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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 - June 20, 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)
7. DIVISION UPDATE FROM ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, DALE BUTTS
AGENDA ITEMS
8. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FY 2023, HAYES WILLIAMS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
9. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AWARD TO FIRST TRYON ADVISORS FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY DEBT ISSUES
10. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AWARD TO JOHNSON CONSULTING FOR THE SAINT HELENA ISLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY AND MARKET ANALYSIS SERVICES FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY (FISCAL IMPACT $66,000)
11. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AWARD TO HGAC BUY COOPERATIVE FOR THE PURCHASE OF
REPLACEMENT AMBULANCES (FISCAL IMPACT: $817,220 FOR FOUR AMBULANCES)
County Council Agenda – Beaufort County, SC
12. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ARPA GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM, MUNICIPALITY FUNDING REQUESTS (FISCAL IMPACT TOTAL $950,000: CITY OF BEAUFORT $250,000; TOWN OF PORT ROYAL $500,000; TOWN OF YEMASSEE $200,000)
13. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE HILTON HEAD PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT ARPA PROJECTS REQUEST (FISCAL IMPACT: $1,000,000.00 FROM THE ARPA ALLOCATION)
14. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HIRING OF AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE TO SERVE COLLETON COUNTY
15. DISCUSSION OF AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOCATE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE MYRTLE BUSINESS PARK TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITE AND JOB FUND
16. DISCUSSION REGARDING OFFER OF PAYMENT TO FOURTH AND FINAL GROUP OF RETIREES FOR LOSS OF POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
17. ADJOURNMENT
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Mr
rodman
is
a
member
of
the
committee
as
ex-officio
I'm
a
member
of
the
committee.
As
soon
as
mr
lawson
gets
here,
we
will
have
a
quorum
to
conduct
the
business.
We
we
have
a
couple
other
members
of
the
committee
who
may
be
joining
us
online,
but
until
that
happens,
we're
going
to
just
do
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
do.
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C
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
just
a
brief
update.
It's
been
a
while,
since
we've
had
a
finance
committee
meeting
so
to
let
you
know
a
couple
of
things,
that's
going
on
within
the
finance
division.
We
have
a
new
look
for
fiscal
year,
2023,
which
you're
aware
of
business
license
is
now
part
of
development
and
recreation
under
mr
chuck,
atkinson
and
our
budget
department
has
been
dissolved
as
a
stand-alone
department,
and
those
functions
will
be
placed
back
under
the
umbrella
of
the
finance
department.
C
You
can
view
a
an
updated
version
of
our
organizational
chart
under
the
admin
link
on
the
county
website
and
speaking
of
the
budget
department.
Ms
ms
harriet
announced
the
release
of
the
fy
23
annual
budget
document
late
last
week.
That's
also
known
as
the
budget
book
and
as
previously
described
in
workshops.
It
is
a
digital
format
and
is
available
on
the
county
website.
If
you
prefer
a
pdf
version,
you
can
contact
me
or
or
her
or
anyone
in
the
finance
department,
we'll
direct
you
on
on
printing
a
copy
of
that.
C
For
you,
our
hr
department
has
begun
a
rewrite
of
the
county's
personnel
handbook,
which
is
now
over
six
years
old.
There
are
some
additions
and
retractions
that
need
to
be
made,
as
well
as
general
cleaning
up
of
some
wording
to
make
it
more
user
friendly.
The
goal
is
to
have
that
new
personnel
handbook
ready
to
present
to
council
for
approval
by
the
first
of
the
year
and
the
assessor's
office
has
become
work
on
the
annual
assessment
notices.
C
I
only
mentioned
a
couple
departments,
but
I
want
you
all
to
know
that
we're
off
to
a
great
start
in
the
new
fiscal
year
throughout
the
entire
finance
division,
and
if
you
all
ever
have
any
questions
or
concerns.
You
can
certainly
feel
free
to
contact
me
at
any
time
and
that's
it
unless
anyone
has
any
questions,
not
a.
C
Well,
this
this
is
actually
the
the
19
000
notices
where
values
change
somewhat
either
either
it
could
be
legal
residents.
It
could
be
a
number
of
things
that
caused
a
a
change.
So
that's
what's
going
out
next
year,
will
be
the
130
000
notices
that
would
be
mailed
out
for
reassessment
gotcha.
So
that's
the
difference.
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A
Mr
lawson,
we
have
gone
through
the
pledge.
We've
done
the
public
notification.
There
were
no
citizen
comments,
so
we
will
now
have
it
turned
over
to
you.
As
chair
of
finance.
We
will
ask
you
to
amend
the
agenda
so
that
item
number
16
on
the
agenda
will
be
moved
to
next
month's
finance
committee.
Okay,.
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Seeing
no
objection.
The
minutes
have
been
approved
all
right
and
then
we're
moving
on
to
citizens
comment.
Have
we
done
that
yet
yep?
We
did
that
already.
So
no
citizens
comment:
let's
go
for
the
main
attraction,
mr
hayes
williams,
if
you
could
come
join
us
and
looking
for
discussion,
presentation
of
yes
to
date,
the
year
to
date,
financial.
I
Statements
for
fiscal
year,
2023
2023,
yes,
sir
anyways
we've
successfully
closed
june
30th
of
2022
we're
in
the
process
of
getting
everything
ready
for
the
auditors.
I
don't
know
how
many
of
y'all
have
had
audit
experience
in
your
past,
but
we've
gotten
the
pbc
list
prepared
by
client
list,
but
it's
a
little
supe
more
souped
up
now
it's
called
sirilink
where
they
ask
you,
we
want
the
reconciliations
and
you
upload
them.
I
You
go
to
the
next
page,
but
but
yeah.
So
we
we've
been
successfully
reconciling
and
accruing
and
allocating
and
uploading
and
we're
getting
ready
for
the
audit.
Our
timeline.
We
obviously
have
a
60-day
accrual
that
we
go
through,
that
that
our
our
accrual
cutoff
will
be
august,
30th
and
we'll
crew
back
to
that.
I
Our
audit,
which
I
thought
was
tremendous,
but
we're
looking
at
them
to
hopefully
have
audit
field
work
done
at
the
end
of
october
early
november
and
have
a
draft
sometime
in
november
early
december,
so
that's
kind
of
where
we're
sitting
right
now.
We,
we
really
are
pushing
to
have
our
report
done
by
the
december
meeting
of
the
december
council
meeting,
which
you
all
probably
follow
to
your
chair.
So
that'll
be
a
wonderful
addition.
That
is
excellent.
I
So
those
are
just
some
neat
facts
that
I
thought.
Maybe
you
knew.
Maybe
you
didn't
know
good
to
know
the
financial
highlight
for
for
the
year
end
and
encounter
this
current
month.
You
know
you
kind
of
limp
in
after
you
close
out
the
year,
so
we're
kind
of
going
in
that
way
the
2022
the
2022-23
budget
was
uploaded
earlier
than
it
ever
has
been
before.
I
I
think
it
was
actually
uploaded
before
june
30th,
which
was
great.
I've
sent
out
an
email
to
all
department,
heads
and
acas
to
say
guys
get
the
money's
there.
If
you
have
in
your
budget
get
out
there
spend
it
any
projects
you
have
get
them,
get
it
bought
and
get
it
spent
by
any
vehicles
or
any
anything
out
there
get
it
rolling
early.
So
you
don't
get
the
end
of
the
year
to
do
a
carryover.
I
Right
now,
between
august
and
november,
we're
going
to
pay
about
3.2
million
dollars
in
interest.
You
typically
have
two
payments
a
year
in
the
fall.
It's
usually
interesting
in
the
in
the
spring,
it's
usually
principal
and
interest,
but
we
have
about
3.2
million
dollars
and
we
have
total
outstanding
debt
right
now
about
186
million
breakdown
is
bluffton
parkway,
12
million
county
road
improvements,
351
thousand
county
geo
debt,
76
000
house
impact
city,
3.4,
rolling,
critical,
89
and
storm
water
utility
at
about
5
million.
I
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I
Where
we
are
you
go
to
the
next.
One
and
expenditures
are
tracking.
You
know
anywhere
from
you
know,
nine
to
11
million
dollars
per
month,
which
is
about
where,
where
we
are
on
the
sweet
spot
right
now
for
the
general
fund,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
at
the
end
of
july
this
year,
we're
still
working
on
the
june
30th.
It
was
kind
of
hard
to
get.
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Yes,
so
we
went
out
for
an
rfp
for
the
financial
advisory
services
for
the
beaufort
county
debt
issuance.
You
typically
have
two
two
sides:
you
have
the
financial
advisory
side,
the
legal
counsel
side.
We
also
have
an
rfp
out
for
the
legal
counsel
side,
which
we'll
probably
bring
to
you
next
finance
committee
meeting,
but
we
had
three
firms
proposed.
I
First,
try
on
advisors
was
a
top-ranked
firm.
The
contract
is
for
two
years
for
three
additional
one-year
terms.
You
know
the
the
fees
are
comparable.
These
aren't.
We,
the
the
ai,
the
agenda
item,
summary,
said
that
they
don't
have
annual
fees,
which
they
don't
typically
they're,
based
on
when
you
issue
the
debt,
the
last
debt
that
we
had
was
the
20
or
the
last
real
bond
issue,
as
we
had
defeated
one
or
refunded
one,
but
the
one.
I
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I
They
went
through
the
process.
They
had
six
firms
that
proposed
the
top
four
were
interviewed.
Johnson
consulting
was
a
hash
ranked
firm.
It
ends
up
being
about
66
000
for
the
survey
for
the
study,
as
as,
if
y'all
chose,
to
award
it
or
not
award
it
that
that's
really
all
it
kind
of
comes
down
to
do
you
have
a
counselor,
I
don't
know.
Councilman
glover
was.
E
Sir,
well,
I
mean
a
little
bit.
I
think
what
york
is
is
suggested
is
that
this
could
be
a
very
important
economic
development
piece
for
saint
helens
and
that
led
to
some
discussions
that
led
to
this,
I
believe,
is
absolutely
right.
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
to
do
for
the
community
right
on
time,
just
in
time
to
speak.
G
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K
K
There's
like
a
sixteen
million
dollars
for
that.
That
cost
is
really
a
fundraiser
that
the
community
will
actually
take
on
as
far
as
the
building
is
concerned.
So
it's
not
something
that
council
will
be
responsible
for
it's
really.
The
community
basically
will
take
on
that,
and
I
personally
believe
that
there
are
a
lot
of
philanthropists
out
there.
That
would
probably
help
save
the
gullah
community.
That's
my
theme,
I'll
answer
any
question.
If
anybody
has
at
this
time.
D
J
I
So
came
in
just
to
the
next
time.
Thank
you,
council.
Clever.
There
are
two
sources
of
funds:
one
is
the
council
contingency
fund
for
sixty
six
thousand
and
the
other
was
our
revenue
loss
for
66
000
either.
One
of
those
but
y'all
would
need,
as
part
of
your
motion,
to
say,
which
way
that
y'all
would
like
to
go
on
that.
Please.
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Good
afternoon
council,
I
apologize
for
this
being
on
your
agenda.
I
was
originally
going
to
bring
to
public
safety
where
I
normally
would
go
to,
but
due
to
time
constraints,
I
really
need
to
get
this
forward
because,
as
you
see
in
your
package
in
the
back
up,
you'll
see
that
ambulances
throughout
the
country
at
our
premium
right
now,
and
we
really
need
to
get
into
that
queue
of
where
they're
landing
with
the
ambulance
builders.
L
L
We're
requesting
is
ems
in
their
budget
did
request
the
three
replacement
ambulances.
We
have
the
funding
for
all
three
of
those
you
will
see.
Our
request
is
for
four
ambulances.
If
you
haven't
picked
up
on
that
one
we're
getting
two
for
the
price
of
one,
so
we
have
a
request
here
for
four
ambulances.
L
Two
of
them
are
type
one,
and
two
of
them
are
type
two
ambulance
type
twos
are
going
to
be
replacements,
we're
pulling
both
of
the
ambulances
off
of
the
fusky
island
and
the
type
twos.
The
two
of
those
will
go
to
the
pusk
and
replace
those
over
into
fusky
until
that
brand
new
ambulance
is
over
there.
L
Just
to
remind
you
all
on
the
ambulances,
so
you
understand
the
process
of
our
basically
how
we
handle
our
fleet
is.
We
have
all
of
our
brand
new
ambulances
that
come
in.
They
go
on
the
front
line
whenever
we
purchase
new
ambulances
and
we
take
one
off
the
front
line.
All
they
do
is
go
to
second
string,
so
they
move
back
to
our
backup
units
because
obviously
even
the
new
ambulances
have
to
go
in
for
pms
or
they
break
down
too,
I
mean
any
vehicle.
L
These
days
will
break
down,
so
they
just
go
on
to
second
string.
So
when
that
front
line
ambulance
comes
into
the
shop,
then
one
of
the
backups
goes
back
out,
so
we
basically
take
the
front
line,
put
it
on
second
string
and
then
when
they
finish
up
on
second
string
and
get
to
that
point,
then
they'll
be
moved
out
to
either
cell
or
or
dispose
of
properly
and
I'll
answer.
Any
other
questions
you
might
have.
I
have,
mr
yes,
sir,
go
ahead.
L
Sure
so,
when
we
get
a
9-1-1
call
on
defuskey,
we
will
show
up
just
like
we
were
anywhere
else
with
our
ambulance
and
our
two
paramedics
we're
paramedic
and
empty.
We
will
show
up
go
through
the
process
like
we
normally
do.
If
it
is
looking
that
they
do
need
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
a
hospital,
because
not
all
of
our
calls
for
service
on
the
fusky
end
up
leaving
the
island.
L
So
ems
may
be
able
to
take
care
of
the
problem
right
there
and,
if
not,
and
they
have
to
be
moved
off
the
island
to
a
hospital
usually
to
hilton,
head
or
somewhere
else,
then
we
move
them
down
to
hague
points.
Dock
egg
point
has
for
us
a
captain
and
a
smaller
vessel
that
is
ready
to
go
at
any
time.
Just
like
us.
They're
there,
seven
days
a
week,
365
of
the
year
and
at
any
time
we
need
to
move
somebody.
L
If
the
emergency
is
such
that
we
don't
feel
that
a
boat
ride
is
in
order
or
we
don't
have
time
for
a
boat
ride,
then
we
will
call
in
for
air
back
and
have
the
helicopter
come
in
and
remove
them
from
the
island
so
either
way
we
go.
There's
there's
a
kind
of
a
three-step
process
that
we
use
for
that
too.
How.
D
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L
L
They
want
to
use
them
as
sort
of
like
a
logistics
truck
to
back
up
their
frontline
responders.
When
they're
going
to
an
incident
so
yeah
we
do
have
some
use
even
after
we're
finished
with
them
and
what's
the
useful
life
of
these
four.
Normally
we
try
to
pull
the
front
lines
off
no
less
than
150
000
miles.
L
G
G
M
Everybody,
today's
arpa
presentation
is
about
the
good
neighbor
program
when
you
all
accepted
the
funds
earlier
this
year.
That
was
a
portion
of
the
dollars
that
were
set
up
to
distribute
to
the
municipalities
so
that
they
could
accomplish
some
localized
initiatives
with
some
of
the
county
funding.
The
first
three,
the
requests
you
have
in
front
of
you
are
the
first
three.
M
The
specifics
of
that
are
in
workforce
development,
cyber
security,
public
housing.
Those
are
the
the
three
categories.
We
had
to
make
sure
that
what
we
do,
because
this
is
basically
a
sub
granting
to
the
municipalities,
is
we
make
sure
that
what
the
request
is
fits
into
the
arpa
requirements,
because
it's
our
job
to
report
back
to
the
federal
government
after
the
expenditure.
The
second
part
of
that
is
once
we
do
distribute
the
funds.
G
G
B
Gonna,
be
you
well
briefly,
so
one
of
the
things
that
the
arbor
money
is
eligible
for
is
help
out
with
utility
projects,
water,
insurer
projects,
and
things
like
that.
So
we've
had
a
request
presented
to
us.
We
did
not
allocate
any
money
for
water
and
sewer
projects
to
any
of
the
public
service
districts
in
the
county
or
for
any
other
projects
to
public
service
districts
in
the
county.
We
have
this
request
for
you
all.
Today.
B
The
staff
has
no
position
one
way
or
the
other
on
whether
or
not
you
do
this.
But
the
committee
needs
to
understand,
and
the
council
needs
to
understand
that
once
you
do
this
for
one
public
service
district,
I
ca.
I
would
expect
that
you
all
are
at
some
point
down.
The
road
will
be
faced
with
having
to
adjust
your
arpa
plan
to
allocate
additional
money
to
other
public
service
districts.
B
D
Thank
you
eric,
mr
chairman,
I'd
like
to
introduce
today
two
individuals
who
have
come
to
talk
about
this
request:
frank
torrano,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
board
of
commissioners
of
public
service
district
number
one
and
pete
nardi,
who
is
the
general
manager
of
public
service
district
number
one
on
hilton
head?
I
don't
know
what
the
order
will
be
with
regard
to
how
you'll
speak,
but
pete
welcome
happy
to
see
you
thanks
for
coming
over.
N
N
Okay,
pete:
oh
thank
you
councilman,
mckellen
and
committee,
so
I'm
pete
nardi,
I'm
the
general
manager
of
hilton
head
public
service
district,
which
is
the
water
sewer,
wastewater
treatment,
recycled
water
utility
serving
the
north
and
mid-island
areas
of
hilton
head.
So
that
includes
unincorporated
beaufort,
county
windmill,
harbor
and
then
our
service
area
at
stops
right
around
at
shelter
cove.
So
we
serve
hhp
indigo,
run
all
the
native
islander
neighborhoods
and
communities
of
the
island,
a
lot
of
the
parts
of
the
island
where
you
have
your
full-time
workforce
living
on
hilton
head.
N
So
this
request,
you
know
back
in
2021
when
the
arpa
monies
for
being
allocated
to
the
the
counties
and
municipalities,
our
industry
here
in
south
carolina
as
an
industry,
the
public,
water
and
wastewater
industry.
We
were
all
encouraged
to
reach
out
at
that
time
to
our
municipalities
and
counties
that
were
receiving
the
the
arpa
funding
because,
as
mr
munson
pointed
out,
water
wastewater
infrastructure
is
is
one
of
the
key
uses
for
the
arc
of
money.
N
So
we
we
put
that
out
in
2021
to
our
our
representatives
and
as
well
as
to
the
municipalities,
the
state.
You
know
all
the
entities
receiving
allocations,
the
request-
that's
in
front
of
you,
we've
paired
down
since
then,
but
what
we
would
put
it
toward
is
two
really
key
assets
for
the
for
the
utility
there
on
hilton
head.
One
is
a
booster
station
that
would
allows
us
to
really
move
water
around
in
our
water
distribution
system,
resiliency
wise
on
hilton
head.
N
We
really
face
two
key
threats
to
the
public
water
system.
One
is,
of
course,
natural
disasters
which
we
unfortunately
have
real
world
experience
with
having
our
water
system
damaged
in
hurricanes
in
recent
years,
especially
hurricane
matthew
in
2016.,
and
then
the
other.
The
other
threat
we
still
face
on
the
island
is
the
ongoing
loss
of
our
freshwater
portion
of
our
supply
to
saltwater
intrusion
into
the
freshwater
part
of
the
aquifer.
N
So
when
we
lose
that
supply,
when
we
lose
wells
to
the
saltwater
intrusion,
you
have
to
replace
that
distribution,
pumping
that
the
well
represents,
and
so
we've
been
successful
in
putting
these
booster
stations
in
to
really
just
help
us
move
water
in
the
distribution
system.
We
have
one
on
jenkins
island.
It
kind
of
it
looks
like
this.
It's
a
it's
a
it's
a
lot
of
pumping
high
service
pumping,
then
the
other
project.
That's
what
the
booster
station
looks
like
externally.
N
The
other
project
is
to
place
emergency
generator
at
our
reverse,
osmosis
drinking
water
production
facility,
which
is
also
on
jenkins
island.
The
the
majority
of
our
supply
on
hilton
head
is
coming
from
brackish
groundwater
that
we're
treating
in
an
ro
plant
located
on
on
jenkins
island
right
across
from
windmill
harbor.
That
plant
does
not
actually
have
any
emergency
generator
capability
on
it.
It
was
built
in
2009
and
that
kind
of
that
kind
of
asset
wasn't
added
to
it.
N
So
we're
looking
to
just
put
you
know
kind
of
your
standard
diesel
generator
at
that
plant,
emergency
generator,
it
would
energize
about
half
of
the
production
of
the
plant.
So
it's
a
four
million
gallon
a
day
plant
produces
four
million
gallons
of
drinking
water
a
day
it
would
let
us
put
put
2
million
gallons
out
into
the
system.
What
we
found
is
having
these
kind
of
robust
production
assets,
this
kind
of
emergency
generator.
N
N
What
happened
with
the
water
utilities
in
the
state
was,
we
did
not
receive
direct
allocations
of
arpa.
Instead,
the
general
assembly
created
a
competitive
grant
program
for
the
for
all
the
walker
utilities
to
go
after
for
the
arpa
money
for
water
and
sewer,
it's
got
about
783
million
dollars
in
it.
We
are
seeking
a
a
grant
award
under
that
program
as
well.
N
The
idea
there
is
the
state
is
seeking
generational
projects
and
seeking
transformational
projects
for
us.
We're
trying
to
complete
the
capacity
in
that
reverse
osmosis
plant.
Take
it
to
6
million
gallons
a
day
of
production
which
would
represent
about
our
baseline.
Our
average
day
demand
for
drinking
water
so
be
really
key
way
of
having
the
island
get
more
resilient,
more
more
of
its
own
groundwater
for
its
own
purposes
and
then
the
other.
The
other
project
we're
seeking
under
that
competitive
program
is
called
a
aquifer,
storage
and
recovery.
N
Well,
we
already
do
that
on
the
island.
We
we
have
one
on
the
north
end.
There
are
a
couple
on
the
south
end.
These
are
wells
where
we
actually
use
them
to
both
store
treated
drinking
water
down
in
the
underground
aquifer
during
during
times
of
low
demand,
and
then
we
use
the
same
well
to
withdrawal
and
re-treat
the
drinking
water
to
put
it
out
into
the
system
during
times
of
higher
demand.
N
These
assets
are
also
critical
for
resiliency
and
recovery
because
we
are
storing
a
volume
of
water
that
you
simply
cannot
store
above
ground,
the
aquifer
storage
recovery
facility,
the
one
we
operate,
stores
about
260
million
gallons
of
water
underground.
By
comparison,
when
you
see
like
a
golf
ball,
water
storage
tower,
that's
got
maybe
about
300,
000
gallons
in
it,
or
a
big
ground.
N
Storage
tank
will
maybe
have
two
or
three
million
gallons
in
it,
so
it's
a
volume
of
water
that
is
key
for
us
to
be
able
to
get
that
supply
out,
get
it
back
into
our
distribution
system,
especially
to
repressurize
after
we've
had
a
loss
like
from
a
significant
power
outage
or
something
like
that,
but
these
these
projects,
the
point
being
these
projects
all
work
hand
in
glove
with
one
another.
It's
the
idea.
D
Thanks
thanks
pete,
I
I
encouraged
the
psd1
to
make
this
submission
here,
because
it's
clear
to
me
that
the
opera
funds
are
available
for
this
infrastructure
building
and
I
think
that
this
is
something
that
has
been
a
long-standing
desire
on
the
part
of
the
of
psd1,
and
I
encourage
them
to
make
this
submission.
So
we
could
talk
about
it
and
see
if
we
could
find
a
way
to
fund
this
with
the
existing
arc
of
money
that
is
used
for
infrastructure
building.
D
Now,
as
mr
greenway
pointed
out,
there's
always
the
possibility
that
others
may
come
to
ask
us
for
the
money.
But
I
certainly
have
no
objection
to
that.
If
we
have
a
well
of
money
and
they
need
it
and
it's
not
money
that
they
could
get
from
other
revenue
sources
and
they
haven't
fallen
short
on
their
own
millage
requirements.
D
I
don't
see
anything
wrong
with
us
using
the
opera
money
that
we
have
in
our
balance
to
help
the
psds
supply,
this
very
important
and
vital
element
to
the
people
who
live
both
in
the
unincorporated
and
incorporated
areas
of
the
county.
So
they're
here
at
my
request-
and
I
would
appreciate
it
if
they
would
get
favorable
consideration
here
with
this
request.
G
N
Yes,
thank
you
frank.
I
should
point
out
the
town,
the
town
government,
going
back
to
those
competitive
programs,
we're
talking
about
the
town
government's
working
very
well
with
the
psd
right
now
to
provide
the
land
that
we're
going
to
need
to
build
out
the
reverse
osmosis
plant's
capacity,
we'll
have
to
dig
a
new
well
to
take
it
to
its
full
capacity
and
they're,
also
helping
us
with
the
land
we'll
need
for
that.
Second
aquifer
storage
and
recovery
facility,
we'll
put
them
on
on
publicly
owned
lands.
Thank.
O
What
I
really
want
to
say
is
that
water
is
just
not
a
commodity.
It's
a
it's.
A
source
of
life
and
water
on
hilton,
head,
like
in
many
other
areas,
is,
is
being
challenged.
We're
challenged
every
day
and
we're
challenged
every
day
to
come
up
with
new
sources
of
water
or
how
to
improve
what
we
have
and
this
project
this.
This
awful
money
will
help
us
in
that.
In
that
that
effect,
thanks.
H
B
A
second
question:
I
have
no
clue
they're,
you
know
they
have
money
out
for
broadband,
but
there's
they
really
have
done
nothing
with
that
right.
Now
we
kept
waiting
for
the
process,
so
I
have
no
answer
for
that.
But-
and
I
guess
for
your
first
question-
I
guess
all
of
them
would
not
be
a
detailed
enough
answer,
but
I
do
expect
once
you
all
make
this
decision
for
all
of
them
to
come
forward.
B
We
have
already
had
requests
from
from
the
frail
public
service
district
for
storm
water
allocations
for
storm
water
assistance
out
there.
So
you'll
have
that.
I
think
there's
a
rural
water
system
out
on
st
helena.
That's
looking
for
help
with
some
fire
hydra
installations,
but
that's
going
to
require
the
installation
of
a
whole
new
lines,
because
the
lines
currently
are
not
large
enough
to
carry
the
flow
for
the
fire
hydrants.
So
there's
going
to
be
a
multitude
of
these
coming
in.
H
B
So
this
would
this
money
would,
if
you
all,
take
that
money
and
allocate
it
to
public
service
districts.
Of
course,
we'll
have
to
find
other
funding
sources
to
you
to
to
do
that
and
I'm
okay
with
that.
We
have
37
million
dollars
in
arbor
money.
But
council
needs
to
understand
that
we
have
plans
for
all
of
that
37
million
dollars
and
if
we
start
funding
other
things
with
that,
then
we're
gonna
have
to
take
from
other
projects
on
that
list.
K
Mr
glover
yeah,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Mr
greenway
talked
about
all
the
projects
when
we
first
started
talking
about
opera
funds.
Singh
helena
had
not
an
official
request,
but
I
asked
mr
greenway
to
set
aside
money
for
the
st
helen
community
because
of
fire
safety
as
well
as
water
lines
in
areas
that
are
not
in
a
rural
area
not
being
served
at
this
time.
K
K
Help
me
understand
why,
because
salt
water
intrusion
is
going
to
be
here-
and
I
don't
know
the
technology
that
you're
using
at
this
time
or
you're
employing
at
this
time,
but
salt
water
intrusion
is
going
to
be
here
and
it's
it's
been
one
that
even
farmers
on
st
helmer
has
been
faced
with.
Help
me
understand
why
you
are
continuing
that
effort
versus
getting
water
from
beaufort
jazz
water
authority
in
the
savannah
river.
N
Okay,
so
that's
a
good
question:
councilman
glover,
the
you
know,
the
resources
of
buford,
jasper,
water
and
sewer
authority
are
limited.
Their
ability
to
provide
water
on
hilton
head
is
limited.
You
all
might
recall
their
news
that
they
had
to
put
out
this
past
summer
that
they
were
nearing
their
their
peak
capacity.
N
So
what
they've
had
to
do
is
deal
with
a
lot
of
growth
and
a
lot
of
new
demand
for
water
here
on
the
mainland.
That's
limits
what
they
can
do
on
hilton
head.
It's
always
been
limited
over
there
anyway,
because
we
have
a
single
point
of
failure
with
them
right
we
have.
We
have
a
24
inch
buried
pipeline
under
the
intracoastal
waterway
it'll
be
the
first
public
works.
Project
of
the
bridge
replacement
will
be
the
the
relocation
of
that
critical
pipeline.
N
So
the
reason
the
resource
is
limited.
Hilton
head
has
spent
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
over
the
past
two
decades
more
than
that
creating
alternative
water
supply
because
of
the
loss
of
the
fresh
water
portion
of
the
aquifer.
So
this
isn't
you
know
unbridled
growth,
not
caring
about
water.
This
is
replacing
water
that
we've
lost
because
of
getting
the
salt
water
into
it.
N
Our
the
north
end
of
the
island,
two
key
decisions
were
made
late,
90s
one
was
to
build
the
pipeline
to
the
mainland,
so
we
could
have
some
some
wholesale
water
from
beaufort
jasper.
The
second
then,
was
to
build
this
reverse
osmosis
plant.
We
were
taking
water
from
the
brackish
part
of
the
aquifer.
It's
already
salty.
We
treat
it
with
the
reverse
osmosis
to
turn
it
into
drinking
water.
It's
a
process.
Us
navy
began
it
you
know
decades
ago,
and
it's
really
it's
how
you
make
bottled
brand
name,
bottled
water
and
things
like
that.
N
So
yeah
I
mean
this
is
replacement
of
supply.
This
is
keeping
that
this
is
keeping
the
system
viable.
Despite
the
threat
of
the
intrusion
that
that
is,
as
you
say,
it
is
ongoing.
I
hope
that
helped
you
know
we're.
We
work
with
beaufort
jasper.
All
the
time.
There's
also
economics
involved
too
right
before
jasper
is
for
our
utility.
That's
the
most
expensive
source
of
water
that
our
utility
faces
in
the
peak
season.
We
have
to
buy
it
at
nearly
two
dollars
per
thousand
gallons
in
the
off
peak
season.
N
We
have
to
buy
it
at
over
a
dollar
per
thousand
gallons.
That's
compared
to
the
island's
own
ground
water,
which
we
can
produce
and
put
out
there
for
about
fifty
sixty
cents
for
a
thousand
gallons.
So
there's
economics
involved
there
too,
but
these
projects,
including
the
ones
that
we're
going
for
for
the
state
monies
like
to
to
councilman
howard's
question
the
state.
Isn't
these
two
particular
projects
aren't
on
the
state's
table
at
all,
because
the
state
put
the
utilities
into
this
competitive
grant
program
where
they
want
generational
transformational
projects.
N
So
that's
where
we
went
to
the
okay.
We
need
the
development
of
the
supply
itself,
that's
building
out
the
ro
plan
and
things
like
that.
So
they
all
like.
I
say
they
all
do
kind
of
work
hand
in
glove
to
get
the
supply,
no
point
in
having
it.
If
you
can't
get
it
to
people
when
they're
in
need
of
it.
So
that's
kind
of
what
these
projects
in
front
of
you
guys
are
are
handling.
I.
G
N
We
do-
and
you
know,
and
so
certainly
with
the
idea
with
these
arpa
monies
is
to
this-
is
federal
money
with
the
idea
that
it
be
for
water
and
wastewater,
and
so
part
of
the
idea
is
that
the
same
rates,
the
same
fees
which,
which
only
do
you
know
incrementally,
go
up
anyway,
but
that
they
can
be
used
for
maintenance
of
all
the
other
existing
assets
using
the
local
funds.
Even
the
addition
and
the
operation
of
the
newer
assets
when
we
bring
them
on
all,
have
to
be
funded
through
the
local
rates
and
taxes.
H
I'd
just
like
to
make
a
comment.
I
certainly
understand
the
need
for
the
emergency
generator
in
case
of
hurricane
and
other
things,
and
I
think
that's
a
very
worthy
worthy
project,
an
idea
I
hesitate
without
knowing
what
we're
going
to
give
up
to
do
this.
I
think
we
need
a
chart
showing
us.
Okay,
we're
not
going
to
connect
the
fire
hydrants
that
need
new
work
in
helena
to
do
this
or
I'd
like
to
see
a
graph
that
shows
okay.
H
If
we
do
this,
what
are
we
going
to
give
up,
and
I
would
think
we
should
be
able
to
do
that
before
we
make
a
decision.
I
couldn't
vote
to
put
this
forward
without
knowing
all
right,
so
we're
going
to
find
the
money
from
somewhere
else
where
we're
going
to
find
it.
I
have
no
problem
with
that.
If
we
can
make
an
educated
decision
about
it,
yeah.
B
So
let
me
make
let
me
make
it
clear
that
I'm
not
I'm
not
saying
you
all
necessarily
should
not
do
this.
If,
if
this
generates
additional
requests
from
additional
public
service
districts
or
other
infrastructure
groups
out
there,
then
at
some
point
we're
going
to
have
to
decide
what
we're
going
to
give
up
in
in
the
arpa
project
list.
But.
B
And
that
and
we're
happy
to
we're
happy
to
put
that
out.
If
you
all
want
us
to
do
that,
to
put
it
out
to
all
the
public
service
districts
and
say,
hey
council
would
like
to
see,
if
you
all
have
any
projects,
you
want
funding
and
make
it
a
competitive
grant
process.
But
that
is
something
for
you
all
to
make
a
decision
on
as
a
committee
I'm
comfortable
with
what
their
needs
are.
E
E
This
is
a
very
long-term
and
major
problem
for
the
island
of
of
hilton,
head
and
and
my
understanding
of
what
is
happening
is
that
on
the
georgia
side,
they're
drawing
from
the
aquifer
rather
than
drawing
from
the
savannah
river,
and
so
that's
what's
sucking
it
down,
and
so
we
have
a
neighbor
state.
That's
really
creating
a
major
major
problem
for
us.
So
I'm
inclined
to
think
this
is
a
good
thing
to
do,
but
I
don't
disagree.
We
need
to
understand
where
the
money
is
coming
from.
G
G
You've
got
the
rose
due
creek
area,
my
area
that
you've
got
high
counts
that
that
are
in
the
may
river
that
needs
they
need
sewer,
I'm
sure
some
places
out
in
oakley
there
in
my
district
and
then
you
know,
as
you
go
then
into
more
rural
areas
in
northern
beaufort
county
to
mr
dawson's
area
as
well
you're
going
to
have
some
areas
there
so
yeah.
If
we
do
decide
to
do
this
again,
it
would
be
something
that
we
would
be
opening
up
for
lots
of
other
people
to
say:
hey,
wait
a
minute.
G
A
A
What's
going
to
happen,
is
we're
going
to
take
from
this
because
we
don't
want
to
use
all
the
money
here
we
have
set
aside
a
breakdown
of
what
we
believe
is
appropriate
spending
of
the
37
million
dollars.
The
mere
fact
that
they're,
the
first
in
line,
doesn't
bother
me
if
the
others
come
well.
Okay,
if
we're
gonna
fund
this
out
of
the
four
million.
D
Wait
excuse,
mr
chairman.
I
also
think
you
have
to
consider
what
the
requests
are
that
might
come
in
we're
not
going
to
be
we're
not
going
to
be
supplementing
or
supplanting,
as
you
pointed
out,
revenue
that
they
would
be
collecting
on
their
own
for
the
work
that
they
need
to
have
done,
maintenance
that
should
be
done
on
a
regular
basis.
It's
essentially
for
improvements,
particularly
for
infrastructure.
D
So
just
because
there's
a
request
doesn't
mean
it
has
to
be
approved.
It
really
has
to
be
examined
to
see
if
it
has
a
worthwhile
place
in
the
lineup
for
things
to
be
funded.
I
believe
this
certainly
does,
because
these
are.
These
are
infrastructure
improvements
that
are
necessary
to
move
the
water
and
to
create
more
water
availability.
G
D
G
B
And
again
I
you
know,
I
don't
want
anyone
to
feel
like
I'm
trying
to
kill
this
because
I'm
not.
I
just
want
it
to
be
clear
as
to
what
you
are
going
to
be
facing,
because
I
feel
like
I
have
an
obligation
to
tell
you
all
that
there
might
be
other
people
that
are
going
to
be
coming
following
this
request.
So
because
that's
already,
I've
already
received
some
emails
and
some
indication
of
that.
G
E
Sir,
I
think
I
think
joe
kind
of
nailed
it
in
a
sense
if
we
have
three
or
four
million,
we
don't
want
to
sit
on
that
forever.
So
this
may
be
a
very
good
exercise
to
see
what
else
might
be
out
there.
I'd
hate
to
see
us
get
into
oh
everybody's
got
to
rush
in
because
there's
some
money,
but
really
we
ought
to
figure
out
what's
the
best
way
to
what
are
the
most
deserving
projects.
I
think
that
month
gives
a
time
for
staff.
F
G
G
B
Yes,
we
we
recently
received
word
from
the
public
defender's
office
in
college
and
county
that
they
would
like
to
hire
another
public
defender
in
the
colletton
county
office
to
work
in
connolly
county,
since
we
are
the
administrating
county
for
the
public
defender's
office
and
we
bring
full-time,
equivalent
positions
before
you
all.
We
thought
that
we
should
bring
this
before
you
all
for
approval.
G
G
We
then
need
to
look
at
it
as
a
as
a
temporary
position
that
we
would
then
be
a
temporary
position
every
year
as
long
as
carlton
county
is
providing
the
funding
for
it.
It's
not
gonna
be
a
permanent
position
and
we
have
to
be
looked
at
every
year
and
and
make
sure
we
have
funding
coming
so
that's
kind
of
my
take
on
it.
Is
there
someone
like
to
make
that
motion.
G
K
G
Any
more
discussion
regarding
that
can't
see
everybody
if
there's
speak
up,
if
there
is
and
no
discussion
we'll
take
this
to
vote,
is
there
any
objection
seeing
no
objection,
we
will
then
move
this
now.
This
goes
to
county
council.
Eric
is
this
something
that
we
can
we
approve
here
in
in
our
finance
committee.
G
B
B
B
G
P
P
You
appreciate
it
yeah
just
to
give
you
all
the
background,
and
I
try
to
be
brief,
but
today
we've
been
in
business
just
under
five
years
and
booked
a
quarter
billion
dollars
worth
of
projects,
1300
jobs
averaging
about
47
000
a
year
last
year
was
our
most
successful
year
where
we
booked
over
60
million
dollars
and
announced
projects
267
jobs.
So
we
think
we've
been
effective
just
to
comment
a
little
on
the
site
and
jobs
fund
program
in
the
18
months.
P
I
think
that's
god's
thing
just
listen
to
him,
listen
to
him
he's
making
sense,
but
that
wasn't
that
fun.
Thank
you.
We
we
have
the
same
developer,
now,
keep
in
mind
we're
trying
to
get
developers
interested
in
beaufort
county
in
a
in
a
size
and
scale
that
complements
what
we
love
about
this
community.
P
Now,
in
terms
of
me
being
able
to
keep
my
word,
I
have
to
understand
what
the
council's
pleasure
is,
and
I
have
to
reflect
that
in
my
conversations
with
companies.
So
when
I
met
with
the
council
on
february
18
2020,
the
council
said
motion
by
chris
herbichon
seconded
by
stu
rodman
and
voted
unanimously
by
every
council
member
who's
still
on
this
council
that
the
proceeds
of
the
of
the
sale
would
replenish
the
site
and
job
fund
account.
P
Keep
in
mind
also
that
the
myrtle
park
project
was
facilitated
by
1.2
million
dollars
in
utility
tax
credits
to
fund
the
deal.
Utilities
tend
to
give
into
these
kind
of
funds
projects
hoping
that
it
would
replenish
other
economic
development
funds,
and
I
think
that's
what
you
believed
when
you
voted
on
february
18th.
What
is
a
little
in
2020
unanimously.
P
The
critical
point
that
needed
reconsideration,
because
we
submitted
the
original
ais
in
june
and
staff,
told
us
to
put
it
on
hold
because
it's
it's
two
issues
and
it
had
to
be
brought
back
to
finance.
But
if
you
approve
what
you
have
in
front
of
you,
you've
kind
of
already
approved
that
less
the
ordinance.
So
any
questions
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
them.
G
Any
questions,
so
let
me
since
there's
no
questions
from
council
right
now.
Let
me
ask
the
this
question
then.
So,
if
if
the
money
did
go
back
to
the
economic
development,
how
is
that
money
spent?
Who
decides
where
it's
spent?
What's
going
to
happen
to
that
money?
Exactly
and
then
also
tell
us,
you
know
what
kind
of
funding
you're
currently
getting
from
council
the
different.
We
got
two
different
revenue
sources.
P
You
you
all
approve
the
budget,
so
this
year
we're
getting
a
0.3
mil
and
that's
600,
600,
74,
000
563,
so
basically
674
000
and
some
change
you're,
also
and
and
that
stays
with
the
county
and
only
as
we
expend
the
funds
do.
We
submit
invoices
to
get
reimbursed.
So
that's
a
reimbursement,
but
those
funds
stay
with
the
county.
The
county
pays
us
375
000
a
year
to
conduct
economic
development
in
the
county
for
operations.
E
P
Thousand
okay
and
I'm
I'm
capping
it
at
150,
because
in
june
we
asked
what
the
interest
was,
but
I
can
tell
you
two
years
ago
the
interest
earned
on
the
utcs
was
150,
so
I
know
in
two
years
there's
more
in
that
pot.
We
don't
need
every
last
penny,
but
I
think
you
know
keep
us
whole
with
the
mill
loss
we
discussed
at
your
retreat.
That
150
would
make
us
whole,
and
so,
if
you
want
I
can.
I
can
read
that,
whereas
one
more
time
or
you're
all
set.
B
Here
yeah,
so
there
there's
a
difference
between
things
that
happened
in
a
retreat
and
official
council
action.
So
that's
one
thing:
we're
doing
the
official
council
action
now
to
carry
out
what
you
all
had
indicated
that
you
would
like
to
see
happen
with
regards
to
the
interest.
I
don't
know
the
details
on
that,
but
if
you
all
recommend
this
to
the
full
account,
so
we
will
make
sure
that
we
investigate
that
properly
and
correct
the
ordinance
before
it
comes
before
you.
Ought?
Your
council,
okay.