12/10/2019

Meeting Minutes for:
December Board Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 04:00 PM

    Call to Order:
    The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 4:00PM on December 10, 2019 in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Albert Gardner, 1st Vice President.

    YCAA DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:
    Albert Gardner, 1st Vice President
    Linda Morgan, 2nd Vice President
    Eric Saltzer, Treasurer
    Russell Jones, Secretary
    Bill Craft, Director
    Dr. Brian Cullen, DMD, Director
    William Fox, Director
    Stanley Gourley, Director
    Jonathan Matheus, Director
    Randall Nelson, Director

    YCAA DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:
    Ronald Rice, President

    ALSO PRESENT WERE:
    Gladys Brown, Airport Director
    Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
    Mark Workman, Director of Operations
    Lynn Hall, Director of Maintenance
    Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
    Sandra Bailey, Human Resources/Accounting (Joined the meeting at 4:05PM)
    Colonel David Suggs, USMC, Commanding Officer, MCAS Yuma
    Wayne Benesch, Airport Legal Counsel
    Minda Greene, Airport Legal Counsel
    Tom Thompson, 1st Bank Yuma
    Dean Hager, Citizen

    CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    There were no Public Comments.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    1) Recognition of Achievement: The Yuma County Airport Authority 1st Vice President, Albert Gardner recognized Mr. Jonathan Matheus, who has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2014. He has served as the Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman, Mr. Stanley Gourley, who has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2011. He has served as the Treasurer, Finance Committee Chairman and as 1st Vice President, and Mr. Ronald Rice, who has served on the Yuma County Airport Authority from 2002-2009 then rejoined the Board in January of 2011.He has served as the President, 1st VP, 2nd VP, all feats worthy of our deep gratitude and respect. All three of these Directors have displayed a dedication to developing the economic engine that is Yuma International Airport, and has enhanced the life of every member of our community, worthy of our praise and thanks. Being a Director of the Airport Authority is a volunteer job and requires countless hours of business and regulatory research, an ability to navigate through innumerable bureaucratic and financial minefields, and a personal investment of time, emotion and caring about the well-being of the Citizens of Yuma County and the surrounding region. The Airport Authority is deeply grateful for each of their contributions and wishes them all the best as they move forward to future successes.

    APPROVAL OF MINUTES
    The 1st Vice President called for a motion to approve the minutes of the November 12, 2019 Board Meeting. Mr. Craft so moved. Mr. Gourley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

    Votes in Favor:
    Mr. Gardner
    Mr. Morgan
    Mr. Saltzer
    Mr. Jones
    Mr. Craft
    Dr. Cullen
    Mr. Fox
    Mr. Gourley
    Mr. Matheus
    Mr. Nelson

    Votes Opposed: None

    REGULAR AGENDA
    1) Monthly report by Chief Financial Officer on current financial status.
    Mr. Hinkle, Chief Financial Officer briefed the Board on our current financial status.

    MILITARY LIAISON
    Colonel David Suggs, USMC, Commanding Officer, MCAS Yuma provided insight to issues and updates at MCAS Yuma.

    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 updates, an overview of projects underway, airport operations, Rolle Field, airline recruitment and retention efforts, general aviation, future events, and other Airport business.

    Mr. Workman, Airport Operations Director, provided a presentation on the operational status of the airfield.

    Ms. Brown, Airport Director, briefed the Board on the status of existing tenants, as well as ongoing efforts to attract additional commercial air service. Ms. Brown then briefed on the marketing and community outreach over the past month as well as airport activities scheduled next month.

    CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    There were no Public Comments.

    ADJOURNMENT
    There being no further business before the Board the meeting adjourned at 4:42PM.




    // Approved //
    Russell Jones
    Secretary Yuma County Airport Authority; Strategic Planning Committee Chairman


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