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Airport authority reviews March finances and project updates, approves prior meeting minutes
Summary
At a regular authority meeting, staff reported strong March fuel revenues, near-term capital work including an apron rehab with a pending GDOT grant, progress on an ARFF truck procurement with Oshkosh and FAA supplemental agreements, and a parking‑lot design ready for GDOT funding; the body approved the prior meeting’s minutes.
The airport authority opened its meeting with routine announcements and approved the prior meeting’s minutes without recorded roll-call figures after a motion and second were called and no corrections were offered.
Mike, an airport authority official who presented the monthly financials and operations update, said the airport recorded strong fuel sales in March — "$390,000 in the jet, $48,000 in our avgas" — and that March had 4,236 operations. He reported year‑to‑date operations were up to about 33,000 against a budget target of 42,000 and said staff have tightened expenses compared with past months.
"We do runway inspections first thing in the morning and again in the evening," Mike said, describing mandatory inspections and the airport’s move from paper logs to an electronic system that FAA staff can access.
On capital work, Mike said the apron rehabilitation package will be presented to the mayor and commission to accept a GDOT grant and a design authorization from RS&H; work items include concrete repairs, milling and new LED lighting. He said staff expect the apron item to be on the commission’s May voting agenda.
On emergency response equipment, Mike updated the authority on the ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting) truck procurement: the airport has received FAA approvals needed to move forward, negotiations with Oshkosh are underway, and staff expect a contract and a supplemental FAA agreement to be presented to the mayor and commission at the June voting meeting.
Staff reported they had received a supplemental agreement from GDOT for phase 2 of the perimeter‑fencing project and that purchasing, risk and the county attorney are completing procurement steps; because the project is under the county’s $200,000 threshold it does not require full commission approval but will need county manager sign-off.
On parking, staff said they selected a landscaping‑first approach rather than solar for the new lot, with 100% design targeted for May so the project is ready if and when GDOT funding becomes available. They also discussed contract terms with a local car‑rental/provider who has been using airport parking and said the airport will adjust contract terms as passenger service grows.
In outreach and marketing updates, staff described recent tours and a legislative panel at which attendees said the state session produced stronger airspace protections and approximately $10 million in increased airport funding, according to one attendee. Staff also described a continuing partnership with the university for senior design projects and plans to draft the 2025 annual report using available financial data.
The authority closed with reminders about next meeting topics, including a planned presentation on safety next month, and with members asking staff to circulate slides and follow‑up materials.
Ending: The minutes were approved as presented; staff will take the apron grant, the ARFF contract and the fencing supplemental to the county/mayor according to standard procurement timelines and bring updates back to the authority in upcoming months.
