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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-2025Page 1 of 3 BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OCTOBER 27, 2025 I. Call to Order and Roll Call At 3:31pm on October 27, 2025, the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barkley Regional Airport Authority was called to order by Emily Roark, Chair of the Board. The meeting was held in person at the airport terminal after being properly advertised and noticed. A quorum of Directors was present throughout the meeting for the purpose of conducting business, either in person or over Microsoft Teams (as noted below). Directors in Attendance: Jason Crockett; George Cumbee; Marshall Davis; Kelly Scruggs (via Teams); Kevin Kauffeld; Dan Knowles; and Emily Roark. Director Absent: Jeff James; Lanie Fearon; and Dann Patterson. It was noted that Director James’s term expired at the end of September 2025, but that he was expected to be reappointed and to continue his membership on the Board. Others in Attendance: Executive Director, Dennis Rouleau; Carol Creason; Luci Aguilera; Kat Byers; David Riley, Secretary and Board Attorney; and others. II. Pledge of Allegiance Pledge was conducted. III. Approval of Board Minutes a. BRAA Board Meeting Minutes 09/22/2025 Having had an opportunity to review the minutes and comment thereon, Director Knowles moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of the regular meeting on September 22, 2025. The motion was seconded by Director Kauffeld and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. IV. Approval of September 2025 Financial and Statistical Reports This information was presented by the Executive Director. The Airport’s current financial statements (with month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons) were reviewed. The Board also reviewed current accounts receivable. The Board also reviewed statistical reports for: (a) passenger counts; (b) parking lot revenues; (c) car rental revenues; (d) air traffic counts; (e) jet A fuel sales; and (f) avgas fuel sales. The Exdcutive Director made specific comment that passenger counts, parking lot revenue, JetA, and AvGas sales were up on a year-over-year basis, while air traffic counts and car rentals were down on a year-over-year basis. Having had an opportunity to review this information and ask questions, Director Crockett moved to approve the September 2025 financial and statistical reports. The motion was seconded by Director Knowles and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. Page 2 of 3 Following the approval of the September 2025 Financial and Statistical Reports, Noah Harmon of Four Rivers Aviation presented to the Board and reported about developments for FRA during September 2025. Following Mr. Harmon’s presentation, Kat Byers, Marketing Manager and Public Information Officer, presented to the Board regarding marketing and social media engagement in September 2025. V. Engineering Selection Presentations a. CHA Teaming with HDR, PFGW, AMCG, and CDI. The Board heard a presentation from CHA regarding its desire to be selected by the Board to provide on-call engineering services to the Board for the next five years. This was presented to by Board by Casey Jones of CHA from Evansville, IN, along with Todd Shultheis from CHA, and Cheryl Chico with HDR in Paducah, KY. b. CMT Teaming with BFW The Board heard a presentation from CMT regarding its desire to be selected by the Board to provide on-call engineering services to the Board for the next five years. This was presented to by Board by Brad Hamilton, Mike Reiter, and Jake Marshall of CMT and Mark Workman and Chad Smith of BFW. VI. Executive Session (KRS 61.810(1)(g) and (n)) A motion was made by Director Cumbee to enter executive session pursuant to KRS 61.819(1)(g) and (n). That motion was seconded by Director Kauffeld and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. The Board entered executive session at 5:00pm. Having concluded the need for an executive session, Director Davis moved to exit executive session. That motion was seconded by Director Crockett and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. The Board exited executive session at 5:19pm. No final Board action was taken in executive session. Following the executive session, Director Crockett moved that the Board and the BRAA continue to retain CMT and BFW for on-call engineering/consulting services. The motion was seconded by Director Davis and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. VII. Airport Director’s Report (if times allows after Executive Session) No report given because of time constraints. VIII. Adjournment Having concluded the Board’s business, Director Davis moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Director Roark and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition. The meeting was adjourned at 5:24pm.