08-06-12 Minutes (3) Collier County Airport Authority
Advisory Board Meeting
Immokalee Regional Airport
165 Airpark Boulevard, Immokalee, FL
August 6, 2012
Meeting Minutes
1. Pledge
of Allegiance.
2. Call to Order. Lloyd Byerhof, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Advisory Board Members Present: Lloyd Byerhof, Michael Klein, Jim Murray, Dave Gardner,
Karl Geng and Floyd Crews.
Advisory Board Members Absent/Excused: Frank Halas and Byron Meade
Staff: Chris Curry, Bob Tweedie, and Debbie Brueggeman
Others Present: See attached sign-in
sheet.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
3. Introduction of Guests. All present introduced themselves.
4. Adoption of the Agenda.
Action: Mr. Klein made a motion
to approve the agenda. Mr. Murray seconded, and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
5. Approval of Minutes.
Action: Mr. Murray made a motion to approve the minutes for the
June 4, 2012 meeting. Mr. Geng seconded the motion, and it passed by unanimous vote.
6. Update/Acknowledgement of Airport Information
Items under this section of the agenda are for
informational purposes. No Advisory Board action is requested.
TSA Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) August 26, 2012 – August 30, 2012
Advisory Board members were provided a copy
of the TSA Temporary Flight Restrictions effective August 26, 2012 through August 30, 2012 due to the Republican National Convention being held in Tampa. This TFR will not impact the
Collier County Airports. It was provided as a general update to the flying populous.
IMM Update.
Grant application submitted to the FAA for the design, permitting and bidding of
Runway 9-27 restoration
The FAA has announced/set aside $1.25M for this project. The FAA share of funding has recently been revised from 95% FAA funding to 90%. About five engineering firms responded to a
Request for Proposal for the design, permit, and bidding of the restoration of both Runway 9-27 at IMM and 18-36 at MKY. Several companies that the Airport Authority has done business
with over time teamed up. Hole Montes-URS was selected for the projects. Grant applications have been submitted to the FAA for both projects. It is anticipated that the FAA will write
the grant within the next several weeks.
The Advisory Board discussed various options for decoupling the runways and the primary runway designation.
Lighting Rehabilitation Project
The
project was completed a couple of weeks ago. The total cost was approximately $160,000, which was 80% funded by FDOT and 20% by the Airport Authority/County. The rotating beacon was
replaced, a PAPI system was installed on Runway 18-36, and REILs were repaired and replaced on Runway 18 and installed on Runway 36.
USDA Building
The BCC approved the interior
modification at least a month ago. Once Source Construction was awarded the bid. The contract documents were delayed within the Purchasing process, but are now with the USDA for final
approval. The project should be completed within sixty to ninety days from the Notice to Proceed.
Turbo Services
The facility received a Certificate of Occupancy on July 31, 2012,
and is up and running. A public test run was conducted on August 1, 2012. Code enforcement performed decibel level tests at various locations. At the park and the front entrance to the
airport, the decibel level was 72 dbs, which is about the level of noise of a car coming down the street.
MKY Update.
Taxiway – FDOT GA Project of the Year
The MKY Taxiway project
was the recipient of the FDOT’s General Aviation Project of the Year Award, which was announced at the annual FAC conference.
Grant Application submitted to the FAA for the design,
permitting and bidding of the runway restoration.
As indicated above, a grant application has been submitted to the FAA for this project, and the Airport Authority anticipates being
offered the grant within the next several weeks. The same consultant(s) is doing the design work for the IMM and MKY runway restoration projects.
Update on “Special Treatment” process for taxiway project
The Clerk of Courts asserted that a portion of the newly constructed taxiway was in a Special Treatment (ST) area, which required
an ST permit. As directed by the BCC, the Airport Authority worked with the County Permitting Group to obtain an “after-the-fact” ST permit, which went through the Environmental Advisory
Committee and Planning Advisory Committee. It is scheduled set to go BCC for approval in September.
X01 Update
Grant Application for completion of the South Taxiway
The FAA has indicated
that the Airport Authority must do a minor update to the Airport Layout Drawing before submitting its grant application for construction of the South portion of the taxiway. The Authority
plans to have this completed and the project bid prior to the next FAA grant funding cycle in early January 2013.
7. Finance Reports – Month ended May 31, 2012 and Quarter Ended
June 30, 2012
Advisory Board members were provided a copy of the Finance Reports for the month ended May 31, 2012 and the quarter ended June 30, 2012. It is anticipated that jet fuel
sales at IMM will increase now that Turbo Services is up and running.
Action: Mr. Gardner made a motion to accept the finance reports as presented. Mr. Murray seconded, and the motion
passed unanimously.
8. Public Comments.
None.
9. Next Meeting.
The next Advisory Board meeting is on Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Marco Island Executive Airport.
10. Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m. without objection.
COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Lloyd A. Byerhof,
Chairman