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AND COMMISSIONERS.

[CALL TO ORDER ]

UH, WELCOME, WELCOME GUEST AND STAFF.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE TODAY.

UH, WE'RE GONNA, UH, UH, START OFF TO CALL, UH, CALL A ORDER.

IT'S UH, 3:02 PM UH, OCTOBER 14TH, 2026.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL ]

WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, UH, ITEMS WERE, IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, THERE'LL BE, UH, TWO SPEAKERS, UH, TALKING ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE I'LL, UH, READ THE FOLLOWING, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE, UH, UH, THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA.

REGISTER SPEAKERS WILL EACH BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTE ALLOTMENT TO ADDRESS THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AN ITEM THAT IS POSTED AS A BRIEFING.

DISCUSSION SLASH SLASH ACTION OR DISCUSSION ITEM, PLEASE REFER TO THE REGISTRATION, UH, INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE.

UH, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS, UH, DANIEL KERNS.

YEAH, SURE.

UH, UH, UH, FIRST SPEAKER IS JENNIFER KERNS.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

OKAY.

GOTCHA.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY.

UM, COME ON, .

UM, NO, THANK YOU FOR, UH, HEARING, UH, ME TODAY.

Y'ALL PROBABLY GET THAT A LOT AND PROBABLY A BIG EYE ROLL.

UM, MY NAME IS JENNIFER KERNS.

UM, I AM BORN AND RAISED IN TEXAS, UM, AND FROM SAN ANTONIO.

UM, MY FAMILY IS IN THE AVIATION BUSINESS, UM, HAS BUILT AND OPERATED HANGERS IN SOUTH TEXAS.

UM, I MARRIED INTO AN AVIATION FAMILY, UM, PILOTS GALORE.

UM, AND, UM, I HAVE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO, UM, SEVERAL MEMBERS, UH, HERE AND HAVE JUST BEEN SORT OF PUSHED, UH, GIVEN A DIFFERENT CIRCULAR ANSWERS FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE HAD.

UM, AND SO, UM, BEING A FAMILY FROM TEXAS, UM, I'M GONNA RELINK RELINQUISH MY TIME TO, UM, MY HUSBAND, ALSO FAMILY.

BUT, UH, THE UNDERLYING POINT IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH, UM, A US AND Y'ALL BE OUR FAMILY.

SO, CAN I DONATE MY TIME TO YEAH, YOU CAN DONATE IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THE BALANCE OF IT.

YEAH.

YEAH.

OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MS. KERNS.

SHE WANTED TO TALK.

YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T SAY NO.

UM, UH, MY NAME IS DANIEL KDZ.

UM, I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED AND SERVED IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY SINCE I GOT OUTTA THE ARMY IN 1998.

I WENT TO SCHOOL AT UT UNDERGRAD AND GRAD SCHOOL, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE OWNED A COUPLE OF AVIATION BUSINESSES HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND HAVE TRIED TO MANY TIMES DEVELOP HERE AT THE AIRPORT, UH, STARTING IN 2018.

IN FACT, MY, UM, REQUEST TO DEVELOP WAS WHY MILLIONAIRE GOT BUILT.

UM, AGAIN, I TRIED IN 2019 AND I'VE TRIED REPEATEDLY, AND IT SEEMS WE WANT TO BUILD, UH, SO I, I OWN, UH, A CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER BUSINESS AIR.

WE ACQUIRED THAT WITH SOME INVESTORS.

UM, WE'RE A PART 1 35 OPERATOR.

WE'RE EXPANDING OUR OPERATIONS HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

WE'RE, UM, INTERESTED IN, IN RECEIVING A COMMERCIAL OPERATING PERMIT OUTTA OUTTA O BERGSTROM.

BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN FOR, FOR 10, 15 YEARS, IS HAVING OUR OWN, OUR HOME, OUR OWN HOME HERE.

OUR, OUR PHYSICAL HOME IS HERE, AND NET JETS AND SIGNATURE, AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S HOME IS HE CAN, CAN, YOU KNOW, CAN, CAN HAVE FACILITIES ON OUR HOME.

AND SO WE, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, UM, LISTEN TO OUR PROPOSALS.

WE, WE HAVE SOME, SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT, THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE SOME CAPABILITIES INCLUDING, UM, UH, MISSION CRITICAL AIR CARGO THAT THESE OTHER LARGE OPERATORS JUST DON'T HAVE.

WE HAVE AIR AMBULANCE OP SPECS, AND SO WE'RE REALLY JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A A, A CUT IN LINE.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.

WE JUST WANT TO BE HEARD.

AND SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE, UM, CITY OF AUSTIN.

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I KNOW THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE CHANNEL THAT YOU'RE USED TO HAVING SOMEBODY COME IN AND, AND APPROACH THE COMMISSION TO, TO SUBMIT A, A, A PROPOSAL, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED OTHER AVENUES.

AND SO WE'D RESPECTFULLY, UH, REQUEST THAT THE, UH, THAT THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, UM, EITHER MOVE TO HEAR OUR PROPOSAL TODAY.

UH, I THINK ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER COULD DO THAT, SUE PONTE OR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WHEN I SPEAK AT THE NEXT AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF PROGRESS.

AND I, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I THINK THAT I, I, I, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE CITIZEN SERVANTS HERE ON THIS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. KERNS, FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.

OKAY.

UH, UH, THAT'S, THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, UH, CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

AGENDA IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, WHICH IS ON PAGE FOUR.

IS THERE A MOTION, UH, MOTION BY PONG? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALDEN.

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

ARI , I WASN'T ATTENDANCE, SO I WAS PLANNING ON ABSTAINING, BUT HAPPY TO ALSO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

MISSION, PASTOR NA.

ALRIGHT.

UM, NEXT

[2. Briefing on August 2026 Financial Results presented by Anupa Gharpurey, Deputy Chief Financial Officer]

ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, UH, IS STAFF BRIEFING BRIEFINGS ON PAGE, UH, NINE, BRIEFING OF AUGUST, 2026, FINANCIAL RESULTS PRESENTED BY NEW, UH, CORPORE, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

OKAY.

ANUPA.

GARRE, UM, DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE, UH, PRESENTING THE AUGUST, UH, FINANCIAL RESULTS.

UH, JUST STARTING WITH THE STATISTICS, AS WE ALWAYS DO, UH, WE HAD, UH, WE CONTINUE TO SEE AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, UH, FROM LAST YEAR.

AND ON A FISCAL YEAR TO DATE BASIS, WE ARE UP 4.3% ON UNEMPLOYMENTS IN LANDED WEIGHTS.

WE ARE UP 5.9%, UM, YEAR, YEAR OVER YEAR.

IS THE MIC, IS IT CLEAR, MIKE? OKAY.

UH, WE DID SEE, UH, SOME SOFTENING IN THE CARGO MARKET AND WILD BELLY FREIGHT FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SECTORS.

STICKED UP FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

UH, IT WAS REALLY, UH, THE DOMESTIC, UH, CARGO THAT WAS HAVING AN EFFECT.

SO WE DID SEE A DECLINE IN CARGO OF, UH, 3.7% FOR THE MONTH AND 2.7% FOR YEAR FISCAL YEAR.

TO DATE.

OUR DAILY AVERAGE DEPARTURES, UH, ARE UP 4% FROM MONTH TO MONTH TO 2 59.

UM, SO ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, WE SAW A CONTINUED INCREASE IN BOTH AIRLINE AND NON-AIR AIRLINE REVENUES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

AND ON A YEAR TO DATE BASIS, TOTAL REVENUES, UH, TOTAL REVENUES ON THE YEAR TO DATE BASIS ARE UP 84 MILLION OR ABOUT, UM, UH, ABOUT 26%.

AND OPERATING EXPENSES WERE ALSO, UM, FAVORABLE THIS MONTH.

UH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TWO, UH, PAY PERIODS THIS MONTH AS OPPOSED TO THREE LAST YEAR.

SO YOU SAW A FLIP LAST MONTH.

SO WE ARE ADJUSTED THIS MONTH.

SO ON A YEAR TO DATE BASIS, OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE, UM, UH, INCREASE HIGHER BY 8.4 PER 8.4 MILLION OR 5.4%.

UH, BUT THAT IS, AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE BUDGET, WE IS EXPECT AS WE EXPECTED IN THE, UH, COMPARED TO THE BUDGET OVERALL.

OUR TOTAL EXPENSES, UM, ON A YEAR TO DATE BASIS ARE 7.8 MILLION HIGHER YEAR OVER YEAR, OR 3.1%.

AGAIN.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET, WE ARE UNDER BUDGET.

SO I WILL JUST, UH, REFER TO THAT IN A MINUTE.

UM, TOTAL SURPLUS YEAR OVER YEAR, 3.7 MILLION FOR, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, UM, OR 31%.

AND, UM, AND, UH, I'M SORRY.

AND ON A YEAR TO DATE BASIS, 66.7 MILLION OR 80% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

IF YOU COMPARE THE BUDGET COMPARED TO BUDGET, UM, ON A YEAR TO DATE BASIS, UH, IT IS WHAT WE EXPECTED.

OUR REVENUES ARE OVER BUDGET.

OUR EXPENSES ARE UNDER BUDGET.

OUR NET INCOME IS AGAIN, OVER BUDGET.

UH, WE ARE DOING QUITE WELL OVERALL FAVORABLY.

UM, THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

UH, WE JUST CLOSED THE BOOKS WE WENT THROUGH CLOSE TO YESTERDAY.

UH, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE RESULTS COMING IN, SO WE WILL REPRESENTING, UH, THOSE RESULTS NEXT MONTH.

BUT OVERALL, OUR, UM, SEPTEMBER RESULTS ARE LOOKING GOOD.

OVERALL, THE YEAR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN GOOD.

AIRPORT IS DOING WELL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.

THANK YOU.

[00:10:01]

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING, UH, THIS PRESENTATION? UH, COMMISSIONER FA, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE STRONG NUMBERS.

UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CARGO.

SINCE, UH, WE HAVE SEEN THE STEEPEST, UH, DECLINE FOR MONTHS TO MONTHS FOR THIS YEAR, RIGHT? SINCE THIS YEAR FOR THE CARGO, IS THAT A, UH, WAS THE, A FEDEX, UH, TRUCKING TREND CONTINUES? ARE WE SEEING THE NON AIRLINE REVENUE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS NEW TREND? IS THIS A NEW TREND ENOUGH TO IMPACT THESE NON AIRLINE REVENUES? I'M, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE TREND.

UM, WE ARE WORKING ON A CARGO STUDY, I BELIEVE.

JAMIE, YOU WERE HELPING WITH THAT AS WELL.

UH, WE HAVE SEEN CARGO SOFTENING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

MM-HMM .

I'M NOT SURE THAT WE CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A TREND.

THE BELLY FREIGHT IS UP, DEFINITELY, WE ARE SEEING A STRONG NUMBERS IN JULY AND AUGUST.

OKAY.

UH, BUT OVERALL CARGO HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOW, EVEN ON THE CARGO SIDE.

I THINK SOME OF THEM, PLAIN UNEMPLOYMENT CARGO IS GOING UP ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE.

UH, BUT THE DOMESTIC IS, IS KIND OF SLOW.

SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO.

IT JUST DO DEPENDS ON THE ECONOMY, DEPENDS ON A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER CHAIR.

AH, SORRY.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT, UH, DEBT SERVICING ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, OUR EXPANSION.

SO I'M WONDERING WHETHER, GOING FORWARD FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT WE COULD SEE NUMBERS THAT YOU ALREADY CREATE, THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AND THE DAYS CASH ON HAND AND THE, UH, COST PER IMP EMPLOYEMENT.

THIS LAST ONE, BECAUSE YOU REPORTED THAT WE HAD 44% REVENUE GROWTH, BUT I THINK THE TRAFFIC IS ONLY 4%.

RIGHT.

SO I THINK BY DESIGN, THAT MEANS THE COST PER PASSENGER, THIS, UH, QUARTER WENT HIGHER, AND WE HAVE TO STAY COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER CARRIERS AND OTHER AIRPORTS.

SO THESE THREE MEASURES WHICH YOU CREATE, I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR COMMISSIONERS TO HAVE BECAUSE TO THE EXTENT WE'RE ASKED AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, THE EXPANSION AND THE COST OF EXPANSION.

SURE.

UH, WE DO, UH, WE DO TRACK THOSE NUMBERS, OF COURSE.

UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE, UH, CONTINUE TO ISSUE DEBT, UH, AS OUR DEBT INCREASES, OBVIOUSLY THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT.

UM, THOSE ARE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT BASED ON OUR BOND COVENANTS ANYWAY.

UM, SO YEAH, WE, WE DO HAVE THOSE REPORTS AND WE CAN CREATE THAT AS WE DO DEBT WORK.

WE BRING THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU.

SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT.

THOSE, THOSE THREE SIMPLE ONES.

'CAUSE I JUST THINK THEY'RE VERY RELEVANT SURE.

FOR THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

RIGHT? YEAH, IT VARIES.

I MEAN, ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, IT IS HARD TO SAY WHAT THE, WHAT THE COST PER END PAYMENT IS, BECAUSE IT REALLY DEPENDS ON AN ANNUAL NUMBER.

YEAH.

SO AS WE REPORT BUDGET, WE CAN CERTAINLY REPORT THAT.

UH, BUT DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, AGAIN, SAME THING.

WE CAN DO IT AS WE ISSUE MORE DEBT OR AS THE CHANGES WE CAN REPORT THAT.

I, I DON'T WANNA MAKE WORK FOR YOU.

IT'S MORE JUST NO, WE DO TRACK THOSE NUMBERS.

INFORMATION.

WE DO TRACK THEM.

YES.

THANK, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

OUR NEXT, UH,

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

I, UH, STAFF BRIEFING.

BRIEFING IS ON PAGE 14, BRIEFING ON OCTOBER, 2026.

SERVICE UPDATE PROVIDED BY JAY, UH, JAMIE KOFF AIR SURFACE DEVELOPMENT.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

OKAY, SO HERE WE ARE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

WE ARE 2.7% SEATS YEAR OVER YEAR.

THAT'S ALWAYS POSITIVE.

THAT MEANS WE CAN HAVE THAT MANY MORE PASSENGERS.

AND FIRST QUARTER OF 2027, WE'RE SHOWING NEARLY 5% MORE SEATS.

THIS CAN CHANGE MONTHLY.

UH, LAST TIME WE SHOWED YOU FIRST QUARTER, LAST MONTH IT WAS 3.2%.

SO IT'S GONE UP TO 4.8% WITH MORE SEATS LOADED.

WE DO HAVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU FOR THIS MONTH.

DELTA.

DELTA, OF COURSE, WE MENTIONED LAST MONTH, ADDING THE NONSTOP TO PARIS WITH THE AIRBUS A 3 3900 NEO.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC NEW SERVICE.

I JUST WANNA MENTION AGAIN, BECAUSE WE WANNA FILL IT, IT'S SEASONAL.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT YEAR ROUND.

[00:15:01]

ALSO, DELTA ANNOUNCING SAN DIEGO.

THEY DID INCREASE THE SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA FROM ONE TO TWO EFFECTIVE APRIL 12TH.

AND CANCUN WAS UPDATED TO BE YEAR ROUND, STARTING APRIL 12TH.

BOZEMAN, HOWEVER, WAS REDUCED.

AND, UH, PALM SPRING, PALM SPRINGS WAS CHANGED A BIT.

BUT, UH, NEW THIS MONTH IS DELTA'S ADDED SPECIAL PALM SPRING FLIGHTS FOR COACHELLA AND STAGE COACH.

THESE ARE MUSIC EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I THINK WE'VE HAD EXTRA LIGHTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR THAT SPECIAL EVENT.

UH, LET'S SEE.

LU TANZA, I MAY HAVE HIGHLIGHTED LAST TIME.

WE DO HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A WINTER TROUGH IN FEBRUARY WITH INBOUND INTERNATIONAL.

AND, UH, LUFTHANSA HAS REACTED TO THAT WITH, UH, TAKING 10 DEPARTURES OUT IN FEBRUARY, BUT THEY'RE BACK UP IN MARCH, PORTER'S YEAR ROUND, WHICH I ALWAYS WANNA EMPHASIZE AS WELL.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS, UH, BUILT THEIR SCHEDULE OUT TO AUGUST 2ND, 2027.

AND WE'RE IN TERRIFIC SHAPE WITH A RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF DEPARTURES, UH, THROUGH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

THEY HAD ANNOUNCED ALREADY LAST MONTH ADDING SAN JOSE DEL CABO, UM, EXCUSE ME, ADDING COSTA RICA.

AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDING A SECOND ROUTE INTO COSTA RICA.

LIBERIA.

THEY WERE GONNA BE GOING TO SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, AND NOW ADDING, UM, LIBERIA.

LIBERIA IS ON THE PACIFIC COAST, AND WE'VE GOT SOME SECOND HOME OWNERS ON THE PACIFIC COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALSO ANNOUNCED NASSAU, BAHAMAS AND PUNANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

ADDITIONALLY, PORTLAND, WHICH WAS A MONOPOLY ROUTE, FLOWN ONLY BY ALASKA.

SOUTHWEST HAS ANNOUNCED THEY'LL BE STARTING DAILY SERVICE THERE AS WELL.

NEW SUMMER WEEKEND SERVICE TO BOZEMAN, KNOXVILLE, AND SARASOTA.

IN THE CASE OF BOZEMAN AND SARASOTA, THOSE ARE NEW DESTINATIONS FOR SOUTHWEST.

SO WE GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WITH THIS MOST RECENT AD.

UNITED, UNITED, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT A LOT, BUT THEY'RE A LARGE CARRIER HERE, OF COURSE, AND THEY ARE ADDING, AND THEIR CAPACITY IS UP YEAR OVER YEAR.

IN FACT, THEY LOOK AT, UM, THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES TOO.

AND THEY'VE ADDED THE BATON ROUGE IN AND OUT IN NOVEMBER.

ALL IN ALL, FOR OCTOBER, WE'RE UP FOUR DESTINATIONS.

WE'RE UP 5% IN SEATS OCTOBER 26 COMPARED TO OCTOBER 25.

AND THAT'S THE WAY WE'D LIKE TO GO IT, LIKE IT TO GO.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, ADDED THIS MONTH IS PORTLAND, OREGON ON SOUTHWEST, BOZEMAN ON SOUTHWEST LIBERIA, COSTA RICA ON SOUTHWEST, NASSAU, BAHAMAS ON SOUTHWEST, PANA ON SOUTHWEST SARASOTA, AND SAVANNAH ON SOUTHWEST.

I ALSO WANNA JUST CHAT BRIEFLY ABOUT FORMULA ONE, WHICH BRINGS IN EXTRA EXTRA AIRCRAFT AND, AND MORE PEOPLE.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE 36 EXTRA SCHEDULED FLIGHTS COMING IN FOR FORMULA ONE THAT'S IN AND OUT, INCLUDING A WIDE BODY ON AIR CANADA.

AIR CANADA'S BRINGING THE DREAMLINER IN FROM MONTREAL AND THEN FLIPPING IT AROUND AND TAKING IT BACK.

SO IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE AIR CANADA BRING IN THE, THE DREAMLINER WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR AIRLINE, UH, COMPETITION.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE A LOT OF COLORS ON THE WHEEL THERE.

AND, UH, SOUTHWEST REMAINS AT 44%.

DELTA'S BUMPED UP FROM 17 TO 18%.

UNITED'S BUMPED UP FROM 12 TO 13%, AND AMERICAN REMAINS AT 14%.

THOSE ARE OUR LARGEST FOUR CARRIERS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION ON OUR ONE-WAY DOMESTIC FARES.

LAST TIME I REPORTED THAT WE ARE BELOW THE US AVERAGE, WHICH IS WHERE WE WANNA BE BELOW THE AVERAGE.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARGO.

WE'RE DOWN ABOUT 4%, WHICH IS SINGLE DIGIT, LESS THAN 5% YEAR OVER YEAR, UH, PAYING ATTENTION TO IT, DOING WHAT WE CAN TO IT.

UM, BUT A LOT OF IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS.

THAT IS THE HIGHLIGHTS, REALLY, UH, WITH THE ADDITION OF FORMULA ONE, WHICH WAS NOT ON THE REPORT, BUT WHAT I, BUT I DID WANNA MENTION IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. KEV.

KEVIN AUGH ON THAT REPORT.

ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU

[00:20:01]

FOR YOUR REPORT.

IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING.

OH, I'M SORRY.

UH, COMMISSIONER CHAIR.

HEY, JAMIE, DO YOU THINK THAT OCTOBER WILL BE THE RECORD OF ALL RECORDS FOR TRAFFIC? WE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH, BUT FOR AUSTIN AIRPORT, I THINK THAT, UH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

WE WON'T KNOW, BUT THIS IS MORE SEATS THAN WE'VE EVER HAD IN OCTOBER, AND THAT WOULD BE REALLY EXCITING.

VERY EXCITING IN THE HISTORY, RIGHT? 2 MILLION PLUS.

YES.

WE LIKE THOSE 2 MILLION PLUS MONTHS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WAS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT.

IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING AND EXCITING AND FUN TO LOOK AT , BUT, AND YOU, YOU HIGHLIGHTED THIS, BUT I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU TALK AT THE NEW A US NONSTOP SERVICE, YOU ADDED EIGHT NEW ROUTES.

THAT'S JUST AMAZING.

IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD TO SEE.

SO IT'S A GREAT, UH, UH, COMPLIMENT TO AUSTIN, UH, AIRPORTS.

ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

NO, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NEXT ITEM

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

ON THE AGENDA ON, UH, STAFF BRIEFINGS.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE 23, BRIEFING ON JOURNEY WITH A-U-S-A-U-S-A-A-E-D-P, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

ACTIVE PROJECTS PROVIDED BY RUST AND ROSELL, AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

WELCOME.

THERE YOU GO.

HELLO.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT, WE GOT YOU.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM, SO YEAH, A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS MONTH, UH, ON OUR ACTIVE PROJECTS.

UH, I'LL SEND YOU TO PAGE, UH, 35 FIRST.

UM, UH, THIS IS OUR ATRIUM INFILL PROJECT.

WE OPEN, UH, THIS, THIS MONTH.

YOU CAN SEE, UH, WE HAVE SOME REALLY NICE ARTWORK.

UH, WE DID OPEN BEFORE THE BIG RUSH THAT WE HAD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AND, AND IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED.

UM, WE, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING ALL THE PASSENGERS INSIDE AND REMOVE ANY, ANY LINES, UH, OUTSIDE.

SO, UM, A FEW, UH, ODDS AND ENDS FINAL TOUCHUPS, UH, AND THEN THAT PROJECT WILL WRAP UP.

BUT, UH, THIS, THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY, UH, IT DID OPEN THIS MONTH AND BEEN DOING GREAT.

UM, NEXT ON PAGE 37, UH, IS OUR, UH, MIDFIELD TAX AWAY MAINTENANCE RAMP, UH, EXPANSION.

UM, I SEE US FLIPPING THROUGH.

SO, UM, SO IT COMBINED WITH OUR CONCOURSE M WE HAD A GROUND BA BREAKING, UH, FOR OUR MAINTENANCE RAMP AND OUR CONCOURSE M THIS MONTH.

UH, BOTH PROJECTS, UH, STARTING, UM, CONSTRUCTION THIS MONTH.

UM, AND SO THAT'S, UH, REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.

TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, BUT IN THE SAME AREA, WE COMBINE THAT GROUNDBREAKING.

UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD PICTURE IN THE CONCOURSE M UH, SLIDE SHOWING, UH, THE, A GROUNDBREAKING PHOTO, UM, THAT WE'LL WE'LL GET TO, UM, IN THE BACK.

UM, ON PAGE, UH, 39 IS OUR UICW PROJECT.

UH, WE, UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS, IS ONE OF THE ITEMS. BUT, UH, ON THE PROJECT, WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR, UM, KICKOFF MEETING.

UH, TODAY, WE'LL BE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING ON THIS PROJECT.

UM, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK, COULD BE THE WEEK NEXT WEEK.

UM, AND SO THIS PROJECT IS NOW ACTIVELY GONE.

WE HAD A KICKOFF MEETING, UH, JUST TODAY.

UH, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET ANOTHER PROJECT GOING, UH, IN OUR PROGRAM.

UH, AND THEN LAST, JUST FOR THE PICTURE ON A CONCOURSE M ON PAGE, UH, 43.

UM, AGAIN, WE HAD A GROUNDBREAKING WITH OUR MAINTENANCE RAMP, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, YOUR CONS CONSTITUENTS AND SOME OF OUR, UH, HARDWORKING, UM, CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS THERE CAME AND CELEBRATED.

UM, UH, IF YOU COULD GO ONE MORE PAGE OVER, UH, CAME AND CELEBRATED OUR, UH, GROUNDBREAKING, UM, ON THE CONCOURSE IN AND OUR MAINTENANCE RAMP.

SO WE'VE HAD A, A BUSY MONTH GETTING STARTED ON A LOT OF PROJECTS, UH, FINISHING ONE OPENING.

UM, AND SO IT'S KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OUR, OUR ONGOING PROJECTS THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. HOWDEN? RUSTIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, WE REALLY ENJOYED GOING TO THE CONCOURSE M GROUNDBREAKING.

UM, THAT WAS, UH, REALLY NEAT TO SEE, UH, THE PROJECT IN ACTION AND TALKING TO A LOT OF THE CONTRACTORS.

THEY ALL HAD ONLY GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT AIRPORT STAFF AND WHO I, I I ASSUME THEY WORK WITH AIRPORTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

AND MORE THAN FEW SAID THAT, UH, THEY REALLY HIGHLIGHT OUR AIRPORT STAFF AS BEING SOME OF THE BEST THEY WORKED WITH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT.

AND, UH, SAY THANKS FOR LETTING THE COMMISSIONERS COME OUT TO THE GROUNDBREAKING.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE AND, AND, UH, SHOWCASE THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF DOES.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

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QUESTIONS? OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MARCEL.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, COMMISSION.

UH, NEXT ITEM

[5. Discussion and possible action to approve the Airport Advisory Commission meeting calendar for Calendar Year 2027]

ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION SLASH ACTION ITEMS. IT'S ON PAGE 46.

UH, JASON WILL BE PRESENTING THAT, BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UH, I'LL READ THE ITEM DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVE THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING CALENDAR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027.

CAN HAVE A MOTION? UH, COMMISSIONER HOWDEN MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? UH, COMMISSIONER TRIMBLE, THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND.

ALRIGHT, UH, JASON, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

UH, JASON ALEXANDER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF AIRPORT AFFAIRS.

UH, THE ITEM'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT AS, UH, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION FOR A WHILE RECALL, WE, UH, EVERY YEAR ADOPT OUR, UH, SUBSEQUENT YEARS MEETING, QUINT YEAR'S MEETING CALENDAR.

UM, THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD SOME MEETING KIND OF AUGMENTATIONS.

WE HAD TO CHANGE A FEW MEETING DATES AROUND TO ACCOMMODATE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT NEXT YEAR'S, UH, SCHEDULE LOOKS TO BE OUR BASIC EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.

AND SO, UM, NO MAJOR ISSUE ISSUES STAND OUT.

UM, IF THE COMMISSION ADOPTS IT TODAY, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT INTO THE CITY CLERK, UH, PROMPTLY.

OKAY.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. ALEXANDER? OKAY.

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

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, UH, MR. ALEXANDER.

OKAY, NEXT ITEM

[6. Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued NetBrain Software Platform services used for network management for Austin Energy and Austin Aviation with FreeIt Data Solutions Inc. to increase the amount by $846,219 and to extend the term for up to two years for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,034,943. Funding: $245,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. $100,000 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: Cooperative Agreement 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.]]

ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SIX.

IT'S ON PAGE 48.

UH, DISCUSSION OF ACTION ITEMS. AUTHORIZED AN AMENDMENT TO A CONTRACT FOR CONTINUED NET BRAIN SOFTWARE PLATFORM SERVICES FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT FOR AUSTIN ENERGY AND AUSTIN AVIATION WITH THE PRE-LIT DA, UH, DATA SOLUTIONS INC.

TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $846,219, AND EXTEND THE TERM FOR UP TO TWO YEARS FOR A REVISED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,034,943.

FUNDING.

245,000 IS AVAILABLE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 6 27 OPERATING BUDGET OF AUSTIN ENERGY.

A HUNDRED THOUSAND IS AVAILABLE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 27.

OPERATING BUDGET OF AUSTIN AVIATION FUNDING FOR THE REMAINING CONTRACT TERM IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABLE FUNDING AND FUTURE BUDGETS.

AND NO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

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

THEREFORE, NO SUBCONTRACTING GOALS.

UH, WERE ESTABLISHED, UH, AT THIS TIME.

UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK, UH, THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER TOURETTE.

IS THERE A SECOND? UH, COMMISSIONER HOWDEN.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S A SECOND.

OKAY.

UH, THIS, UH, WILL, UH, PRESENTATION BE BY, UH, CHRIS ACK.

WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

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

UH, NET BRAININ IS A SOFTWARE AND AUTOMATED SOFTWARE THAT WILL HELP US STRENGTHEN OUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL USE.

UH, IT, UH, INCLUDES, UH, DYNAMIC MAPPING FROM AUTOMATED, UM, DIAGNOSTICS.

FROM OUT THE NETWORKING, IT'LL HELP US POSTURE OUR OPERATIONAL STRENGTHS OF THE ONE, THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND ALONG WITH OUR, UH, CYBERSECURITY PROS POSTURING AS WELL.

UH, THIS IS JUST ADDING ONTO AN EXISTING CONTRACT THAT THE CITY ALREADY HAS.

THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY USING THIS SOFTWARE.

SO WE'RE JUST, UH, TAGGING ON TO GI SPING AUTHORITY ONTO THIS CONTRACT TO IMPLEMENT THIS SERVICE TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY, OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY.

THANK YOU MR. LAC.

UH, COMMISSIONER TRIMBLE.

HI.

AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, SO I GUESS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I, I'M UNDERSTANDING, SO THIS IS PRIMARILY A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR YOUR IT SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE RUNNING EFFICIENTLY.

ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ENCOUNTERED, THIS IS JUST A, A, A GOOD EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THAT? YES, IT'S MORE EFFICIENT.

UH, WHAT IT WILL DO, IT WILL ACTUALLY COME IN AND, UH, SCAN OUR, AN INFRASTRUCTURE FROM A NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND IT, UH, CREATES DYNAMIC MAPS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

INSTEAD OF US, OUR ENGINEERS HAVING TO GO OUT AND DRAW THEM SPECIFICALLY.

AND THEN ONCE THEY ARE A DYNAMIC MAP, IT WILL TELL US FROM AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE IF THERE'S A, WHERE THAT NETWORK ISSUE IS SO THAT WE CAN PUT, UH, HANDS ON GROUND TO ACTUALLY WORK THOSE ISSUES FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO YES, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A SOFTWARE THAT IS WAY MORE DYNAMIC THAN WHAT WE'RE USING AT THIS POINT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YES.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

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

MOTION PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

UH, THEN, UH,

[7. Authorize an amendment to the construction contract for the Airport Expansion and Development Program Utility Infrastructure Campus Wide Project with Sundt/Archer Western, to increase the amount by $224,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $344,000,000. Funding: $224,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. [Note: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Per 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, DBE participation may not be considered.]]

NEXT ITEM, UH, SEVEN, UH, ON OUR AGENDA, UH, IS ON PAGE 51, UH,

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AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE AIRPORT EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE CAMPUS-WIDE PROJECT SENATE ARCHER WESTERN TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY, UH, 224 MILLION FOR A REVISED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO SEED.

344 MILLION FUNDING OF 224 MILLION IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET OF AUSTIN AVIATION.

NOTE, THIS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODE CHAPTER TWO DASH NINE, A MINORITY OWNED AND OWNED, UH, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR 49 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 26, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, DBE PROGRAM DB DBE PARTICIPANT PARTICIPATION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER TRIMBLE, UH, MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER HOWDEN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UH, RU ELLE, IF YOU CAN, UH, GIVE US PRESENTATION AND I DID NOT MISSPEAK IT IS THREE 44 MILLION .

SO, SO, UH, IF YOU CAN, UH, TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT.

SURE.

UH, SO THIS IS, THIS IS OUR UICW PROJECT.

UH, WE ALREADY CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SUN OFFSHORE ARCHER WESTERN.

UH, THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF THAT PROJECT.

UM, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, OUR PROGRAM, UH, THIS WAS ONE OF OUR EARLY PROJECTS.

AND AT THE TIME, OUR PROGRAM AT THAT TIME WAS A 20 GATE, UH, CONCOURSE.

OUR AD HALL, UH, WAS A MUCH SMALLER, UH, BUILDING TO, UH, COMPANY, UM, A PASSENGER LEVEL.

UM, SINCE THEN, UH, WE'VE ADDED ALMOST 16 GATES.

WE'RE NOW 26 GATES, PLUS WE HAVE THE SIX SIX GATES IN THE CONCOURSE M UH, AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT, UH, NOT ONLY EXPANDS THOSE BUILDINGS, BUT ALL OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND IT, OUR, OUR STORM DRAINAGE HAS TO INCREASE.

UH, WE ALSO, UM, AS WE STARTED TO INCREASE, UH, WENT TO OUR ELECTRICAL LOADS STARTED TO INCREASE.

AND SO WE MADE A DECISION TO MOVE TO A PRIMARY POWER MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER, WHICH MEANS OUR DUCT BANKS, UH, NEED TO INCREASE.

UH, WE PULL A LOT MORE CABLE.

UM, BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE REDUNDANCY NOW IN OUR SYSTEMS, AND WE'RE GONNA BRING REDUNDANCY IN OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO ALL OUR BUILDINGS, SOMETHING WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TODAY.

UM, AND SO THIS HAS A SIGNIFICANT COST, UH, IN ADDITION TO, UM, WE'RE SEEING SIGNIFICANT COST INCREASES IN THE ELECTRICAL SIDE.

AND THIS HAS A HUGE COMPONENT, NOT JUST IN OUR ELECTRICAL WIRES, UM, BUT IN OUR ELECTRICAL, UM, MANPOWER.

UH, THAT MANPOWER IS BEING EATEN ALIVE WITH BIG, BIG PROJECTS.

UM, AND SO THOSE COSTS ARE, ARE ACROSS THE BOARD ARE GOING UP.

SO THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THAT EXPANSION AND THE EXPANSION OF, OF, OF THAT REDUNDANCY AND ELECTRICAL POWER.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER TRIMBLE.

SO RU THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

SO AGAIN, PRIMARILY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC TO SAY WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT POWER THE OTHER WAY, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD A RECENT ISSUE WITH, WITH POWER FAILURE.

YEAH.

SO THIS, THIS PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF POWER AT THE AIRPORT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO I'M SURE I'M TALKING YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT IS, I'M SURE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UM, SO IN THE REDUNDANCY POWER, WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SEPARATE DUCK BANKS IN THE PO IN REDUNDANCY RUNNING SEPARATELY.

SO IF ONE OF 'EM GOT HIT LIKE YESTERDAY, YOU HAVE A REDUNDANT SYSTEM THERE THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.

SO THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, THAT, THAT THIS REDUNDANCY WOULD, WOULD, UM, WOULD TAKE CARE OF, UM, DEPENDING ON WHERE THAT WAS HIT LIKE YESTERDAY, DEPENDING ON WHAT SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED.

OKAY.

THANK UH, ONE OTHER QUESTION.

UM, SO THIS IS A, A SUBSTANTIAL, THAT'S EXPANSION TO THE CONTRACT.

UM, CAN YOU MAYBE EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE HOW THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY ANOTHER PROJECT, THIS IS MORE OF AN EXPANSION OF EXISTING SCOPES, IN OTHER WORDS THAT'S CORRECT.

SIMILAR SCOPE, BUT THIS, BUT THE WORK JUST HAS EXPANDED OUT OF NECESSITY IT SOUNDS LIKE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

CORRECT.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROBABLY DOUBLE THE SIZE, THE AMOUNT OF, UH, ELECTRICAL WIRE WE HAVE TO PULL.

WE'LL DOUBLE OUR DUCT BANKS.

UH, SOME OF 'EM NOW MAKE AIRCRAFT RATED SINCE WE GREW TO THAT MAXIMUM SIZE IN THIS TOO.

UM, WE WON'T NECESS WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS NOW TO THAT YOU WON'T BE COMING BACK TO DO AT A LATER TIME THAT YOU MAY HAVE DONE IN A SECOND, UH, EXPAND INTO 26 GATES.

UH, SO IT'S NOT A NEW PROJECT.

YOU'RE EXPANDING THE SCOPE, UM, FOR THE PROJECT TO ENCOMPASS, UH, THE EXPANDED AD HALL, THE EXPANDED TERM, UH, GATES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

UH, THIS IS ALL THE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO EXPAND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL ENVISION, UH, SCOPE FOR UTILITIES.

SO IT'S AN EXPANDED CAPACITY, EXPANDED FOOTPRINT, AND THEN ALL SUPPORT CAPACITY FOOTPRINT.

IT'S NOT JUST ELECTRICAL, IT'S ALSO STORM WATER.

UH, DRAINAGE PONDS HAVE TO EXPAND, UH, WHAT HAVE YOU BECAUSE WE'RE EXPANDING ON, UH, ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

ALL THE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE

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HAS TO EXPAND AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CHU? JUST ONE QUESTION I READ IN THE DECK THAT GROUNDBREAKING IS ON A MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, I'M SORRY FOR THE UICW, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

UM, YES, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK.

YEAH.

BUT, UH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IF IT'S MONDAY, WHAT DAY IS THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING? IT'S LIKE, SO WE, WE HAVE TWO DAYS LATER WE HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACT ON THIS PROJECT, UM, THAT SUPPORTS IT.

AND SO, UH, THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, UH, IN, AND THE PIECES OF THAT CONTRACT ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY.

I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF WE WERE INCURRING 244 MILLION, BUT UH, IT'S OVER TIME I KNOW THAT, THAT YES, WE WOULDN'T WANNA START ON BIG PART OF THE 2 44 IF WE DIDN'T HAVE APPROVAL, BUT I THINK YOU'VE GOT THAT.

YEAH.

AND, AND WE'RE NOT, WE WON'T START ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIECES THAT NEED TO EXPAND.

GOTCHA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

UM, ONE REAL QUICK QUESTION.

IS THIS CMAR OR DESIGN BUILT? THIS IS A CMAR CONTRACT.

CMAR, AND UM, IS THERE A CONTINGENCY IN THAT BUDGET? UH, SO YEAH, WE, UM, THE, THIS IS, UM, OUR BUDGET THAT WE CARRY.

UM, NOT NECESSARILY THE CONTRACTOR'S BUDGET, SO THEY CARRY CONTINGENCY, BUT OUR PROGRAM IN AND OF ITSELF, UH, CARRIES, UH, ANY CONTINGENCIES WE NEED.

OKAY.

GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

ANY, UH, COMMISSIONER ? SO THE, UM, ITEM MENTIONED THERE IS SOME FEDERAL GRANTS, UH, THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO THAT'S CORRECT COVER.

UH, WHAT'S THE, HOW MUCH IS ? SO THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS ARE WHAT'S IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET ON SOME OF THE STORM SEWER WORK THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO ANYWAY.

AND SO THOSE GRANTS, UH, I THINK IT'S 25 MILLION AND THAT IS ALREADY COVERED IN, UH, THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCOPE.

IT'S NOT PART OF THIS 2 24.

YEAH, THAT'S THE WORK WE'RE STARTING ON AT THE GROUNDBREAKING.

OKAY.

UM, IS 344 MILLION THE CEILING OR IS JUST ANOTHER MILESTONE ARE WE LOOKING FOR? SO WE, WE DO HOPE TO GET MORE EXTENS THESE CONTRACTS SIGNED REALLY SOON, UH, IN, IN, IN THOSE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICES.

UM, KIND OF PUT THAT CEILING ON THAT.

SO THIS SHOULD BE OUR CEILING FOR THIS PROJECT.

UM, WE ARE FURTHER ENOUGH ALONG IN DESIGN OF OUR OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE DON'T, WE HOPE WE DON'T COME BACK AGAIN.

'CAUSE UH, WE'VE DEVELOPED ALL OF THOSE OTHER SCOPES TO KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.

MM-HMM .

OUR LAST QUESTION.

ARE THERE OTHER PROJECTS THAT'S DEPENDENT ON THE EXPANSION BUDGET THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR? ABSOLUTELY, YES MA'AM.

SO ALL THE PROJECTS ARE KIND OF INTERDEPENDENT.

AND SO THIS, THESE, THIS MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY, THE STORM SEWER, UH, THEY SUPPORT THE, THE CONCOURSE AND AD HALL, UM, AND EVEN THE EXPANSION OF THE CON CONCOURSE.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE, UH, THOSE, UH, UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO, TO SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE EXPANDED CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST, JUST ONE QUESTION, JUST, UM, UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE, THE, I GUESS WHERE THE 224 MILLION COMES FROM, WAS THAT COMING OUT OF THE, THE NEW BONDS THAT WE ARE GONNA BE CONTINUOUSLY ISSUING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS? OR JUST SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CAPITAL BUDGET.

I'M, I'M ON A, A NEW, UH, THIS IS ALL, UM, SORRY, I'M TURNING A FINANCIAL HERE.

, I DIDN'T WANNA GET OUTTA YOUR LANE.

TRY NOT TO BETTER QUESTION.

UH, THE, UM, UICW FUNDING IS IT IS, UM, IS IT THE CURRENT BONDS THAT WE'RE WORKING UNDER? YES.

OKAY.

THE 2026 BOND FUNDING? YES.

OKAY.

GOTCHA.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE JUDGE YOUR A HAND.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. PERCELL.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR DISCUSSION.

ACTION ITEMS. THE NE UH, ITEM EIGHT NINE OR, OR OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, UH, HAD ACTION ON THOSE SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026 MEETING.

UH, AND THEY WERE APPROVED ON CONSENT ITEMS EIGHT AND NINE.

OKAY.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ]

OUR AGENDA IS, UH, UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF ON THAT? UH, HAPPY TO, UH, REALLY NO, NO NEW INFORMATION ON THAT.

WE ARE STILL WORKING ON, UH, SOME OF THE PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED ITEMS. UM, BUT IF THERE ARE NEW, UM, ITEMS OF INTEREST, WE'RE HAPPY TO ADD THOSE.

WOULD YOU MIND JUST, UH,

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SUMMARIZING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ONE THAT ARE OUTSTANDING? UH, YEAH.

SO WE ARE, UM, STILL WORKING ON AN A TP PRESENTATION, UM, LOOKING TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO THE LIGHT RAIL OR MAYBE JUST TALK ABOUT GENERAL LANDSIDE ACCESS.

UM, SO THERE'S STILL DISCUSSION HAPPENING AROUND THAT.

UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION THAT WOULD MAKE A DASHBOARD FROM COMMISSIONER CHU.

UM, AND SO WE WILL HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION WITH HIM ON THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN, I'M TRYING TO DRAW IN A BLANK, BUT I THINK, UH, WE WERE GONNA COME BACK TO YOU ALL WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE, UH, USE AND LEASE AGREEMENT.

JUST KIND OF A GENERAL BROAD OVERVIEW OF THAT PROCESS.

UM, AND TRACY IS WORKING ON THAT.

UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION FOR US.

AND SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT PRETTY SOON.

UM, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO LET ME KNOW IF I'M MISSING ONE, BUT I THINK THAT'S IT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

BUT ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT BEFORE WE MOVE TO FUTURE AGENDA? JUST TO JUMP IN, MR. ALEXANDER, NOT LOOKING FORWARD IMMEDIATELY, BUT I'LL STILL BEAT THE, UH, DRUM ON SORT OF THE GUEST EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH REGARDS TO RIDESHARE AND IN OTHER, UH, MODES.

YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.

COMMISSIONER HENDRICKS? UM, YES, UH, UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD GET A, UM, A PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET.

WHAT'S INCREASED, WHAT WENT DOWN, WHAT WAS SUBMITTED? THE CITY COUNCIL, OH, I'M SORRY.

UM, I WAS NOT TRACKING THAT.

YOU'RE ASKING FOR A, A BUDGET PRESENTATION, KIND OF A SUMMARY PRESENTATION ON WHAT HAPPENED AFTER ADOPTION BY CITY COUNCIL, UH, WITH THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR.

YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER PRETTY QUICK.

YEAH, AND I'M SORRY, I, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT AT A PREVIOUS REQUEST.

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER PROPOSED, UM, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT THE, UH, THE BIGGER PROJECT, A BIGGER ITEM ECONOMICALLY IMPACT STUDY OVERALL ON THE AIRPORT.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALREADY WORKING ON THAT.

YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT AND THAT'S, UH, MOST OF THAT WORK HAS COME TO CLOSE.

WE ARE JUST KIND OF REVIEWING IT AS AN EXECUTIVE TEAM RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE PUSH ANY KIND OF DATA POINTS OUT.

BUT I AM PERSONALLY EXCITED TO BRING THAT TO YOU ALL AT SOME POINT TO PRESENT.

SO, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT.

THAT'S, I WILL SAY THAT'S IN THE FINAL STAGES.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HONG KONG.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

OUR NEXT, UH, REGULAR UH, MEETING IS NOVEMBER 18TH, 2026.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL CONCLUDE OUR COMMISSIONER MEETING AS OF 3 45.

OKAY.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU STAFF.

AND THANK YOU.