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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 11/20/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Robert Williams, 1st Vice-chairman Curtis Clark, 2nd Vice-chairman Charles Kaffie, Member Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member Kusumakar Sooda, 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 Steve Viera, Assistant City Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney I. Call to Order The Airport Board meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the October 16th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the minutes for the October Airport Board meeting. Second Vice-chairman Clark moved and Board member Kaffie seconded. The motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the October 16th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse Second Vice-chairman Clark and Board member Sooda for their absences of the October Airport Board meeting. Board member Buentello moved to excuse both board members. Board member Kaffie seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* Chad Magill commented on the importance of air service development for CCIA. He added that the latest Economic Impact Projections from the Regional Economic Development Corporation was now available. This report held information regarding the forecast of growth of North Beach. He will be sending each of the members a copy of the report upon their request. V. Presentation and Possible Action on Approving the 2019 Airport Board Annual Report Airport staff presented the revised Airport Board Annual Report with edits submitted at the October Board Meeting. Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the report. The motion carried. VI. Update on East Fix-based Operator (FBO) Request for Proposals (RFP) Director Segundo updated the members on the current status of the FBO, Signature’s move from CCIA. He added that staff is working on an RFP and an agreement should be forthcoming. The Director commented that he looked for Signature to remove the fuel tanks which have been there for 30 plus years. The agreement calls for removal and remediation of the soil, as well. Signature is expected to vacate the location on approximately March 14th, 2020. He added that there are several entities interested in the location. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Presentation and Discussion on Air Service Development Task Force by ACM Viera Assistant City Manager Steve Viera gave an update on the new Task Force with John LaRue heading up the group. This Task Force will be composed of members from the surrounding area who will incorporate all the different tasks to curb leakage and enhance service at CCIA. This group’s charge will be to mobilize the coastal bend Regional Community Action that will elevate the awareness of air service challenges and initiate deliberate and concerted efforts to grow demand for CCIA air travel. Increased demand will more effectively support an increase in service and will strengthen our case for additional routes and carriers. He added that the City is partnering with the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and Mr. LaRue will be leading this Task Force at the City’s request. Discussion was heard on this item. VIII. Presentation and Discussion on Status of Recruitment for Aviation’s Assistant Director ACM Viera reported to the members that an executive recruiting company, ADK, that is working on the recruitment posting. He added that the posting on the company website would be up within the next week but that the holidays would also impact the timing of getting the position filled. Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Director’s Reports Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda November 20th, 2019 Page 2 of 2 i. General Updates a. Update on CCIA’s Run-the-Runway 5k Run Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, updated the members on this upcoming event. She is expecting 900 5k runners with another 200 on the 1k. The event has been getting a good of press. She felt this event is a great opportunity for the community to see the Airport from a different perspective. She added that all the feedback from last year was all positive and the additional plus is that all the proceeds benefit the USO. b. Update on Air Service Development Strategic Plan RFP This item was tabled for the next meeting. ii. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager, reported on the number of enplanements for October 2019 as 30,183 passengers which is 0.6% above from last year. She added that Parking Lot revenue is at $210,787 which is -1.8% below last year. With 8% of this fiscal year, revenues are at 10% of the budget at $994,735 and expenditures are a 4% of the budget with $419,881 with a net income of $574,855. She continued by reporting that CFCs for FY 19-20 are at $82,255 from last year at $79,089. iii. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager, updated the members on all the construction currently ongoing at CCIA. iv. City Council Action Report a. Update on Airport Rental Car Concession & Lease Agreement This item was tabled. X. Items for next Board meeting Chairman Wise asked for a consensus of the members on whether to hold a meeting in December. The consensus was that the December meeting be cancelled. XI. Adjournment As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m.