* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY. FIVE. I DON'T SCREW THAT UP. UH, FIRST THING WE'LL DO IS PLEDGE OF [I. CALL TO ORDER] ALLEGIANCE. EVERYBODY STAND, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OTHER RELIGIOU STANDS. ONE MORE. MOTION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL RIGHT. AND, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED IN DISTRIBUTED AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS FOIA. AND THE FIRST THING WE NEED [IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA] IS, UH, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SO MOVED. OKAY. AND A SECOND. DAVE, YOU ARE SO QUICK. DAVE IS THE SECOND ON THAT. UM, SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA AND THE APPROVAL. WE ALSO NEED AN APPROVAL OF [V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – NOVEMBER 17, 2024] THE MINUTES, UH, FROM NOVEMBER 21ST, WHICH YOU GOT A COPY OF THAT, THAT WAS EMAILED AHEAD OF TIME. THAT'S BRIAN'S JOB. BRIAN. FIRST? SECOND. OKAY. SECOND. UM, AND NOW WE'LL MOVE [VI. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limit comments to three minutes)] ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. UH, JUST A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC IN CASE WE DO HAVE A COMMENT, NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ? OKAY. OH, THERE WE GO. . HI THERE. MY NAME IS GUY FOLKS AND I'M A, A PILOT DOWN AT HILTON HEAD. AND, UM, I KNOW THERE'S A, LIKE A SIX YEAR WAITING LIST FOR NEW HANGERS. MM-HMM . AND I'M A LOT SMARTER IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES. THANK HIM. UH, THANKFUL TO JOHN REBEL. ANYWAY, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT, IF ANY, UH, MECHANISMS CAN WE USE TO EXPAND THE AIRPORT FOR MORE HANGERS? UH, THE WAITING LIST IS SIX YEARS, WHICH TO ME THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE MARKET TELLING US THAT WE'RE WAY BEHIND. UM, SO REALLY, I JUST WONDER WHAT THE OPTIONS WERE FOR, I PRESUME NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN EXPANSION OF THE, THE HANGERS ON THE EAST SIDE. OKAY. UH, THAT'S, WE WILL, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN DISCUSSING THAT OVER, OVER, UH, MANY MEANS, OVER MANY YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN A MEMBER. IT IS MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO YEAH, IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE A, A DISCUSSION THAT WE WILL HAVE, UH, GOING FORWARD. SO IF YOU KIND OF WATCH THE MEETINGS AND, UM, YOU'LL, YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT AS WE, AS WE GO FORWARD. ALRIGHT. IDEAS, DIFFERENT IDEAS. OKAY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I'M GONNA GO ON. WE'LL LET 'EM HERE AND SAY NO, SINCE WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON SITTING HERE THAT I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE. UH, SO WE'LL [VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT] MOVE ON TO THE, UM, DIRECTOR'S REPORT. JOHN, YOU'RE UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. UM, JUST FOR, UH, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. YOU ARE A QUARTER CENTURY PAST Y 2K. YEAH. YEAH. REMEMBER THAT? YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME, STEVE. I FEEL YOUNGER. OKAY. YOU WEREN'T FEELING OLD ENOUGH. NO. THERE YOU GO. ALSO, WE WERE ALL ALL BORN LAST CENTURY. YEAH, THAT'S, THERE YOU GO. YEAH, I, I'LL SEE THAT AND RAISE HIM. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. UM, LET'S SEE. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH A LITTLE QUICK LITTLE SLIDESHOW HERE. FIRST KIND OF A COOL PICTURE. OUR, UH, CONSTRUCTION REP ON THE TERMINAL PROJECT IS ALSO KIND OF A AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER. SO WHEN HE GETS KIND OF A COOL SHOT WITH THE, THE MOON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HE SENDS IT TO US. SO KIND OF A FUN ONE THAT WE INCLUDED THERE. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY WANT TO GUESS WHETHER OR NOT THIS REMOTE'S GONNA WORK? 'CAUSE IT NEVER WORKS FOR ME. I FEEL OFTEN THAT'S GONNA DO ANY WORK, BUT IT'S A NEW YEAR. NEW YEAR, BECAUSE WE GOT A ONE. YES, WE GOT A YES, WE GOT A NO, I THINK WE GOT IT RICH THOUGH. WHAT, WHAT? IT'S, IT'S NOT THE REMOTE, IT'S THE OPERATOR. OOH. OH BOY. YOU SENT ME OUT, RICH. ALL RIGHT, RICH, YOU, YOU WIN THE, WE SHOULD THROW SOMETHING IN THERE. YEAH, IT DIDN'T WORK. . NOW THERE, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN RESET IT AND EVERYTHING NOW WORKS. SO WE'RE BOTH RIGHT? YEAH, WE STALLED OUT ON US FOR SOME REASON. I'M NOT GONNA SAY INTERMITTENT, SO, ALL RIGHT. SO I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS WHOLE THING, BUT I, I DID WANT YOU TO SEE WHETHER, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY SIGNED UP TO GET THE, UM, NOTICES FOR BEFORD COUNTY, BUT WE HAD A NICE ONE WRITTEN UP ABOUT THE FOLKS FLYING OUT OF A RW TO TAKE SUPPLIES UP TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER THE HURRICANE. UM, AND THAT, THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG EFFORT. THERE WERE A LOT OF FLIGHTS THAT WENT UP AND I FORGET THE, IT'S LIKE OVER, LIKE, SOMEWHERE, SAY OVER 6,000 POUNDS OF SUPPLIES THAT WERE FLOWN UP. SO A LOT OF FOLKS PARTICIPATED IN THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THERE WAS ALSO A GROUP THAT FLEW OUT OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT. UM, SO BETWEEN THE TWO AIRPORTS, WE PLAYED A, A PRETTY GOOD ROLE IN THAT. AND, AND WE CERTAINLY [00:05:01] APPRECIATED ALL THE PILOTS FOR DOING THAT. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GIVING US A KIND OF A NICE, YOU KNOW, TALKING POINT TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE AIRPORTS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT AIRPORTS, UH, GIVE BACK AND, AND TAKE CARE OF FOLKS. SO IT WAS NICE PIECE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION THERE. ALL RIGHT. WE DID HAVE A GOOD VISIT WITH HILL LAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. THEY HAD COME, WAS IT LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO? LAST YEAR. WELL, TWO YEARS AGO. WELL, TWO YEARS AGO NOW. BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE MAKING THIS AN ANNUAL THING. SO WE'VE HAD THEIR, UH, SCIENCE STUDENTS COMING OUT AND GETTING A CHANCE TO TOUR THE AIRPORT AND, AND SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER. WE HAD A, A ARMY BLACK HAWK OUT THERE, UM, AND A MEDEVAC. AND THEN THEY GOT TO GO UP THE TOWER AND CHECK OUT THE RF AND RIDE THE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING TOO. SO, COOL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUT THAT OUT TO OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL, JUST FOR THE EXPOSURE. AND, UH, MAYBE PLANT THAT AVIATION BUG IN SOME MORE YOUNGSTERS. SPEAKING OF WHICH, THESE, UH, WE SHOWED YOU GUYS, UH, THESE TWO FELLOWS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THEY HAD A, A TOUR OF THE TOWER AND THE R CHIEF, UH, HEARD ABOUT IT, AND HE WAS NOT TO BE OUTDONE, SO HE SENT THEM A PERSONAL INVITATION TO COME BACK AND, UH, GET A RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND, UH, WATER THE GRASS, MAYBE, UH, FROM THE FIRE TRUCK. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THEM TO, TO COME OUT AND, AND, UH, MAY HAVE SOME, SOME BUDDING AVIATORS OR, UH, POTENTIALLY ARF OFFICERS THERE. SO, STICK AROUND LONG ENOUGH AND MAYBE THEY'LL BE UP HERE GIVING 'EM THE BRIEF . DAN GOT A NEW TRUCK, SO HE HAD TO SHOW OFF THE TRUCK. UH, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. SO, UH, DAN'S OUR OPS CHIEF AND HE'S CONSTANTLY OUT THERE, UH, CHECKING THINGS OUT, MOVING AROUND, AND, UH, TOWING THINGS, PUTTING STUFF BACK IN PLACE. SO HE GOT NEW WHEELS AND THAT WAS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED. SO GOOD TO HAVE SOME RELIABILITY IN THE FLEET. ALRIGHT, THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT AT, UH, COUNTY COUNCIL, OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, WHO WAS JUST IN HERE RECOGNIZED THE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM. AND WE HAD TWO OF OUR FOLKS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THAT. SO MARLENE AND CIO WERE GRADUATES OF THE 2024 EMERGING LEADERS. AND, UM, THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF STUFF. UM, AND THEY, THEY DID, THEY WERE CHARGED OF THE WHOLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING OPERATION THAT HAPPENS HERE. THEY ALSO PUT ON A BIG CONFERENCE IN JUNE. RIGHT. AND THAT WAS HUGE. IT WAS A DAY LONG CONFERENCE DOWN AT, UM, USCB. AND, UH, THERE WAS, THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF SPEAKERS WHO CAME IN AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A FULL DAY LUNCH INCLUDED AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT THESE, THESE FOLKS WHO WORKED FOR THE COUNTY PUT EVERYTHING ON, ORGANIZED ALL THE ACTIVITIES, GOT ALL THE SPEAKERS, AND, UH, WHAT OTHER EVENTS DID BURN LEADERS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE FOR EARTH DAY. THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU DID AN EARTH DAY, AND THEN YOU DID THE PUBLIC WORKS DAY DOWN IN BLUFFTON, I THINK RIGHT WHEN THERE WAS A BIG, UH, PUSH DOWN THERE. SO, UM, THAT PROGRAM IS ONGOING. IT IS A YEAR LONG THING, SO THERE'LL BE MORE FOLKS INVOLVED, UH, THIS COMING YEAR. BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY TO, TO GET FOLKS TO MEET OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY STAFF AND, AND THEN TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT TOO. AND, AND IT, IT IS CALLED EMERGING LEADERS FOR A REASON. AND, AND THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE, UM, WHO HAVE INDICATED INTEREST IN, IN STEPPING UP. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TWO GRADUATES. ALL RIGHT. WOW. WE'RE DONE ALREADY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DID NOT, AND I HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT, UM, I DIDN'T PUT TOGETHER A NICE MOVIE FOR YOU THIS MONTH. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO THAT NEXT MONTH, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BUSY, SO, UM, I DIDN'T DO THAT. BUT THIS IS THE QR CODE THAT TAKES YOU TO ENGAGEMENT HQ. SO WE, WE TYPICALLY, EACH WEEK WE'LL HAVE UPDATED PHOTOS FROM THE TERMINAL PROJECT THERE, SO FEEL FREE TO CHECK THAT OUT AND, AND KEEP UP TO DATE, UM, ON THAT. UM, TERMINAL'S COMING ALONG REALLY WELL. I THINK WE'RE ALMOST COMPLETE WITH STRUCTURAL STEEL. THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE AREAS THAT NEED TO GET FINISHED UP. UM, ALL OF OUR SLAB FOR THE BUILDING'S NOW BEEN POURED. THERE WAS A, A PIECE THAT WAS IN THE ENTRANCE ROAD, UM, THAT WAS THE LAST PIECE TO BE POURED, AND THAT WAS JUST POURED LAST WEEK. SO THAT'S FINISHED. UM, I THINK ALL OF THE ROOF DECKING IS UP AND THE REST OF THE ROOF SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED. THE, UH, STUD WALLS ARE BEING PUT ON THE, THE BUILDING. SO IT, IT REALLY LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A BUILDING. I CAN SEE SOME OF THE ROOMS TAKING PLACE OR TAKING SHAPE INSIDE THE TERMINAL. UM, SO IT'S, IT IS PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE PLUMBING'S GOING IN, ELECTRICAL'S GOING IN THAT, THAT SORT OF THING. SO IT'S, IT'S GETTING, UH, THE DETAILS ARE ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN, SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE ALL THAT. AND WOULD YOU SAY, IS THAT, WOULD YOU SAY IT'S ON SCHEDULE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE? SLIGHTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE? WHERE IS IT? WHERE ARE YOU THINKING RIGHT NOW? I'D SAY IT'S RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. OKAY. YEAH. AND THAT SCHEDULE HAS IT, UM, SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AND JUST ABOUT A YEAR. OKAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YEAR FROM NOW. JOHN, COULD YOU JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST REVIEW, UH, PHASE ONE? UH, I'VE HEARD YOU DONE THAT A FEW TIMES, BUT ONE MORE TIME. WHAT'S IN PHASE ONE? YEAH, [00:10:01] ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. PHASE ONE OF THE TERMINAL INCLUDES THE, ALL THE NEW BOARDING GATES, THE NEW SECURITY, UH, SCREENING CHECKPOINT, THE EXIT LANE COMING BACK FROM THE GATES INTO THE MAIN LOBBY TO TOWARDS BAGGAGE CLAIM. UM, THAT WILL, THAT BOARDING GATE AREA WILL INCLUDE, UH, THREE JET BRIDGES. SO THE THREE MAIN GATES WILL, WILL EACH HAVE A JET BRIDGE TO GO OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT. UM, THERE'S ALSO WORK OUT FRONT OF THE BUILDING. SO THE NEW FOUR LANE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL WILL BE COMPLETE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT IS NEARLY COMPLETE NOW, UM, THERE'S BEEN SOME REVISIONS TO THE PARKING TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT ROAD. AND THERE'S ALSO GONNA BE A, A TEMPORARY CANOPY THAT HAPPENS IN THE FRONT OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING. AND THAT ENTRANCE AREA WILL HAVE A, A TEMPORARY CANOPY THAT WILL COME DOWN IN THE SECOND PHASE. UM, I THINK THAT'S IT. WE'VE GOT A FEW LITTLE THINGS LIKE SOME APRON LIGHTING THAT'LL GO UP AND SOME MORE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT WILL BE PART OF THE, OF PHASE ONE AS WELL. BUT THAT'S THE, THE MAIN PART OF PHASE ONE. AND THEN PHASE TWO GETS INTERESTING WHEN WE MOVE INTO RENOVATIONS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND MOVING ALL THOSE PIECES AROUND SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN WORK AND KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING THAT I PUT UP THERE? ALRIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THERE'S ONE . OH, THERE IS ONE UPDATES. OH YEAH. OKAY. UM, THE TITLE SIX PLAN, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT THIS, THIS IS A REALLY, THE BEST WAY TO PUT, IT'S A HEAVY LIFT FOR THE AIRPORT TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. IT'S A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT. AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVE FAA GRANTS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A TITLE SIX PROGRAM IN PLACE. BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS A NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY. NORMALLY YOUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, LIKE THE COUNTY HAS ONE, UM, AND THERE'S KIND OF ONE WOULD BEFORD COUNTY, BUT THE FAA WANTED THE AIRPORTS TO HAVE ONE SPECIFIC TO THE AIRPORTS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT. SO ROCIO AND MARLENE AND JUDY WORKED TOGETHER TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND GET IT APPROVED BY THE FAA. SO THAT'S NOW IS IT POSTED ON OUR WEBSITES AND EVERYTHING? UM, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S POSTED AGAIN. . OKAY. ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS IS TO MAKE IT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. SO IT'LL BE ON OUR WEBSITE AND THAT'LL BE REFERENCED IN ANY OF OUR, OUR BIDS THAT WE PUT OUT FOR PROJECTS AS WELL. SO IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE THAT FINISHED UP. TOOK A LOT OF WORK TOWER RENOVATION GRANT, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE RECEIVED A, UH, BIL UM, GRANT, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. UH, IT WAS $300,000 GRANT. AND THAT'S GONNA BE USED TO, UH, PROVIDE SOME NEW, UH, I DON'T WANNA SAY COMFORT ITEMS, BUT NEW WORKING ITEMS IN THE, THE TOWER CAB. SO IT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF A NEW ROOF ON THE CAB. 'CAUSE THE ROOF IS LEAKY. UM, THE STAIRWELL THAT DROPS DOWN TO GET ACCESS, THE ROOF WILL BE REPLACED. AND THEN CARPETING, THE DESKS, CONSOLES, EVERYTHING THAT'S UP IN THE CAB WILL BE REPLACED AS PART OF THIS. SO THE FIRST TIME WE GOT THE GRANT, WE TOOK CARE OF ALL THE ELECTRONICS, PUT ALL NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDING GEAR IN THERE. SO THAT'S ALL UP TO SNUFF. AND THEN THIS TAKES CARE OF MORE OF THE KIND OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ISSUES THAT OUR CONTROLLERS NEED WHILE THEY'RE UP THERE. SO, UM, STEVE'S WORKING WITH, UH, WITH DAN AT THE AIRPORT AND WE'LL BE PUTTING, GETTING SOME BIDS ON THAT. AND THEN APPLYING, YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT. SO WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE YES, YOU GOT A GRANT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO APPLY AGAIN TO ACTUALLY ACCESS THE MONEY. SO WE'LL DO THAT SHORTLY AND, UH, AND BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THAT PROJECT. YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS ANOTHER STEP OF ADMIN WORK. ONE MORE BUTTON TO PUSH, UM, THE A RW HANGAR PROJECT. UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE WENT TO COUNTY COUNCIL BACK IN EARLY DECEMBER WITH THAT ONE FOR FIRST READING. WE'VE KIND OF CALLED TIME OUT ON THAT ONE. WE MET WITH THE COUNTY'S GOT A NEW CFO SO PART OF THE REASON WE'RE BACKING UP IS WE'VE GOT A NEW CFO WHO'S GOT SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAYBE PUT THAT PROJECT TOGETHER, UM, HOPEFULLY WITHOUT NEEDING TO ASK FOR GENERAL FUND FUNDS BECAUSE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN ENTERPRISE FUND ACCESSING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. SO WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THAT AND WE'LL PUT A PLAN TOGETHER AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FIGURE HOW, HOW WE'RE GONNA FUND THAT PROJECT. BUT THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS WE'RE KIND OF ON, WE'RE PULLING BACK FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND WORKING WITH STAFF TO, TO TRY AGAIN TO SEE IF WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A PROJECT THAT THAT'LL WORK. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT WOULD GO IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR FIRST READ? NO, AND WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA NEED. OH, OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH. A READING OR NOT, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER, IT MAY OR MAY NOT NEED, YOU KNOW, A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE. UM, WE'LL FIND THAT OUT ONCE WE HAVE A CHANCE TO WORKSHOP THIS WITH THE CFO AND SEE WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. ABSOLUTELY. BUT WE DO HAVE THE SITE WORK PROJECT READY TO GO AND I [00:15:01] DON'T THINK WE'VE GOT, ARE WE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SITE WORK PROJECT? YES. PART OF IT. 'CAUSE WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THAT, CORRECT. ALREADY FROM THE YEP. SO WE'RE GONNA GET THE, I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOT THE PRE-CON SCHEDULED YET, BUT WE'RE GONNA GET THE PRE-CON SCHEDULED HERE PRETTY SOON. PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING AND THEY GET THAT UNDERWAY. SO WE'LL BE, UH, MAKING SOME PROJECT OR PROGRESS. AND THEN THE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, ERIC LEFT, SO WE'RE WITHOUT A MANAGER AT A RW AGAIN. AND WE'RE ACTIVELY IN THAT SEARCH AND INTERVIEW PHASE. WE HAD AN INTERVIEW YESTERDAY, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE TOMORROW. SO, UM, JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THAT SPOT AS WELL. SO DID ERIC GET A BETTER OFFER OR JUST DECIDED HE DIDN'T LIKE IT? OR WHY DID HE LEAVE? NO, HE GOT A BETTER OFFER. YEAH. YEAH. HE ENDED UP, HE'S, HE WENT BACK TO DOD. OKAY. AND, UH, HE'S WORKING A, A SPECIALIZED JOB WITHIN DOD. AND WHO'S THE MANAGING THE DAY TO DAY AT THE AIRPORT NOW? TREY. WHO? TREY. TREY. OKAY. YEP. SO THE LINE SUPERVISOR'S KIND OF TAKING OVER DAY TO DAY AND THEN STEVE'S BACKING EVERYTHING UP. . THANKS. . LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES . ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT'S NOT ON HERE IS OUR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 2025. WE HAD A LITTLE CURVE BALL THROWN TO US IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS BY A TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND. UM, THEY SCHEDULED A MEETING THAT WILL BUMP US OUT OF OUR TIME SLOT WHEN WE'RE DOWN IN HILTON HEAD. UM, SO YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE THE REDHEADED STEPCHILD, WELL YOU, YOU COULD DESCRIBE THAT AS YOU'D LIKE, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, TOWN OF HILTON HEAD SAID, HEY, WE NEED OUR CONFERENCE ROOM, SO WE NEED COUNCIL CHAMBERS. OKAY. UM, SO I DID YOU GUYS ALL GET A COPY OF THAT? YEAH, WE ALL HAVE IT. YEAH. SO JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I MEAN, A COUPLE OPTIONS THERE TO LOOK AT THE, UH, THE SECOND THURSDAY, WHICH IS A, YOU KNOW, A FULL CHANGE DAY AND TIME. SO SECOND THURSDAY AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND THE OTHER OPTION IS AT THIRD THURSDAY AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THIRD THURSDAY IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER FOR ME 'CAUSE I HAVE A STANDING MEETING AT EIGHT 30. UM, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. CIO'S GONNA BE IN TOUCH AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT THESE, THESE OPTIONS WORK WITH BOTH COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. DO WE, JUST SO WE KNOW 'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE EASIER THAN COMMUNICATING MY EMAIL, JUST LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE OF LIKE ONE DATE. BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER ONE OF THOSE THE SECOND THURSDAY OR THE THIRD THURSDAY OR THE TIME? I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IS THE TIME 10:00 AM HERE OR IS THAT THE HILTON HEAD TIME? OR IS THAT BOTH OF IT'S BOTH. BOTH. BOTH. BOTH, OKAY. SO NO MORE ONE 30 MEETINGS. RIGHT? THERE'RE 10:00 AM MEETINGS NOW THE QUESTION IS JUST SECOND WEEK OR THIRD WEEK. YEAH. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THEN CHRIS. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. OKAY. ANYBODY? HOW ABOUT YOU, DAVID? OKAY, THAT LEAST SEAN. SORRY, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? UH, MY PREFERENCE IS SECOND THURSDAY. JUST 'CAUSE I HAVE AN EIGHT 30 ON THE THIRD THURSDAY. OKAY. SHOULD WE JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT? I MEAN, YEAH, I, I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY WE JUST CAN'T GO AHEAD. OKAY. I I DON'T THINK THERE'S A VOTE NECESSARILY NEEDED ON THAT, IS THERE? NO, BECAUSE YOU STILL GOT YOUR PUBLIC NOTICE I THINK. I THINK SO. I THINK IT'S, YEAH, I THINK YOU CAN DECIDE IT. YEAH. YEAH, YOU CAN DECIDE. YEAH. YEAH. WE, WE WILL SEND IT OUT. LET'S, LET'S JUST PLAN ON THAT OPTION ONE. OPTION ONE. OKAY. IT'S QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT. APPRECIATE THAT. EASIER ? YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD. ALRIGHT, SO, ALRIGHT. AND SO THAT'S THE END OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, RIGHT? IT IS, UNLESS I FORGOT. YOU SEE IT THE SECOND THURSDAY THAT JULY 17TH, THE THIRD THURSDAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, I MEAN WE'LL STILL HAVE A DAY HERE OR THERE THAT BUMPS AROUND JUST LIKE WE DO NOW, BUT YEAH, WE CAN DO IT. WE'LL KEEP IT INFORMED. WE'LL JUST MOVE IT TO BEAUFORT. YEAH. WORKS FOR ME. I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOOD STUFF GOING BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU ALWAYS, AGAIN, YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR JOHN? I DO. JOHN, COULD YOU ADDRESS, UH, A LITTLE MORE ELABORATELY THAN CHRIS DID THE GENTLEMAN'S, UH, QUESTION REGARDING HILTON HEAD HANGAR SPACE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA? I'D LOVE TO, BUT I CAN'T. OKAY. THERE'S NO MORE INFORMATION THAN CHRIS SHARED. YEAH. IS THAT, WHAT IS THE, SO IT'S ROUGHLY SIX. DO THEY HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME WAITING LIST THAT WE DO IN A RW? UH, ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER? A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A RW BUT IT'S STILL SUBSTANTIAL. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE LAND TO LOOK AT THERE, SO THAT'S YEAH. MORE CHALLENG THAT'S, THAT'S THAT STILL THAT SAME PROBLEM WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT GOING FORWARD. OKAY. ALRIGHT. GREAT. UM, OKAY. SO THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN BY ANYBODY? NOW MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE JOHN AND STEVE. I'VE BEEN INUNDATING THEM WITH EMAILS ABOUT THE FACT THAT DON BENNETT, THE MECHANIC PASSED AWAY. AND THEN I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR AIRPORT HAVE MAINTENANCE. [00:20:01] YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT'LL GET WORKED OUT AND PLUS I HAVE A PERSONAL SAY 'CAUSE DON HAD MY ENGINE IN A THOUSAND AND STILL IT IS IN A THOUSAND PIECES IN HIS HANGER RIGHT NOW. COULD WHICH IF YOU WANT TO GO SEE A SAD AIRPLANE, GO GET MY SEARS ON THE RAMP WITHOUT A PROPELLER ON IT, . BUT I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON FOR, AGAIN, FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE AIRPORT AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATED AND HELPFUL TRYING TO GET INFORMATION BACK AND FORTH. SO. GOOD. YEAH, I, I KNOW I, I HEARD A COMMENT, UH, FROM A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S SAD WHENEVER SOMEONE PASSES AWAY, BUT ON TOP OF IT, YOU KNOW, IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, HE'D BECOME A VERY INTEGRAL PART. UM, AND HOW IMPORTANT, UH, UH, HAVING THAT ABILITY TO HAVE YOUR PLANE FIXED THERE, UH, WAS, SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FACILITY OVER AT, UH, HILTON HEAD, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO THIS HOWARD, BUT PLANES STRUGGLE WITHOUT A PROPELLER. DON'T GET PROP ALTITUDE. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE CAN TEACH IT. WE'LL DRAG IT, WE'LL GET IT TO GLIDER SPEED, TAKE THE WINDS OFF AND TAXI. RIGHT. WE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TRAIL OVER. I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I SHOULD HAVE JUST FLOW FOR FIVE MORE MINUTES AND IT PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN OKAY, BUT, UH, DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPTION. THE ROADS ARE WIDE ENOUGH WITH NO WINGS, JUST TAXI RIGHT OVER . WE WILL HAVE, UH, OKAY. UM, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE HELP ON, UH, UH, BOTH TO JOHN AND STEVE ON, UH, WORKING THROUGH THAT PROBLEM. UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE COME OUT WITH A GOOD RESULT THAT, UH, MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY. UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT I'M AWARE OF. RIGHT. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS THAT I'M AWARE OF UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS SOMETHING HIDDEN THAT, THAT OKAY. UH, CHAIRMAN UPDATE. [X. CHAIRMAN UPDATE] UH, FROM MY STANDPOINT, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS EITHER DUE TO US BEING OFF. UH, SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY, ANYTHING, UM, TO ADD TO IT. UH, WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. ANYONE HAVE A COMMENT AS A CITIZEN SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE? UH, WE'LL THEN MOVE FOR ADJOURNMENT ONE. BEFORE YOU DO THAT REAL QUICKLY, JUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE DATE FOR FEBRUARY. 'CAUSE I THINK, ISN'T IT FEBRUARY? THAT'S IS A BAD DAY. SAY AGAIN 13TH. YEAH. TH THE 13TH WOULD NORMALLY BE THE DATE, BUT IT'S LISTED ON HERE AS THE 20TH, SO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT BECAUSE THE 13TH IS THE DATE OF OUR CONFERENCE. I SHOT OPTION. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING WITH OPTION ONE. ONE. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE 13TH. SO WE'RE GONNA DO THAT RIGHT AWAY. YEAH, WE ARE GONNA DO OPTION ONE, BUT THEN ON THE 13TH WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DO THE 20TH. YEAH, JUST PAY ATTENTION ROSS. SHE'LL GET YOU. OKAY. SHE'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO GO AND WHEN JUST ON THAT FEBRUARY BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH GONNA BE OUT HERE AND 20TH AND, SORRY GUYS. SORRY. UH, SOME FUNNY STUFF. THEY WERE HILTON HEAD. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. NO, DON'T SAY THAT. UM, SO YEAH, SO NEXT MEETING HERE, FEBRUARY 20TH AT 10:00 AM YES. YES. RIGHT. AND THEN WE, THEN WE'RE GOING, THEN WE GO WITH OPTION ONE. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEN CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? THERE WE GO. SECOND. SECOND. THERE WE GO. CHRIS, ALL ADJOURNMENT. THANKS FOR WATCHING BC TV. HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS. HELLO, I'M KAREN GILBERT AND I SERVE AS BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR. ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOL'S AND 90 PHENOMENAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, WE WELCOME BACK OUR STUDENTS TO THE START OF A GREAT NEW SCHOOL YEAR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS KATE OR CTE CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL COMPONENT FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITH OVER 3000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE CTE COURSES ACROSS OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS AT OUR CAREER CENTER, STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THEIR CAREER PATHWAYS OF INTEREST THAT INCLUDE TRAINING FOR HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, HEALTHCARE AND TRADES RELATED JOBS. SO WHAT CAN OUR STUDENTS EXPECT AS THEY START THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITHIN THEIR CTE CLASSES? FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, THEY WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR VIRTUALLY WITH ONLINE CLASSES FACILITATED BY [00:25:01] THEIR SCHOOL'S. CTE CERTIFIED TEACHER STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE THAT ALLOW FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ON CTE PROJECTS AND INDEPENDENT WORK FOLLOWING STATE STANDARDS FOR ALL CTE COURSES. FOR EXAMPLE, MIDDLE SCHOOLS CAN USE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY GATEWAY CURRICULUM THAT STUDENTS CAN ACCESS FROM HOME TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THINGS WORK, SUCH AS GREEN ARCHITECTURE, ROBOTICS, AND FLIGHT AND SPACE ENHANCE. WEB-BASED RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL CTE COURSES TO INCLUDE SIMULATED SOFTWARE FOR LEARNING HOW TO CREATE AND OPERATE A VIRTUAL BUSINESS OR RESTAURANT DIAGNOSE HEALTHCARE SCENARIOS OR PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT LEAD THE WAY DISTANCE LEARNING FOR PRE-ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES FOR OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ALL VIRTUAL LEARNING SETTING FOR AT LEAST A SEMESTER. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL CTE OPTIONS. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CURRICULUM PROVIDED BY K 12 LEARNING SOLUTIONS. STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE CAREERS AND LEARN ABOUT STEM AND DIGITAL LITERACY, WHICH ARE FACILITATED BY THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL CTE TEACHER. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE ALL VIRTUAL FOR AT LEAST A SEMESTER WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENROLL IN THE NEW BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S. VIRTUAL SC FRANCHISE COURSES AVAILABLE INCLUDE BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH SCIENCES, AND FAMILY CONSUMER RELATED. THESE ARE ALSO FACILITATED BY A CTE CERTIFIED TEACHER AT THEIR SCHOOL AND OR WITHIN THE DISTRICT. ELIGIBLE JUNIOR AND SENIORS CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONLINE COURSES OFFERED THROUGH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOW COUNTRY BY ENROLLING IN ONE OF OUR NEW CTE DUAL ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. OTHER EXCITING CTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND CAREER CENTER INCLUDE CREDENTIALS WHICH PROVIDE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES FOR STUDENTS, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS, SUPPORT SKILL ATTAINMENT RECOGNIZED BY OUR EMPLOYERS, AND HELP PREPARE STUDENTS TO BETTER MARKET THEMSELVES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE JOBS. STUDENTS PURSUING CTE CERTIFICATIONS THROUGH THEIR ADVANCED LEVEL CTE COURSES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO VIRTUAL RESOURCES TO LEARN CONTENT AND PRACTICE SKILLS FACILITATED BY THEIR CTE TEACHER. SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS ALSO PROVIDE REMOTE TESTING OPTIONS TO INCLUDE SERVE SAFE ONLINE, WHICH OFFERS IN-DEMAND CREDENTIALS FOR FOOD HANDLERS AND A MANAGER LEVEL TO PREPARE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CULINARY HOSPITALITY AND FOODS AND NUTRITION. FOR THOSE CTE CONTENT AREAS THAT REQUIRE HANDS-ON PERFORMANCE TESTING, HIGH SCHOOLS WILL WORK ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WITH THOSE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EARN THEIR CREDENTIAL AT THEIR SCHOOL. FINALLY, STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A FALL WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERNSHIP WILL START VIRTUALLY WITH THEIR CTE TEACHER OF RECORD. BY ACCESSING STATE APPROVED DIGITAL RESOURCES, THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE VIRTUAL JOB SHADOWING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILITATORS ASSIGNED TO EACH HIGH SCHOOL. ALONG WITH THE CTE TEACHERS WILL IDENTIFY JOB SITES ALIGN WITH THE STUDENT'S CAREER INTEREST. AS SCHOOLS RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR WORK-BASED LEARNING THROUGH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. WORK-BASED LEARNING IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE WORLD OF WORK AND BUILD THEIR SKILLS PORTFOLIO. THESE ARE JUST A FEW INNOVATIVE WAYS. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS KICKING OFF THE START OF AN UNUSUAL BUT PROMISING NEW SCHOOL YEAR. OUR OVERALL FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GRADUATE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.