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Home My WebLink About05-11-2004 Regular MeetingThe Airport Authority of the City of Fairhope met Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 8:OOAM in the City Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street. Present: Sue Mason, Chairman; Mike Ford, Mike Baugh, Colton Coile, Khim Vira, Jack Nelson. Betty Rivenbark, Secretary The minutes of the April 13, 2004 meeting were duly considered and approved as written. Sue had e-mailed everyone copies of the proposed changes to the Minimum Standards for Fixed Base Operators at the H.L. Sonny Callahan Airport and remarked that the changes have to do with parachute training and activities and ultralight training and activities as set out on page 7 of the minimum standards(copy in file). She commented she needed action from the authority, then the city council will approve and a copy will be sent to FAA. She outlined the reasons for the changes and after discussion put a motion on the floor to adopt as presented. Mike Baugh 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. The authority then went in executive session. After the session was over several policies of airport procedure were discussed, one being the swipe card process and it was decided that no special privileges should be issued, what's good for one is good for all. It was also pointed out that Teledyne has call out service for a fee. A motion was made to leave procedure as it is by Colton Coile, 2"d by Jack Nelson and unanimously carried. Sue reported that the project is back on track and told what's going on. She reported that she had been to two conferences recently and talked to John Eagerton at one about possibility of getting new set off -hangars and he was encouraging, with 50% being paid by state and 50% by us. She also reported on State Trooper status at airport and conversations she had about possibility of having police precinct located at this same site. She talked about possible ILS system and said she has gotten positive responses about possibility of getting one, but this has to come through appropriations money. A change order was talked about and a motion was made to increase the contract for Estfeller for this change order as proposed. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.