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Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes
January 10, 2023
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Advisory Board held their regular meeting on January 10 at 11:30
am at The Pilot House Restaurant.
Board Members Present:
Richard Knote, Chair (via phone)
Justin Davidson, Board Member (via phone)
Shawn Wasson, Board Member
Mark Mehner, Board Member
Jeff Brune, Board Member
Dr. Quantella Noto, Board Member
Others Present:
Absent: Joe Uzoaru, Beverly Cleair, Mike Marshall
Staff Present:
Katrina Amos, Airport Manager
Audrey Lorch, Airport Support
Mark Bliss, City Council Liaison
Call to Order/Approval of Minutes - Mr. Knote called the meeting to order at 11:30 am. Mr.
Brune motioned and Ms. Noto seconded a motion to approve the December 2022 minutes. All
were in favor and the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Appearances — Pat Schlosser, Citizen
III. Old Business -
A. Airport Activity Report — Ms. Amos presented the December 2022 Airport Usage
Reports. CGI is pleased to announce the outbound enplanements are over 5,000 for the
year, reaching the projection Amos made earlier in the year.
B. Airline Update — Ms. Amos reported to the Board CGI has been working closely with
Matt Chaifetz, Contour CEO, on obtaining more aircraft to offset some of the operational
challenges CGI has been experiencing, Mr. Chaifetz will be expanding Contours fleet to
seven additional aircraft. Ms. Amos provided a detailed overview of the changes Contour
has made to alleviate the issues. Some of those include contracting with an MRO facility
to perform preventative maintenance on aircraft at CGI, expanding customer service
hours, repositioning aircraft from underperforming markets, etc. More discussion on this
topic.
Ms. Schlosser was present to share her family's experience with the Board during the
holidays. There were lengthy delays and a couple of cancelations that affected her travel
plans. These issues in conjunction with the system -wide issues experienced by
Southwest, lead to a host of issues. The Board thanked Ms. Schlosser for her feedback.
C. Cape Aviation Report — Ms. Amos presented the December 2022 Cape Aviation Reports.
100 low lead is down 23% for the month, mainly due to the cold weather stretch, both
general aviation and the flight school were not flying, however fuel sales are up 29% for
the year to date. Jet A fuel sales is down for the month 61%, year to date 18%, due to
Contour not purchasing fuel from CGI. Contour does pay a fuel on demand fee charged
every month to offset the lack of fuel sales. If they purchase fuel during the month, the
fee is then pro -rated.
A. Airport Projects Update —
New Terminal Building — Ms. Amos informed the Board there was a kick off meeting
held last week with the Contractor KCI and the City team to discuss and negotiate
the final pieces of the contract and is near completion. The team participated in the
City's Development Review Group meeting to introduce key staff members, and
define how the permitting process will work. The team worked on streamlining all of
the permitting process due to the tight deadline the project is up against. Once the
contract is approved by City Council, the design charrette Process will begin. The
groundbreaking will be in the spring.
Taxiway Bravo — Ms. Amos reports Taxiway B is completed; however, there are
some punch -list items that need to be addressed before it can be opened; those
being taxiway safety areas that are not compliant with FAA regulations, such as
gaps, and markings. It will remain closed until Emery Sapp and Sons are able to
complete the remaining tasks. Many of the items require warmer weather to
complete.
IV. New Business- N/A
Non -Agenda: -
Miscellaneous Updates:
Ms. Amos presented the new Web -Site to the Board Members. She noted once Rust Media
works with the Public Information Office, it should be ready to go live.
New keypads will be installed at the FBO by the end of the month.
Due to the lack of attendance, the year-end report will be discussed in the
February meeting.
VI. Adjournment—There being no other business, Mr. Wasson moved to adjourn the meeting, Mr.
Brune second the motion. All were in favor. The meeting adjourned at 12:12pm.
Minutes prepared by:
Audrey Lorch, Airport Support Specialist