Mankato Regional Airport Commission Meeting Minutes – January 24th, 2018

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 AM by Chairperson Dave Pfeffer.  Present: John Barsness, Dave Pfeffer, Thomas Rieff, Jerry Underwood, Tom Peterson, Jon Guentzel, Jason Ceminsky,  Absent: Bryce Ballard, Fred Lutz, Roger Hoppe, Reggie Reed, Mark Knoff  Guests: Kevin Baker, Vance Stuehrenberg, John Peterson-TKDA, Dan Sherer- TKDA, Marcus Watson-TKDA.

Introductions: of Members and Guests present.

Minutes: The minutes for the November 28th, 2017 meeting were approved.

Old Business/Reports: (1) Airport Operations - Kevin Baker, Airport Manager • A new Box Sign has been ordered to replace the one that was damaged in the recent aircraft accident on the airfield. • The City has ordered a multi-purpose tow-bar for larger aircraft. North Star is participating in this endevour by purchase the additional attachments for different size airplanes. • The Commission meeting was delayed a day, do to the recent snow event. +/- 13 inches fell on the Airfield. The Airfield was closed for a time being on Monday. Cleanup operations are mostly complete and current conditions are rated “Good”. • The number of Hanger Lease has increase by 4 over the past 2 months. See Attachment below.

(2) Mankato Public Works/City Engineer – Jeff Johnson •

(3) Airport Development – Jason Ceminsky • Terminal remodel discussions are ongoing with City Staff, NorthStar Aviation, and Minnesota State University. • No injuries were report in the recent landing accident and attempted go- around. The FAA is investigating the situation. • The Terminal Conference Room has been repainted, new carpet installed and wainscoating placed around the bottom of the room. Very nice improvement. • A new TV has been installed in the pilots lounge. • Super Bowl preparations are in there final stages. Expectations are that there will be 20 aircraft using the facility. Additional equipment for deicing and refueling have been brought in to assist.

(4) NorthStar Aviation – Mark Smith •

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(5) MN State University Aviation – Tom Peterson • Student Flight Ops were down in December due to weather and the Christmas Holiday. This is still a 50% increase over last year’s flight numbers. • Classes are back in session. • 30 Aviation Students graduated last semester.

(6) Mankato City Council – Mike Laven •

(7) Blue Earth County – Vance Stuehrenberg, Board Member • Updated the Commission on recent Blue Earth County activities.

(8) Minnesota Valley EAA Chapter 642 – John Barsness • The Annual EAA Flight Breakfast has been scheduled for the 3rd Sunday in August on the 19th. • John distributed an informational brochure on “Intercept Procedures” and “Temporary Flight Restrictions”.

(9) Civil Air Patrol – Dwight Tostensen •

(10) Adopt An Airport – Thomas Rieff • Nothing at this time.

(11) Multi-Modal Transportation Committee – Thomas Rieff • A M-M meeting was held last November 28th to discuss the 2017 Community Investment Projects and the Adams and Roosevelt Circle Traffic Control. • Tha January meeting was held yesterday at 4:30 to discuss the Blue Earth Street School Zone and the 4th Avenue Petition – Request for No Parking Both Sides.

(12) Greater Mankato Growth “GMG” – Jim Santori • (13) Ace Camp •

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Old Business: 1. The ICASS meeting was held December 3-6 in Las Vegas. Mark Knoff, Fred Lutz, and Jason Ceminsky attended. The MN Air Spectacular received the following good news on their application for a Jet Team in 2019.

The Free Press Dec 4, 2017 MANKATO — Mankato officials got the news they were hoping for Monday: The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds would appear at an air show at the Mankato Regional Airport June 15-16, 2019. The air shows can't happen without a premier precision flying team to draw crowds, so the announcement by the Thunderbirds was essential for the 2019 event to occur. The show will be the first in four years. The city previously hoped to hold a show every third year but couldn't land the Thunderbirds or the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels for 2018. The Thunderbirds were the star attractions at Mankato air shows in 2015, 2003 and 1999. In 2012, the Blue Angels appeared as the headlining act. The Minnesota Air Spectacular is a production of North Star Aviation, the city of Mankato, the Verizon Center and the Mankato Regional Airport Commission. Details on other aerial performers and ground displays will be released in coming months. The Thunderbirds also will be performing in Fargo and Sioux Falls in 2019 with the Blue Angels slated to fly in Duluth.

New Business: 1. John Peterson, Dan Sherer, and Marcus Watson with TKDA presented an overview of Phase One of the Airport Master Plan to the Commission. See attachments below.

Next Meeting:  The next Commission meeting will be February 27th, 2018 at 7:00 AM.

Adjourn:  It was moved, seconded and carried to adjourn at 8:00 AM.

Respectfully submitted, Thomas Rieff Secretary

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Fuel ARFF Apron 0 150 300 600 FEET o Building Taxiway Airport Property Building Removal Taxiway Removal Boundary TLOFA Vehicle Parking Memorandum To: MKT Airport Commission Reference: Mankato Regional Airport Copies To: Jeff Johnson TKDA Project Update Kevin Baker January 23, 2018 Meeting Jason Ceminsky Project No.: From: John Peterson Routing: Date: January 19, 2018

Introduce TKDA Team  John Peterson – Client Service Manager. John is your primary contact, and oversees the coordination of staff on all engineering and planning projects. John also serves as liaison to the FAA and MnDOT Aeronautics staff.  Marcus Watson – Planning Group Manager. Marcus will oversee all planning efforts, including Mankato Regional Airport Master Plan - Phase II. Tricia Fantinato will remain involved with specialty aviation initiatives such as UAS Integration, Part 139 Certification, and Air Traffic Control Tower Studies.  Dan Sherer – Lead Engineer. Dan will oversee all engineering design/construction projects. Dan will be involved with the construction phase of the Taxiway Lighting Replacement Project, and design of the 2018 Apron/Taxilane Rehabilitation Project.  TKDA Professional Services Agreement expires on April 1, 2018. Future Authorizations subject to reselection. Engineering Taxiway Lighting Replacement Project  Anticipate start of construction in the spring once site conditions are favorable (April/May?)  Project completion 60 calendar days  Most project submittals have been received and reviewed  City preference for handhole drain?

2018 Apron/Taxilane Pavement Rehabilitation  TKDA providing proposed Authorization and Feasibility Report - January 23rd  Project Formulation complete, and ready to proceed on design once authorized  Construction Phase Services will be subject to reselection and new professional services agreement

Grant Closeouts in Progress  Taxiway A Mill & Overlay/Wildlife Assessment – ready to submit to agencies  Taxiway B Mill & Overlay – ready to submit to agencies  2016 Taxiway Guidance Sign Replacement – submit to agencies in March, 2018 Memo to Airport Commission Page 2 January 19, 2018

Potential Projects for 2018/2019  Slurry Seal Runway 4/22 and Apron – 2018 state project (evaluate alternatives – hot in-place recycling?)  Runway 15 Underrun/Safety Area – 2019 federal discretionary project  Taxiway B2 Connector – 2019 federal discretionary project  Taxiway D Reconstruction – 2019 federal discretionary project  Fuel Site Improvements – 2019 state project Planning Mankato Regional Airport Master Plan – Phase I  Includes recommended development except UAS integration (suggest adding as appendix to Master Plan)  Final write-up of Phase I to be submitted to City/Airport Staff for internal review – February 19, 2018  Includes preliminary Sustainability Recommendations

Mankato Regional Airport Master Plan – Phase II  Master Plan ALP will incorporate AGIS, Updated Exhibit “A” Property Map, recommendations for development outlined in Master Plan Phase I.  Additional items include: Solid Waste Management Plan and Wildlife Hazard Site Visit and updates to plan, as needed  Incorporate any improvements related to integration of UAS and potential Air Traffic Control Tower  Add training/UAS runway to ALP  Project in progress, with draft ALP anticipated in June, 2018 for agency review  TKDA wildlife staff on-airport April 25-27, 2018 to conduct the wildlife site visit for the Wildlife Hazard Management Plan  Airport Commission/City Council Briefings anticipated in May, 2018

ACRP 03-42 Integrating UAS into Airports – Airport Participation Background info: “UAS activity (recreational and non-recreational) continues to show strong growth for the foreseeable future. Thus, to safely integrate UAS operations, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) initiated ACRP 03-42 with the objectives of: 1. providing guidance for integration of UAS operations within Airport airspace; 2. Identifying airport infrastructure needs and creating planning and funding guidance for UAS Airport integration; and 3. evaluating potential central participants in this study.” Related to this project, the following are in progress:  Conference Call Scheduled the week of January 29th  Airport and City Management providing input into integrating Unmanned Aerial Aircraft into the Airport Environment  MKT is one of 4 airports being used as an example of how to integrate UAS into an airport environment with heavy fixed wing flight training as well as UAS flight training. Sample Airports include: a Commercial Airport and FAA test site (Atlantic City); a Regional and Military Airport (Middle Georgia Regional); General Aviation Airport with and without tower (Sebring Regional Airport); and GA/Regional Flight Training Airport (Mankato Regional) Memo to Airport Commission Page 3 January 19, 2018

 As part of this, looking at adding another short runway to support training operations (UAS and non-UAS)

Air Traffic Control Tower – Next Steps  Need to write letter to FAA/DOT Washington expressing interest in getting an Air Traffic Control Tower (See if can get approved for Tower Training funding if use a training facility with University)  Justification Study White Paper which could be combined with Cost Benefit Analysis showing need  Work with University about potential Contract Tower Public/Public Partnership

Other Projects:  FAR Part 139 – Regaining Class IV Commercial Certification  Terminal Renovation and Development  Coordination with Waseca Municipal Airport – Reliever Airport Flight Training MANKATO AIRPORT T-HANGAR ASSIGNMENTS Building Number 3200 Building Number 3200 32-14 32-13 32-12 32-11 32-10 32-9 32-8 Bob Anderson Steve Eccles Paul Hoffman Neil Ballard Curt Fisher Exp Kit Kitfox PA-28-161 Mooney DA-42 N949Y N6425E N31716 N1148B N236TS 4/1/06 9/1/2006 8/1/O9 4/1/O6 32-1 32-2 32-3 32-4 32-5 32-6 32-7 North Star Aircraft Equip. Out 4/1/17 5/1/2O13 5/1/2O16 Building Number 3190 90-14 90-13 90-12 90-11 90-10 90-9 90-8 Bill Marks Fred Lutz Tony Effenberger Jeff Domas Terry Cassett Eric Evans Doug Reichel Archer BE-33 C-170B PA28-161 PA 28-181 T-34(Mentor) Scout N9235C N77UP N3480C N2124J N2182Q N55268 444BE 11/1/2O16 5/1/2O15 90-1 90-2 90-3 90-4 90-5 90-6 90-7 Jon Louis Mkt Civic Center Daniel Norrgran John Rogers Mkt Civic Center Denis Shoemaker Storage C-23 B-V35 Storage Tom Patterson N18791 N8171R Roto Club 6/1to11/30 5/1/2O17

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