Proceedings of
Burnett County Property Committee
7 November 2005, 9 a.m.

Committee members present: Property Chairman Carsten Endresen, Supervisor James Engelhart, and Supervisor David Alderman.

Also present: Lloyd Arnold, Airport Manager; and Gary Faught, Maintenance Supervisor. Public Present: About 9 Airport hanger tenants and an attorney for the Hanger Tenants Association. Press: Todd Beckmann, Burnett County Sentinel.

Chairman Endresen called the November 7th, 2005 meeting, of the Burnett County Property Committee, to order at 9:03 a.m.

Minutes of the October 7, 2005 Property Meeting: Motion to approve by Supervisor Alderman, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion approved.

Public Comments: Mr. Jason Whitley, an attorney representing the Hanger Tenants Association, spoke at length on concerns about the wording of the present Hanger Lease language, item by item. Chairman Endresen extended/limited Mr. Whitley's speaking time to 20 minutes verse the normal 5 minutes allowed.

Mr. Ken Kreutzmann, president of the Hangers Owners Association (HOA) and hanger tenant, requested that the Committee and the Air Manager to continue with the meaningful dialog with the tenants hangar association concerning the airport lease.

Insurance/Liability Language in the Tenants Lease Agreement: Airport Manager Arnold present a memo from County Administrator Fitzgerald referring to a discussion she had with Attorney Donald Hoeft, Attorney from the law firm LeVander, Gillen & Miller that worked with the County in developing the Airport Lease, recommending that some wording be changed in Section 9 and 10 of the Airport Hanger Lease. Discussion ensued. The Section 9 changes are tabled unit next month, until an actual insurance provider list can be on hand. Motion to approve the language change of Section 10 (Para 39 on Page 13) of the lease agreement from "while on or about the Airport" to "on or about the leased premise" by Supervisor Alderman, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion approved.

Request for Hangar Transfer: Airport Manager Arnold presented and recommended approval for hanger transfer request. Hanger #5, a transfer from Ms. Kay Cummings to Mr. Gary Hendrick. Motion to approve the requests by Supervisor Alderman, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion approved.

Airport Accounts Payable: Motion by Supervisor Alderman to approve October Airport accounts payable report totaling $2,802.70, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion carried.

Airport Report: Airport Manager Arnold reported on October Airport operations and projects. Items reported: relocation of the County and the Jet A fuel tanks; and fuel sale exceeding that of previous years at this same point. Motion by Supervisor Engelhart to approve the report, second by Supervisor Alderman. Motion carried.

Discussion of the expiration of the Johnson Controls Energy Performance Contract and Maintenance Service Agreement: Maintenance Supervisor Faught provided cost information for the various combinations of service provided by Johnson Controls or portions of the service by another firm in combination with Johnson Controls. Maintenance Supervisor Faught recommended that the currently covered serviced items by Johnson Controls be continued but at the new lower cost rate of $2,312.50 monthly verses the old rate of $2,376.75 monthly. Discussion ensued. Motion by Supervisor Alderman to accept the proposal for the continuation of the current service coverage and for the Maintenance Department to proceed with the contract renewal, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion carried.

Maintenance Accounts Payable: Motion by Supervisor Alderman to approve the October accounts payable report, totaling $1,608.48 second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion carried.

Maintenance Report: Maintenance Supervisor Faught reported on October Maintenance Department operations and projects. Items reported: Schedule maintenance visit from Johnson Controls; Repair of the rear sidewalk hand rail. Motion by Supervisor Alderman to approve the report, second by Supervisor Engelhart. Motion carried.

Future Agenda Items: The Court Area Security study, setting of the 2006 Property Meeting Schedule.

Motion by Chairman Endresen to close the November Property Meeting, second by Supervisor Alderman. Motion carried.

Next meeting scheduled to Thursday, December 8th at 9:00 a.m. in Room 160.

Submitted by:

Gary Faught