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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 08/21/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AUGUST 21ST, 2019 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Robert Williams, 1st Vice-chairman Curtis Clark, 2nd Vice-chairman Karl Tomlinson, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member Don Feferman, Advisory Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Carl Gross, Interim Assistant Director Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Bridger, PR & Mkt. Coordinator Gabriel Anton, Facilities Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Wise at 3:30 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the July 17th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for approval of the minutes of the July 17th Regular Airport Board meeting. Board member Sooda moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Riley second and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the July 17th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for approval of the July 17th Regular Airport Board Meeting absences. Board member Cameron was absent from that meeting. Board member Riley moved to excuse Board member Cameron. Board member Kaffie second and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* No public comment was heard. V. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Amend and Approve the Airport Board By-laws Chairman Wise called for member’s input to the Revised Airport Board By-laws presented to the Board. The changes included the elimination of the Board’s ability to form subcommittees. First Vice-chairman Williams commented that on page 8, the abbreviation of AV should be clarified. Advisory member Feferman noted that on page 8 some clarification regarding the creating of subcommittees was needed. Discussion was heard on this item. Chairman Wise called for a vote. First Vice-chairman Williams and Board member Tomlinson second. The Airport By-laws would be approved as revised at this meeting. The motion carried. VI. Presentation and Discussion on Corpus Christi International Airport Strategic Plan Director Segundo gave some brief background on what has been done so far with the Airport’s Strategic Plan. He added that he would be approaching the Purchasing Department regarding the RFP sometime in September. He gave the scope of work to the members. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Director’s Reports i. General Updates a. Fixed-Based Operators Update Director Segundo informed the members that Signature Flight Support would be letting their lease expire in March 2020. Staff has begun an RFP for a new FBO. He added that he has been working the Legal for a new agreement. He will be meeting tomorrow with Landam and Brown for a Scope of Work. He also added that Signature will be demolishing the above ground fuel farm in the first quarter of next year. Discussion was heard on this item. b. Air Service Working Group Update Chairman Wise updated the members on the outcome of the Air Service Development Work Group’s meeting last week. He added that the group would be meeting twice a month. He also informed the members that the group consisted of First Vice-chairman Williams, Second Vice-chairman Clark, Board members Sooda, Mandel, Advisory member Feferman and himself. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda August 21st, 2019 Page 2 of 2 c. 2019 JumpStart Conference Update Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, gave the members an update on a meeting she had with a low-cost carrier who expressed interested in service to Las Vegas and Orlando. They will be letting her know of any updates. ii. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager, updated the members on the Financials for the Airport. For July 2019, enplanements were down 3.3% from July 2018. Parking revenue was also down 4.05% from July of 2018. She also reported that revenues were at 91% of the budget at $9,041.305; expenditures were at 75% of the budget at $7,109.129 showing a net income of $1,932,176. These figures are all with 83.33% of the fiscal year complete. She also reported on the CFCs which are currently at $814,758. iii. Construction Status Report John Johnson, System Specialist for Major Projects, filled in for Victor Gonzalez, Major Project Manager, who is currently at a conference in Los Angeles. Mr. Johnson gave the members an update on all the current on-going projects at the Airport. iv. City Council Action Report Director Segundo reported to the members that the RAC agreement would be going to City Council on September 17th. VIII. Items for next Board meeting None. IX. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 3:42 p.m.