WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:02.000 I'm not sure, let me see that 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:32.870 Good evening, Brady, could you please give the invocation 00:00:32.870 --> 00:00:37.450 Thank you, Mayor 00:00:37.450 --> 00:00:43.550 First, we recognize that you, Lord, are ultimately in control 00:00:43.550 --> 00:00:47.190 So we lift up this council and all its members tonight 00:00:47.190 --> 00:00:51.930 and ask that your spirit of wisdom and justice be upon them 00:00:51.930 --> 00:00:58.970 and may the members of this council vote in a manner that glorifies and honors your name according to your will. 00:00:59.850 --> 00:01:04.630 We also pray for the candidates of this position that they may come to the knowledge of Christ and him 00:01:04.630 --> 00:01:09.910 crucified through the Holy Spirit that they may receive forgiveness peace with God and new life 00:01:09.910 --> 00:01:17.390 and that they would have wisdom and integrity to perform this job. Let this council know in their 00:01:17.390 --> 00:01:29.010 hearts the one you, Lord, have chosen. For there is no authority except from you, Lord, and the authorities that exist are appointed by the Most High. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:34.210 Now we'll call this special meeting to order. Madam Clerk, could you please take the roll? 00:01:34.750 --> 00:01:37.190 Yes. Mayor Miller? Here. 00:01:38.290 --> 00:01:40.250 Otterwoman Sellers? Here. 00:01:41.230 --> 00:01:43.350 Otterperson Sanders? Here. 00:01:44.870 --> 00:01:45.950 Shadle? Here. 00:01:45.950 --> 00:01:58.010 Here. Stacey. Here. Parker. Here. Simmons. Here. Johnson. Here. Clem. Here. If you could please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Alderman Sellers. 00:01:58.610 --> 00:02:14.250 I pledge allegiance to the Father of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:21.120 Item number one is the approval of the agenda. Is there such a motion? 00:02:21.320 --> 00:02:54.370 So moved. Second. A motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Sellers. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? That motion passes. Opposed. Pardon me? Opposed. Yes. It's been opposed. Oh, okay. So we had one, seven to one. Two. Six to two. Yeah. Next is public comments. Attorney Cox, could you speak to that, please? 00:02:54.970 --> 00:03:18.590 Sure, Mayor. We have a number of people signed up for public comment tonight. The council rules, it's section 23, talks about address by non-members. There is room for six folks to come up and speak, and six via written. No more than that. We've actually received more than that. Yes, sir. 00:03:19.310 --> 00:03:21.830 Some of us are older and can't hear very well. 00:03:21.930 --> 00:03:22.590 I can't hear. 00:03:22.590 --> 00:03:24.110 Turn the volume up a little bit. 00:03:24.110 --> 00:03:58.430 Kurt, do you have the ability to turn that up? Can you hear me all right now? Is that better? So just to restate that, there's a limit on the number of comments, and it's six spoken and six written. We've received more comments and more requests to speak than that. So revering to the council rules, the rules are a little bit fuzzy there, where they say if there's more than six, then an equal number from each side gets to speak. 00:03:58.430 --> 00:04:07.490 Well, we have two in favor signed up to speak of the proposed, in favor of the proposed bid. 00:04:07.850 --> 00:04:22.350 We've got multiple signed up to speak against, and the decision is two, the two that are signed up for will be allowed to speak, and then the first four of the opposed will be allowed to speak, just in terms of time signed up. 00:04:22.350 --> 00:04:30.790 And then with the written correspondence, again, we're going to accept the first six and Jabria is going to read those in. And was there a question? 00:04:30.790 --> 00:04:40.630 I make a motion that everyone that's here tonight that have something to say, be allowed to speak. 00:04:42.270 --> 00:04:43.210 Is there a second? 00:04:43.730 --> 00:04:44.470 I second it. 00:04:45.310 --> 00:04:46.390 Any discussion? 00:04:49.030 --> 00:04:49.590 Yes. 00:04:49.670 --> 00:04:50.290 Alderman Sellers? 00:04:50.290 --> 00:04:57.050 What I'm saying, if that's the, what the rules are, that's why we have motions, that's why we can make motions 00:04:57.050 --> 00:04:59.070 So that would be a motion to suspend the rules 00:04:59.070 --> 00:05:02.710 To suspend the rules and allow them to speak 00:05:02.710 --> 00:05:06.210 Okay, so suspension of the rules must pass by two-thirds majority 00:05:06.210 --> 00:05:15.370 So, Madam Clerk, please take the rule on allowing the suspension of our ordinance 00:05:15.370 --> 00:05:19.850 To allow all of the persons that want to speak to speak, Alderman Sellers 00:05:19.850 --> 00:05:24.010 How many total is there to speak? Do we know? 00:05:25.090 --> 00:05:33.190 There are eight written and I think eight signed up. So it would be an extra two on each. 00:05:34.270 --> 00:05:38.550 The ordinance itself. I'd like to make a motion. 00:05:39.230 --> 00:05:43.470 Well, we already have a motion on the approval agenda. 00:05:44.670 --> 00:05:45.930 No, no, we've already passed that. 00:05:45.930 --> 00:05:55.790 Yep, so we've got a motion on the floor to suspend the rules to allow everyone to speak. Item number three, I'd like to have that removed indefinitely. 00:05:58.450 --> 00:06:02.490 Alderman Sanders, we have a motion on the floor right now. That's what we're sticking to right now. 00:06:02.490 --> 00:06:03.670 Oh, okay. All right. Well. 00:06:05.110 --> 00:06:13.970 So, unless there's any discussion on allowing all to speak outside of the normal council rules, Madam Clerk, could you please take the roll? 00:06:13.970 --> 00:06:23.210 people. I thought she did that already. This is on the motion that I made that you second. Okay. So if you want 00:06:23.210 --> 00:06:27.470 everyone to speak, it's a yes vote. If you want to stick with the rules, it's a no vote. That's including 00:06:27.470 --> 00:06:42.830 the eight. Sellers? No. Sanders? Yes. Shadle? No. Stacey? Yes. Parker? No. Simmons? Aye. 00:06:42.830 --> 00:07:20.680 Aye. Johnson? Aye. Clem? No. It's like a tie. I think it's a tie. So that's a 4-4 vote. That would fail because it needs a two-thirds vote. Yeah. Okay. Then we will proceed with the six that first came in as far as written correspondence. Madam Clerk, if you could please read those. Okay. I did make a motion tonight to have item number three to be removed. 00:07:20.700 --> 00:07:52.200 indefinitely. Well, we've already approved the agenda. It was the very first thing we did. Oh, okay. And he said no. Yeah, and I did say no. But it passed. The approval of the agenda passed. Six to two. Oh, it did? Six to two. Okay. Madam Clerk, could you please read? Dr. Glenn Smith, I would like to address the current vote on the airport manager contract. I have lived in 00:07:52.200 --> 00:08:22.180 Northwest Illinois for the past 25 years. During that time frame, I have been a continuous hanger tenant, consumer of goods from the airport, and consumer of services from the airport. During that time, I have been through multiple administrations, all trying to save money and putting their mark on the management of the airport. As tenants, we all want to have a professionally run facility that we can use all year round. Not all the past changes have worked well, 00:08:22.200 --> 00:08:52.180 for that goal. I will remind you of a past administration that caused over one-third of the hangar tenants to leave. With that preamble, I have some concerns. The airport needs a resident manager that is available to handle emergencies in a real-time fashion. Those type of things can't be delegated to minimum wage persons answering the phones and fueling planes. Lowest bid does not always mean acceptable service. I don't understand why the city council is 00:08:52.180 --> 00:09:22.160 is not privy to the details of the actual bids to access what they are being asked to ratify. We have had a very professionally run airport from the Jansen family for the last 30 years, the latest being in the person of Angie Jansen. It will be difficult to replace the depth of knowledge that she possesses. Our concerns also include the projects that are currently in the works. I would appreciate a much more transparent process for the whole affairs. 00:09:22.180 --> 00:09:38.010 so we all know what we are getting. The second one I have is from Rodney E. Marshall to the Freeport City Council. 00:09:38.530 --> 00:09:46.910 This letter is to recommend Angie Jansen be retained as the airport manager. I have known Angie and her family for over 35 years. 00:09:47.370 --> 00:09:54.290 Throughout those years, I have personally observed Angie's excellent people skills in handling airport customers, 00:09:54.290 --> 00:09:59.990 her exceptional knowledge when dealing with the FAA and her behind the scenes. 00:09:59.990 --> 00:10:21.060 and her behind-the-scenes skill at acquiring state and federal grant monies. Angie was instrumental in acquiring grants for the instrument landing system that is critical for safe all-weather approaches for business and commercial aircraft. Grant funding for the runway extension, overlay, and airport road improvements are all examples of Angie's work. 00:10:21.060 --> 00:10:31.400 Her depth of knowledge, long established business relationships, and high respect in the industry are only earned through competence and with extensive time invested 00:10:31.400 --> 00:10:36.660 Additionally, more direct results of Angie's management skills are easy to observe 00:10:36.660 --> 00:10:45.900 The airport grounds have never looked better, rental hangars are all full, there are two independent aircraft maintenance companies renting space 00:10:45.900 --> 00:10:49.000 And airport staff are competent, friendly, and always helpful 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:56.140 Airports are a safety critical community asset that functions as a front door for the local business community 00:10:56.140 --> 00:11:04.700 Managing an operation like Albertus Airport requires full-time attention and full-time availability during off hours 00:11:04.700 --> 00:11:09.920 Angie has proven her skills over decades of dedicated full-time effort 00:11:09.920 --> 00:11:17.200 I strongly recommend the city of Freeport will be very well rewarded having her at the airport helm 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:21.520 Angie is unquestionably one of the best of the very best 00:11:21.520 --> 00:11:49.860 the third comment from Kirk Appel this recommendation letter is for okay I write this letter of recommendation for Miss Angie Jansen Freeport Airport manager with the highest regard for her friendship and her stewardship for aviation within Freeport and the surrounding area I have over 40 years in aviation 00:11:49.860 --> 00:11:57.600 General Corporate and Airline, 27 years as a pilot with Delta Airlines. I started right here at Freeport 00:11:57.600 --> 00:12:03.920 Albertus Airport. I couldn't be more proud of where my career started and of all those who helped me and 00:12:03.920 --> 00:12:10.460 guided me. I understand what this airport means to the local community and to those who either pass 00:12:10.460 --> 00:12:16.440 through its airspace or for those who operate within it. The airport has come a long way since I first 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:43.740 started working there. I was one of the original employees of Freeport Air Service in 1984. I've known Angie since my very first day. I was hired by airport manager and owner of Freeport Air Service, Daryl Jansen. My capacity was as aircraft mechanic and all other jobs required to help operate the airport and Freeport Air Service. I watched firsthand what was involved, required, and needed to operate this airport. 00:12:43.740 --> 00:12:49.140 Daryl gave 100% of his time and effort to improve Freeport Airport to what it is today. 00:12:49.460 --> 00:12:50.900 The same can be said for Angie. 00:12:51.540 --> 00:12:58.780 For the past 28 years, Angie has worked tirelessly alongside her father to operate, improve, and expand Freeport-Albertus Airport. 00:12:59.440 --> 00:13:09.320 Whether it be new hangars, runway extension, ILS approach system, two thriving maintenance facilities, successful air shows, daily upkeep and maintenance, and many more. 00:13:09.320 --> 00:13:13.820 These and the many other improvements do not come easily or quickly 00:13:13.820 --> 00:13:26.360 Close and constant contact with the FAA along with federal, state, and local governments is what allows this airport, like all others, to become what they are today and will be for tomorrow 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:36.540 Angie is not new to this environment or to the extent required to garner the required approval from all agency levels to maintain the safe operation of 00:13:36.540 --> 00:14:06.520 but also to improve and enhance the airport for future use. She is as thorough and tenacious as her father was so that Freeport Airport is the very best it can be. Her years working as office manager and these past four years as airport manager continues to bring respect not only from local and transient pilots but also from all the government agencies that are integral to helping make this airport continue to view 00:14:06.540 --> 00:14:36.520 be safe for those who operate within its boundaries and its airspace. To the city itself, who can be proud of the airport and for all the opportunities it provides for Freeport and the surrounding area. Within aviation, business, government, and everyone who comes in contact with the airport, Angie is the first one who greets them. She has the utmost experience, knowledge, and respect to the Freeport airport manager. Over 30 years of knowing this airport inside and out, how to provide and keep the airport boundaries safe every day, how to make 00:14:36.520 --> 00:15:09.720 Make it shine for all to be proud. One would be foolish not to have Angie in this capacity. You would not find a more capable individual than her. She's been in front leading the whole time, continuing to go above and beyond of what is required to be the airport manager for Freeport and the airport. Freeport Airport is an end. Madam Clerk, do you have much left because your time expired quite a while ago? Oh, Lord. No, that was the end. Good evening, members of the council. My name is Matt Van Bergen and I am a 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:15.320 tenant at Albertus Airport where I rent a hangar. I want to thank you for allowing me a moment to share my 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:21.040 perspective as someone who depends on the airport for storage and access of my airplanes to support my 00:15:21.040 --> 00:15:26.760 love and passion for flying. I am not here to weigh in on the politics or decision-making process around 00:15:26.760 --> 00:15:32.520 airport management. Instead, I simply like to express my appreciation for the way the airport has been 00:15:32.520 --> 00:15:37.300 managed under the current airport manager. As a tenant, the things that matter to me are very 00:15:37.300 --> 00:16:04.340 The practical airport maintenance issues are addressed promptly, the grass runways are well maintained, and the general day-to-day upkeep of the airport is handled with care. We also benefit from competitive fuel prices and unique boutique services I have not experienced at other airports, such as snow being shoveled right up to the hangar door. All of these things are provided consistently, and they make a real difference to those of us who use the airport on a regular basis. 00:16:04.340 --> 00:16:11.860 I also know that our current airport manager, Angie Jansen of Second Gen Aviation, has grown up with this airport. 00:16:12.660 --> 00:16:19.540 It has truly been her life and her family's life that deep connection is evident in the pride and care she brings to her work every day. 00:16:20.300 --> 00:16:29.100 Beyond managing the airport, she also plans, organizes, and leads Young Eagles events where volunteer pilots introduce level youth to aviation. 00:16:29.100 --> 00:16:34.860 These events not only serve our community, but may also inspire the next generation of pilots 00:16:34.860 --> 00:16:41.780 I participated in one this past weekend, and it was nothing short of top-notch from an organization and enthusiasm perspective 00:16:41.780 --> 00:16:47.580 I understand that the city has a process to follow when it comes to management contracts, and I fully respect that 00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:57.220 My only request is that you recognize the strong track record of service and dedication that we've experienced under the current airport manager as part of your consideration 00:16:57.220 --> 00:17:01.340 This decision impacts the tenants more than anyone else. 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:05.000 Thank you for your time and for your commitment to supporting our community airport. 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:09.600 The fifth one. 00:17:11.020 --> 00:17:14.520 Dear Freeport City Council, my name is Lynn Pease. 00:17:14.940 --> 00:17:22.560 I am a hangar tenant at the Freeport Albertus Airport and have some concerns about your proposed management transition at the airport. 00:17:22.560 --> 00:17:29.100 report. I have been very happy with the current manager, Angie Jansen, who has helped me among many 00:17:29.100 --> 00:17:35.660 things with a tricky registration issue when I purchased my personal airplane in Canada. That 00:17:35.660 --> 00:17:41.680 required dealing with the FAA to convert it to U.S. registration, and Angie's help was appreciated. 00:17:42.300 --> 00:17:48.020 The knowledge required for this FAA interface is not easily learned and comes with years of airport 00:17:48.020 --> 00:17:55.580 Airport Management Experience, which Angie learned under the tutelage of her father, Daryl, the previous manager. 00:17:56.280 --> 00:18:03.420 I say this as a retired airline pilot and current university professor where I help train future airport managers. 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:12.380 Normally, the first step for our graduates would be as an assistant manager in any airport system and then be promoted as experience allows. 00:18:12.380 --> 00:18:40.070 The lowest, in fact, any bid needs to be very carefully examined to see if the bidder has any aviation management experience. Aviation cannot be done on the cheap. I will urge you to extend Ms. Jan Singh's contract. Sincerely, Lynn Pease, Associate Professor of Aviation, University of Dubuque. This is from Graham Bradbury. 00:18:40.070 --> 00:18:49.910 In my capacity as a hangar tenant at the Albertus Airport, I wish to lodge my comments regarding the subject resolution. 00:18:50.630 --> 00:19:05.570 I have enjoyed being a member of the Freeport Airport Aviation Community since 2000, training for my pilot license, a member of the Local Experimental Aircraft Association, chapter, and since 2010, a hangar tenant. 00:19:05.570 --> 00:19:10.690 During these 25 years, I've seen many positive changes at the airport. 00:19:11.430 --> 00:19:19.730 These have included the resurfacing of the main runway, construction of a new access road, and installation of modern security fencing. 00:19:20.470 --> 00:19:29.910 Worthy of note was the reconstruction of the old maintenance hangar after its destruction in a storm, such as to support the future construction of a modern terminal facility. 00:19:29.910 --> 00:19:43.950 It takes many players to make all these things happen, but in my opinion, all required the passion, tenacity, and depth knowledge of airport operations and leadership of the airport manager to make them a reality 00:19:43.950 --> 00:19:56.610 Since the untimely passing of Daryl Jansen, the previous airport manager of many years, we have been very fortunate to have been served by Angie Jansen of Second Gen Aviation for the last four years 00:19:56.610 --> 00:19:57.930 was Jansen 00:19:57.930 --> 00:20:25.860 for years. Ms. Jansen has continued to work tirelessly and successfully on behalf of all the airport stakeholders to maintain the airport infrastructure, improve facilities, and facilitate smooth airport operations. This success is in no small part due to Ms. Jansen's many years of experience specific to the city of Freeport and its airport. I trust that the council will thoroughly deliberate all the factors pertaining to this resolution and fully consider 00:20:25.860 --> 00:20:31.580 the interest of all the airport stakeholders as you cast your vote tonight. Thank you for this 00:20:31.580 --> 00:20:39.220 opportunity to share my comments. That was the first six. Okay, that concludes the written 00:20:39.220 --> 00:20:57.080 correspondence. So next we have Stan Tepfer. You have three minutes, Stan. Greetings, everyone. My name is 00:20:57.080 --> 00:21:05.440 Stan Tepfer. I have rented the hangar K6 at Albertus Airport for my plane for the past 10 years. I'm not 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:35.420 I'm not only a pilot, but I have my FAA A&P certificate, and I was previously adjunct instructor at Rock Valley College in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program. I'm an Experimental Aircraft Association member, EAA, and Aircraft Owners Pilots Association member, AOPA. I'd like to go on record in support of Angie Jansen, her manager at Albertus Airport. Her father, Darrell, was very successful and did a great job as a manager while he was with 00:21:35.420 --> 00:22:05.400 with us. However, Angie has improved the quality of a bird's with improved facilities and activities and maintains the facility and runways in a top-notch condition. She has a vast knowledge of state and federal regulations and is always in compliance with those regulations. My research shows that the insurance and other deductions included hired help come out of the airport budget management budget. As right now, the manager's salary, personal, 00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:35.040 General Insurance included liability insurance, hired employees, and the need for additional part-time members to include in that budget, and there is a need for hiring the additional members, so that budget has to be split up as a result of that. Angie has a great rapport with pilots at the airport. I know of no other person or group that can manage the airport as well as she does. The airport office is always well-maintained, and office hours are always kept. I strongly encourage you not to change airport management. 00:22:35.400 --> 00:23:15.230 but keep Angie as the airport manager. Thank you. Next is Jeff Modica. Hello, everyone. I would just like to introduce myself. I am Jeff Modica. I've been an aviation professional for over 30 years. I'm also a lifelong Freeport resident. I was born here, raised here, and lived here most of my adult life. My association with Freeport Airport dates back to the fall of 1989 when I began training and obtained a private pilot certificate. 00:23:17.560 --> 00:23:24.400 I left for a time and finished a college degree and obtained the more advanced flight ratings at a flight school down in Jacksonville, Florida. 00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:31.600 After that, I returned to the Freeport Airport and worked there full time for a number of years in the early to mid-1990s. 00:23:31.600 --> 00:23:46.000 While there, I pretty much did everything, flight instructed, fueled airplanes, plowed runways, mowed grass, assisted in the maintenance shop, general airport maintenance, equipment maintenance, etc. 00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:57.320 After leaving Freeport Airport for career advancement, I have worked at multiple FBOs, at various airports, charter companies, large corporate flight departments, and finally, a major global airline. 00:23:57.680 --> 00:24:04.540 During these years, I've had the opportunity to fly into and out of literally hundreds of airports across all 50 states. 00:24:04.980 --> 00:24:15.780 I have a very knowledgeable, or a very thorough knowledge of the good things, bad things, what works well, what doesn't, and have seen it all from the very top-notch, well-run municipal airports, 00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:22.960 to the more neglected and deficient airports. I believe this breadth of knowledge and experience would serve me well in a position such as this. 00:24:24.420 --> 00:24:38.140 At the last meeting, I heard a couple concerns about my employment at an airline. I can see where that might be a concern on the surface, but if you dig a little deeper, you would find that it's not as much of a problem as one might think. 00:24:38.140 --> 00:25:10.810 Most airline pilots fly a full schedule 12 months a year. I routinely choose a different schedule option which affords me the opportunity to be home most days of the month. This schedule option is that of an on-call reserve pilot. I only go to work when I get called in due to a pilot absence for whatever reason. I'm generally on call three or four days and then off the rest of the week. On average, I would say it's usually once or twice a month I get the call, sometimes not. 00:25:10.830 --> 00:25:40.810 not at all. When I do, the trip has me gone for approximately a 48-hour period. So in reality, in over a 30- or 31-day month, I may be gone for a few 48-hour periods. The rest of the time, I live right on the airport boundary near the south airport entrance road. I can be on the property in literally about three minutes from leaving my garage to respond to anything that may need attention out there. During the few short periods I may be away, trained employees would 00:25:40.810 --> 00:25:47.070 to be able to respond to anything until I return. In this world of connectivity, I think the issue is minor. 00:25:47.970 --> 00:25:56.670 In summary, what I would strive to bring to this position is professionalism and the knowledge gained in 35 years of experience in general aviation environment, both as an operator and instructor. 00:25:57.190 --> 00:26:00.550 I'm currently providing most of the flight instruction at the airport for pilots seeking. 00:26:00.550 --> 00:26:00.730 Mr. Monica, your time has expired. 00:26:01.950 --> 00:26:02.470 That's it? 00:26:02.670 --> 00:26:02.810 Yeah. 00:26:02.870 --> 00:26:03.050 Okay. 00:26:03.390 --> 00:26:03.830 Thank you. 00:26:06.780 --> 00:26:07.940 Next, we have Joe Green. 00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:19.900 Good evening, and thank you for this opportunity. My name is Joe Green. 00:26:19.900 --> 00:26:49.740 I'm a pilot. I've had two planes, both of which I hangered out at Albertus Airport, currently in between planes, hopefully another tenant. I'm a member of EAA and AOPA and very active at the airport. A little bit about me, just so that you know where I'm coming from, I'm a former employee of Honeywell, Tenneco, International Harvester Company, Case IH. I'm a private business owner. I retired eight years ago, 00:26:49.740 --> 00:27:19.720 since then I've started two new businesses. As far as civic duties, I was the chairman of the board of the local credit union here, president of the church council, president of Lena Community Park District, former city council in a town in Iowa and also currently a township trustee. I tell you this so that you understand that I've been on both sides of this, the business side and where you're all sitting. When I was sitting in your chairs, I wanted 00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:29.560 wanted as much information as I possibly could find to make the tough decisions, and this may not appear to be a tough decision to you, but it's a tough decision to us, and that's why we're here tonight. 00:27:31.620 --> 00:27:48.580 When you go out to the airport, one of the things that you may see is a nice airport, planes coming in and out, and nice, serene setting. What you don't see is what's going on underneath. It's just like a duck in a pond. The duck looks nice and mellow, but underneath there's a lot of peddling going on. 00:27:48.580 --> 00:28:17.640 and Angie's been doing all that peddling. To do this off the side of your desk is simply, to me, not possible. You can't deal with the FAA off the side of your desk. You can't deal with the NTSB off the side of your desk. You can't deal with Homeland Security off the side of your desk. You better believe that one. FAA training, Angie can post their own NOTAMs. Many of the airports around here have to go through the FAA to post their NOTAMs. 00:28:17.640 --> 00:28:47.480 That's notice to airmen. Angie is authorized to do it for Freeport Airport. She has to deal with federal officials for security. She has to deal with municipal, local, regional, and national engineers to get the projects done that are out there. All of this is coordinated. This is the duck feet under the water, just going like hell. Also interfacing with the city council, you know, the finance clerk, city manager, street department, all of those areas she has to 00:28:47.480 --> 00:29:17.220 interface with. Not only that, that's the ground, but you also have to do with the customers. Corporate, we have a lot of corporate people that actually come here instead of landing at Rockford because it's much more accommodating, much more feasible, and much easier to get in and out. Fueling systems, brand new fueling system out there, and you push for that. There are many other things that I have not been able to do the time constraints cover, but there is 00:29:17.220 --> 00:29:22.840 There's a myriad of things that happen out there, and I urge you to ask what those are. Thank you. 00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:26.680 Next is Larry Lyons. 00:29:37.120 --> 00:29:41.840 Thank you, Council, for listening to me. My name is Larry Lyons. I am a hangar tenant out there, 00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:49.120 and a question I had is, what is the need or where is the drive for this change? What has gone wrong 00:29:49.120 --> 00:29:54.100 that seems that you have to change it when we have an airport that's running very, very well, 00:29:54.100 --> 00:29:56.020 and the tenants almost to 00:29:56.020 --> 00:29:59.480 and the tenants almost to a man are very happy with what we have. I've not heard any complaints from 00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:06.380 anybody. I wonder if you have. As you can see by looking at the number of people seated, the potential 00:30:06.380 --> 00:30:12.220 to lose what we currently have has raised many concerns. Second Gen is the only proposal we received 00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:18.660 that includes someone with experience in airport management. The RFQ asked the manager to be a pilot. 00:30:18.660 --> 00:30:36.600 Why? Even though Angie is a pilot, that fact has absolutely nothing to do with the skills needed, as you've heard iterated earlier. You need someone who has experience dealing with the state and federal government, the FAA, grant applications, grant writers, EMS, etc. 00:30:36.600 --> 00:30:56.560 The airport currently looks better than it has in years. Angie has addressed every concern brought to her attention with except of things she has no control over, such as your antiquated weather system out there that everybody has access to, but half the time doesn't work. It's not fully operational right now because the state of Illinois simply won't spend any money on it. 00:30:56.560 --> 00:31:23.100 Another area that energy has been exemplary in is maintaining the contacts needed for grant writing to acquire the money needed to keep this airport in an operating condition that is conducive to supporting the corporate aviation that is the lifeblood of this community. Think Titan Tire here, your local grocery stores, Pearl Valley Egg, and many more corporate entities that utilize your airport routinely. That takes money, federal money. 00:31:23.100 --> 00:31:47.200 Not too long ago, Second Gen Aviation had a grant money available to upgrade to the new terminal building, which is the first thing outside companies see when they arrive in Freeport. All that was needed was signatures from this administration. Due to those signatures not happening in a timely fashion, you lost that money and are still utilizing a terminal building that is now over 75 years old. 00:31:47.200 --> 00:31:58.280 It's time to look forward and start moving Freeport in the 21st century and maybe slow the loss of businesses that Freeport is experiencing for several years now. Thank you. 00:32:00.990 --> 00:32:02.410 Next is Timothy Mickel. 00:32:07.890 --> 00:32:28.300 Hi guys, I don't hear well. My name is Timothy Mickel. I've been at the airport since 1972 as an owner-operator. Mr. Parker and Mr. Clemm have seen me before when things didn't go well at the airport. 00:32:28.300 --> 00:32:34.680 I'm here to support 2nd Gen Aviation and Angie Jansen. 00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:36.500 She's done a good job. 00:32:37.660 --> 00:32:38.500 You've heard it. 00:32:38.600 --> 00:32:40.700 I don't know if we have to repeat it all. 00:32:40.780 --> 00:32:42.300 I'm going to briefly remind you. 00:32:43.340 --> 00:32:45.160 It's a complicated job. 00:32:46.080 --> 00:32:48.520 There's a lot of technicalities to it. 00:32:49.260 --> 00:32:50.140 You've heard it. 00:32:50.300 --> 00:32:51.440 There's a lot of equipment. 00:32:52.340 --> 00:32:57.000 The equipment has to work for safety. 00:32:57.000 --> 00:33:01.060 What's one dead person going to cost you? 00:33:01.960 --> 00:33:26.780 That's the instrument landing system, the runway lights, the runway beacon, excuse me, the rotating beacon that is currently having some problems, the snow plows, the mowers, the hangar doors, the fuel pumps, and there has to be toilet paper in the bathroom. 00:33:26.780 --> 00:33:57.240 It's kind of funny, isn't it? Somebody's got to do that. You've heard talk about federal and state grants. It's true. You've got to know what you're doing. You've got to fill the paperwork out. It's got to be correct, and it's got to be on time. So I ask the question also, what's the problem? What are we trying to fix? What are we trying to solve? I haven't heard any complaints tonight. Maybe you folks have. 00:33:57.240 --> 00:34:06.560 I will guarantee you this, ladies and gentlemen, if you get it wrong, you're going to get complaints, and worse. 00:34:07.060 --> 00:34:24.760 The last time we went through this rodeo, the city lost one-third of its tenants, that's money, that's revenue to the city, and it took a long time to build that back up and improve the reputation of our airport. 00:34:24.760 --> 00:34:58.560 the aviation community is a tight-knit community word gets around finally I'm disappointed in all of you there's a lot of people that came here tonight to inform you you should have suspended the rules and listen to everyone that's democracy this isn't silly this is important you need to hear 00:34:58.560 --> 00:35:35.490 from us, and you need to hear from me, Timothy Mickle, 815-990-7527. Thank you. And then last is Louise Isles. For the record, I do not know Angie or Jeff. I'm talking about your procurement procedure standards, and if you do not approve this bid, you're going to be 00:35:35.490 --> 00:36:04.830 violation of those standards. Because I know Darren talked about that at the 421 meeting when you had a disagreement. The only reason why you could not accept a low bid or would not be approved to come to council would be for litigation with the city or bad track record. The low bid does not have those. And some of the things that Stacy talked about I believe are irrelevant. 00:36:05.490 --> 00:36:21.070 because she talked about, excuse me, I've got a cold, the airport being, okay, if you read the agreement, the airport can hire their own employees. 00:36:22.070 --> 00:36:31.850 If you look at the rules and regulation of the airport, this was 1-12, January 12th of 2012. 00:36:31.850 --> 00:37:04.390 12. It states, I'm not going to read it all, the manager has the right for a designee or an alternate. He can assign if he is not present. And if you look at the minutes from your council meeting, May 1st of 2024, she stated we've never had a designee or an alternate for the airport. Darren stated the fixed base operator, Angie Jensen, has a staff of three employees. 00:37:04.410 --> 00:37:34.410 So she has the designee or employees so that yours and Mr. Saunders you had no relevant you put it on the minute you Mr. Saunders you had no valid reason to vote no for this contract I mean trying to micromanage the mayor of the manager that was irrelevant so you are leading this 00:37:34.410 --> 00:38:04.770 Council open for a lawsuit if you do not follow your own procurement standards. You've got to get it right. You better get it right. You better know what you're talking about. Okay, that concludes public comment. You need to stop talking, Mr. Sanders. That's inappropriate. Item number three is the adoption of resolution 2025-117. Madam Clerk, could you please read this? 00:38:04.770 --> 00:38:11.730 Resolution Approving an Airport Management Agreement with Freeport Aviation, LLC for Albertus Airport. 00:38:12.210 --> 00:38:19.490 Thank you. Manager Boyer. Thank you, Your Honor. On October 11, 2025, the city issued an RFQ for a fixed-based 00:38:19.490 --> 00:38:25.770 operator airport manager at Albertus Airport. Four prospective applicants attended the initial 00:38:25.770 --> 00:38:33.490 meetings. Three submitted on-time applications by September 2, 2025. Submissions were opened and reviewed 00:38:33.490 --> 00:38:40.110 on September 4th, 2025 by the Airport Operator Review Committee that consisted of the mayor, 00:38:40.710 --> 00:38:51.550 Alder person, Joy Sellers, Darren Stiegel, Ferra Graham, and also city manager and the attorney and city clerk were also in attendance. 00:38:52.250 --> 00:39:01.150 The lowest responsible quote was submitted by Mr. Jeff Modica of Freeport, Illinois at $157,500 per year. 00:39:01.150 --> 00:39:26.030 At the regular meeting on Monday, September 15, 2025, Council voted down the committee's recommendation to award it to Mr. Modica. The current operator's contract expires October 1, 2025. Without Council action, Alberta's airport be without an operator on October 1, creating a material risk of operational suspension or closure, disruption to tenants, and interruption of aeronautical services. 00:39:26.030 --> 00:39:53.970 An extension of the current agreement is not advisable because the city has already completed the competitive RFQ process and received three qualified quotes. Simply ignoring the other bids undermines the integrity of our competitive procurement process. Also, awarding the lowest responsible respondent, Mr. Modica, aligns with the committee's recommendation, ensures continuity of operations, and minimizes costs to the city. To avoid lapses in management and 00:39:53.970 --> 00:40:15.200 To avoid lapses in management, ensure a safe, compliant transition before October 1st, City Council should approve and award Mr. Monica the authorized execution of the operator agreement in the form attached to the RFQ. The annual cost is $157,500 per the lowest responsible quote and is budgeted in the airport operations budget. 00:40:15.200 --> 00:40:45.180 Staff recommends approval of the committee's recommendation to the award of the Alberta's airport operator management contract to Mr. Jeff Modica and authorized city manager to execute the agreement and substantially the form included in the RFQ effective October 1st. And as a strategic plan alliance, this ensures the free ports transportation systems are prepared for future challenges by maintaining continuous airport operations that support local business, 00:40:45.200 --> 00:40:54.900 and Regional Connectivity. Is there a motion to adopt? So move. Second. The motion made by Alderman 00:40:54.900 --> 00:41:08.890 Clem, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the resolution? Yes. Alderman Stacy? I want to know 00:41:08.890 --> 00:41:21.480 how was all this information leaked that pertained to who all bidded on this position, how much 00:41:21.480 --> 00:41:49.160 I'm not sure how much their bid was, when did this go out to all the council members, and how did some get it and some did not, and why was it used in a whole ward and discriminated and put even at the neighborhood watch who was giving what, who was doing what, why was all this information given out? 00:41:49.160 --> 00:41:56.520 Are you telling me it was public information for everyone to see? 00:41:59.060 --> 00:42:11.980 At the regular meeting, September 15, 2025, council was appraised and was made aware of all of the submittals and who won after the committee had a chance to review it. 00:42:15.570 --> 00:42:20.790 They were made aware of every price that everybody had quoted? 00:42:22.170 --> 00:42:22.630 No. 00:42:22.630 --> 00:42:51.940 What their bid was? No, no, they were not. So how was that information exposed then? How was that information given out? You were working off of the recommendation of the committee. Also, certain council members have full access to the information if they're interested. Why do certain council members have full access? Why don't all council members? All council members have access. No. Yes, they do. No, sir. Okay, let's stop the back and forth. If you have a question, 00:42:51.940 --> 00:43:01.020 and again, that's a simple, make a phone call, ask your questions, come in and meet, ask your questions. 00:43:01.320 --> 00:43:16.420 Mayor, I don't want to hear that. I don't want to hear come in and meet. I can come in and meet if I sit down with you and Rob together. For me and another council person to come and meet with Rob, you all blocked that from happening. 00:43:16.420 --> 00:43:44.900 and I used to meet. Shame the devil and tell the truth. I used to meet. Alderman Simmons and I have came in many a times and in the beginning Alderman Sellers and I came in and we met with you Rob Boyer and then that was taken away. I have to sit down with you and the mayor if I want to have a meeting so I don't have meetings. 00:43:46.420 --> 00:44:13.980 Alderman Sellers. Tell the truth. I think that, um, Alderman, I think that Alderman, Alderwoman, um, Johnson went in after the, um, the, uh, the proposed agenda was on the 15th. That's when she had her meeting after, after that. Why are you guessing? Let her, let her speak. Why are you guessing for her? Because that's what I want to do. 00:44:13.980 --> 00:44:18.600 Please allow Alderman Sellers to speak She went in after the meeting, she went in and she had a meeting 00:44:18.600 --> 00:44:19.720 How would you know that? 00:44:21.040 --> 00:44:22.000 Common sense! 00:44:22.740 --> 00:44:25.300 She went in and she had a meeting. 00:44:25.500 --> 00:44:26.240 Go ahead, Linda. 00:44:27.020 --> 00:44:28.580 Alderman Johnson, would you like to speak? 00:44:28.940 --> 00:44:30.720 Anytime there's anything on the agenda. 00:44:31.180 --> 00:44:39.040 I asked tons of questions to everyone and I said, I want to read all the applications, what they say. 00:44:39.040 --> 00:44:46.760 So I came in and I sat down at a desk and read all the applications of all three people to see what they said 00:44:46.760 --> 00:44:48.880 So that's where the information came from 00:44:48.880 --> 00:44:52.300 Came from all three applicants because I asked questions about it 00:44:52.300 --> 00:44:58.060 I wanted to know what they were running, how much they were wanting, what they were going to do, and that sort of thing 00:44:58.060 --> 00:45:00.320 So that's where the information came from 00:45:00.320 --> 00:45:04.820 Anybody could have done that, you could have done that, any of us, any of you could have done that 00:45:04.820 --> 00:45:07.440 If you wanted to go and read them, all you had to do was ask 00:45:07.440 --> 00:45:12.040 say, I want to see him. I want to know what everyone is thinking. So that's where it came from. 00:45:12.820 --> 00:45:13.480 Alderman Sanders. 00:45:14.480 --> 00:45:36.520 I'm glad you spoke on that. Council is the legislative body within the city of Freeport. We designate and call meetings. This is not an executive meeting. This is just a regular council meeting, which we are discussing something that took place 00:45:36.520 --> 00:45:54.380 in someone's office, private office, council, wherever it took place, the information came down, was trickled down, and council was not notified that this operation or this committee was even formed, was even brought into existence. 00:45:54.380 --> 00:46:16.980 Yeah, it was nothing of a notification or report of any of this that we're entertaining right now is totally invalid just to even call for committee to make a judgment call or to make a determination which direction that the Albertus Airport is going. 00:46:16.980 --> 00:46:41.060 If we wanted to amend, extension, forbid any applicants from even participating, we have the right as council, let's get it right now, council has the right to entertain all bids, all reports, notifications, and whatever that's going on. 00:46:41.060 --> 00:46:47.980 and so my thing is this total meeting that we're actually having right now is totally invalid. 00:46:48.500 --> 00:46:57.260 We're not supposed to even be here talking about this particular item without having all of the ducks in a row. 00:46:57.680 --> 00:47:09.020 Council does not have ducks in a row and the shame on us for not being competent to make sure we have vetted the applicants 00:47:09.020 --> 00:47:38.840 to make sure that they are qualified. We can't just take certain individuals' word. We have to experience and do our own research and investigation to determine whether they are vetted and qualified to operate and manage some facility of an airport. The current person that is there could have had an amendment extension applied to that until council was able to weigh in 00:47:38.840 --> 00:48:07.340 I think on the whole magnitude find out what was the reason for the applicants being pursued or whatever the biddings or whatever. But we did not offer anything to the current resident out there at the airport. We could have amended it, extended it until council come into the understanding why are we making a change? 00:48:07.340 --> 00:48:37.320 What caused this effect to happen? We have not been privy to that information yet. We still don't know what the complaints are. I just heard comments that we have not understood the complaints. What are we doing here? The incompetency is just spreading like wildfire and we still sitting here like dummies on a log pretending like we know what's really 00:48:37.320 --> 00:49:07.320 going on out there at that place and we're ready to fire somebody or terminate somebody's position without any just cause. And we got to find just cause and competency and integrity with inside of this council. I can't believe that we are entertaining this notion to terminate this position. I can't believe we're sitting there doing this. And without thinking about it, we have not 00:49:07.320 --> 00:49:35.520 Come together, what we're doing right now as a council, this is what I was egging for, for months, in the couple of years I've been here, that council needs to get together, and have these discussions, and I don't like the fact, we're going to change that too, we need to change how the mayor is asserting herself in council's business, that's another thing, is there anyone else? 00:49:35.520 --> 00:49:36.840 I had a question. 00:49:37.480 --> 00:49:52.120 The leases for the hangars and the rental on the land that's out there, has that typically been assigned to the airport manager over the last year? 00:49:52.120 --> 00:50:19.980 Airport Manager over the last four years. Are they the ones that were really supposed to keep track of those records and make sure that the fees were paid and all of that sort of thing? That's one question. My second question is, in an airport, are they typically supposed to keep track of the planes that come in and land there? Is there any law rule or whatever that says that we should keep track of the number of planes? 00:50:20.000 --> 00:50:49.980 or that are coming in every day or those are two questions I have. Manager Boyer? Yes, just to answer that as a general rule, so I've been overseeing this for two years and last two years. I think we've had one airport report on the number of flights coming and going, but I think there were some privacy concerns with that and I'll have to work that out with whoever is the future operator moving forward. As far as the leases, I would have to go back and look at 00:50:49.980 --> 00:51:21.870 the old contract. I don't, I can't for sure say whose responsibility, however, I believe it is the airport operator. However, I will need to verify that. Any other discussion? Manager Hoyer? It will be in the next contract. Alderman Sanders? Yeah, I'd like to extend an apology to the public. 00:51:22.890 --> 00:51:52.150 for the acknowledgement of the lack of duty and responsibility and the accountability of counsel as a whole. We're not all privy to certain information that exposes or report or review of matters that came to us. We have not had an opportunity to sit and weigh in on this, so my recommendation is for an amendment for an extension. 00:51:52.150 --> 00:52:18.690 We should be able to do that with counsel. It only takes us to agree upon that. I think we should move on that as a whole to re-evaluate how we came to this position because that is not what we're doing here. And I think we should all admonish ourselves, hit our own self upside the head, as to say, what am I thinking? 00:52:18.690 --> 00:52:48.210 So my thing is we should go back and review how we got here and who made these resolutions to not who made the resolution to terminate that position without consulting with council and not only that given the current the current management opportunity to seek for an extension. I don't know why we're in it entertaining this whole business. 00:52:48.210 --> 00:53:06.810 I'm listening to the comments from the constituents out there. They're saying what a magnificent job that is taking place out there, but yet there's some of us still sitting here salivating about voting one way or the other. 00:53:06.810 --> 00:53:36.530 The thing about it is we should be talking about things that enhances the airport with the current management to see if there's any complaints or any falters or any problems out there that raise this thing to this particular level. And I don't like the fact that council was overlooked from chiming in or getting in part. I see people's names that are part of a committee that is formed that I don't even know how it got there. 00:53:36.810 --> 00:54:06.690 So my question is, how did it get there? That's the thing that I like to know. Who's running this operation? Are we playing games up here? What are we doing? Are we trying to solve problems, have resolution to solve a problem? Are we trying to create a way to make sure that certain people are not affected by all of this? Well, we got a whole assembly in here that's affected by what's going on out at the airport. 00:54:06.810 --> 00:54:28.190 and we're sitting here numbed. I don't hear us arguing about anything or talking to one another as council. Council should be able to huddle together in this chamber and talk about the matters that is taking place on any ordinance or resolution or any adoptions. So I yield my opinion. 00:54:28.190 --> 00:54:43.690 Alderman, Sellers? I think the whole thing about this was nobody is terminating anyone. The contract was up and it was opened up for people to put in. 00:54:43.690 --> 00:54:47.470 You didn't hear me. You didn't hear me. Don't interrupt, please. I'm not trying to hear you. 00:54:47.470 --> 00:54:52.630 Yeah, I know. I don't have a problem. Right. That is your problem. But anyway, let's get back to business. 00:54:52.630 --> 00:55:22.090 Yes. Nobody was terminating. The contract was up and people put in their applications. I was asked to be a part of looking at the applications and I came and I looked over the applications. I don't have anything against anyone that's out there running the airport. I looked at the information that was brought in front of me. I looked at it. I read it. I got my answers that I needed. And from the very first time, 00:55:22.090 --> 00:55:48.690 when we first started talking about the airport, way back when I first got voted in, you guys didn't even want the airport to keep being existed. You wanted us to shut it down, but we couldn't. So now that we never heard any of these great things that all these people said, and I believe everything you said, but we never heard any of these things. We never got any of this. I never got, you didn't either. Anyway, you just said it. 00:55:48.690 --> 00:56:17.810 We didn't get any of this information. We didn't, even in her application, none of this stuff came. I am not going to sit here and down anybody on the floor on what I know. So that's what I'm not going to do. I'm not going to down anybody because that's not my character. But I just want you to know that what I vote for is because what I've got the information or what I know. 00:56:17.810 --> 00:56:47.970 So that's how I'm voting. Any other discussion? Alderman Stacy? Yes. Alderman Sellers asked the question that was not answered, so I hope it can be answered as far as how was this even chosen, this team chosen, and many of the people that spoke asked 00:56:49.190 --> 00:57:18.890 where did she go wrong? What did she do wrong? What happened? You just stated that you, Rob Boyer, just stated that you've been the overseer of this airport for the last two years. And to tell you the truth, that's when the bull crap started. You have done any and everything in your power to put that lady down. Not only you, you didn't operate alone. 00:57:19.190 --> 00:57:40.410 She didn't only get emails from you, did she, Darren Stiegel? You all railroaded her. She graduated high school. She gave her life to that airport. And it represents just that. And shame on you. Shame on you. 00:57:40.410 --> 00:58:10.310 How was the committee put together and how was this information allowed to be written down and leaked out? And why didn't all of the council get it? Why didn't we all have? I'm not talking about going in meeting with you. I'm talking about something that was sent to me that was passed out around the neighborhood. 00:58:10.310 --> 00:58:37.180 and I was a member of the neighborhood that was passed out at the neighborhood watch, but we as a council wasn't even having access to that. So just because someone went in and had a meeting, what right did that give? Okay, I could just go take notes and share whatever I want to share. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Now I know. I would like answers to the questions. 00:58:37.180 --> 00:58:39.480 Darren Sekel, would you like to? 00:58:40.400 --> 00:58:40.680 Yeah. 00:58:40.940 --> 00:58:43.560 I was asking Rob, and I just called him. 00:58:43.560 --> 00:58:47.040 Well, I'm going to respond to your allegations, because that's what they are. 00:58:47.480 --> 00:58:51.460 You have no idea what the communications with myself and Ms. Jansen were. 00:58:52.020 --> 00:58:57.240 Public Works does the repairs on the equipment and the buildings out there, and my communications 00:58:57.240 --> 00:59:01.780 have been limited to that, so don't throw out accusations that you don't know about. 00:59:01.940 --> 00:59:06.260 That's insulting, and it's disrespectful to all the work that I do for the city. 00:59:06.260 --> 00:59:35.580 I know what I read. I know what I read. Okay, let him finish speaking. He was done. Well, you don't have the floor. Well, if he's coming at me, I'm going to respond. You don't have the floor. The constant regard for professionalism here is ridiculous. Yes, it is. It is. We were asked on a committee to evaluate, and we evaluated, and we thought that it was a level playing field, 00:59:35.580 --> 00:59:39.140 and the committee chose the lowest bid. 00:59:39.560 --> 00:59:47.660 That is what the decision was, which is what we are responded to do as far as procurement rules are. 00:59:48.140 --> 00:59:50.000 This is what you want and this is what you plan. 00:59:50.000 --> 00:59:50.800 This is what you want, and this is what you plan to do. Please stop. 00:59:53.040 --> 00:59:56.320 Alderman Johnson, you've already spoken twice. Council would have to allow you. 00:59:59.980 --> 01:00:04.100 Well, if there's no further discussion, Madam Clerk, please take the roll. 01:00:12.790 --> 01:00:14.150 Sellers. Aye. 01:00:15.510 --> 01:00:17.870 Sanders. No. Shadle. Aye. 01:00:18.550 --> 01:00:20.390 Stacey. No. Parker. 01:00:21.510 --> 01:00:23.870 This is tough. I'm going to say yes. 01:00:24.650 --> 01:00:26.910 Oh, my God. Simmons. 01:00:26.910 --> 01:01:05.960 Johnson. Where's the integrity? Aye. Clem? Aye. Five to three, it passes, the resolution passes. Yeah. We'll move on to item number four, which is public comment. Is there any public comment this evening? Sue? This has got to change. Anybody can speak now. Yeah, this has got to change. We are some unlawful people right now. 01:01:05.960 --> 01:01:13.700 I can talk all I want there. No, you can't say anything to me. You can't say nothing to me. 01:01:13.700 --> 01:01:35.420 We have someone at the podium for public comment. Yes, sir. Right. I had written up something previously that I wasn't allowed to speak because of some rule that you have here. But I think most of what I heard from the constituents was very positive for Angie. 01:01:35.420 --> 01:02:06.900 What I don't understand, Rob, Boyer, is where this committee or whatever it is, where did this come from to facilitate what you're doing here tonight when it's obvious that anyone that's out at that airport except for United Pilot over here that wants to be the manager now, 01:02:06.920 --> 01:02:36.920 all of a sudden is happy with the way things are. Not only happy, they're elated. And so I don't know, Mr. Boyer, where you got this? Where did you start this? Where did it come from that all of a sudden you were managing the airport for two years or something? Could you answer that? Where did that start? Why were you out there? Why do you need to be 01:02:36.920 --> 01:02:44.280 out there. You handle, you're a city manager, are you not? What, what do you know about airport operations? 01:02:45.240 --> 01:02:50.360 None. None. Would you answer that? No, there's no dialogue. It's just public comment. Okay. 01:02:52.580 --> 01:03:02.400 Think about it. Next. Hi. 01:03:02.400 --> 01:03:13.060 Hi. A little comic relief for you, Sue Cook, Winchester Drive. You just broke my heart, guys. 01:03:13.580 --> 01:03:42.340 They don't care. You just broke my heart. These are your constituents, except for a couple that did want the change. These are the people that are out there with hangers. What you don't want to do is make somebody that has a hanger try to break their lease and go somewhere else. They're very, very, very, very, very happy with the management. And I understand when contracts come to an end, they come to an end. 01:03:42.340 --> 01:04:10.860 But you also could, as Alderman Sanders suggested, do the extension and see if the people that are out there take a consensus. Are the people out there happy? If they're happy, yay, go forward. You know, stay with Angie. If there's comments and there's complaints and there's anger and there's upset, then you kind of deal with that, too. And that's when you make your, okay, well, we're going to have to do this. 01:04:12.340 --> 01:04:42.980 But these people vote, and they're your constituents, and they also, I don't have a plane, I have no pony in this race whatsoever, but I'm listening to them say, we like what we have. What if they take their planes and go elsewhere? What if we lose business? What if companies refuse to fly in because they get angry? This is the age of boycott, God forbid. Freeport couldn't handle that. 01:04:43.620 --> 01:05:16.250 So, you kind of broke my heart. I'm getting used to that, but you kind of broke my heart. That's about it. Is there any other public comments? Yes, sir. Thank you. This, this to me is extremely disappointing. What you've done has put the airport, in my eyes, in a death spiral. It's either growing or it's dying. 01:05:16.250 --> 01:05:25.850 and it's been growing. It's been growing quite handsomely for the past years and that's thanks to the current management that's out there. 01:05:27.670 --> 01:05:42.470 Personality conflict should not enter into this type of decision and I fear that you have been led down a path that is going to be the demise to a successful airport for $25,000, $30,000. 01:05:42.470 --> 01:06:14.490 Dollar. You know how many hangars that is? That's 10 hangars. That's 10 hangars. And let me tell you, there are hangars out there available besides here at Freeport. There's a reason those hangars are full. It's because of the service, the quality of service, and the quality of the program that's out there. It's very disturbing that this decision was made with the minimal amount of information that you had. For those of you who did investigate, I applaud you. 01:06:14.490 --> 01:06:52.980 However, to say that you never heard anything good come out of the airport, you never asked, you had information channel one, that is extremely poor decision making, it's not good, I'm sorry for your decision. Anything else? I do not have a vested interest in who is the manager at the airport, my concern is your procedure, bidding, 01:06:52.980 --> 01:07:03.980 you have to follow your bidding otherwise you're in violation of bids and that will affect the credibility of the council and it leaves you open. 01:07:03.980 --> 01:07:07.640 Any other public comments? 01:07:07.640 --> 01:07:29.080 My name is Dwight Dindy. I happen to be a retired United Airlines pilot. Why Jeff wants this job, I can't imagine. He's got the best job in the world. 01:07:29.080 --> 01:07:59.080 But he has a choice in that. However, conflicts of interest are a really bad thing. I can tell you as a Czech airman for United Airlines, in five minutes flying with a crew member who had outside interest from being a good 01:07:59.080 --> 01:08:33.280 Airline Pilot. I mean, it didn't take much because when they left, there's a worry about those other conflicts that you sometimes have to make a choice. Which one do I go to? United Airlines, in their contract with them, typically, and I flew for them for 37 years, so I know them pretty well. 01:08:33.300 --> 01:09:06.790 they own you they want you to have no other thing in your life but working for them it shows in your checks when you go for checks in Denver in all kinds of things the people who do other things besides the job that they trained and loved for a long time to get there it shows 01:09:06.790 --> 01:09:41.910 shows up because when you have more than one interest, it takes, like a computer, it can only hold so much on the hard drive. It starts to deteriorate other areas. Now, why this man wants the job, I have not a clue. I'm sure he's a good pilot. Makes a whole lot of money, probably more than anybody's 01:09:41.910 --> 01:09:47.970 can't figure that out. But that's up to him. But it will show it. 01:09:47.970 --> 01:10:11.060 but it will show at some point or the other because managing an airport is more work that I have seen in my experiences with Daryl and Angie in managing airports because I worked an internship to get an A&P license with Daryl for nothing. 01:10:11.060 --> 01:10:56.640 I came out and worked under his supervision to work on an A&P license. Thank you, sir. Your time has expired. Okay. Is there any other public comments? Are you going to the podium? Turn the clock off. I can imagine it is. But I just want to say to council, the way we're doing business, the way we conducted this particular meeting, 01:10:56.640 --> 01:11:26.400 was totally out of order, and I just want to express that. You can say, well, that's your opinion, but you need to check your, you need to check how council is operating. I don't know how we got here, but it has not been explained to the general public. And the fact that we have a committee that council did not approve of, a committee that went out to the airport, wherever this committee was formed, was not 01:11:26.400 --> 01:11:56.380 We are approved of by council. And council runs the legislative amendments, ordinances, and things of that nature, committees and all. Oversights, if we had one, we need to put an oversight in the midst of our council. We need that in every department area. We need an oversight. Oh, this wouldn't have never happened. This call wouldn't have never taken place. But yet we're sitting here as if though we have 01:11:56.380 --> 01:12:26.380 We have the knowledge, that we have the understanding and why we're doing something with no complaint. How do you vote on something that is not broken? I don't get it. How we do that? And this is exactly what just happened tonight. We're voting on things that have not been vetted, that have not had a resolution, had not had a discussion, had not had an amendment extension 01:12:26.380 --> 01:12:56.360 and I have no intention to resolve this issue and it had not weighed of the recommendation that came to council that we're having tonight or the last meeting. Why are we here visiting this thing that we had already voted on already? This is absurd. There's a pattern. There's a pattern that goes on here. And if there's a quick quote, I can smell it far from a mile. And if that is what's going on, 01:12:56.380 --> 01:13:26.240 We need to reevaluate and take reviews. Counsel has the discretion. No one else has the discretion to make recommendations. We need to get that thing in order. And before we set out to do any more changes and consulting with any other administrator or terminating jobs and contracts and bidding on projects, it is illegal if you have an invalid meeting, an invalid bidding. All the biddings that took place 01:13:26.240 --> 01:13:55.740 is invalid because why? Council did not approve of it and we need to get our acts together because the integrity of this council is demonstrating itself right before public and we need- Your time has expired. Thank you. Is there any other public comments? Yeah, I'm going to speak for- Go ahead. No, you're done. Michelle Suave, I would just like to say that 01:13:55.740 --> 01:14:25.440 You guys all knew that this was, this meeting was happening. Linda Johnson, Joy, all, some of you, others of you, I'm sure, did your research. One of the ones standing up here complaining, going to start doing their research and start doing their jobs. But yet you talk about people that are doing their jobs, Darren, and you sit there and you criticize and you make things up and you make accusations, but you're not doing the work. You're too prideful to have meetings 01:14:25.440 --> 01:14:33.860 with Rob and Jodi, that's your job, it's your job, so start doing it, because we're tired 01:14:33.860 --> 01:14:36.340 of it, your constituents are tired of it. 01:14:36.340 --> 01:14:39.960 Get a life, you need to get a life. 01:14:41.160 --> 01:14:43.920 Alderman Sanders, please keep your comments to yourself. 01:14:44.320 --> 01:14:46.700 Well, I'm looking for that rule as well. 01:14:47.120 --> 01:14:48.160 Order, please. 01:14:48.320 --> 01:14:49.040 It's called order. 01:14:49.040 --> 01:15:19.020 I don't care about you coming up here saying all that you just said looking at me eyeballing me because I do my work and I made the comments that I made and I stand by my comments that I made because I know what I saw and what I read and questions were asked how was the committee formed and it was never answered. 01:15:19.040 --> 01:15:51.130 I asked the question, what did she do wrong? And you never answered the question. Mayor Jodi, you quickly gave the mic to Darren when I asked the question that didn't get answered. Now, that was fair, that was right, that was wisdom, that was just, he just stood up here and prayed and asked that it be wisdom and just tonight. 01:15:51.130 --> 01:15:54.830 Well, we had anything but that. 01:15:55.290 --> 01:15:56.210 Thank you. 01:15:58.150 --> 01:16:02.450 If there's no other comments, we will entertain a motion for adjournment. 01:16:02.550 --> 01:16:03.070 So moved. 01:16:03.150 --> 01:16:03.370 Second. 01:16:03.650 --> 01:16:05.650 Motion made by Sellers, seconded by Shadle. 01:16:05.750 --> 01:16:06.490 All those in favor? 01:16:06.810 --> 01:16:06.950 Aye.