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Public Meeting Notice
Committee: Fairhope Airport Authority
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 19 , 2011 at 4:30 p.m.
Place: Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Subject: See Posted Agenda
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Fairhope Airport Authority
Agenda -April 19, 2011
4:30 p.m. in the Delchamp s Room
City Hall -161 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL
• Approval of M inutes fo r Janu ary 18 , 2011 meeti n g
• "90% R eview" of East Sid e proj ect
• D isc u ss ion of A WOS up grade
• Disc u ss ion of ro t ary b eacon repl acem ent
• Di sc u ss ion of m emb ership term s ren ewed to 20 16
• Di scu ss i on of Aviatio n Training A cademy
• Treas ur er 's report
• New business
Schedule Of Future Meetings
(Note: Regular meetings are on the 3 rd Tues day of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the
Delchamp s Room at City Hall, 161 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL.)
• Next r eg ul ar m eetin g : Tues day, M ay 17 , 20 11
The Fairhope Airport Authority met Tuesday , April 18 , 2011 , at 4:30 PM at the City
Administration Building , 161 N. Section Street.
Present: Chuck Zunk, Chairman. Members : Rod Platt, Charlie Bassett, Joe McEnerney ,
and Howard Hadley. Attorney: David Bagwell. Absent: Pam Caudill , Dan Stankoski
and Gregg Mims , City Administrator. Pandora Heathcoe, City Admini strative Assistant
took the minutes .
Guest Speakers: Bobby Odom, Mike Hemsley, and Brett Morrow from Volkert
Engineering Company.
The minutes of the January 18th meeting were considered and duly approved on motion
by 1st Rod Platt, 2nd by Charlie Bassett and unanimously carried.
East Side Construction -Bobby Odom, Mike Hemsley , and Brett Morrow from
Volkert Engineering Company were present to gi ve a "90% Review" of the East Side
project. All drainage meets the City of Fairhope criteria. FAA has and will continue to
process funds in increments against the project. Jonathan Smith, Planning and Zoning for
th e City of Fairhope wishes to be on the 100% review phase list also .
A discussion was done concerning 3-point tie downs versu s cables and the committee
voted on cables. Also three other items were brought up for discussion was: static
grounding , fencing /security , and access control which the committee voted that these will
be discussed further at a later time . It was also discussed that the existing lighting will not
require being re-vaulted .
The phase construction for this project will begin as needed.
Replacement of Rotary Beacon -the beacon is broken and the reque st for an estimate
to replace both the apron and the beacon was suggested .
A WOS Upgrade -The A WOS has been out of service for awhile but the electrical
service has been restored. Aerator is also broken and a new one has been ordered with a
co st of $500 . The complete front end on the A WOS needs to be replaced , and this is also
on order.
East End Expansion -Chuck Zunk and Charlie Bassett reported their meeting with
Sonny Callahan, Braxton Counts, and Clay Swanzy to discuss the possibility of the
airport hiring the Callahan firm as a lobbyist to increase the rate of funding at the airport .
AT A -Charlie Bassett reported the Faulkner School Board has voiced the interest of
placing an aviation school at the airport. He met with Chris Baker on the cost and
placement of a building and also a parking lot of 7 5/100 parking places. The committee
discussed they were interested and in favor of this potential
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Officer Elections/Nominations -Chuck Zunk reported that the City Council approved
re-appointment of Authority members Zunk, Caudill, and Platt for new six-year terms
expiring March, 20 1 7.
Treasurer's Report -Chuck Zunk gave each committee member current financial
statements.
New Business -There was no new business brought forward for discussion .
There being no further business , on motion to adjourn by 1st Howard Hadley , 2nd by
Charlie Bassett and unanimously carried , the meeting was duly adjourned at 6:03 PM.
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