Airport Commission

NEW PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING John Knisley Municipal Centre Tuesday November 14th, 2023 IN ATTENDANCE: Dan Lanzer, Noah Porter, Yamini Gowda, Red Hvizdos, Larry Lowdermilk, Don Kennedy, Steve Rippeth MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00pm by Don Kennedy Quorum was not met. 1. Approval of October meeting minutes postponed until next meeting. 2. Reports a. Restaurant - Larry Lowdermilk reported that the gross sales for September 2023 was $73,575.07. We received a check for $1,989.59. b. Airport Manager – i. Monthly Cash Flow – Red Hvizdos reported that 3,762.11 gallons of 100LL and 931.94 of Jet A were purchased in October. Hangar rents totaled $4,325.00, 28 maintenance fees were collected for $700.00, and the courtesy car was used 15 times. ii. Monthly Safety Inspection – Red Hvizdos reported lights were installed by Josh L. and are working properly. Josh L. also replaced the windsock. Mowing and upkeep continues as usual. c. Financial Report – Larry Lowdermilk postponed the update as October numbers had not yet been included. d. Michael Baker International (MBI) – i. Task Order #9 – Closeout with final invoices approved by ODOT. ii. Task Order #12 – Grant closeout submitted to FAA for review. iii. Task Order #1 – FAA Grant received on August 24th, 2023. Tentative start in Spring of 2024. Started receiving project submittals. iv. Task Order #2 – Contract was executed by city and MBI. Executed contact sent to city. v. Miscellaneous – Yamini passed around an aerial image of the airport to show the area where crops are not allowed to be grown. New T Hangar considerations: Driveway or full apron to new hangar. It was discussed what to include on wish-list for the OAA Airport Infrastructure Capital Budget. vi. Action Item Summary – Request authorization to submit:  1. Annual reports for the 2 open FAA grants. 2. 10 year ACIP to FAA and ODOT. 3. ODOT 5 year match grant for Taxiway Shift and Construction after resolution is received. 3. Old Business a. None 4. New Business a. None 5. Other Business a. Don Kennedy asked about a Hali-Brite invoice for the lights on the windsock. Larry will look into getting a PO. b. Don asked if their would be a meeting in December. The commission will forgo the December meeting and plan on meeting in January. c. Mitch Ladrach with Gotya Toolz brought A quote for a security camera system. It would include 10 cameras and other necessary equipment. This quote will be on January’s agenda to discuss further. d. Red discussed that a company that provided a quote for concrete went out of business and new quotes would be needed. This will be discussed next meeting. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:40 For the Chair, Noah Porter