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CCAA-AB Minutes 02/06/2012Collier County Airport Authority Advisory Board Meeting Immokalee Regional Airport 165 Airpark Boulevard, Immokalee, Florida February 6, 2012 Meeting Minutes Pledge of Allegiance, Call to Order. Chairman, Lloyd Byerhof, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Roll Call and Announcement of Quorum. Advisory Board Members Present: Lloyd Byerhof, Michael Klein, Jim Murray, Frank Halas, Dick Rice, and Floyd Crews Advisory Board Members Absent Excused: Byron Meade and Dave Gardner Staff: Chris Curry, Thomas Vergo, Debbie Brueggeman, and Tiffany Mendoza Others Present: See attached sign -in sheet. Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Introduction of Guests. All present introduced themselves. 4. Adoption of the Agenda. Mr. Crews requested the following items be added to the Agenda after the Finance Report: • Jared Fink's comments regarding fertilizer used by Fletcher Flying Service • Reinstatement of grass landings at Immokalee Airport Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to approve the agenda, as amended. Mr. Rice seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote. 5. Approval of Minutes. Action: Mr. Rice made a motion to approve the minutes for the January 9, 2012 meeting. Mr. Murray seconded the motion, and it passed by unanimous vote. Hot Air Balloon Event Update. The hot air balloon event is planned for April 13 through April 15, 2012 at the Immokalee Regional Airport. The Airport Authority is working on a land lease agreement for two lots just east of the County Park for the event and the air space determination with the FAA. The Immokalee Seminole Casino will handle the set -up of the leased space. There will be a total of approximately thirty (30) balloons, fifteen (15) flying into the airport and fifteen (15) flying out. The Harvest Festival is the same weekend as this event. 7. Acknowledgement of Airport Information. Items under this section of the agenda are for informational purposes. No Advisory Board action is requested. Naples News Article regarding National Guard Armory at IMM Advisory Board members were provided a copy of the January 16, 2012 Naples Daily News article regarding the construction of an Army National Guard Readiness Center at the Immokalee Airport. 1of3 • Everglades fly -in and pancake breakfast There will be a fly -in and pancake breakfast at Everglades Airpark on Saturday, February 18, 2012. This event is being sponsored by the Everglades Society for Historic Preservation and Wings 10,000 Island Tours. • Grant pre - applications submitted to the FAA The Airport Authority submitted three grant pre - applications to FAA for the following projects: (1) Construction of the South Taxiway at X01 (2) Design and bid the restoration of Runway 17 -35 at MKY (3) Design and bid the restoration of Runway 9 -27 at IMM • MKY taxiway update The MKY taxiway should be operational the week of February 12, 2012. The project is on budget and ahead of schedule. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM. • IMM construction update Turbo Services will be performing soil bore testing in mid February, and will start building as soon as all the necessary permits are in place. The plans and specs for the build -out of the USDA building are being reviewed by the County. After the USDA approves the plans and specs, the bid will be out for twenty -one (21) days. FDOT has approved awarding the bid for the Runway 18 -36 lighting rehabilitation project to Airfield Western, LLC. The bid is significantly lower than the engineer's estimate. The Airport Authority, the project engineer, and Collier County Purchasing participated in a conference with the low bidder to confirm that they understood the scoop of the project and could complete the project within the bid amount, and concluded that the contractor demonstrated a very good knowledge of the project scope and airfield lighting equipment. FDOT has approved awarding the bid to Airfield Western, LLC. Construction should begin in mid March. • Vehicle Access Plan update A meeting will be scheduled with the Airport Authority, Mr. Skip Camp, and Mr. Stephen Fletcher to discuss alternative airport access procedures for Mr. Fletcher's suppliers. 8. Director's Report. Advisory Board action is requested on items under this section of the Agenda. • Recommendation that the BCC award Bid No. 12 -5824 Immokalee Runway 18 -36 Lighting Rehabilitation in the amount of $148,341 to Airfield Western, LLC Action: Mr. Murray made o motion to recommend that the BCC award Bid No. 12 -5824 Immokalee Runway 18 -36 Lighting Rehabilitation in the amount of $148,341 to Airfield Western, LLC. Mr. Halos seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote. 2 of 3 • Recommendation that the BCC approve amendments to two (2) sub -lease agreements with Mr. Greg Shepard to reduce his rent rate from $0.14 per square foot per year to $0.10 per square foot per year Action: Mr. Murray recommended that the BCC approve the amendments to two (2) sub- lease agreements with Mr. Greg Shepard to reduce his rent rate. Mr. Rice seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote. 9. Finance Report — Quarter ended December 31 2011 On the Comparative Statement of Revenues and Expenditures for the Marco Island Executive Airport the Total Revenue in the Annual Budget column was corrected from "$189,600" to "$982,300 ", and the Net Profit /(Loss) from Operations was corrected from "($428,000)' to "364,700." The Advisory Board expressed concern about the large decrease in the number of gallons of fuel purchased by Mr. Fletcher between the first fiscal quarter of 2010 and the first fiscal quarter of 2011. For the period ended December 31, 2010 Mr. Fletcher purchased 18,335 gallons of Jet A fuel. For the period ended December 21, 2011, Mr. Fletcher purchased 4,803 gallons of Jet A fuel. 9A. Grass Runway at IMM Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to reinstate landing on the grass at IMM. Mr. Rice seconded. The motion failed due the lack of a majority. The vote was 3 -3, with Mr. Byerhof, Mr. Murray, and Mr. Halos dissenting. 10. Public Comments. It was requested that the berms at IMM be discussed at the next Advisory Board meeting. Mr. Rice stated that he would like to discuss having two aircraft on the runway at the same time, and indicated that the runway is plenty wide for two aircraft. Mr. Jared Fink, a supplier of fertilizer utilized by Fletcher Flying Service, stated that the fertilizer used by Fletcher Flying Service is liquid, non - flammable, and non - explosive. He indicated that the base is generally fifty percent (50 %) to eighty percent (80%) water. 11. Next Meeting. The next Advisory Board meeting is on Monday, March 5, 2012 at Everglades City Hall. 12, Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m. without objection. COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA t knk Q.. 6�f� Lloyd A. Byerhof, Chairman) i 3of3 Airport Advisory Board Meeting February 6, 2012 Public Sign-In Sheet Name Affiliation AqP vi h:7- ,.J O "�\ 1 Vl i) lam►'' JJ U •-. !x�L[ O t� . , i d U P [ i O h c� \T"v i+ r\)