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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-20-2000MINUTES OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board was held September 20, 2000, in Conference Room #1 TIME: 7:30 AM MEMBERS PRESENT: Don Rottle, Rodger Campbell, Joe DeJoie STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss, Director Planning; John Anderson, Airport Manager; Carolyn Brown, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Rodger Campbell - Chairman Agenda Items: 1. Master Plan Update / Scope of Work Review John Anderson has talked to the Transportation Engineer and he dropped off a questionnaire for the Board members to fill out. He will then call members directly and ask for their input. John will then pick up the questionnaire. Discussed having next meeting at night as a kick-off meeting for Master Plan. There will also be public meetings and gathering of preliminary information. The public will have input at the various stages. Joe asked if it was possible to have a newsletter go out in the billing statement. John said the minutes would go out to anyone who requests it or signs up to receive the information. 2. Spring T- Hangar Project John said looks like possibility of City Council's support for building a new row of hangers. John already has a waiting list for the hangers. Don Rottle asked why the City needs to lease any property at all and just build the hangers instead. Then the City would receive the rent. John said it is the matter of having the money to build. John stated that this way the City would get land lease revenue. Also, the people interested in building, want to build a larger hanger then are currently at the Airport. In addition there will be an increase in fuel sales. In answer to Don's question, John said at this time the City Council doesn't want to consider building the hangers. Joe asked about filling up the short row of hangers or empty tie down space by building more hangers. John answered that the FAA will not let buildings be built on any asphalt that FAA has put down. The City wants to approach FAA about buying asphalt back at depreciated rate. Paul Krauss stated that Muni -Services Committee has given the approval to build 20 hangers (1 building =20 hangers). Don asked if there was room. John answered yes. Paul said the leased hangers are "purpose built" and the City has to build and then try to rent. Airport still has repairs on 1 + roofs to do on the older hangers and this will be done by next spring. Any new buildings will allow the City to make more money. For example rent from the hangers just built will go to retire the debt. Paul said the City has a policy of not going into debt and consequently some projects weren't built because of not having cash. Paul said everyone is fairly pleased with hangers. John said most of the problems have been resolved. And with the next set of hangers action will be taken to make sure the same problems don't reoccur. No bathrooms are projected for the new hangers. Sprinklers were also a problem. Contractor did not use the City Fire Department regulations. The pressure in the sprinkler system lines activates the alarm system that was installed. Don asked about the widening of the taxiway. Paul said they are analyzing it through the Master Plan. Then it will be eligible for FAA funding. If people have wider track planes, they will need to have a wider taxiway. John said they are also measuring and finding room for a road, so people won't have to drive on the taxiway. 3. Land Leases for Private Hangar Construction Paul stated the leases are nearly complete. At this time there are five people who want to lease and build. Most want to construct for a large plane. Don asked about the building design and compatibility with the existing buildings. Paul said the City will be using the same manufacturer that was used for the hangers built by the City. Discussed the contractors used for the last hangers. Paul stated that they have been reworking the final language on the leases. The leases should be finalized in two weeks. The initial lease rate has been adjusted by City Council. One of the issues was that the tenants wanted to cap the lease rate and there have also been other language changes. These leases will bring additional money into the City. Also, the fuel sales will increase. 4. General Discussion There was some discussion on the fuel and fueling systems. Per John the Airport will still take credit cards or cash for fuel, and not just the Airport fuel card. Also, the staff is available to help pump gas. John said there is someone at the airport to help, but staff is small. Discussed maintenance and landscaping. Discussed the west side 23 acres and John all the trees that were to be removed are down. There will be more take off space when wetlands are cleared. The City is still having a discussion on buying the Park & Ride, for the RPZ (runway protection zone). Discussed request about building in the RPZ. Discussed RPZ and extension of the runway. John will bring in drawings of the airport and transition zones to a future meeting. Joe said that WorldWide Augmentation System has been implemented. TAS has relocated to Boeing field because of the larger planes and turbines he is selling. Discussed security and the recent break-ins. Discussed rental security and various fees. John Anderson will check into how much security costs. He also said the west side fence is close to being built which would help. However, the proposed fence will not go down the entire west side, so there is still an area where people can enter the Airport proper. John will see if the cost of security can be budgeted for 2001. Paul said the City may have to approach each pilot and ask for a $5.00 surcharge to help hire security. Paul stated that he would approach the Council, for approval. Paul also stated there has been talk of installing doors on the existing hangers. John said the cost is approximately $5000-$6000 for doors and one wall. Paul said the City will come up with a spec for costs of doors and walls and will come back to the Board with costs and then will approach the tenants. General discussion on costs and participation. Also, discussed hiring a contractor to do all the doors at once. A night meeting of the Advisory Board will be scheduled in October. Adjourned.