11/26/1996CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL WORK SESSION
CITY OF CLEARWATER
November 26, 1996
Present: J. B. Johnson Vice-Mayor/Commissioner
Ed Hooper Commissioner
Karen Seel Commissioner
Charles Kilbride Airport Authority Member
Glen Bahnick Civil Engineer II, Airport Authority Liaison
Gwen Legters Board Reporter
Absent: Rita Garvey Mayor/Commissioner
Robert Clark Commissioner
The special work session convened at 8:30 a.m. at Clearwater Airpark for a tour of seven general aviation airports in the region. At 9:40 a.m., the group boarded a chartered eight-seat
aircraft piloted by Mr. Mohan Jattansingh, of Global Air Charter, Inc., Clearwater.
The following itinerary lists the airport name, location, FBO (Fixed Base Operator) and representative, of the airports scheduled/visited.
Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida (added to the agenda due to proximity)
Crystal Aero Group, Inc., T.E. Davis, President
Hernando County Airport, Brooksville, Florida
American Aviation, John Petrick, President; Glenn Tippin, Flight Instructor
Tampa Bay Executive Airport, Odessa, Florida -- Dr. James P. Gills, Owner
Seven Eagles FBO, Anita Brink, Airport Manager
Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida
Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc., Mark R. Moberg, President,
David C. Moberg, Vice President
Lakeland Lindner Regional Airport, Lakeland, Florida
Lunch (no tour or interview)
Plant City Airport, Plant City, Florida (deleted due to time constraints)
Peter O. Knight Airport, Tampa, Florida
Tampa Flying Service, Ralph E. Burge, President
At each stop, members of the group observed the facility and interviewed FBO’s and/or airport representatives regarding airport services and operations. Airport personnel responded
to questions regarding number of aircraft onsite; hangar lease rates, fuel sales; runway length; maximum size of aircraft served; aircraft sales; airport standards; FBO lease details;
funding sources; amenities, ownership and management of each facility.
The group compared notes from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m., during lunch at Tony’s Restaurant in
Lakeland Regional Airport. No tour was conducted.
Upon returning to Clearwater Airpark, the meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.