Apr 08, 2026 Airport Advisory Commission

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BAKARI BROCK HERE SERVING

[CALL TO ORDER ]

UH, FRUIT TIP.

UM, TODAY IS APRIL 8TH.

AND BEFORE WE GET TO

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]

IS IT ? RICK, MR. ONLY GUY.

HOPEFUL WE GO FOR THAT.

NOW YOU CAN TURN YOUR MIC ON.

IS THE, UH, RED LIGHT ON? IF YOU COULD SEND THE, ON THE TABLE, THE MIC.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME'S RICK RALEN.

I'M WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. WANTED TO JUST, UH, WE'RE ON ITEM NINE ON THE AGENDA TODAY FOR THE CONTRACT.

WE WANTED TO COME, UH, BEFORE YOU TO SAY WE'RE VERY THRILLED TO SERVE THE AIRPORT AND THE CITY FOR THE LAST, IS IT 10 YEARS, BJ, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO.

UH, BJ AND I WERE IN A, A ROOM SIMILAR TO THIS AT THAT TIME WITH THE RFP THAT YOU HAD.

THEN THE CURRENT PEOPLE THAT YOU HAD AT THAT TIME, THE CURRENT COMPANY THAT YOU HAD AT THAT TIME, SERVICING YOUR NEEDS.

UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE DIVERSION, UH, UM, AND LANDFILL DIVERSION, RECYCLING, COMPOSTING TO GET TO THE LEVELS THAT THE CITY WANTS.

AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE SHINING STAR OF A BIA AT THE TIME, IT WAS 9.9%.

I REMEMBER BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME FRUSTRATED EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY WERE GONNA GET A BONUS IF IT WAS 10%, AND THEY WERE HOPING THE CITY ROUNDED UP, BUT THEY FOUND OUT THE CITY DIDN'T ROUND , SO THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR, THEIR NUMBERS.

BUT THEY, NINE PER PERCENT WAS NOT THE NUMBER LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE THE NUMBER WAS 37%.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO QUADRUPLE ROUGHLY THE DIVERSION PERCENTAGE SINCE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEAM.

WE HAVE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT THE AIRPORT IN AUSTIN IS THE ONLY FACILITY, UM, THAT USES THAT EQUIPMENT.

THE T THE TUG THAT HAS, UH, ZERO EMISSIONS AND THE, UH, I, THE, THE, THE THING, THE, THE CONTAINERS THAT GO BEHIND IT THAT HAVE SPEC, SPECIAL BRAKING, UM, UH, CAPABILITIES.

WE HAVE SPECIALIZED LABOR THAT COMES INTO THE AIRPORT AND HELPS BJ AND HIS TEAM WITH COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING.

WE ALSO HOUSE ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT ALL THIS, THIS MATERIAL COMES TO.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO OUR FACILITY, IT'S IN CREEDMORE.

UH, WE'RE A PRIVATELY OWNED, UH, TEXAS COMPANY, AND WE'RE COMPLETELY VERTICALLY INTEGRATED.

SO WHEN YOU MAY READ STORIES IN THE PAPER THAT SAYS, HEY, WE PICKED THIS RECYCLING UP IN ILLINOIS, AND WE FOUND OUT IT WASN'T RECYCLED.

WE OWN THE RECYCLING FACILITY WHERE ALL THE RECYCLABLES GO.

WE OWN THE COMPOSTING FACILITY WHERE ALL THE COMPOST MATERIALS GO.

WE OWN GARDENVILLE, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT SELLS, UH, COMPOST AND MULCH BACK TO THE CONSUMERS.

SO IT'S A COMPLETE FULL CIRCLE, UH, PROGRAM.

AND SO THE MATERIALS THAT ARE COLLECTED AT THE AIRPORT, UH, THAT ARE LANDFILL, RECYCLED, AND COMPOST AS WE HANDLE ALL OF THEM.

BJ AND HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN OUT TO OUR FACILITY NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAN, CAN COME AT ANY TIME TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS HANDLED.

UH, WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CONTRACT FOR THIS LAST DECADE.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE RFP PROCESS, AND WE JUST WANTED TO COME PERSONALLY AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU FOR THE LAST DECADE, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU.

AND A SECOND.

SECOND, SECOND.

COMMISSIONER FNG, PG AND COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO STAFF BRIEFINGS.

UH, THIS WILL BE A BRIEFING ON THE CHAIR.

ONE SECOND.

WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE MINUTES.

ALL IN FAVOR, UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

DO I NEED TO SAY EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME? NO.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

NOW

[2. Briefing on February 2026 Financial Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer ]

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UH, WE'LL COVER THE FEBRUARY FINANCIAL RESULTS PRESENTED BY RAJEEV THOMAS, OR I BELIEVE ACTUALLY ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS WILL MACK.

I AM A FINANCIAL MANAGER OVER THE OPERATING BUDGET HERE, UH, TO PRESENT THE FEBRUARY FINANCIAL RESULTS IN RAJEEV'S PLACE.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MONTH IS FAVORABLE, UH, DUE TO OUR STRONG PERFORMANCE DRIVEN BY, UH, 8% INCREASE IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC, 12% INCREASE IN DAILY DEPARTURES, A 10% INCREASE IN AIRCRAFT LANDED WEIGHTS, AND A 12% INCREASE IN CARGO ACTIVITY.

COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR, OUR OPERATING REVENUES INCREASED 25% BECAUSE OF OUR INCREASED AIRLINE RATES AND CHARGES AND OUR NEW USE AND LEASE AGREEMENT AND REVENUE GROWTH FROM THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY THAT, THAT I REFERENCED.

YEAR TO DATE, OUR REVENUES ARE 2% ABOVE OUR FY 26 BUDGET.

OPERATING EXPENSES INCREASED 7% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR BECAUSE OF OUR IMPROVEMENT IN PERSONNEL VACANCY AND OUR GROWTH IN PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO, UH, OUR, UH, ELEVATOR INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO SOME OTHER PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, NOTABLY WINTER STORM FERN, UH, WHICH WAS AT THE END OF JANUARY.

BUT THOSE EXPENSES, UH, BLED INTO THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, DROVE AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 OF COST IN THE MONTH.

YEAR TO DATE, OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE LESS THAN 1% OVER OUR FY 26 BUDGET.

OUR DEBT INCOME INCREASED 179%, UH, IN THE YEAR DUE MOSTLY TO THE GROWTH IN OUR AIRLINE REVENUES.

AND OUR YEAR TO DATE NET INCOME IS 8% ABOVE OUR FY 26 BUDGET.

THANK YOU.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK ONE, YOU'D MENTIONED A, UH, MARKET INCREASE IN, IN, UH, SORT OF TONNAGE OF FLIGHTS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE AIRPORT IS SORT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, WORKING ON OR LEANING INTO? OR IS THAT JUST HAPPENSTANCE? YOU REFERENCED THE INCREASE IN FLIGHTS, NOT, NOT FLIGHTS, THE, THE, I I THINK IT WAS FREIGHT.

UH OH, THE, THE, THE CARGO ACTIVITY.

CARGO, YES.

UH, YEAH.

I MEAN, I THINK JAMIE MAYBE IS BETTER EQUIPPED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE INCREASE IN IN ACTIVITY, UM, CARGO SPECIFICALLY.

THERE'S BEEN SOME VOLATILITY IN THE, IN THE INDUSTRY MORE THAN JUST BEYOND, UH, AUSTIN SPECIFICALLY.

AND SO, UH, WE'VE SEEN SOME INCREASES AND DECREASES.

WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE A, AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY THIS MONTH.

GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER F THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, THE, UH, RETAIL, UH, REVENUE LOOKS LIKE CONSISTENTLY BELOW THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT.

IS THAT, UH, AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OR WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF IT? YES.

SO THE CONSTRUCTION HAS IMPACTED SOME OF THE VENUES THAT WE, UH, WE HAVE IN THE FACILITY.

AND SO, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, WHEN WE EXPANDED SOME OF OUR SECURITY CHECKPOINTS, UH, MAYBE A, A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO, THAT REMOVED ONE OF OUR MORE, UH, PROFITABLE, UH, RETAIL VENUES.

WE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME OTHER, UH, VENUES INTERRUPTED BY, BY THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND SO YES, IT IS IMPACTING THAT, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A, A VARIANCE FOR THE RETAIL REVENUES COMPARED TO WHAT WE BUDGETED.

UM, WE DO EXPECT, UH, AS OUR PASSENGER TRAFFIC, UH, HAS IMPROVED COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR IN THOSE REVENUES.

BUT COMPARED TO OUR ACTUAL FORECAST, IT IS BELOW.

OKAY.

UM, ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, OVERALL THE REVENUE NUMBER LOOKS REALLY GOOD, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

UM, THE OPERATE OPERAT OPERATING EXPENSE SEEMS GROWING FASTER THAN THE, UH, THE, UM, PASSENGER, UH, GROWTH MM-HMM .

SO ABOUT TWICE FASTER.

IS THAT A, UM, IS THAT A CONCERN? OR WHAT IS A, SO WE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF DRIVERS OF THE INCREASE IN OPERATING EXPENSE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS IS OUR INCREASE OR IMPROVEMENT IN VACANCY.

SO, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED OVER THE YEARS TO SUPPORT THE GROWING PASSENGER TRAFFIC, BUT ALSO OUR GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE MM-HMM .

AND SO AS A RESULT, WE HAD AN ELEVATED LEVEL OF PERSONNEL VACANCY.

WHEN WE FILL THOSE POSITIONS, THAT'S GONNA MAKE OUR COST GO UP, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR.

BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICE BECAUSE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.

WE ALSO HAVE

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I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET, WE WERE LIKE HALF A PERCENT ABOVE WHAT WE EXPECTED TO BE.

WE DO EXPECT TO ALIGN WITH THAT BUDGET THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

UM, WE WILL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL GROWTH IN THE EXPENSES AS WE GO THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF OUR FACILITIES.

UH, AND THAT'S EXPECTED BECAUSE THERE'S ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT COME ALONGSIDE THAT.

YEAH.

UM, BUT WE, WE, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT, AN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN OUR PERSONNEL, THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF, OF WHAT YOU SEE YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND THAT LAGS SOME OF THAT, THAT, UH, PASSENGER GROWTH A BIT.

MM-HMM .

AND IN TERMS OF THE, UM, STAFF, UH, UH, VACANCY RATE, WHERE ARE WE NOW PERCENTAGE WISE? AS OF THE MOST RECENT PERIOD WE'RE AROUND, UH, 14%.

WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THIS, UH, FY 26 BUDGET MM-HMM .

AND SO, UH, THAT DOES INCREASE THE VACANCY RATE A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU ADD NEW VACANT POSITIONS.

BUT, UH, WE, WE HAVE SEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST FEW PAY PERIODS.

14% MM-HMM .

IS IT A, IS IT A GOOD SPOT OR, YOU KNOW, OR A CONCERNING SPOT? IT'S A, IT'S, UH, AN IMPROVEMENT OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

GOOD TO KNOW.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

AND THANK YOU, JEFF.

ONE QUICK QUESTION.

UM, REGARDING THE $300,000 INCREASE IN OPERATING EXPENSES RELATED TO THE WINTER STORM MM-HMM .

UH, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS AN INCREASINGLY, UH, EXPECTED, UNEXPECTED EXPENSE.

UH, WE HAVE A WINTER STORM PREDICTABLY.

UM, AND OF COURSE, THOUGH THE, THE LENGTH OF THAT STORM, THE IMPACT OF THAT STORM, HOW WE REACT TO IT IS UNPREDICTABLE.

RIGHT.

THAT $300,000 EXPENSE FOR ROUGHLY A WEEK'S WORTH OF TIME, IS THAT BAKED IN TO Y'ALL'S BUDGET RIGHT NOW? IS THAT, IS THAT $300,000 ENOUGH TO REALLY, UH, WARRANT ALARM, SAY THIS YEAR VERSUS NEXT YEAR? IF WE HAVE TWO OR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IF WE HAVE THREE, COULD YOU UNPACK THAT EXPENSE, HOW IT FITS IN THE BUDGET, UH, AND IF, IF IT DOES NOT SIT IN THE BUDGET, WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD? SURE.

WE BUDGET CONTINGENCY FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS.

SO I, I CAN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A WINTER STORM THE LAST WEEKEND OF JANUARY AND BUDGET FOR THAT TIMING EXACTLY.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE, UH, CONTINGENT EVENTS, UM, WHETHER IT'S MAINTENANCE RELATED OR WEATHER RELATED.

SO WE DO BUDGET FUNDS FOR THAT.

AND SO WHEN WE SAY THIS WAS, UM, I, I WOULD SAY IT WAS UNEXPECTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THE STORM WAS GONNA HAPPEN IN THIS TIMING.

SO COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET, IT WAS NOT BUDGETED SPECIFICALLY FOR, BUT WE DO HAVE CONTINGENCY FUNDING TO, TO ALLOW FOR THAT.

I WILL SAY THIS STORM SPECIFICALLY, UH, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF, UM, THE, THE REFREEZING THAT OCCURRED DAY AFTER DAY, IT DROVE SOME ADDITIONAL COST, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR DEICING OPERATION BECAUSE WE HAD TO CONTINUALLY DEIC THE, THE, UH, AIRFIELD.

AND SO, UH, THAT SPECIFIC COST, WE BUDGET SPECIFICALLY TO RESTOCK OUR DEICING SOLUTION ANNUALLY, BUT THIS WAS FAR BEYOND WHAT WE EXPECTED JUST BECAUSE OF THIS SPECIFIC STORM.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE MOST OF THAT COST COMES FROM.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE IT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO

[3. Briefing on April 2026 Air Service Update provided by Jamy Kazanoff, Air Service Development]

HELLO.

THANK YOU.

I'M IN A BUSY AIRPORT.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.

YES.

UH, WE'LL START WITH CAPACITY INCREASES.

WE'RE HERE NOW IN THE SECOND QUARTER, AND WE ARE 4.6% MORE SEATS FOR SALE THAN WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

AND APRIL IN PARTICULAR.

OUR SEATS ARE UP 7% YEAR OVER YEAR, AND OUR NUMBER OF NONSTOP DESTINATIONS IS UP 3% YEAR OVER YEAR.

UH, SPEAKING OF NONSTOP DESTINATIONS, THE MOST EXCITING ONES ARE TWO NEW CARRIERS.

JUST GENTLE REMINDER ABOUT PORTER STARTING FIVE TIMES A WEEK TO TORONTO, CREATING COMPETITION WITH THEIR CANADA.

THEY START MAY 21ST, AND WE HAVE KON STARTING MARCH 24TH FOR 10 WEEKS, EXCUSE ME, MAY 24TH FOR 10 WEEKS.

CAME IN ONCE A WEEK, AND WE HOPE TO IMPROVE THAT EITHER THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS OR PERHAPS THROUGH NEXT SUMMER.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME AIR SERVICE LOSSES THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, BUT I WANTED TO EXPLAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

ONE WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE, AND THAT'S VEEVA

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THAT NEW ROUTE TO NLU AIRPORT IS ON HOLD AND CONTINUES TO BE ON HOLD BECAUSE OF THE US AND THE MEXICO GOVERNMENT AND THE US GOVERNMENT, UM, CEASING ALL NEW ROUTE AND FLIGHTS FROM MEXICO CITY.

WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HAS SUSPENDED, UH, UNTIL JULY 4TH, STARTING IN APRIL, PUERTO VALLARTA.

SO PVR WAS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME DEMAND SLOUGH OFF THERE WITH PVR.

AND SO SOUTHWEST HAS TAKEN THE CHOICE TO SUSPEND THAT, THAT PARTICULAR ROUTE.

ALSO CONCERNING SOUTHWEST.

SOUTHWEST PULLED OUT COMPLETELY FROM CHICAGO O'HARE.

NOW, AUSTIN WAS, IN OTHER WORDS, TO NOT BE FLYING FROM CHICAGO O'HARE STARTING IN JUNE TO ANY AIRPORT.

AUSTIN WAS IN THE FORTUNATE POSITION WHERE ONE OF 12 AIRPORTS WERE SOUTHWEST FLIES TO BOTH MIDWAY AND O'HARE.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE OUR MIDWAY SERVICE AND TO CHICAGO AND CONTINUE THAT EASY NONSTOP INTO CHICAGO.

UM, I WANNA GO OVER THE LIST OF THE NEW NONSTOPS REAL QUICK.

WE DID JUST ENJOY SOME IN MARCH.

OUR NEXT BIG ROUND WILL BE MAY WITH PORTER AND CAYMAN, WHICH I DISCUSSED IN JUNE.

WE HAVE CINCINNATI, SEATTLE, COLUMBUS, KANSAS CITY.

ALL THESE ARE NEW ROUTE OPTIONS.

A NEW ROUTE TO BOZEMAN, MONTANA STARTS JUNE 13TH, KALISPELL, MONTANA, JUNE 13TH, ALSO JUNE 13TH.

WE'VE GOT ASHEVILLE ON DELTA STARTING SINCE THIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN.

UH, DELTA HAS ANNOUNCED PHOENIX, AND I THINK JASON SENT THE COMMISSION, UH, NEWS ABOUT DELTA ADDING PHOENIX THAT'S YEAR ROUND, AND IT JOINS THREE COMPETITORS, AMERICAN FRONTIER AND SOUTHWEST.

SO NOW QUITE A COMPETITIVE ROUTE.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD, I CONTINUE TO SEE TERRIFIC THINGS HAPPENING IN AUSTIN WITH CAPACITY GROWTH, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT THE PASSENGER, UH, TAKING THESE SEATS IS HAPPENING TOO, AS WE SAW IN FEBRUARY WITH AN INCREASE IN PASSENGERS.

DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT TODAY.

BEFORE I CATCH THIS FLIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? CALL FOR QUESTIONS.

WELL, SEEING AS THERE, THERE ARE NONE, PLEASE, UH, MAKE SURE YOU MAKE YOUR FLIGHT AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND NOW WE WILL, UH, MOVE ON

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

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

AS THEY PULL UP THE REPORT FOR THOSE ONLINE.

I'M GONNA START WITH, UM, PAGE 30 IN YOUR PACKET, WHICH IS THE WEST INFILL PHOTOS I WANTED TO SHOW YOU.

IT'S OPEN, IT'S OPERATIONAL.

THERE ARE PEOPLE STANDING LINE, WHICH THERE'S VERY LITTLE OF A LINE, SO IF YOU ARE NOT PRE-CHECK, UM, OR CLEAR, FEEL FREE TO GO TO CHECKPOINT FOUR.

THERE'S, THERE'S RARELY A, A LINE THERE.

UM, WHEN I HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO STAND THERE AND SEE IT IN USE, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

UM, AND THEN IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT PROJECT, WHICH IS THE WESTGATE EXPANSION, AND GO TO THOSE PHOTOS THERE, THERE'S SOME EXCITING NEWS.

GATE 33, 35 AND 37 ARE IN USED.

SO THREE OF THE FIVE GATES, THREE WERE ALWAYS NEW.

BUT WHEN YOU CONNECT TO THE BUILDING, WE HAD TO, UM, DECOMMISSION THOSE TWO.

SO IT'S A SPACE FOR FIVE.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME PUNCH LIST ON THE OTHER AREAS, SPECIFICALLY PUTTING IN THOSE PBS, THOSE BOARDING BRIDGES.

UM, THOSE DO TAKE QUITE A LOT OF COORDINATION, BUT WE WANTED TO OPEN THE SPACE.

SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE IN THE TERMINAL, FEEL FREE TO WALK DOWN ALL THE WAY TO, UM, THE WEST END AND SEE THE NEW SPACE THERE THAT'S OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR OUR PASSENGERS.

AND THEN ON THE GARAGE, IF WE WANNA GO TO THOSE PHOTOS, UM, THIS IS EXCITING.

IT MAY NOT LOOK EXCITING TO YOU, BUT WE DID HAVE A TOPPING OUT ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SO THAT'S THE FULL SOUTH SIDE.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUTTING IN REAL THINGS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, AND IF YOU CAN KIND OF SNEAK IN THAT PHOTO, THERE'S ACTUAL DRYWALL ON THE WALL.

SO THIS IS BECOMING REAL.

UM, AND THE GARAGE IS ON TRACK AND, UM, WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT OPEN, UM, LATER IN 2027.

UM, SO THAT'S GOING

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AND THEN IF WE WANNA SKIP AHEAD PAST THE ATRIUM TO THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAY PROJECT PHOTOS, UM, AGAIN, THERE'S SOME GREAT CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS OF THE BRIDGE THAT'S GOING IN.

AND WHAT'S REALLY NICE ON THAT TOP RIGHT CORNER, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE HOW THE ROAD IS THE ROAD FOR THE PLANES, RIGHT? THE TAXIWAY, THAT'S WHAT IT IS, IS LEVEL AND SMOOTH THAN THEY HAVE STARTED TO PUT IN THE ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THE LIGHTING AND OTHER SIGNAGE THERE.

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO PAVE SOME OTHER AREAS.

AND THAT GREAT MACHINE SHOWS YOU THAT IT'S A TECHNICAL, THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC FA SPEC ON THE LEVELNESS OF THAT, OF THAT CONCRETE.

AND THEY USE THAT GIANT MACHINE TO GET IT.

IT'S, IT'S NOT PEOPLE JUST POURING IT WITH THE BUCKETS OR A, OR A BIG, UM, KIND OF CRANE JUST DUMPING A BUNCH OF CONCRETE.

IT'S VERY, VERY TECHNICAL CONCRETE OPERATION.

AND SO I, I LOVE THAT IMAGE TO SHOW, TO SHOW THE, THE QUALITY OF THE WORK THERE.

AND THE ONE LAST THING, IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO CONCOURSE M, WHICH IS, UH, NEW RENDERING AS YOU PROBABLY WHOOP YOU PASSED IT.

THERE YOU GO.

UM, NEW RENDERING THAT WENT OUT, UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THIS CONCOURSE M AS OUR, UM, LOCATION, AS WE DO THE CONSTRUCTION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHUT DOWN GATES AND STILL HAVE A PLACE TO PUT PLANES AND PASSENGERS SO THAT THEY CAN DEBOARD AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIT ON THEIR PLANE AND IT DOESN'T ADD TAXING TIME AND DELAY TIME.

SO THIS IS A GREAT RESILIENT OPERATION THAT WE'VE, UM, DOING HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR PASSENGERS.

AND THIS PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE DONE AT THE END OF 2027.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH FOR YOU.

DO.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.

COMMISSIONERS.

I ASK, UM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE, UH, CONCOURSE M AND YELLOW GARAGE, UH, TIMELINE HAVE BEEN PUSHED BEHIND, IS THAT CORRECT? THE GARAGE IS ACTUALLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

OH, OKAY.

UM, AND THE CONCOURSE M IS IS RIGHT ON TRACK, UH, THE BEGINNING OF 2027.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA START CONSTRUCTION HERE IN Q3 OF 26 AND END TOWARDS THE END OF 27 FOR CONCOURSE M THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR CONCOURSE IS ON PAGE 48.

IS THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT TIMELINE STILL ON TRACK? THE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT, UM, HAS SLID A LITTLE, BUT WE THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT UP.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR FIRST GMP, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S DUE IN MAY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND PROCURE LONG LEAD ITEMS. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF, UM, THOSE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN PROCURE THOSE LARGE CHILLERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT, UM, DOES HAVE VERY LONG LEAD TIME.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE ON TRACK, BASICALLY, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO, TO RECOUP ANY, ANY TIME BEING ABLE TO BUY THAT LONG LEAD ITEMS SOONER THAN LATER AND NOT WAIT.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

AND THANK YOU.

OUTTA CURIOSITY, IS THIS CONCOURSE M TEMPORARY FOR A COUPLE YEARS, OR IT, WE CALL BECOME PART OF THAT? WE CALL OUR, UH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A RELIEVER FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION FOR CONCOURSE B AND THEN GO AHEAD AND DO HYDRANT FUELING ALSO AT CONCOURSE A.

SO IT WILL BE AROUND DURING THE A DP PROGRAM, AND THEN WE'LL UTILIZE IT FOR POTENTIALLY SOMETHING ELSE.

WE'LL SEE.

OKAY.

SO IT'S HERE TO STAY THEN.

YOU KNOW, AVIATION IS, IS VERY DIVERSE, BUT OUR PLAN IS, IS THAT IS USED DURING THE A DP FOR FLIGHTS ONLY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU'RE GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND BEFORE WE GET TO THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS, I WANNA FIRST JUST RECOGNIZE, UH, TWO NEW MEMBERS, UH, COMMISSIONER HOWDEN AND COMMISSIONER CHU ON THE VIDEO AND OVER HERE.

SO WE WELCOME YOU TO, TO, UH, THIS AUGUST BODY AND HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THREE

[5. Nomination and election of Airport Advisory Commission Secretary]

ACTION ITEMS ARE ALL ABOUT, UH, ELECTIONS.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION NUMBER FIVE, THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, NOMINATE COMMISSIONER FONG FONG, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER FONG FG HAS BEEN NOMINATED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ELLER AND IT BEING UNOPPOSED, WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE A VOTE SO WE CAN MOVE ON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I WAS

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THE NEXT ROLE IS, UH,

[6. Nomination and election of Airport Advisory Commission Vice Chair]

DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, FOR VICE CHAIR BAKARI BROCK.

WELL, THANK YOU.

DO APPRECIATE THAT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

I GUESS I'VE, I'M RUNNING UNOPPOSED, SO I WILL RETAIN, UH, MY CURRENT SEAT.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND LASTLY,

[7. Nomination and election of Airport Advisory Commission Chair]

UH, REALLY BIG SHOES TO FILL FROM COMMISSIONER ROSE.

DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION? MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, MR. D VALDEZ ACKNOWLEDGED AND A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

THERE WE HAVE IT.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS, CHAIR.

IT'LL BE A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW

[8. Authorize a contract for distributed antenna system and public Wi-Fi services for Austin Aviation with Concourse Communications Group LLC for a term of 10 years in an estimated revenue amount of $1,750,000. Funding: This item is projected to result in additional revenue of $1,075,000 in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Aviation Operating Budget. Thereafter, this item will result in annual revenue amount of $75,000 in Austin Aviation’s Operating Budget. [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.]]

DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? GOOD AFTERNOON.

CHAIRMAN AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS CHRIS BEAK, IT MANAGER SENIOR AT THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT.

UH, THE CONTRACT WITH, UH, BOINGO WIRELESS IS A, UH, GONNA SERVE AS, A'S NEUTRAL BASED PARTNER FOR OUR TIER ONE CARRIERS FOR 5G AND DASH SERVICES.

UH, BOINGO WILL ALSO DESIGN, DEPLOY, AND INSTALL A TURNKEY SOLUTION FOR AN UPGRADED, UH, STATE-OF-THE-ART WIFI SEVEN UPGRADE THROUGHOUT THE CURRENT, UH, FACILITIES.

UH, THAT WILL SERVE MEETING A US REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE, COVERAGE, CAPACITY, AND RELIABILITY OF THE WIFI SERVICES AND DA SERVICES.

UM, ALL THESE SERVICES ARE ALSO ALIGNING TO SUPPORT WITH THE A EDP PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON ACROSS THE CAMPUS.

UH, THOSE ARE WEST END, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, UH, AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, THE BLUE GARAGE, THE YELLOW GARAGE, AND, UH, SOME OF THE TEMPORARY DEPARTURE HALL.

UH, THIS IS A 10 YEAR CONTRACT, UM, UPFRONT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS.

SO THERE'S NO SPINNING AUTHORITY ON THIS CONTRACT, SO IT'S JUST THERE UP UPFRONT FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UH, FOR THESE UPGRADES THAT THEY'RE DOING ON CAMPUS FOR US.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, SINCE THIS IS A 10 YEAR CONTRACT, WILL THIS ALSO INCLUDE M AND ULTIMATELY THE NEW TERMINAL? YES.

THE DECISION FOR A 10 YEAR CONTRACT IS EXTEND THROUGH THE WHOLE AD PROJECT FROM THE CONCOURSE AND WHEN ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL CONTRA, UH, UM, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT WERE, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? SO I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS IS, UH, A GOOD LONG TIME, ESPECIALLY IN THE IT WORLD.

WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE THAT THE TECHNOLOGY FROM THE VENDOR WILL BE IMPROVED OVER TIME TO, TO MEET STANDARDS DURING THAT DECADE? GREAT QUESTION.

UH, THE, SO THE VENDOR, SO THIS IS A REVENUE SHARE, SO IT'S IN THEIR BEST ENTRANCE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE MOST RELIABLE COVERAGE AND, UH, NO NEWER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CONCOURSE AND FOR THE WHOLE, UH, CAMPUS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO YES, IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THEM FROM THE CONTRACT REVENUE PERSPECTIVE.

FANTASTIC.

AND THEN YOU, YOU JUST MENTIONED IT, SO TOUCHING ON THE, THE REV SHARE, IS THAT REVENUE COMING FROM ADVERTISERS AS, AS USERS ARE SIGNING IN OR IS THERE ANY OTHER PAYMENT REQUIRED? UH, THERE'S ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM THE CARRIERS CARRIER, YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

AND COMMISSIONER C**N? DID I SEE A HAND? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

I, I WAS, I WAS ON MUTE.

SORRY.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR THE SPEEDS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD EXPECT FROM THE WIFI AT THE AIRPORT? THERE IS, BUT SINCE IT'S A, UH, AGAIN, A, UM, REVENUE SHARE THAT'S ON THE, THE VENDOR OF BOINGO TO PROVIDE THAT.

BUT YES, WE DO ALSO INTERNALLY HAVE OUR OWN EXPECTATIONS OF SLAS, OF THOSE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS THAT ARE WRITTEN INTO THE CONTRACTOR.

AND THEN, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE METRIC IS? LIKE WHAT'S THE, SORRY, WHAT'S THE SPEED THAT WE'RE AIMING TO DELIVER INSIDE THE AIRPORT? IT, THE RELIABLE COVERAGE FROM A WIFI SEVEN.

SO I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION AT IT LATER IF I NEEDED.

I CAN GET IT TO THEM.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

IT'S VERY, UH, VESTED FOR US THAT TRAVEL A LOT FOR WORK AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE YOU TO CALLS RELIABLY.

UH, OKAY.

I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.

I DID.

AND EXCUSE ME, I'M NEW.

SO, UM, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IS FOR INTERNET CONTRACTS LIKE THIS, IS, IT, IS 10 YEARS THE NORMAL LENGTH, IS THAT HOW LONG THE LAST ONE WAS FOR? OR IS THAT, UH, JUST THAT THE STANDARD, IT'S, IT'S NOT STANDARD, BUT, UH, WE ARE, UH, LEVERAGING A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTS NOW WITH OUR VENDORS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THROUGH THE A DP PROJECT, SO THAT THIS IS THE MECHANISM FOR US NOT TO HAVE TO RENEW A CONTRACT IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD IMPEDE, UH,

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OH, AND, AND SO IT, SO IT HELPS YES.

HAVING IT 10 YEARS THROUGH THE WHOLE NEW TERMINAL BUILDING? DEFINITELY.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

COOL.

THANK YOU.

YES.

AND SEEING AS THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE, DO WE TAKE, TAKE A MOTION, RIGHT? UH, SO MOTION ON ON ITEM EIGHT.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY.

SECOND.

AND ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? AND ITEM EIGHT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[9. Authorize a contract for total waste management services for Austin Aviation with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. d/b/a Texas Disposal Systems, for an initial term of three years with up to two three-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $27,930,137. Funding: $261,538 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 2-9A (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.]]

YEAH.

ESTHER BRECK, AIRPORT DEPUTY CHIEF.

SO I'M SPEAKING ON THIS, UH, ITEM.

YES, AS THE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE TOTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ALL OF THE BARBARA JORDAN TERMINAL FACILITY, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER AUSTIN AVIATION LOCATION BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS.

THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT HAS A THREE YEAR TERM WITH TWO THREE YEAR EXPANSION, SO TOTAL OF NINE YEARS.

FANTASTIC.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE PLEASE? UM, SO EACH EXTENSION HAVE, UM, AROUND 20% OF INCREASE.

IS THAT A CONSISTENT INCREASE RATE COMPARED TO, I BELIEVE THIS IS EXISTING SUPPLIER FOR THE, FROM THE PAST NINE YEARS AS WELL? SO THIS WAS A BRAND NEW SOLICITATION WITH MULTIPLE BIDS, AND THIS WAS OUR, UM, LOW BIDDER BEST, BEST VALUE THAT WE SELECTED.

AND SO THAT'S, THE ESCALATION IS BUILT IN TO COVER MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FROM STAFFING TO ADDED EXPENSE FOR MORE BUILDINGS AND MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUS.

THEY'RE THE SAME SUPPLIER FROM THE LAST, THEY HAPPEN TO WIN A BIT AGAIN.

UH, IT WASN'T A, A CONTINUATION.

WE REBI THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION, BRAND NEW, AND THEN LAST TIME, LAST NIGHT YEARS, WE ALSO HAVE THIS 20% OF INCREASE.

UM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LAST CONTRACT ON THAT.

I'D HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

AND WHILE THE SPEAKER EARLIER NOTED THAT THE VENDOR IS FULLY INTEGRATED, I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, IT'S NOTED THAT THIS IS A SO, SO SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT.

I, I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY BRAIN AROUND HOW THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITIES TO STEP OUT, SAY LIKE TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE, CLEAN UP, REMEDIATION AND SO ON.

UH, DO WE HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT OR THE WAY THAT THE, UM, OFFICE OF, UM, AUSTIN SMALL BUSINESS, UM, DOES THEIR PROCUREMENT, THEY LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT COMMODITIES AND THAT'S HOW THEY DECIDE WHETHER THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES, UM, FOR OTHER BUSINESSES.

AND THEY WERE DEEMED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THIS, UM, VENDOR IS LOCAL THERE.

UM, LOCATION IS NOT FAR FROM THE AIRPORT, AND SO IT DOES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, UM, JOBS TO THE LOCAL REGION.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? QUICK QUESTION, MR. CHAIR.

AND THIS IS, THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, LIKELY LIES IN MY IGNORANCE OF THE CONTRACTING PROCESS, BUT I, UH, THE QUESTION I SUPPOSE LIES IN WHY ARE WE NOT UTILIZING AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY ANOTHER CITY ENTITY? UM, AND THAT MIGHT BE A REALLY SIMPLE, SILLY QUESTION, BUT, UH, SO, UM, OUR, WHAT IS KNOWN IN THE PAST IS AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY.

I'M NOT SURE OF THEIR, I HAVEN'T MEMORIZED THEIR NEW NAME YET.

UM, THEY FOCUS ON OUR RESIDENCES, UM, WHO, UH, OPERATE AND LIVE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

MM-HMM.

THEY'RE NOT A BUSINESS CENTRIC TRASH, UM, HAULER.

UM, AND SO THIS IS REALLY COMMERCIAL TRASH, UM, THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH.

AND THERE IT IS MY SIMPLE IGNORANCE.

THANK YOU, .

ABSENT FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON.

DO I HAVE A NOMINATION TO VOTE ON THIS TO TAKE ACTION NOMINATION FOR ITEM NINE? I'LL MOVE PASSAGE.

THANK YOU.

AND A SECOND.

ALL SECOND.

THANK YOU.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[10. Authorize a contract for pest control services for Austin Aviation with Rentokil-Terminix, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $671,561. Funding: $45,834 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 contract will be awarded in compliance with the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the service required for the solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.]]

AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT FOR PEST CONTROL SERVICES FOR AUSTIN AVIATION WITH PRINT TO KILL TERMINEX FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS WITH UP TO TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $671,561 CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

I'M LAUREN LINDNER.

I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.

UH, THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE PEST CONTROL SERVICES, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION, OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE AUSTIN BURST FROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACILITIES.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED PEST

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THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRO, UM, PREVENT AND ELIMINATE PESTS INSIDE THE AIRPORT TERMINAL AND OTHER AIRPORT FACILITIES TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO BUSINESS.

THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WILL REPLACE AN EXISTING, UH, CONTRACT, WHICH EXPIRES JULY 4TH.

UM, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS, UH, THIS VENDOR WAS ABOUT 35% LESS THAN THE CURRENT CONTRACT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND IS THE PRICE THE ONLY, UH, REASON FOR THE NEW BUYER? UH, NO MA'AM.

THERE WERE, THERE WERE SEVERAL, UH, SEVERAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN, IN THE, UH, BASED ON, UM, UH, PAST PERFORMANCE AND, AND ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE SOLICITATION.

THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM APPROVAL? AND A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND LOOKS LIKE NONE OPPOSED.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMAINING ITEMS. I

[Items 14 & 15]

UH, ITEMS 14 AND 15 APPROVED ON CONSENT.

SHOULD WE STILL COVER THOSE OR, YEAH.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

JASON ALEXANDER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF AIRPORT AFFAIRS.

UM, I WANTED JUST TO CALL ATTENTION TO THESE REAL QUICK, REALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS.

UM, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, EVERY TIME WE, UH, THIS COMMISSION TAKES ACTION ON A, ON AN ITEM THAT WE BRING FORWARD, WE TAKE THAT TO COUNSEL.

UH, COUNSEL TAKES ACTION OF THEIR OWN.

AND SO WE WANNA RECAP THOSE ITEMS HERE.

UM, THIS IS REALLY JUST A SUMMARY OF ACTIONS BY COUNSEL ON YOUR ITEMS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

AND I ALSO NOTICED AS I WAS LOOKING THROUGH HERE, THAT I DID NOT NOTE ON ITEMS 14 AND 15, THAT THOSE WERE APPROVED ON CONSENT BY COUNSEL.

SO, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE MINUTES APPROPRIATELY REFLECT THAT THOSE ITEMS WERE IN FACT APPROVED ON CONSENT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT CLARIFICATION.

BET.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS BEFORE PLEASE DO.

UM, JUST A ONE GENERAL QUESTION.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE SAW NEW ON NEWS AND THEN SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THAT TSA LONG LINE AND THEN UNDERSTAFFED, UNDERPAID, UH, SITUATION.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT TENDS TO BE MORE SERIOUS WHEN YOU'RE READING ON NEWS.

SO CAN STAFF GIVE US A MORE OF A, UH, COMPREHENSIVE OR INSIDERS, UH, BIGGER PICTURE OF, UH, HOW MUCH IMPACT DOES IT REALLY CREATE FOR US? YES, I, I CAN, UH, SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT.

UM, AND WE'VE GOT LAUREN HERE TO SPEAK FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT I'LL JUST SAY THAT, UH, WHEN THAT SHUTDOWN OCCURRED, IT WAS, IT KIND OF PARALLELED WITH WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING A LOT OF PASSENGER VOLUME JUST DUE TO THE SPRING FESTIVAL SEASON.

SO WE DID SEE, UH, SOME KIND OF ANTICIPATED LONG LINES FOR THAT PERIOD.

WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE WHAT I'D CONSIDER SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THE TSA, UH, ISSUES.

THERE WAS ONE DAY, I THINK LAST WEEK WHERE WE DID SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT, UH, LENGTH IN OUR LINES, AT LEAST EARLY IN THE DAY, UM, THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SOME CALL OUT ACTIVITY.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE TSA ARE NOW, I, I BELIEVE THEY'RE NOW BEING PAID.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN RETRO PAID, BUT THEY ARE, UH, BEING PAID BY, UH, THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, BY THE PRESIDENT.

UM, HAL AND SENATE STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THEIR, THEIR DIFFERENCES ON FUNDING DHS IN ITS ENTIRETY.

BUT, UM, WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO WATCH.

AND LAUREN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, SIR.

OKAY.

AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THERE, THERE'S ABOUT 11 MEDIUM TO LARGE, UH, SIZE AIRPORTS THAT HAVE PRIVATIZED THEIR SECURITY.

WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WE WOULD EVER CONSIDER? UH, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I WILL JUST COMMENT THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY EVERY DAY WITH TSA AND OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS ON THAT FRONT.

UM, AND THERE'S NOT ANY, UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, ANY MOVEMENT TOWARDS THAT AT A US.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

UH, JASON, DO I RECALL, APPRECIATE YOU IN THE NOTES THAT, UH, ALSO A NUMBER OF LOCAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS VOLUNTEERED, DONATED, UH, FOOD AND SERVICE AND OTHERS DURING THIS TIME? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, COMMISSIONER.

YEAH, WE WERE, UH, PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAD A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES STEP UP AND, UH, HELP FEED, UM, AND HELP PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT OFFICERS WHO MIGHT NEED IT.

THAT WAS A GOOD THING TO SEE.

WE SAW A LOT OF PARTNER REPORTS DOING SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, BUT WE'RE VERY, UH, PROUD TO SEE THAT HERE IN THE AIRLINES AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE IF, UH,

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YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WE'LL, UH, WE'LL NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD AND WE CAN CERTAINLY PASS THAT ON TO THE PARTNERS.

THANK NOTE.

WELL, ON, ON THAT NOTE, UM, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF HERE AND TO THE STAFF THAT HAD TO MAN THOSE LONG LINES.

UM, I'M SURE IT WAS, UH, NOT THE MOST JOYFUL DAY AT WORK.

UM, BUT IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED OR UNAPPRECIATED, UM, FROM THE CUSTODIAL STAFF TO THE FRONT FACING STAFF TO ALL Y'ALL WHO I KNOW OFTENTIMES GO DOWN TO THE FRONT LINES AND INTERACT WITH OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS AT THE AIRPORT.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE READ THE NEWS AND, UH, IT'S SOMETIMES A TOUGH READ.

UM, BUT I KNOW THAT BEHIND THAT, THAT STORY ARE Y'ALL STANDING IN LINE, SHAKING HANDS, TRYING TO GET FOLKS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

SO I WANTED TO OFFER MY PERSONAL, AND I ASSUME THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONS THANKS TO Y'ALL AND THANKS TO ALL OF THE WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT THAT, THAT, UH, KEPT THE LIGHTS ON AND KEPT THE LINES MOVING AND KEPT THE SHOW, KEPT THE SHOW ON.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

I I WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT SENTIMENT.

HAVING DONE FOUR FLIGHTS OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS, I, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE HOW STAFF CONTINUES TO JUST BE NICE AND KEEP SMILING THROUGH ALL OF THIS STUFF.

IT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, FROM A GUEST PERSPECTIVE, A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

SO THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AND OUR STAFF DO AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

AND JASON, ONE THING THAT I'LL ADD JUST 'CAUSE IT SEEMS THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF MARCH AND HOW IT WAS IN THE NEWS, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THE AIRPORT'S MESSAGING ABOUT HOW CROWDED THE NEXT DAY IS GONNA BE.

I MEAN, I, I SEE IT AND I TRY AND SEND IT TO PEOPLE I KNOW WHO ARE FLYING.

I THINK THAT THAT IS REALLY WORKING.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.

UM, IT'S, YOU CAN'T REALLY SHOW UP AT, AT LEAST WHAT I TELL MY FRIENDS WHO GET THERE AND ARE STUCK IN A LINE.

IT'S LIKE, WELL, DID YOU OR, OR DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU FOLLOW THE AIRPORT OR DO YOU, I, I FEEL LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ADS OR WHATEVER, BUT I'M GETTING A LOT MORE MESSAGING OF WHAT THE LINES ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY A, A, A NEW TACTIC FOR US AND, AND WE'RE GLAD WE DID IT.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF GOOD RESPONSE FROM THAT.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S MEASURED PREDICTABILITY.

YOU CAN PREDICT SO MUCH.

WE KNOW, UH, ROUGHLY WHAT THE ESTIMATE PASSENGER VOLUME MIGHT BE DURING A DAY, AND WE MAY HAVE SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS ARE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THINGS CAN HAPPEN AND, UH, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

SO AT LEAST GIVING SOME BASELINE ESTIMATION PUBLICLY IS, HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL, I THINK, FOR OUR STAFF TO PREPARE.

UM, AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT.

'CAUSE WE'VE, WE'VE, I THINK RECEIVED SOME GOOD, GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT.

I JUST WANNA BUILD ON THAT.

A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ME TO SAY HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE, PARTICULARLY THE CONSISTENCY OF THE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE TONE OF IT AND HOW IT'S REFLECTIVE OF THE CITY.

AND, UM, AND THEY, THEY, I I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT THEY WOULD GO OUTTA THEIR WAY TO CALL AND SAY DURING THAT TIME HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATED IT.

AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN, UH, FEATURED A CALL FOR

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ]

UM, SURE.

PLEASE.

UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM, UM, THAT, UM, I THINK MICHELLE PIERRE IS IN CHARGE OF THAT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE EVER COME TO SPEAK AT THIS SPOT.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON THAT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT KIND OF FALLS IN THE REALM OF THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT.

IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD REQUEST A PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THAT PROGRAM COMMISSIONER? YES, WE CAN REACH OUT TO HER.

UM, I DON'T REMEMBER IF YOU WERE ON THE DA, SHE CAME, UH, MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO OR SO TO, TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

ARE YOU WANTING AN UPDATE ON THAT PRESENTATION? UM, SO IT'LL BE A YEAR MARCH, SO I PROBABLY MISSED IT FROM THE MONTH BEFORE.

MAY JUST, YEAH, .

YEAH.

YEAH, WE'LL GO BACK.

AND SO I, I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT NEW PRESENTATION, BUT I MEAN, JUST AN A, A GENERAL UPDATE AND SOME NUMBERS ON HOW IT'S WORKING AND I THINK THAT IT'S ALSO GOOD ADVERTISEMENT TO BE ON TV WITH THIS, UH, WITH THIS MEETING TO, UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU.

YEAH, WE CAN REACH OUT AND I'LL JUST ADD IF, IF WE ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT ABLE TO GET HER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHAT I COULD ALSO DO, AND IT MAY BE ALSO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, IS I CAN SEND THE, UH, VIDEO LINK TO THAT PRESENTATION.

UM, SO YOU CAN AT LEAST HAVE THAT AS A, AS A STARTING REFERENCE.

WELL, WE HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE ON HERE TOO, SO SINCE.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER TOPICS? COMMISSIONERS? I'LL JUST, UH, ADD JUST FOR AWARENESS PURPOSES, UM, WE ARE, AS I THINK WE'VE SHARED WITH YOU ALL IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, LAUNCHING AN RFP

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JOHN GALLO, OUR DIVISION, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF OVER COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT HAS SPOKEN TO YOU ALL AT IN SOME CAPACITY AND TO KIND OF ELEVATE THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT HE DOES PLAN AND WE ARE GONNA ADD A STAFF BRIEFING ON THE MAY AGENDA FOR HIM TO COME IN AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.

UM, WE'VE SPOKEN TO COUNCIL OFFICES ON THAT.

WE'RE HOSTING A, AN INDUSTRY DAY EVENT LATER THIS MONTH ON APRIL 22ND, UM, TO TRY TO DRAW INTEREST FOR THAT.

BUT, UH, HE'LL COME IN AND PROVIDE SOME SPECIFICS ON THAT.

I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO HAVE A HEADS UP.

THANK YOU.

AND I DO HAVE, HAVE ONE AGENDA, ADAM, I'LL JUST CONTINUE TO BEAT ON, ON MY, UH, MY LITTLE DRUM.

UM, I THINK IT WAS ELOQUENTLY PUT THAT, YOU KNOW, AS THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, CONTINUES, YOU KNOW, PASSENGERS WHO WANNA TO TAKE RIDE SHARE, WERE IN ESSENCE MOVING SORT OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE WALKING PATH TOWARDS THE, UH, TOWARDS THE PICKUP AREA.