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MINUTES
Airport Advisory Commission
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Colorado Springs Airport Conference Room B
(Public Via Teleconference)
Teams Meeting
VOTING
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: John Buckley – Chairman
Michelle Ruehl – Vice Chairman
Danny Mientka – Commissioner
Al Peterson – Commissioner
George Mentz – Commissioner
Mark Volcheff – Commissioner (via TEAMS, late)
VOTING
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: John Eastman – Commissioner
NON-VOTING
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Roehrs – Alternate Commissioner
Dave Elliot – Meadow Lake Airport Liaison
Randy Helms – City Council Representative (via TEAMS)
NON-VOTING
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brian Risley – City Council Representative
County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf – Liaison
Commissioner
County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez, Jr. – Liaison
Commissioner
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CITY STAFF PRESENT: Greg Phillips – Director of Aviation
Michael Gendill – Senior Attorney
Jennifer Cook – Executive Assistant
Troy Stover – Business Park Development Director
Deanna Stoddard – Design and Construction Manager
Chris Padilla – Senior Airport Planner
Joe Nevill – Air Service Manager
Steve Hedden – Finance & Properties Manager
Aidan Ryan – Marketing and Communications Manager
GUESTS PRESENT: Other attendees via phone were unknown
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I.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 3:00 PM DECEMBER 13, 2023, by CHAIRMAN
BUCKLEY
II.
APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 15, 2023 MEETING MINUTES
Commissioner Peterson made a motion to approve the November 15, 2023 meeting
minutes. Commissioner Mientka seconded.
Discussion: None
VOTE: APPROVED (Unanimous, Roll Call Passes 5 Yes)
III.
COMMUNICATIONS
• None
IV.
PUBLIC COMMENT
• Raquel Domingue presented to the Commission on establishing a Colorado
Springs chapter of Women in Aviation International.
V.
NEW BUSINESS AND REPORT ITEMS
A.
Land Use Review – Chris Padilla
Chris Padilla presented six (6) Land Use Items.
Commissioner Mientka made a motion to recommend approval of Land Use Items #1
through #6 as presented by airport staff. Commissioner Peterson seconded.
Discussion: None
VOTE: APPROVED (Unanimous, Roll Call Passes 5 Yes)
B.
Director’s Airport Business Report
• Project Status Report
o Airport/Airfield construction report presented by Deanna Stoddard.
o Concourse Modernization – Future packages and permit sets being carved
and compiled (boilers, elevators, fire alarm, next Concourse phases, etc.).
o Inline Baggage System Preliminary Design – Preferred alternative was
selected; ROM cost received. The scope and Fee for full Design OTA being
reviewed. Final report and Design Fee to be sent to TSA.
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o Oversize Babbage Handling System – West-end demo ongoing. Conveyance
system installation to start mid-December.
o Concourse Modernization (construction) – Concourse Package A work
continues with emphasis on finishing south restrooms ahead of Christmas.
Scheduling, procurement, and coordination are ongoing.
• Traffic Trend Report
o The airline data analysis was presented by Joe Nevill.
o In November, the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) saw a total of 211,464
passengers travel through the terminal, with 106,483 of those passengers
enplaning at COS.
o November 2023 enplanements were up 20 percent compared to November
2022 and 49 percent in comparison to November 2019.
o In November, COS had 129,098 departing seats, with an average load factor
of 82.5 percent, a notable increase over the previous year and a trend seen
throughout 2023.
• COS Financial Report
o COS financial report presented by Greg Phillips
• Airport Business Development Report
o Airport business development report presented by Troy Stover.
C.
General Business – Director Greg Phillips
• FAA reauthorization second continuing resolution now through December 31
st
,
2023.
• COS joined a lawsuit with other airports opposed to the TSA aviation worker
screening.
• KOAA released a parking report outlining the parking situation at COS over the
Thanksgiving holiday.
• Greg Phillips and Kris Andrews attended the inaugural AAAE Electricity
Symposium in DEN last week. Greg and Phil Washington gave the opening
welcome to all attendees.
• Hot Cocoa with Mayor Yemi will be on December 22
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on concourse beginning at
8 AM.
• Greg Phillips attended an event at Schriever SFB over the weekend, celebrating
the 30
th
anniversary of the full deployment of GPS satellites in space.
• Chris Padilla presented to the Commission a presentation on the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 77.
D.
Chairman’s Report – Chairman Buckley
• None
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VI.
OTHER BUSINESS
• None
VII.
COMMISSION MEMBERS’ COMMENTS
• None
VIII.
CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS
• None
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
• Chairman Buckley adjourned the meeting at 4:44 PM.
The next meeting date is Wednesday, January 24, 2024
