Vice Mayor Wilson Nominated to Airport Authority

As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council on Monday will vote on appointing Vice Mayor Andy Wilson to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Board. 

“As someone who is deeply committed to regional economic development, the opportunity to be involved in crafting the future of such an important regional asset like the Hollywood Burbank airport is a compelling way for me to continue to serve our community,” Wilson told Pasadena Now on Sunday.

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

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

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.