HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-06-2021 Regular MeetingPublic Meeting Notice
Committee: Fairhope Airport Authority
Date & Time: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers
161 North Section Street
Subject: General Discussion
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Minutes of Fairhope Airport Authority
May 6, 2021
The Fairhope Airport Authority met May 6, 2021, at 5:00PM in the Council
Chambers at 161 N Section Street.
Present: Don Lagarde, Chairman, Vince Boothe, Amy Pearson and Will Bruce.
Jack Burrell and Chip Groner were absent. Also present was Josh Myrick,
Attorney. Cynthia A Boothe took the minutes.
The Minutes of the April 13, 2021 meeting were considered and approved with a
motion by Vince Boothe, second by Amy Pearson and unanimously passed.
Vote to submit preapplication for $600,300.00 of ALDOT grant money for a new
FBO on the East Side: Hank Eubanks of Volkert Engineering addressed the
Authority members and explained the terms of the grant. This was followed by a
group discussion about what was needed to proceed with the application.
Vote to engage Volkert Engineering to design the new FBO: Hank Eubanks went
over what was involved in designing the FBO followed by a question-and-answer
session. A motion was made by Vince Boothe based on the Authority's intent to
accept the ALDOT grant for $600,300.00 to engage Volkert Engineering for the
design services and bid procurement for the new FBO Building and to authorize
the Chairman to execute all contract documentation necessary up to
$124,000.00. A second was made by Amy Pearson and it unanimously passed.
Vote to accept Lee Shelton's resignation: Don Lagarde stated that he received a
letter from Lee Shelton stating he would be resigning from the Authority for
personal reasons. A motion was made by Vince Boothe to accept the resignation,
second by Will Bruce and unanimously passed.
Report on building 20 T-Hangars: Vince Boothe reported on the progress being
made on the project and Hank Eubanks stated that they are working on the
design and layout. Don Lagarde stated that he has twenty-one deposits for
hangar spaces and continues to receive calls from others interested in renting
space.
Discussion and possible vote on a 2% Airport surcharge on all goods and services
performed or sold at the Airport: Josh Myrick stated that he has been working
on a draft for a resolution and is finalizing the details . After a group discussion it
was decided to table this item until next month so that Josh can have a final
resolution ready for approval.
Continental Aerospace Technologies' report: Nick VanHouten stated that things
are going well and that Airport activity has picked up quite a bit in the last month.
He also stated that he is receiving more requests to accommodate planes that are
over the width and weight normally allowed at the Airport . He is keeping records
of these requests to help build a case for widening and strengthening the runway
to accommodate th~ larger aircraft .
Discussion and possible vote on allowing some or all Authority members to live
outside the Fairhope Overlay: Vince Boothe stated that after a conversation with
Jack Burrell that the number of Authority members living in the City limits should
be changed to four and that the other three Authority members can live in the
Baldwin County School System feeder district in order to have a larger area from
which to draw talent for the Authority. After a group discussion Vince made a
motion subject to the approval by the Fairhope City Council, to change the
number of the Authority Members living in the City limits from five to four and
the number of Authority members living in the Baldwin County School District
feeder district from two to three, second by Amy Pearson and unanimously
passed .
Discussion and possible vote on Fairhope Hangar Partners offer to pay for A-
long Boring's invoice for $50,000.00: Don Lagarde stated that the Fairhope
Hangar Partners has offered to pay the invoice from A-Long Boring for the work
that was done for the water and sewer infrastructure in the amount of
$50,000 .00 and asked for a motion . Being none, the item died for lack of a
motion.
Report on Hurricane Sally claims: Joe McEnerney presented a report on the final
figures for all the repairs done after Hurricane Sally wh ich included cost of repairs ,
insurance reimbursement and out of pocket costs to the Authority which was
followed by a question-and-answer period.
Treasurer's Report: Amy Pearson reported that the financials are in good order.
Jason Wilson's report: Jason Wilson gave a report on all of his activities for the
month as a consultant for the Airport Authority and also included his talks with
the school authorities about possibly having AMT certification included in the
classes offered at the Academy.
Attorney's report: Josh Myrick reported that he had received a signed letter from
the Ethics Commission in Montgomery with approval for Vince Boothe to sign a
lease agreement with the Authority so that Mr Boothe can proceed with his lease
to build a hangar on the East Side.
Josh also stated that the tenants for Lots P-l0A (Terry Chapman) & P-l0B (Zach
McNeil!') would like to have the wording "ad valorem taxes" removed from their
leases and also removal of "insurance for non-owned and hired automobiles."
After a group discussion a motion was made by Amy Pearson to remove ad
valorem taxes from the leases, second by Will Bruce. Don Lagarde, Amy Pearson,
and Will Bruce voted "Aye." Vince Boothe abstained from voting. No action was
taken on the insurance request.
Other Business: Don Lagarde mentioned that A-Long Boring needs to re-route
part of the boring they did to avoid crossing under a parking lot and wants to
charge $2,000.00 to do the job. After a group discussion it was decided that the
plans given A-Long Boring would be reviewed to see if the proper elevations were
furnished before taking action.
There being no further business a motion was made by Vince Boothe to adjourn,
second by Amy Pearson and unanimously passed s adjourned at
7:15PM .
~~JtL {!)aj~ ub ittedby Cynthia A Boothe