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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 03/18/2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES LAFRM CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE r AVIATION BOARD ROOM '" CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS MARCH 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 Kelly Harlan, Member Charles Kaffie, 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 3:30 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the January 2111& February 181h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to approve the minutes from January 21St. Board member Clark moved to approve the minutes as written and Board member Williams seconded. The January 21St minutes were approved. Chairman Feferman called for a motion to approve the minutes from February 18th. Board member Dunnman moved to approve the minutes as written and Board member Garcia seconded. The February 18th minutes were approved. III. Approval of absences for the February 181h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called to excuse Board members Kaffie and Harlan. Board member Garcia moved to excuse both Board members. Vice-chair McCord seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* No public comment. V. Recognition of Wayne Squires' Service on the Airport Board Chairman Feferman recognized former Board member Wayne Squires for his service while on the Airport Board. Mr. Squires was presented with a plaque from the Airport Board. VI. Presentation and Discussion on International Drive Project Director Segundo introduced Jerry Shoemaker, Project Engineer in Capital Projects with the City of Corpus Christi Engineering Department. Mr. Shoemaker gave a presentation on the Airport's International Drive Project. Mr. Shoemaker advised the Board that he would be the Program Manager for all CIP projects for the City for the year. He began by giving some background on the Bond Program which affects the International Drive Project. He explained the various construction stages for the project also adding that there is a plan for placing a ribbon curb in the project. He also discussed the utility phases of the project along with the relocation of signage. He continued with more in-depth construction information phase-by-phase of the project including the costs involved as well as funding. He also discussed the Phase I timeline for this project and anticipated that the project would begin with bids going at in summer of 2015 and groundbreaking for fall 2015 and completion early 2016. He continued by stating that Phase II/Terminal Loop would be included into the Streets Lists which will go to City Council in October, 2015. Phase III to follow. Discussion was heard on this item. Mr. Shoemaker continued by advising the Board on the proposed curbing. Discussion was heard on this item as well as a cell-phone lot. The Director responded there was no funding for the suggested cell-phone lot. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda March 18th, 2015 Page 2 of 3 VII. Presentation and Discussion on Airport Security Chairman Feferman stated that he had requested more information on security at the Airport. Chief of Public Safety, John Hyland, introduced himself to the members advising them that Public Safety deals with policing, fires and EMS primarily for the Airport. He began by advising the Board on the types of situations that his staff handles. He also informed the Board that Table-Top Exercises are conducted regularly including local first-responders in order to review the various scenarios to define each organizations involvement in the simulations. He also informed the Board on measures that may be implemented by his division and/or TSA to prevent and/or deal with these types of situations. He also informed the Board on future training scheduled for Public Safety staff. He also discussed security measures for both FBOs as well as proposed improvements for the future. Chief Hyland discussed TSA's pre-check program and informed the members he anticipated this program to be up and running at CCIA by the first of May. Discussion was heard on this item. Chief Hyland also discussed the Public Safety Officer Reorg to keep building staff as well as staying competitive in the job market. Discussion was heard on this item. VIII. Presentation and Discussion on Parking Lot AVI Permits/Card Asst. Director Tapia gave a presentation on the use of the new AVI card presented to the Board members. Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Discussion and Action on Appropriation for Grant 48 Amendment Asst. Director Tapia informed the Board on the FAA Grant Amendment. Discussion was heard on this item. Chairman Feferman called for a vote to recommend to City Council to approve this appropriation of the Grant 48 amendment. Board member Garcia moved to approve this item. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. X. Discussion and Action on Texas DOT RAMP Maintenance Grant Asst. Director Tapia informed the Board on Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Repair and Maintenance Program (RAMP). He explained the major points of this item. Board member Garcia moved to approve this item. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. XI. Discussion on Chapter 9 Draft Amendment of Fees, Rates &Charges Director Segundo explained that changes were going to be made to Chapter 9 specifically in the areas of fees. He felt that this was necessary as new services were going to be provided as well as modifying and upgrading charges for current services. He informed the Board that staff has made price comparisons for similar services locally and within the state. These fees are not set by ordinance. He will be modifying the ordinance to give staff the authority to set the new rates. He also added that this change will not impact existing contracts. He outlined the different types of fees that would be added and those to be modified. He also informed the members the actual cost of providing these services in order to justify the fee modifications. He also explained the process to having the changes approved by City Council. Discussion was heard on this item. Director Segundo asked for feedback on this item for the next meeting. XII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Finance Manager, Louis Lares, reported that enplanements are 7% below 2014 and the Parking Lot revenue is up 79% high from 2014. He reported that revenues are at $3,409,081 at 41% of the budget year and expenditures are at $3,351,806 which is 395 of the budget year. This has left a surplus of$57,275. He continued by reporting on the CFCs stating that $70,597 has been collected for this fiscal year with a cumulative total of CFCs collected since 2010 at$44,191,411. ii. Enplanement Comparison Report This was discussed in the previous item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda March 18th, 2015 Page 3 of 3 iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Construction Manager, reported on the status of Airport projects. He also presented to the Board a projected schedule for Runway 13/31 project. He also informed the Board on the rain delays for this project. iv. FBO Deferred Maintenance Report Asst. Director Mario Tapia stated that there were no changes to this item from the last report. Discussion was heard on this item. v. General Aviation Survey Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, reported on a General Aviation survey that the Airport is undertaking. She outlined the measures to be used to contact plane owners as well as the information on the survey. She added that the last time she undertook a survey, a 20% response was received. She will be sharing response information with the Board once it is completed. Discussion was heard on this item. vi. City Council Action Report a. Appropriation of$150K for canopy rehab/paint Director Segundo explained that this item is pending to be taken to City Council. He explained that he was attempting to utilize the JOC program for this project. There was a problem in contacting prospective contractors, so the bid will be reissued. When bids are finalized, he will be bringing this item back to the Board. XIII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda a. Lanmon Building b. General Aviation Development c. County Airport Plan XIV. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn. Board member Williams seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m.