Aug 20, 2020 Airports Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]

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AUGUST 20TH 20 MEETING OF COOK COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD IF YOU'LL ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW PLEASE OPEN YOUR MIKES. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FACE OF IN OF THE REPUBLIC BANNER A NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE FOR FROM YOU AND ME

LENA. >> IF YOU'RE LISTENING LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE'RE MISSING A TRAIN. MARK AND JIM, LET'S HEAR MARCH HERE.

>> OK, GREAT SCRATCH FROM THAT LIST. >> SO IT'S JUST TRADE AND

DIGIMON GAVE ME A TWO I CAME CONNECTED TO HIM NEEDS RIGHT? >> YOU SEE I'M CONNECTED BUT ASSUME HE'S HERE JUST HAVING A LITTLE MICROPHONE TROUBLE BY NOW IS IN THE PAST YOU'VE ALL

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

>> IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.

I MOVED TO MOVE THE AGENDA. >> YEAH IT WAS UP FOR I'LL SECOND THAT BY CHRISTMAS SOMETHING ALL THE PAPER OVER APPROVING THE AGENDA PUBLISHED BY A RATIO THAT MIGHT BE EASIER

THAN 18 HOLES. >> DID NOT OPPOSE THE BILL IS APPROVED.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 16, 2020]

>> ANY CHANGES ADDITIONS CORRECTIONS MINUTES? >> IF NOT I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PUBLISHED. SOMEBODY FOR THE MOST PART.

>> RIBAUT. SO BRIGHT AND EMOTIONALLY MOTIVATED.

>> I'LL SECOND IT. I CAN WRITE BY VARIOUS APPROVING THE MINUTES PROBABLY

THE MINUTE I RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> ANY OPPOSED THAT THEY OPPOSE THE TERRITORY MUST BE THE ONE THAT GETS FOR EVERYBODY LIKE US.

MR. CHAIRMAN, PLEASE COME HERE ,JIM. LET'S.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY UNTIL I SEE TREES GIANT ALSO. >> SO THEY HAVE A ALL RIGHT.

IT'S TIME WE OPENED A MEETING UP FOR A PUBLIC REMINDER BOARD MEMBERS AT THE 20 MINUTE OPPORTUNITY ANY ABOUT WELL TO COMMENT ON THAT IS IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN EXCHANGE KEEPING THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC SO IF THIS MEANS ANYTHING TO THE PUBLIC WHICH IS TO SPEAK AND SPEAK UP NOW. RAISE YOUR HAND JUST AS YOU'D

LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. >> NONE. LOOK US CONTINUE TO PUBLIC

[7. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS. >> LET'S REMIND EVERYBODY TO MUTE THEMSELVES. PLEASE DO NOT SPEAK AND WE HAD SOME REVERBERATIONS AND ECHOES BEFORE PLEASE ANYBODY WHO'S CALLING IN OR NOT SPEAKING AT THIS POINT.

WE'VE MADE YOURSELF. I'M SAYING TO JIM BOWES ON THEIR LETTERS THAT JIM KNOWS

ERIKA I KIDNAP IS MEGAN OK? >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL LET'S I WANT TO SHARE MY SCREEN AND LET'S SEE WHAT I GOT ABOUT 900 HERE.

ONE OF THE CHILDREN BEING OUR VOICE. ALL RIGHT.

SO HOPEFULLY I CAN SEE THAT I LEARNED BY SEEING MY SLIDES. YEAH.

YOU. BUT THE FIRST ONE THERE IS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS FRIDAY. TOMORROW NIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A AT A TREATMENT OF THE EMPIRE TERMINAL BUILDING WITH A PRODUCT CALLED PERMA SAFE AND WHAT THAT IS A TWO

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STEP PROCESS WHEREAS THERE'S A FIRST. >> KIND OF CLEANING THAT HAPPENS ON EVERYTHING AND RESURFACE IN THE TERMINAL. AND THEN THAT'S KIND OF LIKE A DAMP TYPE CLEANING LIKE A FLOGGING. AND THEN THE SECOND APPLICATION THAT COMES THROUGH IS IS ANTI-MICROBIAL APPLICATION AND IS PRETTY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S IT'S GOT A THE ABILITY TO BASICALLY KILL GERMS, KILL ODORS, KILL BACTERIA, ALL THIS STUFF FOR FOR A LONG TIME TO ADVERTISE AS LONG AS IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

>> I GUESS THE EITHER THE EPA OR CDC MAY TELL THEM THAT THEY CAN ONLY SAY IT WORKED FOR 90 DAYS OR SOMETHING BUT IN FACT IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR FAR LONGER THAN THAT.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT. AND SEE IF I CAN MOVE THIS FROM ALL RIGHT.

>> IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PRIMITIVE. AND THAT'S KIND OF A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF WHAT IT DOES TO GERMS AND MICROBES. ANY CHEMISTRY GUYS OUT THERE THIS MIGHT FAST IT'S KIND OF NEAT. IT'S ALL ABOUT BONDS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL AND THE SURFACES TOUCHES. AND I'M CALLING IT A CHEMICAL BUT THAT'S KIND OF WAY TO DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE WE EVALUATED SEVERAL DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS, SENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS WHICH MEANS WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL USED IN THE TERMINAL AND THERE WERE A COUPLE THAT WERE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME.

>> WE ENDED UP SETTLING ON THIS ONE BY COPY CREATES GOT A JOHN CAN YOU REMINDED BY THE MEAT THERE ARE MY FOLKS I'M I'M GETTING EVERY OTHER WORD FROM YOU AND A BUNCH OF INTERFERENCE . YEAH I THINK WE'RE GETTING JIM. JIM I NEED YOU IF YOU CAN.

>> HI I AM HONEY. >> I AM. ALL RIGHT.

>> HOPEFULLY IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER AS I COME IN A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY NOW.

THAT'S CLEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> EXCELLENT.

OK. SO REALLY THE GAME CHANGER FOR US TO PICK THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION THIS PHARMACY CAME WHEN I READ THE DIFFERENT MSD SHEET.

SO I WENT TO THE DIFFERENT CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND AND LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT WARNINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND SOME WAS WE LOOKED AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU INGEST

SOME OF IT AND YOU HAD INDUCED DOMINATING. >> CALL A DOCTOR AND ALL I COULD STUFF IN THIS STUFF SAID IF YOU END UP ACCIDENTALLY INGESTING SOME DUST, DRANK A GLASS OF WATER AND THAT WAS THE TIPPING POINT WHEN I SAID YOU KNOW THIS IS COMPLETELY SAFE IN THIS APPLICATION FORM AND THEN AFTERWARDS AS WELL THAT IT MAY MAYBE GOOD ABOUT USING THIS IN AN AREA WHERE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF YOU KNOW, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE AND ALL DIFFERENT CONCERNS AND CONDITIONS WOULD BE INTERACTING .

>> SO THIS WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE. AND AND THE OTHER KIND OF INTERESTING PART ABOUT THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO FUND THIS WITH THE CARERS ACT MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED AS PART OF THE FDA CARERS ACT PORTION OF THAT THE FEDERAL THE FIRST THING I GUESS WAS AT THE THIRD STAGE OF THE RELIEF ACT FROM CORONA VIRUS. SO WE FIGURED THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO SPEND SOME OF THAT BY GRANT MONEY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

THAT WILL BE FINISHED TOMORROW NIGHT AFTER THE LAST FLIGHT IN A COUPLE HOURS IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND EVERYTHING BE READY FOR YOU. SO THIS THIS IS GOOD FOR APPLICATION OVER ALL TOUCH SURFACES AND KEYBOARDS, PHONES, EVERYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE CONSIDER SENSITIVE IS SAFE TO APPLY THIS ON. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL THE TOWN OFFICES AND EVERYBODY IN THE SO THAT'S IT. THAT'S EXCITING FOR US PROVIDED THIS AND IT COMES WITH A NICE DETAIL THAT WE'RE BEING PUT ON THE DOORS OF THE KIND OF WHAT

WE'VE DONE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO KEEP IT SAFE. >> JOHN, IF I COULD ASK WHAT'S THE COST OF TREATING THE AREA THAT YOU'RE DOING TO DO THE ENTIRE TERMINAL IS GOING TO COST ABOUT A THOUSAND AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE KIND OF A 90 DAY KIND REFRESH OR WHAT DO THEY

SAY ABOUT THAT? >> NO, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO.

THIS IS THIS IS GOOD FOR OVER A YEAR. NO, NO.

LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY NOT ADVERTISED ANYMORE.

BUT THIS IS PROBABLY SINGLE OUR APPLICATION TO DO AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE CHARLESTON DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS RECENTLY DIFFERENT PRODUCT BUT THEY WERE DOING A PILOT PROGRAM. BOEING ACTUALLY STARTED DOING THE PROGRAM AND CHARLESTON WAS

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IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT INFERIOR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD. BUT AFTER 30 DAYS IT IS STILL STARTING BASICALLY NOTHING AS FAR AS IS A LEVEL OF CONCERN AT THE AIRPORT. SO AS WE THINK THIS IS GREAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THIS THAT ARE STARTING TO BECOME MORE POPULAR.

BUT THIS ONE LIKE I SAID IN YOUR REVIEW THAT I'M SDF SHEETS THIS WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SAFEST FOR USE, YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SO HAPPY TO JOHN IS THIS FOR SENDING OUT A PRESS RELEASE ON THE LEFT FLYING PUBLIC KNOWING THAT THE AIRPORTS TAKING EXTRAORDINARY STEPS TO TO PROTECT THEIR WELL-BEING? YEAH, I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MEDIA OUT THERE TO COVER THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT GET OUT OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT WE MAY WITH PRESS RELEASES A LOT WILL DEFINITELY HAVE SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU MIGHT EVEN SEE IT ON THE EVENING NEWS .

YOU WATCH THE NEWS . HAVE A GREAT ALL RIGHT. SEE IF I CAN MOVE THIS ALONG.

ALL RIGHT. AIRLINE TRENDS THESE ARE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE HOPING THEY'D BE ABLE TO BRIEF YOU ON SOME COHERENT TRENDS EVERY MONTH.

BUT THERE REALLY AREN'T ANY. WAS GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT EXCITING PROBABLY BE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER GOING TOWARDS OCTOBER WHEN THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR ENDS.

TO SEE WHAT THE FED TO DO WITH THE BAILOUT FUNDS AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE AIRLINES THERE'S GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY HUGE LAYOFFS AND A LOT JOB LOSS FURLOUGHS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER IF THERE'S NOT SOME ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR THE AIRLINES BECAUSE THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY CURRENTLY NATIONWIDE IS ON A WEEKLY BASIS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN ABOUT 75 PERCENT DOWN FROM LAST YEAR TO 65 PERCENT DOWN FROM LAST YEAR .

THAT MEANS YOU'RE DOING ABOUT 25 TO 35 PERCENT OF WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR AND DOING 35 PERCENT OF WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR IS PRETTY DARN GOOD RIGHT NOW.

SEE, THAT'S THOSE ARE PRETTY DISTURBING NUMBERS AND THAT TREND IS GOING TO CONTINUE FOR A WHILE I THINK. SO LOOK FOR SOME YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY SOME ACTIVITY IN CONGRESS AND THE AIRLINES AND IF NOT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF FOLKS GET FURLOUGHED LAID OFF ON THE ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE AT THE AIRPORT

AND WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND FINANCE. >> AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT OPTION FOR OUR HANGAR ATTENDANTS, PARTICULARLY AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

WE ALREADY KIND OF HAD THAT UP AT AIR W WHERE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD AND HAVE KIND OF AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS SO TO SPEAK. THAT'S GOING TO BECOME AN OPTION ON THAT ISLAND AS WELL AND THAT'S SOME OF THE HANGAR TENANTS REALLY BEEN PINING FOR THAT SINCE WE TOOK IT. HE ADMITTED THAT OVER A FEW YEARS AGO.

BUT THIS ALSO WORK FOR FOLKS WHO NEED TO GET THEIR SECURITY BADGING DOWN TO WORK FOR SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO BUY THE PARKING TICKETS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEE PARKING PASSES, ALL THAT KIND OF THING, WE'LL HAVE AN ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE TODAY WHEN YOU GO TO SOME RESTAURANTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE THEY HAVE COMPLETELY CASHLESS PAYMENT CAPITAL DOWN WHERE YOU ON YOUR SMARTPHONE OR IPAD OR WHAT HAVE YOU IF YOU'RE SITTING IN RENE'S OFFICE AND GETTING YOUR BADGE YOU CAN PAY FOR IT ONLINE RIGHT THERE INSTEAD OF WRITING A CHECK AND HANDING IT TO RENE AND THEN IT'S TIED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD.

SO IT'LL BE A NICE CONVENIENCE FOR FOLKS. THERE'S ALREADY THAT SAME SYSTEM THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PAYING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. WE'RE JUST GOING TO EXTEND THAT TO THE AIRPORT.

SO BE A NICE ADDITION I THINK WILL BE GOOD CUSTOMER FRIENDLY ADDITION THERE AIRPORT ONE THIRTY NINE INSPECTION HAPPENED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR AND I THINK I ALLUDED TO IT LAST MONTH BASICALLY AS IT IS A PAPERWORK INSPECTION. WE UPLOADED ALL OF OUR DOCUMENT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR TO THE FAA TO THE INSPECTOR AND THEN THEY SAT DOWN ON A ZOO MEETING WITH OUR OPS FOLKS WITH OUR STAFF AND THEN WENT THROUGH ALL THE RECORDS AND DID VERY WELL ON THAT AND HAD A GREAT REPORT OF FINDINGS. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, EVERYTHING IN ORDER. SO DEFINITELY PROUD OPS GUYS. IT'S A LOT OF STUFF TO KEEP TRACK OF. IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TO LOOK INTO THE PART ONE THIRTY NINE OUR REQUIREMENTS AND YOU KNOW WHICH TRAINING SESSIONS ARE GOOD FOR A CALENDAR YEAR AND WHICH ONES HAVE TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF WHEN YOU START THE LAST ONE AND ALL THAT

IT GETS REALLY CONFUSING. >> SO HATS OFF TO THEM FOR KEEPING IT ALL SQUARED AWAY AND GETTING HIGH MARKS ON INSPECTION. WE DON'T KNOW YET WHEN THE FAA WILL VISIT THE SITE. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE THIS YEAR BECAUSE COME IN BUT WE THINK IT COULD BE AS LONG AS NEXT SUMMER BEFORE THEY COME TO VISIT US.

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THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT THIS POINT. >> AND CHAD WELL THANK YOU.

I GOT A CALL FROM A CONSTITUENT. >> HEY, DAVID, WE CAN TELL THAT WE'RE GETTING YOUR PHONE CALL. I'M UNIT OVER BEHIND THE 12 WATERSIDE.

>> LET ME PAY ATTENTION TO DAVID AND DAVID. I THINK WE GOT A ALL RIGHT.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVE RIGHT ALONG FLIGHT CHECK THAT PAPPY IS OVER AND THEY ARE W. I THINK I SENT THAT OUT TO FOLKS SO YOU KNOW BUT HARPIES ARE ON NOW WE'VE GOT THAT FLIGHT CHECK COMPLETE. IT WAS DONE ON THE 24TH.

WE FINISH OUT UP WHEN REALLY SMOOTHLY HAD SOME REAL MINOR ADJUSTMENTS SEVEN IN AND I THINK WE HAD TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO FIND THEM AND THEY RAN IT OUT PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO IF YOU GO BY THAT IF YOU'RE FLYING INTO A W IT NOTICE THAT YOU NOW FULLY ACTIVE HAPPY TO USE SO THAT'S IT. THAT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT AND I MADE SURE I LINE WALLY WALLACE KNOW IN CASE HE DECIDES TO FLY DOWN HERE CAUSE HE WAS HE WAS WANT TO GET THOSE FAMILIES ON FOR A LONG TIME SO WE MAY WE'LL NAME IT THAT THE WALLACE APPROACH OR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. IN A WHILE I SAT THEY A RW ALSO AS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE WIN AND THERE WAS SOME KIND OF A SOFTWARE GLITCH THERE SO THEY CAN FIX IT AS WELL.

>> SO NOW EVERYBODY WHO CALLS YOUR STATION IS TRYING TO GET A WIND UPDATE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE UPDATED ON A WATCH. SO IT WAS ALL SQUARED AWAY AND GIVE A GO AND THAT WAS KIND OF FUN TOO. THE LOSS HAS THE ABILITY FOR US TO RECORD A VOICE MESSAGE. SO LAST WEEK WHEN WE DID THE OPEN HOUSE THERE WE ACTUALLY HAD THE FACILITY SHUT DOWN FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND WE DID THE FIVE K RUN ON THE RUNWAY.

I WAS ABLE TO RECORD A VOICE MESSAGE ON A WASP THAT BACKED UP ALL OF OUR MODEMS AND EVERY OTHER FORM OF NOTICE THAT WE PUT OUT THERE WITH THE FACILITY WAS CLOSED.

PEOPLE DID CALL FOR THE WEATHER AND THEY ALSO GOT THE BRIEF THAT THE RUNWAY IS GOING TO BE CLOSED TO THOSE COUPLE OF HOURS. SO OF A NICE FEATURE THERE FUEL PRICES YOU KNOW WHAT WE DID? WE REDUCED THE FUEL PRICES AND I JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT WE HAVE HAD IT A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLOWN IN THERE OR W JUST FOR THOSE FUEL PRICES THAT WERE FLYING ALONG THE COAST EITHER FROM FLORIDA UP NORTH OR VISE VERSA AND OF COURSE IS AS YOU MENTIONED, PEOPLE DO THEIR HOMEWORK WHERE THEY OUGHT TO STOP FOR FUEL AND MAYBE FOR A TO EAT AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO STOPPED AND SAID HEY, SORRY, FUEL PRICES AND WE NOTICED THIS A GREAT LITTLE TOWN AND WANTED TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT WHILE WE WERE HERE. AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. SO IT'S KIND OF FUN. WE TYPICALLY ASK THEM IF THEY'RE NEW FACES. WE ASK THEM IF THEY CAME IN FOR THE FUEL PRICES AND THAT'S SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK THERE. SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT'S WORKING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THOSE FUEL PRICES COMPETITIVE FOR SURE.

STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR ME TODAY.

WE HAD AN AWESOME DAY THIS MORNING AND I'M WORKING REALLY HARD ON TRYING TO ADD A COUPLE OF STAFF POSITIONS AND REFILL SOME STAFF POSITIONS THAT WE'VE GOT OPEN BOTH AIRPORTS AND I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS MORNING I MADE OFFERS AND GOT ACCEPTANCES FOR BOTH A SUPERVISOR ON A R.W.. SO I'VE GOT SOMEBODY FOR THAT AND I'VE ALSO HIRED AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. SO I'VE GOT TWO GREAT NEW HIRES THAT WE JUST MADE AND THEY'LL START GOING ON THROUGH THE INDOCTRINATION PROCESS AND THE SCREENING AND EVERYTHING WITH THE COUNTY AND WE'LL HAVE THEM ON BOARD WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED TO HAVE THAT AND IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO HELP TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD AND GET THINGS ON TRACK BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS COMING UP, EVEN MORE PROJECTS COMING UP SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM JOIN US.

SO AS AS WE GET THROUGH THE SCREENING PROCESS WE'LL MAKE THE INTRODUCTIONS AND MAKE SURE THEY GET A CHANCE TO MEET THE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTS SO WE DID HAVE A TERMINAL UPDATE MEETING YESTERDAY AND THAT PROJECT IS JUST ABOUT AT 60 PERCENT DESIGN AND HAS HAD A GOOD SESSION YESTERDAY WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE NEW ELEVATIONS OF THE THE BUILDING AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WENT THROUGH SOME JUST A LOT OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE AIRLINES OFFICES AND HOW THE BAGGAGE BELTS ARE

GOING TO WORK AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. >> SO EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE MODERNIZED. I SHOULD WORK BETTER FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT TENANTS WITHIN THE AIRPORT. SO I HOPE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I WAS JUST TALKING WITH THE ARCHITECT THIS MORNING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME PICTURES YOU KNOW THE ACTUAL EYE CANDY TO SHOW TO PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN START ADVERTISING WHAT THE NEW BUILDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S THAT'S MOVING ALONG

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AND JUST A REMINDER THAT THE RAMP AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED WETLANDS MITIGATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT ONE ARE 100 PERCENT COVERED BY THE FAA AS PART OF THE CARERS ACT.

F F1 20 PROJECT. SO THERE'S NO LOCAL CONTRIBUTION NO STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT. SO THAT'LL SAVE US AT THE AIRPORT THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 250 AND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THEY'LL SAVE THE STATE THAT SAME AMOUNT. THAT'S PRETTY BIG FOR US.

AND THEN THE INTEREST PROJECT HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE BY AND IF NOT WE'LL SHOW A COUPLE OF PHOTOS HERE THOSE DAYTIME PHOTOS OR WHAT THE NEW SIGNAGE LOOKS LIKE. LANDSCAPING IS COMING ALONG REALLY NICELY THERE.

IT'S THE GREENING WITH THE RAIN WE'VE HAD AND SUNSHINE AND IT CAN ACTUALLY GET SOME SUNSHINE OUT THERE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THERE WAS A NIGHTTIME SHOT THAT WAS TAKEN BY ONE OF OUR AIRLINE EMPLOYEES TO WHEN WE GOT THAT UP ON FACEBOOK. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOME THAT ISLAND AIRPORT FACEBOOK PAGE. YOU'LL SEE WHAT THOSE LETTERS LOOK LIKE A NIGHT VERY NICE OR A LITTLE BACKLIGHT TO THEM SO YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN AT NIGHT. AND I DON'T THINK DRIVING UP AND DOWN A ROAD SHOULD HAVE A PROBLEM FINDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE AIRPORT SO WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE. AND ALONG WITH THAT I WANT TO SEE COUNTDOWN BEFORE AND AFTER.

ON THE RIGHT OF THIS ONE IS OUR SCULPTURE HUMANNESS AND THAT'S LAST MONTH WHEN I SHOWED THAT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT THAT'S WHAT IT'S BECOME IN THE LAST MONTH WITH LANDSCAPING BEING BEING ADDED IN THERE AND THE OTHER SIDE HAVING A CHANCE TO GREEN UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK IT LOOKS GORGEOUS THERE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE TO THE AIRPORT AND IT'S DEFINITELY KEEPING WITH WITH WHAT THE ISLAND DESERVES FRANKLY AND WHAT VISITORS AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE AS THEY ENTER AND EXIT THE AIRPORT.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO BOTH THE TOWN AND KNOWING THAT ISLAND FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THAT ONE COUNTY COUNCIL AS WELL FOR HELPING US OUT ON MOVIE TIMES

OR BY GET THEIR POPCORN READY. >> I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MOVIE CLIPS I WANT TO SHOW TO YOU.

SO SIT BACK AND RELAX AND I'M GOING TO STOP SHARING THIS SCREEN AND I WILL SHARE MY

OTHER SCREEN. >> ALL RIGHT. SO RIGHT.

AND GET THESE VIDEOS UP. >> ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE SOUTH CAROLINA AVIATION ASSOCIATION VIDEO SO I SHOULD GET SOME BUYING TURNED UP SO YOU CAN WATCH THIS. IT'S A COUPLE OF LONG VIDEO

,SEAN. >> OK, HOW ABOUT ABOUT YES. >> YES.

>> I'M GETTING THE AUDIO THERE . JOHN, DID YOU CATCH THAT? NO AUDIO WITH THE VIDEO WAS

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THIS WEEK'S AUDIO TURNED UP AS WELL AS YOU CAN HEAR THAT

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I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT HANG ON. >> NOW WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE

RIGHT? >> I'M GETTING YOUTUBE PLAYING RIGHT HERE.

NOW WE GET OK. SO I'LL SEND THOSE LINKS OUT. SIR, I CAN DO THOSE ON YOUR OWN. BUT THE FIRST ONE THAT I SHOWED YOU WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS IN THE STATE WAS PUT ON BY A SOUTH CAROLINA AVIATION ASSOCIATION.

THEY DID IT FOR TWO REASONS RELEASED IT DURING AVIATION WEEK OBVIOUSLY.

BUT THEY ALSO WANTED TO PUT THAT ARM IS A LITTLE BIT OF A KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE TO FOLKS JUST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE AIRPORTS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE THE AIRPORTS SAFE AND MAKE SURE THEY SANITIZE IT JUST TO TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO COMBAT WHAT WE KNOW IS A BIT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS FLYING AND SEE YOU HEARD THAT ONE DOCTOR MENTIONED THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THE AUDIO OVER HIS. HE SAID BASED ON WHAT THE AIRLINES ARE DOING WITH THE AIRPORTS ARE DOING, YOU'RE PROBABLY SAFER INSIDE THE TUBE THAN YOU MAY BE OUTSIDE THE TUBE. SO YEAH, IT'S JUST KIND OF INTERESTING THAT YOU HEAR DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WHAT THEIR PRICES ARE FLYING. SO IT'S BEEN GREAT IN OUR TERMINAL. FOLKS ARE BEHAVING VERY WELL. THEY'RE VERY COURTEOUS TO EACH OTHER. SOMEBODY PERHAPS DID HAVE A MASK ON.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET A GENTLE REMINDER. BUT YEAH, KNOW SOME PEOPLE CAN'T WEAR A SO. BUT EVERYBODY I THINK IS DOING THEIR PART.

AND IN COOPERATING WELL AND BEING FRIENDLY. SO THEY'RE PUTTING ON THEIR BEST FACE FOR A HILTON HEAD ISLAND. AND SO FAR THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL. SO I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'VE GOT FOR THE REPORTERS.

I GUESS WE CAN MOVE ALONG. HOWARD JOHN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

I GUESS THE OPEN HOUSE. HOW DID THE ANNOUNCEMENT GO FOR THE FOR THE CHANGE IN THE NAME

DAVID? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, CHRIS.

THAT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAM BUT IT WAS LISTED TO GO WITH LIKE 12 45 RIGHT AT THE END OF THE AT THE EVENT. AND AT THAT POINT EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF GETTING RIGHT WRAP UP AND GO. SO THERE REALLY WASN'T A GOOD TIME TO DO IT.

SO WE DID BECAUSE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE AIRPLANES FLYING OVER IT KIND OF TOOK UP A LOT OF THE TIME AND PEOPLE WERE JUST KIND OF MILLING ABOUT LOOKING AT THE STATIC DISPLAY.

AND JUST KIND OF HAVING A GOOD TIME ON THE ROAD. SO THERE REALLY WASN'T A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP IN THERE AND DO THAT. AND IT REALLY DIDN'T SEEM LIKE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE CROWD WHAT THEY WERE DOING THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL THAT INTERESTING TO THE FOLKS WHO WERE THERE OTHER THAN FOUR OR FIVE WHO KNEW KIND OF WHAT IT WAS OR WHAT IT MEANT. SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT IMPACTFUL.

SO WE JUST KIND OF SCRATCHED THE DOMINANT COMPLETED THE VERY MINOR AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK TO BE

MOBILIZATION. >> SO WE CAN TAKE THE THEY CAN THEY CAN GET ACCOMPLISHED.

YES. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE MINISTER, BY THE WAY, TO MAKE THAT NAME CHANGE HAPPEN. SO LET'S HOPE THAT THE FAA AND THEY CAN GET IT COMPLICATES THAT THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED AND SALES THEIR ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW OF IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE NEXT PHASE BY THE EARLY PART OF NOVEMBER.

SO BECAUSE THEY KNOW BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THANKS TO BE HEY JOHN, THIS IS TREY. WE'RE LOOKING AT A SIX WEEK STAY WITH THE FAA.

WHY DON'T WE CONSIDER DOING A LITTLE OF ANNOUNCEMENT SATS SOMETHING COOKOUT.

YOU KNOW WE'LL GET OUT COOKOUT BUY FOOD LOCAL AVIATION HISTORY TO COME OUT AND WE'LL DO A LITTLE PRESENTATION ON THE EXISTENCE THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? OH, DEFINITELY.

YOU SAID COULD YOU HEAR ME, JOHN? I'M SORRY.

YOU HEARD IT. I DEFINITELY THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT. >> WE GET A FIRMER DATE ON SOME INFORMATION BACK THAN THE FAA AND THEN. TREY, I'M SURE JOHN WILL WORK SOMETHING OUT.

SO WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE CEREMONY FOR THE NAME CHANGE WAS THERE IS THERE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS? JOHN, ANYTHING IS PRESENTED.

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THE WEB SITE COMPONENT OF THAT IS NOT YET COMPLETE. SO I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE ON IT. WE JUST HAD A CHECK IN YESTERDAY WITH OUR WEB GUIDE ACCOUNTING. SO IT'S JUST WORKING OUT THAT SOFTWARE AS IT SHOULD BE

PRESENT. OK. >> SEND THEM TO WELL WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE FUNDS FOR THE REST OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

>> YES, WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE EXTRA FUNDS. >> WE ARE.

AND THAT'S WHY I HAD SENT THAT INFORMATION OUT BETWEEN MIT MEETINGS.

SO HOPEFULLY OUR BOARD MEMBERS REACH OUT TO SOME ELECTED FOLKS AND SO ON.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED OR NOT BUT I SEND OUT THE TALKING POINTS AND I HAVE THAT E-MAIL AND IT'S SOMETIME NEXT DAY TOO I WILL SEND IT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION AND ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY WOULD TAKE TIME AND WRITE TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS TODAY TRADITIONAL CLERKS IF WE REALLY NEED TO DO

THE TERMINAL THE RIGHT WAY A COUPLE OF NEXT. >> THE NEXT DAY OR TWO EQUAL O WHEREVER WE STAND UPDATED PLAN THAT WAS FEDERAL PROJECT WE HAVE PURCHASED THREE OF THE FIVE PROPERTIES AND THE FOURTH ONE WE'VE GOT AN AGREEMENT WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD EXECUTED THE

PURPOSE YET. >> SO WE'RE GOING ONE MORE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THE ANYBODY.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN HOPKINS? THIS REPORT? NOT A QUESTION. BUT JOHN, I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPEN HOUSE AND TO RUN THE RUNWAY FIVE DAY LAST WEEKEND. I'M WORKING WITH MYSELF WITH JELL AKERS. ALSO WE END UP WITH ABOUT 80 RUNNERS WALKERS.

WE HAD ABOUT 30 OR 40 SPECTATORS ALL RACE FOR THE OPEN HOUSE.

I THINK WE HAVE SPENT BIG THANKS TO YOU, JOHN, YOUR STAFF AND ESPECIALLY JEREMY PUBLIC RELATIONS. SHE DID A GREAT JOB. I JUST WANT THANK YOU ALL SO

GREAT. >> WE'LL TRY TO SEND THAT RIGHT BACK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT MORE HEAVY LIFTING THAN I DID AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

TREY WAS KIND OF THE LOGISTICS GUY EXTRAORDINAIRE, DID A LOT OF WORK TO GET THE RACE SET UP AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE AIRFIELD, GET IT SET UP AND COORDINATED.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND TRY THAT. IT'S NOT AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY WE COULDN'T PULL IT OFF WITHOUT YOU. SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I THINK WAS A GREAT EVENT AND THE GROUNDED RUNNING WHO WAS THE BEEF RUNNING COMPANY DID THE 5 K EVENT FOR US LOVED IT.

I HAD A LOT OF I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST EVENT WHERE THE FIRST KIND LARGE EVENT SINCE COVE IT STARTED SO PEOPLE WERE REALLY, REALLY READY TO GO OUT THERE AND GO.

AND IT WAS RECEIVED VERY WELL. PEOPLE LOVE THE COURSE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME TO BE IN LA ROLLIN ON THE RUNWAY. WE HAD SEVERAL FOLKS SET PERSONAL RECORDS DURING THAT RACE WHICH IS GREAT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BRING HIM BACK NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE EXPLORING THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE RUNNING CUP ALREADY AND PARTY KIND OF LEANING INTO NEXT YEAR. SO IF YOU STARTED RUNNING YOU GET OFF THE COUCH, GET THE SHOES ON AND I SAID IF YOU CAN BEAT ME I'LL BUY YOU A FREE CUP OF WATER.

>> I THINK AGAIN THANKS TO TRAINING CHRIS AND ACTUALLY TO JIM ADKINS TO ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION, THIS I THINK COLLECTIVELY IS REALLY GOOD OUTSTANDING JOB AND WE'RE HOPING TO LEARN A LESSON FROM THEM OVER AT THE HILTON HEAD SITE BUT HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH A SIMILAR TYPE OF OPERATION WITH YOU.

>> YEAH, I DO WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO JIM AND HIS CREW FROM BEAUFORT AVIATION ASSOCIATION BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT SOME ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN DEMAND THE BOOTS AND YOU GET THINGS SET UP AND COORDINATED. JIM GOT A TON OF SPONSOR MONEY SET UP FOR THAT AND THAT'S A CREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU DO IN AN EVENT LIKE THAT ON AN AIRFIELD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT USE AIRPORT FUNDS TO PUT AN EVENT ON IT'S AGAINST THE OUR GRAND ASSURANCES.

TWO BIG KUDOS FOR JIM. GET THAT ALL SET UP AND COORDINATED AND HUGE FOR TYING

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[12. TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND 2021 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX GRANT APPLICATION APPROVAL]

I'M GOING TO PUT A 12 FIRST BECAUSE THAT'S THE EASIEST ONE TO TACKLE.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW JOHN TO FILE AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR THE TAX MONEY THAT MAY COME AVAILABLE IN AIRPORT OR REMEMBER TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO ALLOW JOHN TO MOVE FORWARD. WHY DON'T WE GET BARRY KNOW THE HONORS HERE, JIM THAT JOHN FORWARD THE TAX APPLICATION TO LESLIE A SECOND BASE ONCE THE SECOND ONE EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE MONEY AND THE PATIENT MR WHAT THIS IS EVERY YEAR IN LAST THREE YEARS AND WE'VE APPLIED FOR A TAX MONEY WITH TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND A TAX MONEY IS WHAT THEY CALL THEY

REFER TO AS A BED TAX. >> SO IF YOU STAY ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. YOU'LL SEE HERE TO RECEIVE THAT YOU PAY AN ADDITIONAL TAX AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF A DESTINATION TAX OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHAT IT DOES THAT MONEY GOES INTO A POT SO TO SPEAK AND THEN BASED ON STATE LAW THERE IS A CERTAIN WAY THAT THAT MONEY CAN BE APPLIED FOR BY ORGANIZATIONS OR NON-PROFITS AND THEN USE TO PROMOTE A TOURISM ACTIVITY THAT DRAWS FOLKS IN FROM OUTSIDE 50 MILES OR MAYBE DOES MARKETING OUTSIDE OF 50 MILES TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE DESTINATION OR SUPPORT TOURISM BASED INFRASTRUCTURE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD MAY USE THAT TO KEEP UP WITH SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT OBVIOUSLY IS IMPACTED BY THE TOURISM. SO THAT'S HOW THAT MONEY CAN BE USED AND THEN EACH YEAR WE APPLY FOR A PART OF THE APPLICATION IS A SET OF BOARD MEETING MINUTES THAT SHOWS THAT OUR BOARD NAMES AND WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE MONEY AND THAT THEY'RE THAT THEY APPROVE OF US AS AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE SLOTS. SO THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT VOTE IS. ALL RIGHT. THANK JOHN.

ALL RIGHT. HAVING A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX MONEY? WELL, THE MOTION THE EMOTIONAL OR TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR THE TAX FUNDS WHILE THE FAVORS SIGNIFY BY SAYING I WILL RAISE THE HAND HANDS UP OPPOSED AND OPPOSE ANY ABSTAINS MOTION TO FILE A STILL LEFT SOMEBODIES MICROPHONE THAT'S KIND OF ROUND

TO DO IT SOME HEAVY BREATHING. >> WHAT? >> RIGHT.

[11. APPROPRIATE ATTIRE IN AIRPORT BUILDINGS]

MAY GOD BLESS REGULAR THE AIRPORT THE BORDER JUMPERS SUGGESTED THIS AS FOLLOWS APPROPRIATE ATTIRE. LOOK, WE'RE ALL TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, COUNTY AIRPORTS WEARING COME. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN REVERSE.

SO WE QUICKLY MAKE A MOTION LIKE BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS ON THE SUGGESTION THAT JOHN CREATE

DESIGN OR SONGS BASED LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT WAS

DOING. >> SOMEBODY GAVE YOU TRY TO MUTE YOUR PHONE AGAIN.

>> IT'S GOOD. THANKS. >> JIM.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TO CARRY ON AS BEST WE CAN.

WELL, HE DID A GREAT POINT. REPEATED TIME AND FOOTWEAR ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER PUBLIC BUILDINGS SO YOU PUT THEM IN AIRPORTS PROPOSING THAT WE CREATE SOME TIME THE COUNTY

GRACE SIGNS FOR THE AIRPORT. >> BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR SIGNS THAT WAS SO I WOULD FLY NEVER IN MY YEARS IN AVIATION I'VE SEEN A SIGN LIKE THAT IN A PUBLIC AIRPORT

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BEEN WONDERING WHAT PROMPTED IT AND WHY DO WE NEED IT? >> WELL, WE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A NEW SECURITY FIRM THAT'S WORKING FOR THE AIRPORT TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL HELP OUT FRONT. AND SO THEY NOTICE SOME THINGS AND BRING SOME THINGS TO OUR ATTENTION AND ALSO WE'VE GOT THE DEPUTIES INSIDE.

WE JUST HAD A COUPLE INCIDENTS WHERE FOLKS HAVE EITHER HAD SHOES ON OR BELIEVE IT OR NOT NOT HAVE SHIRT ON COMING INTO THE AIRPORT. AND AND FRANKLY, YOU TRY TO DO THE BASICS HERE, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF LETS PEOPLE THOSE SERVICES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. >> IS THAT GOING TO CREATE ANY LEGAL ISSUES WITH THE COUNTY? NOTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

>> THAT'S MIKE. NO. WE'RE NOT TELLING THEM WHAT TO

WEAR. >> WE'RE JUST TELL ME NOT TO WEAR SOMETHING.

>> WELL, WHO'S GOING TO BE A CORPORATE TO JOHN? SOMEBODY WALKING INTO THE AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, A TANK TOP ON OR SANDALS AS OPPOSED TO SNEAKERS.

WHO'S GOING TO BE THE ARBITER OF WHAT IS APPROPRIATE? WELL, NOBODY IS.

I MEAN LIKE I TOLD YOU IN THE E-MAILS BEFORE AND JUST NOW WE'RE NOT TELLING THAT YOU CAN'T WEAR TANK TOPS AND FLIP FLOPS AND THAT YOU JUST CAN'T NOT WEAR THOSE CONFLICTS FLIP FLOPS TO BE OK AS A SHOE APPAREL AT THE AIRPORT ALL THE TIME WHERE WE KEEP IT FROM

BEING BAREFOOT AND BARE CHESTED IN THE AIRPORT. >> OK.

AND ELAINE, TAKE YOUR MICROPHONE ON A LINE ON YOUR MICROPHONE MIGHT BE I HAVE A

QUESTION. >> GO AHEAD. LESLIE, I'M SORRY.

>> I THINK WE'RE GOING DOWN A SLIPPERY HERE. IF BEAUFORT COUNTY WANTS TO STAY THIN AND ESTABLISH SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS ON PROPER TUCKER END UP IN BEAUFORT COUNTY BUILDING THAT'S ONE THING. BUT FOR US TO PUT UP A SIGN WITHOUT ANY BACKING FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THEIR LEGAL FOLKS ADDRESSING THIS, I THINK IT'S A WASTE. I THINK IT'S LIKE PUTTING UP A SIGN THAT SAYS YOU CANNOT COME IN HERE INTOXICATED. I MEAN IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING THAT AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR BECAUSE OF THOSE SONGS.

>> THAT'S MY OPINION WHEN WE DID RUN THIS BY COUNTY WADE JUST SO YOU KNOW AND WE DO HAVE WITHIN THE AIRPORTS PORTION OF THE COUNTY ORDINANCE WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE ROSE

REGULATIONS ON THE AIRPORT. >> I CAN DO THAT AS DIRECTOR WITH YOUR ADVICE.

>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? GO AHEAD. WHY DON'T WE ASK THE COUNTY TO HAVE A SIMILAR RULE FOR EVERY COUNTY BUILDING? WHY SINGLE OUT JUST THE AIRPORT ? I WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INTEREST AND I SEE EXCUSE WHAT I WOULD SAY I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE A A A RULE FOR THE COUNTY BUILDINGS AS A WHOLE AND ALSO THAT IF WE DO IT AT HILTON HEAD WE HAVE TO DO IT OVER LADY'S ISLAND AS WELL.

I THINK THERE SHOULD BE CONSISTENCY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

THEREFORE YOU HELP THAT AIRPORT DOESN'T GET SINGLED OUT AS BEING AN ISSUE.

THANK YOU. PERHAPS SO. THANK YOU.

YES, I ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT'S WORTH JOHN HAVING DISCUSSION WITH YOU GO ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO DO ACROSS THE COUNTY.

IT ALSO BECOMES A LITTLE MORE ENFORCEABLE FOR YOU BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICERS THAT ARE THERE AT THE AIRPORT IF SOMEBODY IS GROSSLY USING IT. SO I TEND TO THINK IT'S A GOOD

IDEA. I VOICE MY OPINION, JOHN. >> I'M NOT SURE THIS IS

APPROPRIATE AND ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE. >> WELL, I'M NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO THE CONCEPT. I MEAN THE TIMING WITH ACCEPTANCE SIGNS.

WE HAVEN'T AND THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE I FOR CIVIL OPEN I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE CONCEPT.

>> I MIGHT BE OPPOSED TO THE TIMING. HOWARD ZINN MARK.

>> MY ONLY MIKE MY QUESTION OR COMMENT IS DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE A DECENCY STANDARD IN PUBLIC TO BEGIN WITH AND IS THIS JUST MORE OF THE SAME? REALLY DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE

THE STANDARD WE CAN ENFORCE TO START WITH? >> THE ANSWER I'M NOT NO THERE

IS NOT AN ORDINANCE. >> THAT'S THAT'S THE PROBLEM IS BEING THE FOLKS WHO WE END UP WATCHING SECURITY FOR IN IDENTITIES AND NOTHING TO POINT TO IF SOMEBODY COMES IN WITHOUT IT. JUST A T-SHIRT. YOU CAN CALL FOR SOMETHING LONG IF THEY JUST WALK IN YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE RUNNING SHORTS AND THEN THEY SAY RIGHT NOW

THEY CAN DO IT. >> OUR DEPUTIES HAVE NOTHING NO WAY TO TURN THEM AROUND AND SAY

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IT'S A PUBLIC DECENCY STANDARDS. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND I GUESS IT'S A QUESTION OF JUST WHAT THE DEFINITION OF DECENCY .

>> SO JUST SO JOHN, THIS IS TREY. LET ME ASK YOU CAN WE DO SOMETHING IS TRYING TO KEEP THIS SIMPLE. I THINK THE MORE SPECIFIC YOU BECOME THE MORE TROUBLE YOU HAVE. CAN WE NOT DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PROPER ATTIRE REQUIRED OR APPROPRIATE ATTIRE REQUIRED? I'VE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY WITH ITS PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TRAINED PEOPLE AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THEY'RE PRINT PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED PEOPLE CERTAINLY HAVE THE TRAINING AND THE COMMON SENSE TO DETERMINE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE PROPER AND THAT KIND OF ELIMINATES WELL YOU DIDN'T SAY I COULD WEAR A SMART TO WEAR THAT I WOULD THINK ANY PROBLEM WITH PROPER OR APPROPRIATE WOULD BE PRETTY PRETTY COMMON SENSE AND THAT'S

EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED FOR. >> JOHN, JUST QUICK, WHAT DO THE AIRLINES DO? I'M PRETTY SURE YOU CANNOT GET ON ON A DELTA AIRCRAFT WITH THEIR FEET OR BARE CHESTED.

IF WE ARE ALIGNING WITH WHAT THEIR POLICIES ARE, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE.

>> IT ENSURES PEOPLE DON'T GET DOWN THE JETWAY AND GET TURNED AROUND BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE

SHOES OR THEY DON'T HAVE A SHIRT WITH THEM. >> DO WE KNOW, JOHN, THAT THE ALL THE AIRLINES HERE ARE ALL SAYS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I'M GOING TO IMAGINE THAT THEY PROBABLY DO. BUT I DON'T THINK THE ISSUE IS AIRLINE POLICY BECAUSE I THINK PROBABLY THE VIOLATORS JOHN HAS BECOME AWARE OF ARE PROBABLY PEOPLE PICKING UP PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORT OR DELIVERING THEM. SO I THINK THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES HERE.

AND AGAIN, I RESPECT THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT.

BUT I THINK POLITICALLY WE'D BE MUCH BETTER OFF DOING IT ON A COUNTY WIDE BASIS ALBEIT NEEDED

AGAIN. >> AND YOU SAID SOMETHING TO PLEASE.

>> I WAS DO YOU HAVE STANDARDS? I MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU ON AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT A SHIRT, WITHOUT SHOES. SO ON AND SO FORTH AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. I WAS GOING TO SAY AND OBVIOUSLY HAD TO BE SOMEONE JOHN COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT WAS PICKING A PASSENGER BECAUSE THE AIRLINES DO HAVE STRICT RULES

OF WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT WEAR ON AN AIRPLANE. >> SO I JOHN I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WHETHER ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH

YOUR NOMINEE HERE JIM. >> YOU KNOW, MICROPHONE OPEN SOMEPLACE.

BRIAN HAS A COMMENT ADDITIONAL CLARK HOWARD. >> I THINK YOU MAKE ME THE MICROPHONE EITHER YOU JOHN BECAUSE WHATEVER EVERYBODY ELSE IS MUTED.

YOU'RE THE ONLY TWO THAT ARE OPEN AND WE'RE STILL GETTING THAT VOICE.

YOU MAY WANT TO TRY. JOHN IN NEW YORKS AND SEE IF WE STILL GET IT.

>> I'M GOING TO MUTE MY. >> BRIAN, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR COMMENT.

I MEAN I KIND OF AGREE WITH WHAT AN SAID ORIGINALLY. >> I THINK IN THINKING ABOUT THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO CONSTRUCT A SOLUTION LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM. I'M STILL NOT REALLY CLEAR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HERE.

USUALLY WE INVENT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC GOOD.

I DON'T SEE HOW THE PUBLIC GOOD IS BEING HARMED BY THIS IN ANY WAY.

IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COMMAND LOOKING LIKE A FOOL BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'RE WEARING, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOST BOTHERED BY THAT. BUT WHAT HARM IS DUE TO THE REST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING IN THE TERMINAL? POINT NUMBER ONE POINT NUMBER TWO IS IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF SIGN RULE TO REGULATE IF THERE ISN'T A PLAN TO ENFORCE IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS ENFORCEABLE IN ANY WAY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A COUNTY CODE OR RULE THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.

AND SO ON THE BASIS THAT I THINK THIS IS BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE FOR THE WRONG REASON . OK. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO GO AROUND THE ROOM ONE MORE TIME. THE LAST COMMENTS AND WE'LL HAVE WHAT JOHN HAVE THE LAST WORD ON THIS BEFORE WE LOOK REMOTELY TODAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM YOU OR DAN? >> OK, I GUESS NOT.

RIBAUT TRADE. NO COMMENT. OK.

MARK I THINK FOR MARK JIM YOU KNOW NOTHING FROM MARK. OK.

JIM, WE ALREADY HEARD FROM HIM AND CHRIS THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT IT IS A SIMPLE

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NO. >> NO SHOES, NO SERVICE. I THINK PROBABLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. WE'VE ALL SEEN THE SIGN. WE'RE ALL EXPECTING IT AND I WOULD AGREE WITH WHOEVER MADE THE COMMENT IS PRICE SOMEBODY PICKING SOMEBODY UP OR DROPPING SOMEBODY OFF. THAT'S THE ISSUE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING ON A PLANE THAT WAY. SO I DON'T REALLY SEE THE HARM PUTTING UP A SIGN THAT SAYS NO SHIRT, NO SHOES, NO SERVICE WHERE YOU CAN'T. AND THAT'S MY POINT.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND LESLIE, JUST TO SAY BRIAN, YOU

SUMMARIZE MY THOUGHTS PERFECTLY. >> I'M GOING TO OPEN THAT VERY NICE BIT. OK. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SIMPLE SIGN. I MEAN I DON'T THINK IT'S A HUGE ISSUE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BUT I THINK IT'S A I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NO SIMPLE SIGN LIKE THIS.

HOWARD, IF YOU COULD COME BACK TO ME THOUGH. COMING UP GUY JOHN IS WE NEED TO TAKE CONSIDERING THE HILTON HEAD AS A RESORT DESTINATION SO IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR PEOPLE TO BE HANGING OUT AT THE POOL AT THE BEACH. SOMEBODY FLIES IN, THEY THROW ALL THE KIDS AND MOM AND DAD AND SUBURBAN TO GO PICK THEM.

SO YOU KNOW, MOM GOES ON A COVER UP A DANCER'S T-SHIRT WITH FLIP FLOPS.

SO LET'S JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE RESORT DESTINATION AND WE WANT PEOPLE ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME AS A RESORT. THIS IS NOT CHEAP TO BORROW AND WE DON'T HAVE WALL STREET COMING IN AND OUT OF THE ELEMENTS AND THAT'S MY FINAL SONG.

ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. LET'S GO AROUND AGAIN.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SIMPLER HERE IS THAT OUR ASSOCIATE SECURITY PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING TO BACK THEM UP. IT'S IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE CAN DO THIS THAT THE AIRPORTS CAN DO THIS. AND AGAIN, JUST A TRACE POINT EVERYBODY ELSE SEE HE DOES WANT OVERCOMPLICATE THIS. I DON'T EITHER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR JUST, YOU KNOW, FOOTWEAR AND AND SOME TYPE SHIRT TO BE WORN. WE'RE NOT I'M NOT GOING TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO WEAR. WHAT IS YOURS ON THE SHOW TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS? I HAVE JOHN'S WORDING SO I WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL READ YOU JOHN'S WORDING AND THEN VOTE ON THE MOTION AND THE SIGNAGE AS JOHN HAS REQUESTED I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO ALLOW JOHN TO RE SIGNAGE FOR APPROPRIATE ATTIRE AT HILTON AT AIRPORT SIGNAGE TO READ APPROPRIATE ATTIRE AND FOOTWEAR ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER PUBLIC BUILDINGS UP YOUR PUT COUNTY AIRPORTS. THAT IS THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION

I. >> AS VARIOUS A SECOND OK. WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. SO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS. SO EVERYBODY EVERYBODY CAN BE RECORDED PROPERLY AND THEN YES IS A VOTE FOR THE MOTION. NO, IT'S A VOTE AGAINST ABORTION AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF ABSTAINING YOU COULD SAY FOR ANOTHER THREE WILL ABSTAIN.

>> BUT DENNIS, I'M STANDING RIGHT. IF IT'S A TRAIN.

HOW ABOUT I VOTE YES, MARK? >> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN AS WELL.

JIM, ABSTAIN. >> YES, I VOTE YES. AND ABSTAIN LIKE NO.

BRIAN NO. >> BARRY. YES, I I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON

THIS MOTION. >> SO WE HAVE A MINOR PROBLEM. WE HAVE THREE YESES.

WE HAVE THREE NO'S AND WE HAVE FOUR ABSTAINING. SO JOHN, I'M WITH YOUR PERMISSION I'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS MOTION TABLED AND HAVEN'T REVISITED NEXT MONTH SO THAT ALL OF US DURING THE MONTH CAN KIND OF FLESH THIS OUT. YOU'VE ABSTAIN.

THIS BUILD UP STAGE IS REALLY UNUSUAL TO CREDIBLY PRETTY SIMPLE QUESTION.

I'LL GO BACK ONE MORE TIME AND ASK ANY OF THE ABSTAINS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR

VOTE. >> THIS IS MARK. >> I CAN I CAN CHANGE YOU KNOW AS WELL WE'LL KEEP GOING FROM ABSTAIN TO NO. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO ANYBODY ELSE ANY OTHER

ABSTAIN THE MOTION? >> I AM I'LL GO FROM ABSTAIN TO NO.

OK, SO BY MY TALLY WE NOW HAVE FIVE. THOSE THREE IS JUST A COUPLE

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>> RIGHT. SO LET US MOVE ON IF I COULD, MR CHAIRMAN.

>> THIS ONE THING YOU PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE IT COME UP BACK IN A MONTH.

YOU REALLY WANT TO POSTPONE IT? NOT TABLE AND OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO VOTE TO BRING BACK.

>> WELL, I THINK STILL. >> AND I'M NOT SURE THIS MIGHT BE THE.

BUT I THINK THE MORNING WE'VE HAD THE VOTE BUT IT WAS A NO. IT DOESN'T PREVENT JOHN FROM INTRODUCING IT AGAIN. I DON'T THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.

BUT FOR NOW THE VOTE IS THE VOTE IS A NO. >> SO ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, MR CHAIRMAN? MAY I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHAIR?

>> ABSOLUTELY, JIM. THANK YOU. COULD WE ASK TO CHECK WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE IF THE COUNTY WOULD CONSIDER A RULE FOR THE COUNTY BUILDINGS WHATEVER

BUILDINGS THE COUNTY. >> WHAT KIND OF SENSE WE HAVE STILL HERE STILL I KNOW TALKS OF JOHN AND JOHN STEWART LIKELY LIKELY MAYBE I WAS WILLING TO TAKE IT ON AND THEN COMMUNICATE

. >> JOHN, I THINK IF JOHN AND I WERE TO TALK WITH ASHLEY OR JOE PASS HIM AND PROBABLY WITH ASHLEY IT'S IT'S A VALID QUESTION AND THERE'S SOME TO SOME LOGIC TO IT BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE THIS IN OTHER PLACES WHERE WE OUGHT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT

MORE DECORUM. >> SO ACTUALLY I LIKE THE IDEA OF JOHN AND I TALKING TO

SOMEBODY. OKAY, JOHN, DON'T BE AFRAID. >> BRING THIS UP AGAIN WITH A

[10. USE OF REVENUE FROM ARW OPEN HOUSE FOR TERMINAL LOBBY IMPROVEMENTS]

WE HAVE ONE MORE ACTION ITEM TO DEAL WITH AND THAT'S ITEM ELEVEN.

I THINK THAT WAS VERY UNDERSTANDS WHAT ITEM ELEVEN IS THERE W HAD AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL OPEN HOUSE ONE WEEK OR SO AGO AND FROM THAT OPEN HOUSE THEY DERIVED A WHOLE BUNCH MONEY AND THEY WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY FOR THEIR TERMINAL LOBBY AND OTHER PROPERTIES WHERE THEY CAN MEET CHRIS A TRAY TRADEMARK IF YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO THE BOARD CREW OF THAT MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE USE THE FUNDING FROM THE OPEN HOUSE TO THE TO

IMPROVE THE TERMINAL. >> RIGHT. CHRIS, I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS

POST SECOND WITH SECOND DAN SECONDS PERHAPS ANSWER SECOND. >> SO ANY DISCUSSION ON A

POLICY PERSPECTIVE? >> I HAVE A QUESTION HOW MUCH MONEY HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE

TALKING? >> WE DON'T KNOW YET SO WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL TALLY YET.

BUT I FIND IT REALLY THIS YEAR THE ONLY SOURCE OF REVENUE IS GOING TO BE FROM THE REGISTRATIONS FROM THE RUN AND WE STILL HAVE A FEW COSTS TO COVER.

THERE WERE SOME OF THE T-SHIRTS AND SMALLER EXPENSES THAT WE HAD SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT. BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST WE NEED FORMAL AUTHORISATION FROM THE BOARD A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE OR JUST TO USE THAT MONEY WE HAVE TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE AIRPORT SOMEWHERE ALL LAW I'D LIKE TO USE IT IN THE TERMINAL TO TO PURCHASE SOME NEW FURNITURE FOR THE TERMINAL OR AT LEAST A SORT FUN NEAT FURNITURE FOR THE TERMINAL. I THINK IT'S A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AND APPROPRIATE USE OF THE MONEY. IS THIS ALL WORK WAS DONE OVER THERE AT THE BENEFIT THE HOTEL SO WAS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS AND APPLY THEM TO IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY OR W I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF APPLYING THOSE FUNDS TO YOUR IWM PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I AM RAISING A HAND HAVING YOU CAN'T SEE ME BUT I THANK YOU.

>> ANY OPPOSED ANY ABSTAINS MOTION IS PASSED DOWN ON ONE'S GO BACK TO W FOR APPROPRIATE

[13. CHAIRMAN UPDATE]

CHECK IN EACH MONTH. >> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FROM YOUR GROUP?

>> NOTHING. OK, AND THEY DON'T. >> HOWARD YEAH.

WHAT? ONE THING FOR ME W. WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS THE. WE HAVE A MEETING ACTUALLY AFTER THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE GROUND LEASES AT AT A RW SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT STILL AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING VERY SOON TO REPORT BACK TO THE ENTIRE BOARD THAT WE HAVE A FINALIZED LEASE ACTUALLY. I KNOW YOU WOULD TRY AND JOHN BUT REALLY WORKING AT THIS.

SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL ALL COME TO FRUITION BY HAVING HEARD NOTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE MEETING. WE CAN GO BACK TO THE. EXCUSE ME.

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>> MAY I GO BACK AND MAKE A COMMENT? JUST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

NOT SO NICELY. THANK YOU. AS THE FEDERAL FUNDS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE BID FOR THE AIRLINE SUPPORT EXPIRE MOMENTARILY, THE AIRLINES WILL THEN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE FAA AND REQUESTING OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE FLIGHTS OR ELIMINATE FLIGHTS TO AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFLUENCE WITH PEOPLE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICALLY. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU SUPPORT INSTITUTION OF THE SAME KIND OF PROGRAM THAT WAS IN PLACE THAT WOULD HELP US PROTECT FLIGHTS INTO OUR HILTON HEAD AIRPORT IF THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE MORE FEDERAL MONEY.

THANK YOU. >> JIM, HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE THAT MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN

THAT EFFORT? >> WE HAVE ANY DOWN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SO FORTH.

YOU CAN REACH OUT TO A CONGRESSMAN OR SENATOR AND MAKE YOUR VOICES KNOWN IN THAT REGARD THAT IF NEW LEGISLATION IS PASSED AND I'M ASSUMING IT WILL BE SHORTLY THAT THE AIRLINES IF IT INCLUDED MUST NOT BE ABLE TO STOP SERVICE TO SMALLER AIRPORTS SUCH AS THE ULTIMATE. THANK YOU, JIM. JOHN, HAVE YOU HAD ANY EFFORTS ON THAT AREA YET AND IS THERE ANY INFORMATION YOU'RE CRITICAL OF?

>> SUPPORT ABOUT YES, I DO HAVE USUALLY WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH TRIPLE-A WITH OUR AIRPORT INDUSTRY AND THEY GAVE US UPDATES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON UP ON THE HILL AND IT'S

NOTHING'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. >> EVERYBODY WENT HOME. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOUR DELEGATION NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU AS AS A TAXPAYER, AS A CITIZEN, AS AN AIRPORT SUPPORTER, AS A TRAVELER, JUST AS A CARING PERSON YOU NEED TO GET BEHIND.

THIS IS REALLY A TWO PRONGED APPROACH AND THE AIRLINES ARE GOING TO NEED SUPPORT BUT THE AIRPORT'S GOING TO NEED SUPPORT AS WELL BECAUSE YOU MAY REMEMBER WE DID GET SOME TERRORISM MONEY BUT THE WAY THAT WAS CALCULATED WAS BASED ON DATA THAT WAS TWO YEARS.

SO OUR CLAIMANTS WERE ATROCIOUS TWO YEARS. SO WE GET TO FUND A LOT OF FAR AWAY BELOW OUR WEIGHT CLASS IN THE GRANT THERE IS SO AIRPORTS GOING TO NEED MORE MONEY BECAUSE OUR TENANTS THE FOLKS WHO WORK AND DO BUSINESS AT THE AIRPORT ARE HURTING FROM THIS

AND THEY'RE NOT PAYING US. >> SO OUR REVENUE DOWN SO OUR ABILITY TO KEEP THE AIRPORT RUNNING IS CHALLENGED EVERY DAY . SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME NEED TO KEEP THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOING. IT'S A CRITICAL PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE JUST KEEPING PEOPLE MOVING. SO I DO CERTAINLY ASK YOU TO REACH OUT TO RAY YOUR U.S. SENATORS. AND THEN SECOND WOULD BE TO GIVE CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN AS I SAID EARLIER, I WILL SEND SOME MATERIAL AROUND AND GOT HIM PROVIDED TO ME WITH RESPECT TO HOW TO REACH FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE AIRPORT AND PART OF THAT SAME LIST CAN BE USED AND DIRECTED TO ENSURING THAT THE AIRLINE SERVICE REMAINS IN PLACE AND THE FUNDING COMES FROM OUR GOVERNMENT DAVE. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT I HAD JOHN IF YOU WOULD. GRAB A LETTER THAT COULD BE SIGNED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND ALSO A SEPARATE LETTER SIGNED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I'LL TRY TO READ. THOSE TO HAPPEN.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DAVID. IF WE DO WRITE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, ERIN, NONE THAT WILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE

[16. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020, 1:30 PM AT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ONE TOWN CENTER COURT, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (WITHIN REALM OF POSSIBILITY) OR VIA CISCO WEBEX.]

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE A VIRTUAL MEETING AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE OR MAYBE PERSON AT THAT TIME. WE HAVE TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.

THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 130. AND IF WE DO MEET IN PERSON THEN IT WILL BE IN HILTON HEAD, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IF NOT, IT WILL BE A 130 MEET JUST AS WE HAVE NOW.

SO WITH THAT I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING.

>> MOVED TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING. HOW DID YOU DAVID GO AHEAD.

LAST COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

I WOULD FULLY CONFIDENT THAT I WAS MUTED AND APPARENTLY LOST THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.

I APOLOGIZE. >> NOT A PROBLEM. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY CHRIS A SECOND TO THE MOTION PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S BRIAN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.