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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-08-28 Airport Advisory Board meeting minutes • MINUTES OF MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Chairperson Beulah Lair called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Members Present: George Jason Beulah Lair Jay Field Clive Taylor(arrived at 7:05 pm) Linda Sacco Betty Sokol Dick Sokol Members Absent: Billy Phipps(excused) Sulie Spencer(excused) • Richard Ramcharitar(excused) Rae Sandler(excused Mike Grady (excused) Boisy N.Waiters, Jr. (excused) Jay Field motioned to excuse the absences; seconded by George Jason. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Approval of June 26, 2008 Minutes Jay Field said he thought his motion was for the Airport Advisory Board to make flyers for the Homeowners' Associations to distribute to their membership, not for him to send a letter. Jay Field motioned to amend the minutes of June 26, 2008, as noted; seconded by George Jason. The motion carried unanimously. Clive Taylor motioned to approve the June 26, 2008 minutes, as amended; seconded by Betty Sokol. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Presentation and Sub Committee Reports 4.1 Brenda Chalifour—Update on Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Airport Brenda Chalifour reported excellent comments were submitted from Dania Beach and the Town of Davie on the EIS; the City of Hollywood is not as active. She said the issues raised about the final EIS, and the number of problems with it, has the FAA and Broward County scurrying to justify some of the things they said that are untrue. She noted the Melaleuca Gardens website has information as to things that people can do. The comment period is over, however letters can still be sent, and we now need to get the environmental groups involved. Ms Chalifour noted we need to get pilots appointed to the ANAC Committee. She indicated 2 pilots have volunteered to do it, but Dania Beach has to take the official action to get them appointed so that we have representation at the meetings. Linda Sacco will meet with Rae Sandler and try to act as a facilitator for the group. Ms. Chalifour indicated that a key item in Broward County that might help is the lack of available conceptual mitigation. There is a mitigation plan for the wetlands but the County does g P g not have anyplace to mitigate. West Lake Park may have been used too many times, and may not have been designated as a mitigation area. She said there are no records as to what has been mitigated, and FDEP is taking a closer look because of the Port project, so hopefully they will be helpful. The airport expansion will require a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, which will take 2 years. There are still many questions to be answered, especially the mitigation program for homeowners. The County has legal responsibility to meet with Dania Beach per the Interlocal • Agreement. White & Case has reminded the County of this requirement, but we have not received a response. Ms. Chalifour noted that City Commissioner Bob Anton sent a letter to the FAA requesting a meeting, and they agreed. She noted County Commissioner John Rodstrom is ready to proceed with the opposition of the south runway, and it is our responsibility to get him 4 more votes. She indicated the County Commission is not running the airport, and they know they have been bamboozled. Ms Chalifour commented that the individual members of the County Commission meet with Kent George every week, and that Mayor Wexler questions him a lot. Ms. Chalifour thinks we have an opportunity for 5 votes to stop the south runway expansion. She noted the FAA stopped discussions on alternate runways because of a letter sent by Kent George on December 7, 2007. She questioned how a staff member could make this proposal without the approval of the decision makers. She said we are working on a rebuttal to the letter to bring before the County Commission for action. She indicated at least one County Commissioner knew that Mr. George was sending the letter,but it was not Commissioner Rodstrom. Ms. Chalifour suggested a County-wide straw poll be conducted on Election Day for this one issue. She said we may be able to push for a referendum, but we would need to have a poll first to gather citizen support. We need to focus on the loss of tax revenues once the properties are condemned, and we need to start working on a mock ballot question. She said the Airport Advisory Board should ask the City to start preparing the documentation of what their loss will . be from the decreased tax base. Minutes of Meeting 2 Airport Advisory Board August 28,2008—7:00 p.m. iMs. Chalifour noted this is not just a Dania Beach issue; it involves the School Board, Hospital District, Water Management District, and other agencies listed on the tax bill because their revenues will also decrease. She said we need to focus on the fact that it is the people's money, and somebody will need to make up the loss in revenue. The general public needs to be educated; perhaps we should just give out information on Election Day, as opposed to taking a straw poll. Ms. Chalifour said she feels more confident about busting this EIS than the previous one, and she indicated that White and Case has a positive attitude toward it. Ms. Chalifour indicated that Mayor Bober of Hollywood is committed to joining the City in meetings with the FAA and/or Broward County. She believes we may also get some commitment from the Mayor of the Town of Davie. Ms. Chalifour is not giving up on this fight. She said everyone can attend the County Commission meetings on Tuesdays, and Stacey Ritter will become the Mayor in November, so it will be more important to have more people attend the meetings because she favors the airport expansion. Ms. Chalifour noted a Compliance Audit would be performed by the FAA in November. • 5. Unfinished Business There was no unfinished business at this meeting. 6. New Business There was no new business at this meeting. 7. Adjournment Chairperson Lair adjourned the meeting at 8:34 p.m. AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD Beulah Lair, Chairperson • Approved: October 23, 2008 Minutes of Meeting 3 Airport Advisory Board August 28,2008—7:00 p.m.