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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 12/16/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD DECEMBER 16th, 2020 3:30 P.M. THIS MEETING WILL BE VIRTUAL AND CONDUCTED ONLINE TO JOIN THE MEETING & PARTICIPATE GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: https://zoom.us ~ Zoom Meeting ID: 884 4170 0488 ~ Password: Airport12 , BOARD MEMBERS Jay Wise, Chairman Curtis Clark, 1st Vice-chairman Jon Reily, 2nd Vice-chairman Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, 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 Tyler Miller, Asst. Director – Ops Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Kenneth Black, Facilities Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney Adelle Ives, Management Assistant I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order 3:30 p.m. by Chairman Wise. II. Roll Call Chairman Wise called roll. A quorum was present. III. Public Comment* None. IV. Approval of the minutes for the November 18th, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to approve the minutes of the November 18th, 2020, Regular Airport Board meeting. Board member Hicks moved to approve the minutes. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried. V. Approval of absences for the November 18th, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse the absences of the November 18th, 2020 Regular Airport Board meeting. Board member Feferman moved to excuse 1st Vice-chairman Clark. Board member Buentello seconded and the motion carried to excused the absence. VI. Presentation and Discussion on SPOKES 2020 Air Service Conference Asst. Director Tyler Miller reported to the members that he and Asst. Director Kevin Smith attend the SPOKES Air Service Development Conference sponsored by Sixtel Consulting in Dallas, TX last month. He gave some background information on Mark Sixel and his firm. He continued by adding that Brett Oetting, Visit Corpus Christi CEO, also joined them at the conference. Mr. Oetting and Airport staff gave a joint presentation at the conference showcasing Corpus Christi & the Coastal Bend and their initiatives and Strategic Plan as well as updates from CCIA. They participated on several one-on-one meetings with airlines. He added that due to the pandemic, the number of airlines attending was limited. Attending this conference was very informative in that they learned the different strategies of both small and large airlines. He also stated that there were several other conferences staff would be attending in 2021. He added that staff is in contact with a couple of airlines to set up meetings as a result of attending the SPOKES conference. Discussion was heard on this item. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda December 16th, 2020 Page 2 of 2 VII. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action Airport Board 2020 Annual Report Chairman Wise instructed the Board members to refer to the report in their meeting packet. He requested members make any edits or additions of information that could be most efficient in driving the Airport’s mission and submit them to him. He added that a Special-called Board meeting would be set up in early January solely to discuss this item. He felt that at the January Regular meeting this item could be finalized by the 29th deadline. Discussion was heard on this item. VIII. Director’s Reports A. General Updates None. B. Financial - General Aviation Report (GAR) - Parking Revenue Reports Asst. Director Miller reported to the Board that enplanements were down 32.3% from November, 2019. He added that the Parking Lot revenue was down 43.77% from November, 2019. This reported also included a summary of cargo stats for CCIA. He showed how cargo has increased 11% from November 2019. He felt that this shows the need to expand on cargo service at CCIA. He felt that a study would be conducted on this issue. He continued reporting on revenues and the projections which were accurate for this month. CFCs are at $43,141 which are lower from 2019 in November. He added that improvements were planned for QTA with the CFCs in the near future. Discussion was heard on this item. C. Construction Status Report Asst. Director Miller gave the construction report to the board on the various projects on-going at the Airport. Discussion was heard on this item. D. City Council Action Report i. Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement with Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC for an amount of $860,650.00 for the purchase of the ARFF vehicle and alternates, with FY 2021 funding in the amount of $168,348.00 available in the Airport Fund and $692,302.00 available in the Grant 60 Fund. Bid Award for purchase of ARFF Vehicle ii. Contract Award for the manufacturing of passenger board bridges and installation iii. Demolition of Hangar 1 at CCIA E. Items for next Board meeting Chairman Wise asked for items for next Board meeting:  Marketing discussion  Strategic Plan IX. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 4:49 p.m.