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Meeting Minutes WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA METROPOLITAN AREA CFASPP STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING September 18, 2007, 11:00 AM Zephyrhills Municipal Airport 1. Call To Order / Introductions – Chair Cooley called the meeting to order at 11:06 a.m. and asked all in attendance to introduce themselves. Name Representing Ed Cooley,Chair Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Tom Jewsbury, Vice-Chair St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport Trina Sweet Zephyrhills Municipal Airport Richard Lesniak Albert Whitted Airport Paul Phillips Hillsborough County Aviation Authority In addition, the following people were in attendance: Name Representing Christina Hummel MacDill Air Force Base Ray Clark FDOT District 7 Mark Kistler LPA Group, Inc. Jonathan Moore Grip-Flex Surfacing Nick Nesta CDM, Inc. Patrick Bienvenu Airports USA Andy Keith FDOT Aviation Office Dan Afghani CFASPP Administrator Agencies/Organizations Not Represented: Clearwater Air Park Hernando County Airport 2. Approve Last Minutes – Chair Cooley asked for a motion to accept the minutes as presented. Vice-Chair Tom Jewsbury moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Richard Lesniak and approved by acclamation. 3. Airport Updates/Issues/Concerns • Albert Whitted Airport – Mr. Richard Lesniak stated the final walkthrough for the new terminal is scheduled for this week. He noted that lease agreements with prospective tenants for the building are still being reviewed by the City and that negotiations with multiple aviation entities are underway to fill more space in the terminal. He also stated that design of the new air traffic control tower is underway with the procurement of a Site Feasibility Study and an Environmental Assessment. Mr. Phillips asked about the cost of the project and Mr. Lesniak stated that the earmark for the project was for $2.3 million. In conclusion, Mr. Lesniak mentioned that October 19-21 is the St. Petersburg Air Show at Albert Whitted Airport and that the Master Plan Update was recently adopted by the City Council. • Zephyrhills Municipal Airport – Ms. Trina Sweet stated that the sixty-seven (67) T- hangar project was re-bid and the new bids came in with a favorable price. As a result, the City hopes to move forward with the project in the near future. Ms. Sweet stated that the new hangars are likely to rent for approximately $250 a month. Ms. Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process page 1 West Central Florida Metropolitan Area September 18, 2007 Sweet stated that the Airport recently drafted a development ordinance for consideration by the City Council. • Plant City Airport – Mr. Paul Phillips stated things are quiet at Plant City with the exception of a design/build project for the construction of a bulk storage hangar. He mentioned that a firm from Ocala with significant hangar experience has been awarded the contract. • Peter O Knight Airport – Mr. Paul Phillips notified the group of a public meeting scheduled for this evening to discuss a remedy to the Runway Safety Area (RSA) width issue at Peter O. Knight. The meeting will also include discussion of a proposed hangar construction project at the airport. The HCAA is hoping to address public concerns at the meeting and move forward with both projects. • Vandenberg Airport – Mr. Paul Phillips stated that the HCAA has moved into a recently completed maintenance building at Vandenberg Airport. • St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport – Vice-Chair Tom Jewsbury stated a new RFP is out for food concessions. He added that the airport is going out for General Engineering Consultants in the near future and they expect to select four (4) firms to serve the airport. The new terminal improvements should begin in January 2008 and the work will include upgrades to the ticketing area, security checkpoints and improvements in the departure gate areas. He noted that a Land Use Study is underway for the golf course adjacent to the airfield and that the FAA has started a project for rehabilitation of the seawall near Runway 17L. Vice-Chair Jewsbury updated the group about a security incident at the airport involving Allegiant Air. He stated that the airport incident plan was executed according to plan and the threat was averted. • Tampa International Airport – Mr. Phillips stated that a “South Corporate GA Hangar Area” is being developed for use by large GA Aircraft. The project would have 10,000-12,000 SF hangars to serve corporate clients in four (4) different areas. Mr. Phillips stated that he is currently reviewing a lease for the first proposed client. Mr. Lesniak asked about the GA Customs facility at TIA. Mr. Phillips advised that it is complete and may be a nice venue for a future CFASPP meeting. He noted that the facility was built under new TSA rules for customs facilities and may be one of the first to be completed in accordance with the new regulations. Chair Cooley stated that the biggest project at TIA is the FDOT interchange project immediately south of the airport entrance. The 1800 day project is about 800 days in at this point. The project has created some noise impacts at night as a result of the use of Runway 36R for night jet operations to allow the use of high mast cranes at the project location. The terminal loop expansion project is also underway. The new loop set-up will ease traffic congestion and improve flow on the airport grounds. The rehabilitation of Taxiway W and a new Taxiway V are underway at a cost of $26 million. The economy garage is being expanded by 5,600 spaces with construction beginning in January 2008 at a cost of $80 million. The HCAA is still working with the FAA for relocation of the ASR radar facility. Chair Cooley noted that Tampa International recently completed its annual Part 139 airport certification inspection with no discrepancies for the 11th consecutive year. 4. FDOT Aviation • Aviation Office Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process page 2 West Central Florida Metropolitan Area September 18, 2007 o General Information – Mr. Andy Keith stated that if there are no objections, only the Chair and Vice-Chair will receive mailouts in hard form beginning with the first round in 2008. Mr. Keith also queried the group on a suggestion he received about holding future CFASPP meetings via video conference. He noted that the FDOT Aviation Staff has recently started using this technology for internal group meetings with positive results. He added that CFASPP is certainly a different type of forum benefiting greatly from the interaction and face to face participation of the members and as a result he was unsure of how useful video conferencing would be to the Program. The committee discussed the issue and citing the lack of video conferencing equipment available to airport sponsors and the benefits of face to face meetings, the consensus of the group was to continue meeting in person. Chair Cooley noted that traveling to an FDOT District Office to participate in a video conference would result in only marginal if any time savings at all for the committee members. o Next Generation Aircraft Project Update – Mr. Keith stated that a scope has been produced and forwarded to Chair Cooley for consideration by the Statewide CFASPP Committee. He also noted that a cost estimate for the project is also being formulated and should be available prior to the next Statewide meeting. Chair Cooley stated that he will be forwarding the scope to the sub-committee that was established at the previous Statewide Committee for their review. Mr. Keith added that at this point, all of the FDOT Aviation Office Project funds are committed for this fiscal year and as a result funds for the project have not been allocated. o FASP 2025 - Update of Regional Overviews – Mr. Keith explained that this process is basically complete and he thanked everyone for their efforts in updating the documents. He showed the group images of the covers of the final documents for the Regional and Statewide Overviews stating that the FDOT Aviation Office will be conducting a limited print of the new documents for distribution. He added that the version of the documents posted on the CFASPP website will be formatted in a manner suitable for printing as a booklet like document to benefit those agencies that require additional copies. o Airport Land Use Compatibility Project – Mr. Keith updated the group on the project noting that after a review by the Secretary of Transportation and other agency heads, the project goals and participants are being re-evaluated. He noted that the FDOT Aviation Office understands the high priority of the project from the airport sponsors perspective and that they hope to get the project moving forward again as soon as possible. o Unicom Frequency Expansion Project – Mr. Keith updated the group on this project via a PowerPoint presentation depicting airports that have agreed to change UNICOM frequencies. He noted a reduction in the number of airports on several of the seven available frequencies based on the proposed shifts. He added that the center part of the State is always going to have some level of frequency congestion due to the large number of airports in that region. Mr. Keith stated that these shifts are just proposals at this point and that the actual process of changing frequencies will be handled by the individual airport sponsors. He noted that the FDOT Aviation Office will be available to advise and assist airport sponsors with completion of the process whenever possible. Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process page 3 West Central Florida Metropolitan Area September 18, 2007 • FDOT District Announcements – Mr. Ray Clark asked the airport sponsors to make sure they have JACIP updated with “good” numbers as they are in the process of developing the new Work Program.

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