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Meeting Minutes for:
April Board Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Tuesday, April 08, 2025 at 04:00 PM
Call to Order:
The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 4:00 PM on April 8, 2025, in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Dean Hager, 1st Vice President.
YCAA DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:
Dean Hager, 1st Vice President
Juan Guzman, 2nd Vice President (joined the meeting at 4:03PM)
Stanley Gourley, Treasurer
Dr. Brian Cullen, Secretary
Reetika Dhawan, Director (joined the meeting via Zoom)
William Fox, Director
Ken Scott, Director
Eric Saltzer, Director
Daniel Hann, Director
YCAA DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:
Bill Craft, President
Jenny Torres, Director
ALSO PRESENT WERE:
Gladys Brown, Airport Director
Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
LtCol John J. Leone, USMC, Military Liaison
Greg McShane, MCAS Operations Officer
Silvia Gunderman, 1st Bank Yuma
Ryan Hart, Million Air Yuma
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
There were no Public Comments.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Hager, the YCAA 1st Vice President, called for a motion to approve the minutes of the March 11, 2025, Regular Board Meeting. Mr. Gourley so moved. Dr. Cullen seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Votes in Favor:
Mr. Hager
Mr. Gourley
Dr. Cullen
Ms. Dhawan
Mr. Fox
Mr. Scott
Mr. Hann
Mr. Salzer
Votes Opposed: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) Mr. Greg McShane introduced LtCol Leone, MCAS Yuma. The Board welcomed LtCol Leone.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1) Strategic Planning Committee Chair, Dean Hager will provide a summary on the March 18, 2025, Meeting.
Strategic Planning Committee Chair, Dean Hager provided a summary of the March 18, 2025, Meeting in which the Committee recommended the Board of Directors approve the Yuma International Airport 2026 - 2030 and Rolle Airfield 2027- 2031 Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) as presented. This will be discussed in Regular Agenda Item #1
REGULAR AGENDA
1) Discussion and possible action to adopt the Yuma International Airport 2026 - 2030 and Rolle Airfield 2027- 2031 Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) as presented.
Ms. Brown, Airport Director, presented the FAA ACIP for 2026-2030, as well as the ADOT ACIP 2027 - 2031 (which is for FY 2026) in some detail.
Ms. Brown described the planning process necessary to obtain FAA capital improvement funding which involves the development of an Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) which is reviewed and ultimately approved by each grantor agency. She provided the Board with the most recent schedule of estimated project costs and anticipated funding requests for both Yuma International Airport and Rolle Airfield.
Mr. Hager, the YCAA 1st Vice President, called for a motion to adopt the Yuma International Airport 2026 to 2030 and Rolle Airfield 2027 to 2031 Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) as presented and any minor revisions as discussed with the FAA and ADOT during the review process which will be in the upcoming weeks. Mr. Guzman so moved. Mr. Gourley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Votes in Favor:
Mr. Hager
Mr. Guzman
Mr. Gourley
Dr. Cullen
Ms. Dhawan
Mr. Fox
Mr. Scott
Mr. Hann
Mr. Salzer
Votes Opposed: None
2) Monthly report by Chief Financial Officer on current financial status.
Mr. Hinkle, Chief Financial Officer, briefed the Board on our current financial status. Mr. Hinkle also provided an update on operations by the airport’s Rent Car Agencies, Airport’s Parking Lot and Brewers restaurant.
MILITARY LIAISON
Greg McShane, MCAS Operations Officer, provided updates at MCAS Yuma.
3) Presentation and update regarding current construction projects, associated contracts, grant status, general aviation, marketing efforts, terminal improvements, aviation conferences, meetings, and items of interest with the city and county or other federal or state agencies. This will include, but is not limited to, additional information, FAA and ADOT grant updates, an overview of projects underway, airport operations, Rolle Airfield, airline recruitment and retention efforts, general aviation, future events, and other Airport business.
Ms. Brown, the Airport Director, provided an update on improvements completed since the last meeting, including:
·Re-striping of the Hertz Maintenance Facility parking lot
·Refurbishing of the doors leading to the Security Identification Display Area (SIDA)
·Re-striping of the terminal parking lot roundabout
·Continued fence line cleaning, as well as other improvements around the Airport
Ms. Brown also provided an update on the renovation of Million Air’s FBO facility as well as the completion of the expansion of the parking lot.
Ms. Brown also provided an update on American Airlines load capacities, the status of IGSA related projects, marketing and community outreach over the past month to include social media.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
There were no Public Comments.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board the meeting adjourned at 4:53PM.
// Approved //
Dr. Brian Cullen
Secretary, Yuma County Airport Authority | |
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