HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.09-12-2000AIRPORT BOARD VINUTE''S
September 11, 1000
A1ae's Smokehouse Airport Restaurant
Members Present: Harr_c Drummond, Stcve Robertson. Mark Scesing. Jim Fricke,
Members Absent: John Ferguson, Wm. Gerry Keene, III, [)all Overbcv, J. Fred Waltz, Jim Withers
Others Prewar: Bruce Lor, Airport Mana_er. Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary: Or. Katherine Rigeen,
Southeast Missouri Stale tlniversil}'
L MINUTES OE PREVIOUS MEETING
A quorum of Nuird members was not present at the meeting, therefore the minutes of the July IR,
2000 meeting were not approved.
H. OLD BUSINESS
A. Monthly Activity Report - Mr. Lox reported activity is lookine very good, Operations were up L 110
combined for the nwnths Of.luly and August. The militap count is up due to the Black llaw'k operations
eouig ou until mid September. TWE trends arc improving. August showed their enpimicmcntc ai just
one passenger less than last yeau. Belly Holt, Corporate Airlines marketing representative. is leading
efforts to get the word out to the public that they arc supplying a new and better service to the area.
B. Passeng=er Leakage Assessment - Per prcihminary reports from Kiehl Hendrickson Group, the C'apc
Girardeau airport iS only getting it 59-L retention of those traveling in the region, -1 hal indicates a lot of
room fmgrowth. A tonal report should be available within (btn weeks.
C. October Meeting/C'hamber Business After Hours- Mr. Loy reminded the hoard that un the data of the
hoard. October meeting (October 10). Mads Smokehouse will be hosting the Chamber of Conunerec
Busine,s After hours. ThemRa'c, a brief coveting will be held in the Airport Management Office. xo that
the board would be lice to join the reception in the restaurant following the meeting. tentative pians are
bring made to have Corporate Airlines' spare plane here for Chamber members to take a look at.
0. .Airport Street Addresses - Mt. Loy presented a request to the City Council to have the street names at
the airport shortened, Ice explained that lite City Council denied the airport\ request. Therefore, the
street names will remain Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. Menwrial Drive and John C. Godwin Jr. Memorial
Drke tbi' the presm lime.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Hangar Needs - Mr. to, explained tha'. a STAR loan application had been seat to the State of Missouri
requesting funds to build a hangar and to replace the Fast hangar door on the Air Evac hangar. Both
applications were denied due to current lack o'. rending in the State's Revok ing Fend. The nest tintd:ng
period for the STAR proeram hegins in March, _'001 . The airport will need to resubmit our applications
at Brat time. Ilie airport has Cape avionics. Arch Medical and a junta fact uring firm all :ntereaed in
utilizing the Lipp, Hangar' at the present time. Therefore, preliminary plans will begin soon tint the
construction at a hangar on the airfield to accommodate al least one of the interested patties.
ii. Restaurant Operating Hours- Mr. Loy bliixmcd the hoard chat on Saturday September _, 1400. Mae's
Smokehouse Airport Restaurant started being open On Saturday's for hreaktusl and lunch. lie has agreed
to n's this for it three-month trial period. Mr. Loy will he working with Mr. McAllister on getting the
information out to other airports in the region,
C. FAA Grants - The airport has received FAA Grant offers for the completion of a Master Plan Update, a
runway lighting back-up generator, and an aircraft boarding ramp for handicapped individuals. The bid
opening for the generator will be September 29 and the specifications for the boarding ramp was sent to
City Hall this week.
V. NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Flying Club - Dr. Katherine Riggen was present at the meeting to explain her plans to start a flying club at
Southeast Missouri State University. She recently held a meeting for anyone interested in aviation and had a
very good response. Her goal is to have a flight program at the University. She has found out that there is still a
ground school, flight class and simulator class on the hooks at the University. She also has other faculty
members interested in teaching support classes. One prior concern of the University has been cost associated with
aircraft Mr. Loy explained that a group of local pilots are interested in developing a flying club and could
possibly work some type of membership fee out with the University or the students, allowing them the
opportunity to utilize the club's aircraft Jim Trickey will be scheduling a developmental meeting in the very
near future for those pilots interested in setting up a flying club in Cape Girardeau.
.Air Evac Aviation - The Board briefly discussed current and future plans for customer .service at Air Evac
Aviation.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:711 p.nt.
Minutes prepared by Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary
Minutes Approved By:
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J. Frcd Waltz'
Chairman Airport Advisory Board
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