[1. Call to Order]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 7TH, 2026 TO ORDER, IF YOU'LL STAND AND JOIN AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IF YOU'LL CONTINUE STANDING WHILE WE HAVE DR. ARTHUR EVANS OF ST.
JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH, COME SAY THE INVOCATION IS DR.
BLESSED, ETERNAL GOD, WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO BE PRESENT ANOTHER DAY THAT HAS DAWNED UPON EACH OF US.
NOW, LORD, AS YOU LOOK UPON US IN THIS MEETING TODAY, WE NEED MORE THAN OUR UNDERSTANDING, MORE THAN OUR INTELLECTUAL CAPABILITIES.
WE NEED YOU MORE THAN WE EVER NEEDED YOU BEFORE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSED OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE GATHERED GOD TO, UH, FELLOWSHIP FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND TO CONDUCT BUSINESS THAT IS OF INTEREST TO US, THAT WILL BLESS YOUR PEOPLE, THAT WILL BE A LIGHT SHINING IN DARKNESS, THAT THOSE WHO SEE, HOPE AND SEE THE LIGHT OF YOUR GOODNESS WILL SHINE THROUGH.
PRAY NOW, LORD, THAT THE WORK WE DO WILL BE MAGNIFIED IN YOUR SIGHT, THAT WE'LL BE EDIFIED BUILT UP AND OH GOD, REPRESENTING YOUR GLORY, GLORY IN THIS MEETING TODAY.
[4. Adoption of the Agenda]
ORLANDO, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TODAY'S AGENDA? NO, SIR.WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND APPROVE SIX TO ZERO.
UH, MS. BRYSON IS NOT IN TOWN TODAY.
SHE IS NOT HERE TODAY 'CAUSE SHE IS OUT OF TOWN AT THE MOMENT.
[5. Approval of the Minutes ]
MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.WE HAVE REGULAR MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF MARCH 10TH, 2026 AND THE SPECIAL MEETINGS OF MARCH 26TH, 2026.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE NO VOTE THERE.
EVERY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[6. Presentations and Recognitions]
PRESENTATIONS AND, AND RECOGNITIONS.MR. ORLANDO, YOUR REPORT, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS, UH, THIS EVENING.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, KICKING OFF JUST A A A QUICK REMINDER THAT THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TASK FORCE CONTINUES TO MAKE SOME STEADY PROGRESS, STEADY PROGRESS.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY APRIL 13TH.
AND AGAIN, I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT YOU ALL HEAR THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR CHAIRMAN, STEVE DESIMONE, COUNCILWOMAN BECKER, AND COUNCILWOMAN BRYSON, WHO OF COURSE SERVE AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LMO TASK FORCE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE ON THERE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE TAKEN THEIR TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC'S IN THE ROOM.
AND A BIG THANK YOU TO TO OUR PLANNING STAFF AS WELL.
UM, WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
AS A REMINDER, ALL MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST ON THE BEAUFORT COUNTY CHANNEL, AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON THE TOWN'S YOUTUBE PAGE.
AND THEY ALL START AT FIVE O'CLOCK HERE IN TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
UM, THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINING MEETINGS FROM APRIL TO MAYOR ON ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
AND THEN ONCE WE GET THROUGH THOSE MEETINGS AS A TASK FORCE AND AS A TEAM, WE'LL START STRATEGIZING ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD PAST THOSE, THOSE MEETING DATES.
SOME CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATES, WHICH I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHARE PROGRESS ABOUT MUDDY CREEK AND BRYANT ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I DROVE THROUGH THEIR RECENTLY, WE ARE MAKING VISIBLE PROGRESS ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS OF WAYS HAVE BEEN CLEARED UP AND, AND, AND CLEANED OF, OF LANDSCAPING POTHOLES.
PATCHED AND SURVEYING IS UNDERWAY.
AND ALSO THE BRYANT ROAD PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
AS A REMINDER, THAT IS OUR TOWN OWNED PROPERTY WHERE WE BID OUT AS A QUALIFICATION, UH, STATEMENT, LOOKING FOR A PARTNER, DEVELOPER BUILDER, UM, TO HELP US OVER THERE WITH MORE WORKFORCE HOUSING.
WE'VE EXTENDED THAT APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE PROPOSALS.
NORTH POINT ON JARVIS CREEK CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE PROJECT, AS WE KNOW, THE, THE, THE ROAD TO CONNECT WORKFORCE HOUSING THROUGH INTO MARSHLAND ROAD IS OUT FOR BID.
UM, AND THAT'S THE ROAD THROUGH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
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SITE.AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING SOMEWHERE AND AROUND THE JUNE TIMEFRAME ON THAT.
SO SOME GOOD PROGRESS WITH WHAT USED TO BE JUST AN IDEA AND A DISCUSSION POINT IS NOW OUT BID.
SO GREAT NEWS, UH, MITCHELLVILLE ROAD IS NEARING COMPLETION.
ANOTHER PROJECT I, WE, UM, MANY OF US I DON'T THINK REALIZED WAS GETTING, UH, THAT FAR ALONG, UH, THE WAY AND, AND ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAS COME TO LIFE AND A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IS NEARING COMPLETION.
MITCHELLVILLE FREEDOM PARK, THE LOOP ROAD, THE TOWN IS A REMINDER IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL, HAS DESIGNED AND, AND WILL CONSTRUCT THE LOOP ROAD AS PART OF THAT PARCEL.
AND WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH A MODERN TEAM.
THAT LOOP ROAD AND PARKING LOT PROJECT WILL SOON GO OUT TO BID.
SO WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION ON ALL OF THAT.
UM, FROM A BIDDING STANDPOINT, KIG POCKET PARK IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
TAYLOR FAMILY PARK, AS WE KNOW, UH, IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION SITE CLEARING COMPLETE PAVILION CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS.
AND WE MAY AND WE REMAIN ON SCHEDULE FOR A GRAND OPENING THIS FALL.
UH, WE'VE HAD SOME HOLDUPS ON THAT, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, BUT WE ARE FINALIZING SOME WETLAND PERMITTING AND AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT THAT WE NEEDED TO, UM, UH, APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AS, UH, AS, AS MARSHLAND ROAD IS A DOT ROAD, CROSSINGS PARK, PHASE ONE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING, UM, ON SOME DESIGN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PERMITTING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL WETLAND PERMIT.
SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG MAJOR STEP AND A MAJOR HURDLE THAT WE'VE OVERCOME.
SO, GREAT, GREAT JOB TO THE TEAM.
UM, AND THEN FOR PHASE TWO, BRISTOL SPORTS COMPLEX, WE HEARD FROM SOME YOUNG FOLKS IN THE ROOM NOT THAT LONG AGO, UH, ABOUT SKATE PARK.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING A PUMP TRACK TO IT, AND WE WILL SOON ANNOUNCE, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME, SOME OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT ON SITE AND VIEW OUR DESIGN TO DATE IN MAY.
SO WE'LL WORK WITH THE ISLAND WRECK AND GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THEN.
UM, WE'RE ENTERING THE FINAL PHASE OF OUR BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ISLAND.
AND, AND THE SEA PINES AREA WITH SAND PUMPING EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE COMING DAYS, IF NOT ALREADY.
PINE ISLAND BEACH, NEARING CONSTRUCTION, UH, OF THE BREAKWATER STRUCTURES AND THE TILLING WORK.
UM, AND WOW, THAT'S QUITE THE, QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND, AND, AND STEADY PUSH FROM OUR CIP TEAM.
IS SEAN GILL IN THE ROOM? YES, THERE IS.
SEAN GILL AS, AS WE KNOW, IS OUR ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER AND HIS DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH, UH, THE ENTIRE TEAM, DONDA, ADAM, RICHARD LOUDON, JEFF INGER.
THEY'RE MAKING A, A BIG DIFFERENCE AND A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE, UM, ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE SAY THANK YOU TO HIM PUBLICLY AND, AND INFORMALLY.
RBC HERITAGE BEGINS NEXT WEEK.
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT HERITAGE AND THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND WERE RECENTLY NAMED AND RECOGNIZED BY THE PGA TOUR WITH THE BEST OF AWARD FOR MOST FAN FIRST EVENT.
AND THE DEEP WELL PROJECT WAS NAMED THE 2025 PGA TOUR CHARITY OF THE YEAR.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MAJOR AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THROUGH, UM, PGA, UH, RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING DEEP WELL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO DEEP WELL, AND, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PGA FOR THAT.
OUR GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP HAS ALSO BEEN INCLUDED AS A CHARITABLE OPTION IN THE 2026 BIRDIES FOR CHARITY PROGRAM AS PART OF THE RBC HERITAGE.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED THERE AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO OUTSTANDING TEAM MEMBERS, SENIOR FIREFIGHTER STEVEN CLARK, NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR CHIEF.
AND SENIOR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, KEEFER MCBURNEY, NAMED EMT OF THE YEAR BY THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND ROTARY CLUB.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND THANK YOU TO THE ISLAND ROTARY CLUB FOR THAT.
UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION FOR EARNING FIRST PLACE IN THE JUDGES' CHOICE CATEGORY AT THE, UH, WING FEST.
SO YOU NEVER STOP CHIEF, ALWAYS, ALWAYS MOVING AND SHAKING.
SO CONGRATS TO YOU AND TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
AND LASTLY, I, I WAS A PART OF, ALONG WITH ANGIE AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, HEATHER AND, AND KELLY AND AND AND OTHERS, WE RECENTLY HOSTED ABOUT 40 STUDENTS FROM HILTON HEAD PREP.
AND THEY CAME TO TOWN HALL TO LEARN ABOUT, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS.
AND WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION, A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS, AND A LOT OF THOSE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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WE MANAGE EVERY DAY.SO A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HILTON HEAD PREP AND THOSE STUDENTS AND, AND TO MY TEAM FOR BEING READY FOR THEM, UM, AS THEY RECENTLY VISITED TOWN HALL.
A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS AS I COME DOWN THAT WAY.
SO NEXT WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S HONORED ISLANDERS RECIPIENTS WHO STUDY VOLUNTEERISM AND GOOD DEEDS ENRICH THE COMMUNITY.
THE ISLAND COMMUNITY BOLSTER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEEPEN, UM, INKIND HANDS-ON SUPPORT AND HELP UPLIFT THEIR FELLOW MANKIND.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS TO COME FORWARD.
AND, AND REAL BRIEFLY, THIS IS THE MAYOR'S HONORED ISLANDER HAS BEEN A TRADITION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND WE REALIZED THAT IN, IN THE PAST, WHILE THEY HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED HERE, THAT WE HAD FAILED TO DO THAT.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IT DURING OUR, OUR MEETINGS QUARTERLY, UM, HERE.
SO, SO THAT THEY GET THE PROPER RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE.
LET'S STAY UP HERE,
AND I'LL SAY THIS JUST BECAUSE IT'S ROTARY, BUT IT'S SUITABLE FOR FRAMING OH, AND LAST, BUT SAY FAIR AND LAST, BUT NOT LE LEAST, CHRIS SHIVELY.
IF I CAN HAVE THE WHOLE GROUP, EVERYBODY COME UP FRONT, STAND IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM, SLOWLY SEE
THERE'S NOTHING MORE FUN THAN TAKING PICTURES IN FRONT OF HER RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY.
HILTON HEAD, ALLEN KINDERGARTEN STUDENT LEY YOUNG.
WENDY IS HERE TODAY WITH HER PARENTS CARSON Y AND SAMANTHA BALMAN BALMAN.
THE CHARACTER TRAIT CHOSEN FOR FEBRUARY WAS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.
INTEGRITY MEANS DOING THE RIGHT THING, BEING HONEST, STAYING TRUE TO YOUR VALUES, AND MAKING GOOD CHOICES BASED ON STRONG MORAL VALUES.
REN OUT IS THE TYPE OF STUDENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF INTEGRITY.
REN ALLOWS, ALWAYS ALLOWS HER CONSCIOUS CONSCIENCE TO BE HER GUIDE, BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND WITH HER PEERS, AND CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT HER DAILY ACTIONS.
HER TRUE AND HONEST EFFORTS ARE GIVEN TO HER TEACHERS ALONG WITH EVERY ASSIGNMENT SHE TURNS IN.
BRINLEY WORKS EACH DAY TO DO WHAT SHE KNOWS IS RIGHT, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING.
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THIS RIGHT HERE, CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTS, GOT YOUR NAME ON AND EVERYTHING.TURN AROUND AND TAKE A PICTURE.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH FOR A PROCLAMATION, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND A AWARE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS SOUTH CAROLINA'S FUTURE PROSPERITY IS DEPENDENT UPON NURTURING THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1.1 MILLION CHILDREN CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR STATE.
AND ALL CHILDREN DESERVE TO HAVE THE SAFE, STABLE, NURTURING HOMES AND COMMUNITIES THEY NEED TO FOSTER THEIR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THERE WERE 7,663 CHILDREN AND FOUNDED INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD, CHILD MALTREATMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND HOPEFUL HORIZONS CONDUCTED 411 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS FOR CASES OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
WITH CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, CAPA PROVIDED 14,288 DAYS OF CARE TO 108 FOSTER CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE WITH SERIOUS SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES, AS DATA SHOWS THE LINK BETWEEN THE ABUSE AND THE NEGLECT OF CHILDREN AND A WIDE RANGE OF COSTLY MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS INTO ADULTHOOD.
AND WHEREAS PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MUST BE A PRIORITY THAT REQUIRES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND EVERYONE THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION EXIST IN COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE PARENTS WITH A SOCIAL SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CONCRETE RESOURCES, THEY NEED TO COPE WITH THE STRESS AND MATURE THE CHILD, THEIR CHILDREN, TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN GROW TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
NOW THEREFORE, I ALANOR THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HU ALLEN, SOUTH CAROLINA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.
AND WE HAVE MEGAN BUSS AND RICHARD
NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE FAIR HOUSING MONTH PROCLAMATION TO BE ACCEPTED BY RE LOW ON INTERIM PLANNING DIRECTOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THE TOWN OF HILTON HU ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND DESIRES THAT ALL, ALL ITS CITIZENS BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN A DECENT, SAFE AND SOUND LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HILTON HU ISLAND REJECT REJECTS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, AND OR FAMILIAL STATUS, AND THE SALE RENTAL OR PROVISIONS OF, OF OTHER HOUSING SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL IS FUNDAMENTAL POLICY OF THIS NATION, STATE, COUNTRY, AND TOWN.
WHEREAS FAIR HOUSING IS ECONOMICALLY STABILIZING AND PROMOTES HUMAN RELATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING DIVERSITY AND PROVIDING POSITIVITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ENACTED THE SOUTH CAROLINA FAIR HOUSING LAW IN 1989, AND WHEREAS APRIL 11TH, 2026 MARKS THE 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE US FAIR HOUSING LAW, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AND AS AMENDED AND WHEREAS APRIL IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH NOW, THEREFORE, ALAN, I, ALAN R. PERRY, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT APRIL, 2026 SHALL BE KNOWN ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.
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ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL.[7. Reports from Members of Town Council]
RIGHT, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORTS.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GENERAL REPORTS AT THIS TIME? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE INTO REPORTS FROM, UH, COMMITTEES.
MS. BECKER, LOW COUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY.
UM, WE MET THE LATS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE.
UM, MET, UM, AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT OF INTEREST TO HILTON HEAD THAT I THINK I'D SHARE WITH YOU HERE.
UM, ONE IS THAT THERE'S A LONG RANGE PO THE POLICY COMMITTEE, THE LONG RANGE POLICY COMMITTEE, UM, IS DOING A 2055, UM, SURVEY AND WORKING ON A REPORT.
THE SURVEY OPENS MAY IN MAY AND CLOSES IN NOVEMBER.
AND, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, UM, GIVING THEIR THOUGHTS ON ANY OF THAT TO GO ON TO THE WEBSITE TO, UM, FILL OUT THAT SURVEY OF PARTICULAR INTEREST FOR HILTON HUD IS A US 2 78 STUDY, UM, FROM 95 TO SEA PINE CIRCLE, SO THAT IN PARTICULAR, THEY ALSO REPORTED ON THE COUNTY, UH, REPORTED ON THE TECH COMMITTEE, THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THAT COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MEET AND TO DO THEIR WORK.
UM, THEY WILL BE, UM, REPORTING BACK TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL BEGINNING OF MAY, UM, WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOME BIG PROJECTS.
SOME IT WAS, IT WAS DESCRIBED, UM, 10 TO $75 MILLION PER YEAR ESTIMATED, UM, TO BE RAISED.
UM, AND THERE TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE AND HOW LONG THEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN GOING THROUGH THAT.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU STAY IN TOUCH AND WATCH THOSE TECH COMMITTEES.
UM, THEY ARE RECORDED FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW.
UM, THE COUNTY COUNCIL ALSO REPORTED THAT WITH REGARD TO THE BRIDGES HERE, UM, FROM MOSS CREEK TO HILTON HOOD, THE, THERE'S NO UPDATE.
THE S-C-D-O-T CONTINUES TO WORK AND REFINE THEIR PROJECT, BUT NOTHING MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT.
AND THAT THE ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT THE COUNTY WAS LOOKING FOR, UM, HAVE NOT, THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK AND IT'S WELL PAST THE DATE THAT THEY WERE EXPECTING TO HAVE HEARD.
SO THAT'S THE REPORT FOR THE LATS COMMITTEE.
LUCK COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
HERE FOR COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD.
YES, I HAVE THREE ITEMS I'D LIKE TO COVER.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY, AND WE ALL KNOW THIS HILTON HEAD IS SUCH A GIVING COMMUNITY, AND I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR TSA AGENTS.
UH, WHILE THE SHUTDOWN WAS GOING ON, THEY WENT WITHOUT PAY FOR 44 DAYS.
ONE OF OUR AIRPORT BOARD MEMBERS, RICH SELLS, PUT TOGETHER A GOFUNDME ACCOUNT AND THE COMMUNITY STEPPED UP AND DONATED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
ALMOST $800 IN GIFT CARDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH TSA AGENT FOR GAS AND GROCERIES.
AND THEY RECOGNIZED ALL THOSE TSA AGENTS RECOGNIZE HOW SPECIAL THIS ISLAND IS, AND WE ARE BLESSED WITH SUCH GENEROUS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
UM, TWO OTHER ITEMS. UH, THERE'S A NEW SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED.
UM, HILTON HEAD HAS INSTALLED THIS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, WHICH WILL MAKE FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE AIRPORTS SAFER.
THE NEW SOFTWARE, UVE NEX DISPLAYS LIVE AIRCRAFT POSITIONS MAKING OPERATIONS SAFER.
THIS IS PROVIDED THROUGH RECEIVERS INSTALLED ON THE TOWER.
PRIOR TO THIS, HILTON HEAD ISLAND WAS ONE OF 91 AIRPORTS IN THE NATION THAT RELIED ON VISUAL SPOTTING AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION TO MANAGE AIRPORT TRAFFIC.
AND THEN LASTLY, FINALLY, THE OPENING OF THE NEW TERMINAL.
UH, IT'S OFFICIAL, THE NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION WILL BE READY FOR BUSINESS ON MAY 1ST.
AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD JOHN RUMBLE, I THINK HE'S EVERYWHERE,
AND YOU'LL MAY SEE HIM, UM, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THE NEWS ON THE POWER HOUR, ET ET CETERA, BECAUSE HE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING, UM, ABLE TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT MORE THAN DOUBLES THE SPACE AT THE AIRPORT AND AND INCLUDES THREE JETS, I'M SORRY, THREE GATES, JET BRIDGES.
SO PASSENGERS DON'T HAVE TO WALK OUTDOORS.
SO PRE-CHECK MEANS SOMETHING, HEY, SERVICE ANIMAL OUTDOOR
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AREA, AND A NEW GATHERING SPOT FOR CONCESSIONS.SO A BIG DAY COMING ON MAY 1ST.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO SOUTH, UH, SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD.
UH, SINCE MISS BRYSON'S OUT OF TOWN, I'LL TAKE THIS.
UM, WE HAD BOTH JASPER COUNTY AND BEAUFORT COUNTY PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON RESPECTIVELY WITH OPERATIONS.
UM, JASPER COUNTY DID GO INTO SOME GROWTH MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, TALKED ABOUT THEIR AIRPORT AND STRATEGIC GROWTH THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT THERE.
THE COUNTY TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS AS TO THE GROWTH CHALLENGES, UH, WITHIN THE AREA AND, AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THAT.
SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST A, IT'S A CONTINUAL UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE SEEING THINGS GO.
UM, NEXT MEETING WE WILL TALK ABOUT, UH, E-BIKE COMMITTEE FROM BLUFFTON AND THEN A SALES TAX COMMITTEE.
UH, THE, THE TAX ACCOMMODATIONS COMMITTEE, NOT THE TAX ACCOMMODATIONS COMMITTEE.
THE, UM, THE TAX TAX, WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR? TRANSPORTATION.
SO, UH, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT IN MAY AS WELL.
NEXT WE WILL HAVE, UH, MR. BROWN ISLAND RECREATION ASSOCIATION.
LOTS GOING ON AT THE ISLAND REC CENTER.
I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS HERE.
UM, BUSY MARCH WITH, UH, COLLEGE TO CROSS DURING SPRING BREAK.
UM, THOSE WERE HAPPENING AT CHAPLAIN CROSSINGS, CILLO AND HILTON AT HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE WAS A EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA ON APRIL 4TH.
THE SENIOR CENTER NOW HAS 543 MEMBERS.
FITNESS HAS OVER 2,500 MEMBERS AND AQUATICS, THE DOME IS DOWN AND THE CIP WORK IS COMPLETED AT THE POOL.
UH, AGAIN, UP FOR SWIMMING SEASONS TO START AGAIN, WATER AEROBICS AND LAP SWIM IS STILL GOING STRONG.
NEXT IS, UH, BEAUFORT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING, BUT I DO HAVE A SUMMARY.
UH, THE MARCH 26TH, 2026, BUFORT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
MORE BOARD MEETING FOCUSED ON TRANSFERRING 1 MILLION TO ST.
HELENA ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER PROJECT TO THE OPEN LAND TRUST AND APPROVING KEY GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
UM, ADDITIONALLY THE BOARD FOR PROGRESSING STRATEGIC PLAN DUE APRIL 20TH, MANAGED LEADERSHIP, UH, SUCCESSION FOR JULY AND AWARDED RELENTLESS CHALLENGE GRANTS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE GULLAH GEECHEE, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
UH, THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MAY, UH, 20TH AT 10:00 AM OKAY.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICES.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, UM, YESTERDAY.
AND DURING THAT TIME WE REVIEWED APPLICATIONS FOR SOME OPENINGS ON OUR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES.
AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE TO, UM, TO MEET WITH THOSE FOLKS AND TO INTERVIEW SO THAT WE CAN FILL OUR SPOTS.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SERVING WITH THE TOWN IN A VOLUNTEER COM, UM, CAPACITY, WE WELCOME YOUR APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT TALENT AND WONDERFUL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE HERE IN THE TOWN HALL.
UM, MR. ORLANDO HAS TOLD ME THAT MR. DAVE BYRD, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, DOES NOT LIKE COMPLIMENTS.
HOWEVER, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY, UH, THANK HIM AGAIN FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT HIS TEAM HAS BEEN DOING.
UM, WE DON'T NOT ONLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE AT OUR, OUR MEETINGS
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ASK THE QUESTION OVER THE YEARS, HOW IS THE TOWN DOING FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, NOT JUST MONEY IN AND MONEY OUT AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET IS CONCERNED, BUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS ECONOMIC STATE LOOKS LIKE HERE ON HILTON HEAD FROM A SECTOR STANDPOINT.
AND THIS TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL REPORT ON THAT.
I WOULD RECOMMEND AND HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT ALL OF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT REALLY STARTS TO LAY OUT A PICTURE OF WHERE WE STAND HERE AS A COMMUNITY.
AND OBVIOUSLY, UM, HOW WE STAND AND CONTINUE TO PERFORM SHOULD BE A PART OF HOW WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS HERE ON THIS DIET.
SO I THANK MR. BIRD AND HIS TEAM FOR, FOR DOING THAT.
UM, WE ALSO TOOK UP THE AFFILIATED AGENCIES ON YESTERDAY.
YOU GUYS WILL SEE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH OUR BUDGETARY, UH, DELIBERATIONS.
AND WE WILL MEET AGAIN ON MAY 11TH AT 10:00 AM THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE ANOTHER FINANCIAL UPDATE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE DMO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 MARKETING PLAN, BUDGET AND INDUSTRY METRICS.
UH, WE WILL ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND TOWN MANAGEMENT TO EXECUTE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT
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OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE C POND CIRCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR ADDITIONAL 2025 ATAS GRANT FOR FUNDING OF THE HILTON HEAD CONCOURSE STATE ELEGANCE.IF I MIGHT, I I'D LIKE TO, TO, UM, PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT, UH, THE REPORTS THAT WERE PROVIDED YESTERDAY.
UM, SIMPLY IT IS TRANSPARENT CLARITY IN WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING FROM BOTH A REVENUE STANDPOINT AND AN EXPENSE STANDPOINT.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN STRIVING FOR FOR A WHILE.
AND I'M NOT GONNA SAY WE'RE THERE A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT ALSO.
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SO, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.UH, WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE, THE PROGRAM FOR THE 2026 ACTION PLAN, UH, AS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM.
MS. MICHELLE BOTS,
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS OUR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG.
UM, SPEAKING OF MR. BIRD, WE WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY TIMES HE COULD SAY CDBG FIVE TIMES PAST.
UM, ANYWAY, THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF THE TOWN'S 20 25, 20 29 CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
UM, THE FIRST YEAR, IF YOU REMEMBER, IS INCLUDED IN THE COMP PLAN WHEN WE BRING THAT TO YOU.
SO THAT WAS APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL 1 25 AND BY HUD IN AUGUST OF 25.
THE ACTION PLAN SERVES AS THE TOWNS APPLICATION TO THE HUD PROGRAM, THE CDBG PROGRAM, AND IDENTIFIES THE PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR FUNDING DURING THAT PROGRAM YEAR.
SO WHAT ACTIVITIES WE'RE GONNA DO AND HOW WE'RE GONNA FUND THAT.
UM, WE ARE CONTINUING TO FUND THE PATTERSON AND TAYLOR FAMILY PARKS.
WE ARE HOPING TO BRING THOSE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND GET THOSE THERE SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING OTHER PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
AND SPEAKING OF THAT, AT THE F AND A COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER, UM, COMMUNICATE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ENCOURAGE MORE PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY TO LET US KNOW WHAT THEIR IDEAS ARE FOR THAT FUNDING.
AND WE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THAT, LOOKING AT COMMUNITY NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER WAYS TO REALLY REACH OUT TO THE, TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, ALSO MAYBE DOING A SURVEY WITH BETTER CLEAR QUESTIONS, BUT SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, REALITY BASED, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR EVERY DAY.
UM, FNA WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS ACTION PLAN BACK IN MARCH AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND IT TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT FOR THAT, SINCE THIS PLAN WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO, UH, NEXT MONTH.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL DO APPROVAL, SIR.
SECOND KIM, DO I HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? MR. WILLIAMS? HE PASSES ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL MS. HUNTER? YES, I DID MENTION THIS AT THE FINANCE MEETING.
BUT, UM, AS WE WERE LOOKING AT VARIOUS PROJECTS, I DID RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK AT USING THIS FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE SEWER CONNECTION PROGRAM.
AND I KNOW STAFF REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND INDICATED THAT CDBG FUNDS, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?
UM, SO I'M, I KEEP LOOKING, UH, FOR OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A GRANT FROM THE BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING AUTHORITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.
AND WE DID ADD YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL INTO THE ACTION PLAN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST, UH, MR. BROWN, JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT ON MS. TURNER'S COMMENT ABOUT THE SEWER CONNECTIONS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S STILL DEMAND THERE.
UM, WE AS A TOWN, UH, STEPPED UP AND USED SOME AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONIES TO FURTHER THAT PROGRAM.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S STILL MONEY SITTING OVER AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOW COUNTRY, UM, THAT HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF CRITERIA THAN WHAT WE HAD.
AND THE MONEY SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS.
UM, I'M GLAD MS. TURNER IS PLANTING THE SEED.
I THINK IT MAY BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW CEO AT THE CFL TO MAYBE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT REVISITING THE CRITERIA FOR THAT SEWER PROGRAM.
THE DEMAND IS THERE, IT SEEMS THAT THE FUNDING IS NOT THERE.
HOW CAN WE CONNECT THOSE DOTS? OKAY.
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE.
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROGRAM YEAR 2026
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ACTION PLAN IS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK.GRANT, CDBG ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. BROWN.
SECOND MS. BECKER ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
CAN I GO BACK TO THE, UH, PRIOR ITEM FOR A SEC? YES.
I WANTED TO COMMENT ON ONE ITEM THAT, UH, MR. BROWN REPORTED ON THAT WILL COME UP AT THE MAY 11 MEETING OF THE FINANCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.
AS I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE STATED, IT INCLUDES PRESENTATION OF A, UH, PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE, UH, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SEA PINE CIRCLE AND GREENWOOD DRIVE PROJECT.
UH, I THINK AS, AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, UH, CSA AT SEA PINES IN THE TOWN HAVE BOTH AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR THE STATE TO TAKE OVER THAT PROJECT OF SEA PINE CIRCLE, UH, AND GREENWOOD DRIVE.
UH, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL ON THE QUESTION OF, UH, WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BY WHICH THE STATE WILL OPERATE THAT PROJECT? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY, UNDER NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE ADMISSIBLE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS FOR THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE FIRST READING THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED TO BE TO MOVE FORWARD.
MR. TRAY, LOW INTERIM PLANNING DIRECTOR WILL DO THE PRESENTATION.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MR. TOWN MANAGER.
SO AS MR. MAYOR ALLUDED TO, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOLIDAY HOMES NE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR REFERENCE THE HOLIDAY HOMES CHARACTER OR HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY AND FOLLY FIELD ROAD.
IT'S A 57 LOT SUBDIVISION BUILT IN THE 1950S.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ZONING REGULATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE DESIRED CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DO IS, UM, BASICALLY BRING THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE RECORDED WITH THE ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOOD BACK IN THE 1950S.
UM, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT HAVE A POA OR AN A RB THAT OVERSEES THEM.
SO THEY HAVE ASKED US TO IMPLEMENT THIS IN THE CODE OR IN OUR LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS UH, TAX AMENDMENT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND PLANNING COMMISSION FOR BOTH INITIATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO TOWN COUNCIL, UH, WITH UNANIMOUS, UH, OR WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
UH, AND JUST OF NOTE, AS OF THE WRITING OF OUR STAFF REPORT, 42 OF THE 57 LOT OWNERS IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE SHOWN SUPPORT FOR THIS PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT, UH, SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
UH, SO THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES TO THE APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE STATEMENT.
IT'S JUST RESTATING THE PURPOSE AND BETTER ALIGNING THE INTENT OF THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
IT'S ADDING SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AND REQUIREMENT STANDARDS FOR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING NONCONFORMITIES.
UH, AMENDMENTS TO SETBACKS WOULD REMOVE PROVISIONS TO REDUCE SETBACKS TO FIVE FEET FOR LOTS WITH LESS THAN 50 FEET OF STREET FRONTAGE AND ADD SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO THE APPLICABILITY OF SIDE YARD SETBACK ANGLES TO INCORPORATE ALL SIDE YARDS, UH, BUFFERS.
IT REDUCES DRIVEWAY, UH, MAXIMUM WIDTH WITHIN REQUIRED ADJACENT STREET BUFFERS FROM 24 FEET CURRENTLY TO 22 FEET.
AND ADD ADDS PROVISIONS FOR HORSESHOE DRIVEWAYS WITHIN THE REQUIRED ARA ADJACENT STREET BUFFER TO ALLOW JUST A MAXIMUM OF THAT 22 FEET.
OUR IMPERVIOUS LOT COVERAGE WOULD PROPOSE TO REDUCE THE IMPEDED LOT COVERAGE FROM ITS EXISTING 50% TO 45%.
UH, AMENDMENTS TO FLOOR AREA RATIO WOULD REDUCE THE GLO GROSS FLOOR AREA FROM 4,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS CURRENT TO 32,000 OR 3,200 SQUARE FEET, EXCUSE ME.
AND REMOVES AN EXCLUSION OF PARKING, PARKING AND STORAGE BELOW BASE FLOOD ELEVATION WHEN CALCULATING GROSS FLOOR AREAS.
SO THAT WOULD NOW BE ADDED INTO THE CALCULATION, UH, PARKING.
IT ADDS A PROVISION THAT A GARAGE CAN ONLY CONTAIN TWO CARS OR, OR PROVIDE PARKING FOR TWO CARS AND HEIGHT.
IT REDUCES MAXIMUM HEIGHT FROM 35 FEET TO 30 FEET.
ADDS PROVISION THAT BUILDINGS SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO AND ONE HALF STORIES AND ADDS DEFINITION FOR STORY AND HALF STORY.
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THIS? UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND ALSO TO ADD THAT THE PENDING ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT WITH OUR VOTE.DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION? SECOND.
KIM, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YES.
PETER CHRISTIAN, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, TOWN MANAGER STAFF.
UM, PETER CHRISTIAN, FOR THE RECORD, I AM SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, NOT THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HILTON HEAD PLANTATION.
THIS SITUATION CAME TO LIGHT MANY MONTHS AGO AND THERE ARE A SMALLER COMMUNITY AND THERE ARE MANY SMALL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND THAT DON'T HAVE THE PROTECTIONS OF A POA.
THEY HAVE COVENANTS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE AN ORGANIZED POA, THEY HAVE NO FUNDS, THEY HAVE NO A RB AND THEIR ONLY PROTECTION IS YOU.
SO BEING THE MANAGER OF THE LARGEST RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS A STAFF OF 50 TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, I FEEL THEIR PAIN.
SO I THINK THIS IS VERY APPROPRIATE AND I HOPE OTHER COMMUNITIES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION, TO HAVE YOUR STAFF EMBOLDEN WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO WE DON'T GET BUILDING THAT IS JUST TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER WITH A RESIDENTIAL NATURE.
AND I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS AND I HOPE OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WILL COME AND SUPPORT IT AS WELL.
MR. PERRY OR MAYOR PERRY, COUNSEL AND MR. ORLANDO.
UM, RESIDENT FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS ON THE ISLAND.
MY WIFE AND I SHUT IT DOWN AND SOLD OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OVER IN PALMETTO HEADLANDS IN 19 OR 2018.
AND STAYED ON THE ISLAND, STAYED IN THE SAME HOUSE.
UH, I'M A TERRIBLE PUBLIC SPEAKER, SO I PREPARED A LITTLE THING I'M GONNA READ, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UH, IT'S A BRIEF HISTORY OF WHAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT, AND TREY COVERED, COVERED IT ALL VERY WELL.
UH, QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WE, THE HOMEOWNERS OF HOLIDAY HOMES MET WITH THE INTENTION OF POTENTIALLY ESTABLISHING A POA, THE TOWN REPRESENTATIVE AT THE TIME.
OUR TOWN REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDED OUR MEETINGS AND ADVISED US TO CONSIDER DRAFTING A PROTECTIVE OVERLAY RATHER THAN CREATING A POA.
HE SAID THE MAIN REASON BEING THAT THE TOWN WOULD ENFORCE ANY TOWN APPROVED OVERLAY.
UM, AND AS A POA WE WOULD BE IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO LEGALLY DEFEND OUR ORDINANCES, WHICH COULD FINANCIALLY BE MORE THAN WE COULD EVER HANDLE.
UH, WITH HIS HELP, WE DRAFTED OUR INITIAL PROTECTIVE OVERLAY, WHICH WAS BASED ON ONE FROM A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY.
WITH THE BUILDING OF THESE NEW HOUSES THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MENTIONED, A MAJORITY OF THE HOMEOWNERS REALIZED OUR EXISTING OVERLAY WAS TOO SUBJECTIVE, WHICH ALLOWED FOR SOME PERSONAL I, UH, INTERPRETATION AND DID NOT MATCH SOME OF THE ORDINANCES SPECIFIED IN OUR COVENANTS THAT TREY MENTIONED, WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN 1957.
SO WE'RE BRINGING THE TWO TOGETHER, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE BOTH READ THE SAME.
AND FOR THESE REASONS, 83% OF THE HOLIDAY HOMES PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUESTING AND HAVE APPROVED THESE CHANGES OF OUR HOLIDAY HOMES.
ALSO, ON A RELATED TOPIC, OFF ON A TANGENT A LITTLE BIT, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME COMMENTS RECENTLY MADE BY A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO I THINK REPRESENT A LOT OF THE ISLAND REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS, THEIR COM THESE COMMENTS WERE MADE, AND I'M QUOTING TO MAKE SURE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WELL INFORMED.
I BRING TO THIS MA I BRING THIS MATTER UP, NOT SO MUCH FOR THE SAKE OF VIEW, THE TOWN COUNCIL.
UM, RATHER FOR THE ATTENTION OF OUR HOMEOWNERS AND MAYBE POTENTIAL LOT OWNERS IN HOLIDAY HOMES AND IN OTHER AREAS, SOME RESIDENTS WITHIN HOLIDAY HOMES.
AND I WOULD IMAGINE SOME FUTURE OWNERS HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT AN
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OWNER CAN NO LONGER BUILD A ONE STORY RANCH STYLE HOME ON A SLAB BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF HOME IS NO LONGER CONFORMING.THE NEW HOMES OR RECONSTRUCTED HOMES MUST BE RAISED.
OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS GOING THAT LONG.
I'D LIKE THANKS EVERYBODY FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
WHEN YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER.
HELLO, UH, MY NAME'S MATT LEWIS.
I LIVE BY AZA STREET IN THE, UH, HOLIDAY HOMES SUBDIVISION, UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS TOWN STAFF.
THANKS FOR HEARING OUR PLEASED TO YOU TODAY.
AND, UH, IN THIS ORDINANCE, AS THE TOWN PRESENTATION, UH, SAID THAT NEIGHBORS OF THE HOLIDAY HOMES HAVE WORKED WITH THEIR, UH, WITH THEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR.
AND THAT RESULTED IN THIS, THIS ORDINANCE AS BEFORE YOU TODAY, UH, FOR THE FIRST READING, I WANNA STRESS, UH, THE SAME AS, UH, TREY DID.
AS THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, UM, THE GOVERNING BODIES THAT HAVE HEARD THIS AND VETTED IT HAVE ALL, UH, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IT.
AND, UH, WE'RE HOPING YOU DO THE SAME.
UM, THESE ARE MINOR CHANGES TO OUR OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, THEY'RE MEANT TO CODIFY THE INTENT OF OUR COVENANTS AND, UM, WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, ONCE AND FOR ALL THIS ISSUE WOULD BE BEHIND US.
UH, AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO THE TOWN REPORT, UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, 57 LOTS.
AS, AS WAS STATED, THERE'S REALLY ONLY 53 OWNERS BECAUSE ONE OWNER OWNS THREE LOTS, ANOTHER OWNER OWNS TWO.
UH, AND OF THOSE WE NOW HAVE 44 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED ON NINE THAT HAVE REFUSED TO SIGN ON.
AND, UM, FOUR OF THE REASONS THEY GAVE WAS THEY, THEY FEEL LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF A POA SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, AND THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY PART OF IT.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, GREATER THAN 33% SHORT-TERM RENTERS IN RENTAL OWNERS IN OUR, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UH, ALMOST 50% OF THEM HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON AND SAY THAT THEY, THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROTECTION OF THEIR, THEIR INVESTMENT BY PROTECTING THE, THE, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THESE OVERLAY CHANGES.
UM, SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR OWNERS FOR UM, ARE, ARE IN AGREEMENT.
THE, UH, ALMOST THE MAJORITY OF THE, EVEN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS ARE IN AGREEMENT.
AND, UH, ALL THE GOVERNING BODIES HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO THIS.
SO WE'RE HOPING YOU WOULD, UH, GO AHEAD AND AGREE TO IT AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THIS ITEM.
GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE IF YOU WOULD.
DID SHE COME IN? I THINK SHE'S IN TRAFFIC.
ALRIGHT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GOT EVERYBODY.
OKAY, SO COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS FROM COUNSEL.
PAGE THREE OF FIVE, TREY, UM, C AS IN CHARLIE.
COULD YOU READ THAT OUT FOR ME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO SAY THERE? YOU'RE, I MEAN, IT READS MEASURED 20 FEET ABOVE 13 FEET ABOVE MEANS SEA LEVEL.
WHAT ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? IS IT WRITTEN CORRECTLY? IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WRITTEN CORRECTLY, NO.
ARE THERE, WILL THERE BE GRAPHICS ATTACHED TO THIS TEXT AMENDMENT? IS THAT THE SETBACK YOU'RE REFERRING TO? EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS A, THIS IS A TABLE THAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT.
IT'S JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT'S IN THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO BE CHANGED.
AND THERE'S SOME SUB NOTES IN THERE, ONE OF WHICH, UH, COUNCILMAN DEAMON IS REFERRING TO AS, AS SUB C, WHICH SAYS MEASURED 20 FEET ABOVE 13 FEET ABOVE MEAN C LEVEL USING THE NAV D 88 VERTICAL DATUM OR PRE-DEVELOPMENT GRADE, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER AT THE SETBACK LINE.
SO THAT'S BEEN THERE ORIGINALLY.
YEAH, BUT WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LET, LET THESE GUYS TALK.
SORRY, I NEED TO, I NEED TO LET THESE GUYS TALK.
SO THE WAY WE MEASURE HEIGHT IN THE LMO FOR RESIDENTIAL IS 13 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR PRE-DEVELOPMENT GRADE.
THE 20 FEET IS TALKING ABOUT THE SETBACK ANGLE WHERE IT STARTS.
SO IT'S 20 FEET ABOVE THE 13 FEET, OR PRE-DEVELOPMENT
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GRADE IS WHERE THE SETBACK ANGLE WOULD START.SUBNOTE C IS IS IN REFERENCE TO SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
YOU WILL SEE, UH, SIDE ANGLES 20 FEET C AND IN 65 DEGREES.
THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S IN REFERENCE TO.
IT'S, YEAH, IT'S NOT SO, BUT GRAPHICS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THIS CHANGE.
I DO NOT HAVE A PROPO, I DO NOT HAVE GRAPHICS PROPOSED.
THOSE GRAPHICS COME FROM RSF SIX ZONING DISTRICTS.
THOSE GRAPHICS ARE IN THERE AND IN THE, UH, SETBACK AND BUFFER TABLES IN.
SO IF YOU LOOK, CAN THE CURRENT LMO UNDER THE RFS SIX, YOU SEE THOSE GRAPHICS BECAUSE THAT'S THE TYPICAL WAY THAT THE ANGLES ARE, THERE'S NO CHANGE.
ARE YOU SATISFIED MR. DESMOND? THERE ARE NO GRAPHICS IN THE, IN THE, IN THE CHARACTER OVERLAY CURRENTLY.
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? MR. BROWN? YES.
UM, MR. LOWE, YOU, YOU, UH, YOU MENTIONED THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME DISCREPANCY ON THE, I GUESS THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL OWNERS.
UM, WELL, 57 TO 53, I'VE HEARD TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS, BUT THERE'S A PERCENTAGE OF OWNERS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED.
HAVE WE MADE CONTACT WITH THEM? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN THE REPORT AS FAR AS WHERE THEY STAND ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES? I, UH, OTHER THAN WHAT THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE RECEIVED THAT THE, UH, 42 OF THE 57 AND I DID MISSPEAK, THERE ARE 57 LOTS.
I WAS AWARE THAT ONLY 53 OF THOSE ARE, UH, HELD PRIVATELY.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE, UH, 11 ADDITIONAL FOUR OF WHICH ARE ON THE FENCE AND DON'T, AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE CREATING A POA OR A RB, UH, THE OTHERS I DO NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSE FROM.
IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED THAT.
UM, WHILE, WHILE I, UH, WHILE I COMMEND THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE SORT OF GALVANIZED SUPPORT AND, UM, I COMMEND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL PERSON TO PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER.
UH, I AM, I AM STRUGGLING WITH THIS.
UM, AND I, I'M JUST GONNA STATE THE REASONS WHY I'M STRUGGLING.
UM, I'M PROBABLY GONNA BE ON THE SHORT END OF THE STICKER HERE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UM, WE'VE HEARD THE WORD PROTECTION AND YES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT.
I AGREE WITH THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
I STRUGGLE WITH THE WORD PROTECTION BECAUSE I'M NOT QUITE SURE THAT THE 27 OR 25%, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS THAT ARE NOT IN AGREEANCE ARE LOOKING TO BE PROTECTED OR NOT.
NUMBER TWO, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT US SETTING PRECEDENT HERE WITH SMALLER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE POAS AND THEY'VE GOT A SPLIT AS FAR AS THE DESIRES OF THAT COMMUNITY.
AND NOW THE TOWN STEPS IN AND MAKES A CALL BASED ON MAJORITY.
UH, I'M STRUGGLING WITH THAT BIG TIME.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS WE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION DOWN IN NORTH FOREST BEACH, AND I WILL ADMIT I VOTED WITH THE MAJORITY, BUT I'M UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT THE TOWN HAS TO GO BACK AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID BECAUSE THE MINORITY CONCERNS ARE NOW AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS.
SO, UM, I JUST WANNA PUT THAT STUFF ON THE RECORD.
MR. MAYOR, AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND IF I'M GONNA SHORTEN THIS THICK.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY REBUTTALS ON THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE MY COMMENTS ON THE RECORD.
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I, I WANNA COMMEND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THEY BROUGHT FORTH A CONCERN THAT THEY SAW HAPPENING WITHIN A COMMUNITY THAT, AS IT'S BEEN STATED, WAS DEVELOPED, UM, IN A PARTICULAR CHARACTER BACK IN 1950S.
AND THE MAJORITY, LARGE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE STAYED IN THAT COMMUNITY AND THEY LOVE WHERE THEY LIVE AND THEY LOVE WHAT IT REPRESENTS IN TERMS OF HILTON HEAD AND ITS OVERALL CHARACTER.
I DO KNOW THAT OVER TIME THEY'VE REACHED OUT VIA LETTERS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ET CETERA, TO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS.
AND WHEN YOU DO TAKE THESE 57 AND THE THREE THAT ARE OWNED BY ONE, YOU GET 54 AND THEN ANOTHER ONE THAT'S OWNED BY TWO, THAT'S 52.
AND THEN OF THOSE, UM, HAVING JUST SUBTRACTED FOR, FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A POA, WHICH THIS IS NOT
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IN ANY WAY, UM, YOU COME CLOSE TO ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT AND, UM, YOU'LL, THAT'S ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU'LL EVER GET ON ANYTHING TO GET AN AGREEMENT WITHIN A COMMUNITY.UM, I THINK THIS IS A REMARKABLE THING THAT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN PROTECTING AND SAVING THEIR, THEIR ASSETS AND THE ASSETS OF THIS COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN LOOK BACK INTO SOME HISTORIC AREAS AND, AND BE PROUD OF WHAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
SO I COMMEND YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS PUT INTO PLACE FOR YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS FROM COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, I JUST, UM, I WANNA ADDRESS A COUPLE THINGS.
YOU KNOW, MR. BROWN BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT, THAT IT OP IT MAY SEEM LIKE IT OPENS A DOOR AND I'M SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT, IT'S 70 YEARS OLD, THE COVENANTS ARE 70 YEARS OLD ON THIS PROPERTY.
AND, AND, AND I THINK IT DESERVES THE CLARITY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BOUGHT ON THAT PROPERTY FOR DECADES, BUT HAVE OWNED IN THERE FOR DECADES.
I DO APPLAUD Y'ALL FOR COMING FORTH AND WORKING WITH TOWN TO COME TO A REASONABLE SOLUTION IN WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK.
UM, BUT, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, SOLIDIFYING SOMETHING THAT CAME AROUND 70 YEARS AGO WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WITH THE COMMITTEES AND WITH COUNCIL.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT STATEMENT PUBLICLY BECAUSE NOT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS THOSE COVENANTS IN PLAY THAT IS NOT A POA, UM, TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA OPEN THE DOOR FOR A LOT, BUT I THINK THERE'S CAVEATS THAT NEED TO COME AROUND WHEN A COMMUNITY MAY LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS OUTSIDE OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE REWRITE.
UM, IF THEY'VE GOT A COVENANTS THAT AREN'T BEING MET, THEY'RE NOT BEING ADDRESSED CORRECTLY.
IF THEY'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN, UM, THAT THEY COME FORWARD, BRING THAT FORWARD AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY'RE BEING ADDRESSED.
SO, UM, WITH THAT SAID, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SO, UM, I DO HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION, UH, MR. COLTRANE IN THAT, UH, MS. BECKER HAS MADE THE MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE AND SHE MADE IT WITH A PENDING DOCTRINE ORDINANCE AND I WANNA SEE IF THAT CHANGES ANYTHING WITHIN OUR PROCESS.
VOTE ON HER PROPOSED AMENDMENT FIRST TO ADD THAT AND THEN VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION.
SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND, UH, MS. BECKER AND MR. DESIMONE RESPECTIVELY.
UH, THE FIRST WAS TO ADD THE PENDING ORDINANCE DOCTRINE, ORDINANCE DOCTRINE TO THIS.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? IF YOU WANNA EXPLAIN THAT MS. BECKER? SURE.
UM, THE PENDING ORDINANCE DOCTRINE IS PUT INTO PLACE AND IT WILL AFFECT THIS ORDINANCE SO THAT IT WILL TAKE EFFECT AS OF THIS VOTE RATHER THAN THE SECOND VOTE.
IF SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND VOTE, THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO, UM, TO WHERE IT WAS.
BUT AS OF THIS VOTE, UM, THIS ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT.
THAT'S WHAT THE PENDING ORDINANCE DOCTRINE DOES.
MY QUESTION, UH, TO YOU, TREY, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE HOPPER RIGHT NOW THAT'S LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING WITHIN THAT AREA THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY A PENDING ORDINANCE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
ANY OTHER STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY, UH, KNOWLEDGE ON THAT? OKAY, JUST WANNA, JUST WANNA BE CLEAR.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, SO WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE PENDING ORDINANCE PORTION OF IT NOW.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED MR. ALFRED? OKAY, SO THAT IS FIVE TO ONE IN FAVOR OF NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS FOR THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTION 16 DASH THREE DASH 1 0 6 J TO MODIFY AND ADD STANDARDS RELATED TO SETBACKS, BUFFERS, IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE, FLOOR AREA RATIO, PARKING, BUILDING HEIGHT AND MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL ABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND THAT WAS MADE BY MS. MS. BECKER, SECONDED BY MR. UH, DESMO.
AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED AGAIN FIVE TO ONE MOTION PASSES.
[10. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]
UM, MOVING ON TO NON AGENDA ITEMS. UH, WE OF THE SECTION TWO DASH FIVE DASH 70 OF THE TOWN'S CODE LIMITS EACH PERSON TO ONE THREE MINUTE COMMENT WHEN ADDRESSING COUNSEL, AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES, YOU'RE ASKED TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.PLEASE MAINTAIN A DECORUM SUITABLE FOR THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANE, ABUSIVE, OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE TO TOWN COUNSEL, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN CLERK AFTER YOUR FINISHED SPEAKING.
KEVIN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES, WE'VE GOT THREE.
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OKAY.UH, NEXT WE HAVE RICHARD IZZY.
RICHARD IZZY IN THE INDIGO RUN.
LET'S STOP PRETENDING WHAT THIS TOWN COUNCIL IS DOING.
LOOKS AND OPERATES LIKE A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO AVOID PUBLIC SCRUTINY USING WHAT'S KNOWN AS A ROLLING QUORUM.
A ROLLING QUORUM, OR WALKING QUORUM IS NOT SOME HARMLESS TECHNICALITY.
IT'S A METHOD OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THROUGH BACK TO BACK, SMALL MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS SO OFFICIALS CAN AVOID TRIGGERING OPEN MEETING LAWS WHILE STILL COLLECTING, REACHING COLLECTIVE DECISIONS.
MAY SOUND CLEVER, BUT IT'S NOT.
AND IT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT.
AND THIS IS NOT HAPPENING IN A VACUUM.
IT'S HAPPENING WHILE THE TOWN DEVELOPS A LONG OVERDUE CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN, A PLAN THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE BUILT WITH PUBLIC INPUT.
INSTEAD, RESIDENTS ARE BEING SHUT OUT, NO AGENDAS, NO PUBLIC NOTICE, NO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, JUST A SLOW DRIP OF INFORMATION, IF ANY AT ALL.
IT TOOK AN EMAIL FROM COUNCILWOMAN MELINDA TONER TO FINALLY CRACK THE SILENCE HERE ON THIS TOWN COUNCIL.
AND EVEN SHE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WALKING QUORUMS CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
SHE SAID THAT'S PUTTING IT MILDLY.
SHE ALSO QUESTIONED WHY IT'S TAKING SO LONG TO PRODUCE EVEN A DRAFT PLAN.
THAT DELAY ISN'T JUST FRUSTRATING, IT'S SUSPICIOUS WHEN PAIRED WITH A PATTERN OF CLOSED DOOR DISCUSSIONS.
BUFORT COUNTY ALREADY SHOWED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SIDELINE THE PUBLIC FAILED REFERENDUMS MISTRUST.
AND YET, INSTEAD OF LEARNING FROM THAT MISTAKE, HILTON HEAD APPEARS TO BE DOUBLING DOWN ON SECRECY.
NOW WE'RE TOLD THESE MEETINGS REALLY AREN'T SECRET BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN CASUALLY MENTIONED IN WORKSHOPS.
WELL, THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S DEFLECTION.
IF THERE'S NO AGENDA, NO NOTICE, NO WAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE THEN BY ANY REASONABLE STANDARD REASONABLE STANDARDS.
MAYBE THE SOUTH CAROLINA ETHICS COMMISSION WILL WEIGH IN.
AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED TOMORROW AND MAYBE THE COURTS WILL HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.
SOMETHING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RULED ILLEGAL TO BE WRONG.
IF IT SMELLS LIKE MANURE AND LOOKS LIKE MANURE, IT MUST BE MANURE.
TOWN OFFICIALS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN CONTROLLING THE OUTCOME THAN EARNING PUBLIC TRUST.
EVERY MEMBER OF THIS TOWN COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE MAYOR AND THE TOWN MANAGER, NEED TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
YOU DON'T WORK AROUND THE PUBLIC, YOU WORK FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND WHEN PEOPLE START TO FEEL SHUT OUT, IGNORED OR MISLED, THEY REMEMBER AT THE BALLOT BOX.
THANK YOU, PETER CHRISTIAN, MR. MAYOR.
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN MANAGER.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, I AM SPEAKING FOR HILTON HILL PLANTATION AS A GENERAL MANAGER AND I JUST WANTED TO BUILD ON, UH, THE TOWN MANAGER'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE BEACH TREE NOURISHMENT AND HOW WELL THAT'S BEEN RUN.
HOW WELL THE STAFF, YOUR STAFF HAS INTERFACED WITH MY STAFF ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT IT IS PROTECTING NOW A PRISTINE MARCH A, A STORMWATER SHED THAT THE TOWN IS OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN AND A WILDLIFE PRESERVE THAT IS GOING TO BE PRESERVED FOR YEARS TO COME AND IS GOING TO HOLD BACK THE STORM SURGE RISING TIDES.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, MY COLLEAGUES UP AND DOWN THE COAST ARE IN ABSOLUTE AWE AND ARE JEALOUS OF WHAT THIS TOWN HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH VITRI NOURISHMENT.
UM, IT'S A REAL COMPLIMENT TO YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR INNOVATION, UH, AND YOUR STAFF AND JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
AND OUR RESIDENTS CAN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE SIDE BENEFIT OF THE RECREATION THAT IT BRINGS AS WELL.
ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE IN HILTON HICK PLANTATION, BYE.
THANK YOU MR. WILLIAMS. I'LL PASS.
UH, SEEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.