082294-Joint Work SessionMINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida Work Session
247
August 22
1994
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Joint Work Session with
the Sanford Airport Authority on Monday, August ~'2, 1994, at 5:00 o'clock P.M. in the
Terminal Building, Central Florida Regional Airport, 1911 Airline Avenue, Sanford, Florida.
City of Sanford
Present: Mayor-Commissioner Bettye D. Smith
Commissioner Whitey Eckstein
Commissioner Robert B. Thomas, Jr.
Commissioner A. A. McClanahan
Commissioner Lon K. Howell
City Manager William A. Simmons
City Clerk Janet R. Dougherty
Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert
Sanford Airport Authority
Present: Ao K. Shoemaker, Chairman
Lee P. Moore
Colonel Charles H. Gibson
William Bush, Jr.
Sandra Glenn
William R. Miller
Steve Coover
Absent: William E. "Duke" Adamson
Steve Cooke, Director of Aviation, Sanford Airport Authority, called the meeting
to order.
~Briefing on Airport improvements and plans.
Steve Cooke reported that airport improvements include the 2.4 million
dollar/50,000 square foot International Arrivals Building, which is currently under
construction and scheduled for completion within thirty (30) days; and Terminal renovation
improvements which will provide a baggage claim area, ticket and car rental area for charter
air service, with the executive offices upstairs. Further, other elements of the Airport
construction/improvement project include a four-lane access road north of Marquette Avenue,
a two-lane access road south of Marquette Avenue to Silver Lake Drive, which will be
landscaped with native vegetation thus providing low maintenance, and parking accommodations.
Also, the primary funding sources for these projects are Florida Department of Transportation
and Federal Aviation Administration grants; with very little financial impact to the airport.
Mr. Cooke distributed an information packet containing flight schedules and future plans for
the facility, and stated that the marketing program is in place to attract international air
charter services and tour operators, and once the project is completed 10-15 flights, mainly
charter flights, are anticipated per day. Further, the Central Florida Regional Airport is
convenient to hotels, restaurants, and shopping; offers fast customs clearance, and a
superior facility at a fraction of the cost compared to surrounding areas.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.~
Attest:
City ClerkU ~