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Home My WebLink About2009-06-10 Minutes• MINUTES FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT -DRAKE FIELD June 10, 2009 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Janice Stanesic, Vaughn DeCoster, Tim McCarley MEMBERS ABSENT: Otto Loewer, David Hollman OTHERS PRESENT: Blaise Sharkey and MaryKatheryn Floyd -Million Air Fayetteville; Wayne Jones -McClelland Engineers; Will Bently-tenant; Terry Lawson -Fayetteville Fire Department; Rick Bailey -tenant; Carl Brooks -Airport Tower; Rick McKinney -tenant; Craig B. Young -tenant and SkyVenture Aviation; Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum; Terry Gulley - City of Fayetteville/Transportation ITEM # 1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle. Thanked McClelland Engineers for providing the cook -out for the Airport, approximately sixty people attended. A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None. ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the May 20, 2009 meeting. A motion was made by Tim McCarley and seconded by Vaughn DeCoster to approve the minutes. The motion carried. • ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. Acknowledged Carl Brooks, from the Control Tower, as being in attendance. B. Director Boudreaux, report on Airport Activity. The City Council approved the FAA Runway Safety Area Improvement grant, and at their next meeting the City Council will approve the construction contract with Sweetser Construction. We are working to solicit an appraiser and a review appraiser for the �roperty we will need to purchase for the project. The Airport Blood Drive will be on July 10` . People looking at the Tech School hangar may be interested in renting the new hangar if we build a replacement for the burned hangar. Mark Frankum, SkyVenture Aviation, reported there were twenty-five pilots that attended the FAA Training Session. The HVAC project is coming along. We've had approval from the insurance companies to start clean up on the burned hangar. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson, report on FBO and Budget. Gave slide presentation of charts and graphs in the agenda covering aircraft operations, area fuel prices and the Airport's monthly budget. The operations are up five percent over last year, same time. The operations count goes toward the formula that determines our part of the cost for the tower. Fuel sales declined in the first quarter, compared to same time a year ago. Million Air is selling less fuel as more planes are buying less fuel away from their home base. We have some large expenses for the self serve fuel farm coming up in the future, it requires software upgrades. D. Senior Secretary Powers, report on T -Hangar Leases. Units are all rented now, and we • have gone through the waiting list. If you know anyone wanting to rent a hangar, please have thein give our office a call. 1 1 • E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. The Highway Department had a few changes and we will get the changes forwarded to them for approval and permits and then construction can begin. We had six good bids, and Sweetser was chosen. We expect to begin next month. We do have a national permit from the Corp of Engineers. F. Museum reports. Warren Jones reported on some major events at the Air Museum: The Downtown Rotary had a lunch meeting there; The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce held their Business After Hours; the First Annual USO Canteen Dance; and the Troop Train stopped for lunch on Memorial Day. Thanked the Airport Board and the Air Museum Board Members for their help. The Museum is working to bring some high tech displays to the museum. The Kite Fest will be Saturday and Sunday near the fairgrounds. There will be several people coming in from surrounding states. The admission will be free. Chairman Nickle said Warren is doing a terrific job getting museum exposure to the public. G. Maintenance Report. Director Boudreaux stated a large part of their work during the last month was preparation for the FAA Inspection. They have been working on removing the obstructions at the south end of the airport and repairing the pavement at the fuel farm. ITEM #4: Old Business. A. Airport FAA Certification Letters. Director Boudreaux explained the Airport is classified by the FAA as a Part 139 Airport and the FAA conducts an annual inspection. We have received their letter to close the inspection and only had one write up and that was cleared up the same day as the inspection. The inspector did note some areas of concern: Airfield markings, and then change the Airport Layout Plan to show the changes; Wildlife is a big concern and we may have to work with the Arkansas Fish and Game Department and have a formalized plan, possibly • installing two foot outrigger on top of the fencing. The Airport does have a deer depredation permit and the airport begins its wildlife inspections at 5:00 a.m. B. Discussion: Airport budget. Work has begun on the Airport's budget for 2010. Terry Gulley (Transportation Services Department Director for the City of Fayetteville) told the Airport Board that according to the Chief of Staff there would not be a salary reduction for Ray, and the Economic Development of the Airport would still be under the Airport. C. Replacement of Hangar. Discussion followed: The insurance money is not restricted, we can rebuild in the same or different location; it can be a different size; could apply for a State Aeronautics grant but all insurance money would need to be applies towards building the hangar before any State money could be used for the hangar, the State's fiscal year begins in July, would need to apply to the State in July. The State would need a signed lease from a company, not an individual, before applying for a State grant for a hangar, It would be good to take advantage of the insurance money and a state grant to build a hangar, having a hangar that was new and smaller than the Tech hangar could be more attractive for proposed tenants. The insurance money could be left in an Airport account and not build now. The Fayetteville Fire Department was thanked for doing a magnificent job in protecting the buildings on each side of the hangar. Responding to a question about the hangar being under -insured, was told it was insured for present value, it is an older building. Board Consensus: To table the discussion until the next meeting and to find one or.two tenants, and apply for the State grant. Crossland, who owned one of the planes that burned, is looking at a hangar in Springdale. The Airport was contacted about storing some planes on the Airport, a proposal was sent to the company and we haven't heard back. 2 ITEM #5: New Business. • A. Bendix Temporary Use Agreement. Bendix wants to rent part of the airport for a two day seminar/training and a demonstration of a roll-over prevention devise. Rent will be $500.00 per day. They can use the Forest Service area, and if the Forest Service needs that area the training can be relocated to a different area on the Airport. A motion to approve the Bendix Temporary Use Agreement was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Tim McCarley. The motion carried. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. Blaise Sharkey from Million Air mentioned football season would be coming soon, and he was concerned about the lack of lighting for the north ramp. Stated the City did put in one light and still Million Air's staff had to park their vehicles where the lights would shine on the ramp, and he had spend over $2,000.00 renting lights for the ramp. Chairman Nickle asked Director Boudreaux to look into the problem. Blaise Sharkey raised a question about the Hair Salon, and was told the Chairman and Director had decided not be put that on the agenda, that it may not be an issue. B. Items from the Airport Board. None. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:31 p.m. 0 040t, 0, 11 0 Dave Hallman, Secretary Date