HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-13 MinutesFAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
November 13, 2014
MEMBERS PRESENT: Darryl Riddell, Rick Bailey, Bill Corley, Mike Gibbs,
Josh Mahony, Marty Burggraf, Ken Haxel
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones-MCE; Zachary Morehart-MCE; James Nicholson -
Financial Coordinator; Lauren Treat -Administrative Assistant; Neal Bilbe-City
Government Channel; Ray Boudreaux -Former Airport Director; Terry Gulley -City
Transportation; Daniel Barnes-MCE; Chief Dayringer-Fayetteville Fire Department;
Johnny Roscoe -Airport Director
ITEM #1: Welcome. Chairman Gibbs.
Gulley introduced Johnny Roscoe. He said that he is retired from the Air Force and was
last stationed in Hawaii. Gulley said Roscoe has already been to the State Aeronautics
Board meeting. He said that he appreciates him stepping up and taking the position.
Everyone around the table introduced themselves.
ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the October 9, 2014 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Marty Burggraf, and seconded by
Rick Bailey. The motion carried.
ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
A. Director's Report by Johnny Roscoe.
Roscoe said it is been a phenomenal first couple of weeks. He thanked Nicholson for his
leadership and Treat and the rest of the team. He said that Boudreaux trained the staff
well because they continued to run things smoothly after he left. Reported that October
was the airport's best month in 2014. Traffic was lower though, due to the poor weather
this fall. Roscoe discussed his goals for the airport: ensure the airport is operating safely
as a PART 139 airport, focus on budgetary aspects, and improve overall operations as
well as customer service and marketing aspects.
B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson, Budget Report.
Reported that October was the airport's best month. There might be a correlation in
which games are here and when. He predicted we should be close to 345,000K gallons
sold at the end of the year — which is about 10k less than last year. He unsure about the
definite cause of this, but he does recognize that the fuel prices have been pretty high
throughout the year. There was recently a drop off in fuel price during October, though.
Right now, FYV is a nickel lower than XNA and Beaver Lake and there is only a penny
difference between FYV and Springdale and Bentonville in Jet fuel. Even our 10OLL
prices look reasonable compared to the other airports.
Discussion of
the financial
reports followed.
Nicholson said we
have increased our
airport fund balance.
The FBO
is doing well and
it is even supporting
the other operations
of the airport,
as was hoped
and planned for. He
said taking over the FBO was a smart
ITEM 45: New Business.
A. Ebola Awareness — Chief Dayringer.
Gibbs Ebola Awareness be put on the agenda because there is so much going on around
the world right now. Though FYV is not likely to see anything like that, he would hate to
see it show up on our doorstep and us be unprepared for it. Chief Dayringer said the City
of Fayetteville's Fire Dept. met with the Central EMS regarding Ebola to assess the City
of Fayetteville's preparedness in the event of Ebola. There was also a City Board of
Health meeting recently discussing the issue. Dayringer said he has been doing these
checklists for the CDC every two weeks. Every category has been completed. The FD is
prepared with masks, gloves, goggles, impermeable gowns, booties, etc. The Haz-Mat
team can provide a decontamination service if the hospitals that get overwhelmed.
Dayringer said the FD would decontaminate anyone in the plane, if FYV received an
Ebola patient. He recommended that the plane is isolated somewhere on the field. The
airport should have a definitive plan. Dayringer said his team is prepared with the right
training, supplies, and relationships with the other organizations and hospitals in NWA.
More discussion of Ebola briefly followed.
ITEM #6: Other Business.
A. Items from the Public. None.
B. Items from the Airport Board.
Mahony just said welcome to Roscoe again. Gibbs said he will be off the board after his
term is up this month because of his time overseas. Nicholson mentioned that Ray may
put his name in for the open position on the board.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:19 P.M.
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Darryl Riddell, Secretary
aid