A. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (MZDO), BEING APPENDIX A OF THE HARDEEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO (2024-2-1A)

[A. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (MZDO), BEING APPENDIX A OF THE HARDEEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO (2024-2-1A)]

THIS IS ORDINANCE 2024.

DASH 2-1A MR. CZYMBOR, PLEASE. YES.

GOOD EVENING. SO WE CAN SEE THE TAPE OR ABOUT HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO RUN THROUGH THE TAPE.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

NOT AS LONG AS THE COMP PLAN, BUT A LONG PROCESS.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION AT SECOND READING, MR. MAYOR, WHICH WOULD ADOPT THE MUNICIPAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE.

OKAY, LET'S START THE QUESTIONING.

TO MY RIGHT, MR. MEERSMAN. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

MRS GUZMAN.

NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

MR. WHITE. NO QUESTIONS.

MR. CARROLL? NO, SIR.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS IN DETAIL.

I HAVE A COUPLE.

WHAT A SURPRISE. RIGHT? JUST SOME CLARIFICATIONS.

AND I DIDN'T READ EVERY WORD OF THE THOUSAND PAGES, BUT I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

WE STILL HAVE THE TWO FEET ELEVATION REQUIREMENT.

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RIGHT. OKAY.

I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE LAST TIME.

THE REPLACEMENT TREES.

LET ME JUST CLARIFY THAT AGAIN.

IT'S STILL 15 REPLACING.

NOT. NOT.

NOT. WE DIDN'T CUT THEM DOWN.

THEY COUNT. RIGHT.

OKAY. AND THEY'RE HARDWOOD INDIGENOUS TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

YES. OKAY.

THIS IS. THIS IS A QUESTION I DIDN'T ASK LAST TIME.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT IN OUR MCO AND LIMIT THE HEIGHT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR ANY BUILDINGS FOR THAT? ABSOLUTELY. AND IS THAT IN THIS DOCUMENT OR DOES IT NEED TO BE IN THE STOCK? WE HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN SOME DISTRICTS OF 50FT AND OTHERS 35, I BELIEVE.

KATIE'S COMING UP. SOME DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY CHANGED IT FROM 35 TO 40.

SO 40FT IS FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

MULTI-FAMILY IS 50FT.

MIXED USE, 50FT DOWNTOWN, MIXED USE 50FT.

THOSE ARE THE THOSE WILL BE THOSE LAST TWO WILL BE THE TRANSECT ZONES.

SO 50FT EACH FLOOR.

IS IT AM I CORRECT IN SAYING IT'S NINE FEET PER FLOOR? I CAN 50FT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A FOUR STORY BUILDING IS FOUR STORY OKAY.

SO THE YOU CAN'T THAT'S WITH ROOF LINES AND EVERYTHING.

SO YOU CAN'T GET MORE THAN FOUR STORIES ON THAT ROUGHLY.

YES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EXACTLY HOW THINGS ARE BUILT, BUT BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE SOME, SOME DISCREPANCIES IN, IN WHAT THE STORIES ACTUALLY ARE.

BUT WE, WE MEASURE 50FT FROM GRADE.

IF THIS COUNCIL WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE STOREYS.

IS THAT WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO DO SO? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE COUNCIL FEELS ABOUT THAT, BUT MR. CZYMBOR, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST BRING THAT TO COUNCIL, MAYBE AT THE NEXT WHATEVER NEXT WORKSHOP IS, AND SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY TEMPERATURE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF STOREY HEIGHTS ON FUTURE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

I KNOW WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, AND BUT WE CAN CHANGE THE FUTURE, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN CERTAINLY GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT WHAT THE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS WOULD, MEAN OR OR HOW THEY ACTUALLY PLAY OUT. AND GIVE YOU SOME, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL AS NATIONALLY AS WELL AS LOCALLY.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE YOU'VE GOT CERTAINLY GOT FOUR STOREY HOTELS.

SEVERAL NOW IN THE CITY AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT AND WHERE THESE HOTELS ARE LOCATED.

A LOT OF THE HOTELS THAT WE WOULD LIKE IN THIS INTERIOR DOWNTOWN AREA MIGHT NEED TO BE HIGHER THAN THE ONES OUT IN, NEXT TO.

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC BEFORE IT GOES.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN IT'S ALREADY COMING BEFORE US, BUT MAYBE IF WE BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE THE COUNCIL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY DO WANT IT 4 OR 5 OR WHATEVER, LET'S LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

YOU CAN ALSO CHANGE IT AT THE TIME OF A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

IF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HAS A CERTAIN HEIGHT.

THAT'S ALSO NOT NOT MASTER PLAN.

BUT WHEN THE PDT ITSELF COMES IN, THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST THOSE HEIGHTS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO I'D RATHER HAVE IT CONSISTENT FORWARD, AND THE COUNCIL MAY WANT TO JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF ASKING THEM THAT QUESTION.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, MIKE? YEAH, I MEAN, IT JUST OBVIOUSLY IT DEPENDS ON FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE NEWER STUFF AND HOW HIGH THAT GO AND HOW THE TERRAIN, HOW HIGH CAN GO IN COMPARISON TO WHERE IT'S SET UP ON THE BUILDING.

BUT ALL THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE CAN HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THAT IN THE FUTURE.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO URGENCY TO DO IT, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE.

AND I'D LIKE TO ASK AND MAKE SURE THAT ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SECOND READING AND THEN HAVE A WORKSHOP TO CONSIDER THAT? THAT'S WHY I ASKED IF IT COULD BE CHANGED LATER.

SO I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THIS UP AS LONG AS I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE LATER.

VERY DYNAMIC DOCUMENT CAN BE CHANGED BY WITH THE PROCESS GOING THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMING TO YOU AT ANY TIME.

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THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN COMING UP A LOT LATELY, AND RATHER THAN BE DOING INDIVIDUALLY, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO PUT IN THE MCO TO REQUIRE CERTAIN STREET WIDTHS AND REQUIRE AT LEAST ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET SIDEWALKS IN EVERY NEW COMMUNITY? WE DO HAVE THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT IN THERE.

I'M LOOKING AT KATIE BECAUSE SHE FEELS WITHOUT THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT IS IN THERE AND STREET WIDTHS.

WE ASK THAT THEY BE BUILT TO, DOT STANDARDS AND CERTAIN THINGS, AND THAT GIVES MINIMUM WIDTHS AND EVERYTHING FOR FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND CIRCULATION AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE HEARING FROM A LOT OF THE GATED COMMUNITIES, WE'VE WE HAVEN'T PUT SIDEWALKS IN.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE 12 FOOT WIDTHS AND, YOU KNOW, BUSY STREETS.

PEOPLE PARKED ON THE SIDEWALK.

I MEAN, I KNOW MR. MEERSMAN BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE PAST.

YOU KNOW, CAN WE.

MAYBE 12FT ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH.

SIDEWALK AND MAYBE A WIDER STREET.

CAN WE DO IT IN THE STREETS? STREETS ARE DESIGNED TO THE SCDOT STANDARDS SO THAT IF YOU KNOW THAT THAT APPLIES TO ALL STREETS.

BUT WE DO REVIEW IT DURING THE TIME OF SK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY APPARATUS AND, CIRCULATION AND EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER. IN THE PAST, SOME OF THE PD'S HAD SOME SMALLER WIDTHS WRITTEN INTO THEM AND SOME, THEY HAD NO SIDEWALKS WRITTEN INTO THEM EXCEPT FOR THE MAIN STREETS.

ANYBODY WHO COMES IN FOR AN AMENDMENT OR A NEW PD, WE ARE REQUIRING IT, AND IT'S WRITTEN INTO THIS DOCUMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT AS WELL.

SO I THINK WE'RE COVERED MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW THAT SOME THINGS WITH SINCE I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SK HAVE CHANGED WITH THE FIRE CODE AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, LIKE CERTAIN STREET SIDES SIZES AS WELL. SO SOME OF THOSE OLDER COMMUNITIES HAVE THE SMALLER STREETS, BUT NOW THEY THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE WIDER STREETS AS WELL.

AND THE WIDER IS WHAT HOW MANY FEET JOEY SIR.

THANK YOU JOEY. SO THE THE WIDER STREETS NOW ARE 24FT AND THEN IT GOES UP TO 26FT BASED ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING.

SO IF IT'S GREATER THAN 30FT OR 35FT IN HEIGHT, THE BUILDING HAS TO HAVE AN INCREASE OF A 26 FOOT WIDE ROAD.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR JUST NORMAL STREETS, BUT NORMAL DAY TO DAY STREETS ARE 24FT CURB TO CURB.

OKAY, SO I GUESS THAT'S 24FT.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE AND SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES YOU MIGHT BE, I'M GUESSING, AND YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE.

CONFLICT WITH GOLF CARTS AND SOME BICYCLES AND OTHER THINGS.

AND THAT'S, I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO ON SOME OF THESE STREETS IS LOOK TOWARDS BIKE LANES AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WILL HELP ALSO ON THOSE THOSE, WELL, PUTTING SIDEWALKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET WILL CERTAINLY HELP THAT.

AND THAT'S WRITTEN IN IN THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE.

OKAY. WE EXCEED DOT STANDARDS.

GOOD QUESTION. WE CAN I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS.

I'M NOT AN ENGINEER AND I DON'T WANT TO START PLAYING THAT THAT WAY BECAUSE YOU GET SOME REALLY MESSED UP STREETS.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU SOME INFORMATION BACK ON THAT.

ON WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE WITH TODAY'S WITH THE TYPES OF COMMUNITIES WE'RE GETTING IN HERE.

WHY DON'T WE ADD THAT SUBJECT TO THE, TO THE WORKSHOP ABOUT HEIGHTS? OKAY. THE, NEXT MY MY FAVORITE TOPIC, WHITE HARDEE BOULEVARD.

A COUPLE OF THINGS, JUST TO CLARIFY.

DO WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS ON.

I KNOW WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN.

DO WE HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE SPEED LIMITS ON WHITE HARDEE BOULEVARD? NO, IT MAKES A RECOMMENDATION.

AS I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK ON TRAFFIC CALMING TECHNIQUES MORE SO THAN SPEED LIMITS.

AS THE CHIEF HAS SAID MANY TIMES, THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE THEM SLOW DOWN, BUT CERTAIN TRAFFIC CALMING TECHNIQUES THAT WE ARE, WORKING ON, WE ALREADY GOT, LOOKING AT ENGINEERS TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT ONES TO GET THAT, ONE THING IS TO, GET THOSE PEDESTRIAN WAYS, GET SOME LANDSCAPING, DO SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, AND, CHANGING PAVEMENT TYPES IN CERTAIN PLACES.

THOSE THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL.

AND WE'RE ALREADY WORKING. THAT'S PART OF THE WHITE HARDEE BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN.

AND, WE HAD WE HAD PUT IN A FEW YEARS AGO AN ORDINANCE ABOUT CONTAINERS.

IS THAT IS THAT ABSOLUTELY.

THIS YEAR, USING CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE CLARIFIED A FEW THINGS IN THE MEDIA, BUT, WE KEPT THE, THE.

INTENT. AND IF ANYTHING, WE MADE IT A LITTLE MORE STRINGENT AND EASIER TO ENFORCE.

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AND FOR MAJOR CORRIDORS LIKE THAT, IS IT IN THIS DOCUMENT OR IN THE MASTER PLAN FOR, SIDEWALKS AND BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL PATHS FOR MAJOR, ROADWAYS AS PART OF THE EAST COAST GREENWAY? IT'S MAINLY IN THE IN THE MASTER PLANS AND THE AND IT'S IN THE MASTER PLANS, NOT IN THE MIDDLE.

OKAY. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO, WEIGH IN ON ON THE MCDO.

THIS IS SECOND ORDINANCE, THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY SEEING NONE.

I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.

THIS IS SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 2024.

DASH TWO. DASH ONE A MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT 2024.

DASH TWO. DASH ONE.

A SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. OKAY.

NOW, THE NEXT SECOND READING IS AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE MASTER PLAN FOR TRACT OF LAND 26 ACRES, KNOWN

[B. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO ADOPT A MASTER PLAN SUBMITTAL FOR A TRACT OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 26 ACRES, KNOWN GENERALLY AS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE MULTIFAMILY LOCATED ON MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE (COASTAL LAND TRACT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT) AND TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TO INDICATE THAT PORTION SUBJECT TO THE MASTER PLAN (2024-2-1B)]

GENERALLY AS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE MULTIFAMILY, LOCATED ON MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE.

TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TO INDICATE THAT PORTION SUBJECT TO THE MASTER PLAN.

THIS IS SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 2024.

DASH 2-1B.

MISTER CZYMBOR, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. WE'RE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION AT SECOND READING.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THE COUNCIL, I THINK, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FIRST READING.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION AT SECOND READING.

OKAY. MISTER CARROLL, DO YOU WANT TO START THE QUESTIONING? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, A COUPLE OF THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED BEFORE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR, I GUESS WHAT? I'M MAYBE BROWN OR KATIE OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHO WE.

I GUESS IT'D BE ONE OF THEM THAT WOULD COME UP IN OUTSIDE QUESTIONS FOR THESE.

SURE. OR.

AND IF THEY CAN'T ANSWER IT, WE HAVE THE APPLICANTS HERE AS WELL.

SAME QUESTIONS THE MAYOR ASKED A WHILE AGO.

ONE ABOUT THE TREES, ABOUT WE STILL HAVE IN THE 15 PER ACRE REPLACEMENT TREES.

THE WAY THIS ONE'S WRITTEN, THEY WILL FOLLOW THE MCDO FOR THEIR TREE REPLACEMENT.

AND SO THEY WILL HAVE THOSE NATIVE HARDWOODS.

AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION.

GOOD QUESTION. OKAY.

AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION.

AND I GUESS YOU SEMI ANSWERED IT.

BROWN. IT KIND OF WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT.

AND WE AND ACTUALLY IN THE WORKSHOP WE TALKED ABOUT IT TOO, ABOUT THE FOUR STORY APARTMENTS AND BROWN, I KIND OF ANSWERED THE QUESTION ABOUT IF IN THE FUTURE I KNOW, LIKE I SAY, YOU CAN'T, CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME.

I KNOW, BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS PROJECT THEY'RE ONLY PROPOSING THREE.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT THIS GOES, YOU KNOW.

BUT YEAH, AND I LIKE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR STORY.

THIS I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE THREE STORIES.

SO AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND I GUESS THESE SIDEWALKS WILL STILL BE 12.

THE SIDEWALK WIDTH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A SPECIFIED WIDTH, BUT THE COUNTER, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF STEVE'S QUESTIONS.

I KNOW. WHICH IS A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE I'M I MISSED GLUE HAPPEN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING, CONNOR BLANEY WITH FORD EDWARDS ENGINEERING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE. GOOD EVENING.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE DIMENSIONED THE SIDEWALKS ON THE THE PLANS THAT WERE PROVIDED, BUT I BELIEVE THEY WERE DRAWN IN AT SIX FOOT WIDTH.

WE COULD EXPLORE SOME OPTIONS ON THE MAIN CORRIDORS TO INCREASE THAT.

WITH, LIKELY IT'LL NEED TO BE MAINTAINED AT SIX FOOT WIDTH WHEN IT ENTERS THE SCDOT RIGHT OF WAY, BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL SUPERSEDE HAVING JURISDICTION ON THE SIDEWALK. ANOTHER QUESTION WAS BIKE LANES.

YEAH. THAT'S SO FOR THE INTERNAL ROAD STRUCTURE, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING BIKE LANES WITHIN THE PARKING LOT AND INSTEAD PROMOTING THE BICYCLIST TO UTILIZE THE SIDEWALKS.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. I ASSUME THERE'LL BE THE THE DA FEES ON THIS OR.

YEAH. THIS PDB DOES NOT HAVE A DEA ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

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THAT'S WHY I WAS CURIOUS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MRS GUZMAN.

DO YOU WANT TO ASK WHY? YEAH. WHY? I GOT IT. I WAS IT WAS A12 ACT WITH BO.

WHY? I KNOW DO DO DO DO DO.

STAYING OUT OF THE WAY. THIS THIS IS THE COASTAL LANDS TRACK.

WHICH WAS WHEN BROUGHT IN.

WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS ON IT AT THE TIME THAT BUILT THE HOSPITAL AMONG SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT IN, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THIS TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL WOULD BRING IN THE THE TAX BASE THAT WOULD COVER IT.

THIS WAS DONE BACK IN THE EARLY IN THE LATE 1990S, EARLY 2000.

SO IT WAS WELL BEFORE WE HAD ANY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ORDINANCE.

YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I KNOW ABOUT IT.

THAT'S AS MUCH AS I CAN TELL YOU.

IT'S A SMALLER FOOTPRINT.

PD2. IT'S.

YEAH, BECAUSE I REMEMBER READING ONE OF THE BOOKLETS THAT YOU PREPARED FOR ME ABOUT HOW YOU GO ABOUT APPROVING THESE THINGS, AND I AND I REMEMBER READING IN THERE THAT IT'S 25 ACRES AND ABOVE, YOU NEED A DA AGREEMENT BECAUSE I KNOW THE ONE THAT WAS UP THE OAKLEY FAMILY, ONE WE KIND OF MISSED OUT ON 170.

YEAH, THE ONE ON 170.

THAT WAS IT WAS SMALLER.

BUT YES, THIS IS THIS WAS DONE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND IT HAD MANY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

SO, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT IT AS FAR AS THE HISTORY, YES.

BACK UP ON THE LAST QUESTION.

BRIANNA, ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT COST OR DO YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE COVERED? I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED.

I THINK FROM EVERYTHING I CAN TELL OF WHAT'S GOING IN THERE.

AND, WITH THIS AND SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OBVIOUSLY THE HOSPITAL AND, AND MEDICAL USES, I THINK THAT, WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING HAND IN HAND IN PARTNERING WITH US AND, AND.

LUCKILY WE HAVE THINGS GOING ON LIKE THE EXIT EIGHT WIDENING THAT ARE GOING TO BRING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN AS WELL.

SO I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE.

BO. DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ARE YOU FINISHED? I'M FINISHED.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MR. GUZMAN, YOU'RE DONE.

YES, SIR. MR. SIDEWALK, I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT.

I KNEW THAT.

I WILL SAY, FIRST OFF, THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST PROPOSALS I'VE SEEN IN THE THE SHORT TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL.

THE ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDINGS, ARE OPTIMUM.

THE WAY IT'S PLACED ON THE.

THE PROPERTY IS GREAT.

MY ONLY. AND IT IS THE CONCERN OF THE SIDEWALK, THE SIX FEET THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT'S WORRISOME TO ME BECAUSE.

OF ALL OF THE RETAIL AND THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WILL POSSIBLY BE GOING IN DOWN AND AROUND THAT AREA IS GOING TO.

WE WANT THE OUR CITY TO BE ACCESSIBLE BY MORE THAN CARS, AND WALKING IS ONE OF THEM.

BUT WE YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SIX FOOT SIDEWALK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY MAYBE WITH A STROLLER OR A KID IN A WAGON.

SIX FEET REALLY ISN'T THAT WIDE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT DOT WE ARE ENCROACHING.

IT'S THEY HAVE A SAY SO IN THERE TOO.

BUT IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO TAKE THAT 6FT TO 10FT WOULD MAKE IT MUCH MORE USABLE AND SAFER FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO USE IT.

IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT, IT SURE BE GREAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

STEVE, I'D SAY THAT'S AN EXCELLENT INSIGHT YOU'VE JUST RAISED.

I SUPPORT THAT INSIGHT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. WE WOULD BE WILLING TO, PROPOSE A TEN FOOT WIDTH TO SCDOT, GIVEN THEY WOULD HAVE JURISDICTION AND.

PROCEED ACCORDINGLY.

ALL YOU CAN DO IS ASK. THAT'S ALL I ASK OF YOU.

THANK YOU KNOW TO ASK.

MR. SIDEWALKS HAS SPOKEN.

CONCRETE COMMENT.

OH. THAT HURTS.

OH, SHOULD I DUCK? YEAH. OH, THAT WAS A REAL SOLID YOU GAVE ME THERE.

YEAH. MEET YOU AT THE CORNER.

WELL, I'M HOPE YOU'RE ALL ENJOYING COMEDY CENTRAL HERE.

THE AGAIN.

DON'T GO THERE.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SIDEWALK IN THE BIKE LANE CONVERSATION.

AND I THINK I BROUGHT THIS UP LAST TIME, I KNOW YOU ADDRESSED INSIDE THE COMMUNITY, BUT I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS ADJACENT TO SOME A COMMERCIAL LIKE STARBUCKS AND, AND AND

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TACO BELL. SO WILL THERE BE SOME ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR THE KIDS, IF THEY WANT TO RIDE THEIR BIKE TO TACO BELL OR SOMETHING.

SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED WHEN THIS CAME IN AS A POSSIBILITY WAS CONNECTING TO WHERE THE CITY HAD ALREADY CONSTRUCTED SIDEWALKS, AND THEY WERE WILLING TO DO THAT ALL IN FRONT OF THEIR, DEVELOPMENT.

SO, YES. SO IN FRONT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

YES. SO THE WHOLE THE, THEIR WHOLE FRONTAGE HERE.

AND THEY WILL CONNECT RIGHT BEHIND THE HAMPTON INN WHERE THE CITY ENDED THE SIDEWALK.

OKAY. COOL.

THANK YOU. AND TEN FEET, I HOPE, TEN FEET.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME FORWARD, HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE? TELL A JOKE OR TWO. THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THEM UP HERE.

SO, SERIOUSLY, I'M SORRY.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION OR MAKE A COMMENT? SEEING NONE.

I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.

THIS IS SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 2024.

DASH TWO. DASH ONE BE.

I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

2020 4-2-1 BE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? I JUST WANT TO ASK CONNOR TO MAKE SURE HE DIDN'T FORGET THE SIGNAGE ABOUT THE CRITTERS IN NEAR THE WATER.

BODIES OF WATER.

OKAY, THANKS.

OKAY. ANY OTHERS? SEEING NONE.

I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD LUCK.

WHEN WILL YOU BE FINISHED? YEAH. RIGHT NOW THE WORK BEGINS.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. BEST WISHES.

NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS.

A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE.

SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION AND

[IX. NEW BUSINESS]

[A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY]

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION ONE VOTE.

THIS IS 2020 4-2- 15 A MR. CZYMBOR, PLEASE. THANK YOU SIR.

SO THE CITY DID ISSUE AN RFP IN DECEMBER.

I THINK THE DUE DATE WAS JANUARY 30TH.

WE WERE VERY SURPRISED AND APPRECIATIVE.

WE DID RECEIVE 18 QUALIFIED RESPONSES.

AND JUST FOR, A BENCHMARK, BEAUFORT COUNTY ISSUED A SIMILAR RFP, AND THEY ONLY RECEIVED 12.

SO, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE IN, QUITE, QUITE IMPRESSIVE WITH THE, THE SHEER DEPTH AND BREADTH OF WHAT WE RECEIVED.

SO WE DID RECEIVE 18 QUALIFIED RESPONSES.

WE DID APPOINT A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF FOUR DEPARTMENT HEADS.

MISS SNOWDEN, WHO WAS THE CHAIR, MR. KIMBRELL, CHIEF CAMP.

THE HR DIRECTOR, MISS GRIFFIN AND COUNCILMAN WHITE, WHO DID A VERY EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS.

THERE WERE PROPOSED THERE WERE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE RFP, SO THEY WERE SCORED AND RANKED.

THE RANKING IS UP THERE.

I'LL INVITE MISS STONE TO COME UP AND GIVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS.

SO I THINK THE COMMITTEE, AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW, RECOMMENDED, SLAVE AND AS THE PROPOSAL THAT, WAS THE HIGHEST RANKED.

AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ACCEPT THEIR PROPOSAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH.

MISS SNOWDEN, WELCOME BACK.

YES, WE WE DID HAVE WE MET TWICE AND WE HAD SOME VERY THOROUGH AND IN DEPTH.

AND I THINK ALL OF US, WORKED ON IT AND, AND EXPRESSED EVERYTHING THAT WE FELT.

THANK THE CHIEF CAMP FOR HELPING ME WITH THE SPREADSHEET BECAUSE HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THE SPREADSHEET, GETTING IT ORGANIZED FOR ME.

I AM NOT A NUMBERS PERSON, SO, THAT THAT'S A VERY HELPFUL.

COUNCILMAN WHITE CERTAINLY OFFERED SOME VERY GOOD INSIGHT INTO THIS AS WELL.

A FEW OF US HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST WITH WITH BOB SLAVIN'S COMPANY, IN IN HIS SEARCHES IN THE PAST FOR THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, I WILL SAY THAT WE ENDED UP COMING UP WITH A TIER ONE, AND THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE.

AND THE NUMBER TWO ON THERE.

THERE WERE THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH PRETTY CLOSE IN, IN RANKINGS AND SCORES.

SLAVIN AND BAKER TILLY.

SO WE PUT THAT IN THIS TIER ONE.

AND THEN TIER TWO WAS THE OTHER TWO THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED THERE, DEVELOPMENTAL ASSOCIATES AS WELL AS MGT.

SO WE HAD SOME VERY STRONG.

REPORTS, BUT OVERALL WE DID RECOMMEND SEVEN.

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OKAY. MR. WHITE IS OUR COUNCIL LEAD.

THIS IS A COUNCIL DECISION, AND IT, SO I'M GOING TO ASK MR. WHITE TO LEAD US OFF WITH THE QUESTIONING AND ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON, ON THIS PROCESS.

ONE OF THE THINGS, I THINK, IS CRITICAL WITH THIS GROUP.

THEY WERE INVOLVED IN MIKE'S HIRING, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY MANAGER THAT WE HIRE TODAY UNDERSTANDS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HARDEEVILLE THAT HE HIRED FOR THE LAST TIME.

LOTS OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED, LOTS OF CHANGES HAVE HAPPENED, AND THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP TO TAKE US FROM WHERE WE ARE TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO IS SOME OF THE SAME THINGS WE HAD TO GET HERE, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US HAVE A CHANCE TO THINK THROUGH WHAT WE THINK IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR NEW CITY MANAGER AND TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY THAT MIKE HAS STARTED.

MIKE HAS TAKEN US FROM THE SANDLOT TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES, AND I MEAN THAT VERY SINCERELY.

AND, WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT KIND OF FORWARD VISION AND RESULTS.

AND, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

AND SO I WOULD INVITE ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY FOR THIS NEW CITY MANAGER TO SEND ME ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE.

I'LL MAKE SURE THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM GETS IT.

I'M ALSO GOING TO INVITE THEM TO JUST TALK DIRECTLY WITH ANY OF YOU IN TERMS OF IDEAS.

IT'LL BE A GROUP DECISION.

WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM THE COUNCIL AND ALSO THE STAFF HERE.

AND, I THINK THIS IS A 3 TO 4 MONTH PROJECT, AND WE WANT TO HAVE THE PERSON HERE READY TO BE TAKING OVER WHEN MIKE, MOVES ON TO WHAT'S NEW IN HIS LIFE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM, BUT WE WANT TO BE, HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.

SO THAT'S MY VIEW.

AND I INVITE ANYONE ELSE IN THE COUNCIL TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS, BECAUSE, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A COUNCIL TO HIRE THIS PERSON AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE THE LEGACY AND THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF. SO LET ME THROW TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAS ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IN GENERAL.

LET'S GO TO JOHN.

JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR ANY QUESTIONS? I AGREE WITH BO.

AND I CAN SEE WHY THIS, PARTICULAR FIRM WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE WE ALL DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE AND THEY DID A REAL GOOD JOB, AND THEY SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE JUST A GOOD PULSE FOR FOR HARDEEVILLE AND CITIES OF THIS SIZE.

AND BOTH GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

AND IF HE, CHOSE THIS AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL GOING ALONG WITH THE GROUP AND BO'S RECOMMENDATION AND LET ME ADD, THERE WAS A COMMITTEE.

SO WE DID A CONSENSUS THING.

I DIDN'T MAKE IT BY MYSELF, BUT FOLKS LIKE STEVE WERE VERY MUCH A PART OF THAT.

BRIANNA AND JAMES AND OUR HR PERSON, PAM.

SO IT WAS A COLLECTIVE THING, AND IT WAS SORT OF LIKE CREAM RISING TO THE SURFACE OF MILK.

THEY JUST CAME TO THE SURFACE AFTER WE TALKED FOR A WHILE.

EXCUSE ME. NEXT BY MR. GUZMAN. I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN, BO'S EXPERTISE IN THIS.

AND I ALSO SEE THE HIGH SCORES ACROSS THE BOARD, FROM THE MEMBERS THAT WERE IN THE COMMITTEE.

SO THAT SAYS A LOT.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

MR. MEERSMAN, I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE IS, FANTASTIC.

LOOKING AT THE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AS A CROSS SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES AND COUNCIL THE, HOW DO I GET, I GUESS, THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT THOSE NAMES UP THERE HAVE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO, ALL OF HARDEEVILLE AND THEIR EXPERTISE IN CHOOSING SLAVEN, I THINK IS FANTASTIC AND SAID, MY HAT'S OFF TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE FOR THIS.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND I, I HAVE NO, QUESTION OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE CHOICE OF OR THE

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE.

QUESTION. AND I GUESS THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED BY BO IT IF THERE ARE OUTSIDE APPLICANTS, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME INTERNAL APPLICANTS.

APPLICANTS FROM AROUND THE REGION WHO HEARD OF THE JOB OPENING.

DO THEY ALL GO AND GET DIRECTED TO SLOVAN? MY ANSWER IS YES.

THAT INTERNAL CANDIDATES, PEOPLE IN THE AREA DO THAT SO THAT EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AND THEY'RE, EXCELLENT AT HIRING CITY MANAGERS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCESS OF QUESTIONS, EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND, I THINK FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CANDIDATES, THAT'S THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VERY BEST.

SO IF WE HAVE ANY INTERNAL CANDIDATES OR FOLKS IN THE AREA, WE WILL JUST SIMPLY, DIRECT THEM TO SEND THEIR RESUME TO THE, SEARCH FIRM.

AND THE SEARCH FIRM WILL EVALUATE THAT.

AND AS THEY DO IT, USUALLY THEY GET DOWN TO MAYBE THREE CANDIDATES.

THEY WILL GO THROUGH THOSE CANDIDATES AND CHECK THEIR REFERENCES AND THEIR RECORD AND THEIR BACKGROUND AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE AS SURPRISES. ONCE WE GET DOWN TO THE FINAL, PROCESS, THEY'LL CHECK THE PERSON IN TERMS OF SALARY TO MAKE SURE THEY FIT INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO, THEY'LL BE GOOD, AND THEY'RE WELL EXPERIENCED.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY DID OUR LAST SEARCH.

AND CERTAINLY WITH MIKE, THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

OKAY. THE THE NEXT COMMENT IS AND AGAIN.

BO. FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY, THIS IS A COUNCIL DECISION.

THIS IS A COUNCIL HIRE.

IT'S NOT STAFF, IT'S COUNCIL.

SO THE INTERVIEWS, THE DECISION, WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION BY ALL FIVE OF US THAT THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT, GET, YOU KNOW, FEEDBACK FROM WHOEVER YOU FEEL IS NECESSARY.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COUNCIL AND COUNCIL ONLY DECISION.

DO YOU AGREE? ABSOLUTELY.

I, LET ME JUST SPEAK TO THE SITUATION WITH MIKE.

RARELY IN LIFE DO YOU GET TO HIRE YOUR REPLACEMENT.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WORKS.

WHAT YOU DO IS CERTAINLY HAVE INPUT.

AND MIKE WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON TO INTERVIEW, BUT THE DECISION WILL NOT BE WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

IT WILL BE WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND THAT IS NO REFLECTION ON MIKE.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS DONE WHEN WE'RE HIRING THE PERSON.

AND WE CERTAINLY WANT MIKE'S, INPUT AND WE WANT SOMEONE TO FOLLOWS THE LEGACY OF MIKE.

AND SO HIS INSIGHTS WERE VERY IMPORTANT, AS WITH THE STAFF.

BUT THE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND, AND THAT'S JUST GENERALLY THE WAY IT WORKS IN ANY SEARCH LIKE THIS.

AND, SO THAT'S WHAT WE THINK IS A GROUP AND MAKE SENSE.

MIKE, THAT'S NO, NEGATIVE ON YOU.

WE WANT YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE A CRITICAL PART OF THIS.

AND, YOU SET A HIGH BAR FOR SOMEONE TO FOLLOW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. SO MY LAST COMMENT IS WE AS A GROUP HAVE, EXPRESS AND IT'S ON THE THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS TIMETABLE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE SITTING IN THE CHAIR BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO I WOULD ASK BO, AS THE LEADER OF OF THIS PROCESS, THAT YOU KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED.

IF AT ANY TIME THIS TIMETABLE IS BEHIND SCHEDULE, ABSOLUTELY STAY ON SCHEDULE.

AND I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS, EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT IF YOU COULD GET IT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE'D BE WILLING TO DO THAT AS WELL.

AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT THAT I WOULD AND I GUESS MY COMMENTS ARE MOSTLY TO YOU AS THE LEADER OF THE PACK.

I HEAR YOU, HARRY. AND THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST CRITERIA THAT WE WILL ASK THE SEARCH FIRM, GIVEN WHAT HARRY HAS JUST SAID, CAN THEY MEET THAT DEADLINE BY AND AND WE WANT THEM TO DO A FRESH SEARCH.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS THE CORRAL OF PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T GET CHOSEN OTHER PLACES.

THEY'LL ALWAYS BE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS, BUT WE WANT A FRESH LOOK AT SOME CANDIDATES THAT, WILL FIT IN AND THIS WILL BE AN EXCITING NEW JOB FOR THEM AS WELL AS FOR OUR

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CITY. SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THIS.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN IT.

AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND, EXCELLENCE IS OUR GOAL, AND WE WANT SOMEONE TO FOLLOW IN MIKE'S FOOTSTEP AND KEEP THAT LEGACY UP.

AND, GET AHOLD OF ME BY MAIL OR CALL ME OR ANYTHING.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME OFFLINE OR SHARE ANYTHING.

AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE CRITERIA THAT WE COME UP WITH, AND YOU'LL BE, AN ELABORATE PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS.

AND, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ONE LAST THING.

IF YOU COULD GIVE EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL AND I GUESS STAFF AS WELL, IN CASE THERE ARE ANY, LOCAL CANDIDATES WHO APPROACH US.

GIVE US THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN ABOUT SLOVAN.

YOU KNOW WHO THEY SHOULD CONTACT, WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.

SO IF ANY OF US GET GET A CALL OR SOMEONE FROM STAFF GETS A CALL THAT SOMEONE'S INTERESTED, WE KNOW HOW TO DIRECT THEM TO THE RIGHT PLACE. I'VE ALREADY TOLD JOHN THAT IN HIS INQUIRY.

SO YOU OKAY? ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT.

NOW GET MY PLACE BACK HERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.

THIS IS RESOLUTION 2024.

DASH TWO DASH 15 A.

MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

RESOLUTION 2020 4-2- 15 A WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE.

I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. OKAY, THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

LET'S GET MOVING.

A RESOLUTION THE NEXT IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL SETTING IMMEDIATE, SHORT AND LONG TERM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2024 AND

[B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY COUNCIL SETTING IMMEDIATE, SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2024 AND BEYOND, WHILE DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FOCUS THE CITY’S RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THE STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (2024-2-15B)]

BEYOND, WHILE DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FOCUS THE CITY'S RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THE STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

MR. CZYMBOR, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. SO WE DID MEET IN OUR ANNUAL RETREAT ON JANUARY 16TH.

WE, GATHERED ALL THE FEEDBACK.

MR. PARSONS, AS ALWAYS, DID A FANTASTIC JOB TRYING TO COMPILE, ANALYZE AND DOCUMENT A PLAN MOVING FORWARD THAT SHOWS ALL THE LONG AND SHORT TERM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH WHICH ACCEPTS THOSE GOALS AND PRIORITIES.

MR. PARSONS, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND I THINK WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AND STUFF AS WELL, IS THE BASICALLY THE SUMMARY SLASH SCORING SLASH PRIORITY TYPE SHEETS FOR, FOR THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE HAVE IN PLACE.

AS MENTIONED, WE MET JANUARY 16TH WITH COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP TO GO THROUGH AND HAVE A DAY WORTH OF STRATEGIC PLANNING.

BASICALLY, WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT? I MEAN, WE STILL FOCUS ON FIVE PILLARS OF INFORMATION.

THAT'S GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.