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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.06-11-0996AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES June 11, 1996 Airport "Restaurant Meeting Room" L ATTENDANCE Members present : Steve Brazil, Randy I loldman. Terry Irwin, Margie Loiseau, Dan Overbey, Steve Robertson. Mark Seesing, J. Fred Waltz Others present Greg Chenoweth, Airport Manager; Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary: Wayne Anders, Manager, Air Evac Aviation; Walter Denton, City Manager Administrative Assistant; Sharon Dunn, Manager, Prestige Air Services; Eric Cunningham, City Attorney IL CALL TO ORDER Chairman Waltz called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. welcoming Mr. Irwin to the board. 111. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motion was made by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Brazil to approve the minutes of the May IJ, 1996 Airport Advisory Board meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT Air Traffic Control Tower - Current Funding Status. - No questions asked by the board. Airport Emergency Plan. - Mr. Seesing questioned who would be included in the upcoming table top exercise. Mr. Chenoweth explained his plans to include the Fire Department, Police Department, Scott County Sheriff, and the LOC. Mr. Robertson asked if this was a private event or something the media should be contacted about. Mr. Seesing stated the media should definitely be there and it would also be a good idea to video the event for critiquing. Mr. Robertson stated as soon as a date was set, the media should be notified. Airport Compass Calibration Pad - Mr. Chenoweth is checking into the legalities of such a pad which would not be certified by the FAA. Mr. Chenoweth checked with Mr. Bill Hinck, Cape Avionics. He felt there would be no problem with it not being certified. VOR Checkpoint Station. - No questions asked by the board. Wind/Altimeter data link to FBO for after hours reporting to aircraft. - Mr. Chenoweth staled this item received a new Ino ist with the Automated Surface Observation System IASOS) being turned on this month. He questioned the board if they fell we should hold off to see if ASOS does become the official weather. Airport Marketing. -Mr. Chenoweth stated he started working on a marketing paper which was still in too rough of a draft to present to the board. I le hopes to have a draft to present to the board by the nest meeting. I le reported the B 17 Open House held over the weekend went well. "Ihe B-17 staff told him thev usually didn't see that many static displays without an airshow. They estimated 2,000 people viewed the B-17 over the weekend. Mr. Chenoweth also spoke of the travel agent dinner held in Dexter May 28. He stated the agcm-s response and concerns were similar to those in the Cape Girardeau area. They seemed to be willing to work with us and to provide us numbers. Three of the four agents in the area attended. Mr. Robertson added they received the most negative feelings from Poplar Bluff agents. Ile feels there is no need to spend any more effort in that area if we only have the same airline and the same destination. Pavement Maintenance/Foreign Object Debris (FOU) on Runways/Weed in Cracks of Pavement. - No questions asked by the board. Airlines. - Mr. Chenoweth informed the board that it appears Lonestar is no longer interested. It seems they strung us out for awhile, but it did not pan out. However, ComAir looks positive. One draw back for ComAir is that they are awfully expensive, but he will continue to look into it. s Page 1 of June 11, 1996 Airport Advisory Board Minutes Page 2 of 3 During a conversmion with TWE Friday, Mr. Chenoweth stated they asked when would be the best time to make flights more conducive Mr. Chenoweth is checking a flight which runs from Memphis to St. Louis every morning. Mr. Seesing stated when he checked on that in the past their response was their slot restrictions were too tight to have a stop over in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Holdman also stated thev did not want to degrade the service to their passengers with that stop as well. Mr. Chenoweth explained the supplement to the agenda packet members received was a Request for Proposal ( RFP) for a restaurant operator. Mr. Chenoweth explained an interested prospect was declined after a background check was performed. Mr. Holdman stated Bob Hoppmann was attending a Missouri Restaurant Association meeting and would be mentioning it there. Mr. Chenoweth also stated he has received a suggestion to advertise with the Missouri Restaurant Association. He asked the board for suggestions for changes to the RFP. During discussions in reference to the RFP the board mentioned the need to have it as condensed as possible with possibly a summary sheet and it should state the incentives which are being offered. Mr. Waltz stated there is a great interest among people who use the airport to have a restaurant open. This should be a high priority, and Mr. Chenoweth needs to express to his superiors the importance of this matter. Mr. Chenoweth also presented board members with a Traffic Count Analysis. He informed board members that the overall count from January - May. 1996 is up almost 10% from the same time frame last year and the local traffic count is also up by better than 82% but, he is disappointed to see the itinerant traffic down. He stated the key to improve this is to encourage cross country traffic to stop in. Mr. Heldman questioned why the itinerant numbers are down. Mr. Chenoweth stated he has heard some comments on fuel, but doesn't know for sure He also added the drop of 11% is not out of line with the trend of the last 10 years. B. RULES & REGULATIONS/MINIMUM OPERATING STANDARDS Mr. Waltz stated he asked Eric Cunningham. City Attorney, to attend to have the opportunity to hear the board's thoughts and recommendations and the resasoning behind them so that he would be aware of the concerns and issues. Mr. Chenoweth reminded board members that what was passed out at the last meeting was just a base line to gel started with. Mr. Heldman recommended the use of the Airport Sponsor's Guide to Preparing Minimum Standards for Airport Aeronautical Service Providers and Airport Operating Rules and Regulations produced through a cooperative effort of American Association of Airport Executives and the National Air Transportation Association for a baseline. Mr. Seesing added he felt the Spirit of St. Louis Airport's Minimum Standards would also be good to use as a guideline. Mr. Waltz asked Mr. Cunningham if there would be a problem with the board using these as concepts to follow. Mr. Cunningham stated he felt that would not be a problem. Mr. Holdman noted the provision of the several examples from other airports is very helpful. Mr. Seesing stated a draft might be possible for the next meeting. Mr. Brazil asked who holds the license on the UNICOM. Mr. Anders stated they had such license. Mr. Cunningham stated he would review the draft when completed. Mr. Holdman stated he would like to see it completed before the next meeting to give members a chance to review it. V. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Robertson expressed his feelings in reference to the efforts put forth by Mr. Chenoweth with his paperwork. He stated he does not need to see Mr. Chenoweth's efforts wasted on fancy graphs and pages of information which is not needed. Ile would prefer to see these same efforts put forth on the priorities at hand. Mr. Chenoweth stated he wanted to keep the board informed and would try to condense the information as much as possible in the future. Mr. Waltz also stated he would rather see efforts put forth on major issues such as marketing and the restaurant. Mr. Seesing stated after reviewing the minutes from the past, he noted a period where there was a request for more June 11. 1996 Airport Advisory Board Minutes Page 3 of 3 information, but he agrees it should be kept to a minimum. Mr. Waltz added that the board is result oriented. "they want to see something happen on the major issues such as marketing for which in r his mind has seen very little effort. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. FACILITIES PLANNING COMMITTEE Mr. Heldman stated knowing what exactly we are going to market this airport as would help before moving on with the master plan. Mr. Holdman questioned Mr. Chenoweth what he plans to market. Mr. Chenoweth responded by stating air cargo and industrial development. Mr. Waltz stated CGI has always been a strong general aviation airport. B. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE A rough draft of a marketing brochure was passed around by Mr. Robertson inviting any input from board members. He also stated the need for specific plans for distribution and in doing so it would be beneficial to meet with Mr. Heldman and Mr. Anders. Mr. Waltz asked how the itinerant traffic could be tracked. Mr. Seesing stated the "N" numbers are on each aircraft and Mr. Holdman added a log for each airplane to sign in on would be helpful. Mr. Waltz stated it would be helpful to find out why the itinerant traffic is declining. He informed Mr. Chenoweth it would be up to him to come up with a process to track tike itinerant traffic. Mr. Robertson stated Ms. Loiseau and he would be taping a segment for "Perspective" with Mike Sham in reference to the Ninety -Nines, Inc. Luncheon scheduled for August 17 to commerate the 30 year anniversary of the Powder Puff Derby stopover in Cape Girardeau. Heidi Nieland will also be doing a story for the Southeast Missourian. VII. NON -AGENDA ITEMS Mr. Waltz asked Mr. Walter Denton, Administrative Assistant, to introduce himself to the board. He told board members he came to Cape Girardeau from Wichita, Kansas and was happy to attend the meetings. He also mentioned that it is the Citv's priority to get some of the airport priorities resolved. They have gotten Terri Goodman (the newly appointed Public Awareness Officer with a marketing degree) involved in the marketing plan. Mr. Robertson asked Mr. Denton how high the airport was on her priority list. Mr. Denton responded by stating he could not speak for Ms. Goodman, but he would assume the airport is not her number one priority considering she is only part-time and has a multitude of tasks. Mr. Waltz asked if she would be available to attend a board meeting to hear comments of the board to focus strategies. Mr. Waltz added a special meeting could be held if needed. Mr. Robertson stated the Public Relations Committee is now a member short since the resignation of Dr. Walker. Mr. Irwin was appointed as the new member of the Public Relations Committee. VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION No executive session was held. IX. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business for discussion, Mr. Seesing motioned for adjournment, Mr. Brazil seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Minutes Prepared by Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary Minutes Approved by: � J. Fred Waltz / � _— Chairman, Airport Advisory Board