[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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SO WE WON'T SEE HER RUNNING IT AS USUAL. GOOD MORNING IS THURSDAY MARCH 12TH 2026 10:00 FOR THE HOUSING IS NOW IN ORDER AND WILL DO A ROLL ALL RIGHT GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN FRED HAMILTON HERE THE LAWYERS COMMAND MEG JAMES MCGILL HERE WITH CHAMBERS VERONICA NAVARRO AND CHAIRMAN CHAIRWOMAN EMILY BURTON.
OKAY. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN EXCUSE ME ANSWER I DO WANT TO SAY THAT BURTON HAS BEEN EXCUSED NAVARRO AND MCGEE IN CHAMBERS EXCUSE ME JAMES HAVE BEEN EXCUSED. THEY BOTH CALLED HIM CHAIRMAN I WILL PASS THE BATON TO YOU.
OKAY. WE'RE TO HOLD OFF ON THE MINUTES ADOPTION AND MAYBE YOU ALL OF AND AS POSSIBLE THE BURDEN MIGHT SHOW UP AS WELL SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT.
[IV. PUBLIC COMMENT]
OKAY. BUT WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE SO IF YOU DON'T MIND COME INTO PULPIT.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM TO SHARE YOUR NAME YOU WENT FROM BEING A WIZARD TO EVEN MORE IN MY NAME IS YOUR HERE WILL COME IN FROM SHADY GLEN IT'S A MOBILE HOME PARK HERE IN HIGHWAY 46 NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE. WE ARE COMMUNITY OWNED HARDWORKING PEOPLE.
WE WORK IN RESTAURANTS, CONSTRUCT HOTELS, GOLF COMMUNITIES, ETC. WHEN WE CAME HERE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A MOBILE WHICH WE DID IN FEDERAL EMPOWER BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THE PRICE OF THE HOUSES IN THIS AREA ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER KNOW ON BEING THIS A TOURIST PLACE AND A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO TO PEOPLE TO RETIRE. YOU KNOW THIS, INCREASE THE THE RENT OR THE THE PRICE OF THE HOUSES SHADY. GLEN WELL JAZZ WAS SOLD SO THE NEW OWNER CANE AND INCREASED THE RENT ALMOST DOUBLED THAT WE WERE PAYING WE WERE PAYING $650 EVERY MONTH NOW PAYING 1100 DOLLARS ALMOST PERCENT OR 100% WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADVICE OR AN ORGANIZATION TO HELP US TO GUIDE US AND TO CHECK WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION THAT PUT A BURDEN IN OUR ECONOMY. WE WANT TO KNOW THE COUNTY HAS REGULATED FEELINGS ABOUT RENT INCREASE BECAUSE WE ONLY RENT FOR THE LAND.
YOU KNOW WE OWN THE MOBILE HOMES ALSO WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION TO BUY THE AND SELL IT TO US SO WE CAN PAY BACK IS THE MORTGAGE YOU KNOW THE SAME WAY THAT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE OR THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW PEOPLE WHO BUY THESE HOUSES BUT BASICALLY OUR PROBLEM IS THE INCREASE OF THE RENT THAT IN OUR OPINION IS EXTREMELY HIGH ALMOST 100%. YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR SITUATION AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ISAIAS. I LIVE IN INNER CITY GLEN COMMUNITY PARK SO THIS IS MY FRIEND AND MY NEIGHBOR. NOBODY FOR A FEW MONTHS. EVERYBODY THERE IS LOOKING FOR HELP WHY THEIR RENT INCREASED ALMOST 90%. THIS PROPERTY I CAME ONTO NOW IS THEY HAD DIFFERENT NEED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. EVERY OWNER IS COMING WITH A NEW RENT INCREASE RENT AND ASKING EVERY YEAR EVERYBODY PAY BEFORE THIS OWNERS ONLY INCREASE ALMOST $50 FOR GEAR WITH THE NEW CONTRABAND NOW IS OVER $500 MORE.
SO YOU ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY ALL MY FRIEND EVERYBODY IS WORKING THIS WAY. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS WORKING
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BUT LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY FOR HELP. I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY GOT A FEW REGULATION ABOUT TO INCREASE THE RENT. YOU KNOW IT'S THE LAND MOSTLY 90% FOR THESE PEOPLE THEY'RE ALL MY NEIGHBORS. IT'S OWNER FOR THESE MOBILE HOMES. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE A VERY FAMILIAR PROBLEM. THIS THING IS HAPPENING NOT ONLY ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE STATE. HOWEVER YOU NOT IN THE TOWN LIMIT SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN THE TOWN LIMIT. JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM FROM BEING IN THE TOWN BUT YOU KNOW THE END I JUST HERE TO COMPLAIN OR DUVAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT IF IF A COUNTY AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I MEAN YOU CAN YOU CAN GO AND SPEAK TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL OVER THERE BUT THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE RENT EVEN IF EVEN IF THEY HEAR YOU AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM IS THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER OVER OVER PROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT.SO IF YOU KNOW, MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO TRY TO ESTABLISH SOME KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY MEETING AND, GET AS MUCH PEOPLE AS THEY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN AND ORGANIZE THEM AND THEN INVITE THE AND THEN INVITE LANDOWNER TO COME TO YOUR MEETING UP YOU IF COME TO CONSENSUS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THAT INCREASE BECAUSE IF YOU GUYS LEAVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM THEN TRY TO GET ORGANIZED. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WERE TO MEET WITH THE LANDOWNER, DID THE PROPERTY CHANGE HANDS RECENTLY? YES, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
THREE MONTHS THAT THESE GO GOING. I HAD A NOTIFICATION FOR THE NEW OWNERS BUT IS STILL PREGNANT THE LAST TIME ON THIS MARCH IS THE FIRST PAYMENT WITH THE INCREASE RENT ON YEAH. WITH THE INCREASE OF 1150 YEAH. NO 400 OVER 400 BEFORE SIX 5670 ANNOUNCES 1080 SO IT'S OVER 80% ALL FOR OVER 400 ITEMS. SHERMAN HAMILTON IS CORRECT YOU NEED TO GET A HOMEOWNER'S TOGETHER BUT WHEN YOU DO THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE LOCAL MEDIA YEAH SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS OUTSTANDING AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONTACT WITH THE WHOLE STREET YEAH YES YOU KNOW THEY HAD THEIR PROBLEM IT SHOWED THE COURT THAT HAD TO CALL ON HILTON HEAD ON TO YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE BUSINESS LIKE SOME PLACE YEAH THEY HAD THEIR PROBLEM IN AS WELL AND HE'S RIGHT THE MEDIA GOT INVOLVED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANY YOU KNOW BECAUSE BRINGING PUBLIC AWARENESS IS IS IS ALSO A POWERFUL YEAH BUT THE COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE ANY REGULATIONS ABOUT THINGS IT COULD PROVIDE FOR DIFFERENT COUNTY IN COUNTY THE COUNTY DON'T HAVE ANY REGULATION AND IN THAT DEPARTMENT WE KNOW THE NAME OF THE PERSONAL NEED TO TALK TO ANY OF YOU FOR ANYBODY TO USE WITH YOU IN BEAUFORT I MEAN IF YOU WANT TO GET IT I THINK THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A UNITED FRONT. YES.
BECAUSE THEY HERE THEY WOULD HEAR MORE IF YOU HAD EITHER PETITION IF YOU HAD 20 OR MORE PEOPLE COMING IS 188 WELCOMES THEY WILL BE WITH YOU. YES, I KNOW YOU SAID.
I'M GIVING IT MAYBE OR ON THE 88. YEAH BECAUSE IT'S TOO EARLY TO DATE YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS MEETING IN ABOUT A WEEK THAT THAT WAS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU KNOW ON WE THAT WAS A GOOD WAY TO CALM ON CONTACT BILL A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE YOU
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USE THAT HAVE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CONCEPT BUT THAT'S HOW HIGHLY RECOMMEND GETTING PEOPLE ON THERE RIGHT YEAH WERE PLANNING A MEETING AND YOU LAND TOMORROW IS ONE OF TEN JOIN US TOMORROW AFTERNOON SO THAT'S WHEN THE PEOPLE IN OREGON THEY WILL SHOW UP FOR YOU HELP A LOT WITH THESE CHILDREN HELPED A LOT YOU COULD JUST YEAH BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WARM I HAD SOMETHING TO EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE HERE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT SOMEBODY COMING TO TAKE LOOK FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP TWO PEOPLE THIS THAT CAN GIVE ME THE CONTACT IS THE COUNTY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE YOU KNOW FOR THEIR AREA HMM MIGHT BE LOGAN IS THE LOGAN I DON'T KNOW ANYWAY LOGAN COUNTY I THINK YOU NO LOGAN'S I KNOW YEAH I DON'T THINK WE ARE LIKE YEAH IT MIGHT BE MARK LAWSON MY LUCK MARK LAWSON YEAH.ALL RIGHT MARK AMY K LAWSON LW SO YEAH YEAH YEAH BECAUSE OKAY YEAH BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I THINK WE A SITUATION ABOUT 1012 YEARS AGO THEY TOLD US THAT YEAH THEY DO WHAT YOU TOLD ME THAT WHEN YOU FOR THE PLACE THAT DOESN'T BELONG SO YEAH WE'VE GOT TO THINK OF SOME WONDERFUL THEY FIGURE THAT OUT RIGHT FOR THE RECORD WE HAD MR. NOLAN POLITE LIFE IN 1009 IN A JIMMY YOU WANT TO SOME REAL OKAY YOU THANK YOU MY NAME'S I'M JUST ATTENDING THE MEETING I'M TOWN OF BLUFFTON EMPLOYEE JUST STARTED AND OCTOBER AS THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR BUT YOU KNOW I DO HAVE INTEREST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THAT'S MY BACKGROUND I WORKED TEN PLUS YEARS IN NEW YORK STATE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I WAS IN SAVANNAH HOUSING PROGRAM AT UNION MISSION SO I JUST YOU KNOW TO HAVE THIS JOB NOW THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON BUT I DO YOU KNOW HAVE YEARS AND SO BEEN RECENTLY WORKING WITH VICKY AND JUST FOR OPPORTUNITIES AS THE TOWN GROWS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I BELIEVE PASSIONATELY ABOUT AND HAVING A BACKGROUND IN IT FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO START WORKING HERE A LITTLE BIT WITH BUT THANK FOR COMING AND YOUR EXPERIENCE IN A LOT OF SOME OF THE TOOLS SO PLEASE WORK CLOSELY WITH VICKY AND I'M SURE SHE'LL CHIME IN YOU TO SEE IF IF SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY. YEAH AND I'M USED TO DOING I I'D DONE A FEW IN NEW YORK BUT YOU KNOW DID A LOT OF INSPECTIONS AND OVERSIGHT OF COURSE A LOT OF LAYERED PROPERTIES DEPENDING WHERE IN NEW YORK LAYERING AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT SUBSIDIES FEDERAL AND STATE SUBSIDIES TAX CREDITS SECTION EIGHT YOU KNOW USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT SO YOU KNOW SO I'VE KIND OF SEEN A LOT AND THEN JUST KIND OF MORE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINE AND SAVANNAH MANAGING THE HOPPER PROGRAM FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR UNION MISSION COMING HERE AND JUST WANTING TO WORK CLOSER TO HOME. AND SO YOU KNOW, I LEARNED A LOT IN SAVANNAH TO MANAGING BEING THE FRONT LINE PERSON MANAGING AND WE IN THAT PROGRAM IN SAVANNAH WE HAD YOU KNOW LOCALS WE HAD CITY STAFF WE HAD STATE AND FEDERAL STUFF THAT WERE I WAS REPORTING AND MANAGING TOO. SO SO I'M JUST EXCITED WORK FOR THE TOWN THAT I LIVE IN AND BE CLOSER TO MY KIDS CLOSER TO WORK AND YOU KNOW JUST YOU KNOW, EXCITED TO BE HERE. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THE TOWN AGAIN? I'M IN THE FINANCE OFFICE IS GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR.
OKAY? IT'S A LOT OF WORK THERE NOW. YEAH.
THREE YEAH WE GO THROUGH IT YEAH WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANTS RIGHT NOW OKAY SO AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE KIND OF I THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IT'S JEREMY. ALL RIGHT SO I WILL HAS A BENEFIT.
OKAY. UM, I'M GOING TO SEE IF EMILY SHOWS UP FOR US, OKAY?
[VI.1. FY26 Neighborhood Assistance Budget Update]
I'M GOING TO PUBLIC I MEAN TO DOCUMENT THE MINUTES BUT ALL BUSINESS THE NEW BUSINESS GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.SO WE WILL TAKE LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE BUDGET AS TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY ALL
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RIGHT. IN HIGHLIGHT FOR ME SO LET'S GO HERE SO THEN WE ARE ALL DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI ALL RIGHT SO OUR MEMO THE BUDGET FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 HAS BEEN APPROVED AT 450,000 BY TOWN COUNCIL.A TOTAL OF 34 HOMES HAVE RECEIVED REPAIRS AT A TOTAL OF 298,000 622 THESE ARE PARENTS CONSIST OF ROOFING FLOORING STAIRS, PLUMBING, TREE SERVICES AND PROPERTY CLEANUP CURRENTLY HOME IS WAITING FOR MATERIAL TO BE DELIVERED WITH REPAIRS TO START TWO HOMES ARE WAITING ON ESTIMATES TO BE SUBMITTED AND THREE HOMES NEED TO BE VISITED BY BUILDING SAFETY AND. ONE HOME IS WAITING ON INCOME VERIFICATION.
AS ALWAYS APPLICATIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED WEEKLY AND STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK DILIGENTLY ENSURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE LIVING IN THEIR HOMES SAFE AND DRY SO WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT IN OUR LINEUP. WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OUR QUEUE THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON ARE BEING SURVEYED SO WE ARE STILL DOING GOOD WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS ABOUT THE MEMO? I THINK YOU NEED TO CHANGE THERE'S TWO STEPS. YES, WE'RE UP STEPS SO NOT STAIRS WE'RE NOT DOING ANY STAIRS IN THE HOUSE'S STEPS, THE FRONT OR THE BACK TO GET INTO THE ENTRANCE. SO I WILL CHANGE THAT AND I WILL SCROLL DOWN TO OUR EXCEL SHEET SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR DOLLARS HAVE GONE. SO IN OUR MAJOR HOME REPAIR UM THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT AGAIN IS OUR GRANT FROM THE JASPER HOUSING TRUST FUND.
I JUST GOT WORD THIS WEEK EITHER FRIDAY BEFORE WE LEFT OUT OUR MONDAY THAT THAT WIRE TRANSFER HAS NOW COME IN SO I WILL TAKE THAT OUT OF YELLOW FOR NEXT MEETING BUT IT IS NOW IN THE POCKET OVER FINANCE SO MAJOR HOME REPAIRS TO 96 WITH THE AVAILABLE BUDGET OF 103 THAT WAS 28 HOMES. OUR NEXT LINE ITEM WILL BE THE PROPERTY THAT WE DO WORK ON AS WELL. WE HAVE 8000 A LITTLE OVER 8000 LEFT THERE WITH FOUR HOMES BEING ASSISTED AND THEN 11,096 WITH A LITTLE OVER 13,000 LEFT WITH TWO HOMES ALREADY BE IN SERVICE. SO THAT EQUALS OUR 34 HOMES IN OUR AVAILABLE BUDGET TODAY 213 778 INCLUDING THE $50,000 GRANT. SO WE ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD FISCAL YEAR ENDS IN JUNE SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD. I AM GOING TO PAUSE THERE FOR QUESTIONS THEN I'LL JUMP ON WHAT I BROUGHT TO YOU GUYS LAST MONTH.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH FUNDS? NO QUESTIONS.
OKAY. THE LAST MONTH I BROUGHT YOU TWO BIG IDEAS THAT I WANTED TO WORK ON. KEVIN SPOKE WITH ABOUT THE ADA COMPONENT WHEN IT CAME TO THE RAMPS THE EMERGENCY ALARM WITH THE BED LEGAL SAID PASS IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT SO LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS. IT NO NEED TO YOU KNOW TRY AND ADD MORE WORDING AND THEN GET OURSELF TIED SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE BOUNDARIES TO BE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT PART.
IF SOMEONE WANTS A RAMP I WILL CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO EAT WELL I WILL CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE THE COMPONENT TO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK SO.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AND IT WILL BE ON A CASE BY CASE SCENARIO YOU KNOW EACH HOUSE IS DIFFERENT SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN THAT IS A MINOR YOU KNOW, A MINOR THINGS WERE ADA WE WILL DO THAT BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO AND BUILD ANYTHING THAT WILL TAKE US OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE SO THAT'S THE ADA PART. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS BEHIND THAT OKAY.
AND THEN WHEN IT CAME TO THE MONEY PART I WENT BACK AND DID SOME RESEARCH AGAIN IF IT'S NOT BROKEN DON'T TRY TO FIX IT. SO I THINK WHERE WE ARE WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDS AS WE ALL KNOW MATERIALS HAVE GONE UP COSTS HAVE GONE UP FOR A LOT DIFFERENT THINGS BUT WHEN I TAKE MY ESTIMATES MY TWO OR THREE ESTIMATES THAT I GET IN AND TAKE THEM TO KEVIN AND WE SIT DOWN AND TRY TO PULL WHAT WE CAN DO. I THINK WE DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WITH MONEY WISE SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ADJUST ANYTHING RIGHT NOW WE'RE FINE. LAST FISCAL YEAR WE DID HAVE A ROLLOVER AND SOME SOMETIMES THAT YOU KNOW WE WE HAD SOME ROLLOVER AND I THINK WE MAY HAVE SOME ROLLOVER THIS TIME DEPENDING ON HOW BIG THOSE FIVE OR SIX PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GOOD.
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I DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH ANYTHING SO I THINK WE SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT WHERE WE ARE.IF SOMETHING COMES DOWN THE LINE FOR IN THE FISCAL YEAR WE NEED TO DO SOME ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM DIFFERENT LIGHT ITEMS ABATEMENT WE DON'T DO MUCH SEPTIC PUMP OUT WE HAVEN'T HAD SO WE NEED TO PULL FUNDS FROM SOMEPLACE ELSE IT'LL BE EASIER TO DO A TRANSFER DIDN'T CHANGE UP WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW SO ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS WITH THE DOLLARS IN WHERE WE'RE GOING IN THAT PART OF THE PROJECT BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU YOU KNOW YOU RESEARCHED THAT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION FALLS LINE WITH SOME OF MY CONCERNS SO THANK YOU AND AND I DO BELIEVE THAT ON THE ABATEMENT AND PROPERTY CLEANUP GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION. RIGHT RIGHT.
A LITTLE BIT RIGHT. AND EVEN THE SEPTIC PUMP OUT SO WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW, YOU KNOW, LINE ITEMS THAT WE DON'T TAKE SO WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE NOT TO MAKE A PROBLEM TO LEAVE IT AS IS ANY THOUGHTS AT THIS SPEAK WITH LARRY THE PUBLIC WORKS IS SAID YOU GUYS MAY BE PLANNING TO DO A COMMUNITY YES SIX SOMETHING COMING UP ON APRIL ONE THAT HE BROUGHT TO ME SO THERE'S SOMETHING COMING UP IN APRIL. WE DID IT LAST SUMMER WE DID A BOOK EILEEN SIMMONS, BILL AND GOLDIE WE PUT IT OUT FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
WE DIDN'T GET MUCH FEEDBACK BUT RIGHT NOW WAS PUBLIC WORKS WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP WIDER SO WE SHOULD START IT IN MARCH WHICH WOULD BE A BIGGER PROPERTY CLEANUP WHEN IT COMES AGAIN THE ELECTRICAL WASHER DRYER THAT'S SITTING IN YARDS THAT'S NOT BEING USED INSIDE THE HOME ANYTHING THAT SENIOR CITIZENS CAN'T GET OUT THEMSELVES, REFRIGERATOR MATTRESSES, OLD TIRES THAT ARE JUST SITTING SO PUBLIC WORKS AND MYSELF AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO TEAM WORK AND MAKE IT BIGGER THIS YEAR NOT JUST DO THE TWO ROADS BUT YOU KNOW THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO SET THAT DAY ASIDE TO, GET ALL THEIR MEN ON BOARD TO HELP WITH THAT SO IT WILL BE A BIGGER TIME MAKE IT TURN. SO I WILL BE PUTTING OUT FLIERS AND LET YOU GUYS SPREAD THE WORD FOR THAT OKAY. AND I THINK WE DID IN APRIL IN APRIL. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I THINK WE'RE SHOOTING FOR THAT SPRING BREAK TIMEFRAME WHERE EVERYBODY IS KIND OF HOME. I BELIEVE HE'S LOOKING AT 15TH AND 16TH. I DON'T HAVE ANY SCHOOL SO SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN SPRING BREAK IS BUT I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WEEK OF 15, 15, 16 SAME WEEK AS HERITAGE YEAH YEAH THAT'S A SPRING BREAK. YEAH. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE JUST STAYING BUSY I'VE HAD MY NEW HAT ON AS SINCE FEBRUARY 19TH AND I'VE BEEN BUSY AND I'M ENJOYING THE BUSY SO GETTING SOME THINGS TURNED OVER AND GETTING SOME STUFF DONE. I MEET WITH STEVEN AND HEATHER EVERY TWO WEEKS TO GIVE THEM GIVE THEM AN UPDATE AND THEY SEEM SEEING WHAT THE THUMBS UP SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY THAT AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WE GET ALL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN SO BUT THAT BEING SAID CHAIRMAN I'LL PASS IT BACK OVER YOU OKAY.
HEATHER I'M ALWAYS WHEN YOU FIND TIME TO SPEND TIME THINK BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T THERE THEY WERE YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE VICKI SAID I MEAN EVERY EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL SHE'S RUNNING WITH IDEAS AND OPTIONS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THINGS WILL OR STATIC BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS WORTH EXPLORING TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, SOMETIMES LIKE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND IT'S LIKE WELL MAYBE DON'T NECESSARILY TO DO THAT BUT MAYBE THERE ARE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND SO YEAH SO I THINK I THINK IT'S GOING WELL AND HE'S EXCITED AND RUNNING WITH IT AND NOT SLOWING DOWN ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR ANYTHING PLAYBOOKS. YEAH YEAH IT'S OUR OUR WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE
[VII.1. Jarrod Burgess, Developer, MARIAN Group Shelby Miles, Manager of Government Relations, MARIAN Group]
TODAY THAT I WANT TO BEFORE WE BRING THEM UP I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF WHAT I'VE LEARNED.YEAH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN SINCE 2005 THAT WE'VE HAD A DEVELOPER TO COME TO US AND SAY WE WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE WANT TO WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO BUILD WE THEY WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING THIS FALL WITHIN OUR EMI RANGE AND AND THEY ARE ALSO
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COMING IN AT THE LOWER EMI FOR BLUFFTON WHICH IS 60% AND IN ARE VERY INTERESTED IN TRYING TO BE A PARTNER WITH WITH BLUFFTON AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ALL OF OUR TOOLS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN A LOT OF OUR TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BOX TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND SOME OF IT REQUIRES INCREASE IN DENSITY, SOME BEING QUIET IT REQUIRES OUR STAFF RELEASING IN SOME TIME TO TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE PROCESS AS WELL AS THE STATE BUT THE THE AREA THAT THEY ARE TARGETING IS IS PERFECT IN MY OPINION LOCATION FOR FOR THIS PROJECT AND I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SUPPORT AND IN THE FIRST MORE HAVE OUR ATTENTION AND SO WHATEVER WE SEE THAT THEY CAN HELP THEM MAKE THIS PROCESS COME TO FRUITION FOR BLUFFTON AT THIS TIME IS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL GIVE US WHAT WE SAID THAT IS A PRIORITY NOT ONLY IN BLUFFTON BUT IN OUR REGION SO LET'S HEAR FROM THE MARION GROUP AND IN IN I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THIS THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MR. HAMILTON. THANK YOU TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS MORNING AND AND HIGHLIGHT OUR PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M HERE WITH SHELBY MILES. I'M JARED BURGESS FROM MARRIED DEVELOPMENT.
SHELBY MILES ALSO WITH MARION BARRY JOHNSON IS HERE US TODAY AS OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND ALSO SERVES AS OUR HISTORICAL AND CULINARY GUIDE IN THE QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR COMPANY MARION DEVELOPMENT WE'RE LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. WE'VE WE'VE BUILT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER THE YEARS ACROSS ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND WE ARE EXPANDING INTO SOME ADDITIONAL SOUTHEASTERN MARKETS WHERE WE WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'LL STOP THERE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE STORY WE HEARD TODAY FROM THE GENTLEMAN EARLIER THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON STORY WHERE WE'RE HEARING AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, STORIES LIKE THAT IS THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHY WE'RE ABSOLUTELY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT TAKES IT TAKES A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES TO TO ADDRESS HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING SHORTAGES AND AND ULTIMATELY IS EASE THE BURDEN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING COSTS WHICH CONTINUE RISE ALONG WITH GROCERIES AND INSURANCE AGAINST GAS PRICES AT THE MOMENT. SO AGAIN WE'VE WE'RE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHEASTERN HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IN BLUFFTON. HERE'S A VISUAL OF THE SITE WE'RE EVALUATING IT IS ON OKATIE HIGHWAY 3053 IS THE STREET ADDRESS. THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY ON THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SIDE AND ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY FACILITATE ACCESS IN AND REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY TO ALLOW US TO FORWARD WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND WE APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS, THE TIME THAT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS GIVEN TO TALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND I THINK WE ALL THAT THE TIMELINE IS IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING AND WE APPRECIATE THE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON TO EXPLORE WAYS WAYS WE CAN WE CAN COMPLETE THIS REZONING PROCESS TO ALLOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME
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DEADLINES THAT WE'RE FACING FACING. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS A 168 TOTAL UNITS WHICH WILL ALL BE AFFORDABLE AT THAT 60% AMI LEVEL TO THE FINANCING THAT WE WILL UTILIZE TO YOU KNOW, ALLOWS US TO BUILD A VERY HIGH QUALITY MODERN AND NICE FINISHES AND ALSO KEEP THOSE RENTS THE 60% LEVEL ALSO COMES WITH SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW WE CAN'T EVEN IF WE WANTED TO WE COULDN'T YOU KNOW IN A YEAR OR TWO OR THREE INCREASE RENTS BY 50% LIKE WE'RE SEEING ON SOME OF THE MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENTS . THERE'S A MINIMUM OF A 30 YEAR AFFORDABILITY COMMITMENT PERIOD AND BASED ON SOME CONVERSATIONS HERE THERE'S THERE'S INTEREST IN EXTENDING THAT THAT PORTABLE PERIOD OUT TO 45 OR 50 YEARS. AND AND WE'RE TOWARDS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF WE'RE PROPOSING SEVEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WHICH WILL HAVE 24 UNITS PER BUILDING AND ACROSS MORE THAN 12 ACRES THAT'S ABOUT 13 AND A HALF UNITS AN ACRE WHICH IS I WOULD SAY THE ON THE LOWER END OF THE DENSITY THAT WE SEE IN A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS.SO THAT THAT RATIO GIVES US THE ABILITY TO PRESERVE SOME GREENSPACE AND TREES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE LOOKING FORWARD THE PROPERTY WILL BE STAFFED WITH ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE SO THIS A DRAFT CONCEPT SITE PLAN DEFINITELY SUBJECT TO CHANGE HERE.
THIS IS MORE OF A VISUAL TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THE DEVELOPMENT MIGHT LOOK AND TO GIVE GIVE A VISUAL OF OF SPATIALLY YOU KNOW, THE AREAS THE THE BUILDING AND PARK PARKING MAY OCCUPY VERSUS THE GREEN SPACE. WE'RE WE'RE THRILLED THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GREEN HERE. WE LOVE PRESERVING GREEN SPACE AND NATIVE TREES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A A BUILDING TYPE THAT WE'VE WE'VE UTILIZED IN THE PAST AND I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WHAT THE BUILDING BUILDING WOULD LIKE COLOR SCHEME THINGS OF THAT NATURE CAN CAN DEFINITELY CHANGE HERE'S SOME NOTES OUR ESTIMATED TIMELINE WE HAVE SIGHT DUE DILIGENCE AND YOU KNOW PRELIMINARY ON ON REZONING THE SECOND BULLET POINT THERE IS A MAJOR DATE FOR US OUT IN JULY WHICH SOUNDS SO FAR OUT IN THE FUTURE BUT CONSIDERING ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE'RE ALREADY FEELING THE PRESSURE OF THAT DEADLINE OR OUR FINANCING APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED MID-JULY BETWEEN THE 13TH AND THE 17TH WHICH WILL REQUIRE FULL TO BE COMPLETED. SO THAT'S WHY EFFORTS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY THERE. ONCE THAT APPLICATION GOES UP TO THE STATE HOUSING AGENCY WE'LL REVIEW VERY THOROUGHLY. WE'LL GO THROUGH A SERIES OF AND BOARD MEETINGS AND WE ANTICIPATE FUNDING WOULD BE RECEIVED ABOUT A YEAR FROM TODAY OVER THE COURSE OF COURSE OF A YEAR WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH DESIGN AND FINANCING AND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO BE PREPARED TO CLOSE AND START CONSTRUCTION RIGHT AWAY AT 168 UNITS THAT TRANSLATES TO ROUGHLY A 20 MONTH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE. SO IN CONCLUSION NOVEMBER
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OF 2028 IS THE DATE WE HAVE CIRCLE ON OUR CALENDAR WHEN WE HOPE TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS HERE. DO WE WISH THAT TIMELINE WAS SHORTER? ABSOLUTELY. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE WE'RE AT THE MERCY OF SOME SOME REGION STATE. BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY DO EVERYTHING UNDER OUR CONTROL TO MOVE QUICKLY. THANK YOU AGAIN. IT TAKES IT TAKES A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A COMMON INTEREST AND A COMMON GOAL OF CREATING HOUSING AND OUTSIDE OF IT TAKES A MULTITUDE OF OTHER EXTERNAL FACTORS TO LINE UP AND WE ARE WE'RE THRILLED THAT YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE WE HAVE SOME MOMENTUM HERE AND UM WE CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU.THEY HAVE MET WITH ALL COUNSEL AND THEY HAVE MET WITH ALL OF SENIOR STAFF.
UM, AND SO JUST SO YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW SOME OF THE BACKGROUND AGAIN BUT I'LL START WITH THE NO LISTENS AND YOU CAN SEE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IT'S IT'S A GREAT THING THAT YOU'RE COMING IN OFFERING AFFORDABILITY TO THAT DON'T MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THE STANDARD INCOME IN BLUFFTON NOW IS SO YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT IN THAT I'M STILL SOME OF WHAT YOU SAY BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT THAT HAVE COME IN FRONT OF US THAT DON'T PAN OUT SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE AND HOPE THAT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY ALONG WITH THE TOWN PULL OFF BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED AFFORDABILITY IS IT ALWAYS AFFORDABLE I TO TRY TO DO THAT SO THANK YOU THANK I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IS ARE YOU WILLING TO MAYBE A MIX RANGE OF EMI OR IS 60% LIKE YOUR DROP DEAD BOTTOM ? GREAT QUESTION. A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE.
WE HAVE A MARKET STUDY UNDERWAY AND BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THAT WE COULD RECONSIDER OR YOU KNOW INSTEAD OF ALL 60% MAYBE AVERAGE THERE'S AN INCOME AVERAGING OPTION.
OKAY NOW THAT'S QUESTION PENDING QUESTION WE HAVE WITH S.C. HOUSING IS THERE'S A STATE ALLOW THAT BUT IN ANY SCENARIO WHETHER IT'S ALL 60 PERCENTS OR IF WE'RE ABLE TO AVERAGE THAT THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS LIKE YOU KNOW WE CAN'T WE COULDN'T A MONTH DOWN THE ROAD OVER INCREASE UP TO 100% AMI IT WOULD NEED TO BE OUR ARE ALL THOSE OR PERHAPS IMPLEMENTING SOME THIRTIES AND FORTIES OFFSET SEVENTIES TO 6% AVERAGE THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING MY OTHER QUESTION IS THIS YOUR FIRST PROJECT IN SOUTH CAROLINA ? IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE HERE SO YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THIS OR BEFORE I WAS GOING TO ASK JEREMY IF HE HAD ANY INSIGHT, ANY OF THE GRANTS OR SUBSIDIES HE COULD GET INTO TO MAYBE IF THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS OUT THE ANNEXATION TO HELP YOU KNOW HELP WITH THAT ALSO WE PREFER TO CONNECT TO THE JERRY YEAH SO THANK YOU. YEAH OKAY.
I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING AT THE STATE LEVEL I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL ON THE TABLE BUT IT WAS THEY DID HAVE A MAYBE THAT SOMEBODY I KNOW AND THE TORNADO ONLY WHEN YOU CAME FROM ONLY ONE I BUT YEAH THAT THAT BE INTERESTING BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY DEFINITELY NEED IT SIMILAR TO THESE GENTLEMAN STORY THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE STORIES THAT WE'VE HEARD THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS SO HAVING OPTIONS FOR OUR FOR OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE GREAT SO THANK YOU THANK YOU I HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT THAT YOUR DESIRE TO BE ANNEXED BY THE TOWN OF BOSTON SO I'M GOING TO ANSWER IT IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.
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SO SO NUMBER ONE WHEN WE ENGAGE ENGAGE LOCALLY THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST HERE IN BLUFFTON WHICH WE APPRECIATE AND AND LOGISTICALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE THROUGH THINGS WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND, COUNTY BOTH BOTH PARTIES I WOULD SAY HAVE VIEWED THIS THIS CONCEPT FAVORABLY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED.BUT IN THE PRESENTATION I MENTIONED I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, SOME TIMELINE CHALLENGES AND YOU KNOW I THINK CURRENTLY THE ANNEXATION AND REZONING HERE IN BLUFFTON ALLOWS US TO TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE TIMELINES THAT MEAN THAT BLUFFTON WOULD WORK FASTER THE COUNTY OBVIOUSLY IT MEANS THAT BLUFFTON BLUFFTON IS IS THE POSTER CHILD FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING OKAY AND I WOULD SAY IN THE SOUTH OF THAT, YOU KNOW THE SUPPORT, THE RESOURCES, THE WILLINGNESS AND DESIRE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS JUST SOMETHING THAT FOR A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT WE NO DOUBT THAT AND JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE OTHER BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER IN THAT SENSE MAKES LOT OF SENSE FOR US. SO THESE UNITS ARE TO BE OWNED BY OR RENTED.
THEY WILL BE FOR RENT THEY WILL BE FOR RENT. OKAY.
AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A 30 YEAR COMMITMENT THAT IS ON YOUR PART ON THE PART OF YOUR COMPANY OR IT'S A COMMITMENT IT'S IRS COMMITMENT. IT IS COUPLED WITH THE HOUSING TAX CREDIT FINANCING AND WE'VE WE DISCUSSED EXTENDING THAT COMMITMENT PERIOD 30 YEARS SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME BUT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IT GOES PRETTY QUICKLY AND IN MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES WE'RE ELECTING AN EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY PERIOD OUT TO 45 YEARS AND IT'S OUR GOAL TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST 45 AND PERHAPS 50 YEARS OF AFFORDABILITY COMMITMENT AND A PART OF THAT PROJECT. AS A PART OF THAT PROCESS THERE ARE RECORDED DOCUMENTS THAT DO ENGRAVE THAT TIMELINE WITHIN THIS PROCESS JUST TO ENSURE THAT THAT MAINTAINS THE STAFF WILL BE ON SITE. THEY REPORT TO YOUR COMPANY SO WE'LL UTILIZE A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY. WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WE USE ACROSS MANY STATES.
THEY DO HAVE A PRESENCE HERE AND THEY WOULD HIRE LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE STAFF TO BE ONSITE AT THE PROPERTY SO THEY WOULD NOT ONLY REPORT TO OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY BUT ALSO MARION HAS AN ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM.
THEY'RE TASKED WITH VISITING PROPERTIES FREQUENTLY COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE FOLKS THERE ON SITE. WHEN YOU SAID YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA CURRENTLY YOU'RE YOU'RE HEADQUARTERED WHERE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKY. SO ARE YOU NORTH CAROLINA. GEORGIA.
FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA. WE'D BE OUR FIRST OR SOUTHERN STATE.
IT WILL BE, YES. OKAY WE HAVE 30 PROPERTIES ACROSS KENTUCKY, INDIANA, OHIO KANSAS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND YOUR APPLICATION TO SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING THAT IS FOR FINANCING FOR THIS PROJECT, CORRECT? YOU'RE ASKING FOR THEM.
YOU'LL HAVE THE MODEL HERE IN FRONT OF ME AND THOSE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE UP UNTIL APPLICATION SUBMITTAL BUT WE HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT RESEARCH ON THAT FUNDING PROCESS.
WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED BACK TO OVER AWARDS, YOU KNOW, TWO OR THREE YEARS BACK AND COMPARED TO A HYPOTHETIC APPLICATION FOR FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SECURING A AN AWARD JUST PROJECTING OUR RANKING. HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING TO THEM
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ALREADY SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING WE'VE WE'RE WORKING WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A CONSULTANT WHO'S EXPERIENCE IN THE STATE SO WE'RE USING A CONSULTANT TO WORK WITH OKAY SO ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU, MR. HAMILTON OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, RIGHT? YEAH, WE HAVE ALL OUR IT IS ON. I WILL PUT THIS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION OR RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN COUNCIL ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT OR OUR AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT THIS HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. THEN YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO THE COUNCIL. I DON'T THINK I WANT TO SECOND IT BUT I WANT TO JUST POINT PUT AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN IS THE TIMELINE OF 30 YEARS AND THIS IS A QUESTION I GUESS AFTER YOU ARE HERE YOU HEARD YOUR TALKING YOUR PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE I'M SORRY FOR IT, MR. HAMILTON THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE OTHER AREAS WHAT IS THAT AFFORDABILITY TIMELINE LONG IS THAT AND THEN THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE 30 YEARS ISN'T A LONG TIME BEEN ON THIS BOARD A WHILE AND WE'RE COMING UP AGAINST OR THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN 30 YEARS WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE WORKED SO HARD TO PUT IN PLACE AND THEN THEY GO ON TO MARKET AND THEY'RE NOT IN OUR BUCKET OF AFFORDABILITY . SO I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE SAME THING.
YOU KNOW, WHEN MY GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW, START A GREAT GRANT WHATEVER A START THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE WHEN I WORK HARD TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE SO THEY CAN HAVE THAT IN YEARS TO COME. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION HOW DID YOUR PRE PRIOR PROJECTS WORK? SO IN THOSE STATES I MENTIONED KENTUCKY INDIANA, OHIO WE'VE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT ELECTION TO EXTEND AFFORDABILITY PERIOD. I CAN TELL YOU IT'S ABSOLUTELY OUR GOAL TO EXTEND OUT TO 50 YEARS HERE BUT BEFORE I TELL YOU ON RECORD THAT'S 100% WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO SOUTH CAROLINA NUANCES OR ANY LEGAL ISSUE WITH DOING SO. BUT IF WE HAVE WE'LL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO IMPLEMENT THAT 50 YEAR EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY PERIOD. I WILL KEEP WATCHING WHEN I HAVE AN ANSWER RELATED TO THIS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THE STATE HOUSING AGENCY AND ALL THE THING THAT IS THAT IS OUR INTENT MAINTAIN THAT EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY PERIOD WE'LL BE WATCHING SO I SECOND OKAY THE MOVING PROPERTY IS TAKING ALL IN FAVOR I GUESS AS AN MP KNOWS I WON'T LEAD THEM WITH THAT DECISION ALONE COUNCIL HAS HAS HAD ANOTHER STAB AT THIS AS WELL OKAY OKAY OKAY ALL RIGHT SO WE WE WILL BE PUSHING THEM AS MUCH AS THEY'LL BE PUSHING THE STATE OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW. OKAY. SO I'M MARY JOHNSON.
I'M A LOCAL ATTORNEY WHO'S INTRODUCED I REPRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE VICKI AND OTHERS IN THE TOWN GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE BOTH ELECTED AND NOT ELECTED TO KEENLY INTERESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THINK STILL GIVING SOME ASSURANCES TO HELP BACK THAT UP.
I'M NOT A NATIVE OF BLUFFTON BUT I LIVED HERE SINCE 1979 BUT I AM ALMOST A NATIVE COUNTY AND WE MOVED HERE AFTER WORLD WAR TWO IN 1950 WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND.
I DON'T CALL MYSELF A NATIVE. I WAS WAS THANK YOU. APPRECIATE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR TODAY. I ASK ABOUT DO YOU THINK THAT WE CAN BE WITHIN THIS I THINK YOU WOULD HIT YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY 5TH, 2029 MINUTES THAT WE RECEIVED THE MOTION TO
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ACCEPT THOSE AT THE TABLE AND I SHOULD SAY WE ARE NOW WITH JUNE THANK YOU ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND BE CAREFUL OUT THERE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.