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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-13-2006 Regular MeetingThe Airport Authority of the City of Fairhope met Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 4:OOPM at the City Administration Building 161 N. Section Street. Present: Colton Coile, Chairman; Chuck Zunk, Ken Knutsen, Joe McErnerney, Mike Ford. Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. Absent: Mike Baugh Jim Garrett The minutes of the May meeting were considered and duly approved as written. Discussion of runway construction — Chuck said we are down to final strokes, that there will be an FAA inspection Thursday afternoon but that does not mean we are signing off on everything, we still have our punch list and we will sign off when we feel everything finished. He said we were under budget and have requested thru FAA give us an amendment to the 2004 FAA grant, using the money to install an Automatic Weather Observation System and a Ground Controlled Outlet which would bring the runway into current standards of the FAA. We have not gotten an answer yet but don't think it will be a problem. The board went into executive session at 4:07 PM to discuss litigation. After executive session the meeting resumed. The review of the Festival of Flight - Colton said they had a wrap up meeting last Thursday and the plan now is to have it the 3rd Saturday in May, yearly. and have a two day event. have controlled airspace, air show, have an agenda so everybody will know what time the performances are. Colton said that they have a meeting with Sonny next Monday to discuss further development. T-hangar status — Colton said a purchase order was issued and the building ordered. Said it will probably come in 4-6 weeks. Site prep probably in 3-4 weeks. We will have to pay for the asphalt. Joe said it was budgeted. Colton discussed the list of people who wanted a T-hangar that he had that had been provided by Teledyne. How to handle notification and receiving of monies was discussed. Chuck to get the letter ready. Discussion of amount of monthly fees to charge was discussed. Safety and Security — Chuck has the final draft. He plans to get with Jim and the Chief and get their input, have a final draft at the next meeting. Next step is to get a resolution passed and send to state. There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.