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2011-08-03 Agenda Review New Hanover County Airport Authority August 3, 201 Page 1 NEW HA.NOVER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY AGENDA REVIEW MEETING August 3, 2011 ASSEMBLY The New Hanover County Airport Authority met for Agenda Review on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., in the Executive Conference Room at Wilmington International Airport, 1740 Airport Boulevard, Wilmington, North Carolina. Airport Authority members present were John Lennon, Chairman; Robert Rippy, Secretary; Tom Barber and Al Roseman. Charles Kays, vice Chairman, was absent. Also present were Jon Rosborough, Airport Director; Julie Wilsey, Deputy Airport Director; Jinn Morton, Finance r � rL;_. n... � 1!-A.- A T _ _ In -3__ � - Ci tv1 ; kJ al y 1 V Llg. i to 1. "P ils .LJII CL:LUI , YY Ill LIICY r w dLiV ease..r`dt:111 L1 CS 1i'ldlIa g e , 3 d 1Ci1 d Routh, Executive Assistant; Wanda Copley, New Hanover County Attorney and Array McLane, Talbert & Bright, Inc. Additional attendees included Rick Catlin, New Hanover County Commissioner; Chris Coudriet, Assistant County Manager; and Matt Nolan, Graham Ferguson and Sarah Nolan, Longistics. Chairman Lennon called the meeting to order and announced that the first order of business was to welcome Commissioner Catlin. and he turned the meeting over to hint. Commissioner Catlin introduced Matt Nolan of Longistics and his interns. Graham Ferguson and Sarah Nolan, who help develop and operate Foreign Trade Zones. The commissioner then gave a presentation about Foreign Trade Zones, stating he considered this an economic development opportunity for New Hanover County. Focusing on Wilmington International Airport, he discussed capitalizing on existing assets within the county and market opportunities for existing and future international business. He described what a Foreign Trade Zone does and how it benefits business. In addition, Commissioner Catlin discussed how a Foreign Trade Zone would benefit the airport and the county. He recommended appointing a Foreign Trade Zone Application Steering Committee, consisting of one representative each from the Airport Authority, New Hanover County and the North Carolina State Port of Wilmington. He stated the application process would take less than a year and would cost approximately $3,000. During the application process, he suggested appointing a Foreign Trade Zone Commission with representative members from the Airport Authority, the County Commissioners, the State Port and the business community to develop and market the concept. There was much discussion among Airport Authority members, Commissioner Catlin, Mr. Coudriet, Mr. Nolan and ILM staff members concerning a Foreign Trade Zone at IL.M. Chairman Lennon summarized by stating the Foreign Trade Zone was a great idea and suggested the Airport Authority develop a formal resolution in support of the concept. Commissioner Catlin, Mr. Coudriet, Mr. Dolan, Mr. Ferguson and Ms. Nolan departed the meeting at 4:53 p.m. Chairman Lennon called on staff members to discuss the agenda for the Authority's August 3, 2011, Regular Public Meeting. New Hanover County Airport Authority August 3, 2011 Page 2 AGENDA. ITEMS Special Events: Displaying pictures of the American Airlines ribbon- cutting that occurred on July 6, Mr. Rosborough stated the announcement of the new route received international exposure on the website, www.anna.aero, an airline network news publication. Staff coordinated with Paul Hogan, the publisher, to display selected pictures in a slide show format on this website. Mr. Broughton announced a Tabletop Disaster Drill will be held on Thursday, September 22, and on Saturday, October 22, the Tri- Annual Full -Scale Mock Disaster Drill will take place. There was a brief discussion between Chairman Lennon, Mr. Rippy and Dr. Roseman concerning the Mock Disaster Drill. Dr. Roseman requested a breakdown of the command staff for the drill. 1 `111Qiit,U f\..C;V01 L- 1V11 . MU. LU11 1CV1UWeU Liie J U11C 1111dilCidt 1Lelils, SLaLlflg revenue was 1.avora le and expenses were under budget. Since rune 30th was the end of Fiscal Year 2011, Mr. Dorton recapped major revenue and expense accounts, giving a comparison to the previous fiscal year and highlighting significant accomplishments. He stated Fiscal Year 2011 was a successful year overall. Chairman Lennon asked about the energy conservation audit. Using the utility bills for four separate buildings, Mrs. Wilsey explained that she reviews energy usage quarterly. She stated generally energy consumption was down, with Rescue Base and Maintenance Base showing a very good decrease. Facilities: Mrs. Wilsey discussed two Action Items for Authority members' approval at the Regular Meeting, including a work Authorization with Talbert & Bright for the design development of the Runway 6 -24 Ditch and Safety Area Project and another Work Authorization with Talbert & Bright to design the final phase /expansion of the dry basin from the VA area down to Airport Boulevard, explaining the VA. developer would pay for the construction and actually do the digging for the pond, thus eliminating the need for a wet retention pond on the VA leasehold property and in keeping with ILM's Storm water 'Master Plan. In response to Mr. Rippy's question, Mrs. Wilsey stated the advantages for IL M. to have the VA construct the expansion of the dry basin are (1) the Business Park's hotel site will be prepared for development, and (2) the tenants will have more property area to develop. Mr. Rippy questioned why ILM should pay for the design of the expansion, and there was some discussion between Authority members, staff and Amy McLane concerning the pros and cons of doing so. The consensus of Authority members was to ask. the VA developer to pay for the design, as well as expand the dry basin. Mrs. Wilsey updated Authority members on current projects. In reference to the Airport Boulevard Paving and Lights Project, she stated the project was complete. The CFPUA repaved the sunken pavement area. In response to Mr. Rippy's question, Mrs. Wilsey stated the CFPUA found the material was lost in the pipe, and the soil around the pipe was loose. The pipe was sealed and the soil was re- compacted. She stated there is a one -year warranty on the pavement patch. New Hanover County Airport Authority August 3, 2011 Page 3 Mrs. 'Wilsey reported she went before the County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Monday, August 1, about a zoning text amendment concerning Al (Airport Industrial) zoning. She said normally a piece of Al property has to be at least one acre. A property owner requested a zoning change from AR (Airport Residential) to Al that involved two properties totaling 0.8 acre. She said the airport had no objection to amending the text of the zoning ordinance, and the Commissioners approved the amendment. Next month, the property owner will appear before the County Commissioners for approval to rezone the property from AR to Al. Chairman Lennon requested Mrs. Wilsey scan and e -mail the property owner's site plan to Authority members. Mrs. Wilsey stated the big issue for discussion was the FAA shutdown, explaining that as of Friday, August 5, ILM would not be able to pay contractors. Currently, there are no large L:ODSLIULAW11 IL)JCLAS .I11 proglCSS, II0WCVCi, S11C SWU Ulefe were a Cruuple of 1 diDe t 0, 51 invoices for payment within the next 30 days and possible requests for payment of contractors' retainage amounts within the next 60 days. Mrs. Wilsey stated bid openings for IL M's two AIP entitlement and discretionary projects were scheduled on August S. There was some discussion about the FAA Reauthorization Bill and how the shutdown would affect ILM. Government: There were no government issues to discuss for the Regular Meeting Marketing and Public Relations: Mr. Morton stated American Airlines agreed to provide tickets for a giveaway at the Hammerheads game on August 10. He reported that he had met with a representative from The Globe, a newspaper published in Jacksonville, NC, to discuss advertisement. Planning and Development: Mr. Morton discussed the relocation of the water line at the VA leasehold site, stating there may be a design conflict with the storm water pipe and the water line. Mrs. Wilsey stated staff was working with the engineer to resolve the issue before the contractor gets to that point in the project. Operations Report: Using charts for illustration, Mr. Broughton discussed airport statistics for the month of July, including fuel price comparisons, fuel flowage amounts, airfare comparisons with M Y"R and RDU, and total passengers handled. He stated the load factor for July was 93 %. He reviewed statistics for aircraft and people cleared through Customs for July. Dr. Roseman requested OAJ and FAY be added in the airfare comparison charts. Directors Report: Commenting in reference to Commissioner Catlin's Foreign Trade zone presentation earlier in the meeting, Mr. Rosborough recommended Mr. Broughton as IL.M's representative on the Application Steering Committee. There was a brief discussion between Mr. Rosborough, Authority members and Mrs. Copley concerning the formal resolution. It was the consensus of Authority members that they were all in favor of the Foreign Trade zone concept at ILM and would approve a formal resolution at a subsequent meeting. Mr. Rosborough reported US Airways is involved in litigation concerning labor disputes with its pilots; however, it has not resulted in the cancellation of any flights at ILM. New Hanover County Airport Authority August 3, 2011 Page 4 Dr. Roseman asked Mr. Rosborough what his thoughts were concerning the slot swap between US Airways and Delta. Mr. Rosborough stated final approval had not been received from the DOT and the DOJ; however, he believed the slot swap would be approved. Since US Airways would be relinquishing 122 LGA slots (61 round trips) to Delta, Mr. Rosborough said he felt ILM would be impacted. However, he stated that since LGA is ILM's No. I destination and has a very favorable load factor, he believed Delta would pick up on this service. After DOT and DOJ final approval, Mr. Rosborough predicted it would take approximately six months for changes to affect the respective airports. Dr. Roseman asked Mr. Rosborough whether he believed the layoff of 4,000 FAA employees would directly affect ILM in the near future. Mr. Rosborough stated the construction of airport projects and the contractors /workers involved with those projects would be affected. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Lennon adjourned the meeting at 6:04 p.m. Prepared by: Respectfully Submitted: Sandy Routh Robert S. Rippy, Secretary