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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 01/19/2022 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD JANUARY 19TH, 2022 3:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Jon Reily, Chairman Don Feferman, 1st Vice-chairman Ted Mandel, 2nd Vice-chairman Luis Buentello, Member Paul Cameron, Member Karl Tomlinson, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member John LaRue, Member Randall Hicks, Member Hans Schumann, Member Bretting Oetting, Ex-officio Member Iain Vasey, Ex-officio Member CITY STAFF Kevin Smith, Director of Aviation Tyler Miller, Deputy Director Elsy Borgstedte, Asst. Director Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager Larry Thormaehlen, Facilities 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 First Vice-Chairman Feferman at 3:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Roll was called and a quorum was present. III. Public Comment* None. IV. Approval of the absences for the November 17th, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting As there were no absences from the November 17th, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting, no action was taken. V. Approval of minutes for the November 17th, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting First Vice-Chairman Feferman called for approval of the minutes for the November 17th Regular Airport. Board member Tomlinson moved to approve. Board member LaRue seconded and the motion carried. VI. Presentation, discussion and possible action to recommend City Council approve a three-year service agreement with Greens & Things Nursery & Landscape LLC, of Portland, Texas Director Smith reported to the members on this agreement which covers landscaping from the front of the terminal to Hwy 44. This will assist Airport staff to focus on the airfield landscaping. This agreement would go into effect upon approval by City Council. First Vice-Chairman Feferman called for a motion. A motion was made and passed. VII. Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the 2021 Airport Board Annual Report First Vice-Chairman Feferman reported to the members that Chairman Riley was unable to attend this meeting to cover the discussion of this item. He also offered options on getting the board’s approval of the report. Discussion was heard on this item. The consensus of the members was to have the Annual Report Work Group convene and call a special-called meeting to vote on the final report. VIII. Discussion on Permanently Changing the Airport Board Meeting Date & Time Director Smith asked the members to consider changing the meeting to the last Wednesday of the month and perhaps earlier in the day. The reason for this change is to get the data that is used in the reports for the Board meeting. The consensus of the board was to move the meeting to the last Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. Director Smith also asked that the February meeting be held on the last Wednesday of February at 3:30 p.m. as the Airport Executive Staff will be attending the Routes Air Service Conference in San Antonio, Texas. IX. Director’s Reports A. General Updates i. Air Service Incentive Plan Director Smith reported on that staff will be taking this item to City Council on February 8th in time for the meetings with Airlines at the Routes Conference. ii. Fly Local Campaign Update Assistant Director Borgstedte updated the members on the “Fly Local” Campaign. She mentioned all the organizations where she has made this campaign’s presentation as well as upcoming presentations. She expressed appreciation to the members who have acted as ambassadors for the Airport in promoting this campaign. She added that this campaign would be promoted via radio and television interviews. Board members who are interested in being trained to assist staff in making these presentations are invited to schedule training with her. She also added the presentation has been uploaded to the Airport website along with pledge form which can be filled out and sent directly to her. This has been online for the last two weeks. She also reported that a “Pledge Wall” will be set up to show the community’s support. iii. South Central Chapter Conference – May 15-17, 2022 Assistant Director Borgstedte reported to the members on the status of this upcoming meeting. The conference, which will be hosted by the City of Corpus Christi, will take place May 13 through 17, 2022. It will be held at the Omni Corpus Christi. iv. Aviation Dept. Leadership Workshop Director Smith reported that all Airport Managers went on retreat to create vision, mission and values statement. The information from this event will be shared with all Airport staff. v. CCIA 2022 Goals Deputy Director Miller reported on the goals that will be implemented to develop staff and improve processes to make the Airport one of the best in the country. vi. Executive Order Update Deputy Director Miller updated the members on the legislative order issued September 9th, 2021. Originally this order required all employees of federal agencies to be vaccinated by November 22ne. Legislation has been pulled back for federal contractors. The Airport falls under this order as a federal contractor. All federal agents are still under federal mandate. No further action by CCIA or the City of Corpus Christ is expected. He continued to report on the legislative order regarding the latest 5G rollout. He commented that CCIA is not affected by this rollout. FAA had warned of some impact with this rollout but the warning did not include CCIA. FAA has cleared 44 of 88 airport in the US. Airport staff is tracking if any cell towers are to be built near CCIA. B. Monthly Air Service Update Director Smith reported on market retention were better than 2020 but he felt it was because of San Antonio’s cancelled flights. He went back to 2019 to see how the numbers reflected pre-COVID; and the numbers indicated that retention is the same. C. General Activity Report (GAR) Director Smith reported that the GAR reflected that the Airport was down approximately 2,000 passengers from 2019 or 16% down. He felt that the Airport’s load factors were doing well even with the closed runway under construction. Construction will be completed by March 29. Director Smith added that total seats available is at 10,000. He also added that freight was up by 5% this month and 25% up from 2019. D. Financial Report She continued by reporting on the Food and beverage concession gross sales were $151,000 for December which was down from November by 5%. For 2020 to 202, she reported there was an increase of 66% and from 2019 to 2021 also increased 24%. She presented a new report, Consolidated Data FY22, to show give a better picture of enplanements, passengers in comparison to sales and parking. This would be reported by quarter. The report even gave an average each passenger spent at the Airport. This report would be modified as needed. F. Parking Report Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager reported Parking Operations gross sales for December 2021 were at $194,000down which is down 12% from November. However, from 2020 to 2021 numbers are up at 91% from 2020 and down slightly 2019 at 11%. E. Marketing Report Assistant Director Borgstedte gave an overview on the amount of leakage in November via social media. In December, ad delivered 24,716 impressions with 3,170 clicks to the landing page. She continued by reporting that !,659 individuals expressed interest in booking a flight to or from CCAI through a paid search. For December the Search Impression Share was at 28.5% with a conversion rate of 52.3% with a top converting age group of 18-24 year olds. She added that Facebook ads served 6,536 impressions in December with 46 clicks to the landing page. She continued to report on display advertising in running three creatives sets. These ads were displayed 60,857 times helping to capture audience’s attention early in the buying cycle. G. Construction Status Report Deputy Director Miller reported on the escalator renovation and rebuilding rehab will kick off in the next two months. The Passenger Boarding Bridge Replacement will also kick off in the next two months with all five jet bridges being replaced. Runway 13-36 and Taxiway B pavement rehabilitation is on going and should be completed before spring break. The demo of Hangar 1 is on hold due and working with the Landmark Commission and the FAA as it is considered a historical landmark. They understand the need for demo but want to make sure mitigation is done properly. The Hangar 3 Fire Suppression System was damaged during the winter last February. Staff is working with the insurance company, Risk Management and Procurement on getting this project completed. An RFQ has been issued. The ARFF Station HVAC Replacement project will have the Notice to Proceed going out within the next few weeks. The Terminal Restroom Renovation will be underway by next month. His goal to complete 2nd floor renovations by May 1st. He continued that project close outs for the TSA Baggage Relocation, East GA Apron, Terminal Apron, Gate 9G and the Perimeter Roadway are ongoing. H. City Council Action Report i. Vehicle Purchase – Asset Management – This item approved by City Council to purchase a new Chevy Tahoe for CCIA. ii. ProTech Mechanical, Inc. – This item was approved by City Council which is the project to replace the HVAC at the ARFF station. iii. Emerald City Cargo – This item went through City Council and Emerald City Cargo is currently working at the Airport Bello Cargo area. I. Items for next Board meeting Second Vice-chairman would like to see a total leakage report for CCIA and other similar cities including Austin, Texas. X. Adjournment As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.