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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/08/2008 REGULAR MEETING MINUTE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BO REC EIV D y 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM FEB 10 2010 MTERN CORPUSCHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS PNTI3R NATI�,PNA 1„ 7 AIRPORT OCTOBER 8,20089 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS E Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Don Feferman,Vice Chairman William Dodge, Member Jesse Olivares,Member Jay Wise,Member Sarre Susser,Member J.C.Ayala,Member George Richard,Member George Fisher,Member Richard Drilling,Member AIRPORT STAFF Fred Segundo,Director of Aviation Enrique Castillo,Asst.Director of Aviation Adelle Ives,Management Assistant Esmeralda Salazar,Management Assistant(temp) Roy Rodriguez,Facilities Manager Mario Tapia,Finance&Admire Manager Carl Gross,Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Gary Williams,Aviation Maint.Manager I. Call to Order Chairman Hicks called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. and a quorum was present. I.I. Approval of the minutes for the August 13,2008,regular meeting of the Airport Board Chair Hicks called for approval of the August Board meeting minutes. Board member Olivares moved to approve the minutes as read. Vice-chair Feferman seconded and the minutes were approved as read. III. Approval of Board member absences for the August 13,2008 Board meeting There were no absences for the August Board meeting. IV. Public Comment There was no public comment. V. Discussion and Possible Action on the Airport By-laws Chair Hicks called for discussion on the draft of the Airport By-laws. Discussion was heard on changing the term of service for the Chairman and Vice-chairman to one year. Discussion was also heard on the ability of the Board to call special called meetings. The Airport's Legal representative, Elizabeth Hundley, City of Corpus Christi Legal Department, responded to the Board's questions and concerns. Vice-chair Feferman moved to amend Article 7 to state that special-called meetings may be called by the Director and the Airport Board Chair and Article 10 to state that elections for the Airport Chair& Vice-chair to the Board will be held annually. The motion was seconded and the motion carried. VI. Discussion and Possible Recommendation on Airline Extension Agreements Director Segundo briefed the Board on meetings staff held with the Airlines regarding the extension of their lease agreements. Vice-chair Feferman moved to accept the one-year extension of the Airline Use and Lease Agreements. Board member Susser seconded and the motion carried. VII. Discussion&Action on Tabled Items There were no items tabled. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 8„ 2007 Page 2 of 3 VIII. Presentation on On-Airport RAC/RFP Briefing Assistant Director, Enrique Castillo, began his briefing to the Board on meetings held with the Airlines regarding the RAC RFP by stating that over 200 questions were submitted. He will be working on responses to these questions. He will be conferring with Mr. Barrera in Purchasing and Ms. HundIey in Legal on these questions. He added that he would be keeping the Chair and Vice- Chair informed on these negotiations. It is his goal to respond back to the RAC agencies as soon as possible. Discussion of this item was tabled until Legal Counsel can advise of the Board is able to meet in Executive Session. Legal Counsel,Ms. Hundley, reported her findings on whether the Board has the option to meet in Executive Session. She stated that the Texas Open Meetings Act does not allow for the Board to meet in Executive Session. She added that the content of the RFP could be discussed and the questions that were raised at the pre-bid conference and the responses from staff on this subject can be discussed. Board member Susser questioned the RFP process. Director Segundo explained the process to Board member Susser's questions. Ix. Discussion of Director's Report a. Use&Lease Agreement Status Report by Asst.Director Castillo No discussion was heard. b. Status update of Airfield Projects No discussion was heard. c. Status update of Facility Projects The new Maintenance Facility design was presented to the Board by Director Segundo. d. Status update of Business Development Director Segundo reported that he had met with the Coast Guard regarding a change in the location of their facility on the Airport which would be a larger parcel of land. Met with the Border Patrol and they have received the authorization to build. They are now considering expanding the area they had originally intended to use which would increase the space from IS to 25 acres for their new facility. RAC/QTA is still on-going. Staff will be working on the funding for this project. This project may need to scale down the design. A letter of intent from Industrial Parts and Equipment for 24 t-hangars has been submitted and staff is waiting to approve the design. Financing has been approved and staff is requesting financials and a business plan. Sky View Aviation is on property,but submitted a Letter of Intent for construction of a building to do business as a Flight School and Charter Service. Staff is waiting on financials and a business plan before approving this project. BHI, a charter company servicing off-share oil rigs, is currently working out of Signature due to damage done at their facility in Galveston. Because of Hurricane Ike and the loss of their Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 8, 2007 Page 3 of 3 facility in Galveston,they are looking to relocate and considering CCIA for this purpose. They are interested in building a facility and parking lot. Director Segundo stated that the benefit to the Airport would be the increase in enplanements which would increase the amount of FAA entitlements for the Airport. Discussion on funding was heard by the Board. Director Segundo also informed the Board the in working with BHL they are also interested in setting up a "staging facility"which is used to house their staff waiting for transport. This facility would be located an property. e. Status update on Air Service Development—Aladia Airlines Staff is preparing packages for Allegiant, Aladia and Mexican. Executive staff will be attending a conference in February regarding air service development and meeting with these airlines. Director Segundo stated that Aladia is very interested in service for Corpus Christi. L Status update on Marketing and Promotion Director Segundo reported that Amy Gazin has resigned from the City to pursue her Master's Degree. With that,staff has begun the selection process for her replacement. Staff will be working on a partnership with La Palmera Mall on a recycling program. g. Airport Council Agenda Items Update Director Segundo reported on the status of the Airline Lease and Use Agreement to the Board. h. Monthly Financial Report Director Segundo reported that staff is working on keeping expenditures down to balance the budget the ncxt fiscal year. IX. Discussion and Action on future Discussion Items There was no discussion regarding future action or discussion items X. Adjournment As there was no further business to discuss, Chair Hicks called to adjourn the meeting. Board member Sasser moved to adjourn. Board member Fisher seconded and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:41 p.m.