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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 04/21/2010 <C7 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD c�oit u5 CHtt�S'� 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE �+ AVIATION BOARD ROOM RECEIVE � CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Ci y of APRIL 213', 2010, 3.30 P.M. JUN 01 2010 C Asti CTTy SECRETARY'S OFFICE BOARD MEMBERS Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Don Feferman, Vice Chairman Jesse Olivares, Member Jay Wise, Member George Richard, Member Richard Drilling, Member Chad Magill, Member Adam Nuse, Member Rosie Collin, Member Bill McCord, Member J.C. Ayala, Member Jeff Kane, 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. Grace Gonzalez, Major Projects Engineer Victor Gonzalez, Operations Specialist 1. Call to Order The meeting of the April Airport Board was called to order at 3:32 p.m. by Chairman Hicks. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the March 1011, 2010, regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Hicks called for a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the March 101i Airport Board meeting. Board member Wise moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Olivares seconded and the motion carried. Ill. Approval of Board member absences for the March 1011, 2010, Board meeting Chairman Hicks called for a motion to excuse Board member Ayala for his absence from the March 10«' meeting. Board member Wise moved to excuse Board member Ayala's absence. With Board member Magill second, the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* There was no comment from the public. V. Introduction of New Airport Board Members Chairman Hicks requested to recognize out-going Board member Ayala for his service on the Board. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes April 213" 20.10 Page 2 of 5 Chairman Hicks asked the new members to give a short introduction to the Board. Board member Kane, Nuse, Collin and McCord introduced themselves as well as gave a brief synopsis of their professional background,. 1. Presentation and Discussion on Air Service Benchmark Review Mike Bown with Sabre spoke to the Board via tele-conference call, Mr. Bown reviewed the presentation which gave CCIA's status nationally on air service. He added that fare information would be added in future reports. Mr. Bown pointed out the main points that would be reflected on this report. After discussion by the Board, Director Segundo reported that this report would be presented to the Board at least twice annually. He also mentioned that Sabre would be working on surveying Corpus Christi hotel stays that can be attributed to airport travel. Chairman Hicks asked if whether Corpus Christi would ever be considered as a "Vacation Destination" by Southwest Airlines. He felt that this designation for Corpus Christi along with CVB support would be a great benefit for travel and tourism. Board member Wise asked if there was any way that Sabre would pinpoint key factors for air service leakage. Director Segundo responded that Mr. Bown was researching this for the San Antonio and Valley area, He felt this area its being serviced by Allegiant and this is where a great portion area leakage is occurring. Discussion continued on this topic,. VII. Presentation and Discussion on Chapman Ranch Wind Farm Debbie Lindsey-Opel introduced Jeff Ferguson at the meeting and Ken Scarborough, via tale-conference, with Elements who would be malting a presentation to the Board regarding the Chapman Ranch Wind Farm and its impact to aviation traffic in the Coastal Bend. VIII. Discussion and Possible Action on changes to the Airport Board By-laws Chairman Hicks requested the membership to refer to the copy of By-laws presented for approval as written or approval as amended. Director Segundo pointed the changes made to the By-laws as the changing of the meeting date from the second Wednesday of the month to the third meeting of the month. The second change was the definition of the subcommittees and, also, the inclusion of outside members to be part of the Board's subcommittees. Discussion was held regarding this topic. Chairman called for the question. Board member Drilling moved to approve the By-laws as written. Board member Richard seconded and the motion carried. Ix. Election of Airport Board Officers 2010-2011 Corpus Christi lntemationa!Airport Board Minutes April 21`n, 2090 Page,3 of 5 Chairman Hicks called for nominations for the election of a Vice-Chairman for 2014-2011. Board member Magill moved to nominate Board member Jay Wise for the Vice-chairman seat. Board member Collin seconded the motion. Chairman Hicks called for a vote and the majority vote approved the motion. Board member Wise was elected as Vice- Chairman. Chairman Hicks called for nominations for Board Chairman for 2010-2011. Vice-chairman Wise moved to nominate Chairman Hicks for the Chairman seat. Board member Collin seconded the motion. Chairman Hicks called for a vote and the majority vote approved the motion. Chairman Hicks was re-elected as Chairman. X. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Mario Tapia, Finance Manager, began his report to the Board stating that the Airport is maintaining a positive balance with $244,333 on revenues of $5.71 million and expenditures of$4.827 million. la. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia reported that the Airport received $157000 in revenue which 4% down from last year. c. General Activity Report(GAR) Mr. Tapia also reported on the March GAR which Indicated 30,334 passengers which is 10.4% tower than last year taking into account the revenue received for the helicopter charter temporarily housed at the Airport due to the hurricane in Galveston. They have since moved back to Galveston and that is reflected in the drop in revenue. d. Fuel Pricing Report Director Segundo informed the Board that the report compares pricing on AV Gas and Jet A fuel as well as between full-service locations and self-service location. He reported that for the second quarter, AV Gas averages are at $4.50 for full-service and $3.90 for self-service. The report compares reflects CCIA AV Gas prices as higher than other local airports. On Jet A fuel, the average is $3.24 and CCIA is at$4.38. e. Construction Project Update Major Project Engineer, Grace Gonzalez, reported the following: + Taxiway Rehab & Drainage Phase VI is at 95% completion due to inclement weather with a completion date of May, 2010. + Airfield Equipment& Maintenance Facility is at 50% completion with an estimate date of completion of August, 2010, + Airport Perimeter Road is at 75% complete wlth an estimated date of completion date of April 2010. + Aircrarft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Station Improvements project is 100% complete and a punch list Is completed. Corpus Christi rntemationai Airport Board Minutes April 21 2010 Page 4 of 5 + Widening of Taxiway Bravo 4 is 50% complete with an estimated completion date of May 2090. + Old Terminal Re-roof project is 100% complete with a punch list assembled. + Installation of the 31d Chiller is complete and waiting for the 90-day run time before project acceptance. Nis. Gonzalez reported that the project cost totals are $19,853,746.10 with $4,302,865.78 spent. X1. Director's Report a. FBO Briefing Director Segundo reported staff is in the negotiation process with the FBOs and added that staff would bring either an agreement or other potential options for discussion and approval by the Board at the May meeting. b. Air Service Development Status Director Segundo c. CFC Ordinance Briefing Director Segundo thanked Don Feferman for his support at the City Council with reference to the CFC Ordinance. He continued by adding that the Ordinance was approved by Council. Staff will be going back to Council to have the Certificates of Obligation in the amount of$5.5 million. Bidding may be in July and then the Notice to Proceed will follow. d. Legislative Tour Director Segundo announced that he would be going with a delegation to Washington, D.C. along with the Mayor and other key City Officials. He will be meeting with Congressman Ortiz and will be seeking his support to the Airport's needs for the Del Mar Partnership as well as other Airport projects. He is hoping to start preliminary discussion on the extension of the runway. e. Airport Business Development Asst. Director Castillo reported that FedEx Ground has completed their surrey of the existing location and will be opening bids on Friday. Staff has been involved in the negotiations and the next step would be to secure a ground lease for the property at the northwest corner of the International Business Centre for 55,000 square foot facility. No activity has occurred for the DEA, US Coast Guard or the US Border Patrol facilities. Coast Guard was seeking funding to have the facility built and staff is working with CCREDC on finding financing and negotiations are in the works. US Border Patrol and the DEA are still on bold per Washington, but he is hopeful Director Segundo's trip.to Washington will assist in moving these projects along. Corpus Christi tntemationa!Airport Board Minutes April21� 2090 Page 5 of 5 He also reported that staff is striving to create a Marketing Plan for the International Business Center and is seeking commercial real estate expertise in assisting with this plan. Director Segundo also added that the Airport is moving forward in land acquisition to safeguard safety areas for a future runway. He also added that an appraisal would be done on the International Business Center property. XII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Chairman Hicks called for agenda items for the May meeting. Director Segundo felt that at the next meeting a presentation could be done on the Airport's street names. Director Segundo also added that an Atlantic FB4 briefing would be held at the May meeting with either an agreement or other options. XII. Adjournment Chairman Hicks called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Magill moved to adjourn and Board member Richard seconded, The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 5:01 p,mY