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Meeting Minutes for:
Monthly Board Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 04:00 PM
Call to Order:
CALL TO ORDER
The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Regular Board of the Board of Directors was called to order at 4:00 PM on Feb 9, 2010 in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was William Gresser, President.
YCAA MEMBERS PRESENT WERE:
William Gresser President
Rob Ingold 1st Vice President
Albert Gardner 2nd Vice President
Ed Whitehead Treasurer
Dr. Brian Cullen Secretary
Harry Hengl, Director
Robert McLendon, Director
James Carruthers, Director
Jeanine Rhea, Director
Jesse Haines, Director
Mikel Smith, Director
Larry Gould, Director
ALSO PRESENT WERE:
Mr. Williams, Airport Director
Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Gladys Wiggins, Airport Operations Director
Lynn Hall, Director of Maintenance
Gen Grosse, Corporate Account Manager
Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
Lt. Col. Workman, Military Liaison
Greg McShane, MCAS Operations Officer
Julie Engle, GYEDC
Greg LaVann, GYEDC
Wayne Benesch, Airport Counsel
Gill Garza, Garza Aviation
Adriana Alcalde, YCAA Customer Service Representative
Leo Pilkington, P.C.C.
Dean Reimer, Yuma Hangar
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The President called for a motion to approve the minutes of the Annual Board Meeting of January 12, 2010. Mr. Hengl so moved. Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. The President called for a motion to approve the minutes of the Previous Board Meeting. Mr. Hengl so moved. Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Discussion concerning a visit by Governor Brewer to Yuma regarding economic development. (Presentation by Julie Engle, President GYEDC)
Ms. Engle briefed that Governor Brewer will be in Yuma for an evening event on February 17th. She will be arriving in Yuma at approximately 4:00 p.m. The Board of Directors for Greater Yuma EDC, the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Airport Authority Board of Directors along with a few individuals from the Community will be invited to the reception.
COMMITTEE REPORT
1) A report of the Strategy Committee meeting of January 20, 2010 by Committee Chairman Rob Ingold.
Mr. Ingold introduced several items reviewed by the Strategy Committee.
a) Recognizing Deerns USA's investment in the development of a solar farm in DCC West Area.
b) Reviewing the options between CareFlight and Million Air FBO
c) Reviewing the concept of establishing a two tiered FBO fuel flowage fees
d) Establishing a common use area fee to be shared equally by all FBOs operating in the Yuma Pilot Center
e) Signing a lease amendment with the US Government to extend the Antenna Farm lease for 50 years, but to reduce it in size
f) Signing an agreement with the Kiernan Companies to develop hangars in the DCC.
REGULAR AGENDA
1) Monthly report by Chief Financial Officer on current financial status and recent activities
Mr. Williams briefed that Overall, revenues and expenses for are within acceptable parameters as compared to our budget. He referred members to their financial packages. There were no questions.
2) Discussion and Possible Action to provide staff direction regarding the FAA compliance inquiry into the sale of 129 acres of County Land by Yuma County to the Federal Government
Mr. Williams provided an in-depth review of his effort with the FAA on resolving this issue and referred members to the minutes of his visit. He explained that the bottom line is that no further grants will be issued until such time the FAA receives answers to all of their questions about the Airport Authority's status and activity.
Mr. Tony Garcia stated during the meeting that the allegation concerning the 128 acres of land was based on our 2001 Airport Layout Plan (ALP) showing the entire property of MCAS Yuma as YCAA property. It appears that an anonymous source had informed the FAA of this fact.
Mr. Williams displayed the ALP on the projection system and showed the FAA's assumption is incorrect; the 2001 ALP clearly shows YCAA and MCAS Property marked as such and also includes the 129 acres boundary with an annotation identifying the 129 acres as County Land leased to the Navy.
However, the problem of the sale of land and the whereabouts of the property line was not the real topic of discussion for the FAA. Once the meeting started it quickly became clear that the FAA is challenging the concept of the Airport Authority being the official "Sponsor." The minutes of the meeting, mentioned above, provides insight as to their thinking.
Lt Col Workman provided a brief report about the meeting from his perspective as he had attended with Mr. Williams. He described the meeting as the biggest ambush he had witnessed in his career. Although Mr. Williams had addressed the points in the letter, the FAA staff generally refused to acknowledge the counterpoints, and it was clear that their main thrust was the "Sponsor" question. He said that Mr. Williams had made a special effort to explain to the FAA that their actions represented a direct action against the members of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Williams explained that an anonymous source has provided information which the FAA is using to suspend future grant entitlements. The anonymous source's contact is Mr. Buley, our program manager last year prior to his being assigned as the program manager for Bullhead Airport, Arizona.
To date, every single FAA allegation has been disproven with publicly available documents, such as our lease, the patent, our ALP, etc. For some reason, the FAA remains undeterred in their inexplicable action against the YCAA. During our meeting in LA, Mr. Buley admitted he knew who the anonymous source was and that he had been given documentation to back up the allegations. In doing so, the anonymous source had said it was important that his identify be kept secret and Mr. Buley had agreed to do so. Mr. Williams has written to the FAA asking them if they performed any kind of background check on the source. Is there a history of ill will towards either the YCAA or MCAS Yuma? Is it possible that the FAA has been fraudulently co-opted into a personal campaign against either YCAA or MCAS? We have asked the FAA to identify the anonymous source and to provide us with copies of the information this person has provided. The FAA has refused both requests.
The Board directed Mr. Williams to start on a dual course of action. He should quickly move to have the FAA provide a letter that unequivocally retracts all allegations that the YCAA is not meeting its Grant Assurances. At the same time he should begin preparations to seek an immediate intervention by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.
The Board members were extremely upset by the actions of the FAA and their apparent reliance on an anonymous source that had clearly steered them so badly, yet which they will not indentify. They were also upset at the allegations that the YCAA had participated in the activities so rashly put forward in the letter from Mr. Armstrong.
Mr. Ingold suggested that the Board might want to have Mr. Benesch engage a specialist in Aviation Law to seek damages from the FAA. The withholding of grant funds was interrupting plans that the Board had been preparing for years to address aviation safety concerns and that would negatively impact the region and the aviation community. Other comments from the Board were that withholding millions of dollars in funding, especially in the current economic climate was an appalling action by the FAA.
Mr. Smith suggested we immediately engage intervention by one of our State Senators as the FAA had to respond to a congressional inquiry.
Mr. Hengl stated that one of our primary goals should be to learn who the anonymous source is and have the Airport's counsel consider action in that direction. It is clear that this person is initiating a direct attack on the members of the Board of Directors personally, and against the YCAA in general, and legal action is called for.
Mr. McLendon stated that an immediate and aggressive response was called for by the YCAA. He proposed that such damaging attacks against the character and integrity of the Board required no less than a full out response from the YCAA and a complete retraction by the FAA. We should be clear that there will be no lingering effects of these accusations.
Mr. Williams explained that Mr. Armstrong was in the hospital and was expected to return to full duty the following week. He asked for the board's permission to delay any escalation to the OIG for two weeks while he tried to sort out the questions with the FAA. He would attempt to arrange a new meeting with Mr. Armstrong as quickly as possible. Mr. Gresser instructed Mr. Williams that by the next Board meeting the Directors expected to see these questions completely resolved with a letter of apology and full retraction or to see the Office of the Inspector General from DOT completely involved in sorting out the entire matter.
There was unanimous agreement with this approach as the minimum acceptable response towards the FAA's actions against the Airport. The Board directed Mr. Williams to keep them up to date on his progress. Mr. Benesch was directed to prepare a letter to Mr. Armstrong signed by Mr. Gresser for Mr. Williams to take to the meeting.
3) Discussion and Possible action to authorize the YCAA President or Airport Director to sign an Aircraft Sales FBO lease with the Dallas Aviation, LLC (John Ewing) in the amount of $1,229.09 per month in accordance with the new Rates and Charges model, with a maximum term of seven months, contingent upon final negotiations and final review by Airport Staff and legal counsel.
Mr. Williams briefed that Mr. Ewing has a fleet of 17 aircraft on the southern half of the West GA ramp. Staff coordinated the lease with Mr. Ewing for an Aircraft Sales FBO lease with an unbreakable stipulation that at the end of the lease all of his aircraft must be removed from the airport. Mr. Williams stated that the lease had very tight language regarding the removal of aircraft at the end of the lease period.
4) Discussion and Possible Action to authorize the YCAA President to sign all necessary documents to establish a development project with The Kiernan Group including two to three portions of the Defense Contractor Complex contingent upon final review and approval by the FAA, airport staff and airport counsel.
Mr. Williams briefed that the January Board of Directors meeting was introduced to the Kiernan Companies as a qualified investor for hangar development in the DCC. The Board accepted the proposed business concept and directed staff to arrange for Mr. Kiernan to meet with the Strategy Committee. That meeting took place at the January 20 meeting.
Mr. Williams stated that progress had been made on the documents but there were not yet ready for YCAA Board action. The matter would be brought back next month.
5) Discussion and Possible Action to authorize the Airport Director to sign a 3 month Lease Reservation (with 3 month option to extend) with private investor Dean Reimer in the amount of $X,XXX per month in accordance with the Airport Standard Table of Rates and Charges, contingent upon final negotiations and final review by Airport Staff and legal counsel.
Mr. Williams briefed that over the past few weeks we have held several meetings with Mr. Dean Reimer, a private investor. Staff is preparing a new "Lease Reservation" agreement based on this concept. The current draft is not yet ready for review. Due to the low dollar amounts of the lease, staff asks the Board's approval to move forward with this concept to completion at the discretion of the Airport Director.
6) Discussion and Possible Action to accept a modified proposal by Freeman Holdings, LLC to exclusively operate a Million Air FBO franchise in the Yuma Pilot Center Yuma International Airport.
Mr. Williams briefed that during the January Board meeting, the airport recently hosted a visit from the owners of Freeman Holdings, LLC, the largest Million Air franchisee. They presented an opportunity to open a MillionAir FBO on our Airport with the prospect of greatly increasing our military fuel sales. They presented a solid business plan that would include their investment of $3M in the airport. Their plan centered around locating a new FBO building in the DCC and establishing a two tiered military fuel flow rate. Unfortunately their proposal included a guarantee from the Authority that they would be the only jet fuel provider on the Airport. The Board was uncomfortable with this concept and concluded a strategy committee should review the matter in detail.
The Strategy Committee met on Jan 20 and after studying material from the FAA Airport Compliance Manual concluded, the creation of a 2-tier FBO approach is in accordance with FAA regulations. But in practice, the proposal would require the Airport to either a) convince CareFlight to sell their fueling rights to MillionAir, or b) take those fueling rights away from CareFlight through a bureaucratic process.
After several discussions with Mr. Joe Gamez, CareFlight's local General Manager, and CareFlight's Owner, Dr. Stamper, it became clear that CareFlight is not interested in either stepping aside or selling out. CareFlight is excited about the opportunity they have encountered and committed to making it succeed. Further, they are willing to make any investment required to provide the military with a level of service the meets or exceeds the "Million Air Standard."
Mr. Williams related to the Board that subsequent to the Strategy Committee meeting, Mr. Freeman (senior) of Million Air FBO called the Airport Director and revised their proposal. Mr. Freeman understood the MCAS position on a DCC location and withdrew that requirement. He also dropped the requirement to be the only jet fuel provider.
Instead, Mr. Freeman suggested that if the Airport Authority were to provide him with exclusive access to the new Yuma Pilot Center upon its completion (and he was willing to add a couple hundred thousand dollars out of his own pocket to ensure a high standard of quality in the finished product) Million Air would bring in enough fueling equipment to guarantee a military fuel contract on our airport..
Mr. Freeman stated that under Million Air contractual obligations it would be impossible to share the Yuma Pilot Center with CareFlight as currently envisioned by the Board of Directors. CareFlight would have to be restricted to their own building. Mr. Freeman felt strongly that it was unlikely that CareFlight will be able to get a military fuel contract. Their history as the smallest FBO on the airport indicated they do not have the expertise, background, or equipment necessary to convince DESC to award them the contract.
Mr. Gamez, when questioned, feels very confident that he will obtain the Military Fuel Contract for Yuma. He believed the DESC Inspector was impressed with what he saw. Follow up calls to DESC seem positive.
The question for the Board of Directors is: a) shall we "Stay with CareFlight" or b) shall we "take away" their Jet-A fuel sales capability and "Go with MillionAir?" The strategy committee looked at both alternatives.
ADVANTAGES OF STAYING WITH CAREFLIGHT:
1. The Airport's goal is to help local business grow and be successful. A hostile action against CareFlight is contrary to the airport's method of business.
2. CareFlight has proven itself a top performer under difficult circumstances and they remain hungry to grow their business.
3. We can apply what we've learned about Military Fuel opportunities to ensure the airport obtains the maximum benefit from our military partners.
4. The CareFlight organization has significant resources to support growth requirements.
5. Staying with CareFlight does not preclude the option of another FBO, even Million Air, opening on the Airport to provide competition.
ADVANTAGES OF GOING WITH MILLION AIR:
1. MillionAir is a recognized name brand with an existing network of providers that is experienced in Military fuel sales.
2. MillionAir is willing to invest the necessary funds to ensure the proposed GA Terminal turns out as a luxurious FBO facility.
3. Million Air's existing relationship with DESC is that of a top provider with a superb track record. Having Million Air guarantees a Military Fuel Contract.
Mr. Gresser asked Mr. Williams to confirm that Million Air wanted exclusive access to the GA Terminal. Mr. Williams replied that Mr. Freeman had made that clear. Several board members did not like the idea of reversing course on the "Public Nature" of the proposed GA Terminal. Mr. Gardner felt the Board should not simply go with CareFlight out of loyalty; he emphasized that the Board had an obligation to pick the best choice for the Airport. But he also felt that while Million Air was an outstanding organization that any airport would love to have, their corporate goals did not match the Airport's concept of a "Public" terminal. CareFlight had proven they were up to the task and were eager to operate in the Public Terminal arena, which is what the Board wanted to see. On the other hand, Mr. Whitehead pointed out there were few known instances of "shared use" GA Terminals that contained more than one fuel desk and that he had not seen any.
After more discussion it was the consensus of the Board was to reluctantly forego the Million Air proposal due to their requirement for exclusive access to the GA Terminal, and instead to stick with our current plan. Mr. Gresser instructed the Airport Director to make sure Mr. Freeman knew the Airport would love to have him as an operator at our Airport due to his reputation, and that of his organization. If he was willing to invest in a terminal of his own, or to share our GA Terminal, the Board would love to see him on our Airport. There was unanimous approval of this invitation.
7) Discussion and Possible Action to authorize the Airport Director to develop a 2-tier fuel flowage rate in the Airport's Minimum Standards table of Rates and Charges contingent upon final review by Airport Staff and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mr. Williams briefed that during the review of the Million Air FBO proposal the Strategy Committee concluded that under any option the airport should establish a two-tiered Fuel Flow Rate for the providers of Military Fuel. We've seen what happens when the airport is exposed to cutthroat competition between FBOs. Inevitably a smaller FBO will submit a lowball bid to undercut the larger in an effort to win the lucrative military fuel flow contract. In doing so, they create a situation where everyone, including the airport, loses. Under a new two-tiered system our current FBO, CareFlight, would be "grandfathered" into TIER 2 status as they are our only fuel provider and we need to put our best price forward when going after the military fuel sales contract. In return, CareFlight has promised to continue their investment into increase fueling capability, including adding fuel tanks in the DCC and meeting the requirements of the TIER 2 investment.
The 2-tiered formula would establish minimum investments:
BASIC FUEL SALES FBO (TIER 1)
Minimum investment to authorize sale of Jet A and Av Gas in the GA area
The Basic Fuel Sales FBO lease includes a minimum required investment of $1 million over an 18 month period. The investment includes:
1. NEPA compatible fuel tanks located in approved location
2. Sufficient facilities for FBO employees, FBO equipment maintenance
3. Construction of 16,000 square feet of Hangar Space
The lease includes mandatory milestones for 30% design within three months, 100% design within six months, construction start within eight months, 50% construction within 12 months and Certificate of Occupancy within 18 months.
Completing the one million dollar investment entitles the FBO to a Twenty Year Lease with one 10 year option. An investment of more than one million dollars entitles the FBO to an additional one year per $100,000 of increased investment up to a maximum of forty years.
ENHANCED FUEL SALES FBO (TIER 2)
Minimum investment to authorize sale of JetA and AvGas in both the GA and the DCC areas (this investment is in addition to the Tier 1 investment)
The Enhanced Fuel Sales FBO lease includes a minimum additional required investment of $500,000 to be accomplished PRIOR to Tier 2 rate activation. The investment includes:
1. NEPA compatible 20,000 fuel tank storage capacity in the DCC fuel farm containment area
2. Two 8,000 gal fuel trucks and two 5,000 gal fuel trucks capable of being permanently stationed in the DCC
3. Maintenance stands, tugs, ground power carts and tow bars to provide aircraft support for military aircraft sized from Hornets to the C-17 Globemaster
Adopting the 2-tiered approach to fuel flowage fees would include the following information in the minimum standards:
AIRPORT FUEL FLOW RATES:
Fuel Flowage Fees are payable from Fuel Sales FBO's for each gallon or partial gallon of fuel of any type that is dispensed from, or delivered or stored into fuel tanks or trucks under the control of the FBO. The fee schedule below may vary based on fuel type dispensed, the end user of the fuel, the volume of fuel dispensed or for any other reason the Authority may elect.
The rates are modified as required to meet the needs of the Airport. Current rates are:
Tier 1 Fuel Flowage Fees:
a: Jet-A $0.22 / gallon
b: Av Gas $0.22 / gallon
c: Signatory Air Carrier Aircraft $0.15 / gallon
d: Military Contract $0.22 / gallon"
Tier 2 Fuel Flowage Fees
a: General Aviation Aircraft $0.22 / gallon
b: Non-Signatory Air Carrier Aircraft $0.22 / gallon
c: Signatory Air Carrier Aircraft $0.10 / gallon
d: Military Contract $0.10 / gallon
8) Discussion and Possible Action to modify the Minimum Standards to include a $3,500 per month "Common Area" fee, to be shared equally by all FBOs operating a fueling desk in the Yuma Pilot Center to enable to addition of a GA Terminal Restaurant to the current renovation plans.
Mr. Williams briefed that a much-desired service for the GA Community is an in-house restaurant-like area, complete with hot food and comfortable seating, in a nice GA Terminal. For a little more money, our planned renovation of the Yuma Pilot Center could include such an attraction. The question is how to accomplish that on a limited budget?
Many airports offset such costs by establishing a "Common Area" fee, similar to the one we have established in the Terminal Building. For example, our airlines pay rent on their office space and ticket counter areas, but they share equally an established "common area" fee which the airport established to cover the passenger terminal's construction cost. The same type of "common area" fee of $3,500 per month, to be shared equally by all FBOs using the Pilot Center, would offset the cost of the planned renovations.
9) Introduction of a proposal to develop an agreement with the City of Yuma in hiring a Washington lobbyist for the Greater Yuma community.
Mr. Williams recalled that last November, Airport Staff and the Community and Government Relations Committee met with Mr. Patrick Mitchell, a Washington Lobbyist, originally from Yuma, to provide some insight into what a lobbyist could do for us. The Committee felt that it would be a good idea to revisit this question early next year.
On February 2, City Administrator, Mr. Mark Watson, spoke with Airport Staff to explore the concept that the City of Yuma and Airport Authority could pool our resources in our respective lobbying efforts with a single firm. This type of partnership could potentially leverage our limited resources into a better result for both organizations. This same concept was briefly discussed during the Community and Government Relations Committee airport.
Mr. McLendon suggested that the Government Relations Committee should meet and review this important consideration. Ms. Lopez will poll the committee members as to the best time to meet.
10) Discussion and Possible Action to Authorize the YCAA President to sign an amendment to the Antenna Farm lease with the US Government to extend the lease for fifty years, to modify the language as required, contingent upon reducing the size of the antenna farm by 150' on the north and west boundaries to allow for a wider taxiway to the Yuma Pilot Center and contingent upon final review by the military, airport staff and airport counsel.
Mr. Williams provided an explanation how the airport could addresses two separate problems with single solution. The two problems are the proposed renewal of the MCAS Antenna Farm lease and the airports requirement for more GA Space and a wider taxilane along Z2.
SOLUTION FOR BOTH PROBLEMS
If we reduce the Antenna Farm Lease in size by 150' along the northern and western boundaries we could widen our taxiways, include the necessary taxiway safety areas, and dramatically improve the use of our GA apron space.
Lt Col Workman believes the MCAS stakeholders are all in agreement with this concept. He suggested that the final document would be rewritten to accommodate updated lease language.
11) Discussion and Possible Action to authorize the Airport Director to move forward in developing the concept of achieving a long term lease with AmEuro, a renewable energy development company, for the lease of the western 40 acres of the 80 acre tract west of the 4th Avenue Extension in the amount of $209,088 per year with an option for the remaining 40 acres for a total annual rental fee of approximately $418,176 per year with the final lease agreement contingent upon successful project development by all parties, final approval by the Board of Directors and final review by airport staff and legal counsel.
At the January 20 Strategy Committee meeting Mr. Williams introduced Mr. Steve Hostettler, of Deerns USA, whose firm is applying for a DOE grant to help fund the construction of the solar farm. DOE's interest stems from the advanced technology that the project will include. The project is currently scheduled for a two phase installation, each involving 40 acres of land from the West DCC area. He provided an informative briefing on Deerns, on AmEuro and the Sol Focus Concentrated Photo Voltaic (CPV) technology. There is a high level of interest in this project as it will be the largest to date installation of the CPV systems. Mr. Hostettler introduced his team member, Mr. Vega who provided a briefing on the financial aspects of the proposed project.
After much discussion it was the consensus of the Committee to recommend to the YCAA Board of Directors to approve, in concept, a long term lease with AmEuro.
The board also agreed to the concept of having the YCAA President sign an MOU providing a 180 opportunity to AmEuro to put their deal together. Mr. Ingold suggested adding a 90 day progress milestone.
12) Discussion and update regarding current construction projects, associated contracts, grant status, general aviation, marketing efforts, conferences and meetings and items of interest with the city and county or other federal or state agencies. (Presentation by Airport Director)
Mr. Williams reported that the Solar Parking deal had been canceled and brought back to life with a different vendor; more to follow.
Staff is continuing to work on the Taxiway Y project with MCAS and NAVFAC.
The appraisal for the potential Land Purchase of the Dog Track is completed and a strategy committee is scheduled for 10:00 am tomorrow.
MILITARY LIAISON
Lt Col Workman invited everyone to F-35 Community meeting at the Chamber at 6:00 PM this evening immediately following the Board Meeting.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
No Public Comments were offered
ACTION
Mr. Hengl made a motion to Motion to authorize the YCAA President or Airport Director to sign an Aircraft Sales FBO lease with the Dallas Aviation, LLC (John Ewing) in the amount of $1,229.09 per month in accordance with the new Rates and Charges model, with a maximum term of seven months, contingent upon final negotiations and final review by Airport Staff and legal counsel. Mr.Gardner seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Gardner made a motion to Motion to authorize the Airport Director to sign a 3 month Lease Reservation (with 3 month option to extend) with private investor Dean Reimer in the amount of $X,XXX per month in accordance with the Airport Standard Table of Rates and Charges, contingent upon final negotiations and final review by Airport Staff and legal counsel. Ms. Rhea seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Gardner made a motion to Motion to reject a modified proposal by Freeman Holdings, LLC to exclusively operate a Million Air FBO franchise in the Yuma Pilot Center Yuma International Airport. Mr. Hengl seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Ingold made a motion to Motion to authorize the Airport Director to develop a 2-tier fuel flowage rate in the Airport's Minimum Standards table of Rates and Charges contingent upon final review by Airport Staff and the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Gardner made a motion to Motion to modify the Minimum Standards to include a $3,500 per month use area fee, to be shared equally by all FBOs operating a fueling desk in the Yuma Pilot Center to enable to addition of a GA Terminal Restaurant to the current renovation plans. Mr. Whitehead seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Hengl made a motion to Motion to Authorize the YCAA President to sign an amendment to the Antenna Farm lease with the US Government to extend the lease for fifty years, to modify the language as required, contingent upon reducing the size of the antenna farm by 150' on the north and west boundaries to allow for a wider taxiway to the Yuma Pilot Center and contingent upon final review by the military, airport staff and airport counsel. Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Mr. Ingold made a motion to Motion to authorize the Airport Director to move forward in developing the concept of achieving a long term lease with AmEuro, a renewable energy development company, for the lease of the western 40 acres of the 80 acre tract west of the 4th Avenue Extension in the amount of $209,088 per year with an option for the remaining 40 acres for a total annual rental fee of approximately $418,176 per year with the final lease agreement contingent upon successful project development by all parties, final approval by the Board of Directors and final review by airport staff and legal counsel. Mr. Smith seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, Mr. Hengl made a motion to adjourn Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 5:38PM.
// Approved //
Craig Williams
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