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POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330
MINUTES OF MEETING
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
MARCH 28, 1989
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN ROBERT MORROW
AT 4:10 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: THEODORE AHNEMAN
MICHAEL KENNE¥
RENE VAN DE VOORDE
CHAIRMAN ROBERT MORROW
JOHN VAN ANTWERP, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
ABSENT: KENNETH MEGUIN (EXCUSED)
EARL MASTELLER (EXCUSED)
EDWARD PALUCH
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
MOTION BY MR. AHNEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 28, 1989.
CARRIED,
4. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 2/28/89:
NO COMMENT.
PUBLIC INPUT: NO INPUT.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT:
MR. VAN ANTWERP REPORTED THAT POTHOLES HAD BEEN FILLED
IN ON TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAYS.
MR. VAN ANTWERP ATTENDED THE ANNUAL AIRPORT MANAGERS'
MEETING IN TALLAHASSEE. HE REPORTED THERE WILL BE NO
NEW FUNDING FROM THE STATE IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.
PENDING LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE A STATE AVIATION
TRUST FUND INSTEAD OF BUDGETING EXPENDITURES EACH YEAR.
ALSO, STANDARDIZE WATER RETENTION TO AVOID CREATION OF
PONDS WHICH ENCOURAGES THE PRESENCE OF BIRDS. MR. VAN
ANTWERP TURNED OVER TO THE BOARD SECRETARY PAMPHLETS ON
VARIOUS TOPICS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE INTERESTED.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT:(Cont'd.)
MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED HE ATTENDED A MEETING OF THE
CONTINUING FLORIDA AIRPORT SYSTEMS PLAN WHICH MEETS
TWICE A YEAR TO UPDATE FIGURES ON AIRPORT OPERATIONS
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
LIGHTING PROPOSAL:
MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. AHNEMAN, THAT
WE REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE LIGHTING
SYSTEM AS PER THE AIRPORT MANAGER'S SKETCH TO BE
DRAWN UP AND PUT TO BID WITH NOT OVER $10,000.
EXPENDITURE FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE
AIRPORT.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: MR. AHNEMAN
MR. KENNEY
MR. VAN DE.VOORDE
CHAIRMAN MORROW
NAYS: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
C. LEASE RENEWAL - MID FLORIDA SCHUTZHUND CLUB:
MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY,
TO MOVE THIS MATTER TO: NEW BUSINESS - iTEM 7 - F.
CARRIED.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
BROCHURE -
NOISE ABATEMENT -
ITEMS A AND B WERE DISCUSSED TOGETHER. MR. VAN ANTWERP
DISTRIBUTED A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AIRPORT AND ASKED FOR
INPUT ON THAT AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
RECOMMENDATIONS ON NOISE ABATEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE BROCHURE HE IS PREPARING. ALSO TO BE INCLUDED
WOULD BE A STANDARD FLIGHT PATTERN ADDRESSING ALTITUDE
AND GEORGRAPHY.
C. COUNCIL SPENDING OF AIRPORT FUNDS FOR LEGAL WORK:
MR. PALUCH HAD REQUESTED THIS BE AN AGENDA~ITEM.. HOWEVER,
HE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND THERE WAS NO BACK-UP
MATERIAL. CHAIRMAN MORROW ASSUMED THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER
IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO SPEND AIRPORT FUNDS ON
LEGAL FEES. MR. McCLARY REMARKED THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THE
LEGALITY HAD NEVER BEEN QUESTIONED AND IT WAS HIS POLICY
TO CHARGE THESE EXPENSES TO THE AIRPORT FUND. MR.'VAN
ANTWERP ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO OBTAIN AN ANSWER
WITHOUT SUCCESS.
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NEW BUSINESS:
D. AIRPORT MANAGER'S SUPERVISOR:
MR. PALUCH HAD REQUESTED THIS ITEM TO BE ON THE AGENDA.
MR. McCLARY REMARKED THAT THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
IS TO HAVE AN AIRPORT DIRECTOR APPOINTED WHO WOULD REPORT TO
THE CITY MANAGER AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER WOULD REPORT TO THE
DIRECTOR.
LEASE REVISION - RECOMMENDATIONS:
MR. VAN DE VOORDE EXPLAINED THAT THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO REVIEW THE LEASE DECIDED TO PRIORITIZE THEIR STUDY BECAUSE
OF THE iMMEDIATE NEED OF THE.MID FLORIDA SCHUTZHUND CLUB
AND CONSIDERED FIRST THE CONCEPT OF THE COMMERCIAL LEASE.
BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DISSOLVING
THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD, THERE IS NOTHING IN WRITING.
THE VERO BEACH COMMERCIAL LEASE WAS REVIEWED AND THE COMMITTEE
DOES HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD BE ADOPTED.
AT THE SUGGESTION OF' THE CHAIRMAN, MR. VAN DE VOORDE AGREED
TO PUT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN WRITING FOR
FUTURE USE.
F. MID-FLORIDA SCHUTZHUND CLUB - LEASE RENEWAL:
MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEDY, TO DELAY
UNTIL NEXT MEETING AND, AT THAT POINT, IF THE BOARD IS STILL
IN EXISTENCE, THERE WILL BE A DRAFT OF A LEASE TO RECOMMEND
TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:10 P.M.
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City of Sebastian
POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1989 - 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 28, 1989
4. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 2/28/89
5. PUBLIC INPUT
6. OLD BUSINESS:
A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT
B. LIGHTING PROPOSALS
C. LEASE RENEWAL - MID-FLORIDA SC~TZHUND CLUB
NEW BUSINESS:
A. BROCHURE
B. NOISE ABATEMENT
C. COUNCIL SPENDING OF AIRPORT FUNDS FOR LEGAL WORK
D. AIRPORT MANAGER'S SUPERVISOR
E. LEASE REVISION - RECOMMENDATIONS
8. ADJOURN