Oct 09, 2025 Airports Board

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FOR TODAY.

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

ONE, A NATION UNDER GOD AND THE VISIBLE OF THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

UH, FIRST

[IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

WE NEED THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

COULD I GET A THANK YOU RIGHT ON IT? AND JIM IS THE SECOND ON IT.

UM, THAT'S MY LAST ONE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? ANY? WELL, LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

ANY DISCUSSION? UH, HEARING NONE WILL HAVE A VOTE.

ANYONE OPPOSED TO APPROVING, UH, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

THE AGENDA APPROVES.

HOWARD, DO YOU NEED A PEN? A GOOD WRITING UTENSIL? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU THREW YOUR PEN AWAY AND DISCUSSED THAT IT DOES NOT WRITE.

CHECK 'EM OFF AS WE GO.

THAT'S THE SMART THING TO DO.

JUST GET RID OF IT.

DON'T PUT IT BACK IN THE PEN BASKET.

OH, GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

UH, COULD I GET A, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, THE MINUTES, UH, MARK AND A SECOND FROM HOWARD.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? ANYBODY SEE ANY PROBLEMS? OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE TODAY OR NO? UM, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THAT SOMETIMES.

OKAY.

SO NICK, I DIDN'T HEAR FROM ANYONE.

I HEAR SOMEBODY WHO, IS THAT NICK'S ONLINE? UH, NICK'S ON THE LINE.

OKAY.

SO WE GOT NICK ON THE LINE.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE HIM IN THE MEETING.

THAT WAS ONE OF OUR CORRECTIONS.

THE ONLY CORRECTION I CAN EVER REMEMBER OF ANY MINUTES AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.

UM, SO, UH, HEARING NO DISCUSSION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, UH, COULD I GET, UH, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ANYONE OPPOSED TO APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH? HEARING NONE.

UM, THE MOTION PASSES NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, I'LL REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT, UM, LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THERE.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE

[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

ALRIGHT, WE GOOD? GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN, GOOD.

THANKS.

MOVE UP.

ALRIGHT, THERE WE GO.

OH, I THINK ALL WE HAD IT.

WE HAD IT.

I CAN SEE IT.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, .

EVERYBODY COME UP AROUND ME.

LEAVE IT LIKE THAT.

I DON'T NEED THAT.

OKAY.

UH, HERE.

I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S, THIS IS A WORKING GROUP.

IT'S FINE.

YEAH.

, LET'S GO BACK.

SEE? YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

NOW TURNING THE COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

IS IT WORK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT? NO, IT STARTED, IT SEEMED THAT WAY.

, IT'S BEEN WHAT, NINE MONTHS HAPPENING IS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION MODE, IT SEES THE SECOND MONITOR AS THE, AS A DIFFERENTIAL.

THERE'S MELINDA SOURCE.

OH, THERE WE GO.

THERE YOU GO.

COME ON THROUGH.

COME ON THROUGH.

OKAY.

THAT WAY THERE'S PROOF THAT YOU COME THROUGH THE CAMERA.

GOOD.

WELL, YOU SHOWED UP .

PHYSICALLY.

PHYSICALLY, YEAH.

ALWAYS.

THAT'S COOL.

LESLIE AND I HERE TOTALLY DOESN'T WANT, YEAH, DOESN'T WANT SWITCH OVER.

I GOTCHA.

PERFECT.

OH, THERE, THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, TOWER AS WE GO ON.

BUT, UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE TOWER PROJECT'S GOING ON.

SO YOU CAN SEE NICELY PAINT JOB IF YOU GO OUT THERE AND CHECK IT OUT.

IT SHOWS A LITTLE PROGRESSION THERE.

DIFFERENT VIEWS WITH THE NEW TOWER PAINT.

AND THEY'VE, UH, TRANSITIONED WORKING INSIDE THE BUILDING NOW.

SO, UM, LOTS OF NEW STUFF GOING ON INSIDE THE, THE

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ANYBODY WORKING THERE? .

.

OKAY.

WELL, YEAH, AND THE, THE TOWER JUST SHUT DOWN UPDATE FOR YOU.

UM, OUR TOWER FOLKS ARE CONTRACT, SO THEY'RE NOT AFFECTED BY THE, THE SHUTDOWN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS GETTING PAID, BUT WE DO HAVE, UH, TOWER WORKERS.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

THE ONLY GROUP THAT'S AFFECTED, UM, BY THE SHUTDOWN, THE TSA OFFICERS IN THE TERMINAL.

AND, UM, SO THEY'RE THE ONLY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE, WHO ARE ON OUR AIRPORT.

AND WE REACHED OUT, UM, IT'S IN HERE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER SO I WON'T GET AHEAD OF MYSELF.

YEAH, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONLY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

ALL RIGHT.

TERMINAL UPDATES.

YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A BACK OF THE BUILDING.

SO THE, THE SIDING IS GETTING PREPPED HERE, AND THAT'LL BE GOING ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.

SO EVERYTHING IS LOOKING, UH, QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN IT DID JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THE SIDING IS, IS REALLY, UH, REALLY LOOKING SHARP.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THE BOARD AND BATTEN GOING ON THERE.

SO IT'S REALLY SHAPING UP THERE.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME INSIDE, THERE'S SOME MORE OF THE, THE PREP WORK FOR THE SIDING ON THE BACK.

YOU SEE THE MOISTURE BARRIER, THAT'S THAT BLACK TAR LOOKING STUFF THERE.

SO THAT'S THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THEN WE'LL GO INSIDE.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PAINT GOING UP.

UM, DRYWALL IS FINISHING UP.

SO A LOT OF, A LOT OF DETAIL WORK IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE BUILDING.

NOW.

LIGHTING'S BEING INSTALLED.

WE'VE GOT, UH, ELECTRICITY, THE HVAC UNITS ARE ALL BEING TESTED AND POWERED UP.

SO JUST IN TIME FOR IT TO COOL DOWN, WE'LL HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

PERFECT TIMING.

ALRIGHT, THEN WE HAVE THE TOUR ON THE, UH, THE 26.

UM, MELINDA HOPEFULLY ENJOYED THAT.

WE HAD A REAL GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT.

SO, UM, I THINK WE HAD EVERY MEMBER OF TOWN COUNCIL, BUT ONE, I THINK WE HAD ONE WHO WAS AT A WEDDING OR SOMETHING, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS THERE.

WE HAD TOWN STAFF THERE AS WELL, WHICH WAS GREAT.

AND THEN WE HAD THE, UH, STAKEHOLDER GROUP FROM THE, THE MASTER PLAN AND A LP UPDATE THERE AS WELL.

SO, EXCELLENT TIME TO, UH, TO TAKE EVERYBODY ON KIND OF THE INSIDE TOUR THERE AND, AND SHOW THEM WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE AND, UH, AND HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND, AND THAT SORT OF THING TOO.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND, UM, HOPEFULLY IT WAS BENEFICIAL TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING ON THE MASTER PLAN AS WELL, TO SEE WHAT THAT BUILDING'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND AS WE LIKE TO, TO DO AT THE AIRPORT, WE OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC AND, AND WE HAD A FIELD TRIP A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK WITH, UH, ANOTHER SET OF CLASSES FROM THIS ROYAL OAKS ACADEMY.

UH, AND THEY'RE LOCATED REAL CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT, SO IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM.

BUT THEY, UH, THEY BROUGHT SOME FOLKS OVER AND HAD A CHANCE TO, TO SEE THE, THE ARF AND, UH, DO THE RIDE ALONGS AS YOU CAN SEE.

AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT TO GO UP IN THE TOWERS RIGHT BEFORE WE STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION IN THERE.

SO THEY'RE PROBABLY THE LAST GROUP TO BE ABLE TO GO UP IN THE TOWER FOR A LITTLE BIT UNTIL THAT PROJECT'S DONE.

BUT, UM, ANOTHER GREAT EXPERIENCE AND, AND, UH, MAKING SOME NEW YOUNG AVIATION FRIENDS.

AND THEN UP AT, UH, BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE, WE HAD THE GIRLS IN AVIATION EVENT.

AND THIS WAS STARTED OR KIND OF LED BY THE, UH, SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEIR, I GUESS OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REP WAS, UH, WAS ONE WHO KIND OF SET THIS UP.

AND THEN MARLENE AND BRANDON PUT THIS TOGETHER, UH, FOR THE AIRPORT AND SET EVERYTHING UP AND CHIEF BROUGHT THE, THE NEW FIRETRUCK UP.

SO THAT WAS FUN.

EVERYBODY GOTTA SEE THE, THE RF VEHICLE AND LOTS OF BOOTHS AND THINGS SET UP THERE.

BUT THE, UH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD THEIR HELICOPTER OUT THERE AND ON DISPLAY, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK THEY HAD FOUR FEMALE PILOT SLASH FLIGHT CREW.

SO THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN KIND OF THE IMPETUS FOR STARTING THIS EVENT.

BUT, UM, DEFINITELY SOME GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT FOR FOLKS FOR, FOR YOUNG LADIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN GENERAL JUST TO GET INVOLVED IN AVIATION.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT BECAUSE THERE, THERE IS, WE GO THROUGH CYCLES AND AVIATION WHERE THERE'S SHORTAGES OF, OF FOLKS.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY GOOD TO PLANT THAT SEED AND GET PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN AVIATION.

AND THEN CHIEF WENT UP, UH, LAST WEEK RIGHT TO GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG AND WAS A, ONE OF THE EVALUATORS FOR THEIR TRI-ANNUAL A F UM, AND A EP EXERCISE.

UM, SO THIS, EVERY THIRD YEAR, EVERY THREE YEARS YOU DO A, A FULL SCALE EXERCISE ON AN AIRPORT ON A PART 1 39 AIRPORT TO TEST YOUR ARF AND TO TEST YOUR AIRPORT EMERGENCY PLAN.

AND SO IT, IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY ON THE AIRPORT, BUT IT ALSO INVOLVES FOLKS OFF THE AIRPORT.

SO YOU GET THE HOSPITALS TIED IN, YOU GET, UM, YOU KNOW, SHERIFF'S OFFICE TIED IN.

YOU GET EMS TIED IN, UM,

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SO IT COULD BE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER EMERGENCY, UH, FOLKS LIKE THAT.

YOU GET THE FBI INVOLVED IN THIS, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR SCENARIO LOOKS LIKE, THEY'LL GET BRIEFED UP ON IT.

BUT IT, IT'S AN ALL, UM, ALL INCLUSIVE AND, AND A VERY COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED EVENT.

AND YOU GET, YOU KIND OF GRADE YOURSELF ON IT AS WELL, INTERNALLY AT THE AIRPORT AND ALSO EXTERNALLY WITH YOUR MUTUAL AID PARTNERS.

BUT IT IS A PART 1 39 REQUIREMENT.

SO YOU DO REPORT THE RESULTS OF THIS TO THE FAA SO THAT THEY KNOW, UM, KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT CHIEF GOT TO GO UP THERE IS GREAT PREP BECAUSE WE'LL BE DOING AN EXERCISE IN FEBRUARY.

UM, SO IT'S GOOD FOR HIM TO GO UP THERE AND EVALUATE AND SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING UP AT GREENVILLE.

SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT EVERY AIRPORT DOES IT EVERY THIRD THREE YEARS? YES.

OKAY.

YEP.

EVERY CERTIFICATED AIRPORT, RIGHT? YEP.

AND THAT'S SOME THAT ARE NOT, IF THE, THE BIG, BIG ONES MAY STILL HAVE AN RF COMPONENT THAT DO THAT, BUT IT'S REQUIRED FOR PART 1 39.

ALRIGHT.

WE DID TALK ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN.

UM, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE, NOT REALLY SURE WHERE THE END IS IN SIGHT HERE, BUT, UM, AS SOON AS WE KNEW THIS WAS REALLY HAPPENING, THE, THE DAY OF FIRST DAY OF THE SHUTDOWN, WE REACHED OUT TO THE CHAMBER AND SAID, HEY, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF WE HAD SOME MEMBER BUSINESSES PROVIDE AT LEAST LUNCHES TO THE TSA OFFICERS? AND IT'S NICE 'CAUSE IT'S ONLY ABOUT 12 A DAY THAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE.

SO WE'RE NOT A HUMONGOUS AIRPORT WITH A, UH, THAT MAKES IT A HEAVY LIFT.

SO IT'S BEEN GREAT.

WE'VE HAD, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, SURGE GROUP STEPPED UP FIRST AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE FIRST FIVE DAYS.

SO JUST PHENOMENAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER ONES.

WE'VE HAD THE HOSPITAL, UM, TWICE THIS WEEK PROVIDE LUNCHES.

AND, UM, THE TSA FOLKS ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS BECAUSE WHILE THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER A PAYCHECK, WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS LASTING.

SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT BEING PAID.

AND I KNOW THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, ONCE THE GOVERNMENT CAME BACK ONLINE, THE REGULAR PAYCHECK STARTED HAPPENING, BUT IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET THAT BACK PAY TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT TIME.

SO DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THIS GOES THERE, THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME POSSIBILITIES FOR, FOR SOME HARDSHIPS HERE.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE, UH, WE'RE GONNA TRY, I THINK WE'RE KEEPING THIS GOING THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AT LEAST.

UM, BUT IF WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S INTERESTED IN, IN STEPPING UP, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

UM, WE CAN'T, WE, LIKE I SAID, WITH WITH NO END IN SIGHT, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO, TO PUT BOUNDARIES ON THE SYSTEM.

BUT IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN, IN HELPING OUT THERE, WE CAN, UH, COORDINATE THE LOGISTICS AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE TSA FOLKS ARE SUPPORTED.

JOHN, WELL, YEARS AGO WHEN THIS THING WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME, WE DID DO A, UH, LIKE A FUND.

WE PUT TOGETHER A FUND FOR THE TSA OFFICERS HERE.

YEP.

AND IT WAS JUST A CONTRIBUTION.

IT WAS MOSTLY US, THE BOARD AND OTHER FOLKS.

YES.

AND THEY, THEY REMEMBER THAT ACTUALLY I WAS TALKING WITH 'EM IN THE TERMINAL.

THEY REMEMBER THAT FROM THE LAST TIME.

SO, WELL, I'D RECOMMEND WE CONSIDER DOING THAT AGAIN.

SURELY COULD DO THAT.

I MEAN, THE, THE LUNCHES ARE EASY AND THE, THE REASON I SAY LUNCHES ARE EASY, THESE ARE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

SO THEY KIND OF HAVE, YOU KNOW, WACKY THINGS THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO.

UM, SO WHEN I FIRST ALMOST SAY I MADE A MISTAKE BY REACHING OUT TO THE FEDERAL SECURITY DIRECTOR TO LET 'EM KNOW WE WERE GONNA DO THIS, UM, YOU COULD HEAR THE WHEELS SCREECH ALL OF A SUDDEN AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? WE JUST WANNA TAKE CARE OF THESE PEOPLE.

SO THE GOOD THING IS MEALS ARE, ARE EASY TO DO.

AND THE THE MAIN, UH, QUALIFIER FOR THESE, UH, FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IS YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

WELL, FOR US IT'S JUST TSA, SO IT WORKS OUT WELL.

SO IF WE PROVIDE MEALS TO ALL OF OUR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, THEN NOBODY'S FEELING SLIGHTED AND WE'RE OKAY, WE'RE WITHIN THE BOUNDS.

ONCE YOU START TALKING ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT SQUIRRELY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

SO FOOD IS EASY.

WE, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM CASH.

THAT WASN'T AN ISSUE YOU DID.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED IT LAST TIME.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU, FOR FORGIVENESS, I'VE BEEN TOLD FOR FORGIVENESS, NOT PERMISSION.

I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT THE EASIEST GUIDELINES ARE.

YEAH, YOU, YOU, YOU JUST DO IT MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

HOW MANY, HOW MANY TSA EMPLOYEES ARE THERE ROUGHLY AT? WELL, IT, THEY DO ROTATE IN.

BUT AT ANY, RIGHT, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IT'S, IT IS ABOUT 12, 10 TO 12.

OKAY.

I THINK WE GAVE THEM CLOSE TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS A PIECE LAST NIGHT.

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

I DIDN'T HEAR IT.

LET, LET'S GO TALK ABOUT THE RUNWAY REHAB.

WE'RE GONNA BE WALKING OUTTA HERE.

CUFF, ARE THEY GONNA PAY IT BACK WHEN THEY GET THEIR BACK PAIN? MOVING ON.

ALRIGHT.

PAY NO ATTENTION BEHIND THAT.

MOVING UP NORTH.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME PROJECTS.

A RW HAS FINISHED THE RUNWAY REHAB PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF DID THAT IN STAGES.

WE WANTED TO TIME THE, THE CLOSURES SO THAT WE WEREN'T IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC

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AND I THINK WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF DOING THAT.

UH, THE, THE GROOVING AND THE FINAL PAINTING WAS, WAS ALL DONE, UH, NIGHTTIME.

AND THAT WAS A LITTLE PIECEMEAL.

WE HAD SOME WEATHER ISSUES, HUMIDITY ISSUES.

THE PAINT'S PRETTY SENSITIVE TO HUMIDITY, SO WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL THERE.

UM, BUT IT'S ALL FINISHED AND IT LOOKS REALLY SHARP AND IT IS FANTASTIC TO HAVE GROOVES OUT THERE.

UM, DAYS LIKE TODAY, WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE.

UM, WHEN YOU CAN TELL FOLKS THAT, YES, WE HAVE GROOVED ASPHALT, THEN THEY SAY, OH YEAH, WE CAN COME IN THERE THEN.

SO IT, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO, UH, TO FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE THAT.

SO SHORT RUNWAY WITH THE GROOVES DEFINITELY HELPS US OUT.

BRANDON, ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT? YES, SIR.

EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.

YEAH, BRANDON, BRANDON WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ENDURE ANY PAIN THAT WE HAD.

SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

NO, IT DID GO VERY WELL, I THOUGHT.

UM, AND I DID, I GOT TO TAKE OFF ON IT ON TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I DID NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.

NICE.

YEAH, YOU CAN TELL IT'S NICE.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

HANGERS ARE, UH, BEING WORKED ON TOO.

STILL.

SITE WORK OUT THERE.

THERE'S, THERE'S MORE, YOU KNOW, ROCK AND SOIL AND STUFF BEING DELIVERED OUT THERE, MOVED AROUND.

IT'S, THEY HAVE TO DANCE AROUND THE WEATHER A LITTLE BIT.

SO EVERY TIME IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA RAIN, YOU GET THE ROLLERS AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE TO TIGHTEN EVERYTHING BACK UP SO THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF EROSION.

UH, BUT WE'RE, WE SHOULD HAVE, I THINK WE'RE COMING UP ON A PROGRESS MEETING SOON, SO WE WILL GET AN UPDATE ON, ON WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THE, WHAT THE SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE.

LONG.

IS THIS WHY THE A OS IS OUT? YES.

OKAY.

YEAH, THEY WANTS TO BE RELOCATED WITH THIS PROJECT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE WEATHER STATION INSIDE THE TERMINAL THOUGH.

BRANDON GOT THAT SET UP.

SO IF YOU DO NEED A, A QUICK CHECK, FEEL FREE TO EITHER JUMP INSIDE OR CALL INSIDE AND THEY CAN GET, GIVE YOU THE QUICK REPORT.

ALWAYS MORE FUN TO HEAR A REAL VOICE ANYWAY, THEN TO CALL UP .

ALL RIGHT.

COMING TO THE END HERE.

UM, COUPLE WEEKS AGO, LESLIE HAD US SET UP WITH AN INDIGO RUN PRESENTATION.

AND, UM, THAT, THAT'S A GREAT GROUP.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS I TALK TO THAT CREW AND THEY BRING A CROWD.

SO WE MEET OUT AT, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OUT THERE BY THE GOLF COURSE, UH, BY THE CLUBHOUSE.

AND WE, I THINK THEY SAID WE HAD ABOUT 140 PEOPLE THERE.

IT WAS, IT WAS MAX.

YEAH.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THOSE AND HAVE A RESERVATION 'CAUSE NOBODY ELSE GETS THAT MANY PEOPLE.

BUT WHEN IT'S THE AIRPORT THAT'S RIGHT, THE TICKET PRICES GO UP.

YEAH.

SO IT WAS , BUT IT WAS GREAT.

UM, THE GOOD THING ABOUT DOING THESE TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS, WE ALWAYS GET REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.

UM, SO THAT WAS FUN.

AND I BROUGHT A BUNCH OF FREE STUFF TO HAND OUT.

THEY WERE LIKE SCHOOL KIDS.

THEY, EVERYBODY'S COMING UP TO SEE WHAT WAS IN MY BAG.

HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY HANDOUTS LEFT? UM, SO THEY, EVERYBODY GOT THEIR LITTLE BAG TAGS.

I HAD A FEW GOLF BALLS.

UM, I GAVE THOSE TO THE FRONT ROW JOES 'CAUSE NOBODY EVER WANTS TO SIT UP FRONT.

SO THEY ALL GOT GOLF BALLS.

EVERYBODY ELSE GOT THE OTHER STUFF.

UM, BUT IT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND, AND AGAIN, I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW IF, IF YOU HAVE A GROUP WHO'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE AIRPORT, IF THEY WANNA SCHEDULE A VISIT, HAVE 'EM DO THAT.

AND, UM, IF THEY WANT TO HEAR A PRESENTATION, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO TO DO THAT AS WELL.

SO, UH, FLY MY AIRPORT.

THIS IS A NEW PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE ON OUR WEBSITE PRETTY SOON.

AND WHAT THIS DOES, I BROUGHT SOME NOTES SO I CAN TELL YOU, UM, FLY MY AIRPORT IS, IS GONNA HAVE OUR FLIGHT SCHEDULE ON THE WEBSITE ITSELF.

AND YOU CAN BOOK NOW DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE.

SO THE DEAL IS WE'RE DRIVING TRAFFIC TO OUR WEBSITE, WE'RE MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF OUR FLIGHTS, AND WE'RE MAKING IT SO THAT YOU CAN BOOK RIGHT FROM OUR WEBSITE.

YOU'RE NOT JUST GONNA GET, GET THE INFORMATION, THEN GO, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE ELSE TO, TO BOOK.

YOU CAN BOOK NOW DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE IS CONNECTED TO KAYAK.

SO IT USES THAT ONLINE BOOKING ENGINE TO DO THAT.

BUT WHAT THIS NOW ENABLES US TO DO IS WE TURN, IT'S NOT JUST MEASURING CLICKS ON A WEBSITE.

WE ACTUALLY CAN, CAN NOW MEASURE REVENUE.

SO ACTUAL BUSINESS BEING CONDUCTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND AVERAGE INCREASE IN WEBSITE TRAFFIC IS ABOUT 40%.

SO MOST AIRPORTS WHO'VE, I THINK THERE'S 40 SOME AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY WHO DO THIS NOW, NEW BERN IS DOING IT.

COLUMBIA'S DOING IT.

SO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AIRPORT WEBSITES AND YOU'LL SEE ALL THE CITIES THEY FLY TO.

AND WHAT'S FUN IS IT WILL SHOW YOU THE, THE NONSTOP ROUTE THAT WE HAVE.

AND IT WILL ALSO SHOW YOU THE ONE-STOP ROUTE.

AND I THINK OUR ONE-STOP ROUTE ARE 200 PLUS.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT EYE-OPENING WHEN YOU SEE, 'CAUSE IF YOU CAN FLY TO THOSE BIG HUBS, CHARLOTTE AND ATLANTA, YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

SO WE, WE ARE LITERALLY, YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, UH, WITH ONE STOP OUT OF, OUT OF HILTON HEAD.

SO IT'LL BE FUN TO SEE HOW THAT DEVELOPS.

UM, BUT IT'LL BE ON THE WEBSITE HOPEFULLY VERY SOON.

SO ANYHOW, YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT WHEN IT, WHEN IT POPS UP.

LAST ONE IS AIRLINE CHECK-INS.

WE TRY TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR, UM, AFTER THE, THE SUMMER SEASON, JUST TO SEE HOW THINGS WENT, JUST TO SEE WHAT THEIR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE TO MAKE SURE THE AIRLINES WERE,

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AND TO KIND OF ENCOURAGE 'EM A LITTLE BIT TO EXTEND THEIR SEASONS.

YOU KNOW, UNITED AND DELTA WILL LEAVE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

SO WE ALWAYS WANT THEM TO EXTEND THEIR SEASONS A LITTLE BIT AND, UH, AND HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY KIND OF CLOSE THAT GAP AND HAVE EVERYBODY YEAR ROUND.

BUT THERE'S, I THINK THAT THERE IS, UM, NEED FOR THAT.

WHEN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF, OF HOTEL ROOMS AND AVAILABILITY AND TRAFFIC DURING THE SHOULDER SEASON, WE'RE VASTLY UNDER, UH, CAPACITY ON AIRLIFT.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE SHARING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

WE WORK WITH THE CHAMBER AND THE, AND THE VCB TO GET ALL OF THAT DATA FROM THE RESORT SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEIR, YOU KNOW, DATA POINTS ARE.

AND WE'RE GONNA SHARE THAT WITH THE AIRLINES SO THEY BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE POTENTIAL MARKET IS DURING THE, THE SHOULDER SEASON.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE TALKED LAST MONTH, I THINK ABOUT THE, THE FARMER'S INSURANCE EVENT WHERE THEY BROUGHT THEIR TOP FOLKS OUT TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

UM, WE MENTIONED THAT TO THE CHAMBER AND SOME OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS.

AND THE PEOPLE AT THE RESORTS KNOW THAT THAT'S THE WAY, ONE EASY WAY TO, TO BRIDGE THAT SHOULDER SEASON A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE THAT AIRLIFT.

SO WE'RE GONNA TELL THAT SAME STORY TO THE AIRLINES AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT AS WE TRY TO DEVELOP THAT ON THE ISLAND, UH, IN A COLLABORATIVE WELL WAY, THEN, THEN WE WILL KEEP THE AIRLINES INFORMED SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT, THAT THAT NEED IS THERE.

BUT IT'S, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO FILL THAT SHOULDER SEASON.

DO YOU THINK THAT ONCE THE, UH, NEW THEIR, THEIR POSTURE AND FILL THAT GAP, WE'RE HOPING SO, YOU KNOW, SHINY NEW TOYS IS WHAT EVERYBODY LIKES.

SO, UH, WE'LL BE THE SHINY NEW TOY FOR A WHILE.

AND, UH, CAPACITY THROUGHPUT.

YES.

YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE VASTLY UNDER CAPACITY NOW.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE COULD, WE COULD HANDLE A LOT MORE AND A LOT MORE THAT FRANKLY WOULDN'T BE NOTICEABLE.

'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA, WE'RE NOT GONNA GO UP, YOU KNOW, 10 TIMES IN, IN TRAFFIC.

IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

SO, UM, A SMALL INCREASE TO, UH, THAT, THAT WOULD GIVE THE CONSUMER MORE CHOICES WOULD BE EXCELLENT.

'CAUSE THEN THAT STARTS TO KIND OF BUILD YOUR VALUE.

AND THEN, UH, AND LIKE I SAID, THAT WOULD BE A, A VERY SMALL IMPACT.

UM, RELATIVELY SPEAKING TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

JOHN, DO YOU FORESEE THAT MAYBE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME WE HAD OVERNIGHT FLIGHTS, IN OTHER WORDS, AMERICAN LEFT A FLIGHT, EARLY MORNING FLIGHTS OUT OF HERE.

DO YOU FORESEE WITH THE I THINK SO, BUT I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S COMPLETELY AN AIRLINE DECISION.

SO WE'LL WE PUSH THAT WITH OUR AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT FOLKS TO THE, THE PLANNERS AND SCHEDULERS.

BUT IT'S, IT'S UP TO THEM.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY THINGS THEY'RE TRYING TO BALANCE AS THEY FIGURE OUT THESE, THESE SCHEDULES.

SO WE GIVE THE INFORMATION TO THE AIRLINES AND THEN WE TRY TO REINFORCE THAT WITH THEM AND, AND ENCOURAGE DECISIONS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOTTA FIT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE.

YEAH.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO BRANCH OUT FROM THAT 10 TO TWO SYNDROME.

THAT'S WHERE ALL THE FLIGHTS ARE COMING.

AND THAT'S WHEN IT'S REALLY CRAZY BUSY.

IF WE COULD GET SOME MORNING FLIGHTS OR MORE NIGHT FLIGHTS, WE'D BE BETTER.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS THE END OF MY BRIEF.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, JOHN? WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU CAN HANDLE IT FOR AN AIR, AN AIRPORT TOUR, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ONE TIME.

OH BOY.

FOR AN AIRPORT.

ARE THEY WELL-BEHAVED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE THAT ARE PROMISE OUR FIELD TRIP? WHAT'S THE BIGGEST, WE, WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY BIG GROUPS.

I MEAN WE, FOR THE, YOU'RE TALKING FOR THE, FOR A, FOR A FIELD TRIP.

FIELD TRIP, WE HAD THE, WE'VE HAD 60 OR HIGHER, MORE THAN 60, MORE LIKE CLOSE TO 80 WITH THE, UH, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

IT WAS TWO MUSLIM, EIGHT 80 IS MANAGEABLE.

YEAH, MANAGEABLE.

YEP.

AND WE WORK THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT STATIONS SET UP, SO WE KIND OF DIVIDE EVERYBODY UP.

BUT A SMALLER GROUP IS BETTER, DEFINITELY BETTER BECAUSE YOU DEFINITELY GET MORE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER GROUP.

AND THEN WITH A BIG GROUP, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO FOR THE, YOU KNOW, IF WE DO FIRETRUCK RIDES AND STUFF, YOU, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO PICK A NUMBER OUT OF A HAT AND, AND PEOPLE WIN THE LOTTERY TO, TO RIDE THAT SMALLER GROUP.

SOMETIMES EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE.

ALRIGHT.

JOHN, ON THE HANGAR UPDATE AT, UH, BUFORT THAT, UH, OBVIOUSLY IS THE HORIZONTAL WORK.

ANY FURTHER WORD ON PROGRESS FOR THE VERTICAL WORK HAVE THAT, I'LL TALK TO CHRIS AFTER THE MEETING.

I, I WILL HAVE THAT AFTER.

I'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON WHAT I, I DID.

OKAY.

THAT HAS NO RESULTS YET, BUT I'M JUST KEEPING EVERYBODY

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YEP.

SO WE'LL HAVE THE A RW COMMITTEE'S GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.

SO YEAH, YOU AND MARK AND JIM, DAVID, I THINK YOU WERE WORKING ON THAT TOO.

YEAH.

FOR A COUPLE MONTHS.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE, I DON'T THINK SO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? OKAY, JOHN.

BUT DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA GO TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

BUT BECAUSE THIS BOARD IS SO EFFICIENT WITH FULL PROFESSIONALS ON THE BOARD, WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

WE GET OUR BUSINESS DONE.

GOT THAT RIGHT.

SO WE'LL NOW MOVE

[IX.1. CONTRACT AWARD (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD FOR RETAIL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT TO TAILWIND HOSPITALITY INC.]

AND, UH, LET'S GO TO THE FIRST ONE ON THE ACTION ITEMS. A CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD FOR RETAIL AND FOOD BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT TO TAILWIND HOSPITALITY INCORPORATED.

DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO AN EXPLANATION? SURE.

YEP.

SO WE BID THIS OUT.

UM, WE WERE COMING TO THE END OF THE, THE CONTRACT TERM ANYWAY WITH TAILWIND.

AND IT ALMOST COINCIDED PERFECTLY WITH THE, THE NEW PART OF THE TERMINAL COMING ONLINE.

SO WE BID THAT OUT, UH, IN THE SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER.

AND, UH, RECEIVED, WHAT DO WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR I THINK, SUBMISSIONS FOR THAT.

UM, EVALUATED THOSE AND THEN, UM, TAILWIND CAME OUT ON TOP FOR THAT.

SO WE DID INTERVIEWS WITH THE TOP TWO, UM, PROBABLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND SELECTED TAILWIND AS THE, UH, AS THE WINNER.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM NOW.

WE'VE GOT THEM PAIRED UP WITH OUR ARCHITECT TEAM FOR THEIR BUILD OUT.

'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE SOME NEW THINGS THAT THEY'LL, THEY'LL BUILD WITHIN THE, THE TERMINAL.

AND, UM, BUT THEY'VE, THEY'VE GOT A GREAT PROGRAM THAT, UH, THAT ANSWERED WHAT WE NEEDED IN THE, IN THE RFP.

SO THAT'S WHO, WHO WE PUT FORWARD.

THEY WERE THE TOP TOP SCORE ON THE EVALUATIONS.

AND SO THIS WILL GO FROM YOU TO PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE.

AND THEN ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL YOU MIGHT ADD THAT, THAT THEY, THEY ARE ALSO GONNA SOURCE A LOT OF THEIR STUFF LOCALLY TO INCLUDE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO BID AND DIDN'T MAKE IT.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE FOR TAILWINDS.

EXACTLY.

AND THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT IN THAT TERMINAL, IS THAT, THAT LOCAL FLAVOR.

SO YOU, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE A STARBUCKS OR A CHICK-FIL-A, BUT YOU'LL HAVE LOCAL BUSINESSES REPRESENTED WHO IS THE LOCAL BUSINESS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA TELL US THAT.

WELL, TAILWINDS, YEAH, TAILWIND IS THE MAIN CONCESSIONAIRE.

AND AND SOME OF THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS.

I MEAN, THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR TEAM TOGETHER.

THEY JUST, THEY'RE JUST WINNING THE, THE CONTRACT.

OKAY.

SO AS THEY AWARD, WE AWARD THAT CONTRACT TO THEM, THEN THEY'LL, THEY'LL FURTHER, YOU KNOW, PUT THEIR PLAN.

BUT WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS, BUT UNTIL THAT CONTRACT'S AWARDED, WHEN, BUT I MEAN, ARE WE LOOKING AT SOMEONE LIKE SURGE GROUP OR, OR SURGE DIDN'T BID.

THEY DIDN'T BID.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

TAILWIND IS A CONCESSIONAIRE.

THEY WILL USE SOME LOCAL PROVIDERS.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

'CAUSE TAILWIND'S NOT LOCAL, THEY'RE JUST AN AIRPORT CONCESSIONAIRE, RIGHT? WELL, THEY'RE FROM WILMINGTON, SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN THE CAROLINAS AT LEAST.

AND THEY'VE BEEN OUR PROVIDER.

LESLIE, I ASKED THAT QUESTION OF MARLENE, IS THAT WHO I WORKED WITH? AND, AND I, BECAUSE I WAS SURPRISED THERE WERE A LOT OF THE LOCAL COMPANIES.

SHE SAID THEY SIMPLY DID NOT BID.

THEY, THEY WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID, BUT THEY DIDN'T BID.

THAT'S SURPRISING.

YEP.

IT'S PRETTY HARD.

BUT THINK ABOUT IT FROM A BUSINESS SIDE, THAT'S A HARD THING TO DO WHEN WE'RE SEASONAL.

AS MUCH SEASONALITY AS YOU HAVE.

AND YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT A 10 TO TWO RUSH, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT WORKERS ON EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO, BUT SURGE WOULD BE THE LIKELY ONE.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FROZEN FOOD SECTION OVER, OVER THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE, THEY'VE GOT ALL THAT IN PLACE ALREADY.

BUT I THINK THE POINT IS THE, IT'S AN OPEN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.

EVERYBODY WAS NOTIFIED OF IT AND THEY GET TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY.

WELL I'M CURIOUS.

I'M SURPRISED.

OKAY, SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN REGARDING, UM, THE CONTRACT? OKAY, COULD I GET A, A MOTION, DAVID? VERY QUICK HANDS.

SO QUICK.

SECOND WILL BE RICH BECAUSE I JUST MOVED MY HEAD, BUT I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE.

WHAT'D YOU SAY, DAVID? I JUST ACTUALLY JUST MOVED MY HEAD.

I KNOW, I, BUT I WANTED YOU TO WIN SOMETHING TODAY.

I WANT EVERYONE TO WALK OUTTA HERE.

A WINNER.

I'M LOOKING AT THE TOWER .

UH, ANY DISCUSSION, MORE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CONTRACT? OKAY, HEARING NONE, UH, WE WILL HAVE A VOTE.

ANYONE OPPOSED TO ACCEPTING THE, THE CONTRACT OR RECOMMENDING IT TO MOVE ON? UH, TO FAC TO THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE? IS THAT CORRECT? FOR RIGHT.

THE COUNCIL.

YEP.

HEARING NON OPPOSED, UH, THE MOTION PASSES OR THE CONTRACT AWARD PASSES? UH, WE'LL

[IX.2. MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A NON-COMPETITIVE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND UAVIONIX CORPORATION]

UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A NON-COMPETITIVE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND UIX U AVIONICS U AVIONICS CORPORATION.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS A THREE PARTER

[00:30:01]

AND SO THE FIRST ONE IS A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE CONTRACT THAT WE'LL SIGN WITH U AVIONICS.

THE SECOND ONE IS THE SUBSCRIPTION.

SO THAT'S, THAT WILL PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE.

AND THEN THE FIRST YEAR SUBSCRIPTION FEES.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEM ON THERE IS YOU'RE, IT'S A LOOKING FORWARD GRANT ACCEPTANCE FOR APPLYING FOR, UH, USE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR FUNDS FROM AERONAUTICS COMMISSION TO, TO FUND THIS.

AND SO THIS IS JUST SETTING ALL THAT UP FOR APPROVAL.

BUT, AND, AND THAT FUNDING'S AT A 10 THE SAME 90%? OR IS IT A 10%? NO, THIS IS A HUNDRED PERCENT.

'CAUSE IT'S ENTITLEMENT.

OKAY.

BECAUSE IT'S ENTITLEMENT.

IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO BASICALLY, SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS, SO THAT INCLUDES THE SUBSCRIPTION FEES, EVERYTHING.

RIGHT? OKAY.

SO IT'D BE THE, THE INITIAL INSTALLATION PLUS THE FIRST YEAR SUBSCRIPTION.

OKAY.

FEE.

SO WHAT THIS IS, I THINK I TALKED ABOUT AT LAST MEETING, BUT THIS IS THE, UM, SOFTWARE THAT THE FAA HAS EVALUATED AND THEY CHOSE U AVIONICS AS THE PROVIDER.

THEY, THEY PICKED ONLY ONE.

SO THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE, UH, AGREEMENT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING FORWARD.

AND WE'LL TAKE THE COUNSEL.

UH, BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PROVIDE BASICALLY A STARS TYPE DISPLAY IN THE TOWER SO THAT THE OPERATORS IN THE TOWER CAN SEE, UH, LOCATION IDENTIFIERS, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'D NORMALLY BE ABLE TO SEE ON A SCREEN.

THEY'RE NOT DOING CONTROLLING, BUT THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE NOW AS IF THEY, YOU KNOW, HAD A NO KIDDING RADAR SCREEN.

SO LIKE WE THOUGHT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG UNTIL YOU START FLYING AND REALIZE, OH, THEY DON'T REALLY SEE US.

CORRECT.

SO THIS, THIS GIVES THEM THAT, THAT UPDATED SOFTWARE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LITERALLY FOR YEARS.

AND THEN WE'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS WORKING ON EVERY YEAR.

IT'S FINALLY HERE.

U AVIONICS IS A GROUP THAT GOT THE CONTRACT.

WE WILL BE THE FIRST TOWER THAT, UM, ROBINSON AVIATION HAS TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

WHAT'S A RADAR SOLUTION WITH THAT RADAR? EXACTLY.

YEAH.

LONG TIME.

GLAD.

ANYTHING COME FROM MCAS OR SAVANNAH? I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS, DAVID.

WE'LL WE CAN FIND THAT OUT AS WE GET MORE INTO IT.

YEAH.

YEAH.

WE, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THE ESTIMATED TIME FOR INSTALLATION? ROUGHLY? UH, MAXIMUM IS IS 180 DAYS FROM SIGNING THE CONTRACT.

BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THEY'LL BEAT THAT BY A LONG SHOT.

EVERYBODY'S PRETTY ENTHUSIASTIC TO GET THESE GUYS HERE.

WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON GETTING 'EM IN FOR A SITE VISIT AND THEY'RE FINE TO DO THAT BEF 'CAUSE THE, THE COUNTY PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT, UH, DELIBERATE SHALL WE SAY.

YEAH.

UM, SO THEY'LL, THEY'RE WILLING TO COME AND DO THE SITE VISIT AND EVERYTHING BEFORE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE CONTRACT SIGNED.

'CAUSE THEY KNOW WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH IT.

OKAY.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THIS WORKS OFF OF ADS B DATA OR TRANSPONDER DATA OR TRANSPONDER? I PROBABLY SHOULD MARK, BUT I DON'T.

OKAY.

WHAT ABOUT TRANSPONDER NON EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FOR THEY GONNA BE VISIBLE TOO? UM, I I YOU, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S A QUESTION.

I THINK THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS NO.

OKAY.

YEAH, I THINK THAT ANSWER IS NO, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, YES.

SO I THINK IT IS KIND OF A DB BASED IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

BUT WE'LL GET YOU, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE GET THIS GOING FOLKS, IF WE'LL GET YOU A TECHNICAL BRIEF, NO VIDEO, NO NOTHING, AND WE'LL EITHER EMAIL IT OUT TO YOU OR, OR HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU COME IN AND, AND LISTEN TO IT.

BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TECHNICAL INFORMATION.

THAT'D BE FINE TO GO SEE IT.

AND SINCE THIS IS GONNA BE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, I'M ASSUMING ONE YEAR RIGHT? WHEN WE GET TO IT, WE CAN, BUT I FIGURE SINCE WE'RE GONNA DO ALL THESE THREE, WE CAN DISCUSS ALL THREE AT ONE TIME.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO INDIVIDUAL VOTES.

SURE.

BUT WE WON'T REALLY HAVE TO HAVE MUCH DISCUSSION THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR A YEAR, UH, THE NEXT YEAR WILL WE ALSO GET ANOTHER GRANT FOR THAT? FROM HOPING FROM SE.

OKAY.

WHAT, WHAT, ROUGHLY, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, TWO, THREE PEOPLE OUT THERE LISTENING ROUGHLY, WHAT'S THE SUBSCRIPTION A YEAR? A HUNDRED PEOPLE RIGHT NOW? YEAH.

GIVE OR TAKE? YEAH.

GIVE OR TAKE? NO, IT'S, THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION IS $35,000.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO WE PAY THAT AND THEN IT'S OF COURSE THEY HAVE THE, THE ABILITY TO INCREASE WITH CPI OR, OR 3% I THINK WAS A MAX.

SO IT'LL, IT'LL INCREASE A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY.

UM, BUT THAT GETS YOU THE, THE RADAR VIEWING.

AND IT'S, AND THEY, THAT, THAT HANDLES EVERYTHING FROM JUST THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE TO THE, THE MAINTENANCE AND UP TO UPKEEP ALL THE UPDATES.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES BASICALLY GOING FORWARD FROM IT.

ONCE WE'VE PAID, WE KEEP ON PAYING.

THEY, THEY'RE GONNA COVER ALL THAT.

THEY'VE GOT MAX RESPONSE TIMES BUILT IN, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO THEY NEED TO, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY, THEY'VE GOTTA RESPOND.

OKAY.

YEP.

HOW DO WE COVER WHEN THE, IF THE GRANTS RUN OUT, HOW DO WE COVER THE EXPENSE FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION? WELL, SO FAR, I MEAN THE, THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS ARE, ARE THERE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

IF SOMETHING CHANGES AT AERONAUTICS, THEN WE'LL USE AIRPORT REVENUE FOR THAT.

YEAH.

AND I THINK BASED ON THE, UH, FINANCIALS WE'VE SEEN THAT BRIAN PRESENTED,

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AND THAT'S AN EASY HIGH PRIORITY.

YEAH, THAT IS, YEAH.

SAFETY WISE, EVERY, EVERY IT HITS, CHECKS ALL THE BOXES.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? I IMAGINE THAT MAKES THE AIRLINES HAPPY TO KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS YES.

CONTROLLER.

HAPPIER.

YEAH.

PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW.

.

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIGGLE YOUR WINGS ANYMORE.

.

UM, ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, BEFORE WE PROCEED? UH, COULD I GET A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE DAVID'S ON THAT ONE SECOND MARK.

SURE.

THERE WE GO FOR IT.

OKAY.

SO, UH, SINCE WE, I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS, UH, WE'RE GONNA VOTE THESE RIGHT BACK TO BACK TO BACK SINCE WE'VE DISCUSSED ALL THREE.

UM, BUT, UH, ANYONE OPPOSED, UH, TO THE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT? UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, HEARING NONE, UH, WE WILL, UH, MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE IT AND MOVE IT ON TO FACILITIES OR NOT FACILITIES.

IT'LL GO STRAIGHT TO TO COUNCIL, RIGHT? THIS WILL GO TO FACILITIES AS WELL.

FACILITIES AS WELL.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN ON

[IX.3. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (HXD) - RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND UAVIONIX CORPORATION]

UH, HOWARD AND DAVID IS SECOND ON THAT.

ONCE YOU GET SOMEONE INVOLVED, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU GET A LITTLE HAPPINESS, SOME HAPPY FEET.

NOW THEY GET ALL EXCITED.

THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA KEEP EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

UM, SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ANY OPPOSED TO, UH, A APPROVING SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT? HEARING NONE,

[IX.4. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.00 FOR UAVIONIX FLIGHTLINE® AIRBORNE POSITION REFERENCE TOOL (APRT) AT HXD'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT)]

AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR FOR THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE OF THAT.

UH, COULD I GET A MOTION FOR THAT? LESLIE AND DAVID WILL SECOND AGAIN, HE'S ON FIRE IN FUEGO.

A NEW RECORD SIGNING REPORTING FILES .

SO NOW, UH, UH, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE ON THAT.

AND ANYONE OPPOSED TO, UH, ACCEPTING THIS GRANT, HEARING NONE, THAT MOTION PASSES AS WELL.

AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER

[IX.5. GRANT ACCEPTANCE – RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,000.00 FOR GENERAL AVIATION PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS (DESIGN AND BIDDING) REQUIRED BY PARKING ATTENDANT ELITE PARKING]

UH, GRANT ACCEPTANCE, THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT SCAC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 31,000 FOR THE GENERAL AVIATION PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, DESIGN AND BIDDING REQUIRED BY THE PARKING ATTENDANT.

ELITE PARKING.

I THINK WE, FOR THOSE OF US THAT WERE ACTUALLY WENT TO, AND THE TOUR WAS GREAT BY THE WAY, UM, OF THE, UH, HILTON HAD AIRPORT.

WHAT'S GOING ON? I I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

UM, I THINK EVERYBODY DID.

WHO WAS THERE? FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DIDN'T SHAME ON YOU.

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN MISSED.

YOU MISSED CHRIS'S LUNCH.

YEAH, YOU MISSED MY LUNCH TOO.

THAT WAS A FREE LUNCH.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN.

I UNDERSTAND.

OUT OF TOWN.

THAT'S NO, NO PROBLEM.

NO PROBLEM.

WE MISSED YOU.

UH, WE WILL HOPEFULLY GET TO DO IT AGAIN.

OKAY.

UM, SO GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN ABOUT THE PARKING, UM, WHAT THIS IS FOR, OR STEVE, DO YOU WANNA DO THIS OR YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? I CAN DO IT.

STEVE'S RUNNING THE PRO THE PARKING PROJECT, SO YEAH, AS HE'S COMING UP, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

EVERYBODY'S GOT A HARD HAT NOW.

YES.

YEAH, YOUR NAME'S ON YOUR HARD HAT, SO DON'T LOSE YOUR HARD HAT BETTER.

UM, AND WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S YOUR TICKET FOR A, UH, FOR A TOUR.

SO PUT A FEW OF YOU TOGETHER AND IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND, UM, AND CHECK THINGS OUT, THEN WE'LL GET YOU, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO YOU ONE AT A TIME, BUT IF YOU GET A GROUP TOGETHER, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

AND THEN CHRIS WILL BUY YOU LUNCH.

BUT YEAH.

YEAH, APPARENTLY I'LL BUY YOU LUNCH.

TELL 'EM ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ABOUT THE NAME ON THE HELMET.

WHERE DOES IT GO? WHICH WAY DOES IT FACE? WE CAN LET YOU FIGURE THAT OUT.

IT IS ALWAYS FUN WATCHING PEOPLE DO THIS, BUT, UH, THE NAME GOES ON THE BACK, FOLKS.

YEAH, I DID THAT WRONG, .

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE.

OKAY.

SO ELITE PARKING, AND IT IS KIND OF A REMINDER I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AWARE OF IN THE PAST.

THEY'RE THE NEW VENDOR TO PROVIDE PAID PARKING AT THE TERMINAL.

WE ALSO INCLUDED THE GA SIDE OF THE AIRPORT WITH THE SIZE OF OUR TERMINAL PARKING LOT.

UH, IT'S, IT'S BECOMING, AND WE REALIZE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SQUEEZE IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELITE PARKING TO PUT THE GATES UP.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A GATE SYSTEM AND A LICENSE TAG READER.