Apr 21, 2022 Airports Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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COLLEGES CHANGE EACH INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL DISTRIBUTED BY GENDER.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

>> YOU SUGGESTION OF A GENDER RIBAUT 7 EMOTIONAL AGENDA HAS PUBLISHED SOME OF A SECOND OR

IN PLEASE SAY AND OPPOSED. >> I THINK IT WAS LIKE THAT AS A HIGH AGENDAS WAS PUBLIC.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –MARCH 17, 2021]

>> WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE BOARD MEETING AND YOU WERE RIGHT. OK, NOW I KNOW YOU ALREADY APPROVED THE AGENDA BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS AMANDI AGENDA AND ACTUALLY MOVE THE CHAIRMAN AND VISE CHAIRMAN ELECTIONS FORWARD SINCE LESLIE TOLD US SHE NEEDS TO LEAVE EARLY.

SO IF WE CAN LET'S PUT THAT FIRST AND THEN I'LL COME BACK. SO YOU GUYS CAN HANDLE THAT

[13. CHAIRMAN UPDATE – CHAIR & VICE - CHAIRMAN ELECTION]

THANK YOU SIR. THE TRADE CIRCUITS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON CAN ALSO HAVE THEIR NAMES PLACED IN NOMINATION OR ARE OTHER ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS POSITION OF CHAIRMAN RIBAUT NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. ALL IN HAVING TO BE NOMINATED.

WHAT THE CHAIRMAN OF SIGNIFY BY SAYING I AM ENERGY CLOSE. SHE CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VOTE. MAX NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE POSITION OF VISE CHAIRMAN AND WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THAT POSITION.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE WESLEY FOR VISE CHAIR EXCEPT THAT I WAS IN A POSITION IF ELECTED.

YES I WILL. SO OUR SECOND WESLEY'S NOMINATION FOR VISE CHAIRMAN AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE STILL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP UP TO THE PLACE TO BY VISE CHAIRMAN OF ANY SUCH BOARD MEMBERS EVERYONE.

ALL IN FAVOR NOMINATING WESLEY AS VISE CHAIR. I MEAN IF IT SIGNIFY BY SAYING I RIBAUT MOSTLY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU CAN'T BE READING NOW YOU'RE TRAPPED HERE.

THE ENTIRE REGION. ALL RIGHT. OTHER NATIONS HAVE DONE MORE ON

[7. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

MADE SHORT WORK OF THAT. GOOD NEWS . TRY NOT TO BE SO ENTHUSIASTIC WITH YOUR SECONDS AND YOUR TIME, YOUR VOTES THERE. I AM I AM CHEERING LOUDLY IN THE BACK. GOOD JOB. GOOD DEAL.

THANK YOU, HOWARD. GET. NICE JOB.

APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THIS YEAR. THANK YOU TO BOTH HOWARD AND LESLIE FOR STEPPING UP TO DO THIS. LESLIE, WE WILL LET YOU GO IF

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SO LET'S JUST LET YOU SLIDE. OK, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

BUDGET LAYERS. MAKE SURE I PUT THIS ALL IN ORDER HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST THING I WANT TO DO SINCE WE JUST ELECTED OUR OFFICERS AGAIN AND I WANTED TO REMIND YOU DID YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE THE AUDIENCE, THE GOVERNORS, THE AIRPORTS BOARD? IT'S KIND OF IN TWO PARTS. THERE'S A THERE'S AN AUDIENCE THAT GOVERNOR GOVERNOR AND AS ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE COUNTY.

SO IF YOU WANT TO READ THAT YOU CAN THAT THAT'S JUST THE AUTHORITY.

LET'S GIVE HIM A LIST OF THESE BOARDS. BUT THE MORE IMPORTANT AUDIENCE SECTION IS ONE THAT I THINK ELAINE EITHER DID OR WILL SEND OUT THIS AFTERNOON.

HE MAY NEED YOUR E-MAIL. THERE'S A LINK THERE. WE'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORTS BOARD SECTION OF THE AUDIENCE. SO I'D ASK THAT YOU JUST READ THAT OVER AGAIN AND KIND OF READ FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE KIND OF POINTS OF EMPHASIS ON THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD. HOW ARE NOT TALKS A WHILE AGO AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN APOLOGY HAVE DONE THIS MONTHS. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE AS WE TAKE WE MEANING THE STAFF TAKE ITEMS FORWARD TO COUNTY COUNCIL TO THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE UP HIGH ENOUGH LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE TO FULL COUNTY COUNCIL IT BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME BOARD MEMBERS SHOW UP TO THOSE MEETINGS SET OUT BY THE FULL BOARD.

PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE THE FULL BOARD BUT A FEW OF YOU SHOULD TRY TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.

JUST PUT A LITTLE EMPHASIS BEHIND THOSE IDEAS. OF COURSE I THINK WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE ITEMS. I DON'T IMAGINE YOU WITH THE TERMINAL EVEN IF THEY'RE ONLY INFORMATIONAL UPDATES BUT THOSE LET'S SAY WOULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF HAVING SOME BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT AT THOSE UPDATES TO COUNCIL. SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND AND JUST READ THROUGH THOSE ARE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE STAFF LEVEL OF MAYBE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BOARD.

SO THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. I THINK THE AIRPORTS ARE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE BOTH AT THE AIRPORTS ARE BUSY. THEN WE MAY JUST KIND OF DIGGING DIGGING INTO THE ORDINANCE A LITTLE BIT AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO REFINE SOME OF THE MAYBE THE POPULATION OF THE BOARD MAYBE QUALIFICATION.

BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT WE THINK. I DID LET THE ADMINISTRATOR KNOW THAT YOU. KUDOS YOU FOLKS INVOLVED. I THINK WE'VE GOT PROBABLY ARGUABLY THE BEST MAKE UP OF THE BOARD THAT WE'VE HAD IN QUITE A LONG TIME.

EVERYBODY'S PRETTY WELL. SO IF YOU WOULD JUST CHECK OUT THAT AUDIENCE, WE'LL TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL I WANT AND I THINK IF WE GET A LOT DONE THAT WAY COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU FOLKS SOME MEETINGS. SO I THINK THAT HELPS, OK. THE NEXT ONE IN PRIVATE BIGGEST NEWS OF THE WEEK IS IS THE MASK MANDATE HAS BEEN HALTED BY THE FEDERAL JUDGE IN FLORIDA AND SO WE WE HAD A SMATTERING OF NOTIFICATIONS THAT CAME OUT THROUGH TSA.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS EFFECTIVE. THIS WAS TUESDAY MORNING REALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT 4:00 MONDAY. TSA WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ENFORCE A I WOULD NOT BE ENFORCING THEIR SECURITY DIRECTIVES AND THE EMERGENCY AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRED MASKS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND IN THE HUBS.

SO THAT MEANS THAT IN THE AIRPORT YOU NO HAVE TO WEAR MASKS ON THE AIRPLANE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MASKS. THE TSA OFFICERS WILL BE WEARING MASKS.

IT'S STILL THEIR INTERNAL POLICY TO WEAR THEM SO THAT YOU SEE THEM WEARING THEM.

NO THINK SOMETHING'S OFF. SO THEY STILL ARE BUT NOBODY ELSE IS REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS.

SO I GUESS MAYBE IF PEOPLE WERE SMILING BEHIND THE MASK IN THE PAST BUT I CAN TELL YOU TUESDAY MORNING EVERYBODY AT THE AIRPORT WAS FINE. THAT WAS THE QUESTION.

ABSOLUTELY A VERY POSITIVE. THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE WEARING THE MASK AND THAT'S FINE. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WORE MASKS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS ALLERGIES OR WHATEVER. SO THAT'S FINE.

WEAR A MASK IF YOU WANT TO BUT NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO. SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S A GOOD PIECE OF GOOD NEWS THERE. ANOTHER ONE THAT I DON'T WANT TO BRING TO YOU, STEVE AND I'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND JUDY'S BEEN INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT TOO WITH A GROUP CALLED.

AND THEY ARE AN EASY TALL GROUP OUT OF NEW ENGLAND. I CAME WHEN I NEW HAMPSHIRE OR MASSACHUSETTS, BUT THEY'RE UP THAT WAY. I THINK NEW HAMPSHIRE IS BECAUSE I THINK THEY FLY OVER TO THE CANDIDATE SOME OF CROSS CROSS-COUNTRY WORK.

BUT THEY DO RETAIL WHICH IS YOU KNOW, ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER BASICALLY VERTICAL TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED AN AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS A CHARGING STATION FOR THAT AIRCRAFT. AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED A CHARGING STATION.

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THE ONLY SAY IT IS A BAD THING AND THE DOWNSIDE IS THERE'S REALLY NOT TOO MANY GOOD PLACES TO PUT IT ON THE AIRPORT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THE PHYSICAL PART OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST PLACE TO PUT IT IS RIGHT AT THE CORNER. IF YOU WERE PARKING WHERE THE PISTONS USUALLY DO OVERBITE ARE THAT VERY CORNER BY THE RF GATE SEEMS TO BE THE BEST PLACE TO PUT ONE.

IT'S CLOSE TO THE ROAD SO THAT YOU CAN GET POWER TO WITHOUT RUNNING A LONG LATERAL LOAD OF CABLE. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT I WANT TO RUN THEY JUST SAID THAT SHE BY YOU SEE WHAT QUESTIONS COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. THINK JOHN, THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE OF A SERVICE EXCEPT FOR SITUATIONS. THAT'S A PART OF THE GRAVITY OF SITUATIONS STILL OWES AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE THEIR ANNUAL FEES AND ALL OF THE OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES, THIS AIRCRAFT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WILL NOT FUEL IT. THAT WILL BECOME A PROBLEM NOT WORTH THE INVESTMENT UNLESS YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE SIGNATURE THAT SAYS SAFE THAT'S TO COME UP CHARGE OF ALL THESE OTHER FEES WAIVED. IT'S REALLY KELLY OPERATION NOT A SIGNATURE OPERATION AND NOT A TINY PIECE OF THE RANDOM EITHER REVERTS BACK TO THE COUNTY OR YOU GET AN EMT FROM A SIGNATURE TO USE IT WITHOUT THE USUAL CHARGES BECAUSE IT WILL NOT WORK IF AN AIRCRAFT HAS TO PAY A RIGHT. YEAH AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. LIKE I SAID WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY OF THE DETAILS ON NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT JUST YET. SO WE'LL WORK THAT OUT IN MAY.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO MAYBE HAVE A COUPLE OF YOU INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL.

THERE ARE SOME IDEAS. THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU KIND OF MY THOUGHT AS WELL.

SO LET'S GO TO MR. OR THEY CAN HAVE A ROUGH YEAR OR THE CALENDAR TAKING OVER OR EVEN SOME SORT OF LIKE THAT SIGNATURE AND THEN SOME OF THAT GOES AWAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A THOUGHT. SOME AS YOU SAID, THERE'S NO FISHING. HOW DID THE ACCESS TO THINGS REALLY IF I COULD JUMP INTEREST WAS LIKE A SIGNATURE WHERE SO THAT THEY'RE NOT LEFT IN THE DARK.

ANOTHER THING IF PLANE OUT THERE THAT'S A REGULAR PARKING SPOT THAT EXITS.

SO BECAUSE IT'S LIKE IT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT IS FOREVER.

MILITARY AIRCRAFT FIRE AIRPLANES UP THERE ANOTHER BIG YOU SHOULD A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK IF YOU LOOK JUST SORT OF YOU DESCRIBE TO ME SOMETIMES IT'S DOABLE BY THE OPERATOR.

SOMETIMES THEY NEED SOME HELP TO GET IT IN THE PROPER POSITION ESPECIALLY THE AIRPORT GETS A LITTLE SHORT. I UNDERSTAND THAT VERY EARLY STAGE OF RIGHT.

THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE JOB THE SIZE OF THE PLANE LIKE SOME 172.

YEAH. IF YOU PUT A BOX AROUND IT'S PRETTY SMALL.

IT'S ABOUT A 40 FOOT WINGSPAN JUST AS REGULAR AIRCRAFT THAT'S ELECTRONIC.

YOU SAY YOU SAID FUNDERS SAY IT IS. YEAH.

YEAH. SO IT'S A VERTICAL TAKEOFF. OK.

WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH TO. ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN OVERSIZED DRAWING BUT I LOOKED AT THE DATA EDTA.

THEY'VE GOT SOME PRETTY NICE VIDEOS ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT ARE PRETTY LEADING EDGE AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF AIRPORTS IN THE REGION TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS SAID.

THE OTHER ADVANTAGE WE HAVE IS PROBABLY TO WORK WITH SOME OF THOSE OTHER AIRPORTS AND FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE HANDLING IT. SOME WILL HAVE FBO, SOME WILL BE THEIR OWN FBO. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT'S GOING. BUT THAT'S ALL VALID CONCERNS.

HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING SOME GOOD NOTES HERE SO THAT WE CAN REFLECT BACK ON THIS BUT WE'LL GET A COUPLE GUYS INVOLVED AS WELL BEFORE WE THINK IT. I THINK I THINK YEAH I JUST I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT HOWARD SAID. BUT IN ADDITION, I KNOW THIS INDUSTRY FAIRLY WELL AT THIS POINT AND THERE IS A PAUCITY OF VEHICLES THAT WOULD EVEN BE

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SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE TO DO IT AT ALL. WELL, I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A GOOD POINT. THERE'S NO RUSH IN THIS. YEAH, THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD TO BE IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES AS THERE IS NOW LIKE TO HAVE A CONVENTION OF 30 AIRPLANES COMING DOWN IN MAY. SO MORE MCSHANE MAYBE EARLY IN THE PROCESS THE DEVELOPMENT HOWEVER WOULD BE A VERY STRONG MARKET. ANYTHING FOR THE AIRPORT AND ALSO DEMONSTRATING THAT THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND COUNTY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. THANK. SO WE'LL BRING MORE INFORMATION BACK TO YOU AS WE DEVELOP THAT AND GET SOMETHING INVOLVED. LIKE I SAID, NEXT ONE CHANGING GEARS A LITTLE BIT. YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH I KIND OF BRIEF YOU ON THE DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES COMING OUT AS PART OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.

WELL, THE NEXT ONE THAT JUST CAME OUT IS THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TERRORISTS. AND THAT'S THE IN THE TOWERS IN THE FEDERAL CONTRACT PROGRAM LIKE OURS AND OWNED BY AN AIRPORT LIKE OURS. THERE'S ABOUT 150 OF THOSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE'S 20 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS.

OK, SO ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TOTAL 20 MILLION A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS AND THAT'S TO REPLACE BASICALLY ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOWER OR ANY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SHORT FORM APPLICATION? ACTUALLY IT'S THE SAME APPLICATION WE FILL OUT FOR THE TERMINAL PROJECT AT BUT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING ONE OF THOSE ARE COORDINATED WITH WITH OUR V.A.

WITH THEIR WITH THEIR BOSS AS WELL AS WITH A LITTLE STAFF AT WORK.

I'M GETTING A LIST OF EQUIPMENT TOGETHER AND WHAT THOSE COSTS MIGHT LOOK LIKE SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A DETAILED APPLICATION FOR THAT. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT COMES AROUND THAT DUE ON MAY 16TH. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TOWERS THAT LIKE US AND THIS 20 MILLION NOT SO CHANCES IS A LITTLE BIT COMPETITIVE OR A LOT OF BIG COMPETITIVE. BUT WE'LL PUT IT FORWARD LIKE I KEEP TELLING BILL AT THE TOWER.

IT'S THE GOOD THING IS IT IS FIVE YEARS. SO THERE SHOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY, GET SOMETHING SOMEWHERE IN THOSE FIVE YEARS AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT. HOWEVER THAT DISCUSSED IN THE PACKAGE THAT THEY WOULD PUT OUT IS RIGHT INCLUDED AS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE GOING FOR I THINK PROBABLY THAT'S AN EXPENSIVE ITEM. SO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WE'LL DO THAT THIS YEAR.

WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE MILITARY ON, YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBILITY SOME RADAR AS WELL.

SO LET KIND OF TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT CONVERSATION WITH WITH THE MARINE CORPS AND SEE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE THINKING IS OUR IDEA WAS REALLY TO GET A SYSTEM THAT CAN SLAVE OFF OF THEIR RADAR RATHER GO RIGHT. I BASICALLY HAD TWO QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE WASN'T CLEAR WHETHER THIS ALLOCATION IS FOR NEW EQUIPMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF OLD EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THE ISSUE OF THE RADAR THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE WOULD BE SOMETHING NEW TO THE TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO IS IT FOR BOTH? I BELIEVE. OK. SO THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU THINK THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THE TOTAL COSTS OF THIS WOULD BE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS NOW AND FROM MY SIMPLISTIC STANDPOINT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET A SCOPE IN THE TOWER WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION TO SAVANNAH OR BEAUFORT TO MAKE THE WHOLE THING WORK. I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY MY BRAIN AROUND WHAT THE EXPENSIVE PART OF THIS IS TO DO IT WELL AGREEING WITH IT NOT IN ANY WAY BUT YOUR SIMPLISTIC APPROACH BECAUSE IT IS MEAN UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT FOR YOU AND FOR ME TO PUT RADAR AT OUR GARAGE AND A VIEWING SCOPE OR EVEN IN ATSIC.

I LOOK AT THAT EVERY DAY. THEY CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S ILLEGAL.

THEY CAN'T JUST GET AN OFF THE SHELF SYSTEM THAT WORKS PERFECTLY FINE UNLESS THE FDA SAYS THEY COULD DO IT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AGAINST. SO THAT MAKES IT TIME CONSUMING. THAT MAKES IT EXPENSIVE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE FDA IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION. AIRPORTS OF OUR SIZE AND OUR TRAFFIC VOLUME.

SO THAT'S WHERE IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE IN BOTH TIME AND MONEY.

SO SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT IN THE PAST, WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THAT CHANGE IN THE FUTURE? THAT'S WHY I SAID I'M NOT SURE FOR CERTAIN THAT WE'RE PUTTING RADAR ON THAT APPLICATION. YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE CHANCES OF NATION TO ME THAT MAKES A SENSE IF IT'S GOING TO ALL WE'RE GOING TO COVER THAT HERE.

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WHY DON'T WE JUST USE THEIR EQUIPMENT AND GET IT? THAT'S KIND OF THE CONCEPT THAT WE'RE LOOKING. BUT AGAIN AND EVEN A SYSTEM LIKE THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS. YES. YES.

SO I DON'T THINK I'D BE A LESSON. SO IT SHOULD BE A YEAH.

OK. SO ANYWAY WE WILL WE WILL WORKING APPLICATION WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING DONE BY THE 16TH OF MAY ALSO I HAVEN'T HEAD THE TERMINAL PROJECT WILL BID WILL BE UP FOR BID ON MAY 8TH SO WE DID LAST WEDNESDAY WE DID NOT A PRE BID KIND OF A PRETTY PRE BID INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR CONTRACTOR AND WE DID IT IN PERSON AS WELL AS A REMOTE OPTION AND THERE WERE PROBABLY I THINK SEVEN OR EIGHT BIG CONTRACTORS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THAT MEETING. SO VERY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE LOOKING AT THIS.

IT'S GOT A PRICE TAG THAT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL COMPANIES TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT. SO WE ANTICIPATE A GOOD SHOWING MAY THE 8TH OF THIS SUNDAY IF ANYONE IS LOOKING AT A CALENDAR AND THINKING WHY IN THE WORLD YOU PUT A BID OUT ON A SUNDAY AND BASED ON WHAT OUR ARCHITECT SAID, THAT'S WHEN MOST CONTRACTORS HAVE THE TIME TO READ THE DAY AND A LOT OF THEM STILL READ THE PAPER TO GET THEIR OPPORTUNITIES.

SO TO GO OUT ELECTRONICALLY BUT ALSO BE IN SOUTH CAROLINA JUST OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SOME OF THEM WILL READ IT THAT THEY PREFER ONCE IT CLOSES FOR ME.

OH BOY. JUDY, I I'M GOING TO I MIGHT TAKE A SHOT AND SAY I MIGHT TELL YOU METALLURGY THIS SERVICE. IT'S A 30 DAY WINDOW.

YOU KNOW, RICHARD, THAT WE THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT AMBITIOUS BUT ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM THE ARCHITECT. HE DOES THIS IN MANY, MANY PLACES SAID NO CONTRACTORS CAN DO THIS IN 30 DAYS OR AND EVERYTHING'S ELECTRONIC NOW TO WHICH HELPS. SO WE CAN MAKE ALL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY WHICH SAVES CONTRACTORS A LOT OF MONEY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PRETTY ROBUST PLANT SET UP TO PRODUCE THOSE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO PRINT.

SO WE'LL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY THERE. SO THEY LIKE IT'S ALREADY THERE . THAT'S GOOD. LET'S SEE THE OTHER PROJECT OUT THERE IS A RAMP PROJECT. AND THAT IS WHERE THERE'S BEEN GOOD THIS WEEK.

SO THEY SHOULD BE POURING IN CONCRETE. EVERY MORNING I BELIEVE IT'S CONCRETE NEARLY COMPLETE THERE AND THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN USUALLY 1:00 IN THE MORNING AND ABOUT 6:00 OR 7:00 IN THE MORNING AS THE DRAMA BUILDS. JUST BECAUSE THAT THE PLANNING IS DEDICATED TO OUR PROJECT OVERNIGHT YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY TRAFFIC ON A ROAD IF THEY'VE GOT ON QUITE A TURN AROUND ON CONCRETE. BUT THAT'S GOING WELL AND STEVE AND I SPENT IN ONE EARLY MORNING DOWN THERE FRIDAY MORNING FROM 0 1 0 6 WATCHING THE CONCRETE FORWARD. BUT IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. I HAD TO SEE IT BECAUSE BORING LANES THAT ARE 30 FEET WIDE THROUGH 35. SO IT'S A TWO DAY OPERATION AND IT'S FUN TO WATCH THE CREWS JUST KIND OF JUMPING ACTION WHEN EVERYTHING STARTS TO HAPPEN AND THEY'RE REALLY DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING GOOD OUT THERE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO FLY IN AND OUT OF THAT AIRPORT, YOU WILL SEE THAT THAT SIDE IS OPEN UP. VERY NICE. I YOU GENERATE A LITTLE PUBLICITY OUT OF THAT PICTURE TO LOCAL MEDIA. YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT PROBABLY WHEN IT'S FINISHED WE'LL HAVE ALL THE FRESH STRIPING EVERYTHING ON THERE AS WELL.

IT WILL BE OPEN FOR USE BECAUSE THE GATE WILL BE THERE. WELL YOU KNOW WE'LL GET SOME MILEAGE. WELL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GO RIBAUT WHAT'S THE STAGING AREA FOR TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION KEEP YOU FROM EXPANDING OUTSIDE FOOTPRINT.

RIGHT. ALL THE SENSE OF THE SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS ASKED ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK AND THEN. WELL, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BASICALLY FENCE THAT AREA OUT UNDER THE SECURE AREA AS WELL SO THAT YOU REDUCE FOR BAD.

SO IT'S A NUMBER WHICH IS THE PROJECT. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME BADGING REQUIREMENTS. BUT IF YOU CAN REDUCE THAT BURDEN THAT HELPS AS WELL AS EXPENSE ON THE CONTRACTORS PLUS IT DOESN'T IT'S A BURDEN ON EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE SIDE OF IT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL ON THE RAMP.

I MENTIONED THE REBRANDING EARLIER. SO WE'VE GOT THE NEW AIRPORT LOGO IS FINISHED AND WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO KIND OF LAUNCH THAT FULL REBRANDING PACKAGE MIGHT'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST THAT ALL THAT THAT PACKAGE EVERYTHING IT'S NOT JUST YOUR LOGO BUT IT'LL BE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO HOW TO USE OUR INFORMATION THE AIRPORT INFORMATION. IT WOULD BE THE STANDARD COLORED COLOR PALETTE, THE STANDARD FONT, EVERYTHING SPACING ON LETTERHEAD. SO AND WE CONTINUE TO DO

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SO THAT'S ROLLING MID-JUNE TIMEFRAME. SO WE'LL GET YOU GUYS INVOLVED ON THAT AS WELL AND I THINK I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT ON ERIC W OTHER THAN TO TELL YOU THAT SINCE YOU'RE HERE YOU PROBABLY SHOULD TAKE A RIDE OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW TERMINAL. IT HAS TURNED OUT JUST FABULOUS .

IT IS EXECUTIVE JUST LIKE THE NAME STATES. AND WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE IF YOU SAW THE PAST YOU PROBABLY WILL THINK YOU'RE IN THE WRONG AIRPORT MISCARRY.

BUT WE HAD SOMEBODY COME IN TODAY OH IT WAS ONE OF OUR OWN LINE AND ACTUALLY CAME IN TO

VISIT. >> HE LIVES UP IN ANDERSON NOW AND HE TURN AROUND THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE BECAUSE IT LOOKS THAT DIFFERENT. JUDY CAME IN SHE HADN'T SEEN IT SINCE SINCE AND IT WAS LINED UP THE OLD WAY. BUT PLEASE IF HE HADN'T SEEN IT. YOU KNOW, TAKE A COUPLE AND A RIDE OVER THERE AND CHECK IT OUT OR FLY ON SOME GAS AND CHECK IT BETTER OUT THERE. WELL, I WAS OUT THERE AND THE FURNITURE ISSUES ETHICAL ISSUES AND IT'S AN ISSUE. YOU CAN SEE IT ON.

YEAH. HOUSE THAT IT. YEAH.

REGARDING YOUR REBRANDING, IS THERE A MARKETING PLAN NOW? DOES IT INVOLVE LOCAL OUT THE AIRPORT AVIATION INDUSTRY OUTSIDE OF OUR U.S. DOLLAR THAT BOTH ALL OF THE ABOVE.

YES. CAN WE GIVE GO. NEXT MONTH CAN WE GET AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT WAS LIKE? YES. WE'LL GET YOU INVOLVED IN THAT.

THERE'S AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE BRANDING ON LIKE KEEP EVERYTHING PRETTY TIGHTLY WRAPPED UNTIL IT'S TIME TO LET GO. SO WE'LL DO THAT.

I'LL PROBABLY BRING YOU GUYS IN ON THE LOGO ON SOME THINGS BEFORE WE DO THAT LAUNCHED.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO A PUBLIC FORUM BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T LOST IT YET.

I WILL SAY FLIGHT AND THEY WENT ON THE WAY THE AIRLINES DID GO ON THEIR WATCH AND THEN YOU GO BACK GET STARTED. CAN I USE MY PHONE AND HI I BROUGHT OUT FROM MY AIRPORT AND RADICAL THE FIRST TIME NOW THAT I HAD AN UP LEADING YOU KNOW, AS A PERSON SUSANNA LEAVING NOTEPAD TAKING MY PICK AT MY DESTINATION WHICH IS INTERESTING.

SO THAT'S IT'S FIRST TIME I'VE HAD IT, OK? THE MONEY'S WORKING.

YEAH. OK, LET'S SEE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT ON MY STEVE RIBAUT FORGET TABLE JUDY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO TAKE. I WAS A GUEST TODAY SO BROUGHT THE FOLKS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A W DO SO I DID. WE CAN ARRANGE COMPARABLE ONE EVENING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING OTHER UNEMPLOYED GOVERNMENTS. IT'S WORTH TAKING A LOOK AT.

REGARDLESS WHEN YOU SAW THE OLD FACILITY OR NOT. WE SHOULD KNOW WAS THERE.

SO SOMETIME IN ABOUT 17 OR AROUND CITY PARK EVERYBODY WAS .

IT'S ACTUALLY JUST A DRAMATIC DRAMATIC EVEN SMELLS THAT ONLY COMPLAINT BY BY TOO MUCH NOISE MACHINE MAY MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE. I GUESS THE FIRST ONE I SAW PAUL WHEN HE WAS THERE I SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE PLAN IS TO SELL STUFF OUT OF THAT LITTLE GLASS FOR IT. I SAID I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND BOTTLES AND CANS, CANS AND AIRPLANE. MR. GROW BOTTLES DO ALL OF IT. HE PUT A CATALOG NOT DUE TO MY FLIGHT. DULY NOTED FOR A FULL DISCLAIMER WAS COMPLETE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. EXCELLENT. DON'T GO TOO FAR AWAY.

ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP I WOULD CALL FROM LAST MONTH IF NOT

[10. BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ARW) – SCACGRANT - EMERGENCY GENERATOR (VOTE)]

ALL RIGHT. FIRST TWO ITEMS ON THERE THAT THE TWO VOTING ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE TIMING HAVE ALREADY GONE TO COMMITTEE COUNSEL AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED SO YOU SHOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF THEM.

THE FIRST ONE IS FOR YOU FOR EXECUTIVE AND IT'S A GRANT THAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE.

DARN. A YEAR AGO NOW FROM AERONAUTICS COMMISSION TO FIND THE HOOKUPS ON OUR BUILDING FOR THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR THAT WE GOT AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE MATTHEW. THAT WAS BACK SIX YEARS AGO NOW .

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IT'S A STEP THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH NOW. SO WE DO NEED A VOTE ON THAT.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ICAC FOR THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR AT EXECUTIVE GENERAL CONNECTION VERY TIMELY. WELL, THE BRIAN SECOND FOR ANY DISCUSSION ALL OF PLEASE

[11. BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ARW) – FLYING FROG 5K RACE (VOTE)]

ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU FAMILIARLY LIKE THE SPARTAN RACE SYSTEM FOR EACH RACE YOU DO A BUILD A PIECE OF THE OVERALL ON THAT. SO IF YOU DON'T DO ALL THREE RACES YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BUILD THE FULL MAP. AND YOU'LL LOOK LIKE A CHAMP.

SO YOU TO DO ALL THREE RACES. SO WOULD BENEFIT BECAUSE WE'RE THE THIRD.

WE THINK WE'LL HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST ATTENDANCE AT OUR RACE. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED IN THE PAST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND OR HELP DEFINE A LOCAL 5 TO 1 AND C 3 NONPROFIT THAT DEALS WITH AVIATION EDUCATION OR AVIATION EXPERIENCES.

AND THERE REALLY WASN'T ONE AROUND UNTIL AFTER RECENTLY. BUT THERE'S A GROUP CALLED THE ALTITUDE ACADEMY THAT'S BASED ON ST. HELENA. AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO IS IN CHARGE OF IT IS A.. AN AIRPLANE. HE'S A MECHANIC AND HE'S GOT SIGNING AUTHORITY. HE WORKS AT SAVANNAH WITH I BELIEVE A SUBSIDIARY OF AN AMERICAN DOES AIRLINE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. HE ALSO WORKS PART TIME THERE.

DOUG, ARE YOU HELPING OUT ON MEETINGS THERE? BUT HE'S REALLY TAKING INTEREST IN GETTING THE YOUTH INVOLVED IN AVIATION AND JUST LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE. SO OUR THOUGHT WAS ONCE WE COVER EXPENSES AND ONCE WE WE PUT ASIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SEED MONEY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS DESIGNATE A PORTION OF THOSE REVENUES. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE BUT WHAT PORTION OF THOSE REVENUES AND BENEFIT THE LOCAL AVIATION BASED NONPROFIT IF WE DID NOT HAVE A LOCAL ONE THAT WOULD PROBABLY COME INTO YOU'VE ASKED YOU TO LET US SEND THAT OFF TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA AVIATION ASSOCIATION, THEIR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A LOCAL ONE THERE, WE'D REALLY LIKE THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL GROUP.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT? IT'S CALLED ALTITUDE ACADEMY QUESTIONS.

I READ THE INFORMATION ON THE ALTITUDE FAIRLY YOU ORGANIZATIONS AS YOU POINT.

IS THERE ANYTHING MORE OUTSIDE OF THAT LETTER DESCRIBES THEIR ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION THAT

WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US? >> THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT I THINK IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE NEWNESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A COUPLE OF FIELD TRIPS OUT TO AIR W AND THEY'VE WORKED WITH SOME OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS OUT THERE TO DO SOME OF THE FAMILIARIZATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN SOME OF THEM GOT A LITTLE DISCOVERY FLIGHT AS WELL.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE GOAL TO TRY TO GET HIM OUT THERE AND GET FAMILIAR.

BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INFORMATION YET BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL KIND OF FORMING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE FORMALLY DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY THAT THEY DID IT TO THEIR FATHER ONE C THREE SO THAT IF THEY DO HAVE THAT. SO THEY'RE CERTIFIED BY SECRETARY OF STATE. SO WE KNOW THIS IS A SAFE ORGANIZATION PLUS THEIR FUNDS ARE HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THE LITTLE COUNTRY WHICH TOLD ME RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO. THOSE GUYS ARE THEY'RE FANTASTIC STEWARDS OF FUNDS AND AND AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD.

SO THAT REALLY MADE ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE SHE IS. RAMZI YES.

YOU DID A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFIT YOU WILL BE DESIGNATED SO THAT FUTURE IS NO BACK FORTH REGARDING HOW MUCH MY DONATED ISSUES OR HOW MUCH MY DONATING. NEXT YEAR IN DOLLAR NUMBERS VERSUS SAME PERCENTAGE OF SYDNEY YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER TO AVOID ANY FUTURE DISCUSSIONS. GOOD SUGGESTION AND I'LL PROBABLY WHAT I'LL DO IS RELY ON A MORE GOOD CHRISTIANS. WE'LL GET SOME OF THAT. MARK I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE AIR W. W SUBCOMMITTEE MAYBE WE'LL ASK YOU GUYS TO HELP US KIND OF DEVELOP A SMART FORMAT . YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT BOARDS AND THINGS TO YOU SO THAT'LL BE HELPFUL. AND STEVE, YOU'VE GOT THAT EXPERIENCE TO USE. WELL, PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. THANKS AS.

GOOD SUGGESTIONS, JEFF. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THAT ONE DOES NEED A VOTE.

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NO PRESSURE TO TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CANDIDACY AS THE BENEFICIARY FOR THE FRAUD FRAUD 5 OKATIE RACE AND FOR A EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. RIGHT.

OR MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SO YOU AND YOUR SECOND THIS ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION VERSUS X.

[12. FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL (VOTE) ]

>> THANK YOU. LAST ITEM IS THE FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE THAT AS A THAT THAT'S NOT A SLIDE AND THAT WAS IN THE BACK.

RIGHT. OK. ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU'VE GOT THAT IN YOUR BACK. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE YOU PUT THAT. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO LOOK COME ON.

LET US HERE. >> YEAH, YEAH. SEE IT HAS IT.

SO IT WAS IN A PACKAGE THAT WE HAVE SET UP. >> RIGHT.

THEREBY SAY IT OR AMOUNT TO GET TO I NEVER GOT TO GO. >> SO NOT JUST MY WHAT I HAVE I BUT I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL COULD BE. OK.

SO IT'S VERY SHORT AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST GOT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE FIRST AND WHAT I DID IS I KIND OF CONDENSE THE REVENUE PORTION AND THEN THEY EXPAND ENFORCEMENT JUST TO SHOW YOU YOU KIND OF THE BASIC CATEGORIES AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENT CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ABOUT THOSE I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THIS. YES, I NOTICED THERE WAS A SOLID LINE.

THERE WAS AN INCREMENT OF ABOUT 100000 NEW EMPLOYEES IF YOU ANTICIPATED IT.

IT IS. IT IS. WE RATE A COUPLE MORE EMPLOYEES IN AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TO PUT IT THAT NEW FRONT DESK THAT YOU NEED TO COME SEE. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE FREE UP THE LINE TO STAY AND DO LINE AND DUTIES AT THE FRONT DESK TO TALK ABOUT IT IN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL SELL FOR OR THAT'S INSIDE THE TERMINAL. CORRECT. SO YOU'D HAVE A YOU'D HAVE A PERSON WHO'S DEDICATED TO GAME WOULD STAY AT THAT FRONT DESK IN THERE AND UPDATE THE RECORD AS THEY GO DURING THE DAY AND BE ABLE TO DO THE CASH OR THE THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS I SHOULD SAY BETWEEN THE FLIGHT CREWS AND THE AIRPORT. WHEN THE LINE SERVICE CAN BE OUTSIDE FEEL IN THE AIRPLANE. SO YOU DON'T YOU END UP NOT HAVING THAT BILL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE DESK WAITING FOR FUELING TO STOP SO THEY CAN COME IN AND TAKE THEIR MONEY. SO THEREFORE THAT IS IT. THIS PERSONNEL WAS PROCESSED ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND WITH STEVE. IT WAS QUITE SOME TIME AGO AT THE TIME THE CANDIDATES HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH BOTH STAFFING AND PROCEDURES BUDGET. SO THIS IS IN EFFECT A VERY, VERY ABBREVIATED PORTION OF WHAT IS A VERY DETAILED BUDGET THAT YOU HAVEN'T PUT TOGETHER. SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU ONE MORE TIME NOT NECESSARILY FOR THIS BUDGET FOR THE NEXT TIME AROUND TO HAVE THOSE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO VOTE WITH KNOWLEDGE ON THE BUDGET AND ALL ASPECTS OF THE BUDGET. SO IF YOU CAN DO THAT FOR NEXT TIME AROUND THAT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND APPRECIATED IN A VERY SHORT TIME SPAN FROM WHAT TO ACQUAINT YOURSELVES WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? WELL, THE BUDGET MAY BE DEAD .

WE DID MEET IN JANUARY IF YOU REMEMBER AND YOU HAD WHEN YOU HAD THE FULL LINE ITEM BUDGET THAT'S WHERE THAT'S JUST THIS. THIS HAS CONSOLIDATED THAT. SO BASED ON WHAT WE SAW IN JANUARY AS WE SUBMITTED HIS BUDGET IN THE LINE ITEMS. BUT IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS STREAMLINE AT THE BOARD LEVEL, THAT'S THAT'S WHY THESE ARE CONSOLIDATED.

BUT YOU'VE SEEN WHY NOT? THANK YOU. HOW ARE WE DOING? ARE YOU GET COUNTY ANY MORE THOUGHT ABOUT TO HAVING YOUR SYSTEM? WELL, WE THINK THERE'S TWO ANSWERS. ONE IS THAT OUR EXECUTIVE WILL MAINTAIN OUR OWN SYSTEM BECAUSE WE ARE THE FBO. SO WE NEED TO HAVE THERE'S A SEPARATE SYSTEM TO DO THAT. THOSE TRANSACTIONS THAT DOES HAVE TO INTERFACE WITH THE COUNTY SYSTEM BECAUSE WE'RE STILL ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. SO THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME MANUAL WORK. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT YOU CAN'T EXPORT FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. IT JUST AS THEY DON'T SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.

AND I GUESS THAT'S PRETTY COMMON. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE OUT

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NO, NO. THAT INTACT. YES.

AND ONCE A MONTH THEY TRY TO ALL. WELL IT'S NOT NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE TO REBUILD IT EVERY MONTH.

IF THERE'S A RECONCILIATION THAT GOES THROUGH WHICH IS NORMAL.

BUT IT DEFINITELY HAS STREAMLINE AND THE GOAL. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN THE AIRPORT REALLY TO ADD THAT PROBABLY AT LEAST ONE MORE STAFF MEMBER, A PRETTY SENIOR LEVEL STAFF MEMBER THINK TO DO LOT OF THAT DETAILED ACCOUNTING BECAUSE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOLKS DO THEY BUILD THEIR STAFF BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOCUS TO DEDICATE SOMEBODY TO US. SO WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WORKS.

THERE'LL BE AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE IN THE WORKS FOR US. BUT THEY'LL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INTERFACED WITH ACCOUNTING FINANCE TO DO THOSE RECONCILIATIONS.

AND I THINK SEE AND ALSO WHAT WE GOT AT BUDGET IS WE'D LIKE AND I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE YOUR OWN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. YOU WANT AN ABBREVIATED MINUTE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BUT IF YOU'RE FOR THE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON A TIME BASIS BECAUSE UP UNTIL RECENTLY AND PERHAPS TODAY SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THE DETAILED INFORMATION YOU NEED ABOUT OPERATIONS THAT THEY ARE. SO WE'RE HOPING DURING THE TRANSITION THAT ANY INCREMENTAL SOFTWARE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE GOOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON A TIMELY BASIS SO YOU CAN MAKE PRICING DECISIONS ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO FUEL OPERATIONS. AND TO THAT POINT THAT THIS PERSON WOULD DO.

SO THAT'S I WOULD GO SIT DOWN AND THAT PERSON IS GOING TO COME UP AND YOU ON FINANCIALS SO THAT THEY ARE DONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THOSE YOU NEED FOR WE CAN DO IT AT THE SAME TIME IF YOU ALREADY BOTH AIRPORTS LET'S SAY ARE GOING TO BE THERE AND SEE IF YOU'VE SEEN HILTON HEAD OUT. RIGHT. AND THAT'S GOING TO LOOK IN MY NOTES JUST IN YOUR QUESTIONS. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT? I THINK SO.

AT THE BUDGET MEETING YOU INDICATED WITH THE CHIEF RETIRED OVER A YEAR AGO.

I GUESS I'M TO YOU HAVING YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE SHORTHANDED ON THE GENERAL AVIATION SIDE FOR MAINTENANCE ISSUES, HAVING ONE PERSON WEAR TWO HATS OVER THERE.

HAS THAT BEEN REMEDIED OR ARE YOU STILL KIND OF SHORT STAFFED ON THE ON THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT PLAY? IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD CHOICE PLAY OF THE BASE MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED ON THE GOP SIDE BUT FACILITIES TIMING ISSUES WE STILL ARE SHORTHANDED. WE'VE GOT SOME ADDED THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD OUT THERE NOW FOR AN OPS MAINTENANCE TECH TO COME ON BOARD. WE ARE RESTRUCTURING A LITTLE BIT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WILL BE TOGETHER INSTEAD OF OUR FINE OPERATIONS BEING TOGETHER. SO FAR FROM WE ONLY AND THEN WENT ON TO MAINTENANCE TO GET IT KIND OF MAKES SENSE BUT WE ARE STILL ADVERTISING FOR POSITIONS THERE.

IT'S NOT EASY TO FIND STAFF. WE'RE SHORT STAFFED SEVERAL FEET NEEDS THOSE WITH A GOOD ADMIN AND WRAP. ALAIN IS WEARING TWO HATS NOW DOING THAT AND WORK AND FINANCE WORK WE NEED TO GET HER BACK OVER TO FINANCE AND WE NEED A SOLID ADDED ASSISTANT.

IT GIVES IT A HE DOESN'T COME CHEAP THOUGH. NO, BUT THE REASON I MENTION TO THIS CROWD IS IT RIGHT YOU KNOW IT SINCE IT'S A COUNTY JOB THERE ARE FOLKS ON HILL ON THAT ISLAND WHO MAY BE VERY, VERY QUALIFIED BUT WE DON'T LOOK TO BE FOR COUNTY JOB POSTING BECAUSE THEY ASSOCIATED WITH FREE. BUT THIS IS THIS IS A HILTON HEAD ISLAND JOB OPPORTUNITY. YOU'LL SIT IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANYBODY ON THE ISLAND OR CLOSE BY. BE A GOOD CANDIDATE.

YOU KNOW, SET IN NORWAY AND SEND IT TO THE COUNTY WEB SITE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.

BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME FOLKS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO COME TO WORK AND ESPECIALLY AT THE AIRPORT. IT'S A FUN PLACE TO BE, YOU KNOW.

SO WE DO WE DO IT WE HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS THAT WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE SHORT WE'RE AT. LAST YEAR WE HAD 20 EMPLOYEES.

I THOUGHT WE WERE STILL GROWING UP PRETTY QUICKLY. WE'RE 19 RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE LEAVE. WE'VE REPLACED MOST OF THEM.

BUT WE STILL NEED SOME MORE. SO WE'RE FULL UP AT A R.W. BUT THAT'S ONE OF THOSE FINE TAX TURNOVER. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR A CONTEXT.

I MET AT HILTON HEAD WE NEED MAINTENANCE. OUR FOUR ARE ABOUT TO BE FULL UP I BELIEVE. I THINK WE'VE GOT A SOLID APPLICANT FOR OUR LAST POSITION THERE AND THEN WE HAVEN'T FILLED THE TEAPOT YET EITHER. SO WE'RE STILL WE HAVE ADVERTISE FOR THAT. YES. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THOSE DUTIES BUT ONCE WE GET THESE ALL THE OUR PHYSICIAN STACKED UP THEN WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE OUR

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IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WOULD BE A CANDIDATE COMING OUT OF HIS DEPARTMENT MAKING SENSE? YEAH. STANLEY A ANY CANDIDATE? WELL, WHEN WE SAY COMING OUT OF HIS DEPARTMENT WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS RETIRING.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH THEM SALARY WISE.

IT'S BETTER TO WATCH TOWN THAT TREATS OUR FOLKS VERY, VERY WELL TO THEIR CREDIT.

SO WE HAVE BENEFITED IN THE PAST FROM THEIR DEPARTMENT, FROM RETIREES IN FACT.

EARL GRAY WHO JUST RETIRED FROM US WAS AT THE TIME HE'S RETIRED BATTALION CHIEF FROM TOWNSVILLE. SO WE GOT HIM AFTER WE DID THAT CAREER.

BUT THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. WE GET THE RETIREES MOST TIMES. STEVEN, I'VE BEEN CLIMBING THE FENCES PARASITE ARE THE AIR STATION TRYING TO FIND SOME? THERE ARE FOLKS WHO MAY BE TRANSITIONING NOW ENTRENCHED IN THE CIVILIAN JOB. BUT AS YOU KNOW, COST OF LIVING ON THAT ISLAND IS MORE THAN WHAT IT IS IN BEEF COUNTY WHICH IS ALSO ALREADY PRETTY HIGH.

SO IT'S NOT EASY TO KEEP TRANSITIONING MARINES PARTICULARLY JUNIOR MARINES HERE AND PAY THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.

IT'S NOT EASY, RIGHT? CHIEF JOE, DON'T I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

BUT MAYBE SOME CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO A MORE COMPETITIVE SALARY WOULD STRUCTURE IF YOU REALLY WANT TO ATTRACT AND HOLD PEOPLE. IT DOESN'T PAY TO ATTRACT AND KEEP THEM FOR SIX MONTHS TO HEAR. SO SOME TIME IN YOUR BUDGETING PROCESS YOU RESIGN, YOU GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WE DID LAST SUMMER WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS ALL TO THE POSITIVE AND THAT BENEFITED OUR LINE TAX SIGNIFICANTLY. BUT YET AGAIN WE'RE ON ACCOUNT OF THE PAY SCALE.

SO IT'S ACCOUNTING. WHY PAY SCALE? WE CAN LOBBY FOR A POSITION BUT WE MAY OR MAY NOT GET IT BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE COUNTY WIDE.

THANKS ON THAT. I WANT THE COUNTY PAY SCALE. ARE PROBABLY GREAT BUT THERE ARE PROBABLY NOT MANY JOBS IN THE COUNTY. DID IT WITH PARALLEL THAT JOB? WOULD THAT BE ACCURATE? THAT IS ACCURATE. SO IT COULD BE ITS OWN CATEGORY COMPENSATION A GROUP DEALING WITH SIMILAR CATEGORY. BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU END UP WITH A HUNDRED AND FIFTY DIFFERENT JOB DESCRIPTIONS. IT'S TOO MANY.

SO THERE IS CONSOLIDATION IN THOSE DESCRIPTIONS. ANY FURTHER ESTIMATE I HAVE? THE BIGGEST ITEM ON REVENUE IS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SHEEP WE HAVE JUST MOVED INTO SLIGHTLY WHERE ALL THAT NEW MONEY IS COMING DOWN. THAT'S A FANCY WAY GRANTS.

SO THOSE ARE FAA GRANTS PRIMARILY THE GRANT FOR THE TURN OF THE FIRST TOTAL GRANT THE RAMP PROJECT GRANT AND THEN THE THE DESIGN OF THE TAXIWAY STRENGTHENING AND THE COST OF THE AFTER IT. SO THOSE THREE GRANTS MAKE THAT THAT INCREASE.

WITH THAT IN MIND, YOU'RE HANDED A GAP BETWEEN THE ESTIMATED WOULD BE THE NEW TERMINAL VERSUS THE FUNDED OR COMMITTED MONEY. IS THERE ANY PROGRESS IN THAT REGARD? THERE IS AND THERE'S THERE'S STILL SOME APPLICATION THAT ARE OUT THERE WAITING HERE ON WHAT IS A BAIL APPLICATION THAT WE SUBMITTED BACK AT THE END OF MARCH. SO WE'RE WAITING ON THAT WE SHOULD HEAR AND IN LATE JUNE EARLY JULY ON THAT. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE TRYING TO TURN THOSE AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT A REQUEST INTO THE STATE TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAD A SUCCEEDING SURPLUS AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO AGAIN ADVOCACY IF YOU KNOW IN ANY DELEGATION AND YOU NEED TO BE KEEPING THEM BUSY WITH E-MAILS, TEXTS, PHONE CALLS, LETTERS YOU NEED THAT FUNDING TO COME TO THE TERMINAL. THEY ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS THEY'RE LIKE GOT A LITTLE NOTE CARD. I THINK I MIGHT ADD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS.

BUT I MADE IT UP THE LIST CARD FOR EACH ONE OF OUR DELEGATION SO I'LL HAVE IT DONE THAT REFER THAT THING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE MONEY TO ASK FOR. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST SOURCES I KNOW WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE OTHER ONES OUT THERE AS WELL.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE COUNTY HAS TOLD US COUNTY COUNCIL FEELS CONFIDENT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ENOUGH WITH THAT SECOND FAA GRANT COMING TO GET THAT PROJECT GOING. AND REALLY DID IT HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE WE'D AFTER IF WE DON'T RECEIVE OTHER MONEY BEFORE WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT A BOND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? CHESTER, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL

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IN A SECOND LEAST ONE SECOND HOLD A FAVORABLE PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED THE PUBLIC OPTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL HAND BACK TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF OUR ELECTIONS SO WE THANK YOU FOR HIGH PAYING YEAR COMMITTEE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THIS NEXT MONTH TO DISCUSS OURSELVES REQUIRED TO MAKE OUR MEETING ATTENDANCE IN PERSON REQUIREMENT OF LESS OTHERWISE DICTATED BY THE COUNTY OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE READINGS WERE GREAT. WELL WE NEEDED I'M NOT SURE WE DO. BOARD MEMBERS THE INCLEMENT WEATHER MESS THAT RESCUED THEM.

WE WANTED IT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET BACK IN MASS IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND THEN SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT AMONG OURSELVES OR BY E-MAIL SOME PHONE SOME TIME PERIOD. ALSO THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WE'LL HAVE MANY STARTED TO SORT OF SET UP. I'LL SEND EVERYBODY JUST A REFRESHER ABOUT WHO'S ON A COMMITTEE POSTING FESTIVAL MEMBERS JOIN US. THESE ARE NOT CAST IN STONE WITH THIS. A COMMITTEE THAT YOU'RE ON THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER STRUCTURE. THEM JUST TAKE IT AND BE DONE WITH THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE HAS WORKED OUT WELL. WE'D LIKE YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD. HAVING SAID THAT, I'M READY.

THE COMMITTEE REPORTS OVER THERE. WE DISCUSSED WESLEY IS NOT HERE BUT HER TRAINING IS GOING TO BE ON MONDAY A SECOND TERM STRIKE AT THE AIRPORT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING. VERY CRITICAL. LET'S PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM THAT ALSO AFFORDS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY REALLY GET DIRECTLY INVOLVED AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT. SO IF YOU'VE NOT SIGNED UP FOR A VOLUNTEER POSITION, IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME. IT'S ONE OF TWO WEEKENDS FOR A FOUR HOUR SHIFT DURING A WHOLE SUMMER PERIOD. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT.

IT'S A WORTHWHILE EVENT FOR THE VISITORS TO THE ISLAND. AND FRANKLY IT'S A WORTHWHILE ADVENTURE FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO GET INVOLVED WITH OF OUR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND ABOUT VISITORS. SO PLEASE CONTACT WISELY.

THERE IS A TRAINING SESSION, A SECOND ONE O'CLOCK HST PARTICIPATING IN AS WELL.

AH YES THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COMMITTEES? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL GO BACK TO DAVID. IF YOU'RE STILL ON MISTY PUBLIC COMMENT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY

HERE IF WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

NO, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY BUT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT HST.

THANKS, JOHN. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THE CITIZENS SUMMIT PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT SOME LOCATION ON THURSDAY, MAY 19. 133 PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY A CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER OR NATIONAL ROSE WILL BE IN MY GUEST SITUATION. NOT SURE WHERE.

YEAH, LET'S 30 DAYS 19 HOURS IF I CAN JUMP IN. IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS THE MARCH MEETING IN HILTON HEAD. IT IS TOUGHER TO DO THAT HYBRID MEETING THERE BECAUSE HILTON DOES NOT HAVE THE COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT OUR COUNTY CHANNEL NEEDS TO MAKE THAT A SEAMLESS MEETING. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PUT THAT ON THE CALENDAR AND COMMITTED BEING THERE IN PERSON. IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO CONDUCT THAT MEETING. JOHN, THANKS. I WILL SIT IN ON THAT.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I'LL BE THERE. THANK YOU.

SOUTH OF THE BROAD. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH PERSON.

YOU CAN COME BY BOAT PLANE BY TRAIN. THAT'S MASS TRANSPORTATION.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS IF NOT SET IN MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? FIRST AND THE SECOND FAVOR PLEASE

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