Aviation Commission Meeting

ACTION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AVIATION COMMITTEE CITY OF TULARE Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. CITY HALL COMMUNITY ROOM 411 East Kern Avenue Mission Statement To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in which to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper. October 22, 2018 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Gene Roberts, Michael Groah, Robert Smith COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Casey Jenkins STUDENT MEMBERS PRESENT: No students present at this meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Roberts called the meeting to order at 6:02pm II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Roberts led the Pledge of Allegiance III. CITIZEN COMMENTS This is the time for citizens to comment on items within the jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee cannot legally discuss or take official action on citizen comments that are introduced today. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes, with a maximum of 10 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the Committee. There were no citizen comments presented. IV. COMMUNICATIONS Communications are to be submitted 10 days prior to a meeting to be considered for this section of the Agenda. No action will be taken on matters listed under Communications; however, the Committee may direct staff to schedule issues raised during Communications for a future agenda. Citizen comments will be limited to 3 minutes per topic, unless otherwise extended by Committee. There were no items for this section of the agenda. V. STUDENT REPORTS There were no students present for this meeting. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR All Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.  There were no items on the Consent Calendar for this meeting. VII. GENERAL BUSINESS (1) Renewal of the Concessionaire Agreement Mr. Schoenau wants to do some software upgrades to the pumps at the self- service island. He realizes it’s a financial commitment and would like to revisit the Concessionaire Agreement and make some minor changes. Mr. Schoenau would like a 5 year agreement with additional 5 years, rather than month to month. The only change in the Concessionaire Agreement is that the city is agreeing to participate and be responsible for any large changes in codes or larger needs. Mr. Schoenau will be responsible for regular maintenance of the lights, hoses, pumps and keeping them running. Mr. Schoenau will upgrade the software and make some changes to the pumps. At this point, there are no changes in the cost of fuel or fees. If any issues arise, this will be revisited. (2) Aviation Committee Terms Expiring: Michael Groah and Casey Jenkins, 12/31/18 Michael Groah has agreed to serve another term. Steve Bonville will email Casey Jenkins regarding his term. (3) Recruitment of new Committee Members City Clerk will look for recruitment from applicants of other committees. VIII. ITEMS OF COMMITTEE INTEREST Airport Manager, Steve Bonville said that the plan for the Mefford Hangar, to lease to a collector car company, has not materialized. Planning and Building put too many hurdles in the way and Mr. Bonville said that it was something they just couldn’t put together. Mr. Bonville said that he has now been in discussion with the B17 people and they would love to have an inside storage for the aircraft. They may have some of the same hurdles as the collector car company, only difference is this time it would not be for retail, so requirements may be different. Mr. Bonville said that he is getting ready to look at grant projects. Last year we went to bid on the relocation of the Wind Tee to a central location, but now we are looking to combine with a bigger project to see if we can get more bids. Mr. Bonville said we are also looking to do some Taxi Way improvements, so we would combine the Wind Tee project with the Taxi Way project. Mr. Bonville is working on getting $400,000 to $500,000 in grant money to pay for the projects at the airport. Visalia VOR- The land that the VOR is on has been leased to a farmer that the farmer put Almond trees on. Almond trees are potential encroachment of the VOR and it has been said that if it does not get corrected within the next couple of years, there is potential of losing the Visalia VOR. If the Visalia VOR is lost, then we would lose the VOR approach. The FAA will be coming to Visalia to meet with all those who would be affected. The FAA is saying that if the VOR tests within parameters it will be fine, but as soon as it starts doing something because the almond trees are growing up, then there will be an issue. Mr. Bonville has contacted the FAA and put in a request for an  LPV Approach. This type of approach would be used in the event the Visalia VOR is lost. It can take up to a couple years to get the LPV Approach. Mr. Bonville has been in communication with Southern California Edison regarding the street lightning issue. Southern California Edison is working on getting bids on building custom poles. IX. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Roberts adjourned the meeting at 6:24 p.m.