To the stakeholders of the Melbourne International

To the stakeholders of the Melbourne International Airport:
On behalf of the City of Melbourne Airport Authority, it is a privilege for me to transmit the Annual Report of the
Airport Authority for fiscal year 2013-14. I hope that you will agree that this report reflects great credit upon the
Airport Authority, its leadership and staff, as well as our entire community. The Melbourne International Airport
continues to play an indispensable role in making our community a uniquely positive place to live and do business.
I am particularly privileged to serve with an Airport Authority comprised of dedicated citizens who serve diligently
and without material compensation. They are motivated solely by their knowledge of the vital role of the airport in
our community and their desire to ensure that the Melbourne International Airport continues to fulfill its role as
one of the essential determinants in our economic well-being.
William C. Potter
Chairman
Melbourne Airport Authority
Richard E. Ennis, CPFO
Greg Donovan, AAE
Executive Director
Through July 31, 2014
Executive Director
August 1, 2014 to present
The Airport Authority is justly proud of its dedicated and knowledgeable staff. During this fiscal year, our longserving Executive Director, Richard Ennis, retired. We are indebted to Richard for his selfless and unflagging
service. Richard can take great satisfaction in the many accomplishments which occurred under his leadership,
including expanded air service, several major industrial tenant relocations and expansions, many major capital
projects and consistently sound financial management.
Upon Richard’s retirement, the Airport Authority conducted a nation-wide search for his replacement. The Authority
identified, with the assistance of a professional executive search firm, several outstanding prospects for the position.
After a thorough and objective procedure, the Authority employed Greg Donovan, formerly Director of Pensacola
International Airport, as its Executive Director. Greg has already begun to make his mark as the new leader of our
staff. He has presented ambitious and forward-looking plans for increased efforts to expand air service, for renovating
and modernizing our air terminal and for other needed capital investments in our airport facilities, including a
modern air traffic control tower. Moreover, Greg is providing the leadership required to ensure our continuing success in stimulating industrial development at our airport which has attracted attention throughout the country.
We are fortunate to have an unusually dedicated staff at our airport. The members of our staff take great pride in the
accomplishments of Melbourne International Airport and have a sense of individual responsibility and accountability
in carrying out their jobs. The Airport Authority is acutely aware and appreciative of their commitment to the airport.
The success of our airport relies upon the cooperative and mutually beneficial relationships it maintains with many
federal, state and local agencies and organizations. The airport endeavors to foster those important relationships by
acknowledging their importance and expressing our appreciation for the critical role they play in the achievements
resulting from those cooperative efforts.
Melbourne International Airport is an asset which belongs to our community, including all of the passengers, users
and tenants of the airport. The Airport Authority has a responsibility to manage that asset on behalf of the community to ensure that the airport will continue to serve as a vital piece of the well-being and prosperity of the community
for the foreseeable future. We acknowledge that responsibility and consistently strive to fulfill those expectations.
We are currently engaged in a process to update the Airport Master Plan. This is an important process in which we
hope the constituents of the airport will involve themselves. Such participation is necessary in order to ensure that
the airport’s strategic vision continues to coincide with the needs of the community.
Thanks for your continued support of the Melbourne International Airport.
William C. Potter
Chairman
Melbourne Airport Authority
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Moving forward with momentum at Melbourne International Airport
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from Bill Potter...................................1
Letter from Greg Donovan..........................4
Difficult Decisions.......................................6
“Failure is not an option”............................8
Heroes........................................................9
Project Jaguar............................................10
Project Magellan........................................11
Embraer’s Presence....................................12
Promises Kept............................................14
Business-friendly Airport ............................16
Corporate Neighbors.................................17
Workforce.................................................18
Ranked Number One ................................19
Florida Lifestyle......................................... 20
Collaboration............................................ 22
Building on Success...................................24
On the Horizon.........................................26
Airport Authority & Executive Mgt. Team...28
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An Open Letter to the Space Coast Community
With great enthusiasm, I accepted the invitation to join the Melbourne International Airport team last summer
and to serve as its executive director. As an FIT alumnus, returning to the Space Coast brought a sense of homecoming. I am grateful to the Melbourne Airport Authority (MAA) for the confidence they have entrusted in me.
In the last two months of FY 2014, I charged the MLB management team to provide me with a list of what they
believed to be the top challenges for the airport. Like its visionary board, the staff saw MLB with the same clarity
as I do: a commercial airport with immense potential. As this annual report outlines, that potential is due to
our forward-thinking Airport Authority and my predecessor, Richard Ennis. Collectively, this team attracted
corporate growth and replaced critical jobs. Please join me in thanking them for their dedicated service.
To reach MLB’s potential, we need to invest in “next” by enhancing our facilities and capabilities to meet the
requirements of the growing air service industry. Working with BRPH, we are transforming the MLB terminal
into a gleaming gateway into Florida. We’re approaching federal and state transportation authorities for the
funds to replace a 50-year-old air traffic control tower with state-of-the-art capabilities, complete with handicap access and other code enhancements. We’re contemplating an airfield observation tower so that visitors
can watch their loved ones arrive or witness the 24/7 activity on our runways. Retail opportunities for local
businesses will be showcased in our terminal, and international service will grow – all without local tax dollars.
The Master Plan Update process is well underway. I am grateful to the community for its participation in this
important civic project. In the course of the public meetings, I’ve had the distinct pleasure to meet general
aviation enthusiasts, tenants, residents and vendors who took time from their busy schedules to provide a wide
range of perspectives on how our airport can better serve the community.
In our discussions, participants pointed to a great terminal facility that was outdated; a tower that had outlasted
its technology; and the increasing demand for nonstop air service to key cities. I assure you that we heard each
and every suggestion, and we are moving quickly to achieve these goals.
Around this time next year, Melbourne International Airport will again provide you with an update on these
ambitious, attainable goals. Working with Chairman Bill Potter and the Melbourne Airport Authority, we
promise we’ll do our best to exceed your
expectations to the benefit of our community.
I encourage you to support your hometown
airport by giving it the greatest compliment
of all: when booking your future air travel,
check MLB first.
With great regard,
Greg Donovan, AAE
Airport Executive Director
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Prior to FY 2014, like regional airports nationwide,
Melbourne International Airport faced some difficult decisions.
Economic winds shifted in 2008, catching many regional airports unprepared.
Not so at Melbourne International Airport.
The Melbourne Airport Authority, then under the steady hand of Chairman Harry Goode, detected the
change in the wind and quickly adapted its business model to attract and retain world-class companies –
and with them, their economic stability and high-paying jobs.
While other regional airports watched helplessly as airlines cut service by an average of 43% between the
years of 2007 and 2012, MLB made strategic decisions that not only protected its valued air service, but
created a demand for more. This is especially remarkable in a region that was still staggering from the loss
of thousands of jobs caused by the shuttering of the nearby space shuttle program.
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This is also a region where the phrase “Failure is not an option” was coined.
These heroes wore business clothes.
To replace the local jobs and income lost by these cuts, the airport adeptly shifted its focus to the
development of non-airline revenue. Doing so regained the airport’s strength and is credited with
helping to turn around the Space Coast economy.
Working in partnership with community leadership, Melbourne International Airport executives purposefully
set to fill the growing void of opportunity at a time when unemployment on the Space Coast exceeded 12%.
The airport set on a course to attract and retain the high-paying jobs that would soothe an economy heading
toward a defining precipice.
In late 2013 MLB lost one of its heroes. MAA Chairman and longtime Melbourne Mayor Harry Goode died,
leaving a legacy of vision and commitment to return jobs to the Space Coast. Vice Chairman Bill Potter took
the reins and provided the steady hand to bring the vision to reality.
Airport Executive Director Richard A. Ennis, CPFO
Larry Wuensch, CEcD
Melbourne Mayor Harry Goode
Airport Executive Director Richard A. Ennis, CPFO, gathered a stellar team of professionals that included the
county’s former head of economic development, Larry Wuensch, CEcD. Working with a visionary board of
directors, the team is credited with the airport’s fast response to a changing market.
Bolstered by an international branding campaign declaring MLB as “America’s fastest growing aerospace and
aviation manufacturing center”, recruitment of corporations broke through the threatening economic headwinds.
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In 2008, Project Jaguar roared into Melbourne.
International aviation giant Embraer was the first corporation in the post 9/11 era to recognize what
Harris, Northrop Grumman, Rockwell Collins, GE Aviation, General Dynamics and others had realized in
prior decades. MLB is beautifully situated just south of the bustling Port Canaveral, between two of America’s
major north-south arteries (I-95 and US Rt.1) and thanks to NASA to the north, a quadrimodal community
surrounds the airport: space, air, land, rail, sea.
In 2011, Embraer announced it would be operating on 26 acres airside at Melbourne International Airport as
part of a 30-year lease, with an option of an additional 70 acres. The new payroll would add $10 million to
the annual economy as workers assembled Phenom 100 and 300 aircraft and welcomed customers to its new
service center.
May 8, 2014 was another banner day at Melbourne International Airport when Northrop Grumman, longtime tenant at MLB, announced 1,800 new jobs with wages topping $100,000 each. The community and
Florida Today newspaper responded with #SpaceCoastProud spirit signs and banners in salute to what was
dubbed “Project Magellan”.
Across the MLB airfield, Northrop Grumman commenced building its “showpiece building” Manned Aircraft
Design Center of Excellence on 14.4 leased acres. The giant 202,662 sq. ft. building project brought hundreds
of new construction jobs and will house many of the 2,500 jobs created by Northrop Grumman’s corporate
consolidation.
In FY 2014, Melbourne International Airport had $76 million in construction projects either in design or being
constructed, capitalizing on its assets to the benefit of the Melbourne, Florida, community.
Fertile with a highly trained aviation/aerospace workforce populated by families determined not to pull up
their Space Coast roots, Embraer quickly determined to double its commitment to MLB in 2014.
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In 2014, Embraer doubled its presence -- and the community roared.
“A project that could have gone anywhere in the world, opens in Melbourne.”
Florida Today, September 8, 2014
Fiscal year 2014 ended on a high note. In August, the Melbourne Airport Authority approved Embraer’s
250,000 square foot expansion to house the three facilities to assemble its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500
business jet line. The corporation exercised the option on its lease to add 22.2 acres to their tenancy. The
projects total tens of millions of dollars. The first delivery of a Legacy 500 is planned for 2016, bringing with
it 600 new jobs, and a local annual payroll of $75 million.
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On September 8th, Embraer opened the doors of its Engineering & Technology Center, an impressive addition
to its stunning campus. Seventy engineers now occupy the 75,000 sq. ft. facility, with another 130 new jobs
on the horizon. The new Center occupies 13 additional acres airside at MLB. The construction project represents
another $24.2 million investment in the Space Coast region onsite at Melbourne International Airport.
According to Florida Today, “The project was one of a kind and could have
gone anywhere in the world,” Gary Spulak, president of Embraer Aircraft
Holding Inc., said of the Engineering & Technology Center. “Make no mistake.
There was a very significant evaluation process that went on to determine the
best place in the world to put this facility.”
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An airport press release heralded, “Determined to attract projects that would bring job replacements,
the airport embarked on an economic development program in 2005 that has not only attracted
new business to the job-thirsty Space Coast area; it kept the big guns, like Northrop Grumman,
in its backyard.” How did the airport do that? Said now Airport Authority Chairman Bill Potter:
“We keep our promises, pure and simple.”
“While other airports are struggling with timelines to design and build infrastructure, we are able to say,
“Start tomorrow. We’re ready for you,” said Potter.
Melbourne
Airport
Authority
Annual Financial Report
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014
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Table of Contents
Independent Auditors’ Report .................................................... F2
Organizational Chart ...................................................................F4
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ........................................F5
Financial Statements ................................................................. F10
Respectfully submitted by Marilyn Hively, CGFO
Senior Director of Finance and Administration
Notes to the Financial Statements ..............................................F15
Required Supplementary Information ........................................F33
Independent Auditors’ Report Passenger Facility Charge Program .................................. F37
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Independent Auditors’ Report
Melbourne Airport Authority
We have audited the accompanying statement of net position, statement of revenues, expenses
and changes in fund net position and statement of cash flows of the City of Melbourne, Florida
International Airport (Melbourne International Airport), a component unit of the City of
Melbourne, Florida as of and for the year ended September 30, 2014, and the related notes to
the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial
statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant
to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
Opinions
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to previously present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Melbourne International Airport as of September 30, 2014
and the changes in its financial position and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the
management’s discussion and analysis on pages F5 - F9 and the required supplementary
information on pages F33 - F36 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements.
Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial
reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or
historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary
information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the
information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our
inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of
the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the
information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express
an opinion or provide any assurance.
Melbourne, Florida
February 15, 2015
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
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Director of
Public Safety
ARFF
Police
Commander
Financial Highlights
Director of
Communications
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Airport
Authority
Board
Executive
Director
Executive Office
Manager
Director of
Operations &
Maintenance
Network &
Computer Systems
Administrator
Receptionist
Construction
Manager
Senior Director of
Capital
Improvements
Terminal Operations
Supervisor
The assets of the Airport exceeded its liabilities at September 30, 2014 by $108,034,640. Of this amount
$25,449,437 is unrestricted and available to be used for the Airport’s ongoing obligations to vendors and
creditors.
The Airport’s total net position increased $8,854,086. The increase is attributable to non-operating revenues of
$1,207,430 and capital contributions of $11,967,659 offset by an operating loss of $4,321,003, including
depreciation and amortization expense of $4,227,916.
Construction in progress increased $15,323,745 primarily attributable to construction of a 747 hangar
$8,274,412, associated cargo aprons $5,614,079 and the VOR upgrade $1,546,427.
Overview of the Financial Statements
The discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Airport's basic financial statements. The
Melbourne International Airport’s (Airport) financial statements include three components: the fund financial
statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the required supplemental information. The notes and the
required supplemental information provide additional information that is essential to understanding the data in the
Airport’s financial statements.
The Airport, governed by the Melbourne Airport Authority, is a financially self-sustaining enterprise. Its main
purpose is to provide and maintain scheduled air passenger and cargo service to residents of Brevard County and
surrounding counties. The Airport does not provide a financial benefit or impose a financial burden on the City of
Melbourne, however, the Airport is fiscally dependent on the City. The City must approve the Airport Authority’s
budget and its bonded debt issuances.
The Airport is a Proprietary (business type) enterprise fund accounted for on the accrual basis. Enterprise funds
operate by creating a cash flow to pay for the services by fees and charges. Enterprise funds use a measurement
focus known as the flow of economic resources. This measurement focus is generally the same as that used by
commercial entities. Both long-term assets and long-term liabilities are reported on the balance sheet of enterprise
funds.
The financial statements include a statement of net position; a statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund
net position; and a statement of cash flows.
Courier
The statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net position presents information showing the Airport’s
net position change during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the
underlying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and
expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods.
Maintenance
Supply
Specialist
Assistant Director of
Business
Development
Activities
Coordinator
Tropical Haven
Maintenance
Superintendent
Airport Utility
Specialist II
Tropical Haven
Manager
Senior Director of
Business
Development
Principal
Secretary
Senior Director of
Finance &
Administration
Procurement
Manager
Ground
Services
Supervisor
Food Service
Manager
Parking
Supervisor
Finance Services
Manager
Accounts
Payable
Specialist
Revenue
Officer
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As management of the Melbourne International Airport (Airport), we offer readers of the Airport's financial
statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Airport for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2014.
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Police
Sergeants
Above Wing
Supervisor
Passenger Service
Supervisor
Airfield &
Commercial Business
Supervisor
Melbourne International Airport
Organizational Chart
Management's Discussion and Analysis
The statement of net position presents information on all of the Airport’s assets and liabilities, with the difference
reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether
the financial position of the Airport is improving or weakening.
The statement of cash flows presents changes in cash and cash equivalents from operating activities; non-capital
financing activities; capital and related financing activities; and investing activities. This statement presents cash
receipt and disbursement information without consideration of the earnings event, when an obligation arises, or
depreciation of capital assets.
The financial statements can be found on pages F10 - F14 of this report.
The notes to the financial statements can be found on pages F15 – F32 of this report.
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In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents certain required
supplementary information concerning the City’s progress in funding its obligation to provide pension benefits and
post-retirement benefits other than pensions, to its employees. Required supplementary information can be found on
page F33 – F36 of this report.
The following table shows condensed revenue and expense data:
Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position may serve over time as a useful indicator of an entity’s financial position. Assets
exceeded liabilities as of September 30, 2014 by $108,034,640.
By far, the largest portion of the Airport’s net assets (75.35%) reflects its investment in capital assets (i.e. land,
buildings, improvements other than buildings, machinery, equipment, and general infrastructure) less any related
debt. Capital assets are a resource that enables the Airport to provide services.
The following table reflects the condensed statement of net assets:
The Airport has positive balances in all categories of net assets at the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and
September 30, 2013, respectively.
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The Airport’s total net position increased $8,854,086 during the current fiscal year. The increase is attributable
to non-operating revenues of $1,207,430 and capital contributions of $11,967,659 offset by an operating loss of
$4,321,003 including depreciation and amortization expense of $4,227,916.
Additional information on the Airport’s capital assets can be found in Note (3) (D.) on page F21 of this report.
Long-term liabilities.
At September 30, 2014 and 2013 the Airport’s long-term liability for compensated
absences is $345,481 and $361,250 respectively. These amounts represent accumulated, vested vacation, sick leave
and applicable benefits.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the City of Melbourne International Airport
Authority’s finances for those with an interest in the Airport’s finances. Questions concerning any of the
information provided in this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to:
Executive Director
Melbourne International Airport
One Air Terminal Parkway, Suite 220
Melbourne, FL 32901
Key elements of the ending net assets for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
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Airfield and hangar fees increased $572,654 primarily due to the commencement of two hangar leases.
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Terminal and area building fees decreased $379,510 primarily due to the net of increases to parking, car
rentals, and airline charges; $71,551, $59,180 and $64,536 respectively, less decreases due to
reclassification of gate charges to ground services $552,736.
•
The Airport received $881,156 in Passenger Facility Charges as reimbursement for previous debt
incurred to construct the Airport’s terminal and concourse.
•
Investment earnings increased $23,867 from the previous year of $89,857.
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Capital contributions of $11,967,659 is a $7,432,917 increase over the prior year. Major construction
projects during the year were for the MRO hangar and aprons to support the operations at said hangar.
During the year the Airport received $6,100,890 in contributions for the MRO hangar from FDOT and
MidAir USA; $3,688,296 and $2,412,594 respectively. For the aprons under construction, the Airport
received funding from FAA, FDOT and EDA; $1,470,214, $2,274,534 and $1,330,066 respectively.
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
(Continued)
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted
Investments, at fair value
Receivables - trade, net
Other receivables
Interest receivable
Due from other governments
Due from other governments, restricted
Inventory
Prepaid items
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll expenses
Due to primary government
Due to other governments
Unearned revenue
Compensated absences
864,153
147,591
165,430
408,994
3,532,794
133,079
Current liabilities payable from restricted assets:
Accounts payable
Due to other governments
1,177,862
43,690
Total current assets
Noncurrent assets:
Restricted assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Noncurrent lease receivable
Overfunded pension cost
Capital assets:
Nondepreciable:
Land
Construction in progress
Depreciable:
Buildings
Improvements other than buildings
Machinery and equipment
Intangibles, computer software
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization
Total capital assets, net of accumulated
depreciation/amortization
Total noncurrent assets
Total assets
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$
6,876,727
43,690
20,877,052
209,283
1,316,962
41,172
955,300
1,177,862
23,980
9,286
31,531,314
104,600
1,054,792
64,781
6,746,824
16,104,720
58,067,185
66,130,472
9,816,130
241,825
(74,233,678)
Total current liabilities
6,473,593
Noncurrent liabilities:
Liabilities payable from restricted assets, customer deposits
Compensated absences
Other post employment benefits
104,600
212,402
803,730
Total noncurrent liabilities
1,120,732
Total liabilities
7,594,325
NET POSITION
Invested in capital assets
Restricted for:
Capital improvements
Unrestricted
Total net position
81,407,341
1,177,862
25,449,437
$
108,034,640
82,873,478
84,097,651
115,628,965
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES
AND CHANGES IN FUND NET POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
OPERATING REVENUES
Airfield and hangar fees
Terminal and area building fees
Commercial business center fees
Tropical Haven fees
International/U.S. Customs/Foreign Trade Zone fees
Other
Total operating revenues
$
OPERATING EXPENSES
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
Contractual services, materials and supplies
Depreciation and amortization
Total operating expenses
3,853,029
10,434,649
4,227,916
18,515,594
Operating loss
(4,321,003)
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Federal and State grants
Passenger Facility Charges
Investment earnings
Gain on sale of capital assets
193,484
881,156
113,724
19,066
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)
1,207,430
Loss before contributions
(3,113,573)
Capital contributions
11,967,659
Change in net position
8,854,086
Total net position, October 1,
Total net position, September 30
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4,699,275
3,566,080
4,317,905
1,566,605
16,530
28,196
14,194,591
99,180,554
$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received from customers
Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services
Cash payments for employee services
Deposits received
Deposits returned and applied
Other operating revenues
$
Net cash provided by operating activities
17,352,801
(10,148,129)
(3,747,253)
17,634
(1,250,500)
28,196
2,252,749
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Operating grants
Passenger facility charges
228,186
883,425
Net cash provided by noncapital financing activities
1,111,611
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND
RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition and construction of capital assets
Proceeds from sale of capital assets
Capital grants
(14,994,177)
63,130
9,425,306
Net cash used by capital and related financing activities
(5,505,741)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investment securities
Proceeds from sale and maturities of investment securities
Interest on investments
(21,150,095)
24,345,000
325,871
Net cash provided by investing activities
3,520,776
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
1,379,395
Cash and cash equivalents at October 1
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
5,645,622
$
7,025,017
108,034,640
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
(Continued)
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING LOSS TO
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating loss
(1)
$
Adjustments not affecting cash:
Depreciation and amortization
4,227,916
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other receivables
Due from other governments
Inventory
Noncurrent rent receivable
Overfunded pension costs
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll expenses
Due to primary government
Due to other governments
Customer deposits
Unearned revenue
Other post employment benefits
Net cash provided by operating activities
(4,321,003)
71,160
863
1,304
(237)
(401,952)
1,049
355,756
(92)
(68,999)
115,880
(1,232,866)
3,399,151
104,819
$
2,252,749
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in fair value of investments
$
(30,482)
Cash and cash equivalents reconciliation:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted
Noncurrent assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
$
6,876,727
43,690
104,600
$
7,025,017
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Melbourne International Airport (Airport), governed by the Melbourne Airport Authority (Airport
Authority), is a financially self-sustaining enterprise. Its main purpose is to provide and maintain scheduled air
passenger and cargo service to residents of Brevard County and surrounding counties. The Airport Authority
consists of three City of Melbourne (City) Council members appointed by the city council and four members
from the business community. Although the city council does not appoint a majority of the Airport Authority
and the Airport does not provide a financial benefit or impose a financial burden on the City, the Airport
Authority is fiscally dependent on the City. The City must approve the Airport Authority's budget and its bonded
debt issuances. Financial statements for the Melbourne International Airport may be obtained from the
Executive Director, Melbourne International Airport, One Air Terminal Parkway, Suite 220, Melbourne, FL
32901.
The financial statements of the Airport have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is
the standard-setting body for governmental accounting and financial reporting. The GASB periodically updates
its codification of the existing Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards which, along with
subsequent pronouncements (Statements and Interpretations), constitutes GAAP for governmental units.
The more significant of the Airport’s accounting policies are described below:
A.
Reporting Entity
The Melbourne International Airport (Airport) is a component unit of the City of Melbourne (the primary
government). Component units are legally separate organizations for which the City Council is financially
accountable. The City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), as of September 30, 2014, includes
the Airport and all other component units of the City and has been issued under a separate cover. These
financial statements include only the Airport.
B.
Fund Financial Statements
The financial statements (i.e. the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Changes in Fund Net Position) report information on all of the activities of the Airport. Business-type activities
of the Airport rely to a significant extent on fees and charges for support. The Airport is a component unit for
which the primary government is financially accountable.
C.
Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation
Basis of accounting refers to when revenues, expenditures or expenses are recognized and reported in the
financial statements. Basis of accounting relates to the timing of the measurements made, regardless of the
measurement focus applied.
The Melbourne International Airport, an enterprise fund, financial statements are reported using the economic
resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and
expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows.
As a general rule the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the financial statements. Exceptions to
this general rule are administrative charges provided by the General fund to the Airport, and fire services
provided by the General fund to the Airport. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and
program revenues reported for the various functions concerned.
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Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. Operating revenues
and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a
proprietary fund’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of the enterprise funds are
charges to customers for sales and services. Operating expenses for enterprise funds include the cost of sales and
services, administrative expenses, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this
definition are reported as non-operating revenues and expenses.
6.
Capital Assets
D.
Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity
Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment, intangibles and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads,
runways, taxiways, sidewalks, and similar items) are reported in the financial statements. Capital assets, other
than equipment, are defined by the Airport as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $25,000 (amount
not rounded) and an estimated useful life in excess of two years. Equipment is defined as assets with an initial,
individual cost of more than $5,000 (amount not rounded) and an estimated useful life in excess of one year.
Such assets are recorded at historical cost, if purchased or constructed, and at estimated fair market value at the
date of gift, if donated. Major additions are capitalized while maintenance and repairs that do not improve or
materially extend the life of the respective assets are charged to expense. Major outlays for capital assets and
improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.
1.
Cash and Cash Equivalents/Investments
Capital assets are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over the following average useful lives:
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the Airport’s policy to use restricted
resources first and then unrestricted resources as they are needed.
Cash and cash equivalents represent all investments that are short term, highly liquid, and readily convertible to a
specified cash value. These investments generally have original maturities of three months or less. Cash
equivalents consist of equity in pooled investments. The cash and cash equivalents presented on the Statement of
Cash Flows are composed of restricted and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and equity in pooled investments
presented on the Statement of Net Position. Investments are stated at fair value, based on the quoted market price.
2.
Pooled Cash
7.
Equity in pooled cash consists primarily of investments in debt instruments of the federal government.
Investment earnings of the pool are allocated to the participating funds at the end of each month based on the
ratio of each participant fund’s investment to the total pooled investment. The Airport participates in the equity
pooled cash system, on a limited basis, to expedite disbursements. Airport funds are primarily invested in debt
instruments of the federal government.
3.
It is the Airport’s policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick pay benefits.
All vacation pay is accrued when incurred in the financial statements.
The Airport’s obligation for accumulated, vested vacation, reimbursable sick leave, and applicable benefits of
$345,481 are recorded as a liability in the Statement of Net Position.
Receivables and Payables
8.
Activities between the Airport and City that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at
the end of the fiscal year are referred to as either “due to/from the primary government”. All trade receivables
are shown net of an allowance for uncollectible. The Airport records a noncurrent lease receivable for Embraer
earned rent that will be collected in future years per the lease agreement.
4.
Inventories and Prepaids
Inventories, including fuel, food and beverage are valued at cost on the first-in, first-out method. Inventories
such as food and beverage are used in the production of goods and services.
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid
items.
5.
Restricted Assets
Certain assets of the Airport are classified as restricted assets on the Statement of Net Position because their use
is limited by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation; or by restrictions imposed externally
by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. In a fund with both restricted
and unrestricted assets, qualified expenses are considered to be paid first from restricted assets and then from
unrestricted assets. Assets are set aside for the following uses:
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Due from other governments – used to segregate revenues due from other governments for Airport projects.
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Tenant Deposits – used to segregate deposits collected from Airport tenants.
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Cash and cash equivalents– used to report resources set aside to meet grant requirements for Airport
projects.
Compensated Absences
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations are reported as liabilities in the statement of net position.
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ACCOUNTING CHANGES
A.
Lease receivables
The Airport has implemented GASB Statement No. 65, “Items Previously Reported as Assets and Liabilities”,
which amends or supersedes the accounting and financial reporting guidance for certain items previously
required to be reported as assets or liabilities. The Statement requires governments to either properly classify
certain items that were previously reported as assets or liabilities as deferred outflows of resources or deferred
inflows of resources, or recognize certain items that were previously reported as assets and liabilities as outflows
of resources (expenses) or inflows of resources (revenues).
Implementation required the Airport to analyze items previously reported as “deferred”. Deferred receivables in
the Airport fund, which represented long term contractual lease receivables, were renamed unearned revenue.
B. Pension Plans
The Airport has implemented GASB Statement No. 67, “Financial Reporting for Pension Plans – an amendment
of GASB Statement No. 25”, which amends the accounts and financial reporting guidance for pension plans
administered through trusts. The statement required additional disclosures in the notes to the financial statements
and required supplementary information.
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DETAILED NOTES
A.
Deposits and Investments
Deposits – Banks and savings and loans must meet the criteria to be a qualified public depository, as described in
the Florida Security for Public Deposits Act in accordance with Chapter 280, Florida Statutes, before any
investment of public funds can be made with them. At September 30, 2014, the carrying amount of the Airport’s
deposits with banks was $4,454,659 and the bank balance was $4,446,760. As of September 30, 2014 the
Airport’s bank balances are covered by federal depository insurance (FDIC) up to $250,000. Monies invested in
amounts greater than the insurance coverage are secured by the qualified public depositories pledging securities
with the State Treasurer in such amounts required by the Florida Security for Public Depositories Act. In the
event of a default or insolvency of a qualified public depositor, the State Treasurer will implement procedures for
payment of losses according to the validated claims of the Airport pursuant to Section 280.08, Florida Statues.
Airport daily deposits are deposited in earnings credit rate accounts. These accounts are fully collateralized, in
accordance with Florida state law. Cash equivalents include petty cash of $6,225.
At year-end, the Airport’s investment balances were as follows:
The investment policy authorizes the Airport to invest in U.S. Government securities, agencies and Federal
instrumentalities, repurchase agreements, the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund administered by the
Florida State Board of Administration, interest bearing time deposits or savings accounts, commercial paper,
corporate notes, bankers acceptances, and State or local government taxable or tax-exempt debt, and an
intergovernmental investment pool. Overnight repurchase agreements restrict investments to obligations of U.S.
Government Agencies and Federal instrumentalities.
The investment policy provides maturity and liquidity requirements for investments. All investments other than
investments in the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund are required to be purchased pursuant to
competitive bids. A maximum of 25% of available funds may be invested in the Local Government Surplus
Funds Trust Fund. The policy also requires diversification of the investment portfolio to control the risk of loss
from overconcentration of assets in a specific maturity, issuer, instrument, dealer, savings and loan, or bank
through which investments are purchased. Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss attributed to the
magnitude of a government’s investment in a single issuer. The Airport’s investment policy restricts portfolio
composition for federal instrumentalities to 80% total, 40% individually. Concentration percentages for the
Federal instrumentalities are provided in the schedule. Currently, the investment of a significant portion of the
Airport’s portfolios are being managed by the City’s financial advisor, PFM Asset Management LLC.
Custodial credit risk for investments is the risk that, in the event of a failure of the counter party, the Airport will
not be able to recover the value of the investment or collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside
party. The Airport’s investment policy states that all securities, with the exception of certificates of deposits,
shall be held with a third party custodian; and all securities purchased by, and all collateral obtained by the
Airport should be properly designated as an asset of the Airport. The third party custodian holds securities in an
account separate and apart from the assets of the financial institution, and are either insured or registered in the
Airport’s name.
The fair values of the Airport’s fixed-maturity investments fluctuate in response to changes in market interest
rates. Increases in prevailing interest rates generally translate into decreases in fair values of those instruments.
Fair values of interest rate-sensitive instruments may be affected by the credit worthiness of the issuer,
prepayment options, relative values of alternative investments, the liquidity of the instrument, and other general
market conditions. As a means to limiting its exposure to fair value losses arising from rising interest rates, the
Airport’s investment policy limits its investment portfolio to maturities of less than five years for corporate notes,
three years for time deposits, and 270 days for commercial paper.
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfill its obligations. As a
means to limiting its exposure to credit risk, the Airport limits investments with credit quality ratings from
nationally recognized rating agencies of:
(1) Of the U.S. Agency Bonds, the following are callable at the annual anniversary date indicated below and
assumed held until maturity date:
Melbourne Airport Authority Investment Policy - Pursuant to the requirements of Section 218.415, Florida
Statutes, the City of Melbourne adopted Resolution No. 3264 on July 10, 2012, establishing the City’s present
investment policy. The City received the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States & Canada
Investment Policy Certificate of Excellence Award in 2013 for developing this comprehensive written investment
policy. Such investment policy applies to the investment of surplus funds, which include cash and investment
balances of the Airport. The investment policy does not apply to the investment of principal, interest, reserve,
construction, capitalized interest, and redemption or escrow accounts created by ordinance or resolution pursuant
to the issuance of bonds where the investments are held by an authorized depository.
All investments are made based on reasonable research as to credit quality, liquidity and interest rate risk prior to
the investment being acquired.
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State and/or local government taxable and/or tax-exempt debt, general obligation and/or revenue bonds,
rated at least “AA” by Moody’s Investors Services and “AA” by Standard & Poor’s for long-term debt.
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Commercial paper of any United States company that is rated, at the time of purchase, “Prime-1” by
Moody’s and “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s.
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Money Market Mutual Funds that are rated “AAAm” by Standard & Poor’s, or the equivalent by another
rating agency.
•
Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund money market funds that are rated “AAAm” by Standard &
Poor’s, or the equivalent by another rating agency.
B.
General Pension Investment Policy
The investment policy is maintained by the Pension Board of Trustees with the objective of obtaining a
reasonable total rate of return commensurate with the Prudent Investor Rule. The asset allocation, sector
weightings, security selection, and investment style are at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager
employed by the Board of Trustees. The fiduciary responsibility of the Board is to recognize that the retirement
system provides income benefits to retired participants and beneficiaries on a long-term basis. The Board of
Trustees shall comply with the fiduciary standards set forth in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (ERISA).
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Performance of the total Fund is measured for rolling three and five year periods to accommodate the market
cycles experienced with investments. The Fund performance is compared to the return of a blended index of
50% Russell 3000 Stock Index, 40% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% MSCI EAFE. On a
relative basis, the total return of combined equity, fixed income, and cash portfolio is expected to be in the top
40% of the appropriate peer universe. On an absolute basis, the total return of the combined equity, fixed
income, and cash portfolio is expected to equal or exceed the actuarial earnings assumption of 8%.
D.
Capital Assets
Capital asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:
Authorized investments held in the Fund are limited to the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Equities must be traded on a national exchange. Not more than 5% of the Plan’s assets at the time of purchase
shall be invested in common stock, capital stock or convertible stock of any one issuing company, nor shall the
aggregate investment in any one issuing company exceed 3% of the outstanding capital stock of the company.
At least 80% of all fixed income investments must have a minimum rating of investment grade or higher as
determined by at least one major credit rating service. The value of bonds issued by any single corporation
shall not exceed 3% of the total fund.
Money market funds provided by the Plan’s custodian; government paper backed by full faith and credit of the
United States Government.
Foreign Securities are limited to fully and easily negotiable equity securities, traded on an exchange
recognized as the official exchange by the government where the exchange is located, or on any of the major
equivalent electronic exchanges.
Commingled funds may include mutual funds, commingled funds, and exchange-traded funds. In the event
of investment by the Plan into a commingled fund, the Board will adopt the prospectus or governing policy
of that fund as the stated addendum to this Investment Policy Statement.
Limitations include investments in corporate common stock and convertible bonds not to exceed 70% of the
Fund assets at market, and foreign securities not to exceed 20% of the value of the Fund at cost. All securities
must be competitively bid and the most economically advantageous bid selected. Commissions paid for the
purchase of securities must meet the prevailing best-execution rates, pursuant to ERISA Technical Release 86-1.
Communication between the Board of Trustees and the Board Professionals is continuous. The Plan Custodian
provides a monthly accounting statement that includes all receipts, disbursements, and the cost and market value
of all assets. The Investment Manager provides written quarterly reports detailing the Fund’s performance,
compliance, economic forecast, and portfolio analysis. The Plan Investment Monitor provides a written quarterly
report of the relative and absolute performance of the Fund. The Board of Trustees meets on a quarterly basis to
discuss the performance of the Fund, investment strategy, and any other pertinent matters.
C.
Retainage Payables
The Airport accounts payable includes a retainage payable balance of $791,909 as of September 30, 2014.
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E. Construction Commitments
The Airport’s significant construction commitments are summarized below:
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F. Interfund Receivables and Payables
H. Long-Term Liabilities
Interfund receivables and payables between the City and the Airport at September 30, 2014, are summarized
below:
Changes in Long-Term Liabilities
All interfund receivables and payables represent cash transfers for operating purposes and amounts expected to
be repaid within one year.
G. Operating Leases
The Airport is the lessor of various properties with terms of one to 40 years. Most leases include contractual rent
increases of a fixed percentage, or escalate with CPI or fair value adjustments, and some have renewal options.
Only fixed contractual increases are included in the following schedule of operating leases by year of minimum
future rental income:
Long-term activity for the year ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:
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OTHER INFORMATION
A.
Risk Management
Insurance - The City is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of or damage to and destruction of
assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters. The City purchases commercial insurance with various
deductibles for different types of losses. The costs for this insurance program are accounted for in the Insurance
Internal Service fund. Settled claims have not exceeded this commercial coverage in the past three fiscal years. All
applicable funds and component units participate in the general property and liability insurance program and make
payments to the Insurance fund based on estimates of the amounts needed to pay insurance premiums and claims
and to accumulate funds for financial stability. The excess accumulated funds over claims liability was $2,221,698
at September 30, 2014. The Airport also purchased additional insurance not covered by these programs.
The General Property and Liability claims liability at September 30, 2014 is $614,753 and is based on the
requirements of GASB Statement No. 10, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Risk Financing and Related
Insurance Issues, which requires a liability for claims be reported if information prior to the issuance of the financial
statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the
amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. To estimate this liability the incurred but not reported (IBNR)
factors are applied to trended claims history. General Property and Liability claims at September 30, 2013 and 2014
are summarized below:
The following provides an analysis of the Airport’s investment in property held for lease as of September 30,
2014:
Workers Compensation - The City is exposed to risk of loss related to injuries to employees. The City
established a self-insured workers compensation program, accounted for in the Workers Compensation Internal
Service fund to finance its uninsured risk of loss. The Workers Compensation fund provides coverage for up to a
maximum of $200,000 for each worker's compensation claim. The City purchases commercial insurance for
claims in excess of coverage provided by the self-insurance program. Settled claims have not exceeded this
commercial coverage in any of the past three fiscal years. The Airport participates in the workers compensation
self-insurance program and makes payments to the Workers Compensation fund based on estimates of the
amounts needed to pay prior and current year claims and to accumulate funds for financial stability. Excess
accumulated funds over claims liability was $3,452 at September 30, 2014.
The workers compensation claims liability at September 30, 2014 is $2,295,639 and is based on the requirements
of GASB Statement No. 10, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Risk Financing and Related Insurance
Issues”, which requires a liability for claims be reported if information prior to the issuance of the financial
statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and
the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. To estimate this liability the incurred but not reported
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(IBNR) factors are applied to trended claims history. Workers compensation claims at September 30, 2013 and
2014 are summarized below:
Airport employees participate in the General Employee Pension Plan administered by a Board of Trustees
comprised of:
a) Two City residents appointed by the City Council.
b) Two Members of the Plan elected by a majority of the membership.
c) A Fifth Member elected by the Board and appointed by the City Council.
Plan membership. At September 30, 2014, Airport employee membership consisted of the following:
B.
Pension Plans
All regular employees are covered by retirement plans. All employees are covered by the Florida Retirement
System or a local pension plan.
Florida Retirement System
Benefits provided. The plan provides retirement, disability, and death benefits. Accrued pension equals Average
Final Compensation (AFC) times Benefit Multiplier times Credited Service.
Plan Description.
The Airport contributed to the Florida Retirement System (FRS), a cost sharing
multiple employer defined benefit pension plan administered by the State of Florida. The FRS provides retirement and
disability benefits and annual cost of living adjustments to plan members and beneficiaries. Chapter 121, Florida
Statutes, established the FRS and the laws under which it operates, benefit levels, and contribution requirements.
Amendments may only be made by the State legislature. The FRS issues a publicly available financial report that
includes financial statements and required supplementary information. This report may be obtained by writing to the
Florida Division of Retirement, Research, Education and Policy Section, 2639-C North Monroe Street, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-1560.
Normal Retirement:
Date: Regular Class – Earlier of age 62 and 6 years of Credited Service (age 57 with 10 years of Credited
Service for the City Manager), or completion of 30 years of Credited Service. Special Risk Class – Earlier of age
55 and 6 years of Credited Service or completion of 25 years of Credited Service.
Benefit: Regular Class 1.6% of AFC times Credited Service. Rate increases to 1.63% if age 63 or 31 years,
1.65% if age 64 or 32 years, and 1.68% if age 65 or 33 years. Rate is 2.0% for Senior Management employees.
Special Risk Class – 3.0% of Average Final Compensation times Credited Service.
Funding Policy. The Airport is required to contribute at actuarially determined rates as established by State
Statutes. The employer contribution rates from October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, expressed as a
percentage of payroll, were 6.95% for general employees, 18.31% for senior management, 19.06% for Airport
Police personnel, 12.84% for DROP, 3.39% for reemployed general employees, and 8.03% for reemployed
Airport Police personnel. The employer contribution rates from July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014,
expressed as a percentage of payroll, were 7.37% for general employees, 21.14% for senior management,
19.82% for Airport Police personnel, 12.28% for DROP participants, 3.80% for reemployed general employees,
and 8.77% for reemployed Airport Police personnel. From October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014,
employee contributions of 3.00% were required on all wages excluding DROP and reemployed members. The
Airport’s contributions for the last three fiscal years are as follows:
These contributions are equal to the required contributions for each year.
General Employees’ Pension Plan
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Method Used to Value Investments. Investments are reported at fair value. Short-term investments are reported at
cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on a national or international exchange are valued at the
last reported sales price at current exchange rates. Mortgages are valued on the basis of future principal and
interest payments, and are discounted at prevailing interest rates for similar instruments. Investments that do not
have an established market are reported at estimated fair value.
Plan administration. The Airport employees participate in the General Pension Plan. This is a single employer
defined benefit pension plan. The General Pension Plan was closed to new members as of August 1, 2008.
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This plan does not issue an individual standalone financial statement. Its financial statement, as of September 30,
is included in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Pension plan data is provided from the
respective actuarial reports as of October 1, 2014.
Early Retirement:
Date: 6 years of Credited Service for both Regular and Special Risk Class.
Benefit: Regular Class – Accrued benefit reduced 5% for each year prior to Normal Retirement. Special Risk
Class - Accrued benefit reduced 3% for each of the first 5 years prior to Normal Retirement and 5% for each
additional year thereafter.
Vesting:
Schedule: 100% after 6 years of Credited Service for both Regular and Special Risk Class.
Benefit: Vested portion of accrued benefit payable at the otherwise Normal Retirement date.
Disability Retirement:
Service Connected Eligibility: Covered from date of employment for both Regular and Special Risk Class.
Non-Service Connected Eligibility: After 8 years of Credited Service.
Benefit: Regular Class – Accrued to date of disability, but not less than 42% of AFC (Service Connected), or
25% of AFC (Non-Service Connected). Special Risk Class – Accrued to date of disability, but not less than 65%
of AFC (Service Connected), or 25% of AFC (Non-Service Connected)
Pre-Retirement Death:
Vested: Beneficiary receives an immediate or deferred monthly benefit computed based on the assumption that
the member retired on the date of death and elected the 100% joint and survivor annuity.
Non-Vested: Refund of Member Contributions, if any.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA):
Regular Class – each July 1 following retirement the monthly benefit amount is increased 3%, based on the June
benefit, excluding any supplemental benefit. Special Risk Class – beginning on the July 1 following 2 years of
payments, the monthly amount is increased 3% based on the June benefit, excluding any supplemental benefit.
Supplement:
Early and Normal Retirees receive a monthly benefit of $5 for each year of Credited Service (minimum is $30
and maximum is $150) for both Regular and Special Risk Class.
Contribution Requirements. The General Employees’ pension plan provides retirement and disability benefits to
plan members and beneficiaries. The plan is administered by a separate local Boards of Trustees. Benefit
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provisions and contribution requirements are established by City ordinance as provided in Chapter 23, Articles
VII of the Melbourne City Code for the General Employees’ Pension Plan. Amendments may only be made by
City Council adoption of a local ordinance.
Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)
Contributions. The employer, employee, and State contribution requirements are actuarially determined on an
annual basis. Administrative costs of the pension plan is financed by the plan. No employee contributions are
required for the General Employees’ Pension Plan. The employer contribution rates, expressed as a percentage
of payroll, for the General Employees’ Pension Plan were 0.0% for general employees and 47.56% for Airport
police personnel for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
Members are eligible to enter the DROP at the Normal Retirement Date. DROP participants are not eligible for
death or disability benefits. The maximum DROP participation duration is 60 months. The Accrued Benefit is
frozen and no further Employee Contributions are payable at DROP entry. The Accrued Benefit accumulates in
the DROP account with an annual interest rate of 6.5%, compounded monthly on the prior month’s ending
balance (1.3% for members who enter DROP on or after 6/01/2012).
The Airport’s annual contributions exceeded the annual pension cost for each of the local pension plans for the
year ended September 30, 2014. The Airport’s contribution to the General Employees’ Special Risk Class was
$90,530.
Required trend information for the pension plan for the past three fiscal years is presented below:
General Employees’ Pension Plan:
A Member’s final DROP account value for distribution is the value of the account at the end of the quarter
immediately preceding termination of participation in the DROP, plus any monthly periodic additions made to
the DROP account subsequent to the end of the previous quarter and prior to distribution. The DROP balance at
September 30, 2014 was $272,844.
Net Pension Liability of the City of Melbourne
The components of the net pension liability of the City at September 30, 2014, were as follows:
There is no net pension obligation for the General Employees’ Pension Plan.
Investments
Investment policy. The pension plan policy in regard to the allocation of invested assets is established and may
be amended by the Board. In fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility, the Board recognizes that the pension plan
is an essential vehicle for providing income benefits to retired participants. The Board also recognizes that the
obligations of the Plan are long-term and that investment policy should be made with a view toward performance
and return over a number of years. The general investment objective is to obtain a reasonable total rate of return,
defined as interest and dividend income plus realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, commensurate with
the Prudent Investor Rule and any other applicable City Ordinances and State Statutes.
Actuarial assumptions. The total pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of October 1,
2013 updated to September 30, 2014 using the following actuarial assumptions applied to all measurement
periods:
The following was the Board’s adopted asset allocation policy as of September 30, 2014:
Mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 Table with no projection for Males and Females, as appropriate.
The actuarial assumptions used in the October 1, 2013 valuation were carried forward from the prior actuary. No
recent actuarial experience study has been performed.
Concentration. Investments (excluding mutual funds and those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government)
held by the pension plan did not exceed five percent of total plan assets.
Rate of Return. For the year end September 30, 2014, the annual money-weighted rate of return on the General
Employee Pension Plan investments, net of pension plan investment expense, was 11.79%. The money-weighted
rate of return expresses investment performance, net of investment expense, adjusted for the changing amounts
actually invested.
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The long term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building-block
method in which best estimates ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension
plan investment expenses and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to
produce the long term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target
asset allocation percentage and by expected inflation. Best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each
major asset class included in the pension plan’s target asset allocation as of September 30, 2014 are summarized
in the following Table:
Discount rate. The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability for the General Employee Pension
Plan was 7.80% percent. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan
member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that City contributions will be made at
rates equal to the difference between actuarially determined contributions rates and the member rate. Based on
those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected
future benefits payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long term expected rate of return on pension
plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefits payments to determine the total pension
liability.
The Pension trust funds fiduciary net position activity as of September 30, 2014 was as follows:
Sensitivity of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate. The following presents the net pension
liability of the City, calculated using the discount rate, as well as what the City’s net pension liability would be if
it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the
current rate:
Reserves. The net position of the local pension plan is legally reserved for plan participant benefits. The reserve
balance at September 30, 2014 is $8,658,833.
Basis of Accounting. Financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting. Plan member
contributions are recognized in the period in which the contributions are due. Employer contributions to each
plan are recognized when due and the employer has made a formal commitment to provide the contributions.
Benefits and refunds are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
Development of Net Pension Obligation (NPO). These municipal Defined Benefit Plans have been subject to the
minimum funding standards since the adoption of the “Florida Protection of Public Employee Retirement Benefit
Act” (Part VII of Chapter 112, Florida Statutes) in 1980. Accordingly, the sponsor has funded the actuarially
determined required contributions for all years from October 1, 1987, through the transition date, October 1,
1997. Thus, the NPO on October 1, 1997 is $0.
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The Pension trust funds change in fiduciary net position activity as of September 30, 2014 was as follows:
of 5 years if they have 7 to 22 years of service. There will be no subsidy for LIU employees with less than 7
years of service as of October 1, 2010. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 the Airport contributed
$12,359 to cover nine retired employees. Blended premium rates for active and retired employees combined
provide an implicit subsidy for retirees because on an actual basis, their current and future claims are expected to
result in higher costs to the Plan than those of active employees. The current year contribution represents an
estimate of this implied subsidy.
Annual OPEB Cost and Net OPEB Obligation. The City’s annual OPEB cost (expense) is calculated based on
the annual required contribution (ARC) of the employer, and the amount actuarially determined in accordance
with parameters of GASB Statement No. 45. The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing
basis, is projected to cover the normal cost each year to amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities over a period
not to exceed thirty years.
The following table shows the components of the City’s annual OPEB cost for the last three fiscal years, the
amount actually contributed to the Plan, and changes in the City’s net OPEB obligation to the retiree health plan:
The net OPEB obligation is allocated to governmental activities, business-type activities, and the component unit
based on the relative proportion of plan participants. At September 30, 2014 the net OPEB obligation of
governmental activities, business-type activities, and the component unit is $13,430,571, $3,235,526, and
$803,730, respectively.
No trust or agency fund has been established for the Plan and there were no adjustments to the annual required
contribution or interest earnings. The City’s annual OPEB cost, the percentage of annual OPEB cost contributed
to the Plan, and the net OPEB obligation for the past three fiscal years were as follows (dollar amounts in
thousands):
C.
Post Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions
Plan Description. The City of Melbourne administers a single-employer defined benefit healthcare plan (the
“Plan”) that provides medical insurance to its employees and their eligible dependents. Pursuant to Section
112.0801 Florida Statutes, the City is required to provide eligible retirees (as defined in the City’s pension plans)
the opportunity to participate in this Plan at the same cost that is applicable to active employees. Eligible retirees
must be drawing an immediate benefit from their respective pension plan and be enrolled in medical coverage
prior to retirement. Surviving spouses of participants are allowed access to the Plan but must pay the full
premium. Benefit provisions for the Plan were established by City Council on May 12, 1987 and may only be
amended by City Council. The City does not issue stand-alone financial statements for this Plan. All financial
information related to the Plan is accounted for in the City’s basic financial statements.
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Funding Policy. The City is funding the post employee benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. Contribution rates for
the Plan are established by City Council annually. For non-union employees hired before January 1, 2011, the
Airport provides 50% of the health insurance premium for retirees who opt for coverage through the City’s
insurance program or the Florida Retired Public Employees Group Medicare Supplemental Insurance Program as
an explicit subsidy. LIU Union employees receive a subsidy of 50% or $236.90, whichever is less, if they have
22 or more years of service as of October 1, 2010. They receive 25% or $120.00, whichever is less, for a period
Funded Status and Funding Progress. The funded status as of October 1, 2013, the most recent actuarial
valuation date, is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
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The projection of future benefit payments for an ongoing plan involves estimates of the value of reported
amounts and assumptions about the probability of the occurrence of events far into the future. The actuarial
determined amounts regarding the funding status of the Plan and the ARC are subject to continual revision as
actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of
funding progress, presented as required supplementary information following the notes to the financial
statements, presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of the plan assets is increasing
or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits. Calculations are based on benefits
provided under the terms of the substantive plan at the time of each valuation and on the pattern of cost sharing
between the employer and the plan members at that time. Because the Plan has greater than 200 members, the
City is required to obtain an actuarial valuation at least every two years. Fiscal year 2009 was the year of
implementation of GASB Statement No. 45. The City elected to apply the statement prospectively.
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statements No 67 “Financial Reporting for Pension Plans” require
supplementary information be reported on the local pension plans in addition to that provided in the Notes to the
Financial Statements. This information is presented in the following schedules.
Methods and Assumptions. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to
reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of the assets,
consistent with the long-term perspective of calculations. In the 10/1/2013 actuarial valuation the Projected Unit
Credit (PUC) cost method was used with linear pro-ration to assumed benefit commencement. The unfunded
actuarial accrued liability is being amortized over a remaining period of 25 years using a 30 year closed
amortization both as a level dollar and as a level percent of pay. The actuarial assumptions included a 3.5%
investment rate of return, 3% projected annual salary increase, and a 2.5% rate of inflation. The medical trend
assumption of 8.0% was developed using the Society of Actuaries Long-Term Medical Trend Model.
D.
Contingencies
1.
Litigation
The Airport is named as a defendant in various lawsuits. The outcome of the lawsuits is not determinable at this
time. It is the opinion of counsel that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition of the Airport.
2.
Grants
The Airport receives funds from federal, state, and private agencies under grants and contracts. The costs, both
direct and indirect, charged to these grants and contracts are subject to audit and possible disallowance by the
sponsoring agency. It is management’s belief that any disallowances or adjustments would not have a significant
effect on the financial statements.
E.
Subsequent Events
On January 28, 2015, the Melbourne Airport Authority approved a $645,400 design contract with Airport
Engineering Co, for siting, environmental assessment, and design to replace the air traffic control tower.
On January 28, 2015, the Melbourne Airport Authority approved a $1,186,000 design contact with BRPH
Architects-Engineers, Inc. to develop a Terminal Transformation Plan.
On January 28, 2015, the Melbourne Airport Authority approved a $1,479,732 contract with W&J Construction
Corporation to construct a new dopplerized VOR/DME structure.
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Notes to Schedule
Valuation date:
10/1/2012
Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of October 1, two years prior to the end of the fiscal
year in which contributions are reported.
Methods and assumptions used to determine contribution rates:
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 45, “Accounting and Financial Reporting by
Employers for Post Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions” (OPEB) require supplementary information be
reported in addition to that provided in the notes to the Financial Statements.
CITY OF MELBOURNE
SCHEDULES OF FUNDING PROGRESS
LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
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2014 Melbourne
Airport Authority
CHAIRMAN
William C. Potter, Esq.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jack L. Ryals, CCIM
MEMBERS
Michael R. Fischer, CCIM
Member-at-Large
The Honorable Kathy Meehan
Mayor, City of Melbourne
Scott T. Mikuen, Esq.
Industry Representative
The Honorable Molly Tasker, Esq.
City Council, City of Melbourne
The Honorable John Thomas
City Council, City of Melbourne
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Business-Friendly Airport
World-Class Corporate Neighbors
• At-the-ready infrastructure
The following publicly-traded aviation and aerospace
legacy companies are thriving at MLB:
• Experienced on-site engineering and construction leadership
• Capable of managing $76 million in simultaneous multi-project construction
AAR, Inc. NYSE: AIR
• Outstanding tenant relationships as indicated by expansions,
American Airlines NASDAQ: AAL
lease renewals and options exercised
Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL
Embraer Executive Jets NYSE: ERJ
General Dynamics NYSE: GD
General Electric Transportation NYSE: GE
Harris Corporation World Headquaters NYSE: HRS
L3 Communications NYSE: LLL
Northrop Grumman NYSE: NOC
Rockwell Collins NYSE: COL
Ricoh Corporation NYSE: RICOY
Thales Group EN PARIS: HO
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Highly-Trained Workforce
Florida Ranked Number One by PWC
Next to Silicon Valley, Brevard County has more engineers per capita than any other region.
According to the highly respected PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florida is the top state in the nation for
aerospace manufacturing. Our state ranked higher than all other states based on tax rates, industry
size, operating costs and education. PWC’s report confirmed that Florida is the world’s leading
environment for:
In fact, nearly 15% of its residents over age 25 hold degrees in engineering: twice the national
average. It’s no surprise that hi-tech companies are drawn to the area. A great climate and quality
of life doesn’t hurt, either.
• Space Industry
• Major Flight Operations
• MRO Industry
• Leading Manufacturers of Aircraft
• Leading Manufacturers of Spacecraft
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It’s hard to beat a year-round average temperature of 72 degrees. But consider these additional
benefits to living in the Melbourne, Florida community:
• 72 miles of unspoiled beaches
• Beachfront living
• Business casual lifestyle
• A-rated schools
• Nationally ranked health care services
• Higher education (all located on airport campus)
Florida Institute of Technology
Keiser University
Eastern Florida State College
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Collaboration
MLB benefits from collaborative efforts with such prestigious partners and educational institutions
such as the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT).
“The first person to
walk on Mars
may very well be sitting in
an FIT classroom today.”
MLB Executive Director Greg Donovan,
graduate, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)
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Photos courtesy of FIT
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Building on Success
The following major projects were under planning or construction at Melbourne International
Airport in 2014:
• VOR: VHF Omni Directional Radio Range, an important navigational aid for aircraft in flight
• Northrop Grumman’s Phase I of “Project Magellan” encompassing 21 acres
• Embraer’s “Project Summit”: a quarter of a million sq.ft. campus with enough parking for
up to 700 vehicles, a new taxi-lane and aircraft apron facilities
• MRO Hangar and Offices: a massive 83,000 sq.ft. aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
facility was completed by the end of the 2015 calendar year on-time and under budget
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• Proposed terminal transformation to include repair, renovations and improvements
• The widening of Taxiway K with upgrades to Taxiways S & K
• Expansion of Keiser College with a 30-year lease of 4.836 acres
• New Airframe and Power Plant certification program onsite with office space
and hangar for Eastern Florida State College
• Planning and preparation for the airport’s first ever
Melbourne Airport Air and Space Show
featuring the United States Air Force Thunderbirds
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On the MLB horizon
• On May 27, 2015 the Melbourne Airport Authority gave the nod to the architect and engineering
firm BRPH to develop the budget and designs for a complete terminal transformation
• With the recruitment of experienced airport executive Greg Donovan, AAE, Melbourne
International Airport set its sights on landing more air service for the community. In first quarter
2015, MLB’s passenger numbers had leaped 15% and not long after, Delta Air Lines added
another flight to its lineup
• Donovan announced plans to seek funding to
replace the 50-year-old Air Traffic Control Tower
• Airport outreach to international airlines
is being completely revamped, putting MLB
back on the air service consideration map
• Port Canaveral and MLB are partnering in ways never before imagined, including a roll-on, roll-off
cargo initiative on the Intracoastal Waterway, just a few hundred yards from MLB’s main runway
• At the time of this publication, June 2015, ongoing construction projects at Melbourne
International Airport total $76 Million
• Plans are finalized for the long-awaited Ellis Road Extension which will provide direct road
access from the major I-95 artery into the airport campus
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2015 Melbourne
Airport Authority
2015 MLB Executive
Management Team
CHAIRMAN
William C. Potter, Esq.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Greg Donovan, AAE
Jack M. Schluckebier, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Business Development
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jack L. Ryals, CCIM
Marilyn Hively, CGFO
Senior Director of Finance and Administration
Greg Donovan
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MEMBERS
Michael R. Fischer, CCIM
Member-at-Large
Cliff Graham
Director of Operations and Maintenance
The Honorable Kathy Meehan
Mayor, City of Melbourne
Police Chief Michael Brewer
Public Safety Director
Scott T. Mikuen, Esq.
Industry Representative
Melissa Naughton
Assistant Director of Business Development
The Honorable Molly Tasker, Esq.
City Council, City of Melbourne
Pat Howlett
Executive Office Manager
The Honorable Deborah Thomas
City Council, City of Melbourne
Donald A. Nohrr, Esq.
Airport Attorney
GrayRobinson
Deborah Thomas
Scott Mikuen
William Potter
Jack Ryals
Kathy Meehan
Molly Tasker
Mike Fischer
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