Airport Authority

( Athens Airport Anthol'ity Meeting February 21, 2017 3:30p.m. Athens Flight Center - Conference Room Authority: Beth Higgins, Chair Allen Seymour, Bob Wigglesworth, Michael Pierce, Bayne Smith, Scott Weinberg Airport: Tim Beggerly, Airport Director Robert Hiss, ACC Assistant Manager Angela Dalton, Airport Billing Coordinator Public Comments: NIA Open Meeting l. Approval of January 17, 2017 Authority Minutes: Approved as submitted. 2, Financial Repo1·t: Mr. Beggerly reviewed the financial report as of 1/31/17. The receivables aging report was also reviewed. Zoning: 1. Rezoning request for 1321 Ocouee Street, which includes a request to waive an Airport Overlay District standard, specifically tlte requirement that exterior lighting be amber C in color: -Table until March 21, 2016 meeting. Old Business 1. Project Updates: a. Runway 9/27 Extension Project: Mr. Beggerly reported that the contractor has submitted as-builts for the project, which are currently being reviewed by airport engineers. In addition, a full assessment of the erosion control of the project site is being conducted by airpo1t engineers to ensure full compliance with EPD regulations. Once these items have been reviewed, a letter will be sent to the contractor with findings and a final date to close out the project. b. Commercial Terminal Project: CUl'rently, this project is ahead of schedule, If progression continues, tbe estimated completion date is September 1. Keith Sanders, ACC SPLOST, noted that the SPLOST office will help witb the coordination of a ribbon cutting when the time comes. The Autbority will perform a walk-through of the building prior to tbe March meeting, 2, Airport Manager Reports: a, Aircraft Operations: Up 32% from January 2016 and up 32% year to date, b. Airline Sub-committee Update: lt was noted that two items are currently on the Mayor and Commission's March 7 th meeting agenda, First, is a request to allow the Authority to apply for and accept a grant from the Small Community Air Service Development Program in an amount up to $750,000 and second is a request to authorize a budget transfer of $65,000 from the hotel/motel tax funds to the Airpoti Enterprise Fund for ah· service development effo1ts, (  c. TSPLOST applications: Mr. Beggerly noted that the applications for the projects ( approved by the Authority have been completed and submitted to ACC for review. Staff has given a preliminary presentation to the TSPLOST Citizen Advisory Committee with full presentations to be given in March and April. d. Runway 9/27 rehabilitation design: It was noted that funding for the design portion of this project is on the Mayor and Commission's March 7'" agenda. New Business 1. Date change for March Meeting: Mr. Beggerly requested a change of date for the March meeting. Consensus was to hold the meeting on March 14, 2017. Tabled Items: NIA Adjourn: 5:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted (!t}Jj,_ . Angela Dalton, Secretary ( (