[00:09:31] YES. WE WILL START TODAY WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE INVOCATION BY [I. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [00:09:41] MISS GUZMAN, ARE YOU STILL OUR PRAYER QUEEN TILL THE END OF JUNE. OKAY, PLEASE RISE. GOD OF PEACE, WE INVITE YOU TO PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING, EVEN IF WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. GIVE US UNITY OF SPIRIT. [00:10:01] HELP US TO EACH LISTEN POLITELY AS OTHERS SHARE THEIR POINTS OF VIEW. HELP US TO WORK AS A UNIFIED TEAM IN COMBINING IDEAS FOR A GREAT OUTCOME. MAY WE HAVE A SPIRIT OF CAMARADERIE IN THIS ROOM AND WORK TOGETHER ON OUR SHARED MISSION. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. NORMALLY, I RECOGNIZE OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AT THIS TIME, BUT TODAY, IN HONOR OF MAY 15TH, AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING. PLEASE OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR POLICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE AND HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED TO PROTECT OUR LIVES AND LIBERTIES, AND ESPECIALLY ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, INCLUDING THOSE RECENTLY KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE REMEMBER THEIR FAMILIES. THANK YOU. I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING. [II. CALL TO ORDER] 205 MAIN STREET, HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 2ND, 2024 AT 5 P.M.. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO TODAY'S AGENDA? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA] SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO, MAYOR, THERE'S NOBODY THAT'S SIGNED UP. [V. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTE TIME LIMIT)] OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF FIREFIGHTERS. LANDEN YORK, JOSEPH WEHRER. [VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS] I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS THAT UP. [A. INTRODUCTION OF FIREFIGHTERS LANDEN YORK, JOSEPH WEHRER, JOSHUA WASKOW and BRYAN NOWAK] PERFECT. JOSHUA WASKOW? I PROBABLY MESSED THAT ONE UP. BRIAN NOWAK, JUST PLEASE CORRECT ME WHEN YOU COME FORWARD AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG. CHIEF CAMP, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AND BRINGING SOME OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR YOU GUYS TO MEET. THE FIRST ONE WE'RE GOING TO DO IS MR. LANDEN YORK. ACTUALLY, HE'S A RETURNING MEMBER TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE WORKED HERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN HAD SOME FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. HE NEEDED TO LEAVE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT HE'S MADE HIS WAY BACK TO THE LOW COUNTRY AND IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK TO US, AND WE SNATCHED HIM BACK UP AGAIN BECAUSE HE WAS A VERY GOOD EMPLOYEE THEN, AND HE'S AN EVEN BETTER ONE NOW BECAUSE HE'S GOT MORE EXPERIENCE. SO, MR. YORK. THANK YOU CHIEF. WELCOME. HOW ARE WE DOING TONIGHT? GOOD. I'D LIKE TO SAY HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE STANDING BACK HERE AGAIN. IN 2020, A FEW THINGS CHANGED IN MY PERSONAL LIFE. MY FAMILY AND I HAD TO MOVE TO THE UPSTATE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. DURING THAT TIME, I ACQUIRED A WIFE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND SHE'S JUST AMAZING. I BROUGHT HER WITH ME IF I'D KNOWN I WAS GOING TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE SETTLED THINGS UP NORTH AND WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO THE LOW COUNTRY, SPECIFICALLY ME TO COME BACK TO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, AND CHIEF CHILDS SENT ME AN EMAIL BECAUSE I HAD APPLIED AND WANTED ME TO COME DOWN AND TEST, AND, AND I PRAYED ABOUT IT AND MADE THE RIDE DOWN AND THINGS WORKED OUT. SO WE SOLD THE HOUSE IN GREENVILLE AND MOVED BACK DOWN, AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE FOUR YEARS MAKES, Y'ALL. THIS CITY WAS BEYOND A CROSSROADS. WHEN I LEFT, WE WERE PAST THE PRECIPICE OF THE EDGE OF GREAT THINGS THEN, AND WHAT I SEE NOW AS THE CITY, WE'VE CROSSED THE RUBICON AND ARE HEADED TOWARDS SOME REALLY, REALLY GREAT THINGS, AND AS A PERSON WHO CAN SEE TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, RATHER THAN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW, I AM ALL AT THE SAME TIME HUMBLED, GRATEFUL AND EXCITED TO BE A PART OF MAKING THIS CITY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE GOING INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK AND BEST WISHES. COUNCIL? GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL, PLEASE ADDRESS MR. YORK, IF YOU WISH. WELCOME. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. A RETURNING EMPLOYEE TO THEIR PREVIOUS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS A GOOD SIGN THAT WE DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. SO WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK, AND IF I REMEMBER MY HISTORY RIGHT, IT WAS CAESAR WHO CROSSED THE RUBICON AND THEN THE SENATE STABBED HIM. [CHUCKLING] SO I HOPE YOU'RE NOT REFERRING ME TO--I WASN'T LOOKING THAT FAR DOWN THE ROAD, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. [CHUCKLING] I KNEW YOU WERE THERE. MR. MAYOR. YES. YEAH IF YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT JOB DOESN'T WORK OUT, YOU CAN BE OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR. [00:15:02] HOW ABOUT THAT? [CHUCKLING] VERY GOOD. WELCOME BACK. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON YOUR LIST IS MR. WARE. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT. HE HAD SOMETHING COME UP AND HE CAN'T GET, HE COULD NOT COME IN TONIGHT. MR. NOWAK IS ALSO WORKING TODAY. HE IS ON THE AMBULANCE, AND THEY GOT A CALL AND WEREN'T ABLE TO GET HERE. SO WE'LL TRY TO GET BOTH OF THOSE BACK NEXT TIME, AND NOW WE'VE GOT MR. JOSEPH WEHRER. HE'S COME TO US CURRENTLY, I THINK LAST WAS JASPER COUNTY AND THEN HE HAD LEFT THERE TO GO DO SOME OTHER PRIVATE BUSINESSES, BUT HE'S HAD TEN PLUS YEARS IN THE SERVICE, AND HE'S WORKED AT BEAUFORT CITY FOR MOST OF THOSE AND THEN, YEAH, MOST RECENTLY JASPER COUNTY, AND I DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL. LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY, BUT HE IS A VERY GOOD EMPLOYEE FOR US. I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING HIM. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. FOUR DAYS NOW. [CHUCKLING] YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK FOR SURE. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. [CHUCKLING] LIKE CHIEF WAS SAYING, I GOT 21 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE. 17 TO 18 OF THEM OVER IN BEAUFORT CITY. LISTEN TO THE GUYS TALK ABOUT HARDEEVILLE WHEN I WAS WITH JASPER, AND TO BE HONEST, ONE OF YOUR TRUCK CAPTAINS TRIED TO POACH ME FROM JASPER AS SOON AS HE MET ME OVER THERE TRYING TO GET ME OVER HERE, AND I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T DO THAT TO CHIEF VAUGHN. NOT YET. SO OVER TIME, AND LIKE HE SAID, I STEPPED AWAY. TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING PART OF TEAM HARDEEVILLE AND HELPING SUPPORT AND CARRY ON THE MISSION. WELCOME, AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS. FOUR DAYS, AND THEY'VE GIVEN YOU A SHIRT ALREADY; THAT'S GOOD. [CHUCKLING] YEAH. ARE YOU PLAYING BALL TOMORROW? NO, MA'AM, I WILL NOT BE. OKAY. DO YOU PLAY SOFTBALL? I HAVE MEANDERED ONCE OR TWICE FOR A COUPLE TOURNAMENTS FOR BEAUFORT IF THEY NEEDED. OKAY. [CHUCKLING] CHIEF, IT'S ON. WELL, WELCOME TO HARDEEVILLE. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GO FIRE! [CHUCKLING] GOOD NIGHT. IT STARTS EARLY. IT AIN'T OVER YET. I GOT THE FIRST WORD IN. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. OKAY NEXT, WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR SHANE BENTON AND DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL CHRISTOPHER YATES, [B. INTRODUCTION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR SHANE BENTON and DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL CHRISTOPHER YATES] AND MR. CZYMBOR. WE'RE GOING TO, MISS SNOWDEN IS GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE. MS. OLIVER, I UNDERSTAND, COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. YES, SHE HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, AND SO WE SEND HER OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, AND SHE ASKED ME IF I COULD INTRODUCE HER GUYS FOR HER, AND SO I'LL START WITH SHANE BENTON. BORN AND RAISED IN HARDEEVILLE FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR FIVE GENERATIONS. MARRIED WITH TWO DAUGHTERS. HAS BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SINCE HE STARTED WORKING. ALL IN OUR AREA, AND HIS DAD WHO SOME OF US KNOW WELL IS RETIRED HARDEEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHANE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I LIKE WHAT I SEE HERE, AND THINK I HAVE GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE HERE. WELL, WE WISH YOU A LOT OF HAPPINESS AND WELCOME, AND WE DO KNOW YOUR FATHER. WELL, HE'S A GREAT MAN. I KNOW HE SET A PATH THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FOLLOW HIS. I'M SURE YOU WILL. I'M SURE YOU WILL, AND MAKE YOUR FATHER VERY PROUD. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SETTLED DOWN A LOT, MAYOR, FROM WHEN I. [CHUCKLING] OH, BOY. RIGHT. YEAH, YEAH. WELL, I KNOW YOUR FAMILY GOES BACK FIVE GENERATIONS. THAT WAS ABOUT WHEN MR. CARROLL WAS BORN. SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. [CHUCKLING] YEAH, RIGHT. HE'S A GOOD GUY, I COULD SAY, HIS DAD AND I ARE GOOD FRIENDS. HE'S KNOWN ME SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS. YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. OH, YEAH. JOHN AND YOUR GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER. THAT'S RIGHT. WELCOME. GOOD LUCK. WELCOME. GLAD TO SEE YOU, MAN. REALLY AM, AND NEXT WE HAVE OUR NEW DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL, CHRISTOPHER YATES. CHRIS WAS BORN IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND RAISED IN BLUFFTON IN THE OKATIE AREA. GRADUATED FROM HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL, ATTENDED THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY, WHERE HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN ELECTRICIAN. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER GOOD ELECTRICIAN BACK IN. CHRIS WORKED\ THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEN FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY. IN 2004, HE STARTED AS A BUILDING INSPECTOR. IN 2013 HE BECAME CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR. 2016 HE BECAME THE BUILDING OFFICIAL HE HAS INTERNATIONAL CODE CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS, [00:20:08] CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL. CHRIS IS PAST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS, AND PAST MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS, SOUTHERN SECTION, AND CHRIS AND HIS WIFE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND LIVE ON LADY'S ISLAND. SO ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER LOCAL AND ANOTHER GOOD CATCH FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE CHRIS. GREAT, AND BRANA FORGOT TO MENTION BEST DRESSED OBVIOUSLY. THANK YOU. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I SEE AMAZING THINGS FOR THE FUTURE OF HARDEEVILLE. I WAS BLOWN AWAY. WHEN I WENT OUT IN THE FIELD WITH THE INSPECTORS, JUST BLOWN AWAY AT THE DEVELOPMENT, THE GROWTH. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW AT THE GROUND LEVEL TO DO THIS, RIGHT, YOU KNOW, TO CONTROL IT. I MEAN, WE'VE ALL SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED IN BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAT. I'M JUST PROUD TO BE PART OF MOLDING AND SHAPING THAT FUTURE OF HARDEEVILLE. SO THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LOW COUNTRY. THE AREA KNOWS WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE CAN GO AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. GREAT. WELL, WE WISH YOU A LOT OF SUCCESS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BEING WITH US A LONG TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. WELCOME. OKAY. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO VERY FAR BECAUSE WE NEXT HAVE [C. BUILDING SAFETY MONTH PROCLAMATION] THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH PROCLAMATION, AND THEY'RE PUTTING YOU RIGHT TO WORK, MR. YATES. YES, SIR, AND WE'RE TURNING THE PROCLAMATION, READING OVER TO YOU, I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT OFF MY SHOULDERS, BECAUSE. NO PROBLEM. ANY TIME, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MAY IS A BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW AND IT'S THE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO SHINE AND TO EDUCATE AND TO INFORM, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC OF BUILDING SAFETY AND WHAT THAT MEANS. SO WE'VE RECENTLY UPDATED OUR WEBSITE TO INCLUDE A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. THERE'S FLYERS, THERE'S HANDOUTS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME BROCHURES IN THE LOBBY OUT HERE ALSO THAT FOLKS CAN PICK UP ON THEIR WAY OUT IF THEY SO CHOOSE. SO CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE UNDER THE BUILDING DIVISION OR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT, WHEREAS THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, JASPER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL ROLE OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTERS STRIKE, AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF VIGILANT GUARDIANS, BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, AND WHEREAS, THESE GUARDIANS ARE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, A NONPROFIT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL, STATE, TERRITORIAL, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THE HIGHEST QUALITY CODES TO PROTECT US IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND PLAY, AND WHEREAS THESE MODERN BUILDING CODES INCLUDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS HURRICANES, SNOWSTORMS, TORNADOES, WILDLAND FIRES, FLOODS, AND EARTHQUAKES AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES LARGELY UNKNOWN PROTECTORS OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARE LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS WHO ASSURE US OF SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROSPERITY, AND WHEREAS MISSION POSSIBLE, THE THEME FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2024 ENCOURAGE US ALL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY ON A PERSONAL, LOCAL AND GLOBAL SCALE, AND [00:25:02] WHEREAS EACH YEAR AN OBSERVANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING SAFETY, RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY LOCAL AND STATE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAUS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT YOU GOT TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY. OKAY. NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR HARRY WILLIAMS OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT THE MONTH OF MAY 2024 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. ACCORDINGLY, WE, THE CITY, ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US AS WE PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING SAFE MONTH ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. CAN HE COME AND DO ALL THE READING OF PROCLAMATIONS? PRETTY GOOD ORATOR, RIGHT? THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TOP THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR READING THAT. I WOULD LIKE NOW FOR THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE GIVE ME A MOTION TO ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION. MAKE A MOTION. WE ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT AGAIN. [CHUCKLING] I DON'T BLAME YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION. I NEED HIM TO READ IT AGAIN. I DIDN'T GET IT ALL. OH, OKAY. SECOND, MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANGE. THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. SOUTH CAROLINA, WOULD YOU TAKE OUT SNOWSTORMS? THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED HERE. [CHUCKLING] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO READ THIS. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE MR. YATES. WHERE DID HE GO? HE GOT OUT FAST. NEXT, WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK PROCLAMATION, AND MRS. [D. PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK WEEK PROCLAMATION] ROBIN REFUSES TO READ IT, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT. THIS IS THE 55TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK, MAY 5TH TO 11TH, 2024. WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS, AND WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL, WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY, WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK NOW THEREFORE, I, HARRY WILLIAMS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, DO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, ROBIN CONNOR PAYNE, AND TO ALL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT. DATED THIS SECOND DAY OF MAY, 2024. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION BY COUNCIL? MAKE A MOTION WE ENDORSE THE PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE, AND YOU ARE MOST APPRECIATED. YES. EVEN IF I DID HAVE TO READ IT. [CHUCKLING] OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THE PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL [00:30:05] PROCLAMATION TO BE READ BY CAPTAIN JENKINS. [E. PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT IN THE WAKE OF BATTLE OF THE BADGES TOMORROW NIGHT, WHOEVER PUT THIS AGENDA TOGETHER DEFINITELY SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST, SO. [CHUCKLING] OH! OUCH! WHOA, WHOA. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHEN THE CHIEF OF POLICE COMES TO YOU AND SAYS, I WANT YOU TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, IT PUTS A LITTLE BIT OF A KNOT IN MY STOMACH. SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT WHEN HE COMES TO YOU FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT SAYS, KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET, IT REALLY CAUSES ME TO BLOW UP A LITTLE BIT HERE. SO I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST. OCTOBER THE 1ST, 1962, PRESIDENT KENNEDY SIGNED INTO PUBLIC LAW. IT WAS A JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR BECOME DISABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. FURTHERMORE, IN 1994, PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNED A INTO PUBLIC LAW JOINT RESOLUTION THAT DIRECTING THAT FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF OVER ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY MYSELF, AS A LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO INCLUDE THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHO'S GOT OVER 40, I THINK, OVER 40 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME ARE OFFICERS THAT ALSO WHO CHOOSE TO LEAD THE LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IT DOES REMIND ME OF A OF A BIBLE VERSE, JOHN 1513, WHERE IT SAYS, GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED TO STAND UP FOR THOSE IN NEED, JUST AS WE WERE COMMANDED, AND PSALM 82, WHERE IT SAYS, GIVE JUSTICE TO THE WEAK AND THE FATHERLESS, MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF THE AFFLICTED AND THE DESTITUTE, RESCUE THE WEAK AND THE NEEDY, AND DELIVER THEM FROM THE HAND OF THE WICKED. SO WE STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A GROUP OF PEACE OFFICERS ASKING YOU TO PROCLAIM MAY 15TH IS RECOGNIZED PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY AND SIGNED THIS PROCLAMATION. WOULD YOU DO US THE HONOR OF READING THAT PROCLAMATION? ABSOLUTELY WILL, SIR. WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS POLICE WEEK, AND WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE HAS DECLARED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS A TOP PRIORITY, AND THE IACP CENTER FOR OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL, AGENCY, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELLNESS AWARENESS. WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE HARDEEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE CITIZENS OF HARDEEVILLE, AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK, AGAINST OPPRESSION OR INTIMIDATION, AND WHEREAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE HAS GROWN TO BE A MODERN AND SCIENTIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHICH INCREASINGLY PROVIDES A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT MAYOR HARRY WILLIAMS CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND UPON ALL PATRIOTIC, CIVIL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH TO MAY 20TH, 2024, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WITH THE APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES IN WHICH ALL OF OUR PEOPLE MAY JOIN IN COMMEMORATING POLICE OFFICERS, PAST AND PRESENT, WHO BY FAITHFUL AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, HAVE RENDERED A DEDICATED SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN DOING SO HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR THEMSELVES AN ENVIABLE AND ENDURING REPUTATION FOR PRESERVING THE RIGHTS AND SECURITY OF ALL CITIZENS. I FURTHER CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF HARDEEVILLE TO OBSERVE MAY 15TH, 2024, AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, TO HONOR THOSE PEACE OFFICERS WHO, THROUGH THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS, HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR HAVE BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AND WITNESS THEREOF. I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TO BE AFFIXED, DONE AT THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE THE SECOND DAY OF MAY, 2024, AND MR. MAYOR, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SIGN THAT PROCLAMATION. I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION. I MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, THAT WE APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. I WOULD BE MOST HONORED TO SIGN IT. THANK YOU, SIR, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YES. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT EVENING. SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW NIGHT AT BATTLE OF THE BADGES. [00:35:02] OKAY, GENTLEMEN, STAY SAFE OUT THERE. YES, SIR. I THINK I DID PRETTY GOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PASS TWO OUT OF THE THREE PROCLAMATIONS TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO READ. OKAY, NEXT, WE HAVE PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 18TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. [VII. PRESENTATION & APPROVAL OF MINUTES] DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18TH? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18TH, 2024. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION. [A. APRIL 18, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING] WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS THIS EVENING, SO WE GO RIGHT INTO NEW BUSINESS. THIS IS FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE PARCEL 028-00-04-028 AND PARCEL 036, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY [A. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TMS PARCEL 028-00-04-028 & PARCEL 028-00-04-036 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 3.91 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY NOT ALREADY WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE CITY] 3.191 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY, NOT ALREADY WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE CITY LIMITS, AS WELL AS ALL ADJACENT PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, RAILROAD RIGHTS OF WAY, WATERS, LOWLANDS AND WETLANDS. THIS IS ORDINANCE 2024-5-2A AND MR. CZYMBOR, PLEASE. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. AS I ALWAYS SAY, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO BECOME PART OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. WE LOVE THAT. SO THIS IS A ANNEXATION OF A VERY SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY, 3.91 ACRES, ALONG WITH THE DESIGNATED REZONING OF THE PROPERTY, MISS KATIE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS FOR 1826 AND 1828 DEERFIELD ROAD. IT IS FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN THE ANNEXATION. I'LL PRESENT THEM CONCURRENTLY. TOTAL ACREAGE IS 3.91 ACRES. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE TWO PARCELS FROM RURAL, COMMERCIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. THESE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED RIGHT UP HERE AT THE, RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF STINEY AND DEERFIELD HERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CITY ALREADY HAS ALL OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IN THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE BETWEEN STINEY AND DEERFIELD, AND THEY ARE ZONED LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AT THIS TIME. A COUPLE OF PICTURES FOR YOU. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SOME STRUCTURES CURRENTLY ON THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A MANUFACTURED HOME ON THE SOUTHERN PARCEL, AND THEN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE AGAIN LIMITED INDUSTRIAL STYLE USES. THE SITES ARE CURRENTLY ZONED RURAL COMMERCIAL. AGAIN AND THE PARCELS DO LIE WITHIN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE ANNEXATION BOUNDARIES OF OUR ANNEXATION POLICY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES RECOMMEND THAT WE PRIORITIZE TO ANNEX LAND, WHICH WOULD FILL IN THE DONUT HOLES TO INCREASE COMPACTNESS AND INCREASE CONTIGUITY. PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AS THEY WERE AS PRESENTED FOR LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONING AND MR. TAYLOR IS HERE AS WELL TONIGHT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS; HE'S THE APPLICANT. OKAY. MR. TAYLOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONING? WELL, GERRICK TAYLOR, TAYLOR'S LANDSCAPE SUPPLY & NURSERY, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, SINCE 2004, AND FORMER TEACHER FOOTBALL COACH UP IN LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND MOVED TO THE LOW COUNTRY BACK IN 2009, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP OTHERS WIN IN THEIR LANDSCAPE, AND SO LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY HERE IN HARDEEVILLE IN THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE. WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND [INAUDIBLE]. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND WE'LL START ON MY RIGHT WITH MR. MEERSMAN. WELCOME. ANYTIME BUSINESS WANTS TO COME TO HARDEEVILLE, THAT'S A PLUS. SO I THINK YOU'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE WITH YOUR TAYLOR LANDSCAPING. THANK YOU. MRS. GUZMAN. WHAT HE SAID. [CHUCKLING] THANK YOU, AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. MR. WHITE. NO QUESTIONS. MR. CARROLL. NO QUESTIONS. THIS IS A STANDARD QUESTION THAT I LIKE TO ASK BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS. [00:40:03] I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS. WHY DO YOU WANT TO COME TO HARDEEVILLE AND NOT JUST STAY IN JASPER COUNTY? WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY? SO IF JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. SO WE STARTED IN LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. WE MOVED TO BLUFFTON IN 2009, AND THEN SINCE 2009, WE HAVE BRANCHED OUT INTO FIVE OTHER LOCATIONS BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND DOWN TO SAVANNAH, AND AS WE SEE THE GROWTH HAPPENING THIS WAY, WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY IN HARDEEVILLE. SO, I MEAN, THERE'S GROWTH, THERE'S EXCITEMENT, THERE'S SCHOOLS, THERE'S DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S HOUSES BEING BUILT. SO WE SEE THAT AS OPPORTUNITY AND WE WANT AND THERE'S ALSO GREAT PEOPLE. WELL, I MEAN, TRUTH BE KNOWN, I MEAN THE I THINK THAT WAS THE POLICE CHIEF JUST QUOTED A BIBLE VERSE AND Y'ALL SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND YOU SAID A PRAYER. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE, TO BE HONEST, THAT'S REALLY WANT TO GET DOWN TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT. SO GREAT, GREAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE AND I'M JUMPING AHEAD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE FROM RURAL COMMERCIAL TO LIMITED COMMERCIAL. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, KATIE? IT'S LIMITED INDUSTRIAL. INDUSTRIAL, YEAH. LIMITED INDUSTRIAL, I'M SORRY, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR JASPER COUNTY, BUT THAT IS LIKE\ THEIR I BELIEVE IT IS. INSTEAD OF THEY REZONED EVERYTHING THAT DIDN'T HAVE DIDN'T HAVE A USE ON IT AT ONE POINT TO RURAL AGRICULTURAL. THIS ONE GOT ZONED TO RURAL COMMERCIAL BECAUSE IT ALREADY HAD SOME COMMERCIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS ON IT. SO THE LIMITED INDUSTRIAL PROBABLY DOES ALLOW A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER USE, BUT THE USE THAT'S PROPOSED I THINK FITS. OKAY. WHAT I UNDERSTAND I'M LOOKING AT BRANA BECAUSE SHE MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT ZONING ORDINANCE THAN I DO. YES, RURAL, COMMERCIAL, HISTORICALLY, AND JASPER COUNTY HAS ALLOWED ANYTHING THAT'S ALREADY GOING ON OUT THERE AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON ALONG PLANTATION DRIVE AND JENKINS AVENUE AS FAR AS THOSE TYPE OF COMMERCIALS. THOSE WERE ALL RURAL COMMERCIAL TYPE USES. OUR LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DOES HAVE CERTAIN STANDARDS IN IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ADJACENT TO OTHER AREAS AND ROADWAYS, BUT IT ALSO THAT WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN FOR THAT AREA, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, THERE'S A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] OUT THERE. IT WAS KIND OF A WORK LIVE KIND OF HOPE FOR THAT AREA. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A MAJOR CHANGE NOT GOING TO BE IN TERMS OF TYPES OF USES. OKAY. JUST MORE OUT OF CURIOSITY THAN ANYTHING. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THE CHANGE WILL BE THAT YOU'LL COME AND VISIT AND BUY SOME PRODUCT FOR YOUR HOME OR YOU'LL WE CAN SELL IT TO THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE. SO THAT MIGHT BE THE CHANGE. WELL, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE HAVE AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM CALLED SHOP LOCAL, THRIVE LOCAL, AND WE WANT TO COME OUT AND INTERVIEW YOU ONCE YOU'RE READY. JAMES, WE GOT ANOTHER ONE. [CHUCKLING] THEY'RE GOING TO KILL ME, BUT GOOD. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY GETS WELL AWARE OF YOUR BUSINESS ONCE YOU'RE READY TO GO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TERRIFIC. I'VE BEEN TO YOUR LOCATION IN BLUFFTON A FEW TIMES, AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED. YOU BRING THAT TO HARDEEVILLE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A WINNER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HERE, AND AGAIN, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO THAT SITE ONE HAS JUST MOVED IN, AND THERE ARE PROBABLY OUR NUMBER ONE COMPETITOR, AND SO IF YOU APPROVE THEM, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL PROVE US, BUT I MEAN, HOPEFULLY WE PROVIDE A VERY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT TO THAT AS WELL. YES, SIR. YEAH. IF YOU GIVE US A GOOD DISCOUNT, GO SEE MR. BROWN IN THE BACK. HE'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU. I'M IN FOR PUBLIC WORKS. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. WE HAVEN'T EVEN APPROVED IT. YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY NEGOTIATING. YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE. I HOPE WE VOTE YES AFTER ALL THAT MUCH. THAT WOULD BE REALLY EMBARRASSING. OKAY, I DO WANT I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I REALLY WANT TO SHARE. OUR MISSION. IT'S A REAL SHORT SENTENCE. WE EXIST TO DELIVER QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICE WITH AN EXPERIENCE THAT INVESTS INTO OUR FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'D LIKE FOR THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE TO BE A NEW COMMUNITY FOR US AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR TAGLINE IS HELP OTHERS WIN. SO THAT'S US. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT PUBLIC HEARING. NOW LET'S SHOCK THEM AND VOTE NO. [CHUCKLING] I'D LIKE TO NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION OR MAKE A COMMENT? [00:45:01] OKAY SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 2024-5-2A. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-5-2A. 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 SECOND READING WILL BE IN TWO WEEKS, AND NOW, AFTER I'VE ALREADY ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THIS IS THE SAME PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND THIS IS CHANGING FROM RURAL COMMERCIAL IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. MR. CZYMBOR. WE RECOMMEND ADOPTION AND FIRST READING. [B. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO AMEND THE ZONING FOR PARCEL 028-00-04-028 & PARCEL 028-00-04-036 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 3.91 ACRES FROM RURAL COMMERCIAL (RC) IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (LI) IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. (2024-5-2B) PUBLIC HEARING] OKAY. LET'S START WITH MR. CARROLL. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WOULD HAVE, BUT YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION AND SO NO, SIR. MR. WHITE. NONE. MRS. GUZMAN. NONE. MR. MEERSMAN. NO QUESTIONS. SORRY TO JUMP AHEAD OF YOU, JOHN. SO I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. SO I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. 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 ORDINANCE FIRST READING 2024-5-2B. I'LL MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, THAT WE APPROVE ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE 2024-5-2B. 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 AYE. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN GO. [CHUCKLING] KATIE PULLED YOU BACK. [CHUCKLING] OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. THIS IS PARCEL 039-00-03-033 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 5.164 ACRES OF [C. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TMS PARCEL 039-00-03-033 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 5.164 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY NOT ALREADY WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE CITY LIMITS, AS WELL AS ALL ADJACENT PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, RAILROAD RIGHTS OF WAY, WATERS, LOWLANDS, AND WETLANDS. (2024-5-2C) PUBLIC HEARING] REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY. NOT ALREADY WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE CITY LIMITS, AS WELL AS ALL ADJACENT PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, RAILROAD RIGHTS, AWAY WATERS, LOWLANDS AND WETLANDS. THIS IS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 2024-5-2C MR. CZYMBOR OR MISS WOODRUFF, WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT. MISS WOODRUFF, GO FOR IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS ANOTHER REZONING AND ANNEXATION. THIS ONE IS ON THE OTHER END OF THE CITY ON FREEDOM PARKWAY. AGAIN, IT IS THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS FROM RESIDENTIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. IT IS A PORTION OF THIS LOT THAT IS OUTLINED IN RED. THE SUBDIVISION DOESN'T QUITE SHOW UP IN OUR GIS YET, BUT THIS IS AGM IMPORTS HERE, AND THIS IS FREEDOM PARKWAY, AND THIS IS THE FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL PROJECT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS CLARIUS BACK HERE. YEAH. SO IT IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE FOR CLARIUS RIGHT HERE. IF YOU'RE ON FREEDOM PARKWAY. IT IS SURROUNDED BY AGAIN CLARIUS AND THE AGM PROJECT. SO HERE'S THE IT'S LOT TWO. SO THIS VERY FRONT PORTION, LOT ONE IS NOT PART OF THIS APPLICATION BUT THIS LOT RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS AGM IMPORTS, AND THIS ENTRANCE AGAIN FOR CLARIUS. SOME PICTURES, LOOKING AT THE SITE, YOU CAN SEE THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AROUND IT, BUT THE SITE IS OVER HERE. IT'S WOODED, UNDEVELOPED, AND WOODED. IT'S THIS PARCEL OVER HERE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, THE ENTRY WAY TO CLARIUS. IT DOES LIE WITHIN THE CITY'S ANNEXATION BOUNDARIES. AGAIN, IT WOULD FILL IN A DONUT HOLE AND INCREASE THAT COMPACTNESS AND CONTIGUITY, AND ACCESS TO THE PARCEL IS VIA AN ACCESS EASEMENT, WHICH DOES CONNECT TO FREEDOM PARKWAY. SO EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T FRONT FREEDOM PARKWAY, IT DOES HAVE ACCESS EXISTING. JUST A PLANNING COMMISSION DOES RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE REZONING AS REQUESTED, AND, SARAH, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ON [00:50:02] BEHALF OF YOUR CLIENT? GOOD EVENING. I'M SARAH ROBERTSON WITH BURR AND FOREMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, AJ, LLC, I THINK KATIE COVERED EVERYTHING, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. OKAY, THEN, LET'S START THE QUESTIONING WITH MR. MEERSMAN. MY ONLY CONCERN IS, IS WE MONITOR ANY CONSTRUCTION THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY NEIGHBORS, TREES ENCROACHING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ARE THERE ANY HOMES ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THIS? NO. IT'S SURROUNDED COMPLETELY BY INDUSTRIAL USES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. MRS. GUZMAN. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MR. CARROLL, THAT WAS GOING TO BE A CONCERN, BUT, STEVE TOOK CARE OF THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH HIS QUESTIONING. CAN WE PUT BACK THE MAP AND THE ACCESS POINTS TO FREEDOM PARKWAY? THIS PLAQUE SHOWS THIS IS THE ACCESS EASEMENT I WAS REFERRING TO HERE. OKAY, AND SO GO TO BACK TO WHERE IT SHOWED THE OKAY HERE. SO IT'S THE PARCEL OUTLINED IN RED? EXCEPT FOR THIS VERY FRONT PORTION. THE SUBDIVISION DOESN'T SHOW UP ON GIS. SO WHEN YOU OUTLINE THE PARCEL IT'S SHOWING THE WHOLE THING, BUT YEAH, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS THE FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK. YES. OKAY, AND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN CLEARED. THAT'S THE JPR PROPERTY, RIGHT? OKAY. SO ON THAT OTHER SIDE, WHERE IS THE ROAD THAT WILL GO INTO FREEDOM PARKWAY? THIS FIVE ACRES, IS IT GOING TO ACCESS DIRECTLY INTO FREEDOM PARKWAY, AND WHERE? HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THAT? RIGHT NOW THERE IS AN EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WAS RECORDED FOR THIS THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, BUT WE DON'T. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I'LL ADDRESS THAT AS WELL. BECAUSE THERE'S COMMON OWNERSHIP BETWEEN LOT TWO THAT IS PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION, AND THE AGM SITE IS ALSO OWNED BY AJA THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR ACCESS OKAY. THROUGH THE BACK WAY. NOT ESTABLISHED YET, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. NO, THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN CLARIUS AND THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A NICE PROJECT, BUT IF WE GO BACK, IF YOU RECALL FROM THE CLARIUS DAYS THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC CONCERNS. SO WHEN THEY COME OUT OF HERE, CAN YOU SHOW US HOW MUCH OF FREEDOM PARKWAY BEFORE THEY GET TO 17? IT'S OFF THE. SO IT'S BACK OVER THERE. SO IS IT LIKE A, IT'S NOT THAT FAR RIGHT? YEAH, AND IT DOESN'T PASS AND THIS GOES BACK TO MR. MEERSMAN'S QUESTION. IT DOESN'T PASS ANY HOMES. NO. OKAY. NO, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ACCESS EASEMENT AT THIS TIME WITHOUT HAVING DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING. SO THIS PARCEL, THE ENTIRE PARCEL BEFORE THE SUBDIVISION AND. WELL AND NOW WITH THE TWO PARCELS, THEY WERE IN THE COUNTY AND THEY WENT TO SUBDIVIDE, AND YOU CAN'T LEGALLY SUBDIVIDE WITHOUT SHOWING ACCESS. SO THEY HAVE AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT MADE THAT SUBDIVISION POSSIBLE FOR THAT AREA AND BACK, BUT IF THEY CAME IN FOR DEVELOPMENT, WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT SOME SHARED ACCESS POINTS PER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IS THE PLAN FOR LIKE LIKE FREEDOM PARK, IS THAT GOING TO BE A WAREHOUSE? WHAT'S THE THINKING HERE, POTENTIALLY? COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PLAZA, IF YOU WILL. SIMILAR IN CONCEPT MAYBE TO RIVERWALK STRUCTURE OF THOSE BUILDINGS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HARDEEVILLE, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, CLARIUS'S DECELERATION LANE IS GOING TO BE ALONG THAT FRONT PARCEL THAT WAS SUBDIVIDED OUT. NOTHING'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED ON THAT FRONT PARCEL. OKAY, I'M ONLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH IT IS I DON'T WANT TO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CREATING. YOU KNOW, THAT LEVY AREA IS GETTING REALLY CONGESTED. [00:55:02] I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GOING PAST PEOPLE'S HOMES AND UNDERSTOOD, AND THIS WILL GIVE US MORE CONTROL OF THAT. RIGHT, AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE MR. MEERSMAN WAS HEADED AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL CLEAR. ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, KATIE, WHAT'S THAT LITTLE LOT ONE THAT LITTLE SMALL WHAT'S THERE? SO THAT WILL BE WHERE THE, THERE'S VARIOUS IS REQUIRED A DECELERATION LANE TO GET INTO. PART OF THAT IS FOR THAT DECELERATION LANE. MR. CZYMBOR. KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER. [CHUCKLING] NO, SARAH, WHO OWNS THAT AND WHY WASN'T THAT BEING REQUESTED FOR ANNEXATION? THE FRONT PARCEL LOT ONE? RIGHT, YEAH. THAT IS CP; THAT'S CLARIUS. SO THAT'S ALREADY IN THE CITY. YES, SIR. OH OKAY. WELL I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHY AREN'T THEY ANNEXING IT IF I MEAN THAT'S--THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR CLARIUS. OKAY, I GUESS I'LL CALL CRAIG AND SAY WHAT'S UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, I THINK THEIR PERMITTING HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THROUGH JASPER COUNTY ON THAT PARCEL, SO THERE'S REALLY NO NEED AS IT RELATES TO THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THERE. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT ANSWER? YEAH, I'M HAPPY. YOU SEEM A LITTLE CONFUSED, AND THAT MAKES ME--NO, I GUESS MY MY JUST UNIFORMITY OF DEVELOPMENT. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MAKE AGAIN, I'M JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE MULTIPLE PERMITTING AGENCIES AND HAVE TWO JURISDICTIONS, BUT WE I THINK WE CAN HANDLE THAT. I THINK WE CAN GET THAT RESOLVED. I JUST WAS A KIND OF ANOMALY WHY YOU WOULD ANNEX 90% OF A PARCEL AND NOT THE FRONT PART, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S MAYBE THERE'S A REASON FOR IT. I'M SORRY? TWO DIFFERENT OWNERS. OKAY, AND MAYBE THEY CAN'T AGREE ON ANNEXATION. I DON'T KNOW, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON IT. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. EXACTLY. I THINK REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO DO HERE, WE NEED WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION BEFORE SECOND READING. GET IT FOR THE SECOND READING, MR. MAYOR. OKAY I ASKED A QUESTION, THEY CLARIFIED, AND NOW I'M CONFUSED AS HECK. I SHOULD'VE KEPT QUIET. [CHUCKLING] NO, NO. GOOD QUESTION. I'M GLAD YOU CAUGHT IT, AND MR. MEERSMAN BROUGHT UP THE OTHER CONCERN I HAD. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION. SO LET'S NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND JUST AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF ANGST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CREATING GOOD PROJECTS DOWN IN THE LEVY AREA, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS PROPERLY VETTED. OKAY. SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES, AND THIS IS A ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. LET ME GET TO MY RIGHT. THIS IS ORDINANCE 2024-5-2C. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-5-2C. 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, AND WE'LL HAVE WE'LL HAVE SOME CLARIFICATION. THE NEXT READING AND REGARDING THE SAME PIECE OF PROPERTY, THIS IS A THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. [D. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO AMEND THE ZONING FOR PARCEL 039-00-03-033 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 5.164 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL (R) IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (LI) IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. (2024-5-2D) PUBLIC HEARING] THIS IS ORDINANCE 2024-5-2D MR. CZYMBOR. WE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF FIRST READING, MR. MAYOR. LET'S START THE QUESTIONING WITH MR. CARROLL THIS TIME. NO, SIR. I'M SATISFIED FROM THE, PRETTY WELL SIMILAR TO WHAT THE OTHER ORDINANCE WAS, RIGHT, KATIE? ABSOLUTELY, YES. ALL RIGHT. MR. WHITE? JOHN'S COMMENTS WELL TAKEN I AGREE, NO QUESTIONS. MRS. GUZMAN NO QUESTIONS, SIR. MR. MEERSMAN. NO QUESTIONS. [01:00:01] AGAIN, I'M GOING TO REVISIT OLD HISTORY BECAUSE THE CLARIUS STILL IS A PAINFUL MEMORY. I RECALL DURING THE CLARIUS HEARINGS THAT THERE WAS SOME I'LL CALL COMPLAINTS THAT THEY WERE PROMISED IT WAS GOING TO BE RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN WE CHANGED IT TO INDUSTRIAL. SO THAT WHOLE AREA WAS ENTIRELY RESIDENTIAL PRIOR. YEAH. WITH JASPER COUNTY ZONING? NO? NO, SIR. GLAD I ASKED THE QUESTION. WELL, THAT AREA WITH THE ADDITION OF THE HARDEEVILLE TRACT BECAUSE THAT WHERE AGM IMPORTS AND FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY THE HARDEEVILLE TRACT. THAT WAS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. BEHIND THERE WHERE CLARIUS WAS HAD SOME MIXED ZONING. SO MIXED USE. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WAS WAS ALL RESIDENTIAL, BUT IT WAS MORE MIXED USE. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CONFUSION WAS, BUT THIS THAT FRONTED ON FREEDOM PARKWAY WAS ALWAYS INTENDED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT SIMILAR TO AGM. OKAY, AND SO THERE AND BACK TO THE RESIDENTIAL QUESTION. TO THE UPPER PART OF THAT PAGE, WHICH ALL WOULD IT, AND THAT'S STILL UNINCORPORATED JASPER? YES, UP ABOVE THE RED LINE. ABOVE CLARIUS THE ONE RIGHT ABOVE THE RED LINE IS CLARIUS'S ENTRYWAY. THIS IS CLARIUS'S ENTRYWAY BUT NORTH OF THAT, YES, IS RESIDENTIAL AND JASPER COUNTY. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE CLARIUS ENTRYWAY, JUST ABOVE THAT RED LINE. YEP. OKAY, AND THAT'S ALREADY OKAY. THAT'S ALREADY IN THE CITY. OKAY. WASN'T THERE LIKE A PLANTATION TYPE ONE TIME BACK UP IN THERE CLOSE TO THAT, A BIG PIECE OF PARCEL? THAT WAS WHAT I CAN'T REMEMBER WAS CUT OUT OF. YEAH OUT OF THAT PLANTATION SAVANNAH HARDEEVILLE TRACT OR THE MONROE TRACT. RIGHT. BECAUSE I REMEMBER. OKAY. YES. YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING? WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME. YEAH, YEAH. ABOUT TO CATCH UP. OKAY. I LOST MY SPOT. WHERE AM I? THAT'S OKAY. SO THAT WAS, WE ARE NOW ON THE CHANGING OF THE ZONING, AND I'D LIKE TO OFFER THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES. THIS IS ORDINANCE 2024-5-2D MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-5-2D. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND 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, SECOND READING IS IN TWO WEEKS. NEXT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SCDOT I-95 [E. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (SCDOT) I 95 WIDENING PROJECT (PO40106) WHICH WIDENS AND IMPROVES THE ROADWAY FROM THE GEORGIA STATE LINE THROUGH THE CITY LIMITS (2024-5-2E) PUBLIC COMMENT] WIDENING PROJECT, WHICH WIDENS AND IMPROVES THE ROADWAY FROM THE GEORGIA STATE LINE THROUGH THE CITY LIMITS. THIS IS 2024-5-2E. THIS IS A RESOLUTION, ONE VOTE. MR. CZYMBOR. MISS MAINES, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DO SOME PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. IT IS FOR THE WIDENING OF I-95 FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA BORDER UP UNTIL MILE MARKER 33. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE ROAD WIDENING, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, INTERCHANGE RENOVATIONS, NEW INTERCHANGES, EXITS THREE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXIT EIGHT AND STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT, SLATED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2025 AND TO BE COMPLETED BY 2028, AND THE RESOLUTION JUST STATES THAT THE CITY AGREES AND AUTHORIZES THE DOT TO DO THIS PROJECT AND WILL COOPERATE WITH THEM AS THEY COMPLETE THAT PROJECT. OKAY LET'S START THE QUESTIONING WITH MR. MEERSMAN. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MRS. GUZMAN. NO QUESTIONS, SIR. MR. WHITE, NO QUESTIONS. MR. CARROLL. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THIS IS THIS IS HOUSEKEEPING, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. [01:05:01] ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO RESOLUTION 2024-5-2E. MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. RESOLUTION 2024-5-2E. 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. CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. NEXT, ANOTHER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM KIMLEY-HORN OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO PERFORM TRANSPORTATION [F. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM KIMLEY HORN OF CHARLESTON, SC TO PERFORM TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD CORRIDOR NOT TO EXCEED $185,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY (2024-5-2F) PUBLIC COMMENT] ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, NOT TO EXCEED $185,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THIS IS RESOLUTION 2024-5-2E MR. CZYMBOR PLEASE. THIS IS THE MAYOR'S FAVORITE THING TO TALK ABOUT WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN AND AND SPENDING MONEY IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN. MISS SNOWDEN. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. PROPOSING THIS TO YOU. WE LOOKED AT WE'LL START THIS PRESENTATION. JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME OVERVIEW. IT'S VERY SHORT. IN THE SECTION OF THE WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN THAT IT IS PROPOSED FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA, I THINK, IS WHAT IT'S CALLED. DOWNTOWN FOCUS AREA. IT'S BASICALLY FROM WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD ON WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD FROM DEERFIELD TO GARR, AND THEN MAIN STREET FROM THE INTERSECTION BACK TO ABOUT MARTIN STREET, ROUGHLY. SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MAP KIND OF SHOWS YOU THAT AREA IN THERE, AND IT DESCRIBES IT HERE IN THE TEXT FROM THE MASTER PLAN. THIS IS THE KIND OF IDEA OF GOING FROM WHAT WE HAVE NOW TO PHASE THREE AND OUR PHASE TWO. EXCUSE ME. THAT'S THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT THE PROPOSAL IS LOOKING AT. ALSO IN THE MASTER PLAN, IT DOES TALK ABOUT THE REALIGNMENT OF 321 WHERE DEERFIELD ROAD MEETS TO WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD. WE KNOW THAT'S A HORRIBLE INTERSECTION TODAY. IT'S NOT ONLY FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM SAFETY, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THE PROPOSAL FROM KIMLEY-HORN WILL EXAMINE THE EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND COST ESTIMATES, AND INCLUDES INTERSECTION CAPACITY ANALYSIS, CRASH CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN. ALL OF THAT INCLUDES STORMWATER STRIPING AND PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS, AS INDICATED IN THE IN THE MASTER PLAN OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST AND MEETINGS AND COORDINATION. UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO SURVEY, UNSURE ABOUT EXACTLY HOW SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO FLUSH OUT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A RANGE IN THIS ONE, AND THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM WOULD BE 185,000. WE GOT SIMILAR QUOTE FROM ANOTHER THAT WAS MUCH FROM ANOTHER FIRM THAT WAS MUCH MORE. MR. DAVIS AND I COMPARED AND STAFF IS IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO WITH KIMLEY-HORN ON THIS MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN. OKAY. LET'S START WITH MR. MEERSMAN. JUST LET'S GET IT DONE. YEAH. THE WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD IS THE GATEWAY, AND WE NEED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS AS WITH ALL POSSIBLE SPEED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS. WE STARTED. ONCE THE BALL STARTS ROLLING, WE WILL SEE THE RESULTS. MRS. GUZMAN. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MR. WHITE? I'M SORRY. JUST A GENERAL QUESTION, AND MY SENSE IS WITH OUR CONSULTANT THAT IN CERTAIN PROBLEMS YOU LOOK AT AND SAY THERE'S NO POSSIBLE SOLUTION AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT THEY SEE A GLIMMER OF HOPE, SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, A BIGGER PICTURE, SO THAT SO THAT THERE'S HOPE AT THE END OF THIS, AND I WOULDN'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEY WANT TO DO THIS UNLESS THEY SEE WAYS TO FIX IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY AMATEUR OPINION IS SUPPORTED BY SOMEONE LIKE YOU WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL. [01:10:02] YES, AND THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH BEFORE, A SPECIFIC ENGINEER WE'VE WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I WILL SAY, BEFORE I EVER GOT THE QUESTION OUT FOR ASKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, IT WAS, YES, I'M EXCITED, AND WE HEARD THAT AGAIN TODAY WHEN I SAID WE WERE GOING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WAS LET'S GET STARTED TO A VERY SIMILAR COMMENT. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY THEY WANT TO DO THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTUAL IDEAS AND LET US FIND THE BEST SOLUTION FOR HARDEEVILLE AND FOR OUR SITUATION. THAT'S GOOD. MR. CARROLL. NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION AS A COMMENT. I WAS YOU KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER. I KNOW THE CITY HAS HAS DEALT WITH THIS COMPANY BEFORE AND THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION AND IF YOU'RE SATISFIED I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. THIS WENT OUT FOR AN RFP. YOU HAD ANOTHER PROPOSAL, AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE. OKAY. THE BUDGET FOR THIS IS IT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OR IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 25? CAPITAL. IT'S IN THE CAPITAL PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY, SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE BUDGET WE'RE APPROVING NOW. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. JUST FOR COUNCIL. MR. CZYMBOR HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE FIRM, AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING A PROPOSAL FOR THAT SECTION OF THE CORRIDOR OF WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD, WHICH WE'RE ALL EXCITED, WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT IS, AND THIS WOULD BE AN IDEAL ADJUNCT TO THAT. IF WE TAKE CARE OF THE ROADWAYS AND NOW HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO REVITALIZE THAT, THAT SECTION OF THE CORRIDOR. THIS HAS GREAT SYNERGY OF THE TWO PROJECTS, AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED AND THANKFUL THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO SEEING SOME THINGS DONE IN WHYTE HARDY BOULEVARD, TERRIFIC. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO RESOLUTION 2024- 5-2F. I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE RSOLUTION 2024-5-2F. 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. NEXT, THIS IS A NEW ITEM ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOLLOWING UP, OUR WORKSHOP OF YESTERDAY. CONSIDER NAMING PROPOSED VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT AS TB CARROLL MEMORIAL PARK. [G. CONSIDER NAMING PROPOSED VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT AS “ T.B. CARROLL MEMORIAL PARK”] MR. CZYMBOR, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. OKAY. I'M GOING TO LEAVE MR. CARROLL FOR LAST. SO MR. MEERSMAN, LET'S START WITH YOU. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP PRIOR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT THE VETERANS PROJECT. OUT OF ALL RESPECT, I THINK WE NEED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE NAMING AND EXACTLY HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UNDERSTANDABLE THAT WE DO HAVE THE TB CARROLL PARK THERE. THE LAND DONATED. IF I BEEN TOLD WHERE THE VETERANS MEMORIAL IS, IS WASN'T PART OF THE LAND DONATED, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO HONOR MR. CARROLL WITH THAT PORTION TOO, BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT. THE VETERANS PARK WOULDN'T EVEN BE LOCATED THERE IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE USAGE OF THE GROUND THAT HE DID DONATE. I DON'T KNOW THE NAME, HOW THE NAMING SHOULD BE, IF THERE SHOULD BE PLAQUES OR WHATEVER IT IS, HOWEVER WE DO IT, BUT ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO OUT OF LINE OR NOT, THE EXISTING SIGN DEDICATING THE PARK THAT IS THERE SADLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING BETTER. THAT'S ALL. MRS. GUZMAN. SO FROM ALL THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY, I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE WHOLE VETERANS PARK. [01:15:01] WE'RE DISCUSSING THE WHOLE VETERANS PARK, THE ONE THAT WAS SHOWN YESTERDAY. OKAY. NOW, I GAVE A LOT OF THOUGHT TO THIS, AND THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NOTHING IS SET IN STONE YET. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MR. CARROLL OTHER THAN INFORMATION THAT JOHN HAS SHARED ABOUT HIS DAD AND, YOU KNOW, AND THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT HIM AND WHAT HE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, AND I THINK HIS LEGACY TO THIS CITY MUST BE REMEMBERED BECAUSE I HONESTLY FEEL THAT WE ARE HAVING SO MANY NEWCOMERS IN INTO THE CITY AND TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT MR. CARROLL'S LEGACY CONTINUES TO, TO BE KNOWN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN AND CONTINUING TO COME IN, AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE GONE AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY WAY FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS WERE TO THE CITY. HAVING SAID THAT WHEN I STARTED HERE LAST YEAR, THIS WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE VETERANS PARK, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE VETERANS AND A LOT OF INPUT ABOUT THIS BEING A VETERANS PARK. SO I DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW HOW ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO MESH IN A WAY THAT WE RESPECT MR. CARROLL'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAINTAIN HIS LEGACY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I ONE THING THAT I HAD IN MY MIND YESTERDAY WAS WHEN THE PARK IS BUILT, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF INFORMATIONAL BOARD TO THE SIDE WHERE MAYBE HAVE HIS PICTURE, AND THEN A LITTLE HISTORY ON WHO HE WAS AND WHAT HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT HE WAS THE ONLY TOWN DOCTOR. THESE ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY NEED TO KNOW, AND WE CANNOT IGNORE THAT. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS LEGACY IS NOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE SOMEWHERE, BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW MESH THE VETERANS PARK IN THERE, CONSIDERING SO MUCH OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE VETERANS OUT THERE AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, A ND WE HAVE TO MESH THIS IN A WAY THAT WE DON'T MESS IT UP. SO AND I KNOW THEY'LL PROBABLY BE MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS UNTIL WE CAN NAIL THE RIGHT NAME HONORING BOTH ENTITIES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. MR. WHYTE. IN LISTENING, FIRST OF ALL, I AM BEHIND THE HONORING AND ALL THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. WHAT I'M HEARING IS JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME ON DISCUSSION TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE FLOATING QUESTIONS AND TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION MESH THE WAY WE ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITHOUT ANY MAJOR CHANGES AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE FOR CLARIFICATION BETWEEN US, AND SO I SUGGEST THAT WE GET, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR TOGETHER SOMETIME IN A SESSION OR SOMETHING AND JUST MESH THIS OUT SO THAT WE LET'S NOT BE IN A HURRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR ABOUT AS A GROUP, AND WE'RE BEHIND THIS, AND WE HONOR JOHN, AND WE HONOR HIS FAMILY AND ALL THIS, AND I JUST THINK THERE'S A COUPLE MORE CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED LISTENING TO. ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME KIND OF A PLAQUE WITHIN THIS WHOLE THING THAT TELLS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MR. CARROLL, A PICTURE, HIS HISTORY. SO THE WHOLE IDEA OF HONORING HAS SOME SUBSTANCE TO IT, AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AS PART OF OUR THINKING. I'M BEHIND THE IDEA, THOUGH; NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. MR. CARROLL. MR. MAYOR, I JUST KIND OF HESITATE TO COMMENT. I'M JUST GOING WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DECIDES IS FINE. LIKE I SAY THEY PRETTY WELL HIT ON IT THAT YOU KNOW, DADDY WAS HERE FOR 40 YEARS, AND I STILL SEE BABIES AND THINGS THAT HE DELIVERED. [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF THEM ON THE BEAUFORT-JASPER WATER SEWER AUTHORITY. SO, I MEAN, YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, BUT WHATEVER THEY DECIDE, I KIND OF HATE TO COMMENT TOO MUCH FURTHER BECAUSE. [01:20:03] UNDERSTOOD. WE HAVE ONE SHOT AT THIS. LET'S MAKE IT RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHO RICHARD GRAY IS? YOU KNOW? WELL, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING, YOU AND JOHN. I KNOW WHO HE IS. WELL, I ONLY ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE HONORED MR. GRAY AND I'M SURE HE DESERVED IT. MUCH BIGGER PARK RIGHT BEHIND US TO A GENTLEMAN. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT HE DID, AND THAT'S WHY I APPLAUD THE COMMENTS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME PLAQUE THAT TELLS WHAT MR. CARROLL DID. WE HAD AT SOME POINT IN ALL THE DISCUSSIONS, I THOUGHT, AND WHAT WAS PRESENTED THE OTHER DAY, THAT THIS IS A PARK THAT IS NOT JUST A VETERANS PARK, IT'S A MEMORIAL PARK TO HONOR BOTH OUR VETERANS AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE FIRST RESPONDERS. DOCTOR CARROLL WAS THE ULTIMATE FIRST RESPONDER FOR 40 YEARS IN THIS TOWN AND IN THIS COUNTY. SO I THINK I, YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE, JOHN, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO POSTPONE THE FINAL DECISION, I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I AM FIRMLY IN THE BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE TB CARROLL MEMORIAL PARK FOR THE REASONS AND TO HAVE IN THE SECTION THAT HONORS FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HIS NAME AND HIS DEEDS BE MEMORIALIZED, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION. SO THIS IS A CONSIDERATION. IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TABLE THIS AND HAVE A DO SOME MORE THINKING ON THIS, I YOU KNOW, I'LL GO ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL. I PERSONALLY HAVE MADE UP MY MIND, BUT I'M ONLY ONE PERSON. SO COUNCIL SOMEBODY MAKE A, FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS? OKAY, SO MAY I ASK ONE QUESTION, MR. MAYOR? I DON'T JUST I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS. I DON'T THINK THE COUNCIL IS DEBATING WHETHER TO DO IT OR NOT. I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT SOME MORE INFORMATION AND GREATER EXCELLENCE, NOT WHETHER TO DO IT OR NOT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S THE SPIRIT WE'RE DOING THIS NOT RECONSIDERATION OR THIS DOESN'T MEASURE UP OR WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT AND I THINK THAT'S I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT FROM MY OKAY, I'M FINE WITH WHATEVER COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, I'LL GO ALONG WITH WHATEVER. JUST BELIEVE A LITTLE MORE CONSIDERATION BECAUSE YOU JUST MENTIONED IT, MR. MAYOR. NOW WE ARE BRINGING IN OUR FIRST RESPONDERS INTO THIS, AND SO WE CAN'T DO WE SAY VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL PARK. WE NEED TO SIT AND AND GET THIS, AND JOHN, DON'T TAKE IT IN ANY WAY THAT I'M TRYING TO. I WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND MAKE IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. YEAH. WHAT YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HONOR HIS LEGACY. I MEAN, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW. I JUST KNOW STORIES THAT YOU HAVE TOLD US, JOHN, ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN. HOW YOU KNOW WHAT A LEGACY HE LEFT BEHIND AND WE HAVE TO HONOR THAT THE RIGHT WAY. SO I THINK WE NEED TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE THOUGHT INTO THAT AND THEN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT BEST. OKAY, SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION. HOW DO WE WANT TO HANDLE THIS? THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT, TO AGREE TO IT, TO TABLE IT. WE DON'T HAVE TO TABLE THIS TO DATE SPECIFIC BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE, RIGHT? CORRECT, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE BECAUSE IT WAS A CONSIDERATION. IT'S REALLY MORE JUST A DISCUSSION ON THE PROJECT. SO SINCE YOU'RE NOT TAKING A VOTE, YOU CAN BRING IT UP AGAIN AT A LATER DATE. WE DON'T WE DON'T, BUT I THINK I THINK WE NEED. I THINK THAT WE NEED SOME SORT OF VOTE FROM THE COUNCIL ON HOW DO WE PROCEED? WELL, WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU CONSIDER THE ITEM, BUT WE DON'T WE HAVE TO FIND OUT IF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL WANTS THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT, BUT YOU KNOW THE THREE OF YOU WHO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S THREE OF YOU WANTS TO WAIT ON THIS. DO I READ THAT RIGHT? YEAH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION TO DO IT RIGHT. [01:25:04] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL, MIKE, LET'S FIND A TIME THAT WE CAN HAVE A PART OF ANOTHER WORKSHOP. YEP. DECIDE ON THIS. WE DON'T HAVE TO THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE SIGN YET, SO. YES, SIR. WE HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN, LET'S MOVE RIGHT TO THE MANAGER'S REPORT. NO, COUNCIL. OKAY. GOOD. YEAH. I'M GOOD. MRS. MAINES SAID WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE. JUST POKE ME WHEN I'M SLEEPING. JUST TWO QUICK THINGS. POKE HIM. YEAH. HE DID. I'M AWAKE NOW. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WILL BE GONE HERE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, VISITING MY LOVELY YOUNGEST AND SOUTH OF FRANCE HERE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THIRD OR FOURTH VISIT TO FRANCE. IT'S KIND OF A NEAT COUNTRY, BUT SO THAT'S THAT, AND I'LL GET THE COUNCIL THE INFORMATION. MR. DAVIS WILL BE AT THE HELM DURING MY ABSENCE. TOMORROW IS THE SIXTH ANNUAL. WE'LL SEE HOW MANY AFTER THIS. LOOK AT THIS SIXTH ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BADGES TOMORROW. [X. MANAGERS REPORT] CHIEFS COME FORWARD. IT'LL BE TOMORROW. TOMORROW AT 6:00. RIGHT BEHIND HERE IN THE RICHARD GRAY COMPLEX. WE WILL BE RAISING MONEY FROM ONE OF OUR OWN FIREFIGHTERS WHO'S GONE THROUGH SOME CANCER AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND IS RECOVERING, AND AND IT'S AIDAN PEREZ. SO CHIEFS GO AHEAD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AFTER WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO UP THERE. JUST A SNEAK ATTACK. IT WAS YEA THIS IS YOU KNOW WELL PLANNED. HE DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD IN IT THOUGH. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW OFF THE WINNING JERSEY FOR TOMORROW NIGHT; THAT'S ALL. [CHUCKLING] IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, I PLAYED IN THE FIRST ONE, AND I GOT A LITTLE DINKY T-SHIRT AND LOOK AT THAT ONE. [CHUCKLING] COME A LONG WAY. WITH IT, IS THAT HE WILL, WE DON'T WANT TO GO THERE. THEN WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL DOES FOR US, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REALLY NICE SHOWING FOR MR. PEREZ. HE'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN THIS LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND HE'S DONE A LOT EVEN ON HIS TIME IN LIGHT DUTY. HE DID A LOT FOR THE EMS SIDE GETTING THE THE REPORTING SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING, GETTING THE BUGS WORKED OUT OF THAT THING. HE'S STILL WORKING ON THAT THING. SO HE'S DONE A LOT FOR US, AND HE IS A REALLY, REALLY FANTASTIC MAN. SO I ONLY WISH THE BEST FOR HIM, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN RAISE A GOOD BIT OF MONEY AND PAY OFF HIS HOSPITAL BILLS. WHAT'S THE STARTING TIME? 6 P.M.. THANK YOU. COME EARLY. SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS WHILE WE'RE UP THERE. [CHUCKLING] WE CAN ALL GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH YOU. YOU CAN ALL GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE WINNING TEAM. [CHUCKLING] YOUR MIC'S OVER THERE. GET OFF MINE. YOU CAN ALL GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE WINNING TEAM. TURN IT ON. RIGHT HERE. I DON'T NEED THE MIC. I KNOW YOU'RE LOUD. ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, Y'ALL, IT IS A GOOD I ENJOYED IT SO FAR EVERY YEAR. WE'VE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDER THAT I THINK IS WILL HELP HIS FAMILY AND HIMSELF WITH HIS MEDICAL EXPENSES. SO IT IS AN HONOR TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIM, AND WE'RE JUST GLAD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GAME AND LOOKING FOR A GREAT TURNOUT BY THE CITIZENS OF HARDEEVILLE, AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WIN. YOU KEEP LOOKING AND WE'LL HAVE TO BUY THEM A PIZZA. YOU KNOW, MAKE IT UP FOR THEM. SO, BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO WIN LIKE USUAL. SO AND I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS NEW MEMORIAL PARK, AND I KNOW HE HAS ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HIS NAME GETS IN THERE AND I DO AS WELL. SO MR.[INAUDIBLE] AND MR. MARK JONES. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. YES, SIR. SO DEFINITELY MAKE SURE WE GET THEM IN THERE. DON'T FORGET THEM. HOW'S HE DOING? HOW'S THE GENTLEMAN DOING? HAS HE RECOVERED? IS HE STILL--HE DID AND HE WENT TO A TACTICAL MEDIC CLASS LAST WEEK AND SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND TORE HIS ACL. SO HE'S OUT AGAIN, AND HE IS DEVASTATED. YOU KNOW, HE JUST GOT BACK TO FULL HEALTH AND WENT TO THIS, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CLASS. IT WAS REALLY STRENUOUS CLASS, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE TO HELP SAM AND HIS NEW HIS SRT TEAM BUT HE'S GOING TO FINISH IT. [01:30:02] HE'S GOING TO GO BACK. THEY'RE GOING TO WAIVE HIM THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE CLASS, AND HE'S JUST GOT TO COME BACK AND FINISH IT UP. SO AS SOON AS HE GETS DONE WITH THE REHAB, HE'LL BE BACK ON THE LINE. OKAY. CHIEF WOODWARD, ONE OF THE UMPIRE, SAID HE'S WAITING FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THAT PAYMENT. [CHUCKLING] OKAY, WELL, I GOT IT. I'M SURE HE DOES. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY. WELL, ANYWAY, PLEASE COME OUT AND WATCH A GREAT SOFTBALL GAME AND AND HELP RAISE MORE MONEY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR LETTING US DO THIS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK Y'ALL. GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK, BOTH OF YOU. LET THE GAMES BEGIN. I PERSONALLY BEING THE POLITICIAN I AM, I'M HOPING FOR A TIE. THERE IS NO TIES. NEGATIVE. OKAY. MR. CZYMBOR, ANY OTHER INSPIRATIONAL NOTES? THAT'S IT. I'M SORRY. [XI. COUNCIL ISSUES AND CONCERNS] THAT'S ALL. I'M GOING TO POKE YOU SOME MORE. [CHUCKLING] I'M READY HERE! HEY, POKE HIM, WILL YOU! KEEP HIM AWAKE OVER THERE? WORKING ON THE LINEUP, RIGHT? HIS MIND IS IN FRANCE ALREADY. YEAH, RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND START WITH MR. WHITE. SOME GOOD DISCUSSION TODAY. I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING IN A BROADER PERSPECTIVE TONIGHT, AND MATT AND BRANA, YOU KNOW, WE GET A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, AND YOU DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK IN YOUR STAFF, AND WE WANT TO MAKE YOU WE WANT TO MAKE YOU SURE THAT WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IT MAKES OUR JOB A LOT EASIER, HAVING GOOD INFORMATION, AND I JUST APPRECIATE IT, AND I APPRECIATED IT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK, AND TO YOU, MIKE, FOR HAVING GOOD STAFF LIKE THIS AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR US AS COUNCIL PEOPLE. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND OUR COUNCIL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO MR. MEERSMAN. FIRST OFF, I CAN REALLY JUST ECHO BO'S COMMENTS WITH EVERYTHING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GAME ALSO. JUST SOMETHING THAT I'VE THOUGHT OF THAT MAYBE WE CAN CONSIDER WITH THIS PARK THING IS THAT SINCE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL PARK, COULD WE DO A SHORT DEDICATION TO BRING THAT INTO THE TB CARROLL MEMORIAL PARK? WE SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE MAY HAVE, BECAUSE THAT WAY WE'VE INCORPORATED EVERYTHING INTO ONE. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FULL DISCUSSION. THAT'S ALL. MRS. GUZMAN. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME GOOD COMPETITION TOMORROW. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE SOME GOOD FOOD, TOO. ARE YOU SECOND BASE UMPIRE? [CHUCKLING] NO, I'M JUST GOING TO SCREAM LIKE A BANSHEE. I HEAR YOU. OKAY. WE GO TO MR. CARROLL. NO COMMENTS EXCEPT KIND OF ECHO WHAT STEVE AND BO SAID. WE GOT ANOTHER BUDGET THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. I THINK WE'VE KIND OF WORKING OUT SOME THINGS, BUT COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MIKE. MIKE ALWAYS DOES A GOOD JOB WITH THE BUDGET, AND JOHN, HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT GIVE HIM SOME KUDOS, AND ANYWAY, I THINK THAT EVERYBODY'S PRETTY WELL SATISFIED WITH, AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND I THINK EVERYTHING WENT PRETTY GOOD. ABSOLUTELY. I HAD ONE NOTE THAT I THINK IS APPROPRIATE TO START WITH. THE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE, THERE'S ONLY A FEW, BUT MR. CARROLL PROBABLY REMEMBER MR. CZYMBOR. BACK IN PROBABLY AROUND 2018 WAS THE FIRST TIME I ASKED FOR A HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND I TALKED ABOUT ALL THESE STREET NAMES AND POSSIBLY IRONICALLY SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT OF PUTTING A PLAQUE UNDERNEATH THESE STREET NAMES BECAUSE THEY'RE NAMED AFTER PEOPLE WHO DID SOMETHING. OF COURSE, I NEVER FOLLOWED UP ON IT, BUT I PRINTED OUT MR. HORTON SENT ME AN EMAIL ON JUNE 12TH, 2019 AS A RESULT OF HEARING ME ASK HIM FOR THIS, AND HE GAVE ME A LIST OF ALL THE STREET NAMES AND WHATEVER HISTORICAL INFORMATION WE HAVE ON THAT, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, AFTER I WAS REELECTED IN 2020, IN MY NOVEMBER ARTICLE THAT I DO EVERY MONTH I LISTED MY GOALS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, [01:35:11] AND THIS IS FROM NOVEMBER 2020. ITEM NUMBER E, GOAL NUMBER E. WE NEED TO RESURRECT A HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DEVELOP A HARDEEVILLE MUSEUM, CATALOG THE DEEDS OF OUR FOREBEARS, AND MEMORIALIZE THE HISTORY OF OUR STREET NAMES. I THOUGHT OF THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO INTO A NEW COUNCIL NEXT YEAR. I BROUGHT UP YESTERDAY ABOUT MAYBE CHANGING THE CHAMBER INTO A MUSEUM, AND IN HEARING THE CONVERSATION ALREADY TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO RENEW. I HOPE THAT WHEN WE WORK WITH [INAUDIBLE], I'M GLAD THAT SHE'S BROUGHT UP THIS. MY IDEA WAS NOT NECESSARILY A HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT TERM IS, BUT TO HAVE A MUSEUM OF AND RECORD THE DEEDS OF OUR FOREBEARS, INCLUDING DOCTOR CARROLL, ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE COME IN THAT LOBBY AND SEE ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PICTURES AND NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR TO OUR CITY, AND SO I'M GOING TO HOPEFULLY ITEM NUMBER E OF MY GOALS WILL AT LEAST GET STARTED BEFORE I FINISH MY TERM AND AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TO PLEASE, I ASK THAT YOU PICK IT UP IF IT'S NOT COMPLETED THIS YEAR, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE MEMORIALIZE AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION OF WHO RICHARD GRAY IS, OR DOCTOR CARROLL IN THE FUTURE. SO I'M DONE WITH THAT. JUST REAL QUICK, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE HERITAGE ON, ON BRINGING A LOT OF GREATNESS TO THIS REGION, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE BACKPACK BUDDIES AND THE THEIR CHANGE FOR CHANGE PROGRAM RAISED IN $70,000 IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND IN SUN CITY, AND THAT'S A NEW RECORD. SO THANK TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT ON EARTH DAY AND PICKED UP TONS OF TRASH, AND LET'S HOPE THAT SOMEDAY WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS ON EARTH DAY OR ANY DAY. HOPEFULLY THAT DAY WILL COME. WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON OUR WEBSITE THE, THE PRESENTATION FROM SOLOCO, A VERY FASCINATING PRESENTATION BY RUSSELL BAXLEY, THE CEO OF BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS HELD HERE AND TALKING ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE LOW COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE DAY CARE NEEDS FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THAT. IT IS AN EYE OPENER, THE NEEDS OF OF THE LOW COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LAST WEEK, THE ROYAL LIVE OAKS ACADEMY ANNUAL DIVERSITY PARADE, AND THE THEME THIS YEAR WAS THE LAGS OF THE STATES, AND THE KIDS ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB, AND THAT WAS THAT WAS TERRIFIC. JASPER ON THE MOVE LAST WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. CZYMBOR ON HIS AWARD. OFFICER MELNYK AND HIS AWARD AND AND ALL THE AWARD WINNERS, AND I WAS ASKED TO ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR MR. PJ NAPPI. AS YOU RECALL, WE TRIED TO GIVE HIM A PROCLAMATION LAST, HIS WIFE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT, AND HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN HE GETS HIS PERSONAL LIFE SETTLED, WE'LL GIVE HIM THE PROCLAMATION AND THE AWARD FROM JASPER ON THE MOVE. LAST FRIDAY MANY, MANY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BO, WERE AT TCL FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE GENERAL BROWN WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING AT THE TCL CAMPUS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THERE AND THAT'S SUCH A, YOU KNOW, A WORTHY THING AND SO MUCH THAT WE NEED. I ALSO ATTENDED FRIDAY TWO THINGS ON FRIDAY. WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOW COUNTRY. [01:40:01] I WENT AS A BOARD MEMBER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. HARVEY PLACE DOWN THERE. WE ARE ASKING FOR A GRANT FROM THE LOW COUNTRY, WHICH WOULD REDUCE FURTHER THE PRICES FOR THOSE TEN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO HARVEY PLACE AND THEN I ATTENDED A RECEPTION PRIOR TO THE USCB GRADUATION WAS LAST FRIDAY AS WELL. FOR ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, ALL THOSE BAGS AND STUFF BACK THERE, AND THERE'S MORE IN MY CAR. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS THAT THE YOUTH COUNCIL EMBARKED ON, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR THE THAT MEDIA DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO ADOPT YOU ALL BETWEEN THE YOUTH COUNCIL AND THE SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM AND JUST AS EDITING SKILLS. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE RECENTLY, AND THEY DID AT THE LAST YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WAS THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR. THE KIDS CAME UP HERE AND JUST FILMED A VIDEO. THANK YOU. WHICH I'LL BE SENDING AROUND TO ALL OF YOU WHO HELPED RAISE, AND WE'LL SEND THAT OUT AS A THANK YOU FROM THE KIDS, AND LASTLY THIS AFTERNOON AT LUNCH TIME, THE UNITED WAY HAD ITS ANNUAL MEETING, AND IT WAS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DOCTOR RECHEL ANDERSON OF THE JASPER COUNTY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF OUR SCHOOLS WAS NAMED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED WAY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER HAVING SAID THAT. I'M FINISHED, AND WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.