Michael Ledonne

The meeting addressed several key areas, including the approval of the 2026 Board Meeting Calendar and discussion of the tentative budget and appropriations ordinance for the DuPage Airport Authority for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026. Also discussed was an ordinance levying taxes for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025. The board considered awarding a contract to Aviatrix Communications, LLC for website development and hosting services, and ratified the Executive Director's execution of a change order to the contract with The Stone Group for Maintenance Building Trench Drain Replacement -- Phase I. Further discussion included authorizing the execution of engineering services agreements with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. for airport improvement projects, such as Rehabilitating Taxiway C -- Phase 2 and constructing an Inter-Airport Road, as well as authorizing the execution of a Ground Lease Agreement with BAP DuPage LLC. Additionally, the board addressed the disclosure of executive session minutes and discussed potential action regarding a bonus for the Executive Director.

The meeting included a director's report, which mentioned the retirement of Scott Thompson and the hiring of Brian DeCoudres as the new Flight Center General Manager. The board reviewed and discussed the draft 2017 Board and Committee Meeting Calendar, monthly operating statistics, an Aircraft Response and Fire Fighting Emergency Exercise, and the Drone Policy Working Group. The board also reviewed financial statements. Additionally, the board approved the use of outside auditors for the year 2017, a master agreement for on-call plumbing repair and maintenance services, a contract for access control system repair and maintenance services, a contract for elevator maintenance services, and a contract for video surveillance equipment replacement. The board also approved a contract for the Golf Course Clubhouse A/C Unit and Kitchen Exhaust Makeup Air System Replacement. The board also discussed the acquisition of the Oliver-Hoffman Property for airport purposes.

The special board meeting included a recess to an executive session for the discussion of pending, probable, or imminent litigation and the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the DuPage Airport Authority. Following the executive session, the board discussed possible action regarding the acquisition of 140.25 acres of property commonly known as the Pheasant Run Property in St. Charles, Illinois, but no action was taken.

The Golf Committee meeting of the DuPage Airport Authority Board of Commissioners included a Director's Report with a financial review and outlook, indicating increased total revenues for Prairie Landing, but a decrease in golf administration and wedding line revenues due to perception issues. The committee reviewed the capital program update, including ongoing capital projects and assets for Prairie Landing in 2016 and anticipated projects for 2017, as well as major maintenance projects. A marketing program update was presented, focusing on plans to increase public awareness of Prairie Landing's continued operation, utilizing social media, websites, news releases, and potential golf rate adjustments for 2017.

The DuPage Airport Authority held its Annual and Regular Board Meeting, during which officers were elected for the 2016 fiscal year, and the 2016 meeting calendar was approved with adjustments. The board discussed monthly operating statistics, including fuel sales and operations, and reviewed the Capital Improvement Projects for 2016. The board also approved the budget and appropriations ordinance for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016, and ending December 31, 2016, and authorized the acquisition of property commonly known as the Pheasant Run Property. Additionally, the board approved the use of outside attorneys for the fiscal year 2016 and authorized the execution of a professional services agreement for marketing and communication services. The board also approved the procurement of a pickup truck with a plow, a contract for carpet replacement, and the execution of a cash farm lease. Furthermore, the board authorized engineering services for perimeter roadway projects, a cable relocation agreement, a landside signage plan, a runway obstruction identification study, and construction phase services for an aircraft hangar. The board also approved a vacant land purchase agreement and authorized the renaming of the DuPage Airport Authority Flight Center Building.