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>> AT THIS TIME, EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD
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LIKE -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY THINK WE.>> NO I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, ONCE AGAIN.
>> YOU ARE BACK IN TOWN. >> YES I AM BACK IN TOWN.
>> SOMEBODY CHANGE THE POPULATION SIGN.
[LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS GREAT TO VISIT.
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JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> IS THERE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION APPROVED.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME PSINCE WE'VE MET.
AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE JANUARY. AND THINGS HAVE BEEN HOT AND
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HEAVY AT THE ADMIN OFFICE SO, WE LOOK QUICKLY AT THE STATISTICS. THE FIRST PAGE IS FEBRUARY.WE WERE AT, COMPARED TO 21 ABOUT 33 PERCENT FOR THE MONTH AND FOR THE YEAR. OVER LAST YEAR.
AND THAT IS GOOD AND THEN WE HAVE A LOOK AT MARCH, ACCRUED AS WELL. 21 PERCENT YEAR TO DATE AS OF MARCH 31. OVER YEAR TO DATE MARCH 2020.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO 2019, IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO THAT 20 PERCENT MARK. WE ARE STILL ABOUT 20 PERCENT.
REALLY IN LINE WITH WHAT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DOING ON AN AVERAGE. SO, WE ARE RIGHT THERE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT IS JUST SLOW RECOVERY.
AND FRANKLY, SLOWER THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THIS. BUT THE -- ANYWAY, WE THINK WE ARE IN THE CLEAR THEN THEY COME UP WITH THINGS TO DODGE.
ANYWAY SO, WHAT THE AIRLINES ARE SAYING IS LEISURE TRAVEL OF COURSE HAS LET US OUT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE DROP IN PASSENGERS, BUSINESS TRAVEL IS PICKING UP AND THE SMALL TO MEDIUM BUSINESSES ARE PRETTY MUCH WHERE THEY WERE IN 2019.
VISIT LARGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT FLYING LIKE THEY WERE BEFORE AND 2019. WE ARE HOPING THAT WILL PICK UP MAYBE IN THE FALL, AIRLINES ARE LOOKING AT A VERY STRONG SUMMER, LEISURE TRAVEL. WE HOPE WE SEE THAT.
>> WHAT IS YOUR THINKING ABOUT WHY THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE
LARGE COMPANIES? >> INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS STILL VERY VERY LOW. THAT IS JUST, THESE ARE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES BUT THESE ARE ALSO COMPANIES EVEN THE LARGE COMPANIES IN THE US STILL HAVE RESTRICTIONS.
SOME ALREADY BACK IN THE OFFICE FULL-TIME.
IT IS JUST A MINDSET. >> FOR THE MOST COMPANIES ARE STILL DOWN AS WELL INTERNATIONAL.
>> YES THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM AMERICAN AND
UNITED AND DELTA. >> HOW ABOUT THE PILOTS.
ANNA SOUTHWEST PILOTS TALK ABOUT JUST BEING OVERWORKED AND
-- >> AND THAT IS, THE AIRLINES ARE RECRUITING PILOTS LIKE CRAZY RIGHT NOW.
PILOTS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. OF COURSE BECAUSE OF THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT IT TAKES LONGER TO GET INTO IT. BUT THEY ARE HIRING LIKE CRAZY.
I THINK AMERICAN IS LOOKING FOR STABILIZATION IN THE PILOTS.
BY JUNE. STILL CONTINUING TO HIRE HEAVILY TO THE SUMMER, THEY COULD RESTORE SOME SCHEDULE
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LOSSES THAT THEY'VE INCURRED THROUGH THE WINTER AND SPRING.STARTING IN JUNE. ANYWAY, WE ARE SEEING THAT IN THE LONG TERM SCHEDULE FOR THE SUMMER OUR FLIGHTS ARE COMING BACK. IN JUNE --
>> OKAY WE SEE OUR SCHEDULE REBOUNDING.
ANY OF THE QUESTIONS? I LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON STATISTICS BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS IN US.
WE ARE STILL A WAYS FROM WHERE WE WERE IN 2019.
WE ARE COMING UP. WE DO HAVE THE PRICING REPORTS.
IT IS ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE SEEN IT.
JUST VARIES BETWEEN US AND MIDLAND EVEN AND -- WE ARE ABOUT 102 ON AVERAGE, TO 100 FOR AN AVERAGE OVER -- WE BEEN MUCH HIGHER BEFORE THAT. IT IS A GOOD THING TO SEE.
WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE THAT GAP CLOSE MORE.
>> WILL MOVE ON TO LEGISLATIVE --
>> REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES UPDATE.
I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. WE APPLIED FOR A AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM GRANT THAT THE FAA, WAS CREATED FOR THE FAA, AS A RESULT OF THE -- IT'S $5 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS SO $1 BILLION AVAILABLE THIS YEAR, THEN THEY PARSE IT OUT EVEN MORE DETAIL BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE AIRPORT AND THE -- WE HAVE APPLIED RECENT APPLICATION IN, BACK IN MARCH.
AND FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE UNDER SOME DESIGN RIGHT NOW IS THE RESTROOM RENOVATION AND PAINTING THE TERMINAL, REMOVING THE GIFT SHOP, WE ACTUALLY HAVE APPLIED FOR THAT.
THAT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL INTENTION, WE HAD SOME FUNDING BUT NOT ENOUGH. SO WE HAD, WE GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM OUR ARCHITECT, ABOUT $3.4 MILLION TO DO EVERYTHING WE WANTED TO DO WITH RESTROOMS AND THEN WE SUBMITTED THE REQUEST FOR $3,230,000. FOR THIS GRANT.
AND WE SHOULD FIND OUT SOMETIME IN JUNE, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN YET. BUT THAT WOULD BE OUR FISCAL YEAR 22 PROJECT THAT WE WILL PROBABLY I WOULD SAY, WE WOULD AWARD THAT. WE PLAN TO BID THAT IN AUGUST.
AND THEN PROBABLY SOMETIME IN OCTOBER I IMAGINE.
I THINK IT WILL BE READY IF WE REWARD IT, IN AUGUST IT SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND TO CONSIDER IN OCTOBER IS THE PLAN.
SO, THAT WILL HELP US. SO, HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER FOR FAA AND TO TALK ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR THE GRANT. HE WAS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN HOW THE GRANT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED.
WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A GOOD SOURCE TO TALK TO AND HE WAS.
HE HAD GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US AND OUR APPROACH WAS NOT TO ASK FOR TOO MUCH AT ONE TIME. BUT IF WHAT WE ARE CALLING THIS
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-- I THINK WE'VE USED THE TERMS BEFORE, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. WITH THIS ENABLING PHASE, WE ARE HOPING THAT WILL, WHERE WE CAN COME BACK FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY TO SUPPORT ENLARGING THE AREA AND THE TERMINAL FOR THE GATES AND WE ARE TALKING HOPEFULLY $15 MILLION TOTAL FOR THE NEXT PHASE AND -->> IS THERE REQUIRED? >> THERE IS.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR NORMAL FAA GRANT.
THOSE ARE 90/10 BUT THIS WILL BE 95/5.
WE DO HAVE -- [INAUDIBLE] APPROXIMATELY $800,007,000 LEFT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMMIT THOSE FOR THE PROJECTS AND I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT JUST A MINUTE.
>> THAT IS FOR THE LOWER RESTROOMS AND POSSIBLY UPPER LEVEL RESTROOMS, AND RESTAURANT BASICALLY THE LOBBY AREA.
WE WILL NOT TOUCH THE GATE AREA RESTROOMS WE WILL DO THAT WHEN WE DO THE TERMINAL, THE GATE AREA EXPANSION.
WE WANT TO OVERESTIMATE BECAUSE -- IF A BID COMES IN UNDER BUDGET THEN WE ARE GOOD. AND WE CAN GO BACK TO THE FAA ON THIS AND ASK FOR MORE. YOU CAN ASK FOR MORE SO WE CAN STAY REASONABLE TO MAKE IT -- WE CAN DO THAT AND NOT ASK FOR $15 MILLION. IT WAS A STRATEGY THAT BASICALLY HAD COME AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSATION WITH FAA.
WE WILL WAIT, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE ON TIME WITH THAT
SOMETIME IN JUNE. >> IF WE DIDN'T GET THE FUNDING IT WOULD REDUCE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE DID AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT ON.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE RESTROOMS IN THE GIFT SHOP.
AND PAINTING THE INTERIOR OF THE TERMINAL.
WE WILL STILL BID IT SO THAT WE CAN WILL DECIDE WHAT WE NEED
TO. >> REMINDED THE ARCHITECTURE
>> THANK YOU. >> AN UPDATE ON OUR PROJECTS, THE FIRE STATION. THIS FIRE STATION IS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND MOST HAS TO DO WITH DELIVERY OF MATERIALS.
SAME STORY THAT WE HEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE REAR BAY DOORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, THEY LOOK REALLY REALLY SHARP, THE FRONT BAY DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED ON MONDAY, THE 18TH. AND THEN SHOULD BE INSTALLED THAT DAY OR THE DAY AFTER. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THE INTERIOR IS LOOKING GOOD. THE APPLIANCES LIKE FOR THE KITCHEN, THE HVAC IS INSTALLED, THE KITCHEN APPLIANCES, A LARGE GAS STOVE WITH AUTOMATIC CUT OFF, WHEN THEY HAVE TO LEAVE TO RESPOND TO AN ALERT. ALL OF THAT WAS ORDERED EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE KNEW ABOUT THE MATERIALS DELAY SO THAT IS SITTING IN THE WAREHOUSE AND THE CONSTRUCTION HAS IT. SHOULD NOT HAVE MANY MORE DELAYS BECAUSE OF MATERIALS. DID HAVE A, THE METAL PANELS THAT WERE ON THE EXTERIOR PORTION OF THE BUILDING, THE MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURED THEM WRONG AND WE HAD A CHOICE OF STAYING WITH A FLAT PANEL WHICH IS HOW YOU MANUFACTURED SO THE CHANNEL -- [INAUDIBLE] IT MAY COST A LITTLE TIME BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO MAKE THAT. AT THEIR COST.
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THERE IS NO COST TO THE CITY FOR THAT.THIS MORNING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PROBABLY, MID JUNE MAYBE, BUT THINKING RIBBON-CUTTING. SO, WE WILL GIVE YOU AHEAD'S UP. WE HAVE A PROGRESS MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TOMORROW.
SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA TOMORROW AND SOME OTHER THINGS SO, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. CONSIDERING THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE IN. TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT, THE GRANT.
AIRCRAFT CHARGING STATION. ANYBODY REMEMBER THIS IS BETA TECHNOLOGY ONCE IT'S INSTALLED, ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT CHARGING STATION. THEY HAVE ASKED TO RECONSIDER THAT AREA THAT WE WERE GOING TO LEASE.
THEY WANT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THAT.HEY'RE WORKING WITH -- TECHNOLOGIES AND I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING ON SOME RECENT EMAILS AND HASN'T RESPONDED SO WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE STATUS OTHER THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE.
[INAUDIBLE] IT REALLY IS ABOUT SAVING MONEY.
THE NEXT THING IS OUR CIP, CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS WILL BE VERY HARD FOR Y'ALL TO SEE.
WE HAD A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM THAT WE UPDATE, WE KEEP UPDATED WITH THE FAA, WE USED UPDATED TWICE A YEAR.
NOW WE UPDATE SINCE COVID ONCE A YEAR.
WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE STILL CANNOT MEET IN PERSON WITH FAA. THEY ARE STILL OUT OF THE OFFICES AND I THINK THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BACK IN THE OFFICE BUT I'M EXPECTING AN UPDATE FOR THAT.
SO, THIS IS HOW WE PLAN OUT WHERE OUR PROJECTS ARE.
WHILE YOUR ESTIMATED COST TO BE AND THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THOSE PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE FISCAL YEAR 22, WE'VE GOT TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN, -- REPLACEMENTS THIS IS USING JUST THE NORMAL FAA GRANTS.
THE AIP PROGRAM GRANTS AND WE GET ON THE ANNUAL BASIS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE PART OF JUST PLANNING. SO, FOR THE AIP GRANT, YOU SEE THE ENTITLEMENT COLUMN GET THE STANDARD $1.1 MILLION THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR. 270,000 TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND DESIGN.
THAT IS A PART OF WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS HERE WITH ANOTHER -- WITH CORGAN. A TAXI LANE D EXTENSION DESIGN.
THAT IS PART OF, THE PROJECT RADAR WE TALKED ABOUT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
THAT IS STILL VERY MUCH BEING TALKED ABOUT.
A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDEWAYS TURN SO WE WILL USE IT FOR THAT.
WE WILL DISCUSS THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN A LITTLE BIT. AND FIREFIGHTING TRUCKS, WE WILL REPLACE THE TRUCK THAT WAS BOUGHT IN 2002, IT'S ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD NOW AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING $750,000 COST ON THAT. THEY HAVE A GRANT MATCH, THE GRANT PORTION IS 675,000. WE ALSO HAVE TO PLAN OUT FACILITY CHARGE. THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE DOWN HERE.
WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU GUYS LATER THIS SUMMER, PROBABLY ABOUT MIDSUMMER WITH A FACILITY CHARGE NUMBER FOUR TO APPLY FOR
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THAT, WE WILL CLOSE OUT -- NUMBER THREE, FULLY COLLECTED RIGHT NOW. WE WILL CLOSE THAT OUT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY HAVE PFC NUMBER FOUR SO WE DON'T LOSE ANY TIME COLLECTING PFC ON ACTIVITY. WHAT I WILL DO IS SEND YOU THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY WE SHOW THE FACILITIES AND PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET LAST TIME HAD TO CANCEL L THE MEETING IT IS SOMETHING WE TO BELIEVE GO OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL WITH THE COMMITTEE AND SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND TALK THROUGH THAT OVER AN HOUR OR SOMETIME. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WHAT WE'VE GOT PLANNED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS IS PRETTY MUCH. [INAUDIBLE] PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE TERMINAL AND LOOKING AT SOURCES THAT ARE NOT ONLY ENTITLEMENT FUNDS BUT DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AS WELL.THAT'S WHERE WE COMPETE WITH OTHER AIRPORTS.
THERE IS AN AIP DISCRETIONARY FOR AIRPORTS WE CAN GET UP TO $20 MILLION FOR TERMINAL PROJECTS.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE WILL BE SHOOTING FOR.
SOME ARE DEPENDENT ON THE FUNDS I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT I
TALKED ABOUT APPLYING FOR. >> 20 MILLION OVER WHAT PERIOD
OF TIME? >> IT IS A ONE-TIME GRANT.
WE WOULD APPLY FOR IT, IT WOULD BE AWARDED UP TO $20 MILLION, THUS THE MOST WE COULD GET. AND WE ARE DONE.
FOR 10 OR 15 YEARS. HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD CASE.
I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THE TERMINAL, I'M SORRY -- THE FOREST SERVICE HAS ASKED FOR US TO CONSIDER A GRANT FOR THEM. CURRENTLY, THE FOREST SERVICE IS OPERATING FOUR AIRCRAFT ON THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW.
TANKER AIRCRAFT, POSSIBLY FOUR. E HAVE ONE -- WHICH IS AN OLDER MODEL, TWIN ENGINE, TWIN JET.
IT IS IN-SERVICE AND WE ARE TWO REGIONAL JETS THAT ARE FOUR ENGINE. THERE IS A SECOND -- IS IT HERE? I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT IS ACTUALLY HERE YET OR IF THERE ANTICIPATING IT BEING HERE.
>> WE HEAR THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING.
THEY E OPERATING ON THE TERMINAL HERE ON THE WEST SIDE, WE SEE THAT ON THE SCREEN. AND THEY CAN HAVE TWO OR THREE ON THE RAMP AT THE SAME TIME. ND THEN THEY PARK ONE DEPENDING ON THE SIZE, -- THE OTHER RUNWAY THAT WE CLOSED LAST YEAR. BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, IS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS A REGIONAL FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT PLACE. AND THAT IS TEXAS FOREST SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF TEXAS ITSELF, THE US FOREST SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY CLOSELY WITH TEXAS FOREST SERVICE AND LOOKING AT A REGIONAL STANDPOINT MULTISTATE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THIS AREA HERE AND THERE ASKING FOR ABOUT 11 ACRES. THEY BUILT AN 11 ACRE RAMP AT COLORADO SPRINGS AND AT THE END OF ONE OF THE RUNWAYS THERE, THAT'S A VERY LARGE RAMP. WE HAVE ABOUT THAT SAME SIZE AREA RIGHT HERE AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE US FOREST
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SERVICE IS TALKING ABOUT A LARGER CRAFT LIKE BOEING 757 AIRCRAFT OR NB11, THESE ARE VERY LARGE TANKER AIRCRAFT.IT WOULD GIVE THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO PARK AND FUEL HERE WITHOUT BEING ON THE TERMINAL RAMP AND CAUSING INTERRUPTIONS ON THE TERMINAL RAMPS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT BUT IT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE SPOT.
THE FOREST SERVICE HAS ASKED THE CITY TO TRY AND FIND FUNDING FOR THIS. I DO NOT WANT TO USE OUR FAA FUNDING, IT'S NOT REALLY ELIGIBLE.
IT IS NOT A GOOD USE OF THE FAA FUNDS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO -- AIRCRAFT. IT'S A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AS FIREFIGHTING. SO, WE ARE TALKING WITH OUR US CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, TALKING WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATION ABOUT FINDING FUNDING FOR THIS.
THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS AND WE'VE GOT OUR FEELINGS OUT.
WE TALKED TO THEM AND THEY SAID WE WILL FIND THE MONEY FOR THAT. WE ARE LOOKING AT IF WE BUILD THE SIZE OF AROUND $15-$16 MILLION PROJECT.
YES? >> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR THE FUNDING? DO THEY NOT FIND WHAT THEY
WANT? >> THEY DID NOT HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE. THE STATE LEGISLATURE CAN'T -- IT'S BETTER FOR US TO ASK FOR THAT THEN THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK SO, YES.
>> IS THERE -- THAT HELPS THEM GET BETTER SUPPORT IF THE COMMUNITY THEY WANTED TO PUT IN IS PUTTING A LITTLE MONEY INTO
THE PROJECT AS WELL? >> PROBABLY SO.
AND SO COME WE'VE MET WITH TEXAS FOREST SERVICE AND US FOREST SERVICE. BOTH HAVE SAID THE US FOREST SERVICE SAID, IF TEXAS CAN COME UP WITH MAJORITY OF THE MONEY THAN THE US FOREST SERVICE CAN PROBABLY SUBSIDIZE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS OR SO. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, AND THERE ARE SOME VERY GRAY AREA SOURCES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, TALKING ABOUT PREVENTING FIRES AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE. FIGHTING FIRES IS ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
WE ARE GOING TO STRETCH AND TRY TO MAKE A CASE FOR THAT.>
WILL BE THE INCOME FOR THIS? >> I DON'T WANT TO USE OUR MONEY FOR THAT BECAUSE THERE REALLY ISN'T A LOT AND EVERY GALLON OF GAS IS PUMPED INTO THE AIRCRAFT --
>> WE MIGHT DO THAT FOR ACCOMMODATION OF LEASE AND LANDING FEE -- WE HAVE NOT CHARGE LANDING FEE BECAUSE WITHOUT THIS THE PUBLIC SAFETY -- THIS IS THE DISCUSSION WE HAD YEARS AGO WITH THE BOARD ABOUT THE CHARGE BUT WE WILL COME UP WITH -- I THINK NOW IT'S LIKE $1200 A YEAR.
IT'S VERY -- >> WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC
PLAN? >> I THINK IT FITS IN VERY WELL. THAT AREA IS NOT REALLY DEVELOPABLE, EASILY. WE COULD STILL PUT THE RAMP HERE, IT MIGHT EVEN ENHANCE THAT.
THEY HAVE AIRCRAFT BASED HERE ALL THE TIME.
WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE AIRCRAFT BASED HERE WE CAN USE IT FOR WHATEVER WE WANT TO.> WOULD THEY WANT A BUILDING, WOULD
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THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT GATE TO COME IN?>> YES. THEY WOULD ASK US TO THE SOUTH GATE OFF OF INDUSTRIAL. AND BUILDING A 4000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING SO THAT WHEN THEY HAVE A PILOT LOUNGE AND OFFICE OR SOMETHING THERE. THAT THE FOREST SERVICE COULD USE. IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE RAMP BUILT -- LIKE I SAID ABOUT 4000 SQUARE-FOOT.
>> WHAT TYPE OF LEASE WITH THE FOREST SERVICE SIGN, A
LONG-TERM LEASE? >> WE WILL CALL TO THE DETAILS OF THAT. YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW WE WOULD WANT A LONG-TERM LEASE. LONG-TERM BEING LIKE 20 PLUS
YEON THAT. >> IT'S KIND OF A LONG SHOT BUT, IT MAY BE SOMETHING WE JUST -- [INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE ARE LOOKING AT IT AGAIN.E HAVE TALKED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SENATOR CRUZ OFFICE AND WE SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM CONGRESSMAN ARRINGTON 'S OFFICE AND -- [INAUDIBLE]
>> CORRECT. >> OBVIOUSLY THERE IS --
ASSOCIATED. >> I WOULD HATE TO MIX USE.
I WOULD JUST HATE TO MIX USE BECAUSE OUR GUYS MIGHT BE IN THEIR, MACHINING SOMETHING AND. [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD HATE TO MIX
>> I UNDERSTAND, WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE HAVE TOOLS AND STUFF AROUND THERE AND THINGS DISAPPEAR AND FINGERS GET POINTED.
NOT A GOOD SITUATION. >> FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE I LOVE HAVING THE PLANES OUT THERE.
THEY'RE OUT THERE FIGHTING FIRES.
[INAUDIBLE] >> -- IS VERY MUCH BEHIND THIS HE SAID LET'S TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THERE IS A FUNDING SCENARIO, I THINK THE CITY MANAGEMENT WILL LOOK AT THAT AND BRING ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO COUNSEL.
AND SEE WHAT COUNSEL COMES UP WITH.
IN MY OPINION, I WOULD RECOMMEND AIRPORT.
[INAUDIBLE] >> IT IS A MULTISTATE PROJECT, IS THERE ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE?
AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? >> WE HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE GOVERNORS OFFICE ABOUT IT. WE WILL TAKE A STAND AND -- I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW THE NEW SENATOR COMING IN BUT TAKE THEIR LEAD ON THAT. BUT YEAH, WE WILL FOR SURE.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE US FOREST SERVICE IS HELPFUL AND HELPING US MAKE ANY OTHER STATES, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA AND COLORADO GETTING THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS TO SUPPORT SOME KIND OF ATTACHMENT TO SOME FUNDING BILL FOR THE US FOREST SERVICE AS WELL. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON THAT.
AND NOT TALK ABOUT AIR SERVICE. >> WE SPENT, CATCHING YOU UP.
IN FEBRUARY, WE WENT AHEAD AND DID WHAT IS CALLED ROUTES, WHICH IS A LARGE CONFERENCE, AND OTHER SPEED DATING FOR THE AIRLINES TO AIRPORTS. WE WENT AHEAD AND DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SORT OF STAY IN FRONT OF ALL THE AIRLINES. KNOWING THAT THERE IS A PILOT SHORTAGE AND ALL THE THINGS WE ARE FAIRLY CERTAIN WE WERE GOING TO WALK OUT WITH A ROUTE, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT CONVERSATIONS. WE GOT TO SIT WITH UNITED AIRLINES, THEY SAT DOWN WITH US, IT WAS NICE.
THERE IS A CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO SO WE WANTED TO TAKE
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THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT WAS IN TEXAS.E DID AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD, IT WAS REALLY GREAT COVERS OF FACT IN ATTEMPT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. IN MARCH I SLACKENED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER CONFERENCE FOR MARKETING, CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE I DON'T GO TO AVIA BUT I TRY TO BECAUSE IT'S A BIG AIRPORT, YOU KNOW ATLANTA'S CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND ALL THOSE GREAT ONES.IT IS A GREAT TIME TO BENCHMARK US AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND PASSENGERS.
AND I CAN REPORT BACK THAT WE ARE DOING ALL THE THINGS.
AND WE'RE DOING IT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE OTHER AIRPORTS ARE DOING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE WERE DOING IT WELL AND PROBABLY BETTER BECAUSE WE ARE SMALL AND WE CAN STAY IN TUNE TO OUR PASSENGERS PRETTY CLOSELY. THAT WAS REALLY NICE.
ALL THE WHILE IN THIS TIMEFRAME, JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH WE ARE COMING TO A CLOSE THIS WEEK ON A PRETTY ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROBABLY SEEN YOUR FACEBOOK APPS. AND THAT WAS JUST GOOD FOOTPRINT, REMINDING EVERYONE THAT YOU GET ALL OF THE PLACES FROM ABILENE, TEXAS. YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO DALLAS.
AND THEN, WE ARE GEARING UP FOR JUST SORT OF SPRING SUMMER CAMPAIGN SO YOU SEE OUTDOOR BILLBOARD AND RADIO, THAT'S WHAT WE USE QUITE A BIT. AND THEN, WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT PROJECT RADAR, THINGS WE DOING ON THE DEVELOPMENT LANDSIDE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND WE HAVE RAISE THAT IS ON HERE.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. >> AND SO, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE ARE AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT WITH.
[INAUDIBLE] SO AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE WILL HAVE THE METRICS TO TALK ABOUT. HOW THAT HAS PERFORMED.
IT'S BEEN KIND OF INTERESTING. BUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF DATA OUT THERE THAT -- [INAUDIBLE]
>> THERE IS SOME INTERESTING STUFF.
>> IT IS GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT THE NEXT THING ON THERE IS FEDERAL VACCINE AND MASK MANDATES. VACCINE, I THINK IT'S KIND OF GOING AWAY. HOWEVER, RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, RIGHT BEFORE I LEFT FOR THIS MEETING, SO THAT THE CDC HAS EXTENDED ITS MASK MANDATES ANOTHER 15 DAYS.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO END MONDAY, APRIL 18 AND THEY EXTENDED IT UNTIL MAY 3. SO THERE WERE SOME WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH AND MY OFFICER PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SAID, BUT --
>> IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION? >> THEY THINK -- [INAUDIBLE]
NOTHING THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. >> EVERY SCIENTIFIC THING THEY TELL YOU, AIRPLANES ARE CLEANER THAN ANYTHING.
IT IS SO STUPID. [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
>> THE MASK MANDATES, THEY JUST CANNOT LET GO OF IT.
WE WILL HAVE OUR SIGNS UP IN THE TERMINAL UNTIL MAY 3, AT LEAST. AND ONE OF THESE DAYS WE'LL GET
TO BURN THESE MASKS. >> HAVE YOU GUYS HAD ANY MAJOR INCIDENT REPORTS AROUND THAT ISSUE IN AN AIRPORT? NOT LIKE THEY HAVE OTHER PLACES?
GOOD. >> SO, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE, FOR THE RAISE GRANT. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT BRIEFLY.
RAISE IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR, WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
UNTIL NOW. ON THIS GRANT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE OUR AREA B LAND-USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF OR SO AGO, WE ASKED THEM TO GO BACK AND REVISE THE DRAWING, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE REVISED DRAWING FOR THIS ROAD. IT CONNECTS APPEAR, HIGHWAY 36
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AND 18. IT CREATES A LARGE INTERSECTION. THE MPO HAS A CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO DO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF REALLY, THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 36 AND LOOP 322 AND 1750, -- LOOP 322 AND I HAD ASKED THAT THE STUDY INCLUDE THE FM 18, HIGHWAY 36 INTERSECTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THE IMPACT OF THE GREAT LAKES -- WILL HAVE.AND THEN. [INAUDIBLE] JUST WITH H THE TRAFFIC. TXDOT IS A LITTLE RESISTANT BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT.
>> YES. >> THEY HAVE CONCERN OVER ER
THE DISTANCE. >> I HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE SAY NO, WE ARE GOING TO DO IT SO I WILL KEEP PRESSING THE ISSUE.
>> IT'S NEEDED. >> IS NEEDED BUT NEEDED EVEN MORE. SO, -- HAD LUNCH WITH THE MANAGER GREAT LAKES -- ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 OR SO AGO AND HE WAS TELLING US THAT. [INAUDIBLE] HE'S EXPECTING 100 EMI TRUCKS IN AND OUT UT EVERY DAY AND YOU CANNOT HAVE FM 18, HIGHWAY 36 UNCONTROLLED WITH THAT MANY TRUCKS PARTICULARLY.
THERE WILL BE ACCIDENT THREE TIMES A WEEK OUT THERE.
SO, WHAT -- ORIGINALLY, WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO ADD THIS INTERSECTION TO THAT ANALYSIS. WE STILL HAVE MONEY LEFT FROM THE PROCEEDS OF -- SO THE CITY HAS, WE USE THE FUNDS TO ADD ONTO THAT AND AMEND THE STUDY TO COVER THIS INTERSECTION, AN ADDITIONAL $12,000. THAT HAS BEEN THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO AMEND THEIR CONTRACT TO ADD ON TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING BASICALLY BUT SO THAT IS UNDERWAY AND WE WILL USE THE DATA TO HELP CONVINCE TXDOT TO PUT A SIGNAL THERE.
AND ALSO, SHOWING THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS.
>> IS THERE A TXDOT REGIONAL ENGINEER INVOLVED IN THIS?
>> YES. >> FOR US AND WORKING WITH US.
>> HE IS ON THE MPO AS WELL. >> IS THIS A SECONDARY ENTRANCE
OR PRIMARY ENTRANCE? >> WILL CALL THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE BECAUSE WE ARE APPLYING FOR THIS RAISE GRANT AND IT WILL FUND A PRIMARY ACCESS ROAD.
HE DOES SOME THINGS FOR US THAT ARE OF AIRPORT BOULEVARD ENTRANCE DOESN'T. IT OPENS UP THESE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP ALONG HERE. AND AGAIN, THERE IS CRITERIA IN THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT THE RAISE GRANT PROGRAM FOLLOWS. WE THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SHOT DOING THIS. SO, WE ARE APPLYING, TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ALONG WITH KAUFMAN ASSOCIATES AND THE CITY LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT.
WE'VE GOT TO A POINT WHERE YOU THINK IT'S READY TO GO AND JUST HAVE TO HIT SEND SOMETIME TOMORROW.
BY 4 O'CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WE WILL BEAT THE DEADLINE BY FAR.
WE ARE GOING TO APPLY FOR ABOUT FIVE AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD THE ROAD. THAT IS NOT THE UTILITIES, NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE PARTIALS, BUT JUST THE ROAD.
TO HAVE A DESIGNED AND BUILT. >> WHAT IS THAT DISTANCE
ROUGHLY? >> PROBABLY THREE QUARTERS OF A
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MILE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.>> FOR THOSE YOU THAT MAY HAVE MISSED THIS, THERE WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION YESTERDAYON THIS , OUTLINED IT AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAID -- CHRIS IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PHENOMEN. [LAUGHTER]
>> DID A GOOD D JOB. >> ESL, WE ARE READY TO SUBMIT THAT AND THAT HAS A ANT MATCH, IT'S CONSIDERED A RURAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE PROGRAM AND THEREFORE, THERE IS NO GRANT MATCH REQUIRED. WE ARE GOING ON A GRANT MATCH TO HELP US MAKE US MORE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE APPARENTLY WITH THE RAISE GRANTS A VERY COMPETITIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT TO KINDA SAY WE HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME.
>> DID YOU SAY THAT YOU PROPOSE THIS THROUGH TO THE MPO?>> NO. NOT NORMALLY.
>> BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING HAD THIS DISCUSSION.
BUT I TOTALLY AGREE. >> WITH -- AND PAUL NORMAN, NEITHER HAVE SAID THIS IS NOT DOABLE.
>> MIND IF I BRING IT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING?
>> YEAH, THAT'S FINE. I'M ON THE COMMITTEE TOO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU ARE! [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT YEAH, -- >> WAS THE NAME OF THAT?
[INAUDIBLE] >> LISA, SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MPO AND IS AWARE OF THIS AS WELL.
I HAVE TALKED TO HER. TXDOT HAS TO BE A PLAYER IN THIS. IF WE CAN GET THIS MORNING, THEN WE CAN GO AFTER THIS PROJECT WITH A LOT OF VIGOR.
>> BECAUSE THAT WOULD INVOLVE A PURCHASE ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE ROAD, -- >> YET THE WEST SIDE HIGHWAY 36. AND I TALKED, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I SAID I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT WITH TXDOT CAN YOU HELP ME AND SHE SAID YES.
>> GOOD, OKAY. >> OKAY SO, IS APPROXIMATELY
$5.5 MILLION, -- >> WHEN IS IT AVAILABLE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL MAKE THE DECISION.
IT IS A MUCH LARGER PROGRAM THAN THE FAA.
[INAUDIBLE] >> THE STUFF WITH THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND KIMLEY-HORN IS ITEM 6.
CHRIS BASICALLY WE DISCOVERED THAT AND IS RELATED TO THE NEW ROAD, BUT, AS THE JUSTIFICATION WHY WE SHOULD DO THAT, --
>> ARE SUBMITTING THE GRANT APPLICATION TOMORROW WITHOUT THE STUDY THAT SAYS THERE IS, IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE --
>> IS JUST THESE GRANTS THEY'VE ALL LINED UP WHERE THEY ARE VERY SHORT, THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT THAT WAS LEADING INTO.
>> OKAY. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AS PART OF
[4. Committee Reports]
THE REPORTS. WE DON'T HAVE FACILITIES AND PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TOWE ARE LOOKING FOR MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
>> IT'S ALL FOR THE COMMITTEES, THE, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO FRUSTRATED WITH TXDOT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PLANNING THAT WHEN IN, EXACERBATED, WITH THE TRAFFIC, THAT PRESENTS WITH
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THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPO CENTER AND THE TRAFFICKER PRESENTS WITH THAT TERRIBLE INTERSECTION UNDER THE UNDERPASS WITH 17 LIGHTS THAT LAST FOR FIVE MINUTES EACH OR WHATEVER. I MEAN THEY MANAGED TO MESS UP A WHOLE BUNCH AND BY KNOWING THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SCREW UP THE WHOLE DEAL, IT'S JUST SO, IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYBODY FROM TXDOT, TELL THEM DON'T SCREW ITUP. >> WE MEET WITH THEM ALL THE
TIME. >> OKAY REALLY IT'S JUST, AND THEY ARE STILL SCRATCHING THEIR HEAD ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY CREATED 20 YEARS AGO WITH THAT HIGHWAY OUT THERE. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY. >> FEELBETTER ?
[5. Discussion and Action on Task Order with Corgan for Terminal Phasing and Budgeting Planning ]
>> THE TASK ORDER THEN. >> YES.
WE HAVE A TASK ORDER PROPOSAL FROM CORGAN, OUR ARCHITECT.
THAT IS TO DO THE DESIGN, BASIC DESIGN AND PLANNING FOR THE ADDITIONAL PHASES OF AIRPORT TERMINAL RENOVATIONS.
PARTICULARLY THE INCREASE IN THE GATE AREA AND THE SECURE CHECKPOINT. IF YOU REMEMBER, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING IT UP IF YOU REMEMBER THE MASTER PLAN HAD THE ULTIMATE BUILDOUT OF THE TERMINAL.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT IN PHASES. WHAT THIS WILL DO, THIS ORDER WILL PROVIDE A STRUCTURE FOR THOSE PHASES TO BE FUNDED, GIVE US A GOOD BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THAT.
FOR THOSE PHASES AND PARTICULARLY, THE GATE AREA EXPANSION AND SECURITY CHECKPOINT EXPANSION.
SO, I'VE HAD THIS PROPOSAL FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW.
AND I RESISTED FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE BUT NOW WE GO BACK AND WE'VE ADDED SOME THINGS FOR CORGAN TO DO AND WORKING WITH OUR KIND OF ERROR CAPITAL PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT, -- AND BROUGHT CORGAN IN A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THEM LAST MONTH.
I'M ABLE TO SWALLOW THIS AMOUNT A LITTLE BIT EASIER BECAUSE WE FOUND WE CAN PUT INTO THE FACILITY CHARGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND ALSO, OUR FAA AIP GRANT.
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT MUCH BUT WHEN THEY PROPOSE IT IS SAID THAT'S NO WAY, $15,000 -- BUT IT IS MORE INVOLVED THAN THAT AND SO, THE 63,877 IS THE PROPOSAL THAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE AND THAT HAS BEEN VETTED AND WE THOUGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
IT WAS A REASONABLE COST. >> -- [INAUDIBLE] I'M A
CHEAPSKATE. >> IS IT A LUMP SUM?
>> IT IS A LUMP SUM. >> DO THEY GIVE HOURLY RATES?
>> LET'S SEE. >> $200 AN HOUR IS 315 MAN-HOURS. THAT'S A LOT!
>> THEY DO NOT. THEY DO NOT IN THIS.
>> OKAY, WE HAVE THE REQUEST ON THE TABLE FOR US 6377 FOR THE
TASK ORDER. >> THEY DO BREAK IT DOWN.
THE LUMP SUM PROPOSAL, I CAN LET YOU LOOK AT THAT.
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>> I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS?> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? FURTHER DISCUSSION?
[6. Discussion Only on Traffic Study Agreement with Kimley-Horn ]
>> THE NEXT ITEM, AGAIN JUST DISCUSSION ON THE STUDY, $12,000, WE PAY FOR IT OUT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S NOT OUR PCO A FUNDUS FROM THE -- DEDICATED TO ECONOMIC EVELOPMENT.
BUT IT WAS UST DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD.
[7. Discussion and Action on Restaurant Lease Rate]
>> ALL RIGHT. AND NUMBER SEVEN RESTAURANT
LEASE. >> RESTAURANT, GATEHOUSE CAFC), THEY NEEDED THEIR FIRST YEAR OPERATING IN FEBRUARY.
AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET BACK TO MEETING SINCE THEN BUT WHEN WE INITIATED THE LEASE THE FIRST YEAR WAS GOING TO BE AT NO CHARGE. THE OWNER OF THE CAFC) HAS ASKE THAT WE EXTEND THE NO FEE, NO RENT ANOTHER YEAR I DON'T THINK THAT'S A SURPRISE TO ANYONE BASED ON THE HISTORY OF
RESTAURANTS AT THE AIRPORT. >> NOT JUST THAT THOUGH.
IT'S BEEN KIND OF A TOUGH YEAR FOR ANYONE ANYWHERE.
>> EXACTLY AND PARTICULARLY WERE STILL 20 PERCENT BEHIND
2019. >> IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A WORKABLE THING BASED ON, I WOULD BASE ANYTHING ON THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> DO WE SEE THE NUMBERS OR HAVE ACCESS TO THE NUMBERS?
>> WE DO. HE GAVE ME HIS REPORT.
>> THE FACT THAT HE STILL SHOWS UP.
[INAUDIBLE] >> WE DO HAVE THIS, WE CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS IF YOU LIKE.
BUT THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, NET TOTAL SALES OVER THE PAST YEARS 47,839.82 NO ONE IS GETTING RICH OFF OF THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] SORRY? YES, IT IS.
>> IS THERE A NUMBER YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT -- BECAUSE I
HAVE NO CLUE. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES BEFORE HE BECOMES YOU KNOW, WHERE HE CAN PAY RENT.
>> THE QUESTION -- I'M SORRY. >> IS BASED ON IF WE CHARGED RENT WHAT WOULD THAT BE?> IT COULD BE WHATEVER WE SAY.
WE CAN SAY WE JUST WANT TO RECOVER THE UTILITY COSTS WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT THREE TO $400 A MONTH.
WE HAVE A METER IN THERE THAT WE CAN GO IN AND SEE WITH THE ELECTRICAL USE IS ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND THAT REALLY IS THE BIGGEST COST. THEY ARE NOT PUTTING NATURAL GAS IS A ALL ELECTRIC KITCHEN. I THINK WE'VE USED $300 THE LAST TIME WE DID A METER ASSESSMENT.
BUT THAT WAS ANOTHER RESTAURANT WE DID.
BUT NOT ANY DIFFERENT. >> BASIC QUESTION TO ME IS, HAS THE RESTAURANT BEEN BENEFICIAL TO OUR PASSENGERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED THEM? YOU KNOW FLYING IN AND OUT.
THAT'S THE BASIC THING. ARE WE SATISFYING --
[INAUDIBLE] >> I THINK THAT'S YES.
AND IT STARTED OPENING EARLY IN THE MORNINGS NOW SO I THINK THEIR OPENING AROUND 7:00 A.M. MOST MORNINGS.HERE WERE ALSO, THEY ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THE PREVIOUS RESTAURANT WASN'T DOING THAT. NOW THEY ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT
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PROBABLY HALF OF THE MORNINGS I WALK IN THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT DRINKING COFFEE AND EATING BREAKFAST.METERS AND GREED IS BASICALLY PEOPLE --
>> CAN WE CONSIDER A TIMEFRAME FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR? QUARTERLY?> WE CAN HAVE THEM COME BACK AND HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE BUT HE WAS PREPARED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO Y'ALL
TODAY AND -- >> IS HE OF OTHER RESTAURANTS?
ISN'T HELPING ANOTHER ONE? >> THE DISCUSSION AHEAD HE'S OPENING ONE DOWNTOWN. THIS SUMMER.
MY CONVERSATION WITH HIM WAS, CAN YOU HANDLE BOTH RESTAURANTS? AND HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT HE COULD. HE CAN RUN BOTH RESTAURANTS.
HE HAS A CHEF, BASICALLY, HARD. ANYWAY, THEY CATERED A CITY EVENT AT THE AIRPORT TWO WEEKS AGO AND DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
IT WAS GOOD FOOD. >> MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT MAKE A DECISION UNTIL HE CAN COME AND DO A PRESENTATION TO US AND THEN CONSIDER WHAT WE WANT TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
>> ABSOLUTELY.> THIS OTHER RESTAURANT, THAT BOTHERS ME A
[LAUGHTER] >> IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S MEETING
WHAT WE ARE ASKING HIM TO DO. >> IS HE THE GUY THAT'S THERE EVERY DAY? OR DOES HE HAVE SOMEBODY THERE?
>> HE HAS, THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE MOST DAYS --
>> SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I JUST HAD THIS GUT FEELING THAT WE'VE GOT, WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE PERIOD OF TIME, HE'S LASTED A YEAR.
YOUR POINT IS, THAT'S MORE OF A SERVICE WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE SERVICE, WHAT IT PROVIDES TO THE PASSENGERS.
>>THERE YOU GO . >> IS NOT NOR WILL EVER BE A
>> $3600 A YEAR. >> AND I AGREE WITH THAT.
AT LEAST NOT UNTIL WE GET PAST 2019.
>> I RECOMMEND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN IN SIX MONTHS
AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE. >> -- [INAUDIBLE]
>> HE HAS NOT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WANT TO BRING UP. HE TOLD ME A MONTH AGO BASICALLY, BUT IT STILL HASN'T HAPPENED AND HE'S CLOSING SO EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RIGHT NOW, TODAY THEY CLOSE BEFORE 1 O'CLOCK. THAT HAS TO DO WITH PASSENGER TRAFFIC. BUT THIS SUMMER WHEN TRAFFIC, WHEN WE HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE BACK, THEY NEED TO BE OPEN LATER. AND YOU KNOW, THERE SHOULD BE CONDITIONS THAT COME WITH IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET A FREE RIDE BASICALLY FROM THE AIRPORT YOU NEED THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING A YEAR FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED BUT YOU KNOW HE'S HAD DIFFICULTIES GETTING EMPLOYEES, STABLE EMPLOYEES.
>> THESE NEW RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE TO HAVE -- [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS.
I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY THAT WE SHOULD CHARGE BUT I DO THINK WITH A FULL SCHEDULE, WE SHOULD REQUIRE THAT HE GET HIS LIQUOR LICENSE AND WE CAN ASK THAT CORRELATES TO THE NEW
RESTAURANT OPENING AS WELL. >> YOU DON'T NEED FOOD SERVICE NECESSARILY TO HAVE CERTAIN BEER AND WINE.
>> WHAT WOULD BE A STRUCTURED LEASE ON THAT IF WE DID HAVE
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ONE FOR THE RESTAURANT. WHAT WOULD BE THE LEAST AMOUNT?>> AT GO BACK TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
I THINK WE ARE AT ABOUT 19 SOMETHING SQUARE FOOT IN THE TERMINAL AND SEE WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
>> IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WILL WAS LAST TIME WE CHARGE SOMEBODY?
>> WE DO CHARGE WE JUST DIDN'T GET PAID.
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] >> WE TRIED TO HAVE INTENT TO DO THAT BUT HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT POINT WHERE THE RESTAURANTS WERE RINGING IN THE REVENUE.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND ASKING TO COME IN THREE MONTHS, GIVEN THREE MONTHS TO GET HIS LICENSE AND TOGETHER SAY THAT'S GUIDANCE, WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO US ABOUT AND HOW IT'S WORKING
OUT WITH THE LIQUOR LICENSE. >> WHAT DOES A LIQUOR LICENSE COST? [INAUDIBLE] WE NEED UPDATES ON THE LIQUOR LICENSE. WE ARE ABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. >> HAVING COME TO THE JULY MEETING WITH ANSWERS AND HAVE A LICENSE IN HAND OR --
>> WHAT DOES A LIQUOR LICENSE COST?
>> BEER AND WINE PERMIT I BELIEVE IS AROUND $10,000.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER.
>> OKAY IS THAT A MANUAL COST? >> I THINK THIS FIRST YEAR COST AND AFTER THAT IT GOES DOWN. THINK IT GOES DOWN EVEN IF YOU
DON'T HAVE VIOLATIONS. >> IS THAT PER LOCATION?
>> I THINK SO. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE.
>> THERE YOU GO.T MAY BE A NONSTARTER FOR HIM.
>> ABSOLUTELY WE ARE. AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE GOES, WHEN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN BREAKS, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST $500 AND WE HAVE HELD INTO THAT.
AND ANYTHING ABOVE THAT, WE WILL PUT IN AND WE DONE THAT A
COUPLE OF TIMES. >> SO HAVE HIM COME BACK AT THE MEETING IN JULY AND PRESENT TO US AND SAY, WHAT PROGRESS IS
MADE. >> WHY WE WAIT UNTIL JULY IF HE
WAS GOING TO BE HERE TODAY? >> TO SAY OKAY YOU HAVE YOUR
LICENSE IN HAND OR WHY NOT. >> OKAY.
>> UNTIL THAT TIME, STILL NO RENT RIGHT?
>> DOES THAT NEED TO BE IN A FORM OF A MOTION?
>> IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN AFTER THAT IT BECOMES, BECAUSE IT IS A THREE-YEAR LEASE AND AFTER THAT THERE WAS
A RATE. >> I'M KIND OF WITH CINDY THOUGH. WE ARE WAITING THAT LONG TO GET HIM IN HERE. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS SOONER. HAVE HIM UNDERSTAND KIND OF
WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE. >> OKAY, MAKE A MOTION.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION. WE ASK HIM TO COME TO THE NEXT AIRPORT BOARD MEETING, PRESENT WHENEVER HE PLANS ON PRESENTING FOR TODAY AND GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MUCH ABOUT HIS FURTHER INTEREST IN DOING BUSINESS AND WE CAN DETERMINE, BUT I'M WITH Y'ALL TOO ON THE I DON'T NEED THAT WE NEED TO CHARGE RENT AS LONG AS WE ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO OUR
GUESTS. >> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM HIM.
>> I THINK HE NEEDS TO AT LEAST MAKE AN ASK, ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY. >> AND NO RENT, I'M TRYING TO COVER THE LEAST SO NO RENT UNTIL THAT TIME, UNTIL THE TIME
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HE COMES. >> THREE MORE MONTHS --
>> I THINK THAT'S VERY FAIR. >> THREE MORE MONTHS PENDING
UNTIL -- JULY 1? AND THEN HE CAN COME IN AND MAKE THE CASE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> YOU WANT A MOTION -- >> I CAN MAKE THE MOTION.
>> DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE?S THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY ALL IN FAVOR.
>> MAKE THE MOTION. >> DO WE HAVE AYES? [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE WILL BE BACK HERE IN MAY BUT FOR NOW, NO RENT UNTIL JULY
1. >> BUT CINDY WANTS TO QUIZ HIM.
[8. Discussion and Action to Approve the Airport Use Agreement for AirFest]
ALRIGHT SO, THE AIRPORT USE AGREEMENT AIFFEST.
>> I WASN'T SURE WHY THEY HELD THIS BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T GET IN IN TIME. SO, BIG COUNTRY AIRFEST, WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT THIS YEAR AND WE AGREED TO THAT.
WE JUST NEED TO HAVE THAT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AIRPORT USE AGREEMENT STANDARDS IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO COUNSEL.
BUT WE WOULD TAKE IT TO COUNSEL, WE TAKEN IN THE PAST JUST FOR THE PUBLICITY, JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT.
BASICALLY THEY TAKE OVER, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME SIDE, IT IS THE SAME SIDE AS BACK IN OCTOBER.
>> OCTOBER? >> AIRFEST IS MAY 21ST.
AND WE USE AGREEMENT IS THE 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND BECAUSE IT TAKES THREE DAYS TO SET UP. THERE IS NO CHARGE, WE DON'T CHARGE FOR THIS. AND THEY DO NOT CHARGE
ADMISSION. >> WE WILL BE USING PARKING
OVER AT THE EXPO. >> KNOW WE WILL PARK THEM ON
UDIBLE] >> IS THERE A MOTION TO O
APPROVE AIRPORT USE AGREEMENT? >>SO MOVED.
THANK YOU. >> ALRIGHT SO, I WOULD LIKE US
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT>> >> NEXT BOARD MEETING MAY 11.
3:30 PM. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT EVENTUALLY, THE TECHNOLOGY MIGHT ENABLE US TO END UP IN A MEETING TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS.
[01:15:14]
BOARD MEETINGS TO BE LIVE STREAMED.THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ARE EQUIPPED TO DO THAT.
>> THERE IS TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.
WE WILL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
THAT BEING SAID A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU!
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