HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.02-06-1996AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
February 6, 1996
Airport "Restaurant Meeting Room"
I. ATTENDANCE
Members present : Steve Nester, Dan Overbey, Bill Walker, J. Fred Waltz, Mike Wandrick
Members absent Allan Maki, Steve Robertson
Others present Gree Chenoweth, Airport Manager; Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary
II. CALL fOORDER
Chairman Wall, called the meeting to order at 5:l0 p.m.
111. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
A motion was made by Mr. Nester to approve the minutes of the January 9, 1996 Airport Advisory Board meeting.
Mr. Wandrick seconded the motion with the motion passing by a unanimous vote of board members present.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Chairman Waltz expressed to board members the good news that stale funding for the Cape Girardeau Air I raffic
Control Tower is in the budget process for this legislative session. Further discussion ensued in reference to the
prospect of state funding and the Flexibility it may allow as far as salary and benefit incentives for control rawer
operators working at CGI.
Mr. Chenoweth presented board members with a summary of the research and analysis performed to arrive at a
projected number of enplanemenfs and air traffic for the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport during the 1996 year.
Mr. Chenoweth went on to explain to board members how the projected numbers were obtained and to answer
board member questions in relation to the enplanementlair tragic data projected for 1996.
Mr. Chenoweth stated in an efibrt to aid in meeting these projected numbers a travel survey has been sent to the top
110 major employers in the Southeast Missouri region with the results from the survey to be used in marketing
clTarts. He also mentioned the importance of, and his plans to, visit area travel agents in the near future to find out
what the people want and need from this airport.
Discussion continued between board members on what could and should be done to increase the airport's usage.
Mr. Nester stated his feelings of the importance of finding another carrier and another destination to hopefully
solve the problems currently being faced with the reliability factor and low enplanements of TWE. Mr. Waltz
stated it was the board's feeling that it is critical to get Bights to another destination and asked Mr. Chenoweth to
scan working on this project.
Mr. Chenoweth commented to bring in more general aviation pilots, airport staff has obtained several data bases
from which mailings will be distributed to raise awareness of CGI.
V. NEW BUSINESS
VI. NON -AGENDA ITEMS
In response to Chairman Waltz's question as to plans of the airport manager this month, Mr. Chenoweth stated he
plans to complete the airport's budget figures for submission to the finance department, work on marketing ideas
and getting information about the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport out to the data bases. Mr. Overbey stated he
would like to sce Mr. Chenoweth personally visit at least two to three travel agents in the area this month and
report back to the board with his finding from those visits.
VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for discussion, Dr. Walker entertained a motion for adjournment. Mr. Nester
seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned a16:30 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by Carol Peters, Administrative Secretary
Minutes Approved by:
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J. Fred Waltz
Chairman, Airport Advisory Board