SSS A I RPORT WAY, S U I TE B COUNTY OF" VENTURA/' C AMARI LLO , C A 930 l 0 P H O N E : (8 0 S ) 388 -4274 F AX: (80 S l 388-4366 O X R ' CM A WWW. V ENTURA . CJRGt'AJRPCJRT.S DEPART MENT OF' A RPORT5 WWW. JFL Y'CJ XNARD.CCJM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Meeting of the Aviation Advisory Commission will be held on:
Monday June 5, 2017 7:00 P.M.
CITY OF CAMARILLO COUNCIL CHAMBERS 601 CARMEN DRIVE CAMARILLO, CA
AGENDA
1. CALL to ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL of MINUTES-April 3, 2017
4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Citizens wishing to speak to the Commission on an airport related item must fill out a speaker card and submit it to the secretary. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per item.
Speaker cards for issues NOT on the agenda must be submitted before the end of the public comment period.
Speaker cards for issues listed on the agenda must be presented before the item is up for consideration. Speakers will be called when the item is presented.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Subject: Proposed Oxnard Senior Center located at 2500 West 5th Street, Oxnard, CA Recommendations:
Staff requests that your Commission/Authority provide comments to the City of Oxnard (City) regarding the proposed Senior Center and that your Commission/Authority endorse the following recommendations from the Department of Airports (DOA):
1. Find the project is an unacceptable land use, and therefore inconsistent with the adopted Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (ACLUP); and
2. Recommend that the City find an alternative site that meets the compatibility guidelines of the ACLUP; and
3. Recommend that should the City choose to overrule the findings of the DOA, your Commission/Authority, and the Airport Land Use Commission as described in PUC Section 21676, then the City shall be required to grant the County an avigation easement over the parcel and restrict structural coverage of the parcel to 50% as depicted in the ACLUP.
B. Subject: Authorize the Director of Airports to Award Annual Consulting Services Contracts for FY 2017-2018
Recommendations:
Staff requests that your Commission/Authorities recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Director of Airports to award annual consulting services contracts for fiscal year 2017-2018 to the consultants listed in the Annual Consultant Services Contracts Summary (Attachment 1) using a contract form negotiated in compliance with the County of Ventura Public Works Agency Project Processing Procedures Manual (an exemplar contract form is attached as Attachment 2); and
2. Authorize the Director of Airports and his designee to issue work orders against such annual consulting contracts.
C. Subject: Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street Project, Including Addendum No. 1; Waive Any Minor Irregularities in the Bid; Delegate Authority to the Director of Airports, or His Designee, to Award a Contract in an Estimated Amount of $350,000, on the Basis of the Lowest Responsible Bid; Authorize the Director of Airports, or His Designee, to Execute the Subject Contract; Find the Project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and Authorize the Director of Airports to Fiie a Notice of Exemption. Project No: CMA-212; Specification No: DOA 17-04
Staff requests that your Commission/Authority recommend that the Board of Supervisors: 1 . Approve the plans and specifications (Attachment 1) for the Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street, including Addendum No. 1 (Attachment 2); and
2. Waive any minor irregularities in the bids; and
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Airports, or his designee, to award a contract in an estimated amount of $350,000, on the basis of the lowest responsible bid; and
4. Authorize the Director of Airports, or his designee, to execute the subject Contract (Attachment 3); and
5. Find the project categorically exempt from CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and that none of the exceptions set forth in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA guidelines apply; and
6. Authorize the Director of Airports to record a notice of exemption.
D. Subject: 2nd Amendment to Lease between the County of Ventura and Airport Properties Limited, LLC
Staff requests that your Commission/Authority recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a lease amendment between the County of Ventura and Airport Properties Limited, LLC, which clarifies the future use of utilities serving the initial premises and the option properties; and
2. Authorize the Director of Airports to execute the lease amendment on behalf of the County.
7. REPORTS Monthly Activity Report - March, April 2017 Monthly Noise Complaints - March, April 2017 Airport Tenant Project Status - May 2017 Project Status - May 2017 Financial Statements Period Ended - March 31 , 2017 Financial Statements First, Second & Third Quarter - FY 2016/2017 Rotation Schedule Meeting Calendar
8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
9. CORRESPONDENCE
Letter dated March 23, 2017 from Erin Powers to Bergelectric Corporation re: Forms for FINAL PAYMENT: Camarillo Airport- RW 26 PAPI BOX #2 REPLACEMENT
Letter dated March 28, 2017 from Jorge Rubio to Ronnie Amrany, Casamba Holdings, LLC re: Proposed Alert Hangars' Improvement Notice dated April 1, 2017 from Nick Martino to All East End Hangar Tenants re: AOPA Fly-In at Camarillo Airport April 28-29, 2017
Letter dated April 11, 2017 from Erin Powers to Patricia Wright, Federal Aviation Administration re: Proposed Overall Annual DBE Goal Setting Methodology for Federal Fiscal Years 2016- 2018 for the County of Ventura, Department of Airports
Letter dated May 2, 2017 from Jorge Rubio to Camarillo Airport Tenant re: High Speed Fiber Internet on Camarillo Campus
Letter dated May 8, 2017 from Erin Powers to Super Seal & Stripe re: Notice to Proceed for Oxnard Airport- MISC TAXIWAY D RESTRIPING
10. MISCELLANEOUS HANDOUTS
11. INFORMATION Miscellaneous articles of interest
12. COMMISSION COMMENTS - Comments by Commission members on matters deemed appropriate.
13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular Commission meeting will be on Monday, July 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the City of Camarillo Council Chambers, 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, California.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF CAMARILLO CLERK AT (805) 388-5353 OR ANA CASTRO AT (805) 388-4211 . NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE CITY/DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING. SSS AIRPORT WAY, SUITE 8 COUNTY OF VENTURA./ CAMARILLO, GA 9301 0 PHONE: {80Sl 388-4274 FAX: (80Sl 388-4366 C XR ' t;:MA )V\V\.V.. V E N TURA .. DRG A I RPORTS DEPARTMENT OF" A RPClRTS \V\V\V. IFL YO.>CNARD. CDM
AVIATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
MINUTES
April 3, 2017
1. CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair, Adriana Van der Graaf, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the pledge of allegiance.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT ABSENT
Maggie Bird Gary Jacobs (E) Harvey Paskowitz Mark Sandstrom Adriana Van der Graaf Steve Weiss Bobby Williams Jerry Miller Bruce Hamous James Flickinger
Excused (E) Late (L)
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 6, 2017
Steve Weiss moved to approve the March minutes and Jerry Miller seconded the motion. All others voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT - Citizens wishing to speak to the Commission on an airport related item must fill out a speaker card and submit it to the secretary. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per item. Speaker cards for issues NOT on the agenda must be submitted before the end of the public comment period.
Speaker cards for issues listed on the agenda must be presented before the item is up for consideration. Speakers will be called when the item is presented.
A member of the public spoke in support of airport tenants having the option to sublease private hangars.
The interim president of the Camarillo Airport Hangar Owners Association requested that the three minute public speaker time be changed to five minutes which is the time allotted by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors for oral presentations given by members of the public.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Subject: Approval of the Department of Airports' Fiscal Year 2017-18 Rent and Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2017; Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Rents, Fees, and Insurance Requirements for the Department of Airports; Approval of, and Delegation of Authority to the County Executive Officer and the Director of Airports to Execute Leases, Subleases, Licenses, Permits, Special Use/Activity Permits, Operation Agreements, Extensions, Amendments, Consents, Notices of Intent to Terminate and Unlawful Detainer Complaints in Accordance with the Provisions of the Schedule.
Recommendations:
Staff requests that your Commission/Authorities recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Department of Airports' ("Department") FY 2017-18 Rent and Fee Schedule (Attachment 1 is the DRAFT with highlighted changes), with an effective date of July 1, 2017; and
2. Authorize the County Executive Officer and the Director of Airports to Execute Certain Leases and Licenses as described in Section Ill of the Resolution (Section Ill of Resolution in Attachment 1); and
3. Approve, Adopt, and Execute the Resolution (Pages 27-33 of Attachment 1) establishing rents, fees, and insurance requirements for the Department.
Director Todd McNamee shared that the Department of Airports is implementing their standard policy of conducting a full cost recovery analysis every five years. Every other year of the years in between the five years there is a CPI adjustment. Fiscal year 2017-18 will reflect two years of CPI adjustment which will be 4.04% for hangars, tie-downs and landing fees. Historically the Department would set a rate for landing fees and not adjust the rate for 10 or more years which would result in a large rate increase. In an effort to minimize large rate increases the Department is planning to apply the CPI adjustment to landing fees every other year in similar fashion to hangar and tie-down rates. Director McNamee shared that other facilities in the business park on airport land is based on appraisal and there have been no significant changes since the last appraisal therefore there are no landing fee adjustments reflected in the Rent & Fee Schedule. Mr. McNamee also pointed out that rates for permit fees went down.
A general discussion took place. There was a suggestion to look at the Aircraft Storage section regarding late fees. The Rent & Fee Schedule reflects a flat late fee of $15 and a question was posed as to whether the late fee should be based on a percentage of the tenant's rent. Director McNamee indicated that he would make a note of this and conduct further research for next fiscal year.
Jerry Miller moved to approve staff's recommendations and Maggie Bird seconded the motion. All others voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
B. Subject: Review of Fiscal Year 2017-18 Proposed Budget
Recommendation:
Staff requests that your Commission/Authorities review and comment on the Department of Airports' proposed FY 2017-18 budget for Camarillo and Oxnard airports; and Camarillo Roads and Lighting Enterprise Fund, as attached.
Director McNamee went over a PowerPoint from the Department of Airports Budget Workshop that took place on March 16, 2017. Mr. McNamee reviewed key areas of the budget binders that were previously distributed and responded to general questions.
Maggie Bird moved to approve staff's recommendation and Harvey Paskowitz seconded the motion. All others voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. 7. REPORTS Monthly Activity Report - February 2017 Monthly Noise Complaints - February 2017 Airport Tenant Project Status - March 2017 Project Status - March 2017 Rotation Schedule Meeting Calendar
Staff welcomed and responded to comments/questions from Commission members. Reports were received and filed.
8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Director McNamee provided an update on the AOPA Fly-In event taking place on April, 28-29, 2017 and shared that registration numbers are very good. Mr. McNamee also shared that invitations would be extended for the Barnstormers event taking place on Friday, April 281h. Mr. McNamee responded to general questions about the event.
9. CORRESPONDENCE
Letter dated February 27, 2017 from Erin Powers to Tank Team, Inc. re : Notice to Proceed for Oxnard Airport- UST FUEL FARM REPAIRS
Letter dated March 9, 2017 from Todd McNamee to Gary Vohland re : Request to Relocate Hangar and Aircraft from Santa Monica Airport
Letter dated March 13, 2017 from Erin Powers to Tank Team, Inc. re: Forms for FINAL PAYMENT: Oxnard Airport - UST FUEL FARM REPAIRS
Staff welcomed and responded to comments/questions from Commission members. Correspondence was received and filed.
10. MISCELLANEOUS HANDOUTS
Information was received and filed.
11. INFORMATION Miscellaneous articles of interest.
Information was received and filed.
12. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Bruce Hamous commented that in regards to public comments, his opinion is that three minutes for the head of the Hangar Owners Association is not enough time however if other pilots were to speak on the same matter then three to five minutes would seem reasonable. Mr. Hamous is in support of the interim president being given additional public speaking time so that the Commission can understand the Association's position. Commissioner Jerry Miller commented that it is his understanding that the Commission has the authority to extend additional time to speakers as deemed appropriate by the Commission. Commissioner Adriana Van der Graaf concurred with Commissioner Miller's comments.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Maggie Bird moved to adjourn the meeting and Jerry Miller seconded the motion. All others voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the April 3, 2017 meeting of the Aviation Advisory Commission was adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
TODD L. McNAMEE, AAE Administrative Secretary
)o5 SSS A IRPORT WAY, SUIT E B COUNT Y OF VENTURA ./ C AMARILLO, C A 9301 0 P HON E : June 5, 2017 Aviation Advisory Commission Oxnard Airport Authority 555 Airport Way, Suite B Camarillo, CA 93010 Subject: Proposed Oxnard Senior Center located at 2500 West 5th Street, Oxnard, CA Recommendations: Staff requests that your Commission/Authority provide comments to the City of Oxnard (City) regarding the proposed Senior Center and that your Commission/Authority endorse the following recommendations from the Department of Airports (DOA): 1. Find the project is an unacceptable land use, and therefore inconsistent with the adopted Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (ACLUP); and 2. Recommend that the City find an alternative site that meets the compatibility guidelines of the ACLUP; and 3. Recommend that should the City choose to overrule the findings of the DOA, your Commission/Authority, and the Airport Land Use Commission as described in PUC Section 21676, then the City shall be required to grant the County an avigation easement over the parcel and restrict structural coverage of the parcel to 50% as depicted in the ACLUP. Discussion: The City of Oxnard has requested an ACLUP review for consistency regarding a proposed Senior Center located at 2500 West 5th Street, Oxnard , approximately 1,200 feet south of Oxnard Airport's Runway 7-25. Although the plans for this proposed senior center have not been finalized at this time, City staff has indicated that the structure will be approximately 14,500 square feet, with a maximum building height of 25 feet, and maximum structure lot coverage of 12.9%. The proposed Senior Center is to operate similarly to other senior centers in the City with an average of 50 - 150 visits a day, with approximate hours of operation from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and provide a variety of nutritional, wellness and social programs. The proposed Senior Center falls within the Traffic Pattern Zone (TPZ) for Oxnard Airport see Figure 1 below. AAC/OAA Oxnard Senior Center June 5, 2017 Page 2 The TPZ is a safety zone which represents the pattern or movement of air traffic around the airport in preparation for arrival and after departure. It is the greater intensity of air traffic and turning movements that make this area more prone to aircraft incidents and is therefore designated a safety zone. In addition to the fixed wing air traffic, there is an active heliport with daily helicopter traffic. The proposed project lies directly under the helicopter flight path for Oxnard Airport, see Figure 2 below. M C/OM Oxnard Senior Center June 5, 201 7 Page 3 A variety of land uses are permitted within the TPZ, but conditioned in terms of types and structural lot coverage to limit the severity of any incident which may occur, as shown in Table 68 below. Land uses that promote group gatherings or have vulnerable populations are unacceptable and deemed inconsistent with the ACLUP. The Oxnard Senior Center would fall under Public/Institutional Land Uses and would be considered to fall in the "auditorium" category. In accordance with Table 68 of the adopted ACLUP, the Oxnard Senior Center is an unacceptable use within the TPZ and therefore inconsistent with the ACLUP. It is important to note that the City of Oxnard may overrule the findings of the DOA, your Commission/Authority, and the Airport Land Use Commission with a two-thirds vote of its Council as described in the Public Utilities Code Section 21676. Should the City pursue this action, staff recommends requiring an avigation easement over the parcel be granted to the County as a condition of development. In addition to the proposed Senior Center there are existing and proposed land uses within the TPZ for Oxnard Airport that increase the potential severity of an aircraft incident. As shown in Figure 2, immediately to the west of the proposed Senior Center is the Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School with approximately 1,000 students, immediately to the east is the Oxnard Boys and Girls Club, and directly north of the airport is the proposed location of a new elementary and middle school with an estimated population of 1,900 students. TA RLF. 6R Ado1>1 e d l.aod 1:..:e C' n mpatihili t ) Sund ::. rd ( In S~ fet ) Zou es fo r t:h•lli::.o A ir po rts E.i. leuded R u u ~m y Outer T r a Uh: TraCCic P rotectiou Sa f e t y P=-He ru Pntte ru t.and t:.u Zo ne 7.one 7.o n e 7.o ne R e s id e ntial Srngll! F:i.m1ly t: u c (J, •I A l•I Mul11-F:tm1l)' 1: ll (" (:i, c) A l•I Mobile Home P:uks L u C fl. cJ A (cJ J• u blicllos citutiuu a l Hosp11:i.h. C"nn,:.lc Corumudal Hotels a nd Mo ccls t: u c fc, •I A l•I O ffices ,1 nd Bu:i. 111 c:i:i 1 V rofrs~o1 onJ I l. c (»•I r (c, • I A Scn·icc.; L C fo, c( C (c, c( A Wholc:sa lc t: C (o, c) C (c, c( A K. ..:1:111 I ndustrial, Tra n t 1l o ru1IAn, \ommun icati n n . and 1Jtilit ie-' Manufacturing - Gener.ti llC'3")' u c 1.. <( c C<- •I A Light Indusu1:a l u c '"•I c (c. •I A Rcsc.. r<"h Jlld O\'\Clopmtnt u CI•. •I C fc, <( A Bus1nes~ PJtks1Coq>ot:11c Ofl"iccs u <.:I•. R t c , cacio11/01>e 11 S 1>:a ce O n tctoor l\roru l\rcn:u u u u A Outdoor Aruphithc;itcrs u u u A l'3rl..s u c l•l A A Outctoor 1\mu In accordance with the policies of the adopted ACLUP, staff recommends that your Commission/Authority find that the proposed Oxnard Senior Center located at 2500 West 5 th Street is inconsistent with the ACLUP and that your Commission/Authority authorize the Director of Airports to transmit your findings to the City of Oxnard. If you have any questions regarding this item, please call me at 805-388-4200. TODD L. McNAMEE, AAE Director of Airports SSS AIRPORT WAY, S UITE 8 COUNTY OF VENTURA / C AMARILLO, CA 930 l 0 PHONE: (8 0 Sl 388-427 4 F AX: 180Sl 388-4366 O X R C:MA f 'YlVlV. VENTURA. CJR G A I R PORTS DEPARTMENT OF A RPDRTS ,V,V\V.JFL YOXNARO. COM June 5, 2017 Aviation Advisory Commission Camarillo Airport Authority Oxnard Airport Authority 555 Airport Way, Suite B Camarillo, CA 9301 O Subject: Authorize the Director of Airports to Award Annual Consulting Services Contracts for FY 2017-2018 Recommendations: Staff requests that your Commission/Authorities recommend that the Board of Supervisors: 1. Authorize the Director of Airports to award annual consulting services contracts for fiscal year 2017-2018 to the consultants listed in the Annual Consultant Services Contracts Summary (Attachment 1) using a contract form negotiated in compliance with the County of Ventura Public Works Agency Project Processing Procedures Manual (an exemplar contract form is attached as Attachment 2); and 2. Authorize the Director of Airports and his designee to issue work orders against such annual consulting contracts. Fiscal/Mandates Impact: Mandatory: No Source of Funding: Airport Enterprise Fund Impact on Other Departments: None This action does not result in an immediate fiscal impact, as there is no obligation to issue any work orders against these annual contracts during the term of the contracts. A fiscal impact will occur only when work orders are issued. The Airport's proposed FY 2017-2018 budget reflects a total of $120,000 programmed for these type of contracts. AAC/CANOAA Approval of Annual Consulting Services Contracts Fiscal Year 2017-201 8 June 5, 2017 Page 2 Discussion: To obtain professional consulting services for projects at Camarillo and Oxnard Airports for fiscal year 2017-2018, the Department of Airports reviewed previous year annual contract work, consultant performance, and anticipated future professional services requirements in order to determine which consultants and services should be retained under an annual contract arrangement. Based on this analysis, select consultants were invited to express their interest in forming an annual contract with the County. Invited consultants submitted proposed fee schedules which were reviewed and negotiated, and a list of proposed consultants was developed as shown in Attachment 1. The proposed form contract (Attachment 2) has been negotiated in compliance with the County of Ventura Public Works Agency Project Processing Procedures Manual for Class II annual contracts. Class II annual contracts are approved by the Board of Supervisors each year. They are general contracts utilized for specific professional services when needed. Once an annual contract is in place, work orders are issued against the annual contract for specific services. No single work order can exceed $100,000. The contracted services include, but are not limited to, engineering and plan review, specification writing, construction estimation, project oversight and inspection. Consultants recommended for contracts have demonstrated qualifications required by the County. Negotiations have resulted in fee schedules considered fa ir and reasonable for the qualifications. Entering into an annual consulting services contract does not guarantee any work for, or obligate the County to engage the services of, a consultant. If you have any questions regarding this item, please call Erin Powers at 805-388- 4205, or me at 805-388-4200. TODD L. McNAMEE, AAE Director of Airports Attachments: 1. Annual Consultant Services Contracts Summary 2. Contract (on file with Department of Airports) Department of Airports Annual Services Contracts by Consultant for FY2017-2018 AMMEDCO, Inc. AEA 18-01 Mead & Hunt, AEA 18-03 Ventura, CA Limit: $65,000 Inc. Limit: $15,000 Services Under Contract Windsor, CA Management Consulting Services, Services Under Contract Including: Civil Engineering Inspection Design Review Services Engineering Specification Writing Design Review Grant Support Administration Services Specification Writing Disadvantage Business Enterprise Project Budget Estimation Support Submittal Reviews Cost Engineer/Estimator Project Management Construction Management Michael Baker Int. AEA 18-02 Coffman & Associates AEA 18-04 Camarillo, CA Limit: $30,000 Inc. Limit: $10,000 Services Under Contract Scottsdale, AZ Management Consulting Services, Services Under Contract Including: Environmental Planning Inspection Environmental Review Services Engineering Grant Support Administration Services Design Review Specification Writing Project Budget Estimation Submittal Reviews Project Management Construction Management . Exhibit 1 SSS AIRPORT WAY, S UITE 8 COUNTY OF" VENTURA ./ C AMARILLO, C A 930 1 0 P HONE: (80Sl 388·427 4 F AX: (80Sl 3 8 8·4366 O XR CMA 1 \V\V\V. VENTURA. ORfir. June 5, 2017 Aviation Advisory Commission Camarillo Airport Authority 555 Airport Way, Suite B Camarillo, CA 93010 Subject: Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street Project, Including Addendum No. 1; Waive Any Minor Irregularities in the Bid; Delegate Authority to the Director of Airports, or His Designee, to Award a Contract in an Estimated Amount of $350,000, on the Basis of the Lowest Responsible Bid; Authorize the Director of Airports, or His Designee, to Execute the Subject Contract; Find the Project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and Authorize the Director of Airports to Fiie a Notice of Exemption. Project No: CMA-212; Specification No: DOA 17-04 Recommendations: Staff requests that your Commission/Authority recommend that the Board of Supervisors: 1. Approve the plans and specifications (Attachment 1) for the Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street, including Addendum No. 1 (Attachment 2); and 2. Waive any minor irregularities in the bids; and 3. Delegate authority to the Director of Airports, or his designee, to award a contract in an estimated amount of $350,000, on the basis of the lowest responsible bid ; and 4. Authorize the Director of Airports, or his designee, to execute the subject Contract (Attachment 3) ; and 5. Find the project categorically exempt from CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and that none of the exceptions set forth in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA guidelines apply; and 6. Authorize the Director of Airports to record a notice of exemption. be\ MC/CM Award of Contract - Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street June 5, 2017 Page 2 Fiscal/Mandates Impact: Mandatory: No Source of funding: Airport Enterprise Fund Impact on other departments: None - no general funds required Summary of Revenue and Total Costs FY 2016-17 Revenue: $ 0 Direct Costs 350,000* Net Cost - Airport Enterprise Fund $ 350.000 *Estimated Total Contract Amount Current Fiscal Year Budget Projection: FY 2016-17 Budget Projection for Airports Capital Projects - Unit 5041 Adopted Adjusted Projected Estimated Budget Budget Budget (Savings/Deficit) Appropriations $ 1,655,100 $ 3,993,265 $ 3,870,355 $122,910 Revenue 0 0 0 0 Net Cost $ (1 ,655,100) $ (3,993,265) $ (3,870,355) $122,910 Sufficient appropriations are available in the FY 2016-17 capital budget to cover the net costs. Discussion: The contract is for the demolition of the former work furlough building and dining hall located at 500 Eubanks Street at the Camarillo Airport. The work furlough building was originally built in 1952 by the United States Air Force as bachelor officer's quarters and was later modified by the County of Ventura in 1978 to serve as a work furlough inmate housing unit. In 1987, the County of Ventura added a small dining hall and classrooms. In 2015, Ventura County Probation terminated its lease of the building and it has effectively sat vacant. The Department of Airports seeks to demolish the buildings to support future development opportunities as the current configuration and makeup of the buildings (hazardous materials) do not make them viable assets for the department. The project includes hazardous materials abatement, demolition of two buildings totaling approximately 28,500 square feet and various other appurtenant work. The buildings were evaluated for any historic resource significance and were found ineligible for listing on the National Register of Historical Places (NRHP), or the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), or for designation as a County of Ventura - Landmark or Site of Merit. MC/CAA Award of Contract - Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street June 5, 2017 Page 3 The County of Ventura, Cultural Heritage Board reviewed these findings and determined that the demolition of Work Furlough and Dining Hall buildings could proceed . The project is categorically exempt under the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of demolition and removal of existing facilities and does not involve change or expansion of the existing use. (See Cal. Cod Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15301 [Class 1 exemption].) None of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply. Bids for the project are due May 31 , 2017. The basis of award for the project will be to the Contractor who is determined to submit the lowest responsive and responsible base bid . Due to year-end fiscal deadlines and the Board's meeting schedule, we are asking you to recommend the Board delegate authority to the Director of Airports to award a contract in an estimated amount of $350,000, on the basis of the lowest responsible bidder, and also authorize the Director of Airports to execute the contract for the subject project. The estimated total fiscal impact, including all phases of design and construction, are as follows: Costs Engineering/design: $ 10,000 Construction**: 350,000 Construction management: 15,000 Project administration: 10,000 Total $ 385.000 Cost to Airport Enterprise Fund $ 385,000 **This award of contract only references the construction contracts. The estimated project schedule is: Contract Award - June 21, 2017 Notice to Proceed -July 17, 2017 Construction Completion - November 9, 2017 The project was included in the FY 2016-17 capital budget for the Airport Enterprise Fund and the current Capital Improvement Program that was previously approved by your Commission/Authority and adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The work requested in this letter is in line with the County of Ventura Strategic Plan Focus Area 3, Strategic Goal 2 (Location Map, Attachment 4). AAC/CAA Award of Contract - Camarillo Airport Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street June 5, 2017 Page4 If you have any questions regarding this item, please call me at 805-388-4200. TODD L. McNAMEE, AAE Director of Airports Attachments: 1. Plans and Specifications (on file with Department of Airports) 2. Addendum 1 (on file with Department of Airports) 3. Contract (on file with Department of Airports) 4. Location Map Camarillo Airport - Demolition of Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street 0--- 0 Exhibit 4 - Location Map UI SSS A I RPO R T WAY, SUI TE B CO U NTY OF V E N TURA ...r C AMARILLO , C A 9301 0 P HON E : 180Sl 388-427 4 F AX: 180Sl 388· 4 366 O XR ' CMA lV\ Y\V.,. VENTURA. ORG/ AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT OF A RPORTS \Y\V\.V. JFL YOXNA RO.CO M June 5, 2017 Aviation Advisory Commission Camarillo Airport Authority 555 Airport Way, Suite B Camarillo, CA 93010 Subject: 2nd Amendment to Lease between the County of Ventura and Airport Properties Limited, LLC Recommendations: Staff requests that your Commission/Authority recommend that the Board of Supervisors: 1. Approve a lease amendment between the County of Ventura and Airport Properties Limited, LLC, which clarifies the future use of utilities serving the initial premises and the option properties; and 2. Authorize the Director of Airports to execute the lease amendment on behalf of the County. Fiscal/Mandates Impact: Mandatory: No Source of funding: Private Funding match required : None Impact on other departments: None Summary of Revenue and Total Costs FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 Revenue: $ 108,113 $ 168,776 Costs: Direct 0 0 Total costs 0 0 Net revenue -Airport Enterprise Fund $ :108_1:!3 $ 168,776 Note: Revenue for the Option Property starts on June 4, 2017 and is prorated to $3, 627. 72 for that month. The rent for the Option Property is then $4,030.81 per month for FY 2017-18. MC/CAA APL 2nd Lease Amendment June 5, 2017 Page 2 Discussion: Airport Properties Limited, LLC (APL) has an existing lease for the east end hangar development at Camarillo Airport. The lease term is 30 years and began in June 2001 . The lease provides for a 10-year extension of term at the land lease rate, with APL paying $1, 500 per hangar that is developed on the premises. Even with the 10-year option period, there remains only 27 years of lease term. In February 2015, APL and the County amended the lease to provide a 30-year term for each future hangar building and associated taxilanes/ramp (Option Properties). The additional hangars and revenue from the development will benefit the airport. The 1st amendment results in reversion of the initial premises at a time different from the option properties. This 2nd lease amendment clarifies the parties' rights and obligations regarding the utility facilities on the initial premises when they revert to the County. Under this amendment, after the initial premises revert to the County, the utility facilities that serve both the initial premises and the option properties, will continue to be available for use by the tenant on the option properties. The 2nd amendment also provides that APL will contribute its share of the utility facilities' maintenance costs. If you have any questions regarding this item, please call me at 805-388-4200. TODD L. McNAMEE, AAE Director of Airports Attachment - Second Amendment to APL Lease County of Ventura Department of Airports Second Amendment to Lease Airport Properties Limited, LLC This amendment ("Second Amendment") is entered into by and between the County of Ventura ("County") and Airport Prope11ies Limited, LLC ("Tenant") effective as of ______, 2017 (the "Effective Date"). The County and Tenant are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party." Capitalized terms used in this Memorandum, but not otherwise defined herein, have the meaning set forth in the First Amendment (as defined below) and the Original Lease (as defined below). WHEREAS, County and Tenant entered into (i) a lease dated June 19, 2001, (the "Original Lease") for Tenant's lease of the Initial Premises and (ii) a First Amendment to the Original Lease dated February 3, 2015 (the "First Amendment" and collectively with the Original Lease and this Second Amendment, the "Lease") providing Tenant with an option to lease Option Properties (as defined and particularly described in the First Amendment and referred to herein collectively with the Initial Premises as the "Premises") under the terms of the Lease; WHEREAS, the term of the Lease with respect to the Initial Premises may terminate prior to the term of the Lease with respect to the Option Properties; WHEREAS, Utility Facilities (defined below) were built on and lie on the Initial Premises, but serve the entire Premises including the Option Prope11ies; WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Lease to provide that if the Tenant occupies the Option Properties but not the Initial Premises, the Tenant will nevertheless have the right to use, utilize, access, and enjoy the Utility Facilities on the Initial Premises; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the pai1ies agree as follows: 1. Paragraph 9 of the Original Lease, titled "Use of Airport Facilities" is amended to add the following two sentences, immediately after the first sentence of Paragraph 9: "Other public facilities provided by the County" as used in this Paragraph 9, includes the Utility Facilities (utility facilities, utility service lines, and utility equipment, including without limitation a sanitary lift station and all service lines, equipment, and machinery utilized thereby) located on the Initial Premises, if those Utility Facilities have reverted to the County under Paragraph 4, as amended. If, at any time, periodic maintenance costs are incurred by the County for the operation and maintenance of the Utility Facilities, then Tenant must reimburse the County for the fair and equitable share of the maintenance costs of the Utility Facilities attributable to those parcels then leased by Tenant. 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment on the date first above written. "COUNTY" COUNTY OF VENTURA, DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS By: ______Director "TENANT" AIRPORT PROPERTIES LIMITED, LLC By: ______Gerald T. Alves, Manager 2 S SS A I RPORT WAY, S U ITE B COUNTY CJF' VENTURA ./ C AMARILLO , CA 930 l 0 PHON E : MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT Month ending March 31 , 2017 Hangars and Tie-downs: CAMARILLO OXNARD Inventory Occupied Available Inventory Occupied Available Private Hangars 170 170 0 55 55 0 County Hangars 125 124 1 69 68 1 Total 295 294 1 124 123 1 Permanent tie-downs 96 55 41 7 1 6 FBO assigned tie-downs 67 Managed by FBO 25 Managed by FBO Visitor tie-down 35 N/A 7 N/A Total 198 N/A 39 N/A Other: CAMARILLO OXNARD Citations Issued 0 0 Current year number of aircraft operations - for month 14,499 7,548 Last year number of aircraft operations - for month 12,377 7,570 Current enplaned passengers - for month 0 Last year enplaned passengers - for month 0 Cards issued to transient overnight aircraft 22 0 Noise/nuisance complaints 0 2 Other aircraft** (est.) 120 15 Han ar waitin list 136 21 ** Includes approximate number of aircraft occupying space in both large and small hangars by agreement with lessee or license Revised 5/19/17 G:\Jorge's Monthly Activity Reports\Mo Activity Reports\2017\Mo Activity Report March 2017 la\ SSS A I RPORT WAY, S U I TE 8 COUNTY OF VENTURA ../ CAMARILLO, GA 930 l 0 P HONE: (80S J 388-4274 F AX: <80S l 3 88-4366 OXR CMA t WWW. VE:NTU RA.DRfij/AIRPD RTS DEP ARTMENT O F' A RPORTS WWW.I F L YOXNARD.C D M MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT Month ending April 30, 2017 Hangars and Tie-downs: CAMARILLO OXNARD Inventory Occupied Available Inventory Occupied Available Private Hangars 170 170 0 55 55 0 County Hangars 125 124 1 69 68 1 Total 295 294 1 124 123 1 Permanent tie-downs 96 55 41 7 1 6 FBO assigned tie-downs 67 Managed by FBO 25 Managed by FBO Visitor tie-down 35 N/A 7 N/A Total 198 N/A 39 N/A Other: CAMARILLO OXNARD Citations Issued 0 0 Current year number of aircraft operations - for month 12,675 8,032 Last year number of aircraft operations - for month 11 ,944 8,516 Current enplaned passengers - for month 0 Last year enplaned passengers - for month 0 Cards issued to transient overnight aircraft 25 0 Noise/nuisance complaints 3 1 Other aircraft ** (est.) 120 15 Han ar waitin list 136 21 .. Includes approximate number of aircraft occupying space in both large and small hangars by agreement with lessee or license Revised 5/24/17 G:\ Jorge's Monthly Activity Reports\Mo Activity Reports\2017\Mo Activity Report April 2017 MONTHLY NOISE COMPLAINT SUMMARY CAMARILLO AIRPORT Date/Time Type Mode of Type Location Number of calls Number of calls Pilot Complainant & weather of flight of of regarding this from this person contacted contacted of complaint(s) complaint aircraft complaint aircraft (this month) (this month) NONE * Unable to identify aircraft ** Pilot aware of noise procedures and/or directed by ATC for separation *** A normal approach or pattern was observed by Operations and/or A TC approved - Pilot not contacted **** Complaint not related to noise N/R Not Required (Complainant does not wish to be called back) _J Mode of Flight- ''T'' Takeoff, "L" Landing, "M" Missed approach, "A" Multiple Approaches, "T & G" Touch and Go's (pattern), "O" Other v -- March , 2017 MONTHLY NOISE COMPLAINT SUMMARY OXNARD AIRPORT Date/Time Type Mode of Type Location Number of calls Number of calls Pilot Complainant & weather of flight of of regarding this from this person contacted contacted of complaint(s) complaint aircraft complaint aircraft (this month) (this month) 3/1 1 3:22pm Noise T&G UNK 3500 Block 1 1 * N/R Calm & Clear Leeward Way, Oxnard, CA 3/11 4:18pm Noise T&G Multiple Twin Tides 1 1 *** N/R Calm & Clear Oxnard, CA * Unable to identify aircraft ** Pilot aware of noise procedures and/or directed by ATC for separation *** A normal approach or pattern was observed by Operations and/or ATC approved - Pilot not contacted **** Complaint not related to noise N/R Not Required (Complainant does not wish to be called back) Mode of Flight - "T" Takeoff, "L" Landing, "M" Missed approach, "A" Multiple Approaches, "T & G" Touch and Go's (pattern), "O" Other _J ?>" March, 2017 MONTHLY NOISE COMPLAINT SUMMARY CAMARILLO AIRPORT Date!Time Type Mode of Type Location Number of calls Number of calls Pilot Complainant & weather of flight of of regarding this from this person contacted contacted of complaint(s) complaint aircraft complaint aircraft (this month) (this month) 4/18 1:40pm Noise T Coast 5100 Block 1 1 *** N/R Clear Guard Heli Caminita Luisa, Camarillo, CA 4/23 11 :45am Noise 0 B-29 150 Block 1 1 *** Yes Clear Elm Drive, Camarillo, CA 4/24 10:35am Noise 0 Military 1200 Block 1 1 * N/R Clear Heli Lantana Street, Camarillo, CA * Unable to identify aircraft ** Pilot aware of noise procedures and/or directed by A TC for separation *** A normal approach or pattern was observed by Operations and/or A TC approved -Pilot not contacted **** Complaint not related to noise N/R Not Required (Complainant does not wish to be called back) Mode of Flight- "T" Takeoff, "L" Landing, "M" Missed approach, "A" Multiple Approaches, "T & G" Touch and Go's (pattern), "O" Other _J 'vJ~ April, 2017 MONTHLY NOISE COMPLAINT SUMMARY OXNARD AIRPORT Date/Time Type Mode of Type Location Number of calls Number of calls Pilot Complainant & weather of flight of of regarding this from this person contacted contacted of complaint(s) complaint aircraft complaint aircraft (this month) (this month) 4/26 6:29pm Noise T&G Piper Cub 3500 Block 1 1 *** N/R Clear & Breezy Leeward Way, Oxnard, CA * Unable to identify aircraft ** Pilot aware of noise procedures and/or directed by ATC for separation *** A normal approach or pattern was observed by Operations and/or A TC approved - Pilot not contacted **** Complaint not related to noise N/R Not Required (Complainant does not wish to be called back) Mode of Flight- 'T" Takeoff, "L" Landing, "M" Missed approach, "A" Multiple Approaches, "T & G" Touch and Go's (pattern), "O" Other _J cr- _s:.April, 2017 AIRPORT TENANT PROJECT STATUS May 25, 2017 CAMARILLO + Airport Properties Limited (APL) Hangar Development. Row G - Construction continues; sewer improvements underway. Grading for Row H pad complete. OXNARD +None OTHER +None le COUNTY OF VENTURA DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS May 2017 NON GRANT PROJECTS Page I of I Estimate Scheduled or Actual Dates % Sup. Project Name CCO's Design Engr. Bid Contract Const Const Com pl Dist. Spec. Number Low Bid Claims Contractor Date Award Start Comp Design/ Remarks Const. 5 CMA Viewport Shade $45,000 DOA 2/20/17 3/20/17 TBD TBD 90 Construction on hold until permit Structure $43,000 Shade 0 issued. Structure Inc. 5 CMA Storage Yard $210,000 DOA Various Various 1/13/17 611117 lQ_Q Installation of sidewalk section nearly Improvements $999.00 Various 0 complete. Driveway entrance reconstructions scheduled for June. Bids for the fence work due 5/25/ 17. 5 CMA Demolition of $231.951 DOA 5/31/17 6/21/17 7/ 17/17 I 1/9/17 100 Project out for bid. Buildings at 500 Eubanks Street Note: Shaded boxes indicate changes from previous month CMA - Camarillo Airport OXR - Oxnard Airport TBD-To be determined CCO - Contract Change Orders CUE - Camarillo Utility Enterprise ____! ~- Project Reports-Monthly\Non Grant Proj. Report.doc COUNTY OF VENTURA DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS May2017 FAA GRANT PROJECTS Page 1of1 Scheduled or Actual Dates O/o Sup. Project Name Estimate CCO's Design Engr. Bid Contract Const Const Com pl Dist. Spec. Number Low Bid Claims Contractor Date Award Start Comp Design Remarks I Const. NE Hangar $653,000 Mead& Hunt NIA NIA NIA NIA 75% Design underway. 5 Development, Phase 1 Note: Shaded boxes indicate changes from previous month CMA - Camarillo Airport OXR.- Oxnard Airport TBD - To be determined CCO - Contract Change Orders ~ ~ Project Reports-Monthly\Faa Proj. Report.doc County of Ventura Department of Airports Fund: E300 Statement of Net Assets As of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash $ 13,735,600 Cash - prepay & overpay from tenants 214,800 Cash - security deposit 534,600 Cash - petty cash/change fund 500 Receivables: Accounts receivable net of allowance for 471 ,600 Uncollectable accounts of $20,000 Interest receivable 28,300 Grants receivable Capital assets: Easements 848,800 Land 9,362,500 Land improvements 46,975,200 Building & Improvements 17,322,800 Equipment 1,127,500 Vehicle 989,700 Construction in Progress 1,514,600 Accumulated depreciation (37,899,700) Deferred outflows re lated to pensions 928,000 Total assets $ 56,154,800 LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 14,600 Accrued liabilities 9,700 Short-term compensated absences 99,500 Due to other funds - GSA, ITS, PWA Unearned revenue (prepayments) 122,000 Security Deposit 534,600 Unreserved overpayments 92,800 Long-term compensated balances 37,500 Net pension liability 2, 162,000 Deferred inflows related to pensions 366,800 Total liabilities $ 3,449,200 NET ASSETS Invested in capital assets net of related debt $ 40,241 ,400 Unrestricted Net Assets 12,464,200 Total net assets 52,705,600 Total liabilities and net assets $ 56,154,800 le County of Ventura Department of Airports Fund: E300 Statement of Cash Flows July 1, 2016 th ru March 31, 2017 (U naudited) Operating Activities: Permits $ 1,521 ,563 Fines and penalties 8,871 Rents and concessions 1,412,938 Percentage lease rent 222,472 Tiedown rents 86,658 Hangar rents 638,438 Land rent - hangars 363,945 Transient tiedown rents 2,368 Landing fees 48,745 Parking fees 15,085 Gas & oil fuel flow percentage 196,653 % rent-all other gross rec 1,063,1 41 Miscellaneous 38,534 Salaries & Benefits (2,017,804) Service & Supplies (1,070,858) Interest Received 41 ,655 Interest Paid Prepay/Security Deposit (176,553) CUE tax assessment Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 2,395,852 Investing Activities: State and federal grants 26,858 Fixed asset sales/(purchases) 176,600 Capital Expenditures (693,816) Cash Used in Investing Activities (490,358) Financing Activities: Transfers out to other funds ** (262,985) Principal Payment on Short & Long Term Debt $ Cash Provided by Financing Activities (262,985) Increase (Decrease) in Cash & Equivalents $ 1,642,510 Cash & Equivalents-Beginning of Year 12,843,249 Cash & Equivalents-End of Period $ 14,485,759 -U:\ County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Camarillo Oxnard Statement of Revenues and Expenses July 1, 2016 thru March 31, 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) Camarillo Oxnard Total Revenues: Permits $ 1,095,600 $ 187,000 $ 1,282,600 Fines and penalties 6,900 2,000 8,900 Rents and concessions 1,263,900 72,400 1,336,300 Percentage lease rent 100,100 122,400 222,500 Tiedown rents 83 ,200 800 84,000 Hangar rents 434,300 227,300 661 ,600 Land rent - hangars 279,700 74,800 354,500 Transient tiedown rents 2,300 2,300 Landing fees 36,600 12, 100 48,700 Parking fees 100 15,000 15,100 Gas & oil fuel flow percent;:ige 157,500 39,200 196,700 % rent-all other gross rec 830,700 387,500 1,218,200 Miscellaneous 26,100 1,200 27,300 Total operating revenues $ 4,317,000 $ 1,141,700 $ 5,458,700 Expenditures: Current: Salaries and wages $ 902,300 $ 256,200 $ 1, 158,500 Benefits 480,000 344,400 824,400 Admin salaries allocated to Oxnard Airport (169,500) 169,500 Agricultural 7,000 800 7,800 Uniforms and clothing 12,300 5,900 18,200 Communications 44,000 7,800 51 ,800 Household expense 11,300 17,800 29, 100 Insurance 16,000 24,000 40,000 Indirect county costs 38,600 17,900 56,500 Maintenance-equipment 43,300 11 ,600 54,900 Maintenance-building and improvements 111 ,600 54,900 166,500 Medical 700 1, 100 1,800 Memberships and dues 11,800 14,600 26,400 Miscellaneous expense 15,800 5,500 21 ,300 Office expense 23,400 2,000 25,400 Professional and specialized services 156,900 51 ,800 208,700 Rents and leases - equipment 19,500 2,200 21 ,700 Small tools and equipment 14,000 14,000 Transportation charges 44,900 33,400 78,300 Conference and seminars 13,600 11 ,000 24,600 Utilities 134,300 58,200 192,500 Education, books and training 16,600 3,100 19,700 Taxes and licenses Bad debts Depreciation 1,021 ,500 832 ,700 1,854,200 Total operating expenditures $ 2,969,900 $ 1,926,400 $ 4,896,300 Operating income (loss) $ 1,347, 100 $ {784,700} $ 562,400 Page 1 of 2 1~2 County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Camarillo Oxnard Statement of Revenues and Expenses July 1, 2016 thru March 31 , 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) Camarillo Oxnard Total Non-operating revenues (expenses): State and federal grants $ 25,000 $ $ 25,000 Prior Year Revenue Contribution to Outside Agency Gain/Loss Disposal Fixed Asset 201,400 201,400 Interest income 52,200 52,200 Insurance proceeds Other Loan Interest Payment Total non-operating revenues (expenses) 278,600 278,600 Income (loss) before transfers 1,625,700 (784,700) 841,000 Other financing sources (uses): Transfers in Transfers Out Increase (decrease) in net assets $ 1,625,700 $ (784,700) $ 841,000 Page 2 of 2 County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Camarillo Budget to Actual July 1, 2016 thru March 31 , 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) YTD Actuals & Adjusted Budget Accruals thru as of Mar 2017 Mar 2017 % Variance Revenues: Permits $ 549,200 $ 1,095,600 199% Fines and penalties 8,200 6,900 84% Rents and concessions 1,360 ,800 1,263,900 93% Percentage lease rent 100,300 100, 100 100% Tiedown rents 80,500 83,200 103% Hangar rents 571 ,900 434,300 76% Land rent - hangars 379,500 279,700 74% Transient tiedown rents 3,500 2,300 66% Landing fees 27,500 36,600 133% Parking fees 100 100 0% Gas & oil fuel flow percentage 178,300 157,500 88% % rent-all other gross rec 1,433,200 830,700 58% Miscellaneous 18,700 26,100 140% Total operating revenues $ 4,711,700 $ 4,317,000 92% Expenditures: Current: Salaries and wages $ 1,301,500 $ 902 ,300 69% Benefits 850,900 480,000 56% Admin Salary allocated to Oxnard Airport (235, 100) (169 ,500) 72% Agricultural 17,200 7,000 41% Uniforms and clothing 16, 100 12,300 76% Communications 65,300 44,000 67% Household expense 36, 100 11 ,300 31 % Insurance 22,200 16,000 72% Indirect county costs 67,700 38,600 0% Maintenance-equipment 74,492 43,300 58% Maintenance-building and improvements 247,762 111,600 45% Memberships and dues 12,000 11,800 98% Miscellaneous 25,000 15,800 63% Office expense 52,300 23,400 45% Professional and specialized services 259,529 156,900 60% Rents and leases - equipment 23,300 19,500 84% Small tools and equipment 17,900 14,000 78% Transportation charges 78,500 44,900 57% Conference and seminars 65,400 13,600 21 % Utilities 212,400 134,300 63% Education, books and training 17,200 16,600 97% Taxes and licenses 50 ,000 0% Bad debts 20 ,000 0% Depreciation 1,338,600 1,021 ,500 76% Total operating expenditures $ 4,641 ,283 $ 2,969 ,900 64% Operating income (loss) $ 70,417 $ 1,347,100 1913% Page 1 of 2 County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Camarillo Budget to Actual July 1, 2016 thru March 31 , 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) YTD Actuals & Adjusted Budget Accruals thru as of Mar 2017 Mar 2017 % Variance Non-operating revenues (expenses): State and federal grants $ $ 25,000 Prior Year Revenue Contribution to Outside Agency 5,000 0% Gain/Loss Disposal Fixed Asset 201,400 Interest income 26,900 52,200 194% Interest expense Other loan payments Total non-operating revenues (expenses) 31 ,900 278,600 873% Income (loss) before transfers 102,317 1,625,700 1589% Other financing sources (uses): Transfers in Transfers Out Increase (decrease) in net assets $ 102,317 $ 1,625,700 1589% Page 2 of 2 1+5 County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Oxnard Budget to Actual July 1, 2016 thru March 31 , 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) YTD Actuals & Adjusted Budget Accruals thru as of Mar 2017 Mar 2017 % Variance Revenues: Permits $ 249,300 $ 187,000 75% Fines and penalties 5,500 2,000 36% Rents and concessions 107,400 72,400 67% Percentage lease rent 169,100 122,400 72% Tiedown rents 800 0% Hangar rents 305,400 227,300 74% Land rent - hangars 99,600 74,800 75% Transient tiedown rents 800 0% Landing fees 19,900 12, 100 61 % Parking fees 18,700 15,000 80% Gas & oil fuel flow percentage 45,800 39,200 86% % rent-all other gross rec 522,700 387,500 74% Miscellaneous 2,900 1,200 41 %. Total operating revenues $ 1,547,100 $ 1,141,700 74% Expenditures: Current: Salaries and wages $ 391 ,800 $ 256,200 65% Benefits 304,400 344,400 113% Admin salaries allocated from Camarillo Airport 231 , 100 169,500 73% Agricultural 8,100 800 10% Uniforms and clothing 30,900 5,900 19% Communications 11 ,300 7,800 69% Household expense 23,200 17,800 77% Insurance 17,786 24,000 135% Indirect county costs 35,800 17,900 0% Maintenance-equipment 30,992 11 ,600 37% Maintenance-building and improvements 90,839 54,900 60% Medical 1, 100 1, 100 100% Memberships and dues 4,300 14,600 340% Miscellaneous expense 21,400 5,500 26% Office expense 6,400 2,000 31% Professional and specialized services 152,600 51 ,800 34% Rents and leases - equipment 9,600 2,200 23% Small tools and equipment 13,200 0% Transportation charges 28,500 33,400 117% Conference and seminars 59,600 11 ,000 18% Utilities 102,200 58,200 57% Education, books and training 6,000 3,100 0% Bad debts 15,000 0% Depreciation 1, 107, 100 832,700 75% Total operating expenditures $ 2,703,217 $ 1,926,400 71 % Operating income (loss) $ {1,156,11 7} $ {784,700} 68% Page 1 of2 County of Ventura Airport Enterprise-Oxnard Budget to Actual July 1, 2016 thru March 31, 2017 (Rounded to the nearest hundred) (Unaudited) YTD Actuals & Adjusted Budget Accruals thru as of Mar 2017 Mar 2017 % Variance Non-operating revenues (expenses): State and federal grants $ $ Prior Year Revenue Contribution to Outside Agency Gain/Loss Disposal Fixed Asset Insurance Proceeds Other Loan Interest Payment Total non-operating revenues (expenses) Income (loss) before transfers (1 , 156, 117) (784,700) 68% Other financing sources (uses): Transfers in Transfers Out Increase (decrease) in net assets $ (1,156,117) $ (784,700) 68% Page 2 of 2 1+1 SSS AIRPORT W AY, S UITE B COUNTY CJF VENTURA/ C AMA R I LLO , C A 930 l 0 P HONE: (80Sl 3 88-427 4 F AX: (80Sl 388-43 6 6 O XR ' CMA W WW. VENTURA. C1RG/AJRPC1RT.5 DEPARTMENT OF A RPORTS WWW.IFL YCJXNARC1. CC1M AVIATION ADVISORY COMMISSION 2017 ROTATION LIST MEETING MEMBER JANUARY STEVE WEISS FEBRUARY HARVEY PASKOWITZ MARCH GARY JACOBS APRIL JERRY MILLER MAY BOBBY WILLIAMS JUNE MARK SANDSTROM JULY MAGGIE BIRD AUGUST BRUCE HAMOUS SEPTEMBER ADRIANA VAN DER GRAAF OCTOBER JAMES FLICKINGER NOVEMBER STEVE WEISS DECEMBER HARVEY PASKOWITZ IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND ON YOUR APPOINTED MEETING DATE, PLEASE ARRANGE WITH ANOTHER MEMBER TO SUBSTITUTE FOR YOU. THANK YOU! ADMINDOCS/ AAC TEMPLATES/ROTATION LISTS REVISED 3/ 17 DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS 2017 MEETING SCHEDULES AACICAA/OAA AVIATION ADVISORY COMMISSION CAMARILLO tt OXNARD AUTHORITIES January 9 (Due to Holiday) January 12 February 6 February 9 March 6 March 9 April 3 April 13 May 1 May 11 June 5 June 8 July 10 (Due to Holiday) July 13 August 7 August 10 September 11 (Due to Holiday) September 14 October 2 October 12 November 6 November 9 December 4 December 14 The Aviation Advisory Commission meets on the first Monday of the month (exceptions are noted above in yellow highlight) at 7:00 p.m. in the Camarillo City Council Chambers, 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo. The Camarillo & Oxnard Airport Authorities meet jointly on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Camarillo City Council Chambers, 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo. SSS Alftf"ORT W AY, S UITE: 8 COUNTY OF' VENTURA / CAMAfttLLO, C A 9 3 0 1 0 P HONE:: March 23, 2017 Bergelectric Corporation 5650 Centinela Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Subject: Forms for FINAL PAYMENT Camarillo Airport - RW 26 PAPI BOX #2 REPLACEMENT Specification No: DOA 16-15(N); Project No: CMA-218 Dear Sir: Enclosed please find the Release on Contract. This form must be signed and returned accompanied by a proper acknowledgement form signed by a Notary Public. Please return the originals to County of Ventura - Department of Airports, 555 Airport Way, Camarillo, CA 93010. A copy may be retained for your files. I will file the "Notice of Completion" after I receive the Release on Contract. The Final Construction Pay will be processed 35 days after the "Notice of Completion" is recorded. If you have any questions, I can be contacted at (805) 388-4205. Sincerely, ~~. Erin Powers Project Coordinator Enclosures 1. Release on Contract c: Project File SSS AIRPORT WAY, SUITE B ' COUNTY OF VENT~./ C AMARILLO, C A 9301 D P HONI!:: (80Sl 388·4274. F"AX: March 28, 2017 Mr. Ronnie Amrany Casamba Holdings, LLC. 5210 Lewis Rd #10 Agoura, CA 91301 Via e-mail: [email protected] RE: Proposed Alert Hangars' Improvements Dear Ronnie, The County of Ventura Department of Airports (DOA) has reviewed your Scope of Work to perform improvements at the Alert Hangars including the repainting of the outside walls and roof replacements. After consulting with the County's General Services Agency, it was determined that the proposed scope of work will likely require a permit from the County of Ventura Building and Safety Department. Part of this permit will require you provide architectural plans, along with structural and seismic evaluations for the building. Additionally, the DOA will require an independent third party entity to perform construction inspections. The DOA will need to directly contract with a qualified independent inspector and seek reimbursement from you, as it is a necessary part of the project. Finally, attached you will find a copy of the DOA's Development Review Checklist, which outlines basic project requirements. When you submit two sets of plans, the DOA will review and provide comment. If the plans are generally found to be acceptable, a letter of "conceptual approval" will be provided which County Building and Safety will require for a permit application and submission. The letter will also detail other standard requirements, such as the submission of as-builts, copies of permits, and construction coordination. If you have any questions regarding the information provided in this letter feel free to reach Erin Powers, Projects Administrator, at 805 388-4205 or myself at 805 388-4201 . Sincerely, 0. R~ bio , C.M. • Deputy Director of Airports C: Todd McNamee - Director of Airports Erin Powers - Projects Administrator , 5 A I RPO R T WAY, S U I T E 8 COUNTY OF VEN r URA ./ C AMA R I LLO, C A 9301 0 P H O N E : (80 5 ) 388 -4 274 F AX: To: To All East End Hangar Tenants: From: Airport Operations Supervisor Date: April 1, 2017 Re: AOPA fly-in at Camarillo Airport April 28-29, 2017 The County of Ventura Department of Airports is excited to be hosting an AOPA Fly-in on April 28th and 29th at Camarillo airport. It is expected that hundreds of aviation enthusiast will come out to the airport to enjoy the event. The AOPA Fly-in will feature an aerobatic routine from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm on Saturday April 29th. The aerobatic routine requires the airport to establish restricted areas for safety. The area north of the red crowd line will be designated a "restricted area" and enforced as such VCO 4342 Section 6507-3 during these times. This is to maintain safety boundaries for the "show line" around the energy vectors of the aircraft performing maneuvers. Additionally, no vehicles may transition the show line, except necessary personnel. We do invite you to come enjoy the AOPA Fly-in and the show and appreciate your support and cooperation. Spectators may stand behind the show line or on the ramp areas south of Taxiway "F". Thank you and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at 805-388-4246. Sincerely, Nick Martino Camarillo Airport Operations Supervisor - . 5 A I RPORT WAY, S UITE 8 COU NTY OF V E N TURA / C AMARIL LO, C A 9301 0 PHONE: (80 5 1 3SS -4 Z 74 F AX: ! S OSJ 3 8 8 -4 366 OXR CMA f ~VlY\V. V~N TURA., DR G-rA JRPOi'lTS DEPA RTMEN T OF' A R PORTS WW\V., JF!.. YOXN.A~O.CO M April 11, 2017 Ms. Patricia Wright DBE and ACDBE Programs Compliance Specialist Office of Civil Rights - AWP-9 Federal Aviation Administration 15000 Aviation Blvd. Lawndale, CA 90261 Dear Ms. Wright: Enclosed, please find the Proposed Overall Annual DBE Goal Setting Methodology for Federal Fiscal Years 2016- 2018 for the County of Ventura, Department of Airports. An advertisement date of 4/14/17 has been set and I will forward Certificate of Publication after I receive it from the newspaper. In the meantime, please find enclosed a copy of the public notice proof. Should we receive any public comments during the 30 day review, we will make any appropriate adjustments and resubmit the plan. Please note, that as part of the goal setting process, the Airport evaluated two disparity studies with market area overlap, as described in our DBE Action Plan letter dated July 15, 2015. Upon further consideration, a sponsor-specific market area availability survey as also described in that letter was not pursued due to the availability of information available in the incorporated disparity studies. I hope that the enclosed document meets with your approval. If you have any questions, please contact me at (805) 388-4205. Sincerely, Erin Powers Projects Administrator/DBELO c: Todd McNamee, Director of Airport Enclosures S SS A l i'!.i"OR.- WAY, S UITE B COUNTY OF V ENTURA ./ C A.'-1A1'.ILLO, C A 9 3 0 1 0 P HO'lE: :sos i 38S· 4Z74 FAX; ( 80 5 ) 3 88·4365 OXR ~v>vw, \.· "irN TLJR."'4.~QRG A / RPCJRTS DEPARTMENT OF A ' RPDRTSC'-t ~ May 2, 2017 Dear Camarillo Airport Tenant, There may be an opportunity for businesses located on our Camarillo campus to have access to high speed fiber internet in the near future. As such, the Department of Airports (DOA) is currently evaluating whether this type of service is of interest to our tenants. To assist the DOA in our efforts, we are requesting that airport tenants fill in the bottom portion of this letter and return it no later than Friday, May 19, 2017. Please email the completed letter to [email protected] or send via regular mail to: Attn: Jorge Rubio Department of Airports 555 Airport Way, Ste. B Camarillo, CA 93010 If you have any questions, please contact me at 805-388-4201 . Sincerely, ~ Jorge E. Rubio, C.M. Deputy Director of Airports D Yes, (Insert Business Name) is interested in learning more about this potential opportunity. Please contact (Insert Contact Name) with more information. D No, ______(Insert Business Name) is not interested. SSS A IRPORT WAY, SUITE B COUNTY OF V ENTURA / C:: AMA.RJLLC, C::A 9 3 0 1 0 PHONE: !805) 388· 4274 FAX: 180S l 388· 4366 OXR ' CMA W\VW.. V ENTLJR.A.,.. CJRGIAJRFORT5 DEPARTMENT OF" A RPDRTS l'V\V\Y.. JFL. 'Y'OXNARCJ,,COM May 8, 2017 Super Seal & Stripe 310 A Street Fillmore, CA 93016 Subject: Notice to Proceed for Oxnard Airport-MISC TAXIWAY D RESTRIPING Specification No.: DOA 17-09 (N) Project No: OXR-140 Dear Sir: This is your Notice to Proceed as provided in the Contract Documents (executed copy attached). Paragraph 4 of the Contract establishes Two (2) Working Days as the time limit for completion of all work. Before the Engineer determines that any day will be designated as a non-working day because of your inability to obtain materials, equipment or labor (Specification sections 6-6 and 6-7), you will be required to furnish proof to support such determination. To obtain extensions of time due to delays (Specification sections 5-5 and 6-6), you must request them in writing. In accordance with subsection 9-3.2 of the Specifications, the last Friday of each month has been established as the closure date of making progress payments. This Contract will be administered by the Department of Airports. Personnel pertinent to contract administration are: Todd McNamee, Director of Airports Erin Powers, Project Administrator Allan R. Coulson, Project Manager NOTICE TO PROCEED May 8, 2017 DOA 17-09(N) Page Two . All correspondence, submittals and other contacts pertaining to this project should be directed to the Project Administrator except when a request for review is made pursuant to subsection 6-12.2, in which case correspondence shall be addressed to the party whose review is requested. Erin Powers Project Administrator cc: Todd McNamee, Director of Airports w/o attachments Jorge Rubio, Deputy Director of Airports w/o attachments Contract File DOA Accounting Department F°-;- NBRR STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ED BOLEN PRESIDENT AND CEO BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING "THE NEED TO REFORM FAA AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO BUILD A 21ST CENTURY AVIATION SYSTEM FOR AMERICA" MAY 17, 2017 SAfET V& AIRCflAH OPERATIONS LEGISLATIVE & REGULA fOllY ADVOCACY NEH'!OllKlfiG & COMMEllCE fOUCA !ION & CMIEER DEVELOPMENT BUSltlE S~ MAtl;\GEMENT llESOURCES Nm1onal Business /w1a\ion Associ Our aviation system is both dynamic and innovative, and is the largest, safest, most diverse and complex in the world. In the U.S., civil aviation supports 11.8 million jobs, $1.5 trillion in economic activity, and contributes 5.4% to gross domestic product. 1 Our world leadership in general aviation is undisputed - the industry contributes $219 billion in annual economic impact and 1.1 million jobs.2 Both commercial and general aviation are clearly key drivers of our economy, and provide high-paying jobs to millions of Americans. Although America leads the world in aviation, we at NBAA understand that we cannot rest on our laurels. The work to continue t oward the completion of a modernized, Next Generation, or "NextGen" aviation system has implications not just for the aviation community, but for all citizens. NBAA and its members are committed to a strong, world-leading ATC system; we stand at the forefront of promoting forward-looking policies, and emerging technologies, to ensure that our aviation system serves not only the needs of today's stakeholders, but those of tomorrow as well. Before directly addressing the topic of ATC privatization, I believe it would be useful to provide a reminder of what business aviation looks like, and how it serves America's citizens, companies and communities. Business aviation fosters economic development in small towns and rural areas. It helps businesses of all sizes to be efficient, productive and competitive - no matter where they happen to be located. And, business aviation assists in our nation's humanitarian efforts. Every day, business aviation transports patients to treatment centers, reunites combat veterans with their families, and t ransports organs for transplants. NBAA's 11,000 member companies are part of this essential industry. They rely on business aircraft to meet some portion of their transportation challenges. Among the many ways our members use general aviation is to reach multiple locations in a single day, move equipment that may be too big to fit in an overhead bin, or too sensitive to fit in a cargo hold. They also use general aviation to reach thousands of towns not served by scheduled airline service. For example, one of NBAA's member companies, New Hampshire-based Antaya Science & Technology, is pioneering the development of a portable, proton-beam therapy device that can be transported to treat cancer patients loca ted far from the large, specialist hospitals in America's major metropolitan areas. The company's pilot-founder, Dr. Timothy Antaya, relies on a business airplane, because his life-sav ing device requires very precise calibration, making it impossible to carry on an 1 Federal Aviation Administration {2014). The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy: https://www.faa.gov/air traffic/publications/media/2014-economic-impact-report.pdf 2 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP {2015). Contribution of General Aviation to the US Economy in 2013: https://www.nbaa.org/business-aviation/2015-general-aviation-contribution-to-US-economy.pdf 2 airliner, or even over a bumpy road. He has said that, "Any mishandling, dropping or temperature extremes in transit would compromise the results" of the treatment his device provides. A second example of a company that relies on business aviation can be seen in Oregon based Wilson Construction. The company's pilot-CEO, Don Wilson, uses a mix of aircraft to deliver electrical specialists and other employees to build and service power-distribution and transmission lines for utilities across the United States. The company's lines are often located in remote areas that have no airline service, and the business aircraft ensure that Don's employees can respond to power disruptions in real time, so that those towns remain on the nation's electric grid. A third demonstrative example of business aviation can be found in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, an employee-owned business located in Pullman, Washington. The company's founder, Dr. Ed Schweitzer, works with a team of engineers to develop computer systems, power-grid technologies and other leading-edge innovations. The company does business throughout the U.S., and in more than 100 countries around the world. Schweitzer could not compete in a global marketplace without business aviation, because it is often the only way the company's personnel can meet the real-time demands of servicing power grids and other infrastructure. As a fourth example of business aviation, consider the case of Dave MacNeil, who owns Illinois-based MacNeil Automotive, which produces custom-designed and precision-fit floor liners and other protective interior equipment for cars and trucks. Dave uses sophisticated tools to capture data and reverse engineer complex vehicle geometry. His sensitive measuring equipment will not fit in the overhead bin of an airliner, and it might be damaged if checked as baggage on a commercial flight, or sent to a destination through an overnight shipper. According to Dave, moving the equipment is as sensitive as " handling a bag of potato chips," so he must carry the tools aboard his airplane. These four companies, located in four distinctly different parts of the country, are among the many thousands of organizations that have business aviation at the heart of their operations. While they are very diverse companies, they all have a couple of things in common. They need airplanes, and access to the nation's aviation system, to conduct business. While the airlines serve fewer than 500 American airports, business aviation can access about 5,000. Ensuring that business aviation has continued access to those airports, and to the nation's airspace, will ensure that our industry remains an essential part of the nation's economy and transportation system, as it always has been. As we know, much of the debate over aviation system modernization is about increasing system efficiency, capacity and access which is a key focus for the companies like the ones I have mentioned here. This means that a critical part of retaining America's aviation leadership position, now and in the future, will be to continually look for ways to optimize the access, capacity and efficiency of our system for all stakeholders. Unfortunately, too often, that debate is being set aside in favor of a distracting discussion over whether we should privatize ATC. 3 As congress debates the future of America's aviation system, the entrepreneurs and companies in NBAA's membership, have very real concerns over this concept. The debate over ATC privatization is not new - the big commercial airlines have unsuccessfully sought to take control of the ATC system for nearly 30 years. I n 1997, when new entrants began challenging legacy carriers, one of the new ca rriers sounded an alarm, saying, "The issue is not one of economic efficiency, but of economic power, economic domination, and economic control."3 New carriers felt the "endgame" of big legacy airlines was the takeover and control of the ATC system for their exclusive benefit. More recently, the CEO of a major airline complained that airlines "are not in control" of the ATC system, and this control is key to their success. 4 That CEO's comment speaks to a reality proponents of ATC privatization don't want to talk about, which is that America's ATC system is, and will remain, a monopoly. The question on the table is, who will effectively control this monopoly, and for whose benefit? Last year during this debate, a member of this committee said H.R. 4441, which contained ATC privatization among its provisions, was like giving a highway over t o the truckers for them to decide who can drive on it and how much it was going to cost. It sounds absurd - however, that is what the airlines are seeking to do: wrest control of the nation's air traffic system away from the public's elect ed representat ives and give it away, for free, to a private board. What ca n we expect to happen under t his sce nario? First, giving the airlines effective control of the ATC system will not make our system better, but instead wi ll take away from real modernization. Consider, the example of ADS-B, a GPS-based surveillance technology that tracks aircraft using satellite-position data sent to ground stations. The U.S. has deployed the world's largest ADS-B network, and has already made use of the technology in areas such as the Gulf of Mexico. However, as of 2015, only six percent of commercial airliners were equipped with ADS-B capable transponders, which are required to fully utilize the GPS-based ATC system.5 The ai rlines also petitioned the FAA to delay equipping some aircraft with the required ADS-B transponders for five years, until 2025, and have resisted investments in NextGen technologies unless they are "capable of helping us grow." 6 Another troubling aspect of a privatized ATC is the potential for significant access restrictions to airports and airspace. What makes the U.S. air transportation system so unique and special is t hat it serves all Americans, in communities large and small. 3 National Civil Aviation Review Commission (1997) (testimony of Herb Kelleher) 4 Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with the Aviation Industry. Retrieved February 9, 2017, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/09 /rem arks-president-trum p-meeti ng-a viation-i nd us try 5 Esler, D. (2015, December 11). Global Advance Of ADS-B with ADS-B. Business & Commercial Aviation. Retrieved from http://aviationweek.com/connected-aerospace/global-advance-ads-b 6 Karp, A. (2015, April 14). Airlines, FAA Discussing 'Grace Period' For ADS-B Out Rule. Inside MRO. Retrieved from http://www.mro-network.com/maintenance-repair-overhaul/airlines-faa-discussing-grace-period-ads-b-out-rule 4 That is very much at risk if we move to a private ATC system. One airline industry CEO recently said, "we also need to direct infrastructure improvements into the regions of t he country where they'll produce the most benefits, like the Northeast Corridor."7 Again, we have a comment from an airline executive, which demonstrates how the current focus of our ATC system on serving all Americans will change to a system focused on serving the airlines' interests in the big, hub cities, if they gain effective control. The focus on commercial airline operations at large hub airports creates airport and airspace access restrictions for business aviation in countries with privatized ATC systems. In Australia, the private ATC operator explicitly prioritizes certain types of operations over others at major airports including Melbourne and Sydney. Canada severely restricted general aviation operations during recent runway construction at Toronto Pearson airport and is considering a future general aviation slot requirement. Across Europe, many airports in key business centers such as Frankfurt, London, Geneva and Zurich have restrictive slot requirements that make it difficult for business aviation to access airports. These examples demonstrate how shifting from a "first-come, first-served" policy for airport and airspace access, as is currently the case in the U.S., to a system effectively controlled by the airlines, places business aviation at a significant disadvantage. In addition to jeopardizing access for general aviation, proponents of privatization want to give power to a private board to determine who gets taxed, and in what amounts. John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, had it right when he famously wrote that the "power to tax is the power to destroy." Today, that authority resides with the American public's elected representatives. Congress should not abdicate, delegate or outsource its responsibility in the areas of aviation taxes and fees. Allowing a private board to control the taxes and fees that fund our ATC system leaves the traveling public and business aviation open to uncontrolled fee increases. 8 In Canada, travelers were forced to absorb a nearly 15-percent increase in Nav Canada fees when the global economic downturn created financial challenges for the privatized ATC system. 9 There was a similar situation in the United Kingdom, where taxpayers were forced to bail out the private ATC operator, UK NATS, amid system failures and management challenges. 10 The big commercial airlines have already shown their ability to charge ever-increasing fees to customers for checked bags, seat assignments, flight changes and even overhead bin space. In 2016, airlines collected $6.8 billion worth of "ancillary fees" for baggage, changes/cancellations and early boarding.11 7Hayes, R. Robin Hayes Address To International Aviation Club. Speech, Washington, DC. Retrieved from https://iacwashington.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Robin%20Hayes%20address%20to%201nternational %20Aviation%20Club%200ctober%202015.pdf 8 Galt, V. (2003, July 22). Nav Canada fee increase doesn't fly with industry. The Globe ond Mail. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/nav-canada-fee-increase-doesnt-fly-with industry/article1019269/ 9 Fiorino, F. (2004, July 26). NavCanada To Increase Service Charges. Aviation Week & Space Technology. Retrieved from http://aviationweek.com/awin/navcanada-increase-service-charges 10 Treanor, J. (2002, February 19). Fury at Byers bail out for air traffic. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/feb/20/theairlineindustry.byersl 11 Elliott, C. (2015, August 6). Senate report calls for crackdown on ai rlines' hidden fees. Fortune. Retrieved from http://fortune.com/2015/08/06/senate-stop-airlines-fees 5 Consumers in Canada have observed first-hand how shifting control of their ATC system to Nav Canada resulted in rapidly esca lating airfares. The Canadian Airports Council found the base airfare at Canadian airports is 43-percent hig her than at U.S. airports, and international flights from Canada are now the most expensive in the world. 12 The Senate of Canada investigated the situation and determined that Toront o Pearson is "the most expensive airport in the world at which to land a plane." 13 There are also serious constitutional Issues with giving away control of our nation's ATC system to a private entity beyond the reach of Congress, as illustrated by a recent report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, which found that al lowing a non profit, privatized entity the authority to set user fe es and establish air traffic flow controls may well be unconstitutional.14 Th ere is precedent for such a finding : more than 80 years ago, in Carter v. Carter Coal Co ., the Supreme Court held that delegating hour and wage standards to a private entity " is not even delegation to an official or an official body, presumptively disinterested, but to private persons whose interests may be and often are adverse to the interests of others in the same business."15 The Founding Fathers were right to be concerned with exactly what the airlines are proposing - we cannot see how a private board will fairly govern our nation's ATC system. NBAA has been steadfast in its support and advancement of NextGen technologies that allow eq ual and fair access to airports and airspace for all aviation stakehold ers. We also believe a streamlined certification process that advances safety and promotes innovation wi ll allow the general aviation industry to thrive. However, we are strongly opposed to allowing the big airlines to gain effective control of our nation's ATC system at the expense of general aviation, the traveling public, and co mmunities across the United States. When it comes to the notion of ATC privatization, there are many, troubling questions with no definitive answers. Companies and communities across the U.S., which rely on general aviation for business, civil services and a host of other needs, simply cannot risk turning over t he system to a private board beyond the reach of Congress. With the challenges faced by other co untries' privatized systems and unanswered constitutional questions, privatization is simply a distraction from the very real progress being made to modernize our nation's ATC system. But perhaps the most important question Is the one I mentioned earlier: Our nation's aviation system - the world's best - Is a monopoly; if t he system is privatized, who will effectively control this monopoly, and for whose benefit? Concerns over the answer to that question have been raised by aviation groups, organizations on the political left and right, House members and Senators from both sides of the aisle, mayors from across the country, and a majority of American citizens. 12 CONNECTING CANADA: An Aviation Policy Agenda Global Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity (Rep.). (2015, January). 13 The Future of Canadian Air Travel: Toll Booth or Spark Plug (Rep.). {2012, June). 14 Pasztor, A. (2015, May 12). Study Raises Questions About Efforts t o Privatize Air-Traffic Control. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from https:ljwww.wsj.com/articles/report-cites-hurdles-to-privatizing-air-traffic-control- 1431432252 15 Ca rter Coal, 298 U.S. at 311 6 Let's set aside the many concerns over ATC privatization by setting aside the concept altogether. Let's seek targeted solutions to the FAA's identified challenges, so that we continue to be the world leader in aviation five, 10, and 25 years from now. Thank you. 7 Camarillo, California (CMA) PILOT BRIEFING CAMARILLO NORMAN GROTON TAMPA PRESENTED BY ~cAu~ CAU1'•JI A AIM'.>N4UTICAL U!ICIVftSITT CAMARILLO AIRPORT is nestled in the California coastal mountains. California dreaming Camarillo kicks off fly-in season BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER MARK YOUR CALENDARS for April 28 and 29, when AOPA kicks 2017 AOPA Fly-Ins off fly- in season with the AOPA Fly-In at Camarillo, California, Aprll 28·29 Camarillo, Californ ia (CMA) presented by California Aeronautical University. Just an hour out September 8·9 Norman, Oklahoma (O UN) side of Los Angeles, this bucolic agricultural town couldn't be less October6·7 Groton, Connecticut (GON) Hollywood and more casual California. In addition to strawberry October 27-28 Tampa, Florida (TPF) fields and superb weather, Camarillo is home to a remarkable gen- eral-aviation-friendly airport, and its three FBOs, ultralight fliers, great airport restaurant, and almost-famous hangar owners are Camarillo Airport (CMA) will open its doors to visitors on anxious to show off their wonderful facilities. Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. The traditional pancake breakfast AOPA has expanded its fly-in events to two days, increasing the is served with the assistance of local volunteers and AOPA staff. opportunities for pilots to learn, explore, and enjoy the camara- Throughout the day are free seminars and product demonstra derie and educational offerings that are the hallmark of an AOPA tions. Visitors can view the aircraft display with their families, Fly-In. On Friday, attendees can sign up for one of four intensive share a catered luncheon, and enjoy an ice cream social. AOPA workshops designed to increase and enhance the flying experience. President Mark Baker concludes the day with updates and mes For just $105, members will learn from aviation experts during a sages from the association's headquarters. seven-hour experience that will expand their aviation knowledge. Channel Islands Aviation is the host for the event show center. Attendees can choose from clinics on over-water and mountain fly- The two other FBOs- Air Seven and Sun Ai r Jets-will also wel ing; maintenance tips for owners and renters; sharing their aircraft come visitors. The world's largest TBM sales and service center, experiences with others; and an instrument refresher course. After Avex Inc., will be open for tours. this informative day, exhibits open, a happy hour commences at 4 There's so much more to an AOPA Fly-In; see what the aviation .p•. m_._ , _an_d_ili_e_B_a_r_n_~_o_r•m•e•r•s ·P-ar_ty_g_~_s_u_n_d_e_~_ey_~_6_~_m_._____ c_o_m_ m_u_n_ity_i_s_b_u_zz•i•n·g-~out~~p~~~maln. ~ ' www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT I 47 l PILOT BRIEFING Natural wonderland Flying to a treasure in the sea BY JULIE SUMMERS WALl I I I I I I ,' I t I MARK OBERMAN pilots a Britten-Norman Islander to the verdant Channel Islands, located off the coast of Camarillo, California, site of the first AOPA Fly-In of 2017, presented by California Aeronautical University. visitors across the Santa Barbara Channel to land on one of two spots on the five islands that comprise the national park (the other islands are controlled and used by the U.S. Navy for weapons testing). He points out whales spouting in the waters, gives the history of the remaining ranch houses, talks about a winery that once existed here, and identifies the rare species of wildflowers and fauna. He touches down on the MARK OBERMAN has been flying to California's Channel beach and on the grass strip that are the two runways on Islands since 1975. He married his wife, Janie, on Santa Cruz Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands with such finesse it's hard Island, the largest of the eight islands in the chain that has been to believe these strips are rarely groomed. A rare island fox called the Galapagos of North America. These rugged, jagged greets visitors on the grass strip. The fox lazily watches the islands in the Pacific Ocean are characterized by weathered aircraft and shrugs off this event. These are his islands, and sandstone canyons, rare Torrey pines, windswept beaches, and he's unimpressed by the machinery. fertile grasslands. Since he and Janie became the first people Channel Islands Aviation offers day trips to the islands in recorded history to be married on the islands, Oberman has where visitors can hike and explore. Camping is available but had a love affair with these islands, which are only accessible not much else; the islands are kept as pristine as possible, as by boat or by airplane-and Oberman runs the only official air are the 175 miles of coastline and the mile of ocean that sur line of the Channel Islands National Park. (General aviation round the islands. More than 150 unique species of marine isn't allowed here; pilots risk $100,000 fines for flying too low.) life, plants, and animals live here. The Channel Islands have a rich and storied history-from the Chumash Indians to the Vail and Vickers Ranch, big-game EMAIL [email protected] hunting, and sheep and cattle ranches-and Oberman is the perfect guide. In his Britten-Norman Islander, Oberman takes 48 I AOPA PILOT Apnl 2017 Come to -Camarillo Motor up the Pacific Coast Highway, fly over the Sierra Nevada, or buzz along the California coast- any way you get here, Camarillo Airport (CMA) is a GA-friendly airport plan· ning to host an exciting AOPA Fly-In April 28 and 29. Events begin on Friday with intensive all-day work shops (fees apply). Fly-out opportunities and nearby attractions make this a great aviation destination for a weekend t rip. Event Schedule Two days of events and activities for AOPA members. pilots. and aviation enthusiasts. FRIDAY, APRIL 28 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.-Workshops (preregistration required; fee) 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M.-Exhibit Hall open; exhibitors' happy hour 6 P.M. TO 9 P.M.- Barnstormers Party presented by Jeppesen SATURDAY, APRIL 29 8 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M.-Pancake breakfast, Main Stage 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M.-Exhibit Hall open 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.-A ircraft display open 9 A.M. TO 1:45 P.M.-Seminars (free; see schedule on p. R-8) 11 A.M. TO 12:45 P.M.-Lunch 2 P.M. TO 2:45 P.M.-Pilot Town LEARN MORE AND RSVP HERE Hall and ice cream social, Main Stage b3 www.aopa.org/kcmal7 :s P.M.- Fly-ln concludes www.aopa Ofg/pdot AOPA PILOT I R-1 First AOPA Fly·ln of 2017 A great fly-in destination Charming Camarillo loves aviation VISITORS ARE TOLD the best attributes of Southern became an active GA airport in 1976. The airport occupies California's Camarillo are its weather and its number of pre 650 acres of land in the city and serves 600 based aircraft. mium outlet stores, but there's so much more to this town There are three FBOs-AirSeven, Channel Islands Aviation, of nearly 70,000-including an airport that is rich in history and Sun Air Jets. Channel Islands Aviation will serve as the and bustling with activity. Yes, it's pretty much 75 degrees host for the AOPA event show center. Fahrenheit with no humidity every day, and there are 160 out Also on the airport is the Southern California Wing of the let stores-the largest number in any town in the state-but Commemorative Air Force. In this working museum, visitors there are also vast fields of strawberries, lettuce, and cabbage; will see constant activity in restoration, refurbishment, and a historic downtown; a former U.S. Air Force base turned GA maintenance. An all-volunteer staff keep aircraft such as a airport; and nearby attractions such as the Ronald Reagan Grumman F6F Hellcat and a North American P- 510 Mustang Presidential Library and the Channel Islands. Join AOPA in great condition. The museum has 12 World War II-era air here April 28 and 29 for the association's first fly-in of 2017. craft, eight of which are flying. Visitors may purchase flights Camarillo Airport is the former Oxnard Air Force Base, in these historic airplanes, and tours of the facility are avail established midway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, able daily. Also on the field is the largest TBM sales and service California, in the 1950s. It was deactivated in 1969 and its center in the world. The AVEX Inc. facility features a veritable 8,000-foot runway was shortened to 6,000 feet when it field of TBM aircraft, and owners fly in daily to see the prog ress on their airplane's refurbishment. Nearby is the former Naval Air Station Point Magu, VOLUNTEERS HAVE MORE FUN which is now Naval Base Ventura County. The base has been ON& OF THE BEST WAYS to enjoy an AOPA fly-in is to volunteer. From used for testing and tracking weapon systems since World exhibit prep to aircraft parking, volunteering will give you a unique War II. President Ronald Reagan landed there on his visits Perspective on the day's activities. We need your help in setting to his ranch in Santa Barbara, and his funeral began there in up exhibits, marshalling aircraft, automobile parking, set-up, clean 2004. The Navy controls San Nicolas Island in the Channel up, and more. Not only will you enjoy the camaraderie of fellow aviation enthusiasts as you help AOPA present a fly-in in your local Islands as part of its test range. area, but you'll get a free lunch, T-shirt, and AOPA cap. Sign up The Channel Islands are immediately off the coast of Online (www.aopa.org/ kcma17/volunteer). Camarillo in the Pacific Ocean. Now national parkland, the \ \ b~ R-2 I AOPA PILOT April 2017 The Exhibit Hall and aircraft display open at 4 p.m. on Friday with a happy hour. Barnstormers Party begins at 6 p.m. How's the food? Well worth the flight THERE ARE MANY NOTEWORTHY $100 hamburger restaurants across the coun try, but the food and ambiance at Camarillo Airport's Waypoint Cafe is hard to beat. From the understated elegance of the modern cafe to the umbrella covered outdoor seating, the towering chocolate-dipped milkshakes to the massive Angus beefburgers, this restaurant is more than a pit stop along your route. In fact, be prepared for quite a wait on a busy weekend-it will be worth it. And you never know who will be waiting to dine with you. Is that aerobatic helicopter pilot Chuck Aaron? Oh, there's AOPA columnist Barry Schiff. Look, a P-51 . Mustang just landed! The happy energy here is palpable and served up generously by manager Sandra islands were once home to sheep Phelps (right). Owned by pilot and farms and cattle ranches. Channel former founder and owner of the Islands Av iation CEO Mark Baja Fresh restaurant chain, Jim Oberman was one of the original Magglos, the restaurant offers good pilots to the islands, and his com food, fit for pilots. pany is now the only one that can @8 1,!j ij :F www.thewaypointcafe.com land at one of the two airstrips. A flight here in Channel Island Aviation's Britten-Norman Islander is a wonderful adventure (see "Pilot Briefing: Attractions," page 48). J ust a 15-minute drive up the coast is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, where a treasure trove of memora bilia honors the fortieth president of the United States. EXCURSIONS and fly-outs are in development for this fly-in. Fly with new friends to such exciting dest ina tions as Catalina Island or Kern Valley or join AOPA for a tour of Point Magu. www. aopa.org/kcma17 www.aopa.org/pilot NMIA NM I R-3 TOP10 THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU'RE HERE Strawberry fields forever. Fertile 1 farmland surrounds Camarillo, and you can pick your own strawber ries as well as find fresh veggies. Enjoy the sunshine. Camarillo 2 has the most livable climate in the United States. There are more than 300 days of sunshine, with an average high of 70 degrees. Remembering Shop untll you drop. There are 160 3 premium outlet stores in Camarillo, a great leader as well as specialty shops and Reagan library is an boutiques downtown. astounding place Experience history. The Camarillo 4 Ranch House is hosted by docents dressed in period clothing. SIMPLY THE DRIVE up the mountain to the presidential library and museum just north of Camarillo is stunning. Sweeping views of the mountains, valleys, Aviation history, too. At the and Pacific Ocean tell you that you are headed for someplace special. Perched 5 Southern California Wing of the atop the mountain on 100 acres is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Commemorative Air Force is a and Museum, one of California's most beautiful and unusual destinations. working museum honoring aircraft The Reagan Library is one of the grandest of the 13 presidential librar that have served the nation. ies in the United States. It received more grants than any other presidential library, resulting in a cap being set on the amount of money that can be raised Jump out of a perfectly good to fund a commemorative library and museum. Often called the "shining 6 airplane. Skydive Coastal California city on a hill," the site serves as the final resting place of the nation's forti at Camarillo received a five-star eth president and his wife, Nancy. rating from the U.S. Parachute There are more than 100,000 square feet and 24 different galleries in Association. the museum. It is not only a tribute to Reagan's life and presidency but also a unique and interesting glimpse at a period of time. You'll meet Reagan as a Go wlld. Explore the Channel young man, learn about his life as a Hollywood actor, experience his first inau 7 Islands by air or sea. Channel gural address, and board the actual Air Force One that served this president Islands Aviation can fly you there. and six others. A jar of jelly beans sits in a replica of Reagan's White House office, many of First Lady Nancy Reagan's gowns are on display, and there's a Get fueled up. For breakfast and piece of the Berlin Wall near a replica of the White House Rose Garden. 8 lunch, the premier spot for pilots is PLANS FOR an AOPA the Waypoint Cate at the airport. Pilots will, of course, revel in the excursion to the library walking tour of the aircraft that has are in development. Explore Air Force One. President been called the "Flying White House." Check the website for more information www. Ronald Reagan's SAM 27000 It is set up as it functioned during 9 aopa.org/kcma17 is dramatically displayed in this Reagan's administration. There are old s 90,000-square-foot pavilion. typewriters in the press section, a copy of a speech on Reagan's desk, and the orange ball the First Lady used to roll t Go aloft. There's an active down the aisle to get a laugh and perk everyone up on Jong and serious flights. r 10 dedicated ultralight airstrip Most dramatic is the setting-towering glass windows surrounding the nose a on the field. of the ma~sive aircraft overlook the area of California the Reagans loved. ------\\b~ • R-4 I AOPA PILOT April 2017 Experience more Dive deep with one of these four workshops NEW TO THE AOPA FLY-IN PROGRAMMING is an exciting Friday schedule that gives pilots a chance to attend one of fo ur seven-hour workshops (at a cost of $105 for members, $155 fo r nonmembers, and $75 for spouses, with online preregistration required) offering what AOPA Director of Outreach and Events Chris Eads describes as "an intensive, deep dive" into hands-on, experiential learning on selected vital topics. Pilots interested in attending the Friday sessions can arrive Thursday afternoon and camp out. Then head for the pavilion that hosts the workshop of your choice, includ l ' Vih PREREGISTER ONLINE ing Skills and Safety, You Can Fly, Aviation Experience, or Maintenance and Ownership. (WWW.AOPA.ORG/ KCMA17) Lunch is included in the workshops' cost. OVERCOMING MOUNTAINS PILOT PLUS ONE: COMBINING IFR REFRESHER COURSE: OWNER-GUIDED MAINTE AND WATER: FLYING IN THE LEARNING, INSPIRATION, AND RETURNING TO INSTRUMENT NANCE: MANAGING YOUR EXTREMES ADVENTURE PROFICIENCY AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Learn how to plan fl ights to Fun and learning for both pilot Designed for instrument-rated Discover how you can be the maximize safety in the harsh and companion. pilots who have not fl.own IFR manager of how your airplane environments of mountains • Discover how to use the air- for a long time. is maintained. and overwater flying. craft to build great experiences • Ground school refresher • Learn about the preventive with fun destinations, photog- and preparation for your next maintenance items you can per • Understand the dynamics of raphy, and getting the most out instrument proficiency check. form as an owner. high elevations, terrain, can of where and how you fly. • Reorient to the rules and • Learn how to manage and yons, and mountains. • Address the fear offl.yingthat regulations, refresh on IFR guide the annual inspection • Discover important skills fo r both pilot and passengers may procedures. process. mountain flying. feel. • Build a practice IFR flight • Hands-on engine and airframe • Learn survival techniques in • Teach nonpilots how to par- to include flight planni ng, labs as participants work on an emergencies. ticipate and help their pilot weather decision making, actual aircraft. • Prepare for aircraft ditching companion. approach briefing, missed • Learn about engine health and and survival for water rescue. • Learn about safety and emer- approach planning, and more. what your engine is telling you. • Hands-on learning about gency preparedness to make • Explore aircraft loss of control Presenters are mechan necessary safety gear and the companion confident and in IMC and other IFR accidents ics and maintenance experts equipment, to include live secure. and apply lessons learned. Adrian Eichhorn, Mike Busch, demonstrations of life-raft Presenters include Pilot Pr esented by experts and Paul New. deployment and other life Getaways magazine's George from Rainier Flight Center, saving techniques. Kounis, companion fl ying with thousands of hours of DAY: Friday Presenters include moun experts Jolie Lucas and Janet IFR instruction experience; TIME: g a.m. to 4 p.m. t a in flying exp e r t Lori Maxwell , world-rounding includes video reenactments REQUIR&MENTS: Preregister MacNichol and AOPA Editor pilot Robert DeLaurentis, and from the AOPA Air Safety COST: $105 members; at Large Tom Horne. award-winning photographer Institute. $155 nonmember; $75 spouse WEB www.aopa.org/kcma17 ------J·i•m•K•o•e•p•n-ic_k_. ______..:., ______-+ \'r>l www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT I R-5 Learn from the best We've gathered the top aviation experts in one spot YOU ASKED FOR MORE from your AOPA Fly-In. We listened. The aviators, deepen your skills, and grow your aviation experience. 2017 fly-ins will be our best yet, with expanded programming Friday workshops (tuition fees apply) and Saturday seminars j and lots of new opportunities for you to connect with fellow (free) are led by renowned aviation speakers. J '/////l//l//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////(f///J ANGELA ANDERSON CATHERINE CAVAGNARO ROBERT DELAURENTIS JOHN HAMILTON J The director An expert on After he flew AOPA's vice of marketing spins, stalls, the Spirit of president of at ForeFlight and going San Diego information says her job upside-down around the technology, is the next in an aircraft, world in Hamilton has best thing to Cavagnaro is 2016, Delau been at the hanging out at the airport. the owner of Ace Aerobatic rentis has become a noted forefront of the development Anderson grew up around School in Sewanee, Tennes speaker and author on safety of AOPA's flight planning aviation and spent summer see. and other aspects of avia tools. He is a private pilot vacations crisscrossing the Saturday 11 a.m. tion. This 1,100-hour pilot and and avid collector of vintage United States and Canada in aircraft owner enjoys sharing automobiles. her family's Cessna 170. She MIKE COLLINS experiences with his airplane. Saturday 10 a.m. is an instrument-rated AOPA's tech Friday Workshop private pilot. nical editor, TOM HORNE Saturday 10 a.m. Collins has ADRIAN EICHHORN For more become the The 2016 t han 35 years, AOPA PRESIDENT associa Maintenance AOPA's Edi MARKBAKER tion's leader Technician tor at Large Meet the in ADS-B information. He of the Year, andAOPA association's writes a monthly column for Eichhorn en Pilot Turbine fifth presi AOPA Pilot on ADS-B news, joys finding Edition editor has entertained dent in its research, and updates, help out what's going on inside and informed AOPA Pilot more than ing members prepare for the an aircraft engine. Before his readers. He is an expert on 75-year histo 2020 mandate. around-the-world flight in aviation weather and a multi ry. Baker is an Saturday 11 a.m. 2016, this maintenance ex engine pilot. active general aviation pilot pert took his 1962 V-tail Bo Friday Workshop who has been flying since he GARY CRUMP nanza apart and put it back Saturday 1 p.m. was 16. An owner of multiple AOPA's direc together to ensure it was in aircraft, Baker works daily to tor of medical perfect shape. JIM KOEPNICK ensure GA stays safe, strong, certification, Friday Workshop An award and accessible. He'll be pre Crump has winning avia senting a Pilot Tow n Hall served mem MARK tion photog meeting, updating attendees bers of the GRADY rapher, on the advocacy work of the association for more than 20 A member of Koepnick's association, and taking ques years. He is an expert on avi the Aviation aerial im tions from the audience. ation-related medical issues Speakers ages have graced the pages Saturday 2 p.m. and is a private pilot. Bureau, of many magazines over his Saturday 10 a.m. Grady was named North 30-plus years as a leader in MIKE BUSCH Carolina's Aviation Safety aviation photography. Aircraft JOE DANIELE Counselor of the Year in Friday Workshop maintenance A senior 1998. He is the author of is Busch's systems two books and a filmmaker. passion as engineer in Grady has more than 6,500 The Pilot well as his operational hours in a Cessna 152, which Getaways vocation. systems sup- he logged during a decade publisher His company Savvy Aviation port for as a traffic watch/pilot re- founded the helps aircraft owners keeps Leidos Flight Service, Daniele porter for WRAL-FM in magazine their favorite ride in tip-top joined Leidos in 2005. He has Raleigh, North Carolina. with his late shape. Busch is a regular 30 years of experience with Saturday 9 a.m. brother, John, to share their columnist for AOPA Pilot. the Department of Defense. experiences flying GA across Friday Workshop He is an active pilot. the country. •s .at_u_r_d_a_y_1_2_p_._m_. ______s_ a_t_u.rd_a_y__ 12__ p_.m __ . ______F_r.1d_a_y_w __o.rk•s•h•o·p------... \\ \:)~ R- 6 I AOPA PILOT April 2017 PRESENTED BY ~cAu~ CAl.l FORH"lA AIRONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY With AOPA columnist Barry Schiff, maintenance experts standouts such as Editor at Large Tom Horne and ADS-B guru Adrian Eichhorn and Mike Busch, industry leaders such as Mike Collins, we've got you covered. See the full weekend sched Jeppesen's Slim Morgan and Garmin's Mike Young, and AOPA ule on page R-8. '///, r/l//~;;~~;1111111111~~~~~~/////////;,~::;~~::::~~///;~;;~:::11111111111 owner, psy- than 18 years based FBO bassador for I chotherapist, of aviation is renowned Rl\S R Southern Cali- private pilot, experience for its expert ~ IG HT amlc'1° fornia, Sunda- and founder and thou- flight instruc- ram's passion of two grass- sands of tion. Rainier for flight be- roots general aviation service hours of instruction given, is the larg- gan at age 12 groups, Lucas is a passionate Miller created Th e Finer est flight school in western when she received her advocate for GA. Points-Aviation Podcast. Washington. first flying lesson. She Friday Workshop Saturday 10 a.m Friday Workshop soloed on her sixteenth birth- day. Today she flies one of LORI MACNICHOL SLIM MORGAN BARRY SCHIFF AOPA's "yellow birds" around An expert on A U.S. Air For more southern California spreading flying in the Force com t han 50 the gospel of GA. mountains, mand pilot years, t his Saturday 12 p.m. MacNichol with more veteran owns McCall than 4,900 AOPA Pilot KAT SWAIN Mountain hours in 14 writer and As AOPA's Flying Seminars in Idaho. She different air columnist has shared his senior direc has more than 8,000 hours craft, Morgan is the general flying life with readers. His tor of UAS flying in the backcountry. aviation senior manager for monthly "Test Pilot" column Programs, Friday Workshop the Am ericas, Asia, and Pa challenges readers' aviation Swain is Saturday 12 p.m. cific at Jeppesen. knowledge. developing Saturday 11 a.m. Saturday 1 p.m. plans to incorporate un JANET MAXWELL manned aircraft systems into Co-owner of CHRIS MOSER TODD SCHOLTEN a traditional manned aviation Don Maxwell The director A 20-year --==-- organization. She is an active Aviation of AOPA's employee of private pilot. Services in flight train- L3 Aviation Saturday 1 p.m. Longview, ing initiative Products, Texas, leads the Scholten MICHAEL YOUNG Maxwell has more than 1,300 association's serves as the The sout h flight hours. Rusty Pilots initiative. He is a company's chief pilot, with west aviation Friday Workshop teacher, flight instructor, and additional responsibilities sup regional sales avid pilot. porting sales, new product manager JOHN MCKENNA Saturday 9 a.m.; 10 a.m.; 11 a.m. development. and flight-test at Garmin Since estab activities. International, lishing the PAUL NEW Saturday 1 p.m. Young resides on Mazatzal Recreat ional In 1989, New Mountain Airpark in Payson, Aviation purchased JOE SANTORO Arizona and loves airpark Foundation in Tennessee For more living. Garmin is a highly 2003, McKen Aircraft than 30 years, regarded producer of na has helped lead efforts to Services Santoro has consumer- and professional preserve, maintain, and create Inc. from worked for grade navigat ion equipment airstrips for recreational his father and t ransitioned the FAA using GPS receivers. access throughout the United the business to specialize in in the Air Saturday 9 a.m. States. structural repairs and routine Traffic Organization, join- Saturday 1 p.m. maintenance. ing the runway safety group Friday Workshop in 2015 as one of only 14 run way safety program managers nationwide. Saturday 9 a.m. www.aopa.org/poio! AOPA PILOT I R-7 Aircraft Spruce Jeppesen Aviation Maintenance & You Can Fly Experience Ownership Skills & Safety Pavilion Pavilion Pavilion Pavilion - - - - R-8 I AOPA PILOT April 2017 04/28 '17 04/29 ~ KCMACAMARILLO AIRPORT APRIL 28 - 29, 2017 CAMARILLO, CA Presented by CALIFORNIA AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY You asked for more from your AOPA Fly-In. We listened. The 2017 fly-ins are going to be our best yet, with intensive all-day workshops and lots of new opportunities for you to connect with fellow aviators, deepen your skills, and grow your aviation experience! ______.. Hands-on Workshops ($705 members; $755 non-members; $75 spouse) FRID~ Barnstormers Party Pre.t(!l7 t!d #/ Jeppe.ren I Exhibit Hall Opens SATURDA Pancake Breakfast I Educational Seminars (FREE!) I Aircraft Display I Fly-Outs ~ LEARN MORE AOPA.ORG/CMA AOPA \\b\' I CAMARILLO, CA NORMAN, OK GROTON, CT TAMPA, FL I KCMA I '17 KOUNl'l7 KGONl'l7 KTPF I'17 ~ 04/28-29 09/08-09 10/06-07 10/27-28 'Better Call Saul' cast visit WWII bomber in Camarillo Marjorie Hernandez, [email protected], 805-437-0263 7:55 p.111. PT April 23, 2017 Cast members and creators of the hit AMC television show "Better Call Saul" (http://www.amc.com/shows/better-call-saull greeted fans and signed autographs at the Camarillo Airport Sunday to lend their support for "F IFI," a famed World War II bomber aircraft. The vintage plane, which was featured on a "Better Call Saul" episode last season, was staged at the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Museum (https·/fwww cafsocal. coml) in Camarillo for the past week during a local stop on its national tour (Photo: MARJORIE (http:l/www.airpowersg uadron,org/). Aviation and history enthusiasts were able to view and tour the inside of HERNANDEZ!rHE STAR) the 85,000-pound Boeing B-29 Superfortress for a fee. Ride prices range from $75 to $1, 795 and reservations may be made at airoowertour.org (http://www.airoowertour.om/l. FIFI was featured on the show's eighth episode last season, and co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, along with some cast members of the show, were on hand Sunday to show their su pport for FIFI and the men and women who volunteer their time to maintain and preserve the vintage warplane. FIFI is one of two B-29 aircraft that is still "airworthy." The planes were used primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Another B-29, the Enola Gay, is known as the aircraft used to carry out the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. Proceeds from Sunday's meet-and-greet event will go toward FIFl's maintenance and tour costs, flight engineer Brad Pilgrim said. "We love FIFI and she should have her own T.V. show," Gilligan said. "It was such a great experience for us, and the folks who keep FIFI airworthy and keep her flying all over the country are just wonderful people. They are all volunteers who keep this flying, living history. This is one of the last real links to the Greatest Generation that saved the world from the Axis powers in World War II. We can't say enough good things about her and about the folks who keep her flying. " The aircraft was acquired by the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 squadron in the early 1970s. Before then, FIFI was stored at the U.S. Navy Proving Ground at China Lake where she was going to be used as a test missile target. FIF I, which flew for more than 30 years, was rescued and restored by the Commemorative Air Force. The bomber was grounded in 2006 for a complete power plant refit. During the next four years, FIFI underwent extensive restoration, Pilgrim said, including the replacement of four engines with new hybrid engines. FIFI returned to flight in 2010 and has been touring the country with the Commemorative Air Force ever since. FIFl's will be landing at Bullhead City, Arizona on Monday, where she will stay for a week at the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport. The bomber will be touring all over the mid-West and the east coast from May to September, Pilgrim said. FIFl's appearance on "Better Call Saul" was not only an opportunity to showcase the restored vintage craft, but also introduce the public to the importance of the historic aircraft. "We like to pay tribute to the men and women who built her, but we can't do this for free," Pilgrim said. "It takes money to operate FIFI and we are very fortunate that AMC chose to use this plane. We are flying around a piece of history and it's the only B-29 that tours the country and gives people the opportunity ... to understand World War II and Korean wars. FIFI is a mechanical monument to the men and women who fought and worked during that time." On Sunday, fans lined up to get autographs and take pictures in front of FIFI with Gilligan, Gould and actors Patrick Fabian, Rhea Seehorn and Michael Mando. \\cJ Buy Photo Actress Rhea Seehom signs autographs In front of "FIFI," a warplane staged the Commemorative Air Force Museum In Camarillo. (Photo: Marjorie Hernandez/THE S TAR) Fabian, who plays the character Howard Hamlin on the show, said filming a scene aboard FIFI was not only a treat but also was a lesson in the importance of preserving a piece of American history. "The flying fortress are the defenders of faith and liberty in this country ... and you want to make sure that your heritage is taken care cf," Fc;bir- -.e1id. Buy Photo Ventura residents Sandy La Rosa and Dave Levy, center, pose with "Better Call Saul" cast members Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando and Rhea Seehom. (Photo: MARJORIE HERNANDEZ/THE S TAR) Sandy La Rosa and her boyfriend Dave Levy, of Ventura, were among the fans who had a chance to shake hands and take pictures with the "Better Call Saul" cast and producers. "We talked to Vince about FIFI and how the first time he ever saw her, he was too poor to afford a ride," La Rosa said. "We ended up talking more about FIFI than the show, which was funny, but it was great. He's just in love with it. Without promoting FIFI, there's a danger that it would no longer be in existence. It's very important to our country's history." Read or Share this story: http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2017/04/23/better-call-saul-cast-visit-wwii-bomber-camarillo/10081981 Of Allow hangar subleasing Vcnturu S: 15 p.m. PT April 24, 201 7 Ventura County is fortunate to have three airports: Camarillo, Oxnard and Santa Paula. They provide flight training, a base of operations for corporate aircraft, an aviation museum, private aircraft, experimental aircraft construction and more. Our two county-owned airports, Camarillo and Oxnard, are a part of the national transportation system and receive federal and state grants. Our airports contribute a useful service to our community and much to the economy. For years there has been a severe shortage of hangar space at the two county airports. Presently, over 140 (Photo: JUAN CARLO/THE STAR) aircraft are on a five-year waiting list for space. The airports have over 230 privately owned small hangars, many having vacant space that could be occupied by an aircraft in need of a hangar. However, the Private Hangar Land Lease Agreement with the county requires that a private hangar be occupied by an aircraft registered to the lessee. There are numerous reasons why a hangar owner may not have his own aircraft stored in his hangar, and that vacant space could be rented out for use by another aircraft. Some hangar owners are receiving notices of non-compliance and their gate cards are being deactivated, denying vehicle access to their hangars. The Camarillo Airport Hangar Owners Association has repeatedly requested the county director of airports to amend the private hangar agreement to permit subleasing vacant space to the many aircraft in need, but to no avail. Finally, the county's Aviation Advisory Commission has approved a request by the association to place the item on a future meeting agenda. The Board of Directors of the Camarillo Airport Hangar Owners Association will be requesting that the commission recommend to the county Board of Supervisors that the hangar lease agreement be amended to permit subleasing. Editor: The author is interim president of the Camarillo Airport Hangar Owners Association. Dave Timms, Simi Valley Read or Share this story: http://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/readers/2017 /04/24/allow-hangar-subleasing/100865480/ \\d A: Main Camarillo set to see big influx of aviators for fly-in Fly-in TYLER HERSKO airports long after the organization's events have ended, Baker said. [email protected], 805-437-03 12 "These fly-ins expose the flying community to the Several thousand aviation enthusiasts are expected to county, where they can do business and learn about the convene at the Camarillo Airport on Friday and surrounding area," Baker said. Saturday for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In, a free public event featuring See FLY-IN, Page 4A exhibitions, workshops and more. The two-day event hosted by the association will feature a variety of activities for seasoned pilots and hopeful aviators alike. Workshops will feature discussion topics ranging from flying in rough te1rain to aircraft maintenance tips, while the exhibitions will showcase numerous aircraft, some of which will be for sale. Although several of events are exclusive to association members or require tickets, much of the fly-in will be free and open to the public. Many of Friday's events will cater to current pilots and association members, The skies over Camarillo Airport will be filled with while exhibitions and other public-friendly events are airplanes on Friday and Saturday. planned throughout Saturday. STAR FILE PHOTO Beyond the festivities, the fly-in is expected to serve as an economic boon to Ventura County, according to Mark Baker, president and CEO of the association. The organization's average fl yins bring $500,000 to $1 million in revenue via event attendees purchasing rental cars, hotel reservations and restaurant meals. It is common for aviators to return to featured \\ e \ Camarillo set to see big influx of aviators for fly-in location because of its ability to host a large volume of private aircraft, unlike major commercial airports such Fly-in as Los Angeles International Airport. Between 500 and Continued from Page 3A 700 aircraft are expected to land at the airport for the event, many of which will be featured in the event's "We're expecting aviators from San Diego and San exhibition halls. The organization has hosted 14 fly-in Francisco, Oregon and Utah, who can use the airport events in other airports throughout the nation since for future business and recreation. It also gets people 2014. For a complete schedule, tickets and more around the community to come and meet aviation information, visit aopa .org/community/events/ aopa folks." fly-ins/2017-aopafly- ins/camarillo. The association chose to host its latest fly-in event in Camarillo because it is accessible to a variety of aviators. Although far from the largest airport in Southern California, Baker said the Camarillo Airport is an excellent event ------Wednesday, 04/26/2017 Pag.A03 (c) Ventura County Star \\eL MAY 1, 2017 NEWS & ANALYSIS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL 7 Project Promises Hangars for Camarillo Airport first phase. most of which are nested T-shaped CONSTRUCTION: Officials hangars - meani ng that up to six l 'hangars that hope FAA will contribute contain one aircraft each are in a single build ing. The plan also calls for seven box hangars, to $ I0 million budget. which can fit a 50-foot wingspan plane . .. You can have a small business jet or multi onstmction is expected to begin this ple smaller aircraft," McNamee said. year on the $ 10 million first phase of a At full buildout over the three planned • Cnew h'mgar project at Camarillo Airport. phases, 120 hangars will be constnicted. The Todd McNamee, Ventura County's director second phase. however, won't sian for another of airports, said the new hangars will hel p alle five years, McNamee said. viate the shortage in capacity for all the aircmft The airport is also setting aside space for that want to be based there and will open space a 100,CXXJ-square-foot aviation services facil for a new aviation se rvice provider. ity. Once constmction begin s on the hangars, The airfield has requests for proposals will go out at the end of completed its state this year or early next year for that structure. environmental review McNamee foresees aircraft management and on the property in the storage firms as the likely tenants on the prop northea'\t portion and is erty. now in the final stages "We think of it as a benefit to our existing of the federal review, businesses," McNamee saic.I. ''Having more Honored Pilot: Mark Oberman, left, with his son and Channel Islands Aviation plane. McNamee said. airplanes on the fielc.I means more demand for Once that environ the aviation serv ices that we have. That will be smaller businesses serving aircraft owners, the Oberman began his career as an associate mental review process good for the businesses locall y," popular Waypoi nt Cafe and an overall vibe that engineer with McDonnell Douglas. l is cleared, the airport One of two airports owned by the county, it is a geneml aviation friendl y airport , McNa He first soloed in an airplane in 1966 and AVIATMlN will be eligible for the 650-acre Camarillo ai rfield originated as a mee said. started Ch,mnel Islands Aviat ion in 1976. The grant funding. It is mi litary base and home to U.S. Air Force jets ''There are nol many airports you can go company began with charter flights to the &AEROSPACE looking to the Federal that patrolled the Cali forn ia coast. It started to and see piston aircraft, corporate aircraft, Channel Islands and remains the flight conces Mark R. Madler Aviation Administra- its second life as a general aviation airport in World War II (airc raft), a wing of the Experi sionaire for Channel Islands National Park. tion to pick up about 1976, seven years at\er the military base was mental Aircraft Association, helicopter flight '"There are six islands with airport s or air $3.5 million of the project's cost decommissioned. training and a separate runway for ultralights," strips and we go into all of them," Ovbem1an '1'hey cannot issue that grant unt il it is envi As a concession to area residents, the coun he explained. "We have a lot going on." said in a prepared statement. " It's some of the ronmentall y cleared," McNamee added. ty chopped off several thousand feet from the most beautiful scenery in the country." The $ 10 million cost includes about $4 runway, restricted activity between midnight Pilot Award Today, the com pany offers executive jet million in new hangars and the remainder for and 5 a.m., and prohibited commercial service. Mark Oberman, founder of Channel charter service, aircraft maintenance and sales, infrastructure improve1nents and taxi lanes in There are just less than 600 aircraft based there Islands Aviation, received an award from the hangar and office leasing and flight school between the hangars. and it handled about 160,000 takeoffs or land Federal Aviation Administmtion this weekend training from its Camarillo Airport location. The time line is to get the OK on the envi ings last year. recognizing his 50 years as a pi lot Oberman received the award on April 29 ronmental review in the next 45 to 60 days and The airport is in high demand "-'a base for The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is during the Aircrall Owners and Pilots Asso then move quick ly to get the bid package out. private aircraft. About 130 airc raft are on the the federal agency's most prestigious award for ciation "fly-in" event at Camarillo Airport. receive the bids back and award a contract, waiting list with a wait time of up to five years. certified pilots. Obem1an will have his name McNamee said. The populari ty of the airport comes from added to the "Roll of Honor" published on the Staff Reporter Mark R. M(ul/er can be reached The airport will construct 41 hangars in the four large fixed-base operators there, a lot of FAA's website. at (818) 316-3126 or [email protected]. 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Sabato, 45, Westlake Village, filed papers with the Federal Election Commission for the 2018 election and a 26th Congressional District seat held since 2012 by Democrat Julia Brownley. "Love our country, our military and the American people," Sabato tweeted about his candidacy Tuesday. "Stand with me. Let's make it happen." Once a Calvin Klein celebrity underwear model, Sabato starred in "General Hospital" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," also appearing on the prime-time series "Melrose Place." He headlined the VHl reality dating series "My Antonio" and appeared in reality TV shows ranging from "Dancing With the Stars" to the Food Network's "Celebrity Cupcake Wars." He started an acting academy in Westlake Village and has driven race cars professionally. Sabato made news in the presidential election for his support of Trump, his speech at the Republican National Convention in July and his stated belief- proven untrue - that fo1mer President Barack Obama is Muslim. The appearance at the convention spurred the desire to get more involved that led to his candidacy, said Charles T. Moran, a Los Angeles political consultant and fundraiser for Sabato's campaign. "Antonio sees himself as a candidate who would be part of the majority party and a candidate who would have a strong relationship with the current administration," Moran said, referring to the Trump family. Key issues for the candidate, who was born in Italy and is now a U.S. citizen, include immigration reform, border security, veterans affairs and raising awareness about the opioid-abuse crisis, Moran said. He's running in a district where 43 percent of the registered voters are Democrats and 30 percent are Republicans, according to February data from the California secretary of state's website. In a 2012 election held after district borders were redrawn, Brownley won See SABATO, Page 7 A Sabato 1/2 A: Main Actor, Trump supporter Sabato runs for Congress Saba to Continued from Page 3A election over Republican Tony Strickland by 5 percentage points. She became the first Democrat in 70 years to represent a district anchored by Ventura County. Brownley won re-election by 3 points in 2014. Last year, she beat Rafael Dagnesses by a 60 percent to 40 percent count. The margin is why California Lutheran University political science professor Herb Gooch greeted Sabato's candidacy with surprise. "I think it's kind of suicidal," he said. "I don't know where they're going to get a lot of leverage." A spokesman for Brownley said the congresswoman wasn't surprised by Sabato's bid. "Here in Ventura County, we fight for each other - for working families, women's health rights, our beautiful open spaces, veterans and seniors," Brownley said in a written statement. "My constituents resoundingly rejected the divisive, dishonest anti-woman Trump agenda in 2016, and I'm confident they'll do so again in 2018." Moran said Sabato views Brownley as a junior member of Congress who hasn't accomplished much and is a member of the minority party. Wednesday, 05/ 1012017 Pag.A03 (c) Ventura County Star \\ 2- ~ m Land near Oxnard Airport OK'd for senior center Wendy Leung, [email protected], 805-437-0339 3:58 p.m. PT May 10. 2017 Citing safety and the possibility of setting a bad precedent for development near an airport, Oxnard's mayor voted against a piece of park land to be the site of a future senior center. But the rest of the City Council supported the site during its meeting Tuesday, kick-starting a project that will include a lengthy approval and fundraising process. The council approved a piece of undeveloped land at Southwest Community Park to be the site of a new (Photo: WENDY LEUNGrrHE STAR) senior center. Mayor Tim Flynn said that while he supports a new facility for the elderly, he believes it shouldn't be built near Oxnard Airport, which is directly across the street. "It's a great site with the exception of the airport," Flynn said. Flynn said allowing the senior center at the Fifth Street location would lead to a "slippery slope" of letting school districts build campuses on other airport-adjacent properties. He said he doesn't believe the Boys & Girls Club and Juan Lagunas Soria School, also on Fifth Street near the airport, should have been built there, either. uxnurcl senior centers o' I lj1l., I Rd l.!.lr11 no De So r. u .. ~ · ' Oxnard Airport 3rd <-trr 1 0 "th St q ::e,. 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The safety concerns will likely be hashed out as the senior center project goes through the approval process. which includes the consideration of aviation commissions such as the Ventura County Airport Land Use Commission. According to the commission's land-use plan, the proposed senior center site is in the airport's traffic pattern zone, an area that prohibits public uses such as hospitals, schools and other similar facilities. A senior center would likely be considered a public use. Ingrid Hardy, the city's cultural and community services director, told council that should the commission deem the senior center incompatible with its land-use plan, the city could override that decision with a two-thirds vote of the council or support from four council members. \ \ \t') \ Typical decisions made by council are decided by a simple majority or support from three members. The site approval from the council on Tuesday also included an allocation of $25,000 for conceptual designs. But the bulk of the project costs, estimated to be at least $10 million, will be collected through community fund raising. The project must first be considered by aviation groups and undergo a design review. So based on a preliminary timeline, the council could consider the project again at the end of next year. In other business at the meeting Tuesday, the council approved a change order worth $1.5 million for contractor Sam Hill & Sons. The unexpected costs are due to a number of sewer system failures, including a sinkhole beneath railroad tracks discovered in January and a collapsed manhole found in March. Workers also found six other manholes along Oxnard Boulevard that require immediate repairs. Read or Share this story: http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2017/ 05/1O/land-near-oxnard-airport -okd-senior center/1 01484 734/ Bill would allow county to receive airport parcel from feds I www.thecamarilloacorn.com I Camarillo Acorn Camarillo Acom 20 7-05-26 Community Bill would allow county to receive airport parcel from feds Lot includes water tower, building By Hector Gonzalez [email protected] Towering 130 feet above surrounding strawberry fields, the red-and-white water tower at the Camarillo Airport is more than just a signpost for drivers heading to the airfield along Pleasant Valley Road. The tower is also a critical guide for pilots flying over the 650-acre general aviation facility, said Todd McNamee, director of airports for the county. "The airport beacon, a navigation aid for aircraft, is located on top of the water tower," he said. "So the tower and the navigation system is of importance to us." Eleven years ago, the county invested about $100,000 to remove the water tower from the water system and repaint it with the airport's name and the distinctive checkerboard pattern. EYE IN THE SKY-The Although the old water tower belongs to the county, the land on which it sits is Camarillo Airport handles actually the property of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The federal close to 190,000 takeoffs and parcel near Airport Way and Willis Avenue also contains an aging detention landings a year. facility formerly used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. A proposal announced last week by U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Thousand Oaks) seeks to turn the property over to the county for the airport's use, nea rl y for free. Introduced May 18, Brownley's bill, HR 2524, would clear the way for the Department of Homeland Security to transfer the land, including the former ICE building, to the county's Department of Airports, which would repay the federal government on ly for the administrative costs of the transfer. Airport officials will determine at a later date whether the approximately 3,000-squarefoot, single- story building, constru cted in the 1950s, would be repurposed for use by the airport, McNamee said. Owning the land would be a boon for Camarillo Airport, he added. "First, the water tower is a recognizable feature for the airport," he said in an email. "The land itself is co ntiguous with airport property and could be used for future development and provide an additional source of revenue." http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2017-05-26/Community/Bill_would_allow_county_to_receive_airport__parcel_.html 1/2 Bill would allow county to receive airport parcel from feds I www.thecamarilloacorn.com I Camarillo Acorn Camarillo Airport is set to undergo major renovations in the next several years. Home base for more than 550 aircraft, the airport will receive nearly $30 million in upgrades over the next six years, including $18 million to repave the aging main runway by 2020 and $9 million to repave the northeast apron area, where aircraft are parked for refueling and the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo. Funding for the refurbishment is coming mostly from the Federal Aviation Admin istration . A separate $9-million project, being paid for by the FAA and a private developer, will add 45 hangars over the next few years to help reduce the current five- to seven-year waiting list to rent a hangar at Camarillo Airport. Originally built by the state Highway Department in 1942, the airport was the Oxnard Air Force Base during the Cold War, from 1951 through 1969, when it served as the home base for the F- 101 B aircraft armed with nuclear missiles. In 1970, the Air Force turned the property over to the county as a general aviation facility. Today, the airfield handles close to 190,000 takeoffs and landings a year and provides flight instru ction for fixed-wing and helicopter pilots. The airport also has a restaurant with a public viewing area. In all, Camarillo Airport generates an estimated $163 million annually in economic benefits to the region and supports more than 800 jobs, according to a 2008 study. Brownley said the growing facility could use Homeland Security's property at the airfield to boost the local aviation industry even more. "The Department of Homeland Security no longer uses this land, so it makes sense to transfer the pa rcel to Ventura County, which owns Camarillo Airport," she said in a news release. "The county can in turn use the land to help aviation businesses grow and expand, creating jobs and strengthening our diverse economy here in Ventura County." Return to top http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2017-05-26/Community/Bill_would_allow_county_to_receive_airport_parcel_.html 212