Mar 17, 2022 Airports Board

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – FEBRUARY 24, 2022]

[6. PUBLIC COMMENT]

[7. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

[9. NEW BUSINESS TSA UPDATE – TSA SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL SECURITY DIRECTOR DAVID McMAHON]

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IS INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVED UP IN NEW YORK THAT WOULD NORMALLY COME DOWN IN THE SUMMERTIME.

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WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT CHANGE THIS. AND I THINK JOHN IS ALREADY SEEING SOME OF THAT BAD. SO YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TWENTY SEVEN FLIGHTS ON A SATURDAY. WE MAY HAVEULL SCOPE. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A FULL TERMINAL. WE'RE NOW A FULL QUEUE AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A FULL RENTAL CAR HOC HOTWIRE. JOHN WILL SEND ME THE PICTURES AND YOU JUST LOOK AND IT'S JUST A MASS OF PEOPLE. BUT IN THAT SAME SENSE OUR STAFFING IS THEY WILL TAKE THAT LITTLE BIT OF A REPRIEVE. BUT IT'S REALLY NOT GONNA SHOW MUCH DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE FLIGHTS COVERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE DAY.

NOW THAT BRINGS ME INTO STAFF THE STAFFING IS NOT GOOD. HERE IN HILTON HEAD AND THE BIGGEST PART OF IT IS THE COST OF LIVING VALUE I CAN SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO.

I SERVE ON THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION IN CHARLESTON AND WE SUBMITTED A PACKET TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT TO HAVE THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE IN THE CHARLES AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE ON IT BECAUSE TWO OF THOSE BOARD POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND THEY WILL NOT MAKE A DECISION. SO WE SHARE THAT OUT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE GET THAT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL FOR THOSE THAT MAY HAVE AN ABILITY TO IMPLY AN IMPRESSION OF WE NEED TO MOVE THIS ALONG BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW I THINK WE JUST HIRED ON MORE WE'VE GOT ONE COMING ON BOARD THIS NEXT PAY PERIOD AND I'M JUST QUITE FRANKLY WORRIED BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T ALREADY LIVE IN THE AREA THEY WON'T BE HERE LONG.

>> MOST MY STAFF LIVES OUT IN BLUFFTON AND THEY COMMUTE IN. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN SAVANNAH THAT COMMUTE IN. IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S JUST WHERE WE'RE AT.

I'VE EVEN GONE TO THE POINT OF PUTTING IN WHAT WE CALL A RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR THE HILTON HEAD EMPLOYEES AND THAT JUST COMES OUT OVERALL TSA BUDGET.

AND QUITE FRANKLY JUST GETS PASSED DOWN FROM OUR LARGEST AIRPORT.

SO LESLIE, YOU TALKED ABOUT WHAT SIZE AIRPORT WERE A CATEGORY 3 AIRPORT.

BUT IF YOU THINK YOU'RE ATLANTA'S AND YOU'RE DENVER IS A CATEGORY X AIRPORTS, THEY'RE GETTING A RETENTION INCENTIVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 16 PERCENT ON TOP OF THEIR PAY FOR THAT AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES THAT COULD BE EIGHTEEN HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND EMPLOYEES AT THE RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS. I'M TRYING TO GET A 10 OR 15 PERCENT FOR 12 EMPLOYEES 20 EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS ON BALANCE SIX AND IN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE TRY AND PLUS FOR THE SUMMERTIME I NEED ABOUT TWELVE SO. SO WE'RE REALLY CHALLENGED IN THAT AREA. NOW I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET ALONG AND JOHN KNOWS I WILL BRING IN REINFORCED. I'LL LEAVE IT BRING IN FOLKS FROM GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA AND THEY WILL SPEND THE SUMMER DOWN HERE IN A HOTEL OR THEY'LL COME FROM OUR NATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE TSA HEADQUARTERS LEVEL AND THEY'LL COME FROM ALL OVER THE NATION AND THEY'LL BE DROPPED IN HERE FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. SO THAT IS THE PLAN AND WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON WHAT WE'VE WORKED ON THIS PAST SUMMER AND WE GOT THE ANXIETY THE BODY SCANNER IN THE CHECKPOINT THAT GREATLY ENHANCED THE SCREENING OPERATION AND THE PASSENGER'S EXPERIENCE. OK. BECAUSE ANYTIME THAT THEY WENT THROUGH THE WALK THROUGH METAL DETECTOR AND IT ALONG THOSE PASSENGERS GOT A FULL BODY PAT.

OK, NOW THEY GO THROUGH THEY GET WHAT WE CALL A TARGETED PAT DOWN.

THERE'S SOMETHING COLLAR THEY SIR CHECK MY COLUMN. OK.

SO MUCH BETTER EXPERIENCE. WE'RE PLANNING ON IMPROVING THAT EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR.

AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SAY THAT ACTUALLY EVERY SINGLE AIRPORT IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WE HAVE A SECURITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT ONGOING WAR PLAN FOR THIS YEAR.

SO IN JUNE HERE IN HILTON HEAD WE WILL ACTUALLY GET A CREDENTIALING AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGY TOOL. IT WILL BE AT THE TICKET DOCUMENT CHECKER.

SO WHEN YOU COME UP WITH YOUR BOARDING PASS AND YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR INTEL, YOU PUT YOUR BOARDING PASS AWAY. ALL YOU DO IS YOU WILL INSERT YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR YOUR PASSPORT INTO THE READER. THE READER WILL GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION.

WE'LL KNOW YOUR DESTINATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. PULL IT OUT.

YOU COMPLETE YOUR FLIGHT. THAT INFORMATION GOES AWAY BUT IT WILL ENHANCE AND IT ALSO

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SO THAT'S GOING TO COME IN JUNE. AND THEN IN DECEMBER THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER FIRST PART OF DECEMBER WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO REPLACE THE X RAY MACHINE THAT IS CURRENTLY AT THE AIRPORT WITH ONE OF OUR NEWEST PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS A HAS CAT SCAN TECHNOLOGY AND AS 3-D IMAGING AND IT'S ONE OF OUR MEDIUM SIZE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL FIT NICE HERE IN THE AIRPORT. THE DOWNSIDE IS AND THE REASON FOR THE TIMING IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO IT THERE IN A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THERE ARE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT BECAUSE EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S PRESENTED WILL GET A PHYSICAL BAG SUCH THAT X RAY MACHINE WILL TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO INSTALL. SO THAT WILL BE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND WILL PROBABLY BRING DOWN SOME REINFORCEMENT TO HELP DO THOSE BAG SEARCHES DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO JUST ALWAYS AS CAUTIONARY AS JOHN KNOWS TRY TO KEEP HIM UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO LOOK FROM THE FROM THE STANDS AND SEE WHAT JOHN AND TEAM ARE DOING AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO ENHANCE THAT AIRPORT AND EXPAND IT, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE LUNCH ONCE A MONTH WITH THE AERONAUTICS DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS THE DMV DIRECTOR.

WE TALK ABOUT REAL I.D. HERE AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT AIRPLANES ON THE SECOND HALF OF THE MEETING. BUT IT WAS REALLY REFRESHING TO HEAR FROM THEM ON THE AERONAUTICS SIDE THAT THIS WAS ONE FIRST YEAR THAT IN THE BUDGET THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDED FUNDING FOR ALL OF ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

SO IT HASN'T BEEN DONE ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING VERY LONG TIME.

SO THAT WAS VERY PLEASING TO HEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS YEAR. WE WILL HAVE SOME ADMINISTRATION CHANGES.

WE'LL GET A NEW ADMINISTRATOR IN SEPTEMBER. AND SO WE'LL SEE SOME CHANGES AT THE HIERARCHY OF OUR ORGANIZATION. BUT TRULY DOWN HERE AT THE GROUND LEVEL WE FI SEE MUCH ALTHOUGH OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR DOES COME TO HILTON QUITE A BIT AND VACATIONS HERE WHEN HE CAN FIND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO VACATION. SO ANYHOW THOSE MY POINTS OF INTEREST TO BRING TO YOU TODAY AGAIN JUST WANT TO RESTATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HERE WITH JOHN AND THE TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE GROUP

EFFORTS? >> RIGHT. DR. AFTER SEASONAL YEAR AROUND FULL TIME AND PART TIME WITH BENEFITS WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A HIRING BONUS.

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS WHEN THEY JOIN FIRST PAY PERIOD AND THEN AT THE 18 MONTH MARK THEY GET ANOTHER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PLUS THEY GET A SIX PERCENT PAY INCREASE.

THE CHALLENGE IS WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BROADEN OUR BASE WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY JUST AS A LOT OF OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT THERE, EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO HIRE TO GET BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE FOR US WE DO GET A LOT OF RETIREES THAT WILL COME IN AND WORK FOR US BUT WE'RE ALSO HAVE A YOUNGER GENERATION AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BREAKING GROUND ON RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY IN CHARLESTON WE WILL EXPAND THAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE STATE IS WE'RE GOING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND TRYING TO BE PART OF THE CAREER DAY FOR SENIORS ONLY SENIORS AND USE THE REASON WHY IT MAY NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY GENERALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A BACKGROUND. IF BY THE DATE THAT THEY GRADUATE THEY'RE 18 YEARS OLD, I CAN HIRE OVER THE NEXT DAY AND I'VE DONE THIS BACK WHEN I WAS ADMINISTER SODA WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING ON GROUPS AND REALLY PROVIDING A CAREER FOR THAT.

WE HAVE OUR OWN COLLEGE PROGRAM INSIDE TSA. WE HAVE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE PROGRAM. WE HAVE A MASTER'S PROGRAM A LOT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE AND I THINK I SHARE WITH YOU ALL LAST YEAR IS EVERYBODY LOOKS AT TSA AS AT THE AIRPORT AND WE ARE MUCH BROADER THAN THAT. WE WE OVERSEE I OVERSEE ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND SO WE ALSO ARE NOW GETTING INTO CYBER ON THAT SIDE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTED IN

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WE TRY AND SHARE THAT OUT WITH FOLKS AND WITH THE SENIORS. I'M LOOKING TO TRY AND GRAB THEM EARLY AS A NOT SURE THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR THEY'RE NOT SURE THEY WANT TO GO IN A MILITARY OR MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM HOME.

WE OFFER THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO THAT'S SOME OF THE GRASS ROOTS STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU MAY SEE BILLBOARDS GOING UP ADVERTISING FOR EVERYTHING WE COULD DO AND THEN EVEN RIGHT HERE IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT MAY AND ARREST YOU AT YOUR CHURCH OR YOU KNOW YOU MAY HAVE A GRANDSON OR SON THAT'S IN ARREST OR A DAUGHTER, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE LOOK FOR A FULL SCOPE. LESLIE REMEMBERS WHEN WE ROLLED OUT TSA TO PRIMARY PEOPLE TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONAL GROUPS THAT WE HIRED WERE MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ESTABLISH AS FOUNDATION. NOW WE TRY TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND BY REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I WANT THE FULL GAMUT AND I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT US. SO SIXTY THOUSAND AND SIX MONTH AND WE TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY.

HOW CAN WE NOT GET UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE TODAY? I MEAN IF THERE ANY YEAR THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CHALLENGED WITHIN TSA NATIONALLY IT'S THIS YEAR WHERE IF WE CONTINUE TO COME OUT OF CODE WITH THE WAY WE ARE PASSENGER TRAVELERS COMING BACK I HATE TO TELL YOU THE GAS PRICES ARE AN IMPACT AND THE AIRLINES ARE GOING TO THEY'VE LOCKED IN THEIR PRICES AND PASSENGERS WANT TO TRAVEL SO THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN THAT SENSE. BUT NOW KNOWS NATIONALLY THERE'S AN OFFICIAL FORM OF I.D.. IS THAT GOING TO WORK WITH ALL DRIVERS LICENSE HERE OR ONLY

THE UPGRADED ONES THAT HOPEFULLY ARE VERY EASY? >> I MEAN THE DIRECTOR FOR ME AND THE IS I GET A MONTHLY THING. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE STATE

OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE GOT A REAL I.D. DRIVER'S LICENSES? >> SO THAT TIMEFRAME IS GOING INTO A LAB. SOMEONE ELSE HERE MAY NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE ARE STILL WORRIED ABOUT 46 PERCENT IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WITH PEOPLE WITH REAL I.D. NOW HOW MANY OF THAT PERCENTAGE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO TRAVEL? THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY BUT YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THAT RAMP UP.

AS FAR AS GO IN THAT DIRECTION RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY TODAY IF YOU WERE TO PRESENT THAT YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE INTO THAT CAT SYSTEM, IT WILL WORK. AND AS A CALLER TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALSO HAS A POLICY THAT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS IT GETS NOTED IN THE DMV BUT THEY DO NOT ISSUE A NEW DRIVER'S LICENSE UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO RENEW YOUR ENTIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE. SO WILL IT. THAT WILL CREATE A CONFLICT WITH THE ADDRESS DOESN'T MATCH OR NOT NOW. NO REASON WHY OUR YOU MAY GET INTO AN ISSUE WITH CONTESTING YOUR ADDRESSES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IS QUITE FRANKLY

YOU JUST FORGET IT ALL AND YOU START GIVING US DATA. >> AND AS WE BOUNCE THAT DATA OFF OUR NATIONAL SYSTEM AND THEY SHOW A DIFFERENT ADDRESS THAN WHAT YOU'RE PROVIDING THEM, THEN WE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT BUT WE ALWAYS USE MULTIPLE VERIFICATIONS BEFORE

WE WERE TO DENY SOMEBODY THIS SERVICE. >> IS IT ALWAYS A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PASSPORT MUST BE USED OR OTHER OKATIE ACCEPTABLE AS WELL? IT'S A DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT AND MILITARY I.D. INDIAN AMERICAN RIGHT.

THE NATIVE AMERICAN CARD. WHAT ABOUT ON THE IMMIGRATION CARD?

RIBAUT OK. >> AND ALSO SOME PEOPLE GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

WE HAVE A SHERIFF'S I.D. OR SHERIFF'S I.D. BUT YOU KNOW A STATE A STATE I.D. THAT IS ISSUED BY THEM AS WELL. SO ISSUED BY THE STATE THEY WOULD BE THEY WOULD BE COVERED OR ANY TERRITORIAL AREA. SURE.

I KNOW PERSONALLY USE MY CAT CARD SO I GUESS THAT'S STILL YEP.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T. YEAH. THANKS.

GLOBAL INTERNET IT WOULD WORK. I MEAN THAT'S JUST ON YOUR NUMBER.

DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A CARD? A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE JUST GONE JUST TO THEIR NUMBER.

THAT SHOULD WORK. IN THAT IN THAT SAME REGARD. YEAH.

NUMBER ONE, I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THE BOOST IN AIRFARE I'VE HAD FOUR FLIGHTS IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. EVERYONE HAS BEEN OVERSOLD. BUT NUMBER TWO OR MORE IMPORTANTLY I THINK WE ALL OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO YOU AND ALL YOUR TEAM AT ALL

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I'VE SEEN IT GETS UGLY AT TIMES AND THEY'RE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM WHEN THEY'RE FACED WITH THOSE KIND OF THINGS. APPRECIATE.

WE'LL PASS ALONG. THANK YOU. QUESTION IS THROUGH COVERED THINGS LIKE PRE CHECK TSA NUMBERS AND SO FORTH HAVE EXPIRED.

WHAT'S WHAT CAN WE TELL CONSUMERS ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT AREN'T NOT

RENEWED AT THIS POINT? >> OR MAYBE YOU'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO RESPOND TO THAT BUT THOSE CARDS ARE GETTING OUT OF DATE PERHAPS EVEN PRE CHECKED INFORMATION IS GETTING OUT OF DATE. YEAH, I WOULD ADVOCATE AS I DO ON A REGULAR BASIS TO HAVE FOLKS GO BACK IN AND GET IT RENEWED. THERE IS A IT'S CHEAPER ON THE RENEWAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SOME FOLKS HAVE LET IT LAPSE AND THERE IS A BIT OF A LAG TIME IN BEING ABLE TO GET INTO SOME OF THE PRE CHECKED LOCATIONS THAT GLOBAL ENTRY LOCATIONS I'VE HAD FOLKS HAVE HAD TO LEAVE OUT OF CHARLESTON AND GO DOWN TO MIAMI, FLY DOWN TO MIAMI JUST TO DO THEIR GLOBAL ENTRY. BUT IT REALLY IS AN ADVANTAGEOUS PRODUCT FOR THAT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND SPECIFICALLY HERE IN HILTON HEAD. WE SAW THAT GROW FROM EIGHT PRE CHECK PASSENGERS IN THE FIRST QUARTER TO OVER 20 HUNDRED OR EIGHT THOUSAND UP TO 24000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO AS WE MONITOR THE NUMBER THREE CHECK PASSENGER COME THROUGH.

SO WE DO SEE A PRETTY GOOD FAIR POPULATION UPGRADE CHECK. BUT THEY'RE ALL HITTING THAT

FIVE YEAR MARK RIGHT ABOUT NOW. >> IS IT POSSIBLE AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WE COULD WORK WITH TSA AND HAVE A LOCAL RENEWAL PROJECT? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO MIAMI OR WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ATLANTA AND TRY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT THREE MONTHS FROM NOW OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD WORK WITH OUR AIRPORT DIRECTOR AND TSA TO ACCOMPLISH.

YES. WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT DOES THAT FOR US AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MOBILE TEAMS THAT WILL GO A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT. WE'VE DONE THAT ACTUALLY HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. AND THE TEAM WE COME OUT JUSTICE.

SO WE CAN WE CAN WORK THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOME EXTERNAL THAT ANNOUNCES.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT PR FOR JOHN TO CONSIDER THAT AND ALSO BE FORGETTING PR JUST BE A REAL GOOD BUSINESS. THANK YOU.

YOU BET. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. I WILL ALSO SAY AS A REMINDER OF CYBER SECURITY IS THE MOST WE DON'T WE I DEALT DEALT WITH IN THE COLONIAL PIPELINE INSIDE

OUT OF OUR ATTACK OCCURRED. >> I'M ON ON A THIRD ASPECT AND TRY TRY TO HELP THEM MILES AS THEY FORWARD. WE DO KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF TICKETING GOING ON ON THE CURRENT CONDITION. SO YOU'RE HERE AT RUSSIA FOR A VACCINE.

SO JUST TO ANSWER BUT IN MY MIND WITH ALL OF THAT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

I DIDN'T GET AND PASS TO ADDED AS THE TV TO TELL YOU I DON'T THAT REALLY HURT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA A LOT OF OUR FOLKS TRY TO ABIDE BY HOST CLASS SECURITY OR REALLY WHAT I LIKE WHEN I WAS A TOUCH OF SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY AND THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.

SO A LOT OF HOUSE SMOKERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

HAVE A GREAT, GREAT. GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SOUNDS. YOU'LL HAVE OUR OTHER THANK YOU, DAVID, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. ALL RIGHT.

SO ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO BACK UP TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

WE SKIP THAT IN BERKELEY. SO IF THERE'S ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS YOU MIGHT HEAR ME OKAY. YOUR THUMBS UP. SO IF THERE'S ANY UNFINISHED

BUSINESS, GO AHEAD. LET'S DISCUSS THAT NOW. >> I DON'T THINK SO.

>> HEY, JOB. OK. ALL RIGHT.

THEN LET'S GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10. AND BY THE WAY, JOHN, THANK YOU FOR SETTING UP A TSA A TRULY INFORMATIVE AND IT'S GREAT YEAR FOR THOSE GUYS TO AND GIRLS

[10. AIRPORTS – BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BILL) GRANT FUNDS (VOTE)]

SO THANK YOU AIRPORTS BY PASSING SUCH A SMALL BILL THIS REQUIRES.

JOHN, YOU WON'T DISCUSS KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT EARLIER IF YOU WILL.

BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD DUTY. I DO DO IT. I'LL CALL FOR IT.

OK. THANKS. >> YEAH, THAT IS JUST WHAT I DESCRIBED BEFORE. IT'S THAT NEW FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BRL FOR BOTH AIRPORTS AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS IT A VOTE HERE TO MOVE FORWARD THOSE

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BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A FORMALITY. SO BUT YOU'RE IN THE LOOP AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE AIRPORT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND SO AGAIN FOR AIR W IT'S ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR. AND THEN AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND IT'S ABOUT AT ONE POINT FOUR MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR THERE. AND THEN THE LAST ONE WITHIN THE BRL IS THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM GRANT THAT WILL APPLY FOR A JOB LIKE THE ONE FIFTY

NINE PRETTY. >> WHAT WHAT WOULD THAT WHAT CAN THAT MONEY BE USEFUL THAT WILL BE USED TO HELP OUT WITH PROJECTS THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE UNDER THE CERP LIST THAT WE WOULD USE A IP MONEY FOR. SO IN THIS CASE IT COULD BE YOU KNOW THE DESIGN PROJECT FOR THE WRONG RUNWAY REHAB. ONCE WE GET TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IT WAS IT WOULD AUGMENT THE SPONSOR SHARE OF THE COST THE RUNWAY REHAB CONSTRUCTION. SO TYPICAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU, JOHN.

SO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE FOR THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE. SURE.

LOB B L L GRANT FUNDS ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY I ALL OPPOSE THUMBS DOWN OR SAY NO I CAN'T HEAR THE CHAMBER SO US ATTORNEY DID THIS VOTE PASS?

[11. BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ARW) – FAA AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (AIP) GRANT FUNDING (VOTE) COMMITTEE REPORTS]

THANK YOU. NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO THE THE MIDDLE FOR RIBAUT FOR THE AARP WHICH IS THE AIRPORT IN BROOK IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR BRW.

SO ALL IN FAVOR THUMBS UP OR AN ALL THOSE THUMBS DOWN OR NO. >> I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THAT PASS UNANIMOUS AGAIN JOHN IF YOU COULD CONFIRM IT, TREY, WE DID NOT DO A MOTION A SECOND ON THAT. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? WELL, WE HAVE TO.

YES, BUT WE NEED TO A MOTION TO TAKE A VOTE AND JUST TAKE A VOTE.

I THINK YOU DID DO MOTION A SECOND JUST SO WE CHECKED ALL THE BOXES.

>> OK, EASY ENOUGH. SO LET'S PACK YOU UP TO THE BILL.

IF YOU WERE AROUND YOU COULD TAKE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, OK? WELL, LET'S DO THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE ITEM NUMBER GENERAL LEVEL ON THE AGENDA FOR THE BRL AND FOR THE AARP. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO TAKE A VOTE ON APPROVING THOSE CHRIS BUTLER SIGNAL A MOTION ON THE TWO. I NEED A SECOND AND A LOT OF LESLIE GAVE US A SECOND. THANK YOU, LESLIE LESLIE FOR A SECOND.

THANK YOU. SO NOW LET'S TAKE A VOTE AGAIN. ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEMS 10 AND 11 B I AM A HAPPY THUMBS UP OR I ALL OPPOSE THUMBS DOWN OR NO UNANIMOUS APPROVAL ON THIS ON.

THANK YOU. ANNOUNCE IT. THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS APPROVAL FOR BOTH BRL AND AARP. THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR YOU OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE? PAUL AS PAUL IS OUT ON THE AIR ANYMORE, I'LL JUST. I WAS DOING YOUR PART TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE FBO RENOVATION. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, IT'S LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GREAT. JOHN, I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS GETTING FUNDING FOR THAT.

I THINK OUR ARE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PILOT. JEFF BECK IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. QUALITY LOOKS GREAT. YOU DON'T HEAD MEMBERS OR THE PUBLIC IF YOU'RE IN THE BEAUFORT AREA FOR SOME REASON RIGHT OVER TO THE AIRPORT OR MAYBE TIME BEFORE EXECUTIVE AND JUST TAKE A QUICK WALK THROUGH. IT'S LOOKING REALLY NICE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE WELCOME TO THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT WE'VE HAD OVER IT. RW THE OTHER THING WE HAD THEY ARE DEBBIE'S I'LL UPDATE AS JOHN DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN IT BUT WE HAD TO DO MANY CAME OUT AND DID TWO SECURITY LIGHTS FOR THE ANGER DATE ON THAT POLL ONE ONE FACING EACH KEYPAD THAT THAT CORNER WAS JUST REALLY DARK. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF JUST RANDOM TRAFFIC WITH WAL-MART BEING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET SO THAT THEY LOOK GREAT AND I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA HELP SECURITY WITH THAT SITUATION. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR A RW ON THIS POLLS.

I DON'T SEE PAUL MY ANSWER CHAIRMAN'S OR HE GOT UPDATE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENT. WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME

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DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE. >> TRENT ALL RIGHT. SO THEN LET GO IN AND I'LL LET YOU DO IT FIRST. BEFORE OUR CURRENT ADJOURNMENT THE FUTURE MEETING NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST 2022. I'M GOING TO ASSUME, JOHN, THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT AT THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS NEXT MONTH.

>> YES, THAT'S A PLAN. >> OK. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT BEFORE COUNTY CHAMBERS THURSDAY APRIL 21ST 20 22 AT 130 AND IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANYTHING ELSE, JUST SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT. ALL RIGHT.

WE DO HAVE LESLIE'S GOT SOMETHING TO SAY. OH, I'M SORRY.

>> GASKET. AND I SHOULD HAVE AND I SKIPPED RAIL RAN.

I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE A QUICK REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION.

>> SO GO AHEAD AND BRIAN NOW. SEE YA. AND YOU GOT IT.

>> I'LL JUST DO A QUICK UPDATE . EARLIER THIS MONTH I SHARED WITH THE BOY. HE TURNED TO MIKE ON WHY YOU'RE SPEAKING.

IT'S ON. IT IS ON, HUH? I I CAN HEAR IT.

WE CAN HEAR ON THIS. >> EARLIER THIS MONTH I SHARED WITH THE BOARD AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT ABOUT OUR AMBASSADOR AIRPORT PROGRAM AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST DO A BRIEF UPDATE ON IT AND WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING STARTING IT UP IN MAY THROUGH THE SUMMER.

I'M WORKING WITH STEVE PERRY. WE'LL HAVE A ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM AND I REALLY NEED EVERYONE ON THE BOARD TO HELP TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER YEARS FOR US.

HOWARD HAS ALREADY AGREED TO BE A VOLUNTEER SO YOU ALL MIGHT WANT TO TAKE TAKE A LITTLE DIRECTION FROM HIM AND JUMP IN THERE. I'M LOOKING FOR 10 VOLUNTEERS.

IT'S OVER THE SUMMER FOR MONTH PROGRAM THREE ARE ACTUALLY FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY ON WEEKENDS, FOUR HOURS VOLUNTEER TIME AND IF WE GET 10 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEANS EACH VOLUNTEER WILL SLEEP AFTER WORK ONCE A MONTH. I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO WORK ALL WEEKEND BUT IT'S ONLY SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS OUR BUSIEST TIMES. ALTHOUGH AFTER DAVID'S PRESENTATION WE MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE THE HOURS A LITTLE BIT. BUT DEPENDING ON THE YEAR THE AIRLINE LOADS BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT 11 TO 3 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SO PLEASE HELP. I'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME SEE A WAYS.

I WENT DOWN TO THE USCCB AND TALKED TO A HOSPITALITY CLASS. AND I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO BOTH CHAMBERS TO HELP TO SPREAD THE WORD AND WOULD LIKE ALL OF YOU TO HELP TOO, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, LESLIE, FOR DOING THAT. THERE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS LAST SUMMER. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER THE TURMOIL WAS ABSOLUTELY JAM PACKED ON SATURDAY.

SO I THINK IT WAS IT WAS GOOD FOR FOLKS TO JUST HAVE SOMEONE TO TURN TO TO GET SOME INFORMATION EVEN IF IT WAS JUST TO FIND THE ENTRANCE TO THE TSA WAITING LINE.

SOMETIMES THAT WAS ALL IT TOOK TO PUT SOMEBODY AT EASE WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELING.

SO THANK YOU. GREAT PROGRAM. WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SET UP FOR THIS YEAR SO BE PROFESSIONAL. YOU'LL BE YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET YOU A JERSEY TO WEAR AND A PLACE TO STAND AND EVERYTHING. SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A FIRST CLASS SERVICE AND WE WOULD WE REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS GROW SO THAT WHEN WE BUILD AND MOVE INTO THAT NEW TERMINAL THIS IS JUST PART OF WHAT WE DO. WE FEEL THAT EVERY PASSENGER OUGHT TO BE GREETED BY A SMILING FACE WHEN YOU COME TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

MOST FOLKS ARE GONNA BE ON VACATION AND EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT IF YOU'RE COMING BACK FROM TRAVELING AND YOUR RESIDENT, WE OUGHT TO GET THAT WARM WELCOME WHEN YOU COME INTO THE AIRPORT.

SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT GOING AND I THINK IT'S GONNA TURN INTO A HALLMARK OF THE AIRPORT HERE. SO THANK YOU, LESLIE, FOR LEADING THAT.

THAT'S HUGE. I MEAN AND I'M SORRY I SKIPPED OVER YOU BUT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT AND DOES IT ON THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION NOW AND THAT'S A HUGE WIN FOR US LOCALLY. SO. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE FROM THE STATE, WE'LL TRY TO JUST KEEP A SPOT ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU AND IF YOU NEED THE TIME, GREAT. IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY TOO.

BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE DON'T

HAVE MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. >> THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY.

I BELIEVE IT'S MAY 17TH BUT I AM A NEW COMMISSIONER AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT AND THERE ARE SEVEN DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE SEVEN COMMISSIONERS ARE CHAIRMAN IS APPOINTED BY THE

GOVERNOR. >> THE REST OF US ARE APPOINTED BY DELEGATES.

I SERVE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11 SO MY AIRPORTS ARE HILTON HEAD A R.W. SOMERVILLE CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE MOUNT PLEASANT IN BERKELEY COUNTY. VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

AND I HAVE TWO GIVE JOHN A LOT OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE GRANTS CAN'T BE GIVEN UNLESS AIRPORT DIRECTORS ARE SMART ENOUGH TO SUBMIT GRANTS. THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY THERE

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SO THAT'S THAT'S GREAT TOO. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE GAVE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS AT OUR LAST MEETING WHICH WAS ON TUESDAY TO THREE DIFFERENT AIRPORTS AND WE GAVE TWO EDUCATIONAL GRANTS. ONE WAS FOR FORTY FOUR THOUSAND ONE WAS FOR THIRTY TWO THOUSAND . SO THE COMMISSION IS VERY INTERESTED IN AVIATION

EDUCATION. >> THESE TWO GRANTS WERE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALSO THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR AIRPORT FOR INSTANCE THEY GAVE FOD OF CLEANERS FOR ANY AIRPORT WHO APPLIED. JOHN DID APPLY. I BELIEVE OUR HOURS WILL BE ARRIVING IN JULY RIGHT? I THINK. WAS THERE A HOLD UP OR HAVE WE

DIDN'T BEFORE I THINK BEFORE RECEIVERS. >> DO YOU THINK THAT'S RIGHT? GREAT. RIGHT. OKAY, GOOD.

SO THAT'S ABOUT IT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS BUT THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

OKAY. SURE. HEY.

AND THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING MORE TIME TO BE ON THEIR MISSION.

AND I GUESS NOW WE CAN REFER TO AND. THE COMMISH.

OKAY SO EVERYBODY. BUT SHE'S A COMMISSIONER. I DO HAVE SO YOU KNOW I HAVE TO ABSTAIN IF I CANNOT VOTE FOR HILTON HEAD OR RW I HAVE TO ABSTAIN.

>> SO THAT'S SAD BUT I CAN GET YOU KNOW, WE'D RATHER HAVE YOUR LOBBY THAN YOUR VOTE.

>> THANK YOU. SO I DON'T THINK DRAKE JUST WALKED AWAY SHOWS HOWARD YOU KNOW, JUST BEFORE YOU'RE GONNA SHOW UP JUST REMIND EVERYBODY AS JOHN DID AT THE OUTSET THAT NEXT MONTH WE DO NEED TO ELECT A NEW CHAIRMAN, A NEW VISE CHAIRMAN.

EVERY BOARD MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE MEETING BECAUSE SOMEBODY MUST PLACE YOUR NAME IN NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION AND THEN THERE'S A VOTE. SO I SUGGEST THAT BETWEEN NOW AND OUR APRIL MEETING EITHER THROUGH EMAIL OR ON THE PHONE ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED PLEASE MAKE THAT FACT KNOWN AND LINE UP YOUR NOMINATING PERSON AND A SECOND PERSON SO WE CAN MOVE EFFICIENTLY DURING APRIL

AND WE MAY WANT TO. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID A LAST YEAR JOB BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PUT YOU UP FOR A NOMINATION DO WE WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA THEIR NAME AND THEN HAVE A SLOT FOR OPEN NOMINATION THAT MAYBE WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

>> SO IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY GET IT TO GET IT TO JOHN AND HIS STAFF AND LET'S HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA THAT WAY WE CAN SEE THE NAMES WHEN WE RECEIVE THE PAPERWORK TO BE QUESTION. ALSO JOHN. QUESTION ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER. I'M SORRY I'M NOT THEIR DAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MY PERSON AGAIN. ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER RESUME MEETINGS AS PART OF THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OR ARE WE GOING TO PHASE OUT OUT? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS THERE?

>> THAT'S KIND OF DEPENDENT ON ON YOUR LIFE. I REALLY CAN'T COMMIT TO BEING THERE IN PERSON. THEN WE CAN ELIMINATE THE ZOOM AND NOT WORRY ABOUT SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES IF WE DO NEED TO KEEP THE ZOOM OPEN TO GET FOLKS WHO MAY BE WORKING OR HAVE YOU AN INABILITY TO TRAVEL TO ONE SIDE OF THE COUNTER THE OTHER WE CAN DO THAT TOO. SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT UP TO YOU FOLKS.

THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED YOU TO USE IT AS A CONVENIENCE ITEM AS NEEDED.

>> ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T WE JOHN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS WHAT'S GOING PLAN ON THE ZOO MEETING FOR APRIL'S MEETING. AND UNLESS YOU HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION WITH THAT WITH THE WITH THE BOARD AND IF YOU KNOW THERE MIGHT BE AN IN-PERSON MAYBE WE'LL PHASE IT OUT. BECAUSE TODAY'S A GOOD EXAMPLE. UNFORTUNATE HAVING TO DEAL WITH SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD.

THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS THOUGH. OTHER COMMENTS AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR AN INJURE. WE'RE GOING TO JOIN THE MEETINGS.

I NEED TO I NEED A VOTE ON THAT HONOR. DO I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN?

WELL, LESLIE GAVE YOU THE MOTION. >> OK, THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? CHRIS BUTLER SECOND CHANCE I'VE HAD A LOT OF SECOND SUBMERGE READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. THAT MEANS THE JURY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.