03/14/2017

Meeting Minutes for:
March Board Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 03:58 PM


Call to Order:
The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 3:58PM on March 14, 2017 in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Ronald Rice, President.

YCAA DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:

Ronald Rice, President
Stan Gourley, 1st Vice President
Dean Hager, 2nd Vice President
Jonathan Matheus, Treasurer
Ed Whitehead, Director (joined the meeting at 4:01pm)
Dr. Brian Cullen, DMD, Director (joined the meeting at 4:08pm)
Russell Jones, Director
Albert Gardner, Director

YCAA DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:

Linda Morgan, Secretary
Randall Nelson, Director
Eric Saltzer, Director

ALSO PRESENT WERE:

Gladys Wiggins, Airport Director
Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
Gabriela Reyes, HR & Finance Manager
Lt Colonel Dane Howell, USMC, Military Liaison (joined the meeting at 4:05pm)
Wayne Benesch, Airport Legal Counsel
Tom Thompson, 1st Bank Yuma
Ken Scott, ASN Volunteer

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

There was no Public Comment.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The President called for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2017 Board Meeting. Mr. Hager so moved. Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1) Committee Updates

Director Jones, Chairman of the Public Relations Committee, briefed the Board on the meeting held on March 9, 2017. Mr. Jones described the meeting in which three agenda items were addressed which were the Airline Service Update, Customer Comments and the MCAS Yuma Partnership. After a brief description of each item, Mr. Jones explained how the committee directed staff to continue efforts to expand airline services with the opportunity for Los Angeles route, continue to address customer comments which included the paid parking to be evaluated in the strategy planning committee, and to continue to work with MCAS to keep our customers informed of MCAS Yuma’s airfield access policies.

REGULAR AGENDA

1) Monthly report by Chief Financial Officer on current financial status and recent activities.

Mr. Hinkle briefed the Board on the current financial status of the airport..

During the presentation President Rice added that revenues from the Joe Foss facility have exceeded FY17 budget through January of 2017 and commended the entire airport staff on a great job of marketing the Joe Foss facility.

2) Presentation and update regarding current construction projects, associated contracts, grant status, general aviation, marketing efforts, terminal improvements, aviation conferences, meetings and items of interest with the city and county or other federal or state agencies. This will include, but is not limited to, additional information, FAA and ADOT grant update, overview of projects completed to date, Airport Operations, Rolle Field, Airline Recruitment and Retention efforts, General Aviation, Airport Marketing/Business development plan, future GA events, and any other Airport Business. (Presentation by Airport Director)

Ms. Wiggins briefed on the Runway and Taxiway closures. The airfield restricted flight hours due to the airshow were provided within the presentation.

Ms. Wiggins gave a general update on current grant and construction projects plus other pertinent activities by the airport staff.

MILITARY LIAISON

Lt Colonel Dane Howell thanked the Airport Authority for their support of the airshow. He stated this will be the largest airshow MCAS Yuma Has ever had. He discussed the upcoming WTI courses after the Airshow and informed the Authority that Col Suggs will be the new incoming Commanding Officer. The new Commanding Officer should be arrive in late May or early June.

3) Update on the DBT v. YCAA matter. (Update by Airport Legal Counsel)

Wayne Benesch, Airport Legal Counsel gave an update on litigation.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

There was no Public Comment.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business before the Board the meeting adjourned at 5:06 PM.




// Approved //
Ron Rice
President Yuma County Airport Authority


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