Official Statement Airport Commission City and County of San ...

The current members of the Commission and their respective occupations and terms are as follows:
Member Occupation Term Ends August 31 of
Larry Mazzola, President Business Manager and Financial 2010
Secretary/Treasurer, Local Union 38
Linda S. Crayton, Vice President Regional Senior Director, Government 2012
Relations, Comcast Cable Communications
Richard J. Guggenhime Attorney (Of Counsel), Schiff Hardin LLP 2013
Caryl Ito Businesswoman, Bozeman and Associates 2010
Eleanor Johns Executive Director of the Willie L. Brown, 2011
Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service
Under the Charter, the Commission is responsible for the “construction, management, supervision,
maintenance, extension, operation, use and control of all property, including the real, personal and financial assets
under its jurisdiction.” The Commission has the exclusive authority to plan and issue revenue bonds for airportrelated
purposes, subject to the approval, amendment or rejection by the Board of Supervisors.
The Commission also has exclusive power to fix and adjust Airport rates, fees and charges for services and
facilities provided by the Airport.
The Commission’s budget and certain Commission contracts and leases (generally, those for a term of
more than ten years or involving revenue to the City of more than $1,000,000 or expenditures of more than
$10,000,000), and modifications thereto, require approval of the Board of Supervisors. In addition, if any project is
estimated to cost more than $25 million, and more than $1 million in predevelopment, planning or construction costs
will be paid with City funds, then the Board of Supervisors is required to make a determination of fiscal feasibility
prior to the commencement of environmental review, if any, on such project.
Other City departments provide certain functions, services and personnel to the Commission, including the
Police Department, the Fire Department, the Water Department, the City’s Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Division,
the Department of Public Works, the City Controller, the Purchasing Department, the City Attorney and the
City-wide risk manager. See “AIRPORT’S FINANCIAL AND RELATED INFORMATION–City Budget Process” and
“–Payments to the City.”
Airport Senior Management and Legal Counsel
Senior management is led by the Airport Director (“Director”), who has the authority to administer the
affairs of the Commission as the chief executive officer thereof. Under the Charter, the Director is appointed by the
Mayor from candidates submitted by the Commission. Once appointed by the Mayor, the Director serves at the
pleasure of the Commission.
The Airport has a Chief Operating Officer who is appointed by the Director. Six Deputy Directors oversee
and manage the following divisions: Administration, Business and Finance, Communications and Marketing,
Facilities, Operations and Security and the Bureau of Design and Construction. All of the divisions, except Business
and Finance and Communications and Marketing, who report directly to the Airport Director, report to the Chief
Operating Officer.
Brief biographies of the principal members of the senior management and legal counsel at the Airport are
set forth below:
John L. Martin was appointed Airport Director in November 1995. Prior to this appointment, he served for
two years as Deputy Airport Director–Business and Finance and five years as Assistant Deputy Airport Director–
Business and Finance. He has worked for the Commission since 1981. Mr. Martin is the president of the California
Airports Council (the “CAC”), a Statewide consortium of 30 commercial airports that was formed in December
2009. In October 2004, Mr. Martin was named Director of the Year by Airport Revenue News. He is also a past
member of the Board of Directors and the Vice President of the Airports Council International, Pacific Region and a
past member of the Board of Directors of ACI-Pacific Region and ACI-World.
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