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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD 107 EAST KAUFMAN STREET PARIS, TEXAS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15,2022,5:30 P.M. The Airport Advisory Board was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Airport Manager Paul Strahan. Members present: Scott Jackson, Jeffrey Nichols, and LeAndra Maughon. City Representatives: Council Member Gary Savage; Assistant City Manager Robert Vine; Airport Manager Paul Strahan 2. Receive Report from the Airport Manager. • Introductions Each Airport Advisory Board Member and each City Representative introduced themselves. • Advertisement for the Airport Mr. Strahan explained the different websites used to advertise the fuel prices for the airport, as follows: FaceBook, AirNav, ForeFlight, Skyvector, and the city website for the airport. • Previous Fly -In Mr. Strahan talked about the previous airport fly—in, which was held on July 9, 2022. He said there was a good turnout, with 87 planes and approximately 300 people in attendance. He also said the airport had three food trucks on site. Mr. Strahan reported three companies offered items to raffle, the airport offered two items to raffle, as well has donated 330 bottles of water. • Different Types of Airport Funding Mr. Strahan explained the different types of funding the airport has opportunities to make application, from the FAA and TXDOT. He explained that Infrastructure Bill (IIJA Funds) passed late last year but the airports had received no direction as how to spend the funds. He said the infrastructure money will be for five straight years of funding for the airport with no date as to when the funds are required to be spent. Mr. Strahan also explained Non — Priority Entitlements (NPE) Funds were allotted in the amount of $150K per year and could be banked up to four years. He emphasized if the funds were not spent prior to the four years, they were required to be returned to FAA or TXDOT. Mr. Strahan said the airport has banked four years of NPE funds, which will help cover the cost of the runway project. He explained that the Routine Airfield Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant is money from TXDOT and was up to $ l OOK each year, with one-half being reimbursable. He also said money from the grant could only be used in certain areas. • Runway Project Mr. Strahan stated the airport planner and TXDOT engineer came to the airport to talk about the upcoming runway project. He explained that the date for the runway project comes from TXDOT and not from the airport. Mr. Strahan said the airport still did not have a date for the runway project; TXDOT was awaiting a Project Manager to be assigned to the project. He said the cost of the runway project was $2.75M, and that the original work planned had changed due to pushing the project back year after year, and addition of the ever changing inflation situation.