Association of California Airports Fall Conference

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1 Association of California Airports Fall Conference September 14-16, 2016 South Lake Tahoe, California WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 8:00 5:00 pm Open Registration (Sign up for one-on-one sessions available) 9:00 9:10 am Open Remarks by ACA President Sherry Miller, Airport Manager, Chico Municipal Airport 9:10 10:15 am SESSION 1A Best practices for ACIP development and effective tools to consider for managing grants This educational two-part session will offer airport sponsors guidance on proactive Airport Capital Improvement Plans (ACIP) planning for their airports. Ways in which sponsors should consider identifying the project priority rankings when submitting the ACIP to demonstrate the FAA rankings for eligible AIP. This session will also highlight the success of grant management and the appropriation of funds over the past year. You will also learn what changes may be taking place in planning ahead your ACIP for future years. The FAA representative will also brief airport sponsors on lessons learned from LAX & SFO ADOs. Moderator: Cory Hazlewood, Western Region Manager, C&S Engineers, Inc. Panelist: Patrick Lammerding, Assistant Manager, Los Angeles FAA ADO Jim Lomen, ADO Manager, San Francisco FAA ADO Maritza Navarra, Grants Manager, C&S Engineers, Inc. 10:15 10:30 am Break/Networking time 10:30-11:30 am SESSION 1B Effective Tools for maximizing grant funding, and transferring entitlements 11:30 1:00 pm Lunch on your own This session will focus further on how to plan out in front on expiring entitlements and how airport sponsors must be prepared upstream of accepting a transfer of entitlements. Best practices for assuring FAA items are completed and that the airport is truly positioned to accept another sponsor s entitlement. Moderator: Terry Stover, Assistant Director San Bernardino County Panelist: Andy Swanson, Airport Manager, Palo Alto Airport Chuck McCormick, Senior Project Manager, Mead & Hunt

2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (continued) 1:00 2:00 pm SESSION 2 How to become a NOTAM Manager Airport NOTAM Manager is an FAA NextGen program which gives airports greater control over their NOTAMs. With the system airports can issue NOTAMs that meet applicable policy requirements in as little as 3 seconds, by bypassing Flight Services. The FAA is implementing the NOTA Manager program, free to public use airports throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). There are currently 880+ airports on the system, throughout the country, including 18 in California. This presentation will cover the benefits and the process for an airport to gain access to NOTAM Manager. Moderator: Sherry Miller, Airport Manager, Chico Municipal Airport Presenter: Jennifer Dady, Contract Support NOTAM Manager, FAA 2:00 3:30 pm SESSION 3 How to be prepared for an airport emergency and what to look for when inspecting your airfield. Airport operations management is the key to all airports. Having a solid routine inspection process for your airport and an emergency plan are necessary for all airports. This session will educate airport operators on what you need to know if something happens at your airport. How to have a communications plan? What is in your training process and resources for training records? You will hear from operations managers at a GA facility and commercial service facility on best practices. We will briefly here from Caltrans on the Governor s Office of Emergency Services new program for coordinating interagency emergency aviation and the potential role of airports. Moderator: Brendan O Reilly, Airport Manager, Fullerton Airport Panelist: David Decoteau, Operations Manager, Hayward Executive Airport Ian Turner, Operations Supervisor, Stockton Metropolitan Airport Derek Kantar, Aviation Planner, Caltrans Aeronautics 3:30 3:45 pm Break/Networking time 3:45 4:45 pm SESSION 4 Safety Inspections and best practices for addressing the airfield deficiencies to meet standards. 5:00 7:00 pm Harry s Reception This session will provide clarity for airports of the safety inspection process funded by the State of California and how sponsors can address or follow up frequently on progress reports for noted deficiencies. The FAA will also brief airports on the recent changes to the focus of the Runway Safety Action team (RSAT) and the type of actions this group is taking with airports in California. We will also learn about what airports qualify for RSAT evaluations and why it benefits your airport. Moderator: Carl Honaker, Avports Panelist: Mike Smith, Safety Inspector Caltrans Aeronautics Joe Santoro, Runway Safety Program Manager FAA

3 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 8:00 4:30 pm Open Registration (Sign up for one-on-one sessions available) 8:15 8:30 am Welcome and Introductions: Sherry Miller, Airport Manager, Chico Municipal Airport 8:30 9:30 am SESSION 5 The blocking and tackling of general aviation revenue generation During this session, Paul Meyers will discuss the fundamentals of general aviation revenue generation including best practice approaches for setting and adjusting general aviation rents and fees. Additionally, this session will provide airports with approaches for pursuing other revenue generating opportunities (e.g., aeronautical and non-aeronautical development, fuel storage facility development, through-the-fence development, etc.). Presenter: Paul Meyers, Aviation Consulting Group 9:30 10:30 am SESSION 6 Reaching Beyond Airport Boundaries, a Look at Public and Private Partnerships on Airports Private public partnerships are becoming a more frequent part of our industry. How do public agencies become more flexible at looking into whether it makes sense for your airport? What areas does it work i.e. management, development, and community involvement? You will hear from leading professionals that have success in developing strong partnerships with public agencies. They will educate the audience on what a healthy airport should look like and ways to approach elected officials properly and how to link the airport to the economic base of the community? Moderator: Cory Hazlewood, C&S Companies Presenters: Curt Castagna, CM, Aeroplex Steve Forrer, Avports 10:30 11:00 am Break/Networking time 11:00 12:00 pm General Membership Meeting - Michael Shutt Award/Legislative/Hot Topics 12:00-1:30 pm 20 th Anniversary Celebration ACA Lunch provided 1:30-2:15 pm SESSION 7 Airspace updates for Marine Corps 29 Palms Airspace Area This session will include an airspace update that plays an important role in California airspace. The Marine Corps has summited a formal airspace proposal to the FAA for expansion of its SUA airspace in the area of 29 Palms. The expansion will include restricted airspace, MOAS and ATCAA s. The Marine Corps is conducting a very aggressive outreach program to inform the general aviation public of its requirements and the needs behind the requirements. Moderator: Chuck McCormick, Senior Project Manager, Mead & Hunt Presenters: Terry Hansen, Marstel-Day Consultants Ariel Searcy, Marstel-Day Consultants Kristina Becker, USMC Air Combat Center

4 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (continued) 2:15-2:50 pm SESSION 8 Runway Safety Project Case Study & Coordination with FAA lines of business The Monterey Peninsula Airport recently completed a significant Runway Safety Area Project at the end of This was $52-million-dollar capital improvement project that was many years in the making. You will hear from Chris Morello on the coordination efforts and continuous communication with funding agencies. Moderator: Presenter: Mark Bautista, Monterey Peninsula Airport (Retired) Chris Morello, Monterey Peninsula Airport 2:50 3:00 pm Short Break 3:00 4:00 pm SESSION 9 The current trends for Business Aviation and General Aviation in California This session will highlight the most recent NBAA and AOPA information on activity and issues in business aviation and general aviation as a whole. Briefings will include: Status of third class medical, AOPA's position on UAS, AOPA's efforts to increase the pilot community and Aviation Caucus in California Moderator: Mark Bautista, Monterey Peninsula Airport (Retired) Presenters: Stacy Howard, NBAA Melissa McCaffery, AOPA 4:00 5:00 pm SESSION 10 Addressing potential environmental issues at your airport before they address you This session will highlight the recent State of California Industrial Permit Requirements imposed for water quality management of your airports. In addition, as airports manage fueling operations or fixed base operators operating fuel we will discuss mitigation measures for maintaining and or best practices on your airfield for operating safely. Presenters: Aaron Ortiz, WGR Southwest, Inc. Mike Heckathorn PE, Trident Environmental and Engineering, Inc. 6:00-8:00 pm Harrah s Forest Room Buffet Buffet Colonel: Sherry Miller Sign up Required, $10 fee

5 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8:30-9:45 am SESSION 11 Industry FOD question and answer period for funding agencies The funding agencies play a vital role in processing, managing, and overseeing the allocation of AIP dollars for many of our airports. This session will allow each panel member to provide a brief minute update on the top 3 positives, changes, or areas of improvement from results of Moderator: Ron Elliott, Stockton Metropolitan Airport Panelist: Jim Lomen, ADO Manager, FAA SFO ADO Gary Cathey, Chief, Division of Aeronautics Caltrans Robin Hunt, FAA Deputy Director, Western Pacific Region, Airports Division 9:45-11:00 am SESSION 12 ACA Founders and where ACA has come today after 20 years Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who learn history are doomed to watch those who fail to learn from history repeat it. How much of the history of ACA do you know? Did the Fall Conference grow out of ACA or did ACA grow out of the Fall Conference? This session will highlight important events in the history of ACA, as remembered by some of the founders. Audience participation will be encouraged. Moderator: Mark Bautista, Monterey Peninsula Airport (Retired) Panelist: Janis Brand, Lake Tahoe Airport (Retired) Mary Hansen, Yuba County Airport Leander Hauri, Livermore Municipal Airport Harry Krug, Colusa County Airport (Retired) John Swizer, Nut Tree Airport (Retired) 11:00-11:30 am Conference Wrap up