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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirMinutes_2010_06_17S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_06_17.doc 1 Brookings Airport Board Brookings, SD 57006 June 17, 2010 The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Chair Jeff Boulware on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 4:30 PM in the Meeting Room at City Hall. Members present were Jim Bailey, Lynn Riedesel, Judy McLaughlin, and Boulware. Orv Smidt was absent. Also present were Randy Hanson and Paul Hanusa - Pheasant’s Fury Aviation, Bob Babcock – Helms & Assoc., City Engineer Jackie Lanning, and Airport Manager Mike Wilson. Item #2 – (McLaughlin/Riedesel) Motion to approve the minutes from the May 20, 2010, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – (Riedesel/Bailey) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The next meeting will be held on July 15, 2010, at 4:30 PM in the Meeting Room located on the first floor of City Hall. Old Business Item #5 – Update on the Environmental Assessment from Bob Babcock (Helms & Associates) – Babcock reported that the Environmental Assessment is in Legal Review with the FAA. Babcock will email Patti Dressler each week until the EA is back from Legal Review. She may be able to help speed up the process. Babcock said he is hoping the EA will be out of Legal Review by the next Airport Board meeting. Public meetings can be scheduled after the changes from Legal Review are incorporated into the document. Item #6 – Update on the wildlife fence project – Babcock said bids had been opened for the wildlife fence project. Low bidder was Shawn Jensen of Brookings, SD, but because he had not successfully completed the DBE portion of the bid correctly, his bid was not able to be accepted. The next lowest bid was from American Fence Company in Sioux Falls, SD. Babcock said he had dealt with this company before, and they are good to work with. Babcock added that the bid was for $289,425.86 and was under the estimate. Airport Manager Mike Wilson said he will get new gate cards for general aviation and other airport users and will refund the deposit for the remotes that are presently used. City Engineer Jackie Lanning said that the new gate cards can be re-programmed which enhances airport security. If a person having a gate card leaves town without returning the card, re-programming can be S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_06_17.doc 2 done to eliminate the possibility of someone else using that card and entering the airport. Wilson said new cards will be swiped in front of a face plate. A card in a billfold can also be swiped. Boulware asked about emergency vehicles. Wilson said they will have remotes. Babcock said the grant application had been sent in for the fence project. He said American Fence needs to get started within 30 days. New Business Item #7 – Sale of the hangar on Site “A – Wilson reported that the City now owns the former “Jones hangar”, and the city is now accepting sealed bids for someone to buy and remove the structure. Lanning said bid forms are available at City Hall and can be picked up by anyone interested in purchasing and moving the building. Wilson said the fuel system will be removed (under the abandoned tank provision) by the State this summer at no cost to the City. Wilson said the site will be returned to its original condition. Bailey asked what the site would be used for in the future. Wilson said two to three hangars could fit on the site, but nothing will be done until a decision is made about the location of the airport. Item #8 – Airport Manager’s Report – a. Fire extinguisher inspections – Wilson said the inspections went well, and he had a good turn out. Three extinguishers were purchased and many were inspected. Bailey said it was a good service, and he appreciated Wilson’s effort to get the extinguishers inspected. b. GA Security Training – Wilson said he attended the training in Aberdeen. It was a good training; TSA was there also. One of the police officers attended also. Wilson said he had received an email from former Brookings Airport Manager Mike Isaacs, now in Pierre. He told Wilson that three airports in South Dakota had been broken into. They were Pierre, Spearfish, and Yankton plus one in Wyoming. He stressed increased security and attention to locking doors etc. c. Annual Wildlife Training – Wilson said he will not be attending the training this time, but he had attended five times prior. Lanning said the training will be mandatory after the airport has a wildlife plan in place. d. General Aviation passenger surveys – Wilson said Pheasants Fury has surveys from SDDOT. They are asking transient pilots that use the airport to fill out the survey. Questions included are how they used the airport, how much money they spent in the City, etc. S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Airport Board\AirMinutes_2010_06_17.doc 3 e. AWOS – repair/update – Wilson said the FAA had been working on the AWOS. Paul Hanusa – Pheasant’s Fury, said he didn’t think it was fixed yet as it registered calm at noon today when it was very windy. Wilson said he would continue to work on it. Wilson said he had also been working on the budget for 2011 including the purchase of a 4-wheeler and a 4x4 pick-up to replace the older truck. Two big items will include the design of the alternate airport site chosen and the land purchases. These will be looked at after the decision has been made by the City Council. Wilson said Brookings will be a stop-over for the Air Race Classic on June 21, 2011. He said it is a good event to have at the airport. It will help fuel sales also. Planes will be coming to Brookings from Iowa City, Iowa. Brookings is the second stop, so it will not be overnight. However, Wilson said he would like to see an event take place during the Brookings stop- over. Item #9 – FBO Report – Hanusa said there will be a fuel farm inspection next Friday. He said moisture in the fuel will be a question. He added that there is no pressure in the tank as it seemed to be leaking air someplace. He thought the problem might be with the pressure tanks. Riedesel complimented Hanusa on his participation in the recent marathon and picture in the Striders magazine. Hanson said he has space to rent in his blue hangar. He asked Board members to send inquiries his way. Item #10 – Jim Bailey reported on his Honor Flight trip to Washington, DC. Chairman Boulware thanked Bailey his for service to his community and to his country. The meeting was adjourned. The meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ __________________________ Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeff Boulware, Chairperson