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150910 Airport Advisory MIN= Attendance: Henry Atkinson, Euclid Benoit, Valerie Durston, Geoffrey Lee, Rick Lee, John Prno, Donna Scanlan, Jeremy Stockmans, Chris Rosehart, Staff: Cephas Panschow, Annette Murray Regrets: Andre Brisson, Mel Getty, Richard Van Maele Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Benoit at 7:02 pm. John Prno acted as Secretary for the meeting. Adoption of Agenda Moved By: Henry Atkinson Seconded By: Jeremy Stockmans  Proposed Resolution THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Committee meeting of September 10, 2015, be adopted. Carried Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest None Declared Approval of previous minutes Moved By: Jeremy Stockmans Seconded By: Rick Lee  Proposed Resolution THAT the minutes for the July 21, 2015 meeting be approved. Carried Presentations and Deputations None General Business and Reports 6.1 Airport Master Plan 6.1.1 Follow-up on Council Meeting The Chair thanked everyone who turned out for the meeting and acknowledged the good response from Council. No timeline suggested by Council for next steps. 6.1.2 Stakeholder Consultation Discussion ensued over the stakeholder consultation process. Staff is to arrange an easel board presentation which will be used during a one night open house to be scheduled during the next four weeks, then left up for other tenants to view and comment on. The open house will be advertised in both the Tillsonburg News and Focus to attract maximum attention. Committee members will be invited to attend the Open House, and all comments will be compiled for the committee to review after the fact. 6.1.3 Lands Slated to be Sold Jeremy Stockmans requested clarification of which airport lands are available for sale. Cephus Panschow explained that approximately 240 acres of the airport property are designated “Operational Zone” by Transport Canada, and cannot be sold. Discussion ensued on potential runway and taxiway changes, and the impact on future development. As a result, the question was asked whether more land should be included in the Operational Zone to address current and future operational needs. Staff will circulate a map showing the “Excess” land on the airport property for additional discussion at the next meeting 6.1.4 Proposed Hanger Development Discussion took place regarding available hanger lots, present hydro limitations, future expansion possibilities and payback periods for any development costs incurred. Cephus Panschow advised that Tillsonburg Hydro is currently reviewing options to address the present hydro limitations, and will bring back additional information at a future meeting. 6.1.5 Taxiway Resurfacing Project Update A partial taxiway resurfacing project was approved by Council in 2014, but not completed due to other priorities. The funds were carried forward and Staff are returning to Council next week to seek approval of a revised plan for completion this year. The revised plan includes a cost-sharing partnership with CHAA to repave part of their apron. Repaving of the balance of the taxiway will require culvert reworking before the additional work can be completed, likely in 2016. 6.2 Airport Tenant (Good Neighbour) Policy 6.2.1 Tenant Feedback and Next Steps Tenant feedback was limited to comments like “what did I do wrong?” and “why duplicate CARS?” As tenants are not following CARS, an alternate approach is necessary. The policy needs to be revised to eliminate the enforcement clause, with changes advising that reports can be made to Transport Canada identifying safety concerns. The committee agreed to change the policy name to the “Airport Use (Good Neighbour) Policy”. Final changes will be made and circulated to the committee for review prior to distribution to tenants. Correspondence None Other Business None Next meeting Due to budget timing, the next meeting date will be expedited to 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 8, 2015. Only two agenda items are planned: 1) Airport Capital Budget Review; and 2) Review of the Excess Lands Map. Adjournment Moved By: Jeremy Stockmans   Proposed Resolution THAT the September 10, 2015 meeting be adjourned at 8:40 pm.