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MORNING, I AM CALLING THE, UH, GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING TO ORDER.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
UH, I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
ANY OPPOSED? I ALSO NEED, UH, APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE MINUTES.
I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM.
SO WE'RE AT THE POINT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS THIS MORNING.
UM, MR. BOXLEY, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE BUDGET AND GIVE US AN UPDATE.
GOOD MORNING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOOD MORNING TO OUR MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE JOINED US TODAY.
UM, OUR AGENDA ITEM THIS MORNING UNDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS REGARDING OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026, UH, BUDGET.
UM, IN OUR MARCH MEETING, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BUDGET AND, UM, I WANT TO DRAW SPECIFIC ATTENTION TODAY TO, UM, TO OUR PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENT.
UM, YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR NOTES AND ON THE SCREEN THAT, UM, WE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR PERSONNEL MOVING FORWARD IN FISCAL YEAR 26, A BUDGET REQUEST, UH, FOR A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.
UM, I WANTED TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT THIS LINE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET, UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH OUR TOWN MANAGER, UM, HE HAS, HE IS WORKING WITH ME AND WILL BE WORKING WITH TOWN COUNCIL TO MAKE A REQUEST THAT THIS BUDGETARY LINE ITEM BE COVERED THROUGH OUR, UH, THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND OF TOWN COUNCIL VERSUS THE CDC BUDGET.
SO THIS IS MORE OF A, OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO CREATE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE CDC.
BUT, UM, I THINK THIS WOULD, THIS IS A GREAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, TO SAVE SOME OF OUR BUDGET FOR DIRECT, UH, UTILIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO I, THIS WAS WHAT I, I WANTED TO, UM, UPDATE THE BOARD ON THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM AND, UH, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR, AS WE HAVE TO MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL ON OUR BOARD TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK OR, UM, OR ANY SUCH UPDATE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IN RE REGARDS TO THIS ITEM.
UM, WE HAD TWO, UH, BUDGET WORKSHOPS AFTER FIRST READING, UM, ONE OF WHICH INCLUDED THE, UH, DISCUSSION AROUND THE GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND.
UM, MR. BOXY WAS THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, HE DID THAT, GET MANY QUESTIONS.
UM, SO I FEEL LIKE THE, THE COUNCIL IS SUPPORTIVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE CDC IS GOING IN.
UM, OBVIOUSLY ALL OF OUR ENDEAVORS WILL HAVE TO, UM, REQUIRE THAT THE, THE TOWN AND TOWN STAFF, UH, WHICH MR. BOXY IS A PART OF ALL WORK TOGETHER.
SO IN MY MIND, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THE DIRECTION THAT THE TOWN MANAGER MRS. BOXLEY HAVE PROPOSED.
UM, IS IT AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OR IS IT, SO IS IT YEAR BY YEAR THAT THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO APPROVE IT OR IS IT KIND OF IN PERPETUITY FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM? VERY GOOD QUESTION.
UM, OUR BUDGET, OUR BUDGET CYCLES, UM, JULY ONE THROUGH JUNE 30.
SO THIS WOULD REQUIRE ANNUAL APPROVAL BY TOWN COUNCIL.
BUT I, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, UH, MAYOR PERRY COULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL HAVE A PROBLEM GOING BACK, YOU KNOW, YEAR OVER YEAR REQUESTING THIS.
NOW, OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION CONSIDERING THE, THE WORK THAT WE WILL ENGAGE IN.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN, UH, THE DESIGN STUDIO.
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND, UM, AND MAINTAIN SOME OF THE, THE REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTS OF THE, OF THE CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE, THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE, SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO IMPLEMENT THOSE THAT ARE NOT OPERATIONALIZED.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOME VERY, VERY CLOSE CONNECTIVITY STILL WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO I THINK THAT IT FITS PERFECTLY WELL WITHIN THE AUSPICES OF
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THE CDCI.I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER IF I'D THOUGHT OF IT
WE'VE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT.
THAT, AGAIN, THAT WAS A, UM, THAT IS A, A STATUS UPDATE.
THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED FOR THAT AGENDA ITEM.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE, UM, THE TOWN STEPPING IN AND, UM, COVERING THIS SALARY.
AND IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNSEL WE'RE AT THE POINT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-GENDER ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? NO COMMENT.
I NEED A MOTION THEN TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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MOTION TO MOVE OUTTA SO MOVED SECOND AND THERE WAS NO ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO I THINK WE'RE READY TO ADJOURN.
I'M THE OFF PARK RANGER HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK.
COME SPEND THE DAY WITH ME HERE WE ARE AT DRY ISLAND STATE PARKS MARINA.
I AM OVER MANAGING THE SLIPS HERE AT THE MARINA.
48 OF 'EM ARE 25 BY 15 FOOT SLIPS, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO 50 FOOTER SLIPS.
UM, I'VE BEEN OVER THE MARINA PROGRAM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED WE HAD EIGHT SLIPS FILLED OUT OF 50, AND, UM, AFTER RUNNING IT FOR ABOUT 13 MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH FULL OCCUPANCY.
UM, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'VE HAD A WAIT LIST WITH ABOUT 15 EVER SINCE.
UM, WE GIVE SPECIAL OFFERS ON, UH, SLIP PRICES FOR THE 25 BY 15 FOOT SLIPS.
UM, IF YOU, YOU CAN DO A SIX MONTH OR A 12 MONTH, IT'S THE ONLY TWO WE OFFER.
IF YOU DO THE 12 MONTH AND YOU CHOOSE TO PAY UP FRONT, YOU GET A 10% DISCOUNT.
IT'S $2,700 RATHER PAYING, UM, MONTH BY MONTH.
IT'S TWO 50 A MONTH, WHICH ADDS UP TO THREE GRAND.
AND THEN THE SIX MONTH LEASE IS $1,500.
UM, WHETHER YOU PAY IT ALL UP FRONT OR $250 PAYMENTS, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERATING INVOICES FOR OUR CURRENT LEASERS AS WELL AS SETTING UP NEW CONTRACTS, UM, AS WELL AS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING OF THESE PEDESTALS, CHECKING THE UTILITIES, THE WATER, THE POWER.
WE HAD A COLD SNAP RECENTLY HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, I SET A DRIP SO THESE WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT, UM, RUNNING
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WATER FOR THE, UM, PEOPLE THAT COME OUT HERE OFTEN.UM, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, KEEPING UP WITH THE LEASERS THEMSELVES AND GETTING TO KNOW 'EM ON A FACE-TO-FACE BASIS AND KNOWING, UM, KNOWING WHO I HAVE HERE AT THE MARINA, WE HAVE A FEW REGULARS, UM, AND THEY'RE A VITAL PART IN KEEPING THE, UH, MARINA UP TO DATE.
THEY LET ME KNOW IF SOMEONE'S BOAT'S COME LOOSE OR IF THERE'S BEEN DAMAGE TO A STORM.
UM, THE WATER'S DOWN RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S, UH, UM, IT IS A BIT OF AN ISSUE KEEPING TRACK OF, UM, THE SAFETY OF THESE BOATS.
UM, THE MARINA'S LIKE MY BABY, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO, UM, WATCH IT GROW.
UM, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE MARINA.
UM, WE HAD AN OLD MARINA THAT USED TO BE RIGHT HERE.
UM, AND THEN IN 2008 WE HAD A REALLY BAD STORM THAT CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT OVER THE YEARS AFTER THAT, UM, THE MARINA BEGAN TO SINK.
UM, LATER WE GOT THE BUDGET TO REDO THE MARINA, UM, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE, AS WELL AS REDOING THE, UH, BATHHOUSE UP ON THE HILL, REMODELED ALL THE BATHROOMS, UM, SHOWERS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, ADDED HEAT AND AIR TO IT.
SO NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO TO ANOTHER FACILITY WHERE I'LL DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES I HAVE AS OUR SAFETY OFFICER HERE AT DRY ISLAND STATE PARK.
HERE WE ARE AT DRY ALLEN'S GAS STOCK RIGHT NEXT TO OUR TACKLE SHOP.
UM, AND HERE I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AS SAFETY OFFICERS CHECKING ALL OF OUR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
UM, THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE WE HAVE ON PARK.
UM, IT'S RATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GAS DOCK.
AND WHAT WE DO WHEN WE INSPECT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, UM, IS FIRST YOU TAKE IT OFF ITS STAND AND YOU CHECK THE GAUGE, UM, SEE IF IT'S NOT UNDER OR OVERCHARGED.
BUT THE MAIN THING THAT YOU WANT TO CHECK, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT A, UM, A CERTIFIED FIRE TECH IS, UM, IF YOU TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN, LIKE SO IF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS GRADUALLY, THAT MEANS YOU KNOW THAT THE CONTENTS ISN'T CLUMPED UP TOGETHER.
YOU CAN KEEP DOING THAT JUST TO SEE, BUT IF YOU FEEL A BIG PLUMP, THAT MEANS IT'S CLUMPED UP TOGETHER.
UM, AND I DO THIS WITH ALL 42 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
WE HAVE ON PARK, WE HAVE 'EM IN THE CAMPGROUNDS, EVERY FACILITY, OUR CABINS, VILLAS, UM, OUR TACKLE SHOP, AS WELL AS THE GAS DOCK.
AND THE MAIN THING IS TO CHECK THAT AND TO CHECK THE CHARGE.
AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU CAN JUST HANG IT BACK UP AND THEN YOU CAN SIGN OFF ON THIS SPECIFIC MONTH, UM, WHICH THIS IS JANUARY.
UM, AND I'LL NOTE THAT ONCE A YEAR I HAVE, UM, A CERTIFIED FIRE TECH COME OUT AND HAVE THESE SERVICED.
I JUST HAD THIS ONE SERVICED, UM, IN DECEMBER, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
SO THIS ONE'S PRETTY MUCH GOOD FOR A WHOLE NOTHER YEAR.
UM, ANOTHER ASPECT OF BEING THE SAFEST OFFICER HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK IS, UM, FACILITY INSPECTIONS, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S SAFE, MAKING SURE WE'RE STAYING UP TO DATE ON, UM, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON OUR, UM, HVAC, ON ANYTHING THAT NEEDS IT, LOOKING FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT NEED REPLACING OUR ATTENTION.
UM, AND OF COURSE FILING THE, UM, MONTHLY PAPERWORK FOR OUR FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTIONS AS WELL AS THE FACILITIES.
UM, SO WE CAN STAY UP TO DATE AND BE OFFICIAL.
NEXT, WE'RE GONNA GO AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE LAKE.
HERE WE ARE ON OUR MAIN CAUSEWAY BRIDGE HERE AT DREW ISLAND STATE PARK.
UM, PERSONALLY THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT COMING TO WORK IS DRIVING ACROSS THIS CAUSEWAY BRIDGE AND LOOKING OUT AT THE LAKE EVERY DAY.
UM, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE LAKE'S DOWN PRETTY LOW RIGHT NOW.
UM, EVERY WINTER THEY DROP THE LAKE A FEW FEET, BUT THIS YEAR IS THE 10 YEAR LOW.
EVERY 10 YEARS THEY DROP THE LAKE SIGNIFICANTLY LOW, UM, TO KILL AN INVASIVE HYDRILLA PLANT AS WELL AS FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ON THEIR DOCKS.
AND SINCE THE DAM AND THE TOWERS ARE SO OLD, IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO MAINTENANCE THOSE AS WELL.
UM, LAKE MURRAY IS 50,000 ACRES, UM, OF MANMADE LAKE AND DR.
UM, BENEFITS FROM THIS LAKE HEAVILY.
UM, IT BRINGS SO MUCH, SO MANY GUESTS TO OUR PARK.
UM, THEY COME TO HANG OUT HERE AT THE SHELTERS.
UM, PITCH A HAMMOCK LAY OUT AT THE LITTLE BEACHY AREA WE HAVE AT OUR OLD OFFICE.
UM, IT BRINGS A LOT OF VISITORS COME SUMMERTIME.
UM, ALSO IN THE SUMMERTIME, UM, BRINGS ALL OF OUR BIG GAME TOURNAMENTS.
DREW ALLEN'S KNOWN FOR ALL OF ITS FISHING TOURNAMENTS.
WE HAVE HIM YEAR ROUND JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND.
UM, TO HIGHLIGHT ONE BIG ONE, DREW ALLEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THE WORLD BASS CHAMPIONSHIP WHERE WE HOSTED 25 COUNTRIES, UM, FOR A WEEK AND WATCHED THEM SHOOT OUT EVERY DAY AND COME IN AND SAW THE BIG WEIGH-INS.
AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY BIG ONES THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UM, THAT'S A BIG JOB FOR OUR OPENING SHIFT HERE AT DRY ISLAND IS TO, UM, DIRECT ALL THE BOATERS FOR THOSE TOURNAMENTS AND, AND PARK 'EM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HOUSE ALL THOSE FISHERMEN FOR, UH, FOR THOSE TOURNAMENTS.
WE HAVE THE BIG BASS, UH, CHALLENGE AND WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SMALL TOURNAMENTS RANGING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 BOATS ALL THE WAY UP TO 150.
IF YOU'LL NOTICE, OVER HERE IS OUR FRONT CAMPGROUND, WHICH IS NEWLY RENOVATED.
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FOR ELECTRICAL, UP TO 50 AMP SERVICE, UM, NEW WATER, AND EVEN ADDED, UH, SEWER HOOKUPS AS WELL.SO, UM, WHEN THIS ONE OPENS UP, HOPEFULLY EARLY SPRING, UM, IT'LL BE OPEN FOR THE GUESTS TO ENJOY A BRAND NEW CAMPGROUND WITH, UM, BRAND NEW FACILITIES.
UM, NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO AND WALK THROUGH ONE OF OUR VILLAS AND MAKE SURE IT'S READY FOR A GUEST CHECK-IN HERE WE ARE AT DREW ISLANDS VILLAS.
UM, THIS IS VILLA ONE BEHIND ME, BUT WE HAVE FIVE VILLAS, UM, VILLAS ONE, THREE AND FIVE ARE THREE BEDROOMS AND VILLAS TWO AND FOUR ARE TWO BEDROOMS. UM, THESE ARE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, AREN'T INTO THE, THE CAMPING LIFE OR THE TENT LIFE, UM, GLAMPING AS PEOPLE CALL IT.
UM, THESE PRICES RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 35 A NIGHT TO MAYBE EVEN, UH, AS FAR AS TWO 50 A NIGHT, DEPENDING ON TIME OF YEAR, TWO BEDROOM, THREE BEDROOM, UM, IF IT'S A WEEKEND WEEKDAY OR IF IT'S THE ONLY ONE LEFT.
UM, VILLAS ONE AND TWO ARE THE NEWLY REMODELED INSIDE AND OUT, NEW FURNITURE, NEW PAINT FLOORS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
UM, THERE IS A DOCK BEHIND VILLA ONE.
IT IS THE ONLY DOCK THAT WE HAVE, UM, HERE AT THE VILLAS, BUT IT IS A COMMUNAL DOCK.
AND THE REASON THAT IT'S, IT'S ONLY BEHIND VILLA ONE IS BECAUSE VILLA ONE IS OUR HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VILLA.
UM, BUT ANY VILLA CAN USE THAT DOCK AS THEY PLEASE.
UM, BUT WE'RE HERE TO DO A WALKTHROUGH OF THE VILLA, SO IF YOU WANNA FOLLOW ME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A WALKTHROUGH AND, UH, I'LL LET YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THAT.
SO, AS YOU'LL SEE, I USED A KEY CARD.
WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL, UM, KEY CARD LOCKS AT ALL OF OUR VILLAS AND OUR CAMPER CABINS, AS WELL AS THE BATH HOUSES FOR THOSE.
UM, MAKES IT EASIER IN CASE, UH, OUR METAL KEYS GET LOST.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN A REAL, UH, TREAT TO USE.
SO THIS IS THE INSIDE OF VILLA ONE.
UM, WHAT I'M IN HERE TO DO IS TO WALK THROUGH IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S READY FOR A GUEST, UM, DOWN TO THE NITPICKY STUFF.
UM, MAKE SURE THAT THE, UM, IT WAS CLEANED PROPERLY AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS OUT OF OUR GUESTS WHILE THEY STAY WITH US.
SO THEY HAVE THE BEST, UM, EXPERIENCE, UM, TOTAL.
SO WE ALWAYS, UH, CHECK THE FIREPLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS GREAT, WHICH IT DOES REMOTES PROGRAMMED AND EVERYTHING.
I'M TURN THAT BACK OFF BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE WARM IN HERE.
UM, WE TRY TO CHECK EVERY LAMP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LIGHTS UP.
UM, EVERY LIGHT IN THE VILLA, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WORKS.
UM, OF COURSE WE, WE CHECK THE TV, MAKE SURE THEY WORK.
AND IN THE BATHROOM WE'RE GONNA CHECK AND MAKE SURE ALL THE LIGHTS WORK LIKE THE REST OF THE VILLA.
MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TOWELS HAVE BEEN, UH, PUT IN PROPERLY AND AND STORED.
WE WANNA CHECK THE CLEANLINESS OF THE, UH, THE TUBS AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DIRT HAIR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE RUNNING WATER, FLUSH THE TOILETS, YOU KNOW, CHECK BEHIND, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S CLEAN.
THEN WE GO IN TO CHECK IN THE FIRST BEDROOM.
I LIKE TO DO IT IN A BIG CIRCLE SO I DON'T MISS ANYTHING WALKING THROUGH THESE VILLAS.
WE CHECK ALL THE DRAWERS TO MAKE SURE THAT A GUEST DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING BEHIND IN PREVIOUS DAY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO CHECK UNDER THE BEDS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING UNDER THERE THAT, UM, WILL CAUSE AN ISSUE FOR A GUEST.
CHECK AROUND IN THE NIGHTSTAND AS WELL.
WANNA RUN OUR HAND ACROSS THE TABLE? MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DIRT OR CRUMBS LEFT FROM ANY PREVIOUS DAY.
WANNA CHECK THESE LIGHTS RIGHT HERE? MAKE SURE ALL THAT DON'T TURN ON.
WE'LL GO OUTSIDE REAL FAST AND WE'LL CHECK THE, UM, PORCH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
SURE, THE LIGHTS OUT HERE WORK FOR OUR GUESTS.
ALSO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FIRE PIT.
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON OUR OUTDOOR PATIOS WORK PROPERLY.
ONE, TWO, AND THREE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THIS, UH, OUTDOOR PATIO RIGHT NOW, BUT, UH, IT IS A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
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TO HAVE THE REST OF THEM INSTALLED.WE'LL GO BACK IN AND FINISH THE WALKTHROUGH.
SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME DISHES THAT ARE STILL LEFT IN HERE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, UM, CLEAN AND IF SO, PUT THEM AWAY, UM, AND WIPE DOWN ANYTHING THAT NEEDS IT.
UM, ON THE COUNTERS, WE WANT TO RUN OUR HAND ACROSS THE COUNTER, MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CRUMBS OR ANY RESIDUE STILL LEFT.
UM, AS WELL AS CHECKING THE MICROWAVE AS WELL.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO CHECK THE DISH, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO, UM, STUCK ON STAINS OR ANYTHING, ANY KIND OF SPATTER INSIDE THE MICROWAVE.
AND CHECKING EVERY CABINET TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE IN THERE AND THAT EVERYTHING'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE RIGHT MIRROR AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD IN HERE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE LAST BEDROOM.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THIS WAS THE LAST ROOM IN THE VILLA TO WALK THROUGH.
NOW THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, I'LL RADIO THE OFFICE UP FRONT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE GUESTS CAN CHECK IN.
THANKS FOR JOINING ME TODAY HERE AT DROWN STATE PARK.
I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE OFFICE AND FINISH UP SOME ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF FOR OUR HEAD OUT FOR THE DAY.
UM, WHAT YOU SAW HERE TODAY WAS JUST A FEW OF THE MANY THINGS WE GET TO DO AND EXPERIENCE HERE AT DRY ISLAND.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT, ENJOY THE STATE PARKS AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES ARE A RARE, ASTRONOMICAL EVENT, AND IT IS A SPECIAL TREAT IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE.
SOLAR ECLIPSES OCCUR ABOUT TWO TO THREE TIMES PER YEAR, BUT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES ONLY OCCUR ABOUT EVERY 18 MONTHS.
AND SINCE THEY'RE ONLY VISIBLE FROM A SMALL AREA ON THE EARTH, THE FREQUENCY OF SOLAR ECLIPSES AT ANY GIVEN PLACE IS QUITE RARE.
ON AVERAGE, A PARTICULAR LOCATION WILL EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ABOUT ONCE EVERY FOUR CENTURIES.
THE PREVIOUS TIME ANY PART OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WAS IN 1979, AND THE PREVIOUS TIME A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SWEPT ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WAS 1918.
THAT'S WHY THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2017 IS CALLED THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES EXPERIENCES AT LEAST A PARTIAL ECLIPSE AND MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS WITHIN A DAY'S DRIVE OF THE PATH OF TOTALITY.
LUCKY FOR US HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY, THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
THE FACT THAT SOLAR ECLIPSES EVEN A OCCUR AT ALL IS SOMEWHAT SERENDIPITOUS.
IT TURNS OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE SUN IS ABOUT 400 TIMES LARGER THAN THE MOON, THE SUN IS ALSO ABOUT 400 TIMES FURTHER AWAY FROM EARTH.
SO THE SUN AND MOON APPEAR TO BE JUST ABOUT THE SAME SIZE IN THE SKY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT.
THIS ALLOWS THE MOON TO JUST COVER UP THE SUN AND CAST A SHADOW ON THE EARTH.
AND ECLIPSES WON'T HAPPEN HERE FOREVER.
THE MOON IS ACTUALLY MOVING JUST A FEW
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CENTIMETERS AWAY FROM THE EARTH EVERY YEAR.SO AT SOME POINT IN THE DISTANT FUTURE, IT'LL BE TOO FAR AWAY FROM US TO APPEAR TO COVER UP THE SUN.
AND TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES WILL CEASE TO OCCUR.
SOLAR ECLIPSES OCCUR WHEN THE MOON IS IN THE NEW PHASE AND WHEN THE EARTH, MOON AND SUN LINE UP JUST RIGHT SO THAT THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
SO LET'S MODEL HOW THIS HAPPENS.
THIS BALL IS GOING TO REPRESENT THE EARTH.
IT'S ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND THE EARTH IS ABOUT FOUR MOON DIAMETERS.
SO ON OUR SCALE, THE MOON IS ABOUT ONE QUARTER INCH.
YOU CAN FIT 30 EARTHS IN BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON.
SO IF THE EARTH IS ONE INCH, THAT MEANS THAT THE MOON AND THE EARTH ARE GOING TO BE 30 INCHES APART.
SO WHEN WE LINE THEM UP JUST RIGHT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE MOON IS IN THE NEW PHASE.
SO THE SUN IS SHINING ON THE MOON, BUT WE ARE SEEING THE DARK SIDE FROM THE EARTH OVER HERE.
WHEN WE LINE UP JUST RIGHT, THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH AND THE PEOPLE IN THAT LITTLE BIT OF SHADOW ARE SEEING A SOLAR ECLIPSE.
THEY LOOK, THEY'RE YELLOW, BUT THESE ARE THE MOON.
WHAT IS HAPPENING FOR THE PEOPLE RIGHT IN THERE UNDER THAT SHADOW SNOW? IT'S NIGHT IN THE WATER.
HEY GUYS, ECLIPSES IN SOUTH AMERICA.
SO IF WE HAVE A NEW MOON EVERY MONTH, WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN ECLIPSE EVERY SINGLE MONTH? AND WE'RE GONNA USE THIS DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW WHY THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
UH, THE BEACH BALL IS THE SUN AND THE STRING IS THE PLANE OF THE EARTH'S REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN.
THE EARTH'S REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN IS AT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE THAN THE PLANE OF THE MOON'S REVOLUTION AROUND THE EARTH.
SO IF THE EARTH IS GOING AROUND ON THE STRING, THE HULA HOOP IS ABOUT FIVE DEGREES DIFFERENT.
AND SO ONLY ON OCCASION DO THE TWO PLANES INTERSECT, AND WE HAVE AN ECLIPSE.
A SOLAR ECLIPSE GOES THROUGH STAGES STARTING WITH FIRST CONTACT.
THE FIRST TIME THE EDGE OF THE MOON'S DISC BEGINS TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE SUN.
AS THE ECLIPSE PROCEEDS, MORE OF THE SUN'S DISC IS OBSCURED.
AND JUST BEFORE TOTALITY, BRIGHT RAYS OF LIGHT CALLED BAILEY'S BEADS APPEAR TO SHOOT OUT FROM THE EDGES OF THE MOON SHADOW.
THE VERY LAST FLASH OF LIGHT BEFORE THE SUN'S DISC IS TOTALLY OBSCURED.
IT'S CALLED THE DIAMOND RING FLASH.
DURING TOTALITY, THERE'S A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE SKY GOES DARK AS IF IT IS NIGHTTIME STARS AND PLANETS BECOME VISIBLE ALONG WITH THE SUN'S OUTER ATMOSPHERE, WHICH IS CALLED THE CORONA.
THE AIR TEMPERATURE DROPS, AND EVEN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CHANGES.
AS ANIMALS BECOME CONFUSED THAT NIGHT HAS FALLEN.
IF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE, YOU HAVE TO USE THESE SPECIAL GLASSES, PUT THEM OVER YOUR EYES, TURN AND LOOK AT THE SUN.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR WATCHING A SOLAR ECLIPSE IS EYE SAFETY.
THE ONLY PART OF THE ECLIPSE THAT IS SAFE TO VIEW WITHOUT SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION IS TOTALITY.
DURING THE PARTIAL PHASES, YOU MUST USE SPECIAL ECLIPSE GLASSES, WHICH ARE CERTIFIED FOR SAFE DIRECT VIEWING OF THE SUN.
OR YOU CAN PROJECT AN IMAGE OF THE SUN ONTO A SURFACE USING A PINHOLE VIEWER LIKE THIS ONE.
ANY OPTICS SUCH AS BINOCULARS, TELESCOPES, OR CAMERAS MUST BE FITTED WITH SPECIAL SOLAR FILTERS ON THE APERTURE.
DO NOT LOOK THROUGH ANY DEVICE THAT IS NOT FITTED WITH A FILTER.
EVEN IF YOU'RE WEARING YOUR ECLIPSE GLASSES, A SOLAR ECLIPSE IS A RARE AND SPECIAL EVENT.
SO BE SURE TO BE PREPARED IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE ONE.