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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 06/17/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1000 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AVIATION BOARD ROOM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS JUNE 17TH 2020 3:30 P.M. Zoom Meeting ID: 869 4480 0562 Password: Airport06 , BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Curtis Clark, 2nd Vice-chairman Karl Tomlinson, Member Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Jon Reily, Member Ted Mandel, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Don Feferman, Member Randall Hicks, Member Robert Williams, Advisory Member CITY STAFF Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation Kevin Smith, Asst. Director - Admin Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager Tyler Miller, Asst. Director – Ops Adelle Ives, Management Assistant John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:31 p.m. by Chairman Wise. A quorum was present with six members physically present in the Airport Board Room and two members participating online. II. Approval of the minutes for the February 19th, 2020, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the minutes for the February 19th Airport Board Meeting. A motion was made and seconded. The minutes were approved. III. Approval of absences for the February 19th, 2020, Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse Board member Buentello from the February Airport Board meeting. A motion was made and seconded. The motion carried. IV. Public Comment* None V. Recognition of Out-going Airport Board members & Introduction of New Appointees Chairman Wise and Airport staff recognized out going Board member Robert Williams for his service on the Board. Mr. Williams will continue service on the Board as an Advisory member. Introductions were also made for the newly appointed member, Randall Hicks and reappointed member, Don Feferman. VI. Presentation and Discussion on CCIA Ready Digital Marketing Campaign Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, reported on marketing efforts to inform the community on the safety and sanitary measures taking place at the terminal to build confidence in air travel. With that, it was determined that marketing would focus on cleanliness and safety. She has engaged a digital marketing company that works with Google along with an aviation consultant to create a marketing campaign focusing on leakage. A presentation showing examples of the marketing campaign were shown. The campaign will focus on search engine marketing, display/banner ads and location based mobile. She continued with examples of each of these strategies and the presentation gave visuals of each strategy. She also reported that this campaign would evolve to focus on the strategies with the higher results. A focus on social media would also be included in the campaign. Initially, she planned on starting this campaign in July; however, she felt that starting in June would be more prudent in that there is currently more interest in booking leisure travel. She informed the board the campaign started on June 5th and results will be available within two weeks. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Presentation and Discussion Update on Airport Terminal Sanitizing Kevin Smith, Assistant Director of Admin & Finance, reported on the process CCIA staff has implemented to sanitize the Airport. He informed the members on new signage and the floor markings along with hand sanitizers that are available throughout every high-profile area on Airport property. He also reported on the new technology being utilized for sanitizing the terminal and offices: Clorox 360 disinfecting sprayer; Silver Defender antimicrobial tape for door handles, elevator buttons, and handrails to minimize bacteria growth; and, Caspr, new technology that is scheduled for delivery soon which purifies the air up to 3,000 sq. ft. through photocatalytic oxidation and ionization. Mr. Smith advised the members on how he would be implementing other strategies along with these new sanitization processes. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda June 17th, 2020 Page 2 of 3 He continued by reporting that he would be getting back to the basics in every aspect of operation at the Airport to better serve the flying public. Discussion was heard on this item. VIII. Presentation and Discussion on FAA CARES (Corona-virus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act) Grant Tyler Miller, Assistant Director of Operations, updated the Board on what CCIA is expecting from the FAA with respect to the CARES Act. The federal government has allocated from the CARES Act, which was distributed earlier this year, approximately $10 billion to airports and $50 billion to airlines throughout the country. Of the $10 billion, CCIA will receive $6.5 million. Staff will be working on how the CARES Act funding can shoulder the expected deficits the airport will be experiencing. Some of what staff is looking into is capital spending since the federal government has now increased its share of capital spending for this fiscal year. Airports with capital projects will have the federal government fund 100% of the projects as opposed to the usual 90% funding. CCIA will be taking advantage of this opportunity with several projects. Staff will be looking in using $2.5 million on operations and $4 million will go towards capital projects. He felt that this would assist with the deficit for this year and next. Discussion was heard on this item. IX. Presentation and Discussion Update on FAA Part 139 Inspection Asst. Director Miller reported to the Board on the status of the Airport’s annual FAA inspection. He began by stating that in taking on the Operations Division, his goal will be to work towards regulatory excellence which he felt would be beneficial to achieve a successful outcome of this year’s inspection which is scheduled for July. Mr. Miller continued by explaining the different parts of a typical inspection which usually begins with an in-brief with the inspector to discuss the state of the industry; discussion of the status and issues of other airports; a records review; an ARFF Station Inspection along with a drill for the firefighters; a fuel inspection; as well as, day and night inspections. The inspectors are on Airport property for 2 to 3 days at a time reviewing records and procedures for compliance. The results of the inspection can consist of a recommendation, which is taken as a suggestion for improvement; or, a discrepancy, which is considered more elevated in severity in that is shows a failure in adhering to regulatory compliance. Taken further, a discrepancy could include a letter of investigation which is usually the case where there is a consistent struggle in maintaining compliance. Mr. Miller stated the pandemic has impacted the inspection in that the paperwork review will be conducted mostly electronically and the inspection has been moved to six weeks later than anticipated. Also, the inspector will not be spending as much time on-site as in past inspections. He continued by reviewing previous years inspections and how those discrepancies and struggles were rectified and aided in better preparation for this year’s inspection. With new strategies he has implement, that include training and better team communication and coordination between divisions, the Airport will be better prepared than in previous years especially in the area of Part 139.11 which deals with paint markings. One item that will assist in achieving this specific regulation is the purchase of a runway painting machine. In addition to the equipment, he also held a mock inspection which was instrumental in getting Airport staff better prepared to pass this year’s inspection. Discussion was heard on this item. X. Presentation and Discussion Update on Air Service Development Strategic Plan Assistant Director Smith began with a status update on the plan in working the SkySynergy. He reported that staff recently received a draft of the plan and asked that the Board allow staff more time to review the information before making a formal presentation to the Board. Discussion was heard on this item. XI. Director’s Reports A. General Updates i. Update and discussion on vacant East FBO facility Director Segundo updated the members on the East FBO, formerly Signature Aviation. He gave some background on what was initially planned for this facility. He continued by stating that due to the pandemic, those parties who expressed interest in providing services at the East FBO operations put their interests on hold. He felt that this could change within the next three months. He added that he would keep the Board updated. B. Financial/General Aviation Report (GAR)/Parking Revenue Reports Asst. Director Smith reported that Finance Manager Nicole Zapata resigned and he would be making the financial presentation at this months meeting. He began by reported that enplanements for June 2020 Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda June 17th, 2020 Page 3 of 3 were at -73.1% below June 2019 with a total of 8,578 passengers. The parking revenue is -78.7% below June 2019 with $45,612 reported in fees for June, 2020. He also reported that at 67% of the fiscal year, revenues were at 57% of the budget with $7,039.414 in revenues. Expenditures were $6,794,914 for June 2020 at 67% of the budget with a total of net income at $244.500. He felt that the Airport could experience a $1.8 to $2 million in deficit in the coming year. He continued by reporting on the CFCs for FY 19-20 at $537,540 which is approximately $200,000 less than last FYs receipts. Discussion was heard on this item. C. Construction Status Report Victor Gonzalez, Airport Projects Manager, reported on the status of all on-going projects. He also presented a Powerpoint presentation showing the status of each project. D. City Council Action Report Nothing to report. XII. Items for next Board meeting  Election of Board officers – Chairman Wise asked that any members expressing interest in serving as a Board Officer advise Airport staff before the next meeting.  Invitation for Visit Corpus Christi to make a presentation to the board. XIII. Adjournment As there was no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:06 p.m.