Airport Advisory Commission

Regular Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission Held in the City Hall Conference Room Thursday, November 18, 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, Vice-Chair Espiritu, Commissioners Coll, McDonald, and Powell being present. Staff present: Scott Stark, Steve Christopher, and Lisa Bennett Guests present: Larry Connolly, Mike Garcia, Michael Agers, Elmer Enyart, Tim Archibeque, Randy Phelps, Brent Middleton, and Shawn Jipp. Jeff Hartz and Rita Kane-Doerhoefer joined via GoToMeeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. Commissioner Powell moved to approve the Thursday, November 18, 2021, Airport Advisory Commission agenda. Commissioner McDonald was the second. A voice vote was 5-0, and the motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. Commissioner Coll moved to approve the October 21, 2021 minutes with the following correction, add Chair Kintigh’s yes vote to the RAC Water Rights Resolution motion and correct her vote from yes to no. Vice-Chair, Espiritu was the second. A voice vote was 5-0, and the motion passed unanimously. NON-ACTION ITEMS 5. Air Center Director Status Report Update (Operations and air service etc.) – Scott Stark, Air Center Director reported the October numbers for passenger boarding, operations, and Air center revenues with comparisons for 2019, 2020 and 2021. 6. Air Center Deputy Director Report (new tenants, business developments, new or renewed leases) – Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director Informed the commissioners his is waiting on a letter of Intent for Aevex. 7. Denver Air Service Update- Jeff Hartz, presented passenger numbers breaking down numbers between business travel and leisure travel. 8. Air Center Project Update- Mike Garcia gave an update on current projects. The baggage makeup room is roughly 80% complete. Taxiway A & J is currently under construction with 30% completed. He is currently working with Louis Najar on the Ascent Drainage study. The Eastside Waterline project is 90% complete. The Inventory is complete for the MAP project. The Wind Cone project is 90% complete. 9. Air Center Strategic Business Plan Initiative- Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director stated he is waiting for procurement completion for an RFP. 1|Page 10. Air Center ICIP Update- Dennis Kintigh, Chair stated he was part of a presentation to area legislatures on the infrastructure capital improvement plan for FY 2023. There are 2 Air Center projects on the list the first one being a request of the 5 million to do warehouses, hangars, infrastructure etc. The second is planning and designing an Aircraft firefighting and rescue training facility. NEW BUSINESS/REGULAR ITEMS 11. Rubb Building Site Prep- Scott Stark, Air Center Director asked the Commissioners to recommend to Council to authorize the City Manager to spend up to one million dollars to finish the prep of the building. Vice-Chair Espiritu made a motion that the Commission recommend the City Council authorize the City Manager to commit up to one million dollars to do site preparation for the Rubb Structure that’s been purchased. Commissioner Coll was the second. A voice vote was 5-0, and the motion passed unanimously. 12. Air Center Buildings to be Demolished- Steve Christopher, Air Center Deputy Director informed the Commissioners that Building 73, old bank building, Pumphouse across from Hangar 84 and building 112. Commissioner McDonald made a motion to recommend to the City Council to approve the demolition of buildings 73, 615, and 166 Commissioner Coll was the second. A voice vote was 5-0, and the motion passed unanimously. Commission comments for future agenda items 13. Discuss potential agenda items for the December Meeting – T Hangars and MRO of the America’s. Reports/Announcements – Members, Council, Staff – None Public Participation – Brett Middleton gave a presentation on the background of EAA Roswell 1953. Elmer Enyart with KM Construction introduced his company. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m. Next Meeting Date Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. at the City Hall Conference Room. 2|Page