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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02231988L. Gene Harris Mayor City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978-0127 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 Kathryn M. O'Halloran City Clerk MINUTES AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD FEBRUARY 23, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH AT 4:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: ABSENT: KENNETH MEGUIN ROGER COOPER ROBERT MORROW THEODORE AHNEMAN EARL MASTELLER EDWARD PALUCH, CHAIRMAN JOHN VAN ANTWERP, EX OFFICIO MEMBER MICHAEL KENNEY (EXCUSED), RENE VAN DE VOORDE APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. COOPER, SECONDED BY MR. MEGUIN, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES · OF REGULAR MEETING 1/26/88, SPECIAL MEETING 2/1/88. CARRIED. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 12/31/87: MR. MASTELLER COMMENTED THAT IT TOOK HIM ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THAT THE BALANCE OF THE AIRPORT ACCOUNT ON FEBRUARY 16 WAS $209,103.38. HE QUESTIONED WHY THE BOARD TODAY WAS LOOKING AT THE CASH POSITION FOR 12/31/87 AND WHY THAT CASH BALANCE OF $177,345.50 DIFFERS BY OVER $40,000. FROM WHERE WE REALLY ARE TODAY. MOTION BY MR. MASTELLER, SECONDED BY MR. COOPER, THAT IN THE FUTURE THE AIRPORT CASH POSITION REFLECT THE CASH POSITION AS CLOSE TO THE DATE OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AS POSSIBLE. CARRIED. 5. PUBLIC INPUT: JOHN EVANS, APPEARING AS ATTORNEY FOR CITIZENS AGAINST AIRPORT EX- PANSION AND COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE AIRPORT REFERENDUM, CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD WHAT HE FELT TO BE THE VERY SUPERFICIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT IN THE MASTER PLAN. 6. OLD BUSINESS: A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: MR. VAN ANTWERP ADVISED THAT EMPIRE ENGINEERING JUST MADE AN INSPECTION LAST WEEK OF THE RUNWAY BUT NO REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. PURCHASE OF THE TRACTOR HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL HAS STATED THAT A MINOR SITE PLAN APPROV.AL MUST BE OBTAINED FOR THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A SURVEY, AND THiS HAS ALREADY BEEN ORDERED. MR. VAN ANTWERP IS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY GETTING QUOTES ON THE TRANSFORMERS IN CONNECTION WITH LIGHTING THE WIND TEE, BUT WILL KEEP TRYING. AIRPORT DRIVE WEST DOES NEED TO BE REGRADED. PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS THAT LIME ROCK BE PUT DOWN. THIS IS A BUDGETED ITEM SO HE IS WAITING TO RECEIVE SOME PRICES. IF IT IS DECIDED TO PAVE, WE SHOULD BE STARTING TO APPLY FOR MATCH- ING FUNDS. MR. VAN ANTWERP WAS REQUESTED TO EXPLORE JUST WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT. MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED THAT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IS HAVING A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH ANTENNA TOWERS BEING ERECTED TOO HIGH. LEGISLATION IS PENDING TO HAVE ALL ANTENNAS PLACED IN ONE AREA AND TRY TO REGULATE PLACEMENT AND HEIGHT. WE ARE BEING ASKED TO VOICE ANY OBJECTIONS OR COMMENTS. MOTION BY MR. MORROW, SECONDED BY MR. MASTELLER, TO SEND A LETTER TO FAA OBJECTING TO THE TOWERS THAT ARE ABOVE FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS HEIGHT SINCE THEY ARE IN OUR TRAFFIC AREA. MOTION AMENDED BY MR. MORROW, AMENDMENT SECONDED BY MR. MASTELLER, TO INCLUDE THAT OUR CONCERN IS FLIGHT SAFETY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERP ADVISED THAT HE WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING OF THE AIRPORT MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION THE 1ST WEEK OF MARCH IN TALLAHASSEE. B. RENEWAL OF LEASE - MID FLORIDA SCHUTZHUND CLUB: MOTION BY MR. MORROW, SECONDED BY MR. COOPER, TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL TO RENEW THE LEASE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. CARRIED, 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. REPORT ON LIGHTING SYSTEM FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL: MOTION BY MR. MASTELLER, SECONDED BY MR. MORROW, TO ACCEPT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT ON RUNWAY LIGHTS AND REQUEST THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REFINE HIS ESTIMATE TO RECONDITION THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AT A SET UP VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER AND PROVIDE LIGHTING ON THE WIND TEE AND FURNISH US WITH THAT INFORMATION BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. MR. MASTELLER WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND $8000.-$10,000. SHOULD BE SPENT FOR REPAIR OF RUNWAY LIGHTS. MR. VAN ANTWERP DISAGREED, STATING HE FELT THE COUNCIL WAS CLOSE TO DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH THE MASTER PLAN AND WE COULD WAIT A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. SOME iMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE IN HOUSE AND WE COULD STILL GET A GRANT FROM DOT. '~ MR. MASTELLER WISHED TO GO ON RECORD AS STATING THAT AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED THIS IS THE MOTION HE HAS MADE AND iF SOMETHING HAPPENS OUT THERE, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ON HIS CONSCIENCE. - 2 - 7. A. REPORT ON LIGHTING SYSTEM FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL: (Cont'd.) ROLL CALL ON MOTION: AYES: NAYS: MR. COOPER MR. MORROW MR. MASTELLER MR. AHNEMAN CHAIRMAN PALUCH MR. MEGUIN MOTION CARRIED. LEASE APPLICATION - J & S AVIATION: LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM STEVEN VAN ANTWERP REQUESTING THAT HE BE FURNISHED WITH A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT ESTABLISHING A MORA- TORIUM ON LEASES AT THE AIRPORT. CHAIRMAN PALUCH EXPLAINED THAT THE MORATORIUM WAS PLACED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND IF SUCH A DOCUMENT EXISTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. SINCE J & S AVIATION MADE APPLICATION FOR A LEASE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE MORATORIUM, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT MR. VAN ANTWERP MERELY RE-ACTIVATE HIS REQUEST AND FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED PROCEDURE. COLLIER PLACE PUD - ROGER COOPER: MR. COOPER EXPLAINED THAT MR. MASTELLER IS THE CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR THIS PROPERTY WHICH IS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF DEVELOP- MENT ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT AND WHICH WILL INVOLVE ACTUAL AIR- PORT ~PROPERTY. MR. COOPER WANTED TO KNOW WHY MR. MASTELLER HAD NOT BROUGHT THiS UP BEFORE THE BOARD AND FELT THAT MR. MASTELLER DEFINITELY HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MR. MASTELLER STATED THIS WHOLE MATTER IS PREMATURE SINCE IT IS STILL IN THE CONCEPTUAL STAGE AND HAS NOT YET REACHED THE POINT WHERE THE ADVISORY BOARD SHOULD BE CONCERNED. HE ADDED THAT HE HAS NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT, NO DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF OTHER THAN HIS ENGINEERING FEES 'AND iF THE CITY ATTORNEY THINKS THiS IS A MATTER TO BE DIVULGED, HE WILL MAKE THAT ARRANGEMENT. REQUEST FROM CUB SCOUTS TO VISIT AIRPORT: THIS REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN BY MR. VOTAPKA. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:33 P,M. - 3 - VERBATIM EXCERPT FROM TAPE RECORDING OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD ON FEBRUARY 23, 1988: MR. ROGER COOPER: I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THIS, TOO. CONTRARY TO MR. MASTELLER'S STATEMENT, I DON'T CONSIDER THIS AN EMER- GENCY BECAUSE AS WE HAVE SAID FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE DON'T HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM. WE HAVE A SUB-STANDARD LIGHTING SYSTEM. IT'S NOT THE FACT THAT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM DOES NOT.WORK. IT'S THE FACT THAT IT'S AN OLD-FASHIONED, INADEQUATE LIGHTING SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S EVER MADE THE STATEMENT THAT IT'S SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE FAILURE. I THINK THAT'S AN INTERPRETATION THAT iS PECULIAR ONLY TO MR. MASTELLER AND I THINK THAT SPENDING $6000. TO REFURBISH A SYSTEM THAT'S AN OLD-FASHIONED SYSTEM TO START WITH IS JUST A COMPLETE WASTE OF OUR MONEY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT FOR EVERY $5.00 WE SPEND IT COSTS $95.00 IN COMMENSURATE GRANT FUNDS AND AS FAR AS THIS NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM UNDER THE MASTER PLAN, THAT'S AN INACCURATE STATEMENT. - $15,000.-20,000. I CHECKED' IT IN MY MASTER PLAN. MEDIUM INTENSITY LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR ONE RUNWAY COSTS $84,000. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO DOING THINGS ON THE CHEAP AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THAT $6000. THAT MR. MASTELLER WANTS TO BLOW ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE UNACCEPTABLE, WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE A FIRST-CLASS MEDIUM SYSTEM FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY BY WAITING, AND THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE WiND TEE LIGHTED AND IF THAT CAN BE DONE FOR A TRANSFORMER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR $400.-500., I WOULD COMPLETELY SUPPORT THAT, BUT NOT FOR SPENDING $6000 ON A SUB-STANDARD SYSTEM. THAT'S ABSURD. ' L. Gene Harris Mayor City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978-0127 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 Kathryn M. O'Halloran City Clerk AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. AGENDA L. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 1/26, SPECIAL MEETING 2/1 4. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 12/31/87 5. PUBLIC INPUT: 6. OLD BUSINESS: A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT B. RENEWAL OF LEASE~- MID FLORIDA SCHUTZHUND CLUB 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. REPORT ON LIGHTING SYSTEM FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL B. LEASE APPLICATION - J & S AVIATION C. COLLIER PLACE PUD - ROGER COOPER D. REQUEST FROM CUB SCOUTS TO VISIT AIRPORT 8. ADJOURN L. Gene Harris Mayor City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978-0127 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 Kathryn M. O'Halloran City Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE CITY HALL 1225 MAIN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA The Airport Advisory Board will hold their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 1988, at 4:00 P.~. in City Council Chambers, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida. Kathryn M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE City Clerk ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD.