REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 15, 2017
FROM: KEVIN R. MEIKLE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Fresno and Air-Transport IT Services, Inc., to provide one additional engineer for maintenance and technical support of airline common use and related facilities at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the amount of $100,000. (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the First Amendment to the Implementation and Service Agreement for Common Use - Extended Airline System Environment (EASE) and EASE-FX Flight Information Display System (FIDS) Displays for Gate Expansion, between the City and Air-Transport IT Services, Inc. (AirIT), effective June 1, 2013, to provide one additional engineer for maintenance and technical support of common use and related facilities at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in the amount of $100,000, and authorize the Director of Aviation to execute the First Amendment and related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In April 2013 Council approved a five-year agreement with AirIT to provide and support an airline common use operating platform, which supports passenger processing at the check-in/ticket counters and gates, flight information displays and other related airport infrastructure. The First Amendment will supplement the Agreement by adding one additional full time support staff for ten months through the term of the Agreement, which is necessary due to the increasing demands associated with the growth at FAT.
BACKGROUND
Since 2013 passenger traffic at FAT has grown by 13.4% and is continuing to grow, which impacts the demand on managing and supporting Information Technology (IT) infrastructure associated with airport operations. The existing Agreement provides for one full time staff on-site and access to a 24/7 support center. The growth in activity at FAT necessitates additional full time on-...
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