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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-14 Airport Commission Summary KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. *~AGENDA~ ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 10, 2000 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Airport Terminal Carpet Selection Recommendation Discussion -- Special Use Permit - Calling Card Machine ITEM 6' NEW BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Update to Noise Abatement Procedures Discussion -- Cook Inlet Lions Club - Snow Machine Races ITEM 7' REPORTS ao Commission Chair Airport Manager City Council Liaison ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ITEM 9' PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 10: INFORMATION ITEMS ao Kenai City Council Meeting Action Agendas for August 2 and 16, 2000. 8/2000 Enplanement Report Kenai Municipal Airport/Float Plane Basin Activity Update Airport Commission Membership Updated List ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 14~ 2000 7:00 P.M. CHAIR HENRY KNACKSTEDT~ PRESIDING ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL Chairman Knackstedt called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. The roll was taken as follows' Present: Absent: Others Present: Knackstedt, Haralson, Van Zee, Bielefeld, Kleidon Copple, Holloway Airport Manager Cronkhite, Councilwoman Swarner, and Contract Secretary Kellerby ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Commissioner Van Zee MOVED to approve the agenda as presented with the addition to Item 5' Old Business- 5-b. Discussion -- Special Use Permit -- Calling Card Machine and Item 6: New Business - 6-b. Discussion -- Cook Inlet Lions Club -- Snow Machine Races. Commissioner Bielefeld SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- August 10, 2000 The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the August 10, 2000 meeting. ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD - None ITEM 5' OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Airport Terminal Carpet Selection Recommendation. Councilwoman Swarner reported the airport carpet selection committee met on September 7 and agreed on the new flooring to be used at the airport. She and Cronkhite presented a terminal layout of the carpet and samples of the materials to be used to the Airport Commission. It was noted, one of the materials to be used in high traffic areas was made of recycled rubber tires and looked like granite. Another was carpet squares which do not stain and are supposed to last 15 years. They also presented a rubber grating material that would be used at the entrances that would cut down on the snow and dirt on shoes coming into the terminal. They also showed samples of the seating they chose for the waiting area. They noted, $30,000 had been budgeted for this project, but Cronkhite reported the cost estimate for the materials presented was $145,000. She added, because the life of the materials was three to four times greater than the old carpet and throw rugs wouldn't be needed (currently used at an approximate cost of $6,000 a year), they would be saving money in the long run. She also noted she had budgeted money for new terminal lighting which could be moved to this project and do the lighting later. Cronkhite and Swarner added, a lot of research on these materials was done in regard to their durability and maintenance performance. MOTION: Commissioner Haralson MOVED to submit to the City Council for their approval the Commission's recommendation to approve the carpet selection committee's proposal with the provision that they continue negotiations for the best price for the product and installment and Commissioner Bielefeld SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. a-b, Discussion -- Special Use Permit - Calling Card Machine Item added at the beginning of the meeting. Cronkhite referred to information distributed at the beginning of the meeting and noted Alaska Call Connection wanted to operate and maintain a prepaid calling card machine in the Kenai airport. Their bid was for 25% of the monthly gross receipts and they proposed to install a new machine and lower the rates for customers to under eight cents per minute. She added, Administration would like to issue the Special Use Permit as an exclusive agreement. MOTION: Commissioner Bielefeld MOVED to approve issuing the Alaska Call Connection a Special Use Permit as an exclusive agreement as presented to be submitted to City Council for their approval and Commissioner Kleidon SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS Discussion- Update to Noise Abatement Procedures Cronkhite reported on the draft Noise Abatement Procedures included in the packet. She noted revisions to this policy were written assuming a right traffic pattern. She asked for the Commission's approval on this as an informal policy. The Commission gave their unanimous consent. Discussion: Cook Inlet Lions Club - Snow Machine Races KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 2 This item was added to the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Richard Dominick with the Cook Inlet Lions Club referred to information distributed at the beginning of the meeting and explained the Club would like the Commission's approval for the use of the floatplane basin for several weekends during the winter for Cook Inlet Lions Snow Machine Drag Races. He noted benefits the City would realize from this, discussed safety and security issues, and noted committees working on other areas of concern. Also included in their information was their Snow Machine Drag Racing Policy Manual. Cronkhite noted the airport would require someone with proper credentials to insure the ice on the float basin was safe for this endeavor. The Commission asked many questions as to ambulance service, snow removal, where the profits were to be used, etc. MOTION: Commissioner Haralson MOVED to approve the Cook Inlet Lions Club proposal for snow machine races on the floatplane basin as presented to be submitted to City Council for their approval and Commissioner Van Zee SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Commission Chair -- Commissioner Knackstedt noted his concerns of whether the Airport would be able to accommodate people if a large hotel was built and three or four corporate jets would be arriving in Kenai at a time. Cronkhite reported on Administration's current efforts to accommodate those travelers and noted they had been working on this for some time. 7-bo Airport Manager-- No report. 7-c. City Council Liaison -- Councilwoman Swarner passed out a Kenai Municipal Airport Commission Goals and Objectives Worksheet. She noted the City Council agendas included in the packet for August 2 and 16. ITEM 8: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS Commissioner Haralson asked the status of the Airport Regulations and Cronkhite reported they were very close to being revised and that they would be given to the Commission for their approval when finished. There was also discussion on the taxi ways at the airport. ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD - None KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 3 ITEM 10' INFORMATION ITEMS ITEM 11' ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 P.M. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Susan Kellerby, Contract Secretary KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 PAGE 4