03-C Airport Board (11/19/02) MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
6:00 P.M.
1. The Airport Advisory Board Meeting was called to order by Victor
Abeles at 6:00 P.M.
A. The following members were present:
J.W. Ashmore J.B. Richey
Vic Ressler James Proctor
Andrew Fasken Don Morrell
Victor Abeles Eric Clifford (arrived
at 6:28 p.m.
2. The minutes of the October 15, 2002, meeting were presented to the
Board. A motion was made by J.B. Richey, seconded by Vic Ressler to
approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously, 8-0.
3. Status of the contract between the City of Paris and J.R. Aviation
regarding self service fuel system:
Mr. Haynes reported that the City Attorney requested mor information
from J.R. Aviation to prepare the contract. Mr. Haynes will get with
Jerry Richey to secure the required specific information.
4. Discussion and possible action on recommending to the City Council to
reduce the number of members on the Advisory Board from nine (9) to
seven (7):
A discussion was held since Rod Kosterman has resigned recently and
we were down to eight (8) members. It would be easier to get a
quorum if we have seven (7) member board. Vic Ressler made the
motion that we reduce the number of members to the board to seven (7)
by attrition. J.B. Richey seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
5. Status of Mr. David Jones (Air Direct L.L.C.) request for Charter
Operations permit to City Council:
Mr. Haynes explained that the request was tabled in November pending
changing in the ordinances and brought to the Council in December.
6. Mr. Jones had requested that he be excluded from the volunteer fire
training required in the charter. This is a moot point since there is no
volunteer fire department at the airport any longer. The second item
has to do with the availability of charter services in twelve (12) hours.
This is not practical since he has only one plane and could be gone
during the request time. Also, the FAA requires that he receive a
certain amount of rest between flights. Motion by J.W. Ashmore,
seconded by Don Morrell to make the changes as requested. The
motion passed unanimously.
7. A review of the Aviation Permit requests for 2003 was presented. The
following permit requests were approved by the Board. A motion by
Vic Ressler, seconded by J.W. Ashmore. Motion passed unanimously.
A. J-R Aviation.
1. Sale of Aviation Petroleum Products
2. Pilot Training
3. Aircraft Rental
4. Maintenance Airframe
5. Maintenance Power Plant
B. Knox Flying Service
1. Agricultural Operations
C. Jimmy Smyers 1. Maintenance Airframe
2. Maintenance Power Plant
3. Aircraft Sales
D. Air Direct L.L.C.
1. Charter Aircraft Services
8. Presentation of thank you letter to Lamar County Chamber of
Commerce for airport brochure:
Mr. Haynes presented a copy of a thank you letter sent to Mr. Gary
Vest of Lamar County Chamber of Commerce. Victor Abeles read a
letter of thanks to J.R. Aviation from C.P. Crossno and Associates
thanking them for their assistance when their plane had a battery
problem. They had checked Grayson County Airport and Mesquite
Airport and neither FBO had a battery. J.R. Aviation had a battery and
this speaks well for the FBO at Cox Field.
9. Discussion of mowing around private hangars:
Mr. Haynes reported that we have a new mowing service. Previous
mowing services had worked with Jim Collier to swap mowing services
so that we could get mowing around hangars done since we do not have
the equipment to do so. Mr. Haynes advised the Board that he would
speak personally with the person in charge of mowing and have him
meet with Jim Collier to work something out. Vic Ressler moved that
we table the item, seconded by J.W. Ashmore. Motion passed
unanimously.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 P.M.
Thomas E. Haynes, Recorder