Airport Authority - February 27, 2018 Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. in the Airport Boardroom.
The members present or absent were as follows:

Present: Linn, Blazek, Haugen, Clark
Absent: Kilander
Others: Bossart, Gehrig
Chairman Clark presiding.

Approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Municipal Airport Authority Held February 13, 2018
The minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Municipal Airport Authority held February 13, 2018, were approved without objection.

Approved the Airport Vouchers Totaling $32,445.54
Mr. Blazek moved to approve the airport vouchers totaling $32,445.54.
Second by Ms. Linn.
On the call of the roll, members Linn, Blazek, Haugen, Clark voted aye.
Absent and not voting: Kilander
The motion was declared carried.

Approved the Individual Voucher to Mead & Hunt
Mr. Blazek moved to approve the individual voucher in the amount of $16,598.74 to Mead & Hunt for partial payment request for engineering services in connection with the Taxiway A and A1 Reconstruction Project, AIP47.
Second by Ms. Linn.
On the call of the roll, members Linn, Blazek, Haugen, Clark voted aye.
Absent and not voting: Kilander
The motion was declared carried.

Approve the Individual Voucher to Mead & Hunt
Mr. Blazek moved to approve the individual voucher in the amount of $2,955.98 to Mead & Hunt for partial payment request for engineering services in connection with the Cargo Apron
Expansion project, APFC.
Second by Ms. Linn.
On the call of the roll, members Linn, Blazek, Haugen, Clark voted aye.
Absent and not voting: Kilander
The motion was declared carried.

Received Bid Tabulation and Recommendation of Award from TL Stroh Architects for Westside Terminal Exterior Metal Panel Replacement
The bid tabulation for the Westside Terminal Exterior Metal Panel Replacement Project was received and filed without objection. Mr. Terry Stroh, TL Stroh Architects, was recognized and stated we opened bids on February 20 for the Westside Terminal Exterior Metal Panel Replacement Project. He stated we received bids from Olaf Anderson, Smithco Inc. and TF Powers Construction. He stated Smithco was the low bidder at $165,500.00. He stated they have done a number of projects with Smithco and they will do a good job.

Mr. Blazek moved to award the bid for the Westside Terminal Exterior Metal Panel Replacement Project to Smithco, Inc. based on their bid of $165,500.00.
Second by Gen. Haugen.

On the call of the roll, members Linn, Blazek, Haugen, Clark voted aye.
Absent and not voting: Kilander
The motion was declared carried.

Received Communication from MDC Fargo, LLC to Extend Lease Agreements
The communications dated February 22, 2018 from MDC Fargo, LLC and MDC Fargo 2, LLC
were received and filed without objection.
Mr. Dobberstein stated this request from MDC is for five-year extensions to the ground leases for both their FedEx and Corporate Air facilities. He stated this will extend the leases through 2036. He stated Attorney Bossart has a draft of the extensions but we are going to add language to the lease MDC has on the expansion area to clarify that the annual lease amount is tied to our farm tenant leases and is subject to possible change each year.

Ms. Linn moved to approve the request to five year extensions to the leases with MDC Fargo, LLC and MDC Fargo 2, LLC, with changes in language with regard to the expansion area.
Second by Gen. Haugen.
All members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Authorized Attendance at the Jumpstart Air Service Development Conference, June 4-6, 2018, Cleveland, OH
Mr. Blazek moved to authorize attendance at the Jumpstart Air Service Development Conference, June 4-6, 2018, Cleveland, OH.
Second by Gen. Haugen.
All members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Authorized Attendance at the North Dakota National Guard Event, May 15, 2018, Washington, DC:
Mr. Blazek moved to authorize attendance at the North Dakota National Guard Event, May 15, 2018, Washington, DC.
Second by Ms. Linn.
All members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Airport Construction and Security Update
Mr. Terry Stroh, TL Stroh Architects, was recognized and stated their staff is continuing their work on the skyway project.

Mr. Jeff Klein, Mead & Hunt, was recognized and stated he does not have anything to report on construction projects.

Mr. Dobberstein stated he and Mr. Klein will be meeting with some FAA and state officials at the symposium next week regarding upcoming grants and projects. He stated our FAA grant funds will likely go to recover the costs that we have for the north general aviation area taxilane extension and cargo apron expansion but that should not require all of our entitlement funds. He stated we do have some other maintenance and repair items on the airfield and that plan should come together in the next few weeks. He added that sometime this summer we will advertise a request for qualifications for engineering services for five years for projects starting in 2019.

The meeting of the Municipal Airport Authority was adjourned until the next Regular Meeting to be held Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

Time at adjournment was 8:26 a.m.