Oct 23, 2023 Public Facilities and Safety Committee

APPROVAL, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE AUGUST 28TH, 2023 MEETING.

I WAS THE MOTION.

THAT WAS A, THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND CORRECT THAT APPROVAL.

FOR THE AMENDED AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AGENDA? WE NEED A MOTION.

AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

NOW.

AS AMENDED.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

AS AMENDED.

I'LL MAKE A SECOND.

A SECOND.

ANY OBJECTION? THIS WILL BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION.

NUMBER FIVE,

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- August 28, 2023]

UH, I HAVE ONE AMENDMENT TO IT.

YES, MA'AM.

AND I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH SARAH.

UH, IT'S, UH, THERE'S A, ON PAGE FIVE, THERE'S A PERSON MENTIONED.

UM, HOPE MURPHY.

HER NAME IS ACTUALLY HOPE COME TO HIM.

OH, OKAY.

WITH THAT CHANGE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

A MOTION WITH THE CHANGE TO THE MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

ANY OBJECTION? THIS WILL BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[6. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD- 15 MINUTES TOTAL]

TO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.

UH, FIRST UP WE HAVE DAVID.

HI, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

UH, SIR, I WAS GONNA SPEAK ON OPTION EIGHT WHEN YOU JUST MOVED IN NOVEMBER.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO COME BACK IN NOVEMBER OR, OR SPEAK NOW? I THINK YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO COME TODAY.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BACK, BUT IF TAKE YOUR TIME TODAY AS WELL TO DISCUSS IT.

SECONDLY, COMMUNITY INVOLVED INVESTMENT.

WELL, I'M DAVID NELS, UH, 1 0 3 TUS AURORA AVENUE ON LADIES ISLAND.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I SPEAK TO YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF RETAINING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICERS PRESENT AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

I'VE BEEN A PILOT FOR MORE THAN 33 YEARS, AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD AND I HAVE AN AIRCRAFT BASED AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

MY EXPERIENCE IN AVIATION AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS URGES YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE RETENTION OF THE SHERIFF OFFICERS PRESENT AT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE SERVICE IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF SECURITY, BUT A TESTAMENT TO THE STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE OFFICE AND OUR COMMUNITY.

SEVERAL KEY FACTS MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING THIS DECISION.

NUMBER ONE, A DECADE OF SERVICE.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS DUTIFULLY PROVIDED LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AT THE AIRPORT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

THIS EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP HAS ALLOWED THEM TO DEVELOP A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE AIRPORT'S UNIQUE SECURITY NEEDS AND TO TAILOR THEIR APPROACH ACCORDINGLY.

THESE DEPUTIES ARE NOT JUST OFFICERS, THEY'RE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE WELLBEING OF BOTH THE AIRPORT AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

THIS PERSONAL CONNECTION RESULTS IN A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE COMMITMENT AND A MORE COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.

NUMBER THREE, SECURITY RISK AND TRANSITION.

TRANSITIONING TO A DIFFERENT SECURITY PROVIDER POSES RISKS TO THE OVERALL SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AIRPORT.

THE

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POTENTIAL DISRUPTION DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD COULD LEAD THE AIRPORT AND THE ENTIRE AVIATION HUB AND SPOKE SYSTEM VULNERABLE TO SECURITY BREACHES AND OTHER UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES.

NUMBER FOUR, MAINTAINING CUSTOMER SERVICE.

OUTSOURCING SECURITY SERVICES OFTEN LEADS TO A REDUCTION IN CUSTOMER SERVICE QUALITY.

AND THE PRESENCE OF SHERIFF DEPUTIES AT THE AIRPORT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT SECURITY, BUT ABOUT PROVIDING TRAVELERS WITH A WELCOMING AND REASSURING EXPERIENCE.

AND LASTLY, HILTON HEAD IS BEAUFORT COUNTY.

AND AS A BEAUFORT COUNTY FACILITY, IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRESENCE ENSURING THE CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF A COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS.

ASK THAT YOU CAREFULLY WEIGH THESE FACTS AND ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST AS YOU ALWAYS DO OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

THE RETENTION OF THE SHERIFF'S PRESENCE IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMM, COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS VISITORS.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE LESLIE.

HI, HOW ARE YA? HI, HOW ARE YOU? DOING WELL TODAY.

I TOO WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT LIOS, THEIR SERVICE AT HILTON HEAD AIRPORT, IF THAT'S OKAY? YES, MA'AM.

ABSOLUTELY.

I CAME FROM HILTON HEAD, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

, YOU'RE GOOD.

UM, MY NAME IS LESLIE FL AND I SERVE AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD.

I SPENT 31 YEARS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EIGHT OF THOSE YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL A HUNDRED STAFF HIRED TO SET UP THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, I WAS INVOLVED WITH MANAGING T S A POLICY OR AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

AN AIRPORT CANNOT OPERATE UNLESS IT PROVIDES FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY.

T SS A GUIDELINES ENSURE THAT AN AIRPORT OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR SECURITY DIRECTIVE.

IN 2021, I ORGANIZED A CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM AT OUR AIRPORT OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO WORK FOUR TO FIVE HOURS DURING THE BUSIEST FLIGHT TIMES.

THEIR JOB IS TO ANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AIRPORT AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING.

THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE, MAKE SURE THEY OFFER OUR PASSENGERS AND VISITORS THE BEST POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, LEAVING THEM WITH A POSITIVE IMPRESSION OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

I WORK AS ONE OF THE AMBASSADOR VOLUNTEERS.

I FOUND OUT QUICKLY THAT OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES HAD ALREADY BEEN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE TO PASSENGERS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF THEM.

THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO TRAIN OUR AMBASSADORS BECAUSE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORS OFFICERS, AND WE CALL THEM LEOS, UNDERSTAND THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF OUR AIRPORT AS WELL AS THE AIRLINES THAT SERVICE US.

IF WE LOSE THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE AT OUR AIRPORT, WE WILL BE SETTING BACK ALL OF THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE TO ESTABLISH HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT AS A PREMIER TRAVEL DESTINATION.

VACATIONERS.

THIS WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS DISSERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, AND I HOPE OUR COUNTY COUNCIL WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN.

PUBLIC MEETING ON NOVEMBER THE NINTH FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM AT BLUFF AND REC CENTER TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN.

[7. UPDATE FROM ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR]

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

NUMBER SEVEN, UM, AN UPDATE FROM OUR ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM AND COMMITTEE.

UM, A COUPLE UPDATES.

AGAIN, THIS IS ITEMS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITHIN THE DIVISION.

UH, NOT NECESSARILY THINGS THAT ARE COMING FOR A VOTE TODAY, BUT JUST, UH, GOOD TO KNOW.

UH, THIS PAST WEEK IN TRANSPORTATION, WE HAD A REALLY GREAT MEETING, A REGIONAL MEETING WITH US, BEAUFORT COUNTY, JASPER COUNTY, TOWN OF HARDY V, UM, A MEMBER OF LATS, UH, REPRESENTATIVE AND S C D O T, UH, THEIR DEPUTY PLANNING DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT PLANNING AND FUTURE ROADS.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF ROADS IN WORK, UM, FOR THE 2018 SALES TAX, BUT THIS WAS LOOKING BEYOND THAT.

UM, AND SPECIFICALLY AT THE TRIANGLE AND EVEN THE 2 78 WIDENING FROM ARGENT BOULEVARD TO INTERSTATE I 95, WHICH IS IN JASPER COUNTY.

SO A GOOD REGIONAL MEETING.

UM, THE SHORT STORY OF A SUMMARY OF THAT MEETING WAS, UH, THE HARDEST PART IS NOT COMING UP WITH THE, THE, THE BIG NUMBER, THE $300 MILLION NUMBER.

IT'S GETTING THE PROJECT STARTED.

SO AS LOCALS FINDING THAT LOCAL SOURCE OF REVENUE, UM, TO GET THE BAR, UH, THE BALL ROLLING.

AND THAT WAS THE CHARGE FROM THE MEETING.

SO IF YOU CAN DO THAT, THEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE BETTER THAN MOST PLACES.

SO, UM, THAT'S THE CHARGE FROM FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

A COUPLE OTHER THINGS INSIDE TRANSPORTATION.

SO BURNT CHURCH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, THE COUNTY IS HOLDING THE SECOND

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SO WE'RE ABOUT 30% INTO THE DESIGN.

WE'RE WORKING WITH D O T TO FINALIZE THE CROSS SECTION AND GET SOME ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TWEAK THE RIGHT OF WAY NEEDS, UM, THROUGH THE SURVEYING PROCESS AND PRELIMINARY LAYOUT.

AND SO, UM, FLYERS ARE BEING SENT OUT AND PRESS RELEASES DRAFTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THAT UPCOMING MEETING.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S NOVEMBER 9TH FROM FIVE TO SEVEN AT BLUFF AND REC CENTER.

REIMAGINE REBO ROAD.

THE COUNTY WILL BE PRESENTING THE MASTER PLAN AT THE CITY OF BEAUFORT WORKSHOP MEETING TOMORROW, OCTOBER 24TH AT 5:00 PM.

UH, SO WE ARE ALSO PLANNING A FUTURE PRESENTATION TO THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL.

UM, I BELIEVE IN THE FIRST PART OF NOVEMBER.

THE DATE IS TO BE DETERMINED.

UM, OUR GOAL WITH THAT IS TO HAVE A LAST COMMENTS FROM, FROM THE BIG STAKEHOLDERS, OBVIOUSLY THE TOWN, THE CITY, AND BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL, UM, TO FINALIZE THAT REPORT SO THAT WE CAN ADOPT IT AS A GROUP AND THEN START ENGINEERING DESIGN.

UM, THE LAST THING WE WANNA DO IS TO PUSH FORWARD WITHOUT A PLAN THAT THAT SATISFIES MOST, AND THEN, UM, GET IN THE MIDDLE OF ENGINEERING DESIGN AND BEING A STALL MATE AT THAT POINT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE PRELIMINARY WORK WITH THIS DESIGN CHARETTE.

UH, AS FAR AS PUBLIC WORKS, A COUPLE MARINE PROJECTS.

ONE TONIGHT YOU'LL BE VOTING ON IS AJOY BOOT LANDING, SO A RECOMMENDATION FOR, UM, IMPROVEMENTS OF THAT BOOT LANDING TO REPLACE THE DOCKS, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE CONCRETE PIERS.

AND THEN THE DOCK ITSELF, UM, WHICH NEIL TALKED MORE ABOUT THAT.

ALSO INSPECTION, UM, SOME OTHER MARINE WORK.

WE'RE GONNA BE INSPECTING THE WHITEHALL FISHING PIER, UM, FOR ITS STABILITY AND STRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE SPANISH MOSS TRAIL.

UH, THE, A GOTTI TRUST THERE.

UM, PARALLEL TO 21, UM, THE MILITARY BASE COORDINATION.

UM, WE'RE FINALIZING AND WORKING ON THE FIRST I G SS A WITH PARIS ISLAND, WHICH IS THE RIP WRAP WITH A PROPOSED DATE.

WE'VE MET WITH THEM A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES AS FAR AS THE STAFF, UH, PUBLIC WORK STAFF THERE AT PARIS ISLAND AND PLAN TO START THAT WORK AT THE 1ST OF DECEMBER.

UH, AS FAR AS AIRPORTS, A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON THERE.

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING AND WORKING OUT FOR THE FLYING FROG.

FIVE K.

UH, THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEK TO GET IN SHAPE, UH, THAT WILL BE HELD AT, AT, UM, ON SATURDAY AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.

UH, FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING THE EVENT, WILL ALSO BE A TOUCH OF TRUCK, UM, EVENT SPONSORED BY JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE.

UM, IMMEDIATELY THERE FOLLOW, OR I THINK THERE'S AN HOUR GAP IN BETWEEN, BUT FOLLOWING THAT.

SO, UM, STAY AROUND, THERE'LL BE ACTIVITIES AND, AND FOOD TO EAT THERE.

UM, IN HILTON HEAD, UH, COMING NOVEMBER 3RD AND FOURTH, UH, NOVEMBER 3RD IS THE HILTON HEAD MOTORING EVENT AND CONCOURSE DAY ELEGANCE.

SO THE, THE NOVEMBER 3RD, WHICH IS THE FRIDAY IS THE FLIGHTS AND FANCY GALA AT THE AIRPORT.

UM, IT'S IN THE HANGAR, UM, THERE AT THE AIRPORT.

AND THEN NOVEMBER 4TH IS THE ARROW EXPO, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE HANGAR.

UM, SO THERE'S A, YOU CAN GO ONLINE, UM, AND GET TICKETS FOR THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, UM, YOU COUNSEL HAS VOTED ON THIS AND APPROVED IT, AND WE'RE, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN MOVING FORWARD IS THE TERMINAL GROUNDBREAKING AT HILTON HEAD.

SO WE'RE PLANNING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR NOVEMBER 9TH, UM, I BELIEVE AT 11 O'CLOCK.

WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE FINAL TIMELINE ON THAT, BUT NINE 10, SEE THERE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, UH, IN, IN, UM, IN, IN MOTION RIGHT HERE.

SO 10 O'CLOCK, UH, NOVEMBER 9TH AT 10 O'CLOCK.

SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT AND INVITATIONS WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH OUR P I O OFFICE.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE.

AND UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU JARED.

MR. CHAIR? YES MA'AM.

I JUST WANNA THANK JARED.

UM, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE YOUR HARD HAT ON TOMORROW AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

YEAH, THE PRESENTATION, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT REIMAGINING ROAD, BUT UM, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, TAKING INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GETTING INPUT.

AND, AND ONE THING TO, UM, I'LL MENTION THIS TOMORROW, BUT JUST FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR THIS IS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE THAN BOUNDARY STREET, UM, WHEN BOUNDARY STREET WAS GETTING STARTED, AND NOT SAYING THAT THIS PROJECT IS LIKE BOUNDARY STREET, BUT THE PROCESS IS LIKE BOUNDARY STREET.

SO THAT PROJECT STARTED, UH, IN 2005 WITH THE DESIGN CHARETTES.

UM, AND IT WASN'T FULLY COMPLETED AND CONSTRUCTED IN 2019.

SO IT TOOK 14 YEARS TO DEVELOP THAT.

WE HOPEFULLY WANT TO SHORTEN THAT PROCESS.

UM, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THE EARLY FRONT END OF THAT AND WE HOPE TO DO THE SAME THING, UM, THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO, BUT THANK YOU.

GONNA BE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE REAL PROPERTY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR JARED AS ALWAYS? ALRIGHT, MOVING INTO OUR AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEMS, WE'VE MOVED NUMBER EIGHT.

SO THE NEW NUMBER EIGHT IS

[9. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 39 AIRPORT CIRCLE WITH BEAUFORT FLIGHT TRAINING (FISCAL IMPACT: Beaufort Executive Airport will receive monthly income generated through lease revenue – Tenant shall pay $437.25 (265 sq ft x $19.80/12) in monthly base lease County Council Agenda – Beaufort County, SC payments for premises located at the Beaufort Executive Airport terminal. Annual Expected Revenue increase: $5247.00. These lease rates are in accordance with current Beaufort County lease policies) - Steve Parry, Deputy Airports Director]

LOCATED AT 39

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AIRPORT CIRCLE WITH BUFORT FLIGHT TRAINING.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO, UH, SO MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THESE COME UP OVER THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS.

UM, I BELIEVE MR. PERRY IS HERE AS WELL.

IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE OR THE NEXT ONE, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BRIEF FLY, BRIEF BACKGROUND FOR IT REAL QUICK.

OH, MY , I WON'T BE RUNNING THE FLYING FROG THIS YEAR.

YOU'RE BRINGING A LITTLE EXTRA HARDWARE WITH YOU TODAY.

NUMBER NINE, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 39 AIRPORT CIRCLE.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, COUNCIL JOE, CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM COMMITTEE.

YEAH, THIS IS, UH, AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL HERE IN BEAUFORT.

WE HAVE OFFICE SPACES THERE AVAILABLE FOR RENT.

AND WHEN THE COUNTY, UH, FORMALIZED THE NEW SQUARE FOOT RATES, WE HAD TO GO BACK IN AND FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE HAVE BE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, UH, IN AN OFFICE THERE.

AND HAVE MR. TIM ROY, WHO ALSO IS REQUESTING AN OFFICE THERE.

DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD? NO.

NUMBER EIGHT WILL BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION ONTO

[10. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 39 AIRPORT CIRCLE WITH TIM VERROI(FISCAL IMPACT: Beaufort Executive Airport will receive monthly income generated through lease revenue – Tenant shall pay $145.20 (88 sq ft x $19.80/12) in monthly base lease payments for premises located at the Beaufort Executive Airport terminal. Annual Expected Revenue increase: $1742.40. These lease rates are in accordance with current Beaufort County lease policies) - Steve Parry, Deputy Airports Director]

UM, WITH TIM, I'M NOT EVEN GONNA TRY THE LAST NAME.

ROY.

ROY WITH TIM ROY.

UM, THIS IS THE OTHER PIECE OF OFFICE SPACE, CORRECT? YES.

THAT'S CONNECTED TO IT, YES.

DO WE HAVE A SEPARATE OFFICE SPACE? BUT YES.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION A SECOND PLEASE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMENT, OBVIOUSLY THE LEASE AGREEMENTS ARE THE LEASE AGREEMENTS.

, AND ONCE YOU READ ONE, YOU READ 'EM ALL, BUT THEY WERE PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

SO FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INTERESTING TO READ 'EM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TENANT AND HAVING TO HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS OF INSURANCE AND SO ON.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

I BELIEVE SOMETIMES THE YEARS GET MIXED UP.

WAS IT THIS FEBRUARY DURING OUR WORKSHOP WE WENT THROUGH AND STARTED UPDATING ALL OF OUR MM-HMM.

, UM, LEASE AGREEMENTS AND SQUARE FOOTAGE.

SO THIS IS JUST THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DOING THE REAL WORK.

YEP.

STRAIGHTENING IT OUT.

SOME OF THIS STUFF FOR, SO WE APPRECIATE IT.

I KNOW IT, IT'S TEDIOUS, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT DONE.

CAN THIS BE DONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD.

NO OBJECTION.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE US 2 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT JOINT INDEPENDENT REVIEW PERFORMED BY C B B AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INTERN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ASCEND CORRESPONDENCE TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD REQUESTING THEIR MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, NUMBER 10,

[11. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE US 278 CORRIDOR PROJECT JOINT INDEPENDENT REVIEW PERFORMED BY CBB AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND CORRESPONDENCE TO TOWN OF HILTON HEAD REQUESTING THEIR MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR THE PROJECT (FISCAL IMPACT: N/A) - Jared Fralix, Assistant County Administrator, Infrastructure]

SOME MOVEMENTS.

MS. JIM? THANK YOU.

I'LL SECOND AND A SECOND.

C CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? ABSOLUTELY.

I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT BRINGING JARED UP FOR THIS TOO.

DON'T WORRY.

GOOD .

HE THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA GO BACK A COUPLE HOURS.

LEMME ASK YOU.

JUST GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT IT.

KNOCK IT OUT.

THE ONLY, I THINK THE ONLY ONE I HAVE IS THAT WHEN DO YOU PLAN ON ASKING FOR THAT CONSENT OF THE TOWNSHIP? SO, UM, RIGHT NOW THE, WHAT'S WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS TO AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATORS TO SEND THAT OVER AFTER IT.

THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL.

UM, AND THEN THE REQUEST FROM STAFF WOULD BE TO SEND IT OVER.

THE ONLY THING I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IS THAT MAY, JUNE, THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY IS DUE BACK WHEN, IS THAT THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY IS DUE BACK TO THEM IN MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE? WE HOLD OFF IN THAT.

YOU MEAN NEXT YEAR? MAY OR JUNE? NEXT YEAR.

YEAH, NEXT YEAR.

NEXT NEXT YEAR.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING AN INDEPENDENT STUDY JUST LIKE WE DID.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY'RE ON THE THIRD.

YEAH, THAT'S THE THIRD INDEPENDENT STUDY.

BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO FLOAT A REQUEST WHEN THEY'RE NOT GONNA EVEN ANSWER THAT? I MEAN, I'M SPEAKING LOGICALLY HERE.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE .

I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION LOGICALLY.

, IF YOU WOULD LIKE JARED, UM, WE DO HAVE TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR OVER $350 MILLION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT WITH FUNDING.

CAN THE PROJECT BE DONE? SO WE ARE FIVE YEARS INTO THIS PROJECT AND ON THE THIRD INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR THEM, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR SECOND OR THIRD, THIS WAS THE SECOND C B D, UH, FOR THE FIVE.

SO FIVE STUDIES NOW AND THEN FOR THE ACCOUNTANT.

MUNICIPAL CONSENT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THEIR REVIEW, BUT IT FEDERAL HIGHWAY LOOKS AT A PROJECT AND THEIR JOB IS TO DE-RISK A PROJECT.

I THINK THAT LISTEN MORE THAN ENOUGH STUDIES FOR SURE.

MY THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DOES, I DON'T THINK IT MAKES ANY SENSE TO SEND THAT REQUEST FOR THAT CONSENT.

IS, DOES A PROJECT HAVE TO BE, DO THEY HAVE TO GIVE THAT CONSENT BEFORE THE PROJECT STARTS? SO AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH ALL THE YEARS OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, WHAT WE'VE ASKED, WHAT D O T HAS PROVIDED AS DIRECTION, AND WE'RE LEANING ON THEM A LOT FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION IN THIS PROJECT IS THAT THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT IS REQUIRED BEFORE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, WHICH IS TYPICALLY AT 60%.

WE ARE AT 30% DESIGN DRAWINGS RIGHT NOW.

UM, AND WHERE WE ARE, WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT IS PREPARED AND READY TO GO TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY FOR THEIR REVIEW.

UM,

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SO HAVING MUNICIPAL CONSENT PRIOR TO MAKING THEIR APPROVAL IS CONSIDERED A LOT LESS RISKY FOR THEM TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

SO THAT'S THE INTENT FOR A FEDERAL HIGHWAY.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED AT THE 30%, IT IS REQUIRED LATER IN THE PROJECT.

THAT'S THE TIMEFRAME SORT OF MAKES MORE SENSE TO WAIT THEN? UH, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP MITIGATE THAT WITH THE TOWN, LET ME KNOW.

WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

MY THOUGHTS ARE, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL GET ANY RESPONSE IF THERE'S GONNA BE A STUDY THAT'S STILL DUE.

MR. CHEN.

UM, JUST BEFOREHAND, IF I COULD, UM, ONE, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR. DAWSON HAS LOGGED IN ONLINE AND MR. LAWSON HAS ALSO JOINED US AS WELL.

UM, YES.

I'LL GO AHEAD.

SO I WATCHED THE HILTON HEAD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK.

LAST WEEK, AND YOU WERE THERE AND IT WENT, UM, PROBABLY AN HOUR AND A HALF ON THIS TOPIC.

AND, UM, THE ENGINEER PROVIDED THE POWERPOINT, WHICH WAS VERY INTERESTING.

AND I LISTED ALL THE QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ASKED.

I ACTUALLY WROTE 'EM DOWN AND FORGOT TO BRING IT TODAY.

BUT THEY ALL HAD THEIR INPUT.

AND I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO DIRECT ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT A REFERENDUM COMING NEXT YEAR AND WHEN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE MONEY FROM 2018? AND WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER TO THAT.

I THINK WE'RE KIND OF IN A JACKPOT.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION, ACCEPTING IT.

I MEAN, I HAVE IT HERE ON PAPER, BUT I LISTENED TO THE CONSULTANT, I LISTENED TO THE QUESTIONS.

A LOT OF THEM WERE KIND OF, UH, VERY SPECIFIC AND MINUSCULE.

NOT REALLY THE OVERALL STUDY PROJECT ITSELF.

THEY WERE KIND OF DETAILED HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE.

AND SOME OF THEM WERE VERY GOOD, LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION PART ABOUT HAVING PARK AND RIDE, THAT KIND OF THING.

BUT I, I'M IN FAVOR OF, UH, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION.

UM, WHO, WHO YOU POINTING TO YOU? MR. GL ? NO, I'M, THANK YOU.

UM, JERRY, I WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS PUT ON HALT AND, UM, D O T BASICALLY HAVE TOLD US THIS IS OUR PROJECT.

UM, ANY ACCELERATED COST IS ON US.

AND YOU TOLD US AT, AT SOME POINT IN TIME THAT THERE'S A PARALLEL LINE MOVING.

THE COUNTY'S MOVING HERE, THE TOWN IS MOVING HERE.

WE ARE HOPING THAT WE COME TO, UH, A INTERSECTION AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

BUT IF WE HAVE TO DELAY THIS PROJECT ANY MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW, IT MEANS THAT THIS COUNTY HAS TO PAY THE COST FOR THE INCREASE.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO THE RESIDENTS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE TOWN.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING THIS FORWARD, UM, AS OUTLINE HERE.

TO MAKE MENTION OF THE, THE FINANCIAL PART.

SO THE, THE COUNTY IS THE OWNER OF THE PROJECT AND SPONSOR OF THE PROJECT.

SO ALL THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS ARE IN THE COUNTY'S NAME.

SO, UM, $80 MILLION WAS PART OF THE 2018 SALES TAX.

WE HAVE SOME OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE S APPLICATION.

IT WAS, IT WAS COUNTY LED, BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST STUDY AFTER THAT, IN JULY OF 21, WE HAD THE PREFER ALTERNATIVE AT A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS PRESENTED.

SO THE COUNTY HAS ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS INVESTED IN THE PROJECT.

UM, D O T INITIALLY STARTED OUT AT 40, 45 MILLION, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE AROUND 70, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OVER 70 MILLION OF THEIR SHARE.

THEY HAVE STATED THAT AS THEIR SHARE, THEY DON'T INTEND TO GO HIGHER THAN THEIR SHARE.

UM, AND THEN THE S CIB HAS $120 MILLION, UM, GRANT THAT THEY HAVE INVESTED IN THE PROJECT.

UM, CLEARLY IN THE SIB APPLICATION, THAT IS THEIR GRANT AMOUNT.

THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE PROJECT.

SO YES, TO YOUR POINT, ANY ADDITIONAL COST, WHETHER THAT'S JUST FROM TIME DELAY OR THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, UM, AS THE YEARS GO FAST, UM, THAT IS THE BURDEN OF, OF THE COUNTY TO TAKE THAT ON AS FAR AS THE PROJECT ITSELF.

UM, AS FAR AS GETTING TO A STALL MATE, SO LAST YEAR, UM, AND, AND I TRIED TO WRITE THIS IN THE ITEM BACKGROUND AND MAYBE LET ME JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZE IT.

IN 2021, UM, THERE WAS A CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT STUDY.

UM, THAT INDEPENDENT STUDY WAS THE FIRST INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT WE DID TOGETHER WITH TOWN OF HILTON HEAD.

UM,

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UM, AFTER THAT, IN THE FALL, THE TOWN HAD WORKED WITH M K S K PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 26, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAD TO THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.

SO D O T ALONG WITH THE COUNTY WORKED ON THE PROJECT AND UPDATED IT AND MADE A MODIFIED PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND A THIRD PUBLIC, UH, INFORMATION MEETING IN MARCH, 2022.

AT THAT TIME, UM, THERE WERE STILL HESITATIONS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD ON THE PROJECT AND WE WENT BACK AND FORTH AND IN OCTOBER OF 2022, WE AGREED ON A M O U WITH THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD THAT OUTLINED 10, 10 ITEMS THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO TOGETHER TO WORK ON THE PROJECT AND ADVANCE THE PROJECT.

UH, ONE OF THOSE BEING A JOINT INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR A SECOND INDEPENDENT STUDY.

SO THAT WAS COMMISSIONED AND PUT OUT TO BID IN THE FALL OF 2022, WINTER, UH, DECEMBER.

AND THEN, UH, COMMENCED IN, UH, MARCH OF 2023.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND THEY FINALIZED AND, AND MADE A REPORT AND A PRESENTATION IN SEPTEMBER.

SO NOW WE HAVE, UH, MET ALL THE 10 POINTS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THAT M O U UH, DIRECTLY.

SO INSIDE OF THAT, AT THE END OF THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WAS THAT MUNICIPAL CONSENT WOULD NOT BE REASONABLY UN INHALED, AND THAT THAT WAS THE LAST INDEPENDENT STUDY TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PROJECT.

THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, AS, AS YOU MAY NOTE, IS PREPARING TO DO A THIRD INDEPENDENT STUDY SEPARATE FROM THE PROJECT, SEPARATE FROM THE COUNTY.

UM, THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE M O U THAT WE AGREED UPON.

SO AT THIS POINT, PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, SEEK MUNICIPAL CONSENT FROM THE TOWN IS THAT WE AGREED TO AN AGREEMENT OVER A YEAR AGO ON THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

AND THOSE CONDITIONS HAVE ALL BEEN MET AND AGREED UPON.

ONE OF THEM ALSO BEING THE ADAPTIVE SIGNALS WORK ON THAT COLLECTIVELY OF WHICH THAT WAS PAID FOR WITH IMPACT FEES FROM THE COUNTY.

SO THE COUNTY HAS HIT EACH OF THOSE MARKS.

UM, SO THIS IN STAFF'S OPINION IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST OR TIMING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND, AND COUNCILOR T'S COMMENTS.

I I AGREE TOTALLY WITH THEM.

UM, THOSE OF US THAT HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO WORK ON HILTON HEAD FOR A LIVING, WE NEED THIS BRIDGE.

WE NEED IT SOONER THAN LATER.

UH, ALSO, I, I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF WE'RE GONNA JEOPARDIZE OUR, OUR STATE MONEY BY THESE, THESE DELAYS.

UM, AND, AND AS YOU SAID, OCTOBER A YEAR AGO, WE ALL SIGNED UP FOR THIS AGREEMENT FOR THOSE 10 POINTS.

AND I APPRECIATE THE REVIEW BACKGROUND INFORMATION, UH, WITH THE DIFFERENT RESPONSES.

IT, IT BROUGHT BACK SOME OF THOSE MEMORIES FROM A YEAR AGO, WHAT WE DID AGREE TO.

SO I WILL SUPPORT GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT, UM, COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD JUST SAID.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY THE MOST THAT EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL AND MYSELF INCLUDED, HAS DONE AT SOME POINT IS KICK SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD TIME AND TIME AGAIN BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY OR DO EVERYTHING THE WAY, DO SOMETHING THE WAY EVERYBODY WANTS IT TO BE DONE.

BUT AT SOME POINT, WE'RE NOT EVEN PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT, WE'RE JUST SPENDING MONEY TALKING ABOUT A PRODUCT OVER AND OVER AND OVER BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSING ON SOME SMALL DETAILS THAT WE GOTTA COME ALONG.

BUT AT, AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO GET STARTED AND STOP KICKING THIS DOWN THE ROAD.

THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS BRIDGE BEFORE I GOT ON COUNTY COUNCIL.

UM, THAT WAS OVER THREE YEARS AGO.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BEFORE.

SOME OF Y'ALL WERE ON IT AS WELL.

THE POINT IS, THE, THE BRIDGE IS NOT UP TO CODE OF WHAT WE NEED.

IT IS NOT SATISFYING OUR PUBLIC AND THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE ISLAND.

AND WE ALREADY KNOW FROM THE LAST TIME WITH MATTHEW, IT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT FOR THE HURRICANES THAT WE'VE HAD THIS WAY.

SO AT SOME POINT WE DO HAVE TO START.

UM, YOU'VE LAID IT OUT THAT WE HAVE MET OUR END OF THE AGREEMENT AND AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO GET GOING.

UM, SARAH, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER? UH, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON.

MARK LAWSON? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER RES.

I'M GONNA SAY NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERNICK? YES.

CHAIRMAN PASSMAN? YES.

COMMITTEE CHAIR CUNNINGHAM? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAWSON? YES.

THE MOTION PASSES.

INCORPORATED FOR ALL DRY BOAT LANDING REPAIRS.

ALRIGHT, MOVING

[12. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD TO R.L. MORRISON & SONS, INC. FOR ALLJOY BOAT LANDING REPAIRS (FISCAL IMPACT: $534,730.00 The project cost is funded by a Hospitality Tax Grant #20020021-54124 in the amount of $534,730.00. The ATAX funding source has a balance of $1,092,017.00) - Jared Fralix, Assistant County Administrator, Infrastructure]

ON TO THE NEW NUMBER 11.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD TO RL MORRISON AND SONS

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I BELIEVE NEIL HAS THIS ONE.

AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

SO BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE ALL JOINT BOAT LANDING REPAIRS.

UM, RL MORRISON IS THE, UH, RESPONSIVE BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT.

UH, HE'S A KNOWN QUANTITY, SO TO SAY, HAS DONE SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR MARINE FACILITIES.

UM, BACK IN SPRING OF 2022, IT WAS OBSERVED BY STAFF THAT THE DOCK WAS IN IS, UH, DETERIORATING.

PARTICULARLY THE PILINGS WERE DAMAGED AND BENT.

SINCE THEN, WE HAVE SLIGHTLY REPAIRED THEM JUST TO KEEP THEM GOING.

UM, FUNDING WAS REQUESTED THROUGH A H GRANT, UH, TAX GRANTS.

AND WITH THAT, A MARINE ENGINEER WAS ACQUIRED TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND BIDDING.

THIS WAS PUT OUT IN THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR WITH THE BIDS COMING BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS THE A AND H TAX OF 5 34 7 30.

AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL NOT ONLY A, THE EXISTING FLOATING SECTION, BUT IT WILL ADD FIVE ADDITIONAL PANELS TO MAKE AN L SECTION.

SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR POPULAR MARINE FACILITIES THAT GETS USED A LOT AND, UH, WHATNOT.

THE NOTICE TO PROCEED ONCE WE ISSUE THE NOTICE OF PRE, UH, NOTICE TO PROCEED THE CONSTRUCTION'S ROUGHLY SIX MONTHS.

SIX MONTHS FOR START TO COMPLETION.

THEY'RE COMING FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO? YEAH.

AND HOW SOON WILL THAT START? ONCE WE APPROVE TODAY, THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME TO WORK ON A BOAT LANDING, ESPECIALLY AS BUSY AS ALL JOY IS.

SO YES SIR, PEOPLE ARE ASKED THAT QUESTION.

SO WHAT'S YOUR, SO, UM, AS SOON AS WE ISSUE THE NOTICE PROCEED, THE NEXT STEP IS TO GET THE ALUMINUM, UH, FLOATING COMPONENTS FABRICATED.

AND ONCE THOSE ARE IN, IT'S A MATTER OF THEN SECURING, UH, MAKING SURE THE CONTRACTOR'S MOBILIZED AND CAN USE THE, THE DOCK.

WE, WE WOULD TEMPORARY CLOSE IT, OBVIOUSLY WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THE FLOATING COMPONENT.

UM, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT BEING THAT LONG OF A CONSTRUCTION PROCESS ONCE ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE IN PLACE.

I'M SORRY, ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

I BELIEVE IT WAS CLOSED THAT LONG.

WELL THAT'S, AND AGAIN, THAT'S GONNA BE THE THING THAT OBVIOUSLY IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE THE, THE, THE FOLKS THAT'S GONNA AFFECT THAT, THAT USE THAT ALL THE TIME DOWN THERE, SO YEP.

, UM, ANY MORE INFORMATION WE CAN GET ON, ON WHAT THAT IS AGAIN? 'CAUSE IT HAS TO BE DONE.

I MEAN, IT, IT IT'S IN DIRE NEED OF, OF BEING REPLACED.

UM, AT THIS POINT, SO YES SIR, THE GOAL IS TO TAKE OUT THE WOODEN, UH, PILES AND THEN COME BACK WITH THE CONCRETE JUST LIKE OUR, UH, HE, HE TASK AND WHATNOT.

KEEP A PRODUCT THAT'S THERE FOR A LOT LONGER.

MR. LAWSON, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT.

COULD I GET A MOTION FOR DISCUSSIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

A SECOND, PLEASE.

SECOND THAT, UH, TAB ON THE SECOND FOR THAT ONE.

UM, YEAH, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, IS THIS JUST THE DOCK ITSELF OR IS IT PART OF THE LANDING? SO IT'S JUST THE FLOATING COMPONENT AT THIS POINT.

THERE'S ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THE TAX FOR THE PARKING LOT AND TO RECONFIGURE THAT AS WELL.

WE'LL, WE'LL KIND OF CALL THAT PHASE TWO, SO TO SAY AND WHATNOT.

SURVEYS BEING DONE CURRENTLY TO GET THE PROPERTY LINES AND TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST, UH, CONCEPTUAL PLAN IS FOR THE NEW PARKING LOT.

AND SO THAT'S BEING WORKED ON AS WE SPEAK BECAUSE WE JUST GOT THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

THIS IS, YEAH, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR.

THIS IS JUST FOR THE BOAT LANDING.

THERE WAS ALSO MONEY IN THIS, UM, TO LOOK AT RENOURISHING THE BEACH, WHICH I THINK WE'RE GETTING PUSHED BACK RIGHT NOW.

AND, AND WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. UH, NEWTON AND, UH, MR. HERB KERMAN WORKING ON THAT.

UM, THAT WAS PART OF THIS AS WELL.

NOT ONLY TO DO THE DOCK, BUT ALSO TO, TO RENOURISH THE BEACH THERE, WHICH HAS BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.

I THINK IT WAS RENOURISHED, UH, THREE TIMES BEFORE, ONE BY THE ROTARY CLUB AND THEN TWICE BY STROM THURMOND MADE TO HAVE IT, UM, HAVE IT RENOURISHED, BUT AGAIN, UM, WE'RE GETTING PUSHED BACK THAT YOU CANNOT RENOURISH IT C WORD OF THE CRITICAL LINE.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.

BUT, UH, BUT SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IT THROUGH THE WINTER, WHICH IS GOOD, AND HAVING IT DONE BY NEXT SPRING IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE MY GOAL.

AND JUST POINT OUT WE DID HAVE TWO BIDS, UM, SO WE DID PUT THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR BID ON THAT AS WELL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

CAN THIS BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION.

DID SOME EXCELLENT WORK THERE, TOOK CARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND I MET THOSE PEOPLE THE OTHER DAY AND I'M TELLING YOU HE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

AND THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH NO OBJECTION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

CAN I JUST SAY ONE MORE THING TO MR. DESAI? ABSOLUTELY.

BEFORE WE GO, I GOTTA TAKE YOU BACK TO JULY.

I CAME TO YOU WITH A PROJECT FOR, UM, OFF OF NORTH FOREST BEACH.

IT WAS A, UM, BARRIER, BEACH COVE ROAD.

YOU REMEMBER IT WAS AN INFESTATION.

THIS FAMILY WAS HAVING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS AND I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

YOU

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AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT.

12, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AWARD TO O QUINN MARINE CONSTRUCTION FOR R F P NUMBER OH 9 0 7 2 3 WHITEHALL, PHASE TWO, DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU MS. THANK YOU.

NUMBER

[13. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AWARD TO O’QUINN MARINE CONSTRUCTION FOR RFP #090723 WHITEHALL PHASE 2 DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (FISCAL IMPACT: $250,000. Funding to come from the Passive Park Budget account #45020011-54417. Current account balance is $937,336.60) - Eric Larson, Capital Projects]

SO MOVE A SECOND, I'LL SECOND ANY DISCUSSION.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE, ERIC, IF WE NEED ANY, UH, BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THAT, MR. LARSSON? YEAH, PLEASE.

I, I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WHITEHALL PARK TWO, ONE AND ONE? SO YES, SIR.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

UH, ERIC LARSON'S, CAPITAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR.

UH, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHITEHALL, PHASE ONE, WE'VE GOT A DRAWING UP ON THE MAP.

PHASE ONE IS PRETTY MUCH THE PARK WITH THE, UH, THE PAVILION, THE RESTROOMS AND THE PAVILION, THE PARKING LOT.

UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRAIL OUT TO THE END OF THE, UH, UM, OLD ROAD BED.

, UH, PHASE TWO IF, AND, AND IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE ON THAT SCREEN, BUT PHASE TWO IS, IS VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE.

UH, THE ITEM MARKED H IS A SMALL, UH, FISHING PIER, KAYAK LAUNCH TYPE OF DOCK.

UH, THAT'S PART OF PHASE TWO.

UM, BULKHEAD REPAIR AT THE VERY END OF THE, UM, UH, ROAD BED GOING OUT TOWARDS THE BEAUFORT RIVER.

UH, THERE'S SOME EROSION THERE AT THE END OF THAT.

SO THIS IS A BULKHEAD STABILIZATION, THAT'S THE OTHER LARGEST PIECE OF THIS PROJECT.

AND THEN THERE'S MISCELLANEOUS, UM, ASPHALT AND OTHER HARD SURFACES, UH, IN THE OLD PART OF THE, FROM THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT.

AND, UH, THAT'S IN THE AREAS THAT ARE MARKED.

K NO, THERE YOU'RE GOOD.

UM, K G O, THOSE AREAS.

THERE'S SOME ASPHALT AND GRAVEL OLD ROAD BED AND, UH, PARKING AREAS FROM PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE REMOVING ALL THOSE AND RETURNING THEM TO GRASS.

SO IT'S KIND OF A LIMITED SCOPE.

UM, THE WAY WE DID THIS PROJECT, AS YOU SAW IN THE PACKAGE, WAS A DESIGN BUILD.

IT REALLY WASN'T WORTHY OF THE TIME TO DO A DESIGN.

UM, BECAUSE WE KNEW WHAT WE WANTED IN THE WAY OF A DOCK.

WE'RE LIMITED BY CODE, WHAT WE CAN HAVE.

AND SO WE DID THIS A DESIGN BUILD PACKAGE WHERE THE CONTRACTOR WAS ACTUALLY PUT THE DRAWINGS TOGETHER FOR US AND WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THE PERMITS ON OUR BEHALF.

AND BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN BILL, WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THEIR ENTIRE SUBMITTAL.

WE TYPICALLY DON'T DO THAT FOR YOU.

UH, BUT ON THIS DESIGN BILL, YOU SEE THE, UH, QUALIFICATIONS OF THE TEAM AND THE SCOPE OF WORK.

THEY'RE, THEY PROPOSED ON THIS PROJECT AND WE ONLY HAD ONE BID.

WE HAD ONE BID, YES.

WE HAD FOUR OR FIVE.

UH, STEPHANIE SAID FIVE TODAY.

I HAD REMEMBERED FOUR, BUT THERE WAS PROBABLY FIVE.

SHE'S PROBABLY RIGHT.

WE HAD FIVE PEOPLE ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID.

AND SO WE FULLY EXPECTED TO GET MULTIPLE BIDS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DID GET ONE.

THIS IS A SPECIALTY TYPE OF WORK.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CONTRACTORS THAT DO THESE DOCKS.

AND SO WE, WE KNEW WE'D HAVE A SMALL POOL TO BEGIN WITH.

UH, BUT WE DID RECEIVE ONE BID.

YES, MA'AM.

THE, UM, THE LAUNCHING OF, UM, THE KAYAKS, UM, CANOE COULD BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL.

I BELIEVE SO.

YES SIR.

YOU BELIEVE SO? JUST NON-MOTORIZED BOATS.

UM, GETTING A, UM, A KAYAK OR A CANOE FROM THE PARKING LOT THERE IS GONNA BE PROBLEMATIC OR IS IT, WOULD IT BE IT WILL REQUIRE 'EM TO CARRY IT.

I MIGHT HAVE TO, I MAY HAVE TO DEFER THE QUESTION TO STEPHANIE, UH, SINCE SHE'S THE PARK MANAGER AND SHE IS GONNA BE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATIONS ON IT.

WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT, SO I'LL LET HER ANSWER IT.

KAYAK? YES.

HI, STEPHANIE NADT, PASSIVE PARKS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.

UM, MR. GLOVER, THE KAYAK, UM, DOCK IS ACTUALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING FROM THE WATER INTO THE PARK.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY GONNA BE A KAYAK LAUNCH BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ACROSS THE STREET AT THE FACTORY, FACTORY CREEK FISHING PIER.

UM, SO THIS IS MORE OF, UM, RECEIVING, TRYING TO CREATE A BLUE WAY.

SO IF PEOPLE LAUNCH AT FACTORY CREEK, THEY CAN KAYAK TO WHITEHALL, KAYAK TO DOWNTOWN, KAYAK TO FORT FREDERICK, AND THEN AROUND TO THE SANDS SO THAT THERE'S SEVERAL STOPS ALONG THE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO STOP, GET OUT, WALK AROUND, LOOK AROUND.

I'M GONNA LAUNCH MY CANOE.

I HAVE TO GO TO THE, OKAY.

I'M JUST READY TO SEE YOU LAUNCH THAT IL.

I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

UM, DO WE USE THIS, UH, EVERGREEN ON ALL OF OUR, WHEN WE'RE REDOING DECKING AND DOCS NOW? 'CAUSE IT SAYS IT'S, YOU KNOW, MORE, IT LASTS LONGER.

IT'S COMPOSITE DECKING VERSUS TREATED LUMBER.

LUMBER.

IS THIS WHAT WE'RE USING? I DON'T, IT HAS NOT BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE USED, UH, EXCLUSIVELY.

A QUOTE ON A PRODUCT THAT WAS MORE DURABLE AND LONGER LASTING THAN TRIPLE MARINE PLYWOOD.

, I, I THINK STEPHANIE WAS INTERESTED IN GETTING

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AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S PROPOSED ON THIS.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE.

SO IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE DURABLE AND MORE LONG TERM AND, AND LOWER MAINTENANCE COST.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, MINE I JUST WANNA TOUCH ON REAL QUICK IS, UM, JUST TO REMIND YOU OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, WE ARE GETTING LESS AND LESS BIDS ON A LOT OF PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS BEING DONE, NOT ONLY HERE IN BEAVER COUNTY BUT ACROSS THE STATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ROAD WORK.

WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT 95, HOW THE STATE MIGHT START PULLING CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO THAT.

SO SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET MULTIPLE BIDS ON AS WELL.

CAME TO THIS FOUR WITH NO OBJECTION.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AWARD TO TARA EXCAVATING INCORPORATION FOR I F B 1 0 1 2 2 3 SOUTH SIDE PICKLEBALL COURTS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

AND THIS WILL BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION.

NUMBER 13,

[14. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AWARD TO TERRA EXCAVATING, INC. FOR IFB #101223 SOUTHSIDE PARK PICKLE BALL COURTS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (FISCAL IMPACT: $570,024.00 to come from the Parks and Recreation Capital Fund account #10401600-54436 with an account balance of $4,551,060.13) - Eric Larson, Capital Projects]

I MAKE THE MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, I KNEW IT WAS COMING.

AND A SECOND.

A SECOND.

YES SIR.

ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? THIS IS GONNA COMPLIMENT WHAT THE CITY'S DOING.

MARK.

YEAH, HERE WE GO.

AND THIS CAN BE DONE WITH NO OBJECTION.

PERFECT.

UM, JUST ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF.

UM, I KNOW WE STARTED PUTTING IN, WHICH ALL OF US HAVE LOVED SO FAR, THE COST OF IT AND WHICH ACCOUNTANTS COMING OUT OF, AND THE BALANCE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION FOR MYSELF, IS THAT BALANCE BEFORE OR AFTER WE APPROVE WHICHEVER THE PROJECT IS.

IT'S CURRENT BALANCE.

SO IT'S THE CURRENT BALANCE BEFORE WE APPROVE IT.

SO THAT'S THE PRE-EXISTING BALANCE BEFORE WE MOVE IT FORWARD.

JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE.

ALRIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.