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, November 8, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Richard Pearce. P = Present E = Excused A = Absent C = Canceled Name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov. Dec Tom Dent P E E E C P E P E P P Finley Grant P P P P C P P P P P E Darrin Jackson P E P P C P P P P P E Richard Pearce E P P P C P P P P P P Tim Prickett P P P P C P E P P P P BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT/ABSENT/EXCUSED: Present: Richard Pearce, Tim Prickett, and Tom Dent. A motion was made by Tom to excuse Finley Grant and Darrin Jackson. The motion was seconded by Tim and passed unanimously. OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Moro, Public Works Superintendent, and Tracey Law, Public Works Clerk. MINUTES: A motion was made by Tim to accept the minutes from October 11, 2019. The motion was seconded by Tom and unanimously approved. AIRPORT INSPECTION: The November inspection was done by Finley. The December inspection will be done by Richard. OLD BUSINESS: A. LEASES: Richard reported on a meeting he and Daryl Jackson had with the Interim City Manager and City Attorney. There was discussion on the length of leases. The City Attorney was in favor of a 20/20/5 year lease. Richard thought the automobile insurance requirements would go away. Compensation for hangars should the City close the airport would be 1.5 percent of the assessed value. If the airport is closed for environmental or legal reasons there would be no compensation. Tim felt the lessee should be compensated regardless of why the airport was closed. There was discussion on the right of the City to inspect leased property. Tim would like to see some case studies on this issue. Richard will report the Boards concerns back to the committee on Airport leases. B. FUEL STATION: Community Aviation Revitalization Board (CARB) loans are available for projects that are not covered by grants. The Board might want to consider one for the fuel station. C. REPORT ON COMMUNITY AIRPORT MEETING: Richard prepared a report on what he learned at the WSCAA conference. A copy will be sent to each of the board members. The Washington Passport Program was a success. There was discussion on what visiting pilotsare looking for and the preparedness for the Cascadian Subduction Zone. Fuel, a courtesy car, and secure tie downs were discussed. Tom felt a fueling station and courtesy carwould benefit the airport. Richard thought ropes should be purchased for tie downs. Tim thought chains would be a better choice for tie downs. Tim is going to gather information on courtesy cars at other airports. D. LEVELING AND GRASS FOR CERTAIN PLACES ON THE AIRPORT: Darrin has been working on the airport grounds. E. INFIELD IMPROVEMENTS WITH WATER AND GRASS: Improvements to runway and west taxiway were discussed. Tim felt water needs should be addressed first. F. OPS BUILDING HEAT AND ROOF: The heater is working. The board felt the roof needed some attention. Mike will discuss with the Municipal Services Director what can be done to the roof. Tim will give Mike information on a product he has used. G. FILL IN SOUNTHWEST CORNER: Mike reported more fill was dropped in the area by a contractor and they have been contacted about leveling the area again. H. REFLECTORS: Richard fixed one reflector and has ordered 10 more at a cost of $30 each. NEW BUSINESS: A. REPLACEMENT OPS BUILDING: Richard thought a CARB loan could be used for something like this. Tom thought fuel and a courtesy car should come first and then maybe they could replace the Ops Building. B. ADDIITONAL TIE DOWNS: Richard reported there were additional tie downs that needed to be uncovered. C. VOLUNTEER TIME: Volunteer timesheets were turned in by Finley and Tim. E. OTHER: The Aviation Aeronautics Impact Study is completed. Information on individual airports are available in it. Heavy gravel has been put around the landing area. Tim thought there was a need for 5/8 inch gravel outside of the heavy gravel to cover bare ground and additional gravel for the parking area by the Operations Building. A motion was made by Tim to put the next size down gravel for a 10 foot circle around the helicopter pad and gravel for the parking area at the Operations Building. Tom seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Richard made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded by Tim and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. /Jw*S Tracey Law, Qlibli public Works Clerk