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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 07/11/2007 4 _ZGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AMPORI 60ARD AVIATION ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM RECEI E® CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS FEB 10 ?010 INTERNATIONAL L JULY 11TH 2007,3:30 P.M. IN?EANATIUNAL 7 f AIRPORT BOARD MEMBERS Jerry Kane, Chairman Don Feferman,Member Frank"Rocco"Montesano,Vice-Chair William Dodge,Member J.C. Ayala,Member Jesse Olivares,Member Glenn E. Lyons,Member Jay Wise,Member Sylvia Whitmore,Member Sam Sesser,Member Ed Hicks, Sr.,Advisory Member AIRPORT STAFF Ron Massey, Interim Director of Aviation Debra Keller,Asst.Director of Aviation Adelle Ives,Management Assistant I. Call to Order The July meeting of the Airport Board was called to order by Vice-chair Montesano at 3:36 p.m. A quorwn was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the June 13th regular meeting of the Airport Board. Vice-chair Montesano called for a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the June 13th Airport Board meeting. Board member Dodge moved to approve the minutes as read. Board member Feferman seconded and the motion passed. III. Action Item: a. Recommend a motion authorizing the City Manager,or his designee, to execute Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Bay Limited of Corpus Christi, Texas in an amount not to exceed $99,273.40 for a revised contract value of $7,540,711.15 for a 2-inch pavement overlay of Pinson Drive and Glasson Drive at Corpus Christi Intemational Airport. Interim Director, Ron Massey, gave a brief overview of this item for the Board on the details of this project. Vice-chair Montesano called for a motion. Board member Dodge moved to approve the motion and Board member Lyons seconded and the motion passed. IV. Director's Report a. General updates Mr. Massey addressed Board member Susser's question regarding the number of bid packages sent out for the latest construction project. Mr. Massey responded that 21 bid packages were sent out. He added that three bidders attended the pre-bid meeting and two actually bid on the project. Mr. Massey addressed the WiFi issue brought up at the last Board meeting. He began by stating that a copy of the contract had been provided to Board member Feferman as requested. He also reported that a general meting was held with the City's MIS Department along with representatives from Earthlink. He added that services are still being developed for this initiative and Earthlink is looking for input from the Airport. A meeting is scheduled for July 20th with the MIS-WiFi group and Airport staff to discuss how to take advantage of the opportunities that partnering with Earthlink can provide. Corpus Chri..._International Airport Board agenda July 11,2007 Page 2 of 3 Board member Feferman expressed his opinion that he did not feel that it would be profitable for Earthlink to charge for services at the Airport. Mr.Massey added that staff would look for others ways to look for WO services for the Airport that would be at no cost or minimal cost to the Airport's customers. Debra Keller, Assistant Director, addressed the Board's interest in having another cart unit in the hold room. Mrs. Keller had the Board refer to a copy of correspondence and photos from Smarte Carte, the current baggage cart vendor, of the units they are willing to provide to the Airport. She stated that Smarte Carte was willing to provide an upgraded unit which accepts credit cards and provides change along with the older unit already in the Airport which would be moved to the hold room area providing the Airport is agreeable to their raising their fee from $2 to $3 and granting them a 5-year contract extension. She reported that Smarte Carte only has one year left on their contract. Mrs. Keller stated that she felt the new machine would be good, but was not agreeable to having the old machine in the hold room. She felt that putting the old machine in the hold room for deplaning passengers would not generate sufficient usage. Mr. Massey also added that getting the carts back into the secure area may be a problem. Board member Dodge questioned what the current fee for this service. Mrs. Keller stated that Smarte Carte is currently charging $2 for use of their carts. Mr. Massey stated that staff will work with the company and discuss with them the increase in fees and the upgrade of equipment in the secure area. Mrs. Keller informed the Board of the correspondence sent to Signature and Mercury on the rate increases. She added that Mercury will be receiving correspondence of the renewal negotiations. Vice-chair Montesano questioned what the old rates were that Mercury and Signature were paying. Mrs. Keller stated that the old rate was$1,600 per month for Mercury and Signature was paying$3,200 per month. Mr. Massey updated the Board on Runway 17135 project and the projected opening of the runway was mid-August. He added that the flight check has been scheduled for August 13th Mr. Massey updated the Board on the entrance sign project's progress. Roy Rodriguez, Facilities Manager, reported to the Board that all the marble should be cut today and the only material lacking will the granite for the IBC sign. Vice-chair asked for an update on leasing for the IBC. Mr.Massey stated that there has been some recent activity through the Economic Development Corporation. Mrs. Keller added that Steve Kosaritz with Scannell Properties also received an interest and a proposal was to be sent out. Mr. Kosaritz expected a response within the next 30 days. She added that Scannell has formally committed to the second option on their lease. Vice-chair Montesano requested an update on the increase in parking revenue. Mrs. Keller reported that she contacted Mr. Watts at American due to the decrease in enplanements for American Airlines. Mr. Watts informed her that American took out two flights which impacted the enplanement numbers. She felt that as summer is the peak season, the numbers should be up. She would follow up with Dale Morris in American's corporate office regarding 1 Corpus Chr....,International Airport Board Agenda July 11,2007 Page 3 of 3 additional flights. She also reported that cargo was down substantially this month. She felt that it was because Southwest no longer transports mail. She will follow up on this issue. Vice-chair Montesano mentioned Chair Kane's concern of the use of the jet bridges at the Houston airport. Mrs. Keller stated that the air conditioned walkways are scheduled for completion in early August. She will be emailing the photos of this construction project to the Board. Vice-chair Montesano questioned the status of Expressfet. Mrs. Keller stated that she has sent an email regarding the addition of a connecting flight between Corpus Christi and Albuquerque by adjusting the schedule for the Austin flight from Corpus Christi. She has offered ExpressJet $30,000 to $35,000 on a marketing campaign for this flight, if they would agree in making the schedule adjustment. She also felt that ExpressJet still needs to market their current services extensively on their destinations. Board member Lyons questioned the status of flights to Monterey, Mexico. Mrs. Keller felt that the best chance of getting a flight to Mexico would be Continental or Delta. She has spoken with a representative from Delta regarding flights to Mexico and she will follow up with her. Mrs. Keller reported that Semtech has made contact with staff regarding their contract and will report any new information as it becomes available. Board member Feferman questioned the status on filling the Director's position. Mr. Massey stated that the closing date for applications will be July 24a. Mrs. Keller stated she has spoken with a representative from Alliance Resource Consultants who informed her that they have received 31 applications. She added that interviews may be done at the end of August or mid- September. She felt the position could be filled as early as October. Mrs. Keller introduced Elizabeth Hundley as the interim Asst. City Attorney for the Airport as Wendy Ogden has left employment with the City of Corpus Christi. Mr. Massey informed the Board that the FAA inspection would be held on July 23x. Mrs. Keller advised the Board that staff has been diligently working to prepare for this event. V. Board Business a. Board absences Vice-chair Montesano called for a motion to excuse those members absent from this meeting. Board member Dodge moved to excuse Chair Kane and Board members Olivares, Wise and Susser. Board member Feferman seconded and the motion carried. V1. Adjournment As there was no further business, Vice-chair Montesano called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Board member Lyons moved for adjournment. Board member Feferman seconded and the motion carried. The Board adjourned at 4:24 p.m.