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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-14 - Agendas - Final 1 AGENDA FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DRAKE FIELD • Meeting of the Airport Board 1 :30 pm, Friday, March 14, 2008 Airport Terminal Conference Room 1 . Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle. A. Please turn off all cell phones. B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. 2. Minutes of the February 13, 2008 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report on budget and FBO. D. Senior Secretary Powers report on T-Hangar Leases. E. Engineer Wayne ]ones' report on construction projects. F. Director Boudreaux report on maintenance activity. G. Museum Reports. 4. Old Business. A. Discussion: Name change for the Airport. • 5. New Business. A. Airport Safety Inspection. B. Discussion: Airport Restaurant. 6. Other Business. A. Items from the Public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 7. Meeting Adjourned, Note: Next Strategic Planning Meeting Drake picture presentation in terminal 1 :00 pm , Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Next Airport Board Meeting 1 :30 pm, Wednesday. April 9, 2008 • yin . • AIRPORT BOARD MEETING February 13, 2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Dave Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Richard Greene, Tim McCarley MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto L.oewer, Vaughn DeCoster STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS PRESENT: Tyrone Rogers-Government Chanel, George Scott-Tenant, Susannah Patton-NW Arkansas Times, Wayne Jones-McClelland Engineers, Warren Jones-Arkansas Air Museum ITEM 1 : Welcome A. Cell phones off. B. Comments from the public. George Scott expressed his thanks to Ray, James, and the Airport Board for the use of the terminal Conference Room in December. It was used for a staging area for plane rides to see the Christmas lights. The money he collected he donated to • charity at Christmas. He operated the same project last year. ITEM 2: Minutes of the January 9. 2008 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Tim McCarley and seconded by Janice Stanesic. The motion carried. ITEM 3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. Reported he attended one of the two Environmental Assessment Meetings for the Runway Safety Area. It was well attended by two members of the Quorum Court, the Mayor of Greenland, two City Council members, as well as citizens from Greenland and surrounding property owners. B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. Briefed the Board on his report in agenda. Had meetings with John Grey, Mayor of Greenland, who is interested in area south of the airport for parkland and development along the highway. Had meetings with the Millers, who own property east of the airport. The City Council approved submitting a grant application to the AEDC for a study on development of an Aerospace and Technology Park at the airport. Lou and Ray were recognized at a City awards ceremony, Lou for twenty-five years with the City, and Ray for five years. The new flood plain map of the airport is incorrect, and we have filed an official challenge. It shows the Forest Service area and part of the south end of the runway in the flood plain. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report FBO and the budget. Reviewed charts/graphs in the agenda and answered questions. Advised the Financial Report is in a new format, much like a business annual report. Chairman Nickle asked if the Financial Report could be emailed to • them before the meeting so they would have time to review them, and if it could be broken down in figures rather than percentages. D. Senior Secretary Powers report on T-Hangar Leases. All hangars are rented and there are five names on the single engine waiting list, seven on the twin, and thirteen on the storage unit I list. There were two single engine vacancies this month, which were filled, but we eliminated • about seven names from the list before filling the hangars. E. Engineer Wayne Jones' report on construction projects. Work continues on the Obstruction Study. Survey work has begun for relocating Ernest Lancaster Drive. The first environmental assessment public meetings were conducted for the Runway Safety Area Project. As Kearney's and Standard Register's representatives did not attend the meeting, Chairman Nickle suggested Ray and Wayne visit with their local people as the project will affect the southern entry to Standard Register. F. Director Boudreaux report on maintenance activity. Report was in agenda packet. G. Museum Reports. Warren Jones, Arkansas Air Museum reported new lighting should be installed in the hangar and the library by the end of the month. Told of meetings with Loretta Jones of the Tulsa Air Museum. She visited our museum recently and has given ideas to help plan events to raise money for the museum. A kite day is planned, the presentation and hanging Mr. Drake's (Drake Field) picture in the terminal, also an all day event with guest speaker Sally Wright, the first female astronaut; all events are planned to get Northwest Arkansas citizens involved with the Museum. Announced that Airport Board Member Richard Greene, has been appointed to the Air Museum Board. ITEM 4: Old Business. A. Discussion: Name change for the Airport. Item to be placed on March's agenda. B. Discussion: MoGas. Only one response was received, suggesting converting the tank to AVGas. Director Boudreaux asked the Board's permission to reduce the price of the fuel, even • to selling it at a loss to get rid of it. It is on all the nationwide publications that we have MoGas available. Said they could put out a NOTAM for six months after the MoGas is no longer available, it will take six months to get it off the publications. The tank is not needed for AvGas now as we fill up the AvGas tank once a week. Chairman Nickle said to put in the Airport Newsletter that because of the lack of sales we will be eliminating MoGas, stating that it is in the Airport's Minimum Standards to not store gas in the hangars. By Airport Board Consensus: Mark down the MoGas fuel price. C. Final Resolution regarding VOR/DME-B for Runway 34. Chairman Nickle to sign the Resolution. ITEM 5: New Business. A. Temporary Use Agreement: The Engineering Institute. Explained they use the Forest Service area for auto testing. They also want to install a hole to hold a metal sleeve they can insert a pole for remote control crash testing with dummies in car. By Airport Board Consensus : Approved. B. Lease Agreement: Christina Wilson, dba Airport Hair Salon. By Airport Board Consensus: Approved. C. Discussion: Aerospace and Technology Park. Previously discussed in Director's Report. ITEM 6: Other Business. • A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. R. Greene brought up a recent situation involving two tenant and each one's understanding of the sign the security gate to the T-hangar and their 2 • observance of safety/security. He suggested the wording on the sign needs to be more specific about allowing one vehicle at a time through the gate. Chairman Nickle suggested wording: After each vehicle enters, that vehicle must stop and wait until the gate closes completely. R. Greene suggested putting the Regulation on the sign, mentioning at the Tulsa airport gate it mentions Home Land Security. He suggested the sign needs to be stationary, not on the gate which moves to the side, and the Airport could also send out something in the Airport Newsletter, how to open the gate, to close the gate, why it should be closed, and tell of the plan to eliminate the problem. Director Boudreaux said the Airport plans to have the Airport's security plan designed and apply for a State Grant in June. The plan will have cameras, gate controllers with readers showing those in and those out the gate. Chairman Nickle suggested having each new tenant go over the procedure, a ten minute welcome to the airport. Director Boudreaux said recently a car following two cars through the gate was caught by the gate, he saw it closing and backed up and it caught his bumper. Director Boudreaux said he had visited with Fire Chief Johnson and the Fire Department had moved their training to the Forest Service area, rather than on the east side of the T-Hangars. MEETING ADJOURNED. • David Hollman, Secretary Date • 3 Tayvete;lie ARKANSAS AVIATION 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT • DRAKE FIELD March 14, 2008 MONTHLY REPORT Aviation and Economic Development Department Fayetteville, Arkansas February 2008 AVIATION: Operations remain about the same as last month and last year. Fuel sales on the other hand were very good at just over 50,000 gallons for the short month of February. • The most exciting news this month is the results of the Benefit Cost Analysis that is conducted every two years to determine the cost share for the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). The results of the B/C was 1 . 15 which results in full funding for the tower from FAA. This saves the airport approximately $30,000 annually. • The Runway End Obstruction Survey Project has slipped another month due to • regulatory reviews by the FAA and minor adjustments required by the geodetic survey concerning marking of the monuments. • McClelland Consulting Engineers and Barnard Dunkelberg continue to work the Environmental Assessment for the Runway 16 Improvement Project. We receive periodic updates and have the opportunity to review work in progress. The EA will take nine months to complete. • We attended the Spring FAA Partnership Conference where the 2008 Airport Improvement Project funding plan was unveiled. Our Runway 16 RSA Improvement Project remains in the funded program. Runway Safety Areas . remain high on the FAA priority list. We were able to meet with Don Harris, our FAA Program Manager to confirm funds for the projects. All funding is unpredictable sue to the failure of the congress to pass the reauthorization bill. This bill includes the FAA proposed fees which we and all of general aviation have opposed. The airlines continue to fight for new fees on GA while leaving the airlines alone. • We continue to meet with John Gray, Mayor of Greenland about development around the airport and the City of Greenland. He is working hard to find quality development projects for the neighborhood including the salvage lot just south of the airport. We did meet with the Fayetteville Fire Department and Mayor Gray to discuss fire coverage for Greenland. Our interest is to help the Fire Department with potential land for a station close to Drake Field which will improve our airport response times. • • The Planning Department submitted a grant request to the State for funding to return the Arkansas Air Museum building to it historic original appearance. Since the building is now in a historic district it is eligible for the grant. This grant will begin the planning. 4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE, SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING • FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 479.718.7642 • 479.718.7646 FAX • www.accessfayetteville.org/government/aviation airport_economic_development@ci.fayefteville.ar.us • I have been appointed to the Collections Committee of the Arkansas Air Museum. • We are currently developing a Collections Management Policy. • The Museum Lighting Project has been awarded to King Electric. King donated a portion of the labor to the Museum. Many of the fixtures have been donated as well thanks to the Museum President, Hugh Brewer for his contributions. • The shop building for the Ozark Military Museum is well underway. They designed and funded the building. Our only part of the project was to insure the FAA sighting criteria was complied with. • We have had several meetings with Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), the City energy audit company to determine what projects would be beneficial for us to do to save energy costs and to reduce our consumption. The results of the audit were inconclusive. The cost savings were minimal but the benefits in comfort were substantial. The questions remain. We will work hard to find solutions. • We invited the City Building Services Director Coy Heard to look at our skylight for his recommendation on how to solve the leak problem. His solutions was the same as ours—roof over the skylight. • The FAA will conduct a Safety/Education seminar for all airport tenants and users May 6, 2008 in the Terminal Building. The Runway Safety Action Team from Fort Worth will be on the airport all day May 6a' and will conduct meetings with all employees of the airport, FBO's and tower. The major thrust is to prevent runway incursions. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: • • We submitted a grant request to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for money to investigate the potential to develop the land east of the airport into an Aerospace and Technology Park with airport access. We requested $250,000.00 to do investigations, appraisals and surveys and to fund options on the purchase of the property. It is a great project should the results of the investigations reveal the property to be developable. • We have held several conference calls concerning the flood plain depiction of the area around the airport. We know that the change is incorrect but that does not matter as the method for determining the water level is set by statute. Our only recourse is to petition the government with facts that support our position. We are working to determine the cost of the project and the return on that investment. • The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District in working hard to develop the Senior Day Care Center in Fayetteville. Much progress has been made and continues to be made. The long pole in the tent is the funding necessary to support the project. They are working to raise private funds to seed the project. The new center Forrest House, will be housed in a private home dedicated for the purpose. ect Submitted, • Ray M. Boudreaux, Dir ctor a< ' • aee; e ARKANSAS Airport Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board THRU : Ray M. Boudreaux, Director FROM : James Nicholson , Financial Coordinator DATE : March 14, 2008 Tower Operations: OPERATIONS - MONTHLY 2000 - 2008 6 a Q R 'o 6 f` 4 i 2 €, • JAN FEB B 02000 1280 1735 t6B1 t613 %172 2,251 t656 215 2.132 %51 2,22 %479 02001 2,355 2.390 2A21 2.834 2.901 4.293 3,549 3,741 2,377 2,770 2,482 2350 02002 2,155 2855 2.210 2$B2 2,301 3A87 2,284 2.920 3.828 3,168 3.282 2.330 02003 3,22 2.379 2.908 3AW 9.32 5,379 4,347 3.374 4.279 4457 3.084 3,181 812001 9.443 3,688 1270 4470 4,325 5.32 4.223 3A85 3A28 2,795 2,168 2,]29 02005 2,262 2,702 3,01 3.605 4.681 8.008 4,583 4,088 1,086 4,682 34]] 3.371 812005 9,932 238 3A51 3,297 4.157 OA34 8.30 5280 138] 2,907 2,]99 2251 02007 2375 2,765 3,048 3,28 3,95 3,91 3,001 3,689 3.288 9,797 3341 1923 8200e 2.100 2.626 OPERATIONS - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2008 9 60 v 50 z 40 30 20 101 y, JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 02000 1286 3.001 4,682 8295 7,787 9,09 8876 MA27 9,159 13,1D 20.202 21781 02001 2.355 4,885 7.508 9,110 0,011 17334 20.883 21,824 27.301 29,771 32.253 34,609 02002 2.165 4.421 8,836 8,89 11222 %,709 9,973 9893 23,521 2BA89 . 29,971 32401 • 02003 3.22 SA01 8,409 1{789 15,088 20,464 24A11 28,185 32,764 37,331 40,415 43.866 e 2004 3,443 7,01 1U01 8,971 20296 25808 29.831 33,79 37,544 40340 42,808 45.237 02005 2282 4,984 BASS 14573 13.254 22322 26,905 30.973 35,039 39,721 43298 48.772 02008 3,932 8,743 9.794 13A91 9.250 24,92 30,508 35.788 40.135 43,042 45.781 48.042 02007 2.375 5,130 8,208 14384 %479 2,780 20,761 24,453 27.741 31538 31,879 38802 82008 2,90 4.808 FBO Fuel Sales Charts: FUEL 5ALE5 - MONTHLY 2001 - 2008 80 0 60 a ` 40 b 20 - JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NC DEC ■2001 9,028 9.457 9,815 9,285 9,530 9,630 9,530 5,607 20,493 25,112 22,382 26,268 02002 29,321 26184 %,906 23,949 *892 47,54 9285 20.400 30,385 20A47 24,570 2169 W0201033%522 28,464 34,128 30,293 27100 32,305 21665 30,298 27,492 51,528 25,292 26,792 3 26,837 26,99 35,084 29,59 28,128 21234 31334 43,730 38,91 22,490 30,0338 29AS3 32.08 28$53 28,19 38,98 22$33 2SA86 33,97 40A37 38$6591198 39AN 50,889 38,605 58153 61495 33,797 41490 53,338 47,96 52.892101614 39,663 51171 48,944 43,850 37,652 32,704 37,985 50,708 50,939 43,37129,0338 60,320 FUEL SALES - CUMULATIVE 2001 - 2008 600 • 0 w � 400 e t 200 MID JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOVL304,547 92001 9.028 28,485 47,300 68,585 77,76 87,815 98,05 16,782 94175 59,367 91749 02002 29,321 55,605 70.511 94,460 99,352 50.864 99,%9 99$49 228,9% 258,361 282.93102003 31622 59,986 94,7% 124,407 51607 93,99 205,577 235.875 263,387 3%.885 340,97912004 38,643 85,480 93,689 128,573 58,63 96,359 207,583 238.927 282,857 31BA38 34132802005 42.938 72,499 94,677 92,930 151043 97131 29,484 247,930 28197 3270M 356.9902008 4194 81033 91902 170,407 228,660 290,155 323,952 365,442 49,780 465,976 59.86802007 41704 81367 92,638 99,582 223132 261084 293,768 331773 382,479 433,49 476,789 02008 41058 01378 Survey of Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 3/12/2008 Ident FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 1001.1. SS 87 MoGas TQH City of Tahlequah (both selfserv) 4 .39 4.09 SLG City of Siloam Springs 4 .99 4 .66 4. 15 ASG Pinnacle Air Services 4 .97 4 .94 4 .43 FYV Million Air Fayetteville / City SS 5 . 14 4.99 4 .49 3.25 • VBT Summit Aviation 4 .95 4 .85 4 .50 FSM TAC Air 5 .34 5 .30 4 .74 ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 5.03 4 .64 XNA Regional Jet Center 5 . 10 5 .35 r n F80 Statistics: February 2008 Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL Jet Fuel sold to FYV-based customers 20 ,455 47 .5% 40 .6% Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 22 ,577 52.5% 44 .9% Total Jet Fuel Sold 43,032 87 .6% 85.5% 100LL sold to FYV-based customers 2, 127 35.0% 4 .2% 100LL sold to itinerant customers 3,953 65 .0% 7 .9% Total 100LL Sold 6,080 12 .4% 12. 1 % TOTAL ALL: 49, 112 97 .6% City Category 100LL sold Self-Serve 11208 99 .8% 2 .4% 87 Octane MoGas sold Self Serve 2 0 .2% 0.0% TOTAL ALL: 11210 2 .4% • 10OLL 100LL sold self-serve 1 ,208 16 .6% 2 .4% 100LL sold Million Air FBO 6 ,080 83.4% 12 . 1 % TOTAL ALL: 71288 14.5% mmanda ft Rel SAMI POCata(7ypo Rid9dmtVM M2= 9 ou 80 �u RD IM IM MY LJ 1L MD B� GS IN OL • TayeLL(eAn le • OPERATING SUMMARY MONTH ENDING 2/29/2008 AIRPORT BOARD OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD REVENUE Rents & Leases 439,690 471 ,600 430,259 470,000 78,333 87,907 Aviation Fuel 191,314 217,000 153,478 166,000 27,667 13,145 Contact FBO 45,500 54,500 72,966 110,000 18.333 17,941 Miscellaneous 19,089 10,700 5,121 3,000 500 811 INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 695,592 753,800 661,824 749,000 124,833 119,804 EXPENSES Personnel 291,066 319,648 301,229 314,262 52,377 61,080 Materials & Supplies 16,537 20,019 20,276 22,852 3,809 952 Aviation Fuel Purchases 129,680 157,100 86,174 110,000 18,333 8,823 Services & Charges 194,671 194,175 178,146 164,308 27,385 19,865 Cost Allocation to General Fund 132,684 115,908 115,908 65,976 10,996 10,996 Maintenance 68,938 59,390 67,446 55,950 9,325 4,085 ATC Tower Costs 23,337 21 ,780 23,127 24,341 4,057 - Interest on West GA Hangars Loan - - 17,500 35,000 5,833 5,833 INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 856,914 888,020 809,806 792.689 132,115 105,802 NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES • GAIN 1 (LOSS) (161 ,321 ) (134,220) (147,982) (43,689) (7,282) 14,003 INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual YTD NON-OPERATING INCOME Interest on Investments 28,899 22,000 5,262 Other - Misc 207 - - • CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 05029 AIP #33 Master Plan Update 6,137 05034 AIP #34/35 W GA Apron 4,940 06020 SkyVenture Improvements Rebate 12.000 8,000 2,000 06021 Airfield Markings - Repaint 77,873 06023 West GA Hangars 1 ,380,624 07024 Runway Approach Obstruction Study 14,674 30,326 3.028 07039 AIP #36 Correct Runway 16 Safety Area Deficiency - 183,700 7,297 USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - 1 ,467,141 222.026 12,325 FINANCING ACTIVITIES LOANS Principal on West GA Hangars Loan 700,000 Payments on Loan Principal (23,333) (46,667) (7,778) GRANTSSTATE / FEDERAL Received from Dept Aero - W GA Hangars 600,000 - - Due from Dept Aero - Re-Striping - 73,448 73,448 Rcvd State Grants on Fed Projects 65,504 - - Due from State Grants on Fed Projects 6,137 45,000 45,000 Received from AIP #33 Master Plan 3,498 - - Due from AIP #33 Master Plan - - - Received from AIP #34/35 W GA Ramp 136,054 - - Due from AIP #34/35 West GA Ramp - - - Received from AIP #36 Correct RW16 RSA - - - Due from AIP #36 Correct RW16 RSA - 174,515 - NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES - - 1 ,487,860 246,296 110,670 AIRPORT FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE FUNDS 708,280 581 ,017 561,598 693,365 • • E m 0 v c m 'D L (`0 V V L y m m U LL C V 'O is la y O m m m M 'm0 L L C C C N N m y — U a) m m m C C E v 'm 'm0m' cam � c y E m o o v 7 m m > U v ca O > ami v a r Q' 0 0 c O g v m d m LU ca ° E W c U cr, Ccl m Z N c D ti m Q m c N ui c Q v • Z a0 m C U > > > > > > Z O G m a) m 0 U O U U U U U ° 0 0 0 0 LnO OZ 00 OOOZZZZZ Qo a0 nOaO NNN ° 0NN4ELL NNc) � U F M d a) a) m m a) a) m m m a) d7 C C C C C c c c c C m 7 U U U U U U U U U � jjjj7 > ; 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Boudreaux ) =(C E . E D 4500 S. School Ave., Suite F Fayetteville, AR 72701 R 6 2008 Subject: VOR/DME-B, Drake Field, Fayetteville, ArkansasA 3Y{ Dear Mr. Boudreaux : This is to confirm our conversation earlier this week regarding the retention of the VOR/DME-B instrument approach procedure at Drake Field. Keeping with our focus to minimize the impact to our customers as we eliminate redundant instrument flight procedures, I'm glad we are able to meet your nee etain the VOR/DME-B approach procedure until it is replaced by an (GPS) procedure. anticipate having the new RNAV (GPS) procedure(s) pub 'shed in November 2008. • Sine ly amilton anaal r, Nation Flight Procedures Office • 1 10 ." AA NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES Tuesday, March 4, 200E • Quite obviously the $250,000 Fayetteville seeks_ is only the first step of creating this fantastic vision, something that could prove to be a complicated Times Editorial. , task The idea behind the grant is to study theacre- age beside Drake Field abd learn if it would indeed ld R ��• be a good location for aerospace andtechnologies. If you bui Assuming everything goes well, a virtual design of the site could (in theory) be taken before the Planting.the seeds for Drake Fields future Fayetteville Planning Commission in the hopes of decade ago, some localscarried apro- creating a planned zoning district, a blueprint for A nounced fear that Fayetteville's municipal future development. ' airport, most often referred to simply as Any community can try to at any industry, Drake Field, would soon be on its own charted so we're proud to see the efforts in Fayetteville to course for demise. It around that time that the not just bring a company to produce jobs, but one shiny, new Norihwest Arkansas Regional Airport that will produce community pride, too. opened up, ending the era of commercial airline Kudos to city leaders who never gave up on Drake activity on Fayetteville's tarmac. Field and who recognize it as the great economic- City leaders marched on. expressing confidence potential it represents on the southern end of the city. in.the airport's future, although Drake Field's futuze. • Greenland is melting' would not include the frequent boardings of travelers- onto commercial jets. The loss of commercial traffic, ayetteville is the son of town that inspires people they pledged, would not be the end of the runway for Fort get together at the Fayetteville Public Library Fayetteviile's airport, and it hasn't been. 1, on a Sunday afternoon to discuss the meaning Today, the airport is thriving. And the folks who of sustainability, and a hundred foils show up to watch . run the airport are dreaming up far bigger ideas, smattmindshash out their thi d=%onthe issue • the sort that can change the economic fortunes of Not every town in Arkansas would enjoy such an Fayetteville in the decades ahead. endeavor. Were referring to news that the city's aviation . But that's exactly what happened fiat a little more and economic development department recently. than a week ago, as political and scientific leaders on the received unanimous backing from the Fayette- issue put their heads together, FayettevIDeMayor Dan vine City Council to apply for a $250,000 General Coody has positioned himselfas a leading advocate of Improvement Fund Economic Development Infra. environmentailyfriendtypracdces; sohetookadvantage structure grant to create (are you ready?) an aero- of the stage to remind everyone of the obvious (and eas- space and technology park east of Drake Field. ily missed).point: Change isn't easy and it will take time A what park? Try to imagine all : impressive to achieve. Somebody needed to say it expanse of up-to-date office/research space. The One point from the recent forum stmckfear into our type which could be used to entice some big firm hearts. Kron Smith, chairman of biological sciences at that employs a lot of people in good, well-paying the University of Arkansas, told audience members that jobs in Fayetteville. - projections show the world is running out ofoll (by 2040) City promoters, like•Steve Rust,. head of the Fay and, he added, "Greenland's melting 40 years faster t hart . etteville Economic Development Council, spend the models predicted. ... " their days trying to figure out what it will take Why would Greenland in partiadar be melting? to make Fayetteville attractive:and to convince Wouldnt the same go for Winslow, West Fork and Fay- ; corporate titans to put jobs-producing compa- etteviille? Oh wait a mutute. He meant THAT Green- nies right here. Rust and others no doubt would land 11 1 argue that to'be in the game, players must have an Well, if predictions of overnight snow have proved impressive Band to play. Fayetteville has got a lot accurate, Greenland (Ark.) probably would appreciate a to offer — just ask anyone who lives here — but little melting action this moming. promoters might argue the city is fighting with one arm tied behirid its back Today, an aerospace and technology park ready for use doesn't exist. And so all the jobs and busi- The editorial board determines the viewpoints expressed in bass and revenue such a firm could brie t0 North- our editorials. Its members are Publisher Jeff reffus. Executive g Editor Greg Marton, Managing Editor Christie Swanson and west Arkansas is nonexistent in Fayetteville. Editorial Page Editor Scott Shackelford. BusiNESs FARM A&nsas Democr 7V(5"ette Aerospace industry set to add 5 ,000 state jobs BY LAURA STEVENS missile shot from a Navy cruis- ARBANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE er struck the school-bus-sized The aerospace industry, spy satellite as it orbited more which led the state with $1 bil- than eO miles over the Pacific lion in exports in 2006, plans to Ocean add 5,000 jobs in Arkansas dur- "if we can further improve on ing the next 10 years. our training, on our education That information was pre- and our skills development, there sented Thursday by the Arkan- will be really many more Arkan- sas Economic Development saiM employed in this really high- Commission Commission as part of an ef- paid sector," said Maria Haley, fort to grow that industry in director of the commission Arkansas. The industry includes Haley, said the economic planes and anything else that development commission now flies — including the Raytheon has project managers complete- Ca missile built and tested in ly devoted to recruiting aero- Camden that shot down a dying space companies. Haley said and potentially deadly US. spy they will specifically be target- satellite Wednesday. mg lightweight-jet companies, The modified tactical SM-3 See AEROSPACE, Page 21) ing to add about 150 to 200 work- g �f � ro� pQ {j �j ��r Sa )� �� � aS ers in the nearfuture.'However, 4i Continu d froniPa 1D neSUN@y y eAdpnsaS� Co 0 'k a dpnlent rSSOn abd the company is having trouble 9s :, �.ncs , s, „� y.z £coding [rained workers, he said an emerging aviation industry. 65 m�pagle l d @ aef Spa � region a hv1 es; , — there simply aren't enough stu- 4;!>Remos Aircraft Inc, a Garch- hew ant' s w1f16e dredfed un e. 10 guars. dents produced'by local schools, ,rag Germany-based company, he said, although the'quality of announced in.January that it will I B Clay' the workers is good be opening its fust U.S. assembly # "This shortage is not just in facility for propeller-driven sport Arkansas, it's all over the U.S.," aircraft at the Rogers Municipal said Bob Harding; chairman of Airport pAs East-Harding Inc. and a member US Sen Mirk I'+y4;rD Ark - , rawfo Van Bu n } , issl t of the Little Rock Municipal Air- said via videq` `onfere oe from aaldi ri P Y ., Pe_ . . port Commission It's important Bentonville;tbit he andthe Qther . Cr to recruit more students through members of tljerArkansaadelega- PGWsM advertising and to train them to tSti have been'funneluig rglgant Garland rWd fill the positions needed by the said. on to;the agency he . aerospace industry, he said. Gov. Mike Beebe said it's im- US Rep V;c$nY D Ark., portant for educators — both at said thatthe.Uainworry�n Yash vv = y the and primary _ higher education iigton is that the United States' 0 levels — to respond and he said defense-systems are.getting old Clark. they've committed to do sa •That 's going to mean billions and -J Desha The time for strict academic billions of dollars to both create 5A programs with no flexibility to technologies and to refurbish old a Calhoun accommodate industry and stu- ones, Snydersaid. Add to that the . 17 1 dent interests has ended, he said. increase in commercial au traffic, s and the mdus has even more Mill •302 20 Those days are gone,".Beebe said 11 "Now, in today's world _ it is ab- �tential hesazd , m 42k 209Y sohrtelynecessarythat education In the conimission's survey, SOURCE' ) DepanmerR of Eoonomk DmIopmem Arks sas Domarat-Gaa;tte and spec��Y mer education, released at the Arkansas Aero- be responsive to the needs of the space Summi(t at the:Llniversity with between 400 and 1, 00 jobs . day morning and reported an- economic engines that drive our. of Arkansas at _.ttle Rock, about added in each county.` Already, other year of record sales — 212 state and our nation." 60 percentof 110 companies re- there are 10,000 aerospace-jobs orders.worldwide with $71 billion - The commission has also set sporided with the types of jobs in Arkansas the comtiiission re in sales up a Web site, arkansasaero- theyll be adding Pulaslu Garland ported. John Miller of the Little Rock- space.com, which provides in- and Calhoun counties are pro- Dassault Falcon jet released based Dassault completion center formation on Arkansas for em- jected to Have the most growth fourth-quarter earnings Thurs- said his company is still expect- ployers and job seekers. Thursday, February 21 , 2008 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES ailroad connection key part of airport hopes BY MARSHAL MELNICHAK of aviation and economic Boudreaux cited the near- said. : NwhwestNhanwTiime development, said the city ness of highway, airport and The city got what is got an agreement two or the rail spur as beneficial for called a minute order from One element helpful to . three years ago to put a rail- distribution of a variety of the Arkansas Highway and the virtual aerospace and road spur across U.S. 71 near products. Transportation Department. technology park described to the airport. "Once that spur's in, .that The order states the rail spur the Fayetteville City Council The project is currently whole area opens , up for is necessary to cross the is the potential for a rail spur on hold until after a highway development, small indus- highway, Boudreaux said. near Drake Field. realignment to improve the try, small technology firms, . 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The chart labeled 'status quo" assumes normal salary progression, inflation on other expenses and estimates for increased fuel and insurance costs, which are typically above normal inflation. The charted labeled • 'reasonable growth"assumes the status quo with the addition of cost-of-living adjustments and two new employees per year. If the city chooses the latter option, it will have reached its maximum in discretionary millage by the end. of 2009. The difference between the revenue bar and the expense bar for each year shows how much it is projected the city would have to make up with revenues to equal expenses. The opposite option would be to reduce staff or services by that amount (the dif- ference between revenues and expenses). Dumas said the numbers are estimates but that they do show a trend. 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He said council members The first hurdle is the would be doing their job by ContinuedffomAl council agreeing to move giving their input. forward on creating an eco- Ward 2 Alderman Kyle nomic development strat- Cook said he sees some to guide the Chamber of egy, he said. benefit for "somebody from Commerce and (Fayetteville The advantage is being outside" but that for him Economic Development able to continue the kind of the bottom line of econom- Council) and all those others Fayetteville that residents is development is jobs, dis- who really invest in the city," have said they wanted in posable income and infu- he said. the citizen surveys, he said. sion of cash into the com- Dumas described that "It's hard for me to image munity, most likely from idea as a partnership with a group of consultants out-of-town investment. the University of Arkansas in coming to Fayetteville for Alderman Brenda Thiel which a facilitator (person 10 days and knowing more from Ward 1 described the or company) would build about us than we know idea as trying to gain con- a team of specialists repre- about ourselves, " Ward sensus that the city needs senting the various factions 2 Alderman Nancy Allen to grow and needs to define • within the community responded. good growth. That team: would visit Allen wondered about "We need growth if were Fayetteville, interact with the council trying to do the going to continue to have the council and members same consensus building. the amenities we want in of the public, then devise a She said Fayetteville resi- this city without raising strategy for long-term eco- dents have an expectation taxes," Thiel said. nomic development, sug- that the council should at Council members decid- gesting next steps f6r the least "give it a stab" and try ed that they would like more council and city to take. to formulate its own answer information about how the Dumas estimated the first to "Where do we go?" process would work, who phase of creating that team Her suggestion led to it would be, how the part- and building consensus discussion on the value of nership with the university would cost about $150,000, learning from the know]- would work, and what the with half from the city and Edge'and experience of out- team assignment would be. half from the university. iside experts and the value They also wanted informa- He further estimated that of neutral third parties with tion about the successes of if started soon, it would be : no preconceived notions similar groups in other cit- at least the middle of 2009 .about the city. ies. before a strategic plan was " I 'm very much for it," Ward 3 Alderman Bobby developed and a year or two said Ward 3 Alderman Rob- Ferrell said after the meet- after that before the result ert Rhoads, who said even ing that he saw "perhaps of more sales tax would be the conversation about the first spark of a renais- seen. how best to begin showed sante or an ignition of a Dumas said there is no him the need for someone spirit to move together and guarantee of success but outside the community to forward on a firm economic • there is a need to move assess the city's needs. footing." %/ ca cc ` a W L �. .5 N -0 7 N .T O d a E"' 7 '0 N � bo PO CmC � F0 O. 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