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Town of Bluffton - Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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A
B
A
Good
morning
again,
I
will
move
us
to
our
new
business
how's
everyone
doing
missed
you
last
month.
Thank
you.
Get
back
in
Focus,
so
fiscal
year,
2024
started
on
July
5th
in
their
approved
neighborhood
assistance
budget
was
approved
at
two
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
dollars
date.
Two
homes
have
been
serviced
at
a
total
of
nineteen
thousand
one.
Ninety
six
homes
are
lined
up
to
begin
in
the
next
week,
with
Services
varying
from
roof
repairs
to
broken
windows,
and
that
number
has
gone
up.
More
than
two
homes
have
been
serviced.
A
We
just
have
not
paid
those
out
yet
and
more
than
six
homes
are
lined
up.
So
we
are
starting
our
2024
fiscal
year
with
the
bank,
so
we
are
getting
things
done.
Applications
are
pouring
in
they're
actually
coming
into
the
office
to
pick
them
up,
helping
them
fill
them
out
and
get
them
out.
So
yesterday
kind
of
skip
around
a
little
bit.
Yesterday,
Richard
and
I
went
to
two
homes
for
visits,
so
we
are
moving
like
I,
said
fast,
told
Kevin.
A
Staff
has
joined
with
the
Bluffton
Township
Fire
District
and
those
two
guys
are
Terry
sheriff
and
Stephen
Combs,
and
we
did
our
first
smoke
detector
visit
on
Wednesday,
July
19th,
we
visited
six
homes
and
24
smoke
detectors
were
installed,
so
if
those
homes
some
had
detectors,
some
had
no
detectors.
So
we
did
pretty
good
on
our
first
visit.
There
was
one
home
that
we
did
have
to
go
back
to
because
it
had
a
gas
stove
and
they
needed
a
carbon
monoxide
detector.
So
we
did
that
second
visit
on
yesterday.
Again
this
is
Angie.
A
She
is
our
dose
management,
intern
and
she's
been
with
me
for
both
of
those
visits.
So
yesterday
we
visited
six
homes
and
we
put
up
pretty
much
the
same
24
25.
No,
we
visited
seven
homes
and
we
did
about
the
same
24
or
25.
So
in
total
13
homes
in
our
town
of
Bluffton
service
era,
area
now
have
smoke.
Detectors
and
those
smoke
detectors
will
last
for
another
10
years
without
doing
battery
Replacements
or
anything
like
that.
A
A
Because
contractors
go
out
and
they
look
at
that,
because
that's
one
thing
that
Richard
I
build
an
inspector
checks
for
if
they
have
a
smoke
detector,
so
that
goes
on
our
contract
when
it
goes
to
the
contractor
and
they
have
been
charging
us
for
smoke,
detectors,
that's
included
in
the
bill,
so
I
was
like
no,
the
fire
department
does
them
for
free,
so
that
will
lessen
our
bill
for
the
new
fiscal
year.
So
I
thought
that
was
a
plus
for
us
to
jump
on.
A
A
Last
year
we
spent
we're
still
closing
out
fiscal
year.
2023.
Last
year
we
spent
a
little
over
200
000.
yeah.
We
spent
a
little
over
two
hundred
thousand.
We
did
not
reach
the
290
Mark,
where
we
have
this
earmark
for
this
year,
but
I
know
it
was
over
two.
So
I
can
get
that
total
number
and
send
it
to
you,
but
we're
still
totaling
up
bills
from
2023.
A
A
So
yesterday,
when
we
went
out,
we
did
two
or
three
placements:
one
elderly
had
a
fire
extinguisher.
That
was
totally
done,
but
she
had
bought
a
new
one,
so
the
fire
department
updated
the
fire
extinguisher
for
her,
so
just
different
things
like
that,
just
keeping
them
safe.
You
know
just
adding
something
like
I
said
that
was
outstanding.
Any
other
questions
or
comments
just
want
to
put
for
the
record.
Meg
James
came
in
at
1004.
A
good
morning
good
morning,
all
right
and
then
I
moved
down
to
our
Excel
sheet
kind
of
give
you
an
idea
and
like
I
said
this
does
need
to
be
updated,
but
it'll
be
updated
for
you
of
course,
next
month,
because
we
have
done
a
little
bit
more
than
the
two
listed.
So
as
you
can
see
our
breakdown
for
the
year,
we
changed
up.
A
Some
of
our
line
item
totals
so
you
can
see
where
we
kind
of
added
some
funds
and
then
just
kind
of
stretch,
the
dollars
where
we
saw
a
lot
of
action
last
year
for
our
cleanup
and
our
different
things
like
that
I
do
want
to
add
for
septic
pump
out.
We
are
praying
that
we
don't
have
to
do
as
many
as
we
did
last
year,
because
those
are
400
off
the
top.
So
we've
done,
we
did
about
17
or
18
last
year
and
I
was
at
400
a
piece.
A
Any
questions
with
the
Excel
sheet:
no
I
will
the
next
thing
on
our
schedule
is
under
discussion.
We
don't
have
any
business
Republic
comments.
Is
the
1095
May
River
update
I
was
texting
Heather
to
see
what
she
would
be
in,
but
I
do
know
that
chairman
and
councilman
Dan
wood
did
meet
with
Amanda
I,
don't
know
if
we
have
anything
too
much
that
we
can
put
out
there
right
now.
B
B
D
B
B
B
C
C
E
B
E
A
All
right,
I
I,
don't
have
anything
else
just
wanted
you
guys
to
know
that
we're
hitting
the
ground
running
for
2024
applications
are
coming
in
and
I
do
want
to
say,
there's
been
a
lot
of
bigger
job
applications.
There's
a
lot
of
Foundation
issues
on
some
older
houses,
but
as
I
always
say,
I
don't
give
the
answer.
A
No,
let
me
find
a
different
solution
for
you,
because
of
course
our
funds
are
not
going
to
foot
the
bill
for
when
it
comes
to
different
Foundation
issues
and
when
I
say
Foundation
issues
is
the
older
homes
here
in
Bluffton
that
are
pretty,
you
know,
kind
of
settled
or
when
you
walk
in
you
kind
of
feel
a
slant
to
the
floor,
so
that
would
be
a
bigger
like
an
engineering
type
thing.
So
we
did
about
two
of
those
visits
yesterday
that
had
some
engineering
issues.
But
again
my
answer
is
not
going
to
be.
A
No,
you
know.
Let
me
find
another
agency
that
can
probably
pick
you
up
or
let
me
find
an
agency
that
will
tag
team
with
our
funds.
You
know
we
pick
up
one
thing
and
they
pick
up
another.
So
we've
had
some
of
those
so
I'm
working
with
some
different
agencies,
such
as
our
save
the
shutters
or
different
things
like
that.
That
can
help
us
offset
the
bill.
I'm,
not
gonna,
just
throw
them
to
the
Wolves,
we're
going
to
find
a
way
to.
We
can
help
them
and
then
another
agency
help
them.
A
But
it's
it's
going
good,
though
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
new
applications
being
filled
out.
I
did
have
a
couple
of
repeats
last
year,
but
right
now
we
do
have
some
new
faces
that
are
hearing
about
it
and
they're
smiling
when
the
work
is
done
or
when
the
contractor
comes
through.
So
I
believe
2024
will
be
something
different
for
us
I'm
trying
to
pick
up
some
new
services
that
we
can
do
and
if
you
guys
have
any
idea,
please
keep
it
coming.
I
know.
A
A
So
we
can
have
the
South
State
Bank
option
and
then
I'm
not
sure
which
bank
she's
at
but
we've
been
talking
to
get
her
here,
so
any
presenters
that
you
guys
have
for
us
if
it
comes
to
developers
or
different
things
like
that,
please
let
me
know
and
I'll
reach
out
to
them,
even
if
we
can't
get
them
here
personal,
we
can
get
them
through
Zoom.
You
know
through
different
Arenas
of
communication.
A
Well,
not
not
nothing!
That's
costly,
free
services,
like
our
smoke
detectors
and
things
like
that,
just
kind
of
changing
up
the
system.
I
know
we
have
some
different
trash
issues
that
we
spoke
about
when
it
comes
to
cleaning
up
yards,
so
different,
Community
things
that
we
can
kind
of
do
nothing
big
to
add
to
our
Excel
sheet,
we're
just
kind
of
thinking
of
sprucing
up
or
picking
up
some
different
entities.
Nothing
in
mind
right
now,
but,
like
I,
said
the
foundation.
A
If
we
can
tag
team
with
some
different
non-profit
agencies,
that
does
what
we
do,
such
as
repairs,
the
elkog
and
different
things
like
that,
a
lot
of
elcog
they
don't
do
mobile
homes,
so
I'm
trying
to
find
because
pretty
much
we
get
a
lot
of
calls
from
mobile
homes.
So
if
I
can
find
some
agencies
that
does
mobile
homes,
because
that's
mostly
what
we
do
so
just
kind
of
branching
out
to
bigger
Services
different
agencies
that
do
what
we
do.
C
A
lot
of
the
and
first
of
all,
I
commend
you
I
when
you
were
first
talking
about
Foundation
to
work,
I'm
thinking.
Oh
my
Lord,
that's
a
whole
nother
Mission
exactly
you
know,
that's
that
can
be
cost
prohibitive,
but
to
find
other
people
in
the
community
that
the
shutters
non-profit
or
something
maybe
that's
good.
But
the
one
thing
too
is-
and
I
mentioned
this
before
the-
and
maybe
you
can
kind
of
look
back
two
or
three
years,
Victoria
I'm
not
trying
to
put
work
on
you
I'm.
C
Just
asking
a
question:
you
know
material
costs,
labor
costs
have
escalated
and
you
must
have
a
rough
idea.
For
example,
roof
repairs,
a
per
foot
cost
based
on
the
size
of
a
roof
okay
in
the
last
few
years,
and
you
would
probably
be
able
to
see
the
escalation
of
that,
of
course,
because
it
makes
me
wonder
at
some
point
we
may
have
to
increase
the
amount
of
dollars
that
we've.
You
know,
we've
allowed
I
think
originally
ten
thousand
plus
five
more
from
the
committee.
If
it's
so
votes,
yeah.
A
So
it's
we
started
out
at
10,
which
is
the
roof
and
then
Interiors
five.
So
we
can
do
15
without
me.
Coming
to
you,
I
come
to
you
guys
for
an
additional
five
right.
That
would
be
20..
We're
gonna
recap
at
right
now
so
but,
like
you
said
yes,
but
the
contractors
that
I've
been
working
with
they're
pretty
good,
they
kind
of
know
to
stop
at
five,
so
they
can
go
in
and
get
at
the
15.
A
So
they
can
go
ahead
and
get
things
done,
but
it
is
has
it
has
been
an
increase
in
different
areas
of
work
and
Kevin
sees
that
so
he'll
send
me
back
to
the
drawing
board
hey.
We
need
to
kind
of
cut
this
down
or
see
if
they
can
work
another
way.
Let's
save
some
of
the
boards.
That's
there.
Let's
not
pull
everything
out.
You
know
kind
of
shift
around
and
do
some
recycling
of
different
things
and
without
tearing
everything
up
say,
for
instance,
if
a
home
needs
a
new
steps,
decks
going
up.
A
Let's
see
what
we
can
say
from
that,
so
we've
been
kind
of
recycling
Kevin
will
send
me
back
to
the
drawing
board.
This
is
way
too
high
or
I
need
to
see
the
breakdown,
like
you
said,
the
square
footage
of
exactly
what
you're
doing.
Don't
just
tell
me,
you're
replacing
the
roof.
Tell
me
exactly
what
we're
doing,
how
much
square
foot
and
what's
the
warranty
on
it
type
thing.
So
he's
been
buckling
down.
So
we
cannot.
A
C
Thing-
and
maybe
we've
spoken
about
this
before
and
you
probably
have
already
looked
at
it,
but
on
Calhoun
Street,
when
you're
crossing
over
from
the
corner
perk,
for
example,
coming
down
Calhoun
on
the
left,
I
think
it's
the
second
house
there
I
don't
know
who
the
owner
is,
that
roof
looks
really
bad
shaving.
It's
sagging,
no
okay,
we'll.
A
Talk:
Off,
Script,
okay,
okay,
we'll
talk
after
it,
but
yeah.
If
you
guys
see
something,
let
me
know
Off
Script,
because
I
can't
just
go
knocking
door
to
door,
you
know.
So
that's
what
we
come
in
with
helping
each
other
and
kind
of
networking
getting
applications
out
so
yeah.
Let
me
know
what
you
have
and
you
know
I'll.
Let
you
do
the
footwork,
but
I
definitely
am
not
going
to
go
and
put
an
application
on
the
door
frame,
but
that's
how
we
get
it
Word
of
Mouth.
You
know.
So
whenever.
E
You're
working
with
the
other
organizations
or
if
you
come
I
know
the
lumber
yards
are
they're
pretty
good
about.
They
have
just
scraps
things
that
maybe
can
be
used
for
framing
or
something
that
but
could
be
used
for
stairs
decades,
and
they
would
be
willing
okay
and
I'm.
Sure
the
save
the
shutters
folks
know
that
and
have
that
connection
too.
A
The
Beaufort
Housing
Trust
Fund
is
working
on
that
I'm,
a
part
of
that
committee
as
well,
and
we
had
a
meeting
we
talking
so
local
last
week.
So
atax
is
something
that
came
up
and
we
met
again
this
week,
but
we
are
having
our
Advisory
board
meeting
on
Monday.
So
once
we
talk
more
about
that,
I
can
put
an
email
out
for
you
guys
to
see
if
we
can
pick
that
up.
So
that
is
something
that
our
time
manager
had
a
question
on.
A
So
we
are
answering
those
questions
this
week
before
we
come
back
to
soloco
because
we
are
on
so
local
schedule
again
for
this
month.
So
if
you
guys
tune
in
to
so
local,
you
can
watch
it
online,
but,
like
I
said
we
meet
on
Monday,
so
I'll
have
a
better
Insight
of
what
we
can
do.
The
Beaufort
Jasper
Housing
Trust
Fund,
can
do
with
those
funds.
Okay,
you.
A
D
B
D
C
Friends,
yeah
I
I
did
after
the
meeting
mentioned
to
your
point.
I
mentioned
that
to
Mayor
Williams
that
I
felt
like
that
discussion
needed
to
be
held
between
all
of
the
jurisdictions,
because
you'd
like
to
try
to
make
sure
that
the
atax
you
know
this.
This
group
over
here
is
not
using
a
tax
over
here
for
this
or
that
and
everybody
needs
to
be
somewhat
on
the
same
page.
Maybe
it's
a
portion
of
it
to
the
trust
fund.
Maybe
it's
more
to
the
municipalities.
A
A
B
A
Right
now,
I
have
Superior
Services,
who
is
a
big,
is
a
big
local
contractor
and
they
have
different
subcontractors
under
them.
I'm
working
with
Alpha
construction
and
I'm
working
with
fields
and
Company,
and
all
of
them
have
been
pretty
much
two
or
three
jobs
at
a
time,
so
it
is
moving.
They
all
have
bigger
jobs
as
well,
but
two
or
three
jobs
at
a
time
and
they're.
A
Looking
at
me
right
now
to
give
them
some
more
but,
like
I,
said,
let's
I'm
trying
to
focus
on
what
we
have
on
the
pot
in
the
pot
right
now,
but
if
they've
been
pretty
good,
they've
been
pretty
good.
Yeah
they've
been
pretty
good
at
getting
back
to
me
and
I
usually
do
my
check-in
days
on
Wednesdays
and
Fridays
with
them.
So
yeah
we've
been
good
with
the
contractors
knock
on
wood.
A
C
C
I
personally
was
and
I'm
only
a
voice
of
one
I
was
personally
surprised
because
you
know
when
this
started.
It
started
with
the
proposal
from
the
county
at
the
green,
the
Greenville
model,
which
was
two
million
dollars
they
raised
and
they
leveraged
it
up
to
40
million
I
thought
we
were
going
to
leverage
our
money
to
a
higher
number
before
we
started
looking
for
projects
to
take
on
because
our
money
I
think
we
started,
we
got
3
million
from
Senator,
Davis
and
I.
Don't
remember
what
number
we,
the
municipalities
funded
all.
A
C
I
think
the
total
might
be
five
to
seven
million
somewhere
in
there,
but
anyway,
that
money
won't
go
that
far
and
so
I
was
I
I.
Just
in
my
own
mind,
obviously
incorrectly
thought
that
this
organization
was
going
to
leverage
the
money
to
a
larger
number
before
we
started
taking
on
projects
and
I
think
y'all
listed
five
potential
projects
the
other
day
at
the
meeting.
Yes,.
A
We
have
the
different
committees
subcommittees
that
are
working
on
keeping
money
in
that
pot.
Keeping
money
rolling
it
into
that
pot,
not
just
by
the
different
municipalities
on
a
yearly
basis,
but
smaller
agencies
that
wouldn't
mind
filling
that
bag
for
us.
So
I
know
we
are
working
with
that,
such
as
fundraising,
different
things
like
that
to
keep
money
in
the
bag,
but
as
far
as
where
you're
going
with
the
the
five
projects,
that's
out
there,
how
are
we
going
to
leverage
them
with
the
8
million
all
at
one
time?