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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_AIRAB_09.15.2008 Minutes of the Meeting of the Airport Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, September 15, 2008 The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , September 15, 2008. Members Present: Daryl Dressler, John Hopper, Katherine Woods, Paul Smith, Van Chandler Members Absent: Ken Arnold, Trey Taparauskas Staff Present: Travis McLain Minutes Regular Meeting 1. Call to order. Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Consideration and Approval of Minutes of August 18, 2008, meeting. Katherine Woods : I make the motion to approve the minutes of August 18, 2008. Daryl Dressler : I second the motion. Motion approved 5-0. 3. Airport Manager’s Report: August 2008 Monthly Income and Expense Reports Travis McLain : The biggest item is that we were able to reduce the price of Avgas to $4.75 a gallon on August 22, 2008. Jet fuel did go up $0.27 per gallon today, but I am sure it will go down next week. Report on Noise Study and Master Plan Update Travis McLain : We had the workshop with City Council on Monday, September 8, 2008. Project Manager, Michelle Hannah, from TXDOT did a PowerPoint prese ntation. On September 9, 2008 Council voted unanimously to authorize the Mayor to send the Letter of Interest to TXDOT for the AIP grant. It has been sent to TXDOT. Report on Council Actions Travis McLain: (see B). Report on Airport Construction Projects Travis McLain : The project is in the final design phase for bid for the runway 18 fence relocation and tree removal. General Information Items Travis McLain : Blue Skies Aviation requested that their proposal to lease airport property be withdrawn from consideration on September 5, 2008. 4. Citizens Wishing to Address the Board None. 5. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council approve the request from Gantt Aviation, Inc. to lease an additional 8,400 square feet on the east side of current lease (420ft. x 20ft.) at $0.20 per square foot per year. Travis McLain : At the last board meeting we tabled this item due to possible conflict of interest and no quorum. Basically it is an additional 20 feet on the east side of his property to ensure access to employee parking. It does not infringe on the Chartwell lease adjacent to it, but it does officially amend his lease to add the 20 feet to his property. John Hopper: I make the motion to recommend to Council to approve the request from Gantt Aviation to lease an additional 8,400 square feet on the east side of current lease at $0.20 per square foot per year. Katherine Woods: I second the motion. Motion approved 5-0. 6. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council grant a twenty -four (24) month extension to obtain a Building Permit to the Mandatory Constructi on Section, Article VII, of the ground lease with Microfusion Inc., located at 202 Wright Brothers Drive. Paul Smith : We have a letter to that effect. Travis McLain : Mr. Minarovic is here tonight to give a brief explanation. All our ground leases have a clause that gives the lessee 12 months to obtain a building permit and an additional 12 months to finish the project. It is not an extension of the lease, but an extension of the time frame to obtain a building permit. Joe Minarovic : (Microfusion Inc. Representative) The letter explains it as to the position within the lease. Our intent and vision is to duplicate a similar hangar facility that we have constructed at 302 Wright Brothers Drive. The reasons for the delay is that 1) we lost the Scott & White helicopter lease (that was a basis for constructing the 302 Wright Brothers site); 2) contracted with McCallister & Associates for the new hangar site as well as an international agent to bring in more tenants. Katherine Woods: Why 24 months and not 12 months? Joe Minarovic : (Microfusion Inc. Representative) The 12 month period of time is to secure a plan forward and an additional 12 months to obtain an permit. Travis McLain : One of the reasons for these deadlines is to prevent leasing property and the n keep someone else from leasing the property. This is not the case; they are not preventing someone else from leasing airport property. Daryl Dressler: Motion to recommend that Council grant a twenty-four month extension to obtain a building permit to the Mandatory Construction section, Article VII, of the ground lease with Microfusion Inc., located at 202 Wright Brothers Drive. Van Chandler: I second the motion. Motion approved 5-0. 7. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council approve a Consumer Price Index rent adjustment of 20% to Hangar A, T-Hangar B, C, BB, CC, E, F, G, H, I and J; and based aircraft tiedowns effective January 1, 2009. Travis McLain : I have prepared a diagram to identify those hangars and memo. Katherine Woods : The last time an increase was made in 2002, was it a 20% increase? Travis McLain : No, it was a 5% increase from 2001 to 2002 and the year before that it was raised a 5% increase. The last increase before that was a 16% increase from 1997 to 2000. Katherine Woods : If we raise it 20%, do you see any negative result to that? Do you see anyone abandoning their hangars or tiedowns or evening getting off the waiting list? Travis McLain : We have more people on the waiting list than we have spaces. Katherine Woods : Will the increase keep us competitive with other airports? Travis McLain : We do not try to keep competitive with other airport because too many airports try to subsidize their hangars rents and the City does not do that. Daryl Dressler: Why base it on the consumer price index? Travis McLain : Everything we do: maintenance, utilities, labor, insurance, etc. inflation has an effect on. Costs have been increasing yearly due to inflation. John Hopper : Will we end up chasing people off or have you had any feedback or complaints? Travis McLain : The memo on this proposed price increase is posted at the airport and on the website. I expect no one to leave. John Hopper : If we table this till October then it will give us two months on this item. Paul Smith : Let’s table this and get additional comments. Daryl Dressler : I move that we table this item for one month to increase hangar fees by 20%. John Hopper: I second the motion. Motion approved 4-0. Note: Van Chandler abstained due to a conflict of interest. 8. Consideration and possible action for setting Agenda Items for the October 20, 2008, meeting. Agenda item(s) for the October 20, 2008 meeting: A. Status of the Airport Museum. B. Hangar Rental Rate Increase Discussion. 9. Adjourn. Van Chandler : I make the motion that we adjourn. John Hopper : I second the motion. Motion approved 5-0. Adjourned: 7:30 P.M.