Feb 15, 2024 Airport Advisory Commission

AND A SECOND.

SECOND.

THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT? THE SECRETARIAL, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS.

YES.

COMMISSIONER CFOS? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA FARGO? YES.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU,

[2. 24-52069 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the LGB Business Partner Spotlight. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SECRETARY.

I READ ITEM TWO.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LGB BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVE.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE CHAIR, LARSON AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS MONTH'S, UH, BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT TO MARLON DELLA HARRAN, WHO IS THE LEAD TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MANAGER AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT, MARLENE AONA, TO PRESENT THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS MONTH'S BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT.

MARLON IS THE LEAD TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MANAGER AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, AND HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH TSA IN 2006 AT LAX.

MARLON LANDED HERE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING LAST YEAR.

THAT WEEK, THE AIRPORT HIT RECORD PASSENGER VOLUMES ON WEDNESDAY.

THEN AGAIN HIT A NEW AND HIGHER RECORD THAT SUNDAY.

MARLIN SPECIALIZES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HAS EXPERIENCE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WORK GROUPS, AND HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY.

HERE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, MARLON AND HIS TEAM FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT LGB REMAINS THE NATION'S COOLEST AIRPORT BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT.

MARLON AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN THE LONG BEACH AREA FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND ENJOY ITS MANY ATTRACTIONS.

WHEN ASKED WHAT HE LIKES ABOUT WORKING AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, HE SAID LGB IS AN AMAZING AIRPORT EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER I HAVE EXPERIENCED DUE TO ITS CALM AND SENSE OF EASE INSTILLED HERE, LIKE A WALK ON THE BEACH.

THE ITEM HAS BEEN, THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, THE SECRETARY WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOFF? YES.

COMMISSIONER LAGA? YES.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ITEM THREE.

[3. 24-52070 Recommendation to receive and file presentation on Long Beach Airport and Southern California: A Brief New Aviation and Aeronautics History. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION ON LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

A BRIEF NEW AVIATION AND AERONAUTICS HISTORY.

THE, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

AND IS THERE A SECONDED? THANK YOU.

UM, OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT, UH, MARLENE RON IS GOING TO PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, UH, THIS WORK AND THIS COLLABORATION WAS EXCEPTIONAL AND WE WERE REALLY PLEASED ABOUT THE, UH, TURNOUT AND, AND THE WELCOME OF THIS REPORT, MARLENE.

CHAIR VICE.

CHAIR LARSON.

UH, THIS NEXT ITEM IS REALLY A PLEASURE FOR US TO BRING FORWARD.

UM, WE, UH, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HISTORIC SOCIETY COLLABORATED ON A HISTORICAL REPORT REGARDING AVIATION.

REALLY A DEC UH, DECADE, A HUNDRED YEARS OF AVIATION, UM, HERE IN, IN LONG BEACH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

AND WE WERE REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SPOTLIGHT VARIOUS STORIES ABOUT AVIATION AS WELL AS SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN STORIES.

UM, THE UNTOLD STORIES ABOUT MANY, UH, PEOPLE, UM, OF COLOR AND, UH, JUST DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS CONTRIBUTING TO AVIATION.

SO WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS AND TO BRING THIS FORWARD AS PART OF OUR CENTENNIAL, UH, ANNIVERSARY,

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COMMISSIONER CHRISTOFFEL.

ONE OF OUR GOALS OF FOR CELEBRATING OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY WAS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT LONG BEACH'S AVIATION HISTORY.

AND AS CYNTHIA MENTIONED, IN LINE WITH THAT, WE ARE PLEASED TO COMMISSION THE HISTORIC REPORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH.

TODAY, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT, JUST GIVING YOU A TASTE BY WALKING YOU THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BROCHURE WE PRODUCED FOR THIS REPORT.

A COPY OF THIS BROCHURE WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS.

YOU'LL SEE ON THE COVER, THE PHOTO DEPICTS A COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE 1910 LOS ANGELES AIR MEET HELD IN DOMINGUEZ HILLS JUST UP THE ROAD.

WE FELT THIS PHOTO WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COVER BECAUSE THE AIR MEET WAS THE FIRST MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW HELD ON US SOIL WITH THE LA LA TIMES, CALLING IT, QUOTE, ONE OF THE GREATEST PUBLIC EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WEST.

THIS REMARKABLE EVENT KICKED OFF A LONG LEGACY FOR THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA AS A CENTER OF AIR AND SPACE FLIGHT MANUFACTURING, WHICH SHAPED AND CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR REGION'S ECONOMY, CULTURE, POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION.

AND AS THE REPORT OUTLINES, LONG BEACH WAS A MAJOR HUB FOR THIS TRANSFORMATION WITH OUR SANDY BEACHES SERVING AS THE CITY'S FIRST UNOFFICIAL AIRPORT FROM 1910 TO 1919.

MOVING ON TO PAGE THREE, YOU'LL SEE A CLASSIC PHOTO OF THE MAN.

WE CONSIDER THE FATHER OF LONG BEACH AIRPORT, EARL DOHERTY.

THIS ERA IS CONSIDERED THE GOLDEN AGE OF AVIATION.

ON PAGE FOUR, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II FOR THE A AVIATION INDUSTRY AND HOW THAT RELATED TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND PERSONS OF COLOR.

THE ROSIE THE RIVETER PHOTO ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE PAGE SHOWS WOMEN OF DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES WORKING TOGETHER AT THE FOR THE WAR EFFORT AT A TIME WHEN THE IDEA OF DE DESEGREGATED WORKPLACES WAS FAR FROM THE NORM.

ON PAGES FIVE AND SIX, THE FINAL SPREAD OF THIS BROCHURE DEPICTS JUST A FEW OF THE LESSER KNOWN STORIES FROM OUR HISTORY, WHICH WE THINK FORM THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL AND INTERESTING PART OF THE REPORT.

YOU LIKELY HAVEN'T HEARD OF TOM GUNN, WHO BECAME THE FIRST LICENSED CHINESE AMERICAN PILOT IN 1912 AND FLEW IN THE LOS ANGELES AIR MEET IN 1910.

OR MARIE DICKERSON COKER, WHO WAS A HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINER, WHO DECIDED TO TAKE, TRY HER HAND AT FLYING AND JOIN THE FLY BLACKBIRDS, A PRECISION FLIGHT TEAM THAT PROMOTED AVIATION AWARENESS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE MANY MORE OF THESE INSPIRING STORIES TO LEARN ABOUT, WHICH ARE AS TIMELY AND RELEVANT AS OTHER EVER.

IN THE FULL REPORT.

LAST MONTH, WE WERE PLEASED TO HOST THE CO-AUTHORS FOR A TALK AT BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY.

THAT TALK DREW A HUNDRED ATTENDEES AND WAS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE THIS REPORT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN READ THE FULL REPORT ALONG WITH VIDEO OF THE RECENT AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS ATB.ORG/ 100TH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO, TO READ INTO THE RECORD THE TWO AUTHORS OF THE REPORT, UM, DR. ALLISON ROSE JEFFERSON, AND DR.

PHILLIP S HART.

UH, BOTH OF THESE AUTHOR AUTHORS COME WITH, UM, JUST INCREDIBLE BACKGROUND, UM, IN, IN LOOKING AT, UH, HISTORY, ESPECIALLY IN AVIATION.

AND, UH, THEY CO-PRESENTED THE ACTUAL FULL 200 PLUS PAGE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, UM, AT THE LIBRARY TO, TO THOSE A HUNDRED ATTENDEES.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY A SPECIAL MOMENT LAST MONTH, AND WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THIS REPORT TO YOU ALL THIS AFTERNOON.

IT WAS REALLY, REALLY, UH, AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT.

AND SO THANK YOU, UM, FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE, EXCUSE ME, THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT.

UM, SEEING NONE THE SECRETARIAL, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

YES.

COMMISSIONER LAGA.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ZARN YES.

COM.

UH, VICE CHAIR LARSON? YES, THE MOTION CARRIES.

[4. 24-52071 Recommendation to receive and file Monthly Airport Staff Reports for February 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THE SECRETARY WILL NOW READ ITEM FOUR.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY AIRPORT STAFF REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY, 2024.

AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

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GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

UH, BEFORE OUR STAFF COMES UP AND, AND DO THEIR SPECIFIC REPORTS, I DO WANNA START OUT BY MAKING A FEW COMMENTS.

ONE ABOUT OUR OPERATIONS AND, AND CERTAINLY, UM, THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON.

UM, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE TYPICALLY OUR SLOWER MONTHS, AND, AND THE NUMBERS REFLECT THAT.

AND, AND SO WE HAVE BEEN, UH, TAKING THIS TIME TO KIND OF POLISH UP OUR, OUR OPERATIONS AS WELL AS WE STEWARD THE AIRPORT.

UM, WE EXPECT THAT THE NUMBERS WILL PROBABLY START CLIMBING BACK, UH, UM, IN THE MARCH, LATE MARCH TIMEFRAME AS SPRING BREAK, UH, BEGINS FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC.

BUT CERTAINLY FOR US, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DOWNTIME, ALTHOUGH WE REMAINED EXTREMELY BUSY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE ARE RECEIVING.

THIS HAS BEEN, UM, UH, JUST A, A TESTING TIME FOR US, UH, OPERATIONALLY IN THAT, UM, NORMALLY FOR OUR PASSENGERS, WHEN THEY COME THROUGH LONG BEACH AIRPORT, WHICH IS VERY MUCH AN OPEN STYLE, UM, ARCHITECTURE, THEY'RE NOT USED TO HAVING RAIN .

SO REALLY JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE EASY, UM, AND FLOWING FOR, FOR THE PASSENGERS WHEN THEY COME THROUGH WHEN IT'S HEAVY RAINS, UM, HAS BEEN A, A, A TASK THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE SURE, AGAIN, IT'S PLEASANT FOR OUR PASSENGERS.

WE CERTAINLY, UH, HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, AND I DO NEED TO COMMEND THE TEAM FOR, UM, BEING VERY PROACTIVE.

UM, THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY WAS MORE THAN IN THAT MONTH, JUST MORE THAN A DECADE OF, OF, OF WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THAT MONTH OF RAIN.

AND SO I'M CERTAINLY JUST GLAD THAT, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY, UM, ESPECIALLY SOME OF OUR KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS, UM, ON OUR AIRPORT.

BUT, UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, ONE KEY, KEY THING THAT HAS HAS HAPPENED, UM, SINCE WE LAST MET, WHICH IS, UM, RFP.

OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL HAS BEEN, UH, RELEASED, UH, TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THIS IS FOR OUR WARDLOW PARCEL.

THIS IS ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

UM, IF YOU'VE GONE TO OUR, ATTENDED OUR FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT, THIS IS THE AREA WHERE WE TYPICALLY WOULD PARK, UM, AND THEN YOU WOULD COME IN AND ENTER OUR FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT ACTIVITIES.

BUT THAT 17 ACRES SITE IS, UH, UM, OUT FOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY, UM, AT OUR AIRPORT.

I CAN JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, UM, ON THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE, UM, IS REALLY INTENDED FOR AERONAUTICAL PURPOSES, FOR AVIATION PURPOSES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COMPLIMENTARY AND RESPECTFUL, UM, OF NEARBY EXISTING BUSINESSES.

SO THE, THAT PARCEL IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO APPROXIMATELY 90 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH WAS OWNED, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE GOODMAN COMPANY, UM, AND PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY BOEING.

SO BACK IN THE DAY, IF YOU RECALL, UM, WHERE THEY WERE MANUFACTURING THE, UM, C 17, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE NEAR, NEAR THAT LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIR AIRPORT.

BUT PROPOSALS ARE CURRENTLY DUE APRIL 2ND OF, OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE, UM, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT TYPE OF RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVE.

AND I, I DO HAVE TO THANK OUR, OUR LEASING, UM, DIVISION, WHICH IS UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR BUREAU MANAGER, CLAUDIA LEWIS, WHO IS SITTING BEHIND ME.

UH, BUT, BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY AN OPPORTUNITY, UM, THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, PROGRESS.

PROGRESS.

UM, ALSO I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.

SHE IS A, UH, MANAGER OF OUR SECURITY BADGE OFFICE.

SHE WAS NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR JANUARY.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MS. MAR MARIA RODRIGUEZ FOR, UM, THIS, THIS AWARD.

SHE'S A VALUABLE, INVALUABLE, UM, ASSET TO OUR TEAM, AND SHE JUST DOES AMAZING, AMAZING WORK.

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH, UM, OUR AIRPORT THAT WORK AT OUR AIRPORT THAT REQUIRE A BADGE, UM, IT'S HER TEAM THAT HAS TO VET AND, AND I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

AND SHE, SHE'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL, ALWAYS COMING TO WORK WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE, UM, WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, JUST, UM, AN EXCEPTIONAL TO MEMBER, UM, FOR US.

AND SO WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO THAT.

SHE WILL GET THIS RECOGNITION IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH, UM, AS SHE RECEIVES HER AWARD BY THE CITY MANAGER, TOM MOCA.

SO WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

BUT WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TRANSITION OVER TO OUR FINANCIAL REPORT BY OUR OFFICER CHE.

UM, SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 2023.

SO STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, WE HAVE COMMERCIAL AIRLINE ACTIVITY, UH, STARTING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES THAT SHOW NO ACTIVITY SINCE THEY, UM, ENDED

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OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT BACK IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE DELTA AIRLINES, UH, SEEING FIVE MORE LANDINGS, UH, THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

UM, BUT WITH THEIR, UH, IN EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS UP 40%, UH, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY, UM, UPGRADED THEIR AIRCRAFT, UM, ON ABOUT 30, UM, PERCENT OF THEIR FLIGHTS TO SEVEN 30 SEVENS THAT HAVE TWICE THE CAPACITY OF THEIR USUAL ER SEVEN AIRCRAFT.

AND THEN, UM, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, UM, HAVING ABOUT, UH, 25% LESS LANDINGS, UM, IN DECEMBER COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.

UH, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE HALTED THEIR, UH, FLIGHTS TO, UM, MAUI.

UM, AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN ABOUT A 29% DROP IN IN EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, UM, TOTALING 7,189 FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 90% OF THE ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT.

IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, UH, THEY'RE UP ABOUT 50%, UH, COMPARED TO THE LAST YEAR'S DECEMBER.

UM, IN TOTAL, THE AIRPORT SAW ABOUT 170,000 IN EMPLOYMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

UM, THAT'S WRAPPING UP THE BUSIEST FOURTH QUARTER WE'VE EVER HAD ON RECORD AT LGB.

UH, SO THAT'S THREE MONTHS OF REALLY STRONG ACTIVITY TO WRAP UP THE, UH, CALENDAR YEAR 2023.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UH, WE SEE YEAR TO DATE NUMBERS.

SO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WRAPS UP THE, UH, 12 MONTH CALENDAR, UM, YEAR.

AND SO THESE NUMBERS HERE ARE BASICALLY ANNUAL NUMBERS.

UM, AMERICAN AIRLINES SEEING ACTIVITY, UM, DOWN 84% AS THEY'VE ONLY OPERATED TWO MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

UM, AND THEN DELTA, UM, SEEING A DECREASE OF ABOUT 10% IN ACTIVITY.

UM, THEY'VE, UH, UM, DECREASED THEIR FLIGHTS FROM FOUR TO THREE, UH, FOR THEIR FREQUENCY TO, UH, SALT LAKE CITY.

UH, THAT'S RESULTED IN ABOUT 80,000 IN EMPLOYS, UH, FOR THIS YEAR COMPARED TO ABOUT 88,000 LAST YEAR.

AND THEN WE SEE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, UM, ALSO DECREASING, UM, ACTIVITY AS THEY HAD, UM, IMPACTED, UH, SCHEDULES, UH, THIS YEAR, UH, THAT RESULTED IN ABOUT A 7% DECREASE IN, UM, IN EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.

AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IN TOTAL, SEEING ABOUT 1.67 MILLION, UM, IN EMPLOYMENTS FOR THE YEAR.

UH, 23% INCREASE COMPARED TO THE LAST YEAR.

UM, IN TOTAL, UH, THE, UH, LONG BEACH AIRPORT SAW A HUNDRED, UH, 1 MILLION AND, UM, 868,000 IN CLAIMANTS FOR THE YEAR.

UH, SO THIS IS, UH, MARKS THE THIRD BUSIEST CALENDAR YEAR THAT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAS ON RECORD IN TERMS OF, UH, PASSENGER ACTIVITY.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE BOTTOM LEFT, WE HAVE, UH, AIR CARGO CARRIER, UH, ACTIVITY.

UM, AND SO AS A SMALL, UH, TYPO, UH, FOR THE LANDINGS FOR DECEMBER, 2023, IT'S ACTUALLY 50 FLIGHTS, UM, THAT, UH, UPS HAD FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

UH, SO THAT'S COMPARABLE TO WHAT THEY HAD IN 2022.

HOWEVER, THEIR CARGO TONNAGE, UM, IS ACTUALLY UP 2% TO, UH, 1,891.

AND THEN LOOKING AT THE RIGHT HAND COLUMNS, UH, WE SEE THAT THEIR ACTIVITY IS ALSO COMPARABLE.

UM, THE ACTUAL LANDINGS, UH, WAS ACTUALLY 292 FOR 2023.

SMALL CORRECTION TO THAT.

UM, AND THEN COMPARED TO THE LANDINGS, UH, FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, WHICH WAS 291, UM, LOOKING AT THE WHOLE YEAR, THEY DID IN THE YEAR WITH ABOUT 13,000, UH, METRIC TONS OF CARGO PROCESS, UH, THOUGH IT'S DOWN 9% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND MOVING ON TO THE NEXT REPORT, UM, IN YOUR PACKAGE ALSO HAVE THE, UH, BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THIS IS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, UH, WHICH REPRESENTS 25%, UM, OF THE TIME ELAPSED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, UH, WE SEE PAST YEAR EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS INCREASING BY 24%, UH, FOR THAT QUARTER.

UM, AND THEN LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE YEAR, WE ARE PROJECTING, UM, ACTIVITY TO BE ABOVE 1.9 MILLION, ABOUT AN 8%, UM, INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEARS, UM, AND SLIGHTLY OVER THE, UH, BUDGETED, UM, THAT WERE ORIGINAL, UH, BUDGETED PROJECTIONS.

UH, AND SO WITH THE 24% INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, WE SEE SIMILAR, UM, INCREASES IN OUR REVENUES, UM, THAT ARE PAST YEAR RELATED, STARTING OFF WITH THE AIRLINE REVENUES, UM, UP 23% FOR THE QUARTER.

ALSO SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, THE FIRST QUARTER AND PROJECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

UH, RENTAL CAR ACTIVITIES.

UM, THOUGH THEY DO SEE SOME INCREASES IN THE, UH, REVENUES, UH, THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG AS THE OTHER AREAS AS WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT, UM, INCREASES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS FOR RENTAL CAR, UH, UH, OPERATIONS.

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THEN, UH, MOVING ON TO OTHER CATEGORIES.

WE HAVE THE AVIATION LAND RENTALS.

UM, THAT'S EXPECTED TO GROW ABOUT 2% THIS YEAR, UM, IN LINE WITH THE NORMAL, UH, RENT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN.

AND THEN FUEL FLOWAGE, UH, STAYING RELATIVELY FLAT, UM, COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

UH, FOR THE NON-AVIATION LAND RENTS, THOUGH WE DO SEE A DECREASE, UH, THIS PAST QUARTER.

UH, THAT'S, UH, DUE TO THE DELAYS IN BILLINGS FOR THE, UH, SKY LINKS PROPERTY.

UH, SO THAT IS, UM, EVENTUALLY GONNA CATCH, UH, CATCH UP IN QUARTER TWO OF FISCAL YEAR 24, AND, UH, THAT SHOULD REALIGN.

UH, BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, FOR PROJECTIONS, WE DO SEE A DECREASE OF ABOUT 12%.

UH, THAT'S PROJECTED TO DECREASE BECAUSE OF THE, UM, ENDING OF THE MERCEDES, UH, AGREEMENT TO RENT THE, UH, WESTWARD LOT, WHICH, UH, CYNTHIA MENTIONED THE RFP IS OUT, UM, IN THE MARKET NOW.

AND SO, UM, THE RESULTS OF THAT WILL, UH, LIKELY IMPACT THIS LINE AND HOPEFULLY INCREASE IT, UM, BACK TO, UM, NORMAL LEVELS OF REVENUE.

AND THEN FROM THERE, UM, WE ALSO SEE OTHER REVENUES, UH, INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY THIS PAST QUARTER.

UH, BUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE DO, UH, SEE THAT THAT WILL DECREASE BEYOND, UH, THE NORMAL ANNUAL AMOUNTS.

UH, THAT'S LIKELY, UH, THAT'S DUE TO THE DECREASE IN, UH, INTEREST INCOME, UM, AS WE, UH, SPEND DOWN OUR CASH TO, UH, UH, BUILD OUT OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

UM, AND, UH, INTEREST RATES MAY DECREASE, UM, LATER THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE WON'T LIKELY SEE THE SAME INTEREST INCOME THAT WE'VE SEEN, UM, HISTORICALLY.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO OPERATING EXPENDITURES, UM, HERE WE SEE SALARIES AND BENEFITS INCREASING 7% AS, UM, MANY OF THE UNION NEGOTIATED, UM, AGREEMENTS HAVE, UM, SEEN SOME EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS TO INCREASE SALARIES.

UH, THAT'S GONNA IMPACT THESE NUMBERS INCREASING AT ABOUT ABOUT 16% BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S, UH, ALSO BECAUSE OF THE INCREASES IN HIRING THAT WE'VE SEEN TO TRY TO FILL THE MANY VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE.

AND THEN FROM THERE, UH, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, UH, THAT SAW A HUGE, UH, JUMP THIS PAST QUARTER THAT'S DUE TO THE, UM, PAYMENTS FOR THE A CI EVENT THAT WE SAW JUST THIS PAST, UM, QUARTER BACK IN OCTOBER.

AND THEN FROM THERE, UM, BY THE END OF THE YEAR ABOUT AN 8% INCREASE, UH, AS, UH, INFLATION TAKES HOLD ON MANY OF OUR EXPENDITURES AND THINGS ARE JUST COSTING MORE.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE LAST LINE, CITY SERVICES, UH, WE SEE ABOUT A 12, UH, PERCENT INCREASE IN, UH, EXPENDITURES IN THAT CATEGORY.

UH, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IT'LL BE ABOUT 4%, UM, UP TO NEARLY 20 MILLION IN CITY SERVICES PURCHASED.

IN TOTAL, OUR EXPENDITURES IS ABOUT TO BE, UM, EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 45 MILLION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, UP FROM ABOUT, UM, 42 MILLIONS LAST YEAR.

UM, THE NET RESULTS OF THAT IS GONNA BE ABOUT 12 MILLION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, WHICH IS A 8% DECREASE FROM WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR.

THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION REPORT.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MONEY.

I DO WANT YOU TO, UM, ADDRESS, UM, WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, THAT, UM, WE ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN REQUIREMENTS ABOUT THAT.

BUT BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT, I DO WANT TO JUST NOTE, AS HE'S MENTIONED ABOUT HAWAIIAN AIRLINES AND THE RE REDUCTION OF THEIR SERVICE, UH, THEIR IMPACTS ARE REALLY RELATED TO THE FIRES IN MAUI AND, AND, AND JUST TRYING TO, UM, REALLY RECOVER FROM THAT.

UM, BUT WE DO EXPECT THEIR, THEIR SERVICE TO, TO PUSH BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS, UM, IN APRIL AND MOVING FORWARD.

SO, UM, THAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THAT.

BUT THERE ALSO WAS A BIT OF NEWS OF, OF ALASKA, UH, AND HAWAIIAN ALSO, UM, GOING THROUGH A, A, A MERGER OR ACQUISITION.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE RIGHT TERM IS FOR, FOR THEIR AGREEMENT, BUT WE ARE WATCHING THAT AS WELL AND SEEING WHAT, UM, WHAT'S GONNA TRANSPIRE AS THOSE IMPROVE APPROVALS GO FORWARD, UM, IN THE INDUSTRY, LONIE.

YEAH.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR LONG BEACH AIRPORT AS PART OF, UM, THE GRANT ASSURANCES THAT WE HAVE, UM, THE AIRPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE A SELF-SUFFICIENT FINANCIALLY, SELF-SUFFICIENT, UM, AIRPORT.

AND THAT'S THE WAY WE SET OUR RATES AND CHARGES SO THAT WE CAN COLLECT REVENUES, UM, AND REALLY BE INDEPENDENT OF, UM, PUBLIC DOLLARS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T USE ANY TAXES OR, OR REVENUES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

UH, THE AIRPORT IS A DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, THOUGH WE HAVE OUR OWN REVENUE SOURCES TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, THESE REVENUES, UM, THAT WE SEE ON THIS REPORT, UM, THE EXCESS ABOUT 12 MILLION PROJECTED FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE USED TO FUND OUR DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE'VE, UM, ISSUED DEBT FOR MANY OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURES.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'LL BE FUNDING THE MANY CAPITAL PROJECTS STAR ONGOING AT THE AIRPORT THAT YOU SEE.

UM, AND ALSO JUST FUNDING, UM, UH, THE NON-OPERATING EXPENSES, FINANCING ACTIVITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND ALSO BUILDING OUR RESERVES FOR THE NEXT, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, TURBULENCE, UH, TI TURBULENT TIMES THAT WE'LL SEE.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THESE EXCESS REVENUES TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT SO THAT WE DO, UM, FUND ALL OUR OPERATIONS WITH THE REVENUES GENERATED FROM OUR OPERATIONS.

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THANK YOU, MONEY.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE OUR NOISE REPORT PRESENTED BY OUR AIRPORT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, MR. JAMES DAVIES.

UH, MY NAME IS JAMES DAVIES.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T MET, I WORK IN THE NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICE.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE NOVEMBER, 2023 NOISE REPORT.

FIRST PAGE COVERS, UH, LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY.

UH, WE DID FAIRLY WELL IN NOVEMBER.

YOU CAN SEE ONE VIOLATION BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 11:00 PM ONE OPERATION, I SHOULD SAY, WHICH IS A 63% REDUCTION FROM 2022.

UH, AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE YEAR TO DATE, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOWN 14.1% IN LATE NIGHT OPERATIONS.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THIS IN THE LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY BETWEEN 11:00 PM AND 7:00 AM WHICH THERE WERE NONE IN DECEMBER, AND A 10% REDUCTION ON YEAR TO DATE.

NEXT PAGE COVERS THE VIOLATIONS.

UH, THERE'S NO VIOLATIONS TO REPORT OF, SO CLEARLY THE NOISE HAS BEEN ABATED.

UH, THEY ARE AN INCREASE IN GENERAL AVIATION VIOLATIONS.

THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO, UH, THANKSGIVING TRAFFIC GUYS COMING IN LATE AND SUCH ON FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

UH, BELOW THAT YOU CAN SEE THE OPERATIONS TOTALS AND OUR OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO GROW UNIVERSALLY, UH, YOU CAN SEE AN INCREASE IN AIR CARRIER, GENERAL AVIATION, AND EVEN MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND IT CARRIES THROUGH YEAR TO DATE.

THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UH, THIS YEAR'S AND LAST YEAR'S GENERAL AVIATION, IS THAT WE HAD A VERY WET, WET NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD ACTUALLY FIVE RAINY DAYS LAST YEAR COMPARED TO ONE THIS YEAR.

AND WHEN IT'S WET AND WHEN IT'S OVERCAST AND WHEN IT'S RAINY, GENERAL AVIATION DOESN'T FLY.

SO THAT'S THE REDUCTION RIGHT THERE.

BUT EVERYTHING'S GROWN.

NEXT PAGE COVERS IN DETAIL THE SEVEN VIOLATIONS FROM GENERAL AVIATION THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AND THERE ARE PARTICULARS AND THEIR DETAILS.

AND THE FINAL PAGE IS THE NOISE COMPLAINTS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR NOVEMBER, 2020 2, 20 23, EXCUSE ME.

UH, THE BIG PREDOMINANT POPULACE OF COMPLAINTS IS IN THE CALIFORNIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE ONGOING ISSUES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND THE COMPLAINANTS AND RESIDENTS WHO ARE EXPRESSING THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH THE GROWTH IN GENERAL AVIATION, AS WELL AS A LARGE NUMBER IN SINGLE AND HILL.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU, JAMES.

NEXT, WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT BY WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT.

MORNING ORONA.

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY GOOD EVENING, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE AFTERNOON, SO GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.

A COPY OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY IS IN YOUR PACKETS.

FOR REFERENCE, LONG BEACH AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MARKET ITSELF THROUGH A VARIETY OF ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING NEW GRAPHICS IN THE CAL STATE LONG BEACH PYRAMID ON JANUARY 6TH, THE AIRPORT STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE C-S-U-L-B BASKETBALL YOUTH DAY, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE TO DISTRIBUTE OUR LGB BRANDED JERSEYS TO KIDS ATTENDING THE GAME.

WE MADE DOZENS OF COMMUNITY CONTACTS LAST MONTH, SUCH AS PARTICIPATING IN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PARADE, REPRESENTING THE AIRPORT AT CAREER FAIRS, UH, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR PERSONNEL AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONS, WELCOMING TOUR GROUPS, HOSTING THE AVIATION HISTORY TALK THAT WE MENTIONED, AND WRAPPING UP OUR LGB LIVE HOLIDAY CONCERT SERIES, WHERE TRAVELERS ENJOYED 15 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL ARTISTS.

DURING THE HOLIDAYS IN THE AREA OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, WE NOTED THAT THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED THE AIRPORT'S PLAN TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADED AND UNLEADED AVIATION FUEL FOR PISTON POWERED AIRCRAFT.

THIS IS THE CITY'S LATEST EFFORT TO INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUEL.

THE COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL'S ACTION WAS ANNOUNCED TO BE A PRESS RELEASE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

THERE WERE 112 MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN JANUARY.

THE STORIES THAT GARNERED THE MOST INTEREST INCLUDED THE NUMBER OF FIREARMS TSA FOUND AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS IN 2023.

OUR TERMINAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS, AS WELL AS AVIATION FUEL AND SUBSIDY STORIES.

WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND REACHED THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS LAST MONTH.

PHOTOS OF OUR TOP POSTS MAY BE FOUND IN YOUR HANDOUT.

COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.

THANK YOU, MARLENE.

THANK YOU ALL.

THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IS THERE I I JUST, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

YEAH.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND WONDERING IF THE, UH, UNLEADED, UH, NON-LEAD FUEL AND THE INCENTIVE,

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IF THAT HAS STARTED, AND IF THE AIRLINES OR THE, UH, GENERAL AVIATION IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT? SO WE HAVE, UH, TWO PROGRAMS THAT, THAT WE'VE INITIATED.

THE FIRST ONE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED WAS THE SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, TYPE CERTIFICATE REIMBURSEMENT.

AND THIS IS THE UNIQUE, UM, LICENSING OR OR CERTIFICATE THAT AIRCRAFT, UM, UH, NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO USE AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR MM-HMM, FOR THEIR AIRCRAFT.

AND THAT IS AN FAA PROCESS.

SO, UM, THAT WAS ONE ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT JUST INITIATED LAST MONTH WAS THE KICKOFF.

AND, AND WE'VE DONE SOME PROMOTIONS.

WE'VE MET WITH THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS TO MAKE THEM MORE AWARE OF IT.

UM, ULTIMATELY IT'S THEIR DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANNA MOVE FORWARD AS THEY'RE GETTING EDUCATED ON THE UNLEADED PRODUCTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, WHICH IS THE UL 94 SWIFT PRODUCT.

AND THEN THE ITEM FOR, UM, COUNCIL'S, UM, RECENT APPROVAL LAST MONTH, WHICH IS FOR THE SUBSIDY PROGRAM.

UH, THAT ITEM, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE DRAFTED WITH CITY ATTORNEY THAT HAS GONE TO OUR, UH, FIXED BASE OPERATOR FBL SIGNATURE, UH, FOR THEIR SIGNATURE.

AND, AND, AND THAT WAY WE CAN EXECUTE THAT DOCUMENT.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT AGREEMENT TO BE FINALIZED EITHER LATER THIS MONTH OR EARLY NEXT MONTH.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

UM, SO, SO THAT, THAT ALSO CAN BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY, BY THE, UM, UH, PILOTS.

AND SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BOTH PRO PROGRAMS. WE'RE HEARING THAT, UM, THE PILOTS ARE BEGINNING TO, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STC PROGRAM, AND WE'VE GONE OUT THERE AND MENTIONED IT AND TALKED ABOUT IT.

AND, AND AGAIN, FOR, FOR US, IT'S ANOTHER BARRIER THAT IS REMOVED, UM, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, TRANSITIONING ONTO TO UNLEADED.

STILL NOT REFLECTIVE OF WHERE YOU MIGHT BE AS YOU PROGRESS ALONG.

NO, OH, GO AHEAD.

DIDN'T WANNA INTERRUPT? UH, JUST A COUPLE.

FIRST, UH, AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE CONCEPTUAL PHASE OF THE AIRPORT AND THE ARGUMENTS AROUND PROTECTIVE, UH, THE PASSENGERS FROM GETTING FROM THE TERMINAL BUILDING TO THE AIRCRAFT AND BACK AGAIN, AND WHETHER WE NEEDED IT OR NOT, OF COURSE THE ARGUMENT WAS IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA, SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

UH, HOW DID THAT WORK OUT WITH ALL THE HEAVY RAINS ? YOU KNOW, IT'S, OUR TEAM DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HELP SHEPHERD FOLKS, YOU KNOW, INTO THE TICKETING LOBBY OR TO THE SCREENING CHECKPOINT.

UM, OF COURSE THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE IN OUR GARDEN AREA USING THAT.

AND SO IT MAKES OUR CONCOURSES VERY FULL , UM, BECAUSE IT IS JUST, WE'RE JUST NOT, YOU KNOW, USED TO IT.

AND SO, UM, BUT THE MAIN THING IS WE WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SURFACES WERE WELL PROTECTED.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT, UM, SLIP AND FALLS.

YOU DON'T WANT JUST A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THAT SPACE.

UM, BUT, BUT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, FARED THROUGH IT VERY WELL.

BUT IT, IT HAS US THINKING LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT'S NOT OFTEN.

AND SO, UM, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HELP OUR PASSENGERS GET THROUGH THAT SPACE? SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE UMBRELLAS, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE 'EM THIS TIME.

AND I ALSO HAVE TO ASK, 'CAUSE ALONG WITH THAT ARGUMENT CAME THE ISSUE OF GROUND MOUNTED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIRCRAFT VERSUS WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY HAVE WITH A JETWAY.

MM-HMM.

WERE THERE ANY ISSUES, ANY FAILURES? WE HAD NO ISSUES.

ACTUALLY.

OUR, OUR AIRFIELD ISSUES WERE REALLY ABOUT, UM, AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC SPACE.

IT WAS OUR LOW AREAS ON THE AIRFIELD AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE PREVENTED PONDING, YOU KNOW, OCCURRING TOO LONG.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS AN ENGINEER, JUST THOSE LOW AREAS AND WANTED TO GET THAT WATER OUTTA THERE AND, AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIRFIELD IS SAFE.

BUT, UM, ALL THE OTHER PLACES WE WERE, WE WERE GREAT.

WE WERE FINE.

AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL, THE SALARY FIGURES.

UM, DO YOU HAVE VACANCIES? DO THOSE FIGURES REFLECT THAT YOU'RE FULL UP OR, WE HAVE TON OF VACANCIES, SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR CHALLENGE AREAS.

WE'RE AT A, UM, 25% VACANCY WOW.

RATE RIGHT NOW.

AND IT, THERE'S JUST, IT'S, AND THAT'S COMMON, I, I GUESS RIGHT NOW THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, POST COVID, THERE HAS JUST BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT, A LOT OF CHANGES, UM, NOT JUST IN OUR INDUSTRY IN MANY, MANY PLACES.

AND SO WE ARE, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, REALLY GETTING BACK TO A NORMAL VACANCY RATE, WHICH I WOULD SAY IS PROBABLY AROUND 10%.

UM, BUT WE WE'RE ACTIVELY INTERVIEWING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR GREAT TALENT, BUT MONEY, YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ON.

I I BELIEVE THOSE NUMBERS DON'T REFLECT, UM, A FULL, UH, 100% STAFF.

UM, RIGHT.

SO YOU, BUT YOU COULD CLARIFY CASE I'M WRONG, DID YOU MADE THE COMMENT THERE WERE A LITTLE HIGHER DUE TO SALARY INCREASES AND SO FORTH, BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS IT'S

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CORRECT.

AND SO LOOKING AT THE RIGHT HAND COLUMNS, UM, WE DO SEE, UM, SALARIES AND BENEFITS INCREASING TO CLOSER TO 14 MILLION.

THAT'S 90% OF THE BUDGET.

UM, SO WE ARE PROJECTING CLOSER TO ABOUT 15% VACANCY RATE, UM, BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND THAT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING WE HIRE THAT MANY.

BUT ON TOP OF THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SALARY, UM, INCREASES THAT WERE, UH, INCURRED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WEREN'T, UM, BUDGETED.

UH, THOSE WEREN'T ANTICIPATED THOUGH, UH, WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING.

AND SO THAT GETS US TO ABOUT THE 90% OF THE BUDGET LEVEL.

THERE WAS, UH, ARTICLES IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIRING FREEZES DUE TO, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MIGHT HAVE TO, I'M ASSUMING AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, YOU'D BE EXEMPT FROM THAT.

YOU'D BE ALLOWED TO FILL YOUR POSITIONS.

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

, JUST CURIOUS.

IN THE PAST WHEN, UM, THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED HIRING FREEZES, WE HAVE, UM, SOMETIMES BEEN SUBJECT TO THOSE AS LIKE A GOODWILL THING, AND THEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE NOT.

SO WE JUST TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON THAT.

YEAH, I CAN CERTAINLY SAY THOUGH, DURING COVID, I, WE DID HAVE A FREEZE AND, AND IT WAS TOUGH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NOT, WEREN'T ANY PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH, UH, THE AIRPORT, I MEAN, THERE WERE STILL CERTAIN OPERATIONS THAT HAD CONTINUED TO, UM, NEED SERVICES.

AND SO, UM, THERE WAS A TOUGH TIME BECAUSE WE COULD NOT HIRE FOLKS AND, BUT PEOPLE WERE LEAVING, UH, THE AIRPORT AND JUST THE AVIATION INDUSTRY ALTOGETHER.

AND SO THOSE WERE TOUGH MOMENTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SO FAR WE'RE, WE'RE COMING OUT OF THAT.

WELL, IF YOU NEEDED SUPPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO NOT BE PART OF A HIRING FREEZE, LET US KNOW.

, WE'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT FROM COMMISSIONERS? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, THE SECRETARY WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOFFEL? YES.

COMMISSIONER VARGA? YES.

COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

AND THE SECRETARY WILL NOW READ ITEM FIVE, PLEASE.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXCUSE COMMISSIONERS.

ABSENT FROM THE MEETING OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY

[5. 24-52072 Recommendation to excuse Commissioners absent from the meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission on February 15, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO, MOVE.

AND MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ITEM HAS MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSIONERS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE, UH, SECRETARIAL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOFF? YES.

COMMISSIONER LAGA? YES.