MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT
February 2, 2005

1. CALL TO ORDER

President Michael Mohn called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Present: Directors Bozack, Mohn, Rosenthal and Wallum. Director Farris was absent. Also present were District Manager Nancy Bass, Assistant Manager Scott Seymour, and District Counsel Mr. Scott Nave through telephone conferencing. Members of the public present were: Mr. and Mrs. Russ Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Glasco, and Ruth Justis.

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

Director Mohn led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

3. CONSENT CALENDAR

A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 5, 2005 and waive further reading of the Minutes.

B. Approval/ratification of the Payment Register of February 2, 2005.

C. Approval of Financial Report for December 2004.

D. Authorization of payment to Continental Associates in the amount of $ 6,750.00 for airport liability insurance.

Motion was made by Director Rosenthal, seconded by Director Bozack, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. Motion was passed by voice vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent

4.A. RESOLUTION NO. 05-119: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT EXPRESSING ITS GRATITUDE TO JACK RUSSELL BATES FOR SERVICE AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Motion was made by Director Rosenthal, seconded by Director Wallum, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 05-119 EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO JACK RUSSELL BATES. Motion was approved by voice vote, 4 ayes, 1 absent.

Following approval of the resolution, a certified copy of the resolution and plaque were presented to Mr. Bates by Director Mohn. The Board expressed their thanks to Mr. Bates as well as stating their enjoyment serving with him.

4.B. APPROVAL: CONTRACT WITH MEAD & HUNT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.

The Board had first considered this contract at the January Board of Directors meeting and requested some revisions at that time. District Counsel has made the changes as asked. Ms. Bass explained that the GCL insurance that was discussed is not available unless there is a contractor and a project, and therefore this is not included in the revised document. Ms. Bozack had some questions regarding the length of time the documents are retained by the contractor and the meetings with the committee as mentioned in the contract. Mr. Nave answered the questions to Director Bozack’s satisfaction.

Motion was made by Director Bozack, seconded by Director Rosenthal, TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH MEAD & HUNT FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS. Motion was approved by voice vote with 4 ayes, 1 absent.

4.C. ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE FROM QUOIN, INC. TO FIRE QUICK PRODUCTS, INC.

Ms. Bass explained that the Fire Quick Division of Quoin, Inc. has been purchased and a separate corporation has been formed. The new company is owned solely by local residents and will be operated in a similar manner to their past operation. The terms of the lease will remain the same, only the name will be changed. Mr. Nave has reviewed the request and prepared the assignment document.

Following a short discussion, motion was made by Director Rosenthal, seconded by Director Wallum, TO APPROVE AN ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE FROM QUOIN, INC. TO FIRE QUICK PRODUCTS, INC. Motion was approved by voice vote with 4 ayes, 1 absent.

4.D. REVIEW OF MARKETING PLAN

Mr. Mohn stated that he believes the airport mission statement and goals should be reviewed as well as the marketing plan. Because this may be a lengthy process, Mr. Mohn suggested that a Special Board Meeting be held to review these documents and at the same time solicit input from airport users and tenants as well as the Directors. The discussion that followed showed all Directors present in agreement with this idea. There were suggestions made for the review process, including having representatives from other airports make presentations on their marketing ideas. Ms. Bass suggested that marketing plans might be available from some other airports and copies could be obtained.

The Board, by consensus, agreed to continue the item to the March agenda to give the Directors time to bring their ideas to the meeting to be considered, and at that time a date and time for the Special Meeting will be decided.

No other action was taken on this item.

5. DISTRICT COUNSEL

Mr. Nave said that at the January meeting during the discussion on the Conflict of Interest Code, there was some question as to whether an abstaining Director needed to leave the table and/or the room during discussion from which he or she was abstaining. Mr. Nave said that his research showed that the Director does not have to step down or leave the room; however, if the Chair is abstaining, he or she may not chair the discussion. Mr. Nave was thanked for the clarification.

6. DISTRICT MANAGER

Ms. Bass reminded the Directors that they need to complete the Form 700 and return it to the office.

The Emergency Plan update is completed and copies of the revised plan have been given to the members of the Safety and Security committee. Any other Directors wishing to see the plan may ask the office. The plan is not restricted information and members of the public may also review it. Ms. Bass stated her appreciation for the cooperation of Captain Jeff Reichman of the Kern County Fire Department who worked with the District on the update of the plan.

The wind and rain recently caused some small damage to the airport, with a leaky roof, loss of some downspouts, and interrupted telephone service. The damages have all been repaired.

The tenant discussed at the January meeting who was scheduled to be evicted has paid his bill and moved his airplane out of the hangar to the ramp. There will not be attorney charges for this, and a new tenant from the waiting list in now in the hangar.

The fire truck delivery has been moved up to April. Following delivery, a drill will be scheduled and the Board will be notified so they may attend if they wish to do so.

Enplanement figures for January were not available for the meeting.

7. COMMITTEE REPORTS

There were no committee meetings during the last month. Ms. Bass stated that the Lease Committee needs to meet. Directors Mohn and Rosenthal scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, February 8, at 4:00 pm for this meeting.

8. PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

9. BOARD COMMENT

DIRECTOR MOHN: Mr. Mohn thanked the members of the public for attending and participating. Mr. Mohn attended the grand opening of the new Sheriff substation in Inyokern, which is in the old fire station.

DIRECTOR BOZACK: Ms. Bozack said that she had attended the ground breaking for the golf course, and it may result in being good for the airport.

Ms. Bozack asked if anybody is attending the Economic Outlook Conference, and Ms. Bass said that she will be attending.

Ms. Bozack requested that an item be placed on the March agenda for personnel: employee positions. Mr. Mohn agreed that this should be done.

There was comment on the scheduled Safety Seminar, and there was a short discussion about the seminar, the program, and possibilities for other programs. Ms. Bass asked if somebody could bake cookies for the program, and Ms. Bozack said that she would help with that.

10. ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Director Bozack, seconded by Director Wallum, TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INDIAN WELLS VALLEY AIRPORT DISTRICT OF FEBRUARY 2, 2005 at 8:05 p.m.. Motion was approved by voice vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.

Submitted by:
Nancy Bass, Executive Secretary