Effective March 22, 2005, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) adopted a final rule implementing changes to 49 CFR, Part 23 - requiring all recipients who receive more than $250,000 in federal funds to establish an Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Plan and to set triennial goals on concession opportunities.
By Council Motion 2011-0932, passed and adopted December 21, 2011, the City set an overall Airport Concession Contract Goal at 33.55% for Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and 33.05% for Hobby Airport (HOU). The ACDBE Concession Goal for rental cars for Bush Intercontinental Airport was approved at 3.75% and 3.35% at Hobby Airport.
The Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), in cooperation with the Houston Airport System (HAS), has analyzed the relevant criteria required by federal authorities, and have set an overall FY 2015-2017 ACDBE Goal at 32% for George Bush Intercontinental Airport and 29% for William P. Hobby Airport. The overall ACDBE Goal for rental cars at IAH has been set at 3.75% and at 3.35% for HOU. It is anticipated that the race/gender neutral ACDBE participation at both IAH and HOU can be achieved at 1.0%.
The federal criteria and the proposed ACDBE Goals for FY 2015-2017 were presented to the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee on September 30, 2014.
OBO and HAS recommends adoption of the Motion for the referenced ACDBE goals in order to comply with federal requirements.