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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/21/2015 L �u REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS fflol OCTOBER 21ST, 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, 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 September 161h, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the meeting minutes for the September Airport Board meeting. Board member Garcia moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the September 16th, 2015 Regular Airport Board Meeting There was no action taken on this item as there were no absences. IV. Public Comment* There was no comment from the public. V. Update and Discussion on Wind Farms Director Segundo updated the Board on the new filings of wind farm permits in the area. He added that this presentation was to inform the members of the new wind farm filings along with the process for filing including a description of the types of determinations that could be decided. He began by stating that the new Chapman Ranch Wind Farm filing has scaled back the number of turbines from 174 to 86. He also added the old Petronilla Wind Farm or Patriot Wind Farms has filed for 58 turbines. He reviewed the process for filing with the FAA and how the FAA evaluates the impact on aeronautical activity. He also reviewed the determinations that the FAA can render. Based on the determination from the FAA, then the City will be able to make comments on the filings. Mr. Segundo displayed a map showing the location of the proposed wind farm which also indicated the elevation levels of the area. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Discussion on General Aviation Development Director Segundo began discussion of the commercial self-fueling tanks which are proposed to be built at CCIA. This project is in the budget and added that the capital budget would be discussed at the next board meeting. Vice-chair McCord requested that staff describe the differences of funding. Mario Tapia, Assistant Director of Aviation, reported that the operating budget is driven by the revenue collected from the airlines and the rental car agencies. Those funds go towards supplementing or providing for the day-to-day operation of the airport. Capital projects are usually funded by FAA grants, PFCs and Airport fund balances. Capital projects are large dollar amount items and must meet certain criteria. The Capital budget consists of a short term budget and also has a long term component where the Board and the Council can adopt changes. Director Segundo added that the Board would be briefed on the Capital Budget at the next meeting. Discussion was heard on whether to move forward with the self-fueling tanks. VII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 21 st, 2015 Page 2 of 2 i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Louis Lares, Finance Manager, presented the financial reports to the Board. He reported that with 100% of the FY 2014-2015 completed, the total enplaned passengers for September was 30,117 which was 1.1% below 2014. The Parking Lot revenue for September was $201,242 which was 1.62% below 2014. He also reported that both totals were still above the 2013 benchmark numbers both monthly and annually. The financial summary through September 30, 2015 indicated $8,310,496 in revenues and $8,243,455 in expenditures with a surplus of $67,041. He continued by reporting on the Customer Facility Charges which for FY 14-15 were at $78,986 with a cumulative receipts collected since June, 2010 of$4,792,653. Discussion was heard on the financial reports. ii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Construction Projects Manager, reported to the Board on the Airport construction projects giving each project's progress as well as all the developments that have occurred. He also presented a graph with the corresponding information for the members to view. Director Segundo interjected that evaluations had been conducted on the new A&E firms and two companies were selected. He thanked Board member Williams for his help on the assessment evaluation. He also added that Garver was selected as the primary A&E firm with KSA staying on as the secondary A&E firm to finish out the East GA ramp while Garver starts the perimeter fence project. Based upon their performance, it will be decided who will be doing the design phase and who will be doing the peer reviews. He felt that the Master Agreements would be set up by the end of the week. Mr. Gonzalez continued with his explanation on what is to be expected of each of the firms. Discussion was heard on this item. iii. FBO Deferred Maintenance Report Assistant Director Tapia reported that there has not been any additional movement with the repairs. He added that Signature has already started their program with Atlantic already completing theirs. Signature should complete their program by the early part of 2016. b. Business Development Sub-committee report i. Parking Lot Report Director Segundo reported that the Business Development Subcommittee discussed Republic Parking's report and changes were made which he felt would require more work to be done on the Pro Forma before bringing it back to the Airport Board, the ACM and ultimately to City Council. He added that the changes made would be advantageous to the Airport but a meeting would need to be held with the rental car agencies to finalize the changes. c. Update on US Coast Guard Project Director Segundo reported that Stonewater and GSA have determined dates for mediation which is November 9th and 10th, 2015. He added that the NTP would also be included in the mediation. He felt he would get an update the week after the mediation and he would report back to the Board the results. At that point, the contractor should be completing the work within 180 days. VIII. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Chairman Feferman called for items for the next meeting. Director Segundo stated he would be bringing back two agenda items for the Board's approval which will be going to City Council. Asst. Director Tapia interjected that the two items would be Grant Amendments for Grant 49 and 50. Chairman Feferman asked that discussion be heard at the next meeting regarding members' selection for the Airport Sub-committees. IX. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for adjournment. Board member Williams moved to adjourn with Board member Garcia's second. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.