HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.10-06-1992.closedAIRPORT BOARD MEETING
�- Tuesday, October 6, 1992
Minutes of Executive Session
Doug Leslie explained to the Board that Southeast Missouri Hospital's LifeBeat operation
is interested in relocating to the airport. He introduced James Wente, Administrator of Southeast
Missouri Hospital, to explain their concept to locate at the airport.
Jim Wente made a short presentation to the Board explaining why LifeBeat wants to
locate its entire operation at the airport. The reasons included the overall safety of the operations
and possible cost savings. The hospital has been negotiating with the Drury Company to lease
their hangar for the operation. The hospital is also interested in locating a 10,000 gallon fuel
tank near the hangar for LifeBeat's use. He explained that this would help to control costs of
the hospital; however, we was interested in working with Mark Spatz of Cape Central Airways
to work out a mutually beneficial solution to providing fuel. Mr. Wente was seeking approval
by the Board of the concept to locate at the airport and to locate the fuel storage near the hangar.
Mark Spatz stated that he was in favor of LifeBeat locating at the airport and that he was
interested in negotiating with the hospital regarding the fuel issue so as not to duplicate capital
costs of another fuel farm.
�.. The Board discussed the concept and the options available regarding the fuel storage
location including possible tank location with Cape Central's farm. After much discussion by
the Board on the issue, J. Fred Waltz made a motion that the Board endorse the concept of
Southeast Missouri Hospital's LifeBeat operation locate at the airport. In addition, Southeast
Missouri Hospital and Cape Central Airways should attempt to work out a cost effective
arrangement for providing fuel for the operation and to explore all options available regarding
the fuel. Bill Walker seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously approved.
Mr. Wente explained that he would review the information with the hospital Board of
Directors at their November 10th meeting and would then report back to the Airport Board. The
hospital is looking at trying to locate LifeBeat at the airport by January of 1993.
Regarding the DBE situation on the terminal building renovation project, Doug Leslie
explained that City Attorney Warren Wells advised Schemel that he may use the Illinois
supplying firm as a DBE although it has not been approved by FAA. FAA will not approve it
as a DBE because it was not certified in Missouri prior to the letting of the bids on the project.
The potential risk is that FAA could increase the DBE quota on the next airport project.
However, the next project may be under the State block program and not administered by FAA.
Although the DRE issue has not been resolved, the City has received the first payment on the
project from FAA.
Mark Seesing had contacted Jerry Lipps to renegotiate the lease of the land his hangar
is on. The land was not included in the new Cape Central Lease. The City has received a letter
from Lipps' attorney At Lowes stating that the sublease was with Cape Central and is still in
�. effect. Warren Wells will respond to the attorney stating that he must provide proof of this
agreement.
'there being no further business, the Board proceeded to open session at 5:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gayle Conrad
Administrative Secretary