City of Lawrence

Aviation Advisory Board Minutes

August 17, 2006

MEMBERS PRESENT:	Rick Bryant, David Downing, Gary Fish, Theresa Gordzica, Stan Sneegas and Jim Stogsdill
MEMBERS ABSENT
STAFF PRESENT:	Debbie Van Saun and Steve Bennett
PUBLIC PRESENT:	Bob Newton, Lloyd Hetrick, Ross Razak and Ron Renz

Rick Bryant called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. and David Downing recorded the meeting minutes.

1. Review and approval of June 2006 meeting minutes

The June 2006 Board Meeting minutes were reviewed and approved the minutes with editorial corrections by a 6-0 vote

2. Airport Manager's Report

Debbie Van Saun, Airport Manager reviewed her report. A copy of the report is attached.

3. FBO Report

Lloyd Hetrick shared with the Board, that recently numerous pilots’ requested that the Airport upgrade its current weather service to a more state-of-the-art user-friendly weather system for flight planning purposes. Lloyd asked if the city could fund this upgrade to better serve the flying public. Several options were discussed with prices ranging form $50 to $150 per month. The Board asked Lloyd to investigate the options and report back to the Board at a future meeting.

4. Board Officer Elections

The floor was open for nomination of candidates for Board Chair, Co-chair and Secretary. The 2006-07 Board officers elected by unanimous vote were:

Rick Bryant, Chair, Gary Fish, Co-chair and David Downing, Secretary.

5. Draft Airport Events Guidelines

Prior to the meeting Board Meeting Debbie Van Saun distributed the draft of a set of Airport Events Guidelines prepared by City Staff. The Board discussed these guidelines and made several minor suggestions. The Board Recommended that Debbie Van Saun update the guidelines to reflect the Board suggestions and bring the guidelines to a future Board meeting for the board final approval.

6. Next Board Meeting

The next Board Meeting was set for Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Richardson Memorial Pilots' Lounge at the LMA Terminal Building.

7. Meeting Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Meeting time is 6:30 p.m. in the Richardson Memorial Pilots' Lounge

at the Lawrence Municipal Airport Terminal Building.

^{Airport Update}

August 17, 2006

ü 006 Taxiway Project

A grant offer was extended by the FAA for this project, allowing for contracts to be signed with Hamms. A notice to proceed will be forthcoming from ADG for the commencement of the project.

ü Storage Hangar

In order to locate a 1 ton pickup for snow removal and calcium spreading at the airport, staff plans to utilize hangar A-7, which will become available in August. Use of this hangar will reduce our monthly rent income, but allows for a secure area for storage of this vehicle and associated equipment.

ü Airshow Request

Will be in town on October 14^th for this 50^th class reunion and wants to do a 12 minute routine of his airshow in his T28. For his classmates, he is proposing to do a 12 minute routine at 10:00 a.m. on October 14^th. He is processing the paperwork for FAA. He asked if the City was interested in him performing a 12 minute routine for the general public later in the day. I indicated that I would discuss this matter with staff and Board members at the August meeting. His website is http://www.herb-ditto.com. Issues for the City include overtime for staff; issues for Hetrick might be the home KU football game scheduled for that date.

ü KDOT AIP Project Solicitation

KDOT is soliciting partnership projects for FY 2008 to be included in the Kansas Airport Improvement Program. Additional information about the program, including a list of previous projects, is available at http://www.ksdot.org/divAviation/default.asp. Apron/ramp pavement improvements might be a potential project for Lawrence to submit.

ü Airport Tenant List

An updated list of tenants renting from the City of Lawrence is attached.

ü Maintenance Update

Maintenance activities underway at the airport:

o Relocating light sensors on Lloyd’s hangar & GutWorks

o Repairing septic line for the terminal (past the electrical building on the east)