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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 04/21/2021 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD APRIL 21ST, 2021 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: 898 3317 9161 ~ Password: APR2021 BOARD MEMBERS Jon Reily, 2nd Vice-chairman Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Ted Mandel, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Don Feferman, Member Randall Hicks, Member Hans Schumann, Member CITY STAFF Kevin Smith, Director of Aviation Tyler Miller, Deputy Director Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Albert Bejarano, Operations Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney Adelle Ives, Management Assistant I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by 2nd Vice-chairman Reily at 3:34 p.m. II. Roll Call The roll was called and a quorum was present. III. Public Comment* There was no public comment. IV. Introduction of new Airport Finance Manager, Kimberly Miller Director Smith introduced the new Airport Finance Manager, Kimberly Miller. Ms. Miller briefed the members on her background. V. Approval of the absences for the March 17th, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting Second Vice-chairman Reily called for a motion to excuse Board members Tomlinson and Cameron. Board member Mandel moved to excuse Board members Tomlinson and Cameron’s absences. Board member Feferman second and the motion carried. VI. Approval of minutes for the March 17th, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting Second Vice-chairman Reily called for approval of the Airport Board meeting minutes for March 17th, 2021. Board member Hicks moved to approve the minutes as written. Board member Mandel second and the motion carried. VII. Introduction of newly appointed Airport Board members Director Smith reported to the board of the two recently appointed members, Mr. John LaRue and Mr. Hans Schumann. Board member Schumann briefed the board on this background. VIII. Nomination and Election of Airport Board Officers Second Vice-chairman Reily explained the process for nominating and voting for new Airport Board officers. He began Airport Board Officer elections by calling for nominations from the members for the 2nd Vice-chairman position. Board member Mandel was nominated as 2nd Vice-chairman. A motion was made to have Mr. Mandel serve as the Airport Board’s 2nd Vice-chairman. The motion carried. Seated 2nd Vice-chairman Riley called for nominations for 1st Vice-chairman. Board member Feferman was nominated and the motion carried. Seated 2nd Vice-chairman Riley called for nominations for Chairman. New elected 2nd Vice-chairman Mandel nominated Seated 2nd Vice-chairman Riley as Chairman. A motion was made and the motion carried. The new officers of the Airport Board are: Jon Riley, Chairman; Don Feferman, 1st Vice-chairman; Ted Mandel, 2nd Vice-chairman. IX. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend City Council Approve an Award of a Construction Contract to Teal Construction for TSA Security Equipment Consolidation Project Deputy Director Miller briefed the members on this item which awarding a construction contract to Teal Construction to relocate the existing TSA baggage screening equipment, in an amount of $564,202.00 and appropriating funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and amending the FY 2020-2021 budget by increasing revenues and expenditures. Discussion was heard on this item. Chairman Riley called for a motion. Board member Cameron moved to approve this recommendation. Board member Schumann second and the motion carried. X. Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend City Council Approve Purchase of Equipment Upgrades and Replacements for Parking Operations Director Smith briefed the members on this item which would authorize a two-year service agreement with HUB Parking Technology USA, Inc. of Houston, Texas, in an amount of $170,517.93 for installation and upgrade of the Parking Operations DataPark equipment at the Corpus Christi International Airport, effective upon issuance of a notice to proceed, with FY 2021 funding available in the Airport Fund. He noted the improvements would allow customers to pay with cash, credit, and QR codes, and has future capabilities for touchless payment options. New equipment will also allow CCIA to accommodate free parking for veterans (i.e. Purple Heart recipients and Wounded Warriors) and commuters with a simplified process. The equipment purchase includes: new servers, software upgrades, uninterrupted power supply, (5) automatic pay stations, (9) license plate reader lane cameras, vehicle detection equipment, and other miscellaneous parts. The equipment will allow customers to pre-pay parking, use kiosks inside the terminal building or curbside, and exit the parking lots without any wait. Equipment will allow customers to pay with cash, credit, and QR codes, and has future capabilities for touchless payment options. This system will also allow staff to track how long cars are parked in the lot & identify abandoned cars. The new system may be unmanned approximately 50% of the time which will be a salary savings. A separate lane will also be designated for pre-paid customers. He also added that a marketing campaign will go into effect as the system goes online. Discussion was heard on this item. Chairman Riley called for a motion. Board member Cameron moved to approve this recommendation. 2nd Vice-chairman Mandel second and the motion carried. The motion carried. XI. Presentation and Discussion of CCIA 2020-2021 Marketing Plan Overview Marketing Manager Hunt briefed the members on the current 2020-2021 Marketing Plan highlights of the Digital Marketing Campaign. This campaign is a 12-month campaign that includes SEM (Search Engine Marketing), remarketing, display ads & a location mobile. She went on to explain each of these including the 2020 results which reported that CCIA appeared in search ads 65,000 times; 6,600 click-throughs; 4,400 conversions; a customer retention increase with online traffic growing each month which outperformed the national average. She also added that a print ad in the CC Guide for CCIA was mailed out to new residents who moved into the area within the last two years. 10,000 copies were mailed out. Ms. Hunt also added that she has coordinated a TSA Pre-check event for the week of May 10th at CCIA. Individuals will be able to come to the Airport to register for TSA’s Pre-check enrollment. She continued by adding some of the new initiative for the new budget year which include a new website, billboards on I-37, ongoing customer outreach and working with an ad agency. Discussion was heard on this item. XII. Director’s Reports A. General Updates i. Monthly Air Service Development Update Director Smith reviewed this monthly update indicating CCIA’s numbers for advanced bookings comparing with national numbers. He also compared the leakage percentages from March 2020 to March 2021. He also reported on the percentages of flights changed from May 2021 in comparison to May 2019. The report also compared May 2021 to May 2019 with respect to the percentage of flight changes with the top 30 US airports. B. Financial - General Aviation Report (GAR) - Parking Revenue Reports Director Smith reported that enplanements were at 22,608 passengers which is a 46.9% increase from March 2020. Parking lot revenue was $556,255 which is 385% increase from March 2020. March enplanements are at 22,608 which increased from March 2020. He continued by reporting that deplaned cargo is 26% above 2020 with 58,868 pounds. He added that year-to-date cargo in pounds was 204,265 in 2020 and 226,806 in 2021. He also reviewed the GAR and added that a new GAR would be in place for the next meeting. C. Construction Status Report Deputy Director Miller reported on all on-going projects at the Airport. Discussion was heard on this item. D. City Council Action Report i. Master Services Agreement to Garver LLC Director Smith reported to the Board that this item went to City Council on April 20th and passed with the Board recommendation. E. Items for next Board meeting • T-hangars • Fuel Report • Review Airport By-laws and Work Groups • Process to get an item on the agenda • Member Roster that includes phone and email contact information XIII. Adjournment As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:59 p.m.