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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 08/12/2009 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BO E�rE IED 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORFUSCHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FEB 1 8 2010 INT'PRNAVONAL AIRPORT AUGUST 12"j, 3:30 P.M. CITY SECRETARY'S OFF1 BOARD MEMBERS Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Don Feferman, Vice-chairman William Dodge, Member Jay Wise, Member J.C. Ayala, Member George Fisher, Member Richard Drilling, Member Chad Magill, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Enrique H. Castillo, Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Esmeralda Salazar, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Mario Tapia, Finance &Admin. Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Angela Rowe, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Grace Gonzalez, Major Projects Engineer I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hicks at 3:29 p.m. A quorum was present. Il. Approval of the minutes for the July 8th, 2009, regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Hicks called for a motion to approve the minutes of the July 8th Airport Board meeting. Board member Dodge moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Feferman seconded and the motion carried. Ill. Approval of Board member absences for the July 8th, 2009, Board meeting Chairman Hicks called for a motion to excuse the absences of Board members Fisher and Drilling. Vice Chairman Feferman moved to excuse Board members Fisher and Drilling from the July 8th Airport Board Meeting. Board member Ayala seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* None. V. Presentation and Discussion — Future Airport Project Funding Director Segundo reported to the Board on his discussions with Argenta Financial Group regarding possible funding of Airport projects, including the QTA. He also added that in working with Trillion Aviation, he has learned that there are other financing options available. He also stated that any financing plan would be presented to the Board. Director Segundo reported to the Board that Mr. Mark Arnold would be giving a brief presentation via teleconferencing to the Board. Mr. Arnold began his presentation by giving a description of Argenta's business model works with a combination of business sector and public sector. He continued by giving the Board examples of projects previously financed by Argenta. Questions followed from the Board. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Meeting Minutes August le, 2009 Page 2 of 3 L Discussion and Possible Action to set a Airport Board Special Meeting for FBO Update by Trillion Aviation Director Segundo briefed the members on what was going to be discussed at the Special- called meeting to be held on August 26th. He added that this meeting would be an FBO update along with some discussion on the Minimum Standards. Chairman Hicks called for the questions and Board member Wise moved for the Airport Board to hold a Special-called meeting on August 26th to discuss an FBO update. Board member Magill seconded and the motion carried. Vil. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Finance & Admin Manager, Mario Tapia, gave the Board a presentation regarding the Preliminary year-end financial report. He began by reporting that the final numbers are not in for the end of FY 08-09. He added that enplanements are down 7.6% below last year which translates to a decrease of 1.56% from last year in Parking Revenues. The financial reported presented to the Board indicates 93% expenditures with 95% of revenues reported. He added that this is evident with a $78,000 projected deficit. The fiscal year started out with a project deficit of$244,000 which needed to be overcome, but along with the downturn in the economy along with Advantage RAC pulling out of the Airport and the loss of oil & gas revenue fueled the necessary to reduce expenditures. To summarize, he stated that with a $4.1 million fund balance, the fund balance will be down by$78,000 or down to a $4 million. b. General Aviation Report(GAR) Director Segundo reviewed the GAR and discussion followed regarding airline numbers. He added that Southwest cut one aircraft and one flight per day. He also reported that he will be meeting with Southwest at their corporate offices on October 12th to discuss their services at the Airport including using the love Field routes to Increase enplanements and flights. Director Segundo reported that American would be flying eight jets and 1 turbo starting August 25th and on November 15th, the turbo plane will be removed from flight service at CCIA. Enplanements are down 7.6% for the month which compares with the national average. Overall for the year, CCIA is at 11.7%. American is doing well but load factors are down. Their enplanements have increased. Concerned with Southwest's numbers. Continental is holding strong as indicated by their market shares. c. Parking Revenue Report Director Segundo briefed the Board on issues regarding the Commuter Parking Program. He gave a brief background on the program and the problem of loss of control of use of the permits. Staff is working on this issue and will keep the Board informed as this issue continues. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Meeting Minutes August le, 2008 Page 3 of 3 Vill. Discussion of Director's Report a. Status update of Facility Projects + Maintenance Facility Ground-breaking for the facility will be August 20 Completion date is June 2010 + ARFF Station - To City Council on August 25 + Perimeter Road - Preconstruction meeting to start in 10 days - Completion by December 2009 + Chiller - To Council on August 25 + Tofl Plaza - Working on bids for repair of structure + Roof Replacement - To Council on August 18 b. Status update of Business Development + Foreign Trade Zone Visit with El Paso Intemational Airport and Laredo Airport for research c. Airport-related City Council Agenda Items Update + On Airport Rental Car Agreements To Council August 25 d. Status of AIE Firm Selection Interviews August 13 e. Air Service Development - Applying for the Small Community Air Service Grant - Meeting with Southwest Airlines October 12 - Meeting with Allegiant February 2010 IX. Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda X. Adjournment As there was no other business, Chairman Hicks called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Wise moved and Board member Richard seconded. Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 4:42 p.m.