Airport – December 5, 2023

Meeting Minutes

Boundary County Airport Board Meeting December 5, 2023.

Present: Don Jordan, Mark Weber, Pat Gardiner, Rick Durden, Jay Wages, Bob Blanford, and Trey Dail.

Airport Manager: Dave Parker

The meeting was called to order at 5:38 PM by Jay Wages.

Rick Durden moved acceptance of the minutes of the November meeting, Mark Weber seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Old Business

Environmental Assessment—Update

Even though we have been pushing this hard for over a year it continues to be delayed. Three hangars on the airport have unexpectedly been added to a list of historic structures and the person responsible for approval of the EA at the FAA is on leave—so everything has come to a stop for the time being.

Review of Slope Stabilization

Nothing new to report.

North Bench Fire and Iron Mike’s Land Leases

Dave Parker reported that the FAA has approved the leases, which are in the County attorney’s hands.

Hangar Rate Changes

Dave Parker reported that the proposed nine percent land lease rate was approved by the Commissioners. That brought 75% of the land leases up to 16 cents per square foot and, with new hangars, will bring some $65,000 into the airport.

New Business

Review Hangar and Lot Standards

Dave Parker provided a copy of an updated “Lot Standards and Rules” with “General Criteria for Hangars at Boundary County Airport.” He reported that they were last updated ten years ago and, based on experience, now needed to be updated for a number of items including lot drainage, slope, use of and type of culverts and to surround all hangars with gravel instead of grass (which usually means weeds).

There was extended discussion of the draft including the idea of requiring snow stops on hangars, how to deal with waterlines and how to approve exceptions to the standards in a reasonable and consistent way.

It was agreed that the Board members would review the draft and come to the next meeting prepared to make needed changes.

Paragon Hangar K Inspection for Renewal of Lease

The Board members spent about half an hour inspecting the condition of Hangar K, which is up for lease renewal. The consensus was that the hangar is in very good shape and needs no repairs, updates or upgrades, and recommended that the lease be renewed.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm.

Fuel Sales for November: 100LL-1,497 gallons; Jet A-547 gallons