Airport Committee

AIRPORT COMMITTEE August 27, 2012 Page 1 Members Present: Frey, Hatlelid, Knudsvig, Lehner, Rued, Seymour. Members Absent: Larson. Others Present: City Manager, City Clerk, City Clerk Secretary, City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney, Finance Director, Airport Director, Police Chief, Public Works Director, Traffic Engineer, Airport Engineers, and Alderman B. Miller. To the Honorable Mayor and All Aldermen: Following are the recommendations from the Airport Committee meeting called to order at 4:15 p.m., August 27, 2012: 1. That the City Council authorize the Airport Director to solicit a Request for Proposals for parking lot management at the Minot International Airport. ********** The above motion by Alderman Knudsvig and seconded by Alderman Lehner and carried unanimously. 2. That the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign any documentation associated with a federal and/or state grant that could be used to support an already approved airport capital improvement project, on the City’s behalf. ********** The above motion by Alderman Lehner and seconded by Alderman Knudsvig and carried unanimously. 3. That the City Council authorize the Airport Director to call for bids for the Terminal Apron project. ********** The above motion by Alderman Knudsvig and seconded by Alderman Lehner and carried unanimously. 4. That the City Council place and pass an ordinance amending the 2012 budget in the amount of $61,375 for the professional services agreement as it relates to the Customer Facility Charge (CFC) program and Rental Car Concession agreement. ********** The above motion by Alderman Lehner and seconded by Alderman Knudsvig and carried unanimously. AIRPORT COMMITTEE August 27, 2012 Page 2 5. That the City Council relocate the administrative offices and car rental operations into the new terminal building. ********** The above motion by Member Rued and seconded by Alderman Lehner. Alderman Bob Miller appeared before the Committee in support of the motion. Whereupon, a vote was taken on the above motion by Member Rued, seconded by Alderman Lehner, and carried unanimously. General Information The Airport Director introduced Dave Anderson and Laurie Suttmeier, members from the Federal Aviation Administration in attendance at the meeting. The Airport Director provided an update on current airport projects. He stated July 2012 had record setting enplanement numbers. He also stated Frontier Airlines would be starting service on November 5 and would have 4 weekly flights. The City Manager commented the Airport Director was nominated for and awarded a 40 Under 40 award in the airport field. Dave Clark, Carol Coover-Clark, and Edward Balkin, of CooverClark, presented an update on the new Airport Terminal Building design. Mr. Clark stated the design and development is 35% complete for the project. He presented the project design timeline with the final construction documents completed January 11, 2013. Ms. Coover-Clark and Mr. Balkin presented information on the proposed materials and design for the interior and exterior of the building. Upon questioning, Mr. Clark indicated the new terminal would be 109,300 square feet in size. He indicated the terminal, with six gates, could sustain future growth for 20 years at the median rate of estimated growth. He stated the terminal could be expanded up to ten gates. There being no further business, Chairman Hatlelid adjourned the Airport Committee at 5:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Jundt, City Clerk