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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- February 22, 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 2022, CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, HAYES WILLIAMS
9. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT YEAR FISCAL YEAR 2022. FISCAL IMPACT - FUNDING WILL BE FROM THE OPERATING SURPLUS OF FISCAL YEAR 2022.
10. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT TERMINAL
FINANCING PLAN.
11. RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM- FISCAL IMPACT: FUNDING OF $125,000 WILL BE OBTAINED ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS AND ASSIST THE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT WITH OFF-SETTING EXPENDITURES AND INCREASE PROGRAMMING
12. RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR FILING FOR AN "AGRICULTURAL USE" VALUATION FOR THE TAX YEAR 2021 (R600 037 000 020H 000)
13. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR A $300,000 GRANT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM
EXECUTIVE SESSION
14. 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 REAL PROPERTY WITH TMS NOS. R120-005-000-0105-0000, R120-005-000-0133-0000, R120-005-000-0132-0000, R120-005-132A-0000, and R120-005-000-0127-0000 (PROPERTY OWNED BY TCL)
15. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE SEC. 30-4-70(A)(2): RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE (ELECTED & APPOINTED OFFICIALS BUDGETS)
16. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
17. ADJOURNMENT
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
good
afternoon,
everyone
just
a
few
brief,
noteworthy
items
about
the
happenings
in
the
finance
division.
Most
of
you
all
of
you,
hopefully
probably
got
an
invitation
to
a
meet
and
greet
at
viv
building
number
two.
This
coming
thursday
24th
that's
from
11
to
1
pm,
part
of
the
national
and
state
procurement
month
and
so
it'll
give
council
members
elected
officials
as
well
a
chance
to
tour.
Our
offices
meet
our
staff,
hear
from
the
department
heads
ask
any
questions.
C
Lunch
will
be
provided
on
that
day,
so
we
hope
you
can
hopefully
make
it
out
there
tomorrow
starts
budget
review
meetings.
All
acas
will
be
involved
in
that
process
this
year,
along
with,
of
course,
our
budget
director
and
other
finance
department
personnel,
as
we
prep
for
the
first
budget
workshop
quickly
approaching
on
april
7.
C
human
resources
they've
been
very
busy
keeping
us
all
notified
of
certain
job
fairs
career
day
tech
type
activities.
That's
going
on.
As
a
matter
of
fact.
This
past
wednesday
march
16th
representatives
from
hr,
the
detention
center
and
the
assessor's
office
participated
in
a
veterans,
job
fair
in
walterboro,
sponsored
by
sc
works
and
then
coming
up
thursday
of
this
week,
we
have
nine
departments
from
the
county
who
are
planning
on
sending
representatives
to
speak
to
students
at
beaufort
high
school's
career
day,
the
assessor's
office
register
of
deeds.
Ems.
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C
She's
a
graduate
of
radford
university
and
held
various
accounting
positions
prior
to
owning
her
own
business,
which
was
a
small
cafe
in
richmond
virginia.
She
enjoys
spending
time
on
their
boat
or
at
home
with
friends
and
family
and
a
fun
fact
about
valerie.
She
is
the
daughter
of
retired
port
royal
town
councilman
joe
lee,
so
I
hope
you
will
welcome
valerie
and
if
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
introduce
yourself,
please
please
do
so.
C
Lastly,
and
in
in
conjunction
with
the
payroll
department,
I.t
has
completed
a
setup
of
a
generic
payroll
department,
email
address,
so
all
inquiries
directed
to
the
payroll
department,
email
inquiries
should
go
to
payroll
d-e-p-d-d-e-p-t
as
payroll
department,
dept
bcgov.net,
you
guys
don't
have
any
questions
for
me.
That
concludes
my
update.
Thank.
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Good
morning,
chairman
councilman,
how
are
y'all
doing
today,
I
I
I
want
to,
if
beg
y'all's
partner,
we're
going
to
kind
of
move
stuff
around,
as
as
the
way
it
flows
in
the
handout
versus
kind
of
what
we're
going
to
be
discussing
in
items
nine
and
ten.
It
kind
of
made
a
little
bit
more
sense
to
me
to
kind
of
shuffle
around
it's
all
in
the
handout
but
we'll
be
starting
at
item.
Eight
page
18,
solid
waste
and
recycling
fun.
G
This
is
our
new
enterprise
fund
that
we
established
this
year
and
in
2022.
Our
revenues
are
currently
tracking
at
67.33
of
budget.
Our
expenditures
in
this
fund
are
substantially
higher
than
budget
because
of
a
large
encumbrance
for
our
waste
disposal
fees
of
about
3.7
million
dollars
by
the
end
of
the
year.
It's
all
going
to
even
out
if
you,
if
y'all,
don't
know
it.
G
As
you
know,
our
taxes
were
due
january
15th
and
that's
when
the
majority
of
them
came
in
so
they're
actually
higher
than
they
are.
Their
operating
expenditures
are
at
38.05
percent
of
budget
of
the
budget,
expenditures
which
is
good,
but
mainly
this
is
in
the
purchase
services,
which
is
items
that
they're
working
on
projects
that
they're
working
on,
and
we
might
see
that.
But
currently
they
have.
G
Let's
go
to
hilton
head
island
airport,
page
20.,
the
hilton
head
on
airport,
the
operating
revenues
are
outperforming
the
budget
and
and
we're
seeing
the
revenues
continue
to
increase
year
every
year
since
2018,
due
to
the
increased
flights
which
we'll
talk
about
a
little
bit
later,
their
operating
expenditures
are
below
budget
they're,
probably
looking
better
than
they
have
in
a
while.
Currently,
the
opera
hilton
head
island
airport
has
a
healthy
operating
income.
G
Y'all
may
look
down
and
see
that
8.3
in
capital
that
that
is
negative
and
what
that
is
from
is
from
capital
projects
that
they
were
planning
to
receive
90
to
95
percent
of
back.
So
that
number
will
change,
but
this
is
all
kind
of
a
work
in
progress
coming
together,
but
the
hilton
head
on
airport
is
looking
better
financially
than
they
have
in
a
while.
We
have
the
net
position
down
the
bottom
kind
of
contemplating
what
they
have
and
what
they
do.
The
general
fund
all
right.
Let's
go
to
the
next
one
page
21..
G
Executive
airport,
the
revenues
are
they're
a
little
bit
below
budget.
Their
expenditures
are
a
little
bit
above
budget
they're,
they're
they're,
maintaining
we're
looking
to
the
management
to
sure
everything
up
by
the
end
of
the
year.
They
kind
of
are
where
they
are
right
now,
but
that's
everything
for
the
enterprise
funds.
If
you'll
have
any
questions
there,
then
I
was
going
to
move
into
the
general
fund,
revenues
and
expenditures
and
go
from
there
and
that
will
kind
of
segue
into
nine,
where
whitney.
G
G
This
looks
like
we're
asking
our
citizens
to
pay
more
than
they
should,
when
it's
kind
of
not
really
the
case.
They're
kind
of
buying
and
they're
buying
new
properties,
either
built
or
from
the
market
that
that
value
is
increasing
and
our
revenues
are
increasing
too.
I
had
a
very
interesting
conversation
with
the
treasurer
and
she
had
some
very
interesting
charts
and
graphs
that
really
outlined
this
and
we're
planning
on
showing
y'all
her
results
on
those
in
in
on
the
meeting
on
the
fourth
of
april.
G
G
G
H
Afternoon
so
as
we
are
in
the
middle
of
the
budget
cycle
for
fiscal
23,
one
of
the
items
that
we
always
look
at
in
keeping
our
compensation
structure
competitive
and
current
with
market
rates,
since
we
thought
okay,
we
had
the
study.
Those
figures
were
done
almost
two
years
ago
now,
even
though
we
just
implemented
it
with
this
current
budget
year.
Those
figures
are
about
two
years
old.
So
by
our
survey
and
in
keeping
with
inflation,
there
were
discussions
with
mr
greenway
about
doing
a
colon
next
year.
H
H
H
H
We
thought
what,
if
we
asked
council
for
permission
to
do
it
now,
since
we
know
we're
having
a
surplus
and
we
are
experiencing
the
rising
cost
environment
now,
so
you
will
see
in
your
agenda
packet
a
list
of
proposed
items
or
initiatives
that
we
would
ask
that
you
reallocate
part
of
the
budget
from
in
order
to
fund
these
things,
and
the
cola
is
one
of
them.
If
we
were
to
implement
that
in
march,
it
would
cost
approximately
eight
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
line
with
that.
H
There
are
a
few
other
things
that
have
come
up
this
year
that
we
couldn't
have
foreseen.
We
didn't
know
about
that
are
a
good
use
of
this
surplus.
The
first
of
those
is
the
m.c
rally
pool,
which
we've
recently
told
you
about
is
in
serious
need
of
improvement,
and
I
can
think
of
no
better
way
personally
to
spend
the
surplus
on
giving
back
to
our
not
giving
back
necessarily
but
just
giving
away
for
the
community
and
the
children
and
the
families
to
enjoy
that
pool
again.
H
H
Mr
atkinson,
of
course,
can
elaborate
on
the
time
frame
if
you
guys
so
desire,
but
my
understanding
is
that
the
pool
will
need
to
be
temporarily
closed,
the
roof
will
be
removed
and
then
the
structure
will
be
able
to
be
reopened
during
the
summer.
So
that's
another
item.
We
have
a
million
dollars
in
there
as
a
placeholder,
something
that
you're
already
aware
of,
and
it's
going
to
third
reading.
The
next
council
meeting
is
the
arc
of
payout.
H
In
looking
at
the
arpa
provisions,
some
of
those
positions
in
the
county
we
thought
might
be
a
bit
of
a
stretch
to
cover
with
the
arpa
funds
itself
and
in
order
to
keep
things
equitable
across
the
board.
We
already
let
you
guys
know
that
a
portion
of
that
would
have
to
come
out
of
the
general
fund.
This
1.7
million
is
probably
a
bit
high,
but
we'd
rather
come
to
you
and
have
more
than
we
need
that
would
be
for
wages
and
all
the
associated
fringe.
H
H
This
allotment
in
here
would
cover
things
from
security,
enhanced
security
in
the
building,
as
well
as
things
that
would
really
improve
the
quality
of
the
working
life
for
our
employees
that
work
so
tirelessly
there.
Unlike
many
of
us
who
are
able
to
leave
during
our
lunch
break
during
the
day,
go
out
and
have
lunch
with
a
friend
or
catch
up
at
a
nice
cafe,
our
employees.
I
H
On
site
all
day,
we
would
like
to
do
some
things
that
help
make
their
working
environment
a
better
place
to
be
so
we
have
around
a
million
dollars
in
there
for
that,
the
total
of
all
those
things
is
7.4
million
dollars.
Now,
of
course,
that
is
a
lot
of
money.
It
is
within
the
projection
that
mr
hayes
just
told
you
about
between
eight
and
eleven
million
dollars.
We
feel
very
confident
that
this
is
a
good
use
of
those
funds.
H
One
other
thing
you
might
be
wondering
well
whitney
a
year
or
two
ago,
when
you
first
came
on
board
and
you
recommended
that
we
use
our
general
fund
surplus
to
pay
down
debt.
Why
are
you
not
making
that
recommendation
this
time?
Well,
the
good
news
for
you
today
is
that
we
will
still
be
able
to
do
that.
There
are
a
few
issuances
that
are
callable
next
year.
H
H
H
H
A
A
So
if
we
sat
here
and
took
ten
minutes
in
each
one,
that'd
be
an
hour,
which
is
something
that
we
don't
have
plan
on
on
doing,
but
I'll
be
happy
to
take
some
questions.
If
anyone
has
any
questions
right
now,
this
would
actually,
if,
if
we
decide
to
go
ahead
and
prove
this
and
send
this
to
council,
we'll
be
there
for
three
readings
for
us
to
get
more
information,
I
mean
and
just
some
because
I'm
speaking
right
now,
the
first
question
I
have
is:
okay:
we
did.
A
We
just
find
out
that
we're
900
000
over
on
the
forum
building,
and
why
is
that
a
surprise
to
me
that
that
we
haven't
heard
about
before?
But
we
don't
have
to
talk
about
that
now,
I'm
just
kind
of
giving
you
some
thoughts
on
my
side
as
I
look
at
this
list,
but
let's
open
it
up
for
us
to
councils.
Anyone
else
have
any
questions.
K
Thanks
whitney,
I
appreciate
you
looking
into
this
one,
but
one
of
the
things
I'm
concerned
about.
I
really
have
two
questions.
The
first
is:
what
is
the
bottom
line
of
our
fund
balance
right
now,
as
of
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
what
was
the
projection
that
we're
going
to
have
and
does
that
meet
our
our
goal?.
H
K
Sure
we
had
we
had
long
estimated
or
hoped
to
have
25,
and
that
was
the
goal
that
we
had
been
working
at
for
years.
But
many
of
us
on
kenyan
council
who,
who
have
been
around
one
a
couple
of
times,
understood
that
really
really
30
to
35,
would
have
been
a
little
more
comfortable
for
us.
It
would
have,
it
would
have
made
us
feel
a
lot
more
comfortable
when
hurricane
season
comes
running
around
that
we
can
weather
any
storm.
K
K
K
Excuse
me,
our
our
debt
service
gets
extra
receipts
because
of
that
and
the
school
where
the
school
gets
more
because
of
that
as
well,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
keeps
that
in
mind
that
every
that
this
has
a
ripple
effect
down
the
line
of
all
receipts
will
be
up.
It
also
has
an
impact
on
our
reappraisal
process
in
december,
and
that
is
you
know.
Normally,
we
anticipate
quite
a
huge
rollback
because
of
the
fact
that
the
majority
of
properties
are
only
reappraised
once
every
five
years.
K
Well,
when
we
have
lots
of
point
of
sale
or
appraisals
that
happen,
that
that
has
a
tendency
to
diminish
the
amount
of
the
huge
influx
of
the
reappraisal
process
that
we
would
normally
get.
So
we
don't
have
to
roll
back
quite
as
far
as
we
normally
would.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that
staff
is
fully
aware
of
that,
and
I'm
sure
ebony
has
her
thumb
right
on
that
button.
K
B
Yes,
I
I
want
to
commend
the
administration
for
taking
a
look
at.
You
know
where
we
are
and
what
we
can
do
with
this
money.
You
know
over
the
course
of
the
last
couple
years.
We
did
two
specific
things
we
budgeted
very
conservatively
both
on
the
revenue
side
and
our
expenditure
side
circumstance
allowed
us
to
increase
our
revenues
in
unanticipated
areas.
You
know
our
register
of
deeds
for
two
years
in
a
row,
significantly
increased.
B
As
hayes
pointed
out,
and
you
pointed
out,
we
could
not
spend
some
of
the
money
we
wanted
to
spend
anyway
because
the
materials
aren't
available.
So
that's
why
things
get
rolled
over.
So
the
things
that
you
are
proposing
here
are
an
excellent
example
of
how
to
spend
the
money
properly
and
keep
us
in
a
position
where
we
can
be
competitive.
L
Mr
chairman,
I
have
a
question.
Thank
you.
This
is
great,
I'm
particularly
the
pool.
I'm
excited
that
that's
gonna,
there's
some
money
to
do
that.
I
had
a
question
about
the
cost
of
the
living
adjustment.
You
might
have
said
the
percent,
but
I
I
didn't
catch
it
and
will
it
apply
to
elected
officials?
L
H
Do
it
in
the
current
year,
everybody's
already
paid
their
taxes?
We'll
look
at
that.
Yes,
sir,
we're
in
the
middle
of
the
budget
season.
Now
we
actually
will
be
receiving
reports
from
both
ms
ebony's
office
and
mr
becker's
office
by
the
end
of
the
month.
That
will
help
us
start
working
toward
the
value
of
a
mill
for
next
year
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
firm
up
those
communications.
M
F
O
O
O
That
said,
we'd
also
take
a
look
at
what
it
looks
like
like
september
october,
because
what
we
have,
even
though
we
have
a
large
reserve
at
the
end
of
june,
we're
depleting
that
as
we
approach
the
hurricane
season,
the
hurricane
season
is
the
one
place,
so
I
think
when
you're
looking
at
that,
it
might
be
useful
to
give
us
an
update
on
that.
To
me,
that's
really
what
the
reserve
is
all
about
for
our
locality.
O
O
One
is
the
economic
development
corporation
from
time
to
time
has
suggested
that
it
would
be
good
to
invest
some
money
in
industrial
parks
and
things
like
that.
So
whether
I
don't
think
we
do
that
in
this
particular
one,
but
I
do
think
that's
a
useful
thing,
because
I
think
that's
where
we
take
a
small
amount
of
money
and
we
leverage
future
businesses
coming
here.
A
Yeah
anyone
else,
I
can't
see
everybody
online.
So
if
anyone
has
questions
mr
richland,
should
they
come
to
you
that
you'd
be
able
to
to
answer
if
they
have
questions
off
the
list?
We've
got
here,
mr
williams.
Okay,
all
right!
So
at
this
time,
there's
no
more
discussion
would
like
a
motion.
If
we
could
to
move
this
to
council
for
first
reading
and
mr
passman.
N
A
A
A
A
A
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
C
G
We
there's
a
second
possible
grant
for
10
million
dollars
that
john's
in
the
process
of
applying,
for
one
of
the
constraints
of
that
is
that
we
need
to
have
the
bids
in
hand
by
july
10th
that
that's
the
mandate,
if
we
don't
have
it
in
by
july,
10th-
that
10
million
dollar
ship
may
have
sailed.
But
if
we
get
the
bids
in
which
is
what
what
what
talbot
right
and
ellington
have
told
us
that
they
can
do
in
30
days
turn
around.
G
G
G
But
that's
not
for
sure
yet
it
might.
We
don't
know
what
it
could
be
anything
there
are
any
number
of
numerous,
more
federal
grants
that
are
coming
out.
We're
looking
at
the
state
there's
other
local
processes,
we're
not
really
sure
where
we're
going
to
be.
But
if
you
look
at
this
chart
and
you
started
the
the
orange
line-
is
our
projected
spending
and
obviously
you
see
it
starts
small
and
goes
big
at
the
end
and
it's
over
all
the
years.
But
you
see
that
blue.
G
We're
good
we're
pro.
We
got
that
we're
anticipating
20
million
dollars
which
takes
us
up
there,
but
if
you,
if
you
use
that
20
million
dollar
line
and
you
intercepted
it
with
the
2023
you're
looking
at
mid-year
23-24,
if
we
get
those
other
grants
which
the
bio
grant
we
should
know
by
june,
the
other
10
million
grant.
We
should
know
earlier-
maybe
around
june
earlier
than
june,
probably
july
july,
okay,
we'll
say
july-
we're
going
to
have
a
really
good
idea
about
how
much
money
that
we
won't
have
coming
in
for
this.
G
Instead
of
asking
the
magic
8
ball,
whether
we're
going
to
have
the
financing
for
but
we're
getting
there.
But
if
we
get
what
we
have
projected
right
now,
it's
looking
like
we're
not
going
to
need
if
we
need
to
go
a
bond
route
until
late
24,
early
25,
so
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
right
now
we
just
there
have
been
so
many
questions
about
the
airport
and
so
many
questions
about
the
financing.
G
We
just
want
to
keep
you
on
the
loop
of
where
it
was
going
and
what
we're
thinking
we
we're
going
to
let
y'all
know
as
things
change.
This
is
a
very
fluid
environment.
This
is
taking
me
way
outside
of
my
comfort
zone,
because
it's
things
that
we're
probably
going
to
get
and
they're
coming
down
the
pipe,
but
I'd.
G
R
R
That
is
being
written
as
we
speak,
but
the
first
part
of
that
that
came
out
the
first
two
parts,
really
we'll
talk
about
in
public
facilities
as
well,
because
we're
going
to
apply
for
those
monies.
But
there's
one.
That's
almost
like
the
normal
faa
grants
that
will
be
issued
to
each
airport
based
on
a
funding
formula.
But
then
this
is
a
separate
one
for
terminals,
and
this
is
it's
the
atp
or
the
airport
terminal
program.
E
R
R
R
Short
form
application
and
they
really
tighten
up
the
guidelines
of
the
criteria
on
the
projects.
Now
without
saying
that
design
projects
will
not
be
looked
at
the
faas
kind
of
said
they
won't
be
looked
at
because
so
much
credit
will
be
given
towards
projects
that
are
basically
shovel
ready,
which
is
where
we
sit.
So
we.
R
There's
a
lot
of
things
we'll
be
doing
with
this
project
that
meets
the
objectives
of
the
specifics
of
the
2022
funding.
So
we
think
we're
a
pretty
good
position
for
that.
That
grant
is
now
in
has
been
submitted
and
they'll
like
us,
like
hayes
mentioned
they're,
going
to
turn
that
decision
around
very
quickly.
So
we'll
know
in
the
month
of
june,
whether
or
not
we'll
have
that
some
of
that
grant
money
or
all
that
grant
money.
O
A
couple
things
yeah,
I
think,
you've
captured
where
we
are
it
seems
to
me.
We
just
got
two
million
of
our
funds
that
are
not
listed
here.
That
should
be
here
unless
I'm
missing
something,
and
secondly,
there
should
be
a
million
from
the
south
carolina
aeronautics
that
I
don't
see
here.
So
it
seems
to
me
you
may
have
another
3
million
to
put
in
your
pot
as
you
go
forward.
I
I
guess
the
it's
kind
of
a
question
for
john.
O
O
O
Okay,
now
we're
fine.
It
makes
me
slightly
nervous
if
we're
going
to
take
60
days
to
go
to
bid
and
the
bids
are
going
to
come
back
and
it's
a
matter
of
days
before
we
have
to
have
those
back
in
order
to
make
sure
we
don't
lose
the
20
million.
So
it
really
begs
the
question:
could
we
go
earlier
on
the
bid
which
then
might
attract
more
people
to
bid
which
then
might
give
us
a
lower
price?
So.
R
Terminals,
all
the
time
in
30
days
is
a
gracious
plenty
for
the
contractors
and
in
order
to
try
to
maybe
back
up
the
effective
bid
date,
we're
shooting
still
for
the
middle
of
may.
We
might
be
able
to
bring
that
back
a
little
bit,
but
we're
also
going
to
coordinate
early
with
some
pre
pre-bid
meetings
to
try
to
get
the
contractors
up
to
date,
specifically
like
hayes
mentioned.
R
E
E
F
R
Longer
exists
is
250
a
year
basically
used
to
be
used
as
entitlement
funds,
but
this
wednesday
aeronautics
goes
in
front
of
senate
finance
at
the
state
house
again
and
they'll
be
talking
about
next
year's
budget,
which
includes
a
large
non-recurring
request
as
well.
So
some
of
that
funding
would
be
able
would
be
coming
to
hilton
island
as
well,
so
you're
right.
There
are
more
funding
opportunities
out
there
that
we
don't
completely
know
what
it
looks
like,
but
they're
all
to
the
positive.
O
Now,
lastly,
we
would
normally
at
this
stage
the
next
time
it
comes
back
to
us
at
council
would
be
when
we're
getting
ready
to
let
the
bid
but
is
administration.
Or
is
anybody
looking
for
us
to
do
a
resolution
ahead
of
time
that
says
yeah
we're
we're
prepared
to
step
out
and
go
yes,
we'll?
Have
it
ready.
I
I
The
reason
I
would
like
for
you
all
to
approve
a
resolution
is,
I
have
to
start
moving
some
things
off
my
plate
and
this
airport
terminal
expansion
is
taking
up
a
lot
of
staff
time
and
eating
up
a
lot
of
staff
resources.
So
I
want
to
get
this
resolution
approves
so
that
everybody
understands
the
plan.
Council
has
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
the
plan.
I
I
M
He's
you
or
john
one
either
one
since
this.
This
is
an
enterprise
fund
budget
and
from
what
you're
projecting
there's
a
shortfall
of
about
15
million
dollars,
you're
hoping
for
grants,
and
I'm
I'm
with
you
on
that.
But
if,
for
whatever
reason,
there's
no
grant
received
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
for
whatever
reason
is
the
airport
able
to
pay
the
bond
back
on
that
15
million
dollars
on
their
revenue
on
their
own
councilman?.
O
I
mean
yeah,
the
other
piece
I
think
york
could
add
to
that.
If
you
look
at
the
financials
that
you
presented
earlier,
the
the
run
rate
on
the
free
cash
was
about
a
million
and
a
quarter
and
that
that
would
actually
cover
the
debt
service
on
a
17
million
bond
which
is
bigger
than
your
delta.
So
I
think
you've
got
the
ability
to
service
the
debt
on
the
difference.
B
A
A
recommended
approval
to
submit
a
grant
application
for
the
drug
free
community
support
the
right
one
looked
at
me
like
I
was
crazy
on
definitely
funding
of
125
000
will
be
obtained
annually
for
five
years
and
assist
prevention
department
with
offsetting
expenditures
and
increased
programming,
so
go
ahead.
If
you
want
to
tell
us
about
that,
good.
A
J
Anyway,
I
also
invited
katie
go
downs
to
come
because,
as
a
department,
we've
been
very
busy
writing
grants
for
the
last
couple
of
years
and
katie
also
went
through
grant
writing
training
and
she's
actually
taken
the
lead
on
this.
So
I
feel
very,
I
feel
less
than
prepared
to
answer
questions
that
she
might
be
able
to
because
she's
written
the
action
plan
she's
been
doing.
J
The
research
she's
also
been
she's,
also
pulled
a
coalition
together,
which
had
to
start
meeting
six
months
before
you
submit
the
application,
so
the
application
just
dropped
and
our
due
date
to
submit
is
april.
11Th
and
katie
has
been
busy
with
developing
this
coalition
for
north
of
the
broad
river
south
of
the
broad
river
already
has
a
drug-free
community
coalition
they've
been
in
action,
they've
been
active
for
close
to
five
years.
J
J
We've
looked
at
this
as
an
opportunity
for
the
prevention
department
to
expand
their
coalition
reach.
We
actually
don't
function
as
the
lead
on
any
coalition,
we're
typically
involved
in
the
coalition,
so
we
would
typically,
we
would
be
the
lead
on
this
one.
We
would
involve
lots
of
our
social
service,
friends,
families,
students
and
some
of
the
ideas
for
this
coalition
would
be
to
promote
awareness,
education
and
youth
empowerment
through
support
to
by
supporting
youth,
led
awareness
campaigns
in
the
schools
forming
a
youth
coalition.
J
J
J
P
In
our
grant,
we
would
like
for
it
to
come
to
the
county,
I
believe,
and
then
we
would
then
part
of
the
grant
is
also
to
have
an
in-kind.
So
we
have
to
match
the
budget
every
year
in
kind,
125,
000
and
the
way
we
would
do
that
is
by
having
the
different
12
sectors
around
the
table
at
the
coalition,
as
well
as
partner
with
others
in
the
community
time.
P
T
J
A
A
U
U
Her
application
was
received
after
the
filing
deadline
of
january
15
2021
for
the
year
2020.,
based
on
the
way
the
code
is
written.
If
the
application
is
late,
it
has
to
come
before
a
governing
body
to
decide
to
determine
whether
or
not
the
application
can
be
accepted
for
the
year
the
taxpayer
is
requesting.
U
U
Her
mother
has
owned
the
property
since
the
mid-seventies
at
her
mother's
at
the
care
for
her
mother
and
her
mother's
death.
The
property
was
transferred
to
her
according
to
the
code.
If
the
property
was
in
her
family,
immediate
family,
member's
name
prior
to
1994
and
receiving
the
agriculture
exemption,
then
the
property
will
continue
to
maintain
the
agricultural
exemption.
So
if
mrs
rockwell
would
have
placed
her
application
in
once,
it
was
placed
in
her
name,
I
would
have
been
automatically
had
to
give
her
the
legal
agricultural
use
exemption.
U
So
I
come
before
you
today
and
behalf
of
her.
If
any
of
I
would
approve
it
if
you
allow
it
her
to
her
application,
be
timely
for
2020.
I
will
approve
it.
The
only
other
step
that
I
have
to
go
forward
with
this
once
I
approve
it.
If
you
approve
it
to
be
accepted,
and
I
approve
to
go
for
ag
used,
it
has
to
go
before
the
refund
committee.
U
The
refund
committee
is
comprised
of
myself,
the
auditor
and
treasurer
because
now
we're
in
a
part
of
the
statute
that
talks
about
a
refund,
but
that,
at
that
point,
she'll
have
my
vote
of
yes
to
refund
her
money.
She,
the
tax
bill
to
kind
of
put
in
perspective,
her
tax
bill,
the
refund
amount
she's
actually
paid
over
eight
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
Her
tax
bill
would
be
around
twenty
dollars
respectively.
Between
17
and
19
is
like
22
dollars.
So
it's
a
substantial
amount
for
our
taxpayer.
A
Mr
chairman
you're
great,
so
we
have
a
third
banner,
so
ms
sanders,
obviously
you've
come
taking
time
out
of
your
schedule
to
come
before
us,
because
you
do
feel
this
is
one
you
know,
and
obviously
we
don't
want
to
be
doing
this
all
the
time,
because
you
then
have
people
standing
at
you
at
your
door.
So
obviously
for
you
to
come
before
us,
you
know,
I
think
it's
substantial
enough
so
and
you've
already
had
you
know
someone
make
a
motion
in
the
second.
K
Yeah,
I
certainly
want
to
move
this
forward
because
I
see
that
in
this
particular
case,
it's
really
warranted.
It's
a
it's
a
it's
an
issue
of
fairness
and
thank
you
for
bringing
it
to
our
attention.
Ebony,
I'm
wondering,
however,
are
we
able
to
target
an
extension
for
just
one
property
or
must
be
extended
for
everybody
who
would
have
attempted
to
request
the
agriculture
exemption
for
that
time
period?
In
other
words,
we
we're
here
today
to
extend
the
time
period.
Does
it
affect
everybody,
or
is
it
just
one
piece
of
property?
Okay,
that's.
O
O
A
A
A
You
right,
let's
move
on
now
to
recommend
approval
resolution
authorizing
the
county
administration
to
execute
necessary
documents,
make
sure
I
got
the
right
one
here:
13
right,
13,
I'm
sorry
recommended
approval
of
resolution
authorizing
the
county
administrator
to
execute
any
and
all
necessary
documents
for
the
acceptance
of
properties
encumbered
the
road
right
away
for
whitsol
road,
and
that's
not
13.
Is
it
no?
What
are
you
reading.
A
A
D
D
S
A
M
No,
I'm
sorry,
no,
you
got
a
motion
yeah
in
a
second
yep.
Oh
it's
a
okay,
I'm
just
gonna!
I'm
gonna
vote
against
this
motion
and
I'm
gonna
vote
against
it,
because
somehow
pickleball
has
gotten
a
lot
of
funding
here
and
there
are
a
lot
of
recreation
facilities
that
have
been
asking
for
help
and
assistance
for
funding
and
pickleball
just
seems
to
be
getting
everything
right
now.
M
E
E
York's
point:
I'm
going
to
vote
against
this
as
well
north
abroad.
Our
rural
communities
are
struggling
for
recreational
activities
and
we
just
went
through
the
series
of
meeting
with
the
consultants
to
actually
give
us
a
blueprint
of
how
we
can
better
serve
our
rural
communities
as
far
as
recreational
activities
are
concerned.
E
In
discussion
for
more
than
10
10
years
now
and
the
pickleballs,
the
pickleball
folks
have
just
come
on
the
scene
within
the
last
four
or
five
years.
Maybe-
and
here
it
is
where
we're
actually
funding
and
have
provided
spaces
for
pickleballs
at
the
burton
well
site,
but
we're
still
struggling
and
fighting
for
the
burton
wells
library-
and
I
I
know
I
had
a
meeting
with
the
county
administrator-
he's-
probably
going
to
address
that
as
he's
standing
there.
But
I
just
wanted
to
go
all
right.
F
I
I
Many
of
the
things
that
we've
been
asked
to
do
and
activities
we've
been
asked
to
carry
out
at
some
of
the
rural
centers
aren't
actually
recreation
related
activities.
They're.
More
of
you
know:
community
center
civic
type
activities
such
as
libraries
such
as
you
know,
having
people
available
to
assist
people
paying
taxes
allowing
people
to
come
in
and
conduct.
You
know
having
a
place
where
they
could
go,
carry
out
their
own
business
practices
inside
of
these
rural
centers.
I
Those
are
not
recreation
activities.
The
pickleball
issue
that
we've
been
talking
about
at
burton
wells
has
been
on
the
master
plan
for
some
time
that
was
approved
by
this
council
or
a
council
to
set
up
pickleball
courts
at
burton
wells,
so
we're
trying
to
implement
the
master
plan.
That's
already
been
adopted
by
the
county
council
for
the
burton
wells
master
development
plan.
This
grant
will
assist
us
in
doing
that.
I
I
We
have
employees
right
now
that
are
paying
about
450
a
month
to
or
500
a
month
to
allow
their
kids
to
go
to
the
ymca
for
after-school
programming
and
I'm
I'm
sure,
that's
an
adequate
amount
and
I'm
not
saying
anything
about
the
ymca
charged
in
that
amount.
But
when
people
are
here
working
hard
and
they
need
care
for
their
children
and
we
have
facilities
and
things
that
are
available
to
them,
then
I
think
we
need
to
provide
that
benefit
as
an
employer
to
our
employees.
So
we
are
working
on
things.
I
We
are
very
quickly
working
on
things,
but
it
takes
time
in
addition
to
the
situation
with
the
rural
centers.
Many
of
these
issues
have
ownership
problems
as
well.
We
could
have
done
things
in
rural
centers
many
many
months
ago,
but
we
were
told
by
folks.
Oh,
we
own
that
property
we're
going
to
file
suit
to
the
county,
and
whenever
that
happens,
I
can't
come
to
you.
I
Money
and
set
up
programming
into
things
where
we're
going
to
get
a
suit
and
then
another
center
I
was
told,
oh
well,
we
don't
want
y'all
to
do
that.
Work
on
the
center
because
we're
going
to
do
that
work
and
we
on
the
property
and
we
own
the
building.
So
we're
going
to
do
that
work.
So
people
can't
tell
me
that
one
month
and
then
turn
around
a
month
and
a
half
or
two
months
later
and
say:
oh
y'all,
didn't
do
what
we
asked
you
to
do
four
months
ago.
Well,
yeah
we
would
have.
I
E
I
Staff
and
as
a
council
have
to
decide
what
recreation
is
going
to
look
like,
because
many
of
the
things
that
we're
being
asked
to
do
at
some
of
these
centers
are
not
recreation
activities
and
there's
going
to
be
no
way.
We
can
provide
staffing
to
put
people
in
these
buildings
so
that,
if
anybody
just
walks
in
and
says,
I
want
to
do
my
taxes
or
I
want
to
do
you
know.
I
want
to
fax
something
or
I
want
to
do
office
work
or
whatever
that
they're.
F
O
A
So,
mr
atkinson,
the
grant
would
we'd
actually
have
the
grant
awarded
first
and
then
spend
the
money.
Is
it
something
that
we're?
Because
again
I
see
it's
in
fiscal
year,
2023
is
whenever
would
have
to
spend
the
funds,
so
is
the
grant
does
grant
come?
First?
Do
we
spend
the
money
first,
so
the
grant
would
come
first.
D
D
E
D
Be
eligible
for
it,
we
have
a
h
tax
money,
that's
on
the
table
that
we're
looking
to
get
for
pickleball
courts.
This
would
be
in
concert
with
that.
Just
because
we
asked
for
300.
000
doesn't
mean
that
we're
going
to
get
it
from
part.
We
may
not
get
anything
but
we're
we're
trying.
So
there's
a
lot
of
needs,
a
lot
of
pots
of
money
and
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
to
prioritize
chairman.
M
I
want
to
make
make
it
clear:
I
am
not
against
you
getting
300
000,
I'm
saying:
go,
get
the
money,
but
I'm
saying
that
we
there
are
needs
elsewhere,
and
I
need
you
and
the
staff
to
focus
on
those
needs
for
that
community.
I've
been
on
this
council
for
almost
five
years
and
I've
been
saying
the
same
thing
about
recreation
in
my
community.
M
That's
all
I'm
saying
focus
also
on
other
areas
of
the
county
that
are
not
providing
any
kind
of
recreational
needs
right
now.
The
buildings
are
closed.
The
buildings
are
closed.
Folks
are
using
the
facility,
but
there's
no
real,
true
recreation,
and
it
may
come
down
to
mr
greenway
looking
else
elsewhere
for
for
for
guidance,
because
there
are
recreational
concerns
that
we
need
to
address
in
all
these
communities,
and
all
I'm
saying
is
that
you
know
come
here
with
a
300
000
for
some
recreation.
M
I'll
say
this
that
the
first
time
I
still
don't
know
what
it
is
pickleball
about
two
years
ago,
came
before
this
council
here
asking
for
pickleball
coats.
Now
I
don't
know
how
long
pickleball
has
been
out
there,
but
he
came
before
this
council
about
two
years
ago
and
all
of
a
sudden
there's
pickleball
pickleball
pickleball
being
done
all
over
the
county
and
stuff.
That's
all
I'm
saying.
D
N
D
D
We
have
clearly
we're
looking
at
correcting
our
pool
issues.
Our
baseball
fields,
we've
put
considerable
money.
There
burton
wells
we're
putting
a
new
bathroom
there.
That
was
a
carryover
budget.
From
last
year,
bruce
edgerly.
We
have
a
bathroom
that
was
dilapidated
before
that
town.
The
tennis
courts
were
doing
that.
We
have
many
many
projects
throughout
the
county
that
we're
working
on
there
there's
some
in
bluffton
we're
we're
trying
to
accommodate
every
need.
D
A
A
L
F
A
Yes-
and
I
think
that's
everybody
we've
got
do
I
miss
anybody,
sarah
all
right,
so
the
chair
votes.
Yes,
so
we
had
two
objections,
all
right.
Let's,
let's
move
on
now
to
executive
session,
we
have
two
items
that
would
like
to
be
brought
to
us
in
executive
session
and
those
would
be
negotiations
and
to
propose
contractual
arrangements
for
sale
purchase,
and
that
is
a
property
owned
by
by
tcl
and
the
second
one
where
legal
advice
relates
to
matters
covered
by
attorney-client
privilege.
A
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
A
A
T
K
You're
on
mute,
brian,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
I'm
going
to
be
opposing
this
motion.
I
think
it
places
the
county
in
a
position
of
being
in
direct
competition
with
free
enterprise
and
the
taxpayers
of
cooper
county.
I
think
it's
a
waste
of
resources
for
the
county
to
be
even
discussing
this.
S
A
S
Brian,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
agree
with
mr
swelling
on
this.
I
am
adamantly
opposed
to
this.
I
don't
think
this
is
a
business
the
county
should
be
in.
Nor
do
I
think
it's
something
that
we
can
necessarily
do.
Well,
I
think
it's
a
waste
of
resources
as
well,
and,
additionally,
I
think
it's
potential.
It
has
potential
to
erode
the
confidence
in
the
rural
and
critical
program
in
accounting.
O
Robin
yeah,
I'm
going
to
vote
against
it,
as
as
I
look
at
it.
These
are
five
properties
that
are
adjacent
to
tcl
in
buford
that
are
down
in
the
general
area
of
beaufort
memorial.
The
highest
and
best
use
would
have
been
for
tcl,
but
they
said
they
don't
want
them.
Second,
the
highest
and
best
use
would
be
for
beaufort,
memorial
and
they've
indicated
an
interest,
so
they
ought
to
buy
them
if
they
want
them.
O
L
On
council,
almost
eight
years,
we've
we've
been
saying
the
private
market's
gonna
help
us
with
this.
It's
not
really
helping
yet,
and
it's
only
getting
worse
and
tcl
is
offering
us
an
opportunity
to
do
something.
The
county
could
actually
have
this
property
tear
the
buildings
down
and
then
lease
the
property
back
to
private
industry,
which
would
pay
taxes.
Private
housing
could
be
developed
on
it
with
covenants,
there's
all
kinds
of
variables
that
could
be
done
with
this.
So
I
disagree
with
those
who
say
it's
going
to
take
it
off
the
tax
rolls.
M
Miss
tim
just
quickly.
There
are
times
when
the
government
needs
to
step
in
and
do
the
right
thing
and
affordable
housing
is
what
we've
been
talking
about.
Workforce
housing
we've
been
talking
about
and
if
that's
a
goal
and
an
initiative
of
ours
we
need
to
put
out,
we
need
to
do
something
about
it
as
a
council.
So
I'm
going
to
support
this
motion.
A
All
right
and
we'll
vote
I'll
have
a
discu.
My
discussion
on
this
is
at
first
glance.
I
have
some
reservations,
however,
I'd
like
to
see
us
move
forward
with
discussions
and
to
see
what
the
upside
would
be
to
see
what
could
be
done
in
in
some
type
of
way.
So
that
way
we
can
get
that
information
and
have
staff
come
back
to
us
with
with
something
would
be
my
recommendation
if
it
does
pass.
So,
let's
go
ahead
at
this
time
and
put
it
up
we're
gonna.
A
O
A
K
Well,
you
know
I
have
something,
mr
chairman,
if
you
have
like
10
seconds,
I'm
hoping
that
at
the
next
meeting,
or
maybe
even
in
between
meetings,
maybe
the
next
county
council
meeting,
we
can
get
an
update
from
the
administrator
on
the
process
regarding
the
funding
for
the
black
chamber
that
we're
currently
withholding
and
where
we
are
in
that
process
and
what
needs
to
be
done
in
order
to
make
sure
that
that
black
chamber
gets
the
funding.
We've
already
promised.