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Renton Airport Advisory Committee
February 16, 2010
MINUTES
Renton Airport Advisory Committee (RAAC) Chair Mike O’Halloran called the meeting to order
at 5:36 p.m.
I. Welcome
The Chair started the meeting by welcoming the members and visitors. He welcomed Wes
McKechnie who was substituting for Bob Ingersoll tonight.
Mr. O’Halloran spoke about two upcoming meetings and encouraged everyone to attend both
of them. The first is sponsored by the Renton Community Foundation and is scheduled for
February 23 at Renton City Hall. They will be presenting the next phase of Renton’s marketing
plan which has been titled “The Next Curve”.
The second meeting will be conducted on February 24th at Mt. Rainier High School in SeaTac.
This meeting will be one of several to discuss FAA Plan 150. The purpose of the meeting is to
garner feedback to the proposed re-routing of aircraft traveling to and from Sea-Tac
International Airport.
II. Approval of Previous Minutes
The Chair called for any corrections, comments, or notations to the previous minutes of January
19, 2010. None were forthcoming and Mr. Goranson moved to approve them as written. Mr.
Banholzer seconded the motion. The Chair declared the January minutes approved as
presented.
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III. Airport Regulations and Minimum Standards Draft Discussion
Mr. O’Halloran directed our attention to the night’s task at hand. The members would be going
through the Airport Regulations and Minimum Standards starting tonight at Section 3.9 on page
33 and work through the end of Section 3.11 on page 40.
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Section 3.9: Requirements for Secondary FBO Services at the Airport
This opening paragraph should be changed to read as follows.
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“In addition to the primary services required, FBOs must provide a minimum of two
specialized services as noted in Appendix A. The requirements for these secondary
services are identical to those for SFBOs operating on the Airport. They are listed in
Sections 3.9.2 through 3.9.10 and summarized in Appendix A.”
Section 3.10 Minimum Standards for Specialized Fixed Base Operators (SFBOs) at the Airport
3.10.1 In General
General: Staff needs to insert a complete chart in this location.
3.10.1.e. Delete “State of Washington” and insert “City of Renton” in its place. Need to define
the insurances and reference the reader back to Appendix E.
3.10.2 Flight Training Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
3.10.2.a. Insert a period (.) after the word instructor and delete the remainder of the sentence.
3.10.2.b.1. Change the sentence so it reads: “A minimum of 500 square feet of cumulative
instruction space with access to public restrooms for students.”
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3.10.2. In the first line, delete the words “repairing all” and insert the words “provisions for
adequate aircraft maintenance…”
Change the last sentence to read as follows: “At a minimum, one space for each aircraft
is required.”
d. Delete this paragraph entirely.
3.10.3 Airframe or Power Plant Maintenance Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
In the second line of the opening paragraph: Insert a slash (/) and the word “ or ” between the
words “ maintenance and” and the word “repair” .
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Insert a period (.) after the words “repair services” in the third line and delete the remainder of
the sentence.
a. Change the sentence to read “ Have in their employ a minimum of one (1) FAA-certified
technician who is certified to conduct operations pursuant to a repair station certificate.”
b. 3. Change the word “Auto” to “Adequate” and move the entire sentence to the end of B.1.,
above and delete the number “3” .
Re-number B.4. to read B.3. and relocate the period (.) to end the sentence at the word
“Drains”. Delete the last three words (and Lake Washington).
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d. (top of the page) Delete the entire paragraph. Re-number paragraph e to be paragraph d.
e. (new sub-section) Need to add a section for a 24-hour on-call mechanic.
Section 3.10.4 On-Demand Air Transportation Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
a. Change the entire paragraph so it reads: “Make available at least one (1) currently
qualified FAA-certified person to conduct the flight activity offered by the operator.”
b. 1. Change this sentence to read: “adequate terminal or waiting facilities, including
restrooms, to serve the general public. A minimum of 300 sq. feet and adequate parking
for staff and clients are required.”
b. 1. c. Re-number so it reads b.2.
Delete the next paragraph (d) entirely ( “Adequate parking for staff and clients.”)
c. Change this sentence so it reads: “Provide at least one (1) properly maintained and
equipped aircraft to accomplish the services offered.”
e. At the end of the sentence, add “ or FAA equivalent certificate.”
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3.10.5 Aircraft Rental Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
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At the top of the page:
b. 1. Delete the next to the last word in the sentence ( is ) and insert the words “and adequate
parking for staff and clients are” in front of the word “ required ”.
b. 3. Delete this sentence entirely.
e. Delete this paragraph.
3.10.6 Avionics Maintenance and Sales Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
a. Re-number this to read a.1.
Move the period (.) so the sentence ends after the word “ technician” , and delete the
remainder of the sentence.
b. 1. Delete the word “ ventilated” in the first sentence.
Delete the next to the last word in the last sentence ( is ) and insert the words “and
adequate parking for staff and clients are” in front of the word “ required ”.
b. 3. Delete this sentence entirely.
c. Re-number this to read a.2. and move this sentence under a.1., above.
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3.10.7 Aircraft Storage and Hangar Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
b. Delete this section and re-number the remaining ones accordingly.
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f. 3. (formerly g.3.) Delete this item (Rental rates).
h. (formerly i) Delete this entire section and replace with the following:
h. Ensure compliance with all Airport requirements and City codes.
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3.10.8 Aircraft Sales and Brokerage Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
a. Change this sentence to read as follows: “Provide at least one (1) aircraft salesperson.”
b. 1. Change this sentence so it reads “ 300 square feet of office space and adequate parking for
staff and clients.”
b. 3. Delete this sentence.
3.10.9 Restoration, Painting or Refurbishing Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
b. Correct “ AFBO” to read “SFBO”
b. 1. In the last sentence, delete the last two words ( is required ) and insert “and adequate
parking for staff and clients are required.”
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3.10.10 Specialized Commercial Flying Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
a. Insert a period (.) after the words “ appropriate ratings ” and delete the remainder of the
sentence.
b. Delete the first sentence. Start the next sentence by inserting the word “Maintain” so this
subsection starts out by reading “ Maintain adequate facilities… ”
d. Delete the sentence and insert “ Make services available through a messaging service.”
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f. In the first line, insert a comma (,) after the words “sky writing”.
3.11 Specialty Commercial Aeronautical Services
General: Wording within the title shall be capitalized.
That is the end of the evening’s formal document review.
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IV. Next Meetings
The homework assignments were again discussed and agreed upon (see below). At least two
more meetings will be necessary. The location for each meeting will be at the Airport in the
Quonset hut. The starting time for each meeting has been set at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting is
set for February 16, 2010 and it will run until 7:30, if necessary to accomplish the task.
Meeting Date (Tuesdays) Homework Assignment to be Discussed (Airport Regulations and
Minimum Standards draft dated March 31, 2007 )
November 17 Cover 1 through page 14, Section 2.4.11, Removal of
abandoned property or property posing a potential hazard
(Done)
December 15 Page 14, Section 2.5 Airport Changes through page 22, Section
3.5.2, Grounds for denial of application (Done)
January 19 Page 23, Section 3.6 Requirements Applicable to all Operators,
through page 32, Section 3.8 , Requirements Related to Primary
FBO Services (Done)
February 16 Page 33, Section 3.9 Requirements for Secondary FBO Services
at the Airport through the end of the document and re -visit
the previously postponed items (Done)
March 23, 2010 Review all items that were postponed because of re-writes or
clarification
1 Revise the title and cover to include the Will Rogers/Wiley Post Seaplane Base
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V. Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Jorgenson
Recording Secretary
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RAAC Members Attendance* for February 16, 2010 :
Mike O’Halloran Al Banholzer Robert Brahm
Lee Chicoine Bob Dempster Matt Devine
Ulf Goranson Robert Ingersoll Tom Lambro
Roger Lewis Marleen Mandt John Middlebrooks
Robert (Bob) Moran Elliott Newman Michael O’Leary
Diane Paholke Marcie Palmer Mike Rice
Jennifer Ann Rutkowski Michael Schultz Karen Stemwell
Jonathan Wilson Ryan Zulauf
Guest: Wes McKechnie, BEFA for Robert Ingersoll (Airport Leaseholders)
*Members whose names are crossed out were not in attendance at this meeting.