Estherville Airport Commission

Estherville Airport Commission Minutes Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 9:30 am Join Meeting Join Meeting in Person Anyone may attend in person at the Estherville City Council Chambers or join via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85309335364?pwd=WfbUJa887BBC5ye5Q7INpt6VjOJAmi.1 *Phone: (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 853 0933 5364 Passcode: 664873 1. Call to Order 2. Introductions of Members & Guests Minutes: Present: Nancy Anderson, Jan Lund, Galen Peta, Terry King--4 Absent: None--0 Others: Penny Clayton, Sara Bendixen, Tony Condon, Kayla & Thomas Olson--5 3. Approval of Minutes Minutes: Motion made by Peta, seconded by King to approve the June 17, 2026 minutes. Vote: ayes--4 4. June Bills / Financials Minutes: Motion made by Lund, seconded by Peta to approve the June 2026 bills and financial statements. Vote--4 Old Business 5. Airport Farm Lease Minutes: Resolution No. 01-2026 Airport Farm Lease Chairperson Anderson opened the public hearing on a proposed farm lease agreement to Thomas Olson. No written or oral objections were heard and the public hearing was closed. King introduced Resolution No. 01-2026 entitled “RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY BY LEASE AT THE ESTHERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT” and moved its adoption, which was seconded by Peta. VOTE: ayes: King,  Anderson, Peta, Lund--4 New Business Updates 6. ILCC Report 7. Airport Manager Report Minutes: Matt reported (via email) with his limited experience with the 4th of July fly-in seemed to be a great success. They only had 7 or 8 aircraft fly-in but the weather that morning was questionable and he thinks that kept a few people grounded. They are seeing more spray plane activity at the airport. Penny reported that the City Council recently approved two resolutions for the Airport at their July 6 meeting. One was for the Engineering Agreement with Bolton & Menk for Phase I - Design for the Grass Parallel Taxiway Project in the amount of $116,600 as part of the FAA AIP Project. The second was also with Bolton & Menk for professional services for Estherville Airport Amendment #1 to work order #6 for the IA DOT Grant in the amount of $105,200. 8. Adjournment Minutes: Moved by King, seconded by Peta to adjourn the meeting. Ayes--4 Chairman Anderson adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m. Contact: Sara Bendixen (s.bendixen@cityofestherville.org 712-362-7771) | Minutes published on 07/15/2026, adopted on 07/16/2026