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Minutes of the Meeting of
the Airport Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, May 16, 2005
The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , May 16, 2005.
Members Present:
Arnold Wieder, Chris Cagle, Don Pfiester, Mark Dietz
Members Absent:
Howard Fomby, John Bader, Tim Sullivan
Staff Present:
Travis McLain
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1. Call to order.
Chairman Mark Dietz called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
2. Consideration and Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2005, meeting.
Don Pfiester: Motion to approve the minutes of April 18, 2005.
Chris Cagle: I second the motion.
Motion approved 4-0.
3. Airport Manager’s Report:
April 2005 Monthly Income and Expense Reports
Travis McLain: The sales taxes for the first quarter of FY’05 is $4,695.44 and the first quarter of
FY’04 was $4,284.14; a slight increase.
Don Pfiester: The tiedowns and hangar rents are a little less this year. Why?
Travis McLain: Partly because we lost the Chasco lease, which was $350/month.
Report on Noise Study Update
The letter of recommendation/approval is due from the FAA by May 29, 2005.
C. Report on Master Plan Update
We received the final draft report, from the consultant, today. As soon as Tom Yantis and I
review it for accuracy, we will then sched ule a planning action committee meeting (PAC) so that
we can have it ready to go to City Council, hopefully within the next thirty days.
D. Report on Council Actions
On May 10, 2005 the City Council approved a 15-year lease extension with the FAA for the City
property used to operate a Remote Transmitter / Receiver-Outlet (RTR-O) at the Georgetown
Municipal Airport.
General Information Items
Update on the 11-29 Rehab project:
1) Restriping for 11-29 and the taxiways should be Tues. and Wed. (5/17 – 5/18) with two days cure
time for the paint. Right now, with no weather delays, runway 11-29 should be open Sat. morning (5/21).
Don Pfiester: How do you handle the taxiways cure time?
Travis McLain: The only taxiways getting restriped is on the west side.
2) Completion of the trench drainage for T -Hangars B & C is on Thurs. (5/19).
3) Fence rehab is 99% finished.
4) Culvert on S. Hangar Drive is complete.
5) The trench drainage connection across Hangar Drive so that all water runs to the south. The
expected completion is (5/27); if there are no weather delays.
6) Directional striping at the Avgas pumps (this week).
4. Citizens Wishing to Address the Board
Mark Dietz: Mr. Allen, you have signed up to speak on two items you wanted to address. Do you
want to talk now or wait for those items?
Don Allen: (Citizen) I will just wait for those items.
5. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council ap prove a six-month
extension to the Mandatory Construction Deadline for the Microfusion Airport Land Lease.
Mark Dietz: Because we will not have a full quorum to deliberate, if I recuse myself from this matter,
action on this item will be moved to the June, 2005 meeting.
6. Discussion and Possible action on recommendation for Airport Layout Plan, Rules &
Regulations and Minimum Standards.
Mark Dietz: I talked with Chuck Willis last Thursday. We should see a version of the Rules and
Regulations and Minimum Standards in the next several days. Action to this item will be move to the
June, 2005 meeting.
7. Discussion on the Updated Master Plan.
No action.
8. Discuss the Airport Safety Observation Report and Methods to Promote Airport Safety.
Mark Dietz: I sent a letter to the City Manager regarding our request that the City direct information to
the FAA regarding violations at the Airport. The City Manager has sent a letter to the FAA. Don, did
you want to speak?
Don Allen: (Citizen) I just want to ask you to continue an aggressive stance on these issues.
Particular any repeat offenders. Recognizing the tower will solve a lot of these issues, there is a lot of
flying between now and when the tower is built and accidents can happen. I support your stance i n
taking action against repeat offenders.
Mark Dietz: Anyone else have anything on this item?
Don Pfiester: Do we have any new reports?
Arnold Wieder: No new reports.
Arnold Wieder: I have one point of clarification about the Safety Observation Reports that we review.
I mentioned that Betty-Jo is working to have these reports on the City’s website as quickly as we
approve them during our monthly meeting. I think Tim Sullivan raised a question at a past meeting
about whether we have control of the information going on the City’s website.
Mark Dietz: Based on my understanding of the Public Information Act, anything this board sees is
open for public review.
Arnold Wieder: OK, so whatever Airport Safety Observation Reports that we review can be posted to
the website.
Chris Cagle: How would this affect a fatality? For example, release of information before notifying the
next of kin?
Mark Dietz: When we get the information, it is well after the fact. The Safety Observation Report has
been filed, and by the time it makes it to our meeting, the information is history.
9. Discuss Airport Museum.
No action.
10. Discussion and possible action on the Central Texas Regional Airport.
Arnold W ieder: There was to be a State Senate vote to place the measure on the legislative agenda,
but I am unclear on the status of the Senate bill. Stay tuned.
Don Pfiester: There was some discussion about the New Central Texas Airport going seven or eight
miles west of Georgetown, at Kitty Hill (Leander).
Mark Dietz: My understanding also is that the City of Leander is in support of that.
11. Discuss meeting with the Central Texas Airport Advisory Boards.
Mark Dietz: This is John Bader’s item. My conversation with him is that he is shooting for something
this fall.
No action.
12. Discuss updating the Airport Business Direction signs.
Mark Dietz: This is also John Bader’s item.
Don Allen: (Citizen) I wanted to suggest the consideration of gate signs as well as street signs. So
when I ask someone to meet me at my hangar I can give them better directions (South gate, Main
gate, North gate).
Don Pfiester: I think there needs to be bigger letters on the hangars (2-feet minimum). If someone
had a fire, I guarantee I would not be able to get there. I suspect it would even be difficult for Fire
Services or anyone needing to get to a particular hangar.
No action.
13. Consideration and possible action to send a monthly memo from the Board to the City
Council.
Mark Dietz: This came up last month as a discussion item. Travis forwarded me this from Tom
Yantis. If there is something we believe that needs to go to City Council, let them know.
Don Pfiester: Do they get copies of the minutes?
Travis McLain: They are posted on the website.
Mark Dietz: If there is something that comes up for discussion that the board has taken action on and
we address it to the City Manager, letting him know that this matter is a concern to the board. i.e.,
something more special than just being in the minutes. Often advisory boards aren’t heard from until
they come before the City Council. This will allow the City Manager to communicate our issues to
Council without having one of the Airport Board there at all times, or appear in Council/Board
Packets, that type of thing. I think it’s a good idea. I am certainly not opposed to preparing a memo
as to what we did. We could send the Board memo by email.
Chris Cagle: Motion we send a monthly memo from the Airport Advisory Board to the City Council,
and that the memo be the responsibility of the Airport Advisory Board chairman.
Arnold Wieder: I second the motion.
Motion approved 4-0.
14. Consideration and Possible Action for setting Agenda Items for the June 20, 2005,
meeting.
Mark Dietz: Items for the June 2005 agenda:
A. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council approve a six -month extension to
the Mandatory Construction Deadline for the Microfusion Airport Land Lease.
B. Discussion and Possible action on recommendation for Airport Layout Plan, Rules & Regulations
and Minimum Standards.
C. Discussion on the Updated Master Plan.
D. Discussion and possible action of the Airport Safety Observation Report and Methods to Promote
Airport Safety.
E. Discuss Airport Museum.
F. Discussion and Possible action on the Central Texas Regional Airport.
G. Discuss meeting with the Central Texas Airport Advisory Boards.
H. Discuss updating the Airport Business Direction Signs.
15. Adjourn.
Don Pfiester: Motion that we adjourn.
Arnold Wieder: I second the motion.
Motion approved 4-0.
Adjourned: 7:22 P.M.
Submitted by:
Travis McLain
Airport Director
Approved: Attest:
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Mark Dietz, Chairman Arnold Wieder, Board Secretary