Airport Advisory Commission
Regular MeetingRoswell, NM · May 20, 2021
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission
Held in Conference Room 1 at the Roswell Air Center – #1 Jerry Smith Circle
Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
Notice of this meeting given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-1 through 10-15-4
NMSA 1978 and Resolution 21-7.
ROLL CALL
2. The meeting convened at 1:30 p.m. with Chair Kintigh presiding, Commissioner Coll,
Commissioner Espiritu, and Commissioner McDonald being present. Commissioner
Powell was absent.
City Councilors present: Judy Stubbs
Staff Present: Scott Stark, Steve Christopher, Denise Garcia, Jose Serrano, Lorena
Borunda.
Guests present: Randy Phelps, Tim Archibeque, Michael Garcia, Lisa Dunlap.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. Commissioner McDonald made a motion to strike Item 7 from the agenda and move to
next month’s Airport Advisory Commission meeting and approve the remainder of the
Thursday, May 20, 2021 agenda. Commissioner Coll was the second. A voice vote was 4-
0, and the motion passed with Commissioner Powell being absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Commissioner Coll moved to approve the Thursday, April 15, 2021, Airport Advisory
Commission minutes. Commissioner Espiritu was the second. A voice vote was 4-0, and
the motion passed with Commissioner Powell being absent.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
5. Air Center Director Status Report Update – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, discussed the
following: Air Service, Operations report, June 2021 flight schedule, incident at the Air
Center on 5/14/2021, and updates on projects.
6. Air Center Deputy Director Report – Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director,
discussed the following: business development, Charles Murphy and Building 93 lease,
Ascent update, rents increased to market value and the need for hangar space.
7. MRO of the Americas – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, and Steve Christopher, Air Center
Deputy Director, reported information from their attendance to the MRO of the
Americas conference. Hangars, engine test cells and machine shops were discussed. The
next MRO of the Americas conference is set for April 2022 in Dallas Texas.
8. Re-plat of RIAC Subdivision – Unit 1 – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, and Steve
Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director, discussed and answered questions regarding
the re-plat of RIAC Subdivision – Unit 1.
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NEW BUSINESS/REGULAR ITEMS
9. Election of Chair and Vice Chair – Dennis Kintigh, Chair discussed the new election of
Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Espiritu made a motion to re-nominate Chair Kintigh
for Chair, there were no other nominations for Chair. A voice vote was 4-0, and the
motion passed with Commissioner Powell being absent.
Chair Kintigh made a motion to nominate Commissioner Espiritu for Vice Chair, there
were no other nominations for Vice Chair. A voice vote was 4-0, and the motion passed
with Commissioner Powell being absent.
COMMISSION COMMENTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11. Discuss potential agenda items for the June meeting – Chair Kintigh discussed
potentially presenting the following agenda items: Water Line Project, Strategic Business
Plan Update, CARES Act USEDA Grant Application/Hangar 84 Update, Terminal Upgrades,
and updates on Taxiway A and J.
REPORTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS – MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF –None
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – None
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 02:50 p.m.
NEXT MEETING DATE
Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at the Roswell Air Center.
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Agenda
AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION
Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
Roswell Air Center Conference Room 1
1 Jerry Smith Circle, Roswell, NM 88203
MEMBERS
Dennis Kintigh, Chair
Amy Jo Coll, Member
Shawn Powell,
Member Mike Espiritu,
Member Matt
McDonald, Member
Scott Stark, Staff
Liaison
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Approval of the Minutes from the Thursday, April 15, 2021 meeting
NON-ACTION ITEMS
5. Air Center Director Status Report (operations and air service, etc.) – Scott Stark, Air Center Director
6. Air Center Deputy Director Report (new tenants, business developments, new or renewed leases) –
Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director
7. Strategic Business Plan – Douglass Murray, NMMI Dean of Academics, Steve Christopher, Air Center
Deputy Director
8. MRO of the Americas – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director
9. Re-plat of RIAC Subdivision - Unit 1 - Scott Stark, Air Center Director, Steve Christopher, Air Center
Deputy Director
NEW BUSINESS / REGULAR ITEMS
10. Election of Chair And Vice Chair - Dennis Kintigh, Chair
Commission comments for future agenda items
11. Discuss potential agenda items for the June meeting
Reports / Announcements – Members, Council, Staff
Public Participation
Adjourn
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DRAFT
Regular Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission
Held in Meeting Room A at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center – 912 North Main St.
Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 1:32 p.m.
Notice of this meeting given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-1 through 10-15-4
NMSA 1978 and Resolution 21-7.
ROLL CALL
2. The meeting convened at 1:32 p.m. with Chair Kintigh presiding, Commissioner Coll,
Commissioner Powell, Commissioner Espiritu, and Commissioner McDonald being
present.
Staff Present: Scott Stark, Steve Christopher, Denise Garcia, Parker Patterson, C. Josh
Nairn-Mahan, Sharon Coll, Jeff Bechtel, Lorena Borunda, Juan Fuentes, Juanita Jennings.
Guests present: Ty Whatley, Annemarie Oldfield, Christopher Huebner, Randy Phelps,
Tim Archibeque, Michael Garcia, Larry Connolly, Lisa Dunlap, Will Cavin, and Robert
Corn.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. Commissioner Powell made a motion to move Item 13 to Item 4b on the Thursday, April
15, 2021, Airport Advisory Commission agenda. Commissioner Coll was the second. A
voice vote was 5-0, and the motion passed.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Commissioner Coll moved to approve the Thursday, March 18, 2021, Airport Advisory
Commission minutes. Commissioner Powell was the second. A voice vote was 5-0, and
the motion passed.
b. ENMU-R Aviation Maintenance Program Presentation – Ty Whatley, AMT
Program Director presented a short video discussing the program.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
5. Air Center Director Status Report Update – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, discussed the
following: March 2021 Airport Operations report, new parking and landing fees,
passenger boarding’s, the Navy was here for two weeks, Boeing will be here for seven
days beginning Sunday, the FAA Part 139 Inspection, and Phoenix flight advertising.
6. Air Center Deputy Director Report – Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director,
discussed the following: business development, one new lease, and one renewal lease,
Ascent, Boeing, potential investors, and introduced Denise Garcia, Airport Property and
Contracts Coordinator. Denise Garcia talked about her background and experience.
7. IT Update – Jeff Bechtel, IT updated on the set up of the two conference rooms at the
Roswell Air Center. The Roswell Convention & Civic Center will no longer be available for
the Airport Advisory Commission (AAC) meetings as of May 1, 2021. Mr. Bechtel stated
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DRAFT
he could make City Hall or the partial set up at the Airport work for the May AAC
meeting.
8. Air Center Financial Report – Juan Fuentes, Administrative Services, presented an
overview of the different types of Airport funds as well as well as detailed Fiscal Year 21
financial updates. The Power Point presentation will be available to the commissioners.
9. Strategic Business Plan – Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director, discussed his
plan involving commissioners, tenants, community in building a Strategic Business Plan.
10. New Crunch Pad Update – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, stated the Air Center is
waiting for a response on the lease.
11. Water Line Project to East Side –Mike Garcia, Armstrong Consultants, discussed the
design work, hydraulic modeling, and estimated time line.
12. MRO of the Americas – Scott Stark, Air Center Director, and Steve Christopher, Air Center
Deputy Director, reported everything is ready to go for the conference. Mr. Christopher
have been looking at attendants and potential investors. There will be an update of the
conference at the May meeting.
13. ENMU-R Aviation Maintenance Program Presentation – Moved to 4b.
NEW BUSINESS/REGULAR ITEMS
14. CARES Act USEDA Grant Application Update/Hangar 84 – Scott Stark, Air Center Director
discussed that there may be another a change and more grant paperwork forms to fill
out. No action was taken.
COMMISSION COMMENTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
15. Discuss potential agenda items for the May meeting – Chair Kintigh discussed
potentially presenting the following agenda items: Election of Chair and Vice Chair,
Berkshire Representative presentation on Bus Plant, MRO of the Americas Update,
Strategic Business Plan Update, and CARES Act USEDA Grant Application Update.
REPORTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS – MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF –None
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Larry Connolly commended the Committee for the new meeting
time.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 03:00 p.m.
NEXT MEETING DATE
Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Location to be determined.
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