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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 02/15/2012him City of Corpus Christi BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice - Chairman Jesse Olivares, Member George Richard, Member Richard Drilling, Member Chad Magill, Member Rcsie Collin, Member Adam Nuse, Member Jeff Kane, Member Jay Wise, Member Ed Hicks, Sr., Special Advisor Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Adel'le Ives, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager Grace Gonzalez, Major Proj Eng NUMIR1'11319 Enrique H. Castillo, Asst. Director of Aviation Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Mario Tapia,. Finance & Admin Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Charlotte Yochem, Legal dept. Victor Gonzalez, Sr. Project Manager Ill. I. V. ZM The meeting was called to order by Chairman Feferman at 3:31 p.m. A quorum was present. Approval of the minutes for the October 19` 2011 regular meeting and the November 10 2011 special called meeting of the Airport Beard Chairman Feferman called for approval of the Airport Board meeting minutes for October and November, 2011. Board member Kane moved to approve both month's minutes as written. Board member Richard seconded and the minutes were approved. Approval of Board member absences for the October 19 2011 and November 10 2011, Board meeting No action, None. Asst. Director Castillo addressed the membership regarding the recent Board vacancy and referred to the information sent to the members regarding individuals interested in appointment. Discussion on the candidates was heard. After some discussion, two individuals, Robert Pate and Wayne Squires, were considered as candidates for the vacant seat on the Airport Board. Discussion continued on the qualifications of bath individuals. Chairman Feferman called for a vote and the membership unanimously voted to recommend Wayne Squires to City Council to fill the Board's current vacancy. No action was taken at this meeting on the ratification of this report. The report was delivered to the City Secretary's office in January due to an impending deadline. Since no Board meeting was held in January, this document could not ratified by the Board prior to submittal. Nor was it ratified at this meeting per Asst. Director Castillo. ss . i . 10311 Z. � r. .. • Asst. Director Castillo explained that because of staffs continuous review of the Airport's Minimum Standards, minor updates have been made driven by Del Mar College' School of Aviation an . - 2 - opportunity to provide an incubator at this facility. Asst. Director Castillo turned the floor over to Carl Gross, Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 15, 2012 Page 2 of 3 Airport Operations Manager, for a more thorough explanation of the changes made to the Minimum Standards. After discussion, Chairman Feferman requested staff address a more stringent definition of a "small business development center", The item was tabled for continued discussion and possible action at the March 21, 2012 Airport Board meeting, Asst, Director Castillo addressed the Board on the requirement for the members to submit a Personal Information Release Form, The membership was given these forms for completion and staff would be submitting the completed forms to the City Secretary's office. Asst, Director Castillo addressed the Board on the status of this project. He added that Airport staff has been contacted by General Services Administration who is interested in doing a "turn-key" project for this facility. Discussion was heard on this item. I 1 0 a a. Financial Report Mario Tapia, Finance Manager, updated the Board on the financial activity at the Airport. Six months into the fiscal year, revenues for this fiscal year are at 52% of budget with revenues at $3.7 million and at 47% of expenditures at $3.2 million. The Airport's Debt Service Ratio is 1'.31 %. Mr. Tapia reported on the Airport's Bond Rating stating that Airport Revenue Bonds maintained their rating with DDD- with Fitch and Standard & Poors and Moodys at BAA3. He added that Fitch's rating for the Airport went from a "negative" rating to a "stable" rating. Mr. Tapia also reported that something that will impact finances at the Airport is that the FAA has changed the Airport's match from 5% to 10%. b. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia reported that parking lot revenue is up 5.4% from last year. He reported that the contrast in figures from parking revenue to enplanements is due mainly to the fact that passengers are parking for a longer period of time. The increase in length of time parked is 12%. c. General Activity Report (GAR) Mr. Tapia stated that enplanements are down by 6.4% from last year. X1. Discussion of Director's Report a. Construction Status Report Asst. Director Castillo reported that Victor Gonzalez is the new Airport Projects Manager and he gave a brief report on the status on each project. Mr. Gonzalez reported that the FIS Rehab is 100% complete and the final change order has been issued. He anticipates that within 60 days the project documents and grants should be closed. He continued by reported that the Rental Car QTA facility issued a "Notice to Proceed" on April 1 at 85% complete with the completion date of August 12. For the Communications Center, the "Notice to Proceed" Was issued on November 17 at 47% complete and completion date of May 2012. He added that this project includes not only the Communications Center located within the terminal, but also includes four bundle projects: generators, perimeter Security and fiber optics along the perimeter security gate. Total projects cost is $16,370,468,84, 3- Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda Februag/Y5,2D/2 Page 3 of 3 He continued with slides depicting the previously existing facilities along with the current project updates for both the OTA and the Communication Center. Asst. Director Castillo reported that he and Kim BhdQarwou|d be attending the NehworkUSA Air Service Development Meeting and would be reporting back to the Board in March. Also, a presentation by KSA Engineers would be done regarding the status of the runway mitigation project. He also reported that the Board would be shown the new Airport Organization Chart in line with the new City Managers Business Plan. %01. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman moved to adjourn. Board member Richard Fefemnan called for a motion to adjourn. Vice+chairKAcCond seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at -4-