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Home My WebLink About121522 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 Airport Advisory Commission Minutes, December 15, 2022 City Hall, Galesburg, Illinois Meeting was called to order by Aaron Repp at 3:04 P.M. Roll Call: Present: Members: David Carlton, Aaron Repp, Ken Springer, Phillip Wolford, Ex-officio members: Don Miles, Park Superintendent, Wayne Carl, Airport Manager/Director of Public Works, Travis Huffman, Maintenance Supervisor Parks Council Liaison: Council member Bradley Hix Absent: None Additional persons present: Bill Hurley, airport user, Dean Maupin, airport user Minutes: Minutes of the November 17, 2022 meeting were reviewed. One correction was proposed to revise “Z100 UL” to “G100 UL”. Motion by Springer, 2nd by Wolford, 4 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Airport Manager Report: • Director Carl provided a brief update on maintenance items that were brought up at the last meeting. It was stated that the drain itself is too high and doesn’t allow the water to drain by one of the hangars. • Travis Huffman provided a brief update on the status of the FAA PAPI project which will be completed shortly after the first of the year. A NOTAM was issued for the airport while this work was being done. Chairman Repp suggested that that a notice be provided using the airport radio frequency 123.000 in the future as well. Old Business: • Hangar Waiting List – The list was reviewed by the Commission and Travis Huffman provided a summary of how the process works. There is a list of names of people who have expressed a desire to rent a hangar from the City. The list is in order of when the request was made to rent a hangar. When a hangar comes open, the next name down on the list is contacted to see if they are still wanting a hangar. If that person does not have a plane or is not interested at the time, then the next name on the list is contacted and so on. In order to get a hangar assigned to you, you are required to have a registered aircraft to place in the hangar. As of the date of the meeting there were 39 names on the waiting list. A motion was made by Wolford to keep doing the waiting list the same way it has been done in the past. 2nd by Carlton, 4 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. It was also recommended to put the list on the City website with an explanation of the process. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 2 • City Hangar Lease Agreement – A copy of the City’s hangar lease agreement was provided to the Commission members and briefly discussed. One item the members thought should be looked into was item 4 Taxes. It would be preferred by the tenants for the taxes to be paid by the City and for the cost of the taxes to be included in the rental rates for the hangars. Director Carl said that he would check with the City’s legal department to find out if this item could be changed. It was agreed that Commission members would review the existing lease agreement and come prepared to discuss at the next meeting in January 2023. New Business: • Private Hangar Lease -A copy of a private hangar lease from the City of Peru, La Salle County, Illinois was provided to commission members to be reviewed. In the beginning, Peru just had one person who built a private hangar but now have 7 hangars that have been developed. Mr. Dean Maupin was present at the meeting and stated that he would like to be able to build a 60 ft x 60 ft private hangar with an 18 ft high door to make sure it would be able to accommodate future aircraft. Mr. Maupin has looked into construction of an “Erect-a-tube” hangar and estimates the cost to be approximately $200,000. The Commission briefly discussed the Peru agreement, and it was noted that the term of the agreement was 40 years with an option to extend the lease an additional 20 year term. The lease provides for the owner to pay the City a ground rent. Mr. Maupin said he would want to make sure there are provisions in the agreement that would allow him to sell it and/or lease it if desired during the term of the agreement. He also asked how the taxes would be handled and if they would be based on the cost of the hangar or the lease value with the City. It was agreed that the Commission members would review the Peru agreement before the next meeting in January and come prepared to discuss. Mr. Repp stated that there are case studies and best practices listed on the FAA’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) website. Citizen Comments: • Bill Hurley stated that he felt that getting lights up on the east end of the hangars was a higher priority than paint when it comes to next year’s budget. He also suggested that the City look at oversizing the electrical and water when constructing private hangars so additional hangars could be constructed and utilize this same infrastructure. He said 20 amp electrical service should be required. Motion to adjourn by Springer, 2nd by Wolford, all in favor Meeting adjourned at 4:40 P.M. ___________________________________ Wayne Carl, Director of Public Works/Airport Manager