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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirMinutes_2010_04_15S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_04_15.doc 1 Brookings Airport Board Brookings, SD 57006 April 15, 2010 The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Chair Jeff Boulware on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 4:30 PM in the Community Room at City Hall. Members present were Jim Bailey, Orv Smidt, Judy McLaughlin, and Boulware. Lynn Riedesel was absent. Also present were Paul Hanusa - Pheasant’s Fury Aviation, Bob Babcock – Helms & Assoc., City Manager Jeff Weldon, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, and Airport Manager Mike Wilson. Item #2 – (Bailey/Smidt) Motion to approve the amended minutes from the March 18, 2010, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – (Smidt/McLaughlin) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The next meeting will be held on May 20, 2010, at 4:30 PM in the Meeting Room located on the first floor of City Hall. The Board decided to permanently change the meeting time to 4:30. Old Business Item #5 – Bob Babcock reported that the Environmental Assessment is still in the hands of the State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO). They have told Babcock that they will respond, but they have been very busy. City Manager Jeff Weldon asked how long they have had this information. Airport Manager Mike Wilson said they have had the information since December 18, 2009, and their review was to take 30 days. Babcock said they did request additional information which Helms immediately provided to them. This information was not new, but was information to clarify or replace previous information. Babcock said he was told that they would have their part done by the end of the month. Therefore, everyone is waiting for SHPO. Patty Dressler, from the FAA, said the work to be done by her office would take one (1) week. She also said that no additional information would be needed on the off-site alternative unless it is chosen. The site needs additional surveys completed on it, but personnel were unable to get onto the necessary properties. If that site is chosen, the surveying will be done at a later date. Weldon said the SHPO hold up is inexcusable, and there needs to be additional pressure applied someplace. Babcock said he is sure SHPO will come back stating that more information is needed on the on-site alternative, but again, Babcock said that the information will come after the choice has been made. Boulware said that this item is definitely not a priority to SHPO. Babcock S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_04_15.doc 2 and Wilson said they would work on a timeline summary of the project immediately in the morning and give this information to Weldon. Item #6 – 2010 SD Airports Conference Review – Wilson said he received a survey for the State Aviation Systems Plan and has begun filling it out. He told Paul Hanusa that he will get copies of a survey for the FBO to be filled out by their patrons. Wilson said the government has twice issued three-month resolutions and also a one-month resolution and then took a three week recess which pushed back any chance of receiving funding grants from the FAA for airport projects for a few months. The project to install a new fence and gates at the airport will probably be done in August. Babcock said the FAA has added a new position in the Bismarck office which should help out with the ALPs. Boulware said the first meeting that the group attended at the Airports Conference in Deadwood was excellent. He added that he had a very good feeling about the session. McLaughlin said it was good to hear the interaction and the different issues discussed about the Brookings Airport. However, the group said they were not impressed with the attitudes of some of the aeronautics commissioners. Babcock said that he feels there is support to bring the Brookings project to completion. Item #7 – Wildlife Fence Project – Babcock said that even though funding has been pushed back, Helms & Assoc. have everything ready to go on the fencing project when funding becomes available. Babcock added that he would like to include works on the RIELs in the fencing project. Wilson said there is an area of the fence that doesn’t have to be replaced, and changing that area of the fence will save some dollars. Therefore, there should be some money for the RIELs. New Business Item #8 – 2011 SD Airports Conference – Wilson said he has sent a letter to Bruce Lindholm at the SD Department of Transportation requesting that Brookings be the host of the 2011 Airports Conference. He added that the City Engineer and the City Manager have done the same. Wilson asked Boulware to provide a letter from the Airport Board requesting the same. Wilson said the decision will be made within one month. (Smidt/McLaughlin) Motion to support the Airports Conference being held in Brookings in 2011. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #9 – Airport Manager’s Report – S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_04_15.doc 3  Wilson reported that he had given ARFF fire training at the airport. He borrowed a refractometer from Watertown to test the percentage of the foam coming out of the truck. Five (5) people are now fully trained in ARFF. They are Airport Operations/ Maintenance Technician Jeremy Scott, Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann, Deputy Fire Chief Pete Bolzer, Brandon Long, and Wilson.  Wilson said he had been contacted by the Women’s Air Race Classic to have Brookings as an overnight stop for their four-day race. He said that if Brookings is chosen as an overnight stop, tie-downs would be needed. Boulware said a long steel cable can be secured at the ends and tie- downs placed at 20 foot intervals making a temporary tie-down area. Wilson said it is a four-day race that would cover 2,800 miles. It will be in the summer of 2011. (Bailey/McLaughlin) Motion to proceed with the feasibility of having Brookings as a stop during the Women’s Air Race Classic. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Boulware told Wilson that SDSU is planning to get all their SDSU planes listed as based in Brookings.  Wilson said the plow truck had a recall on the battery. It has been repaired and is stored for the summer season.  Boulware said the Alpha Eta Rho Fly-In was a success. Twenty-two airplanes were on the airfield, and some rides were sold. McLaughlin said the weather cooperated, and the event was well organized. Bailey commented that it was nice to have such a good hangar available through the FBO to use for an event such as the fly-in. Boulware said the students had gotten business sponsorships that helped to contribute to the success of the event. Bailey was thanked for giving a good tour. Boulware said he had invited the new councilman, Keith Corbett, for a tour of the airport.  Wilson said Karl Sterud had again applied to do spraying from the airport. Wilson said some of the paperwork had been filled out. Wilson said that Sterud had his own fuel tank on his farm and may not be purchasing fuel from the airport. Wilson said he told Sterud that he would have to pay the fuel flowage fee as do others on the airport that purchase their own fuel. Boulware added that Sterud is currently delinquent to SDSU for a hangar that had been subleased to Sterud. S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_04_15.doc 4 Item #10 – FBO Report – Paul Hanusa reported that Randy Hanson had reached an agreement with Paul Moriarty to sublease the blue hangar owned by Moriarty. The FBO will deal with the rental of space in the hangar. Weldon asked if there would be non-aviation items in the hangar. Wilson said no. City Engineer Jackie Lanning said that condition had become much improved since Wilson started the annual hangar inspections. Hanusa said that Bruce Lentsch will be working with Karl Sterud in the spraying business. Boulware asked Hanusa about the fuel tanks. Hanusa said there hadn’t been any moisture in the tanks during the winter, but now as the seasons change, they may see a change. Item #11 – Other items – There were no other items to discuss. The meeting was adjourned. The meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ __________________________ Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeff Boulware, Chairperson