Airport Board

Airport Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Anaconda – Deer Lodge County June 27th, 2018 – 7:00 a.m. Pilot’s Lounge . Members Present: Chairman Jim Jonas, Vice Chair Al Messer, Randy Johnson, Nick Nardacci, Eric Cortwright, Commissioner Terry Vermeire Members Absent: Tim Casey, John Lombardi, Greg Bahr, Airport Manager Others Attending: Carlye Hansen, Planning Department Secretary I. Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Jim Jonas, called the meeting to order at 7:02 a.m. II. Approval of Minutes: Motion was made by Al Messer to accept the minutes from May 30th, 2018; seconded by Randy Johnson. Motion carried 5-0. III. Manager’s Report: Greg Bahr, Airport Manager A. Courtesy Car – The car is being bought today. This will get a GPS tracker put on this. They will also get lock boxes up for the keys before this is able to be available. The plan right now is that folks will need to contact Greg Bahr or Randy Johnson in order to get the lock box code. They will see how that works for awhile and may need to add contacts as needed. Anyone with any questions or comments regarding this can get in touch with Greg. Jim Jonas did ask that Greg run this by Ben Krakowka, the County Attorney to be sure that this is legal to put the GPS Tracker on the vehicle and would like to see a legal disclaimer regarding this. B. Flooding – The flooding has been about the same. There has been no damage or ill effect so far. C. Maintenance – Everything has been going well. The lights are all working. Mowing is going well and the mower and tractor are working great. D. Budget – The budget review meetings have been done. Greg requested money for a new riding lawnmower, additional maintenance supplies, and a county match for  pavement maintenance which includes pavement crack seal and painting. That also would include crack seal and markings on the apron. E. Southwest Montana Sports Car Club – Region 52 “Solo Autocross Event Club – The car club that is looking at using the apron at the airport has run into a few snags. There is concern over them damaging the apron which Greg does not believe they will because they are light vehicles and not going to be going at very high speeds. Greg would like to see them here as he feels that this would be a great attraction to the community. At this point too, there is also question about the liability and insurance. Carlye talked to Mr. Rose and apparently they don’t get proof of their insurance coverage until right before and event, but assured her that all of this is in order and that it was for all liability After extensive conversation about this, it was decided that as long as the insurance is in order and includes all aspects of liability, and including property damage, that the board would agree to hold this event at the airport. Motion was made by Jim Jonas that the Airport Board recommend approval and will allow the Southwest Montana Sports Car Club – Region 52, to have its event at the Bowman Field with the stipulation that the insurance be sufficient to cover all liability, including all medical and property damage that may occur at or due to this event. This was seconded by Randy Johnson. Motion passes 5-0. F. Adventure Above – The folks from Adventure Above flew into our airport and were staying for a few days. According to Randy, this is a couple who do a blog sort of thing and are traveling all 50 states in their airplane. The record their “adventures” and the idea is that they are trying to promote flying. They are staying at the airport right now in Greg’s trailer and will be here for roughly a week. G. Ham Radio Operators – The Ham Radio Operators used the airport for their annual event this last weekend and all went well for them without any concerns. H. Fly-In – The posters for the fly-in should be done net week and Greg will get them mailed out to the other airports and posted around the area. Greg asked anyone to let him know if they wanted some posters to post at local business. Carlye will look into seeing about getting the Montana Highway Patrol to participate perhaps by bringing in their airplane to the event. Jim also recommended putting some sort of ad in the paper and Al Messer recommended the Community Page that is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce as a way of also advertising for this. 2 VI. Miscellaneous/Public Comment: None Next Meeting: July 25th, 2018 Adjourn: Motion made to adjourn by Jim Jonas, seconded by Randy Johnson. Motion carried 5-0. Respectfully Submitted, Carlye Hansen Carlye Hansen Planning Department Secretary Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 3