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Home My WebLink About2006-08-10 - Agendas - Final h . AGENDA FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BOARD 1 :30 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2006 Airport Terminal Conference Room 1 . Welcome and Agenda Review — Chairman Bob Nickle. A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. 2. Minutes of the July 6, 2006 meeting. 3 . Presentation of the Airport Master Plan, Kelly Maddox, Barnard Dunkelberg. 4. Receiving of Reports. A. Bob Nickle, Chairman. B. Ray Boudreaux, Director C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. D. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. • E. Construction Report. F. Maintenance Report. 5 . Old Business. A. Update: Update: Grand Opening preparations. B. Update: Westside GA Hangar Project. 6. New Business. A. FAA Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE)-2007 Goal Update Action Requested: Approve and forward to City Council and FAA. B. Restaurant Proposal. C. Budget Discussions. 7. Other Business. A. Items from the public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 8. Adjourn. Note: Strategic Planning Meeting: ' Next Airport Board Meeting: 1 ' MINUTES OF THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING • July 6, 2006 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Richard Greene MEMBERS ABSENT: Vaughn DeCoster, Otto Loewer, Dave Bowman STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OT14ERS PRESENT: Steve Odom and Daniel Phillips-Fayetteville Government Channel, Charles Heathco-tenant/EAA 723, Charles "Doc" Wallace-AirFest Chairman, Kk. R. Schossow- Wings Avionics, Inc., Austin Tray-NW Arkansas Times, Wayne Jones-McClelland Engineers, Terry Collier-citizen, Kathy Moore, Eddie Malacara and Mark Frankum-SkyVenture Aviation ITEM #1 : Welcome and Agenda review-Chairman Bob Nickle. Welcomed those attending and recognized Mayor Dan Coody for attending the meeting. ITEM #2 : Minutes of the June 7, 2006 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by David Hollman and seconded by Janice Stanesic. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. • A. Bob Nickle, Chairman. Introduced Charles Wallace. B. Charles Wallace, AirFest. Thanked all the Airport staff who worked AirFest, staff worked overtime and had the Airport looking good, and thanked the Airport Board members who served on the AirFest Committee. This was the twelfth consecutive year, beginning with Static Displays to a full blown air show. There were a lot of people involved; there were more than 100 volunteers. We had a lot of corporate sponsors, with ten or eleven chalets, providing entrance for their VIP's one day and their staff the other day. He told of the AMP event at the Mall, with speakers, parachute jumps by the Golden Knights, including a parachute jump by our Mayor. There were 71 youth that took part in the Young Eagles program. He gave special thanks to Board members, Richard Greene, Janice Stanesic and Dave Bowman, and the anchor sponsors Royal Auto Body and Wings Avionics. He recognized another sponsor, Athletic World, who printed the programs. SkyVenture, the new flight school gave introductory rides. C. Wallace introduced Mayor Dan Coody. Mayor Coody spoke of the air show and commented it was fantastic to come to the airport and see the airport's growth. He thanked everyone for all their hard work putting on the air show, saying his favorite part was falling out of a plane. C. Ray Boudreaux, Director. Mark Frankum of SkyVenture Aviation announced they had just received their FAA Part 141 Certificate for their operation at Drake Field. Director Boudreaux said SkyVenture has six aircraft based here, and then offered congratulations to them, for having the best month they have ever had. Million Air broke another record, they had fuel sales of over • 60,000 gallons. They have a new manager, Mark Stroddard, and a second CSR, Lindsey Franklin. He spoke of applying for State Aeronautics' grants for the two corporate hangars. We have receive one, asking for $200,000 and received $300,000, and will apply in July for the second grant. Million Air is planning on August 1 la' for the Grand Opening. He handed out a new listing of Capital projects program to review from Barnard Dunkleburg and suggested a 1 4 Strategic Planning Meeting. Told of Plane Good Restaurant closing and spoke of getting a new • restaurant. Richard Mills of the Arkansas Aeronautics had been here and did a 50/ 10 Inspection and was happy with what he found. Director Boudreaux said he is on the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and they are working hard for transportation improvements in Fayetteville. An FAA Aviation Safety Seminar is scheduled for Monday, September 18`n in the terminal. Kathy Moore of SkyVenture Aviation will be one of the guest speakers. D. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. Reviewed the FBO report. Operations were more than any month in the last five years. Million Air has had a dramatic increase on fuel sales. The cumulative report show the figure is about three months ahead of last year. Million Air' s new goal is 100,000 gallons sold per month. Reviewed the chart on local fuel prices. Commenting on Tahlequah and Siloam Springs' fuel prices, they do not take loads of fuel very often. We sell twice the amount they sell. Million Air has shown an increase in 100 Low Lead sales, probably due to SkyVenture's operations. Speaking on the Financial Report, he said there had been a slight reduction in the year end amount and the projected amount, we are holding down expenses. Chairman Nickle stated that looking at the operations and fuel sales over the last year, and commented that when the Board was looking at selecting an FBO, the right selection had been made. E. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. Reported all units are rented. There are thirteen on the single engine waiting list and five on the twin hangar list. There are eleven on the storage unit list. F. Construction Report. W. Jones reported work was progressing on the west ramp. The sub- drain piping is in place, the project is on schedule with completion scheduled for mid-September. Some of the photos planned for the terminal walls are to be re-shot. To keep in within the budget and have the photos matted and framed, the number of photos has been reduced and their size • increased. Noted he had met with Ray on the corporate hangars. Director Boudreaux said a Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the second grant from the State Aeronautics has been awarded. W. Jones discussed the Master Plan and asked the Board to decide on the order of the projects, which five years the projects should be listed, then they can determine the work cost estimates. Director Boudreaux said these projects are just a plan, we may not do them all. W. Jones noted they need to be listed on the Master Plan, because you won't get them done if you don't ask the FAA for them. The environmental impact letters were sent out last week and we should received comments back in thirty to forty days. The Master Plan will include also include a new Airport Layout Plan (ALP), show the airport property, and the avigation easements. Stated that Kelly Maddox of Bamard Dunkleburg would not be available to meet for a couple of weeks due to Federal Jury Duty. Director Boudreaux explained the office had to resubmit the information to Purchasing for the re-striping project and the crack seal project. Chairman Nickle expressed concerns that the new entry from the highway would be open for the Grand Opening. G. Maintenance Report. Director Boudreaux reviewed the chart in the agenda. ITEM #4 : Old Business. A. Final discussion regarding the terminal rehabilitation project. Director Boudreaux said we will conduct a tour after the meeting. Please let us know if there is anything you don't like. ITEM #5: Old Business. A. Discussion: Pricing for restaurant. Director Boudreaux explained the Airport pays all the utilities except the gas. Size is approximately 4,411 sq. ft., and didn't think we would find • someone to rent the space if we charged rent at $ 11 .00 per sq. ft. Board discussion followed. A restaurant with an established name would be great. Airport needs to establish a base rent, the last one paid a percentage of their sales. The Airport needs to establish standards of cleaning. R. Greene suggested talking with successful restaurants in town to see if they would like to open 2 another restaurant here, restaurants with the same degree of quality, study what works, what they are doing right, and decide what we want first. Director Boudreaux said they would need to invest an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 to open the doors. We have a hood system, a walk in cooler and walk in freezer. Chairman Nickle suggested contacting catering services, where they could have certified kitchen, and possibly operate a restaurant. Director Boudreaux said we don't want to get someone that is under capitalized. Chairman Nickle said we have the best FBO and the best flight school, why would we settle for anything less, we have to have high expectations, we do have more traffic than we did last year. He suggested sitting down with current tenants and collectively put ideas together, to get ideas from people that fly. R. Greene said we may not get what we want, and the more times we don't do it right, the more reputation we get. He suggested the board members do their own research and then get back to Ray. If someone does come in to investigate, find out what they have in mind and would that fit the needs of our partners, our tenants. J. Stanesic said she didn't have a problem giving them three months free rent start up. B. Date of Million Air's Grand Opening is set for August 11, 2006. Director Boudreaux said invitations will be sent out. C. Discussion: Security Policy. Director Boudreaux stated with our rapid growth we need to look at keeping the ramps less congested. We have a problem with people letting in more than one vehicle at a time through the security gates and that confuses the cycling and gate stays open. Signs will be installed stating authorized personnel only. In is already in the Airport's Minimum Standards, but wanted the Board's permission to tighten the security. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. T. Collier said the FAA Aviation Safety Seminar is a good thing, • but stated past seminars had very low attendance here, that there was a lack of interest on this airport. Director Boudreaux said the FAA would be sending out flyers, as would SkyVenture Aviation and our office would be sending out information in the invoices and the tenant newsletter. M. Frankum said they are developing a good email list; you have to develop the culture. Their first seminar in Jonesboro had eight people, the last one needed the space of the restaurant. C. Heathco mentioned the east side gate takes a long time to close. R. Greene suggested putting signs on the gates and be very specific with the information, it is regulated by the FAA. Chairman Nickle suggested mentioning these security items in the tenant newsletter. Director Boudreaux said it was very important to have the backing of the Board and to very important to get our security house in order. M. Frankum presented Ray the book "$ 100 Hamburger". B. Items from the Airport Board. Director Boudreaux asked about having the next Board meeting on August 9`h, the second Wednesday at 1 :30 p.m., and asked when the Strategic Planning Meeting could be scheduled to firm up the Master Plan. Director Boudreaux said the Master Plan was not his vision, but needs the Board's involvement; it needs to be our vision, our decision. The Board asked if they could forward any comments to Ray and only have Strategic Planning Meetings quarterly. Meeting Adjourned at 3: 10 p.m. • Dave Bowman, Secretary Date 3 , FAYETTEVILLE AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE • THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS August 3, 2006 MONTHLY REPORT Aviation and Economic Development Department Fayetteville, Arkansas July 2006 AVIATION: July was true to form---sales were down, as were operations, and it was hot, but, Million Air Fayetteville still pumped 33% more fuel this June than we did last June and the operations were still way up thanks to the local operators. Again, we are the second busiest airport in Arkansas according to the tower count, second only to Little Rock. I vacationed in June and can report that the Gulf of Mexico is still there. James presented our second grant request to the State Aeronautics Commission. They tabled the request until we have a fully executed lease. The Mayor and City Clerk have executed the leases, and I will present the • request again in August. The Terminal remodeling is complete. The Grand Opening Party will be August 11 , 2006 from 5 :00pm until 8:00 pm. We will cut the ribbon, receive the State Aeronautics check for $ 100,000.00 and celebrate Million Air being the FBO. The West Side General Aviation Apron Project will be completed by the end of August if the weather continues to cooperate. Concrete pour begins the second week of Augu$t. The Airport Planning Consultants, Barnard Dunkelberg and Company, will present the Airport Development Plan for the future at the August Board meeting. The Development Plan is part of the Airport Master Plan Update being prepared by the consultants. Much of the plan has been finished and must be thoroughly reviewed to insure it represents the vision the Airport Board has for the airport Arkansas Automatic Sprinkler has begun work this week on the Arkansas Air Museum Fire Suppression System. The Highway tum lane striping has been completed and the new drive is operational. The seal coaling bids for the parking lot will be opened at 2 :00 pm on Friday, August 11th. • 4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE, SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING • FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 PHONE 501 -718-7640 Ext. 5 • FAX 501 -718.7646 7 The NWACC selected a new Dean of Technology. He will be located at the West Campus of the • Community College here in Fayetteville. The AATC will relocate from the airport to the West Campus as well. We will work to reuse the building as an.aircraft hangar. The building may need extensive work to return it to service as a hangar depending on the use. The Little Rock FAA/FSDO will hold a Safety Seminar at the Airport Terminal from 7:00pm until 9:00pm September 18, 2006. For more information, stop by the administration office or log into www.faasafety. eov. The meeting qualifies for the FAA Wings Program. Thanks to SkyVenture Aviation for sponsorship. The plan is to use the Conference Room unless the group gets too big. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Project Shining Star is still active. The site visit went well with a very large team of City folks involved to show the client that our team is very interested in the company locating in Fayetteville. FEDC is lead on this project and is doing a great job. We represented the City at the closing of the sale of the Cato Springs property to Bio Based. The company will construct a LEEDS building on the site for R & D into other uses of soy bean polyol. • We are working with the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research to develop a proposal to update and maintain in a current state, economic information on Fayetteville and the Northwest Arkansas Region. This information will be used to respond to inquiries from ADED and from prospective business and industry considering inventing in our community. This information will take the place of the Community Profile. Respectfully Submitted, CAoudreaux, Dir or • aee;iile • ARKANSAS Airport Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board THRU : Ray M. Boudreaux, Director FROM: James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator DATE: August 10, 2006 Tower Operations: OPERATION5 - MONTHLY 2000 - 2006 02000 O 2001 a 82002 & 02005 192004 $ 6 i zone L f 4 211 II I III JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC • 02000 1 ,266 1 ,735 1 ,681 1 ,613 1 ,472 2,251 1 ,858 2,151 2,132 1 ,951 2,172 1 ,479 02001 2,355 2,330 2,821 2,634 2,901 4,293 3,549 3,741 2,377 2,770 2,482 2,356 02002 2,155 2,266 2,215 2,282 2,304 3,487 2,264 2,920 3,628 3,158 3,282 2,630 02003 3,122 2,379 2,908 3,360 3,317 5,378 4,347 3,674 4,279 4,567 3,084 3,451 02004 3,443 3,688 4,270 4,570 4,325 5,312 4,223 3,885 3,828 2,796 2,168 2,729 02005 2,262 2,702 3,104 3,505 4,681 6,068 4,583 4,068 4,066 4,662 3,577 3,474 ■ 2006 3,932 2,811 3,051 3,297 4,167 6,934 6,316 OPERATION5 - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2006 50 0 4 02000 40 O 2001 0 o 2002 5 . 30 02003 M2004 02005 20 ■ 2006 10 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 02000 1266 3001 4682 6295 7767 10018 11876 14027 16159 18110 20282 21761 02001 2355 4685 7506 10140 13041 17334 20883 24624 27001 29771 32253 34609 02002 2155 4421 6636 6918 11222 14709 16973 19893 23521 26689 29971 32601 • 02003 3122 5501 8409 11769 15086 20464 24811 28485 32764 37331 40415 43866 02004 3443 7131 11401 15971 20296 25608 29831 33716 37544 40340 42508 45237 02005 2262 4964 8068 11573 16254 22322 26905 30973 35039 39721 43296 46772 ■ 2006 3932 6743 9794 13091 17256 24192 30508 <� FBO Fuel Sales Charts: FUEL SALES - MONTHLY 2001 - 2006 BO 0 c u 60 8 40 a — 20 ° JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC m2001 18028 10457 18815 19285 10530 10530 10530 15607 20493 25112 22362 26266 0 2002 29321 26284 14906 23949 14892 41512 18285 20400 39365 29447 24570 21616 0 2003 31522 28464 34128 30293 27200 32305 21665 30298 27492 51528 25292 26792 02004 38843 26837 28109 35084 29510 28178 21234 31334 43730 3816122490 30033 O 2005 42936 29563 32178 28253 28113 36188 22233 28466 33177 46837 38255 31298 02006 41 ,134 39,899 50,869 38,505 58,253 61 ,495 33,797 - - - - - FUEL SALES - CUMULATIVE 2001 - 2006 500 4 c s 400 a c 300 i 200 , 00 ;:... . , . . lk ° JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV I DEC 02001 18028 28485 47300 66585 77115 87645 98175 113782 134275 159387 181749 208015 02002 29321 55805 70511 94460 109352 150884 169149 189549 228914 258361 282931 304547 a2003 31522 59986 94114 124407 151607 183912 205577 235875 263367 314895 340187 366979 0 2004 38643 65480 93589 128673 156183 188359 207593 238927 282657 318838 341328 371361 o2005 42936 72499 104677 132930 161043 197231 219464 247930 281107 327944 366199 397497 0 2006 41134 81033 131902 170407 228660 290155 323952 - - Survey of Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 8/8/06 Ident FBO Name Jet FS 1001.1. FS 10OLL SS 87 MoGas SLG City of Siloam Springs 3.88 4. 15 3.68 TQH City of Tahlequah (both selfserv) 3.59 3.70 FYV Million Air Fayetteville / City SS 4.29 4.49 3.85 2.95 VBT Summit Aviation 4.10 4.30 4. 10 ASG Pinnacle Air Services 4 .34 4.61 4.33 • FSM TAC Air 4.61 4.93 4.38 ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 4 .16 4 .53 XNA Regional Jet Center 4 .25 4.55 r AIM FBO Statistics: July 2006 Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL Jet Fuel sold to FVY-based customers 71422 32.3% 21 .5% Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 15 ,525 67.7% 45 .0% Total Jet Fuel Sold 22,947 78.5% 66.4% 100LL sold to FYV-based customers 31187 50 .8% 9 .2% 100LL sold to itinerant customers 30081 49.2% 8.9% Total 100LL Sold 6,268 21 .5% 18.1 % TOTAL ALL: 29,215 84.6% City Category 100LL sold Self-Serve 48582 86.1 % 13.3% • 87 Octane MoGes sold Self Serve 740 13 .9% 2 . 1 % TOTAL ALL: 51322 15.4% 10OLL 100LL sold self-serve 41582 42.2% 13.3% 100LL sold Million Air FBO 6,268 57 .8% 18. 1 % TOTAL ALL: 10,850 31 A% • n 0 0 p 0 O D n 3 d m N d m N • O 10 N »l y 0 O v '� -o Dpi 0 m < 0 m ' m 0 < m T T m 1 m D o =. 0 X CD �. m y a m A co d m > > > ° 5 m w v d 0 ° RD < m m m to a tO ° tet `^ m m (D m Trm m (D <. m ° C) pD - ° m Tc m m m 3 '—? = N � O v, m j C 0 0 c O m CDD (D ,5.. a D N m nJ N t0 m m H ° m ° m D CD m m N m 0 o y c m m 7L " N m O co CD m c w a n 0) rn A V V (T A CD N ODD N co v n OW N (0 (T CO W 0 V tS) O) W (T N A O C O A -+ m fJ m A co (0 j T m coA N V O V a OD A 0)01 w co O i � � O W (Dm -+ N QD O W 0) O N O) W V W CO N W N a 0 W O) O) NNNmO V (POD O O °o O OD W A V tO K) m N -+ m co A O A w w N O) w N O (D O) ^ DD V O i W A W N t0 O co D N • W A N N W O j N W A -+ N O ° O O CD N O) N O t0 D) m N N W V C O w w m w c0 c0 V c0 V fJ Oo O N N OO ODS A0 A O O A (D (O A . 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The Goal Update is a prerequisite for AIP grant funding for airports which anticipate receiving more than $250,000 in federal funding from the DOT / FAA in the 2007 fiscal year. The 2007 DBE Goal Update revises the DBE participation goal in federally funded airport contracts anticipated for the 2007 fiscal year, from that originally described in the airport's previously published • DBE Program Plan and successive annual goal updates. The FY 2007 Goal Update is effective concurrent with the solicitation of bids through completion of the grant funded project. Public Participation and Consultation in the DBE Goal Update process is a requirement under federal regulations at §26.45(8). The updated Goal and Methodology is published for 30 days prior to submittal to the FAA for approval. Comments on the Goal Update are accepted for 45 days after the date of public notification of its availability for public review. A number of interested private and public entities were selected to review and comment on the Goal Update, (see attachment #1 - list of consulting agencies). Public comments on the updated goal and methodology are incorporated with the submission to the FAA. Public comments on the proposed FY 2007 Goal will be received until 9/15/06, (see attachment #2 — comments) Comments on the FY 2007 DBE Goal Update maybe submitted to the Fayetteville Municipal Airport's DBE Liaison Officer by phone, writing, fax, or e-mail to the following: James Nicholson, DBE Liaison Officer Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field 4500 South School Ave., Suite F Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-718-7643 479-718-7646 fax jnicholsonna ci.favetteville.ar.us • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FXV) FY 2007 Update OVERALL GOALS (§26.45) Goal Period 10/1 /06 — 9/30/07 Amount of Goal Fayetteville Municipal Airport's overall goal for Grants: AIP 36 is: 2.1 Fayetteville Municipal Airport anticipates one AIP (federally funded) project in FY 2007. The estimated project costs are $4,000,000 "Correct Runway 16 RSA Deficiency". Thus, the total projected dollar amount of DBE participation in the projects is: $84,000. Determination of Market Area Step 1 of the methodology for determining DBE percentage goal requires an assessment of the relative availability of DBE's in the local market area. The local market area is the area which . provides, or is most likely to provide, the firms considered qualified to perform the needed work. Correct Runway 16 RSA Deficiency: We used information from the State of Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board to determine the number of qualified Contractors available for the project. Effectively all contractors for airport improvement construction work have historically come from the local area, specifically, Washington, Crawford, and Benton County, except that, occasionally a contractor performing ancillary tasks may be recruited from a further distance. However, the project being considered involves re-routing a portion of the State-owned roadway which bounds the west property line of the airfield and intrudes the Runway Safety Area. Thus, State-wide roadway construction companies will be solicited. Considerations in selecting Market Area Correct Runway 16 RSA Deficiency: A primary condition of asphalt or concrete pavement work is the distance from the material producer's location to the worksite. The pavement material is time limited in its workability before spoilage due to the material's short curing time. Thus, local producers are most apt to provide material for this project. Since the anticipated project consists of re-routing a portion of State Highway 71 , contractors for the project may be recruited from the state-wide pool of Heavy • Construction / Highway, Street & Bridge constructors. • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update Our Washington County, Arkansas location, situated in a central valley of the Boston Mountains, contributes to an insulated climate for material suppliers. Accessibility to distant material producers by trans-state highway is limited by mountain terrain and distances of surrounding rural area. The available DBE Contractors in the Local Market Area are those listed as being certified DBE by the Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department (AHTD), and listed in AHTD's "Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directory," published June 14, 2006. • • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update Methodology - Step 1 The Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake field anticipates awarding one Alp funded project contracts in FY 2007. The project is: 1 . Correct Runway 16 RSA Deficiency, which entails redirecting a portion of State Highway 71 west of the north-end of Runway 16. Project No. 1 : Correct Runway 16 RSA Deficiency 2002 Work Item DBE's in Local All Available NAICS Market Area Firms Code 237310 Highway, Street & Bridge Construction 11 210 238110 Asphalt Contractor 1 51 327320 Ready Mix Concrete Mfg 0 12 • 238120 Structural steel & Precast Concrete 1 2 238210 Electrical Contractors 0 112 237310 Striping (Hwy, St, & Bridge Construction) 0 48 238910 Site Preparation Contractors 1 46 484220 Dump Trucking, local specialized 3 20 Totals for this Construction Contract 17 501 Calculation of Base Figure The base figure is calculated as: the number of available DBE contractors as a percentage of all available contractors in the Local Market Area. Base Figure = DBE contractors / all contractors Base Figure = 17 / 501 = 0.034 • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update Methodology - Step 2 Step 2 is an adjustment to the base figure percentage from Step I so that the updated goal accurately reflects the actual attainable DBE participation in FY 2007 airport contracts. Past years DBE accomplishment results data for similar projects are examined and the median percentage is averaged with the base figure to determine the adjusted percentage goal. Only projects comprising like work are used for comparison. DBE Goal Accomplishments - Historical Information Year Goal % Accomplishment % Project Type 2000 1 .74 0 Access Road Construction 2001 .93 .42 Taxiway / Runway Rehabilitation 2003 .73 1 .99 Taxiway Construction • 2004 1 . 18 1 . 13 Taxiway Construction 2005 1 .0 .63 Aircraft Apron (In Progress) 2006 1 .31 .63 Aircraft Apron (In Progress) Median % 1 .09 .80 Calculation of adjustment to DBE Base Figure The calculation of the adjusted figure is determined by averaging the base figure and the historical average for like projects. Base Figure + Historical Avg. / 2 = Adjusted Figure (3 .39 + 0.80) / 2 = 2 . 1 • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update Other Factors Research was conducted to determine if any DBE / small business disparity studies for the region were available. No disparity studies could be located for the region or state. Research was conducted to determine the number of, and the services provided by, DBE-owned financial institutions in the state. A listing from the U.S. Federal Reserve of all minority-owned banks in the U.S., sorted by state, indicates that there are no minority-owned banks in the State of Arkansas. The latest U.S. Census Data for Hispanic population in the Northwest Arkansas Regional area indicates an increase of 55% since the US Census in 2000. This is indicative of the continuing influx of Hispanic emigrants to the area. According to statistics from the US Census, American FactFinder 2002 Survey of Business Owners, there are 141 Hispanic-owned construction firms in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA. No statistical subgroup of Heavy Construction / Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction is available. According to the data, the number of • Hispanic-owned firms with 10 or more employees is not statistically significant. Since most of the firms have less than 10 employees, it may be inferred that the majority of these Hispanic contractors are engaged in categories of construction work other than Heavy Construction / Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction, such as residential housing or specialties associated with the light construction trades. Additionally, no new local construction contractors have been added to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department DBE Listing. Many of these new contractors may find no advantage in the DBE classification since the rapid growth of the area assures plentiful work for these small firms. No other factors regarding the local DBE environment could be determined to be an influence on the adjusted DBE goal figure. Breakout of Estimated Race-Neutral and Race-Conscious Participation In determining what percentage of the 2007 adjusted goal could be met through race-neutral means, we again reviewed historical DBE accomplishments for Fayetteville / Drake Field. FYV has not typically met its DBE goal in any year since 1997, excepting FY 2003 . Therefore, we estimate that in meeting our overall 2007 adjusted goal of 2. 1 %, we will obtain 0% from race-neutral participation and 2. 1 % from race-conscious measures (e.g. setting contract goals). • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update Attachment #1 - List of Consulting Agencies DBE OFFICER ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 8023 LITTLE ROCK AR 72203 (501 ) 682-5904 geagIc@adfa.state.ar.us www.state.anus/adfa ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT MR JAMES MOORE, DBE COODINATOR PO BOX 2261 LITTLE ROCK AR 72203-2261 i aures.moore(a),ahtd.state.an us ARKANSAS SBDC COLLEGE OF • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 100 SOUTH MAIN SUITE 401 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 SMALL BUSINESS ADVANCEMENT NATIONAL CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UCA BOX 5018201 DONAGHEY AVENUE CONWAY AR 72035-0001 SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (SBA) ARKANSAS DISTRICT OFFICE CAROL J SILVERSTROM 2120 RIVERFRONT DRIVE SUITE 100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72202- 1794 Fax: (501 ) 324-5199 or (501 ) 324-5491 carol.si lverstromaa,sba.gov patricia.walker(i ,sba.goy www.sba. og v/ar/ • • Overall Goal and Methodology Fayetteville Municipal Airport / Drake Field (FYV) FY 2007 Update ARKANSAS STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 410 S CROSS PO BOX 3645 LITTLE ROCK AR 72203-3645 VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ANDY LAMONICA ARKANSAS DISTRICT OFFICE 2120 RIVER FRONT DRIVE ROOM 100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DBE OFFICER ONE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 FAYETTEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • PO BOX 4216 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72702-4216 FCC(a,arkansasUSA.com AIRPORT MINORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL SHIRLINGTON GATEWAY 2800 SHIRLINGTON RD. 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CD m ` `m d m d d a d d W1 .21 a m d K toxdUm wUafmQ� V (O (O n c0 W O .- N M V (O (O n co O) O • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIM �.� S• SATURDAY — August 5,2006 Concert 5 Continued from Al Y . � 9 i$y(• � ,T aa..�man 1 . Drake ' ` , val. j.. Vendors from Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma will offer T-shirts, food and bever- ages at the festival, which will open at 8 a.m. on Sept. 29, a Friday. That night, people can s' + buy tickets for the Rock 'n Wrestling Low Dough Show, xw Crawford said. It will feature professional wrestling and ANTHONY REYES Northwest Arkansas Times live music from Saliva and • Tanya Mims, president of the board of directors for the Peace at Drowning Pool. Home Family Shelter, and Shane Crawford with The Ride maga- Other events include a zine, talk at a press conference Friday announcing the Ride 'n' stunt performance by the Boogie event in September. The Ride is a sponsor of the event and Globe of Death, a stunt the shelter will be one of the beneficiaries. motorcycle show, and cus- tom bike displays Big & Rich performing at Ray Bouerdeawt, Fayette- ville Municipal Airport direc- Drake Field in September evenaidhe'shappyaboutthe "This is going to be an BY DUSTIN TRACY ebration of the motorcycle opportunity to give folks Nonhwest Ahznsat rimes - community. Crawford said a something to do other than portion of the proceeds will go to Dickson Street," he Nationally acclaimed be donated to the Peace at said. country music acts Big & Home Family Shelter Tickets for Camp High Rich and Cowboy Troy will "When we started to plan Hog range from $35 for gen- perform in Fayetteville Sept. the event, we contacted eral admission and $75 for 30. Peace at Home because we reserved. They officially .go They will be the main thought it was a good cause," on sale on Aug. 11 and can ' attractions at Camp High Crawford said. be purchased at Hastings in Hog/Ride 'N' Boogie, which The event in split into Fayetteville; Sigler Music in runs Sept. 29-30 at Drake . two parts: Camp High Hog Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Field. is concert and events, while Little Rock; or online at www. Shane Crawford, editor for Ride IN' Boogie is the festi- camphihog.com. The Ride magazine, said the There will be limited space . fesiivalis meant to be a cel- See CONCERT, page A6 for RX parking available for purchase, and anyone who comes is advised to bring their own small lawn chairs, Crawford said. • Sunday, July 30, 2006 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES B3 v 4 4 i �§� ' • Y a a'1 5.n�t ` . >,.. . r�y. P IN iloy-'• :vi "' , xYIE MtD�NatawNwe4 Ar4+mulMKr•� Pilot Barry West stands In the cockpli1967,heads the aof his 1(16vz alrplane at Drake Reld in Fayetteville s West who habeen flying planes since reaY Young Eagles program which introduces kids to flying :II 1-1 1 Er� tthusiastc + fojr ,ailrptlanes e Barry West shares=his passion=for flight with area.youth.<1 I IN „108Y DUSTIN TI41(Yir thiough a basicground chapter holds three rel ^ :for Wingsto small jetswtdi saemwuManmaMi cburseiabout.flybig Then ages each yeayat airports turbo-chargedengines - ' - each child get sto take a l5 .maHogers, Springdale an'd •""A-lot of airplanes that For most people when It��minu[e spin in aplane with .Fayetteville,Westsafd are home-built can signM-', ' coines`to hb6bfes?the sky `a pilot >'' ilnwestLAi als6'ea hobby' outperform factory" I I-rls 6 e hrnit But for Fayette t` ; ,: Most of them can t - planer .builder In fact, he •made planes; West saldi '+i ville'iesident `Barry Wes[ even see outside.ofthe air- �bUt the plane he uses for- Wes1.t has'owned a total the �sky!Is his' hob61 � lry, one plane's wesnsad. , But+ I tC .he prograrnefBghtsI. • , ` of four pavanes` Including that he la passing alohg t really like seeing the smiles After receiving a degree .the one he• butt himself -r area 1411 , ctdldrvta ugh the ' on thelr faces while were 1W-mechanlcA..engineer ' He worked-for fouryearato � Young Eagles Program. 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I, A.pBot for 40 years,Wesq� After 1 � 1completlng `the joLArkansas -and obtain; . he currentlgflles., ' grewiup bulldIng imodeltIcourse Young EaglI.es 1nIII: Ig,a mastets'1 egree In ;It can reach 100 miles , aliplanes and had relatlp.ves'�.,I.receive a certificate sand get a cthe116 t same Beld Oat South per hcur,rand I ve taken It who knewhowto fly,, their name written m the em Methodist Onivendty a`s high as 9;000 feet West - I shotdd'w started flI. y Worlds Largest Logbook 1nl)allas West spent iiAt said c e . +Ing way before I "di'd, he` .. which Is WHently;on dis- roftihls cireepworking:for' '1=sHe is currentlybuflding said ' 1play re the EAA AirVenture Texas Instruments He also another plane, asleeker!- ` He became Involved in Museum m Oshkosh, Wis worked for an engineering fdste'r one called the Pulsar the Young Eagles Program" The national `progam company in California for IIt;canreach speeds"of 200': a few years ego and is now was-started in 1992 with � :a`short stint before rear miles penhour and fly as the pmgmms coordiAator the goal of takingbp l mil Ing to Payettevlfle in 1994 .high ast16 I . - 00fee[. Thefp?ogmm Is sponserZd lion kids by 2003,' which One,year4later'.he became "-Flying Ste-one st of ' bytheExperimentaiAlrcreftmarked the100th4anniver Involved n,&Jocal EAA . passions, andhe enjoys the, Association an torganize saryof the Wright BrotheYs a chapter ,, ' _pleasure It brings children..- ,• tiontforipflotsi who•"build+ 'fust-ffight West'saidTh l' ey r ,--"Thischaptei;li pretty , ;Sofas hehas taken 105 kids,, and refurbish planes; and,, .reached that goal;end have active In building planes yup in hisMatFok as part`bf ,f its main goal is [o encour since, IIown an "additional Wes[ said , , the.program. age. young people td yeornrl 250j000 kids + � -_ ' 4Vest saidmost of,the - -' When we']and Ielviays' how,to fly � -s It's+a great program to chapter's planes are built ask them IItha[ was file The program which is get young peoplefriterested from kits and.iange from `most tun they�ve ever had open to those ages . 8 17 1n aviation West said. simple Wtrallgbt planes : They always amlle big back;: takes. groups of ohfldren -Tne program's local rwhich basirally have sails and say }'es�'" West said. . Democrat ri: p . • 1 ArkansasNW QUOTE OF THE I "Whatever"happens in Northwest whether it-'s / • sports or otherwise., that tide lifts all boats." ef- forts to build a stadium • minor leaguebaseball Article, IB d+/ z Airsh i r I I Ijet Nancy Fincher • • a , Texas, and Judy Strewn of Greenville, .Texas, look over a Learjet 23 on display at NORTHWEST ARKANSAS B ^'ica°sasDetrocrat i(�iazette a . .p m.a ., A:: Springdale Skyrocketing fuel costs slow airport business Hangars all rented " planes don't air condition- with long Walt list ing"We usually have people flying '^+ in from Fort Smith or Tulsa to eat BY CHARLIE MORASCH ""{ j? t a meal," Gillhan said. "Were not Aa[ANSAS DPAfeDaATLAZEITE l �� -..' _ �� / y seeing much of that anytnoR" ev used two flyhispr',vateepla e ' p er} ' as Tyson However, corpods orations s have re- regularly from Springdale Mu- rosined steady customers, GiR- nicipil Airport to Colorado on ,w.. .. . fl ham said. vacation and to visit his parents Another factor hurtinge e in Oklahoma. axions numbers is last winter's The Springdale car dealer closing of Drake Aviation Right also high fel c to auto auctions, school,said Sam Weathers,chair- buthigh fuel costs and car trans man of the Commission. The school Airport actions available -eche eplant Commission.Theschool landings have !ell his twin-engine t plane ed frequent takeoffs and landing grounded for weeks at a time. by students and instructors. "1'm not doing near as murk A,Ya,uu Denac2rGazaaaNNR RUTHERFORD The airport has never been a u I used to," Smith said. Jesse Chapman, an air traffic controller, speaks to a pilot while woddng moneymaker, said Wyman Mor- • Flight operations and fuel In the tower at the Springdale Municipal Airport on Friday. Flight opera- gan, the city's director of finance sales are down this year at the bons and fuel sales are down this year after steady growth since 2001and administration. airport after steady growth since eraged 3,699 a month this year, base operation manager of the All of our revenues are based 2001, though charter jet flights down from 4,816 for the Fust six Pinnacle Air office at the air- on fuel sales and hangar rentals," remain strong and a waiting list months of 2005. port. - Morgan said. "We still have a exists for hangar space. The cost of aviation fuel has High fuel costs and the sum- long waiting list of people want- Total airport operations from increased from about $2.50 a mer heat have kept many small ing to rent hangers out there." January to June, which include gallon last summer to $4.61 on recreation planes grounded, The flight school's dosing takeoffs and landings, have av- Friday, said Matt Gillham, fixed- Gillha n said.Most sma0cngine See AIRPORT, Page 6B Airport a Continued from Page 16 may have temporarily hurt op- erations numbers,but Morgan expects a rebound Figures likely will ppeerrkk up this fall with the arrival ofUniversity of Arkansas Razorback football games, Morgan said Springdale rets 16 small hangars at $58 per month, 84 en- closed T-hangs s for $105 to 5158 per month, and four large com- mercial hangars for$965 to $1,950 per month The airport plans to begin construction of six additional hangars this fall Morgan said other top priori- ties include extending the nm- Zby 374 feet to accommodate - erjets and purchasing 6.69 acres of adjacent land to add more hangars. Fuel_purchases and recre- ational flights have been helped by one of the airport's cheaper in- vestments — the Airport Cafe. Gilham said the diner-style restaurant has been a draw for recreational flyers A lot of them say they stopped in just for breakfast," Gillham said Tomliacff ritioraY .. smraa4@atanmmOne.com