Information and Administration
Meeting of December 21, 2009
APPROVED MINUTES
The regular Board Meeting was held in the Airport Authority Board Room, Airport Terminal Building, Lincoln Airport, Lincoln, Nebraska. Notice was given in the Journal-Star. Board Members present: Phyllis Chambers, Chris Hove, John Hoppe, and Walt Zink. Also present were:
John Wood, LAA
Bob McNally, LAA
Jon Large, LAA
April McDaniel, LAA
Linda Benda, LAA
Bill Austin, Attorney At Law
Matt Olberding, Journal-Star
Doug Reiser, Enterprise
Eric Johnson, Kirkham Michael
Chairperson Hove called the meeting to order and stated a copy of the Open Meetings Act was available for public reference at the back of the Board Room.
Chairperson Hove asked for a motion to approve the Minutes of the November 23, 2009 meeting. It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Zink to approve the Minutes of the November 23, 2009 meeting. Vote: Chambers, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Hove, Aye; Zink, Aye.
Chairperson Hove asked for airline reports. There were no airline representatives present at the meeting.
It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Chambers that the Board approve and the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to execute Extension Agreement No. 3 covering Automobile Rental Concession at the Lincoln Airport with Avis Rent A Car System, LLC for an additional one year term beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010. Vote: Zink, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Chambers, Aye; Hove, Aye.
It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Zink that the Board approve and the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to execute Extension Agreement No. 3 covering Automobile Rental Concession at the Lincoln Airport with Easy Car Rental Company of Lincoln d/b/a Budget Rent-A-Car for an additional one year term beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010. Vote: Hove, Aye; Zink, Aye; Chambers, Aye; Hoppe, Aye.
It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Zink that the Board approve and the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to execute Extension Agreement No. 1 covering Automobile Rental Concession at the Lincoln Airport with Enterprise Rent A Car Company-Midwest, LLC for an additional one year term beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010. Vote: Chambers, Aye; Zink, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Hove, Aye.
It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Chambers that the Board approve and the chairperson and secretary be authorized to execute Landing Fee Extension Agreement No. 3 with SkyWest Airlines, Inc. for 2010 operations at the Lincoln Airport. Vote: Chambers, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Hove, Aye; Zink, Aye.
Jon Large reviewed with the Board the options presented at November's Board Meeting to rehabilitate the Terminal Area entrance/pond. It was moved by Zink and seconded by Chambers that the Board direct Staff to develop a plan with a no water feature and additional plantings in place of the current fountains/pond and keep the existing sculpture. Questions and discussion followed. Vote: Zink, Aye; Hove, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Chambers, Aye.
It was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Zink to approve the Treasurers Report and Financial Statement for November, 2009. Chairman Hove questioned several of the accounts receivable. Discussion followed. Vote: Hove, Aye; Chambers, Aye; Zink, Aye; Hoppe, Aye.
John Wood briefed the Board on the charter operations scheduled to fly to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. He also informed the Board that the Guard has secured the Blue Angels to perform at an Air Show scheduled for September 10 and 11, 2011. John briefed the Board on the new Guard Base facility that was referred to in a Journal-Star article. Construction of this facility is set to start later this year and will take a couple of years to complete.
John Wood also asked that the January Board Meeting be rescheduled from January 28th to January 21, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. and everyone concurred.
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Hoppe and seconded by Chambers that the meeting be adjourned. Vote: Chambers, Aye; Hoppe, Aye; Hove, Aye; Zink, Aye.
Respectfully submitted,
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Phyllis Chambers, Secretary
