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Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Meeting agenda can be found here: https://bluffton-sc.municodemeetings.com/
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B
D
A
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
agenda?
Second,
second:
any
discussion.
All
in
favor
say
it
was
saying
aye
aye
opposed.
That
is
unanimous.
We
have
a
civility
pledge
that
we
adopted
through
our
Municipal
Association
of
South
Carolina.
So
if
y'all
like
to
read
it
with
me,
you
may
pledge
to
build
a
stronger
and
more
prosperous
Community
by
advocating.
A
You
adoption
of
the
minutes
we
had
a
meeting
in
June
y'all
had
a
chance
to
look
over
them.
Are
there
any
changes?
If
not,
is
your
motion
to
approve.
A
A
H
A
I'm,
sorry,
so
for
those
of
you
who
are
not
regulars,
we
really
celebrate
the
student
of
the
month
character
traits
of
the
month.
They
are
done
through
the
school
district.
We
do
not
govern
the
school
district.
We
only
hope
that
we
have
all
of
our
students
in
the
town
of
Bluffton,
so
we
strive
for
that.
So
for
triple's
in
the
town
limits
you
are
one
student
out
of
out
of
about
13
000
and
our
cluster
alone
that
yes
submitted
for
each
month
for
character,
trait.
A
G
Sorry
I
was
running
in
it
got
it
got
really
backed
up
back
there
for
17
years.
Just
finished
up
my
17th
year
and
I
went
back
into
the
classroom
as
a
homeroom
teacher,
and
this
is
one
of
the
first
years.
I've
ever
had
a
third
grader
who
would
be
absent
for
a
day
come
back
in
and
do
all
the
work
that
she
missed.
Never
asked
never
said
what
did
I
miss
you
know.
G
She's,
always
helpful
for
me
just
knowing
that
as
a
third
grader,
eight
nine-year-old
coming
in
and
just
doing
the
work
without
even
being
asked
going
back
and
doing
missing
work,
big
thing
and
I
I
was
blown
away
by
that,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
really
that
I
wrote
about
if
I
knew
I
knew
how
responsible
she
is
she's.
A
great
student,
the.
A
Okay
picture:
let's
all
get
together,
so
we
have
a
certificate.
We
also
have
two
coins.
We
have
the
town
of
Bluffton
coin
is
in
the
Lufkin
Police
Department
challenge
coin.
These
don't
get
given
out
to
very
many
people,
really
really
only
our
student
to
win
this.
So
this
came
from
our
chief.
It's
right
there,
our.
C
C
He's
here
to
earn
that
his
own,
he
doesn't
find
anything
to
make
sure
Marshall.
Has
it
and
we'll
make
some
exciting
anything.
I
This
is
great,
it's
nice
to
have
you
Senator
today,
it's
great
to
be
here.
Thank
you,
mayor
members,
Council.
We
did
finish
up
our
session
if
you'll
recall
a
few
months
ago,
I
outlined
for
you
some
things
that
are
going
to
be
working
on
during
the
legislative
session,
so
I
want
to
kind
of
bookend
that
with
what
we
actually
got
accomplished
and
maybe
talk
about
what
we
didn't
get
accomplished
and
what
I
hope
to
get
done
next
year.
I
But
what
I
passed
out
to
you
initially
is
a
list
of
the
direct
Appropriations
that
were
made
in
the
general
fund
budget
to
things
in
Beaufort
and
Jasper
counties
and
the
way
we
budget
is
we
go
ahead
and
we
fund
tax
relief.
First,
we
then
go
ahead
and
make
sure
the
capital
reserve
and
general
Reserve
accounts
are,
are
funded
the
rainy
day
funds.
Then
we
fund
core
services
and
then
there's
always
money
left
aside
for
for
appropriating
out
for
local
projects.
I
I
mean
there
just
is,
and
you
know
we
either
sit
on
the
sideline
and
do
nothing
about
it
and
complain
on
philosophical
grounds
or
once
that
amount
is
determined
we
get
in
there
as
a
delegation
and
do
the
best
we
can
to
make
sure
our
area
is
treated
fairly
and
so
I
wanted
to
give
you
an
idea
of
the
Appropriations
that
our
delegation
was
able
to
obtain
this
year
and
contrast
it
with.
I
Quite
frankly
when
I
first
took
office
in
2009,
we
had
about
five
or
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
worth
of
these
sorts
of
Appropriations.
This
year
we
had
36
million
dollars
that
we
got
and,
and
that
is
primarily
a
function
of
Bill
kurzman
is
vice
chairman
of
house
Ways
and
Means
I
serve
on
Senate
finance
committee.
Weston
Newton
is
Chairman
of
house
Judiciary
Committee
Sharon
Erickson.
As
chairman
of
the
education
committee.
I
Nobody
has
more
committee
chairmanships
than
Beaufort
County
does,
and
so,
while
the
last
10
years
were
really
I
would
call
Charleston
area
years,
the
with
a
college
I
mean
Berkeley,
Dorchester
and
Charleston.
County's
got
a
lot
of
the
money
10
years
prior
to
that
it
was
Greenville.
Spartanburg
Corridor,
the
next
10
years,
I
firmly
believe,
are
going
to
be
Buford
and
Jasper
and
sort
of
the
whole
Southern
Carolina
Alliance
area
in
general,
and
so
some
of
the
items
I
want
to
draw
in
particular
to
your
attention.
I
There
was
a
10
million
appropriation
to
uscb
for
the
new
Convocation
Center,
that's
on
top
of
some
Appropriations.
They
got
in
Prior
years,
so
they're
not
quite
there
yet,
but
they're
close.
We
also
got
an
11
million
500
000
appropriation,
the
TCL
for
the
new
Workforce
Training
Center,
that's
going
to
be
here
in
Bluffton,
also
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
Port
Royal
South
Maritime
Center.
As
you
come
over
from
Beaufort
and
cross
over.
I
You
remember,
on
the
right
hand,
side
if
you're
heading
toward
Bluffton,
they
had
that
Maritime
Center,
the
dean
Moss
is
involved
in
with
dick
Stewart.
So
we
got
an
appropriation
for
that
as
well.
Working
with
your
staff,
we
identified
some
particular
projects
that
the
town
of
Bluffton
was
interested
in
and
we
were
able
to
get
a
two
million
dollar
appropriation
for
a
linear,
walking
trail,
which
I
think
is
the
last
piece.
I
I
There's
also
one
of
the
common
themes
in
talking
with
each
of
you
before
session
started
was
Workforce.
Housing
was
a
critical
problem
and
we
were
able
to
get
five
million
dollars
worth
of
Appropriations.
For
that
we
got
three
million
dollars
to
the
Beaufort
Jasper
Regional
Housing,
that
that
you,
as
a
member
of
soloco
I,
think,
were
instrumental
in
setting
up,
but
that
three
million
dollar
appropriation
is
one-time
money.
It's
sort
of
a
seed
money
on
top
of
what
the
constituent,
municipalities
and
Counties
have
pledged
to
kind
of
get
that
going.
I
I've
also
highlighted
a
two
million
dollar
appropriation
to
Hilton
Head
Regional
Habitat
for
Humanity.
Even
though
the
nomenclature
is
Hilton
Head,
it's
actually
going
to
be
across
the
line
in
Jasper
County,
so
I
think
it's
going
to
address
some
Workforce
needs
here
in
Bluffton,
which
is
why
I
included
that
we
also
have
in
here
a
million
dollars
to
Osprey
Village,
which
is
sort
of
across
from
where
all
field
is
down.
That
way.
I
A
million
dollars
for
that
and-
and
you
can
see
the
others
as
well,
but
they
total
and
the
aggregate,
almost
36
million
dollars
and
and
again
by
giving
this
report
to
y'all.
You
could
be
thinking
about
what
you
want
for
next
year
and
if
you
can
get
it
to
me
like
in
say,
October
or
November,
then
I
could
take
a
first
stab
at
having
the
governor
included
in
his
executive
budget
because
he
starts
the
process
by
putting
together
an
executive
budget
and
submitting
it
to
house
Ways
and
Means.
I
And
if
it's
not
in
the
executive
budget,
then
I
can
work
on
getting
it
in
the
house.
Ways
a
means
budget
because
anything
they
don't
pick
up.
I
can
then
get
in
the
Senate
version
and
then
bill
and
I
can
when
they
reconcile
the
two
versions
of
the
budget
work
to
hold
both
in
so
the
sooner
we
can
get
those
requests
the
earlier
I
can
kind
of
put
it
into
that
into
that
queue
and
and
have
an
opportunity
to
to
get
more
Appropriations
in
the
future.
Three
other
things
and
then
I'll
stop.
I
We
did
get
past
legislation
that
authorizes
local
governments
to
use.
15
percent
of
your
a
tax
dollars
in
any
given
year
for
Workforce
housing
needs.
Okay.
So
up
until
up
until
this
law
being
enacted
this
year,
you
were
constrained
to
use
those
monies
mostly
for
tourism
development
purposes.
This
carves
out
an
exception
to
that
and
gives
you
the
option,
not
the
obligation,
but
the
option
of
tapping
into
any
or
all
of
that
Revenue
stream
up
to
15
percent.
I
You
could,
for
instance,
use
that
to
meet
your
obligations
to
the
Beaufort
Jasper
Housing,
Trust
Fund,
for
instance,
but
anyway,
it's
for
each
locality
to
decide
whether
or
not
it
suits
them,
and
we
also
got
a
Proviso
passed
for
1.5
million
dollars
for
the
Southern
Carolina
Alliance
to
step
in
and
take
the
place
of
the
South
Carolina
State
Ports
Authority
in
connection
with
the
Jasper
Port
project.
One
of
the
major
stumbling
blocks
over
the
years
has
been
the
Sacramento
State
Ports
Authority
as
a
joint
venture
partner.
I
It
really
has
no
desire
in
seeing
something
happen
there,
so
getting
that
Proviso
in
there
and
clearing
pathway
for
the
seven-member
Southern
Carolina
Alliance
to
step
into
their
shoes
is
going
to
be
a
huge
step
forward.
In
that
regard,
uscb
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
convocation
center,
but
I
wanted
to
highlight
something
else
to
you,
because
it
also
speaks
to
what
our
delegation
has
been
able
to
do
when
I
took
office
in
2009.
I
Uscb
was
funded
at
about
38
percent
of
the
Statewide
average
per
pupil
and
we're
now
up
to
100
on
a
recurring
basis.
So
so
that's
and
TCL
the
same
thing:
K-12
public
education,
the
same
thing,
so
the
delegation
working
as
a
whole
because
of
the
committee
chairmanship
we
talked
about
and
because
of
the
the
seniority
that
we've
gotten
we're.
I
So
that's
been
funded
and
engineered
and
the
plans
are
in
place
so
you'll
be
starting
to
see
work
on
that
relatively
soon
and
then
we're
now
working
on
the
next
segment
of
that
from
exudate
up
to
the
Walterboro
exits,
and
so
but
I'll
give
you
an
update
on
that.
As
time
goes
along
and
then
finally,
there's
going
to
be
I
think
at
some
point
in
time,
Beaufort
County
is
going
to
put
forward
a
penny
sales
tax
referendum
for
road
projects.
I
know
Madame.
I
A
Very
much
next
week
under
presentations
celebrations
and
recognitions,
we
have
David
nellons
who's
going
to
give
us
the
Don
Ryan's
dinner.
Okay,
how
are
you
I'm.
J
I'm,
not
a
mayor
council,
it's
good
to
see
you
again.
I
saw
you
last
in
I'll.
Give
you
another
quarterly
update
real
briefly
I
know:
Kevin's
got
a
lot
to
talk
about,
so
I
won't
spend
a
lot
of
your
time
again
an
overview.
We've
got
a
lot
going
on
at
the
facility.
I
encourage
you
all
to
come
by.
The
facility
is
always
busy.
J
Today
we
had
a
lunch
and
learn
in
conjunction
with
the
greater
Bluffton
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
there
were
probably
40
people
in
the
in
the
Don
Ryan
center
today,
and
so
there's
always
somebody
there.
The
Partnerships
are
strong.
There's
always
a
lot
of
things
going
on
the
facility.
You've
provided
us
with
is
just
a
fantastic
facility
which
we're
getting
a
tremendous
amount
of
use
of,
and
more
and
more
people
are
aware
of
the
the
Don
Ryan
Center
and
that
location.
J
We
have
right
next
to
Rita's,
Ice
Cream
and
the
UPS
store
and
the
park
it's
just
a
fantastic
location.
I
think
you
have
a
product
provided
us
with.
As
far
as
some
operations
update.
As
you
know,
we
just
added
Latoya
Salters
as
a
board
member.
A
voting
board
member
and
we
added
three
new
ex
officio
members,
Tom
Hanks
in
the
audience
today
he
didn't
know,
I
was
going
to
pick
on
him.
We
changed
our
bylaws
to
allow
up
to
10
ex-officio
members.
J
As
you
remember,
we
used
to
have
five
and
those
five
used
to
be
from
certain
different
Industries
things
like
that.
We
changed
all
that
as
well,
so
we
have
a
little
more
flexibility.
We
actually
met
with
the
Ryan
family
and
Providence
College
from
up
in
the
Northeast.
They
want
us
that
college
wants
to
start
a
Ryan
incubator
within
that
college
and
they
wanted
to
talk
to
us
to
see
what
we've
done
and
best
practices
for
how
we
do
things
in
that
type
of
thing.
We've
always
updated
the
Donna
Ryan
website.
J
We
had
the
one
blood
buff
the
other
day
and
our
CRM
HubSpot.
We
actually
reduced
our
pricing
on
that
by
about
35
percent
we're
low
wearing
prices
on
on
how
we
do
our
business
as
far
as
other
companies.
If
you
walk
into
the
Don
Ryan
Center,
you
see
this
wall
there
of
all
the
companies
we've
worked
with,
and
the
startup
or
growth
program
phase
There
are
16
companies
in
the
Don
Ryan
center.
Now
that
is
a
record.
J
The
previous
record
was
12
a
number
of
years
ago,
and
that
does
not
include
the
three
that
just
popped
out
a
little
while
ago,
so
we
really
had
19.
and
again
we
attribute
this
to
a
Better
Staffing
with
political
Titans
who
didn't
know
what
was
going
to
pick
on
as
well
he's
here.
Also
Paul
does
a
great
job
but
being
more
involved
with
our
partners,
more
awareness
of
what
we're
doing.
It's
really
going
really
well.
We
just
signed
the
Hardy
Bill
partnership
again,
hardyville
executed
it
today,
a
three-year
term.
J
J
As
far
as
how
we
judge
our
performance
against
16
companies
looking
to
add
two
to
four
more
in
the
next
60
days
and
a
nice
stat,
73
percent
of
the
companies
we've
worked
with
are
still
in
business
and
if
you
look
at
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
that
I'll
read
a
little
bit
of
that
shows
that
approximately
80
percent
of
new
businesses
survive
the
first
two
years,
but
only
55
survived
five
years
and
only
35
percent
survived
10
years.
J
So
the
companies
we
are
working
with
are
by
and
large
doing
better
than
an
average
company.
That's
not
been
an
incubator,
67
percent
of
them
are
in
Bluffton.
That's
trending
up
still
haven't
reached
our
goal
on
75,
but
it's
going
up
a
little
bit
every
few
months
and
we
are
hitting
all
our
numbers
and
we
are
working
hard
to
give
Bluffton
institutory
the
business
incubator
and
the
business
hope
they
need
that'll
entertain
any
questions.
A
Next,
we
have
public
comments.
We
offer
public
comment
once
during
our
Council
meetings.
We
support
and
we
encourage
public
comment,
but
it
is
a
privilege.
It
is
not
a
right
in
municipal
government,
we're
not
required
to
have
it,
but
we
feel
it's
important
for
you
to
have
your
three
minutes
and
address
Council
for
any
concerns
you
may
have
during
public
comment,
you're
limited
to
three
minutes
whether
the
person
is
speaking
on
their
own
behalf
or
an
agent
for
others.
A
A
If
you
want
to
dedicate
your
time
and
let
someone
else
read
yours,
it
has
to
be
someone
who's
not
been
at
public
comment
already
person
three
minutes,
and
we
have
to
read
this
because
it
was
mentioned
to
us
at
a
municipal
Association
to
make
sure
the
rules
are
clear.
We've
had
an
attorney
general
opinion
say
that
our
rules
of
decorum
are
reasonable
and
we
are
following
the
section
249
of
our
town
code.
So
when
you
come
up,
please
give
me
your
name
and
address.
A
L
The
poglin
windmill
Harbor
Miss
welcome.
We
need
a
law
compliance
pledge.
You
send
emails
from
your
town
and
personal
emails
to
Bill
Miles,
the
chamber,
Kim
Likens
and
Bill
Harkins
past
Hilton,
Head
council
members
to
stop
and
get
skip
oglin.
L
Is
it
not
a
fact,
both
lichens
and
your
defamation
lawsuits
for
both
frivolous
and
malicious
schemed
with
you
and
others?
Ms
salka
I'm
in
the
technology
business,
and
these
emails
have
been
captured
off
these
servers
and
will
be
used
it
for
my
50
million
dollar
lawsuit
against
you,
you
committed
perjury
under
oath
as
a
crime
in
your
depositions,
the
Murdoch,
lawyer's
office
that
I
attended.
We
have
this
live
fully,
documented
and
assume
you
know
about
this.
L
We
have
emails
and
you
owe
the
140
000
in
Damages
to
your
own,
greater
Bluffton
chamber.
You
use
the
legal
tax
money
to
join
the
town
of
Bluffton,
with
Orlando
to
become
a
Hilton
Head
chamber,
member
versus
your
own
money,
who
was
a
member
since
you
used
tax
money,
just
you
and
town
employees
are
all
taxpayers
in
Bluffton,
plus
Hilton
Head
is
Chambers
using
millions
in
tax
funds
illegally
Miss
sulk.
L
Is
it
not
a
fact
the
50
million
judgment
you
want
against
me
with
your
crooked
Murdoch
lawyers
was
frivolous,
malicious
and
schemed
to
silence
my
voice
on
your
lies
and
Corruption?
Is
it
not
a
fact
your
your
lawsuits
were
ruled
against
the
rule
of
law
and
even
a
judge
caught
lying
saying
he
saw
enough
evidence
and
law
to
go
to
trial.
Miss
sulka,
you
understand,
I
will
seek
in
my
lawsuits
the
same
50
million
from
you.
The
bar
has
been
set
since
you've
lied
with
your
Murdoch
lawyers.
L
You
committed
illegal
acts,
criminal
perjury
and
scheme
to
harm,
not
only
me
but
my
innocent
wife,
who
also
you
accused
of
committing
fraud
and
conspiracy
to
hide
50
million.
God
knows
where
it's
massive
Insanity.
You
will
pay
a
big
price,
miss
silke.
You
are
in
big
trouble.
You
and
your
crooked
Murdoch
lawyers
will
never
collect
an
insane
50
million
dollar
judgment
against
me
fact
is.
You
will
owe
me
50
million
for
your
illegal
acts
and
extreme
violations
of
My
First
Amendment
rights.
I,
never
defamed.
You
I
spoke
the
truth
about
you.
L
C
L
L
D
L
Rule,
that's
not
a
law,
you
can
either
have
a
seat
or
no
that's
a
made-up
rule.
That's
not
a
law!
We're
trying
to
move
forward
the
meeting.
I'm,
sorry
so
I'm
going
to
start
I've
celebrated
the
50
million
dollar
reward
in
your
privileged
defamation
lawsuit.
Your
ambulance,
chasing
Murdoch
lawyer,
was
able
to
win
purely
on
your
crocodile
tears,
your
emotions
and
your
drama.
Please
let
me
finish
my
speech.
D
A
E
So
I
have
three
items
for
the
good
first,
on
behalf
of
the
Bluffton
MLK
observance
committee,
a
huge
thank
you
to
the
citizens
of
Bluffton
and
to
the
town
for
partnering
again
on
the
8th,
Annual
Juneteenth
Festival
weekend,
which
was
an
amazing
celebration
of
events
throughout
that
three-day
weekend
was
great
attendance,
and
so
we
were
just
grateful
for
everyone
who
was
there
also
I
want
to
commend
Town
staff
and
everyone
for
the
organizing
and
planning
of
the
Independence
Day
event.
That
was
also
a
huge
success.
E
There
were
so
many
people
out
in
attendance
and
everyone's
just
raved
about
how
great
that
event
was
and
I
know.
It
wasn't
an
easy
feat
to
be
able
to
pull
all
those
events
together,
but
you
guys
did
a
great
job
and
a
lot
of
people
especially
appreciated
that
the
fireworks
went
longer
this
year,
so
great
job
again
to
the
town
and
staff
on
that.
And
lastly,
everyone
is
invited
this
Thursday
at
6
p.m.
E
M
we're
having
a
champion
celebration
for
our
Olympian
Charlotte
Lewis,
who
won
three
medals:
two
bronze
and
one
gold
medal
at
the
Special
Olympics
in
Berlin
Germany,
and
she
won
Gold
in
a
200
meter
for
kayaking
and
so
we're
asking
everyone
to
come
out
to
Wright
family
park
at
6
PM,
where
she'll
be
able
to
go
around
and
get
a
circle
of
congratulations
and
there's
a
list,
a
list
of
items
that
she
enjoys,
that
anyone
coming
can
bring
to
drop
in
her
Winner's
wagon
and
so
I'm
sure
we're
going
to
communicate
more
of
that
through
our
social
media.
H
A
The
theme
of
the
event
is
celebrating
galagichi
resiliency
and
it
starts
July
29th
at
noon
at
historic,
St
Helena
at
the
Penn
Center,
and
it
goes
through
August
5th.
So
we've
missed
a
council
meeting
to
let
her
talk
about
it,
but.
A
Also,
thank
you
young
man.
For
being
here.
We
pride
ourselves
on
civility.
We
pride
ourselves
on
transparency.
We
have
never
not
allowed
one
time
we
allowed.
We
stopped
the
public
comment
and
we
got
sued,
but
you
know
what
we've
won,
because
we
thought
the
basis.
The
judge
and
jury
found
that
the
basis
for
that
removal.
A
The
judge
and
jury
so
I'm.
Sorry
that
y'all
have
to
see
this,
but
he's
consistently
breaks
our
rules
and
we
can
provide
rules
of
decorum.
We
can
do
that
as
a
town,
so
I
would
be
more
than
willing
to
read
someone's
public
comment
if
they
can't
be
here
and
I've
offered
it,
but
it's
just
an
ability
to
get
videoed
so
I
apologize
for
y'all,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
business.
C
K
I'd
just
like
to
state
that
I
sent,
we
were
notified
within
the
last
week
or
10
days
that
Mr
Hogan
is
now
represented
by
Council
out
of
Columbia.
K
On
these
public
comment
issues,
we
received
two
emails
from
Mr
Hoagland
yesterday
and
I
responded
to
Taylor
Smith,
the
lawyer
for
Mr
Hogan
at
8
55
this
morning
by
email,
Taylor,
I'm,
responding
to
emails
from
skip
Hogan
yesterday
at
8,
28
PM
in
the
second
at
midnight
you
were
copied
on
both
emails
skip
Hogan
has
informed
the
town
of
Bluffton
that
you
represent
him
in
these
quote.
Public
comment
matters
and
therefore
I
cannot
ethically
communicate
directly
with
him.
Once
the
lawyers
put
on
notice
that
the
other
side
is
represented
by
Council.
K
K
K
If
Mr
Hogan
chooses
not
to
comply
with
the
three-minute
time
limit
at
our
town
council
meeting
tonight,
he
can
expect
to
be
ruled
out
of
order.
He
will
be
asked
to
leave
the
podium
either
sit
down
or
leave
the
chamber.
If
he
refuses,
he
will
be
asked
to
leave
the
podium
by
the
Bluffton
Police
Officers
present.
If
he
refuses
to
comply,
he
will
be
escorted
out
and
be
given
other
another
town
citation.
This
is
exactly
what
I
told
Mr
Hogan
before
the
meeting
in
June,
and
he
chose
to
ignore
the
rules.
K
I
will
be
happy
to
discuss
this
matter
with
you.
If
you
desire,
I
will
be
in
the
office
all
day,
I
did
receive
a
a
response
from
Mr
Smith
indicating
that
he
has
informed
Mr
Hogan
of
this
email
and
at
4
53
this
morning,
I'm
not
450.
This
afternoon,
right
before
our
meeting
Mr
Hogan
presented
our
town
clerk
with
the
power
of
attorney
I,
again
reminded
Mr
Hoagland
that
he
had
a
total
of
three
minutes,
whether
he
had
a
power
of
attorney
or
not.
Thank
you.
A
We
have
a
lot
of
business
to
do
tonight,
but
I
was
somewhere
and
I
walked
by
and
we
have
a
new
magazine
called
Bluffton
and
the
low
country
and
I
love
that
because
I
said
Bluffton
hello
country
and
who
is
on
the
cover,
but
our
councilwoman
Bridget
Frazier,
so
I
opened
and
read
about
yours
and
Billy
waterson's
how
you
met
and
just
all
the
things
going
on
with
my
daisies
and
your
efforts
to
really
truly
promote
and
support
the
black
businesses,
the
Gullah
businesses
and
have
a
true
place
with
this
Heritage
Center.
A
A
So
Communications
are
over,
we
have
formal
agenda
items
and
we
have
a
busy
night
and
I.
Think
Kevin
is
just
gonna
get
a
seat
up
here.
First,
no
Chris
is
first
consideration
of
a
resolution
to
approve
a
proposed
contractual
agreement
with
First
Citizens
wealth
management
relating
to
financial
advisory.
Investment
Services,
and
is
this
a
the
solution?
Is
the
first
reading.
N
So
good
evening,
mayor
and
Council,
as
you
read,
this
is
regarding
a
contractual
arrangement
with
a
financial
institution
for
Investment
services.
So
you
all
well
aware
of
all
the
work
we've
done
over
the
many
years
to
build
up
our
reserves,
develop
a
reserve
policy,
and,
most
recently
we
achieved
AAA
rating
by
Moody's
investor
services
and
now
we're
talking
about
how
can
we
best
manage
those
dollars
as
they
sit
idle
in
our
accounts?
N
So
really,
quick
I
would
summarize
our
adopted
investment
policy.
You
guys
adopt
this
as
part
of
the
financial
policies
during
the
budget
process.
So
if
you
look
at
your
binders
back
at
home,
this
will
be
in
there
in
a
much
more
in-depth
I.
Think
it's
a
page
and
a
half.
But
this
is
a
summary
here
and
it
basically
says
that
we
will
strive
to
obtain
the
best
possible
return,
but
not
invest
Beyond
when
funds
are
expected
to
be
needed.
N
It
prioritizes
our
objectives
in
safety,
which
is
your
return
of
your
investment
liquidity
when
you
might
need
those
dollars
for
use
and
then
yield,
which
is
return
on
your
investment
and
of
course,
we
have
to
comply
with
all
state
law,
and
some
of
the
authorized
Investments
that
are
listed
in
the
investment
policy
are
U.S
obligations.
Federal
Banking
institutions,
General
Obligations
of
the
State
Savings.
The
loan
associations
that
are
insured
by
the
federal
government
well
I
spelled
that
wrong.
N
I
apologize
certificates
of
deposits
that
are
collaterally
secured
repurchased
agreements
that
are
cauterized
local
government
investment,
pools
and
interest-bearing
repository
accounts.
So
this
is
a
look
at
our
cash
today,
grouped
by
our
major
funds.
N
So
this
is
our
cash
flow
Trend
over
time.
This
is
the
most
recent
five
years
as
you
go
along
this
is
these
dips
typically
happen
in
November
December.
Those
are
the
low
points
in
cash
throughout
the
year
as
we
send
down
through
our
operations
and
that's
right
before
we
get
our
property
tax
payments
which
you'll
see
the
next
few
months
jumps
because
those
are
on
property.
N
Taxes
come
in
you'll,
see
in
2021,
I,
don't
know
if
you
all
recall,
but
there
was
that
issue
between
the
county
auditor
and
the
County
Treasurer
with
the
bills
going
out,
so
that
is
a
little
more
gradual,
not
as
much
of
a
spike
and
obviously
where
we're
at
right
now
is
in
the
mid
60
Millions
for
that
excludes
the
bond
Pro
Series
amount.
N
So
in
the
past,
fed
rates
have
been
significantly
low
in
recent
years
and
we
didn't
always
have
this
amount
of
money
sitting
aside,
so
we
haven't
really
actively
managed
our
cash.
It's
primarily
sat
in
several
depository
accounts
with
Wells
Fargo,
Palmetto
State,
and
then
in
2019
we
put
one
and
a
half
million
in
the
local
government
investment
pool,
and
this
is
a
pulled
government
investment
fund
that
the
state
treasurer
manages,
and
this
is
a
five-year
look
at
what
our
interest
earnings
have
been.
N
N
So
why
are
we
doing
this?
We
want
to
more
proactively
manage
our
cash
one.
We
want
to
diversify.
We
want
to
diversify
between
financial
institutions
as
well
as
types
of
accounts
and
Investments,
and
we
want
to
put
our
reserves
to
work
so
right
now,
we're
in
a
low
yield
relatively
low
to
no
risk
situation
with
our
sitting
in
depository
accounts.
Although
there
is
some
risk,
because
you
have
a
lot
of
cash
in
accounts
that
may
not
fully
be
insured
by
federal
government,
which
is
a
whole
other
issue.
N
But
you
you
want
to
shift
to
some
higher,
yielding
accounts
that
are
still
low
risk.
Investments
and
we'll
talk
more
about
that
in
a
minute
you
want
to,
and
we
look
at
our
bond
proceeds.
So
we
issue
bonds,
we
take
in
those
cash
and
it
sits
there
until
we
spend
it
on
projects.
So
there's
a
spend
timeline
based
on
the
project
timeline
and
you
can
earn
interest
on
those
Bond
proceeds
up
to
what
you're
actually
paying
on
interest
and
above
that
is
arbitrage,
and
you
have
to
pay
back
to
the
federal
government.
N
Some
of
our
considerations
as
we
evaluate
this
obviously
risk
by
law
were
restricted
on
pretty
low
risk
Investments
overall,
but
there's
always
risk
involved
in
any
kind
of
investment
you
make
your
liquidity
needs
so
looking
at
throughout
the
year,
when
do
we
need
cash
at
what
periods?
Looking
at
some
unique
considerations
like
obviously
hurricane
Seasons,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
enough
sitting
aside
in
case.
Something
were
to
happen,
so
you
can
respond
quickly.
What
are
your
return
expectations?
N
So
when
we
sought
out
Investment
Services,
we
use
jfoi
as
a
template.
Much
like
we
did
with
our
Reserve
policy.
They
have
guidance
on
this
type
of
solicitation
for
services,
so
we
drafted
our
RFP
based
on
those
best
practices.
We
had
a
Review
Committee
of
the
accounting
and
risk
manager,
Director
of
Finance
and
the
assistant
Town
manager,
myself.
N
We
conducted
interviews
and
reference
checks
and
we
ultimately
landed
on
the
best
qualified
bear
of
First
Citizens
wealth
management.
I
will
comment
that
the
reference
checks
were
government
entities
within
South
Carolina
and
they
all
came
back
extremely
positive
and
glowing
which
was
really
nice
to
see
as
well.
You
don't
always
get
people
to
respond
to
those,
but
they
all
definitely
did
so
First
Citizens.
They
were
founded
in
1898.
They
are
in
22,
States,
well,
they're,
probably
more
now,
which
I'll
talk
in
a
minute
with
600
locations,
they
are
public,
publicly
traded.
N
N
N
The
team
that
we'll
be
working
with,
and
some
of
them
are
here
today
that
you
can
raise
your
hand.
Dave
lobek
is
a
VP
of
Business
Development.
His
career
is
35
years,
going
strong,
Grant,
Kato
institutional
consultant,
23
years,
Neil,
Chapman
senior
portfolio
strategist
23
years,
Hank
Dunbar
is
the
manager
42
years
and
our
local
contacts,
Justin
rice,
who
is
a
market
executive
and
Ethan
Cox,
didn't
make
it
tonight,
but
he's
the
local
business
development
officer
here
at
the
branch
here.
N
So
their
approach,
and
this
was
outlined
in
RFP.
They
sit
down
with
the
client
and
review
their
investment
policies
and
they
identify
what
the
objectives
are
and
they
use
that
information
to
kind
of
formalize,
formulate
their
strategy
and
looking
at
the
Capital
Market
expectations
over
the
next
one
two
three
years,
they
try
to
optimize
the
portfolio
based
on
these.
These
analyzes
and
obviously
they
offer
ongoing
monitoring
and
Reporting
and
constant
communication
with
their
clients,
so
their
strategies
are
that
they
outline
for
us
are
yield
curve
positioning.
N
So
when
you
have
following
interest
rate
environments,
you
extend
the
durations
of
those
Investments
and
Rising
interest
rate
environments
to
shorten
those
durations
and
then
trading
actively
security
selection
within
allowed
Investments
that
we
mentioned
prior
to
maximize
these
yields
at
each
of
those
investment
dates.
N
So
this
is
a
look
at
the
FED
funds
rate
since
99,
and
you
can
see
here
periods
where
they
increase
the
rate
and
where
you
saw
certainly
a
drop
off.
N
Obviously
our
interest
earnings
that
I
showed
in
the
prior
size
was
around
here,
which
is
probably
around
getting
50
000.,
and
then
the
resist
increase
right
here-
and
here
we
are
right
now
and
based
on
conversations
with
them
and
others
there's
an
expectation
that
this
will
Plateau
so
we'll
see
another
one
of
these
plateaus
happening
over
the
next
year
or
so
and
I'm
going
to
use
this
one
as
an
illustrative
example
that
they
provided
me.
N
So
here
what
we're
looking
at
is
the
blue
line.
Here
is
the
Fed
funds
rate,
the
the
period
that
I
just
circled
for
you,
that
gray
line
is
that
pooled
LG
funds
they
fund
and
basically
they're
very
straightforward
in
their
investment,
just
one
type
of
investment,
and
it
pretty
much
follows
that
fed
funds
rate
over
time
and
then
the
red
line
is
there
for
Citizens
ladder
portfolio
and
again
that's
when
they
they
they
structure
their
their
Investments.
N
Based
on
that
the
expectation
of
the
interest
rates
and
the
term
of
those
Investments
and
they
try
and
balance
a
longer
term
average
return
on
the
investment.
So
there
are
short
periods
where
you
know
if
the
FED
fund
writes
spikes,
where
they
may
not
quite
exceed
performance
of
of
that,
but
over
time
they
much
more
outperform
and
we're
seeing
this
type
of
Spike
right
here
currently
according
to
them,
which
is,
which
is
why
they
want
to
help
us
lock
into
a
certain
type
of
ladder
portfolio
that
will
take
advantage
of
those
those
rates.
N
And
just
an
example:
we
asked
them
to
provide
a
mock
portfolio
if
we
were
to
give
them
10
million
dollars
as
an
example,
and
they
chose
a
zero
to
three
year
treasury
portfolio,
with
an
estimated
yield
to
maturity
of
5.12
percent.
With
estimate
annual
return
of
over
a
half
a
million
dollars
and
again
the
half
a
million
dollars
is
just
on
that
10
million.
And
if
you
saw
on
a
previous
slide,
we
had
76.8
million
and
made
400
something
thousand.
M
I,
just
have
one
Chris
one
place
where
I
didn't
understand
at
the
very
beginning
where
it
said
the
returns,
it
was
fifty
thousand
sixty
seventy
and
then
you
had
a
410.,
that's
a
return
or
that's
an
estimated
because
it
was
for
year,
220
I
mean
for
23.
N
Those
are
our
interest
earnings,
the
FY
23
the
year
that
just
ended
yeah,
so
that's
actual
yep,
and
that
is
because
of
what
you
saw
the
spike
right
here.
Right
so
and-
and
we
are
currently
I
mean
the
the
banking
institutions-
I
mean
they're.
What
point
point
three
percent,
but
again
there's
75
million
dollars
in
those
accounts.
So
0.3
of
that
is
quite
a
bit
and
then
and
then
the
LG
earned
quite
a
bit
over
the
past
year
because
of
those
head
funding.
M
So
so
changing
to
this,
if
we
approve
this,
this
will
give
you
the
opportunity
to
do
much
more
with
much
more
money.
Yes,
so
basically
we
have
a
lot
of
money.
That's
not
really
doing
anything
right
and
then
we
have
some
that's
doing
a
little
bit.
So
this
is
just
kind
of
leveling
the
the
field
to
get
the
most
out
of.
E
Got
so
as
with
anything
Chris
I
do
have
a
question
about
before
I.
Do
that
I
forgot
to
congratulate
you
and
in
the
finance
department
on
getting
us
that
the
rating
that
you
did
through
the
movie
credit
reporting-
and
we
are
one
of
only
five
municipalities
in
in
the
state
with
it
so
good
job
to
you
guys.
E
N
I
would
say,
probably
the
biggest
risk
is
making
sure
that
we
instruct
the
portfolio
to
meet
our
liquidity
needs.
Our
cash
flow
needs
they're
they're,
as,
as
you
saw
most
of
what
they're
investing
in
our
our
U.S
treasuries,
which
are
probably
one
of
the
lowest
risk
type
of
Investments.
You
can
have
so
the
chances
of
us
not
getting
our
principal
back
is
extremely
low.
N
Really
the
risk
is,
are
we
going
to
get
as
much
as
in
if
it's
in
other
types
of
accounts,
or
are
we
going
to
meet
our
cash
flow
needs
and
those
are
what
we
work
very
close
with
them
structuring
based
on
what
we
see
our
budget
attorneys
throughout
the
year
are
what
our
project
needs
are
and
their
project
timelines,
so
staff
will
work
very
closely
with
them
on
that.
E
And
are
there
other
municipalities
that
you've
had
or
have
been
able
to
like
research
to
see
what
their
success
is
in
going
down?
This
route
have.
N
N
And
they
they
give
a
great
reference,
I
believe
the
water
district
in
Easley,
easily
Combined
Utilities
their
utility
district
is
another
one,
that
great
great
reference,
and
there
was
a
third
as
well.
What.
E
Type
of
like
increase
did
they
see
or
what
what
did
they
yield
with
there
I.
N
E
B
B
N
The
the
example
given
was
a
zero
to
three
ladder
portfolio,
so
you'd
have
they'd,
have
different
maturities
throughout
it
up
to
three
years
and
they
would
stagger
it
so
that
you
wouldn't
have
all
your
eggs
into
a
three-year
commitment.
You
know
you'd
staggers
to
meet
your
cash
flow
needs.
I.
Don't
have
that
chart
on
in
this,
but
and
then,
as
far
as
the
amount
we're
looking
at
10
to
15,
but
again
we're
going
to
have
to
look
at
what
what
that
looks
like
10.
A
F
Yes,
so
it's
layered
short
duration,
basically
three
years
or
less
treasury
bonds,
primarily
apparently
and
I'm,
assuming
like
most
places
are
these:
are
these
insured
or
they're
not
insured
or
because
of
the
size
of
the
dollar?
How
does
that
work?
Well,.
O
F
There
isn't
really
a
we're,
not
you
know,
since
we're
investing
the
people's
money,
it's
not
like.
If
we
investing
our
own
there
isn't
a
Target
yield
right.
Is
that
correct
we're
just
looking
at
what
the
interest
rates
are
by
the
fed
and
we're
trying
to
adjust
and
move
with
those
to
what
works
best
for
us?
Is
that
correct?
That's,
correct,
okay
and
then
the
last
part
of
this
is,
and
you
and
I
test
those
briefly
one
day,
but
is
there
hedging
in
here
at
all
or
is
it
it's
not
needed?
A
I
do
have
a
couple
of
things
and
I
might
be
asking
crazy
questions,
but
I
guess
it's
because
I'm
married
to
someone
who
looks
at
money,
so
first
I
thought
you
were
putting
all
of
it
in
there.
So
I
may
be
talking
about
less
than
20
million
yeah.
If
we
have
a
hurricane
and
a
horrible
disaster,
are
you
putting?
Are
you
putting
that
Reserve
Fund
in
there?
Okay.
N
A
You're
putting
money
in
there
that
so
treasure,
okay,
that
help
so
they're
treasury
bonds.
Is
there
some
like
I,
don't
know
if
it's
called
a
stop
point
or
if
there's
some
like
hold.
If
we
see
we're
starting
to
lose
our
principle
is
there
some?
Is
that
something
you're
worried
about,
or
is
it
because
we're
buying
treasury
bonds?
We
can.
We
just
might
have
a
zero
inch,
we're
not
going
to
lose
the
principle.
N
Right,
the
chance
of
us
losing
principles.
Very
very
slim,
you
never
say,
there's
no
risk,
but
I
mean
full
faith,
and
credit
of
the
US
government
is
pretty
good.
The
the
the
risk
is,
you
know
if
we
get
to
a
point
for
whatever
reason,
whether
it's
a
major
collapse
or
huge
disaster,
and
we
have
to
pull
out
of
the
bonds
prior
to
the
maturity,
I
think
there's
some
kind
of
penalty
fee
which
I
don't
know
well.
A
N
O
Would
be
determined
really
if
you're
cashing
in
one
of
these
treasury
bonds
prior
to
maturity,
they,
you
would
receive
the
face
value
of
that
Bond,
okay,
you're
sort
of
in
the
best
of
all
worlds
right
now,
because
it
when
interest
rates
start
to
decline.
What's
their
anticipated
to
do
in
24.
value
of
bonds
go
in
inverse
relationship
to
interest
rates,
so
the
value
of
those
bonds
will
increase,
and
the
beauty
of
this
is
that
from
a
liquidity.
O
A
A
I'm
excited
about
it.
Oh
it
goes
to
the
insurer,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
money.
What's
the
FDIC
insurance.
D
M
Just
one
more
point
to
make
to
everybody:
I've
been
talking
to
Chris
about
this
for
a
few
years
or
a
while.
Now
what
this
will
help
us
do,
instead
of
like
the
money,
our
bonds
and
stuff
that
we're
paying
interest
on,
even
though
this
probably
won't
turn
out
to
be
a
profit.
But
we've
got
this
money
to
use
to
do
our
projects
and
stuff,
and
this
will
offset
a
huge
part
of
the
interest
that
we're
paying
to
have
that
money
to
do
these
projects
that
we're
wanting
to
do.
A
A
Other
questions,
I
love
the
feed
calculation,
that's
less
than
what
thank
you.
Okay,
if
there's
no
other
nothing
else.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
a
resolution
to
enter
into
a
contract
and
fiduciary
relationship
with
First,
Citizens
Bank
and
Trust
Company
as
an
investment
advisor
to
the
town
of
Bluffton.
A
Discussion,
I'm
guessing
we'll
get
updates
and
statements
and
all
those
fun
things
Chris.
Yes,
any
other
discussion
all
in
favor,
say
for
saying:
aye
aye
opposed
that's
unanimous,
well,
very
thorough.
Thank
you.
Kevin.
A
Before
Natalie
learned
it,
let's
read
it.
This
is
about
a
consideration
of
an
ordinance
for
certain
amendments
to
the
town
of
Bluffton
code
of
ordinances,
chapter
23.,
including
amendments
article
3
application
process,
section
3.2,
section
3.14,
section
3.17,
section
3.18,
section
3.1925,
Article
4,
which
is
section
4.4,
Article
5,
Section,
5,
8,
11
13
and
15
article
7,
article
9,
which
is
section
9.2
and
9.3
9.4.1.
A
A
P
B
P
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
We
are
here
for
the
first
reading
for
the
various
Udo
edits
that
you
referenced
as
you
had
requested
through
the
Strategic
plan,
you
wanted
to
have
an
annual
update,
so
what
we've
been
doing
is
we've
been
working
behind
the
scenes
initially
starting
in
January,
when
we
had
our
joint
public
meeting
with
Town
Council
on
the
Planning
Commission
got
a
lot
of
great
feedback
from
there.
P
We
worked
through
going
in
in
front
of
the
historic
preservation
commission
from
a
workshop
discussion
for
items
specifically
in
the
historic
district,
so
that
way
they
can
provide
input,
and
then
you
see
the
four
dates
up
here
where
we
had
an
opportunity
to
go
through
all
of
those
items
for
public
hearings
and
recommendations
that
went
in
front
of
them
and,
ultimately
to
you
so
just
hitting
the
highlights
of
these.
P
So
at
that
March
Planning
Commission
meeting,
we
went
over
specifically
for
a
a
Kofa
certificate
or
appropriateness
in
order
for
contributing
structures
of
this
new
construction
or
there's
additions.
A
relocation
or
demolitions
provided
additional
information
of
clarity.
I
think
that's
a
good
way
of
putting
it.
We've
learned
from
some
of
the
projects
that
have
come
through
some
of
the
information
that
we
needed
to
update.
So
that's.
What's
in
there
also
for
the
designation
of
a
contributing
resource,
we
had
how
to
designate
it,
but
we
didn't
have
any
process
for
how
to
have
it
delisted.
P
So
we've
included
that
information.
We've
had
a
lot
of
formatting
issues.
Typos
we've
and
I've
got
a
slide
here
for
the
minimum
front,
setbacks
for
in
the
the
core
and
the
center
districts
just
to
be
able
to
push
some
of
these
buildings
back
we're
realizing
that
a
zero
of
a
zero
lot
line
for
a
front
setback
was
just
not
appropriate,
also
removing
that
large
building
footprint
since
we
had
already
reduced.
If
you
remember,
we
reduced
the
square
footage
on
buildings,
this
was
no
longer
necessary,
so
we
removed
that
section
completely.
P
Other
items
included
the
carriage
house
building
form
just
Clarity
on
how
what
is
a
carriage
house
as
well
as
our
core,
our
garden
structures
and
then
how
to
determine
the
size
of
those
and
then
multiple
terms,
specifically
in
the
historic
district.
So
here's
that
slide
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
it,
but
you
can
just
see
that
a
lot
of
our
building
types
in
both
neighborhood
core
and
Center
we've
updated
the
front
setback
requirements
on
those
I.
P
It's
represented
by
the
star
there,
so
a
maroon.
P
P
In
April,
we
worked
on
specifically
for
our
certificate
of
construction
compliance,
and
this
is
for
development
when
it's
coming
through
guarantees
to
make
sure
that
they're
installing
the
necessary
infrastructure.
Other
items
include
outdoor
sales,
how
we
Define
them
what
conditions
are
associated
with
them.
There
was
a
lot
of
questioning
as
to
what
was
we
classified
for
outdoor
sales,
both
if
you're,
a
retail
business
that
you
want
to
put
some
product
outside
versus.
You
are
a
business
that
sells
items
outside
like
a
nursery
like
a
plant
nursery,
so
Clarity
there
Clarity
for
parking.
P
We
eliminated
the
public
parking
facility
requirement.
What
this
was
is
that
any
business
had
the
opportunity
to
count
any
public
parking
within
500
feet
of
their
property,
and
the
problem
was:
is
that
you
overlap
with
that
so
we'd
clarified
and
reduce
that
at
reducing
the
number
of
the
percentages
for
compact
spaces.
So
that
way,
you
wouldn't
be
able
to
have
a
lot
of
additional
parking
spaces
that
were
compact
before
you
move
on.
F
Yeah,
the
Top
Line
there,
the
certificate
of
construction
compliance
is
there.
How
does
that
get
implemented
in
reference
to
well?
What
you're
saying
is
you're
strengthening
the
requirement
for
the
building.
You
know
I
bring
this
up
because
years
ago
we
all
know
something
happened
that
nobody
ever
went
to
check
on
it.
Nobody
called
right.
So
it's
all
lies
with
the
the
Builder,
the
construction
of
the
project,
to
place
the
call
to
the
town.
P
Absolutely
and
then
they
cannot
get
their
certificate
of
occupancy
of
a
building
until
they
have
their
certificate
of
construction,
compliance
and,
and
what
we've
done
is
it
was.
It
was
subjective
in
the
code
as
to
what
was
necessary
for
meeting
those
those
final
requirements.
So
we
have
it
set
up
for
a
temporary
certificate
of
construction
compliance,
and
then
you
have
to
provide
that
75
percent
completeness.
So
the
the
onus
is
on
the
engineer
to
provide
the
documentation
to
show
that
they
have.
They
have
met
that
requirement.
A
A
E
Well,
so
then,
if
we
because
I
was
holding
mine
to
the
end,
if
you
want
to
go
back
to
the
first
one,
then
I
had
a
question.
Okay,
so
on
the
designation
of
a
contributing
resource,
section,
3.25
I
didn't
see
the
the
updated
process
and
how
to
remove
a
structure.
That's
currently
on.
P
Process
it
is
so
the
process
is
already
in
the
in
the
Udo.
What
we're
doing
is
we're
just
saying
how
to
we
didn't
have
anything
to
say
that
you
could
de-list
it
right.
It
shows
how
you
can
do
it
and
it's
the
exact
same
price.
It's
the
same
information.
That's
going
to
be
necessary
to
put
it
on
the
list
as
it
is
to
request
to
take
it
off
the
list.
So
it's
just
adding
that
statement
to
say
d-list,
good.
E
And
I'm
glad
to
see
that,
because
that
is
a
issue
that
a
lot
of
structures
are
those
who
own
structures
are
are
dealing
with
in
terms
of
how
to
go
through
that
process
of
removing
it
if
it
wasn't
historic
to
be
able
to
make
some
Renovations
and
then
my
other
issue
was
oh
you're,
not
there
at
5.8
yet
so
that
was
it
for
that.
One!
Okay,.
P
How
it's
going
to
improve
the
the?
What
we're
finding
out
is
that
this
25
requirement
it's
too
high
for
allowance
for
compact
parking
spaces,
meaning
right
now
that,
if
you're
required
to
have
four
parking
spaces,
you
can
have
one
of
them,
that's
Compact,
and
what
we're
realizing
is
that
if
you
have
a
parking
lot,
that
is,
that
is
over,
that
that
25
Mark
we'll
just
start
with
40.
If
you
have
a
parking
lot,
that's
40
parking
spaces.
P
10
of
them
could
be
a
compact
car
space
and
I'm,
not
sure
about
you,
guys,
I'm,
not
sure
what
type
of
vehicles
you
drive,
but
compact
car
spaces
are
very
small
and
we
have
difficulties
with
people
getting
them.
So
what
we're
doing
is
saying
instead
of
having
10
of
them.
That
could
be
that
compact
space,
we're
now
saying
that
you
could
have
four
of
them.
That
could
be
a
compact
space,
so.
P
A
C
P
Okay
and
then
the
other
item
is
that
we're
eliminating
the
allowance
to
use
as
golf
cart
spaces
to
meet
your
compact
spaces,
because
right
now
we're
saying
that
you
could
again,
let's
go
back
to
the
the
40
parking
spaces.
10
of
them
could
be
a
compact.
Well,
those
10
could
also
be
golf
cart
parking.
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're
saying
that
you
can't
comp,
you
can't
say
you
can
have
a
golf
cart
parking
space
to
meet
your
parking
requirements.
P
You
can
still
have
golf
cart
parking
spaces
just
not
to
meet
those
minimum
requirements:
okay,
okay,
all
right!
Some
of
the
other
items
in
April
we're
dealing
with
the
requirements
for
illegal
non-conformities.
We
already
have
it
set
up
for
it
was
to
in
the
code.
It
says
that
the
Udo
administrator
will
determine
if
there's
an
illegal
non-conformity.
Well
legal
non-conformities.
If
they
are
there,
they
already
exist.
We
don't
need
the
Udo
administrator
to
make
that
determination.
It's
already
there.
P
We
also
have
amendments
to
the
definitions
for
family
and
at
this
one
this
is
a
a
federal
regulated
definition.
Terry
can
can
chime.
P
So
so
we're
updating
our
document
to
be
consistent
and
then
the
just
a
description
of
what
an
accessory
dwelling
unit
is
questions.
A
P
Next,
off
in
May,
we
focused
on
the
certificate
appropriateness
in
the
highway
Corridor
overlay
district
and
we're
just
clarifying
the
language
to
say
that
you
are
required
to
have
a
final
development
plan
prior
to
the
approval
of
a
certificate
of
appropriateness,
and
what
that
does
is
clearly
establishes
the
land
development
side
of
things.
So
it's
clear
as
to
what
is
approved
and
then
the
the
Kofa
is
then
approved
on
top
of
that
Land
Development
plan
a
lot
of
housekeeping
items
in
the
Lawton
building
standards
and
then
based
off
of
previous
discussions.
P
We've
looked
to
remove
that
large
lot
type
in
the
light,
industrial
and
then
adjust
some
of
the
setback
requirements
as
well
as
height
requirements,
reductions
of
height
and
a
lot
of
those
items
are
for
consistency
with
the
comprehensive
plan
because
of
our
land
use
plan
is
calling
for
projects
that
you
know
stain
in
that
three-story
four-story
area,
and
then
our
Udo
has
as
areas
where
it
says
five
stories.
So
we
wanted
to
reduce
that.
E
I
had
something
on
on
this
one
in
this
particular
section.
I
wanted
to
commend
your
Department,
Heather
and
Kevin.
You
guys
with
identifying
the
need
to
be
able
to
make
that
designation
in
the
the
light
industrial
district,
basically
to
the
buff
Island
simmonsville
area
after
the
that
project
that
was
approved,
being
able
to
put
that
language
in
there
definitely
helps
to
keep
that
that
neighborhood
in
within
the
the
intended
plan
for
that
area.
E
Are
there
other
examples
like
that
that
exists
in
our
Udo
that
we
may
not
be
able
to
easily
identify
without
going
through
a
larger
scale
project
that
would
trigger
you
to
be
like,
oh
wow,
that
that
should
have
been
updated?
We.
P
Try,
but
you
know
every
circumstances
unique.
Sometimes
we
we
can
see
it
ahead
of
time.
We
try
to
catch
it.
Unfortunately,
sometimes
they
are
reactive,
like
this
example
right
here,
whereas
it
was
in
that
light,
industrial
and
it
allowed
for
that
higher
higher
stories
and
had
the
you
know
the
buildings
brought
up
closer
to
the
front
and
from
a
mass
and
scale
we
were
concerned
about
that.
So
we
wanted
to
address
that
moving
forward.
E
Thank
you
that
was
a
great
decision
and
then
on
the
setback.
I
see
that
we
have
an
update
on
the
rare
yard
setback
I
had
a
a
question,
while
I
saw
that
on
the
front
yard,
setbacks
that
are
in
the
Old
Town
District
in
the
neighborhood
General
residential
district,
particularly
with
projects
like
the
one
on
Gerard
have
we
looked
to
change
those
as
well,
because
I
know
there's
a
concern
that
there
really
is
no
delineation
from
where
that
road
meets
to
like
a
person's
front
yard?
E
P
Q
A
Q
P
I
we
can.
We
can
definitely
look
into
that
for
a
second
reading
to
make
sure
that
it's
it's
consistent
as
well.
It.
A
Was-
and
you
even
actually
said,
I
thought
you
said:
you're
pushing
the
front
back
I
thought
that
you
said
that
yes,.
P
A
Aren't
we
looking
at
I,
guess
and
I'm?
Sorry,
it's
over
your
question,
but
why
why
just
there-
and
you
know
like
when
we
did
the
River
Front
Edge
on
the
square
footage
thing:
are
you
testing
it
to
see
if
you're
going
to
come
back
to
us
or
should
we
should
we
look
at
the
Lots
in
other
districts
or
both
of
those
actually
for
what
we
did
on
Riverfront
edge
of
squashing
and
raising
lot
types,
I,
don't
know.
P
Currently,
in
the
neighborhood
General
District,
all
of
the
building
types
that
are
allowed
are
are
at
10
to
either
15
20
or
25,
so
they're
already
consistently
at
that
minimum
of
10
foot
setback.
So
these
other
two
districts
have
it
at
zero.
So
we're
actually
getting
these
the
two
districts,
the
core
and
the
center
to
be
consistent
with
the
neighborhood
General.
P
A
We
had
done
a
rod
around
past
leader
people
and
we
did
Heather.
You
were
with
us
and
we
were
just
talking
about.
Why
is
everything
so
close
and
it's
because
of
the
code
and
really
to
push
it
back?
You
feel
more
like
Bluffton,
not
everything
right.
You
know
especially
residentially
I
know
that
traditional
neighborhood
development
field,
but
that
you're
walking
off
your
step
and
yeah
you're
falling
onto
the
sidewalk
really.
P
So
what
we
can
do
with
the
staff
levels
we'll
go
back
between
second
reading
and
look
at
maybe
having
some
requirement
for
where
steps
and
pertinence
is
as
we
call
them,
how
how
close
they
could
be
right
to
the
right-of-way
I
mean
at
that
point.
It
might.
What
that
does
is
I
mean
some
porches
might
be
smaller
than
others.
P
E
I
would
especially
no
no
I
would
say,
especially
with
an
area
unique
like
that
that
traditionally,
that
road
should
be
a
one-way,
but
it's
used
often
as
a
two-way
and
to
have
that
and
the
steps
of
someone's
front
porch
so
close,
it's
just.
It
becomes
a
safety
hazard
concern
for
me,
too.
Okay,.
P
Okay
for
June,
we
had
a
couple
of
items
dealing
with
Public
Notices,
just
making
sure
you
know
for
no
longer
requiring
a
the
a
newspaper
notice
for
a
demolition
when
the
site
is
being
posted,
so
just
minor
items
we
did
go
through
Richardson,
just
to
make
sure
that
we
were
that
everything
was
okay
on
the
state
level.
With
that
some
for
the
signs
we
had
a
couple
of
items
that
were
just
inadvertently
missed.
P
Q
P
Yeah,
no,
some
of
the
other
items
included
we're
actually
adding
a
new
housing
type.
It's
called
the
medium
housing
type
we're
having
concerns
where
individuals
were
coming
up
with
a
housing
type
and
there's
tons
of
housing
types
out
there
and
we
needed
to
add
one
that
provided
a
for,
for
this
is
for
residential
building
types.
In
that
one
to
two
stories
we
were,
we
were
just
lacking
an
area
so
that
way,
people
could
have
these
one
and
a
half
story
houses
and
we
were.
We
were
classifying
them
as
additional
building
types.
A
A
Disclosure,
my
house,
okay,
okay,
what
would
my
house
be
now
now
there's
no
building
type
for
a
two-story
house
with
the
garage
part
of
the
house
and
I
counted
today,
they're
10,
like
that
in
Old,
Town
they're,
four
in
stock
Farm?
What
is
a
building
type
when
a
house
when
we
think
the
house
is
just
has
an
attached
garage
while
you're
looking
at
building
types?
I
think
you
should
look
at
those
too
if
they're
10,
that
I
found
the.
A
E
A
P
P
F
Q
Q
A
A
P
All
right,
the
other
item
was
to
increase
the
side
setbacks
on
a
lot
of
the
building
types
from
five
feet
to
eight
feet,
just
a
little
bit
more
space
on
the
sides.
B
Yes,
you're
gonna
hurt
You're
Gonna
Hurt,
some
properties,
that's
already.
B
In
some
ways
they
already
have
a
plot,
or
they
already
have.
Q
B
Walk
right
on
your
sidewalk
is
in
somebody's
step,
so
I'm
I'm
I
wish
maybe
changing
that
that
side,
setback
It's
Gonna
Hurt,
some
smaller
property
owners.
P
P
A
A
A
P
So
I
mean
a
a
one
story:
we
have
different
building
types
that
are
one
story:
it's
mainly
the
cottage
which
is
a
smaller,
smaller
product.
It's
not
a
you
know
your
typical
ranch
style
home.
What
you
would
think
of
that
would
be
allowed
in
the
in
the
historic
district
here.
P
So
the
the
bigger
the
bigger
things
that
we're
seeing
is
that
you
know
people
are
they're
trying
to
maximize
as
much
as
they
can,
but
then
they
also
will
start
to
put
service
yards
on
the
side
of
their
house,
so
their
service
yard
is
now
going
pretty
much
they're
trying
to
get
it
to
their
property
line,
we're
having
issues
with
storm
water.
Where
the
you
know
water
flow
in
between
houses.
P
You
know
the
closer
it
is
the
narrow
narrower
it
is
for
for
water
to
get
through.
So
we're
trying
to
space
that
out.
So
there's
a
lot
of
factors
in
play
as
to
why
we're
trying
to
widen
the
space
in
between
homes.
So.
A
I
A
Went
over
into
his
building,
which
caused
his
building
to
basically
mildew
and
rot
from
within,
because
the
rain
water,
while
the
roof
was
on
the
promenade's
property
line,
it
came
right
to
the
property
line
so
by
pushing
it
three
more
feet.
Is
that
going
to
stop
that
or
would
would
it
be
easier
to
say
you
know,
just
anything
that
sticks
out
has
to
be
instead
of
eight
feet,
five
feet
off
the
property
line
sounds
like
you're,
allowing
service
yards
to
be
built.
M
B
H
P
If
I,
if
I,
if
I
could
so,
there
are
36
pages,
so
I've
been
very
high
level
on
all
of
these.
So
what
I've
done
is
I've
actually
pulled
that
specific
section.
So
we
can.
You
can
see
that
what's
in
black
Print
right
now
is
the
existing
text
that
we
have
so
we've
highlighted
the
the
cells
where
we're
making
proposed
changes,
and
then
you
can
see
that
both
including
that
Medium
house
type
here,
but
then
these
side
setbacks
we're
looking
at
adjusting
that
one.
A
But
did
you
take
that
in
that
I
bet
we
have
a
dozen
40
foot
Lots
in
there?
What
happens
if
somebody
owns
a
30
or
40
foot
lot?
That
was
subdivided
long
ago,
and
now
it's
going
to
have
to
have
an
eight
foot
setback.
Is
there
some
administrator
oversight
to
that
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
or
is
this
I'm
trying
to
because
we've
had
a
lot
of
issues
with
our
Edo
and.
P
A
P
It's
difficult
for
it's
difficult
to
look
on
a
lot
by
lot
basis
and
then
that's
where
you
know
we
try
to
try
to
adjust
these.
Yes,
there
are
lots
that
are
that
are
smaller
than
that
50
foot,
minimum
lot
width
and-
and
they
could
come
in
for
to
request
a
variance
in
order
to
because
it's
an
unnecessary
hardship,
something
that
was
created
out
outside
of
their
control
and
that
they
could
potentially
get
a
a
variance
to
allow
for
that.
F
F
F
A
And
I
I
don't
know
what
was
wrong
with
it
like
and
we
don't
have
a
lot
left
in
there,
but
I
do
think
there'll
be
a
situation
and
then
we're
going
to
be
like.
Oh,
we
now.
We
know
better
so
I'm
just
trying
to
think
ahead
of
it.
Exactly
I
could
look
before
second
reading
and
let
you
know.
F
A
A
A
P
P
A
A
P
And
give
me
one
second
here.
P
Yeah
all
right,
so
that
was
that
was
all
of
the
the
the
the
the
text
amendments
boiled
down
the
36
Pages
into
those
few
slides.
So
thank
you
very
much.
P
So
we
had
the
review
criteria
and
met
all
the
review
criteria
and
then
the
Planning
Commission
they
did
recommend
on
the
four
different
meetings
to
approve
the
the
revisions
that
they
had
noted
were
in
the
staff
report
and
had
been
updated
with
those
texts
as
well
your
Eve
this
evening
you
have
the
action
to
approve,
approve
with
any
additional
conditions
or
amendments
or
to
deny
the
request
from
a
step
standpoint.
P
We
have
it
scheduled,
obviously,
first
reading
this
evening,
final
reading
in
August,
if
necessary,
with
discussions
with
the
Town
Ministry
or
excuse
me
town
manager.
If
we
need
to
move
that
which
I
don't
think
we
should,
but
we
should
be
able
to
get
this
back
in
front
of
you
in
August
for
a
second
reading
with
that.
If
there's
any
other
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them,
if
not
I,
do
have
a
proposed
motion
for
you.
C
A
P
A
P
And
the
items
that
I've
been
writing
down
was
number
one
was
dealing
with
neighborhood,
General
historic
district,
specifically
regarding
steps
and
what
we
call
a
pertinances.
So
what
we'll
look
to
do
is
to
maybe
adjust
and
not
just
there
but
other
places,
to
make
sure
that
we're
pushing
things
back
away
from
the
the
sidewalk
look
at
a
more
convention,
the
conventional
building
type
in
reference
to
your
home.
P
What
you
talked
about
with
houses
that
existing
houses
that
have
garages
and
how
we're
going
to
address
those
and
then
the
the
side
setback
item
that
we
can
look
into
that
to
make
sure
that
we
are
addressing
that.
Not
just
for
that
one
specific
District,
but
we'll
look
at
the
other
districts
as
well
to
make
sure
that
we're
consistent
through
there
and.
P
A
A
I
just
have
a
question
on
this
Riverfront
thing:
are
we
looking
with
Larry
had
mentioned
one
day
about?
We
should
look
at
lot
size
with
this
2000
minimum
heated
square
footage
and
we
changed
it
at
the
riverfront
edges.
That's
something!
Y'all
are
looking
at
down
the
road
like
in
January
or
whatever,
to
extend
that
to
other
districts,
because
it's
working
well.
Are
you
waiting
on
us
to
have
someone
fuss
about
it
where
you
can
have
a
face
footprint
of
2500
square
feet?
A
M
P
P
A
P
And
that's
an
item
that
we
can
definitely
that'll,
give
us
an
opportunity
to
do
some
research
on
it,
and
maybe
we
can
talk
offline
so.
M
Is
there
a
2,
000
square
foot
footprint
in
all
of.
A
R
Be
necessarily,
it
depends
again
on
your
building
type,
so
you
have
to
fit
remember
because
we
do
the
form-based
code
it
has
to
fit
in
the
box.
So
if
you're
lots
of
certain
width,
then
you
can
build
a
certain
style
house,
so
it
gets
a
lot
more
complicated
than
you
just
want
to
do
a
single
story.
We.
F
D
They
didn't
go
up
in
footage.
What
we
did
is
we
allowed
them
to
kind
of
squash
it
down
and
go
out
if
they
were
allowed
to
keep
their
square
footage
remain
the
same,
but
instead
of
having
to
go
two
and
a
half
stories
to
get
there,
they
were
able
to
spread
out
at
one
story
or
one
and
a
half
story
if
they
needed
to
right.
So
we
can
take
what
we
did
on
the
waterfront.
We
can
do
some
research
into
that
and
between
strategic
plan
and
Joint
we
can
we
can
work.
A
A
A
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
certain
amendments
of
the
town
of
Bluffton
Court
of
organizes
chapter
3,
article
3,
section
three,
two:
three:
fourteen
three
Seventeen
three
eighteen,
three:
nineteen
and
three:
twenty
five
article
4
section
4.4
Article
5,
Section,
5,
8,
5,
11,
15,
article
7,
article
9,
section
9.2,
9.3
94.4.1,
as
presented
tonight,
with
all
the
details.
F
A
You
any
discussion
is
that
appropriate
see
what
thank
you
all
in
favor
say
for
saying
aye
aye
opposed.
Thank
you.
Kevin
next
is
Heather,
and
it's
a
first
reading
and
it's
important
amending
our
code
emerge
chapter
21
emergency,
permitting
procedures
to
consolidate
all
regulations
pertaining
to
Emergency,
Management
and
civil
emergency.
A
H
R
Okay,
so
mine's
gonna
be
much
more
concise.
I
really
don't
have
a
lot
to
go
over
in
a
presentation,
but
really
what
this
is
doing
is
we're,
making
some
amendments
to
the
ordinances
that
are
related
to
Emergency,
Management
and
emergency
permitting.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
there's
no
substantial,
like
content
changes
to
this,
what
this
attempt
was
is
to
bring
everything
related
to
Emergency,
Management
emergency
permitting
and
now
we're
calling
it
civil
emergencies,
because
we
had
the
pandemic,
something
that
you
know.
R
So
really.
Obviously
you
can
approve
it
just
like
you
did
before
it
make
some
modifications
or
deny
it.
This
is
the
proposed
motion,
but
I
will
state
that
there's
references
in
chapter
two
about
Administration.
You
know
how
do
we
declare
an
emergency?
What
do
we
do?
What's?
What's
that
process
then
chapter
five?
R
If
you
recall
a
couple
of
years
ago,
we
you
all
adopted
an
ordinance
for
development
sites
and
what
you
have
to
do
to
really
make
those
sites
tidy
and
secure
before
an
emergency
that
was
in
chapter
five
with
building
codes
and
then
there's
emergency
permitting,
which
is
in
chapter
21..
So
my
what
I
did
was
pulled
everything
in
one
chapter,
and
this
will
make
it
easier
now
for
our
new
emergency
manager,
Lieutenant
carafa.
R
He
can
make
any
substance
changes
as
he
works
through
it,
so
just
wanted
to
really
set
set
it
up
a
little
bit
easier
in
one
spot
to
move
forward.
So
that's
really
all
that's
before
for
you
tonight.
R
A
2
and
chapter
5
info
is
going
to
be
repeated
in
chapter
20..
It's
moved.
It
will
be
relocated
to
be
relocated.
Another
questions
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
amendments
to
the
town
of
Bluffton,
coat
of
ordinances,
chapter
21,
Emergency,
Management,
civil
emergency
room,
any
discussion
all
in
favor
say
bye
opposed,
that's
unanimous.
Thank
you.
Do.
S
A
A
Know
where
we're
talking
about
update
the
2004
May
River
Watershed,
Baseline
assessment?
This
is
a
contract
with
DNR
for
impact
of
155
000
dollars.
S
So
good
evening,
mayor
and
Council,
we
did
an
initial
Baseline
assessment
of
the
May
River
conditions
back
in
2002-2003,
with
a
final
report
delivered
to
the
town
in
2004..
The
purpose
of
the
Baseline
condition
reported
the
May
River
was
to
do
exactly
that,
get
a
baseline
of
the
biological
and
abiotic
factors
in
the
May
River
prior
to
major
development.
As
part
of
the
May
River
Watershed
action
plan,
advisory
committee's
priority
recommendations
for
the
Strategic
plan
for
years
2023-2024.
They
recommended
an
update
to
this
plan
since
it's
been
or
assessment.
S
Since
it's
been
20
years
just
to
see
beyond
the
you
know,
it's
gone
fast,
hasn't
it
beyond
the
Oyster
Bed
closure
in
the
upper
third
of
the
river.
How
is
the
overall
health
of
the
river
in
other
aspects?
They
made
that
recommendation
to
counsel
you
all
approved
that
and
included
it
in
your
budget,
so
DNR,
who
is
specifically
qualified
to
perform
this
analysis.
S
So
our
request
is
that
you
go
ahead
and
authorize
the
town
manager
to
execute
this
contract
with
the
DNR
for
155
000
and
if
it
is
so
recommended,
as
I
said,
they're
going
to
perform
that
assessment
over
2023
remainder
through
2024
and
within
the
first
60
days
of
2025,
so
February
March
of
2025.
We
would
get
that
final
report
back
from
them.
Other.
S
Pick
we're
not
we're
not
so
we
do
monitoring
and
the
major
drainages
leading
to
the
river
DHEC
does
the
actual
shellfish
sampling
in
the
river
for
fecal
coliform,
but
we
are
not
monitoring
in
the
river
for
turbidity
for
dissolved
oxygen.
Salinity
DHEC
takes
a
salinity
measure
when
they
take
a
fecal
coliform
measure.
So
that's
what
I'm
saying
we
have
not
done
an
assessment
like
this
in
a
holistic
sense
in
over
20
years,.
F
S
The
other
thing
I
will
say
is
you
know,
I
like
to
use
the
data
to
give
you
policy
suggestions
and
make
decisions
upon
right
now
we
we
know,
at
least
from
a
fecal
coliform
point
of
view,
that
our
stormwater
ordinance
needed
to
be
ratcheted
down
and
looked
at
regionally.
The
SE
can
give
us
data
in
a
different
way
to
look
at
other
portions
of
our
Udo,
which
the
stormwater
ordinance
sits
in.
How
are
our
intentions
being
met
through
our
policies
and
regulations?
E
My
question
just
was
so:
it's
been
20
years
since
the
last
study
or
analysis
was
conducted.
What's
the
estimated
time
in
terms
of
how
often
should
this
analysis
be
performed,
probably.
S
Better,
especially
because
of
the
rate
of
development
we
had,
we
should
have
probably
done
it
10
years
ago
to
be
quite
honest
with
you
at
that
point.
In
time,
though,
we
were
so
focused
on
really
trying
to
nail
down
what
the
sources
of
people
call.
It
form
war,
and
we
knew
that
was
the
elephant
in
the
room
and
the
impairment
we
had.
S
E
Does
this
need
to
be
something
mayor
that
we,
as
as
Council,
opt
to
make
sure
it
stays
on
a
regular
basis
to
do
it
routinely
every
10
years.
D
H
D
Thing
for
us
kind
of
like
we
talked
about
when
we
did.
The
community
survey
is
every
two
or
three
years
we
probably
want
to
revisit
it.
Just
to
keep
up
is
same
thing
with
this
is
every
10
years.
You
probably
just
want
to
check
in
and
do
all
that
I
think
we
can
make
it
more
of
a
policy
thing
internally
and
add
that
as
a
strategic
plan
out
of
moving
forward,
that
we
want
to
continue
to
manage
and
check
Baseline.
S
What
I
was
going
to
say
is
the
May
River
Watershed
action
plan
is
the
supplemental
and
supporting
document
to
the
comprehensive
plan
and
also
informs
what
we
do
for
the
Strategic
plan
and
the
recommendations
we
bring
forward.
So
we
just
updated
the
action
plan
and
one
of
the
recommendations
in
the
action
plan
was
hey.
You
don't
need
to
do
an
assessment
again,
you
haven't
done
one
in
a
while.
So
recognizing
that,
as
we
always
say,
these
are
all
living
documents.
E
And
I
think
Stephen
I
was
on
along
the
same
lines
of
putting
it
into
the
policy
because
samir's
Point-
we
all-
may
not
be
here
in
10
years,
but
the
intent
is
to
have
a
policy
that
will
reflect
that
because
we
all
have
the
same
intent
that
we
want
to
make
sure
we
leave
the
place
better
than
what
we
found.
It
so
I
think
keeping
that
in
in
place
to
to
proceed
even
after
us
would
be
good.
A
S
It,
no
you
know
and
I,
would
ask
when
we
work
on
the
scope,
the
full
scope
with
GNR,
we'll
ask
them
for
a
recommendation
based
on
what
they're,
seeing
you
had
this
much
change
over
20
years.
Perhaps
you
need
to
do
this
more
frequently,
maybe
three
to
five.
Maybe
it's
five
to
seven
I'll.
Ask
them
for
that
part
of
their
final
report
right.
M
H
A
A
Questions
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
authorizing
the
town
manager
to
execute
a
contract
between
the
South
Carolina
Department
of
Natural
Resources
in
the
town
of
Bluffton
to
update
the
2004
May
River
Watershed
Baseline
assessment
for
155
thousand
dollars.
So.
Q
S
Himself,
yes,
sir,
yes
ma'am.
We
currently
have
improvements
occurring
at
Oyster,
Factory
Park
parking
lot
with
the
completion
of
35
car
spaces
and
11
cart
spaces
and
additional
Green
Space
lawn
landscaping
is
a
portion
of
that
project
and
is
underway
and
will
be
completed
by
the
end
of
August.
An
additional
portion
of
the
project
is
to
include
LED
lighting
for
safety
for
pedestrians,
who
will
be
accessing
a
sidewalk
along
Wharf
Street
in
the
park,
as
well
as
within
the
parking
lot
itself.
S
So
the
scope
of
this
agreement
is
with
Dominion
Energy
as
their
service
provider
to
have
the
LED
lights.
They
will
be
on
the
shepherd's
crook
lighting
poles
that
we
currently
have
throughout
the
historic
district.
The
reason
this
is
really
coming
before
you
not
only
is
because
of
the
threshold
of
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
S
It's
because
it's
a
10-year
agreement,
so
you
are
committing
future
councils
to
this
agreement
with
Dominion
an
interesting
change
in
policy
on
Dominion
side
to
point
out
to
you,
because
when
I
come
back
to
you
potential
actually
next
month,
if
it's
not
on
consent
is
Dominion
no
longer
offers
us
the
ability
to
buy
the
polls,
they
now
have
and
retain
the
ownership
of
the
polls,
which
means
we
will
require
their
approval
for
all
of
our
banners
and
lighting
fixtures
cameras.
All
of
that
so
just
to
point
that
out.
A
F
Concerning
yeah
jump
in
yeah,
I
was
going
to
say
they
have
calculations
for
all
of
that
up
to
the
type
size
of
the
signage
based
on
wind
loading
and
everything,
so
they
probably
have
under
specs
already
written.
It
might
be
something
that
we
should
incorporate
over
to
get
with
them
on
their
specs
to
see
what
they
already
have.
So
we
can
match
with
what
we
have
and
see
that
there's
not
a
conflict.
There
you'll
know
that
without
having
to
get
their
permission
every
single
time,
I
would
think.
F
S
Thank
you
for
that
perspective.
I
appreciate
it
so
we're
putting
in
10
polls
monthly
costs
for
those
10
polls
878.71
annually.
We're
talking
about
a
commitment
of
ten
thousand
five
hundred
fifty
four
dollars
and
fifty
two
cents
over
the
span
of
the
10
years
is
where
you
hit
the
hundred
and
five
thousand
four
hundred
forty
five
dollars
and
20
cents.
S
This
is
currently
what
the
parking
lot
in
in
the
pathway
is
looking
like.
So
the
the
lights
will
be
interspersed
throughout
that
area
again
for
safety,
they
will
match
what
we
currently
have,
and
so
we
are
requesting
that
you
authorize
a
town
manager
to
execute
contract
with
Dominion
for
the
span
of
10
years
for
the
set
amount
for
lighting
service
and
lighting
components
at
Oyster,
Factory
Park.
Any.
A
A
A
Opposed
for
when
we
cusel
your
number
six
right
along
practice,
agreement
with
green
flush,
Technologies
for
the
New
River,
linear,
Trail,
200,
730
dollars.
S
So
with
especially
the
two
million
dollar
appropriation
that
we
all
appreciate
from
Senator
Davis
for
the
improvements
of
the
New
River
linear
Trail,
we
definitely
are
anticipating
increased
use
out
there.
The
project
is
scope
on
this.
One
is
to
use
a
green
flush
vaulted
facility
that
does
not
need
to
be
connected
to
sewer
and
to
water
lines
from
bjwsa.
So
this
is
a
standalone
facility
that
will
have
its
own
well
to
provide
the
water
and
then
it
will
be
pumped
out.
S
Essentially,
please
forgive
me
when
I
say
it's
a
fancy,
Portal
app,
but
a
really
nice
one,
really
really
nice
one.
Underneath
the
state
contract,
we
actually
saved
some
money,
one
percent
discount
on
it,
and
because
again
it
is
Standalone
and
we're
not
having
to
pay
those
connections
and
extensions
to
bjwsa,
Water
and
Sewer.
It's
saving
us
a
lot
of
money
on
that
on
that
particular
aspect
of
it.
S
We
we
looked
and
personally
I've
visited.
This
is
where
I
saw
councilwoman
Frazier's
cousin
right
up
in
Hollywood
I
visited
one
of
their
facilities
that
it
was
really
nice.
She
did
a
really
nice
job,
decorating
it
with
flowers.
I,
don't
know
that
we're
going
to
do
that,
but
this
is
what
it
will
look
like,
and
so
it'll
it'll
be
family
friendly
on
both
sides
and
comes
prefab,
gets
installed
on
site,
we'll
have
the
the
water
the
weld
run
to
it.
S
M
S
The
parking
lot
of
New
River
linear
Trail,
along
with
some
lighting
and
the
well.
S
I
think
well
we're
working
with
Dominion
they're
part
of
the
necessary
stakeholders
to
get
there.
There's.
M
And
I
I
can
only
say
I'm
I'm
fine,
with
doing
it
I'm
sure
it's
needed,
but
also
some
automatic
locks.
You.
M
B
S
Standalone
building
cost
is
182
482,
and
that
includes.
Let
me
go
back.
That
includes
just
my
mouth
shut
here.
Yes,
construction,
delivery
and
installation
of
the
prefabricated
restroom.
A
Questions
two
things:
security,
I
think
you
really
need
to
think
about
what
the
cameras
and
all
we
need
to
put
on
there
and
do
it
now.
The
vandalism,
absolutely
they're
I,
don't
know
who's
gone
there
lately
under
the
bridge,
but
we
need
to
keep
an
eye
on
that
and
I
love
the
lock
idea,
but
on
that
drawing
I
saw
a
water
bottle.
A
M
E
A
Any
other
questions
is
there
a
is,
it
sure.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
all
of
that?
No
to
Arthur
has
the
town
manager
to
execute
a
contract
with
green
plush
Technologies
for
182
482,
plus
a
10
contingency
of
18
248
for
a
total
fiscal
impact
of
200
730,
which
is
the
budget
for
fiscal
year
2024
to
construct
restroom
facilities
at
New,
River,
linear,
Trail
project.
A
Did
we
ask
when
that's
going
to
be
finished?
Will
it
be
on
our
list
of
Jesus.
S
A
The
consent
agenda
has
the
best
of
reports
for
Tom
who's
hanging
through
this
Hall
council
meeting.
Thank
you.
The
most
important
reports
are
what
we're
about
to
pass
and
not
go
over
the
project.
The
department
reports
are
awesome
and
our
town
manager
monthly
report
is
there
anything
out
of
here.
Y'all
want
to
bring
all
through
discussion.
If
not,
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda?