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Airport Board Minutes
May 19th, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Josh Mahony, Darryl Riddell, Marty Burggraf, Paul Algee
MEMBERS ABSENT: Bill Corley, Avon Haury, James Rankin
OTHERS PRESENT: Rick Bailey, Johnny Roscoe/City, Dee McCoy/City, Ben Perea/Garver Engineers,
members of the public
ITEM # 1: Call to Order, Josh Mahone
ITEM # 2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the April 21, 2016 meeting
• A motion to approve the April 21, 2016 minutes was made by Paul Algee and seconded by Marty
Burggraf. The motion carried.
ITEM # 3: Receiving of Reports:
A. Director's Report—provided by Johnny Roscoe, Airport Director:
• Airport Activity: Tower operations in April were 1,693 — down 171 from March but almost exactly
(within one) of the number of operations in April of last year. Fuel sales were down 1,150 gallons from
March but within 100 gallons of what was sold this time year. Overall we are averaging 29.9K per
month which is where we want to be.
• Hangar / Terminal Roof Rehab Update: The City has submitted a letter to our insurance adjuster with
estimated values for roof damage we believe were damaged by storms.
• American Yankee Association (AYA) Convention: The AYA convention is being held at Fayetteville
Drake Field from 19 June to 24 June, with 21 June as the date for most of the flight and ground taxi
events. Major events include: Flour Bombing, Spot Landing Competition, Grumman Limbo, Rodeo Tie -
down and Precision Taxi. We look forward to hosting Grumman owners from all over the country!
B. T -hangar Report - provided by Dee McCoy, Administrative Assistant:
• The airport has seven (7) vacant T -Hangars, three (3) of these are currently being used for storage.
C. Museum Report - provided by Rick Bailey, Museum Board Director
• There was excess cash flow out earlier this year due to insurance.
• Airport Days will be this Saturday from 8 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
• The concern with the roof repair is the decking. It is being questioned if the tongue and groove oak is
going to be removed, or if the plywood overlay is going to be placed over the tongue and groove. Ben
Perea, Garver Engineering, stated that the oak would not be removed.
ITEM # 4: Old Business:
A. Airport Tower Hours Update -Johnny Roscoe
• The FAA denied the previous request to change the tower hours.
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Mike Brown, Drake Tower, stated that the FAA division responsible for changing the tower
hours recently went through a change. Because of these recent changes, the request was
denied. The guidelines for contract towers have been published, and are being followed.
Mike researched comparative tower hours and will use that information along with last
year's application to complete a new package for submission to the FAA.
ITEM # 5: New Business:
A. Recognition of new board member, James Rankin
• James Rankin was unable to attend the board meeting. This item will be moved to the next agenda.
ITEM # 6: Other Business:
A. Items from the Airport Board:
• The board agreed to cancel the June meeting in lieu of a luncheon with Garver Engineering.
• Paul Algee asked if anyone has asked for additional hangar space, such as open air hangars, during
large events such as football season, and suggested that be looked in to. Johnny Roscoe agreed that
should be looked at and said that any grass area over by the t -hangars is open to development.
B. Items from the Public: None
Burggraf,
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