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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 11/18/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD NOVEMBER 18TH, 2020 3:30 P.M. THIS MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE , BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Curtis Clark, 1st Vice-chairman Jon Reily, 2nd Vice-chairman Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Karl Tomlinson, 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 Kenneth Black, Facilities Manager I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Chairman Wise. II. Roll Call The roll was called and a quorum was present. III. Public Comment* None. IV. Approval of the minutes for the October 21st, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the minutes of the October Airport Board meeting. Second Vice- chair Riley moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried. V. Approval of absences for the October 21st, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting There were no absences for the October Airport Board Meeting VI. Discussion by Board Members on the Air Service Development Strategic Plan Chairman Wise opened discussion by the members on the Air Service Development Strategic Plan. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Discussion and Possible Action on the December Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for discussion on this item. The consensus of the Board was to hold the December meeting in order to continue discussion of the Air Service Development Strategic Plan as well as the Airport Board Annual Report for 2020. VIII. Update on Potential Airport Staff Titles/Positions Asst. Director Kevin Smith opened the discussion on the use of title changes for the Director and both Assistant Directors for the purpose of dealing with airlines during negotiations. Discussion was heard on this item. Input from ACM Viera advised the members that this type of title change could be approved by the City Manager and would not need approval from City Council. Discussion was heard on this item. The consensus of the membership was to leave the decision on changing titles for the purposes of air service development up to the discretion of the staff members. IX. Director’s Reports A. General Updates There were no updates. B. Financial - General Aviation Report (GAR) - Parking Revenue Reports Asst. Director Smith updated the membership on the financial reports for this month. He reported that enplanements were above 16,000 and climbing. He added that Parking Revenue is not increasing but he was hopeful that it would rebound this month. He continued by stating that budget was on track for both expenditures and revenues. He also added updated figures for the Customer Facility Charges. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda November 18th, 2020 Page 2 of 2 Staff is continuing their efforts in increasing revenues without increasing pricing. He added that cargo was an area of interest in generating revenue. Discussion was heard on these items. C. Construction Status Report Asst. Director Tyler Miller updated the membership on the on-going construction projects on Airport property. He also added that the purchase of the new Airport Rescue Firefighting truck which would go before City Council on December 8th. He also reported that this purchase was fully funded by the FAA. Another item of this report included that the Terminal Assessment which has been concluded. He informed the members on the replacement of new Airport Passenger Boarding Bridges; as well as, the TSA baggage relocation. He also gave a presentation on a project to demolish the East GA Hangar No. 1. Mr. Miller also informed the members on the status of PFC Application #3 for submittal to the FAA in February 2021. This application is to cover debt service. Discussion was heard on this item. D. City Council Action Report Director Segundo updated the membership on the items that were already taken to City Council for approval. i. Three-year service agreement with Architectural Fence Company ii. Bid Award for purchase of ARFF Vehicle E. Items for next Board meeting Director Segundo updated the membership on the items that were taken to City Council for approval. i. 2020 Airport Board Annual Report ii. 2021 Airport Board Goals X. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 4:50 p.m.