YAMPA VALLEY AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA April 10, 2014
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YAMPA VALLEY AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA April 10, 2014 MEETING AT BOB ADAMS AIRPORT 6:00 PM, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO Meeting Ground Rules: Meeting Objectives: Start on time, end early Water Project Status Participate fully Listen to understand Master Plan Follow Up Honesty required Be respectful of each other AIP 40 Schedule Review Honor diversity of opinions Air Service Market Study Use humor Summary One person speaks at a time Capital Project Updates Identify June Agenda Items Total Time: 1 hour, 35 Minutes Agenda Items: Time Allotted I. Organizational Matters 5 Min 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of the February 20, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes II. Non-Agenda Public Comments 5 Min III. Comment from Board Members. 5 Min IV. Old Business 1. FAA/TSA Issues—Dave Ruppel 5 Min 2. Water project update—Dave Ruppel 5 Min 3. Master Plan Update—Hillary Fletcher 10 Min 4. AIP 40 Schedule Review—Jeremy Lee 20 Min V. New Business 1. Air Service Market Study Summary—Dave Ruppel 15 Min VI. Reports from YVAC Committees 1. Community outreach and education: Walter Magill, Bill Hayden and Alden Globe 1 Min 2. Infrastructure and Finance: Doug Monger, Doug Kiesau and Mark Halvorson 1 Min 3. Marketing and Planning: Ray Beck, Janet Fisher/Chris Diamond, and Steve Frasier 1 Min VII. Manager’s Reports—Provided via email. No verbal presentation will be 5 Min made except to answer questions pertaining to those reports. 1 1. Steamboat Springs Airport—Chris Cole • SBS Capital Project Updates 5 Min 2. Yampa Valley Regional Airport —Dave Ruppel • HDN Capital Project Updates 5 Min VIII. Set date for next meeting. 1 Min 1. Regular meeting, June 12, 2014—Meeting at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, Hayden, Colorado, beginning at 6:00 p.m. IX. Discuss preliminary agenda items for the April meeting. 1 Min *Capital project updates. *Master Plan update. X. Adjourn meeting. 2 April 2014 Volume 2, Issue 2 YAMPA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT UPDATE April 10, 2014 WINTER SEASON 2013/2014 Early spring weather made for great spring skiing and eased the snow removal process over the past month. Overall loads ended down slightly but due to higher ticket costs, Minimum Revenue Guaranty costs should be down this year. Both of the west coast routes, Los angles with an extra day and the Seattle flight performed well and are expected to return next year with more service. The airport functioned well with seasoned staff, excellent facilities, and good equipment. Steamboat boasts nonstop winter service from nine major airports for winter 2013/14, with convenient connections from over 230 airports nationwide and worldwide. Ad- ditionally, YVRA is adding Houston summer service to the schedule four days a week starting in July. 3 MASTER PLAN The Master Plan is a 20 year plan to understand the needs of current and fu- ture users of the airport. This is important to ensure that safe and orderly de- velopment occurs in a manner that is reflective of the community’s values and goals. The plan is de- veloped through a pur- poseful, inclusive and educational process The Yampa Valley Regional Airport Master Plan is expected to have an on-time arrival! The Facility Requirements and the results of the on-site passenger surveys and stakeholder focus groups were presented to the PAC on March 20th. The Facility Requirements concluded with several improvement recommendations that will be evaluated in the Alternatives Analysis. Some of the key recommendations include relocating FBO/general aviation facilities, expanding the commercial and general aviation aprons, increasing ARFF and SRE storage facilities, and reconfiguring the security checkpoint and circulation areas within the terminal. As alternative scenarios are developed, the preferred alternatives and initial cost estimates will be identified. It is anticipated that these will be presented to the PAC and a public open house workshop in May. Stay on top of Master Plan progress and review the latest updates at http://www.co.routt.co.us/index.aspx?nid=423. Two more airport tours are scheduled for the spring, which will be on Wednesday, April 16th, and Wednesday, May 14th. The April tour is filling up fast, so book your spot for a tour as soon as possible! More information on the tours is on the website, located here: http://www.co.routt.co.us/index.aspx?nid=425. If you are interested in signing up for a tour, please contact Ann McMenamin at 970-276-5001. Take flight!! 4 Master Plan Process Master Plan Emphasis Brochures Public Involvement Informational Video/ Meetings & Engagement Gov’t TV Additional Study Components Surveys (Tenants & Us- ers) Geographic Information System (GIS) data Airport Tours (General Public) Geodetic Control Working Papers (PAC) Aerial Photography Open Houses (General Aeronautical Survey Public) Planning for Compliance Stakeholder Meetings (Targeted Audience) Property Map Civic Group Briefings Agreement Inventory Work Sessions & Public Airport Layout Plan Hearing (BOCC) Airport Rules and Regulations Communication & Education Airport Minimum Standards Airport Website External Influences and Pres- Media Outreach (PSA’s, sures display ads) Items shown all or partially in green are either in work or completed. 5 Major Airport Projects for 2014 • Water Tank project: Several members of the project team attended the DOLA Grant hearing last month where Hayden Town Manager David Torgler presented the project. The project was received well by the DOLA Board and we expect to hear from them on the grant this month. Minor details are being finalized on the project plans, IGA, land purchase, and funding but the project is expected to be able to be released for bids shortly after the DOLA Grant is received. • Runway Rehabilitation The AIP-40/41 Runway Rehabilitation project is currently in the bidding phase. On May 26th a pre-bid meeting was held at YVRA. During this meeting 11 construction companies were represented, 4 of which were asphalt paving companies. Bid Addendum #1 was issued on April 2nd including the pre-bid meeting information. Bid Addendum #2 will be issued this week responding to bid questions with clarifications and providing updated federal wage determina- tions. The bid opening is scheduled to occur April 16th at 1pm at YVRA. The AIP-41 project grant pre-application has been submitted to the FAA and we currently antici- pate having funding and construction contracts in place to start construction in July of 2014. The 2014 project work will include taxiway A1, A2, A6 and A7 Widening, taxiway A5 relocation, apron rehabilitation, site preparations, drainage and earthwork for the VSR construction. The 2015 project work will start with the mid-April runway closure for 60 calendar days and will conclude with the paving of the VSR in July of 2015. • ARFF Vehicle Acquisition The CDAG 12-HDN-01 ARFF Vehicle Acquisition project is currently in the project closeout phase. The new vehicle was delivered March 25th and Rosenbauer was onsite the first week of April to provide vehicle demonstration and training to the YVRA staff. The Rosebauer Panther 6x6 is a 3000 gallon Class 5 ARFF Vehicle. Some of the key features of this truck include two front mounted turrets, 400 gallons foam concentrate additive system, 500 pound dry chemical agent sys- tem, hand lines either side of the truck, a below truck del- uge, Forward Looking Infra- red (FLIR), remote connection power and air-line charge sys- tem, on board compressor and 8 kW generator, integrated 800 MHZ/ICOM/passenger communication system, and a 1800 gallon per minute pump. Review of final documents is being performed and the closeout of this grant is anticipated in the next few months. 6 OPERATIONS STATISTICS Mar-13 Mar-14 CHANGE ALL AIRCRAFT Up/Down OPERATIONS 1,285 1,246 -39 Operations AIR CARRIER Up/Down OPERATIONS 571 632 61 Operations Up/Down CARGO OPERATIONS 125 120 -5 Operations GENERAL AVIATION Up/Down OPERATIONS* 582 494 -88 Operations Up/Down MILITARY OPERATIONS 7 0 -7 Operations PASSENGERS Up/Down from load sheets 43,883 44,173 290 Passengers Up/Down Landing LANDING WEIGHT FEES $6,667 $13,781 $7,114 Weight Fees Feb-13 Feb-14 CHANGE ALL AIRCRAFT Up/Down OPERATIONS 1,167 1,109 -58 Operations AIR CARRIER Up/Down OPERATIONS 507 542 35 Operations Up/Down CARGO OPERATIONS 116 120 4 Operations GENERAL AVIATION Up/Down OPERATIONS* 539 447 -92 Operations Up/Down MILITARY OPERATIONS 5 0 -5 Operations PASSENGERS Up/Down from load sheets 41,590 39,648 -1,942 Passengers Up/Down Landing LANDING WEIGHT FEES $5,004 $12,462 $7,458.43 Weight Fees 7 8 2013 Was 'A Good Time To Fly' According To Airline Ratings By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune Staff Reporter The average air traveler might not have felt it, but the quality of U.S. airlines last year improved to the highest level in the 24-year history of a widely reported ratings system. "All in all, it's a good time to fly," said Dean Headley, one of the authors of the new report re- leased Monday. However, airlines dominant in the Chicago region did not fair well overall. While Chicago-based United Airlines, the dominant carrier at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, improved on every measure, it still ranked just 12 out of 15 airlines in the annual Air- line Quality Ratings report. The report is a joint project of researchers at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University and Witchita State University. Ratings are based on four measures critical to consumers — on-time performance, baggage handling, customer complaints and being involuntarily bumped from a flight. Data comes from metrics measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation and is weighted by researchers. American Airlines, also a big carrier from O'Hare, ranked ninth, while Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier out of Chicago Midway airport, ranked No.