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06-09-04 Airport MinutesCity of Kalispell AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Minutes —June 9, 2004 The meeting began at 3:00 p.m. Present were: Airport Advisory Board Members City of Kalispell Staff Guests Scott Richardson Keith Robinson Pati Heath Peter Gross Gib Bissell Tom Webber Chris Kukulski Dick Brady Shannon Nalty Fred Leistiko Tom (Shannon's Father In Law) 1. The minutes for the May 27 were not complete. The Board extended approval to the next meeting. 2. HEAR THE PUBLIC Peter Gross wanted to remind the Board that he is still in limbo regarding the relocation of his hangar when the realignment takes place. He would encourage to the Board to make a determination and treat him fairly. 3. Pati provided information she had gathered regarding the cost of a new metal hangar and the estimate of value of a used one. A decision needs to be made on how to handle what should/could be done on the purchase of Frank Thomas' hangar. Shannon, Tom, & Fred will contact Frank to determine if they can view the hangar for possible purchase. It could possibly make a good managers office & store a plow & mower. They will report back at the next meeting. 4. Chris covered his discussion with Mike Deigle and the Glacier International Airport Authority regarding taking over the management of the Kalispell Airport. They were responsive. They assigned a committee, a group that works with the Ferndale & Whitefish airports, who will work with Mike Deigle and provide feedback at their July meeting. Quite a bit of discussion pursued, including how the City Council would respond, how the $ 1 M commitment would be handled, and how to deal with the ongoing issues of management. Chris mentioned that he is still meeting with Fred Leistiko regarding a contract for management. The Board voted to continue on course to hire a manager. If hired Fred would resign from the Board & there will be a stipulation in the contract with a conditional release indicating dissolution of the contract should Glacier take over the management. 5. The Board decided there was not a need for a cleanup day. Several members indicated they will go out and complete the mowing and clip around the tie downs. Pati indicated that the weed spraying took place around May 18. Several folks indicated cracks need to be sealed. 6. Scott showed pictures of the fencing area on the SE end of the airport. Easements are required and he has the footage to provide to Charlie. There was discussion regarding the need to fence the entire airport and the numerous issues associated with it. Scott will give the SE area info to Charlie to begin work on the easements and he will take a look at the other areas to determine what needs to be done there. Dick Brady has requested information on the new hangar sites. Their building will be here soon. Pati said that she passed the information from the last meeting to Phil Porrini, who has sent a letter to Dennis Carver to make the changes. When asked, Dick indicated that they would do the work and would expect that it would come off their lease agreement. Dick was advised to get with Dennis & set up a meeting with the planning group and get the cost estimates in as soon as possible. Dick would like to start pouring a slab right away. This would also require a contract for the ground lease right away. 8. Peter Gross was advised that the Board has made a decision regarding existing leaseholders and the decision was published in previous minutes. The City has not been advised by the FAA that it will be reimbursed for any portion of the project until the towers are dealt with thus, we are not prepared to move existing lease holders. There is one area on the airport that is being opened for new development. If any of the existing lease holders would like to be in that area now, they will need to reserve the spot by signing a lease and develop at their expense. Peter was also advised that when he & his attorney met with the City Attorney & Pati about 2-3 months ago, this same information was conveyed. It was understood that they (Peter & his attorney) would bring forth a contract that stated what they wanted to do. We have not heard anything further. Charlie has contacted the attorney at least twice. We are open to hearing their proposal. 9. Meeting adjourned 5:28 PM.