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1997-06-09 Regular MeetingL Airport Advisory Committee June 9, 1997 5:30 p.m. Borough Conference Room MINUTES L CALL TO ORDER The Airport Advisory Committee regular meeting of June 9, 1997, was called to order by Stosh Anderson, Temporary Acting Chairman, at 6:37 p.m. in the borough conference room. IL Appointment of Temporary Chairman Stosh Anderson agreed to act as chairman for the meeting. L IIL ROLL CALL Present Absent Staff Guests Stosh Anderson Joe Brodman Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tony Clazk Barry Wilson Arlen Zacharias Wesley Campbell Jerome Selby John Chya Connie Lanahan Brewton for Cmdr. Drew Dilks Robert Himes Cecil Ranney Richazd Waddell A quorum was established. IV. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA The addition of the FY98 budget was added to the agenda. The agenda was accepted unanimously as amended. V. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Mazch 3, 1997 meeting minutes were unanimously approved as submitted. VL ITEMS OF BUSINESS 12 Election of new officers Tony Clazk nominated Barry Wilson for chairman, seconded by Joe Brodman. Nominations were closed and Mr. Wilson was unanimously approved as chairman. The office of vice chairman was opened for nominations. Mr. Wilson nominated Stosh Anderson, seconded by Joe Brodman. Nominations were closed. Mr. Anderson was unanimously approved as vice chairman. Barry Wilson took chazge of the meeting. L Page 1 of 4 June 10, 1997 Mayor Selby said he spoke with Murph O'Brien, who could not attend the meeting telephonically, and he had been transferred to another position. He was not sure if that would affect his commitment to this committee. Mayor Selby said the lease agreement was signed between the State of Alaska and the Coast Guard with another five year extension. This would allow enough time to pass for the transfer to take place. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton said he would find out what the exact final lease date would be. Discussion of transfer of airport from the Coast Guard to the State Mayor Selby stated the transfer continued to be developed. The environmental study results from EPA were complete. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton said Wednesday, June 11 at 10 a.m. would be the beginning of a 72 day wastewater survey. The first draft was expected in September and final draft in October. The only area of concern from EPA was from Peninsula Airlines to Silver Bay Lodge. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton read from a letter stating the crash basin would not be included. Mr. Wilson stated how vital it was to include the crash basin. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton explained until the results of the study were finished, there was to much liability to include the basin. J Mr. Wilson asked if a lease could allow the basin to be used. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton.said he would have the legal authorities answer that and get back to the committee. Mayor Selby questioned a lease verses an access easement. He stated the basin was not necessary but the ramp was. Mr. Wilson said the original lease did not include the basin and the questions were first raised when there was talk about a transfer. Mr. Anderson stated he saw an advantage to leasing the ramp, then when the transfer took place, it would already be in place. He said he would like the reconfiguration designed so access to the ramp could be attained. Mayor Selby said he would like an access easement gained before the transfer took place. The ramp could be moved if necessary. He stated there was money set aside in the budget to do repairs and he suggested working with the current contractor to make the improvements. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton said the current contractor was just doing the study but he would check into the possibility of the ramp being improved with the Borough funds. He said he will get back to the committee with all the answers. Airport terminal acquisition discussion Mayor Selby informed the committee that the Borough was currently in negotiations with AIDEA regarding the airport terminal. He said there had been no official response as yet. Mayor Selby said there was an air handling problem with the building and it did not meet the building code. It would cost approximately $250,000 to repair. He stated Markair still had some bankruptcy issues that were not resolved. Mayor Selby noted that Orin Siebert, the owner of Peninsula Airways, had discussed building next to the Markair terminal. His concern was the Markair building might sit unused with no tenant if another building was to be built. Mr. Zacharias asked about a breezeway being built between the two buildings. Mayor Selby said Alaska Airlines had shown interest in .having the baggage handling between the two buildings for one controlled area. He indicated it could take several years before any decisions were made and that he would keep the committee informed of any Information. AitpoR Advisory Conunittx Page 2 Of 4 June 10, 1997 5 Results of Seconda Runwa Desi nation Surve ~ rv v Q v Mr. Clark said the Coast Guard was in favor of leaving 1028 as the secondary runway. He reported the FAA safety seminar he attended on March 6 resulted in about 50 percent of the people in favor of keeping 1028 as is. He said that having all three runways equally maintained was important. Mr. Zacharias noted that maintenance included snow removal and everyone wants. to be sure the runways are maintained. It was not clear if maintenance included resurfacing. Mayor Selby had said there had been a lack of communication. The AIP funding included resurfacing and the everyday maintenance was different. Mr. Wilson said the survey showed the people wanted 725 as the primary runway and 1028 as the secondary runway. There was concern about a loss of funds for resurfacing. Mr. Wilson said when the runway needed to be resurfaced they could asked for funds from CIP from the State. Mr. Zacharias said the survey was sparked by which runway people wanted as primary and which one as secondary. He said there was only one response. Mayor Selby noted Alaska Airlines had also responded after the committees packets had been mailed. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton said 1836 was used 33% of the time and 1028 was used approximately 25% of the time. He stated Federal funding was restricted to 725 and 1028. CIP funds from the state could be used for 1836. Mr. Anderson said he believed the Coast Guard had requested the switch of the runways as part of the transfer. Mr. Clark had the same thought. Mayor Selby stated that was not true. Lt. Cmdr. Brewton said it was important to keep all three runways up to standards. Mayor Selby was not sure with Murph O'Brien's recent move if he would still be their contact, but he would know more for the next meeting. 6~ Budget Mr. Anderson said there had been reserves in the Borough budget in past years for improvements to the Crash Boat Basin as well as some for the municipal airport, and he asked if it was still in the budget. Mayor Selby explained in Capital Projects there was $14,000 available in the FY98 budget, available on July 1. There was $11,000 allocated for the basin ramp repairs and they were waiting to see what would happen with the transfer before anything was done with that money. The rest of the money was for fencing at the municipal airport. Mr. Anderson recommended finishing the fencing this year to help restrict access. Mr. Zacharias questioned the warehouse on the property and Mr. Anderson said it belonged to King Crab and as long as they had access to the gate they were satisfied. Mr. Anderson moved that the line item in the budget be used for fencing at the municipal airport. Mr. Zacharias seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Anderson said the city has changed management of the airport. It was previously managed through the Harbor and after July 1 it will be with John Sullivan, both the airport and the Trident Basin. Mayor Selby said he would keep the committee informed of any updates. Page 3 of 4 rw-e to, 1997 VII. CObIlVIENTS Mr. Anderson thanked the Mayor for continuing to carry the line item for the airports in the budget. Mr. Wilson agreed with Mr. Anderson. Mayor Selby introduced Connie Lanahan as the new staff support for the committee. He discussed the next meeting date preference. Mr. Zacharias said the meetings had been every ninety days and he did not see any reason to change. The next meeting would be September 8, 1997 at 5:30 p.m. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Connie Lanahan Staff Chairman Airport Advisory Committee Page 4 Of 4 June 10, 1997