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08-24-05 Airport MinutesCity of Kalispell AIRPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL Minutes — August 24, 2005 Present: Airport Advisory Board Members Keith Robinson, Tom Weber, Scott Richardson, Dan Snyder, Rod Bitney; Absent: Gib Bissell; City of Kalispell Staff Jim Patrick, Becky Spain, Fred Leistiko. Guest Present: Chuck Manning, Pete Gross, Shannon Nalty The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. The July minutes were approved as written. Pete had a question concerning the accuracy of the statement about his lease. He stated that the way he understood it was that when the runway realignment takes places, he will then need to relocate. Fred stated that he was correct. HEAR THE PUBLIC Pete Gross said he would like to commend the Airport Advisory Council for the job they are doing and thank them for allowing him to voice his concerns regarding the proposed Rules and Regulations. Chuck Manning also stated that he would like to applaud the council and managers for allowing them to voice their concerns. RULES AND REGULATIONS Scott asked if there was any discussion on the suggested changes to the Rules and Regulations document. Rod stated that he has not had a chance to review them and would like time to review them along with a hard copy before they go to a vote of the council. Dan made a motion to approve the suggested changes as made and discussed at the work session. Keith seconded the motion. Call for comments. Scott stated that if there are any changes we can go through them at the next regularly scheduled meeting and discuss, then the council can make further recommendations. Scott emphasized to the committee that the City would like a response on these sooner rather than later. The City will review the proposed changes and bring back another draft to the advisory council for further review and discussion. Dan Snyder, Keith Robinson, Scott Richardson, Tom Weber voted in favor. Rod Bitney opposed. Fred stated that the Rules and Regulations could be changed to Standard Operation Procedures. The council agreed. Fred stated that we have not received any FAA dollars for infrastructure, only for planning studies and Master Plan and will not receive any until after the Rules and Regulations are in affect. ACCESS GATE Many people have expressed concerns regarding the access gate and how it will work. How will costumers get in to the businesses on the airport? Fred stated that a proximity gate will be installed and he will have 300 cards to issue. He will be issuing cards to members of the flying club, glider club, tenants, and employees. Anyone else wishing to come onto the airport will have to be met at the gate, including UPS and Fed Ex. Their will be a cluster box located at the main gate for mail. Pete strongly suggested that the city find a way to just buzz in a client or user of the airport. Fred stated that when the FBO is located mid field they will be able to do that. The gate will be operational within the next month and a half. Fred stated that he is not sure of all the functions of the gate and will need to work out the kinks. WEB PAGE DESIGN Fred stated that he has been working on the design of the web page and has everything he needs and will continue to move forward. The council asked that we introduce the Kalispell City Airport as the Airpark. AIRPORT MANAGER UPDATE Fred passed around the building layout plan and address identity sheet for the council to look at. He will be mailing these out to all the tenants notifying them of their address. Cable Tech has moved to Great Falls. The City has a lot of interested parties that would like to build a single aircraft hangar with a business or office upstairs. Residential will not be allowed. Discussed the designated parking areas at the Northwest Ramp area. The City Airport has a completion date of September 6th and is now on their second change order. The City is addressing the drainage concerns at the City Airport and has also sent a letter to Rosauers about their parking drainage. NEW BUSINESS Rod asked about the Airport Enterprise Fund and what is was. Fred stated that the airport will operate the same, but is now a self sufficient airport and will not be allowed to run a deficit or put any extra money into the fund. It will be fee driven. We can not spend more than what we take in. Scott stated that he wished he would have know about this changes. He added that in order for the Airport Advisory Council to be affective they need to be fully informed. He stated that there is a definite lack of communication between the city and the council, tenants and users. He also stated that the purpose of the council is to provide advise and in order for them to give good advise they need to be informed. He said that if you don't want the council to advise then the city needs to dis-ban the council. Tom adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m., Keith second.