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03-10-04 Airport MinutesAirport Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 10, 2004 Present were: Gib Bissell (fill-in Chairman), Keith Robinson, Tom Weber, Dan Snyder, and Shannon Nalty, Scott Richardson. Bruce Rudy from CAP was also present. 1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Gib Bissell. 2. Approval of February Minutes - Tom made a motion to accept the minutes from last month and Dan seconded the motion. Dan made a motion to approve the agenda and Tom seconded the motion. Both motions passed unanimously. 3. Hear the Public - None. 4. Request for Qualifications - Airport Manager - The Request for Qualifications for an Airport Manager are scheduled to run March 14"' and 21gt. There were no additions or deletions. Dan moved to approve the RFQ, Keith seconded the motion, and the motion passed with no opposition. Kathy Kuhlin will inform Pati Heath to go ahead and run the advertisement. 5. Civil Air Patrol - Bruce Rudy - Bruce Rudy works part-time at the Central School Museum. He is working with the Civil Air Patrol regarding their history. He is also a member of Big Sky Astronomy Club. He came across some pictures of the City Airport taken on July 3, 1929, the opening day of the airport. He is planning on having a table set up for Space Day on May lgt. He would like to know if we would be interested in being a part of that exhibit. The board agreed it would be a good idea. Shannon will check with the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan to get pictures of a plane he saw there that was owned by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh that was originally in Kalispell. Gib will check with the post office to see if they have anything from that date. He will also check with the Montana Aeronautics office to see if they have any information from 1929. Also get the artist's rendition of what the airport could be like when all our proposed improvements are completed. 6. Budget a. New Web Page - This would be an addition to the City web page. There is a revised bid of $500. The board would like to go forward with this. Gib suggested we take our information from the Montana Airport Directory. Shannon moved to go ahead with the new web page. Dan seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. b. Request for 2004 - No changes. C. Fee Increases - We need to determine the commercial and private fees. Have airport manager research how other airports deal with this. A motion to direct Chris to enter into negotiations with Dave Hoerner from Red Eagle Aviation to purchase the property currently occupied by Red Eagle Aviation contingent on funds available in the airport TIF exclusive of the $1 million set aside, FAA appraisal requirements and Phase I Environmental Study. Additionally, the airport recommends that concurrent negotiations occur for lease back of the property to Red Eagle Aviation. The easement goes with buying the property. When leased back, access would be through the National Guard. Tom so moved, and Keith seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. 7. Planning - It was suggested to use TIF money to build a small terminal building to include a pilot's lounge, do infrastructure for hangars, pave a ramp area, and a business cul-de-sac for airport compatible businesses. Someone will need to engineer the building and find out how much it will cost. 8. Tom stated that surveyors have been at the airport for the last two days. He has three people that are ready to begin construction. Shannon would like to have the specifications of who is building what provided to the board. Tom pointed out that the airport manager could approve the buildings. Shannon would like copies of everything of development or projected development for every member of the board, including maps and diagrams. Gib said everyone should get the notes from the workshop, too. 9. Dan distributed a revised Vision Statement based on the notes that everyone had previously written. This item will be on the agenda for next week. 10. Gib said he called a few airports and there is no terrorism insurance in Montana. Dan moved that we reject spending money for terrorism insurance after consulting with other airports at this time. Tom seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 11. Scott phoned Leonard Hogan while at the meeting to discuss the drain on the taxiway. Leonard explained that it is a French drain which is only a hole in the ground. The board would like the depression to be level with the taxiway. This is approximately 10' x 22' in size. Leonard said they could put a riser on the drain and then tack and fill. This will cost $400. Keith made a motion to repair this as soon as possible, and Shannon seconded the motion. All were in favor. 12. Dan moved to adjourned, Shannon seconded the motion, and all agreed. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.