Mar 16, 2026 Finance Administration and Economic Development Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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. LIKE TO CALL THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER TODAY IS MARCH 16TH 2:00 IF EVERYONE CAN PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I I VOTED ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE

[3. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH FOIA]

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

WE ARE GOOD. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR SOMEONE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA SO I'LL MOVE BACK ON THAT. THANK YOU. MANY DISCUSSION SO NO

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THANK YOU. THERE'S A SECOND PLEASE SECOND THAT I CAN ANY DISCUSSION SO YOU KNOW DISCUSSION THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 17TH OUR APPROVED ELECT OPEN NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY ANYONE ONLINE AND DO NOT SEE ANY SO WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA AND THIS IS A FINANCE REPORT IN THIS PINKY HARRIET THANK YOU.

SHE'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MS. HARRIET WELL FIRST THE 80 OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE ALL START WITH OUR YEAR TO DATE BUDGET REPORT MAYBE SO ALL SOUNDS MOVING SO QUICKLY AND WASN'T I TELL YOU I WAS YOUR HEAD IN MY STEP WAS A VERY GOOD AND AND IF I THAT IT WORK I KNOW IT'S IT'S ASKING THIS IT'S GOT ME LOCKED OUT SO GIVE ME 1/2 YOU'RE GOING GOOD TO THE HOW IS YOUR WEEKEND QUIET ABOUT YOU IT'S NICE TAKE THIS WEEKEND OFF BUT IT'S CRAZY IT'S YARD FOR YOU I NEED YOU TO ON A MARK HAS SOME FUN RIGHT MARK HERE TO YOUR GRANDBABY WEEKEND RIGHT GET READY FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY NEXT SATURDAY OH I HAD TO CLEAN UP MY BACKYARD. OKAY. POSTED THAT STAGE 300 NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT BUT OH OKAY BE ABLE TO CLIP THROUGH I HAD TO YOU'RE RIGHT ALL RIGHT A PAPER

[7.a. Finance Report (FISCAL IMPACT: N/A) - Pinky Harriott, CGFO Chief Financial Officer]

SORRY. I SEE YOU'RE GOOD ANYHOW YOU CAN SEE GARAGES 73% STORM WATER IS AT 34 FORD EXECUTIVES AT 27 HILTON HEAD AIRPORT IS AT 7%. I'M NOT WINNING TODAY MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. THANKS.

HERE RIGHT NOW ARE EXPENDITURES FOR OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE GARAGES AT 69%, STORE MOTORS AT 20% BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE IS AT 27% AND HILTON HEAD IS AT 48%. THAT IS YOUR YOUR DAY SO FAR DOES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I DO HAVE QUESTION PINKY SHORT

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IF YOU'LL RECALL I REQUESTED TO $15 MILLION. OKAY.

THAT WILL ADJUST THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. YEAH I KNEW YOU'D HAVE THE ANSWER. COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. EVERYTHING ANYONE ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE RAISE YOUR HAND ON NOW. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT DOCUMENT IS OUR BUDGET TRANSFER REPORT KIND OF GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ARE JUST MOVING SOME FUNDS AROUND. IT'S THREE PAGES SO I KNOW WAS IN YOUR BACK UP BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE YEAR TO DATE OH THE BUDGET TRANSFER REPORT THAT ONE BUDGET OR I CAN MOVE ON PRETTY GOOD THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS I'M SORRY NO LOOKS GOOD I THINK

[8.a. Presentation of Options to fund USCB's Convocation Center (FISCAL IMPACT: It will be dependent on which option the Council chooses.) - Pinky Harriott, CGFO Chief Financial Officer]

ALL RIGHT. SECOND PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THIS AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION I KNOW PINKY PRESENTED BEFORE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ANYONE THAT LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST OR GIVE THEIR OPINION ON ON WHAT CAN AND CAN'T AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPEAK FIRST THE LOGICAL ONE IS OPTION FOR IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH IMMEDIATE FUNDING WITHOUT HURTING THE BUDGET NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOE.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AND AGAIN I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW MUCH THEY'VE ASKED US FOR HOW MUCH MONEY I THINK THEIR NEW REVISED REQUEST WAS $47 MILLION ORIGINALLY 100 THAN 8940 AND 47 FOR YEAH YEAH. I MEAN I LOOK AT OUR OUR BUDGET YOU KNOW OUR TOTAL COUNTY BUDGET IS LESS THAN $200 MILLION AND HERE THEY'RE ASKING FOR 47 MILLION.

SO AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF TOUGH AND AGAIN GOT LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADS. AND AGAIN IT'S ALL DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE THE TRANSPORTATION TAX $0.01 PENNY PASSES THIS FALL.

SO I MEAN I, I AGREE WITH WHAT JOE I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK SINCE WE GOT THE FLOOR.

I MEAN I WOULD I WOULD AGREE WITH JOE AND WHETHER IT'S THE COMPLETE AMOUNT I'VE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER WE JUST DO THE 9.5 MILLION THIS YEAR AND THEN LEAVE THE SECOND PART OF THAT FOR FOR THE NEW COUNCIL WHEN THEY COME IN JANUARY 1ST WE'LL HAVE A A COULD BE A VERY SIMILAR COUNCIL COULD BE A LOT DIFFERENT BUT AGAIN I AGREE WITH JOE IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COMMIT THE 20 MILLION I THINK THAT OPTION NUMBER FOUR IS IS THE THE BEST US AT THIS TIME ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO TO SPEAK? YEAH, KIND OF JUST A QUICK QUESTION MARK. YES, SIR. GOOD.

MR. MACCALLUM, WHAT'S THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THE REQUEST THE FIRST REQUEST IF IT'S GOING TO BE DONE IN INSTALLMENTS? AND I THINK WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR THEY CAN SEEK ALTERNATIVE FUNDING TO GET TO THE FULL PROJECT COSTS.

OKAY HAS ANYBODY CALCULATED YET THIS MAY BE A PREMATURE QUESTION THE COST OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, THE FIRE STATION AND THE EMS STATION AT THE TURN OF 462 AND WHAT'S THE DELIVERY DATES FOR THAT? I'M GOING TO TURN TO JARED WHO IS OVERSEEING CAPITAL PROJECT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE FULL NUMBERS ON ALL OF THOSE COST YET BUT SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS INITIALLY IS SOME SITE PLANNING AND THE SITE PLANNING ROUGHLY

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WE HAVE A STATION 39 IT'S ABOUT $5 MILLION IN IN BALLPARK AND THEN BEYOND THE OTHER PARTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER THE SHERIFF OFFICE MENTIONED, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DNA LAB AND SHERIFF EVIDENCE LOCKER HIS THREE PRIORITIES WHEN PREVIOUSLY SPOKE SO THOSE ELEMENTS YOU GET INTO TENS OF MILLIONS HOW MANY MILLIONS JARED 40, 50 MILLION.

SO WILL THAT BE THE TOTAL COST THE ENTIRE PROJECT OR IS THAT THE EARLY COST? THOSE ARE COSTS. IT JUST DEPENDS WHAT OTHER ELEMENTS IF EVENTUALLY WE GET INTO MORE OF ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS AT THAT FOR THE LAW CENTER OR ANY OTHER COUNTY FACILITIES BUT THOSE YEAH WHAT'S. WHAT'S THE DELIVERY DATES ON THOSE UH THE FIRST ONE IS THE CONCEPTUAL PLANNING THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE TRY TO GET STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THEN WE HAVE AT LEAST A TIMELINE FROM THE EMS AND FIRE STATION A COMMITMENT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY TO HAVE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN TEN YEARS THAT'S THREE YEARS INTO THAT WINDOW. SO THAT'S THE PRIORITY.

THAT'S A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE YOU GET SOMETHING CONSTRUCTED AND THEN THEREAFTER THE OTHER BUILDINGS. OKAY. AND IS THERE A DO WE SEE A CONFLICT THERE WITH THE REQUEST FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER OUT AT THE UCB? WELL, THESE FUNDS THE NINE AND A HALF MILLION IN THE BOND WE'RE GOING TO PUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOWARDS SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS AND THAT WOULD GET STARTED SO IF WE MOVE MONEY OUT OF THIS TOWARDS CONVOCATION WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE WILL ON WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FUND THOSE ELEMENTS I JUST DESCRIBED. OKAY.

OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST THOUGHT WE SHOULD THROW THAT AROUND OUT THERE AND SHE WOULD KIND OF MONEY NEEDS ARE FLOATING AROUND IN OUR UNIVERSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LAWSON . YEAH, GO AHEAD, JEFF.

SO I'LL REPEAT WHAT I SAID BEFORE. WE WE DO HAVE TO MAKE THE FIRE STATION ALL FIELDS WE HAVE SAID THAT I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF FUNDING PROJECT.

IF I RECALL WHEN THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE SAID IN FRONT OF ME THE LAST TIME HE SAID THEY NEEDED TO COMMIT FOR FIRM FOR 47 MILLION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WHAT HE SAID WE CANNOT MAKE A COMMITMENT FOR 47 MILLION. WAS I RIGHT ON THAT PINKY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO WE CAN'T MAKE THAT COMMITMENT NOR DO I THINK WE SHOULD. WE HAVE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WELL OVER 100 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS WE NEED TO WE HAVE A REFERENDUM COMING UP IN THE FALL AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND FUNDING AND CONVENTION CENTER INSTEAD OF OUR OWN CAPITAL PROJECTS IF THEY WANT TO WAIT THE FUTURE IF FUNDING ARRIVES THAT'S FINE BUT AM NOT IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK MR. BERNANKE. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH.

CAN I JUST RESPOND TO THAT LISTEN, YOU KNOW THIS PLACE IS GROWING.

EVERYBODY'S PLANNING AHEAD THE FUTURE. IF THIS UNIVERSITY IS GOING TO GROW, THEY HAVE TO LOOK OUTWARD AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CHANCELLOR IS DOING.

I THINK THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE HERE. HE'S TRYING TO ANTICIPATE THE GROWTH NEEDS FOR THE INSTITUTION HEADING AND I DON'T THINK HIS REQUEST IS UNREALISTIC.

I JUST THINK IT'S A MATTER OF SOMEONE ESTABLISHING A CREDIBLE TIMELINE AND THEN TO HAVE US PROVIDE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE CAN WE SIMPLY CAN'T SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE. YOU CAN'T TURN AWAY FROM THE FUTURE.

YOU HAVE TO EMBRACE IT AND. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT. AND I'M GOING TO ADD TO THAT THAT THIS IS SEED MONEY THIS WILL ALLOW THE UNIVERSITY TO SEEK OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT BE IT FROM DONORS, BE IT FROM OTHER INSTEAD TUITION'S MAYBE GETTING SOME MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE. IT'S MUCH LIKE WE DO GREENSPACE.

IT'S MUCH LIKE HAVE TO DO WHEN WE PUT OUT REFERENDUMS IT'S SEED MONEY SO I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY IS GROWING AND IT WILL NEED THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT. SO I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GROWING.

THEY SHOULD BACK TO THE STATE AGAIN. THEY ASKED FOR 47 MILLION TOTAL THEY DON'T THEY DIDN'T WANT 9 MILLION NOW AND SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT IS NOT WHAT THE ASK WAS WE CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO AGAIN I SAY THEY CAN COME BACK IN THE FUTURE AND AS I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING WE CAN

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SO SO THE OPTION TO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND THEM IN 27 AND 28 WITH 10 MILLION EACH THAT'S THAT'S 20 MILLION WE CAN GIVE TO THEM. HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT US FINANCIALLY BACK IN PROFESSIONAL? WELL IF YOU SEE MY NOTE, BOTH OF THESE COULD DROP OUR BOND RATINGS JUST BECAUSE IT'S A COUNTY CORE PROJECT.

IF YOU WERE REPLACING OUR COUNTY COURTHOUSE THAT WOULD BE A COUNTY COURT PROJECT.

BUT BECAUSE THIS PROJECT BELONGS AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, IT COULD IMPACT OUR BOND RATINGS.

WE'RE LIQUIDATING $20 MILLION OF OUR FUND BALANCE FOR A NON COUNTY PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT. SO SO SO SO IT'S SPECULATIVE. IT COULD HAVE BUT BUT CAN YOU SAY REALISTICALLY THAT IT WILL I WOULD HAVE TO REVIEW THE DETAILS OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND OUR BOND COUNSEL BUT PRELIMINARILY OUR BOND COUNSEL IS ALREADY AGAINST IT.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT OPTION VERSUS WITH ALL THE WAY AHEAD I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO IT BECAUSE WE CAN DO SOMETHING FOR BUDGET BUT COMMITTING THE 28 BUDGET WE'RE BINDING IN THE NEXT COUNCIL AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT SO .

THAT'S WHY OPTION FOUR IS THE MOST OPTION FOR US TO CONSIDER .

YEAH WELL I MEAN WE REALLY CAN'T TURN OUR BACK ON A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED US SELECTED US AND ENTRUSTED US MAKING DECISIONS THAT WOULD BE TO THEIR BENEFIT AND FOR THE CONSIDERATION THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS THIS PLACE CONTINUES TO GROW SO I'M NOT SO SURE WE NEED TO GO WITH A REFERENDUM AND ASK ANYBODY.

I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US USE OUR GOOD JUDGMENT IN THESE MATTERS AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING FOR A MINUTE WE WRITE A CHECK FOR THE WHOLE AMOUNT BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO DO SOME WORK HERE TO TRY HELP THE CHANCELLOR FUND THIS WITH WHATEVER WE CAN GIVE THEM WITHOUT PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK OR CHANGING OUR AS YOU SAID OUR BOND RATING.

RIGHT PINKY? IS THAT WHAT IT IS? YES AND YEAH SO I JUST THINK WE CAN'T GIVE A FLAT NO HERE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. THE UNIVERSITY IS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT SERVICES OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY SO A FLAT NO IN MY OPINION IS A RATHER RASH STATEMENT TO MAKE WITH REGARD TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HERE. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S COME BACK TO TWO CHAMBERS HERE. I'M GOING TO ALICE AND THEN LOGAN. I I AGAIN WILL BRING UP THE EXAMPLE OF TCL WHEN THEY BUILT CULINARY INSTITUTE THEY SOUGHT OUT DONORS RIGHT? I HAVE I HAVE NOT THERE IS SEED ALREADY THERE FROM THE STATE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IN WHY DONORS ARE NOT ALREADY BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS FACILITY WHY THEY'RE LOOKING TO US I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THAT NEEDS TO BE ON A REFERENDUM BUT I WOULDN'T DISAGREE THAT I DO DISAGREE WITH US DOING ANYTHING AT THIS UNTIL PROOF THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES SUPPORT IT. I NOT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PRIVATE DONATIONS SOLICITED TO MY KNOWLEDGE I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PRIVATE MATCHING DOLLARS JUST THE MONEY FROM THE STATE AND FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY. SO I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS FOR THOSE REASONS ALL RIGHT. AT ANY LEVEL ALICE AT ANY LEVEL OR JUST IN MONEY THERE IS AT ANY LEVEL AT THIS TIME I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM COMMITMENT WE MADE TO THE TRACK WHERE WE NEED TO PUT THE EMS AND THE FIRE STATION WHEN WE'VE ONLY GOT A TEN YEAR WINDOW TO DO THAT AND WE'VE ALREADY LOST TIME THAT AND WE NEED TO GET GOING WITH IT.

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I'M GLAD WE'RE ALL GOING BACK AND FORTH HERE. THAT'S HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING STUFF DONE. ALICE I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

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

SO THEY'RE STILL NOWHERE NEAR CLOSE TO WHAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO ACTUALLY GET THIS DONE.

THEN THEY STARTED REDOING THE PROJECT AND DWINDLED IT DOWN TO 120 THAN 100 AND STILL WANTED US TO PAY HALF IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNITY IS GROWING BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SLOW THAT DOWN SO WE'RE PUTTING THIS IN IS JUST GOING TO GIVE THAT MORE OF A BOOST TO GROW FASTER. WE CAN'T EVEN FIX THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WE HAVE NOW SO I WON'T SUPPORT IT. I MEAN I GRADUATED FROM THERE.

IT'S MY ALUMNI. IT'D BE IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ME TO SPEND THE MONEY $20 MILLION THERE WHEN I CAN'T EVEN FIX TO 78 OR 170 OR THAT CORRIDOR IS STILL A MESS RIGHT THERE.

I MEAN IT'D BE INSANE FOR ME TO APPROVE THAT SO WITH YOU UNLESS THE PUBLIC SAYS THAT THEY WANT TO COME OUT AND DO IT AND IT'S ON SOME TYPE ANSWER A REFERENDUM MAYBE LIKE TAB SUGGESTED BUT I THINK ALICE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN SUPPORT THAT RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO TO VOTERS AND ASK FOR A REFERENDUM POSSIBLY IN FALL BUT YET WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM WE'RE GOING TO GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE $20 MILLION BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU FOR MORE MONEY. THAT WAS A HORRIBLE LOOK AND I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT MISS BROWN ANYTHING. I JUST WANT TO BRING SOMETHING UP ONE OF A FEW OF MY CONSTITUENTS BROUGHT TO ME MY ATTENTION IS THERE'S A U.S. BE DOWN ON THE HILL SOUTH IN A HILTON HEAD THAT SITS THERE AND HASN'T MADE ANY MONEY.

IF THEY HADN'T BUILT THAT I'D BE ALL FOR THIS BUT THEY'RE SAYING NO.

MY CONSTITUENTS TELLING ME NO AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHO I LISTEN TO AND I ALSO WANT TO DITTO WHAT OUR CHAIR ALICE HOWARD SAID TOO. YOU KNOW WE HAVE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MONEY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OR A FIRE STATION FOR A RAIL ARENA.

WE JUST DON'T NEED THE ARENA NOW. WE NEED A FIRE STATION.

ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OF ANY KIND EVENTUALLY IS GOING TO GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL NO MATTER WHAT THIS BODY SAYS IT'S THE COUNTY COUNCIL AS A BODY GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER THEY WOULD SUPPORT ANY ONE OF THESE.

SO I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION WE MOVE TO COUNTY COUNCIL OPTION NUMBER FOUR AND LET COUNTY COUNCIL MAKE THE DECISION. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND THAT ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO SECOND AND IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION SAYING NO MORE DISCUSSION IF WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.

JUST TO BE CLEAR HE'S FORWARDING TO RECOMMEND OPTION NUMBER FOUR BUT ALL FOUR OPTIONS GO TO KIND OF COUNCIL RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST TO GET THE DISCUSSION TO TO COUNTY COUNCIL. SO AGAIN LET'S LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE UM COUNCIL MEMBER PASSED THEM I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT OUR ATTORNEY SAID HE STOOD UP HE WASN'T IN THE MICROPHONE SORRY. WHAT DID HE SAY I JUST CLARIFIED THAT ALL FOUR OPTIONS WILL GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL BUT THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE RECOMMENDING OPTION NUMBER FOUR BASED ON YOUR MOTION. YES YEAH. OKAY ON YES COUNCIL MEMBER MECHELEN. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN NO CHAIR HOWARD NO VICE-CHAIR TABACHNICK NO. COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON YES.

COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIR CUNNINGHAM NO. COMMITTEE CHAIR LAWSON.

MARK LAWSON YES. IT FAILS FOR FOUR. ALL RIGHT.

WELL LET'S LET'S MOVE ON THEN. YOU COULD STILL GET IT STILL GOES THE COUNTY COUNCIL CORRECT . BUT YOU COULD STILL MAKE ANOTHER MOTION FOR ANOTHER OPTION ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANT TO DO. I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR.

IT WAS JUST A MOTION TO RECOMMEND NUMBER FOUR TO COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE VOTE TO RECOMMEND OPTION NUMBER FOUR IS WHAT FAILED RIGHT. ALL RIGHT SO SO IT DOES STILL

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OKAY WELL WE'LL LET THAT GO AND OBVIOUSLY I THINK THAT WE'LL GET DAVID OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN INVOLVED SEE IF THAT'S WHAT BUT AGAIN I HAVE NO PROBLEM WHETHER IT GOES OR DOESN'T GO.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. BUT IT STILL IF ANY MEMBER FELT THE NEED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY OTHER OPTIONS THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME AS MR. LAWSON YES, MA'AM.

UM, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME I BELIEVE WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS SO COUNCIL NEED TO MAKE UP OUR MIND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IT'S UNFAIR TO USCCB TO CONTINUE TO DRAG IT ALONG AND I MEAN WE DID A WORKSHOP WITH THEM. THEY'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF US SO IF IT GOES WHEN IT GOES COUNCIL WE NEED TO MAKE UP OUR MIND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WELL I THINK THEY SAW THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL TODAY AND AGAIN IT'LL BE UP TO THIS HOWARD ONE THE NEXT COUNTY COUNCIL WRITE IN IF THERE'S NO OTHER MOTION OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE THEN IT'LL GO TO THE COUNTY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THAT IS.

I'LL SEE ANY OTHER MOTION PASSING YOU GOT FOR THAT. DON'T WANT IT TO GO FOR THAT DO NO MATTER WHAT THE OPTION IS IT'S GOING TO BE DEADLOCK NO MATTER WHAT.

SO THEN IT GOES FORWARD WITH NO RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, CORRECT?

[9.a. An ordinance to reallocate remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the amount of $739,108.13 towards existing projects as obligated to the Department of Treasury. (FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are moving within the already obligated projects. No additional fiscal impact) - Pinky Harriott, CGFO Chief Financial Officer]

AND NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE A IN NOTICE TO RELOCATE REALLOCATE REMAINING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RPA FUNDS ARPA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $739,108.13 TOWARDS EXISTING PROJECTS AS OBLIGATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND AGAIN MISHEAR IT OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENT THIS OR I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THANK YOU.

SECOND PLEASE I CAN OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE BACKUP AND YOUR BACKUP WE HAVE A LIST OF OPEN ARPA PROJECTS AS YOU ALL KNOW THE DEADLINE TO EXPEND THESE FUNDS ARE DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. WHATEVER WE DON'T EXPAND WE WILL BE MOVING.

WE WILL BE SENDING BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID IF YOU SEE OH I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR THE YELLOW IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REALLOCATE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING BROADBAND LONG DRIVEWAY WAS A CITIZEN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM THAT STARTED BUT TODAY SINCE WE ALLOCATED FUNDS AND NO ONE HAS APPLIED FOR THIS REIMBURSEMENT SO IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WE WERE GOING TO REALLOCATE IT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE PREMIUM PAYS A SMALL LEFT OVER AFTER WE DID THE PREMIUM PAY WHEN WE FIRST RECEIVED ARPA IS 1500 DOLLARS WE'RE GOING TO LUMP WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THE UPCOMING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT COMING UP THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS WHICH IS THE REMAINING OF THE FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM WE HAVE PAID ALL INVOICES THAT WE CAN PAY PER TREASURY GUIDELINES THROUGH 1215, 2026. WE CANNOT PAY FOR AN INVOICE FOR A FUTURE PERIOD PER THE GUIDELINES. SO THAT IS THE REMAINING BALANCE OF $280,150.39. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE STONEY SEWER EXPANSION WHICH IS TO 87 THREE 9708. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAKE THOSE TWO AMOUNTS WHICH EQUAL 567 547 AND $0.47 AND REALLOCATE IT TO AN EXISTING PROJECT THAT WE HAVE.

PJ WCA IT IS A BIGGER PROJECT MORGAN ROAD AND IT IS THE EXTENSION OF THE WATER LINE OUT THERE AND SHELDON AND I HAVE OUR SAY LET ME GO AND I HAVE KATIE HERRERA HERE WHOM YOU ARE

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OUR QUESTION IS THE CHAIRMAN YEP. SCOTT MACCALLUM IS THAT BROADBAND A LONG DRIVEWAY? IS THAT MONEY THAT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF PEOPLE TO MAKE A CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT FOR INSTALLING BROADBAND THAT THEIR RESIDENTS WOULDN'T I WOULDN'T SAY FAILURE BUT NO ONE HAS SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION THAT WAS OUT THERE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT BACK TODAY WE ALLOCATED THAT 170,000 BUT WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY OF IT BECAUSE WE HAVE NO APPLICATIONS. THE RESIDENT RIGHT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I SAID SO THEN AND WE NOTIFIED EVERYONE OF POSSIBILITY OF SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT IF THEY INSTALLED IT BUT NO ONE HAS SUBMITTED ANYTHING FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE INSTALLED BROADBAND BUT THEY MADE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM AND CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE.

IS THAT A FAIR THING TO SAY? YES SIR. OKAY.

THANK YOU MR. POWER GO AHEAD. YEP. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY MILES OR HOUSES EITHER ONE WILL BE AFFORDED WATER EXTENSION WITH THIS? IT'S ROUGHLY 71 PROPERTIES. 71 PROPERTIES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND WILL ALL OF THIS MONEY BE ABLE TO BE BY THE END OF THE YEAR? YES SHE'S READY TO SPEND IT. OKAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO MOVE THIS ALONG BUT ANY KIND OF HOUSING PROJECT TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO FRUITION. THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT MOVING THIS MONEY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE DO IN FACT MOVE IT WE GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND EVERY SINGLE PENNY CORRECT. I THINK THAT THE 171,000 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS WHERE WE'RE THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR ANY DESIGN FOR THAT VETERANS THAT MS.. RATH CAME AND DID A PRESENTATION ON.

SO ONCE THAT GETS OFF THE GROUND IT WILL PROBABLY FAIRLY QUICKLY.

OKAY. SO MR. CHAIRMAN PINKY, IF YOU IF SOMEONE SHOULD COME IN WITH A LATE REQUEST WILL THERE BE ANY ANY BALANCE IN THAT ACCOUNT OR WILL YOU MAKE OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS TO SATISFY THAT REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT JUST BY MOVING SOME MONEY BACK IN THERE? WELL, NO. IF WE MOVE THESE FUNDS THAT THAT WILL BE AN ABANDONED PROJECT ESSENTIALLY WON'T HAVE ANY MORE FUNDS THERE.

BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION IF SOMEBODY COMES IN UNDER THE PROGRAM AND ASKS FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF MONEY, ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM IF GET IT IN BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST OR WHATEVER THE DATE IS IN DECEMBER? I WOULD SO ONCE WE CLOSE THE DEAL IT'S CLOSED AS OF WHEN WE DO IT AND IF ANYBODY MAKES APPLICATION BETWEEN NOW AND THE END THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT DATE OF CLOSING IT OUT, THEY'RE OUT OF LUCK. WELL WOULD REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THESE ARE ALL OPEN PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THAT ONE FIFTH COLUMN OVER THAT STILL HAVE BALANCES LIKELY WE WOULD PROBABLY JUST ABANDON THE PROJECT UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER PROJECT THAT HAS FUNDS LEFT OVER. I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG EXPENSE IF ANYBODY SHOULD MAKE A REIMBURSEMENT BUT EVEN THOUGH IT WOULDN'T BE A BIGGEST EXPENSE IN LIGHT THE ARPA FUND TOTAL IT STILL COULD BE A BIG BIG EXPENSE A FAMILY OF FIVE BUT WE'D LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED YOU KNOW SO LET'S JUST THINK THAT IF SOMETHING COMES IN WE SHOULD MAKE AN EXTRA EFFORT REIMBURSE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INSTALLED THE BROADBAND FOR THE USE OF THEIR KIDS WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL IF IT'S GOING TO BE A BURDEN ON THE FAMILY TO HAVE DONE THAT, THAT'S ALL I WOULD THINK THAT JUST LIKE WE'RE ALLOCATING NOW IF SOMETHING COMES IN WE CAN ALLOCATE MONEY BACK IF YEAH I THINK I THINK THAT'S WE SHOULD JUST LEAVE THE OPTIONS OPEN TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR THAT'S ALL GOOD. CUNNINGHAM YEAH, JUST FOR KNOWLEDGE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THAT SPREADSHEET. HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE LEFT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND DO WE HAVE ENOUGH PROJECTS TO SPEND THAT ALL YEAH. SO THE PROJECTS LISTED ONE MORE TIME.

ALL RIGHT, MY APOLOGIES. THESE OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAD FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THEM YOU'LL SEE THE FIFTH COLUMN OVER IS HOW MUCH IS CURRENTLY ALREADY ENCUMBERED BUT PROJECT TO SPEND BY THE END OF THE FISCAL BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR SORRY THE DIFFERENCE IS WHAT I BROUGHT TO YOU. THERE ARE NO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND REALLOCATE THOSE SO THAT WE CAN SPEND THEM DOWN RIGHT NOW.

739 DIFFERENCE IN THIS ALLOCATION WE'LL BE ABLE TO SPEND THE REST OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE THAT IS YES, WE'VE ALREADY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO ADMINISTRATION AND THEN WE EXTENDED OUR CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR MEMORIAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD CAPTURE THE REST

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ANY MORE DISCUSSION WILL IMPROVE THIS AS A MOVE TO COUNCIL AS AN ORDINANCE WITH NO OBJECTION IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS SEEING NO OBJECTION THIS WILL MOVE THEN

[9.b. An ordinance to reallocate the funds from the 2025 Series GO Bond for Passive Parks projects. (FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact. The same dollar amount is going from two projects to four projects of $5,940,912.) - Pinky Harriott, CGFO - Chief Financial Officer Stefanie Nagid - Land Preservation Director]

THIS AREA CAN HANDLE IT FIRST. THANK YOU. GOING TO SHUT OUT TO THE PARK, OKAY. IS THAT HER BABY? ALL RIGHT.

SO WHEN WE DID THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 SERIES ZERO BOND, WE HAD TWO PARKS THAT WERE NAMED IN THE IN THE PROJECT AND SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND OTHER THINGS THAT STEPHANIE CAN DETAIL OUT FOR YOU, PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED. SURE TO WHATEVER PROJECT PARKS WANTS TO TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY PRESENT THESE FOR IF YOU'LL SEE ON THE VERY BACK THERE IS THE EXHIBIT A CURRENTLY THIS IS THE AMOUNT AND THE PARK THAT'S LISTED IN THE BOND ORDINANCE.

WHAT STEPHANIE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PROPOSE MOVING IT TO BLUFF PINE VIEW, FORT FREMONT AND BAILEY MEMORIAL WITH THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNT I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT APPROPRIATELY DONE BECAUSE OUR SECOND PLACE MY SECOND THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT GUESS IF STEPHANIE LIKE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

THAT WAY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE IS STEPHANIE IS OUR LAND PRESERVATION DIRECTOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS REGARDING FUNDING SOURCES AND THE PINE VIEW PRESERVE IN FORT STAIRS AND RAILS PROJECT WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THERE WAS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT WHERE THOSE PROJECTS WERE REMOVED FROM THAT APPROVED AND SINCE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING FOR THESE FOUR PROJECTS I AM TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SO TO SPEAK. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REALLOCATE SOME FUNDING FROM IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR PASSIVE PARKS PROJECTS JUST GOING FROM THE TWO PROJECTS TO THE FOUR AND THEN ALSO WITH PINE VIEW AND BAILEY I HAVE FUNDS COMING FROM TWO OTHER FUNDS SOURCES WELL SO THAT WE HAVE THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE CAN FULLY FUNDED BUT THIS IS THE ALLOCATION SPECIFIC JUST FOR THE 2025 GEO BOND. OKAY QUESTIONS FOR STEPHANIE JUST ONE. SO BASED ON READING THIS AND WE'RE THE CHERRY PARK IS ONE WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO TOUCH THIS YEAR THEN AND WE'RE GOING TO STILL WORK ON OF MEMORIAL PARK BUT REMOVE THAT ONE TO FUND THE OTHER THREE CORRECT. CHERRY HILL PARK WAS NOT EVEN PLANNING YET AND SO WHEN I WAS ASKED WHAT PROJECTS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITH THIS BOND BACK IN 2024 BEFORE IT EVEN CAME FORWARD TO ALL THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT WERE UNFUNDED AND THEN THE OTHERS WERE ALREADY FUNDED BUT THEN BECAUSE WE HAD SOME ISSUES NOW SINCE CHERRY HILL PARK WAS NOT EVEN STARTED WITH PLANNING THAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

I HAVE SIX ACTIVE PARKS OR PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND CHERRY HILL PARK WILL BE PROBABLY A FISCAL YEAR 28 CAPITAL ASK THEN OBVIOUSLY BAILEY WHERE DOES THAT FALL NOW I'M ON THE LIST AND FUNDING THE BAILEY MEMORIAL PARK YES SO BOTH PINE AND BAILEY ARE ON THE SAME TRACK FOR PERMITTING WE SHOULD BE GETTING PERMITTING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SOON AS THIS BOND FUNDING IS IF IT IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL THEN WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS OUT TO AND THEN THE REMAINING FUNDS NEEDED ARE COMING THROUGH OUR NORMAL FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET PROCESS SO BY TIME JULY ONE COMES WHEN WE'RE READY TO ACTUALLY HIRE THE CONTRACTOR GO OUT WE CAN START THE FISCAL YEAR OFF UNDER CONSTRUCTION I BECAUSE THAT'S IN MY DISTRICT AND I UNDERSTAND I GET LOTS OF QUESTIONS I KNOW OKAY THERE'S A PARK IT'S CONFEDERATE AVENUE OH REALLY? OH OKAY ALL RIGHT SO ANY MORE DISCUSSION SAYING NO DISCUSSION WE APPROVE THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION I SEE NO OBJECTION. SO THIS WILL BE APPROVED TO

[9.c. An Ordinance Authorizing the County Administrator to Execute the necessary documents and provide funding for the purchase of real property located at 641 Sea Island Parkway (FISCAL IMPACT: The purchase price is $32,500, plus closing costs. Funding for this project is from the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 4000) – Land Acquisition (Account #4000-80-1000-54400). The current account balance is $1,854,891.82.) - Jared Fralix, ACA (5 min)]

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AND MR. FREILICH IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. YES, SIR.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS PRESENTED UM THE LANDOWNER TO THE COUNTY AND SAID HEY WE HAVE AN AVAILABLE PARCEL IT'S NOT LISTED WE'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING IT BUT WE WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU FIRST. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR ST HELENA CONVENIENCE CENTER. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SURROUNDED ON ALL THREE SIDES EXCEPT THE ROAD SO IS CONTIGUOUS AND ADJACENT TO OUR PROPERTY SO IT HAVING THAT PARCEL WOULD ALLOW US SOME EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE AND THEN ALSO WARRANTS THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE THERE SO THAT IT'S ADVERSE TO OUR OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE ONGOING WE'VE NEGOTIATED WITH THE LANDOWNER AND COME TO A FEE OF 32,500 THIS WOULD BE FUNDED OUT OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS 4000 ACCOUNT LISTED AS SUCH AND THAT IS THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ANYMORE DISCUSSION.

SO GOOD JOB JARED THANK YOU THANK YOU. AT THAT PRICE THAT'S LIKE A 1970S PRICE THAT WE'RE NOT USED TO. IT'S JUST AN ACRE AND IT'S RURAL UNDEVELOPED SO I WISH WE HAD MORE PRICING OF THAT PRICE BUT.

YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL APPROVE THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION IS ANY OBJECTION AND SEEING YOUR OBJECTION ONLINE AND HERE IN THE CHAMBERS AGAIN THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD TO COUNTY COUNCIL AS APPROVED. THANK YOU, JARED.

[9.d. An ordinance to amend Ordinance 2023/26 to reallocate funds previously appropriated for Daufuskie Island Ferry embarkation points to Sun City Joint Fire/EMS Station (Station #39). (FISCAL IMPACT: Funds will be transferred between projects. No additional fiscal impact.) - Pinky Harriott, CGFO Chief Financial Officer]

SO I MOVED THE MOTION. THANK AND JOE YOU GOT HIS A SECOND LOGAN GOTCHA AS THE FIRST AGAIN NINE DEED AND ORDERS TO AMEND ORDINANCE 2020 326 TO REALLOCATE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE DUSKY ALLEN FERRY AND PARK LOCATION POINTS TO THE SUN CITY JOINT FIRE EMS AND AGAIN THIS IS NO IMPACT BUT AGAIN MONEY IS WOULD BE MOVED AND MISS HARRIET AND I GUESS WE HAVE JARED UP HERE AS WELL TO HELP WITH THIS YEAH GEORGE WHEN YOU TALK TO THE PROJECT ITSELF BUT AS YOU CAN TELL WE'RE UTILIZING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED OR REALLOCATED FOR FROM $700,000 FOR THE FIRST GARLAND FERRY EMBARKATION PROJECT TO THE STATION 39 SUN CITY FIRE EMS THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY ALREADY REAPPROPRIATED FOR 2017 SERIES GEO BOND BUT SINCE THIS WHICH WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IS READY TO GO OUT TO BID AND CURRENTLY THERE'S A PAUSE BUTTON ON THE FIRST GARLAND FERRY WE FIGURED WE'D GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE THESE FUNDS TO SPEND DOWN THE BOND FUNDS YES.

SO THIS PROJECT THERE'S COUPLE OF MOVING PARTS AND WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TWO AGENDA ITEMS THIS ONE IN THE NEXT ITEM AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD ONE THAT WE'LL BRING TO YOU LATER.

SO STATION 39 AND WHAT WE'VE DONE AND THIS WILL AGAIN LEAD INTO THE NEXT IS WE PUT IT OUT TO BID IN JUNE OF 2024 UH AND IT WAS THE DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT AND SO WE'VE GOT THE CONTRACTING TEAM ON THERE THEN THEY FIRST KICKED OFF ON THE DESIGN ELEMENT THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT AND THEY'VE COME BACK WITH THE FINAL COST AND CONSTRUCTION, THE FINAL CROSS WE $5 MILLION ALLOCATED READY TO GO IN THE BOND THE COST A RAW COST CAME A LITTLE BIT HIGHER TOTAL AROUND $5.7 MILLION SO IN THE THE 2023 ORDINANCE WE HAD ALREADY REAPPROPRIATED FUNDING OUT OF THE GO BOND AND IT WAS 5 MILLION TOWARDS THIS AND 700,000 TOWARDS THAT. SO THAT ACTUALLY LINES UP WELL WITH WHAT WE NEED PRESENTLY AS FAR AS THE FIRST GARLAND WE'RE NOT LOSING ATTENTION ON THE FIRST GARLAND WE HAVE FUNDING WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE ALREADY CLOSED ON THE MELROSE DOCK AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS THERE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS ON THE MAINLAND.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THE FUNDING IN PLACE IN ORDER NEXT AGENDA ITEM AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN OR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEN THE THIRD ITEM NOT TODAY BUT WILL COME LATER IS IN MIDWAY BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP DISTRICT.

ON OUR LONG TERM THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION IS HOW WE DO THE PROJECT COLLECTIVELY AS A WHOLE. LET ME JUST ASK OBVIOUSLY I'M SURE PEOPLE FROM THE FUSCHIA ARE LOOKING AT THIS GOING WAIT MINUTE WAITING. WE'RE LOSING FUNDING BUT THEY'RE NOT LOSING FUNDING AND I ASK THAT QUESTION DO YOU HEAR IT EARLIER IN YOUR RESPONSE WAS THE FACT THAT THE IS FUNDED YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THERE'S ELSE WE CAN BE DOING AT THESE OTHER

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BUT I'LL COME BACK LATER TO COUNCIL. MR. CHAIRMAN YES GO AHEAD.

KOESTERICH I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THIS PROJECT AND I UNDERSTAND CHIEF SIMON'S IN THE AUDIENCE AND IF YOU WOULD ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

WE ARE ON OUR FOURTH CHIEF OF BLUFFTON THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAND DONATED IN 2022. THE GEO BAND WAS APPROVED IN 2023. IT IS NOW 2026. THIS FIRE STATION WILL SERVE NOT ONLY SUN CITY BUT RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS CYPRESS RIDGE MILL CREEK IN LEIGHTON STATION.

SO FOR THIS TO BE TAKING THIS LONG IS BEYOND ME AND I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING IT ALONG. SO TO THAT POINT THIS IS A TIME ITEM SO WE WOULD LIKE GET TO THE IMMEDIATE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. YES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT THE CHIEF IF HE'S THERE IF HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. HE SAID HE'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, CHIEF.

I'LL BY THE WAY, BLESS YOUR HEART. YEAH CHIEF.

SAY YES. WE NEED TO KEEP GOING. ALL RIGHT.

HE NODDED HIS HEAD TAB SO OKAY . ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR FIGURING THAT OUT.

WE GAVE THEM A TASK AND A SHORT NOTICE TO FIND SOME FUNDS AND THANK ALL RIGHT AND WE WILL PASS THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION THERE ANY OBJECTION NO ONE ON LINE AND NO ONE HERE IN THE CHAMBER. SO THIS WILL PASS WITHOUT OBJECTION AND MOVE FORWARD TO COUNTY COUNCIL AS AN ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT LET'S MOVE ON 23RD IT'S TIME SENSITIVE ON THE 23RD

[9.e. Approval of a contract amendment to Fraser Construction for the construction portion of the Sun City Fire/EMS Station 39 ($5,348,446) (FISCAL IMPACT: The fee for the construction portion of the project is $4,862,224. Staff recommends a 10% contingency of $486,222, bringing the total request to $5,348,446.]

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO NINE E AND THAT IS APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO FRAZIER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE SUN CITY EMS STATION 39 $5,348,446. AND AGAIN THE FEE THE FEE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE PROJECT IS 4,000,862 TWO AND 2200 $24 AND STAFF RECOMMENDS A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $486,222 TO BRING THE TOTAL REQUEST TO 5,000,004 348 446 SO MR. SO MOVED YOU AND THAT WAS SECONDED BY JOE AND MR. FRERICHS YOU IN A REAL QUICK GIVE US A GOOD SUMMATION SO LIKE I SAID WE WE PUT THIS OUT IN 2024 WE DID A DESIGN BUILD SO WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR AND ARCHITECT ON BOARD SAME TIME WE'VE ALREADY DID A TASK ORDER THIS IS SINCE HAVE A CONTRACT THIS IS JUST AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT AND WE'VE ALREADY DID THE 361,000 FOR THE DESIGN.

SO ALL IN ALL THIS 5.7 MILLION THIS IS JUST THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT THE 4.8 PLUS THE 480,000 CONTINGENCY FOR THE 5.3 AMENDMENT THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING TO THE CONTRACT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FRERICHS? IS THIS TIME SENSITIVE NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, SIR? YES. ALL RIGHT.

READY TO MOBILIZE SO I WOULD SAY IT'S TIME I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN DO THIS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. YES, SIR. ON ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE AGAIN PASS THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION I THINK ANY ANY OBJECTION I DON'T SEE ON LINE AND NO ONE HERE IN THE CHAMBER SO AGAIN THIS WILL PASS WITHOUT OBJECTION AND BE MOVED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE SEEING NOTHING? WE ARE ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.