>> ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING,
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WE'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER. CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL?[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 10TH MEETING, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES OR ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP?
>> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES?
>> THANK YOU. THEN, ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA;
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?>> [OVERLAPPING] START THE CLOCK.
>> SEVEN MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. I'M NATE COIL.
HOME ADDRESS IS 32444 FIRM PARKWAY, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA.
EXCITED TO COME IN HERE TONIGHT AND REINTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE GROUP.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY, BUT RECENTLY HAVE BEEN BESTOWED THE HONOR OF BECOMING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE FBO UP IN ONE FLIGHT SERVICES.
I WANT TO COME IN AND ANNOUNCE THAT TO THE GROUP, AND I'M EXCITED BY THE FACT THAT I GET TO SEE EVERYBODY MORE OFTEN.
I'LL BE IN THESE MEETINGS WITH YOU.
I'LL BE OUT AT THE AIRPORT, HELPING BRYAN TO RUN THE FBO AND WORKING WITH SAM.
EXCITED TO SEE THE AIRPORT MOVE FORWARD WITH SAM HERE ON BOARD.
I WANTED TO PASS THAT NEWS ALONG TO YOU.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD IT BY NOW, AND I'VE SEEN SOME FOLKS ALREADY OUT AT THE AIRPORT, BUT DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BE HOME AND DEFINITELY EXCITED TO BACK MY AIRPORT.
I LOVE THAT AIRPORT. [OVERLAPPING] LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, THANK TO YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THAT WAS IT, STEVE?
>> OLD BUSINESS? WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS?
[7.1 MEMORANDUM: Conduct of a Public Officer if there is a Conflict]
ANYONE WANTS TO BRING IT UP? NEW BUSINESS, 7.1, MEMORANDUM CONDUCT OF A PUBLIC OFFICER IF THERE'S A CONFLICT?>> YES. THIS IS A MEMORANDUM THE CITY ATTORNEY ASKED ALL THE COMMITTEES TO GET A COPY OF.
BASICALLY, IT'S JUST TALKING ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT ANYTHING NOW BUT IF THERE'S A FORM THAT WE ATTACHED TO THIS, SO IF THERE IS A MEETING COMING UP AND YOU BELIEVE YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, YOU WILL NEED TO FILL THIS FORM OUT PREFERABLY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS.
THAT'S ALL. THIS IS JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES OR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
>> OF SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDAS, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT IF OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S COMING UP WITH AN ISSUE.
>> OR IF WE MIGHT BE VOTING ON A RECOMMENDATION FOR SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT AND YOU'RE PART OWNER OF THAT BUSINESS, THEN YOU'D WANT TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM.
[7.2 Meeting Frequency]
>> THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ALSO HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND THEY DISCUSSED MOVING TO QUARTERLY.
WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.
IF WE EVER DO NEED A SPECIAL MEETING FOR ANYTHING, WE CAN ALWAYS CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.
IF SOMETHING WE BELIEVE NEEDS TO GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT GOES TO THE CITY COMMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WE CAN DO NOW.
ALSO, PART OF THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS IS THAT IT HELPS THE CITY.
WE HAVE EMPLOYEES HERE RUNNING VIDEO AND JUST STREAMLINING THINGS.
THAT'S THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT, JUST TOTALLY UP TO YOU GUYS.
>> NO. I'M THINKING OF COMMENTS THAT I HAVE IN MY MIND.
I WAS ON THE BOARD I BELIEVE WHEN WE WENT TO EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND IT'S WORKED OUT VERY WELL.
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THEN AS REFERENCED FOR, WELL, AT LEAST THIS MONTH, IS THAT THERE REALLY IS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT WE REALLY COULD BYPASS OUR MEETING IN SOME RESPECTS OR CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.I THINK, AS LONG AS THERE IS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, MY APPREHENSION IS, HOW MUCH NOTICE DO WE GET? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE KNOW THAT EVERY OTHER MONTH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS MEETING.
I'VE SET IT ASIDE WITH MY TIME AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO ON PLAN ON BEING HERE AND NOT HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE? BUT AT LEAST THINK ABOUT THAT WE WILL BE HERE IN ORDER TO HAVE A FORUM TO MEET ANYTHING THAT COMES UP.
HOW MUCH NOTICE WOULD WE HAVE OR NEED IN ORDER TO MEET THAT? I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE WITH A QUORUM WHICH IS MISSING TWO PEOPLE RIGHT NOW TODAY.
>> THERE IS SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING I ASSUME WITH THE CITY, I THINK IT'S A WEEK.
>> IS IT ONLY A WEEK OR [OVERLAPPING] IS IT TWO WEEKS?
>> WE JUST POSTED LAST THURSDAY, SO IT'S A WEEK.
>> FOR A SPECIAL MEETING, I'M NOT SURE THAT I CAN FIND THAT OUT, BUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO, [OVERLAPPING] IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M THROWING OUT.
YES. I'M JUST THROWING THAT SOMETHING OUT AND EVERYTHING.
>> AS FAR AS AN OFFICIAL MEETING GOES, I WOULDN'T MIND THAT, BUT SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN, IT'D BE NICE TO MAYBE GET SOME UPDATES, SO YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU WERE A MUSHROOM IN THE CLOSET AND THAT, JUST PRY OUT FOR A PARADE ONCE EVERY QUARTER.
>> WELL, ON THAT NOTE, I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT I AM GOING TO START A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE AIRPORT.
SO MAYBE WE STAGGER THAT BETWEEN QUARTERLY MEETINGS SO THERE'S MORE INFORMATION GETTING OUT TO EVERYONE.
THAT'S ANOTHER MAYBE, THING WE CAN DO.
>> MONOSOMY. I THINK WE FEEL LIKE WE STILL HAVE OUR PULSE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. [OVERLAPPING]
>> [OVERLAPPING] COMMENT, I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT, BECAUSE I KNEW A THREE-MONTH PERIOD OF TIME, WE MAY NOT HAVE HAD ANYTHING RECENTLY, BUT IN A THREE-MONTH PERIOD OF TIME, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOMETHING'S GOING TO COME UP.
I MEAN, THERE IS THINGS ON GRANTS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT, AND WHATEVER JUST THAT, IT JUST BE NICE I THINK FOR US TO JUST IF THAT NEWSLETTER CAME OUT OF THE MIDDLE SOMEHOW AND CONTAINED THAT LEVEL OF INFORMATION FOR US TO START THINKING ABOUT NOTHING ELSE.
>> WE CAN PUT ON THE NEWSLETTER AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MEETING AND WHAT ITEMS MIGHT BE ON THE NEXT.
>> NO. I STOP BY THE AIRPORT JUST TO CHECK IN EVERY SO OFTEN AND SEE WHAT'S THERE, WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WHATEVER, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING SO LONG AS WE KEEP OUR FINGER ON THAT PULSE AT THE AIRPORT.
>> I BELIEVE THEY ASKED FOR A MOTION THEY'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE FOR THE COMMENTS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, LET THEM GET TO THIS PART AND THEN THEY'LL GIVE THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO COMMENT.
>> DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE OR WERE YOU GOING TO MAKE A PROPOSAL?
>> I GUESS THEN THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS THAT WE MAKE A MOTION.
>> WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE HAVE THE STAGGER.
>> WITH THE NEWSLETTER. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, AND ALL IN FAVOR?
[OVERLAPPING] IF PUBLIC HAS ANY COMMENT.
>> AND YOU HAVE A COMMENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO STEP TO THE PUDDING, PLEASE?
>> JAMES HAWKINS, 1942 SPRING BROOK ROAD, FERNANDINA BEACH.
BASICALLY, MY QUESTION IS, I BELIEVE YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT, IS THAT IF WE MOVE TO THIS QUARTERLY MEETING APPROACH, THAT BASICALLY WAS MY TAKE IMMEDIATELY, THAT THE MEETINGS WOULD THEN BECOME AD HOC BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON HERE.
IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ALL WOULD BE NOTIFIED.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IS HOW DOES THE PUBLIC GET NOTIFIED? THE PASSIVE NOTIFICATION WORKS FINE WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE ON A SCHEDULE, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK WELL FOR THE PUBLIC WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE ALL AD HOC AND THEY'RE NOT ON THEIR SCHEDULE.
IN OTHER WORDS, I USED TO KNOW THAT THE MEETING WAS EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, THEN WE CHANGED TO EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH.
NOW BASED ON THIS DISCUSSION HERE,
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I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE MEETINGS WOULD BE.HOW WOULD WE DEAL WITH THAT? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
>> WELL THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WOULD STILL BE SCHEDULED, [OVERLAPPING]
>> [OVERLAPPING] BUT IF THERE'S AN AD HOC, BASICALLY, [OVERLAPPING] YOU HAVE ALL THE MEETINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE IMPORTANT CONTRACTS.
>> I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID ALL OF THE MEETINGS SHOULD BE AD HOC.
>> WELL, BASICALLY, THEY WILL BE BECAUSE SOMETHING WILL COME UP BEFORE THE QUARTERLY MEETING, AND IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A PRO FORMA QUARTERLY MEETING, THEY'LL BE LIKE THIS MEETING WHERE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA, AND NOTHING GETS DISCUSSED, AND ALL THE MEET WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE AD HOC MEETINGS WHEN NOBODY KNOWS TO ANTICIPATE THEM.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY FAR [NOISE] IN-BETWEEN THAT IF IT'LL ONLY BE WHEN IT'S ABSOLUTELY [NOISE] UNAVOIDABLE, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING [NOISE].
>> WELL, SO FAR NOBODY HAS ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
>> WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT THE NEXT COMMENT HAS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> JUST A QUESTION THROWN AS YOU'RE THINKING WHEN YOU START YOUR FIRST MEETING IF YOU GO QUARTERLY.
I THINK I MENTIONED TO SAM EARLIER.
WE HAVE THE FPS APPLICATION IN FOR HANGER BELTMAN.
IF POSSIBLE, WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT IN DECEMBER.
I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHEN YOU MIGHT START YOUR [NOISE] FIRST MEETING JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, WE'D LOVE TO COME IN AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD COMMENT AS WELL.
WE COULD MAYBE START THIS AS, I DON'T KNOW, WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE HAS, BUT AS OF JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR THAT WE COULD START.
>> JANUARY SEEMS LIKE [OVERLAPPING] A GOOD CLEAN START OF THE YEAR.
I WOULD BE OKAY IF YOU GUYS WERE STILL DOING IT.
WE COULD EVEN CALL IT OUR FIRST SPECIAL MEETING IF WE DID IT IN DECEMBER FOR THIS YEAR.
>> WELL, WE'D DEFINITELY MEET IN DECEMBER FOR THIS YEAR, I WOULD THINK.
>> YEAH. DECEMBER, THEN START JANUARY.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> LET ME JUST THROW THIS IN THERE.
THIS WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WILL TAKE TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THEM TO PROVE THIS LIKE THEY'RE DOING FOR ALL THE OTHER COMMITTEES.
>> OKAY. [NOISE] ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THEN WE HAVE A MOTION, AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED.
WE ALL APPROVE THAT WE GO QUARTERLY STARTING IN JANUARY.
>> [OVERLAPPING]. WE'D HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER AND IN JANUARY?
>> WE'LL HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER AND IN JANUARY. YES.
>> THAT WOULD BE WITH THE NEWSLETTER IN-BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF A BACK TO BACK, CYCLE THAT'S WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY.
>> WHAT IF WE PUT THEM NEXT TO THE MEETINGS AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, AND THEN WE [OVERLAPPING] MARCH?
>> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS CONCOURSE, OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED NOW THE AMELIA, THAT WE'D HAVE TO HAVE AN AD HOC MEETING OR SOMETHING AND BEFORE THAT SIMPLY FOR A LOT OF PAPERWORK THAT WOULD COME UP THAT I BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ALONG THE LINES OF PARKING OR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE PART OF THAT AMELIA.
>> WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS AND ALL BE IN PLACE BY DECEMBER, THAT WE HAVE THEM FOR THAT?
>> WE WOULD HOPE SO. THAT'S THREE MONTHS.
>> WHAT ARE THE OTHER COMMITTEES MEETING STARTING IN JANUARY?
>> I DON'T KNOW. THEY'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT AT THEIR COMMITTEE MEETINGS JUST LIKE WE'RE DOING.
>> YOU ARE THE ONLY COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO MEET QUARTERLY, I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT, VERSUS NOT WANTING TO ONCE A MONTH.
>> ONCE A MONTH. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROSS.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS.
WHEN YOU GOT AGREEMENTS TO REVIEW BEFORE CONCOURSE OR SAFETY PLANS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF COMING UP.
>> WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING WE CAN'T JUST STOP MEETING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> RECORDER. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHARTER REQUIRES THEM TO SEE BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU GUYS.
>> CAN WE GO BACK OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO, 7C, WHAT THE HISTORICAL EVENTS ARE IN EACH MONTH? CERTAINLY TWO YEARS BACK BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY BEEN MEETING QUARTERLY, I BELIEVE, FOR A YEAR. IS THAT TRUE? SO THAT AT LEAST TWO YEARS BACK TO FIND OUT WHEN AND WHAT WE ADDRESS IN EACH MONTH IN REFERENCE TO EVENTS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE US.
>> I THINK IF WE MEET IN JANUARY, THAT WOULD COVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO APPROVE FOR CONCOURSE.
>> THAT'S WHY I LIKE JANUARY TO BE ONE OF THE QUARTER MEETINGS.
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IF WE DO DECEMBER AND JANUARY.>> I THINK WE'LL COVER OURSELVES FOR THE CONCOURSE.
>> TECHNICALLY, IT'S NOT WRITTEN IN STONE THAT IF IT'S NOT WORKING, WE GO BACK TO AT LEAST EVERY OTHER MONTH.
>> OKAY. WE CAN JUST CHANGE THAT.
IS EVERYBODY AMENABLE WITH THAT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN NOW THAT MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORICAL PATTERN BEFORE WE GO ON THIS.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT TIMES OF THE YEAR [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHY DON'T WE TABLE IT TO THE DECEMBER
>> MEETING AND [OVERLAPPING] HISTORICAL.
>> [NOISE] MY NAME IS CHIP ROSS, 210 NORTH THIRD STREET.
I'M NOT PUTTING MY FINGER ON THE SCALE.
BUT I DO GO TO MOST OF THE CITY, OTHER ADVISORY BOARDS.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT GOING TO A MORE EXTENDED SCHEDULE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF CONCERNS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO THE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT PERHAPS YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT.
ONE IS PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT EVERY THREE MONTHS IT BECOMES A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE.
WHEN THEY HAVE AN ISSUE, IT PROLONGS IT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
NUMBER 2, THE CITY IS NOT REAL GOOD AT PUTTING OUT NOTICES ABOUT MEETINGS.
I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST ABOUT IT.
SOMETHING I'M GOING TO BRING UP WITH THE NEW CITY MANAGER.
NUMBER 3, SENIOR BEING, THIS ONE, YOU CAN ALWAYS, WELL, THEY CANCELED THE MEETING AND THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL, ONE OF THE OTHER BOARDS.
BUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SEEMS LIKE IT'S A PRETTY GOOD COMPROMISE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE THINGS WE GO OVER THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SEEMS PRETTY REASONABLE.
THAT'S FOR YOUR TOTAL DECISION, BUT THOSE ARE SOME THOUGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED AT [NOISE] OTHER BOARDS. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION.
>> I THINK THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION ALSO.
>> YEAH. THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN ONE MEETING.
I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT TO BE HONEST AND THE PUBLIC BROUGHT THAT UP, AND GOING TO YOUR COMMENT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
BECAUSE USUALLY, I MEAN, I'M ON THE NOTIFY AND I GET THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING EITHER THE DAY OF OR THE DAY AFTER, WHICH DOESN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL.
>> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR CONCERNS?
I THINK BY TABLING IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS, OTHER COMMITTEES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME DISCUSSION.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT BROUGHT IT TO ME.
WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT MIGHT GO TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS A GROUP THING.
BUT IF THEIR COMMITTEE SAY NO, THEN MAYBE THERE'S NOT A POINT OF TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER COMMITTEES.
SO I CAN HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
>> I AGREE WITH GEORGE REALLY JUST TABLE IT UNTIL WE GET FEEDBACK AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
[OVERLAPPING] IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYBODY?
>> YEAH, AND MAYBE GETTING THE INPUT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
>> CALLING IT'S A BETTER IDEA.
[8. AIRPORT DIRECTOR AND STAFF REPORTS]
>> AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AND STAFF'S REPORT.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE IT THE OPERATION NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR-TO-DATE BEGINNING IN JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
WE'VE HAD 43,387 OPERATIONS COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE SAME TIME OF 36,345.
BUT I HAVE A BIG ASTERISK ON THIS.
OUR SYSTEM VERT TOWER THAT TRACKS THESE OPERATIONS NUMBERS WENT OUT OF SERVICE IN AUGUST.
FOR EXAMPLE, AUGUST OF 2022, WE HAD 4,555 OPERATIONS.
WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO COUNT 1,891 THIS YEAR; OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S WAY OFF.
THEN I CAUGHT A BIT OF SEPTEMBER TOO, SO THE 43,000 NUMBER I GAVE YOU IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO 50,000 COMPARED TO 36,000 SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
THE BUDGET, WE HAVE BEGUN OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR THE AIRPORT AND THE CITY, AND JUST OVERALL, THE AIRPORT'S FINANCIALLY STRONG, THANKFUL TO THE LAST AIRPORT DIRECTOR FOR LEAVING A VERY STRONG AIRPORT BUDGET.
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>> WE HAVE 862,000 IN RESERVES, SO FINANCIALLY, WE'RE LOOKING GOOD.
ONE DIMENSION THAT I DID SPEAK TO FOUR FLIGHT SCHOOLS AT CRAIG.
I WENT AND VISITED THEM BEFORE THE LAST MEETING, I PUT IN A PHONE CALL TO THEM TO JUST MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE YOUNG EAGLES EVENT THIS SATURDAY.
JUST GAVE THEM A HEADS-UP, AND THEY ALL SEEM VERY APPRECIATIVE.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT HAS AN IMPACT BECAUSE I TOLD THEM IT IS GOING TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY BUSY THIS SATURDAY.
>> YEAH. ONE OF THEM SAID WE CAN'T COME TO THAT.
NO. I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULDN'T.
BUT I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD LET ALL THEIR FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS KNOW ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY, THAT HELPS. I MENTIONED THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE SOCCER FIELDS EVERYBODY'S CURIOUS ABOUT.
NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON TUESDAY, WE'RE GETTING A TASK ORDER APPROVED FOR OUR ENGINEERING FIRM PASSERO, TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND THE PAPERWORK FOR THE APPLICATION TO RELEASE THE LAND FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CITY.
ONCE WE GET THAT APPROVED, SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO GET THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED.
THERE'S A LOT OF THE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYING THAT HAS TO BE DONE.
THAT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
THEN THE FAA WILL HAVE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO REVIEW IT, WHICH SOUNDS SLOW, BUT THAT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG, SO IT'S SLOW, BUT THAT PROJECT IS MOVING.
ONE DIMENSION THAT WE DO HAVE A NEW VOLUNTEER AT THE AIRPORT, IF SOME OF YOU HAVE MET HIM.
BUT IF YOU COME INTO THE OFFICE, WHERE DAVE USUALLY SITS, YOU MIGHT SEE LARRY. HE'S A VOLUNTEER.
HE'S WORKING ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, THE DAYS THAT DAVE IS NOT THERE.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW YOU SEE A STRANGE PERSON AROUND THE AIRPORT; IT'S LARRY, OUR VOLUNTEER.
AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER STARTING ON MONDAY.
SO THAT'LL BE OUR NEW LEADER FOR THE CITY.
CHRISTMAS EVENT. I SHARED THIS WITH A COUPLE OF YOU, THAT I'M WORKING ON A CHRISTMAS EVENT THAT'LL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, AND THAT WILL BE WITH THE KIDS FROM PECK HEADSTART.
THAT'S ABOUT 25 KIDS THAT WERE GOING TO INVITE OUT TO THE AIRPORT ON THAT DAY.
TRY TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF SOME CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, AND THEN THE PLAN IS TO HAVE SANTA CLAUS PARACHUTE IN.
SO THAT SHOULD BE A PRETTY FUN EVENT FOR THEM, AND WE'RE GOING TO START KIND OF SMALL THIS YEAR.
BUT BASED ON THE SUCCESS, WILL TRY TO GROW IT A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR.
MAYBE OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP THIS YEAR.
THAT DESIGN SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN MARCH, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BEGIN IN OCTOBER OF 2024.
THAT DESIGN SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN JANUARY AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN MAY 2024, AND THEN WE HAVE A DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE OVER THERE NEAR HANGAR B, AND THAT DESIGN SHOULD BE DONE IN FEBRUARY AND CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BEGIN IN JUNE OF 2024.
>> SATURDAY. WE DO HAVE A PRETTY BIG EVENT THIS SATURDAY.
YOUNG EAGLES I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY HERE WANTS TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT IT.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 60 SLOTS RESERVED.
WE'VE GOT 11 AIRPLANES VOLUNTEERED.
WE FIGURE WE'LL BE FLYING FROM 9:00 TO ABOUT 2:00.
WE USUALLY GET SOME WALK-INS, SO THAT 60 FIGURE WE ANTICIPATE WILL INCREASE.
WE TYPICALLY DO ABOUT 70-75 KIDS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A SPRINGTIME EVENT.
SO OUR COORDINATOR WASN'T AVAILABLE.
SO USUALLY THIS IS THE SECOND ONE OF THE YEAR FOR US AT THIS TIME IN THE YEAR.
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SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THE WEATHER TURNS OUT GOOD.THANKS FOR TALKING TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND LETTING THEM KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FAIRLY BUSY PATTERN BECAUSE, LIKE I SAY, WE'VE GOT 11 AIRPLANES THAT WE'RE GOING BE FLYING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS FAIRLY BUSY ON SATURDAY.
>> OKAY, AND WE HAVE TWO FOOD TRUCKS THAT'LL BE OUT THERE FOR ANYBODY TO TAKE PART IN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE AIRPORT'S BRINGING IN FOOD TRUCKS TOO; THAT'S GOOD. THAT WAS GREAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HUNG AROUND AND BOUGHT LUNCH AND WHATNOT.
SO THAT WAS A NICE TOUCH BY THE AIRPORT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAD ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO MENTION.
WE ARE GOING OUT FOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR AIRPORT ENGINEERING SERVICES.
AN RFQ SHOULD BE HITTING THE STREETS BY MONDAY.
I WAS GOING TO ASK ONE OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD PROVIDE ONE PERSON ON OUR SCORING COMMITTEE TO HELP FOR SELECTION.
I THOUGHT IT'D PROBABLY GOOD IDEA IF YOU ALL WERE REPRESENTED WHEN WE DO THAT.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS LATER.
>> I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.
>> OKAY. SO I'LL GET WITH YOU ON THE SIDE ON THAT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS?
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE RELEASE OF LAND.
WE'RE RELEASING THE BASEBALL FIELD OR THE PRESENT SOCCER FIELD.
>> THE SOFTBALL FIELD WILL BE RELEASED OFF OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.
>> OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, THAT'LL BE GONE.
>> THEN THAT CAN THEN BECOME SOCCER FIELDS.
THEN THAT WILL OPEN UP THE SOCCER FIELDS FOR FUTURE AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT.
>> RIGHT, OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE RELEASING THERE FOR THE FACILITY TO THE CITY.
>> OKAY. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS COMMENTS.
[9. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS]
>> I HAD IT WRITTEN ON MY CALENDAR AND EVERYTHING.
>> SLAP RIGHT THROUGH IT. [LAUGHTER] GRANDKIDS BEEN PICKED UP AND I WAS JUST SITTING HERE LIKE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? [OVERLAPPING] OUR NEXT MEETING DATE THEN IS AT DECEMBER 14TH?
[10. NEXT MEETING DATE]
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.