Airport Advisory Commission

A G E N D A Airport Advisory Commission Executive Conference Room – 800 Municipal Drive March 8, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. ITEM 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes from the February 9, 2016 Airport Advisory 1 Commission Meeting 4. Operations Report 3 5. Business From: Chairman Members Staff Floor 6. Adjournment For information regarding any item scheduled on this Agenda, please contact the Airport Manager’s Office at (505) 599-1394. ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DIABILITIES: The meeting room and facilities are fully accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. If you plan to attend the meeting and will need an auxiliary aid or service, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 599-1106 or 599-1101 prior to the meeting so that arrangements can be made.  M I N U T E S AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION February 9, 2016 The Airport Advisory Commission of the City of Farmington met on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 4:00 PM, in the Executive Conference Room in the Municipal Building, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New Mexico. Members Present: Vice Chairman Tony Bennett John Arrington Wayne Mangum Steve White Teresa Pacheco (alt) Members Absent: Chairman Richard Neely Staff Present: Bob Campbell Russel Frost Mike Lewis Dee Dee Moore Others Present: Felicia Bekis– Atlantic Aviation Debbie Meador – Great Lakes Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:08 p.m. by Vice Chairman Bennett, there being a quorum present; the following proceedings were duly had and taken. Approval of the February 9, 2016 Agenda Commissioner Mangum made a motion to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Pacheco and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. Approval of the Minutes of the January 12, 2016 Regular Meeting of the AAC Commissioner Pacheco made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2016, regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission. The motion was seconded by Commissioner White and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. Operations Report Airport Manager Mike Lewis reported that the January 2016 Enplanements were 144 which only forecasts to approximately 1700 passengers. He added that to remain part of the National Aerospace System we should maintain about 2500 per month. During the Month of January there were 16 flights cancel that were all pilots related. Mr. Lewis reported that the Great Lake Maintenance Base had vacated Hanger 9 as of the 31st of January, 2016. Staff has been working on cleaning and general maintenance to prepare hangar for any future tenants. The Air Traffic was up slightly by about 6 flights per day which could be attributed to an increase in military flights. 1 Mr. Lewis shared that Fuel Flowage was up for January and that Air Traffic was also up, even with the decline in flights by Great Lakes. Commissioner Arrington asked if there was a report available regarding the restaurant. Mr. Lewis stated not at this time, however while attending the Dueling Piano performance, he noted that people were being turned away because the restaurant was packed. Mr. Lewis stated that he had spoken with Doug Voss of Great Lakes Airlines and Mr. Voss shared that their company has no plan to withdraw service from Farmington. Mr. Lewis also shared that he is still in contact with Boutique Air regarding the possibility of have a maintenance base in Farmington. Several Commissioners spoke regarding previous funds that were available to attract airlines to fly to Albuquerque but that grant money was not taken advantage of and wondered if there were funds that could be dedicated to that same type of endeavor again. Mr. Lewis felt there was not a lot of interest in that program. Regarding Guidance Aviation, Mr. Ray Hagerman with the San Juan Economic Development (SJED) is planning to contact them and provide information regarding options for a 501c sponsor. Continuing progress is being made north of the approach end on Runway 7 where city crews are filling in where the runoff is cutting into the arroyo. Mr. Lewis stated that Bill HB242 is going to the legislators and they would like help in opposing this bill. He shared he would email the information to the commissioners this afternoon so they could contact them. Business from the Floor: There was no business from the floor. Business from the Chairman Pro Tem: There was no business from the Chairman Pro-Tem Business from the Commissioners: There was no business from the Commissioners. Business from the Staff: There was no business from Staff. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Commission the meeting was adjourned at 4:38 pm. _____________________________ ______________________________ Tony Bennett - Chairman Pro-Tem Dee Dee Moore – Administrative Aide 2 OPERATIONS REPORT February 2016 3 4 5 6 7