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CCAA-AB Minutes 05/07/20120011111111. Collier County Airport Authority Advisory Board Meeting Immokalee Regional Airport 165 Airpark Boulevard, Immokalee, FL May 7, 2012 Meeting Minutes 1. Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Call to Order. Chairman, Lloyd Byerhof, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Advisory Board Members Present: Lloyd Byerhof, Michael Klein Jim Murray, Frank Halas, and Floyd Crews Advisory Board Members Absent /Excused: Byron Meade, and Dave Gardner Staff: Chris Curry, 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. Crews made a motion to approve the agenda. Mr. Klein seconded, and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote. Action: Following adoption of the Agenda, Mr. Murray made a motion that Advisory Board meetings be recorded. Mr. Halos seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The Advisory Board also indicated that others present were welcome to record Airport Advisory Board meetings. 5. Approval of Minutes. In Section 7, Director's Report, the second sentence in the Action item under the first bullet was amended to read as follows. Mr. Halos made a motion to recommend that the BCC approve the Ground Vehicle Access Plan for IMM. Mr. Murray seconded. The Advisory Board voted 3-0 to recommend that the BCC approve the Vehicle Access Plan, with Mr. Crews abstaining because he had not had an opportunity to review. Mr..Crews indicated that he would let them know if he had any concerns with the plan at the next Advisory Board meeting. Action: Mr. Halos then made a motion to approve the minutes for the April 9, 2012 meeting, as amended. Mr. Murray seconded the motion, and it passed by unanimous vote. Iof3 7. Director's Report. Advisory Board action is requested on items under this section of the Agenda. • Recommendation that the BCC approve a refund in the amount of $495.58 for Mr. John Ranweiler. Action: Mr. Klein made a motion to recommend that the BCC approve a refund in the amount of $495.58 for Mr. John Ranweiler. Mr. Halas seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote. Recommendation of a member to the Airport Advisory Board. Mr. Marvin Courtright indicated that he would like to withdraw his application for the Airport Advisory Board stating that he was satisfied with the applicants and that it might be construed as a conflict of interest if he were to continue to pursue interests at the Immokalee Airport. Action: Mr. Klein made a motion to recommend Mr. John Varsomes for appointment to the Advisory Board. The motion failed for lack of a second. Mr. Crews made a motion to recommend Ms. Madga Ayala for appointment to the Advisory Board. The motion failed for lack of a second. Mr. Halas made a motion to recommend Mr. Karl H. Geng for appointment to the Advisory Board. Mr. Murray seconded, and the motion passed by a vote of 4 -1, with Mr. Crews dissenting. The Advisory Board discussed the requirement that at least one member of the Advisory be from Immokalee if there is a qualified candidate, and if the fact that the Alternate member is from Immokalee satisfies that requirement. They also discussed Ms. Mayhood's eligibility given that she does not reside in Collier County. Because the final decision will ultimately be made by the Board of County Commissioners, it was decided that the Advisory Board would submit their recommendation, and let the Board of County Commissioner and County Attorney determine the legality. Ms. Mayhood expressed concern that the requirements to serve on the Advisory Board were not available with the application. Mr. Fletcher inquired what the Advisory Board was basing their recommendation on. • Ground Vehicle Access Plan for the Immokalee Airport and Collier County Facilities Management Director's Report Action: Mr. Byerhof asked Mr. Crews if he had any concerns regarding this item, which was presented at the April 9 meeting since Mr. Crews abstained from voting an this item at the that meeting because he has not had an opportunity to review it. Mr. Crews indicated that he did not. 2of3 8. Finance Report — Quarter ended March 31, 2012 Advisory Board members were provided a copy of the Finance Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Board recognized that fuel sales were up quite a bit at Immokalee. This is likely attributable, at least in part, to flight schools. Action: Mr. Murray made a motion to accept the Finance Report. Mr. Halos seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. 9. Public Comments. The Advisory Board expressed their appreciation to Mr. Dick Rice for his service and contributions to the Airport Advisory Board, and Mr. Rice thanked the Board for the opportunity. Mr. Marvin Courtright and Mr. Rice indicated that minutes from Advisory Board meetings are not always detailed enough. Mr. Shepard stated that at one of the meetings, the Advisory Board indicated that his taxiway access would be discussed at the next meeting, but was it not brought up again. The Chairman suggested that if that should happen again in the future, Mr. Shepard bring up the issue. 10. Next Meeting. The next Advisory Board meeting is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at the Marco Island Executive Airport. Mr. Byerhof informed the Advisory Board that he will not be at the June 4, 2012 meeting. 11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. without objection. COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA LI yd A. 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