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- ." ^ 0 4 ': 5 n^ y ]i\\\ y • \ r From : Jaso n Milewsk i [jmilewski@prautes.conn ] , , - ' Sent : Monday , Apri l 04,201 1 4:5 8 P M i To : Martin , Michae l (OST ) Cc : Clin t Ives ; Donal d R

. Pozzi ; Gary Burns ; Kenn y Spann ; Kevi n Janak; ; Fay e Ttiper^^onvis ; [ ^ Barrera ; Meliss a Frazier ; Jaso n It z Subject : Communit y Comment s fo rth e VC T EA S Proposal s Attachments : Dee d an d Inventory Sheet.pd f
Dea r Mr
. Martin , Th e Victori aRegiona l Airport Commissio n unanimousl y vote dtoda y t o recommen dtha t th e DO T conside r Pinnacl e (Continental/United ) t o remai n th e commercia l ai r carrie r for Victori aRegiona l Airport
. W e hav e ha d four publi c meeting s regardin g th e proposal s an dou r communit y ha dth e opportunit y t o hear liv e presentation s fro mbot h bidders
. Afte r

week s o f discussion , meetings , an dastron g solicitatio n for publi c inpu t

throug h variou s medi aoutlets , w e fee l tha t th e Pinnacl e proposa l bette r meet s ou r

community' s needs
. Thi s i s primaril y base dupo n th e typ e o f equipmen t

offere dan dthei r

newfoun dwillingnes s t o wor k wit h u s regardin g pricin g an dschedulin g o f th e flights
. I mus t

ad dthat durin g thes e meetings , i t becam e clear

tha t th e tw o flight s pe r

day covere dunde r

th e EA S progra mprovide s insufficien t servic e t o ou r

travelin g public
. Althoug h I fully understan dtha t i t i s no t th e program' s inten t

t o provid e idea l service , addin g athir dflight woul dver y likel y resul t

(i n time) i n no t

needin g th e subsid y a

t all
. Ou r ai r servic e developmen t

studie s al l indicat e that

ou r enplanement s are directl y relate dt o th e frequenc y of flight s offere dt o VCT
. Increasin g th e frequenc y wil l undoubtedl y reduc e th e nee dfo r th e subsid y ove r

time , a s ou r

traveler s habit s ar e changed
. W e woul dals o lik e t o stres s tha t Pinnacl e improve s upo n thei r completio n ratio s for

al l flights
. W e expec t

t o b e abl e t o wor

k wit h the m(withi n thei r

means , o f

cours e - includin g Unite dpersormel ) wit h regar dt o schedule , frequency , an dticke t

price s throughou t

th e cours e o f

th e contract . Finally , pleas e not e tha t

th e contac t

informatio n tha

t th e DO T ha s regardin g Victori aRegiona l Airport i s incorrect
. Victori aRegiona l Aiipor t i s an dalway s ha s bee n owne dan doperate db y Victori aCounty , no t th e City o f Victoria
. Therefore , th e contac t for th e airpor t

sponso r (owner ) i s Honorabl e Judg e Donal dR
. Pozzi , no i Willia mArmstrong , Mayo r o f th e Cit y o f

Victori aa s yo u hav e listed
. Pleas e se e th e attache ddee dfor further clarification
. Additionally , Larry Blackwel l i s n o longe r th e airpor t

manager . I hav e liste dth e appropriat e contac t informatio n below : Jaso n Milewski , CM
. Managin g Directo r Praute s Corporatio n /

Victori aRegiona l Airport 60 9 Foste r

Fiel dDriv e Suit e F Victoria , T X 7790 4 imilewski@prautes.co m 361-578-270 4 Honorabl e Judg e Donal dR
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k you for you r lim e an dpatienc e i

n th e man y question s an ddiscussion s we'v e ha dthroughou t thi s process . Pleas e d o not hesitat e t o contac t

me , shoul dyou hav e an y question s and/o r concerns . Sincerely , Jaso n Milewski , CM
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