Deer Valley Pilots Association

Monthly Meeting Minutes – April 19, 2007

“The Minutes of the Monthly Meeting are subject to approval and/or change by the Board of Directors at the next monthly meeting.”

At 7:00 PM, Deer Valley Pilots Association (DVPA) President Ray Wieigold called the April meeting to order in Pan Am Flight Academy Training Room “B”.  Board members present:  Secretary Michael T. McNally, Treasurer Doug Bronson, Jim Little, Mike Berglund, Ken Cada, Robert Thomas, Dee Grimm, Dan Tollman and Whitney White. 

Directors Absent:    Al Wendler and Stan Watkins – No proxies received

Members in Attendance:  Robert Urban, Bob Mohan, Wayne Castner, Dave Underwood, Pete Sattig, Roger Smith, Jim Russell, Warren McIlvoy, Stu Tracy, Keith Jones, Stewart (Jim) Frew, Dick McNaney, Bill Woods, Tod Dickey and Ed Chauza.

Introductions/Meeting Format:

President Ray Weigold welcomed everyone to the meeting.  Ray utilized a power point presentation to review and conduct the meeting agenda.

Treasurers Report / Minutes of the Meeting:

In preparation for this meeting, Jim Little e-mailed copies of the March meeting minutes to each Director.  Mike Berglund moved to approve the minutes as submitted and Ken Cada seconded the motion with the board voting unanimously to approve the minutes.

Treasurer Doug Bronson reviewed the financial report as of March 31, 2007.   Mike Berglund moved to accept the Treasurers Report as submitted and was seconded by Ken Cada with the board voting to approve the report.

Membership:

There are a total of 367 members in good standing as of this date.  This is a membership increase of five (5) new members from the previous month.

Old Business:

Class Bravo Airspace NPRM:  The response period for this item closed on April 15, 2007.  There were a total of forty (40) responses logged.  The DVPA response was authored by Ed Chauza with the assistance of Ray Weigold.

Minimum Standards:  There has been no response from Phoenix Aviation as of this date.

Hangar Inspections:  Ed Chauza asked if the alleged hangar inspection irregularities have been addressed to the City of Phoenix.  At this time, no formal address has been made.  Bob Thomas stated that he spoke with the Airport Manager’s Secretary and was told that the practices of inspectors vary.  It is the opinion of the Board that this is not an adequate answer.  Doug Bronson will compose an email to the membership asking that they submit their hangar inspection reports to validate the tenant’s position    (Action Item #1)

New Business / Committee and Special Projects Reports:

Logo Merchandise:  Doug Bronson and Jim Little have consolidated the merchandise to one location.  The merchandise will be available for sale at the Hospitality Hangar event scheduled for April 21, 2007

Audit report of Funds:  Ken Cada and Dee Grimm stated that they will require the DVPA checking account records to complete the audit.  Treasurer Doug Bronson will provide the account records (checkbook ledger).
(Action Item #2)

Girls Can Fly Event March 31, 2007:  Mike McNally reported that the event went well with DVPA members providing four (4) aircraft for display.  Dee Grimm, Mike McNally and Jackie Whitford provided aircraft.  Jackie Whitford, Loretta Glenn, Dee Grimm, David McNally and Mike McNally were on hand to answer questions on the aircraft and how they fly.  The Phoenix 99’s, who sponsored the event, wish to express their thanks for the DVPA support.

Hospitality Hangar April 21, 2007:  Mike McNally reported that the Hospitality Hangar event planning has been completed.  The event will be held at Hangar #40-06, courtesy of Pete Savage.  There will be a free drawing for an introductory flight in a Diamond Twinstar.  There will be an abundance of printed information available concerning the Class Bravo Airspace NPRM, DVT Master Plan, Luke AFB Class Delta Revision, etc.  Dee Grimm stated that has contacted Cutter Aviation to provide refreshments at the event.

Self-Fuel RFP:  Amendment #05 has been issued to the subject RFP which addressed sales tax bases on the fuel.  As of this date, the RFP is undergoing several considerations for changes to attract more respondents.
(Action Item #3)

Membership Status:  Dan Tollman has stated that there are currently 367 members in good standing as of this date.

Bulk Mail Issues:  Jim Little has volunteered to continue handling the bulk mail.

Newsletter:  The next newsletter is scheduled to go out June 1, 2007.  Jim Little has asked that members provide news items and that he could use assistance in putting the newsletter together.

Payson Fly-In:  Mike Berglund and Bob Thomas reported that the Payson Airport Manager has not yet responded to the DVPA inquiry.  The date has not been selected but the weekend of June 9th will not be considered due to events scheduled by other organizations.   (Action Item #4)

Treasure / Scavenger Hunt April 7, 2007:  Mike Berglund reported that there were 2 aircraft and five (5) persons in attendance for the event.  Due to the lower that expected turnout, the entrance fee was returned to the participants who flew the route.

Guest Speaker:  Mike Berglund reported that there is no guest speaker scheduled at this time.  Mike asked for suggestions and Dee Grimm stated that the DVT Tower Supervisor would be a good guest considering the opening of the new tower.  Dee will look into extending the invitation.   (Action Item #5)

DVT Airport Master Plan:  There is an open meeting with Phoenix Aviation concerning the Master Plan on Monday April 23, 2007.  The meeting will be held at Westwind School of Aeronautics at 7:00 PM on the second floor.  Ed Chauza was instrumental in securing the meeting place.

There was much participation from the floor concerning the Master Plan:

 

Ray Weigold informed the board that Phoenix Aviation would like to have an advanced copy of the scheduled meeting agenda in that they may be prepared to answer questions and comments.  Ray Weigold and Mike Berglund are meeting with Phoenix Aviation on April 19, 2007 to gain a more clear understanding of the City’s position.

Mike McNally made a motion to form a committee to draft an agenda for the meeting.  The motion was seconded by Ken Cada and approved by the board.  The committee will work through the weekend to draft the agenda and submit it to Ray Weigold for approval and presentation to Phoenix Aviation prior to the meeting.  The committee will be chaired by Mike McNally with committee members Ed Chauza, Bob Thomas, Jim Little, Roger Smith, David Underwood, Jim Russell and Mike Berglund.   (Action Item #6)

Bank One Building / Hangar Lease RFP:  The City of Phoenix has awarded Advantage Avionics a lease on the facility June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2012

DVT Tenant Appreciation BBQ:  The DVT Airport Manager, Gary Muscaro, commented that the city was very pleased with the event and the level of participation.

Airport Manager’s Partnership Meeting April 18, 2007:  Ray Weigold stated that the meeting was cancelled by Gary Muscaro due to a scheduling conflict.

DVPA Annual Picnic:  It has been decided that the picnic will be scheduled for November 3, 2007

Open Floor Board and Member Comments:

Doug Bronson stated that he has heard that the airport management is unhappy with DVPA membership for going to the press and the city individually representing DVPA tenants.  Doug reminded the membership that we all need to abide by our by-laws, in that the DVPA Board of Directors represents the association.

Ken Cada stated that Phoenix Aviation watches or website and reads our meeting minutes.

Calendar:

April 21, 2007 – Hospitality Hangar
April 23, 2007 – Master Plan meeting with Phoenix Aviation
May 10, 2007 -   Luke AFB Class Delta Airspace Revision in effect
May 16, 2007 -   Airport Manager’s Partnership Meeting
May 17, 2007 -   PAUG Meeting
May 17, 2007 -   DVPA Monthly Meeting
June 2007 -         Payson Fly-In

Action Items:

Meeting Adjourned:

Motion made by Dee Grimm, seconded by Jim Little and approved by the board at 8:37 PM