Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-01-17 Airport Commission SummaryKENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 - 7:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Bob Summers Presiding 1. ROLL CALL Present: Ames, Garnett, Summers, Shackleton, Toppa, Also Present- Airport Manager Ernst, Commission Secretary Harvey 2. APPROVAL OF A~ENDA Randy Ernst asked that Kristy Stark, a representative from the Ericksen Group be added to the agenda under 3 b. Persons Scheduled To Be Heard. Chairman Summers asked that Josh Knopper's expiration of term on the Commission be considered under 5 a. Old Business. MOTION & VOTE: Commissioner Garnett moved approval of the agenda as amended, seconded by Commissioner Toppa. Motion passed by Unanimous Consent. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Mayor John Williams - T-33 Project Mayor Williams was unable to attend the meeting. He provided the Commission with a written report. The last correspondence the Mayor received from the Air Force was the approximate cost to disassemble and ship the T-33 aircraft. Due to the crisis in the Mid-East this project has been put on hold indefinitely. Mayor Williams will keep the Commission informed on any further developments. b. Float Plane Brochure - Ericksen Group 'Kristy Stark, a representative from the Ericksen Group presented a brochure that her company has been developing to promote the Kenai Float Plane Basin. Stark reported that the approximate cost to print 10,000 brochures would be $2,600 for two color brochures or $1,800 for black and white. She asked for the Commission to approve the format for this brochure so text could be added and brochure could be refined and approved by Council for printing in March. Chairman Summers asked if the printing cost for these brochures had been included in the initial contract with the Ericksen Group and how much money was left in that account. He also asked that the Commission be kept updated on what money is spent as the project proceeds. KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 Page 2 Stark said that the initial contract included, printing the brochure, layout and design work, labels and several articles for different publications. Chairman Summers asked that Commissioner Toppa be contacted in the future to give direction on what kind of information the Commission would like to see included in the brochure and articles for publication. Summers asked that this item be tabled until the next meeting so Toppa could review the content of the brochure and make a recommendation to the Commission. Airport Manager Ernst asked that the Commission okay the format and whether the brochure should be printed in black and white or color, at this meeting. There was a tight time frame in getting the brochure print ready and approved by Council. 'Chairman Summers asked that Commissioner Toppa meet with Stark the following Monday to discuss further details of the brochure. Ernst asked that he also have input at that meeting. Commissioner Shackleton said he felt that color was not needed if this was to be used as a bulk mail item. Kristy said she felt the brochures would be more appealing if they had two colors. MOTION AND VOTE: Commissioner Garnett moved approval of brochure format as submitted. Shackleton seconded. Passed unanimously. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 15, 1990 MOTION & VOTE: Commissioner Garnett moved for approval of the minutes as presente~, seconded by Commissioner Toppa. Motion passe~ by Unanimous Consent KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 Page 3 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Commissioner Josh Knopper - expiration of term Chairman Summers recognized that Josh Knopper's term as Commissioner had expired and that he would not be serving another term. Summers entertained a motion that the Commission commend Knopper for the years he spent serving on the Commission. MOTION AND VOTE' Commissioner Toppa made a motion commending Knopper. Garnett seconded. Passed unanimously. Chairman Summers thanked Josh Knopper on behalf of the Commission and the City of Kenai. b. Kenai Bicentennial Airshow Commissioner Toppa reported that the Blue Angels would not be coming to Kenai. There is no alternative program planned at this time, but the group is still working on other ideas. The Commission discussed the possibility of sponsoring a Statewide Modeler's Competition which would be held in the area in 1991. · Commissioner Garnett suggested a fly-in breakfast. Commissioner Toppa thought this was a good suggestion and felt that the Modeler's Competition/Fly-in breakfast could be tied into the Bicentennial and also promotion of the Float Plane Basin. He said there are two parts to the Competition; the first part was the static judging and then the flying part was the following day. In the past the sponsoring organization has held a bar-be-que or some other event along with the show. Chairman Summers thought that this could be a weekend event and asked Garnett and Toppa to work together to plan this event. He also asked that Ernst be included in the planning process. KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 Page 4 c. Pay Parking Lot Ernst reminded the Commission of the information he had brought to a previous meeting concerning the establishment of pay parking at the airport. He had also brought a sample pay parking envelope from San Luis Obispo County Airport. This system is very simple consisting of an envelope with all the information, (such as cost per day, etc.) printed on it and the pay parking instructions. The airport would need to provide boxes to deposit tickets and also a covered area to keep the envelopes and boxes in. The cost would be a $50.00 initial set-up fee, $760.00 for 10,000 envelopes, metal boxes, and signs for parking area. Ernst felt the Commission should review the options which had been presented so far at there next meeting and come up with a recommendation to present to Council. d. Building Specs for Float Plane Basin Ernst explained that he had drafted regulations so all buildings at the Float Basin would have basically the same aesthetic value. He thought that the Commission's recommendations at their last meeting would be adequate, but he felt that the roof pitch specification should be added. The specifications included- 1. Building Size (private) 150 Sq. ft. 12' height (Not to Exceed) (commercial) 384 Sq. ft. 14' height 2. Roof slope Standard pitch 3 to 1 3. Exterior should be finished with consultation from an architect or the City Engineer in some generalized fashion to allow maximum flexibility. 4. Foundation Skid mounted The above are minimum building specifications. Ail building plans must be submitted to the Airport Manager, for approval, with any conflict to be resolved by the Airport Commission. KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 .Page 5 MOTION AND VOTE- Commissioner Garnett made a motion to pass regulation specifications from previous meeting and include standard pitched roof. Commissioner Toppa seconded. Passed unanimously. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Car Rental Lease Rates Josh Knopper approached the Commission about the possibility of reducing the rates for the Car Rental operations in the terminal. He said he felt that the rates were excessive compared to the rates other terminal services were paying. Knopper explained that the restaurant, gift shop and bar paid a flat fee, while the Car Rental Agencies pay a flat fee, plus 10% of gross sales which comes to approximately $3,000 a month each for 100 sq. ft. of space. Ernst explained that the current rates are pretty standard and actually lower then some airports in the State. Commissioner Garnett asked if the Rental Agencies got more services from the airport for their additional fees. Ernst explained that 15 parking spaces were included in each lease. Knopper agreed that 10% is pretty much the industry standard, but the current landing fees are lower then Anchorage, $.25 compared to $.85 in Anchorage. The car Rental Agencies pay the same fee as Anchorage agencies but the businesses cannot be compared. The local agencies have to put in long hours to make any profit due 'to lower volume of business. Chairman Summers asked Knopper what amount he felt would be a reasonable fee. KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 · Page 6 Knopper said he felt half the current 10% amount would be reasonable. Commissioner Toppa asked if the Commission could reconsider the current rates by reviewing comparison rates again. Ernst said that he could get the information together and resubmit it for discussion at the next meeting. Chairman Summers asked that the Commission be prepared to make a recommendation to Council after the next meeting on this issue. He also recommended that Knopper talk with other lease holders and come up with recommendations to include in the next packet, including justification for the proposed decrease. b. Election of Officers Chairman Summers informed the Commission that there were two seats to be filled for the coming year. He said that Commissioners should be looking for candidates and then notify the Mayor if they have anyone wishing to serve on the Commission. Commissioner Summers asked if any Commissioner would volunteer to replace Josh Knopper as Vice Chairman until the Commission could vote on that office for 1991. Commissioner Toppa volunteered for 'that position. Chairman Summers opened the floor for nominations of officers. MOTION AND VOTE: Commissioner Garnett moved that the existing officers maintain positions for the coming year. Shackleton seconded. Passed unanimously. Officers for 1991' Chairman- Bob Summers ,7. AIRPORT MANAGER' S REPORT Vice Chairman- Bil 1 Toppa a. Ernst presented his report which included three applications for Federal funding- KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION January 17, 1990 Page 7 1. Funding 50% of new fire truck for City of Kenai. 2. Funding for drainage and safety zone improvement Project. 3. Float Plane Facility Land Acquisition. 4. Airport Sweeper. Ernst is also investigating the cost of installing new electrical gates. 8. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS Ernst said he is still working on getting prices for new seating in the Airport terminal. 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9-00 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Loretta Harvey Commission Secretary