CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT AUTHORITY MINUTES August 8, 2018

The regular meeting of the Chesapeake Airport Authority was held on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., at the Chesapeake Regional Airport, Chesapeake, Virginia.

CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Cowling called the August 2018 meeting to order.

MINUTES
A motion was made and passed unanimously to accept the minutes from the meeting of July 2018.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Mr. Britt stated that he found the July 2018 financials to be in order. Mr. Britt made a motion which was seconded and passed unanimously to approve the financial reports for July 2018.

INVOICES
Mr. Schrantz reviewed the invoices over $1,000: Talbert & Bright $7,225.00 (CS6-49 Inv 1); $1,913.00 (CS6-50 Inv 1); USI Insurance $4,069.00 (Annual Premium); and VSC $2,325.00 (Annual Inspection).

Operating Invoices over $1,000 covered by the annual check signing resolution or previously approved and paid in 2018 included: Austin Electric $1,100;1,100;1,100 (Inspections); VML $2,181 (Annual Premium); Replacement Lights $1,091.29 (Lights); City of Chesapeake $2,062.12 (Plan Review Fee); Pender & Coward $6,867 (Easement Acquisition Services project); and USI Insurance $22,477 (Annual Premium).

A motion was made, seconded and passed to approve payment of the invoices as presented.

OLD BUSINESS
None

NEW BUSINESS
Committee Assignments
Chairman Cowling stated committee assignments would be determined for the next meeting.

TALBERT & BRIGHT REPORT 
Mr. Peterson gave the following report:

Corporate Hangar Site Prep
Construction is underway despite the rain. If the weather cooperates the project should be complete by the end of October.

Easement Acquisition
The scope of work has dwindled down since the appraisal offers have been sent to the landowners. We are waiting on those responses.

CLOSED SESSION
Motion to convene closed meeting:
Ms. Kennedy made the following motion to convene a closed meeting; The motion was seconded by Mr. Chappell and passed unanimously:

I move that the Board of the Chesapeake Airport Authority convene in a closed meeting pursuant to the exemptions at Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1) for the following matter:

(i) to discuss, consider or interview prospective candidates for employment; assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of the Authority; and

CLOSED MEETING COMMENCED – 7:30 P.M.

RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING – 7:40 P.M.

Certification of Closed Meeting:
Ms. Kennedy made the following motion which was seconded and passed by roll call vote recorded below:

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Board of the Chesapeake Airport Authority hereby certifies that to the best of each member’s knowledge (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Code, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting.

ROLL CALL:
Mr. Diederich – Yes
Mr. Morien – Yes
Mr. Cheliras – Yes
Ms. Kennedy – Yes
Mr. Chappell – Yes
Mr. Dixon – Yes
Mr. Cowling – Yes
Mr. Britt – Yes

The minutes will reflect that the certification was made by Ms. Kennedy.

Manager’s Report
Mr. Schrantz discussed:

Appraisal Offers
We haven’t heard from the landowners. Mr. Schrantz has sent a follow up letter but still hasn’t heard anything.

Fire Protection
Fire Department came by and after much discussion it was agreed that the fire hydrants were obsolete and not needed, due to the fact that we have the pump house.

Tidewater MOPAR Club
Members of the club had a Poker Run last weekend and was a great success.

Chairman Comments:
Mr. Cowling thanked everyone for all their work on the Authority.

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

                                                                                    CT Cowling
Chairman

The minutes are summary in nature and are not intended to be an exact transcript of the proceedings.