MINUTES OF THE BARSTOW
AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
March 24, 2009
PRESENT: Bergstein, Janson, Siemer, Woodruff, Pollack
EXCUSED: None
OTHERS: Approximately 20 persons in attendance
REPORTED
BY: Bradd Maki
Commissioner Pollack called the meeting to order at 5:00
p.m.
The minutes of the regular December 2, 2008 meeting was
received and reviewed. A misspelled name
was clarified. The amended minutes were moved by Janson and supported by Siemer
“to approve and file the minutes of the December
2, 2008 meeting.” Approved (5/0).
Maki
presented an Aviation Camp Service Recognition for Dot Hornsby. The commission expressed their appreciation
for founding and organizing the program 1995.
She has provided the program for over 200 young 8-12 grade students
since the program began. Her enthusiasm
for her support and volunteer efforts with the Aviation Camp and aviation
activities in general were expressed with gratitude by the commission as well
as many who were in attendance. She was
provided a certificate of appreciation by the Aviation Advisory Commission.
The
Monthly Manager’s Report Summary for December 2008 through February 2009 was
presented and reviewed by J.T. Rairigh. Comparisons were made with the same time
period the previous year. There were 56 good
flying days and 34 poor flying days for this period. Aircraft movements were down primarily due to
high snowfall totals for this period. Rairigh
indicated the training roster is increasing.
Few nearby airports offer flight training. The airport has one plane for flight
training.
The
Airport Maintenance Status Report was provided by J.T. Rairigh. Rairigh indicated the Oshkosh snow blower and
snow plow truck have been used heavily this winter season. The blower is especially useful as it keeps
snow banks away from the runway. The
snow plow truck will not be returned next year due to the purchase of new snow
removal equipment in 2009.
Promotion
Committee Report – Janson reported that the committee is still working on
funding for the observation area. Also,
more MCTV movies will be coming out and the EAA will be holding their annual
events, such as the pancake breakfasts.
Janson indicated Dot has been instrumental with the MCTV activities. Pollack added he was involved with an MCTV
spotlight on city commissions as representative of the Aviation Advisory
Commission.
NEW
BUSINESS
Fact-Finding
Committee Report – Maki provided an update as the committee did not meet since
the December 2008 commission meeting. At
the December commission meeting, the commission requested review of the current
airport rules for aircraft maintenance to determine whether they can be revised
to permit “through the fence” (TTF) operations.
It was also requested at the meeting that the City Attorney be involved
with the review process. City staff met
with the City Attorney who provided comments for the committee to discuss and
consider when they meet. Comments to
discuss include:
Further
review and approval by the City Attorney will be required prior to submitting
rules changes to the Aviation Advisory Commission for review and
recommendation.
Project
Updates – Maki provided an update to the AWOS installation, fuel tank project,
and snow removal equipment purchase. The
AWOS installation is complete. MDOT and
the FAA inspected the site on March 24, 2009 and approved the installation. Until the FAA issues a NOTAM within the next
few weeks, the unofficial access locations are:
The
current 3BS identifier will remain until the FAA completes final commissioning
of the new KIKW identifier, which is scheduled for July, 2009.
Dot indicated the EAA has
three pancake breakfasts scheduled with the first on May 2, 2009 from 7-11
a.m. All three breakfasts will be
scheduled to occur on Saturdays this year.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.