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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 07/17/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS JULY 17TH, 2019 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Robert Williams, 1st Vice-chairman Curtis Clark, 2nd Vice-chairman Karl Tomlinson, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Don Feferman, Advisory Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Carl Gross, Interim Assistant Director Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager Gabriel Anton, Facilities 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 by Chairman Wise at 3:31 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the May 15th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for approval of the minutes from the July 17th Regular Airport Board meeting. Second Vice-chairman Clark moved to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded and passed. III. Approval of absences for the May 15th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse Board members Riley and Cameron absences from the July 17th Airport Board meeting. Second Vice-chairman Clark moved to excuse both absences. The motion was seconded and passed. IV. Public Comment* Chairman Wise introduced two interns working in City Councilman Smith’s office; Abby Ehrman and Manuel Alaffa. V. Presentation and Discussion on Air Service Development by Trillion Aviation/LNB Chairman Wise introduced Dan Benzon and Mike Bown from Trillion Aviation. Mr. Bown informed the Board on Air Service Development which included a PowerPoint presentation. Mr. Bown gave an in-depth, informative presentation to the members. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend to City Council to Approve the On- Airport Rental Car Concession & Lease Agreement Interim Asst. Director, Carl Gross, presented the Board with the Airport Rental Car Concession & Lease Agreement. Mr. Gross highlighted significant changes from the last agreement. Discussion was heard on this item. The Chair called for a vote. Board member Buentello moved to approve with 2nd Vice-chairman Clark giving his second to the motion. The motion carried. VII. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Amend and Approve the Airport Board By-laws Director Segundo presented the red-lined draft the Airport Board By-laws including changes suggested at the previous meeting. The consensus of the Board was to table this item for the next meeting in order to review the draft for approval at the August board meeting. VIII. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend to City Council to Amend the Transportation Network Company Fees Director Segundo gave the Board historical, background information on this item. He continued by stating this item would need City Council approval in order to enact the fees for the TNCs to operate at CCIA. If this is approved by City Council, an agreement will be drawn up between CCIA/City of Corpus Christ & the TNCs. Chairman Wise called for a vote on this item. Board member Buentello moved to approve with 2nd Vice-chairman Clark giving his second to the motion. The motion carried. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda July 17th, 2019 Page 2 of 2 IX. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Form an Airport Board Air Service Working Group Director Segundo briefed the Board on the purpose of creating working groups. These groups would be working on focused issues, specifically, at this time, it will be Air Service Development. Chairman Wise also defined the focus of this group’s tasks. Working groups will be comprised of staff, consultants and board members. Chairman Wise stated that any interested board members should email the Airport offices of their interest in serving on a work group. The work group should not have more than a quorum. A meeting will be set up for the work group by Airport staff. Chairman Wise called for a motion on this item. Board member 2nd Vice-chairman Clark moved and Board member Kaffie seconded. The motion carried. X. Director’s Reports i. General Updates a. Curbside Update John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety, reported to the Board on the implementation of the new curbside safety directives from TSA. Passengers are no longer allowed to park in the front of the terminal unless it is for drop-off or pick-up of passengers. These new directives have been in place for approximately 90 da ys. He added that having a 20-minute free parking window has helped with the public’s cooperation. He also stated that signage around the parking lot would be updated. b. 2019 JumpStart Conference Update Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, reported on the 2019 JumpStart conference which she attended last month. Mrs. Hunt presented a photo of how the interviews were conducted at the conference. Discussion was heard. (Second Vice-chairman Clark left the meeting at 4:55 p.m. A quorum was still present.) ii. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager, presented the Airport’s financial reports to the members. She reported that enplanements are -3.0% below June 2018 with 31,919 passengers. She continued by reporting that parking revenue was down -0.21% below June 2018 at $213,952. She also reported that revenues were at 82% of the budget at $8,142,186; expenditures are at 68% of the budget at $6,422,468; with a net income of $1,719,718. She continued by reporting on the Customer Facility Charges (CFCs). She stated for FY 18-19, $735,434 has been collected in CFCs. iii. Construction Status Report John Johnson, Program Specialist in the Development & Construction Division, reported on the status of all ongoing construction project on Airport property. Mr. Gonzalez is attending a conference and unable to attend this meeting. iv. City Council Action Report Director Segundo reported that he would be taking a Strategic Plan on Air Service to City Council. XI. Items for next Board meeting None. XII. Adjournment As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m.