08/01/2001AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 1, 2001
Present: Dennis Roper Chair
Brenda Harris Nixon Board Member
Bob Lunt Board Member
Absent: Gary Benjamin Board Member
Ron Streicher Board Member
Also Present: John Carassas Assistant City Attorney
William Morris Marine & Aviation Department Director
Gordon Wills Airpark Operations Manager
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
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.
ITEM #2 – Approval of Minutes
Member Nixon moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 6, 2001, as submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Tenant Report/FBO
David King, FBO (Fixed Base Operator), reported on Airpark parking spaces: 1) 27 t-hangars; 2) 40 shade hangars (plus J8, not owned by Airpark); 3) 49 hard-stands (43 rentals/6 school
planes); 4) 32 grass-stands (23 rentals/9 school planes); and 5) 3 helipads (one closed). Mr. King reported hiring a new maintenance company to cut the Airpark’s grass. He said the
change has not saved him money as he does not want to reduce staff. The facility has neither problems nor recent complaints. The shade hangars are being prepared for painting.
ITEM #4 – Other Business
Airpark Operations Manager Gordon Wills distributed the Clearwater Financial Status report, indicating the available balance is $91,298. In response to a question, he said the report
is distributed quarterly, unless a drastic change occurs. He said the biggest changes are related to salaries, over which staff has no control.
Mr. Wills said the projects to paint the t-hangars and install landscaping should be completed by the end of the month. The incorrect sealant, applied to the new t-hangars’ floors,
will be removed and replaced after the shade hangars are painted.
Mr. Wills reported Assistant Engineering Director Glen Bahnick had recommended a $7,500 contract with PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc.) for a study regarding the runway
extension and related lighting. He said the contract is reasonably priced. Civil Air Patrol representative John Antanasio suggested the contract cost is too high. Mr. Wills
distributed a copy of the contract’s proposed Scope of Work. Information from the study will be used for the related RFP (Request for Proposals). The study will consider the entire
1,000-foot length of the runway. It was recommended the board accept staff’s recommendation.
Mr. Wills reviewed progress on paving and the shade hangars painting project, the front entrance beautification project, and efforts to control weeds on the berm. A striped line has
been painted on the main runway. A new entrance sign is being requested. A new radius for each taxi lane is planned. The front gate has an inside button for emergency egress. The
gate will have maintenance twice a year.
ITEM #6 – Other Business
Ed Slattery expressed concern the FBO had requested him to remove his hangar, which was installed more than 23 years ago at the Airpark. He said the hangar needs to be repaired before
it can be relocated. He requested an extension to October to move the hangar. Marine & Aviation Department Director William Morris stated the Master Plan has identified the hangar’s
location for development. Mr. Morris and Mr. King are responsible for the decision, although the Airport Authority can make a recommendation. He requested Mr. Slattery submit a letter
of intent as soon as possible, to move the hangar by October 2001.
ITEM #7 – Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for September 5, 2001.
ITEM #8 – Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:28 p.m.