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Council Meeting 11/14/95 Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Supplemental Staff Report to Award a Contract for Santa
Monica Municipal Airport Miscellaneous Repair and
Maintenance Improvements to be funded with a Federal
Aviation Administration Grant safety enhancements and
pavement maintenance.
November 7. 1995 Citv Council Meetina
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Concerns were raised by members of the public from Los Angeles
about the distance remaining signs and what specific projects are
part of the contract award. An Information Item distributed to
City Council on September 12, 1995 ( copy attached) described the
safety and maintenance projects which are part of the contract
award. The projects involve pavement maintenance and safety
enhancements which benefit all aircraft operating at the airport.
The distance remaining signs are further explained on page 2.
Airoort Commission AODroval
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The Airport Commission unanimously approved all of the projects
except the lighting and s~gning improvement at its meeting on
August 21, 1995. The August 21, 1995 Staff Report detailing the
projects was distributed to over 100 people on the Airport
Commission mailing list one week prior to the meeting allowing the
public ample time to review and provide input. The Airport
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Commission debated the lighting and signing project at its meeting
on October 23, 1995 for which Airport staff mailed over 100
complete agenda packets including reports to interested persons
one week prior to the meeting. After reviewing the information
presented by staff and hearing public comment the Commission
approved the signage project by a vote of 3-2 and the lighting
project 5-0 (Staff Report attached) . Over 80 people attended the
Airport Commission meetings on August 21, 1995 and October 23,
1995.
Grant AODlir.ation
The grant application submitted to the FAA on June 2, 1994 and the
Airport Commission Staff Report presented on June 27, 1994 are
identical. The only difference between these documents and the
report submitted to the Airport Commission on August 21, 1995 is
the omission of the word "jet" in the project descriptions. The
signs benefit the safety of all aircraft not just jets and
therefore the word "jet" was omitted from the most recent staff
report.
Distance Remaining Signs
The signs are designed to improve the safety of aircraft departing
and arriving as well as having the potential to provide pilots
with additional information on runway available for landing. The
signs will provide jet aircraft additional information which may
lessen their use of reverse thrust which impacts residents
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surrounding the airport. Reverse thrust helps jets slow down when
landing and the noise generated results in complaints from nearby
residents. The signs will help reduce this noise by the jets
because they will know exactly how much runway it takes to roll
out. This knowledge will allow them to use brakes instead of
reverse thrust to slow down.
Staff will be meeting with the concerned neighbors prior to the
November 14 City Council meeting to further explain the
maintenance and safety projects that are part of this contract
award.
It should be noted that the bids for this project are only valid
until November 16, 1995.
prepared by' Jeffrey P. Mathieu, Director, Resource Management
Timothy A Walsh, Airport Manager
List of Attachments
October 23, 1995 Staff Report to Airport Commission
September 12, 1995 Information Item
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To: Airpon Comnnssion
From. Airpon Staff
Subject: Recommendation to review and approve miscellaneous Airport Safety
projects: Distance Remaining Signs and flush mounted taxiway
lights.
Date: October 23, 1995
At the August 21, 1995 Airport Comrrnssion meeung, more informatIon was requested on two of
the nnscellaneous repair and safety projects at the Airport. The two projects of concern were the
mstallation of 4 DIstance Remmmng Signs and flush mount taxiway lights. An explanatIon of the
projects and the safety purpose of each IS descnbed below:
Distance Remaining Signs
Distance Remaming SIgnS are proposed to be mstalled on the runway edges to adVIse pilots of
distance remammg to the runway ends (Attachment 1). DIstance Remamrng SIgnS are a common
safety feature of many airports and proVIde pilots WIth nnmed1ate mformation on runway length
available for take-off and landmg operauons.
Flush Mounted Taxiwav Lu!hts
Many of the eXIstIng taxIway lights protrude from the ground approximately 14 inches m height.
TIus part of the project would replace each 14" hIgh lIght fixture WIth flush mounted fixtures (see
attached details).
The 14" fixtures are often struck by aircraft maneuvenng on the ground and the flush mounted
hghts would allow an arrcraft to taxI over the top WIthout damagmg the lights. ThIS WIll reduce
aircraft propeller damage and proVide a safer taxIway envrronment.
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UNITED STATES AIRPORT SIGN SYSTEMS
LOCATION SIGNS (continued)
~ ILS Critical Area Signs Identify the boundary 0' the rLS critIcal area '0
pllolS who are eXltmg thiS area Used al controlled aIrports where the
controller commonly asks the pilot to report clear of the ILS critical
area [nstalled only on the ~ack side 01 ILS holdl'g position sIgns
DIRECTION SIGNS AND TAXIWAY ENDING MARKERS
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D,-ectlon sIgns Indicate directions of taxiways leading out 01 an Intersection They have
bllllCh ,"SCrlP',ons on a yellow background and always a>ntam arrows_ orlenled to approximate
the d"ecllon of turn
fA .Ji j TaXiway OlfectlOn Sign or _
Runway E,,,t Sign TaXiway Endmg Marker
DESTINATION SIGNS
Destination signs ,ndlcale the general directIOn to a remote location They have black
,nsc"p',ons 01> a yel/ow background ami always contarn an arrow
Outl1ound DestlhatlOn
@E Sign to Dllfere'l1
33.....3110.. Outbound Destination SI n 127 33 I Runways More tha'l
--,- g. --30. one runway, separatec
~ by a dot IS shown
where the ta;(""g
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MIL ~ I'IbOlnd DeS'lnatlon Sign ~ y
Inbound Destination Sign common abb'eviatlons
APRON - General parking, ser.,clng ana loading areas
FUEL - Areas where a..crat! are fueled or serviced
TERM - Gale POSitions at whICh a"crall are loadec Or unloadea
ClVIL Areas set asrae lor c,.rl a"cralt
MIL Areas set aSIde for rTllltary aHcralt
PAX A'eas set aSide for passenger handling
CARGO - Areas set aSide for cargo handling
If\oTL . Areas set aSide for mternallonal flights
F80 - FJxed-base ope'ator
INFORMATION SIGNS
hfO'7>allOn sIgns may be rnstaJled on t"e aJrs/de of an alq:>o,' and ",c!"de ",'o''l1at,o., such
as n,,,se abatement o'oeedu.es o. other such speCialIZed Informa'lon Such signs have blaCK
'nsc"p',ons On a ye/iow backg.ound
RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS
3 Rwnwai D,stance R.emalnlng SIgns are used .0 prOVide dlSlance 'emalnlng lf1forn>atlOn
'0 D.I,,~s during take-oft and la",:I.ng operations The sIgns a'e located along lhe
sloes of the '.mway and the If1SCrlptoon ,conSists of a wh'e numeral on a black back
ground The signs Indlca'e the d,stance rerr-al"ng In lhousands of feet
Tl)e als'ance rerra,nlng may oe SO less 'nal' shown 01' ,he SIgn There IS a 50 tolerance In lhe
sign placemen- Some sIgns may be om,'ted !:Iecause they can not meet thiS tolerance
When rJnway length IS not an even multll:>le Of 1000 half the 'addItional dlsla'lce IS added
10 the II'SI and last sIgn olacemenl The e~ample below IS 'or a 6900 'unway
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NOTE
, REPLACE EX1STlNG ELEVATED LIGHTS WITHIN CONSTRUCTlON AREA WITH
SEMI-FLUSH FIXruRES TO MATCH EXISTlNG
2 INSTALL ELEVATED LIGHTS WHERE INDICA TED ON THE PLANS
EXISTING ELEVATED
BASE MOUN~~ s~XIWA Y L1G~~{ID
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ATTACHMENT 2 ~
JPM:TAW:mh Santa Monica, California
September 12, 1995
INFORMATION ITEM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM. City Staff
SUBJECT: Upcoming Airport Repair and Maintenance Projects
Introduction
This information item is being transmitted to inform City Council
of upcoming repair and maintenance work at the Santa Monica
Airport.
Backi;;rTound
The City Council accepted a grant from the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) on June 28, 1994 for the maintenance and
repair of pavement and several safety improvements at the airport.
The maintenance and safety projects include the seal coat of
taxiways and parking areas, paving of a dirt area between the
runway and taxiways, electrical and lighting safety improvements
and the installation of access control gates and perimeter
fencing. The engineer's estimate for the projects is $850,000 and
the grant provides 90% funding by the FAA.
Discussion
The projects were reviewed by the Airport Commission at its
meeting on August 21, 1995 The Airport Commission voted 3-0 to
approve all of the projects except for two lighting and signage
upgrade projects for which they requested additional information.
The additional information for the lighting and signing projects
will be provided to the Airport Commission at its meeting on
October 23, 1995. If the Airport Commission does not approve the
two additional projects as a result of the information, they will
be deleted from the contract award.
A description of the projects approved by the Airport Commission
are as follows:
. Reoair. Seal Coat. and Mark Existina Taxiwavs
This project consists of a crack seal and seal coat of the
existing north and south parallel taxiways A significant
portion of the taxiway pavement is part of the original
runway which was built in 1942. Numerous longitudinal cracks
exist on the taxiway. Some reconstruction will be required
in isolated areas where structural failures have occurred
because of the age of the pavement
. ReDair. Seal Coat. and Mark Existing parkin? Aprons - Phase
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Many of the aircraft parking aprons have never been sealed
since their original construction in the 1950's. This
project provides a seal coat to the pavement to minimize
loose debris which can cause propeller damage. In addition,
some of the City parking areas require crack repair, seal
coat, and tiedown reconfiguration.
. Pave Infield Areas
The infield areas between the north and south parallel
taxiways and the runway presently consist of oiled native
material. These areas have deteriorated, causing drainage
problems and debris such as rock and dirt that is blown on
the runway by aircraft maneuverlng. This project will cap
these areas with asphalt to eliminate drainage and Foreign
Object Debris problems now being experienced and protect the
City from claims for damage to aircraft.
. Refurbish Rotatlno Beacon
The present airport rotating beacon is low-powered and
difficult to see at night when there is low visibility in the
Los Angeles Basin. The beacon is the single wayfinder for
small aircraft using Santa Monica. The beacon instrument on
the tower will be replaced and the existing tower
restored.
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. FencinG and Gntes - Phase IT
Runway incursions (unauthorized vehicles and pedestrians
crossing the runway) continue to be a problem at Santa
Monica, requiring further restrictions on access. The 1991
Access Control Project involved the installation of six ( 6)
access control gates and perimeter fencing. The Phase II
effort is composed of additional signage, road closures,
restrictions to access, and education of users to reduce the
number of runway incursions. The current project includes
the installation of additional access control gates and
fencing on the interior of the Airport not visible from any
residential areas.
The two projects the Airport Commission requested more information
on are as follows:
Lighting and Signing
.L . This safety project consists of the installation of
runway distance remaining markers that are used by
aircraft to advise them of the runway available for
landing. pilots use the markers for decislons on braking
and landing and signs enhance safety.
2. The other component of this project is to recess taxiway
lights in those areas where above-ground lights are
repeatedly struck by aircraft maneuvering on the ground.
This involves replacing existing fixtures that are
approximately one foot high with a flush mounted fixture
that can be run over without damaging the aircraft.
Both of these projects enhance the safety of the airport and have
no negative impacts upon the community.
Review Process
The projects fall within the Administrative review process in the
draft guidelines presented to Council on June 13, 1995 because
they involve maintenance and safety and have no adverse affect on
the community. The projects do not involve the construction of any
new buildings or physical changes to uses on the Airport. The
review and approval by the Airport Commission of the maintenance
projects complies with the draft guidelines and does not require
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review by the Planning Commission. It is anticipated that the
award of a contract for these projects would be presented for City
Council consideration in the near future.
Prepared by: Jeffrey P, Mathieu, Director of Resource Management
Timothy A. Walsh, Airport Manager