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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/16/2013 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM City of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Carpus OCTOBER 16TH, 2013, 3:30 P.M. Crristu BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Alex Garcia, Member George Richard, Member Wayne Squires, Member Dana Gunter, Member Shawn Morgan, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Adam Nuse, Member Kelly Harlan, Member Jay Wise, Special Advisor CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, Interim Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Gary Williams, Facilities 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 3:40 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the absences of the September 4th, 2013 special-called meeting of the Airport Board Since the September 4th meeting was a special-called meeting, no action was necessary for those members not present at the meeting. III. Approval of the minutes for the September 4th, 2013 special-called meeting of the Airport Board Board member Garcia moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* None. V. Introduction of American/United Station Manager and Discussion Airport Marketing Manager Kim Bridger, introduced Gabe Eyerly, the American Airlines Station Manager. Mr. Eyerly described to the Board the new airplanes coming to CCIA. He also added that additional planes would be at CCIA soon and would advise the Board as soon as this happens. November 21 St is the date for the first flight which will leave at 1:20 p.m. Ms. Bridger informed the Board there would be a media event for this new aircraft's arrival. Director Segundo also informed the Board that American Airlines would be moving their ticket counter closer to the United Airline ticket counter to be more efficient. VI. Presentation and Discussion of the Airport's Operating & Capital Budget approved by City Council Mario Tapia, Interim Asst. Director and Admin/Finance Manager, gave an executive briefing to the Board on the Capital and Operating Budget that was approved by City Council. All on-going Airport projects and future projects were discussed. There was also some discussion on the city allocations and airport revenues. VII. Presentation and Discussion on USCG Project Director Segundo began his presentation to the Board by advising the members that City Council approved the last of the amendments for the ground lease for this project. This allowed FD Stonewater to move forward in securing financing for the USCG project. He also reported that the 100% drawings will be completed by November 5 and groundbreaking possibly in December with a completion date sometime in the 1St quarter of 2015. Because the contract has a "Buy Local" clause a workshop was held on October 8 with approximately 40 to 50 local participants. He felt it was a success and also reported that another workshop will be held in November. He reported that FD Stonewater will build the shell building along with the parking lots. Then the USCG will go into the building with tenant improvements. He is hopeful that FD Stonewater will handle the bids for the tenant improvements; however, that does not always occur. The construction costs for this project will be approximately$22 million with $40 million in total costs. Discussion on this item was heard. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 16, 2013 Page 2 of 2 VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports Mario Tapia reviewed on the monthly financials reporting that September enplanements were up by 7% from last year. He also reported that parking revenues were up by 11%. He continued by reporting that with being 17% into the fiscal year, revenues are at 1.2% and expenditures at 14% with a surplus of $158,000. He also reported on the farm leases and CFCs. He also reported that the fund balance grew by$533,000. b. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Project Manager, began by reporting that the QTA landscaping should be done in three or four weeks. He also reported that the 17/35 extension is about 90% complete with a date for the FAA flight check. He is working with the contractor on meeting the flight check date. He added that at the same time that he is working on the 17/35 extension, he will be working to move the 13/31 project forward. He also reported on the north GA apron project. He plans on advertising for this project on November 18 and open on December 18 and award no later than January 28, 2014. He reported that the NAVAIDS project is to be completed by the time project 18/36 is completed. There was some discussion on the project by the members. c. TSA-LEO Reimbursement& Exit Lane Changes Director Segundo reported to the Board that the Airport has received the Security Directive from TSA. A letter has been sent to TSA regarding the Airport's opposition to turning over the manning of the exit lane to the City of Corpus Christi. He felt that this would not happen before the January 1St, 2014 deadline. With that in mind, he will be working on a plan to man the exit by reclassing three Airport FTEs with the Public Safety Officers as back-up as well as other staff members to assist with breaks and lunch. TSA has agreed to assist in training our employees. He also added that Chief Hyland will also be looking into using a local security company to place at this location. He was not certain that there would be funding to support this measure. d. Civil Air Patrol/USCG Auxiliary Hangar Director Segundo reported on the meeting with the Civil Air Patrol regarding their use of the empty hangar. They are interested in using the facility and are agreeable to making some improvements. Nothing final has been agreed upon. Director Segundo showed the Board a rendering on the changes for this facility. e. STA Update Director Segundo reported to the Board that this project was no longer under consideration. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board meeting agenda None. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn the meeting. Board member Morgan seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:01 p.m.