Carson City Airport Authority meeting.

I'd like to ask for a roll call, please.

Chair Pulitz.

Present.

Vice Chair Norville.

Sure.

Treasurer Sutton.

Present.

Member Flint.

Member Horton.

Member Hutter.

And Member Stewart.

We have a quorum.

Okay.

Um let's do the Pledge of Allegiance.

And uh Harlow, would you like to do it for us?

Please review that for me.

I know it's a turn over there.

And to the Republic for what's just under the unadmissible number two and just before.

A copy of the uh minutes were sent out to all the board members, and you had a chance to review.

Do I have someone make a motion that we can approve the minutes from the last meeting?

Okay, so it was moved in seconds.

All those in favor?

I none.

Okay, minutes approved.

Okay.

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Yes.

But we're again waiting for the FAA on that um the other project that uh we just we opened bids on the main apron and taxway uh preservation project I think there'll there'll be some further discussion in this meeting on that and so I'll leave uh that to that discussion and then otherwise uh we are working with the FAA on our upcoming uh projects as well as well which is the North Apron and Taxway Bravo preservation okay any questions for Brian no well thank you Brian appreciate it we'll move on to consent agenda um all of you had a chance to review that uh unless there's any problems with that anybody have any comments if not we're gonna move on to the uh Mr.

Chairman I move that we approve the consent agenda as written second second all those in favor aye opposed okay very good okay h1 has been uh on advice of uh council we're gonna go ahead and table h1 of this item for uh this meeting uh it requires some additional um discussion and investigation any comments from the board no okay then we're gonna move on to agenda item number two h2 agenda item h2 for discussion and possible action review and discuss changes if any to the tentative fiscal year twenty twenty six twenty-seven budget and adopt the resulting final budget pursuant to NRS 354.598 and uh with that I'd like to ask for a staff summary from uh airport manager Jenkins and Treasurer Sutton okay so the tentative budget was approved by the airport authority on March 18th 2026 and submitted to the Nevada Department of Taxation on April 13th adjustments to the fiscal year 25 actuals were made to align with the audited financial statements between the um tentative and the one we're looking at today additional changes were made to staff salaries and computer hardware these were actually very minor changes that were made to the budget overall it's uh very close to the previous budget also the budget that's being presented today is in the format that it is submitted to the state uh so it does look a lot different than what was submitted for the tentative however um those are the only actual changes between the two um I'm available for any questions and Jim if you have anything to add no I think we've been through this thank you very quick do we have any other comments or questions or discussion items for this budget from the board no there's no one in the audience no well because that's simple do I hear a motion to uh approve the uh budget I'll move I move to approve the final FOI 2026 2027 budget and authorized staff to transmit it to the Nevada tax commission per NRS 354 point five nine eight second all those in favor aye opposed motion passes okay agenda item H3 for discussion and possible action approval of a conceptual draft through the fence permit for an access point for US pump and power corporation located at 530 Idaho Street Elco Nevada and authorization for the airport manager to pursue FAA concurrence of the concept uh staff summary please okay so this item I want to be pretty clear.

Um we're not asking for approval of the through the fence access permit.

This is a request for approval of this concept so that I can present it to the FAA for their review.

Um the buyer of the land is in a contingent agreement with the current owner, and we would not be able to issue the permit with the current ownership the way it is.

Um so this is a way for me to pursue reviewing this with the FAA, with with it being clear that the airport authority supports this concept, which the FAA is not interested in me presenting something to them that the airport authority has not reviewed and approved.

Uh US Pump and Power Corporation is very interested in moving their manufacturing operation to Carson City.

Um a component of that is they want a through the fence access permit uh for their citation Mustang.

Um this is in an area that's not currently defined on the ALP, but it is a portion of land that has the deed from the winner's trust.

Um so it has the uh 9010 requirement for manufacturing, um, and they are presenting the ideal model for Through the Fence at Carson City Airport.

They will be kind of the customer that um through the fence was originally designed for with the uh manufacturing operation and a single hangar with the aircraft being owned and operated by the owner of the business uh for incidental operations um using their own aircraft, um the area is attached, and you can see that it's along Taxiway Delta towards the approach end of runway two seven, and the presented area is again just conceptual.

This is not a surveyed site plan, but this gives you an idea of where that's at.

Um I do believe that that parcel will actually be amended as a part of this, so this is generally an idea of where it'll be, not necessarily exactly where it's going to be.

Um let me take a look at my notes here, make sure I'm not missing anything.

Um, I'm available for any questions on this item.

Any questions for Corey?

Um, Mr.

Chairman.

Um I thought that uh that vis-a-vis a subsequent agreement that the 910 requirement no longer existed.

Not on this land, that only applies to the parcels of land that that was negotiated with the owners with already.

And those that has been subdivided from the original total area.

Oh, it has.

Yes.

So the people selling the land uh are not uh affiliated with the they're not successors and interest of trust.

They are the current owners, and they were not the same owners that we negotiated those conditions with with the previous through the fence access permit.

Well, anyway, you guys have looked at it, you know.

I just for some reason thought that.

But anyway.

Yeah, so that that only applies to that land used to Bravo.

Okay.

Not all of the land out there.

So it would have to be renegotiated for any other parcels that were not a part of that.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

I only comment I have is it's is it absolutely home run use for that land?

It's a it's exactly what was it was intended to be used for by the by the uh city council.

It's to incl is to uh attract jobs, it's a track industry.

It's it's it's gonna have uh property taxes, clean non-polluting, correct.

And they're gonna they're gonna house an uh corporate aircraft in there, which was it's uh incidental to their actual business, which is exactly what it was intended for.

So I really am very pleased about this.

I hope we can get this to move forward.

And of course, that tax that airplane that Mustang would reside on the tax rules in Carson City.

Yes.

Yep.

And um this is really good all around.

Um what absolute which y'all are saying the intended use of the land.

Um and uh this item is just the beginning.

I just want to make that clear.

This is not approving the permit itself.

And uh there's still steps that have would have to be followed to ensure that this can be approved.

And the FAA approval is the biggest component.

This is basically seeking for lack of a better term, a letter of non-objection from the so that they can go ahead and conclude their deal on the land, knowing that once that's done they can come back to the board seeking through the fence access.

Right, and we would we would revisit this item and approving the actual permit.

Right.

And it would have a better proposal than this with more specific exact site plan and all that.

They'd have to pay for the the taxi lane and all the the access stuff, you know, yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Um there's no members of the public to make any comments.

Um any other comments or questions?

No.

Okay.

Um I'll call on a member to make a motion.

Um I move to approve the conceptual draft through the fence permit for an access point serving U.S.

Pump and Power Corporation at 530 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada, and authorize the airport manager to pursue FAA concurrence with the concept with the understanding that this action approves only the conceptual proposal and does not constitute final approval of a permit or any final operating authorization.

Second.

Okay, unless there's any additional discussion, it'll hear a second.

Second.

Second, Curtis?

Second.

All those in favor?

I opposed motion passes.

Very good.

Uh let's get on to uh uh do you want to have Steve, would you like to do your legal counsel report before manager report since you're online and you're out of or something?

Yeah, let's have Steve go first.

If you like, I can do that.

Steve take us airport counsel.

I don't have much to report.

I do just want to follow up.

We were getting noise complaints from one individual on almost a daily basis.

And so um in discussion with uh the airport manager and the chairman, I sent him a letter asking him not to do that anymore.

And we got back a very polite and intelligent letter from him.

And so once I get back to Nevada and I finish my Navy support obligations here, um I'm gonna give him a call and talk to him.

I think he is well-meaning and a good supportive neighbor.

Um, I think um it's just the way that he was communicating that was becoming very uh time intensive for us.

In any event, that was the only thing I really wanted to report on.

All right, any questions for Steve?

Oh, thanks, Steve.

Then we'll move on to airport manager's report.

Okay, so again, I've been working with potential developers uh for new hangar development.

There are uh a few different developers that are very close to submitting um proposals for land on the airport.

Um, yes, land east of Bravo.

Potentially um it could it would probably be three different sections of it at a time, but it could be a good bit of land, uh in total, um, depending on what they actually end up presenting.

Um, but we're getting very close to that.

So hopefully we'll see that soon.

Um I spoke at uh Carson City planning meeting, uh planning commission meeting.

Uh this meeting was an opportunity to speak about the economic impact of the airport and kind of um this was triggered by Hope Sullivan, who is now responsible for economic development in Carson City, and she asked me to come give this presentation.

Um, so I was able to present the history of the airport and how the land was acquired for the development of the airport, how the intended use was to attract these manufacturing companies, and how it's really a success story of a proper utilization of an airport.

Um a lot of people aren't aware of that history in Carson City, and this happened over a really long period of time, and you know, starting back in the 20s, and then with the industrial park being created in the 70s, um, leading to what we have now today where we have these manufacturers north of the airport.

I believe that.

Um, that's really related to all the walls.

There's no relation.

Yeah, that's correct.

Uh I asked her that directly.

Um that was really good.

It was a really good opportunity to explain this um to the city and the individuals involved, and um I talked highly about some of the specific businesses that are taking advantage of the airport, and I was able to emphasize the importance of protecting the airspace.

Um, they asked that question, you know, what could they do to support the airport?

And my answer was clear.

Uh, we need the city to continue to protect the airspace.

Um that's always a very critical concern of ours.

Um, really good opportunity overall.

I'm really happy that that happened, and that's thanks to hope.

So um there was going to be an additional agenda item this month for a time extension on the Carson Tahoe executive lease off of Charlie.

Um additional work is required to finalize that item, so we'll be seeing that next month.

Um, I will not be pursuing enforcement action on them being behind on their timeline um until we see this item.

Um they have been taking efforts to pursue construction on that uh parcel, and they'll be presenting what those items are at the next board meeting at the next board meeting, and I will be supporting them getting additional time.

Um as long as they're able to demonstrate to us that they're making forward progress.

I think we should support their these companies when we can.

Uh however, they do need to demonstrate that they're making forward progress.

So we'll be seeing that on the next agenda item on the next agenda next month.

I reviewed a landscaping plan for Eagle Valley Airport development.

The plan itself looks great, um, but I did have some comments, and we're gonna be continuing to review the best way to move forward with this.

I'm gonna try to schedule a meeting with the city and with the developer on this particular item.

This is one of the last items that they need to accomplish start construction on their parcel.

Um we're doing work in preparation for the airport open house, which will be October 10th this year, and Kim Pilant is the chair of the planning committee, and she's working hard on getting that planned and done.

Uh fuel fluid.

These numbers are not correct um for the past couple of months, and that is primarily drivel driven by uh staff issue with one of the FBOs, and that has been corrected, and I suspect they'll be more timely on the reports uh moving forward.

We actually did get the necessary reports to have the correct information today, so they'll um I suspect they'll be more timely with those reports moving forward.

Uh the operations numbers are correct, and they are attached here for y'all's review.

So we were missing both March and April, and that has been updated now.

Um detailed um charts of those numbers are also attached, and I'm available for any questions.

Mr.

Chairman, I'm just curious.

Did the flight check happen on May?

I think it was May 6th.

I have not received confirmation that that flight was related to the nighttime approach or not, but there was a flight check performed on the approach, but I don't know if that was a routine check or if it was actually related to the nighttime approval.

Well, they just don't tell you much.

Don't tell me much.

I asked the pilots themselves while they were flying to give me as much information as they could, and they just told me they were checking the approach and the happy.

It's definitely the same equipment.

So hopefully that's positive move in the right direction.

Any other questions?

Comments?

Okay.

Let's move on to treasurer's report, Jim.

Well basically we wrapped up a whole bunch of work.

Uh so thank you everybody for reviewing it and approvals.

Um I think we're good to go for another year at this point.

I don't have any other comments than that.

Questions for Jim?

All right.

If there are no more questions, any last comments before we call on adjournment?

No.

Then with that, I call this meeting adjourned.