Airport Board Says OK, With Stipulations
The Grove Municipal Airport Authority trustees voted 3-1 to accept the Grove City Council's motion for transferring airport property to the city, but with five stipulations, which were discussed for more than an hour at Wednesday's special meeting.
These included the indemnification and defense of the trustees in the event of legal action against the board in connection with the transfer of the property; updating the legal descriptions of the co-owned land and the portion to remain under airport title; inserting a clause that the city will not terminate the lease in the event there is no debt; the land to be co-titled will be valued at $100,000 and identified by mutual agreement; and the city will pay the legal expenses required to transfer the property to the city.
Voting Nay was Gary Tripensee. Member Harry Halterman was absent.
When asked if any member of the board had been threatened by a lawsuit from a citizen, Tripensee said he had several calls warning against board members' violations of the trust agreement.
Trust attorney Dave Jones said the District Attorney's office had called him regarding a complaint from City Manager Bill Galletly for violations of the state's Open Meetings Act. Jones said "there have been no violations of the Open Meetings Act" by the trustees but an investigation is ongoing.
Galletly said Thursday that he had not requested any action from the District Attorney unless the airport manager failed to turn over, on the second request, a letter from their attorney David Jones to Grand Savings Bank. Just prior to leaving town for four days he had a meeting with the City Police Chief, Mayor Nuckolls, and Debbie Mavity, assistant city manager, who had gone to the airport seeking the letter. She had returned without it, as Airport Manager Terry Abercrombie said she had to check with Dave Jones, the airport board's attorney before releasing it. At 5:07 p.m. Friday Abercrombie faxed the letter to City Hall, she said. Galletly said the police department went ahead and requested the inquiry on its own.
In other Agenda items, the clean-up of Site 6A at the airport was discussed. Trustee David Adzigian said the board had a verbal agreement with the city regarding cleanup and removal of dirt "and we need to remind them again. The board agreed to send a letter to the city manager.
The board also agreed to transfer a land lease on a hanger leased by Max Schuermann, to Ronald Latimer; agreed to send airport manager Terry Abercrombie and one other board member to the OAOA Conference March 12-14 in Oklahoma City, with them paying their own way for the time being.
A previous commitment from Troy Kyman, Grove businessman, to pay for the trip out of his company, was rejected as "illegal."
The board also set the date for the next meeting, to be Thursday, Mar. 16 at 1 p.m. in Room 5 at City Hall.
The board also discussed a 20-year Capital Improvement Plan but revised the priorities of land acquisition, putting property north of the airport ahead of a parcel of property west of the airport, since more land was needed for additional runway length.
These included the indemnification and defense of the trustees in the event of legal action against the board in connection with the transfer of the property; updating the legal descriptions of the co-owned land and the portion to remain under airport title; inserting a clause that the city will not terminate the lease in the event there is no debt; the land to be co-titled will be valued at $100,000 and identified by mutual agreement; and the city will pay the legal expenses required to transfer the property to the city.
Voting Nay was Gary Tripensee. Member Harry Halterman was absent.
When asked if any member of the board had been threatened by a lawsuit from a citizen, Tripensee said he had several calls warning against board members' violations of the trust agreement.
Trust attorney Dave Jones said the District Attorney's office had called him regarding a complaint from City Manager Bill Galletly for violations of the state's Open Meetings Act. Jones said "there have been no violations of the Open Meetings Act" by the trustees but an investigation is ongoing.
Galletly said Thursday that he had not requested any action from the District Attorney unless the airport manager failed to turn over, on the second request, a letter from their attorney David Jones to Grand Savings Bank. Just prior to leaving town for four days he had a meeting with the City Police Chief, Mayor Nuckolls, and Debbie Mavity, assistant city manager, who had gone to the airport seeking the letter. She had returned without it, as Airport Manager Terry Abercrombie said she had to check with Dave Jones, the airport board's attorney before releasing it. At 5:07 p.m. Friday Abercrombie faxed the letter to City Hall, she said. Galletly said the police department went ahead and requested the inquiry on its own.
In other Agenda items, the clean-up of Site 6A at the airport was discussed. Trustee David Adzigian said the board had a verbal agreement with the city regarding cleanup and removal of dirt "and we need to remind them again. The board agreed to send a letter to the city manager.
The board also agreed to transfer a land lease on a hanger leased by Max Schuermann, to Ronald Latimer; agreed to send airport manager Terry Abercrombie and one other board member to the OAOA Conference March 12-14 in Oklahoma City, with them paying their own way for the time being.
A previous commitment from Troy Kyman, Grove businessman, to pay for the trip out of his company, was rejected as "illegal."
The board also set the date for the next meeting, to be Thursday, Mar. 16 at 1 p.m. in Room 5 at City Hall.
The board also discussed a 20-year Capital Improvement Plan but revised the priorities of land acquisition, putting property north of the airport ahead of a parcel of property west of the airport, since more land was needed for additional runway length.
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