HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-09-17 MinutesFAYETTEVILLE— DRAKE FIELD
Airport Board Minutes
September 17, 2015
MEMBERS PRESENT: Josh Mahony, Darryl Riddell, Avon Haury, Bill Corley, Rick Bailey, Marty Burggraf
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ken Haxel
OTHERS PRESENT: Rick McKinney, Mike Bowman, Johnny Roscoe/City
ITEM # 1: Welcome by: Josh Mahone
ITEM # 2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the Aug 20, 2015 meeting
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Darryl Riddell and seconded by Marty Burggraf.
The motion carried.
ITEM # 3: Receiving of Reports:
A. Director's Report —provided by Johnny Roscoe:
• Airport Activity - Tower operations in July were 1,910— up about 100 from August. Fuel sales were
slightly higher than the previous month by 757 gallons. To date, we are .40% in the positive on fuel
sales for the year and expecting fuel sales to go up during football season.
• Construction Update -Tri-Star Construction work is on-going and we are approaching the 50%
complete mark. Of note Tri-Star has done a great job de -conflicting with UofA home games.
• Airfield Re -Painting / Re -Surfacing Rehab Project: We recently held a coordination meeting for this
project. It is a fully executed contract and we are targeting the second week of October to start
work. The whole project will take approximately ten days but the runway will only take about 3
nights. We plan to close the runway from 10 PM to 6 AM when the tower is normally closed.
• Hangar / Terminal Roof Rehab — We have submitted a Task Order for Design, Bidding Services and
Construction Oversight associated with the Airport Roof Replacements project. Our hope is to
petition the ADA for a 50/50 grant in order to complete a long-term fix of our aging hangar roofs.
• New Avionics Business — A new helicopter avionics business is going to be in place here on Drake
Field. The business will be in the FBO hangar and the airport will now use the old SkyVenture
hangar as our new FBO hangar.
• Airport Financial Reports —will be presented to the Board on a quarterly basis.
B. T -Hangar Report - provided by Johnnv Roscoe:
• Currently (5) T -Hangars are vacant.
C. Museum Report- provided by Rick McKinney:
• Airport Days will be held on Saturday, September 26"
• Thanks to the Airport for the $ 750 reimbursement to replace the rusted pipe rails on the door.
• Several functions are booked Sept — Nov, which will increase revenues.
• A plane is being donated to the Museum and Rick Bailey will pick it up in Fairmont, MN.
• Tours have been given to some of the surrounding elementary and middle schools.
• Young Eagles hosted an event and approximately 30 children received flights.
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ITEM # 4: Old Business:
A. Table -top Exercise — provided by Avon Haury: A group of approximately 25 — 30 will meet to discuss
and plan the exercises and update the emergency contact information.
B. New Tower Hours— provided by Johnny Roscoe: When the Airport changed from commercial to
general aviation, the traffic hours changed but the tower hours remained the same. To increase
dual coverage in the tower, which provides increased safety, the proposed new hours are 0730 AM
to 0800 PM. A traffic study was presented by Mike Bowman that justifies a change in tower hours.
Rick Bailey motioned to accept the change in hours and Avon Haury seconded. The motion carried.
ITEM # 5: New Business: None
ITEM # 6: Other Business:
A. Items from the Airport Board: None
B. Items from the Public: None
MEETING ADJOURNED at 2:OOpm
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