City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
Airport Advisory Board  
Columbia Regional  
Airport Conference  
Room  
Wednesday, October 25, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Regular  
11350 S Airport Dr  
Columbia, MO 65201  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
BJ Hunter called the meeting to order at 3:03 PM.  
7 -  
Present:  
B.J. Hunter, Matthew Jenne, Gary Thompson, Randa Rawlins, Britt Smith, Jon  
Poses and Raman Puri  
2 - Todd Culley and Thomas Richards  
Excused:  
2 - Mike Parks and Amy Schneider  
Non-Voting:  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Board members, staff (Stacey Button, Lauren Weber, Amy Schneider), and  
guest (Suzi McGarvey, Todd Martin) introductions.  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Matt Jenne made a motion to approve the agenda as submitted with a second by  
Randa Rawlins. Motion passed unanimously.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
AAB Meeting Minutes September 2023  
Attachments: AAB Meeting Minutes September 2023  
The September 25, 2023 meeting minutes were approved as submitted with a  
motion by Randa Rawlins and a second by Britt Smith. The minutes were  
approved unanimously.  
V. OLD BUSINESS  
Randa Rawlins inquired about the lack of signage on the new terminal and  
asked if there was anything planned. Mike Parks indicated that there is  
more signage being installed, although nothing currently planned for the  
terminal itself. He stated he will look into it for the next fiscal year, as it was  
not included in FY24’s budget, and that he is open to recommendations  
from the Advisory Board.  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
VII. REPORTS  
Report from Mike Parks  
Mike Parks presented his report to the Board:  
-Mike stated that enplanements were at 8,055 for September 2023, which  
is a slight decline from August’s enplanements. He indicated that there is  
no discernable cause for the decline, as all flights went as planned, and  
stated that there will be an increase in enplanements for October with the  
additional Chicago route being added temporarily. Mike noted that this  
additional flight to Chicago has been very popular and he has gotten  
feedback from passengers hoping that it will be a permanent addition. He  
stated that the additional Chicago route will end 10/26/2023 and he will  
share with American Airlines how popular it has been.  
-Mike said the baggage claim system continues to be challenging, stating  
they had an expert come repair it and that it had been running smoothly until  
a few minutes prior to the meeting when it stopped playing the Mizzou Fight  
Song. He also noted that Mayor Buffaloe recorded a welcome message for  
arriving passengers.  
-Mike stated that T-Mobile’s agreement is almost ready for City Council  
consideration. He said it may go to City Council on November 20. Mike  
emphasized that this agreement won’t cost the City anything, and that COU  
will use the same draft contract with AT&T once T-Mobile’s has been  
approved.  
-Mike stated that the concessions agreement is under final review with the  
attorneys, and anticipates that it will also go to City Council for approval on  
November 20. He indicated that the company information will become  
public at that time.  
-Mike said that a temporary contract with Zimmer Communications is in  
place for COU’s marketing. The RFP process has not moved forward yet  
as he is waiting to hear back from the Procurement Department on next  
steps.  
Report from Amy Schneider  
Amy Schneider presented her report over the lodging/hotel tax and airport  
terminal funds to the Board:  
-Amy provided the Advisory Board an update for the Hotel 1% Gross  
Receipts Tax for the Airport Terminal.  
-Amy explained that on August 2, 2016 voters approved a 1% increase to  
the gross receipts license tax on hotels and motels, which took effect  
January 1, 2017.  
-Amy stated that the amount collected as of August 2023 is $4,279,964.89.  
The amount transferred to the Airport for construction and payment of  
principal interest as of FY23 is $3,092,233.52. She noted that the  
remaining amount the City is allowed to collect is $7,128,519.11.  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
Mike stated Moberly Area Community College’s CDL training course has  
been doing very well. Suzi McGarvey noted that they also have received  
positive feedback, including from staff, indicating that they have been  
successful in doing all that they need to do for the certification in the gravel  
lot.  
IX. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION  
Motion to move into closed session to discuss sealed bids and related  
documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and related  
documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until a  
contract is executed, or all proposals are rejected as authorized by Section  
610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Closed session as  
authorized by Section 610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.  
Matt Jenne made a motion to move into closed session to discuss sealed bids  
and related documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and  
related documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until a  
contract is executed, or all proposals are rejected as authorized by Section  
610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Britt Smith seconded the motion.  
BJ Hunter, Gary Thompson, Jon Poses, Randa Rawlins, and Raman Puri voted in  
favor of the motion. No one voted against the motion. No one abstained. At 3:26  
PM, open session ended.  
X. NEXT MEETING DATE  
November 22, 2023  
XI. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at 3:39 PM with a motion by Randa Rawlins and a  
second by Matt Jenne. Motion passed unanimously.  
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