05-19-97 Airport MinutesN
A JOINT MEETING OF THE KALI S PELL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND AIRPORT
ADVISORY BOARD WAS HELD AT 8:40 P.M. MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997, IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR DOUG
RA.UTHE PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS CLIFF COLLINS, NORBERT DONAHUE ,
LAUREN GRANMO , DALE HAARR , PAM KENNEDY , DUANE LAR SON , ASSISTANT
CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD HICKEL AND CITY MANAGER CLA.RENCE KRE PP S WERE
PRESENT. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ART THOM P S ON AND KE I TH ROBINSON
WERE ALSO PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER GARY NYSTUL WAS ABSENT.
Mayor Rauthe called the meeting to order.
Kennedy moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded.
The motion carried upon vote.
Krepps reviewed the process used by the Advisory Board in selecting
the engineering f i ran they recommended. Both f i rms that did
presentations felt that the Master Plan would be completed within
a 18 month. to 24 month time frame.
Art Thompson, on behalf of the Airport Advisory Board, added some
additional information on the engineering presentations with regard
to the radio station towers.
Krepps added that if the Authority Board approves moving ahead with
Morrison Maierle, we will notify the engineering firm. and F.A.A.
The engineering firm will then have to put together their proposal
in terms of scope of services and costs as submi tted to us and
F . A . A . F . A . A . will review that, they will have a third -party
engineer look at that, and if they're not within the right wind of
opportunity, they'll make there come back and revisit their scope of
services and their costs. So all that cost has to be approved by
F.A.A. (since they are paying 9 Ors of the project) . it Will
probably be about three months in the schedule before we get a
final contract.
Thompson feels that by keeping 'in touch with the process (with the
F.A.A. regional and Seattle office) we can expedite this as best as
possible. The Advisory Board feels this is the best way to go and
that we need the F.A.A. Keith Robinson agreed with this statement.
Kennedy moved that the Airport Authority authorize the City of
Kalispell to enter into a Master Plan Engineering Agreement with
Morrison Ma.ierle for the City Airport. The motion was seconded.
Donahue asked if the Authority is going to enter into this contract
or is the City of Kalispell going to enter into that contract?
Krepps suggests this be brought to the Council as an agenda item,
as the Council and the Authority are one in the same.
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Donahue feels that they are not one in the same and that the
Authority on it's own (it's a body politic) should enter into the
contract. Discussion. was held. Donahue raised the issue of bylaws
for the Airport Authority again. Krepps clarified that the bylaws
need to be addressed by the City Attorney who is on vacation at
this time. Kennedy said she believed there was a motion on the
floor. Donahue again viewed his concerns,, and felt the matter
should be postponed unti 1 the return of the City Attorney . Donahue
suggested the City could levy up to 2 mills to f i nanc e the needs of
the Authority. Mayor Rauthe stated that the City cannot levy on
top of the County 1 evy . Donahue said he has not seen a written
opinion regarding this. Cranmo suggests that we go ahead and vote
on this and deal with the City/Authority 'issue when our City
Attorney returns. Larson called for the question.
The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 55 p.m.
Douglas D. Rau the , Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen S. Kuhlin
Acting Clerk of Council