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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-08-13 - Agendas - Final • AGENDA Fayetteville Executive Airport, Drake Field Meeting of the Airport Board 1 :30 pm., Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Airport 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 June 11, 2008 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report on FBO and Budget. 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. Certified Repair Station Proposal. 5. New Business. A. "C3" notice of lease cancellation. B. "A Fare to Remember" proposal. Action Recommended: Board approval and forward through the City's 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 Next Airport Board Meeting September 10 2008 • M f • AIRPORT BOARAD MEETING June 11 , 2008 BOARD PRESENT: Bob Nickle, David Hellman, Janice Stanesic, Otto Loewer, Vaughn DeCoster, Richard Greene, Tim McCarlcy STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTIIERS PRESENT: Brian Washburn-NW Ark. Times, Tyron Rogers-Fayetteville Government Channel, Blaise Sharkey-Million Air Fayetteville, Wayne Jones and Daniel Bames-McClelland Consulting Engineers, Warren Jones-Ark. Air Museum, Terry Lawson-Fayetteville Fire Department. ITEM #1 : Welcome. A. Cell phones turned off. B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None. ITEM #2: Minutes of the May 14, 2008 meeting. A motion was made by Tim McCarley and seconded by Janice Stanesic to approve the • minutes. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. None. B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. Encouraged everyone to contact their legislators and ask them to increase the funds available for Arkansas Aeronautics grant funding. The fund is generated by aviation taxes. The FAA conducted ARSAT meetings and FAA Annual Certification Inspection. The Certification Inspector noted some discrepancies: Airfield signs, leak at the fuel farm, and un-reported table top drill. Signs were on a replacement program, but now new replacement signs have been ordered; fuel farm leak has been repaired; and arrangements are being made for the table top drill. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report on FBO and Budget. Reviewed the charts and graphs in the agenda. Million Air's fuel prices remains in middle of the local airport's prices, Blaise Sharkey reported a 50 to 60 cent increase in the price of fuel from British Petroleum in May. J. Nicholson reported the self-serve gas pump won't go over $5.00, and we are selling it by the half-gallon, and the credit card charges the full price. It's expensive to buy a new computer system, and the price might go down. The Financial Report in the agenda was reviewed and discussion followed regarding paying back the City for money borrowed to build the two corporate hangars. Airport purchases are being kept at a minimum. D. Senior Secretary Powers report on T-hangar Leases. All units are rented. There are four names on the single list, seven on the twin list, and eleven on the storage waiting list. E. Engineer Wayne Jones' report on construction projects. Daniel Barnes was introduced as the new President of the Fayetteville location of McClelland Consulting Engineers. He had relocated to Fayetteville from the Little Rock office where he has been for eight years. Johnny • Quinn is retiring as the local President and will be working as an engineer for McClelland's. Said the final bill for the Obstruction Study has been prepared and James has sent it to the State Aeronautics. The main obstructions are some trees at Kearney' s and Standard Register, and some 1 .y trees at the south end of the runway and across the river, those need to be topped 10 to 15 ft. The • airport does not have an easement for those across the river, but previous management worked with the property owners for topping trees. This will be a fall project when the leaves are gone. F. Director Boudreaux report on maintenance activity. Staff has been very busy, a leak at the U. of A. Hangar, new gas line at the Arkansas Air Museum, and finally there are no leaks in the restaurant. The rotating beacon light went out two days before the Certification Inspection and that has been repaired, also some downed fences from the flood have been repaired. G. Museum Reports. Warren Jones said the Troop Train was successful. Media Day is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18'" at 10:30; everyone is invited. The purpose is to publicly thank everyone for all their hard work. Kite Day has been cancelled, could not get enough volunteers, and plan to have it in the fall. Offered his thanks to Million Air for their assistance in moving planes, and said thanks to the airport staff. ITEM #4: Old Business. None. ITEM #5: New Business. A. Submit grant request to the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics for the Airport Security Project. The project will change out three drive-through gates, install cameras at the gates and on the ramps, entry through the gates will be with a card, and temporary cards can be obtained at the Airport Administration Office. The office will be able to open gates from the office, and de- activate cards if they fail to turn them in. The office will be able to tell who and when someone is on the airport. Discussion followed regarding how security is handled on other airports, response was all the way from overkill to very lax, main thing is seeing ID cards around the neck. Drake Field is an FAA Part 139, Class IV Airport, and there are no standard security requirements, but have a pamphlet full of suggestions. • A motion to approve the Grant Application to the State Aeronautics was made by Vaughn DeCoster and seconded by Richard Greene and forward to the City Council. The motion carried. B. Discussion: Airport Terminal HVAC. Director Boudreaux reported the State Aeronautics does not have funding for repairs to HVAC systems. C. Item added to the agenda: Renewing the McClelland Consulting Engineers' contract for one year. Each year of the three year contract has to be approved. A motion to accept McClelland's work and extend their contract for one year and forward to the City Council was made by Vaughn DeCoster and seconded by David Ilollman. The motion carried. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. None. Meeting Adjourned at 2:33 p.m. David Hellman, Secretary Date • 2 Tayve ev, ie ARKANSAS AVIATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT • DRAKE FIELD August 11, 2008 MONTHLY REPORT Aviation and Economic Development Department Fayetteville, Arkansas July, 2008 AVIATION: • ACTIVITY: Operations were up for the month of July as were sales. As the cost of fuel continues to fall, we can expect that more will fly. Self Serve 91 Octane MOGAS sales were way up compared to the past at 300 plus gallons. • T HANGAR AREA VACANCY: As of yesterday, we have a T Hangar vacancy. The tenant of one of the small hangars sold his aircraft and no longer needs the hangar. We have exhausted the list so are asking all to check with their friends to see if anyone is interested in moving to Drake Field. • RUNWAY 16 RSA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: McClelland Consulting Engineers delivered the first draft of the realignment of Highway 71 . We went . over the changes to be made. Wayne Jones will present the realignment to the Airport Board at the meeting on the 13`h. Barnard Dunkelberg is closing in on the Environmental Assessment. There have not been any surprises to date. We anticipate an invitation to apply to the FAA for planning money so that we can get the final plans and specifications complete in time to accept bids mid April 2009. FAA wants to award Phase II of the project with an acceptable bid on or about May 1 , 2009. • BLOOD MOBILE: We hosted the Blood Mobile at the airport for the first time. Blood Mobile officials were happy with the turnout for the first time event receiving 5 pints in three hours. They will be at the airport again September 25. • A FARE TO REMEMBER: Our new restaurant and banquet center tenant held their first major event in the Terminal. According to the client, they hit a home run. The Arkansas Air Museum loaned them the Stearman for atmosphere which help to set the tone. • CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION: I continue to have conversation with the Company wanting to lease the large hangar. They are still very interested and are awaiting final approval of the lease agreement from their local CPA and the bank. We anticipate a deal very soon. • CERTIFICATION INSPECTION CORRECTIVE MEASURES : We have scheduled training for all who drive vehicles on the airport. All airport directional signs have been replaced. We have totally re-written the Airport Certification • Manual. We will be able to respond to the Inspection Report well in advance of the suspense date. • RSAT MEETING STATUS: While I was out, James held the meeting with the tenants and the Fire Department to discuss vehicles in the T Hangar area. The 4 'oe I YNAeAb". E4nd OW6M4TgWIIIAE ea JonSFAVercBwCLili A d.27oThis 479.718.7642 • 479.718 7646 FAX • www.accessfayetteville.org/government/aviation airport economic_development@ci.fayetteviIIe.ar.us month we will again include safety tips in the newsletter. We did install a new sign on the T Hangar entry road to remind drivers that they are entering an area where aircraft are taxiing and to give wide clearance. • AAOA CONFERENCE: We are continuing to work on the annual conference to be held at the Embassy Suites in Rogers. The conference will be held September 14 tluu 16. The golf scramble will be Sunday afternoon the 14`h at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Course. We have helped organize the event and express our thanks to companies in Fayetteville sponsoring the event. MCE, Garver Engineering, SkyVenture Aviation, and Million Air have agreed to sponsor the event. We will be looking for prizes from local business and industry. I hope that the board will be able to come to some of the meetings to see what goes on at the annual conference. I have attached a schedule of events and registration form for any that are interested. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: • WORLD TRADE CENTER FORUM: I sat on a panel with Bill Ramsey and Allyson Twiggs for the World Trade Center forum on Real Estate. The presentation was well received. • BIG HANGAR SHOWING: Steve Rust, FEDC, showed the big hangar to a company needing space. The company is a graduate of the U of A Arkansas • Research and Technology Park. They have interest in about 3,000 square feet of the building. We are awaiting final decision of the aviation business interested in the building. Respectfully Submitted, Ray M. Boudreaux, Director • M Arkansas Airport Operators Association 2008 Conference Agenda Sunday, September 14 10: 30am - 4 :00pm Golf Outing (Scramble) Stonebridge Meadows' 3 :00pm - 5 :00pm Registration Pinnacle Ballroom Atrium 3:00pm - 5 :00pm Exhibitor Set-up Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV 7:00pm - 9:00pm * FOOD/REFRESHMENTS * Grand Ballrooms II & III 7 :00pm - 9 :00pm * BODY , MIND , & MUSIC * Grand Ballrooms II & III 8 :30pm * HOSPITALITY SUITE * Spa Tower, Room 233 Monday, September 15 7:30am - 12:00pm Registration Pinnacle Ballroom Atrium 7 :00am - 8: 15am * BUFFET BREAKFAST * Pinnacle Ballrooms V-VIII . 8:30am - 8:45am NW Arkansas Welcome Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV Rogers Mayor Steve Womack 8:45am - 9:45am Session # 1 : Capital Planning Process: Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV Grant Expectations Guide, Project Planning. Implementation, & Closeout Ed Agnew ; FAA Airports Division 9 :45am - 10: 15am * BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS * Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV 10: 15am - 11 : 15am Session #2: LPV Approaches Pinnacle Ballrooms I- IV Ron Sanders; Manager, FAA Central Flight Procedures Office 11 : 15am - 12 :00pm AAOA General Membership Meeting Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV 12:00pm - 1 :30pm * LUNCH * Pinnacle Ballrooms V-VIII Speaker: Dan Williams; Vice President of Aviation - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1 :45pm - 3 :00pm Session #3 : Airport Fuel Farms and Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV Other State Police Aviation Matters • Lindsey Williams; AR State Fire Marshal 3 :00pm - 3 :30pm * BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS * Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV 3 :30pm - 4 :30pm Session #4: Airport Owner Safety Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV Responsibilities Richard Mills; AR State Airport Engineer John Dougherty ; FAA Airport Safety Certification Inspector Arkansas Airport Operators Association 2008 Conference Agenda Monday , September 15 (cont'd) 6: 30pm - 8 : 30pm * DINNER/REFRESHMENTS * Grand Ballrooms IX & X 6: 30pm - 9 :00pm * TED AMBERG MAGIC SHOW* Grand Ballrooms IX & X 9:00pm * HOSPITALITY SUITE * Spa Tower, Room 233 Tuesday, September 16 8 :30am - 10 :00am Registration Pinnacle Ballroom Atrium 7 :30am - 8 :30am * BUFFET BREAKFAST * Pinnacle Ballrooms V-VIII 8 :45am - 10:00am Session #5 : Airports Helping Airports Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV George Downie; Hot Springs Memorial Lynda Avery; West Memphis Municipal Ray Boudreaux; Fayetteville Drake Field 10:00am - 10: 30am * BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS * Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV • 10:30am - 11 :45am Session #6 : Department of Aeronautics Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV Agency Update John Knight and Staff - AR Department of Aeronautics 12:00pm - 1 : 15pm * LUNCH * Pinnacle Ballrooms V-VIII Kate Lang; FAA Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports 1 : 30pm - 3 :00pm AR Aeronautics Commission Meetine Pinnacle Ballrooms I-IV 3 :00pm Wrap-up and Adjournment Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club is located at 3495 East Goff Farm Road in Fayetteville. Tel : 479-571- 3673 • Arkansas Airport Operators Association 14th Annual Conference September 16- 18, 2007 Holiday Inn - City Center, Fort Smith, AR REGISTRATION FORM Name: Title: Name for Badge: Airport/Company: Mailing Address : City/State/Zip: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Spouse/Guest Name: REGISTRATION FEES: AAOA Associate Member: $95 $ Non-Member: $130 $ Corporate Non-Member: $130 $ . Spouse: $65 $ Golf Fee: $60.00/player X _ Player(s) $ Total Amount Enclosed: $ Check the events you will be attending. (include spouse) # attending the following: 9/16 Dinner & Miss Laura's Players 9/17 Casino Night _ 9/17 Breakfast 9/18 Breakfast _ 9/17 Lunch 9/18 Lunch Return this form to the address below along with your check payable to: AAOA. Mail To: C/O Carri Jeanes, AAOA, 201 Airport Drive, Texarkana, AR 71854 Telephone (870) 774-2171 FAX (870) 775-1269 Your continued support is appreciated by all Arkansas Airports, ATTIRE: All events are casual dress. • Hotel Reservations: Holiday Inn Reservations Center: 1 -800-HOLIDAY ( 1 -800465-4329) Room Rates: Single or Double $85.00. Reservations must be made before August 25, 2007 to receive this rate. Be sure to mention the AAOA Conference when making hotel reservations! • • a e PVIIle ARKANSAS Airport Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board THRU : Ray M . Boudreaux, Director FROM : James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator DATE: August 13, 2008 Tower Operations: OFERATION5 - MONTHLY 2000 - 2008 6 a 4 c $ 6 i; PC 4 61il 2 4, 1j II JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL I AUG BEP OCT NC DEC t • 02000 %ISS %736 U01 700 IA72 2.251 toss 2,151 2.02 1951 2,92 1 1479 02001 2A56 2,330 2A21 2A34 2,901 1293 3.548 3,741 2,377 2,770 2A82 I 2,358 02002 2.155 2.200 229 2202 2,304 3A87 2.264 3.920 3928 3,158 3.282 2930 02003 3.92 2.378 2.908 3,300 399 6,378 4$17 3.074 4.279 4A07 3,081 3,451 02004 3A43 3988 4270 4,570 4,325 6,32 4,223 3.885 3A28 2,780 2,158 2,728 02005 2.262 2.702 3,54 3,505 4A81 6968 4AB3 4068 4066 4,682 3,577 3,474 02006 3A32 2A11 3951 3297 4,157 0,834 SAO 5260 4,307 2,807 2,738 2.201 02007 2,375 2.705 3048 3,95 3,95 3,51 3.004 3988 3288 3,787 3,341 7823 02008 2.90 2.628 2,333 2,]47 3,032 2,72] 3Ab] OPERATIONS - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2008 60 6 4 $ 50 40 30 20 riFA' 21 C( S 10 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL ALIO SEP OCT NOV DEC 02000 1365 3.001 4A82 02" 7,767 9,019 1%878 14027 13,158 18,10 20202 21701 02001 2,333 /ABS 7906 9,50 9.041 9,331 20983 24924 27.1101 28,771 32233 34908 02002 2.155 4921 BA3B B,B9 1%222 5,708 9.973 9993 '23921 . 26AB9 28971 32901 • 02003 3.92 5,501 BA09 1%789 5M 20,484 24,811 28AS5 32,784 37,331 40,415 43AN 02004 3,443 7,51 1%401 15.971 20288 25.608 29.831 93,75 37$44 40240 42.500 45237 02005 2262 4,954 8,088 1%573 9254 22.322 26.905 30,973 35,039 39,721 43288 40,772 ■2008 3.932 8.743 9,704 9091 9258 24,92 WA06 35,768 40,t1.5 43,042 45,781. 48042 02007 2,375 5,180 8208 nAS4 x479 9,760 20,764 24AS3 27.741 31535 34979 36A02 02008 2,50 4909 7.%2 9989 12.021 9948 10005 i • FSO Fuel Sales Charts: FUEL 5ALE5 - MONTHLY 2001 - 2005 50 0 60 v m 40 0 20 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG BEP OCT NOV DEC 02001 13.028 DA57 1BA15 9286 MA30 DA30 D,630 16,607 20A93 26,tQ 22,382 25,266 02002 29021 26284 %,806 23.949 14A92 4164 0$86 20AW 38,386 29"7 24470 21)89 012003 3%622 28A84 34.48 30$93 27200 32,306 21666 30898 27.492 6t628 26292 26,782 82004 3BA43 28,537 28,00 36A84 29,51D 26,96 2123/ 3%334 43,730 38,91 22,490 30,033 02006 42,936 2903 32,96 28,263 28,10 38,98 22233 28A68 33.97 46,037 36266 31298 02006 4%01 30)899 60.889 38406 50,253 W96 33,797 4/400 63,338 47,98 62,592 40.281 02007 41704 39A63 Bt271 46,914 43,060 37,862 32,761 37,086 60,708 60.039 43,371 29,033 812008 4%068 60,320 39A89 4t266 37.687 30)837 32,1% FUEL 5ALE5 - CUMULATIVE 2001 - 2005 0 600 • 400 4 9 0 s 200 1- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN ' JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC N200 18.028 28A" 47AW 68,686 77,16 87,616 98,96 10,782 134,275 159.387 9%749 1 208.09 02002 20A21 66,606 70411 04AM 119062 60A84 99,%9 130,649 228.014 268,381 282031 304,547 02003 31622 69,980 94AK 44A07 91607 9304 205,677 236)876 283,387 3%,896 340,07 366A79 ■2004 3BA43 86.480 93.689 48.673 68,93 96460 207493 238,927 282,667 313,838 341328 37%381 02006 42030 72A99 01.877 62.930 131843 97231 29AN 247030 26%97 3270" 300,90 397A87 02006 4%94 8%033 OW02 170A07 228.060 290,96 323062 3OA42 46.780 486.076 69A88 669,%9 02007 4%701 81307 02AN 99,882 223.232 26tD84 293.788 33%773 382,479 433.49 476,789 606.822 02W8 4%068 91378 13007 9t732 209,310 240,66 272,270 Survey of Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 8/12/2008 Ident FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 1001.1. SS 87 MoGas TQH City of Tahlequah (both selfserv) 5 .43 4 .89 SLG City of Siloam Springs 6.11 5.56 5 .06 FYV Million Air Fayetteville ! City SS 6.33 5 .84 5. 10 4 .27 FSM TAC Air 6.20 5.74 5. 19 • VBT Summit Aviation 6.15 5 .40 5.20 XNA Regional Jet Center 6.17 6 .06 ASG Pinnacle Air Services 6.18 5.62 ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 6.40 5 .42 FBO statistics: July 2008 Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL Jet Fuel sold to FYV-based customers 150264 63.7% 47 . 1 % Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 80706 36 .3% 26 .9% Total Jet Fuel Sold 23,970 77 .7% 74 .0% 100LL sold to FYV-based customers 41180 60 .8% 12 .9% 100LL sold to itinerant customers 2 ,693 39.2% 8 .3% Total 100LL Sold 68873 22 .3% 21 .2% TOTAL ALL: 30,843 95.2% City Category 100LL sold Self-Serve 11271 81 .6% 3 .9% 87 Octane MoGas sold Self Serve 286 18 .4% 0.9% TOTAL ALL: 14558 3 .9% • 10OLL 100LL sold self-serve 14271 15.6% 3.9% 100LL sold Million Air FBO 64873 84 .4% 21 .2% TOTAL ALL: 8, 144 25 . 1 % 2000 Cumulative Avg PYN Sales by Pen0nt of Type Fuel Sale0 by Month 2000 m spa.o.w m m PPP is w�IWLL,IT m6x,MEf. m6UM f0.L A.011 0 aux PER wn •m wr ux Aa nw e9 as 10/ DHC • ExecurnvEAlxPORT • (1 OPERATING SUMMARY MONTH ENDING 7141/2008 AIRPORT BOARD OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual SOdgel Budget YTD Achm YTD REVENUE Renta 8 Leases 439,690 471,600 430,259 470,000 274,167 274,825 Aviation Fuel 191,314 217,000 153,478 166,000 98,833 83,808 Contract FSO 45,500 64,500 72,088 110,000 64,167 71,788 MisaiWneoua 19,089 10,700 5,121 3,000 1,750 11,288 INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 895,592 753,800 881,824 749,000 436,917 421,687 EXPENSES Personnel 291,068 319,848 301,229 314,282 183,320 181,168 Materiels B Supole6 16,537 20,019 20178 22,852 13,330 12,380 Aviation Fuel Purchases 129,880 157,100 88,174 110,000 64,187 34,987 services B Charges 194,671 194,175 178,146 184,308 05,846 78,059 Cost Albcatlon to General Fund 132,884 115,906 115,908 85,876 38,4ee 38,486 Maintenance 68,938 59,390 87,446 55,950 32,838 14,960 ATC T"er Costs 23,337 21,780 23,127 24,341 14,199 - Interest on West GA Hangars Loan (aod0aq - - 17,500 35,000 20,417 20,417 INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 856,914 868,020 609,808 792,689 482,402 380,457 NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - GAIN I (LOSS) (161,321) (134,220) (147,982) (43,889) (25,485) 41,209 INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual YTD NON-OPERATING INCOME Interest on Invesbrrerrte 28,898 22,000 16,653 Other - Mist 207 - - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSE 06029 AIP #33 Master Plan Update 8,137 05034 Alp #34/35 W GA Apron 4,940 05046 AIP 021 Airport Expm Equip (Ah0and Radbe) - 2,877 06020 SkyVentum tmprovertrente Rebate 12,000 8,000 61000 06021 Aidled Markings - Repaint 77,973 08023 West GA Hangars 1,380,624 07024 Runaway Approach Obstruction Study 12,219 32,781 32,781 07039 AIP M Correct Rumvay 16 Safety Area DefcW y - 157,900 68,025 08055 Replace Airport Fence - Flood Damage - 9,200 USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - 1,484,687 198,881 117,683 FINANCING ACTIVITIES LOANS Principal on West GA Hangars Leen 700,000 - - Payment on Loan Principal (accrual) (23,333) (46.657) (27,222) GRANTS STATE / FEDERAL Received Ban Dept Aero - W GA Hangars 800,000 Received from Dep Aero - Re-Stripling - - 73,448 Received from Dep Amo - Obstruction Study - 45,000 Rcvd State Grams on Fed "sets 62,741 - - Due from State Grants on Fed Projects Received from AIP 433 Master Plan 5,830 - - ReceWeO from AIP#34135 W GA Ramp 136,054 - - Due from AIP #34/35 West GA Ramp - Recelved from AIP #86 Correct RW16 RSA - - - Due from AIP 838 Correct RW18 RSA - 150,005 - NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES - - 1,481,292 103,338 91,226 RT CASH BALANCE 708,280 576,904 437,872 691,868 ENCUMBRANCES (CAPITAL) MCE TASK ORDER #3 - Engineering AIP#30 100,788 LONG TERM LIABILITIES Hangar loan Pmidpal 653,333 AIRPORT CASH MINUS LLIBEJRES (182,444) m m .` t N N U LLO N N N u` m w 'm0 L L C C y — m m m m m C E o m Co m m m m E (Dp p c C U m m > U > V m L L > V L C C N O O 0 0 � � N m _O Y C U - C Cl C N C -E O OL a C U J • W al d m m m `m `m `m `m `m `m m m m m m ` ` ` � I � 2 2 : E � � � � � � � � Q Q Q w -7j o r Un M O r N N M C M m N W h 00 0) V U N N N Z N Z 7 C C C C C C C G C C m 7 7 U U H o000000000N Ci rorn Z m LL' LL� N r N N Q r O IL 0 C d r CU E t7 c a E c m E m oo N c N o H m N d N E M Y y C O p 'V d L C L V m .7.. fa U ~ co E y m N N CD LL O N N [� > co d N N E m C N c > m v _ _ d W ~ C N LL U C O U O 7 0 E ) C N L y N H o CO U 3 E C 7 a) U a) U l) CPI a` � Ha) mco C � Z3CL NcaCmo � owU) M , -D C .- � Lcr cr, N � c .� wd CD c LL 2 C O N S m a) 'O m 0 5 tD > U) - 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Kovalick, President Matt Richardson, Vice President Secretary/Treasurer, Jon Jones ADDRESS : 4248 South School Fayetteville, AR 72701 PROPERTY LEASED: Large Hangar formerly leased by the AATC USE OF PROPERTY: Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and packaging BEGINNING DATE: October 1 , 2008 TERM OF LEASE: 2 Years prime term OPTION TO EXTEND: 2/2 Year Options • RENTAL FEES : 4,500.00 per month (w/increases at renewal IAW CPI+1 %) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS : First three months rent waived to complete leasehold improvements Deposit required at signing I " and last refundable at the end of the prime term City to make repairs and motorize Hangar doors City to remove classroom addition City to provide new insulation and interior panels to cover inside of hangar doors to be installed by tenant DESCRIPTION: Aircraft Maintenance and Repair and Packaging Initial investment approximately $600,000.00 Start with 5 employees and $ 1 M in annual revenues Grow to 20 employees and $3M in annual revenues in three years RECOMMENDATION : Approval • 08/12/2008 r% ECEIVE ® 30 Day Notice from The C3 Group, Inc. AUG 12 2008 AIRPORT To: Ray Boudreaux It is to our deep regret that we have to leave Fayetteville Executive Airport. We have really enjoyed meeting everyone here including you. Unfortunately, with the down economy and resulting tightness in cash flow, we will be unable to remain here. This is our 30 day notice as required by our signed contract with the City of Fayetteville/Fayetteville Executive Airport We understand if we have to fulfill the required 30 days, however we request if all possible to be able to leave the premises by August 313 and therein be required to pay the required rent of the current month. If it's possible, we understand and will hold no hard feelings. We thank you for allowing us the opportunity to operate at this location and we wish you and everyone here nothing but the best! • Sin y, don Colley, FO The C3 Group WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration is planning a massive expansion of aviation security that forthe first time will regulate thousands`cif'private planes now flying;with nose- • tcurrtyrtrles. _ £ Thenew regtila a xpected`ro'be proposed in `comnrg months, stop short of passenger screetvng, but would aim to prevent someone from flying a small plane,,possbly packed with explosives, into a building Authonhes also;worry about terronsts tiansporhng hazardous materials or themselves oq;,r " private atrct4-,4satd Mi6aI, Morgan TSAthead°of general avlaiion security v',e The threa[is real, said aviation 4curityconsult ant Glen Winn, former, United Airlines security chief. Some small airports reserved lfor private Planes ;'really.don't have a lot of security;' which Wwd make it easy for someone to steal a small jet, ' said.>"Ihere's a huge window that's open, and-t do believe _` ` Bus rullWd S the ;ve , otto _close Y " " Y Y g Airports with the most ;that," Wimt`added. '. private planeAepartvres ,. Corporations "and ° '. andiandingsin2oo7: .aviation groups are phoedix Deeryalley watching closely as the;^ ; TSA piepare's M regi Uan,Nnys "cald� late roughly 15 000 pn - vate planes shat are, 'seen as a convement al ' ` tong Beact; , ternatrye-'to,`comtiier- '. � � SO Tial flights. ,The planes%, ` Falcon Eeld,'Anz 'fly in ai network of-1,; 4,700 'small airpotts Daytona Beach Fla 10 times the numbeigf N . '� commercial Air ports -- that rarely`have delays -- M a „ ,and often sit closer t0 eyt n me usn'rooav� terry centeis,-sard Rob= , s `ert Olisligers;',executive director of Ceiitenmai Air= port nearDenver one of[tie busiest srnall airporn. Security'iigulanons could hamper some'conve mence, aviation groups°worry= The new secttrity pro posals must be workable,andshoiild"stoke thei right balance between ttie_need for"security and for: . mobility". said Dan.Hubtiard spokesu ,for,thei Natwnal • Business Aviation Assoaation °a trade , group for businesses with private aircraft The new`'iegulanotts, which wor d apply' t0 ;planes that v✓nigh more than 12,500 pounds, will '- Rely require rneasuies such as checldrg flight crew backgrourids,"parkutg,planes�m secure"areas and .plane ' ins pernons, =Morgan said S7W ve worked ' 'very closely with indushy' garner as much input withrespect_to what-As Morgan said.' It is not clear .whether'. passengers -would get background checks Many but not all,prNke operators already safe- guard their planes. The=new rules.will "provide a standard Iof securityfor a ;cora iunity-that doesn't: hae one right now,,Morgan said The'regi ations come 8 Homeland Security Set retary Michael Cheifoff has voiced,concerns about terrorists.using private"jets: The department has proposed doing background checks;of people flying; on private planes, into .the USA;and Is look ng at tightening security for small airports and for busi- - • nesses such as fuel dealers that operate on them. Eric Byer, head of govemment affairs for the Na tionalAir Transportation Association, which repre- sents companies that wivice business jets, said new security rules "will be a.little bit of an in-, - conven enc: but might draw some passengers , who now are worried about private planes. "Hav Jug a progeam.like this will make'(private planes) even more secure," he said. i ON THE WEB: www.nwanews:cor www.arkansasonline.com =." = _ ,._:= = SUNDAY, AUGUST 8; 2008i' F7 s Ih • . - • t '" .�, � ,� a �� ' s " Jam"^-j�� t_� • 8k • 4D • SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008 } A Arkansas Democrat V CSu( frewer has earned his wings many times ove • HUGH,continued from Pa �t ¢{ museum" Page to •' '. ; ,r.tsss+T(_ lP"Si stl+l ,I ��yy! (s��{""ti " 3L': r.� i The Wilton plane effort led + "Sdr "" b&va "'' • to Brewer's appointment to the museum board last year. In lanes wry, he was elected president He's modest about this achievement, about all of his -- achievements including his �` t greatest — buying and budding Upchurch Electrical Supply Co He is not a man steeped in his own history. Still, fiddling inside the mu- seuhn's workshop or making the - - long climb up South Mountain to the country club, he consid- `Retirement was unfulffing. I'd play gob: We'd take short trips, but I really wasn't ready to roll over and die yet.' en his role in the living story of the town he loves, and he knows much of the father's populist out of me; Brewer recalls. Rhe FRIENDS AND ENEMIES ing it. It's just a feeling. You're by museum without the right board that in a small way he has con- qualities N Brewer. company had gottencomfomble Hugh Braver and Underwood. yourself, and it's a quiet time to Pr,idenC tributed to local lore. -[Brewer] is the most fah per- with a sugar daddy of a custom. the jeweler, are self-made men, watch the world go by. The Gee- After spearheading the effort' son, very objective.A man who's [and we) weren't romancing the contractor customers at muchpilots and former servicemen. est feeling I ever had That prob- to secure Sam Walton's plane, FIRE IN THE BELLY always�I s <amie alt art m everyas the other distributor houses. Their children grew up together that doesn't make any sense, but Bramewer r projects. ro ects. He designed and One of Brewer's earliest child- thing ng." and still spend holidays together. lief imall directional hood accomplishments was Brewer eventually transferred I began calling on contractors to So unbreakable is the bond flat He Put Mm�G°traY'TTuoupJwsid �mm"g building a crystal radio receiver. to the University of Arkansas, 'broaden our base,and by the time neither one is afraid to mock the h[swoVdng yearstrtnvel Bra- eachthroughout aircraft's hargar that focalfeatures aand At about U years old, he installed where he graduated with a de- we lost SWO'CO in the they other in public aid both are quick riff and Central Airlines with his each alteaitd secured fun lightingthhis sister's dollhouse. gree in electrical engineering. were tiny 20 percent" to admit they were enemies be- lam7"forbmamn and even to- ding In 1954. he be course work in He married Martha and. a year Upchurch Electrical Supply ry dry he says"flying was not the big to d trot system for the inn fore of l were fie rsdc npr the engineering department at later served electrical years maintain- also took nt more such as complicated Not long atter Underwood a Par( of my lila' But he wished the former Arkansas APolytech-rkansas Tech mg radar and eair mial opsonin service concocts, such u plant opened his Dickson5tree[jewreny 'u was. The museum of the About ' tic College, now Arkarisaz Tech for surfac7tb Art missiles in the automaton u Tyson roods Inc store in NS7,he hued Martha ss hie He began taking flying 1<s- a°j°Yr'd incidental (satire About University. in Russellville. Army's 57th Artillery Brigade That he never changed the firstArccmuniversily sons not of Drake Field about the 2(OOOvmmus°Yesrcamela+gelY In a way, his commitment stationed at Chicago's Montrose name of the company is also partgrauata y� �tr time he sold his business. After pause the museum sits just a to electronics as a you man Park of Brewers stewardship. N the several months and a solo night- would y g He had returned to Fayette- earl ears, he erred eve bit the a wage Underwood caged time ho to Tulsa. hequalified� �n nm`th's�h artery through would cam him something great- Y Y Y Iso "cry "the 90 for Ate for salespcople." p Northwest Arkamac Today, that er than a degree or a living. It at- ville and been hired by South- of savings back into Upchurch Brewer felt it was insulting for his pilot's license. a ch She WAIT=mes Interstate 540 Bmver tracted the eye of Martha Rice, western Electric Power Co. in and even mortgaged assets and "He made it known that he bought a 1970s-era Beech Sun- d loves are lobbying the state and the two married exactly 50 1966 when he got a phone call future earnings to answer corpo- thought I was a cheapskate. 1 downer, and he enjoyed flying and commission and legisla. ago, from his older sister, Molly. rate clients' and manufacturers' said. 'Hey, she wants to work with his wife, his children and . tors for a, along the interstate y lather, I remember him Their lather had suffered a man- open concemi that Upchurch was here: That's the way it was," Un- grandchildren for several months that adverse, the museum 'Hugh doesn't know how sive heart attack u his home. He undercapitalized. A change of derwocid says 'By the time he left before he suffered heart troubla The museum is also applying lucky he is to know what he was just 57. business name would be delta- town [in 1959],because there was an arrhythmia that required a mbeasmirhsorJanaBsliate,ades- wants todo.'" she says. "Imeaat "He died very early, and b'n"g so much animosity toward mo, l pacemaker. qatation tho will bNglotraveling he had a goal when he was 15,and that's always been a concern of He won't say how much he enit sad to see hum gra' He could never again take the ealubis aod,Jmnes aay�] ]�p he didn't even know how he was Hugh's," Shipley says. "Hes a]- paid for the business or how much But Martha Brew,aad L Acm controls of his or any other al- secure most fmdimg. in to year , going to do it" ways felt something was going more he made in 1999 when he Underwood got on swimmingly plana with Jones.Brews and an invigo- Martha Brewer believes her to happen to him" sold it to three employees — Jeff and remained friends the two -His biggest personal disap- rood board a the helm the mu- husband's science acumen could In fact, five years later, his Koenig, David Me ell and years the Brewers spent in Chi- pointment was his first prob- senmmayadd anadd[timu15000 haveearned him full scholar- mother died She was also 57. Ron White — except to say he cago, and after they returned to lemxs withlus heart"says De Matti in g000 Nium-foul s(mnrue that ships, but Brewer earned his 01 can tell You. I sweated out recouped his investment many Fayetteville in 1961, it was LcAnn Shakey his daughter Flying Zonis would house administrative of. tuitiom fust ai the cafeteria and my 57th year," Brewer says, amid- times over who told Martha about a house toe a delayed dream he had put on rias, classrooms and attractions. the electrical lab on campus and ing "Ike mmpanywan Verysiroog reat nm ddatotheunderwood's hold until he was done working And Braver is est to embark on later as a roughneck on oil rigs Having outlived his two older when I came on [bin] heavy into new ranch home on Broadview. a and raising kid; and Wen was wa $2 millionuon endowment drive. It thallei, in the Gulf of Mexico, where 'if sisters. Brewer is the last surviv- e utility m "says David Mo- dirt m,,i then dashed" world be enough,6e say;to keep someone wanted o($ I would just ing member of his immediate ComneD. who hired mass a del]v- Decades later, long after each He sold his only plane to a the museum solvent and self-sus. work 74 hours straight." family, though his health has crydrim in 1984 and who is today had built his fortune and earned man from Maine like the dreams Wising inperpeaiy. He operated heavy machinery, caused him grief=it disappoint. co-owner and president "Hugh a place in the city's history books, he had of flying since the time he "Retirement was un(ulfnll- swung chairs and handled colos- ment. could see that was all changing Brewer called on his former en- was a teenager in Russellville, ing rd play golf We'd tike then sal pipe wrenches, all in an effort and we had to get into the Indus- emy to hrirng Sam Wilton s firs[ Brewer watched his plane sail maps, but 1 realty waan% ready to THE UPCHURCN inti over and die yet So tis cone to pound rimes —"theabest Pipe trial y the mid- to lane Mme to Northwest Arkao- up.Wen cast unto"it was a speck into the ground —"th< beit sum- THAT HUGH BUILT B the mid- to late-1980s, the p in the sky" ilomg, and 1 thought I gild help Y las. Brewer had put up 510,000, them vies m Ot all mer job" he said he ever had In Brewers' t after the birth of the utilities started buying from co- and what's mora he had prom- at ammldnt know it at no lrie say r-he o(hcoer way Hugh Brewer remembers lit- Rice an three children u sots ops instead of distributors like [sed some important people that the tune, that Tort first step � and 2 ouB tr Brewers f c't commission. For 1954 Smth'sfor city Rice and Payne and daughter Upchurch. Mer ser he could get his friendstopm up newrole as miisionco Rtowada Brewds favorite plane at the commission Fon Se.Bre Comm- Marti Co. (SWEP stem Electric Rice Brewer says his father's the rest new useemnissbn control(didn't museum is the "mystery plana" rang body u the time. Brewer was Power C (SWEPCO) wanted to success is equal parts vision and Underwood didn't give the w mssseun His grounding didn't a ]929 Travel Air replica built by 18, had just graduated high school move Hugh to Shreveport The hard work ugh(, and keep turn awry from Drake Field matter a second thouthe We Jim YamHn from original and was adjusting to the rigors Brewers would have none of it "He was tr a smuggling young when the hof!-century-old Er- When Dad takes on some- �f�ion&It was designed by of a 144-hour degree program. Brewer quit his job and took engineer trying to make his way coupe landed at Drake field after Wing he doennt do b halfway He aviation legends Clyde Cessna, He recalls only that the day of a job with McClelland Consult- in his word, and he had some op- a short trip from Nevad; Mo_ always told us kid;Tfsometing's Uryd Smarmanand Walt,Beech the election he chauffeured vot- ing Engineers. It was shortly after ponunity come his way he was Braver and Underwood met it on worth doing, it's worth doing and deleted ad the 1929 Cleveland ere to the Polls in the family car. that lie began talking seriously to soon enough to take advantage the tarmac They were joined by right Sharkey adds Air Races, when it outpaced the The elder Brewer. also named Joe Upchurch about his business of and l remember hum working Warren Jones, executive director WORTH DOING W(ou US.milhary aircrai&Uwas Hugh, would win the race and Upchurch had complained tu at long has to build it to what it is of the a4 museum as well as rep- the fort time a private enterprise hold his commissioners seat for the business had grown cumber- today," the inn says resentaives of the city,which gave Not long ago, the Arkansas topped the military-industrial 12 years. some and stressful Brewero&rel Martha Brew,was respomble 512,000 toward the purchase. Air Museum — opened in 1986 complex "I was proud of him [but] I to buy him out for much of the Wr*s happiness "Kelt a muse of accomplish- — was little more than a park- "Beech Cessau and Steanran always knew what I wanted to be Brewer began the transition to and success at homy says Payne mens Glad it was over Glad to get ing garage for select airplanes, a started and built this plane in — anelectrical engineer"Brewer ownership in 1970. The area and Brewer, the couples second son Sam's plane back home." library of logs and books poorly secret and kept it shrouded in says. the business experienced tremen- She did the bookkeep'usg stocked shelved and arranged and a res- canvas until the day of the races," k5hfriend and (e0owFay- dous growth by the tune Brewer the shelves and scheduled and ALL HE^RT toration shop that had become a Brewer marvels Rhe or"'v1oneCurtis Shipley, grewbecame sole owner in 1982. He kept the farmys Important dates Brewer frst fell in love with shed for interesting relics and crashed.This uIheemy [repBcal awer in FotSmith. added techrud expertise — Uy+ while Hugh grew the nen egg Oying as an underclassman at spare parts. I( was poorly E[ and budlt fmmfactory blueprints"rewers fatheraser- church ended up with three staff "She has a notebook she ac- Arkansas Tech, when he flew in there was no neat U he fulfills ids twilight goal, r at Hooding Glass. electrical engineers, including tually calls her BlackBerry — a friend's Piper Cub, a two-seater Jones came on in January 2007 the au mmncum will be the kid of Rhe working people in Fort Brewer — and diversified is ac- [which] is fmonY because the rest with an engine an small it put out as the nomeurti s executive dueo- demnati(n'=action the commu- Smith have what I call a lot of counts. of us have BlackBerrys — 2nd at only about 65 horsepower. It was for nary deserves — an air museum Oklahoma influence — pretty "When l started buying in with any point in time if anything im- the fust dime in his life he felt air "I remember the Tulsa [Air people want to 90 to: he says wild and willy in a lot of cases," Joe. we had one customer that portant happened in our lives or beneath his feet. the fust time he and Space Museum) director says Shipley.Their families were was 60 percent of the business, needed to be dons it was in the looked down upon rooftops. [Kathryn Pemhmgton] said to coq close. and Shipley says he sees SWEPOO,and that scamd the hell rmtebook" Payne Brewer says. I wish l were better u des,ib 7ou'll never have a successful u^ NORTHWEST ARKANSAS • Arkansas Democrat' ,¢+ (gazette SPRINGDALE - Airport officials fear doom in loss of tower FAA to reduce its share of operating costs BY. RICHARD MASSEY in Springdale and Rogers this a ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE coming fiscal year. The city ' SPRINGDALE — Those said it doesn't have the money associated with the municipal to make up the difference. . tit airport here said losing their On an annual basis, the air traffic control tower is un- Springdale city. contribution acceptable. would increase by $112,237, said '^•- That's why the city must Wyman Morgan, director of fi- 1 act quickly to secure proper Dance and administration. k funding to operate the tower Morgan said the city could by Oct. 1, when a new contract shave the tower's operating with the Federal Aviation Ad- hours, try to negotiate an ac- ministration takes effect, ac- ceptable rate with the FAA or cording to pilots and employ- close the tower. ees at the general aviation air- On Thursday, three pilots port, as well as members of the based at the airport said any lrport's commission. reduction in hours is not wel- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MIGHAEt WOODS Springdale officials learned . come. If the tower closes; they Air traffic control manager P.J. Maschek on Wednesday discusses recently that the FAA will cut said, the airport would shrink safety issues related to a possible shutdown of the tower at Springdale payments for tower operations See TOWER, Page 6B h±unicipal Airport. from a corporate hub to an in- Representauves u, ,„U rru� significant airport fit only for also told Rogers officials re- while the 2008 estimate over of a recent slowdown, but be- weekend pleasure fliers. centl that the are reducing the same time lists the value at cause towns like Springdale The airport commission on payments to Robinson Aviation only $1.4 million. and Rogers were already con- Thursday told Morgan to con- for tower operations at Carter 14 Morgan said the change is a sidered to have "slower towers" tact the FAA today and to keep Field. purely arbitrary number." compared to large airports with calling until he has found some- The Rogers tower oper- A similar calculation caused heavy commercial traffic. one to negotiate with. ates from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 m. the proposed reduction in pay- Maschek said his staff could "•That would be a prudent through the week, and from 8 ments to Rogers, cut out weekend hours and course of action," said commis- a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. In The Springdale tower, like shave three hours each weekday Sion Chairman Bill Schoonover. Rogers, the FAA has asked the the one in Rogers, is used to as a concession to help meet the "I assure you they .will hear city to increase its contribution track air traffic up to 30000 feet budget, but pilot Dennis Moore from us in a timely fashion." from 31 percent to 45 percent, and up to five miles away After disagreed. Even if the towers in Spring- an increase that would cost the that, pilots use the tower in Fort "Basically, you'll kill the air- dale and Rogers closed, the two city an extra $70,000 annually. Smith. port [if you reduce hours]," cities still would be covered by Rogers airport manager With no radar coverage in Moore said. "What you'll end air traffic control. The radar at David Krutsch said he hopes Springdale, the airport will die up with are weekend pilots and Fort Smith Regional Airport there's room to negotiate before a slow death, said air traffic storage facilities." can track flights in and out of the Oct. l deadline arrives. control manager P.J. Maschek. Springdale and Rogers, but it "That puts a tremendous "It's going to hurt the city," Cant be used to control ground burden on us to resolve the Maschek said. "If you let the j traffic at the airports. problem in a very short amount tower fall, it will never be what Since 2005, Springdale and of time," Krutsch said. it was. You've got to keep it run- FAA have shared the cost of Elsewhere, the FAA pays all ning. aying Robinson Aviation Inc. the costs of operating the tower I "It's like taking down all to operate the tower from 6 a.m. at Fayetteville Municipal Air- the street lights in the city," he to 9 p.m. seven days a week, port, Drake Field. said. "Something's going to hap- with the city paying 19 percent What changed in Spring- pen." of the costs and the FAA paying dale was the value assigned In the past couple of years, 81 percent. But if the proposed to averted accidents over a 15- air traffic at both airports has rate doesn't change, Springdale year span. The 2005 estimate fallen. But Maschek said the will pay 47 percent. had that value at $2.69 million, FAA isn't cutting funds because • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES i • Wednesday, June 25, 2008 I i More security features sought at local airport BYSUSANNAH PAHON airports depending on the commercial and institution- NorthwmtMaws Timm types of airplanes that come al to neighborhood conser- and go. vation, downtown general, Officials at the Fayetteville "We've been hearing that multifamily .residential and Executive Airport want to there are more strict rules main street center. improve security measures coming down the pipeline," Senior Long Range Plan- at the airfield. he said. "This is an attempt ner Karen Minkel said the The airport staff is seeking to be prepared ahead of rezoning is the result of the permission from the Fayette- time." city's first complete neigh- ville City Council to apply The matching funds would borhood plan and is includ- . for a $68,325 grant from the come out of the city's airport ed in the overall master plan Arkansas Department of fund, Nicholson said. that was adopted by the City Aeronautics to fund an air- The resolution will be Council on Feb. 5. field security project. considered by the council at The rezoning was con- If the council approves a its next meeting on July 1. sidered by the Fayetteville resolution authorizing air- The council will also con- Planning Commission three port staff to apply for the sider an ordinance rezoning times, she said, and forward- grant, the city would match the Walker Park neighbor- ed to the City Council at the the grant at 50 percent, hood, approximately 304 last meeting with a vote of for a total project cost of acres bounded by Archibald 8-0. $ 136,650. Yell Boulevard, Huntsville The purpose of the rezon- JamesNicholson, financial Road, Morningside Drive, ing is to accurately reflect the coordinator for the airport, 15th Street and South School existing uses in the area and told council members at the Avenue. The ordinance maintain a balance of com- agenda session Tuesday that rezones the neighborhood mercial and residential uses, the project would include from multifamily residential, Minkel said. installing video cameras at the entrance gates to the airfield, repairing the gate mechanism, and installing a personal identification sys- tem with photo identifica- tion badges. Nicholson said the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration recommend i certain security measures for I NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES • Thursday, June 12, 2008 Matching state grant could help boost security at airport BY BRIAN WASHBURN Another project currently Northwest ArkansasTimes being worked on at the air- port is the incoming certified The Fayetteville Airport repair service. Even though Board passed a recommen- Drake Field currently has a dation Wednesday afternoon repair company, it is not Cer- to request a 50/50 grant from tified. the Arkansas Department of "The interesting thing is Aeronautics for a new secu- that we dont have a certified rity project at Fayetteville repair service in the field," • Executive Airport. Boudreaux said. "The only "We are an airport, and CRS in Fayetteville is off the security is part of an airport," airport and off the interstate. said Ray Boudreaux, airport A CRS is capable of servic- director. "Fortunately, though, ing any aircraft that comes we don't have a real threat through here." around here, but we always Although the repair ser- need to be prepared. If we vice's business plan is com- do security early then we will plete and being reviewed by never have to worry about its bank, the company would having missed something." prefer not to have its name The project would install revealed at this time, Bou- cameras around the airport, dreaux said. such as at gates and the self- In other business, the serve gas pump; install soft- Arkansas Air Museum and ware to monitor the cameras; the Ozark Military Museum program and fix gates at the will host an event at 10:30 airport; and put in an iden- a. m. Wednesday to thank tification system to control those who have helped with access through the gates. the museums throughout The security project would the year, such as Mayor Dan cost approximately $ 142,000, Coody and the Fayetteville but with a 50/50 grant from City Council. The event is the Department of Aeronau- open to public and will give tics, the airport would only people a chance to view both . have to pay about $75,000. museums for free-that day. Even though there are no Also, the air museum Kite current mandated security Festival, which was canceled measures, the renovations to in the spring, will take place be made at the airport would in the fall. The museum will cover all current security start preparation for the fes- measures that are suggested. tival next week.