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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 06/15/2011REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD :C i_. `I 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE RECE -: AVIATION BOARD ROOM IPX'f'�ItNdrt F f0 5 �3x4� �TiiJ%C3 ' CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS JUNE 1S 2011, 3:30 P.M. NOV 2 3 Don Feferman, Chairman Jay Wise, Member Rosie Collin, Member BOARD MEMBERS Bill McCord, Vice - chairman Richard Drilling, Member Adam Nuse, Member Chad Magill, Member Jeff Kane, Member er CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Enrique H. Castillo, Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Mario Tapia, Finance & Admin Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Grace Gonzalez, Major Proj Eng Lisa Aguilar, Legal Dept. Victor Gonzalez, Operations Supt Norma Ortiz, Admin & Accts Supvr I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Feferman at 3:31 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the May 18 2011 regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Feferman requested a legend of acronyms be listed in the minutes to assist the members in reading them. Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the May 18 regular meeting of the Airport Board. Board member Kane moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Magill seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of Board member absences for the May 18 2011, Board meeting Chairman Feferman called for the names of those members who were absent from the May 18 regular meeting. Members absent from the May meeting were Vice -chair McCord and Member Kane. Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse these absences. Board member Olivares moved to excuse Vice -chair McCord and Member Kane for their absences at the May 18 regular Board meeting. Board member Wise seconded and the motion carried. IV. Presentation of Executive Summary of FBO Survey Director Segundo turned the floor over to Kim Bridger, PR/Marketing Coordinator, to give the membership a brief overview of the FBO survey results. Discussion was heard regarding the FBO survey and responses. Chairman Feferman required that this information be presented to City Council for their review in the Friday City Manager report. He recommended that the information be presented in bullet form with actual results. V. Public Comment* Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes June 15 "', 2011 Page 2 of 3 Director Segundo gave the Board a briefing on the new City Organizational Chart showing that the Airport now falls under Assistant City Manager Johnny Perales. Discussion was heard regarding this subject. Director Segundo also invited the members of the Board on a quick tour of the newly redesigned FIS facilities after the meeting. Vl. Sub - committee Reports a. Executive Chair Feferman commented that he was looking forward to meeting with the new ACM (Assistant City Manager) Johnny Perales. b. Business Development Vice -chair McCord asked to have Board member Magill put on the roster for this sub- committee. c. Marketing Board member Nuse reported that Board members Drilling and Wise were going to be working on the Marketing sub - committee. d. Government Relations Board member Wise has someone in mind for this sub - committee e. Special Projects Kim Bridger gave an update on the status of the Airport aquarium. Reported that she may be able to the accomplish getting an aquarium through donations and sponsorships. Director Segundo will be developing a donor sheet to solicit for this purpose. He will be checking with Legal on this before moving forward. Discussion was heard on this topic regarding design and placement. Ms. Bridger also mentioned that the Texas State Aquarium has offered their assistance on this project. Ms. Bridger also reported on the status of the USS Lexington model. She reported that the display is being upgraded. Board member Wise briefed the Board on building -name opportunities with the start of the Del Mar Hangar project. Board member Nuse reported that Ms. Bridger conducted a small marketing plan workshop in order to move forward in the development of a concrete Marketing Plan. Vll. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Director Segundo turned the meeting over to Mario Tapia, Finance Manager, for his briefing to the Board on the Airport's financials for May, 2011. He also included a FY 12 -11 budget which would be going before City Council for approval in July. Mr. Tapia also reported on the Capital Budget for FY 11 -12. He also added that in meeting with the City's Financial Services, he was assured that the Airport would meet their debt ratio coverage without the CFCs (Concession Facilities Charge). Chairman Feferman asked to see a report that shows the percentage of revenue and expenses of the entire budget historically that takes place each month. Mr. Tapia stated that that information could be provided to the Chair. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes June 15� 2011 Page 3 of 3 b. Parking Revenue Report No discussion. c. General. Activity Report (GAR) No discussion. Vill. Discussion of Director's Report a. Construction Status Report Assistant Director, Enrique Castillo, briefed the Board on the renovations which have been made to the FIS (Federal Inspection Station) at the Airport. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Director Segundo asked that a review of proposed changes to Chapter 9 be given to the Board. Director Segundo asked that a briefing on the Airport Zoning Board by Legal's Jay Reining be done at the next meeting. Director Segundo wanted to add a briefing by Carl Gross, Operations Manager, with respect to interest from a Russian company interested in basing in CCIA. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Olivares moved to adjourn. Board member Kane seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 4:29 p.m.