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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-02-13 MinutesIi • AIRPORT BOARD MEETING February 13, 2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Dave Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Richard Greene, Tim McCarley MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto Loewer, 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 1 • 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. 3'1L/-oK • David Hollman, Secretary Date • 3