The City of Greensburg Board of Aviation meeting was held on September 5, 2024.
The meeting began with the approval of the agenda, meeting minutes from the August 1, 2024 meeting.
John Feister, BF&S representative provided and a construction report and update including the following:
*They are continuing to wait for the Runway Project- AIP-21 closeout to be completed. John added that this is a very busy time of year and that this may take a bit, he hopes to have this by the next meeting.
*They have received the land acquisition reimbursement from the federal level for the amount of $150,000 and are waiting on INDOT’s portion. This reimburses expenses that were incurred for land acquisitions.
*Update on the Jet Apron Project and his meeting with Paul Rohe Construction about the project. If everything works out, the plan is to begin construction in the spring of 2025.
*The board’s CIP is due on December 1 and this year INDOT has asked to meet to go over this on October 24, 2024 at the Indianapolis Government Center. John stated that he would bring the CIP and would go over it with the board at the October meeting so they can prepare for the meeting.
The board voted to approve the Notice of Award for the base bid of $562,761.75.
The board voted to approve the contract to Paul H. Rowe Construction in the amount of $562,761.75 contingent on receiving the company’s bond and certificate of insurance that is specified within the contract.
The board also approved John Feister to request pay request 1 from the FAA Reimbursement grant for the reimbursement of design fees that have been incurred to get the board to this point of the process. That was for the amount of $71,728.26. John pointed out that this pay request accounts for 14% of the total available grant amount.
Amy Bornes, City Clerk Treasurer provided information on their budget and what they currently have available. She did speak about the loan with Jackson County Bank and asked the board to continue to have the loan on their mind. She reminded the board that it would be best to continue to make larger payments now to avoid additional interest costs on the end of the loan. She also mentioned that it would be good to think about ways to bring additional income in or to do a fundraiser of some kind to help pay that down. The board listened to Amy and then approved all bills.
Jerry Scheidler, Airport Manager provided a brief report including that they have 10 people on the waiting list for hangers. He said that he received a phone call from someone interested in leasing land to build Hangers and rent those out. Jerry stated that he told the caller that they would need to reach out to the board and have a discussion if this is something that the caller would be interested in.
The meeting was adjourned.
