HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-12-10 Minutes• MINUTES
Fayetteville Executive Airport Board Meeting
December 10, 2008
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Janice Stanesic, David Hellman, Otto Loewer, Vaughn DeCoster,
Richard Greene, Tim McCarley
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers
OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones -McClelland Consulting Engineers; Daniel Phillips -Government
TV Channel; Rick McCurdy -Fayetteville Fire Department; Blaise Sharkey -Million Air Fayetteville;
Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum.
ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None.
ITEM #2: Minutes of the November 12, 2008 meeting.
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Tim McCarley. The
motion carried.
ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
A. Chairman Nickle. Acknowledged Airport Board Members David Hollman's and Janice Stansic's
five years on the Airport Board. They both have made application to re -apply for positions on the Airport
Board. Offered Best Wishes to all the Airport Staff. Reported Leon will report back to the surgeon in
Little Rock on December 18'h, and if he is able to use his leg then shoulder surgery is scheduled for
Saturday, December 201". V. DeCoster offered the services of Angel Flight for Leon if needed.
B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. Stated NWACC has decided to close their
Airframe & Powerplant (A & P) school. Said he had talked to the A & P consortium in Arkansas and
maybe they will want to take over the facility that previously housed the A & P School on the Airport.
SkyVenture, Air Museum and the City of Fayetteville recently sponsored an FAA Safety Seminar. There
were fifty-five signed up for the chart -makers class. Another FAA seminar will be held on December 16"
in the terminal lobby. Had a new prospect stop in looking for a location for a dispatch center for a
charter bus business. They called today and said this location would not work.
C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson. Gave a power -point presentation of fuel and aircraft operations
for the airport. Reported the fuel prices are coming down, with Fort Smith having the lowest fuel prices.
B. Sharkey of Million Air said they were off fuel sales from last year by six percent. James commenting
on the Financial Report said this year will be the first year in ten years we will end in the black. O.
Loewer complimented past and present Airport Board Members and staff for staying the course, to pursue
revenue generating projects, and said the largest export in the state is aviation. Chairman Nickel said the
investments the Airport chose to make were revenue streams. Director Boudreaux reported there are two
projects coming up that are State Aeronautics eligible, HVAC $70,000 and Security $80,000, but the
State Aeronautics is out of funds. Also, on the last FAA grant, the FAA only approved 75% of the
funding and we will have to make up the $28,000 difference. Briefing the new Mayor was discussed and
Director Boudreaux stated he had already provided a five page report on the Airport, and a two page
summary for Mayor Jordan's Task Force Committee Meeting for tonight. O. Loewer commented that we
are operating now with little cost to the City, but should not be presented as a cash cow, that the Airport
will need help from the City sometime in the future. We need the Airport to be presented in the right
• way. Chairman Nickel stated that in the Economic Development Study that most General Aviation
Airports are subsidized by their City. Director Boudreaux reported the City's Finance Department had
reduced their Cost Allocation for the Airport by $15,000.
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D. Senior Secretary Powers, report of T -hangar Leases. All T -Hangars are rented. with about five
names on each of the waiting lists.
E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. Work continues on the Preliminary
Report for the 16 Safety Area, and Ray, James and himself had made comments to the consultant. The
report was sent to the FAA and the Arkansas Highway Department for review. Forwarding the report on
to the Native American Indians was accidentally delayed by the FAA. The public meeting can possibly
be scheduled for late February. There will be some noise impact to the house on Bailey Drive, and it
could mean the Airport will have to buy that property. Chairman Nickel asked if staff or McClellands'
had visited with Cooper Electric and Standard Register. Director Boudreaux stated they would schedule
meetings right away to talk with them. W. Jones said they have started preliminary work on the
environmental plans for the roadway.
F. Museum reports. Chairman Nickel offered congratulations to the Air Museum, to Warren and Hugh
for their leadership, and their Board which includes Ray and two of our Board members, Janice Stanesic
and Richard Greene. Warren Jones thanked the Airport Board for the nice comments about Hugh Brewer,
saying Hugh loves the Airport, aviation, and Fayetteville. Also thanked the Board, Staff, and Million Air
for all their support and help. Reported the EAA had met at the Museum last Sunday with fifty-five
people in attendance, and were able to use the Museum's new tables. He invited everyone to the
Museum's Open House and Board Meeting on Sunday. Meetings in the hangar are nice with the new
heat system in place. Mentioned he had just attended a meeting in Rogers on fund raising. Several
organizations have scheduled the museum for their parties and events and they can use the hangar now
that it has heat.
ITEM #4: Old Business. None.
• ITEM #5: New Business.
A. Discussion: Airport Hair Salon Lease. Director Boudreaux said the lease is up at the end of
December and we can't renew the lease until the rent is brought current. Discussion followed regarding
complaints from the odor from the permanents, the business has been a long term tenant at the Airport,
and time frames, from thirty days to ninety days, to bring the rent current. R. Greene stated that at this
time of the year you probably couldn't fill the rental location in ninety days.
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A motion was made to approve a new lease, provided the rent has been brought current by the end
of March 2009, or the salon would have to move out if the rent is not current by end of March. The
motion was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Vaughn DeCoster. The motion carried.
ITEM #6: Other Business.
A. Items from the Public. None.
B. Items from the Airport Board. Chairman Nickel expressed appreciation of "A Fare to Remember"
for furnishing the treats for the meeting.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:31 p.m.
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