Council Approves Williams, Hampton Appointment to Airport Authority Board

The City Council on Monday appointed council members Felicia Williams and Tyron Hampton to sit on the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority.

Authority President Ross Selvidge will remain on the body.

The pair replace council members John Kennedy and longtime commissioner Steve Madison, who was nominated to sit on the authority in August.

Kennedy and Madison offered the motion and the second on the nomination, respectively.

“I thank all of my colleagues for the opportunity I was given to serve. I remain personally and professionally committed to work with the mayor and each of you to solve the serious and sometimes daunting problems facing our city,” Kennedy said.

On Sunday, Mayor Gordo expressed appreciation for the work done by Kennedy and Madison.

“I want to thank Councilmembers Kennedy and Madison for their excellent service on the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority,” Gordo told Pasadena Now. “Their terms ended on May 31, and they represented our city and residents very well.”

The authority, a separate government agency created under a JPA between Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in 1977, includes three commission members from each of the three cities who oversee operations at the airport. Most of the members are sitting council members in their respective cities.

From 1978 to 2003, the airport was named the Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport. In 2017 it was renamed the Hollywood Burbank Airport.