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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 08/19/2015 L �u REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS fflol AUGUST 19TH, 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 Karl Tomlinson, Member Jay Wise, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger-Hunt, 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 July 151h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to approve the minutes of the July Airport Board Meeting. The motion to approve the minutes as written passed. III. Approval of absences for the July 151h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse absences for Board members Gunter, Clark and Wise. Board member Williams moved to excuse the Board members. Board member Tomlinson seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* None. V. Introduction of American/Envoy Station Manager and Discussion of Station Changes Ms. Lupe Elguera, American Airlines station manager, was expected to attend this meeting; however, she was called to attend a business meeting out of town and unable to attend today. Staff will invite her to attend the next meeting. VI. Presentation & Discussion on the Airport's 2015 Strategic Plan Kim Bridger-Hunt, PR/Marketing Manager, updated the Board members on the Airport's 2015 Strategic Plan. Discussion was heard on this item. (Board member Garcia arrived at 3:50 p.m.) VII. Presentation & Discussion on General Aviation Survey Results Kim Bridger-Hunt, PR/Marketing Manager, presented to the Board the results of the General Aviation survey results. Discussion was heard on this item. VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Assistant Director, Mario Tapia, reported that enplanements have dropped below the 2014 level. He added that staff worked up slides to show a three-year reference. In all, the drop in enplanements this year are still above from 2013. The enplanements for 2013 were at 30,362 with 2014 at 33,892 and 2015 at 32,398. Mr. Tapia continued with the financial reports by stating that parking lot revenues are at 7.41% from 2014 at$214,373 in fees. He added that total revenue for this fiscal year with 83% into the year are at $6,917.725 and expenditures at $6,826,098 with a $91,627 surplus. He continued Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda July 15, 2015 Page 2 of 2 by reporting that Customer Facility Charges collected for FY 14-15 as of July 31, 2015, is at $89,313 with a cumulative receipts since June 2010 of$4,631,358. ii. Enplanement Comparison Report Mr. Tapia also reported on the changes from surrounding airport enplanements which indicated a drop. Director Segundo reported that international flights have increased approximately 20%. iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Major Projects Manager, reported on the status of ongoing construction projects. iv. FBO Deferred Maintenance Report Gary Williams, Facility Manager, reported that Signature is working on getting a backflow preventer installed along with gutter and roofing repairs. They have begun work to do their improvements. v. City Council Action Report (None) b. Cell Phone Lot Update Director Segundo reported that staff is partnering up with Republic Parking to develop a strategic plan on new canopies. This plan will also include the 30-minute free parking in lieu of a cell phone lot. c. Transportation Network Companies Update Director Segundo stated he received an email from the Mayor and that TNC's would have to comply with the existing for-hire rules and regulations. He will be working with CCPD to monitor TNC's operating at CCIA. He added that he lacked sufficient manpower that would be able to accomplish this goal. d. GAT Ground Handling Operations Update Kim Bridger-Hunt, PR/Marketing Manager, reported that GAT, a ground handling company, will be handling ground handling here at CCIA for United on September 24th, 2015. That will leave American ground crews to only handle their flights. She felt that this would end customer complaints regarding baggage handling. e. AAAC Upcoming Meeting (Airline Airport Advisory Committee) Asst. Director, Mario Tapia, gave a briefing on the AAAC. He reported that this committee was formed per the Airline contract. This committee is to meet on a regular basis to discuss any issues relating to their operations at CCIA. He added that he would report back to the Board on the results from this meeting. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda + Presentation on FAA's Presumed Hazards + Terminal greeting from the Mayor + Set up a Customer Service sub-committee + USCG update + Wind farm effects on CCIA + General Aviation development staff input + USCG Traffic flow + Capital Budgets and budget presentation X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn. Board member Dunnman seconded and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:59 p.m.