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Board hears fuel‑sales report and discusses PRIST additive and winter inventory strategy
Summary
The chair reported monthly and quarterly fuel sales figures and described a PRIST additive shortage that complicates advertising treated fuel; the board discussed options to sell down inventory or accept larger winter inventory and advised carrying a lower inventory through winter.
The chair reported fuel‑sales figures and raised a supply issue with a fuel additive (PRIST) that is preventing the airport from marketing fuel as treated until a required additive ratio is reached.
In July the chair reported sales totaling $8,057.41 and about 1,660 gallons (roughly 1,175 gallons of Avgas and 485 gallons of jet fuel). He said August sales had risen to $9,537.32 (about 1,983 gallons) and gave a longer period total of roughly $19,771 and approximately 4,085 gallons. The chair said more recent sales were not captured in the packet.
The chair explained that because PRIST had not been ordered previously the current tank does not contain a sufficient proportion of the additive to advertise the fuel as treated; the operator cannot inject PRIST into existing product to reach the required ratio. To restore treated status the chair described two inventory options: draw down the tank to about 1,500 gallons and then accept a 2,500‑gallon delivery that would place roughly 4,000 gallons in inventory, or sell down smaller volumes (he proposed marking some fuel to cost to move about 750 gallons) so the additive proportion can be reestablished on next deliveries.
Members advised caution about carrying a large winter inventory; one member suggested it was preferable to carry fuel through winter at lower levels rather than fill and sit on large volumes. The chair noted constraints such as unusable residual fuel in the tanks (several hundred gallons) and the costs of maintaining freshness under six‑month storage rules.
Ending: The board did not adopt a formal motion during the fuel discussion; members gave operational guidance and the chair said he would continue to manage inventory with the goal of reducing on‑hand volumes before winter.
