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DRAFT Meeting Minutes for:
March Board Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Tuesday, March 09, 2021 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 4:00PM on March 9, 2021 in the Yuma International Airport Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Bill Craft, President.
YCAA DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:
Bill Craft, President
Dean Hager, 1st Vice President (exited the meeting at 4:53PM)
Eric Saltzer, Treasurer
Russell Jones, Secretary
Dr. Brian Cullen, DMD, Director
Reetika Dhawan, Director
Albert Gardner, Director
Juan Guzman, Director
Jenny Torres, Director
YCAA DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:
Linda Morgan, 2nd Vice President
William Fox, Director
ALSO PRESENT WERE:
Gladys Brown, Airport Director
Gerald Hinkle, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Lopez, Executive Assistant
Colonel Charles Dudik, USMC, Commanding Officer, MCAS Yuma
Greg McShane, MCAS Operations Officer
Silvia Gunderman, 1st Bank Yuma
Ryan Hart, Million Air Yuma
Ken Scott, ASN Volunteer
Jay Parke, Walker and Armstrong
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
There were no Public Comments.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Craft, the YCAA President, called for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2021 Regular Board Meeting. Mrs. Torres so moved. Dr. Cullen seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Votes in Favor:
Mr. Craft
Mr. Hager
Mr. Saltzer
Mr. Jones
Mr. Gardner
Dr. Cullen
Ms. Dhawan
Mr. Guzman
Ms. Torres
Votes Opposed: None
Mr. Craft, the YCAA President, called for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2021 Special Board Meeting. Mr. Gardner so moved. Ms. Dhawan seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Votes in Favor:
Mr. Craft
Mr. Hager
Mr. Saltzer
Mr. Jones
Mr. Gardner
Dr. Cullen
Ms. Dhawan
Mr. Guzman
Ms. Torres
Votes Opposed: None
1) Discussion and possible action to accept the FY20 Independent Audit Report performed and prepared by Walker & Armstrong.
Mr. Hinkle, the Authority’s Chief Financial Officer briefed on the requirements to have an annual financial audit performed by Independent experts. He then took a moment to recognize members of the Authority’s finance team and thanked them for their continued hard work.
Mr. Hinkle, the Authority’s Chief Financial Officer then introduced Mr. Parke of Walker and Armstrong who provided the Directors with a brief overview of the FY20 independent audit process, the financial statements and the examination that was performed. Mr. Park expressed the cooperation his office received during the examination and described its results as having found no instances of non-compliance, no weaknesses in the Authority’s internal control system and expressed his assurance that the financial statements prepared by Airport staff did in fact represent fairly the financial condition of the Authority, also known as a “clean” audit opinion.
Mr. Craft, the YCAA President, called for a motion to accept the FY20 Independent Audit Report from Walker & Armstrong as presented. Mr. Jones so moved. Mr. Hager seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Votes in Favor:
Mr. Craft
Mr. Hager
Mr. Saltzer
Mr. Jones
Mr. Gardner
Dr. Cullen
Ms. Dhawan
Mr. Guzman
Ms. Torres
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.
MILITARY LIAISON
Colonel Charles Dudik, USMC, Commanding 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, Airport Director, provided a presentation on the status of airfield operations to include the runways and taxiways, the Attorney RFQ, American Airlines updates along with the load capacities and schedule, Yuma’s anticipated new commercial airline service with Boutique Air, TSA update which included the screening throughput numbers, Fairgrounds Relocation, CRRSAA Concessions Grant Application, CARES Act, NYL Master Plan, GA Rehabilitation Project, Airport parking lot, AQST update, Tornado Aviation update, Rent Car update, Brewers restaurant update, 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 5:17PM.
Russell Jones
Secretary Yuma County Airport Authority; Strategic Planning Committee Chairman | |
| | Other Board Minutes
 | Tue Mar 9, 2021 -- March Board |
| Thu Feb 18, 2021 -- Special Board |
| Tue Feb 9, 2021 -- February Board |
| Tue Jan 12, 2021 -- January Board |
| Tue Jan 12, 2021 -- Annual Board Meeting 2021 |
 | Thu Jan 7, 2021 -- Strategic Planning Committee |
| Tue Dec 8, 2020 -- December Board |
| Thu Dec 3, 2020 -- Finance Committee |
| Tue Nov 24, 2020 -- Special Board |
| Tue Nov 10, 2020 -- November Board Meeting Minutes |
| Tue Oct 27, 2020 -- Election and Personnel Committee |
| Tue Oct 13, 2020 -- October Board |
| Tue Sep 8, 2020 -- September Board |
| Tue Aug 11, 2020 -- August Board |
| Fri Jul 31, 2020 -- Strategic Planning Committee |
| Thu Jul 30, 2020 -- Finance Committee |
| Thu Jul 23, 2020 -- Election and Personnel Committee |
| Tue Jun 9, 2020 -- June Board |
| Tue May 19, 2020 -- Special Board |
| Tue May 12, 2020 -- May Board |
| Fri May 8, 2020 -- Strategic Planning Committee |
| Wed May 6, 2020 -- Finance Committee |
| Tue Apr 14, 2020 -- April Board |
| Thu Apr 9, 2020 -- Finance Committee |
| Thu Mar 19, 2020 -- Special Board |
| Tue Mar 10, 2020 -- March Board |
| Wed Feb 19, 2020 -- Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Part 1 |
| Wed Feb 19, 2020 -- Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Part 2 |
| Tue Feb 11, 2020 -- February Board |
| Wed Feb 5, 2020 -- Strategic Planning Committee |
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