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Airport Advisory Board
Regular Meeting
Friday, July 25, 2025, 12:00 PM
Airport Terminal Conference Room
1050 Airport Rd.
Stephenville, TX 76401
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:The meeting was called to order at 12:09pm.
Board Members Present:Tracy Gifford, Shannon Truesdell, Austin Brown, Hardy Hampton, Craig Parks
Board Members Absent:Ricky Thurman, Colby Simms
Others Attending: Sean Clemmons, Airport Manager; Bill Smith, Stephenville Aviation; Todd Downs,
Stephenville Aviation; Bryan Hammonds, Public; Gary LaBuda, Public.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Motion to Approve Previous Meeting's Minutes
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C. Parks made a motion to approve the May 30 meeting’s minutes, seconded by T. Gifford.
The board approved the minutes unanimously.
2. Airport Layout Plan/Runway Extension –Update
S. Clemmons shared that on June 18, KSA held the last Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting and
Public Information Meeting (PIM) for the ALP.
S. Clemmons also shared that City Manager Jason King and Administrative Services Director Darrell Brown
met with TxDOT Aviation staff at their office in Austin regarding the Longley driveway relocation. KSA must
get a current construction estimate to determine the cost.
Once KSA receives the obstruction data from their subcontractor, the ALP will be complete then submitted
to TxDOT Aviation for review for FAA approval.
After the ALP update receives final approval from the FAA, then the Longley driveway relocation can begin.
While the new Longley driveway is being built, TxDOT will monitor any changes to runway design standards
published by the FAA to ensure no changes need to be made.
3. Proposed Hangar Development
Brandon Johnson wishes to build a private use hangar at Stephenville Airport and has been taking the
necessary steps to do so.
The Board shall, per its powers and duties, provide their recommendation of the new development to the
City Council.
T. Gifford made a motion to recommend B. Johnson’s hangar development to the city council, C. Parks
seconded. All the board members voted in favor except A. Brown who recused himself as his company
drafted the preliminary building design drawings.
4. Manager's Report
S. Clemmons shared data for aircraft operations, courtesy car use and social media. S. Clemmons also
shared that he received a letter from the TCEQ stating that the airport was compliant for its triennial
underground storage tank (UST) inspection.
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The tree removal project concluded on June 4, On June 9the AWOS voice board was replaced as it went
bad.
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On July 9, D. Brown met with Public Works Director Nick Williams about remediating the flooding of the
Longley property after the trees were removed.
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5. Next Meeting Date – September 26
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