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Aviation Advisory Board Minutes - 07/16/2009C a CITY CLERK'S OFFICE i Date / MINUTES By JX Time ,� u AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD July 16, 2009 PRESENT: Brad Altman Ross Little Kenneth Armstrong Glenn Beavers H.P. Schuele Jim McElvain Amy Bobrowitz Glenn Barham John Burrus Monica Morris I. CALL TO ORDER Board Members City Council Liaison City Staff The meeting was called to order by Monica Morris in the absence of Chairman Gills at approximately 5:30pm. H. ROLL CALL Members were asked to sign the attendance sheet. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the May 21, 2009 meeting was presented. Mr. Beavers made a motion, seconded by Mr. Schuele, to approve the minutes as presented. All were in favor. IV. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Municipal Airport • Staff report on Runway 17/35 design projects — Ms. Morris reported that a meeting was held with FAA Airport Development leadership regarding our runway AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD JULY 16, 2009 reconstruction project. The FAA made two recommendations. First that the City approach Sheppard AFB leadership about the funding of the lighting necessary as a result of the need to lower the runway. Second, because of the anticipated cost, they suggested the project will likely need to be funded across two years (2010 and 2011) and therefore the project be designed in two phases. A recent telephone call, however, indicated that one project with one year of funding (2010) was still being considered. • Staff report on Master Plan — Ms. Morris reported that staff has received the first draft of Working Paper A of the Master Plan. The first meeting of the Master Plan Working Committee will be August 5 . Ms. Morris showed the board some of the work completed as part of Working Paper A. 2. Kickapoo Downtown Airport • Staff report on T- hangar construction project — Ms. Morris reported that the t- hangar construction is nearing completion. The concrete apron should be placed within a few weeks and they are still waiting on the coordination of the electrical transformer switchover. Also as a reminder that after the placement of the concrete, it will still require 28 days of curing time before any aircraft can be moved into the hangars. • Review and award of t- hangar spaces — Ms. Morris reported that six deposits were received for the six available t- hangars. She will work with each tenant individually to try to place them in their desired location as much as possible. • Review and consider Museum Special Event Policy — Ms. Morris presented the board with a draft policy for special events at the WWI Museum. Additionally, Ms. Morris informed the board of some upcoming proposed events by the Museum. After much discussion, the board recommended several changes be made to the policy including the frequency of events, minimum required notification time and requirement for paid security, traffic control or emergency responders. The board requested that Ms. Morris incorporate their recommendations and the item be presented again at the September meeting. After recommended changes are made and prior to the September meeting, staff will provide the museum a copy of the proposal for their consideration and input. AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD JULY 16, 2009 2 3. Other Aviation Items • Kickapoo Restrooms — Ms. Morris reported that restroom renovations should be completed by the end of the following week. • TSA Renovations — The project for the TSA Renovations at the Municipal Airport has been awarded. A preconstruction meeting is scheduled for the following week and the architect is working on contract documents. • FAA Part 139 Inspection — Ms. Morris reported that the annual FAA Part 139 inspection took place on July 17tH • American Eagle Schedule and Management — Ms. Morris reported that our local station has a new manager by the name of Samuel Williams who comes to SPS /LAW from the American Airlines side of the business and from some larger airports on the east coast. Additionally, it appears American Eagle is adding a 5th flight to our schedule beginning on August 25th with 3 flights being ATRs and 2 being RJs. • TIGER Grant — Ms. Morris reported that the Metropolitan Planning Organization will be submitting an application on behalf of the City and the airport for possible funding for the new terminal building. The TIGER grant is a part of the ARRA funding. Applications will be submitted collectively by the State of Texas. • Jack Stevens Sculpture — Ms. Morris presented the board with pictures of a small sculpture made by Jack Stevens on her request as a possible idea for an aviation memorial at Kickapoo Airport. Ms. Morris will continue to explore funding for this project. V. ITEMS OF CONCERN FOR BOARD MEMBERS • Mr. Altman inquired about the vandalize incident at Municipal Airport. Ms. Morris reported that that was the worst incident she is aware of in four years but would monitor the incident to determine if it is becoming an increasing problem. Sheppard AFB Security Forces does patrol at night as part of their patrol of the Medical Readiness Area but would also consider requesting additional patrols from WFPD. • Mr. Little inquired as to the status of the possible flight school at Kickapoo. Ms. Morris reported that the last she had heard from Mr. Windle was that he had not made any progress to date. AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD JULY 16.2009 3 • Mr. Beavers inquired about the landscaping at Kickapoo. Ms. Morris reported that she has contracted with A -Perm- O -Green lawn for the treatment of the crabgrass. Mr. Beavers suggested that we also need to address the shrubs /trees around the terminal. • Regarding the airports desire to become more energy efficient, Mr. Little suggested that the airport consider replacing the glass in the terminal with more energy efficient glass. He suggested calculating the square footage of the glass and consult with an air conditioning contractor to calculate the possible savings. • Mr. Altman inquired as to the status of the development of the east side property. Ms. Morris reported that she was unaware of any planned development. • Mr. Schuele recommended that we consult with Air Traffic Control leadership to develop some procedures for intersection takeoffs on runway 15R when Runway 17/35 is closed. The current procedure of having small civilian aircraft taxi all the way to 15C is lengthy and time consuming and unnecessary for some of our smaller aircraft. Ms. Morris said she would consult with Capt. Brown and Mr. Gills on the subject. VI. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Mr. Sid,,611s, Chairman ATTEST: Monica J. Morris, Airports Administrator — z ZL zo- 91 Date 9 /(7 Lo! 2 - Date AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD JULY 16, 2009 4