HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.01-14-2020AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
January 14, 2020
�... 11:30am
Cape.-Iriation Conference Roont
Members Present: Jeff Brune, Justin Davidson, Ryan Dewrock, Mark Seesing,
Mark Welker, Brian Ozark
Others Present: Bruce Loy, Airport Manager; Katrina Amos, Deputy Airport Manager:
Derrick Irwin, Flight Line Supervisor; Audrey Lorch, Airport Support
Specialist
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 11:43am. Mr. Dewrock moved and Mr. Ozark
seconded the motion to approve the minutes from the December 16, 2019 meeting. The
motion was approved with a unanimous vote.
IT. Appearances: None
Ili. Old Business:
A. ,Airport Activity Rcport — Mr. Loy presented the December 2019 Airport Usagc
Rcport l ear -to -date enplanement numbers were up 1946. SkyW'est completed 10090
of their scheduled landings for the month with an average load factor of 3790. Total
enplanements lot* 2019 11,944, however, these figures do not include the 150
pass�:ngers from the NCAA flight, which bring total enplanements to over 12,000 for
the %car.
11. Cape Aviation Report-- Mr. Irwin informed the Board that fuel sales increased 1490
for the month. This can be attributed to now having direct flights to Chicago. This
trend should continue since Paducah has been removed from our flight schedule.
Mriw.-in also reported the later rooming flight schedule is more convenient due to
the, tower being open for clearance.
Overall traffic was down for the month slightly, most likely due to weather.
C. Projects—
Terminal Area Master Plan (TAMP) — Mr. Loy reported the process is still
ongoing. Representatives from Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc. (CMT) will
be onsite February 3-4 to conduct passenger intercept surveys concerning the
airline service and amenities we currently offer. CMT will also begin taking
an inventory of the airport's facilities. Discussion continued on the topic.
• wildlife Perimeter fencing — Mr. Loy informed the Board he submitted a
grant request application to MoDOT for the wildlife perimeter fence. After
review of the application and associated cost of the fence and proposed
roadway, MoDOT and the FAA asked the roadway be excluded due to the
expense of the project. In staff discussions with CMT, it was noted the
contractor selected to install the fence will have to create temporary access
roads to in order to complete the project. These access roads can be used by
staff atter the project is completed until permanent access roads arc installed.
Airport Lease Update — Mr. Loy informed the Board the is working on
updating various leases that need to be completed prior to his retirement. He
noted one lease is Ozark Aircraft Maintenance, which is near completion.
Hangar Update — Mr. Loy reported the Drury Hanger lease is complete and
some of the construction materials are here: a start date is still to be
determined, due to city permits needing to be obtained. More discussion
continued.
IV. New Business:
A. 2020 -Budget Review — Ms. Amos reported she submitted the airport's 20-10-2021
budget requests to the City tinanec director. Ms. Amos submitted the budget with the
intent to keep operational costs as low as possible, while focusing on the TAMP to
move the process of building a new temhinal and control tower along. She noted a
request was made for a fourth controller, which has been requested in the past. With
staffing issues currently being experienced and support at city management and
Council level, Ms. Amos is optimistic a fourth controllet could be approved.
Discussion continued on the topic.
V. Non -Agenda:
A. Sponsored SEMO Basketball Came - Mr. Loy informed the Board that the airport
and SkyWest are sponsoring the SEMO vs Murray State basketball game. Mr. Loy
offered tickets to members interested in attending.
B. Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) - 6 Tax Initiative — Ms. Amos reported that
Advisory Board Liaisons, City staff and Council are offering customized
presentations to advisory boards and commissions to inform citizens of the upcoming
TTF-6 tax initiative and the various projects it includes. March is the proposed
month to complete the presentations. While no vote was taken, the Board was in
fax or of having the presentation at the March meeting.
C. Airline Outreach — Ms. Amos reported she is working with airline general manager,
Chris Johnson, to reach out to area universities in hopes to promote airline service.
They will meet with Southeast Missouri State University's International Village and
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plan to schedule a meeting with Southern Illinois University. This is to primarily
target the international students that are flying into SL Louis instead of Cape
Girardeau.
Adjournment:
There being no other business, Mr. Dewrock moved to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Ozark
seconded the motion. ,All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 12:21 pm.
Minutes prepared by:
Katrina Amos
Deputy Airport Manager