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1996-05-01 Regular Meeting Airport Advisory Committee May 1, 1996 6:30 p. rr-• School District Conference Room MINUTES I, CALL TO ORDER rt Adviso Committee regular meeting of May 1, 1996, was called to The Airpo r5' order by Wayne Stevens, Chairman, at 6:37 p. m. in the school district con erence room. II. ROLL CALL Present Joe Brodman Wesley Campbell John Chya Michael Machulsky Cecil Ranney Wayne Stevens Barry Wilson Absent Stosh Anderson Richard Waddell Staff Rachael Miller Guests Don Lawhead Murph O'Brien Marty Owen A quorum was established. III, ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA The agenda was accepted unanimously as submitted. ~. 1VIINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The November 27, 1995 meeting minutes were unanimously approved as submitted. V. Wayne Stevens welcomed Murph O'Brien to the meeting. Mr. O'Bnen inalcaleu «la~ the lease/license negotiations with the Coast Guard werrtion of the airport fromtt e currently the new direction was a transfer of the active po . Coast Guard to the State. He indicatedx erasion y ndingensMn O Brien expl nedetha been processed with a second 5 year a Pe the extensions were needed for the St~te to~meeMgranOtBegniindicated that acquire gthhe the usual timeline for transfers was 2 y property seemed to be the best route. Michael Machulsky asked if it would help tthat was necessaiytbecauses tappeared hat Mr. O'Brien indicated that he didn t the Coast Guard realized they did not want to be in airport management. May 1, 1996 Page 1 of 6 Airport Advisory Committee TmFM4 nF BUSINESS VI. CONIlViENTS John Chya indicated that there would supposedly be a new sand building built in 1998 and noted the fact that there was a new parking lot at the airport. Wesley Campbell, of the Coast Guard base, indicated there was no update. Mr. Stevens asked Mr. Owen for an update on Trident Basin. Mr. Owen indicated that the contractor who built the new float made some errors. He stated that the City had probably also erred in that they went ahead without an approved/stamped design. He stated that the ramp angle was wrong and noted that the cost of the new ramp extension would be shared by all three parties involved. He indicated that the new ramp extension would be completed by mid-June. He stated that by mid-June they could be operational with one new float. Mr. Owen indicated that they would start to refurbish the old floats in July. He pointed out that new ramp landing floats were needed because the old floats wouldn't work well. He said that ramp landing floats had been ordered and should arrive by June. Mr. Owen stated that they expected to maintain ten open sites during that time. He indicated that by midsummer everything should be in place. He stated that the leases for the lots in Trident were just about done and that by the end of May leases would be signed. He mentioned that the utilities were all in and said that the local operators would have to hook up their own electricity. Mr. Machulsky noted the security concern at the Buskin River Inn due to the recent robbery there. He stated that the troopers did not work past midnight and the Coast Guard was not authorized to patrol State property. He stated that there were risks at nighttime in the area and pointed out that increased activity at the terminal would increase the security risk to owners in the area. He also mentioned that there was finally a cardboard recycling dumpster at the airport and he encouraged other airport businesses to use it. Mr. Wilson indicated that he was glad to be part of the committee. Mr. Brodman stated that he hoped the group would keep pushing on the terminal The next meeting date was set for Monday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. VII. AD30i;I~~vMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Rachael V. Miller Secretary Way tevens, hairman v y Ai~oR Adeisory Committee Page 6 of 6 May 1, 1996 ~. ., U.S. Department of Transportation United States Coast Guard Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Attn: Mr. John Horn P.O. Box 196900 Anchorage, AK 99519-5900 Dear Mr. Horn: ~j ~~-1 ~~ 29 February 1996 11000 MAR 0 61996 ~v~~yor's Office The State of Alaska has a lease to operate the State Airport on our property. We have concerns regarding State use and subsequent responsibility for environmental cleanup. As the facility owner, our RCRA Consent Order has driven the Coast Guard to expend funds investigating/cleaning sites that others may have contaminated. We would like the State to fund, or assist as appropriate, the cleanup of State sites on our property. Enclosure (1) is a description of sites we believe to have State involvement. These sites are subject to regulation by EPA under our RCRA Consent Order and/or they may be subject to oversight or involvement by ADEC. If the State is aware of any other sites, please let us know. We-need to know the State's plans for these sites. Please call and let us know how you would like to proceed. Sincerely, .. J C. MILLER Commander, U. S. Coast Guard By direction of the Commanding Officer Encl: (1) List of contaminated sites (2) UST #MA6 Report (Site 34) (3) Site 22 AKDOT RFI/CMS Report ~t Copy w/encl(1): EPA Region 10, Kim Ogle ~ ~ l ene~ ~3) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Anchorage, Greg Smith ADEC; John Halverson, Bill Reith, Rich Sundet (w/encl(2)), Ron Klein Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (G-SCV) Commander, Maintenance & Logistics Command Pacific (s)(le) Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau Commanding Officer, FD&CC Pacific Kodiak Borough, Mayor Selby,/ f .', ENCLOSURE (1): LIST OF CONTAMINATED SITES; AIRPORT LEASE PROPERTY Note: Additional technical reports and information may be available upon request. SITE 22 AKDOT MAINTENANCE AREA Site Description: Located behind the AKDOT maintenance facility, this site was a storage site for AKDOT paint and other materials. Stored materials were removed by the State in 1993/94. Status of investigative/cleanup work: The Coast Guard completed a RFI/CMS report. Additional site investigation/sampling may be required. Next milestones: Obtain AKDOT commitment to cleanup. Negotiate investigation requirements, cleanup schedule and methods with EPA. SITE 34 FORMER ARMY MDNITONS SHOP - ARDOT MAINTENANCE FACILITY Site Description: This WWII building was previously used by DOD activities for munitions, heavy equipment maintenance, and as an auto hobby shop. It is currently used by AKDOT for equipment maintenance and storage. In spring 1995, a UST was discovered adjacent to the building. The tank was removed by USCG, however, the site is contaminated with what appears to be heavy POL product. The POL contamination was discovered to have migrated down gradient upon USCG's summer 1995 removal of the Quartermaster tanks located on an adjacent site. The Buskin River is less than 100 yards from the known area of contamination. Status of investigative/cleanup work: The extent and level of contamination has not been determined. USCG is monitoring a part of the site as a follow-on to the Quartermaster tank removal project. Groundwater monitoring results are available. •~~~ This site was the subject of a meeting with AKDOT and ADEC representatives on 18 September 1995 in Kodiak (Mr. Bunting, Mr. Royal, Mr. Byers, Mr. Reith, Mr. Kent Patrick-Reilly). Contamination at this site could be a result of DOD or State use. The facility was turned over to Coast Guard from the Navy but the Coast Guard never used it. AKDOT was using the facility at the time the Coast Guard assumed responsibility from the Navy. If DOD use caused the contamination, the cleanup may become the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers. The Coast Guard is concurrently pursuing this issue with the COE. Mr. Bob Chiwis, USACOE Anchorage, was previously provided a copy of the UST MA6 site report. It appears the COE is pursuing this as a potential FUDS site. ADEC has this site high on their priority list, with an expectation of additional work to be accomplished in 1996. Next milestones: Determine responsibility for cleanup (State/COE). Obtain commitment from State/COE. Determine regulatory lead (ADEC or EPA) for the site. STATE AIRPORT .TERMINAL FACILITY DST CONTAMINATION (MARK AIR) Site Description: Contaminated UST site. Contamination was discussed in Kodiak Daily Mirror article on 8 Dec 1995. Mark Air is out of business, the terminal is vacant. There are State, local and commercial interest/initiatives to reuse this facility. . Status of investigative/cleanup work: Unknown. This site is State responsibility. Next milestones: State develop work plan, submit to Coast Guard. State obtain regulatory concurrence and proceed with investigation and remediation activities.