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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 07/16/2014 CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR IN IMEETING NTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD CI " C A 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM City of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CorlaLIS JULY 16TH, 2014, 3:30 P.M. CNast:i. BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Alex Garcia, Member George Richard, Member Dana Gunter, Member Robert Williams, Member Shawn Morgan, Member 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 Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Elizabeth Hundley, 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 June 18th, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the last regular Airport Board meeting in June. Board member Garcia moved to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded and carried. III. Approval of absences for the June 18th, 2014 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board member Garcia for his absence from the June 18th Airport Board meeting. Board member Morgan moved to excuse Board member Garcia. Board member Williams seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* Asst. Director Tapia introduced the new Finance and Admin Manager, Louis Lares. Mr. Lares briefly advised the membership of his background. V. Presentation and Discussion on Joint Airport Zoning Board/Airport Zoning Commission Director Segundo gave some background information on the JAZB or Airport Zoning Commission (AZC) and how it was reinstated. The City is currently weighing its options on forming the Joint Airport Zoning Board or the Airport Zoning Commission which are the same with the exception of one key issue. Director Segundo gave a PowerPoint Presentation on this topic. Director Segundo will update the Board on the development of either of these Boards. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action on an FBO Development Subcommittee Director Segundo presented the Board with a briefing on creating a subcommittee to assist with potential development items. Atlantic Aviation is putting a plan together. The Airport would like to form a subcommittee with the Business Development subcommittee. Director Segundo is looking for direction from the membership. Chairman Feferman stated that it would be better to use the Business Development subcommittee. Director Segundo reported that this will be implemented once the FBO agreements are signed. Discussion followed regarding this item. VII. Presentation and Discussion on Airport Covered Parking Analysis Asst. Director Tapia gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding covered parking. The presentation highlighted the existing parking area showing 1,488 available spaces. He also presented the estimated cost of a parking lot expansion which would be $1,020,000 to generate $90,338 in additional income over an estimated payout of 11 years. He also presented the activity for the parking lot for 2013 & 2014 and it indicated that only twice in November & December, 2014, where it reached 100% capacity. He also informed the Board on other proposed parking lot improvement including: Revenue & Access Control System ($437K); Lighting upgrade ($30K); Pavement Repair and Resurfacing ($100K); Replace covered parking canopy($600K) and Corrosion Control/Painting Canopy Supports ($50K). Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda July 161h, 2014 Page 2 of 2 In addition to the information on additional parking, Mr. Tapia also informed the Board on the proposed Parking Lot Sign Plan. He felt that the improvements would be done before the end of the fiscal year. The PowerPoint presentation showed the proposed change in signage. Discussion on the item was heard. VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. GAR Asst. Director Tapia reviewed the GAR which indicated an 8.4% increase from 2013 in passenger enplanements. ii. Parking Revenue Report Mr. Tapia also noted that there is also an increase of 4.73% from 2013 in parking lot revenue. iii. Financial Report Mr. Tapia continued by reviewing revenues which are 93% of the fiscal year budget; expenditures are 82% of budget with a net operating surplus of $594,513. He reviewed the major variances in revenues and expenditures. He continued by stating that the CFC FY 13-14 receipts were $864,171 with cumulative receipts since June 2010 of$3,572,900. iv. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager, reported that runway 17/35 is now 18/36 and has been open since June 6. It is 100% complete lacking a few items on the punch list and some on the warranty. He reported that RW 13/31 project is gearing up to start with NTP being issued on July 29tH 2014. Authorization for all the bid alternates including Bay's bid, with the exception of Bid Alternate #3 & #4 will be held until there is additional funding from the FAA. The contract amounts show $32,814,272.84 with a spent amount of$27,005,145.99. Mr. Gonzalez also reported on the International Drive project which is at 90% completion with reviews and 100% submittals are due the week of August 11th with construction to start in November, 2014. v. Enplanement Comparison Reported Director Segundo reported on this information by stating that CCIA's numbers are still high. He felt that McAllen and Harlingen were experiencing a huge increase of enplanements with the transportation of immigrants back to Mexico and Latin America. He also touched on an issue that is brewing between Customs Border Patrol and TSA in who has responsibility for handling the transport of these immigrants. vi. Quarterly Fuel Report Director Segundo reported on the figures for aviation fuel throughout Texas. b. Subcommittee Reports i. Strategic Planning Committee Update Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, reported on the last meeting of the subcommittee. She expected to hold another meeting around July 9th. Board member Williams gave a briefing to the membership Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Director Segundo asked to give the Board a presentation on the FAA certification for CCIA. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn. Board member Morgan seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.