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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 09/16/2015 L �u REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS fflol SEPTEMBER 16TH, 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 Charles Kaffie, 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 3:30 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the August 191h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes from the September Airport Board meeting. Board member Garcia moved to accept the minutes as written. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the August 19th, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse Board member Kaffie for his absence from the August Airport Board meeting. Board member Williams moved to excuse Board member Kaffie. Board member Garcia seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* Kim Bridger-Hunt, PR Marketing Manager, introduced Lupe Elguera, the new Envoy station manager. V. Presentation and Discussion on the FAA Presumed Hazards Director Segundo advised the Board this presentation was to inform the members on how manner in which wind farms are approved by the FAA. Carl Gross, Operations Manager, explained the entire process of FAA approval along with the different types of projects and conditions involved in this process. This process is not just for wind farms but any construction done within in the designated area of an airport. A PowerPoint presentation was shown to the members. Discussion was heard on this item. (Board member Wise arrived at 3:48 p.m.) VI. Discussion of General Aviation at CCIA Director Segundo opened discussion on general aviation. In particular, he brought up the efforts of the Airport in trying to attract new general aviation. He added that staff continues to make this airport GA- friendly with attempting to construct t-hangars among other amenities such as a self-fueling and a wash rack. Chairman Feferman felt that the current on-going projects would be sufficient effort in attracting new general aviation there by allowing staff to pursue other Airport issues. Discussion by the membership was heard on this item. VII. Presentation and Discussion of CCIA's Airline Airport Affairs Committee Chairman Feferman turned the floor over to Dan Benzon with Trillion Aviation who reported to the Board on the Airline Airport Affairs Committee. Mr. Benzon reported that he met with the corporate representatives of United, American and Southwest Airlines. This committee was formed as part of the lease agreements with the Airport which also includes negotiations on the upcoming new leases. This committee also is responsible for understanding the Airport's Rates & Charges. This committee meets annually to go over the Airport budget as well as review ongoing projects. Since the representatives of the airlines they met with today were not those that met with them the last time the committee met, they reviewed past Airport business from as far back as 2008 in order to get them up to speed. He felt that it was a positive meeting. Mr. Benzon also reported that new lease negotiations would start internally in June, 2016, for October 1St 2016 implementation. Discussion was heard on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda September 16, 2015 Page 2 of 2 VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Louis Lares, Finance Manager, reported to the Board that enplanements are 2.7% down from 2014 with the Parking Lot's revenue also 0.05% below from 2014. He also added that although there is a drop from 2014, these current figures are still above the Airport enplanements 2013 low point. He also reported that going into 92% of the fiscal year, we have collected $7,625.336 in revenues and spent $7,559.106 in expenditures leaving a surplus of $66,230. He also reported that the Airport has received for FY 14-15 $82,309 in CFCs with a cumulative total of receipts from 2010 of$4,713.667. ii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager, reported that Project Runway 13-31 is about 83% to 85% complete. East GA Apron is complete which includes the wash rack. Director Segundo pointed out that the wash rack was a FAA project. A change order was made for the East GA project for access control to allow a point of entry near the Lanmon hangar and near Hangar 4 on the south side. For Project Runway 13-31, the sealant has been applied and waiting for curing. Marking will be done by the contractor once this occurs. Taxiway lights are being installed along with approach systems for the NAVAIDs. He felt that within 90 to 120 days all NAVAID work will be completed. Mr. Gonzalez also reported to the Board that flight check date is on target for between March and May, 2016. He added that for Runway 18-36, the contractor is still waiting for threshold lights which are being redone. Signage is also being replaced due to a factory recall and he felt that the punch list should be complete on the project soon allowing preparations for the next FAA grant, Grant 53. iii. FBO Deferred Maintenance Report Director Segundo reported that there was some activity with the repairing of roofs and the installation of a back-flow preventer by Signature. He added that they are on track on the outside repairs and will begin working on inside repairs next. He also stated that he would be meeting with Atlantic on October 5th after they receive their Board's approval to move forward on development. iv. City Council Action Report 1. Appropriate Amendments for FAA Grant 49 & 50 Director Segundo reported that these two grants would be presented to City Council and he was not sure of the date. He added that these amendments, Number 2 & 3, are additional money, $2.7 million, to finish out the FAA ongoing projects. He felt that these would be going to Council sometime in October, 2015. b. USCG Update Dan Benzon with Trillion Aviation reported that the developer is still making ground lease payments. GSA is still not giving them a Notice to Proceed due to a dispute and this should be resolved with ongoing mediation. He hoped that it would be completed by Summer 2016 dependent on the resolution of the dispute. c. Parking Lot Briefing Director Segundo reported that he has received a report from Republic Parking on the Airport Parking Lot. He is going to ask the Business Development Sub-committee to review the report so that he can report back to the ACM. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Chairman Feferman asked that the Parking Lot report be put on the next month's agenda. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Garcia called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.