Sep 19, 2024 Airports Board

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE YOU'RE YOU COLLECT ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE GROUP OF FOUR WHICH IS HAS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED POSTED DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. SO NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME FIRST

[IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

HOLD ON A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANYBODY SO LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ONE AGAINST THE PROPONENTS FROM LAST WEEK FOR THE LAST MEETING LAST MONTH THAT PASSES. THAT'S OUR APPROVAL NOW DON'T

[VI. PUBLIC COMMENT]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY.

[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

I CAN HEAR YOU, NICK. YOU CAN YOU SEE ANYBODY YOU'RE GOING TO UTILIZE.

OKAY. YEAH. WELL, LET'S ON THAT REAL QUICK.

I THINK THAT WAS A PROBLEM LAST TIME WE MET OUT HERE TOO AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THEY SAY NO VIDEO, NO SLIDES. I THINK YOU CAN HEAR ME BECAUSE I'M AND WE ONLY HEAR THROUGH ON YOUR COMPUTER IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WE CAN HEAR YOU. WE'RE ONLY HEARING YOU MY COMPUTER NICK AT THE PODIUM SO YEAH YEAH YOU ARE ALL HERE NOW. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOOD.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I CAN HEAR BUT I'M LIKE I CAN'T SEE ANY SLIDES. OKAY, WELL I WANT TO YOU SHOW UP IN PERSON NEXT TIME COMING TO THE AIRPORT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT WELL WE IF YOU'D LIKE WE CAN ALL OF YOU MAKE A NOTE THAT WILL SEND THE SLIDES TO BOTH OF THESE GUYS IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT TOUGH BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONTEXT IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE EVERYTHING SAY AND THEN WHEN WE KNOW WHEN YOU GET THE SLIDES YOU HAVE TO FILL IN THE BLANKS AND THEN WE'LL GRADE YOU ON THAT AND IF YOU PASS YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR SEAT AND IF YOU DON'T THEN, YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HANG OUT TO DRY. I ALWAYS MEMORIZE EVERYTHING YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER MARK YOU'RE IN. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE THROUGH THE DIRECTORS REPORT THAT'S SHOT OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS SAW THE THAT WE PUT OUT THERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO BUT JUST TO DECORATE PULLS OUT FRONT I NEED TO HOPES IT'S NOT SET UP

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ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, IT'S NOT THERE ON MY SCREEN BUT ALL RIGHT, THESE ARE JUST SOME SHOTS OF RUBBER REMOVAL WE DID OUT ON THE RUNWAY AND THE DISCOLORATION IS JUST BECAUSE IS ACTUALLY STILL KIND OF WET FROM THE THE NIGHTTIME WORK BUT COULDN'T SEE THE NUMBERS BASICALLY BEFOREHAND WITH WITH THE RUBBER THAT BUILDS UP. SO WE'RE DOING THAT BUT ONCE A YEAR RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING JUST AS PART OF OUR PREPARATION FOR THE THE FAA CERTIFICATION INSPECTION.

SO PILOTS APPRECIATE THAT OBVIOUSLY HAVING THE CLEAN RUNWAYS, HOW DO THEY REMOVE THAT? THEY'RE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. IT'S LIKE A I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS LIKE A KIND OF A SOUPED UP STREET SWEEPER AND WE JUST HAVE HIGH PRESSURE WATER, ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND INDUSTRIES BUFFER TYPE STUFF.

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S GOOD. IT'S NOT WORK. EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.

WE DID HOLD THE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS LAST THURSDAY BEFORE EXECUTIVE SO REALLY EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF OPEN UP THE VENUE UP THERE SHOWCASE THAT AND BRING IN A LOT OF FROM FROM THE AREA THOSE CATER BY CUE ON BASE SO IF YOU'RE IN BEAUFORT YOU KNOW IT'S GREAT FOOD AND HAD A REAL NICE CROWD UP THERE AND SOME GREAT SUN SUN SET SHOTS THERE HAVE LIVE MUSIC OUT ON VERANDA AND THIS WAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WELCOME PEOPLE IN AND JUST REMIND THEM THAT WE DO OFFER THAT AS A AS A VENUE SPACE SO IT IS A RENTABLE SPACE AND IT'S THE ONLY PLACE TO BE FOR IT THAT YOU CAN RENT SPACE ON AN SO IT WAS FUN IT'S NICE THE THE TERMINAL AGAIN WE DID THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT THE LATEST YOU CAN SEE IN THAT LAST PHOTOGRAPH BOTTOM RIGHT ALL THAT FRONT AREA HAS BEEN REDONE. THE BRICK HAS BEEN PAINTED.

WE'VE GOTTEN SOME NEW WORK OUT ON THE STOOP TO FIX THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE'VE ALL THE PLANTERS FILLED UP AND THINGS TO REALLY LOOK FANTASTIC AND AND PEOPLE ENJOYED THAT SO IT WAS IT WAS A NICE EXAMPLE OF THE THE AIRPORTS BEING A COMMUNITY PARTNER. OKAY SO THE RUNWAY FIVE K FOR THE FINAL FOUR AND FIVE K IS COMING UP IN JUST UNDER A MONTH. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TRAINING THE TIME IS NOW YOU STILL HAVE SOME TIME TO SIGN UP. WE REALLY CAN USE VOLUNTEERS TOO SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WALK OR RUN THIS THING WE CAN USE SOME VOLUNTEERS.

SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TURNS ON THIS COURSE BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE THIS TURNS ON THIS WHICH IS TOUGH. WE HAD SOMEBODY WHO WAS WINNING THE RACE LAST YEAR MISSED A TURN SO THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE. SO DO NEED SOME FOLKS WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP OUT AND JUST SIT AT THOSE TURNS AND MAKE SURE RUNNERS JUST UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHERE THEY ARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TWO CONTINUOUS LOOPS OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY YOU DO GET A STINK AROUND THE HANGARS AND STUFF LIKE THAT SO .

THERE ARE A FEW JOURNEYS TO MAKE SO PLEASE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED CHECK THAT OUT AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO PLAY THIS VIDEO BUT I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SCREENS SET UP HERE SO LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO FIRST YOU'VE GOT THREE POWER POINTS UP HERE SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE I'M GOING TO. MAYBE THIS IS ALL RIGHT. LET'S TRY THIS RIGHT CLICK ON IT. WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN I COULDN'T EVEN GET TO SCREEN AND THERE ARE THREE THINGS OPEN AND WE NEED IT THERE COME ON OUT AND RUN ON THE RUNWAY.

JOIN US FOR THE FLYING BY. OKAY. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH.

AND ROSIE, IT'S NOT THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE. WHAT'S THE GAIN ON THAT, JOHN? SEE YOU GOT THREE THERE'S THREE THINGS OUT OF THE 12 I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FIRST 12 OH WHICH WAS RUNNING AWAY. THERE'S TWO THINGS OPEN THAT WEEK.

THIS IS THE ONE YOU'RE WORKING ON. NO IDEA.

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN. ALL RIGHT THEN JUST HIGHLIGHT IT AND RIGHT HERE WE'RE GOOD AT THAT, OKAY? I LOST MY DAD . ALL RIGHT? YOU'RE GREAT. THEN I GO AND RIGHT CLICK ON IT .

I DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S NOT ACTIVATED, JOHN IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY WHEN WE TRIED IT I SAID, OKAY, COME ON OUT AND RUN ON THE RUNWAY. JOIN US FOR THE FLYING FROG BY.

OKAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 8 A.M.. THIS IS A FAST LIKE COURSE IT'S U.S. AND FIELD CERTIFIED SO YOUR RECORD COUNTS ALL FINISHERS GET MEDAL.

WALKERS AND STROLLERS ARE WELCOME SO PLEASE DON'T WASTE ANY TIME SIGN OFF ON RUN SIGN UP DOT COM OR BROWNIE RUNNING DOG YOU'LL RUN AROUND THE HANGAR DOWN THE BLOCK LINE UP ALL IT TAKES AWAY TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO TOP THREE MALE AND FEMALE FINISHERS SIGN UP IS ONLY HOP SKIP AND A JUMP AWAY ON YEP I'M ON MY BACK DETECTOR MILEPOST 5.9 TRACK NUMBER 2/1 HOP POP AXLE 489 RAIL I'M HEAD OF TRAIN SO OCTOBER THE 12TH THE NAME PARK AND WHEN WE'RE STARTING OFF IN FUN STORY IN AUGUST WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FACILITIES AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH IS WHICH IS OUR MEETING WHERE THESE GUY CHRIS WAS WHO ELSE WAS HERE CHRIS WAS HERE DEBUT OF THERE WE HAD A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THERE AND IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE I GOT TO WORK TODAY WHILE MY BOSS JERRY WAS BRIEFING THIS EVENT GOT A TRAIN ALSO AND HE SAID YOU KNOW TRADITION NOT HAD YOU KNOW COUNTY COUNCIL OR ADMINISTRATION AND THAT WAS PACING THE RACE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LOGAN CUNNINGHAM SPOKE UP AND SAID WELL DO IT IF MIKE DOES IT. HE'S A NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN GEORGIA LAUGHING HE SAID I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT INTO BECAUSE MIKE'S A MARATHONER. SO SO ANYWAY I KEPT SENDING EMAILS AND THAT TO BOTH OF THEM SAYING HEY GUYS YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET. I HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET.

WELL THIS WEEK MIKE SIGNED UP SO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS GOING TO RUN THE RACE AND SO THIS MORNING I SENT AN EMAIL TO LOGAN WITH LIKE THE CLIP THE VIDEO CLIP FROM THAT WHERE YOU CAN HEAR HIS VOICE WELL HERE'S ABOUT YOUR JOB. HERE'S A BELL SAYING THAT YOU CAN RUN THE RACE AND THE MICROPHONE. CORRECT.

AND THEN I THINK A SCREENSHOT OF MY REGISTRATION EMAIL WITH LOGAN AS WELL.

SO WE SHOULD SEE YOU GOING. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. MORE MONEY ON IT JUST FOR IN PLACE INFORMATION WE DO HAVE FOLKS WHO WALK AWAY SO IT'S A FRIENDLY LAID BACK RACE WITH A FEW PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND STRAIGHT THROUGH IT BUT IT'S PRETTY LAID BACK.

PEOPLE COME OUT HOW ONE IS ANOTHER YEAR FOR AND THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES WHERE YOU CAN RUN OFF OR IT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE AIRPORT NOW IT'S WONDERFUL ONE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND I FEATURED IN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND ONE OF OUR HIGH CREDITS STEVE I'M GONNA LET YOU TALK I DON'T KNOW WHAT DRIVER I HAVE A BETTER CLOUD SO THAT WE CAN HIT BY TRAIN LIKE THAT ONE GUY IS ALWAYS WORKING COUNCIL CHAMBER WE GOT TO HEAR THINGS GOING ON SO GREAT.

THIS IS GRETTA. SHE'S PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.

WE BRING I WANT TO SAY THEY'RE CALLED COMFORT DOGS AND THEY COME INTO THE AIRPORT AT OUR

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SHE'S ABOUT TO RETIRE. SHE'S 13 YEARS OLD AND PROBABLY THE CALM AS SWEET AS DOG SO I HAD TO GET A PICTURE HER AND SHE WAS MAKING HER LAPS ONE SOME OF HER FINAL LAPS AROUND OUR TERMINAL BEFORE SHE RETIRES SHE USED TO BE WITH KIDS BUT A LITTLE BIT OLDER SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE KIDS PULLING ON HER EARS AND STUFF SO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL IS IT'S KIND THE GOOD PLACE WHERE YOU CAN WALK BY SOMEBODY SITTING DOWN AND SHE HAD TO SIT RIGHT NEXT TO ME SO THAT'S GREAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE OUT THERE.

YES, MADAM SPEAKER, IN GOLF NOT WHILE I WAS THERE. SHE IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD SO IT COULD BE A LITTLE STANDOFFISH TO PEOPLE BUT SHE'S A SMALLER GERMAN SHEPHERD SO SHE'S VERY APPROACHABLE. I THINK ONCE PEOPLE SEE THAT SHE'S WITH HER HANDLER AND PEOPLE ARE PUTTING HER THEY COME UP AND THEY'RE LIKE A SWEET DOG SO I'LL SEE YOU ON THE SERVICE, RIGHT? YEAH. OR IF THEY'RE THE LITTLE ONES THAT FIT IN THE AREA SOME, PEOPLE CARRY THEM WITH THEM AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE COMFORT DOGS OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S IT IS NICE TO HAVE THEM THERE. HOWARD, YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAD SOMETHING THERE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE DO GET OFFICIAL WORKING DOGS IN THERE THOUGH AND AND THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ON THE JOB WHEN THEY'RE THERE. SO THERE'S NO MISTAKING IS WHICH IS A BETTER WORD TO USE SO DON'T TOUCH THE DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING DOGS AS FAR AS WELL. AND EVEN THERE'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THERAPY DOGS AND COMFORT DOGS. YEAH, THERAPY DOGS ARE NOT TO BE THEY'RE SOMEONE'S PERSONAL THERAPY DOG WHEREAS A COMFORT DOG IS SOMEBODY WHO'S OPEN EVERYONE.

SO YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE THERAPY DOGS. THE OWNER INVITES YOU TO DO THAT BUT WITH A COMFORT DOG THEY'RE KIND OF THERE FOR FOR PEOPLE TO TO PET AND ENGAGE WITH SO ALL RIGHT NOW THIS ONE IN ADVANCE FOR ME. WE'LL GET THERE.

I MEAN FERRIS IT'S IT'S THE NOT THE GUY THAT'S ROB RIDING FERRER'S I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WE NAME THIS THING BUT EVERY NEW PIECE OF GEAR GOES TO HELP THE AIRPORT SO THIS THIS HELPS TO GET RID OF FOG AND AND IT ALSO IS NICE BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GET THE RAIN YOU END UP WITH SOME SOME PUDDLING OUT ON THE RAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND SO THIS CAN GO BEHIND YOU OR INTO THAT AND THAT HELPS BECAUSE WITH WATER COMES BIRDS WHO LIKE TO WALK AROUND IN THE WATER, TAKE THE BAGS IN THE WATER.

WE DON'T NEED THAT ON THE AIRFIELD SO THIS WILL SERVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT.

YES, NASTY. TWO DAYS AGO WE HAD THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE NAVAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COME BY AND WE DID A VISIT SO A CREW THERE. SO IT'S A MIX OF FOLKS FROM NORTH OF THE BROAD AND SOUTH OF THE BROAD YOU MAY SEE ON THE FAR LEFT OF THAT IS OUR OWN RETIRED BOARD MEMBER BARRY WILBER. HE'S CLASS OF 77, WHICH IS FUN BECAUSE HE'S 50 YEARS SEPARATED FROM MY SON. MY SON'S GOING TO BE 27.

HE'S 77 SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY LINKED. IT'S A SPONSOR CLASS MY SON'S CLASS SO IT'S KIND OF FUN. BUT ANYWAY I HAD A GREAT VISIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE FOLKS AND WE HAD SOMEBODY WE WERE IN CLASS OF 58 AT EVERY ONE OF THE FIRST CLIMB WITH OUR YEAH.

SO IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE YOU NEED TO HANG OUT WITH THIS GROUP THEY DO PRETTY WELL SO IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THEY ALL GOT TO RIDE IN THE TRUCKS TOO. EVERYBODY GOT TO ROTATE THROUGH THE TOWER THE TRUCKS SO THEY HAD A GREAT TIME SO WE REALLY ENJOYED.

ALL RIGHT, QUICK UPDATE THE TERMINAL GOT SOME STEEL GOING UP IF YOU HAVE BEEN BY IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A BUILDING SO IT'S EXCITING. THAT'S A FIRST COLUMN THAT WAS BEING SET ON SEPTEMBER THE FIFTH AND SINCE THEN THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER. IT'S PROBABLY CHANGED ALREADY TODAY.

SO THIS IS BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK. A LOT GOING ON AND HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CURVING FOR THE NEW ROAD THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SIDEWALK AND THAT GETTING FORMED UP AND THEN THIS IS YESTERDAY SO ROCK IS GOING DOWN IS A BASE FOR THAT NEW ROAD OUT IN FRONT AND THE BUILDING IS STILL GETTING BUILT

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WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST DO THE SITE WORK AND THEN HAVE TO WAIT AND EXECUTE THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE PROJECT. WE NEED HANGERS BADLY OUT THERE AND THEN THAT THE LARGER HANGING THAT WE'LL DO IS GOING TO BE A GOOD REVENUE PIECE FOR THE AIRPORT.

KNOW YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT THAT BACK IN JULY SO THAT SET OF OPTIONS HAS BEEN SENT TO INTO THE REVIEW PIPELINE FOR THE COUNTY AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN IN THE INTERIM WE'LL HAVE A MEETING WITH WITH THE AIRPORTS AND FINANCE FOLKS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO JUST GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THOSE THOSE DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS. BUT THE HOPE IS GET THAT FULL PROJECT FUNDED AND DOES HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A PROJECT THAT WHEN IT IS BUILT IT WILL BE FULLY OCCUPIED AND GENERATING REVENUE IMMEDIATELY .

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VACANCIES. THE HANGAR LIST IS 68 PEOPLE LONG SO WE'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO FILL THESE UP BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND.

WE WILL BE BIDDING THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THIS PROBABLY ONCE WE GET AN ANSWER ON THE ON THE FUNDING BUT THE SITE WORKS READY TO GO AND WE'RE ACTUALLY PROBABLY EITHER APPLYING FOR OR HAVE APPLIED FOR A SOUTH CAROLINA AERONAUTICS COMMISSION GRANT SO WILL BE COMING UP THIS YEAR AND TO HELP WITH THAT SITE WORK AS WELL BECAUSE THEY DO PARTICIPATE UP TO THE PAD NOT THE SLAB BUT PAD SO BE ABLE TO GET SOME SOME HELP ON THERE THAT'LL BE A VERY GOOD PROJECT TO GET MOVING AND WHAT DO WE THINK ON THE THE SITE SIDE YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN ROUGHLY I KNOW WE CAN'T GET AN ACCESS TO BID YEAH IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAVE IT AWARDED IT YET. I MEAN WE KNOW WHO'S GOING TO GET IT BUT WE HAVEN'T AWARDED IT AND IT'S GULFSTREAM CONSTRUCTION WHO IS OUT A LITTLE BIT BUT ONCE WE AWARD IT AND MEET THEM WE WILL ESTABLISH A NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE AND GET THAT PROJECT SCHEDULE.

SO WE JUST DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WE THINK IT'LL BE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO TO GET IT STARTED. I DON'T KNOW DEFINITELY TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING YES BUT. AS FAR AS A KNOWS PROCEED I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WILL BE YET. YEAH BUT YOU KNOW WE DO WANT TO MOVE IT QUICKLY ESPECIALLY THAT THAT FUNDING ALL COMES THEN WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING ALONG SMOOTHLY SO THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD NEWS STORY AND IF THAT WORKS OUT RIGHT IT'S GOING TO WHAT I TOLD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS A FEW WEEKS AGO IS THAT THIS PROBABLY THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE DECISION THEY'LL MAKE FOR THAT AIRPORT AND THAT THAT SITTING COUNCIL. SO AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT, H.D. ANIMAL POLICY THIS IS AN INTERESTING THIS IS A PRODUCT OF A COUPLE OF THINGS BUT PROBABLY THE THE ONE THAT REALLY HELPED US OUT THE MOST WAS WE RECENTLY FINISHED A WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESSMENT WHICH EVERY COMMERCIAL AIRPORT HAS TO DO AS PART OF PART 139 SAFETY CERTIFICATION. SO WE FINISHED THAT AND GOT EXCELLENT REPORT BACK FROM USDA WHO DID THAT FOR US AND ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN THERE IS TO HAVE A POLICY AT YOUR AIRPORT THAT PROHIBITS FEEDING ANIMALS ON OR NEAR THE AIRPORT FOR WHAT HOPEFULLY WOULD BE OBVIOUS REASONS BUT YOU KNOW FEED THE ANIMALS CAN CERTAINLY LEAD TO THAT WHOLE CHAIN OF EVENTS WHERE. A SMALL ANIMAL ATTRACTS A LARGER ANIMAL AND IT MOVES DOWN THE LINE AND SOMETHING ENDS UP SOMEWHERE ON THE AIRFIELD AND NOW YOU HAVE BIRDS OF PREY AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON THE AIRFIELD AND STUFF THAT NEVER MIXES WELL WITH AIRCRAFT. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEE THE HARM IN SOMETHING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY HAVING HAVING THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY GOING ON FEEDING ANIMALS AND THINGS BUT EVEN ACCESS FOOD ATTRACTS RODENTS WHICH STARTS THE CHAIN MOVING YOU CAN END UP WITH A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY YOU KNOW FROM AIRPLANE INGESTION OF AN ANIMAL.

SO VERY IMPORTANT REASON TO HAVE THAT POLICY AND WILL WE GET THAT IN PLACE SOON AT THE AIRPORT? I'LL PROBABLY SEND A OVER TO YOU GUYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IF

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IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD REPORT I HAD SOMETHING ELSE ON MY MIND CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS BUT ANYHOW MOVING ON THEIR WINGS FOR ALL THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON AT THE AIRPORT AND THIS IS ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR TEAMS WITH A GROUP AND I THINK IT IS CALLED THE ARC. I FORGET IT WAS ARC FOR SOUTH CAROLINA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT IS AN ORGANIZATION THERE'S FOCUSED ON MAKING THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT INTIMIDATING NOT CONFUSING AND SCARY FOR FOLKS WHO WHO MAY BE ON THE SPECTRUM.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY'RE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND DIFFERENT SENSORY ISSUES COULD CAUSE YOU KNOW, ADVERSE REACTIONS OR JUST NERVOUSNESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THIS PROGRAM IS ONE WHERE THE ORGANIZATION TEAMS UP WITH ENTERPRISE AND THINK THEY'VE GOT A PARTNERSHIP WITH DELTA AND WHAT THEY DO IS A THEY WILL COME AT A TIME WHEN THE AIRPORT'S NOT REAL BUSY AND THEY'LL RUN THROUGH AN ENTIRE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE WITH FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. THEY'LL GO THROUGH TICKETING, THEY'LL GO THROUGH TSA AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND GET A FEELING FOR WHAT WHAT THAT WHOLE PROCESS IS SO THAT WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY DO THAT ON THEIR OWN OR JUST IN A IN A CROWD OF PEOPLE IT WON'T BE QUITE SO INTIMIDATING.

SO THAT OPPORTUNITY CAME BY AND IT SEEMED LIKE A REALLY GREAT THING TO DO VERY EASY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN SO IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE WHY NOT DO THIS KIND OF THINGS SO WE DON'T HAVE DATES SET YET BUT WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S ANOTHER INTERESTING PROGRAM THAT I THINK IS A BENEFIT OF THE ALL RIGHT. THE ALPHABET SOUP THERE, THE DBP AND AC DB IN TITLE SIX. THE REASON I PUT THAT UP THERE IS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES ASK US WELL WHAT DO YOU DO? IS IT AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORT ADMINISTRATOR WHAT DO YOU DO AND SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BUT RECENTLY I'VE DECIDED THAT IT'S ABOUT WHAT DO I DO I WOULD SAY 60% OF WHAT I DO IS COMPLYING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NO KIDDING. PROBABLY 60% OF MY LIFE IS COMPLIANCE MOSTLY WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. AND THESE ARE JUST THREE OF ABOUT LITERALLY PROBABLY ABOUT 300 THAT WE COMPLY. AND SECOND, WE FOLLOW UP WITH PEOPLE WHO WE'VE ASKED TO DO THINGS FOR THE AIRPORT AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 5% OF TIME TO DO WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE DOING . SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BUT THESE PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACES YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS TEND TO FOCUS ON AT DIFFERENT AND WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY TIE THESE THESE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM TO YOUR GRANT MONEY. SO YOU HAVE TO DO THEM THEY THEY ARE THEY DO FEEL THEY DO CREATE SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES . YOU DO END UP WHEN YOU BUILD PROJECTS YOU DO END UP SOMETIMES OPENING THOSE PROJECTS UP TO TO CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE SEE THEM. SO IT'S A GOOD THING SO THESE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT ARE ON OUR OUR SCOPE RIGHT NOW FINISH UP BECAUSE THE THE FEDS THE FAA HAS DEADLINES ON THESE TOO FOR GETTING PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED AT THE AIRPORTS SO WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH THE FAA ON THOSE. BUT COMPLIANCE IS A BIG PART WHAT WE DO SO IF IF YOU SEE ME STUCK IN THE OFFICE SOMETIMES THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT I'M DOING. OKAY.

PFC SIX IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER PIECES OR THE PAST FACILITY CHARGES AS FOR YOU YOU KNOW YOU COLLECT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FROM EACH AND PLANE PASSENGER THAT'LL BE SIGNED OFF PRETTY SOON DID NOT GET ANY COMMENTS BACK FROM THE AIRLINES SO AND THEY HAVE A 30 DAY PERIOD TO REVIEW THE PACKAGE AND DECIDE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THEY WERE ALL GOOD WITH IT SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. SO WE'LL PUT FINAL LANGUAGE TOGETHER AND THEN I'LL BRIEF COUNTY COUNCIL ON IT. THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH TO BE FORMALLY APPROVED.

IT'LL JUST PUT INTO EFFECT AND HOPEFULLY START COLLECTING BY THE END OF THIS YEAR WE'RE NOT SURE BUT THIS HELPS TO PAY BACK OF PROJECTS SO WHEN WHEN HAVE OUR OUR SHARE OF A OF A PROJECT FEE THIS PAYS IT BACK TO US SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM. HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING UP JOHN ? WELL, HOW MUCH IS THE PFC HOW MUCH IS THAT? WELL, THE RATE IS ALWAYS THE SAME. IT IT'S $4.50 SO IT'S VERY, VERY SMALL. THE AIRPORT COLLECTS $4.39. THE AIRLINES GET TO KEEP $0.11 FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE IN COLLECTING THAT BECAUSE THEY COLLECT IT FOR US.

BUT THAT GOES TO FUND LIKE I SAID OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND THAT NUMBER YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY BEFORE I'VE BEEN TO DC COUNTLESS TIMES TO LOBBY THIS

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THEY SAW A NEED WITH THE ELECTION COMING UP. THERE ARE VOLUNTEER POLL WORKERS WHO WORK AT EACH POLLING STATION AND THOSE POLL WORKERS ARE THERE THE WHOLE TIME THE POLLS ARE OPEN AND THEY THEY FED THERE'S THIS MAYBE MEDIOCRE YOU KNOW REFRESHMENTS THAT ARE THERE BUT CHAMBER SAW A NEED AND HAS PUT OUT A CALL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE ISLAND TO ADOPT THE POLLING STATION AND THEN WHAT WHAT THAT BUSINESS WOULD DO IS TAKE CARE MEALS FOR THE POLL WORKERS SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMFORT WHILE THEY'RE PUTTING IN THAT TIME TO VOLUNTEER ON ON VOTING DAY AND SO THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AIRPORT STEP OUT AND AGAIN BE A COMMUNITY PARTNER. SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT.

WE'VE ADOPTED THE POLLING STATION THAT WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT. SO IT SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW AND ANYBODY WHO'S OUT THERE OR WATCHING THIS LATER JUST LET FOLKS KNOW THAT AIRPORT IS VERY INTERESTED IN BEING A COMMUNITY PARTNER OF EXPRESS TO COUNTY LEADERSHIP THAT THEY OUGHT TO LOOK AT US A AS AN ARM AS AN AMBASSADOR TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE COUNTY DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT BUT WE CAN BECAUSE WE ARE A BUSINESS SO WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SPENDING THOSE MONIES AND THE FAA IS IN FAVOR OF THAT BECAUSE THAT IS PROMOTION OF THE AIRPORT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE FAA WANTS YOU TO DO. AND SO THEY'RE THEY'RE BEHIND US ON THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL.

SO A FUN OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD DEAL. SO WE'LL BE DOING THAT ON ELECTION AND WE'VE ALSO SPONSORED THE CHAMBER STATE OF THE REGION SO.

I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY BE ATTENDING THE STATE OF THE REGION LUNCHEON ON THE THIRD.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT THAT THE CHAMBER PUTS HERE ON THE ISLAND.

SO WE ARE A SPONSOR FOR THAT AS WELL. JOHN, CAN YOU TELL US THE COST OF THE AIR FORCE PARTICIPATION A POLLING STATION OPPORTUNITY THAT'LL DEPEND ON HOW MANY POLL WORKERS HAVE. THIS IS A VERY SMALL ONE THOUGH.

WE'RE TALKING A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST YOU JUST BUYING LUNCHES AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS NOW WE'RE SPONSORING IT BUT NOW ENGAGING ANOTHER SMALL BUSINESS ON THE ISLAND FOR THE FOOD.

SO IT'S A WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND. YOU KNOW, IT'S HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO FOR A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS I MEAN IT'S A GREAT GOODWILL EFFORT AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. IT'S JUST PACIFIC.

LAUGHTER YES, BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE REASONS THERE IS NOT JUST LIFE WHAT I'M SAYING JUST WELL I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BUT WE'RE FEEDING PEOPLE THERE AND WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

YEAH, WE'LL DO WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING NOW WE ARE ALLOWED I MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, HANDING OUT HUGE BROCHURES AND JUST PEOPLE FROM WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE SOME SIGNAGE TO SAY THAT YOU SPONSORED THAT AN EVENT 100 OUTSIDE 150 FEET OF THE POLLING STATION.

WELL, THEY CAN ALWAYS VOTE FOR US. WE WANT THEM TO ALWAYS VOTE FOR US WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR OFFICE THAT'S NOT A CHANCE. YOU HEARD THAT HERE FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. I MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT OUR AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS BE COMING IN NOVEMBER. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THAT 21ST OF NOVEMBER. THAT IS A BOARD MEETING DATE SO IT'S BEFORE THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR SO IT KIND OF WORKS OUT SO JUST KEEP THAT PENCILED IN AND I'LL GET SOME MORE DETAILS FOR I'VE GOT A MEETING WITH THEM NEXT WEEK SO PUTS MORE MORE DETAILS TOGETHER BEGINNING OF OCTOBER STEVE I ARE GOING UP TO CHARLOTTE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE AIRPORT THERE FOR THEIR ANNUAL AIRPORT ENGINEERING SEMINAR. I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT FOR A

[00:35:04]

THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT BUT IT'S IT'S A TWO DAY SEMINAR AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF TOPICS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TO ATTENDING THAT. SO WE'LL BACK WITH A REPORT FOR YOU AFTERWARDS. WE DID SUBMIT A HILTON HEAD ISLAND TAX APPLICATION LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR. YOU FOLKS VOTED ON YOU KNOW US DOING THAT WAY BACK IN FEBRUARY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WE DID SUBMIT THAT AND THAT AGAIN THAT FUNDING IS IT'S $150,000. WHAT WE APPLIED FOR AND ALL OF THAT GOES TOWARDS ADVERTISING AND IT'S GOT TO BE OUT OF MARKET ADVERTISING HAS TO BE OUTSIDE 50 MILES BUT THAT 150,000 GETS USED FOR CAMPAIGNS AND YOU KNOW NEW YORK, BOSTO&-PS WHERE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM AND THAT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T GO REAL FAR. BUT WE DO ADD SOME OF OUR FUNDS TO THAT AS WELL. BUT WITHOUT THAT AD TAX MONEY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RUN THE CAMPAIGNS THAT WE RUN. SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY ANOTHER GRANT APPLICATION WE SUBMITTED JUST YESTERDAY WAS A BILL GRANTS THAT'S THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF THAT GRANT OPPORTUNITY COMING AND IS FOR THE CONTRACT TOWERS.

SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE WON THAT THE FIRST YEAR IN 22 AND WE PUT A NEW RADIO IN FOR THE CONTROLLERS. THEY HAVE BRAND NEW COMMUNICATIONS UP THERE.

THIS APPLICATION IS TO ADDRESS THE TOWER ITSELF. IT'S A 20 YEAR OLD BUILDING.

EVERYTHING INSIDE THE BUILDING WE OWN AND AND SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LEAKY ROOF WE'VE GOT BAD HVAC SYSTEMS, WE'VE GOT WINDOWS THAT ARE OLD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH, YOU KNOW, MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS, DOORS THE SAME THING. SO ANTENNAS UP TOP THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH AND JUST AGED ANTENNAS THAT WILL BLOW OVER AND HIGH WINDS AND THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN DEFERRED BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO ON THE AIRPORT. SO IT'S HARD TO ADDRESS ALL OF THAT.

SO WE DID PUT THAT APPLICATION IN AND AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL WE'LL SEE SOMETHING COMING AROUND WELL I'LL PUT A NOTE HERE TO ASK YOU GUYS FOR A SUPPORT LETTER.

SO WHAT WE MIGHT DO IS IS DRAFTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM OUR SIDE AND SEND IT TO YOU ALL MAYBE TO TO AND WE'LL GET THAT UP THERE TO TO OUR DELEGATION AND THAT WAY IF THEY'RE ABLE TO TO SEND OWN LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT ON THAT, THEN THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

CONGRESSWOMAN OFFICE HAS ALWAYS DONE THAT FOR US SO SHE'S BEEN ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING OUR APPLICATIONS AND I'M NOT WANTING TO THE DEAD HORSE BUT WHERE ARE YOU ON THE RADAR FACILITY? IS IT THE TOWER OR ARE WE IN THE SAME PLACE YOU WERE HERE? I KNOW I'M I THINK AS FAR AS RADAR GOES, WE'RE REALLY NOT ANY CLOSER ON THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS A VIEWING CAPABILITY OF SOME SORT GOES, WE ARE CLOSER BECAUSE THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION THAT WAS SIGNED IN I FORGET IF IT WAS APRIL OF THIS YEAR, APRIL OR MAY HAD A PROVISION IN THERE WHERE FEDERAL CAN'T. WELL, I MEAN NOT THAT JUST FEDERAL CONTRACT TOWERS BUT TOWERS AT SMALLER AIRPORTS THAT DID NOT HAVE A RADAR VIEWING CAPABILITY. NTSB VIEWING SCREEN THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT WHERE THEY WERE NOT BUT THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL SAID WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF SIGNING OF THAT LAW THAT THEY CAN INSTITUTE ADS-B IN THE CAB WHICH IS HUGE BECAUSE THAT NOW YOU CAN'T USE ADS-B TO ACTUALLY THE AIRCRAFT BUT AT LEAST THE CONTROLLERS CAN SEE THE SEPARATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. SO THAT'S A HUGE WIN IN THAT AND THAT'S A GOOD INTERIM STEP.

I THINK THAT IN TALKING THE FOLKS IN THE TOWER THAT WILL REALLY HELP THEM OUT SO THAT THEY'VE GOT A VISUAL BECAUSE AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW FROM BEING IN THE SKY NOT EVERY PILOT ACTUALLY KNOWS IF THERE NORTH SOUTH EAST OR WEST OF THE AIRFIELD AND THEY'LL CALL OUT A DIRECTION BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY THERE AND THAT THAT CAN BE A MAJOR ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN THIS AIRSPACE WHERE WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, MILITARY NORTH AND SOUTH OF US PLUS WE'RE ON THE NORTH SOUTH FLYWAY FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT. SO THERE'S EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE IF YOU PULL UP FLIGHT AWARE AT ANY GIVEN TIME IT WILL AMAZING HOW MUCH IS IN THE AIR HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT AND WHAT SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY CAN SEE SOMETHING AND THIS IS MOVING FORWARD BUT THIS IS REALLY THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE ANYWAY. THE REASON WHY THE IDEAL SPACE SYSTEM IS IN THERE IS BECAUSE

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SO THIS WHOLE BUSINESS WHERE IT'S TAKEN SO LONG TO TRY TO GET RADAR IN HERE, IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S NOT WORTH IT. THIS IS A MUCH BETTER WAY TO GO AND I THINK THAT'S SPOT ON BECAUSE THIS DATA IS AVAILABLE IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE TOGETHER IT'S JUST A MATTER OF APPROVING IT FOR THE TOWER. BUT YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT I WANT TO GO BACK TO IS A PROBLEM WE'VE HAD WITH RADIO EQUIPMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY HERE IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR WEATHER REPORTING SYSTEM AT THE TOWER SINCE APRIL. I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHTNING PROBLEMS OR ANTENNA PROBLEMS AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND I'M HAPPY REPORT THAT JUST AS OF THE LAST 48 HOURS IT'S FINALLY SIX. YEAH WE HAD A COMBINATION THINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE WAS A BAD FEED THAT WAS COMING FROM THE THE STATION, THE YARD TO THE TOWER AND. THEN WE HAD BOTH SYSTEMS HIT BY LIGHTNING SO THE BACKUP SYSTEM IN THE MAIN SYSTEM BOTH GOT KNOCKED OUT SO THAT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME JUGGLING WITH THE AIRLINES TOO WHICH IS A THEY KNOW ABOUT THAT IMMEDIATELY AND I HAPPENED TO BE THE AIR ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND THERE WERE TWO AMERICAN FLIGHTS THAT WERE ACTUALLY THREATENING TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO CHARLOTTE .

THEY COULDN'T GET ANY WEATHER LUCKILY HAPPENED BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE SAYING DID AND THEN THE DISPATCHERS APPARENTLY WERE ALL OVER THE TOWER GUYS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE CONTROL TOWER ARE SUPPOSED BE CERTIFIED WEATHER OBSERVERS WHICH THESE GUYS ARE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE THE WEATHER, YOU CAN'T GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION . SO THANKFULLY IN THE OTHER CHALLENGES THERE'S NOT A CERTIFIED WEATHER STATION CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCHERS.

OUR CLOSEST ONE I THINK IS HERE. W YEAH AND I THINK THAT'S 11 OR 12 NAUTICAL MILES AND THEY NEEDED IT WITHIN FIVE WITHIN ONE AIRLINE NEEDED WITHIN FIVE OTHER WITHIN TEN AND SO WE'RE JUST OUTSIDE THE ONE THAT NEEDED TEN BUT AIR W IS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH SO WE DON'T HAVE REDUNDANCY IN THE WEATHER STATION ITSELF.

NO NOW THAT I HEAR CORRECTLY THAT PART OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A LIGHTNING STUFF IS THAT THE LIGHTNING ARRESTING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. IS THAT TRUE? THAT'S WHY THE ANTENNAS WERE THERE. YEAH.

OKAY, WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THERE USED TO BE IRIS.

NOW THERE'S AN AIR IF THERE'S NOT WELL IT'S ALL COMBINED THIS ALL ALL THOSE SYSTEMS GOT FROM YES. WELCOME BACK. YEAH I KNOW THEY'RE BOTH BACK OKAY SO WE HAVE IT IS WHAT THE HOURS OURS IS STILL ONE THING FOR GUYS THAT ARE PILOTS HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN FIXED IT USED TO BE THERE IS A TELEPHONE THAT YOU CAN CALL UP TO GET THE WEATHER INFORMATION COULD ONLY DO THAT WHEN THE TOWER WAS CLOSED NOW IT'S AVAILABLE 24 SEVEN I'D LIKE GOOGLE EXECUTIVE YES KIND OF STEP UP THEIR GAME JUST NORTH OF THE ROD THAT'S RIGHT OKAY SO LAST ITEM AND I'LL ADDRESS ARE PUBLIC COMMENT WITH AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN PROJECT COMING UP THAT THAT IS A BIG PLANNING PROJECT WHERE YOU KNOW WE'LL LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF THE AIRPORT AND YOU KNOW MARKET DEMAND FORECAST THINGS LIKE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE NEEDED AND THERE WILL SOME PUBLIC COMPONENTS TO THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A SCHEDULE YET FOR THAT BECAUSE WE JUST RECEIVED THE GRANT IS GETTING THAT WORK AUTHORIZATION SIGNED SO WE HAVE MORE OF A SCHEDULE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT THERE ARE SOME PUBLIC PORTIONS THAT LIKE THERE ARE WITH WITH ALL SO WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC ENGAGE ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS. WE'LL HAVE BOARDS SET UP TO SEE WHAT THE AIRPORT LOOKS LIKE AND THAT SORT OF THING WHERE SOMEONE WAS LOOKING FOR SAY SOMEONE NAMED MELINDA IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR WHERE WOULD SHE GO TO LOOK FOR THAT TO BE ANNOUNCED FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT JUST GO TO THE IS GOING TO BE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE UNDER AIRPORTS YEAH WE'LL PROBABLY PUT IT OUT THROUGH ANY ANY WAY WE NORMALLY DO A PRESS RELEASE THE COUNTY WILL DEFINITELY PUT IT OUT PROBABLY PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA SO ALL OF THOSE AND AND THEN PROBABLY THE TRADITIONAL RUNS TOO PROBABLY IN THE NEWSPAPER.

YEAH I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY IS LOOKING AT THAT ANYMORE BUT IT'LL DEFINITELY BE ON YOUR COMPUTER. SO IF YOU DO GET THOSE FEW FOR COUNTY YOU KNOW UPDATES FOR THE RECYCLING EVENTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING THAT'S WHERE THIS WILL DEFINITELY COME THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR PIO SENDS THAT INFORMATION THROUGH THERE AND I THINK THAT'S GOT ME ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY NOTES SO I WILL OPEN UP TWO QUESTIONS I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HANGAR PROJECT OVER RW WHICH WE I THINK EVERYBODY PARTICULARLY OVER THERE IS EXCITED ABOUT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT POTENTIAL PROJECT HERE AT OUR AIRPORT.

IS ANY UPDATE ON ANY OF THAT? I THINK ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE

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[IX.1. GRANT ACCEPTANCE - RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT 23-026 IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,405 FOR HXD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER RADIO SUITE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT - VOTE]

AND THEN THIS IS A DIFFERENT SET OF OF RADIOS WERE I THINK TWO THAT WERE BAD BUT WE WERE WE DECIDED TO REPLACE IT WE GOT FOUR YEAH. SO INSTEAD OF REPLACING JUST TWO AND HAVING TWO NEW AND TWO OLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AT ANY TIME WE GOT ALL FOUR REPLACED AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SO ALL THE RADIO WILL BE UP TO MODERN NEW TECHNOLOGY THE OLD AND THE NEW DID NOT INTERFACE WHICH ISN'T ISN'T SURPRISING SO THIS BRINGS EVERYTHING UP TO THE SAME LEVEL AND THEY LINK WITH A WIRELESS IN DAVIS SO WE CAN GET A BETTER SERVICE EVERYTHING'S OKAY GOOD THING ABOUT QUESTIONS I AM IN DISCUSSION NOW I THINK HE ANSWERED THE ONLY THING I WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE I READ THE WHOLE THING IT MENTION SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS THAT THIS GRANT WAS FOR BUT I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED THAT OKAY PERFECT AREN'T GET A MOTION THERE WE HAVE IT CAN I GET A SECOND? THERE WE GO. WE GOT LOIS LANE AND GOOD ANY OPPOSED HEARING THAT PASSES AND

[IX.2. GRANT ACCEPTANCE - RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT 24-027 IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,006 FOR ARW RUNWAY 07/25 REHABILITATION (CONSTRUCTION) – VOTE]

YES OKAY. SINCE NO OTHER DISCUSSION I HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN I DO EXPECT ANOTHER AIRPORT MAN HAS GREAT SECONDED ANY OTHER DISCUSSION HERE AND IF ANYBODY IS PLEASE LET US KNOW NOW HEARING NINE THAT WILL PASS AS

[IX.3. WORK AUTHORIZATION – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2401 FOR ARW RUNWAY 07/25 REHABILITATION (CONSTRUCTION) – VOTE]

YEAH OKAY DISCUSSION CAN I A MOTION AND WE GO IN AND OUT SORRY HOWARD I'M RIGHT HERE SO I KEEP LOOKING AND HE OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES SO THAT THAT WORK IS ACCEPTED AND THAT'S

[IX.4. WORK AUTHORIZATION – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2402 FOR HXD AIRFIELD DRAINAGE (DESIGN AND BIDDING) – VOTE]

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IT'LL REDESIGN OR DESIGN SOME NEW STRUCTURES THAT WILL BE PUT IN PLACE OF THE OLD STRUCTURES THAT'S RUN STORIES AND QUESTIONS FOR JOHN NOW PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND I'M GOING TO START WITH VERY QUICKLY JOB SO THAT'S LES WILL BE NUMBER ONE I MIGHT AS WELL KEEP THE TEAM TEAMWORK MAINTENANCE REMARK THERE YOU GO AND ANY PERSON ACROSS THE NATION HERE

[IX.5. RESOLUTION - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS) WILDLIFE SERVICES (WS) – VOTE]

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IF YOU GO BACK TO THE WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT THAT I MENTIONED, THE WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESSMENT KIND OF ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A CONTRACT WITH USDA TO HELP US DEAL WITH ANY WILDLIFE ISSUES WE HAVE ON THE AIRPORT. SO THAT MEANS IF MAYBE YOU READ THE THE PAPER THIS WEEK OR SAW THE HEADLINES FROM THE COMMITTEE MEETING THE OTHER DAY BUT THE ANIMAL OFFICER WAS BRIEFING THE COYOTE PROBLEM IN THE COUNTY AND IT'S IS RAMPANT. WE HAVE HAD COYOTES ON BOTH THEIR BOARDS. WE GET DEER AT BOTH AIRPORTS MORE SO THEY ARE RW THAN HERE BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRPORT AND SO WE WE HAVE HAD A STANDARD STANDING CONTRACT WITH USDA THAT HANDLE THAT FOR THIS IS A JUST A NEW CONTRACT THAT ONE WAS FINISHED UP AND THEN WE SPENT THE MONEY SO WE'RE BACK IN THE GAME WITH USDA WITH THIS ONE SO THEY'LL PROVIDE SERVICES AT BOTH AIRPORTS ON CALL THAT THE USDA HAS ON BASE BASICALLY AT THE STATION SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE BY AND FOR US BECAUSE OF THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION THEY'RE THERE ALL THE TIME RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT FAR AWAY WHEN WE HAVE AN ISSUE AS OF COURSE ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN WITH THIS IS AND THERE'S JUSTIN I REMEMBER CRAIG IT WAS $15,000 AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS WE SIGNED THAT AGREEMENT AND THEN THEY INVOICE US AS WE CALL FOR THEIR SERVICES WE'VE GOT THAT LOOKING FORWARD SORRY IT'S UP TO UP TO AN HOUR DISCUSSION AND WHEN THEY HAVE TO COME TO REMOVE SOME GASES AS FAR AS PREVENTION PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PREVENTION AT THE AIRPORT IS A FENCE.

IT IS THE FENCE PERIMETER TO MAKE SURE IT'S INTACT MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY A GOOD YEAH THEN YOU'LL AMAZED WHAT TRIES TO DIG UNDER THE FENCE AND AND ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'VE GOT IS THE VEGETATION ALONG FENCE LINE SO WE AND AS AN EXAMPLE WHEN SOMETIMES WE WOULD COME UP AGAINST LOCAL ORDINANCES SO I'LL BE WITH THE TOWN'S PLANNING STAFF ON THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT WAS TO SOME STAND OFF FROM THE FENCE WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE ORDINANCE. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME DIPLOMACY.

I'M ASKING TO GET A MOTION GOING FIRST AND AGAIN I TELL IF ANYBODY HAVE ANY ISSUES AGAINST THE MOTION I HEAR NOTHING PASSES FOR MY WORDS NO STRUGGLE IN THERE SO THAT'S FINE TO MOVE ON TO UPDATE SERMON DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN UPDATES IS AN OPEN BOOK THERE'S NO UPDATES ON

[XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY, AWESOME. AND THEN AMBASSADOR TO LIKE UPDATE US ON THE AMBASSADOR OR FINAL REPORT. YEAH, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM HAS NOW ENDED. WE HAVE 50 AMBASSADORS THIS SUMMER THERE ARE ENERGETIC AND WE WORKED OUT THAT THEY WORKED AT THE MOST TWICE A MONTH AND SPREAD IT OUT SO NO ONE REALLY HAD TO BE TASKED WITH A LOT OF WORKING ON FIVE BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS BRIAN IS STILL WEARING HIS WONDERFUL SHIRT.

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SO ONE THING I WANT TO END WITH OUR PROGRAM HAS GENERATED A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I'VE ALREADY GOT FIVE OR SIX PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.

I'M REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE AIRPORT THANK YOU AIRPORT FOR INCLUDING AMBASSADORS AT A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES AT THE AIRPORT KEEPS THEM ENERGIZED.

I MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT THE FACT THAT THE THE PASSENGER LOAD WAS DOWN TO SUMMER WAS ACTUALLY A PLUS BECAUSE AT LEAST WHEN I WAS DOING MY DAY MORE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE PASSENGERS THEY ALL HAVE SOME VERY HELPFUL QUESTIONS TO ASK AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A LOT MORE DIALOG THAT WE COULDN'T DO IF WE WERE TOO BUSY.

AN APPOINTMENT WILL BE PLANNED IS TO START AGAIN NEXT YEAR DO THE EXACT SAME THING AND HOPEFULLY I HAVE MORE MORE VOLUNTEERS. I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT BUT THE CREDIT BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE YEAH IN CONSTRUCTION BUT I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME TEMPORARY WALLS HERE TO GET TO THE RECEPTION BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE NEEDED IN THE US. YEAH SO YOU WANT TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO CHASE WHO IS OUR FULL TIME PART TIME AMBASSADOR WHO'S THERE AT ALL BUSY TIMES DOING A GREAT JOB ENJOYS THE OPPORTUNITY SO JOHN THANKS FOR MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO HIM.

HE WAS A GREAT PARTICIPANT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. WOULD YOU MIND I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR AND THAT'S DEALING WITH TSA. WHEN I WAS OUT THERE FOR MY SHIFTS BECAUSE LINES WERE AS YOU SAID WITH TSA BUT MOST OF THAT WAS DUE TO THE PROCESSING TIME TO GET THE LUGGAGE THROUGH THE SCREENING DEVICE.

NOW NOW IF WE WANT TO TRAVEL TO WE USED OR THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MOST OF THE LARGER COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS HAVE EQUIPMENT TO PROCESS LUGGAGE AT A MUCH FASTER PACE THAN THIS ONE GOES ONLINE AND ADDITIONAL SCREENING WAS FINE PHOTO NOW BEING TAKEN RATHER THAN NEEDING A BOARDING PASS BUT THE PROCESSING TIME TO GET THE LUGGAGE THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT IS REALLY SLOW AND CAUSED MOST OF THE PROBLEM THAT I OBSERVED AT LEAST DURING MY SHOW. SO THAT'S A DISCUSSION YOU CAN HAVE TSA OR THAT'S JUST OUT OF BOUNDS ALTOGETHER. I WOULD SAY A LOT OF THAT WAS REALLY BECAUSE OF THE PASSENGER THEMSELVES AND THE MANY TIMES I HEARD TSA OUT THERE AND ANNOUNCE TO THEM MAKE SURE ALL YOUR LIQUIDS ARE TAKEN OUT THE BAG, YOU KNOW AND THEY JUST DON'T THEY DON'T DO THAT THEY DON'T REALIZE IT UNTIL THEY GET UP THERE AND THEIR BAGS GETTING READY TO GO IN AND THERE'S EITHER SOMETHING IN THERE THAT SHOULDN'T BE OR THEY CATCH IT AND TSA CHANGED LIKE GOT THE TSA PRECHECK BUT I NOTICE GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT PRE-CHECK LINES AT DIFFERENT AIRPORTS THE REQUIREMENT WITH COMPUTERS IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY AIRPORT SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE TAKE AND I HAVE TO LISTEN TO SAY DO I TAKE COMPUTER OUT OR NOT BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME I DO BUT ONCE I'LL HIT ONE THAT I DO HAVE ANOTHER AND I SLOW IT DOWN BY NOT KNOWING HOW I GET TO PULL THAT OUT AND YOU KNOW WE'RE ON IPADS. SO I THINK I THINK HOWEVER HAS BROUGHT UP THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE THAT PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THEY GOT THAT NEW EQUIPMENT. IT'S NOT RECENT. IT'S BEEN A YEAR AGO NOW I KNOW THE ONLY THE ONLY TIME I EVER SAW HIM WALKING THERE WAS WHEN THE EQUIPMENT FAILED AND THEY HAD TO BACK UP. AND NOW I'M GETTING TO YOUR POINT HAVING BEEN THROUGH MORE AIRPORTS THAN ANYONE HERE, IT'S HIGH STANDARDS ARE NOT THERE. AIRPORTS ARE DIFFERENT AND THAT'S FRUSTRATING PARTLY AS YOU THAT'S WHY A LOT I THINK BRIAN I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT THE CHANGE CAME WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE NEW EQUIPMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER BUT IT WAS SLOWER THAT'S THE PROBLEM HOW THEY SCREWED AND PROBABLY SCREEN WAS BETTER BUT THE PROCESS IS JUST SLOWER AND THE OTHER CONFUSING PART THAT WE AS AMBASSADORS REALLY HELPED SOLVE IS THE FACT

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[XII. CITIZEN COMMENT]

I CONCLUDES AIRPORTS ARE BACK UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENT PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO 3 MINUTES COMMENT I MADE YES PLEASE COME ON UP. BY THE WAY TO THE AMBASSADORS.

THANK YOU I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY. TIME TO ADD MY ENDURING FIVE I'M A SHORT TIME OR NOW I HAVE ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS LEFT BEFORE I CYCLE OFF THE TOWN COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE AS THE LIAISON TO THE AIRPORT BOARD. I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND ALSO WITH JOHN.

IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. I'M SORRY I DON'T FLY ANYMORE BUT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INPUT TODAY.

OKAY WE CAN COME UP NOW OR MOVE TO OUR LAST PORTION AND THAT WOULD BE ADJOURNMENT.

CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THAT AND MAKE A MOTION? OKAY, I'LL JUST SECOND.

OKAY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.