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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 02/20/2013CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice - Chairman Jesse Olivares, Member George Richard, Member Wayne Squires, Member Dana Gunter, Member Rosie Collin, Member Adam Nuse, Member Jeff Kane, Member Kelly Harlan, 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 at 3:30 by Chairman Feferman. A quorum was present II. Approval of the minutes of the February 20th, 2013 regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Feferman called for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 20 Airport Meeting of the Airport Board. Board member Olivarez moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of the minutes for the February 20th, 2013 regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board member Harlan for his absence of the February 20th, 2013 Airport Board meeting due to out -of -town business. Board member Squires moved to excuse Board member Harlan's absence and Vice - chairman McCord seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment Chairman Feferman called for public comment. There was no public comment. V. Presentation and Discussion of USCG Project by FD Stonewater Asst. Director Castillo along with Dan Benzon from Trillion Aviation via telephone and Claiborne Williams, Principal with FD Stonewater, lead in the development of the USCG Project. They gave an overview of the USCG development. He reported that through GSA, the USCG has confirmed a 20 -year ground lease. The City has contracted FD Stonewater who is responsible for the planning, designing & construction. He added that it is a 20 -year ground lease with four 20 -year renewal options. The land rent was based on Fair Market Value based upon an appraisal completed last year. FD Stonewater assumes 100% financial responsibility for the development. All the facilities at the end of the lease will revert back to the Airport. There is a development fee of 4 %, a GSA consultant negotiations fee of $2 /sq. ft., an active management fee of 1.25% and a property management fee of 3 %. Working with staff, Trillion Aviation and FD Stonewater, this agreement stipulated that 80% of construction cost be awarded to local contractors, including engineers, architects and general contractors. FD Stonewater will be handling all interviews of construction companies for this project. Asst. Director Castillo followed -up by acknowledging Trillion and Stonewater's efforts along with the Airport Board's unanimous support of this development. He continued that the next step is to get a request for lease proposals from GSA. This will give all the perimeters of the development and will allow Stonewater to move forward. Mr. Williams estimated that the lease would be signed this summer and construction would commence in the first quarter of next year. Discussion was heard on the reason why the RLP has been delayed. Mr. Williams reported that GSA had an environmental study, phase I done and found something, but they have not shared the report. GSA has now moved onto a phase II study. They found contamination but were not clear on the level of contamination. GSA is working with TCEQ and the Texas Railroad Commission on who will monitor the clean -up project. Mr. Williams is waiting on the "No Further Action" letter and since his group is not been included in the process, it may be some time before this document is received. Discussion and questions were heard by the Board. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 20th, 2013 Page 2 of 3 VI. Discussion and Possible Action on Amendment to the Airport Board By -laws regarding Board member excused absences Charlotte Yochem, Sr. Assist. City Attorney for the Airport, began by presenting to the membership bylaws from other organizations regarding members absences. She also presented a document that would amend the Airport Board's By -laws that dealt with membership attendance. Ms. Yochem would be emailing this document to the members and asked for the members to email her any revisions which would be voted on at the next meeting. Discussion was heard on this topic. No action was taken at this meeting pending members revisions and action to be taken at the next meeting. VII. Discussion and Possible Action on Airport Board Vacancy and Board Member Re- appointments Chair Feferman reminded the members that there are two vacancies coming up for appointments. Director Segundo addressed the members that Board member Olivares will be terming out and Board member Collin has declined reappointment. Board member Kane is also up for reappointment and he is interested in being reappointed. Chairman Feferman asked that the members of the Board solicit others to join. Interested persons need to contact the City Secretary's office to submit their bios for consideration. Director Segundo would have the link to the City Secretary's office sent via email to the members for them to share with those interested. VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports Mario Tapia, Finance Manager, began his financial report to the Board by stating that January's numbers were 7.4% lower than January 2012. The parking lot activity also reflected this drop. Mr. Tapia reported that the Financial Reports indicated that revenues are at 51% and expenditures are doing better are at $250,000 to $270,000. There are few variances but he added that landing fees are scheduled to change and this is affected by charter flights. He also reported that the LEO grant rate has dropped and will impact the budget for the current fiscal year by $17,000. And the next fiscal year's budgeted will be impacted by $20,000 less. Director Segundo report that the Airport will receive $350,000 in overages in City allocations and will be using the funds to accelerate capital purchases such as new vehicles, mowing equipment and a bobcat. Mr. Tapia continued by reporting on CFCs which were about $30,000 even though Airport activity is lower. Director Segundo presented the board with enplanement numbers for surrounding airports. Discussion was heard on this topic. b. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Project & Construction Manager, reported on the projects and their status. - Comm Center & Security Project — Substantially complete and should be signing off at the end of the month to close out the project. - QTA Project — 85% completion for this project and will commission the facility by the end of the month and by March 1St the RACs should be operating out of the facility. By March 11, Phase II should begin. - RW 17/35 Project — The Notice to Proceed was issued on October 18 and is about 30% complete and on track for the October 18, 2013 completion date. - RW 13/31 — 30% design and anticipates going out for bids on May /June, 2013. The beginning of this project depends on the completion of the RW 17/35 project. Discussion was heard on these projects. c. Status Update on QTA Liquidated Damages Director Segundo reported that he has met with Engineering and was informed that negotiations are still on- going. He did state that claims have been filed against the City. The Engineering Department is handling this matter and will attempt to get the most compensation for damages on this project. He also stated that he would update the Board when Engineering lets him know of any changes on this matter. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 20th, 2013 Page 3 of 3 d. FBO Update Director Segundo stated that he has been in contact with both FBOs and will be setting up meetings in order to expedite the agreements by the next fiscal year in July & August. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Meeting Agenda Asst Director Castillo requested that Air Service Development be added to next month's agenda since both he and Kim would be attending the NetworkUSA Airline Conference next month. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for adjournment. Board member Richard moved to adjourn. Board member Harlan seconded and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:34 p.m.