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Board approves 10‑year GSA lease for TSA space at Hilton Head Island Airport; rent shown in backup at $29,500 annually
Summary
The board approved a 10‑year lease between Beaufort County and the General Services Administration for TSA space at the expanded Hilton Head Island terminal, with backup indicating annual rent of $29,500 and an escalation formula over the lease term.
The board approved a 10‑year lease authorizing the General Services Administration (GSA) to lease space used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the expanded Hilton Head Island Airport terminal.
Staff explained that with added common space in the new terminal, the leased square footage attributable to departments such as TSA increased and that the negotiated lease balances fairness across similar airports. The director told the board the lease will likely increase annual rent and that the backup materials list a rent amount of $29,500 per year with a contractual escalation formula over the 10‑year term.
Board members asked about the lease calculation and whether the federal government pays for screening lane areas; staff said the federal government does not pay for TSA screening lanes (those common areas are not leased) and that the rent covers limited spaces such as storage, kitchenette and supervisory offices. "None of that screening area rent is paid for by the federal government for TSA," the director said.
After discussion the board moved, seconded and approved the lease by voice vote; the board did not conduct a roll‑call vote in the meeting record.
