Call to Order 1:00 p.m.
SECRETARY’S REPORT – Robert English
Gary
reported that Robert is working today so he’s taking notes to help out.
Asked for a motion
for approval of the draft minutes as published on the IAHA Website? Motion: John Horn to approve as
published. Second: Dave Martin – approved without objection.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Gail Hill
Gail reported a bank balance of $100,817.79 and noted
that the two large expenditures for 2012 were the transfer payment to the State
for Access Fees in the amount of $33,810.00 and the invoice for Taxiway paving,
crack sealing and selected surface sealing on some of the Taxiway surfaces in
the amount of $35,071.27. Gary noted
that the maintenance efforts over the years have significantly extended the
life of the Taxiways, based on their original expected lifetimes. Gail also reported that there are liens on
three properties and explained that the lien filing fees and discharge fees are
also to be paid by the property owner and/or when property title is
transferred.
MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
REPORT –
Craig Cowles
Craig outlined what he and Lynn McDonald do for
maintenance activity and pointed out that if folks didn’t want their areas
sprayed they needed to have no weeds showing and/or a sign in place indicating
no spray. Craig also thanked everyone
who had helped with the annual ditch clean-out to remove vegetation that
accumulates and reported that the property owner where the bank was stabilized
had expressed total satisfaction with the quality of the work by the
contractor.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Gary Van Horn
Thanks
to all who have helped the Association during the year:
·
Rena Peck and the Block Heralds have done and continue to do an
outstanding job of helping keep us all informed and this effort cements our
community together. Their work is
appreciated by everyone in the Airpark.
·
We certainly appreciate the work by Craig Cowles and Lynn McDonald to do
the mowing, spraying and contractor supervision as well as the many volunteers
who have helped with maintenance issues – Craig has outlined that folks who are
concerned about Taxiway Spraying are welcome to put out signs indicating no
spraying is desired, but he cautioned them to keep the weeds in check to
protect the edges of the Taxiways. In
addition to Craig and Lynn, Carol and Rod Gabel, Bill and Gail Boyle also
helped with the Ditch clean-up this year.
·
Contributors to the Video Series about Living in the Airpark:
--Norm
Rainey
--Eileen
Thede and Kaaren McGlynn
--Jim
and Kathy Hubele
--Mitch
Swecker, Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation
--Mayor
John McArdle (in advance of the final segment’s taping
--Dave
Martin for his videography and editing of the segments.
·
Board members – who contribute time and effort and provide guidance,
ideas and feedback as we work through issues for the good of the Airpark.
·
Gail Boyle and Lois Martin for their work on Loud and Clear.
·
Eleanor Cowles for her fine work in organizing the Ice Cream Social
which was very successful this past year.
·
Bill Boyle and Jim Ashford are to be thanked for their many years of
volunteering for tax help provided to Seniors at the Senior Center. Keith Moes has also helped with these forts
in the past and may still be participating as well.
Just
wanted to remind everyone of our Mayor’s
request for interest in an Independence Air Force to do formation fly-overs
for significant City Events – give me a shout if you are interested in
organizing a group for the idea and we’ll set up a confab with John to flesh
out the details – he wants to keep it simple.
As
far as accomplishments for 2012 are concerned:
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The Federal Legislation was passed and signed in February which modified
FAA statutes by specifying that the existence of a Residential through the
Fence (RTTF) agreement was not to be grounds for the FAA declaring
non-compliance with Grant Assurances.
This was signed into law on February 14th – the anniversary
of Oregon’s admission to Statehood. The
FAA is still working on Administrative rules for implementation and we are
keeping a close eye on their “progress.”
It has been noted that the FAA took nearly 40 pages to produce an
Administrative Rule document purporting to explain 6 column inches of pretty
clear Statutory Law that was – to the layman anyway – pretty simple and
straight-forward.
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Major work was performed on repair and resurfacing for a portion of the
North-South Taxiway which parallels Airport Road; seal-coating for that taxiway
and portions of other taxiways; and crack sealing. We have now engaged the same firm from Albany who has been
performing the work on the North Airpark Taxiways.
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We have been working with the City and our local City Council member,
Forrest Peck, is assisting in that effort to make sure the story drainage
system is cleaned out and working properly to avoid the flooding situation
experienced last winter on Mooney Street.
The City has installed a 24 inch culvert (replacing a 12 inch one) at
the corner of Hoffman and Airport Roads to improve the flow from the Airport
property directly into the storm sewer system and some plugged pipes have been
cleaned out and repaired downstream from the Southeast corner of the Airpark
which should also help with the outflow from the retention ponds. An engineering study of the drainage basin
is currently underway and the results are to be available early in 2013 –
potentially by February.
MEMBERSHIP COMMENTS AND
ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
There was one question from the floor – whether there
will be any attempt to complete the walkways between the taxiways in the South
end of the Airpark? Gary answered that
to the best of his knowledge there were no plans to put any more in place
because, as he understood it, there was no one willing to allow any more space
for the walkways. There had been no
discussion of that issue during Board meetings for at least the last three
years. This was confirmed by other
Board members as the correct understanding of the situation.
ELECTION RESULTS – Eileen Thede
Eileen reported that the 27 ballots were unanimous in
their selection of the candidates named – there were no write-ins and the
current Board of Directors will continue in office for 2013.
ADJOURNMENT
Thank you for
being here and for your support.
Wishing you a “Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year !!!