Monday, October 14, 2013

Yosemite/Mariposa Airport Advisory Committee Discuss a Future Fixed Base Operator at the Airport and Boats in the Hangars (Audio)

The Yosemite/Mariposa Airport Advisory Committee meeting was held on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Director of Public Works Peter Rei mentioned there were no proposals to operate the airport but there are two interested parties but they did not submit a proposal and there is a least one hangar at the airport that has a large boat in it.

The following are excerpts from the meeting

Director of Public Works Peter Rei mentioned there were no proposals to operate the airport but there are two interested parties but they did not submit a proposal.  District Two Supervisor Merlin Jones has been meeting with one party and the other party is Curt Castagna from Southern California. There will be a meeting with both groups at separate times on October 31, 2013.

Mr. Castagna would like to totally privatize the airport.

The FBO (Fixed Base Operator) proposal was distributed to a four county area and a couple of publications.

Mr. Rei said he does not see a problem with someone from the Advisory Committee attending the meeting. Supervisor Jones has asked former District Two Supervisor Doug Balmain to attend the meeting. They are there just to listen at the upcoming meeting.

Ruth Sellers would like someone who has a plane at the Mariposa Airport to be at the meeting and objects to Mr. Balmain being at the meeting. (He does not have a plane at the Mariposa Airport.) A motion is made to have a active Mariposa pilot who has a plane at the Mariposa Airport to be at the meeting.  The motion was seconded.

Supervisor Jones mentions for the first meeting to be held without anyone from the Advisory Committee is attendance. Mr. Rei agrees. Supervisor Jones said Mr. Balmain know the person and is working with the husband and wife.

22:30 Supervisor Jones said everything has to be brought before the Board of Supervisors, he does not do anything behind closed doors, no back door deals, he has never done it in his life and will not start now.

The Motion passes 3-1.

On the Capital Improvement Program, a Slurry Seal Program and Emergency Power was mentioned. The Slurry Seal Program would be first. 2019, for the Emergency Power Program. 5% of cost would be local match. The Airport Layout Plan needs to be looked at along with the Land Use Plan.

41:40 Peter Rei asks the Advisory Committee on how often they would like to meet? And to provide information to the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Rei said quarterly would be his recommendation. The costs of the meetings are $11,600 plus dollars for staff to prepare and attend the meetings yearly.

44:35 Supervisor Jones said there are a lot of good people on the Advisory Committee.

45:20 There is a least one hangar at the airport that has a large boat in it. There have been no inspections performed at the airport. Mr. Rei said staff's role is not to be policing. FAA requires the hangars are for airport use only.

56:00 The Airport Advisory Committee will have a Special Meeting on October 30, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. to address the Supervisors requests.

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