[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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AND ROLL CALL.LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ON THE FLAG.
MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ONE MINOR THING WE COULD JUST CHANGE.I THINK IT'S JUST A TYPO HERE ON SECTION SEVEN.
LAST PARAGRAPH, IT SAYS MEMBER EDLIN AND I DON'T THINK HE'S A MEMBER.
FORMER MEMBERS. [INAUDIBLE] MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED OR AS CORRECTED.
THAT'S CORRECT. NEED A SECOND FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JUNE.
[5. OLD BUSINESS]
OLD BUSINESS [INAUDIBLE].ONE THING I THINK IT WAS IN THE EMAIL THAT DAVE SENT OUT THAT CHANGED THE FORMAT OF THE MEETINGS USED TO BE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA CAME LATER, RIGHT AROUND NOW THAT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE END.
I GUESS THAT'S IN KEEPING WITH THE REST OF THE WAY THE CITY DOES THAT NOW, IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. SO, ANY NEW BUSINESS?
[6. NEW BUSINESS]
I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY ON THE AGENDA.I'M GOING TO COVER A LOT ON THE AIRPORT.
OKAY. WELL, MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
OKAY. SAM CARVER, AIRPORT DIRECTOR, FERNANDINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
[7. AIRPORT DIRECTOR AND STAFF REPORTS ]
GOOD EVENING. JUST.I GOT A FEW ITEMS WRITTEN DOWN HERE.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER AND THEN BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST CITY COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOP THIS YEAR RECENTLY, AND IT WAS APPROVED IN THIS PART OF THE PROCESS. THERE'S NOT ANY MAJOR CHANGES FROM OUR AIRPORT BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR.
I GOT HERE AFTER IT ALREADY BEGAN, SO I DIDN'T REALLY GET INTO THE WEEDS OF IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST YOUR TYPICAL OPERATIONAL INCREASES FROM INSURANCES, UTILITIES, ET CETERA, THAT TYPE STUFF.
BUT OVERALL, OUR BUDGET, WE ARE IN THE BLACK AS FAR AS OUR REVENUE IS CONCERNED.
I EXPECT THAT AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR WE'LL BE ADDING MONEY TO THE RESERVES ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE $862,000 IN OUR RESERVES. SO, THE AIRPORT IS FINANCIALLY STRONG RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS.
I'M GOING TO MENTION NOW FOR THE UPCOMING 2024 FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A RUNWAY 1331 REHABILITATION PROJECT. WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING A JOHN DEERE MOWER.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN DESIGN AND REHAB FOR A TAXIWAY ALPHA.
SO, BOTH THESE BIG PROJECTS I MENTIONED ARE REALLY GOING TO BE IN THE DESIGN PHASE THIS FIRST YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT REHABBING THE APRON NEXT TO HANGAR B, WHICH IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.
SO ARE ALL THOSE MOSTLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE EXCEPT FOR...
THE BIG ONES ARE THE OF COURSE THE MOWER AND THE APRON IS FOR THE ACTUAL REHAB AND THE STORMWATER IS FOR ACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SO, HANGAR B APRON, THAT'S REALLY JUST KIND OF A MILL OF WHAT'S THERE AND REPAVE IT.
NO REAL STRUCTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OR ANYTHING.
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NO, THIS WOULD STRICTLY BE JUST FOR THE PAVEMENT.SO THOSE HANGARS AREN'T OPENING UP INTO THAT AREA? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ONES THAT WHERE THEY JUST POURED THE CONCRETE? YEAH. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM THERE.
AND YEAH, THIS I THINK THIS IS BY THE CINDERBLOCK BUILDING.
OH, NO, NOT BY THE OLD HANGAR B.
HANGAR B HANGAR B, THIS IS WHERE THE NEW ONE.
RIGHT. RIGHT NEXT TO ALPHA BETWEEN ALPHA AND THE NEW BIG, LARGER HANGAR.
YES, HANGAR B AND THE NEW HANGAR BY THE FUEL FARM.
OTHER PROJECTS I'LL MENTION IS THE, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS ABOUT IS THE SOCCER FIELDS.
JUST GIVE AN UPDATE THAT WE DID HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING YESTERDAY WITH THE FAA WAS MYSELF, THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, SOME OF OUR ENGINEERS.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE IN FAVOR.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN.
THEY WERE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE CITY IS COMMISSION IS UNANIMOUS.
THE ALL THE DIRECTORS ARE IN FAVOR OF IT.
AND THE AND YOU GUYS ARE IN FAVOR OF IT.
SO, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THINGS GO A LOT SMOOTHER.
SO, THEY GAVE US SOME ACTION ITEMS. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A 4F EVALUATION.
AND THEN WE GOT TO DO SOME ENVIRONMENTAL.
AND A LOT OF THIS COMES WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, WE THINK FROM BEGINNING TO END, WE COULD POSSIBLY BE BUILDING HANGARS THERE IN ONE YEAR.
A LOT OF TIME WE GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
HAVE YOU EVER DONE THE 4F THING? NO, IT'S PRETTY.
YEAH, I'D NEVER HEARD OF THAT.
SO APPARENTLY WHAT WE LEARNED IS IT'S SOMETHING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NOT THE FAA.
THIS GOES ABOVE THEM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAME UP WITH A WHILE BACK TO PROTECT RECREATION AREAS BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE BEING TAKEN OFF AIRPORTS WITHOUT AND JUST BEING THROWN AWAY.
SO, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
YEAH. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YEAH. SO, I'LL EXPLAIN THAT REAL QUICK.
OH, SURE. THE SOFTBALL FIELDS ARE GOING TO MOVE OFF THE AIRPORT.
OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THAT'S EVERYBODY'S ON THAT SIDE.
YOU KNOW, THE SOCCER FIELDS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOVING TO THE SOFTBALL FIELDS.
CORRECT. SOFTBALL FIELDS WILL MOVE INTO THE CITY.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
YES, SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
THAT'S TRUE. SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
JUST GOT ONE SNAG INVOLVING AT&T.
SO, CITIES WORKING HARD TO GET THAT RESOLVED.
THEY WANT A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT.
SO, THE CITY, WE DON'T LIKE THAT.
SO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT&T TO COOPERATE.
AND SO, ONCE THAT'S DONE, THE PROJECT SHOULD GET MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL.
I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT BOBBY AND I ATTENDED THE FLORIDA AIRPORTS COUNCIL CONFERENCE RECENTLY.
THAT IS THE AIRPORT MANAGERS CONFERENCE.
WE HAVE ONCE A YEAR FOR ALL THE AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA AND IT A REALLY GOOD, INFORMATIVE CONFERENCE.
I THOUGHT I'D SHARE A COUPLE OF THE KEY THINGS THERE JUST IT'S MOSTLY AIRPORT MANAGERS STAFF, FAA IS THERE, FDOT IS THERE, ENGINEERS, VENDORS.
SO, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION.
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HAVE TO DO AS FAR AS WHEN THEY WRITE THE GRANTS, SO IT MATCHES UP WITH THE CITY FUNDING.SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE SPENT SOME TIME DOING THERE.
I DID MEET ONE VENDOR THAT I THOUGHT WAS REAL INTERESTED WITH ABOUT POSSIBLY COMING HERE AND HELPING US FACILITATE A FULL-SCALE EMERGENCY EXERCISE AT THE AIRPORT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE ESPECIALLY AFTER THE NEW FIRE STATION IS IN PLACE AND MAKING SURE ALL THE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE ON HOW WE RESPOND, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW FIRE PERSONNEL.
SO, I'M GOING TO WORK TOWARDS THAT.
I'M ACTUALLY ON A SEPARATE COMMITTEE [INAUDIBLE] FOR AIRPORT NOISE, AND THAT WAS A BREAKOUT SESSION.
BOBBY AND I WENT TO THAT, AND THAT'S REAL INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT OTHER AIRPORTS ARE DEALING WITH AS FAR AS AIRPORT NOISE AND ANY SOLUTIONS THEY COME UP WITH. I ACTUALLY SUGGESTED TO THE GROUP THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AS OUR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AIRPORT EXECUTIVES AND START TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE FLIGHT TRAINING ASSOCIATIONS, BECAUSE WHEN IT'S JUST AN AIRPORT GOING TO A SINGLE FLIGHT SCHOOL, THEY JUST SAY, GO AWAY.
SO, EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA THAT WE APPROACH IT FROM A HIGHER LEVEL OF THIS ASSOCIATION COMING DOWN ON THIS ASSOCIATION TO HELP SUPPORT US WHEN WE NEED IT WITH THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS.
OH, WE DISCUSSED THE NOISE POLICY REVIEW.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR THE FAA.
THE FAA IS REVIEWING THEIR POLICY ON NOISE.
AND I THINK MR. SHERMAN BROUGHT THAT UP LAST TIME.
BUT SO, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO THE FAA IS ACTUALLY TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THEIR POLICIES IN REGARD TO AIRPORT NOISE. AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO DO WITH ALL THIS INFORMATION, BUT THEY ARE REVIEWING IT.
IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN GOING ON AND LOOKING AT IT, IT'S FAA.GOV/NOISE POLICY REVIEW. SO, IF YOU GO ON THERE, YOU CAN SEE AND IT'LL THAT WEBSITE WILL EXPLAIN A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND GIVING INFORMATION TO EVERYBODY. THAT'LL BE INTERESTING.
AND SPEAKING OF NOISE, THERE ACTUALLY IS THAT ASSOCIATION.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL THEY HAVE ONE ANNUAL CONFERENCE A YEAR ON AIRPORT NOISE, AND THAT'S IN DALLAS IN OCTOBER.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GO TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS KNOW THE LATEST ON.
LIKE THEY'LL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT WHAT CAME FROM THIS POLICY REVIEW AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO.
AND SPEAKING OF FLIGHT SCHOOLS, I ACTUALLY WENT IN PERSON TO THE CRAIG AIRPORT THIS WEEK AND I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO ALL OF FOUR OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS THERE.
AND I THINK IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE VISIT.
THEY WERE ALL PRETTY WELCOMING AND OPEN.
I GAVE THEM ALL OUR LATEST AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT FLYERS.
SO, AND I GOT GOOD CONTACTS FROM ALL OF THEM.
IF I EVER NEED TO CALL THEM AND SAY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING LIKE THIS? SO, I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD, PRODUCTIVE VISIT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY.
OKAY. DAVE WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ORDERS COME THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
FERNANDINA BEACH WOMAN'S CLUB, AND THEN TWO HOMESCHOOL GROUPS.
AND MY CONCERN WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE HOMESCHOOL KIDS INTERESTED AS YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SITTING THERE TELLING THEM ABOUT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE WE CAN'T TAKE THEM OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM AIRPLANES. SO WHEN BOTH OF THE HOMESCHOOL GROUPS CAME OUT AND GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIRPORT, WE SHOWED THEM AS MUCH AS WE COULD.
I ASKED CHUCK EARLIER IF YOU COULD COME AND BRING A BETTER PLANE DOWN THERE, AND YOU DID BOTH TIMES.
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YOU WENT THROUGH A PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST WITH THEM AND EVERYTHING, EXPLAINED EVERYTHING REAL WELL.[INAUDIBLE] SO THEY LIKE THAT PART BEST.
YES. HE MADE IT A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN JUST A LECTURE AND ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE SOME STUFF.
WELL, THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
MY PLEASURE. THAT'S FANTASTIC.
WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY HAD AN AIRPLANE.
IF YOU ASKED ME THIS WEEK AGO.
THAT'S A PRODUCTIVE QUITE, QUITE A LIST OF PROJECTS GOING ON BY THE AIRPORT.
AND GLAD YOU GUYS ARE I MEAN, ALL ALL POSITIVE STUFF.
I MEAN, REAL PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELDS MOVING FORWARD AND THE FAA BUYING INTO IT.
NEXT ON IS AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEMBER INPUTS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.
[8. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]
START WITH TOM. NOPE.YEAH. SAM, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT NATHAN AND I WORKED ON A NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.
I'M GOING TO SEND THAT TO YOU.
A GOOD TIME NOW, RIGHT? YEAH. AFTER MEETING THEM, I CAN SAY, HEY BY THE WAY AND I THINK I THINK IT'S STILL IT'S STILL CURRENT.
WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES SINCE I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
I THINK I STUMBLED ACROSS IT SOMEWHERE.
BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE, BUT IF YOU EVER SEND IT BUT TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND IF YOU THINK IT'S IF YOU THINK IT'S OKAY, THEN IF YOU FORWARD IT ON THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
[9. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYBODY SIGNED UP? WOW.I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A RECORD.
[INAUDIBLE] I GUESS THE NEXT THING IS THE NEXT MEETING DATE.
[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]
TWO MONTHS CYCLE, OCTOBER 12TH.ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] I'M LOOKING AT MY TV SCREEN.
IT'S GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON IT THAT'S NOT ON OUR AUGUST THING.
AM I ON THE WRONG? YEAH. SO, DISREGARD.
ANY LAST TAKERS FOR COMMENTS? I'LL SAY ONE MORE THING. OKAY.
I DID, ACTUALLY. SINCE THEY'RE NOT HERE, I DID HAVE LUNCH WITH MR. SHERMAN. AND SO WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE.
THIS CAN'T BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AT THIS AIRPORT.
I MEAN, YOU SAID YOU HAD PROBLEMS WHERE YOU IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
AND I'M SURE AT THESE CONFERENCES IT'S SOUNDS THE SAME.
EVERY AIRPORT'S GOT THE SAME ISSUES.
SURE. IT'S GOT TO BE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO FLIGHT TRAINING.
YEAH. DAVE SAID THIS WOULD BE A SHORT MEETING.
OKAY. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
ANYBODY ELSE? MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
YEAH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.