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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 06/18/2014 CCACORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD no I1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM '` CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Christi JUNE 18TH, 2014, 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Charles Kaffie, Member Wayne Squires, Member Dana Gunter, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Robert Williams, Member Shawn Morgan, Member Kelly Harlan, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney NOTICE: The members of the Airport Board will tour the US Coast Guard construction project prior to the meeting which will begin at 3:30 p.m. 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 16, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the Aprill 16th Regular meeting of the Airport Board. Board member Kaffie moved to approve the minutes. Board member Squires seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the April 16, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval to excuse the absences of the April 16th Airport Board meeting. Board Member Squires was absent from the meeting. Board member Dunnman moved to excuse Board member Squires. Board member Gunter seconded the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* None. V. Recognition of Lanmon Aerial Photography Chairman Feferman presented Mrs. Phyllis Lanmon a plaque from the Airport to commemorate her retirement. Director Segundo also recognized Mrs. Lanmon and her family who have been in business at the Airport for 36 years. He also announced that a street on Airport property would be dedicated to and named after the Lanmon family. VI. Presentation & Discussion on TSA Operations at CCIA Director Segundo introduced Mr. Tommy Johnson with the TSA at CCIA. Mr. Johnson reported to the members on his organization on Airport property. He also provided them with his contact information should they have any questions regarding the TSA. VII. Presentation & Discussion on Transportation Network Companies (TNC) Director Segundo presented information on Transportation Network Companies as these companies may begin to affect taxi service at the Airport. They have begun to provide service in Corpus Christi and since they are unregulated, they are difficult to detect and they will impact taxi services on property. He felt that using their services is risky for the customer as well as other liabilities. Discussion was heard on this topic. VIII. Presentation & Discussion on Development of General Aviation Facilities Director Segundo began by updating the members on general aviation at CCIA. He began by pointing out that there are provisions on the FAA Grant Assurances that prohibit marketing of any specific tenant. He showed the Board a drawing with all the projects, on-going and future. He presented the members a drawing showing the new ramp and wash rack for General Aviation. This drawing also showed the property available for the building t-hangars. Discussion was heard on this topic. The next drawing showed the commercial self-fueling, the flight school and another aspect of the ramp. Discussion was heard on this topic. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda June 18, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Director Segundo reported that the Signature agreement would possibly go to City Council for approval July 8tH He added that the agreement would be similar to the Atlantic agreement. Discussion was heard on this topic. IX. Future City Council Agenda Items None. X. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial Report Mario Tapia, Assistant Director, reported that on the current 12-month fiscal year, revenues are higher than anticipated and expenditures are down 75%. The operating surplus will be between $300,000 &$500,000 if the trend continues to the end of the year. He continued by reporting on the variances in revenues and expenditures. He highlighted that the restaurant revenue has increased. He reported that CFCs are almost$800,000 and he predicts that this should increase within the next two months to $900,000. ii. GAR Mr. Tapia began by reporting that enplanements are continuing to increase to 11%from last year. The Load Factors are at 77% from 72% from last year. iii. Parking Revenue Report The Parking Lot revenue has increased over the last few months to 14% from last year. iv. Enplanement Comparison Report Director Segundo reported that enplanements for CCIA are relatively better than San Antonio, Midland and the Valley Airports. He felt that this was due to the adjustment of fares and the Eagle- Ford Shale. He felt that CCIA was more consistent. v. Construction Status Report a. Runway opening report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Project Manager, reported on the following Airport projects: • Runway Extension Project—Opened June 6. • Runway 18/36—Physical &financial closeout. • Runway 13/31 — Issued first NTP &2nd NTP to be issued July 29tH • QTA—Awaiting LEED certification. • International Drive Project — This project is at 50% review and the anticipated start of construction is November, 2014. Discussion was heard on these topics. b. USCG Update Director Segundo gave the members an update on this project. The project is at 50% completion. He also pointed out the GSA delay and he anticipated they would be making adjustments to avoid the delay impacting their deadline. vi. Proposed Deferred Maintenance for FBOs This item had already been discussed in a previous discussion. XI. Sub-committee Reports • Strategic Planning Subcommittee Update Director Segundo opened the floor for this committee's members to give their report to the Board. He explained that this subcommittee's goal would be to create a vision of future plans for the Airport in a series of plans which would be supported by the Airport's Annual Business Plan which has dates of completion that is tracked by a software program developed for use City-wide. Vice-chair McCord reported on several topics discussed by the subcommittee: • Impact of Uber cars • Zoning and Land acquisition for runway expansion and adding an 11,000 parallel runway • Rail access • Mullti-modal • Military cargo • Pipeline for fuel delivery • Governance structure Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda June 18, 2014 Page 3 of 3 • Wind Farm proliferation • Airline mergers • Pilot shortages/pilot education • Population growth • Funding strategies • Freight • Casino gambling • Hotels • Land development possibilities and other forms of revenue generation • Botanical industries • Sector experts for presentations on their plans to coordinate efforts • International flights • Eagle-Ford impact • Consolidation • Space Ports Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, informed the Board that the next step would be to set up similar format meetings that would include experts from area industries. The meetings would be scheduled around the lunch hour and she suggested July 9 for the next meeting. Director Segundo also added that the City is also doing a "Plan CC"which is a comprehensive plan for 2035 which will be on track with the Airport's Strategic Plan. XII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda • JAZB or Airport Zoning Commission Update XIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Dunnam moved to adjourn. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:32 p.M.