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. Than k you . Sincerely , 

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3 ) Approva l o f Essentia l Ai r Servic e Proposa l Recommendatio n 

### REPORT :
Th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportation , throug hDocke t DOT-OST-1997-2842 , solicite d ne wproposal s t o provid e Essentia l Ai r Service s t o Massena , Ogdensburg , and Watertown commencin g o n a dat e t o b e determine d b yth e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportation . Proposal s wer e receive d fromCap e Air , Charte r Ai r Transport , and GulfstreamInternationa l Group . Followin g i s a summar yo f thos e proposals : Provide r Cap e Ai r Optio n 1 Cap e Ai r Optio n 2 Charte r Ai r Transpor t Charte r Ai r Transpor t

Gulfstrea m Internationa l Grou p Gulfstrea m Internationa l Grou p

Gulfstrea m Internationa l Grou p

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Destinatio n Direc t servic e 3x/da y t o BO S vi a AL B (An yCombination ) Direc t servic e 3x/da y t o Alban y ( 2 AIRPORT S REQ'D ) Non-sto p servic e 2x/da y(Su-F)t o BO S Non-sto p servic e Ix/da y(Sa-S)t o BO S Non-sto p servic e 2x/da ysi x day s / w k t o AL B Non-sto p servic e Ix/da y(Sa-S)t o AL B Direc t servic e 2x/da y (M-F ) t o BO S Direc t servic e Ix/da y (Sa-S ) t o BO S (AL L O R HOTHIN G BID ) Direc t servic e 2x/da y (M-F ) t o AL B Direc t servic e Ix/da y (Sa-S ) t o AL B Direc t servic e Ix/da y (M-/F ) t o BO S Direc t servic e Ix/da y (Sa-S ) t o BO S (AL L O R NOTHIN G BID ) Direc t servic e 2x/da y (M-F ) t o AL B Direc t servic e Ix/da y (2a-S ) t o AL B Direc t servic e Ix/da y (M-/F ) t o BO S Direc t servic e Ix/da y (Sa-S ) t o BO S (AL L O R NOTHIN G BID ) N o Servic e t o OG S (ALT , O R NOTHIN G BID ) OG S Millio n /yr . $1. 8 $1- 6 $2. 8
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Million/yea r $5. 1 $4.9 8 ( 4 yr. ) $4. 6 $4. 4 ( 4 yr. ) $8. 1
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_3^ _Th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportation' s evaluatio n criteri a fo r selectin g a

carrie r t o provid e subsidize d essentia l ai r service , 4 9 U.S.C . 41733(c)l , consider s four factors : servic e reliability , contractua l an d marketin g arrangement s wit ha large r carrie r a t th e hub , interlin e arrangement s wit ha large r carrie r a t th e hub , and communit yviews . Consolidate d Appropriation s Act , 200 8 Publi c Law110-16 1 consider s subsid yrequirement s (costs) . Community/publi c comment s ar e bein g solicite d byth e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n unti l Novembe r 15 , 2010 . Th e Ogdensbur g Bridg e and Por t Authorit yBoar d me t o n Novembe r 4 , 2010 , an d recommend s th e Authorit ymak e recommendatio n t o th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o accep t th e proposa l (Optio n 1) , fou r yea r option , byCap e Ai r t o provid e Essentia l Ai r Servic e a t th e Ogdensbur g Internationa l Airpor t base d o n th e evaluatio n criteri a utilize d b y th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportation . 

### RESOLUTION : RESOLVED , tha t th e Ogdensbur g Bridg e an d Por t Authorit yencourage s th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o selec t Cap e Ai r Optio n 1 t o provid e Essentia l Ai r servic e t o th e Ogdensbur g Internationa l Airport , base d o n evaluatio n criteri a se t fort h i n Docke t DOT-OST-1997-2842 ; and b e it , FURTHE R RESOLVED , tha t th e Ogdensbur g Bridg e and Por t Authorit yencourage s th e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o als o conside r Cap e Ai r Optio n 1 , fou r yea r option , whic hprovide s additiona l servic e t o Bosto n versu s th e stand-alon e Alban y option , resultin g i n maximxa mnumbe r o f flight s availabl e a t Ogdensbur g a t thre e time s dail ywhil e a t th e sam e tim e retainin g intra-Stat e link wit hAlbanyan d provide s th e maximu m numbe r o f connection s a t bot hAlbanyand Bosto n hubs .


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