COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

CALIFORNIA

                                                                                                                                                      

Agenda date: February 19, 2002

3:30 p.m.

TO:                  Board of Supervisors

FROM:            Sacramento County Airport System

SUBJECT:     Report Back To Determine The Composition Of The Working Group Component Of The Mather Airport Master Plan

(Continued From 1/29/02, #50)

Overview

On January 29, 2002, your Board authorized execution of the first Amendment to the Agreement with Leigh Fisher Associates for the Mather Airport Master Plan.  On the same date, your Board directed the Sacramento County Airport System (Airport System) to revise the composition of the Working Group element of the Master Plan’s public involvement process.    

 

Recommendation

Approve the recommended revised Working Group composition, which includes the replacement of five members as identified by your Board on January 29, 2002.   

Fiscal Impact

The proposed change will have minimal to no impact on the project budget.

BACKGROUND:

On April 3, 2001, your Board executed an Agreement between the Airport System and Leigh Fisher Associates for the development of the Airport System Policy Plan and the Mather Airport Master Plan.  The Agreement outlined a two-phase approach.  The purpose of the Airport System Policy Plan (Phase I) was to review and refine policies relating to the general operation and development of the four airports that comprise the County Airport System, Sacramento International Airport, Executive Airport, Mather Airport, and Franklin Field.  The Agreement established that Mather Airport Master Plan (Phase II) would build upon the potential roles established for Mather in the System Policy Plan.

On October 16, 2001, your Board approved the preliminary findings of the System Policy Plan by establishing specific roles for each of the four airports within the system.  

On January 29, 2002, your Board approved the first Amendment to the Agreement with Leigh Fisher Associates for the Mather Master Plan, which included a revised work scope, budget and schedule.  

Also on January 29, 2002, your Board directed Airport System staff to report back with a recommended revised Working Group for public involvement in the Mather Master Plan process.  

DISCUSSION:

The System Policy Plan utilized the community involvement structure of the Sacramento International Airport Master Plan, including over 150 different individuals or organizations from throughout the Region.  It was recommended on January 29, 2002, that your Board approve a separate, more focused Mather Airport Master Plan Working Group (Working Group) be formed to participate in the Mather Master Plan process.  The group proposed on January 29, 2002 is outlined in Attachment 1.    

During the January 29, 2002, Board session, there was considerable discussion regarding the makeup of the Working Group, and a request that the invitation be extended to additional members to ensure adequate representation of those affected by potential development of Mather Airport.  Concern was also raised concerning the need to maintain the number of Working Group participants at a manageable level.  

During the course of the discussion five additional Working Group members were identified as follows:

An additional designee from Supervisorial District Four

Representative of a Planning Advisory Council from the south area (propose Vineyard PAC).

Representative of the Gold River Homeowner’s Association

Representative of the East County Land Owners Group (ECOLOG)

Representative of an Environmental Agency (propose Environmental Council of Sacramento)

Based on the public testimony and your Board’s comments on January 29, 2002, Airport System staff is proposing the following composition of the Working Group (an asterisk (*) indicates an addition from the January 29, 2002 proposal):  

Two designees of the Fourth District Supervisor*

Two designees of the Fifth District Supervisor

One designee from Supervisorial Districts One through Three

Representatives of Mather Air Cargo Carriers

·         Airborne

·         Emery Worldwide

·         United Parcel Service

Representative of Freight Forwarders, Cal Sierra

Representative of Trajen Flight Services

Representative of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Representative of Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce

Representative of Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce

Representative of Sacramento Area Business and Air Cargo Association

Representative of City of Folsom

Representative of City of Elk Grove

Representative of El Dorado County

Representative of the Independence at Mather Homeowners Association

Representative of Environmental Council of Sacramento(ECOS)*

Representative of the East County Land Owners Group (ECOLOG)*

Representative of Planning Advisory Committees

·         Rancho Cordova

·         Fair Oaks

·         Vineyard*

California Army National Guard

Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)

Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO) 

The following five organizations are recommended to be removed from the Working Group to maintain a manageable size.  The SCAS and the consultant team will coordinate with these organizations regularly to gain critical technical input throughout the process: 

Mather Air Traffic Control Tower

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airports District Office

FAA Air Traffic Control (Sacramento TRACON)

CalTrans District 3

CalTrans Division of Aeronautics.

In addition, representatives of various County agencies and departments (for example, Public Works, Planning, and Environmental Review and Assessment) will participate in the planning process. 

The Working Group will meet three times throughout the planning process.  There will also be three Board of Supervisors Workshops and two Public Workshops (one in Rancho Cordova and one in the City of Folsom).  In addition, the public can forward comments to Airport System staff via telephone, letter, or email, and may access current information via the Airport System’s website.  Finally, Airport System staff has set a precedent for presenting the planning process and status to a variety of agencies and committees at their request.  This trend will continue throughout the Master Planning Process.   

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

The proposed change will have minimal to no impact on the project budget of $1,395,000.  The County has received Federal and State grants to fund $1,156,000 of the total cost, and the Airport Enterprise Fund will cover the remaining $239,000. 

LEGAL ISSUES:

There are no legal issues associated with this recommendation. 

CONCLUSION:

Recommend your Board approve the revised composition of the Mather Airport Master Plan Working Group.

 

Respectfully submitted,                                APPROVED:

___________________                             Terry Schutten

G. Hardy Acree                                       County Executive

Director of Airports                          

                                                                        By:                                          

                                                            John O’Farrell, Administrator

                                                                        Community Development and

                                                                        Neighborhood Assistance Agency

Attachment 1:  Proposed Working Group Composition, 1-29-02


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