Airport Advisory Commission

Regular Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission Roswell Air Center Conference Room Tuesday February 4th, 2025 Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10 – 15- 4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 24-23. B. Roll Call The meeting convened at 2:00 p.m. with Chair Bud Kunkel presiding: Vice Chair Espiritu, Commissioner Jon Hitchcock, and Commissioner Matt McDonald present with Commissioner Shawn Powell absent. Staff Present: Bobbi Thompson, Interim Air Center Director; Don Fisher, Airport Security Coordinator; Omar Gonzalez, Air Center Deputy Director; Paul Vigil, Air Center Supervisor; Michelle Sanchez, Property and Contract Coordinator; Annie Leyba, Senior Administrative Assistant; Hess Yntema, City Attorney. Guest Present: Tim Archibeque, Michael Garcia, City Councilor Ed Heldenbrand, Amy Butler, Mac Rogers, Terri Harber, Mike Provine, Vincent Payne, Shawn Jipp, KRQE News 13. C. Approval of the Agenda Commissioner Hitchcock made a motion to approve the agenda as is, Commissioner McDonald seconded. The voice vote was unanimous and the motion was passed 4-0 with Commissioner Powell being absent. D. Approval of the Minutes Vice Chair Espiritu made a motion to approve the minutes of January 7th, 2025 and Commissioner Hitchcock seconded. The voice vote was unanimous and the motion was passed 4-0 with Commissioner Powell being absent. 2. Air Center Operations Report – Bobbi Thompson a. Revenue and Expenses Bobbi Thompson reported non-operating revenue as $294,980.00, operating revenue $389,480.04 with operating expenses of $284,049.49, net income of $105,430.55, and building insurance revenue $40,038.85 with no insurance expenses for January 2025. b. Strategic Plan Bobbi Thompson provided the Commission with updates on the strategic plan. The process for hiring an Airport Director is still ongoing, received 24 applications to date and should have a qualified candidate by next month. Airport Facility Assessment is ongoing, has been delayed due to the flood. FBO option is still an ongoing project, they had a pancake fly-in that resulted in a great turnout. They plan to do one every couple of months. The comprehensive search for funding is an ongoing process. The facilities maintenance plan is in process which includes rolling stock. The leasing, rents, and fee policies have been drafted and sent to Legal for review. Reference Air Service Development, they are currently working with Gary Foss on the new state program. 3. Air Center Operations Report – Omar Gonzalez a. Passenger Boarding Bobbi Thompson reported passenger boarding as 2408 for January 2024, compared to 4794 in January 2025. b. Airport Flight Operations Airport flight operations is reported as 1583 in January 2025, compared to 2421 in January 2024. c. Aircraft Parking Aircraft parking is reported at 202 in January 2025 compared to 242 In January 2024. 4. 2023 Wind Damage Claim Construction Update, Omar Gonzalez Hangar 85 has been completed. Hangar 84 is currently being worked on and is expected to be completed by the end of February. Hangar 1083 will be worked on after hangar 84 and is expected to be completed by the end of March. 5. Project List a. ADB Lighting – Jay Dupont Both sides of taxiway Juliet have now been updated with LED lighting. According to the map taxiways Charlie, Hotel, and Golf, still need to be completed along with the south side of taxiway Bravo. Eventually everything will be replaced with LED lighting within time. b. Master Plan & ALP Update, Lochner The Master Plan is expected to be completed at the end of March or the beginning of April. c. BLM Loading Pit, Lochner The contracts have been signed and received from the contractor. The NTP (Notice to Proceed) is currently being worked on. The plan is to have the loading pit completed before fire season. d. BLM Taxiway, Lochner A construction start is not anticipated until September. It will wait until after fire season. e. MAP Apron Rehabilitation, Phase I, Lochner Lochner is anticipating collecting paperwork from the contractor this week. It will be sent to the city for approval and signature. f. Taxiway Charlie Project is under review by the FAA. It currently does not have any funding awarded. g. Electrical Vault, Lochner The drawings are 95% Complete, construction is anticipated to begin in May of 2025. h. Terminal Improvement, Molzen Corbin Preliminary drawings are currently in progress. Once approval is given, the goal is to go to bid by the end of February or the first of March. i. SE Waterline, Mac Rogers The end of March or early April is the estimate of when work will be able to resume, but is currently on hold for a couple of months. Progress has been made on the design for the sewer line in the Southeast corner of the Roswell Air Center, and is expected to go to bid at the beginning of March. j. Grandstand Construction, Mac Rogers The plans to start the foundation work are in the beginning of March, with steel delivery in late March. Construction time is estimated to be 3 to 4 months. 6. 2024 Flood Damage Report, Mac Rogers and Omar Gonzalez The City’s flood loss is a limits loss. It is reported that work will be going into a global unallocated settlement for this limits loss. Reimbursement requests have started on some of the larger ticket items. 7. Airport Security report, Don Fisher The latest map of the proposed race layout has been received, based on this documentation security planning has started. Boeing is scheduled to be operating at the Air Center in March. 8. Airfield Conditions, Paul Vigil Paul Vigil reported on cleaning the ramp in preparation for the Navy arrival this month. 9. Air Center Property Report, Michelle Sanchez Michelle Sanchez reported two vacant buildings have secured leases. One building is added to the vacant property report, and another will be added at the end of March. Michelle was asked to identify what “fire lock out” on the vacant property report means. In regards to the lease summary report building 72 is in negotiations, hangar 84 is awaiting repairs, Summit is awaiting signatures, hangar 85/ AOA Land is having negotiations, building 92 is awaiting signatures, and building 60 has a signed a payment plan. 10. AerSale, Amy Butler Amy Butler reported that Aersale is moving forward with restructuring of the facility in Roswell, with the JTIPS program being set aside for now. The storage and tear- down program is currently the primary business activity for AerSale in Roswell. Amy Butler also noted there has been a significant reduction in their total employees. 11. NCAR Update, Mike Espiritu, Jon Hitchcock, and Bobbi Thompson Bobbi Thompson presented the current layout for the “Taco Chip” covering 84 acres of land. Modifications will be made as more knowledge is gained. Hangars 1531 and 1532 will be subleased for the storage of Biplanes and Formula One’s aircraft. With safety in mind, crews will come in from a separate entrance away from spectators, and there will be no fueling, props, or vehicles around spectators. Currently, the STEM program anticipates 10,000 students from the local and regional areas will participate. 500 RV parking spots and 12,000 auto parking spaces, with NCAR currently collaborating with a parking company to manage this. Vice Chair Espiritu reported currently working on web links to help attendees eat, sleep, and play, with plans to go live in the middle of March. Ticket sales are not currently happening but are expected to commence in February 2025. During Air Race week, attendance is projected to be between 50,000 and 70,000 individuals. 12. Monument Schedule, Bud Kunkel Chair Kunkel reports the unveiling of the 579th SMS Nuclear Missile Silo Monument will be on February 16, 2025 at 1:30 pm. f. Commission comments for future agenda items No Comments. g. Reports / Announcements – members, Commission, Staff Vice Chair Espiritu expressed the need to break the code on FAA to be more forthcoming to support. h. Public Participation No Public Participation i. Adjourn Vice Chair Espiritu made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Commissioner Hitchcock seconded. The voice vote was unanimous and passed 4-0 with Commissioner Powell being absent. The meeting was adjourned at 3:58 PM.