HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-2000 Regular MeetingThe Airport Board of the City of Fairhope met Monday, July 10,2000 at the City
Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street at 8:OOAM.
Present: Susan Mason, Chairman; Khim Vira, Mike Baugh, Andy Huggins, Jeanette
Puckett, Anita Drummond. Betty Rivenbark, Secretary
The minutes of the January 10 and special meeting on January 24, 2000 were
approved as written. A financial report was given.
Sue welcomed Anita Drummond our new member.
The outcome of the Clark situation was talked about and Sue explained that the City
Attorney advised that we should accept the $25,000 offered as it may be all there is,
which we did.
Sue also explained that legislation has been passed putting all Alabama airports
directly under the State Aeronautics Board and everything henceforth, any planned
projects will have to go through them. In that line we have been notified that $150,000
grant money will be available to us in October. Of course we were hoping for funding
for a new runway and we will still submit for that but this money can be used for
fencing, adding pavement, drainage projects or even land acquisition. She said she
has talked with Eagerton, head of the state department, and feels right now we have
established a good rapport. She said she has had two meetings with Sen. Shelby and
that she felt good about them. She explained that all funding would be 90-10 and that
state would handle 5% but city would be responsible for other 5%, that Barge,
Waggoner, Sumner & Canon out of Dothan is our engineering firm and that they have a
new application ready to go.
Sue also brought up the matters of the airport that Bill Payne has been trying to get
solved. She said that it is on the list for the city to do - painting the T-hangars and fixing
the doors. She does know that the roof at Teledyne has been fixed but the big building
is still a problem. Al Beech, of Teledyne, was present and said that they are now ready
to expand and that they are ready to use this building. All agreed it was time to
approach mayor again and see what can be done about fixing the front building so it
would be useable. It was agreed that roofing needed to be fixed before building would
even be useable. That it might have to be replaced totally instead of just reroofing. In
any event it was consensus that we need to let mayor know that they are ready to
expand and the city needs to do their part. Al said that they are now at a break even
point and can say they will be staying and growing. That they now have a new FADAC
system which is a huge program for Teledyne and they plan to move it to Fairhope and
have it going by the end of the year. Discussion followed on what planned for building.
Whether or not they desired inside to be repaired or just gutted and let them do what
they want.
Sue mentioned to Al that their lease had expired in June and we would really like to
have a 5 year renewal at this time. That we had given a 1 year renewal for the past 2
years. He said he would take that message back to Teledyne.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.