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LAUREL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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 via Teleconference
OTHERS PRESENT:
Craig Canfield, Jim Wise
1.General Items
a.Previous minutes approved by unanimous consent
b.Regular and recurring claims were approved by unanimous
consent
2.Reports from KLJ
a.Closeout report for pavement maintenance has been submitted
but still has not yet been processed by the FAA
b.Scoping meeting for planning project moving forward
c.We need to go through a consultant selection process for
planning services. Randy has a template and will put together
the RFQ.
d.We will be receiving a 2nd grant from coronavirus relief funds of
approximately $13,000 to be used to fund operational costs.
Motion made and seconded to use funds to pay our monthly loan
payments until funds are exhausted. Motion approved without
dissent.
e.Randy Reiter lease has expired and needs to be renewed.A
draft lease renewal document was provided.
3.New Business
a.Internet - still investigating making WiFi internet service
available in the hangar areas.
b.Work session. Motion to schedule a work session the week
before the regular meeting, same place and time.Motion passed
without dissent.
c.Fly-in - Possibly one of the weekends in June except Father’s
day. Will try to select a date at the next meeting.
4.Old Business
a.SRE Building - work on hold pending better weather.
b.Beacon - New beacon is in. We received a grant for ~ $8,500
for the purchase.
c.Ramp Parking. Concern from Jim and other board members
about aircraft that are essentially abandoned on the ramp. Need
future discussion about increasing the rates for long-term
parking and a structure to discourage and deal with abandoned
aircraft.
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.none received
6.Other Items
none
7.Announcements
a.none
The meeting was adjourned at 19:55.
Respectfully submitted,
Brock Williams
Secretary
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for
information and discussion of listed agenda items.