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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 04/20/2016 c ) NN �� REGULAR MEETING MINUTES h CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APRIL 20T", 2016 + 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Don Feferman, Chairman Jay Wise, 1 st Vice-chairman Robert Williams, 2nd Vice-chairman Dana Gunter, Member Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Alex Garcia, Member Karl Tomlinson, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Luis Buentello, 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 3:33 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the March 161h, 2016 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes from the March 16th Airport Board meeting. First Vice-chair Wise moved to accept the minutes as written. Second Vice-chair Williams seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the March 16th, 2016 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Feferman called for a motion to excuse the absence of Board member Tomlinson from the March 16th Airport Board meeting. Board member Garcia moved to excuse Board member Tomlinson. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* There was no comment from the public. V. Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend Approval of the Menu Changes for Tailwind Concession Director Segundo informed the Board that Tailwind, who has a food concession at CCIA, is requesting approval of changes made to their menu. The changes consisted of price increases. Staff is recommending approval by the Board. It is a 2% increase per item on the menu. Board member Garcia moved to approve the menu changes on the Tailwind menu. Second Vice-chair Williams seconded and the motion carried. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation and Discussion on Adjacent Property Development A presentation was made by Carl Gross, Airport Operations Manager, who reported to the members of the purchase of land adjacent to the Airport by two companies proposing storage facilities. One company is Rangeland Energy. They are meeting with Development Services regarding a special land use permit. The company has been informed on the local and FAA requirements which they are to comply with regarding proximity to the Airport. Staff has had preliminary meetings regarding the restrictions. The company is looking to construct a pipeline to the refineries. Discussion was heard by the Board regarding the zoning requirements for businesses located adjacent to airports. He continued by reporting that Flint Hills has purchased property adjacent to the Airport. They have already filed with the FAA for locating tanks and cranes on the property. An air space study has been done and the results show that there is no impact to the Airport. Flint Hills has not yet approached Development Services regarding this construction. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Status Update and Discussion on Transportation Network Companies Director Segundo gave the Board a presentation update on City's attempts to interest the TNC companies to consider doing business within Corpus Christi. He reported that he has been selected to be on the City's TNC focus group. He gave some information on taxi cab activity at the Airport. He briefed the Board on the steps the focus group would be taking to regulate TNCs that do business within the City. A City Ordinance through the Airport's Chapter 9 Ordinance will be developed that allows TNCs to operate within Corpus Christi. For this to occur, Chapter 9 will have to be changed. These changes would include rules and regulations for TNCs along with taxi cab operators. Discussion was heard on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda April 20t", 2016 Page 2 of 2 VIII. Discussion of Director's Report a. Airport Monthly Reports i. Financial/GAR/Parking Revenue Reports Louis Lares, Finance Manager, briefed the Board on the financial reports. He reported that enplanements were up from last March by 2.3%. He also reported that the Parking Lot revenue was 6.5% below last March's revenues. He also reported that revenues, at 51% of the budget, are at $4,319,823 with expenditures, at 50% of the budget, are at $4,245,065 with a surplus of $74,758. He continued by reporting that Customer Facility Charges (CFCs) for FY 14-15 is at $75,726 with a cumulative total of CFCs collected since 2010 at$5,262,657. ii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Project Manager, reported on the current Airport construction projects. He began with reporting on RW 13-31. He added that the flight check was completed on the runway with the exception of the lighting. The inspector will be returning within the next few weeks to complete this portion of the inspection. He reported that this delay will not affect opening the runway on May 25th. The contractor and the FAA are still working on a few items on the punch list. He is working on coordinating the Part 139 inspection after the contractor corrects those items. Runway 18-36 still has some outstanding items and he will wait until RW 13-31 opens before addressing issues for RW 18-36. The RW 18 MALSR station should have the NTP issued by Engineering within the next 30 to 45 days. This will also include the International Drive Project. Discussion was heard on this item. Mr. Gonzalez continued by reporting on the Perimeter Fence Project which is at 90% and should have plans and specs ready by June 1 st. This project includes 9.5 miles of fence, CCTV and an access control fiber backbone. The East GA ramp project, Areas 1 through 4 is at 90% going to 95% within two weeks. The wash rack is part of this project and is completed and tested. a. Airport Parking Lot Canopy Replacement Project—Status Update Gary Williams, Facilities Manager, reported to the Board on the status of the repair of the Parking Lot canopy. He reported that the entire canopy will be removed by May 2nd. He continued by stating that the frame would be washed and painted prior to the installation of the new canopy fabric. This phase would be completed by mid-May around the same time the new canopy fabric is delivered for installation. He added that the area would also be re- striped. He anticipated that this project would be completed by June 1 st. Discussion was heard on this project. b. Flight Check—Status Update This was covered by Mr. Gonzalez in his report earlier. iii. City Council Action Report Nothing to report. IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Chairman Feferman requested that a tour be set up for next month of the Sterling Aviation hangar. Board member Garcia asked for an update of the USCG project. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Feferman called for a motion. Board member Garcia moved to adjourn. Board member Gunter seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.