[1. Call to Order] [3. Pledge to the Flag ] [00:01:05] >> INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR IT ALL. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. [4. Invocation – Reverend Dr. Mary W. Anderson, Christ Lutheran Church] MARY ANDERSON WAS IN THE CRISIS WITH THE TROOPS WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION. WELCOME, PASTOR. GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN, DEXTER SHE. >> THE RURAL AT MARY. LET US PRAY. AS WE COME TOGETHER AS ELECTED LEADERS, STAFF AND CITIZENS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, WE PRAY FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND A PURPOSE O GOD OF ALL CREATION. WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO WORK TO PUT THIS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TOGETHER FOR US. IF US SPEAKERS INTELLECT AND A LISTENER'S HEART TO THOSE WHO WILL BE LEADING AND PRESENTING REPORTS TODAY ESPECIALLY OUR MAYOR AND PETER BILL, MARK, DAVID TOM AND ALL THEIR STAFF AND CITIZENS INSPIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND DOING THE VITAL WORK OF PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH, SAFETY, CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING, FINANCES, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND CARE FOR THE POOR AND HOMELESS GIVE US WISE AND JUST LEADERS ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY CONTINUE TO GIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ALL WHO SUFFER WITH COVID 19 A SPEEDY AND COMPLETE RECOVERY. BRING US TOGETHER IN THIS ELECTION SEASON AS ONE NATION BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING. AND SO IN THIS TIME OF REPORTING, DISCUSSING AND DECISION MAKING. KEEP US FOCUSED ON WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF US AND LET NONE OF US BE FORGOTTEN WHERE THE GIFT OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE GIFT OF EACH OTHER OR THE GIFT OF OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. WE GAVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD. AMEN. >> OK. >> OK. [5. Approval of Agenda ] AND THE APPROVAL AGENDA FADED AFTER MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SECOND US DISTRICT I GOT ONE FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OK. [6. Approval of Minutes] THROUGH ALL THE AMENITIES MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 14 15 20 FIRST 20 THIRD I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THOSE FOUR SETS OF MINUTES AS A SHARED BAGGER ALL TIME. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REPORTER THE TOWN MANAGER SETTINGS WERE. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. >> FIRST UP IS OUR PLANNING [7.a. Planning Commission Update – Peter Kristian, Chairman ] COMMISSION CHAIRMAN PETER CHRISTIAN HAS THE SIX MONTH UPDATE THERE. PETER, WELCOME. >> OH, YOU'RE STILL BETA PETER STILL NEEDED. [00:05:07] >> OK. >> NOW WE'RE ON MUTED MERRY GO JUDGESHIP. WELL, I DID AND I THANK YOU STEVE. MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THE PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER A LONG HIATUS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AS YOU CAN SEE FROM YOUR AGENDA. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROPOSALS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE YOU EVEN TODAY. AND THE OUR PLAN WHICH IS THE CULMINATION OF MANY YEARS OF WORK AND THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF INPUT AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION. OUR PLAN IS GOING TO BE A DOCUMENT THAT WILL GUIDE THE TOWN FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. A SPECIAL RECOGNIZED TO ALL THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED ON THOSE TASK FORCES, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO TELL OR LADD AND JENNIFER RAY FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN SHEPHERDING AND HERDING ALL THE CATS AS WE PUT THIS MONUMENT TASK ON PAPER. YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME MISCONCEPTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL, IT IS NOT A GOVERNMENT RUN HOUSING PROGRAM. IS IT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO FILL A PUBLIC NEED AND IF DONE PROPERLY WE WILL BE PROVIDING HOUSING TO NURSES, TEACHERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OTHER LIKE PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS GOING TO FULFILL A VERY ,VERY IMPORTANT NEED. IT IS ALSO IT HAS SEVERAL SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING USED INAPPROPRIATELY. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE END ALL FOR OUR NEED TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE HOUSING OR TO ATTRACT LABOR TO THE ISLAND. WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT OUR ROADWAYS AND OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC TRANSPORT PATIENT ISSUES. WE'RE IN A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO STILL NEED TO PAY A PREMIUM TO ATTRACT WORKERS ONTO OUR ISLAND COMING UP TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE GULLAH GEECHEE TASK FORCE AND PLANNING COMMISSION. LOOKING AT THAT VERY CAREFULLY, WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATION AND THAT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP NATIVE ISLANDERS ON THEIR PROPERTY AND TO GIVE THEM AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE. YOU ALSO HAVE WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE HARBOR NATURE SITE WHICH IS A TAD BIT CONTROVERSIAL. AND I WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING UP THAT IS SO TOPICAL AND THAT WILL PROBABLY COME BEFORE ALL OF US IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE CONVENIENCE CENTER HOURS HAVE BEEN CUT BACK. THERE ARE TWO CONVENIENCE SENSORS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT WILL BE CLOSED AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO GO TO A BAR CODE SYSTEM AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS THAT A RESIDENT CAN GO TO THE BUSIEST CONVENIENCE OR A DIFFERENT COUNTY WHICH IS OURS. AND IT'S GOING TO ELIMINATE THE DEPOSIT OF COMMERCIAL TRASH. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO OUR TRASH AND RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE. THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT VERY, VERY CAREFULLY AS THE COUNTY CLOSES DOWN SOME OF THESE CENTERS LIMITS HOURS AND LIMITS THE ABILITY FOR COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS TO GET DEPOSIT THEIR COMMERCIAL WASTE. EVERYBODY WANTS TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BUT NOBODY WANTS IT NEAR THEIR HOME. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK TO IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ARE THE TOP ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED AND SOME OF THE FUTURE ITEMS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE TRACK AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK VERY, VERY HARD FOR YOU AND GIVE YOU GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOPE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE ITEMS PASSED AN ORDINANCE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ENDS MY REPORT MEAN ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU, SIR. PETER NEXT THE SOUTH CAROLINA [7.b. U.S. 278 Aesthetics and Landscaping ] DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION HAS BEGUN PLANNING FOR PHASE TWO OF THE US 278 CORRIDOR PROJECT DURING THIS PHASE. >> A STUDY ASPECTS OF THE CORRIDOR WILL BE AS CENTRAL TO [00:10:02] THE PROJECT TO SUCCESS WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, LANDSCAPING SIGN LIGHTING OTHER SIMILARLY IMPORTANT AREAS OF DESIGN AND CDO TIERS AND FORUM STAFF. THEY'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH A COMPANY CALLED CREATIVE DESIGNS RESOLUTE CREATIVE DESIGN RESOLUTIONS MARYLAND BASED COMPANY IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN FOR HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE POTENTIAL PROJECT LEADERSHIP IN THIS AND HE'S IMPORTANT AREAS BETTER DESIGN RESOLUTIONS HAS WORKED WITH MORE THAN A THIRD ALL THE TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOT A SEAMLESS COLLABORATION WITH PARTIES WITH THEIR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE CONTEXT SENSITIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE CELEBRATED BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS. WE HAVE INVITED STEPHEN WEITZMAN, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CDO TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHO THEY ARE AS ORGANIZATION. AND OUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE SC WITH EOP AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND WITH THAT INTRODUCTION. I WILL WELCOME ABOARD MR. WEITZMAN MR. WISE, WHEN YOUR MUTED NO MORE TALKING WITH STEVEN. >> ACTUALLY I THINK WE HAVE THE MIKE MOODY STEPHENS MIDAS MUTED CAN START. >> THIS IS ON THE STAFF SIDE. HE IS. HE IS. I MEAN IT ON OUR SIDE. SO YOU'RE ON OUR SIDE AND MAYBE SOMETHING ON YOUR SIDE. STEVEN DALE MUTED. >> WE GOT A CALL WITH OUR OWN IP. >> WE'RE ALSO GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK SO THERE MUST BE TWO PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA THAT ARE LOGGED IN WITH THEIR MICROPHONES CLOSE TOGETHER. >> EACH PIECE CALLING. I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS HE'S GOING IRELAND'S MERRIWELL . >> WE'RE DEALING WITH MR. WEITZMAN TECHNICAL ISSUE. LET ME GO ON TO THE OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CIRCLE BACK HERE SO WE DON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME HERE ON THE TOWN NEWS A SCARF KEANE WAS MEANT TO DISGUISE THE ASSISTANT EDITOR OF A COMBAT OVERLOOK READY? ALL RIGHT ABOUT NOW. >> YES. >> YES, STEPHEN. OKAY. I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. OK. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE BEING HERE TODAY AND MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU AND I KNOW FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD IT'S IT'S PROBABLY BEEN A VERY LONG DAY FOR MANY OF YOU AND THE END OF THE DAY. SO I APPRECIATE IT ESPECIALLY I HAVE WITH ME JAY LONG, OUR SENIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST AS WELL AS JOHANNA RENARD, ONE OF OUR SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS. THERE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. SO WHAT I THINK WE'LL DO IS WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO A QUICK LITTLE PRESENTATION THAT WILL EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL WHAT WE DO. IT'S 15 MINUTES AND I WILL HAVE A NARRATION OVER THAT VIDEO AFTERWARDS. WE'LL DISCUSS POSSIBLE AREAS OF AESTHETIC INTEGRATION, HOW WE CONDUCT OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO IF YOU ALL PERHAPS TURN YOUR ON YOUR PHONE VOLUMES DOWN AND TURN YOUR SPEAKERS UP ON YOUR ON YOUR MONITORS IN EUROPE BECAUSE THERE IS NARRATION WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IT RIGHT NOW. WE'LL CATCH ON THE OTHER SIDE. THANK YOU. HELLO. THIS IS STEPHEN WEITZMAN. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CVR CREATIVE DESIGN RESOLUTIONS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH CDO R. WE SPECIALIZE IN THE INTEGRATION CONTEXT THE PROGRAMING THE ACTUAL WAY THESE BRIDGES AND PROJECTS PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE PUBLIC, HOW THEY'RE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE URBAN LANDSCAPE. NOW INSTEAD OF ME TRYING TO EXPLAIN ABOUT US IN GREAT DETAIL, I THOUGHT PERHAPS HAVING TWO SECRETARIES OF TRANSPORTATION AND THEIR CHIEF ENGINEER SPEAK TO YOU [00:15:02] ABOUT US INSTEAD. SO HERE'S A QUICK TWO MINUTE CASE STUDY VIDEO PRODUCED FOR THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION PRESENTED BY THEIR CHIEF ENGINEER. SO HERE IT IS NOW AND WE'LL PICK IT UP ON THE OTHER SIDE. THANK YOU. >> WELL, IN OKLAHOMA AS WE ARE REBUILDING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACING BRIDGES, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT ONLY GET THE PHYSICAL PORTION OF THE BRIDGE AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF IT BUT THE AESTHETIC. WE'RE BUILDING BRIDGES THAT WILL LAST 60, 70, 75 YEARS. I WAS ONE OF THE OLD FOGIES AT THE HEAD TO CONVINCE THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC ART THAN ON STRUCTURES COMING INTO THE CITY. AND OF COURSE LEAVING THE CITY SOMETHING TO BRING PRIDE TO OKLAHOMA. I THINK REALLY WITHOUT THE AESTHETIC PIECE IT'S HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE EXCITED ABOUT A ROADWAY OR BRIDGE PROJECT. SO WHY NOT PUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE COMMUNITY INTO IT, A LITTLE BIT OF O'DOWD INTO IT AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY'S VERY PROUD OF IN THEIR FIRST OFF WE HAD TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE PUBLIC'S DESIRE NOT TO WASTE MONEY. WE HAVE THAT SAME DESIRE. AND SO WE BEGAN LOOKING AT THE SCALE OF THAT. OUR MAYOR SANDY ROSENFELD THE TIME WAS A BIG ADVOCATE OF PUBLIC ART. AT THAT TIME SHE'D ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP WITH GDR CREATIVE DESIGN RESOLUTION STEVE WEITZMAN. WHEN WE GOT STEVE INVOLVED HE MET WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND HE WAS ABLE TO BLEND THEIR DESIRES WITH WHAT WE COULD REALLY AFFORD. PART OF THE BENEFIT OF THE AESTHETICS THAT WE UTILIZE IS THEY CAN BE USED ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. THESE TACK ONTO THE SIDE OF THE PLYWOOD YOU POUR CONCRETE YOU PULL THEM OFF AND THERE IS PERSONAL. THE FIRST PROJECT THAT WE DID WAS AN EYE OPENER FOR HIM BECAUSE OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE PUBLIC. I HAD PEOPLE SAY WELL WHAT'S NEXT? I MEAN I SEE THE HORSES, THE STALLIONS RUNNING ACROSS THE HAIR AND BEGIN TO LIKE THE OSAGE SHOE. SO SOSA TELL FLY CATCHERS ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT HERE? ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT REALLY CAUGHT THE IMAGINATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THEY ACTUALLY WANTED MORE. >> IT'S NOW PART OF OUR CULTURE. >> AS I'M SURE YOU REALIZE, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE COMPLIMENTS LIKE THAT FROM OUR CLIENTS. CVR HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAS WORKED FOR OVER A THIRD OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA. WE ARE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY AS THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY ON THE INCORPORATION OF AESTHETICS INTO TRANSPORTER INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH MEETING WITH THE DOTY THE ENGINEERS OF RECORD TO ESTABLISH THE PRIORITIES OF THE JOB AND THEN WE MEET WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS DISCOVERING THE APPROPRIATE THEME FOR THE PROJECT. WHY SHOULD REFLECT THE INTERESTS AND THE PRIDE OF THE PEOPLE USING IT? YOU CAN EXPRESS THIS THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURE, THE HISTORY, THE VALUES, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, A PHILOSOPHY. WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRIDGES. >> THIS IS ONE OF TWO PROJECTS THAT WE DESIGN IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN AKRON, OHIO. >> WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE REALLY DOESN'T EXIST. THIS WAS CREATED OUT OF THE VAPORS TO SHOW YOU AND THE COMMUNITY EXACTLY WHAT THIS EXPERIENCE WOULD BE LIKE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. AND IN THIS MANNER IT DEMONSTRATES HOW YOUR PROJECT CONVEY TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD WHAT CITY AND ITS PEOPLE ARE LIKE. NOW NOTICE HOW THIS ONE NEIGHBORHOOD SAW THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO INTEGRATE INTO THEIR SOUND WALLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR HISTORY AND WANTED TO SHOWCASE THEIR LOCAL ICONOGRAPHY. YOU'LL NOTICE A GOODYEAR BLIMP. THERE ARE ICONIC TRAIN AMONGST OTHER THINGS THAT DISCOVER EMERGING OUT OF THE ACTUAL STONE SOUND. AND THEN RIGHT HERE COMING UP YOU'LL NOTICE THE AKRON MARKER WHICH WILL ANNOUNCE THAT YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT SOMEPLACE SPECIAL AS YOU LOOK DOWN BENEATH THE MARKER YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S AN OUTLOOK AREA BENEATH THE BRIDGE AND THAT IS A CONTINUATION OF THEIR HERITAGE BIKE PATH THAT ALSO INCLUDES A PRIDE WALL CABIN SEATING DESIGNED AS A TRANSITION AREA FOR COMMUTERS AND BISEXUALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE AKRON INTERCHANGE WE BEGAN WITH ONE OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PREFAB BOX TRUSS BRIDGES YOU CAN BUY. >> BUT WE ENHANCE IT BY [00:20:01] INCORPORATING RED VINYL COATED SAFETY FENCING AND SPECIAL THE LIGHTING THAT HELPS ANNOUNCE THE ENTRANCE OF THE HERITAGE BRIDGE ON BOTH SIDES AND THEN ANOTHER MILE OR SO AWAY IS ANOTHER WALL PROJECT. THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SAW THEMSELVES COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE YOU JUST SAW ON ACRONYMS OR EIGHT. FOR THIS SOUND WALL PROJECT MOST OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ARE JUST OFF THE SHELF FORM LINERS BUT ARE USED MODULAR, REPEATED AND REORGANIZED TO CREATE UNLIMITED DESIGNS. AND THE ONLY THING THAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS ARE THE VIGNETTES THAT REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PASSION FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE TIRE TREAD DESIGN IS MADE FOR ONLY FIVE PANEL DESIGNS ECONOMICAL AND VERY DYNAMIC. THE THIRD STREET BRIDGE IN DAYTON, OHIO IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CAN TRANSFORM OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN COMPLETED THIS PROJECT WILL FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY BRIDGE A DIVIDED CITY. IT SPANS 700 FEET ACROSS THE GREAT MIAMI RIVER AND WILL HAVE VISTAS AND LOOKOUTS AND A LIGHT RAIL GOING ACROSS THE TOP AS WELL AS THE PURE WALLS THAT HAVE BRACKET DESIGNS REMINISCENT OF SOME ARCHITECTURE YOU'LL SEE IN DOWNTOWN AREA ON THE EAST SIDE YET PRIMARILY A WHITE MIDDLE CLASS DOWNTOWN AREA BUT ON THE WEST SIDE IN THEIR HISTORIC DISTRICT ARE MOSTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WHOSE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN RATHER DISCONNECTED FROM THE REST OF THE CITY OVER THE YEARS. THAT IS WHERE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HAD THEIR BIKE SHOP AND THAT IS WHERE THEY INVENTED THE AIRPLANE. AS IT TURNS OUT THEIR BEST FRIEND WAS PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR WHO THEY WENT TO GREAT SCHOOL WITH AND WAS A POET LAUREATE. SO INCORPORATING SOME THESE WALLS ARE IN TABLET CHAIRS WITH QUOTATIONS FROM SOME OF HIS POETRY. THIS PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY. SO MUCH SO THAT EACH YEAR THEY CLOSE THE BRIDGE AND THE ENTIRE CITY MARCHES ACROSS IT IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE SELMA MARCH AND THAT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ON THE ABUTMENT WALLS AS YOU SEE HERE. THEN ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE ANNUAL EVENT OF MARCHING ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON THE PURE WALL AS YOU SEE HERE FREEDOM FREEWAY. >> HERE IS A SPECTACULAR PROJECT. THIS CORRIDOR 11 MILES LONG INCLUDES 20 BRIDGES AND IS GOING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY ALL THE WAY TO TINKER AIR FORCE BASE AND THE THEME OF THIS IS THE AIR FORCE. THIS PROJECT HAS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET OF MSE WALL RETAINING WALLS AND SOME OF THE ELEGANT BRIDGES THAT YOU'LL ENCOUNTER ALONG THIS CORRIDOR ARE ALL CAST IN PLACE WITH SOME THAT WILL HAVE LCD LIGHTS ACCENTUATING DETAILS LIKE THIS SPANDAU GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE CREATING A BEAUTIFUL AT NIGHT CONCLUDING AT THE RETAINING WALL THAT LOOKS LIKE A BLOWING AMERICAN FLAG. >> ELK CITY SHOWS YOU THAT IT'S JUST NOT LIMITED TO URBAN AREAS AND THIS RURAL AREA THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE BORDER AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE INCLUDING THE DISCOVERY OF OIL AND OF COURSE ELK HUNTING IS VERY BIG THERE. SO WHY NOT INCORPORATE THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THESE THINGS INTO THE PROJECT, PUT AN ELK SHIELD ON BONO'S OF THE CENTER PIER. WHY NOT HAVE OIL DERRICKS ON THE APPROACH? >> BIG ROCK INTERCHANGE OUTSIDE OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS IS A NATIONAL AWARD WINNING PROJECT THAT IS MADE OF DOZENS OF THESE FLY OVER PEERS OF VARYING HEIGHTS AND SIZES. AND OUR CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE AN ECONOMICAL WAY OF TREATING THEM. SO WE TOOK THEIR STATE TREE THE LAB LOWLY PINE AND WE STYLIZED THE PINE CONE TO CREATE ONE SET OF FORM LINES THAT COULD BE USED AT ANY HEIGHT COLUMN THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROJECT . IN ADDITION WE TOOK THAT SAME IDEA AND WE INCORPORATED INTO THE PARAPET AS WELL AS A SILHOUETTE OF THE STATE. >> LATOYA THE STUNNING BRIDGE WE DESIGNED FOR THE TUCSON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WHICH WON FIVE STATE AND FEDERAL AWARDS WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF BEING COMPLETED. IT'S A MODULAR DESIGN 700 FEET LONG AND EVEN THOUGH THE UNDULATING WATER EFFECT OF THE PARAPET AND RAILING LOOKS LIKE ONE UNIQUE DESIGN, IT'S ACTUALLY MADE UP FOR MODULAR FORMS FORM LETTER AND RAILING SECTIONS AND ONCE REASSEMBLED CREATES AN ASYMMETRICAL NON REPETITIVE LOOKING INSTALLATION AND OF COURSE THE CHOY IS A TYPE OF LOCAL CACTUS. AND THE NAME OF THE ROAD AS WELL. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS BRIDGE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S LIVING AROUND THE AREA WANTED A SIGNATURE BRIDGE. BUT WE WANTED IT TO BE INVISIBLE TO BLEND IN WITH THE SURROUNDINGS WITHOUT NECESSARILY OVER LIGHTING IT. SO YOU CAN ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY IN ADDITION TO THAT. WE ALSO INCLUDED LOOKOUT AREAS [00:25:01] ,RESPITE AREAS TO ENJOY THE LANDSCAPE. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT RETAINING WALLS. >> THE RIGHT BEFORE HAS BECOME ICONIC IN OHIO AND BEGINS LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. DRAWINGS, LINES, NUMBERS AFTERWARDS PRE CAST CONCRETE PANELS. NOW YOU'LL SEE THESE MSE PANELS REPEATED SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLANE IS TAKING OFF AND LANDING OVER AND OVER AGAIN CELEBRATING THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WRIGHT B FIRE BEING MANUFACTURED AND USED DURING WORLD WAR 1. U.S. 54 IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF MODULAR DESIGN. EACH ONE OF THOSE PANELS ARE TWELVE AND A HALF FEET SQUARE. THIS WAS CAST IN PLACE SEVENTY TWO FOOT WIDE PAWS FROM 30 FEET AND EVERYTHING YOU'RE LOOKING AT ARE THE SAME 36 FORM LINERS REMEMBER THEY COULD BE ROTATED AND REORIENTED AND YOUR FORMS SO ON CAST YOU CAN CREATE NEW DESIGNS. NOW THAT'S ECONOMICAL MODULAR DESIGN AND YOU COULD REUSE THE SAME DESIGNS OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO CREATE NEW DESIGNS FOR OTHER PROJECTS WITH THE SAME FORM LINERS AND LOOK AT THIS DETAIL. SOME OF THOSE FLUTES ARE THINNER THAN THE SIDE OF YOUR HAND AND THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY MODULAR DESIGN. >> REMEMBER THE BIG ROCK PROJECT? THEY HAD A QUARTER OF A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF MSE WALL BUT THEY CAN ONLY AFFORD FIVE PATTERNS. WHAT YOU JUST SAW THERE WERE THOSE FIVE PATTERNS ILLUSTRATED ON THIS VERY SHORT RAMP ROLL BUT THAT'S WHAT COVERED A QUARTER OF A MILLION SQUARE FEET. REMEMBER YOU CAN SPACE THEM DIFFERENTLY. YOU CAN MAKE SOME TREES TALLER SHORTER ADD MORE BRANCHES, LESS BRANCHES. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS THE CLEAR WATER OVERPASS AND HERE ARE THE EMBASSY WALLS WITH SHELLS ON THE BEACH AND WAVES OF WATER. >> IT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE INVESTMENT BUT IT WAS VERY ECONOMICAL AND THEY ONLY USED EIGHT PATTERNS TOTAL ON THEIR SUBSEQUENT FORM LINES TO CREATE THIS ENTIRE WALL EFFECT. >> SOME BERRIES ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOUR STORY MODULAR DESIGN CREATES UNLIMITED DESIGN POSSIBILITIES ESPECIALLY PATTERNS LIKE THESE THAT ARE DESIGN MODULARITY. >> YOU CAN RECONFIGURE THEM ANY WAY YOU WANT. TAKE OUT THE SKY, PUT CLOUDS IN THEIR PLACE, TAKE OUT THE CLOUDS AND PUT BIRDS AND REMEMBER THE CLIENT OWNS THE PROJECT AND SUBSEQUENTLY OWNS THESE LINERS IF THEY WANT THEM TO BE USED ELSEWHERE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS. SO LET'S SEE. >> TELL YOUR COMMUNITY STORY THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CONTEXTUAL DESIGNS THAT CREATE STUNNING MEANINGFUL AND ECONOMICAL FINAL PRODUCTS THAT EVERYONE WILL BE PROUD OF FOR DECADES TO COME. THANK YOU. >> WE STILL HAVE STEPHEN ON HIS HAND. >> I'M HERE. >> OH, THANK YOU ALL. I AGAIN I KNOW HAS BEEN A LONG DAY AND WE PUTS ON SOME SLIDES TOGETHER AS WELL JUST TO BEGIN THIS CONVERSATION. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS. JOSH CRAIG AND DISCUSSED THERE'S THIS INCREDIBLE PROJECT THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. AND I HAVE BEEN IN THAT AREA VERY FAMILIAR WITH SOUTH CAROLINA BEING MARRIED SOUTHERN BELLE MANY YEARS AGO. SO I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN SPEAKING WITH YOU MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT TO SEE HOW YOU FELT ABOUT IT. USUALLY I WHEN WE PURSUE PROJECTS LIKE THIS WE DO NOT COME WITH ANY PRECONCEIVED IDEAS. WE COME AS A CLEAN SLATE AND THEN WE BEGIN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS. WHEN WE RUN THINGS BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC SHOWING PRESENTATION LIKE THIS AND BEGINNING A CONVERSATION TO GET IDEAS OF HOW THEY SEE THEMSELVES, WHAT THEY'RE PROUD ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR HISTORY IS THE SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE AS IS THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE. THAT TYPE OF THING. AND IN THE CASE OF THIS IN THE CASE OF HILTON HEAD YOU ALSO [00:30:02] OF COURSE THE LA DO YOU HAVE THE DIFFERENT ISLANDERS, DIFFERENT GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO ON AND EVERY GROUP HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF SEEING THEMSELVES AND IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR US TO BE ASKED TO COME TO COMMUNITIES WHERE THE COMMUNITIES ARE VERY DIVERSE. THEY SIT IN THEIR OWN SECTIONS ,THEY HAVE THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND OFTTIMES THE ENGINEERS WE WORK WITH ARE DEAL TS SYMPATHIZE WITH US AND THEY I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT. IT'S LIKE HERDING CATS. MY REACTION IS HERDING CATS IS ACTUALLY EASY. THE WAY YOU HEARD CATS IS YOU GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT AND THEN THEY WILL FOLLOW YOU. THE TRICK IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT AND THAT IS EASIER IF WE HAVE THIS TYPE OF CONVERSATION THOUGH. I WAS GOING TO SHOW YOU JUST SOME SLIDES VERY QUICKLY AGAIN TO ALLUDE TO THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN PLAY. THE ACTUAL STRUCTURES THEMSELVES THAT PIERS BRIDGE THE APPROACH LOOK OUT AREAS. THERE'S MANY HISTORICAL REFERENCES THAT CAN BE CONVEYED A SCULPTURAL OR ANY NUMBER OF WAYS. SO THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND OF COURSE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR AREA IS ATTACK M÷LLER. SO HOW CAN WE TELL THAT STORY IF IF WE ASK PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO SOME PLACE WE TAKE A SPECIAL WELL, WHAT IS THERE? WHAT? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT IT? WE WANT THEM TO DISCOVER WHO LEFT THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL. SO HOW DO WE ACTUALLY PROGRAM THESE AREAS? HOW DO WE PRESENT THEM TO A WHOLE VARIETY OF THE PUBLIC NOW? AND 20, 30, 40, 50 YEARS FROM NOW. SO THIS IS ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE THE FORTUNATELY BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT THIS AND WOULD LOVE TO BE INVOLVED AS WELL. HERE IS THANK YOU. AS I SAID, THIS IS THIS IS A CONVERSATION THE D.A. HAS INITIATED THIS YEAR WITH THIS UPDATE WITH YOU. THERE'S NO ACTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES HERE AND REALIZE THAT HALF OF THE DOJ AND THE COUNTY ARE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST THAT WE MOVE THIS THING FORWARD IN A WAY THAT CAPTURES WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE IN THIS PROJECT. SO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. MOVE ON NOW TO THE OTHER ITEMS [7.c. Items of Interest ] INTEREST A STAMP TEAM HAS MET TO DISCUSS THE CITIZEN IDEA OF A COVERED OVERLOOK TO BE STOLEN BEACH PARK. >> THIS WOULD SERVE PREDOMINANTLY A HANDICAP WITH AN ACCESS AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT ALL THE WAY TO THE BEACH AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE OUT THERE WHAT TO DO WITH THE WHEELCHAIR. THIS WOULD BE SEE WHERE THE PRIMARY LINE OF VEGETATION VIEWS WERE THERE. WE HAVE AN ON CALL ARCHITECT AND RECEIVED A ESTIMATE FROM THEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEY DESIGN PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. IT'S GONNA BE A TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR PLUS ITEM. WE ARE WORKING ON A SCHEDULE AND AN OVERALL PROJECT BUDGET AND PLAN AT THIS POINT IS TO GO BEFORE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON TWENTY SIX START MOVING THEM PROJECT FORWARD. FEMA DECIDES WHAT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NOW THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS WHICH OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. THIS IS TARGETED AT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REPETITIVE LOST DAMAGES ON BUILDINGS INSURED UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE OR RAISE THE BUILDING AND WE'RE ASKING IF THERE ARE CITIZENS WHO BELIEVES THEY ARE QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED TO REACH OUT TO MARCY BENSON, SENIOR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 6 TEAM NUMBER OF UPCOMING MEETINGS PARKS ON THURSDAY NEXT WEEK THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD SLIGHT TYPO 113 AT 1 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION A TAX ON THE 15 TIME COUNCIL NEXT MEETING ON MONDAY WITH THE MAYOR. >> THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE UNDER MY RECORD. THE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ON STATES REPORT ANY I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE HANDICAPPED PAVILION AT ISLANDERS PARK AND FIRST SAY THANK YOU TO THAT REPORT. [00:35:02] STEPHEN, IN THE FACT THAT WORK IS BEGINNING TO PUT TOGETHER TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THIS PROJECT DID GO BEFORE THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND HAD UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN COUNCIL AND AS I UNDERSTOOD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. BUT SO I'M NOT SURE HOW WE GO TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE AS WELL. >> BUT WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AS LONG AS IT'S MOVING FORWARD. I'M HAPPY. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK AND WE'LL SEE COME TO FRUITION SOON. THANK YOU. >> STEVE OK. WE HAVE FIVE O'CLOCK. [9.a. General Reports from Council ] WE HAVE THE PLAN. BUT THE MEANTIME WAS GOING ON A REPORT FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I SAID ONE THING ARE ALL WORKSHOP THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD PLANNED FOR DECEMBER IN BEAUFORT HAS BEEN CHANGED. I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, HOME FOR THANKSGIVING, HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, PEOPLE HAVING COMING HERE FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS WILL BE BRINGING SOMETHING WITHIN SOME OF THE VIRUS WITH A SUGGESTION THAT WE CHECK INTO THE GATES THAT WE WILL LOSE THE ANNUAL WORKSHOP FROM THE BEAUFORT TO HILTON HEAD. WE WILL ALSO CHANGE THE GATE TO JANUARY 28 AND TWENTY NINTH. WE HAVE ALREADY CLEARED THIS WITH THE CONSULTANTS. THE MAIN EMPHASIS ON THE MEETING WILL BE THE COMP PLAN. AND AT THIS MEETING WE HOPE TO HAVE OUR ABILITIES FOR DIFFERENT DIFFERENT ITEMS IN THE COMPLEMENT. WE WILL LOOK TO PUT TOGETHER SOME MORE TRANSPARENCY AND WE WILL LOOK AT THE POLICY APPLE ON A COMPLAINT WHEN WE GET TO THAT MEETING. I HOPE EVERYBODY AGREES WITH CHANGING THE DATE. I WAS CONCERNED OVER THE VIRUS BEING TRANSMITTED IN AN ADDED NOTE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A SECRET THING TO DO. AND WE LOOKED AT A PLACE IN HEALTH A DAY AND WE'RE DOWN WANTED TO MOVE PLACES BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY PROBLEM WITH US DOING THAT. >> OK. THANK YOU. ALSO CLOSE TO RETIREMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE HILLS OF A REGIONAL HABITATS HUMANITY IS THIS MONTH AND I WANT TO WISH YOU A GREAT RETIREMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE. WITH THAT WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, FIND OUT WHAT FIVE O'CLOCK MOVING OVER TO THE COM PLAN. MR.. MR. HAWKINS, ANY GENERAL REPORTS ALONG WITH THIS CAMP? >> NO, SIR. NO. NO INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORT AS OF TODAY. >> TELL ME YOU HAD A QUESTION FIRST ON GENERAL REPORTS. I DID. I JUST WANTED TO I. THERE'S A FEW ISSUES THAT I'M HOPING TO GET SOME UPDATES ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONCERN WITH REGARD TO THE SUMMIT DRIVE TRANSFER STATION AND THE PERMIT IS THAT IS BEING SOUGHT OVER THERE. AND I KNOW THAT SENT AN EMAIL ASKING FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED. DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATE? DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE TOWN IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THIS IF THIS THAT'S THE RIBAUT AND AS PROMISED THAT WE CAN LET YOU CAN ASSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFE WITH REGARD TO THE AIR AND THE LAND AND THE WATER IN THAT AREA. OUR ISLAND THAT WAS ONE ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD OF THE QUESTION ANSWERED FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS OBVIOUSLY JOSH WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT IN MY ABSENCE. AND I'M NOT SURE THE BAD WE WERE MEETING TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THIS. SURE. >> YES. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT COME IN WAS WITH REGARDS TO THE TOWN'S PERMITTING FOR STORMWATER ON THIS SITE THAT PREPARED A MEMORANDUM OUTLINING WHAT THOSE ELEMENTS LOOK AT WITH REGARDS TO IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA ON THE SITE ITSELF AND THEN VOLUME OF RUNOFF FROM THE SITE BOTH PRE AND POST CONSTRUCTION. BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS PART OF THE APPLICANT SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THAT THOUGH DEAL WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF USE THAT IS BEING SOUGHT THE KILLER SITE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL PERMITS THAT THEY HAVE TO GET FROM THAT STATE AGENCY. I THINK MISS BECKER'S QUESTION LIKELY GOES IN THE DIRECTION OF DEAC WITH REGARDS TO ISSUING THAT PERMANENT PLUS. >> I'M ALSO MOST CONCERNED IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR REGULATIONS THAT WOULD ENSURE [00:40:04] THAT WE ARE HAVE OVERSIGHT AND ARE MONITORING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE DISPOSED OF THERE DON'T DISINTEGRATE AND LEACH INTO THE WATER OR BE CARRIED AWAY BY THESE TYPES OF ANIMALS AND DISTRIBUTED AT THE AS WELL AS WHAT ARE OUR STANDARDS FOR ENSURING THAT THE PERSONNEL WHO ARE WHO ARE DECIDING WHAT IS A TOXIC SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE SUBSTANCE TO BE LEFT THERE AND WHAT ISN'T YET THEY ARE TRAINED PROPERLY. AND ALL OF THIS LEADS TO MAKING SURE BECAUSE IT'S OUR PROPERTY WELL IT'S OUR ISLAND AND IT'S OUR RESIDENTS AND IT'S THEIR SAFETY AND HEALTH AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. SO THAT'S GOOD THAT THOSE QUESTIONS I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAFE HERE. THANK YOU, MR. AMES. >> ASKING FOR A GENERAL REPORT? I HAVE NO GENERAL REPORT ON THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE STANDS OUT TO. THERE IS NO NO MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. >> OK. MR. SANFORD. >> I HAVE SEVERAL REPORTS. MR. MAYOR, I ATTENDED LAST WEEK. THE LESS COMMITTEE MEETING WE KNOW THAT LAX IS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING UNIT REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY. MY POINT IN THIS REPORT IS THAT BRT GAVE A REPORT ABOUT THE STATUS OF 278 INDICATING THAT IT IS MOVING FORWARD AS THEY ANTICIPATED. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REPORT IS THAT THEY HAVE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH REPRESENTATIVES AND FAMILIES FROM THE STONEY COMMUNITY. AND WHILE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE MADE A POSITIVE APPROACH AND THEY HAVE ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS ONGOING. HOPEFULLY THAT EFFORT WILL LEAD TO MINIMIZATION OF THE IMPACTS ON THAT COMMUNITY. THANK SALINAS. THANK YOU, JOHN. THE SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD MET TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND. THERE WERE TWO AGENDA ITEMS I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT ERIC GREENWAY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS HIRED A CONSULTANT ON THE HOUSING TRUST FUND A ANTICIPATES THAT WORK COULD TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX MONTHS. SO WE EXPECT THAT TO COME BACK TO THE REGIONAL BOARD SOMETIME IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. THE SECOND REPORT WAS DONE BY ROBERT MERCHANT WHO IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BEAUFORT COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HE REPORTED ON THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COMP PLAN AND THE GREENPOINT PROCESS. I THINK WE MAY BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THE GREEN POINT GREEN PRINT PROCESS UPCOMING. >> ANY OTHER GENERAL REPORTS NOW THAT I SKIPPED AROUND? OK, DAVID, YOU WANT TO KNOW COMMITTED BEFORE TO THE SORRY. >> THAT'S CORRECT. [9.e. Report of the Finance & Administrative Committee – Tom Lennox ] OK. MR. LENNOX FINANCE COMMITTEE. YES, THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING AT 10:00 O'CLOCK AND HAD A NUMBER OF NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST WAS A REPORT FROM JOHN FIRE ON THE FIRST QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2021 FINANCIAL AND THE REVENUE SOURCES CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND EXPENSES ARE BEING VERY EFFECTIVELY MANAGED. >> SECOND ITEM WAS THE 20 20 MERIT BASED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS . THE THIRD WAS A PRESENTATION DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BEAUFORT COUNTY IMPACT FEES BY ERIC GREENWAY. A FOURTH WAS DISCUSSION OF A REVISED STANDARD PFOA P YOU THE IRANIANS AGREEMENT AND THE LAST AGENDA ITEM IN OPEN SESSION WAS A REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE 20 21 PROPOSED MEETING DATES. WE THEN WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS RELATIVE TO DESIGNATED MARKETING ORGANIZATION SERVICES. WE CAME BACK IN THE PUBLIC SESSION TAKING NO ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> NEEDED. [11. Appearance by Citizens (Part 1 of 2) ] [00:45:19] ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TIME NOW FOR THE FIVE O'CLOCK COM PLANNED TO TAKE SOME CITIZENS COMMENTS RIGHT NOW. MR. PARENTS, NICE CITIZENS, THE FIRST CITIZENS TO COME UP OUR RAMP THIS RAMP OK. I'M GOING START NOW. WHAT ABOUT NOW? YOU'RE NOT HEARING FROM THIS RAMP, AREN'T YOU? TO MR. CARLOS, HE SAID OF PELOSI PLEASE. >> YES, I'M HERE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. GO AHEAD. OK. MY NAME'S KEN CARLOS THE I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BEACH OVERLOOK PAVILION AT THE ISLAND JUST BEACH PARK FROM HERE ON I WILL JUST USE THE WORD PAVILION TO REFER TO THIS ENTITY. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. RILEY FOR HIS STATUS TODAY. I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED TO HEAR OF THE PROGRESS OF THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPEAKER AND THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THEIR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. THE PURPOSE OF MY TALK TODAY IS TO ENGAGE THE REST OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AS THIS THING IS NOT COMING TO GONNA BE DONE UNTIL EVERYBODY SUPPORTS IN MY MIND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND I'M A PROPERTY OWNER SINCE 1997 AND 2007 MY WIFE AND I BUILT OUR HOUSE AND INDIGO RUN AND BECAME RESIDENTS LIKE MANY BEFORE AND AFTER US PRIOR TO BUYING, BUILDING AND MOVING HERE. >> WE VACATION HERE WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN. WE ENJOYED THE NATURAL BEAUTY, THE LOW KEY COMMERCIALIZATION AND OF COURSE ACCESS TO THE BEACH AS A FAMILY VACATIONING HERE WE HAD ONE IRONCLAD RULE OUR RENTAL HAD B WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE BEACH OVER THE YEARS LIVING HERE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ENJOY THE BEACH WITH OUR DOG VISITING CHILDREN AND MORE RECENTLY OUR GRANDCHILDREN. IN 2017 MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALIAS. THIS DISEASE GUARANTEES YOU A SEAT IN A WHEELCHAIR AT SOME POINT. THE PROGRESSION WHILE HILTON HEAD SPEECH PARKS ARE FULLY FDA COMPLIANT WHEELCHAIR ACCOMMODATIONS SO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME AT THE BEACH ON A SUNNY DAY IS SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT NONEXISTENT. DURING MY WIFE'S ILLNESS WE MADE OVER 30 TRIPS TO THE MAYO CLINIC IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FOR THERAPY, A CLINICAL TRIAL AND OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES. MANY OF THESE TRIPS WERE MULTI DAY. WE HAD SOME DOWNTIME. WE TRAVELED ROUTE A ONE DAY ALONG THE COAST AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE VAST MAJORITY OF BEACH PARKS IN FLORIDA HAD WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PAVILIONS OVERLOOKING THE BEACH. JUST BEING ABLE TO SIT IN THESE PAVILIONS OUT OF THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT WITH THE WAVES ROLLING IN AND ABSORBING THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERT TO BOTH OF US BUT ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE. WE THEN SAID WHY NOT HILTON THE WHEELCHAIR BOUND POPULATION? HILTON HEAD IS NOT A TIGHTLY BOUND COALITION THAT SPEAKS WITH A SINGLE VOICE. IT INCLUDES DISABLED CHILDREN OUR MILITARY VETERANS ACCIDENT VICTIMS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN STRICKEN BY DISEASE. THEY DON'T TURN UP IN LARGE NUMBERS ON THE SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS DETAILS. HOWEVER, THEY DO DESERVE ACCESS TO THE BEACH JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN MOBILE MAPS. THIS WILL NOT DO. THANK YOU. SO WE CREAMIER THERE. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. REMAINS AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON IT FOR THE LAST FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ALEX BROWN. MR. BROWN, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE MEDIA HELP REMOVE MEMBERS AT THE RALLY ON MONDAY. VERY BRIEFLY WITH YOU ABOUT THE UPDATE OF THE COP. THERE IS A PLAN B REFERRING TO OUR PLAN. BUT BEFORE I DO IT'S QUITE INTERESTING TO PLEASE THE [00:50:03] PATIENT AND THAT CVR AND HOW IT WAS MADE THAT CHECHESSEE DEAL TO HAVE BEEN AND REALLY PATIENT WITH THEM AND THIS IS A FIRST STEP TOWARD DIALOG. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE REFERRED TO THE NATIVE ISLAND AND GULLAH VERSUS GULLAH. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS THEN STARTED WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDING TO THINK PRESENCE OF OUR GULLAH PEOPLE HERE IN HILTON HEAD. ANY EVENT I WILL MOVE ON. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE THE GREAT PROGRESS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH VISION AND EFFORT. GALLIPOLI IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT ROAD MAP TO OUR FUTURE LOTS OF COMMUNITY INPUT. I WOULD ADD THAT THE COUNCIL REMAIN MINDFUL THAT THIS PROCESS SO FAR HAS BEEN VERY TRANSAIR AND VERY INCLUSIVE THAT WE ADOPT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ROLL INTO IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO FOLLOW THAT SAME PATTERN OF BEING TRANSPARENT AND INCLUSIVE. AND I'M CERTAIN THAT AS WE EMBARK UPON BEHIND OF A NEW TOWN MANAGER THEY WILL BRING TO THE TABLE THOSE SAME VALUE THAT WILL GIVE US A GOOD PRODUCT OVER THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS. ME AND I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME . >> THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. THIS IS SHETLAND. IRIS SHUKLA MY NAME IS IRIS TETLOCK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL SURVEYOR I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT A MASS MANDATES EXTENSION. TWO HUNDRED FIVE THAT IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS HELEN HAS HAD UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY A HOAX OF AN EMERGENCY WHEN YOU ISSUED THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MARCH. IT WAS DUE TO THE DIRE WARNINGS OF HIGH FATALITY, A SURGE IN THE HOSPITALS AND THE NOVELTY OF THE VIRUS. WE WERE TOLD THE GOAL WAS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE BY ESSENTIALLY SHUTTING DOWN OUR ECONOMY AND OUR DAILY LIVES AS THE WEEKS PASSED AND INFORMATION EVOLVES. IT BECAME CLEAR WE WERE DEALING MORE WITH THE VIRUS ALONG THE LINES OF PERHAPS A VERY STRONG SUIT. THE ENORMOUS DEATH TOLLS NEVER MATERIALIZED. THE STRAIN ON THE HOSPITALS NEVER ARRIVED. AND WITH RECOVERIES APPROACHING 100 PERCENT, THE IDEA THAT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE IT BLEW UP IN SMOKE. FLATTENING THE CURVE WAS NEVER ABOUT ERADICATING. DESPITE ALL OF THIS YOU REFUSED TO EVOLVE YOUR REACTIONS ACCORDINGLY. INSTEAD CHOOSING TO ACT AS IF WE WERE BACK IN MARCH INSTEAD OF OCTOBER. WE ARE AT A PEAK TOURIST SEASON. THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY SIX DEATHS ON THE ISLAND. ALL THE NURSING HOMES. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THOSE WE HAVE LOST HERE AND ACROSS THE STATE OF THOSE WHO WE EXPECTED TO LOSE GIVEN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 77 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA BASED DATA WAS NEVER EVEN ON THE RADAR OF CONCERN BACK IN MARCH. BUT NOW YOU HOLD TIGHTLY ONTO ITS IMPORTANT EVEN THOUGH ABOUT HALF ARE ACTUALLY SYMPTOMATIC AND THOSE GETTING POSITIVE TEST RESULTS ARE IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF RECOVERY IF THEY ARE EVEN SICK AT ALL. NOT ONE ASPECT OF WHAT YOU BASE YOUR EMERGENCY ORDER ON REMAINS TODAY. THUS YOUR POLICY MEASURES HAVE ALL BEEN ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS NOT ONLY MUST YOU NOT EXTEND THE MASS MANDATE BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT TO CANCEL THE EMERGENCY ORDER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CONTINUE KNOWING THAT NO CONDITIONS CURRENTLY TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY ORDER YOU ARE GUILTY OF FRAUD. YOU ARE ALSO IN VIOLATION SEVERAL OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS OF WHICH YOU ARE AWARE. AS NOTED IN THE TOWNS MARCH 28 STATEMENT REGARDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY POWERS QUOTE THE COUNTY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THE LAW END QUOTE FOLLOWING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS SHUMLIN. >> MAN WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE. CHEERING NORRIS MS. NORRIS GOOD EVENING. I FIRST WANT TO SAY SPECIAL THANKS TO TOM LIMITED FOR RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS. [00:55:06] MUCH APPRECIATE IT. I'M HERE BECAUSE I OPPOSE EXTENDING THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AND PROPOSE WE REMOVE THE NON TRAFFIC RELATED ROAD SIGNAGE AND ON HILTON HEAD SIGNS THAT SAY WEAR A MASK THE LAW, STAY APART ETC. THEY'RE UGLY, THEY'RE UNWELCOME. THEY'RE UNNECESSARY AND THEY LITTER OUR HIGHWAYS PARKS. THERE IS NO EMERGENCY. AS I STATED, THERE ARE SIX ELDERLY DEATHS ON HILTON HEAD SINCE APRIL. THERE IS A NINETY NINE POINT SIX CURE RATE FOR IT. WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE HERE. NO ONE'S GETTING OUT ALIVE. THE WORLD CHANGES DAILY. PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST TOOK A BULLET. HE'S A GLADIATOR FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM AND HE GOT COVERED . THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TUNED IN WATCHING TO SEE IF HE'S GOING TO LIVE OR DIE. SOME PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE MEDIA HOPE HE DIES BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WEAR A MASK. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHEN HE DIES CORAL? THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TEST OR IT'S NEVER BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN. IF COPA PATIENTS ARE MASK WEARERS OR NOT. WHEN WE FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE VIRUS WE TRADED IN OUR FREEDOM FOR SAFETY. WE HAD A GENUINE FEAR. NOW WE KNOW MORE SO WE HAVE TO START TWEAKING THINGS TO GET OUR FREEDOM BACK. WE HAVE TO TAKE RISKS. OUR PRESIDENT PAID A PRICE FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THE FACT IS SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT. YOU CANNOT SAVE EVERYONE. WE'RE SO AFRAID OF KILLING GRANDMA THAT WE'RE KILLING OUR CHILDREN INSTEAD KEEPING THEM APART. FACELESS NOT ALLOWING THEM TO BREATHE. GROWING UP FEAR BASED, ISOLATED, SOCIALLY AWKWARD PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGES ARE STILL BEING REVEALED. I MEAN WOULDN'T YOU RATHER HAVE PRETTY HEALTHY, STRONG CREATIVE CHILDREN? THIS IS AMERICA. WE'RE NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. WE HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE. WE AREN'T CHILDREN OR PROPERTIES OF THE GOVERNMENT. YOUR VOTE IS ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHERE YOU WANT TO TAKE US. IT'S FREEDOM VERSUS RISK. CHOOSE WISELY. YOU HAVE TO BE SMART, STRONG, BRAVE. THEY ARE HEROES. BUT FOR FREEDOM. FLIP THE SWITCH. TURN OFF THE SIGNAGE. SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SEE IF ANYONE NOTICES. OVERTURN THE EMERGENCY ORDER AND REMOVE ALL NON TRAFFIC RELATED SIGNAGE AS IF HER LIFE DEPENDS ON IT BECAUSE IT DOES. AND SO DOES OURS AND OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN . THANK YOU. >> SO SORRY. YES, SIR. SORRY. I LOGGED THIS OUT BY ACCIDENT BACK. >> THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SIGNED UP TO CITIZENS SPEAK THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU. WE WILL TALK TO AFTER THE PRESENTATION ON OUR PLAN. THE PRESENTATION TODAY WAS GIVEN BY THE UNION CALLED THE [8. 5:00 P.M. - Public Hearing: Our Plan 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan ] PUBLIC HEARING ORDERS OK. HE'S CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER BILL. MOVED THE PUBLIC HERE HEARING BE COMMENCED. MR. GLENN. OK. ALL IN FAVOR. JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OK, WE SAW I DON'T WANT TO THINK STUPID WHILE THE PEOPLE THAT I CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT A LOT OF HOURS IN THE PURPOSE OF US MOVING THE REPORTS TO A PRIMARY DOCUMENT AT THE RETREAT. >> AND I DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK OF MY PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU DID NOT CALL MY NAME. I SIGNED UP MISSILE WHEN WE'RE DOING HALF OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE PLANNING MEETING ENHANCED AFTER WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE VALUES. >> SIR, YOU ARE HIGH ON ALL THIS. THANK YOU. AND OUR ANNUAL RETREAT THIS YEAR WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A RESORT. BUT WE ARE ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE DIFFERENT TASKS THAT ARE IN THERE. PUTTING TOGETHER TRANSPARENCY TASKS THAT ARE IN THERE AND COME AWAY WITH A PLAN THAT WE ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT WE ALL CAN PUT IN ORDER AND LISTS OF PRIORITIES, LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIST TRANSPARENCY. THE FACT THAT MY PUBLIC WEEKLY DID DAYS MEETING IS NOT ABOUT MAKING MINIMAL CHANGES TO THAT [01:00:10] . WE'LL BE MAKING MINOR CHANGES AS WE GO ALONG IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PLAN WAS PLAN WE HAVE TODAY IS A PLAN PRESENTED BY THE TOWN AND I'D LIKE YOU TO LISTEN CAREFULLY. BUT IT'S NOT TO GO TO THE MIND OF OF THE PLAN. WITH THAT WAS TO DO A PRESENTATION CADILLAC TAYLOR GOOD EVENING. >> WE ME I WILL SWITCH OVER MY SCREEN JUST A MOMENT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M TAYLOR LADD, SENIOR PLANNER AND PROJECT LEAD FOR OUR PLAN TO START OUR PUBLIC HEARING TODAY. I'M GOING TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES ON AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN. I KNOW THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PROCESS WHO ARE TUNING IN THIS EVENING WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG SINCE JULY WHEN WE PUBLISHED THIS DRAFT ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THESE TOPICS. BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THIS OR NEED A REFRESHER, I JUST HAVE A FEW TOPICS ABOUT OUR PLAN AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING TO GO OVER WITH YOU. BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE REST OF THE HEARING, I WILL ALSO BE COVERING SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE MEETING PACKET JUST TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT'S ARE IN THE PROCESS. WE'VE GONE THROUGH TO GET THOSE LEGISLATION REQUIRES MUNICIPALITIES TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS REQUIRED TO PROJECT FUTURE PLANNING 20 YEARS. >> SO OUR CURRENT PLAN IS FOR 2010 2030. BY LAW WE'RE REQUIRED TO REEVALUATE AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS AND DO A COMPLETE UPDATE EVERY 10 TO MEET THE 10 YEAR UPDATE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A NEW PLAN SINCE LAST YEAR. AS DIRECTED BY TOWN COUNCIL THIS NEW PLAN WILL BE FOR 2020 TO 2040 AND HAS BEEN BRANDED OUR PLAN THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT IMPACTS EVERYTHING THE TOWN DOES FOR NOT ONLY ITS OPERATIONS BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY IS THE OFFICIAL POLICY AND PLANNING GUIDE THAT IDENTIFIES THE COURSE OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD TAKE TO GROW, ADDRESS CHANGE AND MAKE PROGRESS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THE STATE LEGISLATION ALSO DEFINES THE COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INVENTORY OF CONDITIONS, STATEMENTS OF NEED AND GOALS, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, COMMUNITY AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS AND NINE ELEMENTS. I MEAN YOU SIMPLY CAN ADD MORE ELEMENTS AS NEEDED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOWN ADDED A RECREATION ELEMENT IN 2005. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR PLAN FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IS THAT IT HAS CARRIED FORWARD THE MOMENTUM AND EFFORTS FROM THE OUR FUTURE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. >> THE TOWN DID 20 17 TO 2018. THE R PLAN BRAND IS A DERIVATION OF OUR FUTURE PLUS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OUR FUTURE WAS AN EXTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THE TOWN LAUNCHED TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY THIS TIME AND SHOWS HOW THE OUR FUTURE EFFORTS SHOWN IN GREEN ON THE LEFT THAT INTO OUR PLAN OUR FUTURE PRODUCED THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND VISION AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN 2018. >> THAT DOCUMENT WAS UTILIZED BY STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO HELP DEVELOP OUR PLAN. THE ONLY CHANGED IS THE SEVEN PILLARS IDENTIFIED IN OUR FUTURE WERE REDEFINE AS CORE VALUES FOR OUR PLAN. A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF OUR FUTURE IS THAT IT PRODUCED A VISION FOR THE ISLAND FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THE VISION IS REINVENTING SUSTAINABILITY AGAIN. THIS MEANS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND WILL FOCUS ON THE REVITALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION OF ITS ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOR OUR PLAN. SUSTAINABILITY IS THE CROSS SECTION OF ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY. >> WE'RE A COMMUNITY BASED IN THESE THREE THINGS. HAS VIABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A RESILIENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AN EQUITABLE SOCIAL CONDITIONS . OUR FUTURE STARTED AS A TOWN COUNCIL INITIATIVE. IT WAS EMBRACED BY THE COMMUNITY AND IS A REFLECTION ISLANDS, ITS CULTURE AND PEOPLE. THIS VISION CAME FROM THE ISLAND COMMUNITY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OUR PLAN IS INTENDED TO HELP USHER THIS VISION FORWARD BY DIRECTING THE TOWN'S FOCUS AND PARAMETERS FOR FUTURE POLICY AND DECISION MAKING DIRECTLY FROM THE FUTURE EFFORT. >> AS I MENTIONED ARE THE SEVEN IMPORTANT CORE VALUES THAT REPRESENT THE ISLAND'S PRIORITIES AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS. THE CORE VALUES WERE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY INPUT COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION DURING OUR FUTURE PROCESS. >> HISTORICALLY THE TOWN'S [01:05:05] COMPREHENSIVE PLANS HAVE BEEN BUILT DESIGNED AROUND THE STATE'S LIST OF ELEMENTS WITH A CHAPTER FOR EACH ELEMENT THAT ADDRESSES INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN WITH GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. BUT OUR PLAN IS DIFFERENT. CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRECEDENTS SET BY OUR FUTURE. THE TOWN INVITED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVISORY WORK GROUPS WITH A LEAD DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO HELP STRUCTURE OUR PLAN AROUND THE CORE VALUES WE LOGGED OVER 900 HOURS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TIME TO HELP DEVELOP GOALS, STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR THE PLAN BASED ON THE CORE VALUES. >> OUR PLAN IS VERY MUCH A COMMUNITY PLAN REFLECTIVE OF THE ISSUES OUR ISLANDS MIGHT FACE GOING INTO THE NEXT 20 YEARS WHILE DRAWING ON OUR STRENGTHS. >> THE ONLY TWO ELEMENTS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN OUR PLAN OUR RECREATION AND PRIORITY INVESTMENT THE RECREATION ELEMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY A TASK GROUP OF LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT INCLUDES THE PARK AND RECREATION MASTER PLANNING EFFORT THAT HAPPEN CONCURRENTLY WITH OUR PLAN. THE PURPOSE OF PRIORITY INVESTMENT IS TO TIE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR PLAN AND ADOPTED BY TOWN PLANS TO FORECASTED REVENUES FOR THE CURRENT AND UPCOMING FISCAL YEARS. THIS SECTION IS A SYNTHESIS OF PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE TOWN'S BUDGET WHICH ARE BOTH PUBLIC PROCESSES. THESE TWO ELEMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED WITH LARGER SECTIONS IN OUR PLAN BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AREAS AND INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE TOWN'S JURISDICTION AND DIRECT SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE ISLAND COMMUNITY IN THE PLAN'S CONTENTS. >> WE HAVE THE FRONT MATTER FIVE MAIN SECTIONS AND TWO REFERENCE SECTIONS. THE PLAN IS WRITTEN SO THAT EACH SECTION FLOWS AND COMPLEMENTS THE OTHER BUT ANY SECTION IS ALSO ABLE TO STAND ALONE. THE WRITING IS A BLEND OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION WITH A CONVERSATIONAL STYLE INTENDED TO BE INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE WHILE MAINTAINING ITS FUNCTIONALITY AS A TOWN DOCUMENT. >> THIS IS THE TWO DAY MEETING PROGRESSION WE HAVE FOLLOWED TO INTRODUCE OUR PLAN TO THE COMMUNITY AND ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS. >> THREE OFFICIAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD LEADING UP TO TODAY AS PART OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS. THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM MET IN AUGUST TO DISCUSS OUR PLAN AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO FORWARD IT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED STAFF WITH FEEDBACK AFTER THEIR COMMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION AND PREPARED A RESPONSE WITH PROPOSED REVISIONS. INCLUDED IN TODAY'S AGENDA PACKET AS EXHIBIT A FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEETING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE A PLANNING COMMISSION MET IN LATE AUGUST TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO FORWARD OUR PLAN TO PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET IN SEPTEMBER TO REVIEW THE PLAN AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON A RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION TO TOWN COUNCIL. THEIR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT G . DAFF HAS ALSO CONDUCTED TWO INFORMATION SESSIONS ABOUT OUR PLAN AND A WORKSHOP WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND TOWN COUNCIL EXHIBITS B C D E AND F AND THE AGENDA PACKET TODAY ARE THE COLLECTION OF COMMENTS AND STAFF PROPOSED REVISIONS RESULTING FROM THE WORKSHOP SINCE THE DRAFT OF OUR PLAN WAS RELEASED FOR THE PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL ADOPTION REVIEW PROCEDURE IN LATE JULY. >> WE HAVE RECEIVED COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC. EVERY MEETING WE HOLD HAS PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO FINE TUNE WHAT IS IN THE PLAN THAT'S RESPONSE TO THIS FEEDBACK AS WELL AS TO THE DISCOVERY OF ADMISSIONS AND ERRORS IN THE PLAN ARE BEING DOCUMENTED IN A SPECIFIC WAY TO ENSURE ANY CHANGES MADE AS A RESULT OF OUR MEETINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE TRACKED IN THE AGENDA PACKET FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE INCLUDED ALL PROPOSED REVISIONS, ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO DATE AS DESCRIBED IN A STAFF MEMO EXHIBITS EXHIBITS A B AND PRESENT COLLECTION OF COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TELL COUNCIL OUR PLAN WORKSHOP AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS. >> COMMENTS ARE ORGANIZED NUMERICALLY BY TOPIC WITH STAFF COMMENTS OR SUGGESTED REVISIONS IN A SUGGESTED REVISIONS ARE ALSO ORGANIZED NUMERICALLY BASED ON RESPONSES TO COMMENTS UNDER EACH TOPIC. >> EXHIBIT C D AND E PRESENT EXPANDED REVISIONS FOR COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WORKSHOP THESE A FOCUSED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ILO'S GULLAH COMMUNITY PROPOSED FOR ADDITION TO THE CULTURAL RESOURCES SEGMENT IN SECTION 2.0. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM TEN POINT ONE POINT TWO IN EXHIBIT B. EXHIBIT D IS THE PROPOSED REVISION FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION [01:10:02] ITEMS IN PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION FOUR POINT SEVEN. >> THE ADDITIONAL NOTATIONS WILL SHOW WHICH PARKS AND RECREATION GOALS AND STRATEGIES ARE ADDRESSED BY THESE ITEMS. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM ELEVEN POINT FOUR POINT ONE IN EXHIBIT B. >> EXHIBIT B IS A NEW SEGMENT PROPOSED FOR ADDITION TO SECTION 3.0 INTRODUCTION. THIS PRESENTS THE SPECIFIC CORE VALUE GOALS AND STRATEGIES AS THEY RELATE TO EACH OF THE ELEMENTS AND IS ORGANIZED BY ELEMENTS. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX SO THAT THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES THE PLAN CAN BE SEARCHED USING THE CORE VALUE TABLES OR SEARCHED BY ELEMENTS. ULTIMATELY THE INTENTION IS FOR ALL THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES IN OUR PLAN TO BE SORTED INTERCHANGEABLY BY CORE VALUE OR BY ELEMENT. ONCE WE HAVE A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR OUR PLAN, THIS NEW SECTION REINFORCES THAT IN THE BOOK FORMAT. >> FINALLY EXHIBIT F. LISTS PROPOSED REVISIONS FOR TYPOGRAPHIC EDITORIAL ERRORS THAT STAFF HAS FOUND IN THE DRAFT I SHOULD MENTION WITH ANY OF THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS OR CHANGES. TOWN COUNCILS AT LIBERTY TO ASK STAFF TO CHANGE ANYTHING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DRAFT FORMAT OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO ANY WORDING THEY WERE HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING WITH TOWN COUNCIL ALONG WITH A RESOLUTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MAPS. >> ON OCTOBER 20TH WE ANTICIPATE A SECOND READING IN OUR PLAN ADOPTION BY TOWN COUNCIL. ADOPTION OF OUR PLAN WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENABLING LEGISLATION AND WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THE ISLAND'S FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND ECHO THE MAYOR'S SENTIMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS HEARING AND THANK ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PROCESS. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHERE WE GO NEXT. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION CAN PUT INTO THIS. THANK YOU. GUILFOYLE I'M GOING TO PUT IT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR, WE HAVE A ONE WRITTEN COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC HERE OF COURSE OF A MULTIPLE MEETINGS PLANNING COMMISSION HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS. THIS REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING. WE'VE HAD ONE WRITTEN COMMENT WHICH IS MADE PART OF THE RECORD HERE. WE HAD NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THIS MATTER. YOU'VE HEARD FROM TAYLOR. I WOULD RECOMMEND, MAYOR, THAT YOU CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND AS WE SAID, IT'S BEGINNING THIS IS A REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING. IT WAS ADVERTISED FOR FIVE. IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT FIVE O'CLOCK. WE PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK AND WE WILL . WE WILL NOW ACTUALLY CLOSE WILL GO BACK TO WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON THE AGENDA FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE OF SOME MEMBERS QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'LL START WITH YOU, BILL. >> NO, I'M FINE, MR. MAYOR. MR. DAVID, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL ITEMS WITHIN IT THAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION. BUT AT THIS TIME I'M WILLING TO GO WITH THE IDEA THAT FUTURE COUNCILS WILL BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZED AS THEY SEE FIT. WHAT'S BEHAVIOR IS THAT THERE ARE AREAS WITHIN THE CORPS WITHIN THE COMPLEX THAT I THINK SHOULD BE MORE STRONGLY ADVOCATED FOR OR EVEN STIMULATED AS OPPOSED TO ENCOURAGED. BUT I HAVE TO PULL THOSE COMMENTS FOR THE NEXT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. IF COULD YOU SEND SOMEONE ELSE CALL COMMENTS. THE TABLES. TAKE A LOOK AT THEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SURE. AND AND I TALKED TO SOME I'VE TALKED TO SEAN ABOUT THEM AS WELL. SO YES, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO TAYLOR ABOUT THEM. THANK YOU, MR. GLEN. YES. I WANT TO SALUTE AND APPLAUD TAYLOR AND JAMIE FOR LEADING THIS EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT. IT'S GONE ON FOR A LONG TIME. THERE'S BEEN SOME WORK GO INTO IT AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE AND APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BECOMING A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT MOVES FORWARD THIS ISLAND. THANK YOU, TAYLOR AND THANK YOU, JANE. THANK YOU. SPEAKER. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I'LL JUST ADD TO THE LIST. THANK YOU. ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THOSE ROUNDTABLES HOURS VOLUNTEER AND THEIR INPUT WAS INVALUABLE TO CREATING THE ISLAND OF FOR OUR FUTURE. THANK YOU EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU, MR. LENNOX. [01:15:08] >> THANK YOU, JOHN. THANK YOU, TAYLOR. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS. IT IS JUST REMARKABLE THE WAY IT'S COME TOGETHER. IN THE END PRODUCT. I THINK THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS AND I WOULD SAY THAT OUR PLAN IS IS REALLY THE TOWNS PROGRAM OF WORK GOING FORWARD. AND OUR SUCCESS IN AN HAVING THIS IMPLEMENTED LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO PRIORITIZE LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE, LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO ASSIGN ACCOUNTABILITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LIES ON OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH A COMMUNITY THAT IS YET TO BE DONE THAT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. AND JOHN. THANK YOU. YOU VERY APPROPRIATELY MENTIONED THAT AS REALLY THE THEME OF OUR UPCOMING PLANNING SESSION IN JANUARY. >> THANK YOU, TOM. NEEDED MOST NOW ACCEPT THE PLAN AS AMENDED. NOT THAT I KNOW I DID NOT DELAY BEGINNING TO CLOSE AS PUBLIC HERE. OK. INTO CLOSED THIS PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING DON'T PLAN ON THE TABLE. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE GOING BACK OVER YOUR [11. Appearance by Citizens (Part 2 of 2) ] AGENDA. YES, SIR. CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE. YEP, YEP YEP. JUST START AND START NEXT PERSON ANALYST FOR OUR PARENTS BY CITIZENS IS MR. MARTY BAUMGARTNER. >> MR. BAUMGARTNER, PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS MARTY BUMGARNER. MY NAME IS MARTY BUMGARNER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENTAL AND LITTLE LITERATURE SAY IT THE MASK ISSUE BEFORE IT BECAME POLITICAL ON APRIL 3RD OSHA ISSUED GUIDANCE FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WORKERS EXPOSED TO PEOPLE WITH BARS. IT STATED VERY CLEARLY SURGICAL MASK AND OFF DETECTION WILL BE CITED AS AN INTERIM MEASURE TO PROTECT AGAINST SPLASHES AND LARGE DROPLETS VERTICAL MASK OR NOT RESPIRATORS AND DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST AEROSOL GENERATED PROCEDURES. THE CDC AS LATE AS MAY CITING THE 10 RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS THAT SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION BUT THE USE OF FACEMASK. THE CENTER FOR EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE AT OXFORD SUMMARIZED SIX STUDIES. WE SHOWED THAT MASK ALONE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN INTERRUPTING THE SPREAD OF EILAT OR INFLUENZA IN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS. NOTHING ABOUT THE BIOLOGY VIRUS OR OUR DISCOVERY OF IT HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT MASK OR SOMEHOW NOW MORE EFFECTIVE AGAINST IT THAN THEY WERE THEN. THEY ARE AGAINST THE SPREAD OF OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES. THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED IS THE POLITICS. WHAT IS SO DANGEROUS ABOUT THIS IS AS FOUCHIER AND OTHER ORIGINALLY WARNED WHEN THEY WERE ACTUALLY SPEAKING FOR A MODICUM OF SCIENTIFIC GROUNDING IS THAT MANY IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE WILL GO TO DANGEROUS PLACES NOW THINKING THE MASS PROTECT THEIR SWEDISH EPIDEMIOLOGIST ANDERS TAKE MALE ONE THAT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR MASS WEARING TO PREVENT COGAN 19 IS ASTONISHINGLY WEAK. HE WOULD KNOW BECAUSE HIS COUNTRY BARELY HAD ANY CASES LEFT AND ALMOST NOBODY IN SWEDEN WEARS A MASK WITH SUCH EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MASK WEARING. HOW DO WE DISRUPT LIVES OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND COUNTLESS PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS? OUR OWN U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE NEW EVIDENCE THAT CAMERAS WERE YEARS WORTH OF EVIDENCE. THE MASS WORK IN STOPPING RESPIRATORY VIRUSES AND IS STILL PRODUCING EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. IN JUNE HHS AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY FUNDED A SYSTEMIC REVIEW OF ALL RELEVANT RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS MASK WEARING IN STOPPING RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND PUBLISHED THE FINDINGS IN THE ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. THE CONCLUSION WAS AS CLEAR AS IT IS JARRING TO THE CURRENT CULT LIKE DEVOTION TO MASK WEARING REVIEW OF RC TS INDICATES THAT IN FIVE RESPIRATORS AND SURGICAL MASKS ARE PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SIMILAR RISK FOR INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESSES AND LABORATORY CONFIRMED VIRAL INFECTION IN HIGH AND LOW RISK SETTINGS. THE STUDY LOOKED AT EIGHT TRIALS WITH SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS THAT EVALUATED THE USE OF SURGICAL MASKS WITHIN HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN INFLUENZA OR AN INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS INDEX CHILD OR ADULT COMPARED WITH NO MASKS SURGICAL MASK WERE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED RISK FOR CLINICAL RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS OR LABORATORY CONFIRMED VIRAL ILLNESS IN HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS. WHEN MASK WERE WORN BY HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS IN INDEX CASES OR BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE CHALLENGE FOR MASS MANDATE SUPPORTERS IS TO PRODUCE A SINGLE SCIENTIFIC BLAND STUDY THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS MASK OR EVEN EFFECTIVE. THANK YOU. [01:20:05] THANK YOU SIR. >> NEXT PERSON IS MISS. WE STARTED MAKING THIS MISLEADING FOR OKAY. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. >> OK. >> MAYOR AND FELLOW TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> IT'S TOUGH TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AS WE ARE FORTUNATE TO LIVE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. BUT I CAN'T LET THE SIGHT OF ME COUNT MY BLESSINGS. SILENCE. THE REALITY OF THE PAIN OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE EXPERIENCING FROM THIS MASS MANDATE. MANY OF US MAMAS ARE WRESTLING WITH THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM THIS IS DOING TO OUR CHILDREN. I'VE EMAILED YOU ARTICLES ABOUT THE TOPIC BUT I CAN'T CAPTURE IT FOR YOU IS THE DAILY REALITY . OUR CHILDREN AREN'T SEEING THE SMILES OF THEIR TEACHERS FRIENDS. THEY CAN'T HUG OR EVEN STAND RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR VERY BEST FRIENDS OUR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR SENSORY DISORDERS ARE BEING SHAMED AND BULLIED. OUR KIDS ARE SUFFERING THROUGH ISOLATION AND DEHUMANIZING MASKS. MY OWN DAUGHTER WHO IS ONLY STUBBORN GETS MAD AT ME ON HER NO DUE TO THE MATH OF HER SCHOOL. SHE ALSO HAD HER HANDS CRACK AND BLEED FROM EXCESSIVE HANDWASHING AND SANITIZER BEING APPLIED TO HER DELICATE SKIN. THESE ARE CLEAN MEASURES OR MORE HARMFUL TO OUR CHILDREN. THINK GOOD TEAM CAN EVER BE AS ROBUST THE USE DONE DO THE JOB THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DO. >> EXCEPT WE ARE DESTROYING THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS WITH THE HARMFUL MEDICATION EFFORT. I CAN'T BLAME YOU AS WE REALLY AREN'T GETTING GOOD NEWS ABOUT HOW SCIENTISTS KNOW SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS VIRUS. THIS SO-CALLED NEW VIRUS IS ACTUALLY MORE THAN 75 PERCENT GENETICALLY MATCHED TO THE 2003 SORRY CORONAVIRUS. RECENT NEWS THAT OUR PAST EXPOSURE TO THE COMMON COLD HAS ALSO. WHICH IS ALSO CALLED VIRAL CORONA VIRUS. MEANS WE HAVE SOME T CELL IMMUNITY FOR OUR BODIES REMEMBER AND KNOW HOW TO RESPOND. THE CDC CONFIRMS THIS IS MORE THAN NINETY NINE PERCENT SURVIVABLE FOR EVERYONE 69 UNDER AND IT'S MORE THAN NINETY FOUR PERCENT SURVIVABLE FOR EVERYONE 70 AND ABOVE. EVEN DR. DEBORAH BIRX SAID AUGUST 18TH AND I QUOTE AS SOON AS PEOPLE REALIZE THAT NINETY NINE PERCENT OF US ARE GONNA BE JUST FINE. IT IS GOING BE DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO COMPLY. SO WHY ARE WE LIVING IN FEAR AND ISOLATION? WHY ARE WE HARMING AND MASKING OUR YOUNG CHILDREN? WHY ARE WE ISOLATING OUR BELOVED ELDERLY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WHO WOULD READILY TRADE MONTHS OF ISOLATION FOR A WEEK OF HUGS, LAUGHTER, MASK FREE SMILING FACES AND THE COMFORT OF LOVING FAMILY TIME CLOSE CONTACT WITH CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. PLEASE IN THIS MAFIA DAY TODAY DO NOT BE COMPLICIT IN THESE PARENTS OR CHILDREN OR OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE DATA DOESN'T SUPPORT IF YOU HAVE A HEART AND A CONSCIENCE NEITHER WILL YOU. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU MISS LINKING MR. JEFF TAKING PLACE. >> HI, THIS IS JEFF LEAKING. YES. LIVING ON THAT ISLAND HAS BEEN A LIFELONG DREAM FOR MY FAMILY TO RELOCATED BEFORE THEY CORONA VIRUS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE ISLAND ONCE FILLED WITH SMILING PATIENTS AND SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY IS NOW MORE LIKE A ZOMBIE MOVIE. WE WERE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR HILTON HEAD COMMUNITY. NEWS IS A VIRUS FIRST BROKE EVEN BEFORE THE STAY AT HOME WATERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WE FOLLOWED THE ORDERS FROM OUR FORMER STATE OF OHIO. I WAS THE DESIGNATED FAMILY MEMBER WHO WENT OUT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR A QUICK TRIP ONLY FOR ESSENTIALS. WE SANITIZED ITEMS QUARANTINE NON PERISHABLES IN THE GARAGE, NO EATING KNOWS NO SHOPPING. WE STAYED AT HOME AND FELT FORTUNATE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE BIKING, WALKING, SWIMMING AND TIME ON THE BEACH MADE TO STAY AT HOME WATERS FEEL LIKE AN OVERDUE BREAK. THAT FREE TIME ALSO ALLOWED TIME TO RESEARCH FACTS ABOUT THE NOVEL VIRUS. I FOUND THE WORK OF DR. SUSAN WHITE WHOSE PLANE THEY'VE BEEN STUDYING CORONA VIRUSES SINCE THE 1960S. THE COMMON COLD IS FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY THE CORONA VIRUS WHICH EXPLAINS WHY IT ISN'T AS DEADLY AS PROJECTED. THIS CORONA VIRUS ALSO SHOWS OVER 75 PERCENT GENETIC SIMILARITY TO 2003 SA'S CORONA VIRUS. THE SCIENTISTS KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS VIRUS THAN THE MEDIA IS TELLING AND WE TRUST YOU FOLKS TO SEE ME ON THE MEDIA AND KNOW THE SCIENCE. [01:25:02] AS I WAS SAYING, OUR MOVE TO PARADISE IS ANYTHING BUT THE WELCOMING COMMUNITY WE COULDN'T WAIT TO LIVE IN FEELS FOREIGN COLD AND DISTANT. EVERYONE IS MASKED. MAKE NO EYE CONTACT AWAY AS THOUGH WE HAVE A HORRIBLE PLAGUE. IT'S A MASK MANDATE. I'VE WITNESSED DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR FROM PEOPLE CLAIMING THEY WEAR A MASK TO PREDICT OTHERS YET READILY ATTACK AND HARASS ANYONE NOT WEARING A MASK. EXEMPTIONS ARE EXACTLY TOO EXPLICITLY LISTED IN THE MANDATE. YET THE PUBLIC AND THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT HONORING THEM. WE'VE SHIFTED AWAY FROM KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND PROTECTING THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS HEALTH ISSUES AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS TO WEAPONIZE CITIZENS WHO MAKE EVERYDAY LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE ALREADY OVERCOMING PERSONAL OBSTACLES. IT'S A SHAME AND I BELIEVE IT'S NOT THE INTENTION OF OUR TOWN COUNCIL AS YOU ARE ALL ARE ALSO OUR NEIGHBORS. PLEASE RECOGNIZE WE'VE SLOWED THE SPREAD TOURIST SEASONS OVER AND IT'S TIME TO RESTORE FREEDOM, KINDNESS AND HUMANITY TO THIS PARADISE ISLAND AND THE MASK MANDATED A BE GUIDED BY STATISTICS AND OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING PEOPLE ARE SCARED BECAUSE FRANKLY THEY'RE UNDER EDUCATORS. PLEASE BE EDUCATED. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS KIM LIKE MS. >> THIS IS LIKE MS. KIM LIKE STRUCTURE THE BOYS AND CLUB. GOOD AFTERNOON. ARE MCCANN AND MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON A REP RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE TOWN GRANTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND. THE CONCORD DE ELEGANCE FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE ART CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA FOR TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY RECEIVED TWENTY TWENTY ATX FUNDING ALMOST 300000 TO THE CONCORD AND OVER 400000 TO THE ART CENTER. IF THESE GENERAL FUND GRANTS WERE AWARDED AND AS IN THE PAST BOTH ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED SIMILAR ATX AMOUNTS FOR 2021 THAT WOULD MEAN IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD THE CONCORD WOULD RECEIVE OVER SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PUBLIC FUNDS AND THE ARTS CENTER WOULD RECEIVE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC FUNDS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CONCOURSE 2020 EVENT WAS CANCELED AND THE ARTS CENTER HAS NOT PRODUCED A LIVE SHOW SINCE LAST SPRING THERE BEEN NO CRITERIA ESTABLISHED OR PUBLIC PROCESS DEFINED FOR VETTING THESE TOWN GRANT REQUEST. THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM A DISCUSSION DURING THE SEPTEMBER 15TH FDA COMMITTEE MEETING IDENTIFIED ON THE AGENDA ONLY AS REVIEW A PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT. THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING STATE THAT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC TWO OF THE TOWN'S ECONOMIC DRIVERS DURING THE TOWN'S OFF SEASON ARE STRUGGLING TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND THE COMMITTEE FELT IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO PROVIDE ONE TIME GRANTS TO THEM. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN GIVEN ONE TIME GRANTS. SO THESE ARE NOT ONE TIME GRANTS CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS ALL OVER THE ISLAND CLOSED LAST SPRING AFTER WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MODIFY OUR SERVICE DELIVERY METHODS TO ENSURE NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS. WE OPENED OVER THIS SUMMER FULL DAY SO THAT PARENTS COULD GO BACK TO WORK SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT SCHOOL WOULD NOT REOPEN THIS FALL. THE ISLAND'S NONPROFIT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS STEPPED FORWARD TO HELP BY CREATING FULL DAY DISTANCE LEARNING PODS FOR PARENTS WHO NEED TO WORK. THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THE CHILDREN'S CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, THE SANDBOX AND THE ISLAND REC CENTER HAVE ALL TAKEN EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN HAVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE CONCORD AND THE ARTS ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE ALL THE ALLEN NONPROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING. ALMOST 50 PERCENT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BUDGET COMES FROM THREE ANNUAL EVENTS WHICH ARE ALL IN JEOPARDY. THE CONCORD AND THE ART ARE CERTAINLY BRING VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE FUNDS LEFT FROM LAST YEAR TO ROLL SHOULDN'T THEY BE USED? FIRST AND FOREMOST TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE OPEN AND WORKING EVERY DAY TO MEET OUR CITIZENS NEEDS. AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND STEWARDS OF OUR PUBLIC FUNDS. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER IF USING OUR TAX DOLLARS TO FUEL TOURISM ENTERTAINMENT AT THIS TIME IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THESE PUBLIC ASSETS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT PERSON TO SPEAK WOULD BE FRANK ABEL. MR. GABLE AND FRANK ABEL. HERE I AM. I WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY JOHN. DAVE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. CHRISTA, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKS RECREATION MASTER PLAN. [01:30:04] I THINK IT'S A LITTLE LATE BUT I THINK I NEED TO ADDRESS YOU ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT THREE YEARS AGO. THE GREATER ALL THE OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE DECIDED TO FOCUS ON A NEW PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN FOR AN ISLAND WHICH HADN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1990 5. AND THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT WORK OF TOWN STAFF, COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE BASICALLY NEARING THE END OF THAT JOURNEY . THANKS TO ALL FOR JOB WELL DONE AND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY WE LEARNED A LOT. A NUMBER OF THINGS. NUMBER ONE, PARKS AND RECREATIONS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY IMPACT EVERYONE BUT ESPECIALLY YOUNG FAMILIES WITH KIDS. WE NEED THEM TO HELP MITIGATE OUR WORKFORCE AVAILABLE SITUATION. WE NEED OUTSTANDING PARKS AND RECREATION TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN YOUNG FAMILIES TO OPEN ISLAND. THE SECOND IS TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS ARE INCREASINGLY TURNING TO EXPERIENCES AS OPPOSED TO GOLF AND TENNIS OR BEACHES. PATHWAYS AND PARKS ARE PART OF THE EXPERIENCES THEY SEEK. WE NEED GOOD PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM AND WE LEARNED ALSO THE PARKS RECREATION LEADERSHIP REQUIRES A LOT OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE WHICH IS FAR MORE THAN WE EVER THOUGHT. WE ARE GOING INTO A PERIOD GREAT CHANGE WHEN MADE DECISIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE. WE NEED EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP AND STAFF AS THE MASTER PLAN EVOLVED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN TASK FORCE THEY ARE PLAN PARKS AND RECREATION TASK FORCE AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. IT WAS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY EACH OF THESE TASK FORCES AND THE COMMISSION THAT THE PLAN INCLUDE A RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE A PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR TO LEAD THIS EFFORT FORWARD SOMEHOW THIS RECOMMENDATION NEVER MADE IT TO THIS MEETING. SO ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO HIRE A PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR YOU HOPING THAT ISLAND. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR. THANK YOU AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU, MR. NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU, MR. RIBAUT. NEXT PERSON TO SPEAK IS MR. PUBLIC MR. GLICK. >> HI, THIS IS PAUL. >> LOOK, I LIVED AND WORKED ON HILTON HEAD FOR 44 YEARS AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE TOWN MASK MANDATE. THERE IS MORE AT STAKE HERE THAN JUST THE DANGER FROM THE CAMORRA. THERE ARE ALSO MANY SIGNIFICANT DANGERS TO OUR TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS FROM THE MANY RESTRICTIONS, SHUTDOWNS AND MANDATES. THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE STATE IMPOSED ON US DOWN CITIZENS LOST INCOMES, JOBS, CAREERS, BUSINESSES, SAVINGS, ASSETS AND IN SOME CASES FAMILIES INSANITY AS A RESULT OF THESE RESTRICTIONS. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPOSED THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE THEMSELVES EXPERIENCED THESE LOSSES. YOU'VE KEPT YOUR SALARIES, JOBS AND BENEFIT PACKAGES WHILE THE CITIZENS SUFFER. IT'S TIME TO STOP THIS MADNESS. NOW VOTE TO IN THE MASK MANDATE. THAT CONCLUDES MY BOOK. AND FINALLY, MR. HOAGLAND. MR. SKIP HOAGLAND EXCELLENT PRESENTATION TODAY AND CAME LIKENS BROKE THE LAW. >> I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS FOR LYING. BIG SPENDER MCCANN ALONG WITH FELLOW SHYSTERS LENNOX AND HARKINS WHO CLAIM THEY SAW THE CHAMBER ACCOUNTING IN ONE HOUR INSPECTION AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE OVERSEEING THIS MALARKEY WHERE CHAMBER SWINDLERS BILL MILES PPA RAY DEAL WHO ASSURED THESE COUNCIL PERSONS ALL WAS OKAY AND HONEST? WHILE IN THE BACKGROUND PULLING STRINGS WHERE THE FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE. THE REAL CHAMBER OWNERS PAULA BUT THEY BOB BARR FIRM FORMAN LAWYER DAVID TICKETS AND THEY ABLY ASSISTED BY PUPPET CHAMBER LAWYER BOARD MEMBER WALTER NESTOR WOULD CHAMBER ACCOUNTANTS RAY WACO AND BOBBIE CREECH WOULD WEBSTER ROGERS AND PASS J. W. HUNT AUDIT FIRM WHO OVERSAW ALL THE MONEY LAUNDERING EMBEZZLEMENT OF MILLIONS OF CHAMBER FUNDS FOR ALL THESE CROOKS ITALY MCCANN WHEREAS THE NEW NON CORRUPT AND PROPERLY DRAFTED DEMO A TAX CONTRACTED CHECK THE CHAMBER OR YOU HIRED BMO. MY SON WILL SHYSTER LAWYERS TICKETS AND NESTOR DRAFT A NEW CONTRACT AS WELL RALLY GRUBER. WHEREAS MY EIGHT TAX POINT WHERE AND HOW BILL MILES AND THE OTHER CRONIES AND THE SWINDLERS AND SHYSTERS SPEND TENS OF MILLIONS OF OUR TAX FUNDS AND BANKER LENNOX WHO HIRED AND PAID LYON LAWYER DANNY CROWE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA [01:35:02] LAWYER TO LIE AND COMMIT FRAUD BY SAYING YOU SEE RILEY AND JOSH GRUBER DON'T HAVE TO COMPLY TO MY EIGHT TRACK POINT ON BEHALF OF ALL BEAUFORT COUNTY TAXPAYERS. AND GRUBER RILEY. WHY IS BILL THE SWINDLER BILL MILES ALLOWED TO LEGALLY USE TAX MONEY TO PAY HIS PAWN A THOUSAND DOLLAR SALARY? AND WHAT ELSE? WE DON'T KNOW. HE'S STEALING AND OVER ONE MILLION OF EIGHT TAX BEGINS TO TAKE HIM TO CANADA TO BE USED TO VIOLATE IRS AND NONPROFIT TAX CODES AND COMMIT TAX EVASION. WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE TEMPERATURES IS IN THE COVE . WE WIRE LENNOX RILEY HARKINS TO STANFORD ALL MEMBERS SECRET GREATER ISLAND COUNCIL WHERE STANFORD WAS PAST PRESIDENT WHO HIRED, PAID AND APPROVED CARLTON DALLAS WHO IS NOW THE NEW HEAD OF THE SECRET COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE FINANCE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CHAMBER WHO HIRED AND ASKED ALL OF YOU TO BE PART OF THIS CLANDESTINE UNDERGROUND COUNCIL FATALLY MCCANN. WHY DID YOU COMMIT LEGAL CRIMINAL ACT IN PROVING ISSUE OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TAX FUNDS BY STEVE RILEY TO HANDLE LAWYER ALFRED AND KIM WATKINS FOR HER PRIVATE USE? BANKER LENNOX YOU QUOTE SOCRATES AND ACCUSE ME OF SLANDER. I WILL PAY YOU AND YOUR LAWYER ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVE ME WRONG. LET ME TELL YOU MY HARSH WORDS FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY AND HARSH CRITICISM ARE NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS YOUR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR ,YOUR ACTIONS AND YOUR CROOKEDNESS AND YOUR CORRUPTION AND I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND I DON'T HAVE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT A THANK YOU. IT'S A DISGUSTING DISGRACE ON HOW YOU PEOPLE OPERATE AND WE NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF YOU. THIS ELECTION WHAT OTHER PEOPLE? OTHER HONEST PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> DO BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION TO PROPOSE EMERGENCY WOULDN'T JUST 20 [12.a. Consideration of Proposed Emergency Ordinance 2020-30 - Face Covering Requirement ] GUESS 20 YEARS 30 BASED COVERING REQUIREMENTS MOTION BILL GETTY OK GO TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE START STAFF REQUEST WITH THE ATTACHED MASK ORDINANCE A SECOND AGAIN. >> IS THIS THE STANDARD? OK, LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS. I WAS FOLLOWING MR. STANFORD. YES. THANK YOU. I HAVE LISTENED TO THE SINCERE COMMENTS OF THE CITIZENS HERE TODAY AND I RESPECT THOSE COMMENTS. HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THE WEB SITE OF CDC WHICH CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND MASKS. I'VE ALSO RESEARCHED THE WEB SITE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HACK WHICH ALSO CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND CONTINUING THE MASK ORDINANCE THOUGH I FEEL THAT THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE GREATEST EFFECT AND GREATEST CONTROL OVER OUR HEALTH POLICY. AND I FEEL COMPELLED TO SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. THE 16 DRAWING I FEEL I FEEL COMPELLED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE LIKE IRIS CHERRY, KRIS KRISTEN AND MR. AND MRS.. >> LEGGING I HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH A MASS OF INFORMATION, DATA AND SCIENCE AND I WILL SAY MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ISSUE HAS BROADENED AND IT CONTINUES TO BROADEN. HOWEVER, I FEEL SIMILAR TO GLENN STANFORD THAT THE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIVES COMING OUT OF THE CDC NORTH CAROLINA DEAC AND OUR LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR TWO HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE MASK MANDATE AND THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON. >> THANK YOU, MISS PARKER. >> WELL, I LIKEWISE HAVE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME LISTENING MEETING WITH AND READING MATERIALS PRESENTED IN FAVOR OF DISCONTINUING THE MASK ORDINANCE AND MUCH OF IT IS VERY COMPELLING IN THAT I ALSO AM GOING TO RELY ON THE CDC AND OUR DNA AND THOSE LOCAL EXPERT FOR THEIR WISDOM AND THEY'RE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SCIENCE THAT DRIVES THIS. SO I'LL BE VOTING TO CONTINUE THE MASK ORDINANCE FOR THE TIME BEING. AND JUST A SIDE COMMENT. [01:40:01] THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL DECISION. THIS IS A DECISION THAT IS WEIGHED HEAVILY IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING OUR MORE AGED POPULATION ON THIS ISLAND GRACEFULLY AGED POPULATED ON THIS ISLAND AND OFF AT WITH THAT THOUGH THAT'S WHERE I'M AT THE STAGE. >> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. >> THANK YOU, MISS HAWKINS. >> OH NO I I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD EITHER OTHER THAN MY CONSTITUENTS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. THE MAJORITY. I MAY ADD OF RECOGNIZING THE EXPERTISE THAT'S BEEN SHARED TO US BY OR WITH US BY CDC AND OFFICIALS FROM OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. SO I WILL BE VOTING FOR A CONTINUATION FOR ANOTHER 60 DAY PERIOD AND WITH A REVISIT A VOTE YES OR NO. >> HAWKINS YES OR NO? >> YES. YES. CORRECT. YES. IT'S THE LINUX. YES. MR. AMES. YES. MR. STANFORD. YES. [12.b. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2020-22 - Budget Adjustments ] MYSELF. I'M 6 0. MR.. MR. REILLY. ITEM TWELVE BEING TWELVE V YOU'VE HEARD TWICE ALREADY. BUT WE PUT IT BACK ON BECAUSE NAMES AND RIGHTFULLY SO. OUGHT TO HAVE PUBLIC INPUT AS WE'RE DOING ITS FIRST READING PROPOSAL AND NEED FOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS MOSTLY TO TALK ABOUT IT. YEAH I WOULD MOVE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. MISS IT. MR. MINOR. MR. SANFORD, YOU SECONDED THE DISCUSSION. GO. OK. OK. IT'S AROUND A ONE TIME COMMENTS ON THIS TOPIC TIME. >> I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD. >> THIS WAS PROPERLY VETTED THROUGH THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPONENTS OF THE AMENDMENT. >> MR. SANFORD GLENN. >> YES. SORRY. I CHAIRED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS AN ALTERNATE VOTING MEMBER. AND BASED UPON THE PRESENTATIONS THAT I'VE SEEN AND HEARD. I SUPPORT THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU MISS SPEAKER. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO MOVING FORWARD FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO TWO VERY, VERY EXCITING AND WORTHY ORGANIZATION ON THE ISLAND. >> I THINK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND FINANCE AND ILLUSTRATION I JUDGE I HAD THE SAME QUESTION, THE SAME QUESTION. >> WHAT EVERY I MEET WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AS CAPTAINS CORRECTLY POINTED OUT IF EVERYONE WANTS TO LINE UP AT OUR DOOR, HOW WOULD WE ASSESS THEIR NEEDS AND THE AMOUNTS? AND IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD? I'M BOTHERED BY THAT. I'M BOTHERED BY GENERAL FUNDS STILL USED IN THIS WAY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW. >> THE SAME AS THANK YOU, MAYOR . >> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE KIM MORGAN'S COMPELLING STATEMENT. I THINK THAT REALLY RAISES THE ISSUE THAT TROUBLES ME AND AND THAT IS DOES THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE NOW THAT THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE USED TO CHOOSE THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS? >> AND THEN SECONDLY, IF THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE TO ORGANIZATIONS. IS THERE ALSO MONEY AVAILABLE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EQUALLY COMPELLING STORIES? >> AND SO I I THINK THAT IF WE DO OURSELVES THE COUNCIL A DISSERVICE WHEN THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN SHORTCUTS AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC IS THINKING. AND SO I I WANT VERY MUCH TO [01:45:09] SUPPORT THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS BUT WITHOUT A PROCESS THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC SOME CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN US, I'M INCLINED NOT TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. >> HAWKINS. I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND I MIGHT ADD FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THAT WE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL OF THAT AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE CONSEQUENCES THESE TWO ICONIC RESOURCES COMMUNITY. IF THIS WAS NOT DONE AND SO AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MULTIPLIER THE ECONOMIC RETURN THAT THESE TWO RESOURCES PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY, OUR INVESTMENT IS MULTIPLIED MANY TIMES OVER IN TERMS RETURN. SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CASE THAT HAS BEEN VETTED BY THE AND A COMMITTEE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD. THE FOLLOWING THOUGHT AS WE LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AS WE DID TODAY IN THE MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS WE START TO SEE A VERY FAVORABLE FINANCIAL TREND IN THE TOWN AND IF THAT CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST TO THE CHAIR OF F AND A INTO THE MAYOR THAT WE REVIEW OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 30 DAYS FROM NOW. CAN ASK THE QUESTION HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO GENERATE ANY UNANTICIPATED WHEREWITHAL TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP SOME VERY UP SOME OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE VERY DESERVING OF HELP HAWKINS . >> THE VOTE YES. NO. YES. SPEAKER IS THE SPEAKER. SO I'M NOT SURE I HEARD WE'RE VOTING YES OR NO. >> DID FROM EVERYONE. YES. >> YOU KNOW IT YOU KNOW IT REALLY IS HARD AND I HEAR WHAT WHAT BILL IS SAYING IN THE AND I THINK WITH THE IF WE CAN HAVE AGREEMENTS THAT THERE IS A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTS AND REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATION. >> IT'S HARD TO SAY NO BECAUSE I TOO SUPPORT THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND I SEE THE NEED THEN THAT ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT THEN THERE'S THE UNDERLYING FACTS THAT YOU HAVE. >> I KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO HAVE A SIMPLE ANSWER AND THIS IS PROBABLY FAR MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT FOR ME BECAUSE WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE IN MY MIND WE HAVE VARIOUS NEEDS AND THAT'S A GOOD THING WE HAVE EXTRA CASH IN THE BANK BUT I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF OUR TAX RATES ARE TOO HIGH THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA CASH FOR CONSULTANTS AND FOR ALL OF THESE LARGE REQUESTS AND MONEY THAT COME ACROSS THE DESK. >> AND SO YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT OUR TAXES. I THINK THAT IN ANOTHER ISSUE YOU USED TO KNOW THIS THIS PROPOSAL IS ON THE SPECTRUM RIGHT NOW. >> DO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT? I THINK BILL'S POINT WAS WAS WELL TAKEN. DO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT MOVING FORWARD IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE TYPE OF RESOURCES IN OUR FINANCES THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED? THE LAST COUPLE OF REPORTS THAT THERE WOULD BE A METRIC MISSING PUT IN PLACE FOR OTHERS. SO I WILL ASK MYSELF. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE COMMITTEE AS THE NEXT 30 DAYS TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCES AGAIN IS FOR TODAY WE'RE VOTING ON THIS YES OR NO WITH IT WITH THAT WITH THAT AGREEMENT JUST A SOLID AGREEMENT ON MISSILE 16. >> LOOK AT 30 DAYS FROM NOW. [01:50:09] I WILL VOTE YES IN THAT CASE MISCELLANEOUS. >> YOU HAVE HAVE SOME WHERE THIS WAS NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT. WE DISCUSSED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A SIMILAR SITUATION A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN THE HERITAGE LOST ITS TITLE SPONSOR THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN STEPPED UP TO TO FUND THAT ON AND ON AN INTERIM BASIS. AND NOW LOOKING BACK IT SURE WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO THAT SAID AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE ARTS CENTER AND CONCORD WERE PROBABLY GREEN LINE IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT AND BEING ICONIC TO THE ISLAND. SO BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS I SUPPORT THIS. YES. >> STANFORD YES. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER OUR ALLOCATION OF POSITIVE REVENUES VERY SAME GO TO OTHER APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS. BUT BASED UPON THE PRESENTATION TO TODAY I SUPPORT THIS MOTION. >> MR. AMES I THINK I'VE ALREADY STATED MY OPINION. I AM NOT PERSUADED THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS OUR PROCESS IN A WAY THAT WE BUILD CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE. SO I'M VOTING NO ON THE PRINCIPLE OF THAT. NOT IN ANY WAY UNDERCUTTING MY SUPPORT OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED. THANK YOU. I VOTE YES. THAT'S 5 TO 1 MR. RILEY IN FAVOR OF PAYMENT CONSIDERATION [12.c. Consideration of a Resolution – Parks & Recreation Master Plan Part 1 ] RESOLUTIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN PART 1 BEGINNING POTATOES. NOW WE DON'T HAVE THE PRESENTATION OK. GREAT DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION . WE NEED A MOTION. >> YEAH. LOOK FOR APPROVAL. GLENN SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? >> ANYBODY? >> OK NEED A DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT WAS I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING AS INTO ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AGAIN. >> YES, I DID. >> I'VE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH PARKS AND SEE SOME HAPHAZARD ASPECTS TO THE ORGANIZATION OF OUR PARKS WHICH IS BECAUSE THEY JUST KIND OF EVOLVED. IT HASN'T BEEN INTENTIONAL ON ANYONE'S PART. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE COUNTY PARKS AND NOW WE'RE INTO A DISPUTE WITH THE COUNTY. BUT I THINK THE QUESTION IS DO WE SUPPORT THE PARKS AND REC MASTERPLAN? IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YES, I DO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. >> SEEMS COMMENTS. NO COMMENTS. I DIDN'T FAVOR WE'LL VOTE ON THIS FOR YES OR NO. YES, MR. HAWKINS? YES. MISS BECKER'S. YES. MR. LENNOX. >> YES. MR. STANFORD? YES. MR. HAINES. YES. [12.d. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2020-24 - Our Plan 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan ] AND MYSELF AND 6 NOTHING. MR. MURALI OK. FIRST READING ALSO IN ITS TWENTY TWENTY FOUR PLAN. >> WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY OF A MOTION TO DISCUSS YOU DISCUSS IT. >> BUT MR. MAYOR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AND ALSO WITH VERY POSITIVE RECOGNITION OF TAYLOR AND JAMIE AND SO MANY MORE HAVE DONE A FINE JOB. >> YOU I DON'T DISCUSS OUR DISCUSSION, MR. LENNOX. NO. MISS BECKER NOW MR. JAMES. NO. OKAY. ALL BILL YES. MISS BECKER. YES. MR. LENNOX. YES. MR. STANFORD. YES. MR. AMES? YES. MYSELF A SIX MONTHS. MR. ROWLEY OKAY. FOR THREE NEW PROPOSAL AT [12.e. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2020-25 - Workforce Housing Zoning Amendments ] TWENTY? YES. TWENTY FIVE ON THE WORKHOUSE ZONING. IT I UNDERSTAND YOUR CLIENT EVEN GIVING IN AN ALTERNATE LANGUAGE TO THIS PROPOSAL. YES SIR. I WOULD LIKE. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO MOVE THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL ADOPT THE HOUSING ELMO AMENDMENTS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL CONVERSION. FURTHER, I RECOMMEND THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL DOES NOT ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO BONUS DENSITY AND INCENTIVE AT THIS TIME. >> BILL MOTION DISCUSSING. YES YES. [01:55:05] SECOND, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. SECOND. YES. THAT'S THE SECOND OKAY DISCUSSION MY IS IT A COUNCIL MR. LENNOX? YES. I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH DAVID ON THIS AND I THINK HIS AMENDED MOTION IS APPROPRIATE. THE SPEAKER. >> I ALSO HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH WITH J STREET AND WITH SEAN AND I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL CONVERSION. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION JUST SO I'M CLEAR. SO THE DENSITY BONUS ISSUES COME OUT AND UNDERNEATH THE L.A. AMENDMENTS EVERYTHING OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL COMES OUT YOU. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? CORRECT. EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THE COMMERCIAL PIECE OF THIS. SO THAT'S MY BUT THE MOTION JUST HAS YOU ON THE SCENE WITH SAID DANNY. >> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. OK. THIS IS STAMFORD. YES. THE IDEA THAT FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT SOME OF THE NON COMMERCIAL I THINK WE NEED TO RESOLVE THAT COMMERCIAL THAT THOSE CONFUSING POINTS I WOULD SUGGEST OR POSSIBLY THIS MAY REFER BACK TO THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE. BUT INSOFAR AS THE MOTION IS CONCERNED, I SUPPORT THE MOTION. >> OK, OK LET'S HAVE A VOTE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANY GOOD. I SAID FAVOR OF MR. HAWKINS. YES. BECKER YES. MR. LENNOX. YES. MR. STANFORD. YES. THIS AMES YES. MYSELF IS 6 0. AND JUST THE RALLY DO WE NEED [Executive Session ] TO GO THROUGH EXECUTIVE SESSION ? YES, WE ARE I THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE LAND UTILIZATION DISCUSSION NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT WHOLESALE LEASE OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. THE ILLEGAL MATTER IF WE A LEGAL ADVISER CAME TO A POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLC AND LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING OR THREATENED LITIGATION. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS DESTINY SINCE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION OK REACH OVER. WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. THE SECOND SECOND VOTE EVERYBODY FAVOR RAISE THE HAND. FAST. ALMOST THERE. YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE THE JAM SESSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO DECLARE THAT WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. READY? OK. OKAY. WE'RE BACK. WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. [14. Possible Actions by Town Council Concerning Matters Discussed in Executive Session ] AND THERE'S BEEN NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. I HAVE A MOTION. JOIN THE MEETING. >> SO WHILE WALLPAPER RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. SIX * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.