Airport Board Thursday, January 11, 2024 06:00 PM Airport Alaska Room/Zoom

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BY 3:00 PM ON JANUARY 10, 2024

A.CALL TO ORDER

B.ROLL CALL

C.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. 1.December 14, 2023, Minutes

D.APPROVAL OF AGENDA

E.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

F.PRESENTATION:  NORTH DOUGLAS CHANNEL CROSSING - Steve Noble and Ben Mello from DOWL will be at the meeting to present the status of the project to-date and to take questions/comments.

G.UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. 2.CARES Funding Update/Finance Committee (Attachment #1). On December 20, 2023, the Airport Board Finance Committee met to discuss the CARES, CRRSAA, ARP Grant Summary Update (Attachment #1). Staff continues to gather final numbers of ‘CARES’ (collectively) grant use. Updates to the projects (Parking Lot, Gate K – PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances)) are shown, as well as some suggested changes in use (remove fuel access control/generator). Specifically, there were some additional changes discussed at the meeting:

   1.    TEMSCO Sewer Line Reimbursement $295K. In speaking with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) again, they stated that in order for the sewer install to be paid with CARES money, the Airport would still have to submit an application, and more importantly, complete environmental review on this prior to construction. What this means is that the Airport and TEMSCO would have needed to start the environmental/application process 1.5 years ago in order to be considered for CARES grant, and construction completed by January/February 2024. Based on this information, the Airport will be exercising ‘Plan B’ (motion passed at the July 13, 2023, Airport Board meeting) and the Airport will reimburse TEMSCO through rent credits. This puts $295K back into the available ‘CARES’ funds, as shown.
   2.    Sand/Chemical Back-up Boiler. The Board approved the estimated $175K for the project. Design costs were just under $45K, and preliminary work for electrical trenching and conduit was completed at a cost of $99,700. The 100% design estimates have much higher-than-expected costs: mechanical at $334,733 and electrical at $125,971, for a total of $461K to go out for bid. Staff wanted the Board/Finance Committee to review and decide if the Airport: 1) continues this work and see what bids come in at; 2) reduce the scope to a portable boiler at an estimated $175K (still needs to be moved in/out); or 3) continue to lease a boiler unit at $40K/year.  This project is being done through the operations budget and not restricted to the April 2024 deadline. This was discussed at length at the Airport Finance Committee Meeting. The Finance Committee made a two-fold suggestion to the full Board:

   Board Motion: “1) Go out for bid, see what bids come in at and bring back to the Board for consideration prior to accepting; and 2) continue to lease a boiler until (currently at $40K/year) with the idea that this may be the long-term solution if bids are too high.”

   The current projected balance of ‘CARES’ is just under $300K, at this time. The first CARES grant will be completely used by the April 2024 deadline, the remaining funding (CRRSAA/ARP) expire in March 2025/August 2025.

2. 3.Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Truck A-2 Permanently Out of Service - Update. At the December 14, 2023, Airport Board meeting, staff briefed the Board that the back-up ARFF truck (A-2) was no longer certified for airfield use, per FAA requirements.  Parts needed for mandatory chemical testing were no longer available due to the age of the truck (1993). This means that if either of the other ARFF trucks (A-1, a 3,000 gallon truck; A-3, a 1,500 gallon truck) go out of service, JNU will not meet the ARFF Index required by Alaska and Delta for the 737-800/900 (of five flights or more per day). JNU is scheduled to replace an ARFF truck this year using FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds, but delivery will take time. Capital City Fire and Rescue (CCFR) has a lead on an interim truck located in Alaska. CCFR plans to send two folks (Chief and Mechanic) to inspect the truck next week to make sure it will work for JNU. The cost breakdown for this interim truck, if it passes inspection:

                   Shipping:

   Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) estimated $4,080 (cheapest but not available until April), plus trucking to Whittier $1,750

                        -OR-

                                   Alaska Marine Lines (AML) cost is estimated $13,747

                                   Retro-fit e-One foam testing system $9,210

                                   Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) fire fighting foam fill-up $8,200, plus spare foam

                                   Lease of truck to be negotiated $500 to $1,000/month

   In this option, the cost to get the truck to JNU is $23,240 to $31,157 (depending on AMH or AML shipping), plus the monthly rental cost.

   A truck from a leasing company is $160,000 for the first year and $140,000 for the second year. Having a back-up ARFF means that scheduled jet service continues if one truck goes down. Airport staff will continue to work on the in-state option from another airport. However, if it does not pass inspection, the leasing company may be the only option. Staff will continue to keep the Airport Board updated but will continue moving forward to secure an interim ARFF truck based on FAA requirements.

H.NEW BUSINESS

1. 4.Airport Manager's Report - January 2024

2. 5.Airport Projects Report - Ke Mell

3. 6.Airport Projects Report - Mike Greene

I.CORRESPONDENCE

J.COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. 7.Finance Committee

2. 8.Operations Committee

K.ASSEMBLY LIAISON

L.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

M.BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

N.ANNOUNCEMENTS

O.NEXT MEETING DATE:  February 8, 2024

P.EXECUTIVE SESSION

Q.ADJOURNMENT

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