Call to Order

Russ Keyes called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.

Approval of February 12, 2002 Minutes
There were no modifications to the minutes and they were approved as written.

WASDOT Aviation Division Update
John Sibold, the new Aviation Division Director at the Washington Department of Transportation, gave a brief summation of his aviation background and career then explained the aviation division’s current mission priorities. In addition to lost aircraft search and rescue coordination and pilot education efforts the aviation division is also responsible for developing and protecting GA airports through land use and compatibility planning. John is also currently involved with other transportation agencies analyzing transportation alternatives to maximize the state’s aviation capacity. 

Noise Monitoring
Colin English began with a discussion of AFTEMS systems improvements and that the Airport continues to receive flight data information and radar data from the FAA. Colin presented some graphical representations of the 4th quarter 2001 and 1st Quarter 2002 large jet traffic to demonstrate the similarity in traffic patterns over time. He also presented updates to the 3D terrain capabilities of AFTEMS and the addition of King and Skagit county road systems to the display map. Colin then reviewed the quarterly and annual report data for the number of operations and the associated number of noise complaints. 

Current Projects
Bruce Goetz addressed the current projects now on going at Paine Field. 

Safety area project. The Safety Area project is 99% complete at this time with only small punch list items being worked on.

North Paine Corporate Hangar Association. Moss Bay Construction built the new hangars and all but one unit have been sold with occupancy expected to begin in two weeks. 

New Tower. There is a new contractor for the siding portion of the Tower construction and the exterior sections are scheduled to begin being mounted within the next 20 days. 

West Ramp Hangar Development. The grading permits for this project have been applied for and ground breaking for the new hangars is expected to begin in July. Close to 70% of the first phase hangars have already been reserved and occupancy is scheduled for late December.

Taxiway Lighting Upgrade Project. The existing lights along taxiways Charlie, Delta, Foxtrot and Golf as well as runways 11-29 and 16L-34R all have direct bury cable and stake mounted lights. This type of installation causes numerous outages which are difficult to trace and fix. This project will replace the cable with new cable in conduit, and put the fixtures in concrete cans creating a much more reliable circuit. The project is currently under design by HNTB in Bellevue. Funding is not probable during this fiscal year, but may happen if any funds remain at the end of the FAA’s fiscal year.

Bill Dolan presented the remaining current projects.

WASDOT Mukilteo BLVD widening. Construction along the boulevard began with the clearing of trees and grading of earth to the new levels, as well as the installation of a storm water system. It is still not known when the next phase of construction will be ready to go out for bid. This construction project is being funded and managed by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Public Works Solid Waste Transfer Station. Minuteman Road is currently closed to allow further road widening and sidewalks to be completed. Site work continues in preparation for facility construction, which is scheduled to begin in a few weeks.

Roadway Express Freight Transfer Facility.
East of the Bomark business offices there will be a new distribution facility for Roadway Express, a freight company. 

Airspace Obstruction Removal. Surveying of tree penetrations into the Part 77 transition areas will be on going over the next 6 months to a year. Work is progressing on permits needed cut the trees in the hazards area. Further work is being done to survey the trees penetrating the transition air space. The Airport is required by FAA grant assurance to ensure that objects penetrating the airspace around Paine Field are cleared and do not present a hazard to the flying public.

National Flight Interpretive Center. The hopes for PFD funds were not authorized by the County Council, so the plans remain conceptual. Other financing alternatives are still being explored in an effort to make this project a reality

West Side Development. West side development is on hold at this time.

HASCO. The Snohomish County Housing Authority is now acting as the property managers for the HASCO housing area , formerly the Navy housing area, with 75% occupancy rates. This project has been moving fairly smoothly.

Master Plan 2001 Update
The next Master Plan public advisory committee meeting is now scheduled for May 29th at the Kamiak High School commons room. Members of the advisory committee have received their copies of the working papers for their study. The greatest change to the ALP is the newly designated footprint outlining the position of a potential future terminal that is designed to accommodate recent security and parking rule changes.

Council Member Report and Comments. Russ Keyes reminded the council that GA Days highlights the businesses and users of the airport. The public event begins Saturday the18th at 10:00 and continues until 4:00 that afternoon. Young Eagle flights will be offered to youth between the ages of 8 and 17 years old as part of the EAA program to take 1 million kids flying before the 100th anniversary of powered flight.. In addition to a morning pancake feed put on by the Mukilteo Fire Department there will be numerous static display aircraft and booths for public information

Public Comments
Department of Homeland Security established several Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR’s) in the area, which may have been appropriate following 9/11, but questions arise as to how much protection they continue to provide. The DoD requirement placed with the FAA for the TFR’s is set at a national level so there is nothing really that may be done locally. People may communicate their concerns to national leadership though, and AOPA is a good source for information about national and regional efforts to change the TFR’s.

Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made, seconded and passed. Russ Keyes adjourned the meeting at 8:42