Sep 21, 2023 Airports Board

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[I. CALL TO ORDER ]

IF YOU'D ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

MY PLEASURE, USE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATION JUSTICE.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

UM, AS WE

[IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

CHRIS, BRIAN.

SECOND.

AND ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

SAME

[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – AUGUST 17, 2023 ]

ANY CORRECTIONS ADDITION CHANGES? ANY? NONE EXCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PUBLISHED.

LESLIE AND THE SECOND ANN? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? AGENDA PASSES.

UH, I'D LIKE TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE AND, UH, WELCOME TWO NEW OLD BOARD MEMBERS BACK TO THE BOARD.

WE ARE NOW AT THE FULL STRENGTH.

UH, WELL, WE HAVE A NEW OLD .

JIM STARNES IS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.

NEW NEW .

IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND TELL OUR FOLKS WHO YOU ARE.

YEP.

JIM STARNES.

UH, RECENTLY MOVED, UH, BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.

I'M LIVING IN THE BUFORD AREA, ACTUALLY NOT FAR FROM CHRIS, UH, AIR FORCE OFFICER AND, UH, PILOT MYSELF, NOT IN THE AIR FORCE, JUST A GENERAL AVIATION PILOT AND, UH, RETIRED.

SO I'D LIKE TO DO THIS KIND OF STUFF.

FISH, HUNT, PLAY GOLF.

AND WHY GLAD TO BE HERE.

WELCOME TO THE BOARD.

I, I GUESS I HAVE TO REPHRASE THIS.

RICH.

NO, YOU CAN SAY OLD, OLD .

OLD.

OLD.

I, I APPRECIATE LESLIE STANDING UP FOR ME.

HOTELS HAS BEEN A NOMINATED AGAIN BY THE COUNTY.

YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD.

RICH HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD AS A LONG TIME OLD BOARD MEMBER WHO LEFT THE AREA AND RECENTLY RETURNED LIVE MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD.

AND THE ACCOUNT APPROVED HIS NOMINATION.

AND I BELIEVE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.

UH, ANNA IS THE LONGEST SERVICE SERVING MEMBER ON THE BOARD.

CURRENTLY.

RICH IS RIGHT BEHIND.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE OLD, SO RICK, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

.

OKAY, .

EXCELLENT.

WELL, WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME JIM.

THANK YOU TO THE BOARD.

UM, THERE'S A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

IF ANY OF OUR PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO TRUST THE BOARD, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME, LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL MOVE FORWARD,

[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT ]

ALRIGHT.

SORRY ABOUT NO VIDEO THIS TIME.

UM, KIND OF RAN OUT OF ME THIS MONTH, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO FROM MY BRIEFING SHEET, WHICH IS A MUCH MORE THAN CHICKEN SCRATCH THIS MONTH.

SO, WE'LL, WE'LL FLIP THROUGH THIS AND I'LL GET YOU UP TO DATE.

THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MONTH, UM, AS FAR AS COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVALS AND, UH, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE ITEMS TO TAKE FORWARD TO COUNSEL.

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE, IN THE NEW BUSINESS, UM, IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY, UM, ALERTS, PRESS RELEASES, THAT TYPE OF THING.

YOU PROBABLY SAW THE PRESS RELEASE OF, WENT OUT THIS MORNING ABOUT THE TERMINAL, UM, CONTRACT BEING APPROVED, AWARDED, AND A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING HAPPENING THIS WEEK ON TUESDAY.

SO OFFICIALLY THE TERMINAL PROJECT HAS STARTED AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

SO I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THAT'S BIG.

IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE, UH, IN THE MAKING.

UM, AND AS A PRESS RELEASE SPEAKS TO, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WE BID THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME WE GOT HIT WITH THAT INITIAL INFLATION POST COVID AND, UM, AND HAD TO KIND OF RETOOL THINGS.

SO A, UH, HUGE EFFORT BY THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE TEAM TO PULL THAT TOGETHER AND REPACKAGE IT SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN A BUDGET FOR THIS FIRST PHASE.

SO THAT'S ALL HAPPENING.

AND, UM, EDISON FORD OUTTA CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

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SO WE KNOW WITH THEM ON TUESDAY, LIKE I SAID, AND THEY'RE PROBABLY THE, THE BIGGEST TASK THAT THEY HAVE COMING OUT OF THAT MEETING IS TO GENERATE THEIR PROJECT SCHEDULE.

SO THEY'LL, UM, COORDINATE WITH US ON WHEN THEY WANT THE NOTICE TO PROCEED TO BE ISSUED, BECAUSE THAT WILL START THE OFFICIAL CLOCK ON THEIR TIME.

IT IS A TWO YEAR, TWO, UM, TWO YEAR PROJECT, UM, FROM START TO FINISH FOR, UH, PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION.

SO, UM, ONCE WE START THAT CLOCK IN TWO YEARS, IT'LL BE COMPLETE.

AND THAT FIRST PHASE WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

IT'S OUR SINCERE HOPE THAT AS THAT FIRST PHASE IS UNDERWAY, THAT WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO THE SECOND PHASE.

THAT'S REALLY THE BEST WAY TO EXECUTE IT.

UM, IT'D BE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT AND, UM, CAUSE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DISRUPTION.

SO FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE IN FUNDING LAND, IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS, KEEP THE FUNDING COMING, STAY INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT, UH, YOU'RE GONNA SEE GREAT THINGS.

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IT'S GONNA BE A VERY UTILITARIAN, UH, BUILDING, BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE A LOT OF WHAT, WHAT WE DON'T HAVE NOW.

MOST OF THAT BEING JUST SPACE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A REAL NICE BUILDING, HIGH TECH, UM, AND IT'LL HAVE SOME NICE AMENITIES IN THERE AS WELL.

SO A LOT MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT.

WE'LL HAVE SOME, SOME GREAT UPDATES AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROJECT WITH, YOU KNOW, VIDEO UPDATES AND, UH, AND PHOTOGRAPH UPDATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS, AS THINGS START HAPPENING ON THE SITE.

SO, AND I'LL KEEP YOU ALL, UM, IN THE LOOP 'CAUSE I'M SURE WE'LL BE DOING A CEREMONY GROUNDBREAKING, UM, FOR THAT BUILDING AT SOME POINT.

AND WE'LL WORK WITH A CONTRACTOR TO, TO SCHEDULE THAT.

'CAUSE WE'VE DONE EXACTLY ZERO OF THOSE AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF 'EM.

SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF FOLLOW THEIR LEAD AND, UH, TAKE THEIR ADVICE.

SO BIG NEWS.

AND IF, IF YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE, THE COUNTY'S ALERTS, I, I WOULDN'T SUGGEST YOU DO BECAUSE IT'S EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, GREAT NEWS LIKE THIS TO WHEN THEY'RE DOING A, UH, ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT, EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD NEWS THAT COMES THROUGH THE, UH, THE, THE COUNTY, UH, AS FAR AS THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND THEN ALSO IF THERE'S A STORM OR IF THERE'S A, UH, HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF THE, OF THE DUMP, WHICH EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE REAL INTERESTED IN.

, , THAT'S THE PLACE ON THE ISLAND, FOLKS.

IT'S, THAT'S WHERE YOU GO TO BE SEEN .

SO, UH, RIGHT .

SO ANYWAY, THAT, THAT KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE.

SO THAT'S MY LITTLE PLUG FOR THE COUNTY, BY THE WAY, IS A BRAND NEW PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AT THE COUNTY.

UM, HER NAME IS HANNAH.

SHE CAME TO US FROM FRIPP ISLAND.

SHE WAS MOST RECENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF, OF MARKETING, UH, FRIPP.

SO SHE'S GOT GREAT EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTANDS THE RESORT ENVIRONMENT, AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT DID THE PRESS RELEASE.

SO I, SHE DID, I GAVE HER A LIST OF, OF DATA TO, TO PUT IN THE, THE PRESS RELEASE AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB OF WRITING THAT UP AND, UM, SO VERY IMPRESSED.

AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH HER.

SO ANYWAY, COUPLE GOOD, GOOD NEW ITEMS THERE.

ALRIGHT.

UM, AS YOU REMEMBER, EITHER LAST MONTH OR MAYBE TWO MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A, A WHOLE, I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TWO MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A LOT OF ITEMS THAT YOU APPROVED AND THEN THEY STARTED MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COUNTY PROCESS FOR APPROVAL.

SO I WANNA REPORT BACK ON THOSE AND JUST LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAS, UH, RECEIVED APPROVAL BY COUNTY COUNCIL, WHICH IS EVERYTHING.

BUT THE BIGGEST ONE WAS THE CONTRACT FOR THE TERMINAL, BUT ALSO THE, UM, OUR METHODOLOGY FOR THE AIRLINE RATES AND CHARGES.

THAT COST RECOVERY MODEL WE TALKED ABOUT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED.

UM, WE WERE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE THE $12 MILLION GRANT, WHICH WAS REASSURING THAT WAS APPROVED THAT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT TAKES COUNCIL ACTION TO APPROVE THAT.

UM, LET'S SEE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE RATES UP AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORTS.

REMEMBER THAT WE DID UPDATE SOME OF THOSE RATES, UM, THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE RATES WERE KIND OF RETOOLED TO, TO FAVOR OUR, OUR LOCAL TENANTS, UM, WHEN, UH, IN, JUST IN THE WAY THOSE WERE, WERE STRUCTURED, SO OUR LOCALS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT WE HAD WAS A, UH, INTERIM LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR SHUTTLE SERVICES AT HILTON ISLAND AIRPORT.

SO THAT'S IN PLACE NOW.

AND NOW WE HAVE A, A POLICY ON, ON WHICH TO, UH, BRING OTHER SHUTTLE COMPANIES IN IF, IF THEY'RE SO INTERESTED.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE ON WHAT'S MOVED THROUGH THE CHAIN.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE THAT, THAT YOU'LL SEE AND, AND NEW ITEMS THAT WE'LL, UH, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF LATER.

UM, I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEW PROCESS AT THE COUNTY.

UM, AND THIS IS BASED ON THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION.

NOW, ANYTIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO LEASE SPACE OR GROUND, UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY KIND OF RESTRICTED THE GROUND LEASES.

BUT NOW EVEN IF WE'RE LEASING OFFICE SPACE TO A BUSINESS ON THE AIRPORT, IT REQUIRES AN ORDINANCE, WHICH MEANS THREE READINGS OF COUNCIL.

SO IF ANYBODY, I MEAN, WE'LL DO IT ON THE STAFF OF THE COURSE, BUT ANYTIME WE'RE INTERFACING WITH SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO COME OUTTA THE AIRPORT AND, AND ACTUALLY HAVE PHYSICAL SPACE ON THE AIRPORT, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AS FAST AS IT USED TO BE TO GET THAT APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNTY.

SO IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A SOLID TWO MONTH

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SO JUST A LITTLE CHANGE.

AND THAT, AGAIN, THAT'S KEEPING UP WITH THE, UH, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION.

UH, SO WE HAVE TO DO IT OBVIOUSLY, SO WE'LL ADJUST.

NO BIG DEAL.

UH, LET'S SEE.

KEEL AIR IS A NEW, ACTUALLY A RETURNING, UM, COMMERCIAL OPERATION OVER AT H X D.

AND WHAT THEY DO IS ON-CALL AVIATION MAINTENANCE SERVICE.

SO THEY WERE HERE YEARS AGO, AND THEN THEY, THEY HAD A GAP, AND THEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE BACK.

BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY SERVICE, UM, SOME OF THE PRIVATE CHARTER COMPANIES AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL CONTRACTED.

SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO COME IN.

BUT IF YOU SEE ON BOARD, UM, THAT'S THEM, THEY'RE KIND OF NEW RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.

UH, LET'S SEE.

WE'VE GOT KIND OF SOME NEW MEETING SPACE THAT WE JUST, UM, HAD OUR TEAM PUT TOGETHER.

WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF IT.

IT'S OVER IN 26 HUNTER ROAD, WHICH USED TO BE A HILTON HEAD FLOOR COVERINGS.

AND THAT'S WHERE OUR MAINTENANCE GUYS ARE.

AND IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE T S A PRE-CHECK EVENT HERE, THAT'S WHERE WE HOSTED THAT EVENT.

AND WE'VE KIND OF REDONE SOME OF THE INSIDE OF THAT BUILDING AND PUT TOGETHER KIND OF A, A CLASSROOM MEETING SPACE ENVIRONMENT.

AND WE USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TUESDAY FOR THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.

AND IT WAS A GREAT TV ON THE WALLS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL UP TO SPEED, HIGH TECH WISE AND EVERYTHING, BUT, UM, THE NICE THING IS IT'S OUTSIDE THE FENCE, SO YOU'D HAVE TO COME THROUGH A GATE AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SPACE IN THERE SO WE CAN HOST, YOU KNOW, LARGER GATHERINGS.

EVEN WHEN OUR TEAM GETS TOGETHER TO MEET, WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE ON THE AIRPORT EXCEPT FOR THAT TO MEET ALL AT ONE TIME.

SO, UM, THAT'S A NICE NEW ADDITION.

UH, ONE ITEM THAT'S, THAT'S MOVING THROUGH THE, THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW IS THE, THAT SMALL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OUT OF, OUT OF EXEC AREA THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE LIKE 0.16 ACRES.

UM, THAT WAS, IT ACTUALLY WAS KIND OF DEFACTO TAKEN BY THE AIRPORT WHEN WE DID THE TAXIWAY PROJECT BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES IN THAT AND IT, BUT IT WAS STILL ON THE, THE ROLLS AS BELONGING TO EXEC AIR.

AND SO WE SAID, WELL, WE NEED TO BUY THE PROPERTY.

I JUST NEED TO INCORPORATE INTO THE AIRPORT PARCEL.

SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT.

I JUST GOT A REPORT FROM THEIR BOARD THEY MET YESTERDAY AND VOTED ON IT.

UM, THERE'S MORE TO COME BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE GENERALLY IN FAVOR, BUT I MIGHT MAKE A COUNTER OFFER.

SO ANYWAY, JUST AN UPDATE THAT IS MOVING FORWARD, WHICH IS GREAT.

WE DO HAVE THAT FULLY COVERED BY GRANT MONEY, SO, UH, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE ON THAT.

WE'LL JUST WORK OUT THE DETAILS AND, UM, AND MAKE THAT TRANSACTION HAPPEN.

SO JUST KIND OF TYING UP SOME OLD LOOSE ENDS ON THAT ONE ST.

JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH, THAT PROJECT IS, UM, KIND OF MOVING FORWARD AGAIN AND THEN ONCE SAY, MOVE IT FORWARD.

DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE THE CHURCH AND BUILD A NEW ONE RIGHT AWAY.

BUT THE PLANNING AND THE COORDINATION HAS, HAS REALLY KIND OF TAKEN ON SOME NEW ENERGY.

UH, AS OF LATE TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD THE, THE VERY UNIQUE AND, AND DISTINCT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE F A A VISIT US.

UM, TTA GRIFFIN IS THE ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR AIRPORTS.

SO SHE REPORTS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR WHO REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.

SO WE'RE TWO STEPS AWAY FROM THE, THE TOP OF THE LADDER THERE.

AND SHE CAME TO VISIT US, UM, ALONG WITH THE A D O MANAGER PARKS PRESTON FROM ATLANTA.

THEY CAME DOWN AND WE GOT A MEETING WITH FOLKS FROM ST.

JAMES, THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN TO KINDA TALK ABOUT THAT PROJECT.

BUT WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH, UH, MS. GRIFFIN AND WITH, UH, MR. PRESTON BEFORE THE ST.

JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH MEETING AND TAKE THEM ON AN AIRFIELD TOUR AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ON THE AIRFIELD, TALK ABOUT THE TERMINAL PROJECT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND, AND REALLY HAVE A, A VERY UNIQUE AND LUCKY OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AN ADMINISTRATOR OF, YOU KNOW, FROM WASHINGTON ONTO OUR AIRFIELD.

AND BY THE WAY, SHE FLEW IN AND FLEW OUT OF HILTON HAT.

SO SHE HAS SEEN THE INSIDE OF THE DRILL, AND SHE HAS GONE THROUGH THE T SS A SCREENING CHECKPOINT.

SHE HAS SAT IN HER WHOLE ROOM, SHE HAS WALKED OUT TO THE AIRPLANE AND CLIMB THE STAIRS.

SHE'S DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE ALL DO.

AND NOW SHE WILL REMEMBER HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

AND THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER BECAUSE THE NEXT ROUND OF B I L FUNDING JUST CAME OUT.

AND THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THAT APP APPLICATION TOGETHER, SHE'S PART OF THAT PROCESS.

SO I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT OUR VISIT WILL BEAR FRUIT IN SOME FUNDING FOR THAT FOLLOW ON PHASE OF THE TERMINAL.

SO I MAY BE, I KNOW THERE'S NOT REALLY A, A PART OF THAT PROCESS THAT ALLOWS INPUT, BUT I'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT.

AND IF THE A D O TELLS ME TO HAVE YOUR BOARD SEND LETTERS, THEN THEY'LL HAVE THE BOARD SEND LETTERS.

I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED.

SO ANYWAYS, A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HER HERE.

SHE DID A GREAT JOB AT THE MEETING WITH THE, UH, THE FOLKS FROM THE CHURCH TOWN AND THE COUNTY.

AND THE FIRST THING THAT SHE OPENED UP WITH WHEN IT WAS HER TIME TO SPEAK WAS TO SAY, I AM HERE BECAUSE I REPRESENT THE F A A AND THE AIRPORTS DIVISION.

AND THE FIRST THING THAT WE'LL

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AND THAT WAS THE BEST THING SHE COULD HAVE SAID.

'CAUSE IT REALLY SET THE TONE AND PUT A GOOD FOCUS ON WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

UM, BUT THE, THE CONVERSATION WENT VERY, VERY WELL.

FROM THERE, THE F A WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY FIT INTO THE, THE PROJECT AND WHAT THE FUNDING, SO HOW THE, THE PIPELINE WORKS FOR FUNDING OR THAT FLOW CHART.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THE FOLKS FROM THE CHURCH, THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY ALL KIND OF UNDERSTOOD THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT BETTER NOW.

SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE GOT A LITTLE WORKING GROUP THAT'S GONNA MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GONNA TAKE LOCAL MONEY TO FRONT THE COST OF THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN LATER ON THE F A A CAN BE KIND OF A MINORITY PARTNER IN THAT IT WON'T BE A MAJORITY PARTNER, BUT THAT WAS ALL EXPLAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY THERE.

JOHN.

IS THE, HAS THERE AN AGREEMENT BEEN REACHED WITH ST.

JAMES AND YOU'RE JUST ONTO THE LOGISTICS PART, OR IS THERE STILL PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY TO ALL PARTIES? UM, I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THAT IS THE, THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN HAVE A LETTER FROM ST.

JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH INDICATING THAT, THAT THEY VOTED AS A CONGREGATION TO RELOCATE.

SO THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.

UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD, THE, THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN WILL BE ENTERING INTO, I THINK IT'S A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, UH, TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT WHO'S BASICALLY AN OWNER'S REP.

AND THEY'LL KIND OF BE THE VOICE OF THE CONGREGATION OR THE, THE BOARD OF DEACONS.

UM, SO WE'LL HAVE THE DIFFERENT PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER, BUT THAT'S JUST A DOCUMENT THAT BINDS US ALL TOGETHER ON A TEAM TO, TO MOVE THE PROJECT.

RIGHT.

SO SINCE SHE CAME DOWN HERE ALL THE WAY FROM WASHINGTON, WAS SHE HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT ISSUE, OR THE WHOLE AIRPORT IN GENERAL? SHE WAS HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR ST.

JAMES.

YEP.

AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, THERE'S CONNECTIONS, CONNECTIONS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S HOW SHE GOT HERE.

SO, UM, IT WAS OPPORTUNE, UH, THAT SHE WAS HERE BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE HER ON THAT TOUR.

AND WE HAD SOME, SOME TIME, UH, TO KIND OF HAVE HER ON OUR OWN AND DESCRIBE WHAT OUR ISSUES ARE.

SO DEFINITELY A, A WIN THERE.

DID SHE GET A CHANCE TO GET UP TO THE TOWER, JOHN, WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR WAS THERE TIME FOR ANY DISCUSSION? NO, THERE, THERE WAS.

WE HAD PRETTY LIMITED TIME BECAUSE SHE WAS LEAVING AFTER US.

SHE'S GOING BACK TO DC AND THEN OUT TO SPOKANE FOR OUR NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

SO, UM, IT WAS QUICK.

WE HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE COULD, AND, UM, AND THAT'S THE BEST WE COULD DO.

SO, UM, BUT WE WILL, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY STILL A BIG CONCERN FOR US.

YOU THINK SHE HAD T S A PRECHECK? , .

BLESS.

I DIDN'T ASK .

UH, LET'S SEE, A COUPLE CONFERENCE TRAINING EVENTS COMING UP.

THERE'S A CONFERENCE UP IN ATLANTA, IT'S THE, UM, THE F A A CONFERENCE AND, UH, A REAL GOOD CONFERENCE, REAL SOLID, UM, COURSE MATERIAL THAT'S GONNA BE REVIEWED THERE.

AND, UH, ERIC'S GONNA ATTEND, AND I THINK STEVE'S GONNA ATTEND.

I THINK THEY'RE BOTH SIGNED UP TO GO TO THAT.

THAT'S IN OCTOBER, UM, I WANNA SAY MIDDLE OF OCTOBER 2ND OR THIRD WEEK.

AND THEN RIGHT AROUND THAT SAME TIME, THERE'S A CONFERENCE UP AT CHARLOTTE, THAT'S THE ONE I'VE ATTENDED THE LAST COUPLE OF TWO OR THREE YEARS AND PRESENTED AT.

AND I'VE BEEN ASKED BACK TO BE A, A MODERATOR OF A PANEL THERE.

SO I'M GONNA WORK, UM, I'LL BE IN CHARLOTTE FOR A COUPLE DAYS TOWARDS THE END OF OCTOBER, UM, WORK ON THAT CONFERENCE.

AND THAT AGAIN IS, UM, U N C CHARLOTTE AND THE CHARLOTTE AIRPORT.

WE'VE KIND OF TEAMED UP AND THERE'S, THERE'S AN ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT U N C C AND THEY SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH AVIATION BASED ENGINEERING, UM, CONCEPTS AND IDEAS.

AND THE STUDENTS HAVE ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATE IN AT THE AIRPORT.

BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP THERE.

UM, FOR ME, NUMBER ONE, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, OBSERVE A, A HUGE AIRPORT AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT ALSO INTERACT WITH A LOT OF OTHER AIRPORT DIRECTORS WHO WOULD BE IN FROM, FROM THE REGION.

SO THAT'S OCTOBER, PRETTY BUSY MONTH.

UM, LET'S SEE, I THINK WE'RE HITTING MOST OF IT.

I DO WANNA JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, SINCE WE'RE KIND OF AT THE END OF THE OFFICIAL TOUR SEASON NOW, UM, TO REALLY GIVE A, A BIG THANKS TO LESLIE AND THE AMBASSADORS WHO WORKED THIS SUMMER.

UM, THAT PROGRAM IS, IS REALLY TOP-NOTCH AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IT, AND IT REALLY HELPS TO SEE THAT SMILING FACE WHO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THEY, THEY'VE GOT THE, THE JERSEY ON AND EVERYTHING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KIND OF FOCUS ON THAT PERSON ASK QUESTIONS TOO.

UM, SO THAT REALLY HELPS, ESPECIALLY ON THOSE BUSY SATURDAYS TO DIRECT FOLKS TO THE RIGHT PLACES.

IT'S A SMALL TERMINAL, BUT PEOPLE STILL GET TURNED AROUND IN OUR BUILDING, WHICH IS HARD TO IMAGINE.

UM, BUT THE, THE AMBASSADORS ARE THERE,

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AND IT'S, THAT'S A, A MAJOR UNDERSTATEMENT ON WHAT THEY THEY DO.

BUT IT'S GREAT TO HAVE 'EM THERE.

THEY'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS.

THEY, THEY DO IT OUT OF THE, UH, GENEROSITY OF THEIR HEART AND ON THEIR OWN TIME.

UH, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT STATEMENT TO THE FOLKS ON THE ISLAND WHO ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AIRPORT.

I THINK THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT.

SO LESLIE, YOU'VE DONE A LOT TO, TO TAKE THE AIRPORT OUT INTO TOWN AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND, AND WHY WE DO IT.

AND, AND YES, WE SERVE TOURISTS, BUT WE DON'T JUST SERVE TOURISTS.

WE'RE, WE'RE THE HOMETOWN AIRPORT.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ATLANTA.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE YOUR HOMETOWN AIRPORT AND AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS OF GETTING THAT WORD OUT, THANK YOU.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AS A DIRECTOR, IT MAKES MY LIFE EASIER.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND, UM, I KNOW STEVE FEELS THE SAME WAY AND, UH, AND THE REST OF OUR TEAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I AM FINISHED SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

JOHN, DO WE HAVE ANY INDICATION, UH, FROM THE AIRLINES WHAT OUR WINTER SCHEDULE WILL LOOK LIKE ON HILTON HEAD WITH THE DELTA AMERICAN? AND, UH, IT'LL BE REAL SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR.

THE DELTA AND UNITED WILL LEAVE, UM, I WANT TO SAY BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL START GETTING SCHEDULES REFINED HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ON WHEN THEY'RE, THEY COME BACK AND SERVICE AMERICAN AGAIN, WILL STAY YEAR ROUND.

UM, THEIR NUMBER OF FLIGHTS WILL BE REDUCED KIND OF DURING THAT SHOULDER SEASON, BUT THEY'LL REMAIN YEAR ROUND WITH SERVICE.

SO WHAT I DID TELL THE CONTRACTOR THE OTHER DAY THOUGH, IS THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN REALLY GET SOME PROGRESS MADE IS, IS WHILE WE STILL HAVE THIS PILOT SHORTAGE IN UNITED AND DELTA MOVING AIRPLANES AROUND, THEY CAN GET A LOT OF WORK DONE HERE.

IS THERE ANY INDICATION HOW LONG PHASE ONE WILL TAKE? TWO YEARS, PUTS COMPLETION? TWO YEARS.

TWO YEARS PHASE.

ANYBODY ELSE? JOHN, JUST ONE THING, WOULD YOU ANNOUNCE THAT LINK FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING? I THINK I CAN, HANG ON.

YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY, I'VE, LET ME LOOK IT UP.

IT'S, IT IS FAIRLY EASY TO, ONCE YOU'RE HEAR IT, TO PLUG IT IN, COPY JOHN, IF YOU WANT COPY.

YEAH, THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EMAIL ADDRESS THERE IF I CAN FIND IT.

I'VE ONLY GOT 900 EMAILS TODAY.

OKAY.

MAYBE I'M NOT FINDING IT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU GO TO JUST, UM, THE BEAUFORT COUNTY WEBSITE AND ON THAT MAIN PAGE OF THE WEBSITE, THERE'S A PLACE ON THERE THAT SAYS SIGN UP FOR, YOU KNOW, NEWS ALERTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

JUST CLICK ON THAT AND THAT'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE NEWS ALERTS.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLUG IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU, YOU SEE IS THAT PRESS RELEASE.

I APOLOGIZE, IT'S KIND OF BURIED IN MY EMAILS WITH THE ACTUAL EMAIL ADDRESSES.

I I THINK WE CAN ALL LOOK IT UP, UH, ON THE WEBSITE, JOHN.

NO, IT'S OKAY.

I THINK I JUST FOUND IT NOW THAT I SAID THAT.

WELL, IT, IT COMES FROM A WEBSITE.

YOU DON'T WANT THAT WEB LINK, SO YOU'RE BETTER OFF JUST GOING TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND CLICKING ON THE SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION TAB.

AND THAT'LL, THAT'LL GET YOU THE STUFF STUFF.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, JOHN, ON THE, ON THE, UH, NEW ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES, UM, ALL OF THE CONTRACTS FROM THE AIRPORT NOW TO BE READ THREE TIMES IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL.

DO WE KNOW WHY THE AIRPORT WAS KIND OF ROPED, WRAPPED UP IN THE REST OF THE COUNTY PROCEDURES? 'CAUSE YOU HAD A PRETTY EFFICIENT, OR YOU HAD A PRETTY EFFICIENT PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THIS NEW REGULATION? WELL, TH THIS NEW REGULATION ONLY CONCERNS LEASES.

SO IF WE HAVE A NORMAL OPERATING AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S NOT, THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THREE READINGS.

SO IT'S JUST A LEASE.

SO IF, IF YOU CAME TO ME AND SAID, HEY, I'VE GOT A, YOU KNOW, A FLIGHT TOUR BUSINESS AND YOU GUYS HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE AND I'D LIKE TO BE IN THAT OFFICE SPACE, IT'S GONNA TAKE THREE READINGS OF COUNCIL TO GET YOUR LEASE APPROVED.

AND, AND THE REALITY IS, THERE REALLY IS NO SPACE ON THE AIRPORT WHERE THAT WOULD APPLY, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW ANYWAY, THERE'S NO EMPTY, NO, WE DO HAVE SPACE AND, AND CASE IN POINT, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE OCCUPYING ONE OF THE BUILDINGS ON HUNTER ROAD, UM, THAT YOU'RE GONNA VOTE ON THAT, THAT WE PURCHASED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION BUILDINGS HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEMOLISHED.

SO WE'RE GENERATING REVENUE

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BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE EXAMPLES.

AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ENTITIES IN THOSE BUILDINGS NOW.

WE'VE GOT A RENTAL CAR GROUP IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.

SO ANY OF THOSE LEASES NOW REQUIRE, REQUIRES AN ORDINANCE.

NEIL, BASED ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNCIL, THERE'S A CHANCE FOR A CARVE OUT FOR AIRPORT BUSINESS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THREE SEPARATE READINGS.

UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SAY YES, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COUNSEL.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STATE LAW.

WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT? WAS THERE SOME ABUSES IN SOME OTHER COUNTIES? IT, IT WAS AN AG OPINION AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPETUS FOR THE OPINION WAS.

ANYTHING ELSE? QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? DON'T GO AWAY.

ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS FROM THE BOARD OR A NEW

[IX.1. HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT AT 30 HUNTER RD BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND EDISON FOARD, INC ]

ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO THE FIRST ONE THAT WE JUST KIND OF TOUCHED ON THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT, WHICH ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL SIDE WILL SAY RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR A LEASE AGREEMENT.

UM, WOULD BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND EDISON FORD, WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

AND THAT'S GONNA BE A HUNTER 30 HUNTER ROAD, WHICH BACKS UP TO THE NEW, UH, EXTENDED RAMP AREA.

AND THEY DO HAVE GATE ACCESS RIGHT INTO THE, THE TERMINAL FACILITY.

SO IT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO PUT THEM.

THEY'VE GOT ADEQUATE SPACE IN THERE AND, UH, AND THEY'RE HAPPY TO, TO COME ON BOARD.

SO, UM, THIS, THIS IS A KIND OF A GOOD THING.

WE DO HAVE LIMITED SPACE FOR THEM TO PUT A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO THIS WILL SATISFY, SATISFY THAT NEED AND GENERATES REVENUE FOR THE AIRPORT.

IS THERE ANY LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY FOR THEM TO OCCUPY THE SPACE? SO THEY'LL HANDLE ALL OF THAT? NOPE, THEY'RE COMING AS IS.

AS IS.

AND I'M ASSUMING BASED ON THE AMOUNT THAT WE WE HAVE PER SQUARE FOOT, THAT'S MARKET VALUE LOOK LIKE IT WAS.

I KNEW THE WAREHOUSE SPACE LOOKED PRETTY CLOSE.

IT'S, YEAH, THAT, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

THE COUNTY'S GOT A, UH, LEASE POLICY NOW THAT THEY'VE, THEY'VE WORKED THROUGH WITH APPRAISERS AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S DIFFERENT VALUES FROM THE NORTH OF BROAD SOUTH AND BROAD AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROPERTIES.

SO THIS FITS WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS.

PARAMETERS, OKAY.

AND GALIUM, SINCE WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT ANYHOW.

NO, NOT OFFICIALLY , NO.

BUT IT IS A BENEFIT TO US TO HAVE THEM.

NO, I AGREE WITH THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

I JUST THOUGHT, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA PAY IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO JOHN ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NOT I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT.

UH, 30 WROTE HUNTER WROTE BETWEEN BUFORT COUNTY AND, UH, EDISON FORD INC.

UH, RICH MAKES THE MOTION.

BRIAN.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ONE

[IX.2. BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT AT 39 AIRPORT CIRCLE BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND HIGH TIDE AVIATION SCENIC TOURS, LLC ]

WE'VE GOT, UM, POTENTIAL FOR A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT OUT AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE.

AND THIS, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH, I THINK YOU APPROVED THE, UM, OPERATING AGREEMENT AND SPACE LEASE INSIDE BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE TERMINAL FOR HIGH TIDE.

AND THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE SCENIC TOURS, UH, BASED OUT OF A R W AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BUILDING A HANGAR THAT WILL WORK FOR THEIR BUSINESS ON THE AIRFIELD.

SO THEY WANT TO BASE A PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESS AT BUFORD EXECUTIVE, WHICH IS CERTAINLY A GOOD MOVE FOR THE AIRPORT.

SO WHAT THIS IS, IS THE FIRST STEP IN MOVING ON A, ON A GROUND LEASE WITH THEM.

WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE CONDITIONS LINED OUT YET.

WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE, THE DETAILS PRICE WISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT LINED OUT YET.

WE'RE GONNA WORK THROUGH THAT WITH THEM.

BUT WE WANTED TO, SINCE THIS TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET APPROVED THROUGH COUNCIL, WE WANT TO GET IT STARTED AND BY THE TIME IT GETS TO COUNCIL, WE'LL HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERED SO THAT COUNCIL SEES THOSE DETAILS.

COMPANY THAT'S DOING HELICOPTER TOURS OVER HILTON HEAD? NO, NO, THIS IS ALL FIXED, FIXED WING.

THEY FLY.

CESSNA ONE 70 TWOS ALONG THE SAME LINES.

I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THE HELICOPTER ISSUE AT A MEETING OR TWO AGO, BUT HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU ANY INDICATION OF WHAT THEIR SIGHTSEEING ROOTS WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE THEY'RE IN AN OPERATING? WE DO HAVE SOME.

I DON'T HAVE A PAMPHLET WITH ME, BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE PAMPHLETS OUT THAT SHOW WHAT THEIR ROOTS WOULD BE LIKE.

THE ROOTS OVER HILTON HEAD OR OVER BUFORT? OVER BOTH.

I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

DO YOU REMEMBER STEVE? THE RIVERS ARE AROUND HILL HEAD, SO THEY'RE GONNA FLY THE COAST AROUND THE ISLAND.

ONE THAT GOES AROUND HEAD OR DEER AND THAT FOLLOWS OFFSHORE.

FOLLOWS THE PERIMETER BUT NOT OVER LAND.

NOT ON THAT.

I

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM TWO ON THE ACTION ITEM LIST? HEARING NONE WILL ACCEPT A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT AT THE 39 AIRPORT CIRCLE BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND HIGH TIDE EV AVIATION SCENIC TOURS.

AND RICH, WERE SECOND.

DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ROCIO, YOU'RE GETTING DAVID'S RIGHT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, LAST

[IX.3. APPROVAL OF DESIGN OF NEW MONUMENT SIGN AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ARW COMMITTEE) ]

I'M GONNA HAVE CHRIS JUMP IN AND TALK ABOUT THIS ONE IF HE WOULD.

'CAUSE THIS CAME FROM A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THE, UH, A R W COMMITTEE.

YEAH, SO WE, SO AT THE A R W IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, UM, ERIC DID A NICE JOB ON SENDING OUT TO THE COMMITTEE THE PRE PRELIMINARY ITEMS WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT AND A NICE AGENDA.

UH, ONE OF 'EM WAS, UH, A NEW SIGN FOR OUT FRONT TO MATCH UP PRETTY MUCH WITH THE SIGN THAT'S ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE F P O.

UH, WE TALKED ABOUT AND DISCUSSED IT THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

UH, WE LIKED THIS OPTION THE BEST OTHER THAN IT WAS IN BLACK AND WHITE, UH, WITH WHITE LETTERING AND THE, AND BLACK BACKGROUND.

AND WE DECIDED TO GO, WE THOUGHT NAVY BLUE WOULD LOOK BETTER, UM, WHICH EITHER JOHN OR STEVE OR ERIC CONTACTED THE SIGN COMPANY AND THEY DID A RENDITION OF IT IN, IN BLUE WITH, AND WE GOT THE PALMETTO, UH, WITH THE MOON IN IT AS WELL.

AND, UM, THE A R W IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, UM, YOU KNOW, APPROVED THAT, THAT LOOK.

AND I THINK THAT WAS IN YOUR BACKUP, SO HOPEFULLY YOU SAW IT'S THE BOTTOM WAS THE LAST PAGE.

IT WAS IN THE PACKAGE, I THINK.

YEAH, IT'S LAST PAGE ON.

SO WE, WE HAD DISCUSSED IT AND UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE LIKE, WE LIKE THE SIGN AND IT MATCHES UP TO THE SIGN ON TO THE SIGN ON THE BACK.

UM, I'LL ASK THE SAME THING I ASKED LAST TIME ABOUT FROGMORE.

WHERE ON THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT, UH, WILL THE FROGMORE HISTORICAL NAME APPEAR IF ANYWAY? IT, IT'S, IT, IT'S REALLY ON THE T-SHIRTS AND HATS AND MUGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT, IT, IT'S KIND OF, UM, IT'S THERE, BUT IT'S NOT ON ANY TR ANY OF THE OFFICIAL SIGNAGE THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE AIRPORT.

BUT I STILL, I JUST HAD IT TWO MONTHS AGO.

THE GUY CALLED IT FROGMORE FROM A T C.

HEY, YOU GOING TO FROGMORE? YES, I AM NOW.

I STILL HEAR, I HEAR IT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR FROM AT T C IN SOMEWHERE.

RIGHT? BUT EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE, COMFORTABLE WITH THAT RESOLUTION.

YEAH.

BASICALLY ON HIM.

YEAH.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? WITH RESPECT TO ITEM THREE ON THE DESIGN OF SIGNAGE? UM, ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE NEW MONUMENT SIGN OF BE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AS YOU'VE ALL SEEN.

ALL IN FAVOR? UH, PLEASE SAY GOODBYE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NONE.

MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.

I THINK I, UH, DAVID AND NICK BOTH SAY AYE ON THAT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT GUYS.

AND, UM, THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT ON THE ACTION ITEMS. SO I'LL TURN BACK TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU JOHN.

NICE JOB.

UH, AS USUAL, UM, MOST

[X. CHAIRMAN UPDATE ]

WE HAVE 11 MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, A COUPLE ARE OUT TODAY TRAVELING AND AWAY ON BUSINESS OR OTHER ISSUES.

I'D LIKE TO THANK TOM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN GOING THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, UH, WITH POTENTIAL MEMBERS AND WORKING WITH THE, UH, THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND GETTING EVERYTHING DONE FOR US.

SO WE ARE, WE ARE BACK TO FULL STRENGTH.

UH, I'M GOING TO SEND YOU, UH, SOMETIME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, UM, A RE-LIST OF THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE.

UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US AND SOME NEW MEMBERS WHO WE ARE JOINING A COMMITTEE AND IS NOW GONNA HEAD UP THE COMMUNICATIONS, THE MARKETING COMMITTEE WITH THE FIRST TASK, UH, TO COME BACK TO JOHN WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MARKET THE AIRPORT WITH RESPECT TO THE HERITAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

SOMETHING THAT JOHN ASKED FOR, UM, A MEETING.

SO ALSO, AS YOU SAW IN MY NOTE, UH, SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK, WE ARE GOING TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS PRIOR TO COVID AND WHEN WE ALL SIGNED UP TO BE ON THE BOARD, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE NORM, EXCEPT IF YOU HAD A HEALTH ISSUE, A FAMILY MATTER AWAY ON BUSINESS.

UM, THAT SAME HOLDS FOR TODAY.

UM, SO AGAIN, THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO SHOW UP IN PERSON UNLESS YOU ARE BASICALLY OUTTA TOWN OR HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM, FROM BEING HERE.

SO I HOPE ALL MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL COOPERATE IN MAKING EVERY EFFORT AND THE MEETINGS.

SURE.

I ACTUALLY DIRECT IT TO YOU.

UH, COUNCILMAN?

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UH, WHAT'S THE STATUS AT COUNCIL LEVEL WITH REGARDS TO UH, UH, NO MORE ZOOM MEETINGS? UM, THEY'RE STILL ALLOWING ZOOM MEETINGS.

THEY HAVEN'T MADE IT MANDATORY.

UM, THAT, THAT, AND I WAS TALKING TO A COUPLE PEOPLE HERE TODAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND UM, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

UM, I WAS IN COLUMBIA YESTERDAY AND I DO NOT LIKE MISSING THESE MEETINGS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'D BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE ACCESS OR EVEN THE PUBLIC, UM, RICH WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE.

SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT BEING TAKEN AWAY.

AND I BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE CHAIRMAN IS IT'S NOT MANDATORY.

UH, BUT MAKE EVERY EFFORT YOU CAN.

THAT'S IT.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA BE PART OF THIS MEETING, WHETHER IT'S ONLINE OR HERE.

I THINK THIS IS JUST A GREAT BOARD.

YOU DO A GREAT JOB.

I THAT PORTION.

I AGREE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF COUNSEL HAS HAS DISCUSSED IT, SIR? NOT YET.

NOT THAT I'VE HEARD.

AND THE MINUTE I DO, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

BUT YEAH, I ALSO WISH I I I SPOKE WITH THE COUNTY AS WELL.

UH, ZOOM PARTICIPATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE, UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES YOU'RE LITERALLY OUT OF TOWN, YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY, YOU CAN'T BE HERE.

UH, AND PRIOR TO COVID, UH, OCCASIONALLY SOME MEMBERS OF BOTH THE COUNCIL AND OTHER COMMITTEES WITHIN THE COUNTY WOULD ATTEND VIA ZOOM OR TELEPHONE, UH, CALL IN WHEN WE HAD COVID, UM, WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC WAS HERE.

SO UP TO 18 THERE WAS NO, EVERYTHING WAS MANDATORY IN PERSON UNTIL 2018.

UH, YOU KNOW, GARY, GARY WAS, GARY CUBIC WAS VERY HARD ON THAT UNDERSTANDING WHEN THEY WENT INTO ZOOM.

MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE COUNTY IS THAT THE, THE QUOTE, I'LL USE THE TERM ZOOM AS A GENERIC, THE ZOOM OPTION WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

HOWEVER, AS TOM UH, JUST SAID, THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS AT BOTH THE COUNTY LEVEL, WHETHER IT'S ON A BOARD OR A COMMISSION, UH, TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

I JUST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING TO HAVE HAPPENED FOR ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

AND THAT WAS THE PROCESS WHEN WE ALL JOINED THE BOARD.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, AS LESLIE NOTED EARLIER, WE, WE MOVE BETWEEN BUFORT AND HERE, UH, BY THE TIME YOU'RE DONE, IT TAKES A GOOD HALF A DAY IF WE GO TO BUFORT AND IT TAKES THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN THE BEAUFORT FOLKS COME TO HILTON HEAD.

BUT THOSE ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED WHEN WE ALL SIGNED UP.

WE NEED TO GO BACK TO HAVING, UH, A FULL COMPLIMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS HERE IN PERSON TO HAVE A VIGOROUS DISCUSSION WHEN NECESSARY ON BOARD ISSUES.

SO ENCOURAGEMENT IS STILL THERE TO SHOW, BUT JUST TO UNDERLINE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SO THAT I UNDERSTAND IT, IF WE ARE OUT OF TOWN OR ILL OR WHATEVER, WE CAN ZOOM IN, CORRECT? THAT IS NOT, THAT IS NOT AN ABSENCE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT AN ABSENCE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I ALSO HAVE A FLAT, CHRIS THAT'S BEING DELIVERED TO YOU, HOWARD.

SO IF I'M MISSING BY ZOOM, YOU CAN SET HIM IN THE SEAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.

AN ACTUAL SIZE JUST MOVE.

YOU MAKE IT A LITTLE THINNER THOUGH.

.

MR. CHAIRMAN, ONE MORE THING I WANNA SAY IS THIS IS MY FIRST SEVEN MONTHS ON THE JOB, NEVER HAVING A POLITICAL OFFICE.

AND I WANNA SAY TO THE NEW MEMBERS HERE, YOU'RE WELCOME.

UH, IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH HOWARD ON THAT AND UH, TO JOHN, I THINK YOU RUN A GREAT, GREAT SHOP.

AND THIS BOARD, I GOTTA TELL YOU, I'M INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THINGS.

YOU FOLKS ARE ON THE BALL, I TELL YOU AND I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP IN GETTING US BACK TO FULL STRENGTH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

PLEASURE.

UM, ALRIGHT.

COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS ]

ALRIGHT, CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU START WITH THE R R W COMMITTEE.

UH, UH, WE WENT OVER, DISCUSSED THE NEW HANGERS, UM, WHERE WE WERE AT WITH THAT.

UH, THEY'RE, UM, GETTING BACK WITH US, UH, JOHN, STEVE AND ERIC, UH, REGARDING, UM, THE ENGINEERING COMPANIES.

LITTLE DELAYED IN GETTING SOME ITEMS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BACK.

IT'S STILL MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT'S, UH, WE JUST NEED TO HAVE SOME DRAWINGS IN OUR NEXT PHASES TO KIND OF BRING IT OUT TO THE, TO THE PILOT, UM, PILOT PUBLIC, UH, ABOUT THAT AND WHAT AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING, UM, THE SPACE AND CAN GET AS MANY IN AS WE CAN.

AND ALSO LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE FINANCIALLY HOW CAN WE MAKE AS MANY, GET AS MANY HANGERS IN AS POSSIBLE ON THAT.

UM, THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT WAS A GROUND LEASE, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD COME UP HERE.

AND THERE WAS A SECOND ONE THAT REALLY WOULDN'T CALL IT A GROUND LEASES.

KIND OF A, WON'T CALL IT A NAPKIN.

IT WAS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A DRAWING OF A HANGAR.

UM, BUT WE HAVE SOMEONE, ANOTHER INTERESTED PARTY.

UM, WE DIDN'T QUITE GET INTO THE AVENUES

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OUR HANGAR AND LEASE GROUND LEASE, REALLY, I THINK THE MEETING WENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES, HOUR AND 45, SO IT WENT A LITTLE LONGER.

SO WE TABLED THAT FOR, FOR THE NEXT, UH, FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

UM, AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH, UH, UH, AND WE'VE GOT THE UPCOMING EVENT, UH, FOR THE FIVE K IN THE TOUCH OF TRUCK, UM, ON THAT AS WELL AT A, AT A R W AND THAT IS IT THE T THE 30TH OF 28TH OF OCTOBER.

28TH OF OCTOBER FOR THAT.

UM, AND THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT.

CHRIS, IF YOU CAN ADD JIM, UM, YEAH, JIM WILL GET ADDED ONTO OUR COMMITTEE.

YEAH.

HAD HIM ON.

YEAH, HE WAS OUT OF TOWN I THINK WHENEVER WE HAD, UM, WHENEVER WE HAD THAT LAST MEETING.

UH, BUT WE HAVE GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM EVERYBODY, UH, WHO'S AVAILABLE.