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AND WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
UM, TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND I HAVE THE INVOCATION.UM, AND, UH, SO PLEASE FOR THE MEETING OF OUR JULY 13TH MEETING, SO PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TWO REPUBLIC FROM WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
UM, ON TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A PERSON THAT WE ALL KNEW.
POLITICS ASIDE, HE WAS OUR SENATOR.
UH, THIS IS NOT WHAT I PLANNED FOR THE INVOCATION, BUT I THINK MANY OF US WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING IN SHOCK.
THIS IS A QUOTE, UH, FROM SENATOR GRAHAM.
HE SAID, I'VE GOT THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.
BEING A SENATOR FROM THE UNITED STATES, A SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, REPRESENTING SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE UNITED STATES IS A DREAM JOB FOR ME.
BUT THE WORLD IS LITERALLY FALLING APART AND WE CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE HERE AT HOME.
SO THAT DRIVES MY THINKING MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AND THEN OUR OTHER SENATOR TIM SCOTT, SAID YESTERDAY, I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHO SPENT THEIR ENTIRE ADULT LIFE FOR ONE PURPOSE TO MAKE SURE AMERICA REMAINS THE SAFEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET TO LIVE.
SCOTT ADDED, I THINK, OF HIS SISTER AND I THINK OF AMERICA.
AND THERE WOULD BE TWO MAJOR INGREDIENTS FOR LINDSEY SCOTT'S FAMILY THAT HE WAS JUST COMMITTED TO OUR COUNTRY.
AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UM, HE ADOPTED HIS SISTER BECAUSE HIS PARENTS BOTH DIED.
AND HE WAS A BIG SUPPORTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY 'CAUSE HE SAW WHAT IT MEANT TO PEOPLE.
I'D LIKE FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND RESPECT FOR SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM.
OKAY, MS. BROCK, UM, IS THIS MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR FOIA? YES, MA'AM, IT IS.
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.COUNCILMAN BASSMAN AND, AND COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MINUTES TO, UM, WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES FROM A SPECIAL CALLED COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING, UM, JANUARY 20TH, IS THAT RIGHT? AND THEN ALSO MAY 19TH AND COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 22ND.SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LOGAN CUNNINGHAM.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
CAN YOU DO A VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, PLEASE? OH, SORRY.
WE NEED A VOTE ON THE, WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE TWO OF OUR MEMBERS ON ZOOM TONIGHT.
UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, GERALD DAWSON AND COUNCILMAN LARRY MCKELLEN.
WE HAVE PRESENTATION ADMINISTRATOR'S
[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]
REPORT.UH, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND COUNSEL.
UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE, UH, AN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.
UM, DANIEL DREW FOR SOLID WASTE ATTENDANT AT BLUFFTON CONVENIENCE CENTER.
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE DANIEL FOR HIS HEROIC ACTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
ON JUNE 12TH, 2026, WHILE WORKING AT THE BOSTON CONVENIENCE CENTER, MR. DREW RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY INVOLVING A YOUNG COUNTY RESIDENT WHO HAPPENS TO BE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
UH, CHAS AND HIS FAMILY'S HERE IN THE FRONT ROW, UM, RECOGNIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION.
HE TOOK SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION BY APPLYING A TOURNIQUET TO CONTROL SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING, AND, UH, CONTACTED EMERGENCY, UH, MEDICAL SERVICES EMS FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.
HIS QUICK THINKING COMPOSURE UNDER PRESSURE AND WILLINGNESS TO ACT IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESERVING THE LIFE OF THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED.
HIS ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND DEMONSTRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH HIS COURAGE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SELFLESS SERVICE.
UH, MR. DREW MADE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN A CRITICAL SITUATION AND SERVES AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE, THE
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VALUES UPHELD BY BEAUFORT COUNTY EMPLOYEES.DO I HAVE TO SAY CERTAIN THINGS? I CAN JUST, GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.
JUST A KID TRYING TO MAKE A COUPLE BUCKS AND YOU JUST SAVE THE DAY.
I GUESS HE, HE'S YOUR HERO, RIGHT? THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
WOULD ANY OF THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS? EVERYBODY CAN HEAR IT ONLINE.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SAY I'M CHAZ'S DAD, MIKE RICK STOCK, AND, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO SAVE MY KID.
AND, UM, WE'RE JUST FOREVER GRATEFUL.
WANT YOU TO TAKE A, TAKE A PICTURE.
WHEN, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET THAT OFF YOUR ARM? DO YOU KNOW
IF YOU GUYS LIKE, WANT LIKE A SUPER DETAILED STORY.
SO BASICALLY I, I CUT EVERYTHING IN MY WRIST.
THEY CALL IT LIKE SPAGHETTI WRIST, PRETTY MUCH.
SO LIKE, I SEVERED MY RADIAL ARTERY, SO LIKE BLOOD FLOW WAS LIKE, MY HAND WAS LOOKING ALL LIKE STUPID.
AND THEN, UH, NERVES, TENDONS, THE WHOLE NINE PRETTY MUCH WAS CUT.
SO YEAH, IT'S TONS OF PT AND TONS OF LIKE, UNFORTUNATE DAYS, BUT LIKE, TAKE THAT OVER, NOT HAVING A HAND AND NOT HAVING MY LIFE.
AND, UM, MADAM CHAIR, WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY ALL HAVE.
ANY YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OUR ADMINISTRATOR? SURE.
THIS IS, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.
[7. PRESENTATIONS ITEMS ]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE, UM, RECOGNITION OF A CHECK OPERATION PATRIOTS, JOHN RUMBO.I'D LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, MY TEAM FIRST AS WELL AS, UH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE SPECIAL GUESTS HERE FROM, UH, OP F.
AND, UM, SO STEPHANIE, IF YOU COME UP WITH YOUR HUSBAND JR.
THE TWO OF YOU GUYS, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE, UH, OUT AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WE HOLD THE FLYING FROG 5K NOW 5K AND 10 K EACH YEAR.
UM, AND THIS YEAR WE HAD THE MOST RUNNERS WE'VE EVER HAD.
WE HAD 175 RUNNERS PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT.
PART OF THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FACT THAT WE ADDED THE 10 K, BUT I THINK THE REAL REASON BEHIND IT WAS THE CAUSE THAT WE CHOSE TO SUPPORT.
WE WANTED TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT'LL PROBABLY ALL OF US KNOW ABOUT, UM, THE
AND I MET, UH, JR A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT A CHAMBER BOARD MEETING.
AND I THINK WHAT, WHAT THEY DO OUT THERE IS TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL.
TALK ABOUT A, A LIFESAVING EXPERIENCE HERE IN, IN THE FRONT ROW.
WELL, THESE FOLKS ARE DOING IT EVERY DAY OUT THERE AT OFF FB.
SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THEY'RE HERE, WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN A, IN A VERY SMALL WAY.
WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEIR PRESENCE KIND OF BOOSTED OUR EVENT, WHICH WAS FABULOUS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
BUT WE'VE KIND OF CHOSEN TO ADOPT THEM, I GUESS, AS, AS OUR, CAUSE SO MANY OF US AT THE AIRPORTS ARE VETERANS, AND SO WE REALLY DO, UM, WE LOVE WHAT THEY DO, WE SUPPORT WHAT THEY DO, AND WE JUST WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE PART OF THEIR TEAM.
SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE CHECK THAT WE WANNA PRESENT.
SO ONCE YOU GUYS COME UP FRONT OR WHEREVER THE BEST CAMERA ANGLE IS, UH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THROUGH THE, UH, THE RUNNER'S, UM, SIGN UP $5,000 IN SUPPORT OF OP F.
HOPE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A, OF A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP.
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PARTICIPATED IN THE 10 K, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
SO THANK YOU FOR COUNTY COUNCIL AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING INVOLVED.
AND AGAIN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS AHEAD.
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SO, AND WE'LL LET YOU GUYS SAY SOMETHING TOO ABOUT, ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION IF YOU WOULD, BUT FIRST WE JUST WANNA PRESENT YOU WITH THAT CHECK.SO WE'LL GET SOME GOOD PHOTOS THERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING PLEASE? UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OPERATION PATRIOTS.
BOB, UM, SINCE I HAVE THE MIC, I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW, BUT ON AVERAGE, WE'RE LOSING OVER 22 VETERANS A DAY TO SUICIDE.
I'VE LOST 31 GUYS THAT I SERVED IN IRAQ WITH TWO SUICIDE.
SO MY WIFE AND I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO CREATE A PLACE FOR LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, ACTIVE DUTY, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER TO BUILD THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT TRIBE SO THEY CAN LEAN ON EACH OTHER WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH.
TO DATE OUR ANNIVERSARY, SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY'S COMING UP TO DATE, WE'VE HAD OVER 55,000 VISITS TO OUR FACILITY AND WE HAVEN'T LOST ANYBODY.
TWO SUICIDE THAT'S COME THROUGH THAT GATE.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT.
I'LL TELL YOU GUYS, GUYS, IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN WHAT THEY DO OUT THERE, TAKE A WEEKEND, GO OUT THERE, SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
UM, THAT I CAN TELL YOU, TWO OF MY FRIENDS HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR GUYS' OPERATION.
ONE OF 'EM STILL WORKS WITH YOU GUYS NOW.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
A VETERAN, A A FIRST RESPONDER, COME OUT AND CHECK US OUT.
[8. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - 30 MINUTES TOTAL ]
OKAY, NOW WE GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.UM, I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO'S RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK SHALL LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
YOU CAN'T HEAR ANY, WE'RE NOT HEARING YOU.
OH, I DON'T THINK IT'S, I DON'T THINK IT'S THIS MICROPHONE, BUT CAN YOU HEAR NOW? YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE LOUDER.
WE CAN HEAR THE, UH, WE CAN HEAR THE GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THEIR PODIUM, BUT WE'VE LOST YOUR VOLUME SOMEHOW.
NO, IT'S VERY, IT IS VERY LOW.
TRY SOMEBODY ELSE'S MICROPHONE.
SEE IF YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? THIS IS THE SECOND MICROPHONE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? IT'S THE SAME JOE.
OKAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
AND IN SPEAKING, UM, AVOID DISRESPECT TO COUNCIL AND ANY PERSONALITIES.
CONFINE YOURSELF TO QUESTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF COUNCIL.
BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE WATCHING ON TELEVISION.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON TO SIGN UP TONIGHT.
AND IF YOU'LL JUST SAY YOUR NAME.
UH, I DIDN'T REALIZE THE ROOM WOULD BE SO EMPTY TONIGHT.
A COUPLE OF CAPTAINS ARE HERE.
JUST WANTED TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT WITH THE ORDINANCE AS IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN.
UM, WE THINK WE'VE COME, IT'S A GOOD ORDINANCE FOR WHAT WE HAVE AT THE BOAT RAMPS.
AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THAT AND KIND OF PUSH IT ALONG.
HOPE WE CAN VOTE ON THAT THIS EVENING.
[9. LIAISON AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ]
UM, GOING WITH OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE COMMUNITY LIAISON AND COMMITTEE REPORTS.UH, TAB HAS ALREADY OFF OFFLINE.
UH, YORK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM BEAUFORT, JASPER SEWER WATER AUTHORITY? OH, NO, NOT AT THIS TIME.
I THINK THE, UM, I THINK I REPORTED IT LAST TIME.
AND THERE'S AN UPCOMING, UM, RIBBON CUTTING AT ALL.
JOY, THAT RIGHT? IS THAT, UM, 22ND? 22ND.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT FROM BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME.
MARK, NOTHING TO REPORT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MS. BROWN?
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UH, YES.UH, WE HAD A MEETING LAST THURSDAY, AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU'RE AWARE, THE GAS STATION ON 2 78 MINE DISTRICT RIGHT THERE BY THE BRIDGE.
AND THEY CAME WITH A NEW DESIGN, BUT IT WAS TABLED.
UM, THEY WANT SOMETHING, THEY WANTED, THE ROOF CHANGED AND A FEW OTHER THINGS CHANGED.
SO THEY ASKED THE OWNER TO GO DOWN TO THE ISLAND TO, UM, SEA TURTLE MARKETPLACE AND LOOK AT THE PARKER'S GAS STATION THERE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ANOTHER GAS STATION TO LOOK AT THAT ONE TO SEE HOW THEY DESIGNED IT.
UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REPORT ON THE, UM, LOW COUNTRY COG MEETING THAT WAS HELD ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO? YOU AND I WERE THERE AND YEAH, KIND OF A, WE HAD A REPORT FROM DOT AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
RIGHT? AND WE DID EVALUATE THE, UM, THE DIRECTORS, THE DIRECTOR EVALUATION WAS STARTED IS SIX MONTHS STARTED, RIGHT? YES.
ANYONE LIKE TO REPORT ON THAT? THEY DID MEET, UM, THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM REGARDING HEIRS PROPERTY.
IT WAS HELD, UM, MR. COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, ANYTHING FROM PARKS AND REC? YEAH, THEY MET, UH, LAST THURSDAY.
UM, I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I DID GET THE NOTES AND MET WITH A COUPLE OF MEMBERS AFTERWARDS.
THEY REPORTED SOME OF THE SOCCER AND BASEBALL NUMBERS.
SOCCER AND IS UP AGAIN, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ARE ALSO UP AND THEY'RE COMPLETELY MAXED OUT.
UM, SOUTH OF ABROAD CURRENTLY IN ALL THREE SPORTS.
AND THEN, UH, ADULT LEAGUES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE MINIMIZING THE TIMEFRAMES BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH BALL FIELDS CURRENTLY.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND, AGAIN, I KNOW WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELDS OVER THERE AND I KNOW THE LONG TERM GOALS TO ALSO GET A, SOME SORT OF BASEBALL SLASH SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE ON AND GET IRONED OUT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AS WELL.
UM, THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING TO REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I DON'T THINK.
COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND SO LOCO, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT FROM THEM UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IT, BUT TAB DID.
UM, DID YOU GO JOE AND SOCA? OKAY.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MEET ON THURSDAY.
UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, I DID NOT, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT.
UM, 'CAUSE THEY NORMALLY MEET ON A MONDAY.
BUT, UM, THEY DID HAVE TWO ITEMS OR TEXT AMENDMENT.
AND, UH, I WOULD GET WITH MR. MERCHANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE TO SEE WHETHER WE NEED TO BRING FORWARD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS? I KNOW SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED THE HILTON HEAD, UM, SPECIAL CALL COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY MORNING.
UM, THAT WAS A LONG MEETING, BUT VERY INTERESTING.
[10. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ]
AT THIS TIME WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER 10.I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE'S ONE, ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
THE SECOND WAS DONE BY COUNCILMAN PASSMAN.
[11.a. Recommend approval to fund due diligence and negotiate terms of acquisitions for the following proposed Green Space Program applications: (1) John Farm I, II, III (2) Grid Properties Tract]
INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM 11 A IS, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO FUND DUE DILIGENCE AND NEGOTIATE TERMS OF ACQUISITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED GREEN SPACE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.JOHN FARM ONE, TWO, AND THREE, AND THE GRID PROPERTIES TRACK, AND, UM, I THINK MARK DAVIS AND IS GONNA PRESENT.
WE ARE HERE FOR, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, JUST CLARIFY, THIS IS ONLY FOR DUE DILIGENCE APPROVAL.
Y'ALL ARE USED TO SOMETIMES WITH COUNSEL, FULL LEVEL APPROVAL FOR FUNDING.
THIS IS A PART OF THE NEW PROCESS WITH THE ORDINANCE WHERE DUE DILIGENCE COMES TO YOU FOR APPROVAL AND NOT THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMAN DAWSON, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? OKAY.
IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION.
I WILL MAKE THE MOTION SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BASSMAN AND A SECOND BY WHO WAS THE SECOND MARK.
AND, AND NOW WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION.
SO THESE WERE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE JUNE 12TH GREEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE HAVE TWO NEW APPLICATIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED AND WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PROCEED WITH DUE DILIGENCE.
THE FIRST ONE YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN IS REFERRED TO AS JOHN FARM ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
IT COMPRISES OF APPROXIMATELY 148
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ACRES.YOU CAN SEE APPROXIMATELY WHERE IT IS.
IT'S A VERY RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHIC REGION, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT QUESTION.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S A FARMLAND PRESERVATION.
AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR APPLICATION TYPES.
IT'S ONE OF OUR FO FOCUS PROCUREMENT TYPES.
AND IT IS CURRENTLY PRIMARILY AN ACTIVE WORKING FARM, UH, WITH SOILS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED AS GOOD GROWING SOILS.
AND THIS IS AN APPLICATION TO PUT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THEM.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD REMAIN THE OWNER, AND WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE PROTECTING EXISTING WORKING LANDS AS A PART OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
WHERE IS THAT LOCATED NOW? ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.
COFFIN POINT, COFFIN WING, C POINT.
YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, YEAH.
MR. GLOVER, IF YOU'RE ON THE SECOND MAP, IT'S KIND OF WHEN YOU'RE HEADING OUT ON SEA ISLAND MM-HMM
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ZOOM AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LAND USE PATTERN THERE.
AS WITH THE EXISTING AGRICULTURAL USES THAT ARE OCCURRING.
UH, WHAT'S THE REASON YOU SEE ONE, TWO, AND THREE AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IS THAT THERE'S TECHNICALLY JUST A, FOR THE PURPOSES OF IT, THERE'S GONNA BE THREE EASEMENTS ON IT.
IT'S THE SAME OWNERS, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE WAY THE FAMILY IS SET UP, THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE THREE SEPARATE EASEMENTS.
BUT IN TOTALITY, IT'S GONNA BE 148 ACRES.
EACH EASEMENT WILL HAVE ITS OWN CONDITIONS, IN OTHER WORDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE? I HAVE A QUESTIONS.
HOW MUCH IS THIS? 148 ACRES? HOW, HOW MUCH, WHAT'S THE COST? WHAT'S THE, OH, THIS IS JUST FOR DUE DILIGENCE RIGHT NOW, JUST TO DO, DO DUE DILIGENCE.
SO TO THE VALUE, IS THIS LAND UNDER THE CPO? YES.
SO WHY ARE WE PUTTING IN CONSERVATION? IT'S ALREADY ON A CPO, RIGHT? IT IS.
NOW WE'VE HAD PAST ONES, YOU KNOW, LA JUST LAST YEAR WHERE THEY PUT IN CONSERVATION AND THEN SOMEHOW THEY GOT OUTTA CONSERVATION AND CREATED A, YOU KNOW, RESORT.
DON'T GET IT CONFUSED NOW ABOUT THE WEDDING RESORT.
THAT WAS IN CONSERVATION, RIGHT? AND NOW IT'S OUTTA CONSERVATION AND NOW IT'S A WEDDING RESORT.
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO, UM, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE GOES, AND THEN THERE'S THE RV RESORT THAT'S GOING IN, YOU KNOW, SO I'M DON KNOW FOR THIS, THIS IS FOR DUE DILIGENCE.
I, I, I KNOW I'M VOTING KNOW I RIGHT.
HOW MANY HOUSES COULD BE BUILT ON IT? SO ON 148 ACRES, IT'S, IT'S PRIMARILY ZONED T TWO R, WHICH IS ONE UNIT PER THREE ACRES, THREE NET ACRES.
SO, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TELL 49.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE? YES, MA'AM.
YEAH, I, I'M ALL FOR DUE DILIGENCE JUST TO SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
BUT THE, THIS IS, I DO HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.
IF IT'S ALREADY SOME UNDER SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION OVERLAY, THEN WHY ARE WE GONNA SPEND MORE TAX DOLLARS TO PRESERVE SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY RESTRICTED TO 49 HOMES? SO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COUPLE MILLION.
SO I'M FINE WITH THE DUE DILIGENCE JUST TO SEE, TO LET, LET THAT PLAY OUT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH TO GET ALL THE FACTS.
BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE PROBABLY GONNA COME WHEN THIS COMES OUTTA DUE DILIGENCE.
IF IT IS RECOMMENDED TO COME BACK TO COUNTY COUNCIL.
'CAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE THE DOLLARS MAKE SENSE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 450 UNITS ON THREE ACRES ON HILTON HEAD AND 49 ACRES ON 150 ACRES.
SO IT IS JUST SOMETHING WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
BUT I WOULD JUST SAY BE PREPARED FOR THAT WHEN IT DOES COME BACK TO COUNCIL.
BUT I AM ALL FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE OF IT.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, LET ME, LET ME SAY THAT THE CPO HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE.
SO THERE'S BEEN THE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY, UH, ON ST.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACREAGE OF LAND UNDER CONSERVATION, UM, UM, OVER THE YEARS.
SO THIS WILL BE ALMOST THE SAME, NOT ALMOST, THIS WILL BE THE SAME THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE, UM, UNDER THE RULING CRITICAL LAND PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE BOUGHT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, UM, ON PROPERTY.
IT BASICALLY PRESERVED THAT PROPERTY.
I THINK THE CHARLES HENRY FARM IS UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
UM, AND SO THERE'S MANY OTHER TRACKS OF LAND, UM, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING HERE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, OUT THIS ISLAND, WELL, WE, THAT'S THE SECOND ONE.
THIS IS NOTHING NEW FOR LOT OF CONSERVATION ST.
AND TO ADD TO IT, LOGAN AND I CAN RESPECT THAT.
THIS IS ALSO, WHILE WE LOOK AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM, WE LOOK AT TAKING ROOFTOPS OFF.
THIS IS A FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROCUREMENT.
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THESE ARE PRIME SOILS.IT ALSO LOOKS TO IDENTIFY THINGS AND PROTECT THOSE.
SO THESE, THAT'S A WORKING FARM.
AND THIS IS A FARMLAND PRESERVATION CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING SOME PROPERTIES COME FORWARD THAT ARE OUT THERE IN, IN, UH, OUR NECK OF THE WOODS.
DO YOU WANNA, UM, THANK YOU, DAVID.
WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE SEPARATE VOTES ON EACH OF THESE.
SO, UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ONE AGENDA ITEM, ISN'T IT? IT'S ONE AGENDA ITEM, BUT VOTE 'EM SEPARATELY.
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE ON 'EM SEPARATELY.
DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE ON 'EM SEPARATELY? WE AMEND IT.
AND SINCE I MADE THE MOTION, I WILL AMEND TO SPLIT THE TWO PROPERTIES AND, AND, AND I'LL, I'LL SECOND THAT.
LET'S VOTE ON SEPARATING THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF, UM, SEPARATING THE VOTE ON THESE TWO PRO THESE TWO PROPERTIES.
SO AT THIS TIME WE CAN TAKE THE VOTE.
WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MS. WELL, LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE, THEN WE'LL VOTE ON 'EM.
DOES THAT A, THAT WORK? WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE ONE NOW.
JUST SAID WE WERE GOING TO, OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES.
OKAY, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO THE NEXT PROPERTY AGAIN, IS COMING FROM THE SAME MEETING, THE GREEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 12TH FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO PURSUE DUE DILIGENCE.
THIS IS A NEW APPLICATION, AGAIN, COMING TO Y'ALL FOR THAT CONSIDERATION.
THIS ONE IS TO BE VERY RECOGNIZABLE TO EVERYBODY AS YOU PROBABLY DRIVE PAST IT, PROBABLY A THOUSAND TIMES IN YOUR LIFETIME.
MAYBE ZOOM, CAN YOU GO TO THE OTHER ONE? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE ONE THAT, THAT'S A ZOOM UP OF THE PROPERTY.
BUT AS YOU ARE CROSSING THE BROAD RIVER, THIS WOULD BE ON YOUR LEFT SIDE HEADING INTO, SORRY, A LITTLE CLOSER.
UM, ON THE LEFT SIDE AS YOU'RE HEADING INTO PORT ROYAL.
THIS PROPERTY NORTH OF THE BRA, DAVID
UM, AND THIS PARTICULAR, THERE YOU GO.
THAT SHOULD BE EASILY, UH, IDENTIFIED AGAIN BY EVERYBODY.
THIS IS AN APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY, UH, DIRECTLY BY THE LANDOWNER.
IT'S A FEE SIMPLE APPLICATION.
THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION, AS IT WAS SUBMITTED, WOULD RESULT IN THE COUNTY BEING THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A, SOME TYPE OF PASSIVE PARK, SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC ACCESS COMPONENT.
SO WE WOULD WEIGH THAT AS A PART OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS A PART OF OUR PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF IT.
IT DOES HAVE ACCESS TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY.
AND WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING OUR, UH, GREEN SPACE MEETING.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THAT'S THIS APPLICATION, HOW IT CAME IN.
THIS IS FOR DUE DILIGENCE AND WE WOULD JUST START WORKING THAT IF, UH, COUNCIL AUTHORIZES US SESSION LOGAN QUESTIONS.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS PRIME REAL ESTATE.
SO TWO QUESTIONS WOULD BE ONE, IS THERE ALREADY A BALLPARK NUMBER ON THIS?
I MEAN, WE WE'RE, THIS IS FOR DUE DILIGENCE, BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK, ASK ME.
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, I'LL LET THAT SLIDE FOR NOW.
'CAUSE I, IT'S PROBABLY ON MLS.
UM, MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT IS THE CURRENT ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY AND IS THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPER OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY BEHIND IT? UM, THE, THE, IT IS NOT, IT WAS A PORTION, MY UNDERSTANDING, KEEP IN MIND WHERE THIS IS FOR US TO GO INTO DUE DILIGENCE.
SO WE, WE KIND OF GET INTO IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT AS DEEP UNTIL WE COME BACK.
BUT FOR WHAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO NOW AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE ASKED AND THE ANSWERS WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY THE OWNERS, THIS IS A SEPARATE PIECE FROM THAT BACK PORTION,
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WHICH WAS DONE BY A DEVELOPER.THIS IS NOT A PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT.
DIFFERENT OWNER SIM I THINK IT WAS THE SAME FAMILY AT ONE TIME, BUT NOT THE SAME, UH, TYPE OF, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
SO THIS PIECE WAS LEFT OUT OF IT.
THERE CURRENTLY IS A SMALL LITTLE HOUSE RIGHT THERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE IN A GARAGE.
SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IF THE COUNTY WAS TO PURSUE THIS AND WE WANTED TO TURN THIS INTO A PASSIVE PARKING THIS LOCATION, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A LOT HERE.
UM, AND AS A PART OF OUR, UH, STAFF WORKING, WE WORK WITH OUR LAND PRESERVATION, OUR PASSIVE PARK DEPARTMENT AS WE WORK TOWARDS THESE THINGS, EVEN UP TO THIS POINT.
UM, AND THERE'S A FISHING PIER THERE TOO.
SO THIS ALSO IS A PART OF TOO, ON ROBERT SMALLS, IF YOU, YOU KIND OF COME UP WITH A LIGHT AND YOU GO DOWN, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE BROAD RIVER BOAT LANDING FISHING PIER RIGHT DOWN THERE.
SO THE WAY WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT IS YOU'VE GOT A COUNTY ASSET, YOU COULD HAVE THIS, AND THERE IS SOME ROOM POSSIBLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE LITTLE LAND AND YOU LOOK AT THE EDGE.
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OUT THERE ON THE PROPERTY.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS, BUT THERE POSSIBLY COULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON A PASSIVE PARK WITH SOME UNBELIEVABLE, AMAZING VIEWS.
I WOULD SAY SECOND TO NONE SUNSETS THAT WOULD CHAIRMAN A QUESTION.
COUNCIL MC, COULD YOU COMMENT ON THE PROXIMITY OF THAT LAND AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HAVE THAT ROAD THERE THAT LEADS TO THE FISHING BEER? YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, THE ROAD THAT GIVES ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AND HAS ACCESS TO THE LIGHT AND FOR THE FISHING PIER? YES, IT IS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A ROAD THAT COMES OFF OF THE BRIDGE.
IT'S NOT A PART OF THE BRIDGE.
IT'S A SIDE SECONDARY ROAD THAT ALLOWS FOR SAFE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THE PIECE AS WELL AS THE PIER, WHICH THEN TAKES YOU TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
THE OTHER PROPERTY IN THAT AREA DOES NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF ACCESS TO THAT ROAD, DOES IT? IT HAS TO GO OUT.
UH, I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE THAT DID NOT GIVE US THAT ACCESS TO THE, UH, TO THE FISHING PIER, WHICH WE NEED BE VERY, OH YEAH, LARRY, THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU ALL DEFERRED.
AND WE HAVE THAT COMING BACK AT YOUR FRIDAY'S MEETING, UH, FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MAD CHAIRMAN? AYE.
THIS, THIS PROPERTY HERE IS NEXT TO PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING EXCAVATED NOW FOR LIKE A DEVELOPMENT.
SEE THE, SEE THE PIECE RIGHT BEHIND IT.
SEE ALL THOSE WHITE LINES? YEAH.
THAT'S A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ABOUT TO GO UP.
THAT WAS, SO THAT'S THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN CLEARED.
THIS PROPERTY, THESE PIECES ARE WITHIN THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL.
THESE ARE IN THERE ANNEXED BY.
SO THAT'S A YOU, THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOT PATTERN THERE.
THAT WILL BE A DEVELOPMENT IF YOU DRIVE BY.
YOU'VE PROBABLY WATCHED THAT GO FOR THE LAST GETTING DEVELOPED FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
NO, IS IT, IS THAT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S GOING IN OR IS THAT UM, I THINK IT'LL BE SINGLES.
IT LOOKS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PLATTERED FOR SINGLES.
I, WE, THE PORT PORT ROYAL DID THE ENTITLEMENTS.
I DON'T, I I'VE NEVER SEEN THE PLATTER, THE PLAN, BUT JUST FROM THE PATTERN, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DO WE KNOW THE PRICE FOR DUE DILIGENCE? WE'RE REQUESTING 25,000 BASED ON THE DUE DILIGENCE.
SO AS THE WAY THAT WORKS IS, THIS IS APPLIED TO US.
SO THE COUNTY, IF SOMEBODY'S SELLING SOMETHING TO US, WE WOULD BE THE CONTRACT PURCHASER.
WE'RE NOT GRANTING FUNDS HERE.
WE WOULD BE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY.
WE WOULD DO ALL OF IT AS THE COUNTY IN THAT SCENARIO.
DO WE KNOW THE CURRENT ZONING IS ON IT RIGHT NOW? YEAH, IT'S GOT LIKE A, IT'S ZONED, AGAIN, IT'S PORT ROYAL ZONING, BUT IT'S SIMILAR TO OUR T FOUR OPEN.
IF YOU ALL ARE SIMILAR WITH THE COUNTIES, YOU KNOW, OUR T FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN THAT T FOUR N AND THEN IT HAS THE OPEN, WHICH ALLOWS SOME OF THAT COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL COMPONENT.
AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ZONED IN THE TOWN.
SO IT COULD ALLOW FOR NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
PROBABLY THE MOST DENSE THE TOWN HAS.
IF IT'S T IF IT'S SIMILAR TO T FOUR.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, YEAH, IT'S THICK ZONING.
IT, IT, IT WOULD, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR SIMILAR STUFF YOU SEE THERE, BUT, AND ALSO SOME USES REGARDING COMMERCIAL USES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENT? YES, GO AHEAD.
UM, WELL WE DON'T HAVE A PRICE ESTABLISHED YET BECAUSE THAT'LL BE PART OF THE DUE DILIGENCE THE OWNER HAS INDICATED TO US.
ONCE THE PRICE IS ESTABLISHED, SHE'LL BE DONATING A PORTION OF THE PROJECT, UH, BACK TO US AS A, UH, GIFT FROM THE, UH, FROM THE OWNER.
FROM I CAN, I CAN, YOU KNOW, IF, IF IT'S A PART OF THE LOGAN, YOUR QUESTION, AND AGAIN, I ALWAYS ASK THE SAME QUESTION WHEN PEOPLE FIRST REACH OUT.
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IS I CAN, IF IT'S THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE BEING THAT THIS OR THAT, IF I CAN SPEAK TO WHAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.IF THAT'S, IF YOU ALL THINK THAT'S OKAY AND APPROPRIATE.
IT'S THE PUBLIC'S TAX DOLLARS, NOT JUST OURS.
SO IF WE'RE ABOUT TO SPEND THOSE PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS AND SPEND ANOTHER 25,000 FOR DUE DILIGENCE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
YOU WANNA SHARE? WHAT WAS, I CAN SHARE WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING.
DISCUSSED 'CAUSE YEAH, IT WAS DISCUSSED.
IT WAS DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC AT THE, AT THE GREEN SPACE MEETING.
IT'S GONNA BE A PART OF OUR PUBLISHED MINUTES TOMORROW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? BEFORE WE, IT'S A LOT LESSON.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
UM, BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GO OVER THE SLIDE ON THE FUNDING AS OF JULY 6TH, 2026 TWO.
IT WAS IN THE PACKET, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE ALL OF COUNCIL WAS AWARE.
YEAH, IT'S, WELL THAT WAS OUR, THAT WAS OUR JULY 6TH UPDATE AND WE, WE DID IT FOR OUR FRIDAY MEETING, SO IT WAS GOOD TIMING.
OKAY, WELL IT'S NOT COMING UP SO THAT'S OKAY.
SO WE JUST UPDATED THAT SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYBODY, IT'S THE SAME FORMAT.
IF YOU SCROLL DOWN THOUGH, I THINK, I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT THE APPROXIMATE FUNDING AVAILABLE IS PROBABLY YOUR BIGGEST ONE.
SO THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE APPROVING FOR DUE DILIGENCE NOW, THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THAT PROXIMATE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WERE TO APPROVE THE DUE DILIGENCE ON BOTH THESE PROJECTS, WE WOULD THEN MOVE THE ESTIMATED COSTS.
'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IT PURELY UNDER THE APPROXIMATE OTHER PROJECT FUNDING.
AND THAT WOULD COME FROM THAT.
ONCE SOMETHING IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, IT JUST KEEPS MOVING UP, THEN IT GOES TO AN ALLOCATED FUNDING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE MINIMUM 20 MILLION WE'RE GETTING BACK FROM THE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN BLUFFTON BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO TECHNICALLY THERE'S ANOTHER 20 MILLION THAT SHOULD BE REVERTING BACK IN THREE YEARS.
THAT AS WELL AS IF YOU LOOK UNDER EXPENDED PROJECT FUNDING, HOW IT SAYS, THAT'S THE 6 MILLION REIMBURSABLE GRANT TOO, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT WE WOULD GET THAT 6 MILLION BACK.
THE 6 MILLION WOULD COME OFF THE 30 AND THEN GO DOWN TO APPROXIMATE FUNDING AVAILABLE AGAIN.
YOU HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR FOR DUE DILIGENCE.
WAIT TO ME, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW OUR ZOOM MEMBERS VOTED, BUT DON'T SAY THEY AGAIN.
[11.b. 2026/28: An Ordinance amending Beaufort County Ordinance Chapter 102 Waterways. Article 1, sections 102–1 definitions, Article II, division 1, section 102-27, purpose, section 102-28, penalties, section 102-29, general prohibitions, section 102-30, dock rules, section 102-31, landing rules, division II, section 102-61, description, division 3, section 102-95, description, section 102-98, penalties, section 102-99 general prohibitions, section 102-100, dock rules, section 102-101, landing rules, Article III, section 102-133, definitions, section 102-134, penalties, section 102-136, student riders, section 102-137, public ridership. ]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A ORDINANCE.28 IS THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ORDINANCE CHAPTER 1 0 2 WATERWAYS.
ARTICLE ONE, SECTIONS 1 0 2 DASH ONE DEFINITIONS.
ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION ONE, SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 27.
PURPOSE SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 28 PENALTY.
GENERAL PROHI PROHIBITS PROHIBITS.
UM, SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 30 DOCK RULES SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 31, LANDING RULES DIVISION TWO, SECTION 1 0 2 61.
DESCRIPTION, DIVISION THREE, SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 95.
DESCRIPTION SECTIONS 1 0 2 98 PENALTIES SECTION 1 0 2 99.
GENERAL PROHIBITIONS SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 100 DOC RULES SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 1 0 1 LANDING RULES ARTICLE THREE, SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 1 33.
DEFINITIONS, SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 1 34 PENALTY SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 1 36.
STUDENT WRITERS SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 1 37 PUBLIC.
UM, RIDERSHIP THE VOTE AT PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE ON MAY 18TH WAS, UM, EIGHT TO EIGHT TO ZERO.
THE VOTING AT FIRST READING ON MAY 26TH AT COUNCIL WAS 10 ZERO.
THE VOTE AT SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 8TH, 2026 WAS 11 ZERO.
AND THE VOTE THIRD READING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 22ND, 2026
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WAS 11 ZERO.COUNCILMAN LAWSON AND COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW.
ANY DISCUSSION? A QUESTION? YES, SIR.
UM, IS THERE A PROVISION, AND THIS MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE STAFF, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAS THE ANSWER.
IS THERE A PROVISION IN THIS WATERWAYS BILL, UH, SINCE THERE WERE SOME AMENDMENTS IN THE PAST THAT GIVES THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO WILL BE ENFORCING THIS ORDINANCE, UM, TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO MAKE A VISUAL CONFIRMATION BY THE VESSEL THAT'S BEING USED, WHETHER OR NOT THE OWNER OF THE VESSEL OPERATING ON THE WATERWAYS HAS A BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE REQUIRED INSURANCE, IS THERE ANY WAY IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT THAT CAN BE VISUALLY ESTABLISHED BY A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO'S WORKING AT THE PUBLIC BOAT LANDINGS? I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A PROVISION IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT COVERS THAT SCENARIO.
WAS, WAS THERE A PROVISION IN, IN THE PAST THE, UH, PERMITTING PROVISION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A PART THAT WAS THEN REMOVED, UM, COULD HAVE BEEN FORMULATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT PUBLIC WORKS COULD HAVE WORKED SOMETHING LIKE THAT INTO EXISTENCE, BUT IT WASN'T MANDATED BY THE LANGUAGE.
SO IT WAS POSSIBLE BUT NOT MANDATED.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, HOW WILL, THE QUESTION THEN FLOATS OUT.
HOW WILL A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KNOW WHEN WORKING IN THE, UM, IN THE PUBLIC BOAT LANDINGS, WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THE COMMERCIAL WATERWAYS WITH A RETAIL OPERATION ACTUALLY HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE, AND THE, UH, REQUIRED INSURANCE.
HOW WOULD THEY KNOW? SO REALISTICALLY, I, I THINK IT WOULD BE OUR FOLKS ON THE GROUND AT THE LANDINGS MAKING SPOT CHECKS AND RESPONDING TO CALLS AND ISSUES AS THEY TYPICALLY WOULD.
I, I, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY MAY BE PRIVY TO THROUGH THE BUSINESS LICENSING, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF VESSEL INFORMATION.
BUT I THINK REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF ON THE GROUND ENFORCEMENT AS OPPOSED TO BEING ABLE TO DO IT FROM A DISTANCE AS YOU SUGGEST.
SO IF THERE ARE 25 BOATS COMING IN THERE, PICKING UP PASSENGERS AND DOING A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS, THERE'S NO VISUAL DECAL THAT WE COULD PROVIDE TO THE VESSEL SO THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WOULD KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHETHER OR NOT THAT VESSEL AND ITS CAPTAIN ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ORDINANCE, NOT PURSUANT TO THE AMENDMENTS MADE TO THIS ORDINANCE.
UM, I CAN'T SAY THAT WE COULDN'T FORMULATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, UH, AS, AS A PART OF ANOTHER, UM, AVENUE, BUT THAT, THAT'S NOT CONTAINED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, I WOULD SAY.
UH, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO, UH, IF WE CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE PLEASE.
UM, DO YOU HAVE IT READY FOR WHAT YOU I DO.
IT'S SIMPLY A MOTION, UH, REQUIRING THAT THE, UM, BUSINESS LICENSE BUREAU ISSUE A DECAL OF SOME KIND THAT CAN BE AFFIXED TO A VESSEL OPERATING ON THE WATERWAYS SO THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CAN VISUALLY ESTABLISH WHETHER OR NOT THAT VENDOR IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR REGULATIONS REQUIRING A BUSINESS LICENSE AND, AND REQUIRED INSURANCE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND THAT A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, WE HAD A SECOND BY, UM, I HEARD COUNCILMAN RES FIRST.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM.
THE WHOLE POINT OF US REMOVING THIS IN THE SECOND READING WAS BECAUSE OF THE START OF THE GOVERNMENT OVERREACH WAS THE THIRD READING, WAS IT THE THIRD READING? THANK YOU.
WELL, IT'S BEEN POSTPONED SO MANY TIMES.
UM, BUT THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF REMOVING THIS TO BEGIN WITH IS THE COAST GUARD ALREADY DOES THIS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE, THEY CARRY THE DOCUMENTATION.
SO IF THEY'RE IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE RULES OR ORDERS, THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY GET PULLED OVER AND SHOW THAT DOCUMENTATION.
THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN US SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND SOMEBODY SAYING, I GOTTA SHOW MY DRIVER'S LICENSE AND INSURANCE WHEN I DIDN'T COMMIT A CRIME.
WE ALREADY HAVE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PUT IN PLACE.
WE'VE, WE'VE PUT THIS THING THROUGH THE RINGER FOR OVER A YEAR.
WE FINALLY CAME TO A CONSENSUS AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN IT OVERWHELMINGLY, OVERWHELMINGLY GOT REMOVED THE FIRST TIME AND THERE'S NO REASON TO GO DOWN THIS PATH AGAIN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES, COUNCIL, I THOUGHT AT THE LAST MEETING WAS THE THIRD READING, UM, AND NOT EXPECTING US TO, UM, HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.
SO AGAIN, UM, I AM, I APOLOGIZE.
MY PHONE'S, I'M EVEN SURE HOW IT CAME BACK.
UM, YEAH, IT'S BACK HERE AGAIN AFTER WE HAD A THIRD READING AND FINAL BLAH, RIGHT.
UM, I CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT, WHICH IS JUST THAT, UM, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE REMOVAL OF THAT PERMITTING PROCEDURE OCCURRED AT THE FINAL READING TO BE SURE THAT THIS, THERE'S NO ARGUMENT TO INVALIDATE THE ORDINANCE MOVING FORWARD, THAT THAT WAS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE.
THE IDEA WAS TO GIVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO HAVE A FINAL READING, UM, BASED UPON WHAT WAS DEEMED POTENTIALLY A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE BY REMOVING THAT PERMITTING SECTION AT THE END AT THE LAST TIME.
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FROM? UM, IT WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS RAISED TO STAFF AS TO WHETHER THAT CONS, THAT REMOVAL CONSTITUTED A MATERIAL CHANGE OR A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE.AND, AND WE HAD THE PARLIAMENTARIAN AND THE STAFF ATTORNEY REVIEW, IF I, IF I MAY ADDRESS THAT TOO.
I LOOKED AT, UH, ROBERT'S RULES AND OUR, OUR UPDATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURE.
UM, THERE IS LANGUAGE IN OUR POLICY PROCEDURE WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE.
UH, HOWEVER, IN OUR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURE THAT WE, THAT WE ADOPTED, IT DOES, UH, DISCUSS SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE OR AMENDMENT.
UM, THAT ULTIMATELY THOUGH IN ROBERT'S RULES AS WELL, WHEN YOU ANALYZE THAT, IT GOES BACK INTO THE, UH, CHAIR'S DISCRETION OF WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANOTHER VOTE ON THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ARGUMENT THAT COULD BE MADE THAT, YOU KNOW, REMOVING THAT LANGUAGE WAS ACTUALLY REVERTING IT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST READING.
HOWEVER, LIKE YOU SAID, OUTTA THE ABUNDANT ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, UH, IS COMING BACK FORTH AGAIN.
SO, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WELL, BASED ON DISCUSSION.
COULD I TAKE MY SECOND AWAY? CAN I REMOVE THAT? THANK YOU.
SO WE HAD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCALLEN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO HIS MOTION? I SECOND IT.
SO YORK SECOND IT SECOND HIS MOTION.
WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT MOTION.
DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT, UM, COUNCIL MCALLEN'S MOTION IS? YEAH, I'M TRYING TO, IF I MAY JUST SAY IT'S NOT A USE PERMIT, SIMPLY A DECAL TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR REGULATIONS REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSE AND INSURANCE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? NO.
AND NOW WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE.
UM, AND WE HAD, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, THERE WAS A MOTION.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION OF THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WE'VE DISCUSSED? ALL RIGHT.
DO WE NEED TO ROLL? I HAVE A QUESTION.
COUNCILMAN DOS TO TO, TO, TO LARRY'S POINT AND HIS, UH, MOTION, UH, WILL OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY REQUEST THE VERIFICATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS AS IT IS WRITTEN TO REQUEST THE VERIFICATION OF THE INSURANCE AND, UM, BUSINESS LICENSE DOCUMENTS? UM, THAT WOULD GET INTO A QUESTION OF, UH, REASONABLE SUSPICION AND OTHER THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROCEED UNDER THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
IS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION,
ESSENTIALLY, THEY'D BE ABLE TO TAKE THE SAME CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AS THEY DO WITH OTHER SE OTHER ORDINANCES, UM, THAT THEY ENFORCE.
SO THEY WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THERE, BUT AS TO YEAH.
AS TO INSPECTIONS THAT GETS A LITTLE FACT INTENSIVE AND IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
ORIGINAL, UM, ORDINANCE WHEN WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON THAT.
ALL IN FAVOR? DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE? I PROBABLY WOULD JUST HAVE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM? YES.
THIS HAS BEEN LONGER THAN, UM, A LOT OF THINGS WE'VE DONE.
HOPEFULLY I SEE YOU ON THE WATER.
[12.a. 2026/37: An Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of County Maintenance of a portion of Gibson Drive following petition by adjacent property owners and reclassifying said portion as a Private Road.]
OUR ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING, THESE ARE ALL SECOND READINGS WITH NO PUBLIC HEARING.THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE AT THIRD READING.
UM, THE FIRST ONE IS 20 26 37.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF A COUNTY, MAINTENANCE OF A PORTION OF GIBSON DRIVE.
FOLLOWING PETITION BY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND RECLASSIFYING SAID PORTION AS A PRIVATE ROAD.
THE VOTE AT PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE ON JUNE 15TH, 2026 WAS EIGHT ZERO.
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THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON JUNE 22ND, 2026 WAS 11 ZERO.I SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LAWSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS.
[12.b. 2026/38: An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 2017/12 to appropriate funds from the 2017 Series General Obligation Bond to the Station 34 joint Fire/EMS Station.]
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 20 17 12 TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE 2017 SERIES.GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO STATION 34 JOINT FIRE EMS STATION, THE VOTE AT FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 15TH, 2026 WAS SEVEN ZERO THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON JUNE 22ND.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM? SECOND AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PASSIT.
[12.c. 2026/39: An Ordinance to amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Ordinance to carry forward purchase orders and funds from Fiscal Year 2026 and prior for projects that have not yet been completed. ]
IS 20 26 39, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PHYSICAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET ORDINANCE TO CARRY FORWARD PURCHASE ORDERS AND FUNDS FROM PHYSICAL YEAR 2026 AND PRIOR, FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED, THE VOTE AT FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 15TH, 2026 WAS SEVEN ZERO.THE VOTE AT FIRST READING ON JUNE 22ND, 2026 WAS 11 ZERO.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND.
[12.d. 2026/40: An Ordinance to reallocate remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the amount of $1,496,825.73 towards existing projects as obligated to the Department of Treasury.]
12 D 20 26 40, AN ORDINANCE TO REALLOCATE REMAINING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,496,825 AND 73 CENTS TOWARD EXISTING PROJECTS AS OBLIGATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.THE VOTE AT THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 15TH, 2026 WAS SEVEN ZERO.
THE VOTE AT THE FIRST READING ON JUNE 22ND, 2026 WAS 11 ZERO.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GLOVER? I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UH, WATER WORK THAT WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HADN'T BEEN OBLIGATED.
UM, I THINK IN, IN, IN GERALD DAWSON'S DISTRICT.
IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN? DO WE KNOW? THOUGHT THAT WAS CONFUSED.
I'M SORRY, WHICH ONE? THE WATER AND SEWER? YES, IT WAS ARPA MONEY.
UM, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THAT, THAT'S THE WATER LINE TO THE, UM, TO THE, UH, CHEMICAL, UH, OLD CHEMICAL SITE.
IS THAT STILL IN THAT PROJECT'S MOVING FORWARD? AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S STILL GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
YEAH, THAT, THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.
IT'S YOU FOR JASPER WATER SEWERS.
THIS IS, IT'LL STILL BE, WE CAN STILL DO IT, CORRECT.
THINK THAT WAS THE PROJECT FOR, I MEAN, IT'S STILL THERE.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GONNA BE DONE FEES, IF IT WAS GONNA BE IMPLEMENTED.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT PROJECT'S ON TRACK, BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH, UH, BUFORD JASPER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARPA PROJECTS THAT ARE LEFT AND THE MONEY? NO.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? NO.
AND CHAIRMAN, IF WE GONNA GET ANYTHING LIKE THIS, WE COME OVER.