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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/16/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS OCTOBER 16TH, 2019 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Robert Williams, 1st Vice-chairman Karl Tomlinson, Member Charles Kaffie, Member Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Carl Gross, Interim Asst. Director of Aviation Adelle Ives, Management Assistant Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager 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 September 18th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the minutes for the September 18th Airport Board Meeting. Board member Kaffie moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Buentello seconded. The motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the September 18th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse absences for the September 18th Airport Board Meeting. Board member Buentello moved to excuse Board member Riley from his absence from the September meeting. Board member Tomlinson second and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* There was no Public Comment. V. Presentation & Discussion on 2019 Airport Board Annual Report to City Council Discussion was heard on the content of this report. Board member Mandel asked that the report reflect information on the Airport’s fiscal solvency. The final report will be brought to the Board at the November meeting. VI. Presentation & Discussion on Assessment of Stand-alone Baggage Design Improvements Carl Gross, Interim Assistant Director, informed the Board of the changes would be made at the baggage area for American Airlines and United Airlines ticket counters. American Airlines will be relocating their ticket counter next to the United Airlines ticket counter. Director Segundo gave some background on the inception of this project by TSA. He added his opinion that TSA, in the future, would be also working with Southwest Airlines ticket counter. This project is being funded by the TSA in order to maximize screening equipment more efficiently. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Presentation & Discussion on City Code of Ordinances - Chapter 9 – Aviation Director Segundo presented the members with an outline of the City Code of Ordinances – Chapter 9 regarding Aviation. He advised the members that the outline would be the topics covered by sections by the Chapter 9 Work Group. The Chapter 9 Work Group is currently comprised of Board members Cameron, Tomlinson and 2nd Vice-chairman Williams. The Director asked for member participation for those members who are interested in participating in the revision of any section of Chapter 9. As extensive this undertaking will be, he anticipates taking this to City Council by November 2020. Discussion would be heard on this item. VIII. Discussion regarding Request for Proposal (RFP) Process Director Segundo turned this item on the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to Asst. City Attorney Hundley to explain to the members. Ms. Hundley gave a general overview on the restrictions placed on the members about what can be discussed about an RFP depending on the status of the RFP. Once the RFP has been issued. Members need to direct these questions about the RFP to the Aviation staff. Once the procurement is issued from that point on to the point the RFP is awarded, discussion on this RFP is restricted. She added that since the information given to members regarding RFPs is valuable and members could be approached. If that occurs, those inquiries should be directed to the Procurement Department of the City. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 16, 2019 Page 2 of 2 Director Segundo added that if any members have any questions regarding this process, they should contact him for clarification. Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Director’s Reports i. General Updates a. Update of the Air Service Development Working Group Board member Mandel updated the members on the status of the work underway by the Air Service Development Work Group. He also shared insight he gained from meeting with Pensacola Airport Director. He added that Mrs. Hunt would be participating in the TakeOff Airline meeting next month. Mrs. Hunt advised the members of a new, online campaign running in the catchment area and target those in that area that are looking at airfares. The campaign will take the online search to the Trip Calculator to try to get them to focus on flying through CCIA. ii. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Finance Manager, Nicole Zapata, reported to the members on the number that enplanements for September 2019 were up from September 2018 by 2.4% with 26,548 passengers. Parking revenue is up 3.44$ from September 2018 at $205.937 for September 2019. She also reported that at 100% of the fiscal year revenue for the Airport is at 108% of the budget at $10,788,012. Expenditures were at 93% of the budget at $8,791,661 with a net income of $1,996,350. She continued by adding that Customer Facility Charges (CFCs) receipts for FY 18-19 are at $974,001. iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Construction Project Manager, reported on Airport construction projects. Discussion was heard on this topic. iv. City Council Action Report a. Director Segundo informed the members that the FAA Grant 58 would be going to City Council at the November 19th meeting for its first reading. X. Items for next Board meeting No items were given. XI. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 4:58 p.m.