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AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEETING
MINUTES OF MEETING
November 1, 1989
A workshop for the Airport Authority was held at the Falcon Field
Airport at 6:00 PM to check on the status of the runway construction.
The regular meeting was held in the Peachtree city Municipal Building
at 7:00 PM on November 1, 1989. Those members present were Mr. David
Good, Ms. viki Brigham, Mr. Michael Amos and Mr. Blaine Price. Mr.
John Dennis was absent. Mr. Doug Warner, the attorney for the
Authority, Mr. Bob Kelly and Mr. Reed Bull with Wilbur smith &
Associates, and the city Engineer, Mr. Barry Amos were also in
attendance.
NEW AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Good requested that one item be added to the agenda: Skipco
site Plan. The request was unanimously approved to add the additional
item to the agenda.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of October 4, 1989 regular meeting were
reviewed. A request was made on page three of the minutes, under
"REPORT BY WILBUR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES", paragraphs four and six,
change Mr. Blaine to Mr. Price. A motion was made by Ms. Brigham,
seconded by Mr. Amos and was unanimously adopted to approve the
minutes with the corrections as noted.
REPORT BY WILBUR SMITH & ASSOCIATES
Mr. Reed Bull and Mr. Bob Kelly were in attendance to report to the
Authority on the status of the construction.
Mr. Bull stated that the contractor had requested additional rain
days because of the excessive rain. It will be calculated and
evaluated to see if an extension date is warranted and then a revised
schedule will be resubmitted for the Authority's approval.
Runway safety during the construction of drainage structures along the
runway needs to be stressed to the contractors. Temporary drainage on
the south end will be installed and seeding will be put in next week
to control the erosion problems that have been occurring.
Two pay request were submitted, one from Wilbur smith & Associates and
one from Haygood & Associates, the contractor. Part of the amount
billed from Wilbur smith & Associates is from the Geotechnical testing
that was done.
A motion was made by Mr. Price, seconded by
unanimously adopted to authorize the Chairman
request to the State and FAA for their approval.
Ms. Brigham and
to submit the pay
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Regular Meeting
November 1, 1989
Page 2
REPORT BY WILBUR SMITH & ASSOCIATES continued
A check has been received from the state in the amount of $19,000.
The State is witholding 10% until project completion.
The relocating of the electrical lines along the railroad and along
the access road to the sewer plant will be done by Georgia Power
Compan~. The relocating of the electrical lines could be done by next
week wlth the Authority's a~proval. Georgia Power will also be doing
work to relocate a power 11ne to a raw water pump station. Both jobs
could be done at the same time. Estimated cost of this project is
$10,053 - $14,377. Gebrgia Power will need a letter from the
Authority authorizing this work to be done.
CSX Railroad's relocation of underground cable is estimated at
$20,000. Approximately 910 feet of communication and signal cable
would need to be buried which would cover an area within the limits of
the clear zone. They would be using conduit to bury the cable and
will use the same conduit for the communication and the signal cable.
A motion was made by Ms. Brigham, seconded b~ Mr. Price authorizing
the Chairman to sign the contract with Geor~la Power Company and CSX
Railroad to have the relocation work done SUbJect to attorney review
and not to exceed a cost of $38,000. The motion was unanimously
approved.
An opinion has been received by FAA concerning the placement of the
localizer on the backcourse. FAA stated that they could not give a
firm opinion until a localizer was already in place. FAA recommended
contacting manufacturers of localizers and get their input. Two
separate manufactures have been contacted. wilcox Compan~, a
localizer company is in the process of evaluating the installatlon of
a localizer. They will furnish a report on relocating Crosstown Road
along with other needed information.
Chairman Good reported that the NDB will be located a~proximately 6-8
miles at the end of the runway. There is a possibl1ity that the
Authority will have to purchase an easement or land to place the NDB
there. It will be about 35-40 feet high.
Construction Staging: In completing the plans, a line which will be a
flag line, will need to be struck 150 feet from the center line of the
existing runway. Stage lA, which is the first stage of construction,
(90-100 days for completion) is to build the finished section of the
entire new runway and the short portion of the stub that ties back to
the taxiway. This will not effect the present runway. When this work
is complete, Stage 1B will begin and will tie into the existing
runway. The present taxiway will be closed and the new runway will
then be put to use until the rebuilt taxiway can be completed. The
total estimated number of days to complete the job is about 300 days.
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Regular Meeting
November 1, 1989
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REPORT BY WILBUR SMITH & ASSOCIATES continued
The only problem foreseen is the closing of the old runway and to
educate the pilots on the construction that will be going on with the
runway. Wilbur Smith & ASsociates are to provide the graphics on the
runway and anything else that would be needed to steer the planes
safely. Notams will be sent stating construction in process at Falcon
Field Airport.
A question was raised regarding the cost of an AWAS. The AWAS would
be excellent to have when construction starts. The cost of an AWAS is
approximately $43,000. Mr. Bull commented there was still money from
the grant to purchase the AWAS if the Authority had the desire to
purchase it now instead of waiting until Phase II. They would be able
to purchase it for Phase 1A from the grant money and would have it on
hand during the use of the construction of the runway. Mr. Bull will
submit the request to the state for purchase approval for the AWAS of
Phase 1A. Chairman Good asked that the power source be connected so
that when and if the AWAS was purchased now, the power could be hooked
to it right away.
FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
Mr. Price, as the treasurer of the Authority presented a balance
sheet for the Authority's review and a nine month fiscal year budget
as of September 30,1989. It was changed from a twelve month budget to
a nine month budget to correspond with the City's fiscal year.
Mr. Price went through the budget with the Authority and answered a
few questions from the other members but all concurred with the budget
as presented. Since this is the first budget that the Authority had
any type of guildlines to go by, Mr. Price stated that he was sure
there would be changes throughout the budget year.
An engagement letter has been received from Hardwick & Hardwick, a
certified public accounting firm. The state and FAA require the
Authority be audited by an independent company because of the grant
funds the Authority has received. The cost of the audit is $975.00.
This audit is to cover the last fiscal year budget of the Authority's
from the period of December 31, 1988 to September 31, 1989.
Included in the budget will be funds received for the Hotel/Motel
taxes. Chairman Good commented that there should be workshops held to
discuss how they would like to see the economic development of the
airport improved with the taxes.
Regular Meeting
November 1, 1989
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FISCAL YEAR BUDGET continued
A motion was made by Mr. Amos, seconded by Ms. Brigham and was
unanimously adopted to a~prove the bud~et from October 1, 1989 to
September 30, 1990 sUbJect to deprec1ation of the buildings owned by
the Authority at the airport; the addition of retainage; and the
renaming of promotional expenses.
SKIPCO SITE PLAN
A proposed site plan for Skipco was presented with a request from the
Planning Commission. The site plan was presented and approved by the
Planning Commission with the conditions that the Airport Authority and
the Fire Chief also approve of the plan and to install more
landscaping in the front of the building.
A motion was made by Ms. Brigham, seconded by Mr. Price and was
unanimously adopted to accept the site plan as presented with the
recommendations of the Planning Commission. The Chairman requested
the City Engineer to convey to the city Planner the acceptance from
the Authority.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 PM.
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