Deer Valley Pilots Association

Monthly Meeting Minutes – July 19, 2007

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

 

At 7:00 P.M., Deer Valley Pilots Association (DVPA) President Ray Weigold called the July meeting to order in Pan Am Flight Academy training room “B”. Board members present: Treasurer Doug Bronson, Ken Cada, Jim Little, Jim Russell, Bob Thomas, and Dan Tollman.

Web Master Bob Bureker.

Directors absent: Vice President Mike McNally, Secretary Stan Watkins, Mike Berglund, Dee Grimm, Whitney White

No proxies submitted.

Members in attendance: Ed Chauza, Bob Littlefield, Warren McIlvoy, Lacy Parker, Bob Urban.

Guests: Mark Krueger (Advantage Avionics), Carl Ulbrich.

Introductions/Meeting Format:

Ray welcomed everyone to the meeting, guests were introduced. Ray utilized the overhead projection equipment to review the agenda then proceeded with the planned meeting topics. 

Advantage Avionics:

Ken Cada invited/introduced Mark Krueger from Advantage Avionics. Mark gave a short verbal presentation, providing information about service goals and capabilities of their operation. As they work at getting their operation established at DVT, Mark expects local staff to consist of 5 to 9 avionics technicians. Initially, they will share technical expertise, parts and test equipment as needed with their Chino, CA service center. They have their own aircraft with which to shuttle people, equipment and parts between locations. Advantage is hosting a Garmin Seminar featuring Garmin representatives on site August 29 at 7 PM.

Ken Cada Video Presentation:

Ken Cada provided an informative video presentation called “On The Issues” by Dave Siebert featuring a discussion by Siebert with Thelda Williams. Thelda is on the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board (PAAB) and is vying for one of the four city council seats. Currently, Thelda Williams chairs the PAAB subcommittee. She is running for election to the Phoenix City Council from District 1.She is a candidate that could replace Siebert.

Williams commented on the participation by various groups on the overlay district and how important this is to the airport as she stressed the growth of General Aviation Airports. The city is concerned about rates; privatization has been taken out of the Master Plan. With privatization, the city would lose control of hangar rates and those rates would escalate. She said the city was committed to maintaining reasonable rates. New hangars would be built giving those on the south side a place to go. They want to avoid the situation experienced at Sky Harbor where some tenants felt they were pushed out.

Treasures Report / Minutes of the Meeting:

Mike McNally sent via e-mail, copies of the June Minutes to each Director. Jim Little provided hard copies to those that had not reviewed their e-mailed copies.  Doug Bronson moved to approve the Minutes as submitted , Ken Cada seconded the motion with the board voting unanimously to approve the June minutes. 

Treasurer Doug Bronson reviewed the financial report dated 7-19-2007 for the period June 1-30, 2007.

Ken Cada moved to accept the Treasurers report as submitted, Dan Tollman seconded the motion with the board voting to approve the report.

Jim Little pointed out that a printed copy of the June Treasurer’s Report was not available at the June meeting and the Treasurer’s Report thus far has not been voted on or approved by the Board.

Jim Little asked for clarification on when the next CD was due to mature. Doug advised the maturity date was October 17, 2007. Also, we continue to maintain a sufficient balance in order that we avoid the monthly $10 service charge.

Committee/Special Project Reports:

Membership – Dan Tollman:

As of 7/19/2007, we have 380 members in good standing. Little advised Tollman that he needed information on the new members to update the DVPA e-mail address book. Dan will forward information. 

Partnership Meeting – Ray Weigold:

Self Serve Fuel:

A Self Serve Fuel facility was approved for installation at DVT.

City Council approved a contract on the 2nd of July with Sibran Properties for the facility at DVT. Sibran met the experience requirements in the RFP. It is anticipated that the facility will be designed, permitted, constructed, and operational within a year from Council approval. Sibran properties are striving to complete construction and have it operational as soon as possible.

Little said many tenants ask him when will the facility pump the first gallon of fuel. Ray said the best estimate we have at this time is it will be operational in 9 – 12 months.

GA Handbook:

The new General Aviation Handbook is ready to send out. Tenants can expect a copy to be mailed to them; copies will be available at the Operations Counter in the terminal. 

South Ramp Repaving:

Repaving of the south ramp is tentatively planned to start in October. Tenants occupying hangars in the affected area will be required to leave their aircraft in their hangars for a 1 to 2 week period while this work is performed. There will be no hangar access during this time period. As an option, tenants may temporarily relocate their aircraft to the northwest ramp while the repaving work is being completed. Tie downs will be provided.   
South Runway Overlay: Runway 7R/25L will be shutdown for 1 week sometime in the next few months. This closure is to provide time needed by the contractor to mill the center 50 feet of the runway followed by a 2 inch overlay of rubberized asphalt. The overlay will bring the runway pavement structural bearing capacity up the level required to adequately support heavier aircraft in the Gulfstream G5 classification.

Restroom Remodel:

Some abuse of the newly remodeled facilities has already been noted.

New Control Tower:

A glass panel on the south side of the new tower is delaminating. Controllers sometimes need to sidestep in order to have a clear view. Corrective action is being taken.

Patience with tower controllers, 2 new inexperienced controllers are working at DVT.

Old Control Tower:

The old control tower will not be demolished until at least after the Super Bowl. With a large influx of GA aircraft expected during this event and if deemed necessary, the old tower can be pressed back into service.

After Hours Incidents:

For incidents that may occur during hours the tower is closed, call 911. 

Minimum Standards – Ray Weigold:

A letter was drafted and sent to Barney Helmick making one last statement regarding the “Minimum Standards – Specialized Aviation Service Operators (SASOs) for the independent mechanics and avionics technicians with the understanding that it was a late request for additional consideration of several key points.

Auto Liability Insurance and the mechanic $500 permit fee are seen as excessive by DVPA. The $500 fee almost certainly excludes any part time mechanics work. It is hoped that a lower fee could be established for part time mechanics.

New Board Assignment – Ray Weigold:

Jim Russell was introduced as an appointed member of the Board of Directors filling the position vacated by Al Wendler. Jim will serve as a Director until the next regular Annual Membership Meeting. He can be nominated and elected to the Board at that time.   

Military Collision Avoidance – Jim Little:

In verifying the Luke Approach frequency for departing westbound flights, Jim Little found the Phoenix TAC chart 120.5, Luke web site 120.45 to be different than the frequency posted on signs at DVT. The correct frequency for contacting Luke Approach is 118.15. Ed Chauza added the Luke web site is scheduled to be updated with the correct information. The TAC chart will show the correct frequency on the next printing.  

Newsletter – Jim Little:

The newsletter for the past quarter was distributed July 13. It was posted on ramp bulletin boards on/about July 16. We are now into the third quarter, Jim requested everyone’s help in finding/reporting newsworthy information.   

Hospitality Hangar – August 4th:

Doug Bronson asked for an indication of support for holding the next Hospitality Hangar on Saturday August 4. A number of meeting attendees indicated they support holding the Hospitality Hangar as planned. 
             (ACTION ITEM #1)    
   
OLD Business:
 
Financial Plan Committee - Ray intends to meet with Stan Watkins to have Stan develop a financial plan of DVPA. 

Maintenance of Web Site – Jim Little reported that he has met with Bob Bureker on two occasions concerning refurbishing the web site. A random selection of individual files residing on the server have been reviewed; there is a significant amount of data stored on the server. Most of this data should be removed as it unnecessarily complicates navigation thru the data when working with all the files. In preparation for cleaning the server of unnecessary files, Bob  made a CD back-up, 2 copies, of all existing data. These copies will be given to the President and Vice President. The committee decided to perform this same type of back-up and distribution once every six months. The next back-up will be done in December 2007.

A limited amount of clean up was accomplished on the News page. The Events page has had all old information removed; current information was retained.
(ACTION ITEM #2)    

NEW Business:

None

Miscellaneous:

Pedestrian Deviation:

Ray reviewed some of the details concerning a recent pedestrian deviation as reported by the DVT control tower. A mechanic observed an aircraft taxing to the active runway as it was preparing for take off. A baggage door was open on the aircraft. The mechanic ran onto the controlled area to get the attention of the pilot and stop him from proceeding. The FAA tower personnel were required to report the matter as a deviation. The airport will receive a “ding” for an incursion. It was suggested that telephone numbers for the tower and Phoenix Operations be published so people with cell phones could add this information to their contact lists. Phone numbers should be confirmed and verified before any distribution is made.  
(ACTION ITEM #3)    

New Banner:

Carl Ulbrich of Jireh Communications Inc. offered to help DVPA with the design and manufacture of a new banner.
(ACTION ITEM #4)    
Hangar Rates:

Bob Thomas reported that friends of his, with aircraft kept at Glendale (GEU), are paying in excess of $200 per month for their hangars.

In addition, new hangars in Mesa (Falcon Field) are all being handled by a private developer.

Comments from Bob Littlefield:

Airport Managers belong to an organization which bring them together periodically. These managers share information. Scottsdale Airport (SDL) makes money for the City of Scottsdale. Each city would like their airport to run like SDL as it makes money. At SDL, 60 hangars will be demolished to permit widening of a taxiway. Bob doesn’t expect to see another city built hangars in the valley.

Sedona Airport:

The security gate on the path leading from the transit ramp to the restaurant is now back in service.

Annual Picnic:

Doug Bronson reported that the picnic area has been reserved for our annual membership picnic planned for November 3, 2007.
(ACTION ITEM #5)    

Calendar:

      Upcoming Events:

August 29 – Advantage Avionics Garmin workshop Seminar, 7 PM
October 25 - 28 -  Copperstate Fly-In, details at Copperstate.org
November 3 -  Annual membership picnic
November 10 – Blue Sky Flyers Navajo Xmas Airlift

Action Item(s):

      -  #5  Annual Membership Picnic – Organizations premier yearly event, date selected Saturday,
               November 3.

Adjourn:

Ray asked for a motion to adjourn, Ken Cada moved to adjourn, the motion was seconded by Bob Thomas and approved by the attending board members. The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 PM. 

POST NOTES:  None