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Fairhope Airport Authority
Tuesday, June 16 , 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
161 North Section Street
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Fairhope Airport Authority Agenda
June 16, 2020
4:30 pm in the Council Chambers
City Hall -161 North Section Street, Fairhope, AL
1. Call to Order by the Chairman -Joe McEnerney .
2. Determination that there is a Quorum for the meeting
3. Approval of the Authority Minutes for the May 19 , 2020 regular meeting.
4 . Approval of the Authority Minutes for the May 26 , 2020 "Special call " meeting
5. Fairhope Airport Authority Operations -Chip Groner
a . Runway Status .
b. Review of NOTAMS issued
c. Update on Runway/ Taxiway lights , signage and the REIL and PAPI operations
d. Summary of monthly operations at the Airport (Arrivals / Departures )
6. Update on the CARES Act FAA grant -$69 ,000
7. Approval to renew Gen -Co (Generator) annual maintenance contract -$1 ,210
8. Discussion of the construction of hangars by the Authority -Don Lagarde
a . Request for AL-DOT for discretionary funds to build the hangars
b . Financing of the hangars
c. Proposed hangar layout
d . Inputs to the financial model for the Authority 's development of hangars (i.e
number of hangars to be built , construction cost , hangar rents , interest rate ect.)
9. Attorney 's Report -Josh Myrick
a. Update on negotiations with tenants for ground lease on east side of Airport
b. Approval of a 40 year lease term
c . Establish an escrow deposit account for hangars
10 . Continental Aerospace Technologies report
a . Update on the disposal on abandoned aircraft at the Airport Fairhope
b . Discussion of having fob and card access to the south and north gates
11 . Engineer's Report -Hank Eubanks
a. Acceptance of 2020 AIP grant application -$611,000
12 . Updating the Authority 's website
13 . Treasurer's Report -Amy Pearson
a . Review of the Authority 's financial operations for May
b . Review of expenses associated with "Ma intenance Building / Facility" and "Grounds
Maintenance" in May
c . Update on the refinancing the Authority 's $6 ,895 ,629 debt (matures 9/01/2023 @ 2 .19%)
14. Other Business
15. Comments from the Public -Limited to three (3) minutes per individual
16 . Adjournment
Schedule of Future Meetings: July 21, 2020 (Note: Regular meetings are on
the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City
Hall, 161 North Section Street, Fairhope, AL.)
Minutes of Fairhope Airport Authority
June 16, 2020
The Fairhope Airport Authority met June 16, 2020 at 4:30PM in the Council
Chambers at 161 N Section Street.
Present : Joe McEnerney, Chairman, Don Lagarde, Will Bruce, Chip Groner, Vince
Boothe an,d Jack Burrell. Amy Pearson was absent. Also present was Josh Myrick,
Attorney. Cynthia A Boothe took the minutes. .
The Minutes of the May 19, 2020 meeting were considered and approved with a
motion by Will Bruce, second by Chip Groner and unanimously passed .
The Minutes of the May 26, 2020 "Special meeting" were considered and
approved with a motion by Vince Boothe, second by Jack Burrell and unanimously
passed .
Fairhop~ Airport Authority Operations: Chip Groner reported that the Runway
Status is good condition and there are no NOTAMS issued. Joe McEnerney stated
that one PAPI light is out. Chip stated that the summary of monthly aircraft
operations is the most accurate the Authority has had to date but it does not
include Navy touch-and-go activity.
Update on the CARES Act FAA grant for $69,000.00: Joe McEnerney stated that
the paperwork has been submitted and he will be writing a narrative to support
the application this week.
Approval to renew GEN-CO annual maintenance contract for $850: Joe
McEnerney asked that the Board consider the renewal of the annual maintenance
contract for the stand-by generator at the airport with GEN-CO . A motion was
made to approve by Will Bruce, second by Chip Groner and unanimously passed .
Discussion of the construction of hangars by the Authority: Don Lagarde stated
that there is a significant interest from local aviators wanting to lease hangar
space at the Airport and feels that the time is right for the Authority to build
hangars . After a group discussion, that focused on hangar location , hangar lay-
out and design, and financing options for the hangar, Don Lagarde made a motion
to build T-hangers on the East Side of the Airport subject to a final design
developed by Volkert. The motion was seconded by Jack Burrell and it
unanimously passed.
Attorney's Report: Josh Myrick stated that he and Joe McEnerney recently
participated in a phone conference with Or. Eagerton and Frank Farmer from
Ae,ronautics Bureau. In the call Dr. Eagerton said there would be partial funding
available to the Authority for either a general aviation terminal or to build
hangars but not both. Dr. Eagerton also stated that if funds are requested for
hangars that it would increase the Authority's odds of obtaining funds to have a
list of prospective tenants who had put hangar lease deposits in escrow. Joe
McEnerney also requested that Josh draft an escrow agreement for the deposits.
Josh stated that he Joe also had a phone conference with Graham Coffelt of the
FAA concerning 40-year term ground leases on the East Side. Mr. Coffelt stated
that it would be allowable to have 40-year leases pn the East side with no impact
on the West Side leases. A motion was made by Vince Boothe to offer 40-year
leases on the East Side at $.030 / square foot with a second by Will Bruce. After a
group discussion, it was decided to table the motion until the July meeting.
Continental Aerospace Technologies report: Nick Van Houten
Update on disposal of abandoned aircraft at the Airport: Nick stated that they are
waiting for it to be towed away.
Discussion of having fob and card access to the south and north gates: Nick
stated that Continental would support and help manage the effort and the cards.
Nick also reported that fuel sales are back to normal levels and that they will soon
be back to normal staffing levels.
Updating the Authority's website: Will Bruce introduced Ben Montgomery. Ben
has been overseeing the update of the Authority's website and stated he knows
someone who is willing to do the ~pdate for $925.00. Ben will talk to the
individual about either a monthly maintenance fee or an as needed update fee.
Will Bruce made a motion to rework and update the website for not more than
$925.00, second by Don Lagarde and unanimously passed.
Engineer's Report: Hank Eubanks reported that the $611,000.00 grant
application has been submitted and the 2020-2021 AIP project will consist of the
extension of the east side access road, a seal coat for the southwest ramp, and
the updating of the Airport Layout Plan. As part of the Airport Layout plan it will
include a LIDAR and aerial photography mapping of the Airport and a
classification of the pavement strength of the Airport's main runway.
Treasurer's Report: Joe McEnerney stated that the financials are in good order
and went over the maintenance report.
After the agenda items Joe McEnerney recognized the members of Boy Scout
Troop 47 who were present for the meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:40PM.
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