The normally scheduled ISAS Board meeting was
called to order at 7 PM by Chairman Ken Hardwick.
As this was the first regularly scheduled
meeting of the ISAS Board in two years (because of Covid-19) the Board Member
representative list from each area was updated.
In Attendance:
North Park HOA - Bill McCoy / IAHA HOA - (absent) / Commercial - Jeanne Wildman, Dan Haley
Hangar Lessee’ - David Thiel, Ken
Hardwick / EAA 292 - Vince Homer,
Richard Harrison
Oregon Pilots Assn - Frank Brown. +
ISAS Vice-Chairman, David Ullman.
A quorum was present.
There were also an
additional fifteen 7S5 homeowners in attendance for a total of 24 present.
All individuals
introduced themselves before the start of the meeting.
Previous Minutes:
The previous “special”
Board Minutes were distributed and were approved as published. Motion was made
by Jeanne Wildman, carried. Minutes approved were from: 9/27/21 , 10/3/21, and 11/4/21.
Old Business:
7S5 Fencing. The fencing of the airport was discussed in
detail. Currently the contractors are working on the fence along Airport Road.
The only unfinished part is in the restaurant area. It is expected the work
will begin on the west side fence shortly after the completion of the Airport
Road section. The fence on the North end of 7S5 is currently on hold with no
current time line to begin that phase of the project.
It was brought up
again to approach ODA about some type of landscaping along the fence line (in
the ditch area) from Hoffman Road to the Nutsch FBO area.
New Business:
VASI Lights vs.
Property Purchase. Betty Stansbury, ODA Director, had
asked the airport uses to prioritize this issue. Which one would be preferable
for the ODA to pursue? Since the O.D.A.
has asked our opinion it appears the west side property has been sold and is
now in closing “subject to contingencies”.
After a brief discussion it was felt the VASI lights were important but
if the property somehow again becomes available, purchase of the property would
be our top priority. This opinion was unanimous with all Board Members and
homeowners present.
7S5 Airport Ownership.
Betty Stansbury, ODA Director, had also asked the airport users if they were in
favor of the State of Oregon transferring ownership of the airport to the city,
county or other governmental agency. The group felt that another governmental
agency would have no expertise in running a busy airport and would make
decisions based only on a positive income flow created by a new tax and/or
increased fees that would benefit themselves, not the airport users.
After much discussion
it was a unanimous decision by the ISAS Board that the airport users were NOT
in favor of changing airport ownership and/or any airport operation
responsibilities.
This vote was
consistent with a poll taken at the EAA Chapter 292 meeting on Saturday, April
9, 2022.
With approximately 75
people present at that meeting only a couple people were in favor of giving the
airport to another governmental agency to operate.
Airport Road, South
Gate. It
was brought up that the ODA is changing the access to the airport at the south
gate. This gate is currently open during the day for the public to access the
four businesses in that area. The gate is closed at night and entrance can only
be gained by a code entered into the keypad. The gate will open automatically for
a vehicle to exit. The ODA is in the process of restricting daytime access to
the airport through this gate. This daytime gate closure would restrict the
public from having access to the businesses in that area.
This change of access
seems to be a departure from the original plans submitted to the airport users
for their review. It was agreed that a letter will be sent from the ISAS Board
to the ODA to reconsider this move as it would severely restrict or possibly
close down these four operations.
Board Area Reports:
Each Board member gave
a brief report of the current activities in their respective areas.
Election of Officers:
The following were
nominated and elected as ISAS Board Officers:
Chairman – Ken
Hardwick
Vice-Chairman – David
Ullman
Secretary – Richard
Harrison
ISAS Webmaster –
Robert English
There were no
opposition candidates nominated therefore the Board Officers were elected by a
unanimous voice vote.
Next Meeting.
The next regular ISAS
Meeting is not scheduled at this time. It was discussed that there would be two
regular meetings scheduled per year with additional special meetings scheduled
on an “as needed” basis.
There being no further
business the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Ken Hardwick
ISAS Chairman
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