May 21, 2026 Airport Advisory Commission

ALRIGHT.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION IS GIVEN TO THOSE PERSONS WHO SUBMIT SPEAKER CARDS TO THE STAFF.

CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT TABLE.

WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE

[1. 26-55025 Recommendation to approve the minutes from the meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission on March 19, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

READ ITEM ONE.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON MARCH 19TH, 2026.

I THANK YOU.

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

AND IS THERE 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 SECRETARY WILL PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER GALES? YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

VICE-CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL.

CHAIR LARSON? YES.

THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

WOULD THE SECRETARY

[2. 26-55026 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the LGB Business Partner Spotlight, featuring Long Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Meisel. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

PLEASE READ ITEM TWO.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LGB BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT FEATURING LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT BATTALION CHIEF PAUL MEISEL.

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

I'LL SECOND.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR LARSON AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE ARE INDEED PLEASED TO PRESENT, UH, THIS MONTH'S BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ON BATTALION CHIEF PAUL MISEL.

UH, OUR NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, DEREK LEE, WILL PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION.

PLEASE NOTE I WILL DO AN EXTENSIVE, EMBARRASSING INTRODUCTION OF HIM LATER, UM, IN A LATER ITEM.

BUT HE IS GOING TO CONDUCT THIS, UH, UM, PRESENTATION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO AND GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, WE ARE INDEED PLEASED TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON BATTALION CHIEF MISEL.

UH, OBVIOUSLY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY AND, UH, I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME HOTSPOTS IN THE REGION AND SO HE AND MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM ARE ATTENDING TO THAT.

SO, UH, WE'RE STILL HIGHLIGHTING HIM.

NONETHELESS, HIS WORK HELPS US TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FOR PASSENGERS, CREW, AND BUSINESS ON AND AROUND THE AIRFIELD.

WHEN TALKING TO HIM, UH, WE LEARNED THAT HE HAS ABOUT 20 YEARS, 24 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE HAD MULTIPLE ROLES.

HE'S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER, A CAPTAIN, A TRAINING CAPTAIN, AND NOW BATTALION CHIEF.

UH, AND HE SERVED AS PART OF THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION AS WELL.

TALKING ABOUT, UH, HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH LONG, LONG, UH, BEACH AIRPORT.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COLLABORATIVELY WORKS WITH THE AIRPORT TO ENSURE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT INCLUDES TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS ADDRESSES ANY SAFETY CONCERNS.

CHIEF MAISEL ENJOYS, UH, WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HE'S VERY MUCH EXCITED ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO A FACILITY THAT SUPPORTS TRAVEL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS A PLUS.

AND, UH, FOR HOBBIES, HE ENJOYS, UH, HIS PERSONAL LIFE.

HE ENJOYS HIKING, UH, SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WALKING HIS DOG RIVER.

SO, UH, WE HIGHLIGHT AND WELCOME, UH, CHIEF ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT, IS THERE A FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER ARIAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER GALES? YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

VICE CHAIR CHRISTOFF? YES.

CHAIR LARSON? YES, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

PLEASE READ ITEM THREE? ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGARDING AIRPORT SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS WITH AIR QUALITY, ENERGY CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WOULD THE SECRETARY

[3. 26-55027 Recommendation to receive and file report from the Sustainability Committee, regarding Airport sustainability efforts with air quality, energy conservation, water quality, and waste management. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS THERE A MOTION

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TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

I'M UP.

UM, WE HAD A INTERESTING PRESENTATION BY A COMPANY CALLED CRITICAL LOOP, WHICH IS, UH, WITHIN THE, UH, AIRPORT AREA.

AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY, AS HE SUMMARIZE IT, THEY BRIDGE POWER SOLUTIONS.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? UM, THEY REALIZE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY, UH, REALLY IS ONLY USING 30% OF ITS CAPACITY, BUT, UH, MANY OF OUR TENANTS IN THE AREA ARE TRYING TO DRAW POWER THAT EXCEEDS WHAT'S AVAILABLE LOCALLY TO THEM.

AND SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY HAVE THE ABILITY THROUGH BOTH COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ONSITE BATTERY STORAGE TO SORT OF FLATTEN THOSE LOADS FOR THESE FOLKS SO THAT THEY CAN BRING ON THAT POWER AND STORE IT, AND THEN IT HELPS 'EM GET OVER THE PEAK.

AND WHY THAT'S GOOD FOR US IS THAT WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE A PROSPECTIVE TENANT WHO HAS A PARTICULAR DRAW DURING THE PEAK PERIOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE PROBABLY NOT COME TO THE LONG BEACH AREA BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T WORK FOR THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY.

BUT WITH A COMPANY LIKE THIS IN THE AREA, THEY CAN HELP THEM BRIDGE THAT GAP AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR FACILITY COULD WORK.

UM, AND IT'S TEMPORARY IN THE SENSE THAT THEY LEASE THE EQUIPMENT, THEY LEASE THE BATTERY, SO THAT IN THE FUTURE IF EDISON IS ABLE TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION DEFICIENCY, THEY COULD JUST DROP IT OFF.

SO IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT FROM THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT WHO COULD SAY, I CAN MOVE IN.

I LIKE THE AIRPORT, I'M GONNA GO HERE AND, AND POWER UP.

UM, AND FOR NOW I CAN, I CAN ACTUALLY OPERATE.

SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT.

WE HAD A NICE DISCUSSION TOO ABOUT MAYBE IN, IN THE FUTURE THAT THE AIRPORT MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IF THEY EVER GET INTO BATTERY STORAGE OR SOME SORT OF, UH, OFF PEAK GENERATION.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THE ADDED IMPACT.

IF YOU GOT TIME OF DAY ELECTRICAL CHARGES, YOU COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NIGHTTIME RATES TO LOAD UP AND THEN AVOID THE LARGER CHARGES DURING THE DAY.

BUT, UM, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND APPARENTLY THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL.

SO THERE MUST BE A HUGE DEMAND FOR THAT SORT OF THING OUT THERE.

UM, ON THE, UH, AIR QUALITY, UH, WE'RE DOING OUR CARBON USAGE REPORTS AND WE'RE STILL DOING VERY WELL COMPARED TO OUR BASELINE.

UH, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE, UH, UH, OUR LIMIT THAT THEY WANTED US TO DO.

AND THEN ON THE ENERGY SIDE, UH, AN INTERESTING STORY THEY SHARED WITH US.

SO THE SOLAR ARRAY ON THE SOUTH CONCOURSE APPARENTLY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE AIRPORT STAFF HAD BEEN TRYING DESPERATELY TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THOSE THINGS AND IT WASN'T GOING ON.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, OUR OWN AIRPORT ELECTRICIAN SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT HE FIGURED IT OUT AND HE GOT THE SYSTEM BACK ONLINE AND I DON'T REMEMBER HOW LONG IT WAS OFF.

DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER? IT WAS QUITE A WHILE, IF I RECALL.

, YEAH.

COUPLE YEARS .

SO I MEAN THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT THAT HE TOOK THE INITIATIVE FOR ONE THING AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT THE ACTUAL INSTALLER AND MANUFACTURER WASN'T ABLE TO DO.

SO I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT.

UM, ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, UH, STAFF'S CONTINUING TO DO TRAINING ABOUT THE DIVERSION.

UM, IT IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

UM, THEY'RE SORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, THEY HAD GOTTEN A GRANT FOR EV TRUCK FLEET, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, TRUCK FLEET.

UM, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE DELIVERY.

MY NOTES SAID THIS WEEK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ACTUALLY GOT THEM OR NOT, BUT YOU CAN COMMENT ON THAT LATER.

AND THEN THE, UM, UH, THE EV ARRAYS THEMSELVES, THE SOLAR TREES WERE SUPPOSED TO ALSO ARRIVE TOO, UM, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT 'EM OR NOT, IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT, BUT I BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THE TREES.

UM, BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE VEHICLES YET NOW, AND IT COULDN'T HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH WITH THE GAS PRICES, RIGHT? ? EXACTLY.

YOU REALLY WANTED.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THIS MONTH.

THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO VICE CHAIR CHRISTOPH FOR TAKING THOSE NOTES.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THAT MEETING.

YEAH, THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER GALES? YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

VICE-CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL? YES.

CHAIR LARSON? YES, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

THE SECRETARY PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR? ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY AIRPORT STAFF REPORTS FOR

WILL

[4. 26-55028 Recommendation to receive and file Monthly Airport Staff Reports for April and May 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

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APRIL AND MAY, 2026.

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

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO I HAVE, UH, THE PLEASURE OF KICKING OFF OUR STAFF REPORT, UH, THIS MEETING.

AND I MUST START OUT PRESENTING, UH, DERRICK LEE, WHO'S OUR NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER.

HE TALKED A LITTLE BIT, UH, BRIEFLY, BUT TRULY, TRULY, UH, HE HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY BACKGROUND AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO, TO HAVE HIM.

WE DID A NATIONWIDE SEARCH, UH, FOR A NEW PAO AND, UM, HE HAS JOINED OUR TEAM AND HAS BEEN BUSY IN THE DEEP END EVER SINCE.

UH, BUT CERTAINLY I WANNA JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT MR. LEE.

HE, UH, GOSH, A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE US AIR FORCE AS A COLONEL, RETIRED COLONEL NOW.

UM, AND PRIOR TO THAT, HE SERVED, UM, AND ENLISTED IN THE MARINES.

AND THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS LED COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON A, A NUMBER OF, OF, OF AREAS, BUT MOST RECENTLY AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS OFFICER FOR THE US AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS NUMBER 1212.

NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT NUMBER 12 MEANS WE TOTAL.

BUT ANYWAY, UH, BUT HE, HE, UH, IS, UM, ALSO, UM, EXPERIENCED JUST IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AS, UH, PREVIOUSLY AS THE ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE LIAISON AT LA AIR FORCE BASE SE SERVING AS THE PENTAGON'S CONNECTION TO HOLLYWOOD.

THERE'S SOME TOP SECRET THINGS HE MAY BE WILLING TO SHARE LATER.

UH, BUT HE ALSO ENJOYS, UH, CLASSIC VINYL HIP HOP RECORDS AND SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR SHE POODLE PUPPY .

SO, UM, JUST WANNA INTRODUCE MR. DERRICK LEE TO YOU OFFICIALLY.

NEXT, I DO WANT TO, UH, TALK ABOUT, UH, JUST A REALLY GREAT EVENT AT THE END OF APRIL.

UM, IN, IN CELEBRATING THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY TO BE ABLE, UH, TO HAVE SO MANY OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT, UM, WITH THE SHOVEL GOLDEN SHOVEL.

UM, AS WE, UH, KICKED OFF, UH, THAT 14 MONTH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, OF A PROJECT, BUT WE HAD, UM, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ROBERTO DURGA THERE IN ATTENDANCE.

HE SPOKE A FEW WORDS, COUNCILWOMAN MEGAN KERR.

UH, WE HAD CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GARCIA AND OUR COMMISSION, VICE CHAIR CHRISTOPH, UM, THERE TO JOIN THE PARTY.

ALSO, UH, A CITY ATTORNEY DON MCINTOSH AND THE FAS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS, UM, FOR, FOR THE OLD WESTERN REGION.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, THIS PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.

THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS 37 MILLION, AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT MODERNIZING THE CONCOURSES.

SO NEW SEATING, UH, NEW, NEW CARPET, NEW FLOORS, NEW HOMEROOM SPACE, UM, RENOVATED RESTROOMS, UH, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.

UH, ALSO WHAT I REALLY LIKE AND I KNOW OUR PASSENGERS ARE REALLY GONNA LOVE, IS UPGRADING ALL OF OUR SEATING WITH, UM, ELECTRICAL CHARGING CAPABILITIES.

AND SO THAT'S ONE THING WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, UH, FROM OUR PASSENGERS.

UM, WE'RE ALSO DOING INCREASED, UH, WAYFINDING, IMPROVING THAT AND SIGNAGE AROUND THE AIRPORT.

AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN A NEW SERVICE ANIMAL RELEASE STATION, UH, IN POST SECURITY.

AND THEN THERE'S A NUMBER OF SUSTAINABILITY UPGRADES THAT WE'RE ALSO, UM, UM, PERFORMING.

AND SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND I MUST SAY THAT WE'RE ALSO VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE 24 MILLION OF FEDERAL GRANT DOLLARS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT'S THE BULK, WE'RE LIKE 60 SOMETHING PERCENT OF THE PROJECT COSTS.

SO OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN THAT FUNDING THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, UH, IS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT, UH, ABOUT SOME, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS NEWS ALREADY, BUT THAT ALASKA AIR, UH, IS, IS, UM, WELCOMED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND, AND MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT ALASKA AIR AND, UH, IS, HAS ACQUIRED OR IN THE PROCESS OF, THEY, THEY'VE ACQUIRED HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, BUT THEY'RE STILL, UM, UH, SHOWING THE DUAL BRAND AT THIS TIME.

BUT ALASKA AIR HAS, UM, PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE DOING A, UH, DIRECT NONSTOP FLIGHT OUT OF LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO SEATTLE.

AND SO WE ARE, WE'RE

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REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE SEEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS EXTREMELY POSITIVE.

AND SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT OUT OF OUR AIRPORT AGAIN, UM, IS, IS PHENOMENAL.

THEY WILL BE FLYING TWO DAILY NONSTOP FLIGHTS, UM, TO SEATTLE SEA TAC AIRPORT.

AND SO, UH, AGAIN, JUST AN ANOTHER POINT OF EXCITEMENT FOR US.

WE ARE AS WELL, INCREASING OUR OWN, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA AND, AND, UM, NOT ONLY ADVERTISING THAT ROUTE, BUT ALSO THE OTHER RECENT NEWS WITH SOUTHWEST DOING SEATTLE AND PORTLAND AS NONSTOP.

AND SO A GREAT TIME TO SEE THAT AT THE END OF OUR, OUR SUMMER SEASON, TO BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE, UH, THOSE NONSTOP DESTINATIONS, UH, TAKE FLIGHT.

UH, AND, AND SO THOSE TICKET SALES ARE ON SALE NOW.

SO A A LOVELY, UH, TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AND, AND BOTH CARRIERS ARE DOING SOME INTRODUCTORY RATES THAT ARE REALLY, UH, ATTRACTIVE.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

SO NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICER CHE, TO GIVE A FINANCE UPDATE.

SO IN YOUR REPORT SHOULD BE THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR MARCH, 2026.

STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, WE HAVE COMMERCIAL AIRLINES FOR DELTA AIRLINES.

THEY OPERATE WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF FLIGHTS THEY DID LAST YEAR, UH, AND COMPARABLE THE SAME NUMBER OF IN EMPLOYMENTS.

UH, THOUGH THEY WERE FLYING LESS FLIGHTS, UH, THEIR LOAD FACTORS, UH, WERE HIGHER, MEANING THAT EACH PLANE ON AVERAGE WAS, UH, MORE FULL WITH PASSENGERS.

UM, AND SO THAT DID LEAD TO A SLIGHTLY LESS, UH, DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENTS COMPARED TO FLIGHTS.

UH, IN TOTAL, UM, PASSENGER ACTIVITY WAS, UH, 200 AND, UH, 89,000.

UH, A 13% DECLINE OVERALL FOR THE MAR, UH, MONTH OF MARCH COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

UH, LOOKING AT THE RIGHT HAND COLUMNS, UH, WE SEE THE YEAR TO DATE NUMBERS AND THE SAME STORY, UH, APPLIES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHERE BOTH DELTA AND HAWAIIAN SEEING SIMILAR OPERATIONS.

HOWEVER, SOUTHWEST SEEING A DECLINE, UM, AND WE DO EXPECT THAT DECLINE TO CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE REST OF THIS YEAR, UH, SO FAR THIS YEAR.

SO, UM, IN TOTAL WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 6% DECLINE IN INACTIVITY.

UH, MOVING TO THE AIR CARGO CARRIER SECTION, WE SEE THAT, UH, UPS FLYING JUST ONE LESS FLIGHT, UM, THIS YEAR, UH, BECAUSE OF, UH, THE NUMBER, UH, OF DAYS IN THE MONTH, UM, THAT THEY FLEW FOR WEEKDAYS, UH, THOUGH THEIR TOTAL CARGO TONNAGE PROCESS WAS ACTUALLY UP 31%.

UM, AND SO THAT'S BEEN CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, SO FAR THIS YEAR.

UM, YEAR TO DATE NUMBERS SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN OVERALL 25%, UH, INCREASED, UH, CARGO TONNAGE PROCESS, UH, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME NUMBER OF FLIGHTS, UM, OCCURRED COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

UH, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT REPORT, WE HAVE THE BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, QUARTER TWO.

UH, SO THIS IS, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF 50 50% OF THE FISCAL YEAR BEING COMPLETED.

UM, SO STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT, WE SEE THE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS FOR, UH, THE SECOND QUARTER, SEEING THAT 7% DECLINE THAT WE MENTIONED IN THE OTHER REPORT.

UM, AND THEN, UM, SINCE THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT THIS LOWER LEVEL BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE DO EXPECT ABOUT 11% DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

UH, KEEPING THAT NUMBER IN MIND, UH, WE MOVE ON TO THE OPERATING REVENUES.

WE SEE THAT AIRLINE REVENUES, THOUGH WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE PRETTY MUCH FLAT FOR THIS YEAR, UH, THAT'S A RESULT OF US INCREASING AIRLINE RATES IN MARCH, UM, ANTICIPATING THE DECLINE IN ACTIVITY.

AND SO THAT, UH, DOES HELP OFFSET REVENUES, KEEPING IT FLAT, UH, PARKING OPERATIONS.

ALSO SEEING, UH, COMPARABLE NUMBERS TO LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE DID INCREASE, UH, PARKING FEES, UH, BACK IN OCTOBER.

UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE, UH, DECLINE THOUGH FOR CONCESSION AND RENTAL CAR REVENUES, WE WILL SEE PROPORTIONATE DROP IN REVENUES, UM, AS PASSENGER ACTIVITY DECLINES, UH, GROUND TRANSPORTATION.

HOWEVER, WE DO SEE A GOOD INCREASE IN THAT, UH, AS A RESULT OF US INCREASING THE FEES FOR, UH, UBER AND, UH, LYFT PICKUPS AND DROP OFFS.

AND SO THAT HAS HELPED OFFSET SOME OF THOSE DECLINES THAT WE'VE SEEN.

UH, AND THEN MOVING DOWN TO THE LAND RENTS, WE DO SEE ABOUT A 2%, UH, INCREASE IN THOSE, UH, REVENUES AS EXPECTED.

UM, TYPICAL INCREASES IN RENTS, UM, EVERY YEAR THAT WE SEE, UH, FUEL FLOWAGE FEES IS ACTUALLY INCREASING.

UM, AND SO THIS JUST REPORTS THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, UH, SO FAR.

UM, IT IS, UM, INCREASING BECAUSE OF

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THE RATE INCREASES.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT, UM, BY MARCH WAS WHEN THE FUEL PRICES, UM, HAVE SPIKED.

UH, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE DATA YET AND THE IMPACTS FROM THAT, BUT SO FAR FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR BEFORE, UH, THE IMPACTS WE, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN GROWTH IN FUEL SALES.

UM, OVERALL, WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE OPERATING REVENUES OF ABOUT, UH, $62.8 MILLION, JUST ABOUT A 1% DECLINE IN REVENUES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WHICH IS, UH, PRETTY, UH, GOOD RESULTS COMPARED TO THE 11% DECLINE IN ACTIVITY.

MOVING DOWN TO THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE SEE THAT, UH, PERSONNEL COSTS, UM, UH, OR SALARIES AND BENEFITS INCREASING ABOUT 7% THIS YEAR, UH, DUE TO, UH, INCREASES IN WAGES, BUT ALSO SOME HIRING DONE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UH, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, WE DO THAT.

UM, AND THEN CITY SERVICING PRETTY MUCH FLAT, UM, GROWTH THERE IN THAT CATEGORY.

OVERALL, OPERATING EXPENSES EXPECT TO BE 53.5 MILLION, ABOUT A 4% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

UM, AND WE EXPECT TO END THE YEAR ABOUT 9.3, UH, PERCENT, UH, UH, 9.3 MILLION IN OPERATING RESULTS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE REPORT.

TWO SIX LEFT, 38% FOR TWO SIX, RIGHT, WHICH IS PRETTY CONSISTENT IN MAY AND APRIL.

NEXT WE HAVE OUR NOISE REPORT UPDATE FROM OUR AIRPORT NOISE AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER JUSTIN COOK.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MONTHLY NOISE REPORTS, ONE FROM FEBRUARY ONE FOR MARCH.

I'M GONNA BE GOING OVER THE MARCH REPORT.

UH, ON PAGE THREE FOR LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX, UM, OPERATIONS FROM 10:00 PM TO 11:00 PM IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, UH, WHICH IS A INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR OF ZERO.

UH, THOSE WERE ALL DUE TO WEATHER RELATED, UH, DELAYS, UH, YOU'LL SEE BETWEEN 11:00 PM AND 7:00 AM.

UH, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES HAD ONE, UH, LATE OPERATION ON ARRIVAL, UM, WHICH RESULTED IN A VIOLATION THAT YOU'LL SEE ON, UH, THE NEXT PAGE FOR NOISE VIOLATIONS.

BESIDES THE HAWAIIAN VIOLATION, WE HAD A TOTAL OF FIVE GENERAL AVIATION VIOLATIONS FOR THE MUCH MONTH OF MARCH.

UM, THAT IS DOWN FROM NINE OF LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE ABOUT 33, WELL, LET'S SEE, 37.9%, UH, LOWER ON VIOLATIONS THAN LAST YEAR.

WE DID HAVE SOME RESULTING AIRPORT SURCHARGES.

YOU'LL NOTE, START TO NOTICE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS A NOW A CPI ADJUSTMENT.

UH, IF YOU REMEMBER THAT, UH, COUNCIL APPROVED THAT ADJUSTMENT THROUGH WORKING WITH THE FAA.

UM, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE NICE ROUND NUMBERS ANYMORE.

UM, SO YEAH, YOU'LL SEE LIKE $206, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, AS ONE OF THOSE, UM, MONI TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST TOTAL OPERATION, UH, AND WHERE WE STAND.

UM, OUR CALCULATIONS SHOW WE'RE ABOUT 18% LOWER ON AIR CARRIER ACTIVITY.

UM, OVERALL ACTIVITY ABOUT, UM, 1.5% LESS.

UM, YOU'LL SEE AN INCREASE IN MILITARY ACTIVITY, UH, ABOUT 40%.

UM, WE, WE HAVE DEFINITELY HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES, AND IT'S, IT'S MAINLY JUST A CONCERN OF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON OR WHAT WAS IN THE AIR.

MAYBE IT WAS AT NIGHT AND THEY OVERHEARD SOMETHING AND THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT THAT AIRCRAFT WAS.

SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT MESSAGING AS BEST AS WE CAN, UM, GET WHEN WE CAN, OF COURSE, AND WHEN WE KNOW ABOUT IT, UM, WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW ABOUT MILITARY ACTIVITY, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE TRY TO MESSAGE IT AND GET IT TO THE RIGHT FOLKS.

ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE NOISE VIOLATORS, UH, HAWAIIAN BEING ONE AT THE BOTTOM, UH, AS AN ACOUSTICAL VIOLATION.

THERE WAS ONE PROCEDURAL VIOLATION, UM, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ACOUSTICAL.

IT'S BASICALLY A TOUCH AND GO THAT OCCURRED, UM, YOU KNOW, AFTER HOURS.

UM, SO THOSE RESULTED IN VIOLATIONS FOR THOSE FOLKS.

ON PAGE SIX, UH, THIS IS THE PERCENT BREAKDOWN OF BY RUNWAY FOR GA ACTIVITY ON THOSE RUNWAYS, PROP AND TURBOPROP.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE BASICALLY IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE WERE AT 62% FOR RUNWAY

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UM, THAT'S DOWN, UM, FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS ON TWO SIX LEFT, WE'VE HAD SOME, UH, RUNWAY CLOSURES THAT ALSO PUT ACTIVITY.

UH, WHEN WE DO CLOSE OUR PRIMARY RUNWAY, RUNWAY TWO SIX, RIGHT, IS USED AS LIKE A SECONDARY RUNWAY.

SO WE'VE, THAT COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING THOSE, THOSE OPERATIONS AT THAT TIME.

UM, BUT IT, IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH JUST OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF, OF TRAINING OPERATIONS AND THE PATTERN WORK GOING AROUND THE AIRPORT.

PAGE SEVEN IS, UM, I KNOW YOUR FAVORITE, ALL THIS NOISE MONITORING DATA.

UH, IT'S PRETTY, UM, CONSISTENT.

WE DON'T, WE HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING ANY FLUCTUATIONS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT OR CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, GOING MONTH TO MONTH.

AND STAFF REALLY LOOKS AT THIS DETAIL.

UM, NOT JUST THESE NUMBERS, BUT, UH, DRILLING DOWN TO THE DAILY AND EVENT, BASICALLY EVENT BY EVENT NUMBERS.

UH, FOR NOISE CONCERNS, YOU'LL SEE THAT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WE HAD, UH, 20,907, UM, WHICH IS A SLIGHT UPTICK FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTHS.

IT'S TRENDING UPWARDS.

AND THAT'S REALLY JUST, UM, GENERALLY MORE ACTIVITY IS NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO, UH, BETTER, BETTER WEATHER, BETTER WEATHER.

THANK YOU, .

UM, SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING THAT UPTICK, UM, THAT COINCIDES WITH THE OPERATIONS, UM, CONCERNS BY HOUSEHOLDS.

UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A TOTAL OF 125 HOUSEHOLDS, UM, ISSUING CONCERNS OF AROUND THE 20,907.

AND YOU COULD SEE THE BREAKDOWN BY ZIP CODE WITH 9 0 8 0 7, HAVING THE MOST 77 HOUSEHOLDS AND A LITTLE OVER 16,000, UM, FOR THE MONTH.

OKAY, FOR THIS MONTH, UM, BECAUSE IT WAS THE END OF THE QUARTER, WE HAVE FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM RESULTS.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING TWO SCHOOLS THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND PACIFIC AIR FLIGHT SCHOOL AND ACES HIGH AVIATION.

UH, YOU COULD SEE THEIR IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY MADE BOTH IN AVERAGE ALTITUDE AND NOISE LEVEL HERE.

AND I DID WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT ACES HIGH DID.

THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW APP, KIND OF FOLLOWING SUIT A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT SLING DID, BUT THEY CREATED THEIR OWN APP THAT INCORPORATES THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND FLY FRIENDLY INFORMATION IN.

UH, SO STUDENTS AND PILOT, UH, CFIS CAN USE THAT APP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, UH, IN COMPLIANCE.

THEY'RE ALSO USING, UM, A LITTLE OVER 124 HOURS OF SIMULATOR USE FOR THEIR FLIGHT SCHOOL.

AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST BECAUSE THOSE ARE HOURS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN UP IN THE AIR.

UM, SO AS, AS THEY'RE, THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT TECHNOLOGY AND THAT INCREASE IN TECHNOLOGY AND GETTING STUDENTS TRAINED, BUT TRAINED IN A, IN A SIMULATOR.

AND SO I RECOGNIZED A COUPLE OTHER SCHOOLS DOWN BELOW.

YOU COULD SEE SLING ACTUALLY HAS, UH, APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS OF SIMULATOR USE IN ARROW CITY AT ABOUT 45 HOURS.

UM, IT'S SOMETHING I TOLD THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO, UH, TRACK, UM, AND SEE HOW THAT CHANGES OVER TIME.

THEY'RE SEEING AN INCREASE OF THAT.

AND THERE'S SOME ALSO FEDERAL REG, I GUESS, REGULATION PENDING REGARDING MODERNIZING, UH, FLIGHT SCHOOLS.

UM, THIS DEALS WITH THE NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED TO GET YOUR PILOT'S LICENSE.

UM, BUT ALSO PART OF THAT IS HOW MUCH TIME CAN YOU DO IN THE SIMULATOR.

AND SO I THINK IT'S WORTH TRACKING AND SEEING AND ENCOURAGING, UM, AS MUCH SIMULATOR USE AS POSSIBLE.

LASTLY, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A, A NOISE BUDGET, UM, AND THAT BUDGET WAS ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT, UM, THE 65 CNEL FROM GOING TO INCOMPATIBLE LAND USE.

UM, SO WE TRACK THAT EACH OF THESE, UH, EACH OF OUR, WE HAVE FIVE GROUPS OF AIRCRAFT, AIR CARRIER, GENERAL AVIATION, COMMUTER, CHARTER, AND INDUSTRIAL.

AND THEY'RE EACH ASSIGNED, UH, BUDGETS.

BASICALLY, THESE BUDGETS ARE BROKEN OUT BY TWO NOISE MONITORS, NINE AND 10, UM,

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ONE OFF THE, EACH OF OUR PRIMARY RUNWAY, 12 3 0.

UM, MONITOR NINE IS IN THE DEPARTURE PATH, THE PRIMARY DEPARTURE, RIGHT? AND, AND 10 IS THE, THE ARRIVAL, UM, SITE PRIMARILY.

OF COURSE.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THE NOISE BUDGETS FOR THOSE, AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT'S WAS CALCULATED AS THE ACTUAL FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

YOU COULD SEE THAT, UM, WE PRETTY MUCH ARE ALL WITHIN IT.

YOU'LL SEE NOTICE THE CHARTER'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE BUDGET.

HOWEVER, UM, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT ALTHOUGH A INDIVIDUAL GROUP MAY EXCEED, UH, THAT IS, THAT IS ACTUALLY OKAY.

IT'S THE TOTAL BUDGET DOWN BELOW AT THE BOTTOM.

THAT IS THE ONE THAT, UM, WE MUST STAY WITHIN.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE, UM, ARE USING 44.8% AND 65.3% OF THE, THE BUDGET FOR THOSE SITES FOR DURING THIS TIME, SO WELL WITHIN THE NOISE BUDGET LIMIT.

UM, AND WITH THAT, THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I WILL SAY THAT YOU NOTICED THAT THE REPORT HAS CHANGED AND THERE'S, THERE'S NO GRAPHICS.

YEAH.

UM, WE , WE, UH, ARE ENTERING A, A NEW WORLD WHERE WE, UM, MUST COMPLY WITH A DA REGULATIONS.

AND, UM, SO OUR REPORTS HAVE CHANGED.

WE, WE MUST ADD ALTERNATIVE TEXT AND VARIOUS THINGS TO OUR REPORT.

AND SO AS WE'RE LEARNING AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UM, IT, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, UM, TO COMPLY, BUT I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS.

AND, UM, SO THE, THE MORE CHALLENGING THINGS ARE GRAPHICS, UM, INFOGRAPHICS ARE VERY CHALLENGING, AND THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO DESCRIBE LITERALLY EVERYTHING IN THAT GRAPHIC IN ALTERNATIVE TEXT.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SAME INFORMATION SO THAT YOU HAVE IT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE COULD, UM, GET BACK TO THAT KIND OF SHOWING THOSE, THOSE GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS WITH COMPLYING WITH THE, THE NEW, UM, REGULATIONS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JUSTIN.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE BY MR. DERRICK LEE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, I'LL JUST TOUCH ON SOME OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FROM, UH, MARCH AND AND APRIL, UH, IN THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING REALM.

UH, THE AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MARKET ITSELF THROUGH A VARIETY OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH FLY MY AIRPORT.

THEY'RE THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE, UH, THE ONLINE WIDGET THAT DIRECTS TRAVELERS AND PASSENGERS, UH, TO LGB.ORG.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO NOT ONLY DRIVE TRAFFIC TO GET PEOPLE TO RESEARCH THEIR FLIGHTS, BUT BOOK THEM THROUGH THERE AS WELL.

UH, WE ALSO CONTINUE OUR ADVERTISING WITH LONG BEACH STATE ATHLETIC EVENTS, INCLUDING GRAPHICS ON AT THE VENUES AND TABLING SOME OF THOSE GAMES.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, UH, AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, WE'RE INCREASING OUR FOCUS ON THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED NONSTOP ROUTES TO PORTLAND AND SEATTLE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE QUITE A BIT MORE ALGORITHMIC CHANGE, UH, WITH ADVERTISEMENTS HIGHLIGHTING, UH, THOSE TWO AREAS.

UH, SHIFTING TO COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND OUTREACH AND MARCH, THE AIRPORT HOSTED 10 TOURS, UH, WELCOMING 402 VISITORS AND OUR STAFF PAID VISITS TO LINDBERGH STEM ACADEMY AND THE PENINSULA SENIOR CENTER.

AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND OUR ENGINEERING, UH, DIVISION ALSO WENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S ANNUAL GATHERING.

UH, IN APRIL, WE WELCOMED EIGHT ADDITIONAL TOUR GROUPS, ABOUT 183 VISITORS, UH, AND OUR GO TEAM THERAPY DOGS WHO ARE ALWAYS A HIT .

UH, THEY COMPLETED THEIR ANNUAL TSA SECURITY TRAINING.

UH, WE HAD A ANNUAL TENANT APPRECIATION EVENT, 67 PEOPLE REPRESENTING 44, UH, TENANTS AT THE AIRPORT, UH, ATTENDED.

AND, AND, UH, WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY'S 2026 PARA PARTY, A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, UH, AND REPRESENTED THE AIRPORT AT THE CITY'S FIRST EVER DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY EXPO, PROMOTING CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THEN, UH, VERY IMPORTANT, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WITH AN APPRECIATION LUNCHEON WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 2,465 SERVICE HOURS AT MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY EVENTS.

UH, DURING THE LAST YEAR, UH, IN THE REALM OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, THE AIRPORT HOSTED MARSH MADNESS THEMED ACTIVATIONS IN MARCH THAT INVITED PASSENGERS TO SHOOT SOME HOOPS WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THEIR FLIGHT AND MAKING IT A FUN TIME, UH, IN THE CONCOURSE.

UH, AND THEN GOING INTO APRIL IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH, THE AIRPORT HAD AN INDY CAR RIGHT THERE ON THE CONCOURSE.

AND THEN WE STAFFED A BOOTH AT THE GRAND PRIX EXPO AS WELL ON RACE WEEKEND.

UH, AND AS A DIRECTOR MENTIONED, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER THE, UH, PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

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UH, THAT WAS A, A WONDERFUL EVENT.

UH, SHIFTING TO MEDIA, WE HAD 209 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS, EARNED MEDIA BEING, UM, YOU KNOW, MEDIA THAT HAD NOT BEEN, UH, PAID FOR GENERAL GENUINE INTEREST.

THE HIGHEST INTEREST GARNERED IN MARCH WAS CIRCLED AROUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THE IMPACT ON TSA OPERATIONS.

UH, BUT THE AIRPORT DID A GOOD JOB IN COMMUNICATING HOW THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF TSA OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT, UH, WENT THROUGH WITHOUT, WITH MINIMAL IMPACT, UH, AND WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE TSA FOR THAT DEDICATION.

UH, IN APRIL, WE RECORDED 103 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS, UH, AGAIN, DRIVEN LARGELY BY THAT COVERAGE FOR THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AT THE GROUNDBREAKING IN THE REALM OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

UH, AGAIN, WE SUNG TSA PRAISES, UH, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE END OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

WE ALSO CELEBRATED WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND IN GAY TRAVELERS WITH OUR MARCH MADNESS PAPA SHOT ACTIVATION, AND THAT INDYCAR DISPLAY THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

UH, AND THEN IN APRIL, WE LAUNCHED A NEW SEASON OF LGB LIVE, OUR, UM, IN-PERSON MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM, UH, COLLABORATED WITH AVIATION INFLUENCERS, ZACH GRIFF, AND RECOGNIZED A FEW IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS, UH, AND SOME OF OUR APPRECIATION POSTS, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATORS, OUR THERAPY DOGS, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND THEN WE CLOSE THE MONTH HIGHLIGHTING THAT PASSENGER CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

AGAIN, A FEW STATS.

UM, WE'RE A SOMEWHAT SMALL AIRPORT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING HAS TO MATCH.

WE'VE GOT, UH, 30,586 FOLLOWERS FOR MARCH, AND IT GREW LIST A LITTLE BIT IN APRIL.

UH, X FORMERLY KNOWS TWITTER WAS UP TO 16,000 191 FOLLOWERS, AND IT DID DIP SLIGHTLY.

UM, BUT WE DON'T TAKE THAT PERSONALLY BECAUSE IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW THAT X IS ON A, ON A SLOW DECLINE FOR, FOR OTHER REASONS.

INSTAGRAM'S UP BY 16,970 FOLLOWERS, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF OUR ENGAGEMENT BACK AND FORTH.

YOU GET SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK AS WELL, BUT IT'S NOT AS ALWAYS AS, AS, UH, GERMANE.

UH, AND THEN AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS USE SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, AND DO A HEAVY PUSH TO LET CARRIERS KNOW THAT WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO, TO SUPPORT, UH, FLYING IN AND OUTTA LONG BEACH AIRPORT, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TO HELP THEM AND THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT WHAT THEY OFFER.

SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE A LOT MORE ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

TO THAT END, UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR IF WE HAD QUESTIONS FOR ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE WE ON THREADS? WE ARE NOT ON THREADS, BUT NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T BE.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN COMMISSION.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR STAFF REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? THE ZIP CODE 9 0 7 9 0 8 0 7 SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE COMPLAINTS, THE NOISE COMPLAINTS ARE COMING FROM.

UM, HAVE WE IDENTIFIED THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT? IS IT GENERAL AVIATION PRIMARILY? YES.

AND MR. COOK CAN EXPLAIN MORE? YES, YES.

UM, IT IS PRIMARILY GA TRAFFIC, UH, TRAINING ACTIVITY OFF OF RUNWAY TWO SIX.

RIGHT.

SO THAT'S COW HEIGHTS, BIXBY KNOLL'S AREA.

YEP.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION AND THE SECRETARY WILL PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE UP.

COMMISSIONER AR PARDON ME? COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER BROWN? UH, YES.

AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION AND TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR MY TARDINESS.

COMMISSIONER GALES, HOW DARE YOU.

AND DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

? UH, YES.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES.

VICE CHAIR CHRISTOFFEL? YES.

CHAIR LARSON? YES, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

DO WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN CORRESPONDENCE? YES.

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ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO.

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DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY CORRESPONDENCE? YES.

FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON LANDING FEES AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.

THERE IS A LETTER IN YOUR PACKET FROM COUNCILWOMAN, UH, MEGAN KERR, DATED MAY 13TH, 2026, REGARDING A REQUEST

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AND, AND IN THAT, UH, REQUEST, THERE ARE SER SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE MENTIONED, SUCH AS HOW ARE LANDING FEES FOR ANY TYPE OF AIRCRAFT COLLECTED AND USED AT THE AIRPORT, ANY, UM, UH, PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AROUND THE SUCCESS OR CHALLENGES THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF GENERAL AVIATION LANDING FEES.

AND DOES A POLICY OR ACTION ON THIS MATTER, UM, REQUIRE EXPRESS APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND, AND SEVERAL OTHER QUESTIONS.

AND SO STAFF, UM, UM, RECEIVED IT, A COPY OF THE REQUEST AS WELL.

AND WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND WORK WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ON SCHEDULING AN AGENDA, UH, DATE FOR, FOR OUR RESPONSE.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE? NO.

ARE THERE ANY COM? YEAH, SORRY.

UM, NO, I WAS GONNA SAY I WAS A BIT CONFUSED AS TO THE, A LITTLE BIT OF THE ASK OF THE CORRESPONDENCE.

UH, NO, IT MOSTLY DEALS WITH THE, OF COURSE, THE LANDING FEES AND, AND CAN WE DO 'EM AND HOW THEY BE USED.

BUT IT WAS THE PART, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE COMMUNITY AND NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION THAT WAS THROWN IN THERE THAT SEEMED, I DON'T KNOW, DISCONNECTED IN THE, IN THE ASK IF YOU WILL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE, UM, ASK IS TO SEE IF WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL LANDING FEES AND CAN THOSE BE USED TO NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION FOR THE COMMUNITY? UM, I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS JUST TO, I WASN'T SURE WITH THAT ONE SENTENCE IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH WHEN IT'S IN REGARDS TO NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION.

IT JUST SEEMS THAT PART DIDN'T GO WITH THE REST OF THE, UM, WHAT THE REST OF THE CORRESPONDENCE TO ME.

SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO ASK THE COUNCILWOMAN FOR A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THAT PART WAS ABOUT OR, UM, OR IF WE JUST IGNORE AND GO WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT SHE ASKED.

BUT, UH, THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I SAW AND I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHEN I READ IT.

NOTED COMMISSIONER, UM, WE CAN COME BACK, UH, AND, AND HOPEFULLY INQUIRE ON OUR OWN, BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AGENDIZED TODAY, WE CAN'T HAVE MUCH DISCUSSION ON IT, BUT, BUT YOUR QUESTION IS, IS NOTED.

COMMISSIONER THOMAS, UH, DOES COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, LIV, OR RATHER HER DISTRICT INCLUDED IN THAT 9 0 8 0 7, WHERE WE'VE GOT OUR 77 HOUSEHOLDS WITH COMPLAINTS, ? YES.

I WAS THINKING, NO.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM, FROM US ON THIS RESEARCH OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU GUYS WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST PROVIDE, UH, INFORMATION POINT BY POINT FOR US? SO WE'LL DO, UH, WE CALL IT A RECEIVING FILE PRESENTATION, AND SO WE WILL PREPARE A REPORT AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND WE, IT WILL BE AGENDIZED AND IT WILL BE NOTICED TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

UH, AND, AND WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU ALL, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT'S REQUESTED.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? YES.

QUICK QUESTION.

DID, DID WE NOT HAVE A SIMILAR REPORT? NOT THAT LONG AGO, IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS? MAYBE COMMISSIONER, THIS REQUEST IS A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, DETAILED IN THE, IN THE ASK UHHUH.

AND SO WE WILL PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL DETAIL.

AND I, I THOUGHT WE DID HAVE A REPORT AT ONE POINT.

HIGH LEVEL.

HIGH LEVEL, YEAH.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION?

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