03/28/2024 Airpark Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 28, 2024
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 28, 2024
3:00 PM
Special Meeting
Main Library - Council Chambers
Airpark Advisory Board
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Airpark Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 28, 2024
Roll Call
Present 3 - Chair Roger Schulman, Board Member Thomas Crockett, and Board
Member John Renton
Also Present— Michael MacDonald - Marine & Aviation Director, Bill Hodgson — Marine
& Aviation Assistant Manager, and Nicole Sprague — Deputy City Clerk
1. Call To Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda
4. New Business Items
4.1 Board Member Discussion on the installation of a permanent or temporary beacon at
the Clearwater Airpark.
Concerns were expressed related to the plane crash in Clearwater on
February 1, 2024. It was said that ClearwaterAirpark has never had a
rotating beacon and that it should be a high priority item. It was said that
there is no way to tell if a rotating beacon would have helped the pilot locate
the Airpark the night of the accident. The rotating beacon is identified in the
Master Plan as an upcoming project.
In response to suggestions, Marine and Aviation Director Michael
MacDonald said geotechnical survey work is being done and once complete,
a location for a beacon will be determined. He said the beacon is a priority
for FlyUSA and everyone is working at priority speed, however, the survey
work must be completed first. A vendor has been selected for the survey
work. He said he could not give a timeline on how long the survey work
would take and how long until a beacon location is determined.
Discussion ensued with comments made that the process is moving
along as fast as possible and that the beacon remains a priority.
6. Director's Report
7. Board Members to be Heard
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8. Adjourn
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Meeting Minutes March 28, 2024
The meeting adjourned at 3:16 p.m.
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