MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT
June 2, 2004

NOTE: This meeting was tape recorded and the tape is available at the airport office.

1. CALL TO ORDER

President Dave Rosenthal called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Directors Bozack, Mohn and Rosenthal. Directors Bates and Farris were absent. Also present were District Manager and District Counsel Scott Nave. Members of the public Ann Norris and Brad Glasco were in attendance.

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

Director Rosenthal led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

3. CONSENT CALENDAR

A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 5, 2004 and waive further reading of the Minutes.

B. Approval/ratification of the Payment Register of June 2, 2004. Motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded by Director Bozack, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH ITEM C. CONTINUED. Motion was passed by voice vote: 3 ayes, 2 absent.

4.A. INCREASE IN MONTHLY LEGAL RETAINER

Lemieux & O'Neill have requested an increase in the monthly legal retainer, raising it from $650.00 per month to $ 695.00 monthly beginning July, 2004. Following a short discussion, the Board consensus was that the increase is reasonable.

Motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded by Director Rosenthal, TO APPROVE THE INCREASE IN MONTHLY LEGAL RETAINER AS REQUESTED. Motion was passed by voice vote: 3 ayes, 2 absent.

4.B. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE COPIER

Staff has requested authorization to purchase a copier from Budget Office Equipment in the amount of $3728.00.. Director Mohn made a motion to purchase the copier as requested; however, this motion died for lack of a second.

Following a lengthy discussion, motion was made by Director Rosenthal, seconded by Director Bozack, TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $3728.00 OR LESS TO ACQUIRE A COPIER CONTINGENT ON FINDINGS OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE (OF DIRECTORS BOZACK AND ROSENTHAL) OF COMPARISONS OF COPIERS AFTER A PERIOD NO LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS, TO END ON JUNE 16, AT WHICH TIME EITHER ALTERNATIVES WILL BE SUGGESTED OR THE REQUESTED COPIER WILL BE PURCHASED. Motion was approved by voice vote: 3 ayes, 2 absent.

4.C. CLOSED SESSION: MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

At the request of the manager this item was continued to the next Board meeting when more than three Directors are present. A copy of the job description will be provided to the Directors for review before the meeting.

There was a lengthy discussion about manager job description, methods of choosing a new manager, and other related matters. The Board decided they would conduct a workshop to explore this and the manager will have an agenda item in July to establish the date and agenda for this meeting.

5. DISTRICT COUNSEL

District Counsel stated that he is working on an update for the Administrative Code incorporating the

changes to the Labor Code. Ms. Bass asked if Mr. Nave had a new copy of CEQA as hers is a few years old, and Mr. Nave will check on that.

6. DISTRICT MANAGER 

• Skywest enplanements for the month of May was 1154.
• The Department of Weights and Measures did their annual check and inspection and all was fine.
• A load of jet fuel was delivered May 29 and the price was up twenty cents per gallon. Fuel sales in May were very good in spite of the price.
• The computer used for the fuel billings had a glitch this month, necessitating doing some of the fuel bills by hand. Mr. Seymour now has the program repaired and working properly.
• Staff requests that the Directors provide their vacation schedules in order to ensure a quorum at summer meetings.
• Information was received indicating that the District may be able to obtain a grant to construct a new bridge to the airport which will handle the fire trucks and other heavy vehicles. Ms. Bass will attend a workshop and explore this new avenue for funding.
• A space flight is scheduled for June 20 at Mojave Airport, and Inyokern has received several calls with the callers stating that Mojave Airport will be closed for a few days preceding the flight. The callers wanted to know if Inyokern has sufficient ramp space to accommodate persons coming to witness the flight.
• Chief Cody of the Kern County Fire Department has determined that the ARFF vehicle bid complies with our specifications. He is flying to Tucson and Fort Worth to see their trucks, which are nearly identical to the one Inyokern requested. It is possible that a purchase order can be issued shortly thereafter, and it will be brought to the Board at the July meeting for approval.
• There is $5000.00 budgeted for repair and maintenance of the fuel facility for next fiscal year. Yesterday there was a lengthy inspection of both facilities which is required by the EPA and Health Department. The estimate for the repair and maintenance may possibly be much higher than previously estimated because of several factors. (1) Mr. Kinder assured the Board that his facility had under-dispenser containment, which it does; however, there were no sensors installed. This must now be done retroactively. (2) New requirements for detection include a line inspection following each sale, and so new software for the system must be installed. (3) District plans to abandon the tank not being used which will save money in the long run, and the cost for this process was not included in the original estimate. The actual inspection and certification originally planned and budgeted will also be completed. The work has been ordered and a price will be available for the Board at the July meeting.

7. COMMITTEE REPORTS

There were no committee meetings in the month of May.

8. PUBLIC COMMENT

BRAD GLASCO: Mr. Glasco brought up the new security requirements for general aviation airports, and he had a copy of them. It was pointed out that the TSA requirements for Inyokern are different than those for GA facilities. Mr. Glasco suggested some signage concerning security reporting. Mr. Mohn said that the AOPA watch program is good, and perhaps signage could be put up with the phone number to call if suspicious activities were seen. There was a short discussion about this and it will be explored. The gates are the only thing remaining for Inyokern to complete to comply with everything required at this time.

Mr. Glasco also asked if the District had any requirements for private hangars to prevent hangar fires. The lease agreements do have requirements as to what may be stored and done in the hangars, but there is no assurance that the tenants comply with these. The District does supply and maintain the fire extinguishers in and around all of the hangars and there is a fire department inspection twice a year.

9. BOARD COMMENT

DIRECTOR BOZACK: Ms. Bozack said that the website has a new article with pictures on Sierra Soaring, the article written by Bertha Ryan and pictures supplied by Mr. Dan Kline and Mr. Al Berryman. Ms. Bozack asked if the airport could somehow encourage soaring. Ms. Bass said this is being done, with a new display in the terminal which includes information about Sierra Soaring.

Ms. Bozack stated that the suggestion of Mr. Kidrick that the District have a booth at the air show may be a good one, and she volunteered to check into volunteers and information for the booth. Ms. Bass said that there are things remaining for an exhibit from the AOPA show. Ms. Bass said that staff will not be available to man the booth at the air show. Handouts could be used for persons visiting the booth.

Ms. Bozack said that if you search the internet for the Kern County Air Show (she mentioned Google) the Airport site comes up before the air show. Ms. Bass will tell Mr. Kidrick, and we will also ask for an article on the air show to put on our website.

DIRECTOR MOHN: Mr. Mohn mentioned that he believes public participation at the Board meeting is very valuable, and he appreciates Ms. Norris and Mr. Glasco attending the meetings and giving comments and suggestions. Some of the best ideas the Board gets are from members of the public.

DIRECTOR ROSENTHAL: Mr. Rosenthal said he agrees with Mr. Mohn's comments and he thanked Ms. Norris and Mr. Glasco for their faithful attendance.

Mr. Rosenthal reported that all signatures were on the air show lease agreement.

10. ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Director Mohn, seconded by Director Bozack, TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT OF JUNE 2, 2004 at 8:00 p.m.. Motion was approved by voice vote: 3 ayes, 2 absent

Submitted by:
Nancy Bass, Executive Secretary