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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAVER COUNTY.
RIGHT? I KNOW BRIAN WILL NOT JOIN US TODAY.
I THINK ON THE LAST BIT, SEE IF SHE'S ABLE TO LOGIN.
HI, DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE BOUNCING AROUND THERE.
SO I GUESS YOU'RE AHEAD OF IT.
WE'RE AHEAD OF THE STORM AND GOING THROUGH A BRIDGE, JUST WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF BLOCKS.
WELL, PLEASE KEEP YOUR DRINKS BELOW CAMERA LEVEL, PLEASE AS YOU AND I WANT TO SEE ANY UMBRELLA, SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT YOUR DRINKS ON THE CAMERA, PLEASE.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2020.UH, AND IF YOU ALL PLEASE RISE OR SIT IN, PLACE YOUR CHOICE AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE STATES TO THE REPUBLIC, PHYSICAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL RIGHT.
BRIAN WILL BE OUT TODAY, UH, UNABLE TO MAKE IT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A NEWPORT MEMBER WHO APPARENTLY IS NOT AVAILABLE TODAY.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM.
UM, AND HIS NAME IS DAVID MIX-INS.
SO I GUESS WE'LL MEET HIM AT THE, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR PHONE BUSINESS, UH, IT ALSO MEANS THAT OUR LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER DAN HEARN IS, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, FINISHED WITH THE BOARD.
HE IS NO LONGER AN ACTIVE MEMBER, BUT I ASKED HIM, DAN, THAT ARE, YOU WANT TO LINE? OR YOU CAN ON MUTE FOR JUST A MINUTE.
YEAH, NO, DIANE, DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR HOWARD, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM NOW.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL COME BACK TO HIM AT THE END.
WE'LL SEE IF HE JOINS UP THEN.
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
UM, BY NOW YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF TODAY'S AGENDA OR ANY COMMENTS CHANGES, SUGGESTIONS ON THE AGENDA.WE NOT ALL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.
TRY AND GET SECTION ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED THE AGENDA IS APPROVED THE SAME DEAL ON THE MINUTES.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – AUGUST 20, 2020]
YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED COPIES OF LAST MONTH'S MINUTES SAYING ANY CHANGES ON LAST.I'M HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
LAST MONTH'S MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
AND I SEE DAN IS NOW BACK WITH A STANDARDS.
YOU CAN UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE FOR JUST A MINUTE JUST WORKING ON IT.
BUT DAN IS, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, IT HE'S PART OF OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC.
WE CERTAINLY LIKED HIM FOR SEVEN YEARS OF SEARCH COMMITTEE IS A CERTAIN POINT WHERE YOU SEE ANY CHANGES LIAISON TO, UH, SO I'M HOPING THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO JOIN ON MEETINGS AS PUBLIC AND, AND
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PROVIDE SOME OF HIS WISDOM AS WE GO THROUGH THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING EVENTS AT BOTH AIRPORTS.SO THANK YOU TO DAN, ANY, ANY LAST WORDS, STAN, AND MAKE IT ENJOYABLE AND NICE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO WORK WITH.
I CERTAINLY SEE THE BEST IN THE FUTURE.
AND JUST TO REMIND THAT DAN HAS BEEN VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
APPRECIATE IT, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU WOULD LOG IN AS WE CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD.
[7. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]
TO JOHN DIRECTOR'S REPORT.AND AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE MUTE UNTIL JOHN IS COMPLETELY DONE WITH HIS REPORT.
UH, JOT DOWN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND SAVE THEM.
UH, ONE OF THE VERY END JOHN, THE NEXT HOUR, I'M GOING TO MUTE YOU JUST SO WE HAVE, WE'LL GO THROUGH A MEETING, EVERYBODY WHO'S NOT MUTED JUST IN CASE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE BACKGROUND NOISE.
UM, FIRST THING I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR BROADCAST PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY CHANNEL.
UH, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE COUNTY CHANNEL ONE, A SOUTHEASTERN EMMY.
UM, IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED I THINK, MONDAY OR TUESDAY AND WON IT FOR THE BEST ON-CAMERA TALENT AND THE HOST FOR THE NATURE SERIES, COASTAL KINGDOM.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THAT, UM, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS TV WORTH WATCHING, UM, IS PRODUCED BY, UH, BY RON LEWIS WHERE THE COUNTY CHANNEL AND TONY MILLS, WHO SOME OF YOU ALL YOU MAY KNOW, UH, IS A NATURALIST OUT THERE AT SPRING ISLAND.
AND THOSE ARE REALLY AWESOME PROGRAMS. UM, SO I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN NOMINATED SEVERAL TIMES.
THIRD TIME THEY'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE BEST TV HOST AND THEY WON IT IN 2018 AS WELL.
SO BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR BROADCASTING FOLKS WHO ALWAYS CARRY THIS, THIS, UH, MEETING TO OUR VAST VIEWING AUDIENCE THAT WE'VE GOT OUT THERE OR DURING FANS.
SO THANK YOU, BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT, KEEP IT UP.
AND UM, IF YOU DO SEE TONY OUT ON THE BOUT, YOU KNOW, ON THE DIRT ROADS OR THE TRAILS ADAM ON THE BACK, CAUSE THEY, THEY DEFINITELY HAVE A GOOD THING GOING THERE.
SO, UM, GRADUATIONS THROUGH COUNTY TOWN.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GET ONTO THE BOARD BUSINESS HERE.
I AM GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH MY POWERPOINT.
AND I'M GOING TO RESHOW THE VIDEOS THAT I MESSED UP LAST TIME.
SO YOU JUST GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE AND TRY AND MAKE THIS WORK.
UM, SO THIS WAS JUST THE POWERPOINT DIRECTOR'S REPORT WE GO THROUGH.
FIRST OF ALL, UM, PAUL DOLAN IS STEVE PERRY, OUR NEW MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM FOR THE AIRPORTS.
UM, YOU HOPEFULLY CAN SEE THEM ON YOUR SCREENS IS FACES THAT MAYBE YOU'VE NOT SEEN BEFORE.
PAUL IS OUR NEW, UH, SUPERVISOR, AIRPORT MANAGER AT ARW.
AND HE CAME IN, I GUESS THIS IS, UH, PAUL'S THIRD FULL WEEK ON THE JOB AND HE'S ALREADY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AT ARW.
SO WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM IN, UH, HE'S GOT A LOT OF IDEAS FOR ARW AND WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
SO MAYBE WALK ON BOARD TO AT DEPAUL W AND THEN JUST THIS WEEK, UH, SPEEDY PERIOD CAME ON BOARD, SORRY, MONDAY.
AND STEVE IS MY ASSISTANT AIRPORT DIRECTOR, BUT LIKE ME HE'LL, HE'LL SURROUND BOTH AIRPORTS AND WORK ON BOTH.
AND, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF WORK FOR THE BOTH OF US AND THE WHOLE TEAM.
SO, UM, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE BOTH THESE GUYS ON BOARD AND PRAY IS WANTING TO DO SO, LET'S SEE WHAT DRAKE DOES.
I'M APPROVED TRES REQUEST WHEN HE'D BE ABLE TO TRY VARIOUS BACON NOTES OR SOMETHING.
SO ANYHOW, FOLLOW STEVE ON BOARD, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING AND IT'LL BE GREAT TO HAVE THE EXTRA HELP WORK ON THOSE.
SO YOU'LL SEE THEM ON EMAILS AND ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO ONCE AGAIN, FREE AND OPEN AND EVERYBODY CAN, YOU KNOW, SHAKE HANDS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF AGAIN, THEN WE'LL BE, YOU CAN COME IN AND DO SELF TO SPEED ALL.
SO LAST MONTH WE MET JUST BEFORE WE DID OUR, UM, ANTI-MICROBIAL TREATMENT AT HXD.
AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW SHOTS OF THE OPERATION ACTUALLY GOING ON.
IT WAS THAT FRIDAY NIGHT WAS THE 21ST OF AUGUST.
AND, UH, AND YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE FOLKS APPLYING THE, UH, THE ANTI-MICROBIAL SPRAY.
AND I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE I INCLUDED THAT PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, CAUSE IT SHOWS ALL THE TSA BINS.
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CAN IMAGINE, THAT'S A PLACE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TOUCHING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.I DON'T WANT A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
SO WE MADE SURE EVERY ONE OF THOSE WAS TREATED, UM, IN THE WHOLE AIRPORT, EVERY, EVERY SURFACE IN THAT TERMINAL WAS, UH, WAS TREATED.
WE'VE GOT THE, THESE LITTLE SIGNS UP AROUND THE AIRPORT TOO, SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING AND THEY COME IN AND THEY CAN SEE THAT THE WHOLE PLACE HAS BEEN SANITIZED FOR THEIR PROTECTION.
AND WE FELT IT WAS A GREAT INVESTMENT OF SOME OF THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WE GOT AS PART OF THE CARES ACT, UH, SEEMED LIKE A GREAT WAY TO USE A PORTION OF THAT FUND.
SO WE DID SPEND SOME CARETECH MONEY ON SANITIZING, THE TERRIBLE, ALRIGHT, NOW SOME NOTES ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE AIRPORT.
UM, THIS WAS ABOUT THE NICEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN THIS ONE CONGRESSIONAL LOWS.
UM, IT'S ALMOST THE END OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, AS YOU REALIZE IT REALLY ENDS EFFECTIVELY NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF SOME HOLIDAYS.
UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE COMING UP IN CONGRESS, WON'T BE IN SESSION THE WHOLE TIME.
UH, SO THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BIG PRIORITIES.
THE TOP PRIORITY IS PASSING A CR AND CONTINUING RESOLUTION SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN.
UH, AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS DOING SOMETHING, SOME TYPE OF A CARE JACK TYPE RELIEF BILL, UH, BETWEEN THE, UH, THE TWO BRANCHES OF CONGRESS, WHICH ARE NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS AT THE MOMENT.
THERE'S NOT ONLY DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES THAT ARE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES, BUT ALSO IN EACH PARTY THERE'S DISAGREEMENT.
SO, UM, IT IT'S REALLY BECOMING, UH, A BIT OF A CRISIS UP THERE IN DC.
UH, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE IS RELIEF IT'S NEEDED ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT FRONTS, BUT CERTAINLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND YOU WATCHED, LET'S SAY NUMBERS, THE TSA NUMBERS GO FROM A HIGH POINT ON THE WEEKEND WHERE THEY'RE DOWN ABOUT DOWN ABOUT 60% OF LAST YEAR, DO LOW POINTS DURING THE WEEK WHEN THEY'RE DOWN 75% OF LAST YEAR.
SO IT DOESN'T TAKE A MATH MAJOR TO FIGURE OUT THAT THAT CAN LAST FOR TOO LONG.
AND THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS OR TAKE PAY CUTS, OR, YOU KNOW, GO ON UNPAID, LEAVE THAT SORT OF THING.
SO, UM, A SUGGESTION THAT THE, MAYBE THE CHAIRMAN CAN LOOK INTO FORCE IS I DID I'VE DRAFTED LETTERS TO CONGRESS THAT I HAVE SAID, UM, AND MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO IS I CAN, UH, MAYBE SEND ONE OF THOSE OVER TO THE CHAIRMAN AND THEN GET EACH ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO, UH, FIX THEIR SIGNATURE TO THAT, AND THEN GET THAT SET UP TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN DC, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT AIRPORTS STILL NEED THE SUPPORT.
SO HOWARD AND I CAN CONNECT ON THAT AFTER THE MEETING, PERHAPS.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION.
LAST TIME WE'VE MET AND THAT'S FOR FOLKS WHO WILL BE MAKING HANGER PAYMENTS OR BUYING SECURITY BADGES, OR SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO PURCHASE A PARKING PASSES FOR THE EMPLOYEE PARKING.
SO THAT'LL BE AN ONLINE OPTION WHERE YOU CAN USE, UM, ONE OF THESE GUYS, IF YOU'RE SITTING IN WITH RENEE GETTING YOUR BADGE, AND YOU SAY, WELL, I FORGOT MY CHECKBOOK.
WELL, NOW YOU CAN DO THIS, OR MAYBE YOU CAN BORROW HER COMPUTER TO GET ONLINE AND DO AN ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM WHILE YOU NEED A CREDIT CARD.
AND, UH, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT, THAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
I SPENT A FEW AFTERNOONS ON SOME AAA ECOURSES AAA, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES, AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION.
AND FROM TIME TO TIME, THEY'VE GOT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.
AND THIS WAS A REAL GOOD ONE THAT I TOOK OVER, UH, THREE AFTERNOONS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS AND GOOD AND BAD.
IT WAS GOOD BECAUSE GREAT INFORMATION, A LITTLE BIT HUMBLING BECAUSE IT SHOWED US THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO AS FAR AS GETTING OUR COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS IN LINE.
SO ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO HAVE PAUL ON BOARD AND STEVE ON BOARD, BECAUSE THEY CAN TAKE UP SOME OF THE, UH, THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITY THAT I WAS WORKING ON AND I CAN GET TO WORK ON SOME OF THESE, UM, YOU KNOW, HIGHER LEVEL COMPLIANCE TYPE THINGS.
AND THESE COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS ARE ALL DIRECTLY TIED INTO OUR BRAND INSURANCES SPONSOR ASSURANCES.
SO EVERY TIME WE GET A GRANT FROM THE FAA FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK, WE SIGN ON TO 39 DIFFERENT ASSURANCES.
SO WE, THERE ARE MEGA STRINGS ATTACHED TO THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED AND WE'VE GOT TO COMPLY WITH THAT.
SO I DID SOME CONTINUING ON THAT.
SO YOU MAKE PLENTY OF THINGS TO WORK ON.
I HAD A GREAT MEETING ABOUT ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO WITH THE CEO, FOR THE BEEF REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND AS YOU KNOW, IS THAT THERE'S A NEW CEO IN THERE.
AND, UH, AND HE'S GOT SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS, I THINK, GOING FORWARD WITH THE CHAMBER AND KIND OF A NEW FOCUS THAT THEY'VE GOT REALLY, REALLY HYPER-FOCUSED
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ON, ON BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS GROWTH AND RETENTION.AND SO WE'LL HAVE FURTHER MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE AS WE TRY TO BUILD A MEMBERSHIP THERE.
UM, AND, AND ALSO REALLY TYING THE AIRPORT INTO THE, UH, TIGHTER INTO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF, OF BUFORD, SO RIGHT.
AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THEM CONVINCED TO, UH, TO COME ON BOARD.
SO STANDBY FOR THAT ONE HOUR THAT MAY BECOME WHEN YOU'RE WEIGHING ALL RIGHT, ADJACENT LAND USE ITEMS. THIS, UM, I'VE DONE A LOT OF SPEAKING ABOUT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THIS COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, ONE OF OUR SPONSORS OR SEVERAL OF OUR SPONSORS ASSURANCES RELATE IN SOME WAY TO COMPATIBLE LAND USE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE FAA NEEDS TO NEEDS THE AIRPORT AS A SPONSOR FOR THE COUNTY OF THE AIRPORT IS A SPONSOR OF THE AREA FIELD.
UM, JUST TO BE COGNITIVE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE AIRPORTS.
AND THAT THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED AND WHERE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED.
SO, UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF, OF EXAMPLES RIGHT NOW THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT.
THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND I'M WORKING ON AND TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THE FAA.
UM, W ONE IS LOCATED IN THE, UH, THE RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE, BUT AT THE SOUTH END.
SO I'LL BE WORKING ON THAT WITH THE FAA AND WITH THE TOWN.
UM, AND IT MAY NOT BE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT SOME OF THESE, BUT WE HAVE TO AT LEAST LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE ARE INVOLVED AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS ARE AS FAR AS, UM, INFORMING PEOPLE AND MAINLY THE LOCAL ZONING FOLKS ABOUT WHAT SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AND APPROVED IN THE RPZ.
WE DON'T CONTROL EITHER ONE OF OUR RPCS, UM, COMPLETELY.
SO WE HAVE TO RELY ON LOCAL ZONING, UH, TO CONTROL THE, UH, THE INTEREST OF THE AIRPORT.
AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.
I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY VERY INFREQUENT THAT THE, UH, THE LOCAL JURISDICTION REALLY, REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT CAN AND CAN'T HAPPEN IN AN RPZ.
SO, UM, WE ARE NOT IN A, IN AN UNFAMILIAR SITUATION OR AN UNCOMMON SITUATION, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO THERE.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I WOULD IMAGINE, BUT IT'S THE ARBOR NATURE, UH, PROPOSAL TOO.
YOU ADD A USE ONTO WHAT THEY'VE GOT CURRENTLY.
AND IF, IF YOU RECALL, ARBOR NATURE IS A, UM, IT'S A TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL COUNTRY WHO HAS, WHO ALSO GRINDS UP THE MATERIAL THAT THEY TREND.
AND THEN IT'S, YOU KNOW, RE THE MOVE FROM THE ISLAND IS TAKEN OFF ON, OR WHAT HAVE YOU IT'S SOLD OR WHATEVER THEY DO.
UM, AND THAT BUSINESS RELOCATED OVER TO SUMMIT DRIVE JUST ACROSS THE STREET AND, AND DOWNLOAD WAYS NORTH OF THE, OF OUR HEART.
SO IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE EXECUTOR, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, THAT IS, UM, THAT THE NORTH END OF SOME DRIVE AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO ADD TO THEIR, ADD A USE TO THAT SITE.
AND IT'S A, THE PROPOSED USE IS A CLASS TWO, UM, DESTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS TRANSPORT PER STATION.
AND IT'S NOT AN INCOMPATIBLE USE, UM, BY THE LETTER OF THE, UM, ADVISORY CIRCLE WITH THE FAA, BUT THERE ARE SOME ALLOWED USES IN THE CLASS TO FACILITATE.
THEY DEFINITELY GET THE ATTENTION OF AIRPORT FOLKS AND THE FAA AND THE PRIMARY ONE THAT, THAT IS OF CONCERN IS THAT THE, UM, YEAH, AND THIS IS A TRANSFER STATION, SO IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A LANDFILL LANDFILLS IMMEDIATELY RAISED FLAGS WITH THE FAA WITH AIR FIELDS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
UM, BUT AS A TRANSFER STATION.
SO THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT TRANSFER STATION TO BE PROPOSED TO OPERATE IS IT, IF DEBRIS GETS DROPPED OFF WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, THEN THAT DEBRIS IS PICKED UP AND, AND OTHER TRUCKS AND MOVED OFF THE ISLAND.
SO JUST VERY, VERY LONG STORY SHORT, THE PREMISE BEHIND THE NEED FOR A TRANSFER STATION IS THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE SPOTS, ALL TRUCKS TAKE THE BRIE OFF THE ISLAND, THEY BRING IT TO A STATION LIKE THE ONE THAT'S PROPOSED AND WHEN THERE'S ENOUGH GATHERED, AND ONE LARGER TRUCK TAKES THAT DEBRIS OFF THE ISLAND.
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT TRUCKS GO OFF THE ISLAND, YET ONE TRUCK OFF THE ISLAND, A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK.
AND INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE EXACT NUMBERS AND FREQUENCIES ARE.
SO DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT THAT'S THE BASIC PREMISE OF THE TRANSFER STATION.
UM, BUT THE USE THAT'S OF CONCERN TO US IS THAT, UM, THAT, THAT TEMPORARY STORAGE, SO TO SPEAK OF ANIMAL CARCASSES IS IT IS THE UNAPPROVED USE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN TO US BECAUSE
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ANIMAL CARCASS, WHETHER THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, PARTIALLY WE'LL BE BURIED IN LONDON OVER AND THINGS LIKE THAT, NO MATTER WHAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WILDLIFE I'VE TENDED TO BE ATTRACTED TO THAT.AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A GOOD WAY TO HIDE THAT.
SO THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN FOR US BECAUSE TYPICALLY THAT WILDLIFE IS GOING TO BE A TON OF WINGS, AND THAT DOES NOT MIX WELL WITH OUR WINGS, THE AIRFIELD.
SO THE FAA, UH, THERE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS AND I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING AND THEIR COMPLIANCE FOLKS, AND I'VE BEEN SPEAKING.
AND, UM, THE WAY WE'VE HANDLED THAT SO FAR IS I GENERATED A LETTER FROM, FROM THE AIRPORT SIDE.
AND I THINK THAT I GOT AROUND TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO, I SHARED IT WITH, WITH MY BOSSES AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
SO THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND I SENT A LETTER TO D HECK EXPLAINING OUR CONCERNS.
THAT'S A STATE AGENCY, STATE, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
SO I SIGNED A LETTER TO THEM EXPLAINING WHY IT'S A CONCERN TO THE AIRPORT THAT CERTAINLY THAT SPECIFIC ALLOWED USE.
AND I REQUESTED A CONDITION IF A PERMIT IS GRANTED, I REQUESTED THAT A CONDITIONED BE ADDED TO THAT PERMIT, THAT ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITS ANIMAL CARCASSES FOR BEING AN APPROVED USE OF APPROVED MATERIALS THAT CAN BE PUT INTO THAT TRANSFER SITE.
UH, LET'S SEE, IT WAS A VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING THAT I HELD LAST WEEK THAT WAS BRIEFED IN THE OPENING REMARKS BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THAT LETTER FOR ME AT THE AIRPORT WITH THAT CONDITION REQUESTED.
SO IT'S, IT'S OUT THERE, PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT IT.
UM, THAT'S THE PRIMARY CONCERN.
THE SECONDARY CONCERN IS REALLY THE FREQUENCY AND THE OPERATION OF THAT TRANSFER STATION.
SO IF, IF MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS ARE STORED THERE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN THAT CAN ALSO BECOME HABITAT FOR YOU NAME.
IT COULD BE SOME TYPE OF RODENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SNAKED.
AND WHEN THOSE GUYS START SCURRYING AROUND WELL, ARE WILLING FRIENDS COME IN AGAIN TO FEED ON THOSE.
AND IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE AIRCRAFT.
SO THAT'S A SECONDARY CONCERN BECAUSE IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ONE.
UM, BUT I DID ALSO NOTE THAT IN THE LETTER THAT IF THERE WERE, IF IT APPEARED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES IN THE INSPECTION THAT D HECK WE'LL WE'LL PROVIDE, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY EXPECT THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD IMPLEMENT A WILDLIFE CONTROL PLAN AS IS OUTLINED IN THEIR PERMIT APPLICATION.
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION IF THEY'RE NEEDED TO BE IMPLEMENTED, BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST LEFT ON THE SHELF, THAT THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THAT'S GOING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS INVOLVED IN SENDING COMMENTS AND ATTENDING THESE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THIS EVENING OR ANOTHER WAS THE ONE THAT GOT CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE, THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
THERE'S A SECOND PUBLIC MEETING THAT'S COMING UP TO BE DETERMINED.
AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC HEARING, A VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING.
SO ALL OF THOSE ARE OPEN ONLINE FOR FOLKS TO ATTEND.
SO I DID SIT ON LAST WEEK FOR A FEW HOURS.
IT WAS KIND OF A LONG MEETING, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, DX, BASICALLY TAKING QUESTIONS AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF, OF FOLKS.
AND, UM, THAT'S, I THINK WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL, I GUESS RIGHT NOW WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD TIME TO ASK HOWARD IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING TO ADD.
SO I KNOW HE'S BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THIS AS WELL, SO, HOWARD, DO YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON ANYTHING? HOW ARE WE GOT IT? I'LL MEET YOU HERE.
AND DID IT WELL, MOST OF THE RESIDENTS THAT SEEMS TO BE MARCHING TO A
CAN I MAKE A COMMENT, JOHN? MAY I MAKE A COMMENT?
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YES.TWO THINGS ON THE RPZ, UH, ISSUE.
UH, I WISH YOU WOULD MAKE ME AWARE OF THOSE CHALLENGES BECAUSE I'M ALL OVER ISLAND WIDE ISSUES OF INCOMPATIBILITIES VERY MUCH ON MY MIND.
AND SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING COMING DOWN, THE PIKE THAT TROUBLES YOU, EVEN PROSPECTIVELY COME DOWN THE PIKE, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND MAKE ME AWARE OF THAT SITUATION, UM, ON THE PLASTIC TRANSFER STATION, UH, THERE ARE TWO ISSUES THERE THAT I THINK ARE A CHALLENGE.
UH, BOTH ARE THE CHALLENGE FOR THE, UH, AIRPORT.
UH, THE ONE YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY, UM, ANIMAL CAUCUSES, WHAT THEY MIGHT, BUT ALSO THE TRUCKS SUMMIT DRIVE IS NOT CONFIGURED FOR SERIOUS AND LARGE TRUCKS.
WE THINK IT COULD REALLY IMPACT THE GENERAL AVIATION SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, THE CONVENIENCE FOR GA CUSTOMERS.
SO I'M GOING TO PURSUE THAT AS IT AT A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT I WANTED TO ALERT YOU THAT, THAT, THAT WHOLE ROAD SITUATION IS GOING TO GET MESSY DOWN THE ROAD.
AND I WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU ABOUT THE, UH, THE ONE ITEM IN THE SOUTH END DZ.
UM, THAT WAS ONE THAT KIND OF SNUCK UP ON ME AS WELL.
I ACTUALLY FOUND OUT FROM A SOURCE.
THAT'S NOT SOMEBODY, I USUALLY FIND OUT IT, USUALLY THE TOWN PLANNING FOLKS GET IN TOUCH WITH ME PRETTY EARLY ON THOSE, BUT THIS WAS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
SO I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
BUT, BUT JOHN, EVEN FUCKING LOOKING AT ZONING, THE GENERAL AREA OF THE AIRPORT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW FROM YOU YOU'RE THE PROBLEMS MIGHT GROW SO THAT I CAN START INPUTTING THAT IN THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND RECOMMEND SOME LMO MODIFICATIONS.
SO THAT THOSE ARE KIND OF THE HEAVY HITTERS ON THE AIRPORT KNOWS UPDATES ON PROJECTS.
THE COMMERCIAL TERMINAL AND HILTON HEAD IS ABOUT 60% DESIGN, AND WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THE FORMAL SUBMITTAL TO THE TOWN HERE PRETTY SHORTLY.
AND, UM, SO W WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S NO HUGE UPDATE.
SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, UH, INTERIM MEETINGS SINCE THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD THE STAKEHOLDERS IN.
UH, BUT THAT'S TALKING ABOUT JUST SOME OPERATIONAL THINGS WITHIN THE TERMINAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, AND THEN THE RAMP, UM, WE WERE, UM, CERTAINLY VERY FORTUNATE TO BE AWARDED GRANT 46 FROM THE FAA.
AND AS YOU PROBABLY RECALL, UM, THIS YEAR, Y POINT AS PART OF THE CARES ACT, THE, UM, FYI 20 AIP GRANTS ARE 100% FUNDED BY THE FAA.
SO THAT TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A 5% STATE AERONAUTICS CONTRIBUTION AND A 5% AIRPORT'S CONTRIBUTION, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH THIS ONE.
SO THE STATE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND CERTAINLY WE ARE, THIS PROJECT WILL SAVE US SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK OF $265,000 SINCE IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED, SO EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY.
AND JUST, UH, MONDAY NIGHT AT COUNTY COUNCIL, WE RECEIVED THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT.
SO I'LL COORDINATE WITH TALBERT RIGHT NOW IN 10 AND OUR PURCHASING WE'LL GET EVERYTHING LINED UP.
AND THEN, UH, BEFORE LONG, YOU'LL HEAR ME BRIEFING PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS AND PROVIDING YOU WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND THAT KIND OF EXCITING STUFF.
SO, UM, I DID BRIEF THE AIRLINES YESTERDAY ON THAT PROJECT SO THAT THEY COULD SEE WHAT THE NEW RAMP AREA WILL LOOK LIKE.
AND ALSO ANY IMPLICATIONS THAT WILL, THAT THEY'LL HAVE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
CAUSE WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE THEM AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE FINE.
UH, SOME PROBABLY INVOLVED WITH THIS SOME BELIEVE, UM, UH, GLEN STANFORD HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS FROM THE TOWN STANDPOINT AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT
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NOW IS THAT I HAVE HAD, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MORE MEETINGS WITH THE FOLKS FROM THE CHURCH AND THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY, UH, JUST TO TRY TO COORDINATE EVERYTHING WITH, UH, WITH THE PROJECT THERE.AND WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WE'RE READY TO SEND SOME INFORMATION UP TO THE FAA FOR THEM TO START REPEATING IT.
SO I HAD A GOOD CALL WITH THE FAA TEAM YESTERDAY TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, W WHAT DO THEY SEE IS A, IS A FIRST SUBMITTAL FROM US FROM THE AIRPORT.
SO GOT SOME GOOD CLARITY ON THAT.
AND I'LL GO BACK IN AND BRIEF THE PROJECT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, SO ALL UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE NOW, THE PROJECT IS, IS MOVING.
UH, WHAT I CONTINUE TO REITERATE TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN THAT PROJECT IS THAT WHILE THE PROJECT PLANS ARE MOVING AND ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES ARE, ARE MOVING ALONG, WE ALSO HAVE TO KEEP ON THAT, UM, THIS PROJECT, AS ANY OTHER PROJECT HAS TO COMPETE FOR FAA FUNDING.
AND IT IS A PROJECT THAT IS NOT LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT.
SO IT'S, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROJECT, BUT IT'S GOT TO COMPETE WITH EVERY OTHER PROJECT OUT THERE IN THE SOUTH, IN THE SOUTHERN REGION.
UM, AND IN A TIME LIKE THIS, WHERE THE AVIATION TRUST FUND IS STARTING TO, YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL NOW FOR THAT.
UM, AND WITH TRAVEL BEING SO FAR DOWN, THE, THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING INTO THE FAA SYSTEM IS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE.
SO ANY PROJECT THAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, AN AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY PUT BACK A LITTLE BIT, I DON'T KNOW, ON AN EXACT TIMEFRAME, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND NOT TO HAVE AN EXPECTATION OF IMMEDIATE FUNDING FOR THAT PRODUCT.
NOW I BLEW THE MOVIE LAST TIME.
I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON HOW TO SET THIS UP AND MAKE SURE THE SETTINGS ARE RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY FRENCHIES OUT THERE.
IF YOU REMEMBER FROM A MOVIE BACK IN THE EIGHTIES, I THINK JUST TRYING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT.
SO LET'S SAY IF WE CAN, UM, I'M GONNA STOP SHARING THIS SCREEN, SHARE ANOTHER ONE.
I NEED TO NOT HAVE 17 SCREENS OPEN.
CAN EVERYBODY SEE A BLANK VIDEO SCREEN? WE'VE SEEN AN UPTICK IN, IN PASSENGER MOVEMENT THROUGH OUR AIRPORT CARGO AS WELL.
AND I THINK PEOPLE WERE READY TO TRAVEL.
THEY'RE READY TO GET BACK TO SOMEWHAT OF A NORMAL LIFE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE PEOPLE BACK AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND US.
WE'RE, WE'VE, WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE FOLKS HUDSON.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DISINFECTING BETWEEN EVERY CUSTOMER INTERACTION, CLEANING THE PIN PADS, HOW WE USE A BLEACH PRODUCT.
AND, UM, WE HAVE HAND SANITIZER AND PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR ALL OF OUR ASSOCIATES AS WELL FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR PASSENGERS.
TOTALLY COMPARABLE FROM THE TIME I FLEW IN FROM LAGUARDIA.
BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, EVERYONE IS ON THE MARATHONS.
THEY'RE DOING LIKE THE NO TOUCH POLICIES.
YOU'RE PUTTING MY SCAN OUT ON BOARDING PASSES.
SO EVERYTHING SEEMED PRETTY SAFE TO ME.
I'LL BE FLYING AGAIN IN A MONTH, CREATED A REGULAR SCHEDULE WHERE WE ADDRESS EVERY BATHROOM ON THE HOUR, EVERY HOUR, WE FOG THE JET BRIDGES, AND WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR CALLED THE CHI BACK.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT SPRAYS THE ENTIRE RESTROOM FACILITIES FROM THE VERY TOP TO THE BOTTOM, INCLUDING THE STALLS AND EVERY INCH.
AND THEN IT GOES BACK VACUUMS ON IT, AND IT MAKES THEM ESSENTIALLY GERM-FREE.
I THINK OUR AIRPORT IS SAFE BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING ALL THE PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE OUR AIRPORT IS SAFE.
WE'RE DOING THE SANITIZING OR RESPECTING THE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO, BUT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, UH, TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PASSENGERS.
YOU'LL NOTICE I'M HERE AT THE CHECKPOINT, OUR QUEUING AREA.
WE HAVE SOME PLACEMATS ON THE GROUND TO KEEP PASSENGERS SPACE, SIX FEET APART.
AND THEN AS THEY APPROACH THE TICKET, UH, DOCUMENT CHECK HERE, OFFICER, UH, THEY'LL NOTICE THERE'S A PLEXIGLASS THERE AS WELL AS OUR OFFICERS ARE WEARING, UM, SURGICAL MASK AND EITHER EYE GLASSES
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OR FACE SHIELDS.I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S WEARING MASKS, WHICH IS GREAT.
UM, WE CAN SEE HAND SANITIZER STATIONS EVERYWHERE AND JUST THIS, A LOT LESS PEOPLE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH LIVING FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS.
AND ON OUR AIRPLANE TOO, WE LIKE HAD OUR OWN ROAD.
THERE WAS NO ONE IN ANY WAR ERA.
YOU'LL KNOW YOU YOU'LL BE VERY AWARE OF THE SIMULATION OF THE PLANE AND THEY, THEY KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE SAFER ON THE PLANE THAN OUTSIDE THE PLANE SHOE OR A FAULT IS TO MAKE SURE YOU DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH, LOOK INTO WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT TO THE AIRPORT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE AIRPORT.
LOOK AT THE AIRLINE WEBSITE, LOOK AT THE AIRPORT WEBSITE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF INFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.
THE SERVICES ARE ALL STILL THE SAME.
UM, SO THE AIRLINES STILL OFFER THE SAME SERVICES, PROBABLY EVEN A BETTER SERVICE BECAUSE EVERY AIRPLANE IS GETTING FULLY SANITIZED ON EVERY TURN, WHICH IS A HUGE BENEFIT.
THEY'VE GOT VIDEOS ON ALL THEIR WEBSITES TOO, SO CUSTOMERS CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE'RE READY TO GET BACK TO REGULAR BUSINESS, NORMAL BUSINESS.
AND ALL THE AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ARE READY TO GET BACK TO WHERE WE WERE.
DO YOUR PART, WEAR YOUR MASK, SANITIZE YOUR HANDS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE.
WE ALL PUT OTHERS BEFORE OURSELVES.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS FANTASTIC THING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE BETTER PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS.
CAN WE WORK ON HERE?
I'VE GOT A SECOND ONE FOR YOU AS WELL.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR EXCELLENT COUNTY CHANNEL AND THEY CAN DO FOR US.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN OPEN HOUSE OUT HERE AT ARW AND, UM, DEALING WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THE FIRST BIRTH YEAR.
AND YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TO EXPECT, BUT THE WEATHER COOPERATED ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS OUT HERE.
AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, I WOULD SAY JUST A FANTASTIC TURNOUT.
UM, AND THEY GOT TO WATCH SOME VINTAGE AIRCRAFT AND SOME BRAND NEW AIRCRAFT SCREAM DOWN A LITTLE BIT OF A FLY OVER THOUGH PRETTY EXCITING STUFF.
EACH YEAR, SOUTH AVIATION ASSOCIATION DOES, DOES NEED SOME A WEEK TO PROMOTE AVIATION.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO THE ECONOMY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO THEY ENCOURAGED ALL EACH OF THE TWO, SOME AIRPORTS AND STATES TO PUT ON SOME KIND OF EVENT DURING THAT WEEK.
AND WE PICKED THE 15TH BECAUSE IT WAS VICTORY OVER JAPAN.
SO WE GOT JOHN RAMBLED AND THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD TO JOIN US IN THE PHYSIATRY.
SO, UM, I, UH, SCHEDULED, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS, WHO'VE GOTTEN THROUGH 11 FLYBYS GULFSTREAM AND ALL DIFFERENT AIRPLANES.
WE WERE ABLE TO STRUCTURE IT WITH THESE STATIC DISPLAY AIRPLANES.
AND THERE'S 10 OF THOSE ALL UNIQUE, SOME HIGH WINKS AND LOAD SOME, UH, GRASS, AIRPLANES, SEA PLANES, TWO SEAT PLANES.
UH, AND WE SHOWED AND DIVERSITY OF, UH, AIRPLANES IN OUR AIRPORT HERE FOR COUNTABLE.
WELL, FIRST WE'RE VERY HOT IN THE AIRPORT PINPOINT.
SO THE COUNTY I'M IN THE AIRMAN, OUR CHAMPION, THE PANTANAL, WHAT DID THEY DO? SOMETHING IN YOUR TRUCK? WE WERE RECOGNIZED.
WE WERE PUT OUT ON IT, GUESTS ON THIS NANNY DOWN 75 YEARS, SINCE THEN, AS WE GET MORE SPECIALISTS.
SO WE MIGHT NEED A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND BUFORD COUNTY AIRPORT WILL RECOGNIZE YOU BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST FIGURED LET'S OPEN UP THE GATES.
LISTEN, LET PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE AIRPORT, TAKE SOME OF THE MYSTERY OUT OF THINGS AND SHOW THEM THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST FOR THE RICH, YOU KNOW, AVIATION CAN BE FUN FOR EVERYBODY AND THERE'S JOBS IN ALL DIFFERENT PARTS OF AVIATION.
SO WE JUST WANT TO OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES, GIVE THEM SOMETHING FUN TO DO.
AND WE DID THAT 5K THIS MORNING TOO.
AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET TO RUN A 5K IN A ROW?
SO ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE COUNTY CHANNEL CAN DO FOR US.
AND, UM, BESIDES PUTTING ON THESE MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ANYTIME WE HAVE
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TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN WATCH TSN ONLINE, IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF CANADA, SORRY ABOUT THAT.WE HAD A HOCKEY VIDEO PLAYING NEXT, WHICH WE GO WATCH.
IT'S PROBABLY MORE EXCITING THAN I REMEMBER.
SO ANYWAY, YEAH, THE COUNTY CHANNEL DOES A GREAT JOB FOR US AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME WE DO AN EVENT, WE HAVE THEM OUT THERE AND, UH, THEY PRESERVE ALL THESE VIDEOS FOR POSTERITY.
AND SO IF YOU GIVE ME THE COPY, I'M SURE WE COULD FIND IT FOR YOU, BUT AGAIN, ANOTHER HATS OFF TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
A LOT OF GUYS WHO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THERE.
SO AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, LET'S SEE, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE ITEMS TO VOTE ON IT.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
PEOPLE, WHAT I SAID LAST MONTH, BOTH JOHN AND CHRIS TREY, AND THEN MARK AND JIM AT CONSORT, REALLY AN OUTSTANDING EVENT, THE SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS LAST MONTH, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
AND ALONG THOSE WELLS, I'LL SAVE IT FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
I DO HAVE TO BACKTRACK BECAUSE I ADMITTED A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY MEETING AT THE OUTSET, BUT WE FAILED TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
SO IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH US TODAY, THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A THREE MINUTE SESSION WITH THE BOARD, UH, PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW.
THAT IMPORTANT COMMENT PERIOD IS, UM, CHRIS AND TREY AND,
[10. ARW GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT]
AND JOHN HAD BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A LADY'S ISLAND AIRPORT.AND THAT DOCUMENT IS, HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN OFFICE THE POTENTIAL TO SUBSTANTIAL INCREMENTAL INCOME, IF, AND WHEN THEY FIND TENANTS OVER THERE.
BUT I SENT THE JOHN SENT TO ME, AND THEN I FORWARDED TO YOU A COPY OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
UM, IT'S OUR OBLIGATION AS A PORT TO READ IT, DIGEST IT, DISCUSS IT, AND THEN BOTH THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THAT AGREEMENT.
SO AT THIS POINT, UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT LEASE AGREEMENT AND HOWARD, THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO, UH, JUST KIND OF POINT OUT TO THE BOARD, THERE'S ONE CHANGE THAT STILL HAS TO BE MADE, AND THAT IS ON, UH, PAGE FOUR, THERE'S A SECTION FOR DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENT THAT MENTIONED, UM, BID DOCUMENTS DOWN ABOUT THE FIFTH LINE THAT THE BID DOCUMENTS ARE GOING TO BE THAT SECTION, THAT, THAT LINE OR NOT THAT LINE, BUT THAT PIECE BID DOCUMENTS IS GOING TO BE REMOVED SINCE IT'S NOT A COUNTY PROJECT, THAT'S A PRIVATE PROJECT THAT BID DOCUMENTS DON'T NEED TO BE SHOWN TO THE COUNTY.
UM, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I KNOW OF THAT STILL HAS TO BE DONE OTHER THAN THAT.
UM, TREY AND I, UH, AND MARK HAVE WORKED ON THIS AND IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, W WE APPROVE IT AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY WITH LISA.
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, BUT WE GOT IT DONE.
IT WAS TOOK FOUR OR FIVE, SIX MONTHS AND A LOT OF DILIGENT WORK.
SO HAVING SAID THAT, HOW ABOUT IF YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ARW GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED AS YOU DESCRIBED, IF YOU PROMISE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ARW GROUND LEASE? WE DO.
WE HAVE SIX ON LEBANON AND ON PERFORMANCE, AND I KNOW JIM HAS BEEN FIND A LOG ON JUST HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY EMAILING BACK.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S WHETHER IT'S YET ON COUNTING AND JUST AN FYI
SO HAVING A
WE HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MOTION AS AMENDED, AS DESCRIBED BY CHRIS SIGNIFIED BY SAYING, AYE, AYE, ANY AND OPPOSITION, ANY ABSTENTIONS MOTION IS APPROVED.
[11. BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT NAME CHANGE (November 2019 amended minutes)]
PIECE OF BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE FOOD WITH TECHNICAL BRIDGE.LAST NOVEMBER, WE APPROVED THE NAME CHANGE FOR THE LADIES ON AIRPORT AND BACK STORY.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS TO MEET THOSE WITNESSES THAT PROPERLY JOHN
ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? IF NOT, WE'LL HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REVISED NOVEMBER, 2018 MINUTES.
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ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES AS WELL.
I THINK TAKES CARE OF OUR ACTION ITEMS. SO FOR THE MOMENT, I THINK WE CAN, JOHN, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WELL, LET ME JUMP IN REAL QUICK, KNOW THAT WITH THE GROUND LEASE, UM, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT? I CAN'T QUITE HEAR YOU A LITTLE LOUDER, THE BETTER, A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WITH THE GROUND LEASE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT THAT PACKAGE TURNED IN FOR, UH, THE IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE ON MONDAY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
AND THEN FROM THERE, IT'S GOT TO GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THREE READINGS BECAUSE ANYTIME YOU HAVE A LEASE ON COUNTY PROPERTY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THREE READINGS.
SO APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE VOTE TODAY AND IT WE'LL KEEP THAT MOVING THROUGH THE PIPELINE.
NICE WORK, EVERYBODY ON THAT LIST MAKE THAT SHIFT PROVIDES A NICE INCREMENTAL INCOME AS WE FIND A TENANT FOR THE SPOT.
THIS IS MARK, AS I WAS TALKING WITH CHRIS EARLIER, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S EDIFICATION.
IT'S A GOOD THAT THAT'S MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT JUST IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, SEVEN DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT OWNERS HAVE, UH, APPROACHED ORIGINAL AND ABOUT, UH, HANGAR SPACE OVER THERE.
SO THAT'S BUSINESS THAT IS BEING LOST AT A BUFORD COUNTY, RIGHT.
BUT INFORMATION I'M SURE IS STILL HAS TO RUN ITS COURSE.
AND CHRIS, ANY, ANY INDICATION WE HAVE SOME INTEREST ON THE GROUND? UM, PROBATIONS, UH, YEAH, SO WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY, UH, UM, STILL REACHING OUT TO US THAT ARE VERY, VERY INTERESTED.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM, AT LEAST GET THEM THE INFORMATION AND, UH, ASSUME THAT IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY WITH MINOR CHANGES.
AND AT LEAST THEY CAN START THEIR WORK.
I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY NOT TO, UH, JOHN, DO YOU, UH, CAUSE I BELIEVE SINCE THAT IS WHERE IT'S AT, IS THAT LOOSE THAT IN PUBLIC? UM, YEAH, IT IS TECHNICALLY IT'S IN THE PUBLIC REALM BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO A FACILITIES COMMITTEE.
THOSE AGAIN, JUST TO GET PUBLISHED ONLINE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE TWO THINGS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
UH, SO EVERYBODY'S READY MAYBE AT THE SAME TIME.
ALRIGHT, WELL, GOOD WITH THAT.
[COMMITTEE REPORTS ]
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UM, MESSENGER SERVICE.I WAS LIKE, ADD ANYTHING DOING, AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN ANN'S DONE.
I WAS JUST ASKING IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING, UH, I REALLY, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A REPORT AND THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT ON.
ARE YOU GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DELTA SITUATION, LESLIE? OH, NO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PASSENGERS OUT THERE ARE AWARE THAT ALL OF OUR FLIGHT INFORMATION, UM, SYSTEM, THAT SYSTEM WE HAVE IN PLACE, THE DATA IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE AIRPORT'S WEBSITE.
I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PASSENGERS TO KNOW ABOUT IS THEY CAN NOW UPLOAD THAT AND SEE WHAT FLIGHTS ARE COMING IN AND OUT DAILY.
AND ALSO IT INCLUDES ARRIVAL TIMES, FOUR TIMES.
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
EXCELLENT, NICE ENHANCEMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
SO COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, JIM, AS YOU SAID, WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO SO.
SO IN HIS ABSENCE, UM, I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE COMMUNITY, DID YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE TO START LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL AIRPORT? DE LOS JOHN IS A MARKETING COMMITTEE WILL LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING AN AIRPORT DAY FOR THE SPRING, SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.
RIGHT? IF YOU COULD SIT DOWN WITH JIM BRIAN, LET'S TOUCH BASE WITH JOHN TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THEM AND SEE IF WE JUST STARTED TO DEVELOP SOME PLANS FOR THE JOURNEY SIMILAR TO
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THAT, CERTAINLY FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMPANY FOLKS.ANY OTHER COMMUNITY POINTS? ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? IF NOT, WE WILL GO BACK ONCE MORE.
JOHN, ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED? I'M CONSULTING MY LIST, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
IF NOT, WE'LL GO BACK ONE MORE TIME TO OUR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
SO IF WE DO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT NOW IS THE TIME TO RAISE HIM.
IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW.
THEREFORE I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
[15. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020, 1:30 PM AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BEAUFORT COUNTY GOVERNMENT ROBERT SMALLS COMPLEX, 100 RIBAUT ROAD, BEAUFORT, SC (WITHIN REALM OF POSSIBILITY) OR VIA CISCO WEBEX. FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CLICK HERE:]
THAT OUR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 1:30 PM.AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME WEBEX TYPE FORMAT.
AND IF IT CHANGES, CERTAINLY EVERYBODY WE'LL NOTIFY YOU NOTIFY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TO ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING.
BARRY WAS THE SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
BUT TO HAVE YOU SEE YOU REGULARLY AND OUR MEETINGS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.