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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_AIRAB_06.23.2003 Minutes of the Meeting of the Airport Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, June 23, 2003 The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , June 23, 2003. Members Present: Don Pfiester, Howard Fomby, Jeff Gilbert, John Bader, Mark Dietz, Tim Sullivan Members Absent: Arnold Wieder Staff Present: Travis McLain Minutes Regular Meeting 1. Call to order. Chairman Dietz called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Consideration and Approval of Minutes of May 22, 2003, meeting. Motion by Don Pfiester and seconded by Howard Fomby to approve the minutes of the May 22, 2003, meeting. Motion approved 6-0. 3. Airport Manager’s Report: A. May 2003 Monthly Income and Expense Report B. Report on “after-hours” refueling Travis McLain: We had a total of 37 sales after hours. Between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. there were 32 sales; between midnight and 7:00 a.m. there were 5 sales. C. Report on Noise Study and Master Plan update Coffman received the Notice to Proceed from TxDOT on June 2, 2003. They will require approximately 60-70 days to complete revisions. The RFQ for the Master Plan Update has been published. Responses are due by 8-15-03. Consultant selection will be done by 9-23-03. D. Report on Aviation Museum Howard Fomby: I will report on this later. E. Report on Construction Projects 1. Security Cameras: Bids to be opened July 3, 2003. Completed by September 15, 2003. 2. Fly Friendly brochures have been ordered. 3. New Fly Friendly signs have been ordered. 4. Airport Watch signs were installed June 20, 2003. 5. Improve airport lights by September 1, 2003. 6. Entitlement Grant to be signed late July. 7. Hangar Projects a) Microfusion – under construction; to be completed by 9-30-03. b) Byram – June 2004. c) Trinity Aviation – uncertain d) Thornley – uncertain 8. AOPA Article re-print; AOPA gave the City permission to use article at no cost. Re-prints have been ordered. F. General Information Items FAA Form 7480 has been submitted to FAA requesting traffic pattern change to Runway 29. 4. Report from the “Airport Advisory Board Roles & Responsibilities” Subcommittee. Mark Dietz: We have met with Tom Yantis, Farley Snell, and John Kirby; and discussed the mission statement and how the mission statement may impact other responsibilities. The mission statement is an agenda item for tomorrow night. 5. Consideration and possible action to develop an Airport Advisory Board Mission Statement. Mark Dietz: We agreed that part of our responsibilities needed to focus on the leasing property at the airport and the other is the process and procedure of items that are coming before this board. Howard Fomby: We want to put a formal proposal to define the process of what needs to come through the board before going to council. If someone is interested in leasing land or building a project at the airport, the first stage should be coming to the Airport Manager, Travis. State their interest and Travis them provide them with information, check list, etc. and give them advice of our expectations. Secondly, they can do the ground work and come to the Airport Advisory Board for a formal hearing, where we review the materials and proposals and act on that. Council would be the third stage where they would review the procedures and approval. Mark Dietz: My thoughts coming out of this, is to have two subcommittees: 1. Lease Process 2. Policies and Procedures Tim Sullivan: Council has a workshop in July. John Sommerfeld: (Citizen) My comments are on the mission statement. A mission statement is visionary on-going goal and a very brief statement; this is neither. If you are going to develop a series of procedures, I suggest you put a section in here referencing those pr ocedures. This is a very difficult document to see what your responsibilities are. Mark Dietz: That’s what we are talking about tonight, forming those subcommittees that will identify those responsibilities and roles. 1) Lease Process; 2) Policies & Procedures. John Bader: I would like to be on the Lease Process. Jeff Gilbert: I will be on the Lease Process. Howard Fomby: Procedure committee. (Chair) Don Pfiester: Procedures. Tim Sullivan: Lease Process. (Chair) Mark Dietz: I will be on the Procedure. Arnold will be alternate to both subcommittees. 6. Report from the “Airport Open House” Subcommittee. Jeff will report later. 7. Consideration and possible action to request Council to refer all items concerning airport issues to the Airport Advisory Board. Don Pfiester: I want to ask Council to bring items before the Airport Advisory Board before going directly to council. What brought this to my attention was when Georgetown Aviation Facilities wanted to get special fees on fuel and it went straight to Co uncil before we ever knew about it. Do we need to make a motion? Mark Dietz: I think everything except emergency or legal should come through this committee. Jeff Gilbert: I think we should make a motion now. Don Pfiester: How should we present this to Council? Mark Dietz: Staff needs to pass resolution to Council. Howard Fomby: We are trying to define the process. If we have our subcommittee meetings and pass this as a process then it will be accepted better from the subcommittees, both by staff and council. Tim Sullivan: I agree with Howard. John Bader: I agree with Don’s point. Don Pfiester: Let’s wait for subcommittee action before making a motion. 8. Consideration and possible action to develop the “Fly Friendly” newspaper advertisement. Tim Sullivan: I have suggested staff to help put together the Fly Friendly newspaper advertisement. Voluntary requests to pilots to help mitigate noise and improve safety. I was hoping the board would come up with ideas to help Travis. Mark Dietz: I viewed this ad is more for non-flying public. Don Pfiester: I think there should be an introductory letter from Travis and Mark to everyone (neighbors and pilots) on procedures. Bold print gets attention. The Williamson County Sun will write an article and takes photos after the new signs are installed. My question is what else should we put in? I think the letter from the Airport Advisory Board and staff should be done. Jeff Gilbert: I agree that needs to be from the Airport Advisory Board to the community. Beth Jenkins: (Citizen) The $260 investment for a ¼ page ad; will that give you a return that the article wouldn’t do? Do we need to spend the money? Howard Fomby: The Williamson County Sun reaches many pilots in the county. Tim Sullivan: The idea of the ad is to educate the neighbors. Beth Jenkins: (Citizen) Isn’t the article enough? Howard Fomby: Part of the message to let people know that there is an on -going process that pilots are adhering to be sensitive to the neighbors. People don’t know that. Don Pfiester: We need to mention the website. Travis McLain: It is not currently on the website. They will let us know as soon as it is there. John Sommerfeld: (Citizen) Is this targeted to the neighbors or pilots using the airport? You may want to put it in the Round Rock Leader. Mark Dietz: Council has approved this as a message to the community. Howard Fomby: The message to the public is that pilots are helping in the Fly Friendly program. Mark Dietz: I will draft a letter. 9. Citizens Wishing to Address the Board. Don Dison: (Citizen) I own an aviation maintenance facility at the airport. I give periodic updates on the progress on the new land lease (Shade Hangars). The preliminary survey is complete by Castleberry Survey and construction estimates are under way. The project is proceeding. Someone contacted Travis about putting in an aviation plane wash (self -service plane wash facility). In looking around the airport, it might make some sense to put an automated airplane wash in conjunction with the shade hangar project. So I will be asking the advisory board, next meeting, with a request to amend the lease from just shade hangars to add the airplane wash and present to council. Mark Dietz: What is your schedule? Don Dison: (Citizen) Four to six months away from breaking ground. Howard Fomby: I recommend that you touch base with Gabe Sansing. Don Dison: (Citizen) This is the gentlemen’s business, which is automated airplane washes. Beth Jenkins: (Citizen) The airshow made $3,000.00 for the Georgetown Municipal Airport. Howard Fomby: I had several people come up to me Saturday, in regards to the airshow, to which I had to re-address people to Temple. 10. Consideration and Possible Action on Agenda Items for the July 28, 2003, meeting. Mark Dietz: Any conflicts for the July 28, 2003 meeting, I realize it’s that time of year? Don Pfiester: I will not be here. I will be gone July 25 – August 4th. Travis McLain: I will not be here either. Mark Dietz: It will be easy to move these dates, if necessary; in particular if we are trying to have committee meetings in between. Tim Sullivan: We could move to the 3rd Monday instead. Mark Dietz: Let’s plan to do that. Let’s have our meeting on July 21, 2003 instead. Agenda Items: A. Report from the Airport Open House Subcommittee B. Report from the Lease Subcommittee C. Report from the Policies and Procedures Subcommittee D. Placement of “Citizens Wishing to Address the Board” in the agenda E. Detail of the Minutes Howard Fomby: l received a tape from one of our last council meetings and one of our pilots made a comment that the FAR’s was grossly violated by a pilot. I don’t think this is an Airport Advisory Board issue, but I do feel compelled as a pilot to take a stand and if anyone is stating that they “buzzed” these neighborhoods intentionally, that we should take that forward as an individual to say something. Tim Sullivan: I’m wondering why we can’t have the “Citizens Wishing to the Address the Board” at the top of the agenda like council’s, instead of at the end of the meeting. Mark Dietz: Is there any opposition to moving it up? Don Pfiester: The only thing is that the items that we bring up, it allows them to comment on them at the end. Don Pfiester: We should probably discuss this with our procedures subcommittee. Tim Sullivan: The second thing, I was asked by one of the members of the board, that the information in the minutes is too detailed or verbatim. How do other board members feel? Mark Dietz: Again, this can be directed for the subcommittee to work on. 11. Adjourn. Don Pfiester: I move that we adjourn. Howard Fomby: I Second. Motion approved 6-0. Submitted by: Travis McLain Airport Director Reviewed by: Tim Sullivan Board Secretary