[11.a. 2026/08: 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). PUBLIC HEARING]

READY? YEP. HOLD ON.

IT'S ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING 2026 SLIDE SHOW IT IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 2023 SLASH 26 TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR DEFENSE ISLAND FERRY EMBARKATION POINTS TO SUN CITY JOINT FIRE EMS STATION KNOWN AS STATION NINE THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING DEVOTED FINANCE ADMINISTRATION ETC. MARCH 16TH WAS EIGHT ZERO DEVOTED FIRST READING ON MARCH 23RD WAS 11 ZERO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION A MOVE? 2608 MR. CUNNINGHAM FIRST AND SECOND JOE JONES AND MS. HARRIET'S GOING TO DISCUSS THIS FOR THE PUBLIC. THEY NEED TO KNOW THIS RIGHT? RIGHT WE WERE BEING ARE SORRY.

FISCAL YEAR 2017 JOE WANTS TO TAKE THE FUNDS THAT WE COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FOR FIRST ISLAND FERRY AND MOVING IT TO THE JOINT SUNCITY JOINT FIRE EMS STATION STATION 39 REQUIRES THREE READINGS THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND NO ONE SIGNED UP BUT IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH AND DISCUSS THIS? ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL I JUST WANT MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVERYONE FROM THE FUSCHIA UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING MONEY FROM THEM. WE HAD SET MONEY ASIDE. WE DID NOT NEED THIS AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FUNDED FOR THE FIRST GOWLAND FERRY OVER THERE.

SO AS I MENTIONED I THINK IN FINANCE THAT THIS IS AN MS. CABIN DISTRICT AND SHE HAS DONE A GREAT OF SUPPORTING DIVERSITY AND SO AGAIN WE'RE TRYING TO FIND MONEY FUND THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO AGAIN THIS IS NOT ANYTHING WE'RE TAKING FROM THE FOSU THESE ARE EXTRA FUNDS. THE FUSCHIA ISLAND FERRY IS COMPLETELY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE AT MELROSE AND CORRECT YES WE HAVE LOCAL TAX THAT OF $1.5 MILLION AND ARPA FUNDING FOR $3.4 MILLION SO TOTAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR ISLAND FERRY IS $4.9 MILLION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. LAWSON. ANYONE ELSE COMMENT QUESTION ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF 2026 SAY SO EIGHT.

[11.b. 2026/09: An Ordinance to reallocate the funds from the 2025 Series GO Bond for Passive Parks projects. PUBLIC HEARING]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT'S UNANIMOUS 2026 SLIDE SHOW NINE IS AN ORDINANCE TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS FROM THE 2025 SERIES GEO BOND FOR PASSIVE PARKS PROJECTS. THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING THE VOTE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MARCH 16TH WAS EIGHT ZERO. THE VOTED OUR FIRST READING ON MARCH 23RD WAS 11 ZERO. CAN I HAVE MOTION FOR 2020 6090 SECOND WHO MOVED TO JOE MR. PASSIM AND MAKES THE MOTION MR. BARTHOLOMEW SECONDED AND MS. HARRIET YOU CAN DISCUSS THIS ONE AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING HEY THIS IS FROM THE 2025 SERIES JOE BONDS.

PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS FUNDING FOR TWO PARKS WHICH WAS BAILEY MEMORIAL, CHERRY HILL AND THEN I BELIEVE OUR LAND PRESERVATION DIRECTOR THIS YEAR STEPHANIE IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE PARKS INSTEAD OF FUNDING TO PARKS SHE'S WANTING TO SPREAD THE FUNDING ACROSS THE FOUR PARKS LISTED IN YOUR BACKUP. IT IS THE BACK OF THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC I KNOW ONE SIGNED UP BUT DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS FROM THE PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. YES, MR. LUTZ AND ONE OF THE PARKS WE'RE TAKING THIS FROM WE PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, STEPHANIE IS FOR BAILEY MEMORIAL PARK AND SO WE HAD I THINK APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR THAT. WE'VE REALLOCATED TO TO FUND MORE PARKS AND THERE'S STILL $3

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MILLION FOR BAILEY PARK. SO DOES DOES THIS AFFECT US IN THE FUTURE HAVING ENOUGH FUNDING FOR BAILEY'S PARK? NO, IT DOES NOT. SO THE FUNDING FOR BAILEY WAS REDUCED BUT REDUCTION IS BEING MADE UP INTO OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS FROM TWO OTHER ACCOUNTS. SO WE'LL STILL HAVE THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FULLY FUNDED SO THAT THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WE CAN BID FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DOING THIS BECAUSE WE CAN USE THE MONEY SOONER ON THESE OTHER TWO PARKS THEY'RE AHEAD OF MEMORIAL PARK AND SO JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S OUR WHAT'S OUR TIMING FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THINGS HAPPENING IN BAILEY'S PARK I'M I'M ANTICIPATING GETTING ALL OF OUR PERMITTING FINISHED BY JUNE AND THEN WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH THE OTHER BEING APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS ONCE THAT'S DONE AS THE NEW FISCAL YEAR COMES WE CAN ACTUALLY BID OUT PINE VIEW BAILEY AND FORT FREMONT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU. WELCOME.

GLOVER YES, STEPHANIE HE'S LIKELY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE NEW BLUFF AS WELL AS PINE VIEW PRESERVE FOR PINE VIEW PRESERVE IS ALMOST DONE WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS WE ARE FINALIZING THE PINE VIEW AND THE BAILEY PERMIT THROUGH THE COUNTY SRT FINAL SRT SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT DONE IN MAY AND THEN BERMUDA BLUFF RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY UNDER SO WE JUST HAD A MEETING ACTUALLY THIS MORNING TO TALK SOME OPTIONS FOR THE CAUSEWAY AND THE ROAD AND THE IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO DO BECAUSE THE PERMITTING ON THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT DUE TO WHERE THE OCR IN LINE IS AND WHERE THE WHERE THE RIVER BUFFER LINES ARE. WE'RE TRYING TO THREAD THREADNEEDLE SO TO SPEAK WITH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SOME CONSTRAINTS PERMITTING CONSTRAINTS THINK YOU HEAR COMMENTS QUESTIONS I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN WE READ THIS AND I SAY THE VOTE IN FINANCE WAS ON THIS STATE THE READING WAS THIS STATE THAT MEANS IT'S BEEN THROUGH COMMITTEE SPENT THEIR FIRST READING SO IT KIND OF SAILS THROUGH SECOND AND THIRD READING BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY BASICALLY CHEWED UP AND ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS BUT APPRECIATE WHEN ANYBODY ELSE ASK MORE QUESTIONS. SO WE'VE HAD THE MOTION AND SECOND THE DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE. RAISE YOUR HAND.

[11.c. 2026/06: An Ordinance adding a new Section 54-8 to the Beaufort County Code of Ordinances so as to prohibit and make unlawful the discharge of firearms in certain unincorporated areas of the county, to provide the penalty pertaining to such violations, and to provide certain exceptions and limitations thereto. ]

THANK YOU. WERE UNANIMOUS 2026 SISO SIX IS AN ORDINANCE ADDING NEW SECTION 50 4-8 TO THE COUNTY CODE ORDINANCES SO AS TO PROHIBIT AND MAKE UNLAWFUL THE DISCHARGE FIREARMS IN CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE THE PENALTY PERTAINING TO THESE VIOLATIONS AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS THERE TO. AND THIS HAD A KIND OF A LONG HISTORY SO FAR THE VOTER SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON FEBRUARY 3RD WAS SIX TO THE VOTED THE FIRST READING ON FEBRUARY THIRD WAS SEVEN FOUR THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD NINTH THEN THERE WAS A VOTE BY COUNCIL TO POSTPONE SECOND READING UNTIL MARCH 23RD COUNCIL MEETING THAT THERE THE VOTE WAS TEN ZERO THE VOTE TO SEND BACK TO COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVISIONS AT THEIR COUNCIL ON THE 23RD WAS 11 ZERO.

SO I NEED A MOTION FOR 2020 606 MR. PASSMAN THE MOTION WHO SECOND AND MR. MACALLAN ALL RIGHT MR. HALBERT YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS AND THEN WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GROUNDHOG DAY.

YOU KNOW SEEMS TO BE COUNCIL RECALL THAT THIS IS THE CRIMINAL PENALTY UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF THE WEAPON. IT'S FOR ITS SECOND READING BECAUSE THE SECOND READING WAS POSTPONED. YOU'LL ALSO RECALL THAT WE WERE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK AND WE DISCUSSED THIS ORDINANCE ALONG WITH THE CIVIL PENALTY AND COUNCIL VOTED TO FORWARD THE CIVIL PENALTY ORDINANCE UNANIMOUSLY.

THIS ONE IS BACK AUTOMATICALLY REGARDLESS SO COUNCIL HAS TO DECIDE TONIGHT BETWEEN THIS ORDINANCE AND THE CIVIL PENALTY ORDINANCE AS FAR AS ONE THEY WANT TO GO FORTH TO BE CODIFIED LAW YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS ONE YOU COULD VOTE THIS DOWN AND THEN IT WOULD FAIL, IT WOULD DIE OR TWO YOU COULD VOTE TO APPROVE IT AND FORWARD IT TO THIRD READING AND THEN MAKE A DECISION THAT READING AS TO WHETHER TO GO FORTH WITH THE CRIMINAL PENALTY AND, THE CIVIL

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PENALTY. SO HOW COULD YOU LET IT DIE OR LET IT LANGUISH A THIRD READING AND THEN MAKE YOUR ULTIMATE DECISION THEN OR YOU COULD JUST VOTE FOR THE NEXT ORDINANCE THAT COMES UP THE CIVIL PENALTY ORDINANCE. ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES MR. MCALLISTER SAID INHERIT A CONFLICT HAVING BOTH A CRIMINAL CHARGE AND A CIVIL CHARGE FOR THE SAME MATTER IF IF THEY WERE TO PASS IT WOULD BE YES RIGHT.

YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT IF THEY BOTH YOU KNOW, THEY COULD EXIST AND THEN YOU GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THE CHOICE AS TO WHICH TO GO WITH BUT YOU JUST CREATE CONFUSION. THE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHETHER IT'S CRIMINAL OR CIVIL OUT. THE PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAW IS AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE IF THEY DON'T OBEY THAT LAW.

SO I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO HAVE A CIVIL AND CRIMINAL STATUTE OR ORDINANCE ON THE SAME MATTER GIVEN THE CURRENT OF YOUR EXPLANATION IS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION HERE AND A CHOICE ON HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED WHICH. ONE IS THE ONE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. YES. AND MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TONIGHT BUT COUNCIL COULD MAKE IT AT THE NEXT READING.

YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO PASS AN ORDINANCE CONTRADICTING SOME OF THEIR OPPOSITION FROM THE STAFF WITH REGARD TO WHICH OF THESE WOULD BE DESIRABLE OR FROM INPUT OUR OTHER PARTNERS IN THIS MATTER WE HAVE MET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS DEPARTMENT YES SIR WE'VE MET WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS SHERIFF AND THE SOLICITOR AND THAT THEIR PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE CIVIL PENALTY METHOD OF AN ORDINANCE AND I WANT THEM COME IN BECAUSE WE WERE AT THAT MEETING AGAIN AND WE WENT OVER THIS LAST TIME THE THEIR PREFERENCE IS TO PUT A CIVIL PENALTY.

SO I WILL VOTE NO ON THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE I AM IN FAVOR OF THE CIVIL PENALTY.

WE ALSO ADDED EDUCATION ON THERE AND SO ON BUT MY VOTE IS GOING TO BE NO ON THE CURRENT ORDINANCE ANYBODY ELSE SO I TOO AM GOING TO VOTE NO BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO END THIS SO THAT WE GET THE CIVIL ONE SO THAT WE CARRY THAT THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN ANYBODY ELSE. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT NO VOTE. YOU WANT THE VOTE TO REMAIN AS IT IS ON THE FLOOR AND THEN JUST NOBODY VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT AND PEOPLE VOTE AGAINST IT AND THEN IT DIES OR YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOT APPROVE THE ORDINANCE EITHER WAY WOULD WORK IT VERY INTERESTING THE CURRENT MOTION IF YOU VOTE IT DIES.

IF YOU VOTE YES IT'S INTO THE CRIMINAL PENALTY SO IT GOES TO THE THIRD READING BECAUSE A THIRD READING SO LET'S CALL IT LET'S YOU WANT TO ROLL CALL PLEASE WE HAVE TO GO BACK GO FOR IT COUNCILMEMBER PASSING IT NOW COUNCILMEMBER MCALLEN COUNCILMEMBER READS NO COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON MARK LAWSON NO COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER NO COUNCILMEMBER DODSON OH COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM NO COUNCILMEMBER BROWN NO COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW NO VICE-CHAIR TABACHNICK NO CHAIR HOWARD NO. THE MOTION DIES THANK YOU.

WELL WE COULD SAY IT FAILS NOT JUST DIES FAILS BUT OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[12.a. 2026/10: 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. ]

I'M ON TO ORDINANCE OF FOR FIRST READING SO 2026 TEN IS AN ORDINANCE TO REALLOCATE REMAINING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND FOR THOSE THAT'S ARPA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $739,108.13 WE WANT TO REALLOCATE IT TOWARD EXISTING PROJECTS AS OBLIGATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY THE VOTER FINANCE ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MARCH 16 WAS EIGHT ZERO CAN SECOND WHO MADE THE MOTION I DID MR. CUNNINGHAM AND SECOND JOE MR. PASSMAN HAS THE SECOND SO IT'S MOVED IN SECOND IT IS HERE IT SURE I WAS JUST GOING TO TALK TO THE RE APPROPRIATION OF $739,108 THAT WILL MOVE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND THE BUDGET OF UCLA PICO PROJECT ON MORGAN ROAD. BOTH ARE EXISTING PROJECTS WORKERS REALLOCATING THE FUNDING SO WE CAN SPEND IT DOWN BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND AGAIN WE HAVE TO SPEND ON ARPA FUNDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT'S FOR THE PUBLIC.

ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENT QUESTION FROM THE COUNT? YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I'M I HOPE I'M ON THE RIGHT ONE.

I'M SORRY I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SECTION BUT. THE END IS GERMANE TO THIS BUT THE BROADBAND RIGHT HAVE WE NOTHING ON THE BROADBAND LONG DRIVEWAY PROJECT WAS A CITIZEN

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REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE APPLICANT TO DATE SINCE WE RECEIVED THE ARPA FUNDS. THE OTHER TWO BROADBAND PROJECTS HAVE BEEN THANK YOU THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETED THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY.

I THINK WE'RE WAITING ON AN INVOICE FROM JUST ONE OF THEM. OKAY.

JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, I JUST I WAS LOOKING OVER THAT AND I SAW AND I WAS LIKE RIGHT YEAH. IT'S THE CITIZEN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM IF THEY WERE HAVE APPLIED FOR OR PAID FOR THEIR LONG DRIVEWAY, HAVE FIBER OPTIC CABLES COME DOWN, THEY COULD HAVE APPLIED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. HOW MUCH I CAN'T EVEN READ THAT. I'M SORRY IT'S 170. SO DO WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT? YES, THAT'S THAT ALONG WITH THE 1560 5060 DOLLARS AND 66 THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG ONES. NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD. BUT ARE THEY ARE THERE ANY OTHER THAT NEED TO COME FORWARD LATER ON. NO, THIS IS THE ONLY ONES WE SEE AS OF RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK OUR PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE RECEIVING OUR INVOICES ON TIME SO THAT WE'RE NOT CRAMMED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AS I WANT TO LOSE THAT MONEY NO WE DON'T WANT TO PAY BACK EITHER. I ASK A CRAZY QUESTION WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN ANY REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT? WHAT DID WE NOT DO? I THINK YEAH WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD ANY ANY CITIZEN APPLY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

IT'S POSSIBLE THEY DIDN'T DO THE THE YEAH. BROADBAND AND SO THERE'S NOTHING TO OKAY FAIR. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTION COMING FROM THE COUNCIL. OH, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WE'RE CALLING THE QUESTION OTHERS FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE.

[12.b. 2026/11: 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.]

RAISE YOUR HAND. HE BEAT MR. DAWSON TO CALL THE QUESTION 2026 SLIDES 11 IS AN ORDINANCE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 641 SEA ISLAND PARKWAY, THE VOTED ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC ON MARCH 16TH WAS EIGHT ZERO. I'D LIKE A MOTION FOR THIS MOVED MR. PASSMAN IS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CUNNINGHAM. OKAY, JARED, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED MR. FREY LIKES TO SPEAK ON THIS. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS ONE AGAIN BEFORE ANYBODY. NEED HIM TO QUESTION ANSWER. I HAVE A QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP MR. FÉLIX. SHE'S NOT LETTING YOU OFF THE HOOK.

YOU COME UP HERE ANYWAY. JUST A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, MS..

BROWN. HOW MUCH IS THIS PROPERTY THAT WELL, WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS PROPERTY? 32 FIVE FOR ONE ACRE IN SAINT HELENA, IS THAT CORRECT.

THIS IS A GREAT DEAL I GUESS BECAUSE 1.1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, ONE ACRE OF SELLING FOR 160,000. SO YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY VOTING YES FOR THIS ONE.

OKAY. THE OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION, MR. FREILICH SO WE'RE ON THIS ORDINANCE ALL THANK YOU ALL THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. MR. FARRIS OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR OF O FAVOR OF ORDINANCE SIX SO 11 RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.

[12.c. 2026/12: An Ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to execute the necessary documents to convey five parcels of real property TMS Nos. R120 005 000 0105 0000, R120 005 000 0127 0000, R120 005 000 0132 0000, R120 005 000 132A 0000, R120 005 000 0133 0000, to the Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust for development of attainable housing in partnership with Beaufort Memorial Hospital and other matters related thereto. ]

ALL RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT, HOLD IT BECAUSE I ALL RIGHT, 2026 CLASS 12 IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CONVEY FIVE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY TIMES NUMBERS ARE 20 AND YOU CAN ALL READ THOSE LOTS OF NUMBERS TAB I HAVE YOU MAKE ME READ THEM GO ON. NO, COME ON AND YOU DON'T GET TO TELL ME TO THE BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING TRUST FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ATTAINABLE HOUSING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TO THE VOTING PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE ON MARCH 16TH WAS SEVEN ZERO LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION MISS HOWARD MAKES THE MOST SECOND MR. BARTHOLOMEW JUMPED FOR THE SECOND AND MR. KIDD YOU'RE ON FITTING IN COUNCIL. MADAM CHAIR DYLAN KIDD DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY HERE WITH YOU ON THIS ITEM TO INTRODUCE IT. WE ALSO HAVE MR. POLITICS FROM BGH HD HERE AND MR. RUSSELL BAXLEY FROM BMA H HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT.

THIS IS AN EXCITING ONE WE ARE TRANSFERRING PROPOSING TO TRANSFER FIVE TOTAL PROPERTIES TO THE BJ H T TO DEVELOP ATTAINABLE HOUSING. WE DISCUSSED THAT COMMITTEE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE CALLING ATTAINABLE AND WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE LATTER BEING TIED TO SPECIFIC AMI THRESHOLDS THESE UNITS ARE GOING TO BE AIMED AT PERSONNEL OF BH2 TO SERVE A BAND OF INCOME THAT I THINK IS THAT WE'VE SEEN HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT UNDERSERVED WITHIN THE COUNTY TO DATE. SO IT'S AN EXCITING PROJECT TOO AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. SANDLER, MR. BAXLEY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR ME, I WANT TO COMMEND MR. BAXLEY IF YOU'LL STAND UP FOR A MINUTE. HE'S BEEN PURSUING THIS, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF HIS POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY HE TRIES TO RECRUIT

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ENDLESS SLEEP. WE SIT AT MEETINGS SO THIS SHOULD HELP A BIT YOU TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON IT. WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE OVER NOW EITHER OF YOU COME ON UP THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT BEFORE YOU THE ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TO MAKE IS WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE TIMELINE THAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR THAT MR. X IS ASKING FOR YOU IF WE COULD REACH A CONSENSUS ON THAT THIS EVENING AND MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO COMPORT WITH WHATEVER THE TIME FRAME THAT COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE, WE CAN GET THAT AMENDED TO SECOND READING.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS COUNCIL. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOSPITAL TO TRY AND PROVIDE APARTMENTS TO TRY AND PROVIDE HOMES FOR ITS NURSING STAFF MEDICAL STAFF. WE HAVE AGREED THAT TO EXTENT WE DO NOT FILL IT UP WITH STAFF FROM THE HOSPITAL WE WILL NEXT TO TEACHERS, WE WILL GO TO EMS STAFFERS AND FINALLY MILITARY.

WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HOSPITAL AS OUR PARTNER.

THEY LOOKING AT US TO DO MOST OF THE WORK BUT THEY HAVE THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WORK AND THE INITIAL WORK THAT WAS REQUIRED TO THIS IN FRONT OF YOU I WILL TELL ALL OF YOU A STORY THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME SAY BEFORE WHEN I WAS RECENTLY AT UF MEMORIAL AS A PATIENT FOR A DAY OR SO ONE LADY CAME BY A NURSE AND SAID AREN'T YOU THE HOUSING MAN? I SAID YES. SHE HAD SEEN ME ON ONE OF THE 200 PLUS SPEECHES THAT I'VE GIVEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND SHE WENT ON TO TELL ME ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO LIVE HERE AND, HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS TO LIVE HERE. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A STREAM OF PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN AND SAID WERE YOU THE HOUSING GUY AND TOLD ME THEIR STORY INCLUDING A NURSE WHO LIVES IN ORANGEBURG, LEAVES HER CHILDREN THERE, COMMUTES HERE, WORKS HERE AND THEN GOES BACK ON THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER HER SHIFT TO ORANGEBURG.

SO YOU ARE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS VALUABLE WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS THE FIRST STEP IN TRYING TO FIGURE HOW WE KEEP OUR YOUNG FAMILIES HERE AND HOW WE KEEP OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE BEXLEY.

I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF BUT THIS IS THE THIRD PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'VE AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, CHAIRMAN HOWARD SAID THE WALTER'S PROJECT WHICH WILL BREAK GROUND THIS SUMMER AND THAT IS 120 UNITS WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF AND VERY EXCITED TO BREAK GROUND ON. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH WALTER COOPER ON A PROJECT HERE IN COUNTY TO AND REHAB UNITS AS WELL THAT WILL BE ATTAINABLE HOUSING AND THIS WOULD BE A THIRD PROJECT OF ATTAINABLE HOUSING AND WE DO CALL IT ATTAINABLE HOUSING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THIS SORT OF MISSING MIDDLE RIGHT. THIS IS NOT INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING. THIS IS HOUSING THAT WOULD TARGET REST WE THERAPISTS NURSES THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS OF AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING BUT OBVIOUSLY STILL STRUGGLE TO FIND ATTAINABLE HOUSING HERE WITHIN COUNTY AND SO THIS REALLY THAT PERFECT MATCH OF THE HOSPITAL THE COUNTY AND THE JASPER HOUSING TRUST FUND COMING TOGETHER AND WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER THEM BECAUSE WITH THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW WE REALLY ARE STRUGGLING WITH BANDWIDTH TO FIND THE TIME FOR A THIRD PROJECT. SO THIS IS A NICE PARTNERSHIP WHERE CLYDE AND HIS TEAM CAN HELP US WITH THIS THIRD PROJECT THAT WOULD SERVE OUR NORTH THE BROAD EMPLOYEES AS MR. HICKS SAID, YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A WHILE AND I CAN TELL YOU THE MORE YOU GET TO KNOWS THE CEO WHEN HE GETS AN IDEA HE GOES WITH IT UNTIL IT'S FINISHED.

SO KUDOS TO YOU, MR. BACKSEAT. KUDOS TO YOU, MR. HICKS. ANY OTHER QUESTION? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YEAH. AS I LISTENED TO THAT STORY MR. HICKS NOT MANY YEARS AGO PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS AND BEFORE HE WENT UNDER THE KNIFE HE ASKED THAT HIS SURGEON ARE YOU A REPUBLICAN? RIGHT.

I MEAN THAT'S AMAZING WHAT MR. BAXLEY IS IT APPROPRIATE WOULD YOU TALK ARE YOU ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE EMERGENCY CENTER, WHAT'S GOING SOUTH IN THE THE ISLAND OR IS THAT NOT NOT FOR YOU IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT YEAH, WE LIKE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN ALWAYS LOG IN TO THEIR BOARD MEETING BECAUSE HE UPDATES IT EVERY TIME.

YES. MR. BURTON, YOU MENTIONED TIMELINES TO BE ADJUSTED SO YES, PRESENTLY WITHIN THE ORDINANCE WE OUR STANDARD TIME FRAME FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECTS WHICH IS TO SAY THAT WE EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WITHIN THREE YEARS OF TRANSFER THIS IS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS FIVE DISTINCT PARCELS.

ONE OPTION WE HAD DISCUSSED WAS INSTEAD AMENDING IT TO SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WITHIN THREE YEARS OF PERMITTING OR ONE OPTION MR. HICKS HAD DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE WAS JUST A BLANKET YEAR WINDOW AFTER THE DATE OF AN ACTION. I CERTAINLY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM COMMENT WHICH HE FEELS IT WOULD BE BETTER AND IF WE FAILED THE LAND WOULD COME BACK TO THE COUNTY. WHAT WHAT DO YOU THINK WHICH OPTIONS ARE BEST FROM YOUR

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PERSPECTIVE? THE SIMPLEST ONE WOULD JUST BE A FIVE YEAR WINDOW FOR COMPLETION. WE'RE GOING TO KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE CERTAIN THAT I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TIMELINE TO A FIVE YEAR COMPLETION WINDOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT HE SAID I CAN'T REMEMBER AT ALL.

SORRY I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION AND IT WAS SECONDED BY MISS HOWARD.

OKAY, NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE AS.

[12.d. 2026/13: An Ordinance to amend Beaufort County's Ordinance Chapter 38 Environment, Article VII Green Space Program, Section 38-196 Method of Program and Procedures of the Beaufort County Code of Ordinances.]

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR STAYING SO APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY. 2020 613 IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND BEFORE COUNTIES ORDINANCE CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE SEVEN GREENSPACE PROGRAM SECTION 30 8-1 96 METHOD OF PROGRAM AND PROCEDURE OF THE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES THE VOTED NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE ON APRIL SIX WAS SEVEN ZERO EMOTION PLEASE REMOVED.

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT A SECOND BY MR. MACALLAN DO ANYBODY NEED COMMENTS ON THIS OR WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS? WE KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT. MR. MCSHANE, YOU WANT TO TALK WHY THIS IS HERE BRIEFLY MADAM VICE TO SUE THANK THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING PARTICIPATING ACCELERATING CONSERVATION THIS IS ALL THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO THE FACT THAT YOU JUST AS THE COUNCIL MEET MORE FREQUENTLY AND CERTAINLY THE CHAIRMAN OF YOUR NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN HE AND HIS COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS TO WORK WITH UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON OUR CONFIDENCE IN NATURAL RESOURCES SO LOSS OF COUNCIL THE REMAND IS BACK TO NATURAL RESOURCES AT ANY TIME BUT BECAUSE OF SCHEDULE AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF AS MANY OF YOU PROFESSIONALLY KNOW REAL ESTATE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OFTENTIMES NEED THE ABILITY TO BE HERE IN FRONT MORE FREQUENTLY TO DO SO.

THAT'S IT. MADAM VICE CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU .

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR MR. MCSHANE? ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST THIS IS NOT FOR HIM JUST SEE WHAT CAUTION FOR ME.

WE WE WANT TO EXPEDITE AND I AGREE WITH. AT THE SAME TIME IN BACK OF MY MIND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN AND I'LL SO I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE CURRENT PERSONNEL'S PERSONALITIES BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PERSONALITIES IN THE PAST THAT WE WERE GLAD WE HAD A A WAIT PERIOD TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I JUST WANT TO JUST ABOUT THAT SENIOR.

SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION. I KNOW THE INTENT AND I KNOW THE PERSONALITIES THAT WE CURRENTLY BUT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ABUSER THAT HAPPENS AND THEN IT STEP US AS COUNSEL IN THE FACE.

THAT'S ALL WE ADDRESS IT. YOU DON'T. JUST TO GIVE SOME CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THAT REGARD KNOWING THAT I HAVE A LIMITED TIME IF I STAY MUCH MORE TIME I THINK HE'S GOING TO START TEXTING MY VEHICLE UP IN THE COURT AND I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT A DROP BUT THE REALITY IS I THINK YOUR CHECK BILL THAT YOU'RE SEEKING IS FACT THAT COUNSEL AT LARGE CAN REMAND IS BACK TO NATURAL RESOURCES GIVE YOU THAT OPTION IF THERE'S ANY ASSETS THAT YOU THINK THAT THERE IS REASON TO DO SO AND FRANKLY WOULD TAKE NO OFFENSE OF THAT ANYTIME COUNSEL WANT TO DO THAT. SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.

YOU ALL RIGHT, MR. BARTHOLOMEW? YOU'RE KIND OF GOING TO YOUR POINT.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A WAITING PERIOD WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE BUILT INTO IT. IT IS SLOW ENOUGH AS SO TAKING ONE STEP OUT I THINK IS GOOD IS BECAUSE I THINK MR. BENNETT WAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. WE HAD A SPECIAL ITEM COME BEFORE OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO TO THE COMMITTEE TO COME BACK HERE AND DELAYED THE PROCESS.

I THINK IT REFLECTS REAL BRIEF IS THIS THAT IN FALL OF 23 WHEN YOU WERE CRAFTING THE ORDINANCE AND WHEN IT CAME INTO EFFECT IN THE SPRING OF 24 SO IN THE TWO YEARS WE'VE LEARNED A GREAT WE'VE ALSO SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS IN TERMS OF REAL ESTATE.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARPEN UP ON THE PROCESS BUT BEING VERY MINDFUL OF WHAT MR. GLOVER HAS BROUGHT FORWARD WHICH IS WHY IT WAS A STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT INCLUDE THE ABILITY OF COUNSEL TO SEND US BACK TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

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ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION? THANK YOU. MR. MCSHANE ALL RIGHT.

IN FAVOR OF 2026 SIZE 13 AS AMENDED? YES.

[12.e. 2026/14: An Ordinance adding a new Section 54-8 to the Beaufort County Code of Ordinances so as to prohibit and make unlawful the discharge of firearms in certain unincorporated areas of the county, to provide the civil penalty pertaining to such violations, and to provide certain exceptions and limitations thereto.]

OKAY LOOKS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. 2026 SIZE 14 IS AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 50 4-8 TO THE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES SO AS TO PROHIBIT AND MAKE UNLAWFUL THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS IN CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE THE CIVIL PENALTY PERTAINING TO THESE VIOLATIONS AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS THERE TO THE VOTING COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON APRIL 16TH WAS NINE ZERO AND BEFORE GOING TO OTHER 2020 613 WAS NOT AMENDED. IT WAS 2026 12 THAT WAS AMENDED .

13 WAS NOT THERE WAS NO AMENDMENT MADE FOR THAT. WE JUST HAD THE SAME DISCUSSION SO IT WAS RIGHT YES. 2012 SAID AS AMENDED BUT THERE'S NO AMENDED.

OH THERE'S AMENDMENT ON 13 IT WAS STRAIGHT UP YES CORRECTED. THANK YOU LOU TO MR. CUNNINGHAM OUR MOTION OKAY. SO MR. BROWN IS GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION ON 2026 14/2 SECOND BY MR. PASMA IT WAS SOMETIMES I DON'T HEAR THAT OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO MR. HULBERT ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS AND IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY THAT WOULD BE FINE THIS IS THE CIVIL PENALTY. WE VOTED DOWN THE CRIMINAL PENALTY. ANYONE HAVE COMMENT QUESTION ON ORDINANCE OH OH.

ALL RIGHT, GO FOR IT. YOU'LL RECALL AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK THERE WERE AMENDMENTS MADE. YES. YEAH.

TO THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEFORE COUNCIL NOW AND THE AMENDMENTS WERE TO MAKE THE PENALTY NOT MORE THAN $500 AND THAT'S IT FOR ALL FOR EACH VIOLATION AND THEN IN PARAGRAPH C UNDER EXCLUSIONS I DELETED PARAGRAPH FIVE WHICH DEALT WITH THE 25 ACRE EXCLUSION AND THEN I ADDED AN OPTION AGENT PART YES I'M LOOKING FOR WHERE THAT IS C SECTION C A PARAGRAPH C 50 4-8C EDUCATION TO WHERE ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDINANCE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND A FIREARM SAFETY COURSE IF A PERSON IS CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, ATTEND THE FIREARM SAFETY COURSE AFTER BEING AND PRIOR TO ADJUDICATION OF THE CITATION THE MAGISTRATE IS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL PENALTY TO IMPOSE. I HOPE THAT MEETS THE SATISFACTION OF WHAT COUNSEL CONTEND WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS. THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION IF I MAY WHY WHY ENCOURAGED I GET THAT FOR THE SENTENCING PORTION OF IT BUT WHY THE ENCOURAGED AS FAR AS MANDATING YEAH WHY CAN'T WE MANDATE AS PART OF THE SENATE.

OH WELL THEN IT WOULD BE AFTER THE WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING BUT YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE FOUND GUILTY MANDATE THAT THEY TAKE THIS EDUCATION COURSE AND THEN IF THEY TAKE IT BEFOREHAND THE JUDGE CAN TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT FOR EITHER DISMISSAL OR SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE IF THEY JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM INCENTIVE, TRY TO ENCOURAGE A LESSER PENALTY THE MAGISTRATE TO GIVE SOME DISCRETION WITH THE MAGISTRATE THERE IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT TO WHERE YOU'RE TO TRY TO MANDATE IT. MY AND MY DISCOMFORT WITH THAT IS THAT THAT'S NOT NORMALLY WITHIN WHAT A MAGISTRATE IS AUTHORIZED. THEY'RE AUTHORIZED TO CONFINE SOMEONE OR IMPOSE A PENALTY. THAT'S WHAT THE STATUTE AUTHORIZES FOR THE JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATE AS FAR AS MANDATING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE GOT THAT AUTHORITY. WE COULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THAT IF YOU DESIRE BUT USUALLY LIKE FOR THE TRAFFIC OFFENSES THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO DO THAT AND IF THEY DO THEN THEY GET RELIEF BUT. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S MANDATED.

I JUST GO BACK TO YOU KNOW, WORKED OUT DEALS AND MAGISTRATE COURT IN MUNICIPAL COURTS TO WHERE MAT IMPACT PANEL IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE PLEA AND I KNOW THAT'S A NEGOTIATION THAT'S A NEGOTIATION BUT THERE WERE THERE HAVE BEEN RULE TO SHOW CLAUSES FROM THE COURT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY RIGHT BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THE PLEA AGREEMENT WHICH IS PART OF WHAT THE COURT ADOPTED THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT'S MY DISCOMFORT BUT THE COURT COULD STILL MANDATE IT HERE. THAT'S UP THE MAN BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MANDATE THAT BECAUSE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS AUTHORIZED MAGISTRATE COURTS EITHER IMPOSE A PENALTY UP TO $500 OR TO CONFINE SOMEONE UP TO 30 DAYS. THAT'S THE JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATES.

IT'S EVEN IN TRYING TO GET RESTITUTION AND VICTIMS COME FORTH AND THEY'RE OUT THE MONEY

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OFTEN IF THERE'S A PLEA DEAL YOU THAT AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLEA DEAL THEN SOMETIMES THAT BRINGS IN A CIVIL CASE TO GET YOUR MONEY FOR RESTITUTION AND THIS IS CIVIL IN NATURE THOUGH THIS IS NO LONGER CRIMINAL. SO DON'T WE HAVE A BROADER AUTHORITY AND THE MAGISTRATES HAVE BROADER AUTHORITY IN THE CIVIL WORLD? THAT'S WHAT I HAD SAID I WOULD HAVE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE WITH TO I'VE EVER SEEN WHERE THAT AUTHORITY WAS.

SO WE ARE ON FIRST READING WHICH MEANS IT COULD BE DONE SO WE HAVE THE HAND UP FROM CHIEF MAGISTRATE FORMER CHIEF MAGISTRATE OVER THERE. CALLAN I THINK I JUST WANTED POINT OUT ONE THING THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PENALTY NOT SUFFICIENT AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THEN WHEN A $500 PENALTY IS IMPOSED IT'S FINES, FEES AND ASSESSMENTS. SO ESSENTIALLY 1040 SO THE $500 IS THE FINE BUT THEN THERE'S FEES AND ASSESSMENTS ON TOP OF THAT. SO AND THAT'S AUTOMATIC THAT'S SO WELL SO THAT THOSE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE $500 LEVEL SATISFACTION CAN NOW BE BY THE FEES AND ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE ADDED TO THAT AND THAT'S AUTOMATIC.

I WON'T BE MAD THAT'S AUTOMATIC BY THE WAY FOR EVERY THAT TAKES PLACE IN MAGISTRATES COURT SO BE CAREFUL OF GOING THROUGH STOP SITES. ALL RIGHT SO ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION WHERE I'M FIRST READING SO ALL IN FAVOR OF 2026 SIZE 14/1 READING ORDINANCE AND

[12.f. 2026/15: An Ordinance to add a new Ordinance Section 54-9 Hate Intimidation Crime establishing the offense of hate intimidation and establishing a penalty for violations in the Beaufort County Code of Ordinances.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH 2026 SIZE 15 IS AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW ORDINANCE SECTION 50 4-9 HATE INTIMIDATION ESTABLISHING THE OFFENSE OF HATE INTIMIDATION AND ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS IN THE COUNTY OF ORDINANCES, THE VOTER, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON APRIL SIX WAS NINE ZERO IN MOTION SO MOVE I'M GOING TO DUKE IT OUT.

WHO'S GOING TO MOVE IT BACK MOVED IT. MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I GIVE IT TO MR. MCALLISTER AND DAWSON? YOU WANT TO SECOND IT? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO IT'S BEEN MOTIONED AND SECONDED. MS..

MAYNE, YOU WANT TO DISCUSS? YES. GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE HATE CRIME INTIMIDATION ITS OWN OFFENSE.

THIS WOULD CREATE A CRIMINAL PENALTY 30 DAYS OR A $500 FINE OR BOTH IF AN UNDERLYING OFFENSES COMMITTED OF A STATE CRIME OR AN ORDINANCE OFFENSE. SO IT'S A SEPARATE OFFENSE WITH ITS OWN PENALTY BUT IT DOES IN FACT REQUIRE A STATE CRIME OR AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE OFFENSE BEFORE IT CAN BE CHARGED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED IN RICHLAND IN ORANGEBURG. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS HAS THE WORD MAY IN IT INSTEAD OF SHELL WHICH ALLOWS FOR DISCRETION ON THE OFFICER'S PART TO MAKE CHARGE OR NOT.

FOR SOME POSSIBLE EXTREME SCENARIOS WERE DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE OR FOUR SEPARATE WHEN THESE ARE SEPARATED IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT VERSUS MUNICIPAL COURT OR MAGISTRATE COURT THE AG OPINION DOES PROVIDE SOME CAUTION RELATING TO THIS THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU GUYS TO READ AND CONSIDER STAFF AS A RESULT OF THE THAT OPINION AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT SOME MUNICIPALITIES DID GO FORWARD WITH IT. WE'RE NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ORDINANCE BUT WE WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO THE RESOLUTION THAT DOES COME BEFORE YOU LATER ON THE AGENDA .

ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION JUST AN OBSERVATION BASED ON THE EXPLANATIONS WE RECEIVE WHICH WERE PRESENTED. THIS DELIBERATIVE BODY MADE A DECISION BETWEEN AND SHAL AND WE ALL AGREED THAT MAY WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE AND I STILL I IT IS AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, RIGHT? IS THERE ANYBODY COMMENT OR QUESTION ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 2026? THAT'S 15. ALL AGAIN SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME WHO'S AGAINST TO LET'S DO A ROLL CALL AS TO OKAY COUNCILMEMBER MCGOWAN YES COUNCILMEMBER DAWSON YES COUNCILMEMBER REED'S YES. COUNCILMEMBER PASSMAN YES.

COUNCILMEMBER LAWSON. MARK LAWSON NO. COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER YES.

COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM NO. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN YES. COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO ABSTAIN ON THIS. I'M STILL REVIEWING SOME MATERIAL TO MAKE MY DECISION. VICE CHAIR HAPPENING, YES. CHAIR HOWARD YES.

[12.g. 2026/16: An Ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to execute the necessary documents to convey a parcel of real property TMS No. R100 033 00A 021B 000 to the Habitat for Humanity of the Lowcountry for development of workforce/affordable housing and other matters related thereto.]

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THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MISS BLACK AND OUR LAST ORDINANCE 2026 I 16 IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CONVEY A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY. I WILL READ THIS TMS NUMBER ARE 100 0300A0 21 B0002 THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THEIR TO THE VOTER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON MARCH 2ND WAS SEVEN ZERO. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU. MS. HOWARD MAKES THE MOTION THE SECOND.

THAT WAS MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. YES.

OKAY. MR. KIDD, GO AHEAD. I WANT TO WAIT.

GOOD. SO AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM COMMUNITY THIS FIRM COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THIS IS A TRANSFER OF A SINGLE .38 ACRE PARCEL OF PROPERTY THAT IS SURPLUS COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY. IT'S LOCATED IN THE SHELL POINT AREA AND WE WOULD BE TRAINED THAT WE WOULD BE TRANSFERRING IT TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUR STANDARD COVENANTS RIVERTON EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE WITHIN PROPOSED DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACK UP. WE ALSO HAVE MS. HEATHER RATH HERE FROM HABITAT TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT TRANSFER COMMENT.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION OR SHE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE WAITING LIST THROUGH HABITAT IN COUNTY THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY. THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN HEATHER RATH FOR THE RECORD I'M GOING TO BRING UP BRENDA JULIA, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

YES, IT'S MORE THAN ONE DEFINITELY MORE THAN. GOOD EVENING.

WE JUST WENT AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD. WE DO THAT ABOUT ONCE A YEAR.

WE HAD PROBABLY 200 FAMILIES THAT ATTENDED OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS TO LOOK INTO BEING PART OF THE PROGRAM WE RECEIVED ABOUT 80 APPLICATIONS FOR FOUR WE'RE SELECTING FOR FAMILIES 21 OF THOSE MADE IT THROUGH OUR INITIAL CREDIT BACKGROUND CHECKS AND ALL OF THAT SIDE OF 21 FAMILIES WILL BE SELECTING FOUR. SO AS YOU'RE THINKING OF THIS YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT LOTS AND PARCELS IN TERMS OF NUMBERS WE'RE LOOKING AT AS A FAMILY SERVED SO I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY IS ONE MORE FAMILY THAT WE CAN GET INTO A HOME THAT THEY WON'T PAY MORE 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON THEY WILL WIN THE LOTTERY.

YES YEAH BUT BUT THEY'LL WORK HARD FOR THEY WILL WORK YES. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS ANY QUESTION FOR ANYONE OF THE DEPONENT MR. BARTHOLOMEW I THOUGHT THIS WAS PART OF A BIGGER PLAN WITH THE OTHER PARCELS I DON'T SEE THOSE ON COUNCIL I CAN, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT SO INITIALLY WE HAD IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TWO YEARS HANK AND MYSELF AS WELL AS MR. DEMINT WHO SITS ON THE HABITAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUDRA AND A COUPLE OF OTHER STAFF MEMBERS REALLY COMES THROUGH ALL OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY RECORDS AND WE CAME UP WITH A SIGNIFICANT LIST OF PROPERTIES BY COUNTY. WE THEN WENT AND PRESENTED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS LAST OCTOBER AND THEN AGAIN I THINK TWO MONTHS AGO REGARDING THESE PARCELS THERE IS THE BIGGER VISION DOING THE VETERANS VILLAGE THAT WOULD BE WORKFORCE HOUSING. I JUST WANT MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD WANT THAT VETERANS VILLAGE TO BE TO GEARED TOWARDS WORKFORCE HOUSING BUT THIS IS ALSO JUST A SINGLE PICKUP THAT WE CAN BUILD ON. WE KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, YOU KNOW, READY TO GO AND AND A HABITAT HOME WOULD FIT SQUARELY INTO THAT TO THE FOOTPRINT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY. AS TO THE VETERANS VILLAGE, YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT HABITAT AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS AND THE CAN DO A WORK IN PROGRESS ON OAK REALLY ELSE QUESTION COMMENT ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR OF 2026 AND 16 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND THANK YOU YOU HAVE PROPERTY FOR OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT FAMILY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE COUNTY AND WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO. OKAY, I'LL DO THE RESOLUTIONS 13 A'S 2026 11 A RESOLUTION

[13.a. 2026/11: A Resolution of Beaufort County, South Carolina, encouraging the South Carolina General Assembly to adopt a Comprehensive Hate Crime Bill. ]

OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA ENCOURAGING THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT COMPREHENSIVE HATE CRIME BILL. THE BODETT COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON APRIL SIX WAS NINE ZERO AND MISS MAINE NEWCOMER WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL. NO GETTING AHEAD OF ME COUNCILMAN PASS OMIT COUNCILMAN GLOVER ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS FOR MISS SAYING NONE ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS WE LOVE TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION BUT THAT'S YET TO COME COMMENT WHAT WE SHOULD DO

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OR NOT DO IF THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS RESOLUTION AND ENCOURAGE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE HATE CRIME BILL AND WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST. YES, YOU HAVE IN 20TH NOVEMBER 2019.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER? ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YOU READ THE STEP RECOMMENDED WE DO FORWARD THIS. YES, YES. I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS HAPPENING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

AGAIN, ALL IN FAVOR OF MY SHOW OF HANDS. OKAY.

[13.b. 2026/12: A Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to execute the documents necessary and to provide funds to contribute to the procurement by the applicant, the Open Land Trust, for a conservation easement on property located in unincorporated Jasper County known as the Chelsea Tracts (TMS# 081-00-02-001, 081-00-02-008 and 081-00-02-009), for the requested amount ($2,000,000) ]

ALL RIGHT. JUST TO MAKE SURE NO THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND.

OKAY? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

BE IS 2026 12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND TO PROVIDE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCUREMENT OF THE APPLICANT THE OPEN TRUSTS FOR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY KNOWN AS THE CHELSEA TRACK. AND THERE'S THE NUMBERS FOR THE TRACK FOR THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION THE VOTE AT NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE APRIL SIX, 2020 672 NOTHING AND WE HAVE A IS THAT MR. MCSHANE CAN SPEAK TO THIS ONE MOTION WE NEED A MOTION IN MOTION OH MS. PAULA THE MOTION OH LOOK AT THAT.

AND THE SECOND PART OF THE MOTION HERE SECOND JUST JOE SECOND.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MCSHANE. I ACTUALLY MADE THE MOTION MARKED OKAY. MADE THE MOVE, YOU KNOW, AND SIGNED ME WHEN I MADE THE MOTION. YES. IN HIS DISTRICT.

RIGHT. OKAY. IN ADJACENT TO YOUR DISTRICT FIGHTING OVER. YES. YEAH, WE'RE IT'S GOOD THAT'S A GOOD ENTHUSIASM THAT CHAIRMAN. I'M IMPRESSIVE. HEY, COUNCILMEMBERS LAWSON AND BROWN WE'RE FIGHTING THE WHOLE THING. THEY GO TO THAT.

THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR OF THE GREENSPACE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU TAKE THIS UNPRECEDENTED STEP ONCE AGAIN IS THE FIRST COUNTY IN I BELIEVE UNITED STATES WILLING TO PUT CONSERVATION DOLLARS IN YOUR NEIGHBORING OF $2 MILLION FOR THE CHELSEA TRACT THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN BOTH THE STATE THE STATE BANKS ALREADY APPROVED ITS GRANT AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE JOINT BOND REVIEW COMMITTEE AS WELL FOR THE FORESTRY. THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY YOU RECALL THAT YOU ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF LOANING ON A REIMBURSABLE BASIS $6 MILLION TO ENABLE THIS TRANSACTION EVEN GET TO A CONTRACT.

SO YOU'VE SAID OF SOMEONE MENTIONED THE WORD LEGACY YESTERDAY I HOPE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU LEAVE TODAY YOU JUST SAID ANOTHER LEGACY NO OTHER COUNCIL IN THE STATE HAS TAKEN THIS TYPE OF INITIATIVE TO DO THAT SO IS YOUR FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THREE STATE AGENCIES WORKED IN ALL 46 COUNTIES YOU'VE TAKEN THE LEAD HERE ON THAT SO WE'RE ASKING FOR COUNCIL'S PERMISSION IN AN EXCUSE ME APPROVAL TO AWARD THE GRANT TO THE APPLICANT ON THE $2 MILLION BASIS THAT WILL HAVE FRANKLY AS I DROVE ONE 7462 LAST FRIDAY TO THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY THAT YOU'VE JUST SET BY ELIMINATING OVER A THOUSAND PARTICULAR THOUSAND ROOFTOPS IN THAT IN THAT AREA RIGHT THERE GOSH GOSH ,NO QUESTION. YES, MA'AM.

THAT COMMITTEE I DID ASK IN JUST FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T THERE JASPER COUNTY IS PUTTING IN YES, MA'AM. AND FERC WITH YOUR PERMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OFFICER OF LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST WAS WORTH JASPER COLLEAGUES YOUR PEERS CAN IN ON THAT YES THANK YOU I'M SO THIS IS OUT OF COUNTY IT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EACH QUARTER EACH QUADRANT OR THERE'S THERE'S A DISCUSSION ON AMONG YOUR STAFF ABOUT HOW TO APPRECIATE THE VALUES AND HONOR YOUR PREVIOUS OUTER OF COUNTY EXPERIENCE ON THE GREGORY TRUCK THAT WAS AWARDED ON A EQUALLY AMONG THESE REGIONS THAT YOU'VE CREATED AT MOMENT STAFF IS SUGGESTING THAT THIS GO INTO THAT I BELIEVE IT'S THE WESTERN REGION CHURCH WELL WE SORRY FOR DAVIS IS

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GOING TO INTERRUPT ME ON AND LOOK BEHIND YOU SO THAT COMMITTEE IT WAS PART OF THE MOTION THAT THIS BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT IN THE AND PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS IT IMPACTS WATER QUALITY FOR ALL FOR EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY ALSO THE THREE MILITARY BASES WILL HAVE SOME PROBABLE SKIN IN THE GAME I'M NOT SPEAKING OUT OF SCHOOL I DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT HOW ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF MILLION 5 MILLION AND THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON TO SPLIT BETWEEN THE THE THREE I MEAN THE FOUR. I THINK THAT'S VERY FAIR. YEAH PLEASE.

I DON'T HAVE A STRONG OPINION THAT'S REALLY WHAT Y'ALL WANT ON THAT.

THE NEXT TIME YOU APPEAR BEFORE COULD WE OR MISS YOU KNOW CHUCK CAN WE SEE THE ALLOCATIONS AND BY COURT BY DISTRICT YES MA'AM. THEY'LL BE UPDATED AS A MATTER OF FACT JUST ON OUR GREENSPACE COMMITTEE THAT TOOK PLACE FRIDAY. THIS DOCUMENT THE SPREADSHEET IS THE SHARED WITH YOU ALL. IT'S JUST BEEN UPDATED. I'VE JUST SEEN IT.

IT'LL GO OUT NOW BASED ON ACTIONS TONIGHT IT'LL BE UPDATED ONE MORE TIME AND THEN DISTRIBUTE IT OUT. APPRECIATE. HEY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES KNOW I'M ALL FOR THE PROJECT BUT YEAH I GUESS MY QUESTION GOING TO BE HOW MUCH IS JASPER COUNTY PUTTING IN? DO WE HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT? YES, I ANTICIPATE WITH OUR CONFIDENCE IT WILL BE $2 MILLION. YES, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS IS THE TOTAL PROJECT IF YOU WOULD JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS OR DISCUSSIONS JUST TO COME UP WITH WHAT THE TOTAL WAS AND WHAT THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FROM EACH OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE OUR PARTNERS. THIS PROJECT WE'LL SPEAK TO THE PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT WILL BE LANDOWNER PARTICIPATION IN SCALE THE STATE THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR JASPER COUNTY COUNTY MEMBERS YOU I THINK THAT'S ARE AND YOU PICKING ON THE DOLLAR SURE I GIVE YOU THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE APPLICATION TO JASPER WILL BE WELL RECEIVED BECAUSE THESE OTHER APPLICATIONS WERE FOR SIMILAR MERITS AND THE STATE CONSERVATION BANK'S CONTRIBUTING 1.5 MILLION THE READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IS IN THE CLOSING PHASE FOR FIVE AND A HALF MILLION.

THE 2 MILLION REQUEST FROM YOU ALL AND THE 2 MILLION REQUEST FROM JASPER WILL MAKE UP THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT. THAT IS WHAT ALLOWS THE PERMANENT FOR PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY AND THEN THE FOREST AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS A FOREST LEGACY GRANT WHICH IS A FEDERAL GRANT TO ACQUIRE REMAINING RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY FEE SYMBOL AND THAT MONEY IS ALSO IN HAND. AND SO THE EASEMENT AND THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION BY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION COULD TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER WITH THIS VOTE TO APPROVE THIS.

THANK I'M IT'S QUITE A USB YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTES ALL RIGHT HOW TO LEVERAGE YOUR MONEY RIGHT OUR OUR MONEY YOU SHOULD SAY ALL RIGHT WE READY TO HAVE A VOTE ON FAVOR JOB GUYS.

OKAY. ANIMISTS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THE LAST THING FOR TONIGHT I'M COUNTING RIGHT D NO WE GOT TO

[13.c. 2026/13: A Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to execute the documents necessary and to provide funds to contribute to the procurement by the applicant, the Open Land Trust, for a conservation easement on property located in unincorporated Beaufort County known as the Victoria Bluff Tracts (PIN# R600 032 000 0002 0000, R600 032 000 0003 0000), for the requested amount ($7,470,000) ]

SEE ME ONE MORE TIME WE'LL GET YOU ONE MORE TIME 2020 613 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCUREMENT BY THE APPLICANT THE OPEN LAND TRUST CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY KNOWN AS VICTORIA BLUFF AND THERE'S A PIN NUMBER FOR THAT FOR A REQUESTED AMOUNT OF SEVEN $7,470,000 OH MOTION AND THAT IS MADE BY PAULA WE HAVE TO SEE WHO SECOND BUT LARRY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND NOW IT'S OPEN FOR COMMENTS DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITY ON A PRIVATELY HELD TRUCK FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE REGION OF BLUFFTON. THIS THE DORSCH FAMILY AS I SAID EARLIER, THIS IS THE GREATEST GIFT THAT THE DORSCH FAMILY IS PROVIDING.

THE FACT THAT HUNDRED ACRES RIGHT THERE OFF TO 78 IN THE VICINITY WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE HOME DEPOT WAS YES. OF WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE STATE OWNED HERITAGE TRUST PROPERTY ALSO KNOWN AS VICTORIA BLUFF BUT NOT FAR FROM THE WADDELL MIRA CULTURAL CENTER THERE THIS THEY'VE CHOSEN TO TAKE THIS PATH. YOU CAN SEE THE MAP THAT GIVES YOU PERSPECTIVE IN AROUND THE COMMUNITY FRANKLY BETWEEN AND THE NEW RIVER STATE FOREST I THINK WE MAY AFTER TONIGHT HAVE FOUND TWO GEMS IN THIS PART OF SOUTH OF THE BROAD FOR THE

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COUNTY AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL REMAIN PRIVATELY OWNED IS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION THE BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC BENEFIT THE NEW RIVER STATE FOREST OR CHELSEA WILL BE PUBLIC OWNED. THIS WILL REMAIN IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP UNDER EASEMENT SO THERE'S CERTAINTY GOING FORWARD KNOWING NO MORE THAN WHAT IS IN THE EASEMENT OF SERVICES REQUIRED BUT THE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE STAYS WITHIN THE PRIVATE SO IT DOESN'T BECOME EXPENSE OPERATIONAL EXPENSE TO THE PUBLIC ON NASA'S THAT WE TRY TO ACHIEVE YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL YOU DON'T WANT TO OWN ALL YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MANAGE IT ALL BUT WE BALANCE THAT WITH GREAT PROJECTS LIKE WE'VE A COUPLE TONIGHT ON PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ACQUISITION AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECT. GREAT IN MY VIEW THE DAWES FAMILY DESERVES CREDIT FOR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTARILY WILLINGLY TALK TO THE OPEN LAND TRUST ABOUT THIS. IT'S A QUESTION I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

MR. MCSHANE DUCKS UNLIMITED CONSERVATION EASEMENT. WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT THAT'S NEW? IT'S A THAT'S HOW THAT'S IT'S ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT THE DUCKS UNLIMITED WHOLE WHICH IS A QUALIFIED ENTITY TO HOLD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDS ON THAT AND WHY WAS THAT PUT INTO CONSERVATION AND WHAT YEAH THAT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN A DECADE AGO OR SO A WHILE AGO YES BUT OKAY AND SO THAT I'M CLEAR THE DIRT'S PROPERTY IS BEHIND THE THERE'S A YELLOW TROUGH ON THE YELLOW OKAY. YEAH GOT IT.

OKAY THANK YOU. COMMENTS OR QUESTION OKAY YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

YES THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR. THIS MOTION BY MS.. BROWN AND THE SECOND ALL IN FAVOR BY SIGN AND THAT IS YOUR NAME. THANK YOU.

THANK SAFELY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE GREENSPACE COMMITTEE WHO BRING IN TO US SOME GOOD RECOMMENDATION AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS YOU JUST MADE A FEW MINUTES AGO, MR. MACHÉ, THAT YOU BALANCING MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROPERTIES SO VITAL THAT WE HAVE GOOD MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROPERTY. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DID NOT SEE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AT THE MEETING I MEAN AT THE VISITATION ON IS THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS THEN MANAGED BY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING THAT WILL HAPPEN THAT A LEAST 25% OR THE PROCEED WILL GO TO THE 6% FORCE OR SO THE STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS A POLICY THAT REVENUE THEY GENERATE UNDER TIMBER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE PROPERTIES THEY TAKE 25% OF THAT REVENUE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN THIS CASE OF THE COUNTY IN THE NEW RIVER CASE BROOKFIELD WOULD BE KIND OF A SPLIT BETWEEN HAMPTON AND COUNTY JUST BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY LINES THERE TO SET EXPECTATIONS THERE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S EVERY YEAR AS YOU WELL KNOW.

MR. GLOVER THE FORESTRY YOU CAN SHOW EXPENSES EVERY YEAR BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SHOW REVENUE YEAR AND SO WHEN THEY GENERATE REVENUE ON THAT 25% THEY COMMIT TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THAT'S BECAUSE THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PUBLICLY OWNED MEANS IT COMES OFF THE TAX ROLLS. NOW THE REALITY IS MOST OF THIS LAND VALUE ANYWAY SO WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT A HUGE VALUE RIGHT PINKY TO THE TAX RULE.

YOU KNOW SCHOOL BOARDS SHOULD BE APPRECIATIVE OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION'S MAKING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE THE INPUT IT HAS TO TO THEIR OPERATING YOU KNOW WOW I JUST HAD A QUESTION A QUICK ONE WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU CAN EXPENSES EVERY YEAR BUT YOU MAY NOT HAVE REVENUE AND THE REVENUE MAY ONLY COME IN ACTUALLY ONCE A DECADE BUT WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE NUMBER OF A 5000 THAT YOU EXPECT TO GET EVERY FIVE YEARS OR EVERY TEN YEARS? YOU HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A CERTAIN NUMBER FOR THIS REASON. THE FORESTRY COMMISSION, LIKE ANY LANDOWNER WILL DO AN ASSESSMENT AND PUT TOGETHER A FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN. YOU'LL DO AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE. WHAT'S REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THE NEW RIVER TRACK BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT 75 TO 100 YEAR OLD LONGLEAF TREES THEY'RE QUITE IN THE CONTEXT IF I WERE TO CUT ONE IN AND HAVE IT SOLD SAW TIMBER YOU COULD IT WOULD BE VERY ATTRACTIVE REALITY IS THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS JIM AND REALLY WHAT THE CAMPBELL FAMILY AND UNION CAMP