YOU. SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED IN THERE. UM, I MOVE THAT, UH, COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND A CURE LETTER TO THE JUSTICE SQUARE ASSOCIATION LLC INFORMING THEM THAT THEY ARE IN DEFAULT. NO, NO, NO. TURN IT OVER. IS NOT ON, ON THE BACK. SIDE SIDE. THE BOTTOM SIDE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, OH, YOU SHOULD NEED TO GIVE THIS TO ME BEFOREHAND. I'M SORRY, MADAM. CHAIRMAN, I'LL START AGAIN. UM, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AN, AN AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE KING STREET AND WILMINGTON STREET PROPERTIES DATED FEBRUARY THE 16TH, 2024. AND THAT THE AMENDED, UM, DATE DATED DECEMBER THE 17TH, 2024 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, THAT WAS UNANIMOUS, I THINK, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, WHAT? THAT WASN'T UNANIMOUS RIGHT? IT WAS UNANIMOUS. YEAH. UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THAT THIS IS A PROPERTY [00:05:01] THAT THIS COUNTY, UH, WENT INTO AGREEMENT BACK IN 2022, I BELIEVE, AND WE WERE LOOKING AT, UM, MAKING WORKFORCE HOUSING, UM, APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY OF BEAUFORT. AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF BEAUFORT ALSO WAS WORKING WITH. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES AGO. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, BEING NO FURTHER, UH, ACTION. OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM A MOTION TO ADJOURN CAUCUS. DO WE? IS THAT CORRECT, MR. HOLBERT? A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, CAUCUS IS NOW ADJOURN. WE WILL GO INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING AT THIS TIME. OH WAIT. NO MA'AM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.