* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] 5:00 PM ON THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2021. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE IN ITS CITY COUNCIL B SESSION. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER TINO? COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEO HDA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. AND MAYOR NURNBERG. HERE. MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. AND, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR SCREEN ARE MANY OF OUR, UH, BELOVED FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN SAN ANTONIO, WHO REPRESENT A GREAT MANY OF OUR CONGREGATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE WATCHING TODAY TO DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WHO IS HERE TO MAKE A, TO MARK A SOLEMN OCCASION. OUR ARCHBISHOP, GUSTAVO GARCIA SILLER, WILL LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO C OVID 19 SO FAR IN OUR NATION, WE'VE LOST MORE THAN 500,000 OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND MORE THAN 2,500 SAN ANTONIANS TO THIS VIRUS. I'VE INVITED LEADERS REPRESENTING ALL FAITHS TO STAND ALONGSIDE US THIS AFTERNOON, AND FOR US ALL TO STAND TOGETHER IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT US TOO SOON. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING LEADERS IN OUR FAITH COMMUNITY FOR THEIR VIRTUAL AND VISUAL PRESENCE TODAY. WE ARE BLESSED BY ALL OF 'EM, AS WE ARE BY THEIR COLLEAGUES. ARCHBISHOP GUSTAVO GARCIA SAILER, INDIGENOUS THEOLOGIAN VANCE BLACK FOX, BISHOP DAVID COPELAND, REVEREND MINION JONES SPAN, PASTOR KENNETH KEMP. REVEREND HERMAN PRICE, DR. RAJA RAM MURPHY. BISHOP DAVID REED, G P SINGH, IMAM OMAR SHAKI, RABBI MARA NATHAN ELDER CARLOS VIAL, GENERAL PRESBYTER, SALLY WATSON. AND I THINK THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ARE JOINING US, UH, WITHOUT, UM, THEIR CONNECTION TO WEBEX. BUT AT THIS TIME, ARCHBISHOP, WELCOME. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, UH, UH, TAKING OUR INVITATION. INVITATION. AND, UH, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. DEAR FRIENDS, HONORABLE RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC LEADERS, THE HOLY FATHER, PAUL FRANCIS, SOON TO TRAVEL TO DANGEROUS LOCATIONS IN IRAQ, AND THE QUEST OF PEACE AMONG ALL PEOPLES HAS ENCOURAGED US TO PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER AT MASS IN THIS PAST YEAR. HE SAID, LET US KEEP PRAYING TOGETHER FOR THE ILL THE RELATIVES FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AT HOME. BUT MOST OF ALL, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PRAY FOR AUTHORITIES, GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. HE SAID, IN REFERENCE TO THE PANDEMIC, MUST MAKE DECISIONS AND MAKE TIMES. THEY HAVE TO DECIDE ON MEASURES THAT THE PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE, BUT IT IS FOR OUR OWN GOOD. MANY TIMES THESE OFFICIALS FEEL ALONE AND NOT UNDERSTOOD. HE SAID, LET US PRAY FOR OUR GOVERNING LEADERS WHO HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THESE MEASURES THAT THEY FEEL ACCOMPANIED BY PEOPLE'S ERRORS. FRIENDS, AMONG OUR MOST IMPORTANT DUTIES IS THE PROTECTION OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZING THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE. THIS PROTECTION OF LIFE STARTS AT THE MOMENT OF HU OF A HUMAN PERSON WHEN IS FORMED IN THE WOMB AND DOES NOT END UNTIL A PERSON'S FINAL NATURAL DEATH. THEREFORE, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE VERY SERIOUS FOR PEOPLE DEPEND ON US TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. WE MUST MAKE VIRTUES DECISIONS AND PERFORM ACTS [00:05:01] OF LOVE WITHOUT FEAR OF FAVOR. WE SERVE EVERYONE FROM THE WEAKEST AND POOREST TO THE WEALTHIEST AND MOST POWERFUL. AND WE MUST DO SO WITH EQUAL REGARD FOR ALL. LET US PRAY NOW FOR OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES AND EACH OTHER, GOD, OUR CREATOR IN EVERY AGE, YOU HAVE ACCOMPANIED YOUR CHILDREN, MADE IN YOUR IMAGE AND NESS TO THE POWER OF YOUR GRACE AND THE GIFT OF REVELATION TO HAVE TAUGHT US THAT WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ONE TO ANOTHER BECAUSE WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WE HAVE THE DUTY TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER AND TO GUARD EACH OTHER'S DIGNITY, OUR HEARTS AND SOULS. MOURN THE LOSS OF OVER ONE HALF MILLION, OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN THIS TERRIBLE C OVID 19 PANDEMIC, AS WE ASK YOU TO HEAL OUR HEARTS, RENEW OUR NATION, KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. SO ALSO, WE ASK YOU TO RECEIVE OUR DEPARTED LOVED ONES THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE CONSOLATION OF YOUR KINGDOM, PLEASE, IN COMMUNION. LET US KEEP A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE HONOR AND PRAY FOR THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS TAKEN BY THIS PANDEMIC. WE RAISE OUR PRAYERS TO YOU, OUR ALMIGHTY GOD WHO LIVE SOME RAINS FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN. THANK YOU ARCHBISHOP. AND THANK YOU, UH, TO ALL OF OUR FAITH LEADERS FOR STANDING IN STRENGTH AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL SAN ANTONIANS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FAITH LIAISON FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, REVEREND ANNE HELMKE. UH, THANK YOU FOR INVITING OUR SPECIAL GUESTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SESSION. IN MOMENTS OF DARKNESS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE HOLD ON TO LIGHT YOUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AS FAITH LEADERS GUIDING US THROUGH UNCERTAINTY AND SO MUCH LOSS HAS PROVIDED US WITH MUCH NEEDED STRENGTH THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THE PEOPLE WE'VE LOST ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS, THEY'RE PARENTS, BELOVED TEACHERS, GRANDPARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, LIVES WELL LIVED AND LOVED ONES LOST. WE IN SAN ANTONIO ARE A COMPASSIONATE CITY AND WE MOURN WITH YOU SAN ANTONIO IN ORDER TO HEAL AND TO MOVE FORWARD. WE MUST REMEMBER AND SAY THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ATTENDING TODAY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. OKAY, [1. 21-1655 Briefing on the Status of the Strategic Development Plan for the San Antonio International Airport. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Jesus Saenz, Director, Aviation]] UM, WE DO HAVE A SESSION TODAY AND, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TUNING IN. UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TO SEE THE SESSION, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ONE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, HOWEVER, AND SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ONE UP FIRST. UH, SO THE TIME IS NOW 2:14 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2021. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR REAL VALUE VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 REAL PROPERTY COMPETITIVE MATTERS REGARDING C P S ENERGIES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 6 COMPETITIVE MATTERS AND CO CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO, OR EXCUSE ME, LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS ELECTION LAWS, OPEN MEETING PROCEDURES AND MATTERS INVOLVING C P S ENERGY UNDER 5 5 1 0.0 8 7 0 7 1. EXCUSE ME. OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE A SECOND LINK? OKAY. SO, UH, CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW SWITCH OVER TO THE SECOND LINK AND, UH, JOHN HANG TIGHT WILL BE RIGHT BACK [00:10:06] ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2021. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. UH, WE ARE NOW GONNA RESUME OUR CITY COUNCIL B SESSION. LEMME TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, TODAY'S BRIEFING BY JESUS SIGNS, OUR DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS, WILL UPDATE YOU ON THE STATUS OF OUR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. UM, AS, UH, YOU'LL RECALL FROM JESUS'S LAST BRIEFING, UH, HERE AT COUNCIL, UH, IN DECEMBER, THE CITY INITIATED THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS, UH, FOR OUR AIRPORT IN 2018 TO PRODUCE A 20 YEAR MASTER PLAN AND IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS, UH, REQUIRED TO, UM, AT THE AIRPORT TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTED POPULATION AND GROWTH OF OUR REGION. UM, THE, THE TWO PHASE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, UM, BEGAN FOCUSED ON WHETHER THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE AIRPORT, UM, COULD MEET THE FUTURE NEEDS. THE, UM, UH, YOU'LL ALL RECALL THAT THE AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UH, APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CHAIRED BY JOHN DIXON, WHO WAS HERE WITH US EARLIER. UH, I WANT TO THANK HIM, UH, FOR ALL OF HIS HELP AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH THIS PROCESS. BUT THAT GROUP, THAT COMMITTEE OVERSAW A REALLY A DATA-DRIVEN PROCESS TO CONCLUDE THAT THE ANSWER WAS YES. UH, WE DID HAVE, UM, THE, UM, UH, THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS FUTURE NEEDS FOR OUR REGION AT OUR CURRENT SITE. UM, THE, UH, THAT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN, UH, LATE IN THE FALL OF 2018. UH, AND WE, UH, APPROVED THE SECOND, UH, PHASE, THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO HELP IDENTIFY, ANALYZE, AND, AND ULTIMATELY RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL PROJECTS, UM, THAT, THAT MEET THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL DEMAND IN THE FUTURE. IN DECEMBER'S B SESSION, UM, JESUS SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL THAT, UH, OUR PREFERRED AIRFIELD ALTERNATIVES, UM, THAT ADD CAPACITY AND ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE, UM, AT, AT OUR FACILITY, BUT ALSO ADDRESSED SAFETY CONCERNS. AND SINCE THAT MEETING, JESUS AND THE TEAM HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES FOR FUTURE, FUTURE TERMINAL FACILITIES, UH, AND ROADWAY SYSTEMS. UH, THE TEAM HAS HELD FOUR VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETINGS SINCE MID-FEBRUARY BEFORE THE STORM TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON THE, UH, STATUS OF THE PLAN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. TODAY'S BRIEFING WITH, UM, WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE'LL, WE'LL KINDA LAY OUT THOSE ALTERNATIVES BEING EVALUATED IN TERMS OF TERMINAL FACILITIES AND ROADWAY, UH, AND, UH, GET SOME FEEDBACK TO THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE, THERE'S A PART TWO TO THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GONNA RESCHEDULE FOR OUR, UH, MARCH 17TH, UH, B SESSION, BUT IT IS A PRESENTATION ON, UM, ON, UH, DESIGN STANDARDS. UM, AND WE WILL HAVE, UM, OUR CONTRACTOR JACOBS HERE FOR THAT, UH, AFTERNOON PRESENTATION. SO, UH, WITH, UH, BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO JESUS, SO HE CAN GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, HE'S GONNA SHARE WITH YOU SOME EXCITING NEWS THAT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK REGARDING OUR, OUR SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE AREA OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROTECTED AND KEEPING OUR CUSTOMER SAFE. I, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, UPFRONT IN ADVANCE OF THE PRESENTATION, UH, GREAT JOB TO THE, UH, AVIATION TEAM AND, AND JESUS AND THE, THE LEADERSHIP OUT THERE. SO, JESUS, LEMME TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, ERIC. AND, UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE CAN GO TO THE, THE PRESENTATION. JOHN, THANK YOU. I TOO WOULD, UH, WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, JOHN DIXON AND THE ENTIRE AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION. UH, THEY, ALONG WITH THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL, HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND HAVE GIVEN ME A VERY WARM WELCOMING TO THE, TO, TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UH, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OUR CURRENT SCHEDULE, COUPLED WITH NEW CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR FUTURE TERMINAL AND ROADWAY MASTER PLANNING. THIS IS A DATA-DRIVEN INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A 20 YEAR MASTER PLAN REGARDING AIRFIELD LAYOUT AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL LAND USE TERMINAL FACILITIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE AIRPORT TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH AND FUTURE PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS IN OUR REGION. INCLUDED IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS AN OVERVIEW OF A NECESSARY PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING IN PARALLEL WITH THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND THAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES, PRINCIPLES, AND STANDARDS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE THIS ESTABLISHED FRAMEWORK AND SET OF STANDARDS AS WE EMBARK ON THE GO FORWARD PLAN WITH FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS ERIC JUST REFERENCED. [00:15:01] WE WILL DO THAT ON MARCH 17TH, SO WE'LL PROVIDE YOU THAT PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION ON MARCH 17TH. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR BRIEFING, WE HOPE TO OBTAIN YOUR CONCURRENCE ON OUR GO FORWARD PLAN AND AS WE COMPLETE THE FINAL STEPS OF OUR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS. NEXT SLIDE. THIS BRIEFING IS COMPRISED OF FOUR KEY AREAS, A 2040 AIRFIELD SOLUTION IN EARLY DECEMBER. AS, AS, AS ERIC UH, REFERENCED. UH, IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2020, WE PROVIDED A BRIEFING ON PREFERRED AIRFIELD ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW. TODAY WE WILL REVIEW OUR FINAL SELECTIONS FOR OUR AIRFIELD LAYOUT. AS WE DISCUSSED IN DECEMBER, WE STATED WE WOULD BRING FORWARD OUR TERMINAL ALTERNATIVES, ALSO INCLUDING A DETAILED NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES TO PRESENT ON HOW WE CAN TRANSFORM OUR AIRPORT AND FURTHER IMPROVE OUR PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND ESTABLISH A TRUE SENSE OF PLACE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AS PASSENGERS ENTER AND EXIT OUR AIRPORT, WE WANT THEM TO FEEL WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WITH A MOTIVATION TO WANT TO RETURN SOON, WE HAVE TWO ROADWAY ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN ACCOMPLISH A NECESSARY CHANGE TO OUR LANDSIDE ROADWAY SYSTEM. LASTLY, WE WILL REVIEW OUR NEXT STEPS STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES. WE'LL BE IN ON MARCH 17TH WITH THE FINAL SCHEDULE DEPICTING OUR CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. AS MENTIONED IN DECEMBER, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS AND COMMENCING WITH PHASE TWO, WHICH INCLUDED AIRSPACE, AIRFIELD, TERMINAL PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND REQUIREMENTS. TODAY WE WILL, WE WILL REVIEW OUR FINAL ALTERNATIVE. IN THE UPCOMING SLIDES, I WILL REVIEW TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR AIRFIELD LAYOUT PLAN, FURTHER SUBSTANTIATING AND SUPPORTING OUR DECISION THAT FUTURE NEEDS WILL FIT IN THE EXISTING SPACE, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF NEXT STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO COMPLETE THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN THIS YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. ENTERING INTO THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL NEEDS SPECIFICALLY TO OUR AIRFIELD LAYOUT, SAFETY BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RESOLVING AN F A A HOTSPOT. THE EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 13, RIGHT 31 LEFT ACCOMPLISHES THIS SAFETY REQUIREMENT, ENSURING WE MAINTAIN CAPACITY AND ENABLING SERVICE TO FARTHER INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS AN IMPORTANT NECESSITY AND EXTENDING RUNWAY. 13, RIGHT, 31 LEFT TO 10,000 FEET SATISFIES THIS IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING. FINALLY, ACCOMMODATING LONG-TERM GROWTH WAS EQUALLY IMPORTANT. OUR OPTIMIZATION AND APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF BOTH EXISTING COMMERCIAL RUNWAYS IS OBTAINED AS GROWTH AND OR DEMAND INCREASES. OUR EXISTING 13 LEFT 31 RIGHT RUNWAY COULD BE UPGRADED TO A DEPENDENT PARALLEL COMMERCIAL GRADE, RUNWAY, RUNWAY, BUT ONLY IF NEEDED. EACH OF THESE SOLUTIONS SATISFY OUR AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, LET ME DEMONSTRATE OUR RANGE OF CAPABILITIES WITH THESE NEW SOLUTIONS. TODAY'S EXISTING AIRFIELD CONSISTS OF TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS THAT YOU SEE FLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHEAST. 13, RIGHT 31 LEFT IS ONE OF OUR MAIN RUNWAYS FOR COMMERCIAL DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS, AND IS 8,500 FEET 13 TO THE MOST NORTHERN OF THOSE TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS IS 5,500 FEET LONG AND IS USED FOR DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS FOR CORPORATE BUSINESS OPERATORS, FIXED BASE OPERATORS AND GENERAL AVIATION USERS. PERPENDICULAR TO THESE TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS IS RUNWAY 4, 2 2, ANOTHER 8,500 FEET MAIN RUNWAY USED FOR COMMERCIAL DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS. NEXT SLIDE. AS PREFACED, THE IMMEDIATE ENHANCEMENT TO RUNWAY 13 RIGHT 31 LEFT WILL BE TO EXTEND IT BY 340 FEET AND IS OUR FIRST INITIATIVE. THIS IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPLISHES A NECESSARY SAFETY ENHANCEMENT COUPLED WITH THE ENGINEERED MATERIAL SAFETY AREA EXTENSIONS ON EXISTING PROPERTY. BOTH OF THESE EFFORTS WILL IMPROVE OUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE FLOW RATES, THUS MAKING FOR A MORE EFFICIENT AIRFIELD AND FURTHER IMPROVING ON-TIME PERFORMANCE FOR AIRCRAFT TAXING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AS WE STRATEGICALLY PLAN OUR FUTURE AIRFIELD FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. ILLUSTRATED ON THIS SLIDE AS WELL, WE ARE FORECASTING AND PLANNING THE EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 13, RIGHT, 31 LEFT TO 10,000 FEET SIGNIFICANTLY [00:20:01] ADDING ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL CAPABILITY TO MANY MORE DESTINATIONS. TECHNICAL STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED CONFIRMING THAT A 10,000 FOOT RUNWAY CAN AND WILL FIT IN OUR CURRENT AIRFIELD FOOTPRINT. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND MEET OUR INCREASED DEMANDS, WE WILL MONITOR AND WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE TO EXPAND 13 LEFT 31 RIGHT TO AN 8,500 FOOT RUNWAY. FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE VETTED AND VALIDATED MANY DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS. FINAL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN FORMULATED REGARDING OUR AIRFIELD PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND WE ARE PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN FOR FINAL APPROVAL PLAN FOR FINAL APPROVALS THAT COMPLETES THE AIRFIELD. AND NOW LET'S TALK TERMINALS. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TERMINAL ALTERNATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION. FIRST, WE WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS TO HOW WE ARRIVED AT THESE ALTERNATIVES TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, DESIGN CRITERIA, CURRENT NEEDS, AND RECENT COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS AND COMMENTS IN TODAY'S EXISTING CONDITIONS, TODAY'S EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE READY FOR CHANGE IN IMPROVEMENT. THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF OUR TERMINAL FACILITIES IS UNDERSIZED BY 13%. WHEN WE CONSI, WHEN WE CONSIDER 2019 PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS AND DEMAND FORECAST WITH TWO SEPARATE TERMINAL FACILITIES REQUIRING TWO SEPARATE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS. THIS, THIS ENABLES PASSENGERS CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OUR TWO TERMINALS AND CREATES MANY INEFFICIENCIES. COUPLED WITH AN UNDERSIZED CONCOURSE TERMINAL, A SYSTEMS AND UTILITIES ARE BECOMING OBSOLETE AND REQUIRE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO BETTER IMPROVE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE. THE EXISTING SQUARE FOOTAGE FOOTPRINT, THIS ALLOWS FOR ADEQUATE CONCESSION SPACE TO APPROPRIATELY REFLECT AND DEPICT THE FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. WE ARE WELL KNOWN FOR AS A CITY. AS WE PRESENT THE ALTERNATIVES, WE ARE CONSIDERATE OF THE NEED TO EXPAND OUR GATE CAPACITY WITHIN OUR ENTIRE TERMINAL FOOTPRINT BY 12 GATES TO MEET 2000, UH, 2040 DEMANDS. NEXT SLIDE FOR CONSIDERATION. ABOVE IS A TECHNICAL PLANNING ILLUSTRATION FOR 110 FOOT DOMESTIC CONCOURSE AND OPTIONS FOR A 120 TO 140 FOOT CONCOURSE THAT COULD HAVE PARKING OF INTERNATIONAL WIDE BODY AIRCRAFT ON ONE SIDE OF THE CONCOURSE. OPTIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL WIDE BODIES ON BOTH SIDES WOULD REQUIRE 140 FOOT WIDE OF TOTAL WIDTH. FOR PERSPECTIVE, THE SOUTHERN END OF THE EXISTING TERMINAL A IS ONLY ABOUT 60 FEET WIDE. INCREASING THE WIDTH SQUARE FOOTAGE WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SEATING, MOVING SIDEWALKS AS NEEDED, AND MORE AMENITIES CLOSER TO THE GATES, SUCH AS CONCESSIONS. WE ARE ALSO PLANNING FOR THE HIGH GROWTH IN 2004 IN IN 2040 FORECAST SO THAT WE DON'T UNDER PLAN THE TERMINAL AND HAVE TO REVISIT EXPANSION PLANNING EFFORTS AGAIN AND OR TOO SOON. NEXT SLIDE. COMMUNITY AND TRAVELER INPUT IS IMPERATIVE AND WE ARE LISTENING. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE PLAN OUR FUTURE TERMINAL COMPLEX AND MEET OUR CUSTOMER'S NEEDS. INCREASING CONCESSION SPACE AND OFFERINGS LEADS OUR FEEDBACK REQUEST. TERMINAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY IMPROVE OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR PASSENGERS, ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY WITH APPROPRIATE AMENITIES. STATE-OF-THE-ART SCREENING FACILITIES AND DISCRETION OF AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ALSO MENTIONED AND YOU IMPROVED IN MODERN FACILITY. REFLECTING THE CHARM AND SPIRIT OF SAN ANTONIO IS WHAT IS LONGED FOR. NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE ACTUAL COMMENTS RECEIVED IN THE SURVEYS WHERE TERMINAL SHOULD HAVE CHARACTER REFLECT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND PROVIDE THE MODERN AMENITIES OF A 21 OF A 21ST CENTURY FACILITY. WE ARE LISTENING AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK. SO LET'S DISCUSS THE TERMINAL NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS. AS WITH THE AIRFIELD PLANNING INITIATIVE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED, PRIORITIZED NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS FOR OUR TERMINAL PLANNING EFFORT. FIRST, WE MUST ACCOMMODATE HIGH GROWTH AND PASSENGER DEMAND. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PLANNING A NEW TERMINAL COMPLEX WITH AT LEAST 35 TOTAL GATES, INCLUDING [00:25:01] THREE WIDE BODY INTERNATIONAL GATES, OR A 37 GATE NARROW BODY CONFIGURATION. AS STATED EARLIER, IN EXISTING CONDITIONS, THE CURRENT SQUARE FOOTAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 600,000 SQUARE FEET. THE NEW TERMINAL SPACE ALTERNATIVES WILL INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION TO 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET, A NEW MODERNIZED FACILITY PROVIDING A WORLD-CLASS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY BUILDING A CONSOLIDATED AND CENTRAL COMPLEX WITH A SINGLE CHECKPOINT WHERE PASSENGERS CAN FREELY NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY TO ENJOY AMENITIES AND MAKE EASY CONNECTIONS AND ENJOYING NEW CONCESSION OFFERINGS BOTH PRE AND POST SECURITY. ADDRESSING OUR TERMINAL A NEEDS IS ALSO AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, THE ALTERNATIVES TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION A NEW WIDEN CONCOURSE A WITH NEW MODERN SYSTEMS AND PASSENGER AMENITIES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVES. TODAY WE HAVE 23 GATES AND WE FORECAST A NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST 35 GATES WITH THREE WIDE BODY GATES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED THREE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES AND WE WILL REVIEW EACH OF THEM INDEPENDENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. ALTERNATIVE NUMBER ONE CONTINUES THE WAY WE ARE TODAY IN OUR EFFORT WITH THREE SEPARATE TERMINALS. WHILE WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THE 35 GATE REQUIREMENT, THIS OPTION IS EXPECTED TO HAVE THE LOWEST UPFRONT COST AND MAINTAIN SHORT WALKING DISTANCES FOR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. HOWEVER, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A DECENTRALIZED FACILITY. IT IS LIKE WE ARE RUNNING THREE DIFFERENT SEPARATE AIRPORTS CREATING A NUMBER OF INEFFICIENCIES. TERMINALS A AND B WOULD ONLY BE RENOVATED, AND CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ALL THREE TERMINALS WOULD STILL BE ABSENT. IN THIS ALTERNATIVE AND LONG-TERM, IT IS EXPECTED TO COST MORE AS WE GROW. NEXT SLIDE. HERE YOU SEE ALTERNATIVE NUMBER TWO. IT ALSO MEETS OUR GATE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDES AN ALMOST CENTRAL, CENTRAL PROCESSOR AND YOU CONCOURSE A. WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE, WE MAINTAIN THE EXISTING CONCOURSE B TERMINAL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE THE MEDIUM BROWN SHADED AREA, THE NEW PHASING OF A HYBRID CENTRAL PROCESSOR AND AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCOURSE C. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WE WOULD NOW BE ABLE TO MOVE FREELY BETWEEN CONCOURSES AND EXPAND SOME AMENITIES AND HAVE NEW OFFERINGS. THE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE IS THE COMPLEX PHASING PLAN AND EXISTING TURMOIL B AND LIMITED CONNECTIVITY. LASTLY, IN ALTERNATIVE NUMBER THREE, WE ALSO OBTAIN OUR GATING REQUIREMENTS OF 35. THE LIGHT GRAY AREA DEPICTS A NEW TRUE CENTRAL PROCESSOR WITH GATES REPLACING TERMINAL B AND NEW CONCOURSE C COMPLETELY REBUILT CONCOURSE A AND UPGRADED TERMINAL SYSTEMS. ALL PRE-SECURITY TICKETING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOW CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR PASSENGER EAST AND NEW GRAND CENTRAL SPACE WITH ADDITIONAL CONCESSIONS WOULD BE OBTAINED BOTH PRE AND POST-SECURITY AND ALL NEW CENTRAL TERMINALS. SPACE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED WITH THREE NEW CONCOURSES, ALLOWING PASSENGERS TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY BETWEEN ALL THREE CONCOURSES. INITIAL FIRST PHASE COSTS WOULD BE HIGHER. HOWEVER, THIS ALTERNATIVE DOES CREATE COMPLEXITIES IN PHASING AS WELL. SOME MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED OF CONCOURSE A AS WELL AS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RETAINED FOR A LONGER PERIOD DURING THE INITIAL PHASING AND BUILD DOWN. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TERMINAL ALTERNATIVES. NOW LET'S DISCUSS ROADWAY OPTIONS. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ROADWAY ALTERNATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION. FIRST, WE WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS TO HOW WE ARRIVE AT THESE ALTERNATIVES AS WELL TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, DESIGN CRITERIA, CURRENT NEEDS AND COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS AND COMMONS AND TODAY'S EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. OUR MAJOR ENTRY POINTS ARE US 2 81 AND LOOP FOUR 10. EACH OF THESE SERVE AS ENTRY AND EXIT PORTALS THAT FEED INTO D HOWARD WAY AIRPORT BOULEVARD AND THE UNDERUTILIZED 2 81 NORTH RAM. NEXT SLIDE. AS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TODAY, THERE IS LOW USAGE. I THINK IT WAS TITLE BEFORE JOHN. YES, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. [00:30:02] AS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TODAY, THERE THERE'S LOW USAGE OF THE DEDICATED US 2 81 NORTHBOUND RAMP AND THE INTERSECTION OF AIRPORT BOULEVARD AND D HOWARD MIXES TRAFFIC RIGHT BEFORE THE TERMINAL AND PARKING DECISION POINTS. THE AREA BEFORE THE GARAGE ENTRANCES HAS SHORT DECISION DISTANCES AND POOR SIGHT LINES DUE TO RAMP DESCENDING ON BOTH SIDES ON THE ROAD, WHICH CREATES A CANYON EFFECT AND CAN DISTRACT DRIVERS DURING PEAK PERIODS. WE HAVE HEAVY CONGESTION AND MOTORIST CONFUSION. NEXT SLIDE. THE NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SIMILAR TO AIRFIELD AND TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR ROADWAYS. THE OVERALL ROADWAY IS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT FOR MANY REASONS, MAINLY TO IMPROVE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND THE TWO OPTIONS PROVIDED TODAY. THERE IS A REDUCTION OF SIGNALS AND EM AND ELIMINATION OF TRAFFIC WEAVING FOR BOTH INGRESS AND EGRESS PORTALS BEING CONSIDERATE OF THE DISTANCES A TRAVELER HAS WHEN MAKING A DECISION FOR BOTH ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IS ALSO ADDRESSED. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MODELS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SIMULATING SOME OF OUR MOST PEAK PERIODS. REDUCING CONGESTION AND ACCOMMODATING GROWTH IS A MUST IN THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. PLEASE NOTE THE REDUCTION OF INTERSECTIONS AND IMPROVED FLOW ROUTES WHILE INCREASING THE UTILIZATION OF EXISTING CONNECTOR RING. AS WITH THE TERMINALS, WE ALL LONG FOR A SENSE OF PLACE, A TRUE ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO THE AIRPORT AND CITY. EACH OF THE OPTIONS WILL CONSOLIDATE TRAFFIC EARLIER FOR EASIER DECISION MAKING AND SIMPLIFY THE OVERALL ROADWAY SYSTEM. INCLUDED IN THESE AND STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION ARE LONG-TERM FACILITATED MULTIMODAL OPTIONS FOR EASE OF AIRPORT ENTRY AND EXIT FOR LONG-TERM PLANNING. NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, SO LET'S START WITH ALTERNATIVE NUMBER ONE. NEXT SLIDE, AND THIS ALTERNATIVE, WE REPLACE THE MAIN INTERSECTION WITH NEW ROUNDABOUTS. DECOUPLING INBOUND TRAFFIC FROM THE OUTBOUND TRAFFIC PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC FLOW. THE INCORPORATION OF ROUNDABOUTS ALSO ELIMINATES TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND CREATES A SENSE OF PLACE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A GATEWAY ICON FOR OUTBOUND TRAFFIC AND NEW IMPROVED TURNING RADIUS IS BUILT FOR PASSENGERS LEAVING THE AIRPORT. BOTH D HOWARD AND AIRPORT BOULEVARD REMAIN WITH NEW SIGNAGE STANDARDS ENCOURAGING THE USE OF TWO 80 OF THE OF THE 2 81 RAMP. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A FUTURISTIC VIEW OF THE MAIN ENTRY FROM US 2 81 WITH TWO ROUNDABOUTS AND SOME ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ALTERNATIVE NUMBER TWO. WE FURTHER CONSOLIDATE THE INBOUND TRAFFIC AND REALIGN AIRPORT BOULEVARD. ONE SINGLE ROUNDABOUT IS ESTABLISHED PROVIDING CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC FLOW. AIRPORT BOULEVARD TRAFFIC WILL BE REDIRECTED FOR ENTRY FOR FURTHER EMPHASIZING THE NEED TO UTILIZE THE NEW LOWER 2 81 RAMP. THIS NEW RAMP WILL PROVIDE AMPLE DISTANCE FOR INBOUND TRAVELERS TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ARRIVALS AND OR DEPARTURES. SIMILAR TO ALTERNATIVE NUMBER ONE, TURN RADIUSES ARE IMPROVED THROUGHOUT AND SIGNALS ARE ELIMINATED. PLEASE NOTE IN THIS OPTION A COMPLETE DECOUPLING OF INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRAFFIC IS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ONLY MAJOR CON FOR THIS OPTION WOULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF LOWERING THE 2 81 RAM. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A VIEW FROM 2 81 AS WELL WITH FULL DECOUPLING OF THE TRAFFIC, AN ENTIRELY NEW SENSE OF PLACE, INCREASING OUR GREEN SPACE AND FURTHER REPRESENTING THE CITY AND WHAT IT IS KNOWN FOR. NATURE AND PRE IMPERVIOUS COVER, IMPROVING OUR OVERALL CARBON FOOTPRINT. NEXT IN THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS, WE WE'LL BE MAKING FINAL SELECTIONS FOR A 2040 TERMINAL ALTERNATIVE, FOLLOWED BY A PREFERRED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT OPTION AND CARGO TENANT AND SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES. WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL AGAIN WITH THE 2040 PREFERRED PLAN, ALONG WITH PHASING AND FUNDING DETAILS, INCLUDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC MEETINGS TO OUR ENGLISH AND SPANISH AUDIENCES. [00:35:03] NEXT SLIDE. HERE'S WHAT THE SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD. WE WANT TO FINALIZE OUR TERM, OUR OUR TERMINAL ALTERNATIVE, OUR OUR TERMINAL PLAN ALTERNATIVES AS WHAT THE AIRFIELD PLAN. WE WILL FINALIZE THE PLANNING EFFORT AND BRING FORWARD OUR FINAL TERMINAL OPTION FOR CONSIDERATION. WE WILL COMPLETE OUR LANDSIDE AND MULTIMODAL ACCESS PLANNING SELECTIONS. WE WILL DEVELOP AND FINALIZE NEW CARGO TENANT AND SUPPORT FUNCTION PLANNING EFFORTS. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE FINAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND ADJUST ACCORDINGLY FOR C OVID 19 IMPACTS. THESE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS WILL ENABLE US TO PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF AN ANNUAL C I P AS WE PROVIDE FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH WE WILL BRING FOR YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE F Y 22 BUDGET. FINALLY, WE WILL COMPLETE THE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE PROJECT PHASING FINANCING STRATEGY AND A FUNDING PLAN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, AFFORDABILITY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DELIVERY METHODS. THE SAN ANTONIO, THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM EARNED THE COVETED AWARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BEST AIRPORT WITH FIVE TO 15 MILLION PASSENGERS IN NORTH AMERICA AND BEST HYGIENE MEASURES BY REGION NORTH AMERICA AIRPORT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCED THE HYGIENE AWARD CATEGORY AS A WAY FOR AIRPORTS TO GAUGE CUSTOMER RESPONSE TO NEW HYGIENE MEASURES AND TO RECOGNIZE AIRPORTS AND THEIR SUCCESSES IN DEALING WITH HYGIENE DURING C OVID 19. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM AS A DIRECTOR OF OUR ENTIRE TEAM. EACH OF THESE AWARDS ARE HARDLY REGARDED IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. WE COULD HAVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED THIS WITHOUT EACH OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS BEING COMMITTED AND DEDICATED TO COMBATING THE COVID VIRUS AND FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH OF OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, THE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ALL OF OUR AIRLINES THAT FLY IN AND OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, THE CONCESSIONS AND ALL AIRPORT STAKEHOLDERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL IN US BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN THESE ACCOLADES. THIS COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION, UH, ON THE UPDATE FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JESUS. UH, AND BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I ALSO WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR RECEIVING THOSE INDUSTRY AWARDS. AGAIN, BEST AIRPORT WITH 5 MILLION TO 15 MILLION, UH, PASSENGERS IN NORTH AMERICA, AND ALSO THE BEST HYGIENE MEASURES BY REGION, UH, IN THE NORTH AMERICA. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND I KNOW THEY'RE BASED ON PASSENGER SURVEYS, SO THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT A SMALL FEAT AND, UH, WE SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT. YOU STARTED OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT. JESUS. UM, THANK YOU ALSO, UH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WATCHING AND FOR THE COUNCIL. JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES. UM, NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS THAT WEREN'T REACHED TODAY TO TOMORROW, AND I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO GO OVER. UH, SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TOMORROW. ALSO, UM, THERE WERE NO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT IN PUBLIC COMMENT. UH, SO WE ARE NOT HAVING, UH, OUR NORMALLY SCHEDULED CITIZENS TO BE HEARD BECAUSE NO ONE SIGNED UP UP, UH, TO SPEAK. UM, SO, UH, BEFORE WE GO INTO QUESTIONS, LET ME JUST, UM, AGAIN, UH, THE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT FROM THE B SESSION THAT WE HAD IN DECEMBER, UM, HAS BEEN A GREAT EFFORT. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY TOUCHED AND, UH, WITH THIS PRESENTATION, UH, CLOSE TO 300 PEOPLE IN THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS LAST WEEK, AND THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. UH, I WANNA ASK ALL MY COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THEY HAVE TONS OF TOWN HALLS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION MEETINGS COMING UP TO INTERFACE WITH JESUS AND THE TEAM SO WE CAN GET THIS PRESENTATION OUT AND GET MORE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARISE. I THINK IT'S ALL GREAT NEWS THOUGH, SO, UH, I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE EXCITED TO HEAR THIS STUFF. WE KNOW THAT FOR TOO LONG RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN, UM, ASKING FOR A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT THAT, UH, BEFITS A WORLD-CLASS CITY. AND, UM, WE NOW, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND A ROADMAP TO PROVIDE THAT ALONG WITH THE BETTER AIR SERVICE THAT GOES WITH THE AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEKING. UM, I'M ALSO, UH, EXCITED AND, AND SURE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN OFFER, UH, FIRST CLASS AIR SERVICE, UH, THAT THEY WOULD EXPECT FROM A TIER ONE CITY. SO, UH, WE WILL BE READY, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CREATIVE FINANCIAL, UM, UH, ALTERNATIVES THAT YOU'LL BE PRESENTING LATER ON ALONG WITH THE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. SO, [00:40:01] UH, THAT'S ANOTHER DISCUSSION FOR A LATER DATE, BUT, UH, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF A VISION, YOU'VE PRESENTED IT VERY WELL. LASTLY, I DO WANT TO THANK, UH, JOHN DIXON, WHO'S BEEN HARD AT WORK FOR, WHAT IS IT NOW, JOHN? OVER THREE YEARS WITH THE AIR, FOUR YEARS WITH THE AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UH, WHO INITIALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION, WILL IT FIT A WORLD CLASS AIRPORT IN ITS CURRENT FOOTPRINT? THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED, PERIOD. UH, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THIS PATH. AND SO, UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO, UH, CONVERSATION, JOHN, LET ME TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN CONVENED NOW FOR QUITE A LONG TIME ON THESE ISSUES. YOU'RE MUTED, JOHN. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT HAPPENS EVEN TO TECHNOLOGY, GUYS. SO, UH, ALRIGHT. I, I, I, UH, MAYOR AND, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK. I, I I JUST WANT TO ECHO, UH, WHAT YOU SAID AND SAY THAT WE, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY, AND I THINK IF YOU GO BACK TO THE B SESSION, WE HAD ALMOST LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AT HAND, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY WE KIND OF DID PLANNING, UM, AND WE RESPONDED, WE DID INCREMENTAL PLANNING OVER TIME. THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY, UH, WITH, TO, TO TAKE, UH, THE AIRPORT AND MAKE IT, MAKE IT A GAME CHANGER FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AND I, I, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR SAID IT BEST, YOU KNOW, TO A WORLD CLASS, UH, AIRPORT. I, I THINK WHAT WE ARE DOING IS, IS ESSENTIALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING JESUS AND CARLOS AND ERIC SPECIFIC INFORMATION AROUND WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE. YOU KNOW, THE, THE INTANGIBLES, SO TO SPEAK, THIS IDEA OF WHAT WORLD CLASS IS, THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, HOW DO WE REFLECT SELF AND, UH, HOW DO WE REFLECT OUR CITY? AND I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT WE DID. I MEAN, OUR AIRPORT WAS PRETTY NOR, YOU KNOW, IT WAS PRETTY, UH, INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM OTHER AIRPORTS. AND I CAN SAY THAT 'CAUSE I FLY, I USED TO FLY ALL THE TIME, AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE. I, I THINK WHAT, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, WE DID PU PULL OFF A BIT OF A COUP BY STEALING JESUS FROM HOUSTON. AND, UH, I THINK THOSE REWARDS ARE ALMOST TO BE EXPECTED GIVEN THE TEAM THAT HE'S GOT AND HIS LEADERSHIP. SO I KEEP SAYING THIS, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE EARTH AND MOON AND STARS ARE ALIGNED, AND THIS IS THE BEST TIME FOR US TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW WHEN THE WHOLE INDUSTRY HAS TAKEN A PAUSE AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY THAT TAKES IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM COVID, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE LEARNED IN THE MOST RECENT PAST, UH, AND, AND TAKES SOMETHING THAT SOME PERCEIVE TO BE A PARTICULAR, UH, ASSET AND CHANGE IT INTO A GAME CHANGER. AND I SAY THAT AS, YOU KNOW, A BUSINESS PERSON, BUSINESS LEADER, CHAMBER PERSON, AND AGAIN, I FLY, STILL FLY A TON. AND I, I, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY WE HAVE A REAL BIG OPPORTUNITY HERE. AND SO, UH, I, I, I, MY MIND'S EYE HAS BEEN THAT PRESS CONFERENCE AT JESUS AND THE MAYOR, AND THAT ERIC DOES AT SOME POINT IN OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER. AND WHEN WE NAIL THIS THING AND WE'RE, WE'RE EXCEEDINGLY CLOSE IS, IS WHERE MY PERCEPTION IS. THE A S C C WAS ALSO VERY, VERY STRONG AND UNEQUIVOCAL ON THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINAL THREE. SO MUCH SO THAT IT JUMPED OUT AT ME, UH, IN, IN THE PROCEEDINGS. THEY'RE LIKE, NO, IT'S TERMINAL THREE. BAM. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. WE GAVE VERY STRONG FEEDBACK TO JESUS AND TEAM, UH, THAT REINFORCED WHAT THE CONSULTANTS AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM THERE HAVE DONE. SO, UH, WE ARE HERE IN MARCH. UM, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO OUR, AND I AM SAYING WE ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO DOING SOMETHING VERY COOL AND SPECIAL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL THROW IT BACK TO YOU AND TO OPEN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THE, FOR ANY OF US. GREAT. THANK YOU JOHN. UM, ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO OUR DISCUSSION. LET START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HARVARD. THANKS, MAYOR. UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THESE COVETED INDUSTRY AWARDS. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE SAN ANTONIO. UM, ALWAYS LIKE TO GET AWARDS FOR OUR CITY, BUT I THINK THAT THESE TWO ARE IN PARTICULAR ARE VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW. UM, THE, YOU KNOW, THE BEST AIRPORT, BUT ALSO THE BEST HYGIENE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE. SO VERY PROUD AND GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS WORKED SO HARD. UM, SO FOR MY QUESTION, I, I'M, I'M WONDERING IF, HAVE Y'ALL SPENT ANY TIME TALKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE VISIT SA? I, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CROSSOVER OF DATA PROJECTIONS FROM VISIT SA AND OUR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OUR AIR AIRPORT REGARDING PROJECTED GROWTH. [00:45:01] CAN ANYBODY DRAW ANY, UM, PARALLELS OR SPEAK TO HOW ONE IS INFORMING THE OTHER? AND CERTAINLY I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. UH, THANK YOU. WE, WE CONSTANTLY MEET WITH THEM. UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I KNOW THAT CASSANDRA IS NOW, IS NOW LEAVING, BUT WE MEET WITH, UH, DAVE KAMINSKI AS WELL. I SERVE ON THAT BOARD. SO WE INTERCHANGE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION AND ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING TOGETHER, UH, FOR ANY CONVENTIONS, ANY TRAVELING, ANY HAPPENINGS THAT ARE THAT, THAT, THAT ARE OCCURRING. AND WE REPORT FREQUENTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER ON HOW THINGS ARE PERFORMING. YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE PUT OUT A REPORT EVERY SINGLE WEEK THAT DEPICTS OUR, OUR MOVEMENTS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GO BACK TO MARCH, ALMOST A YEAR FROM NOW OF WHERE THINGS WERE AND WE WERE KEEPING UP RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WE DID TAKE SOME HITS HERE RECENTLY, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE STORM, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE PLOTTED RIGHT BACK UP UPWARD, UH, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE NATIONAL AVERAGES. SO WE KEEP, UH, WE KEEP EACH OTHER INFORMED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AND WE EXCHANGE INFORMATION, UH, FREQUENTLY. I APPRECIATE, THANK THAT. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW A VISIT HAS, SAY, HAS INFLUENCED OR INFORMED ANY OF THE, THE ACTUAL PROJECT OR PROJECTIONS, PROPOSALS IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR, PROPOSALS COUNCILWOMAN. UH, SO LET ME TAKE A SHOT AT THAT ONE. I MEAN, HEAVY INFLUENCE, UH, HEAVY INFLUENCE, UH, THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE IDEA OF, UH, COMMUNICATING SENSE OF A, A PLACE THAT'S REALLY, UH, FROM THEM. AND I'LL JUST TELL ONE GREAT STORY. I MEAN, THE INTERACTION, I, MY OBSERVATION IS THE INTERACTION HAS BEEN, IS VERY TIGHT, WHICH IS GREAT TO HEAR. UH, ONE OF THE PROPOSALS FROM, UH, FROM ONE OF THE ULTRA LOW COST CARRIERS AT ONE POINT WAS TO NOT EVEN GO TO A GATE, HEY, WE CAN SAVE SOME GATE FEES, WE'LL JUST DROP OFF, UH, THE PASSENGERS AND THE TARMAC AND LET THEM WALK INTO THE TERMINAL FACILITY. THAT WAS AN, THAT WAS A PROPOSAL FROM ONE OF THEM. AND AT THE TIME I REMEMBER CASSANDRA SAYING, THERE'S NO WAY WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT IN AUGUST AND HAVE, UH, THAT, SO I WOULD SAY IT, THE, THE, MY OBSERVATION IS THE, THE COORDINATION IS PRETTY DARN TIGHT. UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, LIKE, HONESTLY, OUR ASSETS SHOULD, SHOULD BLOW PEOPLE AWAY WHEN THEY COME HERE, GIVEN OUR, THAT INDUSTRY. SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S I THINK, SO VERY TIGHT INTEGRATION COUNCILOR. I ADD THAT CASSANDRA SERVED ON THE A SDC. MM-HMM. DAVID WILL BE TAKING PLACE. YEP. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU, CARLOS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HOBAR, COUNCIL MEMBER R GARCIA MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION. CONGRATULATIONS. UM, BY COUNCILOR SAID IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE, UH, AWARDS UNDER OUR CAP. UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN YOUR, UM, UH, THE, THE PLAN THAT YOU ALL SENT OVER, UH, IT WAS SPECIFICALLY THE DESIGN STANDARDS, THE GUIDELINES THAT YOU ALL THAT WERE PRESENTED BY, UM, CHRISTINE, I, I, RA POWELL, RASH POWELL, I, I'M SORRY I'M BUTCHERING THAT NAME. UM, IT, IT TALKS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A UNIFIED AIRPORT DISTRICT. CAN YOU, UM, MAYBE I'VE, I'VE MISSED THAT. I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT A UNIFIED AIRPORT DISTRICT, UH, IS OR WHAT YOU'RE ENVISIONING. I TRY TO GOOGLE SOMETHING, UM, AND I COULDN'T FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING. AND, AND AGAIN, I, I'M STILL A ROOKIE, SO IT'S PROBABLY MY SECOND AIRPORT, UH, PRESENTATION PRESENTATION. UM, AND IF WE HAVE TO DO IT OFFLINE, THEN THAT'S FINE. NO, IT IS A, IT, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN SHE REFERENCES A UNIFIED, UH, AIRPORT DISTRICT, AND SHE'LL GIVE THIS PRESENTATION, I THINK, UH, UH, CITY MANAGER WALT SAID, HEY, WE'LL DO IT SOMETIME IN MARCH 17TH. SHE'LL GIVE YOU A BETTER ILLUSTRATION OF THAT. BUT JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DEVELOP DESIGN STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND PRINCIPLES THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SO AS YOU WALK INTO THE AIRPORT TODAY, THAT'S ABSENT AND THEY ARE INDIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. WHEN YOU LOOK AT TERMINAL B AND YOU LOOK AT TERMINAL A, UM, WHILE WE'VE MADE SOME EFFORTS TO TRY AND MAKE THEM LOOK GREAT, IT, YOU DON'T GET THAT ENTIRE SENSE OF PLACE. AND THAT CASCADES OUTWARDLY AS WELL AS YOU GO TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRPORT IN YOUR TERMINAL CURBSIDE, YOUR SIGNAGE, YOUR ROADWAYS, UM, WHAT ARE THE COLOR PALETTES THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED? WHAT AESTHETIC MATERIALS ARE BEING UTILIZED? AND SHE'LL GO THROUGH A FULL OVERVIEW OF HOW WE'VE DERIVED TO THOSE TYPES OF, OF, OF, OF FEATURES THAT [00:50:01] ARE GONNA BE INCORPORATED, NOT ONLY WITH WHAT WE DO WITH THE FUTURE TERMINAL, BUT ALSO FOR ALL FUTURE PRO PROJECTS. SO THAT DESIGN STANDARD HAS TO BE DEVELOPED AND THAT IS ABSENT RIGHT NOW. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY KEEN ON TRYING TO PARALLEL THAT EFFORT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE SO THAT WHEN WE COMPLETE THIS, WE'LL HAVE A BOOKLET THAT WE WILL TURN OVER TO THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERS, TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE. 'CAUSE THIS IS WHO WE ARE, AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW UP. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT UNIFIED SYSTEM WILL GIVE US AS WE GO FORWARD. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU, JESUS. AND, AND, UH, FOR, FOR MY COLLEAGUES, UM, I'M, I'M REFERENCING PAGE EIGHT OF THE, UM, ATTACHMENT THAT WAS SENT TO US. AND SO IT SAYS, WHAT WE WANT TO BE IS A UNIFIED AIRPORT DISTRICT. AND SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD MISSED SOMETHING, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE DISTINCT LOOK AND FEEL, UM, THAT WE ARE, ARE GOING FOR. I SEE SOME OF THESE COMMON THEMES, LIKE THE FIESTA THEME THAT COMES UP, IT SEEMS LIKE ON EVERY CONVERSATION, EVEN WITH MY MARKETING STUDENTS, WHICH IS GREAT. UM, AND THEN THE COHESIVE USER EXPERIENCE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT, AT THAT. UM, AND BY THE WAY, I APPRECIATE THE BRANDING, RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT EVERYTHING, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE OUR, OUR BRANDING AND, AND IT IS MISSING. THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, BUILDINGS, RIGHT? BUT WE CAN, WE CAN DO, UH, BETTER THERE, UM, SWING USER. WHAT IS, UH, WHAT, WHAT HAVE YOU MOSTLY IDENTIFIED AS SWING USER? I'M SORRY, WHEN YOU SAY A SWING USER, IT'S ALSO, UH, REFERENCED IN THERE IN LIKE, UH, THERE'S, UM, THE, THE PASSENGER TYPOLOGIES AND IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, LEISURE BUSINESS, FAMILY ASSISTED NEEDS, MILITARY EMPLOYEE AND TENANT. ONE PART OF IT IS SWING THAT YOU ALL HAVE BOOKED UNDER BUSINESS. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WAS BOOKED UNDER BUSINESS INSTEAD OF MAYBE LEISURE OR FAMILY. YEAH. SO ALL THAT REFERENCES IS, UM, BUSINESS TRAVELERS AREN'T NECESSARILY ALL COMMITTED TO ONE AIRLINE. YEP. AND THEY GO FROM ONE AIRLINE TO THE NEXT, AND THAT'S WHAT THAT REFERENCE IS. OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I, I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THAT. I WAS GONNA SAY, I'M THAT GUY. I, I'M THAT GUY. AND, UH, AND, AND, AND I HAVE OPTIONS AND SOMETIMES I FLY OUT OF OTHER AIRPORTS. AND SO THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER REGIONS AND OTHER AIRPORTS AND OTHER AIRLINES. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK IS EXPLICITLY AS PART OF OUR STRATEGY GOT COLD OUT IN THE PAST. WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHERS AND PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE OPTIONS. AND WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST. WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. NOBODY ASKED US TO DO THIS, BUT WE WENT UP AND TALKED TO A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN COMAL COUNTY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NEW FROM NEW BRAUNFELS, THEIR C E O AND, UH, THEIR COUNTY CHAIR. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD US. GUESS WHAT THEY TOLD US? THEY GO UP NORTH AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE THAN THEY COME SOUTH. SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING AND, UH, THAT THIS IS A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO, UH, JESUS GETS THAT, UH, WE GET IT AND WE WANT MORE PASSENGERS. MORE PASSENGERS DRIVES MORE DIRECT FLIGHTS, MORE DIRECT FLIGHTS, DIRECT, YOU KNOW, DRIVES THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE. SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. AND THEN, UM, MY FINAL QUESTION, AND IT MIGHT HAVE A A QUICK FOLLOW UP, BUT, UM, SO IN THE THREE PLUS NINE BUDGET THAT, UM, UH, ERIC SENT OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO IN THE AIRPORTS O AND M FUND, WE SAW IN Q ONE THERE WAS A 60% DECLINE IN PASSENGERS, BUT THE REVENUES AND CONCESSIONS AND PARKING SAYS, UM, THAT IT RESULTED IN AN ADDITIONAL $2.4 MILLION ABOVE OUR BUDGET. AND I'M JUST WONDERING, LIKE, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? AND I KNOW THAT BY END OF YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTED, PROJECTED TO BE AT 3.2 MILLION ABOVE. SO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE CONCESSIONS AND, UH, PARKING, I, I'M ASSUMING SOME OF THE, THE MARKET, THE PARKING WAS AS A WELL, NO, I DON'T WANNA ASSUME. SO WHAT'S THE ANSWER THERE? BECAUSE HOW ARE WE DOING THAT? HOW ARE WE DOING SO WELL THERE? YEAH, SO WHEN WE, WHEN WE STARTED DOWN THIS COVID PATH, WE STARTED TO PUT SOME FORECAST MODELS TOGETHER. UM, ONE BEING THE BEST FORECAST MODEL AND FOUR BEING THE WORST. THE, THE, THE, THE MOST PESSIMISTIC, UH, FORECAST MODEL IN MODEL ONE BEING THE MOST OPTIMISTIC. UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TREND IN BETWEEN MODEL TWO AND THREE. WHEN WE DID OUR BUDGET, WE WERE PLANNING FOR THE WORST. 'CAUSE NONE OF US KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN BETWEEN MODEL FORECAST TWO AND THREE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT IMPROVED REVENUE IN, IN, IN HOW WE'RE PERFORMING. AND, UM, WE ANTICIPATE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND AS VACCINATIONS COME AVAILABLE AND PEOPLE BECOME, YOU KNOW, UM, MORE, YOU KNOW, KEEN TO WANT TO TRAVEL AGAIN, THEN THAT'S ONLY GONNA GO FURTHER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US. [00:55:02] AND THEN, UM, SO THE REFERENCED IN THERE WAS ALSO NONS SIGNATORY, UM, VERSUS REVENUE VERSUS SIGNATORY. AND CAN YOU JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER? 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE, THE, THE NONS SIGNATORY, UM, IS IT'S WHAT'S KEEPING US, UH, WITH MORE REVENUE. YEAH, SO IT IS A MIXTURE OF, OF BOTH. AND THEY'RE BOTH, YOU KNOW, DOING EXTREMELY WELL AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT WE HAVE SIGNATORY AIRLINES THAT HAVE SIGNED OUR NEW AIRLINE LEASING USE AGREEMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE NONS SIGNATORY AIRLINES THAT DECIDED, HEY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE DON'T WANNA SIGN. WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE SEVEN OF OUR AIRLINES TO, TO SIGN ON AND JUST TWO D THAT DID NOT. AND THAT'S THE VARIATION AND THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN H HOW THAT'S DE DEVELOPED AND, AND, AND C AND CONFIGURED. OKAY. THANK YOU. 'CAUSE THIS, THAT'S HELPFUL AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU MENTIONED WITH, UM, VACCINES COMING, UH, FASTER ONLINE AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A TARGET MARKET RIGHT NOW OF OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIALS AND STUFF. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ALREADY, UM, THINKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW TO MARKET TO THAT AUDIENCE. SO THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. DIXON, UH, FOR, UH, ALWAYS BEING PREPARED TO ANSWER MY TOUGH QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU, JESUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT JESUS IS THE REALLY EXCITING STUFF. UH, LOOKING AT, UH, REDESIGNING AN AIRPORT, TRYING TO HAVE IT BLEND IN WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY, UH, AND, AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO AND MAKING IT ALL BLEND, WHETHER IT'S THE TRAFFIC OR, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE, UH, STATIONS AND, AND ALL OF THE INCLUSION. BUT WHAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN IS KNOWING WHAT DO WE THINK OF THE BOTTOM LINE'S GONNA BE ON THIS? UH, IN OTHER WORDS, UH, WHAT'S GONNA BE THE MAX COST WE MAY BE LOOKING AT TO DO ALL THIS WORK? IF WE SAY WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS TRANSPORTATION AND THIS TERMINAL AND THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, ALIGNMENT OF OUR, UH, RUNWAYS AND, AND TAXIWAYS, AND, AND HOW LONG IS THAT GONNA TAKE IF WE SAY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, THEN WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION, UH, WHAT'S THE COST OF ALL OF THAT? AND THEN AS, AS MY FRIEND, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY LIKES TO SAY, WHAT'S GONNA BE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THIS KIND OF MAJOR INVESTMENT? SO CAN YOU GIVE US SOME BALLPARK FIGURES? UH, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THIS AND SAID, WELL, IF WE DID THE BEST, IT WOULD BE THIS MUCH AND TAKE THIS LONG, AND IF, IF WE DID SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE, IT MIGHT BE THIS AND THAT CERTAINLY. GREAT QUESTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU. WITH, WITH ANY PROJECT THAT WE DEFINE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. UM, THIS PLANNING INITIATIVE IS LOOKING OUTWARDLY FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. UH, HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE US TO, TO PUT THIS INTO, INTO, INTO PLAY? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE MONTHS. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR ESTIMATORS TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT THAT TRUE COST IS GOING TO BE. UM, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT CAN WE AFFORD? AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT OUT AS WELL WITH WHAT IS THE RETURN ON COVID AND WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF COVID? AND, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY I STATED THAT IN SOME OF MY COMMENTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE IN PARALLEL WITH WHAT WE CALL IN THE INDUSTRY, THE COST PER EMPLOYEE PASSENGER, AND THE E IS A DIVISOR ALL THE TIME, AND HOW MANY UNEMPLOYMENTS DO WE HAVE? SO THAT'S OF CONCERN TO US. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. UM, EXCUSE ME, AS, AS WE CONTINUE TO FINALIZE OUR PLANS, WE'RE GONNA PUT THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS TOGETHER, WE'RE GONNA DETERMINE AND ESTIMATE HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST US AND WHAT WE CAN AFFORD, AND THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND SHOW YOU ALL OF THAT IN THE NEXT SESSION, IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS TO SHOW YOU TO, TO, TO, TO DEFINE, OKAY, HERE ARE THE ALTERNATIVES WE HAVE, AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN REALLY AFFORD, UH, BASED ON GOING FORWARD AND THOSE EMPLOYMENTS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT F Y 22, F Y 23 F Y 24 CAPITAL BUDGETS GOING FORWARD. WELL, I'M SORRY, A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH THIS, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE, YOU KNOW, OUR PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES, HOW MUCH WE'RE COLLECTING ON THAT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR OVERALL GUARD DEBT AND SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE COLLECTING ON THAT. TAKE ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS INTO CONSIDERATION ON HOW MUCH WE CAN AFFORD AS WE GO FORWARD, FORWARD. AND I WANNA ADD ONE OTHER THING, COUNCIL COURAGE. [01:00:01] UH, JESUS BRINGS THE BODY OF EXPERIENCE FROM HOUSTON, UH, AND, AND WAS STRONG, ALIGNED WITH SOME OF OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS, THE AIRLINES SPECIFICALLY. UH, HIS, HIS IDEAS FOR FINANCING ARE, ARE, ARE, ARE MUCH IN DEPTH THAN WHAT, MORE IN DEPTH THAN WHAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, THE R THERE'S THE, THE DIRECT R O I, AND WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND CRUNCH, COME BACK. THE OTHER THING IS, AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY COST. AND I'M KEEPING ONE EYE ON, UH, AUSTIN AND HOW MANY GATES THEY'RE ADDING AND HOW MANY DIRECT FLIGHTS, UH, THEY'RE ADDING TO. SO THERE'S A, THERE'S THAT, THERE'S THAT COMPONENT TO, GIVEN THE COMPETITIVE NATURE, I DON'T WANNA UNDERESTIMATE THAT, BUT I, EVERYTHING WE TALK ABOUT IS THROUGH THE LENS OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. ABSOLUTELY. AND THE ONE THING WE'RE ALSO AWARE OF IS HE MENTIONS THE PASSENGER CHARGES. YOU KNOW, WE GO TO THE AIRLINES AND SAY, AND TRY TO DO THIS PURELY ON THEIR BACKS. GUESS WHAT, WHAT THEIR REACTION IS. THEY SOURCE, THEY CAN GO AND SAY, WELL, WE'LL JUST SOURCE THOSE FLIGHTS OUT OF AUSTIN. SO THERE IS A EQUILIBRIUM HERE AND A COGNIZANCE AND AWARENESS OF THAT, THAT IS EXISTED MORE, MORE SO THAN EVER. I THINK HERE. AND AGAIN, THAT PERSPECTIVE THAT JESUS BRINGS IS VALIDATED THAT. SO WE CAN'T JUST SAY, HERE WE GO, WE'RE GONNA BUILD THIS HUGE TERMINAL, THANK YOU, UNITED. THANK YOU AMERICAN, THANK YOU SOUTHWEST. THEY HAVE OPTIONS. AND THOSE OPTIONS ARE 90 MILES NORTH OF HERE. AND, AND AREN'T WE LOOKING AT MULTIPLE PARTNERS AND TRYING TO DO THIS? I MEAN, THE AIRPORT IS PRETTY MUCH SELF-CONTAINED FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW, AND SO IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND THE MONEY THAT COMES IN IS DEDICATED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. BUT EVEN THAT FUND HAS PARTNERS, IT HAS THE F A A, IT HAS THE AIR, THE AIRLINES, IT HAS PEOPLE WHO ARE LEASING AT THE AIRPORT, SOME OF OUR, OUR SPACE THERE. UH, AND PROBABLY IF WE'RE GONNA BE REDIRECTING ANY TRANSPORTATION IN AND OUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE TDOT BEING INVOLVED IN, IN SOME OF THIS. UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, I GUESS WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS, IS IT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE EXISTING AIRPORT AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND? OR IS THE REST OF THE CITY GOING TO HAVE TO BECOME MORE OF A PARTNER IN DEVELOPING THIS PROCESS? WILL IT BECOME A, A GENERAL FUNDER OR A BOND ISSUE ITEM THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT ANY IDEA ON THAT? I'LL ANSWER THAT ONE COUNCIL. BUT IDEALLY, IDEALLY, WE, WE WILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS IN ON THE ENTERPRISE AND THE REVENUE FROM THE AIRPORT. IT'S WHY, IT'S WHY REVENUE GENERATION ON THE NON AIRLINE SIDE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR JESUS AND THE TEAM OUT THERE. UM, BUT I WANNA REITERATE SOMETHING THAT, THAT JOHN SAID. I MEAN, THERE ARE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO LOOK AT, UH, FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS ON AIRPORTS AND, AND, AND, UH, MORE THAN JUST THE TYPICAL TYPE OF, OF METHODS WE'VE UTILIZED IN THE PAST. THAT'S PART OF THE ANALYSIS THAT, THAT, UM, THAT JESUS AND THE TEAM WILL BE GOING THROUGH ALONG WITH BEN AND OUR FINANCE GROUP. UM, AND, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH AIRLINES TO LOOK AT, UM, UH, PART POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS. I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE TABLE, BUT I, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE, WHAT JESUS SHOWED US IS REALLY EXCITING. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RENDERINGS, AND I KNOW WE'RE VERY EARLY ON, BUT IT, BUT WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, WE DO WHAT WE CAN AFFORD, UM, AND TARGET THAT, UH, WHILE WE OUR PARTNERS AND KEEP THAT COMPETITIVE EDGE THAT JOHN'S TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT. I WAS GONNA ADD ONE OTHER THING. UH, WE ARE ALSO INFORMED ABOUT WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING, AND, UH, THERE'S SOME INTERESTING STORIES FROM PLACES LIKE KANSAS CITY WHERE THEY DIDN'T DO THIS PRE-THOUGHT, AND THEY, UH, AND THEY WENT TO VOTERS. SO, UH, PAINFULLY AWARE OF OTHER, UH, NEGATIVE EXAMPLES OF HOW NOT TO DO IT. SO, UH, THAT, THAT'S INFORMED OUR DECISION AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH, UH, LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF MEANS. SO I, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. I THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION. UH, JESUS. AND, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND GOING FORWARD AND REALLY MAKING OUR AIRPORT ONE THAT CAN BE, UM, UP CLASSED. AND SO ABOUT A WEEK AGO OR TWO WEEKS AGO ALMOST, WE HAD A WINTER STORM, [01:05:01] UM, AND A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WERE STUCK. UM, THEY COULDN'T FLY OUT. WE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT OR WE WEREN'T READY FOR IT, UM, PER SE, AS A CITY. AND I WANTED TO KNOW, AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THE PLANS TO UPGRADE AND, AND EXPAND AND, AND REALLY TALK ABOUT MAKING IT A WORLD CLASS, UM, AIRPORT, HOW ARE WE GONNA ADDRESS NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A WINTER CLIMATE THAT WE HAVE TO ADJUST FOR? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS EXPANSION PROCESS? UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, FOR, FOR THE QUESTION COUNCILWOMAN, UM, I WAS ASKED THAT QUESTION WHILE WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE STORM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST IN TEXAS, WE'RE NOT ACCUSTOMED, AT LEAST IN SOUTHERN TEXAS, WE'RE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO RECEIVING THAT AMOUNT OF SNOW, UH, JUST IN ONE EVENT, MUCH LESS TWICE IN ONE WEEK. SO, UM, A VERY HISTORIC STORM THAT HIT US. AND, UM, I WAS, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THIS, THIS SHORT EXAMPLE, AND, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA, WE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VIDEO AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT WE DID AND HOW WE DID IT. UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S THE PEOPLE, IT'S THE SPIRIT OF SAN ANTONIO WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE DO ALL THAT WE CAN. I, I CAN TELL YOU, I HAD SOME OF MY STAFF MEMBERS, YOU GUYS KNOW, WE JUST HIRED DAVID ROBBINS, WHO COMES FROM CHICAGO, AND HE PLAYS IN THE SNOW EVERY YEAR. HE'S LIKE, JESUS, THE SNOW IS NOTHING TO ME. SO WE WERE GETTING PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRPORT TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO GET TO AT THE END OF THE STORM. WE ONLY HAD TWO PASSENGERS HERE. SO IT WAS, IT WAS INCREDIBLE FOR WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO. WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT THE SNOW WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE. UM, BUT A LOT OF IT IS THE PEOPLE AND BEING STRATEGIC, A LOT OF FORECASTED PLANNING IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT. WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET ANOTHER SNOWFALL LIKE THAT? NONE OF US CAN REALLY TELL, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY HERE. SO, UM, IF I REACH OUT TO HOUSTON, IF I REACH OUT TO AUSTIN, THEY TOO DON'T HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT BECAUSE, UH, YOU PURCHASE IT, YOU PUT IT IN PLAY, AND IT JUST SITS THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YOU'RE NOT USING IT. SO IS THAT AS KIND OF TO COUNCIL MEMBER RIDGE'S COMMENT IS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S NOT REALLY A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT? WE WERE ABLE TO RIDE IT OUT. UH, WE OPENED IT, WE CLOSED, WE CLOSED THE AIRFIELD. WE NEVER CLOSED THE AIR AIRPORT. WE CLOSED THE AIRFIELD BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFE THING TO DO. WE REOPENED IT ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN CLOSED THE AIRFIELD BACK ON THURSDAY BECAUSE WE RECEIVED, AGAIN, SOME MORE SNOW, AND WE WERE OPEN TO O WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN UP, UH, BACK ON, ON FRIDAY MORNING. SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS, I'M, I'M, I'M, UH, INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAD HERE, THE TEAM THAT, THAT PUT TOGETHER THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SO WE COULD HANDLE THIS AND, AND MANEUVER THROUGH IT. I CAN TELL YOU WE PROBABLY OPENED UP SOONER THAN AUSTIN AND HOUSTON. UH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF, OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. SO, UH, THAT WAS GOOD FOR US. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD AND WANNA BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT A DESIGN PROCESS, HOW DO WE MAKE IT THE MOST, UM, SUITABLE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE STATE OF TEXAS NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THIS, THIS CLIMATE CHANGE IS, IS GOING TO AFFECT US IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, UM, THAN WE'VE EVER EXPECTED BEFORE. AND JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS IN EVEN THE MATERIALS THAT WE'RE USING TO EXPAND THE RUNWAYS, UM, THE MATERIALS THAT WE'RE USING TO, UM, PUT MORE, UH, EYES ON HOW WE'RE FLOWING THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT. SO THAT'S, UM, KIND OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD AS WE GO THROUGH, UH, THIS PLAN AND, AND LOOKING AT WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS UP WE'RE HAVE YOU, UM, AND JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. HEY, ZEUS, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM OUT THERE ON GETTING THOSE AWARDS IS FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THAT. I THINK EVERYBODY IS, UH, PILING ON ON THAT, BUT THAT IS THAT, THAT, THAT IS AWESOME THAT YOU ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT Y'ALL ARE PROVIDING OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT. UM, DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY, QUITE A FEW OF 'EM. I MIGHT HAVE TO, UH, CHIME IN BACK AGAIN. BUT ANYWAY, UM, I SENT YOU A LETTER ON [01:10:01] THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY WITH SOME QUESTIONS ON IT. I, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION HAS BEEN ON OTHER THINGS RIGHT NOW, BUT I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SHARE THAT, UM, THE QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR RESPONSES ON THOSE SINCE WE'RE ON THE CALL TODAY. UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT MY NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE IS THE NOISE, NOISE ISSUE AROUND THE AIRPORTS. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT AIRPLANES MAKE NOISE, BUT WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT CHANGING FLIGHT PATHS, WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT, UH, LENGTHENING RUNWAYS, THAT KIND OF THING, IT, UH, STARTS TO RAISE PEOPLE'S ATTENTION ABOUT, HEY, WHAT ARE THEY DOING AT THE AIRPORT? IS THAT GONNA AFFECT ME, UH, MORE THAN WHAT IT DOES NOW? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WE'VE HAD SOME TALKS WITH YOU ABOUT, UH, GETTING WITH F A A AND THE AIRLINES TO STAY MORE ON THEIR, UM, CENTER LINES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND NOT DEVIATING ON THOSE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S OVER THOSE AREAS THAT THE NOISE HAS BEEN MITIGATED IN THESE HOUSES INSTEAD OF DRIFTING OFF OF THOSE CENTER LINES AND AFFECTING OTHER HOUSES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MITIGATED. SO, UH, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT? CERTAINLY. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. BUT WE HAVE, UM, WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED A, A BRAND NEW TOWER MANAGER, AND HER NAME IS NANCY. I MET WITH HER THIS PAST WEEK, UM, TO ALSO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE REFERENCES THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR LETTER LETTER. WE HAVE, WE HAVE JUST, UH, COMPLETED OUR NOISE EXPOSURE MAPPING EXERCISE, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO, UH, THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE INVITED THAT. WE HAD SEVERAL VIRTUAL SESSIONS, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE INCLUDING EVERYONE INTO WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE WILL BE HAVING RESULTS OF THAT, UH, HERE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WILL TELL US, UH, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO OUR CONTOURS IN OUR LINES. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, WE NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE MEET WITH THE TOWER MANAGER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LINES THAT THERE ARE ESTABLISHED TO TAKE WHEN THEY'RE TAKEN OFF AND LANDING. UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXTENSION AND THE REMOVAL OF THE HOTSPOT, THAT FURTHER WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORTS THAT WE WANT TO DO AS WE EXTEND THAT 340 FEET TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE FURTHER STAY ALONG THE LINES THAT THEY NEED TO STAY ALONG AS WE, YOU KNOW, DECOUPLE A, A, A AS WE BEGIN TO, TO ADD AND COUPLE, UH, THOSE TAXIWAYS AROUND THAT AREA AS WELL. SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT EFFORTS ARE BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND, AND YES, WE ARE MEETING WITH F A A TOWER MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT, UH, THOSE, THOSE PILOTS ARE TAKING THE CORRECT ROUTES AND STAYING WITHIN THE CONTOURS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED FOR THEM TO TAKE. LET ME ADD ONE OTHER THING ON, ON MY, ON OUR END, THE COMMITTEE ALSO INCREDIBLY AWARE. UH, MY TWO BUSINESS PARTNERS LIVE ON LARAMIE AND CAPE LANE AND DISTRICT 10, AND I HEAR ABOUT IT DAILY. SO, UH, UH, I WILL TELL YOU, IT IS, IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, IT IS A, A TOPIC THAT COMES UP ALL THE TIME. WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT AND ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO IT IN, IN YOUR DISTRICT. GREAT. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT, YOU, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT LENGTHENING THE RUNWAY, SO, OR THE RUNWAY, UM, YOU KNOW, I, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, DO WE REALLY NEED TO LENGTHEN THE RUNWAY? AND, UH, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO GET SOME REALLY SOUND, UH, EVALUATION ON THAT ABOUT WHAT AIRPLANES ARE GONNA, UH, LOOK LIKE, HOW THEY'RE GONNA FLY, HOW LONG RUNWAYS WILL THEY HAVE TO HAVE IN THE NEXT 10, 20, 30 YEARS? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A 10,000 FOOT RUNWAY? AND I REMEMBER SEEING THE MAP OF YOU SHOWING, WELL, THIS IS WHERE WE COULD GO IF, UH, IF WE DID HAVE THE LONGER RUNWAYS RIGHT NOW. BUT, UM, I I, I, I STILL QUESTION THE REAL NEED FOR, UM, LONGER, A LONGER RUNWAY AT THIS POINT, UM, BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE TYPE OF, UM, AIRCRAFT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE IN 10, 15, 20 YEARS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ON ACTUALLY GETTING TO THESE PLACES, I THINK I'VE MENTIONED IT TO YOU BEFORE, WHAT, WHAT DO THE AIRLINES THINK? ARE, ARE THEY COMMITTED TO THIS, THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE BIGGER AIRPLANES, WIDE BODIES AND FLY TO THOSE LONGER DESTINATIONS? THAT IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER AND TAXPAYERS ALSO FEEL A LOT BETTER THAT, YEAH, THERE ARE COMMITMENTS OUT THERE TO, UH, FLY TO THESE FURTHER DISTANCES THAT DO REQUIRE A LONGER RUNWAY. SO, UH, HAVE WE REACHED OUT TO THE AIRLINES AND MAJORS SAYING, ARE YOU GOING TO, ARE YOU GONNA GIVE US THOSE FLIGHTS IF WE BUILD IT? BECAUSE TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I'M REALLY TIRED OF THIS MENTALITY OF BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. YEAH. UH, AGAIN, GREAT QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO [01:15:01] THAT. AND I, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT, UM, IT'S ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT I, WHEN I ARRIVED, I WAS, I WAS VERY MUCH, UH, UH, INVESTED IN, BECAUSE FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS OUR CURRENT OPERATIONAL FOOTPRINT AND WHAT IS OUR, WHAT ARE OUR CURRENT CAPACITIES? AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CIRCLED BACK AS WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THE TERMINAL ALTERNATIVES BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING FIRST, CAN IT FIT AND DO WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT RUNWAY AND DO WE NEED A LENGTH IN THE RUNWAY? BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHERE IS THE DEMAND AND WHAT IS, WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO DO? SO WE CAN TAKE OUR EXISTING 8,500 FOOT RUNWAY AND WE HAVE TWO OF THEM, UH, AND WE CAN HAVE ENORMOUS REACH INTO MEXICO AND SOME PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. WE CAN GET ALL THE WAY TO WESTERN EUROPE TODAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE THE DEMAND BEFORE WE START TO EXTEND THAT. AND THAT'S WHY, UH, I, I SHOWED THAT IN THE 2040 MASTER PLAN, THAT'S A 20 YEAR PLAN. WE'RE GONNA WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR AIRLINES AND WE'RE GONNA WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS, SPECIFICALLY F A A BEFORE WE START TO INTRODUCE ANY LENGTHENING PAST THE 8,840 FOOT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 340 FOOT TO CORRECT THAT HOTSPOT. WE'RE GONNA MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY CONFIGURATION THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE DEMAND DOESN'T SHOW OR REPRESENT THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT JUST YET. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE BETTER ENGINES, BETTER AIRPLANES. IF I LOOK AT THE AIRBUS A THREE 50 JUST FOR, FOR JUST, JUST TO PICK ONE OUT, THAT'S WHAT'S UTILIZED TO CROSS, YOU KNOW, UH, INTO EUROPE QUITE FREQUENTLY WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AIRLINES. SO THE 7, 8 7, THEY HAVE THE REACH. IF WE WANTED TO GET INTO CERTAIN PARTS OF WESTERN EUROPE, UH, DO WE NEED TO GO INTO CENTRAL EUROPE? AND FURTHER THAT THE DEMAND DOESN'T REPRESENT THAT JUST YET. SO WHY GO BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S UNNECESSARY? AND THAT'S WHY THE FINAL AIRFIELD CONFIGURATION SHOWS YOU TODAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR, UH, GOING FORWARD. SO I COULD COUNCIL MEMBER THAT, YEAH, THIS WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE F A A AND WE'D HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR 70% OF IT, THEY HAVE TO BE CONSENT. THAT DEMAND EXISTS. SO RIGHT. IF PLANNING DOCUMENT A PLANNING TOOL, IF THE, IF THE DEMAND CAME ABOUT, WE CAN DO IT WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT. THAT'S ALL THIS DONE. OKAY. WELL, LET ME ADD ONE OTHER THING. COUNCILMAN PERRY. UH, THE, THE FEEDBACK FROM THE A F C C WAS, WAS, WAS VERY FAM VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID. LIKE THE REAL BUSINESS PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, IS THE TERMINAL FACILITIES. THE, THE BLINK RUNWAY WAS A MEANS TO AN END. IF WE DON'T NEED IT POST COVID, LET'S LOOK AT THAT REAL TOUGH. SO I I, THAT WENT REALLY WELL. AND I AGREE. I'M LOOKING FOR THOSE FASTER AIRCRAFT THAT CAN GET OFF AND . UH, AND, AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY THE FEEDBACK WE GAVE THE TEAM TO. YEAH, WELL THAT, THAT'S GREAT. UM, AND, AND LET ME, LET ME ASK THIS. THERE, THERE'S NO PLAN ANYWHERE TO, TO CLOSE 4 2 2, RIGHT? THAT'S STAYING OPEN, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE CLOSED. THAT IS CORRECT. IN THE, IN THE 20 YEAR FORECAST, IT DOES NOT SHOW TO BE CLOSED. YOU KNOW, IF WE GO OUT 30, 40, 50 YEARS, UM, WE'LL DO MORE MASTER PLANS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT EFFORT AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. BUT IN THE FIRST 20 YEARS, NO SIR, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A CLOSURE OF 4, 2, 2. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FLYING TO DO ON THAT RUNWAY AND TO CONTINUE TO GET BACK OUR INVESTMENT THAT WAS PUT INTO IT. YEAH. AND I'M LITTLE ELBOW COUNCIL MEMBER IS TO MAKE THE CONNECTION, THE INTERSECTION, A SAFE INTERSECTION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED. THAT LITTLE EXTENSION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 340 FEET ACTUALLY MAKES IT MORE USABLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THAT ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS ON, ON THE RUNWAY. AGAIN, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING WORKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH THE AIRLINES TO SEE IF THEY'RE EVEN INTERESTED IN THAT INSTEAD OF MAKING US GO THROUGH, UH, HOUSTON OR DALLAS ON, ON THESE LONGER TRIPS. UM, I DO HAVE A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS HERE, SIR. I'LL, I'LL CHIME BACK IN OR I CAN JUST STAY ON ROUND. YEAH, YOU'RE THE, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE QUEUE. UH, CLAYTON, SO GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, I, I WAS REALLY, REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT, I MEAN, HOW MANY DIFFERENT TIMES HAVE WE WORKED ON THE, THE ROADS AROUND THE AIRPORT AND THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND, AND I, I KNOW WE WORKED WITH TXDOT ON THAT, THAT APPROACH. UH, I MEAN, HOW MANY MORE TIMES ARE WE GONNA WORK ON THE ROADWAY SYSTEM THERE AROUND THE [01:20:01] AIRPORT? WELL, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, QUITE HONESTLY WHEN I LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE, THE CO-JOINED OF ENTERING AND EXITING PASSENGERS, UM, IT'S JUST, UH, A PERFECT, UH, MIXTURE FOR, FOR INEFFICIENCY. SO WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO DECOUPLE, UH, ENTERING AND EXITING TRAFFIC, UH, AS, AS WE GO FORWARD. HOW SOON DO WE MAKE THAT? UM, WE KNOW DURING PEAK PERIODS WE ALREADY HAVE CONGESTION AND WE HAVE CONFUSION. UM, WE CERTAINLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN THE PAST YEAR BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN UNDER COVID, UH, SITUATION. BUT WE HAVE PICTURES THAT REFLECT AND SHOW, UH, SOME DIFFICULTY AS YOU INTERMINGLE PASSENGERS THAT ARE TRYING TO ENTER AND PASSENGERS THAT ARE TRYING TO EXIT AT THE SAME TIME GOING TO THE SAME INTERSECTION. YEAH. WHAT WE'VE DEVELOPED AND PUT TOGETHER IS JUST, UH, A REVIEW OF HOW WE CAN DECOUPLE THAT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MOVE EASIER IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT AND REDUCE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE UNDER UTILIZATION OF THE, THE RAMP ON 2 81, UH, I KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO ARRIVE, I'M LIKE, WHERE IS EVERY, WHY ISN'T EVERYONE TAKING THIS RAMP? BUT, UM, PEOPLE FIND DIFFERENT, MORE CONVENIENT WAYS AND UH, WE REALLY NEED TO RECONFIGURE THAT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT GETS UTILIZED APPROPRIATELY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. JUST, JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT THING GO THROUGH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ITERATIONS OF DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, UH, UH, TRANSPORTATION PLANS FOR IT, BUT, UH, ON THE TERMINAL THEMSELVES, UM, I, I, I TOTALLY AGREE AND, AND I WOULD NOT WANT TO MAKE A HUGE INVESTMENT IN TERMINAL THAT THAT DOES NOT CONNECT THOSE TERMINALS. THAT HAS TO BE DONE. UH, I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THERE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD OPEN UP THE AIRPORT SO MUCH MORE TO CONNECT THOSE TERMINALS ALL TOGETHER. SO I'M, I'M ALL FOR THAT ALSO. AND AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, JESUS ON THE, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE AT THE AIRPORT, I THINK, AND I DIDN'T HEAR IT MENTIONED ABOUT THE WAIT TIMES, WHAT THE CURRENT WAIT TIMES ARE, WHAT THE PROJECTED WAIT TIMES ARE ON BEING ON THE TARMAC, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TAKE OFF ONCE YOU'VE PLANE, UH, GOTTEN ON A PLANE? SO I'M STILL VERY INTERESTED IN THAT AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEARED UP ALSO, BECAUSE THAT, TO ME, UM, YOU KNOW, PLAYS A BIG PART IN WHAT WE SHOULD PLAN FOR AND HOW WE CAN, HOW WE SHOULD CONFIGURE THE REPORT. SO, UH, WOULD STILL LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE ARE MY MAJOR QUESTIONS. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JESUS. APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU, JOHN. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER FERRY. UH, UH, JESUS. UM, CARLOS, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, JOHN, THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK. UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE TOO, AS WE HAD A, A DELAY IN GETTING TO THE PRESENTATION TODAY. UM, THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP OR THAT'S EVERYONE WHO, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. SO, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA KICK TWO OF THE ITEMS, UM, OR A COUPLE OF THE, OF THE, UH, MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION OVER TO TOMORROW. UH, BUT OUR B SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED. IT'S 5:34 PM HAVE GREAT EVENING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.