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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 03/19/2014 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM City of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS +Carpus MARCH 19, 2014, 3:30 P.M. C1risti BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Alex Garcia, Member George Richard, Member Wayne Squires, Member Dana Gunter, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Robert Williams, Member Shawn Morgan, Member Kelly Harlan, Member Jay Wise, Special Advisor CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, 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 Victor Gonzalez, Major Project Manager Marcie Downing, Asst. City Attorney I. 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 February 19, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the February Airport Board Meeting. Board member Harlan asked that the minutes be changed to reflect a correction in his name. Board member Harlan moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Board member Squires seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the February 19, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board member Squires for his absence at the February Airport Board Meeting due to an out of town business trip. Board member Garcia moved to excuse Board member Squires. Board member Harlan seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment Director Segundo introduced Leanna Taylor, the new American/United Airline General Manager, stationed at CCIA. Ms. Taylor gave the Board a brief account of her experience and background with American Airlines. There was no other Public Comment. V. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action on Airport By-laws Description of Sub-committees Director Segundo asked the Board to review the changes made to the Sub-committee section of the Airport's By-laws. Chairman Feferman called for discussion on this item. As there was no discussion, Chairman Feferman called for a vote. Board member Garcia moved to approve the revised Airport Board By-laws. Board member Dunnam seconded and the motion carried. Director Segundo also called for those members who did not sign up for a sub-committee to advise staff of their interest. VI. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial Report Asst. Director Tapia began the financial report by stating that enplanement revenue was up 12.3% from last year and 6.39% over last year in parking revenue. He also presented a slide with the history of revenues for the last six months indicating the increase. He continued by stating that there was an operating surplus of$227,250 mostly due to salary savings. He went over the major variances in revenues and expenditures. He also reported for FY 13-14 a total of $524,367 in CFCs were collected with a cumulative total since 2010 of$3,233,092. Discussion followed regarding this item. ii. GAR Asst. Director Tapia reported the changes in the GAR in the Financial Report. iii. Parking Revenue Report Asst. Director Tapia reported the changes in Parking Revenue in the Financial Report. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 2 of 3 iv. Enplanement Comparison Report Discussion was heard on enplanements and load factors especially with reference to American's larger planes and the number of flights. v. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager, started by stating that the project for RW 13/31 opened bids on March 5, 2014. He presented the Board with a slide listing all the projects and their alternates. He stated that the projects were prioritized on how FAA would rate them for discretionary funding. He is attempting to create a budget for the entire project and he is waiting on FAA's notice on the total amount they will be funding. FAA has awarded a partial amount from Grant 50 which will be used to issue a Notice To Proceed (NTP) on RW 13/31 along with Bravo 1 and Bravo 5 projects, including the waterline relocation and the water valve. As funding becomes available, then Alternate 1 and 2 will be addressed then Alternate 6 and 7 will be addressed. He is working with contractors to coordinate the work. No work has been awarded contingent to FAA's direction on funding. The first NTP will be issued by May 15th and the second NTP by July 29th. Discussion was heard on this item. Mr. Gonzalez stated that the Project for RW 17/35 is at 97% completion. The FAA Part 139 inspection will be conducted; and, last week the flight check was conducted. FAA is requiring that a field survey be done of an adjacent smokestack. He added that everything has passed the FAA's requirements. Mr. Gonzalez continued by reporting that currently there is a change order that he does not feel will impact on the opening of the runway. He will be working with the Airport Consultants and TxDOT to accommodate the safety enhancements which the FAA is requesting specific to additional safety measures. He felt that the runway would be open by the first week of May. Mr. Gonzalez reported that the QTA project is done; however, there are issues with one of the driveways which is too steep for the transport truck to access the parking lot. He is working with the contractor to have this area repaired. There was discussion heard on the trucks obstructing the roadway which impedes traffic going around the transport trucks. Mr. Gonzalez reported that the International Drive Project is over budget based on the Engineering Report. He is working to redefine the scope of work; as well as, working with other City Departments for assisting on cutting costs for some of the work. This project would rehab any base failures along with the addition of curbs and gutters. Enhancements to manholes and storm sewers would be included in this project along with signage. This project will begin sometime in September, 2014. Mr. Gonzalez reported that work on design for the MUFIDS (Flight Information Display Systems) is underway. He added that this project would be fast-tracked. He anticipates it will be completed within six to eight weeks. Victor Gonzalez reported to the Board on the USCG project based on a reported submitted by FD Stonewater. He added that Haas-Anderson is the contractor working on this project. He felt that the project was moving well and on schedule considering they experienced 23 rain days. Discussion was heard on this item. vi. USO Project Director Segundo reported that contractors have been by to view the area and he believes that estimates have been submitted to the USO. He is not aware whether the USO has accepted any of the bids. vii. Update on Airport Board members'terms Director Segundo reviewed the members' terms. Chairman Feferman and Vice-Chairman McCord are both up for reappointment and have expressed their interest in doing so. Board member Richard has termed out and his vacancy will be filled at the April 15th City Council meeting. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 3 of 3 VII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda The members identified a problem with the time lapse in passengers receiving their baggage after a flight. Director Segundo stated his hopes that with the new American/United Station Manager's assignment, this would not be a recurring problem. Discussion was heard on this topic. Director Segundo requested the members input in having another meeting at the NOAA offices located on Airport property which would also include a tour of their facility. He would advise the membership beforehand. VIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved for adjournment. Board member Dunnam seconded and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:39 p.m.