* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. I'M GOOD. [00:00:01] PROCEED . THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE WILL OPEN [CALL TO ORDER] THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION, TAKE TWO, FOR THE 15TH OF OCTOBER, 2026. COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, [ROLL CALL] PLEASE? COMMISSIONER ARIES HERE. COMMISSIONER BROWN. THIS IS COMMISSIONER LARSON. COMMISSIONER MASCARA. COMMISSIONER THOMAS HERE. COMMISSIONER ZARIN HERE. VICE CHAIR GA GIL HERE. CHAIR HERE. YOU HAVE FORM. UM, JUST BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD MY SPIEL BEFORE, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WE ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A, A COMMENT CARD, PRESENT IT TO THEM, AND THAT WAY I CAN CALL YOU UP WHEN THAT ITEM COMES UP. SO IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, THAT WOULD READ YOU AVAILABLE. GREAT. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. [1. 26-56265 Recommendation to approve the minutes from the meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission on September 17, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] COULD THE SECRETARY READ IT INTO THE RECORD PLEASE? ITEM ONE. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026. YOU NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. THE, UH, ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ANY AMENDMENTS, ADJUSTMENTS? SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANY COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC ON OUR MINUTES? SAYING NONE. I, WE'LL, UH, HAVE A CALL VOTE ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER S YES. COMMISSIONER THOMAS. COMMISSIONER BROWN. DID YOU SAY THOMAS? THOMAS? YES. DANG IT. COMMISSIONER Z? YES. VICE CHAIR FIELDS? YES. CHAIR CHRISTOFF? YES. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. CAN YOU READ ITEM NUMBER [2. 26-56266 Recommendation to receive and file presentation regarding the LGB Business Partner Spotlight, featuring Daniel Medina, Atlantic Aviation General Manager.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TWO INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE? SHE CALLED ON A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE FILE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE LGB BUSINESS PARTNER FEATURING DANIEL MEINA. LINE MEDIATION GENTLEMAN. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED. FIRST, SECOND, SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR. UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER , PROVIDE THE REPORT. HI, GOOD EVENING THIS MONTH. BUSINESS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT IS DANIEL MEDINA, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ATLANTIC AVIATION. HE'S BEEN WITH ATLANTIC FOR 21 PLUS YEARS AND HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC FIXED SPACE OPERATOR. PARTNER WITH OKLAHOMA BEACH . HE MANAGES OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS. PRETTY MUCH A ONE STOP SHOP FOR LEADERSHIP AVIATION. UH, BUT ASIDE FROM DOING ALL THOSE THINGS, HE'S BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNER FOR US, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR CAREER. SO FLIGHT PROGRAM AND OPENING UP THIS BUILDING TO ALLOW US TO BRING STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, EXPOSE THEM ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS IN AVIATION. AND THEN OF COURSE, JUST MOST RECENTLY, HE'S, UH, SUPPORTED BY OPENING UP HIS BUILDING AND ALLOWING US TO BRING OUR TRIENNIAL SUPPORT TO, TO THE BUILDING. WE'VE HAD OUR JOINT INFORMATION CENTER THERE AND A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM DANIEL AT, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I INTRODUCE TO YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. MY NAME IS ANNIE MEDINA. I WORK WITH ATLANTIC AVIATION. BEEN WITH ATLANTIC AVIATION FOR 21 PLUS YEARS. LAST MAY, UH, BEEN AT THE ARMY CHAIR AIRPORT FOR JUST ABOUT UNDER FOUR YEARS. IT'LL BE FOUR YEARS, UH, COME FEBRUARY. I AM AN AREA GENERAL MANAGER. I OVERSEE LONG BEACH AND SANTA MONICA AS WELL. UH, I OVERSEE OTHER GENERAL MANAGERS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS RESPONSIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FPO FACILITIES, WHETHER IT'S MAINTENANCE, UH, PERFORMANCE, YOU NAME IT. AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I BUILT A REALLY GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE, UH, AIR FORCE STAFF. I LOVE WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE HERE. I FEEL VERY SUPPORTED AND THAT'S HELPED ME BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S GREAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? GO AHEAD. I HAVE KIND OF A PERSONAL QUESTION. , IT'S IN HERE THAT YOU, YOU LIKE, UH, TO COLLECT FINISHING MEDALS? I DO. WHAT WHAT IS THAT? WELL, YOU KNOW, UM, ON MY FREE TIME WHEN WE CAN, I TAKE MY KIDS OUT TO, UH, 5K RUNS. 10 K RUNS, YOU KNOW, FUNDRAISING, UM, OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY LOVE IT. SO WHEN WE FINISH THE RACE, THEY GET A MEDAL. OH GOD. . I WAS THINKING SOME KIND OF MEDAL. SORRY. . I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MEDAL FOR MYSELF AS WELL. BEING ON THE THANK YOU. WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE HONORED THAT YOU, UH, CAME OUT HERE TONIGHT AND, UH, THAT YOU'RE WORKING FOR US HERE AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE. ANYHOW. AND FOR THE RECORD, YOU DID SAY LONG BEACH WAS YOUR FAVORITE, RIGHT? [00:05:01] EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE CORRECT. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S ON THE FINAL . THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. YES. WHO'S THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON THAT'S COME THROUGH YOUR FBO? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO A NITTY GRITTY . JUST WANTED TO KNOW, UM, ANYBODY YOU COULD THINK OF, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE COMPANY POLICIES WHERE OH, YOU CAN'T TELL. YEAH, SURE. I UNDERSTAND. YES. BUT A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTION. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. YES. HOW ARE YOU PREPARING FOR 2028? 'CAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INFLUX OF, UM, CHARTER, UM, PRIVATE CORPORATE JETS. THE NICE THING ABOUT BEING IN A, UH, NETWORK OF, UH, UH, OVER 105 LOCATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA IS THAT WE HAVE, UH, REALLY A A LOT OF, UH, ENDLESS, UH, RESOURCES. SO WE REACH OUT TO SISTER BASES, GET MANPOWER, WE GET EQUIPMENT IF WE NEED TO, AND COME TOGETHER TO REALLY, UH, PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU STILL AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT? UNFORTUNATELY, NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD. SEEING, I HAVE NO THANK YOU. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ON THIS ONE. UM, COULD WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE A ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER ARIES? YES. COMMISSIONER THOMAS. YES. COMMISSIONER ZA? YES. VICE CHAIR GALES? YES. CHAIR GUSTAVOS? YES. MOTION IS CARRIED. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. IF YOU [3. 26-56267 Recommendation to establish an Ad-Hoc Committee to determine whether to further present on general aviation landing fees pursuant to Council District 5’s May 13, 2026 request, with such Committee terminating on November 18, 2026, after reporting back to the Commission on said date.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SECRETARY, READ IT INTO THE RECORD. ITEM THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO FURTHER PRESENT ON GENERAL AVIATION LANDING FEES PURSUANT TO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE MAY 13TH, 2026, REQUEST WITH SUCH COMMITTEE TERMINATING ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2026 AFTER REPORTING BACK TO THE COMMISSION ON SET DATE. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION OF RECOMMENDATION. THE COMMISSIONER ARIES. SO MOVED. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND VICE CHAIR. SECONDED. DIRECTOR, THIS IS, UH, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO NO. ADD ANYTHING TO THE RECOMMENDATION ITEMS PER, UH, COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR THE LAST MEETING? CORRECT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA AND ALLOWING YOU ALL TO ESTABLISH, UM, A AD HOC COMMITTEE. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS BY . MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO TODAY, NAME THE COMMITTEE. SURE. AND THEN PROVIDE WHICH MEMBERS WILL BE SERVING. USUALLY IT'S TWO TO THREE MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. AND THEN JUST KEEP IN MIND, WE'LL BE REPORTING AT THE NEXT MEETING, UH, OR NOVEMBER 18TH. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE COMMITTEE WILL THEN BE TERMINATED AND DISSOLVED. WITH THAT I WOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S AN INTEREST. I THINK, UH, COMMISSIONER ARIAS YES. HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST. YES. I, I'M OPPOSED TO THE, UM, THIS RECOMMENDATION AS WRITTEN. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT KIND OF PUTS US IN ADVICE AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE IS CONCERNED. IT GIVES US JUST 30 DAYS, WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE UNREASONABLE GIVEN THAT WE NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT. AT LEAST I WOULD IF I WERE ON THE COMMITTEE. AND, UH, BY THE WAY, THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER IS A WEDNESDAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS INTENTIONAL, BUT IT WOULD, THE COMMITTEE WOULD SENSE THAT BEFORE ITS REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. UM, AND SECONDLY, AS WRITTEN, THE MOTION TO ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ONLY REQUIRES US TO GIVE A REPORT, WHICH IS A NON-ACTION ITEM VERSUS A A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WOULD BE AN ACTION ITEM. SO, AS WORDED, I WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THIS, THIS TO THIS ITEM. AND SO I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. AND THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WOULD READ, UM, I MOVE THAT THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING GENERAL AVIATION LANDING FEES TO THE COMMISSION WITH SUCH COMMITTEE TERMINATING UPON COMPLETION AND PRESENTATION OF ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION. AND I'LL JUST ADD IN THERE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 18TH, WHICH WOULD GIVE US JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. SO BEFORE WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT, I'LL NEED TO KNOW IF THERE'S A SECOND FOR THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YES, I SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE OUR FIRST AND SECOND ON THAT. UM, OPEN TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION ON THE ALTERNATIVE MOTION. I THINK I AGREE WITH THE DATE EXTENSION BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS PUZZLE AND IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR QUITE A WHILE. UM, AS FAR AS IT BECOMING AN ACTION ITEM OR RECOMMENDATION, I THINK WE ALL KNOW WE ARE ADVISORY. UH, [00:10:01] WE CAN'T TWIST ARMS OR ANYTHING AND WE CAN MAKE A, A RECOMMENDATION, BUT, UM, AS LONG AS THE RECOMMENDATION COULD BE SIMPLY TO BETTER INFORM AND, AND IT DOESN'T PUT THE COM THE, UM, UM, CITY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN A VICE EITHER. SO IF THERE IS A WAY TO OFFER THAT AS KIND OF A RECOMMENDATION OR ANOTHER WORD TO USE WHERE IT'S NOT, UM, FORCING AN ISSUE. RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO FORCE THE ISSUE AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS JUST A RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. AND THE RECOMMENDATION COULD BE TO NOT DO ANYTHING. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S WHY TO STAY AS IS OR MAKE A CHANGE. AND AGAIN, IT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION AND IT'S ALL WE CAN DO INFORMATION. OKAY. GOT IT. VICE CHAIR, ANY COMMENTS? UH, I THINK THE DATE EXTENSION IS WARRANTED. UM, YEAH, WITHIN A MONTH IS PRETTY, IT'S A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND. UM, FEBRUARY SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, UM, ALL THE HOLIDAYS AND AND SUCH COMING UP. SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A GREAT DAY END. I DON'T THINK WE'RE, UH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE HERE IN DECEMBER AS WELL, SO. CORRECT. UM, SO FEBRUARY SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE TIME TO ME. UM, YEAH. OUTSIDE OF THAT, UM, I, I HAVE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE, UM, THE OTHER MEMBERS SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS, BUT IF THERE IS ANYBODY OH, WE DO. OKAY. , UH, TARA KUMAN, COME ON UP. AYE. HELLO. I JUST, I'M JUST SO SHORT. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR PUTTING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND TARA KUMAN, I'M BOARD MEMBER OF SANNER AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ARIA FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL. FIRST OF ALL, UM, I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALLOW US TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY THAT YOU FEEL NECESSARY WOULD BECOME PRETTY, UH, ADEPT AT FINDING INFORMATION, UH, FOR OURSELVES AND LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOLS OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. SO IF WE CAN SUPPORT YOU, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO. UM, QUICK UPDATE REGARDING MINING FEES, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF BEEN A BUSY MONTH SINCE WE ALL WERE LAST HERE. UM, TWO AIRPORTS HAVE, UH, MOVED FORWARD. ONE IS FALCON FIELD IN MESA, WHICH IS, UM, THE AIRPORT THAT YOU MAY RECALL WAS USED IN THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BY PRAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. UM, THEY ORIGINALLY HAD ESTABLISHED LANDING FEES TO, UM, EXEMPT THEIR LOCAL, UH, THEIR LOCAL FLIGHT, THEIR LOCAL PLANES. AND THE FAA HAS SINCE INTERVENED AND SAID THAT EVERYBODY MUST BE TREATED EQUALLY. AND, UH, SO THEY HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'LL BE CHARGING. IT IS NOW $4 AND 14 CENTS PER 1000 POUNDS. AND THEIR CITY COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON THOSE CHANGES ON DECEMBER 8TH AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FAA. UM, SECOND IS AUSTIN IN TEXAS, THEY HAVE STARTED A LANDING FEE OF $50 PER PLANE, UM, FOR GENERAL AVIATION UNDER 12,500 POUNDS. AND THAT STARTED OCTOBER 1ST. WHAT'S ALSO REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THAT AND, AND RELEVANT, ESPECIALLY SINCE UH, WE DO HAVE THE OLYMPICS COMING UP, IS THEY HAVE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A SUR SURCHARGE, A A SURGE CHARGE. SO I'M REALLY BUSY EVENT TIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST OR UT FOOTBALL GAMES, THEY'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL $50 TO THAT LANDING FEE AND CALLING IT A SURGE FEE. UM, I, I DO THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. I HAD NOT SEEN THAT ANYWHERE ELSE PRIOR. IT MAY EXIST ELSEWHERE, BUT I HAD NOT SEEN IT. UM, ALSO JUST ALONG THE LINES OF, OF FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE, ONE BEACH AIRPORT, JUST THIS WEEK, UH, OUR CITY COUNCIL DID, UH, VOTE TO, UH, SPEND ANOTHER 3.3 OR $3.4 MILLION ON TEXAS WAY F'S, UM, RECONSTRUCTION. THIS WAS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, NOT THE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF, BUT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. SO, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF, JUST TO PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER, UM, ALL OF THE AIRPORTS HERE ARE UNDER THE SAME KIND OF FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS THAT WE ARE IN TERMS OF ACCEPTING FEDERAL GRANTS. THEY HAVE, WE'VE SEEN NOW THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE APPLIED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO, UM, TO CALL OUT THAT EVERYBODY USES THE RUNWAYS PACE FOR THE RUNWAYS. UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE PROCEDURALLY, WHAT WE'LL DO IS, I THINK WE WILL, BECAUSE BOTH MOTIONS, UH, [00:15:01] INDICATE THAT WE WOULD BE SELECTING INDIVIDUALS TO BE ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SEE WHO HAS INTEREST. I'M ASSUMING THE MOTION MAKER HAS AN INTEREST IN BEING ON IT. I I THINK WE, FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS, IS VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. WELL, BOTH MOTIONS WOULD CREATE A COMMITTEE. SO I, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SEE WHO IS INTERESTED AND THEN WE'LL GO TO, TO THE MOTIONS. OKAY. ARE YOU INTERESTED? YEAH, I FIGURED YOU WOULD BE. COMMISSIONER ZA, I THINK YOU INDICATED AN INTEREST. I AM INTERESTED AND VICE CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE THIRD MEMBER? SURE, I'D LOVE TO. OKAY. SO WE HAVE OUR THREE MEMBERS WITH THAT. THE PROCEDURALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST. IF FOR SOME REASON IT FAILS, WE MOVE ON TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION. SO WITH THAT, EXCUSE ME, COULD WE HAVE FOUR? I DON'T KNOW IF I, NO, WE'RE, I, I WAS ADVISED THAT NO MORE THAN THREE. RIGHT? FOUR IS NOT A QUORUM THOUGH. RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE AD HOC COMMITTEES, WE REALLY RECOMMEND HAVING TWO TO THREE SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION DISCUSSING COMMISSION BUSINESS AND THEN ENDS UP BEING MORE THAN QUORUM. SO THERE ARE ARE OTHER AD HOC COMMITTEES, AND FOR THAT REASON, WE ALWAYS ADVISE JUST TWO TO THREE AD HOCS FOR EVERY COMMISSION. OKAY. SO WE'LL PROCEED THEN FORWARD WITH THE ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ARIES? YES. COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES. COMMISSIONER Z? YES. VICE CHAIR GALES? YES. CHAIR FELS? YES. THE SUBSTITUTE. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [4. 26-56395 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. ] ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE FILE REPORT FROM THE SUB COMMITTEE WITH SUSTAIN, UH, COMMITTEE REGARDING AIRPORT SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS WITH AIR QUALITY, ENERGY CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. UM, I NEED A MOTION TO OR MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. SHALL MOVED. THANK YOU. AND A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. UM, I WILL BE GIVING THE REPORT AND YES, I'M A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH SUSTAINABILITY TOO. SO, , UH, SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS I THINK THAT CAME OUT OF THE MEETING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. AND IN PAST PRESENTATIONS, UH, IN GENERAL, LONG BEACH AIRPORT, I THINK DOES AN IMMACULATE AMAZING JOB IN TERMS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND JUST, UH, JUST DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL. AND I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT OVER THE VARIOUS REPORTS THAT WE PROVIDED, BUT I'M JUST GONNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE THINGS. UM, IN 2025, THIS IS SORT OF A SUMMARY. UH, LONG BEACH, UH, ACHIEVED A 0.38 GRAMS PER BRAKE HORSEPOWER, WHICH BASICALLY IS TELLING YOU HOW MUCH POLLUTION IS BEING GENERATED BY GROUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT ON SITE. AND THEY REPORT THIS TO THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. UM, WE, UH, WE HAD A GOAL OF 0.44 GRAMS AND WE WERE TO ACHIEVE IT BY 2031, AND WE'RE AT 0.38 NOW. SO WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO, UH, EXCEEDING THAT, THAT, UM, UH, THAT, UH, GOAL THAT WE WERE TO ACHIEVE. SO DEFINITELY KUDOS TO THE LONG BEACH STAFF FOR THAT. UM, ON THE AIRPORT ACCREDITATION, UH, THEY, IT'S CALLED AN AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION. AND WE HAVE A LEVEL TWO SINCE 2021, AND WE HAVE HAD A 40% REDUCTION BY 2030 COMPARED TO THE 2016 BASELINE. AND WE ARE TO ACHIEVE THAT. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 67%. SO AGAIN, WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO EXCEED CARBON NEUTRALITY, BY THE WAY, IS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR AT 2045, BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO GETTING THERE. SO AGAIN, KUDOS. AND THEN JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING INTERESTING ON THE ENERGY, IF YOU ALL RECALL, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RETROFIT OF PARKING STRUCTURE B UM, THE ELECTRICITY BILLS FOR THAT USED TO BE $12,000 A MONTH. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ONLY $6,000 A MONTH. SO IMAGINE IF WE ALL COULD ACHIEVE A 50% REDUCTION ON OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL POWER RATES. UH, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. UM, THE REST OF IT HAD TO DO REPORTING HAD TO DO WITH WATER QUALITY. I THINK YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO STORM WATER SAMPLING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT ANYTHING OUT OF THE LAST STORM OR NOT, PROBABLY NOT , BUT HOPEFULLY WITH EL NINO YOU'LL GET PLENTY OF WATER SAMPLES GOING FORWARD. AND THEN THEY'LL REPORT IN AFTER ALL THAT IS, IS SAMPLED. AND THEN UNDER THE WASTE MANAGEMENT, UM, THEY'RE STILL DOING AN INCREDIBLE RATE ON WASTE DIVERSION, THOUGH THEY DID REPORT OUT THAT WE'RE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT [00:20:01] FROM LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS, AND THEY'RE LOOKING INTO WHY THAT'S THE CASE. UH, IT COULD BE THE REDUCED AMOUNT OF PASSENGERS WE'VE HAD COMING THROUGH THE FACILITY, AND THEREFORE THE TONNAGE WOULD BE LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE'RE DOING THAT, IT'S JUST THE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE DOWN FROM WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. UM, ANY COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? DID THE REPORT? I WAS ON THE, SHE WAS PRESENT. I THINK, I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I BROUGHT UP WAS WITH ELECTRICITY, YOU KNOW, BEING OVERLOADED AND WITH WHAT WE'RE CAPTURING WITH SOLAR AND OUR CONTINUING, I THINK EVEN IN THE NEW BUILDING, I THINK THERE IS TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THE SOLAR. UM, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO CONSIDER THE BATTERY TO STORE SOME OF THAT SO THAT IF THERE IS AN OUTAGE, UM, THE AIRPORT CAN CONTINUE, UH, TO OPERATE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE GAS GENERATED GENERATOR. SO IS THAT PART OF THE, UM, REPORT CHECKLIST? YEAH, I THINK, I THINK STAFF TOLD US AT THE MEETING THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THE POTENTIAL FOR BATTERY STORAGE OKAY. AS A FUTURE POSSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY AS THE COST FOR THAT TYPE OF STORAGE GETS CHEAPER AND CHEAPER AND MAY BECOME, UH, ECONOMICALLY VIABLE FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. SO, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE AGAIN, I HAVE NO REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INPUT, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO ADDRESS THIS ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE THEN. COMMISSIONER HOWARDS? YES. COMMISSIONER THOMAS. YES. COMMISSIONER ZARIN? YES. VICE CHAIR GALES? YES. CHAIR FELS? YES. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY. DO WE MOVE ON [5. 26-56268 Recommendation to receive and file Monthly Airport Staff Reports for October 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO ITEM FIVE? CAN YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD? ITEM FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVING FILE MONTHLY AIRPORT STAFF REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2026. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION. SO MOVED. YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A REPORT, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU CHAIR. AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANTED TO START OUT MY REMARKS, UM, FOR OUR MONTHLY STAFF, FIRST, A FEW THINGS THAT, THAT ARE HAPPENING, UM, AT THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS, WHICH IS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME, UH, THE ICA CONFERENCE HERE THIS WEEKEND. THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL CITY SLASH COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST CONFERENCES THAT WE'LL SEE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, AND, AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE GATEWAYS TO, UM, THE CITY AS, AS THE AIRPORT. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE CREATING NEW FOLKS WITH OUR SIGNS, UM, IN THE, IN THE CONCOURSE AREA ATTENDEES. AND SO THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR CONFERENCE FOR THE CITY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF IT. UH, WE'LL BE GIVING, UH, A COUPLE TOURS, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND AND PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS EVENTS, BUT THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING PART OF THE CITY AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. UH, SECONDLY, I WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT, UH, TAXIWAY F UM, OR FOX TRIBE AS WE TALK ABOUT IT. AND, UH, RUNWAY, UH, I'M SORRY, AWAY. UM, UH, RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION PROJECT. UM, AS YOU HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THERE IS, UH, A RECENT COUNCIL MOTION AND APPROVAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THAT PROJECT TO KDG, UH, UH, COMPANY THERE. THEY HAVE BEEN DONE WORK AT OUR AIRPORT BEFORE, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH HIM MOVING FORWARD. BUT CERTAINLY THIS PROJECT, UM, AS THE AIRPORT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PAVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR AIRFIELD. UH, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE FAA, UM, THROUGH ITS AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, GRANTED, UH, OUR, OUR CITY, OUR AIRPORT, 27 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. AND SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT, UH, QUANTITY AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN CITY COUNCIL ALSO JUST RECENTLY AWARDED THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT. SO OUR, OUR TEAMS ARE, ARE BUSY, BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT, UH, 2027 AND BEING ABLE TO DO A LONG, LONG LEADING IMPROVEMENT, UM, ON THAT TAXI WAVE. LASTLY, UH, THIS IS THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR US, UM, AS YOU KNOW, AND THAT, UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG CLOSING OF FY 26, UH, TOUGH YEAR FOR, FOR MANY OF US, BUT, BUT CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO FY 27, UH, WITH CITY COUNCIL. RECENT APPROVAL. IT WAS, IT WAS A LONG, UH, CHALLENGING SESSION TO, TO GET TO AN APPROVED BUDGET, BUT, BUT WE THERE AND, AND THERE, THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, GREAT, UH, IMPROVEMENTS FOR US AS FAR AS FEES AND WHATNOT FOR, FOR THE AIRPORT. AND SO WE ARE, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PIECE, BUT CERTAINLY I KNOW THAT IT'S A WHOLE NEW YEAR FOR US. SO IT'S ALMOST HAPPY NEW YEAR AGAIN, UM, AS WE START FISCAL YEAR AND, AND, UH, YOU'LL HEAR KIND OF PROGRESS REPORTS ALONG THE WAY AS MONIE, UM, [00:25:01] HAS HIS REPORTS THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO MONIE OUR, OUR FINANCIAL, UH, SERVICES OFFICER TO PROVIDE THIS REPORT. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. AND IN YOUR PACKET, THERE SHOULD BE THE FLIGHT, UH, COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR AUGUST, 2026. STARTING OFF AT THE TOP LEFT FOR COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, YOU SEE THAT DELTA AIRLINES OPERATED 93 9, SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY OPERATED LAST YEAR. UH, BUT THEIR EMPLOYMENTS WENT UP TO 8,500, ABOUT A 4% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. UH, THAT'S DUE TO, UH, THEM USING, UH, LARGER AIRCRAFT, UH, WITH THE THREE FLIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, TYPICALLY DAILY. AND THEN WE HAVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA AIRLINES HERE, UH, OPERATING ABOUT 61 FLIGHTS. UM, ONE LESSON THEY DID LAST YEAR, UH, DUE TO A CANCELED FLIGHT, UH, 'CAUSE OF A HURRICANE OVER THERE. UH, BUT OVERALL THEY SAW A SLIGHTLY LOWER, UH, LOW FACTOR THIS YEAR LEADING TO ABOUT 11% DECLINE IN ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. UM, SEEING ABOUT, UH, 134,000 IN EMPLOYMENTS FOR THE MONTH. UH, ABOUT 5% DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENTS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. AND, AND THAT, THAT'S GOING, UH, THAT TREND IS DECREASING WITH THE DECLINE THAT THEY'VE SEEN, UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO FAR. AND, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT'S GONNA TAPER OFF AS WE GET GO ALONG THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR AND HOPEFULLY REVERSE TREND AND THEN START TO SEE SOME INCREASE. UH, OVERALL WE SEE THAT, UH, IN CLAIMANTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST IS 152005% DECLINE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. UM, AND THAT'S AGAIN, UH, LOOKING AT THE YEAR TO DATE NUMBERS, THAT'S A TREND THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WITH, UH, ACTIVITY GOING DOWN SO FAR, 9% FOR THE FISCAL, UH, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR. UH, BUT WE DO SEE THAT, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL TAPER OFF, UH, BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR. UH, MOVING ON TO THE BOTTOM AREA FOR THE AIR CARGO CARRIERS. UH, WE SEE THAT UPS UH, HAD 38 LANDINGS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAD LAST YEAR, BUT CARGO TONNAGE WAS DOWN, UH, DOWN TO 1,231 METRIC TONS FOR A MONTH. UH, THAT'S THE 12% DECLINE TO WE SAW LAST YEAR. THIS IS A REVERSE TREND THAT WE SAW, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AS YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. UH, THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN SEEING INCREASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND NOW THINGS ARE STARTING TO, UH, SORT OF LEVEL OFF. AND THAT'S THE, FOR THIS REPORT. THANK YOU. MONEY, YES. WE WILL HAVE OUR AND CAPACITY TRAINING REPORT PERFORMED BY OUR OWN BUREAU MANAGER, RON GREEN FOR OPERATIONS. HE IS STEPPING IN FOR JUSTIN COOK. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. UH, JUSTIN COOK. OUR, OUR NOISE IS THE VACUUM MANAGEMENT OFFICER IS AWAY AT CONFERENCE. HE'S SERVES ON THE, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR AIRPORTS COUNCIL, INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA, AND, UH, LEADS TO NOISE TEAM. SO ALL THE AIRPORTS IN NORTH AMERICA, OUR OWN. JUSTIN IS THE, UH, THE NOISE TEAM, LEAD NOISE GUY. NOT, NOT SO SURPRIS. NOT AT ALL. IMPORTANT THAT HE'D BE THERE. WE'LL, WE'LL EXCUSE HIM FOR THIS ONE. YEAH, SO YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THE AUGUST, 2026 NOISE REPORT THERE ON, UH, PAGE THREE DETAILS. THE, UH, THE LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY, UH, 11:00 PM OR 10:00 PM TO 11:00 PM THE SHOULDER HOUR ACTIVITY, UH, YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE HAD A TOTAL OF, UH, 18 OPERATIONS BY THE AIR CARRIERS DURING THAT PERIOD, FIVE OF THEM BY DELTA 13 BY SOUTHWEST. AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF, UH, SIX FROM AUGUST, OR AN INCREASE FROM SIX OF, UH, FROM AUGUST, 2025. SO, UH, MOST OF THOSE WHEN WE INQUIRE WITH THE CARRIERS IS DUE TO WEATHER, SO NOT, NOT NOT WITHIN THE AIR CARRIERS CONTROL. UH, SO YOU CAN, UH, ALSO SEE THOUGH THAT, UH, WE'RE DOING GREAT ON OUR OPERATIONS AFTER 11:00 PM AND, UH, ALL THE AIRLINES WORK VERY HARD TO NOT, UH, NOT ALLOW THEIR OPERATIONS TO DRIFT PAST 11:00 PM AND, UH, THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY CRITICAL HOURS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE, YOU SEE THE NOISE VIOLATIONS AND OPERATIONS CODE, UH, A HIGHLIGHT. WE HAD, UH, 13 NOISE VIOLATIONS, ALL OF THEM BY THE GENERAL AVIATION COMMUNITY, UH, IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THAT'S, UH, THAT'S UP FROM NINE, UH, FROM, UH, AUGUST, 2025. [00:30:01] BUT OVERALL, YEAR TO YEAR WHERE WE'RE TRENDING ABOUT THE SAME, UH, WE HAD 70 TOTAL OPERATIONS YEAR TO DATE IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. WE HAVE 68 THIS YEAR. UH, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THERE THE MONETARY FINES. UH, ALTHOUGH WE HAD 13 VIOLATIONS, IT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY MONETARY FINES. SO WHAT WE CAN CONCLUDE FROM THAT IS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY REPEAT OFFENDERS. SO THESE, THESE VIOLATORS WERE, UH, WERE INITIAL VIOLATIONS, ONE OR TWO, UH, VIOLATIONS RATHER THAN, RATHER THAN REPEATS. SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S KIND OF GOOD TO SEE. AND WE DO REACH OUT TO THEM, UH, E EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE. SO ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE, IT LISTS THE, UH, THE VIOLATIONS BY REGISTERED OWNER NAME, THE DATE, TIME, THE OPERATION TYPE, AND THE RUNWAY, AS WELL AS THE AIRCRAFT RE UH, REGISTRATION. AND THE NOISE LIMITS. UH, OF THE 13 VIOLATIONS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, 12 WERE OPERATIONS THAT OCCURRED EITHER LATE AT NIGHT OR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SO GENERALLY THEY'RE IN THAT 11:00 PM RANGE THERE, AS, AS YOU SEE. UH, AND THAT'S WHEN THE, THE NOISE LIMIT DROPS TO ITS LOWEST 79 DB DURING THAT TIME. SO, UH, WE EXPECT, UH, ANY OPERATIONS THERE TO BE REALLY QUIET. SO, UH, ONE OPERATION OF THE 13TH WAS A PROCEDURAL VIOLATION, AND THAT WAS THE, UH, THE MISSED APPROACH. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT LIST, YOU SEE A MISSED APPROACH THAT OCCURRED AT BASICALLY 5:30 PM AND, UH, AUGUST 30TH. THAT DATE WAS A SUNDAY. AND, UH, THERE'S NO MISSED APPROACH OR ANY PRACTICE OPERATIONS AFTER 3:00 PM ON, UH, WEEKENDS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THAT, UH, THAT VIOLATION'S FOR. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE, WE LIST OUR DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN RUNWAYS TWO SIX, RIGHT, AND TWO SIX LEFT. UH, REALLY NOTHING REMARKABLE THERE. UH, WE, WE OPERATED, UH, 63% ROUGHLY FROM TWO SIX LEFT, 37% FROM TWO SIX. RIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE TREND. THAT'S GENERALLY WHERE WE'RE AT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. NOISE MONITORING DATA ON PAGE SEVEN. UM, THIS DATA IS, UH, WE REALIZE IT'S AN EYE CHART, BUT, UH, IT ALSO PROVIDES VALUABLE DATA FOR EACH OF THESE MONITORING LOCATIONS. IT PROVIDES THE MONTHLY CEL DUE TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT THESE LOCATIONS. SO, UH, THAT, UH, THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING DATA. IT, IT TRACKS ALMOST DIRECTLY WITH OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY. SO, UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THERE, UH, REALLY NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. FINALLY, ON PAGE EIGHT, WE LIST OUR, OUR NOISE CONCERNS. UH, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 22,771, UH, NOISE CONCERNS EXPRESSED IN THE, UH, THE MONTH OF AUGUST, UH, PREVIOUS MONTH WE WERE ABOUT 20,000. SO WE WERE, WE WERE, WE WERE UP A COUPLE THOUSAND IN AUGUST. UH, THE INCREASES WERE PRIMARILY IN, UH, ZIP CODE'S, 9 0 8, 0 7, UH, THOSE ARE THE DEPARTURES OFF OF TWO SIX. RIGHT? AND ALSO IN 9 0 8 1 5, WHICH IS THE APPROACH CORRIDOR RUNWAY THREE ZERO, OUR PRIMARY AIR CARRIER, THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ? JUST ONE. UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT REPORT, YOU JUST ILLUSTRATED, UH, 9 0 7 1 3 LAKEWOOD ONE HOUSEHOLD, IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE TO HAVE 1070 CONCERNS FROM ONE HOUSEHOLD? IT IS, IT'S PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE. THAT IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE. THAT IS THE RESULT OF THE, UH, THE BUTTON UHHUH THAT JUSTIN TALKS ABOUT, WHERE EACH TIME, EACH TIME YOU HEAR AN AIRPLANE, YOU CAN HIT THE BUTTON AND IT RESULT A AND A CONCERN EXPRESSED TO THE AIRPORT. OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT A TYPO. THAT'S NOT A TY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT'S NOT A TYPO. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND, UH, THAT IS UNDER 9 0 8 0 7 17,618, AND I DON'T HAVE THE PAST DATA WITH ME, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THAT MAY BE LOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. AND I JUST WONDERED IF THERE'S A TREND IN THAT DIRECTION. UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE MY OTHER REPORTS HERE. THINK THAT'S IT. I DON'T HAVE THOSE EITHER. COMMISSIONER, I, [00:35:01] I, I'LL ASK JUSTIN TO ADDRESS THAT AT THE NEXT, AT THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. TRANS, YEAH. SEVEN. THANK YOU. I, I THINK IT'S ABOUT ON PAR FOR WHERE THEY, WHERE IT NORMALLY IS, BUT YEAH, SOMETIMES IT'S SEASONAL TOO. IT IS. YEAH. I KNOW THAT. YEAH, I, I HAVE ALL MY PAST REPORTS, SO I'LL TAKE A LOOK COMPARED TO WHAT I HAVE HERE. SURE. AND, AND I'M SURE THE NOISE TEAM WOULD BE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE SUMMARY. MM-HMM . OKAY. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. SO AS FAR AS THE PENALTIES, LET WE GO BACK TO THE NOISE VIOLATORS, WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY IS THE FIRST TIME THERE IS NO PENALTY, AND THEN THE SECOND TIME THERE IS, AND, UM, THE THIRD TIME, SO ARE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE NOISE VIOLATORS PRIMARILY PENALTIES, FINANCIAL PENALTIES? YES. SO THE, UH, AND, UH, I I, I MAY HAVE MISSPOKE OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE, THE FIRST, FIRST VIOLATION RESULTS IN A NOTIFICATION TO THE OWNER OPERATOR. THE SECOND VIOLATION RESULTS IN A NOTIFICATION TO THE OWNER OPERATOR WITH A REQUEST TO LET THE AIRPORT KNOW WHAT CORRECTIVE MEASURES YOU'RE TAKING TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS. IT IS WITH THE THIRD VIOLATION THAT THE FINANCIAL PENALTIES START. AND, UH, WITH THE FOURTH VIOLATION, THEY'RE EVEN HIGHER. AND IF AN OPERATOR IS EGREGIOUS AND JUST SIMPLY REFUSES TO COOPERATE, THERE IS A PROVISION WITHIN OUR ORDINANCE. AND ORDINANCE IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY THAT WE'RE AWARE OF THAT PROVIDES A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR PROSECUTION AS A CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR FOR, UH, EXCEEDANCES OF THE NOISE ORDERS. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT BIT OF INFORMATION. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU, RON. FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DEREK, TO PROVIDE DEREK THE AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MARKET ITSELF THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND TARGETED MARKETING EFFORTS. UH, FIRST WE WERE PLEASED TO BE SUPPORTERS OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THEIR ANNUAL PLANE POOL. THAT HAPPENED, YOU CAN SEE SOME LOGO. UH, WE ALSO CONCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER A DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT WE HAD MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WE PARTNER WITH A COMPANY CALLED FLY AIRPORT TO HELP DRIVE DIGITAL MARKETING AND, UH, INTEREST AND OFFERINGS FROM MARKET AIRPORT. UH, PARTICULARLY THROUGH META ADVERTISING. WE PROMOTED OUR NEW SEATTLE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE GENERATING ABOUT 1.28 MILLION IMPRESSIONS FOR BOOKS WITH ABOUT 18,000 CLIPS AND ABOUT 4,000 FROM ONE FLIGHT SEARCHES. UH, SO OUR SEARCHES OVER THAT COURSE, THE TIME, UH, FOR SEATTLE AND PORTLAND INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. UH, AND PRIOR TO THE CAMPAIGN, BEGINNING SEARCHES FOR BOTH LOCATIONS WERE PRETTY LOW, ABOUT TWO OR SO. BUT AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN, AT THE END OF THE MONTH, UH, OUR SEARCH AFTER 1300, THAT PRETTY SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, PAGE TWO, UH, IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAD, UH, JUST TWO TOUR GROUPS, UH, HOSTING WERE FOUR, FOUR VISITORS, INCLUDING A PILOT OF FAMILY OF THREE, UH, OUR USUAL GUESTS, UH, FROM HOMESCHOOLS, UM, AND, UH, STUDENTS FROM CABRILLO PLAYING ACADEMY. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, ENDING THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, WE SUPPORTED ALL NINE OF THE CITY'S COUNCIL DISTRICTS, UH, MORE THAN 12 EVENTS TOTAL. UH, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS OF COURSE, THAT PLAINTIFF I MENTIONED, AND I SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED THAT THAT EVENT RAISED SOON $67,000, UM, FOR UPS. MOVING ON, THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE TAP EXPERIENCE, THE AIRPORT CELEBRATED ALASKA AIRLINES ARGUE DAILY ABOUT FLIGHT TO SEATTLE IN SEPTEMBER WITH LIVE MUSIC GIVEAWAY FROM FRESHMENS. UH, WE ALSO MEMORY THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH. A FLORAL AMERICAN FLAGS DISPLAY OUTSIDE THE LOBBY IN A CONCOURSE POPUP WHERE PASSENGERS COULD REFLECT, UM, AND, AND COULD REFLECT AND PARTICIPATE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WITHIN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. UH, OF COURSE, WITH THE SAFETY OF THEIR PREPARATION, THEY PRIORITY, UH, OUR RECENT PRIMARILY EXERCISE ALLOWED US TO EVALUATE OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSES TO MORE THAN FOUR OH PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS, PARTNER AGENCIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS. TOOK PART IN A SIMULATED MASS CASUAL INCIDENT FEATURING [00:40:01] A, A, UH, MD 80 FUSELAGE AND LIVE FIRE AIRCRAFT, FIRE SUPPRESSION COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THIS EXERCISE EVERY THREE YEARS TO MAINTAIN OUR CERTIFICATION NECESSARY FOR COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FLIGHTS. MOVING ON TO MEDIA, WE RECORDED 133 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS DRIVEN LARGELY BY SEVERAL POCKET OF TIMELY INTEREST, INCLUDING MIXED WEATHER PATTERNS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE, UH, ALASKA AIRLINES ROUTE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND WE HAD THE COVERING EXERCISE AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, WE'RE GROUNDING THAT REPORT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA STACKS. UH, OUR NUMBERS WITH RED STILL LOOK, WELL, WE'VE GOTTA DO SOME MORE ENGAGEMENT ON THAT PLATFORM. UH, FACEBOOK WAS UP, UH, TO 30,000 FOLLOWERS. WE GAINED ABOUT 15 SEPTEMBER, UH, X FORMER TWITTER IS UP TO 16,000 133 FOLLOWERS. ALTHOUGH OVERALL, I THINK THE PLATFORM IS DECLINING. UH, BUT INSTAGRAM REMAINS OUR STRONGEST USE PLATFORM, UH, UP TO 18,037, UH, FOLLOWERS INCREASING 5 48 FOR SEPTEMBER. THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT. ATTORNEY QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR OR CODY? SENATOR? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A STATEMENT ABOUT MONTY EO WHO WAS LISTED HERE AND, UM, DURING, UH, HER THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT HE WAS THE ONE THAT TAUGHT AMELIA EARHART HOW TO FLY. SO, UH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE HIM AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS, BUT HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY TAUGHT HER TO FLY. SO JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. GO AHEAD. UH, QUICK QUESTION. DO WE KNOW, UH, THE PERCENTAGE OF, UH, PASSENGERS THAT IS THEIR FIRST TIME FLYING IN AND OUT OF LONG BEACH VERSUS OTHER AIRPORTS OF OUR SIZE? DO WE KNOW? YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, WHICH IT'S BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING THIS EVENING, ABOUT THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT FACILITY. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A NATIONAL TREND. 'CAUSE YOU KIND OF HEAR IT IN THE NEWS. DO YOU KNOW, CYNTHIA, ARE WE ABOUT PAR? ARE WE HOLDING BETTER THAN OTHER AIRPORTS? GOSH, IT'S, IT IS REALLY TOUGH. I MEAN, WE'RE YOU, SINCE LAST YEAR, LAST THIS YEAR, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT IN THE LOW, UM, BUT THIS YEAR AT THIS FY TWO SAID, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, HOW WE'RE SEEING AN UPTAKE NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE ARE FEELING LIKE WE'RE KIND OF COMING OUT OF, OF THIS, UM, JUST REALLY KIND OF TOUGH SEASON FOR THE INDUSTRY. UM, BUT COMPARED TO OUR OTHER AIRPORTS, UM, IN THE REGION, WE'RE ALL FEELING FEELING IT, UM, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH US BEING SUCH A SMALL AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY REDUCTION THAT WE FEEL IT, UM, IMMEDIATELY NOT REALLY DO. UM, BUT, BUT WE'RE RIGHT THERE WITH OUR, THE REST OF THE COUNTRY AND IT SEEMS, YOU KNOW, LOW, BUT, BUT AGAIN, 27 LOOKS MUCH BRIGHTER, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I'M ASSUMING IT'S RELATED TO THE COST OF FLIGHTS PRIMARILY. YEAH, WELL IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE COST OF FUEL . SO, SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, GOTTEN THROUGH A PANDEMIC OTHER CERTAIN CHALLENGES, BUT, BUT THE KIND, THE STATE OF THE, THE WORLD, SO TO SPEAK IS, IS IMPACTING US ALL. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. JUST A LITTLE ASIDE, UM, I DO HISTORY TOURS AT THE AIRPORT, AND EACH TIME I KIND OF PICK UP A NEW LITTLE TIDBIT, BUT WHAT WAS REALLY FUN, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY I SAW IT, BUT EARL DOHERTY, FATHER OF THE AIRPORT WAS ON ONE OF THE FIRST ADVISORY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE AIRPORT. THAT'S RIGHT. SO THERE'S A LONG HISTORY THERE. THAT'S INTERESTING. AM I ABLE TO ASK DANIEL A QUESTION IF HE SURE. OH, UH, DANIEL, IF YOU, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? IF SURE. HOW IS THE, THE FUEL COSTS AND, AND EVERYTHING, HOW'S THAT AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS? AND ESPECIALLY HERE AT, AT LONG BEACH CHECKER PHONE? WELL, JUST LIKE CYNTHIA SAID, RIGHT? WE'RE ALL FEELING IT. MM-HMM . UH, THE COST IS JUST, YOU KNOW, VERY IN FLUX RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S ACROSS THE NATION, IT'S ACROSS OUR NETWORK, AND WE ALL SEE IT. SO IT'S JUST EVERYWHERE. NOT EVEN JUST HERE. CORRECT. JUST EVERYWHERE. MM-HMM . OKAY. NO, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, SEEING NO OTHER, AND OTHER THAN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS SIDE. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ARIA? YES. COMMISSIONER THOMAS? YES. COMMISSIONER ZARIN? YES. VICE CHAIR OF GALES? [00:45:01] YES. CHAIR FELS? YES. MOTION IS CARRIED. AT THIS TIME IN OUR AGENDA, [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Airport Advisory Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] WE OPEN IT UP FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO DO SO? SEEING NONE, I WILL BRING IT BACK. WAS THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE [ANNOUNCEMENTS] TO REPORT AL THAT WAS RECEIVED BY THE REPORT? NONE. SEEING NONE. AND THEN I'LL BRING IT BACK TO MY COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY FINAL COMMENTS SAYING NONE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I PRACTICED. [ADJOURNMENT] WE ARE TURNED . VERY GOOD. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.