Aug 16, 2021 Public Facilities Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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YEAH, PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE OF BUFORD COUNTY TO ORDER.

UM, THIS IS AUGUST 16TH, A MONDAY, UH, PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, SARAH.

I ASSUME WE'VE DONE THE TOY OF NOTIFICATIONS CORRECTLY.

THANK YOU MUCH.

UH,

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? IF NOT, UM, THE POST TO GENDER VIA AMENDED TO INCLUDE WHAT I JUST SAID.

SECONDLY, IS THERE APPROVAL NOW TO APPROVE THE AMENDA AS AGENDA AS AMENDED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION, SIR.

OKAY.

WELL, WE'VE GOT BOTH YOU AND PAUL, SO, UH, SARAH CAN DECIDE WHO GETS THE, THE FIRST AND SECOND, BUT THANK YOU MUCH.

UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AGENDA SEEING NONE IT'S APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE ALSO HAVE THE APPROVAL

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JUNE 21, 2021]

HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ALL READ THEM.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ANY, UH, ANY OPPOSITION SAYING, UM, THAT THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED OF JUNE 21ST WITHOUT OBJECTION.

UM,

[9. HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT PRESENTATION & TERMINAL PROJECT FUNDING DISCUSSION]

UM, AND, UH, LET'S TAKE THE TERMINAL ONE FIRST.

UM, FUELING HAYES HAD A, MIGHT'VE HAD SOME KIND OF A, A TIME CONFLICT.

UH, SO NO ONE'S GOING TO DO THAT AFTER I DID THE TWO EDWARDS.

UM, IS THAT JOHN OR HAYES? WHO'S UP JOHN? ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE IS THERE? YES.

AT FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME-LAPSE VIDEO FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS OVER AT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AIRPORT TERMINAL.

SO WHAT YOU WATCH THAT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE NEXT PART.

SO THESE ARE, THIS IS VIDEO FROM SATURDAY.

SO IS IT JULY 30TH AND THEN THE FIRST SATURDAY IN AUGUST, BUT THIS IS A SATURDAY STARTING IN THE MORNING AND GOING THROUGH THE DAY KIND OF FOLLOW THE SUNLIGHT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIMES ON THERE, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE CROWDS MOVING THROUGH.

AND THIS, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE TSA CHECKPOINT.

AND THEN AT THE FAR END, THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE RENTAL CARS ARE AND THEN BAGGAGE CLAIM.

SO, UM, I SHOWED IT TO A FEW PEOPLE AND THEY ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A ROLLING STONES FOR UNION TOUR.

IT'S NOT THAT'S YOUR AIRPORT AND THAT'S NOT THE BUSIEST DAY WE'VE HAD YET ANOTHER MINUTE, RIGHT? IT SHOULD YOU GET INTO THE LATER PART OF THE AFTERNOON, THE EVENING NOW AND SLOW DOWN AND THEN WE'LL KICK OFF WITH THE, THE AUGUST PORTION HERE.

NEXT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THAT DAY HE HAD ABOUT 1,380 OR SO PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT.

SO DOUBLE THAT FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE TERMINAL IS AUGUST 7TH.

THIS IS THE DAY WE HAD OUR LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT EVER.

AND WE HAD A 1,418 PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT.

SO DOUBLE THAT, OR SLIGHTLY MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT, BUT LOOK AT THE CROWDS, MOVING THROUGH THERE AND KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME TERMINAL THAT SAW ON A PEAK SATURDAY, PREVIOUSLY HIGHS OF BETWEEN MAYBE 300 AND 400 PEOPLE OPENING ABOUT ALMOST FIVE TIMES THAT MANY THROUGH NOW AND THE EXACT SAME BUILDING.

OKAY.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TERMINAL PROJECT TODAY.

A LITTLE BIT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKING, JOHN, WHY DON'T WE, IT DOESN'T MOVE THAT QUICKLY.

SO ONE DAY, ALL RIGHT, THEN OF COURSE IT SLOWS DOWN AT NIGHT AND THEN WE FINISH UP.

SO I'VE GOT ANOTHER POWERPOINT THAT WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH INTO, BUT IT REALLY, AGAIN, THE POINT OF THAT IS, UM, THE COIN, THE PHRASE FROM, UM, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, A LITTLE BIT OF SHOCK, RIGHT? TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, IT'S YOUR AIRPORT IN TROUBLE ON THE WEEKENDS.

UH, AND IT DOES THAT REALLY

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UH, AND THE AIRLINE NUMBERS HAVE, HAVE REALLY BEEN INCREASING JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THAT WHILE THAT POWERPOINT IS LOADING, UH, BACK IN 2019, YOU REMEMBER THAT WAS OUR PREVIOUS RECORD YEAR, UH, FOR PASSENGERS GOING THROUGH THE TERMINAL.

AND WE HAD ABOUT 233,000 PASSENGERS GO THROUGH THE TRAUMA.

THAT'S BOTH WAYS ON AIRPLANES AND OFF AIRPLANES.

UH, WE JUST GOT THE NUMBERS FROM JULY AND LAST WEEK FROM ALL THE AIRLINES.

AND SO FAR, WE'VE HAD TO HUNT OVER 230, 5,000 THROUGH JUST THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

UM, SO WE'RE BREAKING RECORDS EVERY MONTH.

NOW THIS IS BECOMING A, WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT, THE NEW NORMAL, I SUPPOSE, BUT WITH THAT NEW NORMAL, UH, IT'S ALSO SHOWING US THAT WE NEED A NEW AND A MUCH LARGER TERMINAL WHEN YOU DESIGN A TERMINAL.

UM, YOU GO THROUGH A, A PROCESS THAT OBVIOUSLY DETERMINES WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE.

UH, LIKE THE FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT THE COUNTY HAS JUST GONE THROUGH.

RIGHT.

UH, BUT TO PUT IT VERY SIMPLY, EVERY ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES WAS FOUND SEVERELY LACKING IN THE, IN THE CURRENT BUILDING.

UH, SO HENCE THE TERMINAL DESIGN AND MOVING IN TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING.

UM, SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION HERE.

I LIKE TO GIVE, FIRST OF ALL, THE VITAL STATISTICS, AND THIS IS REALLY FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY NOT BE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT AND THE TERMINAL, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE.

IT'S A SMALL NON HUB.

I LIKE TO CALL IT A RESORT DESTINATION, KIND OF A BOUTIQUE AIRPORT.

UM, NO INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC, VERY SMALL STAFF.

AS YOU CAN SEE, 15 STAFF RUN THE AIRPORT THAT'S COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

OF COURSE THERE WAS OTHER, YOU KNOW, TERMINAL TENANTS AND THE AIRLINE EMPLOYEES, THE THREE MAJOR AIRLINES THEY'RE AS AMERICAN DELTA AND UNITED.

CURRENTLY WE'RE AT 144 WEEKLY DEPARTURES.

TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD 67 I BELIEVE.

AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY BUSY.

SO WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED THAT, UM, LAND SIZE, LESS THAN 200 ACRES.

IT'S A VERY, VERY SMALL FACILITY.

AND THE TERMINAL SIZE 20,000 IS BEING A LITTLE BIT GENEROUS, BUT THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT'S ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN 410 MILLION.

WE'RE PROBABLY, AND IT'S INCREASING AS WE GO WITH THESE THINGS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE VITAL STATISTICS THERE.

UM, AND THIS, WE CAME UP WITH IN THE SPRING WEEK, WE DECIDED THAT WITH AN AIRPORT, THIS BUSY WITH THE STAFF IS IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO HAVE A GOOD VISION AND MISSION.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO BE.

WHEN WE GROW UP THE VISION, WE WANT TO BECOME THE BEST OR THE MOST DESIRED DESTINATION AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY.

OKAY.

VISIONS ARE USUALLY PRETTY LOFTY, MAYBE HARD TO ACHIEVE, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR.

AND THEN THAT MISSION IS KIND OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

SO I'LL LET YOU KIND OF READ THAT AT YOUR LEISURE LOOK ON THROUGH THAT IS ACTUALLY THAT LAST AIRCRAFT WAS A PRIVATE AIRCRAFT THAT USES A FACILITY.

UM, SO WE DO CATER TO BOTH OBVIOUSLY COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE AIRCRAFT.

UH, SO THAT'S UNITED AIRLINES HERE, A FEW CHANGES WE'VE MADE THE SUMMER TO DEAL WITH THE CONGESTION THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE TRAFFIC THAT WE'VE SEEN THE TERMINAL, AND WE'VE ADDED THE AIRPORT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.

THAT'S A FANCY NAME FOR SAYING THAT WE HAD A BOARD MEMBER PUT HER HAND IN THE AIR AND SAY, HEY, I USED TO WORK IN AIRPORTS BEFORE AND I WAS WITH TSA.

SO I HAVE A FAMILIARITY WITH WORKING WITH THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.

SO WE SAID, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

AND THEN YOU CAN WORK THERE.

SO SHE COMES IN ON SATURDAYS AND, AND THE COUNSELING RODMAN'S COME IN AND KEPT HER COMPANY A LITTLE BIT TOO, TO HELP OUT.

AND I THINK KIND OF LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND INTERACT WITH THE PASSENGERS.

BUT THAT PROGRAM HAS REALLY BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT, IT HELPS.

WE FOUND THAT WITH THE CROWDS, PEOPLE NEED INFORMATION.

THEY NEED KNOWLEDGE BECAUSE IF THERE'S A BIG LINE, IF REMEMBER THE PIPELINE SHUT DOWN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, NOBODY REALLY NEEDED GAS.

THEY WORK, THEY'RE RUN OUT OF FUEL, BUT EVERYBODY GOT IN LINE AT THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE IS ALIGNED.

AND YOU FIND THAT AT THE AIRPORT TOO, IF RIGHT, IF EVERYONE'S IN THE LINE FOR TSA, EVERYBODY ELSE GETS ALIGNED.

EVEN IF THEIR FLIGHT IS NOT FOR FOUR HOURS, THEY GET IN LINE ANYWAY.

SO THE AMBASSADORS HAVE HELPED KIND OF CONTROL THE INFORMATION AND THE TERMINAL.

I LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, WHICH HELPS THEM.

WE ALSO ADDED A BOARD.

I THINK I TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT THAT NOW SCREENING BOARD, UH, WE'RE DIFFERENT THAN MOST AIRPORTS AND MOST AIRPORTS, YOU ARRIVE EARLY, YOU HUSTLE TO GET THROUGH TSA, AND THEN YOU GO SIT IN THE MORNING GATE AREA, GET YOUR CUP OF COFFEE, SIT DOWN AND READ THE PAPER, BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

I DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR YOU.

SO WE WANT YOU TO CHECK IN AT THE AIRLINE AND THEN WAIT, JUST RELAX.

AND THEN WHEN YOUR FLIGHT COMES UP ON THE NOW SCREEN WOULD THEN GET IN THE TSA LINE AND THAT'S HELPED A LITTLE BIT TOO, WE THINK.

AND THEN EXCELLENT IMPROVEMENTS.

THOSE ARE ABOUT TO OPEN UP.

I THINK TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THOSE UP, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CHANGING THE FLOW OF PASSENGERS.

WE USED TO IN MOST AIRPORTS, YOU'LL SEE DEEP

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THERE'S KIND OF A CROSS TRAFFIC, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A DISORGANIZED CROSSING A TRAFFIC.

WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DISORGANIZATION AND VERY SMALL FACILITY.

SO WE'VE CHANGED OUR ROUTES.

WE ACTUALLY CUT THROUGH ANOTHER WALL OF THE TERMINAL TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WE'VE DONE.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE, WE'VE GOT A CONCESSIONS IN A CAFE VENDOR THAT'S UNDER CONTRACT AND THEY'LL BE STARTING SOON, PROBABLY BE AT THE TAIL END OF THE SEASON FOR THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL BE LINED UP FOR FULL SERVICE NEXT YEAR, WHICH HELPS OUT TOO, BECAUSE THE FOLKS CAN RELAX A LITTLE BIT AS SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK THAT HELPS OUT.

SO THE KEY PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, UH, THE, UH, THE PARKING RAMP FOR THE AREA PLANES, UH, THE PASSENGER TERMINAL AND THE RUNWAY TAXIWAY STRENGTHENING PROJECTS.

THE MAIN ONE WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON IS THAT PASTOR TERMINAL.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO JUST KIND OF GO BACK AND SHOW YOU THE EVOLUTION AND OF THOSE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? SO JUST ABOUT 30 MONTHS AGO, THIS IS WHERE WE WERE.

WE HAD A SINGLE AIRLINE FLYING TO A SINGLE CITY THREE TIMES A DAY, EVEN WITH THE JET TRAFFIC.

AND THEN UNITED CAME IN AND THEY ADDED THE THREE HUBS ON A SEASONAL BASIS IN MARCH OF 19.

AND THEN THE MAY OF 19 DELTA CAME IN AND THEY ADDED ATLANTA WITH YEAR ROUND SERVICE.

AND THEN IN MARCH OF 2020 AMERICAN ADDED DFW, IT WAS DALLAS FORT WORTH.

THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT BACK THE, THE REAGAN NATIONAL FLIGHT, UM, AND LAGUARDIA AS WELL.

PLUS HE ADDED A FLIGHT TO CHICAGO AND THEN THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT BOSTON IN.

AND THEN OF COURSE ON THE NEXT ONE, YOU'LL SEE, YEAH, UNITED'S BIG PUSH WHERE THEY ADDED THOSE POINT TO POINT FLIGHTS.

SO WE ENDED UP GOING WITHIN 30 MONTHS, ACTUALLY 25 MONTHS.

WE WENT FROM A SINGLE FLYING TO ONE CITY, THREE TIMES A DAY TO ALL THREE MAJOR NETWORK CARRIERS FLYING TO 16 DIFFERENT CITIES FOR THEM SORT OF BY MULTIPLE AIRLINES, WITH 145 OR WEEKLY FLIGHTS.

SO IF I HAD A MIC, I GUESS I COULD DRAW, BUT IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY.

OKAY.

UM, AND THE NUMBERS SHOW THAT, BUT WITH THOSE NUMBERS COMES THAT CRABBING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THUS THE NEED TO IMPROVE THAT TURMOIL.

THIS WAS SOMETHING INTERESTING.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'VE USED FLIGHTAWARE OR ANY OF THE SOFTWARE.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT KIND OF AIRPLANES ARE UP IN THE AIR AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS I, I CLICK ON THIS EVERY DAY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THIS IS A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT JUST A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, 2:40 PM ON THAT DAY.

AND ALL THE AIRCRAFT THAT ARE EITHER BLUE OR GREEN ARE AIRCRAFT THAT ARE EITHER COMING TO HILTON, HEAD ISLAND, AIRPORT ARE DEPARTING.

AND THAT REPRESENTS PROBABLY A COUPLE OF PRIVATE AIRCRAFT THERE TO HIGHLIGHT IT.

BUT MOST OF THOSE ARE COMMERCIAL.

SO THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME ON THAT AFTERNOON, EITHER DEPARTING OR COMING TO HILTON, THAT ISLAND AIRPORT USED TO BE ONE.

SO IT'S AS EXTREMELY BUSY.

IT ALSO GOES TO SHOW HOW MANY AIRCRAFT ARE IN THE AIR AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHICH FRIGHTENED SOME PEOPLE, ALL RIGHT, THIS IS AN AREA OF THE TERMINAL.

AS IT EXISTS TODAY, YOU CAN SEE HOW BIG ONE OF THOSE ONE REGIONAL JET IS SITTING.

WE HAVE THREE THAT SIT THERE AND NORMALLY, ALL RIGHT, IF YOU CLICK TO THE NEXT ONE THAT REPRESENTS KIND OF THE, THE OLD WHOLE ROOM THAT WE SAY, AND THEN IF YOU CLICK THE NEXT, THIS SHOWS THE MODULAR, THAT'S THE MODULE OF BILLING.

WE ADDED TWO YEARS AGO THAT ALTOGETHER RESULTS IN ABOUT 2,500 TO 3000 SQUARE FEET OF HOLD ROOM SPACE.

THE STUDY THAT WE DID TO DESIGN THE NEW TERMINAL SAYS THAT WE NEED ABOUT 7,200 SQUARE FEET OF ROOM SPACE FOR THREE GATES.

SO WE'RE AT ABOUT 25 TO 3000 SQUARE FEET.

SO DEFINITELY LAGGING BEHIND ON THAT ONE.

AND THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THAT THAT KIND OF TAN IS THE EXISTING TERMINAL.

AND THEN ON THE NEXT ONE, IT'LL SHOW YOU, THAT'S WHAT THE NEW TERMINAL FOOTPRINT WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND KIND OF THAT HATCHED AREA OFF TO THE LEFT IS A NEW RAMP.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE, WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT TO THAT.

THERE'S THAT RAMP AREA.

THAT WAS MUCH SORRY.

SO LET'S LOOK AT THE TERMINAL.

SO MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE BEFORE, BUT I DO LIKE THE, TO SHOW THESE OFF, UM, THIS IS WHAT THE NEW BILLINGS LOOK LIKE.

THERE'S THE OUTSIDE, WE'LL HAVE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC THAT CAN MOVE THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

THAT INNERMOST LANE CLOSEST TO THE BUILDING HAS COVERED DROP-OFF FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE FACILITY.

AND THEN MOVING ALONG WITH OF THE INTERIOR.

THIS IS IF YOU WERE TO WALK IN THE BUILDING NOW WITH A TIME-LAPSE VIDEO IS SHOWING AND THE TSA QUEUE AREA, THAT'S KIND OF THIS, THIS AREA HERE, BUT THIS IS TURNED AROUND, LOOKING BACK THE FRONT DOORS.

THIS IS KIND OF THE GRAND HALL THAT WILL BE MADE WHEN THE BUILDING IS RENOVATED AND EXPANDED MUCH MORE ROOM.

OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE MOVING OUT.

THIS IS WHAT THE TICKETING AREA

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IT'S GOING TO BE IN GENERALLY THE SAME AREA, BUT A LOT MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT TICKETING WILL SHOW I THINK A VIEW OF THE WHOLE ROOM.

SO THIS IS MOVING ONCE THESE PEOPLE EXITED THE TSA SCREENING LINE, WHICH WILL BE TWO LINES WITH NEW EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF ONE LINE WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE NOW, THEY MOVE UP INTO THE BOARDING GATE AREA.

AND THAT'S WHAT THAT MORNING GATE AREA LOOKS LIKE.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF SEATING TYPES THERE.

ALL OF WHICH ARE STATE-OF-THE-ART WITH CHARGING STATIONS.

SOME OF THEM ARE, YOU KNOW, DESKTOP SEATING.

SO FOLKS CAN WORK ON THEIR, ON COMPUTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS A WAITING.

AND LET'S SEE, NEXT ONE SHOWS THIS IS BAGGAGE CLAIM.

AND THEN THE RENTAL CAR AREA IS OFF TO THE LEFT.

OBVIOUSLY MUCH EXPANDED FROM WHAT'S THERE CURRENTLY.

UH, YEAH, IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE AND SEEING THE BAGGAGE CLAIM NOW IS BASICALLY A BAGGAGE DROP WHERE SOME HOLES IN THE WALL OPEN UP AND YOUR BIKES GET TOSSED OUT ON THE FLOOR.

UM, THIS IS WHAT YOU EXPECT IN AN AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY IN AIRPORT, LIKE HILTON HEAD ISLAND, WE'VE GOT GOLF CLUBS AND FOLKS WHO ARE GOING ON THERE OCCASION, THEY DON'T WANT THEIR ITEMS DROPPED ON THE FLOOR AND THAT'S YOUR AIRPORT THERE.

AND THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY FORMAL PRESENTATION.

UM, NOW WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO AFTER, YOU KNOW, SHOWING ALL THOSE IMAGES IS JUST, AGAIN, EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR THE TERMINAL, THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE SEEING, AND THE FACT THAT, UH, MY OPINION THAT I REALLY DON'T THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO DECREASE.

THEY'LL DEFINITELY DROP A LITTLE BIT AS THE SEASON TAILS OFF.

UM, BUT I THINK AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM OTHER FOLKS THAT THAT SEASON IS GETTING LONGER AND LONGER AND THE OFF SEASON IS GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER.

SO WE EXPECT TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS RESTATE PRETTY HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST OCTOBER.

BUT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN MOVING INTO NOVEMBER WHERE AS WELL, SO THE CNN SAYS SEASON'S GETTING LONGER.

UM, AND SO AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS WELL BEFORE, UH, THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE PROJECT, IT'S A, IT'S A BIG AUDACIOUS PROJECT.

ONE THAT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED IN ORDER TO SERVE THE PEOPLE ON AN ISLAND AND BUFORD COUNTY, THE WAY WE SHOULD BE SERVING THEM.

UH, THIS IS A CLIENTELE THAT'S COMING HERE TO VISIT.

IS IT THE NUMBER ONE ISLAND IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY YEAR AFTER YEAR, UH, CONDE NAST RANKS AT NUMBER ONE.

SO WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE, YOU KNOW, THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE EXPERIENCE FOLKS DESERVE.

UM, THE PRICE TAG OF THIS IS A BIG ONE.

AND I THINK THE LAST NUMBERS THAT WE'VE MENTIONED, I THINK NUMBERS HAVE BEEN IN THE PACKET OR AROUND THE 37 AND A HALF BILLION DOLLAR MARK.

THAT WAS BASED ON THE KIND OF THE PREDESIGN ESTIMATES NUMBERS GO UP.

THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING HAS GONE UP AS WELL AS HE'S NEEDS AS THE REPORT YEAH.

CAME OUT THE NEEDS WERE MORE FULLY VETTED.

AND SO THAT SIZE OF THE BUILDING NOW IS UP AROUND 62,000 SQUARE FEET COMPARED TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18 AND 20,000 SQUARE FEET.

NOW PRICE TAG IS GOING TO BE ALL IN WITH DESIGN SITE WORK AND CONTINGENCIES IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE $50 MILLION MARK, WHICH FOR THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE IS SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF EXPECTED.

NOW, THE FUNDING PACKAGE THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED SO FAR IS I THINK I'VE BRIEFED AS WELL AS, UH, WE DO HAVE FAA PARTICIPATION TO THE TUNE OF $20 MILLION.

UM, THAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE FAA CAN CAN PLEDGE FOR A TERMINAL IN ANY AIRPORT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SIZE.

THAT'S A MAX THAT A CHARLOTTE OR AN ATLANTA WOULD GET AS WELL.

UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE MAXING THAT OUT, WHICH IS GREAT.

UH, AND THEN OF COURSE AFTER THAT, THERE'S A STATE CONTRIBUTION FROM AERONAUTICS AND THAT WOULD BE 5% OF THAT 20 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'VE GOT A BIT OF A DELTA THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE LOCAL, UH, AND THE ALTERNATE FORMS OF FUNDING COME INTO PLAY.

AND THAT'S, I THINK WHERE HAYES IS GOING TO PICK IT UP HERE FOR A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT SOME IDEAS WE HAD THERE.

YEAH.

JOHN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HOLD ON MY LAP.

NOBODY CAN HEAR ME VERY WELL.

OKAY.

YES.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND $50 MILLION TO THE AIRPORT AND THAT'S NOT A TERRIBLY COMPLICATED THING, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY AVENUE THEN OBVIOUSLY I'LL BE AROUND, UH, COUNTING PILLS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PILLS PROBABLY AROUND $20 MILLION.

AND WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, BUT OVERALL JOHN HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB GETTING US TOGETHER, GETTING THIS PLAN AND MOVING IT FORWARD.

AND WE'VE BEEN, WON'T LOSE THAT,

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ANY QUESTIONS FOR A HAZE OR A JOHN.

HI, BRIAN, BRIAN.

UM, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO THINK THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT OUR SEASON SEEMS TO BE GETTING LONGER IS, ARE THE IMPROVEMENT TO, UH, FOR AIR SERVICES TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

I THINK THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF EXTENDING, UM, MAKING SHORTER TRIPS SEEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE ON IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO PLAN, UH, 15 DAYS OUT OF THEIR SUMMER TO GET ANYWHERE THEY CAN DO IT ON A LONG WEEKEND OR OUT, UM, HALF OF A HALF OF A WEEK.

AND SO, UH, SO I'M, I ABSOLUTELY AM CONVINCED THAT THE, UH, THE NEED FOR PEACE KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS.

I THINK THAT THAT, UH, THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO PARTICIPATE, BUT HAYES, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FUNDING SPORTS IS I THINK THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OF, UM, THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE CERTAINLY RECOUNTED THAT IT GETS DELANEY TO, UH, PAY ME TO REALLY STEP UP WHEN THIS WHOLE THING COMES TOGETHER.

AND I EXPECT TO SEE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THEIR FUNDING SOURCES.

THANK YOU.

OTHER COMMENTS, CHRIS? THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT TO, IF I MIGHT, UH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, GREAT PRESENTATION THING.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY A WORTHWHILE PROJECT.

AND, UM, I THINK IT'S EXCITING FOR THE COUNTY, THE QUESTIONS BEING, UM, NUMBER ONE, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AND THE TERMINAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TYING IT BACK TO AN ISSUE THAT A CONSTITUENT OF MINE HAD WITH THE OUTSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT.

IS THERE ANY STRUCTURAL CHANGE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE? WHAT DOES THAT NEED TO LOOK LIKE PARTICULARLY AROUND LIGHTING? UM, SO THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

THE SECOND QUESTION WAS FOR HAYES.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULT THING TO KIND OF PIN DOWN, BUT BASED ON THE ECONOMIC, UM, DRIVER OF THE AIRPORT AND WHAT IT'S PROVIDING TO THE COUNTY, DO WE HAVE ANY SORT OF SENSE AS FAR AS WHAT SORT OF TAX REVENUE THAT DRIVES AND WHERE AND DRIVES? THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE TAXPAYERS TO KICK IN SOMEHOW AT 29 MILLION, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE RETURN THAT THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER IS GOING TO SAY, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT'S A HARD QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS, WELL, THAT I CAN START OUT WITH THE PSYCH QUESTION, MAYBE PART OF THE TAX REVENUE QUESTION FOR YOU, UH, WITH THE SITE, AS I MENTIONED, THAT THAT PRICE TAG, THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING INCLUDING SITE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO WITH THAT, WITH THE TERMINAL, UH, WITH THE EXPANSION IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE OUT INTO THE EXISTING DRIVE LANES, WHICH PUSHES THOSE FOUR DRIVE LANES.

I SHOWED YOU OUT IN THE EXISTING PARKING LOT.

SO THAT WILL CAUSE A NEED FOR THE PARKING LOT TO BE RENOVATED.

THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES OUT THERE.

IT IS HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO RENOVATE EVERYTHING IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN, WE WILL, AND THEN THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL PARKING, UH, TO THE, KIND OF, TO THE RIGHT, AS YOU ENTER THE FACILITY.

UH, CURRENTLY THERE'S KIND OF A LOOP ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH AND PARKING IT ON THE LEFT.

THERE'LL BE NEW PARKING OVER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A NET GAIN OF PARKING, NOT TOO MANY, BUT WE'LL HAVE, UH, A NET GAIN OF PARKING.

UM, BUT IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING TOPIC AND WE'RE GOING TO THE PARKING A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE SINCE WE ARE A HEAVY ORIGINATION DESTINATION AIRPORT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF RENTAL CAR TRAFFIC.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PICKUP AND DROP OFF TRAFFIC.

WE DO FILL THE PARKING LOT WITH RESIDENTS WHO LEAVE THE CARS THERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY IF WE NEED A THOUSAND PARKING SPOTS, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT ONLY NEED MARGINALLY MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO, TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT THAT REAL NUMBER IS.

AND AS FAR AS THE LIGHTING GOES, UH, HOPEFULLY DURING THIS PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE SOME, SOME TREE TRIMMING AND THAT SORT OF THING THAT WILL HELP LET SOME OF THE LIGHTS SHINE.

CAUSE THERE, THERE ARE LIGHTS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PARKING FACILITY.

UH, SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE MIDST OF, OF TREE LIMBS.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO HAVE SOME OF THAT WORK DONE SOMETIMES ON HILTON HEAD, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO, TO MOVE ON THAT.

UH, BUT PALMETTO ELECTRIC IS OUR SOURCE FOR THAT.

SO THEY, UH, THEY USUALLY DO PRETTY WELL ON KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND THEN TRANSITIONING OVER TO THE, THE TAX REVENUE.

I KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY THAT WAS DONE FROM THE STATE, UH, LIKE THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

WE GOT AN UPDATE TO THAT.

AND THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE AIRPORT, AT LEAST ON THE STATE LEVEL, AS FAR AS REVENUES GOES WAS I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT 16 AND A HALF OR $17 MILLION ANNUALLY, UH, FOR SALE FOR TAX REVENUES,

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I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF I KNOW THAT ON THE STATE SIDE, THAT'S WHERE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT.

THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION.

I WOULD EXPECT THAT MOST OF THAT WOULD BE LOCAL OR A LARGE CHUNK ANYWAY.

SO THEORETICALLY THIS PAYBACK PERIOD WOULD BE RELATIVELY SHORT.

THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS IF YOU COULD LOOK AT CREATIVE WAYS TO INCREASE THE LIGHTING IN THE APARTMENT, WE WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ANYBODY ON THE LINE? UM, I MAY, I MAY OFFER JUST ONE OR TWO.

UM, BACK WHEN I FIRST STARTED LOOKING THIS BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAD WITH THE CONGESTION OUT THE, THE, THE DECOR WAS THE FACT THAT TWO OF THE AIRLINES WERE, UH, KIND OF DOUBLE BOOKING THEIR GATES.

UM, AND I THINK JOHN PROBABLY CALLED THEM TO TASK AND THEY SEEMED TO HAVE THAT BEHIND THEM.

AND SO IT IS FLOWING MUCH BETTER NOW, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP.

UM, SECONDLY, UH, YOU KNOW, JOHN PROBABLY SHOULDN'T LET ME LOOSEN THE AIRPORT BY MYSELF, BUT IN ANY EVENT, UM, IT IS KIND OF INTERESTING IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THAT JOHN PUT UP OF THE 16 CITIES THAT WE'RE FLYING TO, AND YOU LOOK AT, WHAT'S FLYING INTO MYRTLE BEACH AND INTO SAVANNAH, AND YOU COULD ARGUE THAT ANYBODY THAT'S NOT FLYING INTO ONE OF THOSE TWO CITIES WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO FLY HERE THAT ONLY REALLY LEAVES ABOUT FOUR CITIES THAT WERE MISSING IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.

AND THAT WOULD BE A DETROIT, UM, BALTIMORE, UH, NASHVILLE AND ONE OTHER, I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS.

OH, DETROIT.

UM, AND, UH, SO NEW ORLEANS NOW FOR YOU, WE MIGHT DO NEW ORLEANS.

UM, IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IF, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, AND PLAY AROUND WITH THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE OF THE, THE KIND OF THE PASSENGERS, IT, WE, WE, UH, MY CALCULATION SAYS WE COULD VERY WELL BE AT ABOUT A MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR.

UM, AND IF YOU, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC VALUE THAT JOHN DESCRIBED AND EVEN CALLED THE INCREMENTAL, INCREASING AT HALF THE AMOUNT, UH, IT, YOU STILL START COMING UP TO ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC VALUE.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SHARING THAT WITH HILTON HEAD.

I THINK THEY'RE CLEARLY GOING TO COME IN.

I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY GET INTO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT'S A FAIR SHARE.

SO HOW MUCH FOR OURSELVES, HOW MUCH FOR THEM, JOHN'S GOING TO GET SOME MONEY FROM OPERATIONS, RENTAL CARS AND PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK WE'RE ALL COULD LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THAT, UH, WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKS LIKE.

I HAVE SUGGESTED TO THE TOWN THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME, UM, DISCUSSION WITH THEM BECAUSE BEING A RESORT, UH, AIRPORT IS JOHN DESCRIBED IT.

UH, WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE SO MANY FLIGHTS THAT WERE, UM, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.

UM, AND SO THERE, THERE MAY BE A SWEET SPOT IN THERE ABOUT HOW FAR WE WANT TO GO.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHAT TIMES OF DAY WE WANT TO OPERATE.

CAUSE IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULES, THERE'S LIKE TWO OUT IN THE MORNING AND THERE'S A COUPLE HOURS, AND THEN THERE'S ALL THESE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING, UH, WHICH REALLY WANT TO COME MIDDAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE VISITORS WOULD LOGICALLY CONNECT.

AND THEN YOU GET, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU GET A COUPLE HOURS THAT ARE KIND OF FREE.

AND THEN YOU END UP WITH A COUPLE OF LATE NIGHT ARRIVALS.

SO I'M SURE YOU'LL HAVE SOME INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS ON, ON HOW THAT GOES, BUT IN ANY EVENT, UH, JOHN, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THE STAFF AND HAYES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WHILE YOU'RE UP

[7. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT FAA GRANT 47 (FISCAL IMPACT: INCOMING GRANT FUNDS - $1,233,622)]

UM, YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAA GRANT.

THAT WAS NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA.

ABSOLUTELY GREAT PLEASURE.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID RECEIVE A FAA GRANT 47 A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND, UM, ERIC DID SIGN THAT GRANT SO THAT WE COULD ACCEPT IT IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE THE FAA DOES PUT UP A PRETTY TIGHT TURNAROUND ON THOSE.

BUT THAT GRANT COVERS.

IF YOU REMEMBER, I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU BEFORE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ARF VEHICLE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN AND BIDDING SERVICES FOR TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY STRENGTHENING PROJECT.

SO THIS GRANT, UM, WILL 100% FUND BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS.

SO IT'S, IT'S A NON COVID RELATED GRANT, BUT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT IS PART OF COVID RELIEF.

SO IT'S STILL A STANDARD AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT, BUT IT'S FUNDED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

SO NEITHER THE STATE NOR THE AIRPORT WILL HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.

SO I THINK THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA IS JUST A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ERIC.

THIS IS KIND OF AN AFTER THE FACT FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT APPROVED.

UH, LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THAT THOUGH.

I'M GOING TO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ARIZONA COMMITTEE ENOUGH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I ASSUME IT PROBABLY GOES TO COUNCIL.

I WILL LEAVE IT TO LEGAL.

THEY'RE NODDING THEIR HEAD.

YES, BRIAN.

OKAY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

AND THEN MY MOTION AND IT WAS SECOND FROM, WAS IT YORK? YES.

OKAY.

ANY

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UM, I THINK THE AIRPORTS COME ALONG WAYS AND, UM, WE GOT TO GIVE ALL A LOT OF THAT TO, TO YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UM, I LIKE, I LIKE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT NUMBER THAT YOU'RE SHOWING.

UH, I LIKE TO SAY ALMOST A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IMPACT.

UM, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO HIGHLIGHT TOTAL EMPLOYEES FROM THE AIRPORT OTHER THAN 15, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH TSA AND OTHERS THAT THE AIRPORT IS REALLY IMPACTING, UM, EMPLOYING AND STUFF.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DO THAT.

I SURE APPRECIATE IT.

AND STUFF I CAN TELL YOU FROM THAT SAME ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT THAT THE STATE DID FOR THAT FOR US, THAT, THAT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.

AND OF COURSE THEY DO PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY.

THAT NUMBER IS IN, I THINK IT WAS IN THE 1300 RANGE.

SO IT'S THAT THE, THE 15 NUMBER WAS TO JUST SHOW YOU THAT THERE VERY FEW COUNTY STAFF WERE DELIVERED A PRETTY HEAVY LOAD OVER THERE, BUT, UH, JUST SO THEY GET A PAT ON THE BACK, LIKE, UH, WE HAD OUR RF OFFICER HERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO BE HIGHLIGHTED.

SO, UM, STAFF IS WORKING REAL HARD OVER THERE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER JOBS ARE RESOLVED FROM THE AIRPORT.

YOU'RE CORRECT.

YEAH.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

UH, CITIZEN

[6. CITIZENS COMMENTS]

SORRY TO DETAIN YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHICH ONE JUST TO DO.

UH, I'M HERE AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN TODAY AND I GOT A HANDOUT AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE QUITE ENOUGH PACKETS, BUT I'LL GIVE OUT ONE WHEN I AM DONE TALKING, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IT WENT TO SARAH BY EMAIL.

PROBABLY WANTS TO SHARE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SO I'M CAROL CRUTCHFIELD AND I'M HERE AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.

MANY OF YOU KNOW ME BECAUSE OF MY PROFESSIONAL ROLE, BUT, UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM.

WHAT WAS ITEM NUMBER? I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT NUMBER IT IS NOW ON YOUR AGENDA.

AND I'M GOING TO PUT THIS MASS DOWN.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED ON KING GEORGE ROAD SINCE JANUARY OF 19 89, 32 PLUS YEARS.

THE DEVELOPER OF VERDIER VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD AEM, ANTHONY AND HIS GREATER CAROLINA CORPORATION PROMISED A LOT TO THE OWNERS AND DELIVER ALL OF THOSE PROMISES, INCLUDING IMPROVING THE DRAINAGE AND PAVING THE ROADS IN PHASE TWO OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET TODAY IS INCOMPLETE.

I FIRST SOUGHT GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012, AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD BY ERIC CLAD AT THAT TIME THAT NO ONE OWNED THE ROADS.

OKAY.

I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM MR. KLATTE IN YOUR HANDOUT, MR. ANTHONY NEVER TURNED THE ROADS OVER TO THE HOA, UM, OWNERSHIP AS IT IMPLIES IN YOUR PACKET.

AND I WAS ON THE HOA BOARD AT THE TIME WHEN MR. ANTHONY DIED, THE ROAD RACE ACCOUNTED FOR IN HIS WILL.

ONLY THE OLD STUFF, UNSOLD LOTS WERE DEEDED TO HIS HEIRS.

MY ATTEMPTS AT CONTACTING THE AIRS WENT NOWHERE, NO RESPONSE.

SO BASICALLY AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, SINCE THAT TIME, NO ONE OWNED SUBREDDITS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TWO CONCERNS, STORMWATER CONTROL, AND THE DEGRADING CONDITION OF THE ENTRANCE, WHICH IS FLANK.

BUT TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE SAME PERSON.

ONE IS UNDER PERSONAL OWNERSHIP, THE OTHER BUSINESS NAME, HOWEVER, BOTH PROPERTIES ARE OPERATING.

IT WAS COMMERCIAL ONE, A GROCERY STORE WITH A FOOD TRUCK, THE OTHER OTHERS RENTAL RESIDENTIAL WITH CAMPERS.

THE 18 WHEELERS THAT COME TO MAKE DELIVERIES ARE DESTROYING THE ROAD, WHICH WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR THOSE LOADS.

THE DRAINAGE FROM BOTH ENTERPRISES ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO THEIR PROPERTY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE INADEQUATE DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT THIS DILEMMA, THE DEVELOPER WAS ALLOWED TO GET BY WITH MR. ANTHONY DID NOT EVEN COMPLY WITH ORDERS.

UM, BUT OCRM TO FILL IN A POND LEAFLY DUCK IN THE WET TRYING TO DO HIGHWAY 46 MAY RIVER ROAD PROPERTIES AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, ALL PRICHARD FARMS ROAD OXIDE CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAINAGE ISSUES.

AND THESE TWO WERE ALLOWED BY THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITHOUT ADEQUATE STORM WATER.

ONLY THE DOLLAR GENERAL ON THE CORNER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO MANAGE THEIR WATER DURING OUR LAST BIG STORM, MY GRANDSON AND I WERE OUT DIGGING TRENCHES TO GET WATER FORMING AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY, MY PROPERTY, AND OTHERS AND STATES IN YOUR NARRATIVE, THAT THE PUBLIC STORY I KNOW.

OKAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

UM, IT STATES IN YOUR NARRATIVE THAT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

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THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO NOT, YOU WILL BE TURNING YOUR BACK ON A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OFFERING A SOLUTION.

OH, WELL, IN THE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET, YOU APPROVE $75,000 DOLLARS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING.

THAT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD IMPACT 80 PLUS HOMEOWNERS.

THE PEOPLE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALL WORKING CLASS FOLKS.

THEY MAY YOUR LAWNS, THEY LAY YOUR TILE.

THEY BUILD THE BUSINESSES THAT KEEP THIS COUNTY GROWING.

THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY LIKE I DO TO BE FLEXIBLE IN THEIR WORK SCHEDULES TO MEET IN FRONT OF YOU AND THEIR CASE.

AND MOST OF THEM DIVE AND KNOW THIS MEETING IS OCCURRING AS IT WAS NO NOTICE SENT TO ANYONE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION.

MY PERSISTENCE WAS STAFF IS THE ONLY REASON THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY.

I BEG YOU TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND LOOK AT THE GREATER ISSUES OF STORM WATER CONTROL IN THIS AREA.

BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION, I THEN REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVED THIS RIGHT ACCEPTANCE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, CAROL.

UM, THAT WOULD

[8. REQUEST FOR PRIVATE ROAD ACCEPTANCE OF KING GEORGE ROAD INTO COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM]

AND JARED, DO YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THAT THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOUR REPORT AND THAT'S PRETTY, UM, THE PAINTERS READ HIS PRIVATE ROAD 900 FEET, THE BERG NEW YEAR, NEW STUFF, INTRUSION, AND, UM, AND THAT'S WHERE WE TEND TO THE ASSOCIATION SHOULD INCORPORATE IT INTO AIDEN'S NAME.

AND THEN IT'S CALLED, UH, SINCE THE CAFETERIA PREPARE, UM, MR. NEIL HAS VISITED THE SITE TO THE FIELD OBSERVATION ON APPROXIMATELY $7,000, 20,000 AND $2,000.

THE SHADE ROOM SPECIFICALLY, UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROAD.

UM, SO IN POLICY DOCUMENTS, POLICY STUDENTS, IT DEANS AS REQUIREMENTS.

IT IS REQUIREMENTS OR ALREADY TOO LATE, THAT WOULD BE STANDARD, UM, WORKING CONDITIONING PRIORITIES BY THE COUNTY.

SO AS THIS TIME IS SAYING ME STACKS AND YOU STUFF ALSO TO NOTE AS PART OF THOSE TPC, UM, THAT PLAN, UM, THEY DO TO KNOW, TO DO ALL THE TIME, UM, OR CONSTRUCTION, UM, GOING TO REFERENCE FOR IN THESE CASE OF PAPERS, THE DINNER, UM, Y KNOWS THAT LIST IT'S ON THEIR PROPERTY OWNERS, CONSTRUCTION, OR OUR IMPROVEMENT ARE ALSO THE PROPERTY THEMSELVES CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO WORK.

SO THOSE ARE ALTERNATIVES IS BETTER OR OPPORTUNITIES.

OKAY.

LET ME OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, COUNSEL CHRIS.

UH, THANKS MR. CHAIRMAN, JERRY, CAN YOU GO OVER THE TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THEM? I HEARD THE ONE WITH THE SPECIAL TAX DISTRICTS, LIKE KIND OF LOST ON THE OTHER.

WE PERFORM THE WORKMAN'S JOB'S TAX DISTRIBUTED ACCOUNTING ON THAT WORK.

UM, AND UNDER BASICALLY BENEFITING PROPERTIES.

I BELIEVE IT'S 20 YEAR.

THAT ONE WILL BE EXTENDED FOR THE COUNTY, BUT THE OTHER ONE, THEY DO IT THEMSELVES.

ALICE, I HAD A QUESTION.

UM, I KNOW YOU CAN'T GIVE AN EXACT NUMBER, BUT IF WE HAD A SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LANDOWNERS, UM, HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE PER YEAR? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING INTERESTING.

UM, BUT I

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I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW.

UM, I CAN'T TELL EXACTLY HOW MANY, HOW MANY HOMEOWNERS THERE ARE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S TOO MANY.

UM, CAROL DOES, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY LANDOWNERS ARE YOU'RE IN THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD? THERE ARE ABOUT EIGHT YOU'RE ONLY EIGHT PROPERTY OWNERS WHOSE PROPERTY TOUCHES THAT, BUT THAT IS THE ENTRANCE TO BE ENTIRE ABOUT.

SO SPECIAL TASK.

THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU, UM, A SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT.

WOULD IT BE THOSE EIGHT OR WOULD IT NEED TO BE ALL OF THEM IN THE, HOW WOULD THEY, HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT, JERRY? WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? OKAY.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

I THINK INFORMATION BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION TO HAVE MR. CHAIRMAN OTHER COMMENTS.

YES.

JARED, THE ONLY QUESTION I'VE GOT, AND OBVIOUSLY I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS, IS ACTUALLY MY DISTRICT.

SO I'VE BEEN BACK THERE RECENTLY.

UM, BUT, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING TO, TO ONLY ADD KING GEORGE ROAD AS A, AS A COUNTY ROAD, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ROADS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR HOW'S THAT WORK OUT? WHO'S MAINTAINING THE OTHER ROADS RIGHT NOW OR, OR HOW'S THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SET UP? UM, SO, UM, AND WE AS LEADERS, WHERE ARE WE ON THE ? OH, GOOD.

BRIAN, GO AHEAD.

THANKS.

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT NO NOTICE OF THIS DISCUSSION WAS SENT TO THE KITCHEN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHILE I HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY UPFRONT THAT I VOTE AGAINST THIS MEASURE BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO PRESERVE OUR POLICIES.

I STILL THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

WE PROVIDE THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN THE RIGHTS TO COME AND DISCUSS THAT WITH US.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN DELAY THIS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS, UM, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION ARE NOTIFIED OR THE PENDING CONSTRUCTION, OTHER COMMENTS OR INPUTS.

YEAH.

UM, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND, UH, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHAT, UH, JARED SAID, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS PRESENTATION WAS, BUT I DO BASED ON THE COMMENTS OF SOME OF THE COUNCILMAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S AN OPTION FOR A SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT THAT I DO UNDERSTAND.

THANKS, THANKS TO YOU ALL.

UM, BUT IF THIS IS A, THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD THAT WANTS TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM.

I'M GUESSING THAT AROUND THE COUNTY, THERE ARE A LOT OF ROADS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GO ABOUT PRIORITIZING.

I MEAN, IS IT THE FIRST ONE WHO STEPS UP TO THE PLATE GETS CONSIDERATION? THE SECOND, THIRD, I MEANT THERE SEEMED TO BE THE WRONG WOULD BE SOME KIND OF PROCESS FOR THIS.

AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HEAR ALMOST ANYTHING THAT JARED SAID, I HEARD IT, IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF IT.

UM, THERE OUGHT TO BE SOME KIND OF PROCESS TO, UH, TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT ROADS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME INTO THE SYSTEM AND FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO PRIORITIZE THEM.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO, GO AHEAD.

UM, UM, I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIVATE ROAD THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE COUNTY SYSTEM.

UM, I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPERS, UM, NOT, UM, OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.

I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN FIX THAT.

UM, BUT, UM, THIS IS SEVERAL TIMES, UH, THE COUNTY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ASKED TO TAKE OVER, UM, VERY IMPORTANT ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND, UM, AND THE DEVELOPERS REALLY DIDN'T CONTRIBUTE.

UM, AND THEY DID NOT BRING THE ROADS UP TO STANDARD OR, UM, KEPT UP TO THEIR OBLIGATIONS.

SO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

UM, THE OTHER THING IS THAT, UM, REALLY DISTURBED ME NOW IS, UM, IT SEEMS THAT THE ENTRANCE HERE IS A, UM, GOING INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT YOU HAVE AN 18 WHEELER COMING IN THERE.