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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 02/10/2010 M ECEI`/EdI APR 0 12010 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CITY sm=Agyn OFflCE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD CORPUSl�RISTI 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE INrERNAnoNAL AMFORr AVIATION BOARD ROOM ++•••• CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS City of FEBRUARY 10TH, 2010, 3:30 P.M. Corpus BOARD MEMBERS Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Don Feferman, Vice-chairman Jesse Olivares, Member Jay Wise, Member George Richard, Member Chad Magill, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Enrique H. Castillo,Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Esmeralda Salazar, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Mario Tapia, Finance &Admin Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Mary Johnson, PR &Mkt. Coordinator(temp) Elizabeth Hundley, Legal Dept. I. Call to Order Due to a lack of a quorum,the meeting was not called to order until 3:45 p.m. at which time, a quorum was present. It. Approval of the minutes for the January 13th, 2010, regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Hicks called for approval of the January 13th meeting minutes. Vice-chair Feferman moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Wise seconded and the motion carried. 111. Approval of Board member absences for the January 13th, 2090, Board meeting Chairman Hicks called for a motlon to excuse Board member Richard's absence from the January 13th meeting. Board member Wise moved to excuse Board member Richard's absence from the January meeting. Vice-chair Feferman seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* There was no public comment. V. Presentation and Discussion of FIS Project by Jacobs Engineering Chairman Hicks turned the floor over to Sheri Halloway with Jacobs Engineering for a presentation on the Federal Inspection Station (FIS) expansion. She reviewed the proposed objectives, modifications, and the conceptual cost estimate. She stated the objective of this project was to increase the number of international flight passengers processed from a minimum of 200 to a maximum of 250 per hour. The facility will be in Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February Id, 2010 Page 2 or 4 ADA compliant as well as Increase the processing area and baggage claim area. These are both first floor and second floor modifications. Director Segundo stated that amendment for the design of this project will be going to City Council for approval on February 16th',. This project is estimated to be completed the winter of 2010e Discussion and questions were heard,. Vii. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action on Airport 50th Anniversary Logo and Celebration Events Director Segundo reported the 50th Anniversary logo design would not be available until the March meeting. Reel Simple, the design agency hired to handle this project, will be making a presentation to the Board with proposed logo design. He continued by reporting that celebration events would be held the week of May 10'h. He also stated that the official kick-off event would be held on May le or May 131h. An official City and State proclamations are to be done. Planning for the kick-off event will include a multi-chamber mixer and a press conference. Director Segundo also reported that a cover story is being planned for NSIDE magazine sometime before the kick-off event. VII. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action on Airport Business Development Initiatives Director Segundo turned the floor over to John DeCoster with Trillion Aviation. Mr. DeCoster reported on the details discussed with the FBO's regarding lease negotiations. He added that he would be meeting with the FBO reps tomorrow and would like to present the draft presented to the Board with their endorsement. Director Segundo asked the Board to review the main bullet points in order to get an idea of the objectives of the agreements. Currently negotiations are being conducted with Atlantic as their lease expires in October, 2010. Signature has been included in these negotiations as their lease will expire in 2011. He also reported that their goal was to complete negotiations with Atlantic by May, 2010. Discussion and questions were heard. Chair Hicks called for the question. Vice-chair Fefemian moved to approve the Minimum Business Terms draft presented to the Board for negotiations with the FBOs. Board member Magill seconded and the motion carried. Director Segundo continued his presentation on Airport Business Development. He reported that development of an RFP for managing the Airport Parking Lot has been initiated. He reported that there are currently 8 FfE's working in this area and added that Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 10'. 2090 Page 3 of 4 It could be financially beneficial for the Airport to look towards privatization. Currently, $337,000 is spent on manning the parking lot and does not include all the ancillary costs. In going out for RFP's, it does not mean that this would be implemented unless there is a significant cost savings in doing so, Director Segundo also reported that he and Asst. Director Castillo will be meeting with Allegiant Airlines on adding flights this month. Should have a response as to whether Corpus Christi was selected for new flights by June, 2010. Director Segundo advised the Board that the DEA has contacted Airport staff that approval for project development has been received. Director Segundo also reported that he is working with the Border Patrol on site selection. Director Segundo also reported that FedEx Ground is looking to expand their facility in Corpus Christi and the Airport has been selected as the `premium"site. Discussion and questions were heard regarding these items. Vill. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Mario Tapia, Finance Manager, reported to the Board on the financial status of the Airport with a Powerpoint presentation. Mr. Tapia reported that revenues and expenditures have been in-fine with $3.77 million in revenues which is 49% budgeted and expenditures at $3.5 million which is 44% budgeted. This is slightly down from last month. b. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia reported that revenues at the Parking Lot are up 5.8%. c. General Activity Report(GAR) Mr. Tapia reported enplanements were down 5.$% from last year. d. Fuel Pricing Report Director Segundo reported on the fluctuations on fuel pricing to the Board. I . Discussion of Director's Report a. Construction Project Update Director Segundo tumed the floor over to Grace Gonzalez, Airport Major Projects Engineer, to give the Board a complete update on ongoing Airport construction projects. Ms. Gonzalez gave a Powerpoint presentation to the Board on this update. C, Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda The following items were identified for placement on the March Airport Board Meeting Agenda: • Wind Farm Presentation • Review of Board By-laws • Street Name& Block numbering at International Business Centre p Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February Id*, 2010 Page 4 of 4 • CFC Ordinance • Sub-committee creation X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chair Hicks called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Magill moved to adjourn and Board member Richard seconded. The meeting adjourned at 4,53 p.m.