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Renton Airport Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020, Council Chambers
5:30pm Chair Marleen Mandt called the meeting to order.
Chair Mandt made an addition to the agenda; adding Steve Ratzlaff to give a briefing.
Review and corrections to the January 14th meeting were presented/requested:
BEFA requested a correction that the minutes reflect 7000hrs; not 3500 take offs
and 3500 landings
RAAC approved Option 4 to go to council, with a no vote to Option 5
Councilman Corman made a motion to approve the minutes of January 14th as
Corrected. AIF.
Chair Mandt called attendance; a Quorum was in place, which included Ryan Tomasich
via telephone.
Mayor Pavone was in attendance for the beginning of the meeting. He thanked the
Members of the RAAC for serving on the committee and reaffirmed that City
administration recognizes the issues currently faced by the Airport. Mayor Pavone also
recognized and thanked City Attorney, Leslie Clark, and Airport Manager, Harry Barrett
for all the work they have put in.
Chair Mandt gave the floor to Steve Ratzlaff. Mr. Ratzlaff presented a document titled
“White Paper” (authored by 7 individuals) and gave a brief explanation regarding the
contents of the document. In summary, the document supports and recommends the
RDC remain as B-II, or be designated as a B-III.
Old Business
Master Plan Phasing and Timelines / City staff decision to pause OFA relocations:
Airport Manager, Harry Barrett, thanked the RAAC for attending the special meeting and
gave a recap regarding the Master Plan process:
The Master Plan process is a requirement for Federally Funded Airports
Everything regarding the Master Plan stems from the legal requirement to comply
with the AIP (Airport Improvement Program)
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Master Plan process is a linear process; each phase must be completed in the study
in order to inform the decisions of the next phase of the study
Where we are now: Oct 2018, Airside alternative 5 was approved
Still to address: Environmental review; Develop airport layout plan (FAA must
approve for AIP funding); Financial analysis and Capital plan
Current issue is the OFA and runway safety area with the airport upgrade to a D-III
City will continue to evaluate constraints caused by D-III upgrade
City is exploring obtaining outside legal counsel to advise on the D-III scenario
Complete pause on moving tie-down tenants
Council next steps:
Councilman Corman spoke a bit more in regards to pursuing outside legal counsel.
The topic of the airport will not be discussed at the upcoming council retreat
The airport is still under the FAA requirement of the D -III designation
Consolidated results of Mods to Standards survey:
Modifications have been compiled from tenant surveys
The current Modifications depicted are of current effected infrastructure based on
current conditions
FAA only offers temporary mods to standard
To provide mods to D-III standard, an approved airport plan would have to be in
place
When the airport goes through the landside alternatives, the purpose of the
different landside areas may change, which will then drive the n eed to request mods
Master Plan process is on pause
Updated results of flooding:
Jason Anderson, Assistant Airport Manager, briefed the RAAC on issues faced by the
airport due to the recent heavy rains and flooding.
7:27 Chair Mandt made motion to adjourn. AIF. Meeting Adjourned
Next meeting will be Tuesday, May 12th, Rainier Flight Services, 800 W. Perimeter Rd, 5:30pm