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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-12-13 - Agendas - Final • Director Ray Boudreaux Taye V 1 1 e Chairman Bob Nickle Financial Coordinator lames Nicholson nacn�sa Vice Chair JaniceStanesic Senior Secretary Louise Powers Secretary Mike Gibbs Member Rick Bailey Member Joshua Mahony Member Bill Corley Member Ken Haxel AGENDA Fayetteville Executive Airport Board Meeting 1 :30 a.m.. Thursday. December 13. 2012 Terminal Conference Room, 4500 S. School Avenue City of Fayetteville, Arkansas As a courtesy please turn off all cell phones and pagers 1. Welcome. Chairman 2. Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the November 8, 2012 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Director Boudreaux, Aviation Director. B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson, Budget Report. C. Senior Secretary Louise Powers, T Hangar Report. D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, Construction Report. E. Museum Executive Director Warren Jones, Museum report. 4. Old Business. A. Update: Million Air contract. 5. New Business. A. Recognize Airport Board Member Janice Stanesic. B. Recognize applicants for the Board position. C. Recognize Louise (Lou) Powers. Thirty-one years with City (28 at the Airport). 6. Other Business. A. Items from the Public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 7. Meeting adjourned. NOTE: Next Airport Board Meeting: January 10, 2013 Strategic Planning Meeting: 45WSOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE;SUITEF ,AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING , FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 . : . 479.718.7642.•. 479:718.7646 FAX a www.accessfayefteville.org/govemmentlaviation . . .. _. . . . : . airport_economic_development@ci.fayetteville.ar.us MINUTES OF THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING November 8, 2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Janice Stanesic, Mike Gibbs, Rick Bailey, Josh Mahony, Bill Corley MEMBERS ABSENT: Bob Nickle, Ken Haxel STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS PRESENT: Tim McCarley-First Western; Jackson Worden-Citizen; Frederick Cusanelli-Citizen; Rick McCurdy-City of Fayetteville Fire Dept.; Neal Bilbe-City of Fayetteville Government Channel; Pete Mastroianni-Million Air; Craig Young-tenant; Wayne Jones- McClelland Engineering; Mark Frankum-SkyVenture Aviation; Pat Ross-Ross Executive Aviation ITEM #1 : Welcome. Janice Stanesic, Vice Chairman. ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the October 11, 2012 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Rick Bailey and seconded by Bill Corley. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Director Boudreaux, Aviation Director. Reported the fuel sales have been up. Regarding the hangar office addition project, the bids were over the project limit, but we will try to modify the project. The Arkansas Department of Aeronautics is short on funds and not able to give us a grant for that project. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission, which works to promote aviation jobs, may be able to help by making funds available to the Arkansas Aeronautics. Nflight has said their business will be adding twenty additional jobs. There has been some delay with getting the Wildlife Assessment approved by the FAA, but they want us to go ahead and start a Wildlife Plan. The VOF has been de-certified. The 757 charter for the U of A football team will be here tomorrow. The luggage belt loader we received was not the one we ordered. It is shorter, but will work for this charter. The FAA will be replacing the bases for the ODALs with frangible bolts and we may have to close the runway or displace the threshold during the replacements. B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson, Budget Report. James reported the aircraft operations are about 17% ahead over last year. The current Airport Fund Balance is $638,659.00, but with the liabilities, the total will be lower. Said our revenues are better now that we have rented the two corporate hangars. The Personnel Account shows less paid out because Ray has gone to a four day week, and that benefits the Airport. The belt loader was purchased through the Fleet Department and the Airport will re-pay them after the first of the year. Speaking of the Delinquent Accounts Report, Ray mentioned that staff has locked one T- Hangar and may have to liquidate the items to pay the past due account. C. Senior Secretary Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. Stated there are three T-Hangars available to rent. D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, Construction Report. Said they are waiting on the hangar rehab project for NFlight. Referencing the ODALS project, when work begins there will 1 be a light strip and marker, cloth or plastic, where it can be seen from the air and will be NOTAMed. E. Museum Executive Director Warren Jones, Museum Report. The Aviators Ball was fun, but had half as many attendees as last year. Next year would like to have it at a different time of the year and have sponsors buy a table rather than sell individual tickets. The Tulsa Aviators' Ball cleared $200,000 at their event. Next year the Bikes Blues and BBQ will be Bikes Blues BBQ and Bombers. The Commemorative Air Force will have aircraft on display at the airport, and fly down Dickson Street on Thursday p.m. the week of the event. They will be advertising months in advance on the Bikes Blues BBQ website. ITEM #4: Old Business. None. ITEM #5: New Business. Director Boudreaux announced that Airport Board Member Janice Stanesic has turned in her Letter of Resignation effective at the end of the year, and read her letter. The City Clerk's Office will advertise for the position. Members of the City Council will interview candidates and make a selection. A motion was made by Rick Bailey to accept, with regret, the resignation. Josh Mahony seconded the motion. The motion carried. ITEM 6: Other Business. A. Item from the Public. Tim McCarley, former Airport Board Member, said he recently became involved with a "social change" program through the Walton College of Business at the University, that pairs non-profit organizations with for-profit organizations. He said he had called Warren at the museum and asked if he needed help and his response was yes. The museum is an asset to the City, and Warren is an asset to the museum, the community, and to NW Arkansas. The project selected was to have youth educational projects in the summer, introducing them to aviation and aerospace. The first step was to equip the Museum Conference Room with audio visual equipment. Everywhere we went for donations, the idea was well received, with businesses helping out. Mark Frankum/SkyVenture Aviation said the AOPA wants to come back to Drake in February 2013 with a seminar on "Chart Challenges". B. Items from the Airport Board. Director Boudreaux announced that Bob Nickle's Airport Board Membership will expire at the end of the year, and he will re-apply. His Board membership is titled "Member At Large", and Janice's is "Business". If anyone would like to apply for one of the positions coming available they need to contact the City Clerk's Office. The City Council's Selection Committee will interview applicants and make a selection. Josh Mahony said anyone wishing to make a donation towards the Ozark Literacy Council towards the Airport Pig on display in the terminal building, should get in touch with him. Total funding has not been reached for the placement of the pig at the Airport. Meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m Mike Gibbs, Secretary Date 2 i dv THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS a AVIATIONDR72014500 S School Ave, Ste F Fayetteville, AR 72701S P (479) 718-7642 DIRECTOR' S MONTHLY REPORT NOVEMBER, 2012 FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, DRAKE FIELD December 10, 2012 • AIRPORT ACTIVITY: November was another good month. It was the strongest November in the last five years with the annual operations count more than 19% ahead of last year. Much of the increase can be related to good flying weather but with such a large increase year over year, it looks more and more like a positive trend. Total operations for the 11 months are more than all of last year. Fuel sales however, for the month of November were down by approximately 4,000 gallons from last month and from November 2011 . Sales for the year are still about 6% over last year. Military sales for the month of November were 22% of all jet fuel sales for the month. • CORPORATE HANGAR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR NFLIGHT TECHNOLOGY: Still waiting for available funding through the Department of Aeronautics. As soon as grant money is available, we will apply and re-bid the project. • FAA WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESSMENT: Richard Middleton, our FAA Program Manager has sent the Management Plan Checklist and we are writing the Management Plan for the airport. • HANGARS FOR RENT: We now have only one T Hangar for rent. Spread the word that there are hangars available at Drake. For aircraft, those that have storage will vacate, last in first out. We want aircraft so tell your friends. • ARKANSAS AIR AND MILITARY MUSEUM: The annual meeting of the membership was December 9 and your Airport Director was reelected President, and James, your Financial Coordinator, was elected Treasurer. Airport Board Member Rick Bailey was elected Vice President and Rick McKinney, past Chairman of the Airport Board, was elected Secretary. Plans for 2013 are taking shape. Thanks to Tim McCarley, former Airport Board member and his classmates for the Flat Screen TV, DVD Player and Laptop for the Museum Conference room which will allow us to conduct educational programs for youth. Tim used proceeds generated through a course at the U of A which teaches cooperation between not-for-profit organizations and businesses. See the project report attached. • VOR CHECKPOINT DECERTIFIED: FAA Check Flight has not yet recertified the check point. We are on the schedule but the schedule continues to change. We will keep you informed. • LDA RWY 34 AWAITING WAIVER: With the recertification of all approaches Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD (479) 521-1316. - 113 West Mountain - Fayetteville, AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS and the publishing of the new LPV approaches, the LDA 34 was turned off awaiting approval of the waiver. We expect the approach to be published again in December. • U of A CHARTER: It is Basketball season for the U of A so we are servicing B-737, E- 145 and smaller aircraft. We expect B-757 's for football charters again next year and will have all the equipment necessary to support the U of A. • FAA SAFETY AREA PROJECT: The FAA has designed and bid a project to replace the mounts for the ODALS lights on both ends of the runway with frangible mounts. The project will require a displaced threshold when work is being done in the Safety Area. This is a change to regulation that requires the runway to be closed when work is being done in the safety area. A displaced threshold will comply with this new requirement. Depending on the weather, the work should only take a few days for each end. • AOPA AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE SEMINAR SCHEDULED: The next AOPA Safety Seminar will be held at the Airport February 19, 2013 . The topic will be "Chart Challenges." Sky Venture will sponsor the event and is looking for partners to help with the expense. Call Mark if you would like to help support this important seminar at our airport for our pilot community. • LOUISE TO RETIRE : Louise has decided to retire at the end of the year. We will have a retirement party in the Airport Conference Room at 3 :30 on December 19th. Please plan to stop by and wish her well. • LAUREN TREAT HIRED AS AIRPORT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: We had 76 applications and interviewed 12 applicants to fill this position. Lauren Treat has been hired to fill the position and will start work December 27th. Lauren has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the U of A in Journalism with emphasis in Advertising and Public Relations. She has worked for Sports Personality, LLC and the Artist Evolution, LLC dealing with the Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club and Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly. She also interned with the U of A in University Relations and the USAF at Little Rock AFB. Please stop by and introduce yourself and welcome her to the Drake Field family. • BOARD MEMBER JANICE STANESIC RETIRING: Thanks to Janice for her service on the Airport Board over the last nine years. Respectfully Submitted, Ray M. Boudreaux, Director Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD (479) 521-1316 113 West Mountain - Fayetteville, AR 72701 r The project was a "social change" project through the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Several teams were asked to select a non-profit organization in the community and identify a particular need of the non-profit. The next step was to go into the local business community and ask them to partner with us to assist the non-profit in meeting their need. Our team selected the Arkansas Air & Military Museum as the non-profit. As Executive Director of the museum one of Warren Jones' goals has been to establish a youth education program at the museum. The first step in establishing the education program is to equip the conference room with audio visual equipment. We were able to obtain funding from several Northwest Arkansas businesses to purchase a large screen television, DVD player, and laptop computer to be used for the youth education program. We want to thank the following businesses for their kindness and support: Vic Franco at Bryce's White River Marine Michael Kelly & Sykes Harvey at Commercial Property Solutions Matt Crafton at Crafton Tull Greg & Melinda Lunn at Cross Therapy Services John Hampton at First Western Bank Jeff Earhart at Ken Lance & Company Bob Jackson & Damon Jackson at Ozark Mountain Propane The project was inspired by Dr. Jennifer Gephart in the Department of Management at the Walton College of Business. The team members included: Andrew Franco Sean Lease Tim McCarley Jackson Worden We thank Warren Jones and everyone associated with the Arkansas Air & Military Museum for working with us on the project. We extend a heartfelt thank you to the members of the business community listed above for their participation and generosity. It was an enjoyable project and clearly illustrates the willingness of Northwest Arkansas businesses, University of Arkansas students and faculty, and local non-profit organizations to work together for the benefit of the entire Northwest Arkansas community. TayeVI KANSAS Airport Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Executive Airport Board THRU: Ray M. Boudreaux, Director FROM: James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator DATE: December 13, 2012 Tower rations Cumulative MONTH 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 MONTH 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 JAN 2180 2492 1,932 1917 2,552 JAN 2,180 2492 1932, 1 ,917 2552 FEB 2,629 2,902 2,214 1,320 2,138 FEB 4,809 5,394 4,146 3,237 4,690 MAR 2,333 2,807 2,418 2,818 2,161 MAR 7,142 8,201 6,564 6,055 6,851 APR 2,747 2,629 2,775 2,254 2,763 APR 9,889 10,830 9,339 8,309 9,614 MAY 3 032 2 722 3 015 2,627 3180 MAY 12,921 13,552 12,354 10,938 12r794 JUN 20727 2,876 21531 2,859 3,195 JUN 156W 16,428 . 14,885 13,795 .- 15,089 JUL 3,657 3,100 2,895 2,758 3,050 JUL 19,305 19,528 17,780 16,553 19,039 AUG 3,358 2,868 2,513 2,6761 2,951 AUG 1 22,663 22396 20,293 19,229 21,990 SEP 3,559 3,577 2,684 3,503 4,864 SEP 26,222 25,973 22,977 22,732 26,854 OCT 3360 2877 3,125 2,998 3,320 OCT 29572 28,650 28,102 25,730 30,174 NOV 2,739 2,586 1,964 1 2,379 1 3,392 INOV 1 32,311 1 31,2361 28,0661 28,109 33556 DEC 1 2,015 1,8421 1,841 1 211641 IDEC 1 34,3261 33,0781 29,907 1 30,273 IMonthly Avg 1 2,861 1 2,757 1 2,492 1 2,523 1 3,051 lAnnualChg 1 -6.73% -3.64% -9.59%1 1 .22%1 19.4 %% YE Estimate: 35,706 A"" VA510prdmPorW OVIEVEIRAIIAVaOO: Opnlan•it YmllWmpaAsm -anHi -anon - -sono sm 45m W tsps to fps Ip2 LimMbW elp0 e � Lm : zsm zao aim � IS am MC AN FEB MO ANI Mr AN Aa AIG W OCr FD. W-W AGG SM albm EW WM E=W2 WO Alan 23F2 100 PvW: ar•Ibr Cw F, I arTVpwalAaaaaONa _K -"r IQalAWd= oftWorAVar@npwbA by AM a >SA w ma on man e� rss r � isn in '� an o An po An MlYrq MyM +A AtVhm gmAn FMWgIIgM L /.pMms CsYfe ll. b MR lnY AyagmAamb a W * ftWa9m Ar ,I R ,I Ir r stow FBO Fuel Sales Cumulative MONTH 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 MONTH 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 JAN 41,058 36,062 35,528 35,936 27,865 JAN 41,058 36,062 35,528 35,936 27,865 FEB 50 320 43 497 35,466 20 909 29r824 FEB 91378 79,559 70,994 56,845 57P689 MAR 39,089 46,608 41,809 37,333 28,827 MAR 130,467 126,167 112,803 94,178 86,516 APR 41,265 31,705 30,763 27,611 27,085 APR 171,732 157,872 143,566 121,789 113,601 MAY 37,587 33,136 31,018 26,206 29,481 MAY 209,319 191,008 174,584 147,995 143,082 JUN 30,837 28,218 27,216 31,677 32,961 JUN 240,156 219,226 201,800 179,672 176,043 JUL 32,114 26,021 26,628 23892 28068 JUL 272,270 245,247 228,428 203564 204111 AUG 35,827 25,018 1 25,011 1 23,585 1 31,835 IAUG 1 308,097 270,265 253,439 1 227,149 235,946 SEP 47,059 39,025 39,645 31,879 44,937 SEP 355,156 309,290 293,284 259,028 280,883 OCT 52,329 44,578 48,581 29,676 32,537 OCT 407,485 353,868 341,865 288,704 313,420 NOV 1 37,892 1 30,469 1 33718 I 32603 1 28,744 INOV I 445377 1 384,337 1 375,583 1 321307 342,164 DEC 1 30,143 1 28,732 1 24,470 1 23,103 1 IDEC 1 475,5201 413,069 1 400,053 1 344,410 jMonthIyAvg 1 39,627 1 34,422 1 33,338 1 28,701 1 31 ,106 jAnnualChg 1 -5.99% -13.13% -3.15% -13.91%1 8.49% YE Estimate: 365,450 FuNBdM•2YMMfO Wo -20142 .211611 268 RB EAIFS 288yFIflIMMBlIIi Ila Belb AwoIFAMMI can 1 Q® emo � e - aAuRel " me ams Aso 40 _ e 30= AMS : m ID J eBAO : lm a sm A CM An Fib IAA AM M1 AN AL ALG EF OCT 0 2240 2DMO1 221= 2608 2Cem 2Aim 2M0J 28i1O Ae11 2000.12 Zee Pebl: DeNr TmM: FuelW aCwbm.r Type °Te. 1dwFl r e each Fnwel _ Fuet6eConpeboe Frnael NY. e'1e0 e"M ilee 25 20 s tem 1510 I o 5 WooSidi 1 e o dfdd } td0od / 8dd�,d .� } fl J + d1 F > d�d .� mrrowawrrwwmwZonem rroe. aw +. elwwmra 2012 Cumule6ve Avg Fuel Sales by Percent of Type Fwl Belo by Month 2012 IIH3UM,kT, es.ex e0 13 Sk mn i� w, O®c.er. le.as w eo m fO IIyBMM1O0.L, w � Local Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 12/11 /12 Ident FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 10OLL SS 91 MoGas A $ Jet A $ 100E A 6 loris TOH City of Tahlequah both selfsery 4.99 5.50 NC NC SLG City of Siloam Springs 5.50 5.35 4.85 NC 0.54 0.50 FSM TAC Air 5.95 6.22 5.72 0.04 0.32 0.28 VBT Summit Aviation 6.10 6.15 5.95 NC 0.06 NC XNA Regional Jet Center 6.15 6.64 NC NC ASG Pinnacle Air Setvices 6.15 6.20 5.65 NC NC NC ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 6.16 6.30 NC NC FYV Million Air Fayetteville / Ci SS 6.64 6.40 5.30 3.50 NC NC 0.65 Fuel Prices: National December 2012 Source: GlobalAir.com Aviation Fuel Current US Fuel Prices Current Fuel Prices & Averages by Region 1 Nodhwest Wuntam No, �Englend -- Groot Jokes , i I • 2 Z § 5 . 2 � INS IDO Eastern OE Emila o©Il® m®I®vvwslornPaulo: ' Southern Southwest ®®ING A 9 9 ©ID® Alaska l, � fl . 52 ©DINE O TaerlARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT OPERATING SUMMARY MONTH ENDING 11/30/2012 AIRPORT BOARD OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD REVENUE Rents It Leases 448,383 452,900 444,147 440,900 404,158 415,614 Aviation Fuel 128.208 117,900 114,865 119,500 109.542 151,561 Contract FBO 110.764 110.500 83,815 70,900 64,992 66,779 Miscellaneous 14,745 7,100 11,869 11,900 10.908 8,576 Operational Transfers - FEMA Reimbursement - - 15.857 - - - NON-OPERATING INCOME Sales Tax Revenue 27,110 24,200 29,733 26,000 23,833 19,905 Non-Op Miace9aneouY - - (100) - - INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTMTIES 729,210 712,600 700,187 (369,200 613,433 662,435 EXPENSES Personnel 315,079 329,849 331,465 341,673 316,207 294,057 Materials & Supplies 12,335 17,741 12,990 22,545 20,666 18,801 Aviation Fuel Purchases 76,631 75,810 81,584 90,328 82,801 100,159 Services B Charges 185,161 234,128 200,230 231,896 212.571 198,493 Cost Allocation to General FUM 7,915 7.915 7,915 7,915 7,255 7,256 Maintenance 36,335 55,123 48,137 64,490 59,116 45.993 Interest on West GA Hangars Loan (accrued mor") 30,333 16,800 13,237 6,328 5,801 5,801 INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 663.791 737.366 695,557 765,175 704,417 670,561 NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - GAIN I (LOSS) 65.419 (24,766) 4,629 (95,975) (90,984) (8.125) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD NON-OPERATING INCOME Interest on investments 17,595 12,000 5,098 7,800 7,150 3,717 Other - Gain (Loss) on sale of assets 1,786 - - - - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSE 07039 AIP #37 Cmract Runway 16 Safety Aran Deficiency Phase n 6,907 - - - 07039 AIP N38 Correct Runway 16 Safety Area Deficiency Phase III 2.772.052 491,901 391,775 - - 10022 AIP #39 Wildlife Hazard Assessment 24,904 33,205 33,205 - ' - 10028 Airport Fuel Farm Repair20,119 - (512) - - 11017 Airport Security Improvements - 179,788 128,693 51,095 0 51,078 11019 Airport Stonnwater Protection Plan Update - 2,500 2,500 - - 11023 AIP a40 Pavement Rehab & Re-Markup - 252,102 252,069 - - 12002 Hangar Rehab - 4248 S School - - - 263.250 @ 262,623 12011 Executive Hangar Office Addition 32.504 r 25,930 12012 AIP #41 Pavement Rehab & Ro-Marking Ruse II - - - 147,252 117,176 USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2,904.600 947,496 802,631 486,301 453,089 FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD LOANS Payments on Loan Principal (accrued) 46,667 37,334 28,030 15.530 14,236 14,236 One-1Me Paydown on Hangar Loan 305,626 GRANTS STATE I FEDERAL Due/Received from State Grams on Fee Projects - 206,154 195.779 34.417 27.156 Oue/Recelved from AIP e38 Correct RW 16 RSA Ruse III 2,633,449 272,238 372,186 - _ - DualReceNed from AIP #39 Wildlife Hazard Assessment 23,741 31,463 51,343 - - Due/ReceHed from Dept Aero - Fuel Farm Repair 19,027 - - - - Due/Recelved from Dept Aero - Airport Security Improvements - 144,000 - 144,000 143,816 Due/Recelved from AIP N40 Pavement Rehab 8 Re-marking - 239,497 239,465 - m - Due/Received from Dept Aero - BORO Hangar Rehab - - - 210,600 m 210,098 Due/Received from AIP a41 Pavement Rehab & Re-marking Blase 11 - - - 105,741 104,828 Due/Receivee from Dept Aero - 80/20 Executive Hangar Office Addition - - - - NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2,629,550 856,018 525,118 479,228 471,662 AIRPORT CASH BALANCE 889,106 908,504 616,223 513,175 626,671 CURRENT ENCUMBRANCES (CAPITAL) MCE TASK ORDER a8 - Design Pavement Rehab II 18,000 - MCE TASK ORDER #9 - Plans, Specs, Proj Admin, Exec Hangar Office Addition 32,504 6,574 Contractor - Executive Hangar Office Addition (Not currently funded) - LONG TERM LIABILITIES Hangar Loan Principal 217,416 203.181 APPROVED GRANTS (Not yet accrued) - CAPITAL PROJECTS State Grants on Federal Projects - AIP 41 - Pavement Rehab & Re-mamup Phase II SM18 Gram - Exec Hangar Office Addition (In Development) AIRPORT CASH MINUS LIABILITIES _ _ • .. • it 245,255 (MYE 416,916 Louise (Lou) Powers, Airport Administrative Assistant, is retiring after 31 years with the City of Fayetteville. In 1981 Lou started in the Building Inspection Office and later moved to the Planning Office. She remembers when all the offices at City Hall were on the first floor. The two floors above were condemned and the basement had a dirt floor and was used as a garage. While City Hall was being renovated, the City Offices moved into a new building, what is now the Building Maintenance facility. All the employees were crammed in desk to desk. Lou's love of airports prompted her to apply for a newly created job at the Airport. She has been on the Airport team for 28 years and remembers all the excitement when each new airline began service at Drake Field. As Northwest Arkansas' population grew, the airport's lobby often became so crowded it was elbow to elbow with all the WalMart vendors rushing to the banks of pay telephones, (pay phone? what's that?), lining up to call in their orders. This was before the vendors all had offices in Northwest Arkansas. One of the funniest memories was the day the assistant manager chased an errant bull all over the airport property trying to get it off the airfield before an airline flight arrived. It was a regular rodeo with all the staff out there running around waving their arms trying to wrangle the bull. On another occasion a Russian gentleman arrived in Fayetteville to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, the funeral was in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He spoke no English, and had no money, just his ticket back home to Russia. He missed the funeral, but with typical Arkansas hospitality the airport staff entertained him for two days, shared meals and home until his flight back to the other side of the world. Once, a young Marshallese woman arrived with infant child, not speaking much English. Her family never showed up to meet her. All she had was a name; no phone number or address. Staff made sure she had food, milk and diapers for the baby. They worked all day with the Springdale Police and the school system trying to find relatives. Finally, the relative was located. He had mistakenly traveled to the Tulsa airport to pick her up. Lou has fond memories of the air shows their office put on every two years and of getting to ride in several different blimps; Goodyear, Russell Stover, Fuji, and Budweiser's. Just this past summer Lou was offered a ride in an experimental Gyroplane. Of course, she didn't pass it up. Lou leaves her job with the City with many fond memories, and with great pride in having served the citizens of Fayetteville by contributing to the success of Drake Field, and the City as a whole. Although we will miss her, and she the many friends she has made at the City, Lou is embarking on the next chapter of her life in which she plans to include lots of activities, fun, adventure, travel and more. Thank you Lou for your dedicated service to the Airport and the City of Fayetteville. .. . . . . . .. . . . . .., . . . _.. . . _...ray a. . . z . .._ , . . :�,:p• ._ . n..�o,._.