Airport Advisory Committee

MINUTES AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE JANUARY 24, 2013 – 8:3 0 A.M. FREMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PRESENT: Chairman Ekeler, Members Kempenar, Steenblock and Vlach and Planning Director Rian Harkins ABSENT: Members Dugan, Johnson and Monke Chairman Ekeler called the meeting to order and announced a copy of the Open Meeting Law was available to the public. Roll Call Vote was taken – 4 present, 3 absent. Moved by Steenblock, seconded by Vlach, to dispense with the reading of the Minutes of the October 18, 2012 meeting and approve as received. Roll Call Vote showed all members present voting aye – 4 ayes. Motion Carried.  Airport signage Signs for the new taxiway are needed. Also needs to indicate it is a dead end.  24 hour beacon paint It was determined this needs to be done and will need to be painted in the spring. Some maintenance will need to be performed on the 24 hour beacon as well. Hangars may also need paint and this could be discussed at future meetings.  Airport storage The need for a large shop hangar was discussed and finding a mechanism to make this happen. The project is listed in the capitol plan and is positioned about mid range at this time.  Replacement of FBO carpet It was determined that bids needed to be obtained to replace the carpet. Member Kempenar stated we are three to five years away from anything happening on this item. Also discussed was looking at building a new terminal privately and renting it to the rental car business, CVB or others.  Airport Overlay Resurfacing Chairman Ekeler stated this job was done very poorly and the cracks were not filled. It was discussed the contractor should come back and finish the job and reapply. Planning Director Harkins was asked to contact the contractor to get this matter resolved.  Runway extension This has been completed.  Apron expansion, shop/terminal/maintenance bldg 1 There is no update on this item and private options are being explored.  Tom Williams request to operate spray planes Mr. Williams attended the meeting and gave a presentation. They are an aerial spray company operated out of Missouri. They also have operations in Marysville, Missouri and Falls City, Nebraska. They are requesting to bring a load pad to load their planes. It is an aluminum and fiberglass unit to contain fuel spills. They have three turbine planes and are licensed in Nebraska. Their season is three weeks and typically runs from mid July to mid August. Local retailers would not be used and they buy all Jet A from this airport. No accidents are on file for them at the current time. Mr. Williams stated they would have some interest in potentially building a hangar as well. Moved by Steenblock, seconded by Ekeler to allow the operation contingent upon there being no legal issues. These will be explored by the City. Roll Call Vote showed all members present voting aye – 4 ayes. Motion Carried.  Request for Quarterly Financial data An update of the quarterly financial data will be sent out via email.  FAA Account Balance and proper application to reapply Discussion was held regarding the current FAA Account balance.  Contact NetJets, Jet Linx or ¼ shares regarding utilizing a large hangar This item was not discussed.  Change meetings to Monday or Friday Discussion was held regarding changing days for future meeting. It was determined future meetings would be held on the third Friday instead of Thursday. The time has also been changed to 8:15 a.m. versus the previous 8:30 a.m. start time. Moved by Steenblock, seconded by Vlach that future meeting dates will be held on Friday’s. Roll Call Vote showed all members present voting aye – 4 ayes. Motion Carried.  Discussion of replacements for members Don Temperly and Dick Wikert Possible replacements for Member Temperly and Member Wikert were discussed. Two names mentioned were Doug Robinson, a new tenant, and Steve Weers. Please be prepared to submit names for approval at the next meeting. Forms are available online.  Election of new Chairman Member Johnson was nominated to be the next Chairman. Roll Call Vote showed all members present voting aye – 4 ayes. Motion Carried.  Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 9:31 a.m. 2