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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 02/18/2015 L �u REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS fflol FEBRUARY 18TH, 2015, 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Bill McCord, Vice-Chairman Alex Garcia, Member Curtis Clark, Member Dana Gunter, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Robert Williams, Member Shawn Morgan, Member 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 Projects Manager Louis Lares, Finance &Admin Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Feferman at 3:31 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the January 2111, 2015, Regular Airport Board Meeting This item was tabled by Chairman Feferman until the end of the meeting. III. Approval of absences for the January 2111, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board members Dunnam and Kaffie. Board member Garcia move to excuse those members from their absence of the January 21St Board meeting. Board member Williams seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* Director Segundo introduced the Airport staff to the new Board member, Curtis Clark. V. Update and Discussion of the Airport Zoning Commission (AZC) Director Segundo reported that he had intended to bring the ordinance; however, in working with Legal and Development Services in the creation of rules and regulations for the AZC, it was apparent that Development Services would be unable to meet the timelines due to their heavy workload. In working with Goody, Clancy and Stantec on the PlanCC project for the City of Corpus Christi, Development Services felt that amending the contract with these companies would allow them to assist in the work necessary to continue the development of the AZC. The amendment with these company would also encompass the preparation of the regulations and maps, as well as, inclusion of the three local military facilities. He felt that this would be a prudent move to expedite the AZC's establishment. He added that the finalization of this agreement would require City Council's approval and would be handled by the Purchasing Department. He continued by stating that possible partial funding from the FAA may be available which would be include with Airport and City funding to complete this project. He will be meeting with the FAA Program Manager to discuss this matter. He will bring this item to the board for a recommendation to City Council once the actual ordinance is written. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation and Discussion on Airport Board Roles and Responsibilities Director Segundo advised the Board that the Airport Assistant City Attorney would report on the members' roles and responsibilities and then Mario Tapia, Assistant Director of Aviation, would report on the process of taking an item to City Council. Elizabeth Hundley, Assistant City Attorney for Aviation, handed out a list of rules and responsibilities of the members. She also stated the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi outlines the roles regarding the responsibilities of advisory boards, which the Airport Board is, even though the term "Advisory" was removed from the official name of the Board. She continued by stating the role of the Airport Board is to be the eyes and ears of the City Council as stated in the City Code of Ordinances answering to the Council, as well as, giving them recommendations on action items going to Council. She also asked the members to let her know if they had any questions. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 18, 2015 Page 2 of 4 In response to a question by Chairman Feferman regarding the recommendation of Airport Board members to City Council, she informed the Chair that the change to not take recommendations for Airport Board vacancies was done by City Council. She was not aware of the reason why this change was made; however, she informed the members that, as individual citizens, they can recommend to their City Council member their personal recommendation of candidates to fill Board vacancies. VII. Presentation and Discussion on City Council Agenda Item Process Assistant Director Tapia reviewed the process to have an item added to the City Council Agenda. He also explained the challenges staff encounters in order to place items on the agenda. He stated that it is the Airport Staff's objective to bring every item going to Council to the Board for their input, recommendations and comments as each agenda item notes whether the Board has reviewed the items. He continued by stating the challenge to coordinate the items with the Council's schedule, as well as, the monthly Airport Board meetings. He also stated that, at a minimum, the item would be brought up in a Board meeting if the timing did not allow the Board to make a formal recommendation especially when it involves FAA Grants, which are time sensitive. He reiterated that the goal of staff is to bring the items to the Board when schedules permit. He went on to explain the different items such as resolutions, ordinances and agreements and the time restrictions that are involved in getting them to City Council. He continued by explaining the Legistar system and how this program affects whether an item is approved and going to Council in a timely manner, which can be impeded due to the number of approvals required for an item be placed on the Council agenda. He referred to a visual of the City Council schedule in order that the members would also have a better picture of the time lines involved in getting items to the Board and then onto Council's agenda. Director Segundo also interjected his thoughts on this matter. He explained how he informs the Board on items as soon as they are brought to staff. Some materialize and others do not. He also covered the issue of sensitivity of the information which he presents since negotiations may still be ongoing and how this information getting out to the public could be detrimental to the success of the item. He felt that he would be able to present draft documents to the Board which could be voted upon; however, since it is a draft, the actual document agreed upon may have changed and it would then require an additional month to get it before the Board for a voting recommendations. He also proposed option where he could move forward with the recommendation from the Board to council on the draft item in order to expedite it getting on City Council's agenda. Discussion was heard on the Open Meetings Training. Ms. Hundley stated that staff would be able to advise the members on whether they had attended the training. Staff informed her that members are now required by State law to take the training within 90 days of their installation on the Board. Staff will send the Open Meetings Training link to the members for their review. Discussion was heard on these items. VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Finance Manager, Louis Lares, reported on revenues and expenditures. He reported that the number of enplaned passengers fell by 2.7% from 2014 with the Parking Lot revenues increasing to 3.82% from 2014. With 33% of the fiscal year behind us, revenues were at $2,763,784 which is 33% of the budget and expenditures are at $2,704,226 which is 31% of the budget with a surplus of $59,558. He continued by reporting that CFCs (Customer Facility Charges) are at $71,578 for FY 14-15 with cumulative receipts since June, 2010 of$4,120,814. Asst. Director Tapia interjected that the annual budget process has begun with preparations for the Aviation Department in the works. ii. Enplanement Comparison Report Reported on in the previous item. Discussion was heard on the reasons for the drop in enplanements. Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, felt that the drop was due to the changing of aircraft by American. She also stated that January is usually a slow month but she was confident that the numbers would go up as the year progresses. Discussion continued on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 18, 2015 Page 3 of 4 iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Construction Project Manager, reported on all the on-going projects at the Airport. He began by stating that the contractor for the runway construction project is struggling due to rain delays. Since July 29th, 2014, 61 rain days have been recorded with 39 days approved by CCIA. The excavation of the 48" waterline has been completed to fill in base material. The excavation of the culvert boxes and drainage has been completed. The project was originally to be a 440 calendar day project; and, the contractor is now at 195 days indicating 40% completion to date. The amounts spent on the project and the percent to be completed is below the 40%. The next milestone for the runway project is the flight check and the NAVAIDS. The NAVAIDS are supposed to be at 100% completion with a date of completion of June 4, 2015, approximately 116 days from now. He does not feel that this goal will be met. Mr. Gonzalez also reported that he has been in contact with FAA regarding the flight check deadline. He also feels that if the weather cooperates and with the contractor increasing employees, the goal may be reached. On the East GA project, there are a total of 28 panels to be installed. At present, there are only 10 installed. The completion date for this project is April 13th with an additional approved 10 rain days and he does not feel that the contractor will finished on time. Mr. Gonzalez also advised the members on the NOTAMS that have been issued is due to the items that are still on the contractor's punch-list for the Runway 18-36 extension. He continued by reporting the International Drive project is on hold. He reported that due to the issue with the City's street improvement projects, this project will be done in two stages using Bond 2012 funds. Staff is working with Engineering Department staff to fund this project. Asst. Director Tapia reported that bids would be going out next week and hoped that an addendum can be done for the curb and gutter. With the addition of stormwater infrastructure included in this project, the bond funding would be short by$1.2 million. Discussion was heard on this item iv. FBO Deferred Maintenance Report Assist. Director Tapia reported that there were no changes to report. He added that the Signature agreement was approved two weeks ago. v. City Council Action Report 1. Civil Air Patrol Director Segundo reported on the agreement which is to be for the rental of hangar space. b. Sub-committee Reports L Business Development Sub-committee—General Aviation Chair Feferman recapped what has transpired with t-hangars and general aviation with Western LLC in the past. Since Western has pulled out of their project at CCIA, a new company has expressed interest and in a Business Development sub-committee meeting, the proposed project was discussed as far as viability. Background information was heard from the new company, TKDA, and discussed among the sub-committee members along with the representatives of the new company in order to obtain more information about the company and the project. He continued by emphasizing with TKDA that there a number of t-hangars they can provide along with phasing of the project. The location was discussed by the Director along with information regarding ease of access. He interjected that in the past, there have been as many as 100 GA planes. Now there is only about 70 GA planes based at CCIA. Along with the proposed t-hangars, a 300,000 sq. ft. public ramp, commercial self-fueling tanks with a wash rack and a flight school in conjunction with Del Mar School of Aviation are in the planning stages. He feels that with the already established security offered at CCIA along with the competitive fuel pricing that can be offered at CCIA, GA growth will begin. Discussion was heard on this item. ii. Strategic Planning Sub-committee—NAS Corpus Christi Board member Williams, as member of the Strategic Planning Sub-committee, gave a report on the meeting held in January with the NAS-Corpus Christi Flight Operations group. Board Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda February 18, 2015 Page 4 of 4 member Williams advised the Board on their plans with the group as well as how concerned they were with wind farms and their encroachment especially with Cabaniss. He also added how they are looking at a dual runway; however, it would not be for about 20-25 years. He also felt it was important that the approval of the T-6's use of 4,000 ft. from 5,000 ft. runways would indicate that Waldron Field will stay open for dual operation. He continued with various other items that indicated the group's inclination to work with CCIA to improve operations including not utilizing Goliad due to the distance. Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda The members called for the following to be put on the March agenda: January Airport Board minutes; International Drive report; and, Business Development sub-committee report. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chair Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn. Board member Gunter seconded and motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.