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ALL RIGHT.WELCOME TO THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
UM, SO WE WILL START WITH, UH, ROLL CALL.
WE HAVE COMMISSIONER DOCH HERE, MYSELF.
AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DAN AND CLAUDIA TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS HERE TONIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THIS EVENING? WE DO NOT.
DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT? NO PRESENTATIONS? NOPE.
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WE HAVE ANY EDITS, CORRECTIONS, OR OTHER NOTES ON THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH? WE DO.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH KIND OF A CORRECTION, UM, I WANT, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONE? SO CAN YOU NOT HEAR IT THERE? THERE? OKAY.
UM, I WANTED TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION.
THE, UH, BASEBALL DIAMOND IN THE PETALUMA SPORTS COMPLEX, THAT PROJECT, UM, WAS REVIEWED BY STAFF OF THE SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION, WHO HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE ZONING, UNDER THE SIDE SAFETY ZONE AND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ZONE AND POPULATION DENSITIES.
AND THEY DID REVIEW IT AND SENT A LETTER TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THEN JOSHUA MCKEAN, UH, IN AUGUST 11TH, 2020, UH, SAYING THAT THE PROJECT MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ZONING.
ANYTHING ELSE IN THE MINUTES? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THAT? UH, ADDITIONAL CORRECTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND WITH THE, WITH THE CORRECTIONS.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR MINUTES WITH THAT CORRECTION? AYE.
UM, DO WE HAVE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC FORMAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.
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ALL RIGHT.UH, ALEX, YOU READY TO DO A COUNCIL UPDATE FOR US? I AM, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES TONIGHT.
AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES, UH, HANGAR DEVELOPMENT, AD HOC, ANY UPDATES? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I THINK, UH, WHERE WE LEFT OFF.
AND ONE THING THAT, UM, WE JUST NEED TO MAYBE COME UP WITH A TIME WHERE TOM AND I CAN MAYBE MEET WITH YOU, DAN, AND KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT WE HAD, UM, FROM LAST TIME.
I KNOW WE'RE ALL KIND OF BUSY RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE THE AFTER THE NEW YEAR WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND KIND OF SIT DOWN AND, UM, JUST FIGURE OUT THE NEXT STEPS FORWARD, IF THAT WORKS.
UM, I'M EVEN OPEN TO EVENINGS.
I KNOW THAT DAYTIME CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT, SO LET'S, LET'S GET SOME OF THEM IN THE BOOKS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
UM, MAYBE I CAN REACH OUT TO YOU WITH AVAILABILITY AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
UM, FOR THE PROJECT PROCESSES, UH, AD HOC, I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THAT SINCE, UM, WE WERE FIRST EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF TRYING TO CHANGE SOMETHING THERE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GAUGE THE SENTIMENT OF THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STILL WANT TO PURSUE AND WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ENGAGE COUNCIL ON.
CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME EITHER, CLAUDIA? IT'S, IT'S TOUGH.
YEAH, I THINK THE MICS AREN'T VERY SENSITIVE TONIGHT.
WELL, UM,
UM, JUST AS A REFRESHER, THAT WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PLACED ON DAN IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO EXECUTE PROJECTS AND SPENDING LIMITS AND CONTRACTUAL PROCEDURES AND THAT KIND OF THING TO TRY TO ALIGN THEM MORE CLOSELY WITH THE NEEDS OF THE AIRPORT VERSUS JUST SORT OF A GENERIC, LIKE, NON-AIR AIRPORT PROJECT.
SO I'D LOVE TO, JUST SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT, AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
UH, MY THOUGHT IS THAT IF, IF WE FEEL IT'S GONNA BE A VALUE TO DAN TO HELP HIM GET THINGS DONE FASTER, THEN I THINK IT'S WORTH INVESTING THE TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WHERE HE'S DISCUSSED, BECAUSE THE, THE DOLLAR POINT AT WHICH IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE CONVOLUTED PROCESS IS SO LOW, AND THAT JUST EXPONENTIALLY ADDS TIME.
I, I THINK IT'S WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT.
YEAH, I'D SAY IT'D BE EASY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF.
NOW, THE HANGAR REPAIRS ARE KIND OF, AT LEAST ONE'S COMING TO AN END, BUT I THINK THE, THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS, IS THAT THERE WERE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES YEAH.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WERE SERIOUS ISSUES, BUT MOST
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IMPORTANTLY IS FIGURING OUT, UH, AND I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN, IF IT'S GONNA TAKE AS LONG, BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DO HAVE TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD AGAIN, THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND OURSELVES BACK IN THE SAME SPOT.
AND I, I THINK THE TIME TO WORK ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WHEN YOU AREN'T IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROCESS TRYING TO USE IT
SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO, SINCE WE AREN'T GOING TO BE MEETING IN EARLY JANUARY DUE TO THE NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY, UM, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TRY TO GET SCHEDULED FOR, FOR EARLY MID-JANUARY SEPARATELY.
I ACTUALLY, UM, I DID START THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER, UM, JUST A FEW WEEKS OR SO AGO.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, HER, DAN AND I WILL, WILL KEEP DISCUSSING IT AND OKAY.
I, I EMPHASIZE LIKE THE COMMISSION DOESN'T WANNA SEE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
I, I WAS THE SQUEAKY WHEEL BEFORE, SO I'M HAPPY TO, UM, PARTICIPATE IN THAT
UM, NO, THAT WOULD BE, I APPRECIATE YOU PICKING THAT BACK UP AND, UM, WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE THAT CONVERSATION BEFORE IF WE CAN.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S NEARING COMPLETION.
I DON'T KNOW IF, IF WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THAT'S NO LONGER NECESSARY, OR IF THAT COMMITTEE HAS, THAT AD HOC HAS AN UPDATE OR, I DON'T REMEMBER WHO WAS ALL ON IT, BUT I THINK UNTIL 18 IS COMPLETE THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY AT LEAST KEEP THAT OPEN.
UM, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE DOOR FOR 18? I DO TONIGHT, YES.
SO WE COULD MAYBE TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE, OKAY.
UM, AND OUR HANGAR WAIT LIST POLICY AD HOC.
I THINK, UM, THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL HANGAR DEVELOPMENT EFFORT.
UM, AND SO, WE'LL, JEFF, AND I'LL TALK TO, UH, DAN ABOUT THAT.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS, UH, CONTACT OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE BAY AREA AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR POLICIES ARE.
NOT JUST FOR WAIT LISTS, BUT HOW THEY'RE DOING IN TERMS OF THEIR, UH, OCCUPANCY RATES AND RATES AND FEES AND ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
UH, JUST SO WE MAKE SURE, NOT JUST THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE, BUT WE CAN EVEN DO BETTER SO THAT WE CAN BE AN ATTRACTIVE, UH, LOCATION FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BASE THEIR AIRCRAFT.
I I MET A GUY AT, UH, SAFEWAY YESTERDAY WHO, UM, BASED ON THE T-SHIRT HE WAS WEARING, I FIGURED HE MIGHT BE A PILOT.
ANYWAY, UH, HE'S WORKING AND, AND, UH, HAS AN AIRPLANE OUT HERE AT THE AIRPORT.
AND, UM, WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE AIRPORT TODAY TO PUT MY, UM, GPS DATA CHIP BACK IN, UM, A PICKUP TRUCK PULLED UP, AND GUESS WHAT? IT WAS THE SAME GUY.
SO ANYWAY, UM, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE AIRPORT.
I INVITED HIM TO JOIN PETALUMA AREA PILOTS ASSOCIATION.
AND HE HAS GOT A GREAT DOG THAT DIDN'T LUNGE AT ME OR ANYTHING.
I MEAN, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED? RIGHT? SO, UH, WE'VE GOT AN AMAZING FACILITY HERE.
IT'S GOT A, JUST A CRAZY BEAUTIFUL HISTORY, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING AND PROMOTE IT.
AND SO JEFF AND I, AND ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF THE PAPA MEMBERS, I'M SURE WILL, UH, BE, UM, ENGAGED AT SOME POINT TO, UH, HELP KEEP THIS FACILITY THE BEAUTY THAT IT IS IN THE AVIATION, UH, WORLD.
AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT IT IS PROBABLY A LITTLE PREMATURE TO DO IT TONIGHT, BUT MAYBE AFTER WE MEET WITH DAN, I COULD SEE US PROBABLY COMBINING THE WAIT LIST POLICY MM-HMM.
UM, AND UH, LAST ONE IS THE AIRPORT HANGAR MAINTENANCE.
UH, YEAH, WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING DONE.
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO DAN ABOUT IT YET.
AND I, I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT MAYBE IF DAN WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THIS, THAT'S FINE.
I, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY BEST AT DOING THAT.
IF THERE WAS, UM, UH, CERTAIN ISSUES THAT YOU WANNA KINDA WANNA BRING FORWARD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF, IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SYSTEMATIC ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS, OR, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PAST ISSUES WITH CERTAIN HANGERS.
UM, IN FACT, WE HAD ONE THIS WEEK WHERE YOU HAVE TRACK ISSUES THAT WE HAD TO GET HELP WITH FROM A DOOR CONTRACTOR.
UM, BUT IF THERE'S, IF YOU, IF THERE'S SORT OF, LIKE I SAID, MORE SYSTEMATIC ISSUES YOU'RE SEEING, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THOSE.
UM, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE BE AN AD HOC, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO
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THOSE TO BE AWARE OF THOSE, IF YOU'RE AWARE OF SOMETHING WE'RE NOT.YEAH, I WAS JUST THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, SORT OF A, A MAINTENANCE YES, ABSOLUTELY.
PROGRAM OF SOME SORT WOULD BE GOOD.
WE DO, WE DO HAVE ONE, WE HAVE AN INSPECTION, UM, PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE A, A SHEET, UM, AND IT'S MADE UP SO IT CAN BE PRINTED OUT.
UM, IN MOST CASES WE TRY TO GIVE, UH, ADVANCED NOTICE FOR THESE.
WE JUST POP OUR HEAD IN REAL QUICK.
WE GO THROUGH OUR, OUR CHECKLIST, MAKE SURE THE DOORS ARE WORKING, MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS WORK, MAKE SURE THERE AREN'T ANY ITEMS THAT AREN'T, UM, SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, THERE, THAT ARE THERE.
UM, SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE HANGER LOOKS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONAL, AND THEN WE KIND OF MOVE ON FROM THERE.
UM, THERE IS A MAINTENANCE SIDE TO IT.
IF THE TRACK IS DIRTY OR SOMETHING WE PUT ON THE LIST, UH, HEY, WE NEED TO COME BACK HERE AND BLOW THIS OUT.
AND MARCUS, YOU WERE ALSO PART OF THAT, RIGHT? YOU ADD SOMETHING? YES.
AND I DO, AND MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, COLIN, THE THREE OF US CAN SIT DOWN.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA WASTE THE TIME HERE THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT.
JUST TO UNDERSTAND THINGS GREAT.
ABOUT HOW THE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
I THINK MORE ALONG THOSE LINES.
AND IS THERE A WAY TO STREAMLINE ING THINGS? ALWAYS
UM, ANY GENERAL COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? SUITABLY LONG, UNCOMFORTABLE SILENCE? UM, I JUST WANNA SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT HAS GONE IN THIS YEAR, AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP AND, UM, TAKEN SOME REAL WORK BY DAN AND HIS TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH THEM.
BUT ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE HAS, HAS SHOWN UP ONCE A MONTH, AND THAT'S MUCH APPRECIATED.
AND AS YOU WERE SAYING, THOMAS IS A, A BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT WITH A BEAUTIFUL HISTORY, AND IT IS PART OF WHAT MAKES PETALUMA SO SPECIAL.
UM, AND I LOVED YOUR GROCERY STORE STORY BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO PART OF WHAT MAKES PETALUMA SO SPECIAL, IS YOU RUN INTO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
UM,
SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST CELEBRATE 2025 A LITTLE BIT.
WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
LITTLE, LITTLE PREMATURELY PERHAPS.
'CAUSE WE STILL GET TO LISTEN TO DAN'S REPORT.
BUT, UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE AGENDA TO JUST TAKE A, TAKE A MOMENT AND, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE AND TO FOLKS THAT COME.
UM, AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE IT.
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I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, THE MANAGER'S REPORT AND TAKE CARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF THE REST OF NIGHT.UM, DOESN'T WANNA LET ME SIGN IN.
UM, ARE YOU, IS EVERYONE OKAY IF WE DON'T PUT SLIDES UP? I, UM, YEAH, WE HAVE PRINTOUTS, SO FOR US THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, WE HAVE POSTED EVERYTHING ON ANYBODY WHILE WATCHING REMOTELY.
WE HAVE POSTED EVERYTHING ONLINE.
UM, JUST HAVING SOME, AN ACCESS ISSUE HERE.
UM, JUST TO START OFF WITH, I WANTED, WANTED TO JUMP FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, UM, IN MY, UM, PLANNED COMMENTS, UM, BASED ON WHAT THE CHAIR HAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ALL THAT, JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS BEEN ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS? I THINK, UM, MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS HERE HAVE BEEN SERVING, UM, AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS ON THE COMMISSION.
AND, UM, JUST SOME OF THE THINGS, IT'S EASY TO FORGET WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE'VE DONE.
UM, THESE AREN'T IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OR, UM, UH, OR, OR BY DATES.
THEY'RE JUST, UH, WE JUST LINED UP THESE, UM, ONE OF THE, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THAT WAS A HEAVY LIFT, NOT ONLY FROM, UH, THIS COMMISSION, BUT SOME, UH, COMMISSIONS BEFORE THAT HAVE WORKED ON THIS FOR MANY YEARS.
A LOT OF TENANTS HAVE, UM, ADDED TO IT.
A LOT OF, UM, AIRPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL OVER THE BAY AREA HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT.
SO, UM, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT.
THAT WAS ALL, THAT WAS A BIG LIFT.
UM, THE RAMP RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, UM, IT LOOKS AMAZING.
AND IT'S, UM, JUST SUCH A, AN ASSET NOW WITH, UH, DISPLAY DAYS AND THE LARGE AIRCRAFT THAT SHOW UP UNEXPECTEDLY.
AND JUST GIVING THE AIRPORT MORE OPTIONS.
UM, ESPECIALLY IF WE EVER DO PROJECT WORK, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO PUT DISPLACED AIRCRAFT.
UM, THE UPGRADED ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING THAT WE DID, UH, JUST A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
UH, THE, THE TENANTS WILL TELL YOU THAT OCCUPY THOSE HANGERS, THEY CAN SEE, UH, IN THE EVENING HOURS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, IT GETS SO DARK, SO QUICK.
UM, SO THAT, AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS THAT WERE UPGRADED TO, UM, LED BACK IN 2021, THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE RE RECONSTRUCTION OF FEES AND FUEL PRICING FOR MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT STEPS TO
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IT.UM, WE DON'T GET FUEL COMPLAINTS LIKE WE USED TO FUEL PRICE COMPLAINTS.
SO WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE IT AS COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE, WELL YET NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ON THE TABLE, UM, FOR THE AIRPORT, UH, INCOME AND, AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UM, I, WE DON'T GET COMPLAINTS LIKE WE USED TO
AND WE, I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY, WE WERE THANKFUL FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, BEAVER, AK, UM, AVIONICS THAT HAS TAKEN UP, UM, RESIDENTS ON THE AIRPORT.
IT HAS JUST BEEN A GAME CHANGER AS FAR AS ACCESS TO CALIBRATION AND UPLOADS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT UPDATES THAT PEOPLE NEED ON THEIR EQUIPMENT.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, IT'S SO EXCITING THAT A COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO, TO PUT DOWN ROOTS HERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, IN THIS FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE LOST, UM, WE LOST THE RESTAURANT AND WE ALSO GOT IT BACK.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE GREATEST SUCCESS STORIES AS WELL.
AND I'M VERY, VERY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO THE, THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT, UM, AT TWO NINE OR DINER FOR KEEPING THAT RUNNING AND, UM, AND COMING BACK.
UM, AND IN SUCH A GREAT WAY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THE, UM, PERIMETER ROAD, WHICH HAS ALLOWED US TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE AND, UM, REPAIR.
IT'S REALLY HELPED US REPAIR THINGS, BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS WITHOUT RUINING EQUIPMENT GETTING STUCK.
SO, UM, THE REPAIR OF THAT ROAD HAS BEEN, UM, A REAL, REAL ASSET TO OUR STAFF.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL NOT TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE ON OUR LONG-TERM PLANNING.
WE STILL HAVE A 29 30 ROUGHLY, UM, FISCAL YEAR PLAN PROJECT FOR POWER BACKUP AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION, BUT AS TEMPORARY, WE DO HAVE OPTIONS NOW THANKS TO SOME PRE-WORK THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2019 WITH THE, UM, AIRFIELD ELECTRICAL UPGRADE.
AND NOW WE HAVE SOME, SOME POWER SYSTEMS THAT WE CAN DO, UM, WE COULD DO POWER BACKUP WITH.
I THINK WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, JUST EVEN A COUPLE YEARS AGO, UH, WE, BY, UM, BY REQUEST
UM, I, I THINK THE WEBSITE WAS VERY, UH, WAS, UH, VERY BASIC, UM, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND, UM, WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON IT, MADE IT FUNCTIONAL, MADE IT USABLE, UM, MADE IT, IT CONFORMS WITH THE DESIGN AND STANDARDS OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE OVERALL.
AND SO THAT, THAT WAS A, WHILE, NOT A HUGE, UM, THING.
VISUALLY IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE, THE INFORMATION THEY NEED VERY QUICKLY.
UM, WE, WE CREATED A NOISE REPORT, UH, SYSTEM.
UM, SO ON, ON THE WEBSITE, THERE IS A BUTTON WHERE IF YOU, YOU ARE DISTURBED BY AN AIRCRAFT OR YOU WANTED TO REPORT EITHER A, A SAFETY ISSUE OR A SOUND ISSUE, YOU CAN DO SO.
UM, AND SO ALMOST EVERY SINGLE, UH, SUBMISSION IS WE, THERE IS A REPLY TO EVERY SINGLE ONE.
UM, SOMETIMES WE CAN TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.
SOMETIMES WE JUST, WE GIVE THEM WHATEVER INFORMATION WE HAVE, BUT THERE IS A WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN REPORT THAT.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE A MINOR THING, BUT WE, UH, WE ACTUALLY GAVE ADDRESSES TO THE ROW 18.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED, UM, BEFORE THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THEIR MAIL.
SO
AND NOW IT WORKS GREAT FOR ALL FOUR OF OUR, UM, TENANTS IN THERE.
UH, WE CREATED A FULL-TIME AIRPORT ADMIN POSITION, AND I, I THINK, UH, MANY OF OUR TENANTS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES TO HAVE SOMEBODY READY TO ANSWER THAT PHONE AND THAT CAN GIVE THEM FORMS THAT CAN GIVE THEM INFORMATION THEY NEED, UM, GET THEM KEYS TO GET BACK IN THEIR HANGAR, ALL THOSE THINGS.
UM, WE, UH, WE RESEALED THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE.
THAT WAS ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN SITTING OUT THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
IT HAD WEEDS GROWN ALL THROUGH IT.
AND, UM, YEAH, WE, WE FINALLY GOT THAT RESEALED REPAINTED, AND NOW WE HAVE A KIND OF A REPAINTING PROGRAM TO KEEP IT GOING.
SO, UM, IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.
UM, WE, WE MADE A MAJOR A, UH, UPDATE TO THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY CHANGED, UM, THE DYNAMICS OF WHO COMES OUT TO THE AIRPORT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, UNINTENDED ACCESS THAT HAPPENED PRIOR, AND, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THAT WHILE STILL ALLOWING ALL OF THE AIRPORT AVIATION ACTIVITY TO STILL, UM, BE CONDUCTED.
WE, UM, UPDATED OUR TRASH AND RECYCLING PROGRAM.
THEY LIKED HAVING MORE CANS, BUT WE REALLY CONSOLIDATED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR NORMAL USE.
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WHILE INITIALLY IT WASN'T THE MOST POPULAR ITEM, IT, IT JUST, UH, PROVED TO BE THE RIGHT DECISION.AND I THINK THE TENANTS WOULD AGREE THAT, UM, OUR TRASH FACILITIES ARE MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE, AND WE HAVE ALL THREE NOW.
SO WE, WE HAVE, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN HAZMAT MATERIAL.
UH, WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ENFORCING THE RULES, UH, OF, FOR AUTHORIZED UNAUTHORIZED, UM, ACCESS TO THE AIRFIELD FOR COMMERCIAL USE FOR OTHER THINGS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, UM, IN PROCESS, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ACCESS TO ALL LEGITIMATE, UM, AIRPORT USE.
UM, SO THAT HAS BEEN, UM, A, A BIT OF A PROCESS.
BUT, UM, I THINK TODAY WE'RE IN JUST A MUCH BETTER PLACE WITH THAT, WITH THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THAT, UM, WHERE WE CAN BRING ALMOST ANYBODY ON THE AIRFIELD AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AGREEMENT AND OR INSURANCE AND MEET AT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY.
WE CL WE'VE CLEANED UP A LOT OF NON-AVIATION HANGAR USE, OR SHALL WE SAY, DERELICT AVIATION USE.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE, THE MOST, UH, LABOR INTENSIVE OF ALL THE, THE THINGS WE'VE DONE.
UM, IT HAS NOT ONLY, UM, ALIGNED US BETTER WITH FAA POLICIES, BUT IT'S ALSO ALLOWED A LOT OF NEW TENANTS TO COME IN AND, AND SHARE AND WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE.
SO THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT WE, UH, CREATE AN ORGANIC WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM, UM, DUE TO, UM, COUNCIL GOALS, UH, FOR, UM, DISCONTINUED USE OF SYNTHETIC, UH, HERBICIDES.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE USE A, A VINEGAR AND OTHER METHODS TO NOW, UM, ORGANICALLY, UM, AND MECHANICALLY REMOVE WEEDS WITHOUT, UM, HARMFUL CHEMICALS.
AND, UH, WE'VE, UH, PURCHASED A LOT OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, UM, ALL HAVE BEEN VERY CALCULATED AND, UM, RESEARCHED ITEMS BASED ON THE NEEDS AND WHAT WE END UP RENTING.
IF WE'RE RENTING SOMETHING A LOT, WE, WE PROBABLY SHOULD OWN IT.
SO, UM, I'M REALLY PROUD OF KIND OF REBUILDING OUR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES, UM, AND, UM, AND 5.3 MILLION IN GRANTS, WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY LIST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THAT, UM, BASED ON THE SHERIFF'S COMMENTS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER.
AND, UM, VERY, VERY PROUD OF US.
UM, ALWAYS MORE TO DO, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD TO STOP FOR A MOMENT AND CELEBRATE WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THE LIST.
I, I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE THE BEST STAFF, UM, THAT, THAT BACK US UP AND OUR CONTRACTORS AND ALL THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, JUST JUMPING BACK TO, UM, UH, THE FINANCIALS, AS YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR, UM, UM, REPORTS, UM, WE'RE SHOWING ABOUT JUST OVER, UH, 700,000, UH, CURRENTLY IN REVENUE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND, UM, UH, JUST OVER A MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.
THAT INCLUDES, UM, THE, UH, THE $500,000, UM, 2004 HANGAR LOAN PAYMENT, THE FINAL ONE, UM, SOME HANGAR REPAIR EXPENSES.
UM, SO, UH, THAT, THAT MAKES UP A GOOD PORTION OF IT.
AND THEN AS WE NEAR THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL PROBABLY TRACK PRETTY CLOSE TO, UM, A BALANCED BUDGET.
UM, AND I, I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE, UM, IT'S SEE IN YOUR PACKETS IN THE BACK AND ATTACHMENTS.
WE DO THIS, UH, USUALLY ANNUALLY WE'LL GO THROUGH AND TRY TO MAKE OUR BEST KIND OF BEST GUESS, UH, PROJECTIONS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, UM, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW OUR REVENUES ARE GONNA BE EXPECTED, REVENUES, AND ALSO WHAT WE KNOW ARE EXPENDITURES ARE GONNA BE BASED ON PROJECT WORK.
UM, I AM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE IT IN THEIR PACKET? DID YOU FIND IT? THIS ONE? OH, YOU DO HAVE IT.
IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST ATTACHMENTS.
YEAH, I WAS LOOKING TOO FAR BACK.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT WE'D REPORTED, UM, THE COUNT BALANCE A LITTLE WHILE BACK.
I DON'T THINK THOSE NUMBERS WERE ACCURATE, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.
UM, THIS IS AS OF, UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO, IS THE, MY BEST NUMBERS FOR PAST BALANCES, CURRENT BALANCE AT THE START OF THE YEAR.
AND THEN, UM, ALL THE BLUE SECTION IS THE PROJECTED BUDGET INTO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHAT THE, WHAT THE AIRPORT OPERATING BALANCE WILL BE AT.
AND THEN, UM, SOME OF OUR EX OUR EXPECTED EXPENDITURES, UM, ON THE SECOND SHEET, UM, IT'S KIND OF A, A, A, UM, SOURCE SHEET FOR THIS, UH, FIVE YEAR, UM, PROJECTION REPORT.
IT KIND OF LAYS OUT ALL OF THE MOSTLY CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT COSTS THAT ARE KIND OF GOING INTO THAT MATRIX OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SPEND,
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UM, ON THESE YEARS.SO, UM, SO THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS I, I PUT NOTES FOR, UM, SOME, UM, HANG REPAIR AND, UM, UH, COSTS.
SOME OF THE, UM, EQUIPMENT COSTS.
SOME OF THE REALLY BIG NUMBERS YOU CAN SEE THERE BETWEEN FISCAL YEARS 26 AND 27 ARE, UH, RELATED TO TAXIWAY ALPHA AND TAXI LANE BRAVO.
AND, UM, THE DARK BAR CROSSES THE LACK OF, UM, HANGAR LOAN PAYMENTS, AT LEAST FOR NOW.
UM, WHICH DEFINITELY GIVES US SOME OPTIONS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEXT, UH, TWO FISCAL YEARS ARE, ARE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE, UM, FINANCIALLY, UM, JUST KINDA WORKED OUT THAT WAY.
UM, WE DO HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO, TO DO WHAT WE WANNA DO, BUT IT WILL BRING OUR BALANCE, UM, DOWN PRETTY, PRETTY, UM, SIGNIFICANTLY.
SO WE EXPECT TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE, UM, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE END OF THE FISCAL 27 YEAR.
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE AROUND ABOUT HALF A MILLION IN RESERVES, HOWEVER, THAT'S GONNA BOUNCE BACK, UM, IN, IN FOLLOWING YEARS AS WE DON'T HAVE THAT, UM, A HANGAR PAYMENT ANYMORE.
SO THESE AREN'T EXACT, AND I, MY INTENT IS TO UPDATE THIS ONCE WE, UM, ONCE WE WE'RE JUST NOW KIND OF, UH, FINALIZING OUR DRAFT, UM, PROJECTS BUDGET, AND WE ARE GONNA BE GOING NEXT INTO AN OPERATIONS BUDGET.
UM, WE'LL UPDATE THIS BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, UM, TO TRY TO GET THE MOST ACCURATE.
SO THIS IS KIND OF A WORKING COPY BASED ON SOME NUMBERS WE HAD PREVIOUSLY.
BUT DON'T TREAT THIS AS THE, THE FINAL, THE EXACT, THESE ARE JUST BASICALLY A DRAFT BASED ON WHAT WE, WHAT WE KNOW, UM, AND WE'LL ADJUST IT AS WE GO.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, COME, UM, YEAR TWO, YOU KNOW, FISCAL YEAR 28, YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT 750,000 IN RESERVES.
IT'LL JUMPED TO ABOUT 1.2 AND, UH, FISCAL YEAR 29, 1 0.5, AND, UM, FISCAL YEAR 30.
AND BY 31, IN THEORY, YOU'D HAVE JUST, UM, UH, ALMOST NEARLY 2.2.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GONNA BE SOME THINGS THAT COME UP
UH, SOME PROJECTS COULD CHANGE, UM, AND SOME ITEMS MAY, MAY MOVE.
BUT, UM, I THINK EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AGGRESSIVE, UM, A LOT OF IT IS, UH, TAXIWAY ALPHA AND, AND DION BRAVO WORK THAT'S, THAT'S MAKING, UM, THIS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE DOING SAY, 5 MILLION IN WORK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE COULD BE SPINNING UP TO, UH, 10% OF THAT, WHICH WE PROBABLY WON'T.
WE ARE, WE ARE ANTICIPATING, UH, MATCHING GRANTS, UH, FROM STATE TO, TO GET THAT NUMBER A LOT LOWER.
WE HAVE BUILT SOME CONTINGENCIES INTO THIS BUDGET, SO THIS KIND OF INCLUDES SOME OF OUR CONTINGENCIES, UM, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED.
SO KIND OF WORST CASE SCENARIO.
SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR PLAN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
UM, SO ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR INITIAL REACTIONS OR, UM, I KNOW THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE, BUT WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, THE CONCERN IS ALWAYS THAT, UH, WE ARE AMASSING, UM, TOO MUCH IN RESERVE AND NOT USING IT, UM, UNLESS IT'S, IT'S DESIGNED FOR SOME SORT OF PURPOSE.
UM, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS LIKE, UH, HANG A ROOF THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF ON OUR, OUR BACK BURNER LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS EVENTUALLY.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE, WE DO REPAIRS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AT SOME POINT IS GONNA NEED TO HAPPEN.
THE ROOFS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S SOME THINGS COMING UP THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY ON THIS FIVE YEAR THAT WILL, COULD COME UP, UM, COULD BE REPRIORITIZED.
UM, JUST EXAMPLE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MOVED THE SEAL UP FOR ROSE 14 THROUGH 18 BASED ON TENANT COMPLAINTS BY CONDITIONS IN THE FIELD.
UM, IT JUST DIDN'T WARRANT THE, UM, THAT, THAT DID WARRANT IMMEDIATE ACTION AND NOT, UM, THE PLANNED, UM, A IP FUNDED, UM, WORK THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE COULD DO.
SO THINGS LIKE THAT WILL, WILL CHANGE BASED ON, UM, NEEDS AS THEY, AS THEY IN, UM, AS THEY CHANGE.
BRAVO WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WASN'T REALLY PLANNED IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.
UM, BUT, UM, THERE WAS SOME, A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THAT, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT KIND OF MOVED THAT UP INTO, INTO THE, UH, INTO THE QUEUE.
SO I'LL OPEN UP FOR ANY, UH, QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OR THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED.
I HAVE A QUESTION JUST TO, I KNOW THERE'S AN EXPECTATION THAT THE AIRPORT BE, YOU KNOW, SELF-SUFFICIENT FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS AROUND MAINTAINING THAT RESERVE LEVEL? OR IS THAT JUST POLICY? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
IN THE PAST, THE RULE THAT FINANCE, I THINK IT WAS DIRECTING, UH, WAS A 25% OF EXPENDITURES PLUS,
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UM, 300,000.WE DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
THAT'S STILL KIND OF THE, SO THERE IS A LITTLE, UH, FORMULA BUILT IN THERE TO KIND OF, UH, SET WHAT IS A, A GOAL.
UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD REVISIT AND TO SEE WHAT, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
YEAH, IT'D BE GOOD TO GET A, A CURRENT RECOMMENDATION.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY THAT DOESN'T SEEM UNREASONABLE TO ME.
UM, MAYBE SLIGHTLY CONSERVATIVE, BUT NOT UNREASONABLE.
UM, BUT I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT SINCE WE'RE DIPPING BELOW THAT CALCULATED THRESHOLD, THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA SUDDENLY FIND OURSELVES IN SOME SORT OF VIOLATION OF SOME FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT, EITHER WITH THE CITY OR THE COUNTY OR THE STATE, OR, RIGHT.
LIKE THEY'RE, I JUST DON'T KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT EXISTS OR NOT.
NONE OF THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT EXIST.
AND THEN JUST TO, TO GIVE, UM, CREDIT TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UM, THEY'RE VERY, VERY CAREFUL, UM, VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, PROJECTED REVENUES AND PLANNED EXPENDITURES.
UM, THEY DON'T LET US DO THINGS THAT ARE, UH, ARE NOT IN OUR BEST FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
SO THEY'RE VERY CAREFUL WITH THAT.
SO, UM, WE, WE MAKE OUR, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENTALIZED WISE, WE, UM, WE DO MAKE OUR BEST, UH, GUESSES AND, UM, AND MOVE WITH A PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKES SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY'LL LET US KNOW IF IT'S NOT.
UM, YOU ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, CELLS HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, SO THOSE SEEM TO BE CALLED OUT MM-HMM
AND THEY'RE, THEY SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE, UM, THE NET CASH FLOW BEING NEGATIVE.
SO THE A HUNDRED, HIGHLIGHT THOSE 190, UM, IN THAT LOWER, THAT'S, UM, FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES THIS FISCAL YEAR, THAT WAS THE SKID STEER AND THE, THE PICKUP TRUCK, UM, THE, UM, UH, THE 238 IS THE, THE REVENUE FROM, UH, HANGER, UH, DAMAGE SETTLEMENT.
AND THEN, UM, THE, LET'S SEE HERE, THE OTHER ONE NOTE NUMBER, REMEMBER MY OWN NOTES, UH, FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX.
UM, SO WE, UM, SO FOR INSTANCE, THE, IN THE, IN FISCAL YEAR 27, 1 OF THOSE ORANGE ITEMS INCLUDES THE, UM, THE, THE ROW 14 THROUGH 18 CEILING.
UM, IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALPHA AND BRAVO, WHICH ARE SPLIT.
WE SPLIT 'EM BETWEEN 26 AND 27.
IT LOOKING NOW, LIKE IT MAY BE CLOSER TO, SO WE DID A ONE THIRD, TWO THIRDS, WHICH MAY BE PRETTY CLOSE, BUT THEY MAY BE LIKE A ONE QUARTER, THREE QUARTER.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAP ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
UM, BUT WE INTENDED START BY THE SUMMER, UM, BY JUNE.
UM, AND THEN, YEAH, HANGAR, HANGAR REPAIR AND DOOR REPLACEMENT ARE ALSO PART OF, UM, THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, 26 OF THAT 563,000.
UM, SO THEY'RE KIND OF ALL IN THAT MESHED IN THAT ONE LITTLE CATEGORY TO, TO REFERENCE THE, THE BACKSIDE, UH, SECOND PAGE.
IT DOES LIST THOSE OUT BY COST.
UM, AND SO THOSE WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS WE GET SOME BETTER NUMBERS, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO, I THINK, WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING, ESPECIALLY FOR FUTURE, UM, FUTURE PROJECT WORK.
AND ALSO JUST FOR CLARITY, UM, THE CONTRIBUTION, UH, FROM OPERATING FUNDS, UH, THAT'S OUR NECESSARY CONTRIBUTION TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE GRANTS THAT ARE IN THE REVENUE ABOVE IT, RIGHT? YES.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO YEAH.
BOOKKEEP TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S YES, CLEAR.
UM, ONE ADVANTAGE THAT WE'VE HAD RECENTLY, I DON'T HAVE THE BACKGROUND ON THIS, BUT TRADITIONALLY, THE FAA HAD DONE A 90% MATCH STATED IN A FIVE.
THE FEDS, UH, IN THE PAST, I THINK YEAR OR TWO HAVE BEEN DOING A 95% MATCH.
BUT THEN IT'S, BUT THEN, SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING 5% OF THE WHOLE, YOU'RE FROM THE STATE, YOU GET 5% OF THE 95%, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S A LITTLE, YEAH, IT GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED, BUT, BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE OKAY.
YEAH, I JUST, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE COST HAS GONE UP, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN GETTING MORE, A BETTER PERCENTAGE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT FIVE YEAR PROJECTIONS AND NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT, UH, HERE.
DAN, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB ON THIS OVER THE YEARS.
I, I USED TO SPEND AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME ON THE FINANCIAL, UM, AND, UH, NOT THE ACCOUNTING SIDE, BUT THE, THE CURRENT AND THEN PLANNING, UH, FORWARD FOR PROJECTS AS WELL AS, UH, JUST OPERATIONAL BASIS.
AND YOU, YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AND APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THIS, UH, MAKES, I'M SURE ALL OF US FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE THAN YEARS BACK.
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I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL ANYWAY.AND, UM, GIVEN THE REALITY OF OUR AIRPORT BACK, EXCUSE ME IF I DIGRESS A MINUTE FOR A LITTLE HISTORY HERE.
UM, BACK WHEN THE ORIGINAL, UM, AIRPORT COMMITTEE BEFORE WE WERE A COMMISSION GOT TOGETHER, THEY KNEW THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET AN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE ARE NOW APPROVED BY THE CITY, WAS THAT IF IT WAS TOTALLY FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A DRAIN ON THE CITY, UH, BUDGET.
AND, UM, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT THAT IS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL IN THIS COUNTRY FOR ALL OF THE PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS WE HAVE.
UM, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET, I THINK IT WAS IN 2006 WHEN THE THEN PRESIDENT OF A OPA, AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION CAME TO, UH, PETALUMA, BASICALLY TO AWARD ONE OF THE A OPA SWEEPSTAKES AIRCRAFT TO A PETALUMA PILOT.
UM, A, UM, COMMAND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER FROM THE, UH, TWO ROCK, UH, COAST GUARD BASE WHO WAS, UH, ABOUT TO RETIRE AFTER SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD AS A C ONE 30 SEARCH AND RESCUE PILOT.
AND HE WANTED A PRIVATE AIRPLANE TO FLY HIS FAMILY AROUND.
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN PHIL BOYERS STEPPED OUT OF THE A OPA AIRCRAFT HERE AT PETALUMA.
AND, UH, I KNEW HE WAS COMING.
SO I MET HIM OUT THERE ON THE RAMP, NATURALLY HELPED HIM PARK ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THEY EVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP AN AIRCRAFT TAXI AND PARK AND THROW THE CHALKS UNDER THE NOSE WHEEL.
ANYWAY, I'LL NEVER FORGET, HE STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.
I PROBABLY TOLD SOME OF YOU THIS STORY WITH HIS WIFE AND THE CAMERA CREW AND THE REPORTERS AND ALL THE REST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE HE BROUGHT WITH HIM.
AND HE STOOD THERE AND HE PUT HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS AND HE JUST LOOKED AROUND AND HE SAID, THIS IS AMAZING.
AND I ASKED HIM, WHAT THIS, THE AIRPORT? YES, THIS OUR AIRPORT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S AMAZING? NO, HE SAID, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
AND HE SAID, YOUR AIRPORT, YOU'VE GOT SOLID SUPPORT FROM YOUR CITY COUNCIL, YOUR CITY STAFF.
YOU'VE GOT A GREAT AIRPORT MANAGER.
YOUR HANGERS ARE FULL, YOUR RAMP IS HIGHLY OCCUPIED.
YOUR FINANCIALLY SOUND AND SOLVENT.
OTHERS IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD ASPIRE TO BECOME AND ALMOST FELL OVER.
UM, IN THE NEXT MONTH, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT OSCAR SIX NINE PETALUMA MUNICIPAL IN THE A OPA MONTHLY MAGAZINE, PETALUMA MUNICIPAL, THE AIRPORT OTHERS SHOULD ASPIRE TO BECOME.
SO WE'VE GOT A LEGACY WE KEEP GOING HERE, AND THANK YOU TO DAN AND THE ALL OF US OVER THE YEARS AND CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING THAT REAL AND CONTINUING TO MAKE IT THE SUCCESS.
UH, SO JUST WANTED TO GO OVER SOME OF THE PRIORITIES, UM, COME UP HERE, UM, IN 2026, UH, AS WE, YOU KNOW, END THE YEAR AND START A NEW ONE.
UM, WHAT, WHAT I'M GONNA BE FOCUSED ON AND, AND SOME OF THE HELP I NEED.
SO, UM, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, UH, VILLE AND THE NON-AIR AIRPORT PROJECT, I'M, UH, EQUIPMENT AND SPOILS.
UH, REALLY PROUD THAT THE FRONT OF THE AIRPORT NOW LOOKS REALLY GREAT.
UM, THE TIMING WORKED OUT GREAT.
THE CONTRACTOR WAS DONE, AND, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO TO GET THEM OUT.
SO MOVING FORWARD, I THINK THE INTENT WOULD BE TO USE THAT SPACE FOR AIRPORT ONLY PROJECTS UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WARRANTED, UM, SOMETHING ELSE.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST, UM, IT COULD BE REVISITED AT SOME OTHER POINT, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT IS TRYING TO RESERVE THAT FOR AIRPORT PROJECTS ONLY.
UM, BUT THERE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, UM, FROM TENANTS, FROM, UM, STAFF, FROM A, A LOT OF, UH, RESIDENTS ABOUT IT.
UH, THEY DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT IT.
SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MINIMIZE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
LIKE I SAID, THERE MAY BE USES AT, AT CERTAIN POINTS, UM, BUT FOR OTHER THINGS.
BUT, UM, THAT IS THE INTENT RIGHT NOW IS TO, TO TRY TO KEEP IT, UM, AIRPORT ONLY.
UM, AND, UH, IT JUST DOES LOOK A LOT BETTER.
SO THAT'S OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU, UH, THIS YEAR.
UH, AS FAR AS THE, UH, THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, UH, JUST TO BE
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PERFECTLY HONEST, I KNOW WE, WE PRESENTED THIS EARLY THIS YEAR AND, UM, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK WE GOT, UM, IT STARTED TO GET KIND OF OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDS OF ORIGINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY.SO WHAT WE'RE, WE REALLY NEED TO KIND OF NAIL DOWN IS SORT OF THE EXPECTED USE AS FAR AS SIZES.
UM, DEMAND IS GONNA BE A REALLY HARD THING TO NAIL DOWN.
WE CAN HAVE, WE CAN HAVE SOME NOTES ON IT.
WE WILL TRY TO GLEAN WHAT WE CAN, BUT I KNOW THE COMMISSION ASKED FOR SOME REALLY KIND OF SOLID DATA POINTS.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERY AIRPORT WHERE WE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THEIR DATA.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WOULD GIVE IT EITHER, UM, IF IT WAS GONNA BE PRESENTED PUBLICLY.
SO AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR HANGERS, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WHAT WE CAN ANSWER IS WHAT DO PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED IN THIS AREA? WHAT DO WE, WHAT NEEDS DO WE SEE BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE TRYING TO KINDA OVERLAP THOSE.
THAT'S ABOUT PROBABLY OUR ALL WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.
SO I KNOW THAT THERE WAS INTEREST ON A LOT MORE DATA.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT DATA.
I DON'T THINK BETWEEN MEAT HUNT OURSELVES AND WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF, WE CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, BUT I THINK WE CAN MAKE A VERY EDUCATED GUESS ON WHAT SIZES ARE GONNA BE POPULAR.
'CAUSE WE KNOW, 'CAUSE PEOPLE ASK FOR 'EM ALL THE TIME AND WE KNOW THIS, THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT THAT ARE IN THE AREA.
SO I, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, AND THEN MAYBE THIS CAN BE COMBINED, UM, TOPICS ON SOME OF THE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEES AROUND HANGERS.
BUT, UM, I DEFINITELY NEED TO, WE NEED TO KINDA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, UM, LOOKING, LOOKING AT WHAT I HAVE, JUST HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
AND THEN WE NEED TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT THE COMMISSION THINKS IS A GREAT IDEA AS FAR AS POSSIBLE LAYOUTS.
AND I JUST WANNA BE VERY CLEAR THAT THE LAYOUTS THAT WE ARE PART OF THIS FEASIBILITY ARE MORE TO GET THE GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
COST IS THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T AFFORD IT, UM, UNDER OUR OWN FUNDING SOURCES, THE TRADITIONAL FORCE, UH, SOURCES, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS.
SO I THINK TRYING TO, UM, SIMPLIFY, I THINK THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TOWARDS THAT PROCESS.
OTHERWISE, THIS WILL PROBABLY GO ON FOR YEARS AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.
AND WE'RE, AND JUST WANNA BE CLEAR ONCE AGAIN THAT THIS IS NOT A FINAL LAYOUT OR DESIGN, IT'S MORE JUST OUR BEST UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT NEEDS ARE AND, AND WHAT BETWEEN, UH, OUR EXPERTS, WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY, UM, FIT IN THE AVAILABLE SPACE.
SO I THINK THAT'S COME TO BE THE FOCUS.
SO, UM, WE WILL INTERFACE ON OFFLINE, ON, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE TOPICS, BUT WE WANNA GET A MEETING TOGETHER TO, TO GO OVER THAT WITH, WITH US AND THE OTHER THINGS, UM, TO, TO WORKSHOP THOSE OUT.
SO, UM, THAT COULD JUST BE A COUPLE COMMISSIONERS.
IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THE WHOLE COMMISSION, BUT AT SOME POINT WE'LL BRING THIS, WE PROBABLY NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO KIND OF A WORKSHOP ON, ON SOME OF THESE WHERE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME REPORTS AND FEEDBACK AND THEN TRY TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST, AS FAR AS A, UH, A, YOU KNOW, EARLY 2026, UM, OBJECTIVE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET SOME TRACTION AND, AND MAKE SOME, START MAKING SOME DECISIONS ON THIS SO WE CAN SEND THAT BACK TO BEAT HUNT AND HAVE THEM GENERATE SOME REPORTING FOR US, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO THAT'S OUR HANGER DEVELOPMENT AND HANGER WAIT LIST, AD HOS, WHICH IS BOTH OF THOSE ARE YOU GUYS, RIGHT? UM, OKAY.
SO YOU ALREADY HAVE TAKEN THE NOTE TO HAVE THAT MEETING.
UM, AND THEN, UM, FOR THE DOOR REPLACEMENT, UH, WE DO HAVE A, UM, PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING TOMORROW.
UH, WE'LL BE, UM, LAYING OUT SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS, UM, FOR THE CONTRACTOR, MAKING SURE THE TENANTS, UM, THAT ARE AFFECTED, THE TENANT THAT'S AFFECTED, UM, IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND US AND TRY TO FILL OUT ANY CONCERNS.
UM, ALSO EXPECTATIONS OVER THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE MONTHS.
WE DON'T HAVE A TIMING YET ON THIS, SO PART OF THAT MEETING WILL BE TIMING, BUT, UM, THAT'S ALL HAPPENING TOMORROW.
SO, UM, IT IS MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE OUR, UM, AGREEMENT ASSIGNED AND SO WE'RE JUST, JUST BUTTON UP A FEW ITEMS BEFORE WE GIVE NOTICE TO PROCEED.
SO THIS, THIS IS MOVING FORWARD.
UM, I I, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND, UM, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET IT DONE AS, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UH, WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO GET, UH, A HANGER 18 B UM, AGREEMENT FOR JUMP ARROW.
UM, BASED ON THE JUMP ARROW IS THE ONLY INTERESTED PARTY AT THIS TIME IN THIS COMMERCIAL ZONED HANGAR.
OUR INTENT IS TO GET A COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, UH, FOR JUMP ARROW AND THEN, UM, UH,
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ALSO ASSET AIR AVIATION, UM, ASSET AIRCRAFT, UH, ALSO IN A COMMERCIAL, UH, LEASE.SO, UM, THE INTENT IS WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS TO HAVE ALL FOUR HANGERS UNDER COMMERCIAL LEASES LICENSES,
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, UH, REPLACEMENT OF THE, THE VEHICLE GATE IS SOMETHING THAT WE BUILT IN THE BUDGET FOR 20 FISCAL YEAR 2026.
UM, AND SO WE, UM, WE'VE ALREADY GOT EVERYTHING APPROVED FOR IT, WE JUST NEED TO GET THE, THE CONTRACTOR, UM, SET UP AND, UM, WE TEND TO HAVE THAT DONE VERY SOON.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S KINDA THE LIST OF THOSE EARLY PRIORITIES AS THE YEAR, UM, PROGRESSES, OBVIOUSLY TOWARDS SUMMER WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE BIG PROJECTS.
WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE RESEAL.
UM, WE DID HAVE AN ENGINEER ASSIGNED, UM, LAST I HEARD TO THE, UM, SAFETY ZONE PROJECT.
SO I'M HOPING THAT CAN CONTINUE ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE, THERE MAY BE A GAP BETWEEN DESIGN AND THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION, UM, PIECE THAT WOULD REGRADE SOME AREAS TO, TO MAKE A BETTER DRAINAGE.
UM, SO TBD ON THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MIGHT BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN PHASE, UH, FOR THAT PROJECT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE A, UM, AN ENGINEER, UH, ASSIGNED.
UM, THAT'S ALL THE UPDATES I HAD OTHER THAN, UM, HANGER TWO LIMA.
UM, WE, WE ARE DONE AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE THE SIGNED ENGINEER'S REPORT.
UH, AT THIS POINT, THE ALL WE NEED TO DO IS CLOSE THE PERMIT AND, UM, SATISFY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENT.
AND, UM, THEN THE TENANT IS, IS, UH, FREE TO MOVE IN.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S A, THAT'S A REAL SUCCESS
UM, AND THEN, UM, UNDER OPERATIONS, UM, WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION, UH, FAIRLY, UH, RECENTLY, I WANNA SAY IT WAS WITH THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT THE, UM, THE PART 13 IN RELATION TO ULTRALIGHT, UH, COMPLAINT HAS BEEN, UH, CLOSED.
UH, IT HAD BEEN VERBALLY CLOSED FROM THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WITH FA PREVIOUSLY AND EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, BUT THERE WAS THE OFFICIAL LETTER THAT CAME OUT, SO WE POSTED THAT IN THE AGENDA AS WELL.
UM, JUST TO REVIEW ON THAT, THE, THE COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE, UM, CITY WAS NOT PROVIDING, UM, ACCESS OR REASONABLE ACCESS OR FAIR ACCESS TO THE AIRFIELD.
UM, OUR, OUR PROGRAM AT PREVIOUSLY TO, TO THIS COMPLAINT HAD BEEN, UM, A MUCH MORE KIND OF OPEN AND, UM, AND FREE, UH, ACCESS THAT HAD GONE FOR YEARS.
BUT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS WE HAD TO REEVALUATE THAT.
SO EVEN OUR BANNER TOWS WHO USED TO JUST COME ON THE AIRFIELD, IT WAS VERY NONCHALANT.
THEY'RE ALL UNDER, UM, ACCESS AGREEMENTS NOW.
SO WE HAVE TWO BANNER TOWING COMPANIES THAT ARE UNDER, UM, OUR, OUR 12 MONTH, UH, UH, ANNUAL, UH, ACCESS AGREEMENTS.
AND, UM, THEY PAY A SMALL FEE LIKE ANY OTHER NON TENANT, UH, FOR ACCESS AT EACH, UM, AT EACH, UH, DAILY ENTRY.
UM, SO FOR THE, THERE'S A DAILY FEE OF $7.
UM, BUT THE AGREEMENTS ARE FREE.
UM, THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR AGREEMENTS IS INSURANCE.
SO THEY, THEY MUST POSSESS INSURANCE THAT MEETS CITY STANDARDS.
UM, SO THIS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS WE HAVE MORE REQUESTS, UH, FOR REGULAR ACCESS FROM NON TENANTS, THEY'LL BE GIVEN THE SAME AGREEMENT.
AND SO WE'VE TREATED ALL, ALL THESE, WHETHER YOU'RE LAUNCHING A, A ULTRA LIGHT OR IF YOU'RE PICKING UP A BANNER OR YOU'RE LAUNCHING A, AN AIRCRAFT THAT CAME FROM OFF FIELD AND YOU'RE DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THIS IS PART OF OUR PROGRAM NOW TO, TO OFFER THESE LICENSES.
AND WE HAVE GOTTEN, UM, NO COMPLAINTS FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN ONE OPERATOR.
HAVE, HAVE YOU, HAS THERE BEEN, 'CAUSE THIS WAS DATED, WE'RE ALMOST A MONTH OUT.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY RESPONSE AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE PARTY WHO FILED CAN APPEAL? THEY CAN, YES.
AND THEN JUST TO SUMMARIZE, I THINK THE, THE FAS POSITION IS AS LONG AS INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE, UM, THEY ARE WILLING TO, UM, SUPPORT THE CITY'S POSITION ON REQUIRING, UM, INSURANCE FOR ACCESS.
IF AT SUCH TIME THERE ISN'T INSURANCE AVAILABLE, THAT WOULD, UM, THAT WOULD RE REQUIRE SOME SORT OF REEVALUATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM THAT SUMMARIZES ALL MY, UH, COMMENTS IN MY REPORT TONIGHT? WERE THERE ANYTHING THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED IN, IN THE LIST OF PROJECTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE NEEDED AN UPDATE ON? UH, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THE TWIN THAT'S ON THE TRANSIENT RAMP IS PROBABLY A DERELICT SLASH ABANDONED
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AT THIS POINT.IS THERE, DO YOU HAVE ANY, HAD ANY CONTACT WITH WE HAVE ONE REGARDING THAT WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER.
UM, THEY, UH, HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY INTEND TO PICK IT UP VERY SOON.
UM, HOWEVER, THEY'VE SAID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, SO WE DON'T KNOW, BUT WE, WE HAVE INVOICED THEM FOR THE, FOR THE TIE DOWN FEES.
UM, WE'VE ALSO, UM, INCLUDING, UH, OUR DIRECT AIRCRAFT FEE THAT WE HAVE BUILT IN, SO IT IS A, IT IS A HEFTY, HEFTY BILL.
UM, AND WE, WE HAVE LIKE ALL UH, AIRCRAFT IN THE SITUATION, WE ALWAYS REACH OUT AND OFFER ALTERNATIVES.
WE OFFERED A, UH, TIEDOWN AGREEMENT, UM, WHICH WAS IGNORED.
UM, AND SO, UH, THIS WAS THE RESULT OF IT.
THEY PAID ESSENTIALLY THE, THE STANDARD TRANSIENT OVERNIGHT, UH, TWIN RATE AND PLUS, UM, OVER THE LAST, I WOULD HAVE, I HAD TO PULL IT UP, BUT I THINK IT'S THE LAST SIX OR SO MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN PAYING A, A DERELICT AIRCRAFT FEE, WHICH IS A DAILY FEE.
AND IT IS, IT DOES, UH, ACCUMULATE VERY QUICKLY.
UM, DO WE HAVE, I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS GONNA BE THE CASE, BUT IF IT WERE THE CASE WHERE, UH, THEY DIDN'T PAY, DO WE HAVE A, A METHOD TO FILE A LIEN AGAINST AN AIRCRAFT? IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT? THERE IS A PROCESS.
UM, WE'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE PROCESS AND THERE IS A, THERE'S ONE, UH, TYPICALLY IT STARTS WITH THE COUNTY, UM, UM, THE TA THE COUNTY, UH, OFFICE, AND THEN WE HAVE TO ALSO REGISTER WITH THE FA THAT WE'RE, WE'RE PLACING THAT LIEN.
AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A STATE REQUIREMENT AS WELL.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE, BUT YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW IT'S THERE IF WE NEED TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, I WAS OUT THERE TODAY AND I NOTICED A NEW TRUCK AND IT'S PLUGGED INTO 120 VOLT OUT
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SECOND TRUCK IN A YEAR OR SO,
UM, ONE, WE CAN, WE CAN, UH, BUY A SECOND ADAPTER AND WE CAN GO RIGHT STRICTLY FROM THE, UH, THE BATTERY PACK IF WE WANTED TO GET IT A REALLY FAST JUMPSTART.
UM, COUPLE ITEMS. ONE, THE WALL PACK IS ACTUALLY BETTER FOR IT, TO MY UNDERSTANDING FOR LONGEVITY OF THE BATTERY.
UM, THE QUICK CHARGING IS HARD ON BATTERIES OVER TIME, SO I, I THINK OUR INTENT IS TO REMAIN ON A 1, 1 10, 1 20.
UM, WE DON'T, WE DON'T DO A LOT OF MILES IN THIS, IN THIS VEHICLE.
AND, UH, THE LAST FULL CHARGE IT HAD WHEN WE WOULD, WAS DELIVERED LASTED, I BELIEVE, OVER THREE WEEKS.
SO, UM, AS FAR AS, UM, ONCE IT'S CHARGED UP, I DON'T ANTICIPATE NEEDING, UM, HEAVY DUTY CHARGER FOR THAT.
UM, IF WE DON'T INVEST IN THAT FOR IMMEDIATE USE, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING IT OVER TO OTHER CITY FACILITIES.
THERE'S MANY ACROSS THE CITY THAT DO HAVE, UM, LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE CHARGERS.
YEAH, WELL, I WOULD THINK IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO AT LEAST GET TWO 40 VOLT OUT THERE.
IT'S NOT THE VOLTS, IT'S THE AMPS.
SO YEAH, THE, THE AMPERAGE BECOMES A PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE, UM, WE, WE ONLY USE A 2, 2, 200 AMP PANELS TO RUN MOST OF THE AIRPORT.
SO WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE HANGAR ROWS, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE OF THE AIRPORT RUNS OFF OF TWO, 200 AMP PANELS.
SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPANSION FOR, FOR THINGS LIKE LEVEL, UH, LEVEL TWO, THREE CHARGERS AT THIS TIME.
AND, UM, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT AN IMMEDIATE NEED AND WE LIKE THE SLOW CHARGE.
IT DOES EXTEND YOUR BATTERY LIFE.
IT MIGHT GIVE YOU A FEW EXTRA GRAY HAIRS IN THE PROCESS
BUT JUST, JUST A, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE, ON THE, THE VEHICLE, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.
UM, IT'S NOT JUST A VEHICLE, IT IS AN EMERGENCY BACKUP PLAN.
IT HAS AN EXTENDED, UM, POWER PACKAGE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DRAW A 2 20, 2 40 OUT THE BACK OF THE BED, UM, FOR WORK SITE.
UM, IT ALSO FOR EMERGENCIES WHEN, UM, WHEN THE CITY NEEDS BATTERY POWER SOMEWHERE, WE JUST DROP OFF THE TRUCK AND IT'S A BATTERY.
SO, UM, WE SEE IT AS, AS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOT JUST A VEHICLE.
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH JEN.
UM, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE, UH, FEBRUARY 5TH.
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JANUARY BECAUSE IT IS, UH, FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY IS NEW YEAR'S DAY.UM, AND AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE THE AIRPORT, WE'RE NOT GONNA MEET ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
SO WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY IN FEBRUARY.
UH, WITH THAT GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.