Aug 14, 2024 Airport Advisory Commission

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GOOD AFTERNOON

[CALL TO ORDER]

I'D LIKE TO CALL US TO ORDER.

UH, MY NAME IS AKARI BROCK, VICE CHAIR.

I'LL BE RESIDING IN INSTEAD OF CHAIR.

UH, TODD TODAY PRESENT ARE COMMISSIONER C HENDRICKS, ENNI, ME, COMMISSIONER FANG, AND ER I'LL MOVE THIS ALONG

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]

AND TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY MIKE NAHAS.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

UH, THANK YOU VICE CHAIR BROCK.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

UH, MY NAME IS MICHAEL NEHA.

I'M CHAIR OF THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY COMMISSION.

UM, IT'S AN ADVISORY COMMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL, AND WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH TRYING TO MEET QUORUM, UM, AND JUST COHESION BECAUSE WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE.

WE'RE LIMITED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS ALL COMMISSIONS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN ARE.

THIS COMMISSION, I'M SURE IS INCLUDED.

THE, THE ISSUE IS YOU, YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN A QUORUM, A QUORUM OR MORE OF PEOPLE TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF A MEETING WITHOUT A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, WITHOUT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.

UM, AND I AM FOR TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS, UM, BUT I ALSO WANT MY COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND LIKE HAVE COHESION.

UM, AND THERE'S AN OPTION IN THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THIS IS SECTION 5 5 1 0.06.

IT ALLOWS FOR A MESSAGE BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, BUT CITY COUNCIL HAS A MESSAGE BOARD WHERE THEY CAN SHARE DOCUMENTS THAT CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, UM, SEND MESSAGES, AND IT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

IT'S ON THE INTERNET.

ANYBODY HERE CAN FIND THIS AND SEARCH AND SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS.

UM, AND SO SINCE THAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, I WOULD LIKE IT FOR MY COMMISSION.

I WOULD LIKE IT FOR EVERY COMMISSION, AND I IMAGINE YOU WOULD WANT THIS FOR YOUR COMMISSION.

UM, AND SO, UH, IN MY ROLE, I WENT TO THE TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, UH, COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, UM, TO ASK THEM TO PASS A MEASURE ENCOURAGING THIS, AND THEY WANTED IT FOR THEIR COMMISSION.

SO, UH, THEY'VE PASSED A RECOMMENDATION FOR IT.

WE'VE PASSED A RECOMMENDATION FOR IT.

I'VE INFORMED OTHER CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH ABOUT THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE AS MANY COMMISSIONS PASS THIS AS POSSIBLE SO IT SHOWS ATTENTION AT CITY HALL.

UM, AND IF IT'S SOMETHING INTERESTED FOR YOUR COMMISSION, I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO PASS IT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, ONE FUN TRIVIA FACT IS SECTION 5 5 1 0.006 WAS ADDED TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT BY OUR MAYOR, UH, THEN SENATOR KIRK WATSON, UH, WHEN HE WAS AT THE TEXAS SENATE.

SO I'M HOPING IT WILL GET SOME, UH, EAR AT CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? COULD I ASK QUESTION? OF COURSE.

YEAH.

AND IN, SO, OKAY, COME IN .

I GOT IT.

UH, IN, IN DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE, THE RECORDS, DO YOU FIND THAT THAT CULTIVATES ADDITIONAL INTEREST FOR THE PUBLIC SHOWING UP AT THE MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVE? WELL, AT THE MOMENT WE DON'T HAVE THIS ABILITY.

UM, CITY COUNCIL HAS IT, AND THERE'S DEFINITELY REPORTERS WHO READ THE, THE MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND USE THAT TO, YOU KNOW, WRITE ARTICLES AND DESCRIBE THE POSITIONS OF DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE, HOW THE PUBLIC WILL INTERACT WITH IT IN TERMS OF OUR COMMISSION.

UM, WE'RE JUST AN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ECONOMICS, BUT WE WILL LIKE, BUT YEAH, IT WOULD MAKE OUR ACTIONS A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OTHER, UH, ITEMS OR, OR TOPICS, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE FOR ATTENDANCE, UH, SECRETARY ROSE AND PRIOR TO THE MINUTES, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE, UH, MS. THOMPSON SOME TIME.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS TRACY THOMPSON, CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER, AND I HAD THIS GREAT PLAN FOR TODAY THAT DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT.

UM, MY PLAN WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE JASON ALEXANDER, WHO IS MY COLLEAGUE AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF AIRPORT AFFAIRS, AND OF COURSE, FOR

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UM, HE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS NOW, AND I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH HIM AND APPRECIATE HIS DEDICATION AND HIS SMARTS AND HIS, UH, PERSEVERANCE AND HIS ADAPTABILITY TO JOIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION.

BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM TODAY.

AND OF COURSE HE'S NOT HERE BECAUSE HE'S WORKING SO HARD.

HE'S DOWN AT CITY HALL REPRESENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AT WORK SESSION.

BUT JASON IS CELEBRATING HIS 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

I BELIEVE HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS 12.

AND SO I JUST WANTED FOR, UH, THIS COMMISSION TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM ON THE RECORD.

AND, UM, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO CONGRATULATE HIM IN PERSON, UH, NEXT MONTH.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND ACKNOWLEDGING JASON ALEXANDER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

DO I HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER INEZ? YEAH.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER F FANG.

ALL IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION.

THANK YOU ALL.

NOW, I BELIEVE WE WILL TURN TO STAFF BRIEFINGS.

UH, FIRST UP IS

[2. June 2024 Financial Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer]

GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, NAME IS RAJEEV THOMAS, UH, CFO FOR THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT.

SO I'LL BE GOING OVER THE JUNE, 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS.

UH, STARTING WITH THE PASSENGER TRAFFIC OR PASSENGER TRAFFIC, UH, INCREASE SLIGHTLY, OR YOU COULD SAY IT WAS ESSENTIALLY FLAT WITH JUNE, 2023 AT ABOUT 0.2% INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENTS.

UM, OUR AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES WHEN WE COMPARE TO THE PRIOR YEAR WAS DOWN ABOUT 11 DAILY DEPARTURES OR 4.1%.

UM, LANDED WEIGHTS ALSO SHOWED A SLIGHT DECREASE OF, UH, 2% VERSUS JUNE OF 2023.

UH, BUT CARGO VOLUME DID INCREASE, UH, QUITE A BIT OF, UH, 16.5% COMPARED TO JUNE OF 2023.

UH, ON THE REVENUE SIDE, UH, WE HAD A GREAT MONTH, UH, IN THE MONTH OF, UH, JUNE, UH, VERSUS THE PRIOR YEAR, UM, A 15.2% INCREASE IN OUR OPERATING REVENUES, OR ALMOST $3.8 MILLION.

YEAR TO DATE, UH, IT IS 33 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.

UH, ON THE OPERATING EXPENSE SIDE, UM, OUR OPERATING EXPENSES WERE ABOUT 4.7% HIGHER IN THE MONTH OF JUNE THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND I KIND OF NOTED, UM, IN THE, IN THE MEMO THAT, UH, LAST YEAR, UH, JUNE OF 2023, WE HAD UPFRONT COSTS RELATED TO THE VANDERLANDE CONTRACT THAT CAME ON.

THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT PREVIOUS MONTHS, YOU'VE SEEN A HIGHER INCREASES IN OPERATING COSTS THAN THE 4.7%.

SO THAT WAS BECAUSE JUNE OF 2023 WAS ELEVATED, UM, AS WELL.

UM, YEAR TO DATE ON THE OPERATING EXPENSES, WE ARE 25% HIGHER THAN PRIOR YEAR.

UH, BUT ON THE NET INCOME OR UH, NET REVENUE SIDE, UH, WE ARE STILL 2 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHERE WE WERE, UH, LAST YEAR, YEAR TO DATE THROUGH JUNE.

UH, VERSUS BUDGET ON THE REVENUES, WE ARE 24 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED.

UH, ALMOST 3.7 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD IN THE ESTIMATE TOO.

SO BOTH THE TRENDING VERY WELL ON THE OPERATING EXPENSES SIDE.

UM, THE, THE EXPENSES ON THE AVIATION SIDE IS FIVE, FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS HIGHER, OR 5.2% HIGHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED.

BUT TRACKING BELOW WHAT WE ESTIMATED, UM, AT 300,000, ROUGHLY 300,000 OH 0.3% BELOW WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR CYE.

SO YEAR TO DATE THROUGH THE BUDGET, UM, WE ARE ON THE NET INCOME SIDE, WE ARE ABOUT 19 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED, AND ABOUT 5 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD IN OUR ESTIMATE.

SO OVERALL, PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE ONE, UH, COMMISSIONER.

I'M SORRY.

UH, CHAIR TODD.

HELLO EVERYONE.

UM, YEAH, RAJIV, CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE NUMBERS.

TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE IS THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS SOON, CORRECT? THIS IS, THIS IS YOUR, THIS IS ALMOST THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SEPTEMBER 30TH, YEAH.

OKAY.

AND TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE INCREASE IN REVENUE? UH, THE

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BUT ALSO ON THE, ON THE TERMINAL CONCESSION SIDE, IT IS KIND OF OUTPERFORMED OUR EXPECTATIONS A LITTLE BIT.

UH, PART OF IT IS WHEN WE BUDGET THE TERMINAL CONCESSION REVENUE, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY MORE SPACE TO ADD MORE VENUES IN THERE, WE HAVE A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT.

SO THE BUDGET HAS DONE BETTER, UH, THAN WE, THAN WE EXPECTED.

UH, WE ALSO HAD THAT ECLIPSE EVENT, UH, THAT REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER RENTAL CAR REVENUES IN THAT MONTH.

SO THAT'S ALSO, UH, PERFORMED BETTER THAN WE EXPECTED.

SO ON, ON THE NON AIRLINE SIDE, THAT IS REALLY WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO IT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT VERSUS BUDGET, THE NON AIRLINE SIDE IS DRIVING ALMOST 16 MILLION OF THE $24 MILLION, UH, IN FAVORABLE TO BUDGET.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE THE ECLIPSE AND CONCESSIONS, AND I'LL, I'LL GUESS BECAUSE THE CONCESSIONS HOURS HAVE EXPANDED TO MEET THAT'S TRUE.

THE DEMAND.

THAT IS TRUE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE BUDGETING IN 2024, YOU KNOW, WE WERE LOOKING BACK AS TO WHAT HAPPENED IN 2022 AND 2023, WHERE, UM, SOME OF THE CONCESSION VENUES WERE NOT OPEN THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE TIME THAT THEY WERE IN OPERATING THE FULL, UM, HOURS, UH, BECAUSE OF STAFFING ISSUES AT THAT TIME.

AND ALL THOSE, UH, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

SO THAT'S ALSO HELPING.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER F COMMISSIONER? HELLO.

THANK YOU.

UM, THANKS FOR THE, AND UPDATES IN YOUR DISCUSS.

WELL, DO YOU WANNA COVER THAT BUDGET GOING OVER THE, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? UM, THANK YOU.

AT HOME, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK, AND I THINK JAMIE, ONE OF YOUR SCREENS WAS COMMISSIONER DOYLE IS ON.

OKAY, I'M SORRY.

COMMISSIONER VALDEZ IS ON.

DOYLE.

VALEZ IS ON ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, COMMISSIONER VALDEZ FOR ATTENDANCE.

NEXT WE HAVE THE

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

AIR SERVICE.

HI EVERYBODY.

YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.

ALRIGHT.

LEMME TRY AGAIN REAL QUICK.

THAT'S MUCH BETTERER HEARING.

SO AUGUST, 2024, JUST A BRIEF RECESS.

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WE CAN, UH, RESUME THE MEETING NOW.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO BEFORE YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE AUGUST, AUGUST, 2024 WE'RE, WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE RATIONALIZATION BY THE AIRLINES.

IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, AUGUST 9% IN SEPTEMBER, THIS IS CONSIDERED THE SUMMER SHOULDER SEASON.

BUT IF YOU LOOK, TAMMY, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, THE, THE, THE ECHOING CONTINUES OVER HERE FOR US JOINING REMOTELY.

AND I'M SORRY TO BE THE BEARER, BAD NEWS, BUT SHALL I CONTINUE OR STALL OR ? UM, I, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD BEYOND WHAT'S IN, BUT I CAN, OKAY, CAN I HAVE A MEMBER THAT'S ON THE WEBEX RIGHT NOW? UM, DO A AUDIO TEST REAL QUICK.

TEST ONE, TWO.

OKAY.

I THINK I FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM.

UM, I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, GO ON WITH THE MEETING NOW.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

SO, AUGUST SNAPSHOT 24, COMPARED TO AUGUST 23, WE ARE DOWN ONE DESTINATION AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE RATIONALIZATION BY THE AIRLINES AND THEIR SEATS LOADED.

UH, AUGUST IS DOWN 10% AND SEPTEMBER IS DOWN 9%, BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S YEAR OVER YEAR, AND WE'RE STILL UP 24% PRE COVID.

I WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, UH, DECEMBER, WHICH IS DOWN 2%.

SO I THINK I'M STARTING TO SEE SOME LEVELING OFF, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT THE ROUTES THAT HAVE BEEN EXITED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, WE'RE WORKING HARD TO FILL THOSE BY OTHER CARRIERS.

SO SOME OF THIS IS OVER CAPACITY BY THE CARRIERS.

AND COVID, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE RAMPED, THEY RAMPED UP A GREAT DEAL OF CAPACITY THAT WAS SURPRISING TO US EVEN.

AND SOME OF THIS IS WEAKENING, UH, CONSUMER SENTIMENT, UM, PARTICULARLY IN THE SHOULDER SEASON WHEN THERE'S LESS TRAVEL, AS THE AIRLINES HAVE LEARNED FROM MID-AUGUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER, THERE'S LESS TRAVEL, AND SO THEY'VE CORRECTED FOR THAT.

UM, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS I DO WANNA MENTION THAT IS IN THE REPORT IS AMERICAN AIRLINES DID A ADD ALBUQUERQUE ROUND TRIPS ON OCTOBER 4TH AND 13TH FOR THE BALLOON FESTIVAL.

THIS IS ANOTHER INDICATION THAT THIS MAJOR CARRIER CONTINUES TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AND DESPITE THE RECENT DECLINES IN YOUR REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT BASED ON THE SCHEDULED SEATS IN DECEMBER OF 2024, OUT OF ALL 350 PLUS AIRPORTS, AMERICAN AIRLINES HAS IN THE WORLD, UH, AUSTIN IS NUMBER 15.

SO AT OUR PEAK WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES, AUSTIN WAS THE 11TH LARGEST AIRPORT WITH AMERICAN, AND WE'RE NOW NUMBER 15.

SO WE'RE STILL WAY UP THERE WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES.

DELTA WILL BE INTRODUCING HARLINGEN OCTOBER 7TH.

SO THAT'S A GOOD BIT OF NEW NEWS.

UM, WHAT ELSE DID I WANNA MENTION? AGAIN, DOWN ONE DESTINATION ON THE HORIZON.

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SO WE'RE WORKING TO BACKFILL.

I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT AUSTIN ESPECIALLY IS A GROWING MARKET, GROWING NUMBER OF TRAVELERS THAT, UM, IN SPITE OF THE SHOULDER SEASON CAPACITY CUTS AND THESE EXITS BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND DO WELL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? JAMIE? I SHARE, JAMIE, I HAVE, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHEN WE SIGN NEW AIRLINES ON, DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY DISCUSSION WITH THEM ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE EXPECT THEM TO HAVE? AND BY THAT I MEAN, UH, WE EXPECT THEM TO, TO, TO MAN A LOST BAGGAGE POINT OF CONTACT, UH, OR, UH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, A LOT OF, A LOT OF AIRLINES I KNOW COME IN AND THEY DON'T, THEY, THEY DON'T HIRE VERY MANY PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE THEY HIRE ARE, UH, THEIR TIME IS TIED UP ON, ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, HANDLING CUSTOMERS AS THEY, THEY COME IN THE DOOR, GETTING THEM BOARDING PASSES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

BUT THE, THE PASSENGERS THAT JUST GOT OFF THAT AIRPLANE, UH, MAY BE MORE INTERESTED IN WHERE THEIR BAGGAGE WENT.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, IN MY, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I'VE KIND OF NOTICED AT THE INFORMATION DESK, I'VE HAD TO ANSWER A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, WELL, WHERE IS, AND SOMETIMES I DON'T EII DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE, UM, WHICH, NOT UNUSUAL, BUT, BUT, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT, UH, I THINK, UH, I, I GUESS IS THERE A LEVEL OF STANDARD FOR SERVICE THAT AIRLINES PROVIDE HERE SO THAT THE AIRPORT ITSELF CAN MAINTAIN A REPUTATION OF HIGH ATTENTION TO THAT KIND OF SERVICE? SCOTT, I'M GONNA, UM, DEFLECT TO TRACY THOMPSON, WHO OVERSEES THE PROPERTIES GROUP AS THE AIRLINES DO SIGN CONTRACTS WITH THE AUSTIN AIRPORT AND, UH, THE SERVICE STANDARDS.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, HAND TO TRACY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JAMIE.

TRACY THOMPSON, CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER.

SO WITH RESPECT TO A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN A LEGAL DOCUMENT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NOT THAT LEVEL OF YOU WILL HAVE WHAT WE DO.

WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST OPERATIONS TEAM AND GUEST SERVICES TEAM THAT WORKS WITH NEW ENTRANT AIRLINES, WHETHER THEY'RE ACTUALLY NEW TO THE MARKET OR ADDING FLIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE NOT THE GATES AND THE, AND THE EQUIPMENT AND WHATNOT FOR THEIR SERVICE.

AND IN THAT CONVERSATION AND IN THAT COORDINATION IS HOW ARE YOU STAFFING THIS? WHAT, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? SO YES, THERE, THERE'S NOT LIKE A LEGAL MINIMUM, BUT THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF OPERATIONAL, UH, RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY THAT YOU'RE GETTING TO.

SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS UP FRONT.

AND THEN CERTAINLY AS THE SERVICE ROLLS OUT AND ROLLS ON FROM ROLLING OUT, UH, WE MAKE A, WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AIRLINE OPERATIONS STAFF, THEIR GENERAL MANAGER AS TO STAFFING AND WHAT WE SEE AS PROBLEMS. AND SO OUR INTERNAL AND AIRSIDE OPERATIONS STAFF ARE REALLY DAY TO DAY WORKING WITH ALL THOSE AIRLINES.

I DO APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT YOU OBSERVE IN THE TERMINAL WITH RESPECT TO BAGGAGE CLAIM AND, AND THOSE OPERATIONS.

AND SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT COMES UP, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL US AND WE'LL WORK WITH THAT AIRLINE.

WAS THAT RESPONSIVE ENOUGH? OKAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR THE QUESTION.

AND, UH, MS. THOMPSON, I MIGHT TAKE YOU UP ON THAT.

I'M STILL MISSING A PACK AND PLAY FROM AMERICAN.

YES, SIR.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION.

UH, CHAIR TODD.

UH, HELLO.

UM, WITH THE CLOSING OF THE SOUTH, THIS MAY BE A TREND, JAMIE, THAT BOSTON DOESN'T, UM, HAS NO CONTROL OVER, BUT I I, BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL TIGHTENING AND LESS TRAVELED BY

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IS THAT A TREND GENERALLY? AND ALSO THOSE ULTRA LOW COST FLIGHTS WENT TO TERTIARY MARKET CITIES THAT ARE NOW UNDERSERVED OR UNSERVED IN GENERAL, THESE SMALL TOWNS IN IOWA AND THE MIDWEST THAT USED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THROUGH ALLEGIANT OR FRONTIER OR SUN COUNTRY OR WHATEVER YOU, THEY'RE, THOSE, ARE THOSE FLIGHTS GENERALLY EVAPORATING IN THE SYSTEM? NATIONALLY, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK, SPEAK TO WENDY.

IN OUR MARKET, WE HAVE SEEN SOME CURTAILING OF THESE FLIGHTS.

WE KNOW OF COURSE ABOUT THE ALLEGIANT BASE CLOSURE, BUT STILL, EVEN WITH, UH, ALLEGIENT, THERE ARE STILL OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW ALLEGIANT WITH, UH, FLYING TO OTHER BASES THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT FLY TO.

UM, SO THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLEGION TO GROW.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE SPIRIT UP AT A HIGHER LEVEL IN DECEMBER IN AUSTIN.

BUT AS FAR AS NATIONALLY, YEAH, I MEAN, FROM WHAT I READ FROM THE TRADES, THE UCCS HAVE SOME ISSUES AND ARE WORKING THESE THROUGH.

UM, WE LOVE HAVING THE HYBRID CARRIER MIX HERE IN AUSTIN AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAINTAIN THIS INCREDIBLE MIX OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MS. KOFF.

NEXT WE HAVE JOURNEY

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

YES, GOOD AFTERNOON.

LYNN ESTERBROOK, DEPUTY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ON THE PACKET.

I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

UM, THERE'S A WHOLE SLEW OF, UM, REQUESTS FOR COUNSEL ACTIONS IN THE BACKUP.

I'M GONNA GO OVER FOUR OF THOSE ACTIONS IN THIS.

SO IF WE WANNA SCROLL IN THE PACKET, IT'S PAGE 33 FOR THOSE THAT HAVE, UM, THE PACKET FROM ONLINE, IT'S THE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE, MIDFIELD, TAXIWAYS.

SO IF YOU WANNA SCROLL THROUGH, UM, A FEW NUMBER OF PAGES, KEEP ON GOING.

I'LL TELL YOU WHEN TO STOP.

GO AHEAD.

MORE.

OH, GO BACK, BACK ONE.

THERE WE GO.

UM, SO THIS PROJECT IS FOR ITEM 17 AND 18 IN THE, UM, PACKET.

THIS IS THE AIRFIELD, UM, MIDFIELD, UM, TAXIWAY PROJECT.

AND SO THIS PROJECT, THIS, SORRY, THIS PROJECT WILL CON CONSTRUCT NEW TAX UAS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE EXISTING MIDFIELD TAX UAS IN ORDER TO BUILD CONCOURSE B.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AIRFIELD, TAXIWAY PAVEMENT, AIRCRAFT RATED BRIDGES, SORRY, SERVICE ROADS, UTILITIES, RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH CAMPUS, DRAINAGE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS AND UPDATES TO THE AIRFIELD LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS. SO FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY DESIGN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DETAILED CONSTRUCTION PHASING WAS NEEDED.

AND SO WHEN WE HAVE ITEM 19 THAT'S RELATED TO ITEM 19 AND ITEM 18, DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON? UM, A FEW PAGES IN THE BACKUP? IT IS PAGE 37.

IT'S THE CONCOURSE B AND TUNNEL, GRAB MY WATER.

THERE WE GO.

SO THE CONCOURSE B AND TUNNEL.

SO THIS IS, UM, THIS PROJECT IS THE NEW CONCOURSE B, WHICH WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 GATES AND UNDERGROUND TUNNEL SERVING PASSENGERS, BAGGAGE, AND UTILITY.

THE TUNNEL WILL CONNECT AND INTEGRATE TO THE EXISTING BARBARA JORDAN CON TERMINAL AND THE NEW CONCOURSE B TERMINAL THROUGH AN INTERFACE INFRASTRUCTURE.

ADDITIONAL SCOPE INCLUDES AIR APRON WORK, TEMPORARY HOLD ROOM, AND ANY ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROJECT.

SO THAT'S RELATED TO ITEM 14 AND ITEM 15 LATER IN THE PACKET.

SO I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER THOSE TWO SPECIFICALLY SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE RCAS, WE CAN TALK, UM, YOU UNDERSTAND SORT OF WHAT THE SCOPE OF THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE.

AND THAT'S IT, UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS?

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WE CAN MOVE ON TO

[5. Update on City of Austin Construction Training Program presented by Michelle Pierre, Contract Management Supervisor II, Financial Services Department]

I, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

UH, MY NAME IS MICHELLE PIERRE, AND I SERVE AS A CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

UM, MY TEAM MEMBER, ROSIE ARENAS, IS THE PRIMARY ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS PROGRAM, SO SHE'LL BE THE ONE PRESENTING YOU THE INFORMATION.

AND, UM, I WILL PASS OUT, UM, SOME INFORMATION FLYERS ON THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS OUR NEWSLETTER THAT WE, UM, PUT TOGETHER ANNUALLY, JUST SHARING SOME GOOD NEWS STORIES ON THE PROGRAMS AS WELL.

SO, ROSIE, THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

AGAIN, LIKE MICHELLE SAID, MY NAME IS ROSIE ENA, I'M A PROGRAM COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR AND, UH, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO START TO SEE MY SHOW OF HANDS, WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

SURE, YES.

OKAY.

SO I DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN HERE WHO DUNNO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, SO THAT'D BE GREAT.

I'M GONNA KIND OF GO OVER IT WITH YOU.

SO IS DO I JUST SAY NEXT ON THE SLIDES OR WHO'S, OR IS THERE SOMETHING JUST NEXT? OKAY, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THE PROGRAM, BASICALLY, THIS IS THE AGENDA.

I'M GONNA BE GOING OVER THE DEVELOPMENT, WHAT CAME OUT OF A COUNCIL RESOLUTION, UM, IN WHICH THE COUNCIL DEVELOPED A REQUIREMENT TO TRAIN WORKERS ON CITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT HAD A BUDGET OF OVER $500,000 AND MORE.

OKAY, I'LL BE GOING MORE INTO THAT COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT WE DO, WE CURRENTLY, TO MAKE THIS ALL KIND OF COME TOGETHER, WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH, UH, 15 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY PARTNERS WITH AND 22 PIPELINE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE TRAINING.

OKAY.

IN ORDER FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO MEET COMPLIANCE, UH, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO, UH, SUBMIT AN INITIAL TRAINING PLAN THAT'S, UH, TURNED INTO US.

IT BASICALLY STATES THEIR INTENT ON HOW THEY'RE GONNA MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY THEY'RE SUPPOSED, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO TURN IN MONTHLY, UM, TRAINING REPORTS UNTIL SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS MET ON THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I'LL BE GOING OVER SOME STATISTICS SHOWING HOW MANY PROJECTS WE'VE HAD WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT, UH, REQUIRED THE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM COMPONENT INTO IT, AND THEN ALSO SPECIFIC TO AIRPORT PROJECTS AS WELL.

AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY.

SO IN 20, UM, IN JUNE 20, WHAT WAS IT, JUNE 28TH, 2018, I REMEMBER THIS.

'CAUSE 20 JUNE 28 IS MY ANNIVERSARY, SO THAT'S WHY I KIND OF REMEMBER THAT DATE AS AN IMPORTANT DATE.

, UH, THE COUNCIL CAME TOGETHER AND THEY BASICALLY HAD A RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS PRIORITY THREE OF IMAGINE AUSTIN, FOR JUST TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE AUSTIN'S ECO ECONOMY BY INVESTING IN OUR WORKFORCE EDUCATION SYSTEMS AND ENTREPRENEURS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED, IT WAS PART OF THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY DEVELOP A, A, A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD REQUIRE CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTIONAL WORKERS ON CITY PROJECTS WITH SIGNIFICANT BUDGETS.

I DON'T WANNA SAY THAT THERE, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT BUDGETS INVOLVED, AND THEY WERE ALSO GRADUATES OR CURRENT STUDENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS OR DOL CERTIFIED BILINGUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE TO GO ON INTO THE FURTHER OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THE CITY DIRECTS THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL, AND IT WAS FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT 15% OF THE WORKFORCE TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS.

OKAY.

FURTHERMORE, THEY DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED, IMPLEMENTED, UH, PROPOSED CHANGES TO ALSO INCLUDE HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO, AS A RESPONSE FROM THE CHIEF, UH, CAPITAL CON CONTRACTING OFFICER AT THE TIME, SO HIS RESPONSE WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, AND NOT ONLY DID

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SO THERE WAS A, A RE, UH, WHERE WE PUT INTO PLACE FOR A MINIMUM OF 50% OF WORKERS ON BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE OVER 10 MILLION AND ABOVE THAT ARE 10 MILLION ABOVE, MEET THAT 15% REQUIREMENT OF WORKERS OF TRAINEES IN THOSE PROGRAMS TO BE PART OF A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR VERTICAL.

AND THEN, UH, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ON JOB TRAINING FOR HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION, HE ADDED A REQUIREMENT ALSO FOR THOSE CONTRACTS THAT WERE AT 10 MILLION AND BELOW, TO BE ABLE TO, TO HAVE A WORKFORCE THERE FOR, TO HAVE THE TRAINING FOR THOSE TRAINEES IN THOSE CONTRACTS THAT ARE 10 MILLION AND BELOW.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY.

SO THIS KIND OF OUTLINES THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

SO IF YOU, THIS CHART KIND OF SHOWS THAT IF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IS BETWEEN 500002.5 MILLION, THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TRAINING ON THE PROJECT IS TWO.

UM, AND IF YOU NOTICE THE TYPE OF TRAINING ORGANIZATION OR TRAINEES THAT GET, THAT, THEY GET THE TRAINING FROM, FOR BUDGETS THAT ARE 10 MILLION AND BELOW, IT'S, THEY CAN EITHER PARTNER WITH A PIPELINE ORGANIZATION OR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROGRAM OR OJT PROGRAM, ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

AND IT GOES INCREMENTALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BUDGET, HOW MANY TRAINEES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM.

THOSE THAT ARE OVER 10 MILLION, IT'S 15% OF THE WORKFORCE, AND IT'S FURTHER DELINEATED INTO WHETHER IT'S A VERTICAL OBESITY PROJECT OR A HORIZONTAL UH, PROJECT.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO ON? OKAY, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY, SO THIS IS JUST GOING INTO A, A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DETAIL OF THIS.

SO FOR ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE AT $500,000 AND ABOVE, UH, THE, UM, THE GDT, EXCUSE ME, THE GT DETERMINES THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR GC DETERMINES IF CURRENT EMPLOYEES ARE ENROLLED OR A GRADUATE OF ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS. OKAY? THEY CAN, UH, LOOK INTO THAT.

IF NOT, THEY COULD SELECT THEIR EMPLOYEES TO SEE AND IF THEIR, IF THEY HAVE, IF THESE PROGRAMS CAN ACTUALLY MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THEY CAN LOOK AT AUGMENTING THEIR STAFF THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OR THEY CAN ENROLL, ENROLL THEIR EMPLOYEES IN ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE PROGRAMS. NOW, IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR 10 MILLION AND ABOVE.

FOR ABOVE 10 MILLION, EXCUSE ME, FOR ABOVE 10 MILLION.

NOW, FOR THOSE CONTRACTS, 10 MILLION AND BELOW, THEY CAN AUGMENT THEIR CURRENT STAFF WITH PERSONAL FROM PIPELINE ORGANIZATIONS, OR THEY CAN UPSCALE THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYEES WITH TRAINING PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE PIPELINE ORGANIZATIONS.

OKAY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OKAY.

NOW THERE ARE SITUATIONS SOMETIMES WHERE, UH, WE CAN LOOK AT SOME CRITERIA IN WHICH WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE REQUIREMENT MAY BE LESS, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE CRITERIA.

THERE'S MATERIAL COSTS VERSUS LABOR COSTS, THERE'S SCOPE OF WORK, SCHEDULE, VALUES, PROJECT DURATION AND SCHEDULE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.

UNIQUE ASPECTS, THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS FOR THE SPECIFIC TRAINING PLAN, OR THE WORKFORCE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF WORKERS THAT WILL BE ON THE PROJECT.

TO DATE, SINCE THE PRO, UH, THE PROGRAM, UH, HAS BEEN IN PLACE, IT'S BEEN SINCE 2019, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE INCIDENT OR ONE SITUATION WHERE WE USE THIS CRITERIA TO CUT WITH A CONTRACTOR TO NEGOTIATE THE NUMBER OF CONTRACT, I MEAN, TRAINEES THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE BECAUSE THE, THE LABOR COSTS, EXCUSE ME, THE MATERIAL COSTS WAS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THE LABOR COSTS.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO ON? OKAY, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OKAY, SO THESE ARE THE 15, UH, PIPELINE OR I MEAN THE 15 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH.

I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO REVIEW THOSE.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND THESE ARE THE 22 PIPELINE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH.

IF YOU NOTICE SOME OF THE SAME LOGOS WERE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

THEN THIS AND THIS SLIDE AS WELL IS BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS BOTH OFFER, UH, PIPELINE TYPE TRAINING, AND THEY ALSO ARE OFFERED THE DOL PROGRAM.

SO THEY OFFER PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS WELL.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS?

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ALL RIGHT, SO TO ME, COMPLIANCE, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAS TO SUBMIT A TRAINING PLAN FOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE, UM, 10 MILLION AND BELOW THAT TRAINING PLAN IS 10 DAYS AFTER AWARD BY COUNCIL.

FOR THOSE CONTRACTS THAT ARE ABOVE 10 MILLION, THE TRAINING PLAN IS DUE 14 DAYS AFTER AWARD BY COUNCIL.

AND DEFINITELY THE PLAN HAS TO APPROVE BEFORE NTP IS ISSUED.

NOTICE TO PROCEED IS ISSUED.

OKAY, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND THIS IS THE TRAINING REPORT, THE MONTHLY TRAINING REPORT THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED ON A MONTHLY BASIS UNTIL SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS MET ON THE PROJECT.

NOW, ALL THIS INFORMATION CAN BE GONE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NEXT SLIDE I'LL KIND OF GIVE YOU THIS, IS THAT ALL THIS INFORMATION IS KEPT IN OUR REPORTING SYSTEM AND IN OUR ERE OR, UH, WHERE WE KEEP ALL THIS, AND WE, AND I ENTER ALL THIS DATA TO DATE, SINCE THIS PROGRAM WAS, UH, CAME INTO EXISTENCE AND WE STARTED TRACKING THESE HOURS AND TRACKING THE PROJECTS THAT REQUIRED CTP REQUIREMENTS, WE'VE HAD 133 PROJECTS TOTAL.

WE'VE HAD 88 PROJECTS THAT WERE 10 MILLION OR BELOW 45 PROJECTS ABOVE 10 MILLION.

AND WE'VE HAVE, UH, ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED OVER 500,000 UH, HOURS OF TRAINING BY THESE WORKERS ON THESE PROJECTS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY, SO NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE AUSTIN AIRPORT PROJECTS.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE 14 PROJECTS.

OKAY? FOUR PROJECTS ARE 10 MILLION OR BELOW 10 PROJECTS ARE ABOVE 10 MILLION.

AND WE HAVE, UH, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND HOURS KIND OF WALKED IN ON THAT.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES A P THREE PROJECT, THE FUEL TANK PROJECT.

THAT WAS A, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH Y'ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROJECT.

IT WAS A HUGE PROJECT.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THOSE HOURS AND THAT PROJECT IN ITS TOTAL.

OKAY.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE.

SO THEN I WENT AHEAD AND BROKE OUT THE INFORMATION TO WHAT ARE THE WAGE, UH, CLASSIFICATIONS ON ALL THESE PROJECTS ON, AND THIS IS JUST FOR THE AIRPORT.

SO HERE YOU SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS ARE, HAVE BEEN ELECTRICIANS OR LABOR COMMON OR GENERAL LABORERS.

OKAY? UH, THERE'S BEEN 231 I BELIEVE TOTAL ON THERE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO LOOK AT THAT.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND THEN THESE ARE THE HOURS WORK.

THERE WERE, UH, RECORDED BASED ON THOSE OVER A HUNDRED, UH, THOUSAND HOURS RECORDED.

THESE ARE THE HOURS WORK I WAGE CLASSIFICATION.

GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO REVIEW ANY QUESTIONS.

AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME.

MY NAME AGAIN IS ROSIE ENA.

THERE'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION.

YOU CAN ALSO, UH, THERE'S A QR CODE THAT GOES TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THERE IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH ARE THE SECTION 0 0 8, 40, ALL THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

THERE'S ALSO THE TRAINING PLANS, THE TRAINING REPORTS, THE, THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION.

SO IF YOU WANNA FURTHER LOOK INTO IT, YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, PRESENTATION COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

YES, SIR.

SO IT, IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE MATERIALS THAT WERE JUST, UH, PASSED OUT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT, INCLUDING THE COST OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND THEIR BIDS, BUT CAN THEN ASK THE SUBSIDIARIES TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE OR GAIN COMPLIANCE.

UM, IS THERE ANY CONCERN THAT THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE NOT REIMBURSING THE SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THAT TRAINING COST? OKAY, SO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WHEN WE GO TO BID OR IF THEY PUT IN A BID, UH, WE BASICALLY, WHEN THE SOLICITATION GOES OUT, WE GO OVER THIS WITH THEM AND THEY ASK THEM TO INCLUDE IT IN THE REQUEST OR IN THEIR BID, IN THE BID OR THE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE COST OF THIS.

AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AND NOT NECESSARILY

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NOW THEY CAN USE SUBCONTRACTORS AS THAT.

WE KNOW IN A LOT OF THESE HUGE PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE AIRPORT, THERE'S A LOT OF SUBCONTRACTORS, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SO A LOT OF THE TRAINING IS MET BY THE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT THEY, THEY BRING IN AND A LOT OF THE, UM, UH, TRAINEES OR WORKERS ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN A PROGRAM AND THEY'RE JUST CONTINUING TO CLOCK THEIR HOURS.

SO THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT THAT COST BACK ON THE SUBCONTRACTORS.

OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? THIS IS JEREMY HENDRICKS.

I, UH, WANTED TO, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I WANTED TO THANK, UH, ROSIE AND MICHELLE FOR COMING TODAY AND GIVING THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS IS SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.

AS SOMEONE THAT HELPED WRITE THIS PROGRAM, UM, IT IS, I'M PROUD OF THE, HOW IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A SUCCESS, UH, FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT IT'S REALLY ALSO BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER CITY AND COUNTY ENTITIES, A-I-S-D-A-C-C WHO ARE LOOKING TO CITY OF AUSTIN FOR REALLY HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS SAME PROGRAM AND REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

THANK YOU, JEREMY.

APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE ES

[6. Update on AUS Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program presented by Ramonika Carr, Guest Services Officer]

WHILE RAMON'S GETTING READY, I ALSO WANT TO THANK, UH, ROSIE AND SHE FOR COMING OUT TODAY AND FOR JEREMY FOR PROPOSING THIS AS AN AGENDA ITEM.

UM, I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF ANY OF THE TRAINEES ARE CONTRACTORS OF THEIR OWN RIGHT AT THIS TIME, OR IF THERE'VE BEEN ANY SUCCESS STORIES LIKE THAT.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAINING IS FOR LIKE THE LOWEST SKILLED, UM, BESIDES THE ELECTRICIANS, IT LOOKED LIKE LABORERS WERE LIKE THE LARGEST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO LABOR ON A WORK SITE CORRECTLY AND ACCORDING TO, UH, SAFETY STANDARDS, ET CETERA.

BUT, UM, I WOULD GUESS I WAS LOOKING FOR MORE HIGHLY SKILLED TRADES, UH, IN ADDITION TO ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS, UM, OTHER, OTHER, YOU KNOW, TRADES.

SO, UM, JEREMY, IF YOU HAVE SOME SUCCESS STORIES OR IF STAFF DOES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I'LL, I'LL JUST ADD THAT ONE OF THE REASONS IN THE BEGINNING THAT WE ASKED MICHELLE, AND SHE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AND ROSIE HAS OF, UM, TRACKING THIS, IS SO THAT WE COULD REALLY SEE WHAT THE EFFECT OF THE 15% REQUIREMENT WAS.

WAS IT SPREAD ACROSS THE LOWER SKILLED TRADES, THE HIGHER SKILLED TRADES? WHO'S IT REALLY INCENTIVIZING? ARE WE GETTING IT THE RIGHT COMMUNITIES? AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ALSO ASKED JASON TO KIND OF BRING BACK IN THE FUTURE IS HOW THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO WORK AS WE BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY.

AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY REALLY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEYOND WHAT THE C-O-A-C-T-P PROGRAM HAS, BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE FOLKS THAT CAN REALLY REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, WE'RE INCENTIVIZING THE RIGHT GROUPS, MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR, MORE WOMEN, ET CETERA, TO GET INTO THE TRADES AND HAVE ACCESS TO THESE GOOD JOBS.

UM, AND THERE'LL ALSO BE A LOT MORE WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY JUST PASSED THEIR CHILDCARE DEAL, IT'S GOING ON THE BALLOT, THAT'S ALL PART OF THAT.

SO THERE'S REALLY A LOT OF WORK AROUND THIS THAT ALL KIND OF STARTED WITH THE CTP, BUT I THINK IT ALREADY GIVES US A LOT OF GOOD CORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS TO KIND OF, UH, SHORE UP THOSE OTHER TRADES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INCENTIVIZING MORE PLUMBERS, MORE, ET CETERA, ALL THOSE OTHER TRADES THAT REALLY AREN'T AS HIGH THERE.

ALSO, I'LL JUST SAY, I THINK IT'S THE NATURE OF THE WORK THAT'S WENT ON AT THE AIRPORT.

UM, LABORS DO CONCRETE, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO, UH, AND OF COURSE THERE'S A LOT OF ELECTRICAL WORK THAT COMES INTO THE FACTOR THERE.

SO I THINK AS WE SEE THE NEW REALLY, REALLY BIG PROJECT COMING THROUGH IN THE FUTURE WITH THE FULL TERMINAL EXPANSION, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE TRADES A LOT MORE THAN WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY.

YEAH, AND I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I DID PASS OUT, UH, SOME SUCCESS STORIES ON OUR SPOTLIGHT, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY, WE WERE OUT AT THE AIRPORT, SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT WE KIND OF, UH, KIND OF TARGETED AT AND A CO AND, UH, LA THE YEAR BEFORE LAST, WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO ANOTHER, UH, NOT AN AIRPORT BY, BUT A CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE WE BASICALLY, I INTERVIEWED, AND IT'S MY PICTURE'S ON THE FLYER FOR THE CTP ON THERE, ON THE INFORMATION.

I ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED, UH, THAT FRANCISCO, THAT, UH, GENTLEMAN THAT'S IN THAT PICTURE.

AND HE STARTED AS A LABORER, JUST A RE YOU KNOW, DOING RESTAURANT BUSINESS, DIDN'T THINK, DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION, ENTERED THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD.

AND TO DATE, HE'S A SUPERVISOR NOW.

SO THERE IS SUCCESS WITH THE PROGRAM AND IN FOR US TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT OF INDIVIDUALS BEING TRAINED

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OKAY.

MICHELLE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD? OH, THE WAGE OR THE CLASSIFICATIONS.

SO IN REGARDS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM, IT IS ALSO REQUIRED, AS, YOU KNOW, FOR EACH DOL PROGRAM TO HAVE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF HOURS BEFORE THEY ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF APPRENTICESHIP.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGES TO THIS PROGRAM, IS THAT THEY ARE EARNING THOSE HOURS ON CITY OF AUSTIN PROJECTS, AND THEN WITHOUT THAT, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ADVANCE AND THEN BECOME JOURNEYMEN ONCE THEY GRADUATE THE DOL PROGRAM.

AND SO THE DOL PROGRAMS, DEPENDING ON THE SKILL, THEY RANGE BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE YEARS, AND THEN ONCE THEY GRADUATE THAT PROGRAM, THEY BECOME A JOURNEYMAN AT THAT POINT.

AND SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE MAKING VERY GOOD MONEY, UM, DOING, UH, THESE, THESE TRADES.

AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGES OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE WITHOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THEY MAY NOT HAVE A JOB WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EARN THOSE HOURS TOWARD THEIR NEXT LEVEL OF APPRENTICESHIP.

I HOPE THAT COVERED EVERYTHING.

COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU.

LOVELY.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, RAMONICA CARR, GUEST SERVICES OFFICER.

UM, I'M HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR SUNFLOWER PROGRAM.

I'LL START OFF FIRST WITH, UM, JUST GIVING A LITTLE, UH, UH, STATS HERE.

SO GLOBALLY, ONE IN SEVEN OF US LIVE WITH A DISABILITY.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS APPROXIMATELY 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE WITH A, A DISABILITY.

AND SO THE HIDDEN DISABILITY SUNFLOWER PROGRAM GIVES OUR CUSTOMERS, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT THEY HAVE A DISABILITY, UM, AND IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT IS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT.

UH, SO THIS ALLOWS US TO KNOW THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL MAY NEED HELP.

UH, THEY MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME, UH, OR THEY JUST MAY NEED A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.

NEXT, UH, PLEASE.

SO WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE, WHAT, WHAT WE DID IN 2023 AND, UM, WHAT WE ARE DOING IN 2024.

UH, AS FAR AS OUR COMMUNITY AWARENESS, UH, OUR A US MEDIA OUTLET DID, UH, PUT OUT, UH, PRESS RELEASE, WHICH WAS PICKED UP BY ALL OF THE LOCAL, UH, NEWS OUTLETS AND, UM, WHICH WAS OUTSTANDING.

UH, WE ALSO, UH, THEY'VE CREATED AN ACCESSIBILITY WEBPAGE, AND SO OUR, THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO ON THAT WEBPAGE AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

UM, OUR BLOGS THAT WERE DONE, NEWSLETTERS, AND WE ALSO HAVE SIGNAGE WITHIN THE TERMINAL, UH, DIGITAL DISPLAYS, GRAPHICS THAT GIVE THIS INFORMATION, UH, TO CUSTOMERS AS WELL.

SO IN 2024, UH, WE CONTINUE THAT, UH, A US MEDIA OUTREACH, UH, BUT WE ALSO, UH, INTRODUCED US GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHICH WAS THE A US COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TALK WITH THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROGRAM, UM, AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO CREATED A VIDEO, AN A US FOR ALL AIRPORT ACCESSIBILITIES PROGRAM, A DA SERVICE VIDEO, UM, THAT, UH, WAS RELEASED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.

UM, AND WE CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, AND THAT GIVES ALL THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AS RESOURCES FOR ANYONE, UM, WHO NEEDS ANY TYPE OF ASSIST, UH, ACCESSIBILITY, UH, INFORMATION.

AND THEN, UM, WE'VE ALSO CREATED SOME TERMINAL CARDS, UH, FRONT AND BACK, ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE, SPANISH ON THE OTHER SIDE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

AND, UM, IT'S HOW YOU CAN REACH OUT TO RECEIVE A LANYARD.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO, UH, WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, CONTINUE TO, UH, GIVE THEM AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM.