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AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES

MONDAY – MARCH 24, 2008

AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING

The Muscatine Airport Advisory Commission meeting was called to order at 5:23 p.m. by

Chairperson Jerry Page. Other Commission members present were Phil Fitzgerald, Wayne Tooman, and

Jerald Cale. Also present were City Administrator A.J. Johnson and Airport Manager Janet Lewis.

The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes of the November 26, 2007 meeting.

It was moved by Commission member Tooman and seconded by Commission member Fitzgerald that

the minutes be approved. There was no discussion and the minutes were approved unanimously.

The next item on the agenda was a review of the financial reports. City Administrator Johnson stated

there was additional financial information that will be distributed to the Commission members. He did note

that expenses related to snow removal were up over the last several years.

The next item on the agenda was a review of the five-year capital improvement plan. City

Administrator Johnson stated this plan will be submitted to the FAA and the state aviation officials as

required for future federal and state funding. There was also discussion concerning the t-hangars and snow

removal equipment. After a lengthy discussion on the t-hangars, City Administrator Johnson will be in

contact with the city’s airport consultant group to get a full assessment of the t-hangar request for federal

funding, drainage issues, etc. There was also discussion concerning the current lease arrangement and the

viability of the current waiting list for hangar rentals. City Administrator Johnson will review this as well.

City Administrator Johnson then reported that the National Guard plans a fall groundbreaking for the

new Armory.

There were no further comments.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

A.J. Johnson

City Administrator