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FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DRAKE FIELD
• Meeting of the Airport Board
1 :30 pm, Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Airport Terminal Conference Room
1 . Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Please tum off all cell phones.
B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda.
C. Welcome owners of "A Fare to Remember", airport restaurant and catering.
2. Minutes of the April 9, 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 Jones' report on construction projects.
F. Director Boudreaux report on maintenance activity.
G. Museum Reports.
• 4. Old Business.
A. Final approved pages of the Airport Master Plan.
B. Final Obstruction Survey Report.
5. New Business.
A. Letter from Arkansas State Highway Department regarding airport name change.
B. Airport Hay Lease.
Approve: Board approve and forward through Contract Review process.
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 terminal1 : 15 pm, Wednesdav1 : 15 pm, Wednesdav,MaV14,20082008
Next Airport Board Meeting 1 :30 Pun, Wednesday, 11, 2008June 11, 2008
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• MINUTES OF THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
April 9, 2008
MEMBERS ATTENDING: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Richard Greene,
Tim McCarley, Vaughn DeCoster
MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto Loewer
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers
OTHERS PRESENT: Tyrone Rogers-Fayetteville Government Channel, Susannah Patton-
NW Arkansas Times, Nancy Allen-Ward 2 City Alderman, Wayne Jones-McClelland
Engineers, Warren Jones-Arkansas Air Museum, Carl Brooks-FYV Tower
ITEM # 1 : Welcome.
Chairman Nickle welcomed City Council Member Nancy Allen to the meeting, explaining
requirement of Airport Board member qualifications (i.e. pilot, business).
A. Please turn off all cell phones.
• B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None.
ITEM #2 : Minutes of the March 14, 2008 meeting.
A motion was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Tim McCarley. The motion
carried.
ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
A. Chairman Nickle. He, Ray, and James attended the Council Agenda Session last night
regarding the Airport Board's request to change the name of the airport to Fayetteville
Executive Airport; the item will be considered at their April 15`h meeting.
B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. Reviewed report in agenda. Will be part
of the Chamber's group going to Washington D.C.
C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report on budget and FBO. Reviewed reports and
charts in agenda and displays charts on the wall screen.
D. Senior Secretary Powers report on T-Hangar Leases. All units are rented. Director
Boudreaux reported on potential tenants that flew in to look at the empty AATC hangar: they
would employee eight people, and up to twenty people in twenty-four months, and talked
about State incentives. They are also looking at Bentonville, but would have to build a hangar
there.
E. Engineer Wayne Jones' report of construction projects. We should have the
Obstruction Survey by the end of next week. We just received a twenty-three page document
from the consultant working on the Environmental Assessment for the highway relocation.
Ray has asked we work up a budget for the Airport security project.
• G. Museum Reports. Warren Jones, Arkansas Air Museum. New lights have been installed
in the display areas, gift shop and library; the hangar lighting should be complete in a week.
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Frank Sicardi's company, Coenco, donated the radiant heat system for the hangar. Thanked •
the City Council for their matching grant for the lighting and their assistance with the library
cabinets. Discussed upcoming events: Troop Train/Memorial Day; kite day/May 3151 and
June I " , the Historical Society Meeting on May 8`h. Thanked Million Air for their assistance
in moving planes. Application to the Smithsonian has not been made as the Museum has a lot
of work to do first.
ITEM #4 : Old Business.
A. Update: Wilma's Restaurant. Ms. Wilma Walker has turned in her cancellation
effective April 30`h, and requested rent to remain at $500.00 per month through April. Board
Consensus was to keep the rent at $500.00 through April.
B. A Fare to Remember terminal Lease Agreement, tabled at the March 14'h meeting.
A motion to approve the lease and submit through the City's Contract Review process
was made by Vaughn DeCoster and seconded by David Holtman. The motion carried.
ITEM #5 : New Business.
A. Discussion: RSAT safety inspection and safety meeting. The FAA RSAT team will
conduct an airport safety inspection and safety meeting on May 6`h.
B. Washington DC trip. Previously discussed.
ITEM #6: Other Business.
A. Items from the Public. None. •
B. Items from the Airport Board. None.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2 :25 p.m.
David Hollman, Secretary Date
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ARKANSAS AVIATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT • DRAKE FIELD
May 14, 2008
MONTHLY REPORT
Aviation and Economic Development Department
Fayetteville, Arkansas
April 2008
AVIATION:
• Operations in April were the highest since November of last year. For the first
four months of the year the operations were off about 1500 compared to last year
and 3000 when compared to 2006. Fuel sales are only off 8000 gallons when
compared to last year but are more by 1000 gallons over the first four months of
2006.
• The Runway End Obstruction Survey Project is complete. We along with
McClelland Consulting Engineers are analyzing the data to determine our course
of action to eliminate penetrations into the approach surfaces that may impact
flight.
• • McClelland Consulting Engineers and Barnard Dunkelberg continue to work the
Environmental Assessment for the Runway 16 Improvement Project. We have
applied for thegrant to the AIP and will prepare the grant application for the State
match for the July Arkansas Aeronautics meeting.
• The Arkansas Air Museum building, The White Hangar, received the Historic
District designation. Mayor Coody presented a proclamation reflecting the
designation on May 8th.
• The Museum Lighting Project nears completion as does the installation of new
heating system for the high bay of the White Hangar Building. Leon and the .
maintenance team installed the gas service to the heaters.
• The Ozark Military Museum Shop is complete. It is a great addition and will give
the OOM volunteers a great place to work.
• We received an estimate from Johnson Controls on the work needed to fix the
HVAC system in the Terminal Building. The City Council will receive the
information for the City wide project on May 27th for the first meeting in June.
The overall project is to make significant changes to save money resulting in ten
or less, years to payback the investment (ROI). The airport portion of the project
will take a long time to payback but when combined with the other City projects
the total looks promising. We will need to get an Arkansas Aeronautics Grant to
help with the project.
• After getting the City Building Services Director, Coy Heard, to look at our
Terminal skylight for his recommendation on how to solve the leak problem,
• Leon wanted to try one more thing, Roofing Tape. We ordered a case of the tape
and tried it on the skylight and after six years the skylight is dry. We will fix
several other leaks with the tape. A case of tape is expensive but is warranted for
19 years and is much less expensive than a roofer.
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.fayetteville.ar.us
• The FAA Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) from Fort Worth conducted the •
meeting with the primary thrust to control runway incursions. There were no
findings other than the airport diagram which is provided by the FAA in several
Airport Information Publications. We had very good attendance for the afternoon
meeting and the evening meeting.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
• We have not heard from the State on the status of our application 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. Many communities ( 101 total) applied for a portion of the $ 1 .8M
available.
• We visited Forrest House with Kaye Curtis, Senior Services Director from the
NWA Economic Development District and representatives of the City Inspection
Department to see what needed to be done to get ready to serve the Senior
Citizens of Fayetteville with Senior Day Care. The meeting went very well and
all items to be corrected were already planned. Unfortunately, the NWAEDD
have not had very good luck with grants needed to pay for the start-up. They are
still in the fund raising mode.
• A company from the past, Sigrah-Zilet met with us and FEDC CEO, Steve Rust to
bring us up to date on their progress and their plans for the future. They are
moving right along with establishing a research and development office with a •
small manufacturing component.
• 1 attended a meeting with a Library group from Norman, Oklahoma looking for
expertise in putting together a Library like ours.
• I Represented Mayor Coody at the 25th Anniversary of SAM' S Club. The NWA
SAM' S Club is 20 years, old but has only recently moved from Springdale to
Fayetteville.
Respectfully Submitted,
QRayM. Boudreaux,
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ARKANSAS
Airport Progr®ss Report
TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board
THRU : Ray M . Boudreaux, Director
FROM : James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator
DATE : May 14, 2008
Tower Operations:
OPERATIONS - MONTHLY 2000 - 2008
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• 02000 1260 1735 1681 %an 1472 2.251 1858 2,151 14.0W"64A82
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02001 2.355 2.330 2.821 2.634 2,901 4293 3,549 3,741 70355
02002 2.95 2256 2215 2282 2,304 3.487 2264 2A20 8 030
02003 3.22 2,379 2,906 3,360 3AV 5,378 4,347 3A74 7 A51
,92004 3,N3 3AB8 4270 4,570 4,325 5.312 4223 3.805 98 ]29
02005 2262 2,702 3,1M 3,505 4,881 BA6B 4.583 4988 274■ 2006 3.932 2.8R 3.051 3287 4,97 6A34 8,30 5260 07 26102007 2,375 2,]05 3,948 3,96 3,95 3,91 3,004 3,588 9723
92008 2,90 2,028 1 2833 L 2,747
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02001 2855 4,895 7,506 0,110 OP41 17834 =AM 24A24 27.001 29,771 32253 34.509
92002 2,155 4A21 8,036 B,98 tU22 %,]09 15073 9.893 23521 28,889 29,971 32,801
02003 3,42 5,501 8,409 11789 9,088 20.4M 24AM 28,485 32,704 37,331 40,48 43988
• 92004 3,443 7,01 11401 15,971 20298 25,808 29,831 33,715 37,544 40,340 42,508 45237
02005 2262 4,964 8,088 11573 8254 22822 28005 30073 35,039 39,721 43,288 48,772
■ 2006 3,932 6,743 9,794 OP91 17258 24,92 30,508 35,788 40,05 43,042 45,781 48,042
02007 2,375 5,80 8208 11384 14,579 17,760 20,764 24,453 27,741 31538 34A79 38,802
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FBO Fuel Sales Charts:
FUEL 5ALE5 - MONTHLY 2001 - 2008
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02001 18.028 9,457 9A15 9.285 DAN DAN DAM 15AO7 20,493 25,62 22.382 26266
02002 20A21 20,204 %,906 23.049 %,892 4t512 9285 20,400 39,385 29,447 24570 21,89
02003 3%522 28,464 34,128 30,293 27200 32,306 21,886 30288 27A92 6028 25,292 26,792
02004 3BA43 28,637 28,09 35,084 29,51) 28,176 21.234 31,331 43,730 36,91 22,490 30,033
02005 42.936 29,563 32,178 28,253 28,10 36,98 22.233 28,44 33,97 4BA37 38,255 31298
02006 41134 39,899 50.869 38$05 58.253 8(495 33,797 4WO 53AN 47,96 52,892 40281
02007 4;704 39,883 51,271 48,944 43,650 37,852 32,704 37,985 50,706 SOR39 43,371 29,033
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02001 9,026 26,485 47,300 88,585 77,15 87,45 98,95 10,782 134,275 159,387 9%749 208.015
02002 29021 55,805 70.5% 94.460 1)9.352 E0,864 159,%9 99549 228,414 258,387 282.931 34,547
02003 3%522 59,988 94,%1 24,407 15%807 93,99 205A77 235075 263,387 3%A95 340,97 308.979
02004 3BA43 65,480 93089 128.613 158,93 98,359 207093 238027 282057 39038 34%328 37%381
02005 42.936 72,499 0077 02,930 13143 107,231 29,44 247,430 28%07 3270" 368,99 397,497
02008 4%134 8%033 13%902 9007 228,880 290,155 323,452 365,442 49,780 465,976 5904 669.%8
02007 4%794 8%367 02,838 99582 223,232 28%04 293,74 33%773 382,479 433A9 478,789 505.822
■ 2008 4%058 9%.978 WAS? 9%732
Survey of Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 5/12/2008
ident FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 10OLL SS
TOH City of Tahlequah (both selfserv) 4 .79 4 .49
ASG Pinnacle Air Services 5 .52 5 .20 4 .75
VBT Summit Aviation 5 .50 5 .00 4 .80
SLG City of Siloam Springs 5 .61 5 .35 4 .84 •
FYV Million Air Fayetteville / City SS 5 .64 5 . 19 4 .96
FSM TAC Air 6 .05 5 .80 5 .27
ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 5 .61 5 .02
XNA Regional Jet Center 5 .64 5 .58
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FBO Statistics: April 2008
Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL
Jet Fuel sold to FYV-based customers 19 ,242 56.3% 46.6%
Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 14 ,923 43 .7°x6 36 .2%
Total Jet Fuel Sold 34 , 165 85 .2% 82 .8%
100LL sold to FYV-based customers 31550 59 .7% 8 .6%
100LL sold to itinerant customers 24401 40 .3% 5 .8%
Total 100LL Sold 5,951 14 .8% 14 .4%
TOTAL ALL: 404116 97 .2%
City Category
10OLL sold Self-Serve 1 , 149 100 .0% 2 .8%
87 Octane MoGas sold Self Serve 0 0 .0%
TOTAL ALL: 11149 2 .8%
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10OLL sold self-serve 11149 16 .2% 2 .8%
100LL sold Million Air FBO 51951 83 .8% 14 .4%
TOTAL ALL: 71100 17 .2%
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• OPERATING SUMMARY
MONTH ENDING 4/30/2008 AIRPORT BOARD
OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008
ACWW Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD
REVENUE
Rents & Leases 438,690 471,600 430,259 470,000 156,667 157,628
Aviation Fuel 191,314 217,000 153,478 166,000 55,333 32,494
Contract FSO 45,500 54,600 72,966 110,000 36,667 44,854
Miscellaneous 19,089 10,700 5121 3,000 1,000 872
INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 695,592 753,800 661,824 749,000 249,687 235,847
EXPENSES
Personnel 291,066 319,648 301,229 314,262 169,754 109,201
Materials & Supplies 18,537 20,019 20,276 22,852 7,617 4,995
Aviation Fuel Purchases 129,680 157,100 86,174 110,000 38,667 17,964
Services & Charges 194,671 194,175 178,148 164,308 54,769 41,881
Cost Allocation to General Fund 132,684 115,908 115,908 65,976 21,992 21,992
Maintenance 68,938 59,390 67,446 55,950 18,650 6,751
ATC Tower Costs 23,337 21,780 23,127 24,341 8,114 -
Inlerest on West GA Hangars Loan - - 17,500 35,000 11,667 11,667
INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 856,914 888,020 809,806 792,689 264,230 202,564
NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - GAIN / (LOSS) (181,321) (134,220) (147,982) (43,689) (14,563) 33,283
INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008
Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual YTD
NON-OPERATING INCOME
Interest on Investments 28,899 22,000 9,678
Other - Mist 207 - -
16 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
06029 AIP 033 Master Plan Update 6,137
05034 AIP #34/35 W GA Apron 4,940
06020 SkyVenture Improvements Rebate 12,000 8,000 4,000
06021 Airfield Markings - Repaint 77,873
08023 West GA Hangers 1,380,624
07024 Rumvay Approach Obstruction Study 12,219 32,781 20,436
07039 AIP #36 Coned Rumvay 16 Safety Area Deficiency - 183,700 7,297
USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - 1,464,687 224,481 31,733
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
LOANS
Principal on West GA Hangers Loan 700,000 - -
Payments on Loan Principal (23,333) (46,667) (15,556)
GRANTS STATE / FEDERAL
Received from Dept Aero - W GA Hangars 600,000 - -
Due from Dept Aero - Re-Striping73,44
- 73,448 8
Rcvd State Grants on Fed Projects 65,504 - -
Due from State Grants on Fed Projects 6,137 45,000 20,436
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 fmm AIP #36 Cortect RW16 RSA - 174,515 -
NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES - - 1,487,860 246,296 78,328
AIRPORT FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE FUNDS 708,280 583,472 561,598 883,360
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TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Dan Flowers �f A�J �: P.O. Box 2261
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Telephone (501) 569-2000 Telefax (501) 569-2400
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Mr. Ray M . Boudreaux
Director, Aviation and Economic Development
4500 South School Ave. , Suite F
Airport Terminal Building
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Dear Mr. Boudreaux :
• Reference is made to your letter to Mr. Dan Flowers, Director of the Arkansas
Highway and Transportation Department, concerning changing the I-540 signs from
"Fayetteville Municipal Airport" to "Fayetteville Executive Airport. " We will make this
change as soon as our schedule permits.
Sincerely,
David Lambert
State Maintenance Engineer
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Drake Field prepares for another eatery change in terminal
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Northwest Arkansas rma Wilma Walker _opened
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The Fayetteville Munici- terminal last April serv-
pal Airport will see another ing home-style meals such
change in its restaurant as catfish, pork chops and �.
venue. fried chicken. Walker didrit ,
The Fayetteville Airport get the traffic she expected,
Board approved a lease however, and requested that
agreement Wednesday for her lease be terminated at $
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a new restaurant to occupy . the end of April.
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space in the airport's termi- Airport Director Ray Bou-
nal. dreaux said the new tenant
A Fare to Remember, a will not rely as much on air-
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restaurant, catering and port traffic, as a large por- "
special events venue, will tion of its business is cater- ANTHONY REM Narthw tArbnmsTlm s
ake over the space as soon ing. Wilma's Restaurant will become the latest eatery to close at the
s it is vacated by Wilma's IFayetteville Municipal Airport. The space will be filled by A Fare
estaurant at the end of the See AIRPORT, page A3 to Remember.
"I think she's looking for a The owners of A Fare to
Airport place that has more traffic," Remember are hoping for
Boudreaux said. "I hope she better luck.
Continued from Al gets the traffic she needs to Owner Jayn Parenti said
stay in business." she and her husband, Paul,
The restaurant business is are thrilled to be opening in
"We love Wilma and she tough, he said, particularly the airport terminal.
provides great food, but peo- at the airport. "We're really excited about
pie weren't going to come Wilma's was the fourth it," she said.
down here this far," he said. restaurant to occupy space Parenti said her business,
Boudreaux said Walker in the terminal in the past six which has been at its loca-
wanted to stay and continue years. tion on North Lee Avenue
to do business at the airport Plane Good Food closed since 2006, has grown and
but couldn't afford to pay the in 2006, citing financial needs more room to accom-
rent. problems. modate larger parties.
Her rent, which was ini- "Right now we can only
tially $500 a month plus 10 Before that,Wally's Smoke- seat about 55 to 60 people in
percent of the restaurant's shack and Catering operated our banquet room," she said.
gross sales, was due to out of the space for about "At the airport, we can seat
increase to $1 ,000 a month three months before closing. about 150."
. in January. Boudreaux said Owner Richard Ledbetter A Fare to Remember will
the board held off on raising told the Northwest Arkansas open for lunch sometime in
the rent because it knew it rimes in 2003 that slow sales August, Parenti said, and will
would be difficult for Walker contributed to his decision also continue to host events
to afford. to close the restaurant. The and cooking classes.
Runway Grill opened in its "We have our first wed-
place. ding party booked there in ,
June," she said.