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Airport Board Minutes
April 20, 2017
MEMBERS PRESENT: Darryl Riddell, Paul Algee, Marty Burggraf, Bill Corley, Todd Crane
MEMBERS ABSENT: Lizzie Johnson, Rick Bailey
OTHERS PRESENT: Summer Fallen/City, Dee McCoy/City, Holly Gordon/City, Susan Norton/City, Augusta
Branham/City, Keith Macedo/City, Ben Perea/Garver Engineers, Rick McKinney/Museum
ITEM # 1: Call to Order, Darryl Riddell
ITEM # 2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the March 16, 2017 meeting
• A motion to approve the March 16, 2017 minutes was made by Bill Corley and seconded by Marty
Burggraf. The motion carried.
ITEM # 3: Receiving of Reports:
A. Director's Report— provided by Summer Fallen -Financial Coordinator:
• Airport Activity: Tower operations in March were 1880, which is up from February. March fuel sales
were 34,718 which is down 931 gallons from February.
• Roof Rehab Project: Franklin and Sons has started on this project. The Old Terminal Building and the
FAA Building have been completed. They are currently working on the FBO Hangar, and plan to begin
the Terminal Building at the end of April.
• Corporate Roof Rehab Project: The grant application submitted to the Arkansas Department of
Aeronautics did not make the April agenda due to a funding deficit. The application will stay in the que
until funding becomes available. A conference call has been planned for today to discuss how the state
feels we should move forward.
• Elite Aviation: Elite Aviation is terminating their Corporate Hangar Lease and terminal space at the end
of April. South Delta Aviation will be taking over their lease agreement May 1.
• Fly -In: Airport Administration has starting preliminary plans for a fly -in to be held on May 13, in
conjunction with the University of Arkansas Graduation, and the last home Razorback baseball game.
Lunch, games, and a fuel discount will be provided. Tyson Foods will be donating hamburgers and hot
dogs, Garver Engineers will be donating water, First Security will be loaning us their grill, and Afterglow
will be donating chips as well as volunteering during the event. Flyers will be dispersed by Tuesday,
April 25th.
B. Financial Report: provided by Summer Fallen -Financial Coordinator:
• Tower operations were at 1,880 in March, which is up from February.
• Fuel sales were 34,718.
• FBO expenditures were $337,335.16 and the FBO revenue was at $460, 572.91 with a total unaudited
profit of $123,237.75.
C. T -hangar Report - provided by Dee McCoy -Administrative Assistant:
• The airport has four (4) vacant t -hangars.
D. Museum Report -provided by Rick McKinney:
• Airport days will be starting up on the third Saturday of May, June and July.
• The Museum is trying to get a P-51 Gunfighter in for Bikes, Blues and BBQ.
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Also during Bikes, Blues and BBQ, the Museum is going to try to have a pin-up girl contest.
The white hangar has been booked all during May and June for events.
ITEM # 5: Old Business: None
ITEM # 6: New Business:
A. FBO Media Options:
Todd Crane explained that the board discussed having a more modern business website instead of a
public/city website to highlight just the airport and to intergrate social media. He asked if the airport
could have a stand alone website or had to remain just in the city's website. Susan Norton, Director
of Communication for the the City of Fayetteville, explained that the domain name for the airport
page on the city's website could be changed to help the page stand out. She expressed that she
didn't see the advantage of it being hosted on another site, especially with the new design flexibility
of the website. Keith Macedo, Director of Information Technology for the City of Fayetteville, said
that the Lake Fayetteville page on the city's website has their own domain. Todd Crane asked if that
was linked to social media, to be able to like events such as the fly -in. Keith explained that a
newsletter can be embedded and users can sign up to receive notifications specific to the airport.
Todd said the want for a stand alone website was so that the FBO page could stand out and not be
uniformed with the city's pages. Keith explained that a different color scheme and layout could be
supported through the city's current website tools. Summer Fallen agreed that it would be beneficial
for the FBO page to stand alone to create more a business appearance and show fuel prices, who,to
call for hangar space or for catering. Susan asked that the board brainstorm on ideas of what they
want and to talk to August Branham, Web Content Manager for the City of Fayetteville, to integrate
the ideas into the airport's page.
ITEM # 7: Other Business:
A. Items from the Airport Board:
Items from the Public:
MEETING ADJOURNED at 2:31P.M.
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