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08-11-04 Airport MinutesCity of Kalispell AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Minutes —August 11, 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 Fred Leistiko, Airport Dan Snyder Mike Manion Chris Kukulski Mgr. Tom Webber Peter Gross Dennis Carver 1. Scott was not able to make the beginning of the meeting. A motion was made & unanimously approved to have Keith run the meeting in Scott's absence. 2. Mike Manion has been reappointed to the Board. There is still one vacancy that will not be filled until after the new City Manager is selected. 3. The minutes for the July 21 meeting were approved. 4. HEAR THE PUBLIC Dennis Carver of Goose Bay Equipment, 1995 3rd Ave East, Kalispell, addressed the Board with concerns regarding the new hangar he is building. He indicated the cost of the hangar is $125,000 and they are pouring concrete now. His concern is that the utilities may not be in place this year, since it is taking so long for approval. He said that his group had offered a proposal which has now been altered by Peccia's group. Fred indicated that the reason for the change is that the City wants to put the whole $147,000 infrastructure project in at one time. There is a need for $7,000 to start the project and the City is trying to determine how to fund the start up. Fred indicated that he couldn't promise a date and that the City may be willing to work through a phased process. 5. UPDATE ON SPRAYING AIRPORT Fred said he purchased soil sterilizer a the County gave him a sprayer to use. He and Gib covered the area around the runways & taxiways and some of the fence line. He said that he has been on the mower for 2 days to try to get something done around the runways. 6. CARVER LEASE Need to get a signed lease. Carver indicated he would be renting to the DNRC. Due to concerns of not having a signed lease and the risk of accident and lack of insurance validation, the Board recommended that the City Manager and City Attorney require Carver to cease building if a signed lease is not in effect by 5PM on August 13, 2004. All leases must be approved by the City Council. 7. COMMERCIAL FEES —Fred discussed the letter that Chris signed giving Fred the ability to waive Commercial Fees. 8. REFLECTORS —Fred tried to get a grant to buy the reflectors. Montana Aeronautics has them for $2,600. 9. TORGERSON PROPERTY —Fred indicated that he has been working with the Council to not use the cash in the Airport Fund, but to borrow from the TIF and close on the property. Payments would then be returned to City. 10. UPDATE ON GPI MANAGEMENT OF AIRPORT CPI's meeting has been changed to August 17. 11. NEW BUSINESS A. Fred indicated he is working to put together Developmental agreements for those who are interested in building hangars. He said Dennis Carver has agreed. B. Pati mentioned that once the Torgerson property is purchased, we need to make arrangements to annex it. It was brought up that the property behind the street department also needs to be annexed. Pati agreed to contact Narda. C. Fred discussed his conversations with the Glider Club and the need to move them to safer location on the field. There has been opposition by the Club since they have been in this location for some time. The Board supports Fred in the decision to have the Club move. They feel it has been and continues to be a safety hazard. D. There are several others interested in hangar locations and Fred will continue to work with them. They include: Ray Ziggy, Ron Trippett, Charles White, and Mr. Pederson. E. Dave Hoerner is back at Red Eagle and Fred is working to arrange an alternate driveway and parking area with the National Guard. Once that is complete, further work needs to be done in completing the sale of the Red Eagle property. Pati mentioned that the appraisal is now more than 6 months old and may need to be re- done to meet the FAA guidelines for reimbursement. 12. The meeting was adjourned at 5 : 00 PM.