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From YouTube: Town of Hilton Head Island Town Council Meeting, Thursday, April 28, 2022, 10:00 AM Agen
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1. Call to Order
2. FOIA Compliance Public notification of this meeting has been published, posted, and distributed in compliance with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act and the requirements of the Town of Hilton Head Island.
3. Pledge to the Flag
4. Invocation - Pastor Nathan Futrell - Central Church
5. Roll Call
6. Approval of the Agenda
7. Approval of the Minutes
a. Regular Meeting - April 19, 2022
8. Report of the Town Manager
a. Items of Interest
9. Reports of the Members of the Town Council
a. General Reports from Town Council
b. Report of the Lowcountry Council of Governments – Councilwoman Becker
c. Report of the Southern Lowcountry Regional Board – Councilman Lennox
d. Report of the Beaufort County Airports Board – Councilman Ames
e. Report of the Community Services & Public Safety Committee – Councilman Harkins
f. Report of the Public Planning Committee – Councilman Ames
g. Report of the Finance & Administrative Committee – Councilman Lennox The Town Council meeting will be held in-person at Town Hall in the Benjamin M. Racusin Council Chambers. The meeting can be viewed on the Town's Public Meetings Facebook Page, the Beaufort County Channel and Spectrum Channel 1304.
10. Appearance by Citizens Citizens who wish to address Town Council must contact the Town Clerk at 843.341.4701 no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Citizens may also submit comments on agenda items via the eComment portal at (Town Council Meeting Information)
11. Consent Agenda
a. Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-13 Authorizing the Sale of 0.141 Acres of Real Estate Owned by the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Under the Authority of SC Code Ann. Sec. 5-7-40 (Supp. 2021) and Sec. 2-7-20 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, (1983).
b. Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-11 Authorizing the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Execute a Lease of Four (4) Parcels of Land Along Beach City Road, Jointly Owned by The Town of Hilton Head Island and Beaufort County to Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, Inc.
12. New Business
a. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Implementation of a Home Safety and Repair Program Including the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lowcountry Council of Governments to Handle Income Certification
b. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Implementation of a Sewer Connection Program Including the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Deep Well, the Lowcountry Council of Governments, and the Hilton Head Public Service District
c. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with South Island Dredging Association to Provide Funding Assistance for the Dredging of Harbour Town Yacht Basin
d. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-09, Amending Section 4-5-20 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Hilton Head Island, Extending the Expiration Date of the Real Estate Transfer Fee from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2044
e. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-10 Amending Sections 10-9-10 and 10-9-30 of the Municipal Code for the Town of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Regarding the Billing for Ambulance Services
f. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 2022-06 Amending, Title 10 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, by Adding Chapter 2 Entitled "Short-Term Rentals"
g. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-12 Amending the Budget for the Town of Hilton Head Island for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022 and Adopting the Budget for the Town of Hilton Head Island for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023
13. Adjournment
A
B
C
B
B
F
Thank
you,
let's
pray
dear
lord,
thank
you
for
the
people
that
are
gathered
here
today
that
care
so
much,
and
for
those
that
you
have
ordained
to
lead
this
beautiful
city.
In
our
rapidly
changing
world
full
of
uncertainty,
I
pray
that
they
receive
divine
wisdom
to
lead
us
into
a
future
of
continued
prosperity
and
stability
for
the
good
of
all
people.
F
As
decisions
are
made,
may
they
sleep
well,
knowing
that
you
are
at
work
in
all
things
bless
their
relationships
with
one
another,
with
businesses
and
leaders
in
our
community
and
cover
their
families
with
your
love
and
protection.
May
all
this
be
for
your
glory
and
our
good
in
the
name
of
jesus
we
pray,
amen,
amen.
Thank
you
very.
B
B
B
G
Moody's
has
reaffirmed
our
triple
a
bond
rating
status.
So
if
we
think
back
to
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
moody
put
moody's
put
a
coastal
community,
all
coastal
communities
on
credit
watch,
and
that
was
a
a
an
interesting
time
and
put
every
coastal
community
on
a
negative
outlook
because
of
the
potential
impact
on
tourist-focused
communities
and
as
a
result
of
the
recent
review,
moody's
has
removed
that
outlook
from
our
you
know,
for
our
special
revenue,
hospitality
and
beach
bonds,
and
they
were
impressed
with
how
we
withstood
the
temporary
turbulence
on
the
corona
virus
pandemic.
G
G
Moving
along
turtle,
nesting
season
has
officially
started
and
will
continue
through
october.
I
know
there
was
a
big
event
the
other
day
and
reached
out
to
amber,
and
we
had
some
staff
members
there,
but
they
recently
held
an
official
kickoff
event
where
they
dedicated
the
first
nest
in
honor
of
scott
liggett.
So
I
know
a
very
special
and
moving
moment.
I
know
scott's
family
was
there
and
thank
you
to
see
turtle
patrol
for
doing
that.
G
On
behalf
of
the
community
fire
rescue
recently
worked
with
eagle
scout
candidate,
peter
roshu,
to
complete
his
eagle
scout
community
service
project.
It
installed
he
installed
flag,
drop
boxes
for
older
and
tattered
american
flags
that
need
to
be
retired
correctly
and
they're
located
at
three
locations.
G
B
B
B
A
Yesterday
I
attended
last
week,
the
function
at
hilton
head
middle
school,
which
was
called
art,
meets
history
in
a
gallery
that
consisted
of
a
series
of
beautiful
murals
that
were
prepared
by
volunteer
local
artists,
and
then
they
were
supplemented
by
the
artwork
of
many
of
the
students
that
were
there.
Our
own
jen
mcewen
led
this
project
in
partnership
with
others,
and
I
want
to
salute
jen
for
the
outstanding
work.
I
urge
every
citizen,
when
you
have
the
opportunity
to
go
into
the
middle
school,
to
see
this
out.
H
Thank
you
any
other
general
report.
Yes,
mr
mayor,
there's
a
right
of
access
issue
near
the
with
the
cemetery
next
to
grandview
and
hill
head
plantation,
and
the
cemetery
is
a
native
island
cemetery
that
is
connected
with
the
the
local
church
in
the
area,
and
there
is,
there
seems
to
be
some
delay
in
the
town
clarifying
its
position
on
this
matter,
so
I'm
just
requesting
that
we
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
resolve
this
as
soon
as
possible.
B
I
D
You
john
soloko,
met
on
tuesday
april
26th
and
had
an
update
on
the
regional
housing
trust
fund
led
by
eric
greenway
jennifer
ray
is
the
town's
representative
in
that
effort.
Then
the
town
manager
of
yemesi
presented
20
22
goals.
Likewise,
each
administrator
for
jasper
and
beaufort
county
updated
the
board
on
2022
goals
for
each.
J
I
do
have
a
report.
The
airport
terminal
project
will
be
advertised
for
bids
this
weekend,
there's
no
date
set
for
start
of
construction
and
therefore
no
completion
date,
but
at
this
point
it's
moving
forward
and
then,
secondly,
the
expansion
of
the
apron,
which
accommodates
the
planes
when
they're
on
the
ground
is
almost
complete.
It'll,
be
aligned
this
weekend
and
useful
used
very
shortly.
Thank
you
mayor
thank.
H
J
D
C
C
K
K
Instead
of
the
one
through
the
years,
I've
attended
at
least
three
meetings
about
the
bridge
with
the
south
carolina
department
of
transportation,
and
one
meeting
was
especially
for
mariners
code
residents
and
at
no
time
did
they
discuss.
You
know
the
option
that
was
in
the
paper,
and
the
illustration
was
shocking
because
that
little
white
square
under
the
new
bridge
is
my
house
and
I've
lived
there
for
32
years,
lived
on
the
island
since
1970
when
they
had
a
swing
bridge.
K
So
I've
seen
a
lot
of
change,
but
anyway,
I've
been
there
for
32
years
and
I
would
say
at
least
eight
other
women
single
older
women
live
out
there
out
of
the
40
units,
and
many
of
them
have
lived
there
longer
than
I
have.
In
fact,
we
have
one
that
is
an
original
owner
since
1973
and
we
live
out
there
because
it's
quiet
and
it's
safe,
it's
a
good
place
for
old
women.
You
don't
have
to
worry
about
your
safety.
K
I
lost
my
husband
in
january.
We
were
married
52
years,
so
this
this
house
represents
a
lot
of
memories.
It
represents
my
stability,
my
safety,
my
financial
situation,
everything
I
just
honestly
wonder
if
I
were
forced
out
of
my
house
what
I
would
do
where
I
would
move
in
the
current
hilton
head
situation.
I'd
probably
have
to
leave
the
island.
I
don't
know
that
the
powers
that
be
could
reimburse
me
for
having
a
a
waterfront
property,
which
I
do
now
on
the
intercoastal
anyway.
K
B
B
Consideration
of
a
resolution
authorizing
the
implementation
of
a
home
safety
and
repair
program,
including
the
execution
of
a
memorandum
with
understanding
with
the
low
country
council
of
governments
to
handle
a
certificate
income
certification
move
for
approval.
Second,
discussion
about
members
from
the
members
of
the
council.
C
A
B
Consideration
resolution
authorizing
the
implementation
of
a
sewer
connection
program,
including
the
execution
of
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
deep,
well
the
low
country
council
of
governments
and
hillman
island
public
service
who
for
approval.
Second,
it's
questioned
by
members
of
the
council.
L
M
That,
yes,
sir
councilman
brown,
sean
coleman
town
manager,
we
did
check
with
dhak.
There
are
no
requirements
to
fill
in
or
or
to
modify
the
septic
tanks.
Property
owners
can
do
what
they
wish
with
that
a
lot
of
times,
they're
broken
up
or
removed
by
the
owner,
but
that's
there's
no
dhak
requirement
to
do
that.
Thank.
B
C
B
G
B
B
E
Good
afternoon
mayor
mark
members
of
council
earlier
there
was
a
question
that
had
come
up
in
regards
to
this
matter.
In
doing
some
research
on
the
requests
that
came
in
and
the
information
that
came
out
of
committee,
that's
pending
before
you
this
evening,
we
thought
it
would
be
appropriate
to
take
an
opportunity
and
clarify
the
areas
that
the
town
funding
would
be
utilized
to
perform
the
dredging
activities,
and
so
what
you
have
before
you
tonight
is
an
aerial
that
shows
both
areas
that
are
referenced
in
the
draft
resolution
that
is
in
your
packet
materials.
E
The
first
area
is
the
harbor
town
yacht
basin.
The
second
area
is
braddock
cove
and
christ.
If
you
could
scroll
down
we've
taken
both
of
those
areas,
we've
kind
of
enlarged
them.
So
this
is
the
harbor
town
yacht
basin.
You
can
see
the
extent
of
where
the
dredging
would
occur
within
this
particular
picture
and
then,
if
you
scroll
down
one
more,
this
is
braddock
cove,
with
the
south
island,
marina
being
about
three
quarters
of
the
way
down,
on
the
left
hand
side.
E
J
E
J
J
E
N
N
The
heron
point
project
is
still
under
study
and
there
are.
They
have
issues
that
have
they
have
to
resolve
themselves
before
they
can
participate
in
in
this
dredge,
but
the
bulk
of
the
dredging
is
from
harbor
town,
but
also
from
braddock
creek.
Braddock
creek
is
a
long
creek
that
you
have
to
open
up
to
get
to
the
primary
point
of
the
south,
beach,
marina.
J
N
J
I
have
some
comments
I
would
like
to
make
and
I'm
not
sure
that
thank
you
josh,
and
I
make
these
comments
not
so
much
directed
at
this
particular
project,
but
to
make
a
point
generally.
First
of
all,
I
acknowledge
that
this
is
our
vote.
Today
is
basically
consistent
with
something
that
was
put
in
place
several
years
ago,
and
I'm
not
trying
to
change
that.
J
J
But
again
the
question
becomes
at
what
point
does
something
behind
the
gate
rise
to
the
level
of
a
clear
public
benefit,
both
in
in
the
case
of
harbor,
town
and
south
beach?
It's
obvious
that
harbor
time,
harbor
town
rises
to
a
very
different
level
of
public
than
south
beach,
marina
and
braddock
cove.
J
J
J
L
Thank
you,
sir.
Mrs
ames
provoked
some
thoughts
for
me
along
the
way
there
I
can
remember
when
I
first
joined
council,
we
were
having
a
strategic
workshop
and
we
talked
about
rising
tides,
floating
all
boats,
and
in
this
case
we
need
to
do
a
little
dredging
to
get
the
boats
to
flow
with
the
tide.
Rising
right.
L
You
can
dock
there
on
a
daily
basis
for
free,
they'll,
even
clean
out
your
waste
for
you.
I
didn't
learn
that
until
I
took
the
tour
of
the
quarter
deck,
but
I
think
that's
important
for
our
community
to
know
that
both
of
those
areas
are
accessible
to
the
public
and
the
other
reason
is
there's
a
lot
of
funds
that
are
generated
because
of
what
happens
in
harbor
town
in
south
beach,
and
I'm
just
looking
for,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
all
boats
to
float
because
of
that.
L
L
L
Yeah,
I'm
really
excited
about
this
one
there's
a
couple
of
words
in
the
first,
whereas
that
I'm
getting
excited
about.
I
just
wanted
to
share
publicly
when
it
when
it
talks
about
and
by
the
way,
those
that
adopted
this
way
before
our
time,
I'm
glad
that
they
had
the
foresight,
okay,
but
it
talks
about
acquiring
lands
for
public
ownership,
maintain
open
space
and
environmental
protection,
acquire
develop
land
or
develop
rights.
L
L
So
I'm
really
excited
about
that,
and
then
it
goes
on
further
to
say
that
we
should
be
doing
this
in
accordance
with
the
town's
current
comprehensive
plan,
not
the
concert
principle
plan
from
then,
but
the
one
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
now
our
plan.
So
again,
I'm
really
excited
about
the
direction
here.
I'm
sure
mr
orlando
has
more
to
come
as
far
as
discussion
around
this.
So
I'm
ready
to
move
forward
and
support
this
one.
A
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
This
source
of
funding
has
generated
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
which
the
town
has
been
able
to
reinvest
in
making
our
community
better.
A
lot
of
it
has
been
spent,
making
highway
278
as
green
as
we
possibly
can
make
it.
That
is
really
a
good
thing,
so
this
has
been
a
vital
economic
resource
where
people
that
are
buying
homes
pay
a
small
tax
that
goes
into
a
fund
which,
in
turn,
is
an
investment
in
this
community.
It
was
an
outstanding
idea.
B
C
B
A
B
B
O
Okay,
we'll
start
with
the
committee
recommendation
review.
The
project
purpose
statement,
give
you
a
brief
summary
of
our
initiative
to
date,
review
short-term
rental
trends,
their
distribution
and
complaints
about
short-term
rentals,
we'll
discuss
inspections,
which
was
a
question
that
came
up
during
the
committee
meeting.
We'll
discuss
the
proposed
ordinance
with
the
revisions
from
the
committee.
O
On
march
24th,
the
public
planning
committee
recommended
adoption
of
the
proposed
short-term
rental
ordinance
to
town
council
subject
to
such
revisions
as
may
be
agreed
upon
by
town
council.
At
the
time
of
the
hearing
and
the
revisions
and
the
ordinances
you
noted
in
your
packet
were
noted
on
the
proposed
ordinance,
double
underlined
and
struck
through
and
we'll
cover
those
as
we
review
the
ordinance.
O
Starting
with
the
project
purpose
statement
again
as
a
resort
area,
hilton
head
has
numerous
short-term
rental
units
and
I
want
to
state
just
out
at
the
outs
at
the
outset
how
important
short-term
rentals
are
to
our
economy.
Everyone
on
staff
and
everyone
all
the
stakeholders,
recognize
the
importance
of
short-term
rentals.
So
I'm
going
to
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
discuss
these
regulations,
but
the
lack
of
an
ordinance
has
led
to
an
imbalance
between
residential
and
resort
districts
and
the
elimination
of
some
long-term
single-family
neighborhoods.
O
Aside
from
implementing
the
ordinance
the
operational
program
that
I'll
discuss
later
in
march,
the
public
planning
committee
approved
a
preliminary
framework
to
examine
other
issues
related
to
short-term
rentals
and
I'll
discuss
that
later.
In
the
presentation,
so
this
is
one
step,
a
brief
summary
of
the
initiative
to
date.
O
In
the
summer
we
executed
contract
with
a
code
writing
consultant
and
developed
a
project
framework
staff,
and
the
consultant
presented
that
framework
to
the
public
planning
committee
in
the
fall
throughout
the
fall
and
winter.
We
executed
the
project
framework,
including
research,
gathering
data
and
executing
an
extensive
community
engagement
plan.
So
we
held
13
stakeholder
meetings,
three
public
open
houses.
We
had
a
survey
with
a
huge
number
of
responses.
O
We
had
local
media
articles
and
interviews
to
make
sure
that
we
were
gathering
as
much
input
as
possible
moving
through
this
process
and
based
on
our
findings
and
learnings
to
date.
In
january,
we
presented
a
an
ordinance
to
address
the
organization,
character,
expectations
and
operations
of
short-term
rentals,
which
is
the
ordinance
that
you'll
be
reviewing
the
policy
framework
for
the
ordinance
included
standards
for
property
management,
safety,
noise,
trash
and
parking.
O
We
presented
a
proposal,
the
actual
draft
ordinance
with
the
elements
of
that
framework
to
the
committee
in
march.
We
also
presented
a
list
of
issues
for
future
review
to
the
committee
and
received
feedback.
We
brought
that
revised
organs
back
to
the
penny
in
march
and
we'll
be
reviewing
the
revisions.
Based
on
the
comments
I
received
to
that
meeting
today.
O
O
We
also
have
data
on
short-term
rentals
from
business
license
applications
and
from
air
dna,
which
is
a
short-term
rental
company,
that's
primarily
used
for
marketing
purposes,
but
does
give
an
overall
understanding
for
us
of
short-term
rentals,
unlike
other
businesses
that
are
easier
to
identify
using
ads
with
addresses
and
phone
numbers.
Short-Term
rentals
are
more
difficult
to
monitor.
There
are
several
factors
impacting
that,
including
the
anonymity
of
online
host
sites
like
airbnb,
and
the
fact
that
some
short-term
rentals
are
only
offered
front
during
a
few
weeks
or
months
during
the
year.
O
O
As
I
mentioned,
we
issued
a
request
for
proposals
for
short-term
rental
monitoring
compliance
software,
then
we're
reviewing
those
bids.
Now
the
software
is
extremely
useful,
ensuring
all
search
terminals
are
licensed
and
registered
and
that
they're
remitting
taxes,
what
they
do
is
regularly
scrape
the
data
from
short-term
rental
listing
sites
and
it
geo-locates
those
listings.
So,
instead
of
saying
giving
you
a
picture
in
a
general
neighborhood,
we
can
actually
find
the
specific
address.
O
It
also
uses
human
verification
to
ensure
the
listings
are
genuine
and
that
they're
not
duplicated
that
data
will
be
cross-referenced
with
the
town's
business
license.
Regulations
to
ensure
each
listing
has
a
business
license
and
we'll
be
able
to
auto
generate
letters
to
notify
owners
without
business's
license
without
business
licenses
that
they
need
to
come
into
compliance.
O
The
contract
will
include
short-term
rental
monitoring
compliance
software,
including
a
permit
portal,
a
complaint
hotline
and
portal
and
I'll
discuss
those
in
a
minute
we'll
also
be
able
to
import
that
data
into
our
gis
system
to
make
maps
showing
us
the
exact
locations
of
short-term
rentals.
So
a
lot
of
information
there
about
numbers:
let's
go
into
locations
so
as
the
disclaimer
states,
this
map
is
generally
representative
of
the
distribution
of
short-term
rentals
in
the
island,
so
each
dot
represents
a
short-term
rental
listing
from
air
dna.
O
So
this
they're
not
exactly
exactly
geocoded
and
verified
by
human,
but
this
gives
you
an
idea
of
where
they're
located,
notably
in
the
larger
gated
communities
they're
allowed
in
seabines,
palmetto
dunes
and
shipyard
and
they're
not
prohibited
or
restricted
in
the
other
large
gated
communities.
So
you
can
see
it
covers
almost
all
of
north
and
south
forest
beach
and
quality
valley
field
and
holiday
homes.
O
O
We
have
data
from
the
beaufort
county
sheriff's
office,
which
confirms
the
rise
in
nuisance.
Issues
like
parking,
noise
and
general
disturbance
follow
the
rise
in
seasonal
visitors
as
you'd.
Imagine,
short-term
rentals,
like
hotels,
are
more
or
less
occupied
based
on
the
season
right
now.
Air
dna
estimates
an
occupancy
rate
of
81
percent,
it's
closer
to
60
in
the
winter.
During
some
holidays,
it's
100
percent
sea
pines
provided
data
showing
a
rise
in
both
short-term
rental
passes
and
calls
for
service
which
I'll
review
in
a
minute.
O
The
town's
goal
is
to
achieve
voluntary,
voluntary
compliance
for
education.
The
proposed
ordinance
isn't
meant
to
allow
or
encourage
the
town
to
issue
more
citations.
In
fact,
it's
the
opposite.
The
proposed
ordinance
is
meant
to
set
expectations
through
permitting
for
how
short-term
rental
should
be
managed.
O
The
complaint
hotline
and
portal
will
allow
the
town
to
effectively
monitor
and
track
the
few
short-term
rentals
that
are
mismanaged
in
the
case
that
a
complaint
is
unresolved
or
if
there
are
repeated
complaints.
The
town
can
review
the
information
gathered
by
the
software
to
start
a
conversation
with
the
management
company
or
the
owner.
O
The
hotline,
which
is
staffed,
24
hours
a
day
and
the
complaint
portal
both
serve
the
same
purpose.
They
take
in
and
record
complaints
verify
that,
regarding
short-term
rental
contact,
the
owner
of
their
agent
to
notify
them
of
the
complaint
and
follow
up
the
complainant
to
ensure
the
issue
was
resolved.
O
O
We're
after
I'd
be
brief,
as
I
can.
I
apologize
for
taking
up
too
much
your
time
regarding
inspections.
We
staff
recommends
option
a
or
option.
One
excuse
me,
which
is
our
original
suggestion,
which
is
that
owners
are
responsible
for
inspecting
and
verifying
that
their
properties
meet
safety
requirements,
fire
rescue
and
town
building
inspectors
do
investigate
complaints
on
a
complaint-driven
basis,
about
short-term
rentals
and
all
of
their
properties.
We'll
continue
to
do
that.
O
We're
recommending
that
a
new
inspector
be
hired
to
investigate
complaints
and
perform
spot
inspections
on
short-term
rentals
to
ensure
safety
requirements
are
met,
so
the
options
are
outlined
in
the
memo
by
chief
tadlock
and
your
materials
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
or
cover
that
further,
but
we
do
have
option
two
and
option
three
outlined
so
again.
We
recommend
option
one
and
that
we
re-evaluate
the
feasibility
of
requiring
annual
inspections,
as
we
have
more
information
about
short-term
rentals.
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
Before
we
begin,
I
just
want
to
note
that
concerns
that
were
previously
raised
about
conflicts
between
the
ordinance
and
state
laws.
Specifically
renters
rights
have
been.
The
county
attorney
has
assured
that
there
is
no
conflict
between
the
ordinance
and
any
kind
of
state
laws
we
did
in
in.
You
can
see
in
the,
whereas
section
here
added
two
general,
where,
as
statements
and
scrolling
down,
do
you
have
the
ability
to
scroll
on
this
krista
good.
O
We
did
add
a
purpose
and
intense
statement.
It's
important
to
note
that
the
ordinance
is
not
intended
to
regulate
hotels,
motels
hospitals
or
interval
occupancy
uses,
which
are
time
shares,
so
this
ordinance
would
not
apply
to
time
shares.
It's
also
important
to
note
that
the
ordinance
is
not
intended
to
regulate
short-term
lease
agreements
that
may
arise
out
of
real
estate
transactions.
That
was
a
question
that
came
up
among
the
realtors.
O
O
Regarding
short-term
rental
agents,
one
of
the
questions
was
who
can
act
as
my
agent?
It's
anyone
who
agrees
to
act
as
your
agent
now
there's
no
licensing
requirement,
it
can
be
a
neighbor
or
a
trusted
relative
or
it
can
be
a
company
whoever
you
prefer
just
a
note
that
the
short-term
rental
permit
is
an
annual
permit
and
moving
on
to
the
next
section
regarding
short-term
rental
permits,.
O
This
is
an
annual
permit,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
town
is
reviewing
responses
to
our
request
for
proposals
for
monitoring
and
compliance
software.
We
hope
to
install
test
and
open
to
the
public.
This
fall
the
permitting
portal,
so
that
folks
will
have
plenty
of
time
to
be
able
to
apply
for
the
short-term
rental
purpose
between
january
january,
1st
2023,
when
enforcement
of
the
ordinance
begins
and
I'll
touch
on
that
later.
O
O
O
And
the
application
requirement
for
a
site
plan
for
a
single
family
detached
residence
was
added
to
make
enforcement
easier.
This
doesn't
need
to
be
a
surveyed
site
plan,
as
long
as
it
is
roughly
to
scale
can
be
hand-drawn,
but
primarily
it's
going
to
show
us
where
the
parking
is
located
and
where
the
trash
enclosure
is
located
on
a
site
for
a
single
family,
residence.
O
The
next
section
was
added
to
specify
every
person
business
entity
scroll
just
a
little
bit.
Thank
you
who
submits
an
application.
This
is
just
to
clarify
if
an
owner
wants
to
have
their
property
management
company
submit
the
entire
application
for
them,
and
they
just
sign
consenting,
they
can
do
that.
They
can
also
submit
the
application
themselves.
O
Scrolling
down
to
section
5,
10
250.,
I
just
want
to
clarify
before
I
dive
into
the
specific
regulations,
how
owners
or
agents
will
verify
that
they
meet
the
requirements.
There
will
be
an
application
form
stating
my
property
meets
these
requirements,
you'll
check
a
box
or,
in
the
occasion,
well
you'll
need
to
submit
additional
information
like
a
site
plan
you'll
attach
that
site
plan
to
the
application
form.
O
The
requirement
is
that
the
owner,
or
their
agent,
should
be
available
at
all
times
during
the
short-term
rental
and
be
capable
of
being
physically
present
at
the
short-term
rental.
What
that
means
is
that
you
will
be
able
to,
within
an
hour,
take
a
phone
call
about
a
complaint
that
goes
to
the
owner
or
to
their
agent,
and
I
mentioned
that
we
have
short-term
rental
property
management
companies
in
the
area.
I
actually
just
spoke
with
an
entrepreneur
in
the
area,
who's
interested
in
opening
a
business
just
to
provide
response.
O
That
would
be
their
property
management
business.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
options
and
the
owner
doesn't
have
to
hire
someone
they
can
handle
this
themselves
if
they
like,
but
effectively.
The
first
point
of
contact
should
be
the
phone
call.
The
owner,
or
their
agent
makes
contact
with
the
guest
to
convey
what
the
issue
is
and
then
the
guest
most
of
the
time
will
take
care
of
the
issue.
O
Regarding
building
and
fire
code
requirements
such
as
the
smoke
detector
and
carbon
monoxide
detector
and
escape
routes,
the
specific
requirements
for
the
units
will
be
given
with
the
application
materials,
and
so
we
didn't
want
to
specify
that
too,
specifically
in
the
ordinance,
so
we
wouldn't
have
to
update
it
when
building
a
bar
code.
Regulations
change
so
we'll
provide
all
that
information
and
the
specifications
that
you
have
to
meet
with
the
application
forms.
O
Moving
down
to
parking
regulations
just
a
little
bit
further
down,
I
think
in
section
four,
so
I
made
a
note
to
make
sure
that
all
the
communication
is
right
and
there
we
go.
We
did
remove
the
exemption
for
specifying
the
number
of
parking
spaces
for
properties
that
are
within
24-hour
private
security
communities,
such
as
the
larger
gated
communities
that
ensures
equitable
permitting
requirements
and
enforcement,
but
the
requirements
remain
the
same.
You
have
to
specify
the
maximum
number
of
parking
spaces.
They
need
to
be
nine
by
eighteen
feet.
O
O
I
think
there
are
a
number
of
metrics
that
we
can
use.
We'll
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
data.
First,
we'll
understand
how
many
short-term
rentals
we
actually
have
to
a
better
degree.
We
have
a
good
idea
of
what
the
estimate
is
and
we'll
be
able
to
hone
in
on
that,
we'll
be
able
to
hone
in
on
their
location
and
we'll
be
able
to
look
at
complaints.
So
what
we
want
to
see
is
in
what
we.
O
The
purpose
of
this
is
to
make
sure
that
one
we
have
everyone
licensed
and
remitting
taxes
and
performing
to
the
same
safety
and
standards
as
everyone
else.
So
if
we
have
some
unlicensed
short-term
rentals,
we
want
to
make
sure
they're
licensed
they're
operating
correctly.
The
other
purpose
is
to
track
complaints
and
resolve
complaints.
So
that's
going
to
be
one
of
the
big
metrics
that
we
look
at
who's
complaining.
How
are
the
owners
responding
to
complaints?
Are
they
resolving
them
if
there
are
properties
that
are
having
continual
complaints?
I
Explain
to
me
just
a
little
bit
more
about
how
the
website
or
the
the
system
where
you
would
call
in
to
make
a
complaint,
and
then
the
system
would
call
the
owner
or
the
agent
to
respond
within
an
hour
and,
if
necessary,
that
someone
would
be
on
site
after
that.
How
does
that
work?
How
do
we
know
whether
or
not
that's
been
resolved?
The
owner
calls
up
and
says,
look
I
was
out
there.
I
I
O
Check
their
permit
say:
yes,
this
is
a
short-term
rental
property
they
reach
out
to
the
owner,
as
you
mentioned,
or
the
agent
that
to
have
them
resolve
that
each
community
can
set
up
the
system
as
they
would
like.
Some
communities
have
a
system
where
they,
the
company
circles
back
to
the
complainant
within
an
hour
and
say:
hey,
did
you
receive
a
response?
Has
this
issue
been
resolved?
The
complainant
can
say
no,
in
which
case
that
can
be
flagged
in
the
system
and
town
code
enforcement
can
follow
up
on
those.
O
We
can
also
just
look
at
the
data
without
being
notified
of
it
or
flagged.
We
can
just
review
come
in
from
a
weekend,
for
example,
review
all
the
complaints
that
came
in
you
know
there
were
there
were
12.
You
know
three
noise
complaints
each
night
at
property
xyz.
Now
they
were
resolved
because
they
turned
the
music
down,
but
that's
something
that
we
might
look
at
want
to
look
at
and
have
a
conversation
with
them
about.
L
M
O
You
can
have
a
single
business
license
with
multiple
short-term
rentals
attached
to
it.
So
that
is
part
of
the
reason.
It's
a
little
bit
difficult
in
the
business
license
software
to
determine
the
number
of
short-term
rentals
so
and
they're
also
grouped
together,
long-term
rentals.
So
but
in
any
case,
so,
like
all
businesses
on
the
island,
short-term
rentals
are
required
to
have
the
business
license
and
the
revenue
collected
that
collected
from
those
as
directed
to
the
town's
general
fund,
short-term
rentals.
O
Usually,
most
communities
have
a
fee
that
goes
along
with
it
for
short-term
rentals,
because
it
requires
an
amount
of
regulation,
that's
not
applicable
to
other
businesses
and
given
the
scale
of
the
number
on
our
island,
it
makes
some
sense
that
we
would
have
additional
resources
that
are
required
for
that,
so
we're
recommending
a
250
annual
fee
and
the
fee
is
going
to
cover
three
general
categories
which
I'll
go
into
more
in
a
second
software
equipment
personnel
and
support
services.
Again
this
is
our
proposed
fee.
O
Town
council
would
approve
the
fee
annually
during
the
budget
process.
This
fee
can
only
be
used
for
purposes
related
to
short-term
rentals.
It
by
state
law
cannot
be
used
for
anything
else.
So
we
tried
very
hard
to
estimate
what
we
think
is
the
appropriate
fee,
given
the
amount
of
services
and
software
vehicles,
personnel
that
will
be
required.
So
just
very
briefly-
and
I
can
go
into
this
in
more
depth
if
you'd
like
our
best
largest
expense-
is
software.
O
It's
a
pretty
comprehensive
system,
as
I
described
it,
we
will
have
additional
personnel
part
of,
and
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
note
is
that
their
entire
salary
isn't
necessarily
covered
by
the
short-term
rental
permit
fees.
So
if
you
see
the
asterisk
next
to
public
safety
director
that
says,
50
of
the
position
is
funded
by
those
fees
for
code
enforcement.
We'll
have
four
new
personnel
in
addition
to
the
two
existing
personnel
60
of
those
salaries
of
the
six
employees
is
covered
by
permit
fees.
O
O
O
As
I
said,
the
fees
can
only
be
used
for
short-term
rentals
and
that
can
be
adjusted
annually.
So
if
we
get
into
the
program,
if
we
find
we
can
lower
that
fee,
I
would
recommend
that
we
lower
the
fee.
We
think
this
is
our
best
estimation,
based
on
what
other
communities
are
doing,
what
we
think
our
expenses
are
going
to
be
speaking
of
other
communities.
O
J
O
O
O
Okay,
we're
in
the
operational
program.
So
if
the
ordinance
is
approved,
we
would
secure
that
contract
for
software
and
permitting
services
we're
reviewing
those
rfps
now
finalize
and
publish
the
application
form
the
support
materials
that
I
mentioned,
specifying
what
exactly
you
need
for
fire
safety
equipment,
a
good
neighbor
brochure
and
we'll
create
and
test
our
permitting
portal
again
to
begin
accepting
applications.
This
fall
in
advance
of
that
january.
O
We've
got
a
lot
of
folks
a
lot
of
folks
who
live
out
of
town
and
a
lot
of
folks
who
need
help
walking
through
the
application
process.
So
we
this
will
be
an
ongoing
and
robust
communications
plan
to
notify
everyone
and
to
make
sure
everyone
understands
what's
expected
of
them
and
what
the
deadlines
are
and
january
1st
will
begin
enforcement
efforts
and
including
ensuring
compliance
with
the
ordinance
requirements
and
spot
inspections.
O
Okay,
I'll
move
into
next
steps.
So
again,
this
is
phase
one
to
establish
performance
standards
for
short-term
rentals
of
the
short-term
rental
initiative.
This
is
not
the
end
of
the
short-term
rental
initiative.
We
do
have
phase
two,
which
is
to
investigate
additional
issues
and
monitor
short-term
rental
numbers
and
trends.
O
O
We
want
to
consider
occupancy
limits
based
on
the
number
of
bedrooms
and
a
pilot
program
to
address
saturday
check-ins
generally.
The
last
bullet
is
to
examine
the
impacts
of
the
increasing
number
of
short-term
rentals
on
the
island
and
the
implications
of
that
trend
for
the
future.
There's
a
lot
carried
in
that
a
lot
implied
in
that,
but
the
data
that
we'll
gather
will
give
us
some
guidance
on
that.
Any
questions
about
those
next
steps.
C
I
L
I'd
first
like
to
thank
staff
in
particular
miss
iron
for
the
work
that
has
been
done
thus
far.
You've
been
very
attentive.
You've
listened
very
well
and
you've
presented
very
well.
I
know
it's
been
somewhat
of
a
long
presentation
here,
but
there's
a
lot
of
information
there,
maybe
the
first
time
for
for
some
folks
in
in
the
public.
L
As
far
as
next
steps
are
concerned,
I'm
trying
to
anticipate
a
potential
disconnect
here.
Okay,
we
have
not
gotten
to
phase
one
in
a
vacuum:
we've
done
it
very
publicly,
okay,
and
with
the
advisory
committee
being
one
of
the
recommendations
for
next
step.
I
think
that's
critical
because
it
continues
to
engage
with
those
that
are
affected
either
as
a
short-term
rental
provider
or
a
resident
that
is
concerned
about
the
nuances.
Okay
and,
as
we
all
know,
as
things
start
to
get
down
the
road,
we
have
less
and
less
participation
because
of
fatigue.
L
So
I
think
the
advisory
committee
is
crucial
to
us
moving
forward
and
it
really
relates
to
the
ordinance
that
is
before
us
also
because
if
we
have
those
that
are
not
following
the
rules
eventually
come
before
us
as
a
body
to
make
a
final
decision
as
to
if
they're
going
to
stay
in
business
or
not.
I
think
the
advisory
committee
can
help
us
to
make
a
sound
decision.
Okay,
I
think
that's
that's
very
important
along
the
way,
you'll
have
experts
from
both
sides
giving
us
sound
information.
L
L
I
guess
that's
a
little
stickler
for
me,
because
we
all
know
that
getting
on
the
hilton
head
on
saturday
is
such
a
chore
and
if
we
could,
if
we
could
jump
on
that,
then
maybe
that
helps
with
some
of
our
traffic
issues
that
we
continue
to
discuss
over
and
over
again.
So
I
think
this
is
that's
a
grand
opportunity
for
us.
L
That
those
are
my
my
thoughts
as
far
as
next
steps
are
concerned,
and
again
I
applaud
anne
and
also
councilman
ames
and
his
leadership
at
the
public
planning
committee.
I
think
we'll
get
to
a
good
place
in
phase
two
fairly
quickly,
so
we've
got
our
sleeves
rolled
up
and
ready
to
go.
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
and
I
I
have
to
publicly
say
that
your
leadership
in
this
area
has
really
been
outstanding,
because
you
have
been
humble
in
your
persistence
and
you
have
been
dogged
in
getting
the
information
that
the
public
has
requested.
So
thanks
for
that,
I
think
this
is
a
good
list.
My
anticipation
is
that
there
will
be
other
things
added
to
it.
J
You
know
when
we
talk
about
impact
of
short-term
rentals,
if
we
have
use
the
number
thousand,
if
those
are
rented
13
weeks
of
the
year,
we
have
one
impact
if
they're
rented
52
we
have
another,
so
total
number
of
tourists
and
impacts
is
something
that
we
ought
to
be
looking
at,
and
then
you
hinted
at
occupancy
rates
annual
occupancy
rates
of
short-term
rentals.
Do
we
have
an
average
at
this
point
or
not.
J
J
J
A
Mr
mayor,
I
have
some
general
comments.
Yes,
sir
fine.
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
don't
like
regulation
any
more
than
anybody
else
does,
but
I
sincerely
believe
that
we
were
forced
into
this
action
because
of
two
adverse
impacts
on
our
community.
The
first
was
adverse
impact
on
what
we
call
island
character.
A
A
I
know
that
we
have
the
vast
majority
of
the
owners
of
short-term
rentals
in
this
community,
and
the
managers
who
manage
properties
for
others
are
responsible,
are
responsive
and
try
to
do
the
very
best
job
to
provide
a
quality
experience
to
those
rental.
Those
tenants
at
the
same
time
expecting
them
to
respond
to
us
and
have
good
attitudes.
A
This
ordinance
has
been
under
consideration
for
more
than
two
years
there
have
been.
Multiple
meetings
has
been
a
great
deal
of
input
received
from
various
components
in
the
community,
from
the
management
companies
from
individual
citizens
from
various
communities
around
under
anne's
excellent
leadership.
A
A
I
ran
for
this
council
on
the
basis
of
residents
first,
so
I
am
looking
to
the
residents
of
this
island
and
trying
to
protect
their
interests
at
the
same
time,
looking
out
for
the
interest
of
our
vital
tourism
community.
So
I
think
this
is
a
proper
next
step
and
I
intend
to
support
it.
Thank
you,
mayor.
H
A
high
degree
from
the
business
leaders
in
our
community
that
are
in
this
sector
and
you've
been
very
transparent
in
the
process,
and
your
competence
has
helped
us
a
great
deal
and
you've
also
drawn
from
the
confidence
of
others
in
the
same
field
in
other
communities
on
the
on
the
east
coast
here.
So
yes,
this
is
a
good
start.
I
don't
know
where
we'll
end
up
here.
H
I
would
encourage
you
to
agree
on
some
clear
metrics
going
forward
so
that
you
can
start
measuring
again
how
well
you're
doing
how
well
we're
doing
and
and
moving
in
that
direction.
That
may
avoid
the
the
need
for
more
onerous
activity
in
this
area.
If
we're
doing,
if
we
can
prove
to
ourselves
we're
doing
a
good
job,
maybe
we
can
lessen
the
requirement
for
for
oversight.
I
Mayor,
if
I
can
just
take
two
more
seconds,
I
rushed
into
my
comments,
which
I
think
are
important.
I
hope
that
I
was
glad
I
was
able
to
share
you
know.
I've
said
it
before
publicly,
but
I
want
to
here
again
to
say
thank
you.
I
think
the
amount
of
respect
the
calm
nature
that
you've
had
throughout
all
of
these
meetings
has
been
absolutely
remarkably
sensitive
to
the
issues
and
to
our
residents
and
our
visitors
and
our
businesses,
and
I
appreciate
everything
you've
done
to
get
us
there.
Thank
you.
P
P
Audio
levels
can
be
very
subjective.
This
person
sued
me
for
the
audio
levels.
Coming
from
my
farm,
I
hired
a
professional,
sound
company
to
study
the
levels
of
sound
coming
from
my
farm
and
it
turned
out
during
the
lawsuit
that
those
audio
levels
were
the
equivalent
of
me
having
a
conversation
with
somebody
standing
at
the
property
line,
so
they
lost
the
lawsuit.
P
O
Yes,
sir,
thank
you.
The
town's
municipal
code
includes
a
chart
with
decibel
levels
that
are
the
acceptable
levels
of
noise
that's
produced.
We
also
have
a
general
statement
that
you're
not
supposed
to
disturb
the
peace
between
the
hours
of
10
pm
and
7
pm
and
7
a.m,
so
it
leaves
some
discretion
for
the
town,
but
also
measurement
to
ensure
that
we're
within
those
levels.