Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Review and consider hangar rental rates.
3.B. Review and consider event rental rates for the airport. 
3.C. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on the Revised 2023 Project List. 
3.D. Discussion on Air Methods hangar door. 
4. Petitions - Communications - Citizen Concerns
5. Officers' Reports
5.A. Airport Manager Report
6. Adjournment
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Meeting: February 8, 2024 at 8:15 AM - Airport Advisory Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:
  • In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
  • Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:
  • Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:
  • Action may be taken to discuss/limit discussion, to hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, and to approve or disapprove any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Review and consider hangar rental rates.
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that there are things that go hand in hand such as fuel prices, hangar prices, and door sizes. Ourada also stated doing a comparability study with local storage units. 
Subject:
3.B. Review and consider event rental rates for the airport. 
Discussion:
Airport Manager Will White stated that Doane University would like to hold a homecoming event. White asked about increasing the rate. A vote was motioned by Howard Nitzel to increase the rate to $300.00 and seconded by Greg Hier. 
Subject:
3.C. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on the Revised 2023 Project List. 
Discussion:
The Advisory Board reviewed the 2023 Project List. 
- East wall (get a formal bid) 
Nitzel stated that the items were the brush piles and the vending machine. Nitzel mentioned that the brush piles need to be burned and will talk to the fire department to get a burn permit. 
Chris Corr stated that the CIP and Exhibit A have been submitted and approved. A description of the quick claim deeds was submitted. Corr asked if the rest of the deeds will be updated. Ourada stated that they will be doing that . 

Nitzel motioned and Keller seconded to forward the project list to the City Council 
 
Attachments:
Subject:
3.D. Discussion on Air Methods hangar door. 
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that Air Methods could possibly apply for LB840 to get 50% grant funding and split the rest with the city and Air methods for a new hangar door.  If they agreed to that then the door can get done. This would be a reasonable approach since they use the door more than a typical tenant. City Attorney Anna Burge stated that LB840 has a personal guarantee for 8 years. Ourada informed that would be amortized over that period. Ourada mentioned that there will be changes to the lease agreement. 
Ourada mentioned that he will get together with Blaine Spanjer to make the phone call to Air Methods. 
Subject:
4. Petitions - Communications - Citizen Concerns
Rationale:
  • Citizen testimony may be limited to 3 minutes per person.
  • Please do not repeat testimony that has already be heard.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Subject:
5. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
  • Reports may be given by Officers, City Departments, Committees, or Board members concerning the current operations of the Airport.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Attachments:
Subject:
5.A. Airport Manager Report
Discussion:
Airport Manager Will White stated that he has called a few people after doing the inspections. White mentioned addressing the condition of the hangar. D7 is filled with non-air related things and possibly moving to A6.
Finance Director Wendy Thomas and City Administrator Tom Ourada have been going through checking that everyone has updated insurance. Ourada stated that there are some that it is likely haven't had insurance for years. There are some that have homeowners insurance. You can have homeowners insurance on storage units probably, but on your hangar there is no coverage there. 
Ourada stated that most that were past on their rents are no longer past due. There are a couple of letters that will be sent out to the ones that are still past due. That is lot less of an issue than it has been. 
Ourada informed that Collin Coneva called Mayor Dave Bauer and would like to have a meeting with him and with Ourada. 
White mentioned that the City is planning to have an auction of things from all departments that are no longer being used. White stated that there are things such as a treadmill and dishwasher among other things. Spanjer asked if the things left in hangars can be auctioned. City Attorney Anna Burge stated that if they have been abandoned and they are not paying rent, they can be auctioned off. 

 
Subject:
6. Adjournment
Discussion:
9:15 a.m.

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