Oct 11, 2023 Airport Advisory Commission

ITEM TWO, AUGUST, 2023, FINANCIAL RESULTS.

UM, AGENDA ITEM TWO.

UM, BEFORE, BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS AGENDA IS POSTED AT THE END OF THE DAY ON FRIDAYS.

AND I WOULD SUPER APPRECIATE IF ALL OF US TOOK TIME ON THE WEEKEND PRIOR, OR AT LEAST THE DAYS TO BEFORE THE MEETING, TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE AGENDA AND, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

I ALSO MIGHT LIKE TO, UM, HAVE ONE OF, ONE OF YOU LIKE SORT OF TACKLE EACH AGENDA ITEM.

SO WHEN WE GET TO IT, ONE OF YOU HAS THE MOST AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT BECAUSE, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, LATER TODAY, WE HAVE A, AN ITEM THAT WAS NOT POSTED AS BACKUP, THAT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

AND, UM, WE'LL LEARN ABOUT IT FROM STAFF, BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF A WINDOW TO MAKE A A DECISION FOR, FOR SOME.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AGENDA

[2. August 2023 Financial Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief, Finance.]

RAJIV THOMAS, UM, DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE.

WELCOME.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

UM, SO THESE ARE THE RESULTS FOR AUGUST OF 2023.

UM, OUR UNEMPLOYMENTS HAD A SLIGHT DECLINE OF 0.2%, AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE APRIL, UH, ROUGHLY FLAT YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH, UH, VERSUS THE PRIOR YEAR.

UH, BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, OUR REVENUES, UH, INCREASED BY ABOUT 2.3 MILLION OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, UH, AUGUST, AND IT WAS UP ABOUT 10.7% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

UH, YEAR TO DATE, OUR REVENUES ARE 12.6% HIGHER THAN FISCAL YEAR 22, AND OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE ABOUT 23% WORSE, UH, OR HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.

BUT IN TERMS OF EXCESS REVENUES OR NET INCOME, WE HAVE FLAT VERSUS WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.

SO OVERALL, FINANCIALLY, WE ARE DOING VERY GOOD WITH HIGHER REVENUES IN SPITE OF, UH, HIGHER OPERATING EXPENSES.

OKAY, GREAT.

COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. THOMAS? OKAY.

UH, AGENDA ITEM

[3. Fiscal Year 2024 Grant Plan provided by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief, Finance.]

THREE.

UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

WE'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT, THIS IS THE FISCAL YEAR 24 GRANT PLAN.

UM, PLEASE PROCEED.

UM, SO THIS ONE IS, IT'S MORE OF AN INFORMATIONAL, UH, FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.

UH, IN 2022, WE DID GO AND GET, RECEIVE, UH, COUNCIL APPROVAL TO ACCEPT $300 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT, UH, OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM 2022 TO 2024.

SO THESE ARE JUST KIND OF PLANS OF SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT, UH, THAT WE ARE SEEKING FROM THE F A A.

UM, SO THE, THE, THE, JUST FROM A TYPES OF GRANTS, THIS IS PAGE ONE ON THE PRESENTATION.

NEXT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT OUR REGULAR A I P GRANTS, WHICH IS AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE RECEIVE ANNUALLY.

WE HAVE ENTITLEMENT DOLLARS RELATED TO THAT, AND ALSO DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS.

MOST OF THAT IS SPENT ON TAXIWAYS RUNWAYS, YOU KNOW, AIRFIELD PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE WHAT, WHAT THOSE GRANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, UM, FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.

YOU KNOW THAT A I P GRANT HASN'T BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR TERMINAL RELATED PROJECTS, SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN CONFINED TO THOSE AIRFIELD PROJECTS JUST BECAUSE OF, I THINK OVERALL FROM AN OVERALL NATIONAL FUNDING PRO, UM, UM, SIZE.

THEY JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DOLLARS TO DISTRIBUTE FOR IT OR TERMINAL PROJECTS.

SO LAST YEAR IN 2022, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY CREATED THE BI BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.

THEY HAD TWO COMPONENTS OF IT.

ONE IS THE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, AND THEN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM.

UH, THE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IS A FIVE YEAR ROLLOUT, 3 BILLION ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO

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ALL THE AIRPORTS.

UM, AND THEN ALSO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM IS 1 BILLION ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS, OR 5 BILLION IN TOTAL.

UM, AND THESE TWO GRANTS ACTUALLY HAVE THESE BUY AMERICA AND, AND BUILD AMERICAN PROVISIONS.

UM, SO WHEN WE GO OUT FOR GRANTS, UH, THAT ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THESE LAWS, UH, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON WHICH ONES THAT WE ARE, UM, APPLYING FOR.

SO WE TEND TO, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE COMPONENTS, YOU KNOW, ARE, COULD BE BUILT ELSEWHERE.

SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE, WE ARE GOING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCALLY SOURCED AND BUILT IN AMERICA.

SO, UH, THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, SHOWS, UH, THREE TYPES OF GRANTS RELATED, RELATED TO THIS THAT WE ARE GONNA GO, WE ARE GONNA SEEKING, UH, ONE IS THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLAN, THE NEW CENTRAL UTILITY PLAN.

UNDER THE A I G PROGRAM, WE'LL BE SEEKING APPROXIMATELY $11.2 MILLION.

UH, THE ATRIUM INFILL, UH, THIS IS MOSTLY ALL CONCRETE WORK, UH, THAT IS GONNA GO OVER THE CURRENT BAGGAGE CLAIM ON THE CONCOURSE LEVEL.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE FULLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE A T P GRANT.

SO THAT'S $25.2 MILLION.

THE OVERALL PROJECT IS ABOUT $34 MILLION, BUT WE HAVE TO FUND 25% OF IT.

SO, UM, 75% OF THAT IS THE 25 MILLION RIGHT THERE.

AND ALSO UNDER THE A I P PROGRAM, UH, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING, THIS IS UNDER THE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.

WE ARE LOOKING TO RECEIVE ABOUT 15 MILLION OR SO IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAY PROJECT, WHICH WILL MOSTLY, AGAIN, BE MOSTLY CONCRETE.

UH, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD EASILY QUALIFY FOR, UH, UNDER THE BABA PROVISIONS.

UH, THE NEXT SLIDE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

NEXT SLIDE.

KIND OF JUST BREAKS IT OUT BY HOW THAT BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW IS BROKEN OUT BY, UH, THE, THE TYPES OF AIRPORT.

LARGE HUBS OBVIOUSLY GET A BIGGER PROPORTION OF THE OVERALL FUNDING DOCK FALLING INTO THE LARGE HUB CATEGORY.

WE HOPE TO GET A LARGER, UH, SLICE THAN WE DID UNDER THE MEDIUM CATEGORY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW, QUITE KNOW THE AMOUNTS YET.

UH, THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE F A A, BUT THE, THE AMOUNTS PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS LETTER ARE APPROXIMATE AMOUNTS.

THAT'S, THAT WAS IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT.

COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS ON THE, UM, THE FEDERAL DOLLARS COMING THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, OR I I J A, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT.

UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE HAVE A 15% APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENT AND PREVAILING WAGES, WHICH IS TWO THINGS THE AIRPORT WILL ALREADY BE DOING.

PREVAILING WAGES, DEFINITELY I THINK APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENT, I'M NOT QUITE SURE.

I MEAN, MAYBE LYNN OR KATHY CAN CONFIRM ON THAT ONE.

APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENT, I'M NOT FAMILIAR.

SO WE FOLLOW THE CITY OF AUSTIN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, UM, AND WE'LL FOLLOW ALL OF THE D B E AND OTHER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, FOR PREVAILING WAGE AND IN ANY OTHER DAVIS BACON OR ANY OTHER RULES LIKE THAT, THAT COMPLY IF WE GET THOSE GRANTS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.

MY QUESTION IS, THOUGH, ON THIS GRANT, A LOT OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED MM-HMM.

ALSO HAVE THAT 15% APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ONE DOES OR THESE DO, IS THAT CORRECT? THEY, THEY SHOULD, SHOULD.

'CAUSE THEY KIND FOLLOW THE SAME A I P.

SORRY, WE'RE SUBMITTING, SORRY.

AND IF SO, THAT SHOULD HELP US, THE FACT THAT WE ALREADY DO THAT, SO YEAH.

OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH, UM, WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE APPLICATION FOR THIS RESPONSE? WELL, WE, WE ARE APPLYING, UM, BY OCTOBER 16TH IS THE DEADLINE FOR THAT A T P, UH, PROJECT, THE ATRI INFILL.

AND WE ARE ALSO GONNA APPLY FOR THE, UH, MIDFIELD, NO, THE CUP PROJECT.

RIGHT? THE A I G, THE A I G COMPONENT OF IT BY OCTOBER 16TH.

SO NEXT MONDAY IS THE ONE THAT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THE, THE, THE NOFO FOR THAT.

UH, BUT THE APPLICATION IS GONNA GO TO THE F A, WE WILL RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE ONCE THEY LOOK AT THE POOL OF ALL THE PROJECTS, UH, NATIONALLY AND ALSO REGIONALLY.

AND THEN WE'LL GET CONFIRMATION ON THE AMOUNTS LATER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN WE WILL FIND OUT ON THE, WHEN WE GET THE EXACT DOLLARS WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW ONCE THEY APPROVE IT.

AND YEAH, SO IN NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME LAST YEAR, THIS NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.

SO THAT'S A PRETTY FAST TURNAROUND WITHIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH THE DEADLINE.

HAVE YOU ALREADY SUBMITTED OR, OR NO, TOMORROW? NO, FRIDAY.

TOMORROW IS THERE.

VERY GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

AND WE ARE INTERESTED TO HEAR, UM, HOW IT'S ALLOCATED, UM, DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS AND THE AWARD.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU TRACK THIS 15% APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM? I KNOW THE CITY HAS REQUIREMENTS, BUT IS THERE A, UM,

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REPORT ABOUT THAT? THE, THE ARM OF THE CONTRACTING, UM, CAPITAL CONTRACTING TEAM, WHICH IS ARMORED THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE.

THEY HAVE A WHOLE TEAM THAT TRACKS THE PREVAILING WAGES, AND THEY ALSO DO AUDITS ON, THEY GO OUT AND DO AUDITS ON THE PEOPLE WORKING TO ENSURE THEY ARE GETTING THOSE PREVAILING WAGES.

AND THEY WILL ALSO TRACK THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS AND THE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN ACTUALLY DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TRACKING THAT.

AND WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR SOME DIFFERENT REPORTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, UH, GOT ME THAT FIRST REPORT.

SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF TRACKING THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONERS ONLINE? NO.

AGENDA ITEM FOUR IS THE AIR SERVICE UPDATE.

UH,

[4. Air Service Update provided by Jamy Kazanoff, AUS Air Service Development.]

UM, WE HAVE JAMIE KOFF HERE.

HELLO.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.

ALL RIGHT.

HAS EVERYBODY MEMORIZED THE REPORT? ? IT'S STILL POSITIVE, WHICH IS ALWAYS PLEASANT TO TELL YOU GUYS.

UM, IN OCTOBER, OUR SEATS ARE UP 8% YEAR OVER YEAR, AND NOVEMBER LOADED 5% YEAR OVER YEAR.

SO CERTAINLY WE HAVE THE SEATS FOR FOLKS TO FLY.

UM, SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT AIR SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ONE THAT HAS NOT GAINED A LOT OF PUBLICITY YET IS AIR CANADA.

WE WILL START A NEW ROUTE FOR AUSTIN THAT'S NEVER BEEN SERVED, AND THAT'S MONTREAL.

AND, UH, IT'S STARTING MAY 3RD WITH FOUR A WEEK IN A BEAUTIFUL, A TWO 20 WITH 137 SEATS.

I BELIEVE THEY'LL BE DOING A, A MASS PRESS RELEASE WORKING WITH SAM AND THE TEAM FOR A NATIONAL RELEASE.

BUT SINCE THIS IS ALREADY LOADED FOR SALE, UH, TO CUSTOMERS, I WANTED TO BE SURE AND MENTION IT.

UM, JUST A GENERAL REMINDER ABOUT, UH, SANTA FE.

THEY, IT'S JUST EIGHT FLIGHTS THAT AMERICANS ADDED TO SANTA FE, WHICH IS A NEW ROUTE FOR US.

THESE EIGHT FLIGHTS ARE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, AND IF WE FLY THEM, WE MIGHT GET THEM TO FLY YEAR ROUND.

SO LET'S, LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO THAT ONE.

UH, WE CELEBRATED THIS LAST WEEK, UH, DELTA'S NEW NONSTOP SERVICES TO LAS VEGAS AND ORLANDO.

AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT TO THEIR HUBS, THESE ARE TO POINT TO POINT, WHICH IS DISTINGUISHES AUSTIN FROM MANY OF THE AIRPORTS THAT DELTA FLIES TO.

UH, LET'S SEE, SAN JUAN.

SAN JUAN WAS DROPPED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PICKED IT UP.

SO WE'RE THRILLED TO SEE THIS START IN MARCH 9TH.

ON MARCH 9TH, UH, OF NEXT YEAR, SAN JUAN VEEVA ABO.

THAT WAS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

VIVA ABO WAS, UH, ON HOLD FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OWING TO THE SECURITY CATEGORY, ONE REQUIREMENT BY THE F A A AND, UH, VEEVA ABOS HAD ANNOUNCED BEFORE THAT FREEZE THAT THEY HAD PLANNED TO FLY AUSTIN AGAIN.

AND, UM, THEY'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH.

THEY WILL BE STARTING AUSTIN TO MONTEREY FOUR TIMES A WEEK, STARTING MARCH 22ND WITH AN A THREE 20.

UH, THEY LAST, THEY HAVE SERVED AUSTIN BEFORE AND 2008 AND 2009, AND SPIRIT WAS FLYING, MONTEREY AND SPIRIT DISCONTINUED THESE FLIGHTS LAST MONTH.

SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THESE FLIGHTS IF THEY'RE DISCONTINUED.

AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER CARRIER IN THE WINGS PICKING 'EM UP.

UM, OVERALL NET, WE'RE DOWN ONE NONSTOP DESTINATION COMPARING OCTOBER 23 TO 22.

AND I'VE LISTED THOSE THERE, BUT YOU CAN, BUT SEVERAL OF THESE ARE GONNA BE PICKED UP AGAIN IN THE SPRING.

UM, WE'RE UP, WE HAVE 19 CARRIERS VERSUS 17, AND OUR NONSTOP DEPARTURES ARE UP 8% FOR TOTAL FLIGHTS IN TERMS OF CARRIER SEAT SHARE.

WE LIKE TO LOOK AND SEE WHO'S GAINING AND WHO'S LOSING YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE WITH 23 AND 22.

UM, SOME DIFFERENCES THERE IN OUR MARKET SHARE.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION YET ON OUR CONNECTING TRAFFIC OR OUR AIRFARE PRICES TO UPDATE THESE CHARTS.

I'LL HAVE INFORMATION LATER THIS MONTH, SO FOR THE NEXT NOVEMBER REPORT, I'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'VE MADE IT EASIER TO READ THESE CONNECTING MARKETS WITH LAS VEGAS TO AUSTIN, TO ORLANDO AND SPELLED OUT THERE EASILY.

HOPEFULLY, THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR ALL.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

JUST SAYING THANKS FOR MAKING THAT CHANGE.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

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NO.

I DO, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WHEN AN AIRLINE ANNOUNCES A NEW ROUTE THAT IS GONNA BE, UM, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WHAT KIND OF COMMITMENT DO THEY MAKE? HOW LONG WILL THAT FLIGHT? UM, HOW LONG IS THE COMMITMENT? IT DEPENDS.

THEY, THEY DO TELL US IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING FOR THE INCENTIVE, IF, IF THEY'RE INCENTIVE ELIGIBLE MM-HMM.

IF IT'S A YEAR ROUND OR A SEASONAL FLIGHT.

UM, SO WE KNOW THAT IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES A CARRIER WILL COMMIT TO SEASONALLY FLYING AND THEN CONTINUE ON YEAR ROUND IF IT WORKS WELL.

BUT WE, OTHER THAN THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH IS FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS AND NEW INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AND NEW CARRIERS ONLY NOW SINCE WE'VE FROZEN DOMESTIC INCENTIVES, WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM THAT MAKES A COMPLIANCE FOR AN AIRLINE TO CONTINUE A FLIGHT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE AIR CANADA, MONTREAL FLIGHT IS INCENTIVIZED AND THEY ARE, THEY, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMMITTED TO SIX MONTHS A YEAR, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

WELL, THE, THE INCENTIVE WILL JUST LAST NO LONGER THAN UP TO ONE YEAR.

SO THEY, IF THE LANDING FEES ARE FOR UP TO ONE YEAR, AND IF THEY'RE FLYING JUST SEASONALLY, THEY'LL JUST RECEIVE THEM SEASONALLY.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THEM FLY THE FULL YEAR OF COURSE.

AND THEN CONTINUE ON SUCCESSFULLY.

CORRECT.

AND, UM, AND ALSO FOR THE, IF SOUTHWEST PICKED UP SAN JUAN, THEY GET THE INCENTIVE BECAUSE IT'S, WELL, IT'S NOT INTERNATIONAL.

NO, IT'S, THAT'S DOMESTIC.

THAT IS TRUE.

IT'S JUST ACROSS AN OCEAN.

IT'S A US TERRITORY.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IS NUMBER FIVE, JOURNEY WITH A U S, UM, THE ACTIVE PROJECTS UPDATE.

I'VE MADE THAT MISTAKE BEFORE TOO, WENDY.

UM, YES.

A TERRITORY IS A PART OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE ROSIE REPORT.

THANK YOU, AND NICE TO SEE YOU.

NICE.

UM, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM

[5. Journey with AUS (AUS AEDP/Capital Improvement Program) Active Projects Update provided by Lyn Estabrook, Deputy Chief Development Officer, Planning and Development.]

WE HAVE LYNN ESTABROOK, THE DEPUTY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT HERE.

UM, LYNN, WOULD YOU, I I, I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING WE DISCUSSED THIS, BUT MAYBE WE LEARNED ABOUT IT AFTER THE MEETING.

I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN A PROMOTION THAT, UM, YOUR ROLE HAS CHANGED.

YES, WE DID LEARN ABOUT IT AT THE LAST MEETING.

BUT THE TITLE IS NOW ON THIS, UM, PAGE, SO I'M THE, THE AIRPORT DEPUTY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

UM, AND CURRENTLY I'M REPORTING TO GHISLAINE RIGHT NOW.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF PROJECT? YEAH.

SO IT IS, UM, THE PRESENTATION IS IN YOUR BACKUP, AND IT STARTS ON PAGE 27.

AND, UM, I WANNA CALL OUT THREE THINGS SPECIFICALLY.

UM, UH, FOUR THINGS, ACTUALLY ON PAGE 31, THE MIDFIELD PROJECT, UM, FOR THE NEW MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS THAT, UM, RAJIV TALKED ABOUT GETTING, LOOKING TO GET, UM, MORE GRANT MONEY FOR THAT IS ON TRACK.

WE'RE AT 30% DESIGN, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

UM, THOSE CAME IN JUST RECENTLY, UM, ON PAGE 32, THE DEMO PROJECT, IN ORDER TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MIDFIELDS THAT ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF THIS, UM, CALENDAR YEAR.

SO THAT'S ALSO REALLY EXCITING.

UM, AND THEN ON PAGE 37 IS THE WEST INFILL, WHICH WILL GET US, UM, THE SECOND PHASE OF THE BAGGAGE AND MORE SECURITY SCREENING LIENS THAT IS ON TRACK.

AND WE HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE 60% DRAWINGS.

SO THOSE ARE ALL REALLY EXCITED.

AND THEN I WANNA MAKE ONE FINAL STATEMENT, UM, ABOUT, UM, PAGE ON PAGE, UH, ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 16.

AND IT'S THE SCHEDULE THAT'S ON, UM, IN THE BACKUP ON PAGE, UH, 29.

UM, I WANNA MAKE STATEMENT ABOUT THE CHANGES ON THAT.

SO THE, UM, AIRPORT LEADERSHIP TEAM IS CONTINUOUSLY EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS THAT PROMOTE A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN THE AIRPORT DESIGNERS AND THE CONTRACTORS WITH AIRLINE SUPPORT AND EFFICIENT PROJECT SEQUENCING AT THE FOREFRONT OF DECISION-MAKING, THE A U S TEAM HAS OPTED TO CHANGE FROM PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY METHODS FOR CONCOURSE B AND THE TUNNEL AND THE PARKING PROJECTS.

AND SO THE DESIGN BUILD IS A PROCESS WHERE YOU HIRE THE CONTRACTOR AND THE CONTRACTOR HIRES THE, UM, THE DESIGNER, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK IS A PARALLEL WHERE THE, THE AIRPORT IS ALLOWED TO HIRE THE DESIGNER AND SEPARATELY HIRE THE CONTRACTOR.

ARE, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LYNN ESTHER BOOK? OKAY.

ACTUALLY, JUST ONE, DO YOU MIND CLARIFYING FOR US THE, UH, THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN AT RISK AND THE, THE OTHER PROCESSES? YES.

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AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DID REALLY FOCUS ON IN TERMS OF THE EFFICIENCY IS THAT IN CHOOSING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, IT ALLOWS US TO CONTROL THE DESIGN AND THE SEQUENCING A LOT BETTER.

WE'RE REALIZING THERE'S MANY PROJECTS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, AND WE NEED A LITTLE MORE OVERSIGHT ON THE DESIGN.

IT ALSO ALLOWS, THE C M R METHODOLOGY ALLOWS FOR, UM, MORE BIDDING TO THOSE SUBS AND ALLOWING MORE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE, UH, MINORITY, MINORITY COMPANIES AND OTHER SUBS.

BECAUSE TECH, A LOT OF TIMES IN DESIGN, PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD THE PRIME DESIGN, DESIGN BUILD FIRM DOES A LOT OF THE, UM, PROJECT THEMSELVES.

AND SO IN FOCUSING ON THE SEQUENCING AND THE COLLABORATION AND THE PARTICIPATION, WE REALLY DECIDED THAT THOSE, UM, BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT AND WE WANTED TO CHANGE THE DELIVERY METHODS.

EXCELLENT.

UM, JUST LOOKING AHEAD, I, WELL, I DID WANNA MAKE A REMARK TO, UM, MY COLLEAGUES THAT A LOT OF CARE AND TIME HAS GONE INTO THE PRESENTATION FOR THE A E D P.

THESE SLIDES HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING, IS IT ON SCHEDULE? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S THE BUDGET? WHERE ARE WE, THEY'RE USUALLY THERE.

SO IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR PROJECT OF INTEREST TO YOU, WE NOW HAVE A RECORD OF THAT.

UM, BUT LOOKING AT THE 12 MONTH PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE, I SEE THAT IN NOVEMBER, WE, UM, WILL THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION BE ASKED TO RECOMMEND THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT PROJECT? IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND? SO, THE METHODOLOGY ON ITEM AGENDA 16, THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT, UM, DESIGN BUILD METHODOLOGY, DID GO TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE METHODOLOGY WE WILL THEN BE ISSUING OKAY.

THE SOLICITATION, UM, FOR THE DESIGN BUILD TEAM.

AND THAT PROJECT IS VERY TECHNICAL, UM, BECAUSE IT'S AN ESSENTIAL UTILITY PLANT.

A LARGE AMOUNT OF IT IS EQUIPMENT AND PUMPS AND PIPES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT DID STILL MAKE SENSE TO MAKE THAT A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT.

GOT IT.

AND ACTION ITEMS AND DISCUSSION AND ACT POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE EXPLANATIONS.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY, I CAN'T SEE MY, MY VIRTUAL COMMISSIONERS AT THE MOMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

WELL, LET'S MOVE ON.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION

[6. Discussion and possible action to approve the Airport Advisory Commission meeting schedule for calendar year 2024. ]

UM, THERE IS THE DATES AND THE BACKUP.

JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE JASON ALEXANDER? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THIS? GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, COMMISSIONERS, JASON ALEXANDER.

UM, NO REAL COMMENTS OTHER THAN JUST WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THOSE DATES.

UM, THIS, I THINK, CLOSELY MODELS THE CALENDAR THAT YOU ALL APPROVED LAST YEAR, JUST ADJUSTING FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024.

SO, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, THAT'S REALLY THE COMMENTS I HAD ABOUT IT.

I GUESS ONE COMMENT I COULD MAKE IS THAT, UM, WE ARE DOING THIS ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT OUR MEETINGS WILL BE, AND WE'VE SECURED THAT RESERVATION WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, THAT THEY WILL REMAIN HERE IN THIS FACILITY ON THE, UH, SECOND WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH AT THREE O'CLOCK, JUST LIKE WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

UM, DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS? DO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.

UM, BE APPROVED.

UH, COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS MAKES THE MOTION.

SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

FROM SECRETARY ROSE.

UM, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS, CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICTS.

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS, COMM, OTHER COMMITMENTS, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

I, I, I THINK WE'RE KIND OF STRAPPED ABOUT THE TIME AND THE PLACE BECAUSE OF THE, UH, COMPETITION FOR A T X N BROADCASTING.

SO, UM, WHILE IT MIGHT BE MORE EQUITABLE NOT TO HAVE IT DURING BUSINESS HOURS FOR VOLUNTEERS, FOR THOSE THAT ARE BEING, UM, COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME TO BE HERE, IT'S BETTER FOR THEM.

IT'S BETTER FOR STAFF.

IT'S JUST NOT MAYBE AS GOOD FOR VOLUNTEERS.

BUT, UM, I THINK WE'RE KIND OF COMMITTED TO THIS 3:00 PM WEDNESDAY TIME AND DAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR OF THE DATES AS POSTED.

BUT WITH COMMENT, OH, MY, MY ONLY COMMENT, UH, MR. ALEXANDER, IS THAT, UH, THE FEBRUARY DATE IS MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY.

SO, , YOU CAN BRING ON VALENTINE'S DAY NO LESS.

I KNOW I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE MEETING ON VALENTINE'S DAY, SO WE RED EVERYBODY.

UM, I, WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.

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DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION, UH, TO DESIGNATE THE MEMBERS AND DEFINE THE TASK OF MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND REPORTING OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR AIRPORT CONTRACTS.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE

[7. Discussion and possible action to establish a working group of the Airport Advisory Commission, the designation of the working group members, and defining the task of making recommendations related to increasing the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for airport contracts – Requested and presented by Airport Advisory Commission Chair Wendy Price Todd and co-sponsor Commissioner Jeremy Hendricks.]

THIS CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE RECEIVED THE PRESENTATION FROM THE SMALL MINORITY, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO MATT DERAY WORKS FOR NOW, DURRY, BUT FROM THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT.

AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS FROM SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

UM, I'M GONNA ALLOW, I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS TO DISCUSS IT BRIEFLY.

AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASSIGN, UH, WHO'S INTERESTED, FIRST OF ALL, UH, VICE CHAIR BROCK, COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

AND I KNOW THAT ANOTHER, UM, COMMISSIONER'S NOT HERE WAS INTERESTED.

AND BECAUSE IT'S A WORKING GROUP, YOU CAN, YOU ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO INVITE EXPERT, YOU KNOW, AREA EXPERTS, UH, SUBJECT AREA EXPERTS TO HELP WITH THAT.

BUT, UM, JEREMY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THIS? I ON, NO.

AM I ON? THERE WE GO.

UH, YES.

UH, COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS, UM, I, YOU, YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM AT THE AIRPORT.

IT'S A PROBLEM EVERYWHERE THAT WE'RE SEEING.

AND WE'VE GOTTA COME UP WITH ANSWERS TO GET MORE FOLKS INVOLVED IN BIDDING THESE PROJECTS.

AND WHETHER THAT'S HIGHER WAGES, MORE HELP ALONG THE WAY, WHATEVER THAT IS, I THINK WE'VE GOTTA INVITE THOSE EXPERTS IN TO ASSIST.

SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION? UM, I'M GONNA, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS MAKES THE MOTION.

UH, I'LL SECOND, UH, VICE CHAIR BROCK.

SECONDS.

UM, ALL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION ITEMS REGARDING THIS WORKING GROUP I AM IN? I AM VISUALIZING THIS TO BE A VERY SHORT TERM WORKING GROUP, THAT YOU'LL COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, IF POSSIBLE, OR EARLY, UM, FIRST QUARTER OR NEXT YEAR.

ALL IN FAVOR OF A WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITY.

UH, UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

UM, AGENDA ITEM

[8. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for facility management and labor services for the South Terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with ClearedDirect LLC, for the term of November 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $9,009,375. ]

EIGHT IS TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND LABOR SERVICES FOR THE SOUTH TERMINAL OF THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH CLEARED DIRECT L L C FOR THE TERM OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,009,375.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, TRACY THOMPSON HAS A PRESENTATION FOR US.

THERE'S SOME COMMENTS.

CHAIR.

TRACY THOMPSON, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU, BUT I'LL START WITH AN APOLOGY THAT IT WAS LATE BACKUP.

UM, IT WAS PROVIDED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BACKUP, UM, UNTIL JUST YESTERDAY.

SO YOU HAVE A HARD COPY IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE POSTING.

THIS IS A ACTION ITEM THAT'S GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 19TH.

UM, MAY I INTERRUPT JUST A SECOND TO ASK YOU, HAS THIS BEEN POSTED ONLINE? UH, YES.

THE, YEAH.

FOR COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN POSTED AND THEN FOR THE COMMISSION AS WELL, JASON? YEAH, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED AT THREE O'CLOCK.

SHOULD BE LIVE NOW.

IF IT'S NOT, WE WILL GET THAT UP.

AT THE SOUTH TERMINAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THA AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

SO, UM, AS YOU, UH, AS THIS COMMISSION IS AWARE, UM, OVER THE LAST, UM, SEVERAL YEARS, MONTHS, UM, WE'VE BEEN BRINGING YOU UPDATES ABOUT THE, UH, UH, RESOLUTION OF THE LITIGATION REGARDING THE SOUTH TERMINAL.

AND IN, UM, JUNE OF THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, UH, THE, A SETTLEMENT A DOLLAR AMOUNT.

AND IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, WE ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE NOVEMBER 1ST, THE AIM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND TAKING OVER THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOUTH TERMINAL WAS TO RETAIN AS MANY OF THE PRIMARY VENDORS WHO HAD HISTORICALLY WORKED AT THAT FACILITY TO RETAIN THEM ON CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, AT THE SOUTH TERMINAL, DOING THE SAME JOBS THAT THEY HAD DONE THE DAY BEFORE.

THIS IS A LARGE CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SOUTH TERMINAL FACILITY.

IT HAS MANY SERVICES, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE DUTY MANAGERS, SECURITY JANITORIAL.

SO, UH, IT'S A VERY LARGE CONTRACT.

AND WE DID SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE A MODIFICATION TO THAT CONTRACT TO CHANGE SOME OF THE, UM, REQUIRED TERMS FROM LONE STAR HOLDINGS, L L C TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN LIVING WAGE, SOME OTHER REQUIRED CITY, UM, CITY PROVISIONS.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

WHY IS THIS GOING TO COUNCIL? THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT EXCEEDS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.

SO WE'RE GETTING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO TAKE AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE COMPANY THAT'S ALREADY, THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE AND WORKING

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SO THAT TRANSITION WON'T, IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL ON THE 19TH.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE IT.

HOPEFULLY IT'LL JUST CRUISE THROUGH ON CONSENT.

'CAUSE IT'S JUST AN ASSIGNMENT OF AN EXISTING CONTRACT.

I'M PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, , SHOULD WE, UM, HAVE QUESTIONS OR SHOULD WE TAKE A, UH, UM, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE DISCUSSING THIS? COMMISSIONERS? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ENNIS.

SECRETARY ROSE MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION? SECOND.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THIS ITEM? I, OF COURSE, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, UM, ABOUT IT.

I SAW IT ON THE AGENDA ON FRIDAY.

UH, THERE WAS NO BACKUP UNTIL TODAY, UM, POSTED ONLINE.

THIS IS A VENDOR THAT I UNDERSTAND IS CURRENTLY THERE AT WORKING AT THE SOUTH TERMINAL.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS VENDOR.

THERE'S NOT REALLY A SIGNIFICANT ONLINE PRESENCE FOR THIS VENDOR.

AND, UM, SO WE'RE, AS THE CITY IS ASSUMING A CONTRACT, I PRESUME THEY DID ALL THE NECESSARY, UM, RISK ASSESSMENTS WITH A CONTRACTOR THAT, UM, MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DONE WORK WITH THE CITY BEFORE, BUT WILL COMPLY WITH CITY, UM, REGULATIONS.

UM, SO THAT'S ONE THING.

TWO THINGS.

IT HADN'T BEEN POSTED.

AND, UM, I DID ALSO DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THE NEGOTIATIONS TO, UM, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SOUTH TERMINAL WERE DONE IN ORDER TO DEMOLISH IT, THAT WAS WHAT THIS BODY WAS TOLD, THAT IT WAS TO IT WAS REQUIRED, YES.

UM, AND THAT THE AIRLINES WOULD BE MOVED TO THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL.

THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD UNDERSTOOD.

SO IT'S JUST COMING AS SOMEWHAT OF A SURPRISE THAT IT'S A TWO YEAR EXTENSION, WHICH MAKES SENSE.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY AUSTIN NEEDS THE GATES AND WE NEED THOSE AIRLINES, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THOSE AIRLINES.

BUT, UM, IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE COMPLICATED TO ME AT THIS TIME, UM, HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.

BUT I UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS MOVING, IT'S NECESSARY THAT THIS, UM, AS ASSIGNMENT, IT'S A LEGAL TERM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BE EXTENDED AND THAT WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW ENTITY.

UNLESS, UNLESS AUSTIN HAS COMMISSIONED CLEAR DIRECT PRIOR, I DON'T KNOW.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT CURRENTLY WITH THE CITY.

BUT THIS IS, IT'S ALREADY MOVING.

I MEAN, YOU'VE, YOU'VE, YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THIS TO US.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, WE HAVE A, A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ASSIGNMENT.

HMM.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6 IN FAVOR, COMMISSIONER, AND I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN.

COMMISSIONER ENNIS VALDEZ ROTH, UM, ROSE AND HENDRICKS.

UM, I'M ALSO GOING TO ABSTAIN.

OH, UH OH.

IF YOU HAVE, UH, WILL WE, WILL IT STILL PASS IF COMMISSIONER KON ABSTAINS? I APOLOGIZE, I SAW YOUR HAND UP FOR, UM, IN FAVOR.

IT WILL NOT, IT WILL NOT PASS.

WITH, UM, WITH COMMISSIONER KON WITH TWO ABSTENTIONS.

ARE YOU ABSTAINING OR, OR VOTING? NO, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT.

MADAM CHAIR, COULD I ASK, I THINK IT WAS MY MOTION OUT HERE.

UM, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO MAYBE PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSIONER C**N AND MS. THOMPSON TO VISIT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE? JONATHAN, WE GOT ALL AFTERNOON.

I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT.

UM, SO THE TIMING OF KEEPING THE SOUTH TERMINAL FACILITY OPERATIONAL IS AT A MINIMUM FROM NOVEMBER 1ST OF WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION TAKES OVER THE OPERATION THROUGH THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

, WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? I, I DIDN'T, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DIDN'T, IT WAS A SURPRISE TO ME TOO.

I THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSING DOWN MY TERMINAL.

I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE FORM OR IF WE SHOULD OFFLINE THIS.

UM, I'M STILL A LITTLE, I WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE, BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE FUZZY ON SURE.

IF WE DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'S SORT OF A LOT BIGGER PICTURE IF WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEW TERMINAL'S GONNA BE OPEN.

IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME WHY WE WOULD WANT TO REMOVE THIS CAPACITY WHEN WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOAL DATE FOR RIGHT NOW, FOR WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE CAPACITY.

I, I'M PLEASED TO RESPOND TO THAT COMMENT.

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IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THE DEMOLITION OF THE SOUTH TERMINAL WILL OCCUR SOMETIME IN EARLY 2026.

AND THE TIMING OF THAT, UH, SCHEDULE AND LYNN AND, UH, GHISLAINE CAN NOD THEIR HEAD OR SHAKE THEIR HEAD, IF I GET THIS WRONG, IS BASED UPON THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL, THE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL.

WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO RECEIVE A LEGION AND FRONTIER INTO THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL OPERATION AT THAT TIME WITH COMPLETE FACILITIES FOR THEM TO OPERATE.

AND THAT WILL ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DEMOLISH THIS TERMINAL.

SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA CREATE ANY INTERRUPTION TO OUR AIRLINES OR THE AIR SERVICE OF THE AIRPORT UNTIL WE CAN.

AND IT ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE TIMING OF THE TAXIWAY PROGRAM.

SO THE A E D P CAN STAY ON, ON TRACK, UM, THE TENANTS AND AIRLINES, UH, OPERATING FROM THE SOUTH TERMINAL UNDERSTAND THIS TIMEFRAME.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

WE'VE HAD IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ON THE TIMING AND THE RELOCATION OF THEIR OPERATIONS TO THE BARBARA JORDAN.

SO THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF IT AND THEY'RE WELL AWARE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEIR OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTH TERMINAL, UM, AND THE TRANSITION CONSISTENT UNTIL THAT TIME.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, UM, DETAILS COMMISSIONER KUHN ON THAT.

SO IT'S NOT TIED TO THE, THE CONCOURSE, IT'S TIED TO THE BARBARA JORDAN EXPANSION.

IF THE SPACE ISN'T READY, UH, WILL WE JUST, WILL WE JUST EXTEND THIS TIME PERIOD? I, I THINK THAT IS A, IS THAT MORE YES, YES, SIR.

I THINK THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT.

UM, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DELIVERY DATE OF THE NEW GATES AND THE SECURITY SCREENING AND SOME OF THE PASSENGER PROCESSING ELEMENTS OF THE BARBARA JORDAN YET.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM ON THAT DATE.

SO THE AIRLINES AND TENANTS NOTES PROBABLY THE FIRST QUARTER OF, UM, 2026.

AND AS WE GET FURTHER IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE EXPANSION PROJECTS, WE WILL NAIL THAT DOWN SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM, FOR THE AIRLINES.

I APOLOGIZE IF I'M SORT OF DERAILING THINGS HERE.

WELL, I GUESS THERE'S TWO OF US DOING IT.

WELL, I, I MAY I JUST INTERJECT TO SAY THAT THIS IS GO, THIS IS ALREADY POSTED FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL AND, UM, IT CAN GO WITH, WITH THE VOTES AS WE HAVE IT UNLESS, UM, WE, WE CAN CALL THE VOTE AGAIN BECAUSE I MIS I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST VOTE.

I, I THOUGHT I SAW AN AYE, BUT IT WAS A NAY, SO, UM, YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY, I, IT'S HARD TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE REMOTELY.

I WAS, I I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD TIME TO COMMENT, BUT IT'S, IT'S FINE.

UM, I DON'T, LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SHOULD HOLD UP LIKE A THUMBS DOWN OR A THUMB SIDEWAYS.

YEAH, IT IS A LITTLE TRICKY AND I, AND MY FAULT AS WELL.

BUT, UM, FOR CLARITY, WELL, I NEED, YOU'D BE COMING AROUND AND ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, NO VOTES OR ABSTENTIONS OR SOMETHING ELSE.

UH, SO, UM, YEAH, I, I GUESS, UH, THE BROADER QUESTION IS I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE THE TRAFFIC FROM THE SOUTH TERMINAL OVER TO THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL UNTIL WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO IT.

BUT THE CATALYST FOR MAKING A MOVE AT ALL IS THE NEW TERMINAL.

AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE NEW TERMINAL'S GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION AND, AND BE COMPLETED.

SO LIKE, I GUESS I'M, I'M ASKING ABOUT THE CATALYST, CATALYST, NOT LIKE, WELL WHEN COULD WE MOVE THEM OVER THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL? IT'S LIKE MORE WHY WOULD WE MOVE, UH, MAKE THIS MOVE AT ALL, UH, UNTIL, UH, WE NEED TO MM-HMM.

COMMISSIONER C**N, THIS IS, UH, BROOK DEPUTY, UM, OF, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 31 OF YOUR PACKET, IT'S THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS AND THAT PROJECT IS IN DESIGN.

AND SO IT WOULD MAKE, UM, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OPERATIONAL, UM, EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT TEAR SOMETHING DOWN UNTIL WE ARE EXACTLY READY.

THE ACTUAL DESIGN GOT SLIGHTLY DELAYED BECAUSE THE LAWSUIT TOOK LONGER.

SURE I, I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY.

AND SO IT'S TAKING US LONGER TO FINISH THAT DESIGN.

WE HAD TO KIND OF PAUSE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE LAWSUIT WAS FINISHED.

AND SO THE ACTUAL DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL, UM, UNTIL, UH, MS. THOMPSON SAID EARLY.

WE'RE LOOKING EARLY 26 'CAUSE IT'S, UM, ALSO A C M R.

AND SO ALTHOUGH THE DESIGN IS STRETCHED OUT, SOME OF THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN.

AND SO IT, WE'RE TRYING TO PHASE IT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION FROM ONE SIDE AND WORK TO THE OTHER SIDE.

SO OPERATIONALLY WE HAVE TIME TO MOVE EVERYBODY AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS, YET HAVE THE, UM, CONSTRUCTION OF THE MIDFIELD TO KEEP ON GOING.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE

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MAYBE, I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

EVEN IF WE DIDN'T BUILD THE, THE, THE NEW TERMINAL, WE'D STILL WANT TO MAKE THIS CHANGE ANYWAY.

THE, THE SOUTH TERMINAL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DRAWING ON YOUR PAGE 31, THE, THE SOUTH TERMINAL IS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THAT SORT OF LOWER SOUTH LINE OF THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS.

AND SO WE NEED THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS TO ALLOW THE PLANES TO GET FROM ONE RUNWAY TO THE OTHER RUNWAY IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER AND STILL MEET F A A TIMELINES.

AND SO THE DEMOLITION IS BECAUSE OF THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS AND THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS ARE BECAUSE OF THE CONCOURSE.

UM, IF WE DON'T EVER BUILD THE CONCOURSE, WOULD WE NEED THE MIDFIELD? UM, PROBABLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THAT WE'RE GROWING, WE WANNA HAVE EFFICIENT, UM, SORT OF ROADWAYS, IF YOU WANNA CALL IT EFFICIENT ROADWAYS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.

AND WE ONLY HAVE THE TWO RIGHT NOW.

SO WE NEED TO, TO BUILD OTHERS SO THAT WE CAN TAKE DOWN THE ONES WE HAVE.

I'D LIKE TO, SO JUST, YES.

I'LL JUST ADD ONE MORE THING HERE.

I KNOW, UH, JONATHAN HAD ASKED WHETHER THIS IS BASED ON THE CAPACITY AT THE B J T, NOT QUITE RIGHT, BECAUSE ONE, IT IS, UM, WHEN THE MID FEE TAXIWAY HAS TO BE COMPLETED, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN.

THAT MEANS THAT THOSE OPERATIONS HAVE BE, HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE B J T.

BUT WE HAVE A GROUND LOADING OPERATION GATE TWO THAT WE ARE COMING ONLINE THAT CAN FACILITATE BOTH ALLEGION AND FRONTIER JUST THE WAY THEY HAVE.

SO, UH, IT IS NOT QUITE CONTINGENT ON WHETHER WE GET EXTRA CAPACITY AT THE B J T.

IT'S JUST THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAY PROJECT THAT IS GONNA DETERMINE WHEN THE SOUTH TERMINAL IS GONNA COME DOWN.

THE NEW CONCOURSE IS GOING EXACTLY WHERE THE EXISTING MIDFIELD ARE.

SO THO THOSE MIDFIELDS WILL GET DEMOLISHED WHILE WE BUILD THE NEW CONCOURSE, BUT WE CAN'T DEMOLISH THOSE MIDFIELDS UNTIL THEY BUILD THE NEW ONE.

SO IT'S A LOT OF DOMINOES, UM, THAT ARE ALL CONNECTED.

COMMISSIONER N SS I C U.

YEAH, JUST SO, BUT THIS CONTRACT IS BASICALLY, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH LONE STAR RIGHT NOW TO DO JANITORIAL WORK AND SECURITY WORK, AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS MOVING THAT CONTRACT FROM LONE STAR WHO'S NOW OUT OF THE PICTURE OVER TO US.

SO WE CAN CONTINUE HOWEVER LONG IT'S A, IT'S IN, IT'S THERE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE SOUTH TERMINAL WITH CLEAN TOILETS AND SECURITY AND THE OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO, TO GET THROUGH THE DAY.

THAT'S CORRECT.

CONCOURSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FURTHER TO OPERATE WITH AS MUCH CAPACITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AS WE MOVE DOWN THAT PATH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

CHAIR, I, I OBVIOUSLY AGREE WITH THAT.

WE, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE IT.

IT'S MORE THE, THE DETERMINATION OF IT.

IT, IT'S FINE.

I, I, I DON'T WANNA STAND IN THE WAY OF IT.

I, MY CONCERN WAS, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MAY NEED TO GO LONGER THAN THAT.

LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT END OF 25.

I ASSUME IF IT NEEDS TO GO LONGER THAN THAT, IT WILL.

UM, AND THEN I, YOU KNOW, I CONTINUE TO WONDER WHY WE WOULD, WHEN WE'RE ALREADY VERY CAPACITY CONSTRAINED IF WE, IF WE, IF FOR SOME REASON THE NEW CONCOURSE IS DELAYED, YOU KNOW, ARE WE EVEN ENTERTAINING THE IDEA OF KEEPING THIS OPEN AND OPERATING IT OURSELVES LONGER RATHER THAN REDUCING THE CONSTRAINT CAPACITY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? LIKE THE CHANGES TO, TO BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL AREN'T GOING TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE NOW WITH THESE THREE GATES OPEN AT THE SOUTH TERMINAL.

IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE ASKED ABOUT A LONG TIME AGO.

IT'S JUST THAT THIS IS COMING UP NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPERATING IT.

SO MAYBE THE SHIP TO SAIL SAILED ACTUALLY JUST QUIT ASKING ABOUT IT.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO OPERATE IT.

IT IS WHAT IT'S, UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS CONVERSATION.

I, I THINK, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ENNIS FOR CLARIFYING THAT, THAT IS MY, THAT WAS MY, UM, UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.

UM, IT'S A MATTER OF PROCESS THAT IT WASN'T POSTED TILL THREE O'CLOCK TODAY FOR HEARING TODAY, AND IT WAS NO FAULT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S, THIS IS A, A VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION.

UM, BUT I WOULD, WHY DON'T I JUST RECALL THE VOTE, IF THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE OF MY TECHNICAL ERROR AND INSTEAD OF CALLING FOR ALL IN FAVOR, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THIS CONTRACT, NO ONE IS OPPOSED THOSE ABSTAINING.

AYE.

THAT'S ME.

ABSTAINING THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS CONTRACT RECOMMENDING, UH, THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS, ENNIS, KUHN, VALDEZ, BROCK, ROSE, AND HENDRICKS.

SO THE MOTION PASSES.

MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COURSE.

QUICK COMMENT.

JONATHAN, I'VE ENJOYED OUR COLLABORATION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND I'M GONNA TAKE THE LIBERTY OF SAYING SOMETHING THAT PRESENTS A LITTLE BIT OF A CAPSTONE TO, I THINK ALIGN WITH YOUR COMMENTS AND ALSO OUR APPROVAL.

UH, IF WE STIPULATE THAT OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD THE SECOND

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IN MY VIEW, APPROVAL HERE, UH, ALLOWS US TO OPERATIONALLY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT OBLIGATING US TO MOVE FORWARD BEYOND THAT DECEMBER 25TH, UH, DECEMBER 31ST TO 25 DEADLINE AS PRESENTED HERE.

AND IT'S POSITIVE IN MY VIEW BECAUSE WE CAN EXTEND IT IF WE NEED TO EXTEND IT.

IDEALLY, WE'RE MOVE, MOVING FORWARD ON SCHEDULE AND WE BENEFIT FROM THIS OPERATOR, UM, VENDOR WORKING WITH US AND FOR US.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR RECONSIDERATION OF THAT ABSTENTION, AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S TIME AND EFFORT MOVING THIS FORWARD.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO, UH, UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER ENNIS'S FEEDBACK TO THEIR HELP.

WHICH IS TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATION EXECUTION OF TWO CONTRACTS FOR GENERATOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND RENTAL WITH CLIFFORD POWER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND RECO HOLDINGS INCORPORATED DOING BUSINESS AS RECO, UH, L L C FOR EACH FOR UP TO 62 MONTHS.

WELL, UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM NINE,

[9. Authorize negotiation and execution of two contracts for generator maintenance, repair, and rental with Clifford Power Systems Inc. and Aggreko Holdings Inc. d/b/a Aggreko LLC, each for up to 62 months for total contract amounts not to exceed $3,250,000, divided between the contractors. ]

UH, IS THAT, WHAT, IS THAT SIX YEARS? UH, NO, IT'S LESS THAN, WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THE MATH FOR ME FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3,250,000 DIVIDED BETWEEN THE CONTRACTORS.

COMMISSIONERS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

UH, SECRETARY ROSE AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

IS THAT FAIR? UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM HERE TODAY? BRIAN LONG? HELLO? HELLO.

GOOD.

WHOOPS.

IS THAT ON? GOOD AFTERNOON, RYAN LONG AIRPORT DEPUTY CHIEF OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, WHAT, CAN YOU, CAN YOU GIVE US A COUPLE SENTENCES ABOUT THIS CONTRACT AND THIS CONTRACTOR A IS IT THE CONTRACTOR? IS IT, IS IT THE CONTRACTOR THAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE GENERATORS? SO THE CITY, THIS IS PART OF THE CITY PROCESS, AND THE CITY PROCESS HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS FOR GENERATORS, UHHUH .

WE USE ONE OF THEM ALREADY.

AND WE, THIS IS YET ANOTHER ONE THAT, UH, NOT ONLY US, BUT AUSTIN WATER WILL BE A PART OF.

SO IT'S A SHARED CONTRACT.

UM, WHY 62 MONTHS THAT'S WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN AND THE, THE WAY IT WAS SET UP, THAT WAS THE DETERMINATION? FIVE YEARS AND TWO MONTHS.

AND CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR US WHICH GENERATORS THESE ARE? SO THIS WOULD BE FOR ANY OF THE GENERATORS AT THE AIRPORT, ANY OF THEM? YES.

AND WE HAVE ABOUT 20 OF THEM.

UH, I, I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS OF EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE FOR CERTAIN REASONS, BUT, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STYLES AND TYPES OF GENERATORS FOR EVERYTHING FROM THE, UH, BUILDINGS THAT YOU'VE SEEN WHEN YOU COME TO VISIT, UH, TO ACTUALLY THE TERMINAL AND EVEN, UH, LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND OTHER THINGS.

UM, ARE THERE ANY NEW, UM, EXPENSES THAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT FOR WHEN THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT COMES ONLINE? ARE THERE, ARE THERE GOING TO, IS THERE GONNA BE AN EXPANSION OF THE GENERATOR PROGRAM BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2022? I MEAN, I, WE COULD HAVE USED A FEW MORE GENERATORS THAT DAY.

UH, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PLANS WITH LYNN AND HER TEAM, AND WE ARE ALSO TEAMING WITH AUSTIN ENERGY ON SOLUTIONS THAT WE'LL BE EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU AS THEY, UH, GET CLOSER TO, UH, BRINGING THEM FORWARD.

OF DISCUSSION ITEMS. UM, UH, LYNN, ESTHER BROOK SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT ITEM 16.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GENERATORS AND THIS CONTRACT AMOUNT? OKAY, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SECRETARY ROSE AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

NO ABSTENTIONS AND, UH, NOS.

OKAY, GREAT.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS FOR TODAY.

WE HAVE A NUMBER

[DISCUSSION ITEMS]

UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR, UM, SOMEONE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 13 AND COMMISSIONERS YOU MAY.

UM, SINCE THIS IS, UM, MOSTLY THINGS THAT WERE APPROVED AND APPROVED ON CONSENT, AND IT'S WRITTEN, I'M NOT GONNA ENTER VERBALLY ENTER THIS INTO THE RECORD, BUT THERE IS ONE THAT'S, THAT WE HAD APPROVED THAT WAS WITHDRAWN PER CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS.

SO THAT MAY RELATE TO 16, BUT FOR OUR INFORMATION,

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YES, UH, THE STATEMENT I HAD MADE EARLIER RELATED ALSO TO ITEM 13 ABOUT THE CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGIES.

AND WE DID NOTIFY ALL OF THE, UM, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTENDED ALL OF OUR OUTREACHES AND EMAIL WENT OUT ON THE FIFTH, OCTOBER 5TH AND NOTIFIED THEM OF, OF THE CHANGE AS WELL.

TO, UM, PROVIDE A UPDATE FROM THE ACCELERATION WORKING GROUP? SURE.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE OTHER ITEMS? CONGRATULATIONS, STAFF ON HAVING THESE ITEMS APPROVED ON CONSENT.

UM, WE'RE UP TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. COMMISSIONERS.

ARE THERE, UM, ITEMS FOR UPCOMING AGENDAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PRESENTED? SHOULD WE CREATE SOME SPACE FOR THIS NEW WORKING GROUP TO REPORT ON? OH MY GOODNESS.

DID I MISS, I MISSED SOMETHING.

JONATHAN, DID I MISS YOU HERE? WHERE IS THE WORKING GROUP? OH, I, I MI PARDON ME, I MISSED ITEM 17, THE WORKING GROUP UPDATES.

UM, YES AND YES.

I'M SORRY TO SKIP THAT OUT OF ORDER.

UM, COMMISSIONER KUHN, WOULD YOU LIKE

[17.Update from the Acceleration Working Group]

I CAN KEEP IT PRETTY SHORT.

I WANNA THANK, UH, BOTH, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A ACTING DIRECTOR SMITH, UH, AND, UH, JIM SMITH AND, AND JUST LANE, UM, FOR A MEETINGS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

UM, AND, UH, I, I WOULD SAY I HAVE A NEWFOUND RESPECT FOR HOW COMPLICATED IT IS TO, UH, RUN THE AIRPORT AND, UH, HOW HARD IT'S GONNA BE TO EXPAND IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT GOALS TO MANAGE.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, WE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS COMMISSION, UH, THAT WE SERVE ON REALLY HELP SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS. UM, INSTEAD OF, AS I WITNESSED BY, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN TODAY SORT OF JUST ASKING ANNOYING QUESTIONS.

UM, WE'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY HELP SOLVE SOME THINGS.

UH, SO WE'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK, UH, HERE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO HELP, UH, YOU KNOW, HELP THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AT THE AIRPORT SORT OF HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY OPERATE IT AND EXPAND IT.

AND, UH, AS WE THINK ABOUT IT, I MEAN OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, WE ALL SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY FOR THE SAME REASON.

THE AIRPORT'S THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO AUSTIN AND THE LAST THING THEY EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY LEAVE.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY.

UH, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS THAT WAY.

IT SEEMS LIKE OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS NOT ONLY EXPANDING THE AIRPORT, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER A GREAT EXPERIENCE BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO WE WANNA SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE, UH, TO BE HELPFUL AND WE'LL BE COMING BACK SOON WITH A, WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO TRY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APOLOGIZE FOR SKIPPING TO THE NEXT PAGE WITHOUT, UM, FOR, FOR THAT, UM, UM, SECRETARY ROSE.

UH, THANK YOU COMM COMMISSIONER KUHN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UH, THANKS TO THE TIME YOU'RE TAKING ON THIS EFFORT, YOU KNOW, TO THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND LEADERS IN THE AIRPORT TEAM.

UM, I JOINED JONATHAN IN BEING EXCITED ABOUT A SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THIS COMMISSION AND YOU AND DOING THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS AND ACCELERATE THEM GOING FORWARD.

AND I JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

JONATHAN, APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE AND WANTED TO ADD THAT BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE.

AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU ARE SPENDING AND THE EFFORT, UM, ON COORDINATING WITH STAFF AND, AND WITH EACH OTHER TO BRING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN, UM, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON IN THIS SETTING.

ITEMS. UM, I THINK THAT, UH, VICE CHAIR BROCK HAD A GREAT IDEA WE'LL HAVE TO ADD SINCE WE NOW HAVE A NEW, UM, OPPORTUNITY WORKING GROUP WILL ADD A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR AN UPDATE FROM THAT GROUP.

UM, NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO FUTURE AGENDA

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ]

UM, WE, UM, WOULD ALSO, LIKE, I I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT, WELL DO I NEED, DO I NEED A SECOND? OKAY.

UH, NO VICE CHAIR BROCK RECOMMENDS IT.

I'M GONNA SECOND IT.