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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 01/15/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS JANUARY 15TH, 2020 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 Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Don Feferman, Advisory Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager Adelle Ives, Management Assistant John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Gabriel Anton, Facilities Manager 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 3:32 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Approval of the minutes for the November 20th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for approval of the minutes of the November Airport Board meeting. Second Vice- chairman Clark moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Cameron seconded and the motion carried. III. Approval of absences for the November 20th, 2019, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse the absences for the November Airport Board meeting. Second Vice-chairman Clark moved to excuse Board members Tomlinson & Cameron. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried. IV. Public Comment* No public comment was heard. V. Presentation and Discussion by Republic Parking on Holiday Parking Lot Usage Yolanda Garcia, Republic Parking manager, gave a presentation on the holiday usage of the parking lot and the measures taken to accommodate the flying public. She presented the members photos taken during the holidays showing the number of cars using the parking lot and the measures that were taken to manage overflow from the parking lot. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Director’s Reports A. General Updates i. Update on Air Service Strategic Plan Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, gave the Board an update on the Air Service Strategic Plan. The RFP is complete, and six companies have submitted proposals. Airport staff worked closely with Purchasing staff in the selection of submittals as well as the interviews. A service agreement has been decided upon and is now in the works. The company selected, Sky Synergy, based in Oregon, anticipates completing the plan by the end of February or beginning of March. Their process will include looking at traditional data as well as meeting with current and prospective airlines. They will be assessing all these points and proposing innovative ways to build demand in this market. They will also be looking at leakage and working with LMB, the company that is currently working on a leakage study, to get a better understanding of this issue. This company is currently conducting air service development for several other airports; and, they have 22 years’ experience in the airline industry, specifically in the marketing division. Airport staff is very pleased with the process and feels this will be a productive venture. Discussion was heard on this item. ii. Update on Air Service Task Force Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, updated the members of new developments on this item. Mr. LaRue has begun taking the lead of this group which now consists of approximately 16 corporate, community business leaders. She mentioned the group would be working with Visit Corpus Christi Board in order to obtain a variety of viewpoints. She also added that there would be a meeting next week; and, in February, a strategic planner would address stakeholders. Discussion was heard on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda January 15th, 2020 Page 2 of 2 B. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Nicole Zapata, Finance Manager, reported that enplanements are 7.9% above December 2018 with 30,812 in December 2019. Parking lot revenue is 16.65% above December 2018 with $217,871 in fees collected in December 2019. At 25% of the fiscal year, she continued by reporting that revenues are at $2,736,022 which is 27% of the budget; expenditures are at $1,946,248 which is 19% of budget showing a net income of $789,774. She continued by stating Customer Facility Charge receipts collected for FY 19-20 $231,866. Discussion was heard on this item. C. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager, reviewed all ongoing construction project on Airport property. A presentation was made to the members. Discussion was heard on this item. D. City Council Action Report i. Update on Airport Rental Car Concession & Lease Agreement There is nothing new to report on this item. ii. Update on Service Agreements: (a) Motor Oil for Airport Quick Turnaround Facility Director Segundo reported that this item went to City Council on January 14th with one reading. Discussion was heard on this item. (b) Airport Storage Building Repairs Director Segundo reported that this item also went to City Council on January 14th. These repairs are from damages done during Hurricane Harvey. The repairs total $84,000. The first reading was on January 14th with a second reading on January 21st. Discussion was heard on this item. (c) HVAC System Maintenance & Repairs This item will also go to City Council on January 21st. Discussion was heard on this item. (d) Fire System Inspection & Monitoring This item will also go to City Council on January 21st. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Items for next Board meeting  Update on JumpStart conference VIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.