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HOW WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT, BUT, UM, IT IS, IT IS A DIFFERENT CONCEPT TO THINK ABOUT, BUT, UM, ABSOLUTELY WE WANT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE INSTEAD OF REACT TO 'EM AFTERWARDS.I THINK FOR, FOR ME, NUMBER ONE, WE NEED A SIGNED BINDING MOU IF THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE COMMITTED BY ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING WEST SERGEANT FOR THE INTERSECTION OF 2 78, UM, AND I THINK THAT, UM, WE NEED A TIMETABLE WHERE THAT SPINE ROAD UP TO, UH, THE NEW LIGHT ON 2 78, WHEN'S IT GONNA BE DONE? IS IT GONNA BE DONE WHEN COMMERCIAL GOES IN? IS IT GONNA BE DONE WHEN THE FIRST 300 ROADS? WHAT IS THE TIMETABLE? BECAUSE THE STATEMENT WAS HERE TODAY THAT THAT SPINE ROAD WOULD TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF JOHN SMITH ROAD.
IF IT DOESN'T EXIST, IT DOESN'T TAKE ANY PRESSURE OFF.
IT JUST ADDS, OKAY? AND SO I THINK A TIMETABLE IS NECESSARY.
WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE THINGS DONE.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, UM, ABOUT WHEN THE COMMERCIAL'S GONNA TAKE PLACE UP BY EXIT EIGHT.
I I, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LOOK, WE, WE, WE HEAR IT EVERY DAY.
WHERE, WHERE'S THE COMMERCIAL? WHERE'S THE COMMERCIAL? WE GOT 65,000 CARS A DAY GOING PAST EXIT EIGHT.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENTICE COMMERCIAL.
WE'VE GOT HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE? SIX MILES AWAY IN MARGARITAVILLE, SUN CITY IN BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTY.
LET'S, LET'S SEE THE COMMERCIAL.
AND, AND, AND I TRUST THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT, BRIAN.
I I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
BUT WE TRUST MARGARITAVILLE AND SUTTON ALSO, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING AND WE'RE NOT EVEN START IT.
AND, AND SO, UH, I'M, I'M NOT SKEPTICAL OF YOU, BUT I'M SKEPTICAL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO GET TO, TO COME HERE, SHOW ME, SHOW ME THE MONEY, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER THESE PEOPLE ARE.
AND, AND THEN WE, WE CAN DEAL WITH IT A LITTLE BIT THERE.
THERE'S GOTTA BE A CART AND THERE'S GOTTA BE A HORSE.
AND I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT ON HARDY V THAT THE HORSE HAS TO BE COMMERCIAL AND THE CART IS ADDITIONAL HOUSING.
I THINK YOU SUMMED IT UP WELL, MAYOR.
AND WE ARE GETTING READY TO, UH, GO TO OUR REGULAR SESSION.
UM, AND WE'LL SEE YOU MOTION TWO WEEKS.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP.
MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP.
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EVERYONE, WE MUST HAVE HAD A HECK OF A WORKSHOP BECAUSE WE LOST A LOT OF PEOPLE.[5:00 P.M.]
US THIS AFTERNOON.WE ARE GONNA START TODAY WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCILMAN STEVE MESMAN.
[I. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BEING A MIGHTY WARRIOR THAT IS ON OUR SIDE.LORD, AS WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, WE CAN HELP AND FEEL DEFLATED OR FEEL LIKE WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING ISN'T ENOUGH.
BUT THANKS TO YOU BECAUSE OF YOU, WE HAVE BEEN CALLED ACCORDING TO YOUR DIVINE PURPOSE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THE REASON THAT WE DO ALL THE THINGS WE SET OUT TO ACHIEVE.
LORD AMERICA, BODY REDUCE NATION UNDER GOD.
I WITH LIBERTY STRONG, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE AROUND THE WORLD PROTECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE.
OKAY, I'LL NOW, UH, CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[II. CALL TO ORDER]
OF HARDY, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN PUBLIC HEARING 2 0 5 MAIN STREET, HARDY V.SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 AT 5:00 PM OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE TODAY'S AGENDA.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA FOR THIS AFTERNOON? A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
SECOND.ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? CINDY? NO, SIR.
[V. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTE TIME LIMIT)]
WE'LL GO RIGHT TO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.[VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]
FIRST WE HAVE CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP WITH ALL THESE PROCLAMATIONS.
UH, SO I'M LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
UH, THIS IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS
[A. CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION]
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.UH, DO WE HAVE, UM, REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY WHO ASKED FOR THIS PROCLAMATION? NO.
THE, WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS' CANCER CONNECTION REPORT, CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE AMONG US CHILDREN.
THIS TRAGIC DISEASE IS DETECTED IN MORE
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THAN 13,400 OF OUR COUNTRY'S CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF BIRTH AND 19 EACH YEAR.WHEREAS ONE IN FIVE OF OUR NATION'S CHILDREN LOSES HIS OR HER BATTLE WITH CANCER.
MANY INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS WILL SUFFER FROM LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT, INCLUDING SECONDARY CANCERS.
46 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER GLOBAL, GLOBALLY EACH SCHOOL DAY.
AND WHERE I WAS FOUNDED 30 YEARS AGO BY STEVEN FIRESTEIN, A MEMBER OF THE PHILANTHROPIC BRANCH, MAX FACTOR COSMETICS FAMILY, THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS CANCER CONNECTION, ALONG WITH THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL, ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING THESE CHILDREN'S AND THEIR FAMILY.
WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS CANCER CONNECTION PROVIDE A VARIETY OF VITAL PATIENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT AT MUSC, UM, AND VARIOUS OTHER, UH, INSTITUTIONS, UM, INCLUDING ST.
JOSEPH CANDLER AND SAVANNAH, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS CANCER CONNECTION, ALSO SPONSORED TOY DISTRIBUTIONS, PET ASSISTED THERAPY, FAMILY SAILING PROGRAMS, KCC, SUPERCAR EXPERIENCE, AND OTHERS.
UM, THEREFORE, I HARRY WILLIAMS DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
UM, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO, UH, ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION FROM COUNCIL.
PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO ENDORSE THE COUNCIL FOR PROCLAMATION.
UH, MS. CINDY, I'LL UH, SIGN THIS LATER.
UM, MR. MAYOR, BE HONOR TO THE PRO.
NEXT WE HAVE THE NATIONAL SERVICE DOOR DOG, UH, PROCLAMATION.
[B. NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH PROCLAMATION]
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME ATTENDEES, SPECIAL GUESTS.OH, WE HAVE TO BRING HIS DAUGHTER AND WE MELT.
PLEASE SIT UP FRONT AND, UH, WE'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION.
CAN YOU HEAR ME A LITTLE BIT? OKAY.
UM, MR. MESMAN IS GOING, UH, READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR US NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2024.
THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS WE BELIEVE IN THE JOYFUL TRANSFORM TRANSF POWER OF A HUMAN CANINE BOND AND INCLUSIVITY OF ALL CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, 64 MILLION ADULTS AND CHILDREN HAVE A DISABILITY AND ONLY 16,000 SERVICE DOGS FROM ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS EXIST NATIONWIDE.
AND WHEREAS CANINE COMPANIONS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENHANCES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING EXPERTLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ENSURE QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH AIMS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF SERVICE DOGS AND THE LAWS PROTECTING THEM.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF HARDY V CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARD BECOMING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL CITIZENS AND THEIR SERVICE DOGS ARE EMBRACED.
AND NOW THEREFORE, IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICE DOGS AND THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, MAYOR HARRY WILLIAMS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER TO BE NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ENDORSE THIS PROCLAMATION FROM COUNSEL? MAKE A MOTION.
WE ENDORSE WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.
UM, CINDY WILL GET A, UM, WE CAN GET THEM A COPY.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO? PLEASE,
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PLEASE.WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS, WE'LL GET YOU A COPY.
OH, IS THAT
UH, THIS YOUNG LADY IS FROM SUN CITY AND SHE TRAINS SERVICE DOGS.
AND, UM, EACH YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, WE COLLECT A LOT OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TOYS FOR THE JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UM, WHEN WE ARRIVE AT OUR HOUSE, AT MAY'S HOUSE, WE, UM, WE ARE TREATED WITH SOME OF THE BEST COOKIES.
THIS IS THE BRIBE AND I WILL SHARE MY BRIBE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND GET A COOKIE? 'CAUSE THEY'RE PHENOMENAL, I CAN TELL YOU.
SO PLEASE, LET'S, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.
WE'LL LET THE BEAR WITH THE GIRLS, THE BOYS.
WE'LL LET THE BEAREN JUST STAND.
HOW ABOUT IF WE JUST STAND BACK HERE? THAT'LL WORK AS WELL.
RECOGNIZE ME WITHOUT THE, LET'S GET, I'M GONNA HAVE Y'ALL LOOK IN MY DIRECTION.
I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A, UH, A COUNTDOWN FROM 3, 3, 2, 1.
SO THAT WAS TO MAKE YOU MOVE
SHE RUNS A, DOES THE CONCESSIONS IN MARGARITAVILLE FOR THE FINS BALL EVERY SUNDAY.
SHE'S THERE 12 HOURS TO, TO MAKE THIS AND RAISES MONEY FOR YES.
I WILL GET ONE FROM CINDY AND I'LL GET THAT TO YOU.
I BELIEVE SOME BROWN AND GO TO MAKE, SHE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL GET YOU, WE'LL GET YOU A COPY.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT TAKING ONE, PLEASE.
UM, I GOTTA FIT INTO THE SUIT.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE INTRODU INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ERIC RANSOM.
[C. INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER-ERIC RANSOM-]
GOOD EVENING.UM, I OVERSEE THE SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION, THE CARTERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TODAY TO INTRODUCE MR. ERIC RANSOM.
ERIC, MR. RANSOM COMES IN AS A MASTER PATROL OFFICER WITH OVER 17 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.
HE'S CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO THE HARDY JUNIOR, HARDY VILLAGE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
HE GRADUATED SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY IN 2009, HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS A SCHOOL REESE OFFICER SINCE 2019.
HE WAS BORN IN BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA AND GRADUATED FROM EARHART HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, LIEUTENANT MELNICK SAID JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
UM, BUT BEFORE I WILL SAY A FEW THINGS, BUT BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE, UH, SAY IT INTO THE MICROPHONE SO WE HAVE IT ON RECORD.
SO YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING.
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I PROMISE YOU I WON'T.AND YOU'LL BE HELD TO A RANSOM
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT, BUT YES.
UM, BUT AS I WAS SAYING, BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, I'D FIRST JUST LIKE TO GIVE GOD THE HONOR AND THE PRAISE AND THANK HIM FOR BLESSING EACH OF US TO BE HERE TODAY.
BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM, NOTHING IS POSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW, THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF HARDY V FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO SERVE YOU GUYS.
UM, THANK YOU TENANT MELNICK FOR WHAT HE'S DONE, BECAUSE HE WAS THE FIRST PHONE CALL THAT I MADE.
AND BY HIM RETURNING MY PHONE CALL, IT GOT THE BALL TO ROLLING AND IT GOT ME HERE TO YOU GUYS.
UM, WANT TO THANK THE COMMAND STAFF FROM HARDY VIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT WOULD BE LIEUTENANT KRILL.
UM, LIEUTENANT LIMAS, LIEUTENANT MICHELLE.
UM, HOPE I'M NOT LEAVING ANYONE OUT.
UM, BUT THOSE GUYS, GUYS HAS BEEN A GREAT INSPIRATION TO ME.
UM, NOT ONLY DID THEY INTERVIEW ME, BUT THEY LISTENED TO ME.
THEY ALLOWED ME TO TALK AND EXPRESS MYSELF.
AND THAT WENT FURTHER THAN YOU GUYS COULD POSSIBLY KNOW.
UM, I WANT TO TELL CHIEF WOODWARD, THANK YOU.
I THINK HE'S EVEN BETTER PERSON THAN A CHIEF.
UM, HE'S, YOU KNOW, HIS MY BEST INTEREST WAS HIS BEST INTEREST.
AND FOR THAT, I'M, I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL.
LASTLY, I WANNA TELL YOU GUYS, THANK YOU FOR APPROVING IT, SIGNING OFF ON ME.
MY EXPERIENCE SO FAR HAS BEEN GREAT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD FOR WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE.
UM, WE, WE HERE CONSIDER ALL OF US A FAMILY.
COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURS? OKAY, THAT'S FINE.
I HAVE TWO 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS WHO, WHO RESIDE WITH ME.
UM, I FULLY SUPPORT MY, MY GIRLS.
THEY'RE INVOLVED IN A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF.
A LOT OF MY TIME GOES INTO THEM.
UM, I LOVE TO FISH, BUT DON'T GET TO FISH AS MUCH WITH, WITH THOSE TWO GIRLS.
WASN'T IT A GOOD WEEK TO BE A TIGER FAN? WAS IT WIN LOSE OR DROP MAN, LOSE OR DROP? NO DOGS.
UM, BUT ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT THEN.
WE DIDN'T ASK HIM IF HE CAN PLAY BASEBALL.
I'M A, I'M A YANKEE NEW YORK YANKEE.
SO BE STILL BE STILL MY HEART.
BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME.
WELCOME, WELCOME TO HARDYWOOD.
NEXT, WE HAVE INTRODUCTION OF RICHARD RAY, A PART-TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
AND WE WON'T TALK ABOUT SIMPSON'S LOSS AGAIN,
[D. INTRODUCTION OF RICHARD RAY-PT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER]
UM, GOOD TO SEE YOU.I'M VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THIS, THIS NICE GENTLEMAN WE HAVE WITH US TODAY.
PART-TIME, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
HE STARTED WITH US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND, UM, HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
AND I'M GONNA LET HIM TELL YOU ABOUT HIMSELF.
AND I, I'LL SAY HE'S MUCH BETTER DRESSED THAN THE REST OF THE PLANNING STAFF TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME'S RICHARD RAY, UH, MY WIFE MARLENE, AND MY DAUGHTER AMBER.
UM, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
I GREW UP IN THE METROPOLIS OF SUMPTER.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH SUMPTER, BUT IT'S ABOUT A TWO HOUR RIDE FROM HERE.
BUT, UH, AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT INTO THE HIGHWAY PATROL.
UM, AFTER RETIRED, AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, I RETIRED AS A CAPTAIN WITH THE PATROL.
UH, AFTER THAT I WENT INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UH, I WAS DIRECTOR OF SECURITY FOR SEVERAL COMPANIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, UM, RECENTLY, UM, LAST ASSIGNMENT WAS IN MIAMI.
AND SO MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO WE DECIDED TO, UH, RETIRE HERE, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK TO WORK AFTER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEING RETIRED.
SO, UM, AGAIN, I, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO COME WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF HARVILLE.
I'VE BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE.
UH, AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
I ENJOY WORKING WITH FOLKS, UH, GETTING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND SERVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE.
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US.WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND BEST WISHES.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW, UH, OFFICER CREEL WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.
UM, IF I DON'T SEE YOU, YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
UM, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE, AND THANK YOU.
USUALLY DOWNTOWN JERRY BROWN'S HERE TOO.
IS HE SITTING BACK THERE? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISS.
YEAH, I'M CALLING YOU OUT THERE,
I KNOW IT'S EARLY THREE OR FIVE YEAR.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE BEFORE THAT I TELL YOU SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP.
OKAY, NEXT INTRODUCTION OF PART-TIME, MEDIA TECH, DANIEL ROCK.
[E. INTRODUCTION OF PART-TIME MEDIA TECH-DANIEL ROCK]
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE DANIEL WITH US.UH, HE COMES TO US WITH A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.
HE'S ALREADY EVEN TAUGHT US A FEW THINGS SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE AND HE'S ONLY STARTED WORKING THIS WEEK.
DOVE IN HEAD FIRST, AS YOU COULD TELL.
HE TAKES CONTROL OF A SITUATION, UM, SPEAKS CLEARLY.
HIS, HE'S GONNA BE MORE OF A SWISS ARMY KNIFE FOR THE MEDIA TEAM.
BUT HIS, UH, STRENGTHS ARE, ARE DEF DEFINITELY DIGITAL, UM, GRAPHICS COORDINATION OR, OR PRODUCTION AND ALSO, UH, VIDEO PRODUCTION AND EDITING.
UM, SO I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE EVERYTHING THAT HE'S GOT ABOUT HIMSELF.
MUST BE VERY SHARP IF HE'S GONNA BE A WI SWISS FAMILY, ARMY MAYOR, COUNCIL, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING Y'ALL.
I KNOW I'VE SEEN A FEW OF Y'ALL IN PASSING.
UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS.
MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE FROM PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK ABOUT 19 YEARS AGO.
SHE TOOK A JOB TO TEACH IN HARDY AND WE WERE THERE.
FAST FORWARD, 19 YEARS LATER, TWO KIDS.
UM, IT'S AWESOME TO BE BACK IN HARDY AS AN EMPLOYEE.
EVERYTHING ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS ADULTS, UM, WAS FROM OUR TIME HERE IN HARDY AND IT'S NEAT THAT IT'S KIND OF COME FULL CIRCLE.
AND NOW I GET TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A STAFF MEMBER.
AND SO I'M A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO ALL THE VARIETY THAT I GET TO WORK ON AND, AND BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY.
NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION OF REVENUE SPECIALIST JORDAN TOOTIN.
[F. INTRODUCTION OF REVENUE SPECIALIST-JORDAN TUTEN]
OKAY.FIRST TRIED, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE JORDAN TOOTIN AS OUR NEW REVENUE SPECIALIST.
SHE HAS THE UNIQUE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEHIND, UH, CINDY OLIVER, WHO, YOU KNOW, UH, ALL STOLE FROM US AS THE CLERK
BUT, UH, SHE HAS, UH, JORDAN COMES TO US WITH QUITE A BIT OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND, UH, UH, I WAS OUT ACTUALLY ON HER FIRST DAY AND CINDY COULDN'T TELL ME FAST ENOUGH THAT JORDAN WAS, WAS, WAS PICKING IT UP AND WAS GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD FIT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL LET JORDAN SAY A FEW WORDS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
UM, MARRIED MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.
WE HAVE A 3-YEAR-OLD SON, UH, WHO GOES TO THOMAS HAYWARD.
UM, I COME TO THE CITY WITH ABOUT FOUR OR SO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR SCOTT.
[G. INTRODUCTION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR-SCOTT STUTCAVAGE]
TONIGHT, UM, INTRODUCING, UM, SCOTT STU CABBAGE.HE IS, UM, A, UH, MEMBER OF OUR BUILDING INSPECTION TEAM.
I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE.
HE HAS A WEALTH OF CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE AND, UM, HE'S FROM NEW YORK AND HAS MOVED INTO THE, UH, HARDY AREA IN MARGARITAVILLE.
AND I'M GONNA LET HIM TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIMSELF.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, 27 YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY, LOCAL CARPENTER'S UNION.
UM, BASICALLY 10 YEARS HIGH RISE, 15 YEARS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, SILL CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, UNDERGROUND UTILITY WORK.
UM, I'VE BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT, GENERAL CON, UH, GENERAL, UH, SUPERINTENDENT.
AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO LIVING DOWN
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HERE WITH MY WIFE.WE JUST MOVED DOWN HERE IN JUNE, CLOSED IN LATITUDES.
AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THE TEAM.
NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 15.
[VII. PRESENTATION & APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MAKE A MOTION.WE APPROVE THE AUGUST 15TH MINUTES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[A. AUGUST 15, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING]
OKAY.NEXT WE HAVE AUGUST 22ND, 2024.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE MINUTES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 22? MAY I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE
[B. AUGUST 22, 2024, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING]
THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 22ND? WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
NEXT WE HAVE ALL BUSINESS, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
[VIII. OLD BUSINESS]
THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF HARVILLE BY LEASE PURCHASE FINANCING IN THE AMOUNT, NOT EXCEEDING 950,000.THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 2024 DASH EIGHT DASH 15 A.
UM, MR. BOYLE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
[A. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE BY LEASE-PURCHASE FINANCING IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $950,000. THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING A LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO (2024-8-15-A)]
TO ADD ABOUT, SORRY, I BELIEVE MR. ZIBO IS GONNA TAKE THIS ONE.OKAY, MR. ZI? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
MR. MAYOR, WE RECOMMEND ADOPTION AT SECOND READING.
THIS WAS, UM, UM, HEARD TWO, WE, UH, ON THE AUGUST 15TH MEETING.
SO THIS IS THE SECOND READING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
MR. MAYOR, WE DISCUSSED THIS, LIKE YOU SAID IN THE, UM, PREVIOUS MEETING AND ALL MY QUESTIONS, UM, WE ANSWERED.
AND I DO THINK THIS DOES NEED TO BE APPROVED.
MR. WHITE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I, I ECHO WHAT JOHN SAID AND I AGREE FOR THE APPROVAL SUGGESTION.
MRS. GUZMAN? NO QUESTIONS, SIR.
MR. MESMAN, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UM, I THINK IT'S READY FOR APPROVAL.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS TO, UH, LAST, UH, MEETING'S DISCUSSION.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
[PUBLIC HEARING]
LIKE TO COME FORWARD, ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THIS SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH IS 2024 DASH EIGHT DASH 15 A.DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
[IX. NEW BUSINESS]
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO ANNEX A PORTION OF PARCEL, UH, OH SIX SEVEN DASH OH OH DASH OH ONE DASH OH FIVE FOUR, KNOWN AS PENINSULA PENINSULA.UH, TRACK C3 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 15.768 ACRES.
[A. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA TO ANNEX A PORTION OF PARCEL 067-00-01-054 KNOWN AS PENINSULA TRACT C3 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 15.768 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY NOT ALREADY WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE CITY LIMITS, AS WELL AS ADJACENT PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, RAILROAD RIGHTS OF WAY, WATERS, LOWLANDS, AND WETLANDS. (2024-9-5A)]
C, DID YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING BEFORE I JUMP IN? YEP.THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD IS, UH, WE ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE WANNA BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HARVILLE.
THIS, THIS IS FOR THE REZONING AND THE ANNEXATION, UM, OF PENINSULA TRACK C3.
UM, IT IS LOCATED OFF OF VILLAGE DRIVE.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY, UM, JUST UNDER 16 ACRES AND ADJACENT TO THE ABERLY CHASE AND BROOK MILL APARTMENTS.
UM, THE PARCEL IS HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
UM, THIS IS VILLAGE DRIVE RIGHT HERE AND UM, ARGENT BOULEVARD RIGHT HERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE, UM, PARCELS APPROXIMATELY RIGHT IN HERE.
UM, THIS IS VILLAGE DRIVE AND THIS SHOWS THE, UM, EAST AR TRACK RIGHT HERE.
UM, CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED WOODED AND THE ACCESS, UM, WILL, ONE OF THE ACCESS POINTS WILL ALIGN WITH THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, THE CURRENT, THE SITE'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.
IT WAS RECENTLY SUBDIVIDED AND IT DOES LIE
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WITHIN THE CITY'S ANNEXATION BOUNDARIES.UM, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT, WHICH PRIORITIZES THE CITY TO ANNEX LAND THAT WOULD FILL IN DONUT HOLES, INCREASE COMPACTNESS AND INCREASE CONTINUITY.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS WORKING WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT LOCATION FOR FIRE STATION 82, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW HAS BEEN OPERATING OUT OF A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ZONING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, AND THEN BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ANNEXATION POLICY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AS WELL.
AND AT THIS TIME, UM, I'LL INTRODUCE JP MOORE FROM THOMAS AND HUTTON IF YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING.
THIS ONE'S PRETTY SIMPLE I THINK, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ON THE BIGGER PDD THAT FOR THE PENINSULA TRACK.
UM, AND WE'LL COME BACK ONCE THAT PLAN IS FULLY DEVELOPED AND THE TRAFFIC STUDY ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
'CAUSE WE'VE MET WITH ON THAT AND DISCUSS THAT WITH Y'ALL BEFORE.
UM, BUT WANTED TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AND TRYING TO HELP Y'ALL WITH THE FIRE STATION.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, LEMME KNOW.
I'LL, BEFORE I OPEN UP FOR THE, UH, QUESTIONING, UH, UH, JUST REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 15 ACRES.
ONE IS TO ANNEX IT AND THE OTHER ONE IS TO AMEND THE ZONING, WHICH WILL GO FROM MIX, UH, FROM A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN JASPER COUNTY TO MIXED USE IN THE CITY OF HARDY.
SO, UM, I WOULD SUGGEST, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE VOTES AND SEPARATE HEARINGS, UH, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ORDINANCES, UH, I RECOMMEND YOU, UH, DO 'EM BOTH NOW.
SO I'LL START WITH MR. MESMAN.
UM, TO JUMP BACK, YOU HAVE, UH, THE WETLANDS AND THE DRAINAGE ISSUES HAVE ALL BEEN CLEARED.
STAFF, YOU'RE ALL GOOD WITH, WITH WHAT THEY'VE PROPOSED FOR THE DRAINAGE.
AND THE, SO WE'VE GOT, UM, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A RAW PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.
THE WETLANDS, UH, THERE'S A WETLAND SYSTEM BETWEEN EAST ARGENT IN PENINSULA TRACK THAT HAS BEEN, UH, DELINEATED BY RLC.
IT HASN'T BEEN, IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET, BUT IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, DELINEATED, AND THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THE SURVEY.
UM, ACCESS, UM, WE'LL COME BACK OUT ONTO ARGENT BOULEVARD, UM, WHICH IS A TRAFFIC ISSUE NOW, BUT IT'S BEING WORKED ON AS WE SPEAK.
UM, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT.
MRS. GUZMAN? UM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS BECAUSE STEVE JUST ASKED A QUESTION I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THE WHITE CLIENT, MR. WHITE, NO QUESTIONS MR. CARROLL.
NO QUESTIONS EXCEPT, UM, UM, WHAT STEVE ALLUDED TO ABOUT THE ACCESS POINT.
UM, THAT'S GONNA PROBABLY BE A LITTLE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS BEING WORKED ON.
I HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, REGARDING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
LET ME GIVE MY LITTLE POINTER THING THAT STEVE GAVE US THAT'S NOT WORKING.
ANYWAY, UM, THE INVISIBLE, THE, THE REST OF THE TRACK IS ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMITS OF HARDY V.
CORRECT? WE'RE DOING THE 15 ACRES IN HERE.
IS THIS, IS THIS ALREADY IN THE CITY? THAT'S ALL IN JASPER COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S ALL JASPER COUNTY COUNTY.
THIS IS ALL JASPER COUNTY, CORRECT.
SO WE'RE ONLY DOING THIS? YES.
COMING BACK WITH THE BIGGER PLAN, ONCE THE FULL PDD IS DEVELOPED THE DOCUMENT, REVIEW IT WITH STAFF AND THE TRAFFIC STUDY GENERATED FOR IT, UH, QUESTION THEN IS WHY DO IT SEPARATELY? WHY DO THIS NOW AND THEN THAT LATER? BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THE CITY GET STARTED MOVING FORWARD ON THE FIRE STATION.
SO THIS IS, WE NEED TO DO THIS IN ORDER TO GET THE FIRE STATION GONE.
SO, UM, THIS AREA OVER HERE THAT IS ADJACENT AND THAT'S EAST SERGEANT? CORRECT? THAT'S THE DELL WEB.
SO, AND DELL? THIS IS THE DELL WEBB.
SO, UM, EVENTUALLY THIS BEING DELL WEBB AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, RIGHT? SO, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE PRESSURE ONTO ARJUN,
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WHICH WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH WHEN PULTE WANTED TO DO THIS THING OVER HERE.AND SO THIS IS, THIS INTERSECTION OF VILLAGE DRIVE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION, UH, OR A CONCERN.
MY QUESTION IS, WILL THERE EVENTUALLY, OR DO WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENS, THAT THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS OUT TO THE PARKWAY, WHICH IS, THIS IS THE EAST SERGEANT PARKWAY OVER HERE AND THERE'S, I KNOW THERE WAS SEVERAL, UH, ACCESS POINTS OUT OF THE DELL WEB ALL THE WAY UP TO HERE.
SO IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF ROADWAY FROM HERE TO HERE? THERE'S WETLAND PERMITS AND IMPACT PERMITS TO GET, BUT THREE IS ALL, AND I'M GETTING PROBABLY AHEAD OF OURSELF HERE 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT PDD TODAY, BUT YES, THAT IS THE INTENT IS FOR THERE.
IF, IF THAT ALL GOES THROUGH AND IF THAT ALL GOES THROUGH, THERE'S A BUNCH OF IFS ASSOCIATED WITH, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF IFS AND I I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT EVEN BUT THE, THE APPLICANT PLEASE, ONE OTHER TIME WE CAME IN AND, AND TALKED TO YOU ALL BEFORE, AND THE, THE GENERAL PLAN IS TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL CONNECTION BETWEEN EAST AR AND PENINSULA TRACK ON THE FRONT END.
AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER CONNECTION TOWARDS THE BACK AGAIN, IF, IF, IF, AND IF I UNDERSTAND.
AND WHEN THE, UM, SUN CITY EAST ARGENT MASTER PLAN CAME THROUGH THAT INTERCONNECTIVITY, THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE INTERCONNECTIVITY IN SEVERAL SPOTS WAS APPROVED.
SO THERE, YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY KEEPING THAT IN MIND AS THE DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS.
AND THIS TRACK, THE OWNER OWNS BOTH PENINSULA ONE AND THE PENINSULA TWO TRACK THAT'S IN THE CITY ALREADY.
AND IT IS ALL BEING WORKED ON IN ONE TO PUT IN ONE PDD ALTOGETHER AND CLEAN IT UP.
SO IT'LL HAVE CONNECTIVITY NOT ONLY TO VILLAGE DRIVE, BUT UP TO JASPER STATION.
AND I, I KNOW I DON'T WANT YOU TO ANSWER THIS, BUT I KNOW I, I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE IN SUN CITY.
IS THERE MORE LAND THAT THEY COULD BUY? DON'T ANSWER THAT.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
UM, I NOW I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
[PUBLIC HEARING]
A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING THIS? UM, ANNEXATION, SEEING NONE.I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.
THE FIRST ORDINANCE IS 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE A FIRST READING.
MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE A.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
SECOND READING IS, UH, THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, THEN WE HAVE FIRST READING, AND THIS IS THE OTHER PART OF THAT SAME 15.7 ACRES, AND THIS IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM, UH, UH,
[B. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA TO AMEND THE ZONING FOR A PORTION OF PARCEL 067-00-01-054 KNOWN AS PENINSULA TRACT C3 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 15.768 ACRES FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD) IN JASPER COUNTY TO MIXED USE (MU) IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE AND AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE. (2024-9-5B)]
TO A MIXED USE IN THE CITY OF HARDY VILLE.UM, LET'S START WITH MR. CARROLL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS? NO, SIR.
THEY KIND OF LIKE YOU SAID, GO HAND IN HAND, RIGHT? UM, NO SIR.
MR. GUZMAN? NO QUESTIONS, SIR.
UH, MY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ALREADY, SO, UM, I'LL NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE WITHIN THE, UH, THE ANNEXED AREA OR WHAT WOULD BE ANNEXED IF WE PASS SECOND READING?
[PUBLIC HEARING]
SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ORDINANCE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE BI MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE B.WE WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR THIS ONE TO SHOW UP.
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THIS IS FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO ADOPT A MASTER PLAN SUBMITTED FOR[C. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA TO ADOPT A MASTER PLAN SUBMITTAL FOR A TRACT OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY +/- 63.1 ACRES, KNOWN GENERALLY AS OSPREY VILLAGE LOCATED ON PARCEL 5 OF THE EAST ARGENT DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE PARCELS 066-00-00-023 & 066-00-00-011 LOCATED ON EAST ARGENT PARKWAY IN THE EAST ARGENT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE TO INDICATE THAT PORTION SUBJECT TO THE MASTER PLAN. (2024-9-5C)]
ATTRACTIVE LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 63 ACRES KNOWN GENERALLY AS OSPREY VILLAGE LOCATED ON PARCEL FIVE OF THE EAST SERGEANT DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE, UH, PARCELS 0 6 0 6 6 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 0 0 0 2 3 AND OH ONE ONE LOCATED ON EAST AR PARKWAY IN THE EAST AR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.THIS IS, UH, ORDINANCE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE C.
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT.
SO WE ARE
VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TONIGHT.
UM, OSPREY VILLAGE INITIAL MASTER PLAN.
UM, AGAIN, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE EAST SERGEANT PDD ON EAST SERGEANT PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 63 ACRES.
UM, PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2005 AND AMENDED IN 2017.
THE PARCELS ARE LOCATED RIGHT HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT'S LABELED ARJUN BOULEVARD, BUT, UM, AND THEN YOU HAVE ONE 70 RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE RETREAT AT EAST A BY DR HORTON.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE RETREAT RIGHT HERE, UM, AT THE ENTRYWAYS, A ALIGN, THIS IS THE OSPREY VILLAGE PAR, UM, PARCEL.
A COPY OF THE INITIAL MASTER PLAN WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKETS.
UM, IT IS SURROUNDED BY WETLANDS RIGHT HERE.
UM, YOU'LL HAVE A STORMWATER LAGOON HERE.
UM, THERE'S A JOB CENTER INCORPORATED WITH THIS.
UM, AND THEN COMMUNITY CENTER AND AMENITIES AS WELL AS FUTURE ASSISTED LIVING.
AND, UM, OTHER RESIDENTIAL RIGHT HERE.
UM, THE ACCESS IS OFF OF EAST AR AND PARKWAY.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THAT THE INITIAL PLANS DO COMPLY WITH THE FIRE CODE AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
SO THIS, THIS IS A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DE DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES.
UM, IT WILL OFFER AFFORDABLE HOUSING, JOB CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING 160 UNITS, WHICH IS A MIX OF ONE UNIT VILLAS, TWO UNIT VILLAS, FOURPLEXES, AND 16 UNIT CONDOMINIUMS, AS WELL AS 60 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
THE LAND USE ELEMENT ENCOURAGES MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS, UM, AND THE EAST SERGEANT PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DOES JUST THAT.
UM, THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALL AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES ELEMENT STATE THAT OPEN SPACE SHOULD BE A COMPONENT OF EVERY DEVELOPMENT.
AND THIS PROPOSED PLAN DOES EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EAST SERGEANT PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING AT A MINIMUM OF 31% OPEN SPACE WITH AT LEAST 11% ACTIVE OPEN SPACE.
THERE IS A 30 FOOT PEDESTRIAN AND LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG EAST SERGEANT PARKWAY.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, THOSE WETLANDS KIND OF NATURALLY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER SURROUNDING MOST OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS WILL BE HIGHLY SECURED SITE WITH BOUNDARY FENCING AND PRIVATE SECURITY.
UM, PLANNING COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED THIS AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN AS PROPOSED.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL INTRODUCE NATHAN LONG FROM THOMAS AND HUTTON TO INTRODUCE HIS TEAM AND ADD SOME MORE DETAILS FOR YOU.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND AND STAFF.
UH, MY NAME'S NATHAN LONG WITH THOMAS AND HUTTON.
UM, I TOO AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT COMING FORWARD.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE A LONG TIME AND IT, IT DOES HAVE A PURPOSE AND, UH, IT FILLS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I DID WANNA JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE MASTER PLAN.
UM, AS SHE'D MENTIONED, WE, THERE'S A LARGE COMMUNITY CENTER HERE, UH, WITH A SWIMMING POOL.
THERE'S SO MUCH WALKABILITY IN THIS SITE.
YOU, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT AT THIS SCALE, BUT THERE'S, UH, SIDEWALKS EVERYWHERE.
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO AFTER, UH, BILL LINSCOMB COMES UP AS BRING UP, HE'S GOT LIKE A PRINTED OUT MAP THAT SHOWS THIS IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AS WELL.
BUT THERE'S SO MUCH CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
THERE'S A CHAPEL PROPOSED HERE, AND, UM, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY HERE IN THE BACK, MOST OF THESE COMM UH, LAYOUT HERE OF THE DIFFERENT UNITS ARE AROUND KIND OF LIKE A CENTRAL
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COURTYARD FEATURE AS WELL THAT, UH, PROVIDES THAT OPENNESS UP TO THE, TO THE PARKING.THE, THEY DO NOT DRIVE, UH, FOR THE MOST PART THERE IS, UH, DRIVING SERVICE THAT'S BEING OFFERED AS WELL AS A CAFETERIA, UM, FOR FOOD.
SO THEY WILL BE MAKING MEALS DAILY AS WELL.
UM, AND AT THIS TIME I, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BILL LINSCOMB.
HE, UH, I'VE KNOWN BILL ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS NOW, AND HE'S BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS PROJECT.
HE HURT HIS BACK A LITTLE BIT, PICKING UP SOME THINGS FROM THE STORM
UH, SO IT MAY TAKE A MINUTE TO GET UP HERE.
AND IT IS ALSO A JOINT VENTURE, KIND OF WITH, WITH JEFF COG AND HE DONATED THE LAND TO THEM.
SO I THINK Y'ALL KNOW JEFF FAIRLY WELL.
UH, UH, PLEASE, PLEASE START IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I THINK THE PUBLIC, UH, DESERVES TO KNOW ABOUT THE LAND DONATION ABSOLUTELY.
UH, JEFF COGAN IS WITH ME HERE THIS EVENING, AND, UH, HE'S AGREED TO BE MY BILLBOARD GIRL SINCE I CAN'T
BUT, UH, THE VAN AND WIFE, I'M GONNA CALL YOU TO GO FIRST FOR THAT, THAT THAT'S COMING
UM, AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, YOU ARE ANSWERING THE PRAYERS OF HUNDREDS OF FAMILY AND FAMILIES IN THE BUFORD AND JASPER COUNTY AREA.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS, UM, DESPERATELY NEEDED.
UH, THERE ARE OVER 9,000 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND WE ARE INTENDING, WE ARE PRESENTLY WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR TOM DAVIS, BILL HERB KUSHMAN, ROBBIE KERR WITH DHHS.
THIS WILL BE THE MODEL TO ANSWER THE PROBLEM AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS.
SO YOUR LEADERSHIP IS CONSIDERABLE.
AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR PAST SUPPORT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE FAMILIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST BRIEFLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AND SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND COMPONENTS OF, OF OUR PROGRAM.
UM, AND JEFF, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, IF YOU COULD SORT OF
THIS IS A 24 7, UH, OPERATION SECURITY SAFETY AND SECURITY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE VULNERABLE.
THE FIRST PHASE, UM, YOU MIGHT TURN THAT YOU NEED TO ROTATE IT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, THIS IS EAST AR BOULEVARD.
OUR MAIN ENTRANCE IS, UH, AT THAT CURB CUT ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER, YOU TURN AND COME TO OUR CLUBHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS REALLY THE FOCUS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WE'LL HAVE OUR STAFF, OUR SECURITY FOLKS, WE WILL HAVE SERVICES THERE, DAY PROGRAMS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE OUR DINING FACILITY EVENT CENTER THAT WILL BE A CAFE.
THERE'S A, A LIBRARY MOVIE THEATER.
AND AGAIN, IT'S INTENDED TO, TO BE THE FOCUS AND CENTER OF ACTIVITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THAT.
AND, AND THAT COMMUNITY CENTER OVERLOOKS A PARK.
AND WE DO HAVE A, WE'RE PLANNING A CHAPEL ON SITE NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHAPEL IN THAT LOCATION.
THAT WILL BE IN THE SECOND PHASE.
BUT WE FEEL THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT ALSO WILL BE A MUSIC HALL.
WE INTEND TO HAVE, WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS WHO ARE, UH, MUSICIANS.
SO WE INTEND TO HAVE SATURDAY NIGHT, UM, CONCERTS ON THE PARK, THAT SORT OF ACTIVITY.
SO THIS IS A COMMUNITY, IT'S REALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE WHOLE CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE A PLACE THAT YOU OR I, OR ANYONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE.
AND AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS REALLY ANSWERING MANY, MANY PRAYERS OF, OF THE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS BELOW THE RED LINE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
THAT IS 100 HOMES THAT ARE AT MARKET RATE.
THE SECOND PHASE, AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, IS INTENDED TO BE OUR AFFORDABLE COMPONENT.
WE WERE KIND OF FORCED TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE WORKED WITH THE STATE FOR EIGHT YEARS ON FUNDING AND THEY HAVE SUPPORTED US, BUT IT'S BEEN SLOW
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COMING.BUT I THINK THAT THAT SUPPORT WILL INCREASE GIVEN, UH, THE FACT THAT WE'RE, WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEXT SPRING.
AND ONCE THIS MODEL IS BUILT, WE FULLY EXPECT TO HAVE VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
UH, BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, WE HAVE RESEARCHED THIS FOR 16 YEARS.
THIS DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS FORMAT.
UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT IDEA.
AND WE INTEND TO HELP OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING.
YOU CAN GO TO EVERY STATE IN THIS COUNTRY AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
EVERY STATE IS BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL IN TERMS OF PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
UM, IN ADDITION, UH, IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER, UM, WE ARE INTENDING TO PUT A JOB TRAINING FACILITY THERE.
AND THAT REALLY INCORPORATES A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT IDEAS.
WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE A CAFE THERE.
UM, WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A BAKERY OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE RIGHT ON THE GREENWAY AND THAT WILL BE OUTSIDE THE GATES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENCE OF EAST A AND IT'S SORT OF A TOUCH POINT WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND HAVE COFFEE.
THEY CAN SEE OUR RESIDENTS WORKING.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE, THIS WILL BE A WAY TO GET INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WILL BE A, UM, UH, MEETING SPACE THERE TO BRING IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE WELLS FARGO WHO EMPLOYS AUTISTIC, UH, FOLKS.
AND, UH, PUBLICS U ALL HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THOSE AT KROGER AND PUBLIX.
AND IT WILL BE A TRAINING OPERATION FOR THOSE, UH, RESIDENTS TO BE EMPLOYED.
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT PROBABLY 60% OF OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE EMPLOYABLE.
APPROXIMATELY, MAYBE 15% CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IS STEPPING UP AND PROVIDING ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
AND, UM, UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN A HUGE COMPONENT OF THIS.
THAT'S, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE LONG BUILDING, UM, THIS IS AN AGE AND PLACE CONCEPT.
SO WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CHILD HERE, IT'S FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
AND THAT IS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THAT WILL BE IN THE SECOND PHASE.
WE WILL OUTSOURCE THAT TO A PROVIDER.
AND, UH, BUT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS, THAT ONCE THEY MOVE HERE, IT'S A DECISION FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
UM, JEFF, WOULD YOU MIND JUST, UM, PUTTING UP THE, I JUST WANNA SHOW THE CLUBHOUSE.
THIS IS ALL THEMED SORT OF AROUND A LOW COUNTRY CONCEPT, BOTH FOR THE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE, UM, THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE BUILDING.
AND ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PLAN, IT THAT IS OUR STAFFING AREA SECURITY.
AND THEN ALL OF THE AMENITIES, WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER, ARE MORE CENTRAL TO THE, TO THE, UM, FACILITY.
AND WE DO HAVE A FITNESS CENTER ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE THAT WILL, IN THE BEGINNING BE A TEMPORARY JOB TRAINING FACILITY UNTIL WE GET THE, UH, JOB TRAINING, UH, BUILDING ON EAST A ACTUALLY BUILT, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS OVERLOOKING THE PARK.
THERE WILL BE A SWIMMING POOL AREA.
BACK PORCH IS A MAJOR COMPONENT THAT'S AGAIN, KIND OF A HANGOUT PLACE, BARBECUING, UM, SOCIALIZING, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN THE VILLAS, WHICH I JUST WANT TO REPRESENT AND THEN I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR QUESTIONS.
NATHAN, WOULD YOU GRAB THAT? OH, HE'S GOT IT.
THIS AGAIN, THIS IS THE, WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT UNITS, UM, IN THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THEY ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, DUPLEXES AND FOURPLEXES.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE LOW COUNTRY STYLE.
AND MAYOR, TO YOUR POINT, I WANNA THANK JEFF COGGIN AND HIS TEAM.
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS PROJECT WITHOUT JEFF.
HE IS OUR DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDER PARTNER, BUT THEY DID DONATE THE LAND SUBSTANTIAL DONATION.
AND THIS WOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED WITHOUT JEFF COGGIN.
SO JEFF, I WANNA PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING FOR US.
AND MY FINAL QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?
SO I'LL BE GLAD TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
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YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OPR VILLAGE.I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO THE FAMILIES.
UM, I'LL OPEN UP THE QUESTIONING, UM, WITH MR. CARROLL NELSON.
WE, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSION AND PLANNING FOR, FOR YEARS AND, UM, IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
AND LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'LL BE A, LIKE THEY SET A DRAW AND A MODEL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE VISION AND THE DIFFERENCES IT'S GONNA MAKE IN A LOT OF FAMILIES.
UM, WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR FOLKS TO GET INTO THIS COMPLEX? WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, THE, THE, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF SORT OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AND THIS BY THE WAY STARTED WITH 10 FAMILIES AT ST.
FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
AND, UM, IN THAT WE GOT RESISTANCE IN THE BEGINNING WHEN WORKING WITH THE STATE, UM, IN TERMS OF FUNDING OR F FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THE FAMILIES FINALLY CAME TO US AND SAID, BUILD IT, WE'LL BUY IT.
THAT'S HOW DESPERATE THEY ARE.
UM, SO IN THE THINKING OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY, WE BUILT, WE'LL ONLY SERVICING HIGHLY FUNCTIONING TO MEDIUM FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC AND DOWNS CHILDREN.
UM, THE INTENTION LONG TERM IS TO, UM, ACCEPT ALL APPLICANTS DOWN TO MEDICALLY FRAGILE.
AND THAT WILL BE THE EVOLUTION OF, UH, OSPREY VILLAGE.
BUT WE HAD TO SORT OF TAKE THE EASY ROUTE IN THE BEGINNING AND, UM, AND THEN EVOLVE THE WHOLE CONCEPT FROM THERE.
UM, WILL THIS BE GATED, SIR? BECAUSE OF YES.
ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE 24 7 PRESENCE, SECURITY, SECURITY, THEY AT ALL TIMES, SOME OF THESE FOLKS CAN HAVE A TENDENCY TO WANDER.
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY, THEY ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
NOW I SEE THE LAGOONS AT THE BACK OF THE, UH, COMPLEX THERE.
AND I AND I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A FENCE THERE.
IT WILL BE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LAGOON, CORRECT? RIGHT.
THEY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WATER.
SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO CLIMB OVER IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND WE'LL HAVE PERIMETER CAMERAS, SO OKAY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THESE FOLKS ARE SAFE AND IT'S GONNA BE WELL LIT.
UM, UM, WHAT, WHAT TYPE LIKE, I, I SEE DIFFERENT SIZES THERE, LIKE TWO BEDROOM, YOU KNOW, LIKE ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE SHARING? NO, NO.
SO IT'S GONNA BE SINGLE PERSON, SINGLE FAMILY.
WE ONLY HAVE TEN TWO BEDROOM UNITS IN THE FIRST PHASE.
AND THE CEO IS ON OUR CONSULTING TEAM.
AND THE FIRST ONE OF THE FIR FIRST QUESTION I SAID, WHAT MISTAKES DID YOU MAKE? AND 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA MAKE 'EM.
AND HE SAID, DON'T BUILD ANY TWO BEDROOM UNITS BECAUSE EVERYBODY THINKS THEY WANNA LIVE TOGETHER UNTIL THEY LIVE TOGETHER.
AND WHEN THEY HAVE TO MOVE SOMEBODY, THEN IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND A ROOMMATE THAT COMPATIBLE THAT THAT'S COMPATIBLE.
SO EVERYTHING IS ONE BEDROOM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE THAT WANTED TWO BEDROOMS. MM-HMM.
AND WE DO HAVE FOUR FAMILIES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT HAVE TWINS THAT ARE AUTISTIC.
SO MOST OF THOSE ARE BEING OCCUPIED BY FAMILIES THAT HAVE THAT SITUATION.
SO WILL THE FAMILIES, WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT THEIR LOVED ONES, WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN THOSE UNITS? ARE THEY YES.
PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
UM, THE OTHER THING JIM TOLD US FROM A JACKSONVILLE IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS, WE HAVE PANIC BUTTONS BUILT.
THEY, EVERYTHING IS SPRINKLED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
UH, THEY WERE HAVING PANIC BUTTONS HIT 300 TIMES A WEEK
THEY'VE BEEN WITH THEIR PARENTS AND THE PARENTS IN MANY CASES HAVE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED THEM.
BUT THEY GET THROUGH THIS TRANSITION.
AND TODAY JIM TELLS US THEY GET A PANIC BUTTON TWICE A MONTH NOW.
SO THEY LEARN TO LIVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO GET THEM LIVING INDEPENDENTLY.
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WE'LL FIND THEM JOBS.WE'LL HAVE DAY PROGRAMS ON SITE, WHICH MANY OF THEM GO TO PEP IN POCKETS FULL OF SUNSHINE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT WE'RE INTENDING TO HAVE THAT SAME KIND OF PROGRAM ON SITE AND TIMEFRAME TO GO TIME, PARDON ME, TIMEFRAME TO GO TIME.
UH, THIS IS A, UH, WE INTEND TO BREAK GROUND NEXT SPRING.
WE'RE IN DESIGN ENGINEERING RIGHT NOW AND OBVIOUSLY PERMITTING.
UM, SO WE WOULD BREAK GROUND, UM, NEXT SPRING.
FIRST MOVE IN WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR FROM THAT.
AND THEN DEVELOPING THE FIRST 100 UNITS WOULD TAKE ANOTHER YEAR TO GET, BECAUSE WE'RE PHASING THAT.
AND SO IT'S ABOUT A THREE, THREE YEAR PROCESS AND TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEAR PROCESS.
MR. MESMAN, FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK JEFF.
UM, EXCUSE ME, THIS IS A LITTLE EMOTIONAL.
MY WIFE AND I WORKED WITH DISABLED, UM, CHILDREN AND ADULTS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS BEFORE WE MOVED DOWN.
AND WE SAW A NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF FACILITY.
AND WHEN WE FIRST SAW THE CONCEPT, WE WERE EXCITED.
THE DAY MAY COME WHERE ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WILL NEED THIS.
UM, BUT TO SEE THE CONCEPT AND TO SEE IT TO THIS POINT WHERE YOU HAVE BROUGHT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I HOPE THIS DOES BECOME A BLUEPRINT FOR, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I'M CONFIDENT WE, WE WILL, WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS, THEY'RE GONNA WANNA KNOW HOW YOU DID IT.
WE HAVE SPENT 16 YEARS RESEARCHING THIS.
AND WHAT I WANT TO DO IS ELIMINATE THAT FOR EVERY OTHER GROUP THAT NEEDS TO HAVE THIS DONE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
HARDY V IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COME HERE.
THIS WILL BE A MODEL FOR THE OTHERS, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO COME HERE AND SEE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.
JEFF DONATING THE LAND YOU HAVE BRINGING THIS TO THIS POINT.
AND AFTER WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE DISABLED THROUGH THE ARC PROCESS UP THERE, SO MANY OF THESE, UH, ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE PLACED IN GROUP HOMES, WHICH WAS JUST THE WAY THINGS HAD TO BE.
UM, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET ANY TRAINING TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
AND MANY OF THEM HAVE THAT ABILITY, BUT IT WAS NEVER ABLE TO BE EXPLORED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CONCEPT LIKE THIS.
THE SOONER YOU GET THIS UP AND OPENING, THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR EVERYBODY.
NOT ONLY HARDY V, BUT THE RESIDENTS THAT WILL COME THERE AND LIVE THERE.
AND YOU NEED A CHEERLEADER, MY WIFE, AND I'LL DO IT FOR YOU.
I'LL, I'LL GET THAT NAME A NUMBER.
I, I KNOW I MENTIONED AS WE BROUGHT THIS UP, IT LITERALLY, I THINK I'VE, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY SPEECHES I, I GAVE BRAGGING ON JEFF AND, AND THIS COMMUNITY COMING TO HARDY.
UM, I EVEN DID A VIDEO SOME YEARS AGO FOR THE PROJECT.
SO, UH, I'M A THOUSAND PERCENT JUST ENTHUSIASTIC THAT THIS IS FINALLY COMING, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, AND AGAIN, JEFF, IT'S GREAT.
AND, UM, SO, UH, JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, I, I KNOW BECAUSE I GAVE A LOT OF SPEECHES THAT THE 30 ACRES WERE DONATED, BUT NOW IT'S 64, WHICH INCLUDES A LOT OF WETLANDS.
IS THAT, IS, IS THAT LIKE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN, JEFF? NO, SIR.
SO I GOTTA GO BACK AND GIVE ALL THOSE SPEECHES ALL OVER AGAIN.
NOW THE, WHAT YOU SAID ABOVE THE LINE, THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT LITECH, UH, LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT HOUSING ON THE ASSISTED LIVING.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ASSISTED LIVING YES.
AFFORDABLE COMPONENT AND THE AFFORDABLE COMPONENT.
IS THAT DONE THROUGH LOW INCOME TAX CREDITS? WHAT THESE BUILDINGS, I THINK THE AFFORDABLE COMPONENT'S GONNA BE MORE INTO THE RENTAL PRODUCT INITIALLY.
SO THAT, I'LL, I'LL SAY WHAT'S HAPPENING IS IT'S PART OF, IT'S A VERY COMPLEX CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON THIS PROJECT'S.
ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX I'VE EVER DEALT WITH, WE'VE, THAT'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SAME BILL.
AND FOR THE LAST TWO, OR AT LEAST TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS, WE'VE WORKED ON NOTHING BUT CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL FINANCING.
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SO WHAT WE HAD TO DO IN, IN TERMS OF WORKING CAPITAL, WE HAD TO SELL A LOT OF THESE HOMES.FEE SIMPLE TO TAKE MARGINS IN THE SALES TO PLOW IT BACK INTO THE PROJECT FOR CASH FLOW AND, AND, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY HAVE THE PROJECT PAY FOR ITSELF.
SO THE, THE, UH, AFFORDABLE COMPONENT, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOR SALE PRODUCT.
THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO COMPENSATE THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO DO IT IN RENTAL INITIALLY.
AND I KNOW WHAT BILL'S THINKING IS THAT IN THE NEXT WINDOW THAT IS DONE, THEN YOU'LL TRY TO GET THE AFFORDABLE COMPONENT INTO THE FEE SIMPLE SELL SIDE.
THIS, THE LENDING INSTITUTIONS HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS CONCEPT, AND SO IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO, TO SORT OF BRING THEM UP TO SPEED.
BUT AGAIN, OUR INTENTION IS TO, WE WANNA SERVE ALL THIS IS NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN AFFORD IT, THE INTENTION IS TO SERVE ALL IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL ABILITY AND, UH, THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS.
AND THE ASSISTED LIVING, IS THAT INTENDED FOR LIKE THE PARENTS OF NO, THE RESIDENTS, EARLY RESIDENTS.
IT'S, IT'S ALSO, SO THERE, THERE WILL BE RESIDENTS THAT NEED ASSISTED LIVING ABSOLUTELY.
I I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THAT.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE PARKING FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PARKING IN, IN THE REASON BEING, IS IT, WHAT IS IT? 25% WILL ACTUALLY BE DRIVING? OH, AT MOST THE MOST PARK IS PRIMARILY FOR FAMILIES TO VISIT AND STAFF.
WHAT, WHAT WE DID IS THAT WE ACTUALLY MADE IT VERY PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED AND, UH, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.
AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS ALL THE PEDESTRIAN WAYS GO OUT TO EAST AR PARKWAY WHERE WE'LL HAVE THE EIGHT FOOT PATH COMPLETELY FROM FIVE FOR FIVE MILES FROM ONE 70 TO 1 41 ON MOSTLY, UH, ON BOTH SIDES.
AND, UH, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL THE COMMERCIAL AREAS.
THE THING THERE IS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I WOULD SAY, AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL CENTERS THERE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR THEIR CLIENTS.
SO THEY CAN READILY GET THERE FROM, IN A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WAY, OR THE DRIVING SERVICES WILL TAKE THEM TO THEIR JOBS.
BUT REMEMBER, WE'VE GOT A SIZABLE COMMERCIAL CENTER JUST UP TOWARDS ONE 70, WHICH IS NO MORE THAN A HALF A MILE, SO EASILY ACCESSED BY BIKE OR WALKING OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO INTERNALLY CAPTURE A LOT OF EMPLOYMENT THERE.
UM, SO NOW, UH, THE, YOU MENTIONED THAT THESE ARE MARKET RATE AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE, WHAT THE TENANTS, UH, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME CHALLENGES.
WHO'S PAYING FOR THIS? FAMILIES ARE SO A FAMILY WHO HAS A, UH, A, AN ADULT CHILD WHO'S LOOKING TO CORRECT, HAVE THEM SETTLE BEFORE THEY PASS ON.
THEY, THEY BUY THIS AND, UH, GIVE IT TO THAT, THEIR SON, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER THIS UNTIL THE FA THEY WERE SO DESPERATE.
THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, IF YOU BUILD THIS, WE'LL BUY IT ALL RIGHT NOW.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT.
AND A LOT THESE PARENTS ARE IN THEIR SEVENTIES.
SOME ARE EVEN OLDER THAN THAT.
WE'VE GOT 'EM LATE SIXTIES TO LATE EIGHTIES, AND THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.
SO YOU ALREADY HAVE, UH, FAMILIES WHO ARE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THIS? OH, YES SIR.
WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT, UH, ALMOST 40 SOLD.
AND WE'VE NOT, WE, WE ARE LAUNCHING, LITERALLY LAUNCHING OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
A LOT OF THESE ARE LOCAL PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAVE A FAMILY MOVING HERE FROM CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THEY SAW THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT, WHEN THEY SAW IT, JUST SAME REACTION YOU HAD.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE STATE IS THE GROUP HOMES ARE NOT ANYWHERE YOU'D WANNA PUT YOUR CHILD.
AND THE OTHER PROBLEM IS, IF YOU'RE ON, MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR 8, 9, 10, 12 YEARS.
YOUR NAME COMES UP, YOU LIVE HERE.
THE GROUP HOME THAT'S AVAILABLE IS IN GREENVILLE.
SO YOU HA IF YOU DON'T TAKE THAT SPOT AND MOVE YOUR CHILD UP THERE, WHICH NOBODY WANTS TO DO, YOU GO TO THE END OF THE LINE AGAIN.
SO IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER 10, 12 YEARS.
SO THIS IS AN ANSWER THEY CAN COUNT ON.
AND MANY PLANT, MANY FAMILIES DO.
NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THIS.
BUT FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED TRUSTS AND HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS, THIS IS THE ANSWER.
UM, THERE WAS ONE MORE QUESTION THAT I THOUGHT OUR FENCE LADY WAS GOING TO ASK.
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HOW HIGH? I SEE IT'S ALL THE WAY AROUND.THEY'RE VERY DECORATIVE, REALLY BEAUTIFUL WOODEN FENCING.
AND ARE THEY SEVEN FEET? AND THAT'S, YOU'VE GOTTA GO AT LEAST SEVEN FEET TO BE SAFE.
IT, IT'LL, IT'LL LOOK REALLY GOOD.
I I REFER TO MS. GUZMAN AS OUR FENCE LADY 'CAUSE SHE USUALLY, I WANNA GO ALL, SHE, SHE, SHE GRILLS EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S FENCING AROUND.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY, SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYBODY EATEN BY ALLIGATOR.
WE CAN'T WAIT, UH, TO SEE THIS DONE.
I CAN ASSURE YOU AND THE COUNCIL, YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY PROUD OF THIS WHEN THIS IS DONE.
YOU ARE, YOU ARE LITERALLY LEADING THE WAY FOR THIS ISSUE.
YOU'VE TAKEN SO MANY STEPS TO GET THIS THING DONE.
AND ONE MONTH AGO ON AUGUST 5TH, I HAD BACK SURGERY, SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN.
HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
HOPEFULLY TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
YEAH, I, I, THE GOLF COURSES AREN'T EATEN UP LATELY BECAUSE I'M NOT OUT THERE.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT
[PUBLIC HEARING]
HAVE REGARDING THIS, UM, PROJECT.MARGARET HARVEY, 8 0 8 SUMMERTIME PLACE.
WHAT ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED? UH, JEFF BILL, DID YOU HEAR THAT QUESTION? I'M SORRY.
THE QUESTION, WHAT? THE QUESTION WAS, UH, PEG, WOULD YOU ASK AGAIN, PLEASE? I'M WONDERING WHAT MEDICAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL YOU HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH DSS OR, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL HOSPITALS? WELL, THERE AGAIN, WE ARE NOT TAKING MEDICALLY FRAGILE, UM, RESIDENTS AT THIS TIME.
THE INTENTION IN FUTURE PROGRAMS IS TO DO THAT.
BUT WE'LL HAVE A, A NURSE ON STAFF FOR MINOR THINGS.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THAT'S WHAT P'S REFERRING TO HAVING ONSITE.
I MEAN, EVERYONE NEEDS MEDICAL SERVICES.
UH, YOU, REGARDLESS OF, SO THERE'LL BE A NURSE ON ONSITE, THERE'LL BE A NURSE ON SITE.
BUT ANYTHING THAT'S CRITICAL, WE OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE TO, TO, UH, CALL NINE AMBULANCE OR CALL NINE ONE ONE.
THAT SORT OF, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, PEG.
AND IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE ASSISTED LIVING IS THERE, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE CAPACITY, BUT THE INTENTION, AGAIN, TO GET THIS THING STARTED, WAS TO START WITH THE EASIER RESIDENTS WHO ARE HIGHLY FUNCTIONING, MEDIUM FUNCTIONING, AND VERY HEALTHY.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTION OR MAKE A COMMENT? OKAY.
UM, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.
THIS IS ORDINANCE FIRST READING, 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE C.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE C.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
NEXT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE RETIREMENT OF POLICE K NINE VALLEY AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.
NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF DAY YOU'VE HAD THE DOG'S.
TOO BAD MY WIFE ISN'T THAT WAY.
[D. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE RETIREMENT OF POLICE K9 BALI AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. (2024-9-5D)]
OH BOY.YOU BETTER, YOU, YOU TURNED YOUR THING OFF.
WE'LL SELL YOU THAT RECORDING.
WE WE CAN HOLD HIM HOSTAGE FOR A WHILE.
IF SHE DOES, SHE'S GOT HER HEARING AIDS OUT.
I'VE BEEN IN THE DOG HOUSE WAY TOO MUCH OVER THE YEARS.
WE JUST TRYING TO GET HIM BACK, SIR.
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MAYOR.UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO E WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR BALLY, UH, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024.
UM, THIS WAS, UH, REQUESTED BY ME BECAUSE OF THE WORKSHOP SUBJECT THAT WILL BE COMING UP FOR FIRST READING.
[E. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024]
AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, START WITH MR. MESMAN.DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, I'M FINE WITH THIS MOVE, MRS. GUZMAN.
UH, I'M FINE WITH IT TOO, SIR.
I'M LEAVING FOR DENVER THE FOLLOWING DAY.
SO THIS, UH, ALLOWS ME TO BE HERE.
I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.
AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE DISAPPROVE, UH, THE, UH, CHANGE TO MAR UH, SEPTEMBER 18TH.
MAY I, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, CHANGE THE DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER 19TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 18TH.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THE DATE, THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, UM, SEPTEMBER 18TH.
NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER D AND WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE, UM, BALLY.
AND TODAY, OR SOMETIME SOON, I GUESS HE'S GONNA BE RETIRING FROM HIS SERVICE.
I HAVE A LITTLE SLIDESHOW TO REPRESENT REST OF ALL.
HE'S DONE SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.
IS THIS MY LITTLE CLICKER? ALRIGHT, SO BALI CAME FROM, UH, WE GOT HIM FROM GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FROM A KENNEL CALLED BULLET CANINE BACK IN 2019.
HE WAS CERTIFIED CURRENTLY THROUGH A-A-S-C-T-I, WHICH IS AMERICAN CANINE UH SOCIETY, A CANINE TRAINERS INTERNATIONAL.
AND HE WAS, UH, CERTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING NARCOTICS DIVISION, UH, DETECTION, TRACKING, UH, OPEN AREA SEARCHES, BUILDING SEARCHES, AND SUSPECT APPREHENSION.
AND THESE WERE THE AGENCIES THAT HE HAS ASSISTED DURING HIS CAREER.
HE HAS OVER A HUNDRED DOCUMENTED CANINE DEPLOYMENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN NUMEROUS, UH, DRUGS AND HANDGUNS AND PARAPHERNALIA TO ALSO INCLUDE OCCURRENCE TAKEN OFF THE CITY STREETS.
HE HAS SERVED HONORABLY, HONORABLY AND HE IS READY TO RETIRE AND RELAX WITH HIS FAVORITE BALL, WHICH HE HAS WITH HIM TONIGHT.
AND THAT IS GOING BE END OF THE SLIDE.
SHOW WHAT? CONGRATULATIONS, BALI.
UM, MR. CARROLL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BALI? NO, SIR.
NO QUESTIONS? UM, HE'S EARNED HIS RETIREMENT.
WHERE IS HE GOING WITH ME? WHO? HE'S GONNA BE HOME DOG NOW.
YEAH, HE IS GONNA BE HOUSE DOG.
HOW DO YOU KEEP CERTAIN WORDS AWAY FROM
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HIM THAT WILL TRIGGER HIM TO GO AND DO WHAT HE'S BEING TRAINED TO DO? SO MOST OF HIS COMMANDS ARE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, SO IN CHECK, SO, OH, OKAY.MR. MANN, DOES HE HAVE A SPOT? DOES HE HAVE A SPOT ON THE SOFA ALREADY PICKED OUT? IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? NO, NOT YET.
HE'S GONNA BE OUTSIDE FOR THE TIME BEING, 'CAUSE HE, HE TORE UP SOME CARPET BEFORE, SO WE DON'T WANT TEARING UP NOTHING IN THE HOUSE.
WELL, WELL, NOW THAT HE IS RETIRED, YOU KNOW, HE IS, HE CAN GET LAZY AND JUST, AND JUST LAY AROUND.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THE HANDLER.
UH, DOGS ARE A VITAL, UH, CONCEPT OR WITH OUR, WITHIN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND HE'S EARNED HIS RETIREMENT NOW AND HIS FAVORITE BALL.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT HIS FAVORITE TRAINER AS WELL.
SO DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE PLANS TO, UH, SUCCESSION PLANS TO REPLACE BALI
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION.
WELL, THAT'S, IT'S DOWN THE ROAD RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TWO OTHER DOGS RIGHT NOW ALSO.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN TRAINING ONE RIGHT NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY DOWN THE ROAD WE'RE GONNA LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING TO GET ANOTHER DOG.
COME AND SEE US SOMETIME THOUGH.
LISTEN, MAYOR, JUST LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THE REASON WE'RE WE'RE LETTING BOLEY RETIRE AT SIX YEARS OLD IS THAT, UH, SERGEANT AGER HAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE IS NO LONGER BE A CANINE HANDLER.
ALSO, BOLEY HAS SEVERAL ISSUES, HEALTH ISSUES, THIS, THIS BRINGING THIS FORWARD ALSO.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG REASONS SHE'S ALSO RETIRING AT, OR HE'S RETIRING AT THIS, THIS EARLY AGE BECAUSE USUALLY WE TRY TO GET HIM TO ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.
BUT, UH, WE SEE THE NEED RIGHT NOW TO GO AHEAD AND LET HER, LET HIM GO EARLY.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, HE DOESN'T, UH, EAT COOKIES, DOES HE?
UM, I'D LIKE TO OFFER THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD.
ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
8 0 8 SUMMERTIME PLACE.I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK YOUTH MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR WELFARE, UH, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND, UH, ALL OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF HARVILLE.
I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION WHICH REQUIRES ONLY ONE VOTE.
THIS IS 2 0 2 4 DASH NINE DASH FIVE D.
MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE 2024 DASH NINE DASH FIVE D, THE RETIREMENT OF POLICE CANINE BLEY.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL OR THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE THE MANAGER'S REPORT.
UM, MR. ZIBO, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
[X. MANAGERS REPORT]
YOU.UM, SO WE ARE MAKE, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND GETTING MORE PARTNERS FOR OUR EXIT EIGHT SANITARY SEWER PROJECT.
UM, MR. PARSONS AND I VENTURED UP TO JASPER COUNTY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
WE MADE A PITCH BEFORE THE JASPER COUNTY COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE WITH US, UH, 500,000 TOWARD THAT PROJECT.
I GUESS I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE VOTING, HOPEFULLY FORMALLY ON SEPTEMBER 16TH TO JOIN US, UH, WITH, UM, UH, UH, ON THAT PROJECT.
UH, WE ALSO MET WITH B-J-W-S-A.
AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASKING FOR THE SAME $500,000 CONTRIBUTION.
SO I'LL KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED.
WE ALSO ARE APPLYING FOR A COUPLE STATE GRANTS, WHICH WE ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC.
SO THAT PROJECT HOPEFULLY IS MOVING FORWARD.
WE WILL BE DOING, UH, FORMAL SUBMITTED, UH, BIDS HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WITH HOPEFULLY AWARD EARLY NEXT YEAR.
UM, MASC, WE, AS COUNCIL KNOWS, WE WON THE STANLEY CUP FOR THE HARVILLE COMMERCE PARK.
UH, MR. PARSON AND I WILL BE DOING A, A PODCAST WITH MASC, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.
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SO AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, RADIO, I GUESS, UH, MULTIMEDIA STARS AS WELL.SO THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, JEN'S GONNA COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE, UH, MIKE BENNETT PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON, UM, SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAD ASKED US TO DO.
SO A FEW WEEKS BACK, COUNCIL HAD, UM, ENCOURAGED AND CHALLENGED US TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, UM, TO HELP AND ASSIST MR. UM, MIKE BENTON, WHO IS A COMMUNITY BELOVED, UM, PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE TOOK THIS BACK TO OUR TEAM, AND THE TEAM CAME UP WITH A WONDERFUL, UM, NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE AT THE REC CENTER, UH, PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT.
SO I DO HAVE SOME FLYERS, I'LL PASS THOSE OUT.
I THINK EVERYONE ON COUNCIL HAS GOTTEN IT, SO WE DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL SHARING THAT.
UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, UH, WE'VE GOT, UM, JUST A FEW SLOTS THAT ARE LEFT OPEN.
UM, IT'S $30 FOR THE FIRST EVENT, AND THEN 10 ADDITIONAL IF YOU WANNA PLAY A SECOND EVENT.
UM, AND AGAIN, ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO MR. BENTON TO HELP WITH HIS CANCER TREATMENT.
AND WE'VE ALSO DOING, UH, WE'RE ALSO DOING A RAFFLE, UM, LOGAN AND, UM, MEL AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT DONATIONS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN RAISE EVEN MORE MONEY FOR THIS.
UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'VE UH, RECEIVED SOME, UH, STUFF FROM GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETICS, CHARLESTON RIVER DOGS, SAVANNAH GHOST PIRATES, UM, PATEL'S LI, UH, LOW COUNTRY FOUNDATION, BW, EXTERIOR WASHING, JASON AND CHRISTINE, NATALIE AND LOGAN AND MIKE JOINER, OR EXCUSE ME, LOGAN COLBURN AND MIKE JOINER HAS ALSO, UM, DONATED SOME STUFF.
SO WE'RE VERY, UM, VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THAT.
AND WE HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WILL BE THERE TO PARTAKE AND SEE THIS WONDERFUL EVENT FOR MR. BITTEN.
IF ANYONE NEEDS TO HAVE ANY, COULD YOU SHARE FOR THE PUBLIC, JEN, THE TIMES I, OH, YES.
UM, IT IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 13TH.
UM, IT'LL BE FROM 4:00 PM UNTIL SIX.
THE MEN'S WILL BE PLAYING FROM SIX 30 UNTIL EIGHT 30.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY, UH, WE HAVE MIXED THREE OH AND THREE FIVE.
UM, THAT'LL BE FROM 12 UNTIL THREE 30.
UM, AND THEY'RE ALL APPROXIMATE AS YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO.
SO, BUT THAT IS NEXT WEEKEND, NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 13TH AND 14TH.
SO FRIDAY THERE'LL BE MATCHES ONGOING BETWEEN FOUR AND 8:00 PM YES, SIR.
AND ON SATURDAY FROM 12 TO THREE.
AND THE, UM, ENTRANCE FEE FOR THE PUBLIC, THERE'S NO ENTRANCE FEE.
IT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ONLY ENTRANCE FEE, UM, IS TO ENTER INTO THE TOURNAMENT.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SLOTS LEFT.
UM, BUT WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT.
UM, SAME WITH THE RAFFLE TICKET.
WE'LL GET ALL THAT INFORMATION OUT.
SO WE NEED, WE NEED A FEW MORE.
THE, THE SLOTS THAT ARE OPEN, ARE THEY MEN'S OR WOMEN'S? UM, A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE NEED ONE TEAM FOR THE 3.0 WOMEN'S.
UM, FOR THE THREE AND A HALF WOMEN'S OR 3.5, THE 3.0 MEN'S IS FULL, SO THAT'S AMAZING.
UM, AND THEN 3.5 MEN'S, WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO TEAMS AND 3.0 MIXED IS COMPLETELY FULL AND 3.5 MIXED.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THREE ADDITIONAL TEAMS. SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT PLAYS PICKLEBALL POLICE, SEND 'EM OUR WAY.
AND WE'LL SEND THIS TO YOU AS WELL.
I'LL HAVE LOGAN SEND ALL THIS TO YOU ALL.
I WANTED TO FOR THE PUBLIC SO PEOPLE WATCHING THEY KNOW.
AND WE WILL, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, UH, GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE'RE, WE'VE STILL GOT SLOTS OPEN.
AND AGAIN, IF ANYONE DOES COME, UM, PLEASE COME WITH EXTRA MONEY 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A WONDERFUL RAFFLE.
UM, SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, DONATE THAT WAY AS WELL.
AND, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF.
I THINK WE HAVE A GHOST PIRATE GAME WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY, UM, A TICKET TO RIDE THE ZAMBONI.
SO, I MEAN, I'M GONNA BE PUTTING ALL MY MONEY IN THAT.
WHO DOESN'T WANNA RIDE THE ZAMBONI? SO, SO THE RAFFLES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT FRIDAY NIGHT? YES.
AND THEN IT'S DRAWN AT THE END? YES.
IT'LL BE DRAWN ON SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY EVENING.
AND I'LL LEAVE THESE HERE AGAIN, IF ANYONE WANTS TO TAKE 'EM BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE DO.
BEFORE YOU GO COUNSEL, UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UH, JEN? NO.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK FOR THIS.
AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT LAST PART 'CAUSE I'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN YES.
UM, ALSO TOO, THEY DON'T PLAY PICKLEBALL HAD IT AND, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING ELSE.
UM, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH HIM TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT AS WELL IN CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT BY MONDAY.
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SO WE'LL HAVE IT ON OUR SOCIALS AND WE'LL SEND IT OUT TO COUNCIL AS WELL IN CASE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE IT.UM, IT'LL HAVE LINKS TO ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FOR, UM, EVERYTHING THAT'S UP FOR THE RAFFLE.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO IN REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND START WITH MR. WHITE.
[XI. COUNCIL ISSUES AND CONCERNS]
I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO REPORT EXCEPT CONCLUDING WITH OUR SEARCH FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND SOME OF THE AFTERMATH DETAILS AND THEN SOME PERSONAL THINGS I'M DOING AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, UH, FROM MY OWN PLACE ON THE COUNCIL.AND, UH, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.
THANK YOU MR. WHITE, MR. MESMAN TO START THE EVENING OFF.
WE, UH, HAD SOME DIFFICULT, UH, DISCUSSION, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S NECESSARY.
WE WOULDN'T BE DOING THAT IF WE DID NOT FEEL IT'S, IT'S NECESSARY.
UM, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF, UH, HARDY V AND AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE HERE, I FEEL MY FIRST RESPONSIBILITY IS TO THE CITIZENS.
AND UNTIL WE HAVE THE ANSWERS NECESSARY TO MAKE A GOOD INFORMED DECISION THAT WILL BEST BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HARDY V WE HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING.
WE HAVE PUSHED THIS OFF UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE ANSWERS.
WE MOVED AHEAD THROUGH OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND WE CAME TO THE OSPREY VILLAGE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I NOTICED EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO THIS AREA 10 YEARS AGO, WE MOVED HERE AND I WONDERED, WHEN WILL THAT HAPPEN? WILL IT EVER HAPPEN? AND IT'S JUST SO GREAT TO SEE IT HAS COME TO, UH, THIS POINT TONIGHT WHERE, WHERE WE'RE DOING THAT.
AND THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED FOR WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA BE THE ENVY ONCE WE HAVE THIS, THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE.
UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF.
UM, JEN, I HOPE, UH, THE, THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT GOES VERY WELL.
UM, JOHN, UH, YOUR WORK TO DRAIN THE CITY OF HARDY DURING THE THE EVENT WAS AMAZING.
THAT HAS WORKED OUT REAL WELL, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STAFF.
THAT'S IT, MRS. GUZMAN, I ACTUALLY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.
CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? SO
DO WE HAVE THAT ON? WE, WE HAVE THAT ON CAMERA.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU'LL MAKE UP FOR IT NEXT TIME.
THAT ALMOST MAKES ME SPEECHLESS.
YOU FEEL THE LOVE, RIGHT? YES, I DO.
I DON'T HAVE, UM, MUCH TO SAY EITHER EXCEPT THAT, UM, I THINK, UM, THAT, UM, MIKE HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BEAUFORT, JASPER, AND, UH, HARRY HAD ALLUDED TO IT TOO.
AND, AND BO AND I HAD ALSO MET WITH BEAUFORT JASPER, UM, AND GOT A A, A GOOD UPDATE.
I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS, A LOT OF CONCERNS, AND, UH, THEY ALL WORKING ON THAT.
AND, UH, THEY ALL WORKING ON A, UM, BIG, UM, PROJECT THAT'S, UM, HOPEFULLY GOING TO CORRECT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT, UM, HARRY MENTIONED TONIGHT ABOUT THE BROWN WATER.
UM, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS EXPANDING THE, UM, PBURG PLANT.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AND ALSO THE WATER ISSUE THAT, UM, JOHN WAS TAKING CARE OF.
HE'S STILL WORKING ON THAT PROJECT, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT A LOT, JOHN.
AND LAST AND NOT LEAST, I WANTED TO WISH YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR LONGEST PROBABLY LIVING CITIZENS.
MR. JW HARPER HAD HIS 97TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK.
HE IS THE LAST OF, UM, HE IS, UM, SIBLINGS.
HE ACTUALLY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I I WAS NOT SURE HE WAS THE OLDEST OF THE SIBLINGS.
ANYWAY, HIS BIRTHDAY WAS THIS WEEK, SO I'M GONNA HOPE HE HAD A VERY HAPPY 97TH BIRTHDAY.
WE CAN ALL JUST DRINK SOME OF THAT WATER THAT HE DRINKS.
HE STILL DRIVES, HE STILL GOT HIS MIND.
AND HERE I WAS THINKING THAT YOU WERE TALK ABOUT
WELL, HE'S NOT, HE'S JUST 94 WAYS TO GO YET YOU CAN
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FORGET THAT.UM, AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, JOHN.
UH, MR. HARPER HAS BE OVER THE YEARS, BECOME A FRIEND.
ANYWAY, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS, UM, THAT I, UM, WAS INVOLVED WITH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
FIRST OF ALL, I MET WITH THE BRAND NEW CITY OF HARVILLE GARDEN CLUB.
TALK ABOUT A PROTOTYPICAL MAYOR, UH, MEETING.
IT WAS, WE HAVE A NEWLY FORMED, I MET WITH THE OFFICERS, UM, THREE ARE FROM, UM, MARGARITAVILLE AND ONE FROM HILTON HEAD LAKES, THE PRESIDENT'S FROM HILTON HEAD LAKES.
AND, UH, MR. PARSONS AND I MET WITH THEM, UH, GAVE HIM SOME SUGGESTIONS.
SO WE WISH THEM A LOT OF LUCK.
THEY, UM, AND, UM, WE'LL BE HEARING MORE FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT.
UM, I ALSO MET WITH THE FOLLOWING DAY, UH, MR. WENDELL, UM, WALTON, AND HE IS THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
HE IS THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AT COASTAL, UH, COUNCIL FOR SCOUTING.
AND ONE THING I LEARNED, THERE ARE NO SCOUTING, UH, DENS OR WHATEVER THEY CALL HIM HERE IN JASPER COUNTY.
I DIDN'T BRING IT AND I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH IT YET, BUT THEY WILL BE, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A POSITION.
SO ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN SCOUTING.
PLEASE CONTACT ME ALSO, UH, ANYBODY INTERESTED IN BECOMING INVOLVED IN HELPING WHAT, WHAT THEY CALL, OR I DON'T, JEN, DO YOU KNOW, DENS OR WHATEVER? DENS,
UM, I THINK IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL INITIATIVE SINCE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE HERE IN HARDY V.
SO ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THAT, UH, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
UM, THE, UH, AT, SO LOCO LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT TWO VERY CRITICAL ISSUES FACING JASPER COUNTY.
ONE IS WHAT DO WE DO AS A REGION ABOUT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LITTER? AND NUMBER TWO, WHAT DO WE DO AS A REGION TO HELP THE CHILDCARE CRISIS? AND THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, WORKING FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE.
UM, SO, SO LOCO WILL BE TAKING UP BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.
WHAT I WOULD ASK, UM, MIKE, IF WE COULD, ON THE LITTER SUBCOMMITTEE THAT'S BEING FORMED, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE STAFF, IT COULD BE A MEMBER OF, OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, MS. BOYLES IS GONNA REPRESENT JASPER COUNTY, BUT IF WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF HARDY V ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, PLEASE WOULD YOU, UH, SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS? SEE IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THAT.
UM, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE STAFF, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
IT CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UM, OKAY, NEXT, I'D LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE OLD CITY HALL, THE CHAMBER USED TO BE THERE.
UH, THE CHAMBER IS NOW AT THE REAR OF THE FAIRFIELD INN UNTIL WE BUILD THAT NEW BUILDING WE LOOKED AT LAST WEEK.
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE LOCAL CHAMBER OFFICE, IT'S GO AROUND THE BACK OF THE FAIRFIELD INN.
UM, THE ALSO, UH, THANKS TO, UM, COUNTY COUNCILMAN JOEY ROW, UM, WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
I THINK THERE'S, UH, AND MS. MS. BROWNA IS WORKING ON THAT.
AND, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF US HERE AS COUNCIL, ONCE THAT GETS SET UP, THAT WE, WE GO TO THAT MEETING AND SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE.
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL LEAD TO A NUMBER OF, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, REGULAR MEETINGS AS WELL.
UM, SOMETHING VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT AFFECT ALL OF US.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING OUR WORKSHOP AT FOUR O'CLOCK, JASPER COUNTY HAS PUT OUT OR HAS DEVELOPED THANKS TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST, UH, THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH A VERY GOOD, UM,
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PACKET OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX AND WHAT PROJECTS AND THE COST OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING PROPOSED WITH THIS, THIS, UM, TAX.THIS TAX WHICH WILL REPLACE THE TAX THAT WAS ENFORCED SINCE 2016, THE OTHER TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX.
WE NEED TO INFORM ALL THE RESIDENTS OF JASPER COUNTY WHAT THIS MEANS, WHAT IT ENTAILS, SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION.
SO TO THAT END, MR. ZIBO, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SET UP, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES A COUPLE HUNDRED HOURS TO PURCHASE ROOMS BY, UH, THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN OCTOBER, UH, I'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO EVERY GATED COMMUNITY, EVERY NON GATED COMMUNITY, AND INCLUDE A, A SESSION AT THE REC CENTER SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SALES TAX.
AND WE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION.
WE AS A COUNCIL, WE CANNOT ADVOCATE FOR THIS, BUT WE CAN EDUCATE.
SO WE WANT TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT SO THEY CAN COME TO A EDUCATED DECISION, INCLUDING THERE'S A LOT VERY BIG BALLOT AND 55% OF THE PEOPLE IN 2022 JUST PUSHED ONE BUTTON FOR THE PARTY.
IT'S FINE, BUT YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE DOWN THE BALLOT TO VOTE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
55% WERE EITHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT THAT JUST PUSHED ONE BUTTON FOR THE ENTIRE PARTY SOMETIMES.
AND WE SAW THIS IN 2022, PEOPLE VOTE, DID THAT AND THEN LEFT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED BUT DID NOT VOTE FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
I THINK IT WAS AS MUCH AS 25, 30%.
SO WE HAVE TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE.
IF THEY PRESS ONE BUTTON, THEY'RE NOT FINISHED.
IF THEY HAVE A MAYOR'S ELECTION, EVEN THOUGH I'M UNOPPOSED, BUT STILL, THERE HAS TO BE VOTES CAST.
AND THERE'S THREE REFERENDUM ISSUES THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE ON.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE DOWN THE BALLOT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WHY I'D LIKE TO GET THESE THINGS TOGETHER, THESE MEETINGS TOGETHER SO WE CAN EDUCATE THE PEOPLE ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
AND THIS HAS TO BE DONE EARLY.
SO WE HAVE TO DO ALL THESE THINGS PRIOR TO THAT.
IS THAT OKAY MR. ZIBO, THAT WE CAN, UH, REACH OUT TO THESE COMMUNITIES AND GET THAT DONE, UM, FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, UH, EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD TWO VERY CRITICAL, UH, STUDIES THAT WE LISTENED TO REGARDING TRAFFIC.
AND THEY ARE ALSO ON THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX.
UM, NUMBER ONE, THE LAT STUDY THAT DEALT WITH THE CARTER FROM 17 3 15 46, 1 70.
AND THIS IS THE NEW PROPOSED EVACUATION ROUTE BETWEEN HILTON HEAD, BLUFFTON HARDY.
SO IT IS ANOTHER ROUTE AND THAT HAS A, AN EXTENSIVE PRICE TAG TO IT.
WE ALSO HEARD LAST WEEK AT A WORKSHOP, A STUDY, UM, OF 2 78 AND THE REQUIREMENTS TO FIX 2 78.
AND THAT THE PRESSURE POINTS ALONG THAT ROAD, UH, THE REFERENDUM INCLUDES MONEY TO WIDEN 2 78 FROM THE COUNTY LINE TO EXIT EIGHT.
UM, SO WE NEED, PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN THAT.
RECENTLY, I SAID THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A FAMILY IN SUN CITY THAT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
AND THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL TEAR DOWN THAT FAMILY FOUND THROUGH A VERY HARD WAY THAT THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE DID NOT COVER THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THAT HOME.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, I WENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY LAST WEEK AND, AND THEY, THEY PUT IN A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND I WAS $125,000 UNDERINSURED.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TALK TO YOUR AGENTS, TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS, TALK TO YOUR AGENTS.
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MAKE SURE WITH ALL THE INFLATION THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE COD, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO REPLACE YOUR HOME.SHOULD IT HAVE THE SAME LIGHTNING STRIKE THAT WE HAD UNFORTUNATELY LAST MONTH.
UM, UH, SET OF TONE, UH, THE, UH, THERE WILL BE A VOTE NEXT MEETING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SHOULD CONTINUE ON NEW PROJECTS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE AFTER THAT MEETING, PERHAPS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE COUNCIL DECIDES, PERHAPS MAYBE JASPER COUNTY WHEN AWAI AS WELL, UH, IF, IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES THAT.
SO I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TODAY.
UM, SO ONE ORDER OF BUSINESS LEFT.
AND THAT'S A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION.