HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-17-2007Minutes of the Auburn Airport Advisory Committee
April 16, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Northwest Aviation College Classroom 1
Chair: Rodger Campbell
Attendance: "Rodger Campbell *Bob Myers "'Tom Matson *Lee Potter
Jamelle Garcia Shelley Coleman Michael Shipman
* Denotes AAB Member
Called to order at 0800
Approval of minutes- First order of business was to approve February 2007 minutes (no meeting held in
March 2007). Motion was made, seconded and was unanimously passed that the minutes of February 20,
2007 meeting are approved at this time.
Old Business
Mr. Garcia gave a report on the status of the instrument approach procedure for the Auburn airport. Mr. Fred
Mitchell, FAA reported the approach is now scheduled for August 2007. Mr. Garcia questioned why the additional
delay and lack of communication. Mr. Mitchell response was "due to the back log of work at head office in Quality
Assurance". Discussion from the group included a Customer Service Inquiry be filed with the FAA and also to
engage an inquiry through Congressional channels. Shelley and Jamelle will discuss this idea and make
recommendation to the AAB.
Trinity/EI2D has been selected as the project manager for the repairs to the roofs on hangar rows 9 and 10. Bids
should be prepared by Trinity/ERD in the spring of 2007 with repairs completed in summer of 2007.
No additional regarding the rotorcraft and fixed wing traffic situation has been received from the FAA. City and
AMG will move forward with the implantation of the eastside rotorcraft traffic pattern and altitude. The fixed wing
traffic patter remains unchanged.
Mr. Shipman reported that the Hangars Unlimited construction is nearly complete with owners/tenants moving in.
Mr. Garcia reported that an engineering consultant for the 2007/2008 taxiway improvement has been selected and
now the process of a third-party review is being conducted as required by FAA. Once this is completed the next
step is for the consultant to prepare the request for qualifications of construction companies. Discussion regarding
the current airport classification of B-1 Small to B-1 concluded the City should consider this as a viable option for
further enhancement.
New Business
Mr. Shipman reported that the eastside fuel terminal has been inoperative and that repair parts for this obsolete
system are no longer produced. Salvage parts were obtained from a vendor which was able to repair the unit
temporarily. It was recommended to the AAB that a new terminal be budgeted in the very near future.
Mr. Shipman reported that the City of Auburn Building department has completed the re-addressing of the airport's
properties as requested by fire, planning and utilities departments.
The materials required to complete the projects approved by the State of Washington Division of Aeronautics were
ordered and will be installed by June 2007.
Discussion regarding the nesting of birds in the open hangars including Mr. Shipman reporting that materials had
been ordered and once received staff will begin applying the product to the appropriate areas. Tenants will be
required to remove their aircraft and advise the airport office when the aircraft is removed and airport staff will
apply the product.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamelle R. Garcia
AMG on behalf of the
City of Auburn