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ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ORDER AT 334.
[CALL TO ORDER]
SO HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE.INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS AND NEW STAFF MEMBER.
SORRY I HAD TO GRAB THE SIGN IN SHEET.
SO WE HAVE ERIC BING'S WITH US TODAY IN THE BACK, AND JUSTIN PRICE AND THEN NATHAN. NATHAN.
WITH TSTC JOINING US TODAY, AND I THINK THAT IS ALL EXCEPT FOR STAFF.
AND. OH, MINDY PATTERSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, JUST WALKED IN, SO AND.
NEW STAFF MEMBER, ELIZABETH SMYSER.
TODAY, BUT IT'S HER SECOND WEEK ON THE JOB, SO WE APPRECIATE HER.
ELIZABETH, DO YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? ELIZABETH IS OUR NEW MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD.
SO I'LL LET HER GIVE HER A LITTLE BIO AND.
I'VE LIVED HERE IN ABILENE FOR THE LAST 12, 13 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ABILENE AND WHAT ABILENE IS DOING TO GROW AND ENCOURAGE GROWTH, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR CITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I AM EXCITED AND THRILLED AND JUST SO PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE, HOPEFUL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT PIONEERING SPIRIT, AND ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO COME ON BOARD WHEN THE ABILENE AIRPORT IS BEEN SO HEAVILY PROMOTING WOMEN IN AVIATION AND WITH OUR OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ACHIEVE GREATER HEIGHTS THAN EVER BEFORE.
SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE A PART TODAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
WE WILL CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPROVING THE MINUTES THAT WERE SENT OUT EARLIER.
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AND YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY.THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, MR. DON. OKAY, SO WE JUST GOT THE STATISTICAL REPORTS.
[3. Airport Management Reports]
WE'RE SHORT ONE REPORT, AND THAT WAS FROM HERTZ.LET ME MAKE SURE THAT, YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE THEIR REPORT YET.
THEY'RE STILL LEARNING OUR SCHEDULE.
SO. BUT WELL, ACTUALLY, NO, THEY DID REPORT, DIDN'T THEY, ALEX? I'D SAY YEP.
SO THEY HAD 67,180 IN RENTAL CAR REVENUE.
AND THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE FOR, FOR JANUARY.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE TWO MONTHS BEHIND.
FEBRUARY. OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ANYWAY, THAT'S THEIR SECOND MONTH IN OPERATION ESSENTIALLY.
SO THEY HAVE COME UP FROM THE 11,000 THAT WE HAD LAST MONTH, REPORTED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR ENPLANEMENTS ARE DOING STILL DOING VERY WELL.
UP 30. ENVOY IS UP 39% AND WE'RE UP 36% FOR THE YEAR.
WE HAVEN'T HAD CHARTERS IN OVER A MONTH.
SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO FIND A FIND A WAY TO, TO GET TO THOSE PEOPLE AND SEE WHY THEY ARE NOT SERVING THOSE OTHER GAMING DESTINATIONS BESIDES VEGAS.
THAT THAT WENT AWAY IN COVID JUST HAS NOT RECOVERED YET.
SO I'D LIKE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.
LOAD FACTOR ON ENPLANEMENTS IS 66%.
AND THAT'S STILL THAT IS LESS THAN WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN THE FALL.
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BUT. STILL THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SEATS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR MARKET, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT COME UP AND TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE FIVE DEPARTURES A DAY THAT WE HAVE.AND THEN OUR PARKING LOT REVENUES.
NUMBERS. ALMOST 67% INCREASE MONTH OVER MONTH OR MONTH OF 20TH APRIL OF 23 VERSUS APRIL OF 24, AND THEN UP 57% ALMOST FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
SO WE RAISED THE RENTS OR THEY'RE JUST USE MORE.
AND SO THE COMPARISON OF THE 56% OVER LAST YEAR DOES INCLUDE THAT INCREASE FROM $10 A DAY TO $12 A DAY THAT WE DID OCTOBER 1ST.
STILL THAT THAT IS, WE DID NOT BUDGET NEAR THAT MUCH.
WE WERE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR BUDGETING FOR REVENUE.
SO THIS THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE REVENUE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
ANY THAT GO INTO GENERAL AIRPORT USE, OR IS THAT DESIGNATED FOR OTHER REPAIRS NOW THAT THAT THAT GOES INTO OUR OPERATING THE AIRPORT'S OPERATING USES. SO. HELPS OFFSET THE COST OF OPERATING THE PARKING LOT, WHICH IS VERY SMALL RELATIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF INCOME IT BRINGS, BUT THE OVERALL OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT.
VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE THE PRICING REPORTS.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN IT DROP A LITTLE BIT.
COMPARING DFW AND MIDLAND, WE'RE STILL HIGHER, BUT NOT AS HIGH AS WE WERE LAST MONTH WHEN WE REPORTED ON THE WHAT COMPARED TO THE MIDLAND FLIGHTS.
SO GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AT LEAST.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ON TO LEGISLATIVE REGULATORY ISSUES? IF THAT'S. THE BEST IF THAT EXPEDITES US GETTING DONE.
YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE REALLY IS NOT, AGAIN, A LOT THAT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON.
FROM WHAT I THINK I HAD THE SAME REPORT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEW INFORMATION.
SO THE SAME REPORT FROM LAST MONTH WAS THAT THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
IT'S OPTIMISTIC, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE PAST SOME OF THE TURMOIL.
THE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE BILL FROM THE HOUSE GOING TO THE SENATE HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT.
SO. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT TO PASS.
OF COURSE, THEY'LL PROBABLY GO RIGHT UP TO THE DEADLINE.
ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTS, THE TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON WHEN TO BRING WHAT Y'ALL PASSED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO COUNCIL AND SEE WHEN HE WANTS TO DO THAT.
WE ARE ABOUT 80% DESIGNED NOW.
AND NOW IT'S COMING DOWN TO COORDINATING WITH UTILITIES.
SO THAT WILL HAVE TO BE RELOCATED.
WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING THAT WITH ATMOS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, REALLY.
SO THEY THEY KNOW IT'S COMING, BUT WE'LL BE WE'RE GOING TO WE ARE GOING TO BE RELYING ON ATMOS TO GET THAT DONE PRIOR TO STARTING OUR CONSTRUCTION. THAT NEEDS TO BE OUT OF THE WAY.
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SO WE WILL BE SO WE CAN DO THAT UNDER THE THE CONTRACT THAT WE BID HOPEFULLY BY LATE JUNE.THEY ARE WRAPPING THAT UP NOW.
TANKS ARE BEING REMOVED AS WE SPEAK.
THEY HAVE OPENED UP THE NEW FACILITY, THE ABOVE GROUND FACILITY.
IT PASSED ALL THE TESTS AND IT IS NOW IN USE.
CAR RENTAL QUICK TURN FACILITY.
AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE KIND OF HAD ON HOLD WHILE WE GOT A NEW OPERATOR ON ON THE AIRPORT.
THAT IS. WE'LL PICK THAT BACK UP PROBABLY JULY OR SO.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF STAFF BANDWIDTH AT THIS POINT, BUT WE'LL GET THAT BACK INTO DESIGN.
OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING OUT THERE EXCEPT FOR THE ESCALATORS INSIDE THAT AGAIN.
WE'RE JUST. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MESS WITH.
I SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO MESS WITH THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT COUNCIL WANTS US TO DO.
AS FAR AS THE TERMINAL PROJECT, IF THEY SAY, LET'S WAIT A COUPLE OF YEARS.
THEN WE'LL TRY TO FIND SOME MONEY TO FIX THOSE INSIDE ESCALATORS.
JUST REFURBISH THEM COMPLETELY.
REFURBISH THEM SO WE GET THEM BACK TO A RELIABLE.
BUT IF WE'RE IF WE GET THE GO AHEAD TO.
AND WE WILL NOT REFURBISH THOSE ESCALATORS.
RESTAURANT AND VENDING SERVICES.
GO, GO. GARY SEEMS TO BE DOING OKAY.
SO HE'S HE IS EXPLORING SOME OPTIONS FOR US.
AND. BECAUSE IT WOULD STILL BE HIS LEASED SPACE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT HE'S.
HE SEEMS TO BE A GOOD PARTNER AND IS TRYING TO FIND US SOME SOMETHING TO TO SERVE THOSE PASSENGERS.
OTHER THAN THAT AIR FEST? STEVE, I THOUGHT AIRFEST WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR.
AND REALLY, WE HAD PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY THAT GOOD.
THE CROWD COULD WALK AROUND AND ENJOY BEING OUT THERE UNDER SOME CLOUDY SKIES.
YOU KNOW, I MEASURE IN TERMS OF SMILES ON CHILDREN, WHETHER IT'S A SUCCESS OR NOT.
AND WE JUST HAD A MARVELOUS CROWD OF FAMILIES AND IT WAS SAFE.
AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
IT WAS WE HAD A GREAT, MAGNIFICENT TEAM THAT WE HAD TO PUT THAT THING TOGETHER.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND THE HELP OF THE AIRPORT STAFF.
Y'ALL MIGHT FIND THIS INTERESTING.
I ASKED PROBABLY TWO DOZEN PEOPLE, HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THE AIR SHOW? THE NUMBER ONE WAY WAS A FACEBOOK.
THE NUMBER TWO WAY WAS THE SIGN THAT TEX-DOT PUT OUT BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE AIRPORT.
YOU KNOW, WARNING PEOPLE THAT TRAFFIC MAY BE BACKED UP BECAUSE OF THE UPCOMING AIRSHOW ON MAY 4TH.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.
AND I MEAN, YOU GOT A LOT OF BILLBOARD COVERAGE AROUND TOWN TOO.
I WAS IMPRESSED WITH, I GUESS IT WAS PRIMARILY MARK LAMARR THAT DID THAT.
ANYWAY, ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ONE IN THE BOOKS THE NEXT YEAR WILL BE AT DYESS.
YES. ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE EMERGENCY PRACTICE DRILL? YES, WE SURE CAN.
IN FACT, I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.
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YEAH, I KNOW I AM.WE SIMULATE AN AIRCRAFT CRASH ON ONE OF OUR RUNWAYS AND OUR STAFF RESPONDS AS THEY WOULD OUR OPERATIONS OFFICERS OR FIREFIGHTERS, AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIREFIGHTERS AND AFD ABILENE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ABILENE POLICE, METRO CARE.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM THE CITY.
WE'RE ALL OUT THERE PARTICIPATING IN THIS.
IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD EXERCISE, IF YOU CAN SAY THAT.
SO IT'S GOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE THAT RESPONSE, EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW TO OPERATE ON AN AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT FIRST AND FOREMOST, BECAUSE THAT'S DIFFERENT AND KNOW THEIR KNOW THEIR JOB.
WE HAD VOLUNTEERS FROM EAGLE AVIATION SERVICES ON THE AIRPORT.
SOME CITY EMPLOYEES FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED AS A VOLUNTEER VICTIMS. AND THEN A COUPLE OF PEOPLE JUST FROM IN TOWN WHO HEARD ABOUT IT.
SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEM.
THEY HELPED MAKE THAT SUCCESSFUL.
A LOT OF THEM GOT MOBILIZED WHERE THEY GOT THE MAKE UP AND HAVE UGLY WOUNDS ON THEM.
WERE THERE ANY SURPRISES? I DON'T THINK THEY WERE SURPRISES.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND DEBRIEF OVER THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK.
BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS SURPRISING.
BUT YOU ALWAYS FIND LITTLE THINGS TO TWEAK.
SO. BUT IT WAS A GOOD EXERCISE.
SO NORMALLY THIS IS WHERE I WOULD HAND IT OVER TO ELIZABETH.
BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T A WHOLE LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
I DID I WAS IN AT A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK AND IN NASHVILLE, AND THAT IS WHERE MARTIN, CAMERAMAN, WHO CAME AND SPOKE TO YOU GUYS IN FEBRUARY, HE LIVES THERE.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS IN, IN THE FALL WITH AIRLINES AT ANOTHER AIR SERVICE CONFERENCE THAT WE TYPICALLY GO TO. BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, SHOULD WE BE AT SOMETHING BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER LARGER CONFERENCES THAT ARE REALLY GEARED TOWARD LARGER, LARGER AIRPORTS TO GET IN FRONT OF THESE AIRLINES THAT WE REALLY WANT TO TRY TO STAY IN FRONT OF.
AND HE'S NOT HEARING ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY'S READY TO MAKE MOVES QUICKLY INTO MARKETS OUR SIZE.
SO WE THINK THAT THE STAYING ON TRACK WITH THAT OCTOBER CONFERENCE IS GOING TO BE OUR BEST BET.
MOST ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT BET, PUT IT THAT WAY.
ARE WE STILL GOING FROM 5 TO 4 FLIGHTS THIS SUMMER THERE? YES, BUT ONLY FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
SO IN JUNE WE WILL SEE FOUR DEPARTURES.
BUT THAT IS FOR JUST A FEW WEEKS, I THINK 4 OR 5 WEEKS.
AND THEN THEY BRING US BACK UP TO FIVE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE DON'T KNOW.
STILL WAITING ON OUR GRANT FROM HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO FUND OUR ROAD.
AND WE'LL STAY ON THEM TO TRY TO TO GET THAT EXPEDITED AS BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
WE HAVE ONE VACANCY IN OPERATIONS, BUT WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON STANDBY TO FILL THAT.
SO. WE'RE GOOD ON STAFFING FOR THE AIRPORT.
AND THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR THIS TIME.
THE MARKETING COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW AT LUNCH.
SO WE'LL HAVE A REPORT IN JUNE THAT CINDY CAN GIVE US.
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AND IF YOU'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO.[5. Discussion and Action to Approve a Recommendation to City Council for Amendment 2 to the Lease with Bowie's ABI, LLC.]
SO AMENDMENT ONE WAS ALSO AN EXTENSION.BOWIS WAS SUPPOSED TO START CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE UNDER THE ORIGINAL LEASE.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY OF 24.
THEY CAME BACK AND ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION LATE LAST CALENDAR YEAR.
CITY MANAGER SIGNED IT TO GET THEM TO JULY 1ST.
SO THEY HAVE NOW COME BACK AND ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO JULY 1ST OF 25.
SO. WHERE WE CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT.
AND I CAN GO INTO DETAILS OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AND NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FOR US, BUT THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO KEEP. KEEP THIS ON TRACK.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE'LL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR? WE? I MEAN, WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE TYPICALLY CAN COVER, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR THOSE.
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO READ THAT PARAGRAPH TO COVERS LEGALLY COVERS THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH.
YEAH. I DON'T THINK HE DOES THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH, DOES HE? MAYBE IT'S JUST THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF ABILENE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
551.072. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THIRD PERSON.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE MAY NOW ADJOURN AND WE'LL GO INTO THE CHAMBERS.
CINDY, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE EXTEND THE LEASE TO BOYS.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M ABSTAINING. ONE ABSTAINED.
LET IT NOTE THAT KIRK IS ABSTAINED.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ALL APPROVED.
WE HAVE A NO VOTE TO HAVE A NO VOTE AS TO WHO WAS THE NO VOTE.
I MEAN, I'M JUST. YOU GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SAY NO.
YEAH. I'M SORRY I DID NOT SPEAK UP I APOLOGIZE, I DID SAY ANY NO'S.
AND THEN KIRK SAID THAT HE ABSTAINED AS WELL.
I FORGET THERE'S A MICROPHONE THAT I NEED TO ACTUALLY SPEAK INTO.
SO. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT? THAT IS THE ONLY ITEM WE HAD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
WE'LL MOVE. AND THERE'S RANDY AND STEVE.
ARE YOU GOING TO ABSTAIN? NO. ABSOLUTELY.
THAT MOTION IS AND WE ARE AT AT 415.
WE NEED TO HAVE YOU CHAIR FOR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.