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Brookings Regional Airport Board
Brookings, SD 57006
October 18, 2012
The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Chairperson Jeff Boulware
on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 4:30 PM in conference room #241 located on the
second floor of the City & County Government Center at 520 3rd Street. Members
present were Jim Bailey, Judy McLaughlin, Orv Smidt, and Boulware. Lynn Riedesel
was absent. Also present was Paul Hanusa - Pheasants Fury FBO, City Engineer
Jackie Lanning, and Airport Manager Philip Tiedeman.
Item #2 – (Smidt/McLaughlin) Motion to approve the minutes from the September
20, 2012, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – (Bailey/McLaughlin) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2012, in the City
& County Government Center at 520 3rd Street.
Old Business
#5 – Airfield Realignment – Airport Manager Philip Tiedeman said that he has had
much activity at the airport since the last meeting. Agreements have been made
on three (3) airport land parcels, Moriarty, Lees, and Mix. Those will go to the City
Council for approval on October 23rd. At this time, two land parcels remain
unsettled, Voss and Lacher. Smidt asked if there could be problems for the
construction schedule regarding the last two (2) land purchase agreements.
Tiedeman said they could work around those properties for awhile if they had to.
Tiedeman said he is working with City Attorney Steve Britzman on the 16th
Avenue closure. Tiedeman said that is 16th Avenue, the N-S road directly west of the
airport.
Tiedeman said the Pitts house has been sold. They will move the house
tomorrow, Oct. 19th, weather permitting, or next week. The garage has also been
sold to Justin Austreim, and it will be moved shortly. McLaughlin asked who
purchased the house. Tiedeman said the Pitts bought it back and will move it to
Volga.
Tiedeman said he will be training two (2) engineers from Civil Design, Inc.
(CDI) as they will require access to the airport during construction. Next week,
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staging will begin at the airport. Items to work on first will be the equalization basin
and the creek reroute. Tiedeman said he is working with SDSU officials to discuss
charter scheduling for the athletic teams. Tiedeman said he would like to work
around their schedule for the four (4) days that the airport will need to be closed
during construction.
Smidt asked how the grant process worked. City Engineer Jackie Lanning said
the city will pay all costs up front. Then, the city will be reimbursed. The city will
submit pay estimates every two (2) weeks. She said she is hoping for timely
payments from the FAA. Tiedeman added that the FAA is going to hold back 10% of
the grant until the construction is completely finished. Normally, the State holds back
5%, but they have dropped that as they did not want to require airports to hold
back 15% until after project close out.
Boulware asked if there would be work outside the fence this fall. Tiedeman
said yes, all work will be enclosed by new wildlife fence as the project allows. He
added that the crosswind runway will be closed. Boulware asked if there would be
separate entrances during construction. Tiedeman said they would use the utility
gate in the southwest corner of the airport. He said that the majority of the trees at
the end of the runway will be taken down.
Item #6 – Airport Signage (Randy Hanson) – Randy Hanson was not present, but
Tiedeman said the signage depends on what is left in the committee’s budget. That
will not be known for some time yet.
New Business
Item #7 – Snow and Ice Control Plan - Tiedeman said he had main points to consider
under this plan. Some of which are listed below.
Priority One has changed to include the usability of access gates for
emergency responders
New airfield Infrastructure. Construction will have Runway 17/35 and Taxiway
B closed for portions of the construction.
The GCO is back. Tiedeman asked the pilots to start using it again. Paul
Hanusa, FBO, said he has copies available at the FBO.
Clearing Operations and Airfield Assessments – Tiedeman said his personnel
will blow snow and do friction testing as necessary to keep the airport
operating as normal.
Vehicle Runway Incidents – Tiedeman said they had none last year. He
expects the same for this year.
All personnel are trained. Tiedeman said they will have an equipment walk-
thru to be sure everything is ready to go when needed.
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Tiedeman said they have a streamlined the decision process and critical
personnel are trained on all equipment and know how and when to start
various snow control and monitoring activities.
Tiedeman said there is a response time for clearing the runways. An airport
the size of BKX is allowed three (3) hours clearance time. He expects most
snow events to be cleared well before that guideline.
Communication terminology – nothing has changed. NIL reading – can shut
down the airport if necessary. NIL means that there is no braking action from
aircraft and until that can be corrected the airport will need to be shutdown.
Two Poor readings will have the same impact.
Tiedeman said there is a new NOTAM system. It had been pushed back six (6)
months and will be operational on October 23, 2012. Boulware asked how
new the system worked. Tiedeman said a third party had control previously
and the FAA now wants to streamline the system.
Equipment – Tiedeman said the equipment is the same as last year. There was
not much maintenance needed last year. A clutch needed to be replaced
on the pay loader blower but has been worked on, the brooms have new
cores, and the cutting edges are good.
Third party snow removal – There has been no need for a third party to help
on snow removal at the airport unless there is a severe snow event with limited
airport personnel.
De-icing – The airport has none. If there would be de-icing, there would need
to be other plans in place for run-off etc. The airport will sand and scrap as
needed.
Surface incidents – Tiedeman said there were none last year. Boulware asked
how many personnel worked on snow removal at the airport. Tiedeman said
usually two during the week, and one on the weekend, but he can add one
more if necessary. He said if three operators cannot keep the airport open,
they he will shut it down until snow removal is complete.
Item #8 – Review of Airport Fees – Tiedeman said looking at all airport fees is an
annual process. It includes many areas including private hangars and land leases.
Private Hangars - Tiedeman said he would like to keep the land lease rent for
private hangars the same which is $.11 square foot.
Corporate Hangars - Tiedeman would like to add a fee for commercial
hangars of approximately $.15 per square foot. He said there are no
commercial hangars on the airport at this time, but he is looking ahead at
future development. He said if a company with a corporate jet would build a
hangar at the airport, they would have a different rate than the private
owners. McLaughlin asked about “commercial” and wondering who that
would include. Tiedeman said the hangar would be a corporate structure,
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not an FBO. He said the FBO has their own agreement with the city.
McLaughlin asked if this would include a sprayer. Tiedeman said no, they
have a separate fee structure as does the FBO. Tiedeman said it was geared
more to a business. Lanning asked if other towns have this process with
commercial hangars. Tiedeman said yes and would structure this fee similar to
those.
Flowage Fee – Tiedeman said the present flowage fee is $.06. He is not asking
for an increase in that fee.
Ag Sprayers – Tiedeman said presently, ag sprayers pay $250 per aircraft fee
or $10,000 cash bond. He recommends that stay the same.
Hayland – The hayland parcels are put out for bids. Tiedeman prefers that
process remain the same.
Landing Fees – Tiedeman said he would like to see landing fees in the future
for aircraft exceeding the disine limits of the ruwnay. Boulware asked what the
current weight regulation was. Tiedeman said 76,000 pounds depending on
gear configuration but no set fee.
Tie-Down Fees – Tiedeman said he is open to ideas in this area. He said
possibly allow tie-downs in the summer months with a limit of 90 days. He
would not like to see long-term tie-downs from October 15 to April 15 as that
could interfere with snow removal. He added that possibly a charge of $30 if
the aircraft was on the airfield over seven (7) days or possibl y a 30 day rate.
Boulware added that many small airports have a charge of $5 - $7 a night. He
suggested three to four days as 30 days is a long time. Tiedeman said he does
not want to deter any air traffic to Brookings so wants any fees to be
reasonable. He said maybe $25 per week after the first 10 days would be a
better scenario.
Hangar Application Fee – Tiedeman said this fee would offset the time that is
spent on checking the details for a party inquiring about building a new
hangar. Many hours are spent on working with a prospective builder.
However, he did not think that both a hangar application fee and a building
permit fee should be charged for the same service. McLaughlin said this
would be a good way to see if the person was truly committed to building a
hangar. Boulware suggested a $25 hangar application fee. He felt this cost
was not enough to deter a person from building a hangar at the airport.
Tiedeman said he has developed a check list that will aid the prospective
builder and the airport manager in the process. Smidt suggested charging
both the application fee and the building permit fee. He did not feel that $25
was too much. Tiedeman agreed. Bailey asked what kind of plans needed to
be submitted when constructing a hangar at the airport. Tiedeman said it
would have to include the longitude/latitude, a detailed site plan that
included all measurements, and a 7460. Smidt asked where the funds went
from the airport fees. Tiedeman said the fees off-set the operation of the
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airport. All fees stay with the airport. Lanning added that the funds offset the
difference the city pays to run the airport.
The Board discussed the corporate hangar fee. McLaughlin felt more
definition was needed in determining what would be corporate over private. She
felt more discussion was necessary. Tiedeman suggested looking at it again in
another year with more discussions. The Board agreed.
(Smidt/Bailey) Motion to send the following fees to City Council for approval:
private hangar fee to remain at $.11 per square foot, flowage fee to remain at $.06
per gallon, ag sprayers to remain at $250 per aircraft or a refundable $10,000 cash
bond, hayland will be bid, tie down fee would be free for the first 10 days and then
$25 per week after that, and hangar application fee at $25. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #9 – Airport Manager’s Report – Tiedeman said the aircraft landing count at the
airport was good. Currently it is at 685 for non-tenant aircarft. Last year’s total count
was 587. There is increased activity at the airport over 2012.
a. Tiedeman said that Airport Maintenance Technician Jeremy Scott and he
attended the airport meetings at the South Dakota Municipal League in
October. Tiedeman was voted president of the SD Municipal League Airport
Association for the following year.
b. Tiedeman attended the North Dakota and South Dakota Aviation
Association’s meeting. He said he received useful information on grant
assurances and information on the apron use policy regarding parking.
Item #10 – FBO Report – Hanusa had no items to report. He said they have been
selling quite a bit of fuel. The price is still low as they received a good rate when
when they purchased the last shipment. They give a $.07 discount per gallon
purchased with cash or check payment.
Item #11 – Other Items – Boulware asked if other parties could sell fuel at the airport.
Tiedeman said it is possible as the FAA has certain requirements that prevent against
that and other exclusive uses. Individuals can also have a private fuel farm, but all
FAA regulations must be followed including a pollution plan and a spill plan.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeff Boulware, Chairperson