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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/30/2016 - MinutesRenton 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 1 Renton Airport Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:33pm Meeting called to order by Marleen Mandt, RAAC Chair. 5:33pm Contact information update and new attendance sign-in sheet. Introduction of hostess Marie Campbell (Aviation Training Center), and new members Wendy Weiker (Mercer Island Councilmember), and Mandi Feddersen (The Boeing Company). 5:37pm Review of November 10, 2015 minutes. Minutes unanimously approved. 5:38pm Neighborhood communications -Robert Moran commented that his neighbors are complaining about aircraft noise at night, and he thinks that people are not following noise abatement procedures (short cutting) and flying after the tower is closed. Jonathan responded that there are different procedures at night and they might be taking short cuts when no one tells them what to do. -Marleen Mandt requested to have the process of submitting a noise complaint on Next Door Neighbor. Councilmember Ruth Perez offered to invite the Airport to sign up for the app. -Melody Kroeger was impressed with Jonathan’s customer service when she called to complain about a pilot doing a low approach. 5:41pm Old Business Boeing engine run-ups Schedule still current on Airport website Noise abatement info on ATIS Stopped due to ATIS NOTAMS have become lengthy and pilots don’t listen to all the info 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 2 Re-evaluate this option in the fall when the number of NOTAMS decreases Mark Spiegelman prefers not to do this because it requires a lot of staff time. Gordon Alvord suggested installing signs at the departure end of the runway with basic info Eric Johnson offered to put noise abatement procedure in A/P reference guide King County helicopter complaints of flying at night No follow up at this time Marleen Mandt recommended putting night time events on “Next door neighbor” Airport Master Plan, presented by Jonathan Wilson, Airport Manger Working with FAA to satisfy their request for information Submitted a number of drafts for review; still awaiting approval Holdup is due to proving the number of larger aircraft Project was scope requires amending by removing the financial analysis task in order to stay within the project budget Revised timeline for completion extended to end of 2017 Discussion over finances, timelines, neighborhood questions, aircraft fleet mix Airport Lines of Business (see attached pages 4 to 12) Work Plan to notify tenants of Airport projects Boeing Apron construction Apron C ramp and sidewalk construction is complete Apron B reconstruction is complete Apron A is still under construction expanding capacity Cedar River dredging project is nearing completion 2016 Airport Business/Work Plan – Update Document has been updated distributed to tenants/members Airport Intern Peter has been doing great! 6:40pm New Business - Membership vacancies South Renton (alternate) Airport Leaseholders (alternate) place add in Renton Reporter and on Facebook 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 3 RAAC Ordinance Update – 2017 goal is to update membership positions to include more alternate members for select positions DRONES - new regulations for commercial operators; hobbyists still use/follow the old FARs GA safety information from a recent FAA press release Airport will be evaluating its policy on non-aeronautical use of airport hangars 6:45pm Question and Answer Session -Discussion on month-to-month to term lease 7:55 Meeting Process Check -Next meeting will be postponed by one week to avoid election night Next meeting date: November 15, 2016; May 9, 2017; August 8, 2017 7:00 Aircraft Noise at the Renton Airport, presented by Peter LaRussa, Airport Intern (see Pages 13 to 23) 7:10 Meeting adjourned