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WASHINGTON , D.C
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J& B ENTERPRISES , INC
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. RHYTH M SHINE , Complainant , V
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. 16-08-0 7 METROPOLITA N NASHVILL E AIRPOR T AUTHORITY , Respondent
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•'C D RESPONDEN T METROPOLITA N NASHVILL E AIRPOR T AUTHORITY' S MOTIO N

T O SUPPLEMEN T TH E RECOR D O N APPEA L^ p X T - ^ 1
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t o 1 4 C.F.R
. § 16.19(a) , Responden t Metropolita n Nashvill e Airport Authority (MNAA ) respectfull y request s that th e Administrativ e Recor di n thi s matte r b e supplemente d wit hth e attache ddocument , title d"Affidavi t i n Support

o f Responden t

Metropolita n Nashvill e Airport Authority' s Repl y t o Appeal " an dit s fou r accompanyin g exhibits
. 2
. Th e affidavit , fromth e Manage r o f Propertie s a

t MNAA , describe s event s whic h transpired , b y an dlarge , afte r th e Directo r

issue dhi s Determination
. T o th e exten t that th e affidavi t als o describe s events that occurre dbefor e th e Determinatio n was issued , th e earlie r event s are neede dt o provid e backgroun dinformatio n for th e subsequen t

events , an dare specificall y acknowledge db y th e Directo r i n th e Determination
.3
. I n hi s Determination , issue dMa y 5 , 2009 , th e Directo r note dtha t

MNA A ha dissue da Reques t fo r Proposal s (RFP ) for

ane w sho e shin e concessio n a t th e Airport , an dals o note dthat J&B' s owner s attende dth e pre-bi dproposa l meetin g hel db y Respondent
. Director' s Determinatio n (DD ) a

t 32
. O n Ma y 7 , 2009 , Respondent' s Manage r o f Properties , Rebecc a Ramsey , discusse dwit

h Jame s Druett , on e o f

th e Complainant s i n thi s matter , wh y J& B ha dno t submitte dabi do n that

RFP
. Subsequently , MNA A issue dasecon dRF P fo r ane w sho e shin e concession , whic h was virtuall y identica l t o th e first. J& B di dno t bi do n th e secon dRF P either
. 4
. Th e Affidavit , submitte db y Ms
. Ramsey , describe s MNAA' s contact s with J& B regardin g th e RFPs , th e bid s receive di n respons e t o th e RFPs , an dth e proposa l submitte dthat wil l b e recommende db y MNAA' s staf f t o it s Boar do f

Commissioner s for

approval
. Th e exhibit s to th e affidavi t

contain : (a ) MNAA' s secon dRF P fo r th e sho e shin e concession ; (b ) excerpt s fromth e Concessio n Agreemen t that wa s attache dt o th e RFP ; (c ) th e Executiv e Summary fromth e proposa l receive dfromS.I.B. , Inc
. d.b.a
. Goodfellow s Shoeshine , selecte db y MNAA staf

f for recommendatio n t o th e Authority' s Boar do f Commissioners ; an d(d ) th e ACDB E certification s attache dt o th e Goodfellow s proposal
. 5
. Generally , i n a

n administrativ e appeal , "ne w evidenc e nee dnot b e admitte dunles s th e evidenc e was no t

availabl e an dcoul dno t

hav e bee n discovere do r presente da

t th e prio r proceeding. " Bosto n Ai r

Charte r v . NorwoodAirpor t

Commission , FA A Docke t No
. 16-07-0 3 a

t *2 0 (200 8 W L 4185034) , Fina l Decisio n an dOrder , filedAugus t 14 , 200 8 (cifin g Charle s H
. Koch , Jr. , Administrativ e Law an dPractice , Vol
. 1 , § 6.7 6 (1997))
. I f th e part y profferin g ne w evidenc e makes ashowin g tha t th e evidenc e was not

availabl e o r

coul dno t

hav e bee n discovere d before th e Director' s Determinatio n was issued , however , i t ma y b e considere do n appeal
. Roadhous e Aviations , LL C v . Cit y o f Tulsa , FA A Docke t

No
. 16-05-0 8 a

t *1 1 (200 7 WL1966160) , Fina l Decisio n an dOrde r filedJun e 26 , 2007 ; se e als o Wilson Ai r Center , LL C v . Memphi s an dShelb y Count y Airpor t Authority , FA A Docke t

No
. 16-99-1 0 a

t *9 , n . 4 (200 1 W L 1085348) , Fina l Agenc y Decisio n an dOrde r filedAugus t

30 , 200 1 (refusin g t o admi t ne w affidavit submitte dwith Appea l becaus e part y submittin g it di dno t alleg e that

i t wa s no t availabl e an dcoul dno t

hav e bee n presente dbefor e th e Director' s Determinatio n was issued)
. 6
. Here , th e affidavit , describin g event s that too k plac e after

th e Director' s DeterminaUon , contain s evidenc e that

was no t availabl e earlie r

becaus e i t

ha dnot ye t occurred
. Thus , th e general prohibition o n admittin g ne w evidenc e doe s no t apply
. 7
. In addition , thi s evidenc e i s necessary fo r MNA A t o respon dt o ane w issu e raise dfo r th e first tim e o n appeal b y Complainant
. J& B allege dfo r th e first i n it s Appea l tha t

MNAA' s decisio n t o re-bi dth e sho e shin e contrac t wa s aretaliator y ac t

agains t J&B
. I n response , MNA A seek s to presen t

evidenc e regardin g it s Reques t fo r Proposal s fo

r th e sho e shin e concession , J&B' s respons e t o th e RFP , an dth e proposa l submitte db y th e bidde r tentativel y selecte dt o receiv e th e concession
. 8
. MNA A ha s mad e amotio n fo r th e FA A t o strik e th e ne w issu e o n appeal , but unti l that motio n i s rule dupon , MNA A i s entitle dt o submi t evidenc e necessar y t o answe r th e ne w allegation s raise din th e Appeal , particularl y wher e that evidenc e was not

availabl e befor e th e Director' s Determination
. 9
. Fo r

above reasons , therefore , MNA A respectfull y request s that th e affidavi t

an d accompanyin g exhibit s b e accepte dan dadde dt o th e Record
.Respectfull y submitte dthi s ^1

_day o f September , 200 9 

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y tha t I hav e thi s day serve dth e foregoin g Motio n T o Supplemen t Th e Recor dO n Appea l an daccompanyin g Affidavi t I n Suppor t

O f Responden t Metropolita n Nashvill e Airpor t Authority' s Repl y T o Appeal , alon g with four exhibit s t o th e Affidavit , o n th e followin g person s a t th e followin g addresse s b y overnigh t Federa l Express : FA A Offic e o f

th e Chie f Counse l Par t 1 6 Airport

Proceeding s Docket , AGC-61 0 Roo m92 5 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Origina l an d3 copie s VI A Federa l Expres s No
. 796 9 122 7 964 3 Thoma s J
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. 797 8 998 6 632 5
Date dthi s 2n dda y o f

September , 2009 :
Lis aA
. Reynold s Counse l fo

r Responden t

MNA A