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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAAC Minutes 1995 03/13 CITY OF McCALL AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING March 13, 1995 Chairman Anderson called the meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. in the conference room of Toothman- Orton Engineering at the Airport. Members Tom Tucker and Rick Fereday, along with Chairman Michael Anderson answered the call. NEW BUSINESS The pt~ose of this special meeting was to review and act on the Scope of Services presented to the Committee by David Rickerson of Transportation Specialists, Incorporated (TSI) for work to be done by his firm in preparing the new Airport Master Plan. Fereday moved and Tucker supported to approve the Scope of Services as presented. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. Staff was then directed to check with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to determine the next several steps in the process. Staffwas directed to contact Rickerson to see where the money for review of the Scope of Services by the engineering firm of Carter and Burgess of Denver, Colorado comes from. It is the concern of the Committee that that cost is included in the overall cost of the project ($88,000). DISCUSSION The Committee discussed various methods to do a count of take offs and landings as part of the data needed for the Master Plan. Staff was directed to find out if 110 volt power sources were available at both ends of the runway to operate automatic flight counters. Staff was directed to contact William Parfish to see if the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Aeronautics would help with buying a counter. Being no other business before the Committee, Tucker moved and Fereday supported to adjourn the meeting at 12:46 p.m. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. Mijfi~ffel Ander son,/~rm~ CITY OF McCALL AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES April 5, 1995 Chairman Anderson called the meeting to order at 12:06 p.m. in the conference room of Toothman- Orton Engineering Company, located at the airport. Michael Anderson, Gordon Colburn, Rick Fereday, and Tom Tucker answered the roll call. Gary Shimun and James Henderson were present to represent staff. George Dordss was also present. Tucker moved and Fereday supported to accept the minutes of the March 1, 1995 and March 13, 1995 meetings. The motion passed. James Henderson gave a report on depreciation as it appears in the Airport budget. Shimun reported that the Jacobson lease situation had been resolved. Mr. Jaeobson paid on the lease for the months owed, and agreed to be off the property by June 1, 1995. Old Business The Committee discussed the status of the Airport Master Plan. Shimun noted that Cayla Morgan of the FAA has approved the scope of work, and that he has contacted Nick Nesta of Carter-Burgess Engineering to arrange for an independent review of that scope of work. The Committee discussed a letter from Sandra Simmons of the FAA on an AWOS upgrade. It was concluded that Ms. Simmons needs to understand our need to purchase the upgrade without going to bid. Bidding would increase the cost by about twenty-five percent for an item that has a sole source supplier. New Business Pursuant to a request by City Council to review fees, Tucker moved and Anderson supported to eliminate landing fees for commercial users. The motion carded. The Committee reviewed a letter written by Richard Orton on behalf of Judd DeBoer asked that the Airport Master Plan progress be coordinated with the planning being done by Mr. DeBoer on his property around the airport. The committee agreed with the request. Staffwas directed to write and confirm an invitation for DeBoer's people to meet with the Committee and TSI representatives when they are here at the end of April. Fereday moved and Colburn supported to purchase an AWOS upgrade through reduction in size of * * * * * the south jet ramp under the current Airport Improvement Project. Discussion There is a person in town who may be qualified to perform routine maintenance and inspection of our NDB and AWOS systems. Staffwas directed to find out the standards for determining qualifications for that work. Fereday discussed a camera system to do the flight counts for the Master Plan. His cost is about $6,000. He and Anderson will meet to work out details. Colburn will meet with Henderson to see where money could come out of the budget. Staff was directed to call Bill McDade at the Idaho Surplus Pool to get on the MUFFIN list for Federal surplus equipment. George Dorris queried the Committee regarding single pilot operations. He was directed to pick up Airport rules from City Hall. There being no other business before the Committee, Fereday moved and Tucker supported to adjourn. The motion passed. The meeting ended at 1:21 p.m.