Aug 14, 2025 Airports Board

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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AGO. ALL RIGHT, WELCOME. WELCOME EVERYBODY.

CHRIS IS OUT TRAVELING THE WORLD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO YOU GET ME TODAY B TEAM LET'S START OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WHICH IS THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, LET'S SEE. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SOUTH CAROLINA

[IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WE GOT ANY GOT TO YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT A QUICK WINNER THERE RICH GOT A SECOND ON THAT 1/2. ALL RIGHT, HOWARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND SO WE GOT THAT

[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 17, 2025 ]

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY EYES AND IT'S APPROVED. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE MOVE THE APPROVAL IMMENSE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LAST MEETING? NO. GOT A MOTION AND RICH ARE THE MARKETS MARK.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY ISSUES OR WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM? ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY SUPPOSED SAY HI?

[VI. PUBLIC COMMENT]

HI THERE. MUST DO YOU WANT TO COME HERE READY? I HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION I'VE GOT TO CUT IT WITH PALMETTO.

I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION TODAY SO I CAN GIVE THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT NOW OR IF YOU WANT ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRESENTATION I CAN DO THAT SO FROM A PROCEDURAL WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER BETTER TO HAVE THOSE BEFORE OR AFTER THE PRESENTATION? THAT'S DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. I'LL GO OUT LATER TO AGAIN IF YOU WANT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL I.

I GUESS I'LL I'LL DO IT SO I CAN MAKE A COMMENT DURING THE PALMETTO OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE OTHER COMMENT IS REGARDING THE MOVEMENT OF THE TAXI WAY IN AS WE START THINKING THAT PROJECT WORK I'M UNDERSTANDING I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MOVEMENT OF THAT TAXI WAY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND'S AIRPORT WHICH IS GOING TO BE A HUNDRED FEET CLOSER TO BEACH CITY WORLD. IS THAT WORK THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD PRIOR AN INDEPENDENTLY TO THE FINALIZATION OF THE AIRPORT PLAN SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW WHERE IT FITS INTO THAT PROCESS IF IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S MOVING NOW AND AND ISN'T DEPENDENT ON THE A AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN ANSWER TO THAT. LET ME GET BACK TO YOU BECAUSE THERE YES, YES, THAT'S FINE.

AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND IS THERE'S GOING TO BE CONCERNS, OF COURSE REGARDING THE WORK RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASES IN NOISE AS THE TAXI WAY IS CLOSER TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND THEN THE PROPOSED MOVEMENT THE TAXI WAY WILL REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF 12 PARCELS OF LAND DIRECTLY IMPACTING SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS RETENTION IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE TOWN AND IT IS A CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY FACING CHALLENGES OF BUSINESSES RELOCATING OFF THE ISLAND.

SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THIS MAY HAVE ON OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND TAKE STEPS TOWARDS SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BUSINESSES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. EVERY OTHER COMMENT NOW OKAY. DIRECTORS REPORT.

[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

WE'RE MISSING A COUPLE HOPEFULLY THEY'RE NOT STILL ON THEIR WAY LOST OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BACK AT WATER FESTIVAL TIME AND I DON'T

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SO WHEN THE TWO PILOTS CAME IN WE HAD A FUN MEET AND GREET EVENT OUT AND HAD SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WHO CAME OUT AND HAD A CHANCE TO MEET THE THE DEMONSTRATION PILOTS AND ALSO GET TO HAVE HERE A CARD SIGN AND STUFF LIKE SO A FUN CHANCE FOR THEM TO MEET THE PILOT SO WE SOME OF THE STUDENTS FROM KAPPA WHICH IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION COME OUT AND WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS OF DSM WHICH IS THE COUNTY'S THIS BUILDING SPECIAL NEEDS COME OUT SO IT WAS FUN FUN TO OPEN UP THE AIRPORT AND HAVE SOME FOLKS COME OUT AND MEET THOSE PILOTS SO IT'S GOOD EVENT AND I THINK SOMEWHERE IN HERE WE'VE GOT A VIDEO SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL MAKE THAT WORK ALL RIGHT. WHICH ARE RIGHT DOWN TO HILTON HEAD SO YOU CAN SEE TERMINAL PROGRESS AGAIN. THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DRIVE LANES ARE ALL INSTALLED AND WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE MARKINGS DONE THERE TO SHOW WHERE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL UP IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL.

IT GETS REALLY CROWDED ALREADY IN THERE AS PLANES ARE CHANGING OVER ESPECIALLY WITH THE SUMMER SEASON MOST PROGRESSING QUITE NICELY OUT THERE THERE'S NO SIGN OF THE TRAFFIC LANES WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THE FENCING HAS BEEN REMOVED AND KIND OF RELOCATED TO PROVIDE MORE ACCESS AND MORE THE SHOT THERE WE'VE GOT HANDICAPPED AREAS STRIPED OUT AND THEY'VE GOT ACCESS TO THE RAMPS OR INSIDE THIS IS EVEN CHANGED SINCE THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN THERE'S A LOT MORE OF THE THE DRYWALL HAS BEEN FINISHED WITH INSTALLATION AND ALL THE MOD WORK'S BEEN DONE AND DETAIL HAS BEEN DONE. SOME OF THE SPECIALTY I GUESS THE BEST WAY IS A SPECIALTY DRYWALL HAS BEEN INSTALLED AS WELL.

SO THIS HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF OR SO BUT IT'S REALLY TAKING SHAPE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND. WE DID HAVE ONE OF THE BIG EVENTS WAS WE HAD THE OUR WORK COMMITTEE GET TOGETHER. THIS IS FOR THAT THE WALL THAT'S GOING TO BE BETWEEN THE BOARDING GATE AREAS AND THE TSA CHECKPOINT AND THAT WALL SERVES TWO PURPOSES.

ONE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NICE PIECE OF ARTWORK UP THERE AND NUMBER TWO, THAT ARTWORK HELPS TO KIND OF SCREEN IT'LL BE A SEMI OPAQUE MOSTLY OPAQUE VIEW BACK END SO PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO STAND IN THE BOARDING GATE AREA AND LOOK BACK INTO THE SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT SO THIS IS OUR COMMITTEE. WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT TOURS OUT THERE FOR FOLKS WHO EVALUATING AND SELECTING FINALIST FOR THE ARTWORK SO CAN SEE THAT MOTLEY CREW THERE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS AND MELINDA ALWAYS JUST POPPING UP IN THE TERMINAL SO I THINK SHE REALLY LIKES OUT THERE SHE COMES HER IT WAS NOT IT WAS THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TRANSFORMERS COMING IN ANY DAY NOW WITH PALMETTO ELECTRIC'S WILL HAVE POWER ON THERE SO NEXT TIME YOU COME IN WE'LL HAVE AC FOR YOU SO THAT'S JUST SO YOU KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS WHEN THE AC STARTED ON. ALL RIGHT THEN JUST AN UPDATE HERE'S THE THE COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK AND YOU SEE MELINDA IN THERE AGAIN EVALUATING THE ARTWORK.

WE'RE DOWN A FINAL SELECTION SELECTIONS THERE SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO HAVING THAT WRAPPED UP AND THEN I FORGET IT WAS THIS LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO I LOSE TRACK OF TIME I'VE WATCHED IT ANYWAY DID A GREAT TENANT APPRECIATION EVENT OUT THERE.

WE PROVIDE A BREAKFAST FOR EVERYBODY SO ROSIE YOU COORDINATED TO HAVE CHICK-FIL-A SANDWICHES FOR EVERYBODY AND ALL THE TENANTS IN THE BUILDING WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A TENANT APPRECIATION MEAL. SO I THINK WE DID 7070 MEALS FOR FOLKS SO WE DID THAT ABOUT A QUARTER JUST THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THE FOLKS WHO WORK INSIDE OF THE TERMINAL KNOW THAT WE LOVE THEM AND AND THAT'S EVERYBODY FROM CAB DRIVERS WHO ARE OUT FRONT OF THE TERMINAL TO THE JANITOR STAFF TO AIRLINE TSA AND RENTAL CARS, EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S INSIDE THE TERMINAL AND OUTSIDE AND THEN CHIEF IS HERE.

SO WE HAD PHOTO OF THEM AND I SAID LET'S TAKE THAT OFF BECAUSE SHE'S HERE IN PERSON.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE JEREMY MATHIS ON THE TEAM HE COMES TO US ALL THE WAY FROM LAS VEGAS SO HE WAS OUT THERE WITH THE WITH THE AIR FORCE. TELL ME AGAIN NAME OF THE FACILITY IN NEVADA JUST IN FRAME RATE. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S A NICE WAY TO SAY THAT HE'S VERY EXPERIENCED OFF BECAUSE THEY RESPONDED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY TO REAL INCIDENTS OUT THERE SO ANYTHING FROM HUNG ORDNANCE TO BRAKES ON FIRE THINGS LIKE THAT SO AND PROBABLY MORE EXCITING THAN THAT BUT WE WILL BRIEF YOU ON THAT TODAY THE CHIEF COMES WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND LIKE I SAID REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.

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SO FANBOYS SOME GREAT HOT LEADS FOR HIM ON GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE LIVING HE'S LOOKING FOR IT BUT JEREMY YOU ALSO PICK UP A WORDS AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF YEAH ABSOLUTELY ONCE YOU COME UP HERE BECAUSE WE GOT THE MICROPHONE AND SINCE WE DO ON TV WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE SEEN AND HEARD AS MOST PEOPLE MOST PEOPLE'S HANDS. BUT IF I HAVEN'T, I WILL.

I THANK YOU FOR HAVING EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY WELCOMING.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE SO FAR. I'VE BEEN HERE A FEW WEEKS BUT SEEMS LIKE THE TEAM IS WELL PUT TOGETHER AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE BUT.

I'M READY FOR IT. ARYA'S BEAUTIFUL SEEMS LIKE THE FAMILY IS GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WHEN THEY GET HERE SO THEY'RE STILL BACK IN LAS VEGAS BUT THEY'RE EXCITED TO COME OUT. MY KIDS JUST STARTED SCHOOL. I'M MARRIED WITH THREE GIRLS.

MY DAUGHTER STARTED HIGH SCHOOL SO SHE'S EXCITED TO COME OUT, MEET NEW FRIENDS AND WE'RE EXCITED GET OUR LIFE STARTED HERE WITH THE TEAM AND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE SO WELCOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SURE I WAS IT TO FINALLY SEE RAIN I WAS GOING TO SAY IT WAS IT WAS ABOUT IT WAS ABOUT TWO AND JEREMY WAS HERE AND YOU WALK UP TO ME AND HE SAID WHAT'S THIS STUFF FALLING FROM THE SKY? WE DON'T DO THIS.

AND IN NEVADA SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S IT'S HOT AND HUMID SO YOU KNOW WE'RE HUMAN AND I SAY IT'S NOT THE HEAT IS THE HUMIDITY ACTUALLY BOTH SO WELCOME ABOARD A LOT OF GOOD. WE BROUGHT HIM IN RIGHT BEFORE THE PART 139 INSPECTION WHICH IS NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. BUT HE'S ALREADY MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON GETTING US READY FOR THAT TIME UP SOME LOOSE ENDS SO GLAD HAVE MY BOARD AND YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ALREADY HAS ACTUALLY THERE A VIDEO SO WE'LL SEE IF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN I CAN'T SEE MY CURSOR OR SO AND HERE YOU'VE HEARD HOLDS A OH YOU WROTE THAT FESTIVAL IS AN AIR SHOW AIR SHOW PILOTS YOU'VE AN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT FOR THE AIRCRAFT OR FUEL FOR SMOKE PROVIDED IN MAINTENANCE AND LOCATION 2000 IT AND SO WE WANTED TO WELCOME THEN AND TODAY THEY'RE LANDING IT IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR AIRSHIP THIS WEEKEND THE WATER FESTIVAL WE DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD BE WELCOMING PILOTS IN ONE OF THE OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE AIRPORT HAS IS WE WANTED TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN HERE AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THAT IS REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN THE IN THE COUNTY AND PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND MEET THE ACTUAL AIR SHOW PILOTS THE PATHS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SEE ON THE WATERFRONT SO HAVE THOSE GROUPS COMING IN TODAY TO SIGN HERO CARDS TO ABLE TO MEET THE PILOTS OF THESE AIRPLANES THE SAME PATHS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SEE WHEN THEY'RE PERFORMING OVER THE WATER FESTIVAL THIS WEEK.

I THINK COLLECTIVELY HERE AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WE TRIED TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO INVOLVE COMMUNITY AT THE COMMUNITY AIRPORT, THE COUNTY RUN AIRPORT AND COLLECTIVELY WE CAME UP WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY, REACHED OUT WITH SOME OF THESE OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND THEY WERE ON BOARD. WE WERE ON BOARD WITH IT. A LOT OF THE WORK WITH THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE THE AIR FORCE FOR A OF AND THEY GOT INVOLVED AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WE GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY SO WE STARTED PLANNING AND CAME TOGETHER. SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE DOING A WELCOMING COMMITTEE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE HEALING IS FOR THAT YOUNG LADY THAT YOUNG MAN WHO LIKE MYSELF WHEN I WAS A KID I HAD MILES OF AIRPLANES, MY ROOM AND I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE PILOT OR SOME KID

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SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND IF I CAN PLANT THAT SEED NOW THEN MAYBE I'LL THINK ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE AND GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO GO FOR, SOMETHING TO AIM FOR SCHOOL AND THEY MIGHT ONE DAY SAY HEY I'D LIKE TO BE A MECHANIC AND WORK ON THOSE AIRPLANES WHERE I COULD BE A PILOT AND FLY ON THOSE I MIGHT LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY THAT FINANCES A CHARTER BUSINESS. IT COULD BE A MULTITUDE SO IF I CAN PLANT THAT SEED NOW THEN I FEEL LIKE I SUCCEEDED. WELL THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY AT UTAH WATER FESTIVAL PUTTING ON THE ANNUAL WATER FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR IS SOMETHING THAT GROWS THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK OVER THE YEARS THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SINCE THE LATE 1980S IT'S GROWN FROM SOMETHING VERY SMALL AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR THIS YEAR WEATHER HAS IMPACTED WATER FESTIVAL AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO IMPACT THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO IT PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL AND TO GO TO IT. WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WATER FESTIVAL COMING OUT AND EACH YEAR THE AIRPORTS TRY TO DO OUR PART TO MAKE IT BETTER TO GROW THE WATER FESTIVAL TASTE THE WATER THAT'S ALL THE COMMUNITY, THE CITIZENS OF UTAH COUNTY FROM THE AIRPORT TO YOUR AIRPORT HERE IN UTAH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INVOLVED BUT GO HOME THEY STEVES AGREE TO STICK AROUND AFTERWARDS FOR INTERVIEWS AND YOUR AUTOGRAPHS CAN YOU SIGN MY CARD HERO CARDS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THIS WILL ADVANCE NOW SEE PROBLEM IS A CURSOR DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN SO WE GO AT THE FIRST THE PROXIMITY THING IT WORKS. ALL RIGHT.

JUST COUPLE OF QUICK POINTS TO UPDATE YOU ON. DON'T BREATHE.

ALL RIGHT. RBC HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP WE DO PLAN ON DOING THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR IN 26 WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN COORDINATION WITH THE TEAM FROM THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MOST RECENT EVENT AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM NOW SO.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO PLAN ON DOING THE SAME THING NEXT YEAR WITH THE MINI SKYBOX.

THEY'RE ON THE 10TH GREEN AND THEN ALSO WITH ACCESS ON THE 18 SKYBOX AT THE WHITE HOUSE CLUB.

SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO GO OUT VOLUNTEER IF YOU DIDN'T START THINKING ABOUT IT FOR NEXT APRIL AND WE'LL GET YOU IN THERE BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN GIVEAWAYS AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF TOO BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NEXT ONE IS A GREAT EVENT TOO BUT NOT QUITE AS EXCITING. THE PART 139 INSPECTION THIS IS THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION THAT EVERY COMMERCIAL AIRPORT PART 139 AIRPORT GOES THROUGH SO OUR INSPECTORS COMING INTO TOWN ON MONDAY AND SHE'LL BE WITH US THROUGH THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE SO NICE LONG INSPECTION AND THEY LOOK AT EVERYTHING ON THE AIRPORT SO EVERYTHING IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN INSIDE OUT FROM EVERYTHING ON THE AIRFIELD TO ALL YOUR RECORDS FOLDERS AND TRAINING RECORDS AND THINGS THAT SO IT WILL BE A BUSY WEEK AND IF YOU CALL US AND WE SOUND A LITTLE BIT STRESSED OUT THAT'S WHY. SO MAYBE WAIT TILL THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO CALL US AND ASK QUESTIONS BUT WE'LL ALL BE INVOLVED IN INSPECTION NEXT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND ATTACKS THAT OPPORTUNITY BUT WE DO THAT EACH YEAR AND YOU ALL AUTHORIZE US TO DO THAT EARLY IN THE SEASON SO THAT WE'RE READY TO GO WITH OUR APPROVAL FROM YOU. BUT WE'LL ONCE AGAIN BE APPLYING FOR SOME OF THOSE FUNDS USE FOR ADVERTISING FOR THAT INBOUND AUDIENCE USE IN PLACES LIKE NEW YORK CITY,

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SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT THE DIRECTORS REPORT THIS THIS MONTH.

[VIII.1. PROJECT LONE PALMETTO UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATION]

SO JOHN, I'LL GIVE YOU THE THE PODIUM. IT'S ALL YOURS I HAVE SENT TO YOU. BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE THE PHYSICAL COPY CONTAINED AT AROUND. GOOD MORNING. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU.

I HAVE PRESENTED THIS PROJECT OVER THE YEARS TO THE AIRPORT BOARD SO I SEE SOME HEAD SHAKE AND SO YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE THESE CHAIRS YOU DESERVE BATTLE PAY FOR SITTING IN A MEETING SO I'LL TRY TO I'LL I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF THEY'RE THERE THEY'RE YOU'RE PAYING THE PRICE THIS PROJECT WE STARTED OUT IT'S PROJECT NAME WAS PROJECT CLOUD IT I'M JOINED TODAY BY MARK ROGERS WHO IS THE CEO OF LONE MOUNTAIN AIRCRAFT MARK IS BACK SO IF THERE'S A MORE TECHNICAL QUESTION THAT YOU WANT AN ACCURATE ANSWER FOR, MARK IS HERE TO ANSWER THAT.

BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON ON WHY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAID ATTENTION TO THIS PROJECT AND IT REALLY THE NEED TO KIND OF SHEPHERD A PROJECT SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT JOHN ACTUALLY HAD IN THE PIPELINE BACK IN 2017 BEFORE OUR ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED WEEK ONE WE TOOK IT OVER SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR EIGHT YEARS.

WHY DOES A PROJECT TAKE SO LONG ? BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS BUT THE THE FOLKS AT LONE MOUNTAIN AND THIS PROJECT WILL BE LONE PALMETTO THEIR SOUTH CAROLINA CORPORATION THERE AIRS PROPERTIES THERE WAS THE ASSEMBLAGE OF OF THE PROPERTY THERE WERE OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME AIDED IN IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THERE WERE TWO ADMINISTRATORS IN ON HILTON HEAD AND I THINK THAT THE PACE OF THE ALSO WAS SLOWED BECAUSE AS YOU READ THROUGH IT WE BROUGHT A CERTAIN PORTION WE CALL IT THE CONNECT PROPERTY THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THAT CAN BE A LENGTHY KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY BECAUSE THAT LENGTHY PROCESS WILL BEGIN AGAIN WHICH I THINK WILL FIT VERY WELL WITH THE MASTER PLANNING YOU'RE DOING SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE DOWN TWO TRACKS BUT FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT AND FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND IN PARTICULAR YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITIES MAKING SIGNIFY INVESTMENTS ON THE COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL AVIATION SO ON THE GENERAL AVIATION SIDE IF YOU'RE MAKING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS YOU LIKE TO SEE THOSE PAIRED WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR SAYING YES THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT. SO WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

WE ALSO LOOK AT AND I BELONG A BIBLE STUDY GROUP AND SEE PINES AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS IN THAT GROUP ENDED GETTING HIS HIS CIRRUS AIRCRAFT A HANGAR SPACE BECAUSE HE HAD ONCE LENT THE GUY WHO OWNED THE BEFORE HIM JET TICKETS SO IT'S THERE'S A REAL A REAL LACK OF HANGAR SPACE AT THE AIRPORT FOR. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAVE NICE AIRCRAFT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE A NICE PIECE OF MACHINERY IN THE SUN AND THE ELEMENTS AROUND HERE.

AND SO YOU HEAR A LOT OF STORIES WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT INVESTORS IN THE COUNTY WHO KEEP THEIR PLANES AS FAR AWAY AS ILLINOIS AND IN OTHER PLACES WE ALSO HEAR STORIES OF PILOTS NOT LANDING AT HILTON HEAD AND MAKING A DIFFERENT DECISION BASED ON GAS PRICES.

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SO OVER THE YEARS WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH JOHN TO WORK OUT HOW THE DEAL SHOULD BE DONE AND WE RELIED ON JOHN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FAA. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONTACTED A CONSULTANT THAT GAVE US ABOUT A SIX PAGE REPORT ON HOW THE LEASE THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY LONE LONE PALMETTO LAST YEAR COULD BE IMPROVED TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF HILTON HEAD ITS RESIDENTS AND I'D TO MENTION THAT WE HAD MEETINGS AT PALMETTO HALL AND PORT ROYAL PLANTATION. ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND ANY OF THOSE MEETINGS SO YOU IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY AT PORT ROYAL PLANTATION WE HAD ONE GENTLEMAN ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I THOUGHT HE WAS LIKE AGAINST IT AND AT THE END HE CAME UP AND ASKED IF HE COULD INVEST IN THE PROJECT. SO I THINK HE WAS DOING INVESTOR DUE DILIGENCE NOW WHEN WE'VE MET WITH HILTON HEAD YOU KNOW WE HAD GREAT MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO ME BUT AT THE END OF THE PALMETTO HALL CONVERSATION I SAID IS ANYONE AGAINST IT? NOT ONE HAND WENT UP. NOW THERE ARE CONCERNS AND AND HILTON HEADS TOWN COUNCIL IS CLEAR BECAUSE THEY CONTROL 9.7 ACRES THERE SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THE AGREEMENT THAT PROTECT THE INTEREST THAT COMMUNITY I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY I THINK THEY'RE DOING THEIR FIDUCIARY ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OPERATIONS DON'T EXPAND OR YOU KNOW, EXPAND THE POINT WHERE THEY DETERIORATE IMPORTANT PROPERTY NEARBY. SO I DO THINK THERE'S A PATH FORWARD. JOHN JOHN PROVIDED YOU WITH A A DOCUMENT PROS AND CONS I THINK HIS CONS IF I IF I COULD ADDRESS THAT ARE ITEMS IN THE NEGOTIATION OF THE LEASE THOSE ARE THINGS YOU WANT TO PROTECT FOR THE COUNTY STANDPOINT SO IT'S GOOD HE RAISED AND LASTLY I'LL JUST POINT YOU TO PAGE THREE IN THE PRESENTATION BUT WE HAD CLEMSON LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND YOU HAVE A PRETTY WEIGHTY NUMBERS THERE HILTON HEADS IT DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER RAN TAX ANTICIPATION THROUGH A MODEL SO THE FACILITY ITSELF MIGHT BE IN EXCESS OF 300,000 WHEN YOU START GETTING AIRCRAFT THERE THE REVENUE TO THE COUNTY AND THAT'S WHY WE DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE REALLY HONEST WITH YOU IS THIS TO BUILD GRAND LIST GROWTH SO THAT PEOPLE IN BURTON CAN HAVE A NICE FACILITY LIKE PEOPLE WHO NEED BRIDGES AND ROADS AND SCHOOLS TO LOWER THE TAX BURDEN AND THEN TO CREATE GOOD GOOD JOBS.

AND I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING WE DO AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE WAY AVIATION'S GOING WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS MORE EFFICIENT A QUIETER PIECES OF MACHINERY SO I WE WE REALLY THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE WAY WE APPROACH OUR WORK BUT I DO THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE. I THINK I COVERED EVERYTHING I EXPECTED TO IN A WAY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE I WOULD DO AND MARK AND I ARE HERE IF YOU ANY QUESTIONS SO THANK YOU I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION IF WE AGREE TO THIS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? IT GOES THE COUNTY COUNCIL YEAH COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AND THEN THEY WOULD PROBABLY DIRECT AND HANK EDMONDSON IS A GREAT CONDUIT WITH THE COUNTY US THEY WOULD HAVE LEGAL BEGIN DRAW UP A LETTER OF INTENT THINGS THAT WILL UP IS IS THAT AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH YOUR MASTER PLANNING IF ANYTHING SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGES THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE

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NO I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT BUT I RAN THE DOSIMETER WHEN HE WAS SPEAK AND HE WAS NOT SHOUTING AT YOU AND THOSE WERE THE SAME READINGS WE WERE GETTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO OF 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF HANGAR SPACE, HOW MUCH OF THE I THINK I'M GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING IF YOU BEING I WAS AFRAID YEAH OTHERWISE WE'RE NOT TO HEAR IT.

MARK ROGERS LONE PALMETTO GLAD TO HERE WITH YOU YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF THE FT HAVE YOU OF HANGAR SPACE HAVE YOU DECIDED HOW MUCH WOULD BE RESERVED FOR TRANSCEIVERS? HOW MUCH BE THERE FOR BASED CUSTOMERS? HILTON HEAD IN SHORT NO WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THAT WE ARE VERY LIMITED ON REAL ESTATE OUT THERE THE AVIATION FOCUSED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED IS SUGGESTING STICKING WITH COMMUNITY HANGARS MORE THAN TI HANGARS AND THAT'S REALLY JUST TO MAXIMIZE THE SPACE SO WITH THAT WITH IT BEING OUR CURRENT PLANS ARE SHOWING THREE LARGE COMMUNITY HANGARS ROUGHLY YOU KNOW 30,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR SLIGHTLY MORE THAT ALLOWS US TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL TIME TENANT, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE ACCOMMODATING, TRANSIENT AND THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED YOU KNOW AS WE GO. SIR, I'LL OPEN HOWARD'S QUESTION I THINK I REMEMBER FROM A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION YEAR OR TWO OR THREE AGO WHATEVER IT WAS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE IN A MAINTENANCE CENTER AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE YOUR PROPOSAL NOW DOES NOT INCLUDE LIKE A MAINTENANCE BASE PER SAY OR ANYTHING TO THINK ABOUT HOW LONG THAN AT LEAST THREE YEARS SO YEAH OR A SERVICE CENTER FOR MATTER THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE NOT WE DO OPERATE A SERVICE CENTER IN AND WE LIKE THE MAINTENANCE BUSINESS. WE'VE BEEN ON THIS PROJECT EIGHT YEARS AND I THINK AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT COST AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO BE HERE I THINK THAT ECONOMICALLY JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THERE'S A THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS SO THAT WAS NOT IN OUR CURRENT PLAN THAT WAS OTHER THAN JUST BASICALLY ACCOMMODATING THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE THERE AND THEY WOULD BE TENANTS OF OURS BUT WE HAVE NO PLAN TO

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I THINK I SHARED THIS I BELIEVE IT WAS THE PALMETTO HALL COMMUNITY MEETING AND IT'S JUST REALLY IT'S THE ECONOMICS KIND OF FORCES THAT OUT. SO MAINTENANCE THERE WE DON'T HAVE THE MAINTENANCE LABOR POOL HERE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PERHAPS IN ANOTHER PART OF COUNTY BUT JUST OUT THERE ON THE ISLAND THAT'S THAT'S CHALLENGING SO THANK YOU RELOCATE TO YOUR HANGARS OR WOULD HE STAY WHERE HE I THINK HE WOULD IN A VERY VERY QUICKLY JUST A GUESS YEAH I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE THE JASON THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW IS THE ONE AND ONLY MAINTENANCE FACILITY WE HAVE NOW EVERY SINGLE AIRPLANE THAT'S BASED AT HILTON HEAD RELIES VERY HEAVILY ON HIM INCLUDING MYSELF WHEN WE NEED ISSUES DONE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT'S ON THE GROUND OR UNSAFE TO FLY IF WE DON'T HAVE A MAINTENANCE GUY IN THE AIRPORT WE'RE GROUNDED.

WE HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY IN FROM FAR AWAY TO DO THAT. SO HE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE AIRPORT AND HE AND I HAVE HAD PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FACT THAT IS VERY RESTRAINED WITH SPACE NOW HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE AND IF HE DOES NOT SEE A PROJECT LIKE THIS GO FORWARD HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO LEAVE HILTON HEAD AND GO TO RIDGELAND.

HE LIVES OUT IN RIDGELAND. THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE.

THERE'S MORE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND SO IF NOTHING ELSE THIS PROJECT WOULD BE BIG BOON FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S BASED ON HILTON HEAD BECAUSE WE MAINTAIN OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY THERE FOR THE JASON IS MY MECHANIC AS WELL EVEN THOUGH MY SERIES IS BASED AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE I FLY AND HAVE HIM WORK ON IT ANTICIPATION OF HAVING TO MAKE IT INTO SERIOUS AFTER OUR SERVICE CENTER OR IS THAT TOO FAR? I KNOW JASON DOES WANT TO DO THAT ON HIS OWN BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY PARTNERSHIP WOULD ALLOW THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BRING A LOT OF ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE. THE IT FROM A REAL ESTATE PERSPECTIVE I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT IT'S LIKELY TO BE YOU KNOW THE, MAINTENANCE PRESENCE THERE IS LIKELY TO BE FAIRLY SMALL ONLY BECAUSE THAT REAL ESTATE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN YOUR AVERAGE. SO IF YOU ARE TRYING TO OPERATE MAINTENANCE BASE AND YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF BEING A BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE OR RIDGELAND OR SOME OF THESE OTHER YOU KNOW, LOCAL SPOTS THAT THE THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT OF AROUND IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT LOWER.

SO DO I HEAR YOU SAYING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE OVER TO HILTON HEAD? YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE FROM THERE. OKAY.

8 MINUTES FROM MY AIRPLANE I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. IT'S A GREAT SITUATION.

SO IS SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THE BUSINESS PLAN REALLY IS TRANSIENT PARKING TENANT PARKING FUEL SALES TENANT MAINTENANCE FACILITY JASON AND SALES HANGAR OR SOME OTHER AIRCRAFT? WELL OUR BUSINESS WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE A PRESENCE HERE SOUTH IS A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO COMPLETE AN AIRCRAFT CLOSING FOR EXAMPLE, GEORGE IS NOT WE HAVE TO MOVE AIRCRAFT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO DO AN AIRCRAFT SEARCH CLOSING TRANSACTION AND FLORIDA IS OFTEN NOT AS WELL. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF AIRCRAFT COMING OUT OF SAY ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS THAT'S IN FLORIDA.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT WILL AND WE'VE ACTUALLY COME TO HILTON HEAD BEFORE FOR THAT WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING FOR THIS COMMUNITY. YES.

I MEAN THOSE ARE BASICALLY FIVE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN AND IF YOU DIDN'T MENTION, YOU KNOW, BUILDING AND RENTING HANGARS, THEN THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ACUTE NEEDS OF US HERE.

BUT IT WOULD BE AN FBO FOR ANY TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT AFFIRMATIVE .

THANK YOU VERY RIGHT. THANKS FOR THE INVITE QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ONE MORE AND I KNOW THIS IS JUST A POSITION BUT ASSUMING AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS IF YOU FORGET PERFECTLY PERFECTLY REASONABLE RIGHT THAT OH YEAH WE'RE TO EVERYTHING WENT PERFECTLY WHEN COULD THEY START MOVING DIRT ARE WE TALKING 18 MONTHS OR FOUR YEARS? THERE ARE TOO MANY THINGS INVOLVED AND EVEN BE ABLE TO CHRISTIE MEYER THE FACT THEY STUCK WITH THIS AFTER SEVEN YEARS IF I WAS A BUSINESS OWNER I GET WELL THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT WE PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL BE INVOLVED. OKAY. OH NO.

THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE THROUGH THEM BEFORE IT GETS TO ANY WHICH IS WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO PARALLEL THIS WITH THE MASTER. SO WE'LL LET LET THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER AS WE MOVE FORWARD LET THEM AND FORM EACH OTHER AND AND SEE WHAT DEVELOPS BUT THINK WHAT WE WANT OUT OF YOU TODAY IS RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE THIS FORWARD COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THIS KIND OF INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH AND A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH. WELL, THAT WAS MY QUESTION IN

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FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT THE PROCESS THAT WAS USED HAVING THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS I CONSIDER A BEST PRACTICE I WAS AT THE PALMETTO HALL MEETING WHERE EACH PALMETTO HALL CAN GET A LITTLE FEISTY SO WE WERE A LITTLE FEISTY AT THE BEGINNING BUT BY THE END YOU DID THAT GREAT QUESTION NOT KNOWING WHAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING EVERYBODY WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND I ALSO WATCHED THE PORT ROYAL TAPE AS WELL.

SO I APPRECIATE FACT THAT YOU CAME OUT TO DO THAT. THERE WERE THREE PIECES OF FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING THIS AND RESIDENTS ARE SUPPORTIVE BUT THEY HAVE THREE AREAS OF CONCERN. THE FIRST ONE YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE AND AND THE THE DESIRE TO NOT HAVE ENGINE AND TYPE OF MAINTENANCE BECAUSE OF THE RUN UPS AND THE POTENTIAL NOISE.

SO IT'S I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT'S STILL THE CASE MOVING FORWARD.

THAT WAS THEIR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE AREA WAS ABOUT PLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING SO I KNOW THERE WAS SOME ORIGINAL DESIGN SHOWN AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION THAT ABOUT MAYBE THE ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDINGS COULD CHANGE TO ALSO HELP MITIGATE NOISE FOR PEOPLE. SO IF WE CAN CONTINUE THAT TRACT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT I DON'T KNOW CAME UP AT THE MEETING BUT HAS UP SINCE THEN IS STORMWATER SO AS THE BUILDINGS AND AND ALL OF THE WORK IS DONE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN EYE ON THE STORMWATER SO THAT THERE ARE NO ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS OF CONCERN AND AS LONG AS THOSE ARE INCORPORATED AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE PLEASED AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD GETS MORE FORMALLY INVOLVED IN OUTLINING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THANK AMUNDSEN WITH COUNTY JUST FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE AND FROM COUNCIL WE HAVE GONE TO COUNCIL A COUPLE OF TIMES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN MOVING FORWARD SO WE'RE GLAD BUT THE LAST DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD INTERNALLY WE WANTED TO GET MORE DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM THE AIRPORT'S BOARD AND SO THIS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. THE TOWN OF HILTON HEADS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND VERY COMMUNICATIVE IN DESIRES WHETHER THAT AND EVEN WENT TO COUNCIL TO GET THEIR DESIRE AS BELIEVERS IN THE SUMMARY TO MOVE FORWARD AND SOME OF THE CONS AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER CAN BE WORKED THROUGH WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SATISFACTORY EVERYBODY BUT WITH THE LETTER THAT WOULD COME FROM COUNTY COUNCIL THEY JUST WANTED YOUR BUY IN HAD AND HOPEFULLY A VOTE JUST TO SAY THAT EVERYBODY'S MARCHING FORWARD TOGETHER BECAUSE THE PROJECT DOES NEED SOME ASSURANCES BECAUSE THE SOME OF THE CONS LISTED AS RISKS ARE GOING TO BE BORNE BY THE PROJECT BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LOT OF WORK DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS SUITABLE BUT RIGHTFULLY SO THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EXPENDING THAT MONEY AND DOING CERTAIN THINGS IF THEY DON'T REALIZE AND HAVE ASSURANCES THAT THERE IS A DESTINATION. THERE IS A GOAL, THERE IS A FINISH LINE WHERE THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONVERSATIONS AND THAT'S WHERE WE GO GO RIGHT AMONG OURSELVES. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR WE MOVE FORWARD ? I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING BUT IF WE ONLY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE AS CHAIRMAN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD A RECOMMENDATION TO DEVELOP A NON-BINDING LETTER OF INTENT FOR PRESENTATION TO COUNTY COUNCIL I GOT SECOND GOT SECONDS ALL RIGHT ALL THOSE NOT IN FAVOR SAY I ALL RIGHT HAVING NOBODY SAY ANYTHING APPROVED AND WE'LL GET THAT LETTER READY FOR GOOD WE'LL WORK WITH WITH HANK AND JERRY AND WE'LL GET THIS ON THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS WE CAN. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO WHEN IT'S FINISHED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION,

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NICE DAN DOESN'T LIKE THE CHAIR SO HE'S GOING YEAH HE'S OUT OF THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO THE HANGING AROUND FOR THE GATE AUTHORIZATION OKAY YOU KNOW BUSINESS JOHN ALL RIGHT SO

[IX.1. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,505.12 FOR HXD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RENOVATION (DESIGN)]

UH, I DO NOT WILLING TO DO THAT. OKAY.

APPROVED ACCEPTING THE GRANT MONEY. THAT'S GOOD.

[IX.2. WORK AUTHORIZATION (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TALBERT, BRIGHT, AND ELLINGTON WORK AUTHORIZATION 2119- 2502 AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARKING LOT GATES (DESIGN) ]

WE ALWAYS TAKE MONEY. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL THE NEXT ONE IS A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR TALBOT BRIAN ELLINGTON DO SOME DESIGN WORK FOR US ON PARKING LIGHT GATES AND THAT'S SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEW PARKING COMPANY IS GOING TO KIND OF DO THE I GET BACK OFFICE MANAGEMENT OF THE PARKING WE'RE GOING TO PUT A GATE SYSTEM IN AT BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRPORT ON THE GAY SIDE AND THE COMMERCIAL SIDE THAT YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE JUST TO MANAGE PARKING BETTER AND TO REALIZE OUR REVENUE THAT IS PROBABLY LEAKING OUT OF THIS HAS I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST MINUTE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU I KNOW REVIEWED THE THE NEW PARKING SYSTEM THAT'LL BE AT HHC SO BUSSES FOR PARKING AND PAYING FOR PARKING THAT IS GOING TO BE A GATE SYSTEM SO IT'LL BE LIKE YOU'RE USED TO SEEING AN AIRPORT YOU'LL COME IN THROUGH A GATE. OKAY SO WELL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE EVERY EVERY VEHICLE THAT COMES IN GOING TO GO THROUGH THE GATE. SO THAT'S TAXICABS AS UBERS DON'T ASK ME DETAILED QUESTIONS YEAH BUT TAXICAB DRIVERS NEIGHBORHOOD FOLKS COMING TO PICK UP LOVED ONES YOU'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH THE LICENSE PLATE READER GOING TO READ YOUR LICENSE PLATE. THIS IS ALL CLOUD BASED TECH BASED STUFF AND IF YOU'RE IN THERE TO PICK SOMEBODY UP AND YOU'RE INSIDE THAT 30 MINUTE WINDOW WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE EXIT LANE IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR LICENSE PLATE WAS THERE FOR 15 MINUTES AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ANY PAYMENT DO WE'LL HAVE CODE SET UP FOR EMPLOYEES I HAVE CODE SET UP FOR UBERS TAXIS, RENTAL CAR RETURNS ALL STUFF CONTAINED WITHIN THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM. IF YOU GO IN THERE AND YOU'RE FLYING FOR A WEEK THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS. IT'S GOING TO THE LICENSE PLATE READER YOU UP AS YOU COME IN IT'LL PICK YOU UP AS YOU WENT OUT. IT'LL QUICKLY THAT MASS SEE THAT YOU'RE THERE FOR SEVEN DAYS YOU'LL BE CHARGED FOR SEVEN DAYS SO CREDIT CARD SO THE CURRENT SYSTEM YES. CREDIT CARD ONLY YEAH YEAH. THE CURRENT SYSTEM YOU'RE NOT THE LAST GUY ON THE PLANET USING CASH OR YOU HOWARD HE VENMO CREDIT CARDS IN THE CELL YOU KNOW IT'LL BE OPEN TO YOU KNOW APPLE CARD AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF SO SO THE CURRENT SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IS NOT WORKING THAT WAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO GATES AND I'M SEEING A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONFUSION ON ON BEST AND EVEN KNOWING WHERE TO SIGN UP FOR PARKING NOT KNOWING THEY HAVE TO PAY AHEAD OF TIME THAT'S ALL GOING TO STREAMLINE THAT AND MAKE IT DIFFERENT YES WE'RE GOING TO BE TWO FREE HOURS ARE ONLY 30 MINUTES 30 MINUTES MINUTES.

OKAY WE DROP ARMS FOR ENTRANCE AND EXIT OR JUST EXIT OR WHAT I THINK IS BOTH RIGHT.

YEAH BOTH WOULD HAVE SOME CARGOS UP YOU CAN'T GET TO THE AIRPORT CARRIERS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YEAH YEAH WE'LL HAVE LOWER BACK. THANKS FOR THAT. YEAH, WE'VE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE COMPANY. HEY, YOU KNOW IS IS THE GATE IS IT GOING TO MOVE PEOPLE FAST ENOUGH AWAY FROM THAT ENTRANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM WHEN YOU OFF BEACHY RIGHT WE HAVE WE'RE SO LIMITED IN ACREAGE AND IT IS VERY FAST MOVING.

I THINK I THINK STEVE YOU YOU WE ARE SO THIS QUESTION THE LAST TIME THAT THE POWER GOES THEY HAVE A MONITORING SYSTEM THAT CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPEN THE GATE, IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, IT'S STILL THESE POWER SO WE'LL STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE BACK BACKUP POWER FOR IT.

BUT THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PLAN AS WELL. THE LOCATION OF THE ENTRANCE GATE IS AND WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR TALBOTT. RIGHT.

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SO IT'S ALL ELECTRONIC NOW IT'S ALL ON IT IT'S BASICALLY AN ON ON HONOR SYSTEM.

IT'S PEOPLE HAVE TO SCAN AND DO IT RIGHT SO THEY'LL SCAN IN THEY GET A FREE PARK.

YOU KNEW IT WAS YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN YEAH WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DO THAT. THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO GET THIS AUTHORIZED GET THE DATA.

I'M NOT WE'RE LOSING REVENUE PHOTO FLEET SO YEAH PUT YOUR HAND UP IN THE AIR AND LET'S GET MOVING. OKAY YOU'RE TOUGH THIS WATER. WELL WELL THESE ARE THESE ARE REVENUE GENERATING THINGS FOR THE AIRPORT. THIS THIS STUFF WE NEED TO DO IN THIS WILL THIS WILL IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TO YOUR POINT AND BRIAN'S POINT EXACTLY ELIMINATE THAT CONFUSION. THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE USED TO SEEING.

WE'RE LIMITED IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS AT THE AIRPORT WE'VE GOT IF YOU DRIVE INTO MOST OF THE AIRPORTS YOU SEE OVERHEAD SIGNS SEE ALL THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. SO WE HAVE TO ADAPT THE WAY MOST OTHER AIRPORTS.

SO WE'RE DOING THIS A TIME FRAME BEST WE CAN DO. WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS GOING AND WILL BE IN MEETING WITH TOWN PLANNING STAFF AS SOON WE GET A DRAFT.

RIGHT. OKAY. SO THIS QUESTION IS THIS JUST FOR THE AIRPORT SIDE OF THE PARKING OR THE OPPOSITE END OF THE AIRPORT FOR THE GOOD PART OF IT? OKAY. AND THEY'LL BE THERE'LL BE SOME NUANCES BUT BOTH WILL BE REGULATING. YEAH ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. GOT A MOTION SECOND? HOW ABOUT ALL RIGHT? IT'S ALWAYS YEAH. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY ALL RIGHT NO NOBODY SPEAKS UP SO IT'S APPROVED. GOOD TO GO JOHN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S ALL WE HAD FOR ACTION ITEMS TODAY. OKAY, GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. UPDATE WHETHER THE CHAIRMAN ONE

[XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

WE'LL MOVE PAST THAT. ANY MORE CITIZEN COMMENTS? NOPE, I DO.

CHAIRMAN IF YOU HAVE A SECOND. SURE. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, TOM. REASON PREPARING COUNCIL THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I HAVE A NUMBER DISCUSSIONS OR INTERVIEWS WITH POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS FOR MISS ESPOSITO AND I WILL SAY VERY POSITIVE AND CREDIBLE CANDIDATES AND I TOLD EACH OF THEM IF THEY WERE SELECTED IN A GREAT TO WORK WITH THE STAFF YOU READY NOW I HAVE YOU BUT BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK I SHOULD HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNSEL TO YOU FOR SEE IT TOM JUST A REMINDER THERE'S ANOTHER IN THE HOPPER I SPOKE TO CHRIS ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.

SO YOU MAY TOUCH BASE WITH CHRIS AT SOME POINT IN TIME BEFORE YOU GET INTO YOUR FINAL DELIBERATIONS I DON'T LOVE YOU DON'T TALK OVER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF WITH YOU AND I'M GLAD WE DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS, TOM. ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR.

I'M JOHN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ON IT.

IT WAS I GUESS IT WAS LAST I WAS A RECENT REPORT ON GO TO TLC AND THE BROADCASTER INTERVIEWED YOUR NAME WAS LINDSEY AND THE REPORT CAME OUT AND SAID BECAUSE OF OUR EXPANSION LARGER AIRPLANES WILL BE ABLE TO LAND ON AN ISLAND. IS THAT CORRECT? AND SHE DID IT WRONG IN THE INTERVIEW YOU SAID WELL, UNFORTUNATELY WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH SOME OF THESE INTERVIEWS IS YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT IN THE AIRPORT WORLD, MAYBE IN THE TRAVEL WORLD BUT EVERYBODY WANTS TO EQUATE ANY KIND OF PROJECT ON THE AIRPORT. THE WORD EXPANSION IT TO ME IS A LITTLE BIT OF FEARMONGERING.

IT'S PRETTY UNFAIR. THERE IS NOT AN EXPANSION GOING ON.

THERE'S AN EXPANSION OF THE TERMINAL GOING ON FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE PURPOSES THAT IN AND OF ITSELF DOES NOTHING TO CHANGE THE TYPE OR SIZE OF AIRCRAFT THAT'S USING THAT AIRPORT. SO I SAW THE SAME THING AND UNFORTUNATELY SHOOK MY HEAD BUT ONCE YOU ONCE YOU FINISH THE INTERVIEW THAT'S ALL YOU GOT AND WHATEVER GETS LEFT ON THAT BROOM FLOOR OF THE EDITING ROOM IS IS WHAT GETS LEFT THERE AND WHAT GOES ON AIR GOES AIR.

SO THEY DO THEIR BEST BUT THEY'RE IN A BUSINESS AS WELL SO THAT'S IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THE FULL AND CLEAR STORY NOT ACCURATE ARTICLE NO IT WAS

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PLEASE COME SEE US. YOU KNOW WE'RE WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO EDUCATE FOLKS ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO HEAR SUGGESTIONS AS WELL. SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER COMMENTS MOVE TO ADJOURN FIRST SECOND THEN

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.