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LET'S ANTONIO AND SAN ANTONIO.
UH, TIME IS 2:04 PM ON THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR CITY COUNCIL B SESSION TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.
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MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.COUNCIL MEMBER COVEO HDA HERE.
[1. Briefing on the Strategic Development Plan for the San Antonio International Airport [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Jesus Saenz, Director, Aviation]]
UH, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ITEM TODAY FOR BRIEFING, UH, SO I WON'T WASTE ANY TIME.LET ME TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH, MAYOR, NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TODAY'S, UH, SOLE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A BRIEFING ON THE AIRPORT SYSTEMS, UH, STRATEGIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
AND WE'VE TALKED A COUPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE WITH THE COUNCIL.
THE, THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FACILITY IN THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
UH, THE PLAN, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, IS VITAL TO THE GROWTH, UH, OF OUR REGION, UM, AND AS A SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY, THE AIRPORT THAT WE NEED TO MEET, DEMAND, AND, UM, AND, UH, AS WELL AS FUTURE DEMAND.
UM, THE PROCESS HAS BEEN GUIDED, UH, BY THE INPUT OF AN IMPRESSIVE AND COMMITTED GROUP OF BUSINESS LEADERS, UH, WHO AGREED TO SERVE ON THE MAYOR'S AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UH, AND WHO HAVE BEEN VITAL TO BRING TO FRUITION TODAY'S, UH, DATA-DRIVEN PLAN.
SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE ROOM TODAY, AND, AND MR. JOHN DIXON, THE CHAIR OF THAT GROUP, UH, WILL, UM, UH, PRESENT SEVERAL OF THE SLIDES TO YOU TODAY.
UM, THIS GROUP, I THINK WHEN THEY AGREED, DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WOULD, THEIR TOUR OF DUTY WOULD BE EXTENDED BY AN EXTRA 15 MONTHS OR SO, BUT, UM, WE DIDN'T KNOW A LOT OF THINGS BACK THEN, SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT AND, AND LEADERSHIP ON, UH, ON THE ISSUE.
SO, THE PLAN, AS, AS YOU'LL RECALL, AS WE'VE BRIEFED YOU BEFORE, ENVISIONS A MODERN AIRPORT WITH WIDER TERMINALS, UM, MORE GATES, LATEST TECHNOLOGY, WHILE STILL ENSURING THAT, UM, VISITORS, UM, KNOW THEY ARE ARRIVING IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, THAT THE PUBLIC, THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, UM, HAS THE, THE AIRPORT THAT, UH, WE NEED GOING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
UH, THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THIS EVERY 10 YEARS BY THE F A A.
AND, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT PAST PLANS THAT THE, THAT THE CITY HAS DONE, THE AIRPORT HAS DONE, I THINK ONE DISTINCTION YOU'LL SEE IS THAT, UH, UH, WITH THE HELP OF JOHN AND HIS GROUP, UH, AND JESUS AND HIS TEAM, UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO TURN THE PLAN INTO A VISION, UH, THAT CAN BE EXECUTED QUICKLY.
SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO JESUS TO KICK US OFF, AND, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, ERIC, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, EVERYONE, UH, GATHERED HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S AN EXCITING DAY FOR ALL OF US.
UM, WE HAVE FOUR, YOU KNOW, UH, VALUES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY AND SERVICE.
BUT I'VE ADDED QUITE A BIT TO MY TEAM WITH REGARDS TO, UH, THEY KNOW THAT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PERSPECTIVE HUMILITY, AND I ALSO ADD GRATITUDE.
AND I'VE GOTTA START THIS ENTIRE SESSION BY SAYING THANK YOU TO SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TO GET THIS TO WHERE IT'S AT TODAY.
AND I START WITH THAT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WITH OUR TEAM, WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE COVID PANDEMIC.
SO I WON'T INTRODUCE EVERYONE, BUT EVERYONE PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM.
AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CLEANING RESTROOMS AND CUTTING GRASS AND MAKING IT HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE ACCOLADES THAT WE RECEIVE AS AN AIRPORT.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS PRODUCT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND START MOVING AND EXECUTING ON THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GET DONE.
BUT IF I COULD ASK, AND PLEASE A BIG, UH, ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM.
YOU GUYS COULD RIDE AND STAND UP, PLEASE.
AND THEN SECONDLY, UM, I WANT TO GIVE, UH, CREDIT, UM, WE EMBARKED UPON THIS EFFORT, UH, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS BACK.
AND THERE'S NO WAY THIS COULD HAVE COME TO COMPLETION WITHOUT THE WORK OF OUR, OUR GREAT, YOU KNOW, UH, CONSULTANT THAT CAME IN TO HELP US AND, AND FINALIZE THIS PLAN.
AND THAT IS W S P, JOHN, JULIE, TRACY, AND GRETCHEN, IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE STAND ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND AS YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE TODAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A VISIONING DO DOCUMENT.
UM, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND TO ENSURE THAT WE PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE FUTURE.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.
THIS IS AN ENVISIONING DOCUMENT THAT PREPARES US, THAT PREPARES OUR AIRPORT
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AND THE CITY FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND EXPANSION.MUCH REFERENCED AS ERIC JUST STATED, OF WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO TO.
AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
IT WAS VERY FUTURISTIC TO HAVE PUT THAT, THAT GROUP INTO PLACE AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE HAD TO ENDURE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND NOW THE GROWTH AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEW NORMAL AS WE GET OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED AND READY FOR IT.
SO, THE AIRPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TWO, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE ANY OF JOHN'S THUNDER, BUT HE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
JOHN DIXON, AS A LEADER OF THE A S D C.
PLEASE GIVE HIM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE 'CAUSE HE HAS HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT AS WELL TODAY.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE SLIDES WE'RE GONNA PRESENT TO YOU.
IT IS THE FUTURE, IT'S THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT, BUT IT'S ALSO THE FUTURE OF THE CITY, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JOHN TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE A S D C DID AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO, UH, COMPLETE.
AND THEN I'LL COME BACK UP HERE AND FINISH THE, THE, THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
UH, MAYOR NUREMBERG, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, CITY MANAGER WALSH.
UH, LET ME JUST START BY DISPELLING A PARTICULAR RUMOR.
UH, IT IS TRUE THAT WE STARTED THIS PROCESS FOUR YEARS AGO, AND MY HAIR WASN'T ENTIRELY GRAY.
THAT HAS HAPPENED IN FOUR YEARS, AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
UH, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT, UH, UH, JOURNEY.
LET ME, UH, GO NOT A MOMENT FURTHER WITHOUT INTRODUCING THE MEMBERS OF THE A S D C, THEIR PRESIDENT, AND IF THERE'S OTHERS THAT HAVE COME, UH, PLEASE, UH, SELF-IDENTIFY, UH, TODD PYLON, JORGE CONTE, MARK FESSLER, UH, DIRK ELMENDORF, WHEREVER YOU ARE, BACK THERE SOMEWHERE.
UH, THOSE, THIS GROUP HAS BEEN TOGETHER.
LET ME SEE IF I'M GONNA WRITE.
THE GROUP HAS BEEN TOGETHER FOR OVER FOUR YEARS, AND AS, UH, ERIC ALLUDED TO EACH YEAR, WE'VE GONE BACK TO THE WELL.
THAT WASN'T ME ACTUALLY, UH, MAYBE THE RUSSIANS.
UH, SO, BUT, UH, THE ORIGINAL CHARTER WAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF THE REGION.
AND WHAT WE RECOGNIZED WAS THERE'S A DEFINITE RECOGNITION OF THAT.
THE AIRPORT WAS A LINCHPIN, UH, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UH, WAS WAS AN ASSET THAT IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS WAS ASSUMED, UH, TO BE, UH, YOU KNOW, A, A THING THAT WE INVESTED IN.
BUT WHAT WE RECOGNIZED IS THAT WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON TOP OF, UH, THE FOCUS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE STAFF TO FILL IN CERTAIN AREAS AND TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, UH, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
UH, THE OTHER INTERESTING BACKGROUND WAS, I THINK THE MAYOR PICKED ME BECAUSE I TRAVEL SO MUCH.
I'M A MILLION MILER ON TWO AIRLINES, SOON TO BE A MILLION MILER ON A THIRD AIRLINE, UH, WHICH IS NOT A POINT OF PRIDE FOR THE RECORD, BUT IT'S TRUE.
I COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION WHERE PEOPLE WOULD KIND OF JUST START COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AIRPORT.
IT WAS LIKE, WELL, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO LAGUARDIA? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO FILL IN THE BLANK OTHER CITY WHERE THERE'S DEFINITE CHALLENGES? SO THIS IS THE STARTING POINT.
THE FOCUS HAS BEEN, HOW DO WE TAKE THIS REGIONAL ASSET? AND IT IS A REGIONAL ASSET MANAGED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
IF YOU LIVE IN ROCK SPRINGS, IF YOU LIVE IN THE VALLEY, YOU FLY OUTTA S A T.
SO WE ARE STEWARDS OF A, OF A REGIONAL ASSET.
IT'S A HIGH, HIGH SPEED COMMITTEE.
UH, HIGH END CEOS REPRESENTS THE LARGE BUSINESSES, BEEN AT IT FOR, AS I MENTIONED, FOUR YEARS.
THE OTHER STRENGTH OF THIS COMMITTEE IS THEY ARE NOW INCREDIBLY SMART ABOUT AVIATION, THE INDUSTRY AND AIRPORTS IN GENERAL.
AND THEIR ABILITY TO HELP, UH, AND TO PROVIDE INPUT TO, TO AVIATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, RUSS, AND NOW JESUS, AND TO PROVIDE THE CONTEXT AND BUSINESS CONTEXT HAS PROVIDED, YOU KNOW, INCREDIBLE, UM, ADDITIONS TO THIS DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE, I WOULD ARGUE.
SO OUR ORIGINAL CHALLENGE WAS TO ANSWER ONE QUESTION.
ONE SIMPLE QUESTION WAS A YES, NO QUESTION, WILL IT FIT? AND THE QUESTION WAS, WILL IT FIT? WILL WE POTENTIALLY HAVE A BUILD THIS AIRPORT IN A REGIONAL AREA BETWEEN HERE AND AUSTIN? WHAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN BANDIED ABOUT FOR GENERATIONS FROM REALLY 30 OR 40 YEARS, PROBABLY EIGHT OR NINE MAYORS.
AND WHAT WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION, ANY VERY STRONG AND UNANIMOUS WAY WAS WE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH CAPACITY AT THIS AIRPORT FACILITY.
THE AIRPORT FACILITY ITSELF, UH, HAD ENOUGH TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS AIR TERMINAL, AND WE DIDN'T NEED TO MOVE THAT FACILITY TO SOMEWHERE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE.
THE NUMBERS THAT GOT THROWN AROUND CON CONTEXTUALLY
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WERE FOUR TO 8 BILLION TO BUILD A NEW AIRPORT.AND OH, BY THE WAY, IF YOU DID THAT, YOU'D HAVE TO GET THE FA A'S APPROVAL.
AND EVEN IF WE THINK THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENERGY BEHIND THIS AIRPORT, AND IT'S A, AN IMPORTANT LINCHPIN FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE F A A HAS TO PROVE THAT F A A ALSO THEMSELVES HAS BIGGER CHALLENGES IN PLACES LIKE LAGUARDIA, THE NORTHEAST AND O'HARA.
SO OUR BIG CONCLUSION WAS WE HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY IN THE 3000 PLUS ACRES THAT WE'VE HAD OUT THERE ON EITHER SIDE OF TERMINAL EIGHT, EITHER SIDE OF TERMINAL SEA, AND THERE WAS NO PATH TO A REGIONAL, UH, AIRPORT.
AND FOR THE RECORD, NO DESIRE FROM OUR PARTNER UP NORTH, UH, TO DO THAT.
SO, LIKE, THERE WAS JUST NO PATH TO THAT.
OUR REWARD FOR THAT, OR MY REWARD FOR THAT WAS I GOT TO FLY BACK FROM NEW YORK RIGHT AFTER WE DID THIS NEXT TO HENRY CISNEROS IN FIRST CLASS AND, UH, ON UNITED FLIGHT, AND EXPLAIN TO HIM WHY, HOW THERE WAS NO PATH TO THAT.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS A STRAIGHTFORWARD AND UNANIMOUS DECISION.
UH, THE OTHER THING WE SAID IS WE NEED TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW AIRPORT FACILITY, NEW TERMINAL FACILITY.
AND LET'S START THE, THE, THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, ALONG THE WAY, NEW AVIATION DIRECTOR, THE, I HAVE, OBVIOUSLY JESUS IS HERE, AND FOR THE RECORD, JESUS IS AN AIRPORT GUY.
WE STOLE THE NUMBER TWO GUY FROM, UH, FROM BUSH, FROM HOUSTON, AND HE'S BROUGHT IN THIS, YOU KNOW, LIKE ALL-STAR TEAM.
SO I KEEP SAYING THIS OVER AND OVER, BUT WE HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY RIGHT HERE.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE HAVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ONLINE, WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT TEAM, THE RIGHT CONSULTANTS, AND THE RIGHT, UH, COMMITTEE PROVIDING INPUT AND PROVIDING, UH, IMPORTANCE TO THIS.
SO OUR DIRECT, UH, INPUT WAS, WE'VE GOTTA GO FASTER.
SO THAT WAS THE CONTEXT THAT TOOK ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET TO THAT.
AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH IT, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WHAT, WHAT NOW THEN WE ROLLED INTO A PANDEMIC AND ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS INTO IT, YOU KNOW, UH, JESUS AND TEAM KEPT THE AIRPORT RUNNING.
UH, AND WE TURNED AROUND LAST SUMMER AND SAID, HEY, WE STILL GONNA DO THIS.
AND THE REALITY IS, WE REALIZED WE HAD THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ALL OF THAT INPUT FROM THE DISRUPTION THAT WAS C O V I D AND BUILD THE FIRST POST COVID TERMINAL FACILITY WITH ALL THIS IN MIND.
SO THIS WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN AND GO FASTER WAS WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, TO, TO SURVIVE.
SO LIKE I SAID, THIS COMMITTEE HAS COME, UH, AND, AND COME UP WITH SOME VERY STRONG OBSERVATIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT A HUB.
WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE A HUB.
IT'S OKAY, WE'RE NOT A FOCUS CITY, WHICH MEANS THAT'S WHAT SOUTHWEST CALLS A HUB.
THEY DON'T CALL 'EM HUBS OR SOUTH FOCUS CITIES, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE THAT.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE SOME GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SOME ADVANTAGES AND WE HAVE A STRONG AND, AND GROWING BUSINESS COMMUNITY GOT, UH, TO THAT, THAT IS DRIVING DEMAND.
THE OTHER THING, AS I MENTIONED, THE F A A HAS A CONTROLLING ROLE.
AND THE SCENARIO I THREW OUT SEVERAL YEARS BACK WAS EVEN IF WE GOT $8 BILLION FROM THE LARGEST LOTTERY WHENEVER, AND EVEN IF WE FOUND 4,000 ACRES SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTH, WHEREVER, EVEN IF WE GOT THAT, WE STILL COULDN'T BUILD THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THE FA WOULDN'T WANT THAT.
THE FA CONTROLS THROUGH ITS MATCHING PROCESS AND ITS GRANT PROCESS, THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF AIRPORTS, ALL OF THEM.
SO THERE'S NOT ONE CASE OF A REGION OR A CITY THAT SAID, OKAY, I'M GONNA BUILD THIS WITHOUT THE F A A.
EVERY SINGLE AIRPORT IN THE, IN THE UNITED STATES IS BUILT WITH SUBSTANTIAL INPUT AND FUNDING FROM THE F A, WHICH IS HOW THEY CONTROL, LIKE SAFETY AND UNIFORMITY.
SO WHEN YOU FLY INTO BOSTON, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN FLYING INTO SAN DIEGO OR SAN DIEGO, SAN ANTONIO.
SO IT'S STRAIGHTFORWARD, UH, THAT THE OTHER THING IS, UH, THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE ABILITY TO GENERATE FLIGHTS.
THE, THE, FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER BREEZE THAT JUST HAPPENED, UH, THAT IS THE TREND OF THE FUTURE.
THESE NEW AIRLINES, THE JET BLUES OF THE WORLD, WE ARE CAPITALIZING ON THAT AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO PUT OUR REGION AT THE FOREFRONT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE WITHIN A ONE HOUR OF TWO MAJOR HUBS AND TWO MAJOR FOCUS CITIES.
THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.
WE HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF, UH, OF CAPACITY, SO TO SPEAK.
SO, SO A LOT OF THIS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW TAKES THAT INTO MIND.
AND ONE OF OUR OBSERVATIONS AS A COMMITTEE IS MUCH OF THE DISCOURSE BEFORE JESUS AND BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE WAS VERY LIKE INWARDLY FOCUSED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND DIDN'T TAKE THAT CONTEXT OF, OF GEOGRAPHY, OF AIRLINES, OF COMPETITION INTO, YOU KNOW, INTO, UH, CONCERT.
SO OUR MAJOR RE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD BUILD A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT, PERIOD.
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STOP.WE SHOULD BUY, BUILD A WORLD CLASS AIRPORT, COMMA, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF FUNDING.
LIKE, I'LL LET JESUS GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA BUILD THE SINGAPORE AIRPORT.
I'VE BEEN THERE SUPER COOL, THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BUILD HEATHROW, WE'RE NOT BUILDING L A X CAN'T AFFORD IT.
BUT WITHIN THE CAPACITY AND WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE, WE SHOULD BUILD THE BEST AIRPORT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
AN AIRPORT THAT REFLECTS SENSE OF SELF THAT WE'RE, I MEAN, WE AS A COMMUNITY WITH INCREDIBLE, CRAZY, HIS HISTORY AND CULTURE HAD AN AIRPORT THAT WAS LARGELY ANTISEPTIC AND THAT WAS AN OBSERVATION.
WHEN YOU FLOW INTO HERE, IT COULD BE OKLAHOMA CITY, NO, NOTHING AGAINST OKLAHOMA CITY.
BUT THE POINT BEING, WE, WE LEFT ALL THAT ON THE TABLE.
SO THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD DO IS BUILD AN AIRPORT TERMINALS FACILITY THAT FOCUSES ON THE USER EXPERIENCE.
THAT MEANS THAT THE WAY YOU GET IN THE WAY, YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES THE GATE, THE T SS A CHECK, ALL OF IT.
AND I'VE SAID IT A FEW TIMES, IF YOU GO TO SOME OF THESE OTHER AIRPORTS, YOU SEE WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.
WHERE IT'S NOT YOU HAVE INTERSPERSED WITH GATES IS FOOD, PLACES TO BUY STUFF.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE TERMINAL TO HAVE A TACO OR HAMBURGER.
IF YOU GO TO PLACES LIKE HOUSTON TERMINAL C ONE THROUGH 14, IF YOU GO TO LAGUARDIA, YOU GO TO SOME OF THESE NEWER PLACES THAT ARE BUILDING IT, THEY'VE GOT THIS INTERSPERSED.
WE SHOULD BUILD IT FOR THE USER EXPERIENCE PERIOD.
AND THAT'S THE WAY THE REST OF THE WORLD IS OPERATING RIGHT NOW.
THE F A A THROUGH ITS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, TYPICALLY FOCUSED ON CAPACITY, FLIGHT SAFETY, ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.
AND THE CANDIDLY, THE USER EXPERIENCE PART IS AN ASSUMED, BUT THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO PULL THAT TO THE FOREFRONT.
USER EXPERIENCE, SENSE OF SELF, OF WHO WE ARE, FOCUS ON THE FUTURE.
UH, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY, WHEN WE DESIGN TO BUILD TERMINAL B OVER A DECADE AND A HALF AGO, IT WAS BUILT IN A MINIMALIST WAY.
AND I DON'T MEAN MINIMALIST, LIKE MINIMALIST ART, I MEAN LIKE IT WAS PRETTY BARE BONES.
WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING IS YOU PRESERVE OPTIONS AND YOU TAKE ONE LOOK AT THE FUTURE, AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS, FOR EXAMPLE, AUTONOMY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE, UH, AND WE HAVE BUILT, I'LL LET JESUS JUMP INTO IT, BUILT SPECIFICS AROUND THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE COMING IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS.
AND WHEN I BRIEFED COUNSEL TWO YEARS AGO, I SAID, IF YOU THINK THIS IS CRAZY, THE WEEK BEFORE THEY HAD JUST VOTED ON THE SCOOTER RE UH, UH, ORDINANCE.
AND I WAS LIKE, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT FIVE YEARS BEFORE THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABOUT HOW TO REGULATE SCOOTERS? BUT SCOOTERS DIDN'T COME FROM TXDOT.
SCOOTERS DIDN'T COME FROM VIA SCOOTERS CAME FROM THE OUTSIDE.
IN THE POINT BEING, THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO COME TO US.
AUTONOMY, FOR EXAMPLE, HYPERLOOP, THEY'RE COMING AND THEY'RE COMING VERY QUICKLY.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE ONE EYE TO THE FUTURE.
THEN FINALLY, THAT, THAT, THAT TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT MEANS IS NOT INDEPENDENT OF THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO HAND TO HAND COMBAT TO FIND A POWER JACK TO KEEP YOUR LAPTOP POWERED.
I'M JUST SAYING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, HAVE THE T-SHIRT.
SO, UM, OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TWOFOLD, JUST REAL STRONG.
NUMBER ONE, WE SHOULD EXECUTE THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ASAP.
WE SHOULD DO IT AND ACCELERATE IN EVERY WHICH WAY FORM WE CAN.
WE SHOULD GO BIG, WE SHOULD DO IT NOW.
AND JUST SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HERE, CONTEXTUALLY IN, UH, 2010, WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.
AND THAT STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS WHAT WE CALL IN THE IT WORLD SHELFWARE.
IT IS WAS ENACTED UPON IF YOU GO TO THE 2000 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN LARGELY ENACTED UPON.
SO THE POINT BEING IS THAT I THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM, WE HAVE THE RIGHT BUSINESS IMPERATIVE, WE HAVE THE RIGHT FUNDING AND THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE SHOULD DO THIS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, REINTRODUCE PARTNER IN CRIME JESUS SIGNS, AND WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AFTER.
WELL, THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR PROVIDING THAT PERSPECTIVE AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW AS, AS WE, YOU KNOW, EMBARK UPON THIS EFFORT AND START TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UM, ENVISIONING OUR AIRPORT OF THE FUTURE.
IT'S COMPLEX, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL UTILIZE AS AN AIRPORT FOR OUR OPERATIONS, OUR MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE AT THE AIRPORT
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AS WE CONTINUE TO LEAD IN AREAS SUCH AS SAFETY AND SERVICE.WE'VE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF ACCOLADES AND AWARDS FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE.
JUST CAME BACK FROM A LARGE AIRPORT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.
AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ABOUT A CARBON FOOTPRINT.
WE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THAT.
UH, THANK YOU, KAREN JUST ARRIVED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, KAREN.
AND WE ALSO RECEIVED AWARDS FOR THE WAY WE RESPONDED TO THE WINTER EVENT THAT WE HAD.
SO ALL OF THOSE ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THIS MASTER PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE PUTTING HERE IS, IS, IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND THE VISION PLAN ENCOMPASSES MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE FUTURE NEEDS TO INCLUDE.
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU AND DEMONSTRATE THE AIRFIELD, THE TERMINAL, THE ROADWAYS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES EXCITING, UH, AND IMPORTANT, UH, ELEMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND WHAT ARE THOSE FUTURE EXCITING CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DEALING WITH.
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THIS AS YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND YOU SEE WHAT FUTURE OF AIRPORTS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND I KNOW WE'VE ALL SEEN THE JETSONS AND WE'RE GETTING THERE.
AND WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
THE PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS, THE CAPACITY AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS, THE SUSTAINABILITY.
AND WHILE THERE IS MUCH TECHNICAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PLAN, LET'S BEGIN BY TALKING ABOUT WHY WE NEED TO DO THIS.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIRPORT IS THE FIRST AND LAST IMPRESSION THAT YOU WILL HAVE WHEN YOU COME INTO AN AIRPORT COM.
WHEN YOU COME INTO THE, WHEN YOU COME INTO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GONNA SEE.
AND IT'S THE LAST THING YOU'RE GONNA SEE AS YOU DEPART.
IT ENABLES BUSINESS, TRAVEL AND TOURISM.
IT'S AN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE TUNE OF $5.2 BILLION ANNUALLY.
HOW MANY JOBS DOES IT SUPPORT TODAY? 45,000.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND SHOW YOU THE EXPANSION OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING, MORE JOBS TO COME.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT IN OUR CITY.
IT REDUCES CONGESTION AND UPGRADES.
AS JOHN REFERENCED OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AT ITS WIDE, ITS POINT, IT'S 70 FEET WIDE AT ITS MOST NARROW, ITS POINT, IT'S 60 FEET WIDE.
TERMINAL B BUILT IN 2010 IS JUST AT A HUNDRED FEET WIDE.
IF WE GO IN ACCORDANCE TO TECHNICAL DESIGN STANDARDS UNDER THE I K O, I LOOK AT JOHN 'CAUSE HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION.
THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS TELL YOU IF YOU'RE GONNA BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL FACILITY, IT NEEDS TO BE ABOVE 110, 115 FEET WIDE.
THAT SHOWS YOU, WHEN WE SHOW, WHEN WE DEMONSTRATE TO YOU THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND THE WHY AS TO WHY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, IT'S FOR CAPACITY.
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT IN THE AIRFIELD AND THE TERMINAL AND IN THE ROADWAYS.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, A QUESTION THAT I'M ALWAYS ASKED, JESUS, HOW ARE WE DOING? WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND I GET EXCITED.
I APOLOGIZE, UH, IF MY VOICE GOES UP AND DOWN, BUT, UM, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 25 YEARS AS MANY OF OUR TEAMS. TOM DID A STUDY THE OTHER DAY TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE WE HAVE ON THIS TEAM.
IT EXCEEDS 240 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UM, WHEN WE BLEED, WE PROBABLY BLEED A LITTLE JET A FUEL AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE GET EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THE REASON WE GET EXCITED IS BECAUSE WE'RE RECOVERING FASTER THAN MOST AS WE LOOK OUT AS WE COMPARE OURSELVES, NOT ONLY TO NATIONALLY.
AND THE ORANGE LINE SHOWS YOU, UM, THAT ORANGE LINE WAS PURPOSEFULLY PUT THERE IN HONOR OF OUR PREVIOUS, UH, AIRPORT CITY MANAGER, MR. CARLOS CONTRARES.
I KNOW HE'S A BIG LONGHORN FAN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SIR.
UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE YELLOW LINE THERE THAT DEMONSTRATES WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE US IN A COMPARISON.
AND THEN THE GREEN LINE IS US.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
WE, WE LOOKED BACK INTO MARCH AND APRIL OF 2020 OF WHERE WE WERE AT WHEN THE COVID HIT US AT ITS HARDEST.
IT WAS TOUGH FOR ALL OF US, BUT WE CONTINUE TO REBOUND.
WE DID FORECASTING MODELS TO ENSURE WHEN WE WERE GONNA GET OUT AND EVERYONE SAYS, WHEN IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN? NONE OF US HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL.
BUT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AND TOOK THE LEADERSHIP UNDER THIS GREAT COUNCIL AND THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR ADMINISTRATION THAT SAID, HEY, WE'RE GONNA BE GREATER SAFER TOGETHER.
WE'RE GONNA RESPOND, RECOVER, AND HAVE BASIC OPERATIONS.
THAT HAS HELPED US DEVELOP THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE AS A C OVID 19 TASK FORCE THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THAT'S HELPING SAN ANTONIO CONTINUE TO RECOVER FASTER THAN OTHERS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THAT IN 2019, IF WE LOOK AT CALENDAR FROM JANUARY TO,
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UH, NOVEMBER, WE MOVED A LITTLE OVER 300,000 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS.I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT IN 2021, WE'VE EXCEEDED THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE ARE ABOVE 500,000 PASSENGERS ALREADY THIS YEAR.
INTERNATIONALLY, DOMESTICALLY, WE'RE PROBABLY 70, 80% OF WHERE WE WERE.
WE HAVEN'T REACHED THAT NUMBER, BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT IN 2022, IF WE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE ALL OF THE SOCIAL HABITS WE NEED TO PRACTICE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE LEISURE TRAFFIC, WE SHOULD ALL BE EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL.
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, PEOPLE HAVE COME BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY THAT WE'VE PROVIDED TO OUR CITY TO SPEND A WEEKEND OR A WEEK IN OUR CITY.
AND THAT'S BEEN WONDERFUL FOR US.
THE AIRLINES AS WELL ARE CONTINUING TO MODERNIZE THEIR FLEET.
I COULD GO ON AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE BOOM AIRCRAFT THAT IS NOW BEING UTILIZED ACROSS, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT, THAT'S BEING PUT INTO TRIALS THAT GET YOU FROM HERE TO LONDON IN THREE AND A HALF, FOUR HOURS.
WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE GROWTH THAT'S GONNA OCCUR AS WE GET OUT OF THIS COVID PANDEMIC AND GET READY FOR THE FUTURE.
SAN ANTONIO IS GROWING RAPIDLY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART ON THE LEFT, IT DEMONSTRATES THE GROWTH AS WE LOOK OUT OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AND WE COULD GET INTO SOME SERIOUS TECHNICAL DATA OF WHICH IS ALL PROVIDED AND OPEN AND TRANSPARENT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
BUT WE KNOW THAT POPULATION COULD POSSIBLY DOUBLE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? JOBS ARE GONNA DOUBLE, HOUSEHOLDS ARE GONNA DOUBLE.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US TODAY? WE MOVE IN 20 19, 1, THE MOST BUSIEST YEARS THAT WE HAD, WE MOVED A LITTLE OVER 10 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2019.
WE ANTICIPATE AS WE GO FORWARD, OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A 50% INCREASE IN THOSE PASSENGERS GETTING TO 15, 16, HOPEFULLY 17 MILLION PASSENGERS MOVING IN AND OUT OF OUR TERMINAL COMPLEX.
AND OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT WILL BE GREATER THAN EVER.
THE PLAN WASN'T PUT TOGETHER IN A BUCKET.
WE HAVE MADE CERTAIN AS THE FUTURISTIC, UH, YOU KNOW, I GIVE CREDIT TO THE MAYOR OF THINKING OF PUTTING THE A S D C TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HELPED US PROPEL AND GO OUT AND SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY.
TO WHAT TUNE TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 94 DIFFERENT MEETINGS HELD IN ALL 10 DISTRICTS, 3,600 SURVEYS, AND CLOSE TO 97,000 DIRECT ENGAGEMENTS WITH PEOPLE.
NINE OPEN HOUSES, UH, BEING HELD.
AND THIS WASN'T JUST IN ENGLISH, THIS WAS DONE IN SPANISH AS WELL.
TRANSLATED FOR EVERYONE SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE THAT AVAILABLE, TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION EVERYONE'S INFORMATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD SO THAT EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK COULD BE RECEIVED ON WHETHER YOU TRAVEL LEISURELY, WHETHER YOU TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS.
WE WANTED TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE WERE THINKING AND SAYING IT WAS TIME FOR US TO LISTEN.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ONGOING, AS JOHN MENTIONED, SINCE 2018 AND COMING FORWARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WE BROUGHT FORWARD, UH, THE ALTERNATIVES.
THEY WERE NOT FINAL, BUT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES.
WE SAT DOWN AND WE EVEN TOOK IT UPON, UH, WELCOMING ALL THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT WE SAT DOWN WITH THEM AS WELL, TO LET THEM KNOW, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SAT DOWN WITH THEM AND NOW WE COME FORWARD WITH YOU TO ALL TO, TO FINALIZE THIS.
UH, I LIKE TO TELL THE TEAM, HEY, IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUT A BOW ON THIS AND LET'S START PUTTING SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.
WE'VE GOTTA START TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND IT COULD NOT BE AT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE.
UH, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THE BILL THAT'S COMING THROUGH THAT COULDN'T, COULDN'T BE BETTER FOR US TO BE IN ALIGNMENT AS WE LOOK AT THOSE FUNDINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE AVAILABLE.
WE'VE TALKED, WE, WE, WE'VE SPOKEN TO THE A, SS D C, WE'VE INSURED COUNCIL'S, BEEN INVOLVED, AND, UM, I'D BE REMISS, THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION LED BY MARK FESSLER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE AS WELL.
THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH US AS WELL.
AND THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE TALKED TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
WE'VE TALKED TO THE F A A, WE'VE TALKED TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER, UH, PROTECTION, AND WE'VE TALKED TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ALL OF OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES.
AND THEN CERTAINLY LASTLY, NOT LEAST, WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR AIRLINES AND THEY TOO WANT US TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO TODAY WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU, TO COUNCIL THIS FINAL DOCUMENT, THIS FINAL PLAN OF, OF WHAT THIS, OF WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE WILL, UH, BRING IT FORWARD, UH, FOR FINAL, UH, COUNCIL APPROVAL.
EVERYONE ASKS, SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO THIS? HOW SOON IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? IT'S ALREADY IN THE MOVEMENTS.
WE'RE ALREADY MAKING IT HAPPEN.
WE STARTED BY ADDING THREE NEW GATES.
WE'RE ALREADY IN THE DESIGN PHASE AND ABOUT TO MOVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF
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ADDING THREE NEW GATES IN TERMINAL A.I KNOW AS CLOSE AS IT MIGHT BE, WE NEED THEM.
SO WE'LL BE ADDING A GATE TO TERMINAL A AND WE'LL BE ADDING TWO GATES TO TERMINAL B, UH, WITH HOPES OF COMPLETING ALL OF THAT BY THE FALL OF 2022 TO HAVE THAT CONSTRUCTION AND READY FOR OPERATION IN THE FALL OF 2022.
WE WANT TO INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT OF PASSENGER CHECKPOINTS.
WE JUST RECENTLY SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AND SE OF SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATION TO BRING CANINES TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE EASE OF PEOPLE TO GET THROUGH OUR SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.
SO WE'RE FINALIZING THOSE EFFORTS.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING TWO, WHAT'S CALLED C P S S, THE CHECKPOINT SECURITY SYSTEMS. TWO BRAND NEW INNOVATIVE LANES THAT ARE GONNA BE GOING INTO OUR TERMINAL FACILITIES AT TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B FOR PEOPLE TO PROCESS SOONER AS WELL, SO THAT THERE'S NO LINES WHEN YOU'RE COMING TO OUR AIRPORT.
WE WANT TO EXPAND THE AIRFIELD PAVEMENT LIFE.
SO WE'VE BEEN IN CLOSE, UH, CONVERSATIONS AND WORKING WITH THE F A A, UH, AND I'LL DEMONSTRATE, I'LL SHOW YOU IN A, IN SOME FOLLOWING SLIDES, WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON 13, RIGHT? TO EXPAND THE LIFE OF, UH, OF, OF 13, RIGHT? WE'RE DOING KEEL WORK.
THAT'S THE CENTER OF THE, OF, OF THAT RUNWAY OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND PREPARING THAT ALONG WITH OTHER SMALL ANCILLARY PROJECTS IN AND AROUND THE AIRFIELD.
WE'LL PROVIDE MORE CONCESSIONS.
WE JUST ANNOUNCED, UH, JUST SHORT TIME AGO, WHATABURGER, OUR LOCAL HOMETOWN FAVORITE COMING TO TURMOIL A SOON.
UM, SO THANK YOU JENNIFER, FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE ON THAT TO BRING WHATABURGER TO THE, THE TURMO A COMPLEX WE HOPE TO OPEN THAT IN THE SPRING OF, OF, OF NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN WE WANT TO EXPAND ELECTRICAL CAPACITY FOR RELI FOR RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S, WE'RE GONNA ADD A GATE TO A AND WE'RE GONNA ADD TWO GATES TO B.
WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL CAPABILITIES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW TO GET READY FOR IT.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS TO IMPROVE OUR OVERALL BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE DOING SOME WORK ON SOME UPPER CONTROLS TO GET THAT READY.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE STARTING THE FUTURE PLANNING OF THE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM BECAUSE WE WANT THE BAGS TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS WITH THEIR PASSENGERS.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO, TO, TO, TO BE BEHIND.
I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THE PHASES THAT WE HAVE.
NONE, NONE OF THIS IS ETED IN STONE.
IT'S A VISION DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA UTILIZE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE GUIDEBOOK THAT'S GONNA HELP US CONTINUE TO WORK AND GET TO THE END GAME THAT YOU SAW ON THE, ON THE, ON THE FIRST SLIDE, WE'RE GONNA ADD THE THREE NEW GATES.
WE'LL DO THE ADVANCED PLANNING, UH, FOR THE NEW TERMINAL SEAT, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
WE'LL DO THE AIRFIELD PAVEMENT, UH, RENEWAL WORK THAT YOU SEE ON THAT CENTRAL, UH, THAT MIDDLE RED, THAT MIDDLE RED LINE THAT YOU SEE ON THAT RUNWAY CLOSEST TO YOU ALONG THERE.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE AND THAT WE IMPROVE THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE WITH WITHIN THE TERMINAL COMPLEX.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL DO THE, THE BAGGAGE, UH, SYSTEM UPGRADES, THE ENHANCED ELECTRICAL, UH, EXPANSIONS, AND THEN ALSO THE TWO RED BOXES THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE.
THAT'S FOR AIR CARGO EXPANSION.
I KNOW I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE MY WIFE'S GONNA BE MAD AT ME 'CAUSE I'M SAYING THIS OUT OPENLY, BUT EVERY TIME I COME HOME, I FEEL LIKE I'M AT AN AMAZON HUB BECAUSE OF ALL THE PACKAGES THAT SHE ORDERS.
BUT IT'S REAL, IT'S HAPPENING AND PEOPLE ARE, ARE MOVING MORE AND MORE IN THAT DIRECTION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PREPARE OURSELVES AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR CARGO OPPORTUNITIES HERE AT OUR, AT OUR AIRPORT YEARS FIVE THROUGH EIGHT.
AND AS I, AS I STATED, AND I, AND I LIKE TO REPEAT IT 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO MISINTERPRET IT, THIS COULD MOVE TO THE LEFT.
AND WE WANT IT TO MOVE SOONER, ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND THE INDUSTRY.
UM, WE HOPE TO HAVE TERMINAL C COMPLETED WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, UH, WITH UP TO 17 GATES, UH, WITH THREE TO FIVE INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS, A NEW INTERNATIONAL'S ARRIVALS HALL.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, THE CONCOURSES WILL BE WIDER AND A GREAT NEW CONCESSION OFFERING ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMPLEX ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT PARKING TERMINAL ROADWAY ALIGNMENT.
AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPER WITH WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE ROADWAY AND THEN A CONSOLIDATED RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I USED TO WORK FOR UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, AND I'M VERY PARTICULAR ON INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, ON HOW THINGS MOVE AND FUNCTION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING OUT THE TRASH THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR TO PUT IT SIMPLY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT DELIVERING OUR GOODS AND SERVICES AT THE FRONT DOOR.
WE BRING THAT ON THE OUTSIDE AND PROVIDE THE BEST EXPERIENCE TO OUR PASSENGERS.
THE PARKING AND INTERMODAL CENTER, THE RED BOX THAT YOU SEE ADJACENT TO TERMINAL C IS APPROXIMATELY 1500 SPACES BEING ADDED IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS AS WELL.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF PHASE TWO.
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AND IT REALLY STARTS TO GET EXCITING IN PHASE TWO.AS YOU SEE, THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF WHAT TERMINAL C COULD LOOK LIKE, THE BRIDGE CROSSING OVER FROM THE PARKING GARAGE AND GOING INTO THE NEW COMPLEX IN TERMINAL SEA.
BUT IT GETS EXCITING HERE AS WELL AS WE START THE ADVANCED PLANNING FOR THE NEW CENTRAL PROCESSOR OF EVERYTHING WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, FOR, FOR THE FUTURE.
AS WE TALK ABOUT A UNIFIED TERMINAL EXPERIENCE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE GET TO THE FINAL SLIDES.
BUT WE START TO REDO ALL OF TERMINAL A, SO WE KNOCK IT DOWN AND PROVIDE A NEW TERMINAL A AS WE FINALIZE TERMINAL C AND BEGIN THAT PROCESS.
WE DESIGN, UM, THE NEW PASSENGER EXPERIENCE CHECKPOINT OF TERMINAL A NORTH.
UH, WE RELOCATE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
UM, IF YOU THERE, THERE'S, IT'S A 2000 PAGE DOCUMENT FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE THAT WAS LED.
IT'S ENORMOUS, BUT THERE IS $5 BILLION FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO BE MOVED.
WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS WE TRANSITION AND MOVE OUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR PARKING GARAGES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE ROADWAY ACCESS, AND I'LL COVER THAT ON A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE.
THE AIRFIELD SAFETY AND PAVEMENT, UH, IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THE COMPLEX AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIR CARGO AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, UH, EXPANSION AND GROWTH.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS YOU COME INTO THE NEW FACILITY AS WE WIDEN THAT AREA FOR TERMINAL A.
I KNOW, UM, IT'S A GRIDLOCK AS YOU COME INTO THERE.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, AND I WANNA SHOW YOU, UH, I'LL SHOW YOU WITH REGARDS TO THE ROADWAY HERE IN A, IN A FOLLOWING SLIDE, BUT 14 YEARS OUT, WE COMPLETE THE TERMINAL PROCESSOR.
THAT'S THAT RED BOX YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE.
WE HELP TO BRING THAT SOONER THAN LATER AS WELL.
BUT WE'RE JUST, THIS IS A PLAN AND WE'RE JUST SHOWING YOU THE DOCUMENTS OF WHERE THE, OF WHAT THE FUTURE'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
WE FINISHED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL A, SO TERMINAL C AND TERMINAL A WILL BE COMPLETED.
SO IN 10 YEARS, THAT'S PERFECT FOR THIS 10 TO 12 YEARS.
TERMINAL B IS, WILL BE REACHING ITS USEFUL LIFE AND WE START THIS CENTRAL PROCESSOR TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR THAT FOR, FOR THE UNIFIED EXPERIENCE THAT WE ALL DESERVE.
AND WANT THE NEW AIRPORT ENTRANCE FROM LOOP FOUR 10.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE, THE, THE INS AND OUTS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE ROADWAY.
AND THEN GENERAL AVIATION EXPANSION.
UM, I KNOW THAT THAT'S CRITICAL TO THE AREA FOR PEOPLE THAT UTILIZE GENERAL AVIATION.
WE'LL DO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.
WE'LL DO, UH, JUST GENERAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE VT THAT IS, IS HERE TODAY.
THAT BRINGS IN A LOT OF AIRCRAFT TO BE MAINTAINED AND THAT'S GOOD JOBS FOR US AS WELL AND AND IMPORTANT FOR OUR LANDING RIGHTS AS WELL.
AND THEN WE WANNA RELOCATE THE FIRE STATION JUST LEFT OF THAT TO FURTHER EXPAND, UH, THE GENERAL AVIATION FOOTPRINT.
THIS IS THE FINAL RENDERING OF WHAT THE AIRFIELD WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND I'LL TRY AND KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
UM, THERE WAS 91 DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE LOOKED UPON.
IT STAYS WITHIN ITS EXISTING FOOTPRINT.
IT'S 10,000 FEET ON THE, ON THE AIR, ON THE RUNWAY THAT WE UTILIZE THE MOST WE MAINTAIN AND CO AND, AND STILL KEEP 4, 2, 2 'CAUSE WE UTILIZE IT.
SO THERE'S NO RE THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO DECOMMISSION THAT RUNWAY AT THIS TIME.
AS WE LOOK OUT OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, THAT RUNWAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED.
PREVAILING WINDS DO TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THOSE TWO PARALLELS.
THE RUNWAY ON THE NORTH, WHICH IS UH, 13 LEFT, IS A PREDOMINANT GA UTILIZED RUNWAY TODAY.
WE WANT TO BEGIN TO MOVE THAT TOWARDS BEING CONCRETE AS WELL.
AND WE'RE IN CLOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH F A A.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR SAFETY ENHANCEMENT.
UH, WE'RE DOING, WE'RE GOING THROUGH, UH, A PILOTED EXERCISE.
IT'S RUNWAY, UH, INCURSION PROTECTION THROUGH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
SO WE'VE ALREADY ADDED GUARD LIGHTS.
WE'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK TO ENHANCE OUR OVERALL SAFETY.
WE'LL DO THE EXTENSION THAT'LL TAKE THAT 8,500 FOOT RUNWAY TO 10,000.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO REACH PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO DEEP INTO EUROPE, UH, ONCE WE COMPLETE THAT WORK.
AND WE CAN GO AS FAR SOUTH AS ANTARCTICA FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO GO THERE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT FAR SOUTH.
THIS TALKS ABOUT THE ROADWAY IN THE FUTURE.
UM, THIS IS ONE I EQUALLY GET EXCITED ABOUT AS WE LOOK AT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS TODAY.
THEY CROSS EACH OTHER AND WE WANT TO, UM, UNTANGLE THAT.
LET TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING OUT, GO OUT AND LET TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING IN GO IN.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH 15 RIGHT TURNS TWO OR THREE STOPLIGHTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S NO SENSE OF PLACE OF THE AIRPORT AS YOU COME INTO IT.
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WE'RE GONNA MAKE AS WE SHOW YOU THE INGRESS.ADDITIONALLY, UM, AS YOU COME IN ON 2 81, AND I TELL EVERYONE THIS STORY BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, UM, I LISTENED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT MUSIC, MOSTLY COUNTRY MOST OF THE TIME.
AND I LIVED THERE IN THE QUERY.
AND AS I WOULD COME TO WORK, I COULDN'T FINISH A COUNTRY SONG BECAUSE I WOULD GET TO WORK SO FAST.
WHY? BECAUSE I WAS TAKING THAT FLYOVER THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS TAKING.
AND HE KNOWS THE INSIDE JOKE ON THAT, RIGHT? SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UTILIZE THAT.
BUT WHY AREN'T PEOPLE UTILIZING IT? BECAUSE IT'S A CANYON EFFECT AND IT DROPS YOU OFF TO, TO TOO LATE.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DECISION MAKING TIME.
WE'RE GONNA BRING THAT BACK AND ALLOW YOU TO HAVE MORE DECISION TIME.
AS I GO BACK, A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AS YOU COME IN, YOU'RE BEING DROPPED OFF A LOT SOONER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO GO TO THE TERMINALS FOR DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS, OR IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY OR IF YOU WANT TO PARK YOUR VEHICLE.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU SEE IN THAT COMPLEX A BRAND NEW GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER THAT WILL BE INSTALLED THAT WILL ENCOMPASS EVERYONE THAT'S UTILIZING THE CURBS TODAY AS IT RELATES TO OUR, UM, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES, OUR TAXI CABS, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT'S USING THOSE AREAS FOR COMMERCIAL WILL BE SHIFTED AND BE UTILIZING AN AREA DESIGNATED JUST FOR THEM CLOSER TO THE AIRPORT AND ALLOW THIS TRAFFIC TO COME IN AND OUT WITH EASE AND, AND, AND COMFORT.
THIS IS WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT WE GET SO EXCITED ABOUT.
WE TAKE OUR EXISTING 23 GATE COMPLEX WITH TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B TO THREE CONCOURSES WITH THE CENTRAL PROCESSOR, A UNIFIED EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE CAN GO THROUGH.
AND ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT, YOU'RE FREE TO MOVE ABOUT THE CABIN.
YOU CAN GO FROM TERMINAL A TO TERMINAL B TO TO CONCOURSE A, CONCOURSE B OR CONCOURSE C AS FREELY AS YOU LIKE.
YOU WANT TO ENJOY SOME OF THE FOOD OFFERINGS IN CONCOURSE A AND YOU'RE FLYING OUT OF CONCOURSE C.
FEEL WELCOME TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
YOU'RE COMING IN AND YOU JUST WANT TO ENJOY, YOU KNOW, CONCOURSE B FEEL WELCOME TO MOVE IN ANY AREAS THAT YOU WANT TO GO TOWARDS.
IT PROVIDES A MORE UNIFIED TERMINAL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT OPENS UP A TON OF SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR US TO BE UTILIZED FOR NON AERONAUTICAL AND CONCESSIONS UTILIZATION.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT CENTRAL PASS PASSENGER SCREENING.
UH, WE'LL HAVE MORE CONCESSIONS, ADDITIONAL PARKING AND WALKWAYS CONNECTING YOU DIRECTLY FROM EACH ONE OF THOSE CONCOURSES.
IF YOU LAND AT CONCOURSE A, YOU'RE GONNA PICK UP YOUR BAGS IN CONCOURSE A.
IF YOU LAND IN CONCOURSE B, YOU'RE GONNA PICK UP YOUR BAGS IN CONCOURSE B.
IF YOU LAND IN CONCOURSE C, YOU'RE GONNA PICK UP YOUR BAGS IN CONCOURSE C.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA WALK FOR ULTIMATE FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR FOR LONG DISTANCES, FOR YOU WANT TO GET IN AND OUT SOON.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE HAPPEN.
SO WE'RE EXCITED YOU SEE THERE.
THAT'S WHAT THE, THE FUTURE RENDERING WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND EACH OF THOSE CONCOURSES THERE.
THIS SHOWS YOU WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE WITH, UH, THE NEW CONCOURSE.
C MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S OPENING UP THE ENTIRE COMPLEX SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE GORGEOUS AND BEAUTY THAT WE HAVE ON THE OUTSIDE.
AS YOU ENJOY EVERYTHING, IT'S NOT CONFINED AND WE START TO ESTABLISH A TRUE SENSE OF PLACE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.
THERE'S ALWAYS THE DOLLAR, THERE'S ALWAYS THE QUESTION, JESUS, HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST? FOR PHASE ONE, WE ESTIMATE AS WE, AS WE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, IT COULD BE CLOSE TO A BILLION AS WE LOOK AT FOR THE ENTIRE COMPLEX.
IN TOTALITY IT COULD BE 2.5 BILLION.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO SOMETHING SMALL.
WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THE ENTIRE COMPLEX.
SO THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS IS FUNDED BY F A A AND USER FEES.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IF YOU USE THE AIR AIRPORT, YOU PAY FOR THE AIRPORT.
IF YOU DON'T USE THE AIRPORT, YOU DON'T PAY FOR THE AIRPORT AS IT SHOULD BE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, THE COMPARABLE TO WORLD CLASS TURMOIL US PROGRAMS, YES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, LET'S BE S A T, LET'S BE OUR AIRPORT.
LET'S MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE A SENSE OF PLACE THAT REFLECTS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE.
AS WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH A S D C, WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH A A C, WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR AIRLINES.
WE'VE BEEN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES.
THEY HAVE ALL ENDORSED OUR EFFORT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING FORWARD.
WE'VE MET WITH ALL OF THEM AND THEY'RE READY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE ESTIMATE FOR THE FIRST PLAN, TURAL C 790 TO 840 MILLION.
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17 GATES, THAT WILL BE DEMAND DRIVEN.IF WE NEED 17, WE'LL PUT IN 17.
IF WE NEED 12, WE'LL PUT IN 12.
IF WE NEED FIVE, WE'LL PUT IN FIVE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT AS WE GET INTO THE ADVANCED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING.
THE ROADWAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 19 AND 20 MILLION OF THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO THERE.
PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 65 AND 70.
AND THEN ALSO THE ENABLING PROJECTS, 10 TO 15 MILLION FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE F A, A PFCS, RENT, USER FEES, AND OTHER AIRPORT BONDS THAT COULD BE ISSUED TO PAY FOR THIS.
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE THE FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS FOR HAS NOT INCLUDED ANY OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE GONNA RECEIVE BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
AND WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET MONEY FOR THAT.
WE'VE, WE ARE ALREADY PREPARING OURSELVES TO PUT THE, THE, THE PACKAGE IS READY TO REQUEST THAT FUNDING TO HELP US, SUPPORT US MOVING FORWARD.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE WANT TO BUILD THE PROGRAM AS DEMAND WARRANTS.
WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA BUILD IT AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL COME.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS AND ALL THE FORECASTING THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO.
THE NEXT STEP IS A TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
WE FINALIZE THE SS D P MASTER PLAN, WE SUBMIT AN WHAT'S CALLED AN AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN TO THE F A A AND PREPARE THOSE DOCUMENTS.
WE WANT TO DO THAT BY DECEMBER.
HENCE THE REASONING WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL SUPPORT AND MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL START THE PROJECT OR PROGRAM DEFINITION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS, WHETHER WE NEED TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY OR JUST AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE WORK WE WANNA DO IN TERMINAL SEA.
THEN WE'LL START THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND THEN START PUTTING SHOVELS IN THE GROUND FOR CONSTRUCTION ALL WHILE IT'S BEING CONSIDERATE OF WHAT'S FINANCIAL FEASIBLE FOR US TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT AND WE'VE TAKEN THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2030.
AND WE KNOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD IT GOING FORWARD.
ALSO, AS WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
WE WILL WORK WITH EVERYONE AND COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THIS IS THE AIRPORT WE ALL DESERVE.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DESERVES.
WE OFFER YOU THE WEBSITE ON THE BOTTOM 'CAUSE WE'RE TRANSPARENT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE.
YOU CAN GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND THERE'S HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF TECHNICAL DATA THAT YOU CAN SORT THROUGH TO SHOW ALL THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AND HOW WE'VE PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION TO EVERYONE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
IF YOU, IF YOU WILL JUST INDULGE ME FOR JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES.
WE WANNA SHOW YOU A VIDEO OF WHAT THIS FUTURE AIRPORT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FROM OUR LUSH HILL COUNTRY TO THE THRIVING RIVERWALK.
SAN ANTONIO'S UNIQUE SKYLINE AND RICH HISTORY INCLUDES LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC SITES, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, CULINARY EXCELLENCE, MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES, MAJOR MILITARY FACILITIES AND LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS.
AND SOON SAN ANTONIO WILL CLAIM A WORLD CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT POISED TO FLY US INTO THE FUTURE.
ENDORSED BY THE AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE AIRLINES AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, SAT'S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ENVISIONS A MODERN AIRPORT WITH A STRONG SENSE OF PLACE THAT FIRMLY LANDS SAN ANTONIO AS A WORLD CLASS AIRPORT.
ON BEHALF OF THE AIR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, I'M DOING MY WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT BEHIND THE AIRPORT STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND OUR INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT THAT COMMUNICATES SENSE OF PLACE.
IMAGINE A MODERN TERMINAL SEA FACILITY BUILT WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY THAT IMPROVES THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, AND ULTIMATELY THE CONVENIENCE OF AN ENTIRELY UNIFIED TERMINAL COMPLEX.
WITH CENTRAL SECURITY SCREENING AND A SINGLE ENTRY TO ALL GATES, IMAGINE AIRFIELD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT INCREASES IN LONG HAUL AIR SERVICE WITHOUT CROSSING US 2 81.
IMAGINE A NEW ON-AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM THAT STREAMLINES TRAFFIC, SIMPLIFIES WAYFINDING, AND REDUCES CONGESTION.
AND ALL OF THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT GENERAL CITY FUNDS OR TAX DOLLARS.
AS A JOINT VENTURE PARTNER AND ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS AT THE AIRPORT, I AM EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE TERMINAL PLAN TO BUILD THE NEW TERMINAL C AND THE NEW REBUILT TERMINAL A.
RIGHT NOW, THE AIRPORT IS OUT OF LEASEABLE SPACE AND THE NEW TERMINAL C AND REBUILT TERMINAL A WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF CONCESSION EXPANSION CAPABILITY.
THIS WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO GET INVOLVED, BUT ALSO PROVIDE LOCAL TRAVELERS AND VISITORS A BETTER, MORE LOCAL EXPERIENCE AT OUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS PLAN AND WELCOME VISITORS TO OUR NEW SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT USING A COMBINATION
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OF AVIATION FUNDING SOURCES, PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE FUNDED BY AIRPORT REVENUES, INCLUDING PASSENGER FEES, THE AIRLINES AIRPORT TENANTS, AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAT'S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROVIDES A SOLID FRAMEWORK TO REALIZE A NEW ERA AIRPORT FOR SAN ANTONIO, AN AIRPORT THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWING POPULATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.JUST IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES WHEN THE AIRPORT'S CURRENT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $5 BILLION AND 45,000 RELATED JOBS GROWS WITH THE INCREASED PASSENGER ACTIVITY AND NEW FACILITIES.
THE FIRST MAJOR PROGRAM WOULD INCLUDE A NEW TERMINAL SEA WITH UP TO 17 GATES, A NEW PARKING GARAGE AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER, AND ASSOCIATED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
OUR AIRPORT NEEDS TO BE READY FOR THE FUTURE WITH AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE NEEDS OF THE REGION.
OUR ONLY CHOICE IS TO DELIVER THE AIRPORT.
LET'S FLY INTO THE FUTURE TOGETHER AND MAKE SAT'S VISION FOR A WORLD-CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, A REALITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, AGAIN, THANK EVERYONE THAT WORKED SO HARD AND TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE TODAY, AND, UH, WE'LL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, SO FIRST OF ALL, UM, WE'VE ALL HEARD FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, TOO LONG, UH, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, UM, CALLING FOR WORLD CLASS AIRPORT, THE BEFITS, A WORLD CLASS CITY.
UM, I CAN, I WAS LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM AS THIS PRESENTATION WAS GOING ON AND, AND WAS TRYING TO INTERPRET THE LOOKS ON PEOPLE'S FACES.
SMILES MOSTLY, UH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF DISBELIEF.
UH, WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE APPROACH THAT YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN IS THAT THIS IS NO LONGER AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL.
YOU HAVE LAID OUT AN ACHIEVABLE PLAN, UH, TO GET US TO A COMPETITIVE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
UM, NOW, AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT THIS IS NOT A PLAN.
THIS SHOULDN'T BE SHELFWARE AS JOHN WOULD SAY, THIS NEEDS TO BE, UH, DELIVERED.
IT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, IT NEEDS TO BE ACCELERATED AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
UH, PARTICULARLY IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN WITH REGARD TO, UH, POST PANDEMIC RECOVERY AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
UH, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY LAID OUT IN FRONT OF US, AND I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST, UH, ONE OF THE MOST, IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT THIS COMMUNITY WILL EVER MAKE WITH REGARD TO THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR ECONOMY.
SO, UH, KUDOS TO EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED.
UH, JOHN, UM, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WALKED INTO MY OFFICE, UM, SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU AT FIRST BECAUSE YOUR HAIR DID TURN WHITE, UH, DURING THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STICKTOITIVENESS, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, I THINK WE, WE REALLY PULLED TOGETHER A SOLID TEAM, UH, THAT WAS GUIDED BY DATA, NOT POLITICS.
UH, WE'VE HEARD ALL THE CALLS BEFORE.
WE, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD PUT THE AIRPORT HERE OR THERE.
UH, I STARTED WITH A HYPOTHESIS, I'M SURE EVERYBODY DID, BUT IT WAS, IT WENT INTO THIS PROCESS WITH EVERYTHING, EVERY POSSIBLE OUTCOME ON THE TABLE, AN AIRPORT AT THE PORT, AN AIRPORT IN BETWEEN AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO, AN AIRPORT ON THE WEST SIDE, AN AIRPORT ON THE EAST SIDE, OR AN AIRPORT RIGHT WHERE IT'S AT.
MY HYPOTHESIS WAS THAT IF, SO, FIRST OF ALL, SAN ANTONIO, AUSTIN CORRIDOR IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING M S A CORRIDORS IN THE COUNTRY.
IT IS THE FASTEST GROWING CORRIDOR IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, AND WE'RE QUICKLY BECOMING THAT.
UM, WE'RE ALSO THE SEVENTH MOST POPULOUS CITY, METROPOLITAN CITY IN THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY.
AND IT IS A STRATEGIC COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR US, UH, TO HAVE AN AIRPORT IN THE HEART OF THAT CITY WHERE YOU'RE LITERALLY 10 OR 15 MINUTES AWAY FROM ANY BUSINESS VISITOR OR OTHER DESTINATION THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO GO TO.
IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PUT A COMPETITIVE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THERE, WE SHOULD NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT WE WOULD BE MUCH MORE FINANCIALLY, UM, RESPONSIBLE TO DO THAT.
SO, UH, THE FACT THAT THREE YEARS AGO YOU ARRIVED AT, OR A COUPLE YEARS AGO YOU ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSION DEFINITIVELY, I THINK THAT PUT THE DEBATE TO REST.
NOW IT'S GETTING ON WITH ACTUALLY BUILDING THE PLAN.
SO I, I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED WITH WHAT YOU'RE LAYING
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OUT TODAY.YOU'LL HAVE, UH, OUR FULL COOPERATION AND, UH, GOING AFTER THE FUNDS TO REALIZE IT.
UM, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SIGNALING ME, JOHN, GO AHEAD.
ONE THING I FAILED TO MENTION THAT WE REALLY FOLLOWED A DATA-DRIVEN AND FACT-BASED APPROACH IN A, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE COULD ARGUE THAT THAT'S R A RARITY.
IT WAS REALLY DEVOID OF A LOT OF THE, UH, ARM WAVING A LOT OF THE PERSONALITIES.
AND AS I SAID, THERE WAS, I GOT TO TELL, YOU KNOW, THE FORMER MAYOR AND THE FORMER SECRETARY, THERE WAS NO PATH TO A REGIONAL AIRPORT.
WHAT WE DID LEARN THAT WHEN THE, IS IN THE LAST THREE OR REALLY 20 YEARS, THAT COMPETITION IS REALLY DRIVING THIS.
SO WHAT WE REALIZED WAS THAT AIRLINES THAT WE'RE COMPETING FOR AIRLINES WE'RE COMPETING FOR ROUTES, WE'RE ALSO COMPETING FOR PASSENGERS.
AND WE HAD A RANDY SMITH FROM WESTERN URBAN AND I GOT TO GO UP TO NEW BRAUNFELS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
WE WENT UP THERE AND GOT TO MEET THE MONT COUNTY JUDGE, THE NEW BRAUNFELS MAYOR AND THEIR CHAMBER.
AND AGAIN, NEW BRAUNFELS, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID, WELL, GUESS WHERE WE GO? WE GO TO B STROM BECAUSE OF THIS OR THAT, AND HERE, AND WE, WE, WE BASICALLY, LISTEN, YOU'RE THE, HE SAID, THE FIRST TIME ANYBODY CAME AND ASKED US QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
SO WHAT WE RECOGNIZED THEN IS, YEAH, WE'RE COMPETING FOR PEOPLE UP AND DOWN THERE.
WE'RE COMPETING FOR AIRLINES AND FOLKS HAVE OPTIONS, AIRLINES HAVE OPTIONS.
AND SO IT'S IN THAT VEIN THAT WE APPROACH THE WHOLE STRATEGY OF IT WITH THAT DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH.
UM, JOHN AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE, I KNOW THERE'S MANY MEMBERS HERE HAVE BEEN TOILING AWAY FOR THIS, UH, AT THIS FOR YEARS.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE CARLOS, WHO IS ONE TIME STAFFING THIS PROCESS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, CARLOS.
I DON'T WANT TO, UM, WASTE ANY MORE TIME.
UM, LET'S SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND NOT LET IT SIT ON THE SHELF.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE MY FULL COMMITMENT COUNCIL MEMBER PALI.
I, UH, I, WE KEEP SAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THERE'S A FRIEND OF MINE WHO ALWAYS TELLS ME, YOU KNOW, THEN LET'S START ACTING LIKE IT.
RIGHT? UM, AND I LIKE THE, I LIKE THE TAGLINE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE AIRPORT YOU DESERVE.
I, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT WE HAVE, I, I THINK IS A, IS A COMMUNITY THAT EXPECTS EXCELLENCE FROM US.
AND THIS AIRPORT IS NOT EXCELLENT.
IT'S THE BEST DAMN AIRPORT BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE, JESUS.
UH, AND YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU CAN WITH THE CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH YOU, UH, DEALT TO YOU.
BUT I, I THINK MOST SAN ANTONIANS, UM, DESERVE A, A BETTER AIRPORT.
AND THAT THIS IS THE ROADMAP THAT I THINK WE, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
UH, JOHN, I, I HATE THAT YOU'VE HAD TO WAIT SO LONG TO GET TO THIS PRESENTATION, UH, BUT IT'S, UM, THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT INTO IT IS, IT'S EVIDENT, EVIDENTLY, REALLY HONEST.
AND, UM, AND, AND VERY THOROUGH.
AND I, I KNOW YOU POURED ALL OF YOURSELF INTO THIS.
I, UH, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT JUST THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, RIGHT? WE'RE THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN THE NINTH LARGEST ECONOMY ON THE PLANET.
UM, WE, WE JUST SURPASSED BRAZIL.
THE TEXAS ECONOMY IS BIGGER THAN BRAZIL'S.
UH, AND I, I THINK THAT WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT WE'RE GETTING 10 MILLION VISITORS PRE PANDEMIC, UH, THROUGH THIS AIRPORT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST A CITY WITH 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN IT, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU GET MULTIPLE SAN ANTONIONS, I'M SORRY, MULTIPLE SAN ANTONIOS FLOATING THROUGH THAT AIRPORT.
UM, AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU GET 39 MILLION VISITORS TO, YOU KNOW, OUR DOWNTOWN EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
HAVING AN AIRPORT THAT IS NOT FIRING ON ALL 12 CYLINDERS, OR LEMME PUT THAT BACK.
HAVING AN AIRPORT THAT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, A CORVETTE AS AS AMAZING AS HIS RIGHT, AND INSTEAD IS A PRETTY RELIABLE HYUNDAI, UM, IS, IS NOT, UM, IT, I DON'T THINK, HELPS US STAY COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER CITIES WHO ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EAT OUR LUNCH, YOU KNOW, IF WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO WITH THAT, I, I DO THINK THAT OUR AIRPORT IS, IS OUR WELCOME, MATT, RIGHT? AND, UH, IT, IT SAYS TO THE PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH IT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO WE ARE.
AND SO, AND LIKE ALL AIRPORTS, THE THE ONES THAT ARE WORLD CLASS AND THAT ARE DELIVERING EXCELLENCE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE CONVENIENT AND CLEAN AND SAFE AND SMART.
UM, BUT ALSO THAT ARE UNIQUE AS FAR AS SHOWING OFF THE D N A OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU HAPPEN TO LAND INTO, RIGHT? FROM THE MINUTE YOU LAND IN NASHVILLE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN NASHVILLE, RIGHT? FROM THE MINUTE YOU LAND IN DENVER, YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN DENVER, RIGHT? IN FACT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN
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DENVER BEFORE YOU LAND.THAT AIRPORT IS STUNNING, UH, AS YOU FLY OVER IT.
AND THERE'S SOME AIRPORTS THAT BEFORE YOU EVEN LAND, YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN ON, AND THEY'RE ICONIC, RIGHT? I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT PICTURE, NOT THAT ICONIC.
AND, AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE JUST HERE AT THE SORT OF IDEATION STAGE, AND THAT THERE WILL BE THE AESTHETIC ELEMENTS FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT COMMUNICATES.
YOU ARE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND YOU ARE ABOUT TO, YOU KNOW, UM, EMBARK ON A REALLY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THAT, UH, BECAUSE WE SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC ALSO BY WHAT OUR BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE.
THE THE OTHER THING I'LL TELL YOU IS, UM, A SAD STORY, UH, THAT I TOLD RANDY SMITH THIS MORNING.
I WAS WITH, UM, I WAS WITH YOUR SISTER COUNCILWOMAN GERRAN, UH, IN SPAIN, AND I WAS WITH, UH, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, AND SOME OF US IN THIS ROOM WERE THERE, AND WE WENT TO GO MEET WITH CABINET SECRETARY, UM, HEAD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.
AND WE SAID, HEY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
WE WANT YOU TO FALL IN LOVE WITH US, COME AND DO BUSINESS IN SAN ANTONIO.
YOU GUYS ARE THE NATURAL DESTINATION.
IN FACT, YOU GUYS ARE MORE, UM, A, A, A PERFECT FIT FOR US THAN MIAMI IS, RIGHT? BECAUSE MIAMI'S ECONOMY IS KIND OF WEIRD.
IT'S EXPENSIVE, IT'S INCONVENIENT.
NOW, UM, YOU GUYS SPEAK SPANISH.
WE ALREADY HAVE, YOU KNOW, INTEREST IN TEXAS ENERGY, UH, RENEWABLES, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT'S JUST THAT YOUR AIRPORT REALLY IS JUST SUBSTANDARD AND IT MAKES YOU GUYS IRRELEVANT.
AND SO LET US KNOW WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BETTER AIRPORT, RIGHT? AND WE'LL CONTINUE TALKING TO DALLAS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TALKING TO HOUSTON.
AND THEN, UM, JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WAS IN COLUMBIA AND I VISITED THEIR INBOUND OUTBOUND TEAM.
'CAUSE THEY WERE DOING A BUNCH OF, UH, WORK.
UH, A LOT OF THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES ARE NOW DOING WORK HERE.
AND, UM, AND OURS THERE, AND EXACT SAME WORDS, LIKE, OH, WE KNOW SAN ANTONIO.
SO IT'S SO INCONVENIENT TO GO TO HOUSTON, RIGHT? 'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY NOT OUR ULTIMATE DESTINATION, BUT YOUR AIRPORT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE, UH, FOR US TO REALLY CONSIDER YOU GUYS AS AN OPTION, RIGHT? RANDY SMITH SAYS THAT HE HAS THE SAME CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OF THE BIG EMPLOYERS THAT THEY'VE, THAT E D F OR WAS IT GREATER SS A T X VISITS? AND THAT THE CONVERSATION OFTENTIMES JUST DIES THERE.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE SHOWN US IS GREAT, BUT, UH, YOUR AIRPORT REALLY IS AN ACHILLES HEEL.
AND SO, UH, I, I'M SICK OF HEARING THAT, AND I'M SICK OF LOSING BUSINESS TO OTHER CITIES WITH BETTER AIRPORTS, UH, BUT NOT BETTER WORKFORCES OR BETTER, YOU KNOW, UH, ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH FOR THEM TO DO BUSINESS.
SO, UH, SAYING THAT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT ONE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TODAY, THAT I'M HOPING WE HAVE IN THE FUTURE, AND JOHN, THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY, IS DATA, DATA ANALYTICS, RIGHT? UM, AS PART OF THIS AIRPORT, IT'S GOTTA BE SMART.
I, I NEED THIS AIRPORT TO TEACH US THINGS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO COME AND VISIT US.
AND IT'S GOTTA BE MORE THAN JUST A, A WAY STATION FOR FOLKS TO GET ON AND OFF AIRPLANES, RIGHT? IT'S GOTTA BE A PLACE WHERE WE KNOW WHY THEY CAME.
WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AFTER THEY LEAVE THE AIRPORT.
WE KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEY GET THE AIRPORT.
WE KNOW MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHERE THEY DIDN'T GO RIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN ACTIVATE DIFFERENT PARTS OF DOWNTOWN, UH, OR ACTIVATE DIFFERENT PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY LIKED, WHAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE, AND THEN WE NEED TO DO FOLLOW UP, RIGHT? AND CONTINUOUSLY TOUCH THESE CUSTOMERS, UH, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN SAN ANTONIO TO RUN, REMIND THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS DOING.
UM, AND THEN USE THAT DATA AND CORRELATE IT AGAINST THE DATA THAT WE COLLECT DOWNTOWN AND THAT WE COLLECT OTHER PLACES, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE, THE NEW ART OF, OF MANAGING LARGE INSTITUTIONS OR LARGE CITIES OR AIRPORTS, IT'S JUST FIGURING OUT YOUR CUSTOMER.
AND 'CAUSE ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER, THE EXPERIENCE BECOMES MORE SEAMLESS, AND THEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO, OR HIGHER UP, HIGHER LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP COMING BACK, RIGHT? SO THE CONVERSATION I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA HAVE WITH YOU GUYS GOING FORWARD IS GONNA BE ONE OF DATA ANALYTICS.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS GONNA HAVE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION WITH YOU GUYS, BUT THAT'S THE ONE THAT I'M REALLY HUNGRY TO SEE, AND I'M GONNA PUSH YOU GUYS, UM, TO REALLY PRODUCE FOR US A BOLD PLAN ON, ON HOW TO MAKE THIS A, A SMART AIRPORT, RIGHT? SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
JUST TO ADD TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS YOU'VE MADE AND WE COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH, WITH WHAT YOU'VE, WITH WHAT YOU'RE, WITH, WHAT YOU'VE SAID, UM, I WILL TELL YOU WE ARE EMBARKING UPON A BRAND NEW STRATEGY AT OUR AIRPORT AS WELL.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, THAT'S IMPORTANT.
BUT THE TEAM HERE KNOWS, UM, HOW CRITICAL I AM WITH REGARDS TO THE NUMBERS.
AND, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THE, TO THE DATA THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING, THAT WE HAVE AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT TELLS US HOW WE'RE DOING OPERATIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND FROM THE SERVICE SIDE AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO PERFORM THE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING TO SAY, WE KNOW EXACTLY WHY PEOPLE ARE GOING FROM THIS LOCATION TO THAT LOCATION AND THEIR MOVEMENTS TO SAY ALL THAT, THAT WE NEED THAT IN REAL TIME.
WE WANT TO KNOW THIS, THIS INFORMATION, THIS, THIS DATA, THIS DATA IN REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS WE MANAGE AND OPERATE OUR FACILITY.
SO WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
WE'LL HAVE SOME SUBSEQUENT ITEMS COMING TO COUNCIL FOR YOUR APPROVAL AS WELL IN THE
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UPCOMING YEAR TO MOVE EXACTLY IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'RE STATING.AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED FOR, FOR, FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND HELP THAT YOU GIVE US AS WELL.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE, THE PRESENTATION.
I AM PARTICULARLY HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE IMPROVED BAGGAGE HANDLING, UH, SYSTEM.
UM, BUT I, UH, YOU KNOW, HEARING COUNCILMAN BLIS TALK, I'LL, I'LL JUST SAY A COUPLE WORDS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH, WITH THE AIRPORT.
THE FIRST TIME I GOT ON A PLANE, I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, AND I WAS INVITED TO TRAVEL TO COCA-COLA HEADQUARTERS, UH, TO APPLY FOR, FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.
AND, UM, FOR MANY YEARS I TALKED TO EVERYBODY I SAT NEXT TO ON A PLANE.
AND EVENTUALLY THAT FINALLY
UH, BUT, UH, BUT I CONTINUED TO TRAVEL THROUGH COLLEGE AS I, AS I WENT AWAY TO SCHOOL.
AND I NEVER FELT THAT OUR AIRPORT WAS SHORT.
OF COURSE, I WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD OR 19 YEARS OLD.
AND TO THIS DAY, I AM HAPPY EVERY TIME I LAND IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I'M COMING HOME AND I, AND I AM.
SO WHATEVER THE STATUS IS OF THE AIRPORT, JUST JUST LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE LANDING IN SAN ANTONIO.
UM, BUT I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY ON YOUR PLAN.
AND I, I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA MENTION JESUS.
UH, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL BETWEEN CITIES AND YOU HAVE JUST BLOWN US AWAY WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE PREPARED AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE LINED UP FOR THE NEXT DECADES, UH, AT THE AIRPORT.
SO, I GUESS I, I'M GONNA POSE THIS TO, TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE FORUM, UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, GROUND TRAVEL IN BETWEEN CITIES.
UM, CERTAINLY THIS IS, THIS IS MEETING A TREMENDOUS NEED IN IN OUR ECONOMY.
UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO, UM, THERE'S ALSO GROUND TRAVEL THAT PLAYS A BIG ROLE, UH, IN BETWEEN CITIES AND MANY MAJOR METRO AREAS IN THE, IN THE WORLD, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE, UH, USUALLY RAIL AND A LOT OF BUS INTERCITY, BUS TRAVEL, LIKE A HUGE HUB THAT YOU COULD JUST BE BETWEEN, THE SAME WAY YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN AIRLINES, YOU SWITCH BETWEEN, UM, BETWEEN BUS LINES.
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WE HAVE, UM, I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW GREYHOUND.
UH, WE'VE GOT MEGABUS, WE'VE GOT FIXED BUS, WE'VE GOT URI MIX, WE'VE GOT OMNI BOOTH, AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES ALL OVER THE CITY.
AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE GONNA BE IN A PARKING LOT IN THE DARK IN A VERY, UM, WHAT MIGHT FEEL AN UNSAFE PLACE.
THEY SIMPLY GROUND, UH, GROUND TRAVELERS SIMPLY DON'T HAVE SOME OF THE, AS BAD AS YOU GUYS MIGHT THINK THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT IS.
THIS IS PALATIAL, RIGHT? COMPARED TO THE AMENITIES THAT, THAT WE HAVE FOR WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE FOR WORK, UH, OUR MIGRANTS, OR, UM, I RODE ANOTHER REASON WHY THEY MIGHT BE TRAVELING
I'VE, I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA THINK I'M STUPID, BUT I RODE THE BUS ALL THE WAY TO MONTREAL.
I'VE RIDDEN IT TO CHICAGO, I'VE RIDDEN IT TO BOSTON, I'VE RIDDEN IT OUT WEST.
LIKE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRAVEL, UM, ON, ON THE GROUND AND WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES I'M LOOKING FOR WHEN, WHEN I DO THAT.
SO, UM, I, I GUESS I ALSO WANNA TALK ABOUT A WORLD CLASS TRAVEL SYSTEM ON THE GROUND, AND WHEN CAN WE DO THAT, WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE HERE AT THE AIRPORT OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE AS WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS UPDATES ON THIS PLAN.
AND, AND THOSE MULTIMODAL, UH, FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE PART OF THE VISION.
AND, AND FRANKLY, THE, THE AIRPORT IS IN A PERFECT LOCATION.
SO I'LL ASK, UH, JESUS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED AND, UM, AND, AND THE WORK THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO GOING FORWARD.
UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, THE, THE BUS TRANSPORTATION, I'LL USE BUS, FOR EXAMPLE, IS SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UM, AND, AND WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH VIA JUST TO BETTER COORDINATE, UM, ACCESS POINTS LIKE, UH, THE PARKING FACILITY OFF OF 2 81 AT STONE OAK OR DOWNTOWN OR BROOKS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE KIND OF THAT STRAIGHT SHOT TYPE OF, UM, ACTIVITY INTO THE AIRPORT.
BUT ISIS, YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN.
'CAUSE, UM, AS I TELL YOU THAT WE CAN GET EXCITED, WE DO HAVE PLANS INSIDE THE AIRPORT TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE CALL A MULTIMODAL CENTER.
IT'S IN INCLUDED INTO THAT GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER AS WELL.
WE HAVE TO BE CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE.
AND THE REASON I TELL YOU THAT IS WE, ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY ARE LOOKING AT OUR MARKET SHARE OF WHO'S UTILIZING THE AIRPORT.
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FROM THE SOUTH SIDE TAKING A TRIP TO THE AIRPORT ON A BUS, GETTING TO THE AIRPORT AND UTILIZING ONE OF OUR CARRIERS TO GET INTO MEXICO OR TO THE DESTINATION THAT THEY WANT TO GET TO, RIGHT? THAT MAY BE THE WAY BY WHICH THEY GET TO THE AIRPORT.SO WE'RE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, WHEN I TALK ABOUT STARS ALIGNING, TALK ABOUT A REALLY GOOD, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE TEAM AS WELL.
AND, UH, TAMIKA AND, AND, AND EVERYONE IN, IN ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.
AND THEN W S P JOHN IS HERE, UH, FROM W S P W S P IS WORKING WITH VIA AS WELL, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THEIR, UH, FORWARD PLANNING.
'CAUSE WE'VE ALL BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER OF WHAT THIS FUTURE COULD LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE MULTIMODAL CENTER AND ALL THAT INFORMATION INSIDE OF OUR PACKAGE.
WE CAN SIT DOWN AND SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH YOU, WITH SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THAT WE'RE HAVING THEIR PLANS.
WE HAVE TO GET INTO SOME OF THAT ADVANCED PLANNING AS WE START TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE TURMO COMPLEX, WHAT'S THE NEW PARKING GARAGE AND WHAT THE NEW GROUND TRANSPORTATION SLASH MULTIMODAL CENTER COULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT WE'RE FRAMING UP TO SAY, THIS IS WHERE IT COULD BE, AND IT WOULD BE INSIDE OF OUR PARKING GARAGE ADJACENT TO THE TERMINAL COMPLEX OF WHERE THAT COULD GO.
CAN I ASK A FOLLOW UP? YES, MA, MA'AM, I'M, I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT'S PART OF YOUR, UH, PLAN.
I, I HEARD YOU MENTION VIA, UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE CONCEPT IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR INTERCITY TRAVEL AS AS WELL.
LIKE, IF I LIVE IN BROWNSVILLE AND OR LAREDO, I'M NOT GONNA FLY TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT I MAY NOT WANNA DRIVE FOR, FOR A MULTITUDE OF, OF OF REASONS.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE CONCEPT IS GONNA BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THAT.
AND, AND MY QUESTION IS, IN TERMS OF THE DATA THAT, THAT YOU DO HAVE, IS ANYONE COLLECTING DATA ON INTERCITY TRAVEL? LIKE, COULD WE GO TO ME MEGABUS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY, HOW MANY PASSENGERS COME TO SAN ANTONIO? HOW MANY GET OFF HERE? HOW MANY GET ON? WHAT ARE THE TRENDS? AND THE SAME FOR THE, FOR THE OTHERS.
AND, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW EVEN WHAT THE FUNDING SOURCE IS FOR THAT.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT F A A GRANTS FOR, FOR A LOT OF THIS, BUT I I'M SORT OF AT A LOSS ABOUT WHERE THAT COMES FROM.
SO WE WILL, WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
O OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU MENTIONED, OUR FOCUS IS GONNA BE AND REVOLVED AROUND THE AIRPORT, RIGHT? BUT WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER AGENCIES, UM, HERE WITHIN THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A SIMPLE PROCESS FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION, WHETHER IT BE GROUND AND THEN AIR, OR MAYBE JUST GROUND, HOWEVER THAT WORKS.
UM, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE IN A CENTRAL PORTAL, A A CENTRAL PORTAL FOR EVERYONE TO, TO UTILIZE THOSE AMENITIES AS THEY WANT TO GET IN AND OUT.
COULD IT MEAN THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A, A TRANSIT CENTER AT THE AIRPORT COMPLEX COULD HAPPEN? SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND, AND HAVE PLANNING DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH VIA AS WELL, AND OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, UM, THE VON LANE OR THE MEGABUS OR GREYHOUND, WHOEVER'S UTILIZING THOSE EFFORTS AS WE GO FORWARD, OUR FOCUS AND EMPHASIS, OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE REVOLVED AROUND THE AIRPORT, BUT WE'RE GONNA WELCOME EVERYONE.
IF THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH THAT AS A MULTIMODAL HUB, THEN WE, WE WANT TO BE, UH, PARTAKE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
WE'VE STARTED TO SHOW EVERYONE THIS IS WHERE THAT FOOTPRINT CAN LIE AND FIT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE TELL YOU THAT TODAY.
'CAUSE WE WANNA MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE READY FOR THAT.
AND I'LL CHECK WITH TAMIKA TO SEE, I, WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH WITH, UH, WITH HER DEPARTMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
AND I AM SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THE PLANS AND TO BE A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION.
UM, I GREW UP A MILITARY BRATT, UH, THE SON OF, UH, TWO WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY.
AND MOST OF THE TIME WE TOOK ROAD TRIPS AND I WISH WE COULD FLY, BUT WHEN WE DID FLY, I LOVED, UM, EXPERIENCING EACH AIRPORT IN EACH CITY.
AND, UM, I THINK OF, YOU KNOW, BEING IN SAN ANTONIO, THE AIRPORT IS, AS WAS SAID, THE FIRST TASTE THAT PEOPLE GET OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE CREATE NEEDS TO BE AS AMAZING AS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO THAT MEANS THE FOOD THAT THEY EAT SHOULD TASTE LIKE THE BEST PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO, THE ART THAT THEY SEE, AND THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES AND COMFORT THAT THEY FEEL.
I WANTED TO FEEL LIKE THE BEST PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO.
UM, AND I IMAGINE WE'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT ABOUT THAT TODAY.
AND WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT, THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE WILL WANNA DISCUSS.
UM, BUT I'M ALSO EXCITED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE EVERY DAY IN SAN ANTONIO.
UM, SO I'M GONNA TRANSITION A LITTLE BIT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN CONVERSATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY.
ONE AREA THAT'S OFTEN NEGLECTED IS, UH, SOUND AND NOISE POLLUTION.
SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, HOW WILL THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT REDUCE THE IMPACT OF NOISE ON THE SURROUNDING
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COMMUNITIES, WHETHER THAT'S BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, OR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.UM, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, AS I SHOWED YOU IN THE SECOND TO THE LAST SLIDE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, AS I MENTIONED, ARE WE GONNA GO THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY THAT WE'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION EACH OF THE ELEMENTS, JUST THAT YOU JUST REFERENCED, AS WE BEGIN TO GROW AND EXPAND THE AIRPORT, UH, WE'VE DONE ALREADY SOME NOISE EXPOSURE MAPPING EXERCISES.
WE JUST FINALIZED A FIVE YEAR PLAN AND EVERYTHING WAS, WAS GOOD AND IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE FUTURE PLANNING THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE GROW.
IS IT GOING TO BE JUST AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OR IS IT GONNA BE A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY? THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED.
AS WE FINALIZE, WE GET THE APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH THIS DOCUMENT, SUBMIT THE A L P, THEN WE'LL START TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, AADA A D A ACCESSIBILITY, AND, UH, COUNCILMAN VIA ARAN HAS SAID IT MULTIPLE TIMES, ULTRA ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, A D A IS STANDARD, BUT I WANNA KNOW AS IT RELATES TO ACCESSIBILITY, UM, WHAT INNOVATION CAN WE EXPECT OR WHAT, UH, HOW ARE WE GONNA GET TO ULTRA ACCESSIBILITY? SO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS REMINDED ME, UM, WHEN WE WENT DOWN THE PATH OF, OF WHAT WE ARE EMBARKING UPON WITH THIS FUTURE PLAN, INCLUSIVE OF THAT IS THE COMPLETION OF OUR DESIGN STANDARDS.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THAT WILL LIE.
AS WE START TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT, UM, WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA TAKE THIS PLAN AND HAND IT OVER TO AN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER FOR DESIGN WITHOUT PUTTING OUR THOUGHTS INTO IT.
SO WE'RE FINALIZING THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS.
WHEN WE COMPLETE THAT, WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE BOOK THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER THAT WILL SAY FOR FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, THE F F E THAT WE WANT IN THE AIRPORT, THE WAY WE WANT THAT TO LOOK.
OBVIOUSLY WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE TO CODE.
SO WE WILL ENSURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING AS WELL.
AND I'M EXCITED TO TELL YOU, UM, THERE'S ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF AIRPORTS ACROSS THIS, THIS, THIS, UH, THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE AN ADULT CHANGING STATION.
AND I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU, UH, THAT WAS JUST FINALIZED TOM, UH, THIS PAST WEEK, RIGHT? WE JUST FINALIZED THAT.
SO WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW, I THINK THERE'S ONLY EIGHT AIRPORTS IN THE ENTIRE, THERE'S OVER 400 COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS.
SAN ANTONIO JUST INSTALLED THEIR ADULT CHANGING STATION HERE.
SO YES, WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERATE OF THAT AND TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, WHETHER IT'S SIGNAGE, WHETHER IT'S ACCESSIBILITY, UM, AND, AND, AND INCLUDING ALL OF THAT INTO OUR DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WILL FINALIZE HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, SO THAT WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT, WE CAN START GETTING INTO THE DESIGN WORK WE WANT TO GET INTO FOR THE FUTURE OF TERMINAL SEED SO THAT WE GET IT CORRECT.
THAT BRINGS ME A LOT OF JOY, AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
UM, I HAVE A MINOR, UH, THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHTHEARTED, BUT, UH, MY MOST RECENT TRIP, UH, I PARKED IN THE, IN THE GARAGE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS SO COOL WAS THAT WHEN YOU'RE TURN, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PARK, YOU LOOK AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY SPOTS ARE IN EACH LANE OF SORTS, RIGHT? BUT THEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH AND IT'S NOT ACCURATE.
AND SO IS THERE A, I'M SO, I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW, IS THERE ANY, HOW DOES IT GET FIXED ALONG THE WAY, OR WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS? WELL, IT, IT SHOULD BE ACCURATE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AS MANY THINGS, MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL, THEY HAVE THE MINDS OF THEIR OWN.
UM, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT, BUT, UM, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO THAT.
'CAUSE IT COULD, YOU KNOW, THE RED LIGHT TELLS YOU THAT THE SPOT IS TAKEN, THE GREEN LIGHT TELLS YOU ADDITION TO THAT, UM, IT'S SET UP ON A SYSTEM THAT COUNTS TOTAL VEHICLES COMING IN BY LEVEL AND DETERMINES THOSE SPACES.
SO THEY COMMUNICATE BACK TO A CENTRAL REPOSITORY SYSTEM THAT TELLS IT, HEY, THIS IS HOW MANY SPACES WE HAVE.
UM, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND ENSURE THAT IT'S WORKING CORRECTLY.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT, UM, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT WE'LL LOOK INTO IT.
HOPEFULLY IT WAS A ONE TIME THING, BUT I'M, UH, OVERALL SUPER EXCITED AND, UH, GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROPOSAL THAT YOU PUT FORWARD AND EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT.
FIRST OF ALL, UH, I JUST WANNA STATE UN EMPHATICALLY, 80 ACCESSIBILITY IS PART OF USER EXPERIENCE UNEQUIVOCALLY, RIGHT? I MEAN, UH, SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF THAT, THAT ONE BULLET ENCOMPASSES ALL THAT.
UH, I'M ALSO A MILITARY BRATT, SO I I, I DO THINK WE'RE THAT, THAT WHOLE SENSE OF PLACE THING, LIKE WITHOUT IT, YOU LEAVE A LOT OF STUFF OFF THE TABLE.
LIKE, LIKE PEOPLE DO ATTACH MEMORIES TO PLACES.
AND ONE OF THOSE PLACES IS THE AIRPORT.
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IT.AND I TOLD THIS STORY TWO YEARS AGO.
IF YOU EVER FLY TO ALBUQUERQUE, WHEN YOU LAND THERE, IT'S BRIAN PRATT, WHEREVER BRIAN IS.
BRIAN'S DAD WAS THE, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR.
BUT WHEN YOU LAND IN ALBUQUERQUE, I SWEAR, IT'S, IT SMELLS LIKE PINYON PINE THERE, AND IT'S GOT THE BEAMS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN NEW MEXICO, IT'S SUPER COOL.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE, THOSE, THOSE EMOTIONS OF THOSE THINGS ARE REAL.
LAST THING I WANNA MENTION, I TOO, GET ALL THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AIRPORT, AND I ALWAYS JUST SAY THAT'S JESUS, ALL THOSE SPECIFICS THAT JUST, THAT'S JESUS JUST TO VOLUNTEER, BUT VERY, WE, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THOSE THINGS AND DULY NOTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE US CONSIDER HOW WE CAN, UH, BE BETTER AT THINKING BEYOND THE WAY THINGS THAT, THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN ALWAYS DONE, NOT ONLY IN OUR AIRPORT, BUT OTHER AIRPORTS I SEE BY THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO DO THAT.
I THINK WE'RE REALLY CAPITALIZING ON THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE INNOVATION IN OUR PLANS.
UM, AND I THINK YOU PROMISED US ALL JETSON'S JET PACKS, RIGHT? HISTORY.
SO I'M WAITING FOR THAT, BUT, UM, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS.
THERE'S A LANDING, UH, SITE ON THE ROOF.
UM, I DO YOU HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY? UH, UH, ONE OF MY, UH, UM, COMMENTS WAS GONNA BE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP THE DISABLED AT THE TOP OF OUR PLANS.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, THAT WE ARE, UM, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE MINIMUM IS THE A D A ACCESSIBILITY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE A DISABLED COMMUNITY AS WE, UH, MOVE THAT FORWARD.
AND, UM, I ALSO THINK WE CAN DO IT BY LEVERAGING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE JOB PIPELINES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
WE CAN BE INNOVATIVE IN THE WAY, THE WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK CAR AIRPORT.
AIRPORT CAN BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AND, UM, DOOR OPENER FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS FOR OUR CITY.
I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE TAKING ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT AS WE ENVISION WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR AIRPORT CAN BE.
AND I DID HEAR A LOT OF THAT TODAY, SO I'M EXCITED.
UM, THE, IN ADDITION TO AIRPORT POLICE, HOW, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE ADDED TO AIRPORT, UM, TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE AIRPORT THAT, THAT IS MORE CUTTING EDGE, ESPECIALLY AS OUR TRAVELER TRAVELER NUMBERS GO UP? ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE CONSTANT CONSIDERATE OF.
UM, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AN AIRPORT SECURITY PLAN THAT'S APPROVED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
THERE ARE CONSTANT AMENDMENTS HAPPENING TO THAT.
UM, WE CARE DEEPLY OF OUR, UH, UH, OF, OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS AS WE GROW.
UM, WE'VE SHIFTED AS WE'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS COVID PANDEMIC.
BUT, UM, AS WE KNOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO GROW.
UM, WE HAVE VACANCIES AND WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING THOSE VACANCIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SECURITY GUARD CONTRACT THAT UTILIZES SOME OF THE PORTALS AS WE TALK ABOUT, UM, THE FENCES TO GET INTO THE AIRFIELD ARE MAINTAINED BY SECURITY, UH, STAFF AS WELL.
WE LOOK AT THAT AND ANY TIME WE CAN UTILIZE AND SHIFT SOME OF THOSE TO HELP US IN OTHER AREAS, WE DO THAT AS WELL.
UM, WE JUST RECEIVED OUR 1 39 INSPECTION THAT COVERS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE AIRFIELD.
THEY DO A FULL ASSESSMENT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
AND, UM, WE DID VERY WELL IN THAT.
SO, UH, IN THE CANINES YEAH, THE CANINE UNITS.
SO WE JUST SIGNED A, I SHOULD LET RYAN COME UP HERE AND TALK 'CAUSE HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
THE, THE, THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT WE SIGNED WITH, UH, T SS A.
SO WE'RE BRINGING FOUR TEAMS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
UM, THAT'LL BE A PARTNER WITH, UH, AN OFFICER FROM FROM T S A ALONG WITH A CANINE.
THEY WILL NOT JUST WORK AS A PASSENGER SCREENING CANINE A P S C, THEY WILL ALSO BE IN AND ABOUT THE AIRPORT TO PROVIDE PRESENCE AND TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP OUR AIRPORT AND IMPROVE OUR OVERALL SECURITY POSTURE.
IS THERE A, IN THE TRAINING, IS IT MUCH LIKE OUR, YOU KNOW, S A P D, IS THERE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING, SENSITIVE SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DISABLED, HEARING IMPAIRMENT, ALL OF THAT STUFF? SO IS THAT PART OF THE TRAINING THAT THEY GO THROUGH? YES.
UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE TRAINING, THAT'S DONE WITH ALL OF THE OFFICERS.
I KNOW THAT THEY GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAINING.
WE CAN PROVIDE YOU ALL THE CURRICULUM OF WHAT THEY GO THROUGH, AND I'M, I'M VERY CERTAIN, UM, IF NOTHING ELSE, KAREN GETS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYBODY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED.
THAT'S THE REASON WE ALL CONTINUE TO MOVE.
BUT, UM, EVERYONE THAT'S A STAKEHOLDER, EVERYONE THAT HAS A BADGE, HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT SCREENING THAT THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH SOME OF THAT TRAINING, UH, AS THEY COME INTO THE AIRPORT WORLD AS AN EMPLOYEE, AND ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE TO ADHERE TO ALL OF OUR REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND THE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IN AN OUT, UH, THE ENTIRE COMPLEX.
UM, AND CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW THE PLAN FITS THE GROWING REGIONAL ECONOMY? WE, I THINK WE TOUCHED ON THIS, UM,
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SOMEWHAT, BUT SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN SPECIFICALLY ARE, YOU KNOW, GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TOGETHER, MUCH TO MY CHAGRIN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE BECOMING ONE LARGE METROPLEX, YOU KNOW, IN, IN, IN THE FUTURE.SO IT, AND KEY TO THAT GROWTH, OF COURSE, IS TRANSPORTATION.
IS THERE, UM, HOW DOES THE PLAN ENVISION PART OF THAT GROWTH? WILL THERE BE, I THINK THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL WAS ASKING, BUT, UM, SOME KIND OF TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL FOR, SPECIFICALLY FOR OTHER TEXAS CITIES TO, TO EXPEDITE CERTAINLY, UM, THAT TRAVEL.
WE, WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS, AS WE TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE MULTIMODAL, UH, MULTIMODAL HUB THAT WE COULD HAVE.
UM, SO WE'RE TAKING IT IN CON IN CONSIDERATION WITH THAT.
UM, WE SHOW YOU THE HERBS BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SURFACING AND, AND, AND MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY.
UH, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO BE FINALIZED WITH F A A.
THERE ARE ALREADY TWO PILOTS HAPPENING IN, IN LOS ANGELES AND DALLAS WITH THESE AIRCRAFT.
AIRLINES ARE ALREADY PURCHASING THESE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
SO I THINK THAT'LL BE ONE TYPE OF MOVEMENT.
THE GROUND MOVEMENT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED FOR, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO COME TO SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE WE HAVE, AND WE ARE GROWING ADDITIONAL NONSTOP DESTINATIONAL REACH.
UM, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR AIRLINES TO BE PREPARED FOR THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING AS WE TRY AND INCREASE OUR OVERALL NONSTOP DESTINATION REACH.
TODAY, BRIAN, WE'RE AT 45 NONSTOP DESTINATIONS THAT WE GET TO.
UM, AND WE WORK WITH THE AIRLINES.
SOME OF THOSE DESTINATIONS WORK AND SOME OF THEM DON'T.
WE JUST, AS WAS MENTIONED, WE, WE STARTED BREEZE.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT WORK.
WE LAUNCHED A SERVICE WITH JETBLUE GOING TO J F K IN BOSTON.
WE'LL BE STARTING SERVICE TO COLORADO SPRINGS.
UM, WE LAUNCHED THE SERVICE GOING TO LAY ON WITH VIVA BOOST.
UM, WE WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OF OUR AIRLINES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, WORKING ON THE FUTURE PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THIS MULTIMODAL HUB WORKS FOR EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO UTILIZE IT.
I THINK IT, I THINK THAT'S REALLY PART OF THE KEY TO WHAT, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN AZZ WAS TALKING ABOUT.
UH, AND WE HAVE ALL HEARD THE CRITICISMS OF OUR AIRPORT.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GET THAT CRITICISM, I ASK SPECIFICALLY, WHY, WHAT, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE AIRPORT THAT THAT IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR YOUR TRAVEL? AND A LOT OF IT IS JUST, IT'S NOT EASY, IT'S NOT EFFICIENT.
SO THAT'S, I THINK THAT, THAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS, THE KEY TO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE MORE NONSTOP FLIGHTS, THE, THE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS MM-HMM.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE, THE PART ABOUT THIS WHOLE PLAN I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND, AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PAN OUT.
UM, MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING LIKE 25 BILLION FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION.
WHAT, UM, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR US GETTING THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS? AND THEN, UH, DO WE HAVE SHOVEL READY PRODUCT PROJECTS READY TO, UM, TO FUND RIGHT AWAY TO GET THOSE DONE AND PART? AND LASTLY, UM, IS THERE COMPETITION WITHIN SAN ANTONIO FOR THAT MONEY? UM, I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT MAYBE THE PORT AND IN OUR AIRPORT, THE FIRST ALLOTMENTS ARE GONNA BE, UM, SO IT'S A TOTAL OF 25 BILLION.
UM, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THAT WE HAVE MOVED HISTORICALLY.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 5 BILLION THAT WILL BE LET, THAT'S GONNA GO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE TO LARGE HUB, MEDIUM HUB, AND SMALL HUB AIRPORTS.
SO WE WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR THE TURMOIL COMPLEXES.
SO AS WE EMBARK UPON THIS EFFORT AND THIS ENDEAVOR, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE NEED TO MOVE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
UM, I TOLD JEFF EARLIER, I WAS ALREADY TALKING, UH, TO OUR, UH, AIRPORT DISTRICT OFFICE MANAGER OVER THE F A A, UM, I JUST CAME BACK FROM RENO FROM TALKING WITH HIS BOSS IN WASHINGTON.
SO, UH, WE'VE ALREADY PLANTED IN THEIR EARS OF WHO SAN ANTONIO IS.
WE'RE PRESENTING, UH, THESE PRESENTATIONS.
NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE AND TO EXECUTE.
SO WE WANT TO GET THE PACKAGE, UH, COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I, UH, ESTIMATE AS OUR CONVERSATIONS THIS MORNING WERE REVOLVED AROUND THE NEXT 60 DAYS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE READY TO START RECEIVING PACKAGES.
IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO START GETTING THE INFORMATION IN SO THAT WE CAN COMPETE FAIRLY, 15 BILLION'S GONNA GO THE WAY IT GOES, BUT THAT 5 BILLION AS IT, IT GETS SPREAD OUT OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS, WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN EACH OF THOSE PACKAGES.
ARE WE COORDINATING WITH OTHER, LIKE THE PORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, GOING FOR THE SAME DOLLARS OR, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE.
COUNCILWOMAN, WE JUST HAD A WHOLE CONVERSATION AT THE I G R COMMITTEE THIS MORNING.
UH, WENT THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT BUCKETS IN THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA COORDINATE WITH OUR PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE LINE UP WITH PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITIES.
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THAN MAYBE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MODERNIZATION, THE OTHER TWO BUCKETS THAT JESUS JUST MENTIONED IN THE AVIATION PART REALLY ARE, ARE FOR AIRPORTS LIKE OURS.I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE ANY COMPETITION THERE, BUT THERE MAY BE PARTNERSHIPS IN, THERE MAY BE OTHER FUNDING STREAMS THAT WE'RE GONNA GREAT.
UH, HAVE A VERY, UM, ORGANIZED APPROACH TO TRYING TO MAXIMIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY FROM THE FEDERAL BILL.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER ROSO GARCIA.
THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND, AND I WANNA THANK THE TEAM, UM, THAT CAME OUT, JENNIFER AND, UM, THE TEAM, UH, CAME OUT LAST WEEK, I THINK, TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS MEETING IN DISTRICT FOUR.
AND SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
I THINK THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, AND THEN, UH, MY COLLEAGUES MISTED, BUT I GOT, UM, A, A VERY TIMELY PICTURE.
I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S TRAVELING RIGHT NOW THROUGH KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TRAVELS A LOT.
AND HE SAYS, IN CASE YOU FEEL, UH, BAD ABOUT HOW SAN ANTONIO COULD BE BETTER.
AND THEN HE SENDS ME A PICTURE AND, AND THE PICTURE'S LITERALLY LIKE A PAPER SIGN THAT SAYS RESTROOMS, AND THEN IT'S GOT LIKE, UH, A SIGN POINTING TO SOMEWHERE ELSE OR TO ONE OF THE TERMINALS AND THAT STARBUCKS IS CLOSED.
AND SO I THOUGHT, I GOTTA SHARE THIS TO THE AIRPORT FOLKS, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING, YOU HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED SOME OF MY CONCERNS.
UM, I TOO, LIKE THE RED AND GREEN, UH, PARKING THINGS WHEN I WENT, THEY WERE WORKING.
SO I WAS ABLE TO, TO KIND OF MANAGE AND, AND FIGURE OUT MY WAY.
UM, AND I WANNA THANK, IN PARTICULAR JOHN DIXON.
AND SO JOHN, YOU AND I HAVE MET, UM, UH, SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU CAME TODAY BECAUSE LAST TIME YOU WEREN'T HERE.
AND I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S JOHN DIXON? WHY ISN'T HE PRESENTING? SO, THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN AT THAT TIME.
YOU, UM, ALSO, UH, TALKED ABOUT KEEPING SAN ANTONIO IN, IN THE HEART OF THIS ALL.
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT THAT'S HAPPENING, UH, THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT EARLIER.
I WAS AT A PRESENTATION WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR WALKABLE CITIES, AND I WAS, UM, KIND OF DISAPPOINTED AT ONE POINT IN THAT, IN THAT WE KIND OF FORGET ABOUT, UM, HOW TO INCORPORATE, UH, PTO SAN ANTONIO.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT.
UM, I HAVE A, A FRIEND ALSO WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET BOXES, UH, ESSAY BOXES INTO THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW.
SO PEOPLE COULD TAKE AWAY A LITTLE PART OF SAN ANTONIO WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THAT.
I DID RECOMMEND TO JOHN DIXON AT THE TIME, THAT MAYBE HE COULD, UM, REACH OUT TO COUNCILMAN ELA OR EVEN TO THE MAYOR AND MAYBE RECOMMEND A LIAISON, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO THE E W D C COMMITTEE TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PLAN, I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO COME TO ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE, UM, COMMITTEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OFTEN SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF JUST HEAR WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND I'M ALSO WONDERING, WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS LEADERS DID YOU MEET WITH AS YOU WERE, UM, DEVELOPING YOUR PLAN? CAN YOU HELP ME, UH, WITH MAYBE SOME OF THE LEADERS THAT YOU MET WITH, JOAN? ALL OF THEM, I THINK, I MEAN, UH, CERTAINLY THE CHAMBERS, UH, E D F S A T X, I'M WORKING ON THE NAME JEN, I'M SORRY.
UH, WE, WE, WE, I MEAN, THERE IS A STRONG SENSE FROM THEM, UH, THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE DONE.
SO IT'S NOT THAT WE TOOK THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR EXCUSE ME, THE, UH, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR GRANTED THEY'RE WELL REPRESENTED IN THIS GROUP, IS LIKE THEY, THEY KNEW IT.
THEY REMEMBER IT RINGS IN THEIR EARS.
UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE DEPARTING C E O SAID FROM AT AND T, THAT'S STILL PALPABLE.
AND IN CASE WE DIDN'T FORGET THAT THEIR NEW C E O MENTIONED IT IN DALLAS TWO MONTHS AGO.
SO THAT IS THE PERCEPTION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.
SO WE GOT A LOT OF INPUT THERE.
UH, AND IT'S ABOUT NONSTOPS TYPICALLY TO FILL IN THE BLANK.
WE GOT THE BOSTON THING AND J F K, THANK YOU GUYS, THANK YOU BRIAN CREW.
UH, BUT MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS GET YOUR TEAMS TO FLY MORE, GET THEM OUT THERE AND DRIVE DEMAND, BECAUSE GUESS WHO'S PRETTY GOOD AT PICKING UP ON THE DEMAND? IT'S THE AIRLINES THEMSELVES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN I GO BACK TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SAY, GET YOUR FOLKS OUT.
GET 'EM ON THE AIRPLANES, GET 'EM OUT THERE.
SO I, THAT'S THE, YOU KNOW, THAT IS IT, THERE'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE.
AND LIKE I SAID, FINAL THANKS TO THE A S D C, THE GROUP FOR HANGING IN THERE FOR AS LONG AS WE DID.
AND THEN, UM, TO THAT POINT EARLIER AT I G R AND, AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES SAID WERE ON THERE, HEARD ME MENTION THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO, UM, A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB IN GENERAL OF APPRENTICESHIPS, UM, ACROSS THE CITY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED, AND I, I MENTIONED THAT I WOULD BE, UH, MENTIONING TO THE MAYOR STAFF WOULD BE CREATING OUR OWN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY.
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ALREADY I THINK A GOOD SUCCESSFUL PROJECT WITH SOLID WASTE TRYING TO TRAIN THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES RIGHT IN, IN THE PROGRESSION OF, UM, DIFFERENT AREAS.UM, I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HELP FILL OUR WORKFORCE NEEDS WITH OUR AIRPORT, AND WE ALREADY KIND OF HAVE THE, THE TRAIN THE TRAINER MODEL, IF YOU WILL, IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS.
SO I THINK THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY EXPAND.
THERE'S ALSO SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, UH, FUNDING, FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THAT.
SO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS WE GO ABOUT.
AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION IS GONNA BE, IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF INTEREST IN TRAVEL TO MEXICO, UM, AND, AND FROM MEXICO.
UM, HAVE YOU ALL DISCUSSED A CONCOURSE OR A HUB SPECIFICALLY TO FLY INTO, UM, MEXICO, SOUTH AMERICA? I'M SO SORRY.
I WAS TALKING TO JEFF AND I MISSED THE LAST PART OF THE QUESTION.
THERE, THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF INTEREST IN TRAVEL TO MEXICO AND FROM MEXICO, UM, AND WITH A, FROM MIGHT BE UNDERSTANDABLE.
AND NOW THAT THE BRIDGES ARE OPEN, IT, IT MIGHT CHANGE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL OR NOT, BUT HAVE YOU ALL DISCUSSED MAYBE A CONCOURSE OR HUB DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR FLIGHTS TO, TO MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA? YES, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN.
UM, I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT I SAY BECAUSE I'VE SIGNED NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS AS WELL.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS TEAM, UH, BRIAN AND JENNIFER AND TOM, WE HAVE, HAVE, HAVE RECENTLY VISITED MEXICO AS AS WELL, BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE, ARE NEARBY.
SO, UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH MORE THAN THAT, BUT, UM, THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THIS CULTURE OF EVERYTHING THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS TO OFFER IS GREAT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND, UH, WE'RE MOVING AGGRESSIVELY ON THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.
MANY OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION, BUT I'D LIKE TO HONE IN ON LEAVING THE AIRPORT.
UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR SOME GOOD TIME AT A PLACE FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS, UM, YOUR EXPERIENCE LEAVING THE AIRPORT CAN REALLY DICTATE, UH, OR INFLUENCE THE TYPE OF, UH, TIP THAT YOU GET DESPITE THE FIVE STAR SERVICE.
SO, SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH BAGGAGE AND THE FLOW OUTSIDE.
UM, AND THIS QUESTION MAY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, BUT WHERE WE SEE, UM, IMPROVING ACCESS, UH, WITH ACCOMMODATING VIA TRANSIT, IS THAT WITH VIAS CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE? OR ARE WE ENVISIONING WHEN WE HAVE MORE FREQUENT PUBLIC TRANSIT, UM, WHAT ARE WE PREPARING FOR WITH THESE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VIA, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE ONLY THE NUMBER THREE GOES TO THE AIRPORT.
ARE WE PREPARING FOR MULTIPLE BUS LINES GOING TO VIA? YES.
SO, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE BEING CONSIDERATE OF.
IT IS IN THE PLANNING, UH, DOCUMENTS WITH REGARDS TO BEING CONSIDERATE OF, UM, EXPANSION OF THOSE GROUND MOVEMENTS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT, HENCE THE REASONING FOR A GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER SLASH MULTIMODAL HUB.
AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN, I THINK, UM, SOME OF THE, UM, MORE RECENT CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH VIA IT WOULD BE ADJUSTMENTS AND POTENTIALLY NEW SERER EXPRESS TYPE SERVICE MM-HMM.
AND THIS MAY BE GOING INTO THE WEEDS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS AND I, I LOVE HOW MANNY PUT IT, THAT IT'S THE WELCOME MAT OF SAN ANTONIO.
UM, SO DOES THAT MEAN, UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH VISIT SA? UM, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, UH, IN THE PLAN? GOT TROUBLE AGAIN,
NO, I'M AT LEAST YOUR HONEST, WE APPRECIATE, I'M SORRY, I, I WAS ASKING, UH, I, I APPRECIATED THE FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT IT, UH, THE AIRPORT CHARACTERIZES, YOU KNOW, WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS.
AND MY QUESTION WAS, AND IT MAY BE GOING INTO THE WEEDS, BUT DOES THAT MEAN MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VISIT SA? IS THERE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS ALREADY DOING THE WORK OUTSIDE OF VISIT SA? WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE IF THAT'S JUST IN CASE.
NO, I, I THINK, I THINK YOUR, YOUR, YOUR POINT IS, IS, IS EXCELLENT.
AS WE LOOK AT INTO THE FUTURE, UM, IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN I FIRST STEPPED INTO THE COMPLEX AND I LOOK AT TERMINAL A AND WHAT IT IS, I LOOK AT TERMINAL B AND WHAT THAT IS.
I LOOK AT THE OVERALL, IT'S LIKE A CANVAS OF, OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
AND AS WE EMBARKED UPON THIS EFFORT AND WE STARTED, UH, TO NOTICE THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME DESIGN STANDARDS TEAMS WORKING REALLY HARD ON PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, UH, WE'VE SHOWN THAT TO JOHN AND HIS TEAM.
THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
UH, I KNOW I'VE INTRODUCED THAT TO JENNA AND THE ENTIRE, YOU KNOW, UH, I ALMOST SAID VISIT SAN ANTONIO TEAM, AND I KNOW THAT'S WITH MARK, BUT WE'VE SHOWED IT TO THEM AS WELL.
WE'VE SHOWN IT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE'VE SHOWN IT TO GREATER SA AS WELL AND SAT DOWN AND GOTTEN SOME OF THEIR FEEDBACK.
UM, WE'VE ALSO SHOWN THAT HERE TO COUNCIL AS WELL.
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TARGET.WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE FINISHED, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE'RE FINISHED.
UH, WE SHOULDN'T JUST HAND THIS OVER TO SOMEONE AND SAY, HEY, MAKE US LOOK LIKE SA QUITE THE CONTRARY, WHEN I TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE CLOSE TO 97,000 DIRECT ENGAGEMENTS, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'RE LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS CITY AND IN, IN AND AROUND THIS REGION TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK.
AND THAT'S PEOPLE THAT SPEAK ENGLISH OR SPANISH.
WE'VE REACHED OUT, WE'VE HAD THOSE TRANSLATIONS AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO EVERYONE TO GET THAT FEEDBACK.
SO ONCE WE PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER, WE'VE GOT FOUR PILLARS ON THE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WE'RE FINALIZING, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THAT TO, TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD AS WELL.
AND, AND I'D, UH, LIKE TO ECHO ON THE DATA COLLECTION, I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS ARE COMING IN FOR CONFERENCES, FOR TRAVEL LEISURE TO VISIT FAMILY AND GRADUATING FROM THE MILITARY, UM, TO SEE THOSE, UH, THOSE NUMBERS.
LET ME JUST ASK, ADD ONE ADDITIONAL THING.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CASSANDRA, MONTE AND NOW MARK ARE ON THE COMMITTEE.
AND TWO THINGS THAT SENSE OF SELF AND SENSE OF PLACE, THAT WAS TOTALLY CASSANDRA AND NOW MARK.
SO LIKE THEY WEIGHED IN THOSE, THOSE FINGERPRINTS ARE ALL OVER THE DOCUMENT.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE OTHER STORY.
UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS DISCOURSE, THERE WAS A, WHAT'S CALLED AN ULTRA LOW COST CARRIER.
I WON'T NAME THEM BY NAMES, BUT THE BELOW SOUTH SOUTHWEST IN JETBLUE.
AND THEY SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, CAN WE SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY BY JUST LIKE PARKING ON THE TARMAC AND LETTING THE PASSENGERS WALK IN? AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CUT COSTS, AND I THINK IT WAS CASSANDRA AT THE TIME SAID, THERE IS NO WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IN AUGUST TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE LOS ANTONIO AND LIKE WHAMMO 120 DEGREES ON THE, ON THE TARMAC.
IT WAS LIKE, WE ARE NOT DOING THAT.
SO I WOULD JUST SAY THEY HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL THROUGHOUT AND, AND HAD A HUGE IMPACT.
JUST WANNA DRAW ATTENTION EVERYBODY.
MY T-SHIRT, IT'S VETERAN'S DAY TOMORROW, UH, CITY HOLIDAY ACTUALLY, AND, UH, UH, FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO IT'S THE MARINE 246TH BIRTHDAY.
SO, UH, JUST WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO E EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT.
UM, JESUS GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION AND AS WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS, UH, ON THOSE.
UM, LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO SLIDE NUMBER 10.
UM, IT SHOWS THE DEMAND GOING UP, BUT WHAT I'VE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN A HANDLE ON, WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT CAPACITY? I MEAN, IF YOU HAD ONE PLANE BACKING OUT, ANOTHER ONE COMING IN, THEY'RE STACKED UP.
WHAT I I, I'M, I'M MISSING THAT DATA LINK TO SHOW, OKAY, HERE'S THE DEMAND, FUTURE DEMAND.
WHAT IS OUR CURRENT CAPACITY AND EACH GATE, HOW MUCH CAPACITY DOES THAT ADD TO IT? IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE DOES THAT LINE LINE UP TO THIS DEMAND LINE? CERTAINLY.
AND, UM, WE HAVE THAT DATA, IT'S INCLUDED IN, IN OUR PACKAGE AS WE LOOK AT, UM, AIRFIELD CAPACITY AND THEN FACILITY CAPACITY.
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT CHAPTERS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS PLANNING EXERCISE.
UM, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL, WE DO APPROXIMATELY 160 TO 170,000 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ON THE AIRFIELD.
WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GO, UH, WELL OVER 200,000 OPERATIONS.
SO THAT DETERMINES FLOW RATE AND FLOW RATE IS HOW AIRCRAFT CAN LAUNCH AND TAKE OFF AND HOW THEY CAN COME IN AND LAND.
SO WE LOOK AT WHAT THOSE FLOW RATES ARE.
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A GOOD 30 40% CAPACITY INTO THOSE FLOW RATES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR EXISTING AIRFIELD CONFIGURATION AS IT RELATES TO GATES, IT'S NOT SO GOOD.
HENCE THE REASONING WHY WE'RE MOVING SO FAST TO ADD A GATE INTO TERMINAL A AND ADD TWO INTO TERMINAL B.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARDLY AND MOVE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE, UM, IN 2020, UH, EARLY 2020 WHEN I ARRIVED, WE WERE FINALIZING THE AIRLINE LEASING USE AGREEMENT AND WE'VE PUT SOME, UH, PRETTY, UM, GOOD STIPULATIONS ON THE WAY GATES ARE BEING UTILIZED.
IT'S GONNA HELP US IMPROVE THE UTILIZATION OF OUR GATES.
IT'S STILL NOT GONNA ADD ENOUGH CAPACITY AS WE GROW IN THE NEXT 1, 2, 3, 5 YEARS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FUTURE GROWTH.
SO, UM, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE CRYSTAL BALL OF WHAT, 20 22, 20 23 AND 24.
UM, WE DID A RESET BECAUSE OF COVID THAT TAKES US IN 2022 TO GET US BACK TO CLOSE TO 10 MILLION PASSENGERS AND THEN START THAT GROWTH PERIOD
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GOING BACK UPWARD BECAUSE OF EVERYONE THAT'S MOVING TO TEXAS.THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN AND AROUND THIS AREA, WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC DATA SURROUNDING THAT.
UM, AND, AND I'M JUST BEING BRUTALLY HONEST TO TELL YOU, AS WE LOOK AT OUR 650,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT ENCOMPASSES, YOU KNOW, TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B WITH A TOTAL OF 23 GATES, UM, IF WE CONTINUE TO GROW AT THE RATE THAT WE WERE GROWING BEFORE 2019, WE WERE GONNA BE IN DEEP TROUBLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GROW THE COMPLEX THE WAY IT NEEDS TO GROW.
AND, AND TO MY POINT, I'D, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE WHERE THAT GATE GROWTH IS REQUIRED.
YOU'VE GOT A GREAT GRAPH HERE THAT SHOWS WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS, BUT HOW ARE WE GONNA MEET THAT REQUIREMENT WITH A NUMBER OF GATES OR WHATEVER YOU'RE, YOU'RE PLANNING TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT AND I JUST DON'T SEE THAT IN ANY OF THESE CHARTS.
THE ACRONYM THAT WE UTILIZE FOR THAT COUNSEL NUMBER IS IT'S P A L, IT'S PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS.
WE HAVE THAT CHART THAT SHOWS THAT.
YEAH, I'D, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ABSOLUTELY.
AND HAVE A, A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW ALL THAT GROWTH IS, IS PREDICATED ON THE EXPANSION OF THE FACILITY IN GATES.
WHEN WE TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA ADD A, A CONCOURSE C OR A TERMINAL C AS WE MOVE FORWARD 17 GATES, DOES IT MEAN WE'RE GONNA BUILD 17? YEAH.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE BASED ON EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT'S GONNA BE BASED ON THOSE PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS SO THAT WE'RE MOVING SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AIRLINES AS THEY'RE GROWING.
WE'RE ABLE TO ADD GATES TODAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN TERMINAL A OR TERMINAL B, AND THE THREE THAT WE'RE ADDING IS GOING TO, UH, CREATE A LEVEL OF SERVICE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE HAPPY WITH.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT TO, TO CONTINUE TO GROW.
YEAH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT OR HAVE AN OVERLAY ON THIS CHART WHEN YOU NEED THOSE ADDITIONAL GATES.
AND HOW MANY, SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THAT.
UM, ON THE, UM, YOU ADD ADD IF I COULD COUNCIL MEMBER YEAH, SURE.
THE, THE COMMITTEE DID GET BRIEFED ON THOSE NUMBERS.
THEY'RE PAINFULLY EXCRUCIATINGLY DETAILED, UH, UH, BUT THEY EXIST AND THEY'RE, THEY, THEY'RE VALIDATED THAT THE CONSULTANTS GO AND THEY THROW THESE NUMBERS OUT AND THEN THEY GO THE F A A AND BUY OFF ON 'EM.
SO THAT THERE'S, THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PROCESS OF DEMAND QUA QUANTIFICATION, I THINK IS WHAT I PUT IT.
INTERESTING THING HERE IS WHERE OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE IS THEY DIDN'T KEEP AHEAD OF GROWTH BACK TO THE USER EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND A RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF YOU DON'T DO THIS IN TIME, YOU COULD HAVE A WELL-RUN AIRPORT.
AND IT BECOMES A, JUST A, AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE FAR, FAR BEHIND IN GATES.
THE LONG LEAD TIME BETWEEN SAYING WE DO THIS, THE NEPA, THE E P A APPROVES ALL THAT.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE LONG GAME.
SO THAT'S WHY OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO FAST NOW, IS WE ARE ALREADY THERE, WE JUST DON'T FULLY KNOW IT YET.
AND I DON'T WANNA GO INTO THE EXCRUCIATING DETAIL, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE WHERE, AT WHAT POINTS THOSE THINGS, THOSE ADDITIONAL GATES AND ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED OR STARTED, OR WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS ON ONE OF THESE DEMAND CHARTS SHOWING YOU WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS.
SO THE, ALSO THE DEMAND OBVIOUSLY, WAS PRE COVID AND POST COVID, RIGHT? SO WE'RE ALWAYS VALIDATING THOSE NUMBERS AND COURSE CORRECTING, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THEY'RE OBSESSED BY THE NUMBERS, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
AND THE FUNDING FROM FAA IS DRIVEN OFF OF THAT, AND THAT'S THE STARTING POINT.
THEN AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS.
JESUS, I, I GOT SEVERAL MORE QUESTIONS HERE.
YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THESE MEETINGS.
CAN YOU GENERALIZE OR GIVE US SOME, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WERE YOU GETTING FROM ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS, IF YOU WILL? WHAT, WHAT WERE YOU GETTING AND WHAT DID YOU DO TO ACCOMMODATE THAT IN THIS PLAN? YEAH, I MAY ASK GRETCHEN TO COME UP HERE BECAUSE SHE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED, UM, WITH ALL OF THAT TO MAKE CERTAIN, UM, I, I DON'T, I DON'T MISREPRESENT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, UM, WE TALK ABOUT A, A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED TODAY WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE, HOW THE AIRPORT IS RESPONDING TO CONCESSIONS.
HOW IS THE AIRPORT RESPONDING TO NOISE? UM, IS, ARE, ARE, ARE WE GOING TO DECOMMISSION A RUNWAY BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT OVER MY HOUSE, OR ARE WE NOT? THERE WAS AN ABUNDANCE OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE COMING IN EVERY DIRECTION.
THE SAMPLING HAD, UH, A NUMBER OF SURVEYS THAT WERE LET, UH, ASKING ALL TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN, IN, IN, IN ALL AREAS.
SO I'LL LET GRETCHEN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS PERFORMED IN THAT AREA.
OH, I DON'T NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING.
HI, I'M, WHAT DID YOU GET AND WHAT DID YOU DO? YEAH.
I'M THE DEPUTY, UM, PROJECT MANAGER ON THE TEAM FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
I HAVE A LOCAL COMPANY, SMALL BUSINESS WOMAN-OWNED, LOCAL COMPANY.
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WE WERE ALL OVER TOWN, AS YOU KNOW.WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN YOUR DISTRICT, COUNCILMAN, AND WE WOULD GET COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
NOISE WAS A BIG ONE, AS YOU KNOW.
UM, WE WOULD GET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, PARKING LIGHTS NOT WORKING.
UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF THINGS THAT WE GET FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IS THEIR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE AIRPORTS.
UM, WE WOULD GET COMMENTS DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PEOPLE LIVED ON AND ABOUT NOISE, AND WE ADDRESS THAT APPROPRIATELY.
WE HAD COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT 2 81, UM, BEING CROSSED BY THE RUNWAY.
SO OUR TECHNICAL TEAM ALL TOOK, UM, UM, UH, TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND MADE CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE THE KIND OF GROWTH AND THE KIND OF AIRCRAFT THAT WE WOULD BE HOPING TO HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP THE AIRFIELD COMPLETELY ON THE AIRPORT CURRENT PROPERTY AND NOT CROSS 2 81.
I MEAN, WE GOT LIKE EVERYDAY COMMENTS.
WE GOT, OH, HURRY UP, THIS IS TOO LATE.
UH, COMMENTS I GET A LOT ARE, WELL, WHAT, WHAT, WHEN'S TERMINAL SEA GONNA BE BUILT? BEFORE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TERMINAL SEA.
SO DOES THAT HELP? YEAH, SURE DOES.
AS WE MOVE TO SLIDE 14, I JUST WANT TO ALSO ADD THE WEBSITE THAT WE PROVIDED TO YOU.
UM, AS TOM JUST MENTIONED TO ME, ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
WE'RE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT, SO.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED.
I'M RUNNING SHORT OF TIME AND I'LL CHIME BACK IN, BUT FOR EACH ONE OF THESE SLIDES THAT TALKED ABOUT THE YEARS, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO AND WHEN I, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THE COST IS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE.
YOU HAVE IT FOR THE FIRST ONE, BUT NOT, NOT ON, UH, UH, 15, 16, AND 17.
AND I KNOW THOSE ARE LONG RANGE PROJECTIONS, BUT STILL YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT IN THERE SO THAT WE SEE WHAT THE TOTAL PACKAGE IS.
JOHN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME EARLY ON AND GOING THROUGH THIS, UH, WITH ME.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALMOST ON EVERY OTHER SLIDE THAT THIS WAS NOT GONNA COST THE CITY ANYTHING.
UH, WHAT I DO WANNA TALK ABOUT THOUGH, IS THE, UM, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FUNDS THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER.
AND, AND JEFF MAY SPEAK TO THAT TOO.
WHAT CAN WE DO AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HELP THAT PROCESS ALONG?
SO ALL OF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
WE'RE GONNA BE WATCHING IT REALLY CLOSELY.
UM, THE, UH, THE I G R COMMITTEE IS, IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL OF OUR FEDERAL ADVOCACY.
THE CHAIRMAN WAS JUST TALKING TODAY ABOUT SA TO DC AND LATE LATE JANUARY AND, AND THE NEED FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ALL THE VARIOUS ISSUE TEAMS. SO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.
UM, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST THING, THE MESSAGE OUT OF ALL OF THIS IS THAT JESUS AND TEAM HAVE STRUCK GOLD ON THE TIMING.
I MEAN, HERE WE ARE ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE A PLAN THAT INVOLVES MODERNIZING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT INVOLVES, UM, BUILDING NEW TERMINALS THAT IT, THAT, UH, INVOLVES THIS AT THE SAME TIME THAT ALL THIS FEDERAL FUNDING EXACTLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES HAS JUST BEEN APPROVED BY CONGRESS.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
WHAT I COMMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY IS THAT WE'LL BE COMING BACK MULTIPLE TIMES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SEE AND WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND, AND HELPING SORT OF COLLECTIVELY DEPLOY AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE WE CAPITALIZE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT ALL OF MY RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS WATCHING IS THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS, IS PASS THIS AND MOVE THIS FORWARD SO WE CAN GET STARTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WHOLE DESIGN PROCESS.
UM, I THINK THIS IS THE WELCOME MAT TO SAN ANTONIO.
I THINK VISIT TO SAN ANTONIO CAN BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT, BUT I ALSO THINK OUR COMMUNITY CAN ALSO, UM, AND I, I, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO THAT PROCESS SO I CAN SHARE ALL MY IDEAS, UH, FOR MEDITATION SPACE AND SPACES FOR THE, THE, UH, THE DOGS THAT COME AS, AS COMPANIONS FOR SOME.
SO I DO WANNA TALK ABOUT, UH, ULTRA ACCESSIBILITY.
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WILL THAT COST EXTRA? DO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME BUDGETARY, UH, ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT? NO.WAIT, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BUILD THAT INTO THE COST OF THE PROGRAM.
AND, UM, THERE WILL BE, UM, OTHER FEATURES THAT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT, BUT THAT'LL BE PART OF THE PROGRAM AND THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.
AND I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE BROADBAND AND THE INTERNET SERVICE IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT IS TOP-NOTCH FOR ALL OUR, ALL, ALL OF OUR VISITORS THAT ARE, ARE WAITING TO CATCH A FLIGHT AND STUFF.
BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I AM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I, I AM SORT OF GONNA KIND OF MISS THAT DRIVE IN AND TRYING TO QUICKLY FIND MY RIGHT LANE TO GET INTO.
BUT I UNDERSTAND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I, I NOTICED THERE'S ONE PERSON IN HERE WEARING THE AIRPORT SOCKS, SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SOCKS.
YOU UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT,
UM, SO I, I THINK I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON AIRPORTS.
UM, AND, AND I'M NOT ASKING YOU ALL TO DESIGN AN AIRPORT FOR ME, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, AND BUT I AM ASKING YOU MAYBE TO EDUCATE ME AND MAYBE SOME OF OUR LISTENERS WHO, WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS STUFF THE WAY I DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GO TO AN AIRPORT, UH, USUALLY I'M TRYING TO GET OUTTA THERE AS FAST AS I CAN AND GET TO THE BEACH OR GET TO THE MOUNTAINS THAT I'M GOING TO SEE, OR MY FRIENDS THAT I'M GOING TO SEE WHEN I DO ACTUALLY PUT ANY THOUGHT INTO WHAT AIRPORT OR APPRECIATE WHEN I'M AT A AIRPORT, IT'S WHEN I'M MAKING A CONNECTING FLIGHT.
AND, UH, THAT'S BECAUSE FOOD'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND IT'S LIKE, WHAT KIND OF FOOD? WHAT, WHAT KIND OF FOOD OFFERINGS DO THEY HAVE IN THIS AIRPORT? UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU ALL, JOHN, YOU SAID YOU ALL ARE MAKING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS, AND I'M, I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT I, I SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS AND, UM, IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY VERY LIKELY THAT, UM, MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FLYING MAYBE DON'T SEE THE THINGS THE SAME WAY I DO.
BUT I, I'M INTERESTED IN JUST UNDERSTANDING WHEN BUSINESSES, WELL, WHEN YOU TALK TO A BUSINESS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING TO EXPAND IN A CITY OR, OR RELOCATE TO A CITY, WHAT IS IT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN AN AIRPORT? WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY CRITICAL OF? WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? UM, AND SO WHAT HELPS MAKE US MORE ATTRACTIVE OF A COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY? I, YOU KNOW, JENNA WAS HERE.
SHE WOULD KNOW THAT, UH, ANSWER COLD.
BUT I, I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ANSWER TOO, WHICH IS NONSTOP FLIGHTS ON THE HOUR, EVERY HOUR, YOU KNOW, IS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BOSTON, TO SEATTLE, TO EVERYWHERE.
I MEAN, LIKE, OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
UH, THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, AIRPORT LOUNGES, THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
CLEAR T S A PRE TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE USER EXPERIENCE.
NOW, THE INTERESTING THING, AGAIN, BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE AN ORIGINATION AND DESTINATION AIRPORT.
UH, THAT MEANS THAT PERCENTAGE WISE, THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE WE GET, FOUR CONCESSIONS, LIKE THAT IS SMALLER.
BECAUSE YOU COME TO THE AIRPORT, AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, I LEAVE AN HOUR, NOT EVEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE FLIGHT.
I'M THE GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR CHARACTER.
LIKE, I LITERALLY JUST, IT'S FROM THE TIME I LEAVE ON UBER, IT'S LIKE 45 MINUTES INTO THE, TO THE GATE.
SO I'M NOT THE BEST PERSON TO, TO, I DON'T GO AND EAT.
BUT WHEN, WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IN THIS DISRUPTIVE, UH, TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT IS FLIGHTS ARE DELAYED.
SO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IF YOU ARE THERE.
YOU WANNA HAVE ROSARIOS OR YOU WANNA HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER JOHNNY HERNANDEZ IS DOING AT ANY PARTICULAR MOMENT, UH, FACILITY.
UH, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE VARIABLE THAT WE HAVE.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE DIDN'T DO IS WE DIDN'T HAVE LOCAL RESTAURANTS FOR THE, THE LONGEST TIME WE'RE FIXING THAT.
THAT'S BEING FIXED BY JESUS AND TEAM.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE, BE STUCK HERE AND HAVE THE SAME THING THAT YOU CAN GET A T G I F OR WHATEVER IT IS UP IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY.
SO IT'S REALLY LIKE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
THEY WANT IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, AIRPORT LOUNGES WE HAVE UNITED NOW, UH, I GUARANTEE YOU THE STAFF IS TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, TEE THAT ONE UP TOO FOR FUTURE STUFF.
BUT THEY WANT IT EASY AS POSSIBLE IN AND OUT.
DID I, I THINK, WAS THAT IT? OKAY.
UH, JUST A, UH, A QUICK SYNOPSIS ON AIRPORT 1 0 1,
'CAUSE YOUR QUESTION IS, IS GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S CONNECTING AIRPORT HUBS, AND THEN THERE'S WHAT WE CALL O AND D ORIGINATION AND DESTINATION HUBS.
AND THAT'S WHO WE ARE FROM SAN ANTONIO.
PEOPLE COME HERE BECAUSE, UM, THEY COME HERE TO STAY, WHICH DRIVES A DIFFERENT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO HOW PEOPLE SPEND MONEY IN THE CITY.
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UM, IT, IT DOES IMPACT US FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT, BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL PARK AT THE AIRPORT VERSUS SOMEONE WHO'S CONNECTING THAT WON'T EVER TOUCH THE OUTSIDE OF THAT AIRPORT OR THE OUTSIDE OF THAT CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST CONNECTING THROUGH THERE.UM, SO IT, IT, YOUR, YOUR POINTS ARE VALID.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUR CONCESSIONS RIGHT, WHETHER FUTURE WE TURN INTO A CONNECTION HUB BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME ASPIRATIONS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UM, JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE WE'RE LOCATED ON THE GLOBE AND WHERE WE'RE AT, WE HAVE SOME ADVANTAGES TO US, AND I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, YEAH, DALLAS IS A BIG CITY, HAS GROWN UP.
HOUSTON, BIG CITY HAS GROWN UP.
AUSTIN, BIG CITY GROWN UP, WHO'S NEXT? WE ARE.
AND WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE AGGRESSIVELY LOOKING AS, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA POINTED OUT AS WELL, THE CONNECTION TO, UH, MEXICO, SU AMERICA, AND ALL OF THE CARVE RIGHT, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THAT, BECAUSE WE COULD, WE, WE COULD ATTRACT A LOT COMING IN THERE FROM A CONNECTION STANDPOINT.
SO WE'RE MANAGING ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES.
THIS PLAN TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE CAN SHIFT AND ADAPT BASED ON THOSE MOVEMENTS.
UH, TODAY, WE'RE O AND D, 90% OF OUR PASSENGERS ARE NOT CONNECTING.
THEY'RE COMING IN AND THEY'RE ARRIVING AND THEY'RE DEPARTING.
THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE ELSE.
THEY START AT THEIR ORIGINATION, WHEREVER THAT MAY BE.
AND THEIR DESTINATION IS SAN ANTONIO.
VICE VERSA, ANYBODY THAT'S LEAVING HERE GOES AND GOES TO THEIR LOCATION BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED ON SOME OF OUR, UH, NONSTOP DESTINATIONS.
UM, MR. PRATT HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF WORKING THAT AVENUE SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.
IF YOU GO BACK PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF AIRLINES THAT WE HAVE.
SOME ARE GONNA WORK AND SOME ARE NOT, AND THAT'S JUST PART OF THIS BUSINESS.
UH, YOU CAN'T EXPECT IT ALL TO BE PERFECT, BUT WE'RE TRYING 'EM EVERYWHERE WE CAN.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE AIRLINES THAT WANT TO DO SERVICE.
AND THEN I WILL ADD ONE MORE NOTE, AND THAT'S IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING ROOTS, UH, AMERICAS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND WE'RE GONNA WELCOME OVER 90 AIRLINES.
AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING DOMESTICALLY, WE'RE TALKING INTERNATIONALLY SO THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE THE CITY AND SHOW THEM WHO WE ARE, SO THEY CAN WANT TO COME HERE AS WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE HERE.
UM, SO WE'RE THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I SAW IN A RECENT PRESENTATION, MAYBE NOT TODAY'S, THAT WE ARE THE, WE HAVE THE 46TH HIGHEST AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN AT OUR AIRPORT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO, SO ONCE WE'VE DONE, ONCE YOU'VE, UH, INVESTED EVERYTHING AND IMPLEMENTED THIS PROPOSAL, WHERE DO, WHERE DO YOU SEE US MOVING TO ROUGHLY? IT GOES BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY WAS ASKING.
I THINK, UH, IT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE CALL PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS.
THOSE ARE TRIGGERS THAT, THAT WE LOOK AT IN REGARDS TO WHEN DO WE START TO EXPAND.
AS YOU LOOK AT THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN TERMINAL A, UH, WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GATES THAT WE HAVE THERE NO ROOM FOR EXPANSION AND TERMINAL B, UH, WE HAVE EIGHT GATES, NO ROOM FOR EXPANSION.
UH, WE'RE ADDING TWO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
UM, BUT TO YOUR POINT OF WHERE ARE WE, UM, THIS DEMO, THIS PLAN SHOWS YOU THAT WE CAN GET UP TO 15, 16, 17 MILLION PASSENGERS ALMOST, UH, A A 50 75% INCREASE.
UM, AS WE SHOW YOU THE FOOTPRINT OF WHAT YOU LOOK AT TODAY.
UM, WE'VE EVEN GONE FURTHER WITH REGARDS TO WHERE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY COULD BE ADDED TO THE 17 GATES IN TERMINAL C.
AND SOME OF THAT EXPANSION CAN HAPPEN IN TERMINAL A, AND SOME OF THAT CAN HAPPEN IN D.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOME OF THAT, I'LL LET JOHN VANEL, WHO WAS THE PROJECT, UH, LEAD OVER THIS ENTIRE PROJECT.
JUST ONE CLARIFICATION, YOU ARE THE SEVEN SEVEN'S LARGEST CITY, BUT THAT'S THE GOVERNANCE FOOTPRINT.
I THINK FOR AIR TRAVEL PURPOSES, IT'S MORE USEFUL TO LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE METRO AREA.
YOU'RE ABOUT 26, SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT NATIONAL NUMBERS, WHERE YOU RANK, THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT, NOT TOP SEVEN.
THAT'S JUST THE FOOTPRINT, EXCUSE ME, OF GOVERNANCE.
SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT PEOPLE OFTEN MISUNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS AND THE TRIGGER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL.
SO THE OTHER THING WE LOOK AT IN FORECASTING, AND WE HAVE OUR FORECAST GURUS HERE, IS NOT JUST POPULATION, BUT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT AUSTIN OR THIS CITY, POPULATION'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT, VERY DIFFERENT ECONOMIC PROFILE.
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S DIFFERENT DEMAND FOR FLIGHTS TO EUROPE.
YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG MARKET TO, TO MEXICO THAT AUSTIN WOULD LOVE TO HAVE.
SO IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH THE ECONOMIC PROFILE, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE POPULATION.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR.I THINK, UH, SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ARE RIGHT ALONG WHAT COUNCILMAN PERRY'S BEEN ASKING AND JUST WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, UH, TO COUNCILMAN BRAVO.
UH, AND THAT RELATES TO WHAT KIND OF CLIENTELE WE SERVE AND WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE.
WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE, UH, OF PASSENGERS COMING AND GOING THAT ARE BUSINESS TRAVELERS, AND WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PASSENGERS COMING AND GOING WHO ARE TOURISTS? UH, DO YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION HANDY? WE DO, IN THAT DEMOGRAPHIC HAS CHANGED ENORMOUSLY OVER THE COVID PANDEMIC.
SO PREVIOUSLY WE WERE PROBABLY A 60 40 SPLIT, 60% BEING LEISURE AND 40% BEING IN BUSINESS.
WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 75, 25 RIGHT NOW, MAYBE EVEN.
IT DEPENDS WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK WE'RE DISCUSSING, BUT OVERALL, I'D GIVE IT MAYBE AN 80 20 SPLIT RIGHT NOW.
WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO GO BY WHAT THE STANDARD WAS IN 2018 OR 19.
AS WE WERE GROWING, RATHER THAN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
UH, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY, AGAIN, AND I'D GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, 18, 19 AS AS DATA POINTS, HOW MANY OF THE USERS WERE LOCAL, HOW MANY WERE IN STATE, HOW MANY WERE OUT OF STATE, BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE MAKE UP THE PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
AND DO WE HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION TOO? I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW.
UM, WE, AND, AND BRIAN, YOU MAY WANT TO COME ANSWER THIS WITH REGARDS TO OUR OVERALL CATCHMENT AREA WITH REGARDS TO BUSINESS AND LEISURE AND WHERE THEY'RE AT.
WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ZIP CODE OF OUR OVERALL BAYER COUNTY AND THEN THE REGION THAT ENCOMPASSES ANYONE IN A HUNDRED MILE RADIUS THAT GOES THAT FAR.
BUT I'LL LET YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPECIFIC TRAVELER IN THE CATCHMENT AREA.
YEAH, I GUESS WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT IN-STATE A HUNDRED, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES IS A LONGER DRIVE, SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE MORE PEOPLE BE WILLING TO FLY.
SO YEAH, HOW MANY ARE, ARE LOCAL TRAVELERS WHO ARE GOING OUT AND COMING BACK? HOW MANY ARE IN-STATE DRIVING AROUND? I MEAN, FLYING IN RATHER THAN DRIVING, AND HOW MANY REALLY COME FROM OUTTA STATE? SO IT CAN DEFINITELY HELP ANSWER TWO OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WITH SAN ANTONIO BEING THE LARGEST TOURIST MARKET, YOU KNOW, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS DRIVING A LOT OF TOURISM.
SO, UM, IF YOU LOOKED AT LOCAL VERSUS INBOUND, PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT A 35, 65 SPLIT WITH 65% OF THAT, THAT TRAFFIC COMING, UH, COMING INBOUND, UM, JESUS ALMOST HIT THE, THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
UM, PRE PANDEMIC, OUR BUSINESS TRAVELER MADE UP ABOUT 45%.
UM, SO EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LEISURE, YOU KNOW, UH, TRAVELERS, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE JOHN DIXONS OF THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE AS AS AS WELL.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, UH, INTEREST STATE, UH, WE DEFINITELY LOOK AT OUR FULL CATCHMENT AREA GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE, THE VALLEYS AND, AND WHATNOT.
UH, AND WE ARE PULLING TRAFFIC FROM, FROM A LOT OF THAT AREA.
SO THAT'S WHY PEOPLE DO DRIVE, YOU KNOW, THE THREE HOURS TO GET THERE.
UH, IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY FOR THE OTHER COUNCILMEN, UM, WHY WE NEED TO HAVE THESE CONCESSIONS BECAUSE THEY DO GET THERE TWO HOURS EARLY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UNLIKE YOU AND I, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERED PART OF YOUR QUESTION THERE.
UH, WHAT ABOUT OUTTA STATE FROM OUTTA STATE, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR TRAVEL IS PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF OUTSIDE OF TEXAS TO HERE? SO THAT I'D HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU.
UM, I WOULD SAY IT'S THE, THE VAST MAJORITY.
I MEAN, GRANTED, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM, YOU KNOW, HOUSTON FLYING, YOU GET A LOT MORE DRIVE.
DALLAS IS IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
UM, SO I DON'T HAVE THOSE SPECIFICS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY CIRCLE, BUT WE CAN TRACK THAT, RIGHT? YEP.
AND, AND I KNOW IT'S TOURISM RELATED, BUT A LOT OF IT'S RELATED TO BUSINESS TOO.
COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS I HAD.
HOW MANY GATES DO WE HAVE NOW OPERATING TODAY? SO 23, AND WHAT'S THE OPTIMUM WE'D LIKE TO BUILD OUT? AND I KNOW IT'S EVENTUALLY AS THE CAPACITY DEMANDS, BUT WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR NEW GATES OR TOTAL GATES? YEAH, SO FOR THIS PLAN, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE LOOK AT, UM, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THAT COULD, THAT WE COULD GO TO FOR THE NEXT 10, AND NOW 20 YEARS AS WE'VE UNDERGONE THIS PLAN, UM, WE LOOK AT IT WITH REGARDS TO THE TYPE OF, OF AIRCRAFT THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED.
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING ACROSS, UH, THE ENTIRE AIRLINE FOOTPRINT.
WHEREAS HISTORICALLY, LARGER AIRCRAFT WAS THE WAY TO GO.
AIRCRAFT DESIGN GROUP SIX, FOR EXAMPLE, IN AIRBUS A THREE 80, THAT HAS NOW SHIFTED TO, UH, WHAT WE CALL THE WORKHORSES OF THE WORLD IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.
THE SEVEN THREE SEVENS, THE AIRBUS A 3 23 21, THE NEW NEO, A 3 21, THE 7 3 7
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MAX.UH, ALL OF THOSE ARE NEW AIRCRAFT THAT ARE, ARE MOVING AND THAT FITS PERFECTLY INTO OUR ARENA.
TOTAL NUMBER OF GATES THAT WE WANT TO GROW TO, THAT'S ON THE SLIDE THAT WE HAVE TAKES US TO DE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY WIDE BODIES THAT WE UTILIZE IN THE FUTURE, BUT, UH, WE'LL HAVE A TOTAL OF 37 GATES THAT WILL GROW FROM 23 TO 37, AND THAT COULD GO TO 32 WITH THREE TO FIVE WIDE BODY CAPACITIES.
UH, NEAR THE FEDERAL INSPECTION SERVICES BUILDING THE U F I S THAT WE WOULD BUILD OUT.
AND AND HOW MANY, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAX NUMBER OF PARTNERS, AIRLINE PARTNERS WE COULD HOLD WITH WITH THAT MANY GATES UNLIMITED, REALLY
UM, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT.
UM, ALL THAT IS CONTINGENT AGAIN, AS WE LOOK AT THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF TURMO A AND TURMO B.
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE, THE TICKETING AREA AS WELL AND HOW MANY POSITIONS WE HAVE SO WE CAN PUT THE AIRLINES IN.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW LAUNCHES, AS I MENTIONED WITH SOUTHWEST, WITH JET BLUE, WITH BREEZE.
UM, WE'RE RUNNING OUTTA SPACE, RIGHT? YEAH.
BUT I MEAN, CONCEPTUALLY, WHEN WE GET TO THIS PLAN, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT, AND I'M ALL FOR IT, COULD WE HAVE 30 AIRLINES FLYING IN NOT HERE EVERY DAY? ABSOLUTELY.
IT COULD, IT IT COULD GROW TO THAT SIZE.
UH, WHAT ABOUT CONCESSIONS? HOW MANY CONCESSIONS DO WE HAVE TODAY? AND WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL NUMBER GOING FORWARD FOR CONCESSIONS? JENNIFER, YOU WANNA COME TAKE THAT? I'LL LET JENNIFER.
SHE, SHE, SHE DOES THIS EVERY DAY.
AND I'LL LET HER ANSWER EXACTLY THE NUMBERS AND, AND HOW WE'RE DOING CONCESSIONS.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CHALLENGES WITH OUR CONCESSIONS, BUT WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO CHANGE THEM.
SO, UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 26 THAT ARE A MONTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE EIGHT THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT AND THREE MORE THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW THAT.
THE FUN PART IS WITH THE NEW TERMINAL, THAT'S GONNA GIVE US A LOT MORE SPACE TO BUILD OUT CONCESSIONS.
SO RIGHT NOW, OUR TEAM IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT WHERE CAN WE SQUIRREL IN MORE CONCESSIONS IN THE CURRENT SPACES THAT WE HAVE? SO ALCOVES THAT MAY HAVE VENDING MACHINES, CAN WE PUT A SMALLER, A SMALL FOOTPRINT CONCESSION IN THERE TO INCREASE THE REVENUE? 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT TO INCREASE THE REVENUES TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS.
SO THAT'S, AGAIN, DO WE LOOK FOR 30, 40 CONCESSIONS EVENTUALLY 50? WELL, IF I HAVE MY BROTHERS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE HUNDREDS
I THINK THE LAST QUESTION, I I, I THINK JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN WE, WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER WITH REGARDS TO THAT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A UNIFIED TERMINAL EXPERIENCE, WE'RE ACTUALLY DISPLACING EXISTING, UH, NON-EFFICIENT AREAS THAT WE HAVE.
PUTTING THAT IN A UNIFIED LOCATION IN A CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA, OR A CENTRAL PROCESSOR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT.
AND THEN INCREASING ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE WHERE EVERYONE COMBINES IT, ONE CENTRAL AREA, EVERYTHING THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR OTHER REASONS TURNS INTO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING.
ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL, UH, AVAILABILITIES, UH, WITH OUR EXISTING, UH, CONCESSIONAIRES.
UH, THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE, IT'S ABOUT BAGGAGE HANDLING.
AND, AND REALLY IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE TIMING FROM LANDING TO, UH, GETTING YOUR BAGGAGE AND TO DEPARTING THE AIRPORT.
UH, I KNOW A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS, THEY, THEY TRA THEY TRACE THAT STUFF.
THEY SAY THE AVERAGE TO GET IN TO BUY SOMETHING TO LEAVE IS X.
HOW CAN WE MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH FASTER OR SLOWER OR WHATEVER? AND DO YOU HAVE A TIMING ON WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON IS TAKING TO GET OUT? AND I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE, I'VE SAT THERE WAITING FOR MY BAGS A HALF AN HOUR.
UH, AND ARE WE GOING TO TRY AND IMPROVE ON THAT TIMING OR, OR SET A, A GOAL FOR THAT KIND OF THING? YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE WILL BREAK THAT INTO TWO SEPARATE PARCELS.
ONE, THE INBOUND BAGS AS THEY COME IN, ENSURING THAT THEY GET TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION WITH THEIR PASSENGER.
BUT IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT ON, UH, UH, I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE OUTBOUND ON THE INBOUND AS YOU'RE REFERENCING WITH REGARDS TO WHEN THE PLANE, UH, ARRIVES TO THE TIME THAT THAT FIRST BAG HITS THAT CAROUSEL.
UM, THAT'S THE TYPE OF ASSET, UH, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WE WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP ALL OF THAT DATA AND PROVIDE REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
MY HOPES ARE TO SOON HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN THAT YOU'RE WAITING THERE AT THE BAGGAGE CLAIM DEVICE THAT TELLS YOU YOUR BAG'S GONNA ARRIVE IN X NUMBER OF SECONDS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, BUT IT MAY BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ENSURE THAT THE BAG IS ARRIVING SO THAT WE'RE PRO PROVIDING THE PASSENGER REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF WHEN THAT BAG'S GONNA ARRIVE.
I, I WOULD JUST THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US AS AN AIRPORT TO BE ABLE TO TELL SOMEBODY WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE PLANE LANDS, IT TAKES YOU X AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET YOUR BAG
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AND TO DEPART THE AIRPORT.UH, AND IF YOU'RE GONNA RENT A CAR, IT X AMOUNT OF TIME AND, AND PEOPLE WOULD TIME KIND OF APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT.
UH, AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HELP, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THINK A LOT MORE OF OUR AIRPORT IF WE HAD LESS AMOUNT OF TIME GETTING OUTTA YOUR PLANE AND GETTING OUTTA THE AIRPORT TO GET DOWNTOWN TO WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING.
I HAD A COUPLE POINTS REAL QUICKLY HERE BEFORE WE WRAP UP.
UH, NUMBER ONE, ADVICE, NEVER CHECK LUGGAGE.
THAT'S MY, UH, THAT'S MY 2 CENTS.
THAT'S HOW I, UH, MANAGE ALL THAT.
UH, BUT, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, LIKE THE, FROM A USER STANDPOINT, THE WAY THAT INTERSPERSING OF COMMERCE AT THE GATES IN THE FUTURE TERMINALS WILL DRIVE MORE DEMAND.
I, I, I WOULD ARGUE LIKE I'M MORE LIKELY IF I'M SITTING AT THE GATE AND THERE'S A BAR OR SITTING AT THE GATE AND THERE'S A RESTAURANT, I'M READY TO ORDER 'CAUSE I CAN STILL SEE THE GATE.
WHAT I DON'T WANNA DO IS COME IN AND HAVE TO ROLL THE DICE.
DO I SIT THERE IN LINE AT THE FOOD COURT THAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE OF T S A OR DO I GO AT THE VERY END AND IF MY FLIGHT'S DELAYED, DO I ROLL THE DICE AGAIN AND GO BACK SO THAT INTERSPERSED WILL DRIVE DEMAND? UH, I, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT.
LAST POINT ABOUT, UH, BUSINESS DEMAND, UH, JUST WENT THROUGH A D A BUDGETING, UH, PROCESS AT MY NEW COMP THAT THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE IN A THOUSAND PERSON COMPANY, WE JUST RESTORED TRAVEL BUDGETS TO 2019 LEVEL.
MY SUSPICION IS THAT THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS CORPORATE AMERICA.
THERE'S, UH, PENT UP DEMAND FOR FACE-TO-FACE SELLING FOR RELATIONSHIP STUFF FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE HIRED 30 OR 40% OF THEIR WORKFORCE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW AND THEY'VE NEVER MET IN PERSON.
SO I SUSPECT YOU'LL SEE THAT ABSENT OF ANOTHER, ANYTHING YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, RE RESTORED TO 2019 LEVELS.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
I JUST WANTED TO FINISH UP JESUS ON, UH, THE COSTS ON THAT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON, ON EACH ONE OF THOSE PHASES WHAT THE TOTAL COST IS, BUT NOT ONLY WHAT THE COST IS, HOW ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR THAT COST BY, YOU KNOW, F A A IS KICKING IN SOME, YOU'RE EXPECTING SOME FROM THIS, UH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, WITH THESE, UM, ASSISTANCE PACKAGES COMING OUT BONDS, YOU KNOW, I, I WANNA SEE THAT ALL ADDED UP TO GET TO THAT BOTTOM LINE ON WHERE, WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM.
I, YOU MADE A COMMENT A WHILE AGO, YOU KNOW, IT'LL WORK, IT'S WITHIN BUDGET AND ALL THAT, BUT WE DON'T SEE THAT, OR THE, OR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE VIEWING THIS DOESN'T, DOESN'T SEE THAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO GET THAT HIGHLIGHTED.
UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE BRINGING THIS UP TO THE NEXT COUNCIL SESSION, ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR, SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT, UH, ON WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM, UM, THE, UM, ON THESE NEW GATES AND NEW TERMINALS, UM, ARE THESE GONNA BE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC AIRLINES OR ARE WE GONNA, ARE, ARE AIRLINES GONNA SPLIT UP BETWEEN ALL THREE TERMINALS? HOW, HOW IS THAT GONNA LAY OUT IN THE FUTURE? YEAH, SO, SO, SO THAT COULD DIFFER AND, UM, LET ME MAKE JUST ONE QUICK CORRECTION.
'CAUSE TOM REMINDED ME WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 23 GATES AND THEN WE HAVE ONE A AS WELL THAT WE USE IN TURMO A THAT'S UTILIZED SOMETIMES FOR SOME HARDIN OPERATIONS.
SO WE CAN INCREASE THAT TO 24.
UH, UH, ON HOW WE UTILIZE 'EM.
UM, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO, TO GO ABOUT THIS.
UM, WE ESTABLISH AN AIRLINE LEASING USE AGREEMENT WITH OUR AIRLINES, UM, FOR SIGNATORY CARRIERS AND NONS SIGNATORY CARRIERS.
SO NONS SIGNATORY CARRIERS ARE UTILIZING COMMON USE SPACE FOR THOSE GATES SIGNATORY CARRIERS ARE COMMITTING TO USE THOSE GATES AT X NUMBER OF INTERVALS, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING FOR US BECAUSE IT CREATES AND PROVIDES MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND EXPANSION.
SO, UH, THAT'S THE WAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAD A ONE PLUS ONE PLUS FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT, A TOTAL OF SEVEN YEARS DURING A COVID PANDEMIC WHEN AIRLINES WERE NOT SIGNING ONE YEAR AGREEMENTS.
AND THAT, UH, PROVES TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AIRLINES AND THE COMMITMENT THEY HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO.
'CAUSE THEY KNOW AT SOME POINT WE'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK AND THEY'RE GONNA GROW TO US.
SO, UM, WE'LL BE STARTING MIKE IN MARCH THAT, UH, ONE PLUS ONE, UH, THE FIVE YEARS STARTS IN MARCH OF 2022.
THEY RENEWED, THEY, THEY WILL RENEW THAT IN THERE AND THEN THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER, IT STARTS THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
SO, UM, THAT WILL SHIFT AND GROW DEPENDING ON HOW THE AIRLINE SHIFT AND GROW.
UM, WE'RE IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OF THEM.
UM, I, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT, THAT IS A PRETTY LONG DISTANCE BETWEEN THE NEW TERMINAL AND TERMINAL ONE.
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WANTS, AS JOHN WAS SAYING, SOMEBODY WANTS TO ROLL THE DICE AND GO TO TERMINAL ONE OR A, UH, TO, THEY GOT A PER, THEY GOT THEIR OWN PERSONAL, UH, LIKE OF A CONCESSION, AND THEN THEY GOTTA MAKE A HIKE DOWN.
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IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT IT IS TODAY.UH, BUT STILL, UH, WILL THEY ALWAYS EXPECT TO DEPART AND LAND FROM A CERTAIN TERMINAL, UM, VERSUS MIXING UP THE FLIGHTS TO THE DIFFERENT GATES? YEAH.
TWO, TWO MAJOR, UH, CONTRIBUTORS TO THAT IS YOUR EX IS OUR EXISTING FOOTPRINT TODAY.
UM, THERE'S NO ROOM TO PUT IN, RIGHT, UH, TO PUT IN MOVING SIDEWALKS FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT, UH, SOONER TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE GET DOWN THE ADVANCED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING TO DETERMINE, OKAY, UH, ONE AND THEN TWO, UM, AS WE, UM, DISPERSE THESE GATES TO THE CARRIERS AS THEY WANT TO UTILIZE THEM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIRLINES ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GATES THAT THEY'RE GONNA WANT SO THAT WE CAN PUT THEM IN LOCATIONS.
SO THAT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE, IF YOU'RE IN TERMINAL C, WE WANT YOU TO ARRIVE AND DEPART OUT OF TERMINAL C SO THAT YOU'RE PARKING CLOSE, YOUR PARKING CLOSE TO YOUR TERMINAL, AND YOU'RE PARKING CLOSE TO YOUR BAGS RIGHT AS YOU ENTER AND EXIT.
AND VICE VERSA FOR THE OTHER THREE COMPLEXES.
AND I, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OTHER THING THAT, UH, JOHN MENTIONED A WHILE AGO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO HERE AT THIS AIRPORT, WE DON'T DICTATE TO THE AIRLINES.
WE WANT THESE FLIGHTS, THEY DIC DICTATE TO US WHERE THEY WANT TO FLY FROM SAN ANTONIO.
AND IT'S ALL ON OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO FLY MORE, TO CREATE THAT DEMAND, TO OPEN UP DIRECT FLIGHTS OUT THERE.
AND, AND I, I HOPE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S NOT A BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.
THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT HOW THIS OPERATES.
YOU, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU ON OUR ROAD SHOW, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
'CAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID WITH REGARDS TO ALL OF THIS.
WE, THROUGH BRIAN'S RELATIONSHIPS AND THROUGH THE TEAM'S RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE, MICHAEL GARNEY USED TO WORK FOR SOUTHWEST, UM, JENNIFER PICHER USED TO WORK FOR AMERICAN.
WE, WE'VE ESTABLISHED GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR AIRLINES AND THEY'RE GONNA TRY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, UH, WITH US.
THEY MAY NOT ALL WORK, BUT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO TRY.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE DECISIONS.
WE'VE GOTTA PROVIDE THEM THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.
WHAT, I GUESS THE, THE SELF-PROCLAIMED GEORGE CLOONEY OF SAN ANTONIO CAN PROBABLY TAKE THIS ONE TOO.
UM, I'M GONNA COME BACK UP, JOHN.
UM, BUT ARE WE PREPPING FOR, UH, INNOVATION
UM, BUT, UH, HOW ARE WE PREPPING FOR LIKE FULL VERTICAL, UM, LIFT OR, OR ANY OF THE, UH, NEW INNOVATIONS THAT ARE COMING? IS THAT TOO SOON TO DO THAT? UH, EXAMPLE BEING LIKE PLUGS ALSO, RIGHT NOW WE NEED A LOT OF PLUGS, BUT TECHNICALLY, ARE WE GONNA NEED PLUGS FOR MOBILE DEVICES IN THE FUTURE? SO HOW DO WE PREP FOR INNOVATION THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IS OUT THERE YET? NO, THAT, UH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND UM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME TO REGATHER MY THOUGHTS THERE.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I MEAN, UH, WHAT WE DID EXPLICITLY IS FROM THE A S D STAND, A S D C STANDPOINT WAS SAY BAKE IN OPTIONS, WHATEVER THOSE ARE.
AND THAT COULD BE AN WE HAD, WE DO HAVE SPACE.
SO DON'T BUILD THE TERMINAL FACILITY TO MEN SPEC AND THEN COME LATER AND SAY, OH, WE NEED A MAYBE A, A A WALKWAY.
I'D BE LIKE, WELL, IT'S TOO LATE.
SO, UH, THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH T S A POST NINE 11, AND YOU SEE ALL THESE PLACES HAD A SHOEHORN IN THE T S A FACILITIES IN PRE T S A PRE NINE 11, UH, FACILITIES, WHICH, SO IT'S LIKE, LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY, NO PUN INTENDED, UH, ON EITHER SIDE OF THOSE TERMINALS.
SO LIKE, GO AND DON'T SCRIMP ON THAT SIDE.
WHEN TERMINAL B WAS DESIGNED, OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT COST CONTAINMENT WAS, IF NOT THE DRIVER, A PRIMARY DRIVER, WHICH IS GREAT.
YOU WANNA SAY IT ON, ON BEHALF OF TAXPAYERS AND THE AIRLINES AND USERS, COMMA.
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU DESIGN A TERMINAL TO THE PURE MINIMUM SPECS, THEN AS SOON AS IT'S BUILT, YOU HAVE THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE AT THE END OF TERMINAL B, WHICH IS AT STARBUCKS.
THAT GOT JAMMED IN THE END OF THAT, UH, THAT, THAT WAS THIS, THAT IS WHAT ALL OF US HAVE INHERITED.
THIS, THIS GROUP HAS INHERITED.
SO BY MINDFULLY SAYING CARVE OUT, SOME OF YOU SAW IT IN THAT DESIGN WHERE YOU HAVE THE, THE HELIPORTS FOR THE AUTONOMOUS HELICOPTERS THAT DON'T EXIST, UH, HAVING OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE CRA, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE HYPERLOOP, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, THE, ALL THESE THINGS THAT, THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.
AND I THINK HE'S STILL HERE, DIRK MONDOR HIDING BEHIND.
BUT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED DIRK AND RANDY SMITH AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD THAT RACKSPACE D N A TO LIKE ASK THAT QUESTION AND SAY LIKE, WHAT ABOUT WE DON'T KNOW.
AND WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE OPERATING SYSTEMS TURN OVER EVERY THREE YEARS.
I, NO OFFENSE, I SAY, YOU KNOW, CASE LAW AND STATUTORY LAW TURNS OVER EVERY THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
SO LIKE, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW, BUT I, IF YOU BUILD THIS FACILITY TO MEN SPEC, YOU WILL BE CONSTRAINED AT SOME FUTURE.
SO THAT WAS WHAT WE SAID, HOW THAT GETS MANIFESTED
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IN THE ACTUAL DESIGN YET TO, TO SEE.BUT IT WAS AN EXPLICIT OUTCOME FROM THE A S D C, NOT PART OF THE F A A STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA.
AND I THINK THAT WAS THE PERFECT QUESTION AND ANSWER TO END THE SESSION ON GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, AND I THINK I'M UNTHANKFUL AMONG MANY OTHERS THAT, UH, AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEBATE, IT'S TIME TO PUT DOWN THE PENCILS AND PICK UP THE SHOVELS.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THANK YOU GUYS.UM, THE TIME IS NOW 4:30 PM ON THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021.
AND, UH, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, WILL NOW MOTION 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 A DELIBERATE DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7 TO PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR DEVICE RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY AND C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071, UH, IN THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG, BUT IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE HALLWAY, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER.
SO THERE IS A ROOM THERE, WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE.