Airport Advisory Board

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Airport Board May 18, 2021 I. Call to Order / Attendance A regular meeting of the Airport Board was called to order at 8:42 AM, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, by Chair Dennis Heap. Additional Board Members present were Wayne Lee, and Mark Muller and Airport Manager Jack Wyles, and Chandra Swanson, Airport Operations Specialist. Taylor Albrecht, Dan Courtright, Dibble Engineering Jared Bass, John Cessar, Charlie McDermott and Jenny Watts joined the meeting via Zoom. Board member not present were, Jerry Steinauer, Mark Godonis, and Bob Dimmitt. II. Pledge of Allegiance Heap led in the Pledge of Allegiance. III. Public Comment There was no public comment. IV. Approval of Minutes Heap asked for approval of the April 20, 2021, minutes. Lee made a motion to approve. Muller seconded, and the motion was unanimously approved. V. Reports A. Operations Jack reported that Tadd was on vacation from May 11-21st . Jack and Chandra will not attend the Colorado Airport Operator Association / Spring Seminar in Telluride, June 9-11. FAA will not support the sale of Lot #10 or land parcels acquired through FAA/AIP Funding. All vehicles are operational. Highlights of the April operations and fuel report YTD:  Operations +54.7%  Military +129.4%  Helicopter 40.0%  Over 12,500 35.7%  JetA -16.5%  100LL +17.0% AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Page 1 of 4 Regular Meeting, May 18, 2021  B. Financial A copy of the Airport budget ending April 30, 2021, was in the board packet. Dennis asked if there were any questions on the April financials. C. UAS Dennis updated on the 9th UAS 2021 Fall Roundup will take place October 17 & 18. Sunday afternoon the 17th event will be at the Drone Park, with a Welcome Reception following. All day on the 18th the Roundup will be at the Mt Princeton Pavilion. It is anticipated that a full complement of attendees, and vendors of 110 people will be accommodated. VI. Old Business A. Avfuel Update The Avfuel sign is not up yet. Avfuel will provide marketing for the HAATS BBQ and Fly In. B. 2021 Draft Business Plan i. Airport History – Dan Courtright Dan is approaching revisions to the airport history section of the business plan draft. He shared a scan of a flyer for the 1929 rodeo (courtesy of Suzy Kelly) prominently advertising BV’s existing airport. Dan then shared two satellite photos images that likely show evidence of the runways mentioned in the 1929 flyer. He added lines to help key in on the lighter features that he believes show the runways. It was agreed that Dan will provide a ¾ to one page statement for the Business Plan, which will be linked to a more detailed history. AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Page 2 of 4 Regular Meeting, May 18, 2021 Sale of Lot #10 Covered in Jack’s operational report. C. HAATS BBQ August 10 The HAATS barbecue will take place on August the 10th . Jack is working on a Fly-in which will be held August the 21st from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Cars and motorcycles will be part of the flying and Jack is contacting the optimist club about providing pancake breakfast and lunch which would be a money revenue generator for them also there is a possibility of including the drone park with drone racing or some other activity as part of the venue. D. Fly In August 21 Covered in Jack’s operational report. E. Noise – Fly Friendly Graphic - Dibble Jenny Watts, Dibble addressed the board using slides that showed her preliminary findings of airport that had comprehensive Voluntary Noise Abatement Programs:  Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU) – Boulder, CO  Centennial Airport (APA) – Englewood, CO  Sedona Airport (SEZ) – Sedona, AZ  Scottsdale Airport (SDL) – Scottsdale, AZ  Marana Regional Airport (AVQ) – Marana, AZ  San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) – San Bernardino, CA Jenny found a commonality of the airport programs:  Establishment of a formal voluntary noise abatement program  Identification of noise sensitive areas around the airport  Incorporation of the Noise Program into the airport’s website  Dedicated marketing material both in print and on airport’s website  Easy methods for the public to file noise complaints  Additional education on aircraft noise and other resources made available to the public As next steps Jenny will coordinate a meeting time with Jack and the airport board to:  Summarize and present all sample airports’ programs  Provide recommendations on key components to include in a voluntary noise abatement program  Provide basic outline on how to develop a program • Present all findings and recommendations at a scheduled meeting during a day and time of the Airport’s and Board's choosing VII. New Business A. Runway Core Testing Dibble Engineering, John Cessar: Runway 15/33 • 4.5 inches asphalt surface course • 4.0 inches aggregate base course • 28 inches select fill (CBR 20) AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Page 3 of 4 Regular Meeting, May 18, 2021 Taxiway A • 2 inches asphalt surface course • 3.5 inches asphalt treated base course • 2.6 inches salty sand subgrade fill • Silty sand and gravel subgrade (CBR24) Apron • 2 inches Asphalt surface course • 6 inches aggregate base course • Silty sand and gravel subgrade (CBR17, 47) The runway has sufficient strength to support G-V and C130 operations. Taxiway A is limited to a maximum weight of 52,000 pounds. With a 3-inch overlay taxiway A can support a G-V and C130. VIII. Other Business Dennis reminded the board that the Salida Air Show will be Saturday, June 26th . The Central Colorado UAS Club request a hangar to demonstrate drone racing, but all hangars are full, so the Club will not have a table or demonstration at this year’s Air Show. Kim Day, CEO of DIA will retire from the Airport July 16, 2021. This is significant to the Colorado Airport system as Kim has been a strong proponent of the system, which has not only benefitted the small commercial airports, but the general aviation airports. Prior to Kim joining DIA the Air Carriers were pushing state legislators to change the aviation fuel tax from a dollar revenue formula to a gallon sold formula. Colorado airports have benefited in the Colorado Division of Aeronautics grans because of the way fuel fund the Division. All of which could change after Kim’s departure! A. Adjournment Muller moved, and Lee seconded a motion to adjourn at 9:49 am. Unanimously approved. The next Board meeting is Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 8:30 am at the Airport conference room. 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