The meeting was called to order at
The meeting was
called to discuss the Zoom meeting held on
The
following is Tony Beach’s email reply concerning the Zoom meeting to the ISAS
group:
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Good afternoon everyone,
Last week I discussed the upcoming fence project for the
On the north end, the fence will be placed approximately 340
feet north of the threshold of Runway 16. This is 100 feet beyond the end of
the Runway Safety Area (RSA), which stops 240 feet beyond the runway end.
According to the FAA, current RSA standards are based on 90%
of overruns being contained within the RSA.
Further, at this location the fence does not obstruct the
airport’s 20:1 Visual Approach Surface. The fence and its designs meet all
Federal standards for airport design, and navigable airspace safety. In our
meeting I speculated that though I didn’t know why, there
must be a reason the fence is not located on our property line. That reason is
due to environmental and economic impacts. While this project will impact some
wetlands, there are significantly more wetlands further north which was one factor in the overall design of the fence.
Safety is always our top priority. While the airport
currently has approximately 1,500 linear feet of fencing, wildlife and
unauthorized people/vehicles have been observed on airport property. The
installation of this fence will help address issues of wildlife hazard
management, public safety, and unauthorized access to the Aircraft Operations
Area. The fence will provide a safety/security barrier around the airport where
possible, as well as a partial deterrent for wildlife from entering the
airport. Due to unique circumstances with Through-The-Fence access at
When I have more information on
construction timing and impacts, I will follow up and let you all know.
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The ISAS
Group was not satisfied with the response of the ODA on the issues.
After much
discussion on the fencing the group decided to appoint airpark resident Ron
Singh to meet with the ODA on a one-to-one basis. Ron will be the official
voice of ISAS on this fencing issue with the ODA. The Group thought it would be
in the best interest to go this route before escalating the matter any further
up the chain of command.
Ron said he
would request a meeting with the ODA officials in the next week and report back
to the group. A follow up meeting was scheduled for
As this was
the only issue scheduled for this meeting no further business was discussed.
The meeting
was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Ken Hardwick