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City of Bangor Airport Committee
Virtual Meeting
October 5, 2020
Meeting Minutes
The following City Councilors attended: Airport Committee Chair Dan Tremble, Council Chair
Clare Davitt, Rick Fournier, Susan Hawes, Sarah Nichols, Angela Okafor, Ben Sprague and
Laura Supica. Also in attendance were City Manager Cathy Conlow, City Solicitor Paul
Nicklas, Airport Director Tony Caruso and Airport Marketing Manager Aimee Thibodeau.
Agenda and Discussion:
1. Executive Session – 1 MRS 405(6)(C): Airport Concessions agreements
This agenda item was moved to the end of the meeting. Motion made, seconded and approved
by unanimous roll call vote to go into Executive Session.
2. LifeFlight of Maine, LLC – Second Amendment to Lease Agreement
Airport Director Tony Caruso asked for Committee approval for a Second Amendment to the
LifeFlight, LLC lease agreement. LifeFlight is currently in year 5 of a 15-year lease term, and
wants to lease additional office space for its newly created air carrier certificate program for its
flight department. This expansion will result in seven additional jobs.
If approved, this second amendment includes the lease of an additional 1,091 sq. ft. of office
space, identifies this office renovation on the list of additional improvements that will mutually
benefit both Parties, and adjusts the rental payment terms by adding $459.13 per month, to
incorporate the additional improvement costs.
Motion made, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call vote. The Order will be presented
to the City Council for final approval.
3. BGR’s Updated FAA approved 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Airport Director Caruso briefly reviewed the Capital Improvement Plan and showed the
spreadsheet for projects planned over the next 5+ years. We are currently working on the
Master Plan. This Plan is very important because it provides the justification for the projects the
FAA agrees to fund.
Looking further out, we will soon begin the design and permitting phase of our runway
rehabilitation. We expect to do that work over two years - 2023& 2024. We are typically
allocated about $2M per year. The FAA understands, however, that certain projects require
significantly higher amounts. We are also in discussions with the Air Guard about possible
funding support from the Air Force for the runway rehabilitation.
4. Airport Advertising and Marketing
a. Airport Statistics – August, 2020
Our passenger counts are consistent with trends seen in the rest of the country. We
remain in communication with Delta on their plans. Load factors show that American is
doing well. Allegiant is typical down in the Fall. Total Operations are down 27%, but
military operations remain strong. Fuel Sales mirror activity of our segments.
b. Marketing Update
Marketing Director Aimee Thibodeau reported that our typical Fall conferences and
seminars have either been cancelled or gone virtual. Later this month, we will be doing
our first virtual booth as part of the Airlift/Tanker Association Convention.
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Aimee presented our 1 Quarter Marketing & Advertising Review. Our emphasis has
been on COVID-19 communications: to our passengers and our employees; on our
website and social media pages. We have also had time to work on some video/digital
projects, including a Monty Moose video about aviation careers and a new safe travel
video – ‘when you are ready, we are ready and safe for you’.
Meeting Adjourned