01-07-97 Airport Minutes0
A, JOINT MEETING OF THE KALI S PELL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND AIRPORT
ADVISORY BOARD WAS MELD AT 10:00 P.M. MONDAY, JULY 71 1997, IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, M.ONTANA.. MAYOR DOUG
RAUTHE PRESIDED, COUNCIL MEMBERS CLIFF COLLINS, NORBERT DONAHUE,
DALE HAA.RR , PAM KENNEDY , DUA.NE LAR S ON , GARY NY S TUL , CITY ATTORNEY
GLEN NEIER AND CITY MANAGER CLARENCE KREPPS WERE PRESENT. ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS GIB B I S SELL AND KEI'TH ROBINSON WERE ALSO PRESENT.
Mayor Rau. the called the meeting to order.
Bissell reported Nolte i s relocating which creates a vacancy on the
Airport Advisory Board as of August 1, 1997.
Advertising will begin for the replacement.
Mike Baker reported on the area south of the airport where the junk
is located.
There was discussion and Krepps noted if everyone was in agreement,
the process will be started, legally if necessary to have the
responsible parties remove the junk that has been dispensed, since
the FAA has also requested the removal.
There was consensus to start the process.
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Negotiations are continuing. The FAA has directed the Phase I,
will be a two phase Master Plan., which will be a Feasibility Level
Report comparing the cost of upgrading the current airport to
Ultimate B - 2 Utility Airport Standards with construction of a B - 2
Utility Airport at a generic site in the vicinity of Kalispell.
Bissell said the Advisory Board was in agreement with the proposed
contract but had added that they should put in some completion time
lines also.
He also said that FAA wants the runway extended prior to addressing
the radio towers.
There was discussion.
The by-laws were reviewed'.
There was consensus of Article v, the chair and vice chair elected
bi - annually from the membership. And to delete from the second
paragraph, "shall sign documents and warrants in the name and on
behalf of the Authority", as the city manager is responsible for
that'. .
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Kennedy suggested in
Article
VI,
the regular meeting be held the
first Monday of each
month,
after
the adjournment of the regular
meeting. on page 3,
special
meetings may be called by the chair,
or a majority of the Authority.
The next paragraph, the 2nd
sentence to read "Each
member
shall
have one vote" and to delete the
remainder.
Kennedy moved to adopt the by-laws of the Kalispell City Authority
as discussed.
There was more discussion and agreed to add to Article I a
definition of airport and Article vIII , should require any proposed
amendment, all members should receive 48 hour written not ice .
Donahue also wanted to add under Article Iv, the Authority cannot
use eminent domain except by the permission of the City Council.
There was more discussion.
Kennedy added Article I a definition of airport and Article vIII,
should require any proposed amendment, all members should receive
48 hour written notice with the agreement of Larson, second of the
motion.
Upon vote the motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 10 ; 4 2 p.m.
Douglas D . R,au the , Mayor
ATTEST:
Debbie Gifford, CMC
Acting Clerk of Council