YAMPA VALLEY AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA August 8, 2013

MEETING AT BOB ADAMS AIRPORT 6:00 PM, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO

Meeting Ground Rules: Meeting Objectives:  Water Project Status  Start on time, end early  Participate fully  Master Plan Follow Up  Listen to understand  Honesty required  Air Service Update  Be respectful of each other  Honor diversity of opinions  CAP Briefing  Use humor  One person speaks at a time  Capital Project Updates

 Identify October Agenda Items Agenda Items: Time Allotted I. Organizational Matters Total Time: 1 hour, 55 Minutes 5 Min 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of the June 13, 2013 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 10 Min 3. Master Planning follow up—Hillary Fletcher 30 Min

V. New Business 1. Air Service Update—Janet Fischer 10 Min 2. Colorado Civil Air Patrol Briefing—Bret Barkey 20 Min

VI. Reports from YVAC Committees 1. Community outreach and education: Kevin Kaminski, Bill Hayden and Eric Meyer 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

NOTE: All programs, services and activities of Routt County are operated in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need a special accommodation as a result of a disability, please call the Commissioners’ Office at (970) 879-0108 to assure that we can meet your needs. Please notify us of your request at least seven business days prior to the scheduled event. Routt County uses the Relay Colorado service. Dial 711 or TDD (970) 870-5444.

VII. Manager’s Reports—Provided via email. No verbal presentation will be 5 Min made except to answer questions pertaining to those reports. 1. Steamboat Springs Airport—Mel Baker  SBS Capital Project Updates 5 Min 2. Yampa Valley Regional Airport —Dave Ruppel  HDN Capital Project Updates 5 Min  3Wire Bar and Grill Update 5 Min

VIII. Set date for next meeting. 1 Min 1. Regular meeting, October 10, 2013—Meeting at YVRA, Hayden, Colorado, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

IX. Discuss preliminary agenda items for the June meeting. 1 Min *Capital project updates. *Strategic Planning follow up.

X. Adjourn meeting.

August 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1

YAMPA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT UPDATE August 8, 2013

ALASKA AIRLINES LAUNCHES NONSTOP SEATTLE WINTER SERVICE TO STEAMBOAT July 16, 2013—Alaska Airlines launches new winter nonstop service from Seattle Tacoma Interna- tional Airport (SEA) into the Steamboat/Hayden Airport (HDN) for the upcoming 2013/2014 ski and snowboard season. “Through the new Alaska Airlines partnership, Steamboat continues to make significant strides in providing service from new markets,” said Rob Perlman, senior vice president of sales & marketing for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. “Powderhounds now have convenient flight options across the Alaska Airlines network to let their adventurous spirit unlock Steamboat’s distinctive ski and snowboard experience, unmatched guest service and genuine mountain town lifestyle.” Alaska Airlines’ nonstop service from Seat- tle Tacoma International Airport into Steamboat/Hayden will operate twice a week from Wednesday, December 18 through Saturday, March 29 utilizing a regional jet, CR7, capable of accommodat- ing 70 passengers. In addition to serving Seattle’s active outdoor population, Alaska Airlines’ new flight offers convenient connections from a variety of cities including Portland, Spokane, Anchorage and Van- couver. The flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, is currently scheduled to depart Seattle at 1:35 PM, arriving in Hayden at 4:50 PM, and depart Hayden at 5:25 PM, arriving in Seattle at 6:50 PM.

1 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 devel- opment occurs in a manner that is reflective of the community’s values and goals. The plan is developed through a purposeful, in- clusive and educational process.

MASTER PLAN PROCESS

Additional Study Components Master Plan Emphasis

Geographic Information System (GIS) data Public Involvement

Geodetic Control Meetings & Engagement

Aerial Photography Surveys (Tenants & Users)

Aeronautical Survey Airport Tours (General Public)

Planning for Compliance Working Papers (PAC)

Property Map Open Houses (General Public)

Agreement Inventory Stakeholder Meetings (Targeted Audience) Airport Layout Plan Civic Group Briefings Airport Rules and Regulations Work Sessions & Public Hearing Airport Minimum Standards (BOCC)

External Influences and Pressures Communication & Education

Airport Website

Media Outreach (PSA’s, display ads)

2 Brochures Informational Video/Govt TV YAMPA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN KICK-OFF YVRA is in the process of creating a new Master Plan and has contracted Jviation, a consulting firm from Denver to manage the project. The process commenced in JuLY 2013, with completion expected in December 2014.

The Yampa Valley Regional Airport Master Plan kicked off on July 10, 2013. A tour of the airfield and airport facilities was held for the Plan- ning Advisory Committee (PAC) members prior to the first PAC meeting. The PAC membership consists of a variety of stakeholders, representing a wide array of tenants, air carriers, elected officials, and citizens. The PAC was appointed by the Routt County Commissioners. Jviation staff provided the PAC with an overview of the master planning process, as well as the public involvement and educational components of the Master Plan. The key discussion points from the PAC primarily centered on airport fi- nancing and forecast assumptions for the Master Plan. Currently, the In- ventory and Forecasts of Aviation Activity are underway, and the findings of these two elements of the Master Plan will be presented to the PAC in the next few months. Jviation is currently working with Routt County staff to launch a webpage dedicated to the Master Plan. In addition, Air- port Tours will be initiated in September and will occur monthly during the Master Plan process. If you are interested in signing up for a tour, please contact Ann McMenamin at 970-276-5001.

NEW WIFI AND CELL PHONE CAPABILITY ZIRKEL Wireless will install a 20 Mbps Internet connec- tion to the Airport with a fixed wireless link. Each guest connecting to the complimentary WiFi System will first see a splash screen indicating, "Your 1st 2 hours of WiFi Internet access is brought to you compliments of ZIR- KEL Wireless." The guest will then click "accept" for standard terms and conditions. Longer-term subscrip- tions may be available via a splash screen pay wall. ZIRKEL may eventually sell splash screen advertising to businesses. The WiFi Internet system will be up and running in Sep- tember. This system will provide a significant improvement over our current 1.5 Mbps capability. As a follow on, we will be participating with the County to obtain access to the enhanced broadband that is coming into the valley. This will be accessible in Steamboat first but we will be purchasing a 100+Mbps access “Point of Presence” on the fiber line between Craig and Steam- boat so that when it becomes live sometime in the next couple of years we will be able to bring that capability to the airport. We installed two cell phone boosters, so far, back in late April. The supported carriers/networks include: - Verizon 2G/3G/4G -Sprint 2G/3G -AT&T 2G/3G/4G/LTE -US Cellular 2G/3G/4G -Datajack and Virgin Mobile 3G - T-Mobile 3G/4G -MetroPCS 3G/4G. In our evaluation we have found a minimum of 2 bars of service throughout the Terminal and full bars in the hold room area. We would appreciate input from travelers on how these are working from your perspective. Please let us know what you think by emailing Dave Ruppel at [email protected]. 3

WATER TANK PROJECT

Design and Engineering for the new County is in discussion with Peabody Water Storage Tank at YVRA are un- Mining, who owns the desired loca- der way.. Routt County and the Town tion for the tank, to ACQUIRE the of Hayden are working closely on property for the tank site and for the this project with the Town of Hayden access road. Construction is ex- taking the lead for the final design pected to begin in 2014 and include a and efforts toward finding grants. waterline connecting the ARFF Mainte- CDC has been contracted to produce nance Building at YVRA to this new the design and engineering plans and line to provide improved water flow is putting together the information at this facility. for a DOLA grant application. Routt

Runway Rehabilitation Design and engineering for the 2014 Runway Reha- bilitation has begun. The Rehabilitation will include airside pavement work, including a Vehicle Service Road, Connector improvement, Ramp repair, ARFF high speed on ramps and Aircraft Hold Aprons. The FAA has committed to funding this project, which will occur in 2014, with bidding expected to occur at the beginning of the year. Runway 10/28 will be closed to all aircraft and air service will be suspend- ed for approximately sixty days starting immediately after the end of the winter seasonal flights in April, and reopening in June.

ARFF INDEX C FIRE TRUCK

A New ARFF Index C Fire Truck is due to arrive in December of 2014. The RFP for this project was released and YVRA has received and initial response from Rosenbauer. This new fire truck will meet the Index C require- ment and provide needed redun- dancy for the airport. The Titan 1500 Fire Truck will be sold once the new truck arrives.

OPERATIONS STATISTICS

JULY SCHEDULE STATS

SUMMER UPDATE Weather continues to be a challenge throughout the nation this summer with the impact being felt in the late flights. Ten flights were either cancelled or significantly delayed due to weather in Denver in the month of July. There were no Hayden weather related cancellations. YVRA also received five divert- ed flights that were sent to refuel and wait for Denver to open during one Front Range fog event. Summer flights are operating at the three flights a day peak for this year and will drop back to two a day at the end of August.

SUMMER AIR SERVICE TASK FORCE FOCUS

The Summer Air Service Task Force with membership from the County, the Airport, the Local Marketing District, and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation are working to address the service issues that have developed with the Summer Air Service. The Airport continues to collect performance information and provide this information along with information on flight problems experienced by passengers to United Express and our community airservice program partners. The goal of the Task Force is to raise awareness with United Express concerning the ongoing performance issues with the Summer Ser- vice and to work toward returning the Service to 2012 Summer Service levels that includ- ed two flights a day during the April/May shoulder season, three flights a day during June, four flights a day during July and August, and back to three flights during the Fall season. The Task Force refers to this as 2-3-4-3 Summer Service levels. In addition to continuing to work toward improving this summer’s service, this 2-3-4-3 Summer Service effort will be the primary focus of the Task Force.

WINTER 2013/2014 AIR SERVICE UPDATE

For winter air, all eight of Steamboat’s core nonstop markets are in place, along with a new Seattle flight. Steamboat will have nonstop service from nine major airports for winter 2013/14, with convenient connections from over 230 airports nationwide and worldwide. · Chicago and Dallas on American · Atlanta and Minneapolis on Delta · Houston, Newark, Los Angeles and Denver on United · Seattle on Alaska

Highlights for Winter 2013/14: · New flight from Seattle on Alaska Airlines, Wed and Sat, with CR7 regional jet · Los Angeles – Thursday added to existing Sat/Sun service for three per week · Newark Saturday flight has bigger plane, from 120 seats to 144 · Houston Saturday flight has bigger plane, from 154 seats to 182 · Dallas daily goes from 757 to 737, but extra Weekend flight is added

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