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Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 8:30 AM Roanoke Regional Airport Commission and Salem City Council Joint Meeting
Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport, Conference Room A, 5202 Aviation Drive, NW,
Roanoke, Virginia, 24012
A. Call to Order A joint special meeting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, along with the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission was held at the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport, Conference Room A, 5202 Aviation Drive, NW. Roanoke, Virginia, 24012, on January 17, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., there being present the following members of said Council, to wit: Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor; James W. Wallace, III, Vice-Mayor; Council members: Byron Randolph Foley, William D. Jones, and H. Hunter Holliday (absent); James E. Taliaferro, II, City Manager; H. Robert Light, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; and Crystal Williams, Assistant to the City Manager. Also present were: Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Commission members and staff; and the following business was transacted;
Roll Call
(1) Dr. NL Bishop, Chair
Roanoke Regional Airport Commission
(2) Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor
Salem City Council
WHEREAS, Dr. NL Bishop, Chair of the Roanoke Regional Airport
Commission, called the meeting of the Commission to order; and
WHEREAS, Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor of the City of Salem, called the
meeting of City Council to order; and
B. New Business
1) Welcome - Dr. Bishop
Dr. Bishop welcomed everyone in attendance and turned the
meeting over to Mike Stewart, Executive Director of the Roanoke-
Blacksburg Regional Airport.
2) Airport Updates - Mike Stewart, Executive Director
Mr. Stewart provided an update on current and historical metrics
related to the number of flights, riders, and carriers for the a irport.
He also provided a comparison to other airports serving our region.
Mr. Stewart reviewed recently completed, current and planned
projects at the airport. He provided an overview of the airport’s
Master Plan scheduled for completion in the spring.
3) Roundtable Discussion - Airport Commission and Salem City
Council
C. Adjournment
1) Adjournment by Salem City Council
2) Dr. Bishop to Recess the Commission
There being no further business, Dr. Bishop and Mayor Turk
adjourned the respective meetings of the Commission and City
Council at 9:20 a.m.