Minutes January 5, 2005
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
January 5,2005
Joint Meeting of the City of Denton City Council and the Airport Advisory Board on
Wednesday, January 5,2005 at 11 :30 a.m. in the City Council Work: Session Room at City Hall.
PRESENT:
AB SENT:
Mayor Brock:; Mayor Pro Tem McNeill; Council Members Montgomery, Mulroy,
and Thomson.
Council Member Redmon and Kamp
1. The Council held a discussion and provided direction to staff and the Airport Board
regarding the role of the Board. The discussion included but was not limited to understanding
the Board's role, handling board recommendations, discussing the Council's vision for the
Denton Municipal Airport and the Board's role in that vision, including airport growth and
development, budget matters, Board rules and procedures, appointment, duties, and the overall
operation of the Airport, and matters related thereto.
Mark: Nelson, Director of Airport and Transit Operations, presented the City Council outcome
statement relative to the airport. He showed slides of the airport development and the types of
enterprises at the airport.
Council discussion included:
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Economic development at the Airport - staff was work:ing with the Economic
Development Department to assist developers with lease incentives and the Board
was work:ing with staff to develop standards for such.
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2004 was a transition year at the Airport with great new employees, long-term
employees retiring, and the building of the tower.
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A future goal was to have a radar connection at the Airport - staff would work:
with Congressman Burgess' office to help get that located at the airport and this
request would be included in the City's legislative agenda.
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Staffwas in the process of developing a bookJet on how to build at the Airport - a
who what when where guide for development at the airport. Staff was also
work:ing on a brochure guide for aircraft hanger construction. This was a user-
friendly version of the existing adopted codes that would also be available on-
line.
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The gas wells at the Airport were producing well - a caution to Council that this
would not be a reoccurring revenue source and to not count this revenue towards
operational expenses. It was suggested that those funds be put in special fund in
order to tak:e advantage of special situations. Consensus of Council to use those
funds for contingency funds or one-time special expenditures at the Airport and to
not use them for operational expenses. A suggestion was to use some of those
funds for radar equipment if desired.
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Capital improvements at the Airport included the need to k:eep the area mowed to
k:eep birds out of the area and the building of a terminal.
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Council requested that the Board be responsible to draft rules of procedure
relative to conflict of interest - develop guidelines that might include that the
Board did not run the Airport, it provided advice and assistance only. The Board
was to develop guidelines and present those to Council.
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Consider renaming the Airport - not use "municipal" but k:eep Denton in the
name.
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The reputation of the Airport in the region was good - a friendly tower and swift
refueling.
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Staff was work:ing on an infrastructure master plan study at the Airport.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned 1: 15 p.m.
EULINE BROCK
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JENNIFER W ALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS