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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 09/21/2011REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (C7 CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 6,0 �, 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE •.�:,O.►_I AVIATION BOARD ROOM Oft of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Cahr_tpes SEPTEMBER 21 2011, 3:30 P.M. Cstl Don Feferman, Chairman George Richard, Member Rosie Collin, Member Jay Wise, Member Bill McCord, Vice - chairman Richard Drilling, Member Adam Nuse, Member Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager Grace Gonzalez, Major Proj Eng Victor Gonzalez, Operations Supt Jesse Olivares, Member Chad Magill, Member Jeff Kane, Member Ed Hicks, Sr., Special Advisor 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. Norma Ortiz, Admin & Accts Supvr Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Feferman at 3.30 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the August 17 2011 regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Feferman called for the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Airport Board on August 17 2011. Board member Olivares moved to approve the minutes as read, seconded by Board member Richard and the motion carried. III. Approval of Board member absences for the August 17 2011, Board meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of Board member Collin absence from the August 17 Airport Board meeting. Board member Kane moved to excuse Board member Collin, seconded by Board member Wise and the motion carried. V. Public Comment* Director Segundo requested that the public comment item be moved before item IV, and introduced a Capt. Edgecomb who is the Commanding Officer at the Naval Air Station. The Captain introduced himself to the membership along with a brief overview of his directive and experience. Director Segundo commented that out of the 100 thousands operations conducted at the Airport, depending on what year it is, 50% to 60% of the operations come from the Naval Air Stations in Kingsville and Corpus Christi. He commented further on issues that are being addressed through Airport Staff with assistance from the Captain and Don Zimmerman, as well as others from Kingsville. IV. Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend to City Council the Reactivation of the Airport Zoning Board Lisa Aguilar gave a short brief on what was discussed at the last Board meeting, and also advised that part of her plan was to visit to Airport Staff members to learn more about Ordinances the Board had previously adopted; however, she stated that she did not get a chance to visit with any of the staff. She advised that she did not have anything additional other than what was discussed at the last Board meeting, and she commented that it would be helpful if she had additional staff time. Director Segundo advised that prior to the Board meeting he met with Don Zimmerman, Johnny Perales, Rudy Garza, and Glen Jones to review the State statutes of the actual Zoning Board and its authority. He advised that after reviewing this information it seems that the Zoning Board will have the authority to zone out Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda September 21, 2011 Page 2 of 4 five (5) miles outside the Airport. He stated that the issue now is how to expand the Board since the current members are the City of Corpus Christi, San Patricio, and Nueces County. He advised that there is some verbiage in the language that may allow for other members from Kleberg and Jim Wells County, as well as possibly including some members from the Naval Air Station and Airport Board. Director Segundo advised that there are other issues the Zoning Board may be used for besides the wind farm issues. He stated that his intent is to keep the Zoning Board ongoing. VI. Sub - committee Reports a. Executive None. b. Business Development Vice -chair McCord advised that the Aviation Management Consulting Group (AMCG) is still in process. He advised that AMCG completed the preliminary research on comparable and competitive airports. He stated that the final preliminary report should be done within a week, and the estimated completion date of the final appraisal report is October 17 This information will then be presented to the Board by staff members; and the City Council will be presented with an executive summary of the appraisal with a memo from staff recommending approval. It was noted that AMCG will be contacted for a formal presentation if needed. Vice -chair McCord stated that with respect to the FBO's, he advised that a workshop with the City Council has been scheduled to present the FBO situation and the plan to move forward with concurrent solicitations for proposals a traditional model for the West FBO and a managed model for the East FBO. He advised that staff is working with Trillion and the Executive Committee to align a presentation that will not be controversial to present to City Council. It was noted that the workshop will be held on September 27 C. Marketing Board member Nuse stated that Kim Bridger did a fantastic �ob in getting the radio campaign up and running, which will be aired on September 5 on K99, 93.9, and AM 1360. It was noted that the website should be up by the end of October 2011. d. Government Relations Rosie Colin congratulated Ms. Bridger on a great job, and she further stated that she would be attending the CC to DC event, and she would speak to Foster Edwards with the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce about arranging this with the FAA, and she would report back to the Board. Director Segundo added that Rudy Garza has been trying to schedule a meeting with Leo Vasquez, Interim Assistant Administrator for TSA, and also with the Vice Admiral in charge of facilities with the Coast Guard, to try to obtain some resolution on the Coast Guard issue. e. Special Projects Board member Wise advised there are two special projects the committee is working on. They are the Aquarium Project and the USS Lexington Model Project. It was noted that the staff is appreciated for their availability on these projects. Kim Bridger Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda September 21, 2011 Page 3 of 4 advised that she met with a local company to discuss the plans of the Aquarium Project. She advised that the location issue is still pending. She stated that staff is making progress on these projects. A brief discussion ensued regarding the size of the tank that would be put in. VII. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Mario Tapia, Finance Manager reported that the Airport is down 5% in enplanements and for the year at 4.5 %. He advised that the previously the Board had requested more detail in the Financial Report and he is currently working with the IT department to incorporate some things that Trillion also recommended to get a detailed variance report to present to the Board. He reported that there is $626,000 in revenues over expenditures in his preliminary report, which is a $309,000 positive balance. He explained variances which impacted the Airport's financials. He reviewed the slide focusing on those items with a zero amount stating that this is a timing issue based on the dates we are billed for certain items such as electricity, which is then broken up and billed accordingly to the Airport tenants. He added that nothing has changed with respect to expenditures. He touched on some points such as Administration is on the high side since the Airport contracted with oil and gas attorney since they are doing some work on a potential lease; along with business development services; uniforms; as well as maintenance agreements for the escalators and elevator. Chairman Feferman asked if the Airport is still using the Oil and Gas Attorney who lives out of town, and Lisa Aguilar advised that the attorney does have a home locally and is utilized by the Board as needed. Asst. Director Castillo advised that as the Airport continues to look at more lease negotiations and oil and gas attorney fees, eventually the transition will be that instead of the Airport paying 100% of the operating costs of these types of services it will be incorporated into the business policy, which will then become part of the cost of the project. Mr. Tapia reported that numbers are up in the Parking Lot. He advised that he met with the Parking Supervisor to review this information, and he stated that although enplanements are down, customers are staying longer more so under covered parking. Mr. Tapia reported that there is approximately over $10,000 this year over last year amounts for financials. He also reported that the Airport reached a milestone and have collected $1,000,000 in PFC's. b. Parking Revenue Report Reported above. C. General Activity Report (GAR) Reported above. VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Construction Status Report It was noted that Grace Gonzalez, Major Project Engineer, was not present because she was attending training at the Control Tower. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda September 21, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Asst. Director Castillo reported that the rehabilitation of the FIS has been completed, and has generated a number amount of traffic operations through the facility, and another charter will be coming in from Mexico in October. He also reported that the Minister of Science and Technology from China use the facility, and this came from a recommendation from the pilots who advised him that Corpus Christi had a new customs facility which was hassle free and convenient to use. He continued on the status of the QTA and the amount of work that is being done. This project should be completed by February, 2012. Director Segungo briefed the Board on future items going before City Council the Airport Communications Center, New Ramp Lighting, Complete the Security Perimeter project. The emergency generator project is underway along with receipt of a grant of $3.2 million for this project. Additional projects that are under consideration by the FAA are horizontal work with respect to self - fueling, rehabilitation for the north ramp near the Del Mar area and others that may come up in the meantime. b. Fuel Report Director Segundo reviewed the Quarterly Fuel reports for fuel. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Fuel pricing for both Atlantic and Signature FBO's throughout the country was requested by Board member Magill. • Draft letter of support of Special Projects for the Airport to the City Manager. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman call for a motion to adjourn. Board member Olivares moved to adjourn. Board member Kane seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.