HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_AIRAB_03.25.2002
Minutes of the Meeting of
the Airport Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, March 25, 2002
The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , March 25, 2002.
Members Present:
Dennis Daley, Don Pfiester, Howard Fomby, Jeff Gilbert, Jerry Fye, John C. Bader, Mark Dietz
Members Absent:
None.
Staff Present:
Travis McLain
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1. Call to order.
Chairman Fye called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and made the following comments:
A. Mission of the Board is to gather information and make recommendations to Council.
B. Meetings will be informal, with mutual respect shown by all to everyone. Speakers should confine
remarks to the topic being discussed and speak one at a time. Airport Director will take the minutes
and submit to Board Secretary for review before submitting to Board.
C. The Mayor and Council have stressed the importance of Boards.
D. All correspondence regarding Board business, including e-mails are subject to the Open Records
Act.
2. Introduce New Board Members.
Chairman Fye asked each Board member to introduce themselves and a brief biography (copies of
each Board member’s application available upon request)
3. Elect the Board Vice-Chairman.
Chairman Fye nominated Mark Dietz as the Vice-Chairman; motion seconded by Daley. No other
nominations. Motion carried 7–0.
4. Elect the Board Secretary.
Chairman Fye nominated Howard Fomby as the Board Secretary; motion seconded by Pfiester. No
other nominations. Motion carried 7-0.
5. Consideration and Approval of Minutes of February 25, 2002, meeting.
Motion by Fye and seconded by Daley to approve the minutes as revised. Motion to approve carried
7-0.
6. Airport Manager’s Report:
A. February 2002 Monthly Income and Expense Report reviewed and discussed, (copies attached).
Second year out column to be replaced with a one year out to date column.
B. Status of the F.A.R. Part 150 Noise Study. The Planning Action Committee (P.A.C.) met on
March 13, 2002, and discussed chapter 5: Noise Abatement Alternatives, and Chapter 6: Land Use
Alternatives. Next P.A.C. meeting will discuss Chapter 7: Noise Compatibility Plan at a d ate to be
determined. The Council will consider certifying the Noise Exposure Maps (NEM) on March 26, 2002.
C. Status of Control Tower. The City’s attorney is reviewing FAA regulations in regard to proposed
and acceptable rates and charges. The Finance Department is reviewing the current airport rates
and charges as they apply to the City’s Financial Policy. Report due in April.
D. Status of Airport Terminal Project. Staff moved into the new Terminal on March 4, 2002. The
official dedication of the building will be May 3, 2002, at 2:00 P.M. Final cost is approximately
$431,779.00. After last pay request is received from contractor and architect, Board will be advised
of exact total cost.
E. General Information Items –
1) Terminal auto parking improvements project began on March 25, 2002. Total cost is
$23,775.15, of which 50% will be paid by TXDOT.
7. Consideration of and possible action on recommending that the Council approve a new 20
year with a ten year option Airport Ground Lease with Airesun Limited Partnership for the Banner
Aerospace leased premises.
Winthrop Aldrich and Ricky Peterson of Airesun Limited Partnership and Terry Armstrong
representing Banner Aerospace discussed their proposal with the Board. Mr. Armstrong presented a
memo from Banner describing improvements made to the Hangar from April 1999 to June 2000 (copy
attached). Mr. Fred List objected to the proposal. Mr. Aldrich suggested Airesun could lease
additional land for ramp space and auto parking. Mr. Fye remarked, that they would require an
additional agenda item at another Board meeting. Motion by Dietz to recommend that the Council
approve a new 20 year + 10 year option lease at $0.1592 per square foot per year. Seconded by
Don Pfiester. Motion approved 5 for and 2 against. Mr. Fye and Mr. Gilbert voted against the motion
because they did not believe they had enough information to recommend the land rental rate.
8. Elect two Board members to the F.A.R. Part 150 Noise Study Planning Action Committee
(PAC).
Motion by Fye and seconded by Dietz to appoint Jeff Gilbert and Don Pfiester to the F.A.R. Part 150
Planning Action Committee. Motion approval 7-0.
9. Citizens Wishing to Address the Board.
Mike Zucker: Ways to encourage safe and courteous flying at the Georgetown Municipal
Airport.
Mr. Zucker presented his “Fly Friendly and Safe Program ” (copy attached). He recommended a
committee to conduct seminars on how to use the airspace at the Georgetown Municipal Airport.
Dennis Daley: Fly Friendly Program currently in place would eliminate most noise problem if followed.
Tim Sullivan: Part 150 Noise Study is considering the Fly Friendly recommendations.
Fred List: There is no way to implement. It is a circus. Noisy planes, unable to see N -numbers.
Violators should be caught. Pilots will never get the message. Majority are not good pilots.
Don Pfiester: How do you judge a pilot?
Penny Burt: Fly Friendly should be on the City’s website, but it is not.
Jerry Fye: Report at next meeting the status of the Fly Friendly Program and website.
Mark Dietz: Post Fly Friendly at the pumps.
Beth Jenkins: Georgetown Pilot’s Association can be a source for getting information to all pilots with
a safety seminar.
Mr. Quinn: TXAA has a website for information, flight schools should get together and properly train
students.
Mike Zucker: Please follow up.
John Cogan: How do you get feedback.
Jerry Fye: Mr. Zucker should get with Mrs. Burt and Mr. Quinn and put information on websites. This
should be an agenda item in April.
Howard Fomby: The pilots that need to don’t always come to safety seminars. How do you get them
to attend? Various organizations should help and participate.
10. Consideration and Possible Action on Agenda Items for the April 22, 2002, meeting.
Mr. Zucker’s proposal to be on the April 22, 2002 agenda.
11. Adjourn.
Motion by Pfiester to adjourn. Seconded by Bader. Approved 7-0.
Submitted by:
Travis McLain
Airport Director
Reviewed by:
Howard Fomby
Board Secretary