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Meeting Minutes for:
Strategy Committee Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Monday, June 07, 2010 at 03:00 PM
Call to Order:
CALL TO ORDER
The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Strategy Committee Meeting was called to order at 3:00 PM on Jun 7, 2010 in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Rob Ingold, Chairman.
YCAA MEMBERS PRESENT WERE:
Rob Ingold, Chairman
Albert Gardner, 2nd Vice President
Ed Whitehead, Treasurer
Harry Hengl, Director
Jesse Haines, Director
Mikel Smith, Director
William Gresser, President
ALSO PRESENT WERE:
Mr. Williams, Airport Director
Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Gladys Wiggins, Airport Operations Director
Gen Grosse, Corporate Account Manager
Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
Lt. Col. Workman, Military Liaison
Greg McShane, MCAS Operations Officer
Wayne Benesch, Airport Counsel
Chris Freeman. Million Air
Walt Fredrick, Million Air
Don Lloyd, Million Air
Ashton Smith, Million Air
1) Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend that the Board of Directors approve funding up to $60,000 of design work to Nicklaus Engineering, Inc., to rehabilitate the airports General Aviation aircraft parking apron areas and to apply for an FAA FY 2010 AIP grant of approximately $1,700,000.
Mr. Williams briefed that At the June FAA Conference he obtained verbal assurance (no promises) from Mr. Brian Armstrong, Director of the Western Pacific Airports Division, that the FAA would fund our FY 2010 AIP grant to pay for the design and construction work to rehabilitate the airport's General Aviation aircraft parking apron areas for approximately $1,700,000. This assurance was repeated (no promises) by Mr. Ruben Cabalbag and Ms. Kimchi Hoang.
Due to the lateness of this year's grant application and the delays to Taxiway Y, the airport will have to fund the design of the rehabilitation work up front and be reimbursed when the grant comes in during the summer.
The objectives for this project will consist of the rehabilitation of approximately 133,600 square yards of the existing general aviation aircraft parking areas by repairing and/or replacing the deteriorated asphalt sections. This includes managing storm water, supporting environmental requirements, performing required geotechnical or topographical surveys, associated security fencing, drainage, and emergency vehicle access roads.
The work includes cleaning, crack sealing and seal coating existing pavement where appropriate, and replacing deteriorated asphalt sections with new asphalt where necessary, in accordance with AC 150/5320-6D, "Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation." The project does not include any electrical or lighting work.
The rehabilitation includes the existing 27,500 sq yard north apron, the 11,000 sq yd northwest apron, the 90,000 sq yd west GA apron, the 700 sq yd Twy Z1, the 1,200 sq yd Twy Z2, and the 6,000 sq yd Twy Z3. The rehabilitation includes new signage to reflect current taxiway designations as shown on the Airport Master Plan. This includes replacing existing internally lighted airfield sign panels with new internally lighted airfield sign panels in accordance with AC 150/5340-30D, "Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids" and remarking the new pavement in accordance with AC 150/5340-1J (K), "Standards for Airport Markings".
One new 500 sq yd strip of asphalt will be added near the CareFlight fuel tanks to allow vehicle traffic. Security gates and fencing will be included north of the GA Hangars. The requirement to maintain this asphalt was highlighted in the Airport's new 2009 Airport Master Plan as a critical pavement preservation requirement. This requirement was also identified by the Arizona Department of Transportation / Aeronautics inspection team in May 2010.
The eligible design objectives will include the necessary calculations for airport drainage, signage improvements, taxiway lighting and markings. Tests will be performed in order to determine the pertinent sub-grade properties. The current and projected aircraft fleet mix will be examined to calculate the thickness of the asphalt. Topographic surveys will be performed in order to obtain the precise grades of interfacing with associated surfaces at Taxiway A and Taxiway Z.
Mr. Gardner requested a public meeting be held on Thursday to discuss this topic with the GA community. The meeting was scheduled for 10:00 AM.
2) Discussion and Possible Action to recommend to the Board of Directors that the Airport investigate self funding DCC Hangar development through various financing options.
Mr. Williams briefed that the airport has been seeking investors to build a new DCC hangar for almost twelve months with no success.
Staff proposes that we investigate the option of internally financing the next two, four, six or eight hangar projects.
At this point it is difficult to say whether or not it is a good idea. Staff proposes an investigation to find out if it is a good idea. Prior to initiating that activity we request guidance from the Board.
After some discussion, the Committee directed staff to investigate the concept of self-funding future airport development rather than seeking outside investors, with the specific guidance to investigate all possible sources of financing.
3) Discussion about CareFlight and Million Air FBO operations on the Airport.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to A.R.S. ยงยง 38-431.03(A)(7) Mr. Ingold called for a Motion to enter into Executive Session for a discussion by the Strategy Committee in order to consider its position regarding negotiations for the lease of real property to Million Air. Mr. Hengl so moved, Mr. Gardner Seconded. The vote was unanimous. Staff and the public departed and the committee entered executive session at 3:15PM.
RESUME PUBLIC SESSION
The Committee resumed the public session at 4:10PM and the doors were re-opened to the public.
It was announced that Million Air and CareFlight had reached an agreement that Million Air was purchasing all of CareFlight's FBO operation including all FBO equipment. This raised several questions about implementation.
The committee discussed the matter of Million Air's desire to amend their lease with the airport in a way that would strengthen the existing levels of the Airport's Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels that allow new potential fuel sales FBO's to begin operations on the airport.
Mr. Freeman explained that Million Air desired a lease stipulating that any new FBO on the airport must "match" the investment that he has made. The committee felt that a reasonable compromise would allow an initial investment to begin operations at the Tier 1 level, but have a separate requirement to move to the Tier 2 level. There was an extensive discussion on what that level of investment would be. The committee and Mr. Freeman finally agreed that the "matching" requirement would be acceptable for the Tier 2 level.
After some discussion, the Strategy Committee unanimously agreed to recommend to the Board of Directors that the Minimum Standards be updated to allow a new FBO to operate at the Tier 1 level with a $3 million dollar investment and to move to the Tier 2 level by "matching" the investment of the then current FBO at that level. This concept would also be included in Million Air's lease amendment
It was made clear that General Aviation aircraft would not be allowed into the DCC area with only very rare exceptions such as a Gulfstream 5 type of aircraft. It was also agreed that Mr. Freeman would rent the Yuma Pilot Center as his FBO center of operations for the moment and that at some point in the next five years he would probably build a premier FBO facility in the DCC area. The rent for the Yuma Pilot Center would start at $7,000 per month and the DCC lease would start at $1,611 per month and increase to $3,500 per month at the ground breaking of the new facility.
The committee agreed that the Airport would take care of removing the underground fuel tanks currently being used by CareFlight and the schedule for that would happen as quickly as it was practical.
It was understood that CareFlight would pay the $7,300 for the remediation of the recent fuel spill.
4) Discussion and Possible recommendation concerning the purchase of 40 Acres of land (the former greyhound track) next to the DCC.
This Item was tabled for later discussion.
ACTION
Mr. Gardner made a motion to Motion to Recommend that the Board of Directors approve funding up to $60,000 of design work to Nicklaus Engineering, Inc., to rehabilitate the airport's General Aviation aircraft parking apron areas and to apply for an FAA FY 2010 AIP grant of approximately $1,700,000. Mr. Smith seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Committee, Mr. Hengl made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Smith seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 4:51PM.
// Approved //
Craig Williams
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