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Home My WebLink About06-02-2006 AIRPORT MINUTES � � ` MINUTES � Caldwell Industri�l Airport Commission APPROVED 4601-4 Aviation Way � �" 2 °'° 6 Caldwell, ID 83605 Date: 3/2/06 Time: 12:00 —1:00 pm Location: (Caldwell Industrial Airport — Office of Curt Hawkins) Commission Members Present: Scotty Crandlemire, Phil Fouts, Mack Kreizenbeck, Bob McGee, Jeff Miller, Mike Reed, �Vayne Thiel, Airport Manager — Curt Hawkins, Christine Heimbigner (City Staf fl Commission Members Absent: Dean Dishman, Hoyt Flemming, Rob Oates Guests: Tom Lemenager, Todd Combs Chairtnan Bob McGee called the meeting to order at 12:15pm. • 1. It was directed that it be noted in the minutes that "Alternate" Jeff Miller would have full voting privileges for today's meeting, as all members were not present. 2. Minutes of February 2006 Airport Commission Meeting approved and seconded. 3. Rules & Regulations — Mack Kreizenbeck Rules and Regulations — updated based on last months corrections and updates frorn CIA meeting. Exhibits still need to be updated to reflect current diagrams of the airport. Mack will have for next meeting for review. Mack will also update "Caldwell Industrial Airport Commission Member Rules and Regulations". The "Minimum Standazds" document - with Bob and Curt's changes will be distributed at next CIA meeting (April) for Commission to take and review. 4. Next Project — Airport Zone or Minimum Standards? The airport is currently zoned (light industrial). There was some discussion on what it would take to get the zoning changed to AP. Curt was asked if the airport property could house only aviation related businesses. Curt indicated that it was up to the airport commission to decide. He noted that there had previously been an onion bag company on the airport, but at that time, we had trouble getting aircraft related patrons to occupy the • airport, now airport property is prime. A roundtable showed that the majority wanted the airport property to house only aviation related businesses. It was noted that Butch Kingston's "Performance Drywall" was not 03_Mar 06 CIA Minutes 3/8/2006 1 of 3 � . • aviation related and that it was a business new to the airport, It was also noted that the back section of the hangar that the business occupies is used to store Butch's plane. The front section of the hangar is used for "Performance Drywall". It was indicated that as • long as the hangar was used to store aircraft, it would not matter what the rest of the hangar space was used for. It was aiso noted that "Performance Llrywall" is leasing lots that are uneven and have been very hard to lease out. These particular lots have been sitting for years with no one wanting to lease them. Butch does own a plane and is storing it on that property. There was discussion about the Skystar building and wha.t would be done if it reopened with a non-aviation related business. If that were to happen, then the owner of that business would have to take it up with the Commission. It was pointed out that there is all kinds of land available for non-aviation related businesses (adjacent to the airport) and that it would not be beneficial to the airport far land at the airport to be used up for non- aviation related businesses. 100% of Commission members agreed that the zoning for the airport should be changed to "AP" and that businesses located at the airport need to be aircraft related. S. Update on Ed Prtddy Project Petitioned the Caldwell City Council and it was passed just as brought up at the last commission meeting. Ed's lease will be on both bays (rows `BB" and "CC"), electrical fee paid on one bay ("BB"}. Electrical on second will be paid when the building permit for the second row has been applied for or when 9 hangars have been sold — whichever happens first. It was noted since the building praject is so large; we needed to a11ow more build time. • 6. Update from Tom Lemenager Signs — Tom mentioned the signs discussed a couple of ineetings ago are set to be installed. Plans reviewed with Gordon and in house review is coming up. Everything is on track; they (T&O) are done with the design phase and are set to bid. Terminal building — T&O is involved as a subcontractor for the terminal. No new info from EDA on building of the road. Plans are based on the $1.1 million funding that the city will provide. First phase of the terminal project - Looking at site grading (including for the terminal building), and sewer and water from Linden Road to the site. Tom was asked when the city would acquire property. He indicated it could be a couple of years dawn the road. It was noted that some af the Yamamoto land would be acquired in the future. It was also noted that in the future, when the runway is extended, Linden Road would be re-routed. T&O has been given the OK to sta.rt the survey part of their work. They will be starting full scale soon and are waiting on the $5 Million grant the FAA has promised to provide. Trying to wrap up AIP. ALP has been updated, finished and the City has signed. It is on its way to the FAA. Waiting for Central to get the $10,000 bill to the City to get it wrapped up. • Tom asked if there was a specific date window desired for starting the project. Tom and Curt will need to discuss scheduling. It was asked if the seal-coating project wouid be open to individual seal coating companies 03 Mar 06 CIA Minutes 3/8/2006 2 of 3 ' , ,�, to bid, or are we going with a bonded company. Yes to both, open to bid, but company must be able to be bonded. It is possible that it will be the same folks that did the last project. It was noted that they did an excellent job. Tom noted there would be 2 contracts • and two different contractors — one for the sign project, and one for the seal coat project. Two primes (with proj ects running pazallel) one doing signs and one seal coating. Sea1 coating will consist of runway, parallel taxiway, and a portion of the ramp that was not seal coated before. 7. Misc. — Wayne asked who was in charge of repairing the runway lights (d,amaged by the snow plow). Curt indicated he was in charge of seeing they were fixed. Normally he (Curt) waits until 3-4 need repair and contacts someone for repair. Jeff Miller asked about the possibility of putting in a grass strip. Cauld it be put in the center? Could it be paid for with private funding? Scotty mentioned safety issues with the helicopters and thought that it could be dangerous to have a grass strip in the center. There was some discussion around helicopters using the outer 6 parking spots so they did not interfere with jet traffic and patron use of the restaurant deck. It was noted that helicopters do not need as much time to warm up in the summer as in the winter, however use of the outer 6 spots will alleviate complaints from the restaurant owner and patrons of the restaurant. Curt discussed a phone call he had received from the DEA regarding the use of general aviation airports for transporting drugs. Planes come in at night with no lights on, and • meet a car and hand off drugs, then plane takes off quickly. Curt mentioned that it might be wise to start something where people dedicate themselves to one night a year watching the airport at night. Wayne mentioned a neighborhood watch type program. It was noted that we needed ta get out an Airport Newsletter —(Scotty C.) Curt mentioned getting a gate installed by the canal people (who have previously told him the airport could not have a gate. Scotty asked about the skydivers and where they were to land at the airport. It was mentianed that they were all getting along. Curt noted that Franks field would be a perfect place for skydivers to land. It was noted that Franks field is supposed to become an airpark. Scotty was going to work with Curt on getting a letter composed recommending that Franks field be turned into an Airpark (even though it is zoned M 1) so tha.t the skydivers could relocate there and it would allow growth at the Caldwell Airport. Scotty indicated that Franks field is available as of his last check. He would like to create a jump park, and invite the skydivers out to the juxnp park. At some point in time, there will not be space for skydivers to land at the Caldwell airport, so it was thought it would be goad to mention the possibility of the Skypark to the skydiving companies now. • The meeting was ad'ourned at 1:03 PM. J 03_Mar 06 CIA Minutes 3/8/2406 3 of 3