PROCEEDINGS OF THE AIRPORT DISTRICT, PARISH OF BEAUREGARD, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 4, 2005.

The Beauregard Parish Airport District Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 5:00 P.M. The following board members were present: Hollis Ray O’Neal, Chairman; Wayne Hall, Karl St. Romain, Hugh DuBose and R.M. Simmons. Those absent were Eugene Loftin and Elton Pickering. Also present were Mike Harper, Police Juror and John B. Jones, III, Airport Manager.

Mr. O’Neal opened the meeting by giving the invocation. He then welcomed all those present to the August meeting of the Beauregard Regional Airport Board.

Mr. O’Neal then asked if there were any amendments to the agenda. There were none.

Mr. O’Neal then asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the June 30, 2005 meeting. There were none. There being no corrections or additions to the minutes, Mr. Hall made a motion to accept the minutes as written and mailed. Mr. Simmons offered the second and the motion was unanimously approved.

Mr. O’Neal then moved to the first agenda business item which was renewal of the hunting lease between the Airport and the Beauregard Parish Airport Sportsmen’s Association (BPASA). Mr. Jones informed the board that the old lease had expired on July 1, 2005. A new lease had already been signed by the club officers and needed to be approved by the board. Mr. Simmons asked how many members were in the club and did the airport know who the members were. Mr. Jones replied that the airport did have a current roster which showed a total of 41 members in the club. He was then asked how an individual might get in the club. Mr. Jones said that a number of people had come to the airport and asked about membership. He said that each time he referred them to club officials. Mr. St. Romain asked if all the dues had been paid. Mr. Jones said that dues had been paid on all members with the exception of club officers. There was a lengthy discussion. A motion was then made by Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. St. Romain that the lease be renewed conditioned on receipt of dues from all members, including officers, as required by the lease. The motion pass unanimously.

The next agenda item was a report on current construction projects. Mr. Jones informed the board that the project engineer, Mr. Lancon, was out of town but had sent a written report. He then gave the report beginning with the project to Construct Taxiway A&B. He said the slopes in the Borrow Pit area and along portions of Taxiway A have had seeded and erosion control matting installed. All other items of work had been finalized. The contractor’s final pay estimate is being prepared for submission.

The other ongoing project is Reconstruction of Taxiway E. On that project the contractor has stripped the North-South portion of the project down to the subgrade and has tried unsuccessfully, to get the required compaction on the subgrade. Therefore, cement will have to be cut into the subgrade. That will begin on Tuesday August 9, 2005. In the meantime he will be saw-cutting the existing asphalt which is to be removed from the abandoned runway. There was no action requested or taken by the board.

Mr. O’Neal then asked Mr. Jones to discuss the self-service equipment installation. Mr. Jones told the board that after repeated requests for quotes and many delays only two contractors had submitted price quotes. The lowest price received was from Cox Electric for $2,450.00. The price included installing the credit card system on hand and furnished by the airport, hook-up of all electrical, and to assist in the start-up. There was a brief discussion during which the board agreed that this was a reasonable and fair price. A motion was made by Mr. St. Romain to accept the quote submitted by Cox Electric. Mr. Simmons offered the second and the motion was unanimously approved.

The last agenda item was to discuss selling an additional portion of timber. Mr. Cooper had been asked by the board to select an additional area for cutting. The request was made because the board wanted to replace funds expended, as local match, on Taxiway A & B Construction as well as provide for a handicap accessible restroom and installation of self-service equipment. Mr. Cooper reported that he had identified a 22 acre area inside the fence and West of the airfield to be clear cut. After a brief discussion a motion was made by Mr. Simmons and seconded by Mr. Hall to approve advertising for bids. The motion was unanimously approved.

There being no further business, Mr. St. Romain made the motion to adjourn. Mr. DuBose offered the second. The vote to adjourn was unanimous.

Hollis Ray O’Neal, Chairman

Elton Pickering, Secretary/Treasurer