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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 01/16/2013III. Public Comment* There was no public comment. IV. Presentation and Discussion on Republic Parking Proposal Director Segundo informed the Board that their recommendation at the December 14tH meeting to have an RFP done for Airport parking was not possible as the RFB process has already begun. At this point in negotiations with the RFB, the only way that an RFP could be undertaken would be at the direction of City Council. Due to the Board's interest in Republic Parking's background and experience, he has asked for a presentation to be made to the Board at this meeting; and, if the Board still chooses to move forward with the RFB, their recommendation would be taken to City Council for approval. He then turned the floor over to Mr. Chris Howley, Executive Vice President of Republic Parking. Mr. Howley briefed the Board some of his company's history and experience in this field along with a video presentation including several points on their proposal. Discussion was heard by the Board with questions answered by Mr. Howley. Director Segundo closed the discussion by informing the Board that any changes above and beyond what was presented would be taken to the Board for recommendation to City Council for approval. V. Update and Discussion on US Coast Guard project Director Segundo turned the floor over to Charlotte Yochem, Airport's City Attorney. She reported to the Board that City Council unanimously approved the first reading of the USCG agreement. City Council was very receptive and encouraged staff to move forward with this project. FD Storewater is in communication with GSA. Staff is waiting on the RLP and resolution to an environmental issue. These two issues will be worked on simultaneously in order to move forward expidiciously. Director Segundo reported that FD Stonewater has begun steps to begin soliciting engineering, architectural and contractors locally. The company is interviewing local companies; and, no selections have been made at this time. He added that Trillion Aviation will be working closely with FD Stonewater to make sure they stay on task. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE CORPUS CHRISTI AVIATION BOARD ROOM City f INTERN -MIONA Af��fOlUf CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS C01PUS JANUARY 16TH 2013, 3:30 P.M. Christi BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice - Chairman Jesse Olivares, Member George Richard, Member Wayne Squires, Member Dana Gunter, Member Adam Nuse, Member Jeff Kane, Member Jay Wise, Special Advisor 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 Charlotte Yochem, Legal Dept. Victor Gonzalez, Operations Supt 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 December 14th, 2012 special - called meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Feferman called for a motion to approve the minutes of the December 14th, 2012 special - called meeting. Board member Richard moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Squires seconded and the motion carried. III. Public Comment* There was no public comment. IV. Presentation and Discussion on Republic Parking Proposal Director Segundo informed the Board that their recommendation at the December 14tH meeting to have an RFP done for Airport parking was not possible as the RFB process has already begun. At this point in negotiations with the RFB, the only way that an RFP could be undertaken would be at the direction of City Council. Due to the Board's interest in Republic Parking's background and experience, he has asked for a presentation to be made to the Board at this meeting; and, if the Board still chooses to move forward with the RFB, their recommendation would be taken to City Council for approval. He then turned the floor over to Mr. Chris Howley, Executive Vice President of Republic Parking. Mr. Howley briefed the Board some of his company's history and experience in this field along with a video presentation including several points on their proposal. Discussion was heard by the Board with questions answered by Mr. Howley. Director Segundo closed the discussion by informing the Board that any changes above and beyond what was presented would be taken to the Board for recommendation to City Council for approval. V. Update and Discussion on US Coast Guard project Director Segundo turned the floor over to Charlotte Yochem, Airport's City Attorney. She reported to the Board that City Council unanimously approved the first reading of the USCG agreement. City Council was very receptive and encouraged staff to move forward with this project. FD Storewater is in communication with GSA. Staff is waiting on the RLP and resolution to an environmental issue. These two issues will be worked on simultaneously in order to move forward expidiciously. Director Segundo reported that FD Stonewater has begun steps to begin soliciting engineering, architectural and contractors locally. The company is interviewing local companies; and, no selections have been made at this time. He added that Trillion Aviation will be working closely with FD Stonewater to make sure they stay on task. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda January 16, 2013 Page 2 of 3 VI. Discussion of Issue of Board Members' Absences Chairman Feferman addressed the membership regarding absences. He read an excerpt provided by the City Secretary's office regarding absences due to lack of quorum as well as excuses for a member's absence. Chairman Feferman addressed the Board regarding an email he sent which expressed his opinion of the importance of attending all regularly scheduled Board meetings. Discussion was heard on the manner in which excuses by members for missing a meeting would be reported. Director Segundo interjected that other Boards handled members' absences by including specific instances of acceptable excuses in the Board's By -laws. He also commented that a process for members reporting an absence should also be established and included in the Board's By -laws. This would be acted upon at the February meeting. Chairman Feferman called for a vote to excuse Board members Squires and Kane's absences. Board member Richard moved to excuse Board members Squires and Kane. The motion was seconded and carried. VII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports Mario Tapia, Airport Finance Manager, began the financial monthly reports by stating that through December, 2012, enplanements were down 9% from 2011. He continued by stating that enplanements in McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville have all experienced a reduction of the number of passengers. Director Segundo reminded the Board that Trillion Aviation had predicted this downturn trend during their last forecast presentation to the Board. He added that Midland's higher numbers was due in part to the oil boom. He also commented that this type of added boost to the local economies would impact the Airport, hopefully, in the near future. Board member Wise reported on the total lack of customer service that he experienced at the Airport by the United Airlines employees. Director Segundo commented that he would be contacting the airline's corporate offices to seek assistance regarding the level of customer service their employees are providing. He continued by adding that he is seeking to add a Customer Service Representative position to Airport staff who would be specifically addressing these types of issues. He also added that the CVB has an excellent course that training those interested in providing quality customer service to visitors to the City. He will be looking into having this training provided on Airport property. Mr. Tapia continued by reporting that Parking Lot revenues were down 2.69% below 2011's numbers. He continued by adding that revenues were over expenditures budgeted with a surplus of $247,617. He added that this was primarily due to salary savings for 10 vacant Airport positions. Board member Wise questioned when the Customer Service Representative would possibly be hired. Mr. Tapia responded that due to the City undertaking a city -wide position review, it may not be until the next fiscal year in August, 2013. Director Segundo felt that the two pressing issues he has with HR is getting equitable pay for the Public Safety Officers as well as the creation of the Marketing Manager position. Mr. Tapia reported on the CFCs. He stated that CFCs collection is 3% over last years with a total of $2.2 million collected for the QTA facility. b. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Construction & Project Manager, began his report by stating there are four major ongoing projects. The Rehabilitation of the Terminal Building FIS project and the Communications Center project are mostly complete with finalization of closing documents to begin processing within the next 45 to 60 days. As for the QTA, he reported that a Certificate of Occupancy was received in December for the facility He added that all RACs have returned their signed agreements and this item will go to City Council on January 29th with final action on February 12th. He anticipates that the RACs will be able to move into the facility on February 15th. The second phase of this project is scheduled to begin in March, 2013. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda January 16, 2013 Page 3 of 3 Mr. Gonzalez continued by stating that the Runway 17 -35 extension project issued a Notice to Proceed on October 18th, 2012 and is currently at 20% completion. He estimated that the completion date to be October 18, 2013. Chairman Feferman asked what the status is of the liquidated damages for the QTA. Mr. Gonzalez stated that a meeting was scheduled with Airport staff and City Engineering to discuss this issue. Director Segundo stated that he would report back to the Board on this issue at the next meeting. Director Segundo stated that Beecroft has the contract for the Communications Center. He added that the Runway 17 -35 project was contracted with Barcom and Bay. This project also includes the north ramp where the Del Mar Hangar is located. A drainage improvement is being done on Pinson Road to stop flooding in the West FBO area. He stated this to advise the Board that there are three different contractors on property at this time. He also added that designing of the entire east ramp is ongoing. He added that this is being conducted in order that FAA may provide discretionary funding on a concrete ramp on the east side. Board member Richard questioned if the new FIS facility was being frequently utilized. Director Segundo responded that the facility has not been fully utilized at this time; but, he felt that if Kiewit begins another project locally, the facility would be available for their use. VIII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda a. 2013 -2014 Airport Board Appointments b. FBO Update c. USCG — FD Stonewater Presentation IX. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Kane moved and Board member Richard seconded. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.