HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.08-14-2001.AIRPORT BOARD MINITF,S
August 14, 1001
Airport Restaurant
Members present: Barry I)runtmund. I' -red Jiggle}. John Feryn on, Mark Sees ing, and Jim 'Trickey
Members Absent: Win. Berri Keene. III. J. Fred Waltz. Jim Withers. and .lobo Dcanlco
Others present'. Bruce Loy. Airport Manager: Lois Soellncr. 'I emporm-N Administrative Sect'etar%: Dave
McAllister, Mae's S ... okehouse Restaurant
L MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
kir, Scesing made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 12. 2001 inecting noting the attendance changes
identified M Mr Dru nmond. Attendance corrections: Mr. .[hit Trickey was present at the .lune 12, 20111 meeting-
and
cclingand Mr. ,lim Withers was absent from the .floc 12, '061 meeting. Mr. Eggley seconded the motionhire motion
paused bN unanimous vote.
IL OLD BUSINESS
A. Monthly Activity Report — Mr. Lot' reported that Near to date cnplanement comparisons no longer shoa am
p&Ci enplanentculs, aluch make the numbers easier to interpret. TWL enplauenrent mmobers show ;m
incroasc. Mr. Log stated that the marketing char, hose increased enpianement numbers. Mr. Seemilp is
interested on IW'L's reliability factor of being "on little." Mr. Loy believes that neindility information is
available. kir. Loy stated thin TWE %went through a period of entering into a fcw na+ markets and during that
time ("light ,chedudes were interrupted due to crew shortages, but I WF now seems to be back on track. Mr.
I of wants to review Ax Traffic Count to see if the nunttmra arc correct and till report at the September buatd
meeting.
R. Renaissance Aircraft Update — Mr. Dickey asked if we were on schedule with Renaissance. Mr. Loc
iniformed the board that the Renaissance bond ordinance was readN lift the first reading on Augcst 20 '_001.
the leasehold boundary lines Por Renaissance here reviewed and discussed. Mr. Drummond agreed with Mr..
4.. LoN :hat a general contractor should be retained bN the Cit}of Cape Girardeau to make certain that the best
iutnrests of the arporl one maintained during the construction of the Renaissance, facilities.
C. Air Festival Update — Mr. Loy reported the our festival went very well, As of the meeting date, all tallies arc
net compicled. Mr. Loy wilt present publicity reports from [lie 2001 air show at the nest hoard mccl:ng '.Vest
tears air show is scheduled for ,lune 29-10. 21102.
D. Current Project Update
T$arugar- Mr. Loy stated that the T-1 ian2ar ramps were to undergo reconstruction furor to anter.
Airfield Generator - The airfield generator project should be completed within lire neat three weeks.
Snow I'low - A new snow plow will be purchased once the airport receives it grant of $150.000 from the
State Aviation Division.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Airport Restaurant — Dave McAllister attended the board meeting to update the bard on the challenges of the
restaurant. Mae's Smokehouse has present) operated as the airport restaurant for 2 years and 9 mouths. Mr.
,McAllister advised that wvenae is down the first six mmrths of :,001, however, the catering continues to do
well. A number of approaches have been explored to tri find increase the business. Breakfast hours were
expanded and then the restaurant was closed fit the ecenuags. kir. McAl ister requested eliminating breakfast
and opening in the evenings. Friday' till Continue to he the fish special. I he hoard questioned Mr. McAllister
about opening for business on Salurdap slid Mr. McAllister answered that opening on So ;urcla>s is difficult
because of catering. Mr. McAllister did advise the Board that when Ile did open lour several Saturdoos he did
very good bumncss. The airport lease Noun Mace Smokehouse outlines hours of breakfast and lunch. Monday
`✓ through I'ridav as the minimum hours of operation. Mr. Lay informed the board that there was a clause within
the lease that allowed the hours to be changed with the Airport ',tanager's ap}xovat. Mr. McAllister is open In
,uggcstions. Mr, Serving suggested curtailing breakfast but opening all day nn Saturda.N. Mr, Seesing
Anpu>; IM1. 20iol fa);e I oC
recommended conducting research to see if evening hours were more profitable. Mr. Seesing believes it is
imperative that the hours be consistent. Mr. Trickey believes that the restaurant is a great asset to the airport
and that maybe a sign needs m be constructed to inform customers that the restaurant is open. Production and
rental of billboards were discussed. It was mentioned that the tenants of the airport could go in together and
cover the monthly cost of a billboard. After further discussion, Mr. Seesing made a motion and Mr. Trickey
seconded that Mr. Loy approve the change of minimum hours to lunch and dinner, Monday through Friday to
help the "bottom line" of the restaurant and to increase the availability of a fine establishment. The motion
passed by unanimous vote.
B. Future Hangar Development — Mr. Loy discussed a potential land lease with Mr. Jack Rickard for the
construction of an aircraft hangar. The Board agreed in principal, with the location and terms of a ground
lease where Mr. Rickard could build and store his aircraft.
C. Retainer with Kiehl Hendrickson — The Kiehl Hendrickson Group's retainer agreement was distributed to the
airport board for their review. The City of Cape Girardeau has approved the budget for this agreement. Mr.
Loy requested that the airport board approve this proposal.. Mr. Seesing made a motion to approve, which was
seconded by Mr. Ferguson. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
D. Press Releases — Mr. Loy asked the hoard if they would like to receive Press Releases from the PTO, everyone
present confirmed that they would appreciate this service.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Since there was no further business for discussion, Mr. Ferguson made a motion to adjourn: Mr. Trickey seconded
the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Lois Soellner, Temporary Project Assistant
Minutes Approved By:
J. Fred Waltz
Chairman Airport Advisory Board
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