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Home My WebLink About2008-03-14 Minutes• MINUTES FAYETTEVILLE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING March 14, 2008 BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Vaughn DeCoster, Richard Greene, Tim McCarley BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto Loewer STAFF ATTENDING: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS ATTENDING: Warren Jones -Ark. Air Museum, Blaise Sharkey -Million Air Fayetteville, Susannah Patton -NW Ark. Times, Tyrone Rogers -Government Channel TV ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle. A. Request all cell phones to be turned off because of video recording interference. B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None. ITEM #2: Minutes of the February 13, 2008 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Vaughn DeCoster and seconded by Richard Greene. The motion carried. • ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. None. B. Director Boudreaux report on airport activity. The FBO's fuel sales were up, over 50,000 gallons. Received the results on the tower cost sharing program, and there will be no cost share on the tower service for two years. We will save about $30,000 and maybe that will put the airport in the black at the end of the year. Advised the Board that if they have an opportunity to speak to a Congressman, ask them to make sure the funding remains in the budget for the Contract Tower Program. The Runway End Obstruction Survey Project is about nine months from completion. Was told, at the FAA Conference, that money is still in the budget for the Runway 16 Improvement Project. Had visits with Greenland's Mayor regarding the junkyard south of the airport, he is looking for aviation related businesses. The City's Planning Department received a Grant for $9,000 to provide professional assessment to see what needs to be undertaken to make the structure National Register worthy. King Electric is working on the lighting at the Air Museum and has donated man hours to the Museum. Ozark Military Museum's shop building is under way. We had several meetings with Johnson Controls about the terminal's heat and air system and they will come back with a proposal for a reasonable control system. Skylight in terminal is leaking and it has been recommended to build a roof over the skylight. An ARSAT airport safety inspection will be conducted on May 6`h. They will visit with personnel and businesses on the field and have a safety meeting at the end of the day. Chairman Nickle asked that the safety inspection be placed in the Tenant • Newsletter. The Airport has applied for a $250,000 grant for virtual development east of the airport; Mr. Miller has agreed to sell his property to the airport some day. • C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson report on budget and FBO. Our operations were up about the same as last year's. Million Air is doing a great job on fuel sales, 10,000 gallons ahead of last year. Blaise Sharkey, Million Air, said they had about one ball team charter every day in February and they are working on getting the football team charters. Drake Field is about in the middle of the local fuel prices for 100LL. There are four airports over $5.00 on jet fuel, most are almost $5.00. Regarding the Financial Report, said the airport may break even this year. Suggested having a Resolution from the Airport Board sent to the State Aeronautics Commission to increase the funds allowed for grants, the funds are there but only part is authorized to be released. We will not be able to get reimbursed for the airfield paint job until July. They approved more grants than had funding. D. Senior Secretary Powers report on T -Hangar Leases. All units are filled. When filling the last vacant hangar, a lot of names were deleted from the waiting list; many have sold their planes. We have four on the single engine list, five on the twin list, and eleven on the storage unit list. Director Boudreaux told of a potential client looking at the big empty hangar for a Certified Repair Station for larger planes. If we rent the hangar we may have to spend some money on hangar repair, or they might spend the money and ask for a rebate on the rent. E. Engineer Wayne Jones' report on construction projects. Wayne was unable to attend the meeting because of a death in the family. Director Boudreaux commented the Master Plan's Airport Layout Plan is almost complete, being approved by the FAA. F. Director Boudreaux report on maintenance activity. Buildings on the field were • inspected and some had to have backflow preventors installed; worked on the self -serve fuel farm with a new reel and replaced the motor on the reel. G. Museum Reports. Warren Jones told of King Electric donating time towards the lighting project, and of their efforts to conserve electricity in the facility. Director Boudreaux cautioned of using radiant heat that it might be dangerous on the fabric wings, and V. DeCoster suggested calling the Smithsonian to check about the radiant heat. W. Jones said Stillwater, Oklahoma puts on an American Kiting Association event in May and October and was checking about that, also he was going to the Spiro Indian Mounds the next day for their Kite Day. There is a kite event in Texas that brings in around 20- 25,000 people. This will be a family event, building a kite furnished as part of the admission fee, and they are looking for sponsors. If the Museum joins the American Kiting Association, that provides $1,000,000.00 insurance for that day's event. ITEM #4: Old Business. A. Discussion: Name change for the Airport. V. DeCoster had a screen presentation showing the airport name in several aeronautical publications and it is listed as Drake Field FYV. Replacing "Municipal" with "Executive" would not affect the printed listing of the airport. Used as a marketing tool the name change might attract big dollar customers, and the folks on the east side (T -Hangar tenants) would benefit from it. Chairman Nickle reported that the tower guides say Drake Field. R. Greene said he thought it would help Million Air bring in jet customers, they don't make any money on the little planes. Municipal Airport is old terminology, if building a new airport you • would use a name to reflect the current usage. 2 1) • A motion was made to replace Municipal with Executive in the Airport's name, and to forward the item to the City Council for consideration. The motion was seconded by Janice Stanesic. The motion carried. ITEM #5: New Business. A. Airport Safety Inspection. Director Boudreaux told of an Airport Safety Inspection on May 6`h, they may want to meet with the Board. They will have a Safety Meeting that night. B. Discussion: Airport Restaurant. Wilma's Restaurant had given us the indication they were going to leave, but they had changed their mind. During that time we showed the space to a catering business, A Fare to Remember, and they have submitted a proposal. Wilma Walker spoke saying she thought a big part of her business would be airport traffic, and it has not turned out that way. Also, said she had not given an official notice of canceling her lease, business has been down, but now picking up, saying the airport benefits from her being here. Chairman Nickle noted the Airport Board had waved her percentage fee each month and it was to start back at the first of the year, and asked if she would be able to pay that now? Also the rent was to have gone up to at the first of the year, asking if she would be able to pay that now? R. Greene asked if Wilma had broken here lease, that needs to be determined before we can talk about a new lease with someone else. Director Boudreaux stated the reason the office was hesitant in raising the rent is because we knew she was struggling. Chairman Nickle said need to go back to the lease and visit the option to renew lease, and don't do it retro -active • Richard Greene asked that the proposal from A Fare to Remember be tabled until the next meeting. Chairman Nickle noted that a table doesn't need a second. The vote carried. ITEM # 6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. V. DeCoster brought up the prospect of rekeying the T -Hangars. Chairman Nickle said the presentation of Dr. Drake's picture has been re- scheduled for April What 1:00, prior to the Airport Board Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 2:53 pm. Z/ -L�- 08 David Hollmdn; Secretary Date 11