Airport Authority

Athens Airport Authority Meeting May 22, 2018 3:00 p.m. Athens Flight Center - Conference Room Authority: Lester Shindelman, Chair Beth Higgins, Airport: David Fluck, Interim Airport Director Angela Dalton, Airport Billing Coordinator Robert Hiss, ACC Assistant Manager Public Comments: N/A Approval April 24, 2018 Authority Minutes: Tabled Zoning: N/A Airport Manager Reports a. Financial Report: Mr. Fluck reviewed the monthly report provided by the ACC Finance Department as of April 30, 2018. b. Operations Report: The operations report compiled with data received from the Control Tower Chief has been updated and was reviewed. c. Runway Project Update: Mr. Fluck noted that the bid package has been released and are due from contractors on May 31. A contractor and schedule of work will be selected shortly after bid openings and will be presented to the ACC Mayor & Commission at a special called session for their approval to proceed with awarding contracts and accepting the funding. d. On-Call ASD Consultant RFP Update: Mr. Fluck noted that bids are due on May 25th. No report until then. The review committee will meet on June 5th to receive the proposals and the review criteria. Chairman Update: Mr. Shindelman noted that the Mayor & Commission has appointed a new Authority member, Robert Miles. He has reached out to him and invited him to a meeting and Ms. Dalton will also reach out to him to provide him with Authority information. Mr. Shindelman also noted that he has scheduled a meeting with Ryan Moore, ACC Economic Development, concerning which companies to reach out to and also the possibility of updating the Airport’s economic impact study. Old Business a. Airport Director Search: Mr. Hiss noted that two more interviews will be conducted within the next week. Once these are completed, the ACC Manager will make a decision on presenting an offer or reevaluating other candidates. b. Incentive Plan: Mr. Hiss noted that there is no update at this time. He suggests that it may be beneficial to work with the ASD consultant that will be chosen to receive more guidance on this issue. c. Governance Study: Mr. Hiss noted that this study is included in the FY19 Mayor & Commission’s budget that will be approved on June 5th. He also noted that unless the direction for this study is reviewed and changed by the Mayor & Commission prior to adopting the budget or any time thereafter, the Manager’s office must go forward with completing this directive. He will talk with Mr. Williams, ACC Manager, concerning the Authority’s concerns about possibly delaying this study until other processes are completed and a new Airport Director has been hired. d. Bylaws Changes: Discussion was held concerning proposed changes that Mr. Shindelman distributed. Business, Finance & Planning Committee a. Strategic Planning Process: Discussion was held concerning how this process will intersect with the governance study and the economic development study. Mr. Hiss noted that he currently envisions that the strategic planning process will be conducted in 2 phases; (1) SWOT Analysis and board development/visioning (2) Strategy and business aspect which may be best served by utilizing the assistance of a consultant It was further discussed that Catherine Bennett, Organization Development Director, can assist with the board development to obtain an overall visioning process and the SWOT, after that phase, a consultant will be obtained to move forward with the process. b. Strategic Plan: Next Steps: See Strategic Planning Process above. Air Service Development Committee a. SCASD Grant Update: No update at this time. b. Marketing & Promotion Partner Status: No update at this time. c. ACI-NA: Ms. Higgins noted that she would like for the Airport to join this organization. Staff noted that the concern is that it may be more of a lobbyist organization and will review further.  d. Demand Analysis: Customer Segmentation - UGA & OLLI@UGA (Retirees): Mr. Shindelman noted that he has meeting scheduled with UGA Finance Department to gather information on UGA travel. He also discussed the OLLI tour that was held at the Airport yesterday and noted that a follow up survey will been sent to all the members. New Business: N/A Adjourn: 5:10 p.m. Respectfully Submitted ____________________________ Angela Dalton, Secretary