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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11291983MINUTES OF MEETING OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD - NOVEMBER 29~ 1983 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH AT 4:03 P.M. PRESENT: CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH, JOSEPH BARBOLINE, KENNETH MEGUIN, FRANK DE JOIA, ROBERT THOMAS, MICHAEL KENNEY, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER JOHN VAN ANTWERP, RENE VAN DE VOORDE (ARRIVED AT 4:31). ABSENT: DEBORAH PALMER (EXCUSED). CHAIRMAN PALUCH ASKED THAT IT BE NOTED THAT COUNCILMAN RICHARD SZELUGA HAS ATTENDED ALL OF THE MEETINGS OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD SINCE HE H~ SERVED AS A COUNCILMAN. MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. DE JOIA, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 25. MR. DE JOIA ~KED THAT IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 2 THE LAST THREE WORDS BE STRUCK - "MR. DE JOIA OPPOSED." - SINCE HE BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS INCORRECT. MR. KENNEY STATED THAT THE L~gT PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 2 W~ NOT CLEAR TO HIM AND AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS ENTIRE PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE STRUCK. MR. DE JOIA, WITHDREW HIS SECONd); MR. KENNEY WITHDREW HIS MOTION. MOTION BY MR. KENNEY, SECONDED BY MR. DE JOIA, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 25 LESS THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 2 AND THE DELETION OF "MR. DE JOIA OPPOSED." FROM THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF PAGE 2. CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERP REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED A SEMINAR OF THE FLORIDA AIRPORT MANAGERS ~SOCIATION IN ORLANDO. IT W~ THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FAA THAT SMALL AIRPORTS SHOULD HAVE A M~TER PLAN AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO HIRE AN AIRPORT CONSULTANT TO PREPARE IT AND HE WOULD THEN APPLY FOR A GRANT. 90% OF HIS FEE WOULD BE PAID THROUGH THE GRANT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET OUR MASTER PLAN FROM DOT AND GET THE CITY TO GO ALONG WITH US TO HIRE A CON- SULTANT. ALL FEDERAL GRANTS HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THROUGH A CONSULTANT. IT W~ ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A SAFETY PLAN BE PREPARED WHICH WOULD INCLUDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE PROCEDURES, AIRPORT INSPECTION AND SECURITY PROCEDURES. CHAIRMAN PALUCH REQUESTED MR. VAN ANTWERP TO SEE IF HE COULD OBTAIN A COPY OF SUCH PROCEDURES FROM SOME OTHER SMALL AIRPORT. THE STATE HAS AVAILABLE PRE- PLANNING FUNDS, MATCHING TYPE FUNDS~ WHICH WOULD HELP TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF PLANNING, EVEN IF THE PROJECT DID NOT GO THROUGH. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION H~g PRISONERS AVAfLABLE TO WORK UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION. THE FAA H~ NOT TAKEN A FIRM STAND ON ULTRA-LIGHT AIRCRAFT, BUT INTEND TO REGULATE THEM. MR. VAN ANTWERP'S STAND IS THAT THE AIRPORT CAN BE USED SO LONG ~ NONE OF HIS B~IC RULES ARE BROKEN. GRANT REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN LOWERED TO INCLUDE SURFACE TREATMENTS, AND WHAT IN THE P~T W~g CONSIDERED TO BE REPAIRS. MR. VAN ANTWERP MENTIONED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, HAS NOT YET SET UP A BID FOR STRIPING. MOZION BY MR. THOMAS, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOLINE, TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADVERTISE FOR AN AIRPORT CONSULTANT AND SECURE RESUMES SO WE CAN PICK OUT THE ONE WE WANT 7'0 USE. CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED THAT THE CONSULTANT MUST BE CHOSEN FROM A LIST APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WOULD WORK ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS. HIS FEE FOR PROVIDING A MASTER PLAN WILL BE PAID FOR THROUGH THE GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. MR. VAN ANTWERP WILL ATTEND THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING TO PRESENT THIS MATTER. MR. VAN DE VOORDE REPORTED THAT THE SUB-COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD TO DISCUSS THE GOLF COURSE LEASE HAD MET ON NOVEMBER 21 AND HE, ~ THE CHAIRMAN, HAD ATTENDED THE NOVEMBER 22ND MEETING OF THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THAT BOARD APPOINTED A SUB-COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE A LEASE FOR US TO REACT TO. IN DISCUSSING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1983, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT APPARENTLY THERE W~ A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THAT A SUB-HEADING SAID "AUGUST". MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY, TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 CONTINGENT UPON THE ~SUMPTION THAT THIS IS IN FACT SEPTEMBER FIGURES. CARRIED. MOTION BY MR. MEGUIN, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOLINE, 7'0 APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1983. CARRIED. MR. VAN DE VOORDE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE CITY ENGINEER REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THE PUD DEVELOPERS HAD MADE PROVISION IN THEIR PLANS TO ALLOW FOR EXTENSION OF THE RUNWAY IN THE FUTURE ~ WE HAD REQUESTED. MR. MASTELLER ADVISED THAT ~ FAR ~ HE KNOWS THEY HAD NOT, BUT THEY HAD CONTACTED FAA WHO TOLD THEM WE HAD NOT SUBMITTED ANY PLANS FOR EXTENSION, SO THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MOTION BY MR. MEGUIN, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOLINE, THAT THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO ACT AS THOUGH THAT EXTENSI'ON WAS IN PLACE AT THIS TIME, ~ THOUGH RUNWAY 422 W~ 1000~ LONGER THAN IT IS. CARRIED. MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. THOMAS, TO ADVISE THE LAND PLANNER TO TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION ALSO. CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERP WAS ASKED TO BRING THIS UP AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING. MEETING ADJOURNED AT $:35 P.M. - 2 - MEETING OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD ~ NOVEMBER 29, 1983 AGENDA ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 2~, 1983 OLD BUSINESS: AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT NEW BUSINESS: FINANCIAL REPORT ADJOURN