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WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ORDER AT 331.

[CALL TO ORDER]

I CAN WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK. WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER WITH US TODAY.

MR. TRAVIS REESE WILL BE SITTING IN ON OUR BOARD NOW, AND HE JUST GOT SWORN IN A FEW MINUTES AGO.

SO, TRAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF THIS. I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE AS PART OF THE ABILENE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.

SO I'M THE CHAIR OF THE ACVB. AND SO WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT TRAVEL IS TO THE FABRIC AND THE ECONOMY OF ABILENE.

SO REALLY PLEASED TO DO THAT IN MY DAY LIFE. THAT'S WHAT I MOONLIGHT AS I WORK FOR NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP AS A RECRUITER, SO I DO TRAVEL A WHOLE BUNCH FOR WORK. I THINK I'VE GOT 14 TRIPS.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON. AMERICAN AIRLINES BEST FRIEND RIGHT NOW.

SO I DO FLY ABI QUITE A LOT. AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT INPUT.

SO AGAIN THANKS SO MUCH. IT'S GREAT TO MEET EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL SENT THE MINUTES.

[2. Consideration and Action Approving Minutes of the November 12, 2025 Meeting.]

I'LL TAKE A CONSIDERATION. ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING.

WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM NANCY.

LYLE'S A SECOND. SECOND. RANDY. YEP. MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO CORRECTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MR.

[3. Airport Management Reports]

GREEN. SO AND WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO 2026. AND WHILE I SAY THAT CAN I GET MY AGENDA DOESN'T HAVE A STATISTICS PAGE ON THERE. SO I ACTUALLY PRINTED MY OWN OUT AND DIDN'T DO THAT.

THANK YOU. SO GOOD THINGS HAPPEN THROUGH 2025.

AND AS WE HAD KIND OF PREDICTED, WE DID HIT RECORD ENPLANEMENTS FOR 2025.

SO IT WAS OUR BEST YEAR IN ENPLANEMENTS LAST YEAR WE WERE AT.

THIS IS NOVEMBER'S. YES. OH I SEE OKAY. GOOD THING I HAVE MY GLASSES ON TO READ THAT ENDED UP 2025 WITH 109,974 IN PAYMENTS THAT BEAT OUR PREVIOUS RECORD YEAR IN 2014 BY ABOUT 8000 OR SO IN PAYMENTS. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS AWESOME TO SEE.

THERE IS EVERY INDICATION THAT 2026 WILL EVEN BE BETTER.

SO KNOCK ON WOOD. AND THE RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.

WELL, WE HAVE OUR CAR RENTALS WERE UP 15.2% YEAR TO OR FOR 2025 AT ALMOST $6 MILLION, $5.934 MILLION. AND OUR PARKING LOT WAS UP 13.84% FOR THE YEAR AT 1,271,650. SO VERY, VERY GOOD YEAR. PERFORMING OUR METRICS OR MEETING OUR METRICS AND EXCEEDING OUR, OUR METRICS.

SO VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. ON THE REGULATORY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, SO WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BY JANUARY 30TH WITH THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION, THE FEDERAL CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET, BECAUSE FAA AND US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOMELAND SECURITY ARE INCLUDED IN THAT.

CR THAT EXPIRES JANUARY 30TH. SO WE WILL WE'LL WATCH THAT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AGAIN.

IF IF THERE IF IT GETS HELD UP AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SHUTDOWN, THE CRITICAL EMPLOYEES WITH FAA AND TSA DO SHOW UP FOR WORK, THANKFULLY. AND WE WERE VERY THANKFUL TO THEM FOR DOING THAT BACK IN OCTOBER.

I HOPE FOR THEIR SAKE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

BUT THEY THEY WERE TROOPERS AND SHOWED UP AND DID THAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL.

ON OUR PROJECT. SO TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION.

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WE'VE BEEN STILL WORKING THROUGH DESIGN. WE HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET MEETING WITH LYNN BECK, WHICH IS OUR ESSENTIALLY FOR BETTER TERM.

WELL, THE BETTER TERM IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK OR CMAR.

BUT OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR AT THIS POINT WE HAD A BUDGET MEETING WITH THEM AND THE ARCHITECT LAST WEEK.

WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK. SO I WAS I WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED, BUT OUR ARCHITECT SAID, NOPE, WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK.

SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT? THAT WHAT PARK HILL'S ESTIMATE IS.

BUT THIS IS THEIR FIRST TAKE AT THE BUDGET. THIS IS NOT WHAT ULTIMATELY WILL BE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE PACKAGE THAT THEY GIVE US TO BUILD OFF OF. SO WE HAVE SOME NEGOTIATING, SOME WORKING TO DO WITH THEM ON THAT.

AND THIS IS THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF A CMAR. SO WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, FIND DIFFERENT WAYS OF CONSTRUCTING DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT KIND OF STILL GIVE US THE SAME EFFECT THAT WE WANT TO SEE AND BE ABLE TO TO HAVE KIND OF A FLUID BACK AND FORTH ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING THOSE COSTS DOWN AND STILL ACHIEVE THE PROJECT LIKE WE WANT TO ACHIEVE IT.

SO DON QUESTION. YES. ARE YOU ABLE TO COMMENT ON LIKE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT IN COMPARISON TO THE BOND PROJECT NUMBER? DO WE KNOW. WELL THE BUDGET OF THAT. SO FOR THE THE BOND IS IS THE WHOLE TERMINAL PROJECT.

RIGHT. THAT'S THE $20 MILLION IS THE CITY'S PORTION FOR THAT WHOLE PROJECT.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER $50 MILLION THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER WITH OUR FAA GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $70 MILLION.

NOW, LYNN BECK CAME IN HIGHER THAN THAT IN THEIR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FOR THE TOTAL PACKAGE.

BUT THEY'RE ALSO ESTIMATING THREE DIFFERENT PACKAGES, RIGHT.

SO THE FIRST PHASE, SECOND PHASE AND THIRD PHASE, THE FIRST PHASE PROBABLY IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO MORE ACCURATELY ESTIMATING BECAUSE IT'S IT'S WHAT WE HOPE TO START IN MAY.

THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO DO ON THAT, BUT THE PHASES TWO AND THREE ARE FARTHER OUT.

WE DON'T EVEN WE CAN'T EVEN SAY A YEAR FROM NOW WE'LL START THAT.

THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I EXPECT.

BUT PHASE TWO, AGAIN, SHOULD BE ABOUT A YEAR OUT, BUT TRYING TO NAIL DOWN PRICES.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY CONTRACTORS OR SUPPLIERS TO CONFIRM THOSE PRICES AND HOLD THEM THAT LONG.

SO THEY'RE ESTIMATING ESCALATION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND AND OTHER THINGS IN MATERIALS.

SO. THE THE OVERALL $70 MILLION, THEY CAME IN HIGHER THAN THAT BY ABOUT TEN, 10 TO $12 MILLION. BUT AGAIN, OUR ARCHITECT WHO'S BEEN THROUGH THESE TYPES OF THINGS BEFORE SAYS WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

THIS WAS THIS WAS THEIR FIRST SWIPE AT IT. SO BUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL HAVE IT NARROWED DOWN FOR THE PHASE ONE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPANDING THE BOARDING AREA.

AND WE REALLY EXPECT IT TO COME IN OF WHAT THE ARCHITECT HAD ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED AND GET US INTO INTO BUDGET TO START OUT WITH. ANYWAY. SO. AWESOME.

THANK YOU. WE'RE JUST WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME UNKNOWNS RIGHT NOW.

BUT THE $20 MILLION THAT THE OF THE BOND WILL GO TOWARDS THAT, BUT IT WON'T BE ALL OF IT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE TO WE HAVE TO STRATEGICALLY MEASURE THAT MONEY OUT.

WE CAN'T SPEND ALL 20 AND WE DON'T NEED TO. WE'VE GOT ABOUT $13 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING ASIDE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO, TO BUILD THIS FIRST PHASE. SO. I'M SORRY. SO WE ARE WE'LL BE OKAY FOR PHASE ONE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO START THAT, YOU KNOW, IN MAY.

AND REALLY, WHAT IS GOING TO DETERMINE THAT IS WHEN.

WHEN LYNN BECK AND US SAY, OKAY, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING IN PLACE AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT IN PHASE ONE, THEN WE HIT THE GO BUTTON. SO BUT AND WE THINK THAT MAY IS STILL A GOOD TIME FRAME FOR THAT.

WHAT KIND OF A CONTINGENCY DO WE HAVE BUILT INTO THAT.

SO THERE IS A PARK HILL PUT THEIR OWN. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A CONTINGENCY. NOW LINDBECK ESTIMATED A CONTINGENCY INTO IT, BUT PARK HILL DID NOT NECESSARILY DO THAT.

AND FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES WE CAN'T DO A CONTINGENCY WITH FAA GRANTS.

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SO OFFICIALLY WE CAN'T. BUT THERE ARE ALLOWANCES IN THERE.

THERE ARE WE TRIED TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN COST ESCALATION ESTIMATES.

SO THAT WAY WE COVER THE UNEXPECTED AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

OKAY. SO BUT WHEN WE GET THAT FINAL PACKAGE THAT WILL COME TO YOU BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL WITH THAT TOO, FOR THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR PHASE ONE.

AND WE'LL WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THAT IS ALL BROKEN OUT.

BUT LYNN BECK DID INCLUDE SOME CONTINGENCY AND SOME ALLOWANCE IN THERE.

SO WE JUST HAVE TO HANDLE IT DIFFERENTLY AND HOW WE AWARD THE CONTRACT AND PAY FOR ITEMS WITHIN THAT, SO THAT WE DON'T USE FAA FUNDS TO PAY FOR CONTINGENCY AT THE START.

WE CAN GET REIMBURSED IF WE GO OVER AT THE END.

WHEN WE CLOSE OUT A GRANT, WE CAN DO A GRANT AMENDMENT AND REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THAT GRANT AMOUNT TO COVER AN ELIGIBLE PORTION OF AN OVERRUN. COST OVERRUN? LOTS OF LOTS OF MOVING PARTS. SO BUT ANYWAY, THE THE THE DESIGN OF IT IS, IS GOING VERY WELL.

WE'RE I THINK WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE, AND I REALLY AM.

AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE ON BOARD.

SHAUN IS IS HELPING OUT IMMENSELY WITH HIS EXPERIENCE AND TERMINAL PROJECTS.

LESLIE ANDREWS WITH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR AND HER EXPERIENCE WITH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, ALL OF THOSE FOLKS. SO THIS IS THIS IS NOT JUST AN AIRPORT PROJECT.

THIS IS A CITY WIDE PROJECT. AND THEN PARK HILL WITH THEIR THEIR GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS AND THEN NOW ADDING LYNN BACK INTO IT.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT PROJECT GREAT RESULTS IN THE END.

THE AIRCRAFT RAMP PROJECT. THE AIR TANKER RAMP PROJECT.

THEY ARE DONE WITH 95% OR MORE OF THE PAVING.

OR HAVE THEY EVEN FINISHED THAT LAST LANE? SIDEWALKS ARE LEFT.

OKAY, SO ALL THEY'RE DOING IS IS POURING SIDEWALKS NOW.

AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD OUT THERE. WE WEBER, THE CONTRACTOR, HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB IN MOVING MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY ON THIS. SO PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THEY'RE GOING TO START PAINTING STRIPES ON IT, MARKING IT AND GETTING IT CLEANED UP.

AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL BE READY TO OPEN IT PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT EARLY.

CLOSE THE CONTRACT OUT A LITTLE BIT EARLY. SO THAT IS PLANNED.

COMPLETION IS IN APRIL. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.

IS IT APRIL OR MAY? OKAY, APRIL, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BEAT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

WEATHER HAS BEEN OUR FRIEND FOR THE PROJECT ANYWAY, SO IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR TO DO OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION.

OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL. WE HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH BOILERS OUT THERE THAT MADE OUR FIRST COLD SPELL LAST MONTH. A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE TERMINAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT OUR CREW AND THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE CREW GOT US LIMPING ALONG, AND IT COVERED COVERED US.

SO I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT COLD SNAP.

NO ISSUES WITH AIRPORT TENANT PERFORMANCE. AIR SERVICE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE.

SO ADVERTISING FOR THE NEW SERVICE, THE SKYWEST UNITED SERVICE TO DENVER AND HOUSTON, AS WELL AS WHEN AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO TIME, PHOENIX SERVICE.

SO WE WILL BE BRINGING ON AN ADVERTISING AGENCY THAT HAS PARTICULARLY HAS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE WITH WORKING WITH UNITED AIRLINES ON CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW STARTS OF SERVICE.

SO I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH A COMPANY AND I GOT I GOT THE GO AHEAD YESTERDAY FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO USE A USE SOME FUNDS FOR THAT. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS A GOOD THING.

SO WE'LL GET THEM ON BOARD AND START THROWING OUT SOME DIGITAL ADS, WHATEVER, WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR, FOR THIS TO PROMOTE THE SERVICES DENVER, HOUSTON AND PHOENIX ULTIMATELY.

LAND DEVELOPMENT. SO I HAD TOLD Y'ALL THROUGHOUT ABOUT THE LAST HALF OF LAST YEAR THAT

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FAA WE HAD WE HAD FOUND A GRANT THAT WAS SHOWN TO HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION THAT WAS SHOWN TO HAVE REIMBURSED THE CITY IN 1973 FOR LAND THAT WAS PURCHASED. AND THAT TOTALLY CHANGES HOW FAA LOOKS AT THAT LAND.

SO HAD A MEETING WITH FAA IN NOVEMBER, ACTUALLY DECEMBER.

AND THEY DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF THAT GRANT. IT'S SO OLD.

WE DON'T HAVE A GRANT AWARD. WE HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION.

SO THEREFORE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL GRANT AGREEMENT FOR IT.

SO FAA HAS SAID WE WILL HANDLE THIS AS IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE GRANT ON THAT PROPERTY.

AND AND IT'S STAYING FOR AIRPORT USE ANYWAY. SO IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE WANTING TO SELL IT.

SO THAT SIMPLIFIES THINGS SIGNIFICANTLY FOR US.

AND IT WILL ALLOW US TO GET BY WITH WHAT IS CALLED A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT.

SO IT IS WE JUST HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION TO FAA AND ASK FOR A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.

VERY, VERY SIMPLE PROCESS COMPARED TO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT GOING THROUGH.

SO I WAS VERY RELIEVED ABOUT THAT LAST MONTH TO HEAR THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT I'M STILL NOT SENDING ALEX DOWN IN THE BASEMENT TO LOOK THROUGH BOXES OF IN FUTURE TIMES.

SO. IT IS. OUR STAFFING IS GOOD. WE'RE WE'RE FULLY STAFFED RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. IT'S ALL FOR THE REPORTS.

GREAT. FOUR HAS BEEN REMOVED. ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN REMOVED.

[6. Discussion and Action to Recommend Award of the Airport Access Road Construction Contract]

ITEM SIX IS WHERE? YES. YEAH, WE. SO WE. THIS IS ITEM SIX IS THE NEW AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, AKA BONANZA DRIVE EXTENSION BECAUSE IT IS AN EXTENSION TECHNICALLY OF BONANZA DRIVE, WHICH ALREADY EXISTS ON THE AIRPORT.

AND APPARENTLY IT IS QUITE A PROCESS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF AN EXISTING STREET, SO WHY NOT MAKE LIFE EVEN EVEN EASIER AFTER A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION? SO WE RECEIVED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.

THE ROAD, INCLUDING THE SIGNAL LIGHT AT FM 18, HIGHWAY 36 INTERSECTION.

AND THEY THEY CAME IN ABOUT WHAT WE HAD REMAINING LEFT IN THE GRANT.

SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. WE HAVE AN ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION TO GO TO THE LOW BIDDER, BANK BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, AND A AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED THEIR BID AMOUNT OF $6,381,045.15. WE BID THIS AS A BASE BID OF CONCRETE, ALL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. THAT IS OUR PREFERENCE BECAUSE IT'LL LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER.

MAINTENANCE IS EASIER ON THIS. IT'S ALSO PUBLIC WORKS IS PREFERENCE TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY MAINTAIN THIS AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE YEAR WARRANTY. SO THAT 6,000,381 ZERO 45.15 IS THE CONCRETE PRICE.

THE BID ALTERNATE WAS FOR ASPHALT, AND WE DID THAT JUST IN CASE ASPHALT CAME IN LOWER, JUST IN CASE THE CONCRETE CAME IN HIGHER ABOVE OUR BUDGET, AND WE WANTED AN ASPHALT ALTERNATIVE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO BACK OUT, REDESIGN THE PROJECT AND REBID IT.

AND IT JUST KIND OF SAVED US SOME TIME. SO WE DESIGNED IT, HAD OUR ENGINEERING SERVICE IN HIBBS AND TODD DESIGN IT FOR BOTH.

SO THE THE ASPHALT CAME IN AT $6,283,850.15. SO ABOUT $100,000 DIFFERENCE. SO WE'RE WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE HIGHER COST FOR CONCRETE, IT IS OUR PREFERRED.

AND BOND WAS THE LOWEST BIDDER OF THE FIVE BIDDERS FOR THE CONCRETE COST.

SO I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO USE THIS WORD AS NOT TO EXCEED $6,381,045.15.

JUST IN CASE WE GET SURPRISED WITH AN ANCILLARY COST OR TRIGGERED TO THIS, THAT WOULD TAKE US OVER BUDGET.

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AND LIKE UTILITIES, BECAUSE WE HAVE A COST OF ABOUT $17,000 FROM AEP TO SET THE LIGHT POLES ALONG THE, THE THE LENGTH OF THIS ROAD. AND IF THERE WERE SOMETHING TO GO WITH THAT THAT AEP CHARGES US FOR, THEN WE WANT TO THAT WE FIND OUT BEFORE WE REALLY SETTLE THE CONTRACT.

THEN WE COULD SWING TO THE ASPHALT IF WE ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO.

BUT THIS COST THIS BID DOES HAVE A $100,000 CONTINGENCY OWNER'S CONTINGENCY ALLOWED IN IT.

SO THAT'S ALREADY BAKED INTO THIS BID PRICE. SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM TO PLAY WITH IF WE WANTED TO.

I JUST DIDN'T DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON STARTING TO PLAY WITH THE MONEY AT THE VERY BEGINNING, IN CASE AEP OR SOMETHING ELSE CAME UP. THAT WAS A SURPRISE.

BUT WE LOOK LIKE WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AS OF AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY, THE ENGINEER IS PRETTY CONFIDENT IN WHAT AP GAVE THEM EARLIER IN THE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. SO WHO'S THE ENGINEER AND PROTECT GIBBS AND TODD.

SO WE'RE WE'RE READY TO TO ROLL WITH IT. WE THAT WE HAVE THE FULL FUNDING FROM THE GRANT.

THERE IS NO CITY FUNDS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT.

GREAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOPE. WE WILL TAKE ACTION TO RECOMMEND THE AWARD OF THE AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AWARD THAT CONTRACT TO BONKY BROTHERS.

NOT TO EXCEED $6,381,045.15. WELL DONE. SECOND.

SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I'LL BE TAKING THIS TO CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 22ND.

SO WE GET THIS STARTED. WE HAVE ALSO REQUESTED SINCE CONGRESSMAN ARRINGTON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS FUNDING FOR US, WE'VE REQUESTED THROUGH HIS SCHEDULING STAFF A A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE ROAD WITH HIM IN ATTENDANCE. AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON THAT. SO I WILL CERTAINLY LET YOU ALL KNOW IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH HIM IN ATTENDANCE.

NICE. VERY NICE. THAT'S A GOOD PLAN. AND CORRECT.

NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. RIGHT? YES. AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THESE THESE THREE ITEMS. THE AMERICAN AIRLINES LEASE IS LIKE THAT CLOSE.

I MEAN, LITERALLY THAT CLOSE. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS APPROVED THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEASE.

IT IS NOW JUST SATISFYING SOME, DOTTING SOME I'S AND CROSSING SOME T'S ON THE ACTUAL RATES OF THIS.

BUT WE'RE VERY CLOSE. AND THEN THE SKYWEST LEASE HAS TO FOLLOW THE AMERICAN LEASE.

SO WE HAVE I NEED TO GET THE LEASE DONE TO USE THOSE RATES AND CHARGES FOR SKYWEST LEASE, BUT THAT'LL HAPPEN RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

OKAY. AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT DAILY PARKING FEE.

WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO DO THAT JUST YET SO. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION BUSINESS? I THINK.

I DON'T THINK WE DO. THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF OR SO.

SO I THINK I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A NEW RECORD.

WE ADJOURN AT 3:55 P.M.. WOW.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.