[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:11] DO YOU HAVE ANY VISITORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE YOURSELF? WE DO HAVE ONE. ONE VISITOR, TWO VISITORS. PARK HILL AND STC. SO ANYWAY. OKAY. THEY'LL SPEAK LATER. NOT UNLESS THEY FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK. SO. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. [2. Consideration and Action Approving Minutes of the April 9, 2025 Meeting.] WE'LL HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES THAT ARE MAILED OUT. THEY WERE EMAILED OUT EARLIER, AND WE ALL HAD A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THOSE. THEY BE APPROVED. WHO IS IT? KURT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND. A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOPE. ALL RIGHT, MR. AIRPORT DIRECTOR. [3. Airport Management Reports] OKAY. WELL. WE DO NOT HAVE STATISTICS. RIGHT, ALEX? SO BECAUSE OF THE FORMAT THAT AMERICANS SENT THEIR NUMBERS TO US THIS TIME, HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THEM AND ATTACH THEM TO THE STATISTICS. SO WE'LL SEND THOSE SEPARATELY HERE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BUT ALONG WITH THE WHOLE REPORT, BECAUSE REALLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT EMPLOYMENTS, RIGHT? SO BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO THE BOARD IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES UPDATE REALLY IS NOTHING PENDING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE WE'RE WATCHING A FEW THINGS HAPPEN. INCLUDING THE THE BUDGET, FEDERAL BUDGET. BUT NOTHING THAT'S ON THE HORIZON FOR US REGULATORY WISE FROM OUR FEDERAL FRIENDS. CURRENT PROJECTS. WELL, GUESS WHAT, FOLKS? WE HAVE A BOND TO TO FUND OUR PROJECT. $20 MILLION AT THE VOTERS APPROVED ON MAY 3RD. WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE VOTERS OF ABILENE FOR APPROVING THAT. AND THEN COUNCIL. SO COUNCIL DID RATIFY THE ELECTION RESULTS ON MONDAY. SO WE WE HAVE THAT IT IS OFFICIAL. SO WE WILL SIT ON THAT, THAT THAT BOND WILL THAT WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR SO. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON OUR FAA GRANT, SO WE WON'T TAKE THAT BOND OUT IMMEDIATELY. BUT WE WE WILL PROBABLY CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR, MAYBE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR AS WE MOVE THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND GET READY TO START CONSTRUCTION, PROBABLY INTO THE FIRST QUARTER, BEGINNING OF SECOND QUARTER OF 2026. SO YOU HAVE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOW IT PASSED 52% TO 48%. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY EXPECTED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A CLOSE VOTE. BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THAT THAT $20 MILLION OPENS UP THE GREATER POSSIBILITY OF GETTING SOME OF THE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS THAT WE'RE GOING FOR. FAA WANTED TO SEE COMMUNITY SUPPORT BEHIND OUR APPLICATION, THAT IT WASN'T JUST GRANT MATCH FOR WHAT WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR, BUT MORE COMMUNITY BUY IN. SO WE WE WILL BE ABLE TO COVER THE THE NOT ONLY THE GRANT MATCHES, BUT ALSO WHICH ARE 5 TO 10% OF THE GRANT TOTALS. THE THE DIFFERENCE IS 25 AND 26. FY 25 FY 26 GRANTS ARE GOING TO BE AT 5%, AND THEN THOSE ISSUED IN 2728, WHICH WE KIND OF ANTICIPATE HAVING TO DIP INTO THOSE YEARS, POSSIBLY EVEN FY 29. THOSE WOULD THEORETICALLY BE BACK TO THE NORMAL 10% FAA REAUTHORIZATION, WHICH PASSED LAST YEAR, AUTHORIZED NON HUB AIRPORTS, WHICH ABILENE IS AT A 5% MATCH GRANT MATCH. SO YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN THE THE FAQS THAT ELIZABETH PUT TOGETHER, THAT THAT WAS ABOUT A $311,000 SAVINGS FOR THAT 5% VERSUS 10% GRANT MATCH. SO WE HAVE SO WE HAVE THAT AND THEN WE HAVE THE INELIGIBLE COSTS OF A TERMINAL PROJECT, WHICH ARE YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY TYPICAL THAT YOU WOULD HAVE COSTS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT FUNDING. SO WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO COVER THOSE INELIGIBLE COSTS TOO. SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH THAT. AND THEN AND THAT IT HELPS US COMPETE WELL FOR THE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS AND THE AIRPORT [00:05:06] TERMINAL PROJECT GRANT THAT WE EXPECT TO BE APPLYING FOR LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL WHEN FAA RELEASES WHAT THEY CALL A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. AT THAT TIME FOR FY 26, AND AGAIN, THAT FY 26 WILL BE THE LAST YEAR FOR THAT GRANT OPPORTUNITY, THAT GRANT SUNSETS, THAT GRANT TYPE SUNSETS IN FY 26. SO ANYWAY, SO YES, THAT WAS A BIG, BIG BOOST FOR US. WE WERE WE'RE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE THAT AND AND THANKFUL AGAIN TO THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE FOR GIVING US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PUT THIS WHOLE PROJECT TOGETHER. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE CONTINUING ON THE DESIGN PROCESS, AND YOU'LL SEE AN ACTION ITEM HERE A LITTLE BIT THAT IS TIMELY FOR THAT AS WELL. ON THE AIRCRAFT RAMP PROJECT THAT IS CONTINUING, WE ARE IN JUST THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF THAT WHERE THE GAS LINE, THE ATMOS GAS LINE, IS BEING RELOCATED. THAT WORK REALLY JUST STARTED LAST WEEK BECAUSE ATMOS HAD TO GET BETTER, GET BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING AN ALLOWANCE TO THEM FOR THAT. AND THEN WE'RE RELOCATING TWO FAA FIBER LINES. SO THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY AND HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HOPEFULLY GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THAT I HOPE BY EARLY JUNE FOR THE FAA FIBER LINE RELOCATION. SO. AND THEN ONCE, ONCE THEY HAVE THOSE TWO RELOCATES IN PLACE, THEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY BEGIN WORK ON THE ACTUAL RAMP ITSELF. START TURNING DIRT OUT THERE ON THE ON THE RAMP AND BUILDING THAT PART OF IT. QUICK TURN FACILITY. I MIGHT AS WELL JUST TAKE THAT OFF OF HERE, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE WE HAVE A THAT EXTENSION. IT WAS A $15,000 AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN FEE WITH JACOB AND MARTIN TO FINISH OFF THE DESIGN. AND WE, THEY WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO SIT ON THE SHELF EVEN WHEN WE FINISH THAT DESIGN, WHERE WE'LL GET IT TO ABOUT 90%, 95%. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE SHELF UNTIL WE'VE COLLECTED ALL OF OUR FUNDS FROM THE CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE, AND TO BUILD WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE ENOUGH TO BUILD IT. AND THEN WE'LL PULL THAT OFF THE SHELF. TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT BASED ON WHERE WE ARE IN ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO, AND THEN PUT IT OUT FOR BID. OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS. WELL, OUR. I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT OUR OUTSIDE ESCALATORS ARE WORKING AGAIN. AS OF MONDAY NIGHT IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD THE STATE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT IDENTIFIED SOME SENSORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH ESCALATORS. SO WE HAD THEM, TURNED THEM OFF, AND WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE CONTRACTOR TO GET PARTS IN AND THEN GET THE WORK SCHEDULED. AND THAT FINALLY HAPPENED MONDAY. SO THEY'RE WORKING THANKFULLY. AND WE'LL GET HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP IT WORKING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS WHILE WE GET TO THE POINT OF REMOVING THEM. SO GLAD TO GLAD TO HAVE THAT DONE. OPERATIONS. EVENTS. AIRPORT TENANT ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS FAR AS TENANT ISSUES. THE AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD. WE HAVE YOU GUYS APPROVED LAST MONTH, AND THEN COUNCIL DID THE AMENDMENT TO THE AND TIED CONTRACT TO FINISH OFF THE DESIGN OF THE ROAD AND ADD IN SIGNAGE AND SOME OTHER ELEMENTS. AND WE'RE JUST GETTING TO WHERE WE'RE EXECUTING THAT THAT WAS DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE CYBERATTACK THAT THE CITY EXPERIENCED. AND SO GETTING THAT BACK INTO GETTING THAT EXECUTED. HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK. BUT ALL OF THE, ALL THE OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WE WOULD MAINTENANCE WITH THE PHONES FALL INTO THIS. WHAT'S MAINTENANCE FOR THIS MORNING THAT YOUR PHONES WEREN'T. OH, THAT'S PART OF THE CYBER ATTACK. THAT'S A NETWORK ISSUE. YEAH. SO DO THEY KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM? OR A PRETTY GOOD IDEA. YEAH. THAT THAT IS ALL. BEING CLOSELY HELD BY IT. SO. YEAH. ALSO UNDER OPERATIONS EVENTS. [00:10:09] SO WE HAD OUR ANNUAL FAA INSPECTION CERTIFICATION INSPECTION TWO WEEKS AGO. WE GOT THE NOTICE LAST OR EARLIER THIS WEEK. THERE WAS A NO DISCREPANCY REPORT, WHICH IS AS CLOSE TO WHAT THE FAA IS GOING TO SAY, A PERFECT INSPECTION AS THERE POSSIBLY CAN BE. SO WE'RE PROUD OF OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF. AND, SEAN FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THE FIELD OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND TO GET A POSITION TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE AIRFIELD LOOKED REALLY GOOD. AND IT'S ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE'S ALWAYS GRASS TO MOW. THERE'S ALWAYS BULBS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND LIGHTS AND SIGNS AND OTHER ISSUES. BUT AS LONG AS WE SHOW THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF IT, WE'RE IDENTIFYING THOSE ISSUES AND REPAIRING THEM ON ORDERLY BASIS AND TIMELY BASIS. THEN FAA SAYS YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB, AND THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT NO DISCREPANCIES. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR FOLKS FOR GETTING US THAT THAT RESULT THIS YEAR. OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL THROW IT TO ELIZABETH TO TALK ABOUT OUR MARKETING PROGRAM. OKAY. I'M GOING TO UTILIZE THE TECHNOLOGY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT, BUT IT'LL BE ON THE IT'LL BE ON THE RECORDING. THEY CANNOT SEE IT ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MONITORS. OKAY. OH. YOU CAN. OKAY. EXCELLENT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING PROGRAM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES FOR YOU. I HAVE THE SCHEDULE REPORT AS SHARED BY OUR MARKETING CONSULTANT, AND HE'S FORECASTED THAT THROUGH OCTOBER. AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT THAT HE MADE IN REGARD TO OUR TO OUR FORECASTED PROGRAMING IS THAT OUR CITY REALLY AND TRULY ENJOYS VERY STABLE SERVICE WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY CONSISTENT. THERE'S THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT CAN MATCH THE LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY THAT WE SEE FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES. SO THE SCHEDULE THAT HE FORECASTED IS THROUGH OCTOBER WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 160 MONTHLY DEPARTURES. THAT'S BOTH WAYS. MONTHLY SEAT AVAILABILITY AVERAGES A LITTLE BIT OVER 10,000, WITH PEAK MONTHS REACHING 14,000 SEATS. THE EMBRAER 175, AS YOU KNOW, DUAL CABIN AIRCRAFT, WHICH GIVES OUR TRAVELERS BOTH FIRST CLASS AND ECONOMY SEATS. THAT'S OUR PRIMARY AIRCRAFT. THIS TYPICALLY FLIES THROUGH API FOR FOUR TIMES A DAY. AGAIN BOTH WAYS. THE EMBRAER 170 WITH 70 SEATS. THIS IS TYPICALLY ONE ONE FLIGHT A DAY BOTH WAYS. THIS USAGE USAGE HAS GROWN, BUT AGAIN THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE REGULAR DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR AIRLINES, WITH OUR AIRLINE PARTNER, AND WITH PROSPECTIVE AIRLINES TO UPDATE THEM ON CURRENT TRAVEL TRENDS AND PASSENGER NUMBERS FOR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING OMNICHANNEL DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGNS. THAT'S DIGITAL ADS THAT YOU CAN BE SEEING ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, MULTIPLE TYPES OF SCREENS IN CONJUNCTION WITH BILLBOARD ADVERTISING. SO WE'VE BEEN TARGETING BOTH FAMILY AND BUSINESS TRAVELERS. OUR BUSINESS TRAVELER MESSAGING HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL. SO FOR OUR DIGITAL CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE, AS OF APRIL 25TH, WE HAD NEARLY 120,000 IMPRESSIONS, NEARLY 2000 CLICKS, WITH A CLICK THROUGH RATE OF 1.65%. THE BUSINESS TRAVEL ADS PERFORMED WITH 68% OF THE CLICKS, AND THERE WERE A VARIETY OF FOUR DIFFERENT ADS, AND THE BUSINESS TRAVEL ADS GAINED GARNERED THE MAJORITY OF THE CLICKS. SO WE KNOW THAT THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TARGET THAT MESSAGING. RIGHT NOW IN DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE NEW CREATIVE HIGHLIGHTING FIVE FLIGHTS A DAY AND POPULAR ONE STOP DESTINATIONS LIKE ORLANDO AND DENVER. YOU KNOW, THE KINDS OF PLACES THAT OUR TRAVELERS LIKE TO GO AND THE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY LIKE TO ENGAGE IN. WE HAD AN RFP IN THE WORKS FOR A NEW ADVERTISING AGENCY. WE WERE GETTING BACK ONTO THAT PROJECT THAT UNFORTUNATELY WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE CYBER INCIDENT. BUT WE'RE GETTING THAT BACK ON TRACK AS FAR AS DIGITAL SIGNAGE, SIGNAGE AND ADVERTISING. WE'VE GOT NEW ADVERTISER CONTENT RUNNING ON THE SCREENS, AND WE HAVE SOME NEW ADVERTISERS THAT HAVE COMMITTED THAT WE'RE WAITING FINALIZED CONTRACTS AND CREATIVE ASSETS FROM THEM. SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN USE THOSE TERMINAL SCREENS THAT ARE THAT ARE IN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL, YOU KNOW, TRY TO MIX THAT UP WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF MESSAGING, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PURPOSES. SO WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT AS WELL. [00:15:04] RELATEDLY, THERE WAS ALSO AN RFP THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A NEW ADVERTISING AGENCY THAT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE CYBER INCIDENT, BUT THAT'S GOING TO GET BACK ON TRACK TO. OKAY. SO YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE THAT UPCOMING FLY LOCAL PLEDGE WE TALKED ABOUT WE HAD DESIGNED THE THE VINYL FOR, FOR THE WALL WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE DISPLAYED. AND SO THAT SHOULD BE GETTING UP THERE SOON. WE'VE GOT INCREASED YOU KNOW, ACCESS TO OUR TECHNOLOGY SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE, YOU KNOW, THE LOGOS THAT NEED TO GO UP ON THAT WALL. NOW, LAST TIME, WE ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE DID AS FAR AS COMMUNICATING ABOUT THE TERMINAL EXPANSION. THE WEB PAGE THAT WE BUILT. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING DEVELOPMENT ON IFLY.COM. AS YOU KNOW, ALSO, WE WERE INUNDATED AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INUNDATED WITH LOTS OF QUESTIONS REGARDING AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, VERY TOP OF MIND FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WANTED TO TRY TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY, EDUCATE OUR TRAVELERS, AND LOOK FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ENGAGED PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS SO THAT WE KNOW OR THEY KNOW THAT THEIR CITY IS DEFINITELY WORKING FOR THEM TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR REQUESTS. SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO LOOK AT THIS. I HOPE YOU DO IN YOUR OWN TIME AND REALLY EXPLORE WHAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. SO API INSIGHTS IS A NEW CENTRALIZED LOCATION THAT WILL HOUSE ALL OF THAT DATA THAT YOU'VE BEEN GETTING FROM US, YOU KNOW, EVERY MONTH AS FAR AS OUR PASSENGER EMPLOYMENTS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE ALL OF THE NUMBERS THAT REPORT TO YOU. BUT ALSO WE WERE TEACHING PEOPLE HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THAT ALSO THROUGH STATS. THAT'S TECH STATS OWN DATABASE. SO I'LL SHOW THAT TO YOU. SO IF YOU LOOK AT ABI INSIGHTS WE SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT, WHAT WE DO HERE, HOW WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY. WE TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNER, EASY EAGLE AVIATION SERVICES, AND WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR REGION, YOU KNOW, CITING REAL DATA AND REAL STUDIES. WE TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HOW THIS IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO AT ABI, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE. AND HERE, THIS IS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE DATA AS FAR AS OUR PASSENGER GROWTH. 2024 IS THE MOST RELEVANT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH THE AIRLINES, YOU KNOW HOW ABI IS DOING. SO WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED IN ON THAT THE MOST RECENT AND RELEVANT DATA. WE TALK ABOUT PASSENGER LEAKAGE AND REALLY TRY TO ENABLE AND EMPOWER THE LOCAL TRAVELER THAT WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF AIR SERVICE ABI BY CHOOSING TO FLY LOCAL. SO WE WANT TO GIVE OUR TRAVELERS THE DATA, GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THAT, TRY TO TEACH THEM ABOUT IT, BUT ALSO SHOW HOW THEY HAVE THE MOST DIRECT IMPACT. SO AGAIN, LOTS OF DATA PRESENTED HERE. YOU'LL SEE THE LEAKAGE STUDY OUR AIR SERVICE CONSULTANT PRODUCED AND IT JUST GOES ON AND ON. SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WE GET YOU KNOW HOW ARE NEW ROUTES ADDED. HOW ARE THOSE DECISIONS MADE. YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE. SO DEFINITELY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE THIS AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS, YOU KNOW, TO UTILIZE IT AS A RESOURCE AS WELL. SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. WE REALLY HOPE IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO OUR PUBLIC. WELL DONE. GOOD. THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO IT AND, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY WORKED QUITE A BIT WITH DON AND WITH OUR AIR SERVICE CONSULTANT TO PUT TOGETHER INFORMATION THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US. IT LOOKS REAL USER FRIENDLY TOO. IT DOESN'T OVERWHELM YOU. OH, GOOD. I HOPE SO. IT'S REAL NICE. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO. AND THE AVENUES IN WHICH THIS WILL BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE OUR WEBSITE. AND. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S ON. IT'S ON IFLY API. OKAY. SO IF YOU GO TO THE NAVIGATION HERE, YOU'LL SEE THIS RIGHT UNDER ABI DEVELOPMENT. NOW ABI DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE NEXT THINGS THAT'S GOING TO BE GETTING A REVAMPED AND REVISION ALONG WITH THE ABI VIP. THESE ARE ALL ON MY TO DO LIST. AS FAR AS THE WEBSITE IS CONCERNED. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL TAKE A REALLY GOOD DEEP DIVE TO JUST PRODUCE SOME REALLY GOOD USABLE, NOT JUST CONTENT, BUT A RESOURCE FOR TRAVELERS. YOU KNOW, WE WANT IT TO HAVE MAKE A CONTRIBUTION BE A REAL BENEFIT TO THEM. SO WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, ABI, VIP AND THE DEVELOPMENT PAGES, [00:20:05] THOSE ARE THE NEXT PRIORITY. THE ABI VIP REWARDS PROGRAM. YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GOOD DEEP DIVE INTO THAT. WE HAD PUT IT IN THE RFP FOR THE MARKETING, THE ADVERTISING AGENCY, BUT SINCE THAT HASN'T BEEN DEPLOYED YET, WE'VE GOT A PRIORITY TO TRY TO GET THIS RELAUNCHED THIS SUMMER. SO WE MAY GET THAT COMPLETED BEFORE WE GET, YOU KNOW, THE NEW ADVERTISING AGENCY. SO ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. SO I KNOW IN OUR STATISTICS WE COMPARE OURSELVES A LOT TO MIDLAND AND DALLAS AS FAR AS. WELL, NOT NOT STATISTICS NORMALLY, BUT OUR AIRFARE WE DO WE LOOK AT THAT HOW. FIRST OF ALL TWO QUESTIONS. WHY I THINK I KNOW THE WHY BUT HOW? SECONDLY, WHO AND HOW ELSE COULD WE INCLUDE SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT MATCH US IN DEMOGRAPHICS? SO WE MADE THAT DECISION, AND EVEN OUR AIR SERVICE CONSULTANT HAS ASKED THAT QUESTION. THERE ARE DIFFERENT MARKETS THAN WE ARE, BUT WE DO THAT TO BE HONEST WITH OUR CITIZENS AROUND HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR. WELL, I CAN FLY OUT OF MIDLAND FOR THIS AND I CAN FLY OUT OF DFW FOR THIS. SO WE'RE RESPONDING TO WHAT OUR PASSENGERS OR OUR COMMUNITY IS LOOKING AT. SO YES, WE'RE MOST OF THE TIME GOING TO COME OUT HIGHER THAN DFW. WE KNOW THAT. BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT. SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HIDE THE BALL. IF WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO SAN ANGELO, WHICH IS A COMPARABLE MARKET TO US, A MORE COMPARABLE MARKET TO US, BUT PEOPLE ARE NOT DRIVING TO SAN ANGELO TO GET AMERICAN AIRLINE SERVICE OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME SERVICE. IN FACT, THEY HAVE LESS SERVICE THAN WE DO. SO THEY THEY DO HAVE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER FARES THAN WE DO. COULD WE FOR A TIME, MAYBE A QUARTER OR SOMETHING, INCLUDE SOME DIFFERENT MARKETS IN THAT STUDY JUST TO COMPARE OURSELVES, EVEN IF IT'S SAN ANGELO OR MAYBE AUSTIN, JUST OTHER AREAS ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLYING TO THE SAME DESTINATIONS. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW WE STACK UP IF WE'RE IF WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT PUBLICLY OR A CASE PUBLICLY, MAYBE NOT AN ARGUMENT, BUT IF WE'RE DEFENDING OUR PRICING. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, DON. I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHER TOWNS LIKE US? ARE WE THE SAME? ARE WE HIGHER? ARE WE LOWER? I THINK THE PUBLIC IS ASKING THAT QUESTION. I THINK THE MORE INFORMATION MENTION WE HAVE TO SHOW SIMILAR COMMUNITIES OR OTHER AREAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAIR COST. THEN IT SHOWED WE CAN WE CAN HAVE DATA TO SHOW THE PUBLIC WE'RE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE THE MARKET IS. WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN PULL THAT DATA FOR OR GET THAT PRICING FOR TYLER SIMILAR SIZED CITY WITH A SIMILAR DISTANCE FROM DFW. SAINT ANGELO CERTAINLY. SO. AND A LOT OF THOSE CITIES THAT I'M THINKING OF ARE ONLY AMERICAN AIRLINES SERVED ANYWAY. SO YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT FOR JUST KIND OF AA1 OFF. I DON'T SEE THAT BEING SUSTAINABLE EVERY MONTH TO GET THAT REPORT, BECAUSE ALEX IS PROBABLY GOING BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE WHO'S MANUALLY GETTING THAT DATA. BUT WE COULD WE CAN DO THAT A TIME OR TWO JUST TO SHOW IF WE COULD FOR A QUARTER. I MEAN, CAN WE DO THAT FOR A QUARTER AND JUST SHOW, HEY, WE'VE WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH BEYOND JUST WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE AND WE KNOW WE'RE EITHER IN LINE OR MAYBE IT'S A CASE WE CAN TAKE TO AMERICAN AND. YEAH. AND EVEN BEYOND THAT. PROBABLY SO ALEX DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THOSE 25 DESTINATIONS, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO IS TAKE THE AVERAGE. WE CAN WE CAN HAVE OUR AIR SERVICE CONSULTANT PULL THE US DOT DATA THAT SHOWS AVERAGE FARES TO ALL THOSE CITIES, OR TWO FROM FROM TYLER, FROM SAN ANGELO, FROM COLLEGE STATION. AND WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT EASILY. WE CAN HAVE HIM HAVE THAT READY. I JUST THINK WITH SOME OF OUR, SOME OF OUR MOST VOCAL CITIZENS ABOUT PRICE WOULD BE EXTRA HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME STATISTICS, BECAUSE EVEN MAYBE IT EDUCATES US AND WE FIGURE OUT, HEY, WE WE ARE A LITTLE HIGH, OR AT LEAST WE COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE DONE SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND WE'RE RIGHT IN LINE. I MEAN, IT KIND OF MAYBE IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. NOTED ON MY TO DO LIST. ALL RIGHT. GOT ANYTHING ELSE? AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. DID Y'ALL HAVE A. IS THERE ANY. YOU KNOW, BEING THE PARANOID SOUL THAT I AM. IS THERE ANY DANGER IN HAVING A ONE OF, YOU KNOW, MIDLAND OR. LUBBOCK OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEPLACE ELSE SOMEBODY MIGHT DRIVE TO GO WEST TO HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THEY CAN KEEP AHEAD IN TERMS OF FARES AND SO FORTH. [00:25:04] WELL, THAT THAT THE AIRLINES ARE DOING THAT AND THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AT AT WHAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT. OKAY. YOU KNOW, NOT NOT THEY'RE MAKING THEIR DECISIONS ON FAR MORE DATA THAN WHAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE. AND BELIEVE ME, THEY KNOW THE MARKET COMPARISONS FAR BETTER THAN WE DO. I MEAN, EVEN MORE IN DEPTH THAN WE DO BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR OPERATING COSTS. RIGHT. SO THEY KNOW WHAT IT COSTS TO FLY A FLIGHT FROM ABILENE TO DFW AND FROM MIDLAND TO DFW, AND THEY KNOW ALL THOSE COSTS. SO YEAH, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR US. DID Y'ALL HAVE A MARKETING MEETING? GOOD JOB. OKAY. YEAH, WE'RE DONE WITH OUR REPORTS FOR STAFFING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COMMITTEE REPORTS? NOPE. NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. [5. Discussion and Action to recommend approval of Amendment One to the Terminal Design Task Order with Parkhill.] NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT ONE TO THE TERMINAL DESIGN TASK ORDER WITH PARK HILL. YES. THANK YOU. SO WE WHEN WHEN WE STARTED OUR ORIGINAL TASK ORDER WITH PARK HILL IN 2023. THAT WAS NOT ONLY TO START THE DESIGN, BUT REALLY TO KIND OF FINALIZE THE CONCEPT OF OF WHAT IT WAS. Y'ALL MAY REMEMBER BACK TO THAT TIME. WE HAD A BASIC CONCEPT, BUT THEN THROUGH PARK HILL'S CREATIVE AND I'M SAYING CREATIVE IN QUOTATION MARKS BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS A CREATIVE PROCESS. AND IT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS OF STAFF SITTING THROUGH SOME. I DON'T KNOW THAT PARK HILL DID A GREAT JOB OF HELPING US FIGURE OUT KIND OF WHAT WHAT WAS IN OUR BRAINS, BUT WE COULDN'T REALLY EXPRESS IT, JUST LIKE I CAN'T EXPRESS IT RIGHT NOW. BUT ANYWAY, THEY GOT OUT OF US. WHAT WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE RENDERINGS. AND THEN THAT CAUSED A REVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF WORK. SO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH I WILL SEND THIS TO YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT I WAS AFRAID AT THAT TIME ABOUT SENDING OUT THIS FILE. THERE IS NO REASON FOR CONCERN WITH THAT NOW. BECAUSE OF THE CYBER ATTACK. BUT WE HAVE COMPARISON, BUT WORKED WITH COLIN AND OTHERS AT PARKHILL TO DETERMINE A NEW SCOPE OF WORK, ADD TO OUR EXISTING SCOPE OF WORK. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO OVERALL, WE CAME UP WITH A NET INCREASE TO THE DESIGN TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN AS OUR CONCEPT THROUGH THE RENDERINGS AND THROUGH THAT VIDEO, THAT GREAT VIDEO. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE THROUGH AMENDMENT ONE WITH TASK ORDER ONE OF $1,419,481.35 TO BRING THE TOTAL DESIGN TASK ORDER TO $3,973,181. NOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING. WHEN? WHEN YOU DO GET TO LOOK AT THIS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. BUT MOST OF THAT IS IN THE ACTUAL DESIGN SERVICES, WHERE IT'S ABOUT $1,059,261 HIGHER BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TO GO IN AND AND ADD THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE SAID WE WANTED IN THIS. THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL THE FFA PACKAGE IS AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 FFA IS FURNITURE. FIXTURES, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. THERE YOU GO. YEAH I WAS I ANYWAY SO YEAH FURNITURE FURNITURE FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE SPACE THAT WE NEED TO FILL NOW AND, THEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL I'M TRYING TO PICK OUT THE LARGEST SINGLE AMOUNTS. BUT AGAIN, IT IS THE JUST THE ENGINE, THE DESIGN SERVICES, BASIC DESIGN SERVICES THAT REALLY DROVE THIS. THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 164,815 AND CONSULTANTS IN THEIR WORK WITH BAGGAGE CONVEYORS WAYFINDING INTERIOR WAYFINDING, SOME EXTERIOR WAYFINDING ON THE CURBSIDE. SO JUST SOME ADDITIONAL CONSULTANT FEES. [00:30:03] SO AGAIN, THAT GETS US TO THE TOTAL OF $1,419,481.35. THIS BEING AN FAA FUNDED PROJECT THIS DESIGN TASK ORDER IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S CALLED AN INDEPENDENT FEE ESTIMATE, AND IF AND SO OUR CONSULTANT WHO'S KIND OF OUR STANDING CONSULTANT ON THIS PROJECT AND GRO DID THIS IF WHERE THEY GO IN AND THEY REVIEW THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THEY INDEPENDENTLY, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT PARK HILL'S PROPOSED FEE WAS. THEY COME BACK AND THEY SAY, OKAY, HERE'S WHERE THIS VALUE SHOULD BE. WELL, THEY CAME UP WITH 1,409,000 APPROXIMATELY. SO WITHIN $10,000 OF WHAT PARK HILL HAD PROVIDED US, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THE ACCEPTED RANGE OF THAT FAA ALLOWS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME DOWN TO THE 01,409,000. WE JUST HAVE TO BE WITHIN A RANGE OF THAT. SO VERY SO ANYWAY, IT JUST ASSURES THAT WE HAVE VERY FAIR PRICING, VERY COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE PRICING FROM PARK HILL. IT KEEPS THEM HONEST IN THEIR THEIR PRICING FOR US. SO WE WE HAVE MET FAA'S CRITERIA FOR THAT AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT. AND IT JUST HELPS ASSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING FAIR PRICING FROM PARK HILL. SO THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS WILL BE FUNDED. THIS TASK ORDER AMENDMENT IS FUNDED, HAD ALREADY BEEN PROGRAMED TO BE FUNDED IN OUR FY 25 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANT, NOT THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT OR AP, BUT OUR AIG, WHICH WAS COVID ERA RELATED GRANTS THAT ARE ALSO COMING TO AN END IN FY 26. BUT WE WE DID NOT USE OUR FY 24 AG GRANT. WE HAVE AN FY 25 AG GRANT. SO WE HAVE ABOUT $2.3 MILLION IN AG GRANT FUNDS THAT ARE COMING TO US, AND THIS WILL BE PART OF THAT. SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING THAT GRANT. PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO HELP TO TO FUND FULLY FUND THIS ALONG WITH OUR 5% MATCH. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ON THIS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT ONE TO THE TERMINAL. I GOT A QUESTION ON DOES THAT GET THROUGH JUST THROUGH DESIGN. IS THERE ANY CONTRACTOR PROCUREMENT. AND HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY OR HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DELIVER. WE ARE. YES. SO THIS THIS WILL GET US THROUGH DESIGN. THIS ALSO GETS US TO PROCUREMENT OF A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, WHICH IS WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT PROCESS. BUT WE WILL BE BRINGING ON CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK OR SEEMA TO HELP US THROUGH THAT PROJECT. AND IT'S BASICALLY A CONTRACTOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO BUILD THINGS. WILL HELP, WILL ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN. AND THEY, THEY BASICALLY MAKE SURE THAT WHAT PARKHILL IS PUTTING TOGETHER IS CONSTRUCTIBLE AND WITHIN AND BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE TERMINAL OPERATING THE WHOLE TIME THAT IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND THE MATERIALS, THEY DON'T SEE A SHORTAGE OF MATERIALS COMING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S JUST AN EXTRA SET OF EYES, INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO LOOK AT THIS. AND IT REALLY HELPS REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SURPRISES ONCE YOU START OPENING WALLS UP INSIDE OF A TERMINAL BUILDING. SO IT'S THROUGH PROCUREMENT OF A C MA, BUT NO CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES. NO. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'LL GET US THROUGH THROUGH BIDDING, THE BIDDING PHASE. IT DOES NOT PAY FOR THE C MA EITHER. THE C MA FEE. SO WE WILL BRING A SEPARATE CONTRACT WITH US FOR C MARVIN WHEN THAT HAPPENS. SO IN THIS. TASK ORDER. THERE IS AN RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT. SO THAT IS IT'S JUST NOT AUTHORIZED WITH THIS. THE 1 MILLION. YEAH. OR WHATEVER. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANKS, COLIN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT ONE TO THE TERMINAL DESIGN TASK ORDER. ANYBODY? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [00:35:05] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE TAKING THIS TO CITY COUNCIL ON NEXT THURSDAY THE 22ND. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES WE DO. IT IS NOW 4:05 P.M.. WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY. SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES. SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NOW 4:54 P.M. AND WE RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION. NO VOTES OR ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. OUR NEXT AIRPORT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 11TH. HOWEVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THAT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR JULY AND WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL. NEXT MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4TH, 2025, TO BE HELD IN THE LAWRENCE EAGLE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 2733 AIRPORT BOULEVARD, ABILENE, TEXAS. AND I BELIEVE. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. OKAY. WE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. RANDY AND JAMES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT ARE THESE? PLEASE. THANK YOU. PRESENTS. YOU WEREN'T. YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST MEETING. SO YOU'RE GETTING IT NOW. RANDY. RANDY AND I WEREN'T HERE. I SHOULD HAVE PUT THIS DOWN. AND YOU WILL OFFICIALLY VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING. SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? STAY HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DIDN'T. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.