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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.04-13-2004AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES April 13, 1004 Osage Community Centre Members Present: Ery Arnzen, William Dunn, Fred Eggley, John Geller, Gerry Keene, Kee Park Fred Schmucker, Mark Seesing, Bo Shantz Members Absent: All Members Present Others Present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager, Kristi Thurman, Project Assistant, Eric Cunningham, City Attorney L MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The meeting was called to order at 5:10 PM. Mr. Eggley made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2004 meeting and Mr. Geller seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 11. OLD BUSINESS A. Monthly Activity Report — Mr. Loy presented an Airport Usage Report for March. Mr. Loy stated that numbers were down again. Mr. Loy stated that Corporate Airlines is working on a fare schedule that would be advertised. Traffic count continues to be down across the board, again mainly due to the decreased hours of Traffic Control. B. Cape Aviation Report— Mr. Loy presented a Cape Aviation Fuel Report for March. The FBO had a great month in fuel sales with total sales up over $27,000 from last March. A significant amount of the increase was due to many freight planes. C. American Connection Fourth Round Trip — Mr. Loy stated that the Procter & Gamble Memo of Understanding and negotiations have been put on a stand still. Mr. Doug Caldwell, President for Corporate Airlines, is now proposing the fourth round trip from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis and that the airline would absorb the additional cost. D. Update on Douglas A-4 Monument — Mr. Loy stated that the Nary corned down the possibility of carrying the A-4 to the Airport with a Chinook. E. Update on Air Festival — Mr. Loy stated that the planning is going well for the 2004 Air Festival. The P-38 and the P-40 have been confirmed and will be appearing at the Airshow. Mr. Loy indicated that as of now it looks like we will be having an F -I5 Demo Team and possibly an F-18 Demo Team. F. Airport Development — Mr. Jerry Lipps, Mr. Doug Lipps and their Attorney, Mr. Rick Kuntze appeared before the board to discuss a proposal for future Airport Development. Mr. Loy passed out a memo to the Airport Advisory Board Members regarding points that were asked of Mr. Lipps and Mr. Kuntze in response to their proposal before the City would be able to enter into any further negotiations. Mr. Kuntze then told the Board of Mr. Lipps' plans and presented drawings of their Airport Plans. The proposal from Mr. Lipps is to enter into a "through -the -fence" operation with the Airport. Mr. Lipps had purchased a 70 -acre tract owned by the Gordon Cohen Tmst, with the option to buy the remainder of the 120 -acre tract. This property is directly adjoining to the Airport property. Mr. Kuntze explained that the desire from Mr. Lipps is to develop on his property and have it in conjunction with the Airport. He stated that the development would be built according to FAA regulations. They are looking at building a 150 x 200 R. Hangar. The proposal is to have immediate access to Runway 02/20, Mr. Lipps would then like to explore the possibility of having an air freight facility, which would access both runways. The initial investment would be for the transportation of evangelists through the Horizon Foundation, a ministerial alliance to run crusades. The proposal would also include access and be open to other users of the Airport. Mr. Lipps would eventually like to provide aviation services, mechanics April 13, 2004 Page I and operation of the fuel farm. Mr. Kuntze stated that Mr. Lipps used to operate the FBO at the Airport and at the time had 14 planes for general aviation. Mr. Lipps believes that it would enhance the services and attract additional refueling services. Mr. Lipps and Mr. Kuntze expressed their belief that no portion of their proposal would hinder the Airport's security or grant assurances. Discussion was held between board members, Mr. Lipps and Mr. Kuntze. Mr. Arnzen expressed his concern on who would actually be owning the business — would it be private or a not-for-profit business. Mr. Lipps stated that it has not been decided yet. Mr. Schmucker stated that all facets of the business need to be in a written proposal ahead of time and that each item that the City has requested need to be addressed in that written proposal. The main point of conversation dealt with the City's request that the property be annexed into the City. Mr. Lipps stated that he did not want to be annexed in due to increased control that the City would maintain. Further discussion was held and the board addressed Mr. Lipps with the issue of coming back to present again after the annexation issue has been agreed to — until then there is no further negotiations. Mr. Lipps, cMKuntze and Mr. Lipps excused themselves from the board meeting after presenting their propsal. Mr. Schmucker made a motion stating: "After the meeting held on April 13, 2004 with Mr. Jerry Lipps, Mr. Doug Lipps and Mr. Rick Kuntze, we, the Airport Advisory Board, maintain our previous motion of March 9, 2004* that a written proposal addressing the issues need to be forthcoming before any additional negotiations take place. Our specific concern is that of annexation and Airport expansion." Mr. Geller seconded the motion and the motion passed with a unanimous decision. *Previous Motion on March 9, 2004 reads as: "We as the Airport Board resolve that no action be taken with Mr. Lipps and or any other parties, until Mr. Lipps and Company appear before the Airport Advisory Board and Airport Manager with an acceptable written proposal. The proposal shall deal with issues itemized in the letter dated �► 8/19/03 to Mr. Lipps from the Airport Manager, as well as meetings with City Staff, on 6/6/03, 8/26/03 and 11/12/03. We, the Board in addition would advise Mayor Knutdson, City Council and Staff that no other negotiations take place until this appearance is made, so that we may best utilize our positions as Board Members representing the future of the Airport." III. NEW BUSINESS A. Renewal of Consultant — Mr. Loy stated that the City as the Airport's consultant has renewed Crawford, Murphy and Tilly (CMT). Mr. Loy indicated that the City has been very pleased the services of CMT and look forward to working on the many upcoming projects with them. B. Renaissance Aircraft — Mr. Loy slated that the City has not received a check from Renaissance as of today. Mr. Loy stated that he will be flying to Pheonix on Thursday April 161h to attend the Luscombe Foundation hearing. If Renaissance wins this lawsuit they will be able to take over the Luscombe Foundation operating in the black, which would include the type certificate, parts, etc. April 13, 2004 Page 2 V • C. Upcoming Airport Activities - Mr. Loy stated that there are a couple of events coming up at the Airport. The first will take place the weekend of April 24'" — 25". The Airport will host an Emergency Disaster Drill. Several organizations including ambulance services, hospitals, Federal, State and City organizations will be testing their skills in the case of a hijacked airplane. The following weekend on April 30" and May 1" the Airport will be hosting the Shawnee and Cherokee Boy Scout District Camporec, where over 300 boys are expected to attend in order to earn their Space Exploration Merit Badge. IV. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. Minutes, prepared by Kri;ti-Thurman, Project Assistant Minutes Approvedd/By! ., / 2-7 William Gerry K�eefie III Chairman Airport AdW"sory Board April 13, 2004 Page 3