HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-19-2017 Regular MeetingMinutes of Fairhope Airport Authority
September 19, 2017
The Fairhope Airport Authority met September 19, 2017 at 4:OOPM in the
Delchamps Suite Room 1, in the Civic Center at 161 N Section St.
Present: Joe McEnerney, Chairman, Will Bruce, Vince Boothe, Jack Burrell, and
Chip Groner. Ray Hix and Pam Caudill were absent. Also present was Josh
Myrick, Attorney. Cynthia A Boothe took the minutes.
The minutes of the July 18, 2017 meeting were considered and approved with a
motion by Jack Burrell, second by Chip Groner and unanimously passed.
Update on the construction of the Cedar Creek, LLC hangar: Joe McEnerney
stated that both of the new hangars at the Airport have received a Certificate of
Occupancy and are being used.
Selection of Committee to nominate the Authority's Officer slate for 2017-2018:
Vince Boothe, Chip Groner and Will Bruce of the selection committee met and
Vince Boothe presented the following slate of officers for the coming year.
Joe McEnerney, Chairman
Pam Caudill, Vice Chairman
Ray Hix, Treasurer
Vince also stated that he felt the selection committee should reconvene in nine
months to select the slate of officers for the next year to allow a three month
transition period for any new officers that may be selected. Jack Burrell made a
motion to accept the slate of officers and to allow the selection committee to
reconvene in nine months, second by Chip Groner and unanimously passed.
Update the status of the East Side construction project: Joe McEnerney stated
that Phase III of the East Side construction project was complete and the "punch
list" for the project was being worked. The final walk through with Volkert is set
for September 29th. Joe asked Vince Boothe to participate in the final inspection.
Vince Boothe stated that we needed to look into making sure the grass was going
to continue to be cut and maintained until the next phase is started. Jack Burrell
stated that they need to continue working on the sewer system needs for the east
side before Phase IV is started.
Development of the west side of the Airport: Will Bruce stated that he, Joe
McEnerney, Vince Boothe Shery Lea Botop and Lee Lawson had met about the
development of the west side and Lee Lawson discussed the value and potential
for its use as it is not considered a prime site. Joe McEnerney stated that Lee
Lawson had an individual that may be interested in about twenty acres if it could
be leveled and would be coming to look at the site in the next week.
Review and update of the Sonny Callahan Airport Minimum Standards: Joe
McEnerney stated that Pam Caudill will head up the committee to review the
Airport Minimum Standards along with Chip Groner and Ray Hix. The committee
will report back in November.
Approval to make application to FAA/ALDOT for AIP 2017 grant for project
engineering cost: Joe McEnerney stated that the Authority will receive
$66,243.00 from FFA/ALDOT for reimbursement of engineering costs. There were
other costs of about $13,000.00 that were not reimbursed.
Report on the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO)
conference (September 9-13-Grand Hotel -Point Clear, AL): Chip Groner reported
that the conference was very successful and there was a lot of positive comments
from the attendees about the charm and the hospitality of Fairhope. He also
reported that the Authority had a booth that was shared with the Industrial
Development Board and the Chamber of Commerce and received a lot of inquiries
about information for business opportunities and information about the Fairhope
area. Attendance was down about 17% though because of hurricane Irma.
CMS Flight Line manager's report: Joe Baggett reported that they are working on
how many cameras and where they will be placed on the west side fence lines
and keypad on the gate.
The water leaks around the sky lights in the south hangar are being repaired.
The request for the dedicated helicopter landing site for the Public safety pilots is
still being worked out and Joe will have more information for the next meeting.
The replacement of the damaged signage is being fixed and billed.
Joe McEnerney reported that he would like to come up with a formal plan to
make sure the replacement/maintenance of runway lights, REIL lights and PAPI
lights are kept current.
Treasure's Report: Joe McEnerney reported that the financials are in good order
and then reviewed the Maintenance items with the Board. Joe also submitted a
budget for the Authority for 2017 -2018 and asked the board member to review it
and give him any feedback. He also recommended the Authority deposit $5,000 a
month into a money market account at Bryant Bank for the construction of a new
general aviation terminal at the Airport.
After the agenda items a few concerned citizens expressed concerns about the
noise in the airspace above Fairhope and why the Airport Authority did not want
to send a letter on their behalf. Several members of the board addressed those
concerns and assured them that it was not in the best interest of the board to
send a letter at this time.
There being no further business a motion was made by Chip Groner to adjourn,
second by Jack Burrell and unanimously passed at 5:15PM.
Joe M Enerney, Chairman
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