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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 02/20/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FEBRUARY 20th, 2019 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Robert Williams, 1st Vice-chairman Mary Helen Dunnam, Member Alex Garcia, Member Karl Tomlinson, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Luis Buentello, Member Don Feferman, Advisory Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Gabriel Anton, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:30 by Chairman Wise. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the January 16th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting The Chairman called for approval of the minutes for the January 16th Regular Airport Board Meeting. Board member Dunnam moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the January 16th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting The Chairman called to excuse the absence of Board member Kaffie. Board member Garcia moved to excuse Mr. Kaffie’s absence. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* No Public Comment was heard. V. Presentation & Discussion on American Airlines Update by Dale Morris Chairman Wise introduced Mr. Dale Morris the Sr. Consultant of Government Affairs with American Airlines. Mr. Morris began by stating that CCIA’s market is a solid, above-average market. He added that currently there are six flights per day which will be going up to seven flights soon and eight flights starting in October. For the March schedule, five new Embry Air E175s, considered the Rolls-Royce of regional jets, will be in CCIA’s market. He added that with CCIAs connection to Dallas, which is American Airlines’ largest growing market, international flights are just one-stop from CCIA. He added that CCIA’s load factors are at 70% which have a yield of 36.2 cents per mile which makes CCIA a profitable station. American Airlines ranks CCIA at No. 2 in this market. He added that he has a meeting with the Mayor today and will be sharing this message with him. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation & Discussion on 2018 Aviation Economic Impact Study Director Segundo gave a presentation on the Texas Department of Transportation’s Economic Impact Study on Aviation including General Aviation. This study was put together by Texas DOT, as well as, Texas A&M, KSA and others. The presentation is a summary of the booklet that was presented to the board members. The Director went on to give the breakdown of economic impacts in various areas of interest. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Presentation & Discussion on Update on the FAA Authorization Bill Carl Gross, Operations Manager, gave a presentation on the FAA bill which is a 5-year act going to Congress. It will be in effect until 2023. The funding for this bill will remain constant from FY 2018 through FY 2023 with the federal governments share remaining at 90%. He also added that funding for some of the provisions of the bill at $3.5 billion. He continued by stating that supplemental appropriations start at 1 billion for FY 2018 and rise to $1.1 billion in FY 2023. Some of the provisions provided funding for is a Mother’s Room, CCTV projects, Airport Master Plans, Limited Regulation of non-Federally Sponsored Property, Community Noise Concerns, UAS (Unmanned Aerial System), Air Service Improvements, Air Service Improvements, Unleaded Aviation Fuel. He added that studies are also included which involve small airports, critical airport markings, conspicuity needs for surface vehicles operation on the airside of air carrier served airports, aircraft rescue and firefighting, runway safety, ADS-B Out mandate, shared flight expenses and NextGen. Discussion was heard on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes February 20th, 2019 Page 2 of 2 VIII. Discussion on Proposed Curbside Active Loading & Unloading Initiative Director Segundo announced that this item is being initiated to go before City Council by Traffic Engineering. They have a committee that is reviewing the item and will be bringing this item to the Board next month, hopefully, before the March meeting. IX. Director’s Reports i. General Updates Director Segundo reported that City Councilman Barrera was at the Airport for a tour of the facilities as well as a presentation on day-to-day operations at CCIA. Chairman Wise requested that the Board be advised so that any Board member in that Councilman’s district attend the tour as well. ii. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager, updated the Board by reporting that enplanements were at 24,620 which is 1.8% above January, 2018. Parking Lot revenue is at $192,071 which is 4.09% above January, 2018. She added with 33% of the fiscal year down, revenues are at $3,823,957 which is 39% of the budget and expenditures are at $2,514,876 which is 27% of the budget with a net income of $1,309,081. She continued by reporting that CFCs as of January 2019 (October to January FY 18-19) are at $296,769 compared to $352,912 from January 2018 (October to January FY 17-18) with cumulative receipts since 2010 of $8,129,337. iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Projects Manager, reported on each of the on-going construction projects at the Airport. iv. City Council Action Report None. X. Items for next Board meeting  Recognize TSA staff at CCIA for their efforts during the government shut-down.  Update on CCIA’s Exit Lane. XI. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m.