HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.03-10-1998AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
March 10, 1998
Airport Restaurant
ATTENDANCE
Members present: Harry Drummond, John Ferguson, Randy Heldman, Dan Overbey,
J. Fred Waltz, Jim Withers
Members absent: Steve Brazil, Margie Loiseau, Steve Robertson
Others present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager; Carol Peters, Airport Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Waltz called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. by welcoming Mr. Withers to the Board.
IL MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mr. Ferguson made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 13 and February 10, 1998 meetings, Mr.
Drummond seconded the metion. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Monthly Activity Report - Mr. Loy reported that enplanements are still looking good. February totals are
up approximately 64% from last year, with local operations down slightly. March is expected to be very
good with the increased Procter & Gamble (P & G) schedule. P & G will be having Comair Bights during
the next few months bringing individuals to Cape Girardeau to view their plant and lour the area. He also
informed the board of a request by Comair for the lower to open earlier so that their early morning flights
would be covered. Mr. Loy will research the cost involved in extending the hours of the tower and see what
funding may be available for extending the tower hours. A question was raised as to what the airport would
receive if aur annual enplanements were above 10,000. Mr. Loy explained it would entitle us to annual funds
from the FAA for capital improvements. We would then fall out of the State programs, but with the Federal
programs, you are guaranteed funds for certain approved projects. Mr. Holdman expressed a concern
ti- regarding TWE pilots placing their next flight plans prior to their landing here, therefore holding other Bights
up until they take -off again. Mr. Loy will check into this issue and report back to the board. Mr. Walt,
asked if the increased enplanements by P & G created additional needs for anything to make the airport more
user friendly, not only for P & G passengers, but for all users of the airport. Mr. Loy will work with P &
G personnel in trying to get some feed back on ways to improve.
B. Slate Legislation Issues - Mr. Loy informed the board of his three trips to Jefferson City for hearings on
the two Senate Bills referencing aviation funding. He stated they both passed the committee hearings and
are going to be combined. He explained the benefit to Cape Girardeau, if the bill passes, is that jet fuel tax
collected by the State will be allocated to general aviation airports for which we could use to aid in funding
our capital projects, as well as 50% of our control tower expenses. Ile mentioned that Brian Weiler with the
Missouri Department of Transportation Aviation Division is willing to come to Cape Girardeau to make a
presentation regarding the pending legislation issues with the board and other key community leaders.
C. Air Show Update - Mr. Loy updated the board on performers planned for the July event including Wayne
Handley who was named Performer of the Year by the International Council of Airshows ACAS), Toyota
Air Sports, the Dodge Ram Jet, Air Show Alliance, the Pepsi Skywriter and approximately 15 hot air
balloons. The announcer for the event will be Bill Bordeleau, who was also the announcer for the Blue Angels
show in 1992. He will come equipped with his own public address system, radios, etc. There is an A-10
demo scheduled for Sunday and a B4 By by for Saturday. Mr. Loy also received information that the Stealth
Simulator will be available for the weekend as well. The board discussed ideas on how to promote this as
a regional event and get other communities involved Ideas included: naming the event the "Southeast
Missouri Regional Air Festival", selling up a network for ticket sales in the surrounding communities; or
offering the opportunity to service organizations to sell tickets as a fund raiser.
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March 10, 1998 - Airport Advisory Board Minutes Page I of 2
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Meeting Schedule - Mr. Loy asked the board if moving the regular meeting date to the second Tuesday of
the month would be feasible. He explained by moving the meeting to the second week, it would allow more
time to acquire the enplanement statistics from the previous month. Mr. Ferguson made a motion to move
the monthly meetings of the Airport Advisory Board to the second Tuesday of each month. Mr. Holdman
seconded the motion, with it passing by unanimous vote.
V. NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Mr. Loy informed the board that the airport did extremely well on their annual FAA certification inspection
recently. A few discrepancies were noted in reference to painting which will be corrected in the near future.
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Ferguson made a motion to enter executive session to discuss restaurant lease issues. Mr. Withers seconded
the motion and the board entered executive session at 6:15 p.m.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for discussion, Mr. Ferguson made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Mr.
Overbey seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Carol Peters, Airport Secretary
Minutes Approved by:
J. Fred Waltz - l�
Chairman, Airport Advisory Board