2021-02-04 Airport Commission MinutesMINUTES
Caldwell Industrial Airport Commission
4814 E. Linden Street
Caldwell, ID 83605
Email: mpeters@cityofcaldwell.org
208-459-9779
Date:February 4th, 2021
Time:12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Location:Caldwell Industrial Airport – Hubler Terminal Large Meeting Room
Commission Members Present:
In-person: Steve Kahn, Vivian Ferkin,
Via Zoom: David Carson, Red Dory, Brent Orton, Chris Allgood, Greg Swanson, Al Rice
Brent Orton--Public Works Director, Rob Oates--Airport Manager,
Misty Peters--Airport Administrative Assistant
Commission Members Absent:none
Guests:Douglas Waterman--City Attorney
Stan Siewert, Chris Marshall, Rob Allen
Via Zoom: Toby Epler—JUB, Doug Kandle
Commission Chairman Steve Kahn called the meeting to order at 12:03 pm.
--And so begin the Zoom troubles! (Missing details are likely a result of
challenges with the Zoom participation.)
1.Introduce new Airport Administrative Assistant, Misty Peters
2.Introduce Airport Commission Members
Steve Kahn and new commissioner Vivian Ferkin attending in-person; all other
commissioners in attendance via Zoom.
3.City building closure continues –Rob Oates
Rob explains that since publishing the agenda, Governor Little has moved the
state back to “Stage 3”, opening City buildings back up for in-person meetings of
up to 50 persons. Next scheduled meeting will be in-person, still accommodated
in the larger meeting room at Hubler Terminal.
4.Select Commission Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2021
Discussion about maintaining Steve Kahn as Chairman for 2021, with
unanimous support.
Chris Allgood nominates Greg Swanson as Vice Chairman, and Al Rice seconds
the motion with unanimous support.
5.Minutes of October 2020 Airport Commission Meeting
Motion was made and seconded to accept the October 2020 Minutes with revision after
a guest, Stan Siewert, also present at the last meeting, raised concern about
terminology used to document the third bullet point in #6/Announcements. Motion
passed.
The minutes will be changed slightly, and re-published.
6.Audience Participation (Items Not on Agenda)
Guest Chris Marshall presents a summary of personal and “poll” opinions he
compiled from the comments of pilots and stakeholders involved at the Caldwell
Airport. He shared copies in the room, and a digital version of the file has been
sent to Zoom attendees.
Guest Stan Siewert asked for the commission to hear his thoughts and try to
answer questions about some of the airport processes related to leases and
development at the airport, the master plan, capital projects, etc.
Mentioned interest in seeing more hangars (T-hangars specifically) added to
help alleviate demand for aircraft parking space at KEUL.
Public Works Director Brent Orton suggests that such discussion prompts a
request for this topic to be added as an Agenda item for the next meeting.
(Commissioner) Red Dory mentions that her development of hangars is now
beginning construction, and also states that she is aware of great demand for
hangar space.
7.Approve Commission 2021 Meeting Schedule
Commissioner Greg Swanson requests that a March meeting be added to the 2021
meeting schedule. The motion to add March meeting was moved upon and approved.
A revised meeting schedule will be published.
Other Agenda items not addressed due to time constraints will be moved to the March
meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:33 pm.
Next Airport Commission Meeting:March 4nd, 2021 @ Noon
Hubler Terminal, Large Meeting Room #125
(In-person meeting plan at this point in time.)