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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/2014 - MinutesRenton Renton Airport Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:30 PM Meeting called to order by Chair Chuck Kegley, and review of agenda items. 5:35 PM Chuck Kegley and Councilmember Marcie Palmer presented former Chair Ulf Goranson with a gift and thanked him for his years of service on the committee, and the last three years as committee chair. 5:45 PM Review of December 10, 2013 minutes, unanimously approved. • Doug Jacobson and Chuck Kegley advised the Committee that nominations are being sought for a committee co-chair. The preference is for a neighborhood member. Current committee members may nominate themselves or others. Nominations will also be sought at the next committee meeting with a vote after that. One question from the members was about the term's duration. Doug commented that the terms are for three years. Chuck mentioned that the terms of the co-chairs should be staggered. Marleen Mandt nominated herself at the meeting. 5:50 PM Neighborhood Communications — • Helicopter operations over the Kennydale area have increased since last December. Unable to identify type of helicopter(s) — possibly the King County Sheriff or units from JBLM. • Task Item 1) Compile and distribute Airport general and contact information to Neighborhood Associations and Homeowner Associations via Norma McQuiller. • Task Item 2) Send periodic update of RAAC business items to local papers. 6:00 PM Airport Business Management — • Jonathan Wilson provided a brief review of status of FAA tower funding and tower lease, the Comcast lease, and other lease amendments. Airport Operations/Maintenance Highlights • Discussion on schedule for North Bridge project (June 2 — August 15/in-water work. Additional work will continue out of the water into October or November of 2014. Renton Airport Administration Office Clayton Scott Field and Will Rogers -Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base 616 West Perimeter Road -Unit A, Renton WA 98057 425-430-7471 • Jonathan Wilson provided a brief review of status on operations projects Airport Capital Project Status Report • Ben Dahle provided a brief review of status of capital improvement projects 6:43 PM Old Business - • Doug Jacobson provided a review and status check on Performance Based Navigation, and noted that Renton has been put on the FAA's list of airports for PBN once federal funding is available. • Marcie noted that every position on the committee is now filled. 6:50 PM New Business - • Doug Jacobson provided a brief an overview of the Airport Master Planning process, and asked for a volunteer to sit on the consultant selection interview panel. There were 3 volunteers; Diane Paholke, Mark Spiegelman, and Harold (KC) Jones. • The Airport will host an evening tour and barbecue for committee members to familiarize them with the Airport facilities, operations and projects. A tentative date was set for Tuesday, May 13, beginning at 5:30pm. • Marcie Palmer suggested inviting the reporter from Renton Reporter that wrote the blast fence article to the RAAC BBQ. 7:00 PM Meeting process check and agenda inputs for next meeting. • Next meeting dates: June 10, 2014, September 9, 2014 7:02 PM Meeting was adjourned Renton Airport Administration Office Clayton Scott Field and Will Rogers -Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base 616 West Perimeter Road -Unit A, Renton WA 98057 425-430-7471 Renton Airport Advisory Committee (RAAC) RAAC Members Present (4.22.2014 Kennydale Marleen Mandt (P) Highlands Harold (KC) Jones (P) Jeffrey Thomson (A) Talbot Hill Matthew Devine (A) South Renton Robert Moran (P) Neil Sheesley (A) West Hill Kenneth Williams (P) Renton Hill/Monterey North Renton Lee Chicoine (P) Airport Leaseholders Chuck Kegley, Chair (P) Diane Paholke (P) Steve Beardslee (A) Member -At -Large Kurt Boswell (P) Mark Spiegelman (P) Mike Johnson (A) Members Absent (4.22.2014 Mark Hancock (A) Jennifer Ann Rutkowski (P) Frederick Lund (A) David Basco (P) Melody Kroeger (A) Ben Johnson (A) Gordon Alvord (A) Todd Banks (A) Renton Airport Administration Office Clayton Scott Field and Will Rogers -Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base 616 West Perimeter Road -Unit A, Renton WA 98057 425-430-7471 Renton Airport Advisory Committee (RAAC) RAAC Members Present (4.22.2014) RAAC Members Absent (4.22.2014) Boeing Blake Misenar (P) Pilots Association Robert Dempster (P) Karen Stemwell (A) WPA Green River Ch Al Banholzer (P) Mercer Island Mike Cero (P) Citv Councilmember Marcie Palmer (P) City Staff Doug Jacobson, Deputy PW Administrator - Transportation Jonathan Wilson, Assistant Airport Manager Ben Dahle, Airport Civil Engineer Susan Campbell-Hehr, Airport Secretary Valdis Martinsons (A) Renton Airport Administration Office Clayton Scott Field and Will Rogers -Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base 616 West Perimeter Road -Unit A, Renton WA 98057 425-430-7471