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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 01/18/1993 MINUTES AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1993 AVIATION DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Present Dan Pedrotti, Chairman Joe Adame W. L. Bates Beecroft Irving Dietz Willard Hammonds Emerson Harris Alex Kirkland Wallace Lundgren t Sylvia Gulley, Vice Chairman Staf ' George D. Hext, Director of Aviation Bonnie Allin, Assistant Director of Aviation victor Gutierrez, Airport Engineer Lorilie G. shell, Administrative Aide Linda Sanders, Manager, Finance & Properties, APP OVAL The meeting was called to order at 3 :30 . Emerson Harris made a motion to accept minutes with corrections as noted by Alex Kirkland. Wallace Lundgren seconded the motion. Minutes accepted with corrections . piggglDRIA REPQRT A. Construction Status Report: Victor Gutierrez, Airport Engineer, reviewed project status . Roof project still in progress; now well into liquidated damages . City Legal reviewing options.. Perimeter Road--beginning again after rains. modifications to the design had to be made due to mistakes by consulting firms first design. Mr. Bates asked Mr. Gutierrez if easements had been investigated. Mr. Gutierrez stated he had received some information and more was on the way. Security Access Control System is online in a debugging phase. New badges are in use. Final leg of the Perimeter fencing started today. Taxiway "A" overlay project is estimated to be 30 days from completion. Contractors are working at the B&K fillet area. B . Limo Service zones & rates: Noe Lopez from CC Limousines Unlimited talked to the committee about reviewing the zoning map. He also stated that cost increases were more than estimated at the start of his contract with the airport and would like the committee to examine allowing a rate increase. Director stated Mr. Lopez should put together the projected changes for zones and rates for review by the committee . Irving Dietz again noted his concern about the unfairness of the zone map. Mr . Lopez is researching and will report to the committee at a later date. Joe Adame asked how and if trips to certain areas on the zone map had increased from the previous contract . Director stated that passenger growth has increased traffic for the Limo service as well. Director stated that airline negotiations will be conducted soon . He expects an increase in the landing fees and space rentals to the airlines . Will have more information next month. Mr. Beecroft asked out the status of the new ARFF station. Director stated it will be on the council agenda on January 19 , 1993 . Mr. Beecroft asked about status of Terminal Reconstruction project. Director stated waiting on funding and PFC implementation. The next phase of the project is to finalize the design. Mr. Dietz stated the Architect contract said the first thing to accomplish would be from funds from the 1986 Bond Funds . Director said that the Boiler/Cooling Tower project and the Electrical Improvements project are being funded with the 1986 Bond Fund. TENANT5 CQUM_ENTS None ACTIQV _ZT_O_S Recommend Council approval on the following projects : FAA Grant in the amount of $2 ,869, 665 for Project No . AIP 3-48-0051-19-92 , Electrical Improvements; Runway and Taxiway Sweeper; Handicap Passenger Lift Platform; ARFF Facility; Amendment No. 3 to Russell- Veteto Contract; and inspection services by Horizon Systems , Inc . for the Electrical improvements project . Mr. Harris motioned to approve recommendation. Mr. Dietz second ed. motion approved. comM1J1KB_pV$1NESS A. Mr. Harris reviewed an updated committee goals list with members and asked for it comments by next months meeting. Mr. Kirkland asked if the City Manager has reviewed the RFP for Land Acquisition. Director stated he is in the process . Estimates at least six weeks before a Broker will be chosen. B . Committee discussed draft ordinance as prepared by David Conoly. Mr. as made a motion to accept the draft ordinance as presented. Mr. Hammonds seconded the motion. Motion approved. Director will forward to City Legal for review then finalize for forwarding to city Council for action. C. The issue of privatization was discussed. Committee members discussed first of with autonomy then privatization out become feasible. Mr. Dietz stated this issue first discussed in 1988 . Questioned what happened and why nothing has been accomplished to date. He feels this is an opportunity for the airport to save funds . Director said we have limited time and staff to pursue this project at this time. suggests committee decide which projects can be delayed or put on hold until privatization can be finalized. Mr. Lundgren stated he felt we should use autonomy rather that privatization. Suggests this item should stay on goals list but dropped to the bottom. Mr. Pedrotti suggested each area considered for privatization be listed as sub sections on the goals list to be reviewed at next meeting. gQmmITT BLQ2MHBkJ T—S, Mr. Pedrotti expressed concern about CC Limousines already requesting rate increase at only six months into their contract. Mr. Harris stated that committee should start preparing the 1992 Annual Report to City Council and declined being chairperson for that committee. Mr. Beecroft suggested waiting until April after the new Council is named. Mr. Dietz asked if the calculations used for projected PFC revenue was correct . He asked why figures are low compared to the Master Plan and Monthly General Activity reports for 1992 . Director said these figures are estimates only but the income from each passenger will still be $3 . 00 per passenger. If there is a change there will be no problem as the FAA regulations state that the airport can make up to a 15% change in the PFC application without refiling with the FAA. AI?LQURAMENT Mr. Harris moved adjournment. Mr. Lundgren seconded. Meeting adjourned at 5 ! 30 P.M.