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[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
EVERYONE.UH, WELCOME TO THE, UH, MARCH 2ND, UH, MEETING OF THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT COMMISSION.
UH, I'M JUST GONNA WORK DOWN THE AGENDA HERE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, CALL TO ORDER.
SO I'D LIKE TO GET A ROLL CALL FOR US.
UH, BENNY, IF YOU COULD DO THAT.
UH, ITEM TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STAND MY NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
FORUM IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.
NO AIRPORT COMMISSION ACTION CAN OCCUR ON ITEMS PRESENTED DURING OPEN FORUM.
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED WALK TO THE LECTERN.
TO ADDRESS THE AIRPORT COMMISSION.
COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
THE CHAIR MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK.
OPEN FORUM WILL CONCLUDE AFTER 30 MINUTES.
HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, OPEN FORUM CAN, WILL RECONVENE AFTER MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS FOR OPEN FORUM? DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? ANGELA? DARN IT.
UM, I'M GONNA USE MY POWER AS THE, UH, CHAIR BASED ON NO SPEAKERS.
[4. CONSENT CALENDAR ]
CALENDAR.ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND ARE ACTED UPON BY THE AIRPORT COMMISSION WITH A SINGLE ACTION.
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INPUT MUST SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD, UH, APPROVAL OF 4.1 APPROVAL OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION DRAFT MEETING, MEANING ITS FOR FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THE AIRPORT COMMISSION APPROVE THE DRAFT MINUTES.
OH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.
UM, DID WE HAVE, DO WE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES OR ANYTHING, OR, OKAY.
WELL, IF BENNY, IF YOU CAN CALL A ROLL CALL OR, I GUESS WE CAN DO IN A, HOW DO WE DO THAT AGAIN, WHERE WE JUST, UH, AFFIRM IT OR WHATEVER.
COMMISSIONER FARLEY, VICE CHILD ROSKI.
THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED, UH, MATTERS
[5. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION ]
FOR CONSIDERATION.ITEM FIVE, 5.1 REVIEW OF AIRPORT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ACTIVITY AND NOISE CONCERNS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS THE AIRPORT COMMISSION RECEIVE INFORMATION ON OUR PORT OPERATIONS ACTIVITY AND NOISE CONCERNS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 26.
I WILL PASS THE MIC OVER TO OUR AIRPORT MANAGER.
WE'LL BE GOING OVER THE MONTHLY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2026.
FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 14,684 OPERATIONS, WHICH IS A 37% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
FUEL SALES IS AT 102,253 GALLONS.
THIS IS A 4% DECLINE FROM THE PREVIOUS DECEMBER.
OUR BASE AIRCRAFT REMAINED THE SAME AT 466 AND OUR NOISE REPORTS ARE AT 417, WHICH WAS AN 89% INCREASE OVER THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
FOR THE FAA AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1000 512 WERE INSTRUMENT IFR 737 WERE OUR TAXI 4,972 ITINERANT GENERAL 16 ITINERANT MILITARY, AND 8,959.
WERE LOCAL GENERAL FOR THE FUEL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 7,221 GALLONS WERE SOLD OUT OF THE SELF-SERVE, 100 LOW LEAD TANK WITH AN ADDITIONAL 13,988 GALLONS OF 100 LOW LEAD SOLD FROM THE TRUCK.
THERE IS 347 GALLONS OF UL 94 SOLD AND 80,697 GALLONS OF JET A SOLD.
LASTLY, FOR THE MONTHLY NOISE CONCERNS VERSUS OPERATION REPORTS, THERE'S A TOTAL OF OPERATIONS OF FOUR THOU 14,684.
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WHICH REPRESENTS 3%, WHICH CONCERNS BASED OFF OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIONS.THIS CONCLUDES THE JANUARY REPORTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DOES ANYBODY FROM THE, UH, COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY, ANY COMMENTS, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY.
UM, I GUESS WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON ACCEPTING THE REPORT.
WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE REPORTS.
SO, UH, HOW DO WE DO THAT? AGAIN, IF WE DON'T DO A ROLL CALL, I JUST GO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND JUST ACCEPT YOU'RE, YOU DON'T DO A MOTION OR ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU JUST ACCEPT WHAT HE PRESENTED.
WE'RE NOT APPROVING THEM ANYMORE.
SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO, UH, MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION OR 5.20.
I GUESS I GET CONFUSED BY THE, UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, SO WE HAD A CHOICE OR SOMETHING.
UH, MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM 5.2, PRESENTATION OF LIVE FOR MORE AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WE HAVE OUR, UH, THE HEAD OF OUR IED DEPARTMENT, UH, BRANDON CARDWELL,
OH, YOU'RE JUST, YOU'RE JUST THE EYE CANDY, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
SO AT THREE, I'LL SAVE MY TOMATOES.
UM, WE'RE BRINGING THIS ITEM TO YOU JUST TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THE DRAFTS AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
LIVERMORE AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS BASICALLY A COMBINATION OF TWO DIFFERENT PLANS.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION OR THE FEDERAL AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS THE F-A-A-C-I-P AND THE LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS THE CIP.
WHAT DIFFERS THE TWO IS, IS THE F-A-A-C-I-P IS TYPICALLY PROJECTS THAT ARE, UM, FUNDED BY THE FAA, EITHER THROUGH THE A IP OR A IG PROGRAMS. THE LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS BASICALLY THOSE PROJECTS THAT THE FA WOULD NOT FUND, UM, OR BE ELIGIBLE FOR FAA FUNDING, AND IT'S MORE IN-HOUSE CITY FUNDED PROJECTS FOR, UM, OUR OWN, UH, PRIORITIES.
THE F-A-A-A-C-I-P, IT IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN.
IT FUNDS PROJECTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND JUSTIFIED ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GUIDELINES, UH, SET BY THE FAA, ITS FUNDING IS BASED ON PRIORITY NEED AND THE OVERALL FAA FUNDING GOALS.
PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THESE GRANTS ARE A 90 10 SPLIT, MEANING THE FA WILL PAY 90% OF THOSE.
THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A 10% MATCH.
THE STATE DOES HAVE A GRANT MATCHING PROGRAM.
IF YOU DO QUALIFY FOR THOSE, THEY WILL MATCH, UH, ABOUT ROUGHLY A HALF OF WHAT OUR MATCH WOULD BE.
SO LATER ON, WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE ACTUAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE, UH, COORDINATING WITH THE FAA, YOU'LL SEE A LOCAL MATCH AMOUNT THAT IS THE ACTUAL 10% AMOUNT THAT COULD BE REDUCED IF THE STATE DOES INDEED, UM, AGREE TO MATCHING THOSE PARTICULAR GRANTS.
SO WE'LL TAKE AN EARLY LOOK AT THE F-A-A-A-C-I-P.
NOW, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR, UH, PROGRAM.
WE ACTUALLY GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN FIVE YEARS.
JUST, IT HELPS US SCHEDULE THINGS OUT AND TAKE A LOOK, UM, AT WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE.
IT ALSO HELPS US WITH, UM, FUNDING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO A IG, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A IP FUNDED PROJECTS WHERE, WHICH ARE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND A IG, UH, WHICH IS, UH, AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS IS A IP FOLLOWS A VERY SPECIFIC FUNDING CYCLE WITHIN THE FAA BEGINS IN OCTOBER.
YOU DON'T USUALLY DON'T GET GRANTS GIVEN TO YOU UNTIL, UH, MARCH, APRIL, MAY.
THEN YOU DO THE PROJECTS AND IT KIND OF CYCLES THAT WAY.
A IG GRANTS CAN BE GIVEN AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME.
SO ANY ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE LOOK SO FAR OUT, IS ANY ONE OF THESE PROJECTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY FUNDED BY AN A IG PROGRAM.
SO IF THOSE DO GET FUNDED, IT ALLOWS US TO MOVE OTHER PROJECTS UP AND GET THINGS TAKEN CARE OF A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN NORMAL.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2027 YEAR, WE HAVE AN AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN WITH A GIS AND P-M-M-P-P-M-M-P IS A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
OUR AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 10 YEARS.
10 YEARS IS ABOUT WHEN THE FAA REQUIRES YOU TO ACTUALLY GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND UPDATE IT.
WE WANT TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN ANYWAYS, AND THERE ARE ADDITIONAL,
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UM, CHANGES FOR NEW DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT THE FA NEEDS TO SEE.SO THEY, IN OUR CONSULTS, EARLY CONSULTATIONS WITH THE FAA, THEY SAID, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE A LP AND GET THAT UPDATED.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE RUBBER REMOVAL AND RUNWAY REMARKING.
CAN I ASK WHAT A GIS IS? AGAIN? A GIS IS, UM, AERONAUTICAL, GIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.
SO THERE'S A GIS LAYERS THAT EVERYBODY IS NORMALLY, UM, UH, FAMILIAR WITH.
THEN AG GS IS AN, IS AN FAA AERONAUTICAL VERSION OF THAT.
SO THAT'S LIKE, UH, LIKE DATABASE MM-HMM
LIKE HORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR LIKE SOFTWARE.
AND, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NEW ADDITIONS THAT THE FA HAS INCORPORATED FOR AIRPORT LAYOUT PLANS TO GO TO AN A GIS IT ALLOWS THEM TO ELECTRONIFY THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN.
SO WE NO LONGER HAVE TO HAVE A PAPER ONCE SITTING IN THE OFFICE.
EVERY TIME WE'RE GONNA DO PROJECTS, EVERYTHING COULD BE LOOKED UP ONLINE AND DEALT WITH, UM, THAT WAY.
SO IT'S, IT'S PART OF THE FA STREAMLINING OF A LOT OF THEIR DIFFERENT PROCESSES.
WE ALSO HAVE RUBBER REMOVAL AND RUNWAY REMARKING.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT THE CALTRANS, UH, DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS INSPECTOR HAS NOTED FOR OUR AIRPORT THAT WE NEED TO GET A LOT OF THE RUBBER REMOVED OFF OF THE RUNWAY.
WE DO HAVE A RUNWAY PROJECT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE, BUT WE DON'T WANNA WAIT A COUPLE YEARS TO DO THAT.
SO WE WANT TO, WE WANNA GET TO THAT, UM, EARLIER.
AND THEN OF COURSE, PERIMETER FENCING AND SECURITY UPGRADES.
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK HOLISTICALLY AROUND THE AIRPORT.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF VPDS, WHICH ARE VE VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN DEVIATIONS.
THIS IS WHERE SOMEBODY HAS GAINED ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT AND GONE ONTO A MOVEMENT SURFACE, UM, THAT HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED.
AND WE, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER AT LIVERMORE AIRPORT.
SO WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT WHERE THOSE HAVE HAPPENED AND WHAT SECURITY UPGRADES WE CAN DO.
UM, SO THIS PROJECT IS REALLY LOOKING AT UPGRADING SOME OF THE FENCE LINES ALONG JACK LONDON BOULEVARD.
IT'S LOOKING AT PUTTING IN A, UH, VIDEO SYSTEM FOR EACH ONE OF THE VEHICLE GATES SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR WHO IS COMING AND GOING, AS WELL AS PROVIDE FOR SOME OTHER SECURITY UPDATES AS WELL.
L THEN IN 2028, WE'RE LOOKING AT PURCHASING A NEW SWEEPER.
THE CURRENT SWEEPER THAT WE HAVE NOW IS, UM, DOWN MOST OF THE TIME, AND AS A LOT OF THE PILOTS CAN ATTEST TO, A LOT OF THE ALLEYWAYS WITHIN THE SIDE OF THE HANGERS BUILD UP IN GRAINS AND SANDS AND OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS OR FOD.
AND SO GETTING A NEW SWEEPER WILL HELP ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THAT STUFF.
THEN IN 2029, WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLETING THE FIRST OF TWO PHASES OF THE GEOMETRY PROJECT, UH, CONSTRUCTION.
SO BACK A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DID A GEOMETRY STUDY IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DIRECTLY DIRECTORY.
AS ANYONE'S LOOKED, THERE ARE FIVE HOT SPOTS AT THE AIRPORT.
HOTSPOTS ARE AREAS WHERE THE GEOMETRY OF THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL PAVEMENT SET UP ON THE AIRPORT CAN, CAN PROVIDE CONFLICTING, UM, SCENARIOS WHERE PILOT AWARENESS MAY DECREASE AS THEY'RE GOING AROUND THE AIRPORT.
THESE THINGS COULD BE EXPANSIVE PAYMENTS WHERE THEY DON'T NEED TO BE EXPANSIVE PAYMENTS.
IT COULD BE RUNWAY, UH, MARKING THAT IS, UH, NEEDS TO BE UPDATED OR CHANGED.
IT COULD BE A WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THINGS.
THE FA HAS LOOKED AT THESE WITH THE CITY AND THE AIRPORT AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THESE HOTSPOTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ADDRESSED, UH, BEFORE WE REALLY GO ON AND DO ANYTHING ELSE MAJOR.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST, UM, OF TWO THAT YOU WILL SEE IN 2030.
WE HAVE UPGRADING OF AIRFIELD, LIGHTING AND GUIDANCE SIGNS.
UM, A LOT OF OUR AIRFIELD GUIDANCE SIGNS ARE, UM, ON THE OLDER SIDE AND ARE REACHING OUT OF LIFE DETERMINATIONS.
AND SO WE, THESE ARE REALLY JUST UPGRADING ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS TO NEW LED SYSTEMS, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, WHAT IS THERE IS EASILY REPLACEABLE IF IT BREAKS DOWN OR NEEDS TO BE MAINTENANCE.
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A NUMBER OF LIGHTS THAT WHEN WE HAVE TO GO REPLACE THEM, WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK HARD TO FIND THE REPLACEMENTS FOR 'EM, AND IN CERTAIN CASES, THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR 'EM.
SO GETTING THESE REPLACED AT THIS PROJECT WILL PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
AFTER THAT, WE HAVE OUR SECOND PHASE OF THE GEOMETRY STUDY.
THIS WILL HIT ALL OF THE REST OF THE HOTSPOTS THAT THE FIRST ONE DOES NOT HIT.
THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE AIRPORT ENTRANCE, ROAD PAVEMENT, PRESERVATION, REHAB, AND THEN OF COURSE THE NORTH SIDE, UH, PAVEMENT PROJECT.
THE NORTH SIDE PAVEMENT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT REPLACING ALL OF THE, UH, APRONS AND TAXI LANES AND TAXI LANE CONNECTORS AND EVERYTHING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD.
AND THEN YOU WILL SEE IN YEARS THAT WE BRING THIS BACK TO YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
WE'LL BE SWITCHING OVER TO THE SOUTH SIDE AFTER THAT.
SO MOVING ON TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THESE PROJECTS ARE PRIMARILY SELF-FUNDED.
THEY MIGHT BE FUNDED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES, BUT ALL OF THEM WOULD BE SOURCES SPECIFIC TO THE CITY.
THEY ARE NOT FEDERALLY FUNDED.
THESE PROJECTS ARE ALSO LOCALLY JUSTIFIED,
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AND THEY'RE BASED OFF OF OUR OWN PRIORITIES AND NEEDS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS.AN EARLY LOOK OF THESE PROJECTS, THE LIST IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.
THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE UP HERE COME FROM THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY, AS WELL AS, UM, OTHER BRAINCHILDS OF OURSELVES.
UM, IF YOU'LL RECALL BACK TO THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WERE, UH, IDENTIFIED THAT WE, UH, SHOULD BE PURSUING AS A PRIORITY.
A PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX IS ONE OF THOSE, AND AN AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER IS ANOTHER OF THOSE.
THOSE ARE THE TOP TWO OF THE FOUR THAT WE FOUND IN THAT STUDY.
SO FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX, UH, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED.
WE'RE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH NEEDS ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW AND CONCEPTUALLY TAKING A LOOK AT IT, THE AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG IN THAT WE'RE CONCLUDING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THAT.
IF, UH, AND AS A REMINDER, THE AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER IS A RE UM, WE'RE BASICALLY TAKING 180 AIRWAY BOULEVARD, WHICH WAS, UH, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AIRPORT BUILDINGS OVER BY THE ADAMSON POLICE, UH, CENTER.
AND WE'RE BASICALLY TAKING THAT AND REBUILDING THE WHOLE BUILDING.
SO FROM INTERIOR OUT, UPGRADING TO GETTING A NEW ROOF ON IT, GETTING IT, UM, UPGRADED FOR A DA ACCESSIBILITY, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
BUT WHILE WE'RE THERE ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WHILE WE'RE THERE TO PROVIDE UPGRADES OF THAT BUILDING TO IMPROVE IT SO THAT WE CAN, UM, BRING ADDITIONAL TENANTS IN THERE.
UM, SO THAT IS THE AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER.
BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, UH, WILL BE ACTUALLY BROUGHT BACK TO THIS COMMISSION, UM, AT ANOTHER COMMISSION MEETING TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF WHAT THESE ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE, UM, AND WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE.
OUTSIDE OF THOSE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED AIRFIELD, INTERNAL PROJECTS.
THESE ARE INTERNAL PROJECTS THAT THE AIRPORT IS LOOKING TO DO.
WE'VE SET THAT AMOUNT AT ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.
THESE WILL GO FOR PAVEMENT, SEAL COATING, NEW HANGAR DOORS, ROOF REPAIRS, HANGAR, REPAINTING HANGAR, BATHROOM REMODELS, ALL THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO CHAMPION AND GET ON TOP OF, AND THAT ARE THINGS THAT CANNOT BE FUNDED THROUGH THE FAA PROGRAM.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THESE INTERNAL PROJECTS IS ALL OF THEM TOGETHER, IS SOMETHING WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ALL AT ONCE.
SO EVERY YEAR WE'RE TACKLING JUST A LITTLE BY LITTLE UNTIL WE GET FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD.
SO FOR THIS YEAR, 2026 PROJECT PLANNING, WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE F-A-A-C-I-P? IT'S CONTINUALLY WORKING WITH THE FAA AND GETTING THAT APPROVAL OF THE AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THROUGH THE FAA, UM, AND LOOKING AT POSSIBLY WHAT THE A IG CAN FUND EARLIER SO THAT WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FURTHER DOWN ON THAT LIST THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SAW UP.
AND FOR THE CIP, IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUOUSLY GOING THROUGH CONCEPT AND DESIGN FOR THE AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, IT'S CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, AS WELL AS CONTINUOUSLY MASSAGING WHAT OUR INTERNAL AIRFIELD PROJECTS ARE REALISTICALLY GOING TO BE.
SO WHAT OF OUR NEXT STEPS? THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE F-A-A-A-C-I-P ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CIP.
UH, WE NEED TO CONTINUE DOING OUR AIRPORTS DISTRICT OFFICE REVIEW AND TALKING TO THEM.
WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE FAA NEXT MONTH TO GO OVER A LOT OF WHAT THESE FINAL PROJECTS LOOK LIKE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION INVOLVED.
THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT POT, UH, FINALLY GETTING THE FA APPROVAL, WHICH WOULD BE AROUND, UH, SEPTEMBER.
SO WHEN THE FA APPROVES YOUR A CIP SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE WOULD BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THAT, UM, THAT PLAN.
AND THEN FOR THE CIP, OF COURSE IT'S GONNA BE ONGOING INTERNAL REVIEW, BUDGETING, FINANCE LOOKS, AND THEN FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING SUCH AS THE AVIATION INNOVATION CENTER AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX, LOOKING AT THE DESIGN AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND ULTIMATELY GOING FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
SO ALL OF THESE STILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL APPROVALS.
SO THIS ISN'T GONNA BE THE LAST TIME ANYBODY SEES THESE.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THEM.
YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE.
UM, FOR THE CITY FUNDED CIP UH, ITEMS, DOES THAT FUNDING COME OUT OF LIKE THE AIRPORT FUNDING OR IS THAT SOME OF, DOES ANY OF IT COME FROM GENERAL CITY FUNDING AT ALL? IT WOULD BE COMING, IT WOULD BE COMING FROM THE CITY FUND.
SO FOR THE AIRFIELD INTERNAL PROJECTS, THOSE WOULD BE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE AIRPORT FUND FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX, THERE WILL BE A BLEND OF THAT.
AND FOR THE AVIATION CENTER, THERE WAS ALSO MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES.
YEAH, BECAUSE I, I KNOW THAT LIKE THE SEAL COATING, UH, I THINK THE, THE SOONER THAT CAN BE DONE IN AREAS THAT ARE NEEDED, THAT REALLY WILL CUT DOWN ON THE MM-HMM
THE, THE AMOUNT OF SWEEPING NEEDED.
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I THINK A LOT OF IT'S JUST, UH, PAVEMENTS JUST GETTING OLD AND TORN UP AND EVERY TIME A PROP GOES BY, IT SUCKS IT UP AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GET ROCK CHIPS AND PROPS.I KNOW WITH AIRPLANE, ANYBODY WITH AIRPLANES DOESN'T LIKE THAT.
SO, BUT I WAS JUST KINDA CURIOUS.
SO YOU GUYS GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? I HAVE QUICK QUESTION.
IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY MUST DOS FOR NICE YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT WEREN'T PART OF THIS LIST? I'M SURE THERE'S SOME
THERE, THERE ARE LOTS OF THOSE.
UM, FOR THE AIRPORT, THE, THE PRINCIPAL, UM, MISSION FOR US IS FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT.
SO OUR MUST-DOS ARE GOING TO BE POINTING TO THAT.
SO PAVEMENTS, UH, MOVEMENT SERVICES, THOSE ARE OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GONNA BE PAYING ATTENTION TO FIRST AND FOREMOST OVER ANYTHING ELSE.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S NOT A SMALL, UH, SMALL ASK IN ANY WAY.
UM, SO THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CONCENTRATING ON VERY HEAVILY.
UM, AND FROM SOMEBODY THAT COMES FROM A FA, A BACKGROUND, IT'S ALSO MY, YOU KNOW, WANTS TO DOS AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE A, ANY IDEA, UM, FEELING FOR HOW MUCH THE FAA WANTS TO DO THAT REALIGNMENT DOWN THERE AT SEVEN LE OR TWO FIVE LEFT? YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY, UH, BECAUSE THE FA A DOES NOT LIKE HAVING DIRECT ACCESS FROM HANGAR ROWS TO RUNWAYS.
SO THAT'S, THEY WANNA REALIGN THAT.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE SOUTH SIDE? YEAH.
AT THAT, THAT CORNER WHERE THE, THAT IS PART OF THE GEOMETRY PROJECT.
SO IN, IN THE F-A-A-C-I-P, WE HAD ONE THAT FIRST INITIAL GEOMETRY PROJECT.
SO THAT PROJECT WILL LOOK AT SEPARATING THOSE PAVEMENTS.
SO RIGHT NOW THOUGH, THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED IS THAT CORNER WHERE THEY ARE ALL ATTACHED, THAT PAVEMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE REMOVED TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT FROM BEING ABLE TO DIRECTLY GO ONTO THE RUNWAY.
SO AIRCRAFT WILL HAVE TO COME, LIKE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE FAR WEST LOOKING AT THE FIELD WHERE THE BLIMP LANDS AND STUFF.
THEY'LL HAVE TO COME OUT, TURN RIGHT, GO DOWN THE HANGAR AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO TURN LEFT TO GET OUT ON THE TAXIWAY TO GET TO THE RUNWAY.
YEAH, THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LOGICAL SOLUTION TO THAT.
SO YOU GUYS GOT ANYTHING ELSE OR DID WE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M JUST TRYING TO EXHAUST THE ROOM SO FAR, SO, 'CAUSE IT'S ALL I GOT.
SO UNLESS YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, ERIC, KINDA INTERESTING THOUGH.
WELL, UM, I'LL OFFICIALLY ASK IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO I, I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO ADVERTISE MORE FOR, UH, OUR MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, SO WE GET MORE, MORE ACTIVITY.
THAT'LL GET SOME PEOPLE COMING.
I WANT MY, I WANT MY, MY SUPPORT GROUP TO COME.
DO WE, UM, NOW WE JUST RECEIVED THAT.
[6. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND COMMISSION MEMBERS]
TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE? YOU GUYS GOT ANYTHING? OKAY, WELL NOW WE'RE ON ITEM SEVEN OR A FAVORITE ONE.
UH, ADJOURNMENT TO A REGULAR AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM CIVIC CENTER MEETING HALL HAM AND MENDEN HALL COMMUNITY ROOM 10 16 SOUTH LIVERMORE AVENUE.
IF YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY BACK HERE, YOU GOT IT MADE.