HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-08 MinutesMINUTES OF AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT
• October 8, 2008
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Janice Stanesic, Otto Loewer, David Hellman, Vaughn DeCoster, Tim
McCarley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Richard Greene
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux and James Nicholson
OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones and Daniel Barnes -McClelland Engineers; Blaise Sharkey -Million Air
Fayetteville; Terry Lawson -Fayetteville Fire Department; Carl Brooks-ATCT Tower
ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Please tum off all cell phones.
B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None.
ITEM #2: Minutes of the September 18, 2008 Meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Janice Stanesic and seconded by Tim McCarley.
The motion carried.
ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
G. Museum Report -Warren Jones. The museum report was moved up because Warren needed to
leave early. Announced Kite Fest would be on October 18'", by the Washington Fair Grounds. One
hundred and fifty pre -made kikes are ready for children four to five years old, and the older children
• will have assistance making their kites. Cost is $5.00 for a family and they will receive one kite,
additional kites will be $2.00.
A. Chairman Nickle. Thanked McClelland Engineers for the cookout that day, cooking was good.
B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. Reported the City had dropped the work on the
terminal's HVAC from their energy saving project because it would be so costly, the pay back would
take 400 years. The lights are still included in that project. All items have been completed from the
FAA Certification Inspection and have received a letter from the FAA closing the inspection. "A Fare
to Remember" is now open for lunch in the terminal. Flying Investments has their new hangar
construction started; they have iron in the air. Discussed the location of the Aviation Tech Park,
reporting FEMA has given a report that half of the property is now in the flood plain, also the report
affected numerous homes in Fayetteville. Home owners have been notified they now need Flood
Insurance. Insurance costs have gone up all over Northwest Arkansas. There has been some confusion
about the elevations. We have met with FEMA and City engineers. Wayne Jones commented that
FEMA said to do a new report would be costly, and a lot depends on whether the City will spend the
money or leave it up to the Airport to support a new report. FEMA contracted with national firm to do
the studies.
C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson, report on FBO and Budget. Presented power point charts
from the agenda. Flight operations are up, but are 7% less than last year same time. This says a lot for
Million Air's efforts to bring in more traffic. There is some increase due to the ballgame traffic. We are
ranked in the middle of the local fuel prices. Million Air does offer discounted prices on quantity
purchases. Reported there had been some serious problems with the self -serve, some were with its
computer, others were with Multi Service cards. We did not lose any sales. We have received a
$64,000.00 grant reimbursement, which is reflected in the increase in the cash balance. Director
• Boudreaux reported Florida fans brought in three 737's. One of their buses ran into our south gate and
it has been repaired. Regarding the finances we have done very well holding down the expenses.
D. T -Hangar Report. Director Boudreaux .reported all hangars are rented, although yesterday a
cancellation was turned in for the end of the month. We have already called someone on the waiting list
and will hear back from them tomorrow.
E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. Stated the environmental assessment is
still ongoing; the draft should be finished and to the FAA late this month and in December possibly
have a public meeting or public hearing. •
F. Director Boudreaux, report on maintenance activity. Spitfire's hangar door came off the track
and that took three days on that repair. They've been working on fences, lights, circuit breakers, gate the
bus hit, work on the self -serve. Rain will probably cause another moving of the grounds.
ITEM #4: Old Business. None.
ITEM #5: New Business.
A. Discussion: Terminal HVAC. Director Boudreaux said we have had complaints from tenants that
they are freezing, or they are hot. The HVAC system works by either being on, or off. The HVAC
system has been left out of the City's Engergy Saving Project and we've had several people look at the
system with several different remedies. We have a Task Order with McClelland's for Board's approval
and to forward through the City's Contract Review for a $5,000.00 study to see what needs to be done
to fix the HVAC. Wayne is working with mechanical engineers to see what needs to happen; then it can
go out for bids for all the same thing, for a more uniform heating system. A recommendation should be
ready by the next meeting.
A motion to approve the Task Order with McClelland to study the HVAC system and forward
through the City's Contract Review was made by Vaughn DeCoster and was seconded by Tim
McCarley. The motion carried.
B. Discussion: T -Hangar Rent Increase. Director Boudreaux led a discussion on T -Hangar rent and
a possible increase.
A motion to keep the rent at the same rate for 2009 and review the rent again in October 2009 was
made by Vaughn DeCoster. Discussion followed. .
An amended motion was presented by Vaughn DeCoster to not consider new rent for 2009 for the •
T -Hangar tenants at this meeting, and to allow the Board the right to consider an increase
sometime in 2009, giving one month's notification to the T -Hangar tenants of the date of the
Board Meeting that a decision will be made on the rent. The amended motion was seconded by
Otto Loewer. The motion carried.
C. New Airport Zoning Ordinance. Director Boudreaux stated a new zoning ordinance is needed
because the Airport's Master Plan has included an additional 1,000 feet to the south in the Airport's
Planning Area. There was discussion on the correct building heights, Director Boudreaux thought it
was a typo and Wayne Jones agreed that it should be 25 ft., not 75 ft.
A motion
was made to approve the
proposed Ordinance and forward to
the City Council for
approval was made by Tim McCarley
and was seconded by Janice Stanesic.
The motion carried.
Wayne Jones stated the last Airport Zoning Map was approved in 1981. Director Boudreaux said this
will protect the approaches to the Airport.
ITEM #6: Other Business,
A. Items from the Public. None.
B. Items from the Airport Board. None.
M ng a 'ourned. r/
DiMvidhollinan, Secretary Date