Weekly Airport Management Meeting Minutes

 

To:                  All Members

 

From:              Pease Development Authority, Airport Management Department

 

Date:               December 30, 2004

 

I.          Date Held:                  December 30, 2004

 

II.        Place Held:                 Airport Management Conference Room

 

III.       Chairperson:              Andrew Pomeroy, PDA - Airport

 

IV.       Members Present:    

Ken Hampton, TSA

                                                Lisa Campbell, Port City Air

                                                Brian Corliss, TSA

                                                Richard Trindall, ARFF

                                                                                               

                       

V.        The following items were discussed or actions proposed or taken as indicated:

 

A.        Expected FBO traffic (especially Part 139):

 

1.                  Pan Am Services (PAS): Pan Am Services has no scheduled 139 activity.

 

2.                  Port City Air (PCA): Port City Air has no scheduled 139 activity.

 

B.              NHANG HHQ Operations:  No scheduled activity for this week.

 

C.                             CY04 Construction:

 

1.         BCA Work:   MWH plans to conduct some winter well sampling beginning the second week of January.  Well development operations including drilling are expected to begin in late January.  This operation will require wingspan restrictions on Taxiway A and Taxiway B, and will be closely coordinated with Airport Operations to minimize impact on aircraft operations and snow removal.

 

2.         Taxiway A OFA:    The project is in winter shutdown and will resume in the spring in late March to early April.  Some work in the lighting vault is expected during the winter months.   This should have no impact on aircraft operations. They are in the process of re-evaluating the phasing of the project and feel they can complete it next summer as opposed to the three seasons that was originally planned.

 

3.         Jetbridge GPU/HVAC:  The pre-conditioned air unit arrived on Monday and installation has begun.  Moulison is aiming for a completion date sometime between 1/10 and 1/17.

 

4.         NHANG:   NHANG CE will likely be making repairs to the north infield access road in the spring.

 

5.         Sound Insulation Project: Site visits have been completed.  Design phase is progressing and the grant application will be submitted by May 1st, 2005.

 

6.         ARFF Station:  The NHANG has begun the structural work for the construction of their new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station.

 

D.              Airport Maintenance:  PDA Maintenance plans to continue with exercising snow removal equipment and training snow crews. Airfield lighting preventative maintenance will be done on the midnight shift. 

 

E.               Wildlife:  Wildlife activity has been relatively light over the last week. 

                   

F.               Security:   The Homeland Security threat level remains at yellow.

 

 

                  The security and ground vehicle training classes will be held every Tuesday @ 0900L in the Airport Management Conference Room.    

                  Please remember to call and make an appointment for badge, vehicle sticker, fingerprinting or other airfield access issues.

 

G.        Other:  

             

1.      Richard Peatfield of the 260th ATCS reported that the phone in ATIS is hooked up, but experiencing technical difficulties which they are in the process of troubleshooting.

 

2.      The GCA was shut down on December 29 and will be closed for 14-16 months. Mr. Peatfield explained that the GCA is 15 years past its lifespan and will have a major overhaul.  The result will be improved radar and communication systems. 

 

3.      RWY34 ILS GS Re-cabling project and VORTAC Baseline Alignments by the Mobile Depot Team is now confirmed for May or June of 2005. 

 

4.   FAA maintenance will be undergoing a full scale Maintenance Compliance Inspection of all Pease ATCALS (NAVAIDS, Radios, Weather Equipment, etc.) in January, weather permitting.  They may need to take some equipment off air for inspection purposes.

 

5.   A GA users meeting will be held on January 10, at 10:00L in the PDA board room to discuss the General Aviation Apron reconstruction project. All GA users are encouraged to attend.  At this point it is unclear how this project will impact the T-hangers. 

 

 

H.        Meetings:

 

1.      The next PDA Board Meeting is Thursday 1/20/2005 @ 0830L in the PDA Board Room.

 

2.      The next Quarterly Security Meeting is Thursday, 3/17/2005 @ 1300L in the Airport Conference Room.

 

3.      The next NCC meeting is Thursday, 3/17/2005 @ 1900L in the PDA Board Room.

 

4.      The next Quarterly Wildlife Meeting is Wednesday, 1/26/2005 @ 1000L in the Airport Conference Room.