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Home My WebLink About2000-01-06 Minutes•1 • AIRPORT BOARD MEETING January 6, 2000 MEMBERS PRESENT: RICK McKINNEY, TRUMAN SMITH, DON LYALL, FRANK BURGGRAF, CHARLES WALLACE STAFF PRESENT: DALE FREDERICK, BRENDA MOSS, ALETT LITTLE, HEATHER WOODRUFF, LOUISE POWERS OTHERS PRESENT: CHUCK CHADWICK-FAYETTEVILLE AIR SERVICE; BARRY WEST -HANGAR TENANT; JIM MORRIS AND BROCK HOSKINS-GARVER ENGINEERS; CHARLES ALLISON -MORNING NEWS; MATT WAGNER- NW ARKANSAS TIMES; LAURA KELLANS-ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE McKINNEY: ITEM #1: Call to Order ITEM #2: Request approval of the December 6, 1999 minutes A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Burggraf and seconded by Mr. Wallace. The motion carried. • ITEM #3: Garver Engineering presentation, and costs of Change Orders for T -Hangar • HOSKINS: Stated there had been some misunderstanding about the design which has resulted in some Change Orders. One would provide for the removal of a wall and a support beam, and the installation of additional cross beams. FREDERICK: Said the hangar unit had been designed to fit a certain tenant's needs, Explained that staff, including Don Green who is no longer with the Airport, and an engineer for Garver, who is no longer with Garver, had spend considerable time going over the design of the unit with the altered configuration. The engmeer confirmed he had also conveyed this information to their draftsman. Garver will share in the cost to some degree. HOSKINS: Garver will pay for removing the column, $750.00; grouting in the hole where the beam was; and the other amounts the City would have been paying for anyway. FREDERICK: Stated he would like room for further negotiations. -1- • • • • HOSKINS: FREDERICK: MORRIS: McKINNEY: Other Change Orders involve moving the power source for the T -Hangar from the west to east side which was more acceptable to the Airport's future developments. Another Change Order provides for a 20 amp. service in each unit rather than a shared 20 amp. service, also deleting the painting of the beams, which is consistent with the other hangars. Said they were estimating completion by the third week of February. ITEM #4: Garver Engineerine presentation and cost involved to retain Garver to proceed with the preparation of construction plans for T - Hangar "F" HOSKINS: Stated the City could use the T -Hangar "E" plans for an additional hangar, but it would involve three separate things: Surveying to fit building to conform to the ramp slope; Air spacing; and Revising the plans. The cost would be $12,480. The cost for handling the bidding would be an additional $2,700, and for construction oversight would be $20,955. They would also be available on an hourly basis. FREDERICK: Explained the office had received the figures today. Said he would like to get the plans and move forward, and possibly negotiate the price down by having staff do the in-house daily inspections, and the bidding could be handled through the City's process and save money. McKINNEY: A motion to request a "start" and "finish" date for the proposed T - Hangar at the next meeting was made by Mr. Wallace and seconded by Mr. McKinney. The motion carried. ITEM #5: Chairman McKinney has requested a review of the Airport Board's Policies and Procedures Explained he would like the Airport Board's Policies and Procedures to mirror the City Council's and said Heather Woodruff, City of Fayetteville's City Clerk was attending the meeting to answer any questions. He further explained that by making some changes it would allow citizens to present topics at the Board Meting, but not discuss them until staff had time to review the item. Stating this would discourage citizens from bring an item before the Board while it was still under negotiations with Airport staff. BURGGRAF: Said he didn't Clunk they needed to change the Policies and Procedures. -2- I • WALLACE: Stated he would like anybody who has anything to say to bring it forward at the meetings. BURGGRAF: Explained the Airport Board has no authority, that they were just an advisory board. McKINNEY• Airport Board consensus was to not change the Policies and Procedures. ITEM #6: Other Business Announced he would like to congratulate Mr. Charles Wallace on his re- appointment to the Airport board for a five year term. Said Mr. Don Owen, Tower Chief, had left surveys regarding the tower with him that should be filled out and returned to Mr. Owens, and asked the pilots to please take one. He reported the Airport may soon be faced with "cost-sharing" on the tower because of the decreasing number of airfield operations. He reminded the pilots of Mr. Chadwick's suggestion at the pilots meeting to make additional take -offs and landings each time they flew to help increase the airport's numbers. WALLACE: Complimented the tower crew on their attitude and the service they provided. • McKINNEY: UPDATE: Pilots Association FREDERICK: Reported a meeting was conducted on December 18`h to determine if there was significant interest in forming an association. There were about twenty persons in attendance and it was a very positive meeting. A second meeting is scheduled for February 5'h in the Air Museum at 9:00 a.m. • Mr. Ken Schossow of Wings Avionics has identified a need to transport a boy to Little Rock for treatment and has asked for volunteers. Mr. Schossow has invited the Experimental Aircraft Association to visit his facilities and they have scheduled a tour after one of their meeting. McKINNEY: UPDATE: FAA Partnership Conference The meeting is scheduled for February 1" and 2nd in Fort Worth and asked if any of the Board member were interested in attending. FREDERICK: Explained the Airport's Travel and Training budget had been reduced for year 2000, and the line item for the Airport Board's Travel had been deleted for this year. He said as two Board Members would like to attend the -3- • conference, he would submit a request to the City's Budget Department for funds for the Board to travel. CHADWICK: Asked Chairman McKinney to check with the FBO if he was flying his plane, as the FBO would help with the cost of the fuel. FREDERICK: UPDATE: GPS for Drake Field Said a consultant had contacted him last year about using Drake Field as a test site. As nothing had developed and he could not get information from the consultant, he had contacted Asa Hutchinson's office. Mr. Hutchinson's aid contacted the consultant and reported, back that some studies had already taken place on the airport and the GPS would take place as soon as funding was available. McKINNEY: Asked about the status of getting the three-quarters of a mile visibility for Runway 16? All work requested by the FAA has been completed. FREDERICK: Explained the Airport might not need the procedure with the GPS installation. McKIINNEY: Airport Board Consensus to send a letter to the FAA from the Airport Board requesting an update on the visibility for Runway 16. • BURGGRAF: Requested sending a letter to the military inviting military to use Drake Field. • LITTLE: Announced the Oklahoma University has scheduled an outreach program for July 10th through 14th for Local school children grades three through six to interest them in aviation and tour the airport. They will be using the Terminal Conference Room as their classroom. The Northwest Arkansas Aviation Technology Center (A&P School) will be renting the green hangar beginning in March for additional classes. CHADWICK: Said they were still providing aircraft maintenance and were working with the A & P school to use the hangar and help provide training for the A & P students. McKINNEY: Meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m. Don"ed Lycre ary Date -4-