BCC Minutes 03/27/2009 W (w/Airport Authority)
March 27,2009
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS/
AIRPORT AUTHORITY WORKSHOP
Naples, Florida, March 27, 2009
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Board of
County Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted
business herein, met in a WORKSHOP SESSION on this date at 9:00 AM,
at the Administrative Building "F", 3rd Floor Collier County Government
Complex, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Commissioner Donna Fiala
Commissioner Frank Halas
Commissioner Jim Coletta
Commissioner Tom Henning
Airport Authority Board Members
Chairman: Byron Meade
Vice Chairman: Michael Klein
Stephen Price
Frank Secrest
Lloyd Byerhof
James Murray
ALSO PRESENT:
JeffKlatzkow, County Attorney
Sue Filson, BCC Executive Manager
Winona Stone, Assistant to the County Manager
Theresa Cook, Executive Director, Airport Authority
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Collier County Board of Commissioners
Collier County Airport Authority
WORKSHOP
March 27, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
I. Opening Comments
II. Organization
III. Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Funding
IV. Fiscal Year 2009 Projects
a. Everglades Airpark
b. Marco Island Executive Airport
- Master Plan
c. Immokalee Regional Airport/Florida Tradeport
- Master Plan/Planned Unit Development (PUD)
V. Collier County Airport Authority Operating Budget
VI. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
VII. Five-Year Capital Improvement Projects
a. Everglades Airpark
b. Marco Island Executive Airport
c. Immokalee Regional Airport/Florida Tradeport
VIII. Closing Remarks
March 27, 2009
I. Opening Comments
Chairman Fiala called the Workshop to order at 9:00 AM and the Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Theresa Cook, Executive Director of the Airport Authority provided a publication
"Board o/County Commissioners and Collier County Airport Authority March 27.
2009 Workshop" for review by the attendees.
II. Organization
Theresa Cook provided an overview of the Airport Authority noting the following:
· There are 7 Airport Authority Board Members with 3 Airports under
their jurisdiction (located in Immokalee, Everglades City and Marco
Island)
· There are 4 active runways with 16 full time employees within the
Authority.
· Many employees are cross-trained in many areas to promote economic
efficiency.
· The Airports provide a vital service as well as create positive
environmental impacts to the region.
· Funding sources include grants, aviation fuel taxes and matching funds
from the County.
III. Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Funding
Theresa Cook provided an overview of the FY 2009 Grant Funding Projects.
IV. Fiscal Year 2009 Projects
Theresa Cook provided an overview of the FY 2009 Projects and highlighted the
following:
a. Everglades Airpark
· T-Hangar Facility Reconstruction
. Security Facility Reconstruction
· South Taxiway Mitigation Complete
· South Taxiway Design Complete
b. Marco Island Executive Airport
Master Plan
· On-site Vegetation Management is now being completed "in house"
resulting in substantial cost savings to the Authority.
· Marco Island Executive Airport Master Plan Completed
· Design Phase of a new Taxiway with required mitigation to be at
Rookery Bay.
c. Immokalee Regional Airport/Florida Tradeport
Master Plan/Planned Unit Development
· Immokalee Regional Airport Master Plan completed.
· Planned Unit Development under review by County Boards.
· Apron Expansion
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· USDA building designed completed with permit processing underway.
· Florida Army National Guard Center tentatively scheduled for
completion in 3 years.
V. Collier County Airport Authority Operating Budget
Theresa Cook noted the Operating Budget which includes the Administration and
Operations of the 3 Airports.
VI. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
Theresa Cook provided two budget proposals for FY 2010: - a 3% decrease based on
a tax neutral proposal and a 25% reduction based on a millage neutral proposal.
There are no capital expenditures planned for this budget year.
She noted the Authority is not seeking a deviation from the Board of County
Commissioners guidelines on their proposed FY 2010 budget
Commissioner Halas arrived at 9:22AM
VII. Five-Year Capital Improvement Projects
Theresa Cook highlighted the Capital Improvements planned at the various facilities
including:
a. Everglades Airpark
· Reconstruction of T Hangars
· Reconstruction of Security Building
· South Taxiway Construction
. Apron North
. New Terminal Building
b. Marco Island Executive Airport
· Taxiway Mitigation
· Construct Apron & Relocate Parking Lot
· Taxiway and Apron Design
· Taxiway and Apron Construction
. Terminal Design
. New Terminal
c. Immokalee Regional Airport/Florida Tradeport
· Completion of the PUD
· Runway Land Acquisition
· Air Traffic Control Tower Permitting and Construction
. Hangar Construction
· Apron Construction
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Individual Authority members provided comments with the following highlighted:
· Critical to ensure any required budget cuts do not have a negative
impact on the safety of airport operations.
· The hangars at Everglade City and the Taxiway at Marco Island should
remain high priority items.
· The Immokalee Airport provides maximum opportunity for the location
of agriculture, commercial and industrial based businesses.
· Staff has the full support of the Airport Authority Board.
· The public should not lose sight of the economic benefit provided by the
Airpo rts.
· The need for the public to understand the funding for construction of
most airports facilities is primarily provided by Grants from Federal
Agencies and other organizations outside Collier County.
Commissioner Henning left at 9:32AM
Commissioner Coletta stated the progress in the development at the Immokalee
Airport has been positive; however the projects are still behind schedule. He is
requesting the EDC conduct an evaluation on the progress of the related
developments which should include recommendations.
Commissioner Halas requested clarification on the available funding for the
construction of the taxiway at Marco Island Executive Airport.
Theresa Cook noted there was no funding provided in the recent Federal Stimulus
Package. Based on the history of the FAA's involvement in funding various aspects
of development of the taxiway (design and permitting, etc.), she believes they will
ultimately participate in funding the construction of the project.
VIII. Closing Remarks - none
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March 27, 2009
Being no further business for the good of the County, the Workshop concluded by
order of the Chair at 9:52 A.M.
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
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