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WE HAVE DIRECTOR OF HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEMS, MARIO DIAZ, HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEMS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MR. JIM ANIAK AND HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM EXECUTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER, MR. STEVEN ANDERSON.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE I-A-I-A-H TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS I TRIPP ITRP UPDATE.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF DIRECTOR DIAZ GOES FROM HERE OR MR. UH, NYAK.
I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM.
UM, TODAY I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, SOME EXCITING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT.
UH, THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM ITSELF, OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT THE PEOPLE, BUSINESS, ECONOMIES, AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD TO HOUSTON.
UH, HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM ITSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIR 3.6, I'M SORRY, $36 BILLION A YEAR IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE HOUSTON REGION.
RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR ROUGHLY 190,000 JOBS, UH, WELCOMES ROUGHLY 60 MILLION PASSENGERS THROUGH OUR FACILITIES.
AND WE HAVE, UH, HOME TO THE FIRST FIVE STAR AIRPORT, UH, IN THE, UH, NORTH AMERICA, WHICH IS THE, UH, HOBBY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
UH, OUR A A H IS A FOUR STAR AIRPORT AND CLIMBING, AND WE ARE ALSO HOME TO THE ELLINGTON SPACEPORT, UH, WHICH IS A VERY EXCITING, UH, DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WE'VE GOT GOING DOWN AT ELLINGTON RIGHT NOW.
IT'S, UH, REALLY GONNA SET THINGS, UH, FOR THE FUTURE PACE.
UH, RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS TO THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSTON AIRPORT, UH, SYSTEM AND HOUSTON'S ECONOMY IS THE I TRIP, UM, PROJECT.
AND AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER, UH, THE PRESENTATION TO MR. STEVE ANDERSON, OUR EXECUTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER, TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS EXCITING, UH, PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR THE, UH, FUTURE OF HOUSTON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR TIM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
UM, SO I'LL GIVING YOU, UM, A NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I'LL BE GIVING YOU A, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF I TRIP AND THEN AN UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DATE.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE UPCOMING COUNCIL ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE AS WE CLOSE OUR I TRIPP.
SO, UM, THE IH TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS I TRIPP, IS MADE UP OVER A NUMBER OF ENABLING PROJECTS AND THEN TWO MAJOR SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS.
WE HAVE THE NEW SEA NORTH, UH, ENABLING PROJECT WHERE, UH, UNITED BUILT, UH, A NEW PIER TO ENABLE US TO TAKE OVER THE OLD SEA NORTH PIER FOR THE NEW EXPANSION.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION OFFICE BUILDING THAT WAS, UH, COMPLETE IN 2019.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN ENABLING UTILITIES PROJECT, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR THE, UM, AIRPORTS WATER SUPPLY, BOTH IN TERMS OF THE, UH, FUTURE CAPACITY GROWTH, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE ASSET REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE NORTH TERMINAL CONCOURSE PROJECT, UM, AND THE NEW CENTRAL PROCESSOR AND, AND SECURITY CHECKPOINT UPGRADES.
UH, THE PROGRAM IS A $1.3 BILLION PROGRAM, UH, WITH SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN 2024.
UH, THE PROGRAM HAS SUFFERED THROUGH A PANDEMIC AND, AND SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF A WAR IN UKRAINE.
THAT HAS DEFINITELY HAD A LOT OF IMPACTS, BUT WE ARE STILL WITHIN BUDGET, UH, ALTHOUGH WE ARE STILL CARRYING A SIGNIFICANT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THE COSTS COMING OUT OF THE IMPACT THROUGH THE UKRAINE WAR AND THE PANDEMIC AT THE MOMENT.
WE, THE TEAM, HAVE DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB IN TERMS OF KEEPING US WITHIN BUDGET.
SO, IN TERMS OF, UH, THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL IN ITS ENTIRETY, IT'S MADE UP, AS I MENTIONED, OF TWO PROJECTS.
UM, IN THIS GRAPHIC YOU SEE THE BLUE SCOPE, UH,
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ANYTHING IN BLUE IS KIND OF MODIFIED AND REFURBISHED SCOPE.ANYTHING IN RED IS NEW CONSTRUCTED SCOPE, STARTING WITH THE NEW DUS PIER OPENING NEXT YEAR.
AND I'VE GOT SOME, UH, UH, RENDERINGS AND ALSO PROGRESS PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU ON THAT.
WE HAVE THE NEW BAGGAGE SCREENING BUILDING, WHICH IS GONNA HAVE THE NEW STATE OF THE ART, UH, BAGGAGE SCREENING FOR THE TSA FOR OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL FACILITY, UH, SOUTH OF NORTH TIMBER ROAD.
WE HAVE THE NEW TWO NEW LEVELS OF ADDITIONAL PARKING, UM, ON THE SEA PARKING GARAGE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE, WHAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IS THE, UH, INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL PROCESSOR.
WE ALSO THEN HAVE A MODIFIED TERMINAL E FACILITY, WHICH WE WILL HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST SECURITY CHECKPOINTS IN THE COUNTRY.
UH, AND SO IN TERMS OF DATES, WE ARE FORECASTING, AS I MENTIONED, COMPLETION, UM, OF, UH, D WEST PIER FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE FORECASTING THE CENTRAL PROCESSOR OPENING IN Q3 2024 WITH THE NEW PARKING, UH, FACILITIES OPEN AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
UM, AND THEN OUR MODIFICATIONS WILL CONCLUDE, UM, IN JULY, UH, TO MARCH, 2025, UM, OF THE FINAL, UH, SORT OF LANDSCAPING PIECES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIS AND THE ROADWAYS SURROUNDING IT.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF, UM, UPDATE ON THE NORTH TERMINAL CONCOURSE CONSTRUCTION.
UM, HERE ARE JUST A FEW RENDERINGS THAT RE REMIND YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THESE A LOT, BUT REMIND YOU OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING AND, AND THE GREAT FACILITY, UH, WHICH HAS, UM, A, A REALLY UNIQUE WASTE WALL TO HELP MITIGATE THE SUN, UM, AND THE, THE HEAT GAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE, THE SUN, UH, AS WELL AS TRY CREATE AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE.
YOU SEE HIGH CEILINGS, BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK THAT'S GONNA BE GOING INTO THE FACILITY AND A REAL, UH, WARM, UM, BOARDING GATE EXPERIENCE, UM, AS WE TRY TO CREATE A MORE OF A HOSPITALITY TYPE FEEL WITHIN THE PIER.
AND ONE OF THE CRITICAL PIECES IS OBVIOUSLY TO UPGRADE AND, AND REFURBISH TERMINAL D, THE EXISTING TERMINAL D SO THAT WHEN, UH, THE NEW PIER OPENS, TERMINAL D LOOKS JUST AS NEW.
UH, AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PROGRESS IS, HAS BEEN ONGOING WITHIN TERMINAL DEER.
AS WE STAND EVERY NIGHT, THE TEAM GOES OUT THERE LIKE THE INVISIBLE BOULDER AND, UH, IS TAKING UP CARPETS AND FLOORING AND REDOING WALLS.
UM, AND WE ARE GONNA START SEEING SOME OF THE NEW FINISHES GOING IN.
THE GATES, UM, THE GATE HOUSES OR THE RAMPS WHERE YOU ACCESS THE AIRCRAFT ON THE BOTTOM TO YOUR RIGHT HAND PICTURES, THEY'RE REFURBISHED AND BEING PAINTED AND NEW CARPETS AND FLOORING.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE THERE.
BUT WHERE WE SEE, YOU KNOW, THE HEAVY AND LARGE CONSTRUCTION IS IN OUR NEW, NEW P THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER SHOWS YOU A, A SHOT OF THE COLUMNS COMING OUT.
THESE COLUMNS WILL HOLD THE DECK, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE STEEL TO START GOING UP IN JULY, UH, WHERE THE STEEL BE COMPLETE IN NOVEMBER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF UTILITY WORK AND APRON EXPANSION HAPPENING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS.
AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND WORK GOING INTO OUR NEW PAIR, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
UH, THE NEXT PIECE, UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, IS, UM, THE STERILE CORRIDOR.
NOW THE STERILE CORRIDOR IS HOW WE, UM, TAKE OUR ARRIVING PASSENGERS FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS AND GET THEM INTO THE, THE FEDERAL INSPECTION SERVICE FACILITY.
UH, WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM SEGREGATED.
AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT WITH A NEW FACILITY, WE'VE HAD TO CONSTRUCT A STERILE CORRIDOR.
UM, WE'VE DONE IT IN SUCH A WAY, WE'RE USING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION AND OVERNIGHT INSTALLATION OF SOME VERY LARGE PIECES.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT COLORS SHOW THE SEQUENCE.
UM, AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF IMAGES JUST REALLY GIVE YOU A, A, UH, AN IMAGE OF, OF WHAT WE'VE HAD TO DO, UH, TO TRY AND GET SOME OF THESE PIECES IN LIFTING THEM OVER THE EXISTING FACILITY BOARDING BRIDGES.
UM, THE VERY LEFT ONE YOU CAN SEE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE TERMINAL BUILDING WITH INTEREST DESP SPARE.
UH, THE SECOND LARGEST PIECE THAT WE WE'VE INSTALLED, UH, WHICH, UH, WAS DONE IN FROM LIFTING IT OFF THE TRAILER TO INSTALL IN JUST OVER AN HOUR.
SO AN INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL PIECE OF WORK DONE BY THE CONTRACTOR AND WITH OUR PARTNERS, UH, WITH THE AIRPORT.
UM, AND SO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GONNA, THIS, THIS NEXT PIECE IS THE LARGEST PIECE.
IT'S ABOUT 140 FEET LONG, UM, AND WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 127,000 POUNDS.
PLEASE THINK THE VIDEO'S FROZEN
UH, BUT WE, WE CAN MOVE AND I THINK YOU GET THE, THE GIST OF IT.
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PIECE OF NOT ONLY ENGINEERING, BUT PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR CONTRACTORS, OUR DESIGNERS, THE AIRPORTS, OUR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS, THE TOWER, OUR, OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS.SO, UH, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THAT GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
YOU CAN RECOMMEND SLIDE 16 IF YOU CAN.
UM, AND SO MOVING ON TO THE, THE NEXT MAJOR PROJECTS, OUR CENTRAL PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT, UH, REALLY DOES KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY.
UM, SO HERE WE HAVE, UH, JUST AGAIN, A REMINDER OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING.
UH, SOME OF THE EARLY DESIGN RENDERINGS THAT WE SHOWED, WHICH SHOWS A BEAUTIFUL CANOPY COVERING THE NEW DEPARTURES CONCOURSE, UH, SHOWS A REALLY OPEN LIGHT, UM, EERIE TICKETING FACILITY WITH NATIONAL LIGHT GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR NEW, BEAUTIFUL, UH, INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER.
AND THEN ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE ONE OF THE LARGEST, UH, SCOOT CHECKPOINTS IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S GONNA ALSO BE A NICE LIGHT AND AREA AND ONE, ONE OF A, A REALLY GREAT SPACE.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS, UM, JUST SOME OF THE, THE DETAILED PLANNING AND MODELING AND DESIGN WORK THAT'S GONE INTO US UNDERSTANDING EVERYTHING FROM WHAT'S UNDER THE GROUND TO THE STRUCTURE STRUCTURE ITSELF TO ALLOW FOR COORDINATION, COORDINATION, STRUCTURAL PHASING, UM, AND, AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS KIND OF MITIGATIONS.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU FROM THE NORTH SIDE.
UM, IT SHOWS THE BIG WHITE BOX.
THERE IS A TUNNEL, UM, THAT WE'RE PUTTING AND THAT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND, UH, AND THIS IS TO HELP REROUTE SOME OF THE BAGGAGE FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT TO ALLOW US TO DO THE COMPLETION OF THE DEMO.
UH, AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE, UM, PROGRESS PHOTOS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE DE PARKING GARAGE.
UM, IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND, ONE LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD, YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE TOWERS FOR THE, UM, OLD ELEVATORS THAT USED TO GO UP TO THE EIGHTH FLOOR, UM, THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE.
THAT IS THE TERMINAL E FACILITY.
UM, THE, THE BLOCK STICKING OUT ON THE LEFT AND, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE ARE THE BAGGAGE FACILITIES THAT WE NEED TO RELOCATE.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FOUNDATION, UM, HOLES BEING DUG FOR THE NEW, UH, STRUCTURE THAT WE'LL BE PUTTING IN.
UH, SO A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.
THE, UH, REMAINING PIECE OF DEMOLITION WAS LEFT BECAUSE WE WERE RELOCATING THE RADIO CONTROL TILE THAT OPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
UM, AND SO THAT IS COMING DOWN FAIRLY QUICKLY NOW.
UH, AND HERE YOU SEE ON THE FAR LEFT, UM, THE TUNNEL, UM, THAT'LL BE COVERED UP WITH THE ROAD OVER IT.
AND AS IT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND, UM, SOME MORE PROGRESS PHOTOS IN TERMS OF THE HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AND DECONSTRUCTION THAT IS OCCURRING WITHIN THE PARKING GARAGE.
TRYING TO DECONSTRUCT THIS PARKING GARAGE SURROUNDED BY A ROAD TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH WITH AN OPERATIONAL PARKING GARAGE TO THE WEST.
AND THEN AN OPERATIONAL INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL TO THE EAST HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING.
AND THE TEAM HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB SO FAR IN TERMS OF NOT ONLY MITIGATING OPERATIONAL IMPACTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE.
HERE YOU SEE US, UH, INSTALLING SOME OF THE WATER REPLACEMENT WORKS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, GETTING OUT OF THE WAY AND OUTTA THE ROADWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, WE HAD A, A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY EARLIER ON.
UH, THIS WAS A HUGE, UH, HUGE PIECE, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A VERY, UH, FANCY PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S REALLY JUST A BIG TOWEL WITH A LITTLE BOX AT THE END.
UH, IN TERMS OF THE PARTNERS FROM, UH, BOTH STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL, UH, THAT ALL USED THIS FACILITY.
THE COLLABORATIVE AND PROFESSIONALISM, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND THE PROFESSIONALISM SHOWN WAS INCREDIBLE.
UM, AND A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE, THE ONE TEAM CULTURE THAT'S BEEN CREATED WITH THE NITRO.
UM, SO THE ENABLING UTILITIES PROJECT, JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS AND SHOW YOU.
IT'S, IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S JUST STARTED COMMENCING.
UM, IT'S MADE UP OF THREE MAIN COMPONENTS.
THE FIRST COMPONENT IS REPLACEMENT, UM, OF AGED ASSETS AND A AND A WATER LINE GOING DOWN THE NORTH CENTRAL TERMINAL ROAD.
UM, THE, UM, INSTALLATION OF ISOLATION VALVES THAT ALLOW US TO ISOLATE THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE.
AND THEN THE INSTALLATION OF A WATER PRODUCTION PLANT, WHICH HAS THREE COMPONENTS.
IT HAS A PUMPING STATION, IT HAS TWO 1.2 GALLON, UM, UH, ABOVEGROUND PORTABLE STORAGE TANKS, UM, AS WELL AS WE ARE BUSY DRILLING A NEW WATER.
WELL THAT'LL GO DOWN 150 FEET.
AND SO HERE'S, UH, SOME OF THE EARLY PHOTOS OF THE WELL BEING DRILLED
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IN THE SITE THAT'S BEEN CLEARED TO MAKE WAY FOR THIS NEW WATER PRODUCTION PLANT.UM, AND SO IN TERMS OF, AS WE'VE DONE BEFORE, HERE'S THE SUMMARY OF THE UPCOMING COUNCIL APPROPRIATIONS.
UM, IN JUNE AND JULY, WE HAVE, UM, THE FIS, UH, SMAR, OUR HENCE PHELPS COLLEAGUES, OUR FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FUNDING REQUEST, UH, ALONG WITH THE FINAL DESIGN REQUEST FOR OUR HOK DESIGN PARTNERS.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FOR OUR, OUR, UH, NORTH TERMINAL NEW PIER AND TERMINAL D REFURB, OUR C MARK AUSTIN GILBANE, UH, WE HAVE THE FINAL GMP, UM, KIND OF CLOSEOUT, WHICH IS, UH, TRANSFERRING SOME SCOPE, UM, AND ADDING SOME SHEEN CORE CONCESSION SCOPE, UH, TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE TERMINAL D WEST PIER.
WE ALSO HAVE THE FINAL DESIGN REQUEST FOR OUR AVNET DESIGNER, UH, ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR OUR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM.
UM, LATER ON IN THE YEAR WE'LL BE CLOSING OUT THE REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT WITH UNITED AND DE APPROPRIATING APPROXIMATELY $13 MILLION, UH, CLOSING OUT THE, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF WORK, UH, FOR THE, UH, PEPPER LAWSON WORKS FOR THE IDO BUILDING.
AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE HAVE FINAL TWO APPROPRIATIONS, UH, OF THE PMSS ANNUAL, UH, FUNDING APPROPRIATION.
AND AT THE BEGINNING OF 24, UH, AN AIRLINE MOVE FUNDING REQUEST WHERE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO PAY, UM, FOR EACH AIRLINE, A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THEM TO RELOCATE TO THE NEW FACILITY.
AND, AND THAT'S IT FOR THE, THE MAIN PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, THIS IS SUCH A MASSIVE PROJECT THAT IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US TO HAVE THESE UPDATES PERIODICALLY TO, UM, KEEP IT ON OUR MINDS.
I WAS AT THE AIRPORT, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND JUST SEEING THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION, BUT KNOWING WHAT IS TO COME, UM, I I FEEL LIKE IT, UH, IT, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF BAD NOW, BUT IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S DONE.
SO THIS, THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING.
WE DO HAVE, UH, ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE QUEUE FOR QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH, I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE.
MY CONCERN, I I, I WAS HOPING THAT, UM, THE DIRECTOR WAS GONNA BE HERE BECAUSE YOUR TOPICS ARE, ARE THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM AND THAT INCLUDES A HOBBY AIRPORT.
AND MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT THE DIRECTOR HAS PROMISED ME MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THAT HE WAS GONNA REPLACE THE COVER BETWEEN, UH, THE PARKING AND THE ENTRANCE INTO JAVI AIRPORT.
I FLY IN AND OUT, UH, TWICE A MONTH.
AND IT'S VERY DISTURBING THAT TO SEE THAT.
AND WE'RE A FIVE STAR, UH, UH, FIVE STAR AIRPORT SYSTEM.
AND WHEN I FLY IN, I NORMALLY FLY IN LATE BECAUSE I STAY AS LONG AS I CAN WHEREVER I AM.
AND WHEN I FLY IN, I, I, I FIND THAT THE RESTROOMS ARE CLOSED AT THE JAVIER AIRPORT TERMINALS.
I I'VE FLOWN IN INTO THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS, THEY'RE CLOSED.
I FLY, FLEW IN, UH, THURSDAY, MONDAY NIGHT, AND, UH, THANKFULLY, UH, ONLY ONE WAS CLOSED IN THAT AREA.
BUT THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE CITIZENS ARE FLYING IN LATE AT NIGHT AND, AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AS SOON AS THEY GET OFF THE PLANE.
MOST PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA GO TO THE RESTROOMS AND THE PLANE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT, AND, AND I JUST THINK IT'S A DISCOURTEOUS, UH, THING TO LOCK THE RESTROOMS UP.
I I SEE THAT THAT LITTLE, UH, PULL CARD IS ACROSS THE RESTROOM ENTRANCE.
SO PEOPLE WERE REALLY UPSET AND I JUST REMOVED IT AND WE JUST USED THE RESTROOMS. SO I, I THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE CLEANING THEM AT, AT MIDNIGHT AND THEN THEY JUST LOCK 'EM UP 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO CLEAN THEM AGAIN.
BUT THE PEOPLE NEED TO USE THEM.
SO I, I WANT, UH, THE DIRECTOR TO BE AWARE THAT A FIVE STAR HO A FIVE STAR AIRPORT RATING SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE USE OF OUR RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR OUR LATE NIGHT TRAVELERS LIKE ME.
AND BY THE WAY, UH, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THIS, THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS.
I I RARELY EVER SEE A VIDEO ON A PRESENTATION, AND I REALLY LIKE THAT
SO I, I'M GONNA GIVE 'EM A FIVE STAR ON THAT PRESENTATION.
WELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
UM, WHAT'S THE OVERALL COST OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM THESE DAYS? IS IT, IT'S 1.3 BILLION, 1.3 BILLION, 1.3.
AND I KNOW WITHIN THE, THE AIRPORT, AND I KNOW THIS IS JUST DEALING WITH CERTAIN TERMINALS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND
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THERE'S MORE DEMAND FOR GATES, SPECIFICALLY IN TERMINALS NOT PART OF THE I TRIP PROGRAM.ARE Y'ALL LOOKING AT INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL GATES INTO TERMINAL A AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT WE HAVE? AND HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH THE PRESENT DESIGN OF I TRIPP SPECIFICALLY THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE? YEAH, SO FOR THE, FROM A DOMESTIC STANDPOINT, THERE IS BASICALLY A KIND OF PROJECT THAT'S COMING ALONG THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO I TRIPP THAT WILL BE, WE'RE GONNA CALL D TRIPP.
UM, THAT WOULD BE, UM, THE DOMESTIC COUNTERPART TO THIS WHERE WE WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL GATES FROM A DOMESTIC STANDPOINT, UM, FOR GROWTH.
AND AS WELL AS UNITED IS ALSO WORKING ON THEIR OWN PLAN FOR SOME ADDITIONAL GROWTH, UM, FOR THEIR GATES.
SO YES, THERE IS DOMESTIC GROWTH, UH, IN THE FUTURE, AND WE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET THAT LITTLE BUTTON DOWN A LITTLE BETTER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK HERE.
AND PRESENTATE WILL THAT, WILL THAT RUN CONCURRENT WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW, OR THAT BE AT THE END OF I TRIPP, WHICH I THINK EXPIRES THE LAST PART WAS SEPTEMBER OF 25.
YEAH, SO WE'RE, AGAIN, WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE MOST LIKELY THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE SEP SEPARATE, I TRIPP WOULD BE DONE, AND THEN D TRIPP AT THAT POINT WOULD BE STARTING, SO YOU'D START THE, THE NEW GATE SOMEWHERE AFTER SAY SEPTEMBER.
SO WE, SO WE DO HAVE AN ENABLING PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR D TRIPP, UM, WHICH IS THE, UM, ROADWAY SYSTEM FOR THE A, UM, UH, TERMINAL OVER THERE.
SO THAT ACTUALLY WILL BE STARTING, UH, SOONER.
UM, SO WE WILL, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ROADWAY SQUARED AWAY ON THE A PORTION, UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO CONSTRUCTION OVER THERE.
SO THAT IS ACTUALLY ON THE FRONT END OF THAT PROJECT.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH IS BACK IN THE QUEUE.
UH, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, UH, YOU, YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT A WATER WELL BEING, UH, BEING DUG THERE.
IS THAT ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY? YES, IT IS.
HAVE Y'ALL, HAVE YOU DONE STUDIES ON, ON WHAT THE SUBSIDENCE MIGHT BE ON FOR THE RUNWAYS? YEAH, IT'S, IT, WE, I, I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MYSELF, BUT I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE NECESSARY STUDIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH HPW AND PWE COLLEAGUES, SO THIS IS A KIND OF ALMOST A JOINT, UH, PROJECT WITH, IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN, YOU KNOW, SCOPE, ET CETERA.
SO WE BELIEVE WE'VE DONE ALL THE NECESSARY STUDIES, BUT I CAN GO AHEAD AND CONFIRM THAT.
WELL, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT, THAT THOSE, UH, SEVEN 40 SEVENS ARE, ARE, AND A LOT OF THESE BIG JETS, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE THAT FLIES IN FROM, UM, UH, MOSQUE, FROM FROM RUSSIA IS A HUGE JET.
AND, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SOME SIDE, BUT MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT AND ALSO ABOUT THE GATES.
DO, DO YOU HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FACT THAT, THAT WHEN THE PLANES LAND, THAT THERE'S NOBODY THERE TO OPERATE THE GATES? ARE YOU GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT? YEAH, SO AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON THE, THE OPERATION OF THE HOUR AND, AND WHICH AIRLINE.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE AGAIN, GENERALLY COMMENTS THAT ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE AIRLINES, UM, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY'RE STAFFING.
SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S THE, IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AIRLINES TO OPERATE THE GATES? YEAH.
SO THE AIRLINES OPERATE THE GATES, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING THE BAGGAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY NEED TO HAVE STAFF ON THE, UP ABOVE THE WING AND BELOW THE WING IS WHAT WE CALL IT.
SO I, I DID GET ON THE RIGHT PEOPLE, WHICH WAS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WHEN I LANDED THIS PAST, UM, MONDAY NIGHT, WHICH IS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, ABOUT, UH, 1230 IN THE MORNING.
UH, THE, THE GATE WAS, UH, WAS ONLY ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE DELAY, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT'S ABOUT 10 TO 15, MAYBE 20.
I'VE HAD IT UP TO 45 MINUTE DELAY TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO GET TO THE GATE.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.
THEY DID TELL ME ABOUT THEIR SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYEES.
MAYBE IF I DON'T BECOME A COUNCIL MEMBER AFTER THIS NEXT TERM, I'LL UH, FIND A JOB AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WORKING THOSE GATES
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
UM, SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE CAN, UM, ADJOURN UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD.
THANK YOU FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR BEING HERE.
THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, FUTURE UPDATES.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, OUR NEXT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 15TH AT 2:00 PM AND IF ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING INFORMATION ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, PLEASE CONTACT THE DISTRICT, A OFFICE AT DISTRICT A@HOUSTONTX.GOV.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THE PRESENTATION IS ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY FOLKS WILL COME IN AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
SO, UM, THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.