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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-21-2015 Regular MeetingMinutes of the Fairhope Airport Authority July 21, 2015 The Fairhope Airport Authority met July 21, 2015 at 4:30PM in the Delchamps Suite, Room 1, in the Civic Center at 161 N Section St. Present: Charles Zunk, chairman; other members present: Pam Caudill, Joe McEnerney and Rod Platt. Absent were Jack Burrell, Ray Hix, and Charlie Bassett. Present also was David Bagwell, attorney. Cynthia A Boothe took the minutes. The minutes of the June 16, 2015 meeting were considered and approved on a motion by Pam Caudill, second by Rod Platt and unanimously carried. Discussion of Airport Authority document storage: Joe McEnerney obtained prices from several sources on purchasing three fireproof file cabinets and one flat document file cabinet and recommended prices from OEC at a total cost of $7, 235.00. A motion was made by Pam Caudill to accept the recommendation, second by Rod Platt, and after a group discussion it was decided to layover making any decisions about the purchase until the next meeting so more research can be done on how much and what type of storage is actually needed. Update on FY2015 AIP Grant: Charles Zunk stated that he expects to hear from the FAA in the next four weeks regarding the FY2015 Grant of approximately $680,000.00 with the FAA providing approximately $620,000.00, the state will provide 5% and the Airport Authority will provide the remaining 5%. Report of June, 2015 Air Race Classic: Pam Caudill stated that the 2015 Air Race Classic was a great success with 50 teams participating and that 12 of them were collegiate teams. She also stated that Joe McEnerney estimated the economic impact to the area for the event was $143,613.40. Report regarding ground lease of Plat 2: Charles Zunk stated that the ground lease for Plat 2 is almost ready to be signed and that he is just waiting for the last part of the financial information he needs before it can be approved for his signature. Follow-up regarding transition planning: Pam Caudill stated that after the Mayor completes his appointments for the vacancies on the Airport Authority that Dr. Eagerton and his staff will come and help with training for the new authority members hopefully around the first two weeks in September. Report from the Nomination Committee: Joe McEnerney stated that he and Ray Hix met and is recommending a slate of new officers as follows: Joe McEnerney Chairman Pam Caudill Vice Chairman Ray Hix Secretary/Treasurer Joe McEnerney made a motion to recommend Ray Hix as Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Pam Caudill. Joe McEnerney made a motion to recommend Pam Caudill as Vice Chairman, seconded by Pam Caudill. Joe McEnerney made a motion to recommend Joe McEnerney as Chairman, seconded by Pam Caudill. The nominations were then laid over until the next meeting. Treasurer's Report: Joe McEnerney stated that the financials are in good shape and that the Airport Authority has sufficient funds to cover their 5% share of the FY2015 AIP Grant. Charles Zunk then stated that the Treasurer will need to have the bank signature cards redone with the new officer's signatures and also close the checking account at FNB and move the funds to PNC. A motion was made by Pam Caudill to direct the treasurer to make these changes, a second was made by Joe McEnerney and the motion was unanimously carried. After the agenda items were completed Charles Zunk stated that he had received inquiries about hangar space at the airport. He stated that at this time there is no space available and that there is a waiting list for spaces as they do become available. He also stated that it would be approximately two years before more spaces can be added when the upgrades to the east side are completed. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:0913M.