Airport Advisory Committee

MINUTES VILLAGE OF EAST TROY AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE May 13, 2024 Page 1 of 2 Call Meeting to Order Roll Call: Chairperson Holm called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Doug Gauger, Jim Holm, Mike Starck, Kim Weckerly, and Mike Zei (via phone) Others: Dale Graves Excused: JD Schreib Citizen Participation Per Village Resolution 2017-01, anyone wishing to address the Airport Advisory Committee during Citizen Participation will be allowed 5 minutes. Your subject must specifically relate to matters under the jurisdiction of the Airport Advisory Committee, whether on the agenda or not. The Airport Advisory Committee should not engage in a discussion regarding comments because it was not part of the publicly noticed agenda. Upon conclusion of this Citizen Participation segment, members of the audience are not allowed further comment unless they are participating in a public hearing or if specifically allowed by a majority vote of the Airport Advisory Committee due to involvement in an agenda item. No citizen participation. Approval of Minutes  A motion to approve the March 11, 2024, meeting minutes was made by Mike Stark and seconded by Mike Zei. The motion passed unanimously with Kim Weckerly abstaining. Standing and Old Business 1. Airport Manager’s Report • Our fuel pricing remains consistent with Burlington Municipal Airport. Fuel sales are up for the year. • Fire inspec�ons are ongoing with fi�een more to do. Four inspec�ons are scheduled to be completed in May. • Doug atended the Airport Opera�on and Land Use Seminar and learned about funding opportuni�es for airports, solar farms on airport property, and safety on the airport grounds. • The new Titan signs have been installed on the FBO. • The security cameras have been installed and are working. • The �me commitment to mowing the airport grounds was discussed. Would the use of auto mowers be cost-effec�ve? • The grass runway was rolled this spring with marginal results. Additional work remains to be done to achieve the desired results.  2. Ordinance Review Jason Equitz has received an updated copy of the ordinances from Attorney Pruitt but is out of the office this week and was unable to review the document before our meeting. After Jason’s review a follow-up meeting with Jason and Kim Weckerly (representing the AAC subcommittee) and Attorney Pruitt will be scheduled to discuss any outstanding issues. 3. Airport Layout Plan, Master Plan, and Planning Advisory Committee The ini�al Planning Advisory Commitee mee�ng is scheduled for May 28th. New Business 1. Changes in Personal Property taxed as Real Property A memo from the Village was distributed noting that in 2023 the State of Wisconsin enacted Act 12 announcing changes to Personal Property taxing, eliminating the Personal Property tax previously assessed to businesses effective January 2024. This change impacts the hangers at the airport because the hangers are technically classified as “Improvements on Leased Land” and will now be considered real estate. Adjourn:  Motion to adjourn was made by Mike Starck and seconded by Kim Weckerly. The motion passed unanimously at 6:30 PM. Next Meeting: 7/8/2024 at 6:00 PM at the FBO. Respectfully Submitted, Jim Holm, Chairperson