MINUTES JOHNSTON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING MARCH 17TH, 2025

10 MINUTES JOHNSTON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING MARCH 17TH , 20 2 5 The regular meeting of the Johnston County Airport Auth ority was held on Tuesday , March 17 th , in Microsoft Team s as a virtual conference M embers and other attendees were present in the conference area The me e ting was called to order at 5 09 PM by Chairman Starling There were p resent Ken Starling , Chairman John Bullock , Vice - Chairman Ben tley Powell , S ecret ary Treasurer Bradley Stancil Ed Aldridge , Jr Ken Jones Tim Stevens Constituting a quorum of the Authority Other p resent visitors Dan Moore , PTA Brigid Williams , WKD Lesa Denning , JNX Casey Hayes , JNX Keegan Lax , JNX Dave Harris , JNX Dillan Greene Randall Robbins John Perritt KJ Stancil , EEC Sgt Collie , NCSHP Mike H aller Larry W agner Qadree Sanford Michael A ugusti Casey Hayes read the Ethics Reminder to the Board Per GS 138A , and as revised 1 - 16 - 07 Member Jones led everyone in prayer The Board and attendees stood and said the pledge of allegiance • AGENDA APPROVAL Motion t o approve made by Member Aldridge Seconded by Member Stancil Motion carried Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 4BE5 - 47B0 - 9703 - AF5D3E6EF0F6Page• CONSENT ITEMS A Approve the Johnston County Airport Authority February 21 st , 202 5 , Regular Board Meeting Minutes Motion t o approve made by Member Aldridge Seconded by Member Jones Motion carried • PUBLIC & TENANT COMMENTS A Dan Moore – JNX PTA update PTA President Dan Moore stated he would concede his time • AIRPORT REPORTS A Director’s Report – Airport Director , David Harris Director Harris thanked the airport staff for all their hard work He went on to share JNX is currently tracking 140,000 operations for the year , and this is without a n air traffic control tower Because of these high operations numbers and lack of tower he highlighted all the special safety efforts the airports is making He continued to share the airport is continuing its conversations with potential fuel providers , seeking the best one to fit the airport ’ s growing needs He went on to share the Public Safety Center project is advancing in a positive direction , and he has recently met with the Smithfield Planning Director to discuss this as well as a cell tower being constructed in close proximity to the airport Shared that the proposed cell tower initially encroached on JNX’s airspace , and the city has since made changes to the plans for the tower so that it will not violate the horizontal airspace He thanked them for their cooperation Director Harris then shared he and airport staff recently had several budget meetings to discu s s SFY26 He shared another update that he’s spoken with GoRentals out of RDU about the possibility of partnering with them to have a couple rental cars based at JNX He continued and shared he met with folks at NCDOT and the Division of Aviation as well , and had several productive conversations , namely about the AWOS Another area he is wanting to be attentive to is pavement conditions at JNX , and he asked the tenants if during their activities they would notice an area of concern with any of the pavement , to please let airport staff know He thanked Line Service Trech Qadree Sanford for his effort to sweep the runway and keep it clean Director Harris then updated the Board on two runway incursions that occurred the previous month , as well as an incident on the taxiway He then shared April 15 th is the airport’s next safety council meeting , and anyone who is interested is encourage d to attend B Executive S ummary Finance Administrator Lesa Denning shared after the Maintenance Report , she was inadvertently skipped after the Direct or ’ s report read the figures from the Executive Summary Director Harris discussed the overtime figures shown and also advised one part - time employee that was being moved to permanent part time He also shared a discrepancy from January’s report to February’s explaining that the county put some of the airport’s money into an incorr ect airport account , making one airport account appear than it should have been and one lower Also , with the way the county closed their books on reporting at the end of the month , it made some fuel sales for the month get ‘ cut off ’ but will appear in March’s report Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 4BE5 - 47B0 - 9703 - AF5D3E6EF0F6PageC Administrative Report – Executive Administrator , Casey Hayes Executive Administrator Casey Hayes shared about three new tenants on the airfield , and how the airport is nearly at capacity in terms of rented spaces She also shared about a field trip group she was able to host at the airport , and that efforts to remove derelict aircraft are still ongoing D Operations Report – Operations Manager , Keegan Lax Operations Manager Keegan Lax shared figures from the Operations Report Chairman Starling asked about long term parking in the airport’s parking lot He stated he was coming through the airport at around three in the morning one night , he noticed a lot of cars parked , and asked how many long term parking permits the airport currently has Executi v e Administrator Casey Hayes answered none Keegan Lax shared the staff’s efforts during business hours to monitor the parking lot to ensure no one is parked in non - designated areas Chairman Starling advised unauthorized long - term parking is something to be mindful of moving forward He also asked for ramp fee numbers to be included in the next Board Meeting E Maintenance Report – Maintenance Manager , Zak McLamb Maintenance Manager Zak McLamb shared the AED in the lobby has recently been serviced to ensure its operating ability in case of an emergency Chairman Starling asked Member Powell for his assistance in setting up CPR training to for staff Member Powell and Zak McLamb stated they would work together to schedule He also shared h e and the maintenance staff have r eplaced parts in two pickup trucks , and he’s glad for the opportunity to do preventative maintenance to extend the life of those two vehicles He continued and shared he , his team , as well as members of Line Service were able to figure out and fix a reoccurring issue with Gate 1 ; F igur e d out on humid mornings there was condensation on the senser Their solution was to apply Rain - X on it , so the water beads up and falls off He then shared a couple bulbs on the PAPI system had gone out , and they were able to fix that quickly thanks to a pilot that reported it Member Aldridge aske Director Harris about recurring repairs on equipment and what equipment the airport need s to be financially planning for D irector Harris shared Z ak is currently collecting a full inventory of all equipment , and will be better able to answer that soon Member Aldridge encouraged Zak to start making plans for replacing equipment that may need to be replaced soon In closing , after discussing maint aining the airport ’ s facilities Director Harris encouraged an ownership mentality among tenants and users and asked for everyone’s help to assist the airport team on staying on top of issues and improvements • AUTHORITY MEMBER REPORTS A Legislative Outreach – Standing Committee a Member Aldridge Chair , Member Jones , Member Stancil Member Aldridge turned the floor over to KJ Stancil with Eagle Eye Consulting who shared a legislative update KJ shared the General Assembly understandably still has a focus on funding recovery efforts in western North Carolina There is still some funding that needs to be discussed before the state budget is complete , and these are funds the airport hopes to secure some of KJ shared funding will be competitive , but JNX is in a good position with the current projects we have forecasted He reiterated that the elected officials of the jurisdiction JNX is in are very aware of the prominence and urgency of the projects the airport has on the horizon He shared the state budget will hopefully be voted on sometime this summer , although there could be delays Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 4BE5 - 47B0 - 9703 - AF5D3E6EF0F6PageB Capital Improvement Plan – Standing Committee a Chairman Starling Chair , Vice Chairman Bullock , Member Stevens Chairman Starling stated items pertaining to this subcommittee will be discussed during closed session C Midfield Development – Special Committee a Secretary Treasurer Powell Chair , Member Stevens , Member Stancil Member Powell shared the subcommittee had a productive meeting with AECOM , who’s current stance is they feel the airport owes them funds to finish closing out a project they are no longer working on H e shared f urther details will be discussed in closed session • INFORMATION SECTION A Project Status Report – Brigid Williams – WK Dickson Brigid shared we are waiting on Jacobs to provide work for parcel acquisition and development ; This parcel acquisition and development n eeds to reflect in the current A LP She went on to share current information pertaining to the status of the PPP , to which Member Aldridge asked about the additional cost of 500 , 000 being requested Chairman Starling asked how close the airport is to 2,000,000 cap ; T he Airport is currently at 1,500,000 Member Aldridge advised it is paramount the airport discusses these items with legal counsel and that the hangar involved in this project should not be opened until the whole building is complete The rest of the Board agreed Brigid went on to share Andy Speck from Bobbitt could not be present , but that she would be presenting a proposal for the beacon reconstruction on his behalf She shared that working the beacon into the Public Safety Center Project saves onsite supervision costs Additionally , including 50,000 in contingency – money that will be turned back over to the airport if some or all is not used Negotiated terms of the contingency , that the airport will give final authorization if a situation calls for contingency funds to be used In total , it would be 250,000 Motion to approve 250,000 as stated by Brigid along with the language that with any use of the contingency comes approval by the Airport Director made by Member Aldridge Member Bullock seconded Motion carried Brigid went on to provide an update in the funding for the Pavement Rehab effort , that until more funding is in hand , focus will be on the pavement in the area around the northern T - hangars , as well as the south ramp around the T - hangars and corporate hangars She stated the b ypass taxiway and run up apron efforts are on pause until more funding in hand • OLD BUSINESS A Operations Manager Keegan Lax stated JNX’s need for an additional avgas truck is rapidly approaching He recommended the airport get a loaner from it ’ s current fuel provider for free , up to 6 months until the ai r port determines which route to take with a fuel supplier , then everyone will have a better idea of what funds should be in place to purchase an additional truck The board advised this is the route the airport should take B Keegan Lax shared the fuel farm is on track to pass the military DLA audit in October Shared that larger - scale , more long - term repairs to the existing fuel farm will cost around 150,000 to 200,000 , and that he confirmed with Brigid they are not eligible for grant funding He shared he wanted to give the board this information so they can have it on their radar for the future Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 4BE5 - 47B0 - 9703 - AF5D3E6EF0F6PagePage pageNumber5• NEW BUSINESS During this portion a t the Board’s request , Executive Administrator Casey Hayes presents several items , out of order from the agenda , to improve flow of the meeting A Operations Manager Keegan Lax made a r equest to buy an iron tire for 6200 for recovery operations He shared having this piece of equipment will save manpower and time during recovering aircraft D irector Harris advised we have money in budget for t his purchase Motion to purchase the iron tire to use during recovery operations once the appropriate liability form has been signed made by Member Aldridge Member Stevens seconded Motion carried Chairman Starling took the opportunity to a ddress public discourse surrounding the runway shutdown fee , and a dvised the runway shutdown fee is worst case scenario , for i f an aircraft operator refuses to allow airport staff to remove the aircraft from the runway during an incident , thereby creating unsafe conditions and rendering the runway unusable B Director Harris gave an overview of the SFY26 proposed budget He discussed revenue and expense generators , fuel pricing strategy ie volume - driven discounts , releasing a fuel provider RFP , banking changes breaking out large accounts , and paperwork housekeeping Motion to get RFQ in motion made by Member Stancil Member Aldridge seconded Motion carried Motion to approve the SFY26 B udget as proposed made by Member Aldridge Member Stevens second ed Motion carried C Executive Administrator Casey Hayes shared Aviators Unlimited would like to update their SASO to include office space rented from the airport Member Aldridge made a motion to approve the SASO as proposed Member Stevens seconded Motion carried D & E Executive Administrator Casey Hayes presented two leases for the community hangar for approval Motion to approve the leases as written made by Member Stevens Seconded by Member Aldridge Motion carried F Casey Hayes shared that in light of a recent discussion with a Vector representative on logistics , she recommends this item be tables for further discussion Motion to table made by Member Aldridge Member Bullock seconded Motion carried G Casey Hayes shared after reviewing them , the airport’s legal counsel Keith Merritt sent over SBA documents from B l ue Line for the Board’s consideration Blue Line is seeking signatures on these documents Motion to approve signing them with legal review made by Member Aldrid ge Member Stancil seconded Motion carried H Director Harris shared proposed rates for advertising on the digital sign by Highway 70 Member Aldridge made a motion to approve the rates as presented and to amend the airport’s Rates & Charges accordingly Member Stevens seconded Motion carried Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 4BE5 - 47B0 - 9703 - AF5D3E6EF0F6PagePage pageNumber6I Director Harris advised there is a landowner meeting set for March 18 th Member Aldridge made a motion to approve the land use agreement as proposed Member Stevens seconded Motion carried • CLOSED SESSION requested a Discuss economic development matters per North Carolina General Statute 143 - 31811 a 4 b Discuss personnel matters per North Carolina General Statute 143 - 31811 a 6 Board went in to closed session 7 15 PM Board came out of closed session at 9 30 PM • ANNOUNCEMENTS A Next regular board meeting April 21 st , 2024 • ADJOURNMENT A request for a motion to adj ou rn was made by Chairman Starling Motion made by Member Powell Motion s econded by Member Aldridge Motion carried Meeting was adjourn ed at 9 1 3 PM by Chairman Starling Submitted by ___________________________ Casey Hayes , Recorde r Approved by I ___________________________ __________________________ Ken Starling , Chairman Bentley Powell , Sec Treasurer Director Harris advised there is a landowner meeting set for March 18 th Member Aldridge made a motion to approve the land use agreement as proposed Member Stevens seconded Motion carried _____________________________ DATE Docusign Envelope ID 9A85821F - 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