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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.09-08-2015`► AIRPORT BOARD MINL/TES Seplember 8, 1015 San(ly's Place Restaurant Members Present: Justin Albright, Craig Bohnsack, Robin Cole, Robert Cork. Brad Golden, Paul Mingus, Brian Ozark, Bill Tucker. Mark Welker Others Present Bruce Loy, Airport Manager Derrick Inv in, Flight Line Supervisor; Katrina Amos, Project Specialist I. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The meeting was called to order at 11:391m. Mr. Tucker moved and Mr. Golden seconded the motion to approve the August 11, 2015 initiates with corrections to the Members Present section. Paul Mingus intixmed staff that he did attend the August meeting but came late and was not counted. Ile has since been added to the August 2015 minutes. The motion passed by unanimous vote. IL APPEARANCES None III. OLD BUSINESS A. Airport Activity Report — Mr. Loy presented the Airport Activity Report for August 2015. Airline enplanements were down 13- , a sign iticant decrease fro in the previous year. Mr. Loy generated a comparison to Marion, IL Kirksville, MO, and Owensboro, KY airports which indicated that all of the airline enplanements were down. It was noted that CGI's enplanements were steady until May 2015, the same month the new airline Flight schedule became cttbctive. Mr. Albright suggested that the schedule change could have been due to pilot shortages and may not have been in the best interest of the airline enplanement numbers. Mr. Loy will attend the Lambert Air Service Partnership conference and plans to address this issue. B. Cape Aviation Report — Mr. Irwin presented the Cape Aviation Fuel Report tor August 2015. Fuel sales were up for the month and it was also noted that they handled a couple loads of freight. 'There was no other business to report. C. ProjectUpdates— • Snow Removal Equipment — Mr. Lo, informed the Board that Caterpillar submitted additional Buy American information based on the list price of the snow ti �- removal equipment to the FAA headquarters in Washington, U.C. for review. 'file FAA determined this information would not suffice as proof that their bid meets the Buy American requirements. As a result. Caterpillar submitted dealer cost information to the FAA Central Region, which was also rejected. Mr. Loy has recommended that once all options have been exhausted, this matter be addressed with a member of Congress to request documentation for other Boy American waivers that have been approved and all supporting documents. Another option is to request bids Ibr the snow blower attachment onh and look into lease options lirz a front end loader. Discussion continued on the topic Centerline Striping Project Closeout Update - The centerline project has been closed out administratively. Mr. Loy performed an inspection of the airfield and ramp markings, discovering that a lot of the centerline paint is either chipped or does not have enough glass heads to be reflective. Mr. Lov has contacted Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly to begin working on a warranty claim for this project. D. Airport Events Update - • AOPA Fly -In Update - Mr. Loy informed the Board that he submitted enhanced ` aerial maps along with another ramp plan option to AOPA for for their consideration during, our application review in hopes it would further the airports chances to host the event. He has not received any feedback but feels confident we should hear something soon. • Tullahoma, TN AOPA Fly -In Event - Mr. Loy asked the Board if any of them planned to attend the Tullahoma AOPA flv-in event in October to better understand how the event is organized. Mr. Cork and Mr. Albright both stated they plan to intend. Discussion continued on the topic. • Beecheraft Bonanza/Baron Service Clinic - Mr. Loy informed the Board that the Beecheraft clinic is scheduled to take place April 21-24, 2016. Mr. Loy and Mr. Ozark have signed a contract detailing how the event is set up. Beecheraft plans to service five (5) to seven (7) airplanes per day. • SEMO Homecoming - Mr. Loy informed the Board that Cape Air is sponsoring the Southeast Missouri State Universitv's football homecoming game on October 171h which will feature the U.S. Anny Golden Knights. St. Louis Lamhert International Airport is also participating in the event by sponsoring part of the cost of hosting the Golden Knights. Discussion continued on the topic. • Summary Report of JAARS Event — Mr. Loy informed the Board that the JAARS event went well. The attendance was lower than anticipated with less than one hundred people attending. Mr. Loy stated they were well organized and with more marketing efforts could have potentially had a larger crowd. Discussion continued on this topic. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Wildlife Hazard Management Plan — The FAA mandated that the airport have a Wild I ile Hazard Assessment conducted and, upon those findings, write a Wildlife hazard Plan. Airport maintenance worker, Jeremy Patrick, has drafted a plan to submit to the FAA Central Region for review. Once the plan is approved, the airport will begin to use various PAA approved wildlife harassment methods including a wildlife pyro gun. V. NON -AGENDA ITEMS A. Airport Forklift — Mr. Loy informed the Board that the forklift the airport owns needs repair but the Cil) Fleet department will not work on it because it does not have a City asset number associated to it. Mr. Cole suggested bringing this up with City council officials to resolve the asset number issue. Mr. Irwin is gathering information for a one year lease on a forklift. Discussion continued on the topic. B. ASOS — Mr. Cole reported that there have been issues with the ASOS equipment not providing current weather information. Mr. Loy noted that the Paducah Weather Service is aware of this issue and have switched the ASOS reporting to every minute. There being no other business, Mr.'I ucker moved to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Cole seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 12:35pm. Minutes prepared by, Katrina Amos Project Specialist