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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.04-04-2013AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES April 4, 2013 Special Meeting Isle Casino Cape Girardeau Meeting Room Members Present: Justin Albright, Craig Bohnsack, Roben Cork, Adam Hanna. Brian Ozark. Jason Trickey, Bill Tucker Others Present: Bruce Lov. Airport Manager; Katrina Amos, Administrative Coordinator; Ray Kelly, Airport Operations Supervisor: Belly Green, Assistant City Manager - Development Services; Ty Sander, Crawford. Muryphy & Tilly, Inc; Bradley Hamilton, Crawford, Murphy R Tilly, Inc. 1. M IN ETES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: The meeting was called to order at 12:02PM. Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. fucker seconded the motion to approve the March ](113 minutes. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. 11. APPEARANCES Fy Sander and Bradley Hamilton. Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. III. OLD BUSINESS A. Airport Summary — In an effort to save time due to the CMT presentation, Mr. Loy provided the board with a project update Summary ahead of the meeting for their review. That summan' is attached. _ B. Crawford, Murphy & Tilh', Inc. (C'M'If Presentation — T)' Sander with CMI' introduced himself and Bradley Hamilton to the Board. Ibe provided an overview of the relationship between CMT and the airport, noting some of the successful projects that have been completed over the spun of the partnership. Mr. Sander informed the Board that the last airport master plan update was completed in 3003. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends that master plans be updated every 5-10 years so it is Bine for an update. the FAA has added a 61S component to airport master plans, which is making them very expensive. Bradley Hamilton reviewed CMT's position regarding the airfield side of the plan and the facilities. or terminal, side of plan. He explained that the infrastructure needs for the airport, indicated in the current master plan and on the current ALP, for the most pan have not changed. It is felt by CMT. therefore, that the airfield portion mf the current plan really does not need much updating, with the exception of a few items relating to the Northwest quadrant of the airport and the associated access road It was stated, however, that the facilities on the terminal side of the airport. such as (- hangars. box hangars, the main terminal, the control tower, the maintenance facility, etc. are experiencing major aging and maintenance problems and it is fell that a "terminal side" update would suit that airpori s needs the best. Mr. Hamilton discussed three objectives they would like to cover with a master plan update: 1.) Evaluate buildings around the airport. 3.) Update the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) 3.) Revise the .Airport Layout flan (ALP). There was some discussion regarding runway extensions and whether it can bejustified. There were questions about where does an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) fit in the master plan. It was determined that ARFF should definitely be in the master plan; however, funding the project is the main issue. CMT noted that MoDOT is open to a cost share funding of ARFF facilities, but that it is more of a local government decision. Kelly Green noted to CHIT that the Citv has in-house GIS and PCI staff and would he willing to assist in anp way possible in hopes to keep cost down. CMT was eery much in favor of th is idea. Discussion continued on the topic. This meeting was adourced at 1:04pm Minutes prepared by. Katrina Amoti Airport Administrative Coordinator AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD PROJECT UPDATES SUMMARY\ April J, 2013 Hangar/Lease Update: We have heard nothing new on Commander. According to Scott Meyer, The Judge is getting very frustrated and considering an auction type of sale. Dr. Poon is considering construction of a new hangar in the area West of Russ Motherhead's hangar. Through conversations with a local realtor, Dr. Poon has also inquired about the Commander hangar, however, 1 am not clear of his intentions with that. T -Hangar Construction 'Ihe City Council approved the design contract with CMT and we have been working with contractors for surveying and ground bore sampling. Once CM'I reviews the results of the surveying and the bore samples, the design phase will begin very soon. I have received a pant for $34:385 from MoDOT to cover the design phase of the'1--1 fangar construction and will take the grant to City Council at the next two meetings for acceptance. Wildlife Hazard Assessment the contract with CMT for the completion of a 12 -month wildlife assessment study was approved by Citv Council. Work should begin on the study soon. I have received a grant for $32,967 from MoDOT to cover the cost of the wildlife hazard assessment and will take the grant to City Council at the nest two meetings for acceptance. Control Tower Rehabilitation 'Ihe first phase of the air traffic control tower rehabilitation has been completed and a new roof and HVAC are in place A recent rain discovered a couple leaks in the lower cab rocdf which were pinpointed and resolved fairly easily. The leaks that have been causing red iron damage still exist, however, and the additional repair work in the area of the cat walk will be necessary. The City engineering department and Zoellner are working to pinpoint the cause of the leaks and negotiating additional repairs. 2013 Air Festival ti► Our work on the 2013 Air Festival continues. We have many sponsorship packets out and to dale, we have $35.000 in sponsorship commitments and several of our typical large sponsors which we are meeting with in the next two weeks. Our first volunteer meeting went very well and was met with much enthusiasm. We are still looking at a Friday night and Saturday day show. Discovetv Playhouse has committed to assisting us again. Katrina sem out many vendor applications and has received several hack already. The State Highway Patrol has put us on their calendar and I am talking with the City Fire Department to see if they can repeat their extrication demonstration. I have also had conversations with the Municipal Rand to see if they could play music for us Friday night as a part of the show. We will have much more on the show to come in the near future We are having our second volunteer meeting tonight. Unmanned Aircraft Systems 'Ilie deadline for the first three volumes necessary to submit an application to the FAA to become one of six UAV Testing fly -ways in the nation was March 29a. The date carne and went and I received no information from Mike Aldridge. Mike sent me a text apologizing and said he never received anything from his consultants in Washington, DC. I sent Mike reminder notices two weeks out and two days out. I also met with him in the airport lobby approximately ten days out. After missing the deadline, I notified John Mehner. Chamber ['resident Scutt Meyer, City Manager: and Larry Dowdy, Executive Vice -President of the I.itlle River Drainage District. `►