HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.03-11-2003AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
March 11, 2003
Osage Community Centre
Members Present: Harry Drumtuond, William Dunn, Fred Eggley, Gerry Keene, Trish Paulsy,
Fred Schmucker, Mark Seesing, Bo Shantz
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Bruce Loy. Airport Manager, Kristi Thurman, Project Assistant
I. MINUTES OB' PREVIOUS MEETING
The To eefing w as c ailed to o rder a t 5:05 P M. Mr. E ggley in ade a motion to a pprove the
minutes of the February 11, 2003 meeting and Ms. Pauley seconded the motion. The motion
passed by unanimous vote.
11. OLD BUSINESS
A. Monthly Activity Report - Mr. Loy presented an Airport Usage Report for February.
Mr. Loy stated that enplanements were down again this month, mostly due to airline
weather cancellations. Mr. Loy expressed that the airline had several cancellations due to
the weather. Mr. Loy reported that traffic operations were also down this month because
of the weather.
B. Cape Aviation Report - Mr. Loy presented a Cape Aviation Fuel Report for
February. Compared to last year's sales during February the month was down, which
was again attributed to bad weather.
C. American Connection Fourth Round Trip - Mr. Loy reported that he is waiting on
information from Commerce Bank on setting up the ticket trust with them. David Shell
with Commerce Bank has been in touch with Ms. Beth Anderson from Sabre (Airport
Consultant - formerly Kiehl Hendrickson) and Ms. Anderson expects to hear from them
to a couple of days. Mr. Loy reported that with the expansion of Procter & Gamble, that
Ms. Kathy Brown, Plant Manager, carne by his oft -ice once again looking at the
possibility of's shuttle service with Corporate Airlines. Procter & Gamble would be
looking for a quick tum around from SL Louis to Cincinnati. Ms. Angie Mayberry,
General Manager for the local Corporate Airlines has been talking with frequent Byers
regarding the fourth round trip and has been getting interest from them.
D. Update on 2003 Air Festival - Mr. Loy gave a report on the status of the 2003 Air
Festival. The schedule is coming along. The lineup will include Lima Lima, Speed For
Hire and Ray Vetsch's Turbo Shark to name a few. The Black Daggers Parachute Team
is tentatively out of the show due to the war in Iraq. They are a Special Operations Team
out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. We have received word for confirmation on the :Bary
F -I8 Super Homet Team and the Air Force F-16 Demo'1'eam for the third time in the last
five years. The F-16 is looking to station out of Perryville due to the Runway Extension
at CGI.. Mr. Loy stated that he had also been contacted by Star Aerobatics, which is
sponsored by Yellow Book and attends the Airshow free of charge.
E. Report on Pancake Breakfast - Mr. Loy presented a report on the Pancake Breakfast.
Plans are going very well -- we have been contacted by a couple of the EAA Chapters that
are planning to come in for the Breakfast.
F. Control Tower Operations - Mr. Loy discussed the issue with the Air Traffic
Controllers. lie indicated that the tower has been runmill; one man short since October
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with no vacation since Thanksgiving. The City cannot afford the salaries far obtaining
new employees. Mr. Loy stated that the FAA contracting Level 11 towers makes our
situation even worse. Mr. Loy has contacted Mr. Miller with the problem and has been
authorized to hire outside personnel from Midwest ATC part-time, until the vacancy is
either tilled or funding is accomplished through other areas.
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NEW BUSINESS
A.
Presentation of Invest 4 Cape- Ms. Tracey Glenn presented the City of Cape Girardeau
Tax Plan - Invest 4 Cape. A power point presentation was given as well as question and
answer segment.
C,
East Ramp Infrastructure - Mr. Loy reported that the City has agreed to design and put
a gravity -fed sewer line on East Side of the cast ramp, which will allow new facilities to
tap into the present sewer system.
IV.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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William Gerry Keene 1I1
Chairman Airport Advisory Board
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