AIRPORT COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES

Date: February 9, 2010

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Airport Terminal 

Meeting called to order by Chair Joe Rasmussen at 9:00 a.m.

Roll Call: Richard Schneider, John Vlach, John Walasek, Joseph Rasmussen. Excused: Jim Robb.  Also present: Chris Hallstrand, Jay Janssen, Jim Solinsky, Tim Lambrecht.

At 9:00, Chair Rasmussen opened a Public Hearing on the proposed petition to the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid, a summary of which was duly published in The Phillips Bee newspaper.

No Comments.

Public Hearing declared closed by Chair Rasmussen at 9:03 am.

1.      Approve December 8, 2009 meeting minutes:  Motion Schneider/Vlach to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2009 meeting as presented.  Motion carried.

2.      Vouchers; Revenue & Expenditures:  Motion Schneider/Walasek to approve vouchers as presented in the amount of $2,576.35 for 2009 and $3.783.74 for 2010.  Motion carried.

3.      Resolution Petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid:  Motion Vlach/Schneider to approve the resolution and forward to County Board.   Motion carried.

4.      Committee Consolidation:  Motion Vlach/Walasek not to combine Airport Committee and Highway Committee.  Motion carried (1 Nay). 

5.      Airport De-icing:  Jim Solinsky and Tim Lambrecht from Phillips Plastics Corporation presented request for airport runway de-icing.  Phillips Plastics Corporation will pay for the chemicals and the County will need to purchase the spraying equipment.  Motion Schneider/Walasek to authorize up to $5,000 for the purchase of sprayer equipment for runway de-icing chemicals.  Motion carried.

6.      Manager’s report: 

a. Airport expansion project update. Preliminary Environmental Assessment has been completed and is being reviewed by agencies involved.  Public hearing for document review tentatively in April.  Projected to start in 2011.

b. Timber Sale.  Timber cut is done and went well.

7.      Set date and time for next meeting:  April 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Airport Terminal.

8.      Adjourn:  Motion by Vlach/Schneider to adjourn the meeting at 10:32 a.m. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted: Jean Gottwald, County Clerk