* 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] CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY. SHANNON, [I. CALL TO ORDER] YOU READY TO GO? YEAH, I KNOW IF SUPPOSED DO THAT, BUT I'LL DO IT ANYWAY. BE THE LAST TIME I DO IT. CALLING THE, UH, ACCOMMODATIONS AND TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, FOR FEBRUARY 17TH AT 6:00 PM CALLING UP TO ORDER. UM, DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? SCOTT RASHER. HERE. OWEN SHOEMAKER MEMBER. MIKE ALDI. MEMBER. MEMBER. THAT'S CORRECT. I'D LIKE [Additional Item] TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME TO NOMINATE MIKE GARIBALDI AS A CHAIRPERSON FOR THIS MEETING ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026. I SECOND THAT. ALL THOSE OPPOSE ALL THOSE FOUR. AYE A AYE. I THINK I STAY SO GREAT. TAKE MINUTES. OH, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, BUT YOU SKIPPED ADOPTION. OH, I'M SORRY. ADOPTION OF MINUTES. SORRY. [III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES] IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM, UH, I SHOULD BE UP ON THE BOARD MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. UM, I'M TRYING TO PULL THE PAGE. ONE SECOND. I'M SURE EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? SO MOVED THERE A SECOND. I SECOND. ALL THOSE FOUR. AYE AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. [IV. PUBLIC COMMENT] NEXT THING IS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE ALAN JORDAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY AND PROUD RESIDENT OF LUCK. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S. RECENT REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR OUR TV SPOTS WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE SPOTS DID NOT INCLUDE A NEWLY MANDATED TAGLINE. THIS EVENT IS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY TOWN OF BLUFFTON ACCOMMODATIONS TAX FUNDS. THE SPOT DID INCLUDE THE REQUIRED LOGO. THIS IS AN ONEROUS NEW REQUIREMENT IN A 32ND AD. THE SCRIPT IS LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 WORDS OR 100 SYLLABLES TO USE, UP TO 12 WORDS OR 22 SYLLABLES. MORE THAN 20% OF THE COPY FOR RECOGNITION OF ONE SUPPORTING ENTITY GOES CONTRARY TO THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVERTISING IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH IS GETTING PEOPLE TO THE EVENT. THE SYMPHONY IS HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE ATAC SUPPORT, BUT WE HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER A REVISED AND SHORTENED AUDIO TAGLINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. FINANCIAL [V. FINANCIAL REPORT] REPORT, SHANNON. GOOD EVENING. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT'S ON THE SCREEN. I DUNNO IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE ON YOUR MONITORS, BUT THIS QUARTER THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION ARE $346,809. THAT'S COMPRISED OF AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTERS. THE COLLECTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR THE QUARTER, THE END OF DECEMBER 31ST, WHICH $265,955. WE'VE MADE OUR ALLOCATIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND, OUR DMO AND THE HOUSING. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAPSED GRANTS TO REPORT FOR THIS QUARTER, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME PENDING REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS. SO WE MAY HAVE SOME LASTED AMOUNTS NEXT QUARTER TO REPORT. UM, THIS MEETING, WE HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS TO CONSIDER. ONE FROM THE REPUBLIC LOVETON FOR THE 2026 MAYFEST AND THE BUFORD WATER SEARCH RESCUE, UH, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT, BUT FOR THEIR OPERATIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. OKAY. NEW BUSINESS GRANT [VII.1. Grant Application Q&A: The Rotary Club of Bluffton] APPLICATION. THE ROTARY CLUB OF BLUFFTON. SOMEONE HERE FROM THAT. OKAY. I AM HERE. I'M MARY O'NEILL AND MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT, UM, I'M VICE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR AT THE LEFT AND RHETORIC CLUB. DO I, DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY MORE OR DO YOU NEED TO ASK ME QUESTIONS? UH, NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE YOU PROBABLY TELL A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. WHAT'S THE USE, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH IT? MINE USUALLY APPLICANTS THAT HAVE APPLIED PREVIOUSLY, DON'T GIVE A PRESENTATION. OKAY. 'CAUSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE FAMILIAR OKAY. WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND THE EVENT. GOT IT. SO IF YOU HAVE [00:05:01] QUESTIONS, THE APPLICATION, YOU CAN GO RIGHT INTO THOSE. ALRIGHT. COOL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. EVERYTHING GREAT. THE WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT. HOPE OF GOOD WEATHER THOUGH. NO, FOR SURE. I HOPE YOU HAVE THAT MANAGED. 'CAUSE THAT WAS A, UH, WE WERE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO MEET SOMEBODY THERE AND THEN THE RAIN CAME, SO WE SKIPPED IT. UM, ONE THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THE WAY I'M READING IT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE FORMS AND MATH DOESN'T ALL ADD UP. UM, I I, I DON'T THINK IT, UH, IS MUCH AT A DISADVANTAGE IN ANY WAY, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE, UM, THE APPLICATION, THE BUDGET, ET CETERA, I MEAN, THINGS DON'T MAKE, DON'T REALLY MAKE SENSE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ADDING UP ADDING 'EM UP AND GETTING 'EM TO A, TO A FINAL TOTAL. UM, SUCH TOTAL ALL REVENUE SOURCES $1,348, WHICH IF YOU ADDED UP THE STUFF ABOVE IT, YOU'D SEE THAT IT WAS MORE LIKE 77,000. WHERE DO YOU SAVE THAT MIGHT NOT PRINT. I DIDN'T PRINT THAT OFF. SORRY. THIS WAS, THAT'S WHAT HE'S REFERRING SHANNON. IS THAT, IS THAT THE WORK THEY PROVIDE THOSE? YEAH, I MEAN, THAT, THAT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN FILLING IT OUT, BUT THAT AGAIN, I'M LIKE, I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS BUDGET. OKAY. WHEN FILLING IT IN. YES. I DEFINITELY, IT IS SEVEN, 7,000 BUCKS. OKAY. YEAH, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE IT, ANYONE ELSE SAID THAT? THIS, I REMEMBER THAT. YEAH. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. UM, AND ON THE NEXT PAGE TOO, SO I SAW THAT IN, I'M AN ACCOUNTANT, SO IT'S IT'S GOOD. . I'M GONNA ADD BACK. OTHER THAN THAT, ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, NATE? ANYBODY? I'VE GOT, UH, I'VE GOT ONE. HOW LONG HAS MAYFEST BEEN TAKING PLACE? HOW LONG? YEAH, I THINK THIS IS GOING INTO THE 47TH YEAR. 46TH OR 47TH. SO I GUESS THAT LEADS TO ME, TO MY QUESTION, WHEN IN REGARDS TO THE TOURISM DRAW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIFFERENTLY YEAR OVER YEAR TO TO INCREASE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT 35%? WELL, WE, WHEN WAY BACK BEFORE WE EVER STARTED APPLYING FOR ATEX GRANTS, WE NE ALL WE DID WAS HAVE A POSTER. SO NOW THAT WE'VE STARTED TO ADVERTISE, WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING OUT OF TOWNERS. WHERE IN THE PAST IT WAS JUST A LOCAL, I MEAN, WHEN MAYFEST STARTED, IT WAS JUST A LOCAL FESTIVAL AND THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE WHAT IT WAS MEANT TO BE. AND SOME PEOPLE STILL THINK IT SHOULD JUST BE TEENY TINY LITTLE, BUT THE MONIES THAT ROTARY MAKES OFF OF THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE GIVE BACK. WE JUST HAD OUR CHARITABLE GRANT, UM, FOR DECEMBER, AND THEN OUR SECOND HALF, WE GIVE IT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN JUNE AND PEOPLE WRITE GRANTS TO US AND THEN WE GIVE OUT THE MONEY. SO THAT'S WHERE, THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES. AND IN THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL, THAT'S THE SECOND FESTIVAL. THAT'S WHERE OUR MONEY'S COME FROM TO GIVE AWAY. IT IS GREAT TO SEE, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HERE NINE YEARS AND TO SEE IT EVOLVE EVERY YEAR. I MEAN, WE TRY AGAIN, THIS ISN'T ABOUT APEX IN ALL FAIRNESS, IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO PUT ON THESE FESTIVALS. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY. FOR INSTANCE, WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS, THE POLICE CALLED IT AFTER TWO HOURS AND WE WERE YELLED AT WHEN WE DID OUR FOLLOW UP MEETING, NOT BY THE POLICE, UM, BUT BY SOMEONE ELSE IN ATTENDANCE. AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED IT FIRST THING OR THE DAY BEFORE WHEN IT WAS PREDICTED WHAT IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ANYONE WHO IS FROM THE LOW COUNTRY KNOWS THAT OUR WEATHER IS EXTREMELY UNPREDICTABLE. UM, AND THAT HAD NEVER BEEN IN THE PAST. THE POLICE HAVE CALLED IT FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. AND SO UNLESS SOMEONE BROUGHT IT UP TO US, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE EVENT, YEAH. IT DIDN'T DAWN ON US EITHER. AND IT WAS NEVER, BECAUSE WE MEET WITH THE POLICE AHEAD OF TIME FOR EVERY EVENT, TWO TO THREE MEETINGS, WE GO THROUGH ALL THIS PROCEDURE. ANYWAY, IT WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP. SO AFTER WE WERE YELLED AFTER THAT, UM, WHEN IT, UM, I WENT RIGHT BACK TO MY OFFICE AND DID ABOUT NINE HOURS OF RESEARCH AND FOUND WHAT OTHER CITIES DO FOR THEIR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS AND IT'S CALLED, THEY HAVE A PAUSE POLICY. SO I RECONSTRUCTED ALL THIS AND SENT IT TO STEVEN [00:10:01] AND THAT'S WHAT THE TOWN ADOPTED. SO BY THE TIME THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL CAME, WE HAD A POLICY. GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. SO WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR 25,000. CAN I GET A MOTION TO UH, UH, APPROVE, APPROVE THE GRANT FOR THE ROTARY CLUB FOR THE 2026 MAYFEST WEEKEND IN BLUFFTON. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE $25,000 REQUEST FOR THE ROTARY COVERED BUFTON LOFTON'S 2026 MAYFEST WEEKEND. IS THAT THE, OH, WE HAD A SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE FOUR. AYE. I, OKAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I WILL CHECK THIS NEXT TIME. . OKAY GUYS, WE'RE ON RECORD TIME RIGHT NOW. WE'LL BE OUTTA HERE BY SIX 12 . OKAY, NEXT ONE [VII.2. Grant Application Q&A: Beaufort Water Search & Rescue] UP, UH, FOR OUR CONSIDERATION IS, UH, I ALWAYS PRONOUNCE IT WRONG, BUT I'M GONNA CALL IT BUFORD WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE. A $20,000 GRANT TO PURCHASE A, I CALL IT A RESCUE VOTE. DID GOOD. IT'S NOT PATRICK NING REPRESENTING OUR WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANIZATION. SO MR. ORDER, SEARCH AND RESCUE IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANIZATION. THIS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES IN TIMES OF NEED HAS TAKEN YEARS OF COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK BY OUR SQUAD MEMBERS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. TO BUILD AN UNPRECEDENTED RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUST AND PROFESSIONAL RESPECT WITH OUR PARTNERS. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ORGANIZATION DONATE MORE THAN JUST TIME, BUT MISS MOMENTS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, COLD DINNERS AND LONG NIGHTS. MUCH OF OUR SUPPORT FUNDING DEPENDS ON THE CONTINUED RECOGNITION BY LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES OF THIS HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT, COMPETENCE, AND DEDICATION. OUR BASE OF OPERATION IS LOCATED IN PORT ROYAL WITH 30 MEMBERS IN A SECOND LOCATION IN BLUFFED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 MEMBERS JOINTLY SERVING THE GREATER BEAUFORT COUNTY AREA. DURING THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESPONDED TO 97 RESCUE MISSIONS IN OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS TOTALING 2,249 MAN HOURS. THIS REPRESENTS A 65% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE YEAR 2025 REPRESENTS A MILESTONE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AS WE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF SERVICE PROTECTING CITIZENS AND THE SAFETY OF OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS. THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE HELP OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE MADE HUGE STRIDES IN UPDATING OUR EQUIPMENT AND RESCUE CAPABILITIES. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THIS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND CONTINUING, CONTINUING THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? UM, HOW MANY TIMES HAS, UM, THE BUFORT, UH, SEARCH AND RESCUE, UM, WORKED IN, IN DIRECTLY IN BLUFFED IN IT? DO YOU KNOW OUT OF THAT 90 SOMETHING, UH, RESCUES, HOW MANY WERE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IN, IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE? PROBABLY MORE THAN 25. AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE BLUFFTON? UH, MRS BECAUSE MR. RS DOESN'T RESPOND TO ANYTHING AND WE'RE THE ONLY 9 1 1 COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION. SO, BLUFFTON, SAY THAT AGAIN PLEASE. MRS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES. THEY DON'T RESPOND, THEY DON'T GET ALERTS FROM 9 1 1. WE WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S COUNTY. THESE ARE 9 1 1 ORDER EMERGENCIES. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE RESPOND TO. WE WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, DNR AND A COAST GUARD. IT'S HARD FOR, UM, FOR ME BECAUSE THE AAX IS PRIMARILY, UM, UH, DESIGNATED TO THOSE THAT ENCOURAGE TOURISM. SURE. UM, YOU KNOW, THAT GET PEOPLE IN HERE TO SEE HOW WONDERFUL IT IS. AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO RECONCILE YOUR ORGANIZATION AND ENCOURAGING TOURISM. IS THERE SOMETHING I'M MISSING? I BELIEVE UNDER THE STATE STATUTE, YOU FOLKS HAVE THE SAME ONE EVERYBODY ELSE IS REFERENCING. UH, THE CITY OF BUFORT IN THE LAST TWO CYCLES HAS GIVEN US A TOTAL OF $37,500 AND TWO SEPARATE GRANT AWARDS. THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THE STATUTE AND THEY FEEL THAT WE FALL UNDER THAT. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE, THE, THE GREATER COUNTY AND AND TOURISM COMMUNITY. WHERE DOES THIS BOAT, WHERE, WHERE WILL THIS BOAT BE DOCKED OR STORED? [00:15:01] UH, WHAT IS THAT VERMAN? IS THAT BUR CHURCH? YEAH, THERE'S A FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER THERE. WE HAVE TWO BOATS STATIONED THERE FULL TIME. AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE 10 RESIDENTS OF LUFFING HERE THAT RESPOND TO THESE CALLS BETWEEN YOU FOLKS HERE AND . OKAY. AND, UM, IS THIS NEW BOAT TO REPLACE ONE OF THE OLD ONES THAT'S IT IS, YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA BE RETIRED. THEY, THERE ARE TWO VERY OLD BOATS AND WE REALLY DESPERATELY NEED TO REPLACE THEM. IS THERE ANY OTHER FUNDRAISING GOING ON? WE DO TYPICALLY, WE HAD DONE TWO FUNDRAISERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE TRIP ISLAND AND ST. PATRICK'S DAY, UH, GOLF TOURNAMENT. UH, WE NO LONGER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THAT WAS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL FUNDRAISER. UH, TYPICALLY WE'D RAISE ABOUT $30,000 A YEAR. WE DO ALSO DO A FISH TOURNAMENT IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER EVERY YEAR. UH, AND THAT RAISES ANYWHERE IS FROM, YOU KNOW, 10 TO $20,000 WEATHER DEPENDENT AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT. WE ALSO GET HELP FROM, UH, BEAUFORT, UH, FROM THE COUNTY BEAUFORT. UH, WE, WE GET $40,000 A YEAR DIRECT FUNDING FROM THEM. I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMITTEES MAYBE, UH, SHANNON WOULD KNOW, UM, IN LEFTIN THAT MIGHT BE MORE, UM, IN TUNE WITH YOUR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ACTION RESCUE, UM, RATHER THAN THE A TECH WHICH IS MORE ADVERTISING, COME AND SEE US. UM. 'CAUSE YOU GUYS AREN'T GONNA ADVERTISE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. NO, NO. THAT'S WHY I SAID IT FALLS. I MEAN THE, THE SAME, THE SAME STATUTE, THE SAME. YOU GUYS DO A THC. THEY DO AN A TAX UP THERE AND, YOU KNOW, BEAUFORT CITY AND BEAUFORT COUNTY, UM, THEY FEEL FUNDS ARE STILL COVERED. WHERE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, THIS IS A SUPPORT EFFORT. SO APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE, UH, RESCUES WERE IN BUFORT OR WERE RELATED TO IN AND AROUND BUFORT, CORRECT? WELL, NOT JUST BUFORT. I MEAN, WE, WE COVER FROM, FROM TYING ALL THE WAY UP TO EDA. I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE BOX, SO IT'S NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL. WE COVER, WE COVER ALL THE WATER, WASTE, EVERYTHING. I MEAN, THERE'S A PLANE CRASH UP IN, UH, THE, I FORGET THE RIVER NOW. UM, THE BULL RIVER. WE RESPOND TO EVERYTHING DAY AND NIGHT. WHAT DID, WHAT, WHAT DID YOU DO? OH, GOES ON A TRAILER AND TRAIN IT OVER THERE. IS THAT HOW I'M SORRY. HOW IS THAT? HOW IT WORKS? THE BOAT, THE BOAT'S ON A TRAILER. YOU BRING IT OVER. THAT'S, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL PICK UP THE BOAT AND THEN ANY NUMBER OF LANDINGS. THERE'S A COUPLE DOZEN LANDINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. RIGHT. WE WILL TOW IT TO THE WHATEVER MOST THE BOAT MAKES THE MOST LOGICAL SENSE. IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, A DAY LIKE TODAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE GONNA TRAVEL LESS FAR THAN, UH, OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S TRAFFIC ISSUES. AND WHERE'S THE SECOND BOAT FOR? IS THAT FOR BEAUFORT? WE SEND TWO BOATS OUT. NO, NO, I'M SAYING WE, I I SAW IN THE, IN THE DOCUMENTATION THERE'S TWO BOATS BEING PURCHASED. WE'RE PLACING BOTH BOATS FOR BLUFFING THIS YEAR. SO THE MONEY, THE MONEY WE GOT FROM BUFORD CITY, THAT'S GOING TO HELP A 50% SHARE ON REPLACING ONE OF THE BOATS. AND I'M ASKING YOU FOLKS HERE TO, TO HELP US WITH THE OTHER ONE. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACT UPON, EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO TICKLE MY THROAT. UH, THE BUFORT WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE APPLICATION, UH, FOR, UH, $20,000. MOTION TO APPROVE, I GUESS. OKAY. DO I TECHNICALLY DO A MOTION TO YOU CAN DO A MOTION. NO, A MOTION TO, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? TO, UH, NOT APPROVE? YES. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO NOT APPROVE? I MAKE A MOTION TO NOT APPROVE THE 20,000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VOTE. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL THOSE FOR THE MOTION. AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE'LL NOW, UH, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND WE HAVE DISCUSSION. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CASE. I'M GOOD. ME TOO. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE. WE ADJOURN. I SECOND. ALL THOSE FOUR. AYE. AYE. TAKE CARE EVERYONE. [00:20:30] THANKS FOR WATCHING BC TV. I AM CAMPBELL AND THIS IS BEAUFORD COUNTY MOMENTS. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOOD TODAY. THE FOOD HAS BEEN A GREAT PART OF OUR LIFE IN TERMS OF GATHERING FOOD AND PREPARING THEM. OUR FOOD IS BASED ON THE LAND AND THE SEA. THE LAND FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN RICE. WE DON'T FEEL WE HAVE EATEN DINNER UNLESS WE'VE HAD RICE. RICE WAS MIXED WITH VARIOUS ITEMS FROM THE SEA, LIKE OYSTERS OR SHRIMP. AND WHEN THEY COOKED WITH RICE IN ONE POT, WE CALL IT A RICE OR SHRIMP OR AN OYSTER PERLOW. AND THEN WE HAVE THE WATERMELONS AND THE SWEET POTATOES. SWEET POTATOES WAS ALWAYS EATEN WITH FISH AND FRESH FISH WITH GRAVY AND A SWEET POTATO. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER. OKRA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FOOD WAYS. WE, WE, WE RAISE THEM AS WELL AS WE PREPARE THEM WITH SHRIMP AND TOMATOES. AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD CALL THAT A GUMBO. AND THAT'S WHAT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. OKRA, GUMBO. AND SO ENJOY THE FOOD OF THE LOW COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR HISTORY. THIS IS EMERY CAMPBELL. THIS HAS BEEN YO BEAUFORD COUNTY MOMENT. TO SEE MORE BEAUFORT COUNTY MOMENTS GO TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE LOCAL HISTORY TAB. * 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.