BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
May 10, 2006
A meeting of the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal
Present: Messrs. Chairman Plourde, Lunt,
Metivier, Jean, Wolf and Ms. Finnigan and Ms. Rowell.
Also Present: Airport Manager,
Chairman Plourde called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
ON MOTION BY
MR. METIVIER SECONDED BY MR. WOLF IT WAS
VOTED (1) TO ACCEPT
THE MINUTES OF APRIL 12, 2006
VOTE: 6:0
TREASURER’S REPORT
Mr. Metivier reviewed the treasurer’s report with the board.
ON MOTION BY MR.
WOLF SECONDED BY MR. LUNT IT WAS
VOTED (2) TO ACCEPT
THE TREASURER’S
VOTE: 6:0
LEO’S UPHOLSTERY APPLICATION
Leo’s Upholstery submitted a letter of application to the board for
operation of a business in the Silver Wings Hangar as an LFBO with an annual
fee of $250, as was discussed at the last board meeting.
ON MOTION BY
MR. METIVIER SECONDED BY MR. WOLF IT WAS
VOTED (3) TO
APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR LEO’S UPHOLSTERY OPERATION IN THE SILVER WINGS
VOTE: 6:0
SNOWBLOWER DESIGN AND TAXIWAY PHASE 1
The FAA grant has been offered to the airport for the snow blower design
and taxiway phase 1.
ON MOTION BY
MR. WOLF SECONDED BY MS. ROWELL IT WAS
VOTED (4) TO
ACCEPT THE GRANT DOCUMENTS FROM THE FAA AND STATE OF
VOTE: 6:0
Ms. Finnigan arrived.
RILEY MEDICAL RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Riley Medical has requested the board to waive its right of first refusal
as so done a few meetings back. The
company has found a new buyer and requested the board for another waiver of its
right to purchase said property.
ON MOITON BY
MR. WOLF SECONDED BY MR. LUNT IT WAS
VOTED (5)
HAVING BEEN DULY INFORMED OF THE PENDING
VOTE: 7:0
REQUEST FOR LANDING INFORMATION
Ron Potvin, with the Auburn Citizens Budget Committee or Mayors Committee, was
sent an email stating he needs to submit a request in writing requesting for the information he requested
verbally and state what the intended purpose of this information is. This list contains numerous companies mostly
out of state and is not a complete list of transient aircraft coming to
Auburn-Lewiston. There is no control
tower to record all planes coming, and the FBO’s on the field also collect fees
from landings and have no need to track companies using the airport so only the
N number is submitted to the airport office for accounting purposes. A copy of this information has been submitted
to the board for review and will be released to Mr. Potvin when requested.
UNICOM USAGE POLICY
Mr. Pohl has reported inappropriate use of the UNICOM at the last board
meeting and two other incidents have occurred (one in April and one in
May). The schedule is on the airport
website www.flytome.com under
calendar. When referring to company
business, the FBO must obtain their own mult-com frequency. Silver Wings currently has one. TCAS does not. Both parties must remember the main language
on the UNICOM should be addressed as “there are two FBO’s on the field, one on
the West side and one on the East side for service; they are not allowed to
solicit business. How are violations
handled? A sworn statement, witness-sworn
statement or tape recording of incident should be submitted with the other
party given a chance to respond, also with a sworn statement or witness-sworn
statement. The UNICOM usage letter will
be added to the Airport Rules and Regulations and the airport manager will
draft a complaint process for verification and penalty associated with the
complaint for the next meeting.
Mr. Jean left.
JUNE 8, 2006 FOR NEXT AIRPORT BOARD MEETING.
COMMUNICATION REIMBURSMENT
All reimbursements for business related expenses will be reimbursed with
proper copy of bill/invoice.
LANDING STRIP CAFÉ
Yearly lease adjustment for the Landing Strip Café is July 1, 2006 and the
Airport Manager requested for the same increase as the previous year $25/month
increase as of July 1, 2006.
Mr. Lunt left the room.
ON MOTION BY
MR. WOLF SECONDED BY MS. ROWELL IT WAS
VOTED (6) TO
APPROVE THE $25/MONTH INCREASE IN RENT FOR THE LANDING STRIP CAFÉ AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER.
VOTE: 5:0
Mr. Lunt returned.
PAC MEETING 4
The PAC meeting #4 was held at AVCOG on Thursday, May 4, 2006. The next PAC meeting is scheduled for June
13, 2006 and a draft copy of the master plan will be available for review. The next step after the June meeting is to present
to the airport board for approval and meet with both city councils with the
final product scheduled for late this summer.
BIRD STRIKE
Just a reminder, a local aircraft hit a bird at 9:30 p.m. resulting in
damage to his wing. (Photo on airport
website). There has been ongoing NOTAM
regarding birds and wildlife at
USER SURVEY
Board Member Mr. Lunt, Mr. Humphrey, and HTA came up with a one page survey
to hand out to pilots flying into
OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY
MR. METIVIER SECONDED BY MS. FINNIGAN IT WAS
VOTED (7) TO GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TO DISCUSS TCAS DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AND RESUME
SPREADSHEET.
VOTE: 6:0
ON MOTION BY
MR. WOLF SECONDED BY MR. LUNT IT WAS
VOTED (8) TO
COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
VOTE: 6:0
ON MOTION BY
MS. ROWELL SECONDED BY MR. LUNT IT WAS
VOTED (9) TO
PROCEED WITH ATTORNEY WELCH DRAFT LETTER CONCERNING TCAS DISCRIMINATION
COMPLAINT
VOTE: 6:0
ON MOTION BY
MS. ROWELL SECONDED BY MR. WOLF IT WAS
VOTED (10) TO
AJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:20 P.M.
VOTE: 6:0
Respectfully Submitted,
Airport Manager