[CALL TO ORDER]
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UNUSUAL SITUATION TODAY . FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 18 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, WE DON'T HAVE A BOARD CHAIR. IF WE COULD GET HIM TO FILL IN -- OUR VICE CHAIR IS OUT TODAY AS WELL. SO I'M GOING TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE AGENDA, AND WE WILL GET STARTED WITH A CALL TO ORDER , INTRODUCE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND VISITORS , AND THEN WE WILL DO A SPECIAL RECOGNITION AS WELL. OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER IS NANCY LILES . SHE JUST TOOK HER OATH OF OFFICE RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, SO WE ARE GOOD TO GO. AND VISITORS , WE'VE GOT GOOD MEN , MR. GOODMAN . HE REPRESENTS KIND OF GENERAL AVIATION AROUND TOWN, AND HAS AN INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT. HE ATTENDED OUR LAST MEETING AS WELL. GLAD TO HAVE HIM WITH US. AND THEN, WE HAVE OUR CITY STAFF HERE AS WELL. NOW , THIS IS WHAT WE ALL SHOWED UP FOR TODAY, TO RECOGNIZE LARRY GILL, WHO IS OUR PAST CHAIR AND A LONG SERVING BOARD MEMBER. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU, LARRY, FOR YOUR TIME -- INAUDIBLE ] YOU'VE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THAT. I APPRECIATE THE TIME. I APPRECIATE THE FRIENDSHIP AND THE COUNSEL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME OVER THESE YEARS, AND THE GUIDANCE, AND HELPING US THROUGH MULTIPLE PROJECTS AND ISSUES THAT WE'VE FACED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. BEST WISHES IN YOUR RETIREMENT
>> IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOME WORDS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO.
>> IT'S EVEN SPELLED RIGHT. >> WE DID SPELLCHECK IT.
>> WELL, I WILL , AS I THINK I MENTIONED LAST TIME, THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOARD , AND ESPECIALLY MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STAFF. WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH GOOD, ESPECIALLY I THINK BLESSED WITH THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE. IT'S ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS REALLY GRATIFYING TO LOOK BACK AND SEE SOMETHING, BUT OUT THAT WINDOW AT THE AIRPORT AND SEE -- THE OTHER DAY , THE DAY THAT WE DID THE I GUESS THE GROUNDBREAKING, NOT THE GROUNDBREAKING, WHATEVER , AND HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE, BECAUSE JUST AS WE DID THAT , THEN AN AIR FORCE JET WENT FLYING BY . I MEAN , THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY, RIGHT? THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS. BUT ANYWAY, TO ALL OF THE BOARD, CONGRATULATIONS. CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK. YOU HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF TO WORK WITH YOU, AND I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING , AND PROBABLY MAYBE EVEN CONVINCING A LITTLE BIT IF I SEE DON OR SOMETHING WE CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION OR TWO, BUT IT'S , IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WORTHWHILE THINGS WE CAN DO, AND PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE , I THINK, AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD, WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY AIRPORT WE HAVE, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO OUR COMMUNITY. I SEE IT GROWING. I SEE ABILENE GROWING. YOU LOOK AROUND AT ALL OF THE NEW BUSINESSES COMING TO TOWN. I SEE THINGS JUST
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HAPPENING . ABILENE IS GOING TO BE, THE AIRPORT IS GOING TO BE RIGHT BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS, AND FOR BEING MY FRIEND AND SUPPORTER FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS. THANK YOU.>> AND IT IS ALSO OPEN FOR COMMENT IF ANYONE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING NICE ABOUT LARRY BEFORE HE LEAVES.
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CONSIDERATION AND ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 14TH, 2022 MEETING. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK>> DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH ? >> AND A SECOND. AND THEN WE
[3. Airport Management Reports:]
WILL ROLL RIGHT INTO THE REPORTS , REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF STATISTICAL REPORTS, SO -- AS ALWAYS, LOOK AT AS THE NUMBER ONE METRIC, DECEMBER WASN'T ALL THAT GREAT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT'S A LITTLE SURPRISING, BUT, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT AMERICAN REDUCED ITS CAPACITY BY 18% IN OCTOBER FOR DECEMBER GOING INTO THE HOLIDAYS BECAUSE OF THE PILOT SHORTAGE , AND THE STRESSES THAT THEIR SYSTEM EXPERIENCED , AS WELL AS OTHER AIRLINES IN THE SUMMER , THEY ANTICIPATED THAT OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AS WELL , SO THEY PULL BACK ON THEIR SCHEDULE. I THINK THAT IS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO WHAT WE SEE HERE. WE HAD REDUCTIONS AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH , WE WILL LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF SEATS, BUT WE ALSO HAD THAT REDUCTION OF FLIGHTS WITH THAT 175 COMING IN NOVEMBER 30TH, AND CONTINUES TO DO SO TODAY. THAT WAS FRUSTRATING WHEN WE SAW THAT SCHEDULE CHANGE THAT AMERICAN PUT OUT, THAT REDUCTION OF 18% OF THEIR SYSTEM IN OCTOBER, AND KATE AND I PARTICULARLY KIND OF GNASHED HER TEETH AT THAT. HOWEVER, AMERICAN PROBABLY HAD THE LEAST PROBLEMS OF HER CHRISTMAS WITH THE SNOWSTORM THAT WENT THROUGH THE NORTHEAST , PARTICULARLY AFFECTING THE NORTHEAST. THEY PROBABLY HAD THE LEAST OF THE CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS OF THE MAJOR AIRLINES. THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE , ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T WEATHER CAUSE, BUT SOUTHWEST CERTAINLY HAD THEIR PROBLEMS AS WELL. LOOKING BACK, THAT PROBABLY WAS A SMART MOVE ON AMERICANS PART. FRUSTRATING FROM AN AIRPORT STANDPOINT. I'M SIR IT WAS FRUSTRATING FROM AMERICANS STANDPOINT TO NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THOSE SEATS, BUT I THINK IT SERVED THE PASSENGERS WELL FOR THE MOST PART , SO ANYWAY , BUT WE BELIEVE THAT IS THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO BEING DOWN 18% IS NOT HAVING THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAD, SYSTEMWIDE. HOWEVER , WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH REVENUE PASSENGERS UP 7%, AND , BUT THAT LEAVES US DOWN 5% OVER 2021. SO ANYWAY . LOOKING AT OUR PARKING LOT , PARKING LOT REVENUE , HAS PERFORMED WELL. WE WERE AT 1.5% FOR DECEMBER, AGAIN REFLECTIVE OF THE REDUCTION IN PASSENGERS IN DECEMBER , BUT OVERALL FOR THE YEAR , UP 7.86% , AND I WILL PROBABLY SAY THIS FOR THE LAST TIME, LOOKING BACK , THAT WE DID RAISE THE RATES IN THE PARKING LOT BY 11% , THAT BEGAN OCTOBER 1ST. THAT HAS HELPED CUSHION THAT INCREASE. AND HAVE A RENTAL CAR REVENUES PERFORMED VERY WELL FOR DECEMBER FOR THE HOLIDAY MONTHS , UP 6% . WE HAD QUITE A FEW CARS THAT WERE JUST PARKED OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, RENTAL CARS , THAT, THEY DON'T RENTAL LOT DURING DECEMBER, SO TO SEE THEIR SALES UP BY 6% WAS ENCOURAGING . 2.6% FOR THE[00:10:02]
YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?>> ARE WE STILL HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH STAFF COMING AND GOING , TWO-PART QUESTION. NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, BUT AT THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET THEIR TICKET COMING IN AND PAY, PREPAY PEER
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE PARKING LOT?
>> YES, I'M SORRY. >> OUR STAFFING HAS STABILIZED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES. WE HAD A STAFF MEETING THIS MORNING, AND WE ARE WORKING ON COMING UP WITH A PACKET TO PUT OUT ON THE STREET FOR THAT TO HELP ALLEVIATE THOSE HIGHS AND LOWS OF STAFFING . WE WILL BE BRINGING UP MORE DETAILS ON THAT AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS , BUT IT, WHILE IT IS STABLE RIGHT NOW, I CERTAINLY ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. I WILL SAVE THE PRESENT REPORT FOR TATE'S REPORT. REGULATORY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OF DATE. WE DO HAVE A NEW CONGRESS THAT WAS SEATED , AND THERE ARE SOME COMMITTEE CHANGES , COMMITTEE CHAIR CHANGES , THAT MAY IMPACT US ON THE HOUSE SIDE .
WE ARE EVALUATING THAT. ALSO , NEW PRIORITIES WITH REPUBLICANS TAKING THE HOUSE . SO , I'M GOING UP THERE IN FEBRUARY , THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY , AND MAKE THE ROUNDS ON THE HILL , AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME GOOD BUSINESS.
WE ALREADY HAVE OUR MEETINGS A SET , AND OUR DELEGATION OFFICES. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT , AND SOME JUST OTHER OFF CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS AS WELL THAT WE HOPE WILL BE PRODUCTIVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO BRIEFING YOU ALL ON THOSE WHEN I GET BACK. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE , IT MIGHT EVEN BE FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING. ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTS, TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS. SO, WE DO HAVE ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE WILL LOOK HERE IN ITEM 8 , BUT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THIS FIRST PHASE , BASICALLY THE TERMINAL MODERNIZATION PROJECT TOMORROW , SO WE WILL GET THAT AWARD TAKEN CARE OF, AND GET THEM TO WORK VERY QUICKLY WITH THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TOMORROW . THE FUNDING IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THAT , SO WE ARE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO YOU MAY BE IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING , THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC, BUT WE ARE PUSHING FOR IT, TO HAVE THE DESIGN OF THE NEXT PHASE OF TERMINAL EXPANSION , WHICH IS EXPANDING THE GATE AREA, THE SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT AREA, SO THAT WILL BE A HUGE PROJECT. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE DESIGN GOING. THAT WILL PUT US IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE GOING INTO GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR THAT WILL BE COMING OUT PROBABLY IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. IF WE CAN SAY WE ARE 90% DESIGNED AND READY TO GO FOR BID BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR FOR THAT PROJECT, THE NET MEANS THE SHOW YOU ARE BETTY DEFINITION THAT WE HEARD ABOUT YEARS AGO, BUT IT MAKES US MORE COMPETITIVE IF WE CAN SAY WE ARE READY TO GO WITH THAT PROJECT. THAT IS OUR GOAL. WE WOULD HAVE THAT COME TO YOU. IT WILL BE A LARGE EXPENSE . I'VE SEEN IT ALREADY , AND WE ARE NEGOTIATING, I WAS WORKING WITH THAT THIS ORNING. WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCEDURES WITH THE FAA AS FAR AS THE INDEPENDENT FEE REVIEW , AND DISTAL OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO WITH THAT. IT WOULD BE VERY NICE TO HAVE THAT TO YOU IN FEBRUARY . IT IS MY GOAL, BUT IT IS A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC. THE AIRCRAFT CHARGING STATION, AGAIN , I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD OUT OF THIS COMPANY , BETA TECHNOLOGIES. I AM SURE THAT ABILENE AERO HAVEN'T OR ELSE THEY WOULD HAVE CALLED ME ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. OUR CIP OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM , THAT IS VERY TERMINAL HEAVY. WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES TO THAT . OVER
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THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT HAS NOT CHANGED. THE FOREST SERVICE RAMP PROJECT , YOU WELL MAY HAVE SEEN THE INTERVIEW THAT REPRESENTATIVE LAMBERT DID IN THE MEDIA LAST WEEK . HE MENTIONED THAT AS ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES FOR EVERY DISTRICT.I'M VERY PLEASED TO HAVE HIM , HIS STAFF WORKING ON THAT ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR , AND OTHERS IN AUSTIN. HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE SOME MOVEMENT ON THAT SOON WITH THE LEGISLATURE GOING INTO SESSION. THE FUEL FARM RELOCATION , WE JUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO THAT YET WITH ABILENE AERO , BUT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN A CONTRACT TO BRING THEIR FUEL FARM FROM BELOWGROUND TO ABOVE GROUND. THAT WILL MEAN LOCATING TO A NEW SITE, RELOCATING TO A NEW SITE ON THE AIRPORT, SO WE WILL HAVE TO AMEND THEIR LEASE. WE SHOULD HAVE THAT READY FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER AT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING. THAT IS ALSO ITEM 6 TODAY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO ACT ON THAT TODAY. AND THEN THE CAR RENTAL QUICK TURNAROUND FACILITY , THAT AGAIN IS IN LIMBO . WE ARE PROBABLY 60% ON THE DESIGN OF THAT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WE UNTIL WE HAVE A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CAR RENTAL COMPANIES BEFORE WE PROCEED FURTHER WITH THAT , BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TWO COMPANIES THAT I KNOW OF WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE VACANT , THE OLD HERTZ BOOTH IN THE TERMINAL , SO WE ARE GOING TO BID THAT OUT , AND CONDUCT THAT HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. PROBABLY WE WILL HAVE THAT TO YOU IN MARCH.
ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACTOR UNDER NEW LEASE, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON WITH THE QTA DESIGN. AGAIN , WE ARE PROBABLY 3 TO 4 YEARS AT THE CURRENT RATE FOR THE CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE OF THREE DOLLARS PER DAY TO GETTING TO THAT LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. THAT IS KIND OF MY THAT HAS LAGGED . WE HAVE LET OTHER PROJECTS TAKE PRIORITY OVER THAT , BUT WE ARE AT A GOOD PLACE AS FAR AS DESIGN GOES. WE WANT TO PICK THAT BACKUP ONCE WE GET THE CURRENT COMPANIES AS WELL AS THE NEW COMPANY INTO THE TERMINAL. AND THEN THE AIRSTRIP ATTACK , I JUST HAVE THAT IN THEIR . WE WILL PROBABLY TAKE THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO THE TIME THAT THEY WILL BE BACK HERE IN OCTOBER, BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT , THAT WILL GO TO COUNSEL ON JANUARY 26TH . YOU GUYS MAY REMEMBER THE BOARD APPROVED IT IN DECEMBER , AND HAD IT ON THE JANUARY 12TH AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL , BUT HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHIFT SECTOR FOLKS, THE ONES WHO PUT THIS ON, AND THEY NEED SOME CLARIFICATION AND CLARIFIED LANGUAGE IN THE AGREEMENT , SO WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON THAT, BUT THE TERMS OF IT THAT YOU GUYS PAST IS ALL THE SAME. NONE OF THAT CHANGES. WE SHOULD HAVE IT ON THE JANUARY 26TH AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. WE DID MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS AND THAT THE DOWN ESCALATOR INSIDE GOING TO BAGGAGE CLAIM, WHICH IS THE MOST CRITICAL, IS WORKING . AND IN THE UP ESCALATOR , THEY CAME OUT AND WORKED ON IT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL ISSUES. WE HOPE YOU CAN GET THEM BACK OUT HERE NEXT WEEK TO FIX THAT. BUT WE ARE STILL WITH ONE OF THE REVOLVING DOORS AT THE FRONT IS NOT WORKING. THAT IS A MORE EXTENSIVE ISSUE . OUR STAFF IS , WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX IT, BUT IT IS STILL A PARTS ISSUE. GETTING PARTS, WE THINK 4 TO 6 WEEKS , AND WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST LET THE CONTRACTOR COME TO IT , BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLENTY THEY NEED TO BE DOING ON THE AIRFIELD AS WELL. AND WITH THAT , ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE ISSUES? OKAY. I WILL THROW IT OVER TO KATE.
>> HELLO. GET THAT AIRFARE COMPARISON REALLY QUICK THAT HE
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LEFT ME TO DISCUSS. ACTUALLY, 30 DAYS OUT, IT IS DEFINITELY A BETTER STORY FOR US. WE , YOU KNOW , JUST SORT OF LOOKING AT AIRFARE , WE UNDERSTOOD THAT FEBRUARY WOULD GO A LITTLE KINDER IN SOME AREAS. STILL A DECENT GAP , BUT IT IS AN OBVIOUS STORY TO SAY GOSH , IF YOU HAVE TO BOOK 14 DAYS OUT, YOU ARE PROBABLY PAYING A PREMIUM WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SEATS IN OUR MARKET. FEBRUARY STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SEATS OVERALL BECAUSE OF THE LOWER FREQUENCY. WE HAVE THE CONFIRMED SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY THAT SHOWS THREE FLIGHTS PER DAY , AND TWICE A WEEK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WE WILL SEE TWO FLIGHTS PER DAY. WE DECREASE ON SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAYS TO TWO FLIGHTS PER DAY, WHICH IS A STRUGGLE. WE'VE HEARD THAT AMONG OUR FRIENDS LOOKING TO TRY TO GET IN AND OUT AT A DECENT HOUR, OR COME IN AT A DECENT HOUR. I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF MY TRAVEL FRIENDS, I KNOW THAT IS A HARD THING. WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG GAP RIGHT NOW AND THE ARRIVAL TIME, YOU KNOW . IT'S GREAT. THERE IS A LAST FIGHT, BUT IT IS ALMOST MIDNIGHT. GET A 10:30 DEPARTURE , 11:30 ARRIVAL FOR US. IT ALSO MAKES SORT OF COVERING PARKING AND ALL OF THAT GREAT FUN LOGISTICS FOR ALL OF US WHEN WE HAVE A BIG SPREAD LIKE THAT. BUT WE ARE GATHERING OUR EVIDENCE AND WORKING TOWARDS CONTINUING TO SEE SORT OF WHAT THAT FREQUENCY LOOKS LIKE, MARCH , WITH THE CONVERSATION WITH AMERICAN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE WERE GLAD TO SEE AT LEAST A 72% LOAD FACTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED THAT.WE WERE DEFINITELY FEELING OUR AIRPLANES IN DECEMBER. THAT WAS GOOD. MARKETING , WE SORT OF SHARED WITH YOU ALL LAST MONTH AT ONE OF OUR THINGS , OBVIOUSLY DEFINITELY POKING OUT IS ONE OF OUR MESSAGES. WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW AIRCRAFT, BECAUSE THAT IS A NICE THING . AT LEAST IF YOU HAVE TO FLY HOME AT 11:30 AT NIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE SOME SPACE. I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE JUST GOT PRETTY WELL FINISHED WITH THIS 32ND SPOT , DON IS SO KIND TO LET ME SHOW OUR WORK THE SORT OF PROOF IN THE PUDDING, WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL THIS 30 SECOND SPOT THAT WE WILL RUN IN TV AND CTV MARKETS AS WELL. WE ARE
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT. >> IN ORDER TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, IT HELPS TO KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. INTRODUCING THE HOMBRE 175. NOW YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE JOURNEY, NOT JUST THE DESTINATION. COME FLY WITH US, ABILENE REGIONAL
AIRPORT. >> WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED . WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT TRAVELING AND GETTING TO THE OPEN SKIES, SO THAT IS WHAT WE , THAT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY BRA CUT. WE HAVE A FEW MORE EDITS TO MAKE, BUT WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED TO ROLL THAT OUT. THAT'S PRETTY WELL MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT JOB. >> JUST SHOWED ME THAT CLIP YESTERDAY ? I DON'T KNOW, THE BOARD HAS TO SEE THIS, THAT'S
PRETTY COOL. >> ALL RIGHT. THE BULLET POINT ON HOLIDAY AIR SERVICE ISSUES, JUST IN CASE YOU ALL WANT TO DISCUSS THAT, IT WAS A MESS. MY OWN DAUGHTER GOT CAUGHT UP IN THAT. SHE ENDED UP SPENDING THREE NIGHTS OVER CHRISTMAS IN ATLANTA BY HERSELF STUCK TRYING TO GET DOWN TO WHERE WE WERE IN TEMPLE. SO, WE FELT IT AS WELL , BUT IT WAS QUITE AN IMPLOSION OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM , AND AGAIN, KUDOS TO AMERICAN FOR RECOGNIZING THAT THAT WAS A POTENTIAL . THEY MAY NOT HAVE THEM AT THE EVENT WOULD'VE BEEN, BUT THEY KNEW THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OR THE ELASTICITY TO HANDLE A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE SYSTEM , BUT EVERY AIRLINE EXPERIENCED IT TO SOME DEGREE. IF, I MEAN, AGAIN , I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. IT MADE A LOT OF NEWS, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAD ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT AS WELL.
>> WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? >> YES. SO TODAY, WE WOKE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FAA HAD CANCELED ALL, OR HAD PLACED A
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GROUND STOP AT ALL AIRPORTS IN THE U.S. UK GROUND STOP MEANS NOTHING IN AND NOTHING OUT . IT AFFECTED THE AIRLINES PRIMARILY, BUT IT WAS FOR GENERAL AVIATION TRAFFIC. THE SYSTEM THAT WE USED, THAT AIRPORTS USE TO GIVE IT'S CALLED NOTICE TO AIRMEN , AND IT IS THE SYSTEM WE USE TO PUT OUT ADVISORIES TO PILOTS ON CONDITIONS, UNUSUAL CONDITIONS ON AN AIRPORT, OR IN AN STANDARD CONDITION ON AN AIRPORT, SO IF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON OUR RUNWAY GOES OUT, WE PUT OUT A NOTE TO THEM THAT SAYS LIGHTING ON RUNWAY 17 RIGHT THROUGH ON LEFT IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL SUCH AND SUCH TIME OR INDEFINITELY, BUT YOU USE IT, WE TYPICALLY HAVE SEVERAL OUT ALL THE TIME . ABI DOES. DFW PROBABLY HAS 20 TO 30 ALL THE TIME. HYPOTHETICALLY. PILOTS WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THOSE THIS MORNING, SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD BE FLYING INTO , OR THE DEPARTING AIRPORT EITHER BUT WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS THERE. OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE FAA ISSUED THE GROUND STOP UNTIL THEY COULD GET THAT SYSTEM BACK UP , AND IT WAS JUST A TECHNICAL GLITCH. WE DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE AT THIS POINT. THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THAT, BUT ANYWAY, IT DID CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN. MILITARY AND MEDEVAC FLIGHTS WERE EXEMPT, SO THEY COULD FLY THIS MORNING IF THEY NEEDED TO, BUT AIRLINES WERE GROUND STOPPED, AND GENERAL AVIATION TO MOST DEGREES WERE STOPPED AS WELL. WE , LET'S SEE, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT AND REVISED ROADWAY. WE ARE LOOKING TO THE RAYS GRANT THROUGH THE U.S.DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE EXPECT THAT, WELL THAT IS OUT NOW, AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 20TH TO GET THAT APPLICATION IN. WE'VE HIRED OUR ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THAT APPLICATION FOR US , AND WE HAVE GOT THEM UNDER CONTRACT NOW TO DO THAT. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT SUBMITTED IN TIME FOR CONSIDERATION PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW , MAYBE 3 TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE WE FIND OUT IF WE GOT IT OR NOT. BUT THAT WILL BE TO FUND THE ACCESS ROAD GOING THROUGH THAT AREA. OR A MAJOR PORTION OF THAT, ACTUALLY . ALL RIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS. FACILITIES COMMITTEE, NO COMMITTEES MET IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY, AND SO NO
[5. Discussion and Action to Approve a Recommendation to City Council for a Lease and Operating Agreement with Bowie's ABI, LLC]
COMMITTEE REPORTS. AND THEN ITEM 5 , DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO APPROVE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH BOWIE'S ABI, LLC , AND AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN AWARE THROUGH OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSIONS, THIS HAS BEEN IN NEGOTIATION SINCE I THINK MAY . STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN IN NEGOTIATION WITH BOWIE'S ABI, LLC SINCE MAY OF 2022. WE'VE COME A LONG WAY. WE NOW HAVE THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE READY TO REVEAL TO THE WORLD AND BRING TO COUNSEL TOMORROW. IT IS ON THEIR AGENDA. I HAVE MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH IT AS WELL, BUT IF NOT THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY REBOOT AND TRY AGAIN, BUT THIS, THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS AGAIN FOR MANY MONTHS.WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BOWIE'S ABI, LLC FOLKS. I WANT TO THANK DCOA STAFF FOR BRINGING THEM TO US. THEY REFERRED THEM TO US. AND WE HAVE RUN WITH IT FROM THERE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS LAND-USE PLAN AVAILABLE TO DIRECT US ON WHERE TO PLACE THIS , AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE WORKS TO HELP MAKE THIS EASIER, LIKE WITH THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WE HAD DONE, WHERE IT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE WORKS WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS BEING NEGOTIATED. WE DO HAVE INCLUDED HERE THE PRESENTATION THAT I PREPARED FOR CITY COUNCIL, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE IDEA OF AN SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING -- CAN SEE THIS, RIGHT? BOWIE'S APPROACH TO US BACK IN THE
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EARLY SUMMER, LATE SPRING , TOP RATE, TO LEASE LAND FROM US TO OPERATE A CONVENIENCE STORE AND RETAIL FUSE STATION AND RESTAURANT. THIS AGAIN IS A LONG HIGHWAY 36 , APPROXIMATELY DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM TIGER BOATS PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 36. THIS WOULD BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 36, THE AIRPORT SIDE. THEY ALSO WANT TO BUILD A ROAD, AN ACCESS ROAD, A PORTION OF IT THAT WOULD CONNECT TO HIGHWAY 36 AT THE INTERSECTION TO BRING DOWN ABOUT 600 FEET TO THEIR PROPERTY. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A 40 YEAR GROUND LEASE WITH THEM. THAT IS A LONG TIME. THAT IS THE MAXIMUM THAT A STATE LAW AND MUNICIPALITY CAN ENTER WITH ANY ENTITY. SO 40 YEARS ON THE GROUND LEASE , AND THEY WILL CONSTRUCT ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE ACCESS ROAD , WITHIN, AND THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL START WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. IF YOU, THERE IS ANOTHER , YET IF YOU COULD, OKAY. SO , IN CONSIDERATION OF BOWIE'S CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND THEM TURNING THE OWNERSHIP OF THE ROAD OVER TO THE CITY, THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THAT ROAD AFTER THAT, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO IT TO BRING IT FARTHER DOWN TO AIRPORT BOULEVARD, AND THEN , BUT IN CONSIDERATION FOR THAT, BOWIE HAS ASKED THAT THE CITY NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER CONVENIENCE STORE OR FUEL STATION ON CITY PROPERTY WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF THIS LEASED PROPERTY . MOST OF THAT IS AIRPORT PROPERTY , BUT THERE IS A PORTION IN FRONT OF THE ZOO THAT WOULD BE CITY-OWNED AS WELL , BUT THAT ONLY APPLIES TO CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ANY PRIVATE LAND OLDER. SO THE CITY IS AGREEING TO THAT, AND AGAIN , THAT IS BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT IN THE ROAD AND TURNING THAT OVER TO US, AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE DURATION OF THIS LEASE AGREEMENT. SO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FOUR THE AGREEMENT, THE AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE GROUND RENT FROM BOWIE'S AFTER THE ACCESS ROAD CONSTRUCTION COST HAS BEEN AMORTIZED OVER 10 YEARS. IN ADDITION , ONCE THEY OPEN FOR BUSINESS , THE AIRPORT WILL START RECEIVING A PERCENTAGE CONCESSION FEE OF GROSS SALES, 1% OF THE GROSS SALES , WE WILL GET THAT , AS WELL AS ONE CENT PER GALLON OF FUEL SOLD. SO , WE ARE LOOKING AT A PRETTY GOOD REVENUE SOURCE FOR US. AGAIN , I THINK EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS , BUT THIS IS THE AREA , I'M NOT GOOD WITH COLORS, THE GREENISH, BLUISH -->> TEAL . >> THE TEAL TRIANGLE THERE IS THE CONCEPTUAL AREA . WE WILL HAVE A SURVEY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO ACTUALLY ATTACH TO THE LEASE THAT WILL BE THE DECLARING DOCUMENT OF THAT LEASE PREMISE . OKAY . AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT FITS IN WITH WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PERCEIVED AS AREA B . THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THAT ROAD , BUT IT STILL LEAVES US WITH MOST OF THAT AREA THAT WE'VE ENVISIONED OVER THIS DEVELOPMENT THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO OF DEVELOPING AREA B. SO THIS WE HOPE IS THE CATALYST FOR MORE TO COME THAT WILL GIVE US , WITH THAT R.A.I.S.E. GRANT, WE CAN GET THAT ROAD AND REALLY START MARKETING THESE OTHER TRACTS OF LAND TO START GETTING TENANTS IN THEIR , AND START GETTING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUT HERE. WE ARE AND WILL BE WORKING WITH DCOA TO FIND THOSE TENANTS, GO OUT AND FIND BUSINESSES TO RELOCATE OR RELOCATE TO THE AIRPORT ON
THIS SITE. >> YOU'VE PROBABLY ADDRESSED THIS, BUT WILL THERE BE ANY, WILL THE ROAD THAT WE SEE ON THIS BE THE ONLY PENETRATION INTO THAT SITE? IN OTHER WORDS,
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THE PEOPLE THAT BUY THESE PARCELS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUTIN EXITS OFF OF 36? >> SO, WE WILL BE RELEASING THIS LAND. I REALLY HAVE NO INTENTION OF SELLING OFF ANY OF THESE, BUT IF THEY WANT ANOTHER ACCESS ONTO HIGHWAY 36, DIRECTLY ONTO IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH TXDOT ON THAT. I THINK WE KNOW THEY CERTAINLY HAVE THEIR STANDARDS, BUT I REALLY ENVISION THIS ROAD AS BEING THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO THOSE TRACKS. NOW , BOWIE'S DOES WANT ONE OR TWO DRIVEWAYS OFF OF THEIR PROPERTY ONTO HIGHWAY 36. THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH TXDOT TO GET THAT DONE. AND I WILL SAY THIS, BEFORE I FORGET, BOWIE'S REPRESENTATIVES WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. WE DO WANT TO GET THEM TO YOU TO INTRODUCE TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING, THEY HAD WANTED TO BE HERE , BUT THEIR SCHEDULES DO NOT ALLOW FOR THAT. MAYBE BY THE TIME WE GET A SITE PLAN THAT WE BRING TO YOU, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME, BUT WE , WE DO WANT TO GET THEM HERE, AND I KNOW THEY WANT TO COME AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AS WELL.
>> BEING THAT WE ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR, HAVING NOT SEEN A LOT OF THEM, IS THIS GOING TO EMULATE -- SIZE -- BUILT OUT
ON 83? >> SO , THE -- STATION , THIS WAS THEIR FIRST SITE, SO , WE THINK IT WILL BE REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO THIS , BUT THEY TOLD US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THEY ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING A REVISION TO THEIR DESIGN, SO WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL CONCEPT YET , BUT IT SHOULD BE REALLY CLOSE TO THIS. I THINK KATE CAN BRING UP THE ONE THAT IS ON 83-84. THIS IS SUCH AS: LOCATION. WE WENT AND TOOK PICTURES OF IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO OPENING WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WE THINK . ACTUALLY THEY TOLD US LAST WEEK THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OPENING , BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ABOUT THIS WEEK, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY UPDATES ON THAT, BUT IT IS, IT'S A VERY NICE , AND IT'S A VERY TEXAS DESIGNED TO IT ON THE INSIDE. AND YOU CAN SEE , THEY ARE USING THAT, THIS LOCATION IS BRANDED FOR A LINE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR FUEL BRAND IS GOING TO BE. THEY CAN CERTAINLY CHOOSE WHO THEY WANT TO. THEY WILL HAVE FUEL FOR, YOU KNOW , REGULAR CARS AND PICKUP TRUCKS, BUT THEY WILL ALSO HAVE LARGE TRUCK FUELING AS WELL.
>> WHEN THEY VISITED , SORT OF A RELOOK INTO WHAT THIS STORY LOOKS LIKE AS TO WHAT THE AIRPORT WOULD LOOK LIKE, IT'S REALLY JUST IN THE NAME OF FOOD. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CORRIDOR REALLY LACKS THAT, SO I THINK THAT THEY ARE REALLY JUST REEVALUATING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE REALLY OFFERING ALL OF THE AMENITIES THAT THAT CORRIDOR COULD REALLY BENEFIT
FROM . >> ARE THERE CONDITIONS ON BOWIE AS TO MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP?
>> YES. THERE ARE STANDARDS IN THE LEASE . IT HAS TO BE WELL-MAINTAINED. ABSOLUTELY THERE ARE.
>> EVEN THEIR EMPLOYEES. IF WE HEAR A NOTE WE WANT TO BE SURE WE TALK TO THEM. WE WANT A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF AIRPORT
BUSINESS. >> AND WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE THAT THAT BOWIE'S REPRESENTATIVES WE'VE DEALT WITH HAVE BEEN VERY UPFRONT WITH US. YOU KNOW , I THINK THEY WANT TO RUN A FIRST-CLASS OPERATION , SO WE HAVE NO HESITATION ABOUT ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT , NO RED FLAGS ON THIS THROUGHOUT OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO WORK
WITH. >> A MOTION TO ALLOW YOU ALL
TO MOVE FORWARD THIS PICK >> WE DO NEED A MOTION TO
ACCEPT THAT AGREEMENT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
>> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A DEAL COMING . WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT. AGAIN ,
[6. Discussion and Action to Approve a Recommendation to City Council for a lease amendment with Abilene Aero.]
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ITEM 6 , WE ARE GOING TO SKIP THAT. THAT ISN'T READY TO COME[7. Conduct Board Chair and Vice-Chair Elections]
TO YOU YET. SO, ITEM 7 , WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A CHAIR, AND OUR VICE CHAIR HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO VACATE HIS POSITION AS WELL AS VICE CHAIR YOUR KEY STILL ON THE BOARD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY GILLILAND IS NOT HERE TODAY. HE COULDN'T MAKE IT. SO , WE NEED TO HAVE AN ELECTION , AND WE CAN DO IT THIS MEETING. WE CAN DO AT THE NEXT MEETING , BUT WE DO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SOON . I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT , AND WE CAN , SO , I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ELECTION TODAY IF WE HAVE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TO SELF NOMINATE, BASICALLY , OR YOU CAN BE NOMINATED BY SOMEONE ELSE AS WELL. BUT IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO NOMINATE SOMEONE OR NOMINATE THEMSELVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE AIRPORT>> EVERYONE IS JUST JUMPING AT IT.
>> HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE?
>> ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC DUTIES?
>> WE CAN NOMINATE CINDY . >> I MEAN , IT REALLY IS , THERE IS NOT A LOT, IT'S NOT A BIG LIFT . YOU KNOW , I WOULD DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS , PARTICULARLY IF WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT MIGHT BE MORE INVOLVED AND MIGHT EVEN BE CONTROVERSIAL, DISCUSS THAT WITH THE BOARD CHAIR PRIOR TO THE MEETING. YOU KNOW , IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME , BUT , YOU KNOW , JUST KIND OF DISCUSSING THE AGENDA , AUNTS, AND THAT MIGHT BE ONE, YOU KNOW , AND OUR A MONTH TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA AT MOST, OR IF WE HAVE SOMETHING BIG, LIKE, AGAIN , IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON SOMETHING BIG COMING UP AND KEEPING THE BOARD CHAIR INFORMED. THAT WAY I DON'T WANT HIM OR HER TO GET SURPRISED IN A MEETING THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. AND THEN IF WE HAVE AN EVENT AT THE AIRPORT, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THAT, BUT THE BOARD CHAIR TYPICALLY SPEAKS AT THAT OR SOME OTHER AIRPORT RELATED EVENT. IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME. IT REALLY DOESN'T.
>> I HAD ENTERTAIN NOMINATING BRIDWELL FOR THE BOARD CHAIR.
>> DON, I WORK A LOT WITH YOU ANYWAY.
>> WE CAN COMBINE THEM INTO ONE.
>> COMBINE THEM. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO , ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> GRADE DIDN'T VOTE. >> NOW VICE CHAIR , AND THE VICE CHAIR FILLS IN WHEN THE CHAIR CANNOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD MEETING. WE KEEP THE VICE CHAIR INFORMED AS WELL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN
VICE CHAIR? >> IT FEELS LIKE TO TELL THE
>> I'M RETIRED. >> I'D BE HONORED TO STAND
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BESIDE EAR. >> WELL I WILL RETURN THE FAVOR
AND I WILL NOMINATE BLACK . >> I SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF DARRIN BLACK? CONGRATULATIONS, DARRIN. THANK YOU BOTH FOR STEPPING IN. I LOOK FORWARD TO
[8. Discussion and Action to Approve a Recommendation to City Council for Add Alternate 1 in the amount of $44,500.00 to the Airport Terminal Modernization Phase 1 contract with Teinert Construction.]
WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ACTION ITEM FOR TODAY IS TO DISCUSS DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO REPROVE A RECOMMENDATION OF CITY COUNCIL FOR ADD ALTERNATE ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,500 TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL MONETIZATION PHASE ONE CONTRACT . SO WHEN I BROUGHT THAT CONTRACT TO YOU LAST MONTH, I BROUGHT THE OVERALL PROJECT , THE ORIGINAL BID PRICE OF $2,660,000 , BUT WE ALSO HAD AN ALTERNATE ONE . I THOUGHT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE $2,006,600 . I DON'T KNOW WHY HE THOUGHT THAT PEER GETS AWAY SEPARATE.BUT I DID NOT CALCULATE THAT IN, SO WE HAVE TO ADD THAT IN , AND WHAT THAT IS, THAT IS $44,500 WORTH OF PAINTING IN OFFICE AREAS WERE PUBLIC AREAS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE FAA GRANT . SO , IT IS, WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THAT. IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING THROUGH OUR BOND DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE USING FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT IT IS JUST AN ADDITION TO THE CONTRACT. THAT WOULD BRING THAT CONTRACT TO -- $2,704,500 . AND THEN WE WOULD REDUCE THAT CONTRACT , WHICH WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE $1,767,224 FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE PRIME CONTRACT , BUT THAT $44,500 STAYS THE SAME ADD ALTERNATE ONE. SO THIS IS TO ADD $44,500
TO THE CONTRACT -- >> ADDING IT TO THE 1.7 MILLION? OR IS IT STILL GOING TO BE 2.7?
>> YES. SO, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE CONTRACT GOES FROM $2,660,000 , YOU ADD THE $44,500 TO GET $2,704,500 . THEN , THEN , THEN UL APPROVED ALREADY THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE CONTRACT, CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE THAT REDUCED THE CONTRACT AMOUNT, BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE $44,500. THAT ADD ALTERNATE WILL STAY THE SAME. SO, WHAT WE NEED IS ACTION ON APPROVING ADD ALTERNATE ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,500.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND, SO, WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. ALL
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
RIGHT. WE DO NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION REALLY FAST, SO PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072, 551.076 , WE NEED TO DISCUSS THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN WE WILL AND WE ARE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION, EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH NO* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.