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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-04-2009 AIRPORT COMMISSION MINUTES ° � MINUTES Caldwell Industrial Airport Commission 4601-4 Aviation Way Caldwell, ID 83605 APQROV ;;� ; cc - - Date: June 4, 2009 Time: 12:00 — 1:00 pm Location: Caldwell Industrial Airport — Office of Curt Hawkins Commission Members Present: Bob McGee, Phil Fouts, Mack Kreizenbeck, Jeff Miller, Mike Reed, Wayne Thiel, Myron Tucker, Airport Manager — Curt Hawkins, Kathy Schara (Airport Manager's Secretary) Commission Members Absent: Hoyt Fleming, Marty Koch, Rob Oates Guests: Toby Epler — Kimley-Horn, Doug Bergner, Butch Kingston, Eric Cormell, DuWaine Emmons, Jim & Anita Shore, Brian Billingsley, Paul Janes Chairman Bob McGee called the meeting to order at 11:58 PM. 1. Minutes of May 2009 Airport Commission Meeting Motion was made and seconded to accept the May 2009 Minutes. Motion passed. 2. Idaho Department of Aeronautics Tour — June 19th Curt received a call from John deThomas, director of Idaho Department of Aeronautics, wanting a tour of the airport at 10:30 am on June 19 Curt will ride on the bus with them and give the tour. Curt stated that we need to have the airport cleaned up as much as possible. He has had the Code Enforcement people helping with this. A Commission member asked for the date of the hangar inspection. Curt stated that it will occur immediately and over the next few months. 3. Reliever Status Update Regarding whether it is advantageous for us to keep reliever status at this airport, Curt reported that at the IAMA Meeting he learned it should be addressed in the , Master Plan. ' 4. Report on IAMA Meeting in McCall Curt reported to the Commission Members on various items from the IAMA Meeting. There was discussion regarding accident response on the runway. Curt stated that he needs to have a meeting with emergency response personnel and media to let them know when they can and cannot access the runway. 5. New Terminal Update Toby Epler, of Kimley-Horn reported that Ken Frazee, with the City of Caldwell, told him there have been some minor delays with the terminal construction, but they are still moving forward, with construction to be completed in October 2009. Q6 June Q9 C!A !�linutes � final draft 6/$I2009 1 0� 3 < , Regarding the Taxiway and Apron Project, contracts have been signed by Lurrre Construction, and construction start date is anticipated to be July 6 with an expected mid to late August 2009 completion. Toby reported that the larger apron was awarded by the City, and will therefore accommodate a couple of planes parking on the apron at one time. 6. Master Plan Update Toby Epler of Kimley-Horn reported that costs have been submitted by Coffman. The City is in the process of having an independent estimate done. Toby then gave a rundown of how stimulus money was awarded in Idaho: 1. To those projects who coutdn't afford it, 2. To projects where construction was planned for this year, 3. To projects where there were pavement failures. 7. Air Show Doug Bergner, the Festival of Flight Air Show Coordinator, stated that the air show is "on track and on time", and invited the Commission Members to the pre-show Friday night at 7pm. He stated that the runway will be closed on Saturday from 11 am to 2pm. Doug Bergner explained his Wings of Charity (501 c3) that is putting on this air show. This charity provides flights for medical needs that couldn't be otherwise afforded here in this valley. 8. FAA Letter There was extensive discussion about a letter received from the FAA regarding an alleged near miss between a truck and aircraft. Curt provided copies of the letter to the Commission Members. The truck invotved in the reported incident belongs to Butch Kingston, the owner of Performance Drywall, who was at the meeting. Butch stated that his truck has never been on the airport unless they were doing a job. There was discussion regarding the requirement for parking outside the fence and having an authorized escort for occasional situations requiring vehicles inside the fence. Mack Kreizenbeck stated that we would have to hire four full-time and two part- time employees to cover the airport 24R to accomplish this. Mike Reed stated that it will require a very large expense to satisfy the FAA requirements in the letter. Mike Reed brought up the issue of a complaint about him living in his hangar. He stated that he was told he could have a pilot's lounge/night watchman's quarters in his hangar. Mike admitted that he does stay there some times, but he does not live there. He has stayed out here at night when there have been burglaries out here, and when he does, he patrols the airport. He is willing to have his hangar Q6 Jur�e Q9 �IA Minutes - final drafit 6I8t2009 2�f 3 � �. inspected, but also wants the hangar inspected that belongs to the person who made the complaint. . The identity of the person making the complaint to FAA has been requested from the FAA, however this request has not been provided. Many Commission members brought up the point that the airport is a community, dependant upon one another, and that we should be and are policing each other. The question was asked what can be done about this. Various possible scenarios were discussed. 9. Brian Billingsley — Planning and Zoning Brian Billingsley presented a proposed Bike Pathway Project that he is working on. He is trying to utilize as much public lands as possible for this project. Brian suggested the use of land along the east edge of the airport, 8-10 ft. wide outside of the fence. He asked if the Commission would approve of such use. Mike Reed stated that he would prefer the bike path stay on Linden, to avoid future complaints/issues regarding airport land use. Jeff Miller stated that he would like to see the pathway there on the land. Mack Kreizenbeck stated he would go along with the proposal, as long as it is subject to future airport expansion. Brian stated that the timeframe is not yet known, but is probably "a ways down the road". Myron Tucker stated that he would not object, as long as it is outside the fence. Brian also stated that Rob Oates has spoken to him about expanding the Airport Overlay Zone, and asked if the Commission agrees with this possibility. The consensus of the members was that it would be a good idea. 10. Mack Kreizenbeck Commission Member Mack Kreizenbeck suggested a letter be written to the FAA stating that the issue of driving on the taxiways will be addressed in the Master Plan. Mack requested an update on Maule Mods. Curt stated that the latest word, through our attorney, is that he is planning to stay in business and paying off his bills. 11. July Meeting After short discussion, a motion was made and seconded to cancel the July 2009 Meeting. The motion passed. The next Caldwell Airport Commission Meeting will be August 6 2009, at 12 noon. Next Airport Commission Meeting: Thursday, August 6 2009. The meeting was adjourned at 1:07PM. Q6_June_09 GiA f�tlinutes -�inal draffi 61�12009 3 of 3