Airport Advisory Committee

AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes: August 21, 2015 1. Meeting called to order with Open Meeting announcement. Meeting was called to order at 8:20 A.M. 2. Roll call. Board Members Present: Robert Steenblock, Eric Johnson, Jennifer Weiss-Assman, Bill Dugan, Cecilia Harry, Ron Vlach, Mike Kempenar. Guests: David Goedeken, Jim Kjeldgaard, Scott Getzschman, Vic Rader 3. Approval of Amended July 17, 2015 meeting minutes. Motion by Ron Vlach and seconded by Cecilia Harry to approve the July 17, 2015 minutes, motion passed by vote of members. 4. Terminal Master Plan project update and discussion. Goedeken reported that he has had discussions with the FAA and NDA regarding the progress of the ADG Terminal Study and the FAA response letter. Board would like to bring the study to a conclusion and have a response drafted to the FAA with final comments. Goedeken stated he had spoken with ADG and relayed his comments and those of the FAA for their review and response but had not gotten a formal draft back from them. Motion by Ron Vlach, seconded by Robert Steenblock to allow ADG two weeks to formally respond or recommend Staff to proceed with City’s response without the formal revised study from ADG. 5. Discussion of hangar needs. The Board discussed the need for more hangar space at the Airport and the desire of the Board to proceed with the investigation of applying for a Hangar Loan to fund the project. Johnson reported the need to focus on the Terminal project as a higher priority, but meanwhile draft a letter to the City Administrator from the Board stressing the desire to move forward with the Hangar Loan process. Mayor Getzschman also stressed the need to focus on the Terminal Project while possibly looking into acquiring interested potential tenants in the proposed hangar. (at this point in the meeting several members had to leave due to other commitments and the Board no longer had a quorum) 6. Review of FAA/NDA CIP. (No discussion) 7. Adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 9:20