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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COX FIELD AIRPORT COMMITTEE January 21, 1988 The Cox Field Airport Committee met in a special session, Thursday, January 21, 1988, at 11:30 A.M., Council Room, City Hall. Councilman Clifford, Chairman of the Committee, called the meeting to order with Mayor Burnett and Councilman Fendley present. Also present was City Manager Malone, City Attorney Haynes, Director of Facilities, Dick Boots, and Deputy City Clerk, Joe McCollum. Dick Boots presented a a copy of a memorandum to each person present concerning Cox Field Operations under the guidance of the City as compared with F.B.O. Chairman Eric Clifford discussed the mowing at Cox Field being contracted out the last six to eight months, and stated that he felt the City was not in favor of doing the mowing. Dick Boots, Director of Facilities said that mowing a thirty foot border every two weeks prevents the clogging up of the equipment with dead grass clippings. T. K. Haynes, City Attorney, asked about bermuda grass in this situation. Mr. Clifford asked if the fuel flowage would increase under the City's Operation. He also stated that he felt the F.B.O. could not survive and keep up the mowing. City Attorney Haynes said the Committee should determine what the contract should be. Mr. Clifford stated that he was not in favor of the City operation of Cox Field Airport. Mayor Burnett suggested that the Airport Manager could do the yard mowing around the terminal area. Dick Boots said that Mr. Collier could not do it health wise, but there were other things Mr. Collier could do such as generally assisting everyone at the airport, and could contract with F.B.O. as Airport Manager. The Committee discussed the present F.B.O. running out of gas on occasion. Councilman Clifford stated he felt it was in the best interest of the City of Paris to leave the operation of Cox Field Airport with a private individual, with Mayor Burnett and Councilman Fendley in agreement. Councilman Clifford said he had no objection to either individual who desired to take over the F.B.O. The Committee discussed five (5) acres of fine mowing around terminal and hangers with an estimated cost of $13,000.00 for all of the mowing. The Committee recommended that the City not repurchase fuel truck. Mayor Burnett stated that a close look should be taken at the Airport Budget for the next fiscal year.