Vice Mayor Wilson Appointed to Airport Authority

Vice Mayor Andy Wilson was appointed to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Board during the Pasadena City Council meeting Monday.

“I want to thank you for the appointment,” Wilson said. “I am looking forward to serving in that capacity.”

Wilson rounds out the city’s allotted three members on the nine-member airport commission, replacing Ross Selvidge, who died last month. Wilson joins Council members Tyron Hampton and Felicia Williams. 

The three city commission owns and operates the airport under a joint powers agreement between the three cities since 1977.

The authority, a separate government agency created under a joint powers agreement 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.

According to its website, the mission of the Airport Authority is to provide state-of-the-art regional airport facilities and related services which are efficient, safe, convenient, and user-friendly, while being a good neighbor.