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          GOOD AFTERNOON I LIKE TO CALL THIS MARCH 2026 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FUEL STANDARDS SAY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AMERICAN REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IF YOU'LL CONTINUE STANDING AS WE HAVE EVERY BILL WORD FOR PROVIDENCE-N ,LET US PRAY GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD WE GIVE YOU THANKS THIS DAY, THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE WE CALL HOME. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, ITS PEOPLE AND THE SHARED. 
          WE HAVE TO CARE FOR YOU TODAY WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL GRAHAM WISDOM TO THOSE WHO HAVE WITH LEADERSHIP WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR FOR OUR TOWN MANAGER FOR MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL GRANTHAM AS THEY DELIBERATE DISCERNMENT AS THEY CONSIDER THE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND COURAGE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT SERVE COMMON GOOD GIVE THEM CLARITY AND PATIENCE INHUMANELY. WE PRAY FOR A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND RESPECT IN THIS ROOM WHEN OPINIONS DIFFER GRAHAM GRACE WHEN CHALLENGES ARISE GRAHAM WHEN DECISIONS MUST BE MADE. GRAHAM COURAGE DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND JUST BLESS ALL WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY PUBLIC ROLES AND BLESS THE PEOPLE OF THIS ISLAND. WE LOVE MIRROR WORK TODAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOURISHING SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE OFFER THIS PRAYER WITH GRATITUDE AND HOPE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN. I THANK YOU MR. LANDON. 
          [4. Adoption of the Agenda]
DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA TODAY, SIR? THINK HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT PRIOR TO ADOPTING THE AGENDA I WOULD DO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT OR OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA. PLEASE. WHAT IS THAT AMENDMENT? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS NUMBER IS 11 SAY AND 11 SEE IS THERE SECOND THING ON MOTION FAILS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT A MOVE MR. ALFORD SECOND SECOND IS PRICE AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THINK ABOUT YOUR RIGHT HAND 
          [5. Approval of the Minutes ]
OPPOSED 6 TO 1 NEXT WE HAVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10TH 2026 IN THE WORKSHOP MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 24TH 2026 IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OF SECOND SECOND OF A FIRST AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND SO MOVE 70I MADE THE MOTION I'M SORRY MR. ALFORD AND MISS BECKER SECONDED. 
          [6. Presentations and Recognitions
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UP NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM TOWN MANAGER MR. ORLANDO FOR HIS REPORT SIR GOOD AFTERNOON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC I HAVE A FEW THINGS IN THE TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT TODAY FIRST AND FOREMOST WE THE TOWN RECEIVED THE AGAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE CREDIT RATINGS FROM THE NATION'S THREE MAJOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES MOODY'S STANDARD AND POOR'S AND FITCH RATINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT AND YOU HAVE ALL DISCUSSED THIS THE TOWN'S PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THESE TOP TIER RATINGS AFFIRM OUR STRONG FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP GREAT FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT LONG STAY OUR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND AND JUST FOR SOME SOME FEEDBACK AND SOME REAL TIME FEEDBACK THE ANALYSTS THAT AT THE CREDIT HIGHLIGHTED THE HEALTHY FINANCIAL RESERVES DEBT BURDEN AND CONSERVATIVE FINANCIAL POLICIES STRENGTHS AND AND IN THAT SAME LIGHT WE PLAN TO ISSUE $35 MILLION IN GO BONDS SERIES 2026 TO FUND AS WE ALL TALKED ABOUT IN WORKSHOPS AND AND VARIOUS OTHER MEETINGS. A NEW FIRE RESCUE HEADQUARTERS EMERGENCY CENTER AS WELL AS POTENTIAL CITY PROJECTS AND LAND ACQUISITION COSTS. SO GREAT NEWS THAT MEANS WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH OUR DEBT AND OUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY SOME BRIEF CAPITAL PROJECT AND FACILITY UPDATES JUST JUST EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS SOME CELEBRATIONS OLD SCHOOL PARK HAS REOPENED WITH PICKLEBALL, NEW COURTS, NEW RESTROOM FACILITIES, ACCESSIBILITY AND 
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AN A MAJOR THANK YOU TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SEAN GILLEN THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT'S AS WELL AS DEREK COKES SOME FACILITIES TEAM FOR THEIR WORK THAT PROJECT SO WE'VE WE'VE MADE WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS THERE AND KEPT IT ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET AND ALSO A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE ISLAND THE REC CENTER HELLO FOR THEIR HELP WITH PROGRAMING AND OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OF THIS VERY NEW AND EXCITING COMMUNITY ASSET THE VARIOUS REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING BEACH PARK INCLUDING A NEW TOWER SHOWER AND DECK BOARD REPLACEMENT OUR COMPLETE PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE AND STORMWATER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE NEW SOCCER FIELD IS COMPLETE. OUR PARKER FIELD EXTENSION I CALL IT THE LAND OR THE WATER SIDE OF PARKER FIELD. WE ANTICIPATE IN MY NOTES SITE ANY TIME NOW I CAN MAKE THAT UP AS ANY TIME NOW BUT IT'S ANY DAY NOW AND I KNOW THAT MITCHELL VALE ROAD PAVING PROJECT WILL BE BACK ON TRACK ESPECIALLY WITH THIS WARMER WEATHER AND SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS AND SOME OF THAT SOME OF THAT THE MATERIALS CATCHING BACK UP AND I DO THIS PROJECT TO BE FINISHED IN LATE MARCH EARLY APRIL SO A LONG TIME COMING AND THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS FOR THEIR PATIENCE THERE AS THIS PROJECT STOPPED AND START STARTED COLLECTING THIS CIRCLE POCKET PARK WE'RE ON TRACK TO BE FINISHED AND OPEN WITHIN A WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AS WELL WE REMAIN ON SCHEDULE ON THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT AND MOST RECENTLY SAND IS BEING PLACED ALONG THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SHORELINE WITH WORK OCCURRING NEAR SONESTA. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE BREAKWATER STRUCTURES AT PINE ISLAND. I ANTICIPATE BASED UPON OUR SCHEDULE AND THE FEEDBACK FROM TEAM THAT THAT WILL BE COMPLETE. 
          THE STRUCTURES FIRST WEEK OF APRIL TOLLING TO FOLLOW AND AGAIN I AGAIN I APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE SPEECH RENOURISHMENT WORK OCCURS 24 SEVEN WE'RE ON TRACK ON BUDGET ON SCHEDULE A COUPLE MORE THINGS SOME SOME GREAT EVENTS HAPPENING THIS MONTH AS WE KNOW ANNUAL HILTON HEAD ISLAND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IS TAKING PLACE THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 2 P.M. WING FEST ON THE 21ST AT 11 A.M. AND THAT'S AT LOWCOUNTRY CELEBRATION. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND WINE FOOD FEST ON THE 28TH AT LOWCOUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK WE ATTENDED MAYOR COUNCIL IT IS GREAT TO SEE OF YOU THERE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CHIEF BLANKENSHIP AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM. WE ALL ATTENDED THE FIRE RESCUE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS PROGRAM THIS WEEKEND. IT IS MY FAVORITE EVENT THAT I INTEND AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN TOWN AND A BIG THANK YOU TO CHIEF BLANKENSHIP KENZIE DEPUTY CHIEFS AND EVERYBODY ON THEIR SUCCESS AND THE WHOLE TEAM OVER THE PAST YEAR AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THIS IS THIS THIS IS AS IMPORTANT IS NOT ONLY HERE TONIGHT HERE AS OC ON FEBRUARY 25 THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STAFF JOINED LORI SAVAGE WHO'S THE PHILANTHROPY. PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR FOR THE MARRIOTT VACATION WORLDWIDE AND THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK AT USC. 
          SHAWN JENKINS HOSPITAL TO OFFER CHILDREN THAT ARE THERE AND THEIR FAMILIES THEIR VERY OWN LANTERN PARADE SO FROM AROUND THE STATE PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. THEY HAD A LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AND A MINIATURE LANTERN PARADE THROUGH THE HOSPITAL. AND SO I THINK THAT JUST TELLS US HOW FAR REACHING OUR EFFORTS ARE PATIENTS THAT COULD HAVE JOINED PARADE WHERE THE PARADE WENT TO THEM IN IN A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO NATALIE TO ANGIE TO ROBYN AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED. 
          SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU THAT'S AWESOME. YES. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE TOWN MANAGER AND MR. BYRD THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE REST OF THE FINANCE ON THAT RATINGS FROM THE MAJOR RATING AGENCIES ON ON WALL STREET. 
          THERE AREN'T MANY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THE KIND OF RATING WE GOT HERE IN TERMS OF THE SOUNDNESS OF OUR FINANCIAL STATUS AND HOW WELL OUR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ARE MANAGED. SO CONGRATULATE THANK YOU SIR. THANKS FOR THE DEAL WITH THAT. 
          NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH AND GLEN CAMPBELL CHAIR BEFORE COUNTY BOARD WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS PRESENT TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION IF YOU'LL JOIN ME UP AT THAT PODIUM RIGHT THERE HE WELCOME THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND 
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COWORKERS ENCOURAGE EVERYONE FOCUS ON THE ABILITIES OF ALL PEOPLE AND. 
          WHEREAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS IS THROUGH EVERYONE'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, OPENNESS TO LEARN AND ACKNOWLEDGE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S CONTRIBUTION AND. WHEREAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO FUNCTION AS INDEPENDENTLY AND PRODUCTIVITY AS POSSIBLE BE FOSTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDE FULL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES NOW THEREFORE I ALAN PERRY, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHERE AWARE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO HONOR THE DEDICATION OF THE CAREGIVER CAREGIVERS BRING SUPPORT AND HOPE TO THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS THE THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. NEXT YES NEXT WE HAVE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE MONTH ANNABELLA WILLIAMS FROM HILTON HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS THE CHARACTER TRAIT FOR THE MONTH PERSEVERANCE ANNABELLA IS HERE TODAY WITH HER MOTHER STEPHANIE WILLIAMS AND NICOLE NIKKI LUCAS, PRINCIPAL OF HILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS. 
          Y'ALL COME FORWARD SO CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE MONTH JANUARY 2026 AT ALL ON THIRD GRADE STUDENT ANNABELLA WILLIAMS FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS. ANNABELLA IS HERE TODAY WITH HER MOTHER STEPHANIE WILLIAMS. MS. WARD AND MISS MILSOM, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF HILTON HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS. THE CHARACTER AS STATED BEFORE PERSEVERANCE THE ABILITY TO GIVE EXCUSE ME BUT ALSO TO KEEP GOING WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH IT MEANS NOT GIVING UP WHEN FACED WITH CHALLENGES AND CONTINUING TO WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. 
          HERE'S THE HERE'S THE NOMINATION. I NOMINATE ANNABELLA WILLIAMS. SHE IS WHAT I WOULD CALL POSTER CHILD FOR PERSEVERANCE. AS YOU'RE AWARE SHE IS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE BOUT OF HER ALOPECIA. SHE LOST ALL OF HER HAIR OVER PAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS BEEN UNDERGOING MANY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS WHILE HOLDING UP HER GRADES AND SHOWING UP FOR SCHOOL, COMPLETING WORK TO THE HIGHEST ABILITY THERE IS EVEN A RECENT SITUATION AFFECTING HER NONETHELESS HE CONTINUES TO WORK VERY HARD. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. MR. AKRON AKRON CLOSE CONGRATULATIONS ANTEBELLUM FOR EXHIBITING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAITS ARE CENTRAL TO ALL OF OUR SUCCESS AND VARY IN ROLE YET THANK YOU ALL THEIR EXCELLENT EXCELLENT WOW. 
          [7. Reports from Members of Town Council]
NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORTS OF TOWN COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL REPORTS? MOSBACHER YES SIR I DO. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT AND AND MOVE FORWARD WHY IT IS THAT I ASKED FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA EVEN THOUGH IT HAD GOTTEN SECONDED I ASKED AND I DID MISSPEAK. I WAS INTERESTED IN I WASN'T INTERESTED IN 11 AND 11 DEAL BEING MOVED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE REASONS WHY SO PEOPLE KNOW WITH REGARD TO 11 RD AND QUOTING FROM MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH 
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CAROLINA EXECUTIVE SESSION FACTS AND SEX OF EXECUTIVE SESSION NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY FOLLOW STATE LAW AND BE USED ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTE LUTELY NECESSARY. 
          AND THERE ARE FOUR REASONS FOR WHY YOU CAN HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH ALLOWS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY THAT PROMOTES THE PUBLIC GOOD AND LETTER 11 D ADDRESSES THIS FIRST ONE DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT COMPENSATION PROMOTION DEMOTION DISCIPLINE OR RELEASE OF AN OR AN APPOINTMENT TO A PUBLIC BODY. AND AS WE SIT HERE AS A COUNCIL WE ONLY HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES OUR TOWN MANAGER AND OUR TOWN. AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT I REACHED OUT MORE THAN THREE DAYS AGO TO OUR MAYOR AND GOT NO RESPONSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT EMERGENCY ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSIONS NEED TO TAKE PLACE AND SESSION. 
          I SEE THEY'RE BOTH HERE. I KNOW OF NOTHING THAT WOULD RELATE TO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES THAT I JUST REFERRED TO THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEREFORE IT IS FOR IT TO BE A DISCUSSION AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          AND I THAT YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT HOW EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE CARRIED OUT ARE AGENDAS AS YOU KNOW OR DON'T KNOW OR RUN MANAGED BY DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN AND NOT BY THE COUNCIL. AND SO WE SEE THESE AS THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED BY THE MAYOR WHEN WE CAN'T GET INFORMATION. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN WE POSSIBLY EXPECT OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE? I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MY FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE HERE THAT THEY DID SEND MY MOTION. I COULD GO ON BUT I HAVE OTHER THINGS I WANT TO DISCUSS THE SECOND AREA THAT I WAS ASKING FOR TO BE REMOVED FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS TO DO IT SEEMS WITH DISCUSSIONS OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS. DISCUSSIONS OF A PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY RECEIPT OF LEGAL SETTLEMENT OF LEGAL CLAIMS OR DISCUSSIONS OF THE PUBLIC AGENTS AGENCY'S POSITION AND ADVERSARY SITUATIONS DISCUSSION ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES. 
          I KNOW THIS AND AGAIN SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE PERSON WHO CREATES THE AGENDA I HAVE TO ASK NOW I DON'T SEE ON OUR AGENDA TODAY AN ITEM THAT THE LAST TOWN MEMBER MEETING WE APPROVED COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION BY SEVEN A VOTE IS NOT ON THE CONSENT IS NOT HELD SEPARATELY AS AN AGENDA ITEM AND IS THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY. AND SO I'M WONDERING ONE AND I CERTAINLY AM NOT WONDERING BECAUSE I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THESE ARE NOT APPROPRIATE ITEMS TO BE HELD INTO. 
          DISCUSSED TO MOVE FORWARD INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND SO I'M JUST PUTTING ON NOTICE THEN WATCHING THESE THINGS CAREFULLY AND I KNOW FROM WHAT I READ AND FROM WHAT I HEAR THAT THIS TOWN IS ALSO WATCHING CAREFULLY WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN, WHAT TRANSPARENCY IS BEING MANAGED AND HOW WE ARE MOVING YOU KNOW WHEN WE LOSE THE THINGS AND THOSE WE REPRESENT WE LOSE EVERYTHING NOW WHETHER PEOPLE ON THE STATUS AGREE WITH THAT OR NOT THOSE ARE FACTS AND THE DATA COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE SITUATIONS FOLLOWING SAME CHAIN OF THOUGHT WHERE FOLKS WILL COME TO US AND THEY STAND UP AND WE'RE SO PLEASED THAT YOU DO IN FRONT OF US FOR 3 MINUTES AND THEY TELL US WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE, WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. THEY ASK US QUESTIONS AND I KNOW I'VE IN THE PAST WE WE 
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CAN'T WE'VE CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THERE'S FAIRLY GOOD REASONS FOR SOME OF THAT. BUT I'VE ASKED IN THE PAST IS IT THAT THOSE FOLKS WHO STAND UP IN FRONT OF US TO GET ANSWERS AND I'M TOLD AS I RECALL THAT NOTES TAKEN AND THAT WE AND THAT FOLLOW UP IS IS MADE. WELL, I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AND IF IT DOES I STAND CORRECTED BUT I'M GOING TO REQUEST AS THOSE ANSWERS AND THAT ADVICE GETS TO THOSE FOLKS WHO COME AND BRAVELY STAND BEFORE US AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES THAT WE AS A COUNCIL GET COPIED THOSE ANSWERS BECAUSE SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS EITHER. AND IF YOU'RE ASKING AS RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY THEN I NEED TO KNOW TOO BECAUSE I REPRESENT YOU. MY JOB AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO YOU. I AM INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED AS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ARE. 
          WE A COUNCIL MANAGER FORM AND OUR MAYOR ONLY HAS RESPONSIBILITIES AS DO WE AS COUNCILMEN. BUT IN THE END WE ONLY HAVE ONE VOTE EACH AND WE SHOULD BE AGAIN RESPONSIBLE TO YOU. HOW YOU MIGHT HEAR IRRITATION MY VOICE I'M IRRITATED. 
          I'M LOOKING OUT FOR YOU AND I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE OTHER GENERAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. 
          YES SIR. LAST WEEK WAS THE DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT HELD AT LONG LAST MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE LONG COVE COMMUNITY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS HOSTING THAT TOURNAMENT TO DARIUS RUCKER AND ALL THE OTHER SPONSORS FOR THAT TOURNAMENT IS WONDERFUL TOURNAMENT. 
          SEEN ON GOLF CHANNEL I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE THERE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS AND WEDNESDAY AT THE CONCLUSION IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST THREE HOLES ON A CONTEST BETWEEN TEXAS AND FLORIDA STATE BOTH AS TO THE TEAM STANDINGS TO THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION. 
          SO IT WAS IF YOU LIKE GOLF IF YOU LIKE SPORTS IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME TO BE THERE AND A LOT OF THOSE YOUNG WE WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE ON THE LPGA TOUR OR SOME OF THE OTHER TOURS FOR WOMEN'S GOLF SO HOW TO COME IN THAT AND AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS FOR THAT TOURNAMENT NOW DIFFERENT VENUE STARTING THIS FRIDAY COMPETITORS WILL ARRIVE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION WHICH BEGINS ON MARCH WITH A CONCLUSION ON MARCH 21. THERE ARE 20 PIANIST AGAIN COMING FROM UNITED STATES AND ALL OVER THE WORLD ALSO JUDGES RENOWNED JUDGES INTERNATIONAL PIANISTS AND PROFESSORS IN PIANO THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD AT ST LUKE'S CHURCH AND A SHOUT OUT TO ST LUKE'S SPONSORING THAT AND AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINALS WITH THE FINAL FIVE COMPETITORS WILL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT THE 21ST WITH THE HILTON SYMPHONY SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET YOU OUGHT TO COME IF YOU LIKE PIANO YOU OUGHT TO COME AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE DELIGHTED TO ONCE AGAIN BE HOST FAMILY FROM ONE OF THE COMPETITORS AND HER MOTHER THESE COMPETITORS ARE AGES 16 THROUGH 20 I'M SORRY 13 THROUGH 16 WRONG CATEGORY THEN HOW IS A GREAT EVENT AND THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO WORK HARD FOR THIS COMPETITION IT'S IT'S VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THAT CALIBER OF EVENT HERE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND LIKE ANY OTHER. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE WANT TO REPORT FROM COUNSEL MISS BECKER LOWCOUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY. 
          I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT. OUR NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 27TH. THE THREE ALFRED LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WILL ON OUR COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD YES THERE WAS NO MEETING IN MARCH BUT I DO HAVE SOME UPDATES. THE PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE AT THE AIRPORT JET BRIDGES INSTALLED PAINTING AND LANDSCAPING IS OVER 90% COMPLETE. 
          THE FOCUS AREA NOW IS ON TRAINING OF HOW TO USE THE BRIDGES AIRCRAFT FIT TESTS AND OTHER PROCESSES INSTALLATION OF THAT AIRLINE COUNTERS AND FINAL LIGHT FIXTURES. 
          THERE'LL BE A GRAND OPENING FOR THE PUBLIC. IT IS NOT PLANNED YET BUT WILL BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ON ANOTHER NOTE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET KRISTI KENNARD. SHE'S ARTIST THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THE LARGE ARTISTIC DISPLAY IN THE AIRPORT. I WAS AT A POP UP ART EXHIBIT AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED THAT SHE WAS SELECTED AND SHE SAID WHEN SHE GOT THE CALL SHE CRIED 
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. SHE IS VERY SWEET. I MET HER AND HER HUSBAND AND. 
          SHE IS SELLING LIMITED EDITIONS OF THE PAINTING THAT WAS TO BE IN THE AIRPORT AND I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE NUMBER OF 50 SO I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. SO IT WAS IT WAS VERY VERY COOL . 
          SO I THANK YOU MR. BROWN ALLEN ASSOCIATION THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          LOTS GOING ON AT ISLAND REC THESE IS EXTRAVAGANZA APRIL 4TH SENIOR CENTER NOW HAS 543 MEMBERS IS GETTING CLOSE TO SUMMER BECAUSE THE ALL DAY SUMMER CAMP IS FULL WITH 250 KIDS WE REGISTRATION FOR THE ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAM HAPPENING NOW NOT A LOT TO DO A NIGHT FOR KIDS TO OR EXPAND HANDS WITH KIDS NIGHT OUR 40 KIDS ATTENDING THEY'RE QUITE EXCITED THE DOME WILL COME DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH ALSO DOING SOME CAMP WORK AT THAT TIME GETTING READY FOR A BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON AT THE POOL AND THE LAST THING ADD IS MOSTLY ARNOLD AS A DIRECTOR GAVE A FIRST PRESENTATION TO THE VOLUNTEER AGENCY REPORT YESTERDAY AND DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO THOROUGH WITH YOUR REPORT. 
          THANK YOU YOU FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND MR. ORLANDO AND I HAD MET WITH MR. O'TOOLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS REACHING OUT TO HIGH TECH FIRMS FOR RECRUITMENT AND . THEY WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT OF $10,000 TO GO OUT AND DO SOME RECRUITING IN THAT AREA . 
          THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY ALSO LAST MONTH THEY HAD THE CONVERGE MEETING ADDED SUN CITY WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 303 HUNDRED PLUS INDIVIDUALS AND THEN LAST WEEK MR. HUNTER AND MYSELF ATTENDED A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN MEETING WAS WITH OTHER COUNTY AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO KIND OF SET A PATH OVER THE NEXT 24 MONTHS FOR AID FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WE EXPECT THAT THERE'LL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THAT. 
          MR. BROWN GOING INTO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THE CAC WILL MEET ON MARCH 18TH WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY AT 10 A.M.. OH YEAH I DID YES. 
          LETTERING OKAY. SOUTHERN LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD I SURE DID MY PLAN I YIELD TO THE GENTLEWOMAN THIS PRESS CONFERENCE SO LOCO NO WORRIES I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO GO TO THE END AND JUMP BACK IN BUT THANK YOU. I PUT ONE EXTRA MARK DOWN I'LL TRY TO CONTINUE GOING GENTLE ON AND SO THE LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD MET ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 23 AT 9 A.M. AT THE NEW RIVERSIDE BARN OVER IN BLUFFTON. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, AREN'T YOU TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT? IT'S QUITE THE FACILITY AND THE GROUNDS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BLUFFTON ON THAT FACILITY AT THAT MEETING WE HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM BEAUFORT AND JASPER DELEGATIONS ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE LOWCOUNTRY TO REPRESENT US FROM THOSE DELEGATIONS WERE SENATOR TOM DAVIS AND REPRESENTATIVE HAGER OF JASPER COUNTY. SO IT'S A VERY INTERESTING PRESENTATION WHAT THEY SAW COMING UP AND I RECOMMEND YOUR VIEWING TO THAT INSTEAD OF ME TRYING TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT THEY SAID THE NEXT MEETING BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 10 A.M. ALSO IN BLUFFTON AND THAT WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON UPDATES FROM THE TOWN BEAUFORT AND ALSO JASPER COUNTY ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR AND THAT'S IT OKAY MR. BROWN BACK TO YOU BELIEVE IT. YES. THE CDC WILL MEET ON MARCH 18 AT 10 A.M.. THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISCUSSION OF A POTENTIAL NAME CHANGE FOR THE CDC TO BETTER REFLECT THE WORD ORGANIZATION HAS BEGUN AND WILL UNDERTAKE IN THE FUTURE AND A REVIEW OF THE PROPOSAL PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET THANK YOU MR. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICES THANK YOU. THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE SAFETY COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY MARCH NINE YESTERDAY AND WE RECEIVED A REPORT FIRE AND RESCUE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT. 
          WE ALSO A REPORT ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT DATA AS AND THEN WE WENT ON TO PROVIDE AND RECOMMENDED A VOTE ON A RECOMMENDATION TO FULL TOWN COUNCIL WITH A REVISED USED BEACH SERVICES CHAIRS UMBRELLA PLAN I DO WANT TO JUST CIRCLE FOR A SECOND AND RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE WHO HAS TIME. PLEASE FIND TIME AND LOOK THROUGH 2025 ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR FIRE AND RESCUE. IT JUST DEMONSTRATES WHY THEY ARE LITERALLY SECOND TO NONE 
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PERIOD. AND I WOULD ALSO NOT ONLY THE GOOD WORK THEY DO IN SAVING LIVES AND SAVING PROPERTY BUT ALSO RECOMMEND YOU LOOK AT THE PAGES WHERE THEY THEY REALLY TALK ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THE OUTREACH, THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE, THE CLASSES THAT THEY OFFER ALL OF WHICH ENHANCES OUR COMMUNITY AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND ONE OF THESE I THINK IT'S ONLINE AND IF NOT IT SHOULD BE ONLINE OR YOU CAN GO BACK AND WATCH THE MEETING YESTERDAY WHICH WAS FULL OF ALL OF GOOD INFORMATION. 
          OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL SIX AND THE COMMITTEE PLANS TO REVIEW BOARD AND COMMISSIONS VACANCIES. SO IF YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION OR AN INTEREST IN SERVING PLEASE FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND WE'LL DISCUSS AGAIN THE SOME POTENTIAL CHANGES FOR HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY AND WE WELCOME YOU ALL TO JOIN US. 
          THANK YOU MR. BROWN FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE YES SIR. THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MONDAY, APRIL 6TH AT 10 A.M.. THE COMMITTEE'S AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE MONTHLY FISCAL 2026 FINANCIAL UPDATE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TOWNS FUNDING THE AGENCY APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATION BONDS. AND WHILE I'VE EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION AND THE AFFILIATED AGENCY DISCUSSION WAS VERY VIVID ON YESTERDAY IS OUR THIRD TIME SEEING THOSE APPLICATIONS THE STAFF THEM TO US WITH NO DISCUSSION JUST FOR US TO REVIEW WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EX-STAFF TO FURTHER GET COMMENTS AND HAVE QUESTIONS ANSWERED TO THE APPLICANTS AND THEN YESTERDAY THEY ALL GAVE PRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERED OUR QUESTIONS AND WE WERE ALL READY TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THAT ON. 
          OKAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE OC AND THAT ONE HAS TO DO WITH PROTECTING OUR SHORELINES IT HAS TO DO WITH ITEMS WITHIN STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN DEALING WITH OUR RESILIENCY DEALING WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND WE AS A COMMITTEE WANT THE CHARGERS AS A WHOLE COUNCIL TO REALLY LOOK INTO THAT TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S A WAY FOR THE TOWN HILTON HEAD TO GET INVOLVED WITH THAT. I WAS VERY ALARMED TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF OUR VOICE TO SALES THAT MOST OF US EAT AT OUR RESTAURANTS HERE OR HILTON HEAD COULD POTENTIALLY NOT ONLY END UP IN LANDFILL BUT THEY COULD END UP IN SOME OTHER COMMUNITY. SO AS CAPTURING THAT ASSET VERY VALUABLE ASSET TO US THAT COULD 
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ACTUALLY HELP US FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO FURTHER DISCUSS. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. 
          WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT A IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AT FIRST READING ON FEBRUARY 10TH. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE APPROVAL IS A MOTION TO APPROVE DAVID THE GIVEN FOR MY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM MR. WILLIAMS I HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. BROWN SECOND BY MR. PRICE AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY ANY DISCUSSION 
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FROM COUNSEL FIRST. SO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU'RE APPROVED. 
          OKAY SEVEN ZERO WE'LL MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30TH 2026 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BUDGET APPROPRIATE OF THE PRIOR YEAR ROLL FORWARD AND CERTAIN OTHER APPROPRIATIONS AND COMMITMENTS AND THE EXPENDITURES OF CERTAIN FUNDS AND TO ALLOCATE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR SAID FUNDS. THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE ITEMS OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMITTEE TO FORWARD THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          MR. BIRD, YOU'LL BE PRESENTING FOR US GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF MATERIAL. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO END UP READING A LOT. I APOLOGIZE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE BY SKIPPING OVER ANYTHING SO FORGIVE ME BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE STAFF REPORT IS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A 2026 BUDGET. WE'VE GOT 40 TOPICS WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW AND THIS THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE CIP FUND AND. WITHIN THE CIP FUND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT BUDGET BUDGET CARRYFORWARDS FOR THE EXISTING PROJECTS OR CONTRACTS AND THESE HAVE BEEN ROLLED OVER FROM 2025 THAT WERE NOT IN THE 2026 BUDGET BUT DID NOT GET COMPLETED AND 25 FUNDING FOR A NEW IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE ARISEN SINCE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY TOWN 
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COUNCIL AND LASTLY ON PROCEEDS FROM THE SPECIAL REVENUE BEACH BOND AND UPCOMING G.O. BONDS A SECOND ONE WILL BE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TO ADDRESS THE PAYMENTS FOR SPECIAL REVENUE BEACH BONDS AND THE UPCOMING GEO BOND. THIRD, WE'LL REVIEW THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND TO ADDRESS STAFFING AND OPERATING AND EQUIPMENT COSTS RELATED TO THE PLANNED AND HAD SPRINGS TO THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM ALSO ADDITIONAL FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT FUNDED BY A GENEROUS DONATION FROM COMMUNITY AND LAST AN AFFILIATED AGENCY UNDER REQUEST FOR LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND THEN LAST IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD SCHEDULE FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEE CHANGE FROM A FLAT FEE OF 250 A PROPERTY $250 PER BEDROOM PLUS THE ADDITION A $250 LATE FEE. 
          SO GOING PAGE TWO YES I'M GOING TO DRAW DOWN WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND AMENDMENTS TOTALING 46,000,925 AND $34. 
          THE FIRST ONE WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IS BUDGET CARRY FORWARD ADJUSTMENTS OF 5 MILLION 958 531 THIS IS BUDGETED APPROPRIATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE 25 FUND BUDGET THAT REMAIN UNSPENT AND HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ROLLED FORWARD IN THE PROJECT AND SO THIS THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT I'VE LISTED OUT THERE PROJECTS BY THE CATEGORIES 199 119 FOR BEACH 376 986 FOR ROADWAY PROJECTS 1691 878 FOR PARK PROJECTS. MOST OF THAT IS BARKER FIELD FOR 72 TO 64 PERSONNEL IT IS AND EQUIPMENT 753 FOR 46 FOR STORMWATER AND THEN LAST MILLION FOR 6438 FOR 2.4 THE FIRE RESCUE OKAY SECOND IS OUR NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN SINCE THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT IT'S 3 MILLION 980 8373. THE FIRST ITEM HERE IS THE 3.2 MILLION FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE SITE FOR THE NORTHPOINT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN SO THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE 3.2 MILLION FOR NORTHPOINT AND THIS IS FOR THE POSTAL SITE AND WE'VE GOT THE ITEMS LISTED HERE THAT MAKE UP THAT AMOUNT FOR DEMOLITION AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STORM DRAINAGE, PAVING GRADING MARKING AND EARTHWORK LANDSCAPING AND ELECTRICAL INSURANCE OVERHEAD AND CONTINGENCY AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. SO THAT MAKES UP THE THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE SPENDING THERE FOR THAT PROJECT. THE SECOND ITEM IS THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER FOR THE FIRE RESCUE THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR ISLAND REC THAT FAILED INSPECTION. 
          AND SO THE COST TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 111 THREE 64.95 THE ISLAND REC USED THEIR RESERVES TO PAY FOR THAT EXPENSE THIS IS GOING TO REPLENISH THOSE RESERVES BACK INTO THEIR CONTINGENCY FUNDS FUNDING IS ALSO BEING REQUESTED THANK YOU FUNDING FUNDING IS ALSO BEING REQUESTED FOR PRELIMINARY IMPROVEMENTS TO NINE TO EXCUSE ME THE TEN PARK LANE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIGNAGE LIGHTING LANDSCAPING AND VARIOUS BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS TO FACILITATE THE RELOCATION OF THE FIRE RESCUE HEADQUARTERS THE EOC AND DISPATCH SEVEN 670 7008 IS REQUESTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR WE'LL FINALIZE THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR NINE AND TEN PARK LANE AND 27 CHP TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED 9 TO 9 PARK LANE BUILDING DEMOLITION PARKING LOT ENHANCEMENTS IN ADA COMPLIANCE 1111 DISPATCH RELOCATION AUDIO VISUAL PODCAST AND OTHER ITEMS AS WELL. WE HAVE A LIST OF THE 670 7008 THAT'S BEING SPENT THIS YEAR DESIGN AND GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BUILDING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FINISHES PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AND A GENERATOR THAT'S BEEN PROCURED FOR THE SITE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO OUR LAND ACQUISITION. 
          THERE'S QUITE A FEW HERE ON LAND SO IT'S TOTALS 10,000,081 300 AND THE FIRST ITEM IS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 6.5 ACRE PROPERTY 164 JANESVILLE ROAD IN AN AMOUNT OF $2.6 MILLION THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE USING FOR THAT PURCHASE IS 413,000 BEING FUNDED BY THE 
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEE TO THE CIP BUDGET. THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF 2 MILLION 187 IS GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE BEAUFORT COUNTY GREENSPACE PROGRAM. 
          SECOND IS ITEM PRIVILEGE TO AUTHORIZE OF SIX PROPERTIES TOTALING 3.26 ACRES LOCATED AT 75, 77, 79, 81, 91 AND 93 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY IN THE STONEY AREA AMOUNT TOTALING $2,170,000 AS IS LISTED ABOVE HERE WE HAVE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEE THAT'S COVER AN AMOUNT OF 705 807.5 THOUSAND $800 TO THE CIP BUDGET THE REMAINING 1 MILLION FOR 64 200 IS ALSO BEING COVERED BY P FOR COUNTY GREENSPACE PROGRAM NUMBER THREE THERE IS AN AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF 0.78 ACRE PROPERTY AND 7000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LOCATED AT 117 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY TOTALING $1,525,000. THIS APPROPRIATION OF 7062 FROM THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IS REQUESTED TO COVER THE AMOUNT IN THE CIP BUDGET. 
          THE OTHER 50% HAS BEEN COVERED BY THE GOLD GAGE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND WHICH WAS BUDGETED AND THEREFORE IS NOT A PART OF THE AMENDMENT REQUESTS AT THIS TIME NUMBER IS LAND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE A 1.53 ACRES LOCATED AT ONE IN FIVE OLD WILDHORSE TOTALING $1,000,000. 
          WE'RE GOING TO NEED AN APPROPRIATION OF 500,000 FROM THE TURF FINANCING REQUESTED TO FUND THE BUDGET. THE OTHER 500,000 IS BEING APPLIED FROM GORELICK AS WELL WHICH WAS BUDGETED FOR. SO IT'S NOT A PART OF THE AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME. 
          NUMBER FIVE IS THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A 1.49 ACRE PROPERTY AND 4000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LOCATED AT NINE PARK LANE TOTALING $1,750,000. 
          THAT IS GOING TO COME FROM THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROCEEDS AND THEREFORE IS REQUESTED AND THIS AMOUNT TO CIP BUDGET AND THEN FINALLY NUMBER SIX TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL THESE AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A 1.67 ACRE PROPERTY AND 16,608 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LOCATED AT TEN PARK LANE TOTALING $5,950,000 AN APPROPRIATION AS WELL AS COMING FROM THE GENERAL BOND PROCEEDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO FOR THIS TO FUND THE CIP BUDGET D OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROCEEDS AS WE'VE DISCUSSED WE HAVE TO $35 MILLION THAT'S YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING ON WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH 8 MILLION 377008 IS FUNDING THE NEW FIRE RESCUE HEADQUARTERS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED UP ABOVE AND AS WE'VE MENTIONED UP IN THE LANGUAGE HERE IN THE ORDINANCE, THE REMAINING DOLLARS ARE GOING TO BE USED TO FUND FUTURE ACQUISITION OF STRATEGIC LAND PARCELS FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND SPECIFIC TOWN APPROVED FUTURE PROJECTS. AND THEN FINALLY THE SPECIAL REVENUE PROCEEDS AND CAUSED THE ISSUANCE COVID 19 277 838 TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $19 MILLION IN SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS WITH THE PROCEEDS BEING USED TO FUND THE ONGOING BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT REDUCING THE NEED OF THE BEACH PRESERVATION FEES TO DO THIS AND THEREFORE THAT THOSE FEES WILL BE SPENT IN THAT SAME AMOUNT. AND THEN FINALLY THE 277,838 COST OF THE BOND ISSUANCE IS FUNDED BY THE BEACH PRESERVATION BE OKAY THE NEXT FUND THAT WE'RE TALKING THROUGH IS DEBT SERVICE FUND AMENDMENT WHICH IS 12 MILLION TO 2198. THE FIRST ITEM HERE IS INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR PAYING OFF THE CALLABLE BEACH BOND AS WELL AS THE FIRST PAYMENT OF THE NEW BEACH BONDS AND FISCAL YEAR 2026 OF 289 310 AND THEN SECOND IS THE GO BOND PAYMENT FOR 11 MILLION 930 888 THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN REVIEWING GEO BOND WHICH WE WILL PAY BY JUNE OF YEAR. AND THEN NUMBER THREE IS OUR GENERAL FUND AMENDMENTS TOTALING $607,939. 80,000 AS WE DISCUSSED IS GOING TO BE FOR EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IN OUR RESCUE BASED UPON A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE COMMUNITY AUGUST OF 2025. THE OTHER ITEM RELATED TO GENERAL FUND IS STAFFING OPERATING AND EQUIPMENT COSTS RELATED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM ORDINANCE OR OR $475,411 FOR THE REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2026. 
          AND THIS IS A RESULT OF THE TOWN ADOPTED AMENDMENTS FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM ORDINANCE ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 ADDRESSING PARKING OCCUPANCY ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AT THAT TIME COUNCIL THE TOWN MANAGER TO RETURN WITH A SEPARATE ITEM 
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TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL COSTS AND ASSOCIATED FEE AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE. SO NUMBER TWO STARTS TO TALK HOW GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND IT'S REALLY A REVENUE ADJUSTMENT WE'RE MAKING ON THE FEE SO THIS IS THIS AMENDMENT IS PROPOSING CHANGE TO THE STR PROGRAM REVENUES OF ADOPTING A $150 PER BEDROOM ANNUAL STR PERMIT FEE AND A $250 LATE FEE FOR STR PERMIT RENEWALS SUBMITTED AFTER MAY 15TH OF 2026. AND THIS IS ONLY FOR THIS YEAR ONLY STARTING IN 2017 TO GO BACK TO MAY 1ST, THE TOWN CURRENTLY LICENSES 7368 UNITS AND THE PER BEDROOM STRUCTURE WILL ENSURE EQUITABLE SCALING FUNDING BASED UPON PROPERTY SIZE AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT IN ORDER TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME INVESTMENTS IN PERSONNEL SO WE'RE DOING A NET INCREASE OF FOUR POSITIONS THAT SHE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF NEW FULL TIME HIRES AND CONVERTING EXISTING PART POSITIONS TO FULL TIME RESULTING IN SIX NEW DEDICATED FTE IS IN ADDITION WE ARE THE PUBLIC CURRENT PUBLIC SAFETY SUPERVISOR IS BEING PROMOTED TO MANAGER OVERSEE THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR. THESE COSTS WILL TOTAL 180 9115 AND THAT DOES INCLUDE BENEFITS AND OVERHEAD. THE OVERHEAD IS A 10% OVERHEAD ALLOCATION COVERING INDIRECT COSTS FOR THE TOWN BENEFITS IS 35%. WE GET TO THE SCROLL DOWN ON THAT AS WELL. SORRY I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO LISTED HERE ARE THE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING. WE'RE INVESTING IN SO PUBLIC SAFETY SENIOR CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE TWO POSITIONS 50 5688I PUBLIC SETTINGS IN YOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROMOTION 17 311 SENIOR FIRE INSPECTOR 30 1159 AS TR RAPID RESPONSE HUB RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE OPERATOR 2105 SEVEN AND THEN THE CONVERSION OF THE PART TIME AND FINANCE TO FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR COLLECTOR AND SENIOR A SENIOR COLLECTOR AND SDR SERVICE COORDINATOR POSITIONS 63 900 WE ARE ALSO PROCURING EQUIPMENT SORRY ABOUT WE ALSO PROCURING EQUIPMENT TO 86 TO 96 FOR THIS PROGRAM THREE NEW VEHICLES AND MAINTENANCE AND FUEL 143 206 HANDHELD RADIOS FOR 30 7096 EQUIPMENT UPGRADES FOR ALL TEN VEHICLES FOR MANAGING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM OF $81,000 AND THEN ENHANCEMENTS OUR COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING FOR 25,000 LAST TO THE GENERAL FUND IS THE LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY. 
          ASK A 52 TO WAIT ON FEBRUARY 29TH THERE IS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE LOWCOUNTRY TRANSIT AUTHORITY WHICH WAS APPROVED THREE ZERO VOTE AT THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 9TH. AND THEN FINALLY WE THE SHORT TERM RENTAL FEE PERMIT AMENDMENTS. SO THIS REALLY LOOKING AT THE PERMANENT THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED FOR THE 26 BUDGETING PROCESS AND LOOKING AT THE COST TO ADMINISTER THE SHORT RENTAL PROGRAM, WE'RE COMMANDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CALL CENTER CONVERTING FROM OUTSOURCED TO IN-HOUSE RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE THE ANNUAL IMPACT OF ADDING STAFFING, OPERATING AND EQUIPMENT LISTED ABOVE AND UPDATING THE INTERNAL COST ALLOCATION BASED UPON THE REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL TIME UTILIZED IT'S RECOMMENDED FROM THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE CHANGE THE FEE $250 PER BEDROOM AND SO ON THE FEE SCHEDULE AND ATTACHMENT RATE THREE THAT'S RELATED AT UPDATES THAT BE AND THEN FURTHER ANALYSIS OF STARS AND ATTACHMENT FOUR AND FIVE AND THEN LAST A FEE OF $250 SHALL BE APPLIED FOR ANY LATE PAYMENT AFTER MAY 15TH FOR 2026 ONLY AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO MAINE FIRST. 
          OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OVER I HAVE A ORDINANCE WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL 11 PAGES BUT IT KIND OF OUTLINES I DISCOVERED BUT WE WILL GO TO ATTACHMENT TO WHICH IS THE IMPACT OF THIS VIP. WHAT WE'VE ADDED HERE IS KIND OF A WALK FROM 25 TO 26 TO THE PROPOSED 26 TO THE FULL YEAR REVISED AND WE HAVE ALSO ADDED THE FOUR YEAR PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCES FOR EXAMPLE ON BEACH RENOURISHMENT OF 47,000,500 WE HAVE BEACH FEE BEACH BOND PROCEEDS AND FEMA ARE THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE BEACH PROJECT THE ITEMS IN RED IF WE CAN GO DOWN THE ITEMS IN RED ARE NEW ITEMS. 
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SO FOR NORTH POINT ALSO SITE IMPROVEMENTS THE 3.2 MILLION WE'RE GOING TO DO 2.3 MILLION WITH THE HOSPITALITY TAX AND 800,000 880,000 WITH A ROAD USAGE FEE. 
          THE ISLAND REC CENTER ON THE NEXT PAGE IN RED THE 111 365 IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY THE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEE AND THEN FINALLY THE IMPROVEMENTS TO FIRE RESCUE ON THE NEXT OF 677008 ARE BEING COVERED BY THE FUTURE JOHN JOE JAPAN PROCEEDS OKAY AND ON ATTACHMENT THREE JUST REAL QUICK ON PAGE TWO WE DO SHOW THE AMENDMENT FOR THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT WE ARE DOING FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM CHANGING FROM A CALENDAR YEAR TO A MAY 1ST DEADLINE AND THEN ALSO THE CHANGE OF THE FEES STARTING THIS YEAR AND PUTTING IN THAT FEE AFTER MAY 15TH. AND THEN ON ATTACHMENT FOUR WE'RE GOING TO JUST QUICKLY UPDATE THE STR COMPONENT FOR THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING BASED UPON ON THE BACKGROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE ONE OF ATTACHMENT FOUR IN OCTOBER THE TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE TO STRENGTHEN REGULATIONS RELATED TO PARKING AND EFFICIENCY ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE, FIRE AND SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS AND PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS. 
          AT THE TIME OF THE ADOPTION AND TOWN COUNCIL DIRECTED, THE TOWN MANAGER RETURN FOR A SEPARATE ITEM ADDRESSING STAFFING ENHANCEMENT OPERATION EQUIPMENT NEEDS AND A FEE SCHEDULE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, HILTON HAS 7368 SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS. IT'S REPRESENTING ONE OF THE LARGEST AS TO OUR INVENTORIES SIMILARLY SIZED RESORT COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND . WE THINK THIS THE SIZE AND SCOPE WE HAVE HAS INCREASED AND THAT EXCUSE ME SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR PRO-TIP PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT TIMELY AND CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE RESPONSE OR COMPLAINT RESPONSE SORRY FIRE AND FIRE AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS 24 BY SEVEN OPERATIONAL RESPONSIVENESS AND CLEAR AND CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS PROPERTY OWNERS AGENTS AND VISITORS SO LOOKING AT THE PRE ON THE EXISTING SDR PROGRAM STAFFING THAT WAS COVERED AT $250 FLAT FEE SO IF YOU TOOK THE 7368 LICENSES AT $250, YOU GOT ROUGHLY POINT $8 MILLION AND THAT WAS COVERING THE FINANCE SUPPORTING AS TO OUR PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE A SHARE CODE ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT THAT ACR DEDICATED ASSIGNMENTS AND RELYING ON A THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO PROVIDE NO NUISANCE LINE SERVICES WITH NO INTERNAL 24 BY SEVEN AND OR RAPID RESPONSE CAPABILITY. 
          THE EXISTING MODEL AND PIECE STRUCTURE ARE NOT OR NOT SUFFICIENT TO ADMINISTER THE AMENDED ORDINANCE AND DO NOT MEET THE TOWN COUNCIL'S EXPECTATION FOR RESPONSIVENESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION. OUR PROPOSED FUNDING IS THE FOLLOWING SO BASED UPON THE MASTERPIECE SCHEDULE WE REVIEWED IS 150 PER BEDROOM WHICH WE AND THE LATE FEE WHICH HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE PER BEDROOM PERMIT FEE AND LATE FEE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO STR PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FUND STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. AND SO WE LOOK AT THE ENHANCEMENTS SUPPORTED BY THE REVENUE. IT'S THE POSITIONS WE'VE COVERED BEFORE. IT'S THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED BEFORE ENHANCED COORDINATION WITH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS CENTRALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT TRACKING AND ESCALATION OF REPEAT VIOLATIONS IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS, OWNERS, AGENTS AND VISITORS AND AN ANNUAL STR PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTING TO TOWN COUNCIL. SO WE'RE NOW GOING TO WALK THROUGH HOW DO WE COME WITH THIS? OKAY SO WE'RE FIRST GOING TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING COST STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT SO WE KIND OF REVIEW THE STAFF TIME ALLOCATION VERSUS BUDGETED AND WE DID A REVIEW OF ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF WHAT WE'RE SPENDING VERSUS BUDGETED AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BASED UPON THE WORKLOAD IN ADDITION WE ADDED A 10% OVERHEAD FACTOR WHICH WAS APPLIED FOR ACCOUNTING FOR INDIRECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. SO IF WE LOOK AT PAGE FOUR YOU BASICALLY HAVE A SCENARIO THE 2026 FULL YEAR BUDGET BEFORE THE 2026 ACTUAL BASED UPON A REEVALUATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING PUBLIC SAFETY WE ADDED THE CHANGE THERE WAS FOR OVERHEAD ALLOCATION FIRE RESCUE'S SAME THING WITH FIRE RESCUE 10% COME DOWN WE TOOK DOWN TO ZERO BASED UPON THE 
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USAGE THERE I.T LEGAL AND FINANCE THE BIGGEST INCREASE THOSE ARE THE POSITIONS WE HAVE ON STAFF DEDICATED SDR AND EXISTING STAFF AND SO THAT REPRESENTS THAT PLUS OTHER FINANCE SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM FACILITY AND OPERATIONS TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A REDUCTION AND THEN COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING WAS REFLECTED THE OVERHEAD OF 10% SO WE WENT FROM 1 MILLION 825 TO 2 MILLION 137 ROUGHLY A $312,554 INCREASE ON THE EXISTING SPEND FOR THE TOWN . THE NEXT IS THE NEW INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING FOR THE OPERATIONAL AT THE BOTTOM WE HAVE THE POSITIONS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED ALREADY AND THEN ON PAGE FIVE AT THE TOP WE HAVE THE CONVERSION FOR FINANCE AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY SUPERVISOR TO MANAGER AND THEN OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE SIX, THE ANNUAL AMOUNT ON WHAT WE JUST REVIEWED IS 611,000 $611,900 FOR PERSONNEL AND 281 596 FOR OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. AND IF YOU'LL SEE THE REDUCTION 29,700 THAT IS ELIMINATING THE NEW CITYLINE WE ARE PAYING A THIRD PARTY RIGHT NOW THOSE TOGETHER IF YOU LOOK AT THE ATTACHMENT FIVE LAST ONE SO MY CHARTS ARE RIGHT IF YOU LOOK AT ATTACHMENT FIVE YOU KIND OF SEE A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE JUST REVIEWED BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2026 ACTUAL 2 MILLION 137 554 PLUS THE NEW COSTS THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN IF YOU THOSE TWO TOGETHER YOU GET A TOTAL OF 3,000,031 ON THE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT 050 AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE BOTTOM WE HAVE THOUSAND 300 6868 AS TO OUR PERMITS AND WE HAVE 20,207 BEDROOMS SUPPORTED BY THAT. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE A 150 PER BEDROOM THE FEES UP BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS YOU HAVE COVERING THE 3,000,030 1050 THAT'S A OKAY. SO WE A CONSIDERATION OF NORDSJAELLAND HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL TO AMEND THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2026 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR BUDGET ROLL FORWARD AND CERTAIN OTHER APPROPRIATIONS AND COMMITMENTS AND EXPENDITURE AND THE EXPENDITURES OF CERTAIN FUNDS TO ALLOCATE THE SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THE SAID FUNDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. I DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND SECOND IF WE GET A PUBLIC COMMENT I CAN JUST CLICK SO GET A PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE CAN HAVE ANYBODY STAND UP ON THIS. I HAVE CHESTER WILLIAMS SIGNED HE PASSES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU. 
          DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL MAY ASK A QUESTION SO I ASSUME OR I SEE THAT THERE'S ZERO REVENUE APPLIED FOR CITATIONS AT THIS TIME SINCE THEY'RE ZERO CITATIONS CORRECT THAT'S ALREADY BEING WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE REVENUE APPLIED FOR RIGHT. SO NON CITATIONS SO THE CITATIONS ARE ISSUED IN THAT IN THAT YEAR ARE THEY JUST APPLIED AS A CARRYOVER FOR 2027? YES. RIGHT NOW IT'S IT OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU WERE RIGHT THAT WAS A LOT AND SO NOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH YOUR BREATH CATCH YOUR BREATH AS WE KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS. THIS IS A PROCESS DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN PUBLIC EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM EXCEPT FOR ONE WHICH WOULD BE THE ISLAND REC EMERGENCY, YOU KNOW, ITEM THAT NEEDED BE REPLACED AND REPAIR. SO WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATION AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GO THROUGH THEM JUST TO SUMMARIZE BECAUSE YOU WERE TALKING REALLY FAST AND THERE WAS A LOT TO COVER . SO IF WE GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES ON THE FIRST ONE YOU SAID WHAT'S THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGETED CARRY FORWARD ADJUSTMENTS? SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IS AS WE WORK ON A PROJECT X AND IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETED AS WE HAD BUDGETED THEM IN THE PRIOR YEAR WE CARRY OVER THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT THAT IS STILL ONGOING . IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY UNDER BUDGET EXPENSES OVER IT'S ONLY THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. WE HAD A CONTRACT FOR THAT WE STILL HAVE MONEY THAT WE NEED TO PAY THIS YEAR AND SO IS A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN IN THE FINANCIAL FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THEM BUT THEY'VE BEEN ALL LAID OUT THERE FOR US TO SEE FOR THE COUPLE OF MONTHS IN REGARDS TO 
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THE NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THERE THREE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WORK. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MEETING IN SOME DETAIL IN REGARDS TO THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND AND BUILDING FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE AS WE ANNOUNCE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE TO DO SOME MAINTENANCE. SO WE'VE TALKED THAT SEVERAL TIMES. 
          LIKE I SAID THE BACKFLOW PREV, THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HADN'T TALKED ABOUT UNTIL NOW IN REGARDS TO THE LAND ACQUISITION. 
          THESE WERE ALL ITEMS THAT WERE APPROVED DISCUSSED DURING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS AND IT'S A OF OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE LAND FOR PRESERVATION AND IN THE PRESENTATION YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO REDUCE OUR COSTS BY APPLYING TO THE COUNTY GREENSPACE SPACE PROGRAM AND RECEIVED FUNDING TO HELP PAY FOR THAT LAND. 
          AND IT'S ALSO A COMMITMENT OF PURCHASING LAND FOR TOWN USE SUCH AS THE FIRE AND RESCUE HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS A COOPERATIVE WITH THE ECOLOGY CDC ON A COUPLE OF PURCHASES AS WELL. SO WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THOSE MOVING TO THE BONDS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND APPROVAL IN REGARDS TO THE $35 MILLION IN BONDS AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE BONDS AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH PROCESS AND A COUNTY PROCESS TO PUT THEM INTO YOUR RECORDS AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEING DONE AND OUT OF THAT 5 MILLION WE'VE ALREADY USED 7.7 OF IT FOR THE PURCHASE 677 FOR THE REPAIR THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND SO WE HAVE $26.6 MILLION REMAINING THAT WILL WILL BE USED AT SOME POINT FOR EITHER LAND OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE NEXT AREA IS THE BEECH BOND REVENUE WHICH WE APPROVED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. AGAIN YOU HAVE A BOND YOU GOT TO PUT IT INTO YOUR ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND THAT MONEY IS GOING STRAIGHT OUT THE DOOR TO PAY OUR BILLS FOR THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT THE NEXT AREA DEP DEBT SERVICE FUND AMENDMENTS WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'VE EXCESS FUNDS IN OUR DEBT BASED OFF OF RISING PROPERTY RATES AND IF YOU HAVE MILLAGE OUT THERE FOR DEBT AND YOUR PROPERTY RATES GO UP YOU COLLECT MONEY AND OUR PAYMENTS HAVE GONE DOWN BUT YOU CAN'T ACCESS IT UNLESS YOU BORROW MONEY. I KNOW IT'S UNUSUAL AND SO THAT IS THE ACCOUNTING PROCESS FOR THAT MONEY AND THEN WE HAVE THE REMAINING ITEMS FOR THE GENERAL FUND. 
          ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WAS THE LOW COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR PALMETTO BREEZE. 
          THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PALMETTO BREEZE REGARDING THEIR ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS BASED OFF OF THEIR AFFILIATED AGENCY APPLICATION FROM LAST YEAR AND THAT NUMBER WAS ACTUALLY OVER TIME REDUCED TO THE $52,000 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE ALSO THE SHORT TERM RENTAL AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND QUITE DETAIL AND I THOUGHT YOU DID A REALLY GREAT JOB OF LAYING OUT WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO SPEND YOU UPDATED AN ANALYSIS TO SAY WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING A LITTLE MORE THAN WE THOUGHT A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE AND THEN IDENTIFYING WHAT WE NEED WITH THE NEW SDR REGULATIONS. AND THE BOTTOM LINE ON THAT IS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES TO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE DEDICATED RESOURCES TO GO AND MONITOR THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HEARD WE NEED TO HAVE YOU KNOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT THE OTHER. SO WE TWO OF THOSE ARE SENIOR FIRE INSPECTOR BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE AND SAFETY FOR LARGER STARS AND THEN THE FOURTH PERSON IS THE HOTLINE OPERATOR SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAN THEY GIVE US THAT THAT IS THERE TODAY. AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL EXPENSES BECAUSE CODE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NEED CARS AND TRUCKS TO DRIVE AROUND AND WE NEED SOME TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. 
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SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE POINT YOU KNOW AND TRY TO SUMMARIZE EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MANY THESE THINGS AT VARIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR AT TOWN COUNCIL SO THAT PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE PROCESS KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T ALL JUST INFORMATION AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE COMMENTS IN JUST A COUPLE FIRST OF ALL WITH REGARD TO SEE WHICH ATTACHMENT IS ATTACHMENT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ALL THOSE SOURCES OF FUNDING. WE'VE SAID MANY TIMES THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE HERE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND ITS CITIZENS THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING FROM FEES TO FEMA REIMBURSEMENT, STATE AID TAX, ROAD USAGE FEES ETC. BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT I THINK IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE AND READ THE NORTH POINT USPS SIDE IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN WHOEVER IS SCROLLING SO LOUD TO YES THERE WE GO THE READ SO THE SOURCE THERE JUST UNDER JUST A LITTLE OVER 2.3 MILLION IS HOSPITALITY TAX FOR THE POSTAL SIDE IMPROVEMENTS THIS TO PROVIDE ACCESS FROM THE NORTH POINT PROJECT OVER TO COUNTRY AND THEN THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE ALONG COUNTRY ROAD SO THERE'S ROAD USAGE FEE FOR THAT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC KNOW THE SOURCE OF THOSE FUNDS AS WELL. THE SECOND QUESTION IN POINT I HAVE AND THAT WITH REGARD TO THE SDR PROGRAM WE HEARD DURING OUR ABOUT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE ENFORCEMENT WITH WHICH WE AGREE AND SO THE SOURCE OF THE ADDITIONAL STAFF AND AND OTHER OTHER TO ASSIST WITH THAT ENFORCEMENT BUT MY QUESTION IS AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER AND THAT IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A OPERATED 24 724 SEVEN ACR RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE FOR RESCUE DISPATCH AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT THAT'S IN PLACE OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AND SEE THE MANAGER WANTS TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR. IT'S NOT HIM. 
          IT'S IN PLACE OF THE GOV OS AFTER HOURS, NOT IN PLACE OF THE GOVERNOR'S SOFTWARE. 
          SO THIS POINT WE'LL STILL HAVE THAT CONTRACT WITH US AND WE'LL REFINE OUR EXPECTATIONS OVER TIME WITH THAT BUT WHEN THE QUESTION IS WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL IT'S NOT GHOSTBUSTERS IT'S OUR DISPATCH AND THE CURRENT LINE THAT'S THERE AND IT'S MAN AND IT'S IT'S ANSWERED 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BY THE SAME PEOPLE AND WE WERE ROUTED TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE DURING BUSINESS HOURS OR AFTER HOURS MUCH IMPROVED IT SHOULD BE MUCH IMPROVED OVER THE COMPLAINTS WE'VE HAD ABOUT NOBODY THERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND SEPARATE FROM 911 AS MY COLLEAGUE MR. SLOAN JUST POINTED OUT SO ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. 
          THOSE ARE THE COMMENTS QUESTIONS I HAVE ANY OTHER OR QUESTIONS I'D SAY GREAT JOB AND LIGHT EVERYTHING OUT. IT IS A LOT BUT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AS WE TALK ABOUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE EVERYTHING'S COMING FROM, HOW IT'S BEING ALLOCATED AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO I THINK YOU KNOW YOU SOUND UP VERY WELL IN THIS TOWN OR SO SO FOR THE RECORD HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN AUDIT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL TO AMEND BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2026 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PRIOR YEAR BUT BUDGET ROLL FORWARD AND CERTAIN OTHER APPROPRIATIONS AND COMMITMENTS AND THE EXPENDITURES OF CERTAIN FUNDS TO ALLOCATE THE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE SAID FUNDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. PRICE AND TAKEN BY MS. TURNER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY YOUR RIGHT HAND SO MOVE SEVEN ZERO AND FILING UNDER NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION FOR THE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL APPROVING SUBMITTING A PROPOSED PROJECT LIST FOR CONSIDERATION CONNECTION CONNECTION WITH THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED THE TOWN CAMP TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD ON FEBRUARY 24TH 2026. THERE WAS A CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO PLACE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION MR. SHAWN GILLEN THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. AS YOU RECALL IN THE FEBRUARY 24TH WORKSHOP WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU A POTENTIAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO PUT FORTH TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH IS THEN GOING TO PUT FORTH PROJECTS TO THE COUNTY FOR A REFERENDUM IN THE FALL FOR, A TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX AND WE HAD A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU. THOSE PROJECTS INCLUDED WILLIAM 
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HILTON PARKWAY GATEWAY CORRIDOR ,SPECIFICALLY THE SQUARE POPE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND THE SPANISH ROADS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, THE GUM TREE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS, THE WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY CHAPLIN CORRIDOR AND SEA PINES CIRCLE WHAT THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT DOES IS FORMALIZES THAT LIST THAT WE WILL THEN PRESENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS A MATTER FACT, WE'RE DOING THAT TOMORROW RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO ONCE THE VOTE IS TAKEN WE'LL FINALIZE OUR PRESENTATION FOR THAT GROUP. THE COUNCIL ALSO HAD CONDITIONS THEY WANTED TO PLACE ON THIS RESOLUTION. THOSE CONDITIONS WERE TO MAKE A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROJECT IS TO BE CONSIDERED IN A NO WAY . 
          HAS THE TOWN TAKEN A POSITION ON THE MERITS OF THE REFERENDUM ITSELF AND ANY REVENUE COLLECTED VIA THE SALES TAX DESIGNATED TO FOR THE TOWN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE TOWN AND HELD AT SPECIAL FUND UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE TOWN IN. ADDITION TO THE PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROJECTS THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX COLLECTED TO BE COLLECTED IN THE DURATION OF THE COLLECTION PERIOD THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTION IS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE TOWN SALES TAX REVENUE DESIGNATED FOR THE TOWN MAY BE USED AS MATCHING FUNDS FOR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TOWN. WE TRIED CAPTURE IN THAT IN THE RESOLUTION OF ALL THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE IN THE WORKSHOP AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION VERBATIM BUT THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY SET TO FORMALIZE THE LIST WITH THOSE CONDITIONS IN PLACE DURING QUESTION OKAY SO IF CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF ALLENTOWN COUNCIL APPROVING OF SUBMITTING A PROPOSED PROJECT LIST FOR CONSIDERATION IN CONNECTION THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX WE HAVE A MOTION REMOVED THE SECOND SECOND WAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YES I'VE GOT A FEW HERE RICHARD BUSY DAY PASSES MR. WILLIAMS HE PASSES. 
          OKAY. UM, STU RODMAN HE DOESN'T PASS TO THE CLERK THE RODMAN CITIZEN. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR. TOWN MANAGER IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU BRIDGES AND THE REFERENDUM. BIGGEST PROBLEM THE COUNTY IS GETTING THE WORKERS TO THE WORKPLACE. BIGGEST OFFENDERS ARE 170 AND THE BRIDGES BRIDGES AND I DON'T SEE A PLAN TO SOLVE THE BRIDGE PLAN FOR US FOR GETTING OUR WORKERS HERE. PROBLEM IS IF WE DO NOTHING THE BRIDGES ARE ON BORROWED TIME WHETHER IT'D BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT OR WHETHER IT BE MANDATED WEIGHT REDUCTION BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BRIDGES. I THINK PASSING A REFERENDUM IS GOING TO BE TOUGH BECAUSE. 
          IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD GO FROM 250 MILLION TO HAVE A SIX LANE CORRIDOR FROM THE CROSS ISLAND TO 30% MORE TO REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE BRIDGE. FUNDING'S PROBLEMATIC IF WE EVER GET AROUND TO A WESTBOUND BRIDGE I THINK THE GATEWAY WILL BE ON ATTRACTIVE. 
          I THINK OUR WORKFORCE PROBLEM JUST CONTINUES TO GET WORSE WITH ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
          THIRDLY, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN MY POINT IN MY WAY OF THINKING BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THE FUNDING THIS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT REFERENDUM THAT'S COMING UP WE'VE MISSED THAT WINDOW AND THAT WINDOW IS PROBABLY 4 TO 6 WEEKS. I WOULD NEVER COME FORWARD WITH A PROBLEM. I SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A SOLUTION. 
          THERE'S TWO FAVORABLE THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP US RESOLVE THIS SHORT TERM. 
          HISTORICALLY WE WERE STILL GROWING TEN YEARS AGO IN TRAFFIC VOLUMES. 
          IF YOU GO BACK OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 YEARS WE'VE SEEN THAT FLATTEN OUT. 
          IN FACT MAY ACTUALLY BE DECREASING AT THIS POINT IN TIME SO WE DON'T NEED TO GO FROM FOUR LANES TO 11 LANES. WE REALLY NEED TO GO FROM 4 TO 6 LANES. 
          BUT IN DOING THAT WE GO FROM A LEVEL OF SERVICE D TO A LEVEL OF SERVICE B. 
          SECONDLY, IN DESIGNING CURRENT EASTBOUND BRIDGE THEY'RE MAKING IT WIDE SO THAT IF WE WERE EVER WERE TO DO THE WESTBOUND BRIDGE WE COULD PUT TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION ON THE BRIDGE THAT'S BEING BUILT SO IF WE WERE TO ADD TWO LANES TO THE CURRENT WE WOULD GET TO THE SIX LANES THAT WE NEED AND WE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO THE THE WESTBOUND ONE. 
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TERMS OF THE CURRENT BRIDGE'S I'D KEEP ONE OF THOSE TO GET TO ANY AND SECONDLY YOU COULD SALVAGE ENOUGH OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF EASTBOUND BRIDGE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE PATHWAY THAT MANY PEOPLE OR JUST MAKE A FISHING PIER WHICH I THINK WE BENEFIT FROM FROM HAVING FOR OUR TOURISTS COST. CLEARLY IF YOU DO THIS YOU'RE ADDING WIDTH BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WOULD BE ELIMINATING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE TWO BRIDGES THAT ARE BEING BUILT AND SO ENGINEERS WOULD FIGURE THE COST I'M ASSUMING IS IN THE 30 TO 50 MILLION RANGE. 
          ALL RIGHT. I HEAR MR. RYAN PRIME TIME JUST ENDED UP LIKE ONE MORE MINUTE. 
          NO SIR CHRISTOPHER CLIFF I DON'T OFTEN AGREE YOU RUDMAN BUT HE'S QUITE RIGHT ABOUT TRAFFIC. I'VE GOT IT BY MONTH BY DAY FROM 1ST JANUARY 2018 TO THE END OF FEBRUARY AND THERE'S ACTUALLY NO DOUBT IT THE TRAFFIC ON THE ISLAND IS ACTUALLY STABILIZING BEST BUT MORE LIKELY DECLINING AND ENOUGH FOR THAT SO YOU WENT ON ABOUT THE BRIDGES ISN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRIDGES AND I THINK AND IMPLICIT IN THIS RESOLUTION IS A COMMITMENT BY YOURSELVES TO SUPPORT THE ONE 1% ANY TAX NO MATTER WHAT SEAN SAYS IN HIS WELL-WRITTEN RESOLUTION THAT WOULD BE INTERPRETED BY THE PUBLIC. 
          SO YOU AS A COUNCIL ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PADDY TAX YOU'RE YOUR HEDGING YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR POLICY TO A DISCREDITED OUTFIT THIS OUTFIT PROPOSE A 1% PENNY TAX IN 2018 WE HAVEN'T SEEN A DIME AND AS WE ALL KNOW THEY APPROPRIATED THE MONEY THAT THEY PROMISED THAT WOULD COME TO HILTON HEAD FOR THE CURRENT IMPROVEMENTS AND TO THE MICKEY MOUSE PROPOSAL FOR THE BRIDGE THIS IS THE SAME ORGANIZATION AND THE PROPOSED BRAND NEW BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO SPANISH ROADS FOR $293 MILLION IF WE CAN COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2011 THEY THEN MOVED TO SAY WELL ACTUALLY IT'S 488 MILLION BUT IT WILL ALSO BE TWO SPANISH WELLS JUNCTION AND THE LAST FARCICAL SUGGESTION WHICH THEY HAVE ACTUALLY COME UP WITH AND EACH COMMUNITY AT ALL TAKEN AWAY ANY INVOLVEMENT OF THE TOWN IS 311.5 MILLION FOR A HALF A BRIDGE IT DOESN'T EVEN COME TO SPANISH WELLS SO IF YOU ACTUALLY COME FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL I THINK IT'LL BE INTERPRETED BY MOST PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE 1% PENNY TAX. IT'S ALSO PUTTING THE CART BEFORE HORSES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS I WORK FOR A MULTINATIONAL MILLS HUGE MULTINATIONALS THAT WERE SPENDING $610 BILLION A YEAR ON CAPITAL PROJECTS AND I HAD THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IF I CAME FORWARD WITH A LIST OF PROJECTS WITHOUT SOME OUTLANDISH WHAT MY PROPOSAL WAS, WHAT THE TIMEFRAME WAS AND WHAT THE INVOLVED WAS, I'D BE FIRED. I MEAN TO COME FORWARD A LIST OF PROPOSALS LIKE YOU HAVE WITHOUT A CLUE WHAT THE SOLUTION IS RIDICULOUS AND I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACTUALLY DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL AND STAND UP AND PROTECT THE ISLAND AND GO BACK TO THE POSITION YOU HAD IN JUNE THE 32,025. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. 
          IT'S CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE WATCHING FROM THEIR WATCH IT DON'T GET INVOLVED THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL THE SECRETARY. THANK YOU. 
          FIRST I JUST WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON WHAT I HEARD. THIS ITEM WAS NOT PLACED ON THE AGENDA BY CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL THAT THE AGENDA AS MENTIONED BEFORE IS ONLY ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR. IT WAS A CONSENSUS HOWEVER THAT WE WOULD TAKE THE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT AND BRING THEM FORWARD TO A FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND THAT'S A BIT DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. 
          SECONDLY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I JUST HEARD THAT ARE THAT ARE TRUE AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS MAKE SENSE AS I WAS WRITING DOWN MY NOTES THERE ARE ALTERNATES TO THE BRIDGE WHICH WILL NOT SOLVE ANY OF OUR PROBLEMS AND WHILE I PARTLY UNDERSTAND REDMOND'S DESCRIPTION I DON'T THINK EVEN THAT'S WHAT IT IS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. 
          I'VE LONG SAID THAT WE NEED ALTERNATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTING ONTO THE ISLAND AND SOME OF THOSE I'VE LAID OUT ONE OF WHICH WAS A PARK AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE 
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WITH A TRANSPORTATION ON TO THE ISLAND FOR EMPLOYMENT A PLACE WHERE IF YOU DRIVE YOUR OFFICE ONTO THE ISLAND IF YOU'RE A PLUMBER AND YOU NEED YOUR TRUCK WHICH WOULD BE YOUR OFFICE THAT WE PROVIDE SOME WAY OF HOUSING THOSE OFFICES HERE AND FOLKS COULD GO BACK TO WHERE IT IS THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE AND THEN TAKE THAT ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION THEN ONTO THE ISLAND TO PICK UP THERE. THEREFORE WE'LL OFFICE THOSE ARE SOME I'M ALSO PROUD TO SAY THAT I'M PART OF A TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON A FERRY SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT HILTON HEAD BUT WILL BENEFIT ALL SOUTH CAROLINA VIEW FOR JASPER COUNTY UP AND DOWN THE SEACOAST AND YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS. SO THERE ARE ALTERNATE ALTERNATES TO TO THIS BRIDGE THAT THAT'S BEEN BEING DISCUSSED AND AND SO I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION FOR THOSE REASONS BUT ALSO BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE A LIST OF ITEMS HERE THAT WE DID DISCUSS AND THERE WAS AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE ISLAND AS A WHOLE MAY NEED BUT THIS IS NOT I'M NOT WILLING TO PUT MY SOUL ON THE LINE IN THIS MANNER. I'M WILLING THOUGH TO LOOK IN OTHER WAYS TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. BUT WE HAVE THE WILLIAM HILTON GATEWAY CORRIDOR WITH TWO UNDERLYING PIECES POPE AND THE SPAN AS WELL AS INTERSECTIONS WITH WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY NEED TO BE DONE AND THOSE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THE $80 MILLION THAT WAS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO HILTON HEAD THAT WAS TAKEN BY BEAUFORT COUNTY UNDER THE PRETEXT OF THE 2018 REFERENDUM. AND WE ALL KNOW THE FACTS WITH REGARD TO THE COUNTRY ROAD NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS PERIOD IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET MORE CONGESTED A MORE DANGEROUS THE TOWN HAS TO FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOLVING THOSE PROBLEMS. MAIN STREET WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY SHOPPING CORRIDOR SEE PINE CIRCLE AND I'VE BROUGHT UP NEEDING MORE INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY IN WHAT THOSE CONVERSATION WITH REGARD TO SEA PINES CIRCLES HAVE BEEN AND WHY IT LEADS US TO PUTTING THAT ON THIS. 
          I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THOSE ANSWERS YET EITHER BUT THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE HERE IF . WE WERE TO PUT THIS FORWARD. IT WOULD IT WOULD RAISE QUESTION TO ME AS TO WHO MAKES THE SELECTION OF WHAT THE PRIORITY FROM THAT LIST IS. 
          WELL, THE COUNTY WANTS TO HAVE THIS IN THEIR HAND SO PICK ONE OF THOSE FIVE WITH TWO SUBSECTIONS AND MAKE THEIR PRIORITY AND POINT THE FINGER AT WHICH ONE THEY'RE WILLING TO FUND AND AT WHAT COST IT IS AND AS WAS POINTED WE DON'T HAVE A COST FOR THOSE. 
          SO I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ALL OF THIS AND I'M ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ASSUMPTION THAT THIS COUNCIL OR ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL REPRESENTING MY CONCERNS SHOULD AND SUPPORTS THE REFERENDUM AND SO I WILL NOT SUPPORT IT FOR THOSE REASONS. OTHER COMMENTS SURPRISE THEM. YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IS IS WHAT TO DO IN A SITUATION WHERE THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS MADE A DECISION AS TO HOW TO PROCEED AND OFFERS US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THIS COMMITTEE. SO ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS MAKING A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT IN PROVIDING A PROJECT LIST THAT WE WERE TAKING NO POSITION ON THE MERITS OF THE REFERENDUM. SO THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. IT'S IF YOU SCROLL ON DOWN IT'S VERY LAST WHEREAS OR UP AS THE CASE MAY BE UP DOWN ALL AROUND THE WORD SAYS THE TOWN COUNCIL REMAINS NEUTRAL. 
          IT GOES ON TO HAVE THE LANGUAGE THERE I THINK THAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE UNDER THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE WHEREAS IS OR A PREAMBLE IS SET UP WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND WE NEED TO CLEARLY STATE THAT REMAINING NEUTRAL IN ADDITION IN THE LAST TWO LINES IT SAYS BUT RATHER WISHES TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE TOWN REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT LIST AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE ARE TO AND I THINK BETTER LANGUAGE WOULD BE RATHER TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL PROVIDE A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A COUNTY 2026 REFERENDUM AND TO STRIKE THE REST OF THAT LANGUAGE THERE I THINK IT'S 
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IT'S MUCH STRONGER BECAUSE WE DO WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY TAKING A POSITION ON THE REFERENDUM. SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO PROVIDE A PROJECT LIST TO THE COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE APPOINTED FORMER TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER GLEN STAFFORD TO THE COMMITTEE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND THERE THERE ARE 11 REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 11 DISTRICTS PLUS BELIEVE THERE'S FOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TOWN OF HILTON HEAD BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON AND HARTSVILLE I THINK ARE THE OTHER FOUR. 
          SO I REMEMBER ALL THOSE I THINK WE HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION HERE BUT ANY RIGHT THERE TO COME UP WITH A LIST FOR THE COUNTY MERELY RESPONDING TO THE REQUEST WE ARE NOT TAKING A POSITION AND AND FOR THAT REASON I MOVE TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO MOVE THE THE LAST OF THE SIX WHEREAS TO BE NUMBER ONE UNDER THE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND TO READ NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX TO BE TWO THROUGH SEVEN AND INCLUDING STRIKING THE LANGUAGE AND THE NEXT THE LAST LINE EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPOSED LIST AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO AND SUBSTITUTE IN LIEU THEREOF. 
          THE FOLLOWING PHRASE RESPOND THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A LIST PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A COUNTY 2026 REFERENDUM AND THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. 
          I THINK THAT'S MUCH STRONGER AND IT BELONGS IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE SECOND TO THAT MOTION, SECOND RIGHT. ALL RIGHT AND I'LL PROVIDE YOU REPEATING WHAT THE CHANGES ARE. 
          I'LL BE HAPPY TO ESPECIALLY THE LAST ONE. YEAH, THAT'S OKAY. 
          SO IN THAT LAST WHEREAS THE MOTION MOVES TO NUMBER ONE AS AN ELDER FORM SO THE THE LAST LINE IT SAYS BUT RATHER WISHES TO EXPRESS INSTEAD OF EXPRESS STRIKE THE LANGUAGE MAY EXPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE END WITH THE LAST WORD THERE TO AND INSERT IN LIEU THEREOF RESPOND TO THE REQUEST OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF COUNTY 2026 REFERENDUM TRYING TO MAKE IT AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY SORT OF ADVOCACY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BUT RESPONDING TO THE REQUEST FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A LIST AND GETTING MORE PREPARED. 
          YES. OR OTHER WITH BROWN. YES. 
          THANK MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON LIST ARE CURRENTLY IN A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. 
          AND HAD A LOT OF DELIBERATION ABOUT THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THERE WAS NOT ONLY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PLAN BUT DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES NOT LIMITED TO THE REFERENDUM. OKAY. WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT PARTIZANSHIP DISTRICT. WE'VE GOT LOOK AT SOME STATE FUNDS. 
          WE'VE ALSO BUT SOME OF THESE THAT ARE MORE PRESSING LOOK AT OURSELVES, MAKE A DECISION IF WE WANT TO BORROW SOME MONEY TO ,GET THEM DONE. OKAY. 
          SO AGAIN I THINK THE LANGUAGE CHANGE IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS RESOLUTION. 
          WE ARE SIMPLY RESPONDING TO THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE A LIST AND OTHER COMMENTS BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT COUNCILMAN BROWN JUST SAID IS IS ACCURATE. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL WAYS THAT WE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF HOW TO FUND THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN GOES OUT THIS WILL BE USED IN ANY MANNER THAT WILL TRULY ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THIS ISLAND AND SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS THAT WE FUND THIS SHORT OF TAKING LOANS I WOULD STEP FROM THAT ONE FOR A MOMENT. WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE'VE ALL I BELIEVE I KNOW I CERTAINLY HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR AND WITH OTHER SENATORS OUTSIDE OF OUR DELEGATION TO HELP US FIND THE MONEY THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE THESE PROJECTS. AND I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE NOT GOING THERE AGAIN SO 
          [01:30:14]
I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO SAY THIS SO IF WE DON'T PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND WE DON'T ADD OUR PROJECTS TO THE LIST AND THE TAX PASSES AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO PASS OR NOT I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A JUDGMENT HERE IF IT PASSES THEN WE'LL GET NOTHING. 
          SO AS COUNCILMAN BROWN SAID, THIS IS A TOOL IN THE TOOLKIT THAT WE CAN USE FOR POTENTIAL FUNDING. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO PASS OR NOT AND WE HAVE DECIDED AS A TOWN COUNCIL WE ARE REMAINING NEUTRAL ON ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY AWARE OF AND HAVE FELT IS THAT THE 2018 MONEY WAS COLLECTED AND WE NEVER RECEIVED IT AND SO WHY WE HAVE A STIPULATION IN HERE THAT SAYS THAT ANY REVENUE COLLECTED IS PUT IN A LOCKBOX AND GIVEN TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD SO THAT WE CAN SPEND THE MONEY ON THE PROJECT AS WE SEE FIT. AND I THINK THAT A SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING OF OUR POSITION IN CASE IT DOES PASS LASTLY THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS NEED AND YES WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AND BROWN TALKED ABOUT THOSE AND INCLUDING THE DELEGATION BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN THE DELEGATION GOES FOR MONEY AND IF THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IS ASKED TO HELP FUND WE HAVE TO COST HERE AND SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE RELEVANT TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE IN A COST SHARE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU IF I MIGHT I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT DURING OUR FEBRUARY 24TH WORKSHOP IT WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO PUT THIS ON GOING FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION WE LEARNED IN 2018 THAT WE'VE GOT TO PROTECT ANY THAT WE CAN GET AND WE KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE A REFERENDUM IF IT WERE TO PASS DOESN'T THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FUNDING. SO TO PROTECT THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO AS HAS BEEN BEFORE LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES FOR FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL'S HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BECAUSE THESE IDENTIFIED AREAS ARE NOT THE ONLY AREAS INTO WHICH THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED . THERE IS A LOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS THE SQUARE POPE AND SPANISH WELLS AREA BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HAD THE MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS SO PROVIDING SAFETY PROVIDING MOBILITY TIMELY WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH THE BRIDGE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON HILTON HEAD I AGREE WITH ALL COMMENTS THAT WE'RE NOT HERE TO SUPPORT THE TAX REFERENDUM. WE ARE WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECTS WHICH WE HAVE OUTLINED IN IN OUR SPIDER CITY PROJECT AND FIND WAYS TO FUND PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS ONE IS I MISSPOKE IT'S NOT THE CITY OF HARTVILLE, IT'S THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL RIGHT. THE FOURTH ONE. 
          SO MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT REMEMBERING ALL THAT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE THE OTHER CONDITIONS. MR. DILLON READ THEM OUT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPEAT THEM SO SEE TWO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCREEN AND THAT IS IF YOU'LL SCROLL UP OR DOWN RIVERS DON'T SCROLL THANK YOU. AND THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND ALSO REQUESTING FUNDS COLLECTED BE DISPERSED TO THE TOWN BE HELD IN A SPECIAL ACCOUNT AND ONLY BE USED FOR PROJECTS IN THE PROJECT. 
          AND THEN IF YOU'LL KEEP SCROLLING OVER FOR THERE WE GO SALES TAX FUNDS WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE MATCHING OR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING SO THAT IN THE EVENT WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR A PROJECT IF THIS IS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AND THEN ALSO THIS IS IMPORTANT ONE THIS IS A MODEL THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION USED IN IN THE BOND REFERENDUM WHICH WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTED AND THAT IS NOT JUST A COMMITTEE TO TO PREPARE A LIST TO LOOK AT THE NEEDS AND PREPARE LIST BUT THEN ALSO COMMITTEE AFTERWARDS IF A REFERENDUM IS ADOPTED TO REVIEW 
          [01:35:06]
AND OVERSEE THE PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS GET BUILT AND IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID IS YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT'S VOTED ON GETS DONE AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ALSO POINT OUT WHERE CONDITIONS I SUSPECT I HAVE A QUESTION SO SOME OF THOSE OTHER TOWNS THAT YOU THAT YOU AND THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THOSE. 
          DOES ANYONE DOES THE TOWN MANAGER MAYOR HAVE YOU HEARD ARE THEY SIMILARLY WRITING THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS INTO THEIR LISTS? I HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR LISTS YET AND IT WE'RE OUT IN FRONT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE SHEER TIMING OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP WE JUST HAD WHERE WE LISTED THESE SIX PROJECTS JUST AS A AS AN ASIDE IF YOU LIKE I'M A LITTLE BIT JUST AS AN ASIDE FIVE OF THESE SIX PROJECTS COME STRAIGHT FROM YES OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUT THEY THESE PROJECTS WERE ENTERED INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THE LOWCOUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES STUDY RIGHT THE COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT THAT THAT PRIORITIZES INTERIM PRIORITIZES THE PROJECT AND ANTICIPATES THE FUNDING FOR REGIONAL NETWORKS INCLUDING FEDERALLY FUNDED ALL BUT MAIN STREET IS ON THIS LIST AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A HEAD START WAS PULLING THOSE PROJECTS STRAIGHT OF LAPSE THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS PUT A PRESENT TOGETHER SIMILARLY THERE COUNCILS ALL HAVE IT RIGHT PORT ROYAL BEAUFORT LOFTON THEY ALL HAVEN'T HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THEIR COUNCILS YET SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME OF THEIR THE MEETING WE HAVE TOMORROW IT'S HERE MARCH 11TH THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH WE MENTIONED EARLIER MR. STAMFORD'S A PART OF THEY MEET HERE IN THIS ROOM TOMORROW AT 1 P.M. SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES HAPPENED BEFORE THEIR COUNCILS WERE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TOGETHER SO CALL IT LUCK, CALL IT TIMING. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD WITH OUR RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF THE WORKSHOP, BECAUSE OF TODAY'S MEETING AND BECAUSE OF TOMORROW'S MEETING. SO OUR SEQUENCE JUST WORKED OUT BETTER AND I SAY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY SOME OF THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES IT'S A LONG ANSWER BUT IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER AS AS WE TRY TO MEET THEIR DEADLINES. SO I FIND THAT JUST A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT FOR YOU. WELL, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FROM THE OTHER AREAS THE MAYORS WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS STRUCTURED SO THAT WE ARE PROTECTED SO THAT IT IS NOT JUST A SLUSH FUND THAT THE COUNTY CAN USE BUT IT IS A FUND THAT IS IS DIRECTED TOWARDS EACH MUNICIPALITY. SO I'M HEARING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, I SAY CONDITIONS THEY'RE NOT CONDITIONS OF ANYTHING SO THEY'RE REALLY NOT CONDITIONS THEY ARE SIMPLY STATEMENTS AND THEY HOLD WATER . THEY MAKE OUR POINT I GUESS BUT JUST PUT IT OUT THERE AND OF CASE. YES. ONE MORE THING, MR. MAYOR, IF WE TAKE A POSITIVE VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, THERE'S NO OPPOSITION ALLIANCE. 
          DID WE DIRECT THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROVIDE COPY OF THIS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE MR. STANFORD SO HAS MARCHING ORDERS TOMORROW MEETING. I AGREE WITH THAT YOU MICHAEL YEAH IT WAS ANY OTHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE THE MOTION TO AMEND AND THEN THE MOTION ITSELF SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRICE INSPECTED BY MR. DESMOND AS HE I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO THOSE AMENDMENTS JUST TO BE CLEAR SURE I'D BE HAPPY TO TO MOVE THE LAST WHEREAS THE FIRST NUMBER ONE UNDER THE NOW THERE FOR IT RESOLVED AND TERRY NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX OF THE DRAFT THE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH I'M SORRY TWO THROUGH SEVEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IN THE NEXT TO THE LAST LINE OF THAT LAST WHERE IS TO STRIKE LANGUAGE EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING PROPOSED PROJECT LIST AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TO AND SUBSTITUTE IN LIEU THEREOF THE FOLLOWING PHRASE RESPOND TO THE REQUEST OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL PROVIDE A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A COUNTY 2026 REFERENDUM OKAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PLACING FIVE OR RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND CAN JUST TELL ME IT'S I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOUR VOTE BUT JUST ME. 
          SO WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON IS TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT NOT OF THE AMENDMENT ITSELF BUT THE 
          [01:40:04]
AMENDMENT 20 TO BE CLEAR YES ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY ONE MORE TIME THERE WE GOT SEVEN ZERO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION THE TOWN OF HILTON HOTEL AND TOWN COUNCIL APPROVING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSED PROJECT LIST FOR CONSIDERATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED ON A 6 TO 1 AND THAT MOTION WAS MADE BY MOTION 
          [10. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]
BY MR. OFFENSE LIKE BY MR. MR. TANNER. ALL RIGHT NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEMS PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT TOWN CODE 5 TO 70 LIMITS EACH PERSON TO ONE THREE MINUTE COMMENT WHEN ADDRESSING COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE 3 MINUTES YOU'RE ASKED TO INCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE MAINTAIN DECORUM SUITABLE FOR THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANE, ABUSIVE OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU LIKE TO GIVE THE TOWN COUNCIL PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN CLERK AFTER YOU SPEAKING HERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES, WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE LET ME AT THE TOMAH I'VE GOT SKIP HOAGLAND HEADING OFF. THERE'S A CLOCK RIGHT, SIR. 
          SKIP HOAGLAND, WINDMILL HARBOR THE CANNON CHAMBER OUR PARTNERS IN CRIME YOU ALL ARE ILLEGAL MEMBERS AND SOMEONE ATTENDED THE CHAMBER KOOL-AID BALL. WE'RE FUNDED OUR TAX MONEY IF YOU INVESTED FOR ME WITH SCOTT PAULSEN AND I REFUSE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCOUNTING ON HOW YOUR MONEY WAS SPENT ALL PROFITS GENERATED ALSO VIOLATED THE CONTRACT ILLEGALLY CRIMINALLY USE YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WRITE ME ANOTHER $4 MILLION CHECK OR WHAT YOU SUE MY OFF AND HAVE ME ARRESTED. ONLY THREE REASON HE VOTED NARROWLY TO ALLOW THIS CHAMBER'S FRAUD AND FINANCIAL ABUSE EITHER YOU'RE INCOMPETENT, CORRUPT OR YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE AND PUT IN A BOX. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY OF YOU ARE IN A COMPETENT EXCEPTION. ALEX BROWN FINANCE CHAIR FOR GOOD REASON HE KNOWS MUCH ABOUT DODGE AUDITS AS I KNOW ABOUT BEATTY'S AND WE NEED TO PUT CPAS ON THIS COMMITTEE. 
          YOU NEED TO FIX WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. YOU HAVE BECOME A DISGRACE AND A PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO TRUSTED YOU. 
          IT'S NOT ABOUT RICK. IT'S ABOUT THE LAW. IF YOU HAVE ANY HONESTY LEFT, EXPECT YOU TO STAND UP RIGHT NOW AND MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY AND COMMIT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO FIX THE CHAMBER AND OUR OUT EIGHT TAX FUNDED DEMOS DEMO SO OPERATES PROPERLY AND LEGALLY UNDER RECOGNIZED GOALS STANDARDS. I BELIEVE WE CAN ALL AGREE IN THIS ROOM AT THIS LEVEL OF LEGAL OPERATIONS, STATE AND FEDERAL VIOLATIONS, EVASION AND MILLIONS THE CHAMBER TOOK THE CAPITAL VERSUS LOCAL BUSINESS TO DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITY DEMO WEBSITES HILTON HEAD ISLAND FORUM HILTON HEAD GOLF ISLAND IS LUDICROUS AND OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS THIS COUNCIL TO HONOR THEIR CAMPAIGN PROMISES THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          IF YOU'RE TO DO THAT YOU SHOULD RESIGN DEVOTED AND ALLOW OTHERS LEAD. 
          TAMPA MELINDA THE TOWN IS IN VIOLATION OF FOIL. ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE COLTRANE OR ORLANDO TO COMPLY? YES. NO. 
          THE CHAMBERS ALREADY VOTED THE BALL INTO THE NEW CONTRACT AND IT MUST BE CANCELED. 
          THE CHAMBER REPLACED WITH A NEW DEMO IMMEDIATELY I SUGGEST TO LOCAL NC OR THE ISLAND PACKET NEWSPAPER TAMARA PERRY MELINDA YOU ARE ALL CHAMBER MEMBERS YOU ATTENDED THE KOOL-AID CHAMBER BALL CAN I COUNT ON YOU TO FORCE BILL MILES TO PROVIDE YOU AND ALL 1500 MEMBERS ACCESS TO HIS RECORDS UNDER THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT LAW AND HOW SPENT ALL OF OUR TAX MONEY AND MEMBERS DUES AND USED IT FOR HIS $800,000 SALARY YES OR NO WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNCIL? I CALL FOR A CITY DON'T IMMEDIATELY STOP THE FOXES WATCHING THE HENHOUSE LAST, PERRY SAID HE SAW CHAMBER RECEIPTS AND INVOICES WITH BILL MILES THEY BOTH CRIMINAL FRAUD INCLUDING THE LAWYER COLTRANE AND THEY SHOULD ALL BE ARRESTED PERIOD. THANK YOU. I DO, RICHARD BUSY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON RICHARD BUSY AND GO RUN THE SECRET HAS TO STOP SOUTH CAROLINA LAWS CLEAR WHEN A QUORUM OF GOVERNING BODY MEETS THAT MEETING MUST BE PUBLICLY NOTICED INCLUDED AN AGENDA BE OPEN THE PUBLIC AND THIS COUNCIL FOUR MEMBERS CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND NO OFFICIAL DECISION CAN BE MADE WITHOUT ONE BUT THERE IS A WAY OF COURSE TO TECHNICALLY COMPLY WITH THE LETTER OF THE LAW OR COMPLETELY VIOLATING ITS SPIRIT THE MAYOR OR THE TOWN MANAGER CAN MEET WITH TWO COUNCILMEN AT A TIME THEN MEET WITH TWO MORE AND THEN TWO MORE AGAIN UNTIL EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS WEIGHED IN AND A CONSENSUS HAS BEEN REACHED THESE MEETINGS MAY NOT BE ILLEGAL BUT THEY ARE UNETHICAL. THEY AVOID PUBLIC OVERSIGHT. 
          THEY AVOID PUBLIC DEBATE AND THEY ENSURE THAT WHEN ISSUES FINALLY DO APPEAR ON THE AGENDA 
          [01:45:04]
THE DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PUBLIC MEETING BECOMES THEATER NOT GOVERNANCE I KNOW AND HAVE LEARNED FROM RELIABLE SOURCES. 
          PRACTICE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS INCLUDING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE TOWN BUDGET FROM THIS PODIUM I'VE OFTEN SAID IT APPEARS THAT DECISIONS ESPECIALLY CONTROVERSIAL ONES ARE NOT MADE HERE AFTER OPEN AND ROBUST BUT INSTEAD ARE PREORDAINED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED CONFIRMS THIS THIS MUST STOP. THESE SECRET MEETINGS ARE A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC IN THE DARK AND IF ANY MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL STILL BELIEVE IN ETHICAL GOVERNANCE, NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY SO PUBLICLY THE ISSUE HAS COME TO LIGHT AGAIN WITH CLOSED DOOR REGARDING THE HIGHWAY TO 78 CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW IS SHAPING THIS PLAN WHAT ASSUMPTIONS ARE BEING MADE AND, WHY DISCUSSIONS ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC VIEW THE CONSULTANT CONDUCTING THE STUDY MK ASK MAY BE A VERY CAPABLE LANDSCAPE AND PARKS FIRM BUT THE 278 CORRIDOR IS A COMPLEX TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, NOT A LANDSCAPING PROJECT. WORK REQUIRES WORLD CLASS INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY EXPERIENCE AND WHEN DECISIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE SHAPED IN PRIVATE SECRET AND SECRET MEETINGS WITH LIMITED PARTICIPANTS PUBLIC IS DAMAGED. TRANSPARENCY IS NOT OPTIONAL. 
          THESE SECRET MEETINGS MUST STOP AND THEY MUST STOP NOW LET'S PUT SOME SUNLIGHT OUT THERE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT DEMOCRACIES DIE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. 
          LET ME ASK THE TOWN WILL YOU STATE FOR THE RECORD WHETHER YOU WILL END THE PRACTICE OF SECRET MEETINGS USED TO AVOID PUBLIC OVERSIGHT? YES OR NO? YES OR NO? LET THE RECORD THAT NOT ONE MEMBER OF THIS TOWN COUNCIL HAVE THE NERVE, THE COURAGE TO RESPOND. THANK YOU, MR. PIZZI. 
          BOBBY TILLERSON I DON'T HAVE ONE. I'M BOBBY. 
          I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU ALL IN A COUPLE YEARS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A MUCH LIGHTER NOTE THAT UP HERE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME BEFORE Y'ALL AND ASKED FOR A COUPLE OF VOLLEYBALL COURTS DOWN AT CATALINI NO OR GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO PUT THOSE ON. 
          WELL, I WANT TO REPORT THAT THEY ARE VERY WELL USED AND VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE AND IF YOU ALL HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON ADDING ONE, I THINK NOW'S THE TIME TO DO SO WAS UP AND DOWN THERE THE LAST THREE OR FOUR DAYS PLAYING AND HAS BEEN STANDING ROOM ONLY IN MAY BE PARTLY BECAUSE OF SPRING BREAK OR THE OR THE GOOD WEATHER ALL AT ONE TIME. 
          BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE LINING THE CORDS WAITING THEIR TURN. SO IF JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN CASE YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE SOME DEMAND DOWN THERE FOR A THIRD CORD IF IF YOU WANT ONE WITH THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT IT LOOKS THERE'S ROOM NOW THAT'S UP TO YOU. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WAS A POSSIBILITY. 
          I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK YOU ON A SEPARATE NOTE ABOUT CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE CROSSINGS PROJECT? CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT IS THAT A DONE DEAL OR IS THERE STILL SOME LEEWAY THERE? WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. OKAY. 
          WELL, I DID LET ME JUST SAY THIS AND SINCE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS AGO I'VE KIND OF FOREGONE TENNIS AND PLAYING A WHOLE LOT OF PICKLEBALL AND I HEARD MY MY ONLY COMMENT I'LL MAKE TODAY ABOUT THAT IS NOT JUST NOT THAT YOU NEED 19 COURTS BUT THAT'S MY $0.02 TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          [11. Executive Session]
OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. MR. LANDER, DO WE HAVE A NEED TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SIR? AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA ITEMS 11 A THROUGH THROUGH D I HAVE A MOTION TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THE SECOND QUICK COURT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WITH DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL WHICH COMES NEXT I WILL ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE ITEMS BUT IN PROTEST REGARD TO THOSE THAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE PREVIOUSLY THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED BECAUSE OH
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