Business Call To Order
Don Paggeot called meeting to order at 7:03 PM. Don mentioned that at the last meeting it was announced that Bob Savella was going to become the PFCC Chair, however since that meeting Bob Savella has decided to not become Council President and therefore Jim Rutherford will be new President and Don will become Vice Chair. A motion was approved to accept the change and passed unanimously. There were no modifications to the minutes and they were approved as written.

Quarterly Noise Summary Report
Bill Dolan described how the format of the quarterly noise summary report is organized showing the numbers of calls received, which have declined since last year and how the complaints are broken down in fig. C of the report. Bill displayed the Average Single Event noise levels and how they are broken into arrival and departures, with EA6B being the loudest. He addressed that there tends to be more complaint activity with a favorable change in weather.

AFTEMS update:
Colin English demonstrated AFTEMS for researching noise concerns. AFTEMS is a radar flight tracking system that allows Airport Staff to review flights that go into and out of Paine Field. The system is utilized by pinpointing addresses on the basemap and creating searches about the activity over the certain area. By selecting specific types of traffic for overflights or arrivals and departures, a search can be narrowed to obtain more accurate information about the noise concern. The demonstration showed the type information presented about each aircraft including, altitude, speed and squawk code. It is now possible to locate the pilot or owner and convey complaint information. Each search can be customized for time and date and aircraft type to fit the needs of each complaint.

Bruce reiterated that the letter of agreement the Airport signed with the FAA allows the Airport to use the radar data for informational purposes only and that the information can not be used for any kind of enforcement action.

Construction Update
Bill Dolan presented the review on construction.

Runway 16R-34L Safety Area Project: The majority of work for the Safety Area Project is complete, except for some paving and hydroseeding that is being completed presently. The berms around Boeing, NWT, and the less conspicuous berms at the night lighting vault are also complete. The instrument landing system is still currently out of service due to technical difficulties, however it should be back online any day. This year’s project included hauling approximately 250,000 yards of dirt from the Northwest Territories to the south safety area. This eliminated nearly 23,000 truck trips on public roads by utilizing the NWT for a borrow site. Taxiway A9 is completed except for paint and A1 is complete on north end. Taxiways A1 and A9 are design group 6 (100’ wide, 40’shoulders). The perimeter road should be completed within the next month.

New Air Traffic Control Tower: The FAA has finished the first phase of construction. The FAA spent $1million on the first phase, and is waiting to hear when the remaining $6 million will be allocated to complete the work. The new tower will be double the height of the old tower, which will help eliminate visual blind spots around the airport.

Hangars: There are 2 new projects that will add additional hangar space at Paine Field. The first will be located in the North Ramp area and will accommodate corporate sized aircraft. These hangars will be privately owned, and construction could possibly start sometime next summer.

The second project will occur in the West Ramp area. These hangars will be T-hangars with doors ranging in size from 40’-50’. The Airport is applying for a grant from the FAA to help construct the taxilanes and drainage associated with this project. The Airport will be hiring an engineering firm within the next month or so to start designing the project. The hangars will probably rent for around $300-$350 a month. Depending on layout, this area can possibly accommodate up to 100 general aviation aircraft. It is uncertain as to when construction will start as it is not known when the grant from the FAA will come through.

Airfield Lighting Upgrades: The Airport has applied for a grant from the FAA to improve the lighting on 2 runways and several taxiways by placing the lights and cables in cans and conduit. Additionally, new regulators will be purchased for the lighting vault, and a new standby generator for the airfield will be purchased to replace the existing generator which is over 40 years old.

Airspace Obstruction Removal: The Airport is also applying for a grant to help remove hazard trees which are airspace obstructions to the runways surrounding the airport. The Airport is obligated in its grant assurances to remove any and all obstructions surrounding the airport. Additionally, easements will be purchased to allow for future obstruction removal if it is needed.

West Side: Dave Waggoner explained that the Airport has temporarily withdrawn its request for the County Council to approve a lease option with TRF Pacific. This will give the Airport some more time to answer questions that have been raised over the impacts the development will create. Further planning and community input will be sought to determine the future development for the West Side.

Solid Waste Transfer Station: There are two locations being considered for a new solid waste transfer station for the south County area: One is located at Paine Field and the other at the Weyerhaueser site in north Everett. Concerns of course are bird attraction, safety area and runway extended centerline object free areas, and appropriate location for the surrounding community. The county does not force customers to use particular waste transfer stations so central locations are more desirable when considering the other three sites that are already in use. The Airport has explained to the Solid Waste dept. that they will be responsible for ensuring there is not a bird problem associated with this proposed Transfer Station. Dave mentioned that if anyone has concerns about the solid waste station to contact him so that he can forward those to the Transfer Station development team.

Job Corp: This training center proposal needs 20 acres for buildings and academic spaces. This presents several opportunities for partnerships with community colleges and BFGoodrich. The Navy housing site is a possible location and the YMCA gym is also being considered for a training site. The Job Corp lease would be long term because $20-25 million dollars would be invested in the development. Conceptual design is all that has been done at this point. The Navy housing area is not suitable for aviation use due to distance and obstacles to the runway/taxiway.

Ball Fields: The Airport is in the process of selling the ball fields located off of Beverly Park road to the Snohomish County Parks Dept. The sale of the ball fields will be at fair market value and will eliminate a long standing problem of the Airport leasing out some of its facilities for less than fair market value, an FAA violation.

The Snohomish County Council awarded the contract for conducting the update of the Master Plan to Barnard Dunkleberg of Tulsa, OK. It will be an 18 month process similar to the last study with exception that this is a master plan update and does not include a Part 150 study. The first meeting of the advisory committee will be in middle in January 2001. The Master Plan process is a means to forecast, conduct analysis of demand, and see what regional traffic demands will need to be accommodated.. The advisory committee will be structured similar to the last committee formed for this purpose and will be a public process with opportunities for public commentary and input. The County Executive and County Council will help determine the list for residential representation.

The consultant is currently working on the inventory phase to determine what is actually here and then the forecasting work will begin using several forecasts, then determining capacity constraints and development alternatives. The Master Plan demonstrates to the FAA how any considered developments and improvements fit into the plans for the Airport. This aids in acquiring funding for such aviation development. Non aviation uses are also identified on the Airport Layout Plan and Master Plan.

Specific Development Plans: Every development has its own environmental review process independent of the Master Plan process to address issues regarding impacts. Specific questions regarding proposed developments are not meant to be addressed in the Master Plan, rather it merely shows whether it is to be used for future aviation use or not. Plans only need to be specifically addressed if it is an aviation use. Specific non-aviation uses are not evaluated in the Master Plan.

The FAA only approves the drawings (ALP) considering safety, growth, and future funding considerations. All development on the airport go through a FAA review process to comply with Federal law so they will be aware of specific proposals and plans outside the realm covered in the Master Plan.

Future Council Membership
Bill Dolan asked for ideas for enhancing the PFCC effectiveness. Don Paggeot then asked that attendees think about representation, time, location and then address these ideas at the next meeting. The Paine Field Web site will have a presence for the Community Council and Airport Staff would like to hear input as to how many direct interactions can be created.

Council Comments
Cal McDonald asked that the Airport address environmental impacts associated with developments on the West Side in the upcoming Master Plan study. Dave Waggoner & Bill Dolan explained that the purpose of the Master Plan was to study aviation uses, and that environmental reviews of non-aviation developments are never part of the Master Planning process. Rather, those developments have their impacts reviewed as part of their development application in the SEPA process and grading/building permits. A motion was put forth by Cal McDonald that the Paine Field Community Council advise and require the Airport to include environmental reviews for any possible west side development in the Master Plan update. No council members would second the motion, and the motion died.