Airport

Airport Committee October 18, 2022 Airport Maint Hangar W5125 Apple Ave, Medford, WI Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Diane Albrecht, Charles Zenner, Russ Gowey, Mark Hoffman Members Absent: Sue Swiantek Other Attendees: Fred Ebert, Larry Brandl, Emily Go jmerac; Star News , Karl Kemper; Becher Hoppy. Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Gowey, to approve the agenda with nine items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Gowey, to approve the minutes of the August 23 , 2022, Airport Committee meeting . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Set next meeting. Jan 17, 2023, 1:00 P.M. at the Airport. Vouchers. Ebert presented the vouchers and explained we will be well over budget on expenditures but equally over on revenue due to high fuel cost. A motion was made by Hoffman, seconded by Gowey, to approve the vouchers as presented. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Hangar/ Ter minal projects. Ebert, Kemper presented to the committee that the potential return on investment could range greatly from 2 years to 30 years depending on size and scope of the project. Hoffman stated that we shouldn’t lose the fact that we will still have the Hangar for 10% of the local funding. Kemper stated he would reach ou t to Sierra Pacific to determine their needs for a long-term lease from Taylor County. More discussion on building a new Terminal, (Taylor County was not selected in the 1 st round but we have applied again) and we have determined it could be at the current terminal site, also that the funding for this program is a separate from the other funds listed and many are fully funded or a 2.5% of local funds. The Hagar discussion was about the 3 sites that are shovel ready. No other action was taken on this agenda item. Manager’s Report. A list of safety protocols is now in logbook for training records. Ebert commuted to the WAMA conference last week in Eau Claire and met with NEO electricians that came Monday and replaced the light transformers that were lighting damaged. 2 deer were spotted inside the fence and the DNR has issued tags. no action required. An offer to purchase was received from Seth Pinter for Hangar #20 for $10,000. After s ome discussion a motion was made by Hoffman , second by Gowey to sell the hangar if the price is deemed fair. Ebert was designated to research the sale price. Adjournment. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Hoffman, to adjourn at 2:20 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Manager: Fred Ebert Airport Committee August 23, 2022 Airport Maint Hangar W5125 Apple Ave, Medford, WI Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Diane Albrecht, Charles Zenner, Russ Gowey, Sue Swiantek Members Absent: Mark Hoffman Other Attendees: Fred Ebert, Larry Brandl, Emily Go jmerac; Star News , Karl Kemper; Becher Hoppy, Mark Graczykowski; Wis Dot via phone Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Swiantek, seconded by Gowey, to approve the agenda with nine items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Swiantek, to approve the minutes of the June 29, 2022, Airport Committee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Set next meeting. Oct 18th, 1:00 P.M. at the Airport. Vouchers. Ebert presented the vouchers. A motion was made by Swiantek, seconded by Gowey, to approve the vouchers as presented. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Budget. Budget was presented at An estimated cost of $342,184, $194,000 income giving a net cost of $148,184 motion by Gowey, second by Swiantek, unanimous vote cast approved by the committee and will move forward. Hangar/ Terminal projects. Ebert, Kemper and Graczykowski informed the committee that there is approximately $1,153,332 of grant monies available in stimulus and infrastructure funds. More discussion on building a new Terminal, (Taylor County was not selected in the 1 st round but could continue to apply) and if it could be at the current terminal site, also that the funding for this program is a separate from the other funds listed and many are fully funded or a 2.5% of local funds. The Hagar discussion was about the 3 sites that are shovel ready, the committee asked for more info on possible return on investment on each option. No other action was taken on this agenda item. Manager’s Report. A discussion of safety protocols and developing a logbook for training. A discussion of the possibility of ditching in the NW corner of the property to help the field north of apple drain better. A plan by Dwayne Parkinson was submitted t o add on to his existing hangar, a motion by Swiantek, seconded by Albrecht to approve the plan if the FAA min clearance is still ok with the expansion, a unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. In other notes the 100LL policy was discussed, Pilots and farming, repair of the rotating beacon, no action required. Adjournment. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Swiantek, to adjourn at 2:25 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Manager: Fred Ebert Airport Committee June 29, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, WI Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Diane Albrecht, Charles Zenner, Russ Gowey, Sue Swiantek Members Absent: Mark Hoffman Other Attendees: Fred Ebert, Larry Brandl, Emily Go jmerac; Star News , Karl Kemper; Becher Hoppy Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Gowey, to approve the agenda with seven items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve Minutes. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Gowey, to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2022, Airport Committee meeting . A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Vouchers. Ebert presented the vouchers. A motion was made by Gowey, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the vouchers as presented. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Hangar/ Terminal projects. Ebert and Kemper informed the committee that there is approximately three yea rs of gran t monies available [$450,000.00] plus additional stimulus and infrastructure funds not yet released. Larry Brandl, Finance Manager, stated there is $240,000.00 in the county fund for the project. Discussion was held on the rental fee , as well as, a possible amount for the rent. More discussion was on if building a new Terminal is justified at this time and would it go east of the current hangar site to make room for future expansion and growth. No other action was taken on this agenda item. State of the Airport. Ebert informed the committee purchase of a 2016 Durango from the Taylor County Sheriffs Dept. for use as a courtesy car , we contracted Tankology company to clean the 100LL fuel tank and repair the sump system, a new real was installed for the 100LL and new hoses and filters were ordered for all dispensers, AWOS was down for a week due to mice in the wires, also reported an apparent lighting strike that blew out about 30 runway lights, the wind damage to the miller shed has been repa ired. No further action was taken on this agenda item. Adjournment. A motion was made by Gowey, seconded by Swiantek, to adjourn at 2:10 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Manager: Fred Ebert Airport Committee February 14, 2022 Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, WI Call Meeting to Order: David Roiger called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. Members Present: David Roiger, Diane Albrecht, Charles Zenner, Russ Gowey, Mark Hoffman Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Linda Daniels, Fred Ebert, Larry Brandl, Emily Gojmerac; Star News Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Zenner, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the agenda with nine items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Approve M inutes. A motion was made by Zenner, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the minutes of the September 1, 2021 , Airport Committee meeting. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Vouchers. Fred presented the vouchers. A motion was made by Zenner, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the vouchers as presented. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Rate Engineering firms for Hangar project . Fred presented information from Becher-Hoppe, Strand & Associat es, Westwood and SEH and the committee discuss ed the pros/cons of going with each of the firms. He showed a map of the proposed hangar. The committee was required to rate and select the firms for FAA funding . Following discussion, a motion was made by Hoffman, seconded by Gowey, to recommend the firm Becher -Hoppe for the Hangar project and for Fred to proceed with the FAA. A unanimous cast, the motion carried. Hangar Options. Fred informed the committee that there is approximately three years of grant monies available [$450,000.00]. He hopes to plan to build the hangar this summer or the summer of 2023. Larry Brandl, Finance Manager, stated there is $240,000.00 in the county fund for the project. Discussion was held on the rental fee when Sierra Paci fic is using the hangar versus when they are not using the hangar, as well as a possible amount for the rent. Hoffman proposed a monthly fee whether they are there or no t. The committee instructed Fred to contact Sierra Pacific to see their true interest in the project. No other action was taken on this agenda item. Financial and physical state of the Airport. Fred informed the committee of being under budget year end 2021, and the truck and plow are working well. Supervisor Zenner questioned about Bug Tussel and the three-mile radius of the airport. Bug Tussel will need to check with Zoning for placement of the towers. No further action was taken on this agenda item. Miller shed wind damage. Fred reported that there was roof damage to the Miller shed and it will be fixed in the spring. Adjournment. A motion was made by Albrecht, seconded by Hoffman, to adjourn at 1:56 p.m. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. Secretary: Linda Daniels