2017-06-05 Minutes City Council Airport Committee
Monday June 5, 2017
APPROVED Meeting Minutes
After determining that a quorum is present, the Council Airport Committee of the Denton City
Council will convene in a regular meeting on Monday June 5, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the City Hall,
City Hall Conference Room at 215 E.McKinney St.,Denton,Texas to consider the specific agenda
items listed below:
PRESENT: Council Member and Chair, Kathleen Wazny; and Mayor Chris Watts.
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Mario Canizares, Assistant City Manager, Mark Nelson, Transportation
Director, Trey Lansford, Deputy City Attorney, Scott Gray, Airport Manager, Caroline Booth,
Director of Economic Development, and Julie Mullins, Administrative Assistant and Recording
Secretary.
OTHERS PRESENT: Kenneth Herridge, Attorney for Dr. JR Almand, Betty Sanders, CFD
International, Mike Sykes and Mark Taylor, US Aviation Group, and Damon Ward, BAM
Denton Management Ventures, LLC.
The meeting was called to order at 10:32 a.m. by Chair Wazny.
1. Consider approval of minutes from the meeting held on April 12, 2017.
Mayor Watts made a motion to approve the minutes followed by a second from Chair
Wazny. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to Denton City Council
on the BAM Denton Management Ventures, LLC lease and consider an assignment to
Sykes-Vaughan Investments, LLC.
Mr.Nelson introduced the parties involved with this lease assignment. Mr. Nelson
indicated that Mr. Ward with BAM Denton Management Ventures, LLC will continue to
operate at the Airport and focus on the aircraft charter business. Mr. Nelson further
indicated that Sykes-Vaughan (US Aviation Group) will consolidate all Fixed Based
Operations to one location.
Mayor Watts made a motion to make a recommendation to City Council to approve the
Assignment of an Airport Lease Agreement from BAM Denton Management Ventures,
LLC to Sykes-Vaughan Investments, LLC. A second was made by Chair Wazny. The
motion carried unanimously.
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3. Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to Denton City Council
tl Aima_n�1 Aiorrt Lease Agreement and consider an a_ssig— ent to CFD
International.
Mr.Nelson introduced Esq. Kenneth Herridge, attorney for Dr. JR Almand, and Ms. Betty
Sanders representing CFDI. Mr.Nelson explained that Dr. Almand desires to get out of the
hangar lease and CFDI wants to expand their business. The wording in this lease will need
to be addressed to change the lease to a commercial operating lease,which would authorize
commercial aircraft maintenance. CFDI has indicated they will come back to re-negotiate
the lease agreement at a later date, after providing more parking and fixing up the hangar
for commercial use.
Mayor Watts commented on the discussion at the last meeting regarding the reversion
clause and would like to see a policy in place for the reversion clause sooner than later.
Chair Wazny would like an item be brought to the Council for discussion regarding the
reversion clause. With new members coming in on this Committee, each new member will
need information about the Airport and the leases.
Mayor Watts made a motion to make a recommendation to City Council to approve the
assignment of the lease to CFD International. A second was made by Chair Wazny. The
motion carried unanimously.
4. Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to Denton City Council
regarding a proposed Amendment to the existing JR Almand Airport Lease Agreement to
authorize commercial aircraft maintenance to be performed in the hangar.
Mr. Nelson explained the need for a lease amendment to authorize commercial aircraft
maintenance repairs.
Mayor Watts said, this lease will go to year 2025 and the Committee will have more
discussions on the reversion clause. Mr. Nelson indicated that staff would bring more
information forward at a later date.
Mayor Watts made a motion to make a recommendation to City Council to approve the
amendment to the existing lease. A second was made by Chair Wazny. The motion
carried unanimously.
5. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the
Airport Committee of the Denton City Council or the public with specific factual
information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda
for an upcoming meeting.
AND
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Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Acts provide reports about items of
community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of
thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an
honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a
reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body;
information regarding a social,ceremonial,or community event organized or sponsored by
an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by
a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an
announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the
municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
6. Adjournment: 10:54 A.M.
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