081391-Special Joint MeetingCity Commission, Sanford, Florida
AUGUST 13,
1991
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Special Joint Meeting
with the Sanford Airport Authority on'2uesday, August 13, 1991, at 11:15 o'clock A. M. in the
Central Florida Regional Airport Terminal Building, 1911 Hangar Road, Sanford, Florida.
Present: Mayor-Commissioner Bettye D. Smith
Commissioner Whitey Eckstein
Commissioner Robert B. Thomas
Commissioner A. A. McClanahan
Commissioner Lon Howell
City Manager William A. Simmons
City Clerk Janet R. Donahoe
Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert
Seminole County Legislative Delegation Members present:
Senator Toni Jennings, Chairman
Representative Art Grindle
Representative Frank Stone
Senator Bud Gardner
Representative Stan Bainter
Absent:
Senator Richard Langley
Representative Bob Starks
Seminole County Commission Members and Staff present:
Commissioner Fred Streetman, Chairman
Commissioner Bob Sturm, Vice-Chairman
Commissioner Jennifer Kelley
Commissioner Pat Warren ·
Commissioner Larry Furlong
County Manager Ron Rabun
Sanford Airport Authority Members and Staff present:
Kay Shoemaker, Chairman
Shirley Schilke, Vice-Chairman
Bill Bush
Duke Adamson
Joe Dennison
Jim Young
Steve Coover, Attorney
Steve Cooke, Director of Aviation
Also present: Bob Hattaway, new member effective August 14, 1991.
Absent: Lee P. Moore
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smith at 11:35 A. M.
Steve Coover, Attorney.for the Sanford Airport Authority, reviewed the Airport's
background, deed, and enabling Legislation. He reported the Sanford Naval Air Station ceased
operations on the site in the late 1960's and the City of Sanford received the deed for the
Airport from the Federal Government about one year later, in 1969; and the City of Sanford
set up legislation in 1971 to create the Sanford Airport Authority.
Originally, the Airport's expenses were paid by the City of Sanford's General Fund,
but neither these funds or taxes have been used in the last several years. The Airport
Authority receives funds from industries on the Airport, from Florida Department of
Transportation, and from airport grants. The purpose of the Airport Authority is to develop
the airport and encourage industry. He reported that the Airport must compete with private
industry, while at the same time being under constraints and limitations due to the deed of
transference from the Federal Government, and grant assurances with the FAA and FDOT, and
that assessment of ad valorem taxes on the leasehold improvements of the Airport's non-
aviation related tenants has further decreased the marketability of the buildings..
Representative Stone reported he had initiated this meeting so that misinformation
and misunderstandings about the Airport Authority's members' residency and allegiance could
be discussed in a relaxed atmosphere, to learn the needs of the Airport, and to learn what
the Legislative Delegation could do to help the Airport Authority into the next century.
The meeting adjourned for lunch at 12:10 P. M., and resumed at 12:30 P. M.
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Steve Cooke, Director of Aviation, reviewed the Airport's Master Plan, Traffic
Growth, Air Service Development Study, Current Projects, and Future Capital Needs. He
reported the Airport's Land Use Plan shows 50 acres of land under lease, 210 acres of
wetlands, industrial properties, aviation buildings, aviation uses (runways, taxiways,
airport buildings), among other items. The Master Plan which was completed in 1985 is out-
dated, and funds are includedin next year's budget for a comprehensive update of the plan,
an Airport DRI, and a comprehensive Industrial Park Plan comparable to a private developer's.
Mr. Cooke cited the Airport's growth over the last five or so years, and reasons
for it; also, actions and items undertaken by the Airport to prepare for and attract more
growth.
Representative Grindle reported that the Legislative Delegation strongly supports
the Airport, and recommended that the City appoint seven members to the board, including re-
appointing Shirley Schilke, who resigned.
At the request of Kay Shoemaker, Airport Authority Chairman, the Airport Authority
Board Members reported the location of their residences, as follows: Bill Bush Sanford;
Shirley Schilke - Sanford; Kay Shoemaker o Seminole County; Duke Adamson - Seminole County;
Joe Dennison - Sanford; Jim Young Lake Mary; Lee P. Moore - Sanford; and Bob Hattaway -
Altamonte Springs.
Mr. Shoemaker reported that the Airport needs to generate more money, so that more
is available for the required 10% matching funds for grants. Further, once the Central
Florida Regional Airport gets one scheduled airline, the rest will follow. He further
predicted the Airport will have some type of scheduled airline within six months.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Various attendees, including Commissioner Howell, Commissioner Eckstein, and
Commissioner Thomas, took a bus tour of the Airport, which highlighted new facilities under
construction. These included airport retention system, temporary power station under
construction, widening of taxiway "C", conversion of a taxiway to a run way, taxiway "B", new
main electrical vault, ComAir Aviation Academy, old tower which is being de-activated in
October, Jet Air facilities, and the older area Industrial Park, containing the Aviation
Authority's Headquarters, Scotty's, Gator Dock and Marine, a sprinkler company, and a soda
bottle manufacturing business.
Terminal Building.
Attest:
ff City Clerk
The tour continued past the T-hangars and concluded at the
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