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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 11/11/2009 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ��r�/�� CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT B 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM FEB Y 0 2010 COAPUSCHR1571 tMTERNA7IONA(, S�L CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 7� f� � AIRPORT NOVEMBER 11TH, 3:30 P.M. ElARY'S OFFICE ���f BOARD MEMBERS Ed Hicks, Sr., Chairman Don Feferman,Vice-chairman William Dodge, Member Jesse Olivares, Member J.C. Ayala, Member Chad Magill, Member George Richard, Member Richard Drilling, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Mario Tapia, Finance & Admin Manager Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Esmeralda Salazar, Management Assistant Gary Williams, Facilities Manager Carl Gross, Operations Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Grace Gonzalez, Major Projects Engineer Elizabeth Hundley, Legal Dept. I. Call to Order The January 13t', 2010, Airport Board meeting was called to order by Chairman Hicks at 3:32 p.m. A quorum was present. Ill. Approval of the minutes for the October 10, 2009 regular meeting of the Airport Board Chairman Hicks called for approval of the October 14", 2009, regular meeting of the Airport Board. Vice-chair Feferman moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Magill seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of Board member absences for the October 10, 2009 Board meeting Chairman Hicks called for a motion on the absences of Board members Dodge, Olivares and Ayala from the October 10 Board meeting. Board member Drilling moved to excuse Board members Dodge, Olivares and Ayala for their absence from the October 14th board meeting. The motion was seconded by Vice-chair Feferman and carried. IV. Public Comment* Director introduced Mary Johnson who has temporarily taken on the duties for the Airport's PR & Marketing Coordinator. V. Discussion and Possible Action on holding December's 2009 Airport Board meeting Chair Hicks stated that with the upcoming holidays and the conflicts of the memberships' schedules, he felt that it would be best if the December 2009 Airport Board meeting was cancelled. Discussion followed and Board member Dodge made a motion not to hold the Corpus Christi lntematlonal Airport Board Minutes !November 99th, 2009 Page 2 of 3 December, 2009, Airport Board meeting. Vice-chair Feferman seconded and the motion carried. V1. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action on Airport Incentive Plan As this item was tabled from the October meeting, Director Segundo began by showing the membership a summary of potential Incentives breaking them down into different categories including Airfield and Terminal incentives. These incentives would also apply to charter flights. Incentives also include advertising which could be done within the area as well as within the Airport terminal. He added that this plan, which is flexible towards the needs of any particular airline, would be valued at approximately $262,000. Chair Hicks called for the question and Vice-chair Feferman moved to approve the incentive plan as the Community Air Service Development Initiative. Board member Richard seconded and the motion carried. VII. Discussion and Possible Action recommending City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the farm lease agreement with Matt Danysh to modify the lease premises effective December 1, 2009, and extend the term until August 31, 2012; and declaring an emergency. Director Segundo turned the floor over to Marlo Tapia, Finance and Admin Manager. Mr. Tapia gave background information on this item to the Board. He added that since this item was under legal review, it was not certain when It would make to onto the City Council agenda. He asked for the Board approval to move forward with this lease so that once Legal has reviewed the matter, it can be taken to City Council with the Board's recommendation to approve. Chair Hicks called for the question and Board member Dodge moved to recommend this lease be approved by City Council after Legal's favorable review. Board member Richard seconded and the motion carried. Vlll. Discussion of Monthly Reports a. Financial Report Mr. Tapia reported to the Board on the Airport's revenues stating that the GAR was down 10% after last month rise of 8%. He added that the parking revenue is down 8% and added that he is maintaining control on expenditures. Mr. Tapia added that with Board and City Council's approval of the new Rental Car Lease Agreements, an additional $200,000 is projected to be added to Airport revenue. However, this amount was not included in the budget. He also added that the adjustment of the RAC's minimum annual guarantee (MAG) is also projected to add an additional $200,000 to revenues. b. Parking Revenue Report Report was included in the Financial Report Carpus Christi International Airport Board Minutes November I1th, 2009 Page 3 of 3 c. General Activity Report (GAR) With Mr. Tapia reporting that CCIA's enplanements are down 10% this month, Director Segundo added that In reviewing Had ngen's statistics for September it was indicated that their enplanements were down 12.7%. In breaking down their enplanements, it was shown that American was down 15%, Continental was down 14.8% and Allegiant is up 40%. He added that this was just to show the value in bringing in new airlines into CCIA. IX. Discussion of Director's Report a. FAA Visit Director Segundo reported on the visit from the Program Manager of the Southwest Region of the FAA. Projects discussed favorably with Mr. Sanchez were the 5-year phase-in of the runway extension, the initiation of a new Master Plan, Airport Electrical Load Testing, back-up generator for emergency power loss, underground power cables, GIS, redesign of Commun icat!on s/D is patch area. b. ACIP Update No discussion. X Identify items to be placed on next Airport Board Agenda Two items identified for the January meeting are the selection of candidates for the vacancy on the Board for Board member Fisher's seat. The second item needed to be discussed in January would be the insurance requiifements for the Minimum Standards. XI. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chair Hicks called for a motion to adjourn. Board member Drilling moved to adjourn and Board member Olivares seconded. The Board voted unanimously to adjourn and the meeting ended at 4:13 p.m.