05-08-2014 APM+HUTCHINSON AIRPORT COMMISSION
May 8, 2014
Master Plan Advisory Group Meeting 4:00 — 5:00
Supper: 5:00 — 5:30
Airport Commission Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Airport Arrival/Departure Building
Minutes
Members present: Doug McGraw, Dick Freeman, Ross Peterson, Steve Cook (Council Representative)
Members absent: Joel Schwarze, Juh Neubarth,
Others Present: John Olson, City of Hutchinson; Tom Parker, Hutchinson Aviation, Melissa Underwood and Cole
Hartfiel, Bolton & Menk; Dave Skaar; Tom Ashenfelter, Ken Fischbach and Tim Miller, ASI; Jeff
Lux
Meeting called to order following the Master Plan Advisory Group meeting, which began 4:00 p.m. and after a brief break for
supper. There was a quorum of members present.
1. Approve April 10, 2014 Airport Commission Minutes
Motion made by Freeman, second by Cook to approve minutes. Unanimous approval
2. Airport Commission
Doug McGraw (to 09/14, second full-term) Joel Schwarze (to 09/15, first full-term)
Ross Peterson (to 09/16, first full-term) Dick Freeman (to 09/17, second full-term)
Juli Neuharth (to 09/18, second full-term) Steve Cook (Council representative)
For meeting schedules & interest forms for serving on the Airport Commission, see www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us
3. Hangars
a) William VanderVoort rented Hangar #1-10
b) Juli Neuharth informed City she will no longer be renting Hangar #3-6 after May 31, 2014.
c) A motion was made by Peterson, second by Freeman to allow Tom Parker, Hangar #3-1 to sublease to
Jeff Lux. The sublease will be reviewed in January of each year. Unanimous approval. Mayor Cook
indicated it would be beneficial to address the issue of subleasing in the hangar policy so routines
terms of subleases would be included in the hangar policy. Staff was directed to propose potential
language amendments to the hangar policy to address subleasing.
4. Operational Issues (Open Projects)
a) 2013 AIP (Master Plan Update) — All attendees were present at the Master Plan Advisory Group, so
there was no need for an update.
b) 2013 AIP (Obstruction Removal) — Update of progress on obstruction removal project. Olson reported
that tree removal at the Renner property is scheduled to begin next week.
c) 2014/2015 AIP (Reclaim Rwy, Twy, Apron) — Olson reported there was no changes from previous
reports and staff anticipates engineering services agreement/grant application will be ready for action
at a City Council meeting in July. Construction is proposed for 2015.
5. Other Discussions & New Business
a) Hangar #2-8. Hangar #2-8, which was previously included with the FBO agreement, will become an
available hangar as of June 1, 2014. A notice offering the hangar will be posted, in accordance with the
hangar policy.
b) A request by Jeff Lux was made for Hangar #3-1 or #3-5, which are the only hangars that can
accommodate large aircraft. Lux has an aircraft with a 45'+ wingspan. The process for moving existing
tenants from large hangars is not currently addressed in policy. The request was tabled. Staff was directed
to provide additional information, including what implications there could be by `bumping' a tenant of a
large hangar, and to verify recollections of whether a parry that was `bumped' from a large hangar would
need to have the two hangars they gave up to get the large hanger restored.
c) Signage/improvements requested by ASI.
a. Door signs, 3 ea. for hangars 1710 & 1720 and one sign for the glass door at the terminal entrance
from the apron.
b. Installation of two awnings; one for hangar 1710 (NE corner) and one for terminal 1700 (E
entrance).
c. Fuel sign, to include potential branded fuel sign with pricing, mounted on the current light pole
adjacent to the fuel island.
d. Rugs at terminal entrances with logos, and potentially ASI's logo and a branded fuel logo.
e. Aviation -related paintings, art and/or photographs at various locations within the terminal
building.
A motion was made by Freeman, second by Cook to allow ASI to install the items requested, provided they
work with staff to address design and installation of these items. Unanimous approval.
d) Airport 50ffi anniversary celebration (Spring 2015). McGraw has determined that a son of Ken Butler is
living in the Hutchinson area. Staff will reach out to Mr. Butler to determine whether he would be
interested in attending a celebration.
e) Other discussions/new business:
a. Olson informed the Commission of two initiatives being taken by staff to reduce utility costs at the
airport.
i. The furnaces that heat the terminal building and conference room. The furnaces have
often `blown out' during high wind events, causing those at the airport repeatedly restart
the furnaces. Initially, vendors are indicating the furnaces are not high -efficiency units
that would warrant significant repair and/or renovation costs to address the issues. It may
be more beneficial to replace the existing furnaces with high -efficiency units that both
exhaust and draw air from the same structure penetration.
ii. Staff is looking at the possibility of installing a High -Volume, Low Speed fan in the
Hangar 1710. This type of fan would help with de -stratifying air during the winter,
improving heating efficiency, as well as provide cooling during hot weather.
At 7:00 p.m., a motion to adjourn was made by McGraw, second by Cook. Unanimous approval.
NEXT MEETING: Regularly scheduled meeting: June 19, 2014.