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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-16-2013 Regular Meeting175 Minutes of the Fairhope Airport Authority July 16, 2013 The Fairhope Airport Authority met Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. in the Delchamps Room, City Building, 161 N. Section Street. Present: Chuck Zunk, Chairman. Members: Rod Platt, Charlie Bassett, Pam Caudill, Jack Burrell (arrived at 4:40 p.m.). Also, lames Gillespie, Erik Cortinas (arrived at 4:45 p.m.) and David Bagwell, lawyer. Gayle Fogarty, City Executive Assistant took the minutes. Absent: Joe McEnerney and Howard Hadley The minutes of the June 18, 2013 meeting were considered and approved on a motion Is' by Rod Platt, 2nd by Pam Caudill were approved and unanimously carried. Update on "The Academy at Fairhope"- Chairman Zunk stated that the Baldwin County Board of Education is still reviewing the layout of the building, parking, etc. He added that once they approve the project, they will finalize the lease and financing. Discussion of Advantage Sites Program & Wetland Mitigation Bank — Rod Platt stated that a proposal was submitted to him by Thompson Engineering and it was $8,000 over the budgeted amount that was requested. The proposal suggested a private company perform the Cultural Resource Survey for a fee of $12,850, Rod requested a revised proposal from Thompson, providing that University of Alabama complete the survey, that fee would be reduced to $8,700. Rod added that the survey would be completed in January 2014. The cost to perform the survey is higher than originally discussed. A motion was made to increase the authorized amount of funds for the survey project from $25,000 to $30,000,1s' by Rod Platt, 2"d by Charlie Bassett, the motion was approved and unanimously carried. Rod Platt, also stated that Lee Johnson mentioned businesses looking in the area are only looking for accredited sites. Chairman Zunk requested the Rod Platt contact Thompson Engineering and have them send a revised proposal to him for his review. Update on the East Side Project- Chairman Zunk stated that because of the sequestration no funds will be available for 2013 from the FFA, per Bobby Hail of Volkert. Chairman Zunk added that Bobby Odom will submit a letter to the FFA on behalf of the Airport Authority. The letter will request that the AIP title funds be rolled over from the 2013 fiscal year to the 2014 fiscal year, as no funds were used or available in 2013. Chairman Zunk also added that due to the large amount of rain received at the airport on July 11, 2013, the taxiway flooded and electric equipment was damaged. He would like to request funding from the FAA to raise the electric equipment up to 10ft, to avoid future damage. Update of Public Safety Hanger — Chairman Zunk stated that the project is moving along well and should be completed soon. 176 Update on roof repairs for main FBO building and hangers — Chairman Zunk stated that the roof will be repaired. A few changes will be required on the vendor paperwork, once that is complete, moving forward with a contract will be the next step. Discussion regarding presentation of long term plans to City Council —Rod Platt stated that he and Chairman Zunk are working on a presentation for the Fairhope City Council. Discussion followed among the directors regarding content. Zunk and Platt will factor that input into the draft. Treasurer's Report- Chairman Zunk sent a copy of the financials to the group by e-mail prior to the meeting. There were no comments or questions from the Airport Authority members. New Business- Charlie Bassett stated that he has recently received a great deal of interest in the airport from aviation businesses, although they need runway access. Chairman Zunk added that the concept would be similar to the public safety hanger. Charlie feels that there is a lot of potential in these prospective businesses. Chairman Zunk stated that the FBO building's lease will expire in 2 years. He added that a few meetings are set for August with prospective tenants. He also mentioned that he has been working on some options, regarding refinancing the main debt -fixed vs. variable term. The debt is set up currently as a variable term. There being no further I usiness, the meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m.