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FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
Thursday, October 14, 2010
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Otto Loewer, Janice Stanesic, Tim
McCarley, Vaughn DeCoster (attended part of the meeting, left at 2:47)
MEMBERS ABSENT: Richard Greene
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson
OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Gibbs -citizen, Warren Jones -Arkansas Air Museum, Ross
Smith -Flying Investments, Tim House -citizen, Wayne Jones -McClelland Engineers, Kathy
Moore and Mark Frankum-SkyVenture Aviation, Don Marr -City Administration
ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman.
ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the September 9, 2010 meeting.
A motion was made by Tim McCarley to approve the minutes, and was seconded by
Janice Stanesic. The motion carried.
• ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
A. Director Ray Boudreaux, report of Airport Activity. He gave a review of the
Quarterly Report from the Agenda packet. Mentioned, as a result of comments made
during the Airport Marketing Meeting, James had set up Facebook for the Airport and
invited all to check it out and click on "Like", and to also post their pictures of Drake
Field. Just in three weeks we have sixty friends. Million Air did a good job of getting the
planes off the runway and parked on game day. Related that he and Wayne, had visited
last weekend at the AAOA Conference, with the FAA Regional Manager and our FAA
Project Manager. A date will be announced for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the
completed Runway Safety Area /Highway Relocation Project. Wayne is working on a
plan for obtaining the Aviagation Easements at the south end of the airport. Kristen of
Loomacres will make a report to the Airport Board in November. Loomacres has
contracted to additional airports in this region. Reported there are five T -Hangars vacant.
He said he had been working on the new FAA required Emergency Plan, 120 pages.
Because of so many comments, the FAA has extended the due date to the middle of 2011.
It addresses every possible hazard and all emergency entities must review it and sign off on
it prior to being sent to the FAA. The FAA has approved additional fencing and bank work
within the construction area. He welcomed Don Marr to the Airport Board Meeting.
B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson report on FBO and Budget. Reviewed and
displayed on the screen the charts from the Agenda. Related Million Air now has a
military fueling contract and the military operations have increased. Read from FAA
• Activity Forecast that predicts an average of I% growth annually for the next twenty years.
Suggested concentrating marketing efforts more on the corporate aircraft as there were
more itinerant jet fuel sales, and there were more turbine planes than pistons for the
Alabama game. Million Air's fuel sales almost reached 40,000 gallons for the month.
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• Mentioned the Services and Charges amount shows the Airport's payment of $ 21,711.00
for property taxes. This was the first year the Airport had to pay that tax. Cash balance is
$8369950.00.
C. Report on T -Hangars. This was previously discussed.
D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, report on construction projects. Related that
two weeks ago a buried floor and roof drain from Standard Register was discovered when
it became blocked and backed up in their floor. Construction is tunneling under Highway
71 to connect with a drain location that was as deep as Standard Register's previous drain.
Plans had to be submitted to the Highway Department to see whether a boring under the
highway or an open cutting of the highway was preferred. We are working with the FAA
to see if we can replace some current fencing with 8 ft. fence with outriggers that matches
the new fencing, along the north end of the airport. It will be required eventually by the
FAA as part of airport security and will be cheaper to install now while they are working
on the fencing. Asphalt work was to start today, but their subcontractor won't be there
until tomorrow, and should be finished by next week. We were going to nominate this
project for the Chamber of Commerce Developers Award, but the project was not
completed. Explained the project will probably come in under budget, unless the Airport
pursues installing fencing across the north end to match the fencing in the construction
area. That is very heavy duty fencing, 9 gauge, not like your yard fencing. There may be
some savings with the asphalt.
E. Museum reports. Warren Jones reminded everyone of the Rhythm and Ribs event at
the Arkansas Air Museum on Saturday. Tickets are $50, and today only, you can buy one
• and get one free. Begins at 6 for social hour, dinner is at 7 and band and dancing at 8.
Announced he had signed the contract to host the finish of the Air Races Classic, Inc. for
June 2013. It will cost $7,500.00 to bring the race here and we have plans to re -coop part
of the cost. It is a 2,600 mile race for female pilots only. They will rent 100-125 hotel
rooms, restaurants will also benefit, and they will fill up their planes before leaving so
Million Air will also benefit. The Museum has made a request to the Advertising and
Promotion Commission for a $7,500.00 grant. November 6` the Museum will have the
First Annual Aviatorr's Ball, with the Jack'Mitchell Band, and a group of singing flight
attendants from Dallas, called the "Flight Crew". He offered his congratulations to
Vaughn DeCoster for accepting President of the local EAA next year. The Young Eagles
program is sponsored by the EAA and 1,500 children were flown locally last year. We are
trying to get youth interested in flying. Twenty years ago there were 1,000,000 pilots, now
there are only 600,000 registered pilots. We are also encouraging women to be involved in
aviation by joining "Women in Aviation". Director Boudreaux thanked Lindsley Smith for
sending out City-wide announcements of the Rhythm and Ribs event.
ITEM #4: Old Business.
A. Update: Ark. Airport Operators Association Oct. 10-12, 2010. Director Boudreaux
announced he, Wayne Jones, and Airport Board Member Tim McCarley, had attended and
had good meetings with the FAA folks. They are looking forward to coming to see the
completed Runway Safety Area Project and meet our Mayor. We will have a Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony and have the FAA people from Fort Worth, the Arkansas Highway
• Department, the State Aeronautics people, the Airport Board, and the Mayor. We learned
a lot in the AAOA meetings, there will be some changes we will have to make on our
Airport, new FAA things.
B. Update: Marketing and Promotional Activity.
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• 1.) Face Book. The Airport's Facebook is being used as a marketing tool and
hoped others Airport businesses will look at our Facebook and become our friends and
promote their airport businesses. We do have the ability to block any inappropriate
comments or material. The Airport's Facebook was displayed on the screen, showing a
picture a tenant had posted, two unusual planes at Wings Avionics Hangar, both were
Long EZ's, both belonging to airport tenants, and one belonging to our Airport Board
Member Vaughn DeCoster. You can also see Ray's debut as the spokesman for the
Airport. We can post real time, for instance he had had posted the Airport Board Agenda
that morning. Another interesting item is a picture and information of the first airplane
flight in Fayetteville. Glen Martin was the pilot from California, and his company
eventually became Lockheed Martin. There are great pictures of parked planes on the
airfield on ballgame day. You can find us on:
http://www.facebook,com/DrakeFieldAirport
2.) Air Show. There has been some discussion on having an airshow again. The
best way would be to get sponsors for the show. You can hire a promoter to put on the
show and they can provide the ground crew, announcer, sound system, and the acts.
Several items were discussed: Reasons to have an airshow: Goodwill; Economics; Public
support; Time of year -while school is in session to draw more attendance and promote
aviation in the schools, or in the summer; How much money is the Airport willing to lose,
or spend; Annual event or every other year. Was decided for Ray to investigate getting
sponsors and perhaps the best time to do that would be after a Snowbird Event which
• would have created interest in an airshow. Don Marr commented that Walmart had
suggested having more local events to be scheduled during the time of their annual
stockholders meeting, first weekend in June, and that maybe the airport might consider that
time
3.) Airport Presentation. Airport Presentations were discussed at the AAOA
Meeting as an airport marketing tool. We will be developing a presentation that can be
loaned out, and will make it available to committees, service groups, anyone wanting to
learn about the airport, and will encourage our Board Members to take it and use it to
promote the airport.
4.) SkyVenture Proposal. Mark Frankum and Kathy Moore were recently in
Wichita visiting with Cessna and had been told about a flight school and FBO in Kansas
City that was putting on a Wings and Wheels event with Merrill Lynch and high end car
dealerships. Cessna said that would be a good opportunity to bring in and market a
Mustang, a Carvan, and a Cessna Citation, and Million Air would be welcome to be part of
the event. This could involve a lot of businesses on the field with exposure to the
customers of wealth management businesses, nice aircraft, and high end car dealerships,
with them sharing their customer base and inviting those to the event. Boats could even be
added to the event.
5.) October 5, 2011, 1001n anniversary of flight in Fayetteville. We need to start
planning for that day next year, maybe arrange for a special flyover to celebrate the 1001s
anniversary of the first flight in Fayetteville.
ITEM #5: New Business.
• A. Board Member Resignations (Vaughn DeCoster, Richard Greene). Two vacancies
will be coming available, one for "pilot" and the other is "aeronautical". Call Ray to
discuss the process to apply for Board Membership.
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B. Flying Investments Request. Russ Smith, Chief Pilot and Department Managner for
Flying Investments made the presentation. When the second hangar was built, they had a
client, but now that client has built their own hangar and Flying Investments has been
trying to find other aviation interest, and not finding that, they are requesting to be allowed
to seek non -aviation interest to lease the hangar space.
A motion was made by Otto Loewer and seconded by Janice Stanesic to approve
submitting to the City Attorney a Conditional Use Amendment for the Flying
Investments' Lease for their second hangar, located at 4560 S. School Avenue; This
Conditional Use Amendment will allow for a non -aeronautical use tenant, with the
Airport Director's approval of sub -letting hangar, lease, and tenant; Which use
would not be detrimental to the Airport; The Conditional Use would be for a period
of no longer than three years, which at that time a review of the Conditional Use
Lease will be conducted by the Airport Director. The motion carried with four
members, Bob Nickle, Otto Loewer, Janice Stanesic and Tim McCarley voting for,
and one member David Hollman abstaining from voting, and two members Vaughn
DeCoster and Richard Greene were absent from the meeting.
B. Obstruction Removal Project Request. Preparing a Task Order was discussed.
A motion was made by David Hollman and seconded by Otto Loewer to approve
McClelland Engineers to prepare a Task Order for the design and purchase of
• Aviation Easements for the south end of the Airport with cost to include identifying
and removal of identified trees that penetrate the approach surface The motion
carried.
Wayne Jones said some work was prepared in 1988 or 1989 for areas near the Greenland
Schools, but not along Shaffer Road or Wallen Mountain Road, up on the hillside. Height
would probably be no higher than 25 ft.
ITEM #6: Other Business.
A. Items from the Public. None.
B. Items from the Airport Board. The November Airport Board Meeting was
rescheduled for November 18`h, 2010, at 1:30 pm because of the Veteran's Day Holiday.
Meeting adjourned at 3:04 p.m.
Hollman, Secretary
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