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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-09 MinutesMINUTES AIRPORT BOARD MEETING September 9, 2010 MEMBERS ATTENDING: Bob Nickle; David Hellman; Janice Stanesic; Otto Loewer; Tim McCarley, Richard Greene MEMBERS ABSENT: Vaughn DeCoster STAFF ATTENDING: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS ATTENDING: Jason Hedden-tenant; Ty Rogers -City Government Channel; Wayne Jones -McClelland Engineers; Terry Gulley -Fayetteville Transportation Department; Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum; Mauro Compos -Fayetteville Fire Department; Skip Descant - Northwest Arkansas Times ITEM #1: Welcome. Chairman. ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the August 12, 2010 meeting. A motion was made by Tim McCarley to approve the minutes and was seconded by Otto Loewer. The motion carried. • ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Director Boudreaux, report on Airport Activity. He gave a briefing of his report from the agenda. Mentioned that Loomacres, who is performing the Airport's Wildlife Assessment is renting an office in the terminal for their mid -west location. We had coyotes coming in under the fence and have removed some from the airfield. The Self -Serve Mo -Gas pump failed, no parts are available on the five year old pump, it is no longer made. Delivery of a replacement pump is expected in approximately one week. We have a request in to the Arkansas Aeronautics for an $18,000 grant to upgrade the overflow alarm on the fuel farm. The FAA's required Airport Table Top Drill was held in late August, and we learned a lot. Rick Johnson from the Washington County Emergency Management conducted the meeting. Work continues on the new Disaster Plan, it is 119 pages and must be in place by the end of the year. Each section has to be signed off by all the department/parties involved, and then submitted to the FAA for approval. Vance Air Force Base has signed an agreement with the City and the FBO to use Drake Field for training. James is working on updating the Airport's Webpage and to set up Facebook for the Airport, the Government Channel has agreed to help on some of the items. The Airport's 2011 Budget has been submitted to the City. B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson. James presented the aircraft operations and fuel charts, graphs, and the financial page from the agenda. Stated he had made two draw downs from the FAA on the Runway 16 Safety Area Project. Relating information from an industry article that states the aviation business is not performing as well in the second half of the year as expected. • C. Louise Powers report on T -Hangars. There are four single engine hangars vacant and three twin engine hangars vacant. D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, report on construction projects. The contractors are doing channelization work on the ditches, working on preventing erosion. They have the 1 J • base down for Lancaster Road. By the end of October they plan to have all traffic lanes open on the newly relocated Highway 71. They are working with the FAA to re -align the fence to make mowing easier outside the new fencing, and that would put the gas and water lines outside the secured fence area. The contractor has kept the project area clean, and a lot of the area was seeded before the rain started. Ms. Paschal's yard didn't have any water standing in the yard this time during the rain. We are planning on a finish date in November. Standard Register's Regional Manager was here and we met with him and explained the project, it was a good meeting. E. Museum reports. Warren Jones. The Museum had the South Pacific music and dinner event. The temperature was about 100 degrees and thanked Richard Greene for his donation of four cooler fans to use in the hangar. October 16`h will be the Rhythm and Ribs event, the meat has been donated by Tyson Foods. On October 2"d will be the Fly -in Pancake Breakfast, which is being sponsored by the Arkansas Air Museum and the Women in Aviation organization. That organization gives scholarships, to young women interested in aviation. The Museum is working on a contract to finish the Airways Classic Air Race in 2013 here at Drake Field. That will bring in 40 to 50 planes. It will have a definite impact on the local economy, they will have about 50 to 70 rental cars, hotel rooms, dining, and catering for several events. Camelia Smith who is a Museum Board of Director has flown in the race several times, and Richard Greene sponsored her in the race this last year. He told of attending the Oshosh Fly -In event, and that that he was working to get the B-17 back here next year, they flew more people here in one day than they flew in Little Rock in four days. • ITEM #4: Old Business. A. Update: SkyVenture Lease. They have signed a two year lease. B. Update: A Fare to Remember Lease. They signed their lease today. C. Update: New Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) progress. Said he was working on the plan. D. Update: Airport Table Top Emergency Drill comments. Previously discussed. E. Airlines for Drake Field. Explained Vaughn DeCoster had requested staff to look into the possibility of getting airline flights at Drake Field. We have been in contact with Seaport Airlines and they will be sending a proposal, which we will evaluate and then possibly invite them to an Airport Board Meeting. Most of their airport locations are subsidized. They are looking into a flight from here to Memphis, which is a Delta hub, and a mini -hub for flights to Kansas City. Our primary choice would be to Dallas/Love, but Seaport Airlines already has a station in Memphis and does not have one at Dallas/Love. They would use a smaller aircraft. ITEM #5: New Business. A. Grant Request for fuel farm repairs before the Arkansas Aeronautics Commission on Tuesday, September 14'n in Little Rock. Ray will attend that meeting, and also attend the AAOA meeting later the same day. B. Arkansas Airport Operators Association (AAOA) meeting October 10-12`n in Hot Springs. Ray explained the Airport does not have any funds to pay for any Board Members to attend the Conference, but invited each to attend if they could. C. FAA Annual Fall Conference November 15 -17th in Fort Worth. We will have meetings with Don Harris, our FAA Project Manager, and he has said he would like to come up here next week to see how our project is coming along and talk about modifications, to put in a culvert in • what is now an open ditch. OA ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. Tim announced all should wish fellow Board Member Richard Greene a Happy Birthday tomorrow, he will be 60. Ray mentioned we would have one Airport Board Member whose term would be up at the end of this year, and asked Richard Greene if he would re -apply. His comment was No. Ray thanked the Board Members for their service and asked members to encourage people to apply for the Airport Board position. MEETING ADJOU ED o16'e David Hollman, Secretary • • AT 2:20 p.m. 3