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GOOD AFTERNOON, TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU'LL BE STANDING AND SAYING, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, PANCE, UNITED STATES, AMERICA, AND TO REPUBLIC, WHICH IS CHANCE ONE NATION.
IF YOU'LL CONTINUE STANDING WITH BEHALF, ROBINSON INDICATION TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND OTHER GUEST GATHERED HERE TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME BACK TO GET THE VACATION TODAY.
BEFORE I DO, ON BEHALF OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, I GREET YOU AND SAY THANK YOU FOR GOVERNING US.
CHRISTIANS ARE CALLED TO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO GOVERN US, LIKE YOU AND YOU.
SO YOU'VE BEEN OUR PRAYERS, ESPECIALLY AFTER JULY 4TH, AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO TRY TO HELP PREVENT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
PRAY FOR YOU AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, THOSE WHO LEAD US.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
NOW, LET US JOIN OUR HEARTS ON PRAYER.
GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, YOU CREATED EACH OF US IN YOUR IMAGE AND YOU LOVE EACH OF US MORE THAN WORDS.
NEVER LET US LOSE SIGHT OF THAT.
THE BIBLE URGES US TO PRAY AND GIVE THANKSGIVING AND TO DO THAT FOR ALL, INCLUDING THOSE IN AUTHORITY, THAT WE MAY LIVE LIVES OF PEACE AND GODLINESS AND GOODNESS.
THANKING YOU FOR MAYOR PERRY, MAYOR PRO TIM BROWN, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BRYSON DE SIMONE, BECKER, ALFRED AND TANNER.
WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR MARK ORLANDO AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR TOWN STAFF.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EACH OF THEM AND FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS AND COMMITMENT TO SERVE US THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN, GUIDE THEM AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM IN THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND GRANT THEM WISDOM, ENERGY, INTENTIONALITY, AND LOVE, AND THEIR WORK ON OUR BEHALF.
BE ALSO WITH THE CITIZENS AND OTHERS HERE TODAY, WHO WILL BE HONORED OR WHO WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WITH REPORTS AND REQUESTS WITH COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND WITH OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
WE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING HERE TODAY WOULD BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER.
AND WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMON GOOD OF THIS TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS, WE OFFER THIS PRAYER FROM OUR RESPECTIVE FAITH TRADITIONS.
AS A CHRISTIAN, I PRAY THIS PRAYER IN JESUS' NAME.
ALL OF GOD'S PEOPLE SAID AMEN.
[4. Adoption of the Agenda]
MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION TO MOVE ITEM 11, PUBLIC COMMENT, NON AGENDA ITEM CONFER AFTER ITEM SEVEN REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNTY COUNCIL.
ALL THOSE THREE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
NOW WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA? SO MOVE SEVEN, WE HAVE A PERSON.
AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SO MOVE SEVEN ZERO.
[5. Approval of the Minutes]
NEXT WE HAVE THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS OF MAY 14TH, 2026, THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING MEETINGS OF MINUTES OF MAY 19TH, 2026, AND THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 9TH, 2026.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE ONE THE MOTION.
I REQUESTED SOME CHANGES TO THE MINUTES OF JUNE 9TH, SO BETTER COLLECT THE MOTION THAT I MADE.
UM, THE CLERKS HAVE BEEN VERY KIND TO TRY TO TALK TO MY SCRIBBLED, UM, AND YOU'D HAVE A COPY OF THAT LANGUAGE REPORT.
IT MOSTLY MOVES IT TO A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH, UM, AND MAKES CLEAR WHAT THE MOTION WAS.
SO THANK YOU TO THE CLERKS FOR DOING THAT.
AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 9TH MINUTES INCLUDE THOSE REQUESTED DIVISION.
AND, AND, AND WE DID RECEIVE THOSE AND THOSE, UH, CHANGES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AND MADE ALREADY.
SO, MR. OP, WOULD YOU AMEND YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
ANY DISCUSSION? SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THIS, THAT THERE IS GONNA BE A DISCUSSION AT FINANCE ADMINISTRATION, UH, REGARDING MINUTES AND REPORTING MINUTES, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED TO BE APPROVING.
UM, 'CAUSE IT IS NOT A COMPLETE SNAPSHOT, BUT IT IS A, WHAT IS IT? A SNAPSHOT, NOT A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING.
SO THAT IS DISCUSSION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FUTURE.
SO WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE THANK BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[6. Presentations and Recognitions]
NEXT STEP, WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR TOWN MANAGER, MARK ORLANDO.AND, AND MAYOR, MAY I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY WITH THE, THE NEW MICS IN THE ROOM OR THE DIFFERENT MICS IN THE ROOM THAT
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RED'S FOR ON.AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE TALKING, TURN, TURN IT OFF.
I STILL SEE SOME MICS ON, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE USING THEM THE WAY TOMMY NEEDS US TO.
WELL, YES, THANK YOU MAYOR PERRY.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO TOWN COUNCIL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS OR A COUPLE THINGS TO UPDATE TONIGHT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WILL UPDATE, UH, PER USUAL, UH, TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT TO, TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS AND, AND A LITTLE BIT INTO THE FUTURE.
AND THEN I ALSO, AS PART OF MY REPORT, AS WE SEE ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP TO TOWN COUNCIL'S DIRECT REQUEST TO ME LAST WEEK, GIVING SOME DIRECTION REGARDING THE DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY MATTERS AS AN OUTCOME OF THE LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, TOWN MANAGER REPORT, UM, SOME RANDOM TOPICS, BUT ALL GREAT NEWS MOVING FORWARD IN, IN MY OPINION, THE JONESVILLE STABLES.
SO THE WORK THAT WE WILL KICK OFF ON THE JONESVILLE STABLES IS BEGINNING JULY 22ND, WE'LL REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 4,500 LINEAR FEET OF FENCING AROUND THE STABLES AS PART OF ONGOING SITE ENHANCEMENTS, ALL FUNDED LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR THROUGH THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR CIP PROGRAM.
AS A REMINDER, WE ACQUIRED THIS 12 ACRES SITE IN 2023 WITH THE INTENTION TO PRESERVE THE COMMUNITY'S RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL CHARACTER AND RESTORE THE SITE AS AN EQUESTRIAN AMENITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND FOR THIS ISLAND, THE FENCING PROJECT'S JUST ONE OF THE NEXT STEPS.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
ROOF, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SOME WORK ON, ON THE BARN.
SEVERAL RFPS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED LOOKING FOR AS WE SEEK THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION AND PROPOSAL TO SEEK A QUALIFIED OPERATOR.
THOSE RFPS ARE NOW IN HAND AND WE WILL BE EVALUATING AND INTERVIEWING THOSE SELECT FOLKS THROUGH AUGUST.
AND I INTEND TO BRING YOU A PROPOSAL FOR AN OPERATOR IN, IN THE, IN THE LATE FALL AND INTO THE WINTER BRISTOL SPORTS ARENA, PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.
WE WILL HOST A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE ISLAND REC CENTER ON JULY 29TH FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.
AND IT'S AT THE ISLAND REC CENTER.
IT IS NOT AT BRISTOL SPORTS ARENA, IT'S AT THE ISLAND REC CENTER.
UM, AND WE WILL SHARE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE REIMAGINED SKATE PARK AND NEW PUMP TRACK.
UM, ALL, EVERYONE, ALL RESIDENTS IN AND, AND, AND THOSE FOLKS IN INTERESTED ARE ENCOURAGED TO STOP BY VIEW THE VIEW THE DESIGN, LEARN ABOUT THE PROJECT.
GIVE US YOUR INPUT AS WE FINE TUNE OUR DESIGN SO WE CAN GET INTO CONSTRUCTION.
THIS, THIS YEAR, HILTON HEAD ISLAND WAS OFFICIALLY, UH, NAMED AND OFFICIALLY RECEIVED A STORM READY CERTIFICATION.
IT'S A TSUNAMI READY DESIGNATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SURFACE, AND IT REMAINS IN PLACE TILL 2030.
IT'S REALLY, UH, AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, UM, AND A DESIGNATION SIGNIFYING THAT WE MEET OR EXCEED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
SO A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM, BUT, BUT NO, OTHER THAN OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER, TOM DUNN, WHO LED THAT WAY.
THANK YOU TO TOM, BUT ALSO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT GOT INVOLVED WITH THAT.
OUR HANDS-ON TRAINING GIRLS SUMMER CAMP, OUR HILTON HEAD ISLAND FIRE RESCUE RECENTLY HOSTED ITS THIRD ANNUAL HANDS-ON TRAINING GIRLS SUMMER CAMP, INTRODUCING YOUNG WOMEN IN CAREER TO CAREERS AND FIRE AND EMS THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING, CPR, UM, SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE AND TEAMWORK.
SO I, I THINK THAT, THAT THAT CAMP IS GOING VERY WELL.
THAT INITIATIVE'S GOING VERY WELL.
IT WAS A FIVE DAY CAMP FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP, PRACTICAL SKILLS, AND INSPIRING PARTICIPANTS WHO CONSIDER FUTURE CAREERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO CHIEF, CONGRATS TO YOU AND EVERYBODY WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
PHASE TWO, AS WE CALL IT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, OUR NORTH END SITE, WE NOW KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN USING THE ACCESS OFF GUMTREE TO AND FROM.
WE WILL EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE, UM, THANKS TO THE TEAM, ESPECIALLY BEN INVOLVED AND CHRIS MCVEY.
THE, THE ROUTE WILL CHANGE FROM DIRECT ACCESS TO AND FROM, FROM GUMTREE BACK TO WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, AND THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER, MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 15TH.
WE HAVE HERE ON THE SCHEDULE, WE'VE LAUNCHED OUR A DA SELF-ASSESSMENT TRANSITION PLAN.
UM, SO WE ARE CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE A DA SELF-ASSESSMENT PROJECT WORK BEGAN IN JUNE WITH A FINAL REPORT AND TRANSITION PLAN ANTICIPATED IN EARLY 27.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE I NOTICED THAT THE OTHER DAY, UM, THESE DAX BOT ROBOTIC DEVICES THAT ARE OPERATING ALONG OUR PATHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS
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AND ALL THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE EQUIPPED WITH, WITH PRECISION SENSORS TO COLLECT VERY ACCURATE ACCESSIBILITY DATA.SO A GREAT JOB TO ANGIE, A GREAT JOB JOB TO OUR SMALL TEAM HERE LEADING THAT EFFORT.
AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN THE PLAN IS IN PLACE FOR PROPOSAL TO YOU THROUGH OUR CIP PROGRAM.
JUST WANT TO PROUDLY WELCOME SIX INTERNS THAT ARE WORKING HERE THIS SUMMER.
THEY'RE SUPPORTING OUR DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PLANNING, FIRE RESCUE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, AND OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS REALLY ALIGNED WITH OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM.
ETHAN ASCENSION GONZALEZ, KENDALL WAGNER, ADDISON KEYWORTH, ANDREW BOYDEN, AANA LEE, AND HALA BRANTLEY.
SO GREAT INTERNS HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT THEM.
AND SO IF YOU'RE HEARING OR LISTENING OR IF YOU'RE HERE, CONGRATS TO YOU AND, AND WELCOME NEW ARTWORK ON DISPLAY.
I ALWAYS LET US KNOW WHEN THERE'S NEW ARTWORK OUT, OUT ALONG THIS HALLWAY.
SO A BIG THANK YOU TO NATALIE, BUT ALSO A, A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE ART LEAGUE OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
UM, THIS THEME THIS TIME IS ISLAND AMERICANA.
UM, AND IT'S ALL BEEN CREATED BY LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE ART LEAGUE OF HILTON HEAD.
SO IT'S ON DISPLAY TILL THE 12TH.
WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA ART, SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION FOR THE 2026 LANTERN PARADE.
AND THEN A LITTLE MORE ON SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TO OUR BEACH PARKS RECENTLY, YOU'VE SEEN THAT OUR NEW WASTE AND RECYCLING SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE AT 13 DIFFERENT PARKS, UM, AND BEACH PARKS.
THEY'RE SOLAR POWERED WASTE COMPACTORS AND RECYCLING STATIONS.
UM, SO ARGUABLY, AND ULTIMATELY WE'VE INCREASED RECYCLING CAPACITY BY 80% AND WE'VE EXPANDED OUR RECYCLING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH OUR ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM, AND WE'RE FURTHER ADVANCING THE STRATEGIC ITEM AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, FOR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES USING RECYCLED MATERIALS AND SOLAR POWER TECH.
SO, UH, CONGRATS TO TJ JET, OUR CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST ON MY TOWN MANAGER REPORT TONIGHT, JULY 14TH, THE GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MONEY TALK SEMINAR IS HELD FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN AT THE ISLAND REC CENTER, AND THE SESSION IS ON BUSINESS ACCOUNTING AND TAX ESSENTIALS.
IT'S FREE AND IT'S INTENDED TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS BUILD THE FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESS.
SO THANK YOU TO THOMAS BOXLEY, OUR EXEC DIRECTOR AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED WITH THAT.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY TOWN MANAGER REPORT.
SO I, I'D LIKE TO ALSO SHARE A, A FOLLOW UP THAT AT LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP I WAS ASKED TO PREPARE, AS I JUST SAID, A SUMMARY OF ACTION ITEMS AND NEXT STEPS FOR TOWN COUNCIL TO OVERVIEW AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR.
UM, I BELIEVE IN MY TAKEAWAY AND, AND, AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND, THERE'S A VERY BROAD CONSENSUS AROUND THE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CLARITY AND WITH URGENCY, AND THAT THERE IS SUPPORT FROM TOWN COUNCIL TO CONDUCT AN OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF OUR LONG-TERM PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY.
SO WITH THAT, AND AS AN ASIDE, I'D LIKE TO SAY I, WE ALL KNOW THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
THERE'S, THERE'S VERY FEW PLACES ON EARTH.
I'M BLESSED AND GRATEFUL TO SERVE AS A TOWN MANAGER, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO SERVE AND HONORED TO SERVE AS, AS YOUR SERVE AS TOWN COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH BEING A PART OF LAST WEEK'S PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND I, AND I AND I MENTIONED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I, IN ADDITION TO JUST TELL Y'ALL WHAT I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS, WE REALLY SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW ME TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'VE INVESTED IN AND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PAST FEW SHORT YEARS.
I BELIEVE WE'VE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM WAS EITHER SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRIORITIES AS WELL AS OUR OWN RIGHT.
SO WE ESTABLISHED OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT NOT THAT LONG AGO.
WE HAVE 11 MEMBERS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S FUNDED WITH VARIOUS STREAMS OF FUNDING, MOST NOTABLY THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM, FEES, PERMIT FEES.
OUR FOCUS, HOWEVER, IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IS ON MUNICIPAL CODE COMPLIANCE.
WE ARE PRESENT AT TOWN PUBLIC SPACES, OUR PARKS, OUR BEACH PARKS, OUR TOWN HALL, OUR OTHER FACILITIES WHEN WE ENCOUNTER, AND WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN LED BY MR. BROMAGE, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTORY DIRECTOR, WHEN WE ENCOUNTER THOSE ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY BEYOND OUR AUTHORITY, RIGHT? SO OUTSIDE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WE COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH BEFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SO THERE'S SO MUCH COORDINATION THAT GOES INTO THAT.
UM, WE'VE ADVANCED TOWN HALL SECURITY.
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YOU EXPERIENCE IT WHEN YOU COME IN OUR BUILDING, A SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM, A BEACH PARKING PROGRAM, WE HAVE INSTALLED BLOCK LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS, THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE INSTALL, THE PUBLIC PARK AND BEACH PARK CAMERAS, THE AEDS OUTSIDE OF THE BATHROOMS, REMOVAL OF ABANDONED AND DERELICT BOATS ON OUR WATERWAYS.AND ALSO ASSISTING, GREATLY ASSISTING WITH LOGISTICS FOR SAFETY FOR ALL COMMUNITY AND TOWN SPONSORED EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SCALE GROWTH OF THE LANTERN PARADE, WHICH IS A MAJOR ONE I APPRECIATE BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF AND BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERS AS MUCH AS ANYBODY I APPRECIATE IN MY BUSINESS.
I WOULD SAY THAT YOU CAN SEE OUR BUDGET VERY ALIGNED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF YOU EXAMINE OUR BUDGET, YOU WILL SEE THAT MORE THAN 42% OF OUR APPROXIMATE $68 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND IS DIRECTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT IS FIRE RESCUE, THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, THAT ARE SOME THING.
MORE THAN 54% OF TOWN EMPLOYEES ARE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
AND SO I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR THAT OUR PRIORITY FINANCIALLY AS WELL AS STRATEGICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY IS, IS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUSINESS THOUGH BE THROUGH BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UM, WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO DO IS CLARIFY THE PRIORITIES TO MOVE THEM FORWARD.
AND THIS IS ALL SUBJECT TO TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL, OF COURSE.
SO, BUT MY TAKEAWAY FROM THE LAST MEETING, AND I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM TOWN COUNCIL, I SPOKE WITH ALL OF YOU, UM, RECEIVED SOME, SOME OF YOUR INPUT AS WELL, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR INPUT AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR A LOT OF YOUR INPUT IN THIS BASED UPON LAST MEETING AS WELL.
AND SO, IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS EVALUATE A TOWN CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR JUVENILES.
I PROPOSE THAT I BRING THAT TO THE AUGUST COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE IN AUGUST.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THOUGH THAT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THIS BEFORE A RUSH TO JUDGMENT IN A, IN A QUICK ORDINANCE IN, IN, IN THAT REGARD.
SO SPECIFICITY IS NEEDED, LOCATION, TIME OF DAY, SEASONAL, RIGHT? IS THIS STILL EIGHT OR 10? IS THIS AT BEACH PARKS ONLY OR TOWN PARKS? I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY SAY THAT IT'S EVERYWHERE.
I HEARD US TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT.
IT'S AT A BEACH PARK OR BEACH PARKS.
ALSO TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A CROWD DISPERSAL ORDINANCE.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT SHOULD BE ALIGNED WITH THE, THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE AS WELL, RIGHT? SO THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT 25 PEOPLE CAN'T GATHER AT THE BEACH AT NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT IF THEY'RE ON A FAMILY REUNION.
IT'S UNATTENDED YOUTH UNDER A CERTAIN AGE.
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT SHERIFF TANNER PROPOSED.
I THINK WE CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REGARDING ENHANCED BEACH PATROL OFFICERS AT KAGEY BEACH PARK AND OTHER BEACH PARKS.
THAT'S NOT ALWAYS, UH, AN EASY ONE TO RESOLVE.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT OUR BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERS ARE ON OUR BEACH PARKS.
I DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE OPINIONS AND THE COMMUNITY HAS OPINIONS, AS DO I ON WHAT WE NEED FOR COVERAGE ON OUR BEACH.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE ON THAT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE ARE AND WE HAVE BEEN.
AND THEN ALSO ASSESSING THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE AND COMMUNICATE A COMMUNITY WARNING NOTICE VIA CELL PHONE MESSAGING OR APPS TO AREA RESIDENTS AND VACATION RENTALS AND VACATIONERS WHEN DANGEROUS EVENTS ARE IN PROGRESS, RIGHT? THAT THAT CAME FROM.
HOW DO WE KNOW? AND THEN THE CONVERSATION AROUND NICKEL AND WHO'S GETTING THE NICKEL ALERTS OR NOT.
AND I SPOKE WITH MR. BROMAGE ABOUT THAT, AND HE WILL BE RELEASING A MESSAGE SOON WITH, WITH KELLY SPINELLA, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS HELP TO, TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR THAT APP, RIGHT? THAT'S THE COMMUNITY MESSAGING COMING OUT OF THE BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN REAL TIME.
SO THOSE ARE THOSE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS, RIGHT? SO EVALUATING A CURFEW ORDINANCE, EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF A CROWD DISPERSAL ORDINANCE.
LET'S DO THEM BOTH AT THE AUGUST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE LED BY MS. BECKER AND HER COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
LET BRITTANY AND I WORK ON THAT AND BRING IT FORWARD.
I'M NOT SURE WE'LL HAVE A FINISHED PRODUCT, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S, WE'LL HAVE A GOOD PRODUCT.
UH, I DO KNOW THAT BRITTANY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BEAUFORT
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COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL ON THIS.THAT'S WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND, AND WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO ENHANCE BEACH PATROL.
THEY WERE OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND.
AND THEN ALSO ASSESSING THIS AND, AND COMMUNICATING BETTER HOW TO RECEIVE REAL TIME MESSAGING.
THE NEXT IS WHERE WE START DIVING IN A LITTLE MORE, I THINK CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS, OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE KIG AREA, RIGHT IMMEDIATELY, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, CAMERA EXPANSION, FLOCK, CAMERAS, FENCING, AND FINALIZING THE COLIGNY CIRCLE QUADRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.
AND SPECIFICALLY AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS, WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE SOME LANDSCAPING DOWN THERE AROUND THE PARKING LOT.
IT'S NOT GONNA CUT DOWN LIVE OAK TREES THAT ARE 200 YEARS OLD.
WE WILL CLEAR UP SOME UNDERSTORY IN THE CIRCLE AS WELL AS ON THE EDGES OF, OF, OF KMY AREA.
WE WILL ADVANCE AND I WILL TALK TO YOU MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A BEACH OPERATIONS CENTER AT WILD WINGS AS WE KNOW IT AS WILD WINGS.
AT OUR JANUARY STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOPS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN OUR ABILITY FOR DRONE SURVEILLANCE.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ACQUIRE OUR OWN MOBILE CAMERA TRAILER, MUCH LIKE THE BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRAILER.
IT WILL ENHANCE THEIR EQUIPMENT AND LIVE FEED INTO WHAT THEY NEED.
I I BELIEVE THAT OVER TIME IN INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COLIGNY CIRCLE ARE NEEDED AND THAT NORTH AND SOUTH FOREST BEACH DRIVE TRAFFIC, CALMING PET IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND SOME IMPLEMENTATION IS EXTREMELY NEEDED ON DOT STREETS.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE SAFETY BEGINS FROM THE BEACH PARKS AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE, UM, COMMUNITIES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AND WE HAVE AS MANY TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN ISSUES DOWN THERE AS WE HAVE OFF THE BEACH WE HAVE ON THE BEACH.
I WILL ALSO, AT THE SEPTEMBER FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WITH BOB, PROVIDE TO YOU A FRAMEWORK FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY DELIVERY ASSESSMENT.
MR. BROMAGE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING THAT IN PLACE.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED SOME RESEARCH, NOT A LOT, BUT SOME JUST BASED UPON OTHER PRIORITIES AND, AND PEAK SUMMER SEASON.
BUT LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU THOUGH THAT AT THAT MEETING YOU WILL SEE THE FRAMEWORK.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE SOME EARLY PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
WE WILL PROPOSE ESTABLISHING GUIDING PRINCIPLES, RIGHT? PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST, EXCELLENT SERVICE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, SEASONAL FLEXIBILITY, REGIONAL COLLABORATION, AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD PROPOSE TO YOU THE FIRST AND FOREMOST GUIDING PRINCIPLES AT THAT MEETING.
WE'LL PROVIDE TO YOU A FRAMEWORK THAT'LL ALLOW US TO EXPLORE OUR OPTIONS, RIGHT? SO WHAT SERVICE LEVELS ARE DESIRED? WHAT SERVICE LEVELS ARE PROVIDED? ARE THERE GAPS? IF SO, WHERE ARE THEY? AND THEN WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS AT THAT TIME? I WILL ALSO PROVIDE TO YOU WITH MR. BIRD'S, HELP DAVE BIRD, OUR FINANCE DIRECTORS HELP A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT, A COMPREHENSIVE COST ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND RELATED MILLAGE CAPTURED FOR BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IF CAPTURED THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND POLICE FEE THAT HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND PROVIDED ON THE TAX BILL THROUGH A BUFORT COUNTY ORDINANCE, RIGHT? WE READ THAT THE BUFORT COUNTY ADOPTED ORDINANCE IS FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COSTS ABOVE A BASELINE.
BUFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERVICE.
I WILL GO OVER THAT ORDINANCE WITH YOU AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE HEARD IN THE ROOM LAST WEEK.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I HAVE THE, THE, THE RESPONSIBILITY AS A TOWN MANAGER TO POINT OUT WHERE I SEE, WHERE I SEE THE DISCONNECT.
IF WE ALL DIDN'T HEAR IT, I WILL SAY THAT THE ORDINANCE READS IT'S FOR ADDITIONAL.
AND WE HEARD IN THE ROOM FROM THE BUFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT THEY DON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.
AND I APPRECIATE MR. BROWN TALKING ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM ABOUT THE LAWSUIT THAT IS FINALLY COMING TO A CLOSE.
WE INHERITED THAT LAWSUIT FOR THE MOST PART.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS THAT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND MAKE UPFRONT AND OVER TIME FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PARTNERSHIPS, RIGHT? THE BUILDING, THE SHELTER COVE, THE MONTHLY STIPENDS, THE HOLIDAY BONUS.
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WE PAY EXTRA DUTY AT BARS AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL AS OUR OWN INVESTMENTS, THE FLOCK CAMERAS, THE EQUIPMENT, THE, THE, THE THE PARK CAMERAS.AND THEN ALSO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE COST OF TOWN HALL SECURITY, UM, IN LIEU OF UNIFORMED SHERIFF'S OFFICERS IN OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AND I THINK THIS WILL HELP ME GET TO THAT LONGER TERM.
I WOULD SAY 2027, EARLY Q1, 2027, DISCUSSION WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF REGARDING A FUNDING ASSESSMENT REGARDING A POLICE FEE AND REGARDING THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ROLE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
WHEN WE COMPLETE THE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY ASSESSMENT, IT SHOULD TELL US THE COSTS, THE SERVICES, THE GAPS.
AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE, WELL, I I, I PROPOSE THAT WHEN WE PRESENT THE OBJECTIVE INFORMATION, WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS ENHANCING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH BUFORT COUNTY THROUGH A DEFINED SERVICE LEVEL VIA A POLICE FEE ORDINANCE.
AND RIGHT, SO THE POLICE FEE ORDINANCE IS WITH BUFORT COUNTY AND ALIGNING IT WITH THE BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, MOU, THE THE, THOSE TWO ARE NOT ALIGNED RIGHT NOW, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING WE DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK I'M THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD CLEARLY, THAT WE ALSO CAN, SO, SO OPTION ONE, ENHANCE THAT.
BE VERY CLEAR ON YOUR MOU ON WHAT THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED ARE BASED UPON THE ADDITIONAL FEE ON THE TAX BILL.
WE ALIGN THAT WE MIGHT BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
IT CAN BE SEASONAL, IT CAN BE EVENT SPECIFIC, IT CAN BE BEACH SPECIFIC, AND WE CAN JUST ASSUME THAT THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS GOING TO KEEP DOING THE GREAT JOB THEY'RE ALREADY DOING ON THAT BASELINE.
SECOND, RIGHT? HERE'S THE OTHER OPTION.
ESTABLISH A PRIORITIZED, TARGETED, AND OPERATED PUBLIC SAFETY FUNCTION.
COULD BE BEACH, COULD BE ROAD, COULD BE MARINE, COULD BE COMMUNITY SERVICE, COULD BE A HYBRID OF ALL OR ADDITION TO SOCCER, RIGHT? SO OPTION ONE IS STRENGTHEN THAT MOU ALIGNING WITH THE FEE.
HAVE A HYBRID APPROACH, RIGHT? BEACH ROAD WATER AS AN EXAMPLE, OR ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT IMPACT IS AND WHAT THAT COST IS TO BACK INTO WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
IT HAS TO BE PREPARED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH BUFORT COUNTY AS WELL.
SO AS WE LOOK AT THE BUFORT COUNTY BUDGET AND WE SEE THAT $6.9 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 PLUS SOME FUND BALANCE AS A BUDGET OF 7.3, WE NEED TO SEE HOW THOSE DOLLARS WERE BUDGETED.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW, IT'S ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, BUT I WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO BRING TO YOU A BREAKDOWN OF LAST YEAR'S EXPENDITURES, NOT JUST BUDGETED REVENUES.
I I DO PROPOSE THAT WE FURTHER EVALUATE PAID FOR PARKING AT THE KAN BEACH PARKING LOT.
IT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BRING IT FORWARD FOR A FINAL ANSWER.
AND THEN TOWN COUNSEL ALSO TALKED ABOUT, AND SHERIFF TANNER ALSO TALKED ABOUT YOUTH AND JUVENILE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND DRUG INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, ALL THINGS THAT WE, WE BELIEVE THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE A PART AND PARCEL OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE, OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT.
SO STEP ONE, AUGUST TWO, ORDINANCE FOR, FOR CONSIDERATION.
OPERATIONALLY, LET US MESSAGE BETTER HOW TO, HOW TO GET MESSAGES QUICKER.
UM, LET US CONTINUE TO WORK WITH BUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR PRESENCE ON THE BEACH.
STEP TWO, KICK OFF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT, SHOW YOU THE OUTLINE SLASH FRAMEWORK AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
TALK TO YOU ABOUT A, A COMPLETE COST ASSESSMENT.
I'M NOT SURE I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING, BUT I'LL BRING YOU WHAT WE HAVE AND IT'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.
UM, AND THEN KEEP WORKING TOWARDS FINALIZING THE SAFETY ASSESSMENT, UM, AND TALK WITH OUR SHERIFF, UM, TO EITHER FINALIZE A, A, AN UPDATED MOU ALIGNED WITH THE FEE OR TALK TO YOU ABOUT A HYBRID MODEL OR A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE, UH, DIRECTION WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD MOVE IN.
AND I'M GONNA ASK THAT COUNCIL, UM, UNDER GENERAL REPORTS OF COUNCIL, UH, ADDRESSING COMMENTS YOU HAVE OF THAT OUTLINE OR PLAN.
SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE BUT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE MONTH, RAUL
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VINCENT RIVIERA FROM THE BUSQUE ISLAND SCHOOL.THE CHARACTER TRAIT FOR THE MONTH WAS RESPONSIBILITY AND COOPERATION.
RAUL IS HERE TODAY WITH HIS MOTHER, SAVANNAH BRODER AND FAMILY FRIEND KYLE WOODS, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL DR.
SHAN, COULD YOU ALL COME UP FORWARD OVER HERE PLEASE? THERE, IT'S LIKE THE HIGHLIGHTER COLOR ON HERE.
SO CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE MONTH FROM MAY, 2026.
HIS THIRD GRADE STUDENT, RAUL TED RIVIERA FROM FUSCA ISLAND SCHOOL.
RAUL IS HERE TODAY WITH HIS MOTHER, SAVANNAH PORT AND FAMILY FRIEND KYLE WOODS, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL DR.
SHAN CHARACTER TRAIT TRAITS CHOSEN FOR ME WERE RESPONSIBILITY AND COOPERATION DESCRIBED AS BEING ACCOUNTABLE IN WORD AND DEED, HAVING A SENSE OF DUTY TO FILL TASKS WITH RELIABILITY, DEPENDABILITY AND COMMITMENT.
AND THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOGETHER TO THE SAME END SHOWING COLLABORATION, JOINT ACTION, COMBINED EFFORT, TEAMWORK AND PARTNERSHIP.
THIS WAS A LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM MR. SADLER, THE FUSSY ELEMENTARY NOMINATES RAUL BENS RIVIERA AS ITS MAY STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR CHARACTER TRADE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
VINCENT HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THIS TRADE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
HE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY IN ALL THAT HE DOES, AND HE FREQUENTLY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY EVEN WHEN HE'S NOT DIRECT.
CONGRATULATIONS RAUL, WELL DESERVED FOR EXEMPLIFYING THIS TRADE.
LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS.
NEXT WE HAVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF ELLA NATIONAL APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION DOING OF THE GULLAH GEE NATION, THE DOWN AT TON HEAD ISLAND, GULLAH GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION.
WE PROCLAMATION, RIGHT? THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND WAS INCORPORATED IN 1983 AND HILTON HEAD HAD FUNDED NATIVE GULLAH GEECHEE POPULATION AT THAT TIME.
AND THE GULLAH GEECHEE HAD BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND HAS BEEN CELEBRATED GULLAH GEECHEE CONTRIBUTION BY SUPPORTING THE GULLAH GEECHEE NATION NATION APPRECIATION WEEK SINCE IT BEGAN.
AND THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION IS, I'M GONNA TRIAL FOOD MUST TAKE YOU THE BY
YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF THE ROOT TO HEAL THE TRUTH.
AND WHEREAS 2026 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUAG GEECHY SEA ISLAND COALITION, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY ST.
HELL, THE HIGHLANDS OWN QUEEN
AND QUEEN QUE HAS LED THE MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE GULLAH GEE COMMUNITY CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS LAND AND WATER RIGHTS FOR OVER FOUR DECADES.
AND THE GULLAH GEECHEE ISLANDS COALITION WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY TO HAVE GULLAH GEECHEE IN ITS NET.
AND WHEREAS THE GULLAH GEECHEE ISLAND COALITION CONTINUES TO FORWARD THE MISSION OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE NATION AND HAS SUPPORTED THE PROTECTION OF GULLAH GEECHEE LAND AND ITS CULTURAL ON THIS ISLAND THROUGHOUT BEAUFORD COUNTY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALAN R. PERRY, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILDA ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO HERE BY PLANE JULY 26TH TO AUGUST 2ND, 2026.
'CAUSE AMAZING APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND I ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE TO CELEBRATING THIS WEEK BY SUPPORTING EVENTS AND THAT ACTIVITY HAPPENING LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
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AND ALL THE CHILDREN WE DID ON THE DEALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.COME HERE UP IN SAY, CAN'T YOU GET A GARLIC? OKAY.
PLENTY OF PEOPLE WOULD BE OVER HERE, CRACK TEETH.
NOW FIRST COMING OVER HERE, TALK, TALK.
AND THE FIRST START, THIS THING NOW CALLED ISLAND CELEBRATION.
THAT THING NEEDED SELL, GARLIC CELEBRATION, AND THEN MY CRACK OF TEETH.
I, BECAUSE THEY ASHAMED ABOUT THAT, BUT PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT MEN ASHAMED THAT.
SO I GLAD FOR BEAT UP IN TOWN COUNCIL.
THIS ONLY THE SECOND TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN TO CELEBRATE.
THEY SAY, COME TO ME TO GRAB THE SHOT.
SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF MY ANCESTORS, AND I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS ONCE CALLED, SOMEONE SAYING GEORGIA AL TOWN OR ALTIMA ISLAND, WAY BEFORE WE EVER HEARD OF WILLIAM FIELDS.
THIS PLACE WHERE OUR INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS WERE THAT THEN WERE JOINED BY THE AFRICANS, THAT NOW PEOPLE CALL US GU GEECHEE.
I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO STAND IN THIS TOWN HALL AND RECEIVE THIS.
AND I HEARD EARLIER IN THE TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT, HE MADE THE STATEMENT, THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE WORLD LIKE HILTON HAD.
I DIDN'T GET TO TELL THEM THIS THE LAST TIME THEY ASKED ME TO COME TO THIS TOWN HALL AND RECEIVE THE GULLAH GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION.
BUT I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER GO BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS IN SWITZERLAND AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GULLAH GEECHEE HUMAN RIGHTS AND LAND RIGHTS.
AND DURING THAT TIME, AND STILL TO THIS DAY, I NORMALLY SPEAK SWISS.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF THE SWISS LANGUAGE WHEN I ARRIVED IN SWITZERLAND BECAUSE WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO COME TO UNITED NATIONS, I THOUGHT THEY WENT TO NEW YORK CITY UNTIL THEY ASKED FOR MY PASSPORT.
SO WHEN I GOT THERE AND I WAS TURNING CHANNELS, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
THEN FINALLY I SAW FRANK FLINTSTONE, I GOT HAPPY UNTIL HE STARTED TALKING AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HIM OR WILL OR BAM BAM ANYBODY.
AND I WAS LIKE, YOU GOTTA BE GIVING ME.
AND SO THEN I TURNED ANOTHER CHANNEL.
I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, A MINUTE.
I KNOW THAT PASTOR THAT'S HOME.
AND I STOOD THERE AND THEN I WATCHED THIS DRONE SHOT AND I SAID, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
GOD FOLLOWED ME TO SWITZERLAND.
THAT HAS TO BE, AND JUST, I SAID, THAT HAS TO BE HILTON EGG ON THE SCREEN WAS HILTON.
AND THAT'S HOW DISTINCT NOT ONLY THIS ISLAND IS, BUT THIS COAST IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO ATTRIBUTE APPROPRIATELY TO NATIVE PEOPLE, GULLAH GEECHEE, PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS PLACE THAT DISTINCT, WE NEED TO HONOR THAT LEGACY.
AND SO BROTHER BROWN AND RAY GOT ON HIS CASE ABOUT HIS NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP THAT'S FOCUSING ON EMPOWERING AND FURTHER EMPOWERING AND SUSTAINING BELLA GEECHEE CULTURE, ESPECIALLY ECONOMICALLY BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT COLLABORATING AND WORKING TOGETHER.
I AIN'T GONNA TAKE NOTHING TREES, BUT THEY GOING TO CUT SOME STUFF DOWN.
THEY SHOULD LAY IN THIS CIRCLE.
SO SEE, I CAN JUST USE SOME OF THOSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
AND SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, AND THAT'S WHAT I SAID WHEN I CAME HERE YEARS AGO AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION IS CALL ON ME TO WORK WITH YOU SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HONOR THE LEGACY.
I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO PRESENT HERE WHEN WE STARTED WHAT WAS CALLED THE NATIVE ISLAND, THE GULLAH CELEBRATION THAT Y'ALL NOW CALL THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND GULLAH CELEBRATION.
AND FOR YEARS NOW, I HAVE NOT BEEN INVITED BACK OVERHEAD.
I TEASED TIM, ME, HE SAID, CARD WORK, COULD YOU BACK ON THE ISLAND? I SAID, YES SIR.
I SAID, TOOK DOWN THE TOLL BRIDGE.
THAT'S HOW COME I COULD MAKE IT IN.
THERE'S NO BOOTH TO SAY TO ME.
AND SO, BUT I APPRECIATED THE INVITATION THIS TIME.
AND WHEN I SAW HIM, I SAID, I WILL BE THERE.
AND SO I MADE SURE TO BE HERE, BE HERE ON TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS THE SHOUTING MAP.
PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME ABOUT HILTON HEAD AND I SAID, DO YOU REALIZE THAT IS A GULLAH GEECHEE TOO? SO THIS WAY THEY WILL KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT.
AND THAT THAT IS PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS A SPECIAL PLACE.
NONE LIKE ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD.
BUT LET'S ELEVATE THAT ALL THE MORE.
SO ON BEHALF OF ALL THE NATIVE TELEVISIONS, WHAT BEEN HERE AND THING LIKE THAT, EDDIE? I SAID THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO ALL THE HUNGER CHILLING AND THANK YOU TANK.
YOU AND I ABOUT TO GET BACK ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND OUTTA Y'ALL TRAFFIC BACK OVER TO ST.
BUT I DO WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME TO ST.
HELENA BECAUSE WE WILL BE HAVING GULLAH GEECHEE FAMILY WEEKEND THE LAST FRIDAY AND THE LAST SATURDAY IN THIS MONTH AT PENSON.
SO WE START ON THE FRIDAY EVENING AT SIX O'CLOCK AT YORK W BAILEY MUSEUM WITH OUR GULLAH GEECHEE CREATE ART EXHIBITION AND ART AUCTION.
AND THAT'S SATURDAY FROM NOON TO THREE.
WE ARE RIGHT ACROSS THE CAMPUS AT FRIZZELL COMMUNITY HOUSE.
SO BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES, BRING YOUR DRONES, BRING A GOOD APPETITE,
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BRING A POSITIVE ENERGY, AND COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE GULLAH GEECHEE ARTISTS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE THERE.AND WE GOING TO DEFINITELY BEAT THE DRUMS TO BEAT THE BAND.
SO TANKY, THANK YOU TO ALL ON THE CHILLING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE FROM YOU HERE AT HUDSON HEAD AND MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO SUSTAIN AND BRING BACK A LOT OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS TO THE SIDE.
I'M PROBABLY GONNA TALK FOR LONGER TO BE HONEST.
NEXT, WE HAVE, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH PROCLAMATION LEADER, ARNOLD PARKS REC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONOR ASSOCIATION.
NATE GER LEY FOR BETHANY BROWN.
KATE, UM, ANOTHER KATE AND ENGINEER
THE TOWN OF HILTON ON PARKS AND RECREATION MUST PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART.
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE TOWN OF HILTON.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVISING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS AND ALZHEIMER'S.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND OTHER, OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION, PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION OF RETENTION OF BUSINESSES, AND ITS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED RISE PARKS, PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, NOW THEREFORE ISLAND ARC AREA, MELY TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, DO HEREBY THE CLAIM JULY IS SPARKS OF RECREATION MONTH IN THE TOWN OF FILLED ISLAND.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DO,
[7. Reports from Members of Town Council]
NOW I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL.AND BEFORE WE GET GOING, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS MR. ORLANDO'S OUTLINE OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.
I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS AND COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST WEEK AS A COMMUNITY.
WE STRIVE TO CREATE THE SAFEST COMMUNITY.
BEFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS OUR POLICE FORCE.
AND THAT WAS SET UP MANY YEARS AGO.
UNFORTUNATELY, AN INCIDENT HAPPENED, WHICH FORCES US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ALL ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THE BEST WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS, SO WE MUST PUT A LENS ON IT THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS AS WELL.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I MIGHT NOT SUPPORT AT 8:00 PM CURFEW, THERE IS TOO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED.
THERE'S TOO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
THERE'S TOO MANY CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD AMONGST US, AMONGST THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY.
KNEE-JERK REACTIONS IS NOT HOW I OPERATE.
IT'S NOT HOW I'VE DONE THINGS OVER THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY ASPECT AND THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS FROM US ON THE DIOCESE AND THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT WE EXPECT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WHAT IS OUR BASELINE REQUIREMENTS? WHAT IS IT THAT WE MUST REQUEST FROM EVERYBODY? ONCE WE DETERMINE THAT, THEN WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS OF WHERE WE GO.
DOES THE SHERIFF NOW AND IN THE FUTURE HAVE THE SAME PHILOSOPHY OF PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AS WE EXPECT THEM TO
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HAVE? THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO GO.'CAUSE THAT WILL DRIVE US TO OUR ANSWERS AS TO WHAT IT IS WE NEED TO DO.
AS MR. LANDO STATED, IS IT ENHANCED SERVICES? IS IT A HYBRID FORMAT? IS IT OUR OWN STRAIGHTFORWARD POLICE DEPARTMENT? I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, MONEY, IT'S ABOUT THE PROCESS.
IT'S ABOUT BUILDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE ASKED THE SHERIFF OVER THE PAST YEAR TO PROVIDE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, ON THE BEACHES, AND TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE PHILOSOPHICALLY THAT'S NOT IN DISBELIEF.
HE WAS ELECTED THE SHERIFF OF THE COMMUNITY.
MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
SO WE HEARD THE OTHER DAY THAT MOU HAD NOT BEEN DONE SINCE 2019.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD SO THAT WE CREATE AN MOU THAT HAS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SO WE KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE, WE KNOW THE COVERAGE THAT'S BEING RECEIVED, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING THE VALUE FOR OUR MONEY.
WE, MR. ORLANDO, I I APPRECIATE YOU OUTLINING EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE ALREADY TO HELP PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH CREDIT.
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $7 MILLION TO TAKE QUESTION.
I'VE ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH CHAIR WHITE, HOW TO SAY THAT.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHERE THAT MONEY'S GOING, HOW IT'S BEING UTILIZED OR NOT UTILIZED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
AND WHEN WE COME BACK IN AUGUST AND IN SEPTEMBER TO THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE CLARITY WITHOUT THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR.
WE DON'T KNOW OUR BASELINE, SO THERE'S GONNA BE MORE QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMITTEE TO KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL STANDS FIRM IN, IN PROVIDING THE BEST POLICING, THE BEST SAFETY THAT WE CAN, JUST LIKE OUR FIRE AND RESCUE.
AND MR. COL KING CAN PROBABLY CORRECT ME ON THIS LATER, NOT NOW, BUT HILTON HEAD ISLAND CHOSE A LONG TIME AGO TO ADMINISTER ITS OWN FIRE AND RESCUE.
AND WE HAVE THE BEST FIRE AND RESCUE QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT ENFORCEMENT? IS IT TIME? IS IT NOT TIME? IS A NEW SHERIFF GONNA MAKE THE DIFFERENCE? LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I SAID IT LAST WEEK WHEN WE TALKED BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 4TH WHEN A NEW SHERIFF COMES IN, WE'RE AT THAT CROSSROADS BECAUSE THERE'S QUESTIONS OUT THERE.
BUT I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US AND IT IS A PRIORITY.
SO WITH THAT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU COUNCIL MS. DUNNER? WELL, THIS IS A TIME FOR GENERAL AND I'M GONNA CHANGE THE TOPIC.
HILTON HAD HAS A NEW WIMBLEDON CHAMPION WHO LIVES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, WHO LIVES IN PALMETTO HALL.
ISHA MAN WON THE 14 AND UNDER WOMEN'S SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP AT WIMBLEDON ON SUNDAY MORNING.
SHE'S THE FIRST AMERICAN TO WIN THE TITLE, AND SHE'S CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD.
SHE STUDIES AT THE BAND DEIR TENNIS ACADEMY HERE ON THE ISLAND.
AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS SHE HADN'T PLAYED ON GRASS UNTIL FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR THAT OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS VERY PROUD OF HER.
UH, IN RESPONSE TO, UH, THE TOPIC FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, I APPRECIATE THE GENERAL MANAGER, UH, SO OF ORGANIZING US.
I AS WE THAT FOUR AND A HALF HOUR MEETING, UM, YOU CAN GO TO SORT OF GET LOST IN THE WEEDS THERE.
UM, I'M, I'M GONNA REITERATE WHAT I TALKED ABOUT ON LAST WEEK AND, AND THE TOWN MANAGER HAS MENTIONED THIS IN HIS REPORT, AND THAT IS US TAKING A KEEN FOCUS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
AND ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE IT BEING IN HIS REPORT, WE'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A VEHICLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THE OTHER TOPICS WE'RE GONNA BE BEFORE COMMITTEE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE EXPERTS TELLING US WHAT'S RIGHT, WHAT'S
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WRONG, WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING.BUT IN THAT AREA, IT'S STILL CLOUDY.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN TUGGING AT ME, SO I'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF THE YOUTH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR AREA AND, AND THEY ALL HAVE AGREED THAT ONCE YOU GET TOO OLD, TOO COOL OR TOO WHATEVER TO GO TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, BUT GO TO THE ISLAND REC CENTER, THERE'S A GAP THERE.
AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A, A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO INCLUDE SOME FOLKS THAT CAN GET US SOME MONEY.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT, IF WE OPENED UP A TEAM CLUB, THE OWNER PROBABLY WOULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACHIEVE THEIR PROFIT MARGIN WHEN THEY DO, WHEN THEY SELL ALCOHOL.
SO HOW DO WE FILL THAT GAP? YOU KNOW, HOW HOW DO WE FILL THAT GAP SO THAT FOLKS OF THAT AGE GROUP HAVE A, UH, A SAFE PLACE TO GATHER AND CONGREGATE.
UH, SO I'VE ASKED THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LOW COUNTRY IF THEY WOULD JOIN INTO THAT CONVERSATION.
I ALSO THINK THERE'S A PLACE FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THIS CONVERSATION.
MR. ORLANDO MENTIONED THAT HE'S GOT, I THINK, FIVE INTERNS, IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, POSITIVE PLACE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE, TALK TO MR. MILES ABOUT IT AS FAR AS BRINGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO THE TABLE.
SO MR. MANN, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IS CREATE A VEHICLE SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO THAT INPUT, THAT VALUABLE INPUT CAN COME TO US TO HELP US MAKE QUALIFIED DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE YET, BUT I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO GREATLY IMPORTANT.
THE LAST THING WE WANT IS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE HERE IS OUR YOUTH.
VIEWING US GOVERNMENT AS SOMEBODY THAT IS TOTALLY AGAINST THEM.
WE GO THROUGH KPIS, WE CAN TALK TILL THE, THE COWS COME HOME ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT.
SURE, WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN THE ISLAND REC, BUT THAT GAP, AND I'M, I'M NOT SURE THAT I CAN SPIT OUT TO YOU OUR INVESTMENT IN THAT GAP.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ONE.
WE'VE GOTTA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ON THAT AND I THINK NOW'S THE DUE TIME TO DO SO.
SIR, UH, JUST QUICKLY, UM, I, WHEN WE TALKED THE OTHER DAY, I, I DON'T WANNA LABOR THIS, BUT, UM, AT MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, UM, I TALKED TO THAT IN INDIVIDUAL TODAY.
UM, HE IS PREPARED TO COME DOWN FROM INDIANA, UM, HOPEFULLY ON HIS TIME, UM, FOR THAT MEETING WHEN WE SET IT UP WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND OTHERS.
UM, SO THAT, THOSE BEGINNING THINGS, I'VE ASKED HIM TO SEND ME, UH, SOME MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, WHICH I'M WAITING TO RECEIVE.
BUT HE'S DONE THIS IN OTHER AREAS AND IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK MR. BROWN DID IT ON THE HEAD.
WE NEED TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, UH, TALKING ABOUT THIS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
WE DID HAPPEN TO SEE, HAPPEN TO SEE OR HAPPEN TO NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME OFFICERS IN THE MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
UH, YOU PROBABLY NOTICED WE HAVE ONE SITTING OUT HERE WAITING FOR ONE OF THE COUNCILMEN TO RUN THE STOP SIGN.
UH, WE DID GET, WE DID GET SOME, SOME INFORMATION ON THE, I ASKED THE QUESTION THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT A RIGHT ANSWER, BUT I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS BEING ON THE ISLAND AND I WAS TOLD 28, WE, WE WERE TOLD NOW WE GET SOME INFORMATION'S 25.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE JUST FOR THAT FOURTH, SO WE CAN MOVE PAST THIS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED, MAYBE WE COULD ASK SOMEONE THAT KNOWS IN THE BACK, BUT SHIFT SHEETS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME REAL DATA, SOMETHING THAT'S PRECISE AND SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT ON AS TO HOW MANY WE ACTUALLY HAD.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? ARE THEY CALLED SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS? MR. DESMOND? I, I WOULD PREFER THAT WE NOT ASK SOMEBODY THAT'S RUNNING FOR OFFICE THESE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? SHIFT SCHEDULE.
I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE TO SEE SHIFT SCHEDULES MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE WE NEED SOME ACCURACY WHEN WE START TO EVALUATE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE JUST CAN'T GO OFF OF A NUMBER SHEET.
WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND SO IF WE START TO TALK ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A, SOME TYPE OF A FORCE, SOME TYPE OF A SAFETY FEATURE ON THE BEACHES, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE NEED, HOW WE NEED.
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GOING DOWN THE LINE.UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU MR. ORLANDO FOR THAT VERY DETAILED REPORT.
UM, CERTAINLY A LOT OF THE IDEAS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
UM, I, I KNOW I MADE A LIST AND APPRECIATE YOU'RE INCLUDING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS FROM THE LIST.
UM, AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIMELINE AS WELL BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY EXPECTS US TO ACT, UM, AND NOT JUST TALK.
UM, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE MOVING FORWARD THAT THERE WILL BE SOME ACTION TAKEN.
UM, ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS RIGHT NOW IS IT'S BEEN CALLED BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S SANDALS ON THE, SANDALS ON THE SAND.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE APPROPRIATE TERM IS, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT, UH, BE, BE KEEP AFTER THAT.
I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
UM, AND I'M GLAD THAT THERE WAS SOME MORE PRESENCE THERE.
UM, AND, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS COMING SATURDAY NIGHT.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE NIGHTS ON THE BEACH AND WHAT WE CAN DO, I THINK WE NEED TO, UH, KEEP UP OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES ABOUT HAVING THAT PRESENCE DURING THE INTERIM UNTIL WE CAN FIND OUT THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE TAKE.
SO I URGE, UM, OUR TOWN MANAGER, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN COORDINATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN, IN PROVIDING US ONE SORT OF PRESENCE.
UM, I ALSO, UH, ECHO MR. BROWN'S CONCERN ABOUT THE YOUTH.
UM, I, I, I CONFESS I WAS A CAMP COUNSELOR FOR THE THREE SUMMERS.
I WORKED WITH, UM, OLDER GIRLS AT THREE DIFFERENT, UH, CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, I'M, I'M NOT GONNA OFFER MY SERVICES TO ADVISE THAT A YOUTH GROUP.
UM, BUT, UH, AMONGST THOSE, I, I'M NOT SURE THAT I HEARD YOU SAY YOUTH PASTORS, BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CHURCHES THAT HAVE YOUTH GROUPS AND ARE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO YOUTH ON OUR ISLAND.
I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT WE LOOK AT, AT, AT OTHER, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, SUCH AS THE LATINO COMMUNITY IF THERE ARE YOUTH GROUPS THERE.
BUT LET'S LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT KIND OF RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
AND I HOPE THAT MAYBE BETWEEN YOU AND THE MAYOR WE CAN PUT TOGETHER SOME SORT OF, UM, YOUTH PROGRAM TASK FORCE AND AS SOON AS WE CAN, I APPRECIATE ALL THE STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN SO FAR.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP OUT JUST BY PROVIDING IDEAS, UM, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.
UM, BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PROGRAM.
AND I AGREE WITH MR. BROWN THAT I DON'T WANNA BE SEEN AS THE ENEMY OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
I WANT TO STILL BE A COUNSELOR TO THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS I WAS IN THE PAST.
UM, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO KEEP UP, UH, THE DRUM BEAT, IF YOU WILL, UM, TO PICK UP ON THE THE DRUM CIRCLE TERM.
UH, I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP UP THE DRUM BEAT AT DOING SOMETHING TO HELP ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ABSOLUTELY LIKE THE LASER BEAMS ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO THAT.
THEY EXPECT US TO DO THAT AND WE NEED TO BE THE LEADERS TO TAKE THAT ACTION, NOT JUST TALK.
UM, AS FAR AS SPECIFIC ITEMS, UM, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A SPECIFIC STAND CURFEW ORDINANCE, YES OR NO.
UM, ANY OTHER KIND OF ACTION, YES OR NO? I WANT HEAR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION.
I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THAT WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES, THERE HAVE BEEN SEARCH ORDINANCES USED FOR A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD, SPECIFIC LOCATION.
UM, AND, AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND I'M GLAD WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UH, WITHIN THE NEXT, UM, GUESS THREE DAYS.
IT'S AUGUST
UM, BUT I'M, I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE ONE FOR US.
I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT AT THIS POINT AND I'M NOT GONNA COMMENT ABOUT A LOT OF THE SPECIFICS BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING REPORTS FROM MR. ORLANDO AND HIS TEAM.
AND I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THAT THEY HAVE WORKED NONSTOP, I DO BELIEVE, SINCE, UH, SATURDAY, JULY 4TH TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE FOCUSED AND I DO BELIEVE THAT COUNT TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE FOCUSED ON THAT AS WELL.
AND WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS CONVERSATION, I'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER GENERAL REPORTS.
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THOSE? YOU CAN MAKE THEM NOTE.
THANK YOU MS. HUNTER FOR MENTIONING OUR, OUR WIMBLEDON CHAMPION.
AND I WOULD, UH, ASK THE MAYOR TO INVITE HER, HER PARENTS AND HER COACH TO COME AND BE HONORED AT A FUTURE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AS SOON AS WE CAN MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS.
UM, MS. HUNTER AND I, I BOTH HAVE HUSBANDS THAT PLAY TENNIS.
UM, I, I USED TO PLAY UNTIL MY HUSBAND STARTED PLAYING MEN'S DOUBLES ALL THE TIME AND NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A TENNIS PARTNER, BUT, UM, I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY TENNIS MYSELF.
UM, AND, UH, AND TO PLAY ON GRASS, MY HUSBAND PLAYED ON GRASS OVER AT SEA PINES AND HE SAID THAT IS TOUGH TO DO.
UM, AND HE'S BEEN PLAYING TENNIS A LONG TIME, SO I WON'T PLAY OVER THAT POINT ANYMORE.
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GULLAH LIKE GULLAH GEECHEE ASIAN APPRECIATION WEEK, THIS PAST SATURDAY I WAS AT THE GULLAH MUSEUM FOR THE GULLAH FOOD FESTIVAL.UM, I, I URGE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN OUT TO THE GULLAH MUSEUM TO GO THERE AND SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
UM, YOU HAVE TO GO BY APPOINTMENT NOW.
UM, BUT THERE WILL BE, UM, ANOTHER BELLA FESTIVAL COMING UP IN THE FALL AT THE MUSEUM.
I DON'T GET KNOW THE DATE, BUT THERE WILL BE A FISHING RITZ FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE BELLA CULTURE ON OCTOBER 3RD ON THE ISLAND.
SO I URGE YOU TO PUT THAT ONE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
UM, THEN, UH, THE NEXT ITEM I WOULD TALK ABOUT IS WITHHER SHELL RECYCLING.
UM, I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN WITH, AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I GET ALL THE NAMES RIGHT, UM, TO BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND.
UM, TOWN STAFF MEMBERS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, DAVE AND JOHN CARPENTER, AND FROM ENGINEERING STORMWATER, JACOB TERRY AND ADAM ORAL.
UH, WE WERE TEAMMATES IN BUILDING AN OYSTER REEF, UH, WITH THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION ON FRIDAY, JUNE THE 26TH.
UM, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE RESULTS OF IT AND YOU SEE WHAT IMPACT IT DOES IN, IN DOING THREE THINGS, PREVENTING MORE EROSION, PROVIDING GROWTH FOR OYSTERS AND DOING WATER FILTERING FOR OUR WATERWAYS, IT'S INCREDIBLE, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
I URGE YOU NEXT TIME THERE'S A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY, EITHER HELP WITH THE SHELL BAGGING, IT OCCURS AT A COAST OF DISCOVER MUSEUM OR HELP WITH ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.
AND THANK YOU MR. ORLANDO FOR YOUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO CAME AND HELPED ME OUT IN BUILDING THAT REEF AND MAYOR.
WELL, UM, I'M GONNA START WITH THANKING OUR TOWN MANAGER FOR YOUR REPORT AND, UM, ALL OF THE WORK REFLECTION THAT'S GONE INTO PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
UM, IT'S, IT'S TIMELY, IT'S IMPORTANT, UM, BUT I DON'T WANT US TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND HAVE HAD MORE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO CRIME THAT TROUBLES, THAT TROUBLES OUR COMMUNITY ISLAND WIDE IN THIS LAST JULY 4TH INCIDENT.
AND THEREFORE FOR US TO HANG OUR HAT SIMPLY ON MOVING FORWARD, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU REPORTED ON I'M FINE WITH, BUT WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A ONGOING CONVERSATION OR
AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THAT PROCESS, BUT I KNOW THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE A CONVERSA, UH, INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION.
I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION, BUT WE NEED SOMETHING TO COME UP IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
SO, UM, HOWEVER I CAN HELP IN THAT.
UH, FIRE AND RESCUE IS WORLD CLASS.
IT'S, UM, MY BELIEF THAT WE'VE GOT THREE OPTIONS.
AND IF IT COMES DOWN TO ANY ONE OF THEM, WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE ESTABLISH, WHETHER IT'S WORKING THROUGH OUR MOU AND EXPECTATIONS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR HYBRID, OR CREATING OUR OWN PUBLIC SERVICE, UM, DEPARTMENT HERE, IT NEEDS TO BE WORLD CLASS.
UM, BUT THAT'S THE EXPECTATION THAT I'M SETTING.
SO RATHER THAN GO INTO A WHOLE LOT OF DETAILS, I KNOW THAT I CAME PREPARED ON THE THURSDAY MEETING LAST WEEK WITH A WHOLE, WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION THAT I WANTED TO GET ADDRESSED.
AND THEN I SAW A VIDEO THAT WAS SHOCKING AND I THINK EVERYONE HERE WHO WATCHED IT WITH ME FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS SHOCKED AS WELL.
UM, THREW ME OFF OF MY GAME A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN ALSO TRIED TO STAY ON TRACK.
I NEVER WANNA SEE A VIDEO LIKE THAT EVER HAPPEN ON HILTON HEAD.
AGAIN, I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT HAPPENING THROUGH FLYERS THAT WE COULD HAVE IDENTIFIED AND ANTICIPATED SOME TROUBLE AND NOT BEEN NECESSARILY PREPARED.
WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS JULY 4TH AND THEY WERE EXTRA DUTY DEPUTIES ON OUR ISLAND.
BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT EVERY DAY.
BUT HOW ABOUT, YES? HOW ABOUT TOMORROW WITH REGARD
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TO A GAP? I THINK THAT, UM, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO ADDRESS BUILDING A BETTER HUMAN AND CREATING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ME IN.I REPORTED LAST AT THE THURSDAY MEETING THAT THE LOWCOUNTRY, UM, ALLIANCE FOR HEALTHY YOUTH HAS A MECHANISM TO BE INVOLVED.
WE'VE GENEROUSLY OFFERED SOME FUNDING TO HELP WITH, UM, INITIATIVES AND, UM, I WANT TO KEEP THAT CONVERSATION GOING.
UM, AND I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AGAIN TOMORROW.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PLACE TO, UM, I HEARD, UM, OUTGROWING ISLAND REC, UH, PERHAPS FOR WHAT ISLAND REC MODEL WORKS NOW TODAY THAT MIGHT REACH, BUT ISLAND REC IS OUR MECHANISM TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVE AN AFFILIATED AGENCY, WE HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION.
WE KNOW EACH OTHER AND WHAT THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND NOW WE'RE SAYING WE MIGHT HAVE AN ADDITIONAL NEED.
AND SO WE'LL CALL UPON THEM, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THROUGHOUT THAT DISCUSSION TO, TO BEGIN TO EXPAND, PERHAPS HELP BY THEM REC AND WHAT THEY OFFER.
SO, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD TO SAY, BUT, UM, THE PRESENCE ON THE BEACH, THE PRESENCE OF
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO AUGUST.
SOCIAL MEDIA THIS PAST WEEK AND BEEN CRAZY.
UM, I, I BEG YOU PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CLAIM TO BE LEADERS, BE LEADERS.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH, ASK SOMEONE.
AND WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE YOU.
IF YOU HEAR PEOPLE NOT SPEAKING THE TRUTH, CORRECT THEM.
WE'VE GOT LEADERS IN THIS ROOM THAT KNOW BETTER.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LISTENING THAT KNOW BETTER.
IT'S DOING NOTHING BUT TEARING THIS PROCESS DOWN.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE, OR MOST OF MY PHONE CALLS ARE, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GONNA PUT A CURFEW IN TUESDAY NIGHT.
AS YOU'VE HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT.
WE'VE GOTTA GO THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS AND, AND READINGS AND, AND THEY'RE TALKING MID-AUGUST BEFORE WE CAN GET IT ON AN AGENDA.
WELL, THE SEASON'S OVER, KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST.
SO WHEN THIS PROCESS TAKES PLACE AND WE FINALLY COME TO A SOLUTION, IT'S NOT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT, WE'RE BEING TRUTHFUL.
WE WANT YOU TO SPEAK THE TRUTH AND CORRECT WHAT'S WRONG OUT THERE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE, IF YOU CLAIM TO BE A LEADER, BE A LEADER.
UM, ONE, ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT.
UH, WE'VE GOT THE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE IN GREENVILLE THIS WEEK.
AND, UH, AS, AS I'M GOING TO DO, I'M GONNA HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT LEADERS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON, WHAT THEY'RE SEEING, HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING DIFFERENT ITEMS. UM, FORTUNATELY I'M MEETING WITH THE, THE MAYOR OF GREENVILLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AND THEN THERE'S A, THE MAYOR'S ROUND TABLE WHERE WE'LL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
SO HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME GOOD INPUT THAT WE CAN BRING BACK FROM THAT PERFECT TIMING FOR US.
I'VE GOT ONE IMPORTANT THANK YOU.
I FORGOT TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR HOLDING A REGULAR MEETING HERE AT THE LIBRARY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND LAST NIGHT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THEY COME TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE THEIR MEETINGS.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR DOING THAT.
FIRST IN THE QUESTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I COMMEND THE TOWN MANAGER ON COMING UP WITH AN OUTLINE OF PROGRAM TO MOVE FORWARD.
I AM PERSONALLY OF THE VIEW THAT ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS IS GOING TO BE MORE BOOTS ON THE BEACH AND ELSEWHERE.
THE CURRENT SHERIFF HAS SAID HE DOESN'T FAVOR THAT APPROACH.
IF THE SHERIFF DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT, THEN THE TOWN HAS TO DO IT.
BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS, IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TONGUE TWISTER THAT'S THROWN IN HERE IN TERMS OF HOW WE FIGURE THIS ONE OUT.
THE NEW SHERIFF DOESN'T COME IN FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANNA SIT AROUND AND WAIT SIX MONTHS FOR A SOLUTION.
SO THE, THE QUESTION OF HOW WE DECIDE WHO'S, WHO'S GONNA PROVIDE THE BOOTS ON THE BEACH, UH, I THINK IS IS IS ONE OF THE TONGUE TWISTERS THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH HERE.
THE OTHER THING ON A MORE OPTIMISTIC, UH, VIEWPOINT IS FOR THOSE, UH, WHO FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS ON SEA PINE CIRCLE, WHICH I DO INTENSELY.
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COMMITTEE YESTERDAY MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL SHORTLY TO PROCEED, UH, WITH ENTERING A CONTRACT TO STATE DOT TO TAKE OVER SUPERVISION, UH, OF THE NEXT STAGE.AND THAT STAGE REALLY IS COMPLETING THE DES PROPOSED DESIGNS FOR THE CIRCLE, UH, FOR UH, GREENWOOD.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, JEFF INGER ON OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING CURRENTLY ON COMING UP WITH A HALF A DOZEN POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS THAT COULD BE ADOPTED, UH, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON A SHORT TERM BASIS TO PROVIDE, POTENTIALLY PROVIDE SOME, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC FLOW AT THE CIRCLE.
ALRIGHT, WE GOOD TO MOVE ON? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, REPORTS.
UH, REPORT BLOOD COUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY.
MS. BECKER, I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT.
BLOOD COUNTRY COUNCIL, UH, GOVERNMENT SMITH ROBERT, NO REPORT.
THE BUFORD COUNTY AIRPORTS SUPPORT.
JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, THE NEW PARKING SYSTEM IS UP AND RUNNING AT THE AIRPORT.
UH, RATES ARE $4 AN HOUR OR $16 PER DAY, AND THERE'LL BE A 30 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD.
UH, THE ANIMAL RELIEF AREA IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY, AND ADVERTISING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL SCREENS BY THE END OF AUGUST.
MAY ASK THE QUESTION OF OUR TO TAKE BACK.
'CAUSE I WOULD'VE ASKED HER IN GENERAL.
I AM TOLD THAT THE AIR DOES NOT HAVE RECYCLING, UM, BINS WITHIN, UH, ITS SPACE.
AND I BELIEVE IT JUST MUST HAVE BEEN AN OVERSIGHT, BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT TO CIRCLE BACK TO.
SO IF YOU'LL TAKE THAT MESSAGE, I ALREADY HAVE, UH, WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL REACH OUT.
I'VE, UH, PUT HER IN TOUCH WITH JOHN REBEL.
THERE WERE, UM, ISSUES REGARDING CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLABLES.
AND SO, UH, THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON A SOLUTION, UM, MOVING FORWARD.
UH, REPORT THE SOUTHERN LOCAL COUNTRY BOARD, MS. BREMAN.
THERE WAS A MEETING HELD IN HARVILLE ON JUNE 23RD, UH,
UM, THERE'S A, A COMPANY CALLED
UM, CENTRAL DAVIS IS WORKING WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
UM, HE WAS SEEN IN A VIDEO, UH, WRITING ON THE THEORIES IN SWEDEN, UM, UNDERSTAND
UM, SO THERE'S EFFORTS TO, UH, USE SOME MONEY FROM THE STATE TO, UH, START A THEORY SYSTEM.
UM, WE'LL SEE HOW THAT HANDS OUT.
BUT IT WAS VERY EXCITING, UH, TO LEARN ABOUT THIS PROSPECT.
UM, THEY TRAVEL, UH, VERY FAST, UM, SMOOTH RIDE, UM, OVER THE TOP OF THE WATER, UM, AND, UH, LOW ENERGY USE.
SO MORRIS V FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT, BUT THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY MEMBERS OF THE, UH, SLIP BOARD.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, UM, WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE.
BUT, UM, IF, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, URGE YOU TO LOOK UP THE WEBSITE OF KALET CAND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
THERE WAS ALSO A REPORT FROM DAN WOOD, WHO IS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, A LIVER PREVENTION INITIATIVE, UM, IN PROPOSING THAT THERE'D BE A, A GROUP, UH, PUT TOGETHER TO, UM, HAVE A, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ABOUT ANTI LITTER AND TO, UH, TIE THAT WITH A CAMPAIGN IN THE SCHOOLS AND ALSO TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS.
AND TO TIE THAT WITH THE FUTURE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN AFTER ALL THIS FOUNDING, ADOPT THE NEW ORDINANCE ON PLASTICS AND STYROFOAM.
UM, AND, UM, THE TOWN OF BUFORD HAS ALREADY ADOPTED THE COUNTY ORDINANCE.
AND I URGE US AGAIN, MAYOR, TO PUT THAT ON OUR AGENDA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, BUT, UH, MORE TO COME ON THAT, THAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL OF SLO WILL BE TUESDAY, JULY 28TH AT 10:00 AM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
UH, THE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST, YOU CAN SEE THEM, YOU CAN COME IN PERSON, SEE THEM ONLINE OR SEE THEM LATER.
UM, THE TOPICS FOR JULY ARE TO BE DETERMINED, UM, AND MAYOR HARRY WILLIAMS COMES BACK AND LOOKS AT THAT AGENDA.
MAYOR, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA BE? YEAH, HE IS BACK IN.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS THROUGHOUT JASPER COUNTY, CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS, NEW LIGHTS.
UM, I, I, THEY'RE STILL FINALIZING IT, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE THE BASIS OF IT.
RIGHT? THAT'S MY REPORT, CERTAINLY SPEC.
UM, I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN A LITTLE BIT.
THANK YOU PATSY, FOR MENTIONING THE PROJECT FOR ELA.
UM, I AM PART OF THAT COMMITTEE THAT'S, UM, WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
SOME OF THE REAL EXCITING THINGS FOR US
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LOCALLY IS THAT THESE, UM, AND MAYOR, THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.UM, AND UM, I KNOW YOU SUPPORT THE IDEA MOVING FORWARD, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BEAUTIFUL COUNTY AS THESE, UM, SHIPS WOULD BE BUILT, UM, LOCALLY JASPER COUNTY AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN QUICK TRANSPORTATION, UM, TO HILTON HEAD FROM LADIES ISLAND, FROM ST.
HELENA TO SAVANNAH, YOU NAME IT WOULD PROVIDE A WORLD OF, UM, CHANCES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE AND TO WORK HERE ON HILTON HEAD.
SO LOTS OF GOOD THINGS TO COME OUT OF THIS AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY TUNED FOR MORE.
I'M WORKING AT GETTING IT ONTO THE LAST AGENDA AS WELL.
SO, UM, ALL GOOD THINGS HAPPENING THERE.
UH, ALLEN RECREATION ASSOCIATION.
UM, AS USUAL, AT A PAGE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT THE ISLAND REC, I'LL JUST FOCUS ON THE YOUTH AND ADULT ATHLETICS.
UH, YOUTH LACROSSE FREE MONTHLY CLINICS ARE BACK, UH, FALL.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR YOUTH SOCCER DISCOUNTS FOR THOSE THAT REGISTER EARLY.
UH, GATOR FOOTBALL PRACTICES AND CONDITIONING HAVE STARTED THAT 41 KIDS REGISTERED THUS FAR.
AND THE SUMMER SPORTS CAMP IS WINDING DOWN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT OF SUMMER.
UM, AND FOR FOLKS TO PLAY PICKLEBALL, THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING ADVICE.
SO 615 LY MEMBERSHIPS CURRENTLY OBVIOUSLY DEMAND THERE.
UH, IF YOU FORGOT ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, I'LL BRING THAT NEXT MONTH.
UM, TALLAH GEECHEE, HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
UM, THE CDC WILL BE MEETING ON TOMORROW, UH, JULY 15TH AT 6:00 PM UH, THIS, UH, CORPORATION WILL HOLD WORKSHOPS TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ON ITS FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO 2030.
STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FINANCE ADMINISTRATION.
F AND A WILL MEET ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH AT 10:00 AM THE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND FISCAL YEAR 27 MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE.
WE WERE, UH, ADVISED ON YESTERDAY THAT THAT WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT REPORT.
UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT, UH, PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, SO WE NEED TO GIVE 'EM SOME BREAKS ON THAT.
WE'LL ALSO GET A PRESENTATION ON THE FY 27 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY AND HOW MR. LAND WAS PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN.
UH, WE ALSO CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH WETLAND MITIGATION FOR THE
AND MS. BECKER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICES.
UM, WE DID NOT HAVE A MEETING ON JULY 13TH, AS WE DID NOT HAVE ANY AGENDA ITEMS PREPARED FOR THAT DAY.
UM, OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED, UM, AUGUST 10TH, UH, TO HEARD.
WE WILL HAVE A FULL AGENDA THAT DAY.
UM, SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO STAY TUNED AND SHOW UP AND PLEASE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
[11. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]
YOU.AND AS THE AGENDA HAS BEEN AMENDED, WE WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. UH, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE FOR TITLE TWO, CHAPTER FIVE, SECTION TWO DASH FIVE DASH 70 OF THE TOWN CODE WITH ORDINANCE 2024 DASH 12 ADOPTED JUNE 8TH, 2024.
INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZE THE SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE ASKED TO LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES AND OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
ADDRESS COMMENTS FOR THE PROCEEDING OFFICER.
QUESTIONS MAY NOT BE DIRECTED TO PUBLIC BODY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER SPEAK.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE ALLOCATED OR TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL PARTICIPANTS AND MAINTAIN THE FORUM DURING THE MEETING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE TO TOWN COUNCIL, PLEASE GET TO THE TOWN CLERK AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED SPEAKING KENLEY, HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT AGENDA ITEMS, SKIP LIN, SKIP LIN WINDMILL HARBOR SOON.
MR. PERRY, I DIRECT THIS TO YOU TODAY.
WHY ARE YOU VIOLATING MY POINT TO SEE HOW BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER ILLEGAL USED MILLIONS OF OUR TAX MONEY IN CANADA? WHY ARE ALL OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL HIDING THIS FOR BILL MILES? MR. HOLMAN, PLEASE DO NOT, MR. PLEASE DON'T INTERRUPT ME.
I ASK YOU NOT GA MS. GAMON, WILL YOU STOP THE CLOCK FOR A SECOND? WHY MS. GAMON, WILL YOU STOP THE CLOCK FOR A SECOND? YOU CONTINUALLY ATTACK ME AND MAKE FALSE ACCUSATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT MAKING FALSE ACCUSATIONS AND IT'S A FREE SPEECH THEN FREE SPEECH SITUATION.
EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT YOU AND EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT YOU IS TRUE.
AND I WILL SAY IN THE COURT OF LAW AND I CAN PROVE, CAN PROVE.
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LET ME FINISH MY SPEECH.WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR AN ILLEGAL $220 MILLION BUDGET? WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR AN ILLEGAL CHAMBER DMO CONTRACT FUNDED BY 8 MILLION IN VARIOUS FUNDS? AND ALEX, WHY DID YOU SAY 3.7 MILLION? THIS DOESN'T REFLECT WELL ON THE FINANCE GENERAL DO NOT ATTACK COUNSEL.
I ASK, ASK YOU TO PLEASE STOP INTERRUPTING ME AND LET ME SPEAK THE TRUTH UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR 600,000 IN BRIDGE BARBER TOWN WITH ILLEGAL TAX FUNDS VERSUS C FUND'S? UH, HOA PAID HIS COSTS.
WHY DID YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF 500,000 IN LEGAL TAX FUNDS TO SPONSOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT RESERVE FOR CORPORATIONS? WHY DID YOU VOTE TO APPROVE OUR NEW LAWYER, BRITTANY WARD, WHO WORKS WITH THE SAME COMPROMISE? FINGER LAW FIRM THAT DRAFTED THE ILLEGAL CHAMBER DMO CONTRACT AND REPRESENTS THE TOWN OF BLUFFING.
HARRY FINGER WAS HIRED BY OUR COMPROMISE LAWYER, COLTRANE, TO DRAFT THIS ILLEGAL CHAMBER DMO CONTRACT AND IN MY VIEW, BOTH COMMITTED CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL CONTRACT FRAUD FRAUD.
PLUS OUR LAWYERS, COLTRAN AND ALFRED WERE CAUGHT OVERCHARGING LEGAL FEES ROBBING TAXPAYER DECLINED FOR 35 YEARS AND NO ILLEGAL SERVICES.
PROCUREMENT FAIR BID ANOTHER TOWN VIOLATION READ THE ISLAND PACKET, UH, MR. WARD, MR. PERRY STATED HE SAW 80% OF THE A TAX FUNDS VIEWED BY BILL MILES AND THE SA AND CANADA.
WHERE IS IT? IT, I CONTEND THIS IS A LIE AND YOU AND YOUR BUDDY BILL MILES AND THE CPAS COMMITTED CRIMINAL FRAUD TO TRY AND HIDE MILLION TO BE LEGAL EXCUSE TAX FUNDS BY BILL MILES AND CANADA, WHO HAS ALSO COMMITTED MUCH MORE FRAUD SCAMS AND IRS NON-PROFIT CUBIT TAX EVASIONS.
MR. PERRY, I WILL HOPE AND PAY FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE DEBATE THIS YEAR FOR OVER A THOUSAND TAXPAYERS AND DEMAND THAT YOU ANSWER TO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE IN THESE DEBATES WITH ME.
ALL OF THIS BOOK, YOU ARE NOT PUT TO BE A MAYOR.
AND I WILL ALL I CAN TO NOT JUST RECEIVE YOU, TO REMOVE YOU, BUT SEEK CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AGAINST YOU AT OTHER VOTED NOT THREATEN ME FOR ILLEGAL TAX.
I ASK YOU TO STOP INTERRUPTING ME.
IF I'M ELECTED AS AN HONEST MAYOR, I WILL CUT CORRUPTION, NOT JUST RIBBONS.
AND THE CLICKY IS EASY TO FIX.
MORE POLICE, MORE CAMERAS, DRONES, NO MORE FREE PARKING CURFEW HURTS THE GOOD YOUNG KIDS ON VACATION FOR A FEW BAD ACTIONS.
OUR POLICE ARE MORE CAPABLE OF FIXING KIG PLASMA MORE THAN CAPABLE.
WHETHER WE USE THE, THE CURRENT BUFORD POLICE OR WHETHER WE HIRE OUR OWN POLICE CHIEF AND WE HIRE OUR OWN POLICE, THAT'S GONNA BE DETERMINED BY AN ANALYSIS AND AN AI ANALYSIS WILL HELP US OUT WITH THAT.
AND I ASK YOU TO NOT INTERRUPT ME AGAIN, IF I DID THAT TO YOU, I WOULD BE HAULED OUTTA HERE AND PUT IN JAIL.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, DAVE FERGUSON SHIPYARD.
UM, JUST SOME CLARITY AROUND LEADERSHIP, SINCE I BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOP HAS PROBABLY TAKEN AT ME.
UM, LEADERSHIP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH, UH, AGREEING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH CHALLENGING THEM SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A TAXPAYER.
GREAT LEADERS LISTEN BEFORE THE ACT, THE FIRST RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT ITS PEOPLE.
THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF K ON ON JULY 4TH REMINDED US THAT PUBLIC SAFETY CAN NEVER BE ASSUMED.
PUBLIC SAFETY ISN'T JUST ANOTHER LINE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET.
IT SHOULD BE A LENS THROUGH WHICH EVERY BUDGET DECISION IS MADE.
I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE THE SHERIFF'S CONTRACT WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE DEPUTIES WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB AND THEY DO IT PRETTY DARN WELL.
THEY DESERVE EVERY BIT OF OUR SUPPORT.
I'M HERE TO ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION.
WHERE IS THE TOWN STRATEGIC PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN? UH, ONLY ONE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER THAT I'M AWARE OF WAS EVEN ASKING TO GO DOWN THAT PATH BEFORE AND, UH, KIND OF GOT PUSHED ASIDE.
UH, WE HAVE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR HOUSING.
WE HAVE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR PARKS.
GOD KNOWS THAT WE HAVE IT FOR RESILIENCY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN WITH CLEAR GOALS, MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, AND REGULAR REPORTING TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC SAFETY TRULY IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
IT SHOULD BE REFLECTED NOT ONLY IN OUR WORDS, BUT IN HOW WE PLAN, HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS, AND HOW WE ALLOCATE OUR ATTENTION.
IT SHOULD BE DULY NOTED IN THE BUDGET VERY CLEARLY FOR ALL OF US, THE PEOPLE OF HILTON HEAD DESERVE TO KNOW THAT EVERY MAJOR DECISION BEGINS WITH ONE SIMPLE QUESTION.
WILL THIS MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN PERHAPS
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IT SHOULDN'T BE A PRIORITY ANYMORE.AS A RESIDENT, I HOPE THE EVENTS OF JULY 4TH BECOME THE CATALYST FOR MAKING PUBLIC SAFETY THE FOUNDATION OF EVERY DECISION THE COUNCIL MAKES.
I EXPECT IT AND I THINK EVERY OTHER RESIDENT DOES AS WELL.
THANK YOU MR. WILLIAMS. HE PASSES.
BOB REMA AFTERNOON, MAYOR PERRY COUNCIL BILL AWELL.
I'M A SOUTH COAST PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE, A 5 0 1 C3 THAT ADVOCATES TO PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S COAST.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WE VISION THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FOR WILDLIFE THRIVES HERE IN WATER.
OUR CLEAN AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES ARE PROTECTED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THIS COUNCIL AND THE TOWN HILL TO TAKE UP AND HOPEFULLY ADOPT AN UPDATED PLASTIC ORDINANCE THAT BEAVER COUNTY HAS ALREADY ADOPTED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMAN BRYSON FOR BRINGING UP EARLIER.
BEFORD COUNTY VOTED TO PASS AND UPDATE PLASTIC ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE PLASTIC BAGS, ELIMINATE POLYSTYRENE FOAM OR STYROFOAM AND TOGO PRODUCTS AND MAKE CARRY UP COLORY OF PLASTIC STRAWS AVAILABLE.
UPON REQUEST, THE 2018 PLASTIC ORDINANCE BANNED THIN PLASTIC BAGS COUNTYWIDE, BUT ALLOWED RETAILER RETAILERS TO DISTRIBUTE THICKER PLASTIC BAGS LABELED AS REUSABLE, WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO INDEED NOT BE REUSABLE AND CAUSE MORE ENVIRONMENTAL HARM.
THE ORIGINAL WARRANTS ALSO LACK RESTRICTIONS ON STYROFOAM CUPS AND PLASTIC UTENSILS.
SO SPECIFICALLY THE REVISED PLASTIC WARRANTS WILL PROHIBIT THICK AND THIN PLASTIC BAGS, ELIMINATE POWDER.
HIGHLY SIREN FOAM PRODUCTS MAKE CARRY UP AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTS AND MAKE PLASTIC PLASTIC STRAWS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
SHOPPERS CAN STILL BRING THEIR OWN PLASTIC BAGS IF THEY CHOOSE.
AND PLASTIC WRAPPED REMAINS LEGAL FOR RAW MEAT, SEAFOOD AND LOOSE PROS TO MEET FOOD SAFETY STANDARD.
THESE CHANGES WILL HELP TO IMPROVE LONGEVITY OF LANDFILLS AND KEEP STORM FRAMES FLOWING, REDUCE WASTE ENTERING THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND ROADSIDE LITTER MITIGATE MICROPLASTICS, WHICH IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE AND ALIGNS OUR WHOLE REGION WITH POLICIES ALREADY UP IN THE CHARLES AREA.
LORD, FOR THIS BURDEN TO TAKE EFFECT ENTERING IN ORDINANCE, EACH OF MUNICIPALITY'S WHOLLY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES BEAUFORT PORT ROYAL WATSON, AND HILL HEAD ISLAND NEEDS TO ADOPT THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LANGUAGE OUTLINED IN THE COUNTY'S ORDINANCE.
ONCE EACH MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE THAT IS THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE THE COUNTY, EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THAT HAPPENS, THE REGIONAL ORDINANCE WILL TAKE EFFECT GIVING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TIME TO ADJUST THIS WARRANTS IN COME OUT OF NOWHERE.
THIS HAS BEEN A THREE YEAR PROCESS IN MAKING TO GET TO THIS POINT WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
UM, TWO PUBLIC SURVEYS TO RESPONSIVE TO MORE THAN 6,000 RESIDENTS AND 130 ES ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HILLHEAD ISLAND SHOWING THE STRONGEST OVERALL SUPPORT FOR BANNING STYROFOAM CUPS AND CONTAINERS.
RESIDENTS ALSO FAVOR A PLASTIC BAN MARGIN BY FOUR TO ONE AND BUSINESS IS BACKED BY TWO TO ONE.
THOSE PLASTIC UP ROSE BAN ON PLASTIC UTENSILS AND STRAWS WILL SUPPORT BY RESIDENTS TWO TO ONE WHILE BUSINESS WERE REMAINED EVENLY SPLIT.
HENCE, THE STRAWS AND UTENSILS ARE NOT BANNED, ONLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
RECOGNIZING THIS CHANGE IS SOMETHING LOCAL SHOP RECOGNIZING THAT THIS CHANGE WOULD, UM, NEED, UM, LOCAL SHOP OWNERS WOULD NEED TO ADJUST TO.
AND BEAVER COUNTY ACTUALLY DOWNGRADE VIOLATIONS ORDINANCE FROM A CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR TO CIVIL INFRACTION.
REDUCING THE SINGLE PLASTIC AND, UM, STYROFOAM PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENTERING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSING HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE IS SOMETHING WE BELIEVE AS A NOTIFYING ACTION WE ALL CAN TAKE.
UM, LOLA CAMPBELL, WARD ONE RESIDENT, UH, AS THE PARENT OF A OUTDOOR LOVING 13 GIRL HERE ON THIS ISLAND.
I DO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZING THAT MORE DISCUSSION IS NEEDED IN MAKING A DECISION ON YOUR NECESSARY NEXT STEPS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND I WISH YOU WELL IN THAT PROCESS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
UM, ALSO I'D LIKE TO SAY QUICKLY THAT, UM, I WANNA BRING ATTENTION TO ANOTHER CHAMPION WE HAD ON, WE HAVE ON THE ISLAND.
UH, COLTON FORD, WHO IS A RISING 10TH GRADER AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ACTUALLY WON NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION IN HIS CATEGORY OF SAILING, WHICH IS THE ILCA FOUR LAST WEEK IN LOS ANGELES.
SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION AS AS WE WERE, UH, RECOGNIZING OUR CHAMPIONS ON THIS ISLAND.
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HI, CHRIS RUFFNER, WINDELL HARBOR.GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS MY SINGLE ORDINANCE FOR POLICY OF PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS ITSELF.
IF WE TRULY BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT AND MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, THEN THE CURRENT PROCESS DESERVES ANOTHER VOTE.
CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK BEFORE THE MEETING EVEN BEGINS.
YET PUBLIC COMMENT DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL THE COUNCIL HAS SPENT HOURS DISCUSSING THE ISSUES.
UH, SOMETIMES A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME IS SPENT CONGRAT CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER ON WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB YOU'RE DOING, UH, FOLLOWED BY AN OCCASIONAL DISAGREEMENT.
UM, FOR INSTANCE, PATSY WAS PUT, UM, UNDER FIRE LAST WEEK 'CAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW NL WAS AROUND, WHICH I'M SURE SHE DID.
AND BY THE WAY, UM, I DO HAVE NL ON MY PHONE AND I DID NOT GET ANY, UM, ALERTS THAT DAY.
ON JULY 4TH, I WAS COMING BACK ON THE ISLAND AND, UM, I WAS SAW POLICE LEAVING AND AMBULANCES, AND I WAS, WHAT'S GOING ON? I HAD NO IDEA.
UH, MEANWHILE, THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY COME TO OFFER INPUT HAVE TO WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT.
HOW CAN A CITIZEN KNOW WHAT THEY WANNA SAY BEFORE THEY EVEN HEARD THE DISCUSSION? SOMEONE MAY ARRIVE WITHOUT A QUESTION ONLY TO HEAR SOMETHING DURING THE MEETING THAT RAISES AN IMPORTANT CONCERN.
UNDER THE CURRENT RULES, THAT PERSON HAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T PREDICT BEFORE THE MEETING EVEN STARTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
MANY PEOPLE WHO DO SIGN UP NEVER ACTUALLY GET THE CHANCE TO SPEAK BECAUSE PUBLIC COMMENT OFTEN DOESN'T BEGIN TILL HOURS LATER TODAY.
UH, THEY HAVE JOBS, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, CHILDREN TO PICK UP AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES THEY LEAVE AND THEIR VOICES ARE NEVER HEARD.
THAT DOESN'T ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
THE MEETING TIMES THEMSELVES CREATE ANOTHER OBSTACLE.
HOLDING MEETINGS AT 10:00 AM IN THE MORNING OR 3:00 PM IN THE AFTERNOON, MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR WORKING RESIDENTS TO ATTEND AT ALL.
THOSE WHO DO ATTEND OFTEN HAVE TO SACRIFICE WORK OR REARRANGE THEIR LIVES JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THEN WHEN CITIZENS FINALLY REACH THE PODIUM AFTER HOURS WAITING, THEY'RE GREETED BY A GIANT THREE MINUTE COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
AND WHEN THOSE THREE MINUTES EXPIRE, IT'S NOT A GENERAL REMINDER, IT'S A FIRE ALARM, LOUD SOUND.
UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXIT TO RUN TO, UM, 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT USED TO THAT SOUND.
AND IT TAKES A FEW EXTRA SECONDS TO FINISH YOUR FINAL THOUGHT.
THE GAVEL QUICKLY FOLLOWS, JUST IN CASE THE FIRE ALARM DIDN'T GET YOUR ATTENTION TO BEGIN WITH.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THERE SHOULDN'T BE TIME LIMITS.
THERE SHOULD BE, BUT PERHAPS THE SAME URGENCY SHOWN TOWARDS CITIZENS COULD ALSO BE APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE MEETING.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK COUNSEL TO CONSIDER A FEW COMMON SENSE IMPROVEMENTS, ALLOW CITIZENS TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, OR AT LEAST UNTIL THE AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.
THANK YOU, GLENN GREENLEY LEE, THIS REALLY COULDN'T MAKE SHE ASKED NO AWAY.
HEATHER, RAF GET A, CAN YOU GET A LEGAL OPINION ON THAT FOR ME? I APPRECIATE IT.
FIRST, THANK YOU, MARK ORLANDO FOR INVESTING IN LIGHTING, CAMERAS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND MORE IN A PRESENCE IN OUR BEACH AREAS.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THESE INVESTMENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR IN YOUR BUDGET.
THIS IS A WISE USE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS.
THESE MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN APPREHENDING SUSPECTS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE THANKED FOR THAT.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONSE ON JULY 4TH, DEMONSTRATED TRAINING AND OUTSTANDING POLICE WORK.
NOW IT'S Y'ALL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PREPARE FOR WHAT'S NEXT.
AND YOU ALL ARE COMING RIGHT UP TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
OVER THE PAST WEEK, I'VE TALKED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, MOMS, DADS AND TEENAGERS, INCLUDING MY AUNT.
ONE THING BECAME CLEAR, OUR COMMUNITY WANTS US TO BE PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE AROUND SAFETY.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I RESPECTFULLY ASK COUNSEL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS.
FIRST, WITHIN 14 DAYS IN INCREASE THE PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE ON BEACHES USING PRIVATE SECURITY.
NO, THEY'RE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THEY CREATE A SAFETY PRESENCE WHERE PEOPLE GATHER JUST LIKE WE HAVE HERE AT TOWN HALL.
E LAW IN PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
SECOND, WITHIN 14 DAYS PLAN, PRESENT A PLAN TO REDISTRIBUTE STR ONLY CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS.
ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET, SEVEN OFFICERS FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON SHORT-TERM RENTAL ENFORCEMENT.
DO THE STATS JUSTIFY THIS INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE NEED COVERAGE AFTER 10:00 PM WHEN MANY OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES OCCUR.
THIRD, WITHIN 30 DAYS, IMPROVE VISITOR
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DISTRIBUTION WITH BETTER WAY FINDING THROUGH THE MY HHIF FOURTH, WITHIN 45 DAYS, PREPARE A PLAN FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND BASED POLICE DEPARTMENT.THIS IS NOT ABOUT REPLACING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IT'S ABOUT CREATING A DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TO OUR ISLAND NEEDS.
WHILE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BEFOR COUNTY, EVERY OTHER MUNICIPALITY IN OUR COUNTY HAS THIS POLICE SHERIFFS PARTNERSHIP, EXCEPT FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
FIFTH, WITHIN 60 DAYS, RESTORE OUR MUNICIPAL COURT TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
SO LOCAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS CAN BE SETTLED HERE.
SIX WITHIN 60 DAYS LAUNCH AND WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO ADVANCE A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA.
SEVENTH, WITHIN 90 DAYS, LAUNCH A PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARD.
AS MARK SAYS, YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU DON'T MEASURE.
AND FINALLY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, I URGE YOU TO ADOPT A 60 DAY EMERGENCY JUVENILE BEACH CURFEW MODELED AFTER SHERIFF TANNER'S RECOMMENDATION, UNACCOMPANIED MINORS SHOULD BE OFF ISLAND BEACHES BY 9:00 PM THIS SEASON, UNLESS THEY'RE WITH A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
AS YOU KNOW, A CURFEW WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT UP BY SHERIFF TANNER LAST WEEK, AND THIS GIVES DEPUTIES AND PARENTS ANOTHER TOOL TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS RARELY ALL OR NOTHING.
I HOPE THAT MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HEARD IN THE PUBLIC AND WITH THIS COUNSEL AS ACTIONABLE I AS ACTIONABLE ITEMS WITH TIMELINES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS IF I MAY.
UM, SPOKE LAST WEEK ABOUT, UM, ON THE IDEAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
I'M GRATEFUL TO HEAR, UH, THAT MARK HAS PUT TOGETHER A FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE, UH, BALLOT PLAN, SO TO SPEAK, AND HOW TO ADDRESS THIS.
UM, REGARDING YOUR COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR.
YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT IS YOU DON'T WANT A KNEE JERK ON YOUR SOLUTIONS.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH, UM, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY HAD NATIONWIDE, THE WATCH WORD WAS INTEROPERABILITY.
THE PROBLEM WAS NO ONE EVER DEFINED THAT, RIGHT? SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON INTEROPERABILITY AND NOT KNOWING WHAT PROBLEM THEY WERE SOLVING, RIGHT? PUBLIC SAFETY GOT TOGETHER AFTER THAT AND, AND AS A WHOLE IN THE NATION AND CREATED A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK KNOWN AS FIRST NAME.
YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THESE THINGS.
UM, SO YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT, IN THAT AS SUBJECT.
NOW AS FAR AS A, A CURFEW IS CONCERNED, THERE ARE WAYS TO APPROACH THAT WITH A LIGHT TOUCH.
AND YOU CAN, AND YOU CAN HAVE DISCRETION IN IT.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SET TIME.
YOU CAN MAKE IT A HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
SO I WOULDN'T EXCLUDE IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULDN'T RUSH INTO PASSING.
IT MAKES IT, TO ME, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
SO, UM, I CONGRATULATE YOU ON, UH, AND MARK ON THE EFFORT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT FORWARD.
AND, UH, I I, I HOPE TO SEE THAT, THAT, UH, THAT COMES TO FRUITION.
I GAVE IT 27 PURPLE MARTIN WAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY, AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON TOWN COUNCIL.
MUCH HAPPIER TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE MICROPHONE, THAT SIDE OF THE MICROPHONE.
I AM NOT REGULAR ATTENDEE AT TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I WAS PERSONALLY SHOCKED AT THE LACK OF INSPECTION ON TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE COMMITTED, COMMITTED COMMENT PERIOD.
THIS WAS EVEN MORE DISCONCERTING BECAUSE IN SOME INSTANCES THIS WAS FROM A FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE INDICATED THEY'RE CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR OPEN HEAD EYE ELECTED POSITIONS.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE RESPECT TO GET RESPECT.
THESE ARE THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT ON TOWN COUNCIL.
ENSURES THAT WOULDN'T VOTE FOR VOTE.
OUR SON-IN-LAW AND 14-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON WERE VISITING IT ON THE BEACH DURING THE JULY 4TH INCIDENT.
WERE VISUALLY TRAUMATIZED BY THE EVENT AS IT OCCURRED WHEN THEY WERE NOT TOGETHER ON THE BEACH.
ONE WAS UPTOWN, THE OTHER WAS ON THE BEACH.
MY COMMENTS ARE BASED ON THEIR THOUGHTS AS WELL AS THOSE OF OUR FRIENDS AND DON'T HAVE, UH, ANNOTATION.
WHILE SOME MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE, I WANNA RE REINFORCE IT.
IT SAID THAT A HABIT ISN'T ESTABLISHED UNTIL YOU REPEAT IT SEVEN TIMES.
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I LOOKED AT THIS FROM THREE AREAS.PREVENTION, ALERT AND APPREHENSION AND RESCUE PREVENTION, INCREASED SECURITY MEASURES AND STRATEGIC LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENT SUPPLEMENTED WITH TECHNOLOGY AND ENSURING SAFE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AT ALL TOWN.
BEACHES CREATE A NEW MOU WITH THE SHERIFF PRIOR TO THE NEXT SELECTION THAT WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO EVALUATE THE TWO CANDIDATES AND WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THEY'RE ELECTING.
THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BASED ON UPCOMING EVENTS.
AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD INCLUDE SPECIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF DEPUTIES, THEIR LOCATIONS AND TIMEFRAMES THE SHERIFF HAS INDICATED IS NOT POLICE FOR MONEY.
THOSE FUNDS COME FROM THE HILLHEAD ISLAND RESIDENCE.
EVALUATE DRONES, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, CLEARING OF FOOTAGE, INITIATE SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL OR POSSIBLY IN CONCERT WITH AI TECHNOLOGY.
YOU SAY IT CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS ACT SDR OWNERS AND HOTEL ROOMS AND REINFORCE THEM WHETHER KIG PARKING IS FREE OR NOT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE GATES AND BLOCK CAMERAS IN ALL OF, UH, ISLAND PARKING JUST SO WE CAN KNOW WHO CAME IN AND WHO WENT OUT.
HAD DRUG DOGS ON THE BEACH, POSSIBLY AROUND
MAKE HHI SECURITY UNIFORMS MORE VISIBLE SO EVERYONE KNOWS THEY'RE THERE.
WE THINK CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WEAR BREAK.
GREEN VESTS ALERTS CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SHERIFF NOTIFICATIONS.
INSTALL PUBLIC ADDRESS AT THE BEACHES WHEN THERE'S AN INCIDENT.
CRIMINAL SAFETY, NOBODY'S GONNA GET OUT THEIR PHONE TO LOOK FOR THAT.
BLAST IT OUT OVER THE SPEAKER.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL THE NON AGENDA ITEM.
[8. Consent Agenda]
YOU.ALRIGHT, NEXT, UH, WE MOVE ON TO SET AGENDA ITEM EIGHT A.
ITEM EIGHT A WAS PROVIDED BY TOWN COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AT FIRST READING ON JUNE 9TH, 2026.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE APPROVAL IS APPROVAL.
YOU, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? WHO, WHO, WHO MADE THE MOTION? UH, MR. BROWN AND MS. MCELROY.
CHESTER WILLIAMS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
AS Y'ALL KNOW, MY NAME IS CHESTER WILLIAMS. I'M A LOCAL ATTORNEY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ST.
JAMES ON THIS PROJECT FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES.
UH, I WANT THANK THE TOWN FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO BE DOING, AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ANY CONVERSATION FROM COUNCIL OR WERE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ITEM EIGHT B WAS APPROVED BY TOWN COUNSEL UNANIMOUSLY AT FIRST READING OF JUNE 9TH, 2026, THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE APPROVAL IS APPROVAL.
I DID WE HAVE A FIRST MR. BROWN.
CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH YOUR PROPERTY? WE ARE RIS IT'S NOT CLEAR IN THE AGENDA.
MR. COLTRANE, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WERE WE VOTING ON THE WHOLE CONSENT AGENDA THAT SHOULD BE DONE AT ONE TIME? WAS IT THE WHOLE THING? DID I, DID I MISS MAKE A MISTAKE THERE? YEAH.
SUBJECT IS CURTIS
I JUST NEED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
OKAY, KIM, DOES ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? MR. WILLIAMS AND L CAMPBELL? OKAY.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. BROWN, SAY BY MS. BECKER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[9. New Business]
ZERO.UH, NOW WE MOVE ON TO DO BUSINESS.
WE CONSIDERATION OF RELU RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DELIVERY OF SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE HILTON AT ALLEN JAM, 2026 SONGWRITER FESTIVAL AND MATTERS RELATED.
THEREFORE, MS. ANGIE STONE, ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER, WILL BE CONDUCTING THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR TOWN COUNSEL, MR. ORLANDO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
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UH, WE DO HAVE DAVID PRESTON ON THE LINE.UM, I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PROPOSAL HE SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND JAMS FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT.
UH, PUT TOGETHER A FEW SLIDES BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION LACKING IN MY, UM, IN MY MEMO TO TOWN COUNSEL, MY APOLOGIES.
WE'LL GO THROUGH REAL QUICKLY HERE.
UM, AND I, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH FOUR YEARS.
LIKE I SAID, IT BRINGS WORLD CLASS AND RETAINERS TO HELP.
PENN ISLAND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THESE CONCERTS FREE AND, AND
OFFERS OUR LOCAL, UM, OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN FRONT OF, UM, IN FRONT OF MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
IT PROVIDES BENEFIT, UH, TO OUR TOURISM BASED ECONOMY AND HIGHLIGHTS.
HOOD ISLAND IS CULTURAL DESTINATION BY THE NUMBERS.
UM, THE SONGWRITERS THAT HAVE ATTENDED, UH, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAD 34 THE FIRST YEAR, UH, SPLIT OUT 28 FROM NASHVILLE SIX LOCAL 2024.
WE HAD 35 27 FROM NASHVILLE AND EIGHT LOCAL.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 41, WHICH WAS A, A LARGE GROUP.
WE HAD, UH, 33 FROM NASHVILLE AND EIGHT OF OUR LOCAL SONGWRITERS WERE FEATURED IN TERMS OF THE, UH, EXPENSE FOR THE EVENT.
THE FIRST YEAR, UH, THE SPONSORSHIP WAS $193,000 BY 50.
AND, UM, THE TOWN'S AMOUNT FOR THAT WAS NOT, UH, CALLED OUT.
WE DID HAVE SOME EXTENDED RELATED TO THE, THE CONCERT, UH, SET UP DOWN AT GO COUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK, BUT THAT WAS PART OF THE 360 40 CELEBRATION, AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO REALLY ISOLATE THAT COST.
UH, IN 2024, THE SPONSORSHIP WAS 250,000.
THE TOWN'S COST FOR THINGS LIKE SECURITY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, RESTROOM FACILITIES, AND, UH, THE FENCING AROUND THE PARK WAS, UH, $22,911 FOR A TOTAL OF $272,911.
LAST YEAR, UM, THE SPONSORSHIP WAS, AGAIN, TWO 50.
WE, UM, ENHANCED OUR SECURITY DOWN THERE.
WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO DO THAT AS WELL AS, UM, PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.
THIS YEAR, THE REQUEST FOR THE SPONSORSHIP IS THE SAME, 250,000.
OUR EXPENSES, WE'VE BEEN TWEAKED UP A LITTLE BIT, UM, MOSTLY IN THE AREA OF SECURITY ATTENDANCE WAS THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I GOT FROM, UM, ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IN 2023, WE HAD ROUGHLY 2000 FOLKS ATTEND.
THE ONE CONCERT THAT WE HAD THAT WAS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THOSE WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN, ABOUT FOUR 50 MILES FROM HILTON.
IN 2024, WE HAD TWO CONCERTS TOGETHER.
WE HAD ABOUT 4,000 FOLKS AT THOSE.
UH, ROUGHLY 900 PEOPLE WERE FROM ONE 50 MILES AWAY FROM HILTON, MEADOW ISLAND.
AND THEN WE HAD, UM, IN 20 25, 37, UH, 150 ATTENDEES OF THE BOTH NIGHTS OF THE CONCERT.
UM, THINK IT WAS 12 50 0 1 AND, UM, 2,500 ON THE OTHER.
AND THEN WE HAD A ROUGHLY A THOUSAND VOTES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.
AND THAT WAS THE INFORMATION THAT I WAS ASKED TO PUT TOGETHER FOR, UM, TOWN COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ONE, DO YOU KNOW IF THE OUT OF TOWNERS WERE OVERNIGHTERS OR THEY JUST CAME TO THE CONCERT LINE? UH, WE GOT THE INFORMATION FROM THE CHAMBER.
THEY, THE DMO PULLED THE INFORMATION FOR US.
WE KNOW THAT THEY WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN, BUT WE DO NOT KNOW IF THEY STATE ON THIS CASE.
SO BEFORE WE GET A CONVERSATION, UH, DISCUSSION, DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? KIM? HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS BEFORE WE GO ABOVE? WHO, WHO WAS THE SECOND? MR. DESMOND? YES, I DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
I THOUGHT YOU, NOBODY'S BEEN, FIRST OF ALL, I HAVEN'T GOT MY, I GOT HAVEN'T GOT THE HEARING BY IT'S GETTING
UM, YEAH, I'M, I'M A LITTLE DEAF.
I JUST HOPE THAT I'M NOT, UH, NOT GOVERNOR BLIND WHEN I'M, WHEN I'M, WHEN I'M BECOME MAYOR.
YOU COULD NOT USE TAX FUND TO SPONSOR ANYTHING.
YOU CAN'T SPONSOR TENNIS, PICKLEBALL, MUSIC FESTIVALS.
THAT IS ILLEGAL, WHICH I'M SURE MS. MOORE WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THIS AND SHE DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT IT.
THEY, I CAN HELP HER, UH, FIGURE THAT OUT.
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THAT PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE TO BE USED FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD REASONING BENEFIT AND USE.THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT LIKE MUSIC FESTIVALS.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE GOLF, TENNIS, PICKLEBALL.
THIS IS FOR PROP FREE ENTERPRISE.
AND FOR CORPORATIONS, IT'S NOT FOR TAXPAYERS MONEY.
Y'ALL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN SUED, YOU'VE SUED FOR THE 600,000 IN SEAT PINES FOR DREDGING HARBOR COUNTY.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER LAWSUITS.
IF YOU APPROVE THIS, WE, WE WOULD SUE YOU.
I WOULD, I WOULD AS MAYOR, I WOULD BE THE MAYOR AND I WOULD SUE THE TOWN AS A MAYOR.
AS A MAYOR, YOU'VE GOTTA STOP ILLEGALLY APPROVING TAX FUNDS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO, MR. PERRY.
YOU'VE DONE IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
AND THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO WHEN YOU INTERRUPT ME AND TELL ME THAT I CAN'T ADDRESS YOU AND TELL YOU ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU VIOLATED, I JUST DON'T SEE THAT BEING VERY REALISTIC.
I SEE THAT AS BEING A VIOLATION TO ME.
AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ALWAYS GO TO COURT AND WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT LEGAL.
MS. WARD NEEDS TO GET A LEGAL OPINION ON THE POA FOR BE MAKING A, WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MS. GREELEY STATE LAW PREVAILS TRUMPS OVER ANY LOCAL RULE OR, OR MADE UP LAW AND FEDERAL PREVAILS OVERSTATE.
MS. BOARD KNOWS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE UP STUFF, MR. PERRY, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU.
YOU JUST THINK THAT I'M BREAKING THE LAW OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS BREAKING THE LAW BECAUSE YOU JUST WANT IT TO BE THAT WAY.
THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY IT IS.
CHESTER WILLIAMS. HELLO, CAMPBELL.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
HEATHER, RAF, FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO SEE HILTON HEAD ISLAND JAM SUCCEED.
AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUTSIDE TO BRING SOMETHING FRESH AND NEW INSIDE.
BUT IF WE'RE INVESTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, I ALSO WANT TO ENSURE WE'RE INVESTING IN PEOPLE WHO MAKE HILTON HEAD ISLAND SO SPECIAL.
WE HAVE SONGWRITERS RIGHT HERE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T SEE ANY LOCAL MUSICIANS OR SONGWRITERS ON THE LINEUP.
WE HAVE INCREDIBLE TALENT HERE, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS FESTIVAL CREATE REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM LIKE IT HAS IN THE PAST.
NOT JUST BRINGING THE PROGRESS FROM NASHVILLE, WHETHER IT'S OPENING ACTS SONG, WRITE AROUND, MENTORSHIP, PAID PERFORMANCES.
OUR LOCAL ARTISTS, ARTISTS SHOULD BE PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.
AND IF WE'RE USING PUBLIC FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT, I THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO ASK HOW ARE OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS AND OUR LOCAL SONGWRITERS BENEFITING? THANK YOU.
YOU GOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE A SECOND, MS? YES, SIR.
UM, MADAM CLERK, CAN WE PULL UP THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE, THE ITEMS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA FOR THIS? UH, PARTICULARLY I WANTED TO LOOK AT, UH,
UM, IT'S ATTACHMENT TO SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS.
REMAINS THAT, CAN YOU PUT YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSER? I'M SORRY.
I DID AT LEAST REMEMBER TO TURN IT ON
UM, SO I HAD SOME QUESTIONS AT, UM, FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE FULL COUNCIL TO HEAR THE QUESTIONS, CONTRACT LABOR, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN CONTRACT LABOR.
I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, SECURITY AND SAFETY AT THIS EVENT.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S INCLUDED IN CONTRACT LABOR? THIS IS MR. PRESTON'S, UM, BUDGET.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE AMOUNTS OF TOWN WAS PAYING FOR, UM, SECURITY.
I WILL LET HIM ADDRESS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN CONTRACT LABOR.
UH, CONTRACT LABOR IS ON, THAT'S PRIMARILY WHAT THAT MONEY IS.
UH, BUT TO, UH, TO ADDRESS SENSITIVE SITUATION, THE, THE TOPIC OF SECURITY, I'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A FESTIVAL SECURITY EXPERT TO OVERSEE OUR EVENT THIS YEAR.
UH, GENTLEMAN'S UH, HANDLES MASSIVE CONCERTS AND MASSIVE FESTIVALS AND, UH, HAS AGREED TO COME ALONG AND ADVISE US.
UH, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING, UM, A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE, THEY, THEY REFER TO IT AS THE VOICE OF GOD.
UH, IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY, THE SYSTEM WILL OVERRIDE ANY INSTRUMENTS, ANY, ANY OTHER SOUND COMING OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
AND, UH, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PROVIDE FULL HORNS AND WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
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ADDITIONAL SPOTTERS WITH RADIO, UH, AROUND, AROUND THE PARK.AND, UH, THE GENTLEMEN'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
ANYONE THAT, UH, HAS ANY CONCERNS REGARDING SECURITY REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE EVENT WILL BE COMING IN ON MONDAY BEFORE THE EVENT.
AND, UH, CERTAINLY BE AVAILABLE TO, UH, OBSERVE THE FACILITY AND TO ADDRESS ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT AND HOPE YOU'LL INVOLVE OUR PUBLIC TENSE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.
UM, AND I'M SUPPORTIVE
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM I WANNA ASK ABOUT IS MARKETING OF 13,000.
UH, THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED A MARKETING PLAN WITH THE, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS OUR DESIGNATED MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
AND INCLUDED IN THAT IS, UH, A REQUIREMENT TO MARKET LOCAL FESTIVALS, INCLUDING THIS FESTIVAL.
AND I'M, IT'S BEEN DONE, UH, FREE TALK.
I, I OWE A, UH, IT TEAM FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE SO FAR.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, MY TEAM'S READY TO GO.
IT'S GONNA BE, UH, ANOTHER GREAT YEAR.
I FEEL LIKE THE, UH, THE TOWN, CERTAIN BENEFITS AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THE, THE TOURIST DEPARTMENT TOURIST, UH, SHOW UP.
AND, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER, ANOTHER GREAT EVENT.
I, I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR DMO ABOUT THE ATTENDANCE THAT THE QUESTION THAT MR. DE GOING TO ASK ABOUT, UH, THE ATTENDS FROM OUT OF TOWN.
DID THEY SAY OVERNIGHT OR DID THEY, I'M NOT ASKING YOU.
MR. PRESTON, OUR DMO AND, AND, AND THEN MS. STONE WORKS WITH OUR DMO ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS.
I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THAT RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT FOR MARK.
YEAH, WHEN I HAVE A A, WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT FRIDAY WITH, UH, HARRY ARI, I GUESS AT THE, UH, THE DO THE CHAMBER, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND NOW MADAM CLERK, I WANNA LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT ITSELF.
UM, THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT TO THE AGREEMENT.
UH, IT HAS SOME COLUMNS ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF, UM, HHI JAM ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, THE TOWN, AND ALSO, UM, REC, WE COULD TURN TO THAT.
IT'S THE LAST TWO PAGES OF THE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE INSURANCE.
I'M, I'M ASKING MS. STONE, YOU'RE BREAKING UP ON ME.
I'M ASKING MS. STONE THIS QUESTION NOW.
UM, AND THAT IS THE COLUMN FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TOWN OF TILTON NET ISLAND.
UM, PARTICULARLY, UH, THE BMI LICENSING, OBTAINING LICENSING, ALSO EXTRA CLEANING OF PARK RESTROOMS, UM, SCHEDULED AND PAYING FOR AUDIENCE, SUBTLE, SORRY, SHUTTLES, UM, PARK SECURITY AND ALSO THE CONTRACTS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
ARE ALL OF THOSE COSTS INCLUDED IN THE ESTIMATE YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR THE COST FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL? YES.
AND WHAT ABOUT COST OVERRUNS? WE HAVE NOT HAD OVERRUNS IN PAST YEARS.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING ONE THIS YEAR.
I MEAN, SHOULD WE HAVE IT? WE, WE ARE, UM, NATALIE HARVEY'S INVOLVED IN THIS.
WE HAVE NOT, WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN OVERRUN, UH, YET.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE ONE THIS YEAR, BUT IF WE DO, WE WILL, UM, WE'LL FIND MONEY ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUDGET.
ARE WE HAVING AN ALERT, MR. WOOD? YOU OKAY?
I'M SORRY, MS. BRYON, DID YOU, DID THAT
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ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, IT DOES.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MS. HUNTER? YES.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TO THE TOWN COUNCIL.
AS YOU SAID, WE'VE DONE THIS EVENT, UH, FOR THREE YEARS, AND PRIOR TO THAT, IT DID NOT COME UP IN FRONT OF US FOR A DECISION.
UM, SO I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT PROCESS, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL, $288,000.
I'D ALSO ASK THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, UH, EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.
WE'RE ONLY ABOUT 60 DAYS AWAY FROM THE EVENT.
UM, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE FAIR TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, UH, ABOUT AN EVENT, UH, EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, WE ONLY SPONSOR ONE EVENT, UM, AS A TOWN, THE HERITAGE.
AND SO THIS IS, UH, A BIG DEAL TO HAVE ANOTHER SPONSORSHIP.
WE'VE ALSO DECLINED AN ORGANIZATION FOR THAT ASKED US FOR A SPONSORSHIP.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US, UM, TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE THINGS, UM, MUCH EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.
I DON'T WANT, THIS HAS BEEN BUDGETED, SO IT IS IN THE BUDGET.
UM, AND SO I WILL BE VOTING TO MOVE IT FORWARD, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS, UH, IN THE, UH, OUT YEARS.
UM, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, MS. RAT'S COMMENTS, UH, REGARDING LOCAL ARTIST EXPOSURE.
IT DOES MENTION THAT IN THE CONTRACT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TOUR LOCAL, UH, REPRESENTATION, UH, REPRESENTATION, BUT IT DOESN'T LIST ANYTHING IN THE CONTRACT.
SO PERHAPS, UH, WE COULD HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, FROM THE GENTLEMAN ON THE PHONE AS TO HOW HE WOULD BE PLANNING TO LEVERAGE OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND SONGWRITERS.
I'VE GOT, UM, FOUR, FOUR LOCAL ARTISTS, UM, THAT AREN'T ON THE, THEY'RE NOT ON THE WEBSITE YET.
I MEAN, WE, WE JUST HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET.
BUT KYLE WASHAM, UH, ZACH STEVENS, CHARLIE SIMPSON AND SARAH BURNS ARE FOUR LO LOCAL ARTISTS THAT, UH, WE INTEND ON, UH, SUPPORTING THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, GUITAR PLAYER THAT'S LIVING IN NASHVILLE NOW FROM HILTON HEAD, A GENTLEMAN NAMED YANI.
UH, HE'S COMING, COMING DOWN TO SUPPORT US.
UM, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT OUR, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR.
OBVIOUSLY WE USE, UH, WE USE, UH, ANGIE PYRO, WHO'S A LOCAL ARTIST THERE, SINGER SONGWRITER, VERY POPULAR IN THAT AREA.
UH, HE'S BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER FROM THE BEGINNING, SO WE FEEL, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE COVERING THE BASE THERE.
I KNOW IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS AND SONGWRITERS, UH, TO HAVE THAT, UH, SUPPORT.
AND LASTLY, WE IDENTIFY SOME NEW METRICS THAT WE WANNA THINK ABOUT AS WE GO INTO THIS EVENT.
AND WE'VE GOT THEM LISTED IN THE WRITEUP, AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT ARE MISSING IS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT.
UM, SO IF WE COULD ADD THAT TO THE LIST, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND, UM, YEAH, A NUMBER OF THOSE THINGS ARE, UM, ITEMS THAT I'VE ASKED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE I THINK AS WE ARE, UM, SPONSORING EVENTS OR DOING ANYTHING WITH, UH, TAXPAYER MONEY, WE OUGHT TO HAVE THOSE APPROPRIATE ME METRICS IN PLACE.
UM, MY HUSBAND WHO FOLLOWS THIS, UM, LIKE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF THE YEAR 'CAUSE HE LOVES THIS EVENT, UM, INFORMS ME THAT, UM, CHAS PERRY AND ANGIE ARE ON THE 2026 LINE LISTED.
UM, AND THERE ARE TWO TYLERS, I'M NOT SURE.
WELL ANYWAY, UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S FOR MY HUSBAND AS AN UPDATE, UH, FOR ME.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I JUST NEED TO HAVE CLARIFICATION ON.
UM, AND I'LL START WITH THE DOCUMENT THAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN, UM, HERE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND REC ASSOCIATION.
ARE ALL OF THE COSTS FOR THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED IN THAT 22,000 ROUGHLY NUMBER, WHATEVER IT WAS? IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN THAT.
SO ALL OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN CALCULATED AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT OVERALL EXPENSE? THAT'S CORRECT.
WELL, THAT'S THAT QUESTION, AND THANK YOU.
AND I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I, ANOTHER NOTE THAT I SAW WHEN I PICKED UP MY PHONE, BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS MY HUSBAND TELLING ME
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WHAT HE WANTED, UH, TO SAY ABOUT THIS, UM, THIS SOUND SYSTEM.JUST LIKE I LISTENED TO THE FNA MEETING AND THE SOUND SYSTEM COMING THROUGH OUR TV WAS AWFUL.
AND I'M GETTING REPORTS THAT IT'S NOT CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC.
SOUNDS GOOD IN HERE, BUT WHEN IT COMES THROUGH TO THE PUBLIC, IT'S NOT.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA STICK WITH OUR THEME TONIGHT WITH, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY AND START THERE.
SO I SEE THAT THERE IS, AND I HEARD THE EXPLANATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT NO ONE PROBABLY DOES IT BETTER, UM, THAN YOU DO PRESTON.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICS IS INCLUDED IN THAT.
ARE THESE, UM, ARE THESE, IS THE SECURITY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'RE RELYING ON, UM, FROM OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR FROM SECURITY SERVICES ON THE ISLAND? ARE THEY SPECIFICALLY, UM, PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE ARTIST OR IS THIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE, UM, EVENT WITH THE MULTIPLE DAY EVENT? UM, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE LARGE CROWDS THAT GATHER IN CELEBRATION PARK, UM, IS, ARE THEY WITHIN THAT, UM, LARGE SPACE AS WELL SO THAT WE TRULY HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE? I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT THE SECURITY ACTUALLY ENTAILS, BASICALLY.
WELL, I'M, I'M RELYING ON MY EXPERT TO, TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THERE.
I MEAN, WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN THREE, IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE, THE, UH, THE GREAT STAFF THERE IN THE VOLUNTEERS THAT, THAT WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARK.
WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GIVING OUT RADIOS THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE, WE HAD 'EM, BUT, BUT THANK GOD WE DIDN'T NEED 'EM.
AND, AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THAT A PUBLIC, UH, FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON THE 4TH OF JULY IS CERTAINLY A DIFFERENT, UH, A DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN A, UH, FESTIVAL IN A PARK WHERE WE'VE GOT, UH, A FENCE AND WE'VE GOT SECURITY AND WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE, UH, A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, WATCHING AND LOOKING FOR, UH, BAD ACTORS.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND I'M DOING WHAT I CAN AFFORD TO DO BASED ON THE BUDGET I'VE GOT, UH, WHEN WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE RESCUE TEAM THERE AT HILTON HEAD.
SO HAVE YOU HAD A CONVERSATION, I KNOW THAT YOUR, UM, THE HIRED SECURITY EXPERT THAT YOU MENTIONED WILL BE HERE AND, UM, WITH YOU, BUT HAS A CONVERSATION BEEN HAD WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WHO HAS HAD IT, Y'ALL OR THE TOWN, AND WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR COVERAGE? WHAT IS THE COST FOR COVERAGE? IS THAT BUILT INTO THAT $38,000? UM, THESE DETAILS WHILE MAYBE PREVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T FOCUS ON THEM AS I THINK THAT WE ALL KNOW, THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU MRS. BECKER.
NO, WE, UM, ABSOLUTELY HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE ISLAND SECURITY, UM, WHO WILL BE THERE AS WELL.
THEY SUPPLEMENT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETAIL.
UM, SO WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AS WE DO SPECIAL EVENTS, ACTUALLY DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY THAT WE NEED BASED ON THE CURRENT THREAT AND THE, UM, THE THE NEED FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
UM, SO WE DO MEET WITH THEM FOR EACH AND EVERY SPECIAL EVENT THAT THE TOWN HAS TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT, UM, WHAT THAT SHOULD BE.
SO I'M NOT ASKING WHAT THE PLAN IS, BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS THOSE PLANS ARE ALREADY SOMEWHAT IN THE PLACE OR BEING DEVELOPED AND WITH THE CONSULTATION WITH THE FOLKS THAT PRESTON WILL BE BROUGHT IN, WE'RE ASSURED THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF COVERAGE.
AND WE MEET ONCE, UH, DAVID IS HERE ON SITE.
WE MEET WITH HIM, HIS SECURITY TEAM, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ISLAND SECURITY AT THE PARK AND DISCUSS, UM MM-HMM
DISCUSS THE, UH, THE DEPLOYMENT OF FOLKS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SAFETY TAKEN CARE OF.
WE MET WITH THEM THIS MORNING ABOUT THE LANTERN PARADE, AND THEY'VE ALREADY STAFFED UP ADDING, UM, EIGHT ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO THE, THE, THE FOLKS WHO WILL BE DOWN THERE FOR THAT.
SO WE ARE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE GAME ON PLANNING FOR THESE THINGS AND, UM, DEFINITELY WORK IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
'CAUSE I ASKED THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE LANTERNS PARADE RECENTLY TOO, AND I KNOW THAT, UM, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.
I JUST WANNA HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
UM, OKAY, SO I'M, I'LL LEAVE THAT FOR NOW.
I DO HAVE A CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S A CONCERN, UM, GENERALLY ACROSS THE ISLAND THAT HAS TO
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BE ADDRESSED.AND I KNOW THAT IT HAS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE THESE TYPES OF GATHERINGS, MORE SO THAN PROBABLY WE HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BUT WHEN, UM, I, I HOPE THAT THAT COVERAGE AND THAT PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORT ALSO INVOLVES, UM, THE, UM, AWARENESS AND ATTENTION TO, UM, THE DRUG USE THAT I KNOW.
'CAUSE I'VE SEEN IT NOT ONLY AT PREVIOUS FESTIVALS, BUT UM, PREVIOUSLY ACROSS THE ISLAND NOW FOR YEARS, THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I DON'T WANNA, I DON'T WANT KIDS THERE AND I DON'T WANT THEM EXPOSED TO IT ON ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
SO I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS BEING WATCHED FOR AND PROHIBITED ON OUR TOWN PROPERTY.
UM, CONVERSATION WITH THE DMO, WITH THAT COLLABORATION, I HEAR THAT THE MEETING IS HAPPENING WITH ARIANA.
UM, OBSERVATION THAT I HAD FROM PREVIOUS YEARS IS THAT, UM, SOME OF THE LOCATIONS ARE NOT WELL ATTENDED.
AND SO, UM, WHILE I, I SEE THE GROWTH AND THE INTEREST, AND I LOVE THE, AS I SAID, I MEAN, MY HUSBAND LOOKS FORWARD TO THIS ALL YEAR LONG, SO IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M SUPPORTIVE OF, BUT I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT, UM, QUITE SATISFY WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE HILTON HEAD ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO.
SO, UM, SO OBSERVATION IS THAT AS IT'S GROWN, MANY OF THE LOCATIONS, UM, OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THERE'S, UM, NOT MUCH ATTENDANCE.
AND SO SOME REVIEW, UM, OF, OF THAT I THINK IS, IS APPROPRIATE AS COSTS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE.
MS. BECKER, THE, UM, THE, THE TOWN SPONSORSHIP IS LIMITED TO THE CONCERTS AT THE PARK.
UM, AND SO THE VENUES OUTSIDE OF THAT, THAT ARE PART OF THIS FESTIVAL ARE, UM, COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN MR. PRESTON AND THOSE INDIVIDUAL VENUES.
AND I KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN, UM, ADJUSTING AS NECESSARY WHERE THAT'S CONCERNED.
SO THE PUBLICITY PIECE THEN, IS THAT PART OF THE PUBLICITY THAT IS BEING HANDLED OUTSIDE OF THE D IT NEEDS MORE PUBLICITY.
I CAN'T, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ARTISTS.
COMPLETELY ENJOYABLE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PRESENCE OF, UM, ATTENDEES THERE.
UM, PUBLICITY, MARKETING NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP IN THAT AREA.
UM, I DO, UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO GET AN ANSWER, WHETHER IT'S TODAY, UM, OR, OR NOT.
SO THIS IS A ONE VOTE THING TO MS. TANNER'S POINT.
WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS, UM, AHEAD OF TIME.
'CAUSE I HATE TO VOTE NO, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT I TYPICALLY VOTE NO BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
BUT THE QUESTION AS TO, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THIS, UM, BREATHES, BRINGS UP A, UM, PRIVATE USE OF FUNDS VERSUS A PUBLIC USE OF FUNDS.
I HAVE MY OWN OPINION, BUT I'M NOT A LAWYER.
SO IF WE CAN GET AN OPINION ON THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
AND IT DOESN'T, I'M NOT PUTTING ANYONE ON THE SPOT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, OFTENTIMES IF I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION, I CAN'T VOTE YES.
AND WE, UH, SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS BEFORE YOU MUCH EARLIER, THERE WERE SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
UM, BUT WE ANTICIPATE, OR, OR, OR WILL REQUIRE THAT WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION IN HERE BY JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
IF WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THIS, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU ALL WOULD DECIDE, BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE IT SOONER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE, UH, YEAH.
SO WHEN EVERYBODY'S LISTENING FOR THE RECORD, WHILE I AM LIKELY TO HAVE TO VOTE NO BECAUSE OF THAT, IT IS NOT BECAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT THIS EVENT.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE COMES OUT AND PARTICIPATES THIS YEAR AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SOME INCREDIBLE, UM, MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS.
MR. ORLANDO, DO YOU HAVE SOME INPUT? WELL, I DID UNTIL, OKAY.
MS. STONE ANSWERED IT PERFECTLY.
I SAW YOUR LIGHT GO ON, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD IT COVERED.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO CONSIDER.
WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAD INTENDED TO SIGN UP FOR THIS ITEM TO SPEAK.
MR. FERGUSON, DAVE FERGUSON SHIPYARD.
UM, INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.
AND MR. MAYOR, I BELIEVE YOU SET THE AGENDA FOR THESE MEETINGS.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ONE TOOK SO LONG TO GET ON THE AGENDA.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF CONVENIENT.
I, I AGREE WITH HEATHER, WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
'CAUSE I GO OUT AND SEE 'EM ALL THE TIME AND LOVE IT.
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IT'S A GREAT EVENT.AND I AGREE WITH, WITH, WITH A LOT OF WHAT MS. BECKER JUST SAID.
UM, AS A MEMBER OF THE ATAC COMMITTEE, I'M ONLY A MEMBER.
I'M NOT HERE SPEAKING FOR THE WHOLE COMMITTEE.
UM, WE DEALT WITH THIS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH THE CONCOR ASKING THE TOWN TO BE A SPONSOR, AND WE ALL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON THE COMMITTEE THAT, UM, WE WOULD BE SETTING A VERY BAD PRECEDENT BY DOING A TOWN SPONSORSHIP.
IT'S NOT THE BUSINESS GOVERNMENT'S IN.
UM, AND BY THE WAY, WE WANTED TO ADD PUBLIC SAFETY IN THERE.
UM, BRAND NEW SHERIFF DEPUTIES MAKE 60,000 A YEAR.
SO THAT'S FOUR SHERIFF DEPUTIES FOR A YEAR.
UM, SO I THINK, UM, WE'RE CIRCUMVENTING THE SYSTEM HERE A LITTLE BIT BY NOT ONLY EVEN ENTERTAINING THIS AND PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT ACTUALLY RUSHING IT SO LATE LIKE THIS AND IS FORCING SOME OF YOU, FOR THE TWO OF YOU THAT ARE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THAT WORK WITH US ON THE ATAC COMMITTEE, I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD AGREE AND VOTE AGAINST THIS TODAY.
UM, JUST LIKE WE TOLD THE CONCORD PEOPLE GO OUT AND GET A SPONSOR, AND THEY DID.
THANK YOU, MS. DO DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO ANY OF THAT? BECAUSE I DO.
THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE CONCOURSE WAS TO MAKE UP A DIFFERENCE OF FUNDING, NOT THE OVERALL SPONSORSHIP THAT WAS GIVEN FOR LAST YEAR AND THE ONE THAT WAS GIVEN FOR THIS YEAR THROUGH AT A, IT CAME TO THE AGENDA BECAUSE OF CIRCUM UNINTENDED CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR IT AND IT CAME WHEN IT WAS READY PERIOD.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TIMING THAT IT NEEDS TO COME FORWARD THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED.
SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO CONSIDER A RE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE HILTON HEAD, ALLEN JAM 2026 SONGWRITER FESTIVAL MADE BY MS. BECKER, SECOND BY MR. DESMOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED.
IT IS SIX TO ONE WITH MS. BECKER EX UH, OPPOSING.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDERATION.
I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND A DELIVERY OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HILTON, NET ISLAND AND BRE RESIDUAL RETAIL RESIDUAL CIRCLE CENTER OWNER LLC, AND AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THAT IN THE AGREEMENT.
UH, IS IT BEN OR IS IT ANGIE? THAT'S PROVI OR BRITTANY THAT'S PROVIDING THIS ONE.
MR. BROWN AND BRITTANY, MS. WARD.
THIS IS A, UM, ORDINANCE THAT'S COMING IN FRONT OF YOU, OR A RESOLUTION, EXCUSE ME, UH, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY.
IT IS FOR AN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE CIRCLE CENTER.
THE CLERK IS GOING TO, UM, PUT UP A VISUAL THAT WE CAN USE DURING THIS CONVERSATION.
SO THIS RESOLUTION, UM, VERSION, YEAH, HANG ON.
WE, WE NEED MORE OF IT ON THERE IF POSSIBLE.
WE NEED TO GO LOWER WITH THE PARK AND HIGHER WITH THE ACTUAL PROPERTY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EASEMENTS.
THERE WE'RE, SO THE RESOLUTION BEING IMP PRECEDENT, UM, TO YOU RIGHT NOW IS A CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS INITIALLY APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2026.
THAT AGREEMENT, UM, HAD CONTINGENCIES IN IT THAT WAS REQUIRING CERTAIN THINGS TO OCCUR BY MARCH 10TH, 2026.
THOSE STEPS WERE NOT TAKEN, THOSE CONTINGENCIES WERE NOT MET.
THOSE CONTINGENCIES WERE, UH, ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT TO THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE TOWN ONE PROPERTY AND THE TOWN TWO PROPERTY, AS WELL AS A TERMINATION OF A PARKING AND ACCESS EASEMENT, AN AMENDMENT TO A NON DISTURBANCE NON-COMPETITION AND USE AGREEMENT DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT MOVING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO SHORTEN THAT UP AND REFER TO AS THE ND AND C.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE AGREEMENT ALSO STATED THAT THE, UM, WHAT WE'LL REFER TO AS THE BRE, UH, WILL BE HAY TO THE TOWN AND AN AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT
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COMPENSATION IS FOR THE TRANSACTION TO OCCUR IN ITS ENTIRETY.THAT IS THE REMOVAL OF THE COVENANT RESTRICTIONS AS WELL AS THE TERMINATION OF THE EASEMENT.
THE AMENDMENT IN HERE, THE EXACT SAME TERMS AND CONTINGENCIES ARE INCLUDED IN THAT AGREEMENT.
THE AMENDMENT IS BASED ON THE DATE, AGAIN, I REFERENCED IT BEFORE IT WAS THE CONTINGENCY DATE OF MARCH 10TH.
THAT DATE IS NOW BEING AMENDED TO AUGUST 31ST.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS THE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF THAT CONTRACT, ALTHOUGH I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR TO COUNSEL AS WELL AS TO THE PUBLIC LISTENING IN THAT THOSE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE CONTRACT ARE ALSO GOING TO BE LATER ON VOTED AND CONSIDERED BY COUNSEL.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM AT THAT TIME OR NOW, WHICHEVER ONE YOU PREFER.
SO THE AGREEMENT ITSELF, AGAIN, THERE WAS CONTINGENCIES IN IT AS AN EXHIBIT TWO.
UM, THAT AGREEMENT THERE WAS AMENDMENTS TO COVENANTS WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED.
AND BY PROPERTY, I'M REFERRING TO TOWN PROPERTY ONE.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE VISUAL HERE, TOWN PROPERTY ONE WAS PURCHASED BACK IN, UH, OCTOBER OF 2023.
THERE'S COVENANTS RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE HELD BY THE CIRCLE CENTER PROPERTY.
THE OWNERS OF CIRCLE CENTER HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THOSE COVENANTS RESTRICTIONS.
THOSE COVES AND RESTRICTIONS HAVE CERTAIN ELEMENTS TO IT THAT RESTRICT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE AMENDMENT BEING PROPOSED TO YOU TODAY IS A CLARIFICATION OF THE USE OF THE, OF THAT PROPERTY.
THAT CLARIFICATION WILL NOW INCLUDE THE TERMS ANY AND ALL MUNICIPAL USES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC PARKING, PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACE MUNICIPAL OFFICES OF ANY DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OFFICES PROVIDED TO AND STAFFED BY TOWN CONTRACTORS OR OTHER ENTITIES SUPPORTED BY THE TOWN.
MUNICIPAL PARKING AUTHORITY, MUNICIPAL PARK SERVICES, BEACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, MEETING SPACE, LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, AND FIRE AND RESCUE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS, IS TO CLARIFY THE PUR THE USES ON THAT PROPERTY SO THAT THE TOWN CAN USE IT THE WAY THAT THEY DESIRE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE COVENANTS? NEXT IS GOING TO BE A TERMINATION OF A PARKING AND ACCESS SEA EASEMENT.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE VISUAL IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE IS A BLUE RECTANGULAR AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE TOWN PROPERTY ONE.
IT IS IN BETWEEN CIRCLE CENTER AND TOWN PROPERTY ONE.
THIS AREA CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 20 PLUS, UH, PARKING SPACES.
THE TERMINATION OF THE PARKING EASEMENT IS ONLY TO AFFECT THIS BLUE AREA.
THE PARKING EASEMENT WILL BE AMENDED, UH, TO NO LONGER ALLOW FOR THE TOWN PROPERTY ONE TO HAVE OPEN USE FOR THE 20 PLUS BASIS.
IT WILL STILL CONTAIN THE ABILITY FOR THE ACCESS EASEMENTS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN PURPLE.
THEY WILL STILL BE ALLOWED AS A PERMISSIBLE USE BY THE TOWN PROPERTY ONE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DESCRIBE TO ME, UM, WHERE THE DISCREPANCY WAS IN NUMBER OF OUR PARKING SPOTS.
THE 20 PLUS MINUS SPACES IS US GOING OUT AND COUNTING, UM, HOW MANY SPACES ARE IN THAT BLUE RECTANGULAR AREA.
NOW, THE EASEMENT ITSELF STATES THAT IT IS, UH, 250 FEET FROM THE FRONT DOORS OF A BY LOW.
IF YOU DO A RADIUS OF 250 FEET FROM THE FRONT DOORS OF THE BYLAW AT THE TIME IN WHICH THIS EASEMENT WAS PUT IN PLACE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCREPANCY ON ONE OR TWO OF THE OUTLYING PARKING SPACES.
SO THAT IS WHY THERE IS A 20 PLUS OR MINUS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SURVEY THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE EASEMENT.
I THE VISUAL IS VERY, VERY HELPFUL.
AND, AND WHAT THE PRIOR PROPERTY OWNER, PRIOR TO THE TOWN, UH, PURCHASING TOWN PROPERTY ONE ONLY HAD AN EASEMENT FOR PARKING.
NOT, IT'S NOT OWNERSHIP RELATED TO THAT.
WELL, IT'S A TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, BUT ONLY AN EASEMENT FOR THAT AREA RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN EXCHANGE FOR GETTING OTHER ITEMS. THE CLARIFICATION IN THE COVENANTS ABOUT THE USES, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LOOKING AT USES TO BE ALLOWED ON TOWN PROPERTY ONE.
SO IT'S AN EXCHANGE OF VARIOUS THINGS BACK AND FORTH, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GOING THROUGH THEM.
IF I, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A A, A MOTION BEFORE WE CONTINUE CONVERSATION BECAUSE TYPICALLY HOW WE DO IT.
SO CAN I GET A MOTION OR YOU DO, WE NEED TO TALK, YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH SOME MORE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH ONE LAST ELEMENT, WHICH IS THE ND OR NDNC THAT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE ITEM AT ISSUE RIGHT NOW THAT ND NCC IS GOING TO BE AMENDED, UM, TO INCLUDE THE SAME VERBIAGE, UM, AS THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS,
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AS WELL AS REFERENCE THE NEWLY WELL WHAT WILL BE PROPOSED TERMINATED PARKING EASEMENT.THAT NDNC INCLUDES ALL OF THAT LANGUAGE INTO ONE.
UM, SO WE ARE AMENDING THAT TO INCLUDE THE CHANGES OR THE PROPOSED CHANGES AS WELL.
AND, AND THAT WAS A QUESTION I ASKED ABOUT BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE WE SAW INCLUDED A REFERENCE TO SOMEONE NAMED HILTON HEAD PARTNERS AS OPPOSED TO THE TOWN OF HILTON ED.
SO THAT CHANGE WILL BE MADE AT THE SAME TIME.
I HAVE A NOTE HERE IN MY NOTES OF THAT CHANGE.
UM, I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE PLACES WHERE THERE'S A SCRIBNER'S ERROR WHEREBY A HILTON HEAD PARTNERS AS REFERENCED RATHER THAN THE TOWN THAT SUBSTITUTION HAS BEEN MADE FOR CLARITY, HILTON HAD PARTNERS IS THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE EASEMENTS, AND IT WAS REFERENCED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
SO WHEN PUTTING OVER DESCRIPTIONS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS INTO THE NEW DOCUMENT, THE INACCURATE, UH, THANK YOU AND THAT HE WAS REFERENCED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE TO GO OVER? IS THAT OKAY? NO, SIR.
NOW I CAN ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND BRA REGIONAL.
I DIDN'T LET YOU FINISH MAYOR.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE AT THE END.
SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND MS. BRYSON AND MS. BECKER.
UM, NOW IS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, KIM? YES.
UM, LEE LUCIER LEELA IS HERE FOR THE RECORD.
PORT ROYAL, THANK YOU TODAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PARKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU THAT I BELIEVE DESERVES MUCH MORE SCRUTINY THAN IT'S GETTING 0.1 ORIGINAL PURPOSE.
THIS TOWN CURRENTLY OWNS THREE SOUTH END PARKING AREAS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 550 SPOTS.
THOSE PROPERTIES WERE PURCHASED FOR ONE PURPOSE, PARKING, NOT OFFICE SPACE, NOT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PARKING.
THAT WAS THE DEAL WHEN THE TOWN ACQUIRED TWO OF THEM.
AND THAT SHOULD STILL BE THE DEAL TODAY.
HERE'S MY SECOND POINT, AND I'D ASK EVERY MAN MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL TO SIT WITH IT WITHOUT A CLEAR PUBLISHED PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS BUILDING, WHY WOULD YOU SELL OFF ANY PART OF IT? YOU CANNOT EVALUATE WHETHER A PIECE OF LAND IS EXPENDABLE UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT THE HOLE IS MEANT TO BE OR WHAT IS TO BECOME.
SELLING NOW WITHOUT THE PLAN MEANS MAKING AN IRREVERSIBLE DECISION BLINDLY.
ONCE IT'S SOLD, WE DON'T GET IT BACK.
POINT THREE, THE EASEMENT DEAL.
AND THAT BRINGS ME TO A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU.
AN EASEMENT SALE FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT NUMBER, A NUMBER THAT QUITE FRANKLY, ISN'T EVEN A ROUNDING ERROR IN OUR BUDGET.
WE STAND UP TO LOSE UP TO 70 PARKING SPACES.
I KNOW YOU ADDRESSED 20, BUT WHAT DOES OUR TOWN LAND BECOME FOR THAT SHOPPING CENTER EXCEPT FOR A PARKING LOT FOR EMPLOYEES? THAT'S 13% OF OUR TOTAL PARKING INVENTORY OF THE AREA GONE FOR THE FESTIVALS, FOR THE EVENTS FOR THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR, WHICH CONCURRENTLY ARE NOT BEACH DAYS.
NOW THE NATURAL ASSUMPTION IS THAT EVERY, THAT NATURAL ASSUMPTION IS THAT EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS ABOUT SUMMER BEACH PARKING BEING FULL.
THE REAL PRESSURE POINT IS SPECIAL EVENT PARKING THE MULTIPLE DAYS A YEAR WHEN THE SOUTH END FILLS UP ALL AT ONCE, BEACH PARKING IS NOT ALWAYS THE ISSUE.
I SAW THIS SELF, MY, I SAW THIS YESTERDAY MYSELF, 1230 MONDAY IN JULY.
ENCHILADAS AND WILD WINGS TOTALLY EMPTY AT 1230.
WE DON'T SEE THAT DURING FESTIVALS.
WE SEE THAT DURING BEACH DAYS.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHRONIC EVERYDAY PARKING SHORTAGE.
WE HAVE A PEAK CAPACITY PROBLEM ON SPECIFIC HIGH DEMAND DAYS EVENTS AND RARE SUMMER DAYS.
BUT SELLING AWAY 13% OF OUR PEAK CAPACITY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T EXIST ON AN AVERAGE TUESDAY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WE ARE, WE ARE OVER 100 POPE AVENUE CORRIDOR BUSINESSES WITH OVER A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, WORK HERE, AND TRY TO BRING VISITORS ON THIS ISLAND TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC BASE.
WE ARE NOT, WE ARE ASKING YOU DIRECTLY, PLAINLY, AND RESPECTFULLY DO NOT SELL OUR PARKING.
BACK FOR DISCUSSION WITH COUNSEL.
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YOU WERE, I'M ALWAYS JUMPING IN.MELINDA, YOU WANNA GO? GO AHEAD MELINDA, MS. HUNTER.
UM, SO THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE'RE VOTING ON ISN'T REGARDING THE PLAN ITSELF.
IT'S TO EXTEND OUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION.
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT AND, AND THE AGREEMENT THERE ARE CONTINGENCIES.
THOSE CONTINGENCIES ARE THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE APPROVAL OF THE TERMINATION OF THE EASEMENT AND THE NDNC.
I COULD JUST, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE WE HAVE YES, MA'AM.
SO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU JUST SAID AND 10 A SO IN FEBRUARY THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNSEL IN FEBRUARY.
IN MARCH THERE WAS A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S UN THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM HERE TONIGHT IS A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS HELD IN MARCH.
SO IN FEBRUARY, THE, THE TOWN COUNCIL AGREED AND APPROVED THE AGREEMENT THAT IS AT ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
THAT AGREEMENT HAD A CONTINGENCY DATE OF MARCH 10TH.
THE AGENDA ITEM LATER ON TO BE HEARD TODAY, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMINATION OF THE EASEMENTS.
AND THE NDNC WAS HEARD LATER ON IN MARCH OF 2026.
SO THIS IS A TIMING ISSUE AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS AT APPROPRIATE TIMES.
UM, IT, IT'S ALL BEING HEARD AT THE SAME TIME.
THE RESOLUTION IS TO AMEND THE EARLIER AGREEMENT AND THEN THAT FOLLOWS UP BY AN ORDINANCE TO ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF PROPERTY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO THAT BY ORDINANCE.
SO THE RESOLUTION IS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT.
AND THEN, UH, C IS THE ORDINANCE ABOUT THE SIGN EASEMENT, WHICH REQUIRES, OH, BECAUSE IT'S PROPERTY REPORTS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SIGN SHE'S REFERRING TO THE ORDINANCE THAT TERMINATES THE EASEMENT AND THE, AND AMENDS THE ND AND CI THINK I HAVE A SIMILAR TYPE QUESTION AND MAYBE IF I ASK MY QUESTION COMBINED WHAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE OTHER TWO LADIES ON THE DI ASK, WE CAN, WE CAN KIND OF, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M GONNA ASK MY QUESTION AND SEE IF IT HELPS.
IF NOT, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER FOR WHEN WE GET TO IT.
SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WITHIN THE DOCUMENTATION OR IS THERE TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS, ORDINANCES, SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER, ONE HAVING TO DO WITH THE UPDATED SCOPE OF USES FOR TOWN PROPERTY ONE A SECOND THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE EASEMENT OR IS ONE OF THOSE ORDINANCES? A COMBINATION OF THE BOTH OF THOSE ACCOMMODATION.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT THAT HELPS ME.
SO IF I EXPLAIN IT A DIFFERENT WAY, UH, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, LET'S JUST SAY WE'RE PURCHASING A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU WOULD FIRST HEAR ABOUT AN AGREEMENT AND RECEIVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOLLOWING THAT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION, YOU WOULD THEN HAVE BE, BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL OF THE ACTUAL PURCHASE OF THE SIGNING OF THE DOCUMENTS.
TOWN COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY APPROVED THE AGREEMENT.
THAT AGREEMENT SAID THAT WE HAD TO DO A CERTAIN THINGS BEFORE MARCH 10TH.
SO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU AT THIS VERY MOMENT IS TO AMEND THAT AGREEMENT TO SAY WE'RE GONNA KICK IT BACK AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE AUGUST 31ST BE THAT DATE BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 31ST.
WE HAVE TO HAVE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS WHAT MS. BECKER WAS JUST, UM, ASKING.
WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE EASEMENT AS WELL AS THE AMENDMENT TO THE COVENANTS DURING THAT TIMEFRAME.
WE HAVE ONE MEETING, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS COMING FORWARD TOGETHER.
SO YOU'RE AMENDING A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A SECOND READING.
THE SECOND READING I THINK IS THE RE REASON WHY THIS IS SLIGHTLY CONFUSING.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF A TIMING ASPECT.
THE FIRST READING WAS HELD IN MARCH, IT WAS PAST THAT MARCH 10TH DATE, WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT.
BRING MORE CLARITY THAT THANK YOU.
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'CAUSE IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME UNDERSTOODUM, AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE I WANNA SAY IS, UM, THE 20 OR SO PARKING, UM, SPACES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US TODAY DO HAVE AN ECONOMIC VALUE.
AND, UM, I THINK THERE IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE, UH, FUTURE OF THE TOWN PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE.
UH, THERE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD CHOOSE TO SELL IT, WE COULD CHOOSE TO DEVELOP IT, WE COULD CHOOSE TO MAKE IT PARKING.
WE COULD CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A PARK AND UM, I BELIEVE IT'S PREMATURE, UM, WITHOUT DECIDING WHAT THE ULTIMATE USE OF THAT LAND IS TO MAKE, UH, AN ECONOMIC DECISION REGARDING THOSE PARKING SPOTS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT HAVING THAT CONVERSATION IN JANUARY.
UM, SO I FEEL THAT IT IS PREMATURE AT THIS TIME.
MS. BECKER, I KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING TO SAY SOMETHING EARLIER.
WELL I'M GONNA STICK WITH THAT SAME THOUGHT PROCESS.
SO ONE IS CONTINGENT ON THE OTHER.
IF WE DON'T AGREE TO THE EASEMENT RELEASING OF THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT IN THESE 20 SPOTS, THEN WE WON'T, THEN WE WON'T GET THE ADDITIONAL USES.
IS THAT TRUE OR IS THAT NOT TRUE? I WILL SAY THAT WE WON'T HAVE CLARIFICATION ON THE USES.
UM, AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW BECAUSE LIKE MS. HUNTER'S COMMENT, THAT PLAN I THINK IS CRITICAL TO WHAT THE DECISION IS.
AND THAT FINANCIAL DECISION ACTUALLY STARTED SOME TIME AGO WHEN WE USED TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND TOLD THEM WE WERE GOING TO INCREASE PARKING IN THIS AREA.
AND SO WITHOUT A PLAN IN PLACE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PUBLIC GOOD, HIGHER AND BETTER THAN PARKING, I CAN'T SAY I'M READY OR WILLING TO RELINQUISH 20 PLUS OR MINUS PARKING SPOTS.
SO, UM, ALSO JUST ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT I THINK IT'S ON MY LIST, SO I'M GONNA ASK IT.
WHEN WE, UM, HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH REGARD TO BEACH PARKING FEES IN THE COLIGNY AREA, IS THAT, IS THAT ONLY WITHIN THAT LITTLE BEACH PARK AREA OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE PARKING SPACES THAT WE'VE, THAT WE'VE PURCHASED RECENTLY ALONG PO AVENUE, INCLUDING WILD WINGS AND ENCHILADA AND I SAID THAT RIGHT.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO AT LEAST PUT ON THE TABLE.
TO YOUR POINT, MS. BECKER, IF I MAY YES, GO AHEAD.
UM, THE 20 PLUS THE BLUE AREA I'LL REFER TO AS BLUE AREA.
UM, THAT CAN, THAT PURSUANT TO THE EASEMENT, WE, WE, THE TOWN AS OWNER OF TOWN PROPERTY ONE, UM, DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC RIGHTS AND THAT EASEMENT TO OPEN THAT UP FOR GENERAL PUBLIC USE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR.
SO WHAT IS OUR RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO THAT? WHAT, WHAT CAN WE USE IT FOR? AND ADDITIONALLY TO THAT, I GUESS THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF ANYONE ELSE TO USE TOWN PROPERTY ONE'S CURRENT PARKING, UM, AVAILABILITY TOWN PROPERTY ONE WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY FOR ITS USE.
UM, AND WILL, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR, OBVIOUSLY AS A PROPERTY, RIGHT, YOU CAN USE THE PARKING SPOTS AND ALLOW ANY OF YOUR VISITORS CONSTITUENTS ON ANYBODY ELSE THAT THE TOWN DECIDES IS APPROPRIATE.
WHAT ABOUT OVERFLOW FROM, FROM ANY OF THE SHOPPING CENTER? THE SHOPPING CENTER DOES NOT HAVE AN EASEMENT ON TOWN PROPERTY ONE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR CONSENT TO THE USE OF IT.
SO ASAM, THANK YOU ALLUDING TO LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I'M GONNA ASK.
SO THE 1.1 ACRES IF DEVELOPED HAS TO PARK ITSELF CORRECT? THE ONE POINT OR THE TOWN PROPERTY ONE, THAT 1.8 1.8 ACRES, THE 20 PARKING SPOTS WOULDN'T COME INTO PLAY AT ALL IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? THAT WOULD BE UP FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I WOULD CAUTIOUSLY SAY THEY WOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
SO THEN THE 20 PARKING SPOTS, I MEAN YOU TALK ABOUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT BEFORE WE
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CAN MAKE OUR DECISION, BUT IF THAT IS THE ANSWER, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO PARK ITSELF.THE 20 PARKING SPOTS ARE IRRELEVANT TO THE 1.8 ACRES.
UH, WE CAN AGREE ON THAT PIECE, BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE MY MIND.
WHAT IT MEANS IS IF I WERE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY, I CAN'T USE THOSE 20 SPOTS TO MAKE IT BIGGER OR HAVE MORE PEOPLE.
BUT AGAIN, THOSE SPOTS ARE THERE AND DEPENDING ON, UH, HOW THIS PROPERTY IS USED, THE ABILITY TO PARK 20 EXTRA CARS HAS AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT.
AND SO UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT AGAIN.
SO YOU'RE ASSUMING PREMATURE TALK ACROSS THE DIOCESE, BUT YOU'RE ASSUME, SO YOU'RE ASSUMING US OR WHOEVER TAKES OWNERSHIP OF THOSE PARKING SPOTS WOULD NOT ALLOW CELEBRATION PARK PARKING? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ALLUDING TO? NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ALLUDING TO.
I'M SO WHY ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THE 20 PARKING SPOTS THEN? I'VE ALREADY STATED MY CONCERN.
I'M GONNA TRUST YOUR, MAKE ANY SENSE CONCERN WITH, UM, CAUTIOUSLY WITHOUT PROVIDING DIRECT LEGAL ADVICE.
SO, UM, THE EASEMENT THAT'S AT ISSUE FOR THE 20 PLUS ACRE OR THE 20 PLUS, UH, PARKING SPOTS, IT WAS GRANTED BY THE GRANTOR THE OWNER OF, OF RE REFER TO AS THE CIRCLE CENTER.
UM, AND AT THAT TIME, THE GRANT TOUR SPECIFICALLY STATES IN THE EASEMENT, AND I'M GOING TO READ IT IN ORDER FOR THIS NOT TO BE, BECOME, UM, LEGAL ADVICE
THE BLUE SPACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONTEMPLATED RESTAURANT FACILITIES, WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
THE RESTAURANT FACILITIES IS THE ONLY USE THAT IS REFERENCED IN THIS EASEMENT.
I JUST WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR ON THE RECORD.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A LIMITED PARKING EASEMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VERY LIMITED PARKING EASEMENT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THAT LANGUAGE THAT I JUST HEARD RESPECTFULLY, I'M NOT GOING TO OPINE
IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, MR. ALFRED, IT SUGGESTS IT'S LIMITED TO RESTAURANT PURPOSES, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE AMBIGUITY COMES UP IN TERMS OF WHAT USES THE TOWN CAN MAKE OF THAT PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES OR OTHERWISE IT'S AMBIGUOUS IF WE DON'T DO THIS DEAL.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT LANGUAGE.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT ASSET FOR US TO HAVE TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE.
HYPOTHETICALLY, AND AT FIRST, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO OUR, UM, TO, UM, D STEVE DESIMONE FOR TALKING ACROSS THE DICE MM-HMM
BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE WE CAN LEGITIMATELY WITHIN FOIA RULES SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT WAS CONVERSATION.
UM, HYPOTHETICALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH OF A BOX THIS REALLY PUTS US IN, BECAUSE WHAT I'M HEARING IS THOSE 20 PLUS MINUS SPACES, AND I DO HAVE CONCERN THAT WE'RE UNSURE IF THERE'S A COUPLE OF STRAGGLERS OUT THERE AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS WITHIN THE REALM OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT IF THE TOWN PROPERTY HAD A FOOD TRUCK ON IT, DOES THAT CONSTITUTE A RESTAURANT? OR IS, WAS THIS SO SPECIFIC THAT IT WAS A BRICK AND MORTAR TYPE OF FOOD OPPORTUNITY RESTAURANT? I WILL REFER TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE EASEMENT
SO I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M ASK, I I FEEL LIKE I'M APPROVING A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF THAT I DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR AND, AND THAT'S WHERE I GET STUCK IN AUGUST.
I THINK YOU SAID 31ST IS THE DATE THAT WE'VE EXTENDED THIS NOW BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MEET THE MARCH MM-HMM
IS THERE ROOM IN HERE TO, TO, I, I, I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THE CONVERSATION IS NOT QUITE READY.
I, I WANNA I WANNA GO BACK TO THAT FOR A SECOND BECAUSE THERE'S A THOUGHT.
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BLUE SPACES AS WE'LL CALL 'EM SINCE IT'S BLUE UP THERE MM-HMMHAVE NO BEARING OR, OR OR AVAILABLE TO THE PARK GUESTS AT FESTIVALS TO PARK THERE FOR FREE.
OR UNLESS, UNLESS A CIRCLE CENTER OWNER ALLOWS IT, ALLOWS IT.
AND THAT IS, AS IT SITS TODAY, NOT TOUCHING THE EASEMENT, HE WOULD HAVE TO, IT IS, IT IS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO DO AS THEY SEE FIT, CHARGE, OR NOT CHARGE.
UM, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CORRELATION DIRECT RELATION TO FESTIVALS THAT GO ON IN TERMS OF APPROVING, NOT APPROVING, HAVING CORRECT SPACES.
UM, HERE'S WHERE, WHERE MY THOUGHT IS RIGHT NOW.
UH, I'M, I'M HEARING A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND SOME CONCERNS AND SOME CONFUSION, UM, TO THIS VERY INTRICATE PROCESS ON 20 PARKING SPOTS.
UM, I'VE HEARD THAT WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THE BUILDING HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED YET.
WELL, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT.
IT'S NOT BEEN A FORMAL VOTE OF COUNSEL.
SO ONE QUESTION IS WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE TO DO THAT? RIGHT? DOES IT HAVE TO COME WITH A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR US TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT PROPERTY? UNDERSTANDING THAT, THAT THERE MAY NOT BE PLANS READY TO GO IN PLACE, BUT WHAT FOR US TO DETERMINE THAT DIRECTION BASED OFF OF ACTIONS ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US TODAY, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? RIGHT? SO, SO I'M PUTTING IT ON THE TABLE IS, IS WELL, DO WE TABLE IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT WE ARE GONNA DO WITH THAT PROPERTY, MAKE A FORMAL DECISION.
UM, SO I THINK IT'S IRRELEVANT.
I THINK SHE ANSWERED IT WITHOUT ANSWERING IT.
SHE ANSWERED IT AND HER OTHER ATTORNEY ON OUR DI ANSWERED IT.
SO, I MEAN, YOU CAN KICK THAT CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
I'M, IF YOU WANT I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M POSING QUESTIONS, RIGHT? YEAH, I ME TOO.
I'M I'M JUST SAYING WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN BE AS WE ALWAYS DO AND KICK THAT CAN DOWN THE ROAD OR WE CAN GET, GET TO BUSINESS.
HOPEFULLY YOU READ THE DOCUMENT.
I HEARD THE DOCUMENT AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
DOES THAT EXCLUDE US USING THIS PROPERTY, THIS TOWN PROPERTY ONE, THAT PARTICULAR PIECE AS PARKING EXCLUSIVELY, YOU ARE REFERRING FOR CLARITY.
UM, IF HYPOTHETICALLY YOU DECIDED TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND CREATE IT AS COMPLETE PARKING AS WE SAID WE WERE YEAH.
THE PERMITTED USES OF THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS, UM, DO NOT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE NOR PERMIT A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, WHICH I WOULD SAY IS THE EXACT REASON WHY MR. COLTRANE, WHILE NEGOTIATING WITH BRE, UM, WAS VERY FINITE AND MADE, UH, THE SPECIFIC DECISIONS OF THE WORDS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE COVENANT AMENDMENTS TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THE PUBLIC PARKING ELEMENT.
WELL, FOR ME, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT, WHEN I SAID I ACTUALLY, I THINK I VOTED NO FOR OTHER REASONS.
BUT THAT BEING THAT, UM, THE CONSIDERATION AT THE TIME WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE PURCHASING THIS FOR PARKING.
UM, I I NEED MORE CLARITY ON THAT.
I ALSO NEED CLARITY ON MY HYPOTHETICAL THAT IF WE WERE RESTRICTED TO A RESTAURANT OR FOOD SERVICE TYPE, DOES A FOOD TRUCK SATISFY THAT? I WANNA CLARIFY YOUR STATEMENT AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE, YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
THAT THE 20 PLUS SPACES THAT DOCUMENT THE EASEMENT DOCUMENT IS WHAT I READ TO YOU MM-HMM
THAT, UM, REFERENCES THE RESTAURANT FACILITY.
THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT LIMITED TO JUST A RESTAURANT FACILITY.
THERE ARE OTHER AVAILABLE USES ON TOWN PROPERTY, ONE ON TOWN PROPERTY ONE WHAT TOWN PROPERTY ONE DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY DETAIL AND DOES NOT PROVIDE DEFINITIVELY, UM, WHICH IS WHAT I AM, UH, BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR CLARITY PURPOSES.
IS TO INCLUDE THE PUBLIC USE, TO INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT USE TO INCLUDE THE ABILITY OF A PUBLIC PARKING LOT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FOR BEACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR EMS. THOSE DESCRIPTORS, THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING AMENDED ARE ATTEMPTING TO BE PLACED INTO THE COVENANTS TO AMEND THE COVENANTS TO INCLUDE THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT
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SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED NOR ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT COVENANTS, WHICH IS WHY THEY NEED TO BE A LITTLE I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.IN FACT, I THINK YOU'RE SAYING IF WE DON'T AMEND THE COVENANTS TO EXPAND THE USAGE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE CLEAR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES AS TO WHAT WE DO WITH THE BUILDING.
WE'RE WE'RE REMOVING A LAYER OF RISK TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THERE'S NO LEGAL ISSUES IN THE FUTURE.
AND I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE MAYOR'S QUESTION, WHICH HE WAS ALLUDING TO.
SHOULD WE, UH, MOVE FORWARD THE DECISION REGARDING THE USE OF THE PROPERTY SOONER RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THE JANUARY STRATEGIC PLAN? AND I THINK THAT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION AND THE REASON WHY IS IT GIVES INTERESTED CONSTITUENCIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE USED SINCE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS BEING THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY SAID IT WAS GONNA BE USED FOR PARKING AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW DESIGN THAT WE FEEL, UH, HAS MERIT AS WELL AND USING IT TO CONSOLIDATE BEACH OPERATIONS AND A POTENTIAL, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER POTENTIAL USES.
AND SO WHAT THAT DOES IS IT ALLOWS, IF BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT TO PARKING, IT PROVIDES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME VERSUS MAKING IT PART OF THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
SO TO ME, THAT JUST INCREASES THE TRANSPARENCY AND OP OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO WEIGH IN ABOUT THE USE OF THAT LAND.
MR. BROWN, UH, MR. MAYOR, AS, AS I APPRECIATE THE, UH, COMMENTS COMING FROM OUR ATTORNEY COLLEAGUES ON THE DIETS WITH US, I'M ALSO, UH, AWARE THAT MS. WARD SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT UNCOMFORTABLE GIVING US LEGAL ADVICE IN THIS SETTING.
SO IF THERE'S GONNA BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT TABLING, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SO SHE CAN SAY VERY CLEARLY WHAT THE RISK MAY BE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT AROUND EITHER VOTING TONIGHT OR NOT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. BROWN.
UH, MR. ORLANDO, I SAW THAT YOUR LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF OVER THERE, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, SEE IF YOU HAD ANYTHING.
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UM, I LIKE WHAT MR. BROWN HAD TO SAY AND I LIKE THAT DIRECTION.SO IS THAT A MOTION? IT IS, SIR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF GOING TO EXECUTIVE STATION FOR THIS ITEM TO DISCUSS IN FURTHER DETAIL, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.UM, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS FROM COUNCIL MAYOR, I THINK I'M PERSONALLY READY TO VOTE.
I LOOK AT THIS AS A BUSINESS DECISION.
UH, WE'RE GETTING EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PROPERTY WITH THE TIME TO DECIDE ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT IF I WANNA SAY SOMETHING
ALL SHE JUST, OR DID YOU I SAID I'M READY TO VOTE.
YEAH, I, I'D RATHER HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY RATHER THAN GO RIGHT TO A VOTE.
SO I FOUND IT USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE 20 OR SO PARKING SPOTS CAN ONLY REALLY BE LEVERAGED IF THE TOWN OWNED PROPERTY BECOMES A RESTAURANT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THE EASEMENT IS LIMITED, UM, IN ITS VERBIAGE AS FAR AS USE, YES.
AND SO I WOULD SAY THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING A RESTAURANT ON THAT IS PROBABLY NOT IN THE FUTURE.
I, I, I'M, THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION WOULD BE FOR TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, I THINK, TO OWN A RESTAURANT THAT, THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
SO, UM, WHAT I SAID BEFORE WE LEFT IS THAT I WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE, UM, CONVERSATION REGARDING THE ULTIMATE USAGE OF THIS LAND.
'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT, UH, WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN, WHAT THE KEY ISSUE IS.
AND SO, UH, WE ARE, WE WILL BE PLANNING ON HAVING THAT CONVERSATION, UH, IN THE FUTURE AS A, AS PROPOSALS ARE BUILT OUT AND CONSIDERED.
AND AT THAT TIME THERE WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT AND HAVE THE PUBLIC PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN CON, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, USEFUL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THAT, UM, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, MY ONLY VIEW ON THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN THAT IT WAS ADDITIONAL PARKING.UM, AND THAT WAS RELATED TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE REDUCED PARKING FROM PRIOR YEARS WHEN CELEBRATION PARK WAS BUILT.
WE HAVE SINCE THEN PURCHASED ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS CLEARLY NOW CONSTRUCTED AND BEING USED FOR PARKING, BEACH PARKING, ET CETERA, LOWCOUNTRY CELEBRATION, UH, EVENT PARKING OVER AT THE OLD ENC ANGELITA.
SO I THINK I CAN RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE.
MY BIGGER CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT WITHOUT CLARIFICATION, WITH REGARD TO THE USES, EVEN MY BEACH PARKING THAT I STARTED WITH ISN'T A GUARANTEE.
AND SO I NEED CLARIFICATION SO THAT WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO, ONCE WE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, AS COUNCILWOMAN TANNER HAS MENTIONED, I HAVE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO ME.
AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I THINK THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THE ARRANGEMENT.
SO WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND BRE RETAIL RESIDUAL CIRCLE CENTER OWNER LLC.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. BRYSON, SECOND FROM MS. BECKER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ASSIGNED EASEMENT AND COVERING REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL ABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MS. WARD, THIS IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCLE CENTER, UH, PROPERTIES.
AND IF YOU WOULD, SHE'S, SHE'S GOING TO BRING UP THE MAP.
IF YOU PULL UP THE, UM, I WAS HAVING THE SAME THING.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER TODAY, KIM, BUT YEAH, YEAH, I THINK YOU GOT IT.
SO WHAT THIS IS, AND WE CAN GET THE VISUAL UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.
UH, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF A SIGN EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY.
THERE IS CURRENTLY TWO SIGNS LOCATED ON THE, I GUESS YOU'LL SAY THE NORTH AND SOUTH END OF OUR PROPERTY.
THE TOWN PARCEL NUMBER ONE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IDENTIFIED AS SMALL ORANGE CIRCLES ON THE VISUAL, UH, THAT'S ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
THOSE SIGNS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THERE IS NO ACTUAL, UM, AGREEMENT IN PLACE.
THERE'S NOTHING IN WRITING FOR THOSE SIGNS TO BE LOCATED.
SO IN STAFFS AND ADMINISTRATION'S REVIEW OF THE OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING TOWN PROPERTY ONE, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE, UM, ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE TOWN TO PUT INTO WRITING A SIGN EASEMENT CLARIFYING WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPKEEP OF THOSE SIGNS AS WELL AS THE LOCATION AND, UH, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN BE REPLACED, IF EVER DAMAGED FAIR MOVE OF A MOVE ADOPTION ON FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND CLARIFICATION.
YOU WANT CLARIFICATION? GO AHEAD.
OH, NO, I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF THE SIGNS, ARE THEY GRANDFATHERED IN IN ANY WAY SO THAT WHAT WE SEE TODAY IS, UM, NOT SUBJECT TO DRB REVIEW? IF THEY WERE WANTING TO BE CHANGED, WHAT IS, IS THERE ANY, IF IF THEY WERE EVER WE'LL SAY COMPLETELY YEAH.
DESTROYED? YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE TO ANY OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS BY THE LMO.
AND THESE SIGNS DIRECT PEOPLE BACK INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER CIRCLE CENTER AREA? YES, MA'AM.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR AS LONG AS I WILL HAVE TO RE UH, DEFER TO SEAN LINEER IF HE KNOWS HOW LONG THOSE BEEN? EARLY NINETIES WE'RE GETTING.
SO THE SIGNS OF EX GOOD AFTERNOON, SEAN LANIER, DEPUTY HOME MANAGER OF THE SIGNS HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE SHOPPING CENTER WAS BUILT.
UM, THEY ARE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, THEY SAY CIRCLE CENTER AND THEY DO HAVE A DIRECTORY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
UM, AND THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE TWO DOTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE THERE.
AND, AND MS. WARD IS CORRECT REGARDING THEY ARE ANY, ANY CHANGES TO THEM IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ANY CURRENT LMO REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS DRB REVIEW REQUIREMENTS.
MS. GAMAN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? WE DO, BUT IBEL, I HAVE SKIP HOAGLAND, LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONE.
I HAVE LOLA CAMPBELL AND THEN I HAVE MR. WILLIAMS. I'LL ASK YOU.
WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON
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HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE SIGN EASEMENT ENC RIC, REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF, TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.UH, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. BRYSON, SECOND BY MR. ALFORD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WAS THAT UNANIMOUS? I IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
NEXT WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE NORTH POINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MR. BROWN, MAYOR MR. MAYOR MU FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, KIM, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SAME LIST.
DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? NO, OTHER THAN MY, MY MICROPHONE KEEPS TURNING ALL DIFFERENT COURT OF LIGHTS, SORT OF LIGHTS.
SO I WAS JUST SIGNALING, OKAY.
SEEING THAT THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BROWN.
SECOND, FOR MR. ALFORD FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE NORTH POINT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIX FIVE BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WANT TO THANK THOSE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR TIME AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE FINALLY, WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE BRYANT ROAD PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MR. BROWN? SORRY, I WAS WAITING FOR A MOTION.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MR. MANAGER, JUST LIKE THE NORTH POINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS EXTREMELY INSTRUMENTAL IN IT.
HELPING THE TOWN MANAGERS SELECT, UH, GET THROUGH THE RFQ PROCESS.
RFP PROCESS, RECOMMEND A PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT PARTNER AND ULTIMATELY ADVANCED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A 65 YEAR GROUND LEASE.
UM, THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY DO THE SAME.
THE RESOLUTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY CREATES A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, UH, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS, UH, AUGUST COULD SELECT THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR? I MOVE ADOPTION SECOND.
KEVIN, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA? ITEM? SAME LIST.
OKAY, MR. WILLIAMS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY.
MR. MR. ORLANDO, IF, IF I MAY, I CAN PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE THAT IS PUT IN PLACE, STRUCTURALLY IT'S IN PLACE, THE NAMES AND THE PEOPLE, TBD IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL RF QS AND ONCE THIS GROUP IS IN PLACE, WE WILL WORK WITH THIS, THIS COMMITTEE, UM, TO HELP PAIR OUT THE PROPER RQS TO INVITE FOR AN RFP.
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB TO BEN AND, AND THE TEAM, THE RFQ UM, BID, UH, HAS CLOSED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 DIFFERENT PROPOSALS, UM, FROM, FROM MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.
UM, AND I'LL WORK WITH THIS COMMITTEE TO INVITE THOSE QUALIFIED FOR A PROPOSAL AND ADVANCE THIS THROUGH YOU AND TO YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU WITH THAT ALL THERE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A CON, UH, FIRST FROM MS. BRY.
AND SECOND MS. BECKER CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE CREATION OF THE BRYANT ROAD PUBLIC PRIVATE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ALL IN FAVOR, SEEK FAVOR BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND AGAIN.
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YOU.NOW WE MOVE ON TO UNFINISHED PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
ITEM 10 A, WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF A PARKING AND ACCESS EASEMENT AND ADMITTING A DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND NON DISTURBANCE, NON-COMPETITION DECLARATION OF E EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AGREEMENT RELATED TO 72 POPE AVENUE HELD AT ON SOUTH CAROL RULE FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND, WE HAVE A FIRST AND THE SECOND.
KIM, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? MR. WILLIAMS? THAT'S ALL DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL.
JUST CLARIFICATION FOR ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING, SINCE IT WAS CONFUSING BEFORE, THIS IS PART AND PARCEL OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING AND PART OF THE LEGAL ADVICE THAT WE RECEIVED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF A PARKING AND ACCESS EASEMENT AND AMENDING A DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND NON DISTURBANCE, NON-COMPETITION, DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTED COVENANTS AGREEMENT RELATED TO 72 POPE AVENUE.
MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. BROWN, SECOND BY MS. BRYSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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OKAY.UH, MR. ORLANDO, DO WE HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AGAIN? YES SIR.
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AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA ITEMS 12, A, B, AND C.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MR. BROWN, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION COMING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES SIR.
I MOVE THAT TOWN COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN RELATION TO THE CASE OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND MOTOR CODE RESORT OWNERS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED AND ALL VERSUS SOUTH ISLAND PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT AND ALL, AND THE COMPLETION OF THE TOWN'S OBLIGATION SET OUT IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
SECOND, WE HAVE A FIRST AND THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SO MOVE SEVEN ZERO MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION DELIVERY OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND BROAD CREEK MARINA DEVELOPMENT LLC AND BROAD CREEK MARINA PROPERTIES LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 9.5 ACRES ON MARSHLAND ROAD, HILTON ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND IT, BUT MY BUTTON WILL COME ON.
UH, MR. BROWN, IF WE COULD ASK YOU HOW MANY, UH, WITH THIS, WITH AN AC ACQUISITION OF THIS PROPERTY, HOW MANY UNITS WOULD BE REMOVED? DWELLING UNITS, UH, ACQUIRING THE 9.5 ACRES REMOVES 152 DWELLING UNITS.
BUT EVEN MORE SO THAN THAT, THESE DWELLING UNITS, UH, WOULD BE MULTI-FAMILY, COULD BE TIMESHARE HOTEL, 75 FEET IN HEIGHT, 152 UNITS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HOW MANY ACRES? HOW MANY ACRES IS IT? 9.5 ACRES.
I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE THE TOWN.
I KNOW THIS WAS A LONG PROCESS.
IT COULD COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET THROUGH IT ALL AND THE TOWN STAFF, OUR TOWN MANAGER DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
THANK YOU TO OUR TOWN ATTORNEY FOR HELPING TO ARRANGE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK AND I COULD NOT BE MORE ECSTATIC THAT IT'S DONE AND THE TOWN WILL OWN THIS PROPERTY INTO LET'S FOREVER LET AND HAVE WE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS IS IN COOPERATION WITH THE GREEN SPACE PROGRAM AND HOW MUCH IS OUT OF EACH POCKET? IT'S A 50 50% PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, UH, GREEN SPACE PROGRAM.
SO IT'S A GREAT, GREAT PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BROWN, SECOND BY MS. BECKER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
LASTLY, I HEREBY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUTHORIZING TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE, THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY OPEN LAND TRUST FOR THE PURCHASE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE SIMMONS TRACK WITH THE TMS NUMBER R 5 1 0 0 1, 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0.
AND R 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 7 0 0 0 0.
AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO.
MS. BECKER? UH, BEN, I'M GONNA ASK THE SAME QUESTION ON THIS ONE IS, UH, IN OF THE, THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THAT BE PURCHASED, HOW MANY UNITS DOES THAT REMOVE FROM THIS PROPERTY? IT WILL REMOVE 57 UNITS.
RIGHT NOW THE PROPERTY IS ENTITLED FOR 59 AND AFTER THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IT COULD YIELD NO MORE THAN TWO.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT A, A MOTION FOR MR. BROWN.
ALL 'EM FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THOSE TWO? UM, FOR ALL THOSE WHO QUESTION HOW WE ARE MANAGING GROWTH, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE AGAIN, ALL OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.
UM, SO I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR CONVERSATION THIS EVENING.
IT'S BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE AND WITH THAT, WE'RE A JERK.