Sep 09, 2026 Airport Advisory Commission

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UH, MEETING IT IS

[CALL TO ORDER]

ALRIGHT.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER PONG PONG.

ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER HOWDEN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED, OR, UH, MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UH,

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

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

UH, ANUPA GARRE AIRPORT, DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE, UM, PRESENTING THE JULY, 2026, UH, FINANCIAL RESULTS.

UM, AS I HAVE BEEN REPORTING LAST COUPLE OF, UH, MONTHS, WE CONTINUE TO SEE OUR GROWTH IN OUR, UM, AIRLINE ACTIVITY.

OUR AVERAGE DAILY DEPARTURES INCREASED 3% TO 280.

WE SAW INCREASE IN, IN PLACEMENTS BY 3%.

UH, ACTUALLY 4% LANDED WEIGHTS BY 3% FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

UM, AND ON A NEAR FISCAL YEAR TO DATE BASIS, THAT IS FOR 10 MONTHS.

UH, FROM OCTOBER THROUGH JULY, WE SAW INCREASE IN PLACEMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY 5% AND LANDED WEIGHTS OF ABOUT 6%.

SO ALL THIS GROWTH IN ACTIVITY COMBINED WITH THE RATES THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR WITH THE NEW USE IN THESE AGREEMENTS, WE SAW A ROBUST GROWTH IN OUR, UH, REVENUES YEAR OVER YEAR.

UH, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WE SAW AN INCREASE IN AIRLINE REVENUES, UH, OF 7.2 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 45% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

UH, NON AIRLINE REVENUES ALSO INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENTS ABOUT 7.6% TOTAL.

UH, REVENUES INCREASED EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION, UH, OR 26%, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR.

ON A FISCAL YEAR TO DATE BASIS, OUR TOTAL REVENUES INCREASED ABOUT $75 MILLION YEAR OVER YEAR.

UM, THAT'S ALSO ABOUT 26% INCREASE ON THE EXPENSE SIDE.

WE ARE, UM, ALWAYS VERY CAREFUL AND PRUDENT WHEN WE DO, UH, YOU KNOW, SPEND OUR DOLLARS.

UH, WE DO SEE INCREASE IN EXPENSES YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT ON A BUDGETED BASIS, WE ARE COMING UNDER BUDGET SLIGHTLY, UH, 1%, UH, BELOW BUDGET ON OUR EXPENSES.

SO IT'S WHAT WE EXPECT.

UH, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, YOU MIGHT SEE AN, UM, A DISCREPANCY OF ABOUT 34% IN OUR OPERATING EXPENSE, BUT THAT IS DRIVEN BY, UH, THE FACT THAT WE HAD THREE PAY PERIODS IN THE MONTH OF JULY VERSUS THIS YEAR VERSUS TWO LAST YEAR.

SO THAT'LL EVEN OUT NEXT YEAR, I MEAN, NEXT MONTH.

UM, SO OVERALL SURPLUS YEAR OVER YEAR, UM, 4.1 MILLION, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY OR ABOUT 45%.

AND THEN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR TO DATE, $63 MILLION INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR IN OUR SURPLUS, ABOUT 89% ABOVE LAST YEAR.

UM, REVENUE VERSUS BUDGET ALSO RESULTS ARE GOOD.

UM, WE ARE OVER, UM, OUR BUDGET ON REVENUE SIDE, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR TO DATE 4% OVER, UH, OPERATING EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENSES.

AS I MENTIONED, UNDER BUDGET, UH, 1%.

SO OVERALL OUR SURPLUS, UH, COMPARED TO BUDGET IS ABOUT 15%.

SO FINANCIAL RESULTS ARE STRONG.

WE HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS LEFT IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE AND WE'LL BRING THOSE RESULTS TO YOU.

UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS THE REPORTING CONCERNED.

I DO HAVE A SMALL UPDATE ON THE REFUNDING, UH, BONDS, UM, 2017 REFUNDING BONDS, AND I CAN SHARE THAT NOW, OR I CAN WAIT FOR QUESTIONS.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE THAT NOW.

OKAY.

SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR AWARENESS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A PLAN, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REFUNDING OUR 20, UH, 17 BOND ISSUANCE AT THIS TIME.

WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE SAVINGS TO, UH, PURSUE THAT.

UH, THE CITY REQUIRES ABOUT FOUR AND A QUARTER PERCENT SAVINGS ON A PRESENT VALUE BASIS, AND WE THINK WE CAN ACHIEVE THAT.

THE SAVINGS WERE A LITTLE BIT BETTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT AS YOU ARE PROBABLY HEARING, THE MARKETS ARE UNPREDICTABLE, THE YIELDS HAVE BEEN RISING.

SO, BUT WE STILL BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THOSE SAVINGS, SO WE ARE PURSUING THAT PLAN.

OUR PLAN IS TO, UM, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH PRICING SOMETIME IN EARLY DECEMBER, AND WE

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UM, MORE TO COME ON THAT IN A CO IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND OF COURSE, WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RCA, WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AS WELL.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR FINANCIALS.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, UH, COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL MOVE TO

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

UH, THIS IS, UH, UH, UH, PROVIDED BY JAMIE KASSOFF, UH, AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 15 OF YOUR AGENDA.

WELCOME, MS. KAZEN.

HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M ON VACATION, BUT I'M HAPPY TO CALL IN AND REPORT BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE GOOD NEWS.

I THINK THE BIGGEST NEWS, OF COURSE, IS THAT DELTA HAS ANNOUNCED PARIS, UH, NONSTOP STARTING AT THE END OF MARCH.

THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED IT SEASONALLY, DAILY AND SEASONALLY.

SO IT'S OUR GOAL AS A COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE FILL THESE FLIGHTS.

SO DELTA CONTINUES THIS ROUTE YEAR ROUND, BUT VERY EXCITED.

THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AIR FRANCE OR DELTA, AND OUR SECOND LARGEST CARRIER IS PUTTING THE ROUTE INTO PARIS NONSTOP.

THE FIRST TIME A US CARRIER WILL SERVE TRANSATLANTIC FOR US, AND IT FILL A BIG GAP THERE WITH PARIS.

SO THAT'S TERRIFIC NEWS.

I'M PLEASED TO REPORT.

UM, HERE WE ARE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

WE ARE UP 3.6% SEATS YEAR OVER YEAR.

NEXT QUARTER, FOURTH QUARTER TO END THE YEAR WE'LL BE UP 3.2% SEATS YEAR OVER YEAR.

IN SEPTEMBER ALONE, WE'RE UP 5% SEATS YEAR OVER YEAR, SO THAT MANY MORE PASSENGERS CAN FLY.

UH, PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN FOR THAT SEPTEMBER, HOPEFULLY, AND OUR DEPARTURES ARE UP 4%.

UM, JUST SOME REMINDERS.

AIR CANADA IS SUSPENDING MONTREAL DUE TO HIGH FUEL PRICES.

SO THIS CERTAINLY HAS AFFECTED AUSTIN AND OTHER SERVICES TOO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

BUT, UH, THEY DO PLAN TO COME BACK IN THE SUMMER.

UH, THIS SUSPENSION ENDS, OR, WELL, IT JUST ENDED SEPTEMBER 5TH.

IT JUST STARTED, THE SUSPENSION STARTED SEPTEMBER 5TH, I SHOULD SAY.

UH, CAYMAN HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED THEY'RE COMING BACK AND THEY HAVE A WINTER SCHEDULE TOO.

I THINK I ANNOUNCED THAT LAST MONTH.

COPA HAS ADDED SOME HOLIDAY DEPARTURES.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THAT WE'D LIKE TO GROW INTO SOUTH AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA WITH MORE ROBUST SERVICE IN THE FUTURE.

SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT CARRIER EXPERIENCING SUCCESS IN AUSTIN.

DELTA ALSO ADDED, IN ADDITION TO PARIS, THEY ADDED DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE TO SAN DIEGO.

THEY ALSO, UH, WHEN THEY START SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, THE NERD BIRD, IF YOU WILL, ON APRIL 12TH, NEXT YEAR, THEY WERE GONNA START ONE A DAY.

THEY'RE NOW GONNA DO TWO A DAY.

UH, AND THEY UPGRADED CANCUN TO YEAR ROUND SERVICE STARTING APRIL 12TH.

SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF, UH, STARTING WITH SEASONAL.

THEY SAW SUCCESS AND IT WENT YEAR ROUND.

SO WE HAVE, AGAIN, A REMINDER ABOUT PARIS WINTER SLOWS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR TRANSATLANTIC IN GENERAL, KLM AND LUFTHANSA HAVE SLIGHTLY REDUCED SERVICES AS NOTED IN THE REPORT, BUT THEY CAN CONTINUE ON.

UM, WESTJET NOT IN THE REPORT, BUT ANNOUNCED SINCE I WROTE THE REPORT, IS WESTJET HAS ALREADY GOT CALGARY ON SALE FOR THIS SUMMER.

SO THRILLED ABOUT THAT.

OVERALL, WE HAVE, UH, TWO DESTINATIONS MORE THAN WE DID IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025.

THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 3% TOTAL.

WE START MEMPHIS OCTOBER 1ST WITH SOUTHWEST DESTIN, FLORIDA, SOUTHWEST OCTOBER 3RD, KNOXVILLE SOUTHWEST OCTOBER 3RD, SANTA ROSA, THAT'S WINE COUNTRY SOUTHWEST OCTOBER 3RD, SAN JOSE ON DELTA, OCTOBER 6TH.

SO THOSE ARE OCTOBER, JUST AROUND THE NEXT MONTH ON NEW SERVICES.

UM, WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO, TO ADD NEW SERVICE AND TO RETAIN WHAT WE'VE GOT.

WE'RE STILL NOT QUITE BACK.

THIS TO WHERE WE, DURING SOME OF OUR PEAK COVID YEARS, WHEN AMERICAN AIRLINES HAD LOADED SO MUCH SERVICE INTO AUSTIN AND THEN THAT SERVICE WENT AWAY, AS WE KNOW FOR THE MOST PART.

BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY, UM, U YEAR OVER YEAR AND HOPE TO SEE WITH THESE EXTRA SEATS IN HERE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE PASSENGERS AND SERVE MORE PASSENGERS.

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UM, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO, UH, FLY PARIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE, MS. KE KOFF.

WE'LL OPEN UP FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER CHU.

HI, UH, JAMIE.

CAN I JUST CHECK, UH, HOW WAS, UH, QUARTER AIR? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE RENEWAL OF, UH, OF, UH, KON, UH, PORTER , NEW ARRIVER? WELL, I'M, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT, UH, THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY'LL BE SERVING YEAR ROUND.

SO, UM, THEY'RE DOING WELL FIVE TIMES A WEEK.

UM, YOU KNOW, FUEL PRICES ARE HIGH.

I DID READ RECENTLY THAT PORTER AND, UH, ANOTHER CANADIAN CARRIER RECEIVE SOME FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR FUEL TO ASSIST WITH FUEL.

UM, THAT'S ONLY HELPFUL FOR OUR ROUTE AND OTHERS IN THEIR SYSTEM.

BUT, UM, I MET WITH THEM RECENTLY AND, UM, SO FAR THEY'RE VERY, THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH AUSTIN.

GREAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER HOWDEN, JAMIE, I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN, SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE, UH, THE PARIS FLIGHT.

UM, EVERYONE THANK YOU.

SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND HOPEFULLY IT, MAYBE YOU CAN SEE ALREADY THAT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY POPULAR FLIGHT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE PAST SEASONAL AND TO YEAR ROUND.

SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE, UM, WE'RE GONNA RELY A LOT ON CONNECTIONS TOO OVER PARIS TO HAVE THIS ROUTE WORK.

A CONVENIENT WAY TO GET TO NORTH AFRICA, TO GET TO THE MIDDLE EAST, AND OF COURSE, INTO EUROPE AS WELL.

SO THERE'S SOME TIMELY CONNECTIONS OVER PARIS THAT WILL MAKE THIS ROUTE SUCCESSFUL.

SO AS WE WORK TO MARKET THE ROUTE, WE WANNA KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE PURE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION AUSTIN AND PARIS, BUT WHAT CAN FLOW BEYOND PARIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU MS. KOFF.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME ON YOUR VACATION TO VISIT WITH US.

WE ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOUR REPORT, SO THANK YOU.

ENJOY.

THANK YOU ALL.

OKAY, UH, COMMISSIONER'S.

NEXT ITEM.

[4. Briefing on Journey with AUS (AUS AEDP/Capital Improvement Program) Active Projects provided by Rustin Roussel, Airport Development Officer ]

WELCOME.

UH, THANK YOU.

UM, I APPRECIATE IT.

DO, THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU.

DOO.

UH, AGAIN, MY NAME'S RUS RUSSEL, OFFICER WITH A US UH, I'LL BE FILLING IN, UM, FOR LYNN TODAY.

UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN THIS PACKET, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THREE PROJECTS, UH, IN PARTICULAR, UH, THIS WEEK, UH, THAT, THAT ARE, ARE REALLY PROGRESSING.

UM, LET ME GET, UH, MY, GET THROUGH MY THING HERE.

AND SO, UH, WESTGATE EXPANSION.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE, WE OPENED A PORTION OF IT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

UH, WE'VE BEEN PROGRESSING AND, UM, WE ARE, UM, STARTING ONE OF THE FINAL, UH, BOARDING BRIDGES REHAB, BUT WE EXPECT IN THE NEXT, UH, PROBABLY MONTH THAT THE ENTIRE, UH, MEZZANINE AREA AND ALTO AREA WE WILL, WILL START TO OPEN.

UM, AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, ON THAT OPENING ON THAT PROJECT, UH, AS WE PROGRESS, UH, TO FINALIZING THAT ENTIRE SPACE.

UH, MAKE IT A LITTLE SLOW ON ME.

, I'M TRYING TO GET TO OUR NEXT PROJECT, UH, THAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS OUR ATRIUM INFILL.

SO, UH, OUR, THIS SPACE IS REALLY PROGRESSING, UM, ON THE ATRIUM INFILL, UH, OUR ARTWORK IS IN.

AND, UH, SO WE SAY OUR BIRDS ARE FLYING.

UM, IT REALLY, REALLY NICE SPACE ARTWORK REALLY, UH, BRINGS IT TO LIFE.

AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE, UM, THIS AS A USABLE SPACE BY F1, WHICH IS A REALLY BIG, UH, MILESTONE FOR US BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY, REALLY BUSY TIME.

AND SO I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY WHEN THIS SPACE IS, IS, UH, OPENED.

AND SO THIS SHOULD BE OPEN IN, UH, EARLY OCTOBER.

AND THEN THE LAST PROJECT THAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT ON HERE, UH, IS OUR, UH, UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

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SO THIS UTILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT FIRST PHASE, UH, ONTO CONSTRUCTION HERE.

UM, OUTSIDE OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE.

UH, AND, UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER BACK TO YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE, MR. ELL.

OKAY.

UH, LET'S OPEN UP FOR COMMENTS.

QUESTIONS.

UH, COMMISSIONER LIN, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, ABOUT THE NEW, UM, BAGGAGE SYSTEM AND HOW'S, HOW, WHAT'S THE FEEDBACK BEEN ON THAT? THE, THE NEW BAGGAGE SYSTEM THAT'S OPEN, IT'S WORKING REALLY WELL.

OKAY.

IT'S PROCESSING, UH, BAGS AS IS.

UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ON TO NOW LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GONNA CONNECT THAT TO FUTURE PHASES.

SO THAT PROJECT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR US.

SWEET.

UM, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, I KNOW THAT WE ONCE DISCUSSED THAT WHEN THIS WAS OPEN THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES.

IS THAT STILL AVAILABLE? WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SWEET.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL DO IS IF YOU HAVE A, UM, DATES THAT WORK FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, THEN, UM, SEND THEM TO AMY OR JASON? JASON, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

ACTUALLY, HE'S NOT HE, BUT YOU CAN SEND IT TO JASON.

JASON, AND WE'LL, WE CAN SET THAT UP.

AND OF COURSE, WE, IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON WANTS TO GO, THAT'S, THAT'S OF COURSE WELCOME.

WE DON'T WANNA MAKE A QUORUM OUT OF IT AND HAVE A MEETING, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SEE THE BAGGAGE SYSTEM, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU, UH, MS. ELL AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

OKAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER'S.

NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A DISCUSSIONS, UH, ACTION ITEM.

I'LL, UH, I'LL READ THE ITEM AND THEN WE WILL, UH, MOVE TO GET A MOTION, THEN A SECOND, THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP, UH, UH, FOR DISCUSSION, UH, WITH I BELIEVE MR. LITNER TODAY.

ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FIVE,

[5. Authorize a contract for two airport tarmac transport buses for Austin Aviation with COBUS LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,299,500. Funding: $1,299,500 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. [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.] ]

FUNDING OF $1,299,500 IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET OF AUSTIN.

AVIATION NOTES, UH, SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CITY CODE CHAPTER TWO DASH NINE B, MINORITY OWNED AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.

THEREFORE KNOWS, SUBTRACT, UH, SUBCONTRACTING GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED.

AND THAT IS ON PAGE 52 OF YOUR AGENDA.

IF THERE IF, IS THERE A MOTION? UH, COMMISSIONER HOWDEN, UH, MADE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS, I SECOND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL NOW, UH, UM, UM, MOVE THIS TO MR. LINDER, IF YOU'LL KIND OF GIVE US AN OVERVIEW.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

LAUREN LINDER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.

UH, THE CO BUSES ARE USED.

WE HAVE THREE ON OUR FLEET NOW, AND WE'RE ADDING TWO BUSES, UH, USED FOR IRREGULAR OPERATIONS, UM, WHEN WE GET DIVERSIONS IN FROM, UH, DALLAS AND HOUSTON AREAS.

THEY'RE ALSO USED FOR OUR HARD STAND OPERATIONS, UH, WITH GATE 13, BEING ABLE TO BUS, UM, EXTRA FLIGHTS TO, UH, A RAMP LOADING GATE VERSUS HAVING A, A CONTACT GATE AVAILABLE.

UM, AND THESE WILL HELP US, UH, WHEN CONCOURSE M COMES ONLINE WITH A BUSING OPERATION THAT'LL TAKE TO GET PASSENGERS FROM THE BARBARA JORDAN OUT TO CONCOURSE M.

OKAY.

THANK MR. LINDNER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, TO TURN THIS OFF ON.

OKAY, .

THANK YOU.

IS IT A TEMPORARY SOLUTION OR THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG TERM SOLUTION? UH, THE, THE BUSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR US LONG TERM.

UH, THE LONG TERM, THE, THE, UH, DIVERSION ACTIVITY IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

THE, THE GENERAL ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT, UH, IS PRETTY HIGH TEMPO AND, AND GATE AVAILABILITY.

MM-HMM .

IS A CHALLENGE FOR US.

UH, SO WE'LL BE USING THESE BUSES FOR QUITE, QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS.

OKAY.

AND, UH, WOULD YOU, UH, FORECAST THE FIVE BUSES WILL BE ENOUGH TO COVER SO MANY YEARS OR IS GONNA BE A RECURRING? SO THE, THE PROJECT TEAM AND ALSO, UM, OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOLKS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE NUMBER, THE, THE ROUND TRIP TO CONCOURSE M MM-HMM AND THE NUMBER OF BUSES THAT'LL BE USED.

UH, WE BELIEVE FIVE BUSES IS ADEQUATE FOR THAT.

THEY'LL PROBABLY NEED TO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH SOME OF OUR EXISTING, UH, SHUTTLE BUSES IF ONE OF THESE BUSES IS OUT OF SERVICE

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MM-HMM .

BUT THE FIVE BUSES SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR WHAT WE NEED.

AND THE LAST QUESTION, UM, ARE THOSE BUSES GONNA BE EV BUSES OR THE REGULAR BUSES? HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THOSE SCREEN SOLUTIONS? I KNOW THERE'VE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ON AIRPORT ABOUT EVS.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR BUSES.

WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU MR. LINDER.

OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM IS ON PAGE 55.

UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Authorize two contracts for airport window washing and related services for Austin Aviation with Rightway Cleaning LLC and Yosan Inc. d/b/a International Building Services, each for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $2,300,000. Funding: $300,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 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 this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.]]

DBA INTERNATIONAL BUILDING SERVICES EACH FOR INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, BUT WITH UP TO TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,300,000 FUNDING, $300,000 AVAILABLE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 6 27 OPERATING BUDGET OF AUSTIN AVIATION.

FUNDING FOR THE REMAINING CONTRACT TERM IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABLE FUNDING AND FUTURE BUDGETS.

NOTE THIS CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODE CHAPTER TWO DASH NINE B MINORITY OWNED AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.

FOR THE SERVICE REQUIRED FOR THIS SOLICITATION.

THERE WERE NO SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES, THEREFORE NO SUBCONTRACTING GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED.

IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, HOWDEN.

THANK YOU.

MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND.

A, A, A SECOND BY OF F FARM.

WE GET MR. CHU TO GET ONLINE FOR OUR, I DON'T THINK HE WAS ONLINE FROM NUMBER FIVE, BY THE WAY.

OH, OKAY.

THAT'S COMMISSIONER CHU.

ARE YOU AVAILABLE? UH, VIS, UH, VISUALLY WE NEED THAT TO, UH, CAPTURE YOUR VOTE HOUR.

HMM.

YOU WISH CHU WHICH HONOR? WE WILL, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, THE VOTE ON, UH, UH, I'M SORRY.

WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO, MR. LITNER, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.

UH, THIS, UH, CONTRACT IS FOR, UH, WINDOW CLEANING.

IT'S A, UH, THE EXISTING CONTRACT IS EXPIRING, SO THIS IS, UH, TO RENEW AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL VENDOR.

UM, THE PRICING DID ACTUALLY DECREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

UM, PART OF THAT IS, UH, THE METHOD IS BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE OF CLEANING VERSUS HOURS.

UH, WE DO HAVE TWO VENDORS, UM, SINCE THE CLEANING IS AD HOC.

UM, SOMETIMES SCHEDULING CAN BE A CHALLENGE, UH, WHEN WE POP UP A REQUEST.

AND, AND SOMETIMES WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT, UH, PERIODS OF TIME TO GET WINDOWS CLEANED.

UH, SO WE'LL HAVE A SECOND VENDOR TO GIVE US OPTIONS IF, IF THAT, UH, THAT POPS UP.

BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU ARE SHARING? SHARING THIS? YES MA'AM.

BUDGET.

OKAY.

AND ONE IS PRIMARY OR THERE'S NO PRIMARY OR I SUB? NO, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO PRIMARY.

THERE ARE EQUAL.

OKAY.

EQUAL AVAILABILITY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, MR. UH, UH, COMMISSIONER CHU HAS DROPPED OFF THE, UM, VIRTUALLY, UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE MINUTES.

ALRIGHT, UH, MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT ITEM ON

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THAT'S DISCUSSIONS SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE.

UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE, MAKE THAT NOTE.

MAKE THAT NOTE.

UH, THE NEXT ITEM

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

WHAT WE DO, WE, WE CAN ANTICIPATE, 'CAUSE WE ALWAYS LOOK 30, 60, 90 DAYS OUT FOR OUR COMMISSION AGENDA.

OCTOBER'S GONNA BE PRETTY PACKED, UH, WITH JUST ACTION ITEMS. SO WHAT WE MAY DO WITH THE ITEMS YOU'VE REQUESTED IN THE PAST OR MAY WANNA REQUEST TODAY, WE'LL WORK WITH THE CHAIR AND SAY, OKAY, FROM JUST A TIMING STANDPOINT, WE NEED TO SCHEDULE THESE IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY.

SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR ITEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA, IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF HOW PAC THE AGENDA IS AND AVAILABILITY OF DATA.

SO THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF MY GENERAL

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BUT PLEASED TO TAKE, WE'VE GOT SOME WE'VE ALREADY NOTED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND WE'LL PLEASED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ITEMS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

OKAY.

ANY FUTURE ITEMS. OKAY, WELL THANK YOU, UH, TRACE FOR THAT UPDATE.

UM, OUR NEXT REGULAR UH, SCHEDULED MEETING IS OCTOBER 14TH, 2026.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 3 27.

THANK YOU.

BOARD COMMISSIONERS.