Airport Advisory Board

AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2023 4:00PM BOARD MEMBERS: William Kessler, Jr.-Chairman Craig Garnett Don McLaughlin, Jr. Jared Reading Charlie Waller Joe A. Cardenas-Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 18  NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD OF UVALDE, TEXAS Notice is hereby given of the meeting of the Airport Advisory Board of the City of Uvalde, Texas, to be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 6:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers 2nd floor of City Hall, 101 East Main St., Uvalde, Texas for the following purpose: Page 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4-6 2A. Consider and act on the approval of the Airport Advisory Board meeting minutes of the July 13, 2023 meeting. Airport Advisory Board - Jul 13 2023 - Minutes - Pdf 3 FINANCIAL REPORT 7 - 10 3A. Financial Report by Joe A. Cardenas. Finance Report 4 NEW BUSINESS 11 - 14 4A. Consider and act on request from Archie McFadin to add another 50 feet to his existing hangar and modify the extended apron (striping) in order to accomodate the Air Evac EMS team at Garner Field. 4A. 15 4B. Consider and act on the removal of brush (over grown area) between the firemen's practice field and gun range in an effort mitigate the deer seeking shelter at Garner Field. 4B. 5 OLD BUSINESS 16 - 18 5A. 2023 CIP pavement rehab at Garner Field estimated at $5M and effective changes to the 2023-24 ramp program. 5A. 5B. Request from the Texas Department of Public Safety for hangar and office at Garner Field. 5C. The emergency operation center (EOC) tentative schedule to vacate Hangar 1. 6 REPORT 6A. Report regarding:  Status/condition of Hangar 1 - Aviation Museum Hangar  Update on the Jr. College hangar  Working with Game Warden on a deer removal plan  The need to close the gates along Airport Blvd  The need to add an automatic gate opener/closer on last gate 7 OTHER AIRPORT RELATED BUSINESS 7A. Other items desired by board members. 8 ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of 18 Certificate: I certify that the above and foregoing notice was posted in compliance with Section 553.043, Texas Government Code at 9:00AM November 21, 2023. __________________________________ Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager City Hall Municipal Building is wheelchair accessible with access and special parking available on the west side of the building. The Council Chamber is accessible by elevator to the second floor. Requests for special services must be received forty-eight (48) hours prior to meeting time by calling City Hall (830) 278-3315 ext.142. CERTIFICATE I certify that the attached agenda of the items to be considered by the City of Uvalde Airport Advisory Board was removed by ____________________________ from the City of Uvalde City Hall glass public notice cases on the _________ of December, 2023. Page 3 of 18  MINUTES Airport Advisory Board Meeting 4:00PM - Thursday, July 13, 2023 City Hall-Council Chambers 101 E. Main St. Uvalde, TX 78801 The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Uvalde was called to order on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 4:00PM, in the City Hall, Council Chambers, with the following members present: BOARD William Kessler-Board Chair MEMBERS Don McLaughlin, Jr. PRESENT: Charlie Waller BOARD MEMBERS Craig Garnett ABSENT: STAFF Joe A. Cardenas-Assistant City Manager PRESENT: Sorayda A. Sanchez-City Secretary 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2A. Consider and act on the approval of the Airport Advisory Board meeting minutes of the May 19, 2022 meeting. Motion to approve Airport Advisory Board meeting minutes of the May 19, 2022 meeting made by Board Member Charlie Waller. Motion seconded by Board Member Don McLaughlin, Jr. Motion carried 3-0. 3 FINANCIAL REPORT 3A. Financial Report by Joe A. Cardenas. Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager reviewed the financial report with the board. Mr. Cardenas reported that the most recent balance sheet reports assets at $5,980,587.76, of which $1,394,174.84 is cash, liabilities are $1.492 million, we are in the surplus side by $4.4 million dollars. We will be using about $500,000.00 out of the $1.4 million cash for a pavement project. Motion to approve financial report (item 3A) as presented made by Board Member Don McLaughlin, Jr. Motion seconded by Board Member Charlie Waller. Motion carried 3-0. 4 NEW BUSINESS Page Page41ofof18 3  4A. Consider and act on request from Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to have hangar space and office space at Garner Field. Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager addressed board members. Mr. Cardenas stated that he has met with DPS on several occasions to discuss the possibility of them having hangar space and office space at Garner Field Airport. Recently Mr. Cardenas and Mayor Don McLaughlin, Jr. met with Donny Kindred the DPS pilot that is currently stationed in Del Rio. They have discussed several options that could possibly work to accommodate DPS. One of which is the space located in the general area of Air Life's hangar. The hangar that they are proposing could hold 2 helicopters and a fixed wing and would be approximately 8,000-8,500 sq. ft. with about 3,200 sq. ft. of office space. Mr. Cardenas reached out to a few contractors to receive an estimate for the work and one provided an estimate of $814,000.00 for an unfinished hangar. Another option that is more economical is to provide them with hangar space at the old GENSCO Hangar until a potential hangar becomes available. The junior college has one more lease extension on its lease, which is set to expire in September 2024. They are operating off of their second 5-year option. Mr. Cardenas stated that DPS was in favor of the second option. 4B. Consider and act on a request from AIR EVAC LIFETEAM regarding the potential establishment of an Air Evac EMS base at Garner Field. Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager addressed board members. Mr. Cardenas stated that he met with Mr. Keaton from AIR EVAC LIFETEAM. Mr. Keaton expressed that they are eager to come to Garner Field Airport. Mr. Cardenas stated that AIR EVAC LIFETEAM has also been talking with Archie McFaddin regarding hangar space and he has offered to build a hangar for them as well. Mr. Cardenas is still working on the details for this establishment. 5 OLD BUSINESS 5A. 2023 CIP pavement rehab at Garner Field estimated at $5M. Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager addressed the board members. Mr. Cardenas stated that there will be a chip seal and overlay of the runway as well as the parallel taxiway. 6 REPORT 6A. Report by Joe A. Cardenas regarding: • Status/Condition of Hangar 1 - Aviation Museum Hangar • Update on use Jr. College hangar • August - Soaring Competition Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager provided update on Aviation Museum. Mr. Cardenas stated that Paul Tarksi, City Attorney is getting ready to send off one more removal notice to plane owners. There are a couple of planes that need to be removed. Soaring competition is still on, estimating about 100 planes. Staff is prepping for the event. 7 OTHER AIRPORT RELATED BUSINESS Page Page52ofof18 3  7A. Other items desired by board members. Meetings (monthly/quarterly/as needed) Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager addressed the board members. Mr. Cardenas explained that TexDoor is a company out of San Antonio that he contacted regarding the doors at Hangar 4. Hangar 4 has a set of doors that are almost impossible to open and have been that way for years. Mr. Cardenas hopes that after Tex Door repairs them they will be fully functional. Joe A. Cardenas, Assistant City Manager addressed board members regarding Federal Aviation. Mr. Cardenas stated that the airport has been awarded $292,000.00 a year for 5 years through Building Better America and a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. We are in the second year of the five years. Right now the FAA has those monies and there are no regulations on how to distribute the monies. In the past, federal funds were given to the state and then transferred to the airports. While the rules and regulations are ironed out, the money will remain with FAA. Mr. Kessler would like to get a plaque and letter of appreciation for Mr. Bob Price for his years of service to the Airport Advisory Board. The board discussed potential appointees. 8 ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by Don McLaughlin, Jr. Motion seconded by Charlie Waller. Motion carried 3-0. Meeting adjourned at 5:10PM. Board Chair City Secretary Page Page63ofof18 3 Page 7 of 18 Page 8 of 18 Page 9 of 18 Page 10 of 18 Page 11 of 18 Page 12 of 18 Page 13 of 18 Page 14 of 18 Page 15 of 18 Page 16 of 18 Page 17 of 18 Page 18 of 18