Muskegon County Airport Airport Advisory Committee
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Muskegon County Airport Airport Advisory Committee Tuesday, December 4, 2018 12:00 Noon Airport Terminal Lake Michigan Room Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes – Approval of ber meeting minutes Novem 3. Informational Items a. Airport Manager’s Report – December 2018 4. Action Items a. Approve Contract Amendment with C&S Companies for DBE/ACDBE Consulting 5. Old Business 6. New Business a. Recommend changing the next meeting date from January 1 to January 8 7. Adjournment Airport Advisory Committee Members Robert Gustafson (Public) – Term Exp. 12/31/19 Terry Boer (Business Park) – Term Exp. 12/31/18 Brandon Popps (Private) – Term Exp. 12/31/18 Anthony Chandler (Norton Shores) – Term Exp. 12/31/19 Robert Scolnik (Commissioner) – Term Exp. 12/31/18 Rich Houtteman (Private) – Term Exp. 12/31/19 Rillastine Wilkins (Commissioner) – Term by Virtue of Office Kenneth Mahoney (Commissioner) – Term Exp. 12/31/18 Cindy Larsen (Chamber) – Term Exp. 12/31/19 David Kendall (Public) – Term Exp. 12/31/19 Vacant (Business Park) Muskegon County Airport 99 Sinclair Drive Muskegon, MI 49441 231-798-4596 Muskegon County Airport Airport Advisory Committee Lake Michigan Room November 6, 2018 Muskegon County Airport CALL TO ORDER The Airport Advisory Committee meeting was called to order at 12:01 pm Present: Terry Boer, Anthony Chandler, Robert Gustafson, Rich Houtteman, Bob Scolnik, Rillastine Wilkins Excused: Dave Kendall, Cindy Larsen, Ken Mahoney, Brandon Popps, Staff: Jeff Tripp, Bob Lukens, Rita Bierman Guests: James Perri, SkyWest Airlines APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Chandler, supported by Wilkins, to approve the Minutes of October 2, 2018, as written. Motion Carried INFORMATIONAL ITEMS The Airport Manager’s Report was included in the packets distributed to the Committee prior to the meeting. The various activities and projects were discussed. ACTION ITEMS REMOVED FROM AGENDA PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION: Approve Contract Amendment with C&S Companies for DBE/ACDBE Consulting Approve Award of Contract for Purchase of Sidewalk Snow Removal Equipment OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Airport Advisory Committee, the meeting adjourned at 12:30 pm. AIRPORT MANAGER’S REPORT December 6, 2018 1. Airline/Charter Operations Report – October 2018 The airline & charter service operations reports for October are included as Attachments 1, 2 and 3. In October, SkyWest Airlines enplaned 1,379 revenue & non-revenue passengers and deplaned 1,401 revenue & non-revenue passengers for a total passenger count of 2,780. The Laughlin flight enplaned/deplaned 328 total passengers; there was no Atlantic City flight in October. During calendar year 2018 the airport has handled 35,165 total airline, charter and general aviation passengers (+10% over CY2017 YTD). For the October 2017 to October 2018 period, the airline flight completion rate is 95% (761 scheduled/41 cancelled). The airline has not had a cancelled flight in 87 days until the recent snow storm caused major delays and cancelations at Chicago. SkyWest Charters GA Total Total 2018 Enp Dep Total Enp Dep Total Enp Dep Total Enp Dep Jan 882 699 1581 162 162 324 73 73 146 1117 934 Feb 929 795 1724 162 162 324 84 83 167 1175 1040 Mar 1595 1312 2907 168 168 336 46 53 99 1809 1533 Apr 1364 1567 2931 160 160 320 56 67 123 1580 1794 May 1385 1518 2903 141 139 280 99 100 199 1625 1757 Jun 1753 1893 3646 311 311 622 88 89 177 2152 2293 Jul 2372 2204 4576 161 161 322 58 57 115 2591 2422 Aug 2182 2026 4208 136 135 271 80 75 155 2398 2236 Sep 1450 1271 2721 248 247 495 96 93 189 1794 1611 Oct 1379 1401 2780 164 164 328 100 96 196 1643 1661 Nov Dec TOTAL 15291 14686 29977 1813 1809 3622 780 786 1566 17884 17281 35165 2. Air Service & Charter Programs A. Airline Schedule – The new schedule has commenced; we are still around the 50% load factor level. The Airport will continue to aggressively market the new schedule. We are seeing a definite use of MKG for the Cancun flights. Additional schedule changes are anticipated in mid-February that may push the evening flight back towards 11:00 PM to improve and increase the connectivity of the inbound evening flight for customers. B. Casino Flights. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ LAUGHLIN, NV December – None Scheduled December 30 – January 3 (Sold Out) Page | 1 3. Airport Budget A. FY19 Budget. No Update. 4. Airport Capital Improvement Program / Grant Program A. FAA Supplemental Grant Funding. The County Board approved the Airport’s proposed project list on October 25 to apply for supplement al project funding for an Airport Master Plan Update, purchase an Airport Sweeper, Design and construct a new Snow Removal Equipment facility, and design and construction of terminal upgrades and improvements. All requests are subject to final approval and receipt of funding from FAA; staff has not yet received any notice from FAA of project approval/denial. B. Runway 6/24 Pavement and Lighting Rehabilitation project. The Airport is ramping up for the construction of this project in spring 2019. A Pre-Construction meeting with the project contractor, engineers, FAA, stakeholders and airport is scheduled for December 20. C. Fy2020-2024 Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) planning meeting. The Airport will conduct its annual planning meeting with FAA and MDOT staff and C&S Engineering for the discussion and updating of the 5-year ACIP. Attached is the approved FY2019-2023 ACIP; it is not anticipated there will be any major changes. Staff will try to add the projects requested in the Supplemental Funding requests to try and fund those projects in the future. D. MDOT Air Service Grant – ARFF training. The Airport submitted our annual request to MDOT Aeronautics for $2,000 in Air Service Program funding to help off-set the annual live burn training conducted by Norton Shores Fire Department. E. MDOT Air Service Grant – Air Service Awareness. The Airport submitted our annual request to MDOT Aeronautics for $10,000 in Air Service Program funding to help assist with air service marketing efforts. F. Terminal Security Checkpoint and Baggage Screening improvements. This project will construct upgrades to the security checkpoint to provide physical barriers preventing unauthorized access to the screening checkpoint when not actively in use and will reconfigure the baggage screening area to improve efficiency and increase lobby space. The project was placed on hold earlier in the year due to insufficient funds. The project was re-budgeted for in Fy19. Staff is currently seeking proposals for construction. 5. Economic Development A. Airport Restaurant/Liquor License. Work continues towards finalizing the lease details and restaurant concept. Staff is waiting for word from the state Liquor Control Commission on the status of our liquor license request. 6. Airport Public Relations, Marketing & Advertising A. Air Service Marketing. Staff is working to maximize use of the new fiscal year budget starting October 1 to heavily promote the new air service schedule in the October 1 through December 31 and the January 1 to March 31 periods as we head into the traditionally slower winter months. We are working with SkyWest Airlines for up to $20,000 of airline funding for use in digital media advertising. 7. Airport Administration, Operations, and Maintenance Programs A. PFAS Testing. The testing of homes identified by the County continues. 8. Federal & State Legislative Issues A. Negotiations on FY 2019 Funding Bills to Dominate Hill Action - November 30, 2018. When lawmakers meet in December, they will have only five days until an important deadline on federal spending. The current funding stopgap Page | 2 expires on December 7, meaning lawmakers will need to finalize the remaining FY 2019 appropriations bills or pass another extension. Congress finished 5 of the 12 regular appropriations bills before FY 2019 began on October 1. Lawmakers were close to finalizing a package of several additional funding bills - including for DOT/FAA - in late September, but a dispute over policy riders forced them to adopt a continuing resolution instead. Lawmakers could attempt to finalize and vote on a package of FY 2019 appropriations bills that have been negotiated by House and Senate leaders. That package, if it materializes, could include the DOT/FAA measure. B. AAAE Writes Appropriators on Key Airport Priorities. As lawmakers continue to negotiate FY 2019 appropriations measures, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) wrote to key leaders of House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees urging them to adopt airport priorities in the DOT/FAA and DHS/TSA/CBP funding measures. In a letter to the House and Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee leaders, AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli encouraged appropriators to support the Senate-passed proposal to increase AIP funding by $750 million. The House measure included $500 million in additional AIP funding. In a separate letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittees, Hauptli urged support for three key airport priorities - full funding for the TSA law enforcement officer (LEO) reimbursement program, continued TSA staffing of exit lanes instead of shifting that burden to airports, and funding for 375 additional CBP officers. C. Committee Leaders in 116th Congress The leadership of aviation-related committees for the upcoming 116th Congress is beginning to take shape. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) will become the Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next year. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) will become Chairman in 2019. DeFazio has said he will push for an infrastructure package that includes a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) increase early next year (see the AAAE One on One video).