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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-05-13 - Agendas - Final AGENDA FOR THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING May 13, 2004 1 :30 p.m. Airport Conference Room Terminal Building 4500 South School Avenue 1 . Welcome: Charles Wallace, Chairman. 2. Minutes of the April 8, 2004 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Charles Wallace, Chairman. B. Ray Boudreaux, Director. C. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. D. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. E. Construction Report. . F. Maintenance Report. 4. Old Business. 5 . New Business. A. Contract for T-Hangar "H". Action Requested: Approval to submit contract to City Council B. United States Postal Service Lease Agreement. Action Requested: Approval to submit Lease Agreement to City's Contract Review process. 6. Other Business. A. Items from the Public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 7. Adjourn. AIRPORT BOARD MEETING • April 8, 2004 MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Wallace, Frank Sprerandeo, Dave Bowman, Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Janice Stanesic MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto Loewer OTHERS PRESENT: John P. Ross-Ross Executive Aviation, Inc., Judy Hammond-Arkansas Air Museum, Tim McClurg and Mike Kratchmer-Ark. Aviation Tech. Center, Charles Caldwell- tenant, Wayne Jones-McClellend Engineers, Charlie Morash-NW Ark. Times, Jim Hillabrand- tenant, Rick McKinney-tenant, Terry Collier-tenant, Dr. Vaughn DeCoster-tenant STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers ITEM #1 : Welcome. Charles Wallace. Chairman. Thanked all that were attending in person and the TV audience, and also thanked Dr. Loewer for moderating the meeting in February. Explained there were no minutes for March because there was no meeting. He thanked staff for providing books for the Board members' agendas. ITEM #2 : Minutes of the February 12, 2004 meeting. • A motion to approve the minutes was made by Bob Nickle, but questioned who had made the motion shown at the top of Page 3 for the T-hangar. The motion was seconded by Dave Hollman. Following discussion, Chairman Wallace asked that the February 121' minutes reflect the motion was made by consensus of the Board. The motion carried. ITEM #3 : Receiving of Reports. A. Charles Wallace, Chairman, reported the Board met on March 3151 for a Strategic Planning Meeting and had revisited their goals and successes. He related that Ray has received a mandate from the City for the Airport to be self-sufficient by 2006. C. Wallace wanted the audience to know the Board is concerned. He said we need to state clearly, using numbers, the economic impact this airport has on the community. Four assignments came out of the meeting: Ray to gather economic impact information, possibly by sharing a program with other City departments; Dave Bowman will gather the market outlook and trends; Frank Sperandeo will gather information from AOPA that will help us understand their research that helps general aviation airports; Ray will review the budget, in case payment is needed for a study. At the Strategic Planning Meeting we also reviewed the 2004 Capital Program. We approve each project as it comes along, and we need to evaluate the investment, as well as the return. Projects for 2004: Taxiway Alpha and Taxiway Extension; Roof repairs for the T-Hangars; Construct a T-Hangar; • and a Marketing Program. He commented that twice this week he had heard "that the big planes subsidize the little ones", and he felt that comments shouldn't be said that one supports the other. Another comment he had heard is "those folks over there (Airport Management) aren't interested 1 in the folks over here (east ramp tenants)". That is not true, pointing out a new self serve fuel • facility has been opened and a new T-Hangar is being built. B. Ray Boudreaux, Director. Mentioning some items in his report, he announced the self serve fueling facility for AvGas is open. The 87 Octane tank should be here by the middle of April and installed by the end of April. He stated in March he had attended the Annual FAA Conference and had defended the need for the connecting taxiway, a safety project, which would allow two entrances to the Forest Service Ramp. The Arkansas Aeronautics Commission approved a grant for $ 100,000 towards the new T-Hangar. Due to some failures of fueling equipment, we have entered into a preventive maintenance contract with Aircraft Maintenance Professional to work on our trucks. James is preparing the RFP for a fueling contract, which has to go out for bids every three years. The Airport has received the FAA Cost/Benefit Analysis letter for the tower costs. We are scheduled to begin paying February 1 , 2005 . Our part will be 59%, instead of 75% as previously told. We are preparing a letter to request consideration of additional reductions. R. Boudreaux introduced Dr. Vaughn DeCoster, saying he would tell about the Fly-In last Saturday. Dr. DeCoster stated he was the Wing Leader of the NW Arkansas Angel Flight. Angel Flight has 870 pilots in the program. The Fly In had remarkable success with about 50 in attendance with standing room only. There were three FAA Safety Seminars and twelve new pilots signed up for Angel Flight. Several aviation businesses donated items for prizes, a lot of pilots bought the $ 1 .95 fuel. AirNav had some nice comments about the airport. C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. Fuel sales were average in March even with some bad weather days. The self serve sold 1 ,200 gallons during the last two weeks in March • and 2,000 gallons were sold in the first week in April. Full service AvGas sales have only dropped a little. C. Wallace mentioned the $ 1 .95 per gallon price at the self serve is barely at a break even point. The Self Serve Facility is owned by the City of Fayetteville and we can not sell the fuel at a loss. J. Nicholson reported they had ordered a load of fuel that day and the cost had dropped five cents. The self serve price would remain at $ 1 .95 a while longer. Local airports have increased all their fuel prices by five to ten cents and we remain lower than all except for Siloam Springs. About 80% of our fuel sales are for Jet, and 20% are for AvGas. C. Wallace, speaking of the Financial Report, said the revenues are going up. R. Boudreaux stated they had taken the 60' x 60' hangar out of this year's budget. J. Nicholson reported our operations have continued to grow. R. Boudreaux explained staff had replaced a compressor on the terminal's heat and air system, but haven't received a cost estimate for the repairs for the boilers. R. Boudreaux answering questions said the Airport is responsible for the repairs on the fuel trucks, and lately they have been numerous. AV Fuel does re-pay the Airport for some of the repairs. D. Construction Report, Wayne Jones. Reported the foundation for the U. of A. hangar is being poured today. The T-Hangar plans are almost completed and should be advertised next week, with the contract going to the City Council the second week in May. He said Ray had requested an electrical engineer to look at T-Hangars "A" through "D" to evaluate the cause for fuses being blown. He will look at the load on each breaker now as compared to when the hangars were constructed. Each breaker serves two to three bays. The new hangar will have a breaker for each bay and more lights. There was a minor delay in the taxiway project because an archeological site was shown by the State. The archeologist is writing a letter to the State saying the area had been used as a farm field and other construction has been performed in that area. R. • Boudreaux stated he had been notified yesterday of a water drainage problem to part of the east side of T-Hangar G. The problem was to have been corrected when we installed the new drains. W. Jones said today before the meeting he had gone to the hangar, poured buckets of water over 2 the porous cement. Some areas do not accept the water at the same rate as others. The problem • has just been reported and now it has been too long to go back to the contractor. The cause could have been that there was more cement content in that particular delivery. The drain has 4" of porous cement on top, then filter media, then the drain. Solution would be to remove and replace. Mr. Hillabrand stated he had just bought a hangar in Rogers and would be moving out of the moldy hangar, but he would come back to buy fuel and visit with his friends. R. Boudreaux asked Mr. Jones to find a solution and the cost. He asked that if tenants in T-Hangars E, F, and G have problems, to come to him. He stated the new hangars will have the crown in the middle. The bid will have an option for a concrete floor. E. Maintenance Report. R. Boudreaux said the guys have been getting ready for the mowing season. They replaced the compressor system in the HVAC in the terminal. There has been work on the gates. Superior's hangar door was repaired. Water hoses installed for washing aircraft. Regular sweeping of the ramps happens monthly. The sweeper has been in the shop and was returned just yesterday. ITEM #4: Old Business. None. ITEM #5: New Business. A. Phoenix Rising Aviation lease for hangar. A motion to approve the lease and forward on through the City's Staff Review process was made by Dave Bowman and seconded by Frank Sperandeo. The motion carried. • B. Taxiway "A" Phase II and Taxiway "E" Project, 95% FAA AIP Grant and 5% State of Arkansas Aeronautics Grant. R. Boudreaux said the FAA Grant is 95% of the project and the State Grant is 5%. We won't be spending any local funds on the project. We need approval from the Board to proceed, and there are several items that come with the approval: To proceed with the FAA Grant Application; Receiving the FAA Grant; The Grant Application with the State, Receiving the State Grant, and a Task Order to McClelland Engineers to design the project, for construction management and for construction over-site. These items will go on to the City Council for approval A motion to approve the Taxiway "A" Phase 11 and Taxiway "E" Project and associated items listed by Ray, was made by Bob Nickle and seconded by David Hollman. The motion carried. C. Discussion reqarding the 100' x 200' Business Hangar mentioned in the Transportation Appropriations Bill. R. Boudreaux explained Senator Lincoln had asked what we needed to create revenue streams. We told her hangars, and asked if she could put one million dollars in a set aside in the Bill. It was put in the Bill, but, unfortunately no money was attached in the Bill. Don Harris, our FAA Project Manager, originally said to put together the request, but yesterday he told us that we didn't have a chance for funding, they are only funding safety items. A motion to defer the item to a later time was made by Frank Sperandeo and • seconded by David Hollman. The motion carried. D. Self-Serve Fueling Facility marketing program. R. Boudreaux said a post card announcing the self-serve fuel price was sent to all aircraft owners within counties of 120 miles 3 of Drake Field. The mailing was sent to 4, 112 aircraft owners with an estimated cost of $980.00. He said the fuel prices are also listed on AirNav and is read world wide. J. Nicholson said the • printed post cards were delivered to MAILCO today and will be mailed on Friday or Monday. This is direct marketing and will get our name out there before pilots. C. Wallace turned the floor over to Frank Sperandeo to present a marketing report. F. Sperandeo strongly recommended following the MARS plan and he felt the MARS plan could save the airport. M stands for Marketing, A for Activity, R for Revenue, and S for Success. He stated if we followed MARS the activity would be up 30 to 40% by this time next year. He displayed a United States map showing the cross country flight routes to and from major cities. Most of the routes go over Arkansas. He related that most pilots will seek the airports with the lowest cost of fuel. You can punch in your flight designation on AirNav and they will give you the airports along your flight plan with the lowest cost of fuel. It also has a place where pilots can enter comments. He handed out information from AirNav on Drake Field that goes back to March 2001 , showing the comments pilots have made about Drake Field. He also proposed the airport to take part in an ad campaign with AOPA. The cost would be $2,600 and payment would not be due until January 2005. The ad has to be in by May 1 ". B. Nickle suggested requesting help form the A & P Commission. R. Boudreaux said the AOPA FBO book is published every two years and some of the information is incorrect and needs updated. V. DeCoster said all the information can be updated online, and most pilots look it up online, rather than using the book. He suggested using the money to update the airport's website. Following discussion, C. Wallace thanked Mr. Sperandeo and stated the ad would be discussed at the next Strategic Planning Meeting. • E. Tower Benefit/Cost Analysis discussion. C. Wallace stated the item would be deferred to a later Board meeting, it had already been discussed today. ITEM 46: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. F.. Sperandeo mentioned airport maintenance. C. Presentation to Arkansas Air Museum. Dave Bowman presented an American Eagle award from the NW Arkansas Community College to the Arkansas Air Museum. Judy Hammond, Museum Director, accepted the award and expressed her appreciation. She discussed AirFest, some AirFest acts, and displayed the new Tee Shirt for AirFest. C. Wallace announced the Young Eagles event is scheduled for May 8th, and also announced the Tenant BarBQue on the airport's east ramp will be on May 8w, adding they needed volunteers for the mid-day cookout. Information will be sent in the next billing. Meeting Adjourned at 3:45. • Dave Bowman, Secretary Date 4 FAYETTEVILLE AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS May 12, 2004 MONTHLY REPORT Director, Aviation and Economic Development Fayetteville, Arkansas April 2004 AVIATION: Early in April we had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Boozman to discuss the Foreign Trade Zone potential for the airport as well as potential funding for the rail spur to the Industrial Park that would service the east side of the airport as well. There may be funding alternatives that will get it done. The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is working on a proposal. The new U of A hangar is coming along very well. Construction should be completed by the end of July. . APAC will get back to the Taxiway "A" Extension and USDA Forest Service Apron Area Project by mid May. We have received clearance from all govemmental agencies concerning the project. Forest Service has scheduled a pre-bid meeting early in June and plan to award a design build contract for construction of their mixing plant, office building, warehouse and parking lot on June 24, 2004. We received written confirmation from the FAA for the project to extend Taxiway "E" to connect with the Taxiway "A" extension. The grant amount is $777,603.00 and is 95% of the project. The other 5% will be funded by the State and will be applied for once the FAA paperwork is completed. I spoke with Rod Martin of Cruzen Equipment Company. All parts have been delivered to complete installation of the Mogas tank and delivery system. Final installation should be complete by mid May. Judy is working the Air Show project very hard. She needs volunteers. We have more acts this year thanlast. Wing Walker, Comedy Cub, Mig- 17, and the Heritage Flight to close the show on Sunday. Bids to construct T-Hangar "H" will be opened May 6 at 2 :00. We spent a lot of staff time developing the bid specifications. We are concerned that the volatile price of steel will cause the bids to be high. • 4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE. SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 PHONE 501 -718-7640 Ext. 5 • FAX 50 1 -718-7646 Monthly Report Aviation and Economic Development April 2004 Page Two The price of fuel has risen very fast in the past several weeks. Fuel costs affect everything we sell at the airport. Since the cost has increased so much, transient turbine aircraft are not purchasing as much fuel. Many transients elect to tanker the fuel from home base since typically home base will negotiate a favorable price for their based aircraft. Hopefully, the price will return to a more normal level in the near future. The self serve tank is doing very well. Our promotional price of $ 1 .95 per gallon is less than the price of gas at the local gas station. We are hoping that the promotion will bring a lot of customers to the airport to experience what we have to offer and elect to do their business with us in the future. The local EAA hosted Young Eagle Day at the airport May 8`". They flew 32 kids on their first flight. Following the flying activities, Charles "Doc' Wallace and Rick McKinney hosted the airport community for burgers and bratwurst at the new Pilot Briefing Room patio. The concrete patio was built by the airport maintenance staff. At the request of the Board we asked MCE to provide an estimate for improvements to the electrical systems of the older T-Hangars. Please find attached to this report a proposal from Hugh Brewer estimating the costs for the upgrade. Any work done to the electrical system must comply with the current electrical code and the code of ordinances of the City of Fayetteville. I welcomed the Pilot Club Regional Conference to Fayetteville on Behalf of the Mayor. We consummated an agreement with the USPS to put a Postal Service Center in the Terminal. The USPS will rehab the North end of the building for the facility. Not only will it be a great anchor tenant for the airport, it provides us with an opportunity to make our great terminal facility a people center for South Fayetteville. The Post Office draws people and activity and will contribute to our continued growth. We met with the U of A concerning an economic impact study for the airport. Jeff Collins from the College of Business and Economic Research will present the City a proposal to conduct a Sales Tax Study and a study to determine the economic impact of the airport. The proposal for completion of the EIS was $26,000.00. The high cost is result of the person to person interviews required. As previously reported, the FAA presented a revised Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) for our airport which rated our airport at 59% to be funded by the FAA. Attached please find our final draft response which encourages the FAA to conduct further study and to further increase FAA funding to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field Air Traffic Control Tower. • Monthly Report Aviation and Economic Development April 2004 Page Three Economic Development: We continued to work the Fayetteville Economic Development Council (FEDC) organization and fund raising project. Bill Ramsey and I have done most of the work. I penned a job description and following review of the interim executive committee sent it out as part of a job announcement to get a good candidate. We have .received more than 20 resumes and have hired Tom Ticknor to help reduce the group to three or four for further consideration. We also spent time with the attorneys to write the By Laws for the organization. The decision was made to pursue a 501 c (6) organization rather than a c (3). One sales contract will be presented to the City Council for a parcel along Morningside Drive at the May Council meeting. The company will build a plant to do powder painting of parts and tools manufactured by companies in the South Industrial Park. T Ily Submitted, oudreaux, Dector MCEMcCLELLAND PO. Box 1229 • FAX CONSULTING /- Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702- 1229 479-443-2377 DESIGNED TO SERVE ENG/NEERS. INC. 479-443-9241 April 30, 2004 IgtAIA- REECEIVE J) Mr. Ray Boudreaux Airport Director MAY 0 3 2004 Airport D4500 S. Scpho , Suite F AN AIRPUR F Fayettevil , AR 72701 Re: T-Hangar Electrical Renovations Fayetteville Municipal Dear Mr. Boudreaux: We acre enclosing a copy of the letter and plan sheet regarding the requested study of th'e r lectrical system in T-Hangars "A" thru "D" at Fayetteville Municipal Airpont prepared by Mr. Ht,;.gh Brewer, P. E. Mr. Brewer points out several cuncerns regarding tenant • install electrical items. Please review the letter and pian for any questions or comments. Mr. Brewer is out of town for a week and will be available when r, returns to discuss any questions. If there are any questions regarding this study, please contact us. Sincerely, McCLELLAND CSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. 7 -r �2. ayn Jon s, P. E. Vice Pre ide Enclosures: Letter Plan • J:1200410621041Thaigar Elec 0430.wpe:wj hugh h . brewer, p.e . • April 26, 2004 consulting electrical engineer 2865 n. Oakland-zion road fayetteville, arkansas 72703 tel and fax 479.443-2263 email: hughbrew®aol.com Mr. Wayne Jones McClelland Consulting Engineers 1810 North College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72703 Re: Rewiring of Existing Hangers at Drake Field, Fayetteville Dear Wayne: As you instructed, I have developed a plan for updating the wiring in Hangers A, B, C and D at Drake Field in Fayetteville. The main problem seems to be inadequate circuitry in that circuits are shared by several hangers. This causes inconvenience to tenants when electrical loads in one hanger cause circuit breaker tripping which affects others. There is adequate electrical power available to the main panel in each of the four hanger buildings for the present loading. In my opinion, the solution is to add additional wiring and circuit breakers so that the lighting and receptacle load in each hanger is served by a separate circuit . • The existing panels are of adequate size to accommodate the additional circuits. The existing conduit system, however, cannot accommodate enough additional conductors. I propose that the existing conduit be utilized for the door motors only and that new conduits be installed for the lighting and receptacle circuits. Please see attached Sheet E- 1 for details. At the same time, the lighting and associated switching should (must) be updated to conform to the 2002 National Electrical Code. Article 513.7(D) requires that light fixtures be enclosed to prevent the escape of sparks or hot particles to the hazardous area below. I recommend the same fixtures we have installed in the new hangers. This leads to a point that needs to be made to airport management and to the Airport Board. There are several non-conforming lighting and receptacle installations that have been added by tenants over the years. There are also door operators on the wall within the hazardous areas that do not conform. This proposal does not address or offer a remedy for these installations. My estimate of the cost of rewiring and bringing the lighting and receptacles into compliance with the National Electrical Code, keeping in mind that "old" projects may contain hidden and unforeseen problems, is $ 13,500.00 per 13-bay hanger. Hanger A should cost 10- 15% less. Respec'1611y submitted Huo. 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Washington, DC 20591 Dear Mr. Thomas: I received your undated letter on March 22, 2004 and read with interest the new Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) for the Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field. The City of Fayetteville, in accordance with your letter, will present additional information and considerations concerning the BCA which we feel will merit further adjustment to the BCA ratio for Drake Field. Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field, FYV, lost commercial service to the new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, XNA, in 1999. Building the new regional airport was clearly the right decision for our rapidly growing community. However, Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field, suffered from the loss, and continues to struggle to • develop new sources of operating revenue to replace that which disappeared with the exit of the commercial airlines. We have made extensive progress in the last two years, and are continuing a program of changes and improvements to the airport in order to make the successful conversion from Commercial to General Aviation service. Please review the attached summary of factors affecting the particular environment at FYV. We believe the information clearly shows that the FYV, ATCT is vital to our regional airways, to the future viability of the airport, and will justify a further increase in the Fayetteville Drake Field BCA. The support of the FAA Contract Tower Program is critical to the success of our airport, and to the General Aviation airport system in the region. We appreciate this opportunity to participate in the FAA's analysis of the benefits of our Air Traffic Control Tower . Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ray M. Boudreaux, Director Attch: Factors Affecting the Benefit Cost Analysis for Fayetteville Municipal Airport, • Drake Field (FYV) ORq �c . Attachment 1 , Factors Affecting the Benefit Cost Analysis for Fayetteville T Municipal Airport, Drake Field (FYV) The rapid growth of the Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field is reflected by the Benefit Cost Analysis studies completed by the FAA in 2001 , 2002 and 2004. The BCA was .28 in 2001 and grew to .30 in 2002. With the most recent BCA of .59, it is clear that Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field has made substantial progress in changing from the commercial hub of Northwest Arkansas to the general aviation hub of the community. The following additional information is submitted for your consideration: • Actual 2003 operations as reported by the ACTC were 43,866 • Operations grew by 34.55%, 2003 over 2002 • Operations for the first quarter of 2004 were within 150 operations of the first quarter of 1998 when airline activity was at its peak at Fayetteville Drake. • New 18,750 SF, FBO hangar opened in April 03. • New 11 ,000 SF, Flying Investments Maintenance Hangar opened in May 03 • Flying Investments, LLC will begin RVSM testing of Falcon 20 modifications in the third quarter of 04 • A new USDA Forest Service Fire Base, currently under construction, will be operational in mid 2005 • New 10,000 SF Military Museum Maintenance and Display Hangar opened July 03 • New 9900 SF Corporate Hangar for U of A under construction • A new 8-unit T-Hangar in planning for construction this year--all units rented with additional prospects on the waiting list • Land under lease for construction of additional maintenance hangar by Flying Investments, LLC. • Phoenix Rising Aviation, Inc. leased in 2004 a 9600 SF Hangar for Corporate Jet Maintenance • Flying Investments and Phoenix Rising Aviation both to be certificated as Part 145 aircraft maintenance stations this year • New Part 135 Charter Service located at the airport late 2003 using Beech King Air 200. • Agreement for additional Part 135 operator using Beech Barron in negotiation In concussion, the continued growth of Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field is clearly evident in this short list of new activity since your last study. Sales are up, operations are up, business activity is up and all market factors point to continued growth. Thank you for considering these additional factors in our final Benefit Cost Analysis. FAYETTEVILLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DAN COODY, MAYOR 1800 School Ave., Suite F Fayetteville, AN 72701 AVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 170.718.71112 RAY M. BOUDREAUX, DIRECTOR TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board THRU : Ray M. Boudreaux, Director FROM: James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator DATE: May 13, 2004 SUBJECT: FBO Report Tower Operations Graph: This graph compares monthly totals of aircraft operations since January 2000. April figures indicate continued and dramatic increase. Tower personnel have suggested that the recent increase is largely attributable to itinerant aircraft stopping at FYV to use the new Self Serve fueling facility. OPERATION5 - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2004 ° 50 a L °0 40 ❑ 2000 o 02001 30 a 2002 112003 20 M 2004 • 1 .I Jll 4 1 4 0 o �T 1 I Ilk 46 �Oj FBO Fuel Sales: As can be seen in the graph below, fuel sales volume in the first quarter of 2004 is about equal to the first quarter of 2003, with a slight increase in April . The additional volume in April is mostly due to one bulk purchase of 7472 gallons from a tenant on the field . The April sales level is approximately 113% of the FBO's monthly average volume of 30,937 gallons for the past 12 months. FUEL 5ALE5 - CUMULATIVE 2001 - 2004 ° 400 c ° 350 ■ 2001 13 300 ❑ 2002 4 912005 c `250 ® 2004 o' 200 150 I 100 rag 60 44 14 , • �Pa ��o bra r� �P{ �J� �J� r� yea 06 a6 4 � Local Area Data : Retail fuel prices in the local area increased at several airports in April , including FYV. Following is a comparison of regional retail fuel prices as of 5/12/04: Regional Jet Center (XNA) Avgas: 3. 11 Jet-A: 2.95 Pinnacle Air (ASG) 2.88 2.62 Beaver Lake (Rogers) 2.91 2.62 Hughes Aviation (Bentonville) 3.05 (SS-2.38) 2.78 Siloam Springs (City-run) 2.35 (Ss-i .99) 2.25 Fayetteville Municipal 2.94 (SS-1 .95) 2.53 Regional Jet Center provides discounts on Jet-A; . 10 @ 500 gals+, .20 @ 1 ,000 gals + Fayetteville offers discounts for cash sale and quantity discounts on jet fuel. The Graph below illustrates wholesale fuel price fluctuation since mid-2003, with benchmark beginning at 1 /1 /2003. The wholesale price for aircraft fuel continues its recent upward trend , with reports that we may see a peak and leveling off within the next 4-6 weeks. Wholesale Fuel Price Trend 50% 4011 'X Chs Jae A • m �Y. Chs 10OLL c 30% r u 20% m IM b L -20% c`om ` �arnYn ro" roi � � � roaoma9' G' coz zi61obb ? gym � �' �' i � � ? W sss � ,ri � � � � � :i R � E EEp Rg FoB � ; � Fe q ;gb � � a � � Week 2003/2004 FYV Fuel Ops Facts: Average monthly fuel sales: 30,937 gals April 2004 fuel sales: 25,338 Jet - 72.2% 9.746 Avgas - 27.8% 35,084 Total Jet-A sold to FYV-based customers in April: 20,623 - 81 .4% Jet-A sold to transient aircraft customers in April: 4,715 - 18.6% Avgas sold to FYV- based customers in April : 745 - 7.6% • Avgas sold to transient aircraft customers in April: 29786 - 28.6% Avgas sold to Self-Serve customers in April: 62215 - 63.8% • City of Fayetteville Arkansas Airport - Drake Field Operating Statement - Airport Board For the Month Ending: 04/30/04 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 Actual Budget Budgeted YTD Actual YTD Prjctd Yr End Operating Revenue Rents & Leases 319, 135 3311609 110,536 139,039 382,357 Aviation Fuel 713,711 662,000 220,667 217,280 799,820 Miscellaneous 28,411 259000 89333 6,366 19,098 Total Operating Revenue: 110619257 1 ,018,609 339,536 362,685 19201 ,275 Operating Expenses Personnel 360,960 379,271 126,424 125,984 381 ,736 Materials & Supplies 34,777 34,750 11 ,583 4,181 29,750 Aviation Fuel Purchases 464,840 522,000 174,000 178,693 584,568 Services & Charges 239,191 264,179 88,060 78,632 250,400 Cost Allocation to General Fund 144,612 151 ,800 50,600 50,600 151 ,800 Maintenance 559833 63,710 21 ,237 10,375 51 , 125 Operating Capital / Equipment - 71500 2,500 - ATC Tower Costs 40,000 13,333 Total Operating Expense 11300,213 1 ,4639210 487,737 448,465 1 ,449,379 • Change In Fund Balance (238,956) (444,601 ) (148,200) (85,780) (248, 104) from Operations • • City of Fayetteville Arkansas Page 2 Airport - Drake Field Airport Fund Statement - Airport Board For the Month Ending: 04/30/04 Beginning Funds Available - 01/01/2003 1 ,440,346 Airport Fund Revenue YTD Projected YE Interest on Investments 21 , 120 69,000 Non-Op Miscellaneous 485 11455 Unrealized Gain/Loss on Inv Total Fund Revenue 21 ,604 70,455 Airport Fund Expense 2004 Capital Project Expense / Grant Matching YTD Projected AIP #30 - Taxiway A Extension Design 2,681 3, 155 AIP #31 - Taxiway A Ext. Construction - - Executive Hangar 2@ 60x60 2,800 East-side Self-serve 100LL 17,464 17,464 Self-serve MoGas Tank 9,960 18, 136 8 Bay T-Hangar 5,200 276,500 UA Hangar - AIP #32 - Taxiway A Ext. Phase II . Executive Hangar 2@ 60x60 100 x 200 Corporate Hangar Roof Maintenance 10,000 New Airport Entrance - 100,000 Repair Parking Lot 6,920 6,920 Debt Service Total of Project Expense - Airport Fund 45,025 4329175 Income Less Expense (23,421 ) (361 ,720) Change In Fund Balance from Operations (859780) (248, 104) Ending Funds Available 4/30/2004 1 ,331 , 145 Est. 830,522 SUMMARY OF GRANTS Airport Matching Grants DOT/FAA USDA/Forest Dept Aero Local / City AIP #30 - Taxiway A Extension Design 105,057 84,400 5,836 AIP #31 - Taxiway A Ext. Construction 1 ,232,723 802,698 1399969 East-side Self-serve 100LL 17,464 8 Bay T-Hangar 100,000 UA Hangar 591 ,270 AIP #32 - Taxiway A Ext. 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LEASE DATA SHEET TENANT: United States Postal Service ADDRESS : Main Post Office Greenland, AR 72737 PHONE: David Cleveland Dallas FSO, USPS33 214.819.7135 PROPERTY LEASED: 4500 South School Ave Suite P Fayetteville, AR 72701 USE OF PROPERTY: United States Post Office BEGINNING DATE: July 1 , 2004 TERM OF LEASE: 10 year prime term OPTION TO EXTEND: Four five year options • RENTAL FEES: Annual amount: $ 175600.00 Monthly amount: $ 1 ,466.67 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: They have asked that we fix the entrance to the parking lot soon. Rent amount increases by 15% every five years. DESCRIPTION: The Greenland Post Office lease near the Greenland school will end this fall at the beginning of the school year. They have selected the North end of the Terminal Building for their new postal service center. They will build out the space to accommodate their special needs. The space will include post office boxes, parcel service, and all the regular services provided by the post office. The building provides easy access and abundant parking. RECOMMENDATION: USPS will be a good tenant and anchor for the terminal building. Staff recommends approval. • • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES .Friday, May 7, 2004 Grants to ,pay for air-port upgrades BY DREW TERRY project will extend the 'claim area, purchase and Nodtkkam Thm. existing taxiway south, install runway-boarding where it will intersect near ramps, and repay the costs The U.S. Department of the center of the airport of the initial terminal build- Transportation announced with the planned east/west ing constructions. Thursday the Fayetteville taxiway. The taxiway project in Municipal Airport has been About $627,000 given to . Fayetteville is presently in • awarded $777,603 in grants Drake Field came from a the design phase. Plans for a taxiway project on the discretionary grant could be ready for review in east side of the airport run- reserved for capital about 30 days, and Con- way. improvement projects. -struction 'could begin by "It's 'a good project and The additional $151,000 late summer and conclude well worth the expenditures of the.: recent grant came by the end of the year. of federal money," said Ray from $13.1 million of enti- Federal and state grants Boudreaux, director of avia- clement money awarded to will pay for the entire proj- tion and economic devel- the. Fayetteville airport, the ect ,cost, . with the federal opment for the city of. Fort Smith RegionalAirport government covering 95 Fayetteville. and .the Northwest percent of the . costs, The new taxiway will run Arkansas Regional Airport Boudreaux said. east and west and will con- in Highfill. The airport must apply nect the runway with a taxi- The Fort Smith airport for the remaining 5 percent . way accessible by the .U.S. received $ 1 . 1 million : to . through the state. Forest Service. The forest .obtain passenger-loading Boudreaux applied for service is building a hangar bridges to improve passen- the federal grant in March at Drake Field. to house an ger access to regional jets. during a Federal Aviation air tanker. The airport in Highfill Administration conference. . The airport currently is will, use its $11 . 1 million He saidairport officials constructing 1 ,500 feet of grant to expand and seek grant money each year taxiway with a grant it improve the terminal build- Drake , Field has planned received last year. That ing, expand the baggage projects. • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS T I' MES• SUNDAY — May 9, 2004 'Young Eagles ' take fligfit , at Drake Field ' programl • BY BOB EIGHAW ' Northwest NkammTimes A group of potential avia- Following the flight, each tors were treated to airborne participant received .a cer- excursions Saturday. at tiflcatemaking him orheraIn Fayetteville's Drake Field official Young Eagle. . courtesy of a group of sea- Bob Kellett, one of the co- soned flyers. chairmen for Saturday's Pilots from Chapter 732 of event, said his chapter the Experimental Aircraft includes roughly 65 mem- Association conducted an bets in Arkansas. educational event called the "Many of the fellas have "Young Eagles" program. homebuilt experimental air- craft,g people ag es a to 17 craft," said Kellett. "But most of the planes here for the first attended mock ground kids to ride in are commer- and flight schools. Shortly - thereafter, they climbed into cially made, like Beechcrafe", • the cockpit of areal aircraft David Bowman, a4 for a free ride over parts of instructor at the Northwest Fayetteville. Arkansas Community Cod`-' lege, conducted the flight See EAGLES o - ! � I P u a� Irr a�Ye• . r s' t � . 3aT'.uw .�r� �a u y _ . , Rr "yMl ry a e¢ V ` r Sill. zt JENNIFER SAVARIO NortMvest Arkansas Times Peter Oxford, 13, left, and Rex Stewart of the Experimental Aircraft Association return Saturday to Drake Feld Airport after a free flying lesson in a 1977 Grumman Top Cat. Eagles the same.way they did." features present on most air- flight was fairly succinct:_ "It Bowman laid out some planes. was fun." basic rules for the Young "Four. major forces affect . Mike Oxford, Peter's Continued from Al . Eagles to observe as they an airplane in flight," Bow- father, said he enjoyed flying. approached the aircraft on man explained. "Gravity, "Dad's. got the bug, 'too," school with groups of three the runway: Dont run on the _ drag, lift and thrust. There smiled Oxford. t0 ' five young would-be fly- flight line, don't touch cer- are devices on aircraft that Stewart, a pilot with 46 ers. tain portions or parts of the _ are used tocontrol or years of flying experience, Bowman served in the Air planes and — .most impor- manipulate these forces." gave good marks to Peter's Force for 20 years, adding he tantly — watch out for oiler- Bowman pointed out, the fust flight. took his fust flight at age 2. ating propellors. rudder, elevators, ailerons "He did very well. We went "My mother said I loved "Some people call it a pro- and flaps on the model and downwind and he turned left it," Bowman said. "It seems pellor. Those of us in the fly- described the actions each base," said Stewart. "He did to have stuck with me. ing business know it's a fan," caused when used by the an excellent job." Following his military Bowman said. "If it stops pilot. By midday Saturday, experience, Bowman flew moving, the pilot starts Finished with Bowman's roughly 30 Young Eagles had corporate aircraft. sweating." flight school, the youngsters been escorted skyward. "Every one of the guys Using a model on loan headed for the flight line and Most of the Chapter. 732 Who fly the big jets in the air- from thle Fayetteville Air were paired with pilots. pilots flew their proteges over ines started off in little Museum of a 1947 single- Peter Oxford, 13, flew in a the University of Arkansas planes like the ones you're engine airplane with a four- Grumman with pilot Rex and downtown Fayetteville going to be in today," said foot wingspan, Bowman Stewart. before returning to a smooth Bowman. "You're starting out demonstrated mechanical Oxford's reaction to the landing at Drake Field.