The Airborne Advisory Committee scheduled an on-site meeting with Federal Aviation Administration staff and a Century West consultant to review progress on an AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) upgrade and related grant work, and discussed airport maintenance needs and a membership application.

Scott, the airport liaison, told the committee that the next steps require a predesign conference with FAA representatives. "Richard Thomas from the FAA and Melisha Hanson from Century West are going to be here on August 26 at 08:00," Scott said, and staff planned to tour the airport first and then hold a round-table meeting to discuss moving to an AWOS‑3 system.

Scott said the consultant, Melisha Hanson of Century West, currently has the material she needs to handle grant confirmations and the environmental intake form; Scott advised the committee that Melanie/Hanson will manage those items and that committee members will revisit grant details after consultant and FAA consultation. He also reported receiving emails about the AWOS cost estimate that indicated the project looks "significantly less money than what was being projected," and he forwarded those messages to committee members for review.

On maintenance, committee members reported parts had arrived for the windsock and that the rotating beacon was expected to be repaired imminently. Public-works mowing and turf/weed control on the apron were raised as an urgent operational need after attendees described tall grass and visible deer hiding in the vegetation; Alex (public-works staff) was asked to schedule mowing next week. Committee members estimated city mowing and maintenance costs for the airport at several thousand dollars annually, and Scott said street-division capacity has been strained by other seasonal demands.

The committee also discussed membership: one applicant (Miles) introduced himself in the meeting. "I'm Miles. My wife and I moved here about a year ago... I am a licensed private pilot, but I'm not current," Miles said when asked to introduce himself. The committee agreed to add the application to the next agenda and to follow the city code’s interview procedures used by other boards, using a consistent set of questions and a small interview panel that includes the mayor or the mayor’s designee.

What was decided and assigned:
- FAA/Century West predesign site visit set for Aug. 26 at 08:00; staff to host airport walk and follow with a round-table discussion (direction by Scott).
- Consultant Melisha Hanson (Century West) to complete environmental intake and confirm grant items; committee to review grant status after consultant and FAA meeting.
- Public works to schedule mowing/weed control of apron cracks prior to event season (assigned to Alex/public works).
- Add new board applicant to next meeting agenda and use an interview panel per existing city code procedures.

Ending: Committee members were asked to read forwarded AWOS emails ahead of the Aug. 26 site visit; the committee’s next regular meeting was scheduled for Aug. 14 at 11:30 a.m.