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Brookings Airport Board
Brookings, SD 57006
September 16, 2010
The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Chair Jeff Boulware on
Thursday, August 19, 2010, at 4:30 PM in the Meeting Room at City Hall.
Members present were Jim Bailey, Judy McLaughlin, Lynn Riedesel, Orv Smidt,
and Boulware. Also present were Paul Hanusa - Pheasant’s Fury Aviation, Bob
Babcock – Helms & Assoc. City Engineer Jackie Lanning, and Airport Manager
Mike Wilson.
Item #2 – (Smidt/Riedesel) Motion to approve the minutes from the August 19,
2010, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – (McLaughlin/Bailey) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – The next meeting is October 21, 2010.
Old Business
Item #5 – Environmental Assessment – Bob Babcock (Helms & Associates) –
Babcock reported that the Environmental Assessment draft was completed. The
area discussing the jet operations was modified. Babcock said he is now waiting
on Patti at the FAA office for the final approval. Then copies can be made.
Airport Manager Mike Wilson said he would like for the draft to be on the city’s
website but wants to get approval from the FAA first. Babcock agreed that he
wants nothing to happen now that could be controversial. He is hoping to get
the final approval from Patti this week. The next step will be to plan the public
meetings. The day that the draft is published and becomes available to the
public will be considered “day one” in the count for the public comment
period. Babcock said that once the FAA approves the EA, they own the
document. He added that once the City Council makes a decision on the
airport site, more work will need to be done on the EA as it now contains
information on both alternatives. Also additional information will be needed if
the off-site alternative is chosen for the airport site.
Babcock said that a moderator is needed to run/control the public
meeting. It needs to be someone respected in the community that has not
indicated that he/she has a preference on the airport decision. A good
moderator is needed. Wilson said he and City Engineer Jackie Lanning have
been discussing this issue and will continue to do so.
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NEW BUSINESS
Item #6 – Snow and Ice Control Plan – Wilson said he has been reviewing the
current Snow and Ice Control Plan and has updated it. For the equipment
inventory, he added the blade for the pay loader and the new truck. Wilson
said the airport also has an Emergency Plan, and it refers to the Snow and Ice
Plan. However, the Snow and Ice Plan has nothing in it regarding emergencies.
Boulware asked how far the new fence would be from the hangars.
Wilson said there will be plenty of room for snow removal in that area. Boulware
asked where the fence would be in regard to the utilities. Wilson said the new
fence will be two feet (2’) off the old fence line east of the parking lot. Babcock
said the under ground utilities are on the street side of the fence.
Boulware asked what could be done to keep the airport from flooding.
Lanning said this is the wettest summer ever on record with intense rain falls. The
ground is saturated, pipes can’t take the water, and surcharge problems have
caused water to bubble out of the drains.
Item #7 – Airport Manager’s Report
a. Wildlife Fence - Wilson said the fence was being installed. Helms will be
taking concrete samples. Wilson added that the chain link should be
arriving in the next few days. The gate opener installation will follow.
Wilson said there will be a charge for the gate cards, and the deposits
from the remotes will be returned when the remotes are returned.
Wil son said the wildlife part of the fence will be installed after the chain
link area is complete. He said there will be nine (9) walk through gates,
and all of them will be keyed. Board members encouraged Wilson to
keep the remote system, but he said entry to the airport will be with a
gate card.
b. Airport Emergency Plan – Wilson said he has worked hard on the
Emergency Plan and distributed it to others involved for their
comments.
Wilson said the old hangar has been removed from the airport. All that
was left was the live gas spigot that he will have removed. He said Fite did a
very good job of removing the hangar and cleaning up the area.
Wilson said they have had deer on the airport again. Construction of the
fence and open gates contribute to that problem.
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Bailey asked about the east side gate whether it will open onto the
parking lot causing parking spaces to be lost. Wilson said no spaces will be lost.
The fence needed to be moved two feet (2’) because of a utility line where the
post should go.
Item #8 – FBO Report – Paul Hanusa, Pheasant’s Fury, reported that he is still
taking water out of the jet fuel from condensation. There were no other activities
to report.
Item #9 – Other Items – There were no other items to discuss.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeff Boulware, Chairperson