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1 STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Loveland Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center 5400 Stone Creek Circle (NW Corner of I-25 and Hwy. 34 at Outlet Mall) Loveland, Colorado May 16, :30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. AGENDA Call to Order Approval of Minutes March 21, 2013 Meeting Introduction and Public Comments Airport Focus: Aviation Verification Associates Catherine McCartney Air Service Development AvPorts, Bruce Tarletsky Apron Rehabilitation Project Jason Licon Access Roads Rehabilitation Jason Licon Staff Updates Blended Airspace Program Jason Licon Aviation Legislation Jason Licon Adjourn The Cities of Loveland and Fort Collins do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, or ancestry in the provision of services. For disabled persons needing reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a City service or program, call or TDD # as far in advance as possible.

2 Airport Steering Committee Minutes March Call to Order: Steering Committee Members In Attendance: Approval of Minutes Motion: Citizen Comments: 1. Airport Business Focus 2. Direction Report Jason Licon Mayor Gutierrez called the meeting of the Airport Steering Committee to order on the above date at 3:33 p.m. Mayor Cecil Gutierrez, Mayor Karen Weitkunat and Loveland City Manager Bill Cahill Mr. Cahill made the motion, Mayor Weitkunat seconded and all approved. None Civil Air Patrol, Robert Pehkonen A report on direction given at the last meeting. The Airport Steering Committee gave direction to staff to accomplish certain items relative to the previous meeting s discussion. Items are listed as follows: Review of test strip location based on feedback from businesses that use Gulfstream and Lear Drives Educational outreach for Blended Airspace Concept Review airport website and add links to both cities websites Airport staff reviewed each item and gave details on how each task was accomplished. Discussion: Support to extend Gulfstream to Lindbergh Drive is split among the business that use Gulfstream and Lear Drives. Direction: Staff will get an updated amount to repair all the private streets within the Airport. Provide a map showing the public and private streets with the rehabilitation/maintenance amounts for each. Staff will review if phasing of street rehab is possible and will get a map of the known utilities. 3. Airport Project Jason Licon A briefing on the major capital projects for this year. Report on the progress being made on two airport projects. The first was the delivery of a new snow removal unit, and the second on the general

3 aviation apron rehabilitation project. The apron rehabilitation project will be discussed and will include projected timeline, Federal Aviation Administration funding status, and project phasing plans. Direction: Staff was asked to add dates to the project phasing maps and send those out to the Airport business as well as post them on the FNL website. 4. Airport Activity - Jason Licon An overview on the activity level at the airport. The airport has seen a surge of activity in the last two years in general aviation and corporate flight activity. Staff showed airport statistics and fuel flowage numbers that accurately depict the level of activity at the airport. Direction: Information only 5. Air Service Development Update - Jason Licon A report on progress made within air service development Airport staff gave a presentation on the air service development effort. This presentation included an overview of accomplished tasks as well as shared information learned. Direction: Information only 6. Blended Airspace - Jason Licon A briefing on current status of the Blended Airspace Program. The Blended Airspace Program is a project created by the Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration. It is an innovative project designed to provide tower like air traffic control services without the need for a physical facility. The program is designed to allow controllers the ability to control airport traffic remotely from an offsite location. Staff gave an update to the progress being made by CDOT and the FAA on this program. Direction: Information only Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.

4 5/14/2013 Colorado Wing Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services 1 st Lt. Rob Pehkonen Emergency Services Training Officer Colorado Wing Fort Collins/Loveland Airport Steering Committee Meeting Loveland, Colorado 21 March 2013 Colorado Wing (COWG) Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol, Inc. (CAP) is a national non-profit volunteer organization Assists local and state agencies as an None-Government Agency (NGO) Operates as a civilian auxiliary of the US Air Force when used by any federal department or agency The Division of Civil Air Patrol within the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) supports the operations of Colorado Wing 1 2 Missions of Civil Air Patrol COWG in State Emergency Ops Plan Emergency Services Cadet Programs Aerospace Education SAR/DR Homeland Security Humanitarian Services Counterdrug Leadership Physical Fitness Activities School Enrichment Program CAP Members AE Members General Public AFROTC / Cadet Flights Colorado Wing is included in the State Emergency Operations Plan (SEOP) Emergency Support Functions (ESF) As a stand-alone organization ESF 2 Communications ESF 5 Emergency Management ESF 9 Search and Rescue As part of DMVA ESF 1 Transportation ESF 6 Mass Care ESF 7 Resource Support 3 4 1

5/14/2013 Colorado Wing Resources Colorado Wing Air Resources Over 400 Emergency Services trained volunteers Ground search and rescue; CERT Pilots, aerial observers and photographers Radio operators

21 linked VHF radio repeaters, 2 talkgroups on the state DTRS High frequency (HF) network for long range communications (16) Cessna C-182 Pilot plus up to 3 passengers $37 per hour plus fuel (1)

5 5/14/2013 Colorado Wing Resources Colorado Wing Air Resources Over 400 Emergency Services trained volunteers Ground search and rescue; CERT Pilots, aerial observers and photographers Radio operators Incident base staff All have NIMS and ICS training per DHS/FEMA guidelines Covered by federal and state liability and workers comp insurance 18 single engine light aircraft 22 vans and 4WD vehicles 21 linked VHF radio repeaters, 2 talkgroups on the state DTRS High frequency (HF) network for long range communications (16) Cessna C-182 Pilot plus up to 3 passengers $37 per hour plus fuel (1) Cessna C-206 Pilot plus up to 5 passengers $48 per hour plus fuel (1) Gippsland GA-8 Equipped with ARCHER for hyperspectral imaging or hi-res color imagery $38 per hour (+$235 per hour if imaging systems used) plus fuel 5 6 Colorado Wing Aircraft Bases All areas of the state except the far southeast corner are within an hour normal flying time from aircraft bases Colorado Wing Radio Repeaters Repeaters are on VHF frequencies assigned to CAP by the Air Force 1 hr 20 min 7 8 2

5/14/2013 COWG Search and Rescue (SAR) COWG Search and Rescue (SAR) Primary agency for

missing aircraft searches, 16 ELT searches in 2012 Assist with missing/lost person searches Ground

person searches in 2012 Signal fire set by survivors of plane crash in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Mirror flash and orange tarp 9 10 COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Disaster Relief

days of fire patrols in Douglas County in June and July 2012 5 fires reported, CAP was the initial

Heartstrong Fire in March 2012 Almost 1,800 geo-tagged aerial photos for FEMA after High Park and

6 5/14/2013 COWG Search and Rescue (SAR) COWG Search and Rescue (SAR) Primary agency for missing/overdue aircraft and aircraft distress beacons (emergency locator transmitters, ELT) 4 missing aircraft searches, 16 ELT searches in 2012 Assist with missing/lost person searches Ground search, air search, air and ground comm relay, transport SAR personnel and dog teams 8 missing person searches in 2012 Signal fire set by survivors of plane crash in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo taken at dusk. Mirror flash and orange tarp 9 10 COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security Pre-incident aerial assessment Airborne fire and flood watch and patrols 14 days of fire patrols in Douglas County in June and July fires reported, CAP was the initial reporter on two of them Damage assessment air and ground Flew Yuma County Sheriff Chad Day over the Heartstrong Fire in March 2012 Almost 1,800 geo-tagged aerial photos for FEMA after High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires Photos uploaded to the online US Geological Survey (USGS) Hazards Data Distribution System Event name: _Fires _CO Heartstrong Fire Yuma County March 18,

5/14/2013 COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security

Fire Day 1 June 23, 2012 Elbert County June 24, 2012

Security COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security

care, shelter operations, communications, volunteer and

supplies and equipment air/ground Windsor Tornado;

Homeland Security Communications air/ground, long and

air/ground Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources

7 5/14/2013 COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security Waldo Canyon Fire Day 1 June 23, 2012 Elbert County June 24, 2012 Douglas County COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security Assist relief agencies during and after incidents Mass care, shelter operations, communications, volunteer and donations management Transportation of personnel, supplies and equipment air/ground Windsor Tornado; Fourmile Canyon, High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires Homeland Security Communications air/ground, long and short range Environmental monitoring and observation air/ground Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI-KR) monitoring and reconnaissance air/ground Air intercept practice targets

Fire Waldo Canyon Fire 17 18 COWG Disaster Relief and

Crash Infrastructure examples Background: Single Engine

code leave PUB and vanished just west of Spanish Peaks

notification of one hit off a 406 Emergency Locater

watched the 1200 Transponder code disappear - - -

noticed they were very close AFRCC with this

8 5/14/2013 COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security High Park Fire Waldo Canyon Fire COWG Disaster Relief and Homeland Security COWG Search and Rescue Spanish Peaks Crash Infrastructure examples Background: Single Engine Aircraft Denver Center was watching a 1200 transponder code leave PUB and vanished just west of Spanish Peaks about an hour after this AFRCC received Satellite notification of one hit off a 406 Emergency Locater Transmitter (ELT) The Denver Center employee who watched the 1200 Transponder code disappear thought that he should look at the two lat/long and noticed they were very close AFRCC with this information started a search CAP was able to put together radar symmetry and cell phone symmetry

5/14/2013 COWG Search and Rescue Spanish Peaks Crash

Crash 13-Sept-2012 Example of Radar symmetry tracking

kmz 12-M-0569 - cell phone info version 1.

Base 2013 COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army

9 5/14/2013 COWG Search and Rescue Spanish Peaks Crash 13-Sept-2012 COWG Search and Rescue Spanish Peaks Crash 13-Sept-2012 Example of Radar symmetry tracking we use: Go to Google Earth i-4531.kmz 12-M cell phone info version 1.kmz COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army Base 2013 COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army Base 2013 Example of Radar symmetry tracking we use: Go to Google Earth

10 5/14/2013 COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army Base 2013 COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army Base COWG Homeland Security Pinon Canyon Army Base 2013 COWG SAR Picture-Yellow Beacon/Blue Shirt Go to quick Films

11 5/14/2013 COWG SAR Picture 40% Zoom COWG SAR Picture 100% Zoom COWG SAR Picture COWG SAR Picture 150% Zoom

5/14/2013 COWG SAR Picture 150% Zoom Colorado Wing (COWG) Civil Air Patrol Fort Collins/Loveland Airport is very important to COWG Home of one CAP aircraft N652CP (CAP552) and often times we have

Modular building Personal for CAP THANK Jason, Larry, Deb, Steering Committee and all those that help make CAP COWG successful at FNL 33 34 Requesting COWG CAP Assistance Any governmental agency can

12 5/14/2013 COWG SAR Picture 150% Zoom Colorado Wing (COWG) Civil Air Patrol Fort Collins/Loveland Airport is very important to COWG Home of one CAP aircraft N652CP (CAP552) and often times we have another aircraft based at FNL N9559X (CAP559) FNL is our Northern Colorado Incident Command Post (ICP) area if ever needed in an emergency We practice our ICP about three to six times a year at FNL Modular building Personal for CAP THANK Jason, Larry, Deb, Steering Committee and all those that help make CAP COWG successful at FNL Requesting COWG CAP Assistance Any governmental agency can request CAP assistance For emergency or non-emergency events or incidents Requesting agency personnel can fly on CAP aircraft Emergency requests (life threats) are made directly to the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) AFRCC authorized assistance is provided at no cost to the requesting agency Non-emergency requests are coordinated through COWG Emergency Services staff Requesting agency then contacts the Civil Air Patrol National Operations Center (NOC) by or phone Requesting agency in most cases will pay for aircraft hourly costs and aircraft and vehicle fuel costs Questions Now? Questions Later? Rob Pehkonen Rob@gomaytag.com Cell:

13 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Presenter: Airport Focus: Aviation Verification Associates A report on an aviation business that uses the Fort Collins Loveland Airport Catherine McCartney - CEO Catherine McCartney will provide a briefing on their company.

14 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Presenter: Air Service Development A report on the status of the air service development efforts Bruce Tarletsky AvPorts The consultant hired to assist the airport obtain a commercial air carrier will give a briefing on the progress made to this point.

15 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Presenters: Apron Rehabilitation Project A briefing on the major capital project for this year Jason Licon Bids have been received for the apron rehabilitation project, and funding availability is now being reviewed. This item will be a briefing on the anticipated outcome of the planned project.

16 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Staff Presenter: Access Roads Rehabilitation An analysis on costs associated with rehabilitation of airport access roadways Jason Licon Airport staff was directed to research the costs associated with the rehabilitation of the airport s access roadways Lear, Cessna, and Gulfstream. Staff will report these findings with the Steering Committee and seek direction based upon the findings.

17 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Presenter: Blended Airspace Program A briefing on current status of the Blended Airspace Program Jason Licon This item will consist of a brief update on the status of the blended airspace program. This program is designed to be an innovative approach to airport airspace safety. It will be achieved through the use of existing technology that will provide enhanced air traffic control services at our airport.

18 Airport Steering Committee Agenda Item Summary Date: Item: Description: Presenter: Aviation Legislation A briefing on current aviation legislation within the State of Colorado Jason Licon The Colorado House and Senate have passed HB and the Governor signed it into law Monday May 13 th. This bill changes language in the Colorado tax code to allow for a tax credit to aviation businesses that manufacture and maintain aircraft within the state. An item of interest is the discussion within the State Senate of a State of Colorado owned and operated aerial firefighting fleet. With the airport s geographical location combined with the recent wildfire events, our airport would be a prime location to host this proposed mix of aircraft.

SHELTER FIELD GUIDE OPERATIONS TRAINING

SHELTER FIELD GUIDE OPERATIONS TRAINING 2 Welcome to Shelter Field Guide Training Housekeeping 3 Emergency Exits Breaks Lunch Restrooms Smoking Purpose of the Course 4 Course is designed to train faith-based