HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-16-2011Auburn Airport Advisory Board Minutes for November 16, 2011
Board Members Present:
Mark Babcock -Chair
Bob Myers
Wayne Osborne
Bob Jones
Visitors:
None
Meeting Date: November 30, 2011
Time: 8:00 A.M.
City Staff Present:
Shelley Coleman, Finance Director /Airport Supervisor
Airport Management Present:
Jamelle Garcia
Place: City Hall Annex Building, Conference Room 2, Second Floor
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Babcock. The special meeting of the Airport Advisory Board was to
discuss the Master Plan Update to be conducted in 2012. This meeting discussed the options presented to the AAB and
to the Mayor previously by Mr. Thomas, City of Auburn Economic Development staff.
A discussion regarding the enhancement of the runway revealed that available runway length within the current
airport boundaries were (includes overruns and displace thresholds):
Take off runway 16 was yields 3,668 feet and landing runway 16 yields 3,953.
Take off runway 34 yields 3,953 and landing runway 34 yields 3,685.
The members recognized the significant need for the additional runway length to enhance safety and accommodate
more corporate aircraft which require additional runway length. Mr. Garcia advised the members of the FAA's
requirement and position on enhancement of the runway.
Additionally the members recognized the significance of enhancing the instrument approach to the airport. Lower
minimums would increase the safety and operations conducted at the airport for both day and night operations. Mr.
Garcia gave details of the FAA requirements and position on the enhancement of the instrument approach.
After discussion and debate the following was resolved:
Subcommittee resolves to formally eliminate the Seventh Day Adventist and Sumner location alternatives
from discussion as impracticable (barring some substantial unforeseen change of circumstances), and focus
exclusively on improving the existing airport location.
It will be necessary and useful to follow a step by step process to develop a meaningful and comprehensive
Master Plan. Jamelle Garcia will prepare preliminary diagrams of existing and expanded airstrip configurations for
use to create an engineering request for proposal. This will form the clear basis for further studies and discussions.
Subcommittee recommends that the Advisory Board hold a meeting and invite 2 or more engineering firms
and request their estimates to prepare a feasibility study and cost estimate to enhance the airport based on the
subcommittee's preliminary diagrams and further discussions.
The Meeting adjourned at 10:05 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Airport Management Group, LLC
On behalf of the City of Auburn
The next regular AAB meeting is December 21, 2011