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City of McCall
Airport Advisory Committee
December 7th, 2006 – Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 1205 local with members Gordon Eccles, Dan
Scott, Jerry McCauley, and Chairman John Seevers present. Eric Hagen
(USFS) was absent. Additionally, Rick Harvey (Airport Manager) was present.
Public attendance comprised of 8 people.
Chairman’s Comments: John Seevers began the meeting with an
overview of the AAC’s charter stressing that the committee’s role is advisory only
to the Airport Manager and the City Council. He then submitted that he wanted
to have Lori MacNichol’s comments (compensation for use of the new taxilane by
non-east hangar owners) be moved from the Public Comment portion to new
business. At the conclusion of new business he wanted to have a discussion on
the status of the airport sewer.
Minutes:
¾ The minutes from the November, 2006, regular meeting, were reviewed
and approved.
Public Comment:
¾ AAC member, Jerry McCauley, submitted his resignation effective after
the January regular meeting. The chairman accepted his resignation
and several members, along with people in attendance, offered their
thanks for Mr. McCauley’s dedication to the airport and the AAC.
Airport Manager’s Report:
¾ Current Events:
• Next Report from Mead & Hunt (master plan)
- Tentative Dates (Sometime in January, awaiting for a date
from the city manager)
- Tentative Format – Discussed – Member Dan Scott felt that
there needed to be more time between the presentation(s)
to the AAC, PAC, City Council and members of the County
Commission and when the public workshop was held. The
Airport Manager agreed and said he would coordinate.
• Winter Operations - Status
- Equipment Maintenance/Upgrades:
(High speed plow blade upgraded with new skid plates and
blades, New Loader chains purchased and installed, Truck
chains repaired and installed)
- Equipment Operations
(New articulated plow for loader is working out well)
- Facilities Preparation – Ramp/EHP now being plowed
- Crew Safety Training – Review Procedures (below), newly
designated airport maintenance operations person is to
conduct safety training (in accordance with program
currently used by Public Works)
Snow Plow Plan
Winter 2005/2006 - Approved by AAC on 1 Dec ‘05
(2 Operators - Order of Events)
Updated for 2006/2007
¾ Night Before:
• Check Weather
• Determine Work Schedule
• Note: We will make every attempt to have the airport opened by daylight. Remember, as the
winter progresses the days become longer – therefore, you have to come in earlier to make
the open by daylight requirement.
¾ Beginning of day (approximately 0530):
• Start Plow, Oshkosh and Loader allow 30 minutes to warm-up - while warming;
- Assess conditions
- Shovel out Back Door entry and Shop Entrance
- Decide who does what
• Plow Operator
> If snow is light:
- Plow Runway as far to edges as possible
> If snow is deep / heavy:
- Reverse Plow from as close to lights as possible
- Center Plow to form two berms
- Blow berms with Oshkosh
With Plow:
- Clear Main Taxiway to McCall Aviation
- Clear Area to Pioneer Hangar
- Clear Hangar Taxiways (plow or loader plow)
• Loader (bucket) Operator
- Clear Entrance and Path through parking lot to McCall Aviation
- Clear remaining entrances and pathways
- Clean-up North End of Runway 16
)
• Plow and Loader Snow Clean-up (between storms)
- Transient Parking Area
- North Ramp Area
- Runway Edges (blower as required)
- Parking Lots
- Miscellaneous Areas as required (blower as required)
- South Taxiway Berms Pushed Back
¾ End of Day:
• Refuel All Machines and Service:
- Check Engine Oil
- Grease All Fittings
- Bleed Air Tanks
- Add Brake De-ice Fluid
- Plug-In All Engine Block Heaters
• New Airport Manager – John Anderson
- Start Date – 18 December
- Planned transition program that week
• Tentative Airport Maintenance/Operations Supervisor Program –
AJ is being “groomed” to take more of a leadership role in running
the day to day airfield maintenance
• New East Hangar Leases – Status – new lease master template in
place. Note: All people on the Airport Hangar Waiting List have
been contacted about the new hangars. There are 3 or 4 hangars
remaining in the EHP and therefore Hangar Solutions is ready to
offer hangars to people not on the original list. After some
discussion, it was agreed to have everyone/anyone interested in
purchasing one of the new hangars fill out the Hangar Waiting List
application along with submitting their $500 deposit. In doing so,
those individuals would comply with the “blanket” lease approval
authority approved by the City Council.
• Hangars 104 & 105 Leases/Realignments – Update – Survey
completed – awaiting drawings by T-O and then review and
approval by the AAC and City Council.
• LPV –Update – Grant applications have been done by T-O. They
are currently reviewing the survey procedures as outlined in the
appropriate Advisory Circulars.
• Hangar Holding Tanks – Note Letter Below:
Municipal Airport
November 24, 2006
Airport Hangar Owners
McCall Airport
Ref: Sewage Holding Tanks
Dear Hangar Owner,
Several days ago I was contacted by the senior environmental specialist with the Central District Health
Department. He informed me that he had received information about a holding tank, to one of the private hangars,
overflowing and spewing sewage. Needless to say, he was rather concerned about this and briefed me on the
mandatory requirements for holding tank systems. I informed him that as of last summer we had initiated an
annual hangar inspection program, primarily for fire/safety compliances, and that we would be willing to add the
following to our inspection criteria:
- All holding tank owners must be able to show their use permit from the Central District Health Department
- All holding tanks must have an alarm system that signals when the tank is at 2/3’s full capacity
- The permit holder must be able to demonstrate that the alarm system functions properly
Please take the time to ensure that you are in compliance with the above and be prepared to show us your permit
and alarm system when we inspect your hangar again next summer. For more information please contact Jeffrey
Lappin, Central District Health Department, 630-8001. E-mail: jlappin@cdhd.idaho.gov
Sincerely,
Rick Harvey
Manager
Business:
¾ Min. Standards Committee: John Seevers gave an update and said that
a draft would be out soon.
¾ East Hanger Project - Update: Mike Anderson (Hangar Solutions) gave
and update. Hangar 206 was moved to its new location (now hangar 500)
and nearly all the paving is complete. The remaining will be done in the
spring when the temperatures get above 40 degrees. Dan Scott wanted
the Airport Manager to have a copy of the records from Hangar Solutions
indicating the notes on communication with those on the hangar waiting
list – (also, note EHP lease items above).
¾ Poston New Hangar Proposal – Kathy Poston presented a proposal
requesting to build another hangar on their existing leasehold with access
via the new taxilane built for the East Hangar Project. The AAC wanted to
see their proposal resubmitted, at a future meeting, utilizing the
procedures outlined in the new Proposal Application.
¾ Mike Anderson Proposal – Extension of existing hangar by 15 feet to the
east. Extension of leasehold approximately 40 feet to the east for site
preparation and paving of new ramp. Access to the new ramp via the
south side of hangar by the new taxiway (at the location of former hangar
206). The AAC wanted this proposal broken up into two parts: 1) a
tentative approval for the building extension was granted, 2) a better
property description for a lease modification or a proposed license with the
city to pave over and to indemnify the property for the new ramp. To be
reviewed at a future meeting.
¾ East Taxilane Use/Access to non East Hangar Owners – Lori
MacNichol presented an objection made by several owners of the new
hangars in the east hangar project that proposed projects, such as the
Poston Proposal above, should pay some amount of compensation for
use of the new taxilane. Their argument was based on the breakdown of
cost by Hangar Solutions that the $140,000 price was the total of $90,000
for the hangar and $50,000 for the construction of the new taxilane.
Numerous people gave public comment including 4 of the new hangar
owners. Note: The Airport Manager received eight (e-mail) letters from
new hangar owners expressing their desire that they be reimbursed by
those outside the project who wish to use the taxilane. A lively discussion
ensued with Mike Anderson of Hangar Solutions arguing against the
comments made by the owners. His reasoning, and the AAC, on behalf of
the city, eventually agreeing with him, that the cost of the taxilane
construction was no different than any housing developer building a street
for his project, funded through the cost of each home, which would be
turned over to the city once completed. Frank Bruneel, one of the new
owners, said he wished to drop his protest and felt that the entire project
was an excellent example of private and city partnership in finally getting
more hangars built at the McCall Airport. Bill Boggess, another owner in
the east hangar project, also withdrew his protest. The AAC felt there was
nothing for the city to do at this time, that when the taxilane was turned
over to the airport (when the lease with Hangar Solutions is dissolved – ie;
when all the hangars are sold) the taxilane would be no different than any
other existing taxiway.
¾ Airport Sewer Problems Discussion – At the request of the Chairman,
the Airport Manager gave a brief synopsis of the sewer situation at the
airport. Basically, there is no way to have any sewer remedy for any new
structures, or existing structures that have yet to get a holding tank,
anywhere south of hangar 104, the end of the existing city sewer line. The
master plan draft, chapter 5, does not correctly define the problem. It says
that until the present “dry” sewer line (airport sewer project) is completed
new structures have to utilize holding tanks. The problem is that no
holding tank permits are being issued and the completion of the airport
sewer project is not on the city’s list of capital projects. Therefore, any
growth or new development the master plan may identify in the future for
the airport cannot take place. Building permits cannot even be issued
unless a sewer hookup (or holding tank) is in hand. The Airport Manager
feels that the master plan needs to be the driving force in getting the
airport sewer project back in motion.
Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 1432 local
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John Seevers, Chairman
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Rick Harvey, Airport Manager