[ I. CALL TO ORDER]
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CALLING TO ORDER MEETING FOR TODAY JULY 17TH FOR THE COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD FIRST HEART IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL WHO WISH TO SEND ONE NATION UNDER GOD. AND IT IS REALLY JUSTICE FOR ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED,
[IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF MISSION ACT. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WINNING THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA SO I NEED A MOTION ON THAT. ON THAT WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS FROM THE LEFT WITH RICH AND HOWARD ANYONE OPPOSED TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HEARING[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JUNE 12, 2025]
NONE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA APPROVED. NOW WE NEED THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING WHICH WAS JUNE 12TH. JIM I THINK YOU WEREN'T HERE.I WASN'T HERE. OKAY. DAVID WASN'T HERE.
I GOT MINE. ALL RIGHT, RICH. RICH IS GOING TO BE ALL OVER THIS MEETING IN A MINUTE. I MEAN, OKAY, ANY DISCUSSION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES WITH NO DISCUSSION. ANYONE OPPOSED TO APPROVAL MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING HEARING NONE PASSES. SO NOW WE'VE GOT TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE ANYONE THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AND AS WELL.
[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]
OKAY. THANK YOU, TOM. WE'RE MOVING THEN TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND JOHN OUT OF TOWN. SO TODAY IS STEVE.GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IT'S NOT STEVE DAY BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN JOHN RUNS OUT OF TOWN IT'S IT'S LET STEVE HAVE IT SO BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND JOHN'S FLIGHT GOT DELAYED SO I HAVE THE MEETING TODAY WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL GO BY QUICK. SO THE DIRECTORS REPORT I KIND OF READJUSTED HIS SLIDESHOW A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M DOING THE MEETING I'LL DO IT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
COUPLE OF NEW PICTURES FOR THE TERMINAL AS YOU CAN SEE SOME MAJOR CHANGES THAT KIND OF WENT ON BETWEEN THE MEETING AND NOW THE BLACK ON THE SIDE OF THE TERMINAL WHAT THAT IS IS THAT'S LIKE A RUBBERIZED MATERIAL THAT SEALS IN THE TERMINAL YOU CAN SEE THE SILVER ROOF THE ROOF IS COMPLETED SO IT IS OFFICIALLY 100% WHAT THE PROJECT MANAGER CALLS DRIVE IN.
SO IT'S COMPLETELY DRIED IN OVER THERE. NEXT COUPLE PICTURES ON THE ONE ON THE LEFT. YOU SEE THAT CONE THERE WE TOOK THAT IT GIVES US NEW ASPHALT IN THE PARKING AREAS. SOME PARKING AREAS WE HAD TO TAKE AWAY TO DO CONSTRUCTION AND WE'VE RECOVERED SOME OF THEM BACK THOSE TWO PARKING CONES, ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. SO THAT'S WHERE EV PARKING CHARGING STATIONS WILL GO.
THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ARE THE SECOND TWO LANES THAT WE PAID FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR LANES AND YOU'LL SEE A BETTER PICTURE NOT HERE. THAT'S A MORE PARKING LOT RECOVERY BUT THE PICTURE I DID WANT TO SHOW YOU IS A BIG ONE ON THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S STILL A CONSTRUCTION FENCE THERE THAT'S THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME SIDING WORK, THAT'S THE NEXT STEP ON THE MAIN TERMINAL BUT IT'S KIND OF ANGLED BUT CAN SEE HOW HOW WIDE NARROW LANES ARE IN FRONT OF THE OLD TERMINAL THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE STRIPE IN THOSE OUT PUTTING SOME STRIPING DOWN THE MIDDLE IDENTIFYING SPOTS, HANDICAPPED SPOTS AND WE HAVE A LOT MORE ROOM OVER THERE WHICH IS NICE FOR THE SECURITY GUARDS WHO ARE HELPING PEOPLE GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND GET INTO THEIR CARS. ONE MORE ROOM.
SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON INSIDE YOU CAN SEE THE SHEETROCK HAS GONE UP ON THE INSIDE FOR THE PART WE'RE ABOUT 85% COMPLETE SHEETROCK AND MUDDING SO IT'S REALLY TAKING SHAPE LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE STARTING SOME FINISHINGS ON THE INSIDE. I KNOW ON THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT FAR RIGHT ROOM. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S TILE IN THERE.
BOTH THOSE BATHROOMS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY NOW SO THEY'RE ALMOST COMPLETELY FINISHED INSIDE THE BATHROOM AT BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE IS LOOKING UP AT THE HIGH CEILINGS.
THOSE ARE METAL FRAME DOWN. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SHEETROCK BUT THAT'S WHERE THE BIG GLORIOUS COLORED LIGHT FIXTURES AND OR FANS ARE GOING TO GO OR ON THE TOP CEILING SO
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. THAT'S KIND OF WE'RE MOVING INTO THOSE STAGES OF PICKING THE RIGHT COLORS, MAKING SURE THEY MATCH THE RIGHT FANS THAT ARE GOING IN THERE.JOHN AND ROSIE MYSELF A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE ARE TURNING INTO INTERIOR DECORATORS MAKING SURE WE PICK THE RIGHT DOORKNOBS AND THE RIGHT HINGES AND COLORS, CARPET COLORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT. IT'S GOING TO LOOK NICE AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSER SO WE'RE EXCITED IF ONE IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN REMEMBER AGAIN SPRING OF SIX WE'RE USING THAT TERM SPRING OF 26 EVERY EVERY OTHER WEEK DO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE AND THEY GIVE US COMPLETION AND A FINAL COMPLETION AND IT AND IT JUST IT ADJUSTS YOU KNOW ALL RIGHT A WEEK HERE FORWARD A WEEK HE RECOVERS A WEEK AND THEN HE LOSES A WEEK. SO IT JUST KIND OF WOBBLES HIS WAY THROUGH SO MAYBE BEFORE HERITAGE OR HOW WE'RE PUSHING IT I'M HOPING WE WILL BUT WE'LL SEE IF THIS IS STILL TECHNICALLY PHASE ONE. THIS IS TECHNICALLY PHASE ONE AND YOU JUST GOT TO SET A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF PHASE ONE.
AT THE END OF PHASE ONE. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, HOWARD. THANKS.
AS AS A REVIEW THE ENTIRE TERMINAL WAS BUILT OUT AND IT WAS POST CURVE AND IT CAME BACK WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT WE HAD THE FUNDING TO DO SO WE TO KIND OF CUT THE TERMINAL INTO TWO DIFFERENT PHASES AND WE REBUILT OUR PHASE ONE AND WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE DID HAVE WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD THREE NEW HOLD ROOMS FOR PHASE ONE AND THAT INCLUDES THREE JET BRIDGES . SO PHASE ONE IS GOING TO ENCAPSULATE THE CHECK LINK TSA CHECK LANES. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO AVAILABLE CHECK LANES.
TSA OFFICE SPACES, THREE BRAND NEW WHOLE ROOMS WITH, THREE JET BRIDGES, ALL NEW FURNITURE WHICH IS THAT'S YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE AND THEN THERE'S FOURTH OPTIONAL FUTURE WALK OUT EXTRA GATE OVERFLOW GATE NOW THE VERY END USE AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES ALL THAT NEW PAVING AND STUFF OUT FRONT TO LENGTHEN THAT OUT AT THE END OF PHASE ONE THE JEFF BRIDGES WILL BE OPERATIONAL YES. FOR THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. GOOD.
OKAY. IS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS ON THE FUNDING FOR PHASE TWO? THAT IS WHAT JOHN IS WORKING ON. THAT'S HIS JOB FEEDBACK.
YEAH, I'M IN WEEKLY HARASSMENT WITH JEFF BRADLEY WHO IS KIND OF LEADING THE CHARGE FOR US WITH THE STATE AND THIS YEAR THEY CHANGED THE WAY YOU WHAT'S THE TERM DUTY AND THAT YOU KNOW IT'S ADD ONS OR CAB I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DISCRETIONARY THREE NOW ONE DISCRETIONARY BEING IN CASE THEY ELIMINATED THAT PROCESS AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH CALLED ALL OF THEM OFF CARD BUT APPARENTLY THE THAT WAS LEADING THAT CHARGE THIS GUY RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR NOW WHO HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SCREWED HIS PARTNER BLAH BLAH BLAH WELL JEFF BELIEVES MAY BECOME A NON THAT THAT FUNDING MAY BECOME A NON-ISSUE NOW AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO RELEASE SOME FUNDS BUT YOU KNOW IT'S IT'S IT'S VERY FLUID THE HOUSE IS IN SESSION BUT JEFF IS WORKING IT BEHIND THE SCENES FOR US AND JOHN IS OBVIOUSLY WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES THE PARKING VENDOR HAS BEEN CHANGED. WE HAVE A NEW PARKING VENDOR IN THERE CURRENTLY. YES. AND I DID NOTICE THAT THE TWO OUR FREE PARKING IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL FOR PEOPLE PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. WELL THERE'S NEVER BEEN TO OUR FREE PARKING IN THE DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE TERM TWO DRIVEWAYS BUT IN THE NEARBY THE CLOSEST YOU KNOW MUST BE 2030 SPOTS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TUNNEL WAS AN HOUR OR TWO I FORGET WHAT IT WAS BUT NOW TO HAVE FREE PARKING FOR PEOPLE PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO USE THE DRIVE BY LANES ALL SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED ALL OF THE TERMINAL PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS WAS 2 HOURS FREE PARKING IT'S BEEN REDUCED NOW DOWN TO 30 MINUTES FREE PARKING SO THERE'S STILL 30 MINUTES FREE PARKING ON RENTAL CAR SIDE THAT DOESN'T COUNT THERE'S NOT CUSTOMER PARKING BUT ALL THE CUSTOMER PARK THIS WAS A BIG ISSUE THAT LESLIE ASKED ME TO BRING UP BECAUSE SHE'S NOT HERE WHEN WE WERE WORKING THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM SEVERAL WEEKENDS AGO, PEOPLE COMING IN AND THEY WERE NOT BEING GIVEN FREE ANYTHING WENT THERE CHARGE
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$4 AS SOON AS THEY PUT THEIR CREDIT CARD IN THE KIOSK AND THEY WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT BETTER BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST THERE TO PICK SOMEBODY UP AND.THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. AND IF IT WAS WRITTEN DOWN FROM THE AMBASSADORS CAN TAKE THAT DELETE AND I CAN ADDRESS IT AND THE TERMS EARMARKS THEY THEY ELIMINATED EARMARKS THIS YEAR AND THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD GET OUR FUNDING RIGHT SO SO THAT'S THIS GUY AGAIN I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME MALLORY I THINK PROBABLY IS NOT GOING TO BE AN IMPACT ANYMORE ONCE ALL THIS LEGAL AND NO COME BACK IN SESSION IN JANUARY NOW THE NEXT SESSION PROBABLY OKAY OKAY MOVING OVER TO BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AS EVERYBODY KNOWS WE DID RUNWAY REHAB OVER THERE SO WE DID A TWO INCH SOME AREAS OF THE RUNWAY REQUIRED ONLY AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS IT REQUIRED FOUR INCHES OF ASPHALT OR OVERLAY STEP TWO THREE IS COMPLETE STEP TWO DID SOME MINOR MILLING BUT MOST ASPHALT AND TEMPORARY MARKINGS WANTED TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO TAKE OFF AND LAND ON THE NEW RUNWAY BECAUSE SO SMOOTH BUT I WAS LIKE THE NEXT DAY THE FIRST TIME I COULD DO IT AND I TOOK THE PICTURE SO THAT WAS PROBABLY THE SECOND DAY THAT WAS OPEN NO IT'S A LITTLE HIGH BUT THAT'S THE BEST I COULD DO AT THE TIME. BUT IT IS SMOOTH I CAN GUARANTEE IT SMOOTH.
NEXT CLOSURE IS GOING TO BE AROUND SEPTEMBER IF THE ASPHALT TIME TO CURE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO PERMANENT GLASS BEAD MARKINGS ON THAT ANGER OF THE PAVEMENT SEPTEMBER AND THAT'LL BE THE LAST THE LAST STEP IN THE REHABILITATION WE DID DO A FINAL INSPECTION WITH A PUNCH LIST WITH OUR BRIAN ELLINGTON YESTERDAY EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD IT PASSED ALL THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS THEY'LL COME OUT ONE MORE TIME AFTER THE GROOMING AND THE MARKINGS THE PERMANENT MARKINGS ARE DONE I'M ONLY LOOKING AT FOR THE GROOMING AND THEY ME YESTERDAY GIVE US FIVE DAYS IT CAN BE DONE QUICKER THAN THAT SO THERE'S A FIVE DAY WINDOW SO I'M LOOKING AT FIVE DAYS IN SEPTEMBER I'M NOT SURE WHAT DAY THEY TO START YET.
THAT'S STILL A COUPLE OF MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD BUT I WILL BE JUST BE AWARE FOR SUCCESSION YEAH. 15. YEP THAT'S IT.
THAT'S YOUR OFFER A COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE RUNWAY, CORRECT. I'M GOING TO HAVE BE AND I'M ALSO WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WORK AT NIGHT.
SO IF I CLOSE IT IT WILL BE NIGHT. I STILL HAVE TO DO A PRE CON WITH THEM TO DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT NIGHT IF THEY CAN DO IT AT NIGHT I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE IT AT NIGHT TO DO THE WORK BUT THAT'LL BE PREFERRED. DON'T QUOTE ME ON IT BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M SHOOTING FOR. AND COULD WE BACK UP JUST 1/2 TO 860 SO ANYTHING FURTHER TO ON THE NORTH END OF HILTON HEAD WITH RESPECT TO RIGHT NOW NOTHING FOR THE POTENTIAL NOTHING. NOTHING RIGHT NOW THERE'S ONE MORE CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE NORTH END? BUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THERE IS A BUILDING OVER THERE I THINK THE COUNTY OWNS NOW OR IT'S INSIDE THE FENCE. I BELIEVE THAT HAS HAD A VERY, VERY DILAPIDATED BACK FACING THE RUNWAY FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW. THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY COME INTO THE AIRPORT. IS THERE A PLAN TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT STRUCTURE YOU HAVE A QUOTE TO DEMOLISH IT NOW WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DEMOLISH IN THE AIRPORT OWNS THAT COME RIGHT OKAY OR HAVE YOU OR SO THE PICTURE FOR RW WE'RE THAT SO BECAUSE WE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE OKAY YEAH THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SPOT KIND OF IF YOU CAN KIND OF OKAY WHERE WHERE THAT WHAT THE TAX WHICH IS WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALL EXCELLENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS WE ALL READ THROUGH THE ACTION ITEMS PART OF THE ACTION ITEM ABOUT THE TAXIWAYS COMING UP ON RW AND I WAS TALKING TO STEVE BEFORE THE MEETING I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA JUST TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS EXTENSION ON THESE TAXIWAYS SO HE YEAH SO. AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP CHRIS BECAUSE HERE'S THE PICTURE GET A VISUAL NOW JUMPING AHEAD WHEN YOU GUYS VOTE ON A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT TOWER AND RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU FOR IS A VOTE FOR A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR A TOWER AND RIGHT TO DO THE DESIGN AND BIDDING TO EXTEND THE TAXIWAY FURMAN'S LOCATION WHICH YOU CAN SEE ORIENT ORIENTATE ON THIS MAP NORTH BEING RUNWAY SEVEN IS GOING TO EXTEND FROM WHERE THE TAXIWAY IS THROUGH THE GRASS AND THE MIDDLE COMING SOUTH ALL THE DOWN AND YOU SEE IN A GRASSY AREA APPROXIMATE
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LOCATION WHERE THE GRASS IS IN GREEN AND IS KIND OF BROWN IT'S GOING TO ANGLE SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT POINT OVER TO THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF COMING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END.AND THE REASON AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE IN THE DESIGN THERE MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT OPTION THAT COMES UP BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE INITIAL DESIGN. THE REASON IS THERE'S A SALTWATER IMPACT THERE AND SALTWATER MITIGATION IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE BUT FOR THE SAFETY ASPECT WE GET A ALMOST A FULL TAXIWAY AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A BACK TAXI ALL THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 25 YOU MIGHT ONLY HAVE TO BACK TAXIING, YOU KNOW, 2550 FEET VERSUS THAT ENTIRE LENGTH. SO WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE CAN WITHOUT HAVING TO MITIGATE AS YOU PUT THE EXTENSION IN, WILL THERE BE A RUN UP AREA CREATED SOMEPLACE ALONG THE NEW EXTENSION? WE ALREADY HAVE A RUN UP RUN UP AREAS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TAXI AT THE THE END OF THE WELL THAT LOLLIPOP IS NOT A RUN. NO IT'S NOT A RUN UP AREA.
IT'S OVER IT'S OVER ON THE EDGE. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT THAT'S ON THE CONNECTORS. YEAH THAT'S A RUN UP. THERE'S A SIGN THERE TOO STATING IT'S A RUN UP AREA. SO WHEN YOU SAID IT IS GOING TO BE ANGLED TO THE RUNWAY, IS IT GOING TO BE A 90 DEGREE ANGLE OR A GRADUAL? THE PREFERRED IS A GRADUAL ANGLE. AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR A THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE DESIGN SO BEEN DESIGNED HERE AND THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING ABOUT THAT IS I KNOW THE TROUBLE WE'VE HAD AT HILTON HEAD WITH TAXIWAYS GETTING TOO CLOSE THE RUNWAY THERE'S GOING TO BE A FOOTAGE ISSUE ON THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG WAY ISN'T THERE ISN'T THERE NEED TO BE A MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY TO THE TALKS WERE THERE THAT YOU'RE GETTING IN TO CLASS AIRPORTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND THIS IS GENERAL AVIATION IS IN THERE IT'S STILL THERE IS MINIMUM TRAINING AND WE'RE WELL WITHIN IT'S DIFFERENT IF IT'S CONNECTING I THINK ALSO IF IT'S CONNECTING TAXIWAY AS LONG AS IT'S IF IT'S PARALLEL AND THERE'S A DISTANCE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CONNECTING I DON'T KNOW BASED ON THE ANGLE BUT I THINK THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE USING WE HAVE SOMEONE WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE THAT WE RARELY FROM SO OUR EARS ARE OPEN. BEFORE JUDY SPEAKS I'LL REITERATE THAT WHEN WE VOTE ON THIS THIS IS FOR THE DESIGN AND THE BIDDING PORTION SO TALBERT WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE REGULATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR TAX RAISING COMPLIANCE.
AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS COMING OFF OF ONE THAT YOU'VE GOT CARRYING IT THROUGH.
YEAH. SO YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS WHICH IS I BELIEVE IS A B2 AND HEAD WHICH IS AC3 OR A SEPARATION IS NOT AS WIDE. YEAH HILTON HEAD IT'S 400 FEET HERE I BELIEVE IT'S 240.
YEAH RIGHT THANK YOU. AND THAT IS ALSO GOING THROUGH JUST SORT UNDERSTANDS THIS IS STILL THE DESIGN PHASE IS THAT IT IS GOING TO GO IT'S GOING TO COME OFF THE TAXIWAY SEVEN AND IT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH THE MIDDLE AS WELL. YES.
SO THAT'LL BE A COMPLETE ALMOST THE LENGTH OF THE NOT QUITE THE LENGTH AND RIGHT WHERE IT WAS YOU KNOW THREE QUARTERS AND THEN IT WILL ULTIMATELY BE THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY OF THE RUNWAY TO MAKE IT SAFER AND TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE RAMP OF THE TAXI BACK.
YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE I WANTED TO BRIEF MUCH ON THE YEAH. THE VOTING PROCESS GOOD VISUAL.
YEAH OKAY. MOVING ON JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS I DON'T KNOW TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF AND SOME INFORMATION THERE'S A SIGNING AUTHORITY MEMO THAT JOHN AND I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED AND WE HAD ONE WITH THE PREVIOUS COUNTY AND WHAT THAT MEMO GAVE THE DIRECTOR THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS TO SIGN HANGER ANY OPERATING AGREEMENTS AND THINGS FOR ANYTHING THAT RESIDES WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE FOR BOTH AIRPORTS WE WANTED THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR TO CURRENT COUNTY TO HAVE THAT SO WE JUST GOT THAT LETTER SIGNED BY THE NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. SO THAT'S A FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SIGN. IF WE DIDN'T DO THAT COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE HANGER AGREEMENTS EVERY YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM SIGNS WE WOULD BE BACKED UP WITH THE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS WE LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE PEOPLE IN HANGARS BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE SO LONG AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GENERATE REVENUE. SO WE GOT THAT COUNCIL APPROVED IN A SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I AM GOING UP TO THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION ON 22ND TO BRIEF FOR STATE MONEY TO COME IN ON. I REMEMBER THE LAST MEETING YOU GUYS HAD AN AWFUL LOT OF ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS HAD TO APPROVE SO I'M GOING UP THERE TO DO THAT
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BRIEF AGAIN TO THE STATE TO GET FUNDING FOR MOST OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED FOR ON THE LAST MEETING AND WE APPRECIATE THAT OUR IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER OUR LAST HOUR OF CHIEF HE RESIGNED HAD SOME SOME PERSONAL ISSUES AND HE WORK FULL TIME ANYMORE WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE LOCATED WHO HAS ACCEPTED AN OFFER THAT'S AS FAR AS I'LL GIVE YOU RIGHT UNTIL HE GETS HERE PERMANENTLY BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE ONE INBOUND WHO ACCEPTED AN OFFER SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT OVER AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE THE WATER FESTIVAL IS GOING ON AND BEAUFORT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW AND THIS WEEKEND IS THE AIR SHOW TOMORROW AT 1:00 WE HAVE THREE AIR SHOW PILOTS THAT ARE SHOWING UP AT 1:00 AND WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN THEY SHOW UP TYPICALLY KIND OF LIKE A MEET AND GREET A. WELCOME TO BEAUFORT. THANKS FOR COMING FOR THE WHITE WATER FESTIVAL. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THEY'LL BE HERE LANDING AT 1:00. WE'LL INVITE THEM IN BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT 130 AND I WANTED I WANTED TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THESE PILOTS. I KNOW WHEN I WAS A KID AN AIR SHOW PILOT ME IT WAS LIKE WOW, THAT'S A ROCK STAR OR RACECAR, YOU KNOW, OR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT. SO WE REACHED OUT TO SPECIFICALLY TWO GROUPS DSN IS DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND COPPA WHICH IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION AND THEY'RE BRINGING IN THEIR KIDS IN THE PILOTS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR HERO CARDS AND THEY SIGN THEM AND DO AUTOGRAPHS AND I KNOW WE REACHED OUT TO THE BOARD AND A COUPLE OF THEM ARE GOING TO SHOW UP TO THAT. SO IF YOU HAVE TIME COME BY 130 AND SEE THE KIDS AND AND SEE HOW THEY REACT TO THEIR SO PILOTS I THINK IT'LL BE SPECIAL FOR THEM.SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND IT HAPPENS TOMORROW. RW MARLENE WANTED ME TO PASS THE PHONE FROM FIVE K IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE'VE MOVED THAT RUN WE THINK TO A BETTER DATE FOR MORE PARTICIPATION. IT'S GOING TO BE APRIL 18TH OF 2026 AND TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW TO SIGN UP TO COME OUT AND RUN THE FIVE K OR WALK IT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO BUT THE REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THAT DAY AND THEN AN UPDATE RW SITE WORK UPDATE FOR THE HANGAR CONSTRUCTION I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THAT THE PERMITS ARE IN WE'RE GOOD WITH THOSE AND I ASKED FOR A DATE FOR A PRE CON I CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPANY IS DOING THE WORK IS READY TO GO AND I AM WAITING FOR PROJECT MANAGER TO GIVE ME A DATE THAT I CAN DO A PRE-CONSTRUCTION SO THAT I CAN ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED THAT AS FAR AS I WILL GO ON THAT ONE WE OH GREAT SO I THINK THAT'S A SMOOTHLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THEN OF COURSE YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE TO GET SOME MORE PICTURES AND TERMINAL UPDATES AS THEY COME IN.
TOM OWEN TAKES A LOT OF PICTURES AND HE POSTS A LOT OF ON THERE SO EVEN MORE UPDATED PICTURES THAT ARE WITH THAT GENTLEMAN NOW CONCLUDE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PORTER FOR TODAY UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME DO YOU THINK BE POSSIBLE FOR THE YOU AND JOHN TO ARRANGE A BRIEF TOUR FOR SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AT HHC FOR THE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION THE INSIDE? ABSOLUTELY. I JUST NEED A SOLID DECK THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU IN YOUR SCHEDULE. YEAH, I'VE IT AND I THINK WHAT WE YEAH I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT AND THE PROBLEM IS I NEED TO SCHEDULE IT JUST LIKE THE REST EVERYBODY IT'S NOT ON MY PHONE ON MY SCHEDULE. WHAT DO YOU THINK DID IT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ARE WE STILL GOING TO MEET BACK HERE IN TWO MONTHS? IS THAT STILL THE PLAN? YEAH. OKAY. WHY DON'T WE PLAN ON MEETING AFTER IT OR OR MEETING BEFORE WHAT I THINK AFTER WOULD BE BETTER, WASN'T IT? BECAUSE BEFORE REALLY KIND OF PUSHES IT BUT I DON'T KNOW YOU TELL ME I WILL SAY ANYBODY HAVING A DRIVE TO HILTON HEAD ANYTHING BEFORE 10:00 IS TOUGH WITH TRAFFIC.
YEAH. CONVERSELY IN AUGUST THE HEAT AFTER 10:00 IS PRETTY TOUGH TO DEAL WITH INSIDE THAT PICTURE CAMERA BUT THIS WOULD BE SEPTEMBER IS JULY SO WE WOULD LIKE IT FOR TWO MONTHS EARLY SEPTEMBER YES THE WEATHER OR MIND OR EATING MAYBE WE COULD DO THE BOARD MEETING AND THEN EVERYBODY GO GRAB LUNCH THEN DO IT RIGHT AFTER LUNCH OR
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SOMETHING. WE SCHEDULE A TIME TO MEET OVER THERE.MY ISSUE IS I HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING A TOUR BUT A LOT OF I TRY TO TELL A LOT THE AIRLINES WANTED ONE OKAY AIRLINES YOU ALL NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND COME TO ME AS ONE GROUP.
YEAH BECAUSE THEN I'M DOING A TOUR FOR THIS AIRLINE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALONE AND I'M BOUNCING BACK THAT'S HOW I THINK WE DO IT ALL TOGETHER AND TO GET AS MANY TOGETHER IT ALL AS ONCE.
THAT WAY I CAN ANSWER QUESTION ONE TIME INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT TIMES I CONSIDER WHENEVER THE TOUR IS WHATEVER THEY DO DECIDE ON INVITING SOME OF OUR COUNTY PEOPLE AND CERTAINLY OUR LOCAL HILTON COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT INVITATION IS GIVEN AND IS AVAILABLE TO THEM YEAH THEY JUST FOR US TO SCHEDULE AND REACH OUT TO AND BRING THEM IN ABSOLUTELY YEAH. AND TO SAVE TIME I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO BEING CHAIRMAN I'LL WE CAN JUST GET LIKE JERSEY MIKE'S PARTY PACK AND THAT WAY WE'RE KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. I'LL PAY FOR IT ALL IN FAVOR OH SO EXACTLY.
YOU HEARD IT AND IT JUST WENT LIVE ON TV. IT'S HOLDING THIS REPORTED GOOD THIS YEAR. YEAH, YEAH. THERE WE GO.
SO LET'S PLAN ON THAT WE JUST NEED TO REMEMBER TO PUT THAT OUT IN THE MEMO I WAS SMILING THAT I NOW I'M HAPPY THAT OUR SMILES ONCE UPON A MORNING BUSINESS HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF THIS YEAR NOW NOW IF IT HAD IT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN JERSEY MINUS SO OKAY IT'S GOING BE THIS SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER MEETING. WE'LL DO IT AFTER THE MEETING.
THAT GOOD THAT WORKS FOR YOU AND JOHN STEVE REALLY THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE COULD SCREW IT UP IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CONTRACTORS WHERE WE WOULDN'T BE BUT I DON'T I CAN GET AROUND THIS STATUS YOU'RE AT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WOULDN'T YOU KNOW THERE WOULD BE AN ISSUE. YEAH SO YEAH LET'S LET'S PLAN ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. AND SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? EXCELLENT JOB, STEVE. THANK YOU.
[IX.1. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2404 FOR TAXIWAY “F” ROFA EA]
SO WE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS SO WE CAN MOVE PAST THAT MOVING TO NEW BUSINESS ON THE ITEMS. SO THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE WORK AUTHORIZATION RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBOTT BRIGHT ARLINGTON WORK FOR THE TAX F ROTH IS THAT HOW IT'S BUILT UP AS A RUNWAY OBJECT FREE AREA SO THIS IS A WORK LIKE IT SAYS FOR TALBOTT RIGHT NOW CLINTON TO DO THE ROLE OF THE RUNWAY OBJECT FREE AREA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT'S A REQUIREMENT BECAUSE LIKE JUDY SAID, WE ARE NOW A CLASS THREE.WE HAVE BEEN A CLASS THREE AIRPORT WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT IS THE TAXI IS TOO CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY IN BASIC TERMS THAT TAXIWAY HAS TO BE MOVED TO MAKE IT WITHIN STANDARDS AT MINIMUM ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. SO BEFORE WE CAN GET INTO THE THE DESIGN, THE BUILDING, THE CONSTRUCTION HAVE TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDED TO THE FAA SO THEY CAN GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE THROUGH WITH THAT APPROVED AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AFTER THAT SO WE NEED A WORK AUTHORIZATION APPROVAL FROM GUYS TO ALLOW TOM AND BRIAN TO CONDUCT THAT ASSESSMENT. BUT IN THIS IS IT TO DO A DESIGN OUR YOU KNOW ENVIRONMENTAL BUT IF THIS GOES FORWARD WE HAVE TO PURCHASE 12 ACRES OF LAND TO MOVE THIS TAXIWAY 100 FEET. THERE ARE A LOT OF STEPS BEYOND THIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. YEAH. HOWEVER I WOULD SAY FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND SPEAKING WITH THE FAA SPEAKING WITH TOWER AND BRIAN HAVE A CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS. ONCE IT'S DONE IT'S DONE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ONE SO TO BRIAN'S POINT WHEN WE NEED TO DEMOLISH A BUILDING WE DON'T HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WHEN WE NEED TO PURCHASE PROPERTY DON'T HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ONE WE GET THIS DONE. IT'S A STEP IN THE PROCESS THAT ONCE IT'S DONE IT'S DONE THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING ALL THE OTHER STEPS IT TAKES TO MOVE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT AREA OF THE AIRPORT.
THAT'S BECAUSE I DO KNOW FROM THE FAA THERE ARE NO WAIVERS AVAILABLE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN A WAIVER AND WE TRACK THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO THE NORTH SIDE OR WEST SIDE OF THAT TAXIWAY TO MOVE OVER. YOU'RE ALMOST AT THE FENCE LINE WITH THE WINGS HANGING OVER THE TAXIWAY OVER THE GRASS AREA NOW.
RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. BUT WE HAVE THE WAIVER.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL WAIVERS TO LEAVE THE TAXIWAY IN PLACE AS IS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A WAIVER WAIVER DOESN'T BUT YOU HAVE TO SHOW STEPS GO RIGHT WE HAVE TO SHOW PROGRESS IT ALMOST SHUT DOWN WITHOUT THE WINDS, RIGHT? YEAH BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT
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ALL FOR STEVE ON THIS? OKAY. SO FIRST I THINK WE GOT TO HAVE SO THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THIS WE NEED TO YOU MOTION NUMBER ONE.OKAY, BRIAN. OKAY. WE GOT TOM SECOND AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. THE MOTION PASSES FOR THE WORK
[IX.2. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2407 FOR AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS (CONSTRUCTION)]
AUTHORIZATION NUMBER TWO WORK AUTHORIZATION ONCE AGAIN FOR HILTON HAD TO APPROVE TOWER RIGHT NOW ELLINGTON FOR AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THAT ONE IN THE PAST YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THE WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DESIGN AND BIDDING FOR THIS AND NOW WE'RE AT THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF IT. THIS IS FOR THE GREAT TO SAY AND THAT PROBABLY RINGS MORE FAMILIAR DUE TO THE CLASS DESIGNATION WHEN WE WERE A CLASS TO THE DRAINAGE GRATES THE AIRFIELD YOU PROBABLY HEARD AS WE'RE OUTSIDE OF THE THE THE ZONES THAT THEY HAD BE ONCE WE BECAME A CLASS THREE THOSE GRADES NOW MIGRATED ON THE INSIDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT AND SO THEY WERE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA THEY COULD BE IN MATERIAL AND THEY WERE ALUMINUM AND THAT WAS FINE. NOW THAT THEY'RE INSIDE THEY HAVE TO BE AIRCRAFT GRADE. SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM AIRCRAFT GRADE YOU CAN'T JUST A NEW STEEL OR IRON GRATE OVER THE TOP BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH MIGHT NOT CAN HANDLE IT. SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DOING A WORK ALL THE STATION BIDDING WE'VE DONE ALL THAT AND NOW WE'RE AT THE CONSTRUCT OCEAN LEVEL SO WE NEED A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THEM TO GET THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF COMPLETED.YEAH. QUESTION MR.. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENTIATION FROM 2 TO 3 ABOUT 50 FEET? RIGHT. I THINK IT IS IT'S 50 FEET.
SO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY TO THE CENTER OF THE TAXIWAY IS AT 100 IS 100 FEET OFF NOW ON A CLASS TWO AIRPORT IT COULD BE 300 FEET NOW WE'RE A CLASS THREE AIRPORT. IT HAS TO BE 400 FEET. SO WHEN WE WERE 300 FEET THESE GRADES WERE OUTSIDE THAT THAT DISTANCE. NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE 400 FEET WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO MOVE THE TAXIWAY. THESE GRADES FALL THAT 400 FOOT IS NOT TAKE DID IT HELP WITHOUT HAVING A VISUAL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I NEED A MOTION POWER RICH SECOND ANYONE OPPOSED SPEAK NOW HARRY NOW OPPOSE MOTION PASSES FOR NUMBER TWO
[IX.3. WORK AUTHORIZATION (ARW) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2501 FOR PARTIAL PARALLEL TAXIWAY (DESIGN AND BIDDING)]
AND NUMBER THREE IS A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR AIR TO PROVE COVER BRADEN ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PARTIAL PARALLEL TAXIWAY WE SHOULDN'T HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS.WE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSION ON THAT SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD MOVE FOR A MOTION SECOND.
DAVID, ANY OPPOSED TO ALLOWING THAT TO MOVE FORWARD, HEARING THE MOTION PASSES FOR WORK
[IX.4. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119-2502 FOR PARKING LOT GATES (DESIGN AND BIDDING)]
AUTHORIZATION RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBOT ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION MAYBE THEY SHOULD BUY THAT JERSEY APPROVING ALL THE WORK FOR ME FOR A PARKING LOT GATES DESIGN AND VERY AND THIS IS FOR AJAX RD AND IS FOR PART OF THE NEW TERMINAL AND PARKING GENERALLY PARKING WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED ONCE THEY CAME IN RIGHT NOW IT IS A TEMPORARY SITUATION WHICH IS JUST LIKE THE SITUATION WE WERE IN BEFORE WHERE YOU'RE YOU'RE PAYING FOR PARKING ON A BARCODE OR ON A KIOSK. THERE'S NO GATES THE INTENT FOR THE AIRPORT WAS TO HAVE A GATE THAT YOU GO IN IN A GATE THAT YOU GO OUT WHEN.THEIR DRAWINGS FROM A LEAK CAME IN AND THEY LOOKED AT THE PARKING AND THEY'RE LIKE OKAY THE DIMENSIONS OF OUR DRAWINGS IT'S GOING TO BE RATHER DIFFICULT.
THIS MIGHT BECOME A PROJECT TO DO THE CIVIL WORK TO INSTALL THESE GATES IN THIS SMALL PARKING LOT. KEEP IN MIND YOU ARE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT IS THE SMALLEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE DON'T NORMALLY REALIZE THAT UNTIL THEY SEE OUR PARKING LOT AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE IN THEIR EYES ARE OPENED A LITTLE BIT.
SO I'M GLAD THIS CAME UP BEFORE . I KNEW I'D KIND OF TOUCH ON THIS NOW WE'RE TEMPORARY RIGHT NOW WE'RE THE LEAD SO THIS WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR TALBOT RIGHT ELLINGTON IS THE COMPANY THAT CAN KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PARKING LOT, GIVE US SOME OPTIONS AND DESIGN A PLACE FOR THESE AN ENTRY GATE AND AN EXIT GATE TO WHERE PEOPLE HAVE EASY FLOW AND EASY FLOW OUT AND EASY PAYMENTS SYSTEMS FOR THE COMMERCIAL PARKING AREA.
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HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE? THERE'S NOT A LOT YOU DON'T HAVE A NUMBER. THERE'S A THERE'S ABOUT IF YOU COUNT SOME OF THE GRAVEL SPOTS THAT WE'VE KIND OF TRIED TO PUT IN TO ADD SPACES IN THERE I'D SAY ABOUT 260.SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S NOT A LOT WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME AND CALL HEY WHERE IS YOUR LONG TERM PARKING IN THE SAME PLACE THE SHORT TERM PARKING IS IN IT'S THE SAME PLACE AS THE CELL PHONE IS THE SAME IT'S ALL THE SAME. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PARKING. SO IS THAT OUR INTENT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GATE STRUCTURE TO HAVE TO EXIT GATES ONE EXIT GATE OR IS THAT PART OF THE STUDY THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE BY THAT'S PART OF THE STUDY THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE GET AS MUCH AS I CAN OUT OF THIS I'M ONE I WANT THEM TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING POSSIBILITIES IS GOING TO BEST SUITED THE AIRPORT NOW AND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PARKING LOT OF THE INTENT CUSTOMERS STILL SHARE THE PARKING LOT WITH THE CAR RENTAL AGENCIES WE HAVE CHOICE. THAT'S THE ONLY LOT WE HAVE. SO HOW'S BEST WAY THAT WE CAN HOW IS THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN DESIGN THIS PARKING LOT MOST ECONOMICALLY TO BEST SUPPORT THE RENTAL CARS AND THE CUSTOMERS AND MEET THE INTENT OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD BECAUSE THERE'S THERE'S RULES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW DESIGN ON THEIR END AS WELL CAN WE ADDRESS AND LOOK AT THE OPTION OF A ONE OR TWO LEVEL GARAGE OR WE WANT TO GO DOWN THAT TOO TO SEE IF THAT'S EVEN AN OPTION AND THE PLAN IS TO HAVE IT BE COMPLETELY PEOPLE.
THAT'S RIGHT. THERE'LL BE NO IT'LL BE ALL AUTOMATIC PEOPLE AS WITH NOBODY HAVING TO MANAGE IT ANYWAY. YEAH THAT PLAN REMAINS THE SAME AND I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ELITE PROVIDES IS 24 SEVEN VIDEOS SURVEILLANCE AT A COMMAND CENTER THAT THEY HAVE SO IS A PERSON THERE THAT CAN RAISE THAT GATE AND LOWER THAT SO THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE WOULD ACTUALLY TALK TO SOMEBODY IF THEY'RE HAVING A PROBLEM. YEAH. HOW OFTEN IS PARKING LOT ACTUALLY FULL RIGHT NOW SEASONAL SEASONALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE AIRLINES ONLY DURING PEAK TIMES OF THE YEAR I WOULD SAY TWO THIRDS THERE THAT IT'S FULL AND IT'S NOT DAY AND IS FULL BUT DURING THAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT GETS AND THEN IT TRIMS OUT A LITTLE BIT EVERY DAY. THANK YOU AND. IN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION LIKE MOTION JIM SECOND I GOT THAT FOR BRIAN AND IS THERE ANYBODY OPPOSED TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PARKING GATE DESIGN AND VERY RIGHT HERE NONE OF MOTION PASSES SO I'LL MOVE ON TO THE
[X. CHAIRMAN UPDATE]
CHAIRMAN UPDATE CHAIRMAN UPDATE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO UPDATE BASED ON THE THOROUGHNESS OF STEVE'S REPORTING. SO WE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING REALLY TO DISCUSS ON THE COMMITTEE SIDE RWA IMPROVEMENT.I DON'T THINK ANYTHING'S HAPPENED. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SITE WAITING ON THE PERMIT THAT NOW HAS BEEN APPROVED SO ON THE COMMITTEE SAID LESLIE'S NOT HERE TO REALLY UPDATE US ON THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING AS WELL AS IT ALWAYS DOES. YES HE JUST WANTED ME MENTION THAT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE PARKING IS GOOD AND THAT THE PROGRAM BEEN GOING VERY WELL. OKAY, GREAT. AND WE HAVE RICH GIVING AN UPDATE FROM THE WEATHER WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT AND I THINK WE CAN MOVE PAST THAT AND THE WEB WILL THEN GO INTO THE CITIZEN COMMENT SINCE WE HAVEN'T EVEN AT THE BEGINNING TO EVERYBODY AT THE END FOR CITIZEN COMMENT I NOTHING. ALL RIGHT I HAVE ONE ISSUE AND TWO COMMENTS. OKAY. WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FIRST? IMPROVEMENT RATES. OKAY.
BECAUSE I MISSED THAT MY FAULT. RON, I APOLOGIZE. GO AHEAD AND GIVE US YOUR UPDATE. SO OVER THE WEEKEND AS HAPPENED MANY BEFORE WE HAD ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM HIT THE AIRPORT AND IT KNOCKED OUT THE GATES ON THE SIDE OF THE FENCE AND AS OF THIS MORNING ONE OF THE GATES IS STILL NOT WORKING. I JUST HAVE A SUGGESTION THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THAT SOMEONE SENDS OUT A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OVER ON THAT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT TO INFORM THEM BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY A SAFETY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT WENT AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND WHEN THEY CAME BACK GET THEIR CARS OUT OF THE AIRPORT.
AND YESTERDAY ACTUALLY GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE GUYS IN THE CONTROL TOWER WANT TO KNOW
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HOW HE CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE TOWER. THEY HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN SEGMENTS HERE AND DRIVE THEIR CARS ALMOST ON THE TAXIWAY TO GET TO THE TO THE TOWER.SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SOLUTION TO THAT BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT WHEN THE GATES FAIL AND ON SATURDAY ALL OF THEM HAD FAILED.
SO THAT THAT TO ME IS MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THAN A SECURITY ISSUE.
AND THAT'S I GUESS THE QUESTION REALLY BECOMES I MEAN I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THE STATUS NOW OF THE AIRPORT WAS TSA SAFETY IN GOING IN AND OUT OF GATES? YOU JUST CAN'T OPEN THE GATES AND LEAVE THEM OPEN, CORRECT? NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE SECURITY ISSUES WE CAN'T JUST OPEN THE GATE AND LEAVE THEM OPEN. BUT THERE IS A 24 HOUR SEVEN DAY A WEEK MANNED AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE AND IF A TENANT AT THAT AIRPORT AND YOU HAVE A SECURITY EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GIVEN THAT PHONE NUMBER TO ENTER THAT GATE AND THEN EVERYBODY KNOWS IF SOMETHING GOES ON THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN FOR SURE GET INTO THE AIRPORT IF YOU HAVE A BADGE AND GET OUT OF THE SECURITY BRIEFING WHEN YOU GET A BADGE AT THE AIRPORT THAT MAY NEED TO BE REITERATED BACK OUT ON AN EMAIL THEN IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BRIAN TO FOR THEM TO TO CONTACT THE ON THE AIRPORT WE CAN WE CAN REMIND THEM PEOPLE LIKE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO KEEP IN ORDER TO KEEP A LIST OF EVERY SINGLE TENANT AND EVERYBODY THAT FLIES IN AND OUT OF AIRPORT IS A PRETTY LABORIOUS TASK BUT WE DO HAVE A LIST OF EVERYBODY WHO HAS A BADGE AND THAT IS BRIEFED TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS A BADGE WE HAVE HARD ENOUGH TIME A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST TO WAIT FOR GATE TO CLOSE WHICH IS PART OF THE TRAINING. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO MUCH LESS REMEMBER OH I GOT A PHONE NUMBER JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. IT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENS TO THEM SO I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND PUBLICLY SAY THE HALF IS MANNED 24/7 SOMETIMES THE MAINTENANCE CREWS WE DON'T KNOW IF THE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT AWAY EITHER SOMEBODY TO USE THE GATE NOT UNTIL SOMEBODY TRIES TO GATE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ON THE THE THE GATE SIDE MY OFFICE NOBODY RING THE CALL BOX RIGHT NOW MY CLICK TO ENTER WORKS BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THE CALL BOX WASN'T WORKING UNTIL SOMEBODY TRIED TO CALL US TO GET INTO THE GATE SO WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW FOR SEVERAL DAYS THAT THE CALL BOX WASN'T WORKING ALL RIGHT BUT IT MIGHT WORTH GIVEN WE HAVE SOME SIGNS ON THE FENCE MAYBE POST THE PHONE NUMBER ON ONE OF THE SIGNS FOR PEOPLE PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE STUCK ON THE INSIDE AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT. YEAH, THERE'S SOME PHONE NUMBERS WE NEED TO KEEP WITHIN THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SECURITY ACCESS THE AIRPORT. BUT IN THAT LET ME PUT ON THE FIREHOUSE I MEAN WHAT IF WAS REALLY A FIRE THAT SOMEBODY SEES THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT NUMBER OFF THE BAT IF YOU DID IT ON THE INSIDE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH BADGES CAME ON. YES YES YOU DID ON THE INSIDE. INSIDE YEAH.
YES YEAH AND I'LL TAKE THAT AS SECURE OKAY MAKE SURE WE CAN DO YES IT'S I MEAN WOULDN'T BE AN EASY SOLUTION. ABSOLUTELY. ASSUMING PEOPLE READ THE SIGN NOT THAT I'VE EVER FORGOTTEN TO READ THE ACTUAL SIGN AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SO AND I BELIEVE THERE IS PHONE NUMBERS ON THOSE THERE'S CONTACT NUMBERS.
NO THOSE GATES I'LL GO AND DOUBLE. OKAY PRETTY SURE THERE ISN'T SO THEN JUST TWO MINOR OBSERVATIONS. ONE IS WE HAVE THE BEAUFORT OR I GUESS IT'S THE HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT SENDS OUT EMAILS ABOUT STUFF GOING ON ALL THE TIME THEY'VE BEEN DOING A VERY JOB OF ADVERTISE IN THE SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD AIRPORT INSTEAD OF OUR AIRPORT EVEN QUOTING RECENTLY I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEM THAT ONE OF THE MAGAZINES IS ADVERTISING SAVANNAH AS BEING THE THE NINTH BEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY. THAT'S DOESN'T HELP US MUCH AT ALL.
AND SO ALONG THOSE SAME LINES I DON'T KNOW IF THE TWO ARE TIED TOGETHER BUT AS YOU MAY REMEMBER I'VE BEEN BRINGING THIS UP ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FLYING IN HERE AND SURE ENOUGH NOW HALFWAY THROUGH 2025 THE NUMBER OF TOTAL AIR OPERATIONS COMING INTO THE AIRPORT IS DOWN AGAIN FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR AND IT'S BEEN GOING DOWN STEADILY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS IN A ROW NOW NOW ON FIVE.
SO THE QUESTION AGAIN I'LL BRING UP IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE DO WE WANT THIS AIRPORT TO BE GROWING OR SHRINKING ON THE GOP SIDE BECAUSE IT'S SHRINKING RIGHT NOW? YEAH, THAT'S YEAH WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE AERO 1200 AERO NUMBERS. IT WAS INTERESTING THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS TOP AIRPORTS FOR AIR W 52% OF OUR FLIGHTS THAT WE GET IN ARE COMING FROM HILTON THAT WAY.
YEAH, I KNOW EXACTLY WHY I THINK THAT'S WELL THAT'S YOU REMEMBER AND BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE THE REASON FOR THE DECLINE IN APRIL AND BECAUSE OF THE RUNWAY CLOSURE YEAH YEAH WE WERE RIGHT BUT IT BUT BUT LOOKING AT YOU KNOW PD WAS UP THERE I MEAN THEY ONLY ONE PLACE FOR GMU WAS
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ONCE AGAIN YOU KNOW THE INTERESTING BUT BUT NOT SURPRISING THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WHEN IT WAS YOU KNOW HILTON HAD SO I THINK MOST OF THE MEMBERS WHO FLY IN AND OUT OF HILTON HEAD THE WHY YEAH YEAH TRAFFIC'S DOWN YEAH A LOT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT AT THE MOMENT EXCEPT IF WE GET SOME ACTIVITY AT THE NORTH END. I'M RIGHT NOW I'M JUST QUOTING THE NUMBERS BUT THAT'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING I THINK A LOT OF US ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER. LIKE YOU SAID. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION REPORTS THAT HILTON HAD AIRPLANES IT BEFORE GETTING GAS YEAH YEAH SO WHICH IS KIND OF SILLY YEAH BUT THAT'S THE GALLONS BUT THAT'S ACCURATE. YEAH YEAH THIS WORKED FOR IT.YEAH IT IS IT FOR $3. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, STEVE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I'M LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION FOR A GERMAN ANYONE THEN WE GUYS EVERYBODY WANTED TO I MIGHT GIVE IT TO HOWARD SACKETT.
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