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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 05/21/2014 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ✓ CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD Ai p Bb NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 426 PINSON Cityor CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Cot-pus MAY 21sT, 2014, 3:00 P.M. Christi BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Alex Garcia, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Dana Gunter, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Robert Williams, Member Shawn Morgan, Member Kelly Harlan, Member CITY STAFF Mario Tapia, Asst. Director of Aviation Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager NOTICE: The members of the Airport Board toured the National Weather Service facility prior to the meeting. 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 April 16th, 2014, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the April 16th Board Meeting. Board member Garcia moved to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded and approved. III. Approval of absences for the April 16th, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board members Dunnam, Harlan & Morgan's absences from the April Board meeting. Board member Garcia moved to excuse the members. The motion was seconded and approved. IV. Public Comment None. V. Future City Council Agenda Items a. Signature Deferred Maintenance Estimate Asst. Director Tapia updated the members on items going to City Council. He reported that these three items were pushed back to the June 10th City Council Agenda. He also added that the topic for this item should read as the Signature FBO Agreement. He added he would cover the Deferred Maintenance Estimate in this report. Mr. Tapia reported that staff is waiting on a final fully executed agreement to be returned from Signature before taking this item to City Council. He stated, regarding the Deferred Maintenance Estimate, the amount would be $300,000. He also recapped some of the points of the agreement for the benefit of new members. b. HMS Host—Update Mr. Tapia informed the members that the name of the business has been changed from HMS Host to WDFG (World Duty Free Group). The lease remained the same with the exception of a bit more space for their manager's office. c. MUFIDS —Update This item is to improve the Airport's Information Display system. This item has been presented to the Board, but it is being pushed back to June 10th to go before City Council. VI. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. GAR Mr. Tapia reported on the continued increase on enplanements which are up 13.2% from April of 2013 and 12% up year-to-date. He added that the load factors were at 64% last year and increased to 74% this year. He stated that all of the airlines experienced an increase. Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, added that in meeting with the American Airline station manager, a new flight has been added to their schedule. She also mentioned that she is communicating with the airline regarding their customer service issues. She also mentioned that United &American's ticket counters are considering moving closer together. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 2 of 3 ii. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia reported that the parking revenue is up for the month of April at $177,000 which represents an 8.4% increase. Discussion was heard on this topic. Discussion was heard on whether customers have provided any positive feedback on the improvements. Discussion continued on this item. iii. Financial Report Mr. Tapia began by reporting on the 13.2% increase in parking revenue which is 8.43% above 2013 in parking revenue. He reported that with 3/ of the fiscal year gone, we have collected $5.7 million in revenue and had expenditures of $5.3 million. There was an operating surplus of $364,871. He informed the Board that the City would be adding two months to this fiscal year in order to move the end/start of the fiscal year to October. He added that this might impact the figures for the budget. Discussion was heard on the salary savings from vacant positions. He continued to report on the major revenue and expenditure variances. He continued to report to the Board on the collection of CFCs with FY 13-14 receipts of $699,685 and a cumulative since June 2010 of $3,408,414. He concluded by stating that the fund balance increased by$533,813. iv. Sub-committee Report a. Strategic Planning Committee Report Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, reported to the Board the purpose of this committee and advised committee members that meetings are to be scheduled to begin the first to mid of June. This should be a 4 to 6 month long process. v. Construction Status Report a. Airport Construction Project Victor Gonzalez, Airport Project Manager, reported on current projects. He began by reporting on the status of the QTA. A third party surveyor will be hired to inspect the QTA driveway to determine who was at fault so the problem can be corrected. He added that the Runway 17/35 Project is 99% complete. The contractor has completed all projects to open the runway. A final flight check has been scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Staff is working on meeting the Part 139 requirements. He felt that there was nothing holding up the opening of this project with the exception of the flight check. On the 18/36 NavAids Access Roads to 10-B, the contractor has completed the project and a final walk through was done last week. On the 13/31 extension, a Notice to Proceed has been issued to the contractor on the waterline and water valve. A second Notice to Proceed will be issued on or before July 29th for the base bid and all the bid alternates with the exception of Bid Alternate#3 &#4 which are HDA Phase 1 and Phase 2. He has received the contractor's base line schedule and they are projecting that the work for this will start in January, 2015. He expected the work to start in October, 2014. This will be worked out with the contractor. On the International Drive Project, 60% review was received and he anticipates receiving 100% submittals by August, 2014 and start construction November, 2014. Discussion was heard on the construction projects by the Board. b. FD Stonewater Construction Report—USCG Facility Mr. Gonzalez stated that Coast Guard project has been moving quickly. They have completed the tilt walls and erecting steel for the office spaces along with Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes May 21, 2014 Page 3 of 3 the elevator shafts. The structural beams for the doors have been erected. The expected construction completion is February, 2015. vi. Marketing Report a. Airport Customer Satisfaction Survey Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, informed the Board on the results of the Airport's Customer Satisfaction survey conducted last year here at CCIA. She reviewed several of the categories which reflected issues passengers experienced. The survey indicated several areas that needed to be addressed; however, those areas are already in the process of being rectified by staff. There were several areas where customers gave satisfactory and positive comments. She added that this type of survey would be conducted annually. VII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda The consensus of the Board was to take a tour of the USCG construction project prior to the June meeting. Staff will look into getting this coordinated. VIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn and Board member Dunnam seconded. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 4:27 p.m.