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Home My WebLink About1990-09-13 Airport Commission SummaryKENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION SeDtember 13, 1990- 7-00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Bob Summers Presidin~ AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 12, 1990 5. OLD BUSINESS me Eriksen Group Public Relations Contract Car Rental Request for Reduced Lease Rates Pay Parkin~ at the Airport Terminal 6. NEW BUSINESS me Airport Drainage Project 1991 New Seating for Airport Terminal 7. AIRPORT MANAGER' $ REPORT COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 9. ADJOURNMENT ~ A_I~RT C~$SIOI~ September 13, 1990 - 7-00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Bob Summers Presidin~ 1,, , .ROLL ,CAL,L. Present- Summers, Knopper, Shackleton, Toppa Also Present- Airport Manager Ernst, Commission Secretary Harvey .~.,. ,, A,PPROVAL O,F,,,,,AGENDA Agenda was presented with additions to- 6c. Resolution 9-50- Proposed Amendment to the Airport Regulations 6d. Membership assignment on Commission. MOTION- Commissioner Knopper moved approval of the agenda as amended, seconded by Commissioner Shackleton. VOTE- Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD Sue Carter from the Kenai Bicentennial Commission was scheduled, but due to a change in the meeting time was unable to attend. Chairman Summers asked that Mrs. Carter be contacted to speak at the October llth meeting. Secretary Harvey noted that Mrs. Carter had already confirmed that she would like to make a presentation at that meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 1.2, 199.0 MOTION' Commissioner Knopper moved for approval of the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner Shackleton. VOTE- Motion passed by Unanimous Consent 5. ,OLD B,us,,I,,,NES,$ a. ,Eri,cks,on ,,Group Public R,elation, Contrac,,,t Airport Manager Ernst - explained that the Contract had been taken to Council and the budget had been trimmed from approximately $24,000 to $8,000. The promotion will consist of press releases and direct mail flyers to plane owners within the State. The photos have already been taken for flyer and the campaign should kick off sometime in February. Commissioner Knopper - Asked if ads would run in other Cities. Manager Ernst - said the promotion would be focused on airplane owners state wide. They are obtaining labels for this mailing and plan to send approximately 500 direct mail advertisements. Chairman Summers - requested that the flyer be reviewed by the Commission before final approval. He said he would like to include some information about the Commission and let the public know they exist. He also asked that a budget breakdown be presented by Manager Ernst at the October meeting. 5b.L.Q.,ar Rental. Re.quest ,,for, Reduce..d Le. ase Rat, eS Airport Manager Ernst - presented the figures as listed in his Memorandum dated April 11, 1990. Chairman Summers - said that he felt that a recommendation should be drafted to go to Council concerning the reduction of rental fees at the airport. Asked Commissioner Shackleton to get with Manager Ernst to draft those recommendations. Suggested they possibly seek input from other agencies in the airport. Commissioner Shackleton - said there seems to be a problem in keeping all agencies satisfied. Some like the flat rate and some like the percentage rate. Chairman Summers - suggested other operators be invited for input. Manager Ernst and Commissioner Shackleton agreed that input should be gathered. Manager Ernst said he would get a list for Commissioner Shackleton. 2 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Airport Drainage Project b. New Seatin~ for Airport Terminal Manager Ernst reported that there are presently 36 seats available at the terminal and he felt that with the increase in flights more seatin~ was needed. He suggested redesignin~ the present seating area and then using those seats around the terminal. Manager Ernst thought this should be done before the 1991 kick off campaign. The Airport Commission took no action an additional seating, at this time. c. Proposed Resolution 90-50- A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AIRPORT REGULATIONS. Chairman Summers - introduced the Resolution to the Commission saying that the Resolution would go before Council the following Wednesday. Summers said that Ernst had asked the Commission to consider the Resolution and forward their recommendations to the Council. Chairman Ernst - said that the chan~es were changing section 11.05.070 FUELING ,DISTR!,BUTORS..H!.p', to wording in underlined section as follows- Fuel Flow,age Fee,,', . (a,) Eve,ry per,on,,, or entity ,that, ,delivers aviation fuel to the Kenai Municipal A. irpor,t, shall pay the City a fe,,e of twO (2),,cents,for ev,,er~ gallon,,of aviation fuel that it ~e,!i, vers. AviatiQn, fue!, manifested, as air cargo and,carried .... in t,a~,ks not connected to, the aircraft's en~ne,(s) .... is,exempt from the fuel f,l, owa~e._fe~s.,, "Aviation fuel", is any petroleum distillate or other product manufactured,or d±sPe,nsed, f,or the purpose of being used as a propellant for aircraft ,engines,. Other chan~es were the word "wholesaler" in paragraph (b) to "deliverer". The intent of the Resolution is to clarify the language. Commissioner Shackleton - had a problem with the Resolution in that a lot of pilots use fuel for personal use, not resale. 3 Manager Ernst - explained that the Resolution would not effect resale. It just effects the distributor of all fuel used at the airport, even the original resolution effected all fuel used at the airport. It is the distributor who is supposed to pay the fees, but it needs to be clarified. Commissioner Shackleton - thought it would be wise to contact all fuel suppliers for public comment. Commissioner Knopper- stated that this is an existing regulation it is just a clarification of that regulation it's not changing it. Manager Ernst - said that was correct, the only thing that changes is the fees for jet fuel which is not a straight 2 cents on everything. He added that he would send a draft of the Resolution to all suppliers, so they could have public comment at the Council Meeting. At this point Ernst is just looking for Commission approval or recommendation to pass to Council. Chairman Summers - asked Commission for a consensus on approval of the Resolution with dispersal to all interested parties for input at Council meeting. MOTION' Commissioner TopDa moved to forward Resolution 90-50 to Council with Airport Commission's endorsement of proposed changes. Commissioner Knopper seconded. VOTE - Passed by unanimous consent. ' 7. AIRPORT MANAGER,'S REPORT Manager Ernst- reported that the airport would be conducting a full scale disaster drill on September 30th, at 6'00 p.m. in the North Ramp area. It would involve a DC6 with approximately 20 passengers on board. This drill is required for the Airport to retain their certification under requirement 139. The drill will involved all the agencies that would be required in a real emergency situation. The North Ramp will be closed during this drill, but it will not effect operations in the rest of the airport. ManaGer Ernst also reported that he had just returned from a Seminar on Disaster Drill Planning and that it was very informative and stressed the importance of ~ preparedness in an emergency situation. Chairman Summers - requested that at least 1 Commissioner be present at the Disaster Drill. Commissioner Toppa - said that he was working that day but volunteered to view the Drill i'f possible. Chairman Summers - said he would also attend as the Commission's representative. Chairman Summers than suGGested that the Commission schedule a meeting with all Concessioners at the Airport to discuss problems they might be encounterin~ at the terminal. ManaGer Ernst - said that he meets regularly with the Concessioners~ and that when problems arise he brings them before the Commission. Commissioner Knopper - agreed that the Concessioner can Go to ManaGer Ernst if there are problems and he can relay them to the Commission. ManaGer Ernst - reported that emplanements for AuGust were comparable to the 1985 levels which were some of the highest levels recorded, which adds credence to the fact that the Kenai Peninsula is the most rapidly Growing area in Alaska. Emplanements were- SCA ERA Mark Air Total 3,640 4,258 3,237 ii, 135 ManaGer Ernst felt that the three airlines were Getting approximately an equal share of passenger flow. 8.... C0MMIS.SION..COMMENTS & Q.UESTION$ commissioner Knopper - felt there was a problem with traffic flow in and out of the rental lot. He would like to see the lot fenced or blocked off from present traffic flow, so car renters would have to exit and enter with the normal traffic flow. Manager Ernst - felt that fencing would be a good option, but he would need to get budgeting for it. He wanted rental agencies aware that this might create an inconvenience for their customers, but he would have the City Engineer give him a price for the fencing and preDare a letter of recommendation to Council. Chairman Summers - asked that Commissioner Toppa, as PR person for the Commission have input into the fliers the Erickson Group is preparing for the 1991 Airport promotion campaign. 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8-50 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Commission Secretar7