HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Airport Authority Minutes 06.26.2001LAiJ7tEZ.; AII21-'(3RT AZ7`FJ~O~ITY June 25,20131
lYleering called to order at 1900 by chairman Jahn Smith.
Nlembers~presernBili'Brennan and B'ob Spannagle
Guests present listed separately.
`Ivlinutes of the previous meeting-were approved.
No bills were- available to be presented.
head ^letters'from=l3ep't:of Commerce-and'N4orrtana State Aeronauties conoernmg coning.
CaI Cumin reported on E4irport mning.E'l~e need to establish zaning arouad Airport: We have
avigation casetnecrts-but they presently cant'be Exrfarced:Rriii map area;dedide=what to allow and
nta%eprapasai to City/bounty planning board. WiIT east about $1,000.00;
']tecorrespcsndence from Petersen/~chofield concerning new fu~i pump instatlatzon.'1'~Ire must a}low
competition but we can•regulate.
phase ~ prajeet on :amp and taxiways shouid'be in progress mlate-7ulY.
14leetiag adjourned at-2010:
)3ill.Brennan-
Secretary
Judy Martz
Governor
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'~rrb~ect. ZTraent'NeedForAimartPratective~oninaanitOrilinattces
The.l"ugtsntana.AeronauticsSoard.is cancerned-aliaut the rsgid inecesse-in tkse:rrruurniiers,of
c'ommunicatian fiawer5 and.abstructilns to air,navigation: Tle •pnrpasa of #~tis+rnemo is
to>ma14e: comrttcn3ities aware:af. the fad that current Federal.. Autatian: Adtninistration
(FAA) regtrlati:ons da not prevent towvers fra7re enzlangering airports. The FAA must
revrem= all.proposed.trnversheingconstructed inthe state=and give it:'s "opinion" as to
whetherihe toweria:ahazardto airnavi;arian, hoxvever euen ifa towcris•declared ;l
hazard,.the EP,A is still po+~+erless,3o:stop ii:S constnution. Even a totiuerwhieh issufied
a "natrhazard" b~ the FAA. can;adversei~ affect. an airport liy raismgthe risk.af vssual.
flight.operatrons in lowering weather and raising instrument approach procedure
minimums. T owzrs.afieetittg:airports may also jeapardize_future federal:furtdinE of the:
affected aiipolz:
The 1Vlontana. Aeronautics Board and-the: RYforitana aeronautics Division, watrt to protect
our state's.airpor~s l?y making communities aware that:local.airpaat protection is needed.
now'. u'.is:therefareimperativethatcommunities.havelocalrewlationsnlplaceto
provide forthe;protection of theirairports. Oniy total airport protectionordinancss and
aiJgort protective zoning can .protect airports from the dangers of this:new threat of
communications towers.. Tile means:to rreatelocai,airpolt zoning and nl'dnanees.can;ae
Found.. in Title 67,. chapters 4,- 5 -and 6 of Ivlantana; Code Annotated. 3f you have any
gtlestions orneed further information please contact 3eanneNfacPherson.at lviontana
Aeronautics Division (406) =#44-2566.
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1 ~ .Tune. 2001
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Chairman
I_;anrel Aarpart Authority
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Laurel; Ii?lontanaa9G44
In re: Opissiats on G'ompetitive Sale of Gasalirte onAlr~ort and.
E.hics '
Dear Dr Smith'.:
Have reviewed':the material which}>ou braughtin to nxe: AsI urderstand.the questionsyon
want addressed: are:
l.. What is the duty and: responsil)ility of she airpoit:with respect°to:the
proposal^o-place self=service. Lasobine:pumps far:aircraft at-.the Laurel
.4irport:as proposed:by R~Ietz; Ostlund:and':~pannagli; {that ~sras::approved
at the m7eeting of 25 Iuiy 2GG(]' with details to be worked:out)-
2. Whe~.ller or not:it,ls<ethieal fflr Spannagleto serve.on:tlie I:aure1 Airport
Board. and. be engaged in a-private-far=peofit enterprise at the: I:aurel_,
Airport.
7have reviewed:all ofthemateriat youthavebronght an:.Ialso ]rave considetedthe: existingstate
law as it appiiesio AiipartAuthori.ties: i4ly opinion is as follows.
Tlie-law with respeetto Airport Authorities gives the Airporttluthority complete authoriry to
adopt rules and the AirpoaAuthority liasthe power to authorizeand.p3ace seasonabie.restrictions
on fue}.sen~ice attire airport_
leis clear fsam the U:S: Department of Transportation.curricular.and tke"assurances that are
given:oy the airpart sponsors thatany existing lease confersno exclusive rigl•.ts: Infact,.the (ease
with Northern Skies Aviation Inc.,.states speeificaIly:thatNerfihern Skies fins no exclusive right.
49IJ5C §~DT03(eJ provides that"no exclusiverights-may beautltorized an any facility=in which
United States governrrrent money has been. axpended". The FAA. has.. concluded tita2 the-
existence- oP an exclusive -rielrt to conduct an aeronautical acti~~ty at an airport limits the
usefuinessof theatirpartand deprivestheusingpublic ofthe;benerts thatflow ftomc~tspetitive
enterprise.
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oven though competition n rsst be allowed: you c~~ put some operating restrictions an ii. Tile.
lease that.vcu ha,~e wirh ~or~hern shies requires that airport z*rforoe ail mininl»rn operating.
standards orrequuementsforaeronauti~:a.i endeavors mtd.activities.condttcteaat ~e.airort, and
that env o:,her operator of aeronautical endeavor at act cities Hill. i:ot ~e permitted to oPe: ate
on the airport on rates or ,erins or.conditions which are:morefavotzble th~'~itose setfordi in the
a~ ee:::ent. aa!~titatthere mustbe awril~n aperat;ne a2reenent~rn_th th~.new entity. "that means
that. you r~.nuot prpvide space to rhemttiat wauid oe:more favorable lion the space provided .to
Nordiem skies.. You.cattld. for e::ample, require then: to.placard.t2ie ptuztns to provide a phone
:number-for anyone usir,Pthe:rr.and designate a person. far ~~-hours a day .aevea days a week to
respond if there vaere problems. You could have them provide utsttrance, dictate the hour. of
oueratian, and the tnett:trds of operation. In fact your,,ates,.IZaie ~Io. I~:I2-.180; pmviciesthai --
the.,?-irp()rt ~.utliarity reserves:he right to:licenseall~commercialoperaiions.and:assess citarges
ii-ramonats.that~~il3 prrn?irle equitahle.staztuards fot*each gperaticn_ l~lhat.that means: isthatyou.
wilf ha:,re to assess-fees on the fuel pumps.that will'be egttitak+le wherr considered in terms cf
~Vatthern ski~s,operatiun_
. do not believe that,imposirn= the regtiirentents as 3ieiena has done an ail peisans wba.sall
auiatioupetroie?.ttnprodurWs is,resxanable_or appropriate for:aseLf-service gasoiirle pnaap islattd.
if in iaet they- are going to operate lxeyand u4e scope: of the self-service. gasoline.system, then
there trap be reason to require that #hev provide: a gre3tei-service:. Hawev~r, it is absolutely
necessary +diatthere he a v/ritte;t .agreement stating. all ^ghts; dunes ana: restticiions...
TFTidi respectto-the questionofethics_the;utontana Constittttiotttlrticle~;~.seution a; provides!
in relevant part that the legislature shall provide s:wde of ethicsgivhibiti:,g :conflict between
public duty and.privaze interest.. ivlC y, §~ 2-i 05.{^_), r!3iioal Requiremerus forPubiia G~itce:s
and Public ,r-Jinplo~es 1-mo~rides in rete•~ant.part. as follows:
"a public. officer or. public:empioyee may not: acquiip an interesi.in arty business
orundertalung.tharthegfficer: ar ernplm~ee ties reason to beiieue may be directly
and substar_tiaily affectedio. its economic benent by afficialaction to Ue taken by
ilte otFcer"s oremp'toyee's agenc;~."
2, anember ofthe ,~irnort i3aard is.cansider under this law to be an.employee_
iTierefore; its.my opinion that:.
.. The airport ~utltoritr-must allow the sale of:asoiine throu2.ir..*.he seifaservicu
type ptunps on the airportprovidedthatthe zirpor<se[s ~ nice and regulations ;vith
respe/t to said saiethat.~viii.be eouitabte -.vttli resnectto am,' otherpesan selling.
Dr. Smith
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Basaline en.the airport:
inat iris not eti~isal fQr Mr: Spam;agle to be inualvedas.a member nfthe Aiiport.
Autl~onry and alsaas:a.memberafdie:business emerpzzse proposedforihe Laurel
t~irQorL Heshnuld:eitIiernotdo2h° business enterpriseorresign From*heboasci:
If you 1?ave any questions. or :amments, please•fi-ee: to ¢raninctme:
Tnank vou..
Very traly yams,,
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