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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-18-11 Minutes Daniel Field General Aviation Commission General Aviation Commission The regular meeting of the General Aviation Commission was held at Daniel Field on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. There were present: Locke McKnight – Chairman Kay Roland – Vice Chairman Jojo Gardon Chip Fisher Bert Harbin Ashbury Lawton William Welsh Brian Prince Tim Martin Grady Smith Absent: David Young Betty Tyler Harold Engler Tim Martin Grady Smith David Young Also Present: Reginald Weaver, WK Dickson Lauren Crosby, WK Dickson Becky Shealy, Airport Manager Steve Gay, Airport Manager Joe Gambill, Virgo Gambill Architects Liliana Tobin, Virgo Gambill Architects Chairman McKnight called the meeting to order and asked for approval or amendments to the June 20, 2011 meeting minutes. Commissioner Welsh motioned to approve the minutes of the meeting held on June 20, 2011, to be accepted as submitted. Commissioner Prince seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Manager Gay gave an update the terminal renovation. After the regularly scheduled DNL GAC meeting held on June 20, 2011, all concerned parties met to address the concerns of the construction project. Gay stated that a corrective action plan was drafted as directed by the DNL GAC. Pinnacle would not sign the corrective action plan that was agreed upon; however, all items in the plan have been complied with by Pinnacle. Manager Gay stated that Pinnacle did send a demand letter for the payment that was withheld because of the outstanding issues addressed in the corrective action plan. The payment was in process prior to the demand letter being received by the airport. Since the items in the corrective action plan had been addressed, and the payment had been approved by Chairman McKnight prior to receiving the demand letter from Pinnacle’s attorney, Managers Gay and Shealy considered the demand letter a mute point. Manager Gay stated that Commissioner Smith along with city inspectors came out to the construction site for a progress update. Gay stated that the number of workers on the site has tripled and the quality of the work has improved. Managers Gay and Shealy are very th encouraged with the progress made since the June 20 meeting. Chairman McKnight stated that all things are moving forward in a positive fashion. McKnight stated that he is not comfortable with a move in date of September or October. Manager Gay stated that this is a very complex situation. WK Dickson is based in Atlanta, and has hired Virgo Gambill to oversee this project, with Daniel Field being the owner. Gay stated that as mentioned earlier, Chairman McKnight did release the pay application and Pinnacle has received the check. To his knowledge, Pinnacle is happy. Gay stated that there was some error in the way he and Manager Shealy voiced their concerns. Notification in the future will be in accordance with the contract documents. Commissioner Fisher asked if Pinnacle knows we are pleased with the progress made. Chairman McKnight answered in the affirmative. McKnight also stated that the airport has worked hard to get things back on track with the contractor. Manager Gay stated that Change Order Requests 18-21 have been approved by the Construction Committee, however need approval by the Daniel Field General Aviation Commission. Gay also stated that three additional Change Order Requests need approval: COR 10 rev 1 – Bathroom revisions $7,176.89 COR 11 rev 1 – Roof Crickets $5,435.09 COR 13 – Hose bibs on both upstairs terraces $1,100.00 Commissioner Welsh made a motion to approve Change Order Requests 18-21 as approved by the Construction Committee in addition to approving Change Order Requests 10-13. Vice-Chairman Roland and Commissioner Fisher both seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed. Liliana Tobin of Virgo Gambill presented the color boards to the Commission. Tobin explained that she chose earth tones as they are very classic and elegant. Tobin also stated that hopefully the second floor will have wooden floors. Joe Gambill of VGA stated that the public space was of importance to the General Aviation Commission to look nice. Gambill assured the Commission that the finished product was going to make a statement. He gave examples of the doors coming from the factory pre-stained. Gambill also stated that there is lots of wood work and crown molding in the public areas. Chairman McKnight asked about the acoustical tiles. Tobin of VGA stated that the nicer acoustical tile will be used in the public areas. Joe Gambill then addressed the use of hardiplank on the exterior. Gambill stated that since it is made of concrete, it will never rot. Gambill also stated that the roof is maintenance free; being that it is a metal standing-seam roof. Chairman McKnight stated that discussion was held on staining the existing brick walls to match the porch brick. Liliana replied that this will look like it has been stained. As the architect, she decided to keep the lighter color on the existing walls. This will also make the Daniel Field Airport sign show up better. Reg Weaver of WK Dickson gave an update on the runway rejuvenation project. Weaver stated that the legal department of Augusta Richmond County has made the call to the EPA and is waiting for a response. Weaver then stated that the drainage issues and new hangars need to be addressed by the GAC at the next meeting. Weaver informed the DNL GAC that the next Georgia Airport Association Conference will be held at Lake Oconee. The dates of the conference are September 28-30, 2011. th WK Dickson will be having an appreciation dinner on September 28, and all Daniel Field Commissioners are invited to attend. Discussion was held about the naming of the terminal and the various rooms inside. It was voted on at the last meeting to have the terminal named the Boshears Terminal at Daniel Field. The South Wing was to be named after Betty Holmes. Manager Gay asked if the North Wing could be named after Ms. Holmes, as she was a vital part of Augusta Aviation. This would change the South Wing to the Frank Christian Pilot Wing. All were in agreement with Manager Gay’s request. Commissioner Welsh suggested that the Arnold Palmer statue be moved to the new terminal. Commissioner Harbin stated that he would contact Mr. Palmer about this. Manager Shealy stated that she would contact Barry White about the current location of the statue and how the GAC needed to proceed with the request to have it moved to Daniel Field. There being no further business, Commissioner Lawton made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Fisher seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned.