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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.10-14-2014AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES October 14, 2014 Sandj,'s Place Restaurant Members Present Justin Albright, Craig Bohnsack, Robert Cork. Brad Golden, Paul Mingus Brian Ozark, Jason Trickey, Bill Tucker, Mark Welker Others Present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager: Derrick Irwin, Flight Line Supervisor: Katrina Amos, Project Specialist I. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The meeting was called to order at 11:36anr. Mr. Tucker moved and Mr. 'I rickey seconded the motion to approve the October 14, 2014 minutes. The motion passed by unanimous vote. ll. APPEARANCES A. None 111. OLD BUSINESS A. Airport Activity Report — Mr. Loy informed the Board that airline enplanementS were up forty enplanemenls compared to the same month last year. Traffic was up for the month but down year to dale. B. Cape Aviation Report — Mr. Irwin presented the Cape Aviation Fuel Report for the month. Mr. Irwin noted an increase in corporate and military traffic. He also reported the potential for additional military traffic due to a recent inspection at the Sikeston Memorial Airport that hound discrepancies within their military fiteling program. C. Project Updates— • Hangar/Lease Updates — Mr. Loy informed the Board that the former Commander T -hangar building was rented out by a local marketing company to produce a commercial. The company will film the commercial on October 23" and 24° Mr. Loy also updated the Board on the political event held at the firmer Commander hangar earlier in the month. Mr. Loy stated that attendance was poor, partly due to the event not being publicized. It was estimated that less than one hundred people attended the event. As a result of the political event, Mr. Loy was contacted by a local concert promoter interested in utilizing the T -hangar kit concerts. It was noted this could generate revenue for the airport but Mr. Cork suggested speaking to the police and City officials to make sure the building could be used for that purpose. Discussion continued on the topic. • Removal and Repainting of Centerline Striping and Hold Bar — Mr. Loy reported that the centerline project is finished but noted there are issues with the lead in lines that have to be corrected. • Snow Removal Equipment — Mr. Lov informed the Board that the snow removal equipment is scheduled to be re -bid due to issues with the previous low bidder's Buy American calculations. As a result, the bids were considered non-responsive. It was discovered that bidders can request a waiver for the calculations. CMT. Inc. made changes to the specifications for the re -bid. • T -Hangar Construction Update — Mr. Loy informed the Board that T -hangar construction project is close to being closed out, however, there are still issues with water leaking into one of the hangars. -Phe City is holding a retainage until the project is closed out. • Agricultural Issues — Mn Loy provided the Board an overview of the meeting that was held on October I` to discuss concerns of rice farming in close proximih to the airport. Mr. Loy stated it was a well -attended meeting with lots of feedback. MO State Representative Kathgm Swan expressed interest in introducing legislation to prevent post-harvest farming practices, such as Flooding rice fields for the purpose of hunting. which would significantly increase the water fowl population around airports. Mr. on Loy informed the Board that Representative Wayne Wallingford is also interested in assisting with this issue. Mr. Loy noted that the Missouri Rice Council has expressed concern about the potential for legislation that could affect rice farming. Mr. Loy tried to assure the Missouri Rice Council and the Missouri Farm Bureau that legislative eflorls were not intended to affect rice farming, rather for preventing the flooding of the fields for hunting purposes within a certain distance (to be determined) of Missouri Airports. Mr. Loy also informed the Board that he spoke with the farmers that are readying land near the airport for rice farming, and they assured hien that they will drain the "► fields immediately following harvest and will not allow hunting on the land. Additionally, they agreed to provide the City access to those farms for harassment purposes. Discussion continued on the topic. • Restaurant Carpet — The bid for the restaurant carpet has closed with Carpet Connection being the low bidder. Upon further inspection of the bids, it was determined they left out one of the offices listed in the specifications and did not submit all of the required documentation. They are therefore considered non- responsive. The second low bidder, Richardet Flooring, has been chosen to install the carpet. Mr. Loy hopes to have the carpel installed before Christmas. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Review of Annual FAA Inspection — Mr. Loy informed the Board that the Annual FAA inspection went well with only minor issues. The Fire Department was not prepared for the inspection and did not have anyone on duty at Station 42 who was fully ARFF trained. The FAA submitted a letter of Correction citing the issues at the Fire Department which were deferred to the fire chief for response. Discussion continued on the topic. B. Request for Religious Presence in Terminal — Mr. Loy met with the local Jehovah's Witness church to discuss their request to have a personal presence, with the intention of handing out certain reading materials related to their beliefs, in the airport terminal during Bights. Mr. Loy informed the Board this is allowed in larger airports such as St. Louis Lambert International Airport, so he contacted them for guidance, but felt we had an issue due to lack of available terminal space. The Board agreed that our general policy is to not allow solicitation and once one group is allowed, you have to provide other groups the same opportunity and our terminal clearly did not have enough room for multiple groups. Based on the Board's opinion, Mr. Loy Tilt it best to say no, due to the lack of space in the terminal. C. Fire Tax Presentation — Mr. Loy passed out a pamphlet on the Fire Sales Fax Renewal 2014 scheduled to be voted on November 4, 2014. He provided a general overview of how much the tax benefits public safety. V. NON -AGENDA ITEMS A. Restaurant Patin — Mr. Albright asked for an update on the restaurant patio. Currently there are not funds available for this project. Mr. Cork suggested soliciting sponsorships for this project. Mr. Loy stated he would look into this.