03-15-2007 APM+HUTCHINSON AIRPORT COMMISSION
March 15, 2007
5:30 p.m.
Airport Arrival/Departure Building
Minutes
Members present: Chuck Brill, Doug McGraw, Dick Freeman, Joel Schwarze
Members absent: Dave Skaar
Others Present: John Olson, City of Hutchinson; Tom Parker, Hutchinson Aviation; Brent Reiner, tenant;
Daryl Luthens, tenant; Shane Luthens, tenant.
Meeting called to order at 5:40 p.m. There was a quorum of members present.
L. Approve Minutes of February 15 meeting
Motion made by Schwarze, second by Freeman to approve minutes. Unanimous approval.
2. Review Prioritv order for Hangar Tenants
1) Review minutes of February 15 for final decision regarding potential corrections. There had been a
potential discrepancy in dates assigned to tenants identified during the February meeting. City staff
and Airport Commissioners used the time between the February and March meetings to investigate the
potential discrepancy. At the February meeting, Commissioners also requested that Skyview Dairy
provide documentation they had regarding the potential discrepancy.
2) Commissioners reviewed documentation provided by Skyview Dairy, consisting of a check to Jerry
Jensen and an application to the waiting list dated in 1996.
3) Motion by Schwarze, second by Freeman to defer action on any correction until Shane Luthens of
Skyview Dairy could arrive at the meeting. Unanimous approval. Discussion on the matter continued
after Shane Luthens arrived. Discussion related to whether there had been a break in tenancy after co-
tenancy with Jensen. Commissioners decided that there had indeed been a break, which should have
reset the date to a later date than the list prepared on January 18 indicated.
4) Motion by Schwarze, second by Freeman to approve January 18 list with modifications as follows:
Change the date for Skyview Dairy from July 1, 2000 to June 1, 2006. Motion passed (Brill -aye;
Schwarze -aye; Freeman -aye; McGraw - abstain).
5) Doug McGraw pointed out that the hangar current identified as M'Cloud Aviation does not contain an
aircraft registered to that entity. However, since Commissioners were not sure whether Ed Klima had
acquired that flying club name when the aircraft was purchased, City staff was directed to contact Mr.
Klima to clarify the situation.
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3. Review Hangar Assignments upon Completion of Hangar #4
1) Based on the change to the priority order for hangar tenants, Brent Reiner was assigned to Hangar 4 -8
and Shane Luthens was assigned to Hangar 3 -7.
2) Upon presenting his request for Hangar 4 -8, Charles Brill appointed Schwarze as the acting Chair, and
excused himself from the Commission to allow discussion regarding his request.
3) After discussion, Commissioners decided that the January 18 list was altered, and since Brill had not
made his request at the January meeting, it would not be appropriate to allow him to use a March
request to update to a hangar that would not have been available in January, had the correction to
Skyview Dairy's date been made at that time.
4) A motion was made by Freeman, second by McGraw to deny Brill's request for Hangar 4 -8.
Unanimous approval. Upon completion of this action, Brill returned to his duties as acting Chair.
5. Operational Issues
1) Amateur Radio Club is proposing an emergency communications exercise at the airport on June 23 and
24, 2007.
2) Olson updated Commissioners on status of the 2006 Improvement Project. A certificate of Substantial
Completion will be issued to Midland Bi -fold Doors for the hangar. Lights meeting specifications
have been identified and approved for the 2005 Improvement Project.
6. Other Discussions
1) City staff was directed to consider whether sump pumps could be installed in Hangars 3 -6 and 3 -7.
Staff will investigate and report to the Commission in April.
2) TKDA will be contacted to identify the scope of a project to extend apron and /or taxi lane for potential
new private development.
New Business
1) Commissioners considered a proposal by Steve Barton to operate a private skydiving club at the
airport.
2) Commissioners identified several issues, chief among them having Mr. Barton identify a potential
landing zone on the airport. Space is somewhat limited, considering acreage under tillage. Also,
Commissioners requested that Mr. Barton be made aware of helicopter traffic at the airport and that he
address that concern when he identifies a proposed landing zone.
3) City staff was directed to provide Mr. Barton a copy of the waivers that Skydive Hutchinson was
required to use.
At 7:30, a motion to adjourn was made by Schwarze, second by Freeman. Unanimous approval.
NEXT MEETING: Regularly scheduled for April 19, 2007