Approved Minutes — original pdf
Approved Minutes
AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 The Airport Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. CALL TO ORDER Chair E. Sepulveda called the Commission Meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Eugene Sepulveda – Chair Scott Madole – Vice Chair Jeremy Hendricks – Secretary* Jonathan Coon * (*attended via videoconference) Commissioners Absent: Billy Owens CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS: Raymond Young* Wendy Price Todd Vicky Sepulveda Ernest Saulmon Chad Ennis a) Bobbie Garza-Hernandez was allotted 3 minutes to address the Commission by telephone. b) Gavino Fernandez was allotted 3 minutes to address the Commission by telephone. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) The minutes from the meeting of January 11, 2022 were approved on Commissioner Saulmon’s motion; Commissioner V. Sepulveda seconded. Motion passed on an 8-0-0-2 vote. Commissions Owens and Ennis were absent. 2. STAFF REPORTS a) “January 2022 Financial Results” prepared by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief of Finance. b) “AUS Air Service Update” prepared by Jamy Kazanoff, Air Service Development. 1 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a) “Updates from the CEO regarding budget amendment for FY 2022 and fuel facility community meeting update” presented by Jacqueline Yaft, Chief Executive Officer. b) “A Decade of Growth: Austin’s Population and Demographic Trends” presented by Lila Valencia, City Demographer. c) “Plan of Finance for the 2022 Bond Issuance” presented by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief Officer of Finance and Dennis Waley, Managing Director PFM. The Commission expressed its concern that this bond issuance was not submitted to the Commission for recommendation. The Commission have asked that all components of the AEDP financing be routed to it or its working group for better recommendation to Council. d) “Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP) Updates regarding the FAA Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL) criteria and AUS plan an update on the Environmental Assessment outreach program” presented by Lyn Estabrook, Manager of Planning & Development. 4. CONSENT AGENDA a) Approve a resolution authorizing acceptance of grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and other state and federal agencies to the City of Austin, Department of Aviation, for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for Fiscal Years 2022-2024 in an amount not to exceed $320,000,000. b) Authorize award of a contract with Aviramp Ltd. for mobile air stairs in an amount not to exceed $489,410. c) Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract with Ecolab Inc, for pest control services, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $600,000 A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Commissioner Young; Commissioner V. Sepulveda seconded. Motion passed on a 7-0-0-3 vote. Secretary Hendricks and Commissions Owens and Ennis were absent. 5. ACTION ITEMS None. 6. OLD BUSINESS City Council actions since the last AAC meeting were reviewed. 2 7. NEW BUSINESS Council Member a) Review of Commission Recommendations and Actions to discuss with appointing City January airline revenue is up year-over-year while non-airline revenue is flat. · · AUS is the fastest growing airport in the country with 86 nonstop destinations, including 14 international. New service to Monterrey, Mexico was recently announced. · The CEO reported that the airport has 138 vacancies and is in the process of hiring 90 positions. The CEO also reported on the most recent community meeting regarding the proposed fuel facility. · A $400 million bond issuance is new information to the Commission. The Commission requests Aviation more notice and involvement in the future. · AUS is to be prioritized for new FAA and BIL grants. b) Future Agenda Items Election of officers will occur next month. Steve Khanoyan to email the Commission the Environmental Assessment meeting information for the AEDP. · · c) Next scheduled meeting April 12, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Chair E. Sepulveda adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Ammie Calderon, Aviation Department, at (512) 530-6605 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Airport Advisory Commission, please contact Executive Liaison Tracy Thompson at tracy.thompson@austintexas.gov or Staff Liaisons Steve Khanoyan at (312) 723-2619 or stephen.khanoyan@austintexas.gov and Ammie Calderon at (512) 530-6605 or ammie.calderon2@austintexas.gov. 3