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Approved Minutes

3. AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 The Airport Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. CALL TO ORDER Chair E. Sepulveda called the Commission Meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Eugene Sepulveda – Chair Wendy Price Todd – Vice Chair* Jeremy Hendricks* (*attended via videoconference) Commissioners Absent: Scott Madole – Vice Chair Ernest Saulmon CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Vicky Sepulveda Chad Ennis Jonathan Coon* Billy Owens Raymond Young a) William Gonzalez was allotted 3 minutes to address the Commission regarding the AUS Hilton Hotel and UNITE HERE. a) The minutes from the meeting of April 12, 2022 were approved on Commissioner V. Sepulveda’s motion; Commissioner Coon seconded. Motion passed on a 6-0-0-4 vote. Vice Chair Madole, and Commissioners Owens, Saulmon, and Young were absent. 2. STAFF REPORTS a) March 2022 Financial Results prepared by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief of Finance. b) AUS Air Service Update prepared by Jamy Kazanoff, Air Service Development. STAFF BRIEFINGS a) Project Connect Combined Maintenance Facility presented by Tracy Thompson, Chief Administrative and External Affairs Officer, Jocelyn Vokes, Public Involvement Manager, and Marcus Guerrero, Director of Facilities Expansion, Austin Transit Partnership. 1  b) CEO Report on South Terminal Updates and TSA Staffing presented by Jacqueline Yaft, Chief Executive Officer. c) Hilton Hotel Update presented by Tracy Thompson, Chief Administrative and External Affairs Officer and Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief Finance Officer. d) Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP) RCA Schedule Update presented by Tracy Thompson, Interim Chief Planning and Development Officer. e) Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 (AMT) Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief Finance Officer and Dennis Waley, Managing Director, PFM 4. 5. CONSENT AGENDA None. ACTION ITEMS 6. 7. OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Council Member a) Commissioner Coon moved for the following changes to the AAC bylaws. Article 4, Paragraph A: The officers of the Commission shall consist of a Chair, a Vice Chair, and a Secretary. Article 5, Paragraph B: In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall perform all duties of the Chair. In the absence of the Chair and the Vice Chair, the Secretary shall perform all duties of the Chair. (Amendments to the Bylaws will not take effect until approval of the City Council.) Vice-Chair Todd seconded. Motion passed on a 6-0-0-4 vote. Vice Chair Madole, and Commissioners Owens, Saulmon, and Young were absent. a) Review of Commission Recommendations and Actions to discuss with appointing City ꞏ With 25% more passengers than March 2019, March 2022 was the busiest month on record for AUS. ꞏ Year to date net income was $34 million compared to a budgeted loss of $5 million. ꞏ Connecting traffic at AUS is up from 8% in 2019 to 10% since 2021 driven by Southwest and American Airlines. 2  ꞏ AUS is the second fastest recovering airport in the country, second only to Fort Myers, FL (RSW). ꞏ Enhanced TSA screening machines are expected to arrive at AUS in August. ꞏ AUS expects to be up from 34 to 37 gates in 2024 with the addition of the western terminal gate expansion. In 2023, Gate 13 is expected to open with remote boarding. Concourse B will add at least 10 additional gates upon expected completion in 2027. b) Future Agenda Items ꞏ Aviation staff will review options to create an dashboard to review operational metrics. ADJOURNMENT c) Next scheduled meeting June 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Chair E. Sepulveda adjourned the meeting at 4:40 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@flyaustin.com or Staff Liaisons Steve Khanoyan at (312) 723-2619 or stephen.khanoyan@flyaustin.com and Ammie Calderon at (512) 530-6605 or ammie.calderon@flyaustin.com. 3