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Airport panel reviews FAA-led approach-route request and taxiway reconstruction plan
Summary
The Airport Advisory Committee heard from an FAA representative that an ALP survey must be accepted within two to three months before a formal request to change the traffic pattern; Olsson will submit taxiway reconstruction designs by the end of January, and the ALP indicated the grass runway is not feasible.
The Airport Advisory Committee on Jan. 16 received an update from the Federal Aviation Administration and its consultants about proposed changes to the airport traffic pattern and a parallel taxiway reconstruction project.
Sadie Robb, identified in the minutes as representing the FAA, told the committee that an Airport Layout Plan survey needs to be accepted within two to three months; once that occurs, Robb said the FAA will submit a formal request to change the traffic pattern over the city. Staff reported they are contacting tower and obstruction-area stakeholders to determine what mitigation might be possible before any change is made.
Committee members were also briefed on the parallel taxiway reconstruction. The consultant Olsson is expected to submit the design by the end of January. The committee was told preliminary approval was being sought to include taxiway light repairs in the same project, though the city would have to approve any increase in scope or cost. Robb said she is attempting to add REILs (runway end identifier lights) to the taxiway project.
Minutes note that ALP mapping shows the proposed grass runway locations are not feasible on the current site and that the FAA would not support a grass runway at those locations. The mapping and FAA position were presented as factors guiding the project's scope and the design team's options.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: acceptance of the ALP survey (timeline two to three months), Olsson's design submission at the end of January, and further city review of any cost or scope changes before work proceeds.
