Aug 17, 2020 Finance Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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EVERYBODY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH TO ORDER FRIENDLY REMINDER PLEASE MEET YOURSELVES WHEN YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING SO WE DON'T GIVE ANY BACKGROUND NOISE.

AND WITH THAT SAID, WITH EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY. MISS SARAH, AS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH TWITTER, IT HAS A VERY GOOD.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

>> BEFORE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA WE DO NEED TO ADD ONE AGENDA ITEM THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT WAY ONTO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA DUE TO A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADD AN AGENDA ITEM TO CARRY OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020 ITEMS TO FISCAL 20, 20, 20, 20, 21 AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY HAYES. DO I HAVE SUCH A MOTION SO SO

MOVED. >> I'LL SECOND. >> IN MOTION AND SECONDED.

WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL ADD THAT ITEM TO THE AGENDA. I'LL BE THE FIRST ITEM THAT I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED SO MUCH AS MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> MOTION TO BY MR. DAWSON SECOND SECONDED BY MR.. VERY GOOD.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- March 16, 2020, April 9, 2020, & May 21, 2020]

>> WE WILL APPROVE THOSE MATS WE HAVE ANY OBJECTION A VERY GOOD.

[Additional Item]

>> THE MINUTES FOR THOSE THREE MEETINGS ARE APPROVED. MOVING ON, FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. FISCAL YEAR 2020 CARRYOVER ITEMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.

>> DO WE HAVE MR. WILLIAMS READY TO PRESENT THOSE ITEMS? YES OR NO? I'LL HAVE A COPY OF THE OF THE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY THAT FORWARDED OUT THE VIDEO WITH SARAH. IF YOU HAVE THOSE I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE IS UP ON THE

SCREEN PLEASE. >> I'LL PULL IT UP. CASE YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START

TALKING ABOUT IT. >> I HAVE I.T. ROPED INTO MY COMPUTER.

WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNSEL.

I'M PRESENTING A CARRYOVER BUDGET THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO ME BY THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

INCLUDING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. >> THEY HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS RELATED TO KEVIN 19 AND GETTING STUFF DONE INCLUDES VEHICLES WHICH COULDN'T BE ORDERED OR ORDERED DIDN'T COME DOWN CLEMENS'S ORDER THAT CAN TERMINATE YET IN REPAIRS AND PROJECTS. WE HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF DETAILS PDA FOR YOU.

I HOPE YOU GET THROUGH. >> THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND A CARRYOVER FROM THE STORM WATER POSITIVE ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THESE ARE WE REQUESTED THESE FUNDS SO WE CAN GIVE THESE FIVE PROJECT COMPLETE PROJECTS COMPLETE IN A MEETING PART BILL NEEDS TO DO WELL THEN ONE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE A SHORT A REALLY SHORT TIGHT BUDGET THIS YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE AFFECTED IF WE DON'T GET THESE ITEMS IN FOR FOR ALL THESE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND I WOULD ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, REVIEW AND APPROVE SO I CAN JUST MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT LARGER.

PLEASE EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AND IF WE COULD JUST LEAVE IT ON THE SCREEN FOR JUST A MOMENT SO WE CAN KIND OF TAKE THAT IN AND IN THE MEANTIME, IF WE HAVE ANY

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>> YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. YEAH.

AL-AWLAKI AT SEA LOOK, YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT HOW IS THIS BEING PAID? THESE FUNDS WERE BUDGETED FROM IN 2020 AND THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT IN THEIR IT'LL BASICALLY PAY IT OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE TO THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AT THE CURRENT YEAR.

MR. CARVER AT THAT FOR BUDGET OF LAST YEAR THEY JUST DIDN'T GET SPENT MAINLY BECAUSE OF IT.

AND SO THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE NORMALLY UNSPENT FUNDS ARE ROLLED UP AND TO FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT WE'LL ASK YOU TO CARRY THEM OVER SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS PLUS IF YOU MISCHIEF YOUR LOVER HAS THE LAB AND STARTED YET FOR THE

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT? >> YES SIR. I BELIEVE IT HAS BEGUN.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T FINISHED IT. >> GOT A QUESTION HERE IS WE'VE GOT TWO AMOUNTS HERE FOR THE TREASURE AND THE VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S A THINGS ABOUT LIKE YES SIR JOHN.

THEY'RE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT THAT THE CREATURE HAS TWO SEPARATE FUNDS.

ONE IS A GENERAL FUND AND THE SPECIAL FEE FUND SPECIAL REVENUE FUND WHICH IS AT HER DISCRETION IF SHE WANTS TO PAY IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND HALF OF IT FOR THE FUND WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR GADGETS THAT THE ITEM IS ROUGHLY 25000 HOURS PLUS OR MINUS. YES, SIR. AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOR OTHER

QUESTIONS FOR AIDS ARE ACTUALLY MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS DUE. >> YES, SIR.

>> GO AHEAD. >> TWO QUESTIONS IF I CAN'T SEE IT.

WHAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOTAL FOR THE GENERAL FUND?

>> IT IS IS ONE POINT THREE ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY FIVE CENTS FOR THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IT IS TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX CENTS AND FOR THIS TRAUMA CRITERIA FUND IT'S SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY TWO DOLLARS FIFTY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE DOLLARS AND THIRTY

FOUR CENTS. >> OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET EARLY ON. I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T PROBLEM WITH THIS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE THREE READING THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT I DO THINK WE OUGHT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BUT THAT DOES GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY IF PEOPLE WANT TO SUBSTITUTE SOMETHING FOR THESE FUNDS. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DO IT BUT WE TREAT IT AS AN ORDINANCE AND THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE VERY GOOD MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBBINS. WE HAVE I WILL SECOND SMART LAWSON SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LAWSON WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL APPROVE THIS MOVE THIS

FORWARD YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU DO THAT MISS THAT. >> MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND TO THE STUDIO SAID IT'S A AN APPROPRIATION AT THIS TIME. WHY WOULD IT BE AN APPROPRIATION SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET? I JUST NEEDED JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THAT OR LEGAL COULD WEIGH BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT ANY TIME WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY OUT OF WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED WE

HAVE TO DO YES. >> KEEP IN MIND WHAT ASHLEY SAID LAST SPRING WAS WE WOULD NORMALLY LET THIS MONEY ACCRUE TO THE GENERAL FUND AND WHICH WOULD MEAN WE WOULD HAVE APPROPRIATED ALONG WITH THE BUDGET WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT I SUGGESTED AT THE TIME.

BUT I LEGAL COULD TELL ME I'M WRONG BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WE DO NEED AN ORDINANCE THAT'S MR. JACOBS, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR MR. TAYLOR, IF YOU WILL.

>> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL IS THAT THIS HAD 3 WAS WAITING FOR I DON'T OBJECT TO

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>> I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S ACCURATE. I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR.

HOW IS THIS TYPICALLY HANDLED? WELL, THE CARRYOVER FUND BY BUT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HISTORY IS HERE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT. I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATION AND IT SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN

SCHMIDT MOVE FOR THE QUESTION. >> VERY GOOD. WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL OF THE CALLS FROM ROBERT. YES. FOR THE AUDIENCE ELSEWHERE.

LAWSON. LAWSON. YES.

COVERED BY. YES. >> FOLLOWING IS ON COUNCILMAN GLOVER. YES. HOWARD YES.

THAT'S ELLEN. YES. FROM SUMMERVILLE? YES. I WILL VOTE YES AS WELL. THAT IS 10:00 WITH COUNCILMAN

[6. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN]

WILLING. >> VERY GOOD. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MITCHELL BILL PARK MASTER PLAN MR. WARD.

WE HAVE HIM ON THE LINE HERE. VERY GOOD. GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> HAVE COME BACK HERE. FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL. WE'RE HELPING TO FUND THE MASTER PLAN THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED. THANKS TO STEPHANIE MAGID AND TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. WE MADE A PRESENTATION IN THE IN THE LAST YEAR BEFORE THE WORLD SHUT ABOUT OUR PLAN TO THE COUNCIL.

AND SO NOW WE'RE IN FRONT OF YOU TO TRY TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THE APPROACH THAT THE REST OF THE MONEY THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO MARCH OF 2018 AT THE COMPLETION OF THE MASTER PLAN. SO WITH YOUR GUIDANCE WE'LL WE'LL FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO FINAL SCITUATE THROUGH A MISSION TO GET TO AND SETTLED AND WHATEVER OTHER THINGS WE MAY HAVE TO DO TO FINALIZE THIS.

AND SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MASSACRE.

I BELIEVE I'VE SAID IT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS TODAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> MR. WARD MR. RAHMAN, I GUESS MORE COMMENT.

I THINK THAT THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THIS MASTER PLAN AND I WOULD HARD AT LEAST SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION. IN FACT, I'M MAKING A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION . WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND BEFORE YOU

GET TO THE QUESTIONS? >> I'LL SECOND IT WAS CHAIRMAN SO COUNCILMAN DAWSON, THAT'S

GREATER QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD OR FOR ADMINISTRATION? >> YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> QUICK QUESTION, MR. WARD, HAVE YOU STARTED CONSTRUCTION YET AT THIS TIME?

>> NO, SIR, WE WERE NOT. WE WERE NOT SAY CONSTRUCTION TO WE GAIN APPROVALS IN TOWN AND

COUNTY. >> WE HAVE STARTED THE SMALL PART OF A SOUND CAMPAIGN PHASE

RAISE THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN. >> WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE CONSTRUCTION TO START IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. WE HAVE MADE IT THROUGH.

WE JUST MADE TO COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE AT THE TOWN LEVEL LAST MONTH.

WE ARE UP AT THE TOWN COUNCIL LEVEL FOR A BOAT TOMORROW ACTUALLY.

SO MUST BE FINALIZE HERE AND WITH THE TOWN. DO WE HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO START CONSTRUCTION? THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE THOUGH.

SO PHASE 1 IS ABOUT FIVE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. WE'RE WORKING ON RAISING THOSE FUNDS RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT IS FEASIBLE THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME PHASE 1 BRICK AND MORTAR IN THE GROUND NEXT YEAR WHICH WILL HELP US TO GET TO THE REST OF THE MONEY WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE OF COURSE. OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO DO EVERYTHING IN LUMP SUMS BUT

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THANK YOU. SURE. YES.

THANK YOU, CHRIS. JUST A QUESTION ON MY SIDE. I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW IS THIS THE RULES WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR A TAX MRS. OFFICE THE H TAX H TAX FUNDS IS OUR NORMAL PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH FOR THIS. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN JUST GO THROUGH? I THINK WE'VE GOT RULES IN PLACE TO PUT PREVIOUSLY MR.

LAWSON. >> WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN AND THE SECOND AUTHORIZES THE FUNDS BUT YES TO WAIVE THE NORMAL PROCESS. YES, THIS IS OUTSIDE OF ABOUT

THANK YOU, ROBIN. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK THIS COMES OUT OF RULED

VERTICAL IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. >> SO IT DOES REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE BUT THAT'S JUST THE NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY SAID ITEM SEVEN, CORRECT.

>> ACTUALLY THE DOCUMENT I BELIEVE THAT DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED THE SOURCE OF FUNDING IS A BIT MUDDY AND CURTIN LOOKED AT THAT MR. TAYLOR AND ALL THAT HAPPENED AT I THINK WE ALL DECIDED IT WOULD BE A TAX BUT THAT IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING IS JUST TO THE PLANET FOR IT AGAIN.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? >> RIGHT.

COUNCILMAN ROBIN, I FROM DAWSON YES. >> THAT'S COVERED.

>> I GO OVER YES. THAT'S WHAT WE. HOWARD YES.

THAT'S ONE. MARK LATHAM YES. ELSEWHERE IN THE COLUMN.

YES. THAT'S ONE PASS ONE. YES.

IT'S GOT SOME ROOM. YES. ALTHOUGH YES.

AS WELL THAT IS UNANIMOUS. KEEP IT. OKAY.

[7. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE $575,000 TO THE HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK FOR PHASE I BUILD OUT OF THE MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN.]

MASTER PLAN. >> THAT IS YOU AGAIN. >> YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? JUST THAT THIS THESE FUNDS WILL HELP US TO CREATE PART OF PHASE 1. AND JUST SO I KNOW THESE ALL THESE THINGS ON TOP HAPPEN THAT PROBABLY NOT IN FRONT RIGHT NOW. PHASE 1 WOULD INCLUDE SOME GHOSTED STRUCTURES OF THE HOUSES THAT WERE ON THE PROPERTY SITE ALONG THE SAME ALIGNMENT. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REFLECTION AREA AND AROUND THE SAME SITE AS THE HISTORIC CHURCH THAT WE FOUND AT THE PROPERTY ALSO.

SO SOME CLEARING AND SO A SOME PSEUDO CREATION OF A PARKING AREA AND SOME WAY FINDING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE MUCH DEEPER EXPERIENCE AT THE PARK AS WE MOVE TOWARDS FULL

COMPLETION. >> MICKEY SHERMAN, MISS JACOBS ,YOU OR SOMEBODY FROM ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD REGARDING THE FUNDING?

>> SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION ORDER SAID THAT CONTEMPLATE THE SPLIT.

IT SAID I BELIEVE IT SAID EITHER OR H TAX A TAX OR A RELEVANT POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.

I THINK WE'RE SETTLED ON H H TAX BECAUSE THERE ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE IF COULSON ACTUALLY IN COUNCIL IF I MAY ADD TO THE ORIGINAL ORDER SPECIFIED LIVES OR IS ESPECIALLY ONE OF THIS

REFUNDS WE ROLLED OUT ROLL IN CRITICAL. >> WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE A APPLICATION MADE IN THE APPLICATION WENT THROUGH THE EXACT SAME REVIEW PROCESS BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A RESOLUTION FROM 2018 WE FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO GET IT DONE AND VETTED IN THE PROPER WAY. EVEN THERE WAS TRAGICALLY OUT OF SEQUENCE BUT IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN AND HAS A RESOLUTION BEHIND IT AND THERE AND THERE'S MONEY THERE.

>> HAS HE CLARIFIED THAT YOU SAID THAT I WENT THROUGH THE EXACT SAME REVIEW PROCESS AS

WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE ,CORRECT? >> WE HAVE THE EIGHT THAT WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME TAX IMMEDIATELY GOT TOGETHER RIGHT WHEN I STARTED LAST YEAR AND WE WE HAD THE SAME COMMITTEE ON THERE AND WE WENT THROUGH JUST LIKELY WOULD A NORMAL

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WE THINK THE PROCESS WORKS. IT'S A GOOD THING AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KEEP ON THAT

SAME TRAJECTORY. >> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO IT'S ACTUALLY NOT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT WAIVING THAT OR JUST APPROVING IT NOW THAT THEY'RE READY TO GO FOR. I MEAN THAT'S THE PROCESS.

YEAH. YEAH. HEY GUYS, I THOUGHT FROM OUR CONVERSATION LAST WEEK WE NEEDED A WAY. BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE COMMITTEES ALREADY PREVIOUS COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THIS BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIVE THE PROCESS. WELL, THEM WAS FOR THE NORMAL PROCESS WHERE YOU HAVE A POOL OF APPLICANTS TO GO THROUGH THE LIKE A ONE OFF. SO IN SHORT PASS RESOLUTION BLEEDERS OR ANY KIND OF FOLLOW YOUR SAME PROCEDURES ALL THE WAY THROUGH KASPAROV RATHER.

>> YEAH WELL ONE OTHER THING. >> SO WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PUT THIS IN PLACE, YOU KNOW THESE WERE MATCHING FUNDS AND IN TALKING TO A MOD THEY'VE CLEARLY GOT ENOUGH OTHER MONEY THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN FROM OTHER SOURCES. SO THE MATCH HAS BEEN SATISFIED. I DON'T WE NEED A LETTER FROM THEM TO THAT EFFECT.

BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THEY MET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE MATCH IN MY MIND.

>> I'LL MOVE THE ORDNANCE FOR THE FIRST THREE COUNTS. >> RIGHT.

WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GLOVER.

>> OR A QUESTION FOR HIM. BUT IS THERE ANY ANY WAITING ANOTHER SIX WEEKS OR SO AND HAVING THIS GO THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS WHERE EACH TAX FUNDS INVESTMENT THAT GOT HERE IN

OCTOBER? >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE UP TO ABOUT AND IN AND AND THAT'S WHY WOULDN'T SEE THREE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO PROCEED ON.

I THINK THAT THEY WILL GO AND OFF THAT TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN SLASH FIVE RESOLUTION WHERE WE RESOLVE TO PAY THEM THROUGH AND THROUGH ONE THOSE FUNDS AND SO ABBY IS KIND OF UP TO THEM AND YOU KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MURKY TO ME AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ACTUALLY WAIVING THE PROCESS OR NOT.

>> THAT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T SEEM TOTALLY CLEAR. >> YEAH, I THINK THE POINT I MADE THE MR. CHAIRMAN THAT WE AS COUNSEL HAVE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT PAST PUT IT IN RESOLUTIONS THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED TO HAVE HAPPEN SUBJECT TO THE MATCH THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS MATCH THE FAMILY MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF EARLIER REVIEW FOR PUTTING IN AN H TAX . I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE HAVE TO WAIT AT THIS POINT.

DON, AS CHAIRMAN I WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT STEWART SAID AND I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I THINK TO KEEP IT CLEAN BECAUSE THERE WAS A MATCHING REQUIREMENT THAT MR. WALSH JUST SENT A LETTER SAYING

THAT THEY HAVE MATCHED OR MET THE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS. >> I THINK THAT WOULD KEEP IT CLEAN. THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE A QUESTION, MR.

PARCHMENT MR. LAWSON. >> YES, OK. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.

>> WE JUST PASSED THE MASTER PLAN THAT AUTHORIZED 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF MONEY IN THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND FUNDS. WAS THAT IN FACT PAID OUT OF RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS AND THIS REQUEST OF H TAX MONEY OF 500 SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IS OVER AND ABOVE THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WAS ALREADY SPENT

? >> THAT'S CORRECT. COUNCIL.

THAT IS CORRECT. DOUGLAS ITSELF IS THE TO THE 250 ORIGINALLY FOR RURAL AND CRITICAL. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL 575 THAT HAS BEEN PAID YET.

OKAY. ONE OF THE FUNDING SOURCES COULD HAVE BEEN ROAD CRITICAL A R H TAX OK. NOW NOW THE DAY YOU SAID THAT THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY WAS IT FOR JUST THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR WAS IT FOR THE FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR WAS IT FOR BOTH CHAIRMAN

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AND 18 JULY 5. >> YEAH. THE COUNCIL WAS WILLING TO FUND A SHORT A LITTLE PART OF THE FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH EITHER RURAL CRITICAL A TAX OR A TAX. IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME BUT I SAY YOUNG DID THAT CANCELING THE COUNTY COULD NOT HAVE THE H TAX A TAX IMPLICATIONS THAT THEY DO NOW MOVE THAT PROCEDURE BACK TO THEM. SO IT WAS IT WAS JUST A RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED AND SAID THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY.

AND SO AS PART OF THAT WE HAD WE ACTUALLY HAD THE HAD WE'VE GOT HIM ON AND THEN FILL OUT AN APPLICATION LIKE THEY WOULD IS. AND WE PRESENTED THE TAX COMMITTEE AND AND IT AND IT PASSED BUT IT IS TYPICALLY AND THIS IS OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL SCOPE WITH ALL THE REASON THAT WE DID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE PROPER RESOLUTION TWO THOUSAND NINETY FOUR.

>> OK, I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU MR. TAYLOR. >> YOU PRESENTED IT TO THEM NOT FOR THE APPROVAL BUT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ANYWAY BECAUSE IF THEY DIDN'T APPROVE IT, WHAT

WOULD IT HAVE DONE? >> SO YOU REALLY JUST ASK FOR A BLESSING ON IT AS WE MOVE

FORWARD, RIGHT? >> BECAUSE THE COUNCIL VOTED ON IN 2018 TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS OBTUSE THE SUPPORT OF ANY WAY AND IF THEY DIDN'T, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE DONE?

>> MR. WILLIAMS AMENDMENT. MR. TAYLOR. >> I'M SORRY.

I MAY. MR. WILLIAMS THEN. YEAH.

>> YEAH. >> I'M SORRY. YOU SAID MR. TAYLOR.

YES, SIR. I THINK THAT IT WAS A APPROVAL OF OF THE A PHASE ONE THAT CHARLENE THAT WAS CONTINGENT PART OF A PRIOR SO THAT THAT THAT'S WHY YOU WOULD BE APPROVED IN ONE DIRECTION AND NOW YOUR GUYS YOURS IS VERY FIRMLY OPPOSED TO THE REGULATION OF SPONSORED BY FUNDING FOR THE INITIAL PHASE WHICH I BELIEVE WAS A STUDY AND PLANNING IT CALLED FOR THE MATTER TO COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THE ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND. AND ALSO THE SOURCE OF THOSE FUNDS STAFF HAS ANALYZED THINGS AND WE CONCLUDED THAT THE RURAL AND CRITICAL FUNDS ARE NOT A ELIGIBLE SOURCE FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT WITHIN THE MISSION OF THE RURAL AND CRITICAL FUNDS. HOWEVER THERE ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE H TAX AS HAYES HAS POINTED OUT THAT DID HAVE A REVIEW IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.

SO IT SIMPLY ISN'T BACK TO COUNCIL WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN 2018 WHICH IS FIND THE SOURCE OF THE FACTS SEVENTY FIVE AND STAFF RECOMMENDED NOW THAT THEY COME OUT OF IT.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. THANKS.

YES, SIR. LOSS OF LET ME TURN MY MIKE ON. >> YEAH.

I'M WILLING TO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A A A PROGRAM THAT I'M IN SUPPORT OF.

I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO MOVE IT FORWARD. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK. BETWEEN NOW AND THE FIRST READING TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT IS WHAT WAS APPROVED AND WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IS JUST SOLIDIFYING THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL FROM 2018 THAT FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL SEEING WE HAVE A VERSION AND A SECOND QUESTION COMES FROM ROBIN I.

>> COUNCILMAN GLOVER. YES. COUNCILMAN COVER.

THAT'S FROM DAWSON. YES. COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD.

YES. COUNCILMAN LAWSON. MARK LAWSON.

YES. THAT'S ONE OF THE GOLAN. YES.

THAT'S BEN CARSON. YES. COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE?

YES. I AM I GUESS THAT IS UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU, MR. WARD.

[8. APPROVAL FOR PURCHASE OF TWO (2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS) AMBULANCES - REMOUNTS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $ 310,878.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. APPRECIATE IT. >> OK.

MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON THE AGENDA APPROVAL FOR PURCHASE OF TWO EMERGENCY

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WE BROUGHT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION. YOU CAN HEAR ME.

YES, IT IS BREAKING PRETTY BAD THOUGH DEBRIS. >> I MEAN IF WE CAME HERE YOU DELAY FROM UNCLE SAM I'M SORRY TO HEAR WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE SITE

OF MR. PHOTO. >> ARE YOU AVAILABLE? YES, I'M AHEAD.

IF THE COMMITTEE WOULD PLAY THAT WANTED TO BRING FORWARD THESE TWO AMBULANCE FREE MOUNTS FOR A TOTAL COST OF 310 EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND.

IT IS IN OUR BUDGET. THESE ARE GOING TO BE RE MOUNTAIN'S REMOUNT MEANS THAT WE ARE TAKE TWO OF OUR AMBULANCES THAT ARE BACKUP AMBULANCES.

THEY GET SHIPPED BACK TO THE FACTORY. THEY WILL TAKE THE BOXES BACK OFF THE CHANCES REPLACE WITH BRAND NEW CHANCES AND THEN REFURBISH THE BOX AS YOU WOULD WE CALL AND BRING THEM UP TO THE CORRECT STANDARDS AND PUT THEM ONTO THE CHARTS.

THESE AND BASICALLY WE'LL HAVE TO BRAND NEW AMBULANCES. THEY'LL JUST BE A REMOUNT WHAT WE CALL REMOUNT THEN THEY WILL BE PLACED ONTO THE FRONT LINE AND BOTH OF THEM RENDER CONTRACT NATIONAL CONTRACT THAT WE USE FOR OUR AMBULANCES AND I THINK DAVE THOMAS WOULD AGREE TO THAT. A QUESTION FROM SAYING NONE DO WE HAVE A MOTION AT ALL WOULD MAKE A BUTCHER I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PURCHASE MY MR. LAWSON SEGMENT.

>> MISS HOWARD, GO ON A QUICK ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE.

>> THAT'S WHEN LAWSON MARK LAWSON. YES.

THAT'S WHAT WE NOW KNOW. >> YES, THAT'S MY COVER. I COUNCILMAN DAWSON IS IT'S GLOVER. YES. SPOKE WITH ELLEN.

WHAT'S MY PASSWORD? >> YES. THAT'S WHEN ROBIN I GUESS

THAT'S WHEN SUMMERVILLE. >> YES. >> YES AS WELL AS UNANIMOUS.

[9. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE A MULTI-COUNTY PARK AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY RELATING TO THE TRASK EAST SOLAR, LLC, PROJECT.]

>> OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA I APPROVE OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING APPROVE A MULTI COUNTY PARK AGREEMENT BY BETWEEN COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY RELATING TO THE. TRASK E SOLAR LLC PROJECTS. MR. O'TOOLE.

>> YES. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF THIS AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME OK.

I AM REQUESTING THE MCP OR MCI TO BE ISSUED IN THIS CASE TO COMPLIMENT THE APPROVAL THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY GIVEN TO THE TRESS SOLAR PARK IN ORDER FOR THE SS CS TO BE ELIGIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN A MULTI COUNTY PARK AGREEMENT.

IT'S A NINETY NINE ONE MIX AND SO THIS IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT.

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>> WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND THAT SECONDED BY MR. DAWSON FOR THE DISCUSSION.

>> ALL RIGHT. CALL QUESTION TO OUR YES. YES.

COUNCILMAN DAWSON. YES. THAT'S BEEN COVERED.

WHEN HOWARD YES. >> THAT'S WHEN LAUREL MARK LAWSON.

>> YES, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING. YES.

YES. THAT'S WELL RODMAN YES. >> THAT'S BEEN SOME OF IRAN'S

YES. >> YES. >> THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MR. O'TOOLE. SHAPE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[10. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE ON NEW (DEMO) 2020 PUMP TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF $551,200.00 FROM AHRENS-FOX ENGINE CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF FOR SHELDON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT]

COMPANY CHIEF BUDDY JONES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN COUNCIL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND JULY 16TH DART BOARD HAD APPROVED TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE A NEW PUMPER RADIO MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR NBC AND EQUIPMENT FOR THAT COMPANY. A TOTAL COST FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. THIS IS A BUDGET ITEM I DID PUT. THIS PAYMENT IS GOING IN OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

IT'S ALREADY IN THERE. THEY ALSO PUT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING COME AT A STATE BANK FOR BARRING THEM ON A TWELVE YEAR NOTE AT 2 PERCENT FIXED RATE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT FROM QUESTIONS FOR TERRENCE, IT'S HERE.

>> LET'S REMEMBER THIS WAS IN OUR BUDGET. THERE'S NO MILLAGE INCREASE AT ALL FOR THIS PROJECT. WE ACTUALLY LOOK DOWN ON DEBT THE YEAR.

COUNCIL CHAIRMAN I MOVE FOR APPROVAL AND MOVE BY WITH DAWSON.

>> WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GLOVER. FURTHER DISCUSSION.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, SIR, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. ARE WE SAFE TO GO AND SIGN THE BUYERS ORDER AND THE RESOLUTION NOW OR DO I NEED TO WAIT THREE READINGS COUNT THIS ITEM DOES NEED TO GO TO COUNCILOR. IT'S OVER THE COMMITTEE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

I JUST DID HAVE ONE QUESTION THE AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE REPAYMENT AND WHAT INTEREST RATE THAT YOU GUYS SPEAK IN THERE JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

>> OH, WE DID A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ABOUT TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN WHAT THE BUDGET FOR THE PAYMENT. DID YOU EVER KNOW THE RATE WAS

NOT A SHEER CURIOSITY? >> THE ONE WE WERE BIDDING I THINK WAS LIKE THREE PERCENT

THREE POINT FIVE PERCENT. >> I THINK IT WAS 2 PERCENT. GREAT RATE FOR SURE.

YEAH, A LOCAL BANK TOO. WE'D LIKE TO DO LOCAL. WE CAN YES SIR.

OK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> ALL RIGHT.

GOT A QUESTION. COUNCILMAN GLOVER? YES.

EVEN THOUGH MR. DAWSON MADE THE MOTION. BUT YES.

I'M SORRY I GOT IT BACKWARDS. >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IN. YES, THAT'S BY PARTNER. THAT LOOKS LIKE A YES.

>> THAT'S VERY GOOD. COUNCILMAN LAWSON MARK LAWSON. >> YES.

THAT'S MY. JEFF THAT'S ONE PASSWORD. YES.

OF ROBIN. YES. THAT'S 1 0.

YES. YES. THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD

[11. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD FOR A COMMERCIAL RAMP EXPANSION AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT FOR A TOTAL COST OF $3,307,934.00.]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN. NO, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SO TO SPEAK YOUR RIGHT ACCOMMODATE THE FULL COUNCIL FOR THIS CONTRACT AWARD.

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WE HAD EIGHT BIDDERS FOR THE PROJECT AND WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE VERIFICATION OF LICENSES REFERENCES AND WE'RE READY TO RECOMMEND A PAC ATLANTIC FOR RECEIPT OF AWARDED THE CONTRACT AND I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE CORRECTION ON THE SUMMARY SHEET OR ON THE NUMBER I GAVE YOU A

LIST THAT THE PROJECT IS FUNDED. >> THE GRAND 90 PERCENT BECAUSE OF THE CAIRNS ACT THIS YEAR THAT GRANT IS ACTUALLY FUNDED 100 PERCENT BY THE FAA.

SO THERE IS NO LOCAL OR STATE CONTRIBUTION TO BE FUNDED 100 PERCENT BY THE FAA.

THAT IS FANTASTIC. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. TRIMBLE SAYING AND WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE COULD CLEAR SO THAT NOTHING CHANGES.

>> I'LL SECOND THIS IS DAVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GLOVER SECONDED BY RODMAN.

ANY DISCUSSION? RIGHT. GOT A QUESTION, GLOVER? YES. PROBLEM MY OVER WITH DAWSON. YES.

THAT'S OUR YES THAT'S FROM ALSO MARK. AWESOME.

>> YES, THAT'S GOOD. GO ON DESK. THAT'S.

YES IT'S OUR BILL. YES. >> VERY GOOD.

I GUESS AS WELL AS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[12. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT - WETLANDS MITIGATION PAYMENT FOR A TOTAL COST OF $414,000.00]

ALL RIGHT. >> LAST ACTUALLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF FLOATING AN ISLAND AIRPORT WETLANDS MITIGATION PAYMENT FOR A TOTAL COST OF FOUR HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN THOUSAND TREMBLED. IT'S YOU AGAIN.

YES. >> RELATED PROJECT. THIS THE WETLANDS ARE LOCATED IN THE AREA PRIMARILY AN AREA OF WHERE THE COMMERCIAL TERMINAL RAMP WILL BE AND THEN SOME OF THE ASSOCIATED PARKING WITH THE THE NEW TERMINAL PROJECT AND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SAME GRANT AS THE CONTRACT THAT YOU JUST APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD TO COUNCIL. SO WHAT I WANT IS ALSO COVERED 100 PERCENT BY THE FAA THIS YEAR. FANTASTIC QUESTIONS FROM US RUMBLED ON NOT OVER ME OR ABOUT

EMOTION. >> MY CONCERN OVER. WE HAVE A SECOND HOUSE SECOND THAT SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOWARD FRANK DISCUSSION CALLED A QUESTION AND COUNCILMAN

CLOVER BY HARPER LOOKED LIKE A YES BOSS. >> YES, HOWEVER YES BLOSSOM

BLOSSOM. >> YES. YES.

KIND. YES, THAT'S INTERACTION. ARIEL YES.

[13. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE AIRPORTS BOARD- DAVID MIXSON]

>> IS JOHN STILL THERE? YES, I'M STILL HERE WITH JEFF. WHICH CAPACITY WHICH SEAT IS

THIS DO YOU REMEMBER? >> I THINK IF I REMEMBER I KNOW THAT MR. NIXON DOES I BELIEVE HE STILL HAS AN AIRPLANE RW SO I THINK HE'S STILL IN THE SEAT OF AN AIRCRAFT OWNER BASED AT AIR DERBY. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. OK, GREAT.

LET'S LOOK AT LADIES ON AIRPORT. >> AIRCRAFT OWNER MADE A MOTION

TO APPROVE A SIR MOVE. >> VERY GOOD SIR. >> A SECOND THING ON MY

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COUNCILMAN GLOVER. >> AND WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL APPROVE THE MR. MCSHANE TO

THE AIRPORT'S BOARD. >> MR. CHAIRMAN. QUESTION, SIR.

WILL YOU MOVE INTO CITIZEN COMMENT AND THEN RAPIDLY ADJOURN?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO OPEN AN ITEM FOR SOME DISCUSSION THAT WON'T NEED ANY ACTION TODAY. BUT NAY MAY NEED SOME ACTION IN THE FUTURE.

>> I BELIEVE WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT WHEN WE AMENDED THE AGENDA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OK. THAT ALL RIGHT MOVING INTO A SYSTEM COMMENT SARA DO WE HAVE SENSE IN COMMON? I DID NOT SEE ANY COME THROUGH LANE.

NO SIR. NOT FOR THIS MEETING. >> ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD WITH NO FURTHER ACTION ITEMS OR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> THE NEXT MEETING IS AT THREE THIRTY AS I WRITE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SEPARATE THEN FOR THAT ONE GROUP. STAY ON THAT ONE COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.