11/04/2015 AIRPARK ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
November 4, 2015
Present: Chair Denise L. Rosenberger, Vice Chair Thomas D. Black, Board Member Richard
Porraro, Board Member W. Bruce Brock, Board Member Paul A. Doric
Also Present: Camilo Soto—Assistant City Attorney, William Morris — Marine &Aviation
Director, Gordon Wills— Operations Manager, Nicole Sprague— Official Records & Legislative
Services Coordinator
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
2 —Citizens to be Heard re Items Not on the Agenda
3 —Approval of Minutes
3.1. Approve minutes of the August 5, 2015 Airpark Advisory Board meeting as submitted in
Written summation.
Member Brock moved to approve minutes of the August 5, 2015 Airpark Advisory Board
meeting as submitted in written summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
4—Tenant & Lease Report from FBO
FBO (Fixed Base Operator) representative Barbara Cooper said everyone has moved into
Hangar D and the spaces are now full. With the weather changing, snow birds are coming
back. In response to a question she said there is a waitlist for spaces in the new hangar as well
as for shade spaces.
5—Old Business
5.1. Hangar D Project Updates
Operations Manager Gordon Wills said the project is done and the spaces are filled. He said a
restroom, water fountain, and an emergency eye wash/shower station have been installed and a
sidewalk was put in around the entire structure to provide a buffer between the dirt and the door.
The project came in under budget. Staff anticipates requesting to modify the scope of the
project to use the remaining Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds to update the Airpark
Masterplan. There is currently an approved CIP for the Masterplan update.
In response to a question, Mr. Wills said he could look into pricing to place sidewalks around the
existing buildings.
Comment was made that there has been positive feedback regarding the addition of the
restrooms.
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6 — New Business
6.1. Hangar C/D move -in /out
Mr. Wills said there were a lot of logistics to figure out to get the tenants who wanted to move
from Hangar C to Hangar D and then those who wanted to move into Hangar C when the
vacancies became available. Dumpsters were provided to tenants to clean out their spaces
who took full advantage of them.
6.2. Final fire damages discussion
Mr. Wills said it was determined that the fire was the result of a lightning strike. A tenant of the
airpark who studies lightning strikes said the strike hit somewhere down the road, traveled and
because of the fuel or fumes in the area, the fire ignited. There was less than $500 in damage
to the fuel tank and hoses and it cost less than $500 to get the tank repainted. In response to a
question, Ms. Cooper said a company came out and properly grounded the tank.
Items not on the Agenda
Mr. Wills said the annual Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) inspection was
scheduled for the following day, Thursday, November 5.
Ms. Cooper invited all to the annual Airpark Christmas Party scheduled for Friday, December
11, 2015.
Mr. Wills and Ms. Cooper suggested the annual open house event take place every other year
as attendance is low with a once a year event.
Member Brock moved to make the Airpark Open House event biennial. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
Comment was made that the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) was using the Civil Air
Patrol (CAP) building and things appear to be going fine.
7 — Agenda for Next Meeting — February 3, 2016
8 — Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Chair — Airpark Advisory Board
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