HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-20-2004 Meeting minutes for the Auburn Airport Advisory Board for January 20, 2004
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The meeting was called to order by Ron Wanttaja, Chair.
Members present are Rodger Campbell, Bud Buchanan, and Don Rottle.
Others present are Jamelle Garcia, Airport Manager; John Gallo, AOLP;
Jan Bouchard and Ray Richcreek, tenants; Lorelei Mesic with W&H
Pacific; Craig Valente, City Finance Department and Carolyn Brown,
Planning Department Secretary.
Each Board Member introduced themselves and gave a little background.
The function of the Airport Board will be to make recommendations to
the City Council committees. Jamelle will provide information on
airport improvements to the board. Also, Jamelle stated he will rely
on the advisory committee more now that is not directly connected to
the City.
The new phone number for the airport is 253-333-6821, and fax 253-333-
6822 . There will be two incoming lines and also can leave a message.
The December minutes were not available for approval.
The first item on the agenda is the status of the Airport Gate
mechanism. North gate would not open for exiting traffic on Monday
January 19. Please contact the airport if there are problems to
report. Center gate was found to have a faulty ground loop closest to
the gate on the east side in the asphalt. The ground loop shorting out
and would not let the gate open. This has been disabled. Fire
department and NW Airlift was notified to use the south gate. This may
be the same problem existing on the one-way east gate. Ray stated the
problem he had with the gate was before the photo cells were installed.
Jamelle said sensor heaters were tried and didn't work.
Item 2 is the FAA/GPS/Remote Transmitter status. The FAA will have a
representative come out On Thursday to do a com check and will check
the location of the repeater on the hill. Flight check is scheduled
the last week of February or so. Jamelle also tried different
locations. Jan asked if we just have to assign a frequency. Jamelle
answered yes.
Item 3 is the delinquent tenant account status and Ron stated that the
board will not have to cover every month. Instead he would like to
have the information twice a year. John Gallo would like to compute
the number of days it takes to collect the money. Jamelle said he will
now work with finance and the board will not have to deal with it.
Also, Jamelle will meet with Iouri to relocate his Russian planes.
Item 4 is on airport security reports. Jamelle usually receives some
information everyday. Jamelle met with the security company staff and
presented his ideas on how he would like the staff to deal with people
at the airport.
One of the emergencies recently was when the fire suppression system in
hangar nine blew a valve in the middle of the night on January 8 . That
triggered an alarm, which summoned the fire department. Also, meant
there had to be a 24-hour fire watch. The only damage was water damage
to items in a storage room that belonged to Bob Myers. Cleaning rusty
water out of hangars will be today, Jan 20. Olson Fire system said the
system had not been maintained. A process to service the fire-
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suppression systems will be established and will service twice a year.
Moisture build up in the system and pressure causes the valve failure.
Item 5 is an update by Lorelei Mesic of W & H Pacific on the runway
repair schedule.
At this point nothing has changed from the previous discussion. The
main challenge will be the length of the runway and the amount of time
the runway is closed. Night hours are being considered. 1600 feet of
runway is what is on this phase. But the question is, what is
acceptable? There are likely to be problems with the Flight school and
higher performance airplanes will have a problem with the runway at any
less length. 2200 feet would be safer and more prudent. Jan asked
about taxiways, and Lorelei said no repair is connected with this
project. Jamelle said also there will be some relocation of users.
Jamelle will probably relocate his training school temporarily. There
was a discussion as to the length of time for closure. Full closure
will be 6 total days, but these are split up. The reconstruction at
the south end will allow for longer runway. There will be 300 feet
clear area between the landing threshold and the construction area.
Jamelle also would like to recommend a total night closure. Lorelei
said they have all the safety procedures in place. Crack repair, seal
runway, overlay, reconstruct the dip and have two hold aprons (wider)
on the northern most connector, and FAA required edge drains. 40 days
total construction will incorporate night-time work. Discussion on
the tenants and their rights to use their planes. There will be
plenty of communication with the tenants, and the contractor will be
under penalty to finish on schedule. Lorelei added that the project
will be set up with Sundays off. Also, they could build in time of
around three days off for the crew, but the runway would be open then.
This would extend construction time longer. Night time work would be
two crews, shorten time period by 5 a€"10 hour days. Another is that
the construction could run into the Good Old days schedule (Aug 6) .
Lorelei added that is written into the contract. Lorelei said will
open for bid in February, and obtain all the permits and let the
construction start in July. The work won't start earlier because of
the wet ground. There is the possibility of moving the project to
August. Discussed the planning and organization of Good Old Days.
Jamelle and Lorelei will meet and finalize.
NEW BUSINESS
1 . Super Unicom status. There was a failure of the system diskette.
Jamelle said he finally received a new disc and now they have backups
discs. Also, there was a system upgrade and now doesn't take as much
air time.
Ron added that Transportation Security is sending teams to airports
and testing security. Jamelle said TSA came out unannounced and the
City' s request is to send the person to the PD. Jamelle said they may
have had a test yesterday as they had a person who tried to gain access
and didn't know much about the plane. Airport staff discouraged the
man and asked for more information.
2. Some of the Advisory Board attention areas discussed are to meet
with Connie Henke of Auburn Good Old Days committee to survey the
airport.
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Also, the rates and fees for the airport are going to City Council.
Jamelle reviewed and revised the list and sent it back to the City
attorney. Jamelle will go to Muni Services tonight and make sure the
fees have been revised.
Jamelle added that Auburn Flight Service has taken 5 hangars and now
has about 6 open hangars. And hope to have them filled by the end of
the month. Overnight hangar use fee could go up to $12-$15 a month.
Had a complaint from a long time tenant who found someone who was using
empty hangars for maintenance use.
Booth at NW aviation and trade show on February 21-22 at the Puyallup
fair grounds.
Hangars Unlimited has complained about a sewer connection that is being
used by NW Hangars. Jamelle told John Vodrey to get it fixed and
repaved to original system as soon as possible.
Athol Williams is the new airport attendant. Also, there is a new fuel
distributor and AVP will be new distributor. They will take credit and
debit cards, but not other company gas cards. Staff will put the
information on AOPA.
Also, filters in pump system have been replaced. Fuel fill system
fixed. The sump pump has been inoperative. Sump pump has been moved
from the top of the tank to the bottom of the tank. EPA wants a
disposal record and the test fuel will be put back into the tank. A
return reel needs to be repaired. Hoses will be reversed to extend the
life.
Jamelle to update tenant records and vacancy rate, audit the ownership
of the tenants and make sure each tenant is in the correct hangar, in
30 days FD will make courtesy inspection, review long term leases and
update any that need, FA review of all aircraft owners and tail numbers
and why aircraft is based in Auburn or not.
John Gallo asked about the discussion to have the seals replaced in the
roll up hangar doors. Jamelle said it is in the works.
Ron asked if there were any other attention areas people want to have
addressed. Park and ride area could be part of the airport. It is in
the master plan. They would need grant money to buy the land. FAA
will have issues because in the RPZ and would be considered a public
assembly area. Pea patch area also. 23 acres to the west and a
possibility to lease to a nursery. Bring any ideas to the next
meeting. Add picnic area to agenda
Next Meeting February 17, 2004 @ 8 :00 am at Auburn City Hall in Room 1
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