Troutdale Airport Master Plan Shaping Our Future Planning Advisory Committee Final Report June 2016
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TROUTDALE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN SHAPING OUR FUTURE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT JUNE 2016 May 11, 2016 Port of Portland Executive Director, Troutdale Airport: Shaping Our Future was a complete airport master plan process that went above and beyond. While the master plan followed many of the traditional steps characteristic of an airport master plan, it also explored a broader range of issues important to the Port, City and greater region. Before the process began, the Port of Portland recognized that Troutdale Airport was a valued community asset on an unsustainable path. At the same time, the Port identified a local community need for increased economic opportunities. This master plan process was exceptional in that it not only addressed the airport resources required to continue serving aviation needs, it also evaluated how Troutdale Airport could sustainably serve local community needs as a whole for the next 20 years. The Port of Portland invited a group of 23 stakeholders – representing diverse values of economic, environmental and social sustainability – to create a project advisory committee (PAC) charged with providing input and recommendations for the master plan process. From the spring of 2014 to the spring of 2016, I worked with these outstanding individuals and the Port to develop our recommendations on the Troutdale Airport Master Plan. As a PAC, we were given the opportunity to provide input on planning documents and engage in rigorous discussion about Troutdale Airport’s role in the future. Our recommendations were also informed by community input collected from stakeholder meetings and public involvement activities prior to key project milestones. This report provides a summary of the Troutdale Airport: Shaping Our Future process. It contains summaries of our 11 PAC meetings with an abridged narrative of our work, highlights from the resulting master plan document and our proposal to continue communication with the Port as the plan is implemented. At the end of the report you will find our PAC recommendations outlined as follows: • The Port include Alternative C with a 4,500-foot runway and 56 acres of industrial development on the Airport Layout Plan submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for review and acceptance in 2015 • The Port continue to manage TTD as an important part of the regional and state airport system with phased implementation of Alternative C • The Port and City of Troutdale work with other east county interests as appropriate to maintain and enhance TTD’s viability as an important part of the Portland airport system, and support both the aviation and industrial goals of the community The PAC would like to thank the Port of Portland and the many involved stakeholders for taking the time to participate in this important community engagement process. We also thank the consultants for providing the detailed technical and policy analysis required to develop our recommendations. We look forward to watching Troutdale Airport thrive with our community in its future role. Respectfully submitted, Travis Stovall, PAC Chair TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .........................................7 IV. TROUTDALE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN HIGHLIGHTS .................................62 I. Background .............................................12 A. Existing Conditions: Airport Inventory .......... 62 A. Context ...................................................... 12 B. Existing Conditions: Land Use Inventory ..... 63 B. History ........................................................ 12 C. Aviation Activity Forecast ............................ 64 C. Purpose and Assumptions .......................... 13 D. Land Use Demand Forecast ....................... 66 D. Sustainability .............................................. 14 E. Airport Role Analysis ................................... 68 E. Planning Advisory Committee ..................... 15 . F Preliminary Alternatives, Evaluation . F Analytical Framework .................................. 16 Categories and Decision Making Matrix ...... 69 G. Facility Requirements, Refined Alternatives II. Public Involvement and and Analysis ............................................... 70 Stakeholder Outreach .............................17 H. Preferred Airport Alternative ........................ 72 A. Public Involvement ...................................... 17 I. Implementation Plan ................................... 74 B. Stakeholder Outreach ................................. 17 J. Airport Layout Plan ..................................... 76 C. Project Website .......................................... 18 V. Conclusion and Recommendations ......77 III. Planning Advisory Committee Meetings ..............................19 Appendices Table of Contents .....................80 PAC Meeting #1................................................ 19 Glossary of Key Terms ..................................80 PAC Meeting #2................................................ 21 PAC Meeting #3................................................ 24 PAC Meeting #4................................................ 28 PAC Meeting #5................................................ 30 PAC Meeting #6................................................ 33 PAC Meeting #7................................................ 38 Special Topics Meeting ..................................... 43 PAC Meeting #8................................................ 46 PAC Meeting #9................................................ 53 PAC Meeting #10.............................................. 56 PAC Meeting #11.............................................. 59 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Planning Advisory Committee Alternates/Previous Members Bruce Fisher, Federal Aviation Administration Voting Members Steve Gaschler, City of Troutdale Travis Stovall, Chair Jon Hay, Hillsboro Aero Academy Chris Berg, Hillsboro Aero Academy Kirsten Pennington, Oregon Department Mark Brown, Northwest Aero of Transportation Mark Clark, City of Wood Village Casey Ryan, Gresham Chamber of Claude Cruz, West Columbia Gorge Chamber Commerce / Finance of Commerce Sunny Simpkins, Multnomah County Drainage District Chris Damgen, City of Troutdale Rian Windsheimer, Oregon Department Erika Fitzgerald, City of Gresham of Transportation Bob Fowler, Toyo Tanso Barb Jones, Fairview Neighborhood Technical Resources Bobby Lee, Oregon Governor’s Regional Bob Akers, 40 Mile Loop Land Trust Solutions Team Doug Daoust, Troutdale Mayor Brian Lessler, Gresham Chamber of Commerce Ron George, U.S. Forest Service, Mount Hood Air Katherine McQuillan, Multnomah County Tanker Base Erika Palmer, City of Fairview Deborah Roy, U.S. Forest Service, Fire Service Heather Peck, Oregon Department of Aviation Manager Gifford Pinchot National Forest Jim Rodrigues, ProLogis Joel Schoening, Multnomah County Drainage District Project Team Port of Portland Joe Smith, Oregon Pilots Association Kenneth Anderton Alan Snook, Oregon Department of Transportation Scott Drumm Jose Villalpando, At-Large Community Member Jason Gately Steve Wise, Sandy River Basin Watershed Council Lise Glancy Marvin Woidyla, Gorge Winds Aviation Wendy Hain Marla Harrison Non-Voting Members Derek Jaeger Steve Nagy, Port of Portland Sean Loughran Jason Ritchie, Federal Aviation Administration Steve Nagy Rob Schultz Phil Stenstrom Chris White 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Project Consultants For more information, please contact Seth Baker, EnviroIssues Sean Loughran Mitchell Hooper, Mead and Hunt Port of Portland Sam Imperati, Institute for Conflict Management 7200 NE Airport Way Steve Schreiber, Jviation Portland, OR 97218 Damon Smith, Mead and Hunt 503-415-6067 [email protected] Technical Project Consultants David Benner, Aviation Management Consulting Group Jason Gately Brandon Borne, Aviation Management Port of Portland Consulting Group 7200 NE Airport Way Sarah Hartung, Environmental Science Associates Portland, OR 97218 Jerry Johnson, Johnson Economics 503-415-6570 Todd Johnson, Mackenzie Engineering [email protected] Jeff Kohlman, Aviation Management Consulting Group Mark McFarland, McFarland Architects Project website David Miller, Century West Engineers https://www2.portofportland.com/Airports/Troutdale/ Samantha Peterson, Century West Engineers MasterPlan Maureen Raad, Environmental Science Associates Shayna Rehberg, Angelo Planning Group How to read this document Matt Rogers, Century West Engineers For a general overview of the process and key Darci Rudzinski, Angelo Planning Group recommendations, please read the Executive Bob Thompson, Mackenzie Engineering Summary. For more detail, please read the body Brian Varricchione, Mackenzie Engineering of this report. Ken Vigil, Environmental Science Associates 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Through the nearly two-year planning process, a plan emerged guided by triple-bottom line sustainability goals that balanced economic, environmental and social interests, and considered seven evaluation categories identified by the PAC. The evaluation categories included: • Alignment with forecasts • Community economic benefits • Community planning compatibility • Environmental impacts • Financial impacts Introduction • Fit with local airport system In 2014, the Port of Portland (Port) initiated an update to the Troutdale Airport Master Plan called, Troutdale • Legal feasibility Airport: Shaping Our Future. The Master Plan provides a roadmap for the development, operation and The PAC considered four development alternatives investment at Troutdale