10/09/2008 MINUTESMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
COX FIELD AIRPORT TERMINAL
MEETING ROOM
PARIS, TEXAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
5:30 O'CLOCK PM
1. The Airport Advisory Board meeting was called to order by Chairman Vic Ressler at 5:30
p.m.
A. The following members were present:
Vic Ressler
Jack Ashmore
Bill Boothe
Glen Chapman
Billy Copeland
The following members were absent:
Pete Kampfer
Andy Fasken
B. Also present was Lisa Wright, Airport Director; Jerry Richey, Airport Manager;
Edwin Pickle, City Councilman, and Kevin Carruth, City Manager.
2. Close out meeting for the 2008 Fly -In:
A. Chris Dux, Paris Regional Medical Center - Jack Ashmore stated that Mr. Dux was
not present and asked that he be put on the next agenda. Jack Ashmore presented
report.
- Need more food vendors, they were running out of food.
- B25 was big hit, didn't cost anything but gas, sold 3 loads (18 rides).
- Sent letter to AC/R club.
- Glen Chapman stated let's just have fly -in next year because no one will fly in
if we have an air show.
- Billy Copeland stated that only 63 flew in this year, and we had over 100 last
year.
- Pack down ground where planes are parked.
- Jack Ashmore stated if done next year, PRMC wants to be the sole sponsor.
- Vic Ressler stated if money left over, put thank you ad in paper.
- Want more board meetings during the process.
- L 19s were good.
- Got $1,500 donation from businesses to get Corsair.
- Billy Copeland stated we rocked along two years with $3,000 or so, now that
we got more money, we seem to be splitting on what we want to do and getting
angry.
Present budget when closed out.
Where everything was staged was better this year.
3. Discussion of and possible action on the 2009 Fly -In and Air show.
Motion was made by Glen Chapman, seconded by Jack Ashmore, to do a Fly -in without
an Air Show. Motion carried 5 -0.
4. Discussion of and possible action on directing the Airport Manager to provide monthly
airfield activity reports.
Jack Ashmore stated he wants to give monthly reports to Council, something showing the
number of airplanes that come and go. He wants to show City Council that corporate
planes are flying in and out and that this is an airport and not an airfield, accommodating
air ambulances /care flight, military planes, and charter flights. Scott said he has form
made up to log flights. Kevin Carruth stated that would come in handy when we do our
airport master plan. Edwin Pickle asked to include the number of people on the hangar
waiting list.
Motion was made by Billy Copeland, seconded by Bill Boothe, to direct the Airport
Manager to provide monthly airfield activity reports to the Airport Director for a report to
the City Council. Motion carried 5 -0.
5. Report by the Airport Director regarding TxDot Aviation grants for airfield
improvements.
Lisa Wright, Airport Director, handed out cost estimates to the Board that were prepared
by TxDOT Aviation for airport projects over the next four years. She advised that she
requested the Master Plan be moved to the head of the pack since it could be on -going
while engineering was being done on the airfield improvements. Since there is a proposal
by the Board to close one of the runways to use as new hangar access, she stated that the
Master Plan update would need to be done first, so it is a relatively high priority in order
to get the airport growing.
6 Discussion with Councilman Edwin Pickle regarding airport needs.
Glen Chapman stated that we need private hangars, repairs, and an entry sign.
7. Request items for future agendas.
Airport sign (entry way) and procedures for getting a gate card.
8. Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008.
Vic Ressler, Chairman