Airport Advisory Commission

Regular Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission Held in Meeting Room A at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center – 912 North Main St. Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 10:03 a.m. Notice of this meeting given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 20-26. ROLL CALL 2. The meeting convened at 10:03 a.m. with Chair Kintigh presiding, Commissioner Coll, Commissioner Burress and Commissioner Powell being present. Vice-Chair Armstrong was absent. City Councilors present: Judy Stubbs Staff present: Scott Stark, Louis Najar, Juanita Jennings, Jeff Bechtel, and Lorena Borunda. Guests present: Isaac Sheets Via telephone: Brad Henderson, Western LLC, Tim Archibeque, Armstrong Consultants APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. Commissioner Burress moved to approve the Thursday, December 17, 2020, Airport Advisory Commission agenda. Commissioner Coll was the second. A voice vote was 4-0, and the motion passed with Vice-Chair Armstrong being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. Commissioner Coll moved to approve the Thursday, November 19, 2020, Airport Advisory Commission minutes. Commissioner Burress was the second. A voice vote was 4-0, and the motion passed with Vice-Chair Armstrong being absent. NON-ACTION ITEMS 5. Air Center Director Status Report Update – Mr. Scott Stark, Air Center Director, discussed the following: New tenant in T Hangar 120-6 and a renewal lease for the NMDOH, November 2020 Airport Operations report, TSA inspection, and the Job Corp property. Mr. Stark discussed Air Service and the Q2 Quarterly Performance Report presentation. Juanita Jennings presented a campaign overview based on COVID, flight capacity and American Airline negotiations. 6. Expanding Air Center Storage Area Plan – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, discussed the Air Center Storage Area expansion using Section three (3) on the parking storage area map as an example, as well as costs estimates and time frames. 7. New Crunch Pad Update- Scott Stark, Air Center Director stated there are no new updates at this time. 1|Page 8. Ascent Project Update – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, Brad Henderson from Western LLC joined the discussion over the phone. The timeline and agreements needed were reviewed and discussed. Louis Najar, City Engineer discussed replacing the water lines on the southeast side of the airport. 9. Air Center Staffing Update – Scott Stark, Air Center Director discussed they are in the process of checking backgrounds and will be making a selection for the Property and Contracts Coordinator position. The Deputy Director position is still open and accepting applications. 10. Navy Update- Scott Stark, Air Center Director spoke to Lieutenant Commander Jeff Laird and he confirmed the Navy will not be coming to Roswell this year. The decision had nothing to do with Roswell, but rather to the COVID 19 pandemic and airplane manufacturers. 11. GenAir- Scott Stark, Air Center Director, Isaac Sheets, owner of General Airframe Support. Mr. Sheets discussed updates and delays from engineers, and manufactures. NEW BUSINESS/REGULAR ITEMS 12. CARES Act USEDA Grant Application Update/Hangar 84- Scott Stark, Air Center Director discussed the grant application process and Hangar 84 funding. No action taken. COMMISSION COMMENTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 13. Discuss potential agenda items for the January meeting – Chair Kintigh discussed potentially presenting the following agenda items: New Crunch Pad Update, Water Line Project, GenAir Update, Hangar 84 Update, Parking Project, Air Center Master Plan, and Air Service. REPORTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS – MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF – None PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – None ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m. NEXT MEETING DATE Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center meeting room. 2|Page