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Beaufort County Community Services & Land Use Committee - August 14, 2023, at 3 PM
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A
We
have
several
citizen
comments,
I'd
like
to
read
this
first
before
we
go
into
them
public
comment:
every
member
of
the
public
who
is
recognized
to
speak,
shall
limit
comments
to
three
minutes
and
observe
the
following
protocol
address
the
chairman
and,
in
speaking,
avoid
disrespect
to
council
and
any
personalities,
confine
themselves
to
questions
under
the
jurisdictional
council
and
be
mindful
and
respective
of
those
who
are
present
and
others
who
may
be
watching
on
television
all
right.
So
we
have
several
speakers:
don't
have
to
use
your
whole
whole
15
minutes.
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E
D
To
The
Honorable,
chairman
of
this
committee
and
all
other
members
of
the
council
to
the
entire
Council
we,
the
Grand
Army
of
the
Republic
committee,
wishes
to
thank
you
and
all
others
involved.
With
this
naming
of
us
Park
in
honor
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteer
regiment.
There
are
any
number
of
accounts
of
history
and
stories
of
the
South
Carolina
Walden
entry
regiment,
but
one
that
I've
found
to
be
rather
interesting
with
the
account
that
was
published
about
13
years
ago
by
Beaufort
High
School
graduates
by
the
name
of
Andrew
Holloway.
D
He
entitles
the
account
taggers
of
the
sea,
Islands
and
I
believe
that
most
of
us
are
aware
that
the
men
that
we're
referring
to
today
could
not
read
or
write
so
what
we
know
about
them
was
written
by
someone
else.
The
exception
to
this
would
be
someone
like
Prince
Rivers,
who
later
helped
to
form
the
county
of
Aiken,
South,
Carolina
and
General
Roberts
Falls.
Will
contributions
are
many.
He
has
even
left
his
mark
on
our
school
system.
Lieutenant
Charles
children
of
company,
a
of
Hunter's
regiment,
said
of
these
men.
D
They
are
Fighters
like
tigers,
General,
Thomas
huggington
and
his
people
wrote
weren't
so
far
to
say
that
this
regimen
included
some
of
the
best
and
happiest
soldiers
in
the
Union
Army.
At
the
start
of
the
Civil
War
men
of
color
were
barred
from
service
in
the
United
States
Army
in
May
1862
Major
General
David
Hunter
began
organizing
Contraband
from
the
Cialis
into
the
Contraband
regiment
later
in
the
first
South
Carolina
about
their
entry
elements
that
you
don't
fought
around
Georgia
and
East
Florida
coast.
D
On
the
Smith
Plantation
along
the
Beaufort
River
other
General
viewed
his
work
as
both
military
and
philanthropy
and
Nation.
He
believed
the
outcome
of
the
war
and
the
destiny
of
African.
Americans
might
well
rest
on
the
performance
of
black
truth
on
May
9
1862
General
issued
order
number
11.,
freeing
thousands
of
these
individuals
shortly
thereafter,
President
Lincoln
rescinded
the
order,
because
General
Hunter
did
not
have
Federal
approval.
Apparently
Jerusalem
Washington
was
slow.
Incoming
and
general
Hunter
went
on
to
issue
orders
the
form
of
regimen
there's
no
question.
D
There
was
some
question
whether
the
foundation
was
voluntary
or
by
draft,
but
it
did
not
take
long
for
Hunter
to
put
together
five
to
six
hundred
thousand
men
in
June
of
1862
General
Hunter
was
forced
to
decommission
and
was
taken
out
of
service.
General
Hunter
was
a
pleased
by
major
general
rule
for
Saxon.
He
arrived
on
six
seven
islands
in
hostile
territory.
D
He
noted
that
the
effectiveness
of
the
workers
from
Hunters
regiment
and
failing
the
attacks
these
men
were
still
apparently
under
the
command
of
Captain
Charles
Trowbridge
General
Saxon,
with
the
eight
of
others,
convinced
the
federal
government
to
reconsider
the
reorganization
took
place.
November
24,
1862.,
General,
Thomas
Wentworth
against
it
was
in
control.
After
the
meeting
got
kept
sampton
on
the
first
South
Carolina,
probably
divided
into
several
group
on
March
10
1862,
the
red
went
left
Camp
Saxon
arrived
of
Fernando
Beach
Florida.
They
were
engaged
within
a
southern
Jacksonville
and
show
themselves
well.
D
They
actually
won
the
city,
but
before
the
military
plan
will
be
completed,
orders
came
from
headquarters
and
Buford
for
them
to
return.
After
the
return
they
were
put
on
Pickett
duty
at
Port,
Royal
Ferry
after
Jacksonville,
the
first
South
Carolina
was
involved
in
a
few
short
scrimmages
and
small
Coastal
campaign
event.
In
the
first
soccer
11
dispense,
some
stayed
in
Jacksonville,
others
like
Sergeant,
Prince
Rivers
served
the
country
as
Citizens.
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G
Sure
it's
Belinda,
Littlefield
and
I
said
1908
Roper
and
I
am
the
interim
director
of
The
Institute
for
the
study
of
African-American
study
of
the
Reconstruction
Era
at
uscb
and
I
will
be
brief.
Thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
speak
when
you
think
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteers,
I'm,
going
to
share
with
you
what
Chris
Allen
has
also
been
sharing
for
a
very
long
time.
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The
first
invocation
of
the
enacted,
Emancipation
Proclamation,
was
by
the
by
the
first
South
Carolina
at
Camp
Saxton,
that
was
January
the
1st
1862
and
we
have
graduate
students
and
undergraduate
students
who
have
been
working
on
the
first
South
and
right
now
we
are
at
1100
names
and
we
hope
to
get
to
about
14
we're
at
the
use.
So
we
have
been
working
diligently
to
document
the
history
of
this
group
and
it
is
a
very
important
history.
Thank
you.
So
much
thank.
C
C
All
during
the
Civil,
War
I
hope
you
will
consider
this
request.
Favorably
today,
Beaufort
city
council
has
not
considered
it,
but
we
anticipate
putting
the
same
resolution
on
our
agenda
as
we
come
back
from
summer
break
over
the
next
next
couple
of
weeks.
Again,
thank
you
for
service.
Any
other
questions
you
have
about
this
item
or
anything
else.
Please
never
hesitate
to
reach
out
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
A
H
Madam,
chairman
and
members
of
the
diocese,
it
gives
me
a
great
deal
of
pleasure
to
come
before
you
to
support
the
naming
of
the
passive
Park
on
Boundary
Street
for
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteer.
I
am
a
member
of
the
Grand
Army
Hall
of
the
Republic.
I
am
a
descendant
of
a
member
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteer,
and
it
gives
me
a
great
deal
of
Pleasures
no
needing
me
going
over
the
history.
H
But
we
look
at
our
past
and
we
ask
that
you
support
this
as
we
move
forward.
It
will
also
increase
the
number
of
visitations
that
we
have
to
Beaufort
the
number
of
people
that
we
have
that
come
by
that
site
every
day
and
those
that
are
here,
the
record
from
Wednesday
to
Friday
is
their
sons
and
daughters
graduate
from
Paris
Island
to
thank
the
African-Americans
started
that
process
and
started
it
here
in
Beaufort.
H
A
I
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Kristen
Williams
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
open
land
trust,
and
thank
you
for
allowing
comment
today,
I'm
going
to
speak
very
briefly
on
agenda
number
seven,
since
the
Green
Space
committee
was
formed,
the
land
trust
has
attended
every
Green
Space
committee
meeting,
and
there
have
been
many
because
this
committee
has
been
working
incredibly
hard
to
get
to
where
they
are
today
and
I
want
to
commend
Beaufort
County
staff
and
the
committee
members
on
the
work
that
has
taken
place
up
until
this
point.
I
There
is
incredible
amount
of
expertise
sitting
on
that
committee
and
it
shows
in
what
you
have
today
in
front
of
you
in
the
ordinance
and
the
program
criteria
and
I
think
it's
a
really
exciting
day
for
Beaufort
County.
Many
of
you
have
probably
heard
me
say
this
over
and
over
again,
but
Beaufort
County
has
so
much
to
be
proud
of.
When
it
comes
to
conservation.
We
have
the
first
land
trust
in
the
state
right
here
with
openly
interest.
I
The
rural
and
critical
program
is
the
first
of
its
kind,
and
now
we
have
the
Green
Space
Program,
where
we're
the
first
County
introducing
this
program.
So
the
rest
of
the
state
is
looking
toward
Beaufort
County
as
guidance
moving
forward,
and
that
is
not
taken
lightly
by
the
committee
members
and
staff.
So
I
fully
support
what
is
in
front
of
you
today
and
want
to
lend
our
support
to
that
committee,
and
although
this
was
not
what
I
signed
up
for.
I
A
J
So
I
can
pull
the
young
person
living
in
Beaufort
card
for
a
little
bit
longer
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
love
the
most
is
just
being
able
to
get
out
in
the
marsh
and
fish
and
and
so
I
think
this
program
will
provide
more
opportunities
like
that,
and
hopefully
it
will
maybe
I'm
an
old
soul,
but
hopefully
it'll
attract
more
or
folks
like
myself
to
this
area,
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
program
kind
of
standing
up,
it's
it's
legs
and
and
hats
off
to
the
committee.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
for
your
comments,
all
right.
Moving
on
to
the
agenda
number
seven
is
recommend
approval
of
an
ordinance
amending
Beaufort,
County
code
of
ordinances,
chapter
38,
article
7,
Green,
Space
Program,
to
establish
section
38-200,
Green,
Space
advisory
committee
program
criteria
and
application
process,
and
chairman
of
that
group,
Mr
Mike
McShane
will
take
it
from
here.
K
K
I
am
Mike
McShane
I'm,
a
resident
of
Charleston
County,
just
for
the
record
at
328,
Bay
Street
in
Charleston
and
I'm.
Here
today,
at
the
as
a
along
with
several
colleagues,
and
if
I
may
Madam
chairman
just
to
identify
your
committee,
most
of
them
are
present
here
today.
Chairman
Howard
is
a
member
of
the
committee,
but
also
Senator
Tom
Davis
represents
the
county
delegation.
K
Laurel
Rhoden
in
the
back
of
the
room.
Is
your
Eastern
geography,
correct,
Eastern,
Tim
Evans
from
Audubon?
Is
your
Northern
County
Peter
Christian
is
our
Southern
County
and
Carmen
Manning,
who
was
not
able
to
be
physically
with
us
today,
but
was
on
Virtual
represents
your
Western
boundary
I.
Also
thank
your
staff.
If
you
think
about
this
committee,
your
referendum
was
just
in
November
of
last
year.
K
The
concept
is
to
have
quarterly
applications
come
through
it
matches
up
with
the
state
conservation
bank.
I
think
this
has
been
clearly
stated,
and
you
know
my
position
is
to
to
leverage
these
available
funds
through
programs
like
that,
and
so
the
Pro
program
criteria
shows
a
schedule
that
was
have
actually
won
in
October
31,
be
an
application
deadline,
so
we're
working
to
try
to
actually
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
having
applications
in
by
the
end
of
the
first.
K
The
last
quarter
of
this
calendar
year
versus
waiting
in
the
2024.,
because
you'll
actually
have
some
revenues
that
will
be
able
to
be
produced.
You
can
see
now
on
the
screen.
Those
four
applications
dates
there
and,
as
as
I
said,
they
match
up
to
what
the
state
conservation
bank
has
said.
I
also
will
just
highlight
on
the
next
page.
K
Is
there
are
a
number
of
different
applications
in
your
ordinance?
You
allow
not
only
the
procurement
of
a
conservation,
easement
and
fee
simple.
You
also
identified
the
ability
to
purchase
existing
plan.
Development
or
development
agreement
buy
Downs
in
that,
and
you
also
uniquely
allow
the
consideration
of
an
impact
in
the
surrounding
County,
and
so
in
this
criteria
we
put
specifics
to
where
that
would
qualify
of
an
application.
The
applications
themselves
are
being
produced
and
worked
on
now.
K
And,
as
you
can
see
just
moving
through,
you
can
see
how
just
when
we
get
caught
up,
you
can
see
the
different
applications
that
you
have.
There
includes
we
highlighted
strong
opinion
highlighting
Farmland
preservation,
as
well
as
natural,
Scenic
or
Wildlife
corridor
procurements.
You
gave
us
great
latitude
to
be
able
to
establish
these
type
of
applications.
You're
the
first
in
the
state
I'm
aware
of
that
will
allow
Green
Space
money
to
be
used
for
the
buy
down
and
development
agreements,
those
that
existed
prior
to
the
adoption
of
the
ordinance.
K
If
the
council
chooses
to
do
that
at
any
time,
if
their
council
members
have
a
question,
you
I
think
Council
staff
will
always
keep
Council
informed
and
when
the
Green
Space
committee
will
meet
and
council
members
are
always
welcome
to
attend.
That,
I
could
assure
you
that
this
committee
has
independently
and
collectively
committed
that
we
will
only
bring
recommendations
that
this
Council
this
committee
and
its
Council
would
fully
want
to
take
part
in.
L
L
L
For
this
committee,
not
that
I
want
to
break
but
they're
all
good
guys
and
ladies
but
I,
think
you've
come
a
long
way.
I
love
the
discussions.
You
have
I,
think
they're,
very
open
and
honest
and
I
think
you've
really
just
done
a
great
job
and
I
can't
say
it
enough
these.
When,
when
you
fly
through
the
application
stuff,
it
is
a
flyby.
But
again
that's
not
our
job.
L
B
K
A
K
What
we'll
use
there's
there
one
each
of
these
individual
projects
will
require
mapping,
so
we
can
see
what
connectivity
adjacency,
because
that's
a
component
of
what
you
want
to
consider
when
you're
going
to
invest
in
that
type
of
program.
Also,
the
state
the
general
assembly
has
designated
the
conservation
Bank
to
have
the
state's
conservation
map.
We
will
overlay
that,
with
your
green
print,
it's
just
pulling
from
different
resources
to
strengthen
the
case.
That
would
come
back
in
front
of
you
to
make
a
decision
to
invest
in
that
project.
A
And
I'd
just
like
to
make
a
comment:
we
can
use
funds
in
other
counties,
but
we
would
also
we
have
a
lot
of
guidance
on
how
that
would
be
done
and
they
also
have
their
own
comprehensive
land
use
plans.
If,
with
your
permission,
chairman
McShane
I'd
like
to
also
thank
staff,
they
did
a
great
job.
Thank.
K
You,
madam
chairman,
because
I
was
just
going
to
highlight
for
your
interim
County
Administrator,
that
your
team
has
been
outstanding
and
that
includes
Robert,
Merchant,
Mark,
Davis,
Chuck,
Atkinson
and,
of
course,
Tom
Kevin.
He
has
been
providing
legal
counsel
to
that.
So
we
very
much
appreciate
they're,
really
their
support
and
their
participation
in
this.
L
K
Was
a
little
over
oh
five
and
a
half
million
approximately.
So
if
you
take
that
in
consideration
in
that
quarter
and
sort
of
Department
of
Revenue
will
give
you
that,
on
a
quarterly
basis,
I
think
the
September
30th
day
will
really
be
indicative
of
how
the
program
is
going,
because
that
will
give
you
all
of
July,
August
and
September.
And
so,
if
you
think
about
the
activities
that
take
place
in
Beaufort
County,
that's
going
to
be
a
really
busy.
K
A
A
You
okay,
number,
eight,
is
recommend
approval
of
an
ordinance
amendment
to
provide
for
a
modified
millage
rate
for
the
levy
of
tax
for
school
purposes,
for
Beaufort
County
for
a
physical
year,
beginning
July,
1,
2023
and
ending
June
30th
2024,
and
to
make
appropriation
for
said
purposes.
Okay,
Miss
Crosby
will
be
presenting.
N
Good
afternoon
Tanya
Crosby
Chief
Financial
Officer,
with
the
Beaufort
County
School
District.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
present
today,
I
have
to
say,
after
many
years
of
presenting
the
budget
at
Council
and
the
finance
committee.
This
is
my
debut
meeting
presentation
at
the
committee,
the
community
services
committee.
So
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
Fast
Track
things
a
little
bit
and
get
on
get
to
the
business
of
adjusting
amending
the
millage
and
by
the
ordinance
date
of
August
31st.
N
At
that
time,
the
current
last
year's
millage
in
operations
was
125.6
Mills
and
the
school
district
approved
and
the
council
approved
as
well
a
4.4
mil
increase
to
to
move
our
operating
millage
to
130
mils.
During
that
time
we
did
discuss
it
being
a
pre-roll
back.
Millage
number
I
made
sure
to
put
that
stipulate
that
throughout
my
presentations,
knowing
that
we
would
likely
come
back
with
a
rolled
back
millage
number
at
some
point.
In
time,
so
what
we're
requesting
today
is
in
green.
N
So
if
you
rolled
back,
we
rolled
back
the
original
numbers
to
117.4,
which
is
an
8.2
mil
rollback
and
I.
When
keeping
the
4.4
mil
increase,
it
would
move
our
operations
millage
to
121.8,
so
the
impact
on
the
taxpayer
is,
they
would
have
seen
1
25.6
last
year.
They
would
see
121.8
this
this
coming
year,
which
is
a
3.8
mil
reduction
in
which
we
believe
will
generate
the
amount
of
revenues
that
is
listed
in
the
budget
ordinance.
N
N
So
that's
the
the
purpose
of
today's
meeting
to
generate
Revenue
neutrality,
and
this
millage
would
all
stay
in
line
and
meet
the
requirements
of
the
state
millage
cap.
It
actually
are
the
numbers
in
that
calculation
would
not
change
because
they're
all
based
on
the
prior
years,
millage
rate,
so
we
fall
well
within
that
those
requirements
so
kind
of.
Why
are
we
here
today
is
the
question
and
is
a
question
that
was
posed
and
I
just
want
to
share
a
few
thoughts.
N
So
until
we
got
to
early
August
or
Late
July,
we
re.
We
were
anticipating
one
vote
of
council,
and
so
when
we
began
to
when
I
reached
out
to
the
county
and
said
we're
ready
to
have
those
discussions
and
have
amended
resolution,
there
was
some
interpretation.
They
believed
that
it
was
I
reached
out
to
the
legal
counsel
and
we
believe
that
there
was
it
should
instead
be
an
amended
ordinance
as
opposed
to
a
resolution,
and
that
we
would
need
to
do
three
readings
of
of
counsel.
N
So
that's
why
we're
here
today
and
that's
why
we
have
fast
tracked
some
things
to
get
us
the
third
reading
in
by
August
31st
and
also
then,
as
soon
as
the
ordinance
is
approved
or
the
amended
ordinance
is
approved,
then
those
figures
will
go
and
all
the
or
the
copies
of
the
ordinance
will
go
on
to
the
county
auditor's
office.
So
basically
the
so
the
amended
ordinance
will
generate
the
195
million
and
we
will.
A
A
B
A
A
P
Afternoon,
Madam,
chairman
and
committee,
so
before
you
are
text,
amendments
for
chapter
62
of
the
solid
waste
ordinance
within
our
Beaver
County
code.
Upon
reviewing
this
prior
prior
to
this
exercise,
we
noticed
that
both
this
ordinance,
as
well
as
the
code
enforcement
ordinance,
had
some
discrepancies
and
some
contradictory
language.
We
work
with
our
legal
team
to
clean
both
of
those
up
what's
before
use,
chapter
62
and
a
couple
examples
wanted
to
kind
of
present
to
you
to
where
we
did.
P
P
So
we
cleaned
some
of
that
up,
as
well
as,
if
you're,
moving
on
to
page
43
of
your
packet,
where
we
moved
article
two
to
chapter
38,
and
so
basically
this
was
a
good
housekeeping
measure
where
we
cleaned
up
this
ordinance
and
then
the
code
enforcement
officer
code
enforcement
portion
will
also
come
back
to
committee.
At
some.
P
A
I
had
I
had
a
question
that
we
talked
about
this
morning.
Example
of
so
code
enforcement
can
give
you
a
500
fine
and
also
your
little
Control
Officers
can
give
you
a
500
fine.
If
a
company
is
not
covering
their
trucks
on
the
way
to
the
landfill,
they
could
possibly
be
fun
as
trash
falls
out
of
their
truck
Etc.
Okay,
both
code
enforcement
and
and
litter
control.
If
someone's
dumping
prop
dumping
on
somebody's
private
property
code
enforcement
could
go
after
them
too
correct
any
any
questions
about
it.
This
is
simply
for
consistency.
M
E
A
Q
The
three
entities
have
completed
the
purchases
of
these
Parcels
demolished
the
commercial
structures
that
were
formally
located
on
the
site,
The
Boundary,
Street,
open
space
Park
is
strongly
tied
to
the
Legacy
and
importance
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteers
for
their
contribution
toward
the
protection
of
the
sea
Islands
in
bravery
in
other
civil
war
activities.
The
historical
significance
sacrifice
and
commitment
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteers
is
worthy
of
recognition.
As
such,
the
proposed
resolution
names
the
park
in
honor
of
the
first
South
Carolina
volunteers
and
staff
recommends
approval
of
this
resolution.
F
Comments
sure
you
know,
there's
no
discussion.
I
think
this
is
an
honor,
that's
being
recommended.
I
want
to
commend
those
who
brought
this
forward.
At
the
same
time,
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
former
mayor
kazaline,
who
was
very
diligent
and
getting
support
for
this
project
some
four
or
five
years
ago,
and
so
I
just
want
to
just
commend
him
for
that.
F
F
A
F
E
M
Thank
you,
madam
chairman.
Yes,
sir
I
I
say
kudos
to
the
comments
that
York
make
and
to
your
point
as
well.
Now,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
participants
who
were
involved
in
bringing
this
forward
to
before
us
and
asking
us
to
give
consideration
to
passing
this.
This
is
a
great
honor
to
honor
those
men
who
fought
actually
to
preserve
and
protect
our
Sea,
Island
and
I
would
dare
so
I
heard.
A
recommend
approval
of
a
resolution
to
accept
the
South
Carolina
Aeronautics
commission
Grant
offer
23-025
for
378
thousand
dollars
and
forty
four
dollars
for
taxiway
F,
strengthening
and
or
for
partial
acquisition
of
executive
air
property
at
the
Hilton
Head
Airport.
This
is
a
hundred
percent
Grant
with
no
local
match
and
Mr
fralick's.
R
Gonna
yeah
I'm
just
going
to
introduce
it
and
then
John
can
give
the
details,
but
basically
wanted
to
introduce
one.
Typically,
our
airport
functions
come
through
public
facilities.
The
reason
we're
coming
here
today
with
community
services.
This
was
a
grant
award,
and
that
was
mentioned
towards
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
We
actually
have
an
acceptance
due
it's
due
on
the
15th
so
tomorrow,
so
we
were
just.
R
S
So
it
gets
assigned
to
specific
projects
as
you
come
forward
with
a
proposal,
but
it's
a
little
bit
different
than
it
used
to
be
where
it
was
where
a
infrastructure
project
like
this
would
be
funded,
90,
FAA
and
then
five
percent
State
and
then
five
percent
through
the
airport.
So
this
is
a
little
bit
different.
So
what
we're
doing
is
choosing
to
use
a
portion
of
the
annual
funds
for
these
two
projects.
S
O
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
the
agenda
item
before
you
now-
is
to
make
funds
available
for
the
project
to
be
discussed
in
the
next
agenda
item.
As
for
the
funding
to
be
utilized,
as
Council
knows,
the
received
arpa
money
in
2022
into
buckets
of
allowable
uses,
the
original
ordinance
which
was
22-16
2022-16,
gave
the
administrator
authorization
reallocate
funds
Within
These
categories.
O
As
we
progressed,
we
assessed
feasibility
or
allowability
or
completability
of
projects,
but
we
felt
it
best
to
come
to
the
committee
and
Council
to
make
this
maneuver
in
reallocating
these
funds
in
an
effort
to
be
as
transparent
as
possible.
Council
allocated
11.7
million
to
an
infrastructure
category
within
that
category
or
bucket,
as
we
refer
to
them.
There
was
a
specific
ferry
line
item
and
there
was
also
a
specific
General
line
item.
The
general
line
item
was
for
projects
creatively
named
General
that
weren't
specifically
defined
not
yet
defined,
but
it
was.
O
Some
of
these
projects
have
been
determined,
not
feasible
or
completable.
We
thought
we
could
use
money
before
the
final
rule
came
out
for
things
such
as
roads,
which
was
specifically
prohibited
or
other
infrastructure
items
that
were
prohibited
specifically
for
the
allowable
uses
of
water,
sewer
and
Broadband.
F
O
Well,
there
is
a
general
line
that
is
the
category,
so
there's
a
larger
category
called
infrastructure
and
then
within
those
categories
there
would
be
lines,
and
this
was
actually
when
I
first
started.
What
caused
me
to
wear
reader
glasses.
You
can
see
that,
but
there
was
7.8
million
dollars
in
the
general
line
item
that
was
by
definition
General.
There
was
500
000
towards
the
ferry,
which
has
been
pledged,
as
through
our
condemnation
processes,
we
had
to
pledge
actual
funded
dollars
towards
those
and
set
those
funds
aside.
S
T
Allen
and
Hilton
Head
and
make
this
a
permanent
thing
so
that
way
someday
the
the
ferry
then
would
end
up
being
self-sufficient,
but
until
then,
obviously
we
need
to
expend
some
funds
to
take
care
of
those
folks
get
this
done.
Get
this
taken
care
of
so
I
think
I
think
it's
a
benefit
I
think
for
for
everybody.
So
I
appreciate
your
hard
work
on
this
and
everything
you
presented
so
far
looks
really
good.
So
thank
you.
E
F
Comment:
one
of
the
areas
we
only
place
a
small
amount
of
funds
in
was
half
a
million
dollars
budgeted
for
Broadband
Broadband.
Thank
you
and
then
we
increased
that
to
two
fifths.
I
mean
750
recently,
if
there's
a
need
for
additional
funding
for
broadband,
General
funds,
General
General
infrastructures,
where
that
would
come
from
no.
O
There
are
some
other
areas
that
are
underutilized
and
the
good
news
is
as
I
believe
it
was
at
your
public
meeting
last
week
that
Patrick
attended
with
the
petition
of
Patrick
and
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
and
Public
Access
or
public
information
that
we
put
out
to
the
state.
Remember
at
our
February
meeting,
we
said
that
the
state
had
determined
us
to
not
need
infrastructure.
F
I
appreciate
that
I
appreciate
what
you
just
said.
My
father
always
told
me
that
a
bird
in
the
hand
is
well
it's
great,
it's
worth
more
than
200
Bush,
so
we
got
funds
here
now
we
can
start
rolling
with
those
and
prove
that
we
can
use
it.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
we
can
apply
the
additional
funds
if
we
need
it.
Yes,
sir.
Yes,
sir.
Thank
you
any.
E
A
B
A
O
So
I
was
going
to
repeat
that
person
that
you
just
read,
but
he
did
it
perfectly
better
than
I
would
stammer
through
it.
So
I'll
skip
to
the
next
line,
which
is
I
just
want
to
give
everybody
a
brief
history
of
how
we
got
here,
okay
and
as
a
as
a
part
of
the
County's
ongoing
dispute
with
the
residents
of
Buckingham
Plantation,
as
Mr
Lawson
mentioned
earlier
over
the
counties
right
to
operate.
O
Initially,
there
was
an
idea,
as
we
discussed
previously
to
temporarily
use
hate
coin
stock
and
if
we
could
complete
the
condemnation
of
the
adjacent
parcels
so
that
we
could
more
quickly
construct
parking.
If
we
could
just
get
parking
and
not
overwhelm
the
system,
we
could
have
the
option
of
using
their
Docker.
While
we
had
the
long-term
project
of
building
ours.
O
O
We
engaged
the
surveying
company
and
sent
them
out
there
to
start
the
process
right
away
last
year
and
as
soon
as
the
contest
action
was
filed,
which
I
wasn't
sure
when
that
was
in
fact,
we
found
out
because
the
surveyors
were
kicked
off
the
property
by
the
owners
that
stopped
that
process
on
that
part
of
the
property
and
I
know
I'm
doing
it.
This
way
in
your
side,
it's
over
here
when
we
look
at
the
map
this.
O
O
Since
that
time,
we've
cleared
title
issues
between
the
town
of
Hilton,
Head
and
Dot
part
of
that.
A
good
part
of
that
survey
portion
that
Andrew's
engineering
got
out
there
so
quickly
is
that
we
found
out
that
some
of
the
property
that
Hilton
had
thought
they
owned,
they
didn't
own
it.
It
belongs
to
scdot,
so
that
took
time
to
work
through.
How
could
we
utilize
this?
Is
it
in
long-term
lease?
Is
it
a
an
encroachment
permit?
O
We
now
have
an
encroachment
permit
while
we
work
towards
a
long-term
Perpetual
use,
but
at
this
point
we
can
use
this
property.
We
have
accomplished
site
acquisition
with
the
town.
It's
in
the
process
because
of
those
technical
glitches,
I
know
where
I
think
we're
at
second
reading
now,
but
we're
allowed
to
proceed
with
both
ocrm
and
the
town
of
Hilton
Head.
O
But
we
are
now
we
engage
the
team
of
capable
competent
local
contractors
who
are
willing
to
push
work
aside
in
order
to
assist
the
county
and
efforts
to
comply
with
this
order.
The
team
led
by
Oakland
Marine,
who
I
have
Mr
O'quinn
here
today,
put
together
a
group
and
we
quickly
met
with
ocrm
they
permit
docs
and
the
use
of
coastal
properties
and
how
to
do
things
because
we
knew
there
were
certain
permitting
timelines
that
just
wouldn't
allow
us
to
make
this.
O
We
formulated
a
plan
timeline
and
full
cost
of
construction
of
all
embarkation
site
improvements
required
being
placed
in
order
to
operate
the
ferry
on
January
1..
You
have
all
those
in
your
agenda
packet.
If
you'd
like
to
go
through
some
of
the
details,
we
have
them
for
the
screen,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
all
of
the
information
from
which
to
operate.
We've
already
submitted
our
application
for
the
permit
for
the
dock.
We've
had
multiple
meetings
with
the
head
of
ocrm,
who
that
understands
the
public
purpose.
O
If
you
see
here
that
would
be
an
improvement
to
the
boat
landing
dock.
I
know
there
were
some
rumors
about
closing
of
the
the
boat
landing.
The
good
news
is,
this
plan
spends
it
does
spend
funds,
but
it's
for
two
purposes:
it's
not
only
to
accommodate
the
ferry,
but
it
makes
the
overall
boat
landing
the
premier
boat,
landing
in
the
area.
O
This
project
on
this
timeline
is
only
possible
through
the
emergency
procurement
policy
that
we
have
in
place
and
we've
gone
through
that
and
received
approval
from
procurement
and
staff
requests,
approval
of
the
emergency
procurement
for
design
permitting
and
Construction
Services
in
order
to
construct
the
required
items
on
the
property
already
in
the
County's
control,
in
order
to
continue
the
ferry
service
and
comply
with
the
court
order.
Thank
you.
L
A
O
A
O
Glad
you
asked,
though,
because
a
lot
of
people
and
we'll
talk
about
this
more
in
the
future
think
about
this
as
just
moving
a
resident
or
a
tourist
to
and
from
the
first
gallon,
but
the
service,
through
the
partnership
and
overall
offering
of
services,
does
do
transports
all
of
our
employees
to
and
from
the
island
it
transports.
Also
firemen.
It
also
does
these
EMS
runs.
They
did
70
last
year
which
allows
them
to
not
go
the
Long
Way
to
the
public
route.
They
utilize
it
straight
to
Harbor
Town.
A
E
P
Everyone's
more
so,
the
following
is
the
request
for
approval
for
this
drainage
work
effort
in
the
Seabrook
area.
The
project
is
located
just
off
of
Stuart
point
road.
If
you
look
at
your
exhibit
there,
the
blue
line
is
the
existing
Niche
that
is
kind
of
bisecting
the
property
in
question.
We
work
with
that
property
owner
in
detail
to
establish
the
red
polygon,
which
is
the
new
drainage
easement,
and
to
con,
provide
conveyance
through
that
method.
The
dirt
road
on
the
left,
with
the
green
line
going
north
and
south,
is
Bessie's
Lane.
P
F
I
want
to
Echo
with
Mr
Dawson
said
because
I
I
think,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
Council
was
going
to
abandon
this
project
because
they
couldn't
get
the
easement.
And
yet
the
problem
was
still
there.
So
I
am
my
hat's
off
to
you
of
what
you
have
done,
because
we
know
that
the
problem
exists
and
without
that
homeowner
the
resolution
would
never
have
been
done.
So
my.