[I. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] . I HAVE NEW GAVEL. A GATORADE BOTTLE WILL BE THE GAVEL SO LET'S CALL IT ORDER FOR THE MEANING FOR JUNE 12. AND FIRST THING WE'RE DOING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE GOT A FLAG THERE YOU CAN JUST STAND AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PLEDGE BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ACTUAL LINE. ALL RIGHT. I LITERALLY JUST TO PLAY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS FOR OUR NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL. AWESOME AND THANK YOU. LAST WEEK LESLIE DID A JOB IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE VIDEO, SHE HAD A FLAG UP. OKAY, SO FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION I THINK I GOT TO TURN THAT AND I THINK YOU YOU ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION [IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA] OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA OF INFORMATION ACT ALSO KNOWN AS FOYA. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND I GET THERE WE GO ON THAT AND A SECOND MARK ARE ALL OPPOSED HEARING ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S [V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MEETING AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO AN APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND SO CAN I GET A FIRST FOR THAT? GOOD JOB JIM STARNES. SECOND WOULD BE MARK DO WE HAVE ANY DISSENT HEARING ON THAT PASSAGE AS WELL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING FOR MAY? SO WE'RE OPENING UP NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENT WHICH WE HAVE JUST AS MANY PUBLIC AS WE DO MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS HERE IN THE ROOM I THINK TO ANYONE TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ON THE FOR THE PUBLIC. NO. [VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT] ALL RIGHT. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO THE DIRECTORS REPORT. JOHN, TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE SEEING YOU GOING TO RUN. DO I RUN THAT? YOU HAVE TO REHEARSE US DON'T EVER YOU START THAT YOU DON'T YOU DON'T. OKAY. WE'RE DONE. OH, THAT'S OUR I'LL PAY YOU LATER GEORGE. WE'RE DONE. ALL RIGHT. I'M ON MY BACK HERE SO I CAN'T SEE IT VERY WELL BUT WELL FLUNKED ALREADY. JOHN OKAY. TODAY YOU ARE ALL THE WAY TO THE PASS. THIS IS LIKE CRAZY SENSITIVE. WELL, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, QUICK STAFF UPDATES . CRAZY GUY ON THE LEFT IS BRIAN. YOU'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE. HE SENT THE FINANCIAL IN BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM BECAUSE EARLIER THIS MONTH OR LATE LAST MONTH HE WAS AS ONE OF THE BART JUST BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WHO AT EACH COUNCIL MEETING INTRODUCES A COUPLE OF COUNTY STAFF TO THE TO THE COUNCIL SO THEY GET TO KNOW THE STAFF BUT EACH TIME THEY DO THAT THEY ASK FOR KIND OF A QUICK BIO OF OF YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STAFF MEMBER DOES FOR THE TEAM. YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT BRIAN DOES AS OUR FINANCE MANAGER BUT THEY ALSO ADD THIS KIND OF FUN. THEY ALSO ASK ABOUT SOMETHING TO SHARE SOMETHING WHAT WAS THAT? OH OH YOU CAN'T HEAR MY BOOMING VOICE. WOW. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY ASKED YOU TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE THAT CAN BE SHARED PUBLICLY SO. WE'LL PARENTHETICAL THERE AND BRIAN'S WAS WAS PRETTY COOL AT FIRST HE SAID YOU KNOW WHAT WE ALL KNOW BEEN WORKING IN THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING FOR 20 YEARS AND KIND OF THE COOL THING THERE IS HE'S HE'S DONE AUDITS ON YOU KNOW, A BIG CORPORATION AND ACTUALLY SPECIALIZED IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY NEAT. BUT THEN THE REALLY INTERESTING THING THAT THAT I KNEW ABOUT HIM AND HE HADN'T SAID AND I MADE HIM ADD IT ON THERE IS A HE'S ALSO A DRUMMER SO HE'S HE'S MUSICALLY INCLINED AND OBVIOUSLY GUY MATH MUSIC YOU KNOW KIND OF WORKS TOGETHER BUT ANYWAY PLAYS THE DRUMS A LOT AND SOMETIMES WILL SEND ME VIDEOS OVER THE WEEKEND WHAT HE'S DOING OUT IN THE GARAGE BANGING AWAY ON THE DRUMS BUT PRETTY TALENTED DRUMMER SO HE'S BEEN PLAYING FOR 47 YEARS YEAH SO PRETTY COOL ALL RIGHT, NEXT GUY ON THE LEFT GERALD GOES BY JERRY. HE'S A BRAND NEW MAINTENANCE OPS TECH. HE RETIRED HERE FROM WISCONSIN. SO HE WAS OBVIOUSLY LOOKING TO GET AWAY FROM THE NINE MONTHS OF WINTER THAT THE EFFORT THERE AND YOU CAN USE HIM FOR SNOW REMOVAL. YEAH WHEN WE PUT THE SNOW AND ICE PLAN TOGETHER FOR YOU KNOW THE EVERY 15 YEAR IMPLEMENTATION WE'LL HIM DO IT. HE WORKED FOR GULFSTREAM DOWN HERE FOR A WHILE AND HE WON SOME WARS DOING THAT TOO SO HE [00:05:06] DID CABINET MAKING AND STUFF LIKE THAT FOR I GUESS INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT HE'S ALSO DONE HOME RENOVATION SIGNS AND FIREPLACE INSTALLATIONS SO A PRETTY TALENTED GUY. WE'RE NOT PUTTING A FIREPLACE IN THE NEW TERMINAL BUT HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS AND HE'S A GOOD ADDITION. SHE GOT ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCE, PLUMBING, HVAC ALL WHICH ARE CHALLENGING IN COUNTY BUILDINGS SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. AND THEN FINALLY THE THE YOUNG MAN AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS WHEN GO WINS IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY BECAUSE HE NEEDS EXPERIENCES MEETINGS WHEN AS AN INTERN WITH US FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE AND HE'S A RISING SOPHOMORE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND IF I HAVE ANY AUBURN PEOPLE IN THE ROOM RIGHT HERE YEAH WHERE YOU GO THEY'RE TIGERS BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ONES WE USUALLY TALK ABOUT HERE BUT THAT'S GOOD WHEN IT'S BEEN IMMERSED IN BASICALLY EVERYTHING AROUND THE AIRPORT AND WE'RE GOING HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT OF OURS AS AS SPEND SOME GOOD TIME WITH SIGNATURE IS WANT TO SEE KIND OF HOW THE FBO FUNCTIONS IN YOU KNOW, A HIGH END PRIVATE HIGH END FBO LIKE SIGNATURE OR WHAT THEY DO HE'S BEEN WITH OUR FOR COUPLE OF TIMES HE SPENT SOME TIME IN THE TOWER PROBABLY HAVE HIM CYCLED BACK THROUGH THERE BECAUSE HE'LL DEVELOP QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY. HE'S BEEN HELPFUL TO ME BECAUSE HE'LL SPEND SOME TIME ONE OF THE GROUPS AND THEN COME BACK TO ME AND ASK A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND IT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AIRPORT BECAUSE I LIKE OUTSIDE VIEWS TO TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS BUT IT CHALLENGES MY KNOWLEDGE TOO AND IT HELPS ME AS A LEADER SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. HE'S HE LIKE I SAID ASK GREAT QUESTIONS AND WE LOOK TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BEING BEING ABLE TO DO THIS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS TOO . SO THAT IS WHEN SO THAT IS STAFF UPDATE LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MOVE ALONG ALL RIGHT AT THE END OF MAY HAD OUR LAST SCHOOL TRIP OF THE YEAR RIGHT AT THE END OF THE YEAR I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD TIME TO DO IS A LITTLE BIT WARM BUT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART ALL THE KIDS WERE DONE WITH CLASSES AND STUFF SO THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT LITTLE MORE ENERGETIC THAN THAN SOME GROUPS WE'VE HAD OUT THERE. SO IT WAS FUN TO HAVE JP TOO. THERE I WAS I GAVE MY WIFE A HARD TIME BECAUSE SHE'S A PRINCIPAL AT TOWN HALL TOO AND I SAID WAIT WE'VE WE'VE HAD HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN HERE. I'D LIKE TWO YEARS IN A ROW AND THEN THERE ARE CROSSTOWN RIVALS. SO WE GOT TO HAVE OUR KIDS THERE. SO THEY BROUGHT THE WHOLE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS WHICH WAS LIKE 75 KIDS AND IT WAS FUN. IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE SOME OF THEM HAD NOT MET ME BEFORE. SO I WENT TO THE LITTLE GROUPS AND I STARTED ASKING THEM WHETHER OR NOT THEY LIKED THEIR PRINCIPAL AND HOW SHE TURNED OUT AND THEY WERE LOOK AT ME LIKE WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME THAT QUESTION? AND THEN SOMEBODY WHO KNEW ME WOULD SAY THAT'S MR. RUMBOLD AND THEY ALL SAID THE RIGHT THINGS SO THAT WAS GOOD. THAT WAS THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE WHEN MIKE ROWE GOES UNDERCOVER AND DOES THE BOSS FOR A DAY OR THE UNDERCOVER WORKER THAT WAS KIND OF NEAT BUT IT WAS GREAT. THEY ASKED GREAT QUESTIONS AND WE HAD AWESOME REPRESENTATION FROM MOSQUITO CONTROL SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVIL AIR PATROL LIFE WHO ELSE DO WE HAVE ABOUT LIFE STAR SO IT'S FUN. THE STUDENTS GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THEY GOT TO A FEW OF THEM GOT TO GO UP ON THE TOWER AND THEN EVERYONE GET A FIRETRUCK RIDE. I FORGET I THINK WE ROTATED OF THEM THROUGH THROUGH THE TRUCKS AND THAT AND THEN YEAH WE'VE GOT A VIDEO THE NEXT SLIDE I THINK SHE NEED TO WATCH THAT IT'S KIND OF FUN AS THEY WERE LEAVING. YEAH. AT THE CYCLE THROUGH THE TRUCK WASH AT THE END BROKE A LINE THERE AMAZING PRETTY PERFECT I KNOW RIGHT BUT IT WAS STILL TO THE EXCELLENT TALE YOU BROUGHT THEM IN BUT IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND PHASE TWO OF THE TERMINAL WE'RE DOING CAR WASHES AND AND A LOT OF THEM I WOULD RUN THAT BY THE FAA OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. JUST YOU'LL SEE YOU KNOW, THE EXTERIORS IS MOSTLY FINISHED ON THE TERMINAL SO PRETTY EXCITING THE ROOF IS ALMOST COMPLETE ON THE THE LAND SIDE OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING IT IS COMPLETE ON THE AIR SIDE BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE AS MANY [00:10:03] MAJOR ON THE EXTERIOR NOW BECAUSE IT'S IT'S COMING COME ALONG REAL BUT THE INSIDE IS IS REALLY BUSY THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE INSULATION AND SHEETROCK AND THAT SORT OF THING A LOT OF DETAIL WORK HAPPENING ON THE INSIDE. LET'S YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE THE DECK KIND OF CROSSWALK AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED NOW AND I THINK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL BE PAVING THE REST OF THE ASPHALT IN THERE SO IN FRONT OF THAT DOOR IT WILL STILL BE CLOSED OFF BECAUSE THERE WILL BE WORK GOING ON. BUT JUST PAST THAT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT ALL FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC WILL THEN BE OPEN. SO THAT BE GOOD ALL THE FENCING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL THE ENTRANCES THE BUILDING WILL BE ACCESSIBLE. SO THAT'S ON THE BACK SIDE AND THIS HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS WELL THE THE FOUNDATIONS NOW FOR THE JET BRIDGES ALL INSTALLED AND IT'S AMAZING HOW HUGE THOSE FOUNDATIONS ARE AND IT'S GOT TO BE BECAUSE OF THE SEISMIC AND THE FACT WE'RE IN THE HURRICANE ZONE. BUT THERE ARE ENORMOUS CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS THE FOR THE JET BRIDGES SO THOSE ARE ALMOST AND THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL THAT'S MORE OR LESS POURING SOME OF THE FOUNDATIONS THERE. LIKE I SAID ON THE INSIDE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT SHEET SHEETROCK TAKING PLACE AND THE INSULATION. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL IN THE SHEET ROCK LIKE I SAID SO GOING TO TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO GO THROUGH AND MUD THOSE AND THEN OF THE NEXT THAT WILL ALSO THE TILING IS HAPPENING IN THE RESTROOMS NOW LOOKING REALLY GOOD AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME TERRAZZO BEING INSTALLED AS A TEST PIECE AND SEE WHAT ELSE AND SOME OF THE THE CEILING WORK WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE NEXT PROBABLY A MONTH OR SO AS WELL JOHN. YES, BUT THE TERMINAL OWNER IF YOU'VE NOTICED BUT SOUTH AND THIS COMMISSION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FEATURED BOTH HILTON HEAD AND COVERS THEIR PUBLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS YEAR THEY'RE FEATURING THE RENDERINGS OF THE HEAD TERMINAL AND THE ONLY PUBLICATIONS SO I GUESS IT'S ON THE THE AIRFIELD DIRECTORY THAT READ THE MAPS AND EVERYTHING YEAH YEAH YEAH THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A MARKETING PIECE TOO BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE TWO DIFFERENT COLOR ROOFS ON THE BUILDING SO WE'D LIKE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET RID OF THAT GREEN ROOF AND COMPLETE PHASE TWO THE TERMINAL PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. JUST A COUPLE UPDATES TO YOUR COUNTY BUDGET WAS JUST RECENTLY APPROVED SO THAT'S GOOD. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WHICH STARTS JULY THE FIRST NEXT WEEK WE'VE GOT A VISIT FROM HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA. WE'LL HAVE SOME OF OUR FOLKS FROM TALBOT RIGHT NOW CLINTON BRINGING THE FOLKS FROM HICKORY DOWN AND JUST TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE AIRPORT, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN THE LAST EIGHT OR TEN YEARS I KNOW THEY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MSA AT EITHER END OF THE AIRFIELD AND THE TERMINAL PROJECT AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TO TALK WITH THEM AND SOME SOME STORES AS WELL CONCESSION IS RFP. I SEE IT'S ADVERTISED IT'S GOING OUT EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THAT RFP ADDRESSES THE EXISTING BUILDING AND THE NEW BUILDING SO BE A YOU KNOW A FULL SCALE CONCESSIONS RFP AND THAT'S FOR FOR RETAIL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE TOGETHER AND THEN JUST FEDERAL ISSUES YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE EMAILS SENT OUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE YOU KNOW ON AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING I'LL GET A PLEA FROM SOMETIMES ONE OF THE AIRLINES, SOMETIMES ONE OF THE LOBBYING GROUPS OR ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS SEND A PLEA FOR FOR LETTERS, EMAILS TO GO TO SENATORS PRIMARILY SENATORS TO INFLUENCE SOME OF THE LEGISLATION. SO THE LATEST ONE WAS THAT THAT CREDIT CARD LEGISLATION THAT I THOUGHT HAD BEEN DEFEATED YEAR I GUESS IT WAS JUST TABLED AND IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR. SO IT'S IT'S TERRIBLE LEGISLATION. SO IF ANYBODY HAS A CREDIT WITH ANY KIND OF REWARD SYSTEM ON IT THAT WOULD GO AWAY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE FOR THAT. IT WOULD BE AWFUL FOR THE AIRLINES AND A LOT OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES THAT USE THOSE REWARD SYSTEMS AND. THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING STATS AND IT SHOWED HOW MANY AMERICANS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AIR TRAVEL SYSTEM WITHOUT CREDIT CARD REWARDS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FREQUENT FLIERS. THEY BUY RETAIL ITEMS WITH THOSE CREDIT CARDS, GENERATE MILES AND THEN ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL. SO IT WOULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND CERTAINLY AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND WE'RE JUST SLIGHTLY TIED IN WITH THAT [00:15:02] AS YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S GOOD ONE TO OPPOSE AND THAT'S I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT WE SAY YEP AND THEN AGAIN ENGAGEMENT. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT JUST UP TO DATE PHOTOS OF THE TERMINAL THAT IS WHERE YOU GO. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OKAY. ANYBODY ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, JOHN. WE GOT A RW WE GOT THE RUNWAY'S GOING TO BE DOWN STARTING MONDAY. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE REPAIR WORK THAT'S BEING DONE FOR THAT? I KNOW IT'S OBVIOUSLY PREPPED FOR FINAL CORRECT OVERLAY FOR THE RUNWAY. OH SURE. PAVING THE RUNWAY THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE PAVEMENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT DONE IN A WEEK. YES, ROUGHLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF IT. SO IT'S A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FROM WHERE WE WERE BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING BEFORE LIKE IN AUGUST BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HADN'T NAILED THE DATES AND WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT ONCE THE SESSION WAS CLOSED. YEAH BUT THEIR OFFICIAL CLOSING IS SUNDAY SO WE'LL START PAVING OR START THE PROJECT. OKAY SO AND I THINK A GOOD EMAIL WENT OUT ABOUT IT WE MAY WANT TO SEND OUT A REMINDER I KNOW WE'RE MAKING SOME BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO FLY ON FRIDAY AND I'M COMING BACK ON SUNDAY AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY SO WE GOT TO WALTERBORO IS WHERE WE'RE WHERE GOING SO WE'RE POSITIONING 2.0 OKAY ANYBODY JUST ONCE AGAIN ANY QUESTIONS FOR ON THE REPORT OKAY LOOKS LIKE AND SO IN OF THE TERMINAL PROJECT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SCHEDULE YEAH WE'RE ON SCHEDULE I THINK THE I REALLY HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS GOING SMOOTHLY RIGHT NOW AND I'M FOCUSING ON A PHASE TWO TO TRY TO GET THAT AND AND BE ABLE TO TRY TO TIE THAT IN. OKAY. AND IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE BUDGET THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNTY THAT DOES ANYTHING NO SURPRISES GOOD OR BAD WE'RE GOING TO OKAY SO NOW WE'LL GO TO SOME UNFINISHED AND EXIT OUT OF HERE SCA TO DO ANYTHING THE HIGH GOOD OF IT AND SO WE SO NOW WE CAN JUST GO TO BUSINESS WHICH WE'RE EFFICIENT AT OUR JOBS AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS WE GET IT ALL DONE FINISHED SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW AND THIS IS WE'VE DECIDED UNOFFICIALLY THIS IS THE LONGEST AGENDA NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE EVER HAD SO I NOW HOLD RECORD AS CHAIRMAN AT LEAST THAT'S ONE RECORD. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WE CAN WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY CORRECT? THERE IS NO GROUPING OF THEM OR ANYTHING. WE ARE A GROUP I THINK THEN WE GROUP SOME I THINK WE CAN SHOW WHAT WE COULD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WENT THROUGH NOTES THAT JOHN TOOK THE TIME TO SEND OUT YESTERDAY . SO YOU UNDERSTOOD WERE A LOT OF THESE ARE REPEATS THAT HAVE TO DONE PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR EVERY EVERY OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT DO WE HAVE IS IT YEARLY 12 MONTH ROLLING YES OR NO? WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF BASELINE AND I MEAN WE HAVE SO MANY YES SO IT'S HARD TO BASELINE THOSE BUT THIS IS THE SEASON WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MAJORITY OF OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S ANY YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH STANDARD THE WAY WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE JOHN WOULD KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW IF THERE'S A QUESTION YOU CAN ASK IT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION YOU KNOW WE GET A MOTION AND SECOND AND DISCUSSION AND THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR ANY NAY VOTES WHICH YOU KNOW REVIEWING ALL OF IT. [IX. 1. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119- 2202 FOR 26 HUNTER ROAD CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PACKAGE] I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS BUT MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME. SO LET'S START OUT WITH THE FIRST ONE THE WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR HD. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS FOR CONCEPTUAL FOR WHAT WE ARE CALLING KIND OF OUR COMBINED FACILITY FOR ADMIN SECURITY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AT 26 HUNTER ROAD. SO YOU MAY HAVE BEEN IN BUILDING BUT THAT WILL BE RENOVATED AND EXPANDED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE OUR ADMIN HEADQUARTERS OFF OF THE AIRFIELD AND OUT FROM BEHIND THE FENCE AND HAVE A COMBINED FACILITY SO THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THERE'LL BE FUTURE PHASES OF DESIGN THAT AFTER THIS AND THE MONEY FOR THAT WILL COME THROUGH AN FAA OR HOW IS THAT OH THAT'S NOT THAT'S WE'RE ACTUALLY USING SOME OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA AERONAUTICS COMMISSION ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FOR THAT. OKAY ALL RIGHT. SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU, RICH. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JIM ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? AND WE'RE GETTING QUESTIONS PRETTY OKAY. ALL OPPOSED HEARING NONE THAT PASSES TO MOVE ON. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE OUT OF EVERYTHING HERE THEN MOVES ON TO COUNTY COUNCIL, CORRECT? [00:20:01] WE'LL GO TO I THINK JUST THE NOT EVERYTHING GOES COMMITTEE. MOST EVERYTHING GOES TO [IX. 2. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119- 2409 FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING THE AGREEMENT/LEASE BETWEEN LONE PALMETTO AND BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT] COMMITTEE AND THEN COUNCIL. OKAY SO WE GOT ANOTHER WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE APPROVAL THE TALBOT BRIGHT AND I DIDN'T WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE. RIGHT SO THIS IS THE SPECIALIZED LEGAL COUNSEL TO WORK WITH US ON THE THAT PROPOSED PROJECT THAT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE AIRFIELD ACTUALLY OFF AIRPORT AT THIS POINT AND THAT IS THAT WE'VE GOT LEGAL WHO'S GOT EXPERIENCE IN THE AVIATION BUSINESS INDUSTRY TO HELP US AS WE LOOK AT THE DRAFT YOU KNOW AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPER AND THEN WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP OUR TERMS TO YOU KNOW, AS A BASIS FOR NEGOTIATION. THIS IS A YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR THE OTHER FBO POSSIBILITY THIS IS TO EXPLORE THAT AND MAKE THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE DONE LEGALLY RIGHT NOW CLAUSES ANY GRANT ISSUES GOING INTO THE FUTURE RIGHT SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR JONATHAN ? GO AHEAD, BRAD GREW UP WITH THESE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. YOU HAVE A RUNDOWN OF WHAT IT COST TO DO THE IN THE DOCUMENT YEAH THERE'S A MAX IT'S IN THE DOCUMENT I DON'T IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AWFUL. I THINK THE THE ESTIMATE WAS BETWEEN PROBABLY TEN AND $20,000, YOU KNOW. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON ON HOW THAT KIND OF UNFOLDS. BUT THAT WAS THE INITIAL ESTIMATE ANYHOW. YEAH. MARK YEAH. JOHN JUST TO VERIFY THIS IS FOR LIKE DISCUSSION PURPOSES THIS IS NOT A PROJECT GO AHEAD FOR THE FOR THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S JUST EXPLORATORY CORRECT. SO THESE THIS GROUP WILL HELP US AS WE, YOU KNOW, TEE UP TO MAKE DECISIONS AS I REMEMBER DISCUSSION THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN AND I THINK THERE'S SOME MERIT TO SOME OF IT BUT I'M NOT SURE SOME OF IT IS A GOOD FIT FOR US SO THAT'S STILL TO BE DISCUSSED THROUGH THIS THEN. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH BUT JOHN IS A PLAN TO DO A LOT OF THIS FORWARD NOW. YES IF THEY IF THE WINNING THOSE NO THEY HAVE NOT THEY JUST HAVEN'T LOOKED DOWN BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE ACTUALLY THEY THEY'VE ACQUIRED ONE THEY'VE ACQUIRED ONE PIECE. OKAY GOT A ANYBODY ELSE. OKAY SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS. JIM SO I GOT RICH SO I'M GOING TO GET TO YOU MARK IT'S OKAY. AND SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE OKAY HERE AND NONE ANY OPPOSED PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND OR SAYING [IX. 3. CONTRACT AWARD (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD FOR AIRFIELD DRAINAGE PROJECT TO QUALITY ENTERPRISES] SOMETHING TEARING DOWN THE MOTION PASSES AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE THIRD CONTRACT AWARD FOR HILTON AND ALL RIGHT. STRAIGHTFORWARD CONTRACT AWARD FOR QUALITY ENTERPRISES. THEY'RE GOING TO EXECUTE THE AIRFIELD DRAINAGE PROJECT AND IF YOU RECALL THAT PROJECT NEEDS TO BE EXECUTED. SO THAT WE CAN BASICALLY BEEF UP DRAINAGE STRUCTURES THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE NOT IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA BUT OF OUR CHANGE FROM AC2 TO AC3, THEY'RE NOW IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. SO THOSE STRUCTURES NEED TO GET UPGRADED SO DESIGNERS BUILDINGS COMPLETE AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO AND ANYWAY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THAT MARK NICE JOB SECOND RICH OH SORRY BRIAN SECOND SECOND WAS BRIAN WILL APOLOGIZE I'M NEGLECTING THE PEOPLE COMING IN REMOTELY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTION BEFORE WE GO ALL RIGHT HERE IN NONE ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE CONTRACT AWARD [IX. 4. CONTRACT AWARD (HXD) – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AWARD FOR AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES TO VOLAIRE AVIATION] SIGNIFY BY SAYING THEY'RE ALL GOOD PASSES WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR ANOTHER CONTRACT AWARD. GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THAT ONE TO US, JOHN. AND THIS IS FOR THE BUILDER AVIATION CONSULTING AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US IS THEIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT WORK AND, MARKETING WORK. IT'S THE SAME FIRM THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE REBID THAT OPPORTUNITY THIS SPRING BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING UP ON THE END OF THE CONTRACT AND THEIR PACKAGE WAS AGAIN THE THE BEST FOR THE AIRPORT. AND SO IT'S A GROUP THAT WE SELECTED IN ON THAT EVERYBODY'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM. YEAH HOWARD, WHAT DOING IS THIS? IS THIS A VERY THREE QUARTERS IT'S JUST AN AWARD TO CONTINUE PROBATION. IT WAS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD, RICHARD JUST ONE ONE. ARE YOU POUNDING ON THEM PRETTY HEAVY TO GET DELTA IN HERE WITH MORE FLIGHTS I MEAN THAT'S ONE [00:25:07] OF THEIR JOBS, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I ASSUME AS MUCH. YEAH, YEP, YEP. THAT'S THEIR THAT'S THEIR PRIMARY REASON FOR RESISTING. GOOD. OKAY, I'VE GOT I GET MOTION TO BRING IT UP FOR A VOTE HOWARD EXCELLENT JOB. YEP. AND CAN I GET A SECOND MARK BY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOTION I MEAN NONE ANYONE [IX. 5. CONTRACT AWARD (HXD) – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AWARD FOR AIRPORT TERMINAL ADVERTISING CONCESSION TO DEPARTURE MEDIA] OPPOSED HEARING ON THE MOTION PASSES MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE TERMINAL ADVERTISING. SIMILARLY THIS CONTRACT WAS COMING UP FOR IS GOING TO EXPIRE AND SO WE PUT THIS OUT AS THIS WAS IN A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO LOOK AT OTHER ADVERTISING MEDIA GROUPS ARE INTERESTED IN THE CONTRACT FOR CONCESSIONS FOR ADVERTISING CONCESSIONS IN THE TERMINAL THE PARTNER MEDIA WHO WAS OUR INCUMBENT AGAIN HAD THE BEST PACKAGE THAT WAS SUBMITTED WE ELECTED TO STAY WITH THEM AND SO THEY'LL CONTINUE ON AS OUR ADVERTISING CONCESSION NOW IT'S A REVENUE GENERATING CONTRACT FOR THE AIRPORT AND KIND OF THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THEM STAY ON THEY'VE ALREADY INVESTED SOME OF THEIR THEIR WITH THE FIRST CONTRACT TO GET CERTAIN ADVERTISING IN THE AIRPORT THERE'LL PROBABLY BE SOME MORE THAT'S ADDED WITH THE NEW BUILDING. WE'RE FOCUSING HEAVILY ON DIGITAL ADVERTISING SO THAT BE MONITORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAPPEN BUT THEY'VE GOT A REAL REAL GOOD CREATIVE TEAM AND THEY'RE ALSO LOCAL THERE IN CHARLESTON AND THERE ARE WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES. GOOD TO HAVE A DEBATE AS WELL. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, GREAT. CAN I GET MOTION FOR THAT SECOND? LESLIE, YOU'RE SICKENING. THERE WE GO. EXCELLENT WE SEE YOU HAVE A FRIEND VISITING OR YOU'RE VISITING THE FRIEND OR GRANDDAUGHTER I BET. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT? I WOULD GUESS THAT. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT MOTION AND WE CAN ANYBODY TO IT [IX. 6. OFFICE SPACE LEASE AGREEMENT (ARW) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN OFFICE SPACE LEASE BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND BEAUFORT FLIGHT TRAINING] HEARING NONE THAT MOTION PASSES AS WELL AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE OFFICE LEASE SPACE AGREEMENT AT RW ALL RIGHT THIS IS JUST A STANDARD SPACE AGREEMENT FOR INSIDE THE TERMINAL AND AS A GROUP IS ALREADY IN THERE BE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING I THINK THEY JUST HAD A NAME CHANGE IN THEIR LLC AND SO IT WAS JUST THAT LEASE BACK IN HERE SO YEAH SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FORM AND EXTENDING THE TERMS LEASE OR JUST I MEAN WE JUST DO A YEAR YEAR RIGHT YEAR TO YEAR, YEAR TO YEAR HAD TO WE HAD TO REDO THIS BECAUSE OF THE NAME CHANGE. YEAH YEAH BECAUSE THEY KEPT THE DBA AS P FOR FLIGHT TRAINING BUT BUT THE ACTUAL LLC YEAH THERE'S AN OWNERSHIP CHANGE THERE. OKAY I GET A MOTION FOR THAT JIM SECOND MARK ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THIS JUST REALLY A RENEWAL TOO DUE TO THE NAME CHANGE OR ACTUALLY NOT A NAME CHANGE BUT OWNERSHIP CHANGE ANY OPPOSED TO ACCEPTING THE CONTRACT OR THE LEASE AGREEMENT I SHOULD SAY HEARING NONE THAT PASSES AS WELL NOW WE'LL MOVE [IX. 7. NON-TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT (ARW) – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A NON-TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND BEAUFORT FLIGHT TRAINING] ON TO THE NON TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE SPACE THE OFFICE BASICALLY AND THE OWNERSHIP CHANGE IS BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME THING. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON FOR TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE. I THINK WE'RE ALL WE ALL GOT THAT ONE FIGURED OUT AND CAN I GET A MOTION RICH SECOND THERE WE GO. LESLIE UH, ANY I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION IT SINCE WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE FIRST NUMBER SIX DO WE HAVE ANY WAY OPPOSED I MEAN NO OPPOSITION. [IX. 8. OFFICE SPACE LEASE AGREEMENT (ARW) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN OFFICE SPACE LEASE BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND PILOT SPECIALTIES LLC] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE OFFICE SPACE LEASE AGREEMENT RENEWAL. THIS IS THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN THIS ONE, JOHN. AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT IT'S IT'S ANOTHER BUSINESS INSIDE THE TERMINAL. SO THIS IS A THE GROUP THAT DOES THE THE CHECK DRIVES AND THE EXAMINATIONS. OH YEAH. SO THEY'RE DOING OFFICE SPACE. OKAY. OKAY. I'D SAY THOUGH SAME SAME FOLKS. YEAH. SO JUST A RENEWAL. YEP. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION FIRST FOR THAT BRIAN NICE JOB SECOND HOWARD EXCELLENT. ANY DISCUSSION MORE? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY [IX. 9. NON-TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT (ARW) – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A NON-TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND PILOT SPECIALTIES LLC] OPPOSED. PLEASE SIGNIFY HEARING NONE THAT MOTION PASSES AS WELL AND NOW WE'RE ON TO NUMBER NINE NON TENANT COMMERCIAL OPERATING AGREEMENT OUR W AND THIS IS [00:30:03] BASICALLY THE SAME THING WE'RE REPEAT THAT NO DISCUSSION REALLY NEEDED ON THIS WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A FIRST AND THAT WILL BE NICK THANK YOU NICK FOR UH GIVING US A MOTION AND I NEED A SECOND JIM THIS IS THIS IS 789 THIS SEVEN A YEAH WE'RE ON EIGHT NOW BUT IT'S BUT IT'S THE SAME PILOT SPECIALIST SO SO WE GOT THROUGH NINE NO 8397 IS STILL UNDER B FOR FLIGHT TRAINING OKAY. 6 TO 7 THE WAY TO STAY ON TOP OF IT WHERE DO YOU NEED TO KEEP ME IN TIME? I CAN MAKE A MISTAKE I CAN MAKE THIS MY WIFE REMINDS ME EVERY DAY EVERY DAY OR EVERY NIGHT YOU NEED TO LIVE WITH ME FOR A DAY, RIGHT? YOU YOU'D SEE WHY. SHOULDN'T YOU STAY ON TOP OF ME BEING RECORDED, HUH? I KNOW SHE KNOW WE'VE BEEN MARRIED A LONG TIME. WE WORKED UP UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON SO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. REG SECOND JIM AND OPPOSED HEARING ON THAT MOTION PASSED AS WELL WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE OR GRANT ACCEPTANCE RECOMMENDATIONS. GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THOSE TO US ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. FIRST THING I'LL SAY FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND FOR TOM'S BENEFITS AND HE'LL PROBABLY BE IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY TO HEAR THIS AGAIN AND YOU CAN HELP EXPLAIN THIS TO YOUR PEERS AS IT'S INTERESTING THE REASON WE'RE PUTTING THESE FORWARD AND IF YOU READ ANY OF THE ANSWERS THAT ARE PART OF THE BACK UP IT EXPLAINS THAT THESE ARE KIND OF PREEMPTIVE GRANT ACCEPTANCES OR GRANTS BEEN OFFERED YET BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE OFFERED BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY TO BE OFFERED DURING THE TIME THAT COUNTY COUNCIL IS ON THEIR SUMMER RECESS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FAA GRANTS ARE PRETTY QUICK EXPIRATION DATES ON THEIR OFFERS AND OF THOSE FAA OFFERS NOW ARE SENT ELECTRONICALLY AND THEY'RE EXECUTED. SO WHAT WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS GRANT IS OFFERED AND IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN WHEN HE SIGNS ELECTRONICALLY IT THEN FORMS TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND ONCE HE SIGNS IS DONE SO TECHNICALLY COUNTY COUNCIL HAS TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE THAT SIGNATURE. THEY CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL WE BRING THIS FORWARD. THE COUNTY PROCESS IS CRAZY TO SAY THIS THE FEDS MOVE WAY THAN THE COUNTY. OKAY SO KUDOS TO THE FAA ON ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. WE CAN'T GET THIS APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNTY FAST ENOUGH TO EXECUTE THOSE OFFERS. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING WE KNOW WHAT THE GRANTS ARE GOING TO BE SO WE'VE GOT ALL THESE TEED UP SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THEM TO COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK AND THEN THEY'LL BE ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA ON JULY 14TH. THAT SHOULD BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF GRANT OFFER. IN OTHER WORDS AS THOSE OFFERS CYCLE IN AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CAN VERIFY WITH US AT THE AIRPORT THAT YES COUNCIL HAS ASSUMED THEY WILL MOVE SWIFTLY THE THE PROCESS OTHERWISE WE RISK AWARDING CONTRACTS OR WANTING TO AWARD CONTRACTS AND WORK AUTHORIZATION AND WE WON'T HAVE [IX. 10. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA AIP GRANT 21 IN THE AMOUNT OF $244,221.00 AND SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,427.00 FOR ARW PARTIAL PARALLEL TAXIWAY] A GRANT MONEY THAT YOU GOT. SO THAT'S WHAT ALL THESE ARE AND WE'LL KIND OF STEP THROUGH EACH ONE. THE FIRST ONE NUMBER TEN LET'S SEE IS A DESIGN AND BIDDING GRANT FOR OVER A BEFORE EXECUTIVE AND IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PARTIAL PARALLEL ACTUALLY I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST WHERE WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THAT THAT PARALLEL TAX WAY AS FAR AS WE CAN TO THE NORTH UNTIL BASICALLY ABORT THE WETLANDS. SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN A WETLANDS PERMIT AND THIS WILL GAIN US SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF OR MAYBE OVER I FORGET IT'S PROBABLY OVER A THOUSAND FEET. YEAH OF OF ADDITIONAL PARALLEL TAXIWAY WHICH IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AT THE AIRPORT AND ALSO CREATES A SAFE TO LOOK AND STABILIZE AS WELL CORRECT GOOD WE NEED THAT WE NEED THAT. YEAH AND THIS IS YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THESE ARE COMBINED ITEMS SO WE'VE GOT AN FAA SOUTH CAROLINA AIR ANNOUNCED COMMISSION GRANT THEY'RE TUCKED INTO SAME LINE ITEM AND WITH THAT ONE. LET'S SEE ON THE FAA NUMBER TEN THAT COVERS 97.5% OF THE COST. SO THE AIRPORTS INTO THIS ONE FOR ABOUT 65 AND ANY WELL VERSUS I HAVE A MOTION JIM SECOND ON IT NEXT NEXT SECOND AND AND SO WILL ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS I MEAN IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ON WHAT WHAT'S BEING DONE REBUILD IT TOMORROW YEAH IT WOULD BE NICE YEAH THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE THE RAMP HAS GOTTEN VERY FULL OKAY [00:35:04] HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION NOW LET'S GO AHEAD HAVE A VOTE ANY NAYS ABOUT NOT ACCEPTING THIS [IX. 11. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA AIP GRANT 60 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,493,515.00 AND SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $78,606.71 FOR HXD AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS] GRANT HEARING ON THE MOTION PASSES AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 11 ON THE GROUND ACCEPTANCE FOR THE NEXT ITEM OUR NEXT ONE WILL TRANSITION DOWN THE HILL ON AIRPORT THIS IS A SIMILAR DEAL WITH THE FAA GRANT AND COMMISSION GRANT ON THE SAME LINE AND THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSIONER GRANT JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE IS NOT THE GRANT A LETTER OR TWO THAT FOR THE GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT BUT THERE IS I WILL FIND FOR THE FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORT SO WE'RE USING OUR ENTITLEMENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE SPONSORED SHARE THAT IN GRANT THERE WILL NOT ACCOUNT UPON THE WORK WE PAID FOR WITH THAT AND THAT IS RELATED TO THE ITEM ON THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT AWARD FOR QUALITY ENTERPRISE AND YEP ALL RIGHT WE NEED A MOTION FIRST ON THAT. LESLIE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT. SECOND WOULD BE BRIAN SINCE I MISSED YOU LAST TIME THERE WE THE SIGNAL BRIAN WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ON IT THAT THAT MATCHES UP TO THE QUALITY BID THAT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED OR HAS BEEN ISSUED OKAY SINCE NO OTHER DISCUSSION LET'S VOTE ON THIS ARE THERE ANY NAYS TWO NOT ACCEPTING THIS GRANT HEARING NONE WHICH AM PASSES FOR THAT [IX. 12. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AN FAA AIP GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $306,023.00 AND SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,106.21 FOR HXD TAXIWAY “F” ROFA EA] AND SO MOVE TO NUMBER 12 FOR THE OTHER GRANT EXCEPT ANOTHER GRANT ACCEPTANCE APPARENTLY WE'RE TALKING TOO MUCH CHANGE OUT MY MICROPHONE WE HAD TO SHORTEN THIS AGENDA THE BATTERY ALL RISE THE NUMBER ONE LET'S SEE THIS IS ALSO ON THAT ISLAND AIRPORT AND AGAIN SAME THING THIS IS THE AIRPORT IS USING THE ENTITLEMENT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AERONAUTICS TO FUND OUR PORTION. SO THIS 100% FUNDED AND THIS IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED AS WE LOOK AT MORE PAVEMENT WORK BASICALLY. SO THIS IS LOOKING AT THE RUNWAY OBJECT FOR THE AREA THAT AIRPORT AND THIS WOULD BE THE STUDY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT THAT OKAY RICH SECOND MARK ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT? ALL RIGHT HERE NOW LET'S IF AND I CAN HAVE A VOTE ON THAT ARE ANY NAYS AGAINST ACCEPTING THIS GRANT AS WELL HEARING NONE [IX. 13. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA BIL GRANT 61 IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00 FOR HXD TOWER RENOVATION] MOTION PASSES WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE'RE ON 13, RIGHT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT AHEAD EXPLAIN THIS THIS GRANT AS WELL THIS TOWER RENOVATION THIS IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY WHAT ALL WAS TO BE ENCOMPASSED IN IT RIGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT GRANT BECAUSE IT'S A BILL GRANT SO IT'S NOT A STANDARD FAA GRANT. THIS IS THAT WAS COMPETITIVE THAT STEVE APPLIED FOR AND WERE AWARDED LAST FALL SINCE THE FAA THE MINISTER OF THE GRANT FUNDS WE APPLY A SECOND TIME SO IT'S A FAIT ACCOMPLI BUT WE STILL HAD TO PUT THE PAPERWORK IN THEY STILL HAVE TO SEND US THE THE SIGNATURE PAPERWORK VIA EMAIL AND WHAT STEVE I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN THE SCOPE OF THAT LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE FIRST BILL FOR THE TOWER WAS TO UPGRADE ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH I DEEMED THE IMPORTANT PIECES OF THE TOWER. AND NOW THIS SECOND APPROVAL AWARD LETTER THAT WE GOT FROM BILL IS TO RENOVATE THE INSIDES TO MAKE THE COMFORT, GET EVERYTHING UP TO DATE SO REFURBISHED AIR CONDITIONER UNITS, CARPET FLOORS IF NEEDED DOORS AND MAKE SURE THE BUILDING IS UP TO STANDARDS AS WELL. SO AFTER THIS ONE WE SHOULD BE GOOD WITH THE TOWER. THERE'S ALSO LIGHTING AND PROTECTION ON THE ROOF OF THE TOWER WE WERE HAVING WITH THAT SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER LIGHTING PROTECTION ON THE ROOF POSSIBLY MOVING THE BEACON IF I CAN SWING IT WITH THE CONTRACTOR FROM WHERE IT'S AT TO ON TOP OF THE TOWER WE HAVE ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO BRING THIS UP FOR A VOTE? BRIAN NICE JOB. SECOND, NICE JOB. NEXT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD . OKAY, HERE NONE. WE'LL HAVE A VOTE ANY ANYBODY OPPOSED HEARING ON THAT THAT GRANT ACCEPTANCE PASSES AS WELL [IX. 14. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,609.00 FOR HXD FIRE SUPPRESSION REPAIR] AND WE ARE ON OUR 14TH AND THE LAST GRANT ACCEPTANCE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT OUR GRANT FOR THE FIRE SUPPRESSION REPAIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ONE IS THERE'S A FEW AT THE AIRPORT THAT JUST HAVE UPDATES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN TO THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. SO WE GET PERIODIC INSPECTIONS [00:40:03] FROM FIRE SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND I BELIEVE HILTON THAT ISLAND FIRE THROUGH FAR MORE FOR THIS THROUGH AND THEY THEY LOOK AT EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT TO DO AND THERE'S SOME UPGRADES THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN AT ACTUALLY AT THE RF AT THE TOWER AND AT THE TERMINAL SO THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THREE OF THOSE UPGRADES AND AGAIN WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE NOT AS COMMISSION ENTITLEMENT FUNDS TO FOR THIS SO IT IS FULLY FUNDED. ALL RIGHT NEED A MOTION FOR TO BRING THIS UP FOR A VOTE RICH SECOND JAM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN ON THIS HERE NON OF A VOTE IS THERE ANYBODY OPPOSED TO ACCEPTING GRANT HEARING NONE WE WILL IT GOES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE CHAIRMAN UPDATE THAT BEING ME I HAVE NO UPDATES BUT WE [XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS] WILL THEN JUST GO STRAIGHT TO COMMITTEE REPORT LESLIE WOULD YOU LIKE ARE THERE ANY AMBASSADOR REPORTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE NO NO REPORT GOING WELL I HAVE FOR FORGIVEN EVERYBODY AND STEPPED TO THE PLATE AND WE LIKE THE NEW CONFIGURATION THE AIRPORT HAS DONE FOR THEM TO GET INTO SCREENING AND IT'S GREAT FOR THE AMBASSADORS BE STANDING BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT THE PASSENGERS SAY WHEN THEY WALK IN THE TERMINAL THERE WE ARE SO IT'S REALLY NICE EVERYONE'S DOING GREAT AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GET STARTED LIKE 14 FLIGHTS NOW ON SATURDAY 14 FLIGHTS ARE COMING IN. WOW, THAT'S AWESOME. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LESLIE AND. HOW ABOUT FOR H X D HANGER GROUP? YEAH, ANYTHING BRIAN? ANY NEW UPDATES IN THAT REPORT? I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT HAVE A AND B COME TO THE AIRPORT, LET US KNOW SO WE MIGHT HAVE A BOARD REPRESENTING FOR REAL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO FLY YOU WAIT FOR ME. AWESOME YOU RW REPORT JIM MAY THINK OH REPORT OF AND WE WANT TO WE'RE TENTATIVELY GOT A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE 27TH BECAUSE YOU CAN GET EVERYBODY THEY ARE W THEY'RE OKAY I'M GOING TO I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL ON TIMES THAT ARE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY OKAY AND THEN WE HAVE HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE SITE PREP ON THE HANGAR WE HAVE A TIMING THAT HAVE WE GOTTEN PERMIT WE STILL WAITING ON PERMITS OR PERMISSION YOU AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. OKAY AND THEN WE CAN HAVE WE AWARDED THAT WE HAVE AWARDED THE BID IT'S REALLY JUST WAIT AND THEN THEN WE'LL HAVE A MAYBE NEXT MEETING MAY HAVE AN IDEA ON MAYBE NOT NOT NOT PUTTING ANY PRESSURE ANYBODY IN AIRPORTS TRYING TO GET A COUNTY PERMIT YEAH YEAH BUT WHAT DOES THAT COME DOWN TO FOR EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO DOWN THAT RABBIT HOLE AND WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN RIGHT OKAY. WE'LL JUST KEEP POSTPONED THAT . WE CAN MAYBE GET SOME DATES AND SEE WHAT SEE WHAT TO LOOK AT. IT'S LOOKING SO THAT BRINGS A SENSE AND THINK THAT COVERS ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES. NOW WE HAVE A COMMITTEE FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. YES. JOHN AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY THE PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA THIS WEEK, JOHN DOING ALL THE FOLLOW UP I'M DOING HARASSING BUT SO THAT'S MY FORTE BUT ANY CASE IT'S THERE'S NO MONEY IN HAND BUT IT'S JOHN KNOWS THE PEOPLE HE HAS TO GO KNOCK WITH OKAY TRY TO GET MONEY. OKAY GOOD. GOOD. WELL JUST KEEP US UPDATED FOR THE NEXT AND I MEAN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GRANTS SO I THINK EVERYBODY'S YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY ARE WE'RE NOT HAVING PEOPLE LEAVE. YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT I LOOK AT I'M I'M TRYING TO ASSESS SOMETHING WHETHER IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL OR IS WE HAVE GROUPS THAT ARE AT RW AND OBVIOUSLY RW I'M THERE ALL THE TIME BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY LEAVING NOW WE'RE SEEING AND I LIKE TO SEE THE FLIGHT TRAINING THERE SAME THING IS HAPPENING YOU KNOW AT THE AIRPORT THOSE ARE THE VENDORS THAT WE HAVE DON'T SEEM TO BE LEAVING THEY'RE STAYING WHICH IS ALWAYS THOSE ARE GOOD SIGNS AND YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT OBVIOUSLY WE HAD SOME IMPROVEMENTS TODAY. RW WE WERE WORKING ON SOME HANGARS WE GOT STUFF GOING ON OBVIOUSLY WITH THE MAJOR PROJECT WITH THE TERMINAL AT HILTON HEAD I MEAN SO THOSE ARE ALL ALL GOOD THINGS FOR US AS A BOARD TO SEE. OKAY WITH THAT? YES. ONE MORE JUST TO ADD ON TO TO RICH'S GOVERNMENT SIDE, I THINK I COPIED ALL OF YOU ON SOME NOTES THAT I SENT WHEN I SUBMITTED AN EARMARK REQUEST TO SENATOR GRAHAM'S OFFICE IN APRIL, I BELIEVE SO I WILL ASK YOU I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ON IS FOR AWARDING THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. [00:45:04] I'LL CHECK WITH THEIR OFFICE BUT I ASK EACH OF YOU EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD IF YOU WOULD WRITE A LETTER TO SENATOR KIM'S OFFICE AT WELL HOW INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IT FEES THAT TERM FUNDED WHILE THE FIRST PHASE IS UNDERWAY BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE IT POTENTIALLY THAT ASSUMES A CONTRACTOR WOULD WIN YOU NEVER KNOW BUT IT BE BEST POSITIONED IF THAT INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR TO DO THE SECOND PHASE YOU AVOID EXPENSIVE MOBILIZATION COST FOR A SECOND CONTRACTOR OR THROUGH A GAP IN CERTAIN IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET SOME MONEY OKAY I GOT TO TALK TO THE FOLKS IN COLUMBIA AND ELSE THEY WANT ME TO GO. I CAN LET THEM KNOW WAS ASKED THAT QUESTION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANYTHING YET BECAUSE WE START TO PILE ON INSTEAD OF BEING THE FIRST ONE SO I COULD CERTAINLY USE THE AIRPORT COULD USE EVERYBODY'S JUST SEND OUT TO THE BOARD SO WE CAN GET THAT OUT AND GUYS YEAH THE MORE YOU POKE THE FEDS THE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE YOU MAKE THEM YOU GET BACK ON TOP OF THE PILE, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT ON ME. ASK ABOUT THE OTHER HE'S THE ONLY ONE IS DOING THE EARMARKS HERE. YEAH SHE RANDY OR LESLIE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO. I A SUGGESTION ON THE MOST RECENT REQUEST YOU SENT OUT TO US YOU INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF STAFFERS TO REACH OUT TO. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU GO ONLINE AND HAVE TO TRACK AN EMAIL ADDRESS YOU'RE GOING TO GET A FORM A YOU KNOW TO FILL OUT A FORM. IT'S NOT EVEN A LETTER THAT'S FOR HAVING WORKED ON CAPITOL HILL GOES RIGHT TO A PERSON RUNNING A COMPUTER THAT SENDS A FORWARD BACK. IT NEVER GETS ANY ATTENTION REALLY IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE AN EFFECT IN SENDING LETTERS WE NEED TO HAVE APPROPRIATE EMAIL ADDRESSES TO THE WRITING STAFF OR ONE LETTER ALL MEMBERS SIGNED PERHAPS HAND-DELIVERED OR SENT DIRECTLY TO SOMEONE TO TAKE IT SO THAT WE ARE BUFFERING. OKAY. IS THAT IS THAT A POSSIBILITY THAT THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION LESLIE ON THAT IS IF YOU KNOW SAY DOING LETTER AND HAVING US ALL SIGN IT AND THEN GET I MEAN I'M ASSUMING THERE'S SOME TYPE OF LOBBY GROUP FOR THE AIRPORTS THAT WOULD DELIVER THAT FOR US FOR THEM AND ON THE FEDERAL SIDE AND I WOULD INTERRUPT AND SAY I THINK THE MORE THAT GO INTO THE INTO THE SENATORS HOUSE IS BETTER AS OPPOSED TO ONE LETTER ONE LETTER OH YEAH. ALL THESE GUYS SIGNED AS OPPOSED TO HITTING THEM WITH AS MUCH AS WE CAN WE GOT 11 MEMBERS. YEAH I ASKED THAT QUESTION EARLIER AND WHEN THIS FIRST CAME UP AND RICH SAID THE SAME THING IS VALID AS OPPOSED TO SAY ALSO I DO AGREE WITH LESLIE GETTING THE RIGHT BELLY BUTTON IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE SO FAR SO FAR GRAHAM HAS NOT ANSWERED MY REQUEST. YEAH SO WHY NOT WANT YEAH HE'S FROM ONE. EVERY TIME I SENT HIM AN EMAIL HE PERSONALLY CALLS ME. I'M KIDDING. WELL HE'LL BE ME IN A FEW MONTHS. IT WAS VOTE. YEAH WELL WELL WHAT WE MAY WANT TO DO IS DO BOTH WHY NOT DO THE EMAIL BUT ALSO SAY SEND SEND SNAIL MAIL AS WELL AND SEND IT DIRECT THAT I THINK BOTH WAYS WOULD BE MORE BETTER THAN HELPFUL YEAH MORE BETTER I ALWAYS LIKE MORE BETTER MOBILE . OKAY SO WE'VE GOT THAT AND YOU'LL SEND THAT OUT TO WE'VE GOT ALL RIGHT SO BE WATCHING FOR THAT ON YOUR INBOXES THAT BRINGS BACK TO CITIZEN COMMENT YES TOM IT'S A SIGN YOU HEAR ME CHAIRMAN THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF COUNTY COUNCIL WE WANT TO WELCOME WHEN YOU KNOW COUNCIL'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR KIDS THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGES TO DO INTERNSHIPS OR WHATEVER IT IS AND I GIVE THE JOHN AND THE STAFF HERE CREDIT FOR BRINGING YOU IN SO THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED LET US KNOW BUT KEEP AN EYE ON LOCAL TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE THAT WHEN JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS IS A COUNTY COUNCILMAN FOR THE HILTON HEAD DISTRICT TOM RICKS WE'VE MET BEFORE BUT RICHARD, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHO YOU KNOW BUT YOUR POWER, DONNA, WAS NOT MEAN WHEN HOLDS ALL THE POWER BUT THERE'S A SPOT OPEN WITH ANNE'S RETIREMENT ON HILTON HEAD FOR ONE OF YOU A BOARD MEMBER AND CHRIS AND I WERE TALKING I DON'T WANT TO WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW THEM BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE PART OF THAT AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT I'VE [00:50:01] BEEN ON THIS BOARD TWO AND A HALF YEARS NOW IN THE WAY THIS IS A LOT OF FUN SO IT'S GREAT TO BE PART OF THIS. THE ONLY THING I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CHRIS YOU BETTER HAVE A BUDDY HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE ARE GOING TO BE ON THE FRONT YARD WHEN YOU GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TOM. AND WHEN I THINK I WAS WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE OF YOU AND THEN I LOOKED OVER HERE I WAS LIKE I'M PRETTY SURE THAT SAME GUYS YOU'VE MATURED QUITE I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS A PICTURE FROM A LITTLE BIT AGO YESTERDAY I GUESS WELL IT MAKES YOU LOOK TOOK THE PICTURE THAT'S YOU I WANT HAVE THAT YOU TAKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE PICTURES OF ME BECAUSE CAN DROP TEN YEARS IN A HEARTBEAT THAT WAY DON'T BREAK YOUR CAMERA ALL RIGHT SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO ONE OF THE BEST PARTS AND A SAD PART AT THE SAME TIME ADJOURNMENT. SO I NEED A VERSE AND A SHOT ANY OPPOSED HEARING? NONE THIRD THURSDAY NEXT MONTH THIRD THURSDAY NEXT MONTH WE'RE BACK TO OUR NORMAL AND THE BAD DRESS SO AND WE'RE TOWN CENTER DANCE ROOM TEN IN THE MORNING OKAY THAT'S JUST NEXT MONTH THAT'S JUST NEXT MONTH NEXT MONDAY WE GO BACK TO THE SECOND AFTER THAT OKAY. GO THE HEAD WHERE THEY WERE. YEAH YOUR EMAILS MAYBE THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. WHAT'S YOUR EMAIL? AWESOME. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. WELL DONE, MR. CHAIRMAN. VERY NICE. THAT WAS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.