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From YouTube: Airport Commission Meeting | Mar 16 2022
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City of Palm Springs - Palm Springs International Airport Commission Meeting, held March 16th, 2022
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The
agenda
item
was
the
the
clear
biometric
identification
system,
but
then
we
also
expanded
into
a
discussion
of
parking
capacity,
valet
services
and
arrival
baggage.
So
I'll
start
with
clear
in
in
the
last
commission
meeting
we
did.
We
did
cover
a
number
of
points
related
to
clear.
We
took
those
forward
into
the
committee
and
discussed
them
further.
We
had
a
we
had
a
presentation
by
representatives
of
clear
and
any
lingering
questions
that
that
we
had
coming
out
of
the
last
commission
meeting
were
were
answered
and
those
questions
primarily
related
to
operational
characteristics.
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There's
a
reasonably
good
presentation
in
the
package
that
was
passed
out
and,
of
course
we
have
that.
I
think,
as
as
the
next
agenda
item
anyway
clear,
we
we
endorsed
the
airport
taking
on
the
clear
system.
We
we
had
a
motion
that
was
passed
unanimously
to
to
put
that
forward
to
the
to
the
full
commission
and,
of
course,
we'll
we'll
cover
that
next,
any
additional
issues
that
we
talked
about
one
one
was
there
was
a
there
was
a
concern
on
on
the
price
of
clear
membership.
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The
airport
management
and
staff
talked
about
some
of
the
measures
that
they're
they're
thinking
about.
You
know
proactively
pursuing
this
ahead
of
the
curve
and-
and
I
think
that
becomes
exceedingly
important
as
as
we
now
have
events
happening,
such
as
indian
wells
that
were
deferred
over
the
last
two
years
in
in
more
events,
probably
coming
into
the
valley.
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We
also
talked
about
valet
services.
Valet
services
for
parking
were
put
in
place
some
years
ago,
but
it
was.
It
was
not
a
successful
adventure
and
the
more
we
discussed
yet
it
it
appeared
to
be
that
it
was
not
marketed
and,
of
course
it
was.
It
was
different
days.
So
the
airport
management
is
interested
in
in
implementing
this
sometime
in
the
near
future.
Again
details
remain
to
be
fully
discussed.
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Not
only
are
people
waiting
anxiously
for
their
bags
to
arrive,
but
more
and
more
people
start
filling
the
the
hall
and
it's
it's
not
a
it's,
not
a
good
pr
position
to
be
in.
I
have
heard
from
a
number
of
people.
I
know
who
have
come
through
during
that
peak
period
and
they
are,
to
put
it
mildly,
a
bit
disappointed.
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The
airport
management
and
staff
have
been
speaking
to
the
airlines
and
their
ground
handlers
about
trying
to
make
baggage
handling,
especially
during
peak
more
effective,
and,
of
course,
it's
it's
probably
not
until
we
get
to
a
point
where
we
have
the
the
conrack,
the
consolidated
car
rental
facility,
where
we
can
vacate
all
of
the
car
rental
desks
and
reconfigure
the
arrivals
baggage
facility
and
systems.
But
that's
that's
going
to
be
some
some
time
away.
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We
we
discussed
that
the
airport
is
preparing
an
rfp
for
updating
the
airport
master
plan,
which
is
something
I
think
we
would
all
be
very
interested
in.
That
discussion
got
to
a
point
where
we
thought
it
was
getting
more
and
more
critical
that
we
try
to
have
an
in
an
off-site
meeting
where
we
could
go
through
a
number
of
the
issues
that
are
confronting
us.
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So
so
erica,
can
you
just
you
know
briefly
just
add
any
additional
context
that
you
may
have
with
regard
to
the
service?
What
your
plans
are
for
clear.
On
the
airport
side,
we
are
expecting
clear
to
launch
the
first
week
of
april.
We
are
working
through
the
contractual
issues
as
well
as
the
security
amendment
updates.
Now,
but
erica
did
you
have
anything
to
add
to
that.
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Yeah,
absolutely
I
can
give
a
little
bit
of
oversight
if
it's
helpful
into
what
our
operations
are,
are
proposed
and
sort
of
what
we're
working
towards
so
the
way
that
the
clear
product
works
is
as
a
member
registers,
their
biometric,
either
via
fingerprint
or
iris,
or
facial
scan
at
one
of
our
kiosks
once
their
identity
is
confirmed,
one
of
our
ambassadors
escorts
them
to
a
dedicated,
clear
lane
and
from
there
they
have
an
expedited
security
process.
Through
the
document
security
portion.
H
But
but
one
of
the
big
benefits
is
is
obviously
a
service
for
our
members
that
folks
love
because
it's
frictionless,
you
know
it.
It
comes
in
an
anticipatory
amount
of
time.
People
know
when
they
need
to
get
to
the
airport
in
order
to
catch
their
flight
in
sort
of
long
lines,
don't
catch
our
members
by
surprise.
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And
what
I
mean
by
that
is
clear,
has
proposed,
and
the
airport
is
considering
allowing
clear
to
use
an
underutilized
space
of
the
airport
checkpoint.
So
it's
it's
currently
the
employee
use
lane
as
as
the
dedicated
clear
space.
So
we
won't
take
any
physical
footprint
from
your
existing
lanes
and
and
those
will
be
able
to
stay,
as
is
so.
We
have
been
so
appreciative
of
the
partnership
and
support
from
the
airport.
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I
mean
you
guys
have
been
such
wonderful
partners
and
we're
so
excited
to
be
able
to
have
an
opportunity
to
enter
the
palm
springs,
airport
and
region
as
a
whole.
I
realized
that
was
a
very
long
spiel.
Please
let
me
know
if
that
was
helpful
or
directional
or
if
you
all
have
more
questions
on
clear
aura
operations
at
the
airport.
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Yeah,
that's
a
great
question,
so
sort
of
our
rough
averages
is
is
tsa
from
what,
from
all
of
our
relationships
that
we
have
with
tsa
in
standard
lines.
They
do
anywhere
sort
of,
depending
on
on
airport
and
volume,
and
how
many
document
checkers
there
are
plane.
They'll
do
anywhere
between
80
and
120
standard
members,
an
hour
and
and
clear
very
routinely
is
able
to
get
numbers
of
about
150
an
hour.
So
so
that's
a
pretty
material
impact,
especially
if
the
amount
of
document
checkers
and
lanes
are
quite
limited.
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H
Yes,
that's
a
great
question,
so
our
kiosks
will
be
actually
multi-purpose.
They'll
be
used
for
verifications
for
our
members
to
go
through
the
lanes,
but
they'll
also
be
used
for
new
members
to
enroll
or
existing
members
to
renew
their
membership.
So
we'll
be
able
to
to
do
a
lot
with
a
very
limited
footprint.
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H
That's
right:
our
goal
is
to
make
this
as
frictionless
and
as
easy
as
possible.
So
for
folks
want
to
start
the
enrollment
process
at
home.
They
can
finish
it
up
by
just
verifying
their
what
we
call
the
biometrics
again.
That's
a
fancy
word
for
like
their
fingerprinter
phase
at
the
airport
and
have
that
process
done
in
as
little
as
five
minutes.
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Everyone
who
enrolls
with
clear
at
an
airport,
gets
a
two-week
free
trial,
so
if
they
just
want
to
use
it
to
get
their
plane
and
never
use
it
again,
that's
certainly
an
option
that
comes
with
no
financial
implication,
but
we
do
find
folks
enroll
at
the
airport
for
the
for
the
use
of
of
that
trip.
That
day
love
the
experience
and
then
our
lifelong
members.
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Of
clear
and-
and
I
will
tell
you
this
particular
company
who
owns
clear
this
time
and
operates
it-
is
it's
fantastic?
I
what
I
really
love
about.
It
is
the
consistency
of
their
team
members
who
are
greeting
you
with
a
welcome
back,
so
it
definitely
fits
into
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
creating
an
amazing
experience
for
those
who
come
through
psp.
So
I
highly
recommend
it
and
literally
have
had
zero
issues
with
clear
over
the
decades.
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I
am
so
pleased
to
hear
that,
and
that
means
so
much
to
hear
that
and
as
one
sort
of
final
plug
our
ambassadors,
the
folks
who
are
staffing,
our
lanes
and
getting
our
our
members
through
this
experience
are
really
the
lifeblood
of
this
company.
They're
security
trained,
they're
hospitality
trained,
it
is
so
important
for
us
to
have
them
be
a
fabric
of
the
airport.
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H
Yes,
so
I
think
I
can
answer
it
this
way,
so
we
are
anticipating
creating
at
the
airport,
approximately
20
benefited
well-paying
jobs
and
that'll
be
our
ambassadors,
but
also
the
airport
leadership
team.
So
we
hire
a
general
manager
and
operations
manager
to
oversee
our
ambassadors
and
and
to
be
physically
located
at
the
airport
just
about
every
day.
So
so
that's
sort
of
the
scope
of
our
team
again
well-paying
jobs
that
are
that
are
benefited.
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H
You
know,
and
I
apologize-
I
don't
have
that
information
for
me
and,
as
I'm
sure
you
can
appreciate
it,
it
differs
by
the
region
depending
on
sort
of
you
know,
cost
of
living,
etc.
That's
something
I
can
work
it
with
my
team
to
see.
If
I
can
provide
that
with
you
all
in
sort
of
a
a
separate
manner,
happy
to
work
to
see
what
I
can
provide
and
apologies.
I
don't
have
that
off
the
offhand.
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C
We
also
discussed
some
areas
that
the
budget
committee
intends
to
pursue
in
the
further
meetings
that
we
agreed
upon,
and
that
is
some
time
looking
at
the
the
monthly
reporting
that's
provided
to
the
commission.
There
are
a
number
of
perspectives
on
that
that
we
spent
only
a
few
minutes
on
because
of
the
length
of
time.
Naturally,
it
took
for
the
budget
presentation
to
be
made
to
the
to
the
committee.
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Okay,
oh
perfect!
Thank
you!
Yes,
okay!
So
thank
you
so
much.
This
is
just
a
an
overview
of
the
budget
that
we
are
have
presented
to
the
budget
and
finance
committee.
It
is
actually
still
in
a
little
bit
of
a
draft.
We
are
still
making
some
changes
to
it
up
until
the
city
needs
the
final
version
of
it,
but
primarily
this
is
this-
is
the
main
maintenance
and
operations
fund,
415
budget
that
we
are
proposing.
J
We
are
also
anticipating
to
draw
down
on
more
of
the
grants,
particularly
the
cares
grant
the
crisa
grant
and
the
the
airport
portion
of
it,
as
well
as
the
arpa.
The
american
rescue
plan
act.
So,
with
these
drawdowns
and
with
the
capital
projects
that
we're
proposing,
we
will
have
a
surplus
for
the
budget.
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J
I
do
know
that
the
airlines
they
keep
11
cents
for
themselves
for
doing
that
collection
and
administrative
processes,
and
then
they
send
the
remaining
to
us.
So
we
are
expecting
to
have
a
surplus
in
that
amount.
We
are
still
paying
our
bonds,
our
principal
and
interest
for
the
bonds
that
we
took
out
to
help
finance
the
ticket
wing
project.
So
we
always
like
to
include
that
principle
and
interest
in
the
annual
budget,
and
then
this
is
still
this.
J
This
area
here
is
the
maintenance
and
operation
fund
415,
just
the
breakdown
of
what
you
saw
on
that
other
sheet.
There,
like
I
stated
with
our
grant
funding,
we
anticipate
to
have
a
hefty
cash
reserve
balance,
but
we
are
proposing
to
have
some
capital
improvements
that
we
are
going
to
be
doing
over
the
next
few
years.
So
this
is
the
21.8
million,
is
what
we're
proposing
as
our
ending
cash
balance
and
then,
of
course,
we
have
our
capital
projects
that
are
in
our
fund
416..
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J
That
is
correct.
Thank
you,
commissioner
miller.
We
still
have
we.
We
haven't
met
with
the
airlines
yet,
but
this
is
our
proposed
plan
and
proposed
projects
that
we
will
be
presenting
to
the
airlines,
hopefully
within
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
That
is
our
plan
and
they
do
have
to
vote
on
these
projects
to
authorize
us
to
get
to
move
forward
with
this.
This
special
capital
projects
plan
this
next
sheet
is
our
federal
grants
that
we're
going
to
be
receiving.
We
do
have
to
do
a
10
local
match.
J
J
J
J
This
is
just
a
breakdown
of
the
revenue
that
we
are
anticipating
to
receive
the
29
point.
The
29
million
is
what
we're
budgeting
for
revenue,
and
then
this
is
our
expenditures,
the
28
million
for
expenditures,
and
we
even
included
the
marketing
budget
as
a
separate
line
item
oops.
This
looks
like
that's
supposed
to
be
over
here
under
budget
sorry,
so
we're
budgeting
639
000
for
the
marketing
budget.
J
C
E
As
commissioner
for
that
question,
so
we
were
hoping
for
a
vote
tonight.
We
actually
need
to
move
this
forward
to
finance
so
that
they
can
finalize
it.
With
the
caveat
that,
if
there
are
any
major
changes,
we
would
bring
it
back
to
the
commission
to
discuss
those
changes.
We
don't
anticipate
that
there
will
be
any,
but
we
never
know
what
the
airlines
are
are
going
to
respond
to.
So.
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J
I
So
I
wanted
to
extend
a
thank
you
to
victoria
and
to
harry
for
putting
together
the
aviation
acronym
list
and
also
to
you
know,
spell
out
some
of
those
acronyms
on
the
budget.
I
think
that
will
help
the
other
commissioners
and
I
think,
will
help
the
general
public
who
will
be
looking
at
all
of
this.
So
I
appreciated
that
and,
as
I
think
commissioner
velman
said,
that
you
know
the
committee
approved
this.
For
the
commission's
approval,
as
well.
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E
Thank
you
chairman.
I
do
have
a
few
things
for
the
commission
tonight.
The
first,
as
promised
I'll
continue
to
provide
the
number
of
noise
complaints
that
come
through
the
airport
on
a
monthly
basis
as
well
as
parking
capacity
just
for
the
preceding
month.
We
saw
three
in
total
noise
complaints,
two
were
general
aviation,
noise,
complaints
and
those
were
from
a
caller
who
were
about
13
miles
away
from
the
airport
and
then
one
military
aircraft,
noise,
complaints.
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So
that's
actually
a
decrease,
which
was
a
little
surprising
to
us,
considering
that
we're
in
the
peak
of
our
our
season
right
now.
So
that's
where
we
are
with
noise
complaints
in
terms
of
parking
capacity
for
the
preceding
month,
we
were
tracking
an
average
of
about
50
of
occupied
spaces
in
the
public
lots.
Those
counts
are
taken
on
a
per
shift
basis
and
on
a
daily
basis
by
our
operations
staff,
as
well
as
by
abm.
E
You
may
or
may
not
have
heard
recently,
we've
had
some
baggage
handling
system
challenges
in
our
ticketing
wing
and
I'll
just
kind
of
provide
the
problem
for
you
and
what
we're
doing
about
it.
So
the
problem
right
now
is
that
the
system
itself,
the
automated
inline
system,
the
one
we
just
paid
for,
does
not
appear
to
be
handling
the
capacity
of
baggages
that
is
arriving
at
the
ticket
counters.
E
E
E
We've
also
identified
that
the
the
baggage
screening
machines
themselves,
what
we
call
the
eds
machines
are
not
processing
as
quickly
as
they
should
be
processing.
We
are
working
with
tsa
on
that
issue,
they're
they're,
coming
out
to
adjust
those
machines
and
see
if
we
can't
get
them
to
operate
a
little
bit
quicker.
E
However,
we're
also
noticing,
with
the
system
as
designed
that
there's
a
fundamental
flaw
in
the
system
where
we
have
four
single
points
of
failure.
So
if
the
bags
get
jammed
or
stuck
in
one
area,
it
shuts
the
entire
system
down
causing
a
backup,
and
we
also
notice
that
there's
a
software
flaw
in
the
way
that
the
bags
are
being
metered
to
the
system
and
that
it's
providing
again,
those
those
airlines
that
are
in
the
north
end
of
the
terminal
are
getting
their
bags
out
a
little
more
efficiently.
E
The
ones
in
the
south
end
aren't
getting
their
bags
out
as
efficiently
and
then
there's
a
constraint
in
terms
of
the
baggage,
that's
being
dropped
from
the
curb
side
of
the
terminal
and
that
feeds
into
the
system
through
the
secure
area.
So
we've
got
a
number
of
challenges
there.
What
we've
done
so
far
again,
we've
worked
with
tsa
on
on
their
challenges,
we're
working
with
the
airlines
on
slotting
their
bags
for
now.
E
So
what
they're
doing
essentially
is
they're
identifying
which
flights
go
out
first,
if
they
have
multiple
flights,
they're
prioritizing
those
bags
for
screening
holding
the
remainder
of
the
bags
until
those
get
screened
and
then
they're
trying
to
get
the
rest
through
the
system
as
they
can.
The
challenge
with
that
is
coordinating
that
between
13
airlines,
so
we're
working
with
the
airlines
to
do
that
across
all
13
airlines.
E
Cra
aviation
is
providing
personnel
to
help
move
those
bags
in
the
back
of
the
house
so
in
the
screening
room
so
that
we
can
get
those
pileups
and
those
backups
off
of
the
ticket
counter
and
create
a
safe
zone
for
the
to
get
ticketing
agents
to
be
able
to
to
work
more
efficiently,
we're
working
with
our
operations
and
maintenance
staff
on
monitoring
the
system
in
real
time.
So
we've
installed
cameras
so
that
we
can
identify
when
those
challenges
occur
and
as
they
occur,
we're
able
to
respond
more
quickly
and
then.
E
E
We
believe
it
could
be
a
combination
of
a
software
change,
as
well
as
an
additional
construction
to
make
the
system
work
more
smoothly.
We
have
a
meeting
with
with
wintertime
and
with
jervis
webb
tomorrow
and
we'll
be
asking
those
questions.
The
idea,
though,
is
that,
right
now
it's
not
an
ideal
situation
for
the
airport,
but
the
airport
staff
is
responding
to
try
and
address
those
issues.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
about
any
of
that
before
I
go
on.
I
E
That's
accurate,
so
there
was
in
the
design
process.
There
was
a
capacity
analysis
done,
so
it
was
done
by
the
designer
who
then
had
that
analysis
vetted
by
the
the
architect
and
by
the
project
managers
to
make
sure
that
we
were
dialed
in
on
that
number.
And
so
yes,
we
were
expecting
the
system
to
deliver
that
2400
bags
per
hour
as
forecast.
I
E
A
E
So
we've
been
having
these
challenges
for
about
two
and
a
half
three
weeks
now
and
we
noticed
they
increased,
obviously,
with
the
volume
of
passengers
and
with
the
volume
of
flights
departing
each
day.
We
have
not
noticed
any
complaints,
we've
not
heard
any
complaints
from
passengers.
Regarding
that
now,
that
said,
if
you
walk
through
the
terminal
at
certain
times
of
the
day,
you'll
see
baggage
piled
up
in
my
mounds
around
the
public
side
of
the
terminal
and
obviously
that's
not
a
good
look
for
palm
springs.
So
we're
trying
to
address
that
issue.
B
E
You're
welcome
and
then
finally
kind
of
a
tag
along
to
that,
as
our
capacity
issues
continue.
We're
well
aware
that
a
lot
of
these
problems
can't
be
fixed
immediately
right,
like
some
of
these
are
going
to
take
some
capital
projects.
Some
work,
some
physical
adaptations
to
the
airport
to
make
things
run
a
little
more
smoothly.
E
What
I've
done
in
recent
weeks
is
I've
tasked
the
staff
internally
with
with
starting
to
work
on
plans
over
the
summer
for
the
next
season,
so
for
october
november
time
frame
to
address
some
of
our
capacity
issues
operationally,
and
that
includes
some
of
the
challenges
that
we're
experiencing
landside,
which
is
roadway
access.
We've
noticed
during
certain
peaks
that
the
access
to
the
airport,
the
drives,
get
backed
up
a
lot
parking
issues.
Obviously
that's
been
a
matter
of
concern
for
the
commission
roadway
safety.
E
That's
been
a
concern
for
us
we're
intending
to
address
that
this
summer,
as
well
as
things
like
terminal
capacity
and
baggage
claim,
and
at
the
security
checkpoint
and
air
side
capacity
with
aircraft
parking.
Frankly,
because,
as
we've
had
more
and
more
operations,
that's
become
a
constraint
for
us
as
well.
Some
of
that
will
require
process
change.
Some
of
it
will
require
some
automation.
J
J
I
was
just
on
a
recent
aci
meeting
and
there
are
a
lot
of
airports
that
are
going
through
the
concessions
rfp
process.
Right
now,
I
want
to
say
there
was
about
11
people
that
had
chimed
in
saying
that
they're
going
through
their
their
rfp
process
at
the
moment,
and
only
one
of
them
had
received
responses
back
and
and
it
didn't
look
favorable.
J
J
B
E
E
I
briefed
the
commission
on
the
airport's
desire
to
go
ahead
and
procure
a
contract,
secure
contract
for
janitorial
services
throughout
the
airport
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
that
contract
was
approved
in
the
last
city
council
meeting.
We
are
working
on
signatures
with
vested
solutions.
Who
is
the
award
winner
of
that
contract?
E
They
will
be
providing
overnight
janitorial
services
from
11
p.m,
to
6
a.m,
to
help
support
our
staff
and
also
restroom
attendance
services
during
our
peak
hours
during
the
day,
so
that
was
kind
of
a
win
for
us
as
we
try
and
maintain
facility
hygiene
and
keep
up
with
the
demand
at
the
airport
and
they'll
be
working
for
us
at
least
four
year.
It's
a
one
year
contract
with
two
potential
extensions,
but
at
least
for
a
year
until
we
can
right-size
our
staff
so
that
we
can
better
address
facility
hygiene.