Municipal Airport Commission

MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD A regular meeting of the Moses Lake Airport Advisory Board was held at the Airport Operations Building, Friday, noon, 12, October, 2018. P = Present E = Excused A = Absent C = Canceled Name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov. Dec Tom Dent A C c P P Darel Fuller P C c P P Darrin Jackson c c P A Richard Pearce P c c P P Tim Prickett P c C P P BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT/ABSENT/EXCUSED: Present: Darel Fuller, Richard Pearce, Tom Dent, and Tim Prickett. Absent: Darrin Jackson. OTHER PRESENT: Fred Snoderly, Municipal Services Director, and Tracey Law, Public Works Clerk. MINUTES: The minutes from September 14,2018, were approved. CORRESPONDENCE: T-0 - GDA Engineers SCIP Fencing: Darel gave the board members copies of an email he received form Trey Dail of T-0 Engineers regarding the Airport State Capital Improvement Plan (SCIP) fence installation. Darel has not yet responded to him. There was discussion on getting material to fill a hole with soil, grave, or rock. Darel said he had some concrete pieces he could put in the hole. It was decided that the concrete would be acceptable fill. Richard felt they should have Trey file the paperwork for 2019. There was discussion about the Airport's contract with T-0 Engineers. Fred would like to see a copy of the contract to review. Richard suggested Darel request a copy of the contract in his correspondence with Trey. The City will check to see if they have a copy of said contract. AIRPORT INSPECTION: The October inspection was to be done by Darrin Jackson. No report was given. The November inspection will be done by Darel Fuller. OLD BUSINESS: A: GOPHER CONTROL: Darel reported that gopher bombing was okay to do although lately there has not been many gophers around. Fredtold them to buy the gopher bombs as needed and to turn the receipt into the Public Works Clerk for reimbursement. Fred reported that he put $20,000 in the 2019 budget for rodent control. Richard thought it should be animal control as there have been an increase of coyotes due to the gophers. B: LAWN WATER SYSTEM & WINTERIZING: Darel asked if the City would do the winterizing for the Airport and Fred said the Parks Department would take care of it. He also said they were still working on getting the sprinkler system installed. It may be postponed until next spring. C: WSCAA - OCTOBER 25 & 26: Richard Pearce and Darel Fullerwill be attending. The City has taken care of their registrations. Tom Dent will also be attending. D: WIND TEE LIGHTING: The old lights have been removed and the new weather-proof lights have been installed. They do not light up the sock. Fred reported he had put funding in the 2019 budget for that project. There was discussion about the budget and Fred mentioned there would be an increase in the Airport's operating budget in 2019. There was concern about not spending down the funds the Airport has been able to acquire over past years. OTHER OLD BUSINESS: Richard has a plan for the Public Works Superintendent for landscaping around the Airport Operations Building. He did not give a dollar amount in his proposal. It includes removing soil from around the building and putting in landscape rock. A motion was made By Richardto submit the plan to Mike Moro, it was seconded by Tom Dent and approved unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: A. AIRPORTOPERATIONS MANUAL UPDATE: There was discussion on the section that applied to ultralight aircraft. Tim motioned that the laws for ultralight, powered parachutes and sport aircraft should be reviewed before a revision of the rules was made. Tom seconded it and it was passed unanimously. Tim agreed to review the laws. There was discussion on having Airport information posted outside the Operations Building so visitors could obtain it when the building is closed. There was also discussion about camping at the airport. Fred reminded Darel, Tom and Richard that their four-year terms end at the end of this year and they need to send an application to the Mayor as soon as possible. B. BUDGET REPORT: Darel would like a breakdown of the budget report from the Finance Department. Fred will get an expenditure report for them. C. WEED SPRAYING & BURNING: The Fire Department burned the weeds at the airport. Tom Dent will be sending an invoice to the Public Works Department for reimbursement for spraying. Tom felt that spraying was needed every year to control the weeds along the runway. Tim felt mowing and spraying was the best way to control the weeds. D. TIMESHEETS: Timesheets for September were turned in by Richard and Darel. E: OTHER: Tom discussed legislation he is working on that would give airports the option of management by commission. He also felt with all the recent changes to the airport that they should meet with the tenants to find out what they want for the future of the airport. A motion was made by Richard to have an Airport Users Information Meeting, Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Airport Operations Building. Tim seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. It was also suggested that flyers should be distributed to all the tenants along with getting the information on the meeting in the minutes. Richard would like to see an agenda prepared for the meeting. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes by: Tracey Law, Public Works Clerk