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Airport Advisory Board
Regular Meeting
Friday, January 30, 2026, 12:00 PM
Airport Terminal Conference Room
1050 Airport Rd
Stephenville, TX 76401
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 12:05pm.
Board Members Present: Tracy Gifford, Ricky Thurman, Shannon Truesdell, Devan Hanson, Hardy Hampton
Board Members Absent: Austin Brown, (Place 7 vacant)
City Staff Present: Sean Clemmons, Airport Manager
Others Attending: Bill Smith, Stephenville Aviation; Todd Downs, Stephenville Aviation; Jeff Lively, Lively
Aviation, Gary LaBuda, General Public; Brandon Johnson, General Public
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Board Membership Changes
Devan Hanson is the new Place 5 board member after Lee SimsÓ resignation.
Place 7 is vacant with Craig ParksÓ resignation.
2. Approval of the Previous Meeting's Minutes
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R. Thurman made a motion to approve the November 21 meetingÓs minutes, seconded by T. Gifford.
Motion passed϶unanimously
3. Runway Extension Î Update
On December 11 the Longley Driveway construction project request for bids was published in the Dublin Citizen. On
December 30 the Pre-Bid meeting was held. On January 6 the City Council approved the Longley Driveway
construction oversight contract from KSA. On January 15 the Longley Driveway project bid opening took place.
February 3 Î City Council will award the contract for the Longley Road project.
After the contract is awarded, the next steps include but arenÓt limited to notifying the winning bidder, collecting the
certificates for bonds and insurance, scheduling a pre-construction meeting, and setting up a start date.
4. Upcoming Fly-in
March 7 is the next Texas Independence Day Wings, Wheels, and Wonders event. Volunteers will be needed to help
with crowd control and aircraft marshalling.
So far, we have 3 confirmed volunteers and 1 tentative volunteer.
T. Gifford and R. Thurman agreed to volunteer as well.
S. Clemmons stated he will hold a volunteer safety meeting before the fly-in.
5. ManagerÓs Report
S. Clemmons shared data for aircraft operations and courtesy car use.
S. Clemmons also shared that the repairs from when N26AJ collided with the terminal are complete.
S. Clemmons also shared that on January 22, AeroLogic LLC, the contracted airfield inspector for TxDOT Aviation
conducted the airportÓs triennial inspection. He noted that there are a few trees and the Longley driveway in the
runway protection zone (RPZ) for runway 32. S. Clemmons made the inspector aware of the upcoming driveway
relocation and runway extension. The inspector felt that after these are done, the trees should not be an issue.
6. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Review
S. Clemmons shared the CIP schedule he and Darrell Brown provided to TxDOT Aviation.
H. Hampton asked to go around the room and share what they feel what project should be next after the runway is
extended. Most respondents stated that expanding the aircraft parking apron should be the next priority. T. Downs
added that once the runway is extended and more and larger aircraft start coming here, we will run out of ramp space
quickly so expanding the ramp would be paramount.
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7. Next Meeting Date Î March 27
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