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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-09 Minutes• MINUTES FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BOARAD MEETING January 9, 2008 MEMBERS ATTENDING: Bob Nickle, Janice Stanesic, Vaughn DeCoster, Richard Green, Tim McCarley MEMBERS ABSENT: David Hollman STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS PRESENT: Leonard McCandless -Ozark Military Museum (OMM), Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum (AAM), Wayne Jones -McClelland Engineers, Blaise Sharkey -Million Air Fayetteville, Rick McKinney -tenant ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle. Welcomed everyone and directed everyone to have a Happy New Year, and to have a better year. A. Turn off cell phones as they will interfere with the filming of the meeting. B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None. • ITEM #2: Minutes of the November 14, 2007 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Janice Stanesic and seconded by Otto Loewer. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. Offered congratulations to Warren Jones (AAM) for securing a grant for lights in the hangar, and on Hugh Brewer's donation of $25,000.00. B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. Reported there had been nearly 1,000 less per month aircraft operations in 2007 as there were in 2006. We weren't as bad as some other local airports. The local AvGas sales have increased over the' year, thank you SkyVenture. Million Air sold half millions gallons of fuel, which is 10 % below last year. Said he had not heard back from NWACC regarding renting the hangar, but he had been working with a company interested in opening a paint shop in that hangar, it is large enough to paint large planes. The FBO Hangar floor restoration project started in August and has had a few flaws, they are here this week to do some repairs under warranty. Wilma's Restaurant is working with a leasing company for space across from Lowe's on Highway 62 and may leave at the end of February. We have two other parties interested in the restaurant area. Chairman Nickle spoke of the need to have a successful restaurant; the ones we have had the last few years have struggled. Another possibility would be to rent it out as office space. That would be steady income for the airport. • C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson, report on budget and FBO. Displayed the operations and fuel charts. Operations for the year were down, checked with thirty • airports around the region and they have all experienced the same thing. We are in the middle of the price range for fuel prices. Referencing the Financial Report, charts were shown. The figure under the Rents and Leases is not correct as Accounting has not posted the year end figures. Discussion followed about having a line item showing the debt service and rent received for the new corporate hangars. D. Senior Secretary Powers, report on T -Hangar leases. All units are rented. One T - Hangar was vacated this last month and was immediately filled. We have two coming open this month and they will be filled. We have about eight to ten names on each waiting list. E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. The striping project is completed. Paperwork has been submitted to the State for grant reimbursement. Utilities in the corporate hangars have been transferred over to the tenants. There is a problem with the big hangar doors in the new hangars and we are working with the contractor. The Obstruction Survey data has been sent to the FAA. Completion date is estimated by the end of March. A Change Order identifying the contract's scope of work has been sent through the City Council. Chairman Nickle stated the Amendment to Task Order #3 with McClelland Engineers will be brought up under New Business. It will include the Environmental Assessment for Runway 16, Runway Safety Area Improvement Project. The environmental work has already started; a representative from the Core of Engineers has been here to identify any wet -lands. Information has been sent to the firm lobbying for the Airport Safety Area to change the White Paper to show we have received FAA approval to go ahead with the steps to accomplish the project. • F. Director Boudreaux, report on maintenance activity. Most of their work has been on the hangars. A problem with the lights on the sign by the highway has been fixed. G. Reports from the Museums. Leonard McCandless -Ozark Military Museum: They have applied for the City's Building Permit for their Restoration Building. - Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum: Thanked Million Air for being a good citizen and waiting for their payment after the Snowbirds' Event. The museum has new members on their Board, Hugh Brewer is Chairman and Ray is on the Board. Hugh also donated $25,000 and the City did a matching grant to pay for new lighting in the hangar, gift shop and library. They are working on getting heat in the hangar, they had to turn down three Christmas parties because of the cold. The Museum has applied for Air Force participation, and they are working on getting the hangar designated as a Historical District which will allow the Museum to apply to the State for funds to bring the hangar back to new original status. There are a number of events scheduled. Director Boudreaux reported that if the hangar is developed into a Historical District, FAA involvement would not be required. ITEM #4: Old Business. Chairman Nickle reported he had been selected by the City Council for another Airport Board Membership Term of five years. By Airport Board consensus Bob Nickle will remain Chairman of the Airport Board, and will not require a vote. • ITEM #5: New Business - 2 • A. Contract with Robinson Aviation ( RVA) for the operation of the Air Traffic control Tower at Fayetteville Municipal Airport -Drake Field. The old annual rate was $1,873.92, the new rate will be $2,028.42. A move to approve the contract and forward it to the City Council for approval was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Vaughn DeCoster. The motion carried. B. The C3 Group, Inc. Lease Agreement for office space in the terminal building. The monthly rental rate will be $684.00. A motion to approve the lease and forward through the Contract Review process was made by Tim McCarley and seconded by Janice Stanesic. The motion carried. C. Task Order #3 with McClelland Engineers changing the scope of work to include the Environmental Assessment for the Runway 16 Improvement Area Project. A motion to approve and forward to the City Council was made by Otto Loewer and seconded by Tim McCarley. The motion carried. D. Discussion: MoGas. James reported that because of the price not many people have been purchasing the self -serve MoGas and we are wondering how beneficial it is to have the MoGas setting there over a long time for the very few customers that use the MoGas • mixed with AvGas in their planes. Seventy-five gallons was sold last month. Director Boudreaux said we have allowed a very small profit margin and it is still over -priced. Richard Greene suggested putting in the Airport's Newsletter that we are considering doing away with the MoGas and invite tenant comments; if no complaints we decide we don't need it. Chairman Nickle stated it had been installed partly as a safety issue, to keep tenants from bringing five gallon fuel cans on the airfield and keeping them in the hangars. E. Discussion: Change the name of the Airport, replacing "Municipal" with "Executive". It was suggested the change could be used in marketing, but not change on the aeronautical charts. V. DeCoster said it fits better with the quality of the airport we want to present. R. Greene said the pilots up in the air don't care either way, to them it is FYV. O. Loewer said he didn't want to vote until staff investigates the cost of changing the name, how many signs would need changed, how it would affect addresses on business cards, and would it run anyone off. R. Greene said if it did then we didn't need them. B. Sharkey commented the FBO would love the name changed. Chairman Nickle asked who would actually make the approval to change the name, it wouldn't be the Airport Board, and in the research we need to have our reasons for changing the name and asked Ray to report at the next meeting. R. McKinney suggested finding an airport that had changed their name and how it had affected them. F. FAA letter to cancel the Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP): VORIDME-B. Director Boudreaux proposed a Resolution from the Airport Board to oppose the FAA removing the VOR until new equipment is in place, and operational, to take the place of • the VOR. 3 • A motion to oppose the FAA removing the VOR until new equipment is in place and operational that will take the place of the IFP / VOR/DME-B was made by Vaughn DeCoster and seconded by Richard Greene. The motion carried. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. Vaughn DeCoster brought forth a concern from the airport -flying community: Runway Incursions and Airport Security. He suggested having an FSDO training at the airport for those that aren't pilots, and to remind the aviation community of ground traffic rules. He mentioned an aircraft had been stolen recently from a Miami, Oklahoma airport and that we need to remind pilots to lock their hangars, be more aware of rules regarding the entrance and exit gates, and suggested an inventory of the keys. Director Boudreaux said the airport delayed the security project because of designing the complete plan. It would be a 90/10 grant project. Director Boudreaux brought forth a concern from the Control Tower. When the tower clears you from the aircraft ramp to Runway 34, for instance, that does not mean you are cleared to cross the runway. You need to stop and request clearance to cross the runway. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:05 pm. Q� • David Hollman, • 1, I