HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.12-07-2003AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
December 7, 2003
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: None
Others Present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager, Kristi Thurman, Project Assistant
E MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 PM. Mr. Seesing made a motion to approve the minutes of the
November 2, 2003 meeting and Dr. Park seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
11. OLD BUSINESS
A. Monthly Activity Report — Mr. Loy presented an Airport Usage Report for November. Mr. Loy stated
that enplanements were down for November from 593 to 515. Mr. Loy stated that the number one
destination in November was Cincinnati, indicating that Procter & Gamble is using the Airline.
B. Cape Aviation Report — Mr. Loy presented a Cape Aviation Fuel Report for October and November.
He indicated that fuel sales were down for the month of October
C. American Connection Fourth Round Trip — Mr. Loy presented an update on the progress of
establishing the fourth round trip. He said that Procter & Gamble submitted a letter to Corporate
Airlines stating that they have a need for travel between Cape Girardeau and Cincinatti aproximately
1,900 trips a year. Of that number about half would use the airlines from CGI to CIN, averaging 81
trips per month. P & G is requesting a straight shuttle and prefer either a Monday/Wednesday schedule
or Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Corporate Airlines is looking at the schedule, but may have to ferry an
`. aircraft at the beginning and ending of the flight. they are attempting to figure a way to utilize aircraft
already in their system.
D. Master Plan Update — Executive Summary — Mr. Loy stated that the Master Plan has been approved
and adopted by the City Council. He indicated that there is a copy in the library for public use. Mr. Loy
stated that the City Manager gave the green light to use money for property acquisition with Jerry Lipps.
Discussion followed regarding the Master Plan and Capital Improvement Projects.
E. Update on Control Tower — Mr. Loy advised the Board that he submitted to the FAA the proposal
from Dave Byers, our consultant with Quadrex regarding the Benefit/Cost Ratio. Mr. Loy stated that
the FAA contact person in regards to this issue is no longer with the Administration and the new contact
person was not familiar with the situation.
F. Airport Restaurant — Mr. Loy reported that he had met with Mike and Judy Brant, the co-owners of
the new restaurant, The Landing Place. He stated that they are requesting a lease of three years. The
first 12 months would be based on 1% of gross sales and the remainder 24 months at the new rate. Mr.
Loy stated that the deposit had been lowered to $1,000.00 and that a clause had been added regarding
the cleaning of the grease trap. A discussion was held regarding other terms and insurance issues. Mr.
Schmucker made a motion to approve the lease of the restaurant with possible modifications regarding
insurance and property language damage. The motion was seconded by Mr. Seesing and was passed
with a unanimous vote.
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G. Douglas A4 Monument — Mr. Loy stated that he had received an e-mail today indicating that the Cape
Girardeau Regional Airport and the Pilot's Club would most likely receive the Douglas A-4 to be used
as a monument to honor veterans. As a result of the newspaper article in the Southeast Missourian,
Penzel Construction contacted the office regarding the transportation of the aircraft and providing a low-
boy for it.
ID. NEW BUSINESS
A. MAMA Conference — Mr. Loy stated that he had attended the MAMA Conference at the Lake of the
Ozarks and that everything went very well. There were many interesting seminars and useful
information given. Representatives from the General Administration, Transportation Security
Administration and the Fedeml Aviation Administration were all available.
B. Renaissance — Mr. Loy updated the Board on the status of Renaissance. The last he had heard from Mr.
Dearden was that they had a court date scheduled for November 171° and 18a. Mr. Loy indicated that he
had not been in contact with Mr. Dearden since the court date, but that he would keep the Board posted.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Kristi Thurman, Project Assistant
Minutes Approved By:
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William Gerry Keene III
Chairman Airport Advisory Board
December 2, 2003
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