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Rebecca Hough said the exercise will involve local responders including Boise Fire and Boise Police, mutual-aid agencies, and paramedics. \"We have over 60 volunteers who will be transporting people to the hospital,\" Hough said, noting hospitals have their own exercise and transport requirements. She added that staff aim to keep the exercise largely invisible to the general public: \"I think it probably will be invisible to most of the community. So the entire event is taking place on our third runway.\"

Staff described operational controls to minimize community disruption: staged vehicles and aircraft will be used and staff will clearly mark exercise activity as non-emergency; some patients will be transported as part of hospital requirements, and transports likely will not use lights and sirens for visibility or community disturbance reasons.

Support for volunteers: Hough said volunteers will receive logistical support including food trucks and airport swag; she thanked the airport team and mutual aid partners for planning the exercise.

Why it matters: The FAA requires a full-scale exercise at least once every three years; exercises test coordination among the airport, airfield operations, fire/rescue, law enforcement and hospitals and can surface improvements to response plans.

Ending: Staff said they expect the exercise to provide training value to responders and asked commissioners to note the date and volunteer effort.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Boise Airport Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Airport staff said the triennial full-scale exercise will take place on the third runway with over 60 volunteers, mutual-aid responders and some patient transports to meet hospital exercise requirements.","taxTitle","Boise City, Boise, Ada County, Idaho","taxId",8706,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6586209,"New restaurants, concessions coming to Boise Airport; open house set for Aug. 21",99,170000,269000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac&start=170&end=269","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac/thumbnail_170000.jpg","/articles/6586209/Idaho/New-restaurants-concessions-coming-to-Boise-Airport-open-house-set-for-Aug-21","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6586209-3dbd740ea465474ffe18f51a450c06d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775113011&Signature=Yoo311M9YRAixUPigADgW8hbe7mJbX6TAOBK9y1DGSnCOOXHdmvQov2-Ix3o9BZ0VX5KgHWMtGrC~PEWxleaONdmpNaQrdPZHxJsDz9d2WL~wm6gBDHUwxsVOX5BTkFz-leVhYGRnqJ5Tbztto0mMlZj1P7mzhjdfxdsvdFTSZH8Cy~CYTJ4wy6KOpmRzGvd156qVDCttx3gzv5TR6FD4RUww-w2ajK34m3XSR12VGy6MjZsC-5blfu63~1UIm~aPmYqRkq4XkMyIH0sVqqQtz-xuG6ue1STxTlXMYzSt4gI5irQ-PRrQSXij~wNUgL03c~8w3OhVksvXo8YV7e-WA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boise Airport staff said several new restaurants and retail concessions have opened or will open shortly and invited the commission and public to an open house on Aug. 21.

Rebecca Hough described a new pre-security restaurant, Tree Fort, already open in the second-floor rotunda and listed forthcoming openings that staff expect later this month: Idaho Taphouse, Waffle Me Up and The Still. Hough said other concessions nearing opening include Up and Away and a relocation/renovation of River City Coffee into a Flying Ham Coffee concept; staff also mentioned a Starbucks/Einstein Bagels relocation and a Wendy's replacing a Smashburger.

Retail and concourse changes: Hough said a new retail location opened on Concourse B where an arcade once was and smaller vending locations were placed on Concourse B and Lower C. She called these changes part of a broader refresh of passenger amenities.

Open-house details: Hough asked commissioners to save the date for an open house 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Aug. 21 to showcase concessions that are open so far; a larger full open house will follow when the airport retail program is fully complete.

Why it matters: New concessions and refreshed retail can affect passenger experience, concession revenue and tenant relationships as the airport prepares for expanded terminal work and more passengers.

Ending: Staff said additional information about the open house will be provided and that commissioners would receive slide materials with more detail on market and airline trends discussed earlier.","Airport staff listed several new pre-security and concourse concessions opening this month and scheduled a public open house Aug. 21 as a preview of recently opened and soon-to-open retail and food outlets.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6586214,"Airport staff post updated minimum standards for public comment; GA development RFP due Aug. 12",349,2885000,3234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac&start=2885&end=3234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac/thumbnail_2885000.jpg","/articles/6586214/Idaho/Airport-staff-post-updated-minimum-standards-for-public-comment-GA-development-RFP-due-Aug-12","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6586214-0179e7bbb0b606ff0dee265d993eba76/orig.mp4?Expires=1775113011&Signature=jMwlg40p3H9kwREjnA3NKlK9nia8EC3RtW2AE1x~UQjF1faUuiHjJRaiiyQYi-b9f4bto3TMHyH~Yuy2Qknzr62JYQI8DGS1tHkCXC-cbJZ80KkOYtpTTCgs9InSgrabTuoujDCnCovmVqZyVxwJzjcmdlfuIlVS~BCpdWaTTkUlellkmLfFBwj9pqQnQZfrzaWULTNR7cBNDUtKX4Ry7J0xMSwVgLLEOaUJX3I0soWRfJbvpOZFfmoZAzuHbACkCTnkmdxNOYo3QdTsMIObqZ8Qd4m5kM3831PPE3bYwbxxZmu6O0bvdRN5bNRuYLTluhBkYkfl6CK5mPz4lzxXCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boise Airport staff said the airport has drafted an updated minimum-standards document for commercial aeronautical activities and will post the clean draft with a 30-day public comment period before sending the update to Boise City Council.

Martie Mendenhall (property), Dave Gawn (terminal tenants) and Brady DeYoung (airfield) were introduced as the property team members working on tenant and airfield agreements. Rebecca Hough said the updated minimum standards were developed with legal review and input from environmental and operations staff.

Key changes summarized by staff include:
- Modernized document structure and expanded definitions of commercial activities.
- Increased insurance minimums; the previous, older reference to an \"Idaho Tort $500,000\" minimum was replaced with updated insurance language.
- Mandatory compliance language for environmental regulations, security protocols and safety management systems.
- A clarified waiver process for applications under specific conditions.
- Clarified towing and emergency aircraft recovery requirements for fixed-base operators (FBOs).
- Removal of a prescriptive count for apron tie-downs in favor of a requirement to provide adequate apron tie-down space to match operations.

Staff said the primary driver for the update was the active GA development RFP on the street and that the minimum standards had been shared with known FBOs as part of an RFP addendum. Hough said the RFP proposals are due Aug. 12 and that staff delayed the proposal opening to collect additional technical details, including taxiway weight and wingspan capacity.

Public process and next steps: Staff said the airport will post the updated minimum standards this week, accept comments for at least 30 days, notify existing operators and then forward a recommended update to council. Staff emphasized they did not intend to exclude existing operators and would consider comments received during the public comment period.

Ending: Commissioners asked about anticipated concerns; staff said they expected few surprises because the changes are largely industry-standard updates, but they will accept and review submitted comments.","Boise Airport released updated minimum standards covering FBOs, insurance, environmental and safety requirements and will post a 30-day public comment period; the GA development RFP has proposals due Aug. 12.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6586219,"Boise Airport says passenger traffic up 8% year-to-date; airlines adding capacity and new routes",0,1962000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac&start=1962&end=1962","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac/thumbnail_1962000.jpg","/articles/6586219/Idaho/Boise-Airport-says-passenger-traffic-up-8-year-to-date-airlines-adding-capacity-and-new-routes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6586219-746f4c5c9332d59ea008a0c77adc4a85/orig.mp4?Expires=1775113011&Signature=l2iPop-goJWLE1AJ6SpbiPrRcvFcq7~dXXVjRd-hRZy5ooIR52wazylCZlTixUYPxcYlQK4lH3JpE9hyhsNVrOkZV4CxRtq1GBmD1kA5GQZLJbFhAZg2W-2pgYFynuMOJ1GO9z0veA1kQpDGqqTxZt57FPT8ieic85M~hUn9~DMYkVmX7chZ-hfPN8bQU94X-eQXRiCuipzsFHVkyrxdkeJx2xSgq894lkzudqyM7ONWtTzkQ8Fg88M3ERh7rostHXIXwoAGor~xu7q7budF0CehvYUtZpYBlFfqm4YQqcJPsFH-IptZwUPDKuO8bpJUlBhO5-huptDtqR9NVSXMwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boise Airport’s air service manager told the commission on Aug. 6 that passenger traffic is up 8% year-to-date and that June was the airport’s busiest month on record.

Shauna Samuelson, air service and marketing manager, said the airport continued to outpace many peer markets. \"During 2010 to 2023, our community increased 34% while the national average is 8%,\" Samuelson said, adding that Boise’s geographic isolation and regional catchment give the airport a wide draw across neighboring states.

Samuelson reviewed airline market data showing modest seat-capacity increases through the end of the year and a slight dip in load factor due to added capacity. She said Boise has nine airlines serving the airport with Frontier returning and Sun Country operating; Alaska, Southwest, Delta, United and American were among those listed as market leaders by share.

Service changes and targets:
- Alaska announced a year-round Ontario, Calif., nonstop and plans to keep Bozeman year-round when it resumes service in October.
- The airport currently offers 26 nonstop destinations and access to roughly 350 one-stop connections worldwide via same-airline connections under four hours.
- The airport continues to use an air service incentive plan, offering reimbursable marketing and limited cost abatements targeted to new or unserved routes; staff said incentives are \"icing on the cake\" for routes airlines already consider viable.

International and longer-haul prospects: Commissioners asked about Hawaii, Canada and Washington, D.C. Samuelson said the Alaska–Hawaiian Airlines combination has slowed, but not ended, conversations about Hawaii service; she suggested Honolulu would be the island most likely to attract the highest incentives if a route were pursued. The airport has discussed Calgary with WestJet as a preclearance-linked opportunity and reported some interest in Mexico, but said there has not been sufficient airline commitment to pursue a customs expansion.

On Washington, D.C., Rebecca Hough and Samuelson noted that Reagan National Airport (DCA) is slot-controlled and that additional nonstop service into DCA would require congressional action altering the slot rules; staff said they have pitched Baltimore and Dallas as alternatives and continue to pursue D.C.-area service within current constraints.

Why it matters: Airport officials said passenger growth underpins service conversations with carriers and supports the airport’s broader capital plans. Samuelson described active outreach including airline meetings, headquarter visits and a summer conference where staff met with multiple carriers to pitch target markets.

Ending: Samuelson asked commissioners to help keep Boise top-of-mind with business and community partners as staff continue route development and incentive discussions.","Air service manager reported June was the airport’s busiest month on record, passenger traffic is up 8% year-to-date, airlines are increasing capacity and several new or returning routes were discussed.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6586226,"Boise Airport names CMGC for Concourse A, upgrades baggage and utilities before construction",158,273000,431000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac&start=273&end=431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548931-e40a162641fd6b130cdac54d410d73ac/thumbnail_273000.jpg","/articles/6586226/Idaho/Boise-Airport-names-CMGC-for-Concourse-A-upgrades-baggage-and-utilities-before-construction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6586226-83b1a389ad03fba32f7eae6bf84fc9ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1775113011&Signature=lrI-xVcPqfVgE00NvqOMZt6kAudIEK1v8RDJLoebH2kKT2VQk-DLVbSxH5ePqRt8jc2nic4VXfA1C4Jm59PL8zXj4GF112aMROZ8yWQ6kaW3smLzlKRB9aAMatRB6jzXKSBHjenRZs8TPcu-Or7ZNQQ0CxLtxU1KSYfvbW-mFQw9eoprU6HS8iplatn5FtffsjhoH~G6Qeg5O6RnjiRhGsqoPQv6wjfBoPI2MouLNe1KKlvZH2jvm0ojalQnM6CfFQVYoidgnL2RmaTyEK4LrKqmYEnlr~~kvs9NVDYtdjdkZFOhN1cyQcHBeut6eGWmisR1F75xyiDZSuCtqzC0Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boise Airport staff reported that the long-planned Concourse A program will move into a preconstruction phase this fall after the airport’s selection process for a construction manager/general contractor.

Rebecca Hough, director of airports, told the commission on Aug. 6 that the airport received seven proposals, narrowed them to four, and identified \"Pencel Phelps\" as the proposed CMGC. She said the airport will present the contract to Boise City Council later this month, schedule a council workshop and expects preconstruction to begin in September with a notice to proceed for design and early work.

Hough said the airport will use a guaranteed maximum price approach and break the work into multiple GMP packages. She identified five GMP areas: the baggage handling system, a central utility plant, Concourse A construction, a terminal improvement phase and a second terminal improvement phase. \"We have to replace our baggage handling system. It has reached its end of useful life,\" Hough said, and the utility infrastructure must be upgraded before Concourse A can be brought online.

Why it matters: Airport staff said the baggage system and utility upgrades are prerequisites to bringing new gates and services on line. The commission was shown a draft schedule that anticipates three notices to proceed before broader construction activity and referenced an anticipated bond issuance beyond March for funding some work.

Key project details and near-term work:
- Concourse A apron Phase 1A paving is complete; Phase 1B is scheduled to begin in mid-August. Hough thanked operations staff for overnight work to keep the project on schedule.
- The airport plans to sequence preconstruction work starting in September and to award GMP packages task-by-task as the design progresses.
- The airport identified five GMP focus areas, led by replacement of the baggage handling system and installation of a central utility plant.
- A bond issue is listed on the draft plan as a funding step after initial construction phases.

Airfield impacts and closures: Commissioners and staff discussed current airfield work tied to the Concourse A apron and taxiway tie-ins. Marcus (staff member) said the North Runway (Runway 10L) remains closed because the Concourse A apron work requires a taxiway tie-in; he estimated the closure will last about 60 more days to complete the apron/taxiway connection. Hough said the airport will resume monthly reporting of runway-closure dates and reasons at commissioners’ request.

Contracting and approvals: Hough said the CMGC selection will be taken to city council and that the airport will hold a council workshop. The CMGC preconstruction notice is planned for September, with the GMP-based task orders following design milestones.

What the commission asked and staff answered: Commissioners pressed for more detail on closure timing and on the council workshop schedule. Marcus provided the 60-day estimate for the affected runway. Commissioners asked for runway closure data to be restored to the monthly report; Hough said staff would include that information in the next packet.

Ending: Staff emphasized the sequencing constraint — baggage and utility work must precede Concourse A — and said more detailed schedules and contract documents will be shared with the commission and council during upcoming briefings.","Airport staff said Pencel Phelps is the proposed construction manager/general contractor for Concourse A preconstruction work; baggage handling and a central utility plant will be replaced before the concourse build, and portions of the airfield will close for apron tie-ins.","actionData","errors"]

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