Mar 21, 2022 Public Facilities Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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. >> THIS IS MONDAY, MARCH 21ST. BEAUFORT COUNTY PROBABLY FACILITIES COMMITTEE WOULD RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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

WELCOME EVERYBODY. SARAH, I ASSUME WE'VE DONE THE PROPER NOTIFICATIONS FOR FOR

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

NEED EMOTION TO PROVE OUR AGENDA. SO MOVED.

OK. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ANY OBJECTION SAYING NON GENDER IS APPROVED? WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - FEBRUARY 22, 2022]

I WILL MOVE THE MINUTES BE APPROVED. SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND MARK.

OK. ANY OBJECTION OR CHANGES SAYING NONE STANDS APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. SARAH DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS OTHER

[7. ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT]

JARED, IT'S ALL YOURS. ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US, SIR.

ALWAYS GOOD TO BE HERE. ALL RIGHT. >> WELL, I WANTED TO THROW A FEW THINGS UPDATES. WE HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA BUT A LOT OF IT IS CONTRACT AWARDS SO IT'S RELATIVELY QUICK. NOT TO ME DISCUSSION BUT JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO UPDATE THE COMMITTEE AND ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING INSIDE THE ENGINEER DIVISION.

THE WORST IS TRANSPORTATION. SO OUR ATTACK COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY

COMMITTEE, CITIZENS COMMITTEE WE HAVE MET NOW BEFORE SCREEN. >> WE HAD A VERY FRUITFUL CONVERSATION. AND ENGAGED DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL OF CITIZENS THAT MAKE UP THE COMMITTEE. WE'LL BE MEETING TOMORROW FOR THIS MEETING.

WE'RE GETTING INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES AND DEFINITELY OUR OWN FACE TO HAVE ALL THE DELIVERABLES FOR THE 429 DEADLINE TO HAVE SOMETHING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THAT IS GOING WELL. I TOLD MY WIFE THAT I'M DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE A PREACHER IN ME BECAUSE THERE'S A WATCH PREPARE ON A WEEKLY BASIS LET ALONE THE BAPTIST PREACHER. SO SO THE TRANSPORTATION UPDATES 170 ALWAYS OF INTEREST THAT PROJECT WILL CONTINUE DEVELOP PLANS FOR THESE SHORT TERM PROJECT THAT IS FIXING

SOME OF THE KEY INTERSECTIONS. >> WE'RE STILL ON PACE TO HAVE THAT BID OUT IN SUMMER.

WE'RE COORDINATE WITH DOTY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALSO COORDINATING WITH HARDY WILL. THEY'LL BE TAKING UP THE THEIR COMMITMENT AS PART OF THE AJ TO THEIR TOWN COUNCIL HERE SHORTLY AS WELL AS COORDINATE WITH THE TOWN OF HARDY VILLE ON A CONNECTING PROJECT AND TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND SEEING IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN CONNECT, THEY HAVE TO END SLAYER PROJECTS. MARTY BILL IS WORKING ON AN INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT CONCURRENTLY ON ARGENT BOULEVARD AT THAT ROAD SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR PLANS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE SOMETHING WE CAN BID OUT TOGETHER AND THE

JOINT SAVINGS THERE. >> AND THEN SECONDLY THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IS CURRENTLY DOING A SIGNAL ANALYSIS OR AN ANALYSIS ON 170 AND DEL WEBB BOULEVARD.

SO WE GOT SOME INITIAL CONCEPTS BACK ON THAT AND IT MAY BE SOMETHING IF THE TIMING WORKS THAT WE COULD INTRODUCE THAT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE AS MUCH. IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WHERE WE ARE.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO HOLD UP OUR PROGRESS BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE 170 IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT THE BLUFFTON IMPROVE AS WE ALL KNOW THAT IS CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW.

WE HAD INITIAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS THAT SAID THAT IT WAS THE IT WAS NOT SAFE SO WE MADE THAT ACTION. AND THEN SINCE THERE WE HAD A SECOND ENGINEER THAT CAME AND GIVEN US A RECOMMENDATION DIDN'T LOOK QUITE AS BLEAK AS THE FIRST ENGINEER WAS ABOUT A

WEEK AND A HALF AGO. >> WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S WORKING TO GET US A QUOTE THIS WEEK AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT IS. BUT INITIAL AS PER IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT IN THE 900 MILLION DOLLARS RANGE TO GET A FIX ON THAT ONCE WE HAVE QUOTES FROM THE CONTRACTOR WE'LL BE WORKING WITH PROCUREMENT AND THEN BRING THAT COUNCIL AS NEEDED. SO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT AND SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.

EARTH DAY THAT IS COMING UPON. SO APRIL 20TH WE WILL BE CELEBRATING EARTH DAY.

IT'LL BE AN FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. THAT ALL COWARDLY OUR COUNTY DIRECTOR OR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS EXCUSE ME HOPEFULLY WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALL INVITED. SO WE WELCOME YOU.

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>> SO AGAIN, APRIL 20TH WHEN THAT MAN IS A JOURNEY FOR WILL ,SOME OF THE GROUPS SUCH AS THE GROUP I BELONG TO WHICH IS CALLED THE RIVER THEN WARRIORS WE PICK UP THE TRASH ON 117.

>> WILL WE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A GROUP? >> SO THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE FUNCTION. SO THE WHOLE WEEK IS EARTH DAY WEEK.

OK. SO WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR GROUPS AND THEY'LL BE UP THROUGHOUT THAT WEEK. SO IF YOU WANT TO PICK UP SPECIFICALLY THAT GROUP IT MAY

NOT BE ON THAT WEDNESDAY BUT WEDNESDAY WORKS FOR US. >> IS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE DAY ARE COLLECTION CENTERS ARE CLOSED FOR DAYS ACTUALLY ON ON THURSDAY.

OK. SO SO BUT JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE WITH COUNTY STAFF AND WE CAN MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS AS SUCH. OK, LARRY, HELLO.

DO WE HAVE TO WORK GO TO THE YOU CAN WORK AS LONG AS YOU WRITE A LENGTHY MAN TO SO WHEN

YOU COME FOR AN HOUR. >> YOU GOT THE WHOLE FIVE HOURS.

WELL ACTUALLY I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A BOY. >> THERE'S A LOT OF TRASH OUT THERE. WORDS A YEAR. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE THAN

THAT. ALL RIGHT. >> A MURPH MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT SITE SUSTAINABILITY, CAMP SITE SUSTAINABILITY STUDY FOR THE ENTIRE SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS. WE'RE LOOKING AT 50 ACRES. WHAT PROVED OUT OF THAT? IN MY OPINION AT LEAST IS THAT 50 ACRES AND ALL ONE SIZE CAN BE A VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE ALSO MET WITH CHARLESTON COUNTY AND SOME OTHER MURPH THAT WE VISITED AND MADE A LOT OF SENSE THAT THEY BROUGHT THOSE COMPONENTS UP.

ANOTHER THING THAT BECAME APPARENT TO US AND ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT CHARLESTON COUNTY IS THEY'RE MURPH IS STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WHICH IS SECOND IN LINE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO BE. HOWEVER, THERE'S IS ON 22 ACRES AND HAS A PRICE TAG.

THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'RE QUITE THERE YET.

THEY ALSO HAD A LOT OF CAPACITY AND ARE FULLY OPERATING THAT THAT CAPACITY RIGHT NOW.

SO THEY HAVE ROOM TO GROW. I JUST WONDER HOW ALL THEIR MATH WORK.

SO I'M SURE IT DOES. THEY'VE GOT FIGURED OUT THEY'RE SMART BUNCH.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH AND KIND OF BOOTSTRAP THIS AND AND BRING THIS INTO FRUITION. SO WE START LOOKING INTERNALLY AND WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS MOVING FORWARD AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS SOUTH CAMPUS. SO TAKING A SPACE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IS ALREADY IN INDUSTRIALLY USE PUTTING ABOUT A TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THERE. WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME REROUTING ON HOW WE USE THAT SITE.

AND THEN LOOK AT SOME SMALLER EQUIPMENT. SO AGAIN THEY HAD SOME STATE OF THE ART BIG LONG EQUIPMENT AT CHARLESTON. THERE'S SOME OTHER TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE THAT ARE SMALLER BUT SAME PURPOSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT OUT AND ARGUE FOR OUR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE. SO JUST TO UPDATE OUR GOAL AT LARGE IS OUR CONTRACT EXPIRES FOR OUR RECYCLABLES AT THE END OF AUGUST. SO OUR GOAL OR IN ADVANCE OF 2023. SO OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS UP GO AND SO WE'RE WE HAVE A TIGHT SCHEDULE BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN DELIVER ON THAT DATE TO BE OPEN AND THEN ALSO IN SOLID WASTE IS WE GOT A REALLY GREAT VIDEO FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF OF BEAR WITH ME ON THIS BUT I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE. THIS IS SOMETHING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THEY HAD A CONTEST AND THIS IS A BILLBOARD. CAN YOU MEET HAS ANYBODY SEEN THIS BILLBOARD YET? YOU BY KNOW WHERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE WAY HOME.

WELL, MAYBE NOT TOO DARK. IT'S ON 170 BUT LISTEN TO THIS. IF YOU DO WANT TO BUY A SPECIAL BILLBOARD, BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT WON THE VIEW COUNTIES DEPARTMENT A SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING POSTER CONTEST IN HAD HER ARTWORK TURNED INTO THIS BILLBOARD.

>> I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT MEANING OF DEFINITIONS OF REDUCED RECYCLE AND REUSE.

>> AND THEN I JUST PUT IT ALL WITH WORDS AND MY BROTHER KIND OF HELPED ME WITH THE WORDS I CAME UP WITH BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE IT SO THEY CAN SEE EXAMPLES AND HOW THEY CAN DO THE THREE R'S TO THE BILLBOARD IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 1 DAY AND THE OKATIE OF BLUFFTON AREA. I WAS JUST SPEECHLESS. I COPY THAT MY FAMILY COULD SEE

IT TOO AND THEY CAN BE PROUD OF ME. >> ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CLASSMATES ENTERED THE COMPETITION DURING A SCIENCE CLASS WE WERE DOING ECO SYSTEMS AND LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER THE AIR ,THE NUTRIENTS RETURNING BACK TO THE SOIL TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE PLANTS AND HOW WE COULD BE BETTER STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT OUR PLANTS WOULD BE HEALTHY, OUR FOOD WOULD BE HEALTHY, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WE WERE STUDYING COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING AND IT JUST HIDE ALL AND WITH THE PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON. THE COMPETITION WAS HELD IN

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VIVIAN SAID SHE HOPES SOME PEOPLE DRIVE BY AND SEE THE ARTWORK.

IT REMINDS THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> I THINK IT'S A PARTY FOR GUYS THAT ARE PSYCHO SO THERE'S NOT TRASH FLYING EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND. THE WHOLE WORLD'S POLLUTION AND WATER AND ANIMALS ARE WINNING

THE COMPETITION. >> VIVIAN WAS ALSO GIVEN A PRIZE PACK OF ART SUPPLIES A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE FOR THE BEEF FOR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RUN LOPES SEARCHING FOR A

BETTER AGAIN. >> THIS IS PART OF THE SOLUTION IS EDUCATION AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH AND ALSO OUR SOLID

WASTE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT COORDINATION. >> SO LOOK FOR IT ON ONE SIDE.

>> I HAVEN'T SEEN IT EITHER SO I'M SURE IT'S OUT THERE AND IT'S GREAT.

SO AT WORKS. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR ACCREDITATION THROUGH AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE NEARING COMPLETION AT NINETY TWO PERCENT COMPLETE ALL NET. WE HAVE THE AUDIT TEAM COMING IN TO AUDIT OUR OUR BOOKS IN MAY AND THEN AGAIN HOPEFULLY BE READY FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.

SO IT'LL BE A GREAT HONOR AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE READY FOR THE SUMMER.

AND THEN LASTLY IN ARPA. SO WE HAVE NOW HIRED BOTH OUR PROJECT MANAGER HANK AMAZON.

HE'S OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF ARPA AND OUR FINANCE MANAGER CHRISTINE WEBB. THEY ARE BOTH FULLY ENGAGED AND WORKING COLLECTIVELY AND TOGETHER ON THE ARPA PROJECTS FOLLOW NEXT MONDAY'S READING THEIR THIRD AND FINAL READING

AT COUNCIL MEETING. >> YOU'LL START TO SEE MORE ACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE PROJECTS. SO THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT.

COORDINATE WITH OUR PARTNERS ON ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A LOT MORE OUTPUT ON THAT. SO GASMAN RAMÓN THAT IS MY REPORT.

>> SO GLAD WE'RE TAKING QUESTIONS. >> ALWAYS COMPREHENSIVE.

THANK YOU. WE OPEN UP FOR OUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS JOHN WHILE I ASK YOU ONE OR TWO CAN'T RESIST ONE OR ON THE 170 WITH THE CTC

WORKSHOP I THINK IS BACK IN FEBRUARY. >> ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH WITH DOTY WAS WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO PULL AHEAD THE RESURFACING ON THE RAMPS AT WERE 170 INTERSEX, THE 278 RAMPS THAT SEEMED TO BE KIND OF A CONSENSUS THAT THAT MADE A LOT OF SENSE BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE. DO YOU KNOW AT ONE TIME IS THAT STILL AN OPEN ISSUE? IS THAT GET RESOLVED IN THEIR MINDS?

NO. >> THERE'S SOMETHING WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON WITH THEM.

SO D.A. WHERE ARE THEY SEPARATE MAINLINE FROM RAMPS. SO WHEN THEY SAY ONES THAT ARE 278 THEY'RE GOING TO PAY THAT THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE TALKING ABOUT RAMPS SO.

GOTTA CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING THE SAME LANGUAGE.

BUT YES, I THINK THEY'RE NOT TOPHAM DEFINITELY ABOUT 278 SO THEY HAVE THAT PROGRAM BUT THAT WILL BE A FOLLOW ON YEAR. SO THE ACTUAL RAMP ITSELF WE'RE GOING TO BE REPAVING AT LEAST PORTION OF THE RAMP IS WHETHER THE OTHER THREE RAMPS THEY WANT TO LOOK AT AT SAME TIME AND

WE'LL COORDINATE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. >> SECONDLY, THE LIGHT I THINK IT'S TIME TO WATCH THE BEEN SOME CONVERSATION OVER TIME ABOUT WHETHER TO PUT A INCREASED CHANGE SIGNALS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS CONGESTED AND IT FATALITIES ALONG 462. WHAT'S KIND OF THE STATUS OF THAT IN TERMS OF ROLLING IT EITHER INTO THE CURRENT PROJECT OR LITERALLY JUST GOING AND DOING IT SOONER BECAUSE IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE PAVEMENT IS ALREADY THERE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CHANGING THE SIGNALS YET. SO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE JUST TO HAVE TO TURN SIGNAL TO BE

INSTALLED. >> IF WE DIDN'T HAVE INFORMATION FROM BRT WE COULD GO AND INSTALL THAT RIGHT AWAY AS PART OF SIGNAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.

HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE US AWARE THAT THEY HAVE STUDIED THAT SIGNAL AND THAT IT DID NOT WARRANT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL. SO THAT WAS TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN THREE YEARS AGO NOW FOUR YEARS AGO. SO WE ARE UPDATING THAT SIGNAL SO WE CAN MAKE JUSTIFICATION THAT IT DOES MEET THAT. HOWEVER, IF THEY'RE NOT OPPOSED FOR US TO DO AN IMPROVEMENT BUT IT MAY NOT BE INTERNALLY AND SIGNAL IF THEY REVIEW OUR JUSTIFICATION AND DON'T FIND FAVORABLE IN THAT ELEMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A GEOMETRIC THERE WOULD BE SOME GEOMETRY THERE THAT CHANGE IT WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT JUST ADDED THE ACTUAL SIGNAL HEAD WOULD COST.

SO THERE'S SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PLAN TO MAKE BUT OUR GOAL IS THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE JUSTIFICATION AND PRESENT THAT DUTY AND HOPEFULLY GET THE TURN LEFT TURN SIGNALS THERE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION SEEING ANYBODY ONLINE HAVE A QUESTION

I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY. >> SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION SPEAK UP SAYING NONE

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THESE ARE ALL CONTRACT AWARDS IF YOU WOULD. OK, I CAN TALK THERE.

>> SO THE FIRST ONE IS A PURCHASE. IT'S TIGER CAT TRUCK.

SO THIS IS BASICALLY A MOTOR ARM. THIS HELPS US GET A LOT OF BRUSHES BUT IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. THIS ONE HAS A PRETTY HIGH MILEAGE FOR THE WORK THAT IT DOES. THIS WAS SOMETHING WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH A SOURCE WELL CONTRACT. SO RATHER THAN BIT IT A TRADITIONAL BID IT'S OWN STATE CONTRACT WE HAVE A COST FOR TWO HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO DOLLARS. THIS IS ALREADY PROGRAMED IN PUBLIC WORKS 22 FISCAL BUDGET. SO THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT CONTRACT AWARD THE NUMBER NINE TO IS THIS FOR THE BUILDING HPC REPLACEMENT HERE ON THE ADMIN BUILDING TO THIS BUILDING AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE IS 30 YEARS OLD.

>> THE ROOFTOP UNIT IS TOGETHER HOLDING TOGETHER WITH SOME GUM TAPE RIGHT NOW THEY ACTUALLY MAKE IN THE PAST ARE HBC THAT OLD? SO IN ONE WAY IT'S VALUABLE BECAUSE IT'S A.. IN OTHER WAYS BECAUSE IT RARELY WORKS.

SO WE PUT IT OUT IN A BID. WE'VE GOT THREE BIDS. THE LOWEST BID IS TRIAD MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS BEFORE 41 THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY TWO DOLLARS.

THIS WOULD BE FUNDED OUT TO YOU ON THAT WE HAVE ALREADY OBLIGATED.

SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE AWARD ON THAT PROJECT AND THEN ANOTHER HPC THIS IS FOR BURTON WILLS HBC REPLACEMENT THAT IS NOT QUITE AS OLD SO NOT QUITE AS VALUABLE BUT IT'S A 20 YEAR OLD ROOFTOP IN NEED OF REPAIR ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.

>> WE HAD FOUR BIDS OUR FOUR BIDDERS ON THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT AT COASTAL AIR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE DOLLARS.

THIS TOO IS OUT OF THE SAME GEO BOND THAT WE HAVE PROGRAM FOR EXPANSION.

SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT CONTRACT AS WELL LESS AS

AN OBJECTION. >> I'LL TAKE THESE TOGETHER AND I MIGHT LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE WHEN I WAS 8 9 10 WHICH ARE CONTRACTUAL AWARDS. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO

RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 8 9 10 TO MOVE FORWARD. >> SECOND SECONDS, SECONDS.

IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION OR QUESTIONS ON THESE? JUST ONE OF COULD GOING BACK TO

NUMBER NINE. >> WHEN I FIRST CAME ON KELSO THERE WAS A BIG ISSUE ABOUT MOLD WAS THAT SOME OF THE REASON FOR THAT? PROBABLY SO WELL.

SO PART OF THAT THE GOP LINE IS ACTUALLY FROM THE ORIGINAL LAWSUIT THAT WE HAD TO REPAIRS ON THE BUILDING. SO WE'VE MOVED FORWARD DOING REPAIRS ON THIS TWO THINGS.

>> IS THE ROOF AND THE HPC UNITS AND THOSE WILL BOTH ADDRESS THEM OVER THE ROOF.

WE'RE WORKING ON A SEPARATE SOLICITATION NOW BECOME AND HOPEFULLY NEXT DLC MEETING.

SO THEY'RE KIND OF SEPARATE BUT THEY WORK TOGETHER IN TANDEM. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE HPC.

THE OTHER ONE WILL BE BASICALLY THE ROOF AND THE BUILDING ON THE OTHER COMMENTS ONLINE.

>> SEEING NONE THEN ANY OBJECTION TO VOTING ON ALL THREE OF THESE TOGETHER NOT

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AND EVEN THOUGH WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AT FINANCE, WE MAY HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON BOARD THAT WEREN'T ON THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT JUST GIVE US A REAL REAL BRIEF OVERVIEW OF KIND OF WHAT YOUR PLAN IS FOR THE NEW TERMINAL AND STEPS IN THAT KIND OF TURN.

LET'S TALKING ABOUT ANTIQUES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR OWN AN ISLAND AIRPORT THAT WE'LL REPLACE. BUT THE FIRST GRAND OPPORTUNITY I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AS A BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW AND IS A FEW OPPORTUNITIES INSIDE THAT ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION ONE OF THOSE I EXPLAINED FINANCES WAS CALLED AIG AND THAT'S BASICALLY VERY

SIMILAR TO NORMAL FAA GRANTS. >> SO WE'LL HAVE TO APPLY FOR THAT MONEY EACH YEAR BUT IT'S ALLOCATED TO EACH AIRPORT BASED ON A FORMULA. SO FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS IT'S IN PLAIN AND CERTAIN THINGS FOR THE GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS AS BASE OF YOUR SIZE AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE AIR. SO THAT'LL BE A PRETTY STANDARD AMOUNT EACH YEAR THAT WE WILL APPLY FOR. THE SECOND IS AIG COMPETITIVE. SO THAT'S INSIDE OF THE FIRST CATEGORY. BUT EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AS PART OF THE BRL THERE'LL BE 20 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR AIRPORTS THAT OWN

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CONTRACT PROGRAMS WHICH OURS IS. >> SO THAT IS A USEFUL PROGRAM BECAUSE I CAN HELP UPGRADE THE EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE TOWER. SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NOT OUT YET BUT I'LL PROBABLY I THINK THAT'S DUE OUT IN EITHER APRIL OR MAY SO I'LL BE COMING FORWARD AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT APPLYING FOR SOME OF THOSE FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN UPGRADE THE TOWER AND THEN THE LAST IS AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THAT'S ONE THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED THAT SUBMITTED WAS IS DUE NEXT WEEK BUT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD.

AND THAT'S ONE WHERE I SAID THE FAA HAS ABOUT 97 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR

AIRPORTS OF OUR SIZE ON THAT ISLAND. >> SO WE'RE APPLYING FOR 30 MILLION OF THAT MONEY IN ORDER TO GET THAT PROJECT FUNDED THAT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE PORTIONS OF THE BRL AND THE TWO THAT WILL BE APPLYING FOR WILL BE.

AND I THIS IS EXTREMELY CONFUSING. I KNOW AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ACRONYMS BUT THE AIG WHICH IS AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT YOU CAN APPLY FOR ONE EACH FOR

HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT AND BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE. >> SO THOSE.

THAT'S ONE GRANT. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WILL BE THE ATP, THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM AND THAT'S FOR HELP THAT AIRPORT. THOSE ARE THE GRANTS WITHIN THE

B.A. L THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE AIG ORDER OF MAGNITUDE. >> YOU HAVE A SENSE WHAT I BELIEVE THE SOURCE. YES. IN THAT MIGHT CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON EMPLOYMENTS AND OTHER THINGS. BUT IT'S ABOUT ONE POINT FOUR MILLION A YEAR FOR HILTON ISLAND AND ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY NINE THOUSAND A YEAR FOR BEFORE EXECUTIVE AND THERE ARE MATCH DIFFERENT MATCH AMOUNTS FOR THOSE.

>> BUT AGAIN IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS SO HAPPY TO MATCH

THAT. OKAY. >> GOOD QUESTIONS FOR JOHN.

COMMENTS. CHRIS LAWRENCE. NO, CHRIS.

YEAH, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU.

REALLY STUPID QUESTION. BUT I'M REALLY CURIOUS. ARE THERE AIRPORTS THAT IN THEIR OWN TOWER AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

AND THERE THERE ARE FAA OWNED TOWERS AND SOME AIRPORTS. SO THAT GOT A THERE'S A BUNCH

OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS BUT THAT DOES EXIST. >> YES, GOT A PLUG IN.

THIS IS JUST FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY. SO IT IS AND I ASSUME THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. AND SO THEREFORE CAN I SAY YES, PROBABLY AN EMOTION AS TO MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. JOE, SECOND SECOND THING NO OBJECTIONS. WE'LL LET THE JOHN APPLY TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT FOR MORE MONEY.

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I THINK WE CAN TAKE THOSE TOGETHER, JERRY. THEY BOTH LOOK LIKE THEY'RE

RIGHT AWAY RELATED ITEMS. THEY ARE INDEED SAID 13. >> THIS IS RIGHT AWAY ALONG WITH TOLL ROAD. SO WETZEL ROAD IS A LEGACY RIG .

WE'RE FRIENDS AND IN FACT OUR RIGHT AWAY THIS IS THE SECTION THAT ACTUALLY SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITY CAME IN AND PROCESS. BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO MAJOR REPAIRS ON IT. THERE'S A SECTION IT'S ACTUALLY A FIVE MILE LONG THERE'S A PORTION THAT'S FIRST BASE WHICH IS STATE OWNED AND THEN THERE'S FIVE MILES THAT IS IS COUNTING OWNED AND THROUGH THAT FIVE MILES TOWARDS THE END OF IT THERE'S A GROUP OF HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE AT THE AREA WHICH IS ON THE MARCH THERE TO THE FAR RIGHT.

>> AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A COUPLE OF SPOTS THERE WHERE IT GOES OVER THE MARSH AND THIS AREA DURING HIGH TIDE REALLY FLOODS WHERE FOR A PERIOD COUPLE OF HOURS THOSE THOSE HOMEOWNERS ARE STRANDED. SO IF THEY HAD ANY EMERGENCY NEEDS THEY NOR THE TRAFFIC THE MESS CAN MAKE THERE. SO IN HOW WE WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE WITH THE CITIZENS AND IN ORDER FOR US TO EXPEND FUNDS ON IT IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY.

>> WE WERE GOING TO NEED THIS RIGHT AWAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS AS FAR AS PAVING FOR THIS ROAD. BUT THIS AT LEAST GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS LATER. CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK? SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ONE IS FOR WETZEL ROAD. THE SECOND ONE IS FOR Q SAW RIVER DRIVE.

THIS IS A SIMILAR LEGACY ROUTE JUST PERFECT IN THE RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS NOT ON OUR CURRENT PAVING LIST BUT JUST A ROAD WHERE EVERY NOW AND THEN WE HAVE LANDOWNERS THAT THAT WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN THEIR APPROACH AND SO IS THIS ONE. SO THAT'S WHAT THESE TWO ARE

ABOUT AND GLADLY TAKING. >> QUESTION MY ONLINE. FIND ME ON THIS.

GERALD, GO AHEAD. YARD SO BEING THAT WILL BE YOU KNOW WE'LL OBTAIN THE RIGHT WAY

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HOW OFTEN WE'LL BE DOING MAINTENANCE ON A ROAD? MAINTENANCE WE'RE ALREADY DOING MAINTENANCE ON THESE ROADS. WHAT THIS WOULD ALLOW US IF WE DO IMPROVEMENTS BY EITHER SUBSTANTIAL ROCKING PROJECTS OR PAVING PROJECTS BUT THAT IS NOT PLANNED ON EITHER THESE ROADS

AT THIS MOMENT WE DO WE DO MAINTENANCE ON ON LEGACY ROADS. >> WE DO NOT DO ANY IMPROVED MUCH IF YOU ALL RECALL WHAT TOLL ROAD WAS BEFORE YOU ALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FROM A GENTLEMAN THAT CAME A FEW TIMES HE DID NOT REALLY ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM OF WHIPSAW ROAD AND THAT WAS THE FLOODING THAT HAPPENS DURING KING TIDES AS GERARD ALLUDED TO.

SO I MET WITH THE COMMUNITY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND TOLD THEM THE ONLY WAY WE COULD CORRECT THAT PROBLEM IN IT NOT CONTINUE WOULD BE FOR THEM TO SIGN OVER THE RIDE AWAY AND THEIR WORK AND TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN PUT IN THE NECESSARY PIPE AND NOT CARRY THE WATER UNDER THE ROAD. I'M SORT OF GOING OVER THE TOP THE ROAD AND WASHING IT OUT.

THANK YOU. SAY NO OTHER COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? YEAH THIS GETS OKATIE YOU KNOW THERE'S SOME MONEY YOU'VE SEEN THE MAP YOU GET A MAP ON IT.

SO THERE IS A MAP IN THE BACK OF OKATIE KIMMEL. WELL TELL THESE ROADS UP STUFF.

YES. >> YOUR LITTLE ROAD IS NORTH OF THE AIR STATION NORTH OF THE STATION THERE. OFFICER AND THEN COUSTEAU IS OFFICE SAM'S POINT ROAD.

SO LADIES, OUR OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OBJECTIONS WE HAVE THAT MOTION MOTIONS ANY OBJECTIONS TO A MOTION? NO.

THE DIRECTIONS FROM MOTION 9 3 MAKE A MOTION I WILL MAKE THE MOTION FOR ITEMS. THIRTY SECONDS, JEAN LARRY. SECONDS. ANY OBJECTIONS NOW?

[15. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AWARD FOR IFB 022422E DIRT ROAD PAVING CONTRACT #53 (YEAR 3) (FISCAL IMPACT THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED FROM TAG FEES – ROAD IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT 2342001T-54500 WITH A CURRENT BALANCE OF $4,163,608.00.)]

>> SO THIS CONTINUES THE THEME OF PROFESSIONAL RIGHT AWAY. AND THEN ONCE WE HAD THE RIGHT PERFECTED WE LOAD IT UP INTO OUR DARRAGH PAYMENT PLAN AND THIS IS YEAR THREE OF OUR DEBT REPAYMENT PLAN. SO AGAIN WE HAVE FIVE YEAR DEBT REPAYMENT PLAN.

THE THREE ROADS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR WOULD BE TWICKENHAM ROAD, NORTH U ROAD AND RAINBOW ROAD. SO WE PUT OUT A SOLICITATION AND WE HAD TWO BIDDERS.

>> THESE ARE DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTS. THE ARCHITECT OR THE ENGINEER IS IN SYNC WITH THE CONTRACTOR SO THEY BID ON A FULL STOCK AND BARREL.

WE HAD A COST ESTIMATE JUST A LITTLE OVER 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS AND THE BIDS CAME IN JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO POINT SIX. SO WITHIN 2 PERCENT THAT IS FANTASTIC.

GIVEN TODAY'S ECONOMY AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN BIDS AND THEN THEY'RE EVEN MORE MORE SPECIFIC THEY'RE LESS THAN 1 PERCENT ALL RIGHT. AT 1 PERCENT OF EACH OTHER.

SO WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THESE BIDS AS TYPICAL ON OUR DEBT PAYMENTS WE PUT IN A CONTINGENCY. JUST GENERAL CONTINGENCY AS WELL AS MAKING THE RED BAG IS THERE AND IT'S IT'S NOT VERY GOOD SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

WE PUT A CONTINGENCY FACTOR IN THERE. SO WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND A LITTLE OVER THAT WHICH BRINGS US TO A TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF 2 MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE EXCUSE ME NOT CONTRACT. THEY ARE VEY THE THAT WE WORK FROM.

SO AH THIS WOULD BE FUNDED FROM TAXES. THAT'S WHERE WE PAVE OUR ROADS FROM THIS FROM FROM TAXES WHICH HAS A BALANCE THERE AS SHOWN SOME OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE J TIRES CONSTRUCTION BID FOR THE YEAR THREE RESERVES LEAVE RIGHT

AMOUNT A MILLION THREE ON THE ACCOUNT. >> YES THAT'S CORRECT QUESTIONS AND HERE ON MY I HAVE ABSOLUTELY THAT SINCE IT IS COMING FROM TAG FEE I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TAG FEE.

>> I WAS CONTACTED AT AROUND LUNCHTIME TODAY BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND DO IT. THIS IS TWO FOLD. I'M WRITING PUBLIC INFORMATION AND I'M ALSO GONNA GIVE THE STAFF DIRECTION AND SAY YOU'RE FREE FROM HAVING TO WRITE AN EMAIL. THIS IS ALL THERE. AND THIS AFTERNOON I WAS CONTACTED BY DAY SAYING THAT THERE WILL BE A HEARING TOMORROW IN COLUMBIA WITH THE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON A BILL CALLED S 984. >> THAT IS THE TAG FEE FIX FROM THE SUPREME COURT RULING AND THEY'VE ASKED ME TO DRIVE UP THERE TOMORROW AND TESTIFY BEFORE THAT HEARING AT THREE O'CLOCK TOMORROW. SO I'M GONNA GO TO COLOMBIA, HELP THE ASSOCIATION AND COUNTIES OUT ON THAT SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT.

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THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND HOPEFULLY CORRECT THE TAG FEE. >> ADAMS SO HERE'S THE DIRECTION FOR STAFF. JARRETT TOM. I MEAN TALKING POINTS ABOUT HOW THIS IS GONNA AFFECT THIS FINANCIALLY WHAT WE USED TO TAG FEE FOR AND WHAT THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE FOR US IF WE CONTINUE TO DO NOT HAVE THIS RESOLVED DURING THIS SESSION.

SO YOU ALL WE GOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT FEEDBACK HAS AND THAT'S WONDERFUL RIGHT? I DO GOOD. ONE OF THE FAMOUS ROADS IN MY AREA THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS IS UP FOR PAVING BUT I DON'T SEE IT ON THIS LIST THAT'S ON YOUR WHICH

ROAD IS IT HARRISON? >> HARRISON THAT'S ALREADY IN YEAR TWO.

SO THAT ONE IS UNDER CONTRACT AND I BELIEVE THE CONTRACT IS BY THE END OF THE FALL THAT IT

SHOULD BE COMPLETED. >> OKAY. COUPLE OTHER ROADS ON THAT BUT I DON'T HAVE THE SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF ME BUT SO IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS

FALL. GREAT. >> THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANYBODY ONLINE?

>> YEAH. TAKING TWICKENHAM ROAD HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ROAD LOSS FOR YEARS AND YOU FINALLY GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE GETTING HEY IT'S GONNA SAVE US A LOT OF MAN HOURS AND ACTUALLY SUPPLIES THAT IS ALWAYS NEEDED WHEN THE INCLEMENT WEATHER IS OUT IN THAT AREA. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS COMING ABOUT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, WE APPROVED THIS RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU, GENERAL.

SECOND THREE SECONDS. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS ONE QUICK ONE.

PRESIDENT TWO POINT SIX MILLION. SO THAT ROUGHLY ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES. YEAH, USUALLY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A MILE AS FAR AS THE

CONSTRUCTION. >> THAT INCLUDES THE DRAINAGE IN ALL SO THAT I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME AS FAR AS EXACT MILEAGE BUT THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.

>> OKAY. ONE THING TO NOTE TOO ON JUST JUST RAMMED BY.

WE PUT ONE OUT EVERY YEAR BASED OFF OUR CYCLE SO WE HAVE FIVE YEAR WE'RE WORKING ON STARTING A ANOTHER FIVE YEAR REVIEW SO WE'LL HAVE THAT WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.

THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM NOT PRETTY BUT IT HAS BEEN A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. AND ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS THIS DESIGN BUILD APPROACH. SO RATHER THAN JUST DESIGN THE ROADS.

AND AS SOON AS WE GET THE RIGHT AWAY WE PUT IT OUT A BIT BUT IT TAKES ABOUT 18 MONTHS.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU SAID WHEREAS WHEREAS THE LAST ONE THAT WAS UNDER CONTRACT IT HAS BEEN IN DESIGN AND NOW THE CONTRACT IS WORKING ON.

SO THESE ROADS MR DAWSON IS IS GONNA GET CONSTRUCTED BUT FIRST THIS GUY IS ABOUT NINE MONTHS OF DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND THEN ABOUT NINE MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE THREE ROADS. SO JUST IT SIR AIRBASE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. >> ANY OBJECTIONS TO FUNDING THIS PROJECT? NONE OF THIS WILL STAND TO PROVE WITHOUT OBJECTION. THAT TAKES US TO NEED FOR AN

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND? OKAY.

WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THIS. SO OF THOSE MAKING ONE IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND I I'VE I HAD ALL OF MY COMMENTS SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE EITHER.

SO THANK YOU. SO ANYWAY WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AN

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