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JOINING US.WE HAVE ALREADY OPENED UP OUR MEETING AT FOUR O'CLOCK BEFORE WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[I. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS COMPLETE.[II. CALL TO ORDER]
BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.SO I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, COME BACK INTO PUBLIC SESSION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? MOTION RETURN SESSION? WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
CINDY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON, MS. CAROLYN CASTLE.
[V. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTE TIME LIMIT)]
UH, I NEED TO SET THE RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.UH, WE ARE NOW ENTERING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
WE WELCOME ANY COMMENTS ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, OR THOSE THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL.
SOME MATTERS ARE BETTER ADDRESSED THROUGH COUNTY COUNCIL OR YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
PLEASE AVOID PERSONAL ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, CITY STAFF, OR COUNCIL MEMBER, BEING MINDFUL THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE BEING BROADCAST AND ARE AVAILABLE TO BE HEARD BY CHILDREN AND OTHERS AT HOME WATCHING.
UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY, MANAGER OF CITY ATTORNEY AND STAFF.
CAROLINE, CAROLINE AND DON CASTLE FROM RIVERTON POINT.
I'M GONNA START WITH A LITTLE TIMELINE OF EVENTS FOR THE MAYOR ORAL RACE ON JANUARY 4TH.
TO MUCH SURPRISE, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE SEEKING ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE AND EXPLAINED HIS REASONS ON FEBRUARY 16TH.
OUTTA RESPECT FOR THE MAYOR, I INVITED HIM FOR COFFEE AND WE DISCUSSED HIS DECISION ABOUT NOT SEEKING ANOTHER TERM.
I TOLD HIM THAT I KNEW IT WAS A VERY HARD DECISION BECAUSE I HAD MADE IT TWO YEARS PRIOR.
MY MAIN RE REASON, OF COURSE, WAS TO OFFER THE OP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER MEMBERS TO GET INVOLVED IN SERVING THE CITY OF HARVILLE, WHICH THEY DID.
I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HE HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS, FOR AND ONLY HIMSELF AND MR. SYMBO WERE TRULY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN INVOLVED SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I RESPECT WHAT THE MAYOR HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OF HARDY V AND I WAS STEPPING UP JUST TO ASSIST WITH A TRANSITION THAT POTENTIALLY MAY OCCUR WITH A NEW MAYOR AND TWO NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND A NEW CITY MANAGER.
MY PURPOSE WAS TO LEND SOME CONTINUITY AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.
SHOULD I BE, SHOULD I BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ELECTION FOR MAYOR TO THE COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, BEFORE THE COFFEE ENDED, I TOLD HIM, IF YOU DECIDE TO RUN FOR MAYOR, I WILL NOT RUN AGAINST YOU DURING THE FOUR WEEKS.
I TOOK THE TIME AND SPOKE WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EACH CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER TO ASK THEM IF THEY HAD ANY INTEREST IN RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
AND IF THEY DID, I WOULD NOT RUN AGAINST THEM.
AND AT THE TIME, THEY ALL SAID THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED.
ON MARCH 18TH, I ANNOUNCED THAT I'D BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF HARVILLE.
AND AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID, IT WAS A FAMILY DECISION.
I LOVE HARDY AS MUCH AS ANY OF YOU DO.
AND AS THE LATE DAVID BEZO WOULD SAY, HARVILLE IS MY HOMETOWN.
MY HUSBAND HAS GIVEN NINE AND A HALF YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I HAVE GIVEN SEVEN YEARS AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ON JULY 9TH.
ONCE AGAIN, TO MUCH SURPRISE, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS GOING TO SEEK A THIRD TERM IN NOVEMBER.
AND JUST AS I SAID TO HIM ON FEBRUARY 16TH, IF YOU'RE GONNA RUN FOR MAYOR, I'M NOT RUNNING AGAINST YOU.
I'M A WOMAN OF MY WORD TODAY, JUST AS I WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO, SEVEN YEARS I WAS ON COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND HIS WIFE AND THEIR FAMILY HAVE CHOSEN A RETIREMENT, A PLAN OF SU OF SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF HARVILLE.
IT WAS NEVER BEEN OUR LIFE'S PLAN FOR ME TO RUN FOR THE MAYOR OF HARVILLE.
AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SOMEWHAT PERFECTED THE LIFE OF RETIREMENT.
AND WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
WE WANNA WISH THE MAYOR, MR. WHITE AND MR. CARROLL, A VERY SUCCESSFUL REELECTION, AS THE MAYOR HAS STATED
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SO MANY TIMES.TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE ON THIS COUNCIL AS THE CITY'S FUTURE IS OUR YOUTH, AND WE NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THE FILING DATE IS AUGUST 1ST AT NOON AND ENDS AUGUST 15TH AT NOON.
WE WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THE STAFF TO CONTINUE TO BE THE BACKBONE OF THIS CITY.
WITHOUT YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF HARVILLE, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
WE TAKES GREAT LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO YOUR DUTIES TO MAKE ALL OF YOU THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE.
ROBERT FROST ONCE SAID IN THREE WORDS, I CAN SUM UP EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED ABOUT LIFE.
I HAVE THE TICKETS TONIGHT, SO I'M SORRY.
UH, WHAT'S MY NAME? ALL RIGHT.
UM, THANK YOU MRS. CASTLE AND MR. CASTLE.
UM, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS ARE NEXT PRESENTATION
[VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]
OF APPRECIATION PLAQUE TO JD MAINES FOR[A. PRESENTATION OF APPRECIATION PLAQUE TO J.D. MAINES FOR HIS SERVICE AS PUBLIC DEFENDER]
HIS SERVICE AS PUBLIC DEFENDER.DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE HER? ALRIGHT.
I THINK THAT JUDGE CARROLL KNOWS IF WE HAVE A MUNICIPAL COURT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER.
OUR PROBLEM IN THE PAST, UP UNTIL I THINK 2020 IS EARLY 2020, WE COULDN'T FIND ANYBODY TO DO THE JOB.
SO I THINK THE COUNCIL MIGHT BE AWARE A CALL.
WE DID, UH, A LOT OF CALLING FOR ATTORNEYS.
WE DID TWO, I THINK TWO RFPS IN 2019, AND NO ONE WAS INTERESTED.
I, UH, FINALLY REFERRED TO HIM AS THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UM, AND HE SAID, SERVING THE CITY AS THE, UH, MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDERS SINCE JANUARY 20TH, 2020 TO, TO PRESENT.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, UM, WE GET, WE ARE GIVING HIM AN AWARD OF RECOGNITION.
CITY OF HARVILLE RECOGNIZES JD MAINES, AN APPRECIATION OF YOUR STRONG WORK ETHIC AND COMMITTED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS OUR PUBLIC OFFENDER.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, LADY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, MR. SYMBO, UH, JUDGE GUTIERREZ, UM, HE DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE CHOKED UP.
UH, 'CAUSE, UM, UH, I I JUST DIDN'T REALLY THINK OF MYSELF AS DOING SOMETHING AS PUBLIC SERVICE.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I DID THAT I FELT LIKE AS AN ATTORNEY, PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO REPRESENT PEOPLE, UH, THAT CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, REFERENCE, UH, PART OF MY PRACTICE AND MY TOOLKIT, WHICH IS THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, WHICH IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF ALL OF US TO BE FREE FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS, THE US SUPREME COURT, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE FOURTH AMENDMENT THAT IS SO MINERAL TO ME, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US TO REMEMBER, IS THE FOURTH AMENDMENT DOES NOT PROTECT PLACES.
AND SIMILARLY, IN THIS GREAT CITY OF HARDY, IT'S NOT JUST A GREAT CITY BECAUSE IT'S A NICE PLACE, AND IT'S PRETTY, IT'S A GREAT PEOPLE BECAUSE IT HAS GREAT LEADERS AND IT HAS A GREAT COMMUNITY, AND IT HAS A WONDERFUL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND A, AND A, AND A FINE ATTOR CITY ATTORNEY, I FIND TO SAY SO MUCH
SO, UH, TO I CONCLUDE MY REMARKS BY SAYING THAT IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF HARDY AND PROVIDE THEM A FUNDAMENTAL DUE PROCESS RIGHT TO COUNCIL, THAT I KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS LEADERS RECOGNIZE AS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF, OF, OF SERVICE TO ITS CITIZENS.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION VERY MUCH MEANS A LOT.
SO WHEN JD, A FEW MONTHS AGO SUGGESTED THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HIS TIME WAS LIMITED WITH THE CITY, WE, WE DID A SEARCH.
UM, FORTUNATELY WE FOUND A VERY COMPETENT AND CAPABLE PERSON TO ASSUME OUR MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER.
UH, SHE IS IN THE AUDIENCE IF SHE CAN COME FORWARD WITH THE JUDGE.
[B. INTRODUCTION OF MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER AJUA HAWKINS]
HAWKINS.SHE IS THE NEW MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER.
SHE CAN TELL A LITTLE ABOUT HERSELF.
SHE DIDN'T WANT HER DADDY TO LEAVE THE POSITION, OBVIOUSLY.
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AS, UH, THE CITY MANAGER SAID, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, MS. HAWKINS.
UH, SHE WAS THE ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FOR THE, UM, 14TH JUDICIAL, UM, SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.
AND, UM, SHE STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AND ALSO, UM, HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON DC.
UM, WE CAME ACROSS, UM, AS SHE WAS THE ASSISTANT SOLICITOR.
UM, WE KEPT IN TOUCH AND AS SOON AS, UM, ATTORNEY MAINES DECIDED TO PART FROM US, THEN HER NAME WAS BROUGHT UP OUT OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HER IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND OF COURSE, AS, UH, ATTORNEY MAINE SAID, IT'S ABOUT REPRESENTING THOSE THAT CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY.
SO I WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OF HER TIME.
SO I INTRODUCED TO YOU, TO MS. A HAWKINS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE GUTIERREZ FOR THAT WONDERFUL, UM, INTRODUCTION.
I AM THRILLED TO JUST, UM, IT'S MY PASSION ALWAYS TO BE A PUBLIC DEFENDER.
I STARTED OFF AS A SOLICITOR SO THAT I COULD BE THE BEST PUBLIC DEFENDER THAT I COULD BE.
AND I AM JUST LOOKING TO SERVE YOU ALL.
I'M LOOKING TO SERVE THIS COUNTY.
I WAS BORN IN CHARLESTON, RAISED IN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, TO DO WHAT I CAN FOR THE INDIGENT, UM, COMMUNITY, SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE REPRESENTATION THAT THEY DO DESERVE.
BECAUSE WE ALL DESERVE TO HAVE THE BEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME AND TO MEET YOU ALL.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A NAME THAT'S GONNA CHALLENGE ME FOREVER.
NEXT WE HAVE THE, UH, INTRODUCTION OF ASSISTANT POLICE,
[C. INTRODUCTION OF ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE SCOTT GAVIGLIA]
CHIEF OF POLICE.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT GAVA.
AH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE AS BAD AS IT.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT FOR TWO WEEKS SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.
SO ANYWAY, UH, OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, SERVED HIS COMMUNITY IN GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
HE MANAGED A, UH, 75 MAN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE, UH, SUPPORT STAFF BACK AT HIS HOMETOWN IN UNION WITH A 20, UH, $10 MILLION BUDGET.
HE ALSO BEEN HIS POLICE CHIEF FOR NINE YEARS IN UNION TOWN.
HE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN, UH, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH THE INDIANA AND, UH, UNIVERSITY.
HE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND A MINOR IN ADMINISTRATION IN THE, UH, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.
HE ALSO HOLDS CERTIFICATES IN THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, UH, ALSO INSTANT COMMAND CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, FOUNDATION OF LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMAND, AND CERTI CERTIFIED IN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
HE ALSO IS A, HOLDS AN AWARD OF COURAGE UNDER FIRE FROM THE INFER, UH, INTERNAL, UH, ORDER OF POLICE.
I WELCOME OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT, AND HE CAN ANNOUNCE HIS LAST NAME AGAIN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE DIES.
THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME.
I'VE ENJOYED MY TWO WEEKS HERE.
I WAS EXCEPTIONALLY FORTUNATE WHEN I SAW THIS JOB POST AND WHEN I MET THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS TEAM.
I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE POSITION AND IT CAME THROUGH.
I'M IN MY 31ST YEAR OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I STILL HAVE THE SAME PASSION WHEN I STARTED AS A VERY YOUNG MAN AT AGE 23.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT PART OF LIFE HERE IN HARDY V.
AS I CAN HOPE, USE MY ABILITIES TO HELP THE CITY GROW.
I'VE ALREADY HAD A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 15 MEMBERS TO 75.
I'M LOOKING TO DO IT AGAIN, AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I AM GETTING USED TO THE AFTERNOON MONSOON, SO THAT'S A LITTLE NEW FOR
UM, BUT I'VE ENJOYED MY TIME HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THE HARDY POLICE DEPARTMENTS HERE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
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YOU AND WELCOME COUNSEL.ANY COMMENTS FOR, UH, SCOTT AND, UH, OR FOR UA? GOOD TO MEET YOU, MR. FOR TWO.
UH, THAT ENDS OUR PRESENTATIONS, BUT, UH, I WANT TO KEEP A PROMISE RIGHT NOW AND, UM, ASK ELIZABETH, WHERE IS SHE HIDING? AWW, I TOLD HER I WOULD EMBARRASS HER.
ELIZABETH IS LEAVING US TOMORROW.
WHAT? AND, UM, I WANT TO PUBLICLY, UH, BRING HER UP TO COUNCIL AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND MAY HAVE A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ELIZABETH, YOUR SMILING FACE.
IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M VERY HUMBLED TO JOIN THE CITY OF HARVILLE, AND YOU GUYS WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART.
ELIZABETH IS GOING TO NAPLES, FLORIDA.
AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? SO I'LL BE A CULTURAL JOURNALIST AT A RADIO STATION.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES.
SO WE WANT YOU TO PROMOTE HONEYVILLE DOWN THERE.
CAN WE CALL
SHE'S GONNA GIVE US A RADIO INTERVIEW.
IT'S ONLY A SIX HOUR DRIVE, BLACK.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES,
[VII. PRESENTATION & APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
UH, FROM JULY 11TH, 2024.[A. JULY 11, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES OF JULY 11TH? MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A GO AHEAD, VAL.I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE, UM, MINUTES OF JULY 11TH, 2024.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
[VIII. OLD BUSINESS]
[NONE]
EVENING.[IX. NEW BUSINESS]
NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION[A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE EAST ARGENT MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA BY APPROVING THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORT, UPDATING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND AUTHORIZING THE DELIVERY OF THE VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS TO JASPER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA APPROVING THE REPORT ON THE REASONABLE BASIS OF ASSESSMENTS, THE ASSESSMENT ROLL, INCLUDING THE RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. (2024-7-25A)]
OF THE CITY OF HARDY V, SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE EAST ARGENT MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.UH, THIS IS A RESOLUTION REQUIRING ONE VOTE.
UM, THIS IS 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 A.
UH, MS. MAINES, THIS IS GONNA HANDLE THAT, MR. MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UM, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE EAST, A MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
IF YOU RECALL, EVERY YEAR YOU GO THROUGH THIS, UM, SAME EXERCISE WHERE THE ASSESSMENTS ARE CALCULATED FOR EACH OF THE PARCELS, AND YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD, UM, THE CITY HAS VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY IN REGARDS TO COLLECTING THESE ASSESSMENTS.
SO OUR, UM, MUNI CAP IS THE ENTITY THAT CALCULATES THESE NUMBERS FOR YOU.
YOU APPROVE THEM, WE SEND THEM TO THE COUNTY, AND THEN THE COUNTY BILLS THE RESPECTIVE PARCELS.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT, BUT, UM, WE HAVE REVIEWED IT.
UM, AND IT, IT, IT IS IN ORDER WITH, UM, THE PAST YEAR'S REPORTS.
IF YOU DO CO COMPARE THEM, THIS YEAR'S ASSESSMENT IS A GOOD BIT LOWER BECAUSE THEY DID MAKE, I BELIEVE, TWO BIG PREPAYMENTS THIS YEAR.
SO IT JUST BRINGS DOWN THE TOTAL DEBT.
SO THE, THE DISTRICT IS WORKING WELL.
UM, MR. CARROLL, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
JUST LIKE SHE SAID, UM, IT'S PRETTY WELL IN LINE WITH LAST YEAR.
MR. MESMAN? NO QUESTIONS, SIR.
SEE, I WENT THIS WAY SO I WOULDN'T MESS UP THIS TIME.
THIS IS, UM, YEARLY HOUSEKEEPING, AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING IT WELL, MRS. MAINES, UM, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK THE PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO RESOLUTION.2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 A MAKE A MOTION.
WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 A.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BY COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
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SAY AYE.NEXT, ANOTHER RESOLUTION WITH ONE VOTE.
[B. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY (2024-7-25B)]
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL.AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
THIS IS RESOLUTION 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 B.
MR. ZIBO, PLEASE, MR. BROWN, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
UH, IT'S, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO, UH, DISPOSE OF SOME, UH, PROPERTY FOR THE CITY, UH, IN THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY.
SO WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKAGE THERE, WE'VE GOT SEVEN VEHICLES ON THAT LIST.
INTERESTING ENOUGH, I THINK IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE JUST RECEIVED SEVEN VEHICLES.
HOWEVER, THESE ARE VEHICLES THAT NEEDED TO GO.
UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, GETTING 'EM OFF THE LIST.
UH, AS WELL AS A, PROBABLY A TON OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT FROM THE PD FROM THE, UH, MARVELOUS RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON DOWN THERE WITH NEW FURNITURE COMING IN, A LOT OF THE OLD FURNITURE'S GOTTA GO, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, UH, GETTING RID OF THAT AS WELL.
UH, AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS METAL DETECTOR THAT, UM, USED TO BE AT THE COURTS, UH, THAT AS WELL WILL BE, UH, TAKEN CARE OF.
SO IT'S FAIRLY SIMPLE, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, LET'S START WITH MR. MESMAN, UH, WITH QUESTIONING.
MRS. GUZMAN? NO QUESTIONS, SIR.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOT THE LIST HERE ON THE EXHIBIT A.
SO IT'S GOT EVERYTHING, THE VEHICLES AND THE OFFICE FURNITURE AND METAL DETECTOR.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE GETTING RID OF A 2013 CAR.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? A LOT OF MILES AND CONDITION IS VERY, VERY BAD.
HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF MILES?
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR JOKES.
UM, SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE PUBLIC, ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC, LIKE TO, UM, ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS.UH, SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.
THIS IS RESOLUTION 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 B.
MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 B.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE.
NEXT WE HAVE ANOTHER RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF HARVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF HARDY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY IN TERMS OF USE.
[C. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY AND TERMS OF USE (2024-7-25C)]
DASH 25 C.MR. ZIBO, ARE YOU GONNA, MR. KIMBRO, PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY, SIR.
UM, SO, UH, WITH, UH, THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH THE CITY DOES USE SEVERAL PLATFORMS, UM, TO COMMUNICATE AND BE TRANSPARENT WITH, UH, THE CITIZENS, UM, OF THE CITY OF HARVILLE, UM, THERE ARE SOME RULES AND SOME, UH, CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE, UH, FOR ANY RESPONSES, UM, FROM THE CITIZENS AND ANY POSTS FROM US WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, SO THIS SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, UH, WAS UPDATED.
WE, WE DID HAVE ONE IN PLACE, UM, NOT QUITE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS, AS CURRENT, BUT WE COORDINATED WITH A COUPLE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US, UM, WITH, UH, BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD, UM, AND ALSO WITH THE STATE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS REGARDS TO, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, FROM A GOVERNMENT ENTITY.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE POLICY FOR, AND, UH, JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
UM, THE PURPOSE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY IS TO PROVIDE THE STANDARDS, UH, FOR APPROPRIATE USE OF THE CITY'S, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
UM, THE CITY HAS NO OVERRIDING INTEREST AND EXPECTATION DECIDING WHAT IS PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF THE POLICY TO THE PUBLIC.
ALL SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE TREATED AS A PUBLIC COMMUNICATION TOOL AND SHOULD BE USED TOO.
AND, AND THESE ARE SOME KEY POINTS THAT WE WANNA DISCUSS.
UH, MATTERS OF PUBLIC'S INTEREST, UM, IN, INTO THE CITY AS IDENTIFIED AND RAISED BY THE CITY.
EDUCATE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ON CITY SERVICES, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, MEETINGS, ET CETERA.
INCREASE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY, ENGAGE CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY
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DIALOGUE ON SPECIFIC TOPICS IDENTIFIED AND RAISED BY THE CITY.SHARE POSTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, HARDY VIEW'S A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE.
WE'RE IN TWO COUNTIES, SO WE HAVE BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY.
SO WE DO SOME SHARED RESOURCES THERE AND SOME SHARED POSTINGS, UM, ACROSS THE MIN, ACROSS THE LINES BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES THERE.
UM, COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER EMERGENCIES OR OTHER CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
THAT'S OUR N PLATFORM, UM, FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITIZENS ON EVACUATION ROUTES AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, UM, AND EXPAND RESIDENT AND VISITOR IN, UH, INTER INTERACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION THROUGH ONLINE SOURCES, UM, AND, AND RESOURCES.
NOW, A BIG THING IS THE COMMENT POLICY.
SO, UM, MISCONCEPTION, PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY CAN JUST SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT AND IT'S GONNA STAY THERE BECAUSE WE ARE A MUNICIPALITY.
UH, WELL, IT WILL STAY IN OUR RECORDS, BUT, UM, JUST FOR, FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THEY SHOULD STAY FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC AT HAND, ON WHATEVER THE FORUM IS, IS DESCRIBED.
UM, THEY SHOULD TELL THE TRUTH.
THEY SHOULDN'T BE SPREADING LIES, UM, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, NO SPAM, UM, WITHIN OUR POLICY AND, UH, PUBLIC RECORD, ALL CONTENT IS POSTED AS PUBLIC RECORD AND KEPT WITH A PLATFORM THAT WE USE, UM, CALLED ARCHIVE SOCIAL.
IT'S THERE, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR FREEDOM INFORMATION REQUEST, UH, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ACTUALLY PUBLISHED TO THE CITIZENS, UM, PUBLICLY IF IT, IF WE FIND THAT THE COMMENTS ARE NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE PARTICULAR FORMS. SO, UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A 24 7 MEDIAN, UM, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE NOT MONITORING THAT 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO WE DO REALIZE THAT THERE COULD BE LAPSES IN TIME TO WHERE SOMEBODY COULD PUT AN INAPPROPRIATE POST, UM, ON ONE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AND WE NOT CATCH IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.
UM, BUT WE WILL CATCH IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL REMOVE IT, NOT REMOVE IT, BUT HIDE IT, UM, FROM VISIBILITY AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
UM, ALWAYS THE CITY WELCOMES A PERSON'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS OR HER OPINIONS AND ENCOURAGES POSTERS TO KEEP COMMENTS RELEVANT TO THE TOPICS.
AGAIN, ALL POSTS ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS.
UM, CITY OF HARVILLE MAINTAINS, UM, PUT THE ARCHIVE OF ALL POSTS.
UM, SO, UM, MODERATION OF CONTENT.
WHAT WE, WHAT WE DO MODERATE, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REMOVABLE MATERIAL, BUT NOT TO, NOT LIMITED TO, BUT COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL TOPIC.
UM, INCLUDING RANDOM OR UNINTELLIGIBLE COMMENTS.
PROFANE, OBSCENE, ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, SEXUAL CONTENT, INFLAMMATORY CONTENT THREATS TO ANY PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS NOT ALLOWED, UM, VIA THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST.
UM, CONDUCT AND VIOLATION OF ANY, ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, SOLICITATION OF COMMERCE, ENCOURAGEMENT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OR VIOLENCE, UM, INFORMATION THAT MAY TEND TO COMPROMISE SAFETY, SECURITY OF PUBLIC OR PUBLIC SYSTEMS. UH, POSTING COMMENTS WHICH CONTAIN EXTERNAL LINKS AND APPARENT SPAM OR CONTACT OR CONTENT POSTED BY AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. IE UM, AI'S A BIG THING THESE DAYS AND YOU HAVE SOME, UH, GENERATIVE BOTS THAT GO OUT THERE AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLY AND POST THINGS ASSOCIATED.
UH, SO THOSE COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
AND, UM, WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT, WANT THE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT, UM, PARTICIPATE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
UM, WE DO VALUE ALL THE COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS.
UM, IF THEY DO, UH, VIOLATE THE POLICY, THEY WILL BE HIDDEN.
UM, BUT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.
WE DON'T INFRINGE ON ANYBODY'S RIGHTS AS FAR AS, UM, ANY COMMUNICATION SPEECH OR EXPRESSIVE THAT IS PROTECTED AND PRIVILEGED UNDER LAW.
UM, SO IN A NUTSHELL, UM, THERE'S MORE TO IT.
BUT, UH, ONE THING, ONE OTHER THING I REALLY WANNA MAKE, UH, UH, AWARE, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO E 9 1 1 SERVICES.
PLEASE DO NOT POST FOR E 9 1 1 SERVICES ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.
PLEASE CALL THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.
UM, AGAIN, THE SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT MONITORED 24 7, AND IF YOU'RE POSTING IT MIDNIGHT, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE SEEN.
UM, SO PLEASE USE THE APPROPRIATE, UH, PLATFORMS FOR E 9 1 1 SERVICES.
OTHER THAN THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR, OR, UH, WANNA HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE CITY OR THE MEDIA DEPARTMENT, AND WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU.
UH, JAMES, BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL COMMENTS,
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UH, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN POINT OUT TO THE COUNCIL, UM, WHAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS BEFORE? OR IS THIS JUST A REITERATION OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE? SO THIS IS A REITERATION OF WHAT WE HAVE, BUT A LITTLE MORE COMPREHENSIVE.UM, IT ACTUALLY DEFINES, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL OF ACCEPTABLE AND NON-ACCEPTABLE RESPONSES.
UM, AGAIN, I DIDN'T READ THE WHOLE POLICY HERE.
IT ALSO DISCUSSED WHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR AS FAR AS WHAT WE PUBLISH AND HOW WE PUBLISH AND HOW, UH, WE CAN'T SELL FOR SOMEBODY ON THERE, BUT, BUT WE CAN PROMOTE AN EVENT LIKE THE PICKLEBALL, UM, IN SUN CITY EVERY YEAR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WE CAN'T ENDORSE OR SELL ANYTHING FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE.
SO WE HAVE LIMITATIONS AS WELL WITHIN THE CITY.
UM, MOST OF THIS IS, UH, IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW ON THEIR RESPONSES, UM, IN CASE THEY PUT A RESPONSE IN THERE THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE AND TAGGED.
AND, AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, THEY TOOK DOWN MY POST.
UM, AND, UH, AND THEY WANNA MAKE A CALL AND, AND WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH 'EM.
SO YES, MS. MAYOR, UH, QUICKLY, AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP WHAT JAMES SAID, OUR CURRENT POLICY IS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, SO REALLY ONLY RELATES TO THE EMPLOYEES AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT DOESN'T, DOESN'T RELATE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
THIS POLICY WOULD REPLACE THAT TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.
I JUST, IT'S A LOT OF PAGES I DIDN'T KNOW.
UM, MR. CARROLL, YOU WANNA LEAD US OFF? SAME, UM, SEEMS LIKE, UM, MR. MAYOR, IT'S KIND OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND ALL PRETTY WELL HAVE A PRETTY WELL SIMILAR TYPE.
UM, AGAIN, WE, WE CONSULTED WITH BOTH BLUFF AND HILTON HEAD.
THAT'S WHAT IMPRESSION I GOT WHEN WE PUT THIS TOGETHER.
UM, AND, UH, WE TOOK PIECES OF HILTON HEAD, PIECES OF OURS.
THAT'S WHAT I, PIECES OF BLUFFING AND PIECES OF WHAT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LAW RECOMMENDS.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR, MR. WHITE.
JAMES, THANKS FOR THE THOUGHTFUL UPDATE.
UM, YOU SAY THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DENY ACCESS, UH, TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I WAS CURIOUS, WHO IS THAT THAT DOES THAT? IS IT YOU, IS YOU AND SOME OF YOUR STAFF, YOU AND OUR ATTORNEY? HOW DOES THAT WORK MECHANICALLY? SO, SO, UH, INDEPENDENTLY WE WOULD NEVER MAKE A DECISION AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
UH, WE WOULD HIDE THAT COMMENT IF WE WERE TO, TO, UH, PROPOSE TO BAN SOMEBODY FOR, UM, EXCESSIVE ABUSE OF, UH, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE WOULD BRING THAT UPON UP TO CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THEN THE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE FROM CITY ADMINISTRATION.
MR. GUZMAN, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE'LL JUST ASK THE QUESTION AND ASK YOU.
UH, JAMES, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, WITH, WE HAVE, UH, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES UP IN PUBLIC, I READ THIS THING ABOUT, UM, HOW THEY SHOULD, SHOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES.
AND ALSO WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE SIGNED ONTO THE CIVILITY PLEDGE THAT MASC HAS.
UM, IS THERE, UM, OR SHOULD THERE BE, UM, INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE? LIKE I I ALWAYS READ OFF, PLEASE AVOID PERSONAL ATTACKS ON MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY CITY STAFF.
DO WE HAVE, UH, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS UNDER MODERATION OF CONTENT, CORRECT.
BUT, UM, SHOULD WE BE MORE SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLIC? SO, SO WE CAN BE VERY SPECIFIC.
SO, SO THIS POLICY ONCE APPROVED, UM, WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THAT DISCLAIMER, UM, LOUD AND CLEAR, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO, BUT ON THE DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, THEY LIMIT YOU TO SO MANY WORDS.
ON WHAT YOU CAN, WHAT YOU CAN POST.
AND THEN THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE FORUM, THAT, THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE POST IN ITSELF.
NOW, WE COULD COME UP WITH A CYCLICAL, UM, POST THAT, THAT POSTED, YOU KNOW, EVERY 30 DAYS JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THAT, OR EVERY, EVERY 10 DAYS OR, OR HOWEVER, JUST SO THAT CAN GET REPOSTED JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THE ETIQUETTE, UM, WHEN USING SOCIAL MEDIA.
UH, BUT IT WOULDN'T FOLLOW THE FORMS ON, ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA THREADS.
I, I WOULDN'T, I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT OR START THAT, BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO POST IF YOU, WE DO GET SOMETHING THAT'S UNCIVIL OR, UH, IS A PERSONAL ATTACK AND THEN POST YES, SIR.
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I JUST, AND, AND THIS IS JUST COMMENTS IS JUST MY OWN PERSONAL, UM, FIRST OF ALL, IT SAYS NO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING.I HAVE TWO FACEBOOK SITES, BUT ONE OF 'EM GOES BY HARRY WILLIAMS, MAYOR HARDY V MAYOR.
SO THAT IDENTIFIES ME AS MAYOR.
SO IS, IS THAT, UM, SUBJECT TO NO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING? N NO, THAT, THAT'S YOUR TITLE? UM, SO THAT'S MY, OKAY.
SO THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S NOT IDENTIFIED.
THAT'S NOT YOU RUNNING A RACE OR A, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT OH, AND INFLAMMATORY REMARKS AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT'S OPPOSING IN A RACE FROM YOU OR PROMOTING YOURSELF IN A POLITICAL, UM, EVENT OR POLITICAL DEBATE OR POLITICAL RACE.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S AN INFERENCE TO IS NOT TO THE, I MEAN, YOUR POLITICIANS, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM YOUR POSITION.
SO THAT DOESN'T PREVENT YOU, BUT JUST, JUST DO KNOW, UM, ON THAT NOTE THAT IF YOU DO USE YOUR PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND YOU ARE IDENTIFIED WITH THE CITY THAT YOU ARE SUBJECT TO FOR YOUR REQUEST, EVEN IF IT'S YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
UM, THE, AND, AND JUST, JUST TO MAKE A STATEMENT, I MAKE IT, UH, MY OWN POLICY.
I DON'T TOUCH NATIONAL ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, OUR, MY POLITICS ARE LOCAL AND LOCAL ONLY.
AND I DON'T GET IN DEBATES WITH ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC OVER FACEBOOK.
I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD, GOOD POLICIES FOR US ALL TO CONSIDER.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL MAKE UP OUR OWN MIND, BUT I, I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY VALUE IN DEBATING WITH THE PUBLIC ON FACEBOOK.
BECAUSE YOU GOT A LOT OF KEYBOARD WARRIORS OUT THERE.
AND, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE.
THEY'RE KEYBOARD WARRIORS AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST LOOKING TO INCITE OR INFLAME SOMETHING, RIGHT? HOLES
THAT'S JUST A, A PERSONAL COMMENT THAT I, I WANTED TO SHARE.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO.THIS IS RESOLUTION 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 C.
MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 C.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE A RECEIPT OF A TAX COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROPRIATE STATE ACCOMMODATION TAX RECEIPTS
[D. RECEIPT OF THE ATAX COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROPRIATE STATE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX RECEIPTS TO THE JASPER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-4-10 OF THE SC CODE OF LAWS (2024-7-25D)]
TO THE JASPER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX DASH FOUR DASH 10 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.IT SAYS 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 D.
UM, AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE FESTIVAL ON MAIN.
MR. ZIBO, PLEASE, I'VE ASKED MS. CINDY, UH, TO HANDLE THESE ITEMS ALONG WITH MS. KENDALL.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THE APPLICATION WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE STATE ATEX COMMITTEE FOR FUNDING FOR THE FESTIVAL ON MAINE MARKETING BY KENDALL MALICE.
THE ATEX COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED THIS FUNDING AND STAFF IS ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,750.
[• FESTIVAL ON MAIN MARKETING – $28,750]
MS. KENDALL MALICE IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.YOU GUYS, LIKE SHE SAID, IT'S ALREADY BEEN RECOMMENDED AND YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FULL REPORT, WHICH WE PRESENTED TO THE ATEX COMMITTEE.
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH SELF-EXPLANATORY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEYOND THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
AND I WENT THROUGH THIS WITH NEIL AND JENNIFER AND HER STAFF.
SO, SO IF WE'VE MET SEVERAL TIMES WITH THEM ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN, EXCUSE ME, UM, CHOKES HIM OFF.
I SHOULDN'T EAT MIN WHEN I'M DOING THIS.
MRS. GUZMAN, I HEARD OF NASTY RUMOR THAT THESE GUYS ARE NOT PLAYING AT THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.
IS THAT TRUE? WHO'S THAT? THESE GUYS.
ARE THEY PLAYING? FOR SURE? UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR JENNIFER.
THEY'RE NOT THE COMMITTEE DID NOT RECOMMEND THEM THIS YEAR.
OH, WILL, THAT'S THEY PLAN IT.
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I BELIEVE THAT WAS LAST YEAR'S.
I, I GIVE YOU ALL OF PREVIOUS YEAR'S FLYERS.
MR. CARROLL? WE WENT THROUGH ALL THIS.
YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR AND, AND THIS IS A GREAT USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
OR DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO RESOLUTION, UH, OR TO APPROVE THE RECEIPT OF A TAX COMMITTEE.RECOMMENDATIONS 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 D MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 D, RECEIPT OF A TAX COMMITTEE.
RECOMMENDATIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF DESIGNATED MARKETING
[E. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF DESIGNATED MARKETING ORGANIZATION (DMO) PROPOSED FY25 BUDGET (2024-7-25E)]
ORGANIZATION PROPOSED 20.THIS IS 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 E MS. CINDY, TAKE HER AWAY.
SO KENDALL IS HERE TO DISCUSS THE DMO PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 25.
IF YOU APPROVE IT, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL.
OKAY, MS. KENDALL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? I AM.
YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE REPORTS.
UM, I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I WILL TELL YOU, I BASED THE BUDGET ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S, UM, INCOME THAT WE RECEIVED.
AND THAT'S REALLY, IT'S KIND OF A BEST GUESS SITUATION.
'CAUSE THERE'S NEVER AN EXACT AMOUNT.
SO IF YOU SEE A, A LARGE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN LAST YEAR'S AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPENT, IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE, THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE HAD RECEIVED, UH, $92,000.
SO WE BUDGETED FOR THAT, BUT THEN WE ENDED UP ONLY RECEIVING 75 7.
SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THERE.
WE JUST, NO, NO ONE EVER KNOWS.
UM, MR. MESMAN, YOU WANNA START US OFF? NO QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, NOW WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES, UH, FOR THE APPROVAL OF DESIGNATED MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
RIGHT, JOHN? MR. MAYOR, I, I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.
WOULD YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES? I'M SORRY.
TO APPROVE THE, THE MARKETING BUDGET, UH, FOR FISCAL 25, MR. MAYOR, I'LL BE GLAD TO MAKE THE CONSIDERATION FOR THEM TO BE IDMO FOR NEXT YEAR AND HOPE THAT WE'LL APPROVE 2024 DASH SEVEN DASH 25 E.
WE, WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO MAKE A MOTION.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
SEEING NONE.NEXT WE HAVE THE MANAGER'S REPORT.
[X. MANAGERS REPORT]
MR. ZIBO, PLEASE.I JUST, AGAIN, I WANTED TO THANK ELIZABETH, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.
MUCH SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW IN VENTURE.
WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.
UM, SECONDLY, AUGUST 1ST IS OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BUT FORTUNATELY WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AGENDA ITEMS. SO I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL, WE DO, WE CANCEL THE AUGUST 1ST COUNCIL MEETING, THEREFORE OUR NEXT MEETING WOULD BE AUGUST 15TH, IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.
UH, DO YOU NEED TO VOTE, MIKE? IS IT, WE, WE PROBABLY SHOULD TAKE A VOTE JUST TO SAY CANCEL THAT
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FORMALLY.SO, UH, LET ME OPEN IT UP THE, UH, TO MR. MESMAN.
UH, ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? NO.
IF THERE'S NOTHING PRESSING ON THE AGENDA, WE DON'T NEED TO MEET THAT EVENING.
MR. GUZMAN? NO QUESTIONS, SIR.
SO, MR. WHITE, I THINK STEVE OUTLINED IT VERY DISTINCTLY.
SO YOU, YOU PLAN TO GO OUT PARTY NOW INSTEAD OF COMING? THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, IF, UM, VAL HAS NO ISSUE, I, I CERTAIN
OH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL TO STOP DRINKING BEFORE THEY COME TO THIS
DON, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE ALL THE FUN AWAY.
OH, WHAT YOU SAY IT'S BEEN, YEAH, I KNOW.
UM, I HAVE, I HAVE NO OBJECTION.
UH, SO WHAT WE NEED THEN IS A MOTION TO CANCEL THE JUNE 1ST MEETING.
THERE WILL BE NO AUGUST 1ST MEETING.
AND THEN, THEN THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
UH, AND THEN FINALLY, A FEW MONTHS AGO, UM, MS. OLIVER WAS APPOINTED THE INTERIM CITY CLERK, AND SHE'S BEEN, UH, TWO MONTHS.
SHE'S BEEN GIVING ME HELL, LIKE EVERY DAY, ASKING WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO BE A REMOVE THAT INTERIM TITLE.
SO I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE AS OF AUGUST 1ST, MS. OLIVER WILL BE THE PERMANENT CITY CLERK.
SO, SO THAT MEANS SHE HAS TO GIVE A SPEECH NOW, RIGHT? SHE DOES.
TAKE OFF ONE OF THOSE HATS AND GIVE US A SPEECH.
I MUST BE NO, I'M VERY THRILLED.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM.
I'VE BEEN IN HERE 12 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO DOING THIS.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY VERY MUCH, MR. SAMBO, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR MANY YEARS, HOPEFULLY.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO IN REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER TODAY AND START WITH MR. WHITE.
[XI. COUNCIL ISSUES AND CONCERNS]
UM, I, UH, DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.UH, MY FOCUS HAS BEEN, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE, UM, GONNA BE HIRING A NEW SITTING MANAGER, THE ROW, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SEARCH FIRM, SETTING UP THE INTERVIEWS AND STUFF, AND THAT'S CONSUMED MOST OF MY TIME.
UH, APPRECIATE SOME HELP I GOT FROM MIKE THIS WEEK AND ALL THE COUNSEL.
AND, UH, WE'LL GET STARTED ON THOSE INTERVIEWS NEXT WEEK.
ALL THAT WILL BE PUBLIC INFORMATION.
GET OUR, UH, ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW ALL THE REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.
AND, UM, WHAT I WOULD SAY WHEN WE ADVERTISED, WE HAD OVER ALMOST 40 APPLICANTS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO IT SPEAKS WELL OF THE JOB THAT MIKE HAS DONE, AND OUR COUNCIL, UH, MAINLY OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND, UH, SO IT'S PLEASANT WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT, INTERESTED IN APPLY FOR.
UH, I'VE BEEN ON THE END OF THINGS WHERE NOBODY'S HARDLY APPLYING AND THAT'S A DIFFERENT JOB.
AND, UH, MORE TO COME ON THAT AND WE'LL BE PUBLICLY MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ON THAT.
ALRIGHT, FIRST OFF IS IN YOUR PACK.
IT'S, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE, UH, YOU SEE SOMETHING FOR FIRST, UH, RESPONDERS APPRECIATION DAY.
THAT IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED OPERATION PATRIOTS, FOB, FOREVER.
THAT'S AN ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW THAT IS LOCATED IN RIDGELAND.
AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN A FEW SHORT YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN THERE IS AMAZING.
BUT THE PREMISE OF THIS IS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION DAY, UH, GENTLEMAN THAT LIVES IN MARGARITAVILLE.
HE IS A RETIRED, UH, NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER.
HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN STREET CRIMES, AND HE THOUGHT THAT FIRST RESPONDERS NEED THE SAME TYPE OF, UH, COUNSELING AND APPRECIATION THAT, UH, OUR MILITARY VETERANS
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DO.SO HE GOT RUNNING WITH THIS, UH, AT OP V AS HE CALLS THAT.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, THEY'RE HAVING FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION DAY THAT IS OPEN TO, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE, ALL SORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, ANY FIRST RESPONDER.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA QUOTE SOMETHING THAT ABOUT THIS.
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE AND FOSTER POSITIVE EXPERIENCES FOR VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
BY CONNECTING THROUGH OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
WE CREATE AN ALLIANCE THROUGH PEER ENGAGEMENT IN A COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.
THIS ORGANIZATION, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS IN OUR AREA, AND IT'S ONLY TO CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO I WISH EVERYBODY WOULD SUPPORT, UH, OP FOB.
AND I WISH AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREFIGHTER STAFF TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION DAY BE HERE.
MIKE IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL BE HERE AUGUST 15TH.
MIKE WILL BE HERE, AND ACTUALLY THE PRESIDENT OF OP FO WILL BE HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
ALSO, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN, UH, GREENVILLE LAST WEEK, IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING, QUITE EDUCATIONAL, BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR UNITY PARK AND HOW THEY HAVE THAT SET UP.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, UM, INCLUSIVE AREA.
UM, ANY CITY WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE THAT, BUT I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE BACK HERE NOW, AND WE'RE BUILDING ON IT.
UH, JODI HAS TOLD ME THAT OUR, UH, THE FINAL PHASE OF THE JUJU HUDSON PARK IS IN THE WORKS.
WE ARE, WE'RE GETTING THAT CLOSE, BUT I THINK WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING.
ALL OF OUR NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TOWN THAT WE'RE SEEING, THEY HAVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR FAMILIES AND INCLUDING A POOL IN MOST OF THEM.
THERE ARE, THEY'RE, THAT'S AN EXPENSE WE'LL NEVER GET RID OF.
BUT WE NEED TO DUST OFF, UH, THE REPORT AND A SPLASH PAD ANALYSIS.
AND TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT IT, WE HAVE THE LAND.
WE JUST PURCHASED MORE LAND ACROSS HERE.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS.
THE CHILDREN DOWNTOWN DESERVE EVERY BIT OF CONSIDERATION AS THE CHILDREN UP AND DOWN THE DEVELOPMENTS ON 2 78, AS I LOOK AT THE PARK BACK THERE, AND I'M HERE A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK WITH MY GRANDSON WITH, UH, SOCCER, AND I SEE THE USE DOWN THERE, THE UNITY PARK IN, UH, UH, GREENVILLE.
THE WAY THEY HAVE THEIR SET IS RIGHT NEXT TO A VERY INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES AND DISABILITIES.
I WANNA SEE OTHER AREAS SAY, I WISH I HAD A PARK LIKE HARDY V DID.
SO I'M REQUESTING THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE TO GET A SPLASH PAD FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, I THINK THAT WILL PUT US ON A LEVEL THAT OTHER CITIES ARE GONNA WANT TO BE AT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
SO, UM, ON MONDAY, I, I WAS INVITED TO THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT, UH, THE BMH UH, LEARNING CENTER.
UM, UH, IT WAS, UH, AT THEIR PATH, CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
AND IT CONSISTS OF CLINICAL SIMULATION LABS AND THE DEDICATED LEARNING SPACE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE.
UM, THESE LABS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH USCB, BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE CITY OF BEAUFORT AND BEAUFORT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.
AND THEY USED, AND THE SPACE THAT WAS USED FOR THESE SIMULATION LABS WAS UNUSED SPACE THAT THEY REPURPOSED FOR THE LABS.
I MEAN, I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY WHEN I WENT IN THERE AND WATCHED ALL THESE MANNEQUINS THAT WERE SO LIFELIKE TO TOUCH TO, TO EVERYTHING.
AND AS THESE NURSES OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE GOING THROUGH THEIR TRAINING, THEY CAN SIMULATE A, A PARTICULAR, UH, SCENARIO.
AND THEN YOU CAN, YOU CAN FEEL THE PULSE.
YOU CAN, UH, YOU, AND, AND IF THAT PERSON'S HAVING A STROKE, IT GOES THROUGH THE, THE ACTUAL SCENARIO OF THAT PERSON GOING THROUGH A STROKE.
AND ALSO WITH THE OB, GYN, THEY HAD A MOM WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY PALPATE AND FEEL THE BABY'S HEAD AND THE LEGS AND SO FORTH.
AND THESE MANNEQUINS, THEY MOVE, UH, THEY BLINK, WHICH IS REALLY CREEPY.
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THEY, THEY ARE, THEY'RE FANTASTIC.I MEAN, IT'S LIKE HAVING A REAL PERSON IN, IN, IN, IN THAT BED AND HAVING TO EXAMINE THEM AND GO THROUGH WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN.
SO THE TECHNOLOGY HOPEFULLY WILL INCREASE STUDENT CONFIDENCE.
AND HOPEFULLY THESE LABS WILL HELP TO DISRUPT THE SHORTAGE OF NURSES IN THE AREA.
AND I TALKED TO MR. BAXLEY AND HE SAID THAT ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE TUITION IS FREE.
BUT THE CAVEAT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE BACK TWO YEARS BACK TO BEAUFORT MEMORIAL OR WHEREVER THEY ARE PUT, UH, TO PAY BACK THE TUITION THAT THEY ARE GIVEN UPFRONT.
TO ME, IT'S A NO-WIN SITUATION BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF NURSING STAFF.
WE ARE A SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL STAFF, UH, CNAS, UH, PHLEBOTOMISTS, YOU KNOW, THE, SO IT'S LIKE, TO ME IT WAS, I MEAN, IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC JUST TO GO IN THERE AND SEE THAT SIMULATION LAB.
SO KUDOS TO THOSE GUYS FOR PULLING THAT OFF.
WHAT'S, WHAT WAS THAT MOVIE? CHUCKY? YEAH,
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT WAS UNREAL.
I WAS LIKE, DANG, THIS IS CREEPY.
UM, JUST KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON WHAT, UM, STEVE SAID.
WE DID BUY THAT PROPERTY, EXTRA PROPERTY AND WE DO NEED TO, UH, GET TOGETHER WITH, UM, SOME IDEAS THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
AND ALSO, IT MAY SEEM KIND OF, AND I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, IT MAY SEEM KIND OF LIKE A MINOR POINT, BUT WE DO NEED ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE SIGNAGE AND WE NEED TO PUT A SIGN OUT FOR JUJU HUDSON PARK, WE USED TO HAVE ONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT, BUT WE, UM, MAYBE MIKE CAN, WHATEVER.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, WE USED TO HAVE ONE AND WHAT BROUGHT IT UP TO MINE IS, I DON'T KNOW, MAY OR MAY THE LAST TIME OR ONE OF WORKSHOPS OR SOMETHING WE WERE HAVING.
AND SO I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY JUJU, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, AND THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THINGS TO, UM, OTHER CITIZENS THAT HAVE DONE IT.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT DIDN'T ANYMORE FOR THE CITY CITIZENS OF HARVILLE AND THEN JUJU HUDSON DID.
SO WE DO NEED TO GET A SIGN OUT FRONT AND SOMEWHERE AS WE GET, GET READY TO EXPAND, HAVE A NICE LITTLE SIGN SO PEOPLE IN FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL KNOW.
AND, UH, YOU LIKE THAT VAL? YES.
YES, I LIKE THAT IDEA VERY MUCH
AND ALSO I THINK THE MAYOR'S GOING TO TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I THINK I WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT AMISS IF, UM, I DIDN'T MENTION, UM, MIKE BENTON.
UH, MIKE BENTON, YOU KNOW, WAS A, UM, CITY EMPLOYEE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
HE WAS A, UH, POLICE OFFICER AND HE'S, UH, THE ORIGINATOR OF THE POWWOW.
SO MIKE'S DONE A LOT AND MIKE IS NOT IN GOOD HEALTH RIGHT NOW AND IS GETTING, UM, ONCOLOGY RADIATION TREATMENTS AND STUFF AND IS NOT HAVE INSURANCE.
THEY HAVE DONE ONE FUNDRAISER LAST SATURDAY.
IF I'M NOT, AM I RIGHT, JEN? YES.
AND THEY'RE GONNA DO ANOTHER ONE THIS SATURDAY.
IS THAT WHY YOU APPEAR FRI NO, I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT JUJU, SO YOU KNOW.
AND ANYWAY, UM, IF THERE'S ANY WAY, UH, AND THEY HAVE A GOFUND, I'M SAYING THIS FOR EVERYBODY.
THEY HAVE A GOFUND, UM, ON, UM, FACEBOOK FOR DONATIONS.
AND HE'S DONE A LOT FOR THE CITY.
AND IF, UM, YOU FEEL LED TO PARTICIPATE OR WHATEVER, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
'CAUSE MIKE IS A GOOD GUY AND DID AN AWFUL LOT FOR THE, FOR THIS CITY.
AND, UM, HIS SON IS WORKING FOR BRIANA NOW.
UM, JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU, JOHN.
UM, THE, UH, JUJU HUDSON PART, ONCE THAT GETS DONE, THERE WILL BE A SIGN.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
WE'LL, WE CAN SEND YOU LIKE A RENDERING OF IT IF YOU LIKE.
BUT IT IS PART OF THAT PROJECT.
I THINK WE HAD KIND OF VAGUELY TOUCHED ON IT ONCE.
BUT WHEN WE WERE DOING THAT WORKSHOP AND HAD SOMEBODY, I SAID, I NEED TO GET BACK.
AND ONCE, UH, WE'LL TRY AND GET A LOT MORE INFORMATION I'LL PUT TOGETHER ONCE THE GRAND OPENING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THERE.
AND, UH, BREN AND HER TEAM WILL BE WORKING WITH US, BUT I THINK PLEASED HERE TO, OH, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
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MENTIONED, UH, WITH MIKE BENTON.PART OF MY COMMENTS, UH, SO I WANNA SAY NOW AND HOP ON.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MIKE, I'D LIKE TO SEE US AS A CITY.
I KNOW THERE'S FUNDRAISERS THAT FRIENDS HAVE DONE.
AND WHAT DAY IS THAT? FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
I THINK THERE'S, AND THAT'S DOWN THE POSTED ALL OVER, IT'S DOWN THE STREET, RIGHT? IT'S AT ADVANCED AUTO.
UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE A, A GREAT THING IF WE AS A CITY DID NOT SPONSOR SOMETHING.
AGAIN, HE'S A FORMER EMPLOYEE.
MIKE, UH, HE RAN THAT POWWOW FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
HE'S, HE'S MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THIS CITY AND I THINK WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T, UH, CREATE SOMETHING.
AND I ASKED YOU TO STAY UP HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD CREATOR.
UM, AND, UH, MIKE, IF, IF, IF COUNSEL, IF YOU AGREE WITH ME, UH, MIKE, COULD WE ASK STAFF TO UNDERTAKE THIS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I'M WILLING TO SIT DOWN AND TRY TO COME UP WITH IDEAS.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, SO I I KNEW YOU.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING, UM, PARTICULARLY AT THE REC CENTER, SO, ALRIGHT, SO YEAH.
WE'LL, LET'S, UH, THAT'S TERRIFIC START.
YEAH, LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.
AND ALSO, AS JOHN MENTIONED, THERE IS A GOFUNDME THING THAT, UH, SHANE, HIS SON HAS POSTED ON FACEBOOK.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF BUCKS, IT'S REAL EASY.
GO ON GOFUNDME, DO WITH PAYPAL OR WHATEVER.
UM, I'M SURE MIKE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
JOHN, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS.
UM, UM, THE LEGENDS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE REC CENTER, IT WAS TWO DAYS.
IT WAS FORMER, UH, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS THAT CAME AND REPRESENTED THEIR SCHOOLS AND HAD A TOURNAMENT THAT I WENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS KIND OF NICE.
BUT WHAT'S NICE ABOUT IT, THESE KIND OF EVENTS, I'VE ALWAYS ENVISIONED THE REC CENTER TO BE SOMETHING THAT DREW A BROADER, UM, AUDIENCE THAN JUST HARVILLE AND I.
THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO BRING PEOPLE INTO OUR CITY AND PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW OUR FACILITY.
SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO THEM.
UM, THE, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY AND, UH, MR. ZIBO AND HIS STAFF ON THE AWARD AT MASC, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HARDING COMMERCE PARK THAT WAS GIVEN TO US LAST WEEK IN GREENVILLE.
THAT WAS A, A TERRIFIC, A TERRIFIC HONOR.
AND I WANT TO THANK NEIL IN PARTICULAR FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB ON SUBMITTING OUR APPLICATION THAT WAS, UH, ACCEPTED AND, AND HELP US WIN THAT.
IS THAT THE TROPHY THERE? YEAH.
WE HAVE IT FOR ONE YEAR, RIGHT? SO, UH, COME AND ADMIRE IT AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE, UM, JEN AND THE COMMUNITY, CAN'T THANK THE COMMUNITY ENOUGH, UM, FOR THE FILL THE BUS PROGRAM THAT TOOK PLACE, UH, WEDNESDAY.
AND, AND THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED THIS MORNING TO THE SCHOOLS.
THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS, WE JUST OFF THE CHARTS.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST, I THINK A RECORD YEAR.
AND THAT GOES, WE ALL TALK ABOUT INFLATION.
IT AFFECTS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN MORE THAN ANYBODY.
AND, AND SO EVERYTHING HELPS THOSE FAMILIES.
SO THANK YOU TO, TO PARKS AND REC, THANK YOU TO, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UH, MY WIFE SAID IT WAS BRUTAL HOT DOING THAT.
I WANT, AND I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE DONORS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY WHO'VE MADE THIS SUCCESS POSSIBLE.
UM, THE, UH, MIKE AND I AND STAFF AND I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FOR COUNCIL'S, UH, KNOWLEDGE, AND THERE'LL BE A FUTURE PRESENTATION.
WE ARE FINALLY WORKING ON A PLAN WITH, FOR WHITE HEART BOULEVARD REVITALIZATION.
THERE'S A COMPANY, A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY WHO'S INTERESTED.
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UM, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO COME AND THIS WAS LIKE A PRELIMINARY MEETING, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT, TO SEE THE PRELIMINARY PLANS.AND WE ASKED THEM TO COME BACK AND GIVE A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE THEY MODIFY THEIR PLANS AND GET IT ALL SET.
BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.
UM, AND IN SPEAKING OF WHITE, HARDY BOULEVARD, WHITE HARD BOULEVARD NEEDS SOME HELP.
LET'S LET TO MAKE IT A SMALL TOWN, USA THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF, AND THAT HELP HAS TO START WITH SOME OF THE BUSINESSES WHO HAVE NOT LIVED UP TO CODE FOR, FOR YEARS.
WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT J AND C AUTO WITHIN OUR LEGAL PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY.
I THINK COUNSEL AGREES WITH ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, BUT WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO THE LEGAL LIMITS, WE HAVE TO.
AND WHAT, WHAT, UH, MRS. GUZMAN HAS SAID SO RIGHTFULLY, IT'S NOT THE, JUST THE FRONT, BECAUSE AT TIMES IT LOOKS OKAY, IT'S THE REAR, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, TOTALLY A, A HAZARD IF THAT CATCHES ON FIRE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN TIRES CATCH ON FIRE.
I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE, THAT'S LIKE A VOLCANO ERUPTING.
AND IT DOESN'T GO OUT FOR DAYS.
THE COUNCIL WANTS THIS TO BE A PRIORITY.
YOU COUNSEL, YOU AGREE WITH ME? YES.
UM, THE COUNSEL ALSO, UH, I SEND IT, I FORWARD IT TO NEIL.
HE'LL BE ASKING YOU IF YOU WANNA PUT IN YOUR CALENDAR.
UH, SEPTEMBER 14TH IS THE LOW COUNTRY LEGAL VOLUNTEER, LOW COUNTRY BOIL THAT WE GO TO EVERY YEAR.
SO IF YOU WANNA MARK THAT OFF, AND NEIL WILL BE ASKING YOU, UH, IF YOU WANT TO GO AND MIKE, WHOEVER FROM STAFF WHO, WHO WANTS TO GO, THAT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A SERVICE TO THE CITY, AND WE WANNA, WE WANNA SUPPORT THEM.
UH, AT SO LOCO, UM, AND JUST AFTER THAT, JASPER COUNTY PASSED THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX REFERENDUM.
UH, IT HAS TO, THE COUNTY HAS TO APPROVE IT IN ORDER TO GET ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.
UH, AT, SO LOCO, WE TALKED ABOUT BOTH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY AND I, I TALKED ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE JASPER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX.
I SUGGESTED THAT THE, UM, BOTH COUNTIES GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS A JOINT MARKETING EFFORT.
WE, AS A COUNCIL CANNOT ADVOCATE, BUT WE CAN EDUCATE.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THE LIST OF PROJECTS ON THAT REFERENDUM ARE CRITICAL TO BE FIXED.
AND IF THE REFERENDUM DOESN'T PASS, WE'RE GONNA NOW HAVE TO FIND AN ALTERNATE WAY TO FUND THESE.
UM, SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THIS REFERENDUM.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION.
WE HAVE TO, UH, ALL, ALL OF US MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHAT IT'S FOR, AND, UH, SO THEY CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION IN NOVEMBER.
UM, I, I JUST WANT TO, UH, COMPLIMENT, UH, MRS. CASTLE, FORMER COUNSEL PERSON ON, ON HERE FOR HER, UH, GRACE.
I, I JUST MENTIONED THE NAME CAROLYN AND THE THUNDERBIRD
UM, ANY RATE, I WANNA, I JUST WANNA THANK HER FOR HER KIND WORDS THIS EVENING AND, UH, FOR, UM, AS ALWAYS, UH, THINKING OF THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AS SHE ALWAYS HAS DONE DURING HER YEARS, UH, SERVING THE, THE CITY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE.