DATE: April 28, 2022
TO: Council Airport Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT Approval of Minutes of the Council Airport Committee (CAC) Meeting held on October 28, 2021.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Council Member (CM) Zermeño called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. with Mayor Halliday present. CM Salinas joined meeting during RPT 21-124 (Item #3) presentation.
City staff: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Doug McNeeley, Airport Manager
Pamela Svrdlin, Airport Operations Supervisor
Todd Strojny, Airport Business Supervisor
Arturo Hurtado, Airport Operations Specialist
Amy Toste, Senior Secretary
Dave Hung, Senior Civil Engineer
Members of the public present:
Six people on the Zoom presentation.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS
Approval of Minutes for September 30, 2021
A motion was made by Mayor Halliday and seconded by Council Member Zermeño. The motion passed unanimously; minutes approved as submitted.
Update on Fire Station 6 and Fire Training Center Project.
Senior Civil Engineer Dave Hung presented the report.
Mayor Halliday asked why the burn building will be a Victorian-style home instead of a tower. Mr. Hung responded that there will be two types of burn buildings with two different types of fires for the firefighters to experience. The Victorian home will have non-standard hallways and narrow doors which are common in area buildings, and the fires will be Type A accelerant. The tower is for airport-related training, and the fires will be propane.
CM Zermeño asked if the height of the tower building would be an issue for aircraft operations. Airport Manager McNeeley answered it would not. A Form 7460 was completed and submitted to the FAA, and all building heights were approved prior to construction.
CM Zermeño asked if the steel beam from the 9-11 World Trade Center would be visible by the public. Mr. Hung replied that it will be seen when in the lobby area of the Apparatus Building (Building #2).
CM Zermeño asked if solar panels would be on any of the buildings. Mr. Hung answered that four of the buildings will have solar panels.
Public Comments
None.
Oral Presentation of the Update on Reuse of Skywest Property Airport Manager McNeeley presented the report with a summary of recent public workshops and an updated site map.
Council Member Salinas and Mayor Halliday thanked the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods for their involvement and comments.
Mayor Halliday asked if FAA regulations would allow for a trail to run closer to the airport in an east to west direction. Director Ameri responded that a southern trail will have to be approved by FAA, but a northern trail (close to the San Lorenzo homes) is in the design.
Council Member Zermeño asked if the FAA Airport Safety Zone could be made smaller, so the business center area and the park be enlarged. Mr. Ameri answered that the FAA Airport Safety Zone is larger than the runway per regulations and the site map will be refined and adjusted as the project moves along.
CM Zermeño queried what would be included in an airport viewing area. Mr. McNeeley noted items such as benches, tables, aviation-related play areas for children, and a replica of the air traffic control tower. CM Salinas liked the view park idea as it makes the airport a destination.
Public Comments
None.
Updated 2022 Agenda Planning Calendar
Mr. McNeeley presented the informational report for upcoming items.
The following items were added by the Committee for further action:
Update on Reuse of Skywest Property at every meeting
Public Comments
None.
Committee Member/Staff Announcements and Referrals
Mr. McNeeley announced that Airport Open House 2022 will be held the 3rd weekend of September.
CM Zermeño commended Director Ameri and his staff on the renovation of Hesperian Blvd. The medians look nice, and he was happy to see that the olive trees were kept.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
Meeting Attendance
Present Present Excused Absent
10/28/21 to Date This to Date This to Date This
Meeting Calendar Year Calendar Year Calendar Year
Mark Salinas 4 0 1
Barbara Halliday 5 0 0
Francisco Zermeño 5 0 0