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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 04/20/2011REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPC �Tt 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE - AVIATION BOARD ROOM iNTERNhTIONAL AIRPORT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APRIL 20 2011, 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Jay Wise, Vice - chairman Adam Nuse, Member Jeff Kane, Member Don Feferman, Special Advisor Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager Norma Ortiz, Admin & Accts Supvr Victor Gonzalez, Operations Supt. JUN 0 3 2091 Cu C rtst9 CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE I Chad Magill, Member Bill McCord, Member CITY STAFF Enrique H. Castillo, Asst. Director of Aviation Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Mario Tapia, Finance & Admin Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Lisa Aguilar, Legal Dept. Grace Gonzalez, Major Proj Eng I. Call to Order The April Airport Board meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m. by Chairman Hicks. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the March 21 2011 special - called meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Hicks called for approval of the March 21 2011 special - called meeting of the Airport Board. Board member Magill moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Kane seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of Board member absences for the March 21 2011, special- called Airport Board meeting Chairman Hicks called for a motion to excuse board member absences from the March 21 2011, special- called meeting of the Airport Board. Board member Kane moved to excuse those members absence for the special - called March 21 st Airport Board meeting. Board member Wise seconded and the motion carried. IV. Presentation and Discussion on Wind Farms by NAS- Kingsville Capt. Mark McLaughlin Director Segundo introduced Mr. Glenn Jones, Community Planning and Liaison Officer for Naval Air Station Kingsville. Mr. Jones introduced Capt. Mark McLaughlin, Commander of Naval Air Station Kingsville who gave the board a presentation on wind farm projects in the Coastal Bend. Capt. McLaughlin made his presentation via a PowerPoint presentation showing the impact of wind farm projects encroachment on radar detection for Naval Air Station Kingsville. This is an issue he felt would soon impact the Corpus Christi International Airport. V. Presentation and Discussion on Wind Turbine Projects (Draft White Paper) Director Segundo and Carl Gross, Airport Operations Manager, gave the board a briefing on the Airport's position on this issue. Mr. Gross will be researching this issue and develop a white paper for presentation to the Board and City Manager detailing the concerns of these projects on radar detection. He informed the Board of state and national legislation and stated he will keep the Board updated on any changes that occur on both levels. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda April 20"', 2011 Page 2 of 3 Staff is working with the Development Services Department to include restrictions for wind farm development surrounding CCIA. Rick Compton with Jacob's Engineering on changing the UDC (Unified Development Codes) to include restrictions specifically for CCIA. Discussion was heard on this issue. VI. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to approve the Del Mar Lease Agreement Director Segundo gave the Board a briefing on the lease agreement with Del Mar that would be going to City Council on April 26 He summarized the lease agreement requirement for the Board on this project. Chairman Hicks called for the question. Vice Chairman Wise moved to approve the Del Mar Lease Agreement. Board member Kane seconded and the motion carried. Board member McCord abstained from voting on this issue. VII. Presentation and Discussion on proposed Fixed Base Operator Survey Kim Bridger, PR/Mkt Coordinator, gave the Board a briefing on the FBO survey the Airport will be distributing. She stated that a postcard has been mailed out informing FBO customers of the online survey. Survey results will be available after May 15 2011. She informed the Board that a meeting would be held for anyone who has questions regarding the survey. Vice- chairman Wise asked if the survey has been presented to City Council. Asst Director Castillo stated that the survey used the Councils requests to develop the survey. Vlll. Election of Airport Board Officers for 2011 -2012 Chairman Hicks called for nominations for Airport Board Chairman. Vice- chairman Wise moved to nominate Don Feferman, Airport Board Special Advisor, for Chairman. Board member McCord seconded and the motion carried. Chairman Hicks called for nominations for Airport Board Vice - chairman. Vice - chairman Wise stated that he would be seeking the nomination for Vice- chairman. Board member Magill moved to nominate Bill McCord, Airport Board member, for Vice - chairman. Board member Kane seconded the nomination and the motion carried. Newly elected Chairman Don Hicks for his dedication and Director Segundo presented staff. Feferman wanted to officially thank outgoing Chairman Ed years of service to the Corpus Christi International Airport. Chairman Hicks with a plaque from the Board and Airport IX. Public Comment* None. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda April 20", 2011 Page 3 of 3 X. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Finance Manager, Mario Tapia, reported that with 8 months into the year the budget is at 70% on revenues and 63% on expenditures with $549,635.00 of revenues over expenditures. Debt ratio coverage is 1.38% and aiming for 1.25 %. He continued by stating that $642,000 in CFC's has been collected for the QTA project. b. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia reported that Parking Lot revenues are down 1.4% and YTD down 1.3% which correlates with enplanements. c. General Activity Report (GAR) Director Segundo reported that enplanements were down for the month of March by 4.6 %, overall for the year CCIA was -1.8 %. Military operations continue at CCIA. XI. Discussion of Director's Report a. Construction Project Report Director Segundo stated that he will give a more detailed construction report next month including the FIS project and the QTA project, which will be designated a LEED certified building. Director Segundo reported to the Board the Coast Guard proposed budget has been released and shows Corpus Christi to receive a hangar. This is a proposal and needs to be approved by Congress. Director Segundo also informed the Board that Fed Ex is still on schedule and should be fully operational by the end of the year. b. Quarterly Fuel Report (1 Qtr 2011) Director Segundo reported that there was no change on the pricing of fuel at CCIA. XII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda None. XIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Hicks called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Magill moved to adjourn. Board member Kane seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.