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CdA Airport Association
Meeting Minutes
Dec. 12, 2023
Meeting Called to Order by President Harry C. at 5:00PM, with the Pledge of Allegiance, at the Conference Room provided by Stancraft Jet Center, KCOE.
Those in Attendance: See attached sign-in.
Minutes of last meeting: Motion to approve by William Chapman. Seconded by Frank O. Minutes approved. Treasurers Report: Checking $2240.51 Savings $5411.84. Harry entertained a motion to approve reimbursement of $78.81 for pizza to Elsbeth R, seconded by Steve A. Motion approved.
Guest Speaker: Our scheduled guest speaker for tonight is Evan Seitz, Aviation Broker and hangered here at KCOE where he is available to offer Buyer Agent Services and Hangar Sales. He gave a very informative talk, explaining what to look for in a plane and the ins/outs of closing a sale along with all the paperwork involved. His 5 Top Things that Everyone should know list was valuable: do market value comparisons, check logbooks are up-to- date, maintenance involved for your plane, a Title Check to ensure there are no liens on the plane and get good documentation and purchase agreement on FAA approved forms. Beware of scams: prepay agreements, false appraisals, back-to-back sales and check out the reputation of the Broker. Evan can be reached at seitzaviation@gmail.com or 425-478-7163.
Airport Report: Gaston Patterson reported:
- A Control Tower is being looked at for next year; Fire Service and the KCOE will work together with County.
- All taxiways and runways will be resurfaced and painted this year.
- Gate Codes: no individual numbers, but each hangar owner will be given a single code to give to those using the hangar; or you can take the driving test and get access to all gates.
- AWOS is now in the hands of the FAA and Local FSDO is also involved. No report for tonight.
Old Business:
- Logo hat sales: Hats are here and for sale at $20. Mike K was reimbursed $455 for purchase/shipping.
- Perhaps could present a CdAAA Logo Cap to donors? More discussion.
- Scholarship sponsored by CdAAA: LaDonna B looking into this project but was not available for report or discussion. Elsbeth has access to templates for Scholarships. A committee would need to be involved in setting up/approving recipients, in general organizations. We might consider removing the CdAAA plans to use the Savings account, established for a Public Viewing Pavilion, and put the monies towards the Scholarship Program. This would require a vote. Board or Membership? Because it involves donations rather than Membership Dues, it could be resolved by the Board; more discussion needed.
New Business:
* Nominations for 2024 Board: Please consider putting in your name. Usually only a commitment of 1-2 meetings a month. Really not that bad. Try it, you’ll like it! Steve A suggested rotating within the Board Members for duties of Chair (President) Vice Chair (Membership) Secretary and Treasurer. Also, it was suggested to fix the number of Board members at seven. Let’s contact our Stakeholders and invite them to meetings; find out what they want to know about KCOE; some may want to come and speak.
Good of Order: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Thanks to Evan Seitz for his talk this evening. Thanks to those who brought Toys for Tots, and Thanks to Stancraft Jet Center and Staff for the use of their beautiful Conference Room. As always, Thanks to Gaston Patterson, for his leadership and transparency regarding problems facing KCOE and how we can work together to fix same. Thanks also, to our many donors. Harry mentioned you in our Newsletter, but if we have left out anyone, please contact Elsbeth at 760-963-0615
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Next meeting: January 9, 2024, 5PM, at the Hagadone Hangar, KCOE, Guest Speaker, Jim Walsh.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:17pm
Respectfully submitted,
Elsbeth Roach, Secretary/Treasurer CdAAA Board
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