Ocean Shores — City staff briefed the Airport Advisory Committee on airport operations, potential AWOS maintenance costs, the on‑call engineering contract and the need to clarify hangar development policy during the Aug. 14 special meeting.

Scott Anderson, City administrator, asked committee members to join a site visit and review with Century West and the FAA on Tuesday, Aug. 26, saying, "They'll be here in the city… it's on Tuesday, the 20 sixth, from 8 to 12." He invited committee members to attend to review the airport development plan and ask questions.

Why it matters: the items affect longer‑term airport infrastructure and compliance. The committee must ensure on‑call engineering support, maintenance contracts and development guidance are in place before capital work proceeds.

On‑call engineering: Anderson said the city solicited on‑call municipal airport engineering services and received six expressions of interest but only one formal application: Century West. He asked for two committee volunteers to help score the single application to remain legally compliant. Anderson said Century West has previously provided responsive services, including FAA reporting and environmental documentation.

AWOS long‑term support: Anderson said Century West contacted peer airports and found an example for AWOS‑3 PT maintenance in Florence, Oregon, where annual support reportedly runs about $6,233 and unplanned site visits cost about $1,780. Anderson said that figure is far lower than earlier estimates the committee had heard and would be a more feasible annual cost if the city pursued a new AWOS receiver and maintenance contract.

Hangar development: Committee members raised questions about the airport development plan and recent hangar approvals. One committee member said a previously posted development plan appeared to have been removed and that building approvals had taken up to a year. Anderson said the plan may exist in Century West files and recommended the committee ask Century West to bring any development plan documentation on the Aug. 26 visit. He proposed preparing a one‑page hangar‑development flyer answering common questions about permitting, locations, costs and procedures.

Other items: Anderson reported the city received its aviation general liability insurance certificate for another year and asked the committee for volunteers to help score the on‑call engineering application. He also said Century West or the city would act as the contracting intermediary for any maintenance agreement and that records from maintenance visits would be returned to the FAA as required.

The committee scheduled interviews for four applicants to fill one vacancy on the advisory committee for Sept. 3 and set the next regular meeting for Sept. 18. No formal procurement awards or ordinances were adopted at the meeting; staff will return with application scores, development‑plan materials and any contractual documents for committee review.