HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_AIRAB_11.21.2011Notice of Meeting of the
Airport Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Airport Advisory Board will meet on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 07:00 PM in the Georgetown
Public Library, Hewlett Room, located at 402 West 8th Street, Georgetown, Texas
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Airport Advisory Members:
George Brown - Chair, Gary Hamilton - Vice Chair, Milton Ritter - Secretary, Patrick McCaslin, L. E.
Williams, Howard B. Landry, David Johnson
Airport Advisory Board meets every third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.unless otherwise specified.
Call to Order at 07:00 PM
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Council Member, or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551, and
are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
I. STAFF BOARD COMMENTS/QUESTIONS:
(This is a short informational time regarding items where specific actions are not requested or needed)
A. Introduction of New Airport Advisory Board Member and Visitors
B. Airport Manager’s Report – Sarah Hinton
C. Report on Council Actions
D. Public wishing to address the Board
II. LEGISLATIVE REGULAR AGENDA:
(This is for specific action items considered by the Board)
E. Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of October 17, 2011. - George Brown
F. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council authorize the Mayor to submit a
letter to the FAA requesting that the Georgetown NDB be decommissioned. -
Sarah Hinton
III. STRATEGIC ISSUES:
G. Consideration and possible action for setting the Agenda Items for the December 19,
2011 meeting. – George Brown
ADJOURN
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2011, at __________, and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Minutes of the Meeting of
the Airport Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , November 21, 2011.
Members Present:
George Brown - Chair, Gary Hamilton - Vice Chair, Milton Ritter - Secretary, Patrick McCaslin, L. E.
Williams, Howard B. Landry
Members Absent:
David Johnson
Staff Present:
Sarah Hinton, Ed Polasek, Jim Briggs, Bridget Chapman, BettyJo Patterson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Shannon Thomas – Tower Manager, John Sommerfeld – Airport Patron, Aimee Carreno – Aero Centex,
John Fenoglio – Custom Air Care, Terry Scott – Pilot & Airport Patron, Dale Raveney – Pilot & Electra
Reps Inc., John Ward – Airport Attendant, Beth Jenkins – Pilot’s Choice Aviation, Johnny Gantt – Gantt
Aviation, Larry Wood – Wood Aviation, Wade Castellanos – Aero Centex, Charles Martin – Airport
Patron, Jack Lillis – Airport Attendant
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. George Brown called the regular Airport Advisory Board meeting to order on Monday, November
21, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Council Member, or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551,
and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
I. STAFF BOARD COMMENTS/QUESTIONS:
(This is a short informational time regarding items where specific actions are not requested or needed)
A. Introduction of Visitors
B. Airport Manager’s Report - Sarah Hinton
Discussion: Hinton provided update on Airport financials and operations. Hinton reported that
she is working to get the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to pay for the shout line. Hinton
explained on the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) rate status and that it specifically applies
to museums. Hinton stated that on November 10, 2011, a Runway Safety Action Team meeting was
held at the Terminal hosted by Tower Manager, Shannon Thomas. They addressed taxiway lines,
taxiway lights, FOD (foreign object debris) and wing tip clearance on taxiway A; to which Hinton
ordered radios for Pilots Choice Aviation to use with the tower. Ms. Hinton advised that they plan
to continue the meetings the 2nd or 4th Friday of every month (to be determined).
C. Report on Council Actions – Sarah Hinton noted no items were taken to Council from the last
meeting.
D. Public wishing to address the Board
Discussion: None
II. LEGISLATIVE REGULAR AGENDA:
(This is for specific action items considered by the Board – greater than $50,000 in value)
E. Review and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held October 17, 2011. –
George Brown
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by McCaslin, seconded by Landry
Approved 6-0-1 (Johnson absent)
F. Consideration and possible action to recommend that Council authorize the Mayor to submit a
letter to the FAA requesting that the Georgetown NDB (Non-Directional Beacon) be
decommissioned. – Sarah Hinton
Discussion: Hamilton stated that if Ft. Hood was on board with decommissioning the NDB, he was
OK too. McCaslin prompted that it sounded good. Landry recommended keeping the NDB.
Brown stated that the NDB was a navigation aid and if it can help one pilot, then his opinion was to
keep it working. McCaslin was concerned about the $1,650 annual cost. Hinton requested that the
NDB be decommissioned on the following criteria: 1) military no longer uses the NDB; 2) costs are
$1,650 annually; 3) antiquated system (rarely used, zero use by transients per the Tower , Flight
Schools do not teach NDB approaches); 4) FAA is in the process of decommission or phasing out
some of the NDB’s within the next twenty-four months (approximately 292 airports in Texas, 34
identified in use with 16 unmonitored, 2 out of service and 1 shut down); 5) Pappas Technologies
Inc. – the technician of record to the Georgetown NDB acknowledged via email of servicing nine
NDB’s in Texas, 2 have monitors.
Action: Motion by Hamilton, seconded by McCaslin
Approved 4-2-1 (Brown & Landry against; Johnson absent)
III. STRATEGIC ISSUES:
G. Consideration and possible action for setting the Agenda Items for the December 19, 2011 meeting.
– George Brown
Discussion: To cancel the December 19, 2011 meeting and the next meeting will be January 16,
2011.
Action: Motion by Landry, seconded by Williams
Approved 6-0-1 (Johnson absent)
ADJOURN
Motion by McCaslin, seconded by Landry to adjourn the meeting
Approved 6-0-1 (Johnson absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:21 P.M.