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>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THE TIME IS NOW 2:02 P.M. ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2025 AND THE MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS CALLED TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'LL START OFF WITH FIRST MINUTE ON THE AJEND AS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ANY CORRECTIONS OF THE MOMENTS?
MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
AYE PASSES. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SIGNED
TO SPEAK? >> CLERK: NO, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY, NEXT TIME. LIKE I SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO I THINK THIS IS OUT OF ORDER AND I WILL ASK VIA METROPOLITAN TO HOLD OFF A LITTLE BIT AND YOU'LL
BE THE LAST BUT WE'LL START OFF WITH ITEM 3 OR -- YES, ITEM 3. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
JOHN STEVENS, CCDO. I HAVE A SHORT ITEM FOR YOU RELATED TO DOCKLESS VEHICLES AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO VENDORS IN THE MARKET AND THIS WILL BE A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION AND THEN WE'RE SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL ON AN ISSUING AN RFP FOR COMPUTER CONTRACT WORK.
EXCUSE ME. SO THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2018 AND WE CONCLUDED TWO RFPS AND WE SELECTED TWO VENDORS. OUR CURRENT OPERATORS ARE BIRD AND VEO AND SINCE OUR PROGRAM WAS INITIATED OVER FOUR MILLION TRIPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT TERMS IS THAT EACH VENDOR HAS A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE ONE-YEAR RENEWAL. EACH COMPANY IS ALLOWED A THOUSAND VEHICLES, AND THEN WE HAD SEVERAL OTHER IMPORTANT CONTRACTING GOALS WHICH INCLUDED DEFENSES OF THE PRIORITY OF DOWNTOWN SIDEWALKS AND VOICE ORDERS FOR VEHICLES AND THEN A SECTION OF THE AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY FOR INCREASING VEHICLE COUNTS AND WE'D ALWAYS COMMITTED TO COMING BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
BEFORE WE DO THAT. SO THE PROGRAM REVENUES, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROGRAM REVENUES ROSE IN FY25, COMPARED TO 2024. AND THE PROGRAM MAKES ABOUT $373,000 A YEAR.
THE CITY BASICALLY EARNS REVENUE IN SEVERAL WAYS. THERE'S A PER VEHICLE ANNUAL FEE. THERE'S A 30 CENT RIDE SHARE REVENUE FOR EACH TRIP TAKEN.
AND THEN WE RECEIVE FEE-BASED REVENUE FOR VIOLATIONS. AND THOSE VIOLATIONS ARE REALLY FOR -- SINCE THE AREAS LIKE THE RIVERWALK AND ALAMO PLAZA WHEN THE VENDORS FAIL TO COMPLY AND CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONTRACT FACILITY. AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE THIS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION UNDER THE CONTRACT. CITY STAFF WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TO EXECUTE THAT -- OR BRING FORWARD THAT ONE-YEAR AMENDMENT.
AND THEN INITIATE AN RFP WITH THE SAME TERMS, TWO YEARS AND ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTION.
AND ENTERING THAT RFP PROCESS WE'LL BE LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS AND GEOFENCING AND THINGS TO PREVENT SIDEWALK RIDING AND JUST FURTHER SAFETY. WHICH ARE REALLY THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THROUGH EAST ITERATION OF THESE RFPS. AND THE TIMELINE FOR THIS -- THE TIMELINE AT THE TOP HERE IS WHAT IT TOOK US TO GET THROUGH AN RFP THE LAST TIME, WHICH WAS THAT WE ISSUED THE RFP IN SEPTEMBER 2022, AND THEN WE CAME BACK FOR THE CONTRACT AWARD IN OCTOBER OF 2023. WE'RE PLANNING FOR A ONE-YEAR PRESS AGAIN, AND SO WE WOULD INITIATE THE RFP IN THE SUMMER OF 2026, AND COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN IN OCTOBER OF 2026.
SO THAT'S REALLY -- THE SUMMARY OF THE ITEM AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ENDORSEMENT FOR THE ONE-YEAR AMENDMENT, OR THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION. AND THEN FEEDBACK ON INITIATION
OF THE RFP. AND THAT'S THE PRESENTATION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOTCHA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION DO. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON SOME
OF THIS TO FULL COUNCIL? >> YES. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY, SO I'LL -- UM, WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL DISCUSSION, AND EVERYBODY HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FOR THE FIRST ROUND AND THREE MINUTES FOR A SECOND ROUND. MY FIRST AND REALLY ONLY QUESTION IS, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN 2019, WHAT HAVE BEEN I GUESS THE MAJOR FEEDBACK FROM CONSTITUENTS, VISITORS ALIKE, AND HOW HAS THAT FEEDBACK BEEN IMPLEMENTED AS
TIME GOES ON, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE? >> SURE.
SO ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE, UM, WE'VE DONE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SURVEYS.
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MOST OF THEM ARE -- DEAL WITH SIDEWALK CLUTTER, RESPONSIVENESS OF VENDORS, AND CORRECTING ISSUES, UM, AND THAT'S BEEN LARGELY THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. ECOSYSTEM OF -- FOLKS WHO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE -- THE VEHICLES. HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS -- HOWMANY BUSINESSES DO THIS? >> THERE ARE TWO CURRENT VENDORS.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO BEYOND THE TWO, SAY WE ISSUE AN RFP DO WE JUST GET APPLICATIONS FROM
THOSE TWO OR -- >> NO, THERE'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE VENDORS THAN THAT.
THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF CONSOLIDATION IN THE MARKET. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY SIX TO EIGHT RESPONDENTS AT LEAST THAT WE
WOULD EXPECT TO SEE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOTCHA. AND I GUESS IN TERMS OF RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT, DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THE EXISTING VENDORS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN WORKED
OUT? OR DO WE FEEL -- >> NO, AT THIS POINT WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN THE MARKET AND THE OPERATORS THAT WE HAVE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THAT'S ALL FOR MY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. ARE THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE AND
ASSESS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COMPARABLE CITIES? >> YES, THEY HAVE DONE VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS OF PEER CITIES IN THE PAST. WE HAD A SHORTER, UM, EXPECTATION FOR CORRECTION THAN MANY CITIES WHEN THESE SERVICES WERE KIND OF ROLLED OUT NATIONALLY. OUR -- OUR COUNCIL KIND OF PUSHED FOR THE OPERATORS TO OPERATE WITHIN THE STRICTER TIMEFRAME FOR CORRECTION. AND SO OUR FEES AND OUR TIMELINES FOR CORRECTION HISTORICALLY WERE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OTHER CITIES THAT
HAVE KIND OF CAUGHT U >> MUNGIA: GOOD. AND AS FAR AS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, HAVE YOU COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY WITH FOLKS LIKE DISABILITY SA OR OTHER FOLK? AND I MENTION THAT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THIS PAST SATURDAY I WAS AT THE DISABILITY SA.
IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO I JUST WONDER IF YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THAT COMMUNITY ABOUT BLOCKAGE OF THE ACCESS OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH BIKES AND IF THERE'S A HUGE CONFLICT THERE?
>> I HAVEN'T ENGAGED THAT GROUP SPECIFICALLY, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT BEFORE WE COME BACK TO COUNCIL. WE'VE HAD MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, UM, REALLY FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW, ISSUES WITH ACCESSIBILITY. BUT WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM
BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. >> MUNGIA: YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY TO CALL ATTENTION TO THAT, SO I'D
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> WILL DO.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR.
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
ON THE CHART WITH HOW MUCH WE'RE GETTING ON THE PARKING -- OR LIKE THE PARKING FEE -- IS $100.
HOW MUCH ARE WE RECEIVING IN REVENUE FOR THAT? >> WE RECEIVED ABOUT $175,000 RELATED TO -- EXCUSE ME -- $146,000 RELATED TO COMPLIANCE FEES IN FY25.
EXCUSE ME. SO OF THE -- OF THAT SECOND ROW, THE REVENUE SHARE FOR THAT IS ABOUT $175,000 FOR RIDERSHIP FEES, AND THEN $146,000 FOR COMPLIANCE-RELATED PARKING FEES.
>> KAUR: WHAT CHANGED IN 2024 -- DID WE START GOING OUT AND TICKETING MORE?
>> SO WE USE A THIRD-PARTY DATA AGGREGATOR CALLED POPULOUS THAT ACTUALLY ASSESSES THESE COMPANIES FOR FAILURES TO CORRECT IN THOSE SENSITIVE AREAS.
AND SO THAT FEE REVENUE -- FIRST OF ALL IT DID NOT APPLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CONTRACT AND IT WAS A NEW FEATURE AND THE COMPANIES -- WE GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST TO KIND OF THAT NEW ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO BE FINED. AND WE HAD TO BUILD OUT AN APPEAL PROCESS AND THE LIKE. SO THE FIRST QUARTER, THERE WAS NO REVENUE RELATED TO THAT FEE COMPLIANCE. AND THEN, SECONDLY, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE -- IN THE
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NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF VIOLATIONS. >> KAUR: SO WE PAY THE THIRD PARTY AND THEN EVERY TIME THAT SOMEONE PARKS THE SCOOTER IN THE WRONG SPOT THEY HAVE TO PAY
THAT? >> IF THEY LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN A SENSITIVE AREA, LIKE ALAMO PLAZA, AND THEY DON'T CORRECT IT WITHIN THE S STIPULATED PERIOD THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSED
A FINE AND THEN WE GET THE FEE REVENUE. >> KAUR: AND WHAT -- LIKE, WHAT
IS THE TIME PERIOD THEY HAVE -- >> IT'S ONE HOUR FOR CORRECTION IN THE SENSITIVE AREAS LIKE THE
RIVERWALK AND ALAMO PLAZA. >> KAUR: SO WHEN I HAVE TRAVELLED TO OTHER CITIES THEY JUST HAVE SPACES THAT ARE ALREADY, LIKE, BLACKED OUT. HAVE WE IMPLEMENTED THAT FEATURE
AUDIBLE ALERTS TO RIDERS. ULTIMATELY IF THE RIDER DECIDES TO JUST LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE -- JUST BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY WORKED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE PROBLEM DOESN'T STILL EXIST. SO IF THE VEHICLE GETS LEFT ESSENTIALLY IN THAT FOOTPRINT AND THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMING TO COLLECT IT.
SO IF THE COMPANY FAILS TO COLLECT IT, AT THAT POINT IN THE CONTRACT SOA, THEN THAT AT POINT
THEY ASSESS THE FINE. >> KAUR: DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE HAVE A MAP OF WHAT AREAS ARE
GEOFENCED? >> I HAVE TO FOLLOW UP. IT'S THE MAIN PLAZA AND RIVERWALK AND MAIN PLAZA AND MARKET SQUARE, OUR IMPORTANT DOWNTOWN PARKS AND PLAZAS.
>> KAUR: OKAY. WE WENT TO -- I THINK IT WAS AN MLC CONFERENCE OR SOMETHING AND I WAS TRYING TO SCOOTER AND I THINK THAT IT WAS TAMPA. AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF AREAS, LIKE, YOU CAN'T PARK. AND SO -- SO IT'S ANNOYING FOR THE RIDER, BUT IT PREVENTS, LIKE, THE CLUTTER THAT WE SEE I THINK IN CERTAIN SPOTS. SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD LOOKED AT THE MAP OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE GEOFENCED AND IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE ON AREAS THAT WE DON'T WANT PARKING TO BE EXCESSIVE. SO, I DON'T KNOW, IF WE COULD JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. LIKE, I KNOW THAT PEARLMAN IS SCOOTER FREE SO YOU CAN'T GO.
SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PLACE -- I KNOW THAT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WE MAY HAVE ONLY BEEN CHOOSING PUBLIC PROPERTY, BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT, LIKE, HOT SPOTS FROM THOSE VIOL VIOLATIONS AND F THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL GEOFENCE LOCATIONS THAT WE NEED TO
INCORPORATE WITHIN THAT. >> SURE. >> KAUR: AND ALSO IF THERE'S A WAY WITH ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO LOOK AT SPECIFIC MICRO-MOBILITY, LIKE WHERE WE WANT ADDITIONAL SCOOTERS. LIKE, IF WE PROVIDED AN INCENTIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SUPPLY AT CERTAIN AREAS.
SO IF WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A PARKING GARAGE THAT FOLKS ARE USING TO MOVE -- GO BACK AND FORTH, AND, LIKE, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S PARKING ALLOWED IN SPECIFIC AREAS AND THERE'S ALWAYS A SUPPLY THERE. BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE SCOOTERS IF THEY'RE NOT THERE AND YOU CAN'T USE IT, RIGHT? SO I WOULD LIKE US TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN REVAMP ALL OF OUR MICRO-MOBILITY PROGRAMS IN ASSUMPTION THAT, UM, THAT WE
MIGHT NEED MORE USAGE OF THEM AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. >> UNDERSTOOD.
>> KAUR: THANKS, CHAIR. >> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE AND ASSESS TO DO. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PARKING CORRALS AT THOSE TRANSPORTATION
HUBS AND ENCOURAGE THE VENDORS TO DEPLOY IN THOSE AREAS. >> KAUR: DO YOU PROVIDE AN
INCENTIVE OR ANYTHING? >> THERE'S WANT AN INVENTIVE TO THE RIDE IN THE ZONE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO THE OPERATORS ABOUT AND IN THE NEXT CONTRACT, THAT'S GREAT
FEEDBACK FOR US TO INCLUDE. >> KAUR: YEAH, LIKE -- OBVIOUSLY, TAKING IT BACK TO THE END USER. IF ME AS A DRIVER KNOW THAT I WOULD GET A HALF OFF OF MY RIDE IF I DRIVE AN EXTRA COUPLE BLOCKS AND PARK IT, VERSUS STOPPING AT THE CORNER THAT I'M AT, I MIGHT BE MORE INCLINED TO DO THAT IF IT WAS JUST A POP-UP THAT CAME UP.
AND I ACTUALLY DID HAVE ONE MORE THING, CHAIR. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GO AHEAD.
>> KAUR: DO WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE? I KNOW THAT HAS TO DO A LITTLE BIT WITH THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL, BECAUSE IT'S A TRICKY INDUSTRY, BUT, UM, DO WE -- IS THERE NOT AN ABILITY FOR US TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPETITION? BECAUSE THE RATES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, UM, FOR BOTH OF THESE, BECAUSE THEY KINK HAS A BIT OF A MONOPOLY DOWNTOWN.
>> SO FOR CONTEXT, VEO DOES SEE MORE RIDES THAN BIRD. >> KAUR: REALLY?
>> SIGNIFICANTLY MORE, ACTUALLY. AND SO THE WAY THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS HAS BEEN THE BLEND OF ECO-TYPES IN THE MARKET. SO WE HAVE TRIED TO PRIORITIZE LIKE SEATED AND STANDING OPTIONS FOR DIFFERENT CUSTOMER TYPES POTENTIALLY.
AND SO THAT -- WITH THAT BEING SOLVED BY THE CURRENT VENDORS AND THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES BEING BOTH COMMERCIALLY VIABLE FOR THEM AND NOT EXCESSIVE, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE LANDED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TWO OPERATORS OF THE THOUSAND VEHICLES EACH.
BUT WE COULD LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THAT SAME NUMBER OF VEHICLES SPREAD ACROSS A DIFFERENT NUMBER
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OF VENDORS AND -- AND IDENTIFY -- >> KAUR: IS THIS A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION? I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES, PARTICULARLY, AGAIN, IF WE'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE MORE MICRO-MOBILITY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN AN UBER. AND SOMETIMES IF I'M USING -- YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ONE PERSON, RIGHT, VERSUS THREE PEOPLE IN AN UBER. AND THE SCOOTER CAN'T BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE UBER. AND THE RIGHTS HAVE INCREASED AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR WAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY AHEAD OF TIME. AND I JUST THINK -- I AM OBVIOUSLY -- YOU KNOW, ANYWAY -- SO I THINK IF YOU COULD DO A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANALYSIS ON WHETHER IF WE ADDED MORE COMPETITION BACK TO THE MARKETPLACE, IF THAT WOULD
AFFECT THE RATES THAT THE END USER IS FACING. >> SURE.
WHEN WE COME BACK FOR THE RFP WE CAN GIVE A BRIEF ON THAT. >> KAUR: OKAY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD REQUEST-WISE AND IF WE COULD GET THIS IN A FINISH-UP MEMO, NUMBER ONE, A MAP WITH WHAT THE GEOFENCED AREAS ARE. AND I THINK ALSO WHAT -- WHAT OUR POLICY LOOKS LIKE IN COMPARISON TO A CITY LIKE -- IT WAS TAMPA?
>> KAUR: YEAH. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: TAMPA AND OTHER CITIES WITH DOCKLESS VEHICLES, JUST TO KNOW MAYBE IF -- IF -- MAYBE THERE'S ROOM FOR POLICY CHANGE IN TERMS OF WHERE YOU CAN PARK AND WHAT AMENITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND PARKING SPACE -- ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND THEN A THIRD THING WAS MAYBE A HIGH LEVEL ANALYSIS OF -- BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE IF YOU BROUGHT THE TWO -- IF YOU BROUGHT VEO AND BIRD TOGETHER AND SAID, HEY, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF WE ADDED A THIRD VENDOR, I'M SURE THEY WOULDN'T BE THOROUGHLY PLEASED WITH THAT, BUT IF WE COULD LOOK AT OTHER CITIES SIMILAR TO US IN SIZE AND SCALE AND SAY, HEY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THREE OR FOUR VENDORS.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. A QUICK QUESTION.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT WAS A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL TERM. WHEN WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO END?
>> THE TWO-YEAR TERM JUST ENDED. SO THE TWO-YEAR TERM ENDED SEPTEMBER 30.
AND WE'RE BRINGING THE ONE-YEAR RENEWAL TO COUNCIL FOLLOWING BRIEFING THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY. I THINK THAT WHAT I WAS JUST WONDERING IS -- IS WHY WE'RE KIND OF GETTING INTO THE CONTRACT EXTENSION CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. LIKE, IF WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO END, UM, WHY WE'RE
EXTENDING IT INSTEAD OF -- >> WELL, THE IDEA IS TO EXECUTE THE ONE-YEAR RENEWAL AND THEN INITIATE AN RFP SO THAT THERE'S NOT A SERVICE GAP. SO WE KNOW THAT IT WILL TAKE US QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO INITIATE THAT RFP. AND THE CONTRACT HAD ALWAYS CONTEMPLATED A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF ALIGNING THE RFP AND COMING TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO GET FEEDBACK ON -- ON THE RFP AND ALSO JUST THE CONTRACT RENEWAL.
>> ALDERETE GAVITO: YEAH, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND, LIKE, NOT HAVING A SERVICE GAP.
ALTHOUGH I WOULD JUST HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE WORKED BACKWARDS.
IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONTRACT EXTENSION WE HAVE TO HAVE XYZ DONE BY CERTAIN DATES.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS NOT GOING TO INCUR HIGHER COSTS OR CHARGES FROM THESE VENDORS
BECAUSE OF THIS EXTENSION, ARE WE? >> NO, THIS IS ALL A REVENUE CONTRACT AND, I MEAN, THIS IS A TYPICAL FORMAT THAT WE HAVE, WHERE WE HAVE A BASE YEAR AND RENEWALS. AND SO IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS HOW THESE VENDORS DO IN THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS. AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THIS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION. WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH DOING THAT, GIVING OURSELVES THE TIME TO DEVELOP THE RFP.
HAD WE HAD A VERY DIFFERENT, UM, EXPERIENCE WITH THE VENDORS OVER THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, 12 MONTHS OF THE CONTRACT -- WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GONE WITH A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND SOUGHT TO INITIATE AN RFP EARLIER AND NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT EXTENSION.
SO THE CONTRACT EXTENSION JUST PROVIDED US FLEXIBILITY. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS ONE-YEAR RENEWAL IN THE NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE?
>> THE INTENT IS TO DISCUSS IT NOW -- >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY.
>> DISCUSSING BOTH -- WE ARE HOPING FOR AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION AND THEN ANY FEEDBACK THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS RELATED TO A FUTURE RFP FOR DOCKLESS
VEHICLES. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILWOMAN, IF I COULD ADD WITH YOUR AGREEMENT TODAY IT WILL HEAD TO CITY COUNCIL AND WE'LL COME BACK WITH SOME FEEDBACK ON THE RFP MOVING FORWARD AND LET YOU KNOW BEFORE WE ISSUE IT.
THAT'S THE PLAN. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: I SEE, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
THANK YOU. WHEN IS THAT EXTENSION GOING TO COME TO COUNCIL?
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: AFTER -- >> EARLY NOVEMBER. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: YEAH.
THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND THE PLAN IS TO ISSUE THIS FALL AND THE RFP MOVING FORWARD SO
WE'LL COME BACK TO SEE YOU THIS FALL. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY, GOT
AND I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING YEAR AND WE'VE NOT HAD A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING SINCE APRIL SO THE OPPORTUNITY IS TO HANDLE -- HANDLE THIS KIND OF BUSINESS HAS BEEN VERY SLIM AND SCARCE. AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE FOR FUTURE -- AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER, UM, RFPS OR CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE -- BUT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND DATES AND LET'S MAKE SURE
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THAT IF WE HAVE TO DO ANY EXTENSIONS THAT WE DO IT BEFORE -- BEFORE THE CONTRACTSHAVE ALREADY TERMED OUT. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT -- WHAT THE TRENDS ARE OF THE USAGE FOR THESE DOCKLESS VEHICLES?
>> TRENDS OF USAGE. SO, UM, AS FAR AS TOTAL TRIPS, TOTAL TRIPS ARE UP THIS YEAR OVER LAST YEAR. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 730,000 TRIPS AND THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 785,000 TRIPS TAKEN. AND SO GENERAL UTILIZATION, UM, IS UP. TRIPS PER VEHICLE IS PRETTY FLAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
SO, UM, SLIGHTLY HIGHER USAGE. >> SPEARS: SO WOULD YOU SAY -- SO IT WILL BE HIGHER USAGE THIS
YEAR? >> UM-HMM. >> SPEARS: AND THEN ALSO IS IT A LOT, YOU KNOW, REGULAR USERS OR A LOT OF TOURISTS? OR --
>> IT IS HARD FOR US TO GET DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF WHO EXACTLY THE USER IS.
IN SURVEYS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOCAL USER BASE, BUT IT'S NEVER
GOING TO BE THE MAJORITY. >> MUNGIA: MAY I REAL QUICK GO BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS JUST ASKED. YOU MENTIONED THAT RIDES PER VEHICLE HAS BEEN FAIRLY SIMILAR BUT THAT RIDERSHIP HAS GONE UP. I'M GOING TO USE A VERY SIMPLE UNREALISTIC NUMBER AND I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN WHY IT'S WRONG. IF IN 2024, THAT THERE ARE A THOUSAND VEHICLES AND EACH GETS FIVE RIDES A DAY THAT'S 5,000. IN 2024, RIDERSHIP PER VEHICLE IS THE SAME AND SO THAT'S FIVE RIDES A DAY AND A THOUSAND VEHICLES AND 5,000 RIDES SO THAT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE JUMP IN
THE RIDERSHIP. >> THAT'S A GOOD REASONABLE QUESTION.
THE REASON IS THAT THE COMPANIES CONTROL THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES DEPLOYED.
THEY HAVE A CAP -- NOT A MINIMUM. SO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES DEPLOYED WILL SHIFT BASED ON USAGE, AS LONG AS IT NEVER CROSSES THAT THOUSAND VEHICLES.
AND SO THEY GET MORE VEHICLES OUT AT TIMES OF HIGH RIDERSHIP AND THEY'LL SEE MORE TOTAL
TRIPS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOTCHA. THANK YOU.
>> SPEARS: SO I GUESS THAT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT TOO, WHAT COUNCILWOMAN KAUR WAS ASKING. SO YOU'RE ANTICIPATING -- SO WE WERE AT 187 AND WE WENT UP TO
353, AND THEN WE'RE GOING BACK DOWN TO 266? >> THE REASON THAT 2026 NUMBER IS LOW IS THAT WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FEE REVENUE IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WASN'T ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR INITIAL FY 20-26 BUDGET. AND SO IT MAY OUTPERFORM THAT
286. >> SPEARS: SO YOU'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE?
>> BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE. >> SPEARS: OKAY. UM, HAVE WE, LIKE, THOUGHT ABOUT MEMBERSHIPS -- WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FEES AND IF THEY'RE COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER CITIES AND HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT MEMBERSHIPS AS BEING PART OF THAT STRUCTURE?
>> SO THE COMPANIES -- SOME OF THEM DO OFFER MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE.
THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE AWARE OF ARE REALLY MORE IN OUR EQUITY PROGRAMS FOR LOWER-INCOME USERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ENROLL IN FREE OR REDUCED -- REDUCED TRIPS. AND SO THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE CITY'S FOCUS ON DRIVING USAGE
FOR, UM, LOWER-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. >> SPEARS: OKAY.
UM, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY RECORD FOR THE DOCKLESS SCOOTERS.
HOW ARE THEY COMPARING WITH, LIKE, THE LITTLE RUNNER OR WITH THE LOCAL --
>> I'LL NEED TO FOLLOW-UP TO FIND OUT HOW IT COMPARED TO THE LLITTLE RUNNER.
ACCIDENT DATA -- WE DO RECEIVE ACCIDENT DATA EVERY MONTH FROM POLICE AND FIRE.
GENERALLY IT'S A FEW TRANSPORTS AND ACCIDENTS A MONTH. I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IN AUGUST THERE WAS ONE TRANSPORT ACCIDENT AND TWO ACCIDENTS THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE TRANSPORT. IN SEPTEMBER THERE WERE THREE THAT REQUIRED TRANSPORT AND TWO THAT DIDN'T. THE ACCIDENT COUNTS ARE RELATIVELY LOW, AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE TOTAL ACCIDENTS.
>> SPEARS: OKAY. AND THEN DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
RIDERS? >> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CITATIONS ISSUED.
>> SPEARS: OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? COUNCILWOMAN -- DR. KAUR?
>> KAUR: THANKS, CHAIR. I WAS GOING TO ASK -- MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND MAYBE I'M OVERSTEPPING. IT WOULD BE GREAT SINCE THE LITTLE RUNNER WAS BROUGHT UP AND WE ALSO HAVE PEDI-CABS AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION METHODS FOR OUR DOWNTOWN, IF WE COULD JUST GET, LIKE, UH, AN OVERVIEW MAYBE AND A COMPARISON OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
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TRANSPORTATION METHODS AND HOW MANY PERMITS ARE ALLOWED, WHAT IS THE REVENUE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, MAYBE WE COULD GET A BRIEFING THAT POSSIBLY WOULD ADDRESS THOSE.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE CAN DO THAT. OF COURSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO SUPPORT
THE ITEM AS IT GOES TO COUNCIL. >> MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE IT TO COUNCIL.
>> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS ITEM 4, THE BIG TICKET ITEM FOR THE DAY, CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICANTS TO THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD. AND CAN WE PLEASE GET A STAFF
PRESENTATION? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I'M DEBBIE RACCA-SITTRE, CITY CLERK.
AND I'M GOING TO BE PROHIBITING KIND OF A BACKGROUND ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION AND OUR PROCESS. SO THE COMMISSION ADVISES THE AVIATION DIRECTOR MATTERS AFFECTS THE AIRPORT AND INITIATIVES AND CONSISTS OF 19 MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE AVIATION INDUSTRY AND THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY AND THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AND THE AIRPORT BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE LARGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY AT LARGE. EACH MEMBER IS APPOINTED TO A TWO-YEAR TERM WITH APPOINTMENTS STAGGERING FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OPENED UP APPLICATIONS ON DECEMBER 18TH, OF 2024. WHICH IS 90 DAYS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM.
THERE WAS A WEB POSTING AND SOCIAL MEETINGS POSTINGS BY THE ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND ON THE JANUARY 27TH. AND BY SEPTEMBER 15TH OF 2025, WE RECEIVED 78 APPLICATIONS.
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE VETTED THOSE 78 APPLICATIONS AND OF THE 78, 67 WERE ELIGIBLE.
THE ATHE HOC COMMITTEE WAS CREAY THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND THAT INCLUDED THE DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER AND DISTRICT 9 COUNCILMEMBER. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR SERVING ON THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO HELP TO SHOR SHORTLIST. AND THEY REVIEWED ALL 67 APPLICATIONS AND CAME UP WITH THE SHORTLIST THAT YOU S SEE HEE TODAY.
AND THE PLAN IS TO INTERVIEW THOSE TODAY AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION HOPEFULLY TO THIS FULL CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL WOULD VOTE ON THE FULL BOARD APPOINTMENT AT AN A-SESSION AND THEN AFTER THAT THE CITY CLERK WOULD NOTIFY THE FOLKS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AND ASK THEM TO COMPLETE PROPER FORMS, SWEAR THEM IN, AND AS WELL AS INVITE THEM TO COMPLETE THE MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP.
AND THEN SEATED ON THE BOARD. SO THIS IS A LIST OF THOSE THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE SHORT LIST FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY SEAT, PRETTY MUCH ANY OF THESE FOLKS COULD SERVE. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL MARCO BARROS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SEAT THAT COULD SERVE IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SEAT AS WELL.
SO THE PROCESS TODAY IS FOR THE APPLICANT TO GIVE A TWO-MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND IF THE APPLICANT CANNOT ATTEND THERE'S A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT IS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET, IF THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO READ THAT STATEMENT, WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT I CAN SEE THOSE -- THOSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS. AND THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL INTERVIEW ALL SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS, BREAK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE BUT NO FORMAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND THEN THE COMMITTEE RECONVENES AND A MEMBER MAKES A MOTION THAT THAT WOULD GO TO FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR APPOINTMENT. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT DURING THE INTERVIEWS THAT ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE SEQUESTERED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER'S ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS, I'M HERE, AND, OTHERWISE, CHAIR, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE -- SO -- BACK TO YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING IN THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION.
AS WAS MENTIONED WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN INTERVIEWS AND EACH APPLICANT HAS A TWO-MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND THE COMMITTEE WILL ASK UP TO THREE QUESTIONS.
I'M ASKING ALL EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST APPLICANT TO LEAVE THE ROOM SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN THE INTERVIEWS, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'LL ASK MR. PETEREK IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST SETTING THE TONE. WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF DECISIONS, ACTIONS, FEEDBACK, THAT THE
AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION WILL BE OFFERING IN THEIR SERVICE? >> RIGHT.
SO THIS COMMISSION PROVIDES, UM, A DIRECT FEEDBACK TO AIRPORT STAFF AS THEY WORK THROUGH, UM,
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ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR BUSINESS, RIGHT? SO HOW THEY PROVIDE AIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, HOW THEY PROVIDE CONCESSIONS WITHIN THE AIRPORT, HOW THEY PROVIDE, UM, GROUND TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE AIRPORT. SO THEY SERVE AS A LINK TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.BETWEEN BOTH THE AIRPORT STAFF AND THE PUBLIC. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE FIRST PERSON IS GOING TO BE MARK PROVOST.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: HELLO, MR. PROVOST, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> DOING GREAT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TO COME TO TALK TO YOU GUYS TODAY.
REAL QUICK I HAVE AN UNDERGRAD FROM ENGINEERING AND MBA IN FINANCE AND I HAVE SPENT MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A NEUROSPACE ENGINEER WORKING FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND U.S. DEFENSE AEROSPACE COMPANIES. BEEN A RESIDENT OF BEXAR COUNTY ALL BECAUSE MY DAD WAS AT THE RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE AND I GREW UP IN THAT AREA AND WENT TO SCHOOL IN THAT AREA.
BUT SINCE THE AGE OF 2, I HAVE BEEN, UM, A RESIDENT OF THIS AREA.
AND THAT LEADS PRETTY MUCH TO WHY I HAVE THE INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT.
NOT ONLY DID A SPEND A GOOD 30 YEARS WORKING AT VARIOUS COMPANIES AT THE AIRPORT, THE OLD D HOWARD COMPANY, AND THEN N7, SO JUST A GENERAL INTEREST. AGAIN, LIKE YOU SAY, HAVE DONE ALL OF MY CAREER IN AEROSPACE, DID -- ALTHOUGH I WORKED FOR, YOU KNOW, U.S. DEFENSE COMPANIES, THEY WERE ALWAYS DUAL PURPOSE AND WE ALWAYS HAD COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN LINE AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT SOUNDS GOOD TO SAY THAT I WORKED FOR AN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMPANY, BUT WHILE IT'S TRUE, WE DID A LOT OF COMMERCIAL WORK ALSO.
MOSTLY MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING AIR FRAMES. AND AS YOU KNOW THAT M7 MORPHED FROM FAIRCHILD WHICH TURNED TO FAIRCHILD DORMIER AND THEN M7 AND THEN M7 ALBOTT.
AND IT WAS THE HOLDER FOR THE MERLIN AIRCRAFT SO I ACTUALLY BUILT 1,023 OF THOSE AIRCRAFT AT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SO WE DID A LOT OF THAT WORK ALSO. BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ABOUT THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. BUT THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP IN A NUTSHELL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE ASKING
QUESTIONS AND TRY TO KEEP IT TO ABOUT A MINUTE. >> SURE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU.
SO AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS AND BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS.
AND AS THE CITY -- AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING
THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS? >> WELL, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S -- THAT'S THE BIG ISSUE, RIGHT? HAVING THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SERVED BY THE AIRPORT AND IN THE COMMERCIAL INTEREST. THOSE HAVE TO BALANCE.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE AIRPORT -- PEOPLE ON THE AIRPORT STAFF -- I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED, DOING AN AWESOME JOB OF LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM NOISE ABASEMENT TO TIMES AT WHICH THE CURFEWS ARE. SO I THINK THAT -- I THINK THAT THE BIG THING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO START OUT WITH WHAT THE POPULOUS IS LOOKING FOR -- BOTH IN SERVICE FOR -- YOU KNOW -- AIR SERVICE. AND THEN OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THAT WITH THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF IT. AND SO IT'S REALLY -- IF I WERE KING, IT WOULD BE SERVING THE POPULOUS FIRST AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD ROUTES AND GOOD SERVICE, AND THEN MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE THE SMART PEOPLE MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FUND IT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES, OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT? >> SO I WILL ADMIT AS FAR AS AN OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW AIRPORTS WORK -- I WAS ON THE CERTIFICATION SIDE. ALL OF MY WORK WAS WITH THE FFA ON MAKING SURE THAT AIR FRAMES AND MODS WERE SAFE. SO I HAVE A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEASE HOLDER AND TO WORK AROUND THE AIRPORT, BUT AS FOR THE FFA REGULATIONS AS TO HOW AIRPORT OPERATIONS MUST RUN, UM, NOT THAT BIG.
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AGAIN, I DO HAVE AN MBA IN FINANCE SO I DO HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN HOW WE FUND THIS STUFF AND WHAT MAKES SENSE AND WHAT DOESN'T AS TO WHEN WE -- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS COME IN. BUT LIKE I SAY, I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID UNDER ALBOTT WAS CONSULT ON TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND HOW TO PLAN FOR THOSE. AND THAT'S A -- THAT'S A BIG BUTTON FOR ME IS THAT AS WE LOOK AT, UM, THE VCR BETAMAX THING OF TODAY, AND THE ELECTRICAL BATTERY-POWERED AIRPLANES OR HYDROGEN-POWERED AIRPLANES, I WON'T GIVE YOU A DEBATE ON WHY HYDROGEN IS GOING TO WIN.BUT WE DO NEED TO -- AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THAT NOW BECAUSE THOSE TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WILL TAKE PLACE QUITE QUICKLY.
I MEAN, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT BOTH HYDROGEN POWERED AND ELECTRIC BATTERY-POWERED AIRPLANES OF ALL SIZES, BOTH THE PERSONAL AIR TAXIS AND NOW EVEN LARGER AIRCRAFT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, ELECTRICITY IS A LITTLE EASIER, YOU KNOW, BUT HYDROGEN IS NOT.
BUT HYDROGEN HAS MORE, YOU KNOW, KILO POWER PER MOLE AS A WEIGHT RATIO FOR BATTERIES.
AND SO GOTTA LOOK NOW AS IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS SWITCH TO EITHER WAY THAT WE GO, WHETHER IT'S PET -- I MEAN, FROM PETROCHEMICAL TO BATTERY POWERS OR PETROCHEMICALS TO HYDROGEN POWER, THAT'S COMING ON US AND IT'S THOSE THINGS THAT INTEREST ME IN JUST LOOKING AT WHERE THE AIRPORT IS GOING. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION -- I AM BY NO MEANS AN EXPERT ON
AIRPORT OPERATIONS. THAT WASN'T WHERE I GREW UP. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP THE COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE?
>> WELL, THE MOST -- IN MY MIND, MOST IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE AIRPORT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POPULOUS IS SERVED WITH RELIABLE AND ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, TRANSPORTATION.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT SOME COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DONE -- DONE A POOR JOB OF THAT.
MANY REASONS. SOME JUST BEEN INFRASTRUCTURE BOUND.
I THINK THAT SAN ANTONIO DOES A GREAT JOB OF IT. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S -- IT'S, UM, THE AIRPORT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE, UM, ECONOMICAL, WELL SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE TO PLACES THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THE POPULOUS WANTS TO TRAVEL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THE REST AND THEN -- ABSOLUTELY. NEXT WE HAVE AGNOCIO REYES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE MR. REYES. WE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR INTRODUCTION AND FOLLOWED BY THREE QUESTIONS AND YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE ANSWERS.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE -- AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE.
MY NAME IS AGNOCIO REYES. AND I'M TAKING A LITTLE BREAK FROM WORK, TAKING CARE OF MY GRANDKIDS WHILE MY SON IS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS FOR A YEAR. SO IT'S A LITTLE INTERESTING.
BUT I JUST CAME TO SAN ANTONIO FROM AUSTIN BERSTROM INTERNATIONAL AND I WORKED THERE FOR 22 YEARS AND I SAW THAT AIRPORT GROW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING -- THE LINES, UM, JUST GROWING. THE AIRLINES. AND I SEE THE SAME COMING IN SAN ANTONIO. I SEE THE AIRPORT LEADERSHIP DOING A GOOD JOB HERE, AND I BELIEVE THAT I CAN HELP. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. MY BACKGROUND IS IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IN THE AIR FORCE, AEROSPACE, DOING TERMINAL PROCEDURES AND CLEAR ZONES, THINGS THAT ARE IN AN AIRPORT THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT -- PILOTS DO.
AND ALSO AFTER I RETIRED AFTER 9/11 I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE SO I JOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN, UM, IT BECAME ITS OWN AGENCY.
SO, UM, MY JOB WAS THE STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGER AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR, SO I WORKED WITH FEMA AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND EMERGENCIES, A FIREFIGHTER BASICALLY. AND PUBLIC RELATIONS.
WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CITY. AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC. SO THAT EVERYBODY IS NOT PANICKING.
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IT'S A TOUGH JOB BUT I LOVED IT. I THINK THAT I'LL END THERE SO I DON'T GO OVER MY TWO MINUTES.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS.
>> SPEARS: OKAY, SO AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS AND BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING
THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS? >> UM, DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE AT HAND. I KNOW THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAD LINES GOING OUT THE DOOR, SOMETIMES IT DEPENDED ON THE EQUIPMENT, IF IT WAS EQUIPMENT THAT TSA HAD, FOR EXAMPLE, THEN WE NEEDED TO OWN UP TO IT. AND I MADE SURE THAT I GOT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THAT TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. IF IT WAS SOMETHING WHERE THE AIR CARRIERS CANCELED FLIGHTS OR THEY HAD ISSUE WITH THEIR SYSTEMS AND, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS TO COME OUT AND SAY, HEY, IT WAS MY FAULT. FOR THE TRAVELER, IT DOESN'T MATTER -- IT'S NOT WORKING RIGHT, AND THEY WANT IT TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
SO MY JOB, AGAIN, WAS TO KIND OF WORK WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, THE STAKEHOLDERS AND PRIMARILY THE AIR CARRIER AND BUSES AND ALSO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR SECURITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAD CROWDS. AND THE OTHER THING AS FAR AS MY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY JOB WAS SECURITY OF THOSE CROWDS. IT'S A TARGET. I MEAN, AND SO MY JOB IN TSA WAS AVOIDING TERRORISTIC ATTACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BEHIND THE SCENES, THOSE WERE OTHER THINGS THAT DREW WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT -- WHICH WAS A PRIORITY.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MR. REYES. WHAT SKILLS OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> WELL, SOME OF THE, UM, THINGS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN AUSTIN -- I SEE SOMETIMES, UM, AT OTHER AIRPORTS -- WE ONLY -- WE DIDN'T HAVE ONLY AUSTIN. WE HAD EIGHT AIRPORTS ALL THE WAY UP TO AMARILLO AND MIDLAND AND SAN ANGELO, AND LUBBOCK, COLLEGE STATION.
SO WE HAD THEM ALL. EACH ONE HAD SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, AT MIDLAND WE COULDN'T FIND TSA OFFICERS BECAUSE THE OIL RIGS WERE PAYING THEM MORE, SO WHY DO SECURITY FOR A FED FEDERAL JOB, WHEN AN OIL WILL PAY ME MORE? BUT WHEN THE OIL -- OR THINGS CHANGED -- AND NOW THEY'RE LACKING A JOB AND THEY WOULD COME TO US. SO EACH AIRPORT IS NOT THE SAME. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DEMANDS, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS OF THAT CITY. FOR EXAMPLE, IN AUSTIN, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, AND AUSTIN CITY LIMITED IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND FORMULA 1 IS COMING REAL SOON AND HERE WE HAVE FIESTA AND OTHER EVENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF HELPING SAN ANTONIO TO BE EVEN BETTER.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP TO STRENGTHEN
THAT ROLE? >> I COULDN'T HEAR IT WELL. COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT.
>> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP THE COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE?
>> WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST, WE HAVE TO BE IN TUNE WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTORS AND THE STAFF TO SEE WHERE ARE THEY GOING AND WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN. AND YOU JUST CAN'T JUMP IN AND SAY I GOT IT, THIS IS WHAT WE'LL DO. YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE AND YOU HAVE TO FALL IN SYNC. SOME THINGS THAT I SEE IS NON-STOP FLIGHTS,, IF.
WE HAVE ABOUT 478 48 HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND VERSUS AUSTIN, AND PEOPLE TRAVEL UP TO AUSTIN SO THEY CAN GO ON NON-STOP FLIGHTS. WE HAVE SO MUCH -- WITH OUR MILITARY LEADERS, THEY NEED TO GET TO THE PENTAGON REAL QUICK SO IT JUST MAKES SENSE. GREAT THAT HAPPENED.
THOSE LESSONS LEARNED, I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO REPEAT THEM.
IF WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE WE CAN BRING THEM TO THE TABLE AND -- AND, UH, ALL OF US WORK ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE AIR SERVICE OUT OF SAN ANTONIO TO OTHER NON-STOP LOCATIONS, WHICH IS A BIG DRIVER FOR PEOPLE FLYING INSTEAD OF DRIVING. AND THEN THE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS.
PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION PIECE ALSO.
AND I PARKED OVER AT MARKET SQUARE RIGHT NOW COMING OVER HERE, BUT I FOUND MY WAY -- I PASSED THE FIRST TEST. AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES AT THE AIRPORT THAT WE GET FULL.
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SO HOW MUCH PARKING DO WE HAVE. AND THOSE ARE OTHER PIECES THAT ALSO DRIVE THE AIRPORT BECAUSETHE LAND CAPACITY DRIVES THE AIRSIDE CAPACITY OF AN AIRPORT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW. WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THE REST OF THEM AND HAVE A
DISCUSSION AND THEN WE'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON IS DOYLE TURNER. HELLO, MR. TURNER, HOW ARE YOU
DOING? >> I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. WE'LL START WITH A QUICK TWO-MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND I'LL HAVE THREE QUESTIONS AND EACH ONE YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO
RESPOND IF YOU COULD KEEP IT TO THAT ABOUT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT WHY I'D LIKE TO SERVE ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSION. I GREW UP IN SAN ANTONIO.
I WAS APPOINTED TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN 1987.
I GRADUATED AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1991 AS AN OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
I EARNED MY PILOT RINGS IN DEL RIO IN 1992 AND THEN RETIRED HONORABLY IN 2014 FROM THE U.S.
AIR FORCE. ON THE WAY I EARNED MY MASTER'S DEGREE.
AT THE TIME OF MY RETIREMENT I WAS IN CHARGE OF LINE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHICH IS ALL OFFICERS, OTHER THAN THE JAG AND THE LAWYERS AND SO FORTH, BUT TOOK CARE OF ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, WHETHER IT WAS PERSONNEL, INTELLIGENCE, OR MAINTAINERS AND OUR PILOTS -- THE ENTIRE GROUP, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING THEM.
AND IN THAT PROCESS, I HAVE BEEN FLYING -- AFTER I RETIRED I HAVE BEEN FLYING OUT OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS AND I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF ALL FOUR AIRPORTS IN BOTH MY MILITARY CAPACITY AND AS A CIVILIAN. I'M CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AND THE CHIEF PILOT FOR INDUSTRIAL, AND WE'RE ON THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER, ALONG WITH OTHER FRIENDS THAT ARE THERE.
AND SO WE'RE CONSIDERED A TENANTS, SO Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW THAT.
I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF EVERY AIRPORT AS I HAVE SPOKE ABOUT AND I'M AN ATP PILOT RATES, I'M ALSO A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HAVE MULTIPLE RATES IN DIFFERENT JET AIRCRAFT.
I BELIEVE THAT I CAN SRVE THE CITY AND THE COMMISSION.
WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY AND HELPING IT TO STRIVE FOR INNOVATION IN OUR MODERN AVIATION SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THAT I COULD BE A HELP IN THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THAT. AND AIRPORT EXPANSION IS ESSENTIAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE. BUT TO DO SO WHILE NOT ACCOMMODATING, WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH THE MAJOR AIRLINES AND AVIATION IN THAT PROCESS, BOTH TENANTS AND USERS AND I THINK THAT IT ALSO TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND INGENUITY TO DO.
THAT I HAVE BEEN IN AVIATION FOR 34 YEARS AND IT TAKES A TEAMWORKING TOGETHER AND I HOPE
TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: PERFECT TIMING.
COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: OKAY, SO NUMBER ONE -- AIRPORTS SERVICE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTEREST?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK THAT THE HARDEST PART IS THE BALANCE, BUT I THINK THAT HAVING THE UNDERSTANDING INSIDE AND HEARING FROM EACH ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY -- WHAT THEIR STAKEHOLDERS ARE, WHAT IS IMPORTANT, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE MEETING THOSE NEEDS IS ESSENTIAL IN THAT PROCESS.
AND A FAIR AND BALANCED APPROACH TO DOING THAT -- ONE DOES NOT GET TO SAY OVER THE OTHER AND WE HAVE TO BE IN MUTUAL AGREEMENT AS WE GO FORWARD IN TAKING CARE OF EACH OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> I THINK THAT OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE -- WE'RE STARTING A NEW TERMINAL.
I THINK WHAT I WOULD ADD TO IT PART OF MY TIME IN THE AIR FORCE I WAS A FIGHTER PILOT.
AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND AIR SPACE REALLY WELL AND AGNOCIO AND I HIT IT OFF QUITE WELL.
BUT UNDERSTANDING HOW THOSE PARTS INTEGRATE, BECAUSE NO ONE GOES AND BUYS A TICKET OR SCHEDULES A FLIGHT WITH THEIR COMPANY AND EXPECT TO BE DELAYED.
RIGHT NOW THE GREATEST CHALLENGE THAT I SEE IS OUR AIR SPACE FOR THE FUTURE OF WE CAN HAVE A HUGE TERMINAL BUT IF ALL FLIGHTS ARE DELAYED AND UNABLE TO GET HERE AND OUT IN A TIMELY FASHION, THAT IS A HIT. AND THAT TAKES COORDINATION, WHETHER IT'S AWFUL AUSTIN OR RANDOLPH OR LACKLAND OR THE LOCAL AIR SPACE, AND UNDERSTANDING THE THREE DIMENSIONAL ASPECT AND THE WEATHER AND THE MILITARY VERSUS CIVILIAN CHALLENGES THAT ARE
FACED. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR.
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>> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP THE COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE?
>> HMM. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. YEARS AGO THERE WAS A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT -- YOU CAN SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS IN PAY, SAY, A MILE OF PAVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AND YOU CAN JUST GO ONE MILE. YOU SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS AND YOU PAVE THE RUNWAY AND PROVIDE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO WITH IT, YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. OUR AIRPORT IS ACCESS BOTH TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES BEING ABLE TO GET OUT AND OUR -- AND OUR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS BEING ABLE TO GET OUT AND TO GO TO SEE THE WORLD. AND IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND GET IN AND DO THAT. YEAH, THEY CAN TAKE I-10 OR I-35 BUT GETTING PEOPLE IN AND OUT IS OUR GREATEST ACCESS AND WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND TO MAKE IT COMFORTABLE AND COMPETITIVE AND AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE TO USE OUR AIRPORT SYSTEM.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE ALSO AS WE SAID EARLIER.
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH UP THE REST OF THE INTERVIEWS AND HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION AND THEN
HOPEFULLY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BY 4:00. >> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: UP NEXT WE HAVE MARCIA HENDLER.
OKAY, I DIDN'T -- >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SHE'S HERE? OKAY, PERFECT, WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH MS. TASHA CARR. UM-HMM.
HI, MS. CARR AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> HI, EVERYONE, HOW ARE YOU?
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL. WE'LL START WITH A TWO-MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THREE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS AND YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU -- THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND I HOPE THAT Y'ALL LIKE MY OUTFIT BECAUSE I WORE IT FOR Y'ALL, AND I BOUGHT THIS AND WORE FOR Y'ALL.
SO MY NAME IS TASHA CARR AND I AM A RETIRED MILITARY, I'M 44 YEARS OLD.
AND I AM HEAVILY, HEAVILY INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION. MY BACKGROUND IS TRANSPORTATION AND I'M ALSO A LOGISTICATION. AND I HAVE A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND I DO DRIVE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES SO I DO DRIVE SEMI-TRUCKS. AND I CURRENTLY HAUL WATER FOR H-E-B, SO ALL OF THE WATER YOU THAT DRINK IN SAN ANTONIO -- YOU'RE WELCOME.
[LAUGHTER] I HAUL THAT WATER TO THE STORES AND ALSO TO THE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. AND I ALSO OWN A PARTY RENTAL COMPANY CALLED INFLATABLE MOVIES AND MORE. AND I ALSO JUST FINISHED MY CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I AM HEAVY IN BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY. I AM THE BRIDGE WHO GOES OUT AND WHERE THE CITY SAYS, WELL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM REACHING THE YOUTH, WE HAVE A PROBLEM REACHING, UM, THE -- YOU KNOW, LIKE -- THE LOWER-INCOME HOUSING, WE HAVE A PROBLEM REACHING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
I GO OUT AND I BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
I'M VERY SUCCESSFUL AT DOING IT. MY NUMBERS ARE REALLY HIGH AND THEY JUST DID A DATA STUDY ON ME AND IT CAME BACK REALLY HIGH. SO I BELIEVE THAT I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AND THEY WANT ME TO AND BACK AGAIN TO, UM, TO HELP THEM WITH THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN. SO, UM, I LOVE TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS WHAT I DO. I EAT, SLEEP AND BREATHE TRANSPORTATION.
I HAVE DONE A REAL OPERATIONS, I HAVE DONE AIR OPERATIONS. I HAVE DONE SEA OPERATIONS.
WHICH REALLY SUCKS, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE RIDING ON A SHIP WITH THE VEHICLES.
IT'S -- OH, GOD, IT'S DANGEROUS. AND I GUESS THAT'S MY TIME. [LAUGHTER]
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, AND I'M WITH YOU ON BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: OKAY, SO AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS AND BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS?
>> UM, BALANCING COMPETING INTERESTS... WELL, IT'S HARD TO SATISFY EVERYONE.
BUT WE WANT TO TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EVERYONE, YOU KNOW? MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN, THEY GET TO SAN ANTONIO, THE SOUTHERN COMFORT EXPERIENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT
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THE PEOPLE THAT IS GOING OUT, YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO GET A GOOD EXPERIENCE AS WELL.AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE WHILE
TRAVELING. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: YES, THANK YOU, FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU.
>> MUNGIA: WHAT SKILLS OR EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO FACE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> UM... WELL, WHAT I BRING, ONE, LIKE I TOLD YOU THAT I'M THE PERSON WHO BRIDGES YOUR GAP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE AIRPORT. SO ANY ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE IN THAT AREA, I WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, UM, TO REACH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TALK TO YOU ABOUT, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING. THIS IS WHY THEY'RE FEELING THAT WAY. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO FIX IT.
YOU KNOW, SO -- BECAUSE MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
SO I CAN -- I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY? AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP THE
COMMISSION STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE? >> WELL, AS A TRANSPORTOR, UM, TO ME THE BIGGEST ROLE FOR THE AIRPORT ALWAYS FOR ME IS GOING TO BE SAFETY. IT'S ALWAYS SAFETY.
I'M A BIG SAFETY PERSON. SO LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT, YES, THE AIRPORT IS HERE, BUT, YES, WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT YOUR SAFETY. 100%.
YOUR SAFETY, MAKING SURE THAT YOUR KID ARE SAFE AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR -- YOUR PETS ARE
SAFE, EVERYONE IS SAFE. SO SAFETY IS MY THEME. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP THE REST OF THE INTERVIEWS AND THEN HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION AND THEN BY 4:00 WE'LL HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS MADE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: YOU AS WELL.
OKAY, UP NEXT WE HAVE MARCIA HENDLER IF I AM CORRECT THIS TIME.
HI, MS. HENDLER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU.
YOU READY? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE QUESTIONS AND EACH ONE TRY TO KEEP YOUR RESPONSE TO A
MINUTE. >> I'M MARCIA HENDLER AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 9 FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS NOW. WHAT BROUGHT ME TO SAN ANTONIO ORIGINALLY IS THAT I WAS ASKED TO BE THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF MARKETING FOR LAMONTION HOTELS AS I HAVE A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GLOBAL HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. I TOOK A SEVERE LEFT TURN IN MY CAREER PATH OF 14 YEARS AGO, AND I FOUNDED TARAFINO ENERGY AND WE'RE A LICENSED OIL AND GAS COMPANY. AND A YEAR AGO WE FORMED A SECOND COMPANY TARAFINO FUELS AND WE'RE NOW FUEL DEALERS. IN 2021, I WAS NAMED TO THE INAUGURAL GROUP OF FORBES 50 OVER 50. AND I BELIEVE THAT I'M THE ONLY SAN ANTONIAN THAT HAS BEEN NAMED TO THAT GROUP. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION AND I AM ONE OF THREE OFFICERS AND I AM ONE OF THE SENIOR MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE COMMISSION BECAUSE THERE IS -- I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TERMINAL THROUGH. THIS LAST ROUND, I WAS ASKED TO SERVE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE. AND WAS WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO PRESENT PROPOSALS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL ON ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, AND THEN WAS ASKED TO COME BACK AND SERVED ON THE CONCESSION AND RETAIL VENDOR ASSIGNMENTS. THAT'S NOW BEEN APPROVED. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S THREE MICHELIN RESTAURANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN OUR AIRPORT TERMINAL. AND THAT'S JUST SPECTACULAR. SO I'M VERY PLEASED THAT ALL OF THAT HAS HAPPENED. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHO I AM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS -- TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING
THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS? >> HOW WOULD I BALANCE THEM.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE AIRPORT HAS TO SERVICE ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE IS NOT -- I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS ONE THAT SHOULD SUPERSEDE THE OTHER AND WE HAVE MILITARY THAT LEAVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THEY
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NEED TO BE HANDLEED IN A CERTAIN WAY. COMING OUT OF HOSPITALITY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT OUR HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY HAVE, UM, ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT AND OUR VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT. AND HOW THEY GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN IS ALL IMPORTANT AND IT'S ALL TRANSPORTATION AND IT HAS TO WORK TOGETHER. I THINK THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OFMAKING ALL OF THAT WORK. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> I THINK THAT MY TIME OF SERVICE ON THE AIRPORT HAS OPENED DOORS AND THERE'S KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM JUST BEING A PART OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE TIME PERIOD THAT I HAVE. AND THEN SERVING ON THE LAST TWO PANELS TO SELECT BOTH THE ARCHITECTS AND THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE. AND DOING THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE, IT REALLY BECAME IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS TYPES OF FOOD, ETHNIC FOODS, DIETARY RESTRICTIONS -- I MEAN, ALL OF THOSE WERE THINGS THAT WE ADDRESSED AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS A GROUP. AND SO THAT, AGAIN, EMPHASIZED THE DIFFERENT KIND OF TRAVELERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE AIRPORT AS THE NEW TERMINAL IS BUILT AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THAT'S ALL OF THE ARCHITECT'S JOB. BUT IT'S ALSO I THINK OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS WE LOOK AT THINGS TO SEE IDEAS AND HELP THINGS HAPPEN.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY KNOW THIS -- BUT THE RENTAL CAR CENTER -- THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF PLACING IT WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS CAME OUT OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION.
THAT IT WAS CONVERSATIONS THAT WE KEPT HAVING ABOUT VISITORS TO THE CITY THAT WERE MISSING FLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO TO RURETURN RENTAL CARS AND IT KEPT COMING UP IN CONVERSATIONS AND WE TALKED ABOUT TERMINALS WHERE YOU STACK VEHICLES IN EUROPEAN PARKING GARAGES AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT AND IT ALL ENDED UP IN A BIG, AND BIGGER AND BIGGER CONVERSATION THAT LED TO THE DEMOLISH BE THE CURRENT FACILITY AND BUILDING THE NEW ONE.
FOR THE YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY? AND HOW WILL YOU STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION TO PLAY THAT ROLE?
>> I SEE THE FINANCIAL GROWTH AND I DON'T SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW FINANCIALLY WITHOUT A STRONG AIRPORT FACILITY. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE ADDING THE TERMINAL THAT WE'RE ADDING IS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH DEMAND AND GROWTH AND SO MUCH MORE POTENTIAL BEYOND THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE LOST THE FOREIGN SERVICE, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE AIRLINE RIGHT NOW -- CONDOR.
BUT I KNOW THAT THAT IS A FOCUS IS TO BRING BACK -- AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THAT WERE UNFORTUNATE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK MORE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS.
THAT'S A FOCUS IS TO HELP TO SEE THAT THROUGH TOO. SO ALL OF THOSE BECOME IMPORTANT
FACTORS IN OUR FUTURE GROWTH OF THE CITY. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS AND FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION.
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THE LAST FEW INTERVIEWS AND HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION AND THEN IDEALLY
MAKING A RECOMMENDATION BY 4:00. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HENZY. HELLO, MR. HENZY, AM I SAYING IT
CORRECTLY? >> HELLO, YES, YOU ARE, THANKS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN THREE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
AND TRY TO KEEP YOUR RESPONSES TO ABOUT A MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOU ALL AND I NOTICED THAT I WAS LISTED IN THE BUSINESS CATEGORY AND I'M THE ASSOCIATE DEAN AT THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT U.T. HEALTH SAN ANTONIO.
AS A REMINDER, U.T. HEALTH HAS SIX DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, SO WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND WE TRAIN SLPS AND MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY AND NURSING AND GRADUATE SCHOOL AND A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. MY INTEREST HERE TODAY IS TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT AS WE ARE BRINGING IN CANDIDATES, BOTH STUDENT AND FACULTY FOR OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM COME THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
THAT IS THEIR FIRST IMPRESSION WHEN WE ARE BRINGING IN THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST TO FILL DIFFERENT ROLES AT U.T. HEALTH SAN ANTONIO. AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SAN ANTONIO RIGHT WHEN THEY GET OFF THE PLANE AND THEN ALSO TO GIVE THAT LASTING IMPRESSION WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR CITY IS SOMETHING THAT WE GREAT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH. I HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND FACULTY ALL THE TIME WHEN WE ARE
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RECRUITING FOR OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THAT THEY RECEIVE THAT FIRST IMPRESSION RIGHT OFF THAT PLANE. AND I GET TO HEAR THE GOOD AND I GET TO HEAR THE BAD.AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR THE MORE GOOD WHEN WE ARE RECRUITING THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST. AS A REMINDER, I USED TO WORK ALSO IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND WE BRING IN ROUGHLY ABOUT A THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS TO APPLY FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. WE FILL ABOUT 220 RESIDENCY SPOTS AT U.T. HEALTH SAN ANTONIO.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WHEN INDIVIDUALS COMPLETE THEIR RESIDENCY IN A PARTICULAR TOWN, THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM STAYING IS IN THE 80% TO 75%. SO IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THOSE RESIDENTS -- WHEN THAT STUDENT AND WHEN THOSE FACULTY GET OFF THE PLANE THEY HAVE THAT IMMEDIATE AMAZING EXPERIENCE, WHEN THEY ARE APPLYING FOR OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THEM STAY IN SAN ANTONIO WOULD INCREASE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS AND BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS?
>> YEAH, THAT'S -- THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON PRIORITIES, MAKING SURE THAT WHEN YOU ARE BALANCING A WIDE VARIETY OF PRIORITIES THAT YOU ARE -- IF POSSIBLE -- PROVIDING EQUAL AMOUNTS OF SUPPORT TO EACH ONE OF THOSE PRIORITIES.
I KNOW THAT IS CHALLENGING, BUT IF THERE ARE EFFORTS MADE AND THERE'S A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS, THEN THE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO
ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT? >> YEAH, IT WOULD REALLY BE A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSPECTIVE. AND, AGAIN, THAT'S HEARING FROM THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE DIFFERENT STUDENTS AND FACULTY THAT WE HAVE COMING THROUGH OUR CITY.
AS WE'RE TRYING TO RECRUIT FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO MAKE SURE THEY LAND IN SAN ANTONIO, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSPECTIVE, MAKING SURE AS I MENTIONED IN THE OPENING STATEMENT THAT WHEN THEY GET OFF THAT PLANE THAT THEY HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TERMINAL,L, BAGGAGE CLAIM AND UR RIDES, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY
NEED AND SO IT'S A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSPECTIVE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION'S
ROLE? >> YEAH, THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IS REALLY WELCOMING INDIVIDUALS TO SAN ANTONIO WHO HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. SO I THINK THAT IT'S HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AND PROVIDING THE -- THE BEST SERVICE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. IN THIS ROLE, IT'S REALLY PROVIDING THIS COMMITTEE THE PERSPECTIVE FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I THINK THAT I KIND OF SERVE IN A DIFFERENT -- IN A UNIQUE AREA, SIMPLY DUE TO THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE.
WITH THE RECENT MERGER WITH U.T. SAN ANTONIO, I KNOW THAT U.T. SAN ANTONIO IS ALSO LOOKING TO BRING IN THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST. AND IF WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY, CANDIDATES, HAVE THAT, WE MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. NOT ONLY CARING FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO PATIENT POPULATIONS.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW. WE'RE GOING TO FINISH UP THE REST OF THE INTERVIEWS AND HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION AND SOME TIME AROUND 4ISH WE'LL MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I APPRECIATE IT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE BRIAN MORRIS.
HELLO, MR. MORRIS, HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> DOING GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH AN OPENING STATEMENT AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE FOR EACH RESPONSE, OKAY?
FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BRIAN MORRIS.
I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING AT THE J.W. MARRIOTT SAN ANTONIO HILL COUNTRY RESORT AND SPA. I HAVE DEDICATED MY CAREER TO ADVANCING THE HOSPITALITY AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO WHICH CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST VITAL ECONOMIC
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DRIVERS IN OUR REGION. THE J.W. MARRIOTT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST RESORTS IN TEXAS, HOSTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ANNUALLY BUYER BOTH LEISURE AND BUSINESS TRAVEL.AND OUR ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH MARKETS DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH AND THE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR AIRPORT SYSTEM. AS SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT UNDERGOES A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPANSION, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR HAS A VOICE IN THE CONVERSATION. OUR PROPERTY IS ALSO IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF ITS OWN EXPANSION AND ALIGNING OUR GROWTH WITH THE AIRPORT'S PROGRESS ENSURES THAT WE MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF INCREASED CONNECTIVITY, TOURISM, AND CONVENTION ACTIVITY.
AND SUPPORT JOBS, AND REINFORCE SAN ANTONIO'S REPUTATION AS THE PREMIERE DESTINATION.
I AM SEEKING A SEAT ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS INDISPENSABLE TO ACHIEVING THE AIRPORT'S LONG-TERM GOALS. MY ROLE ALLOWS ME TO BRIDGE THE NEEDS OF VISITORS, MEETING PLANNERS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH THE PRIORITIES OF AIR TRANSPORTATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE AIRPORT GROWTH SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS WHILE ENHANCING THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF EVERY TRAVELER WHO PASSES THROUGH SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THE AIRPORTS SERVICE MANY STAKEHOLDERS -- TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES AND NEARBY RESIDENTS CAN THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS?
>> WELL, BEING IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO -- YOU BALANCE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, WHETHER IT BE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE EFFORT IS IF IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE ANOTHER AND I THINK THAT VIEWING DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION TO
ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT? >> SURE, SURE.
WELL, MY -- MY LONG EXPERIENCE IN SALES AND MARKETING AND DEALING DAILY WITH, UM, IN THE HOSPITALITY SEGMENT WITH MEETING PLANNERS, BUSINESS OLDERS, BE IT LEISURE AND THE LIKE, WOULD BE A REALLY IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AIRPORT, IT'S OFTENTIMES -- IF YOU ARE VISITING A DESTINATION ONE TIME, THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST IMPRESSION AND SOMETIMES LAST IMPRESSION OF A CITY. AND I THINK THAT BEING IN THAT INDUSTRY I CAN PROVIDE A REALLY
IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE IN SOME CASES. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WILL YOU HELP TO STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE?
>> WELL, AGAIN, MY EXPERIENCE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, IT IS ABOUT EXPERIENCES AND WHAT THE STAKEHOLDERS NEED. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT -- YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE PASSING THROUGH OR NOT, IT IS -- IT STILL IS AN EXPERIENCE. AND SO I THINK THAT, UM, WITH BEING IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS FOR 36 YEARS, UM, WE ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS, EVEN AT THE AIRPORT. SO I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND I CAN
PROVIDE A VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE IN THAT AREA. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT WAS FAST. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK. BUT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OF COURSE. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE KRISTI VIA N
NUEVA. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> DOING WELL. HELLO, EVERYONE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: HELLO.
HELLO. WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES FOR OPENING STATEMENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM
COUNCIL, IT WILL FEEL FAST. >> SO I HEAR.
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WELL, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU, AND I GR GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TIME. TAKING A COUPLE OF NOTES JUST SO I DON'T LOSE TRACK. I'VE BUILT MY CAREER AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND ALSO CONSULTED WITH LARGE BUSINESSES OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS. I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M HOPING TO BE OF GOOD USE AS I MOVE FORWARD IN MY LIFE. SO I FELT THAT THIS WAS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND BE HERE IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU.I DID WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I DO SERVE AS AN APPOINTEE OF DISTRICT 2 ON THE BRO BROOKES BOARD. THAT ALLOWS ME TO PLAY A STRATEGIC ROLE IN OUR GROWTH AND MOBILITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
IT ALSO ALLOWS ME TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS IN BEING MORE MOBILE AND ACCESSING OUR CITY. SO I FEEL THAT MY WORK THROUGHOUT THE MANY YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS HELPED ME TO BRING A BALANCE BOTH ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, ON THE ADVOCACY SIDE, AND THEN WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF GROUPS TO HELP FIND THAT COMMON GROUND.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES, AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU BALANCE THE COMPETING INTERESTS? >> THAT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT. I KNOW THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A HUGE DRIVER HERE. THE UPGRADES THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED IN ANY SORT OF AIRPORT ARE ALSO TOP PRIORITY, BUT WE DO HAVE TO BE UNDERSTANDING AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR TRAVELERS, BOTH -- OUR LOCAL TRAVELERS AND VISITORS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE WITH ANY SPECIAL NEEDS.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT I CAN BRING TO THE TABLE BECAUSE OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, WHILE MANY WOULD DEBATE IT COULD MAKE UP ABOUT 12% OR SO OF OUR CITY, IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE CONSIDER LIGHT, SOUND, AND OTHER THINGS AROUND IN OUR ENVIRONMENT TO
HELP MAKE IT A SMOOTH TRANSITION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU WOULD BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT. >> WHAT I BRING IS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, PROJECT MANAGER, I'VE TRAVELED OVERSEAS WITH CONSTRUCTION, THAT HAS HELPED ME BRING PARTIES TO THE TABLE.
I THINK ALSO AS MY ROLE ON THE BROOKES BOARD, I'VE BEEN ON THE VIA BOARD BEFORE, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION, THAT HAS ALSO HELPED TEACH ME MANY LESSONS THAT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS UNDERSTOOD VERY DIFFERENTLY DEP DEPENDING ON WHO IS S SITTING AT THE TABLE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THINGS FOR THE FACTS FOR WHAT THEY TRULY ON, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT, AND WE CAN COME TO SOMETHING -- TO SOME SORT OF DECISION THAT WILL HELP THE VAST MAJORITIED A WE MOVE
FORWARD. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DR
DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WILL YOU HELP STRENGTHE THE COMMISSION'S ROLE IN THAT?
>> WOW. I THINK THE -- I BELIEVE THAT OUR AIRPORT TRULY BRIDGES THE GAB, IT'S AN ECONOMIC HUB FOR US, AND BRINGS IN FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, THAT IS IMPORTANT AS WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND GROW OUR CITY INTO SOMETHING STRONGER, MORE POWERFUL THAT OFFERS A NUMBER OF SERVICES, SO I BELIEVE I CAN HELP IN THAT INNOVATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND JUST COMMUNICATION IN GEN
GENERAL. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING TO BE FAST. THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW, WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH -- WE'RE ABOUT 2/3 DOWN OUR LIST AND WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AROUND 4 4-SOMETHING.
THE TIME KEEPS CHA CHANGING. >> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARCO BA
BARUS. >> HELLO, AGAIN. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: HELLO.
HELLO. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> FAMILIAR FACE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ABSOLUTELY. 2 MINUTES FOR OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN 3 QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR
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THOSE. >> LET ME TELL YOU FI FIRST, I APPRECIATED OBSERVING ON THE AIRPORT BOARD, MY ROLE HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT JESUS AND HIS TEAM. A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF, WHY I'M INTERESTED, I'M THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER RECEIVERRING ON THE AIRPORT THAT'S HAD EXPERIENCE IN ROUTE PL PLANNING. I HAD, IN THE MID 80S, WORKED FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES IN SALES, I ALSO DID SOME WORK FOR MEXICAN CARRIER, THAT WAS EVENTUALLY PRESSURED BY ( INDISCERNIBLE ) MEXICO, AND I DID A COMMUNITY FOR -- WHEN AIRLINES FIRST CAME BACK TO THE MARKET. SO IT WAS REALLY KEY TO SUPPORT THE TEAM AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE DECISIONS ARE MADE ABOUT NEW ROUTES.
IT'S NOT THE SENIOR OR THE VICE PRESIDENT OR THE COMPANY, IT'S REALLY THE ROUTE PLANNING THAT DRIVES ALL OF THAT. BEST PRACTICES, I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY KIND OF JOB IN MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, I GET TO TRAVEL, SO ON AN AVE AVERAGE, I GET TO SEE ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS EVERY YEAR, NEW IDEAS, AND I'M ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THAT, AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS PDX AIRPORT, PORTLAND, OREGON, THEY HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RENOVATION OF AN AIR AIRPORT, I TALKED TO AS A TEAM. IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO GO THERE, IT LOOKS L LIKE A PARK, VERY OPEN ENVIRONMENT. THE OTHER APPARENT THAT I HIGHLY SPOKE ABOUT WAS IN MEXICO, IT'S A VERY OPEN SPACE, THE SIGN WITH GLASS AND TREES AND NATURAL ELEMENTS, SO IT MAKES TRAVEL A LOT MORE FRIENDLY AND EASILY, AND TAKES THE FEARS AWAY FROM FLYING.
I WAS VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN BRINGING NEW IDEAS TO THE AIRPORT.
IDEAS LIKE GLOBAL ENTRY MORE THAN 50 YEARS NOW. WE WERE ONE OF THE LUCKY AIRPORTS THAT WAS, LIKE, NUMBER 12 ON THE AIRPORT BUT WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE IT UP ON THE LIST.
SO GLOBAL ENTRY AND PA PARKING TECHNOLOGY OR THE GREEN AND RED, I'VE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL OF THAT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILMEMB
ER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES, NEARBY RESIDENTS, AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS?
>> WELL, THE AIRPORT IS FOR EVERYONE. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE -- WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT HERE.
WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPAND ON A NEW TERMINAL THAT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE FUNDING.
SO I THINK IT'S FOR EVERYONE, IT'S NOT JUST FOR LOCALS OR VISITORS OR CONVENTIONERS, IT'S FOR EVERYONE. AND I COULD TELL YOU, THE AIRPORT COULD BE CALLED A REGIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, SO TO ME, THE AIRPORT IS FOR EVERYONE,
IT'S NOT JUST ONE MAR MARKET. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT COULD HELP THE COMMISSION ON BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE
AIRPORT? >> WELL, I MENTIONED AN EXPERIENCE BEING INVOLVED IN MANAGEMENT AND SEEING A LOT OF THE AIRPORT'S NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NEW THINGS, AND TO ME, BEST PRACTICES IS BRING THEM TO THE TEAM, BRING THEM TO JESUS, AND LET HIM DECIDE ALL OF THAT, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DECISIONS IN THE AIRPORT THE LAST TWO YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE PARKING AREA, NEW TECHNOLOGY, I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO THERE, BUT I THINK JESUS IS THE RIGHT LEADER AT THE RIGHT TIME, HIS EXPERIENCE COMING FROM HOUSTON AS A NUMBER 2 GUY, AND REALLY, THE CHALLENGES IS GOING TO BE THE FUNDING. I CAN TELL YOU, THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, MAKING SURE THAT WE GET FAA FUNDING FOR -- TO COMPLETE TERMINAL C IN THE PROPER WAY SO THAT WE DON'T TAKE ANY SHORTCUTS.
AND THE OTHER CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE AIRLINES ARE -- IT' A TOUGH BUSINESS.
I CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF THE SMALL CARRIERS LIKE SPIRIT WILL PROBABLY BE SOLD, GO THROUGH ANOTHER BANKRUPTCY AGAIN, SO JUST GETTING NONSTOP FLIGHTS IS A BIG ISSUE, AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE, I THINK WE'RE AT 48 RIGH NOW, NONSTOP SERVICE. WE REALLY HAVE GREAT SERVICE TO AND FROM MEXICO RIGHT NOW, AND WE LOST BY A LITTLE INCH CORPORATE AIRLINES WHICH TRAVEL FROM PANAMA, THAT'S THEIR BASE, HEADQUARTERS, AND WE LOST IT TO AUSTIN, AND I THINK IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR KOPA, AND I MENTIONED TO THE DIRECTOR OF SALES, I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT KOPA HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE TRAFFIC FROM MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA FROM SAN ANTONIO.
I HOPE I ANSWERED THAT. I MEAN, I COULD TELL YOU LOTS OF THINGS WE COULD IMPROVE, BUT
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I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TR TRACK. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP THE
COMMISSION STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE? >> COMMUNICATION. I CAN TELL YOU, I LIVE RIGHT BY THE AIRPORT. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 19 YEARS.
SO I GET ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE AND ALL OF THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT BEING SO CLOSE AND SO INVOLVED IN THE AIRPORT, IT'S COMMUNICATION. I THINK RE REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, HOAS, AND MEETINGS, PUBLIC ME MEETINGS, AND INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT ALL THE THINGS. YOU KNOW, I GET VERY PERSONAL WHEN PEOPLE S SAY, HEY, I GOT A $100 CHEAPER FARE FROM AUS AUSTIN, YEAH, BUT YOU HAD TO PAY $300 ON UBER BACK AND FORTH, SO YOU DIDN'T SAVE A LOT OF MONEY. SO I THINK COMPETITION AND COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO BE KEY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS -- WE HAVE GREAT STAFF MEMBERS AT THE AIRPORT WHO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SO IT'S A CONSISTENCY OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIRLINES. I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU ONE MORE THING THAT I LIKE TO APPROACH IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF YOU DO EVERY YEAR, I THINK WE NEED TO BRING BACK SOMETHING THAT WE USED TO DO ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO WHERE WE WILL TAKE SOME OF THE EXECUTIVES TO GO VISIT THE AIRLINES, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT VISITING THE THREE MAJOR CARRIERS, ESPECIALLY AMERICAN, SOUTHWEST, AND UNITED ARE THE KEY. YOU KNOW, SOUTHWEST CARRIES CLOSE TO 50% OF THE TRAVEL, AND I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THREE MAJOR CARRIERS. I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT I GET TO TRAVEL QUITE A BIT SO I'VE EXPERIENCED 15 DIFFERENT AIRLINES, AND UNITED ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED ME LAST MONTH FOR BEING A 1K MEMBER, WHICH IS OVE 1,000 MILES ON ONE CARRIER, AND I ADDED ALL OF THAT UP, AND IT' JUST EXPERIENCE WORKING AND IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AIRLINES SO WE'RE NOT SURPRISED OF ANY ISSUES AND NEW RIGHTS. AND WE'RE SO CLOSE TO 50 N NONSTOPS, AND I THINK THAT'S TH KEY TO ALL OF THIS. ONE FINAL THING I CAN TELL YOU, WE PROBABLY HAVE, AND SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, ONE OF THE BES AIRPORT AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE OVER 187 VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK AT THE -- VOLUNTEER AT THE AIRPORT, THEY CARRY THE INFORMATION BOOTH AND ALL OF THAT, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE O GOING ON, GREAT CUSTOMER SER
SERVICE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET PAST THE LAST FEW INTERVIEWS AND HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION AND MAKE A
DECISION AROUND 4 4-SOMETHING. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE WILLIAM BRENDO. HELLO. THANK YOU, MR. BRENDO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 2 MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND THEN THREE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. IT'S GOING TO FEEL FAST BU BUT .
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME HEAR TODAY. THANK YOU COUNCIL, CHAIR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS LITTLE YAM BRENDO, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND COE O THE SAN ANTONIO VISITOR ALL ALLIANCE. PRIOR TO TAKING ON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE VISITOR ALLIANCE, I WAS A LOCAL HOTEL GENERAL MANAGER FOR 16 YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN IN THE HOTEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I HAVE AN INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THE AIRPORT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF SAN ANTONIO'S TRAVEL AND TOURIS INDUSTRY.
IN MY ROLE OF PRESIDENT AND C COE OF THE VISITOR ALLIANCE, I SEE EVERYDAY HOW THE FIRST AND LAST IMPRESSION IS WHEN VISITOR COME THROUGH OUR AIRPORT. IT'S OFTEN THE FIRST LOOK AT OUR CITY AND THE EXPERIENCE THE HAVE THAT COULD SHAPE THE ENTIR PERCEPTION OF WHAT SAN ANTONIO HAS TO OFFER. ALSO, I CAN PROVIDE INPUT, BOTH DIRECTIONS, FROM MY OVER 6
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MEMBERS OF THE VISITOR ALLIANCE TO ASPECTS OF THE AIRPORT, AND CAN ALSO TAKE INFORMATION FROM THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE BACK TO M MEMBERS, WHICH I THINK IS A VITAL ROLE OF SHARING INFORMATION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. JOINING THE COMMITTEE GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE, LIKE I SAID, VOICE -- PROVIDE THE VOICE OF MY MEMBERS, COLLABORATE WITH THE OTHERS ON THE COMMITTEE, AND HELP TO MAKE SURE THE AIRPORT REMAINS A STRONG ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS.
>> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES, NEARBY RESIDENTS, AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE
SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS? >> WELL, LOOKING AT WHERE THEY LINE UP AND ENHANCING THAT AND ENCOURAGING SERVICES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, R RUNNING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, WHEN THERE ARE CONFLICTS, I THINK LOOKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD, WHAT -- SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T WIN EVERY EVERYTHING, AND SOMETIMES SOMEONE EL ELSE -- IT NEEDS TO ADVANCE FOR THE BET BETTERMENT OF ALL.
SO I WOULD LOOK TO OPERATE LIKE THAT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> WELL, MY EXPERIENCE, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, QUITE A FEW YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND THEN QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT MARKETS. I'VE OPERATED IN ST ST. LOUIS, NASHVILLE, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, MIAMI BEACH, AND DENVER, COLORADO BEFORE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO.
SO HAVING A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES IN MARKETS THAT ARE SOMETIMES COMPETING MARKETS FOR SAN ANTONIO, BUT DIFFERENT MARKETS AS WELL, AND SO I THINK BRINGING THAT DIFFERENT OF EXPERIENCE WOULD HELP
BRING THAT VOICE TO THE COMMISSION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOW WILL YOU HELP THE COMMISSION STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE?
>> WELL, LIKE I SAID IN MY OPENING, IT'S THE FRONT PORCH OF THE CITY.
IT'S OFTEN THE FIRST AND LAST IMPRESSION OF A TRAVELER COMING TO OUR CITY. IT'S ALSO A GREAT GATEWAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE USE OUR AIRPORT WHO AREN'T FROM HERE.
THEY COME UP FROM THE VALLEY OR OTHER PARTS OF TEXAS TO DEPART OR RETURN HERE, SO IT'S VITAL IN SERVING THOSE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
I THINK WHAT'S VASTLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW IS THE SUCCESS OF THE EXPANSION AT THE AIRPORT AND HOW THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN GIVING VALUABLE FEEDBACK AND INPUT, AS I KNOW IT'S UNDERWAY, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE, AND SO I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE AIRPORT TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM A GROUP LIKE THE COMMISSION WOULD BE TO BE SUCCESSFUL GOING
FORWARD. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW THAT FELT FAST, BUT THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR LAST COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS, HAVE A DEA DISCUSSION, AND THEN
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AROUND 4-SOMETHING. >> I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UP NEXT IS MR. LARMA. IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT?
>> YES. HELLO, EVERYONE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE'LL STAR OFF, 3 MINUTES OPENING STATEMEN AND THEN QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM CURRENTLY THE CHIEF OF STAFF AT MALES ON WHEELS, SAN ANTONIO. I'M GLADLY, YOU KNOW, EXCITED TO APPLY FOR APPOINTMENT ON THIS COMMISSION, FOR MANY REASONS, BUT ONE OF MY VERY FIRST JOBS WAS WO WORKING IN THE AIRPORT. IT WAS AT A BOOKSTORE THERE AT THE AIRPORT, NOT THERE ANYMORE, AND EVERY TIME I GO BY, I TRY TO SEE IF IT'S STILL THERE, BUT I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THAT JOB, AND A LOT OF IT WAS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND, YOU KNOW, I USE IT NOW THAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR ME TO SEE
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HOW, YOU KNOW, YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE. THE TRAINING THERE WAS REALLY -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH FOLKS THAT ARE TRAV TRAVELING, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, GAME AND I LEARNED A L LOT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE N NONPROFIT FIELD. I WORKED AT THE WOODY MUSEUM WHERE WE WERE GOING THROUGH A $100 MILLION CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO BUILD THIS NEW BUILDING, NEW EXHIBITS, AND, YOU KNOW, I HELPED PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING FOR THAT BUT ALSO AGAIN, AGAIN, CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND THEN, MEALS ON WH WHEELS, WE WENT THROUGH A SIMILAR THING, AND THE -- WE' TO THE AIRPORT, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN MY HEART FOR THE AIRPORT, I'M FREQUENT TRAVELER, AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONE OF MY VERY FIRST JOBS, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW I COULD HELP SEE IT GROW.I KNOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH A HUGE TR TRANSFORMATION, AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT AND I WANT TO BE A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AT MEALS AND WHEELS, AND WE KNOW THAT THOSE SENIORS ARE HOME BOUND, BUT YOU KNOW WE WORK WITH ALL THE OTHER SENIORS.
BUT THE SENIORS FLY TOO. NONPROFIT PEOPLE FLY. SO WHEN I ASKED MYSELF, HOW COULD I BE A BETTER CITIZEN, A BETTER ADVOCATE OF THIS CITY, WHAT COULD I DO? AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE VOICE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES, NEARBY RESIDENTS, AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING
INTERESTS? >> YEAH. THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT -- GREAT QUESTION -- AND, YEAH, ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ARE IMPORTANT, AND BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE EACH ONE, AND, I THINK, CREATING SPACES WHERE YOU CAN HAVE OPEN DIALOGUE IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S -- EVERYONE HAS A VOICE, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY POSITION ON THE COMMITTEE WOULD ALLOW THAT, WOULD BE THAT VOICE FOR THEM AND OPEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE -- ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS. OF COURSE YOU WANT TO MAKE THE BUSINESS FOLKS HAPPY, YOU WANT TO MAKE THE TRAVELERS HAPPY. WE -- YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE LARGER AIRPORTS ON THIS SIDE OF THE STATE, AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE COMING IN, AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE HAS A SAY. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. WHAT SKILLS, EXPER EXPERIENCES, OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES OR CHALLENGES FACING THE AIRPORT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I MENTIONED EARLIER, STRATEGIC PLANNING AS ONE OF MY, I GUESS, SKILLS THAT I PROVIDED AT BOTH MEALS ON WHEELS AND AT THE WOODY, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY ENG ENGAGEMENT. I'VE BEEN IN THE N NONPROFIT FIELD FOR 15 YEARS. I'M OUT THERE, I TRY TO REALLY -- I'M A PROUD SOUTH CIDER, TRY TO ADVOCATE WHERE I CAME FROM AND BRING MORE R RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION, AND THEN ALSO, I HAVE -- IN MY EVERYDAY JOB, I WORK WITH OUR BOARD, AND I KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A STAFF MEMBER. RIGHT.
AND SO GOVERNANCE IS ONE OF THEM, AND BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST BE HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE DIRECTOR, CEO, SOMETIMES IN EVENTS, AND, YOU KN KNOW, NEED ADVICE OR JUST, YOU KNOW, OR, YOU KNOW, HELP IN GENERAL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILMEMB ER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE AT THE AIRPORT PHASE AS A COMMUNITY. AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP
STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION'S ROLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS IS -- ONE OF THE PLACES -- AND I REMEMBER THIS FROM MY TRAINING, THE FIRST IMPRESSION AND THE LAST IMPRESSION OF THE CITY. WHEN SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, IS FLYING THROUGH HERE, THAT'S WHAT THEY, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO TAKE BACK WITH THEM, YOU KN KNOW, HOW IS THEIR AIRPORT EXPERIENCE? AND -- BUT IT'S ALSO -- YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS ECONOMIC ENGINE OF IT'S BRINGING IN BUSINESS, AND IT'S ONLY MAKING OUR CITY GROW.
THERE'S -- I HAVE THIS STORY -- I FLEW OUT OF AUSTIN ONE TIME, AND I RAN INTO A FRIEND, AND I WAS LIKE HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, SHE'S FROM SAN ANTONIO, AND SHE WAS LIKE IT'S CH CHEAPER TO FLY OUT OF HERE, AND I SAID ME TOO, THAT'S WHY I'M OVER HE HERE, AND, YOU KNOW, IT
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SHOULDN'T BE THAT WA WAY; RIGHT? I SHOULDN'T DRIVE UP THERE.AND SO BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT NOT HAPP HAPPEN; RIGHT? AND KE KEEPING PEOPLE, YOU KN KNOW, FROM LEAVING AND
FLYING OUT OF HERE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW THAT FELT FAST, BUT THAT CONCLUDES THE INTERVIEW.
WE HAVE JUST ONE OR TWO MORE INTERVIEWS -- ONE MORE INTERVIEW, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND THEN MAKE RECOMMENDATION AROUND 4
SOMETHING. >> OKAY. BYE, THANK YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. LASTLY WE HAVE MR. LUAM. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> VERY GOOD. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOOD. WE'LL START WITH A 2 MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN 3 QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THOSE. >> THANK YOU.
I'M HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEAT AT AIRPORT.
MY PRIDE IN SAN ANTONIO RUNS DEEP BACK IN 2006 WHEN I FIRST CAME TO SAN ANTONIO TO SEE THE WALK IN THE LIGHTS, LIGHTING THE TREES.
THIS WAS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAD TO REALIZE THIS WAS THE HOME I WANT TO BE AT. I RELOCATED HERE TO START MY CAREER AT THE BRAND NEW THEN JD MARRIOTT SPA. SINCE THEN I GAVE VARIOUS ( INDISC ( INDISCERNIBLE ) INCLUDING MY WORK AS A BUSINESS OPERATION MANAGER WHERE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE GENERAL MANAGERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO MY FAVORITE CITY AND SHOW THEM WHY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CITY. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING -- YEAH -- FOR MEETING, AND CONFERENCES THAT DEEPENED MY CONNECTION TO THE CITY AND ITS HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY.
TODAY I SERVE FOR ( ( INDISCERNIBLE ) WHERE MY FOCUS PROVIDING A HOME AWAY FROM HOME. MY CAREER HAS BEEN RO ROOTED IN HOSPITAL AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH HAVE GIVEN ME A DEEPER UNDER UNDERSTANDING OF THE AIRPORT ECOSYSTEM, AND AN IMPACT ON THE TOURISM SPIRITS. I'M SEEKING A POSITION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE AIRPORT IS MORE THAN A TRANSIT HUB, IT'S A GA GATEWAY TO OUR CITY'S CULTURE, BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY. I WANT TO CONTINUE MY ( ( INDISCERNIBLE ) TO SHAPE AND REFLECT THE EXCELLENCE THAT SAN ANTONIO IS KNOWN FOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: AIRPORTS SERVE MANY STAKEHOLDERS, TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES, NEARBY RESIDENTS, AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH BALANCING THE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS?
>> STAKEHOLDERS ARE A FUN AND UNIQUE FAMILY OF PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF WANTS AND NEEDS. THE WAY I DO IT WITH MY STAKEHOLDERS CURRENTLY IS I LOOK THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE AND HOW WE COULD COME TO A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF EACH ANOTHER'S NEEDS AND WANTS. AND I WOULD DO A SIMILAR THING OF WHAT THESE STAKEHOLDERS MENTION, HEARING WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY, AND FIGURING OUT A COMMON SOLUTION WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE IN THE END AND HELP GUIDE THE CONVERSATIONS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN, AND HAVING THOSE -- WIL WILLINGNESS TO HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO MOVE THE BUSINESS FORWARD.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
WHAT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES OR PERSPECTIVES DO YOU BRING THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMISSION ADDRESS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE
AIRPORT? >> SO I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE SKILLS I HAVE IS RELATIONSHIP BUIL BUILDING. SO I CURRENTLY WORK IN SALES, AND SO WORKING WITH THE LOCAL BUSI BUSINESSES IN SAN ANTONIO RIGHT NOW SHOWCASING WHY MY HOTELS ARE THE BEST PLACE TO STAY WHEN THEY COME TO SAN ANTONIO OR OUT OF STATE PEOPLE COME TO SAN ANTONIO. HEY YOU WANT TO STAY AT MY HOTEL.
HAVING A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WHILE THEY'RE HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY, JUST THE NETWORKING UNDERSTAND THAT I BRING TO THE TABLE, THE RELATIONSHIPS I'VE BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THE OTHER HOTEL PARTNERS, AND THOSE FEATURES. I THINK ALSO THE -- JUST BEING LEVEL-HEADED.
SOMETIMES THE CHALLENGE WE RUN INTO SOMETIMES IS A LOT OF STRONG PERSONALITIES THAT COME TO THE TABLE, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO DE-ESCALATE IS WHAT I'VE LEARNED TO DO IN THE FRONT OFFICE WITH GUE GUESTS, DE-ESCALATE A SITUATION SO WE CAN HAVE A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD IS ONE OF MY GREAT SKILLS I BRING
TO THE TABLE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR.
>> KAUR: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE AIRPORT PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WOULD YOU HELP STRE STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE WITH THE COMMISSION?
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>> YEAH. SO REALLY THE FUNDAMENTAL OF THE AIRPORT IS BRINGING OUR TRAVELERS HERE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TRAVELERS WHEN THEY COME TO SAN ANT ANTONIO, THEY HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO SAN ANTONIO, I FLEW HOME TO ARIZONA, AND THE WHOLE POWER WAS OUT. THE GOT TO THE AIRPORT, THE POWER WAS GONE, 20 2006, WHAT HAPPENED? AND THE WAY THE AIRPORT STAFF HANDLED THAT SITUATION AND KEPT EVERYBODY INFORMED WAS WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT -- HAVING OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR GUESTS AND OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING THROUGH AND OUR TOURISM FRIENDS IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DIALOGUES ARE THERE SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS IN THE KN
KNOW. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: KEEP DOING THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: I JUST WENT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: MY BAD.
SO ENDING THAT -- I KNOW THAT FELT FAST, SORRY, DAD BRAIN.
>> I GET IT. NO WORRIES. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THAT CONCLUDES THE MEETING, WHAT WE'LL DO IS GO INTO AN EXECUTIV SESSION, MAKE A DECISION, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE A DECISION. IF YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO BE HERE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, I'LL ASK
YOU TO STAY, IF YOU'RE NOT, WE COULD LEAVE. >> WE COULD GO ACROSS, THAT WAY THEY COULD COME BACK IN, THEY'R STANDING OUT IN THE HALL SOME O THEM.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OH, I THOUGHT THEY WERE IN THE ROOM. SO THE NOW IS NOW 3: 3:49 P.M. AND THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING
WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE. NO EXECUTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR ALL APPLICANTS HERE AND ALL THAT HAD TO STEP AWAY, I WANTED TO E EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR EXPERTISE. IT DEMONSTRATES A TRUE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO THE FUTURE OF NOT ONLY OUR AIRPORT BUT TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. WHILE NOT ALL CAN BE APPOINTED, YOUR INTEREST IS DEEPLY VALUED AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY ENGAGED WITH THE CITY OF THE SAN ANTONIO, AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'LL FLAG THAT MARCH OF NEXT YEAR WE HAVE A SLEW OF APPOINTMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN, SO IF YOU'RE NOT SELECTED THIS ROUND, I DO PROMISE WE WERE VERY DEEPLY I IMPRESSED BY EVERYONE. SO CONTINUE TO STAY ENGAGED.
ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> KAUR: YEAH, SHARE, I MOVE TH TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE THROUGH MARCH 18, 2 2027. MARC PROVOST FOR THE AIRPORT BUSINESS CATEGORY. DOWEL TURNER FOR THE AVIATION CATEGORY.
WILSON. MARCIA END LER, BRINE MORRIS FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND -- FOR THE COMMUNITY CATEGORY.
>> MUNGIA: SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. AND FOR THE RECORD, VIA NUEVA. IT'S ALL GOOD. OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE SEL SELECTED, AND THIS'LL FORWARD T THE NA SESSION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NOW THE TIME IS 4: 4:20 P.M. ON OCTOBER 7, 2025, AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
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