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RECEIVED MAY 0 g 2007
AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
April 10. 2007
The Drop 'Lone Airport Restaurant
Mcrubcn, Present: Bill Dunn. Fred Eggles. Gerry Keene, lice part.. Robbie Rollins. Bo Shantz, Walt
W iIc nlan
Others Present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager; Angela Ahrens, Administrative Coordinator
1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUSNIEE'rING
I he mectiag wa, called to order at 5:03 PM. Nit, Rollins moved and Mr. Dunn seconded the
motion to approve the March 2007 minutes. The motion passed by unanimous vole.
IL OL.,DBUSINESS
A. Airport Activity Report - Mr. Loy presented an Airport Usage Report for February & March
of 2007. Mr. Loy informed the Board that numbers were dawn during both months due to the
airlines problems. Traffic numbers for both months were down somewhat as compared to
2006.
13. Cape Aviation Report - Mr. Loy, presented a Cape Avial ion Fuel Report fix February A
March of 2007. Mr. Loy reported that fuel prices are high based on the fuel report compiled by
Derrick Irvin. Mr. Loy intbnned the Board that the self-service pad has been poured and we
are waiting on Eastern Aviation Fuck to get the pump installed.
C'.. Project Updates
• Fuel Farrar Ramp Rehab. — Mr. I ray informed the Board that the Fuel Farm project has been
completed and the tic -downs have been striped. Crawford, Murphy & Tilly has to do a final
inspection of the site and the project will be Complete.
• Cape Aviation Roof Repairs - Mr. Loy informed the Board that lire FRO Roof Replacement
project has been completed and the tic -downs have been striped. Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
has to do a final inspection of the site and the project will be complete.
• Cape Aviation Facility Rehab. — Mr. Loy presented the Board with the cost estimate for the
FBO Rehab project that was scat be Phillip Smith. Currently, the Mr. Smith's estimates are
higher than the funds available for the project. Mr. Smith, CMT, and the Airport Staff will he
mcadng to eliminate certain items from lite project in order to advertise the project within
budget. Those eliminate items will be included in the project bid documents as -add
alternates
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Airline Service - Mr. Loy reported to the Board that a Delta Airlines representative will be
coming this week, :long, with Craig Denney from Big Sky Airlines, to do a site survey of the
area the airline will be using. Mr. Loy informed the Board that we are still unsure as to when
airline service with Big Sky will begin, He also reported that Great Lakes and American
Airlines and are currently trying to get started utilizing RegionsAir equipment and crows to
begin sen ice while {;Feat I.al.es works to acquire their own aircra i't and lain their mss crews.
f.
Mr. Loy informed the Board that we arc applying, as an alliance with Owensboro. KY k
Jacl,son. IN, lir a Small Community Air Service Development Grant from the U.S. DOT to
assist with marketing expenses once Ilio Sky start+ service. C'.ape Girardeau is aharou,, a third
of the $5A00 expense charged by the Boyd Group consultants to submit the application to the
t I.S. DOT.
B. Airfield Signage project - Mr. Loy reported to the Board that Cotner Electric was the low
bidder lex the Airfield Signage project and will be presented to City Council at their next
meeting,.
C. 2007 FAA Part 139 Annual Inspection - Mr. Loy informal the Board that we recently hall
our FAA inspection. '[tic inspection was done by a difierein inspector than Pat Baynes from
previous years and he oras a bit more particular. The inspector did not like the idea of AARP
cross -training. There needs to be a lire track on-site 2_0 minutes before and after each (light.
Mr. Loy explained that a suggestion for AARF personnel needed to be made to the FAA and
implemented by June 11. 2007. Ile informed the Board that it was suggested by BAA that we
file for an exemption, however, it was later discovered that we were past the filing deadline,
Doug Leslie has asked Mr. Loy to file an appeal to the exemption deadline. The Board agreed
that Mr. Loy should cheek with other airports and see what they are doing in this area.
IV. NON -AGENDA I'T'EMS
A. A-0 Jet- Mr. Loy reported that the concrete had been poured fix the jet memorial pad. I le
added that the National Guard is to help get thejct onto the concrete pad.
The niecling was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Angela Ahrens, Administrative Coordinator
Minutes Approved By:
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W'i loam Gerry Kcenr
Chairman Airport visor) Board
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