BAA Meetings

January 23, 2008

1. The meeting was called to order at 1900 hours on 23 Jan 2008, by the BAA President, Wayne Eleazer.
2. Wayne distributed minutes of the 28 Nov 2007 meeting of the BAA.
3. Wayne explained that Tony Yaccono had expressed considerable concern over the inadequacy of the compensation package for the Tico Director, Mike Powell, and as a result a letter had been written for the purpose of raising this concern to the Tico Board.
4. Wayne explained that the primary objective of the meeting was to review a proposed list of BAA Action Items and add to them if appropriate. The Action Items would then be discussed with Mr. Powell in order to advise him of the BAA’s current concerns. A copy of the draft Action Items list is attached.
5. The proposed Action Items were accepted after some discussion. Two new Action Items were proposed.
6. It was reported that a flight school, currently based at Kissimmee Airport, was planning to take over the FBO operation at Merritt Island Airport from its current operator, Atlas Aviation. The discussion that followed indicated considerable concern over the impact of the flight school, which reportedly would bring 10 training aircraft to Merritt Island Airport, ramping up to a total of 50 by the end of 2008. It was feared that such an activity would exceed the capabilities of the airport to handle the traffic flow, as well as virtually eliminate FBO type services.
7. Dawn Haun suggested that the BAA consider sponsoring an “Aviation Flea Market” at Merritt Island Airport. Additional suggestions came from other members about what could be included in such an event, such as holding it in association with a Young Eagles Day, inviting local aircraft manufacturers, a Servant Air Ministries display, and educational opportunities with local schools. There appeared to be considerable enthusiasm for such an event, and it was added to the list of proposed BAA Action Items.
8. Plans are for the BAA Action Items to be presented and discussed with Mr. Powell of the Authority once they have been reviewed by the BAA Membership.
9. The meeting was adjourned at 2206 hours EST. The next regular meeting will be in late March 2008.

Wayne Eleazer
2008 President, BAA



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Brevard Aviation Association Action Items

4 March 2008

1. New Merritt Island Airport Hangars: Continue to pursue the construction of additional hangars at Merritt Island Airport. Status: The BAA and the Tico Airport Authority have agreed on a preferred approach but grant money has not been forthcoming.
     a. Issue: Preferential treatment for current tenants?
     b. Issue: BAA advocacy at the political level?
     c. STATUS: Unchanged

2. Merritt Island Airport Self-Service Fueling Facility: Continue to advocate the establishment of a self-service fueling facility at Merritt Island Airport. Status:  The Authority has agreed to the concept but details have to be worked out.
     a. Issue: Does the BAA have a preferred approach to operating the facility?
     b. Issue: Does the BAA have a preferred location and features for the facility?
     c. STATUS: Unchanged

3. Merritt Island Airport Master Plan: Review the current Merritt Island Airport Master Plan and make recommendations for changes to the Authority.
     a. Status: A copy of the previous Master Plan has been obtained and the BAA has defined the composition of the committee that will review it.

4. May 2008 Hangar Inspection at Merritt Island Airport: The Authority has announced that it plans to inspect the hangars at Merritt Island Airport in the May 2008 time frame.
    a. Issue: What standards will be used for the inspection and what types of things will the Authority be looking for?
    b. Issue: Should the BAA establish a position on these inspections?

5. Express BAA concerns to the Tico Airport Authority over the proposed new flight school at COI.
    a. STATUS: The information to the effect that 50 additional training aircraft will be arriving with the
        flight school was found to be significantly in error.  The actual number is 6 aircraft, which does not generate any real concerns.
        This item is CLOSED.

6. Make plans to hold an “Airport Day” at Merritt Island Airport
    a. First step will be to discuss the concept with the Authority.
    b. STATUS: Meeting with the Authority is TBD.

7. NEW ITEM: The Tico Airport Authority has indicated that a monthly rent increase for hangars on the order of $20/month will be enacted. The BAA needs to express its concerns.
    a. STATUS: This will be discussed at the next Tico Board meeting in March 2008.

Wayne Eleazer
2008 President, BAA

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November 28, 2007

1.       The meeting was convened at 1900 hours by Tony Yacono.
2.       Tony began the meeting by announcing that Atlas Aviation was working to configure the larger room on the south side 2nd floor to make it suitable for BAA and similar meetings.  Two window air conditioners will be installed.  Tony also has located some sound deadening material that can be installed to improve the acoustics of the room.  The room may be available early enough to support the next BAA meeting in January.
3.       Everyone was reminded that BAA dues for 2008 are now payable.
4.       Wayne Eleazer explained that the 25 Jul BAA meeting had little to record in the way of minutes, since the focus was on deciding how to respond to the proposed slate of Tico Airport Authority Board members.  The minutes of the meeting were augmented by a list of BAA action items as known at that time.
5.       Wayne summarized the 18 Oct 2007 Tico Board meeting (a written summary of that meeting has already been distributed).
6.       There was some discussion of BAA support of the new Master Planning effort. 
      a.
 Don Rumas pointed out that the old Master Plan had not been followed,
      so the need for a new one was questionable at best. 
      b.
Tony pointed out that the previous Master Plan was accomplished in 1993
      and published in 1995.  Tony stated that he had raised the issue of review and
      revision of the Master Plan in lieu of creating a new one and was told that a
      Master Plan committee had been created – but that no one seemed to have
      information on who those people were.
      c.
Tony pointed out that there were a number of problems on Merritt Island Airport
      that adherence to the previous Master Plan would have avoided.  He recommended
      that the BAA identify revisions to the COI Master Plan and submit that to the
      Authority along with a recommendation that a new Master Plan was not required.
      d.
Tony defined the BAA Master Planning Committee as the BAA Board plus
      members Jack Chandler and Dawn Haun.   
7.       Tony stated that over the past year the BAA had succeeded in making the Authority aware of its presence but many problems remained relative to accountability and proper planning, including both in the Authority and at the State level.
8.       Wayne Eleazer provided a summary of the most recent Tico Authority workshop with the County Commissioners, which focused on the dispute between the Authority and the EELS over land adjacent to Spacecoast Exceutive Airport.
9.       Tony pointed out that the BAA needed to develop its own plan in terms of what it wants to accomplish.
10.    Tony also brought up the need to encourage additional membership in the BAA.  He sends out information on BAA activities to approximately 150 people, all of whom could be potential members.
11.    There was discussion on the preparations for the upcoming Toys for Tots Breakfast, including the fact that there was a shortage of chairs that had to be addressed.
12.    Tony pointed out that the BAA bylaws required the President to serve for no more than 2 contiguous years, so he would have to step down.  An election followed and Wayne Eleazer was elected President of the BAA for 2008.  Wayne will continue to serve as the Secretary for the time being.
13.    There was a discussion of the proposed Self Service Fuel capability for Merritt Island Airport.  There was strong support for the concept.  Mr. Powell of the Authority was directed to research the possible operators of the facility.  Current Authority standards would require an existing company on the airport to operate the facility. Dawn Haun of Voyager Aviation stated that her company was interested in operating such a facility.
14.    The meeting was adjourned at 2038 hours.  The next general meeting of the BAA will be held in January.

 

Wayne Eleazer

2007 Secretary, BAA

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30 May 2007 Board Meeting

1. A special meeting of the BAA Board was called by the BAA President, Tony Yacono on 30 May 2007 at 1900 hours for the purpose of discussing a course of action related to the planned new Spacecoast Executive Airport terminal building.
2. Tony reviewed the available documentation relative to the Tico Board’s approval of the proposed new terminal and the associated disbursing of funds to the contractor as well as the return of a portion of those funds to the Tico Airport Authority.
3. Ken Renard explained the background of the terminal effort, beginning with abortive efforts begin in 2002, followed by a new competitive procurement effort thereafter.
4. A summary of events as we understand them:
     a. The Tico Airport Authority (henceforth referred to as the Authority) as received a grant from
         the
State of Florida in 2002 for the purpose of constructing a new terminal at Spacecoast
         Executive
Airport. After initially selecting a contractor and paying for the required design effort,
         that
contractor chose to default on the contract and return the unspent portion of the funds.
     b. The Authority subsequently requested two extensions to the original allowed life of the grant
        
funds, enabling the funding to be available through 2006, and sought out other contractors.
         After
reviewing the available proposals, the Authority chose the Haskell Company for the project,
         which
was to be a two-story building of approximately 15,000 sq ft. 
     c. Additional delays ensued, and the situation is most unclear, but it is a fact that on 28 Oct 2005
         the
Authority issued a check to Haskell in the amount of $195,000.00.
     d. It appears that Haskell requested additional funds commensurate with its progress and expenditures
         on the project and the Authority responded with yet another check in the amount of
$1,580,000.00
         on 6 Jan 2006. This was followed by another check issued to Haskell in the amount
of $225,000
         on 17 Feb 2006. 
     e. To date there appears to be a nearly complete lack of any visible progress on the project. This,
        
despite the fact that the Haskell company provided a schedule of work completed through 12/30/2005 
         that reflected the status of the project as 48% complete and a total of $2,000,000.00
work completed
         and payable. Of course, $2,000,000 represents the total amount of funding
provided to Haskell by 
         the Authority in 2005 and 2006. While design work and ordering of
materials may well have taken
         place, today – over 17 months after Haskell’s assertion that the
project was 48% complete – no
         construction of any kind has been accomplished at the site of the
terminal. Indeed, it is not apparent
         that as much as one shovelful of dirt has been disturbed.
      f. Apparently as a result of concerns raised by a very few members of the Authority Board, it appears
         that the Authority requested that Haskell return the majority of the funds provided. We do
know that
         Haskell sent a check in the amount of $1,350,375 to the Authority on 7 May 2007, a
partial refund
         of the earlier funds dispensed to the company.
5. After extensive discussions the BAA Board agreed that these facts should be presented to the appropriate authorities, chief among them Mr. Randy J. Means, Director of Investigations and Administration Office of The State Attorney. Further actions, if any, will be decided following Mr. Means findings and recommendations.
6. The meeting was adjourned at 2000 hours.

Wayne Eleazer

Secretary, Brevard Aviation Association, 2007
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28 Mar 2007

1. The March meeting was started at 1900 on 28 Mar 2007, convened by Tony Yacono.
2. Tony pointed out that the minutes of the previous meeting of 24 Jan 2007 had been distributed to the membership and requested any comments relative to the minutes be provided forthwith; in the interim the meeting minutes would be accepted with no changes. A limited number of paper copies of the minutes were distributed at the meeting.
3. Tony announced that the BAA treasury had around $1800 available and plans were being made to spend some of those funds on a gathering. Don Rumas stated that the event will be held after Sun and Fun and not later than mid-May; inputs are requested.
4. The main focus of the meeting was the action taken relative to the proposed new hangars at Merritt Island Airport.
      
a. Ken Renard explained the background for the proposed hangar construction. The Tico Airport Authority has a
           $900K grant, based on an 80/20 sharing of funds between the Federal Government
and the Authority. The original
           plan for use of the funding was to tear down the portable hangars
on the southeast corner of Merritt Island Airport.
           Ken recommended that the Authority reconsider
this project, since it would yield an increase of only 7 hangars
           versus the current configuration.
      
b. In response to Ken’s comments, Alternatives E and F received favored consideration by the Authority. These
           alternatives would build box hangars on the southwest corner (4 box hangars)
and northwest corner (7 hangars)
           of the airport, resulting in an increase in the number of available
hangars with no increase in cost versus the original
           plan favored by Tico.
      
c. As a result of public comments received at the presentation at the plan at Merritt Island Airport, the Authority
           investigated Alternative A, which would involve construction of a still larger
number of hangars east of the Merritt
           Island Airport fire station. The cost for this effort would be
as much as $400k greater than the combinations of
           Alternative E and F. In addition, Alternative A
requires work by Brevard County to revise the retention pond in that
           area. While Brevard County
has agreed to enable the dirt removed from the retention pond modification to be used
           by the
Airport Authority, but awaiting such action will no doubt delay any hangar construction.
      
d. Ken stated that the apparent preference for Alternative A expressed by the BAA had led to some degree
           of confusion among the Tico Board concerning what action to take. Ken said that in his
opinion, there
           were so many restrictions and issues related to Alternative A that construction could
not be started in less
           than 2 years, even if adequate funds could be secured. He noted that
Alternative A does not seem to be
           favored by anyone who is actually looking for a hangar.
      
e. Ken explained that the box hangars were attractive to people who have larger aircraft, such as  Cessna 414,
           Cessna 421, Piper Navaho, Aerostar, etc., and such individuals have been e-mailing
the Authority expressing
           their interest. However, the BAA dopes not appear to have any members
who have such aircraft and thus is
           unable to comment on the need for such larger hangar space.
        
f. Ken stated that anyone who is interested in getting hangars built should support Alternatives E and F rather than
           Alternative A. It probably will take another six months to secure the required 
approvals to build hangars in the
           vicinity of the old Mosquito Control hangar, which would enable
additional hangars to be built in the future. However,
           E and F will provide 12 box hangars within
12 months of approval and within the available budget.
      
g. Ken emphasized that the BAA must speak with one voice relative to the preferred alternative, and that continuing to confuse
           the Tico Board in regards to the matter by advocating potentially
nonviable alternatives could result in the loss of the funding.
       h. Ken also stated that the cost of Alternative F likely would be lower than the original $640K estimate, since there was also a
           separate grant available    to revise the taxiways and tiedowns in the
vicinity of the Sebastian Communications building.
5. Discussions among the BAA membership followed, in which it was agreed that the preferred approach would be to build the hangars in the northwest corner of Merritt Island Airport, followed by those in the southwest corner (Alternatives E and F). The remainder of the area along the northwest side, adjacent to the access road, could be used for new hangar construction as allowed by resolution of environmental concerns associated with the insecticide cleanup as well as funds availability. Tony requested that the BAA membership provide comments on the new hangar issue so that the BAA could provide the Authority with final recommendations.
6. Tony stated that the issue of sharing of the larger hangars by multiple users remained unresolved. Given that the new hangars of Alternative E and F are box hangars, they have the potential to hold considerably more small aircraft than the present T-hangars. Future information on this issue will be made available as is possible.
7. Tony stated that there were people who were interested in building privately funded hangars on the north side of the airport and that the BAA was working to understand these interests.
8. Ken pointed out that he had raised the issue of the funding allocated for the construction of the new terminal at Spacecoast Executive Airport given that there exists was no current definite renter of the facility. Helicopter Adventures has been sold to another company, thereby potentially voiding any use of the facility by that user. Ken believes that the terminal construction decision should be revisited and the Department of Transportation engaged to see if the funds so allocated could be reassigned to more useful projects.
9. Tony stated he was going to visit the County Commissioners in regards to the issues brought up at the November 2006 Workshop meeting. Ken explained that at present there is no real impetus for further meetings or discussions between the two groups.
10. Tony stated that the Authority has underway at least the beginnings of a maintenance program for the hangars, which, while somewhat belated, at least indicates that some effort is being undertaken in this area.
11. Tony asked for any feedback on the membership’s desire to have more or fewer meetings than the current 6 per year.
12. Tony reminded everyone that the new traffic advisory frequency for Merritt Island Airport is 122.975 MHZ. Spruce Creek and Charlotte County are also on the frequency but the previously experienced crowding should be greatly reduced.
13. The most recent Tico Airport Authority Board meeting was very short, a mere 58 minutes in length.  Very little was accomplished as a result.
14. The large meeting room on the south side of the Atlas Aviation hangar is being refurbished and will be made available for BAA, EAA, Cocoa Chamber of Commerce meetings in the future.
15. Sean Campbell introduced himself as a candidate for the local state representative, the seat now held by Bob Allen. The election date is as yet undefined and will be a special election following the current legislative session.
16. The meeting was adjourned at 2005 Hours.

Wayne Eleazer

Secretary, Brevard Aviation Association, 2007
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Jan 24, 2007

1.       The 24 Jan 2007 meeting was convened at 1906 by the BAA president, Tony Yacono.

2.       Tony pointed out that the minutes of the 29 Nov 2006 meeting had been distributed earlier and thanked the BAA secretary, Wayne Eleazer, for writing the document.

3.       Tony also said that two County Commissioners had requested copies of the previous meeting’s minutes and he had transmitted them to him.

4.       The topics covered in minutes of the last meeting were reviewed.

5.       Tony said that he discussed with one of the Tico Board Members the loss of the Brevard County Ad Valorum tax funding.  They had replied that they knew the funding loss would occur, but that the only action taken had been to direct the then-Director, Scott Carr, to develop a new budget reflecting the reduced funding.  No actions appear to have been taken to prevent the loss of the funding.   

6.       Tony stated that Mike Powell had taken over the Tico Airport Authority Director’s position and. seemed to be doing a good job so far.

7.       The issue of identifying Part 139-related costs of the airports is being dropped by the BAA for the time being.  Satisfactory answers to questions related to the topic have not been forthcoming.  Ken Regard reported that the Tico Authority had surveyed airport users and as a result concluded that the Part 139 requirements were still needed.  Ken said that his own analysis did not agree with that of the Tico Board.

8.       The Merritt Island Airport lighting project is proceeding and transition to the new Unicom frequency will be dependant on completion of that project.

9.       The treasurer, Carl May, reported that the BAA had about $1800 in the bank.

10.   The possibility of the creation of an issues status list was discussed and it was agreed this would be compiled.

11.   Tico Budget issues discussed:

a.       Tony reported that he is still attempting to seek information on the logic behind the usual 3% increase in rents each year.

  1. Tony also reported that he had raised the issue of appropriate salaries for Tico employees, pointing out that the employees had suffered a 10% cut when the first reduction in ad valium tax contributions to Tico funding occurred over a decade ago.  The Tico Board had responded that a study would be accomplished to compare the Tico employees’ pay to that of Brevard County employees.

12.   The most recent Tico Board meeting was described.

  1. Mr. Jerry Samson was elected as Chairman of the Tico Board and Ms. Patty Patch was elected as the Vice.  Ms. Patch is also the Secretary and Treasurer of the Tico Board.
  2. Ken Renard said that Mike Powell had responded formally to all 18 comments made by speakers at the workshop with the county commissioners.  These responses would be made available to the public after the Tico Board had approved them.
  3. Ken said that he believed that the BAA had come a long way in improving relations and responsiveness relative to the Tico Board and the Authority.  The fact that the Tico Authority had even asked for tenant inputs for new hangar plans was a measure of this.  
  4. Relative to future hangar construction plans, the Authority had developed a new plan for hangar construction at Merritt Island Airport and would be presenting it for comments in the near future.  Approximately $900K had been identified for hangar construction at Merritt Island Airport and about $1 million for new hangars at Space Coast Executive.  This would include up to 106 hangars at Space Coast Executive Airport along Taxiway Delta.  The funding for Merritt Island is “50/50” money in which half of the required funding would be matched by Federal grants.  In contrast, the Space Coast Executive Airport funding is “80/20” and Ken is asking is this same kind of matching could be made for Merritt Island Airport.   
  5. The AWOS at Merritt Island Airport requires a clear zone around it that prevents hangar construction on what otherwise would be buildable land.  Ken suggested that the Authority might consider relocating the current AWOS to Space Coast Airport and replacing it later with one of the units that does not require such a clear zone.
  6. Replacement of the current portable hangars with permanent facilities is a long-term objective but will not be addressed at this time   
  7. Overall, the Tico Authority is oriented to building facilities on their own rather than leasing land for private construction.

13.   Ken asked if there was any concern over switching the Merritt Island Airport Unicom frequency from 123.05 MHZ to 122.975 MHZ.  The limiting factor on this is the completion of the revised airport lighting project.  There seemed to be no concern.

14.   The issue of priority assignment of any new hangars was brought up.  It was agreed that this should be a topic in any inputs to the Airport Authority. 

15.   Ted Yon brought up the issue of airport vehicular access improvements, including automobile gates and signage.  This should be another comment to be provided relative to hangar construction plans.

16.   Tony said that there would be a new policy relative to “Taxi into position and hold” orders at Space Coast Executive.  The “Taxi into position and hold” direction will not be issued unless there are at least 3 people in the tower.  A meeting will be held to explain this policy.

17.   A question was raised as to continued use of the Merritt Island COI beacon, given the deactivation of numerous NDBs around the country.  Ken reported that the beacon at Merritt Island is paid for by the Airport Authority and there are no plans to shut it down.             

18.   Bobbie Lasher reported that the Toys for Tots Breakfast had netted 252 toys and $300 for the program.

19.   A vote was taken and it was agreed that the audio recordings of the BAA meetings would be made available for the membership as requested but would not be posted on the BAA website to allow general access.

20.   Audio recordings of the Tico Board meetings are available as well as a video recording of the workshop with the county commissioners; Tony has copies and can provide them to those interested.

21.   BAA meetings will continue to be held every other month.    

 

Wayne Eleazer

Secretary, Brevard Aviation Association, 2007

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Nov 29, 2006


1. The 29 Nov 2006 meeting of the Brevard Aviation Association was held at 1900 at Merritt Island Airport.

2. The BAA President, Tony Yacono, opened the meeting by reminding everyone to pay their dues.  Dues forms were e-mailed to everyone and also were handed out at the meeting.

3. Tony stated that he had written some letters to the Brevard County Commissioners relative to the October 2006 Workshop but had not received any replies. Thus, he said that he was not aware if the County Commissioners had done anything relative to the issues and concerns raised at the Workshop. Also, the Tico Airport Authority had not submitted a program or any proposals or requests to the County relative to ideas voiced at the workshop.

4. Tony stated that at the most recent meeting of the Tico Board there appeared to be some reduction in tensions as compared to past meetings but that this was not accompanied by a real change in attitudes.

5. Tony stated that he had met with some of the new slate of County Commissioners and had come away from those discussions with a feeling of some hope but that as yet there was no indication that such feelings were justified. In one case the discussion had lasted two hours but it was yet to be determined what these discussions would yield. The Commissioners seemed to believe that the change in the Tico Airport Authority Director would by itself improve matters. The response from the BAA members was that the Commissioners need to realize that the October Workshop was spurred merely by conflicts with a specific individual in the Authority management structure but was prompted by broader issues such as apparently frivolous spending by the Authority.

6. Tony stated that while the Tico Board seemed to be very pleased with the concept of the Authority ceasing to receive funding from the Ad Valorum taxes, it appeared that no plans were made for such an eventuality. The result was that the Authority had cut back manpower significantly, including three Authority staff personnel, including one of the maintenance managers and one of the office personnel.

7. Sites for additional hangar construction had been discussed at the Board meeting and Ken Revard had recommended that the first sites to be used be those that required the least amount of approvals and preparation. Some of the sites considered would require upwards of $250K worth of approval analyses and another $250K of site preparation work before any construction could even begin.

8. Also related to hangar construction, discussions centered around the dichotomy between inadequate income to support the Airport Authority and a large backlog of individuals and companies on the waiting list for hangars. Upwards of 200 such potential renters have been identified, but there appears to be little inclination to place fulfilling such requirements for either the purposes of community service or increasing income for the airports.

9. Tony briefly described the process underway for the selection of a new Airport Authority Director.  Three candidates were selected for interviews from those who submitted applications. Tony will be allowed to sit in on the interviews but will not be allowed to ask questions. Tony also talked to each of the three applicants on the phone and asked them if they would mind inquires being made to the AOPA, the FAA, and the tenants on the airfields where they presently work relative to their work performance. Tony also mentioned that he had recommended Mike Powell for the position of Director but that Mr. Powell had not chosen to apply for the job.

10. A concern that Tony identified was that the current Board and Authority staff tend to focus on Part 139 Air Transport operations and that Merritt Island is considered to be a “reliever” airport for Titusville Executive Airport rather than a facility with its own purpose and priorities. This bias was reflected in the applicants for the Director position as well.

11. The BAA is seeking documentation on the items being discussed by the Board as well as the agenda items for the meetings and is making some progress in doing so. Also, Tony is planning to request that the BAA representative at the Board meetings be allowed to speak as a part of the normal meeting procedures and not be limited to a mere 5 minutes at the end.

12. A possible applicant for the Director position, Frank Gallagher, was allowed to describe his qualifications of the job.

13. There were discussions concerning the relative positions of the Tico Board and the Brevard County Commissioners and the need to have the Board report to the County Commissioners. The County Commissioners expected an answer from the Tico Board in January 2007 relative to the issues identified at the Workshop, but it is not clear that the Commissioners can enforce that request.

14. Tony pointed out that the certification of the fire extinguishers provided in the hangars likely had expired and that the Airport Authority did not intend to pay to have the units recertified. This will be the responsibility of the hangar tenants.

15. The lighting project at Merritt Island Airport will proceed again, now that the required permits for the electrical vault have been issued. One more runway closure will likely be required to accomplish this.

16. Everyone was reminded that the Toys for Tots Pancake Breakfast would be held on 9 Dec 2006.  Tony asked the treasurer to confirm that there were sufficient funds to pay for the Toys for Tots Breakfast raw material and that was confirmed.

17. The election of officers for 2007 was discussed. It was agreed that Tony would continue as President and that Wayne Eleazer would serve as Secretary and would audio record and document the meetings. The remainder of the officers (the two Vice Presidents and Treasurer) would continue from 2006.

The 2007 officers are:

a. President: Tony Yacono

b. Vice President: Ted Yon

c. Vice President: Don Runass

d. Secretary: Wayne Eleazer

e. Treasurer: Carl May

f. Board: Gilbert Patton

g. Board: Bryan Brotheridge

h. Board: Don Stiver

18. Tony stated that in order for him to continue as President of the BAA that he would need increased involvement from the members in order to be effective.

19. The meeting was adjourned at 2000.

Wayne Eleazer

Secretary, Brevard Aviation Association, 2007