Sep 14, 2020 Executive Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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TO THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN

IN FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . >> 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. >> FIRST THING WE DO IS WE CONFIRM THAT WE'VE DONE THE PROPER PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FOR YOUR PURPOSES AND I ASSUME WE HAVE I THINK SARAH'S ON THE PHONE SO I'LL SPEAK ON HER BEHALF AND SAY WE HAVE NEXT

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONS OR SUBTRACTIONS FOR THE AGENDA? >> LOOK, I DON'T SEE ANY PATH.

>> YEAH. PAUL, THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM THAT I HAVE TO SEND TO SARAH AND I FORGOT TO DO IT THIS MORNING. I WAS A LITTLE BUSY.

IT IS PART OF ITEM NUMBER 12 BUT I WILL SEND THAT TO HER AND SHE CAN PUT THAT UP WHEN WE

DISCUSS ITEM NUMBER TWELVE TO JUST START YOU STARTED. >> WHAT TIME DID YOU START?

REGARDING SORRY. >> OH SORRY. NO, IT'S ONLY DR. RODRIGUEZ.

OK, I'M FOLLOWING NOW. >> DID YOU GET THAT SQUARED OUT WITH HIM, SIR? IT DID NOT WORK OUT WITH HIM. YES, SIR. HE GOT IT.

OKAY. I COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO THE AGENDA ITEM IS I.

>> JOE I GUESS IT'S THE THE ELEVEN ELEMENTS OF DECORUM THAT RIGHT.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED A I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED AN EMOTION BECAUSE IT'S JUST AN ADD ON TO ITEM NUMBER ITEM NUMBER 12 AND THEN ITEM NUMBER TWELVE IS AN EXTENSIVE LIST

ANYWAY. SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN .

>> THANK YOU. THERE YOU HAVE IT AGAIN. SECOND ITEM.

WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL APPROVE THE AGENDA AS HAS WRITTEN BRINGS US TO ITEM

[6. PRESENTATION FROM SUPERINTENDENT FRANK RODRIGUEZ]

I SEE HIM. HELLO, FRANK. WELCOME, FRANK.

PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU. LARRY, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU TO GIVE FRANK AN INTRODUCTION.

OK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

JUST A BRIEF STATEMENT BEFORE DR. RODRIGUEZ GIVES US A PRESENTATION.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SOME ASSISTANCE AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON DISTANCE LEARNING.

>> AND I THINK THAT THE EFFECTS OF COVERED 19 ARE STILL BEING FELT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS STARTED WITH KOVAC 19 RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE AND VIRTUAL OR DISTANCE LEARNING HAS BEEN DEEMED A NECESSARY PART OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION REPORT THIS TYPE OF LEARNING RESULTS IN CHILDREN MISSING SCHOOL. WE HAVE COME TO KNOW IT AND THEN WITHOUT CARE AND ATTENTION. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THEIR OVERALL PERFORMANCE. ITS IMPACT IS MOST NOTABLE IN THE EARLY GRADES IN THE IMPORTANT AREA OF READING ABILITY AND FOR THE OLDER GRADES PARTICULARLY IN MATH AND FOR KIDS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IT'S NOTICEABLE ACROSS THE BOARD AS THESE KIDS REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE DIRECT SUPPORT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SCHOOLS ARE NOT ONLY SEEN AS PLACES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING BUT ARE ALSO PLACES FOR DEVELOPING CAMARADERIE OR SHELTER FOR NUTRITION AND FOR DELIVERY OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN SCHOOLS SIMPLY CANNOT OCCUR WITH UNSUPERVISED ISOLATED DISTANCE LEARNING. ADDITIONALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY MANY FAMILIES AND WORKING PARENTS WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S REMOTE AND VIRTUAL LEARNING NEEDS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF EQUIPMENT. THE ABSENCE OF INTERNET SERVICE AND THE DEMANDS OF WORK. LUCKILY FOR US THERE ARE SOME COMMUNITY NONPROFIT GROUPS WHO ARE ABLE TO COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRICULUM WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN OFFER CHILDREN EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SOCIALIZATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITH VIRTUAL CURRICULUM SUPPORT AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS . I'VE ASKED THE BEFORE COUNTY SUPER AND EDUCATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO JOIN US TODAY TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT SCHOOL SITUATION AND HIS VIEWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZED SUPERVISED DISTANCE LEARNING

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WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR MONITOR THE METRICS CLOSELY AND WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON THOSE THINGS HEADED HEADED DOWNWARD. BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT NOTE FOR YOUR CONVERSATION TODAY IS THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT DAY WE GET BACK TO FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTION WHICH I'M HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IS GOING TO BE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER A A BECAUSE OF THE METRICS GOING DOWN THERE ARE STILL 47 PERCENT OF FAMILIES WHO CHOSE THE VIRTUAL FORMAT FOR THE YEAR. SO. SO THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S A QUITE A NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT THAT OPTED THAT THAT DIRECTION .

AND SO WE HAVE BEGUN THAT WAY. WE HAD A FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL THAT WAS TYPICAL OF FIRST WEEKS

OF SCHOOLS AND NOT SO TYPICAL. >> RIGHT? NOT TYPICAL BECAUSE OF THE VIRTUAL FORMAT BUT TYPICAL IN TERMS OF THE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS THAT YOU TRY TO ESTABLISH DURING DURING THAT FIRST SCHOOL.

AND THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY I THINK A LITTLE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS.

AND AND SO WE WE DID DO THAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT THAT WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH THAT HAVE CALLED THE SAY WE ARE AVAILABLE TO TO SUPPORT FAMILIES THAT NEED IT.

STUDENTS YOU KNOW, FAMILIES THAT THAT TO THE PARENTS ARE GOING TO WORK.

STUDENTS THAT NEED THAT THAT ADDITIONAL SUPERVISION COMPONENT WHILE THEY WORK AT

IT. >> AND SO THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT THAT ARE DOING THAT TYPE OF WORK. AND IT OBVIOUSLY IS IMPORTANT IN HELPING TO PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE. OUR TEACHERS DELIVER THE INSTRUCTION. BUT IN TERMS OF HELPING OUR STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED ALONG THE WAY, IT'S IT'S IT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR THEM TO DO THAT AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS DR. RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS KIND ENOUGH TO JOIN US TODAY? AS YOU HEARD, ANYTHING YOU WANT

[7. UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LARRY MCELYNN]

TO ADD BEFORE I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DR. RODRIGUEZ.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. TALKING WITH YOU OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND GETTING YOUR OPINIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW THE BEST PRACTICES ARE THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN TO PROCEED IN THIS NEW AND DELICATE SITUATION WITH. WITH DISTANCE LEARNING AT THE MOMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL SOON BE CONSIDERING GRANT REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS TO FUND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ONGOING ACTIVITIES. I KNOW OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT HAVE ORGANIZED TO ENGAGE AND DISTANCE LEARNING AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTS AND AS SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICTS WILL BE OPERATING WITH COVERED 19 RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. I ANTICIPATE THAT PERHAPS THREE OR FOUR GROUPS WILL SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH DISTANCE LEARNING AND THEY MAY HAVE A NEED FOR 40 TO 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ASSISTANCE IN EACH CASE.

>> GRANTS ARE ALSO BEING REQUESTED BY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS FROM A VARIETY OF OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY GROUPS WILL EVENTUALLY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO US AS I AM UNSURE HOW WIDESPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE IS OF OUR GRANT PROGRAM COUNTY WIDE. AT ANY RATE I THINK WE MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE DISTANT MEANINGFUL DISTANCE LEARNING TO ALLOW ADEQUATE PHYSICAL DISTANCE SAYING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

I THINK THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING HERE IN THE COUNTY AS WE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE FALL THAT MATTERS WILL TAKE A SERIOUS TURN AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD PREPARE TO PROVIDE AS MUCH COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AS IS FEASIBLE. I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP HOPE THAT WE MAY FIND A WAY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED OR QUICKLY RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.

I'VE LEARNED THAT OVER 40 ORGANIZATIONS EVERY REQUESTED 750 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS POOL OF MONEY AVAILABLE IS CURRENTLY THREE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND. ONLY TWO OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR US DISTANCE LEARNING

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I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THOSE APPLICATIONS BE PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE POOL GRANT MONEY THUS MAKING MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE REMAINING ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE. I SUGGEST THAT WE FUND THE DISTANCE LEARNING APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS WITH FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND. I THINK UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SUPERVISED VIRTUAL LEARNING SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS ALTHOUGH ONLY TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE APPLIED THUS FAR. I HAVE A FEELING THAT ONCE PEOPLE BECOME AWARE THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THIS AND IN FORMING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT WE MAY HAVE MORE PEOPLE ASKING FOR FUNDS IN DOING SO WE SHOULD ENSURE THAT ONCE A PROGRAM COST IS ESTABLISHED IN A GRANT APPLICATION WE BE MADE AWARE OF AND CONSIDER OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE PROVIDING GRANT MONEY TO THE REQUESTING ORGANIZATION AND THAT WE ONLY MAKE UP ANY SHORTFALLS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED AS BEING NEEDED.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO INCORPORATE THIS SUGGESTION INTO EMOTION IF IT'S THE WILL OF THIS BODY THAT I DO SO AND I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE MOVED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION NEXT MONDAY BEFORE IT GOES TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING NEXT MONDAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, LARRY.

AND THANK YOU, DR. RODRIGUEZ. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PUT THIS COMMITTEE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE OUR FINANCE TO TAKE THIS UP AT ITS NEXT MEETING CALL BEFORE YOU GO. I'D LIKE TO STOCK A QUESTION BUT GO AHEAD.

WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE IT TO FINANCE IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE ENCOURAGING FOR US TO HEAR THAT THIS GROUP SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT A COUNTY WIDE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO TAKE THIS UP RATHER THAN JUST REFERRING TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IF I MAY BE SO BOLD. >> WELL, YOU CERTAINLY MAY I. >> LARRY, HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE INTELLIGENTLY ON AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE BUT I NEED A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION BEFORE I WANTED TO VOTE TO TAKE TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND I LOVE.

LET'S OPEN THE FLOOR. >> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT ON?

PLEASE DO. >> WELL, IF I MIGHT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR LARRY TO PUT IT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION AND IF THE FORUM IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN VOTE ON WITHOUT LOSING ANY SLEEP. FOR INSTANCE, IF THE MOTION WERE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP THE MATTER OF WHAT POTENTIALLY HAVING A GRANT OPPORTUNITY ANY A MATTER OF ABOUT THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THEN WE'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY ENDORSING NOR PINNING OURSELVES TO APPROVAL OF THE MOTION AT ANY POINT IN TIME JUST THAT THE FINANCE

COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIDER THAT MATTER. >> AND I PERSONALLY WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION IF LARRY MAKES IT THAT WAY. YEAH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE

IT THAT WAY. >> I WOULD SIMPLY SAY THOUGH RATHER THAN ESTABLISHING THAT FULL AMOUNT I WOULD SAY UP TO THAT AMOUNT BECAUSE WE MAY NEVER NEED THAT FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE THE APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORT THAT ARE THUS FAR TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE LOVE ACADEMY IN BEAUFORT. SO THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING AT THIS POINT. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB NEED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THEY'VE ASKED US FOR 25 BECAUSE THEY EXPECT TO HAVE GRANTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IF THEY FALL SHORT AND ARE REJECTED BY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE I CONSIDER THIS DISTANCE LEARNING TO BE SO IMPORTANT AS WE GO FORWARD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR. SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER SENDING THIS FOR CONSIDERATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH A COMMITMENT OF UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE RESERVE FUND. SECOND THE MATTER.

THANK YOU MR. FLUIDLY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN A SECOND.

>> MAKES YOUR EMOTION ON THE FLOOR IN A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN

MIGHT. >> YEAH. JUST ONE COMMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCE AGENDA TOMORROW. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS THE RESERVE FUND BALANCE. WHAT THAT CURRENTLY IS AT SO WE CAN HAVE AN INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION OF FINANCE NEXT MONDAY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I THINK I'M COUNCILMAN A GALLON .

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RODRIGUEZ. BUT DR. RODRIGUEZ, DOES THE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE A RESERVE FUND THAT THEY'RE USING FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS OR ANY SORT OF OTHER PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE

UTILIZING? >> WE ARE WE ARE NOT UTILIZING A RESERVE FUND FOR OR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. WE HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH AN PARTNERSHIPS WITH WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BUT NOT NOT NOT ONE THAT THAT WE ARE FUNDING.

>> CHRIS, WE ARE DONE. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.

OK, ANYBODY ELSE? DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THIS OR CAN I DO WITHOUT OBJECTION ON THIS ONE FOR FORWARDING TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HERE?

>> WITHOUT OBJECTION WOULD SATISFY ME. PAUL, THANK YOU MAKING THE

MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION WILL FORWARD THIS ON TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND LOOKING AT OUR NEXT ITEM. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ,DOCTOR. YEAH, BUT RICK IS IF YOU IF IT'S OK TO ASK THE QUESTION AT THIS TIME. OF COURSE.

SURE. DOC, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RURAL COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY YOU TALKED TO ALL LEARNING HAS BEEN REACH AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T KNOW THAT MASS LAST. LAST YEAR THERE WERE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY NOT BEING CONNECTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. SO COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT AND AS WELL AS SPEAK TO BROADBAND IN RURAL STREAK IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO HELPING WITH BROADBAND AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION? YES, SIR.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. ONE OF THE I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT THERE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. RIGHT.

AND IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ONE OF THOSE IS THROUGH SECURING WHAT THEY CALL MY FIVE DEVICES WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO HOTSPOTS BUT OPERATE OFF OF CELL TOWER CONNECTIONS RIGHT. SO THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET THROUGH THAT TYPE OF A CONNECT AND WE HAVE WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE STEPS TO SECURE THOSE DEVICES FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND AND WE HAVE TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED OF THOSE DEVICES ON HAND AND WE HAD AN APPLICATION PROCESS THERE FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CRITERIA THERE THAT THAT REQUIRED A AN INCOME CRITERIA THAT FAMILIES OPTING TO TO TRY AND SECURE THOSE DEVICES MET OUR CRITERIA INCOME CRITERIA CAP RIGHT.

THEY COULDN'T EARN MORE THAN A CERTAIN AMOUNT. RIGHT.

AND SO WE HAD THAT APPLICATION IN PLACE AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THOSE DEVICES WE HAVE OUR OUR OWN DEVICES THAT WE HAVE THAT THAT WE'VE SECURED NOW THAT DON'T HAVE THAT CRITERIA.

RIGHT. SO ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO GO THROUGH THOSE DEVICES THAT WE HAVE FROM THE STATE TO TO SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU A DEVICE IF YOU MEET THAT CRITERIA. SO FAR TO MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAD APPROXIMATELY I THINK 200 APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE DEVICES . AND I BELIEVE WE'VE PROVIDED

THOSE THAT MET AND THEY MET THE CRITERIA. >> THAT'S ONE PIECE IN TERMS OF CONNECTING ARE OUR STUDENTS TO THE INTERNET THEN THERE IS ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT THAT IS OUT THERE AND IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT IT IS ABOUT INTERNET SERVICE

PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES. >> AND SO TAKE FOR EXAMPLE HARGRAVE THEY COULD SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE STATE TOO. AND THEN IN THAT PROPOSAL THEY WOULD AGREED TO PROVIDE THE BROADBAND ACCESS TO AN AREA THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT BROADBAND ACCESS AND THEN THEY COULD IN TURN RECOUP THE MONEY THEY SPENT ON IT. SO SO THE STATE WOULD REIMBURSE

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SUBMIT THOSE PROPOSALS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COULD YOU JUST ANSWER THE THE QUESTION OF HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE REACHING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO RULE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW WHO SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL? LOSING ANY AT THIS TIME AND IF WE ARE NOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO REACH OUT TO THEM? THANK YOU. YES. YEAH.

>> PERFECT. SO I HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED TO ME YET OF ANY STUDENTS THAT HADN'T ENGAGED IN IN IN OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING LAST WEEK. OK.

THAT TRIED TO ENGAGE. RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR ANY STUDENT WHO MIGHT BE ON A ROSTER WHO MAYBE HADN'T SHOWN UP YET OR HASN'T CONNECTED? IF THAT'S THE CASE? WELL, WE HAVE THROUGH IT THROUGH OUR OWN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. TEACHERS REACH OUT TO PARENTS. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS THAT CAN REACH OUT TO PARENTS ALTHOUGH MOST OF OUR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AT THIS MOMENT ARE TIED THE SCHEDULES AND ADJUSTING SCHEDULES. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WE UTILIZE AND ENGAGE TO MAKE PHONE CALLS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY TRANSPORTING STUDENTS. WE HAVE ALSO ENLISTED ARE OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM AND IN REACHING OUT WITH PHONE CALLS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH WITH STUDENTS THAT THAT IF WE IT'S REPORTED TO US THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGING OR IF THEY ARE ENGAGING AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL OFF AND NOT ENGAGE THAT THAT WE CAN IMMEDIATELY JUMP TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS REENGAGE.

SO WE UTILIZING ANY RESOURCE WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, PAUL. I'M GOING TO ADD TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID. DR. REID RODRIGUEZ WAS ACCURATE IN HIS SAYING THAT HARGRAVE IN FACT HAS APPLIED FOR THE MONEY. THERE WERE SIX TARGETED AREAS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THE GRANT MONEY THAT THEY ARE GETTING WAS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH BROADBAND CONNECTION BY NO LATER THAN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHY THEY CAN DO FOR THE SIX AREAS. THERE'S 30 HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN HOMES THAT ARE TARGETED IN THIS AREA THAT DID NOT HAVE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY THAT WILL HAVE IT BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. AND I CAN HEAR YOU. OK, MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> YES. >> I CAN'T THANK YOU. YORK.

I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. WITH REGARD TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE RURAL AREAS OR THE AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT NONPROFITS PROVIDING THIS KIND OF DISTANCE LEARNING FILL FOOT IS MAKING AN EXCELLENT EFFORT WITH REGARD TO THE FACILITIES THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS IN THE PARKS AND LEISURE SYSTEM TO OPEN UP THOSE BUILDINGS TO CHILDREN WHO NEED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND PERHAPS AT ACCESS TO ADULTS WHO CAN SUPERVISE SOME OF THE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE USING TO PROVIDE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE WE CAN. SO IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ORGANIZED CLUBS, BEAUFORT COUNTY FACILITIES ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE WITH APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING FOR KIDS TO COME IN AND USE THOSE FACILITIES AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO USE THEM. NOW I BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THIS WEEK NONE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE BEING USED OR FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? DR. RODRIGUEZ, IF YOU'RE STILL THERE. YEAH, I'M HERE.

>> SO NOT FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING EXCEPT TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE BUILDING. THEY THEY THEY'RE NOT ALL COMING INTO THE BUILDING.

>> FROM THERE. >> AND THEN IN ADDITION SOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY DO VERY EARLY ON TO TO MEASURE STUDENT LEARNING LOSS OR MEASURE WHERE STUDENTS ARE SOME IN SOME CASES PARENTS WERE BRINGING STUDENTS INTO THE SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE

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FACE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES THEY NEED. >> AND SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF . SO MY POINT IS, YORK THAT THE COUNTY IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT THAT IT CAN TO MAKE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO NEED ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT, INTERNET AND STAFF TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR DISTANCE

LEARNING PROGRAM. >> SO IT'S A REALLY CONCERTED EFFORT COUNTYWIDE AND I THINK THIS CAN THESE COMMUNITY NONPROFIT GROUPS ARE SIMPLY JUST ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WE HAVE TO EXPLORE TO SEE IF WE CAN REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

EACH OF THESE AREAS PROBABLY CAN ONLY BRING 75 KIDS AND I KNOW BY THE WAY THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED AND THAT EACH OF THEM DO HAVE ABOUT 75 TO 80 CHILDREN THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH NOW FROM EIGHT THIRTY IN THE MORNING UNTIL 5:00 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT WHEN THEIR PARENTS COME BACK TO PICK THEM UP. PAUL, THIS IS THERE. GO AHEAD.

YEAH, I THINK LARRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THIS. AND MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT I THINK THE DOLLAR NUMBER MAY BE GREATER RATHER THAN LESS THAN THE NUMBER HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

AND I THINK THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS IN THE BEST POSITION TO SAY ,HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO SPEND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DROPPING ANYBODY THROUGH THE CRACKS.

SO NOT SAYING WE SHOULD DO DIFFERENT BUT I DO THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE IN A POSITION TO ESSENTIALLY SAY TO US THAT THIS IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO HELP THE KIDS.

AND I HAVE A FEELING IT MAY BE MORE THAN WHAT LARRY IS TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU, STEVE. ANYBODY ELSE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ITEM NUMBER EIGHT WHICH

IS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AT DR. RODRIGUEZ. >> YES.

MY THANKS TO YOU FOR MAKING YOUR APPEARANCE HERE TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE ON A REGULAR

BASIS. >> AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DR. RODRIGUEZ. HI, PAUL.

>> WE SKIPPED THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> I DID IT.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- AUGUST 27, 2020]

I NEED A I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 27, 2020 MEETING.

>> THE MAYOR IS GOING TO GO OFF NUDE FOR A SECOND AND SAY SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCILMAN

DAWSON. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

WITHOUT OBJECTION I WILL. WE WILL APPROVE THE MEETINGS FROM THE AUGUST TWENTY SEVENTH MEETING. ANY OBJECTIONS THEY ARE APPROVED.

[8. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR PAUL SOMMERVILLE]

WONDERFUL OCTOBER TWENTY SEVENTH MEETING. >> WE REVIEWED A LOT OF MATERIALS THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND I WOULD JUST WALK IN AT ONCE AT WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF MATERIALS THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND WE ASSIGNED A LOT

MORE OF THEM TO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. >> I HAVE AS RECENTLY AS LATE THIS MORNING SENT A COPY WHAT I HAVE THERE. I THINK EVERYBODY MAKES SURE

THEY'RE ON MUTE. >> ROBERT CHURCH SPECIFICALLY. >> YEAH.

YEAH. YEAH. THANKS ROBERT.

AT OUR LAST MEETING WE DISCUSSED A LOT OF SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO US OR SUGGESTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. AND THOSE WERE ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND AS RECENTLY AS LATE THIS MORNING I SENT OUT A LIST THAT I HAVE THAT CREATED TODAY FOR ALL OF THOSE STANDING COMMITTEES ON WHAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO YOUR COMMITTEE SO FAR.

THERE WILL BE OTHER THINGS. SO IT'S GONNA BE A DYNAMIC LIST .

AND SO JUST. BUT YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE IF YOU DISAGREE.

THERE MAY BE SOME OVERLAP. I TRIED TO AVOID OVERLAP BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NOT A LITTLE OVERLAP SOMEWHERE AND THERE'S ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE THERE IS A MISS ASSIGNMENT ON THERE. IF YOU CATCH A MISS ASSIGN AND THEN YOU CAN JUST BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OF THE COMMITTEE THAT IT SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. GOING TO ADD SOME MORE TODAY.

WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE ITEMS TO GO THROUGH TODAY BUT I THINK ALL THE STANDING COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE OF THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO THERE ARE RISING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS

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[9. CAUCUS MEETING TOPICS]

FEEL FREE. WE'RE GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATION IS SIMPLY WE'VE GOT TO FINISH WE STARTED THAT SOME TIME AGO. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FINISH THAT THAT'LL BE FINISHED WITH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH THE WHICH THE CHAIRMAN WILL SCHEDULE SOON. SO WE CAN SO WE CAN BEGIN TO WORK ON THAT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATION. WE HAVE RETIREE LITIGATION WHICH HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT OFTEN ALMOST AT AND THE WAY THAT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED GOING FORWARD WE AGAIN WE'LL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AND SO YOU ALL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE RETIREE LITIGATION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE WHICH OF COURSE WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF OF THAT ENTIRE TOPIC OF THE RETIREE BENEFITS.

>> THE BAY POINT PROJECT IS ONGOING. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO SAY RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A TOPIC THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING GOING FORWARD. THE ISLAND WEST REZONING IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IT'S ONGOING.

WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS. WE'LL HAVE QUITE A FEW MORE. THEY CENSUS ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO AT SOME POINT MAKE A PRESENTATION TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHERE THERE WON'T BE TOO LONG DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TRACK ON THAT.

I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS VERY KINDLY ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY THERE AND SO WE'LL GIVE THE OPERATOR THE ADMINISTRATION OPPORTUNITY TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND AT ANY TIME ALONG THE WAY IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE AS A BODY ELEVEN OF US CAN DO TO LET US KNOW SO WE CAN JUMP ON THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ANOTHER TOPIC THE ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN ERIC GREENWAY INDICATED WHEN THAT MIGHT COME FORWARD.

BUT AGAIN, I'M GOING FROM MEMORY. I'M NOT SURE.

IN ANY EVENT, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT UNDER AS I UNDERSTAND THE STATUTE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AND NOT AMENDED BY THE LEGISLATION IT HAS TO BE OUR CONFERENCE A PLAN UPDATE HAS TO BE DONE BY DECEMBER 30 FIRST.

AND IF IT'S NOT DONE BY DECEMBER 30 FIRST THAT PUTS US IN A REALLY AWKWARD POSITION.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AWKWARD POSITION IS WE'RE NO LONGER TO ABLE TO ENFORCE OUR ZONING LAWS . I'M NOT I DON'T PRETEND TO BE AN EXPERT ON THAT.

AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO WEIGH IN ON THAT NOW I'M JUST GIVING YOU SOME GENERAL COMMENTS BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE AN UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FAIRLY QUICKLY AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE THAT ALONG. THE LEGAL STAFF WE NEED TO SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO HAVE A LIST OF THE VARIOUS LEGAL AREAS THAT SERVE BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE DIFFERENT OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS THAT WE THAT WE USE FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY AND ALSO FOR BEAUFORT COUNCIL WHETHER IT BE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL WHERE THEY'RE DIFFERENT THAT WOULD INCLUDE LABOR ATTORNEYS, BOND ATTORNEYS, LITIGATION ATTORNEYS .

THIS IS JUST SOMETHING WE WE NEED TO BE UPDATED ON AND I THINK WE CAN COUNT ON ADMINISTRATION THE LEGAL STAFF BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO US IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

THE IP IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE UPDATED ON MAYBE SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP IF COUNCILS INPUT IS WANTED OR NEEDED. AND I SUSPECT IT IS LET US KNOW WHAT STAFF WHAT STAFF RECOMMENDS WE CAN TAKE A LOOK MAY ADD OR SUBTRACT TO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRITICAL TIMELINES FOR. SO THAT'LL HAVE TO BE THEY'LL HAVE TO BE PART OF THE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL COME FORWARD TO US FROM ADMINISTRATION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. WE'LL NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE THE ORDER.

THE 2 PERCENT TAX AND H TAX ORDINANCE WAS AT 3 PERCENT. I GET I GET THEM CONFUSED A TAX AND H TAX ORDINANCE AND THAT'LL NEED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES BROUGHT TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. SO I THINK IT WAS I THINK IT'LL START WITH US AND THEN IT'LL GO TO GO TO FINANCE I BELIEVE. I WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT

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FOLLOWING IT? >> WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TEETH IN THE ORDINANCE SO WE DO FOLLOW IT. THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I THINK ARE UNANSWERED AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL HEAR DISCUSS IT.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD. LAWSUITS UPDATE I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON LAWSUITS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

WE USED TO PERIODICALLY GET UPDATES ON LAWSUITS AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHERE DEFENDANTS AND I DON'T HOW MANY MULTIPLE THIS A MULTIPLE LAWSUITS SOME OF HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME. SOME ARE NEW, SOME HAVE ACTIVITY, SOME DON'T REASON ACTIVITY, SOME DON'T. SO WE'LL NEED AN UPDATE ON LAWSUITS AT SOME POINT NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. THE MAYOR'S MEETINGS WE LIKE ADMINISTRATOR IN AND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE VISE CHAIRMAN PERIODICALLY MEET WITH THE MAYORS AND THEIR TOWN MANAGERS . BUT WE'RE TALKING NOW ABOUT A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR BRINGING ALL THE MEETINGS, ALL THE MAYORS TOGETHER AND OF COURSE THEIR TOWN ADMINISTRATORS TO TALK ABOUT MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST IN THAT'LL BE THAT'LL BE A PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO STEP TWO JUST KEPT NUMBER NINE

PURPOSELY. >> NO, I'M I JUST DID NO AID. >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON MAYORS MEETINGS ALREADY. SORRY, I JUST MENTIONED MAYORS MEETINGS AND SORRY.

>> SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'LL BE YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AND WHEN WE DO HAVE MAYORS MEETINGS WHICH WE FULLY INTEND TO DO THAT IS TO SAY ALL THE MAYORS AND THE AND THE TOWN MANAGERS AND OTHERS WILL LOVE THAT WILL BE THAT WILL BE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

NOW TO NUMBER NINE. I'M SORRY, THAT WAS NUMBER NINE.

IS ANYBODY HAVE ANY TOPICS THAT I DIDN'T MENTION THAT YOU PARTICULARLY WANT TO BRING FORWARD OR SEE DISCUSSED OR ADDRESSED AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE? I MEAN IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM NOW YOU CAN LET ME KNOW AT ANY TIME CROSS THEIR L THEY HAVE TO. YEAH, I THINK ONE ITEM THAT YOU'VE KIND OF TOUCHED ON WHICH WAS THE C IP AND WE GOT THE COMP PLANS AND THE PLAN INCLUDES THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT ACT. AND SO FIRST WE'RE IN A 10 YEAR CYCLE FOR THAT AND WE ALSO POTENTIALLY A 20 20 TO TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX. SO ALL THOSE THINGS IN MY MIND KIND OF OVERLAP THERE ALSO KIND OF IMPORTANT TO DO SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

SO IN SOME FORM I SEE US AS A RELATIVELY QUICKLY WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY OVERLAP SEVERAL OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO HOW WE DO IT BUT I DO THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OUGHT TO TAKE UP SOONER RATHER THAN

LATER. >> WELL YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

THE POSSIBLE 2022 REFERENDUM CAPITAL PROJECTS REFERENDUM BECAUSE THAT WILL FLOW OUT THE CURRENT PLAN AND THE SEA UP IN THE SEA IP THE UPDATED. SO I HAVE THAT THE 20 22 REFERENDUM ON FOR A DISCUSSION ITEM AND ASSIGNMENT TO A COMMITTEE WE WILL PROBABLY TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE LATER ON. BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

I THINK YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUNCH THEM ALL TOGETHER JUST BECAUSE JUST SO HAPPENS WE'RE DOING THE PRIOR INVESTMENT ACT AS PART OF THE COMP PLAN. GOOD POINT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, THE. QUICK QUESTION. I AM I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A LOT OF OUR BOAT RAMPS AND MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. IS THAT A CAPITAL PROJECT OR IS THAT A MAINTENANCE PROJECT CAN RIGHT NOW? MM HMM.

>> I HOPE TO I HOPE IT'S A MAINTENANCE PROJECT. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PROJECTS THAT ARE BIG ENOUGH TO SEE IP. THERE MAY BE NEW YORK. I'M NOT AWARE IF I CAN OPENLY IT NEEDS TO COME UP UNDERSEA IP AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME THROUGH THE PUBLIC

FACILITY COMMITTEE FOR THE BOAT RAMPS? >> YES, FOR MAINTENANCE?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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[10. COUNTY COUNCIL ISSUES #2]

RAISE YOUR HAND. SPEAK UP. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE LIST OF TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES THAT I'VE ALREADY DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS EARLIER TODAY. AFFORDABLE HOUSING COURSE I WILL GO TO NATURAL RESOURCES ATTAINABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ENTERPRISE FUND FOR RECYCLING AND THAT'S ALREADY ON PUBLIC FACILITIES DECALS SYSTEM THAT'S ALSO ON PUBLIC FACILITIES FUTURE TOURISM IN OUR COUNTY OVER THE NEXT MONTHS AND YEARS PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEVELOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK JOHN O'TOOLE WILL BE PRESENTING TO US FROM TIME TO TIME ON A REGULAR BASIS GIVEN US AND GIVING US UPDATES ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK THAT 22 TRANSPORTATION PENNY SALES TAX I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOING TO BE SOLELY TRANSPORTATION BE CAPITAL PROJECTS BUT WHATEVER IT IS THAT WILL GO ON THE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENT, THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT AND THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACT, THE

JENKINS ISLAND PROJECT GETS PUBLIC FACILITIES. >> I'M I'M READING A NOTE I HAD HERE THE ROUTE 170 STUDY AND PLAN AGAIN THAT'S PUBLIC FACILITIES FUTURE REFERENDUM FOR TRAFFIC PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS, SEWERS, UTILITIES THAT'S PUBLIC

FACILITIES. >> THE DEFENSE KEY FAIRY AGAIN THAT'S DEPRESSING.

>> THAT'S PUBLIC FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS FOR FED STIMULUS BILL ENACTED THAT'S A I DON'T I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FEDS ARE GOING TO DO.

THEY'RE I GUESS NONE OF US REALLY DO. BUT YOU MAY REMEMBER THE 2008 RECESSION WHEN THOSE CAME OUT THEY CAME OUT RATHER QUICKLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WERE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE WERE FACED WITH A DO WE OR DO WE NOT HAVE ANY SHOVEL READY PROJECTS? AND SO IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, WHICH IS WHICH IS VERY POSSIBLE VERY POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, I THINK WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE THOSE READY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

BRYAN, ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THAT UP FAIRLY QUICKLY? BRYAN AND GET IN THERE? YES, I AM. YES, OK. THANKS.

I JUST WE JUST DON'T GET CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED. I KNOW LAST TIME THERE WAS A LOT OF MONEY THAT WAS THERE WAS PUT OKATIE BY THE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT WASN'T CLAIMED FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE THERE JUST WEREN'T THAT MANY SHELL READY PROJECTS.

PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WERE SHELL ALREADY AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT WE'LL TRY TO

DO A DETAILED ANALYSIS AS WELL. >> OK. >> THANKS VERY MUCH.

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SO IT'S A MATTER OF SAYING ARE WE GOING TO INVEST X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS TO DO THE DESIGN ON

PROJECTS ON POSSIBLY TO GET FEDERAL MONEY? >> WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING AT THE TIME THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABOUT ABOUT RETREAT ITEMS FOR OUR 2021

RETREAT WOULD WANT TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER. WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE IN THE PAST WHO WHO WE WANT TO LEAD OUR RETREAT. DO WE WANT TO HAVE A LEADER? DO WE WANT TO DO IT OURSELVES? WHERE DO WE WANT TO HAVE IT? THE ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE QUESTIONS AND THEN THE SUBSTANTIVE QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO TALK ABOUT? LET ME HIGHLIGHT THAT. SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR DISCUSSIONS ON THAT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE OF RETREAT DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE NEXT I DON'T KNOW THE NEXT DECADE MAYBE NEXT CERTAINLY IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

>> THE BUDGET OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A FINANCE COMMITTEE ITEM UPDATES FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE

LAST REFERENDUM. >> THAT'S OF COURSE THAT'S AT PUBLIC FACILITIES.

RIGHT. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH ALL KEEPING ALL OF THAT OR IS IT SOME OF THAT THAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO GO ELSEWHERE? I'M TALKING ABOUT AN UPDATED UPDATE FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE LAST REFERENDUM. NOW I'M COMFORTABLE HAVING THAT BE THE FIRST PUBLIC FACILITIES BEING THE STARTING POINT FOR THAT.

>> CLEARLY SOME OF THE ITEMS OF OUR ARE OF INTEREST TO MULTIPLE COMMITTEES AND WE CAN MAKE SURE

THAT THAT THEY NEED THAT THEY ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN. >> GET DRESSED THAT THEIR COMMITTEES OR SOME KIND OF FORMAL REPORT BE MADE TO BE ADOPTED IN THE MINUTES OF WHATEVER COMMITTEE IS INTERESTED. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING TOP MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE. OK.

THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE THERE PROBABLY MAYBE TWO OR THREE THINGS ABOUT THAT.

WILL HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE BECAUSE I THINK OUR EXTENSION OUR EXTENSION OF THAT LEASE PARKING LEASE IS WHAT OCTOBER? ANYBODY REMEMBER NOVEMBER MAYBE OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER 30TH? YEAH, WITHIN A TWO MONTH EXTENSION, RIGHT?

>> YES, IT'S SEPTEMBER 30TH. THAT'S CORRECT. SEPTEMBER 30TH.

YES. OK. SO WE NEED WE NEED TO PROBABLY MAKE THAT A PRIORITY ITEM BECAUSE WE GOT WE'VE GOT. WHO WANTS TO USE IT? I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SHERIFF MAY WANT IT.

I KNOW THE THE ADMINISTRATION IS DOING AN OVERALL EVALUATION OF ALL OF OUR FACILITIES WHICH I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA BE. THAT'S NOT GOING BE DONE. I THINK UNTIL JANUARY.

SO WE MAY HAVE TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE COURTHOUSE, ADMINISTER THE RENOVATIONS. SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE'LL HAVE TO BE TALKING ABOUT ALL THAT ALL THAT BRIAN IS RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE IN YOUR LAP UNLESS YOU SAY OTHERWISE.

>> SOUNDS GOOD. OK. THE 2020 CENSUS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE EARLIER THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN SOME RISK TAKING RESPONSIBILITY THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ASHLEY. THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED AT NATURAL RESOURCES, COULD BE AT COMMUNITY SERVICES. WE MIGHT MIND WE MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT OFF LINE. ALICE, DO YOU HAVE ANY STRONG FEELINGS OR LARRY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT ONE? MY FEELINGS ARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNITY SERVICES DEALING ALMOST A FEW TIMES A WEEK WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND WITH THE FORMER PIO AND WHOEVER IS CURRENTLY THERE TO GET THESE MESSAGES OUT ON AS MANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND IMMEDIATE PLATFORMS AS WE CAN.

>> AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING OUT A GREAT MANY OF THESE REQUESTS FOR PEOPLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE WHETHER THEY WILL OR NOT.

ONE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AT THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE HAVING A VERY GOOD RESPONSE RATE IN A NUMBER OF AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY. AND I THINK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS DOING THE VERY BEST THEY CAN TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT.

FREQUENTLY AS THEY CAN WITHOUT BECOMING OPPRESSIVE ABOUT YOU KNOW.

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>> OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST LEAVE IT COMMUNITY SERVICES IF YOU'RE OK WITH THAT. YES. OK.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FINE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

CHRIS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE THERE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WITH YOU. I MEAN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT WE WANT THE ORDER TO LOOK LIKE. HAVE IS THERE ANY FORWARD MOTION ON THAT YET OR IS ARE WE

STILL PRETTY MUCH AT GROUND ZERO ON THAT ONE? >> YOU'RE AFRAID OF THAT EXTRA

MONITOR THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THE EXTERNAL ON? >> I DON'T KNOW.

WE SHOULD BE GETTING AN UPDATE ON THAT AT THE FINANCE IMPACT PHASE STUDIES NEXT STEPS THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEE. ALICE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE TONIGHT MARKET? YEAH, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OF COURSE IT'S UP FOR ORDINANCE BUT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS AS A IT'S SOMETIME WE NEED TO GET

IT GOING PRETTY QUICK. >> ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL BE TAUGHT RIGHT.

WE TALK ABOUT INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AS A AS A SINCE BOTH SCHOOL IMPACT FEES ON THE OTHER

IMPACT FEES. >> WHAT KIND OF START AND GROUNDWORK ON THAT? OK. AND WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT IGAD TODAY, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. OK, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S PRETTY THAT'S PRETTY GENERAL THAT'S PUBLIC FACILITIES. PERSONNEL.

ADMINISTRATION FINANCE. I THINK I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL BUT CHRIS, JUST ANOTHER ANOTHER CHECK CHECK MARK FOR YOU PASSIVE PARKS, NATURAL

RESOURCES. >> IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THAT I GUESS FOR THE 20, 20, 20 AND 21 . IS THAT RIGHT? ALICE, LOOK LOOK FORWARD, OK? DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THREE OR ACTIVE.

WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON? THAT'S NATURAL RESOURCES OF COURSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX.

ARE WE GOING TO DO A REFERENDUM IN 21? WE'LL HAVE TO.

I THINK EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT. HARVEY, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS PARTICULARLY TO THE MAYORS. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SOME FORWARD MOTION ON THAT.

THAT'LL REQUIRE SOME ACTION PROBABLY IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTY RELATIONSHIPS AGAIN WE'RE GONNA HAVE MAYORS MEETINGS WE CAN CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE INDIVIDUAL MAYORS AND THEIR MANAGERS SEPARATELY BUT THAT'LL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ITEM PARTICULARLY THE MAYORS MEETING THAT THOSE ARE ALWAYS HARD TO SCHEDULE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE CONFLICTS BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THOSE DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY. WATER SEWER HOOKUPS TO REPLACE FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS PAY PUBLIC FACILITIES AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT BRIAN. YOU PROBABLY WAY MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS THAN I AM ABOUT WHAT WHAT WE'RE GOING DO ANYTHING ABOUT STORMWATER FEES MERGING.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ORDINANCE ON STORMWATER FEES TO SEE IF WE CAN REALLY GET TO USE IT FOR WATER AND SEWER HOOKUPS. I'M NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S BEEN KICKED AROUND AND THAT'S GOING TO END UP IN YOUR LAP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. YEAH, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE LEGAL WORK ON IT AND IT SEEMS QUITE DOUBTFUL BUT WELL WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS A PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE

MEETING AT SOME POINT IN TIME. >> GOALS FOR THE RETREAT ARE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. THIS IS FINANCE I THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE NUMBER ELEMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AND I PUT I THINK I PUT THOSE ON THE ON THE LIST OF ITEMS THAT I SENT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY.

CHRIS SO I MEAN YOU MAY WANT TO TWEAK THOSE AT LEAST TO GIVE YOU A STARTING POINT.

STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF STOLEN EQUIPMENT. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS REPORTED BY THE BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

SO I PUT THAT ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I CAN'T COMMENT ON IT BECAUSE I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY BE ASSIGNED TO A COMMITTEE TO KEEP UP WITH IT AND I'M SURE THE ADMINISTRATOR REPORTING TO US TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THAT STATUS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AGAIN.

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HERE WE GO. PARKING LEAVES THE SHERIFF AND THE FACILITY STUDY.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THAT . SO ALL OF THAT'LL BE ALL BUT THAT'LL BE IN RYAN'S AREA RULES UPDATES. RYAN, WE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU TALK TO JOE ABOUT THIS. I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

DO WE NEED. I MEAN THE CONVERSATION WILL GO SOMETHING LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PROBABLY NO DOUBT LED BY THE PARLIAMENTARIAN I WOULD THINK THAT IS DO WE NEED AN ORDINANCE TO TO MEMORIALIZE WHATEVER IT IS WE ULTIMATELY AGREE ON A MASS.

I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON IT ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LOT LESS THAN YOU DO THAT'S FOR SURE.

BUT I UNDERSTAND WE'VE USED SOME WE'VE TAKEN SOME ADVICE FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT NOW OR JUST LATER?

>> WELL, I THINK LATER I MEAN CLEARLY WE'RE NOT READY TO TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.

I WOULD NEED SOME DIRECTION I GUESS YOU WANT THAT COME TO COME TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTLY. I CAN PREPARE WHAT WE'VE GOT AND AND ANY CHANGES THAT I THINK WE ARE RELATIVELY AGREED ON AND POINT OUT ANY CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS THAT I THAT I KNOW ABOUT AND FORWARD IT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND I THINK IT PROBABLY WOULD BE BEST TO FORWARD IT WITH ANY REST WITH A RECORD OF ANY CHANGES THAT I'VE MADE TO TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. LET THEM ALL SEE IT AT THE SAME TIME.

DO YOU AGREE, PAUL? I DO AND I THIS MAY BE IGNORANT SPEAKING BUT I WOULD THINK WE WOULD WANT TO MEMORIALIZE ANYTHING THAT WE ARE ADOPTING. I MEAN IF WE ADOPTING O AS AN ORDINANCE YES SIR. YES SIR. AS AN ORDINANCE, OK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RESOLVED. IF NOT, COMMITTEE CHAIR SHOULD RESPOND. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I THINK ARE ON THE LIST THAT I SENT OUT TO THE VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS IMPACT FEES NATURAL NATURAL RESOURCES STATUS OF LAWYERS ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT THAT ADDITIONAL LAWYERS HIRED BY THE SOLICITORS WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THAT'S WORKING OUT AS PLANNED.

I MEAN EVERYBODY PROBABLY REMEMBERS THAT WE WE SET ASIDE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL MONEY. SO THE SEQUESTER COULD HIRE LAWYERS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND SEE HOW THAT'S HOW THAT'S WORKING. NOW OF COURSE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC DEFENDER DOING THE SAME THING SO WE WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND THAT WILL BE I THINK ADMINISTRATION REPORTING BACK TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DNA.

SAME WITH THE DNA LAB IMPROVEMENTS. IN WHICH WE WHICH WE FIND IF WE WANT TO GET AT SOME POINT WE WANT TO GET AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT'S WORKING OUT AND IS IT SATISFACTORY? WE'RE GOING TO TALK AT THIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABOUT A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OR COUNSEL. WE WOULD TALK ABOUT THAT IN GENERAL TERMS JUST LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ATTORNEYS FOR COUNSEL GENERAL TERMS. BUT I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE MORE SPECIFIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO HAVE A P.O. AND WHETHER WE WANTED TO REPORT THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR JUST WHAT EXACTLY WE WANT TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO GET SPECIFIC ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE JUST

BEEN GENERAL UP TO THIS POINT. >> THERE'S SO MUCH BUDGET REPORTS, MONTHLY REPORTS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CHRIS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE. DO YOU WANT MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY? ARE YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE FROM FROM THE FINANCE FINANCE DEPARTMENT? ARE THEY GOT YOU'LL FIND THAT ON YOUR LIST? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. BUT THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING IN YOUR DOMAIN THAT YOU YOU'LL HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT THAT BECAUSE CHAIRMAN IS DOING THAT SECRETLY.

JOE, YOU WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT . HE'S STILL ON ME.

>> SO I THINK THAT MEANS I'M I'M HAVING SOME COMPUTER DIFFICULTIES MY COMPUTER IN THE MIDDLE. EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON JUST TO SAY JUST SHUT DOWN.

SO I MISSED A COUPLE OF MINUTES ON THE WEB SITE. SARAH AND I ARE WORKING TOWARDS A SECTION ON THE WEB SITE AFTER WE HAVE EITHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THE CHAIRS WILL BE ABLE TO GO ON TO THE WEB SITE AND BE ABLE TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC AS TO A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE WHERE IT'S GOING NEXT. I'M GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME THING AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING SO THAT ANYBODY WHO HAS NOT BEEN ON THE SITE TO ACTUALLY SEE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY THAT AFTER THIS FIRST MEETING TO SEE HOW IT GOES.

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YES, MA'AM. I SPOKE WITH ICAC LAST WEEK AND THEY SAID THEY DO A TRAINING ONCE A YEAR THAT'S KIND OF A LIKE AN OVERALL WHAT THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE . AND SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT IN A WHILE THEY'RE GONNA OFFER IT ENDS FEBRUARY SO YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AS WELL.

IT'LL PROBABLY BE VIRTUAL BUT SHE SAID THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR. THEY DON'T USUALLY REACH OUT TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT HAVE BEEN ON A LONG TIME THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE

INTERESTED IN. OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT.

PROBABLY. I'LL MAKE A NOTE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

THAT'LL BE WHEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ITEM. THAT'S IT FOR MY LIST.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ON ANY PARTICULAR PROJECTS TODAY. WE'RE STILL DOING HOUSEKEEPING STILL. I'LL OPEN IT UP TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT PARTICULARLY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS EXCUSE ME WHO HOPEFULLY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE LIST I SET OUT. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR TO SUBTRACT THIS BE A GOOD TIME TO GET THAT CONVERSATION STARTED. PAUL, WHILE THE CHAIRS ARE TALKING I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO TALK ABOUT. CAN I JUST THROW ON SOMETHING IN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRAINING FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU KNOW, WE DON'T I DON'T KNOW

HOW WE HANDLE PERSONNEL FOR THE FULL COUNCIL. >> YOU KNOW, USE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD THERE USED TO BE A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THERE IS NO PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OR COUNCIL. AND I GUESS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HANDLES THAT.

BUT I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO REVIEW AND LOOK AT THE LAWS AS IT RELATES TO PERSONNEL AND THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING OR COULD BE DOING TO BETTER PROTECT AND TO ENRICH OUR

PERSONNEL IN THE COUNTY. >> SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ADDRESS . THANKS.

OKATIE HAS A GOOD POINT. >> YORK AND I HAVE A GENERAL TOPIC OF COURSE PERSONNEL GENERALLY FALLS TOTALLY UNDER ADMINISTRATION BUT THERE MAY BE MAY BE A ROLE FOR US IN THERE.

AND WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE I JUST HANDED THAT AS AN ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? COMMITTEE CHAIRS OR JOE IS ANYTHING THAT I LEFT OFF THAT YOU? YEAH, I JUST JUST THE IDEA THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS LIST THAT'S GONE TO THE VARIOUS CHAIRS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT IS NOW INCUMBENT UPON THE CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEES AT YOUR RESPECTIVE MEETINGS TO TAKE TIME OUT EACH AND EVERY MEETING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST OF ITEMS UNDER YOUR CHARGE TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLETING THOSE ITEMS AND THAT AT EACH COUNCIL MEETING YOU WILL BE ASKED TO GIVE A STATUS REPORT AS TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS SO THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER, COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC, COMMUNICATING WITH ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE NEEDS, THE WANTS AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO IMPROVE

EVERY BUDDY'S LIFE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. >> STAY WHERE YOU DID YOU START TO SAY UP A ONE COMMENT? YEAH, YOU'RE GOING BACK ON THE CAPITAL PIECES AND THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX AND WHETHER WE FOLD CAPITAL IN WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH ON THAT OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO PASS REFERENDUMS PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAD NON RODE IN THERE. SO I THINK YEARS AGO WE'VE KIND OF CONCLUDED THAT YOU ALMOST

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>> ALEC TWO THINGS, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ON TRACK AND ALSO REGARDING THE COURTHOUSE. TO ME IT'S TWO ISSUES.

ONE IS FUTURE USE OF THE COURTHOUSE AND MORE IMMEDIATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE PAYING FOR THE PARKING WHICH IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY EXPIRES THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

IF I UNDERSTOOD MR. TYLER CORRECTLY ON THAT AND THAT'S JUST STU'S POINT YOU KNOW THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WANT THE LOSS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO TO DO SOME PROJECTS IN THEIR CITIES AND TOWNS WITH LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX AND HOW WE GET THERE IS

ANOTHER QUESTION. >> WELL, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ENLARGE.

>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FAIRLY QUICKLY. I THINK THE MAYOR AND THEN AND RIGHTFULLY SO AND WE'VE TALKED WE'VE MADE COMMITMENTS ALONG THE WAY TO THE TO TO TAKE SOME ACTION ON THAT. BUT ON THE COURTHOUSE, YOU KNOW THAT THAT THE FACT THAT THE THAT THE OUR CURRENT LEASE EXPIRES I HEARD I HEARD CURT SAY END OF SEPTEMBER I'M ASSUMING THAT'S CORRECT. WE NEED TO OF COURSE IF IF I DON'T KNOW WHO'S TALKED TO THE SHERIFF, I CERTAINLY HAVEN'T. BUT SOMEBODY APPARENTLY HAS TALKED TO THE SHERIFF AND AND HE APPARENTLY HAS. I'M JUST GOING FROM SECONDHAND INFORMATION TO SHOWN SOME INTEREST. SO FOR EXAMPLE, SAY HYPOTHETICALLY IF THE SHERIFF DOES END UP WITH IT AND AGAIN THAT'S PURELY HYPOTHETICAL AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO GO TO THE TO THE OWNERS OF THAT PARKING PD Q AND NEGOTIATE SAY IF WE COULDN'T.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY CAN USE IT WITHOUT A PARKING LOT.

ANYBODY ELSE ON THE COURTHOUSE? >> THE OTHER PIECE TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND IS IT PROBABLY NEEDS 3 FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WERE THE WORK THE HBC SYSTEM IS IS SHOT AND SO IT ACTUALLY STRIKES ME AS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. IT MAKES SENSE TO PULL AHEAD OF THE OVERALL FACILITY. I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY MAYBE NOT THE BEST THING TO DO BUT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GETTING A LOT OF MONEY AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT FACING US ON THAT

WITH POINT. >> I MEAN UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO SELL IT THEN THAT WOULD BE CRITICAL. I MEAN IT'S A LOT CHEAPER TO GIVE TO PUT AN HBC SYSTEM IN IT THAN IT IS TO BUILD IT. SHERIFF, A NEW BUILDING, RIGHT? NOTHING ELSE.

ALL OF IT WILL CALL REALLY. AND I BELIEVE THE AGENDA IS WRITTEN SO THAT THE CAUCUS CAN BEGIN AS EARLY AS 430. DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? JOE? SO WE CAN ACTUALLY RECONVENE OR 30 AND THEN PICK UP ON THE ON THE COUNTY CAUCUS?

>> HEY, BRIAN. FOLLOWING. YES.

SIR. WERE YOU ABLE TO OBTAIN A LISTING OF ALL THE PROPERTIES

THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST? >> NO, I HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED FOR

YET THOUGH. >> JOE. I'M NOT AT A POINT TO DO THAT.

BUT BUT YOU STILL HAVE MY OLD LIST. I CAN DOUBLE CHECK IT AGAIN.

I SURE DO. >> AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE. I'D RATHER HAVE THE DIGITAL LIST FROM THE COUNTY BUT NOBODY'S NOBODY'S MADE MADE ANY OVERTURES.

>> I'VE NOT MADE ANY OVERTURE TO ANYBODY ABOUT GETTING IT. AND AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES. OK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.