Investment Banker Appointed to Airport Commission
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Glendale investment banker Jerry Briggs, 52, has been named to the commission overseeing the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, replacing outgoing Commissioner Robert Garcin.
The Glendale City Council also voted to reappoint Commissioners Carl Meseck and Carl Raggio to the nine-member board, city spokesman Rich Wells said.
Briggs said his first goal will be to resolvepending litigation surrounding a planned expansion of Burbank Airport. Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena, which each appoint members to the Airport Commission, disagree on a plan for expanding the airport to 19 gates, with the potential to build eight more later.
Glendale and Pasadena support the plans; Burbank, which wants more control over noise and traffic around the airport, advocates a more limited expansion. Although he supports Glendale’s position, Briggs also said he sees “room for movement for both parties.”
Briggs is a former vice president and general manager of Coca-Cola of Los Angeles and is a managing partner of Hollywell Partners. He served with the U.S. International Trade Commission, leaving the panel just after the NAFTA treaty was completed, he said.
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