Oct 08, 2025 Airport Advisory Commission

YEAR TO DATE WE ARE UP 11% IN LINE WITH WHERE WE BUDGETED.

UM, ON THE, ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, UM, I WANT TO KIND OF POINT OUT THAT, UM, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR ON THE REVENUES, WE ARE UP 10% FOR, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

UM, AND AGAIN, MOST OF THAT GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY US.

AS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST, THE AIRLINE REVENUES, UM, EXCEEDING, UH, LAST YEAR'S BY ABOUT TWO, UH, $1.9 MILLION AND THEN NON AIRLINE REVENUES BY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.

UH, ONE THING TO KIND OF POINT OUT IN THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WE MADE A CHANGE, AND I HAD ALLUDED TO THIS BACK ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO, WAS THE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT EXCESS IN THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND THAT WE HAD, UH, TRANSFERRED INTO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

AND I SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD MEET WITH THE BOND COUNCIL BECAUSE THE BOND ORDINANCE CALL FOR IT TO MOVE TO THE REVENUE FUND.

AND WE MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT IN THE, IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS, YOU KNOW, AT THE BOTTOM YOU'LL SEE THAT NINE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS SAYS TRANSFERRING FROM THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND.

THAT AMOUNT WAS SITTING AS A CREDIT IN THE DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.

SO IT'S JUST GOT MOVED OUT AND SEPARATED.

THE INTENT OF THAT FUND, THE EXCESS FROM THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND WAS NEVER TO BE REALLY USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND IS NOT REALLY OPERATING REVENUES BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE REFLECTING HERE IS REALLY OPERATING REVENUES.

SO THAT EXCESS IS REALLY GONNA GO TO OUR CAPITAL FUND TO, TO FUND OUR CIP PROJECTS.

SO THAT IS JUST SHOWN AS A SEPARATE LINE AND IT JUST SHOWS YEAR OVER YEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, IT INCREASES THE NET TRANSFER THAT WE ARE GONNA DO AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO THE CAPITAL FUND VERSUS THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT VERSUS BUDGET.

SO, UM, I MEAN, JUST, I'LL JUST TALK TO THE OTHER NUMBERS.

UM, SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, OPERATING EXPENSES, UM, IT SHOWS WE ARE UP ABOUT, UH, 20% YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT

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UH, THE, ONE OF THE REASONS, MAIN REASONS FOR THAT IS, UH, AUGUST WAS A THREE PAY PERIOD MONTH AND SO WAS THE PRIOR YEAR, AUGUST AT THREE PAY PERIOD MONTHS.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF CAUSING THAT ANOMALY THERE VERSUS BUDGET.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUES WE ARE TRACKING VERY CLOSELY WITH WHAT WE BUDGETED.

WE ARE ONLY OFF ABOUT $86,000 VERSUS WHERE WE BUDGETED AND WHEN WE EXPECT SEPTEMBER TO COME IN LINE TOO WITH WHAT WE BUDGETED.

SO WE EXPECT TO BE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE BUDGETED IN TERMS OF OPERATING REVENUES, DESPITE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, IN PLACEMENTS WERE LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED ON THE OPERATING EXPENSE SIDE.

ON THE, UM, ON THE AIRPORT SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A $1 MILLION FAVORABILITY VERSUS BUDGET AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE, AND ALSO IN LINE WITH, UH, WHEN THE SEPTEMBER NUMBERS COME IN, WE EXPECT TO BE ROUGHLY THE SAME, SO YEAR OVER YEAR, UM, YOU CAN SEE IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND PAGE, UH, YEAR TO DATE, 82 MILLION, 82 POINT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN TERMS OF SURPLUS REVENUES VERSUS $78.9 MILLION VERSUS LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S ABOUT $3.6 MILLION IMPROVEMENT.

WHAT, WHAT VERSUS WHAT WE BUDGETED THAT IS ABOUT $11 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED, AGAIN, DUE TO THE NINE AND A HALF MILLION.

SO ONE THING I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, UH, ON THAT FIRST PAGE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THAT NINE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM TRANSFERRING FROM DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND IN THE VARIANCE COLUMN REALLY SHOULD BE REFLECTED AS A POSITIVE NUMBER.

IN THIS ONE.

IT IS INCORRECT AS IN SHOWN AS A NEGATIVE NUMBER, BUT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS CORRECT MM-HMM .

SO IT WAS JUST HARD CODED IN THERE.

UM, SO THAT'S REALLY THE, THE ALL I HAD FOR IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR AND YEAH, MAYBE FOR MY BENEFIT AND FOR THE COMMISSION'S BENEFIT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BOTTOM OF PAGE 14 IN OUR SLIDE DECK, THE NINE AND A HALF MILLION THAT IS DISCUSSED THERE YES.

IS REALLY TO THE POSITIVE AND NOT THE NEGATIVE.

IT SHOULD BE TO THE POSITIVE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY, UM, QUESTIONS OF MR. THOMAS OR, UH, HIS GREAT COLLEAGUE? THIS 86,000 OFFICE IS AN INCREDIBLE MARGIN.

YEAH, , THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

AND ALSO ON THE OPERATING EXPENSE SIDE THAT WE ARE TRACKING VERY CLOSELY TOO, AND WE HAVE ABOUT ROUGHLY ABOUT 1 MILLION FAVORABILITY RIGHT NOW ON THE OPERATING EXPENSE SIDE.

SO THE BUDGET IS COMING IN AND THE ACTUALS ARE COMING IN VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT WE BUDGETED.

THAT MS. KANA IS NOT WITH US TODAY, UH, AND THAT MR. ALEXANDER'S GONNA FILL HER BIG SHOES.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS.

UM, I UNDERSTAND

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

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE TOUGH ON YOU, JASON, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE AN UPDATE THAT YOU STEWARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS LATER, MAYBE JASON, WE CAN YEAH.

TALK ABOUT THAT LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR STEWARDING THIS.

WELL, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE, UH, MANY NOTES ON JAMIE'S UPDATE, BUT I WILL REFER YOU TO THE PACKET.

UH, WE'VE PUT HER UPDATE IN THE BACKUP MATERIALS.

UM, SHE CAN, UH, FIELD ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE AND I'D ASK IF YOU'VE GOT ANY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'M HAPPY TO FORWARD THOSE TO HER.

UM, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, WE, UH, I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT JAMIE IS COMING IN, UH, THE NEXT MONTH TO DO A PRESENTATION TO THIS COMMISSION.

WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT DURING THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, BUT I THINK IT'S RELEVANT TO THIS GROUP.

SO HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT MORE.

QUESTIONS ON THAT TOPIC, LET'S MOVE TO THE STAFF.

SO COMMISSIONERS ON SCREEN AND IN THE ROOM, WE'RE LOOKING AT SLIDE 17 THROUGH 2324 IN THE, IN THE SLIDE DECK.

AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON TO NECESSARILY GO DEEP ON THAT RIGHT NOW UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, AND JASON WILL TALK IN THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS PORTION.

IF THERE AREN'T ANY

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

UH, THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND MS. ESTERBROOK, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION.

LYNN ESTERBROOK, AIRPORT DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, STARTING ON PAGE 26 IS A NEW REPORT AND I REALLY WANTED TO, UM, UH, GIVE KUDOS TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE AND, UM, THE MARKETING TEAM AT AUSTIN AVIATION.

UM, AND SPECIFICALLY KIMMY, WHO'S THE DIVISION MANAGER, AND LARISSA, WHO WAS ONE OF HER TEAM MEMBERS THAT PUT TOGETHER THIS NEW, UM, BEAUTIFUL PACKET THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO NEW AND IMPROVED, UH, UH, VERSION.

AND LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

I WANNA, AND SUPER QUICK, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ON, I AM ON, AM I NOT LOUD ENOUGH? OKAY, GOOD.

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EVERYBODY ON SCREEN HERE? OKAY.

THUMBS UP.

GOOD.

I BROUGHT IT A LITTLE CLOSER, SO THERE WE GO.

UM, SO IF WE WANNA GO TO THE NEXT ONE, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE NEW MAP THAT WE HAVE.

UH, SORRY.

YEAH, THERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS A NEW MAP THAT, UM, IN 3D THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE PROJECTS AND IT'S COLOR CODED AS BEFORE, SO THAT SORT OF BLUE LIGHT BLUE COLORS AND VISION.

AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE PROJECT RIGHT NOW THAT'S STILL IN, IN VISION.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE PROJECT THAT'S IN PROCUREMENT.

THE REST ARE ALL IN EITHER DESIGN OR BUILD.

UM, AND WE HAD ONE ACTIVATE AND WE HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE SOME MORE, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE, UH, THE NEW YEAR OR SLIGHTLY INTO THE NEW YEAR, UM, END OF THIS YEAR INTO THE NEW YEAR.

SO, UM, THIS IS THE WHOLE EXPANSION PROGRAM, THE JOURNEY WITH A US OF ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE UNDERTAKING WITH THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN IF WE WANNA MOVE TO PAGE, WELL, IN THE DECK, IN THE SLIDE BACKUP DECK, IF YOU HAVE IT PRINTED OUT, I WANNA MOVE TO THE, UM, WESTGATE PROJECT AND IT'S PAGE 39.

LET'S SEE.

KEEP GOING.

LYNN, THE MAP? YES, SIR.

IS OUTSTANDING.

OH, WELL REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

I WILL LET PIO KNOW.

YEAH, .

THERE WE GO.

THE WESTGATE EXPANSION.

SO THIS PROJECT, UM, AND THAT'S THE RENDERING OF THE PROJECT, AND THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT.

I WANNA GO TO THE NEXT PAGE.

THERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS THE NEW STANDARD FOR THE TIMELINE THAT SHOWS YOU WE ARE IN BUILD.

I LOVE THE LITTLE, UM, DIGGER THERE THAT WE HAVE.

UM, AND IT SHOWS THE OVERALL TIMELINE OF THE, THE WHOLE PROJECT AND WHAT PHASE WE'RE IN.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS A NEW PICTURE.

WELL, THERE WE GO.

AND THIS PROJECT DOES NOW HAVE PERMANENT POWER, WHICH IS, IS A SIGNIFICANT THING, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN START DOING ALL OF THE FINISHES.

SO THEY HAVE STARTED DOING THE FLOORING AND PUTTING IN THE DRYWALL AND PUTTING IN, UM, THE HVAC AND, UH, TYING IN THE PERMANENT POWER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

SO IT'S A, IT'S A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THERE, UM, MOVING ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT.

AND SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.

AND THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IF WE WANNA SKIP TO THE WEST GARAGE, THE, WE, THE, THE GARAGE, THE YELLOW GARAGE.

THERE WE GO.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS THE NEW IS THE, THE SCHEDULE, THE NEW SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU.

AND SO THIS ONE SHOWS THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE WE WERE STILL CRUNCHING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN OUR PROGRESSIVE DESIGN, BUILT IN OUR PROGRESSIVE CON CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROJECTS.

AND THEN THE NEXT IMAGE, THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE NEW IMAGES.

AND I JUST LOVE THESE NEW IMAGES.

IT REALLY SHOWS HOW LARGE THE GARAGE IS AND HOW QUICKLY THEY'RE MOVING.

THIS IS A SEVEN STORY GARAGE, AND THIS IS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THAT GARAGE.

AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS SOUTHERN HALF, ALL THE PIERS ARE IN.

SO NOW THEY'RE JUST GOING VERTICAL EVERYWHERE.

UM, AND THEY'RE QUICKLY MOVING ALONG AND IT, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE IT EVERY DAY.

AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOVING VERY QUICKLY, BUT IT'S STILL VERY HIGH QUALITY WORK THAT THIS CONTRACTOR IS DOING.

SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE ATRIUM INFILL.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE, LYNN, JUST REAL QUICKLY, YES SIR.

THIS PEOPLE, THE PUBLIC, THE TRAVELING PUBLIC IS APPROACHING A US NOW.

THAT'S A REALLY TANGIBLE, PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF WHAT'S TO COME.

MAYBE THE FIRST TIME WE SEE SOMETHING THIS BIG HAPPENING, THIS, YOU KNOW, AT SCALE.

IT'S EXCITING.

IT IS VERY EXCITING.

YOU DRIVE UP A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I THINK THE, THE RENDERINGS ARE, AND THE IMAGES ARE HIGH QUALITIES A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT THAT'S FINE.

THAT OTHER IMAGE, THE SMALLER IMAGE, UM, WAS IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION.

SO YOU SEE ALL THE MANY CRANES IN THE SKY AND THE, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND IT'S SHOWING THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR OUR PUBLIC AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

AND ATRIUM INFO, WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION IMAGES, IF WE WANNA MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND THAT'S A RENDERING, SO REMEMBER THAT LOOKS VERY REAL, BUT IT'S A RENDERING .

UM, THE SCHEDULE, THEY'RE MOVING VERY QUICKLY ON THIS PROJECT.

AS YOU CAN SEE BY, UM, BY THE TIME THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 26 COMES, WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETE.

AND THEN THE IMAGES ARE ALSO VERY EXCITING.

'CAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE AIRPORT LATELY, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION WALLS IN THE NEXT IMAGE.

AND BEHIND THOSE CONSTRUCTION WALLS YOU WILL SEE, UM, SOME.

GREAT, YOU WANNA GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? THERE WE GO.

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SO THIS SHOWS SOME GREAT CONSTRUCTION BEHIND THOSE CONSTRUCTION WALLS.

THEY ARE PUTTING GIANT STEEL BEAMS EVERYWHERE AND THEY'RE NEARLY DONE THIS, THESE ACTUALLY ARE, THEY'RE MOVING ALL OF IT AT NIGHT, DOING ALL THE WORK AT NIGHT, AND THEY'RE MOVING VERY QUICKLY.

SO THIS SHOWS THE STEEL BEAMS AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, DECKING THAT WILL GO ON THE STEEL BEAMS THAT THEY'VE STARTED TO PUT ON TOP OF THE STEEL BEAMS. AND THEY WILL BE, BEFORE WE KNOW IT WE'LL HAVE A FLOOR.

AND THAT WILL BE VERY EXCITING, PROVIDING MORE QUEUING SPACE FOR THE, FOR OUR PUBLIC.

AND LYNN, UNLIKE THE FIRST ATRIUM INFILL PICTURE, THESE ARE ACTUAL SHOP, THESE, THESE ARE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THEY'RE NOT RENDERING, THESE ARE REAL IMAGES.

UM, AND THEY'RE, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE WORKING EVERY NIGHT.

UM, AND THEY'RE, THAT'S WHY, UM, YOU MAY SEE IN THE LOWER IMAGE, PART OF BAGGAGE CLAIM IS WALLED OFF AND THEY'RE WORKING ABOVE THAT SECTION.

SO THEY'RE DOING IT IN PIECEMEAL, SLOWLY BUT SURELY WORKING CROSS BAGGAGE CLAIM CLOSING OFF, UM, ONE AREA AT A TIME.

UM, WHILE WE, THE REASON WE CAN DO THAT IS 'CAUSE WE ADDED MORE BAGGAGE CLAIM WITH THE FIS PROJECT, SO THAT GAVE US THAT EXTRA ONE SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE ONE AT A TIME TO PUT IN A NEW FLOOR.

SO THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS MONTH.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS ON SCREEN? COMMISSIONER ER, I JUST WANNA SAY LYNN, THE, UH, PRESENTATION IS, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST OVERALL COMPREHENSIVE ABILITY TO SEE WHAT, UH, IS IN PROGRESS.

AND, UM, JUST A NOTE OF THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS, IT'S THE BEST ONE I THINK WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

I WILL LET THEM KNOW.

YES, WE, JASON AND I WORKED WITH THEM CLOSELY AND, UM, TWEAKED IT HERE AND THERE, BUT WHOLE HOLISTICALLY IT WAS THEIR IDEA AND SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY WHEN WE SAW IT AS WELL.

WELL, IN ECHOING COMMISSIONER ELLER, THE, IF THE VIEWING AUDIENCE IS NOT COMMISSIONERS, BUT THE PUBLIC, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT THIS BE AS USER-FRIENDLY AS IT IS AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SLIDE, UM, 50 MM-HMM .

WITH THE PROJECT CONTRACT TYPE COMPANY, THE VISUAL ON PROGRESS, LOGISTICALLY, ALL OF IT.

IT'S GREAT.

GOOD.

I'M, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY.

ANY OTHER ONSCREEN? YES, CAN MR. C**N, UH, I'LL SECOND THE COMMENTS ON THIS BEING, UH, REALLY WELL DONE AND EASY TO FOLLOW.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON, I THINK IT'S PAGE 22.

I LOOK IN THE PACKET ABOUT THE CONCOURSE B OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE TOP QUESTIONS THAT WE ALL GET ASKED IS WHEN ARE WE GONNA DO OUR, YOU KNOW, WHEN'S THE FIRST PASSENGER GONNA LOAD OUTTA CONCOURSE B? YOU KNOW, IT SAYS BUILD 2026 TO 2030 S .

RIGHT.

2030S.

LIKE, UM, WHEN DO WE THINK THAT WE'LL BOARD OUR FIRST FLIGHT OUT OF THE NEW CONCOURSE? B AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TIMELINE IMAGE, WE'RE IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW AND IT'S A LONG-TERM DESIGN.

WE, UH, ARE JUST COMING INTO THE CONCEPT PHASES OF THAT DESIGN PROVIDING, UM, BOTH THE, THE AIR AIRPORT STAFF AND THE AIRLINES, SOME OF THOSE CONCEPTS.

AND SO WE ARE SUPER EARLY STILL, AND I THINK ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT 30% DESIGN AND 60% DESIGN, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF A MORE SPECIFIC TIMELINE.

BUT WE ARE SO EARLY IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW THAT I DON'T WANNA GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC DATE THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND I THINK WE'VE COVERED THIS BEFORE, BUT JUST A REFRESHER FOR ME AND FOR SOME OF OUR NEWER COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU GO TO SLIDE 21, UH, IT'S THE FIRST VISUAL ON CONCOURSE B AND TUNNEL.

PERFECT.

I, I BELIEVE WE'VE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT A NEXT ROUND OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WOULD TAKE THIS CONCOURSE B FURTHER TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CALL THAT THREE-FIFTHS OF WHAT WOULD BE ISH, THE FULL BUILT CONCOURSE BEAK.

UM, IT WILL BE, UM, IT, IT COULD BE AS AS MUCH AS 40 GATES OR MORE, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE CURRENT PROGRAM IS.

AND THE TUNNEL CONNECTS ESSENTIALLY AT THE, WHERE THE, YOU COULD SEE THE NORTH AND SOUTH NODULES THERE.

THAT'S A BETTER WORD.

I'M SURE THERE'S A BETTER WORD FOR THAT THEN I JUST USED, BUT THERE, THAT'S WHERE THE TUNNEL COMES IN UNDERGROUND.

SO AS WE CLOSE OUR EYES AND THINK ABOUT IT, WE'D SEE A, A FULLY FORMED CONCOURSE B THAT WOULD BE AS FAR RIGHT OF THE CENTER AS IT IS LEFT IN THIS REDRIDGE, RIGHT? CORRECT.

WHEN B IS COMPLETELY FULL,

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RIGHT? RIGHT.

IT'S TO THE, TO THE CENTER, UM, FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT TO THE CENTER.

AND UM, WE CALL THEM INTERFACES, THE CENTERS INTERFACE, NOT A NODULE, .

OKAY, GREAT.

TRANSITION INTO OUR DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. AND, UM, JASON, WALK US THROUGH THE VETERAN'S DAY LOGISTICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR AND JUST THE CALENDAR, UH, BROADLY SPEAKING.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON SCREEN OR, UH, COMMISSIONER FONG, WAS THAT A QUESTION FROM YOU OR NO? YES.

SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

OH, MY FAULT.

MY FAULT.

FALSE ALARM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM BEFORE WE KEEP MOVING? THANK YOU FOR THIS TERRIFIC PRESENTATION.

YEP, YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA

[5. Discussion and possible action to approve the Airport Advisory Commission meeting calendar for Calendar Year 2026 ]

YEAH, SURE THING.

HAPPY TO.

UM, SO COMMISSIONERS IN YOUR BACKUP FOR ITEM FIVE, YOU'LL SEE OUR MOCKED UP CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

UH, THE CITY CLERK HAS ASKED US TO BRING THIS TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL.

UM, WE CAN APPROVE IT THIS MONTH, WE CAN APPROVE IT IN NOVEMBER, BUT IT'S GOTTA BE IN BY NOVEMBER.

UM, SO WE CAN GET ALL THE PROPER ROOM RESERVATIONS MADE AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, THE DATES YOU HAVE THERE BEFORE YOU, THAT OF COURSE IS NEXT YEAR.

IT TRACKS OUR REGULAR MEETING PATTERN OF EVERY SECOND, UH, WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE I'LL BRING ATTENTION TO THIS TIME AROUND IS THAT IN NOVEMBER, UH, WE NOTICED THAT THE REGULAR CADENCE, THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH FALLS ACTUALLY ON THE VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY.

UM, SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS PUSHING THAT TO THE THIRD WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER.

UM, WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO DECIDE IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONFLICTS THERE, BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS AT LEAST TEE THAT UP FOR THE CITY CLERK'S CONSIDERATION.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL.

I THINK THAT'S SMART.

I ALSO THINK THAT'S ENOUGH IN ADVANCE OF THANKSGIVING TO WHERE WE'RE FINE THERE AND IT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION COMMISSIONERS THAT WE SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND, UH, NOT WAIT TO APPROVE IT, THAT WE SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.

SO IF THERE'S A MOTION THAT WOULD, UH, BE MADE IN A SECOND, WE CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THAT.

BUT I'LL TAKE A MOTION, I MOVE TO .

I'LL SECOND THAT.

LET'S GET INTO, UM, ACTION ITEM SIX AND I THINK MS. ESTHER BOOK, WE'RE GONNA HOLD HANDS WITH YOU AND YOU'RE GONNA WALK US THROUGH THIS.

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WONDERFUL.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? GREAT.

THANK YOU JASON.

WE'LL TAKE THAT ALL DAY.

YEP, VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, LET'S, UM,

[6. Authorize three contracts for on-call planning services for Austin Aviation with RS&H, Inc., Ricondo & Assoc Inc., and Arup US, Inc., each for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in amounts not to exceed $10,100,000. Funding: $2,100,000 is available in Austin Aviation’s Operating and Capital Budgets. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. However, the recommended contractors identified subcontracting opportunities.] ]

ALL IN ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR.

UM, ITEM SIX IS A AUTHORIZED A CONTRACT FOR ONCOM PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE AUSTIN AVIATION WITH RS NH INC.

RAND AND ASSOCIATES INC.

AND ARUP US INC FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS WITH UP TO TWO, UP TO TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION.

AND, UM, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS AN PLANNING SERVICES FOR, UM, TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, BOTH THE EXPANSION AND OUR ANNUAL PROJECTS PLANNING AND LONG RANGE INITIATIVES THAT ANTICIPATE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

UM, THESE, SO IT, YEAH, THESE CONCLUDE THINGS LIKE RESOLVING CONFLICTS, UM, ON THE AIR SIDE, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AIRSPACE STUDIES, LAND, LAND USE MAPPING, UM, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITY COORDINATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND, AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT THIS ON-CALL SERVICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT ON THE PLANNING SIDE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

AND, UH, I ALSO THINK JUST A, A A A TEASER, AND I KNOW MS. THOMPSON ISN'T HERE, BUT WE'VE TALKED SOME ABOUT THIS, THE, YOU KNOW, UM, ULTIMATELY THIS WILL BE CENTRAL TO LAUNCHING A, A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN DISCUSSION AROUND THE, THE, THE REAL ESTATE SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

VERY IMPORTANT.

SO WHILE THIS IS NOT THAT, THIS IS MORE FOUNDATIONAL TO THAT THAN THAT, UM, I SEE THAT AS A VERY IMPORTANT, AND B I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TEAM AND I KNOW MS. THOMPSON'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THAT AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE REMAINING REAL ESTATE THAT WE HAVE.

4,400 ACRES SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT WHEN WE REALLY ARE, AS EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS, VERY SPATIALLY CONSTRAINED OUT THERE.

SO, UM, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THEN ANY DISCUSSION NO FURTHER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

OR A SECOND I'LL FURTHER THAT.

THANK YOU MS. HENDRICKS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?

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ALRIGHT, MR. LONG,

[7. Authorize a contract for onsite emergency and routine repairs, parts, and services for airline boarding auxiliary equipment for Austin Aviation with ITW GSE, Inc. for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.] ]

I THINK WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

IN WELCOME.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, LET'S SEE HERE.

SORRY, THAT MOVED QUICK.

YES, THAT DID.

OH, DID GO ON A GOOD PROBLEM.

, RIGHT? YES.

FOR I TO NUMBER SEVEN.

YES SIR.

THIS IS THE, UH, CONTRACT FOR ONSITE EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE REPAIRS, PARTS AND SERVICES FOR, UH, AIRLINE BOARDING AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT.

THESE ARE OUR, UH, GROUND POWER UNITS THAT THE AIRPLANES PLUG INTO AND THEY HAVE A GOAL TO GET THEIR JET ENGINE SHUT OFF AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND PLUG INTO THEM.

AND THEN ALSO AS WE HAVE ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, THEY WANT TO GET THOSE AIR CONDITIONERS ROLLING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO THIS IS FOR THOSE UNITS.

THEY WORK VERY HARD AT OUR AIRPORT AND THOSE UNITS REQUIRE A LOT OF PARTS.

AND SO THIS IS FOR THE PARTS AND THE SERVICE EXPERTISE NEEDED TO KEEP THEM RUNNING.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

BRIAN, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE, IF THERE ARE ANY.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FOR APPROVAL? QUESTION? YES SIR.

COMMISSIONER WILSON AT ONE POINT, 1.25 MILLION IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THESE ESSENTIALLY GENERATORS RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF POST THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THE PARTS, YES, THE PARTS AND THE SERVICES AND WE HAVE, UM, OTHER VENDORS THAT HAVE NOT EVERY BRIDGE HAS ITS EXACT, UH, UNIT ON IT.

SO, UH, WE HAVE OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND VENDORS THAT WE HAVE SIMILAR PARTS AND SERVICES CONTRACTS WITH AS WELL.

I MEAN, A SMALLER NUMBER THAN EXPECT, IT'S GREAT.

RIGHT? WELL, YEAH, WE, UH, , WE HAVE LOTS OF THESE THAT COME FORWARD.

IT SEEMS LIKE I'M HERE, PAUL'S HERE TALKING WITH Y'ALL ALL THE TIME ABOUT ALL OF THE, UH, SERVICE AND PARTS CONTRACTS WE HAVE.

BUT UH, YEAH, THIS IS SOME OF OUR NEW ONES THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE, UH, UH, WANTING TO KEEP THEM RUNNING.

COOL, THANK YOU.

THERE'LL BE MORE AS WE HAVE WIND KEEPS BUILDING MORE GATES, SO WE, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO PROBABLY COME BACK WITH MORE CONTRACTS IN THE FUTURE.

THANK A GOOD CYCLE, BRIAN.

IT'S A GOOD CYCLE.

UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SECURITY SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? WONDERFUL.

THANKS.

UM, ALRIGHT CHRIS,

[8. Authorize a contract for airport security systems maintenance and support for Austin Aviation with DG Investment Holdings 2, Inc. d/b/a Convergint Technologies LLC, for an initial term of five years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $22,000,000. Funding: $3,184,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were insufficient subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.] ]

YES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

UH, CHRIS LAC IT MANAGER SENIOR AT, UH, AUSTIN AIRPORT.

UH, WE'RE, UH, SOLICITING A NEW, UH, MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR OUR ACCESS CONTROL AND CAMERAS ACROSS THE CAMPUS.

UH, THESE, THIS IS, UH, A REPLACEMENT OF A CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH, UH, A VENDOR.

UM, THAT CONTRACT EXPIRES IN ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS, SO THIS ONE'S GONNA REPLACE IT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH TWO YEAR EXTENSIONS.

UH, WE, UH, ARE ASKING FOR SOME MORE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, MORE MONEY.

THIS CONTRACT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE IS SEVEN YEARS PLUS OLD.

SO SOME OF THOSE, UH, DOLLARS WERE ALLOCATED THAT IN THAT TIMING.

FROM THE STANDPOINT, UM, WE ARE INCREASING OUR STAFF AS THE AIRPORT INCREASES, WE ARE NEEDING MORE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DOORS ARE COMPLIANT WITH TSA REGULATIONS AND THAT ALL OF OUR CAMERAS ARE COMPATIBLE, WILL NEED TO SUPPORT THE AIRPORT AND SECURITY FEATURES.

BUT YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF INCREASED NEED IN THIS AREA OVER TIME.

AND AS LIKE BRIAN MENTIONED, AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD, WE'RE CONTINUING TO ADD MORE AND MORE TO THE AIRPORT FOR, FROM THAT ASPECT.

COMMISSIONER TRIMBLE SECONDS.

IS THERE A MOTION AND THEN A SECOND, I'M LOOKING ON SCREEN.

COMMISSIONER ELLER MAKES A MOTION THERE A SECOND ON SCREEN.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? YES, MR. UM, YOU SAID SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, UH, ON THE BUDGET? HOW MUCH EXACTLY? I DON'T SEE THAT NUMBER LISTED ON.

YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY GET THAT TO, UH, JASON AND PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

BUT YEAH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH, UH, TWO EXTENSIONS OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

SO AGAIN, THAT THAT CONTRACT WAS, UM, FOR ONE PERSON, WE ARE EXTENDING THAT TO THREE.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S AN, AN INCREASE IN THE, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CONTRACT OVER THE FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS THAT WAS THERE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU MR. HENDRICKS.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED?

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GREAT, THANK YOU.

UM, ALRIGHT.

UH,

[9. Authorize a contract for airport markings and rubber removal services for Austin Aviation with Samuel Leslie Bryson d/b/a CKS Runway Services, LLC, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000. Funding: $800,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.] ]

LAUREN, WE'RE UH, TALKING ABOUT, UH, AGENDA NUMBER NINE.

YES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

LAUREN LINDNER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.

UH, THIS IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS, UH, FOR MARKING AND RUBBER REMOVALS.

IT'S, UH, TO REPLACE TWO EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXPIRING.

UH, MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS RUBBER REMOVAL ON THE RUNWAYS AS AIRCRAFT LAND RUBBER ACCUMULATES.

UM, AND THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR US, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RUNWAY IS WET.

AND, UH, WITH OUR INCREASED TRAFFIC, WE'RE SEEING A NEED FOR INCREASED ROAD REMOVAL AS WELL.

UM, AND THIS ALSO CONTAINS SOME, UH, MARKINGS REMOVALS, UM, IN THE CONTRACT PRIMARILY THAT'S, UH, AS WE PAINT OVER AND OVER, THE MARKINGS WILL BUILD UP AND GET THICKER AND THICKER TO A POINT WHERE THEY START BREAKING UP AND CAUSING PROBLEMS. SO PERIODICALLY WE GO OUT AND REMOVE MARKINGS AS WELL.

AND SO THIS IS, THIS WAS, UH, TO DO BOTH OF THOSE SERVICES FOR US.

IS THAT WORSE IN A WARMER CLIMATE OR IS IT SORT OF TEMPERATURE AGNOSTIC? I DON'T KNOW THAT, UH, THE TEMPERATURE NECESSARILY IS, IS A MAJOR FACTOR.

IT'S THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING UP AT A VERY RAPID RATE.

IT'S MORE OF A PRODUCT OF THE SPEED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WERE COMING IN AND JUST THE NUMBERS, THE SHEER VOLUME OF AIRCRAFT COMING IN MM-HMM .

AND AS WE'VE GOTTEN BUSIER, WE'RE MOVING FROM HAVING TO DO, UH, FRICTION TESTING MAYBE ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND, AND RUBBER REMOVAL AROUND QUARTERLY TO HAVING TO, UH, INCREASE THOSE FREQUENCIES.

WE'RE MOVING INTO AN AREA WHERE WE ARE PROBABLY GONNA TO START DOING THE INSPECTIONS EVERY TWO WEEKS AND RUBBER REMOVAL ABOUT MONTHLY, UH, JUST BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED ACTIVITY.

UM, ALSO THE RUNWAYS AS THEY AGE, THE GROOVES ARE NOT QUITE AS CRISP AS THEY ONCE WERE.

SO ANY RUBBER BUILDUP, UM, ALLOWS FOR WATER TO ACCUMULATE FASTER THAN WHAT IT WOULD HAVE WHEN, WHEN THE RUNWAYS WERE BRAND NEW.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

IS THERE A, UH, MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

SECOND COMMISSIONER.

MR. WILSON, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE FOR APPROVAL? I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

I SAID, I'M CURIOUS, HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS, UM, DO THE MACHINE? LIKE DOES IT, DOES IT SHUT DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A TIME OR DO YOU DO IT WHEN THERE'S LIKE LESS FLIGHTS GOING OFF? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO TYPICALLY THE REMOVAL'S DONE OVERNIGHT AND IT'LL BE DONE OVER, UH, EACH RUNWAY END IS ABOUT TWO TO THREE NIGHTS, JUST DEPENDING ON, ON WHAT THAT ACCUMULATION IS.

UH, THE INSPECTIONS ARE DONE WITH, UH, A CONTINUOUS FRICTION TESTING EQUIPMENT.

IT'S A, A WHEEL THAT MEASURES THE, THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ON THE RUNWAY.

AND THAT GIVES US, UH, NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE TO COMPARE AGAINST WHAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE FRICTION LEVEL ON THAT RUNWAY.

ONCE THAT DROP BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL OVER A GIVEN DISTANCE ON THE RUNWAY, WE'LL THEN HAVE TO EITHER PUT OUT INFORMATION TO THE PILOTS THAT THE FRICTION LEVEL HAS DECREASED OR WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO CLEAN THAT RUNWAY, IF YOU WILL, TO BRING THOSE FRICTION VALUES BACK HIGHER AGAIN.

UM, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT, UM, I KNOW THAT WE GOT, UH, LAST MONTH A PRESENTATION ON, UM, THE INCREASE AMOUNT OF SOUTHWEST FLIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

HAVE YOU GUYS, UM, BUDGETED THAT IN THE INCREASE IN FLIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? 'CAUSE I IMAGINE THE MORE THAT TAKES UP, THE MORE YES, MA'AM.

SO THIS, THIS, UH, CONTRACT IS INCREASING THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAD FROM OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT.

UM, DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT NUMBERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UM, IT IS ALLOCATING THAT INCREASED FREQUENCY BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL LANDINGS.

THE FA GIVES US CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR THE NUMBER OF, UH, JET OR TURBO JET AIRCRAFT THAT ARE LANDING AND WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE.

WE HAVE TO INCREASE THAT FREQUENCY AND WE'RE MOVING FROM THAT MONTHLY INSPECTION TO THAT, THAT EVERY TWO WEEKS INSPECTION.

A LOT OF THAT'S BECAUSE THE INCREASED FLIGHTS OF THE AIRLINES THAT ARE SERVING US.

RIGHT.

AGENDA ITEM FOR OUR, UH, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL SECTION.

GREAT QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU.

UM, MY PLEASURE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? GREAT, THANK YOU.

LAST

[10. Authorize a contract for elevator and escalator repair and preventive maintenance services for Austin Aviation with Schindler Elevator Corporation, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $12,214,346. Funding: $2,736,203 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. $227,580 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. [Note: Cooperative agreement contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and WomenOwned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore no subcontracting goals were established.] ]

I THINK BRIAN, WE'RE GONNA LEAN ON YOU AGAIN.

HERE.

UH, BRIAN LONG AIRPORT DEPUTY CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND, UH, YOU CAUGHT ME SO QUICK LAST TIME I DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF.

SO, UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES, GROUND POWER UNITS, WE'VE HAD SOME SECURITY AND WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RUBBER REMOVAL, SO WHY NOT TALK ABOUT ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS TOO? UH, IT TAKES A LOT TO KEEP AN AIRPORT UP AND RUNNING AND, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT NEW.

WE DO A LOT OF REHAB AND SERVICES ON THEM, BUT, UH, THEY GET USED A LOT.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE COMING IN.

AND SO THIS IS AN, THIS IS A CONTRACT, UM, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR, UH, A LONG TIME.

UH, WE WENT THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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AND WENT BACK AND FORTH AND, UH, LOOKED AT, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS IN THAT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO COME UP WITH A, UH, AVIATION SPECIFIC AND, UH, ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR SERVICES, UH, CONTRACT.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

WE'VE HAD, UM, THERE'S PROBABLY MORE CALLS FROM VENDORS AND, AND OUR OWN STAFF AND, UH, AIRLINES THAT I TAKE ABOUT ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S WHAT WE, WE TRY TO RESPOND.

AND A LOT OF THOSE SERVICES ARE VERY HARD TO GET DONE QUICKLY.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UH, CERTIFICATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THIS CONTRACT, UH, WE BELIEVE WILL, UH, HAS THE INCENTIVES IN IT TO MAKE SURE AND DELIVER SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR VENDORS AND OUR AIRLINES, UH, IN, IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE.

AND THIS IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN SYSTEM WIDE IN NATURE, RIGHT? YES.

WE, UH, WE, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN DOING THIS PROVIDES THE, UH, ACTUAL PEOPLE TO DO IT MM-HMM .

AS WELL AS THE PARTS AND THE EFFORT.

THAT'S, IT'S A BIG NUMBER, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT NEW AND THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS AS WELL.

SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, QUITE A LARGE UNDERTAKING.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR THE, UH, THE FORETHOUGHT AND EFFICIENCY THERE, YOU KNOW, UH, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS GOOD ITEM MOTION? YEP.

MR. WILSON, MR. VALDEZ, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO, UH, APPROVE? I DO HAVE A REAL QUICK QUESTION, MR. CHAIR.

SO THIS IS, WE, WE'VE HEARD, I THINK IN THE LAST AT LEAST THREE COMMISSION MEETINGS ABOUT THE, THE ELEVATORS AND THE ESCALATORS THAT ARE, ARE CURSED, SO TO SAY, WHERE YOU KEEP BRINGING 'EM UP.

LIKE, THESE THINGS ARE, ARE ARE HEADACHES, THIS FUNDING IS THE END ALL, BE ALL WE GOT, OR THESE, THESE WILL BE ADDRESSED, RIGHT? THIS, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE PILL TO, TO FIX, TO STOP THIS FEVER.

SO THIS IS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE DAY TO DAY AND ALSO THE REQUIRED, UH, LICENSING REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THEM RUNNING.

IF YOU SEE THE TDLR LICENSES AND MM-HMM .

ELEVATORS.

AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS FOR ESCALATORS.

IF ANYTIME THERE'S A FALL EDGE STOP AND BE SERVICED BY A LI CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, WE ALL DO THAT THROUGH, UH, A VENDOR.

UM, WE, WE'VE BEEN ON THE CITY'S CONTRACT.

AND, AND THAT IS WHY THIS ONE'S KIND OF DIFFERENT, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE THE, AN AVIATION, UH, CONTRACT SPECIFIC WITH SCOPE OF SERVICES RELATED TO AN AIRPORT, WHICH IS, UH, DIFFERENT TIMEFRAMES THAN, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS BUILDING.

WHICH HAS MORE DEFINITIVE TIMEFRAME FRAMES, EASIER FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND THINGS.

OUR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE HAS TO HAPPEN AT ODD HOURS.

AND SO THIS, THIS CONTRACT IS SET UP TO HANDLE THOSE THINGS.

COOL.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? UH, I THINK SO.

I THINK, SO THIS, THIS IS WAS THE OVERARCHING QUESTION.

THIS, I THINK Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE BROUGHT TO US THE, THE, THE WEIGHT THAT THE ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS ARE PLACING ON THE AIRPORT.

RIGHT.

AND Y'ALL, AND THIS IS A SOLUTION TO THAT.

WE WILL STILL HAVE CA UH, REHAB PROJECTS MM-HMM .

AND, UM, POTENTIALLY DEPENDING ON WHAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMES IN, IF THEY HAVE A NEW ESCALATOR OR ELEVATOR NEED, UM, THERE MIGHT BE A NEW ONE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE WILL BE IN EXISTING PROJECTS.

UM, BUT LIKE THE ONES THAT I THINK CAME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO OR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, UM, THAT WAS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO REHAB, SO THAT'S A COMPLETELY REHAB.

SO ANYTIME WE DO A NEW REHAB, THAT'LL BE IN ADDITION TO THIS.

AH, OKAY.

THIS IS JUST THE DAY-TO-DAY SERVICE.

GOT IT.

THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD GET A NUMBER BACK WHENEVER THIS GETS OFF THE GROUND ABOUT WHAT THE INCREASE OF YES.

IT IS THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CALL COMES OUT, UM, SOMEBODY HIT THE BUTTON OR SOMETHING HAPPENED AND THE ESCALATOR STOPPED OR THE ELEVATOR STOPPED.

UH, AND THE, AND THE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN HAS TO DO IT.

THIS IS WHAT THAT OKAY.

I SEE.

CONTRACT IS, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

UM, SO, UM, WITH THE INCREASE OF THIS, HOW MANY MORE PROJECTED JOBS DO YOU FORESEE IT? I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT ASK THAT.

SO I ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHINDLER'S SITE TO SEE, THEY DO HAVE A, A FIELD SUPERVISOR, UH, POSTED RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE AVAILABLE HERE THAN WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

UM, WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES BECAUSE IT, IT, TO ONBOARD, UH, SOMEONE TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT REQUIRES, UH, THE BADGING, UH, THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AND, AND THE SECURITY AND JUST IT, AS I CAME FROM, UH, AUSTIN WATER AND CITY HALL, AND I'VE BEEN TO THE AIRPORT NUMEROUS TIMES, IT JUST TAKES A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE EVERYTHING'S LOCATED, ESPECIALLY ELEVATOR ROOMS AND, UH, COMPARTMENTS.

SO, UH, WE'VE, THE GOAL HERE IS TO NOT JUST HAVE ONE LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, BUT TO HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE, INCLUDING SUPERVISORS FOCUSED ON THE AIRPORT TO DELIVER, UH, THE SERVICES THAT OUR CUSTOMERS, AIRLINES AND VENDORS REQUIRE.

UM, IS

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WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT NUMBER WITH THE, UH, WITH SCHINDLER ON HOW THEY BELIEVE IT'LL BE BEST.

'CAUSE IT, IT'S A, IT'S A, UH, COOPERATIVE.

I MEAN, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF, UH, THAT RESPOND AND HELP AS WELL.

WELL, AND, AND THAT'S GREAT MARKETING ALSO FOR AUSTIN AIRPORT TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OFFERING ALL THESE MORE JOBS AND STUFF LIKE, YOU KNOW, MORE JOBS THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD.

SO TO APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST OR THE BEST BENEFIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU MR. LONG.

ALL IN FAVOR? UH, CHAIR? I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL.

I'M SO SORRY.

COMMISSIONER FONG AND THEN COMMISSIONER ER IN THAT ORDER.

UM, THANK YOU.

UH, I HEARD IT'S A VERY, VERY FEW, UH, UH, ELEVATOR, UH, MAINTENANCE COMPANIES ARE QUALIFIED TO DO IT IN DOWNTOWN AREA OR IN THE, YOU KNOW, CITY LIMIT AREA.

IS THAT A CORRECT IF SO, HOW MANY VENDORS THAT WERE QUALIFIED FOR THIS, UH, RFP, WAS IT AN RFP FOR THIS PROCESS? IF YOU CAN SHARE MORE.

YEAH, IT, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR, UM, CONTRACTS GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS, MAINLY IN NEW YORK CITY.

AND, AND THERE'S, I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT, UH, THE INDUSTRY AS A MATTER OF FACT.

UM, HOWEVER, WE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, MA PRIMARILY THROUGH THE CITYWIDE, UH, CONTRACTS AS WE DO OFTEN.

AND, UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AND THAT, THAT, THAT VENDOR DOES A GOOD JOB.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT THAT VENDOR HAS DONE.

UM, WE HAVE GOTTEN TO A POINT OF NEEDING ADDITIONAL, AND THAT'S WHY THE SCOPE, UH, PUT INTO THIS, UH, FROM THE, UH, COOPERATIVE, UH, AGREEMENT, UH, THE COOPERATIVE BOARD, WHICH WE CAN GET CONTRACTOR VENDORS FOR.

UH, WE HAD, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY WE HAD.

WE HAD A FEW, UH, MAINLY THE BIG ONES.

UH, ALL OF THE MONTGOMERY, UH, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT I CAN GET THE NAMES FOR YOU, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THEM.

AND WE HAD PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO US AND WE REVIEWED ALL THOSE, AND THIS WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED AS THE ONE THAT WE WANTED TO GO FORWARD WITH.

BUT THERE'S VERY FEW, LIKE YOU SAID.

AND THEN WE'VE WORKED WITH SCHINDLER'S BEFORE.

YES, YES.

WE HAVE SEVERAL, ALL OUR AIRPORT THROUGH THE GROWTH PROJECTS HAS HAD DIFFERENT ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR MANUFACTURERS.

SO WE'RE NOT JUST ONE MANUFACTURER.

EACH PROJECT HAS HAD SOME DIFFERENT ONES.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SCHINDLER, UH, UM, EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO QUALIFIED AND WORK WITH THE OTHER VENDORS.

THAT'S KIND OF HOW THEY ALL WORK WHEN THEY DO THE SERVICES.

GOOD EQUIPMENT THAT IS SPECIFIED THE RIGHT WAY TO, TO WORK A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER ELLER, WITH ALL THE CAPEX WE'RE DOING AND ALL THE EXPANSION, PARTICULARLY WITH THE NEW TERMINAL, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO LOOK AT STANDARDIZING ON ONE MANUFACTURER INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE? YES, WE'VE HAD MANY A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, AND IT DOES MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.

HOWEVER, WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PRICE OF THINGS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE COMPETITIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT WE HAVE A STANDARD FOR THE TYPE OF PRODUCT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE.

SO OUR STANDARD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE FROM, UH, MORE OF AN INDU, A COMMERCIAL TYPE TO MORE OF AN INDUSTRIAL TYPE BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE THAT THE ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS HAVE TO DO AS WELL AS, AS THE COMMERCIAL.

SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF STANDARDS THAT WE'VE BUMPED UP WORKING WITH LENS'S TEAM AND, UH, YET STILL KEEPING IT OPEN FOR COMPETITION AND, AND BEING ABLE TO, UH, KEEP THE, THE BID PRICES WITHIN THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE.

SO, SO WITH THAT, I, I THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS THERE IS A POTENTIAL ADVANTAGE TO HAVING A SINGLE MANUFACTURER FOR LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE.

DO WE NEED, OR DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME KIND OF CITY REG WAIVER THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU ON THE NEW BUILDS TO STANDARDIZE ON A MANUFACTURER WHILE TAKING INTO EFFECT THE OUT YEAR COST OF BOTH MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT? IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

UM, WE'VE GONE ROUND AND ROUND ON THIS AND, UH, THE CITY HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS AT ALL.

AND I THINK WORKING WITH LYNN AND OUR, UH, PROGRAM MANAGER TEAM AND LOOKING AT OTHER AIRPORTS AND HOW THEY DO THINGS, I BELIEVE WE CAN WORK WITHIN THE CITY SYSTEM FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TO GET

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I WANNA SAY I, WE HAVE GOOD EQUIPMENT AND IT WORKS GREAT AT TIMES, AND THEN THERE'S TIMES WHERE EVEN WHAT WE THINK IS THE BEST EQUIPMENT DOESN'T.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF LIKE ANYTHING, EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE FORD, CHEVY, UH, DODGE.

I'M SURE I MISSED ONE, BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT THEY ALL GET US FROM POINT A TO POINT B PRETTY WELL AND EVERYBODY HAS A PREFERENCE AND, UH, SAYS SOME THINGS ABOUT ONE OR THE OTHER.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, IT HAS, HAS WORKED WELL AND, AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WE HAVE HAS WORKED WELL AS WELL.

IT'S JUST THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT STEP AND NEEDING ANOTHER LEVEL OF HELP.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS CONTRACT'S ALL ABOUT.

HOPEFULLY THAT TRIED TO, I, I, YOU KNOW, LOOK, I'M, I'M FULLY FOR THIS CONTRACT, I THINK IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

WHAT I'M, WHAT I THINK WHAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL LOOK AT IS CAPEX FORWARD ONE MANUFACTURER VERSUS MULTIPLE SERVICE MAINTENANCE, LIFE OF B WILL BE WITH US A LONG TIME.

UM, AND IF EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN B'S GONNA GET EVEN BIGGER.

AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE ONE THING THAT CRAMPS PEOPLE THE MOST, I'M BEING DIPLOMATIC, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR ME, IS WHEN AN ESCALATOR DOWN.

WE'VE, WE'VE ALSO FOCUSED, AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, GIVE LYNN A SH ON THIS NOTE IS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT REDUNDANCY.

UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN A AREA WHERE WE HAVE NOT HAD REDUNDANCY, IN OTHER WORDS, IN OTHER ESCALATOR TO GO THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S GOING, UH, THAT GETS TO BE A PROBLEM.

AND, AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE A EDP TEAM.

THEY HAVE LISTENED, WE HAVE MADE THAT A, A, UH, VERY IMPORTANT POINT.

AND, AND SO WE'RE WITH THAT REDUNDANCY, WE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THEM.

THAT BEING SAID, AS THE NUMBERS GO UP, AND WE'VE ALL BEEN TO AIRPORTS WHERE, UH, IT, IT DOES TAKE AN AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO KEEP THINGS RUNNING.

SO WE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD, BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND WE WILL TAKE THAT BACK TO THE TEAMS AND IF WE NEED ANYTHING, WE WILL DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK TO THIS COMMISSION AND, AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

11 THROUGH 15, NOTHING TO DO THERE OTHER THAN TO RECOGNIZE THAT ALL WERE APPROVED ON CONSENT BY OUR FRIENDS ON THE COUNCIL.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, BRIAN.

LOOKING AT AGENDA, UH, ITEMS

[Items 11-15 ]

THAT'S GREAT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT FUTURE

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

AGENDA ITEMS JUST BRIEFLY.

AND LET ME JUST START BY SAYING ANYBODY WHO CARES ABOUT THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC IS WATCHING VERY CLOSELY THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL SITUATION.

AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE ROOM AND ON SCREEN AND SAY ALSO THAT OF COURSE, WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER ANYTHING AS IT RELATES TO THAT PROBLEM.

AND, UH, I'M SAYING THIS UNDER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS INTENTIONALLY TO SAY, WE'LL STAY IN TOUCH AND WATCH THIS SITUATION.

I UNDERSTAND MR. ALEXANDER, THAT PRESENTLY THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY MATERIAL OPERATIONAL IMPACT AT A US, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, CHAIR.

THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, I WOULD SAY WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE'VE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR OPERATIONAL ISSUES AT OUR AIRPORT.

UM, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, AS OTHERS KNOW, I MEAN, IF THIS GOES ON FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, IT COULD BEGIN TO IMPACT OUR OPERATIONS.

AND SO, LIKE YOU SAID, WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT VERY CLOSELY AND WE'LL SHARE ANY NEW INFORMATION WITH THIS COMMISSION AND TO THE FLYING PUBLIC AND TO THOSE WHO CARE, A US DOES A GREAT JOB ON WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT RELATES TO GUIDANCE ON ARRIVAL TIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN TO, WHEN TO GET THERE IN ADVANCE OF YOUR DESIGNATED FLIGHT.

ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD, SUBTRACT, OR EDIT JASON TO THAT.

UH, NOTHING NEW TO THAT OTHER THAN TO JUST REAFFIRM THAT.

UM, FOR, FOR ANYBODY THAT IS TRAVELING, FOR ANYBODY THAT IS TRAVELING, UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST DEFER TO YOUR AIRLINE, UM, THEY'LL BE PUTTING REALTIME INFORMATION UP FOR FLIGHTS.

UM, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN WITH OUR, UH, PIO GROUP THAT WILL, WE'LL PUSH ALL INFORMATION OUT THAT WE CAN.

AND WE'LL DO THAT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS.

UH, WE'LL COMMUNICATE THAT WITH MAYOR COUNCIL AND, UH, THIS BODY.

IF I'M MISSTATING ANYTHING HERE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'VE HAD A, AN UPDATE IN JANUARY ON OUR INTERNATIONAL DIRECT FLIGHT PUSH.

UM, I HAVE ONE OTHER POINT ON THIS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TOPIC, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THE COMMISSION'S MIND.

UM, JASON, YOU, UH, PREVIEWED THIS A BIT EARLIER IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.

UH, WE, WE'VE TALKED SOME WITH MS. KOFF AND, UM, GENERALLY SPEAKING IN GRADE, MY PAPER,

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THERE IS, IN MY OBSERVATION, A LOT OF INTENTIONALITY AND IMPORTANTLY, SO BEHIND THE EFFORT TO HAVE MORE DIRECT CONNECTIVITY, ESPECIALLY TO AGENTS.

AND THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA DEEP DIVE DEEP INTO IN JANUARY WITH THE DISCUSSION, JUST LIKE WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, UH, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE TALKED JASON AND JAMIE AND I, ABOUT THE IDEA OF DEEPLY DISCUSSING IN NOVEMBER, MORE DEEPLY THAN NORMAL ARE DOMESTIC FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY, DIRECT FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY.

AND YOU MIGHT JUST MENTION JASON BRIEFLY 'CAUSE YOU'D DO A BETTER JOB THAN I WOULD AND, AND HOW THOSE TWO ISSUES ARE RELATED.

JUST SUPER BRIEFLY.

AND THEN WE WILL PREVIEW, THIS WILL BE A NOVEMBER AGENDA ITEM AND I'M EXCITED TO GO DEEP ON THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE CONNECTED ISSUES AND WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD ON IT AT A US.

YEAH, HAPPY TO ELABORATE ON THAT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THAT'S REALLY KIND OF THE STORY OF THIS EXPANSION THAT WE KEEP BRINGING BACK TO THIS GROUP, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND KINDA SHARING UPDATES.

YOU KNOW, WHAT HELPS DEFINE A LOT OF THAT AND WHAT HELPS US PREPARE AND PLAN FOR A LOT OF THAT IS THE AIR SERVICE WORK THAT JAMIE AND AND HER TEAM AT CAMPBELL HILL DO.

UM, STEPPING BACK A LITTLE BIT, THIS GROUP MIGHT RECALL EARLIER IN THE YEAR, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE DID BRING CAMPBELL HILL IN THE CONSULTANT, UH, OUR AIR SERVICE CONSULTANT TO GIVE KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR AIR SERVICE PROGRAM, UM, HOW WE RECRUIT AIRLINES, HOW WE NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.

UM, AND THESE ARE YEARS IN THE MAKING.

BUT YOU KNOW, A COUPLE THINGS.

ONE, THAT WASN'T A, A TERRIBLE DEEP DIVE INTO THE SUBJECT EITHER ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE OR DOMESTIC.

IT WAS REALLY INTENDED TO BE AN OVERVIEW.

AND TWO, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER ON THIS COMMISSION.

WE'VE HAD SOME NEW MEMBERS COME ON BOARD.

UM, SO THIS FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU ALL.

UM, I THINK THE WAY JAMIE IS ANTICIPATING HAVING THAT CONVERSATION NEXT MONTH, STARTING OFF WITH THE DOMESTIC DEEP DIVE AND REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE DOMESTIC BUILDUP, UM, AND THIS IS ALL ON THE HEELS OF, YOU KNOW, THESE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH DELTA AND WITH SOUTHWEST.

AND SO WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, JUST TREMENDOUS GROWTH, UH, IN THESE WITH OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS.

AND I THINK, UM, IT'S SOMETHING, IT'S A STORY TO SHARE AND I THINK JAMIE'S EXCITED TO DO THAT.

THEN FOLLOWING UP ON THAT IN THE NEW YEAR, UH, WE'D LIKE TO COME BACK AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT.

UM, THERE ARE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS IN THAT, YOU KNOW, SPACE AND SO SHE HAS TO BE CAREFUL WHAT SHE DIVULGES, BUT, UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO AT LEAST BE PRESENT SOMETHING TO YOU ALL AND FIELD ANY QUESTIONS OR INTERESTS THAT YOU ALL WILL HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT NOVEMBER.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT JANUARY AND PARTICULARLY APPRECIATIVE OF MS. KAZEN OFF'S WORK AND THE TEAMS IN THAT REGARD.

UM, MS. HENDRICKS, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION.

I DIDN'T, HOW DID LAST WEEKEND GO AT THE AIRPORT WITH ACL AND ALL THAT? 'CAUSE I KNOW BY ALL REPORTS IT WENT WELL.

UH, WE HAD A BUSY WEEKEND AND THAT'S WHAT WE EXPECTED.

UM, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH LINES.

I THINK THERE WERE SOME SMALL LINES THAT FORMED FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.

UM, AND THAT WAS PARTIALLY DUE TO TSA KINDA RECONFIGURING SOME OF THE PRIORITY LANES, I'M SORRY, THE PRE-CHECK LANES.

BUT ALL IN ALL, UH, THE REPORTS WERE THAT THOSE LINES MOVED VERY QUICK.

UM, AND IT WENT PRETTY WELL.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOOD JOB.

'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF NERVOUS LEADING UP TO THIS, CONSIDERING THANK YOU.

WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU BET.

ECHOING THAT ANY, UM, COMMISSIONERS ON SCREEN, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST OR DISCUSSION? GREAT.

AND IN THE ROOM? YES, MR. THOMAS UPDATE ON, UM, UM, THE, THE REFUNDING THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DO EARLIER ON IN THE YEAR AND WE CAME BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

UM, SO WE WERE REFUNDING THE 2014 BONDS AND WE'VE SCHEDULED TO GO IN APRIL AND THEN THE TARIFFS HAPPENED AND THE MARKET MOVED AGAINST US.

UM, SO WE HAD A WINDOW TILL SEPTEMBER TO COMPLETE IT.

UM, WE HAD THE APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL TO COMPLETE IT ON A SIX MONTH PERIOD THAT EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER.

SO IN THE OCTOBER 9TH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, TREASURY IS GONNA BRING UP A RENEWAL ON THAT PARAMETER ORDINANCE TO GO AHEAD AND AGAIN, EXPLORE THE REFUNDING OF IT.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE PLANNING TO PRICE IN OCTOBER, IN NOVEMBER, MID-NOVEMBER.

YOU KNOW, THE INTEREST RATES HAVE MOVED FAVORABLY AGAIN FOR US TO PURSUE IT, SO JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S ON THE CITY COUNCIL

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LEGEND ON OCTOBER 9TH.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD STEWARD OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

SMART TO AIM BEFORE WE SHOOT, RIGHT? YEAH.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

MR. LONG CHAIR, IF I COULD, UM, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY WE LOOKED AT COOPERATIVE, UH, AGREEMENTS.

WE LOOKED AT FOUR CONE SCHINDLER, OTIS, AND TK ELEVATOR.

I JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT PULLED UP.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE, THE LATEST WENT MR FOUR SOUNDS LIKE FOUR.

NOT A BIG NUMBER, NOT A BIG NUMBER.

SMALL SPACE.

IF THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER AND, UH, BEST WISHES BEFORE, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

HAVE A GREAT DAY CHAIR.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY.

CAN I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION? YES.

UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE FUTURE AGENDA, WE TALKED ABOUT A, A WALKTHROUGH OR REFRESHER ON THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

UH, IS THAT A, DO WE HAVE A ROUGH DATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING WHICH MONTHS WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RAISING THAT COMMISSIONER.

UH, JASON, DO YOU HAVE, UH, THOUGHTS AT PRESENT ON THAT OR MIGHT THAT BE SOMETHING YOU COULD TAKE BACK TO US OVER EMAIL HERE IN THE COMING DAYS OR WEEKS? YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO COMMUNICATE OVER THE COMING DAYS, BUT JUST TO QUICKLY ANSWER IT, UH, UH, I DID, WE ARE TRACKING THAT ONE, THAT ONE CAME UP I THINK THROUGH COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS LAST MONTH.

AND, UM, THAT'S ON THE LIST.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE JUST GOTTA DO IS, UH, WORK WITH THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT TEAM TO COME IN AND KIND OF GET THEM WORKSHOPPED AND GET A CHANCE TO PUT A PRESENTATION TOGETHER.

BUT WE'LL BE DOING THAT IN THE, I WOULD HOPE IN BEFORE END OF THE YEAR.

MR. FONG, WHAT WOULD, UH, FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOKS LOOK LIKE FOR YOU IN THAT REGARD? WHAT DO YOU, WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THAT REGARD? UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO DEFINE, UH, UH, THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, OR I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS , SO, BUT WITH ALL THE NEW, UM, COMMISSIONERS JOINING, I THINK WE PROBABLY SHARE THAT BLANK STATE, WHICH ALSO MEANS WE'RE VERY OPEN MINDED TO HERE WHAT WE SHOULD LEARN.

SO THE BASICS, UM, AND MAYBE A, A TIME FOR US TO DIGEST AND THEN COME BACK WITH THE QUESTIONS AND THEN COMPLETE THAT COURSE.

THAT'S THE STRUCTURE THAT I WOULD, UM, I WOULD SUGGEST IF IT'S POSSIBLE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO HEAR ABOUT HOW MANY CONTRACTS ARE REBID.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHY IT CAME UP LAST MONTH.

SO LIKE KIND OF WHAT THE ROUGH NUMBER IS ABOUT MM-HMM .

AND, UH, THE MAIN REASONS WHY SOME CONTRACTS THAT GO THROUGH I THINK WOULD ALSO BE VALUABLE FOR THIS BODY.

THAT IF WE ASPECT OF THE DISCUSSION.

AND IF WE, UM, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WHO, WHAT, WHEN, HOW, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THOSE UH, CATEGORIES AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A PANEL TO DECIDE WHO ARE THE PANELS AND IF WE HAVE A SCORING SYSTEM, WHAT ARE THE SCORING SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE OTHER CONSIDERING.

SO VERY, I CONSIDER IT AS A BASICS, UH, OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

I'LL VALIDATE THAT AND JUST SAY THAT EVERYTHING YOU TOUCHED ON IS, UM, I MEAN THAT'S VERY MUCH PART OF CITY PROCUREMENT 1 0 1 AND, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO GET SOMEBODY HERE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

THERE ARE SOME GOOD FOLKS AT, UH, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT CAN SPEAK TO EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

AND SO LET US WORK ON PUTTING THAT TOGETHER WITH THEM.

PERFECT.