ISAS Quarterly Board Meeting
The meeting was
called to order at 7:02 PM by President Ken.
Present were Andy Andersen, Robert English, Ed Hannevig, Mike Pongracz,
Ken Hardwick, and Norm & Rita Farb.
It was judged that the four voting members present (Andy representing
IAHA by request of Dave Martin and John Horn) constituted a quorum.
Minutes of the
previous meeting were handed out and reviewed by all present. Mike moved that the minutes be approved as
read, and Ed seconded. All approved by
voice vote.
Old Business: Andy passed out copies of the program for
the Memorial Day Fly-By. The only
difference from previous events was that the names of deceased veterans was not
read aloud but placed on a bulletin board so that people could look over the
list of names. That cut down on the
time for the flag ceremony, and the ending of that ceremony was perfectly timed
with the appearance of the National Guard aircraft. Helicopters from the Coast Guard were also present, and thanks go
to Pete Weber for making those arrangements.
A budget for the 2007 event, to make sure the organization doesn't go in
the red, is one of the items to be discussed in November when the committee
meets again. Seeking corporate donors
for the event, in addition to the existing support from the PCOPA, will help to
cover the approximately $300.00 shortfall (the major expense is for the
porta-potty for handicapped people, which was $120.00 extra).
There was some discussion
about the restaurant and the fact that the Muis family wants too much money to
sell the place. Discussion turned to
the hangars and the grass growing up around some of them, and the fact that
some people take care of the space around their hangars and some don't. The current representative for the lessees
was not at tonight's meeting, but it was agreed that he could talk with some of
the lessees to see if they can take better care around their buildings. There had been a recent promise by Larry
Weber to repaint the numbers on the runways "when the weather got
good", but it hasn't happened yet.
Minutes from the
most recent OAB meeting, of June 21st, were summarized by President
Ken. This included the news that the
Lakeside airport is no longer a State airport and is now being run by the
City. The airport at Mulino is being
renovated by the Port of Portland, with gas tanks and hangar space, then it
will be contracted to the ODA to see if money can be made at that strip. The airport at Waconda Beach is in
negotiations to be purchased by a developer to make it into an airpark along
with a proposed shopping center. The
County is currently the only entity standing in the way of this development. Pacific City airport has been cleaned up
using inmate labor, and the Jordan Valley (near Idaho) is getting a new
airstrip being bankrolled by the FAA.
Salem is expanding at the south end by extending the runways and putting
in some new buildings; the ODA is considering this area for its new building.
The FAA may be putting up a large portion of the money for this project.
New Business: There were two letters presented
regarding new members of the ISAS Board, one making the request to appoint Norm
Farb as the AOPA liaison in place of Andy.
Ed made the motion and Mike seconded.
All approved by voice vote. The
next letter was from the Oregon Flying Farmers requesting that Andy be
appointed the non-voting board member for that group. Mike made the motion and Ed seconded. All approved by voice vote.
There was some
discussion about some non-standard flying patterns and approaches that people
have been doing here lately that can be considered dangerous. There was also a note made about the land
for sale to the west of the airport; there was one offer of $22,000 per acre
that the current owner turned down because he did not think the offer was high
enough, and that offer came from a developer.
Andy said that the ODA's plan to expand the airport to the West by buying
the 41 acres would help to provide a buffer zone against any anticipated
development there, and the ISAS Board needs to push for the ODA to follow
through with that plan. Ken said that
matching funds would be needed from the FAA in order for that 41 acres to be
purchased. Possibilities of a parallel
stabilized grass strip on the west side, which has been requested, might be the
incentive to expand the airport to the West and decrease the possibility of
encroachment near-term. The scheduled
OAB meetings are September 20 at Ontario, November 15 at Redmond, then January
15 at Salem.
The meeting was
adjourned at 8:02 PM. Next proposed
ISAS meeting is Monday, October 16th, right here at Gabel's hangar.
Respectfully
submitted by Robert English, secretary.
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