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>> MAYOR PRO TEM: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 2:08 P.M.
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2026, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO B SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE ROLL? >> CLERK:
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PRO TEM WE HAVE QUORUM. ERIK DO, YOU WANT TO GET US STARTED?. >> WALSH: YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO TODAY'S B SESSION FOCUSES ON THREE HIGH-PROFILE SOLICITATIONS RECOMMENDED DESIGN CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AIRFIELD IN TERMINAL A AND B AS WELL AS A PRESOLICITATION ON A CENTRALIZED RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
SO JESUS IS GOING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THREE. THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH OUR LUMPING ALL AIRPORT ISSUES TOGETHER, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JESUS.
>> SAENZ: GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL. JESUS SAENZ, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T BRING THIS UP, SO WE ARE ANNOUNCING THREE NEW NONSTOPS, ONE OF WHICH IS INCREDIBLY ATTRACTIVE TO US WHICH IS RALEIGH DURHAM, IT'S ONE OF OUR TOP THREE TARGETED MARKETS, WE PROBABLY HAVE CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE -- AND MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, IS A GREAT ADDITION AS WELL.
AND PENSACOLA. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT BREEZE DOES OVER 170 ROUTES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AND THEY ARE STARTING TO MOVE INTERNATIONAL AS WELL. I KNOW THEY WERE HERE IN 2021, BUT EXCITED TO LAUNCH THIS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE NOT ONLY IS IT REALLY GOOD FOR SAN ANTONIO, BUT THE PRICES ARE INCREDIBLY LOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT BEING ABLE TO CONNECT INTO PENSACOLA AND MEMPHIS AT $49.01 WAY OR GETTING TO RALEIGH DURHAM FOR $79.01 WAY. THE FLIGHT FROM PEN SAN ANTONIO COLA WILL BE TWO TIMES WEEKLY AND THEN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER FLIGHT THAT WILL GO IN AND CONNECT INTO TAMPA, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET OFF THE PLANE, AND YOU CAN GO INTO PINSY COLA AND GET INTO TAMPA.
SO THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT ONE AS WELL.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. AS WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL PLATFORM, WE ARE NOW AT 50 DESTINATIONS. EXCITED ABOUT THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD. I KNOW WE'VE SHOWN YOU GUYS A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE WE WERE POSTCOVID. WE HAD A TOTAL OF ABOUT 33 DESTINATIONS, AND WE ARE NOW AT 50. SO I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO JACOB TYLER, OUR AIR SERVICE DEVELOPER. HE CAN'T BE HERE TODAY FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE HE'S WORKING WITH ANOTHER AIRLINE RIGHT NOW, SO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. TODAY'S B SESSION BRIEFING IS TWO POSTSOLICITATION AND ONE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING.
THE AIRFIELD DESIGN SERVICES, AND I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS AND SOME TECHNICALITY ABOUT WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US.
THE POSTSOLICITATION FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR TERMINAL A AND B IS ABOUT THE RENOVATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B SO THAT THE ENTIRE AIRPORT SYSTEM LOOKS THE SAME WAY.
SO WE ARE ALREADY STARTING THE DESIGN WORK TO REVAMP TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS A PRESOLICITATION FOR CENTRAL RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S NEW FOR US. BUT AS WE ESTABLISH NEW DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE WAY WE DO THINGS HERE AT THE AIRPORT, I'LL TELL YOU WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY FROM A SAFETY, A SECURITY, BUT THE STERILIZATION OF MATERIALS THAT COME IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT.
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THE POSTSOLICITATION FOR THE AIRFIELD DESIGN YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME SAY ASEIP, HERE IT CALLED AS ASEIP A LOT. IT WAS 40 MILLION ON THE CONTRACT VALUE, AND THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THAT COME FROM FAA GRANTS AND AVIATION CAPITAL FUNDS. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ABOUT THE ASEIP IS THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AS YOU LOOK AT THE TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS WHICH IS 13 RIGHT AND 13 LEFT AND GETTING TO A PARALLEL CONFIGURATION SO WE CAN INCREASE OUR OVERALL CAPACITY OF OUR OPERATIONS. WE'RE NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT 2025.A LOT OF CREDIT TO TIM AND SAM AND THE ENTIRE TEAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE FOR WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ON THIS TO GET US PREPARED FOR THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING IN 2040 AND IN 2050 TO ENSURE THE AIRPORT IS READY FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING.
IT IS THE DECOMMISSIONING AND WORKING TOWARDS MAKING 422 INTO A TAXIWAY, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE, LIKE I MENTIONED, NOT ONLY DOES IT ADD CAPACITY, IT'S SUPPORTED BY THE FAA, AND THE FAA WANTS US TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT THE LAST PIECE, IT'S -- YOU KNOW, IT REMOVES THE DECONFLICTION THAT WE HAVE WITH RANDOLPH, AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE WANT OUR MILITARY EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO GROW, I KNOW JEFF AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH JEFF WEBBSTER AND MANY OTHERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING THIS FROM SA TO DC, SO WE'RE PUT AG LOT OF DOCUMENTS TOGETHER, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT GO FROM SA TO DC CAN TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHY WE'RE MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THIS ISN'T A WAND THAT WAVES AND IT HAPPENS. THIS IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH, SO IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TOMORROW, BUT THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY STEPS THAT GETS US THERE. THE INITIAL EVALUATION CONSISTED OF TWO THAT WERE PRETTY TIGHT, AS YOU LOOK AT KENLY HORN AND ORISON H. OVERALL, THEY BOTH WERE PRETTY WELL MATCHED.
FOR THAT REASON, WE TOOK THEM TO THE FINAL EVALUATION AND PERFORMED INTERVIEWS AND KIMLEY-HORN CAME OUT AS A SUCCESSFUL RESPONDENT, AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE'LL BRING THAT TO COUNCIL ONCE WE FINALIZE THIS TODAY. I'LL GO INTO THE NEXT POSTSOLICITATION, WHICH IS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES OF TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B, AND THAT IS AN IN-DEPTH RECONFIGURATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B. WHILE I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU ALL THE RENDERINGS THAT WE HAVE OF WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE, WE DON'T WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T FULLY VETTED, SO WE'RE WORKING ON DOING THE EARLY DESIGN WORK FOR THAT.
IT WAS A SOLICITATION THAT WENT OUT AS AN RFQ, IT'S A $35 MILLION CONTRACT AND THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THAT ARE THE AVIATION CAPITAL FUNDS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THIS SOLICITATION IS REALLY BRINGING A AND B UP TO WHAT C'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND I CAN'T EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH C, IT IMPLEMENTS THE AIRPORT DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WE NOW HAVE ESTABLISHED.
IF YOU HAVEN'T DRIVEN BY THE AIRPORT LATELY, YOU CAN START TO SEE SOME OF THE COLOR SCHEME CHANGES WITH THE GROUND FACILITY, SOME FENCING CHANGES AS WE START TO, YOU KNOW, DEMOLISH THE AREA FOR THE PARKING GARAGE AS WE BUILD OUT THE NEW TERMINAL C. ALL OF THOSE WILL BE IN SYNC WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS. THIS IS THE EFFORT TO TAKE TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B IN THAT SAME DIRECTION WHILE UPGRADING AND MODERNIZING MANY ELEMENTS OF THE SECURITY CHCHECK POINT, THE TICKETING COUNTERS AND LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS AS WE LOOK AT THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN TERMINAL A AND B. IT ELEVATES THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT RESTROOMS OR WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT HOLD ROOMS, BRINGING THOSE INTO, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS TODAY 1900 SQUARE FEET FOR 727, 717 PLANES, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT UP TO, YOU KNOW, LARGE PLANES SO WE CAN HAVE 3,000 SQUARE FEET IN EACH ONE OF THOSE GATE AREAS.
AND IT ADDRESSES A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER THAT BE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING. THERE WAS QUITE THE RESPONSE TO THIS EVALUATION. WE HAD 13 RESPONDENTS, WHICH WAS -- I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE HIRED ANY OF THEM.
THEY ALL ARE VERY CREDIBLE, INTERNATIONAL WELL-KNOWN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. I TOLD SOMEBODY ON THE TEAM THE OTHER DAY, WE HAD MORE FOR TERMINAL A, TERMINAL B RENOVATIONS THAN WE HAD FOR TERMINAL C ON THE RESPONDENTS, SO PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WORKING AS WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS FORWARD WITH THE HELP THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN US.
WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN TO A TOTAL OF EIGHT AS WE LOOKED AT EVERYONE THAT WAS IN THERE. AND WE BROUGHT ALL EIGHT INTO A ROOM AND
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INTERVIEWED. IT TOOK US A DAY AND A HALF TO GO THROUGH THAT EFFORT, INTERVIEW EACH OF THEM AND ENDED UP WITH HELLUTH, OBALA AND KASSABAUM. H OK. TWAS THE SUCCESSFUL RESPONDENT. THERE'S COST ASSOCIATED TO THE RENDERINGS, AS YOU'VE SEEN US WITH TERMINAL C, WE ARE 90% DESIGNED, ON SCOPE, ON SCHEDULE, ON BUDGET, WE WANT TO SEE THAT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH A/B RENOVATIONS. COST WAS A BIG FACTOR AS WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT THEY HAD AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE INTO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN SPECIFIC RENOVATIONS AT OTHER TERMINALS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THEY INCLUDE WEST/EAST DESIGN GROUP, WHICH IS SAN ANTONIO BASED, ARUP, WHICH IS OUT OF NEW YORK.A LOT OF THESE TEAMS HAVE DONE WORK NOT ONLY IN LAGUARDIA AND TERMINAL B, FOR A LOT OF REDEVELOPMENTS THEY'VE DONE, CAET AND C & G ENGINEERING WHICH IS BASED IN SAN ANTONIO AS WELL.
THEY PUT A GOOD COMPLEMENT OF A TEAM TOGETHER AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BEGIN WORKING WITH THEM. ON THE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING FOR CENTRALIZED RECEIVING AND THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER, WE CALL THAT THE CRDC. YOU'LL HEAR US SAY IT THAT WAY AS WE TELL YOU, WE HAVE NEW DESIGN STANDARDS. WHY IS THE C RCD SO IMPORTANT TO US? TODAY WE TAKE OUT THE TRASH TO THE FRONT DOOR.
AS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND OUT, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO IN THE AIRPORT THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS TAKING THIS TO AN OFFSITE FACILITY AT THE AIRPORT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE STERILIZED, SECURITY CONTROLLED, AND AS WE BRING IN FOOD, BEVERAGES, CONSUMABLES, NONFOOD PRODUCTS AND VARIOUS CONCESSIONAIRE ITEMS, WE WANT TO BRING THAT IN THROUGH THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR AND THROUGH THE BACK DOORS. WE WANT TO TAKE THE TRASH OUT THROUGH THE BACK DOORS. AS WE'VE DESIGNED TERMINAL C AND START MOVING TOWARDS A & B, THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE MOVING. IT IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM A DELIVERY METHOD STANDPOINT. ESTIMATED CONTRACT IS 11.25, A 10-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH ONE FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTION AND THE FUNDING SOURCES WILL COME OUT OF THE O & M FUNDS. THE CRDC EVALUATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF MR. JEFF COYLE, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MICHAEL GARNIER, THE DIRECTOR OF AVATION, NICK KNEEL, VIRGINIA WHO OVERSEES CONTRACTS AND -- AT THE AIRPORT AND ERNESTO ORTIZ FOR TSA.
30 POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS.
30 FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT AND THE PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PLAN, 20 FOR PRICING, 10 FOR LOCAL PREFERENCE, FIVE FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS AND FIVE FOR SMALL BUSINESS PRIME. OUR REQUEST FROM COUNCIL TODAY IS TO SUPPORT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT AWARDS FOR AIRFIELD DESIGN SERVICES FOR ASEIP AND ARCHITECT CHEUL DESIGN.
THE SERVICES FOR TERMINAL A AND B AND THE RELEASE OF WHAT WE CALL THE CRDC SOLICITATION. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET WITH FAA AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF NOT ONLY THE AIRFIELD BUT ALSO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE DO WITH THE TERMINALS AND THE EXISTING PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED.
A VERY STRATEGIC PLAN OVER THE LAST THREE OR FIVE YEARS OF WHAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER WITH THE CITY'S FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
THE NEXT B SESSION PRESENTATION, I THINK WE'RE SCHEDULED SOMETIME IN APRIL, IS -- I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE, BUT WE'LL DO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AS WE TALK ABOUT THE MASTER ARCHITECT FOR TERMINAL A, TERMINAL B RENOVATIONS, WE'LL DO A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B, SO WE WILL START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. WE'LL BRING THAT FOR A POSTSOLICITATION. WE'LL BRING THE POSTSOLICITATION FOR THE MRO, WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SCORING THAT TODAY. WE'LL HAVE A PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING ON TERMINAL C CONCESSIONS.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, I WAS TELLING SOME OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS EARLIER, WE ARE 28 MONTHS AWAY FROM OPENING THE NEW TERMINAL C. AS WE GET READY FOR THAT, WE'VE GOT TO START ALIGNING THE CONCESSIONS, WE HAVE 41,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RELEASING FOR CONCESSIONS. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE ARTICLES, WHETHER IT'S ANY OF THE WORLD-RENOWN CHEFS I CALL
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THEM, UNL DER CHEF JOHNNY AND EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS.EVERYONE SAYS HOW DID YOU DO THAT? WELL, THE CITY DID IT.
EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF US FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND HELPING THEM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO GROW HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THEN A PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING ON THE TDT P ACCESS RODEO WAY. AS YOU SEE THE MAP ON THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, THIS IS ALL T ROADWAY WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AS WE START TO FINALIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMINAL C, A BRAND-NEW PARKING GARAGE IN NEW TERMINAL A, WE WANT TO ALIGN THE NEW RODEO WAY SO IT CAN MATCH THE -- ROADWAY SO IT CAN MATCH THE FOOTPRINT OF THE OVERALL COMPLEX. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL MAKE MYSELF
AVAILABLE FOR CONVERSATIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, JESUS. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE THREE NEW DIRECT FLIGHTS WITH BREEZE AIRWAYS. I THINK EVERY NEW FLIGHT WE GET REPRESENTS A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC FOR US. IT IS SOLICITATION GALORE OVER AT TEAM AIRPORT, SO THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO GO REAL QUICK TO SLIDE 11 AND 12, IF WE CAN. I'LL START WITH 11, I GUESS. SO WHENEVER I'M LOOKING AT THE -- THESE SORT OF EVALUATIONS, I WANT TO SEE IF -- WHAT HAPPENS IN THE INITIAL EVALUATION CARRIES THROUGH IN THE FINAL. AND WHAT WAS MOST SHOCKING TO ME WAS I THINK SEEING PGAU MOVE FROM FIRST PLACE ESSENTIALLY ALL THE WAY TO THE END. EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINED FAIRLY STABLE. IF YOU CAN (PGAL) WHAT HAPPENED?
>> SAENZ: YEAH, SO WE HAVE ALL OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY REVIEW ALL OF THE PACKAGES AND LOOK AT ALL 13 SUBMISSIONS. AND WE ALL COME TOGETHER AND SCORE THOSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THAT EFFORT AND PROCESS, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON PAPER.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE VERY SPECIFIC AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT IS WHEN WE BRING THEM BACK FOR INTERVIEWS, WE'RE ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS. AND WE WANT TO KNOW FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHAT IS YOUR COMMITMENT TO SAN ANTONIO? RIGHT? SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU BRINGING HERE, HOW FOCUSED ARE YOU? ARE YOU GOING TO BRING YOUR GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT AND IS HE GOING TO LIVE HERE OR IS SHE GOING TO LIVE HERE, OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE? SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF EXAMPLES THAT I CAN GIVE YOU WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, WE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE THOSE WITH YOU THAT WE ASK.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME PUTTING TOGETHER THOSE QUESTIONS AS WE GET INTO THE EVALUATION PROCESS. AND IF THEY DON'T DELIVER, THEN WE CAN'T MAKE THEM WHAT THEY'RE NOT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE SEE THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAN ANTONIO AND WE SEE THAT -- I LIKE TO SAY IT ALL THE TIME, THAT THEY'RE HUNGRY TO BE HERE WITH US, BECAUSE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY WE DELIVER NOT JUST THE PROJECT, BUT THE
ENTIRE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE FOR THE AIRPORT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU. AND I DO SEE THE HOK, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THEIR TEAM INCLUDES WEST-EAST DESIGN. THEY'VE DONE GREAT WORK IN DISTRICT TWO AND I THINK THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT'S A FAMILIAR FACE THEY I'M EAGER TO SEE WORKING IN THIS CAPACITY.
CAN YOU REMIND ME AGAIN WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FROM COUNCIL RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY JUST SUPPORT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MADE AND. >> SAENZ: THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE WILL BRING THIS TO AN A SESSION ONCE WE FINALIZE THE POSTSOLICITATION WITH YOU TODAY, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH TAKING IT TO A SESSION FOR YOUR FINAL APPROVAL.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: WONDERFUL. YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. FOR MY COLLEAGUES, TODAY WE'LL DO 10 MINUTES, 10 MINUTE FIRST ROUND, FIVE MINUTE SECOND ROUND.
IF YOU NEED TO GO OVER IN YOUR FIRST ROUND, YOU CAN USE YOUR SECOND FIVE MINUTES, JUST LET ME KNOW AS THE TIME GOES OUT. WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
JESUS, EXCELLENT WORK. I'M JUST SO, SO PROUD OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT. FULLY SUPPO SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE PRESENTED TODAY. IN THE MTTF MEETING, IT WAS DISCUSSED HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROJECT IS, OUR RUNWAYS ARE, REDOING OUR RUNWAYS, SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO REALLY FOCUS ON THAT WHEN WE GO TO D.C. AND TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.
IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE WHOLE USA IF WE DON'T KEEP PUSHING ON THIS.
IT WILL CAUSE DELAYS THAT -- ACROSS THE NATION, LONGER ROUTES.
IT'S JUST A REAL BIG FEDERAL PRIORITY, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT
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WITH YOU. I GOT THE SAME INFORMATION IN A DIFFERENT SETTING, SO, AGAIN, SUPER PROUD OF Y'ALL, SO HAPPY Y'ALL ARE MOSTLY IN D9 AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO -- WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU, I'M FULLY BEHIND IT. I UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE AIRPORT IS TO SAN ANTONIO AND OUR GROWTH, SO I THINK EXCELLENT WORK.AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SPEARS. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: YEAH, I'LL BE BRIEF AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, JESUS, THIS ALL LOOKS GREAT. FULLY SUPPORTIVE. YOU KNOW, AS WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY, THE AIRPORT'S GOING TO PLAY A HUGE -- A HUGE ROLE IN THAT, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE EXPANDING OUR DIRECT FLIGHTS. WE NEED MORE OF THOSE, CERTAINLY.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE FOR LEISURE AND THEN FOR FOLKS TO COME HERE FOR BUSINESS AND OUR PEOPLE TO FLY ELSEWHERE FOR BUSINESS. IT'S OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE, I'M GLAD WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THAT REGARD. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, THE NEED FOR THIS, WHAT SORT OF OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES OR
INEFFICIENCIES ARE WE ADDRESSING HERE? >> SAENZ: SO THE BIGGEST ONES ARE WE'RE GOING TO CENTRALIZE WHERE ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS AND GOODS ARE GOING TO. AND IT WILL GO INTO A CENTRAL LOCATION.
THE RFQ IS SET FOR THEM TO RESPOND TO US, WE'RE TELLING THEM YOU'VE GOT TO BE WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS OF THE AIRPORT, AND WE WANT YOU TO GO LEASE SOME SPACE OR BUY SOME SPACE ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.
AND WE WANT YOU TO HOUSE ALL OF THOSE GOODS AND PRODUCTS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE AIRPORT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT IT TO ALL BE SP STERILIZED. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT'S -- AUDIO] -- WE WANT EVERYTHING STERILIZED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO THAT'S A BIG PIECE. ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE, BECAUSE IT ALL GOES INTO A CENTRAL LOCATION, THAT HELPS A LOT OF CONCESSIONS, BECAUSE THEY CAN STORE AS MUCH AS THEY WANT AT THAT LOCATION, AND THEY CAN GO GRAB IT QUICKLY FROM THE AIRPORT AND STOCK BETTER, WHICH MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING OUT IN THE FRONT OR IN CLOSETS OR IN PALLETS OUT IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL WHERE PEOPLE ARE DPRABING AND MOVING THINGS -- GRABBING AND MOVING THINGS. ALL OF THIS COMES IN DURING THE NONPEAK PERIODS FOR THEM TO MOVE THROUGH FREIGHT ELEVATORS AND BRING THE MATERIAL IN. IT'S VERY SIMILAR FOR THE TRASH AS WELL. WE HAVE A LOT OF BACK ALLEYS THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE MOVING ON, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GETTING READY FOR THIS. >> WHYTE: AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT OUR
CURRENT CONCESSIONAIRES ASK FOR AND -- >> SAENZ: I WOULD RCHT N'T SAY THEY'RE NECESSARILY ASKING FOR IT, BUT I WOULD SAY THEY'RE EXCITED BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM SOME COST EFFICIENCY IN THE STORAGE OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN A SCENTRAL SIZED LOCATION AND THEIR ABILITY TO GO GET THE PRODUCT. THERE'S SOMETIMES IN PEAK PERIODS IN THE MORNING,
THEY RUN OUT OF WATER. >> WHYTE: YEAH. >> SAENZ: AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT TO GET WATER, THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CALL INTO THIS AND SAY, I NEED BLANK, BLANK AND BLANK
AND BRING THAT IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> WHYTE: AND THIS IS HOW IT WORKS IN OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> SAENZ: THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT TO 10 NOW THAT HAVE MOVED IN THAT DIRECTION, AND EVERYONE'S MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> WHYTE: ALL RIGHT. THANKS. >> SAENZ: YES, SIR.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO FOLLOWED BY DR. KAUR.
>> GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. YEAH, ALSO FULLY SUPPORTIVE.
REALLY THE ONLY QUESTION IS, AND I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL MAY HAVE GIVEN TO US AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE AN UPDATED VERSION, REALLY JUST TIMELINES OF WHEN WE'RE EXPECTING ALL OF THESE MILESTONES TO TAKE PLACE. ONE, IT'S HELPFUL TO US FOR US TO COMMUNICATE TO RESIDENTS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SEEING THE CONSTRUCTION OR THEY'RE SEEING THINGS GO ON, AND SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO BETTER ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. AND THEN, TWO, FOR US
JUST TO HAVE A GRASP OF THE TIMELINES. >> SAENZ: I THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE CAN GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE THAT WE CALL A
GANTT CHART. >> GAVITO: YEAH, A GANTT CHART, PERFECT.
>> SAENZ: THAT REFLECTS EXACTLY WHAT OUR MILESTONES ARE.
>> GAVITO: YEAH, LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THAT'S ALL.
THANKS, CHAIR. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER.
DR. KAUR, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ.
>> KAUR: THANK YOU. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THAT KIMLEY-HORN GOT THE FIRST CONTRACT, ITS A PRETTY SIZABLE AMOUNT. DO WE THINK THIS WORK IS GOING TO AFFECT THEIR ABILITY -- I KNOW THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING WITH US ON OUR SAN PEDRO SPRINGS PARK BOND PROGRAM, THAT'S PROBABLY A DIFFERENT TEAM BECAUSE THIS IS A SECURITY ASSESSMENT, BUT WE DON'T
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FORESEE THEM BEING ABLE TO -- OR AFFECTING ANY OF OUR OTHER CONTRACTSBECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING THIS WORK, RIGHT? >> SAENZ: NO, NONE WHATSOEVER. WE'VE CHANGED THE STRUCTURE.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL AND ARCHITECTURE OF KIMLEY-HORN, EDWARD'S BACK HERE BEHIND ME, HE KNOWS I INTERVIEWED HIM THOROUGHLY BEFORE HE CAME TO SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE SURE HE WAS READY DO THE THINGS WE'RE DOING ON THE AIRFIELD. I FEEL CONFIDENT ON THEIR ABILITIES AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AS WE MENTIONED THIS IS A LONG-RANGE PLAN. THIS STARTS THE EARLY PHASING DESIGN WORK AND WE'LL WORK TOWARDS YEAR 5, 8, 10, WE JUST DON'T KNOW THOSE ANSWERS JUST YET. WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
>> KAUR: GOT IT. JUST CLARIFY IF I'M WRONG, THEY'RE GOING TO PRO BONO GIVE US TIME FOR SAN PEDRO SPRINGS PARK TO DO THE DESIGN WORK, THAT'S WHAT I THINK I HEARD. ERIK IS LIKE --
>> SAENZ: OKAY. >> KAUR: NO, GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPENS.
FOR THE T ABRR EVALUATION GROUP, CAN YOU TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND. IT'S A VERY SMALL POINT
DIFFERENCE, SO I WAS JUST WONDERING. >> SAENZ: AS I MENTIONED IN THE OPENING COMMENTS, THEY WERE ALL SO CLOSE. IT WAS TOUGH.
WE SAT IN THERE FOR PROBABLY TWO HOURS TRYING TO COME TO FINALIZATION.
A LOT OF IT WAS FOCUSED ON THEIR ABILITY TO DO -- WHEN WE DO TERMINAL C, WHICH IS ON A BROWNFIELD TODAY, RIGHT, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
IT'S VERY EASY TO GO IN THERE AND START PUTTING HOLES IN THE GROUND AND ERECTING PYLONS AND DOING ALL THE VERTICAL WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
THAT'S EASY. WHEN YOU'RE DOING TERMINAL RENOVATIONS, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE, WHAT'S GOING TO OPEN, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT PHASING. AS ERIK HAS ALWAYS TOLD ME, JESUS, WHEN AM I GOING TO SEE SOME TOUGH CONSTRUCTION STUFF SO THAT PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE, RIGHT? WE'RE GETTING THERE. SO WHEN WE START TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B RENOVATIONS, HOW ARE WE MOVING ALL OF OUR CARRIERS SO EVERYONE'S IN THE RIGHT PLACES.
OF EFFORTS THAT GO INTO THIS COORDINATION. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD, AS ONE OF THE NONTECHNICAL PEOPLE ON THESE SELECTION COMMITTEES, WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING IN THE INTERVIEWS WITH DESIGNERS IS UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY THINK, SEEING THEIR CREATIVITY, THEY'RE COMING FORWARD WITH IDEAS ABOUT YOU COULD DO THIS IN TERMINAL A, MOVE THE SECURITY HERE, YOU COULD DO THIS TO BUMP THIS OUT, AND SORT OF VALIDATING THAT AGAINST WHAT OUR BUDGET IS. SO JESUS IS RIGHT, WE HAD 13 GREAT FIRMS, WHICH IS AN AWESOME PROBLEM TO HAVE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOK REALLY IMPRESSED US WITH THEIR THOUGHT PROCESSES, SOME OF THEIR IDEAS FOR HOW WE CAN MODERNIZE A. WE'D LOVE TO SHOW THEM NOW, BUT AS JESUS SAYS, WE'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH THE COST AND MAKE SURE ALL OF IT WORKS. BUT THEY WERE VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE IN TERMS OF THE CREATIVITY THEY WERE BRINGING TO THE RENOVATIONS.
>> KAUR: THAT WAS MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AT TERMINAL A, DID WE GIVE THEM A BUDGET TO SAY PRESENT DESIGNS THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS SCOPE.
>> COYLE: AS YOU KNOW, IN THE AIRLINE DEAL, THERE'S 200 MILLION FOR A AND 100 MILLION FOR B PREAPPROVED BY THE CARRIERS.
SO THAT'S THE BUDGET WE WERE WORKING WITHIN. AND ONE OF THE THINGS HOK DID WAS GIVE US THREE DIFFERENT TIERS, WE COULD DO THIS FOR THIS MUCH, WE COULD DO THAT FOR THAT MUCH. AND SO WE LOOKED AT ALL
THOSE THINGS -- >> KAUR: WHAT WAS THE HIGHEST TIER THEY GAVE.
KOI >> COYLE: IT WAS MORE THAN THE BUDGET.
IT WASN'T NECESSARILY WHAT WE'LL DO. THAT'S THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO NOW. I THINK WE ALL WALKED AWAY I FROM THE CONVERSATION FEELING THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT OUR NEEDS WERE, BEING COST EFFECTIVE IN HOW THEY DID IT AND THAT'S WHAT LED TO THEM BEING OUR
RECOMMENDATION. >> KAUR: WHAT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR WHERE
THE SECURITY SHOULD GO ON A. >> COYLE: WE'LL FOLLOW UP
ON THAT WITH YOU. >> KAUR: YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT YEAH.
>> AND THEN THE LAST QUESTIONS, AND JESUS, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT FOR THE POINTS, WHY WAS THE POINTS DIFFERENT FOR THE FIRST TWO? I SEE THAT THERE'S THE VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PRIME AND THE SMALL BUSINESS PRIME ON THIS PRESOLICITATION BUT IT WASN'T THERE ON THE PREVIOUS TWO. AND A LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM IS ALSO ON THAT ONE. DO WE KNOW WHY?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, TROY ELLIOTT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THERE'S REALLY TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOLICITATIONS.
THE FIRST TWO IS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. BASED FOR QUALIFICATIONS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE STATUTORILY DRIVEN. THE OTHER ONE THAT HAS THE LOCAL AND THE VETERANS ON IT, IT'S AN RFP, IT'S MORE FLEXIBLE AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE EVALUATION.
>> KAUR: SO WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO FOR REQUEST FOR QUALITYCATIONS.
>> ELLIOTT: TYPICALLY NOT. RFQS ARE STATUTORILY
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DRIVEN. ALSO IF THERE IS -- DEPENDING ON IF IT'S ON THE AIR SIDE OR THE LAND SIDE, THE FAA REGULATES IT DIFFERENTLY, AND THAT'S CONSIDERED FEDERAL FUNDING, AND SO THAT WILL NOT ALLOW CERTAIN PREFERENCES AS WELL. A LOT OF DIMPTD FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTOCONSIDERATION. >> KAUR: SO THE FIRST TWO THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, THESE THAT WERE DOING POSTSOLICITATIONS ON WERE BOTH FEDERALLY FUNDED.
>> ELLIOTT: I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE FEDERALLY FUNDED OR NOT.
FEDERALLY ELIGIBLE, YES. >> KAUR: THEY'RE ELIGIBLE.
AND THIS NEXT ONE WILL NOT BE BECAUSE OF THESE POINTS OR WHICH ALREADY
KNOW THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SO WE CAN -- >> ELLIOTT: FOR THE RFP?
>> KAUR: YEAH. >> ELLIOTT: THE RFP IS FUNDED OUT OF THE M & O BUDGETS AND IT'S AN RFP, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY ALLOW THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS IN
THERE. >> KAUR: GOT IT, NOT SAYING THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE THIS, BUT IF WE TOOK OUT THOSE POINTS, WOULD IT THEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT FUNDING OR IT'S JUST NOT ONE OF THOSE THAT'S NOT --
>> ELLIOTT: I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> WE HAVE WHAT WAS CALLED THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE IIJA -- DON'T ASK ME TO GIVE YOU THE ACRONYMS FOR IIJ, THERE'S TO MANY ACRONYMS IN OUR INDUSTRY, BUT WE'VE NEVER HAD THE ABILITY TO HAVE GRANTS FOR VERTICAL FUNDING. AND WE'VE HAD THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO GO GET THAT FUNDING AS WE LOOK AT THE WAY THIS IS SCORED.
>> KAUR: FOR THE FIRST -- FOR THE POSTSOLICITATIONS, BUT
THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING FOR THE PRESOLICITATION. >> SAENZ: THAT'S
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GOOD JOB, JESUS, AND EXCITED TO SEE THE PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING FOR TERMINAL C.
FOR THE F & B SPACES, AND CONGRATS ON THE BREEZE, NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THEM, BUT I'M GLAD THEY'RE HERE PROVIDING NONSTOP SERVICE.
THANKS, MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE -- I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OF THESE FOLKS HAD GONE THROUGH -- DO WE HAVE LIKE A MENTOR/MENTEE PROGRAM FOR ANY OF THESE FIRMS? HAVE THEY BEEN PART OF
ONE? >> SAENZ: WELL, WHAT WE TRY TO DO, AND AS YOU SEE BY SOME OF THE SELECTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE, AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS IN THE TERMINAL C FOOTPRINT, WE HAVE A LARGE CONTRACTOR THAT BROUGHT ON A LOCAL
FIRM. >> GONZALEZ: UH-HUH. >> SAENZ: SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT WITH ALL OF THESE TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING, SO THEY CAN START TO GET EXPERIENCE IN AVIATION, IN THESE LARGE PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP THEM EXPAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GO, SAY, I BUILT OUT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, I WAS PART OF THIS TEAM, AND WE DID THIS. AND THAT HELPS THEM GET THAT EXPERIENCE.
SO WE'RE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT CONNECTING LARGE FIRMS ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES WITH A LOT OF LOCAL FIRMS. >> GONZALEZ: AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THIS CONSIDERING WHERE WE ARE, BUT IS -- KIND OF CREATE ANY SORT OF COMMITMENT THAT WE CAN GET FROM THE HOK OR THE LEADING FIRM TO HAVE A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, BECAUSE WHERE WE HAVE THE SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION AT UTSA, WE HAVE ALL THESE GOOD PROGRAMS IN HIGHER ED, AND SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING PEOPLE UP FROM HERE TO
CONTINUE THAT WORK, I THINK, IS IMPORTANT. >> SAENZ: WE -- WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON LETTING OUR YOUTH BECOME FAMILIARIZED WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF AVIATION, WHETHER THAT BEING THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT -- WE WERE UP TO 8,000 STUDENTS THAT WE HAD PUT INTO A FLIGHT SIMULATOR.
>> GONZALEZ: OH, OKAY. >> SAENZ: I MEAN, ERIK, WHO DOES THAT FOR US, COULDN'T GET A DAY OFF. EVERYBODY WAS, I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS, HOW DOES THIS WORK. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO WORK ON. AND WHETHER IT'S UTSA OR, YOU KNOW, TRINITY OR UIW OR ANY OF THE INSTITUTIONS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS A&M-SAN ANTONIO, ALL OF THEM, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE KNOWLEDGE OF
AVIATION. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS IT.
I JUST -- DO WE HAVE LIKE A MENTOR/MENTEE PROGRAM THROUGH -- IS IT THROUGH
PUBLIC WORKS. >> SAENZ: I'LL SHARE WITH YOU JUST YESTERDAY I HAD SIX OR SEVEN MANAGEMENT FELLOWS FROM THIS OFFICE THAT WERE --
>> GONZALEZ: JUST BECAUSE THE AIRPORT OR EVEN THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, IT'S LIKE THE -- WHAT IS IT -- LIKE THE MOUNT EVEREST OF PROJECTS, RIGHT, THAT EVERY FIRM WANTS. AND SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SMALL LOCAL FIRMS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE CAPACITY, AND SO JUST -- ESPECIALLY WITH THESE BIG PROJECTS COMING, IF WE HAVE
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SOMETHING IN PLACE OR -- >> WALSH: WE DO. WE DO, COUNCILWOMAN.
>> GONZALEZ: OKAY. >> WALSH: AND MORE SO ON THE -- AND THIS IS GOOD FEEDBACK FOR APPLICATION TO OTHER SOLICITATIONS. HOK HAS WEST-EAST DESIGN AND CMG ENGINEERING, TWO FANTASTIC COMPANIES THAT WE DO BUSINESS WITH ON A SMALLER SCALE, SO IT DOES GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
GENERALLY SPEAKING THEIR MENTORSHIP PROTEGE PROCESS ON OTHER PROCUREMENTS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE AIRPORT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOOD FEEDBACK AS WE TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY OTHER LARGE PROJECTS COMING DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S -- IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE SURE AS WE -- AS WE SOLICIT, TO COUNCILWOMAN KAUR'S QUESTIONS, THAT WE'RE SOLICITING IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN VALUE LOCAL, BUT ALSO WE -- WE DO WANT -- WE DO WANT THAT TEAM APPROACH, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, WHETHER WE CALL IT MENTOR PROTEGE, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SMALLER, LOCAL FIRM TO BE PART OF THAT BUSINESS AND BE ABLE TO ADD THAT TO
THEIR RESUME AND GROW THAT. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN, AND SHE IS THE LAST
PERSON SIGNED UP. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, JESUS, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE DECK IN THIS CASE CAL ON THE -- -- TECHNICAL ON THE -- IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW NONSTOPS, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND VERY EXCITED TO SEE US GROW. I LIKE THE FIRST THREE SLIDES, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE GOT INTO THE OVERVIEW, POSTSOLICITATION BRIEFING, POSTSOLICITATION BRIEFING, PRESOLICITATION BRIEFING. WHEN THIS COMES PRESENTED OR IF I COULD GET THE INFORMATION, IS YOU HAVE THE POSTSOLICITATION BRIEFING, IT'S FINE WITH THE CONTRACT, BUT WHEN WE GET TO SLIDE NUMBER 7 AND 8, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POINTS BETWEEN SLIDE NUMBER 7 AND 8 AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHY AND WHO DID THE SCORING.
SO I KNOW THAT IT WAS -- YOU HAVE A LITTLE NOTE THAT SAYS HELD WITH INTERVIEWS AND SCORING COMPLETED. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT FOR THE PUBLIC AND MYSELF TO KNOW WHO WAS ON THOSE INTERVIEWS IN TERMS OF WHY WE -- KIMLEY-HORN GOT THAT EXTRA POINT AND RS & H GOT A POINT SUBTRACTED. SO THERE WE END THE FIRST ASEIEP EVALUATION. SO WE'VE GOT OUR TWO -- THESE WERE THE ONLY TWO
THAT APPLIED. >> SAENZ: THAT'S CORRECT.
>> VIAGRAN: YEAH, IF YOU COWL GET ME THE INFORMATION WHO WAS ON THAT SCORING TEAM TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY INTERVIEWED POORLY.
THE OTHER THING IS FOR THEM OR FOR OTHERS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING, HEY, THEY LOST A WHOLE POINT WHEN THEY DID THE INTERVIEW OR GAINED A WHOLE POINT. THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE POSTSOLICITATION FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS FOR TERMINAL A AND B. THIS IS JUST AN AESTHETIC THING, IF -- LIKE IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE SOME CONTINUATION, BECAUSE THEN WE PUT THE SOLICITATION CONTRACT VALUE IN AND FUNDING SOURCE ON THE BOTTOM, SO IT WAS KIND OF HARD TO FOLLOW.
BUT I DID READ IT THROUGH THE OTHER THING. AND THE TABRR PROGRAM GOALS, GREAT. AS WE GET HERE, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, IS WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WAS NUMBER ONE, BUT THEN WE COME BACK AND IT'S LIKE FINAL EVALUATION, IT'S -- IT FLIPS, AND I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT, AGAIN, WHAT I'D LIKE IS THE INFORMATION ON THE SCORING TEAM AND KIND OF WHY -- WHY WE SAW THAT DIFFERENCE. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH WEST-EAST DESIGN GROUP AND FAMILIAR WITH CNG ENGINEERING, I HAVE BEEN TO THE TAMPA TERMINAL, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT -- I LIKED THAT TERMINAL, SO I WAS LIKE, THIS IS EXPERIENCE. WE SEE IT. BUT IF YOU COULD JUST PUT THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE SLIDE FOR -- I DON'T WANT A SUPER LONG PRESENTATION, BECAUSE I THINK Y'ALL DID REALLY GREAT WITH THE 18, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW KIND OF IT WAS IN THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS, IT WAS IN THE HARD QUESTIONS WHEN WE ASKED THAT THIS IS WHY WE WENT WITH HOK AND THAT GROUP. OKAY? AND THEN AS WE GET TO THE CRDC, THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
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AND CAN Y'ALL PULL UP SLIDE NUM 15? SO -- YEAH.SO THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR THIS NEXT LEVEL AND JUST, AGAIN, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS THE TEAM -- IS THIS THE TEAM THAT'S GOING TO DO THE INTERVIEWS, TOO.
YEAH I WAS -- I WAS FOLLOWING IT AND FOLLOWING I I WASIK WAIT, W DID THE INTERVIEWS. SO IF YOU COWL JUST ADD THAT ON EITHER TO THE FINAL PRESENTATION OR JUST -- I KNOW I'VE SEEN THEM BEFORE, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IN TERMS OF I'M FINE WITH THE ONE YOU WENT WITH BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO THOSE TERMINALS, BUT KIND OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IN POINTS
AND. >> SAENZ: WE'LL SEND YOU A FOLLOW-UP I'M TOTALLY IN SUPPORT. I THINK THE TEAM THAT'S GOING TO HAVE THE HARD GO, IF YOU WEREN'T AT THE EWDC OR IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME CONCESSION SPACE TO SELL ALL THE SAN ANTONIO GEAR, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, TOO. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE, I JUST WANT TO SEND ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE SLIDES UNDER 20. YOU KNOW I WAS NOT A FAB OF THE 67-SLIDE PRESENTATIONS -- FAN OF THE 67-SLIDE
PRESENTATIONS. ERIK, ANYTHING ELSE? >> WALSH: NO.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY, BUT WE DO HAVE 5:00 COMMENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO PLEASE BE PREPARED. THANK YOU.
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