HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-12 Airport Commission SummaryKENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 12, 2020-6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CHAIR GLENDA FEEKEN, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Feeken called the meeting to order at 6:00 p .m.
a. Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Feeken led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance .
b. Roll was confirmed as follows:
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Staff/Council Liaison Present:
A quorum was present.
c . Agenda Approval
G . Feeken, J. Bielefeld , P. Minelga, K. Dodge, J. Zirul, D.
Pitts , D. Leichliter
Airport Manager M. Bondurant, Airport Assistant E.
Brincefield , Council Liaison T. Navarre
An addition to the packet was noted to include a memo from the Airport Manager for Item 6c.
MOTION:
Commiss ioner Minelga MOVED to approve the agenda with the noted revision and Commissioner
Leichliter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED .
2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -None.
3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -None.
4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY
a . January 9 , 2020
MOTION :
Commissioner Minelga MOVED to approve the meeting summary of January 9, 2020 and
Commissioner Zirul SECONDED the motion. There were no objections ; SO ORDERED .
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None .
6. NEW BUS INESS
a. Discussion/Recommendation -On-Airport Fueling
The Comm ission Chair addressed that not all types of cards were accepted at the float plane
basin and she would like that changed to accept all card types . The Airport Manger clarified that
interchange rule was significantly higher for fleet cards , and information that was provided to
Administration would be presented at t he ne xt Comm iss ion meeting .
The Commission further discussed options forward .
b. Discuss ion/Recommendat ion -Special Use Permit for State of Alaska Department
of Natural Resources/Division of Forestry
There was no objection to recommending Council approve the Special Use Permit to the State to
Alaska Department of Natural Resources/Division of Forestry.
c. Discussion/Recommendation -Land Lease Application by Schillings Rentals, LLC
The Airport Manager referenced the memos and application for the land lease of Lot SA, Block 1 ,
FBO Subdivision to Schilling Rentals, LLC.
MOTION :
Commissioner Zirul MOVED to recommend Council approve the Land Lease Application by
Sch illings Rentals , LLC and Commissioner Minelga SECONDED the motion . There were no
objections; SO ORDERED .
7. REPORTS
a. Airport Manager -Bondurant reported on the following:
• Provided an update of the Kenai Munic ipal Airport project and the Fire Training
Facility Project;
• Two new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) trucks were being ordered
for the Kenai Municipal Airport;
• The FY2021 budget was subm itted to City Administration ;
• She was working on t he management agreement for the Fire Train ing Facil ity;
• The new Airline Operating Agreement would be worked on soon;
• The new terminal flight displays were now available onl ine at the Airport
Facebook page;
• Annual TSA Security Program inspection scheduled for March 16-17;
• Annual Wildlife Ha zard Training planned for April 7;
• The 201h Annual A ir Fair scheduled for June 13 might be canceled , depending
on the status of the Coronavirus ; and
• City of Kenai Department Heads met today to discuss possible impacts of the
virus.
b. City Council liaison -Navarre reported on the March 4 City Council meeting
actions .
8 . NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION -April 9, 2020
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9. COMMISS IONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Commissioners welcomed new Commission membe r, Derek Leichliter.
Commissioner Pitts noted a call he rece ived about a gate and fence in poor condition , and he
commented about the terminal siding .
Commissioner Dodge expressed positively about the airport term inal progress.
Commissioner Minelga inquired about the Capital Improvement Plan and repair(s) of Willow
Street and A irport Way, and expressed interest in seeing the T33 rehabilitation project continue.
It was clarified that further information would be provided at the next Commission meet ing.
10. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
11. INFORMATION ITEMS
a. January 2020 Mid-Month Report
b. February 2020 Mid-Month Report
c. January 2020 Enplanements
d. City of Kenai -Capital Improvements Plan (Draft)
e. Airport Bulletin 1-2020 Security Awareness
f . IEM -Kenai Municipal Airport Site Assessment
g . FY18-FY19 Federal Contract Tower Annual Air Traffic Control Operations
12. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION :
Commissioner Zirul MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Bielefeld SECONDED the motion .
There were no objections; SO ORDERED.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 p .m.
Meeting summary prepared and submitted by:
Airport Co mmi ss ion Me eting
Marc h 12 , 2020
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