01-30-03 Airport MinutesCity of Kalispell
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes —January 30, 2003
The meeting began at 3:00 p.m. Present were:
Airport Advisory Board Members
City of Kalispell Staff
Guests
Scott Richardson
Chris Kukulski
Art Thompson
Pati Meath
Keith Robinson
Gib Bissell
1. User Fee Policy —A decision on the removal User Fees was not made at this time. After much discussion
of the pros and cons of this issue it was determined to:
• Still collect outstanding 2002/2003 user fees with referral to the collection agency if appropriate.
• Call a committee meeting made up of Art, Gib, Keith and Scott to determine a recommendation to
come back to the entire board for approval.
2. Commercial Fee Policy The above committee will also develop new wording to clarify `who pays
Commercial Fees." There was also discussion on whether Commercial Fees should be increased. A
recommendation will come from the committee.
3. Committee Meeting The committee will meet at 7 AM on February 5.
4. County Tax Proposal —Throughout this portion of the meeting it became clear that we need to market the
airport and position the airport by providing options for financial security. The above committee also
agreed to develop a list of promotional activity regarding the value of the airport to the City and surrounding
area. Once a presentation is put together, Chris & Pati will meet with Monte Eliason at Glacier
International. In addition, it was recommended that a press release should be developed about the EA and
that perhaps Wendy Ostrom Price would be willing to do a piece on the airport.
5. The meeting adjourned at 5 : 00 PM.