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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT
July 7, 2004
NOTE: This meeting was tape recorded and the tape is available
at the airport office.
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Dave Rosenthal called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m. Present: Directors Bates, Bozack, Mohn and Rosenthal. Director
Farris was absent. Also present were District Manager, District
Operations Manager, and District Counsel Wayne Lemieux through
telephone conferencing.. Member of the public Brad Glasco was
in attendance.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Director Bozack led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 2, 2004 and
waive further reading of the Minutes.
B. Approval/ratification of the Payment Register of July 7,
2004
C. Approval of Financial Reports for April and May of 2004.
Motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded by Director Bates, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. Motion was passed
by voice vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.
4.A. SCHEDULE DATE FOR WORKSHOP MEETING
Following discussion of dates, it was decided to conduct a
workshop meeting on July 20th at 5:30 p.m. in the
Board Room. Dinner of sandwiches will be served. The agenda will
consist of discussion of various personnel procedures, including
the method for replacing the manager.
4.B. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ARFF VEHICLE
Bids have been received for the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting
vehicle and it has been determined that the low bidder has agreed
to furnish a vehicle which includes all items specified in the
bid package at a cost of $534,099.00. The F.A.A. concurs that
the low bid should be accepted. Funding for the vehicle is provided
through F.A.A. grant AIP 03-06-0110-20 with matching funds provided
by the Kern County Fire Department.
Following discussion, motion was made by Director Bozack, seconded
by Director Mohn, TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF AN AIRPORT
RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE FROM ROSENBAUER EQUIPMENT COMPANY
AT A COST OF $534,099.00. Motion was approved by voice
vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.
4.C. AUTHORIZE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FUEL
FACILITIES
The needed maintenance and improvements to the fuel facilities
were discussed at the June meeting. Cal Valley Equipment Company
and Ms. Amy Green of the Kern County Health Department visited
the site and examined the existing set-up. With the concurrence
of Ms. Green, needed maintenance and improvements were decided
upon and the cost is estimated to not exceed $ 12,000.00. Ms.
Bass stated that $10,000.00 has been budgeted for this item,
but when the lines are uncovered it is possible that additional
work will be needed.
Mr. Seymour provided additional information about the existing
and possible future requirements for the tanks, and he described
the process for temporary abandonment and probable future permanent
abandonment of one fuel tank. Mr. Seymour has reviewed the scope
of work included in the estimate and with Ms. Green they have
determined that it is appropriate. There were some questions
regarding the system which Mr. Seymour answered.
Director Bozack asked about the possibility of using the tank
for auto fuel rather than abandoning it. In order to do this
the tank would need to be cleaned and upgraded to current regulations.
Because this tank will be outdated in a few years, this would
be a large expense in exchange for very little use.
Following discussion, motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded
by Director Bates, TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT TO THE FUEL FACILITIES BY CAL VALLEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12,000.00. Motion was approved
by voice vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.
4.D. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF CONTRACTS FOR SECURITY PROJECTS
Staff requested that this item be continued to the August agenda.
The verbal estimate negotiated with the contractor was much lower
than the subsequent written estimate. Negotiations will now continue
with different contractors for this work. In answer to a question
from Director Rosenthal, Mr. Seymour and Ms. Bass indicated that
this should be ready for review and approval at the August meeting.
4.E. CLOSED SESSION: MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
This item is continued to the September Board meeting in hopes
that all Directors will be present then.
5. DISTRICT COUNSEL
Mr. Lemieux made short comments regarding the recent space flight
from Mojave Airport.
6. DISTRICT MANAGER
- Skywest enplanements for the month of June were 1116.
- Some of the trees and shrubs at the fire station have died,
some for the second time. With the authorization of the contractor,
staff has called Earth Landscaping to replace the dead trees
and shrubs instead of waiting for the original contractor.
- The revised Airport Layout Plan has been approved by the F.A.A.
and returned to the District.
- Local pilot and Snap-On tool representative John Norris had
a heart attack last week in Phoenix. He is now out of hospital
and came home today.
- Several film scouts have been at the airport in the last few
weeks, and Mr. Seymour reported that although there are no firm
dates it appears that the airport will get some film days.
- The Dust Devils gave a presentation at the Optimist Club which
was informative and fun. Ms. Bass mentioned that perhaps Sierra
Soaring could do this also. Director Bates said that there may
be some drastic changes to Sierra Soaring in the near future.
- General Atomics is here this week and will probably be back
next week. Mr. Seymour mentioned the reduced price the District
received for a recent purchase of jet fuel, which enabled the
price to be lowered by twenty cents.
- Kern County spoke to the staff and said if Mr. Bertrand would
donate the asphalt grindings now on the property adjacent to
the airport, the County Road Department would use them to repair
the road, Loren Street, by putting down the grindings, oiling
and rolling the road. The County would then continue to maintain
the road. Cal Trans has agreed to pave the entrance to the road
from Highway 178. Mr. Bertrand has tentatively agreed to this
and the road will be of great value to the Firemen in entering
and exiting the area.
- Mr. Harold Miller is the new caretaker at the Trona Airport.
- OSHA has completed the site investigation of Quoin’s Fire Quick
facility, and they are now completing the analysis and testing
of materials. They have given approval to restart the manufacturing
process.
State Compensation has also completed their investigation
and has also approved restarting production. Quoin is reviewing
the actual process and they have also hired their own investigation
team, with analysis and testing in progress.
The Quoin employees will be cleaning up the site Thursday
and Friday of this week with limited production to begin next
week. They have received calls from several forestry divisions
who will need their product now that the fire season is upon
us. A new disposal method may be used, and Quoin is working
with various agencies including the EPA to ensure compliance
and safety. They also noted that if there are any burn-offs
in future the Kern County Fire Department will be on hand.
Director Bates brought up needed approvals from APCD, and Ms.
Bass said she would remind Beth Sumners of Quoin about this.
Staff will continue to update the Board on the Quoin situation.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS
There were no committee meetings in the month of June. Ms. Bass
asked for a Lease Committee meeting and the committee members
said they would schedule this after the Board meeting.
Director Bozack has done some research on having a booth
at the air show. It was brought up that the Special Events Committee
could spearhead this, and it was also suggested that an ad hoc
committee could be used for this. Volunteers are needed to help
with this as well as provide ideas for the booth. Ms. Bozack
said the cost for a non-profit group is $150.00, but having the
booth hinges on having enough volunteers. At this time Mr. and
Mrs. Bozack and Mr. Lee Phillips are the only volunteers. Information
on the airport, services provided, and other things could be
given out at the booth. This would supply public relations, advertising,
business development solicitation, all of which would be valuable
for the airport. Needs for the booth include something for shade,
tables, and some other things in addition to handouts and volunteers.
The consensus was that this is a good idea and would not cost
too much money. Ms. Bass will see what is available already for
display and hand-outs, and it may be possible to get some other
small things to give away. Ms. Bass will also try to get some
additional volunteers to help man the booth. Director Mohn said
he would try to think of some ideas, too. Ms. Bozack said she
had inquired about having various tenants in the booth, and the
response seemed to indicate this would be acceptable. If this
is the case then various tenant businesses might be able to assist
with the staffing and hand-outs, possibly also sharing costs.
A meeting is scheduled for July 14 at 7:00 p.m.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
9. BOARD COMMENT
DIRECTOR BATES: Mr. Bates said he was glad to be at the
meeting.
DIRECTOR BOZACK: Ms. Bozack expressed sympathy to the
families of the young men injured in the fire at Quoin. One of
the employees has brought up erecting a cross at the site in
memoriam, which is probably illegal on public land. It was suggested
that within the company they could do something as a memorial.
Ms. Bozack also thanked Scott for attending the meeting.
Ms. Bozack also said she hoped all is well with Felix Cox’s
move to his new home. The new home is near the school, the park,
the senior center, post office, and other places. There have
been several people volunteer to help him move and get everything
done to move in.
DIRECTOR ROSENTHAL: Mr. Rosenthal asked the Board to
stay after the meeting as he would like to take a photograph
of the Board
DIRECTOR MOHN: No comments.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded by Director Bozack, TO
ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INDIAN
WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT OF JULY 7, 2004 at 7:55 p.m.. Motion
was approved by voice vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.
Submitted by:
Nancy Bass, Executive Secretary
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