Aviation Advisory Board Minutes - 09/17/2009MINUTES
AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD
September 17, 2009
PRESENT:
Brad Altman
Ross Little
Sid Gills
Glenn Beavers
Jim McElvain
John Burrus
Monica Morris
I. CALL TO ORDER
Board Members
City Staff
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gills at approximately 5:35pm.
II. ROLL CALL
Members were asked to sign the attendance sheet.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the July 16, 2009 meeting was presented. Mr. Beavers made
motion, seconded by Mr. Altman, to approve the minutes as presented. All we
in favor.
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Municipal Airport
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Staff report on Master Plan — Ms. Morris reported that then rz
working committee had had its first meeting in early Augus`y
to discuss Working Paper A. Staff recently received;
Working Paper B and a second committee meeting i u
scheduled for October 15th. Ms. Morris also showed thE,
board some of the proposed terminal locations that the
consultants had developed which will be included in
Working Paper C. A discussion entailed including how the
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proposed layouts can help during times the airport is
accepting diversions from DFW. Ms. Morris also reported
that Mr. Burrus had submitted an application for the TIGER
grant as possible funding for a terminal project. Funding
decisions should be made by February 2010.
2. Kickapoo Downtown Airport
• Staff report on T- hangar construction project — Ms. Morris
reported that final inspection had been completed on the t-
hangar project. While there were some small punchlist
items, the area of greatest concern is a section of concrete
on the east side which was rained on shortly after being
poured and has a poor surface. After much discussion
with our engineer, the contractor and TxDOT (the funding
source), we agreed to allow the contractor to attempt to
diamond grind the surface to correct the problem. Staff will
inspect the concrete after the grinding has been completed
with our engineer to determine if we are satisfied with the
end result.
• Review and consider Museum Special Event Policy — Ms.
Morris presented the board with a revised copy of the
museum special event policy which included their changes
and recommendations from the prior meeting. Mr. Altman
made a motion, seconded by Mr. Beavers to adopt the
policy as presented. All were in favor.
3. Other Aviation Items
Runway signs — Ms. Morris reported that Kickapoo had. two
signs available from the 2006 project that were too large
for their proposed locations. The idea now is to place them
at the ends of taxiway A with either information on traffic
avoidance or the clearance delivery information. The
board suggested that the clearance delivery information
was better suited for the location of the sign and the need
for that information by departing pilots not familiar with how
to obtain clearance delivery from SPS.
Kickapoo Incident and possible alcohol policy — Ms. Morris
informed the board of an incident that occurred at the
airport and a tenant's inquiry as to the possibility of
adopting an alcohol policy or prohibition at the airport.
After much discussion, the board believed that a policy
would not likely be effective or change behaviors. Should
the use of alcohol on the property appear to be a problem,
it should be addressed on a case by case basis.
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• Jack Stevens Sculpture — Ms. Morris presented the board
with a completed sculpture made by Jack Stevens on her
request as a possible idea for an aviation memorial at
Kickapoo Airport. Ms. Morris will continue to explore
funding for this project.
• USA Today Article — Ms. Morris made board members
aware of a USA Today article on airport funding that shed
a negative light on general aviation use of AIP funding and
an email received as a result. Ms. Morris will be gathering
some information should the topic attract inquiries on a
local level and suggested that a member of the board
might be available for questions as well.
V. ITEMS OF CONCERN FOR BOARD MEMBERS
Mr. Beavers inquired about the landscaping at Kickapoo.
Ms. Morris reported that A- Perm -O -Green has treated the
area twice but it does appear that it needs it again.
Mr. Burrus inquired as to the status of the possible energy
savings through window replacements that Mr. Little had
suggested at the previous meeting. Ms. Morris reported
that she had inventoried all of the windows and inquired
with James Lane Air Conditioning to calculate possible
energy savings but it not certain if they ever completed
that. Mr. Little stated that he would contact Troy Secord to
see if they could calculate possible savings or
recommendations. He also suggested this could be a
good project for an MSU student as it is similar to a project
done for the Hardin building.
VI. ADJOURN
The meeting was adiourned at 6:55p.m.
Monica J. �)ris, Airports Administrator
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