HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-2002 Regular MeetingThe Airport Board of the City of Fairhope met Monday, January 14, 2002 at the City
Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street.
Present: Sue Mason, Chairman; Khim Vira, Andy Huggins, Betty Rivenbark, Secretary
A presentation was made by GSC Systems - Phillip Thames, who had called and asked
Ms. Mason if he could come and talk to the board about providing security services at
the airport. He told of the different places they provide security, i.e. military,
corporations, etc. That they have been in the business 30 years. He told of the
different systems he sells and said they are not sold in the open market. That they
would provide the technicians to put the system in as well as teach how to operate.
Sue explained to him how we would have to go thru the bid process, and that general
aviation is a little different from the military. She said that as of now we have not been
required to have this type of security but might in the future. He had provided a
brochure and he was thanked for coming and that we would keep it on file.
Sue Mason gave an update on her meeting with Dr. Eagerton in Montgomery last week.
She said she had gone up there and met Allen Thames and they had discussed 2002
grant money. She said that we are back to the 5 year plan. That we will receive
1,000,000 for this year. That this will be enough money for us to buy the land and put
up the fencing. Putting in new lights and new runway may run two years. But if we
start grading we are almost guaranteed money for the new runway. She feels we are in
good shape. She reported she had met Paul Boland, who is the new Director of
Transportation Department.
Sue also told of the Marine Corps wishing to use a portion of the airport to do training.
She said she ran this by the mayor and he had no problem with it and that will be
conducting exercises out there. She assured everyone that she felt sure they would be
notifying the neighbors if/when they were discharging weapons.
We had gotten a request for amendment to the lease and subsequent name change
back to Teledyne Continental Motors(this is 3`d name change request. In discussion it
was brought out couldn't we amend lease to where it stated and included "parent
company" therefore not requiring council action each time they requested changes.
The large hangar was discussed and Sue said that it is included under Teledyne's
lease and they keep delaying doing anything with it and it has been suggested taking
this back and the City leasing it out. It was decided to also propose this question to Tut
Wynne and see if he thinks there is a way to amend the lease to handle this.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.