HomeMy WebLinkAbout03261985MINUTES OF MEETING OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD -~ MARCH 26, 1985
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH AT 4:00 P.M.
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH, RENE VAN DE VOORDE, FRANK DE JOIA, MICHAEL KENNEY,
ROBERT MORROW, GEORGE METCALF, EARL MASTELLER, JOHN VAN ANTWERP.
ABSENT: KENNETH MEGUIN (EXCUSED).
MR. BRUCE McMAHON, FLORIDA DEPARI~ENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, GAVE A TALK REGARDING
AIRPORT SECURITY IN RELATION TO DRUG SMUGGLING ACTIVITY. HE ADVISED THAT SEBASTIAN
AIRPORT IS NO MORE OF A TARGET FOR DRUG PEDDLARS THAN ANY OTHER AIRPORT IN FLORIDA.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO MAKE IT ~ MISERABLE AS POSSIBLE FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO
MIGHT WANT TO USE THE AIRPORT FOR THAT PURPOSE. ALSO, THE BUSINESS MEN IN THE AREA
SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT ANY FIRM THE DEALS IN CASH ONLY, OR DOES NOT HAVE
THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO CARRY OUT THEIR ALLEGED BUSINESS. SUSPICION SHOULD BE C~gT
ON ANY PLANE THAT LANDS WITHOUT LIGHTS OR TAXIS TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. A FENCE
WOULD INCRE~gE SECURITY.
MOTION BY MR. MASTELLER, SECONDED BY,MR. KENNEY, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26.
UNDER DISCUSSION OF THE MINUTES, MR. VAN DE VOORDE QUESTIONED THE STATEMENT IN THE
NEXT TO LAST PARAGRAPH ON THE FIRST PAGE RELATIVE TO MR. LINO AGREEING TO START
~E SCHUTZHUND CLUB TRAINING SESSIONS A HALF HOUR EARLIER. THE BOARD SECRETARY WAg
ASKED TO CHECK THE TAPE TO CONFIRM THIS STATEMENT.
MOTION AMENDED BY MR. MASTELLER, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26 /~ CORRECTED OR AMENDED. CARRIED.
MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. DE JOIA, TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FOR THE ~ MONTH PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 28. CARRIED.
MR. MORROW QUESTIONED IF BUDGET FIGURES TO DATE COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON AND HE WAS REQUESTED TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER
WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. DE JOIA, TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FOR THE ~ MONTH PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28. CARRIED.
MR. VAN ANTWERP REPORTED THAT THE SIGNS HAVE BEEN ORDERED THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT. A TRACTOR W~ HIRED TO CLEAN UP MAJOR WEED CLUMPS. HE HAS MADE ARRANGE-
MENTS WITH THE GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT TO HERBICIDE WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO. THE
BOARD APPROVED HIS REQUEST TO PURCHASE FOR LESS THAN $200. RUNWAY LIGHTING PARTS
TO KEEP INVENTORY UP TO DATE. HE TALKED TO MR. GOFF RELATIVE TO WHY Il' WAS TAKING
SO LONG FOR APPROVAL OF GRANT APPLICATION. MR. GOFF ADVISED THAT FAA HAS HAD A
CHANGE IN PERSONNEL AND HE HAg AN APPOINTMENT TO TALK TO THE NEW PERSON IN CHARGE,
AND WILL REPORT BACK TO MR. VAN ANTWERP.
POLICE CHIEF GERALD NAPPI ARRIVED AND kg ADDED INPUT TO MR. McMAHON'S TALK,
ADVISED THAT RANDOM INSPECTIONS OF THE AIRPORT ARE MADE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AT LEAST TWICE' IN EVERY 8 HOUR SHIFT. HE ADDED THAT II' WOULD BE HELPFUL IF CITIZENS
WOULD REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS. ALSO, A PERIMETER ROAD AROUND THE AIRPORT IS NEEDED.
THERE FOLLOWED A DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL TO ADD A NEW
SECTION TO THE FIELD RULES INCREASING THE AIRCRAFT PARKING RENTAL TO $30. A MONTH.
TH~.~ BOARD HAD RECOMMENDED A FEE OF $1. PER DAY OR $10. PER MONTH, WHICHEVER IS THE
LEAST. MR. VAN ANTWERP WROTE THE COUNCIL A LETTER STATING THAT THIS $30. FIGURE
WAS HIGH, COMPARED TO A SURVEY HE TOOK OF SURROUNDING AIRPORTS. MR. VAN ANTWERP
W]h~ ASKED TO KEEP A CHECK FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO SEE IF ANY TENANTS WERE LOST
DUE TO THIS INCREASE.
MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. METCALF, THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMEND TO
THE CITY COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FACILITIES Al' THE AIRPORT AND TO KEEP
IN LINE WI~ OTHER AIRPORTS OF SIMILAR SIZE~ ETC., AND THE NATIONAL GOAL OF ZERO
INFLATION AND THE DEPRESSED AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY IN GENERAL, THEY RE-CONSIDER THE
PARKING FEE AND REDUCE THE PARKING FEE TO $l~. PER MONTH, WHICH IS A ~0% INCBEASE
~E. 300% INCRE~gE.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES:
NAYS:
MR. KENNEY
MR. METCALF
MR. MORROW
MR. DE JOIA
MR. VAN DE VOORDE
MR. MASTELLER
CHAIRMAN PALUCH
MOTION NOT CARRIED.
MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. DE JOIA, THAT MR. VAN ANTWERP ADVISE
US OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTH PERIOD AS TO WHE~ER OR NOT WE'VE INCREASED OR DECREASED
THE TENANT SITUATION AND WHETHER OR NOT HE THINKS IT A RESULT OF THE INCREASE IN RENT..
CARRIED.
CHAIRMAN PALUCH WELCOMED TO THE BOARD ROBERT MORROW ~g A REGULAR MEMBER AND GEORGE'
METCALF AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER.
CHAIRMAN PALUCH ADVISED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPORT
AND FOUND IT TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND URGED THE MEMBERS TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME OUT
ff~ERE FAMILIARISING THEMSELVES WITH THE OPERATION AND ALSO CHECK THE CITY FILES FOR
ANY QUEStiONS THEY MIGHT HAVE.
THE BOARD SECRETARY WAS REQUESTED TO SEND EACH MEMBER A COPY OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
AND TO REQUEST THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING TO DISCUSS THE
198~-86 BUDGET.
MEETING ADJOURNED ~:26 P.M.
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MEETING OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
MARCH 26, 1985 - 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26
OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 28
OLD BUSINESS:
AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT
NEW BUSINESS:
TALK BY BRUCE McMANN - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMEN~~
ADJOURN