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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
I THINK WE HAVE A QUORUMING SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S 2:05 P.M. ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2023.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLL? >> CLERK:
MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY, BACK FROM A BRIEF BREAK. WE ARE IN THE FY '24 BUDGET YEAR, SO LET'S START OFF WITH A BANG. ERIK, OVER TO YOU.
>> WALSH: LET'S NOT START OFF WITH A BANG, MAYOR. LET'S JUST GET STUFF
DONE. [LAUGHTER] >> WALSH: ONE PRESENTATION ON TODAY'S B SESSION, JESUS IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE, HIGH LEVEL, ON THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BUT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON A PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING ON OUR CONCESSIONS SOLICITATION THAT WILL BE GOING ON. YOU KNOW, CONCESSIONS, AS YOU MAY RECALL FROM JESUS' BUDGET PRESENTATION, IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE THAT SUPPORTS OUR OPERATION AND GROWTH AND ULTIMATELY EXPANSION. CONCESSIONS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY CONVEY A SENSE OF PLACE FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CHOICES, BOTH PRE AND POST SECURITY AT THE FACILITY. WE ARE -- WE WERE GOING TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS IN 2020, BUT WE PUT IT ON HOLD DURING COVID, SO -- AND SINCE THEN -- AND JESUS WILL MENTION IT, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT MASTER CONTRACTS OUT AT THE AIRPORT.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WE HELD DURING COVID AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH THAT MASTER CONTRACT. WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THAT CONTRACTOR DURING THAT INTERIM PERIOD, AND WE ALSO UTILIZED THE FEDERAL RELIEF DOLLARS WE RECEIVED THROUGH CRISA TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL RULES, BUT CERTAINLY BIG PART OF THE EXPERIENCE, A LARGE PART OF THE FINANCIAL ATMOSPHERE OF THE AIRPORT AND SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH THAT PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING WITH YOU, WHICH WILL BE GOING OUT HERE SHORTLY AFTER WE GET SOME INPUT FROM YOU TODAY. JESUS?
>> SAENZ: THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. WELL, MAYBE TO START IT
OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A BANG, RIGHT -- >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YES.
SO LET'S -- LET'S HAVE A DRUM ROLL -- LET'S HAVE A DRUM ROLL FOR JESUS BECAUSE HE'S GOT ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> WE WERE ON THE 1 YARD LINE. YOU GOT YOUR DRUM ROLL.
>> SAENZ: YEAH, BUT HE'S PUT IT IN THE END ZONE AT LEAST 1,000 OTHER TIMES.
MAYOR, YOU KNOW WE WENT TO MONTERREY, WE'VE BEEN IN MEXICO WORKING ON INCREASING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, AND I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER NONSTOP DESTINATION TO SAT.
SO THE WONDERFUL NEWS IS THAT BEGINNING JUNE 1ST OF 2024, WE ARE ADDING OUR EIGHTH NONSTOP INTO MEXICO, THE INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION IS GOING TO BE ON MEXICO'S ULTRALOW COST AIRLINE CARRIER. [APPLAUSE]
>> SAENZ: WE WILL BE ONE OF ONLY TWO CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WILL HAVE SERVICE INTO TORION, SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT WILL MAKE OUR FROWRT 44TH NONSTOP. WHY IS TORION SO IMPORTANT? OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SILVER REFINING THAT HAPPENS THERE, IT'S A BIG FACTOR. THERE'S A LOT OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND PARTS ASSOCIATED TO TORION.
THE ELECTRONS INDUSTRY IS BIG IN TORION, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO MEXICO HERE LATELY, THE LEISURE MARKET IS VERY ATTRACTIVE THERE AS BELL, AND THAT CONTINUES. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL GEOGRAPHIC RADIUS WE'RE HITTING QUAW DA LA JARA, WE HAVE
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MONTERREY AND NOW WE HAVE TORION AND OTHERS, SO HITTING MEXICO REALLY, REALLY HARD AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHASE THOSE NONSTOPS AND WORK CONTINUOUSLY, SO A LOT OF CREDENCE GOES INTO ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE WORK THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I'LL START WITH THE FIRST SLIDE, SO -- BEFORE I START, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ALL YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND YESTERDAY'S GROUND BREAKING FOR OUR NEW TERMINAL A GROUNDLOADING FACILITY, AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS WE'RE DOING -- CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALSO VERY CRITICAL, SO I'LL COVER A LITTLE BIT ON THE FEDERAL GRANTS RECAP AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN 2023. I'LL COVER SOME NONAIRLINE REVENUE AS ERIK MENTIONED WHAT THAT MEANS TO US AND WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND. AND THEN THE PRELET ME ASK PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING, WE'LL GO THROUGH IN DETAIL OF EGG EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO GO FORWARD WITH. THE UPCOMING B SESSION, CHAIRED BY MARIA VILLAGOMEZ, THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACCORDINGLY AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. WE ENDED FISCAL YEAR 2023 WITH 40.6 MILLION FROM THE FAA TO SUPPORT AIRFIELD SAFETY PROJECTS, SUCH AS REPLACING LIGHTING CONTROLS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS, SOME WORK THAT WE DID ON RUNWAY 422 ON THE CENTERLINE LIGHTING CIRCUIT, AND ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK IN REGARDS TO THAT. AS A REMINDER AS WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THE FOCUS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, THE FUNDS HAVE HELPED OFFSET THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC SHUTTLES, SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OF TWO ELECTRIC SHUTTLES TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON OUR OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT. WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED THIS YET, BUT WE WERE JUST CREDITED AS LEVEL 2 AIRPORT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL FOR ALL THE DECARBONIZATION WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE EF EFFORTS.
WITH REGARDS TO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM -- THE 3.1 MILLION ON THAT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT WITH REGARDS TO THESE SHUTTLE BUSES, THAT INCLUDES THE CHARGING STATIONS AS WELL.
SO MORE TO COME ON THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND WE WERE -- WE'RE GEARING UP TO APPLY FOR THE FY '24 NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM.
THAT ACTUALLY CLOSES ON OCTOBER 16TH, AND WE HAVE OUR PACKET READY.
IT WILL BE FOCUSED HEAVILY ON EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE DESIGN WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF NONAIRLINE REVENUE? SO BEFORE I START OUR PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING ON OUR CONCESSIONS, I WANT TO HIE HIGHLIGHT THE WHY WE GO OUT AND SEEK NEW CONCEPTS TO HELP US DRIVE NONAIRLINE REVENUE. SOMETIMES I APOLOGIZE, I'LL REFERENCE IT AS NONAERONAUTICAL. THAT'S THE SAME THING. PERSONNEL AND OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS BUT ALSO TO MATCH THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS I JUST MENTIONED AS WELL AS THESE GRANTS WE RECEIVED FOR STINSON AND SAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AS AN AIRPORT WE CATEGORIZE OUR REVENUES AS AIRLINE REVENUE AND NONAIRLINE REVENUE. AIRLINE REVENUES ARE THE FEES WE RECEIVE FROM AIRLINES RELATED TO THEIR OPERATIONS, THE LANDING OF AIRCRAFT, THE PARKING OF AIRCRAFT, BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS, THE USAGE THEREOF, SPACE RENTAL IN THE TERMINALS AND USE OF CITY-OWNED GATES. AIRPORTS WORK TO KEEP THESE FEES COMPETITIVE AND ATTRACTIVE FOR AIRLINES TO GROW THEIR -- MAXIMIZING OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUES WHICH HELP AIRPORTS WITH THE DIVERSIFICATION OF REVENUE SOURCES, ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS WITH OTHER AIRPORTS, AND ABOVE ALL, THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND RISK MITIGATION. NONAIRLINE REVENUES PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLL IN DIVERSIFYING OUR REVENUE STREAMS AND REDUCING OUR RELIANCE ON AIRLINE FEES AND CHARGES. THIS SUPPORTS OUR EFFORTS TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER AIRPORTS TO ATTRACT MORE AIRLINES AND PASSENGERS TO THE AIRPORT. THESE REVENUES CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR AIRPORT BY HELPING US COVER OUR OVERALL OPERATING COST, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
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DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE.AND, OF COURSE, IT HELPS US MITIGATE RISKS WHEN WE EXPERIENCE FLUCTUATION IN AIR TRAVEL DEMAND. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU HOW THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE RECENTLY. BUT ULTIMATELY, OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE BENEFITS THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE WE ARE CONSISTENTLY LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, NOT BY USING THE REVENUES TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN BETTER FACILITIES AND ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY, BUT ALSO OFFER NEW PRODUCTS TO OUR PASSENGERS TO CONSIDER.
OUR FOCUS IS THE TARGET OF 59%. OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE COMES FROM OUR CONCESSIONS PROGRAM, OUR PARKING PROGRAM, AND THE LEASE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE AT SAN ANTONIO AND STINSON AIRPORT.
OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE TARGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS 82 MILLION, WHICH IS 59% OF THE TOTAL REVENUES WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR GENERATING IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A 3.5 MILLION INCREASE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023. AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE HIGHER PASSENGER DEMAND, WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT WE CAN GROW OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE TO HELP SUPPORT GROWING OUR AIR SERVICE PROGRAM, AND CONTINUING TO INVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IN OUR PASSENGERS.
WE POSTPONE OUR ORIGINAL SOLICITATION AS CITY MANAGER WALSH JUST MENTIONED WHICH WAS ANTICIPATED TO BE RELEASED IN 2020.
BUT DUE TO COVID AND THEN WE POSTPONED THE SOLICITATION TO ALLOW THE CONCESSIONAIRES TO RECEIVE THEIR FULL ALLOTMENT OF FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE ARPA, CARES AND CRISA PROGRAMS. THE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING TODAY, I HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD IS FOR OUR CONCESSIONS PROGRAMS IN TERMINALS A AND B. BEFORE I CONTINUE, I WANT TO SHARE WHY BRINGING NEW CONCEPTS OR REFRESHING CURRENT CONCEPTS IS SO VITAL AND IMPORTANT TO OUR AIRPORT. WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE ELEVATION OF THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, AND WE KNOW THAT WITH THE RIGHT CONCEPTS, THOSE PASSENGERS WILL SPEND MORE AND HELP US GENERATE MORE NONAIRLINE REVENUE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHATABURGER REPLACED AN EXISTING CONCEPT, AND WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OF SALES OF 23% WHILE THE REVENUE TO THE AIRPORT WAS INCREASED BY 37%. A LITTLE BIT OF AN OLDER EXAMPLE, WHICH WAS CLOSED IN 2017, WAS REPLACED BY VOS BAIBL AND SALES HAVE INCREASED BY 131%. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WAS JEFF COYLE.
AND SALES HAVE INCREASED BY 131% WHILE REVENUE TO THE AIRPORT INCREASED 170%. THE RIGHT CONCEPTS ARE NOT ALWAYS REPLACING ONE RETAIL STORE WITH ANOTHER TYPE OF RETAIL STORE, OR QUICK HIEFER SERVICE RESTAURANT WITH ANOTHER QUICK-SERVE RESTAURANT. SOMETIMES IT IS TO ENSURE THE LOCATION FOR THAT STORE IS THE RIGHT ONE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NUSTAR BUCKS IN TERMINAL B HAS RESULTED IN SALES INCREASE OF 500%.
AND A REVENUE INCREASE TO THE AIRPORT OF 350%. MERRICK COFFEE TOOK OVER AND SALES HAVE INCREASED BY 380% WHILE REVENUE TO THE CITY INCREASED BY 572%. WE HAVE SPECIFIC GOALS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH REGARDS TO THIS CONCESSION PROGRAM. SO IN DEVELOPING THIS SOLICITATION, WE HAD FOUR MAIN GOALS THAT WE WANT TO REFERENCE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE AIRPORT SENSE OF PLACE TO ENSURE PASSENGERS KNEW THAT THEY HAVE LANDED IN SAN ANTONIO, BY SHOWCASING LOCAL CONCEPTS THAT REPRESENT THE BEST OF SAN ANTONIO AND OUR REGION. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR PASSENGERS IN MIND BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT PASSENGERS LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING OUT THE NEW FOOD OR RETAIL OFFERINGS AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO OPTIMIZE OUR NONAIRLINE REVENUE. ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIRPORT CONCESSION DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, THE PLAN -- WE PLAN ON RELEASING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SOLICITATION LATER THIS MONTH WITH THREE PACKAGES. TWO FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND ONE FOR RETAIL.
RESPONDENTS CAN PROPOSE ON ANY AND ALL OF THESE PACKAGES, AND WILL PROVIDE A PREFERENCE FOR WHICH PACKAGE THEY ARE MOST INTERESTED IN.
HOWEVER, THE CITY WILL NOT AWARD MORE THAN ONE PACKAGE IN THE SAME
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CATEGORY TO THE SAME FIRM. AND THAT'S TO CREATE COMPETITION AND FAIRNESS. WE'RE REQUIRING THAT RESPONDENTS INCLUDE AT LEAST 25% OF THOSE CONCEPTS TO BE LOCAL CONCEPTS, WHICH ARE CONCEPTS LOCATED IN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO STATISTICAL AREA, THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE AREA AND WILL PROVIDE A SENSE OF PLACE REFLECTING THE CITY'S DIVERSITY AND CULTURE.THESE THREE PACKAGES INCLUDE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT TERMINALS A AND B, AND WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY LOCATIONS IN THE NEW TERMINAL.
THESE ARE THE ONLY LOCATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SOLICITATION.
THEY ARE UNDER SEPARATE AGREEMENTS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THESE INCLUDE THE STARBUCKS IN TERMINAL B WHICH IS UNDER A 10-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT AND WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE SEVEN STORES AND RESTAURANTS APPROVED UNDER THE 2019 PARODIES AGREEMENT LISTED HERE AND WHAT WAS IN TERMINAL A IN THAT PACKET AS WELL.
AND FINALLY THE DUTY-FREE STORE WHICH IS A SEPARATE CONCESSION AIMED AT INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS. EACH PACKAGE IS FOR A TERM OF 10 YEARS. WE ANTICIPATE GENERATING 71 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS FOR ALL THREE PACKAGES. ALL THREE PACKAGES WILL HAVE AN ACDBE GOAL OF 26% OF ANNUAL GROWTH RECEIPTS WHICH IS TYPICALLY ACHIEVED BY HAVING ACDBE SERVE AS A PRIME. HAVING A PRIME CONCESSIONAIRE ENTER INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH AN ACDBE OR HAVING AN ACDBE PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICE TION FOR THE PRIME.
AS A REMINDER WHEN I MENTION LOCAL CONCEPTS, THIS REFERS TO THE CONCEPTS, NOT PARTICIPATION. AIRPORT CONCESSIONS FALL UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAMS. WE HELD AN OUTREACH TO HELP LOCAL FIRMS BECOME ACBDE CERTIFIED AND WE'LL CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AFTER TODAY'S BRIEFING. PACKAGE NUMBER ONE WILL ENCOMPASS A LITTLE OVER 12,000 SQUARE FEET. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LIST THERE ON 1 THROUGH 9, A VARIATION OF PRESECURITY AND POST SECURITY, ALONG WITH VARIATIONS INSIDE TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B. PACKAGE 2 IS FOR FOOD AND PEF RAJ AS WELL, CLOSE TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET. AGAIN, PRESECURITY AND POSTSECURITY, A VARIATION OF CONCEPTS IN BETWEEN TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B. AND THEN LASTLY, THE THIRD PACKAGE, WILL FOCUS ON RETAIL PACKAGES, AND THIS AS WELL IS PRE AND POST SECURITY IN TERMINAL A AND B AS WELL. WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT WE'RE FOCUSING AS WELL IN RETAIL MERCHANDISING UNITS, SO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS CAN BE PROPOSED ON -- IN THAT PERSPECTIVE AS WELL. WE KNOW THERE ARE STRONG INTEREST IN THIS SOLICITATION, SO WE HAVE A POWERHOUSE OF AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES OUR VERY OWN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JEFF COYLE, VIRGINIA COVARUBIUS AND KAREN ELLIS WHO IS OUR CHIEF OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OFFICER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE OF OUR AIRPORT.
TONY HINOJOSA, WHO IS A STAPLE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO IS A STATION MANAGER FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINE. HE'S BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS, AND HE'S AN OUTSIDE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH US.
AS PART OF THE CONTINUANCE OF THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION, MARCIA HINLER, WHO SERVES ON THE ACC AND IS THE CEO WITH TERAFINA WITH BACKGROUND IN MARKETING AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST ANGIE SALINAS. WE WILL EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS WITH A MAXIMUM SCORE OF 35 POINTS. PROPOSED MAN WITH THE MAXIMUM OF 45 POINTS AND A MAXIMUM OF 25 POINTS FOR COMPENSATION. FINALLY, IF THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT MEET THE GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS TO MEET THE ACBDE GOAL, IT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION. WE WILL RELEASE THE SOLICITATION IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO ALLOW THESE -- TO ALLOW THOSE CONTINUED OUTREACH EFFORTS TO CONTINUE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ANY OF OUR ACDBE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN BECOME CERTIFIED RESPONSES ARE DUE AT THE END OF JANUARY TO ENSURE PLENTY OF TIME FOR THOSE FIRMS TO DEVELOP THEIR TEAMS AND PROPOSALS GIVEN THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
W WILL THEN PERFORM DUE DILIGENCE, SCORING AND INTERVIEWS WITH A TARGET
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OF A LATE APRIL POSTSOLICITATION BRIEFING AT P SESSION AND IN MAY 2024 TARGET CITY COUNCIL A SESSION CONSIDERATION.SCHEDULE ABOVE REFLECTS EACH OF THOSE MOVEMENTS. LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO -- BEFORE I END THIS PRESENCE TAKES, I WANT TO PRESENTATION, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR NEXT B SESSION PRESENTATION.
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, FOR THE NEW TERMINAL AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE WILL HAVE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE AWARD TWO WEEKS LATER ON DECEMBER 14TH, AND OUR NEXT B SESSION WILL BE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 AND INCLUDE A POSTSOLICITATION BRIEFING ON PARKING OPTIMIZATION AS WE'VE BROUGHT THAT.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SELECTION PROCESS AS WELL, AS WELL AS TWO PRESOLICITATION BRIEFINGS FOR SECURITY SERVICES AT THE AIRPORTS AND A COMMON-USE PACKAGE AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JESUS. WE'LL GET RIGHT INTO OUR CONVERSATION NOW. I JUST -- I DO APPRECIATE THE EMPHASIS ON LOCAL.
MY ONLY QUESTION ON THAT IS IS -- HOW DO WE ARRIVE AT 26%?
>> I'M GOING TO ASK BARBARA PATENT TO COME UP HERE AND ANT THAT QUESTION. SHE OVERSEES ALL OF OUR ABCDE.
>> HI. THE GOAL IS BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF ACDBES, SO THE 26% WAS BASED ON THAT. AND IN THE PAST HISTORY, WE'VE EXCEEDED THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE GOAL HAS BEEN, LIKE, 30% FOR RETAIL AND ABOUT -- OVER 30% FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
SO WE CAN CERTAINLY MEET THAT GOAL. WE HAVE OUTREACH EVENTS AND WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE MORE ACBDES TO THE PRIMES, WE HAVE MEET
AND GREETS SO THEY CAN CONNECT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I THINK I'VE CONFUSED YOU. I'M ACTUALLY -- I SHOULD HAVE SAID 25%, AND I MEANT ON THE LOCAL CONCEPTS PIECE OF IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU, BRENDA. >> SAENZ: SO THE EXISTING OFFERINGS THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU LOOK AT SMOKE SHACK, WHATABURGER AND SOME OF THOSE OFFERINGS THAT WERE RELEASED IN THE PACKAGE THAT WAS DEFINED IN 2013, THAT SIMILAR CONSIDERATION IS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE PACKAGES.
THAT'S THE MINIMUM THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOT IT. AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CURRENT CONCEPTS, I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING WITH VERY LIMITED SPACE IN THE CURRENT TERMINALS.
I HAD MY FEELINGS ON SPECIFIC CONCEPTS AND, YOU KNOW, BEING SOMEWHAT UNDERWHELMED WITH SOME OF THOSE, BUT DO WE HAVE NUMBERS ON PERFORMANCE OF THE EXISTING SPACE AND WILL THAT INFORM OUR APPROACH IN TERMS OF CONCEPTS WE SHOULD PROBABLY TELL FOLKS UP FRONT, WE WANT TO SEE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT? >> SAENZ: WE DO. WWE'RE VERY SPECIFIC IN -- AS WE ISSUED THE POINTS, 45 POINTS ARE BEING GIVEN FOR THE ACTUAL DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAM. SO AS WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO SEE A VERY DIVERSE PACKAGE THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE EXISTING FOOTPRINTS. TO YOUR QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMANCE, WE DO, MAYOR. WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC NUMBERS FOR EACH ONE OF OUR AREAS. I GAVE YOU SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE MOST RECENT. I DIDN'T EVEN COVER ADINA'S WHICH WE JUST REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ONE, THAT HAS OUTPERFORMED. WE INTRODUCED TECHNOLOGY INTO THAT, SO WE HAVE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING IN, GRABBING THEIR WATER BOTTLE AND ANYTHING THAT THEY LIKE THERE, AND THEY'RE TAKING THAT AND GOING. THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THAT CAN BE IMPROVED, AND THE BETTER UTILIZATION OF THE OVERALL SPACE OF THOSE PACKAGES. STARBUCKS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE THERE. I GAVE YOU SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS AND WHAT THAT
REPRESENTS AS WELL. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. YEAH, I'D BE CURIOUS TO GET SOME OF THOSE DATA. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PERSONAL PREFERENCES ASIDE, IT'S VERY CLEAR BASED ON THE THE ACTIVITY PATTERN HOW SOME TRAVELERS ARE GRAVITATING TOWARD SOME AND SOME ARE JUST STAYING CLEAR OF OTHERS.
I'M A BIG FAN OF VAS BAYING LS AS JEFF AS NOW TOLD EVERYBODY.
THE ATHLETE IS LITERALLY THE BEST THING I'VE EVER EATEN AT ANY AIRPORT, EXCEPT IT'S AT THE FAR EARNED OF THE TERMINAL SO UNLESS THAT'S A DESTINATION FOR YOU, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IT'S THERE, BUT LIKE SOME OF THE CONCEPTS, I THINK, ARE PROBABLY PERFORMING DESPITE THEIR SPACE AND MAYBE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARTS OF EXISTING PACKAGES, WE COULD
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ELEVATE THEM. AT ANY RATE, SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS, I THINK, MIGHT HELP INFORM APEND, PROPOSALS TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE PROPOSALS THAT WE GET. GREAT JOB. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. I KNOW TEAMS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM ALREADY. I ASSUME WE'RE SIGNALING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SORT OF -- WOW US NOW BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TWICE THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTRACTING IN JUST A FEW YEARS, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF LIKE THE PRESEASON GAME BEFORE WE GET TO THE BIG DETERMIN TERMINAL, AND I KNOW WE WANT FOLKS TO BECOMPETING FOR THAT SPACE AS WELL, RIGHT? >> SAENZ: MAYOR, I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. THE PACKAGE IS BEING RELEASED AND LET ME ASK YOSOLICITED SO WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING FOOTAGE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND AS YOU'VE SAID MANY TIMES TO TRANSFORM WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW DO WE MAKE THAT A SENSE OF PLACE TO SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE LEAVING THAT, AND BASED ON THE WAY THE RESPONDENTS BID ON THIS ÚPACKAGE IS HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE DETERMINED. AND THE MOST POINTS ARE GOING TO BE AWARDED TO THOSE THAT HAVE THE BEST CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONS ON HOW THAT
SPACE CAN BE BEST UTILIZED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND I GUESS IT'S WORTH NOTING ALSO, THERE ARE SOME AIRPORTS YOU WALK INTO WHERE THERE'S ONE CONCESSIONAIRE FOR ALL OF THE CONCESSIONS IN THE ENTIRE FACILITY. WALKING TO OURS, YOU GET THAT SENSE OF HEALTHY COMPETITION AND VARIETY, DESPITE THE SIZE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, SO GREAT JOB IN MANAGING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT SAME SPIRIT AS WE GET INTO THIS NEXT
CONTRACT. >> SAENZ: YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
ROCHA GARCIA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, JESUS. I APPRECIATE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YESTERDAY'S GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE GROUNDLOAD FACILITY, AND THEN ALSO CONGRATULATIONS ON TORION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S QUESTION ABOUT THE LOCAL, THE 26%. I UNDERSTAND -- THINK IT'S STILL TOO LOW, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, OR EVEN FOR THIS. SO DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER
THAT FOR ME. >> SAENZ: YEAH, THAT'S THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE
WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE. >> GARCIA: OKAY. >> SAENZ: WE'RE CERTAINLY -- AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR FOUR GOALS -- FIVE GOALS THAT WE HAD IN THE FRONT, THE SENSE OF PLACE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US, SO, YOU KNOW, RESPOHN DEB RESPONDENTS THAT COME IN AND HAVE VERY FAVORABLE PERCENTAGES AROUND THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL AREA ARE GOING TO BE VERY ATTRACTIVE TO US. WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY'VE LANDED AT SAN ANTONIO WHEN THEY COME IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT.
THE 26 IS JUST THE -- YOU KNOW, THE LOWEST REQUIREMENT.
LOOK AT IT AS THEM HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEED THAT WHEN THEY RESPOND.
>> GARCIA: OKAY. SO IT WORRIES ME, RIGHT. >> SAENZ: YES.
>> GARCIA: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THAT SENSE OF SAN ANTONIO. I WAS ASKED YESTERDAY TO THINK OF DIFFERENT AIRPORTS AND WHAT AIRPORT I LIKE FOOD AT. AND I COULDN'T THINK OF AN AIRPORT THAT I LIKE FOOD AT. AND SO I WAS ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR AIRPORT, AND SO I GAVE MY PREFERENCES, RIGHT? AND SO -- BUT IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE ALL AFTERNOON THEN I WAS SITTING THERE THINKING, LIKE, I DON'T THINK I LIKE AIRPORT FOOD ANYWHERE. SO -- IT'S ALL PACKAGED AND COLD SANDWICHES.
I WOULD RATHER -- POINT, RIGHT, AND JUST HAVE A TACO WHEN I GOT HOME OR WHATABURGER, RIGHT? BUT, NO, SO I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. I ALSO THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE AT THE AIRPORT, BEING WELCOMING ONCE YOU ARRIVE, BUT THEN -- AND THIS IS KIND OF AS I WAS EXITING YESTERDAY WITH THE GROUNDLOAD FACILITY, IT'S JUST -- IT DOESN'T SPEAK SAN ANTONIO.
YOU GO STRAIGHT INTO A HIGHWAY, RIGHT? AND SO THERE'S NOTHING NECESSARILY THAT SAYS WELCOME, RIGHT? AND SO I KNOW WE HAVE THE NEW MURAL, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT, BUT I FIGURED I'D PLUG IN FOR THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE THINKING OF THAT SENSE OF PLACE. MAYBE WITH THE NEW FACILITY, MAYBE I'D HOPE TO MAYBE ADD SOME MURALS OR SOMETHING THAT GIVE THE TRUE WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO EXPERIENCE. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION, YOU MENTIONED THE SHUTTLES, YOU'RE GETTING TWO ELECTRIC SHUTTLES. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE
OPERATING RIGHT NOW? >> SAENZ: ELECTRIC SHUTTLES?
ZERO. >> GARCIA: NO, JUST IN GENERAL.
>> SAENZ: 12. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, TOM, BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 SHUTTLES THAT OPERATE TODAY.
>> GARCIA: I KNOW I SEE THEM COMING AROUND BUT I HAD NEVER ASKED THAT QUESTION, SO I WAS WONDERING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EVALUATION COMMITTEE BECAUSE FIVE OF THE EIGHT PEOPLE ARE WOMEN. AND SO I HAD AN ISSUE LAST TIME WITH, LIKE -- I THINK THERE WAS MAYBE ONE WOMAN ON THE COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL HAVE FIVE OF EIGHT THERE ON THE TEAM. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE SENSITIVITY FOR THE RESPONSES THAT YOU ALL ALLOW THEM TO WORK OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND HAVE ALL
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THE WAY UNTIL JANUARY THE 29TH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY THINK ABOUT. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE REALLY WORKING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, RIGHT, AND SO THEY NEED THAT EXTRA AMOUNT OF TIME. SO WHOEVER DECIDED ON THAT DATE, KUDOS TO THEM. AND THEN IN 2019, THAT WAS BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL, SO I CAME IN RIGHT AFTER THAT LAST CONTRACT, THAT AIRPORT CONTRACT. THOSE EIGHT ITEMS THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING, SO HOW LONG -- REMIND ME, WHEN ARE THOSE UP? WHEN DOES THAT CONTRACTEXPIRE, THE 2019? >> SAENZ: THE 2019 IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE
2032. >> GARCIA: GOSH, THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. AND SO -- YEAH. AND SO HOW LONG IS THIS
ONE FOR? >> SAENZ: THIS ONE'S FOR 10 YEARS.
>> GARCIA: SO HOW DID THEY GET THAT DEAL? LIKE HOW IS THAT -- LIKE HOW IS THAT -- LIKE -- OH, IT'S A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL, IS IT OR NO?
>> SAENZ: NO. IT'S A 10-YEAR FLAT TERM, BUT HERE'S THE WAY THIS -- JUST TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> GARCIA: SURE. >> SAENZ: YOU HAVE AN EXISTING PARCEL, SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT'S THERE. AS THESE PACKAGES ARE PROPOSED, THOSE RESPONDENTS HAVE TO COME IN AND PUT CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO TRANSFORMING THOSE SPACES BASED ON WHAT THEY TELL US.
YOU MAY HAVE, YOU KNOW, BURGER SHOP A AND YOU WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH BURGER SHOP B. THE ENTIRE AREA HAS TO BE TRANSFORMED, SO SPEED BY WHICH ALL OF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS ALL IN THAT, YOU KNOW, DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, ALONG WITH WHAT SPECIFIC PACKAGES ARE YOU GOING TO REPRESENT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO ALL OF THAT IS A FACTOR. IT TAKES A WHILE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE CAN'T JUST GO CLOSE ALL OF THESE SHOPS IN ONE DAY AND SAY, COME IN AND PUT IN NEW SHOPS, RIGHT, OR NEW RESTAURANTS.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, A VERY, YOU KNOW, GUIDED SCHEDULE IN ORDER FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING ALL
OF THE PASSENGERS. >> GARCIA: OKAY. AND I GET IT.
SO I SEE, I JUST DIDN'T REALLY. >> LISA: THAT IT WAS THAT LONG, BUT IF SOMETHING'S NOT PERFORMING, THEN WE HAVE THE OPTION TO SAY GO
CHANGE IT? >> SAENZ: ABSOLUTELY. >> GARCIA: I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT. I WAS LIKE, WAIT A
SECOND, DO WE GET STUCK WITH SOMETHING? >> SAENZ: NO, IT'S VERY SPECIFIC IN THE LANGUAGE ON THE SOLICITATION TO STATE YOU HAVE TO PERFORM TO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE NUMBERS AND THE DATA THAT'S THERE ON HOW THEY'RE PERFORMING. IN THIS CONTRACT, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DELIVERING
WHAT'S NEEDED AND WHAT THE PASSENGER WANTS. >> GARCIA: GOT IT.
AND THEN I ALSO -- THE WAY THAT IT'S LISTED, IT'S LIKE AN F & B AND
RETAIL, SO THAT'S TWO SEPARATE OR IT'S ONE. >> SAENZ: TWO SEPARATE.
2-FOOTFOOD AND BEVERAGE AND ONE RETAIL. >> GARCIA: AND THE RETAIL
ONE IS ALSO FOR 10 YEARS. >> SAENZ: THAT'S
CORRECT. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
>> RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I GUESS I'LL START BY SAYING THAT I DON'T GET TO SPEND TOO, TOO MUCH TIME IN THE AIRPORT AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE EVERY ITEM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR MY CONSTITUENTS, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE NOT FLYING IN OR OUT OF THE AIRPORT VERY FREQUENTLY AT ALL.
AND FOR ME, I'M GOING TO THINK LARGELY ABOUT THE IMPACT, THAT TRAVEL CAN HAVE ON MY DISTRICT. AND SO SPECIFICALLY HERE, THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO FEATURE THE UNIQUE GASTRO NO, MA'AMIC ASSETS OF OUR CITY AND ENTICE VISITORS AND EVEN OUR OWN RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISIT THEM OUTSIDE OF THE AIRNT ENVIRONMENT. SO THINKING ABOUT MY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE WHEN I'M GOING INTO AN AIRPORT AND LANDING SOMEWHERE, I'M PROBABLY NOT STOPPING AND HAVING FOOD UNLESS I HAVE A LONG TIME UNTIL I HAVE TO GET TO MY HOTEL, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH.
SO LARGELY, WHAT I -- WHEN I'M GETTING FOOD IS WHEN I'M -- YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LAYOVER OR I'M TRALING FROM AN AIRPORT. AND SO SOME OF -- MOST OF THE TIME I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE EATING IN THEIR LOCAL, AND SO I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE WHO ARE -- INTRODUCE S SAN ANTONIANS TO NEW RESTAURANTS FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT FOLKS MAYBE FOR A LAYOVER THEY MIGHT BESIDE, I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE I SAW ALL THESE LOCAL RESTAURANTS AT THE AIRPORT, AND SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE IMPRESSION. WHAT I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE IS LARGER THAN 25% LOCAL CONCEPTS, AND I WOULD LIKE US TO BE SPECIFIC IN THAT. AND SO I WAS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT IT, AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR, FOR PACKAGE 1, WHICH IS THE NINE, I WOULD LIKE FOR 67%, SO MAYBE SIX OF THE NINE BEING LOCAL CONCEPTS FOR PACKAGE 2, 5 OF THE 10 BEING LOCAL CONCEPTS, AND THEN FOR THE RETAIL PACKAGE, THREE, 33%, OR 50, SO EITHER TWO OR THREE OF THE SIX.
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I WOULD ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.I THINK IT'S PRETTY IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW, SO MAINTAINING THAT, OR AT LEAST SETTING THAT STANDARD AND EXPECTATION VERY EARLY ON.
ALSO HELPS US AVOID, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE PAST REGARDING CONCESSIONS AT THE AIRPORT. I'LL ALSO ADD THAT WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS REPRESENTATION FROM ALL PARTS OF TOWN.
AND SO WHEN I -- IF I'M TALKING ABOUT SAN ANTONIO TO A VISITOR OR IF I'M IN AN AIRPORT -- IF I'M A VISITOR AND I'M AT THE AIRPORT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TANG'S PIZZA, A MRS. KITCHEN, A TONY G, A SWEET YAMS, [INDISCERNIBLE] THINKING OF DISTRICT TWO LOCATIONS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THERE. IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ENTITIES LIKE THAT, BUT I REPRESENT JUST ONE SIDE OF TOWN. AND SO I'M SURE WE'D ALL LOVE TO SEE THOSE LOCAL FAVORITES FROM THE EAST/WEST, SOUTH SIDE AND NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, SO I WOULD PRIORITIZE THOSE. AND I ALSO WOULD WONDER WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT CONCEPTS REPRESENT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES. DO YOU -- WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT?
I KNOW IT'S VERY NICHE. >> SAENZ: I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER, BUT I'LL GET
IT PR E PAIRED FOR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. >> RODRIGUEZ: I'LL JUST SAY I CANNOT RECOGNIZE ANY WHEN I'M IN THE AIRPORT, AND TO ME THAT READS AS NO BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IN OUR AIRPORT, WHICH IF THAT'S THE CASE, I THINK IS A PROBLEM THAT WE SHOULD REMEDY FAIRLY QUICKLY.
AND SO -- STANDARD, BUT FOR FOLK WHO ARE HERE WHO ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BRACK BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES RECEIVE -- HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR CULINARY EXPERTISE, BECAUSE I FIND THAT WHEN WE IDENTIFY SAN ANTONIO AS A CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY AND WE BRING THE CHEFS OR WE GO OUT, I SEE A VERY CLEAR LIKE LACK OF REPRESENTATION FOR BLACK CULINARY EXPERTS, AND I KNOW THEY EXIST, THEY'RE IN MY DISTRICT AND THEY'RE IN SOME PARTS OF THE WEST SIDE, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AROUND THE CITY. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE POINT ABOUT THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, AND I THINK COUNCILWOMAN
ROCHA. >> GARCIA: BROUGHT UP THE POINT THERE'S A GOOD NUMBER OF WOMEN THERE THAT I THINK'S IMPORTANT.
I THINK IT'S FAIR AND JUST. IF I'M ACCURATE, I BELIEVE KAREN ELLIS IS A BLACK WOMAN.
THE ONLY BLACK PERSON ON THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, AND THERE'S NO ASIAN REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEE. AND SO WHEN WE DID OUR DISPARITY STUDY AND WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HUGE DISPARITY STILL WITH BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES AND ASIAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, I WANT IT TO BE A STANDARD NOW FOR EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT AND FOR EVERY EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT ONE OF THE STRATEGIES WE USE TO ADDRESS THAT DISPARITY IS BY INCLUDING LARGER SHARES OF REPRESENTATION FROM THE BLACK, ASIAN AND I WANT TO SAY NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY MIGHT HAVE ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE AREAS. SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, I
THINK -- I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT REMEDIED. >> SAENZ: POINT WELL
TAKEN. >> RODRIGUEZ: THOSE ARE MY ASKS.
THOSE ARE MY EXPECTATIONS. APPRECIATE YOU ON THE PRESENTATION AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FANTASTIC NEWS.
>> WALSH: MAYOR, I WANT TO ASK JEFF AND JESUS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 25%, WE'VE NOT DONE A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING THAT YET, AND WE NEED TO, BECAUSE IT GOES HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH WHAT WE HAVE THERE AND A REVENUE ASPECT. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF LOGIC THERE.
BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S -- THERE'S ROOM WE CAN MAKE MOVEMENT TO, BUT PROFESSIONALLY, I WOULD CAUTION BY DOING TOO MUCH, BECAUSE IT THROWS OFF -- AND THERE'S SOME LOGIC. SO LET'S WALK THROUGH THAT, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT.
>> COYLE: I'LL TOUCH AT HIGH LEVEL, AND OUR CONSULTANT REBECCA IS HERE WHO HELPED PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER THAT WE CAN ALSO TALK TO.
THERE IS A SCIENCE TO IT. THEY HAVE PUT THESE PACKAGES COTTAGE TO EVENLY DISTRIBUTE THE SPACES, THEY'VE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT 25% TAKES INTO ACCOUNT WHAT IS NOT PART OF THIS SOLICITATION, THE CURRENT OFFERINGS, WHICH INCLUDE WHATABURGER, MERRICK COFFEE, SMOKE SHACK IN DISTRICT TWO, ADINA'S, A NUMBER OF LOCAL CONCEPTS. THAT'S FACTORED INTO THAT PERCENTAGE.
WE CAN ADJUST IT UPWARD BUT THERE IS A BALANCE TO STRIKE BETWEEN LOCAL FLAVOR AND NATIONAL RECOGNIZABLE BUSINESSES. YOU WANT THAT MIX FOR THE PASSENGER COMING IN HERE THAT DOESN'T KNOW ALL OF OUR LITTLE PLACES TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, SO, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT A STARBUCKS AND WE HAVE A MERRICK COFFEE IN TODAY. SO THAT'S PART OF THE BALANCE. THE FINANCE IS ALSO WHEN A MASTER CONCESSIONAIRE IS WORKING WITH A LOCAL CONCEPT, THEIR FRANCHISE FEES AND SO FORTH THAT FACTOR INTO THE COSTS, SO ALL OF THAT IS SORT OF BUILT INTO THE MIX.
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I THINK WE'VE HEARD PRETTY CLEARLY HERE THAT 25% SHOULD BE HIGHER, AND WE'LL GO BACK AND TALK WITH THE TEAM ABOUT IT, BUT THERE VERY MUCH IS ASCIENCE TO THE RECOMMENDATION. >> RODRIGUEZ: I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK -- I DID HAVE MAYBE THREE MINUTES LEFT.
I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT AND SHARING THAT WITH US, AND I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT BEFORE I, YOU KNOW, MADE THIS ASK IN THIS RECOMMENDATION. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE -- THERE'S SOME COMFORT IN GOING TO AN AIRPORT AND, EEE, MCDONALD'S, LOVE IT.
I DO THINK HIGHER OF, YOU KNOW, PASSENGERS AND FOLK WHO ARE VISITING SAN ANTONIO, AND I THINK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A RISK, LET'S DO IT NOW BEFORE WE HAVE THIS GIGANTIC -- YOU KNOW, OUR EXPANSION AND GREATER OPPORTUNITY. I THINK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW,
YEAH. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. I WANT TO START -- THANK YOU, JESUS, WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. IN THE PAST, I GUESS THREE WEEKS, I'VE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT TWICE, AND IN THE PAST WHEN I'VE BEEN, I HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE CONCESSION STAFF AND THE WAIT STAFF AT THE AIRPORT. I FEEL -- AND I DID DO SOME FAST-FOOD WORK BACK IN THE DAY, AND I FEEL LIKE IF YOU WORK IN FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY AND YOU WORK AT THE AIRPORT, LIKE THAT'S LIKE A STEP UP, BECAUSE YOU HAVE -- YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THESE ADJUSTED HOURS AND YOUR CLIENTELE IS ALWAYS ON THE GO, THEY'RE TRAVELING. THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY KIND AND I'VE APPRECIATED AND GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE THERE AT THE AIRPORT. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD.
I THINK -- AND WHILE I AGREE I WANT THE LOCAL FLAVOR, I DO -- I DO HOPE WE CAN MAKE SPACE FOR OUR FRANCHISE OWNERS THAT MAY WANT TO MOVE INTO THE AIRPORT, OUR LOCAL FRANCHISE OWNERS THAT MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED MCDONALD'S, AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY I KNOW IN MCDONALD'S THAT COULD DO THAT. MAYBE NOT MCDONALD'S, BUT THE LOCAL FRANCHISE OWNERS TO POSSIBLY MOVE IN THERE SO WE HAVE THAT NAME. BUT REALLY KEEPING THE DOLLARS WITHIN SAN ANTONIO AND SAN ANTONIO GROUPS IS WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.
THE OTHER OPPORTUNITY, I THINK WE HAVE, IS TO LOOK AT OUR -- IN THE FOOD COURT AND IN THE RESTAURANTS, JUST HOW MUCH SEATING CAPACITY WE HAVE FOR THE CONCESSIONS. AND I THINK WHAT IS HELPFUL IN RELATION, OR WHAT I'VE NOTICED IN DIFFERENT AIRPORTS I'VE TRAVELED, IS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RETAIL SHOPS FOR THEM TO GO VISIT, THEY TEND TO SIT AT THE RESTAURANT OR IN THE FOOD COURT LONGER.
IF THEY HAVE A STORE THEY NEED TO VISIT, THEY'LL LEAVE THAT RESTAURANT TO GO VISIT THE STORE. SO CASE IN POINT, AND MY TRAVELING BUDDY IS HERE, DR. ROCHA GARCIA, WHEN WE WERE IN LONDON, THERE WAS A HEROD STOREFRONT, SO IT WAS, OF COURSE, WE DON'T EAT, WE VISIT THE STOREFRONT.
WHEN I WAS IN MIAMI, THEY HAD A JEWELRY PLACE WHERE IT WAS LIKE, JEWELRY FOR $10, BUT IF YOU GET -- IF YOU BUY THREE, YOU GET ONE FREE.
AND THAT WAS PACKED. AND THAT FREED UP SPACE AT THE RESTAURANTS AND THE CONCESSIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE OUT SHOPPING OR WAITING -- WAITING AT THE GATE. SO I JUST THINK IF THE COMMITTEE COULD BE CREATIVE, AND I'M HOPING THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING AT PACKAGES CAN BE CREATIVE IN TERMS OF WHERE THE RETAIL, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COME AND THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT CONCESSION OR THAT FOOD COURT TO SHOP AND SPEND MONEY, BECAUSE FOR ME, THE KEY IS TO, ONE, GIVE THEM THAT SAN ANTONIO FEEL AND KEEP THE DOLLARS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND -- BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT THEY DO, BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING THESE EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE IN MY DISTRICT AND TRAVEL ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE AIRPORT TO HAVE THIS AIRPORT JOB AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE -- WE MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THOUGHTFUL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS PROGRESSES. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.
COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE? >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
JESUS, YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER MOST OF THESE. I SEE THAT WE HAVE THREE PACKAGES, AND ARE WE SAYING THAT THEORETICALLY, THERE COULD BE THREE DIFFERENT CONCESSIONAIRES THAT EACH ONE MIGHT WIN ONE OF THOSE PACKAGES WITH THEIR PRESENTATION? OR ARE WE LOOKING FOR ONE
CONCESSIONAIRE FOR ALL THREE PACKAGES? >> SAENZ: EACH PACKAGE COULD BE W WON BY THREE DIFFERENT CONCESSIONAIRES, SIR.
>> COURAGE: OKAY. I NOTICED SOME THINGS I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH, MAYBE YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE, QSC, TRC, RMUS, WHAT DOES THAT TELL
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US? SAENZ I'M GOING TO ASK REBECCA TO COME UP.SHE'S OUR CONSULTANT THAT WORKED WITH US TO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER.
SHE DID THIS IN NASHVILLE. SHE'LL GIVE YOU A FULL -- ON THAT SLIDE, IF YOU CAN BRING IT UP, AND SHE'LL COVER IT.
>> COURAGE: YEAH, LIKE SLIDE 10, 11, 12, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE TERMS MEAN, BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, A DOZEN OR MORE OF THE POTENTIAL SPACES.
SO WHAT DOES QSR OR TRC OR RMU? >> FIRST OF ALL, EVERYBODY, I'M REBECCA RAMSEY. I SPENT 26 YEARS AT THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DIRECTING THEIR CONCESSIONS PROGRAM, AND I'M NOW HAPPY TO BE ASSISTING THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THEIRS. QSR IS QUICK SERVE RESTAURANT.
WHAT WE USED TO CALL FAST-FOOD. >> COURAGE: OKAY.
>> WHAT ELSE? >> COURAGE: TRC? >> WHERE IS TRC REFERENCED? TRAVEL RETAIL -- THANK YOU CASSANDRA.
TRAVEL RETAIL CONVENIENCE, WHAT YOU SEE AS THE COMBINED NEWS AND GIFT STORES WHERE YOU CAN GET SNACKS AND BEVERAGES.
>> COURAGE: OKAY. AND I SAW WE HAVE THE LAST ITEM ON, I GUESS IT
WAS PAGE 13,. >> RMU? >> COURAGE: IT SAYS 10
RMUS. >> RETAIL MERCHANDISE UNITS, WHAT THEY CALLED IN THE DARK AGES VENDING. BUT SINCE THESE UNITS HAVE BECOME FAR MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THE TTRADITIONAL VENDING MACHINES THEY'RE ACTUALLY RETAIL MERCHANDISING UNITS BECAUSE YOU CAN
VIRTUALLY PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THEM. >> COURAGE: THAT HELPS ME. SO WE'VE GOT 25 SPACES PLUS 10 RMUS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING TO FILL. >> UH-HUH. >> COURAGE: -- THROUGH THESE. OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE, AND REALLY I'LL CREDIT THIS TOWARDS COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, SHE MENTIONED THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN HER DISTRICT WHO GO TO THE AIRPORT TO WORK, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY FACE A LOT OF CHALLENGES. THAT'S A LONG WAY TO TRAVEL. THEY FACE PARKING CONCERNS, SECURITY CONCERNS, IT'S NOT EASY TO WALK IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT, THINGS LIKE THAT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING THAT TELL US US WHAT KIND OF COMPENSATION DO WE EXPECT THESE VENDORS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO WHO TAKE THOSE CHALLENGING JOBS? WHAT KIND OF PAY? WHAT KIND OF HEALTHCARE DO WE THINK OR DO WE
EXPECT OR DO WE ASK OF THESE VENDORS? >> SAENZ: I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGES THAT WE RECEIVE. THERE WILL BE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF POINTS ALLOTTED BASED ON WHAT THAT COMPENSATION'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WE'LL MAKE DETERMINATIONS AT THAT POINT.
>> COURAGE: IS IT WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY THAT WE WOULD --
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU AS ALSO.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO MENTIONED IT, OH, THE CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT WHO TRAVEL A LONG WAY TO THE AIRPORT FOR THAT AIRPORT JOB, BECAUSE OF THAT AND BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS CONVENIENT TO GET TO THE JOB RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET OR WITHIN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS, THE CONCESSION OPERATORS AT ANY AIRPORT ARE IN COMPETITION WITH THE REST OF THE CITY TO ATTRACT LABOR BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY WILL GENERALLY BE PAYING HIGHER WAGES THAN ON THE STREET TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THAT LABOR
BASE. >> COURAGE: THAT'S ENCOURAGING TO HEAR.
AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF -- WE HAVE OVER $18 AN HOUR IS OUR MINIMUM WAGE, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN SAN ANTONIO THAT CAN'T PAY THAT OR DON'T PAY THAT, SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO MANDATE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THOSE -- WHAT THAT COMPENSATION IS.
AND I SAY PART OF THAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE COUNTER ARE GOING TO BE REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO EVERY TOURIST OR EVERY VISITOR WHO COMES THROUGH. AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY'RE PAID WELL ENOUGH THAT THEY'VE GOT THE KIND OF BENEFITS THAT MAKE THEM HAPPY TO WORK THERE AND SHOW THAT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT COME. BUT IF YOU'RE UNDERPAID AND OVERWORKED AND YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH AND YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE TRANSPORTATION COST, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A JOB, YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A HAPPY FACE BEHIND THOSE COUNTERS, SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US HAVE SOME KIND OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK THROUGH THESE CONCESSION PROGRAMS. SAENZ SAENZ THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT, CUSTOMER.
WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, SIR. .
>> COURAGE: THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO
HAVRDA? >> HAVRDA: THANKS, JESUS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO OUR AIRPORT. ALMOST EVERY LUNCHEON I'VE ATTENDED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT, THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT AND IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THAT.
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SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE REALLY ON THE WAY TO MAKING OUR AIRPORT INTO A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT.IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO THAT PEOPLE WERE STILL SMACK TALKING OUR AIRPORT, TOO, I DON'T HEAR THAT A LOT ANY MORE, SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL.
ON SLIDE SEVEN, I THINK THOSE GOALS ARE SPOT ON, AND I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOME QUESTION ABOUT THIS, BUT IS THERE CAPACITY FOR MORE SHOPPING? I'LL SAY AT A LOT OF THESE LUNCHEONS PEOPLE WILL SAY AND THERE'S PRACTICALLY SHOPPING MALLS IN THE MIDDLE.
I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE EXACTLY THAT CAPACITY, BUT IS THERE SOME CAPACITY FOR BEYOND JUST KIND OF ELECTRONICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, MUCH TO THE QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE WITH REGARD TO THE RETAIL MERCHANDISING UNITS, THE RMUS.
HOW DO WE STRATEGICALLY PLACE THOSE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS? COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN WAS TALKING ABOUT, HEY, I WANT TO HAVE SMALL LITTLE SHOPS. TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
RIGHT? WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH TERMINAL B AND TERMINAL A, THERE'S NOTHING -- WE'RE VERY LIMITED IN SPACE, BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS AS WE CHALLENGE -- OUT, HOW DO WE HAVE THEM CREATIVE AND CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE LOCALS CAN PARTICIPATE AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW -- WHETHER THEY'RE ACDBE PARTICIPANTS TODAY AND THEN GROW INTO PRIMES TOMORROW. HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THAT ACTIVITY, SO THAT'S WHAT
I WOULD OFFER TO YOU. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. THERE IS A LITTLE SHOP BY THE TICKETING BOOTHS, I GUESS I'LL CALL THEM, THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT -- I MEAN, IT IS A RETAIL. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE I CAN'T BUY A WATER ON THE WAY IN, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET RID OF IT PRETTY SOON. OR IF I'M A TOURIST, I'M BUYING WHEN I'M -- AFTER I'VE GOTTEN PAST THE GATE, SO I'M SORT OF CURIOUS, MAYBE THERE'S A DIFFERENT CONCEPT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SPOT AND THEN MOVE THAT INSIDE A
GATE -- INSIDE THE GATE, OR INSIDE THE TERMINALS. >> SAENZ: THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES OF HOW THAT COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED AND WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESPONDENTS TO GIVE US THOSE CREATIVE
IDEAS. >> HAVRDA: WE TALKED ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES, WHAT DOES A PARTNERSHIP LOOK LIKE FOR A SMALL BUSINESS? I MEAN, HOW DO WE -- HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THIS WILL WORK FOR A SMALL
BUSINESS? >> SAENZ: WELL, YOU KNOW, IT GOES BACK TO THE TIMING OF US GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND MAKE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
TODAY, WE'RE ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SOLICITATION AFTER, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY LONG TIME OF AFFORDING EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER FROM COVID, BUT NOW DO THE DUE DILIGENCE, GO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS. I THINK WE'RE VERY CLEAR TODAY, WE WANT IT TO REPRESENT THE SENSE OF PLACE OF SAN ANTONIO, SO HAVE THEM GO WORK AND DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO ATTRACT SAN ANTONIANS TO BE PART OF THOSE
PACKAGES. >> HAVRDA: UH-HUH. WHEN COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WAS LISTING SOME OF THE PLACES IN HIS DISTRICT, THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS IT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT CAN THEY DO THAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AS EASY FOR THEM AS A BIGGER BUSINESS.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD IN MECHANISMS SO THAT THEY CAN, SO WE HELP THEM HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO HELP THEM TO MOVE TO THE
AIRPORT. >> SAENZ: IT TRULY IS A PARTNERSHIP.
I MENTIONED ADINA'S EARLIER, THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW THAT HAPPENED. AND PARODY'S WORKING WITH A LOCAL ENTITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND MAKING IT A REPRESENTATION OF WHO WE ARE.
>> HAVRDA: OKAY. >> SAENZ: SO THOSE U OPPORTUNITIES EXIST, IT'S ABOUT THE PRIMES COMING TO SAN ANTONIO AND WORKING AND DOING THEIR HARD WORK AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
>> HAVRDA: OKAY. I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW YOU'VE -- NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT THE -- I THINK THE -- IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 25%, AND I HEAR YOU, JEFF, WE DO WANT TO MIX IT UP. WE DO NEED -- NOT EVERYBODY MAYBE NECESSARILY LIKES LOCAL FLAVOR, RIGHT? WE NEED THE NATIONAL CHAINS, THE RECOGNITION, IF THEY'RE GOING TO DEFAULT TO SOMETHING, IT'S SOMETHING THEY KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A SCIENCE TO IT. MAYBE ANOTHER TIME WE CAN TALK.
I'D LIKE TO GO INTO A LITTLE DEEP DIVE, I'M JUST SORT OF INTERESTED IN THAT SCIENCE. BUT JUST ON ITS FACE, IT LOOKS ONE QUARTER IS LOCAL. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WHAT I THINK A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THIS COUNCIL TALKS ABOUT OR LIKES TO SEE.
WE LIKE TO PROMOTE LOCAL AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO RAISING THAT TO 50%, WHATEVER IT IS, I THINK -- I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SAENZ: WE WILL CERTAINLY MAKE SOME TIME TO COME SIT DOWN AND
REVIEW THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.
ONE LAST QUESTION, DO WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE BUSINESSES TO BE SUSTAINABLE? YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, INCLUSIVITY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANT OUR CONCESSIONAIRES TO HAVE?
>> SAENZ: THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WE WORK WITH THEM. THERE'S A LOT OF -- AND I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT WE JUST RECEIVED A [INDISCERNIBLE] FOR ALL THE AIRPORT CONCESSIONS,
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SO EVERYBODY WAS ABOVE, I BELIEVE, 95, WITH MANY OF THEM AT 100% IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE PERFORMING, SO THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN AS YOU LOOK AT THE UTILIZATION OF THESE SPACES AND HOW ARE THEY BEING CREATIVE FOR INNOVATION AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE PACKAGE SUBMISSIONS.>> HAVRDA: THAT'S PART OF THE CRITERIA? >> SAENZ: WE WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING AT THAT. WE'RE DOING THAT FOR
EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE AIRPORT. >> HAVRDA: WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE
GAVITO? >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR THE PRESENTATION. A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS WHAT'S OUR TARGET FOR 2024 FOR FEDERAL FUNDING?
>> SAENZ: 60. >> GAVITO: NICE. >> SAENZ: I SAY THAT JOKINGLY, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED 40 MILION. SOME OF THAT IS FORMULA BASED, SO IT'S BASED ON OUR PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS, SO WE'LL RECEIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THAT BASED ON AIP, BASED ON FORMULA.
OUR SUBMISSION FOR THE NOFO FOR THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM WILL BE FOR A TOTAL OF 44 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WE MAY NOT GET THAT TOTAL AMOUNT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
SO YOU LOOK AT THE FORMULA AND YOU LOOK AT THE 44, AND IT'S PRETTY
MUCH TO 60 MILLION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO OBTAIN. >> GAVITO: GREAT.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WORKING THE AIRPORT DEALS, I MEAN, A LOT OF IT DOES COME DOWN TO HOW MUCH FEDERAL FUNDING WE
CAN GET. >> SAENZ: YES, MA'AM. >> GAVITO: I DID WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COUNCILWOMAN DR. ROCHA GARCIA'S QUESTION BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE 10-YEAR CONTRACTS. YOU ALSO HIGHLIGHTED LIKE WHATABURGER AND VAS BAYING L EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS, SO KIND OF PROBING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHEN THERE ARE LOW-PERFORMING STORES OR RETAIL OR FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WHAT HAPPENS? HOW DO WE GET THEM OUT
AND GET A NEW STORE IN THERE? >> SAENZ: WELL, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, TWO OF THOSE YEARS WERE COMPLETELY COVID, SO IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
I WELL TELL YOU, WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONSIDERATE AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE EXPERIENCE THAT HAS HAPPENED. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SOLICITATION, WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM, WE WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK VERY DILIGENTLY TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, IT'S BASED ON THE PRIME AND THOSE RESPONDENTS TO ALSO ASSIST. SO WE'LL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S ABOUT RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PRODUCT AVAILABLE WHEN THE BANKS ARE COMING IN AND BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE YOUR SPACE WISELY. BUT IF IT'S NOT PERFORMING AND IT'S NOT WORKING, THEN WE NEED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT AS WELL, AND SOME OF THAT REQUIRES SOME TRANSFORMATION AND SOME
TRANSITION. >> GAVITO: YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THEY'RE PUTTING IN, TOO. I GET THAT.
THEIR INVESTMENT IN IT, TOO, HOWEVER BECAUSE THESE ARE REALLY LONG CONTRACTS, WE DON'T WANT A SUBPAR PERFORMER IN OUR AIRPORTS, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD WANT THAT, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST CURIOUS ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS OR IF WE DO HAVE A PROCESS OUTLINED ON SAYING, HEY, IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING THE MARK, YOU KNOW, FOR X MANY QUARTERS AND, YOU KNOW, SORRY,
WE'VE GOT TO REPLACE YOU. >> GREAT QUESTION.
AND BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THIS TERM, THERE IS HISTORICALLY AND CERTAINLY IN THE CASE OF SAN ANTONIO, A MIDTERM STOPPING PLACE, WHERE TAKE A LOOK AT IT, DOES IT NEED TO BE RECONCEPTED, DOES IT NEED TO BE REFURBISHED TO ANY GREAT EXTENT. THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE CONTRACTUAL THAT WILL INCLUDE ONGOING, ANNUAL REFURBISHMENT AND ALWAYS KEEPING AN OPEN DIALOGUE.
I THINK IT'S SPECIFICALLY IS KEEPING AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LOCATIONS TO ADDRESS AND GET AHEAD OF ANYTHING THAT MIGHT CREATE FOR A LONG-TERM UNDERPERFORMING CONCEPT. BUT THERE ARE TRIGGERS WITHIN THE CONTRACT THAT
WILL HELP PROHIBIT THAT. >> GAVITO: OKAY. PERFECT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS REALLY GETTING AT WAS THE CHECK-INS.
AGAIN, IF WE'RE SEEING THERE IS A LOW PERFORMER, I UNDERSTAND AS JESUS' POINT ABOUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS COVID, IT WAS SURVIVING TIMES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN EXCITING AIRPORT AND AIRPORT EXPANSION AHEAD OF US, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY LOW PERFORMERS IN THE
MIX. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> GAVITO: AND THEN -- YEAH, THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO.
COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: THANKS, JESUS, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
GREAT WORK, AS ALWAYS. COUNCILWOMAN ALDARETE GAVITO SORT OF TOOK
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EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. I MEAN... NO, GREAT QUESTIONS. 10-YEAR CONTRACTS, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS, ALWAYS SCARE ME. BECAUSE WHAT ARE THE -- WHAT ARE THE OUTS IF SOMETHING'S ABSOLUTELY NOT WORKING, AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS THERE. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS TO ME, OUR AIRPORT IS -- IS -- THE BEST PART ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW IS THE EASE OF ACCESS AND THE EASE OF WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE AIRPORT. AND SO I WOULD -- AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THIS INTO CONSIDERATION, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY, WHATEVER WE DO, WHATEVER WE PUT IN THERE, WE NEED TO HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BE A PART OF THE EASE OF OUR AIRPORT.YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO TO SOME OF THESE AIRPORTS AND THE LINES ARE SO LONG AND THEY'RE RUNNING INTO THE WALKWAYS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GET BY.
AND, OF COURSE, NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO GET AT THE BACK OF THE LINE, ESPECIALLY NOT IF THEY'RE FLIGHT'S IN 30 MINUTES OR WHATEVER IT IS, THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE BIG PROBLEMS THAT I SEE. >> SAENZ: I'LL JUST OFFER TO YOU, IT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, COUNCILMEMBER, SO JUST THIS MORNING I MET WITH THE FEDERAL SECURITY DIRECTOR, AND ONE WOULD THING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, BLOCK LEAVE THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO GET INTO WITH THE MILITARY LEAVE THAT WE'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE FOCUSED ON SUMMER OF 2024, WE'RE PREPARED FOR THAT. I'LL TELL YOU WE'RE ONE OF THE FIRST AIRPORTS IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES TO HAVE ALL CT MACHINES.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG MEDIA BLITZ HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AT OUR AIRPORT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR PHONES, BAGS OUT OF YOUR BAG.
YOU CAN LEAVE IT ALL IN THERE, PUT IT INSIDE THE TUB AND MOVE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE CANINES, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS PHENOMENAL WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE THAT. EQUALLY IN KIND AS WE BRING ON CONDOR, WE BRING ON ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS INTO MEXICO, WITH VIVA AIRBUS, WE'RE MEETING ON FRIDAY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE PORT DIRECTOR FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, ALL VERY PROMPT QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THAT SPEED OF THROUGHPUT. >> WHYTE: YEAH.
EXCELLENT. SMALL THING, THERE'S A COFFEE SHOP NEXT TO THE STARBUCKS IN TERMINAL B, GREEN BEANS. I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN
HERE. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH -- >> SAENZ: IT IS PART OF THIS PACKAGE AND IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PACKAGE.
SO THE GREEN BEANS IS ALLOWED TO SELL SANDWICHES AND SOME DRINKS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, JUST BECAUSE, TO YOUR POINT OF HOW DO WE WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, EXISTING, YOU KNOW, GROUPS.
WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO OPEN STARBUCKS BECAUSE STARBUCKS USED TO BE AT THE VERY END, WE DISPLACED STARBUCKS AND BROUGHT IT FORWARD SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT, UTILIZE IT, PURCHASE THEIR COFFEE BEFORE THEY GO TO THEIR GATES. VERY SMART MOVE OF WHAT BEEVE DONE THERE, BUT WE KNEW WE HAD GREEN BEANS AND WE COULDN'T KEEP THEM OPEN.
SO THAT WAS ON A MONTH TO MONTH. WE ALLOWED THEM TO STAY OPEN AND SELL OTHER PRODUCTS OTHER THAN COFFEE AND WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN UNTIL WE OPEN THIS NEW SOLICITATION, SO THAT WILL BE A NEW
PACKAGE. >> WHYTE: SO THAT SPOT CAN'T BE A COFFEE SHOP?
>> SAENZ: THAT'S CORRECT. >> WHYTE: THAT WAS PART
OF THE DEAL WITH STARBUCKS. >> SAENZ: IT'S JUST NOT GOOD BUSINESS TO PUT A COFFEE SHOP NEXT TO A COFFEE SHOP.
WE'RE TRYING TO DIVERSIFY OF WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE OUT THERE.
>> WHYTE: OKAY. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.
COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM.
Y'ALL ARE DOING SUCH AMAZING WORK. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE LOW RIDERS AND LOW RIDER CARS AT THE AIRPORT AND JOE HAD GIVEN ME A CALL, HE'S LIKE, HEY, TERI, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE AIRPORT, THE EVENT WAS DURING AN A SE SESSION AND I COULDN'T GO, I HOPE THEY GET TO STAY THERE AS A FIXTURE. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS COMING IN ENJOY THEM. THEY WANT TO GET IN THE CARS, BUT IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE, AND I KNOW MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE JUST SO EXCITED.
I GOT A TEXT FROM EVERYONE, IF I KNEW ABOUT THE LOW RIDERS BEING AT THE AIRPORT. SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT. ON THE CONVERSATION WITH THE LOCAL AND THE FRANCHISES, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY OF THE FRANCHISES ARE OWNED BY A LOCAL? DO WE TRACK THAT, IF IT'S A MCDONALD'S BUT THE OWNER IS A SAN ANTONIO RESIDENT?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S TRACKED? >> SAENZ: WE DO HAVE IT,
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BUT WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU. AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT EXACT NUMBER, COUNCILWOMAN. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOUTHE WRONG NUMBER. >> CASTILLO: NOT A PROBLEM.
I JUST WANT AN UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS
BEING TRACKED. >> SAENZ: IT IS. >> CASTILLO: AND I KNOW I'M JUST ONE PERSON BUT TYPICALLY I STICK WITH THE FRANCHISES BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO WRECK MY STOMACH BEFORE GETTING BUT THAT'S JUST ME.
BUT I JUST -- I UNDERSTAND AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT BUSINESSES AT OUR AIRPORT. ON THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MORE VENDORS AND ITEMS TO BUY, WHAT CAME TO MIND, MARKET SQUARE. THOSE VENDORS CAN PACK SO MUCH WITHIN A SMALL BOOTH.
AND I KNOW MANY TOURISTS TRY TO FIND A KEY CHAIN THAT SAYS SAN ANTONIO OR SOMETHING SAN ANTONIO. AND WHILE THEY ARE IMPORTS FROM LATIN AMERICA, I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TOURISTS WOULD BE REALLY EXCITED TO GO INTO A QUICK SHOP, BUY SOMETHING AS A SOUVENIR TO TAKE CARE TO THEIR FAMILY. IS THAT SOMETHING Y'ALL HAVE EXPLORED, POTENTIALLY PARTNERING WITH A MARKET SQUARE VENDOR.
>> SAENZ: I THINK WE'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE PRIME TO COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS.
BUT THAT COMES OUT IN THESE RETAIL MERCHANDISING UNITS THAT WE HAVE THAT CAN TRANSITION
INTO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. >> CASTILLO: GREAT, THANKS. I ALSO WANTED TO EMPHASIZE ONE POINT MY COLLEAGUE BROUGHT UP WAS COMPENSATION AND WAGES. I THINK IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY WHILE WE'RE EVALUATING THE RFPS TO HAVE A HIGH POINT SYSTEM FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S ENTRY WAGE -- BECAUSE IT IS A VERY LONG COMMUTE TO GET TO THE AIRPORT. DO AIRPORT EMPLOYEES HAVE TO PAY FOR PARKING OR ARE THEY
GIVEN A PARKING PASS TO PARK IN THE GARAGE? >> SOME PRIMES PAY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE CONCESSIONAIRE EMPLOYEES. BUT THERE'S ALSO BADGE, BACKGROUND CHECKS, SOME OF THE OTHERS ARE CONSTRAINTS TO OPERATING AT THE AIRPORT.
WHICH IS WHY CONCESSION OPERATORS HAVE TO PAY BETTER THAN STREET WAGES IN ORDER TO NOT ONLY ATTRACT BUT TO RETAIN THOSE EMPLOYEES. WHICH COMES FROM A VERY SMALL
POOL WHEN YOU PUT ON THOSE SECURITY CONSTRAINTS. >> CASTILLO: YES.
DO WE KNOW IF THE VENDORS COVER THE FEE FOR THE BACKGROUND CHECK OR IS THE APPLICANT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FEE? >> THE VENDORS WILL PAY FOR THAT.
>> CASTILLO: GREAT. >> AGAIN, TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ATTRACT, YOU KNOW, A QUALIFIED LABOR POOL. BUT I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE QUESTIONS ABOUT SHOPPING AND RETAIL. IN ADDITION TO THE RMUS THAT CAN ADD INTERESTING ITEMS, NECESSITIES, THE T TRAVEL CONVENIENCE ITEMS, STRATEGICALLY PLACED THROUGHOUT THE TERMINAL. WHAT WE'RE HOPEFUL IN RECEIVING PROPOSALS ON WITH RESPECT TO THE RETAIL PACKAGE ARE THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE -- WE'VE CARVED OUT AND IDENTIFIED AS RETAIL BUT MAY NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN RETAIL.
IN SOME LOCATIONS WHERE TWO RETAIL STORES WERE LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER, WE'RE GIVING THE PROPOSERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE ENTIRE SPACE TO HAVE STORES WITHIN STORES, TO HAVE THAT MARKETPLACE FEEL THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR A MUCH GREATER
VARIETY OF RETAIL PRODUCT WITHIN THE PROGRAM. >> CASTILLO: GREAT.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE I WORKED IN MARKET SQUARE FROM '16 ALL THROUGHOUT MY UNDERGRAD. AND THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MARKET SQUARE, WHILE YOU HAVE TABLES, THEY WANT TO RUN TO GO GET SOMETHING AND THEN COME BACK AND HAVE DINNER. THEY COULD BE HAVING DINNER AS A FAMILY AND IF IT'S CLOSE TO 5:00 WHERE MARKET SQUARE IS GOING TO CLOSE, THEY RUN IN THERE AND GRAB WHAT THEY NEED.
GREAT NEWS AND I APPRECIATE IT. >> WE RECOGNIZED RETAIL AS BEING AN IMPORTANT AREA THAT COULD BE AMPLIFIED AND HAVE TAKEN SOME STEPS TOWARDS THAT.
>> CASTILLO: GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, JESUS. YOU KNOW I LOVE THE AIRPORT.
I COULD SPEND MY ENTIRE LIFE THERE IF I COULD. >>
>> KAUR: I'M NOT A MOVIE PERSON. OKAY.
I'LL WATCH IT. I HAVE A QUESTION. ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RUBRIC, THE ITEMS YOU LISTED, THEY SEEM SO VAGUE AND REALLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF POINTS FOR SOMETHING THAT'S PLAN -- PROPOSED PLAN IS 45 POINTS. THAT IS SO VARIABLE.
WHAT DO YOU ALL DO FOR NORMING ACROSS YOUR EVALUATION COMMITTEE? SO YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A STRONG PLAN LOOKS LIKE?
>> SAENZ: AS YOU LOOK AT THE EVALUATION CRITERIA -- THIS LEADS TO A GOOD ITEM THAT WE
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WANTED TO SURFACE, BASED ON COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S POINT WITH REGARDS TO HIS DISTRICT AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO THERE. THE EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, AND QUALIFICATIONS IS CAN YOU DO THIS AND HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE.THAT'S A BIG FACTOR. THE PROPOSED PLAN PURPOSEFULLY HAS 45 POINTS.
BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE CREATIVE AND BRING A LOT OF INNOVATION INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING. WE TALK ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AIRPORT, WHAT'S EXISTING TODAY. IT'S ALL BUCKETED IN THERE AND WE WANT TO SEE -- THAT'S WHY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE POINTS, ONE WOULD SAY, HEY, YOU NEED TO PUT THE MAJORITY OF POINTS IN COMPENSATION BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL ABOUT MONEY. OUR FOCUS, YES, WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR NON-AIRLINE REVENUES BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN IT'S ABOUT THE SENSE OF PLACE.
WE WANT A REFLECTION AND A SENSE OF PLACE OF SAN ANTONIO. THOSE PROPOSED PLANS NEED TO BE THERE. I CAN'T ENCOURAGE YOU ENOUGH TO TALK TO ANY OF THE, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE, YOU KNOW, OPERATORS WITHIN YOUR DISTRICTS, TO REACH OUT TO THOSE.
WE'RE OPENING THE DOORS TO SAY EVERYONE WORK TOGETHER. FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE BEST PACKAGE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK FROM DISTRICT 1 THROUGH 10 WITH SOME OF THESE PRIMES TO COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS AND WORK TOGETHER. SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE A CRITERIA FOR THE DECISION THAT WE MAKE AS A TEAM. AND THEN BRING THAT RESOLUTION
TO YOU ALL. >> KAUR: SO YOU GUYS DO A CONSENSUS SYSTEM WHERE WE INDIVIDUALLY RANK AND COME TOGETHER AND COME TO A CONSENSUS.
>> WE'LL LOOK AT THE PACKAGE, DO INTERVIEWS, COME FORWARD AND REVIEW THE COMPENSATION AND
IDENTIFY WHAT IS THE BEST FOR THE AIRPORT. >> KAUR: TERMS OF WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GROSS SALES THAT YOU ALL RECEIVE.
DO YOU ALL SET THAT OR DOES THE PRIME? >> SAENZ: SO THE 20 POINTS IS BY US AND THE PRIME'S GOING TO COME IN AND SAY HERE'S WHAT PERCENTAGE I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU. >> KAUR: SO THEY DO GET TO SAY --
>> SAENZ: ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM. >> KAUR: PERFECT.
SO YOU WOULD ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. SO IS THAT -- GOING BACK TO THE 25% LOCAL. IF YOU REQUIRE MORE LOCAL, THE PERCENTAGE OF SALES THAT YOU
ALL RECEIVE COULD BE LOWER IF LOCAL ISN'T DOING AS WELL? >> SAENZ: IT IS WHY WE ARE HERE AT B SESSION LISTENING TO YOU ALL AND YOUR COMMENTS. WE WILL BE VERY CONSIDERATE OF
THAT AS WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND AS WE ASSEMBLE THIS TEAM. >> KAUR: KNOWING THAT AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS A BUSINESS DECISION, I THINK WHAT YOU STILL HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL IS WE DO WANT TO SHOW LOCAL BECAUSE IT SHOWS TO PEOPLE WHAT OUR CITY IS TRULY ABOUT.
TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, WE'D LIKE YOU ALL TO AT LEAST THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE, HOW MUCH REVENUE IS POTENTIALLY CHANGED IF WE DO OPT TO 35%, 40% OF THE
REQUIREMENT TO HAVE LOCAL CONCEPTS. >> SAENZ: AS I MENTIONED, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY CONSIDERATE OF AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE'RE RECEIVING TODAY.
>> KAUR: RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS A COMMUNITY IS OBESITY AND NONE OF OUR OPTIONS REALLY AT THE AIRPORT CURRENTLY HAVE REAL HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ADD THAT INTO THE CONSIDERATION BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE SOME KIND OF HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. AT LEAST BE CONSIDERATE FOR TRAVELERS WHO ARE HEALTH
CONSCIOUS. >> SAENZ: REBECCA IS TELLING ME IT'S PART OF THE
REQUIREMENT. IT'S IN THERE. >> KAUR: YOU SAID THEY MAKE A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO SECURE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ABCDE OR WHATEVER.
WHAT DOES A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT MEAN? DOES THAT MEAN THEY MET IT OR
THEY TRIED? >> EACH OF THEM ARE GOING TO HAVE PERCENTAGES THAT THEY BRING FORWARD AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT BASED ON WHAT THEY PROPOSE.
WE HAVE SOME HISTORICAL DATA THAT REFLECTS HOW OTHERS HAVE PERFORMED.
WE CAN TAKE THAT AND REVIEW THAT WITH OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SEE HOW OTHERS ARE PERFORMING. WE WANT TO LEAD THAT EFFORT SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT.
BASED ON THE RESPONDENTS, WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
>> KAUR: THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCEPTS, I NOTICE YOU DIDN'T JUST SEPARATE THEM BASED ON TERMINAL. THE ONE BAR OR LIKE THE RESTAURANT AREA IS ON B AND THE COMMON AREA IS ON THE OTHER. HOW DO WE ENSURE COORDINATION AMONGST THOSE TWO PACKAGES IN THAT THEY'RE NOT BRINGING THE SAME CONCEPT IN THE SAME TERMINAL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> SAENZ: AS THE CITY IS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPORT, WE WANT TO CREATE THAT COMPETITION.
WE WANT IT TO HAPPEN. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DIVERSIFICATION OF AIRLINES, THIS TOO SHOULD BE DIVERSIFIED AND WE WANT TO CREATE THAT COMPETITION AND FORCE THEM TO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER AND AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO CREATE BETTER SERVICES THAT ATTRACTS PASSENGERS TO WANT TO BUY AND PURCHASE AND SPEND SOME MORE TIME AT OUR AIRPORT.
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>> KAUR: SO WHEN YOU EVALUATE THE TWO PACKAGES, YOU'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHETHER THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF OFFERING, LIKE NOT PUTTING TWO COFFEE SHOPS RIGHT NEXT TO
EACH OTHER? >> SAENZ: THAT IS CORRECT. >> KAUR: I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE NATIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE I TRAVELED THERE A LOT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.
WHEN YOU'RE IN NASHVILLE, THERE'S LIVE MUSIC AND THE LIVE MUSIC IS COMING FROM THE FOOD VENDORS. IS THAT A PART OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU EVALUATE THE PLAN? HOW DO YOU SHOW THE CITY, EVEN IN THE COMMON AREAS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMON AREAS TOO, RIGHT? >> SAENZ: WE TALK ABOUT THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE SOLICITATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS CONCESSIONS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT SENSE OF PLACE. 100,000 DIRECT OR INDIRECT FEEDBACK FROM EACH ONE OF THESE TEN DISTRICTS THAT WE WENT OUT AND TALKED WITH AND SPOKE WITH.
EVERYONE SAID THE SAME THING. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THE AIRPORT REFLECTS SAN ANTONIO?
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. >> KAUR: LAST COMMENT. THERE'S ANOTHER THING THEY DO AT THE AIRPORT. THEY HAVE MOBILE KIOSKS WHERE YOU CAN USE IT FOR FOOD.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THE PRE-SECURITY SIDE FOR TERMINAL B AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR MIGRANTS ARE WAITING FOR FLIGHTS AND SUCH. I KNOW THAT'S NOT ON THE RFP RIGHT NOW BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING OUT THERE ON THAT SIDE FOR THEM AS
THEY WAIT. >> SAENZ: IN SOME OF THOSE -- I DON'T KNOW ALL THOSE TERMS. I APOLOGIZE, WHETHER IT'S THE UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN TRANSITION AND MOVE ACCORDINGLY TO HELP US FOR ANY EVENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT HAPPEN HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THAT PEOPLE COME TO.
YOU KNOW, DEC THE SUMMER IS A PEAK PERIOD SO HOW DO WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. WHETHER THEY WANT A BOTTLE OF WATER OR THEY WANT TO PURCHASE SOMETHING THAT IS A REPRESENTATION OF SAN ANTONIO AS THE MARKET SQUARE BEFORE THEY LEAVE. HOW DO WE DO THAT GOING FORWARD? AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR -- TO YOUR REFERENCE WITH REGARDS TO NASHVILLE --
YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN SAN ANTONIO. >> KAUR: THANKS, JESUS.
THANKS, MAYOR. >> WALSH: EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, ON PROPOSED PLAN THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. JESUS MENTIONED IT EARLIER. THE DELIVERY AND EXECUTION OF THE OPTIONS. SO WE GET A GREAT PACKAGE. THE COUNCIL APPROVES IT.
WE DON'T WANT IT TO TAKE THREE YEARS TO PUT IT IN SO THEIR EXECUTION PLAN, THEIR CONSTRUCTION PLAN IS PART OF THAT PROPOSED PLAN. AND REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE UNLIKE THE NEW TERMINAL, WE WILL BE DOING RENOVATIONS IN A TERMINAL WHERE WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. AND SO MINIMIZING THAT, EXECUTING IT QUICKLY IS GOING
TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT PROPOSED PLAN AS WELL. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: YEAH.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. REALLY QUICK QUESTION. COUNCILMAN DR. KAUR TRIGGERED A THOUGHT. IN THE RFP ARE WE DIRECTING WHAT KIND OF FOOD WE WANT THEM
TO BRING IN, LIKE HAMBURGERS, CHINESE FOOD, MEXICAN FOOD? >> YEAH.
WE CONDUCTED BOTH AN EMPLOYEE AND A PASSENGER SURVEY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE TOP CHOICES FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE INCLINED TO MAKE A PURCHASE AT THE AIRPORT.
AND WE'RE MAKING THAT A PART OF THE RFP PACKAGE AND ARE RECOMMENDING TO THAT WHEN BRINGING THEIR CONCEPTS. SO THEY'LL SEE WHAT THE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY SAID
THEY WANT TO EAT AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL. >> KAUR: PERFECT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.
>> VIAGRAN: YEAH, I JUST HAD TO CHIME IN BECAUSE OF THE DISCUSSION.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME VENDORS THERE -- AND I'M GOING TO BRAG ON A RESIDENT OF MINE, CHEF JOHNNY HERNANDEZ. HE DOES HAVE HEALTHY OPTIONS, JUST NOBODY CHOOSES THEM.
BUT I THINK IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IMPROVING -- OH, ROSARIO'S IS THERE TOO.
THEY TRY A VEGAN OPTION BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE CHOOSE. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT OPTIONS, THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT HEALTHY OPTION OR THEY EXPAND THEIR MENU A LITTLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN THERE. I WAS LIKE, I JUST DON'T EAT THE HEALTHY FOOD.
IT'S THERE BUT THANKS, DR. KAUR. [LAUGHTER]
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ.
>> PELAEZ: THANK YOU. LATE LAST NIGHT I FLEW BACK IN FROM NEW ORLEANS.
I HADN'T BEEN THERE IN ABOUT 20 YEARS. I WAS ASTONISHED AT HOW WELL DONE THAT AIRPORT WAS. THE EXECUTION ON IT. I MEAN, YOU LAND AND YOU'RE IN NEW ORLEANS, RIGHT? I WAS IN NASHVILLE LAST YEAR -- AND TO COUNCILWOMAN KAUR, YOU'RE 100% RIGHT. WHEN YOU'RE IN NASHVILLE, YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN NASHVILLE.
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I WAS WITH MY SON LAST NIGHT AND HE WAS THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND HE'S LIKE, HUH.I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M IN A SPECIAL PLACE WHEN I'M WALKING THROUGH SAN ANTONIO'S AIRPORT.
I SAID, I KNOW, BUDDY. WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN A SPECIAL PLACE. AND WE HAD THE MOST SPECIAL THING AT THE AIRPORT IS WHEN YOU HEAR THIS BOOMING VOICE SAY, HI, I'M MAYOR NIRENBERG AND PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
ALL BAGS LOOK THE SAME. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A SPECIAL PLACE.
[LAUGHTER] >> PELAEZ: BUT I WILL TELL YOU MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THAT IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE. THAT THERE'S A WOW FACTOR TO IT THAT WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF THE AIRPLANE THAT THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THEY'VE LANDED IN SAN ANTONIO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXECUTE ON THAT. I'M NOT A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT. I DON'T PRETEND TO TELL YOU, JESUS, HOW TO RUN AN AIRPORT.
I'M LEARNING MORE AND MORE WITH EACH, YOU KNOW, NEGOTIATION THAT WE DO HERE.
WHAT IT TAKES. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IMPANELED SO WE CAN EXECUTE ON THIS. I DO KNOW ALSO THAT IT'S A BLOODY KNUCKLE FIGHT BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE BIG CONCESSIONAIRES AND I ACTUALLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
IT MEANS IT'S A BEAUTY CONTEST AND WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD COMING AT US WITH THEIR BEST CONCEPTS. I KNOW THAT THE OTHER DIFFICULT THING ABOUT THIS IS IT PUTS CITY COUNCIL IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO CHOOSE WHICH ONES OF OUR FRIENDS -- MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ON THESE TEAMS ARE FRIENDS OF OURS AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A DIFFICULT VOTE, IN SOME INSTANCES. I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN THE PAST AT GETTING IT RIGHT. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I CARE LESS -- IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THE MAG IS SUPER IMPORTANT IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR MONEY BEHIND IS IMPORTANT. BUT FOR ME PRIORITY NUMBER ONE IS MAKING SURE THAT IT'S AN IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCE FOR FOLKS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M UNAPOLOGETIC WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE EXPENSE OF NATIONAL CHAINS. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M NOT BEHOLDEN TO ANY NATIONAL CHAINS. I COULD CARE LESS WHAT THEY THINK OF ME AND THE ONLY THING I CARE ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT SAN ANTONIANS ARE BETTER OFF. AND TO THAT EXTENT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHERE MCDONALD'S WAS SMALL. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PANDA EXPRESS OR CHICK-FIL-A WERE SMALL OPERATIONS AND SOMEBODY GAVE THEM THE CHANCE TO BECOME BIG OPERATIONS .
THAT'S WHAT I LOOK AT THIS AIRPORT TO BE. IT'S A LAUNCHING PAD FOR BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO EXPAND TO OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE FUTURE AND I THINK IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THOSE BUSINESSES WANT TO ASPIRE OR THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ASPIRE TO BE BIGGER AND INCREASE THEIR MARKET SHARE, TO HELP THOSE SAN ANTONIO BUSINESSES DO THAT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU BRING ME NO NATIONAL CHAINS, I THINK THAT WILL BE A WIN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I DON'T CARE IF THERE'S A STARBUCKS IN THERE.
I WANT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP. I DON'T CARE IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT PRODUCES MORE MONEY THAN WHATABURGER. I WANT A WHATABURGER. THOSE ARE OURS AND I WAS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO. I WASN'T INCLUDED BY PEI WEI OR SBARRO'S PIZZA. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEAL.
I REMEMBER IN THE PAST WHAT IT WAS IS A -- EACH BIG COMPANY BRINGS A MENU OF BRANDS.
BUT BEHIND THE CASHIER, BEHIND THE COUNTER THOSE BRANDS ARE -- AND THE MENU AND THE CONCEPT.
BUT IT'S MANAGED AND STAFFED BY THE CONCESSIONAIRES' EMPLOYEES.
IS THAT THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE, JESUS? >> SAENZ: THAT IS CORRECT, COUNCILMEMBER. IT'S MANAGED BY THAT CONCESSIONAIRE.
ON OCCASION AND AT THE REQUEST THAT SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THEM, BECAUSE THEY CARE GENUINELY ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND THE DELIVERY OF THEIR PRODUCT. THEY CAN RECOMMEND THAT, HEY, I WANT TO HIRE THESE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY DELIVER THE PRODUCT THAT I WANT.
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE AFFORD THE TIMES FOR ALL OF THEM TO JOIN TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S HOW THAT MOVES FORWARD.
WE GO BACK TO THE 45 POINTS TO SAY WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW ARE YOU ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE THAT SENSE OF PLACE. SHOULD ONE OF THOSE LOCAL FIRMS OR PARTNERS FROM SAN ANTONIO WANT SOME SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT BY SOME OF THEIR STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS BEING DELIVERED THE WAY THEY WANT IT TO BE DELIVERED.
>> PELAEZ: OKAY. I'LL END ON THIS. I HAVE -- LAST NIGHT WHAT
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REALLY SURPRISED MY SON AND I WAS THAT THE LINE AT CAFE DUMOND WAS WRAPPING AROUND THE AIRPORT INTERFERING WITH THE LINE AT STARBUCKS. AND MORE PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN GETTING THEIR LAST BEIGNET AND THE CHICORY GARBAGE THEY SERVE.BUT THE LINE WAS LONG AND THAT AUTHENTICITY IS WHAT PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR ON THEIR WAY OUT OF TOWN. THANKS FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME.
>> SAENZ: THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE WITH THE
COMMENT ABOUT CHICORY BEING GARBAGE. >> PELAEZ: DON'T START.
DON'T START. WE CAN TAKE IT OUTSIDE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IT'S GREAT COFFEE. I THINK WE WOULD HAVE LINES AROUND THE TERMINAL TOO IF WE HAD CHICORY COFFEE. BUT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ WAS TALKING ABOUT BROUGHT UP A QUESTION I JUST THOUGHT OF. DO LOCAL FRANCHISEES OF NATIONAL BRANDS COUNT AS LOCAL
CONCEPTS? >> NO. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: NO? THAT'S GOOD. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. OKAY.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A GOOD CONVERSATION. THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER SO GO FORTH AND CONQUER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONCEPTS THAT COME BACK.
>> SAENZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, JESUS.
GREAT JOB, AIRPORT TEAM, AS ALWAYS. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXEC BUT WE DO HAVE A 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT. THE TIME IS 3:31 P.M. ON THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.