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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-02 Airport Committee Minutes City of Bangor Airport Committee May 2, 2022 Meeting Minutes The following City Councilors attended: Council Chair Rick Fournier, Claire Davitt, Susan Hawes, Gretchen Schaefer, Jonathan Sprague, Dan Tremble and Dina Yacoubagha . Also in attendance were Airport Director Tony Caruso and Marketing and Business Development Manager Aimee Thibodeau. Agenda and Discussion: 1. Transportation Network Carriers (TNC's) —Requests to authorize agreement renewals Uber & Lyft have requested permission to continue to provide passenger transport service to and from the airport. If approved, the agreement will be for 1 year, they will track the number of trips and pay a $1 fee for each trip. The agreement will prohibit certain driver behaviors,just like we regulate with taxi drivers and other ground transportation operators, and will have insurance and indemnification requirements. Motion made, seconded and approved. 2. Dept. of Homeland Security/ TSA—Request to authorize a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for upgrades and maintenance to checked baggage inline system This Order authorizes the City Manager to execute a MOA which stipulates that the TSA is responsible for the costs for system upgrades. The upgrades include installation of new automatic bag tag readers, scanning guns, anti-fatigue flooring, and modification of fail-safe and e-stop systems, and additional system modifications. The airport is responsible for the routine preventative maintenance for the system. The system will become the property of the airport with the exception of the security screening equipment owned by the TSA. Motion made, seconded and approved. 3. Airport Advertising & Marketing Update- Report from Marketing & Business Development Manager Aimee Thibodeau a. March Statistics Aimee reported we had a record month in March. Allegiant's load factor is higher than 2021, but that's to be expected with vacation travelers to FL and Mainers returning after wintering in FL. Anecdotal information suggests we'll have a strong April. Parking lot record were broken. Our previous high was 1,320 vehicles back in 2013 when we had a huge influx of Canadian parkers. On April 18'', we reached 1,457 vehicles between the main, shuttle and Wayfair lots. We are looking at other overflow lot options when the former Wayfair building is leased. FYD Total Operations are up 13% over last year, and fuel sales FYD are up 25% over last year. Aimee showed our most recent ad, and talked about how the various tourism and chamber groups are working together, as much as possible to align their marketing messages. Meeting Adjourned