Special Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission May 29, 2020 Airport Advisory Commission to be held May 29, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (5/28/2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Airport Advisory Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 530-6605 or ammie.calderon2@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to ammie.calderon2@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 AT 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING AGENDA Ernest Saulmon Vicky Sepulveda Frank Maldonado Billy Owens Wendy Price Todd CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Mike Rodriguez, Chair Eugene Sepulveda, Vice Chair Michael Watry, Secretary Jeremy Hendricks Scott Madole AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION STAFF AND WORKING GROUP BRIEFINGS. a) Airport Wildlife Management Program and Travis County Landfill Application. 2. DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION. a) Airport Advisory Commission recommendation to Austin City Council regarding the Airport’s Wildlife Management Program and Travis County Landfill Application. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Ammie Calderon, Aviation Department, at (512) 530-6605 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. …
Special Meeting of the Airport Advisory Commission May 29, 2020 Airport Advisory Commission to be held May 29, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (5/28/2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Airport Advisory Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 530-6605 or ammie.calderon2@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to ammie.calderon2@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 AT 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING AGENDA Ernest Saulmon Vicky Sepulveda Frank Maldonado Billy Owens Wendy Price Todd CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Mike Rodriguez, Chair Eugene Sepulveda, Vice Chair Michael Watry, Secretary Jeremy Hendricks Scott Madole AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION STAFF AND WORKING GROUP BRIEFINGS. a) Airport Wildlife Management Program and Travis County Landfill Application. 2. DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION. a) Airport Advisory Commission recommendation to Austin City Council regarding the Airport’s Wildlife Management Program and Travis County Landfill Application. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Ammie Calderon, Aviation Department, at (512) 530-6605 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION Recommendation 20200529-001: Texas Regional Landfill Company Application Whereas, it is the Airport Advisory Commission responsibility to review and make recommendations to the city council on aviation projects that the Department of Aviation proposes for the capital improvements program, proposed aviation grants, aviation contracts, annual operating budget and quality of services at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA or Airport); and Whereas, the quality of services provided by the Department of Aviation are linked to public perception of safety is an important to all air travelers, and past and future funding support for the Airport is partially dependent on successful wildlife hazard management; and Whereas, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), wildlife strikes pose a significant safety risk to aircraft as evidenced during the past century as wildlife-aircraft strikes resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives worldwide. Consequently, the FAA, has mandated airports take measures to monitor, and if necessary, mitigate wildlife strike risks on and within the vicinity of an airport; and Whereas, United States Congress has found that collisions between aircraft and birds have resulted in fatal accidents, landfills near airports pose a potential hazard to aircraft because they attract birds; and while certain mileage limits have the potential to be arbitrary, keeping landfills at least 6 miles away from an airport is an appropriate minimum requirement for aviation safety; and Whereas, The Texas Regional Landfill Company has submitted application for a permit to continue to operate and expand the landfill located less than 3,000 feet from the south boundary of the Airport in close proximity to an active runway; and Whereas, in response to the FAA requirements for airport certification, the Airport has completed a Wildlife Hazard Survey and developed a comprehensive Wildlife Hazard Management Program, hired a Certified Airport Biologist and employed staff to specifically and continually address the threat of wildlife- aircraft strikes; and Whereas, past records and staff observations have not shown an elevated the presence of wildlife vectors to cause major concern; and Whereas, FAA may require owners or operators of landfills to (1) demonstrate that a municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) is designed and operated so as not to ‘‘pose a bird hazard to aircraft”; (2) place a copy of the demonstration in the MSWLF operating record, and (3) notify the State Director that it has been placed in the operating file; and Whereas, the future expansion …
