Transcript Caltrans Division of Aeronautics

Caltrans Division of Aeronautics
Gary Cathey, Chief
September 13, 2013
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Aeronautics Organization and Budget
Grants and Loans Programs
Aviation Legislation
Office Updates: Airports, Planning, and
Technical Services
• Outreach: Aeronautics Newsletter and
Website Update
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Aeronautics Organizational Chart
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Aeronautics Functional
Organizational Chart
Division of Aeronautics
GARY CATHEY
Division Chief
(916) 654-5470
Airport Noise and
Environmental Review
Philip Crimmins
(916) 654-6223
 Administer CA airport
noise regulations
 Review and comment
on environmental
documents for airport
related local
development
Resource Management
Sanaz Javadinejad
(916) 654-4389
 Administer operating
and capital budgets
 Administrative and
Personnel Activities
Support
Grants and Loans
Tony Sordello
(916) 654-4718
 Manage grants and
loans to airports for
capital improvement
projects
Office of Airports
Jeff Brown
Office Chief
(916) 654-4565
 Conduct public-use
airport and hospital
heliport safety and
permit compliance
inspections
 Issue and update airport
and heliport permits
 Update Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA)
form 5010-1, Airport
Master Record
 Assist airport
management with State
and Federal laws and
regulations compliance
 Evaluate proposed
school, community
college and State
building sites near
airports
 Approve helicopter
landing sites near schools
(K-12)
 Update state aeronautical
chart
Office of Aviation Planning
Terry Barrie
Office Chief
(916) 654-4151
 Update California Aviation
System Plan elements
 Develop State aviation planning
policies and participate in the
development of Federal
planning policies
 Intermodal planning and
regional aviation system
planning
 Liaison for aviation-related
research activities
 Collect and disseminate
aviation statistics
 Review, comment and develop
guidelines for Regional
Transportation Plans (RTP),
Overall Work Programs (OWP)
and airport master plans
 Develop and publish Airport
Land Use Planning Handbook;
review and comment on Airport
Land Use Compatibility Plans
(ALUCP) and override letters
 Review and comment on local
development environmental
documents related to airports
 Analyze and monitor Federal
and State aviation legislation
 Analyze aviation’s influence on
State’s economy
Office of Technical Services
Lee Provost
Office Chief
(916) 654-3775
 Provide engineering
assistance (internal and
external)
 Manage the Airport
Pavement Management
System (APMS) contract
 Develop the California
Aviation System Plan,
Capital Improvement Plan
(CIP) element
 Manage the AirportIQ
System Manager (ASM)
database contract
 Provide mapping services in
AutoCAD Map 3D and
school site safety maps
 Review and manage State and
Federal contracts and grants
 Manage A & D Grants
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Aeronautics Budget FY 2012-13
• FY 2012-2013 revenues decreased
approximately 25%, and $4.0 million was
transferred from the State Aeronautics Account to
the State General Fund in FY 2009-2010.
• Grant funding is limited, but as many grants as
possible will be funded. Please check funding
status at: www.dot.ca.gov/aeronautics. Click the
link to “Airport Funding Status”.
• We WILL be able to fund 100% of Annual Grants,
and will fund as many AIP Matching Grants as funds
allow (estimating about $500,000), but do not
anticipate funding any new A&D grants this FY.
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Aeronautics Funding Projection
REVENUE:
EXPENSES:
2013/14 FY
Annual Revenue ($ in
Millions)
Jet Fuel,
44%
$9.0
$8.5
$8.0
$7.5
$7.0
$6.5
$6.0
$5.5
$5.0
Annual
Credit
Grants
27%
Division
64%
AVGas
56%
AIP Match
Grants
9%
Aeronautics Account 10-Year Revenue Trend
$7.8
$7.6
$7.4
$7.3
$7.5
$7.2
Projected
$5.2
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$5.5
$5.6
$5.4
$5.2
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Airport Loan Program
• Loan Eligibility:
– Cities, counties, and airport districts
– Most projects that benefit the airport are eligible,
especially revenue-generating
– Local Match for FAA AIP grants is eligible
• Loan Approval Considerations:
– Economic feasibility is a major factor for revenuegenerating projects such as hangars and fueling
facilities
– Sponsor’s overall financial status
– Sponsor’s repayment history on previously funded
loans
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Airport Loan Program (con’t)
• Loan Process
– Submit completed application to Department:
Go to www.dot.ca.gov/aeronautics; click the
Grants and Loans tab for complete information
– Department conducts public and internal
hearings
– Loan agreement is prepared by Department
– State Controller’s Office prepares loan
payment for disbursement 6-8 weeks after the
loan is approved
– Total time is 2-3 months to process loan
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Airport Loan Program (con’t)
• Loan Conditions
– First payment on loan is due one year from
the date the warrant was issued by the SCO
– Loan terms vary from 8 to 17 years
– Simple interest is charged. Current rate
is 3.789%
– Loans may fund 100%; a local match is not
required
– Loans are subject to audit
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State Dollars for Your Airport
• State Dollars for Your Airport is on our
website: www.dot.ca.gov/aeronautics.
The document can be found under
“Publications and Forms”.
• This is a “How to…” manual for airport
managers, sponsoring agencies, and
ALUC’s to better understand the funding
programs and application procedures.
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State Aviation Legislation
AB 867, Assembly Member Yamada-Davis
• This bill requires a Meteorological Evaluation
Tower (MET) to be marked with a flashing light,
and would require the tower to comply with these
marking requirements by January 1, 2015, and
require a database to be maintained depicting the
locations of all meteorological towers.
• Status: Hearing for testimony only on April 23rd.
No activity since. Still active and in committee
process.
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State Aviation Legislation
AB 1058, Assembly Member Chavez
• This bill increases the duties of local officials, and
would imposes a State-mandated local program. It
would authorize the authority to adopt a
comprehensive plan on the future development of
San Diego's Regional International Airport.
• Status: Enrolled and presented to and approved
by the Governor; approved on August 12th;
Chaptered by the Secretary of State – Chapter 83,
Statutes of 2013 on August 12th. Does not modify
PUC Section 21001 et seq.
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State Aviation Legislation
AB 1327, Assembly Member Gorell
• This bill prohibits public agencies from using an
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), with certain
exceptions applicable to law enforcement agencies.
Any state agency using a UAS or contracting for the
use of an UAS must provide an annual report to the
Governor that includes the agency's acquisitions,
purchases, rentals, or leases of a UAS.
• Status: Hearing postponed by committee on May
24th. Bill is still active and in committee process.
No recent activity.
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State Aviation Legislation
SB 15, Assembly Member Padilla
• This bill stipulates that a “constructive invasion
of privacy” would occur through use of a device
affixed to or contained within an Unmanned
Aircraft System (UAS) and amends criminal
prohibitions relating to eavesdropping and
privacy to include the use of devices affixed to
or contained within a UAS; and it prohibits any
UAS from being equipped with a weapon.
• Status: Failed passage in committee on August
13th. Reconsideration granted on August 27th.
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State Aviation Legislation
SB 758, Senate Member Block
• This bill postpones preparation of an Airport Land Use
Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for the City of Coronado and
the US Naval Air Station North Island by the San Diego
Regional Airport Authority as the Airport Land Use
Commission until a joint land use study is completed. It
provides that this extension remains in effect only until
JAN 1, 2019, or 540 days after an amendment to the
ALUCP, and as of that date is repealed.
• Status: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at on
September 6th. This bill will modify the Aeronautics PUC
under Section 21675 – Land Use Plan.
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Office of Airports
• In CY 2012, Aviation Safety Officers
inspected 184 Public-Use Airports and
113 Hospital Heliports (>73%).
• Updated “5010” Airport Master Records
for 164 airports (>100% of FAA contract)
• Evaluated 10 school & State building
sites
• Continue to work with airport and heliport
managers and sponsors to improve
safety and meet standards
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Wildlife Hazard Assessment
• $1.3M FAA grant to conduct WHA
studies at 10 GA airports in Southern
California, 5 in the San Francisco Bay
Area
• Contract with Meade & Hunt
• Aeronautics POC: Bob Fiore
(916)-654-5314
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Airport Economic Study
• Grant from FHWA to study the socioeconomic value of the State’s airport
functional classification system.
• Study will also evaluate the system with
and without the inclusion of smart growth
elements.
• Contract with Cambridge Associates
• Aero POC: Derek Kantar (916) 651-0597
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Disaster Recovery and
Resiliency Study
• Two-year project evaluates airports’ roles
in disaster recovery & resiliency planning
for San Francisco Bay Area.
• Advisory panel consists of State & federal
disaster planning agencies and commercial
and general aviation airports.
• Estimated completion date: July 31, 2014
• Aeronautics POC: Colette Armao
(916) 654-5346
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Office of Technical Services Staff
Lee Provost, OTS Chief,
Senior Transportation Engineer
[email protected]
Parvin Bijani, Airport Engineer
Patrick Kyo, Airport Engineer
Danny Uppal, Airport Engineer
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Office of Technical Services & Programs
• Provide engineering assistance (internal and
external).
• Review and manage State Acquisition &
Development (A&D) grants.
• Develop the 3 Year Aeronautics Program based
on our Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
• Prepare School Site Evaluation Maps and
AutoCAD drawings for Airports.
• FAA Contract Administration and Management.
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2013 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
$2.91 Billion 1,986 projects
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Project Delivery
• Acquisition and Development Project Grants (90% State match)
• 2006 and 2008 Aeronautics Program: 10 Projects (allocated) $1.2 million
• 2010 Aeronautics Program : 42 projects (programmed)
$5.7 million
• 2012 Aeronautics Program : 18 projects (programmed)
$3.1 million
• All projects in the 2012 Aeronautics Program will be subject to the
California Transportation Commission’s 2012 State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) Timely Use of Funds (TUF) policy.
• All projects not allocated (encumbered) for FY 12/13 and beyond are
currently on hold due to budget restrictions.
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Proposed School Site Evaluations
Airport Safety Zones Map
Depicts safety zones around a runway & air traffic pattern
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Airport Pavement Maintenance System
(APMS)- Recently Surveyed 85
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CalAERO Newsletter
• New quarterly
Division of Aeronautics
publication
• First edition published
January 2010
• Past and current editions
available online at:
www.dot.ca.gov/aeronautics
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“Airports” Website Update
• Default view on
Aero homepage
• Provides clearer
info on Permitting,
Site Eval, & HLA
steps & processes
• Provides excerpts
from PUC & CCR
to help determine
applicable
requirements
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Upcoming Conferences /Events
• SWAAAE Meeting, January 2013, Monterey, CA
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Thank you!
Questions and Answers?
Please visit the Aeronautics website at:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/aeronautics
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New Jerusalem Airport
Perimeter Fencing Project
After
After
The project was completed in April 2013 at a State cost of $164,093.
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