Members
Hal Meyer
Russ Keyes
Laura Mork
Gale Connor
Mark Johnson
Kris Huxford
Kevin McKay
Barbara Earl
Clayton Hammons
Jim Grant 
Don Paggeot

Representing
Pilot Representative
Pilot Representative
On-Airport Business
Off-Airport Business
Community – SW Quadrant
Community – NW Quadrant
On-Airport Business
Off-Airport Business
On-Airport Business (alt)
On-Airport Business (alt)
Pilot Representative (alt)

Call to Order
Russ Keyes called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.

Approval of May 13th, 2003 Minutes
There were no modifications to the minutes and they were approved as written.

General Business
Dave Waggoner offered a print of the Airport done by Bernie Webber as thanks to the Community Council for their help. County Executive Bob Drewel will be sending out invitations to a thank you reception from the County to all volunteer Boards and Committees. The reception will be held in early December.

Chair Russ Keyes proposed that the Council hold three meetings a year, rather than four. Attendance is very poor in the summer and only two meetings are required. 
The motion was voted on and passed.

Russ Keyes also opened nominations for a new Chairperson for the Community Council. Clayton Hammons volunteered. As there were no other nominees, the motion was made to elect Clayton. It was voted on and motion passed unanimously.

Noise Monitoring
Bruce Goetz gave a short noise monitoring and operations report. Most notably, operations for the year are down considerably from last year at this time. This can probably be attributed to the fact that the economy is down, and the cost of fuel is high.

Bruce also announced that the Operations Department will be getting two new interns, and they are scheduled to arrive in December. 

Current Projects:
Bruce Goetz addressed the following construction projects:

• West Ramp Hangars: The west ramp hangars are complete and are all occupied. 

• Taxiway Whiskey: The Airport did not get the funding for the Taxiway Whiskey project when the West Ramp Hangars were constructed. The Airport received money from the FAA in September to fund this work, and construction should begin sometime early summer in 2004.

• The Airfield Lighting Upgrades: This project was awarded to Colvico Construction. Work begin in October, and should run through February. This project will install new runway lights on runway 16L-34R, and 11-29, and place new taxiway lights on taxiways Charlie, Delta, Foxtrot and Golf. The Airport will also receive new power regulators and a new standby generator for the airfield. 

• Runway 34L PAPI: The FAA will be installing a new Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) on runway 34L beginning in late spring 2004. The existing Visual Approach Slope Indicator will be replaced by the new PAPI.

• New Air Traffic Control Tower: - The dedication of the new tower was held on October 31st, thirty years to the day after the old tower became operational. The FAA has a year to get rid of the old tower. The Airport may use the cab of the old tower for the National Flight Interpretive Center. The tower was finished ahead of schedule and below budget.

• Airspace Obstruction Removal Project: Under FAA rules we are obligated to keep the airspace free of airspace obstructions. The really tough part is keeping the trees cleared out. This project will eliminate numerous trees that are airspace hazards around the Airport, notably those that are west of the main runway, and south of it. Construction should begin later this year.

• The Xband Radar project has relocated to Alaska where it received a warm reception.

• Airport Road Transfer Station: has opened for business. It is a totally state-of-the-art new facility.

• Mukilteo Speedway widening is almost complete. It provides for three entrances to the east side of the Airport. New signals are going in which will align several streets onto the Airport. The project should be complete sometime in summer of 2004.

• Interlocal agreement with the City of Mukilteo and Olympus Terrace Sewer District: Working together, these groups have a pre-design to regulate high/low storm water into Big Gulch by diverting peak flows into a bypass pipe. This will benefit the Airport and the Gulch, and it will make it possible to avoid costly vaults and detention ponds in future developments. There is much more work to do with regulatory agencies for this project with regards to permitting, not to mention funding sources for the estimated $9 of construction.

• Master plan: The Airport has received final acceptance from the FAA on the Master Plan. A binder or CD with introductory information is available. The noise exposure/part 150 program for managing noise, which was created 8 years ago, contains updated noise exposure maps and is being reviewed by the FAA.

• National Flight Interpretive Center – An Interlocal agreement with the Museum of Flight, Boeing, the Airport and Public Facilities District is very close to being completed. The County Council will act on the motion in December. The project is in the final design stage and the architects are ready to move to construction drawings. Construction would start next fall with the opening scheduled for May 2005.

• Regional Air Service - The County Council has tasked the Airport to do a consultant study of aviation market for Paine Field. The Airport will be hiring a consultant to determine where passengers live, and where they fly to. There would also be some guestimating as to the cost of a new terminal.
  
  With regard to scheduled air service, Dave Waggoner explained the Mediated Role determination of 1979. This document gives guidance to the Airport to encourage Boeing, Goodrich, general aviation, and commuter service; but to discourage military training and air cargo. It does not talk specifically about passenger services. The County has not changed its policies with regard to scheduled air service, but airplanes are different now; they are much quieter. The typical regional aircraft flies 90 passengers, while the typical commuter airplane seats around 30 seats or less.

TENANT UPDATE 
New member Kevin McKay from Nuevant Aerospace says they have been experiencing lots of changes. After being hit by downturn they have consolidated their Ballard plant into Everett. The employment level is at 200 people.
Northway – Jim Grant reports seeing a light at end of tunnel
Gail Conners – Godfathers has closed but the new tenant is Spiros Pizza, a high end              Restaurant.
Sunquest reports a good summer.
Laura Mork reported that Goodrich is starting to turn around. They have four Air Force BBJs scheduled for modifications.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30.