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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- AUGUST 15, 2022
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS - (ANYONE who wishes to speak during the Citizen Comment portion of the
meeting will limit their comments to no longer than three (3) minutes ( a total of 15 minutes ) and will
address Council in a respectful manner appropriate to the decorum of the meeting, refraining from the
use of profane, abusive, or obscene language)
AGENDA ITEMS
7. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY GREEN SPACE
PROGRAM ORDINANCE SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM WITHIN BEAUFORT COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION
4-10-1010 ET SEQ. OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976 AS AMENDED
8. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GLENN MILLER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR
A PARTIAL-TERM APPOINTMENT WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 2023
EXECUTIVE SESSION
9. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE SECTION 30-4-70(A)(2): DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSED
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON REAL
PROPERTY (LUCY CREEK, DUE DILIGENCE)
County Council Agenda – Beaufort County, SC
10. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE SECTION 30-4-70(A)(2): DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSED
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON REAL
PROPERTY (DAVIS ROAD, DUE DILIGENCE)
11. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE SECTION 30-4-70(A)(2): DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSED
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON REAL
PROPERTY (HWY 278, DUE DILIGENCE)
12. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE SECTION 30-4-70(A)(2): DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSED
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON REAL
PROPERTY (GREAT SWAMP, DUE DILIGENCE)
13. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT
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C
Kate
shafer
with
the
open
land,
trust
and
commenting
on
agenda
item
number,
seven
with
respect
to
the
green
space
penny
language.
I
assume
this
is
the
appropriate
time.
I
apologize
I'm
going
to
read
from
my
phone
because
I
left
them
on
my
desk,
but
the
good
news
and
the
takeaway.
Oh
thank
you
save
the
day,
the
hats
off
to
your
team
for
preparing
this
process
document.
C
We
have
a
track
record
of
success,
as
you
all
know,
with
the
rural
and
critical
program
locally,
regionally
with
the
charleston
greenbelt
program
and
statewide
with
the
conservation
bank,
and
I
think,
the
ordinance
to
establish
the
beaufort
county
green
space
program
before
you
should
give
taxpayers
a
lot
of
comfort
and
enthusiasm
that
their
dollars
will
be
well
spent,
should
they
be
employed
or
supported
and
employed.
So
providing
some
comments
to
you
all
you
all,
including
strengths
and
improvements.
C
First
and
foremost,
the
the
purpose
language,
I
think,
really
zeroes
in
well
on
the
growth
management
need
for
the
financial
incentive,
which
I
know
has
been
part
of
the
urgency
for
this
penny,
because
it
talks
about
land
protected
with
conservation,
easements
or
free,
simple
purchase
purchases
when
threatened
by
the
development,
with
detrimental
impacts
on
traffic,
public
safety,
storm
water,
water
quality.
These
are
the
things
we're
learning
about
the
balance
between
land
protection
planning
and
zoning
and
transportation
planning.
The
land
protection
is
really
a
tool
to
mitigate
some
of
these
growth
management
challenges
and
conservation.
C
Easements
are
an
important
tool
because
they
do
inherently
reduce
development
rights,
so
recent
easements
that
we've
been
a
part
of
in
colleton
and
hampton
and
beaufort
counties
have
reduced
development
rates
by
exponential
amounts,
150
unit
potential
to
two
units
ever
with
the
conservation
easement,
or
something
like
that.
I
also
want
to
commend
the
green
space
advisory
board.
I
know
that's
required
by
the
enabling
legislation,
which
is
an
important
requirement
for
accountability
and
civic
expertise.
C
But
again
we
have
a
track
record
with
the
rural
and
critical
program
to
ask
those
advisory
board
members
to
have
relevant
experience
in
state
law,
finance,
rural
land
ownership,
agriculture.
I
believe
that
should
carry
forward
to
this
advisory
board
as
well,
and
then
a
couple
of
just
comments
on
timing,
making
sure
that
this
program
is
timed
with
the
existing
rural
and
critical
program
and
with
the
state
program.
C
That's
probably
a
discussion
for
a
later
date,
but
just
to
say
that
all
of
these
funding
sources
and
incentives
can
be
complementary
tools
and
that's
really
important.
So
when
setting
an
application
process
and
deadline,
keeping
into
account
that
rural
and
critical
has
a
quarterly
deadline.
The
state
conservation
bank
has
a
july
and
january
and
finding
a
balance
in
between
the
two
would
allow
everything
to
work
well
together
and
then.
C
Lastly,
the
section
on
conservation
easements,
I'm
really
sorry
that
conservation
easements
really
are
the
preferred
form
of
land
protection,
and
this
was
noted
repeatedly
during
the
comprehensive
plan,
public
meetings
and
the
green
print
surveys.
They
do
again
reduce
development
potential
significantly.
So
I
think,
when
you'll
talk
about
purchasing
development
rights,
as
you
have
in
previous
meetings,
conservation
easements
are
a
really
powerful
tool
to
do
that.
C
But
I
will
highlight
that
they
really
need
to
be
negotiated
by
the
grantee
and
the
grantor
because
they
have
to
be
specific
to
the
protected
property,
and
I
think
the
current
structure
allows
or
describes
a
slightly
different
process,
but
I
think
there's
a
thoughtful
opportunity
to
review
easement
terms,
recommend
easement
terms,
but
maybe
not
negotiate
directly
easement
terms.
That
is
something
we
do
regularly
on
the
land,
trust
side
and
I
will
say
prior
to
coming
to
the
land
trust
I
assumed
it
was
just
kind
of
like
an
easy.
C
A
Okay,
no
all
right.
We
will
head
on
into
the
agenda
with
number
seven
being
the
subject
of
a
public
comment
that
we
just
had
recommend
approval
of
an
ordinance
to
establish
the
beaufort
county
green
space
program,
ordinance,
subject
to
a
referendum
within
beaufort
county,
persuade
it
to
section
4-10-10-10
of
the
code
of
laws
of
south
carolina
in
1976,
as
amended
and
mr
keaveney
going
to
do
this.
A
E
You
all
know
the
context
of
why
we're
here.
You
know
this
is
a
requirement
council
decided
to
move
forward
with
the
referendum,
and
one
of
the
requirements
is
that
two
weeks
prior
to
holding
the
referendum,
that
council
adopts
an
ordinance
that
outlines
the
methods
of
how
the
program
would
operate,
and
so
that's
what
this
document
is.
I
wanted
to
start
out
just
with
kind
of
a
maybe
a
20,
000
foot
view
kind
of
in
the
form
of
a
timeline
to
kind
of
help.
E
Understand
the
different
sections
of
this
assuming
or
you
know,
once
we
hear
news
of
a
successful
referendum,
the
very
first
thing
we
would
do
is
to
appoint
a
green
space
advisory
committee.
That's
something
that
is
required
in
the
state
legislation
and
very
specifically
laid
out,
and
then
it's
reflected
in
this
ordinance,
and
you
know
in
that
time
frame
early
on
there's
going
to
be
some
heavy
lifting
and
that's
kind
of
outlined
in
section.
E
E
You
know
that
would
outline
you
know
what
are
eligible
or
what
the
requirements
of
the
program,
what
are
eligible
purchases
and
then
the
third
would
be
a
application
and
scoring
criteria.
You
know
to
assist
staff
from
evaluating
applications,
so
all
of
that
would
need
to
be
done
in
a
relatively
short
time
frame.
You
know
the
successful
referendum.
E
The
assumption
is
in
may
of
2023,
we'll
start
collecting
the
sales
tax
you
know
so
getting
the
program
up
and
running
is
shortly
after
that
is,
you
know,
is
what
we'll
need
to
do,
and
all
of
those
steps
are.
You
know
crucial
to
that,
the
criteria
and
the
the
application
process.
All
of
that
will
be
submitted
to
county
council
for
approval.
E
So
you
know
that
we're
kind
of
defining
what
that
means
and
hoping
that
we
get
the
state
department's
blessing
and
from
our
understanding
from
correspondence
with
the
attorney
general
and
with
you
know,
because
this
is
a
brand
new
program
that
is
the
level
of
involvement
the
department
of
commerce
wants
to
have
in
the
program
they
they're
not
necessarily
involved
day
to
day
so
so
I
can
real
quickly
kind
of
do
a
run
through
you
know
some
of
this.
You
know.
E
E
You
know
from
this
purpose
statement
section
three
are
the
types
of
acquisitions.
This
language
is
directly
out
of
the
state
legislation.
You
know
they
listed
a
through
f,
and
so
we
copied
that
for
the
legislation,
it's
and
then
section
four
talks
about
the
advisory
committee.
Still
we're
looking
very
closely
at
what
the
state
legislation
required.
E
We
added
some
language
talking
about
terms
of
members
general
language
that
we
have
for
different
boards.
It's
a
public
body
that
they'll
conduct
themselves
in
accordance
with
this
south
carolina
ethics
act
and
that
you
know
their
businesses
will
be
done
in
accordance
with
the
south
carolina
freedom
of
information
act.
So
sections
really
up
to
four.
I
think
that
that's
language
that
you
know,
I
think
you
should
all
be
comfortable
with
it's
pretty
much
mirroring.
E
You
know
what
is
in
the
legislation.
It's
section.
Five
is
really
this
talks
about
that
heavy
lifting
that
I
talked
about
earlier.
That
will
need
to
occur
between
the
adopted
the
approval
of
the
referendum
and
getting
the
program
up
and
running,
and
so
you
know
under
a
it
talks
about
identifying
a
stakeholder
or
stakeholder
groups
with
extensive
knowledge
and
experience
in
land
preservation
to
assist
with
the
recommendations
to
the
advisory
committee
on
which
areas
and
types
of
property
to
target
for
acquisition.
E
We
anticipate
that
this
group
will
one
of
the
first
duties
of
the
green
space
advisory
committee
will
be
to
appoint
this
group
of
stakeholders
and
identify
those
areas.
In
addition,
they
will
develop
the
criteria
and,
if
you
notice
there
are
we
list
a
few
things
we
kind
of
refer
to
this
as
staff
as
guard
rails.
It's
kind
of
today
passing
an
ordinance
saying
that
when
we
do
develop
this
criteria,
we're
going
to
cons
these
factors
need
to
be
part
of
that.
So
you
know
first,
one
is
transparent
and
equally
distributed
within
the
county.
E
E
The
second
part
talks
about
a
application
process
and
scoring
criteria,
and
what
we're
hoping
to
do
is
once
we
have
the
program
set
up
and
what
the
criteria
the
program
are.
We
then
want
to
be
able
to
give
staff
who
will
be
receiving
and
evaluating
applications
a
you
know,
pretty
good
method
to
do
that.
E
Of
course
this
is
kind
of
all,
encompassing
that
the
extent
to
which
the
acquisition
will
protect
valuable
natural
resources,
habitat
or
water
quality.
The
second
is
consistency
with
the
comprehensive
plan
and
green
print
plan,
so
we're
tying
it
to
the
existing
documents
that
we
have.
That
evaluates
where
the
sensitive
areas
of
the
county
are
and
areas
that.
E
You
know
kind
of
making
sure
that
this
is
not
part
of.
You
know
that
we're
being
very
careful
in
in
where
we're
choosing
to
purchase
development
rights
and
then
once
these
are
adopted,
pretended
to
counsel
and
adopted.
Then
they
go
to
department
of
revenue
for
their
approval
and
then
that
pretty
much
once
those
are
in
place
and
the
program
is
up
and
running,
then
we
go
to
section
six,
which
talks
about
how
the
program
is
run.
This
area
this
part
should
look
very
familiar
to
council,
but
basically
staff
reviews.
E
E
E
This
language
has
been
borrowed
from
the
world
critical
hands
ordinance,
because
you
know
that
seemed
to
be
a
very
good
model
and
that
has
been
refined
over
the
years
and
how
we
address
those
concerns.
But
that
is
in
a
nutshell,
kind
of
a
walk
through
the
ordinance,
and
I
guess
with
that
you
know
really
good.
Okay,
we're.
B
B
I
know
that
kate
jesse
their
groups
that
they
represent
are
on
board
with
this
and
will
help
get
that
message
out.
We
need
to
to
contact
various
other
groups.
I
have
done
that
and
those
people
are
on
board
because
I
quote:
unquote:
educated
them
they're
going
to
be
the
advocates
for
it.
I'm
suggesting
that
we
do
a
couple
things.
B
B
F
G
G
G
He
didn't
say
specifically
what
it
means,
because
nobody
knows
specifically
what
it
means,
but
my
concern-
and
I
said
it
at
the
time-
I'm
going
to
say
it
again-
that
is,
that
is
going
to
be
fodder
from
the
finest
attorneys
I
mean
there
are
so
many,
and
I
mean
we
obviously
have
a
municipality
of
six
municipalities.
Obviously,
but
beyond
that
we
have
entities,
we
have
curtains,
we
have
private
communities,
we
have,
heaven
only
knows
how
many
different
entities
or
groups
or
or
swim
east
south
north
and
west.
I
mentioned
that.
G
I
mean
it's
so
ambiguous
that
I
just
think
it's
just
a
matter
of
time
before
this
becomes
a
litigation
outfit.
I
know
it's
in
the
statute,
but
I
think
bringing
it
forward
for
the
ordinance
is
just
asking
for
it,
so
my
suggestion
is
take
it
out.
I
I
I
understand
the
logic.
Well,
it
mirrors
the
statute.
Yeah.
G
Especially
if
somebody
starts
talking
about
spending
it
outside
the
county,
then
it's
really
going
to
get
interesting,
even
though
the
statute
allows
that
I
mean
it
almost
contradicts
itself
on
one
hand,
it
says
it
can
be
spent
outside
the
county,
and
here
it's
saying
it
has
to
be
for
the
benefit
of
the
people
in
beaufort
county.
So
I
mean
I
just
that
scares
me
if,
if
the
legal
department
and
the
consensus
leave.
D
Mean
see
if
this
is
on
is
this
on.
So,
mr
summerville,
I
understand
your
concerns,
but
we
carefully
included
the
language
directly
from
the
state
act
because
we
believe
that
we
needed
to
do
that.
The
committee
can
decide
how
it
wants
to
affect
that
and
I
think
that's
what
will
have
to
happen,
but
I
really
don't
think
we
can
run
from
it.
H
H
H
While
we
are
collecting
the
tax
for
the
two
years,
this
ordinance
will
be
active.
So
so
that
when
we
finish
with
this,
we
will
start
the
other,
because
I
think
we
may
lose
some
voters
here
if
they
think
we
have
substituted
this
for
the
other,
and
I
don't
want
to
have
them.
Have
that
impression,
as
we
move
forward
with
the
education.
H
Yeah
because
I
think,
if
it
does,
there
will
be
a
great
many
people
who
will
say
I'm
not
going
to
support
this
because
I
believed
in
the
other.
Well,
the
other
is
proceeding
on
a
in
a
parallel
universe
and
we're
already
going
to
be
starting
moving
in
the
direction
we
need
to
to
initiate
all
the
infrastructure
improvements
that
we
need
with
a
different
funding
source,
and
I
think
it's
important
to
once.
We
get
that
commitment.
H
I
I
I
You
know
that's
how
I
read
it
and
stuff
it
may
not
be,
but
that's
how
I
read
it
and
stuff,
and
the
other
thing
that
I
I
want
to
comment
on
is
because
it's
a
state
initiative.
This
is
a
state
statute
at
some
point
in
time
we
should
have
an
end
date
for
this
thing,
so
that
if
the
money
is
not
there,
there
is
no
need
for
a
committee
that
makes
sense.
B
I
J
We
also
talked
about
ending
having
time
frame
in
the
language
for
the
committee
to
end
or
what
happens
in
the
case
of
referendum
is
not
successful.
We
decided
to
stay
silent
on
that
because
once
you
adopt
this
method
and
if
the
referendum
is
not
successful
this
time,
you
don't
have
to
worry
about
doing
this.
If
you
want
to
do
the
green
space
referendum
question
at
some
point
in
the
future,
it'll
be
an
ordinance
that
exists,
but
if
there's
no
funding
or
no
activity
necessary,
then
it'll
just
slide
dormant.
A
E
Mean
just
looking
at
this
one
thought
would
be
in
section
five.
When
we
talk
about
the
stakeholders
targeting
land
for
acquisition,
we
could
stay
in
it
consistent
with
the
green
print
and
comprehensive
plan,
or
something
tying,
those
two
documents
to
recognize
that
they
are
governing
documents
with
instead.
J
E
And
that's
something
that
I
mean
that
we'll
figure
out
once
the
advisory
committee
is
up
and
running
and
developing
that
criteria.
But
you
know
if
somebody
is,
if
their
big
selling
point
for
lan
purchase
and
development
rights
is
that
it
will
reduce
signature
traffic
and
negate
the
need
for
an
improvement.
A
E
That'll,
be
you
know,
I
can
decide
that
later.
That's
part
of
the
scoring
system,
so
it
could
be
that
land
has
conservation
values,
but
there's
the
reduction
of
vehicle
miles.
Traveled
is
not
that
great.
You
know
it
may
balance
out,
but
that's
you
know.
If
that's
kind
of
what
somebody's
banking
on
is
they're,
you
know
meeting
the
criteria
of
the
program,
then
we're
going
to
want
to
know
that
that's
it's
actually
going
to
deliver.
Okay,.
A
A
And
we
can
use
it
for
all
these
extra
costs,
like
due
diligence,
that's
correct
things
like.
Would
it
be
incumbent
on
the
landowner
to
do
like
the
traffic
study
so
in
review
by
staff
they
make
that
decision
one
time?
Okay,
that's
the
only
questions
I
had
so.
Are
there
any
other
anybody
else?
Think
of
some
other
questions:
councilman
somerville,
councilman.
I
I
If
there's
a
project
that
the
ruling
critical
land
think
could
be
funded
through
this
program
here,
they
will
forward
that
over
to
this
committee
to
do
right
to
fund
after
they
have
done
their
investigation
or
whatever
and
stuff,
so
that,
because
I'm
I'm
I'm,
we
are
not
creating
a
program
here
that
will
replace
ruling
critical
land
program.
Is
it.
J
Well,
I
think
if
you
raise,
I
think,
if
you
adopt
a
one
sales
tax
to
raise
a
hundred
million
dollars
for
green
space
acquisition,
I
think
you're
going
to
be
hard-pressed
in
the
future.
Once
you
spend
the
25
total
25
million
dollars
in
this
bond
to
convince
the
voters
to
add
an
additional
property
tax
on
top
of
them
to
fund
future
rural
and
critical
lands
acquisitions.
J
I
just
think
from
a
professional
standpoint
that
it's
very
it's
going
to
be
very
unlikely
if
you
have
100
million
dollars
that
you're
going
to
be
able
to
convince
voters
in
the
future
to
add
an
additional
bond
referendum
through
property
tax
to
be
paid
back
to
property
taxes
to
acquire
open
space
through
rural
and
critical
lands.
So
I
think
the
eventuality
will
be
that
the
ruling
critical
lands
program
could
very
well
go
away
once
the
existing
bond
money
is
spent.
J
J
B
But
as
it
exists
because
at
the
end
of
two
years
there
will
be
a
determination
of
going
forward
yet
again
with
a
referendum
or
some
other
means
and
method,
and
we
won't
know
that
until
three
things
happen
number
one.
Obviously
the
voters
will
have
to
say
yes
number:
two.
We
will
have
to
collect
100
million
dollars
within
a
two-year
period
of
time
or
whatever
and
number
three
we'll
have
to
see
the
success
or
failure
of
what
the
committee
was
desirous
of
doing
and
were
they
able
to
accomplish
that.
I
I
agree,
I
understand
that,
and
I
would
argue
right
now
that
it
is
so
crucial
that
we
tie
the
two
together
so
that
that
doesn't
happen,
and
I
say
that
because
I
really
as
a
community,
I
put
more
trust
in
the
community
than
I
do
at
the
state,
and
I
would
hate
to
see
that
mr
greenway,
what
you
just
said
happen
because
when
it's
all
said
and
done,
I
think
the
two
programs
can
work
together.
They
have
do
two
different
functions
of
separate
functions,
but
they
can
work
together.
I
E
I
E
D
I
A
Today
I
was
at
the
land
use
committee
meeting
for
south
carolina
association
of
counties
and
the
chairman
of
that
is
from
sumter
county.
He
is
very
concerned
about
the
loss
of
farmland
in
the
state
of
south
carolina
as
we
all
are-
and
you
know
this-
the
rural
critical
lands
program
was
part
of
this
attendance
was
to
to
do
that,
but
sumter
county
only
has
their
land
use
and
their
zoning
ordinances
to
protect
their
farmland
and
they're.
I
think
all
the
counties
are
looking
to
do
something
sure
sure.
H
So
if
they're
they're
providing
assistance
to
us
to
point
out
or
to
identify
things
that
we
can
purchase
with
the
money
that's
collected
in
this
ref
in
this
referendum
and
this
ordinance,
they
can
provide
that
assistance.
Assistance
to
us
and
we
can
spend
that
money
with
their
direction
and
guidance,
which
means
they
don't
have
to
spend
their
money.
And
then
they
will
have
that
money
available
to
them
to
stay
in
business
with.
A
B
J
A
A
Have
a
second
a
second
all
right
without
objection
that
we'll
move
forward
to
full
council.
We
have,
we
have
several
items
for
executive
session
and
we
probably
will
have
things
to
come
out
of
executive
session.
I'll
read
those
number
nine
is
discussion.
Negotiations
incident
to
propose
contractual
agree
arrangements
and
propose
sale
or
purchase
of
development
rights
on
real
property
that
is
lucy
creek
to
do
due
diligence
number
10
is
discussion
of
negotiations,
incident
on
proposed
contractual
arrangements
and
proposed
sale
of
or
purchase
of
development
rights
on
real
property
davis
road
due
diligence.
A
Number
11
is
discussion
of
negotiations
incident
to
propose
contractual
arrangements
and
proposed
sale
or
purchase
of
development
rights
on
real
property.
Highway
278
due
diligence
and
number
12
is
discussion
and
negotiations
incident
to
propose
contractual
arrangements
and
propose
sale
or
purchase
of
development
rights
on
real
property,
great
swamp
due
diligence.
I
have
a
motion
to
go
into
executive
studies,
so.