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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07-30 Airport Committee Minutes �.� t Meeting Agenda City o#Sangor Airpart Comrnittee Meeting City Countil Chambers 3`d Floar JuEy 30, 2Q12 The following City Councilors were in attendance: Charlie Longo, Nelson �urgin, Pat Blanchette,Joseph Baldacci,James Gallant, GeofFrey Gratwick, and Carey Weston. City Manager Cathy Conlow was also in attendance. The foilowing City staff wa5 also in attendance, Airpart Director,Anthony Caruso and Risteen Bahr, Marketing Manager. Councilor Longo opened the meeting. Agenda: 1. Passenger Statistics for June 20T2 Airport Directar Carusa inditated that the numbers for June were up. The Year to Date was up by 19%and the number for Passengers was up by 12%for tfi�e month of June. We have positive Eoad factor and positi�e numbers.This is the be�t we ha�e been since June of 2005! We are pleased to see the laad factar up ancf strong. Questions/Comments: Councilor Durgin asked abaut the discontinue of the affiliate of Delta,and if this#�ad any effect � on Bangor. Airport Direttor Caurso indicated that if it did, it would be very minimai. Z. Airport's ad�ertising and pu6lic relations RFP Councilor Weston indicated that because he is part af Sutherland Weston,that there might be a conflict of interest and asked if he should leave the room.After a discussion with the members af the corrtmittee,Councilor Weston, left the room. Airport Marketing Director Bat�r indicated tha#they will be going through the process of selecting an advert9sing agency and a publit relations agency o�er the next cauple of months. In luly of 2fl09,the Airport tor�tracted with Sutherland Weston to be their Public Relations firm and in September of 2009,Sward lick Marketing was selected as the ad►►ertising agency. Bath companies were awarded three year cantracts with ren�wal options. In March of 20115ward lic�C went out of bus9ness and the ad�ertising contract was assigned to Bright Matter LLC. Bright Matter was a business started by the personnel from Swardlick that had handled�he Airport account. Renewal options are not being exercised because of the changes in the firrr�s. The Airpnrt will issue two RFP's again-ane for ad�ertising and one for Public Relations. This gi�es an oppflrtunity for firms 5pecializing in one but not the other the chance to respond. As in past years we will form a selectian cammittee made up of airport staff and others. The committee will re�iew and evafuate the respanses. It is hoped to have both contracts awarded �n September. Questions/Comments Councilor Saldacci asked about what amou�t was being budgeted; Marketing pirector Bahr responded ap�roximately$3d0,00 for ad�ertising and $10,a0 for Publit Relations. T1�ey discussed the changes in the terminal. The RFP's were gaing ta be mailed and emailed within the state and also on the website. i. L R L 3. BGR's annuaf Customer Forum hriefing During the period of July 17-19, 2012,the Airport held its annual Custamer Forum. During this event, airport personnel met with key customers and partners. This farum provides us the opportunity to ha�e dedicated meetings with our lcey customers, pro�ide them with the comprehensi�e tour of our facilities and discuss operational issues. We were able ta answer direct questians concerning pricing and Federa! clearance issues, and continuously#allaw up with customers to secure f�ture working rejatianships. This is something we ha�e been doing for the last four years and it is a very success�ul e�ent. Meeting Adjourned