Update 11 Mar: Feb 12 board minutes contain this statement -
"280 Chairman Rowland proposed that the Board’s composition be looked at because right
This is a review of the rules of the Airport Advisory Board and terms of office from a search of minutes and other web information. Some minutes may not show properly due to the vagaries of various document formats, thereby possibly missing some appointments)
The expansion of the Airport was an issue most residents of Heber City (and Wasatch County) was thought to be an issue that was laid to rest over ten years ago. Apparently not so!
"280 Chairman Rowland proposed that the Board’s composition be looked at because right
281 now the bylaws are fairly vague. Other than the requirement of residing in Wasatch 282 County there are no other requirements."
If it is now agreed that residence in Wasatch County IS a requirement, how can the board operate with three current members??? Reportedly Mr. AbuHaidar lives in summit Co, Mr. McQuarrie in Salt Lake. (Mr. Rowland's term expired in 2013, or possibly earlier)
Further in the minutes
379 MOTION
380
381 Boardmember McQuarrie made a nomination, he said, “I’ll take the seat and he (Dave Hansen)
382 can be the vice”.
383
384 Chairman Rowland summarized the motion; we have a motion to accept Mel as the chair and
385 Dave as the vice chair. Voting Aye: Board Members McQuarrie, AbuHaidar, Rowland, McFee,
386 and Hansen. Voting Nay: none. The motion passed.
End of the addendum
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This is a review of the rules of the Airport Advisory Board and terms of office from a search of minutes and other web information. Some minutes may not show properly due to the vagaries of various document formats, thereby possibly missing some appointments)
The apparent key to the current appointment controversy might be found in this excerpt from the minutes of 11/17/2011:
"The Airport Board was also considering an upgrade to the airport from B2 to C2, and wanted to get input from the Council.
Council Member McDonald stated the upgrade would be a substantial cost to the City and it would take out hangar row. Council Member Horner asked what would happen if the Council was against it. Anderson stated the upgrade would be taken from the Master Plan. Council Members Horner, McDonald, and Mergist stated they were against upgrading to a C2 size airport."
"The Airport Board was also considering an upgrade to the airport from B2 to C2, and wanted to get input from the Council.
Council Member McDonald stated the upgrade would be a substantial cost to the City and it would take out hangar row. Council Member Horner asked what would happen if the Council was against it. Anderson stated the upgrade would be taken from the Master Plan. Council Members Horner, McDonald, and Mergist stated they were against upgrading to a C2 size airport."
The expansion of the Airport was an issue most residents of Heber City (and Wasatch County) was thought to be an issue that was laid to rest over ten years ago. Apparently not so!
The
Heber
City Airport Advisory Board consists of:
- Nadim AbuHaidar (2011?)
- David Hansen (2010/14)
- Jeff Mabbutt (2011)
- Mel McQuarrie (2012)
- Kari McFee (2012)
- Erik Rowland (2009)
Tom Melville (No longer listed on the website, but was a member in 2013)
Appointment
dates were not listed, but added from info below:
History:
July
3, 2003 Heber
General Plan Future Vision 2020 “Heber
City owns the Heber City Airport, and is responsible for all planning
issues surrounding airport and related businesses. The airport should
be self sustaining. Revenues from the airport need to support
maintenance and development. This includes both short range and long
range goals. Recognizing the important role the airport plays in the
community; Heber City created an Airport Advisory
Board to assist in this planning.”
5/18/2006
“Koze Hallows has
resigned from the Airport Advisory Board: It was explained Koze
Hallows had resigned from the Airport Advisory Board. Mayor Phillips
said there was a need to find someone to fill his term. He asked for
recommendations from the Council. They recommended
whoever was appointed be a citizen of Heber without economic ties to
the airport”
01/15/2009:
Appointment/Reappointment to the following Boards:
Airport
Advisory Board 4-year term (Norm Eiting 2009)
Airport
Advisory Board 4-year term (Kathryn Berg 2009)
Airport
Advisory Board (David Remington 2011) remaining two years of
Remington term
3/5/2009
“Mayor Appointment to Airport Advisory Board:
Councilmember Hokanson moved to approve the appointment of Erik
Rowland to serve on the Airport Advisory Board as
recommended by Mayor Phillips.”
2/18/2010
Steve Capson appointed (no term listed)
1/21/2010
Dave
Hansen appointed (no
term listed)
1/6/2011
Jeff Mabbut appointed (no
term listed)
10/20/2011
Mayoral Appointment – Heber City Airport Advisory Board Member:
Mayor Phillips stated Tom
Melville was being recommended as a member of the
Airport Advisory Board. He also recommended that Nadim
Abuhaidar or one of his associates from the FBO
be appointed to the Board. (no term listed), and it's unclear if this was the actual appointment for Abuhaidar, as
this does NOT seem like a proper motion! No further appointment has been found. BUT on 8/16/2012:
“Jim Morgan, Park City, stated it was his intention to move to
Heber. He remarked that the 75x75 hangars were built for big business
jets. Then the prices and the market declined. He thought the lease
fee should not matter to the hangar sale because a buyer for that
size would not be renting it. He
was also concerned that the FBO owner was on the Airport Advisory
Board.”
6-21-2012
Mel McQuarrie
appointed (no term listed)
“Appointment
of Airport Advisory Board Member: Council Member Mergist asked if
Melvin McQuarrie owned a hangar at the Airport. Mark Anderson said
yes he did. Council Member Mergist asked how many board members owned
hangars at the airport and Anderson replied there were three board
members that owned hangars and one that leased a hangar. Council
Member Mergist voiced concern over whether ownership mattered while
serving on the board. Council Member Rowland answered that while
serving on the board he had noticed most of the time the board
members did have some ownership in the airport hangars, etc. Recusal,
etc. has been implemented in order to avoid conflict of interest,
etc” . . . Mayor Phillips also mentioned the City needed someone
to serve on the Board of Adjustment, as well as an Airport Advisory
Board Member”
May
17, 2012 Kari
McFee appointed (no
term listed)
01-16-2014
Dave
Hansen reappointed (no
term listed)
Of
the board members listed on Heber City's website:
One
current member is not “from
throughout the cities and suburbs in Wasatch County.”
and has a clear and
continuing 'conflict of interest.”
A
second member is not “from throughout the cities and suburbs in
Wasatch County.”
and has possibly
failed the attendance requirements.
A
third member (and 2013 Chairman) has reportedly completed his term of office.
A
fourth member has also possibly failed the attendance requirements.
Up
until 2014, there was little controversy over Airport Board
appointments, certainly no refusals to consent to the Mayor's
recommendations.
It
appears that the
Bylaws of 2011 have been virtually ignored - perhaps rather than
rewriting the bylaws, it might be helpful to try to USE them.
By
apparently not following the Bylaws of 2011, this current membership does not appear to
be an appropriate group to “Discuss the makeup of the Airport
Advisory Board” or even to elect a Chairperson as noted in the
Public meeting notice for Feb 12.
In fact, it may be an improperly constituted board, which could have bearing on past actions of the board. But, as they are an advisory board, all "decisions" should have been brought to the Council.
In fact, it may be an improperly constituted board, which could have bearing on past actions of the board. But, as they are an advisory board, all "decisions" should have been brought to the Council.
2013
Attendance
| Jan 9 | Feb13 | Mar | apr | May | Jun12 | Jul10 | Aug14 | Sep18 | Oct15 | Nov13 | Dec11 | ||||
| Nadim AbuHaidar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 78% | Non Resident | |||
| David Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 78% | ||||
| Jeff Mabbutt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 56% | Below 60% ? | |||
| Mel McQuarrie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56% | Non Resident | |||
| Kari McFee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 89% | ||||
| Erik Rowland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 100% | term expired 2012 ? | |||
| Tom Melville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 78% | ||||
| not avail | 5 | 5 | none? | 5 | 5 | cx | 5 | 6 | 'oct 9 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| cx |
Meeting notices (and packets) are now found on Utah PMN http://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html#
Appointment notices should be found in
Heber City Council minutes.
Heber
City Airport, Rules and Regulations – Adopted by the City
Council November 17, 2011
EXCERPTS:
Article 3:
15 Appointment and Terms of Members
16 A. The Airport Advisory Board shall
consist of (7) members;
17 B. Membership shall be as follows:
18 1. Membership
will include persons of diverse interests from throughout the
19
cities and suburbs in Wasatch
County.
20 2. A Technical Assistance
Committee will be formed as needed to help
21 understand technical and other
issues associated with the Airport or other
22 entities that might be affected by
it.
23 C. The Airport Advisory Board will
interface with and be supported by the City
24
Manager, his designee, and/or the Airport Manager. Heber City
will also
25 provide a secretary and staff
support as needed.
26 D. The terms of office for the
seven appointed Airport Advisory Board members
27 shall be
four years. The initial
appointments shall be for, three positions two
28
years, two positions three years, and two positions four years from
January 1,
29
2005.
(i.e. 3 terms expired in 2007, 2
terms in 2008 and 2 in 2009, then 2011, 2012, 2013, etc.)
Any vacancies in these positions
shall be filled by a recommendation
30
from the Mayor and confirmation by the City Council. The
appointment will be
31 for at the remaining time of the
member whose vacancy is being filled.
32 E. Improper conduct and
non-performance of duties shall result in a
33 recommendation to the Heber City
Council for removal of said member.
34 Members may be removed after a
public hearing, by a majority vote of the City
35 Council.
36 Article 4:
37 Airport Advisory Board Officers and
their Duties
38 A. Chairperson
39 1. The Airport Advisory Board
shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice-
40 Chairperson from among its members
at the first regular meeting in
41 January.
42 2. The Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson shall serve for a term of two years,
43 beginning the first regular
meeting in February.
44 3. The Chairperson shall preserve
order, and decide all points of order, subject
45 to appeal of the Airport Advisory
Board membership. Such appeal shall be
46 decided by a majority vote of the
members present. The Chairperson may
47 vote on all matters before the
Airport Advisory Board.
48 a. The Chairperson with the
concurrence of a majority vote of the
49 Airport Advisory Board and the
City Council may create such special
50 subcommittees as he/she may, from
time-to-time, deem necessary
51 or desirable.
52 b. In the event of absence or
disability the Chairperson, the Vice-
53 Chairperson shall preside. In the
absence of both, the members
54 shall appoint a Chairperson for
that meeting.
55 B. Vice-Chairperson
56 1. Perform all of the above duties
in the absence of the Chairperson;
57 2. Conduct the annual review of
the Airport Advisory Board actions;
58 3. Coordinate and conduct the
annual meeting of the Board; and
59 4. Provide orientation to new
Airport Advisory Board Members.
60 C. Secretary Article 12:
61 1. Assure true recording and
maintenance of the public record, record the
62 proceedings of all hearings and
meetings; and prepare the minutes of the
63 Board. Minutes shall include:
64 a. The date, time, and place of
the meeting;
65 b. The names of members present
and absent;
66 c. The substance of all matters
proposed, discussed, or decided, and a
67 record, by individual members of
votes taken;
68 d. Findings and conclusions;
69 e. The names of all citizens who
appeared and who gave comments
70 and the substance in brief of
their testimony;
71 f. Any other information that any
member requests be entered in the
72 minutes.
73 2. All
recommendations to the City Council, involving changes in the City
74
ordinances shall be submitted by the Secretary to the City Attorney
for
75
review. After the review, the
proposed ordinance shall be returned to the
76
Airport Advisory Board to evaluate any comments or suggestions
before
77
being submitted to the City Council.
179 Conduct of Members of the Airport
Advisory Board
180 A. Members of the Airport Advisory
Board shall prepare themselves for hearings
181 and meetings.
182 B. Appointed members of the
Airport Advisory Board shall attend
at least 60
183
percent of all meetings within a calendar year. Failure to do so may
be deemed
184
by the Airport Advisory Board as cause for removal.
185 C. An Airport Advisory Board
member with a conflict of
interest in a matter before
186 the Board must state that such a
conflict of interest exists and
withdraw from
187
participation in the public hearing, work session, or regular
meeting on such
188 matters. Participation of a member
of the Airport Advisory Board with a conflict
189 of interest may be cause for
removal. The interests of that Airport Advisory
190 Board member may be represented
before the Board by agenda or legal
191 representative at the public
hearing, regular meeting, or work session and
192 entered into the public record. The
prohibition from “participation” does not
193 exclude an Article 7.B.2
presentation or a response solicited from one of the
194
other Board members.
Meeting Excerpts
Wednesday,
March 13, 2013
4:00
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Members
Present: Nadim AbuHaidar Airport Advisory Board
Dave Hansen Airport Advisory Board
Kari McFee Airport Advisory Board
Tom Melville Airport Advisory Board
Erik Rowland Airport Advisory Board
Absent:
Jeff Mabbutt Airport Advisory Board
Mel McQuarrie Airport Advisory Board
APRIL
= No meeting???
Wednesday,
May 8, 2013
4:00
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Members
Present: Nadim AbuHaidar Airport Advisory Board
Jeff Mabbutt Airport Advisory Board
Kari McFee Airport Advisory Board
Mel McQuarrie Airport Advisory Board
Erik Rowland Airport Advisory Board
Absent:
Dave Hansen Airport Advisory Board
Tom Melville Airport Advisory Board
Wednesday,
June 12, 2013
6
7
4:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting
8
Members
Present: Dave Hansen Airport Advisory Board
Kari McFee Airport Advisory Board
Mel McQuarrie Airport Advisory Board
Tom Melville Airport Advisory Board
Erik Rowland Airport Advisory Board
Alan Robertson Airport Advisory Board for Nadim
AbuHaidar
Absent:
Nadim AbuHaidar Airport Advisory Board
Jeff Mabbutt Airport Advisory Board
Public notice is hereby given that the July 10, 2013, Heber City Airport Advisory Board Meeting has been cancelled.
Description/Agenda:
MEETING CANCELLED
Airport
Advisory Board Meeting
6
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
7
8
4:00 p.m.
9
Regular Meeting
10
Members
Present: Nadim AbuHaidar Airport Advisory Board
Dave Hansen Airport Advisory Board
Jeff Mabbutt Airport Advisory Board
Mel McQuarrie Airport Advisory Board
Tom Melville Airport Advisory Board
Erik Rowland Airport Advisory Board
Absent:
Kari McFee Airport Advisory Board
November
13.2013 http://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/83337.pdf
All
present
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