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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 10/26/2022 Cit of Corpus Christi 1201 Leopard Street p Corpus Christi,TX 78401 cctexas.com Meeting Minutes - Final Airport Board Wednesday,October 26,2022 3:30 PM International Airport Board Room 1000 International Blvd.C.C., TX.78406 The City of Corpus Christi promotes participation regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability or political belief. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For assistance or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact (361) 826-3300 at least 48 hours in advance. Upon request, this information can be available in larger print and/or in electronic format. A. Call To Order Chairman Riley called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. B. Roll Call Roll was called and a quorum was present. Present: 10- Luis F. Buentello, Paul A. Cameron Jr., Randall Hicks, John LaRue, 1st Vice Chair Donald Feferman, Brett Oetting, Chair Jon Reily, Kusumakar Sooda, Rosie Collin, and Mike Culbertson Absent: 2- Hans Schumann,and Rick Barrera C. Public Comment There was no public comment. D. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences 1. 22-1857 Approval of the Absences for the September 28th, 2022 Airport Board Meeting Attachments: 2022 AIRPORT BOARD ATTENDANCE Chairman Riley made a motion to excuse his absence from the September Airport Board Meeting. The members voted unanimously to excuse his absence. The motion carried. 2. 22-1830 Approval of Minutes for the September 28th, 2022 Regular Airport Board Meeting Attachments: BM 09282022-blot Published Chairman Riley called for a motion to approve the minutes for the September Airport City of Corpus Christi Page 1 Printed on 112012023 Airport Board Meeting Minutes -Final October 26,2022 Board meeting. Board member LaRue moved to approve the absences as written. First Vice-chairman Feferman seconded and the motion carried. E. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action 3. 22-1831 Presentation & Discussion on Aviation Industry Conferences (Routes, National Airports Council & Texas Commercial Airports Association) Attachments: 10262022-Aviation Industry Conferences Director Smith reported on staffs participation in the Routes World 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada in early October. Brett Oetting with Visit Corpus Christi and Rachel Schuman, aviation consultant, were in CCIA's delegation at this conference. He also reported he met with the Department of Transportation regarding the SCASDP Grant on the grant process. He reported that the CCIA delegation met with over 16 airlines including Breeze, JSX and Southern Airways Express. He felt that either of these three airlines could be at CCIA by the first of next year. Director Smith also reported on his attendance of the National Airport Conference 2022. There were over 500 attendees and 200 plus AAAE Airport Exeucitves in attendance. The FAA's keynote speaker reported they closed out their fiscal year with $.53 in the bank indicating that all the grant monies was dispersed to airports. Director Smith continued by reporting he also met with Andrew Levy, who started Allegiant and is now heading AVELO airlines. He also attended session on cargo and environmental audits. Deputy Director Miller reported that CCIA would be hosting the TCAA Annual Conference. This will be occurring this week with attendance of approximately 26 Texas Commercial Airports is expected. CCIA Leadership Team attended last year's conference set in South Padre Island, Texas. He felt it was a very productive event and encouraged TCAA to hold their next conference in Corpus Christi. He invited the Board members to attended. He also reported that Public Safety Chief Hyland took the initiative to invite his counterparts at the airport attending to take this opportunity to meet and confer on Public Safety Aviation issues. Discussion was heard on this item. F. Staff Reports 4. 22-1832 Food & Beverage Update Director Smith reported on the Food & Beverage RFP stating bids are due January 11th. 5. 22-1835 Master Plan Update The Master Plan RFP went out for bid last Monday, October 24th. City of Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 112012023 Airport Board Meeting Minutes -Final October 26,2022 6. 22-1836 Gas Station Update An RFP for a gasoline station should be going out mid-November with another RFP for a hotel. 7. 22-1837 Grant 68 & 69 Update Deputy Director Miller reminded the members they approved the acceptance of Grant 68 & Grant 69 with funding going towards the Terminal renovation project. That package is now with City Engineering along with the Spaw Glass contract which the Board recommended approval and will be going to City Council on November 15th. The Notice to Proceed should be issued shortly thereafter. 8. 22-1839 Airport Board December Meeting Director Smith advised that the December Airport Board meeting is scheduled at the time the City will be closed for the holidays and advised that the meeting would be cancelled. 9. 22-1841 Monthly Air Service Update Attachments: 10262022-Air Service Update Director Smith updated the members on Market Retention; percentage changes in flights from 2022 vs. 2019, nationally and statewide; the top 30 airports in the percentage of change from 2022 vs. 2019. He noted that CCIA's scheduled seat capacity for this fall is down modestly versus 2019, although it is now up slightly for early in 2023. CCIA's 2nd Quarter "O&D" traffic and "average fare paid"were basically unchanged versus 2nd Quarter in 2019. It was noted that this number was much better than US averages. CCIA's mileage-adjusted RASMs (Revenue Available Seat per Mile) showed markets performing at or above mileage-adjusted averages. CCIA retained 6% less traffic versus September 2021. Director Smith continued with information on 2nd Quarter benchmarking of CCIA and other key Texas Airports. He provided information on CCIA's load factor along with the Top O&D Markets for the 2nd Quarter of 2022. Discussion was heard on this item. 10. 22-1842 General Activity Report Attachments: 10262022-GAR REPORT- PKT Director Smith reported on the General Activity Report which indicated changes from 2019 to 2022. Enplanements are down slightly . He reported on Load Factors for each airline along with Freight and Aircraft Operations. Discussion was heard on this item. 11. 22-1843 Financial Report City of Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 112012023 Airport Board Meeting Minutes -Final October 26,2022 Attachments: 10262022- Financial Reports Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager, reported to the members on Airport finances. She began with reporting on the Parking Lot which showed an increase from 2021 of 42% and up 15% from last month. She noted that two TNCs are now accounted for in the Parking Lot report. She continued by presenting a 3-year historical chart on Parking Lot revenue. Director Smith interjected he felt that revenue could easily go over $300,000 next year. Mrs. Miller continued with Parking Lot performance measures from FY 2019 to FY 2022. This reported showed a 15% increase. Mrs. Miller continued with her report on Food & Beverage concession revenue which showed a gross sales increase from FY21 of 27% and a decrease of 6% from last month. She also shared a quarterly comparison for FY22 on passenger and gross sales. She concluded with presenting the 4th Quarter financial statement to the members. Discussion was heard on this item. 12. 22-1848 Marketing Report Attachments: 10262022- Marketing Report Vianni Otterson, Marketing Manager, reported with an update to the Fly Local Campaign; Social Media; Ad/Sponsorship opportunities; upcoming events and general updates. She expanded on CCIA's social media presence. New followers have increased on all social media platforms including Instagram; Facebook, Twitter and Linkedln. Net Audience Growth from 2021 -2022 has increased with impressions (36.8%); engagements (21.4%) & post link clicks (153.6%). She highlighted the analytics of Linkedln and felt that this platform should be utilized more. She highlighted some of the activity happening at CCIA which were posted on social media. She also provided examples of some of the promotions that are online regarding the Denver flights. She also showed examples of postings for several events. She showed promotional videos posted on the website for the Islanders and Ice Rays as CCIA is the official Airport for each time. She advised the members on recent and upcoming events happening at the Airport. These will also be posted on the Airport's social media pages. She advised the members that the RFQ for Marketing for FY 2023 was released on October 24th. The website re-launch projected completion is expect to be in December, 2022. Discussion was heard on this item. 13. 22-1849 Construction Statue Report Deputy Director Miller began by reminding the members that the Terminal Rehab would kick off once the contract is awarded. He added that projects that are wrapping City of Corpus Christi Page 4 Printed on 112012023 Airport Board Meeting Minutes -Final October 26,2022 up are the Passenger Boarding Bridges Project and Airfield Concrete Sealing. The Capital Improvements Plan is being finalized and will cover the next five years beyond the terminal renovations to include the east pavement sealing. He reported that the Hangar 4 & 3 fire suppression project has been awarded to Ranger. He expects them to finalize the design within the next couple of months. The RAC configuration should begin within the next 30 days. G. Future Agenda Items None. H. Adjournment As there was no further business, Chairman Riley adjourned the meeting at 4:35 p.m This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of meeting, then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.045. 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