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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/21/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD October 21st, 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: 850 7817 0698 ~ Password: Airport10 , 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, Advisor 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 Michael Garnier, Finance Manager I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Chairman Wise. II. Roll Call Roll was called and a quorum was present. III. Approval of the minutes for the September 16th, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for approval of the minutes from the September Airport Board meeting. Board member Second Vice-chairman Riley moved to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded and carried. IV. Approval of absences for the September 16th, 2020 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Wise called for a motion to excuse Board member Tomlinson for absence from the September Airport Board meeting. First Vice-chairman Clark moved to excuse Board member Tomlinson. The motion was seconded and carried. V. Presentation and Discussion by Sky Synergy on the Air Service Development Strategic Plan Edward Shelswell-White with Sky Synergy began his presentation to the Board on the Airport’s 5-year Air Service Development Strategic Plan. He began by giving a historical briefing on the Airport’s position and how to proceed in the future especially in dealing with the challenges of COVID. Discussion was heard on this item. VI. Presentation and Discussion on the Performance of the CCIA Digital Marketing Campaign Kim Bridger, Marketing Manager, presented the members with information on the Airport’s Digital Marketing campaign. She reported on the performance of the campaign with the three major elements implemented: Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Remarketing and Display Ads. She concluded by listing the results for each element of the campaign. She also added that the campaign was a major factor in retaining more of the market. Discussion was heard on this item. VII. Discussion and Possible Action on 2020 Airport Board Annual Report to City Council Director Segundo reported that this item would be tabled until the December meeting. Board member Mandel asked that the draft report presented to the members for this meeting needed to include more information on the performance of the Airport. VIII. Discussion and Possible Action on Canceling the November and/or December Airport Board Meeting Director Segundo asked for the Board to make a decision on whether to hold the November or December Airport Board meeting. Board member Feferman moved to cancel the November and December Airport Board Meetings. The motion was seconded by Board member Buentello and discussion was heard. Board member Feferman withdrew his motion and this item is to be tabled until the December meeting. Corpus Christi International Airport Board Agenda October 21st, 2020 Page 2 of 2 IX. Presentation and Discussion on BOYD Group 25th International Aviation Forecast Summit Tyler Miller, Assistant Director, reported on his attendance, along with Kevin Smith, and their participation of the BOYD Group 25th International Aviation Forecast Summit. He reported on the speakers at the event and the topics covered. He listed the takeaways from this conference. He felt that what the Airport efforts and strategies were validated by what was discussed at the conference. Kevin Smith, Assistant Director, also covered what the airline industry is doing to keep flights sanitized and passengers safe. He also added that they would be attending another conference in Denver and would report back to the Board on their findings. X. Public Comment* None. XI. Director’s Reports A. General Updates None. B. Financial - General Aviation Report (GAR) - Parking Revenue Reports Mr. Smith reported on the Airport enplanements and parking lot revenue. Michael Garnier, Finance Manager reported on the revenue and expenditures along with the CFCs. C. Construction Status Report Mr. Miller reported on the status of construction projects at the Airport. D. City Council Action Report i. Grant No. 60 for $8.846M and Construction Award to Airfield Contracting for East GA Phase V and Terminal Apron Phase IV This item was discussed in the Construction Status Report. E. Items for next Board meeting  State of the Airport event  Airport Staff Titles XII. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Wise adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.