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Ocala Airport Advisory Board Meeting Summary - May 12, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, May 12, 2026
BodyOcala, Florida
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, May 12, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:07

What are you hauling in that Jen?

0:11

Well, some of the bags you would take old bully on the case.

0:14

Or cocaine.

0:16

No, it's all it's definitely heavy bags.

0:22

That's the way it goes.

0:22

That's just blows.

0:23

I mean, the whole thing.

0:33

Do you see scroll?

0:34

Yeah.

0:34

Okay.

0:38

Perfect.

0:43

Well, I see nine o'clock, guys.

0:44

Let's get this meeting.

0:45

I call this meeting of the May Airport Advisory Board.

0:52

Okay.

0:53

And I'll I'll do the invocation.

0:58

Heavenly Father, we're thankful for many things.

1:00

We're thankful for the rain that's on the way.

1:03

We're thankful for the country we live in, the gift of flight.

1:08

Give us wisdom in conducting the business for the benefit of the city of Okawa and the aviation community.

1:14

Your name we pray.

1:15

Amen.

1:15

Amen.

1:17

Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

1:23

For which it stands.

1:24

One nation under God.

1:26

Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

1:31

Roll call.

1:43

Terry Crawford.

1:45

Randy Klein.

1:46

Kevin Reed.

1:48

Thomas Smallin.

1:49

Here?

1:50

Dad Boyd.

1:54

Next agenda item, consideration of minutes.

2:00

I move uh approval.

2:02

I'd second that.

2:04

You can't second it.

2:05

Oh man.

2:08

No, all in favor.

2:10

All in favor.

2:11

Aye.

2:17

Good morning, everybody.

2:26

And uh he asked that we go ahead and do this and get it started.

2:29

So welcome everybody to our new home for uh the airport advisory board meetings.

2:35

We appreciate your being here.

2:37

And uh I'll do my best to go through this program.

2:40

And as many of you know, uh Matt might have better answers on things if we have specific questions, but we'll make sure we get answers for anything we're not able to cover today.

2:48

So uh unless you have any objections, we'll roll right into new business.

2:54

Please first items we have our uh consent uh assignment of the uh lease for the wellscape house to wing it forward to LLC.

3:08

This is the first of two similar items that we're asking for the board to uh consider and uh these are the old Palmyre uh pieces.

3:20

I'll move it.

3:25

We need a motion to approve that, right?

3:31

That's fly.

3:35

It's moved.

3:36

Do we have a second?

3:41

Second then.

3:42

All in favor?

3:44

Aye, aye.

3:45

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Airport Operations█████████████████████████████████████████████73%
Procedural████7%
Planning and Zoning████7%
Public Engagement████7%
Engineering And Infrastructure████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Ocala Airport Advisory Board Meeting Summary - May 12, 2026

The Airport Advisory Board met on May 12, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the City Council Chambers. The board approved consent items including lease assignments and grant extensions, tabled a ground lease for GLJ Aviation due to concerns about an option period, and received the Airport Director's report covering ongoing projects, the recent presidential visit, and fuel/operations statistics.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from March 2026: Approved unanimously.
  • Consent to Assignment – Gabriels to Wing it Florida, LLC: Approved.
  • Consent to Assignment – London’s to Wing it Florida, LLC: Approved. Principal of Wing it Florida was not identified at the meeting.
  • Time Extension – FM449858 North Road Grant: Extended to June 1, 2028.
  • Time Extension – FM453812 TWY-C Construction Grant: Extended to June 1, 2028.
  • PTGA Airfield Paint Project: Approved. Local share of $14,865. Project will repaint most yellow markings, hold lines, and runway centerlines (runway widening modification to standards still under FAA review).
  • Amendment 4 – PTGA FM 449858: Approved scope change to allow design and construction of a drainage retention area (DRA) tied to the North Development Road project.

Discussion Items

  • GLJ Ground Lease (Alpha 9 Development Area): The board discussed a proposed 40-year ground lease with a 3% annual escalation for a primary parcel (67,860 sq ft) and an option parcel (134,000 sq ft, $1,000/acre/year). Board member Randy Klein expressed concern that the option period could last the entire lease term, tying the city's hands. The item was tabled pending clarification of the option terms. The developer is GLJ Aviation, associated with "Grab a Leaf" (a yellow and black G4 aircraft). A 120-day due diligence period and additional 120 days for permitting are included.

Airport Director's Report

  • North Development Access Road: Extension to east toward 60th Avenue.
  • MALSR/RPZ RY36 Grading: In bidding phase; coordinating with FAA to minimize runway closures.
  • Terminal Apron Rehab: Complete except for punch list; paint delay expected to resolve in next few weeks.
  • Master Plan: In final review.
  • Alpha 9 ITN: At award phase.
  • T-hangar Campus Rehabilitation: In permitting.
  • A12 Infrastructure: Seeking funding.
  • Concrete Pads: In permitting.
  • Presidential Visit Recap: Successful visit conducted safely.
  • Air Show Planning: Wings Over Ocala still slated for May 2027; promoter visit delayed.
  • Fuel Operations (April 2026): Avgas – 23,774 gallons (up from March); Jet A – 131,619 gallons (down from March); overall sales increased.
  • Operations: IFR itinerant operations decreased to 2,042 (from 2,591 in March); VFR itinerant increased to 3,980 (from 3,790); local operations increased to 2,398.

Comments by Board Members

  • Board member noted that meetings were previously held at the airport and expressed a preference for returning to that location for stakeholder convenience.

Key Outcomes

  • All consent items approved unanimously.
  • GLJ Ground Lease tabled until next meeting pending answers on option period duration.
  • Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:21 AM.

Meeting Transcript

What are you hauling in that Jen? Well, some of the bags you would take old bully on the case. Or cocaine. No, it's all it's definitely heavy bags. That's the way it goes. That's just blows. I mean, the whole thing. Do you see scroll? Yeah. Okay. Perfect. Well, I see nine o'clock, guys. Let's get this meeting. I call this meeting of the May Airport Advisory Board. Okay. And I'll I'll do the invocation. Heavenly Father, we're thankful for many things. We're thankful for the rain that's on the way. We're thankful for the country we live in, the gift of flight. Give us wisdom in conducting the business for the benefit of the city of Okawa and the aviation community. Your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. For which it stands. One nation under God. Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Roll call. Terry Crawford. Randy Klein. Kevin Reed. Thomas Smallin. Here? Dad Boyd. Next agenda item, consideration of minutes. I move uh approval. I'd second that. You can't second it. Oh man. No, all in favor. All in favor. Aye. Good morning, everybody. And uh he asked that we go ahead and do this and get it started. So welcome everybody to our new home for uh the airport advisory board meetings. We appreciate your being here. And uh I'll do my best to go through this program. And as many of you know, uh Matt might have better answers on things if we have specific questions, but we'll make sure we get answers for anything we're not able to cover today. So uh unless you have any objections, we'll roll right into new business. Please first items we have our uh consent uh assignment of the uh lease for the wellscape house to wing it forward to LLC.

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