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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Airport Authority Minutes 05.21.2019MINUTES LAUREL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING Tuesday, May 21, 2019 A Laurel Airport Authority Board meeting was held in the Airport Pilot’s Lounge and called to order by Chairman Randy Hand at 19:00. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ☐      Randy Hand, Chairman ☐      Brock Williams, Secretary ☐      Jim Swensgard ☐      Will Metz ☐      Shane Linse     OTHERS PRESENT: Hardin Graham, Mark Webb 1.General Items a.Previous minutes approved by unanimous consent b.Regular occurring claims were approved 2.Reports from Craig Canfield of KLJ a.Craig was not present but had provided a written status report in advance, which was reviewed b.No substantial changes from last status report. Paul Siewert has begun work on moving the buildings, and is anticipating 6 weeks until completion. 3.New Business a.Engineering 5 year selection due. Randy to get letter template from FAA and send to potential firms. b.Discussion regarding moving meeting back to the 4th Tuesday. Seems to work better for board members, as well as for getting claims approved and paid timely. Motion to change back to 4th Tuesday starting in July approved without dissent. c.Assignment/New Lease for 2343 Stormont. We will issue new lease to Shane’s LLC with 20/11 terms, then issue new lease to the buyer. Motion approved without dissent. d.Signature cards for Western Security Bank. Motion to request new signature cards to remove John Smith, and add Will and Jim. Approved without dissent. e.Request for new lease to build another 5 plex T-hangar at 2530 Leuthold. Need to get a correct lease document drafted. Also need Craig to calculate proper square footages for the lease. 4.Old Business a.MTANG. Will has spoken with Sherman Kirby and is planning to meet next week. b.Hardin Graham / Laurel Aviation Services LLC. i.Reviewed lease changes requested by Hardin’s attorney, as well as the Airport’s attorney’s (Ken Peterson) response. Our attorney accepted some of the proposed changes and modified some. Motion to approve lease as modified by Ken Peterson, approved without dissent. ii.Meets and Bounds. Board doesn’t have any problem with Hardin having this done but it will be at his expense. If Craig does the work we have no issue attaching it to the lease. 5.Public Input Citizens may address the board regarding any item of business not on the agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Comment is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the board will not take action on any item not on the agenda. a.Mark Webb. i.Wondering what the status of the gate is, and why it is still open. Discussed that it is broken and needs to be repaired, and that there are differing opinions on how it should be handled. 2 ii.He is also interested in building a 5-plex T-hangar and wondered where he would be able to do that. Discussed that a good option might be on Cory, but there were other options that would require more work (taxiway extension, etc.) 6.Other Items none 7.Announcements a.none The meeting was adjourned at 20:00. Respectfully submitted, Brock Williams Secretary NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of listed agenda items. 3