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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-14 - Agendas - Final Director Ray Boudreaux TayeVe Chairman Bob Nickle Financial Coordinator lames Nicholson s Vice Chair Mike Gibbs Administrative Assistant Lauren Treat Secretary Joshua Mahony Member Rick Bailey Member Bill Corley Member Ken Haxel Member Marry Burggraf AGENDA Fayetteville Executive Airport Board Meeting 1 :30 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2013 Terminal Conference Room, 4500 S. School Avenue City of Fayetteville, Arkansas As a courtesy please turn off all cell phones and pagers 11 Welcome. Chairman. 2. Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the February 14, 2013 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Director Boudreaux, Aviation Director. B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson, Budget Report. C. Administrative Assistant Lauren Treat, T Hangar Report. D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, Construction Report. E. Museum Executive Director Warren Jones, Museum report. 4. Old Business. A. Update: City Run FBO. B. Update: Marketing Committee. 5. New Business. A. Iron Pig Festival (March 30), Bruce Dunn. B. Boy Scout Camporee (April 5-7), Robert P. Christiansen. C. Hay Lease extension, Donnie Sams. 6. Other Business. A. Items from the Public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 7. Meeting adjourned. NOTE: Next Airport Board Meeting: April 11, 2013 Strategic Planning Meeting: 4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE, SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING • FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 479.718.7642 • 479.718.7646 FAX • www.accessfayetteville.org/govemmentlaviatlon airport_economic_development@ci.fayetteAlle.ar.us FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES February 14, 2013 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Mike Gibbs, Joshua Mahony, Bill Corley, Rick Bailey, Marty Burggraf MEMBERS ABSENT: Ken Haxel OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones-McClelland Engineers; Warren Jones-Arkansas Air and Military Museum; Jeff Gates-Museum volunteer; Tyrone Rogers-City's Government Channel; Terry Gulley-Director of City's Transportation Dept.; Peter Mastroianni-Million Air Fayetteville; John Hamilton-tenant; Mauro Campos-Fayetteville Fire Department; Patrick Carter- NFlight Technologies; Ken Schossow-Wings Avionics; Craig Young-Tenant ITEM #1 : Welcome. Chairman Nickle. Welcomed Marty Burggraf to the Airport Board and gave her a certificate of membership. ITEM #2: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes of the January 10, 2012 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Rick Bailey, and seconded by Bill Corley. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Director Boudreaux, Aviation Director. Reported January did not break any records but it was still the best January the airport has had in the past five years. Fuel sales exceed last month's numbers. Boudreaux discussed the NFlight project and said the Aeronautics Commission approved the project for the lower level grant. Boudreaux said he will meet with Patrick Carter of NFlight, Wayne Jones of McClelland Engineers, and the architect. He said he hopes they will find ways to save money. Boudreaux said he has resubmitted the Wildlife Management Assessment and the Wildlife Management Plan is underway. He also discussed the Air Race Classic and mentioned a volunteer inspector is needed. Boudreaux said the FAA Safety Area project is going to happen. The pre-construction meeting will be held on Mar. 5. The FAA engineer will meet with the successful bidder. All mounts will be changed to frangible mounts and the concrete bases for the mounts will not exceed the three inch rule. Boudreaux announced to the public that the AOPA seminar hosted by SkyVenture will be on Feb. 19 in the airport lobby. Boudreaux mentioned the FBO changeover will occur in mid-March. Terry Gulley said he talked to Roger last week and they are in the process of negotiating the DLA contract and the equipment. Gulley said he is optimistic on where everything is going. Mike Gibbs asked what time of day will the City take over the FBO and Boudreaux answered midnight. Boudreaux said the job listings that have made it through the entire process are online on the City website and other job sites. 1 Boudreaux discussed sequestration. He encouraged everyone to contact their representatives and senators and express concern about the Drake Field tower and the people who operate it. B. Financial Coordinator James Nicholson, Budget Report. Reported that operations are on the positive side and this was the best January in five years. Military planes are trending at an upward angle and Nicholson hopes it will continue to grow. Boudreaux thanked Million Air for their hard work in getting that done. The percentage of fuel sales that went to the military was quite a bit less than usual but Nicholson mentioned these sales cycle in correlation with military training schedules. Nicholson said Million Air currently owes over twelve thousand dollars. He said he is not sure if this payment will be part of the final negotiation, but if this money is not received it will become the airport' s bad debt. Boudreaux added that fuel flowage fees are not invoiced (. 10 cents/gal. should be paid to airport when fuel goes into tank) — and these flowage fees have not been paid Oct. thru Dec in 2012. Boudreaux said he does not know if the airport will ever receive that money. Nickle asked Nicholson why the airport is off budget for the current year. Nicholson answered that some of the automatic payments the airport receives from the federal government have not been posted yet. Also, Rose of Sharon terminated their lease so that revenue was lost and Lou required a fairly large payout when she retired. Boudreaux said the terminal space has been re-leased so some of that revenue will return in March. Nicholson also said the NFlight project is coming up which will affect our fund balance by about $63,556. C. Administrative Assistant, Lauren Treat, T-Hangar Report. Some tenants have shuffled around and we have added new tenants but all T-Hangars are still full, with 9 rented for storage. D. Wayne Jones, McClelland Engineers, Construction Report. Wayne said that he will sit down with Patrick Carter, Boudreaux, and the architect on Feb. 19 to go through a list of items and discuss how they can reduce the cost of the project. Wayne said he will advertise bids during the first week of March and finalize bids towards the end of March. Wayne and Boudreaux believe the estimated construction time will be about 90 days. Boudreaux mentioned Wayne has submitted a change order to his task order. Nickle said he hopes the savings will be more than the cost and Wayne said that is the plan. E. Museum Executive Director Warren Jones, Museum Report. Gibbs brought up a discussion about the sprinkler system and discussion about museum funding followed. Nickle suggested the Museum board makes a plea to the Council regarding funding. Regarding the Air Race Classic, Warren said the Air Museum will be used for a big 40s type dance on Saturday (Jun. 22) night. Warren said he has spent a considerable amount of time finalizing details for BBBQ&B, but transportation arrangements from Baum to the Museum still need attention, because the train is not a guarantee yet. Warren has looked into an arrangement with a bus company in case the train scenario does not play out. He noted BBBQ&B will be the museum' s largest fundraiser of the year by far and he wants to get a lot of pre-event media out there. Warren said this is a low time of the year for the museum just as it is for any other non-profit organization. He said he is looking forward to spring and hopes that BBBQ&B is even half of what he expects because it will truly be awesome. 2 ITEM #4 : Old Business. A. Update: City-run FBO. Director Boudreaux discussed the FBO fee schedule. He said the prices have all been cut from what Million Air charges. Boudreaux said he believes these fees are typical of all airports in Northwest Arkansas (besides Siloam). Boudreaux noted that this is only a draft, and he asked for the Board's opinions. Discussion followed. Nickle asked that since there are three active pilots present (would be four if Ken was present), should the Board hold a brief strategic planning meeting after everyone has reviewed the chart? All members were in unanimous agreement to hold the meeting on Feb. 19 at 11 :00 a.m. Boudreaux said that is all he had besides an aviation article he included in the packet about FBO service. He reminded the board that price is not everything — service is important too. ITEM #5: New Business. None ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. Ken Schossow, of Wings Avionics, said he had an incident on Monday in which the hangar door on the East side of his hangar came loose and swung in about 8 inches. Schossow said if he thought he was responsible, he would take care of it. Schossow filled out an incident report. Boudreaux said that was the right thing to do and the form go to the City Attorney's office where the final determination will be made. Secretary Josh Mahony brought up another item from the public regarding the Pigshibition event on March 14. He said the airport's pig "When Pigs Fly" will be in the auction at the Fayetteville Town Center. The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. but the auction will be on a-bay as well. B. Items from the Airport Board. None MEETING AD E 2 :49 .m. d3 Josh Mahony, S cretary Date 3 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS Tay eTLdileISION AVIATION DR 727014500 S School Ave, Ste F Fayetteville, AR 71701 5 P (4 7 9) 718-7642 DIRECTOR' S MONTHLY REPORT FEBRUARY, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, DRA IELD March 5, 2013 • AIRPORT ACTIVITY: February was the best February since 2009. I'm sure the favorable weather was the single biggest contributing factor. So far, no "real" winter this year. Fuel sales broke a record for February • CORPORATE HANGAR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR NFLIGHT TECHNOLOGY: We presented the project to the State Aeronautics Commission at their February meeting and it was approved. McClelland Consulting Engineers is re- working the project to include the value engineering and will re-bid the project in March. Total amount of the State Grant is $254,224.00. Our portion of the project will be $63 ,556 and will be funded from the Airport Use of Funds Balance. The request was based on the old bids with some of the value engineering subtracted. We have included other savings and hope that the total project will fall below the grant amount. For every dollar reduced in the total project amount, we will save $.20. • IRON PIG DUATHLON SCHEDULED: The annual Race on the Runway will be held March 30 from 9 until 10 in the morning. The race is held in conjunction with the annual runway pavement inspection. We will have four teams of two that will walk the runway and inspect for any deterioration that might have occurred over the winter. Please plan departures and arrivals before 9 and after 10 on Saturday March 30tH • AIR RACE CLASSIC UPDATE : Planning is well underway for the Air Race Classic finish at Drake Field Saturday June 22"d. The Finish Line Committee, chaired by June Hutton is still looking for volunteers to help during the arrivals beginning around 10 :00 AM and lasting until the last aircraft crosses the finish line abreast of the Tower. Contact June at 303 -475-0761 to be a part of this exciting event. • FAA WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESSMENT: Wildlife Hazard Management Plan in progress. • HANGARS FOR RENT: All T hangars remain full with 9 rented for storage. Hangars for storage will be vacated for tenants with aircraft. • ARKANSAS AIR AND MILITARY MUSEUM: Warren is working the Bikes, Blues, Bar-B-Q and Bombers event and expects and good return for the Museum. The CAF will provide 6 aircraft for rides and static display during the event. We were hoping that the A & M Railroad would bring the train to the airport but that will not happen. Warren is working with Ozark Regional Transportation for a solution. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD (479) 521-1316 113 West Mountain - Fayetteville, AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS • U of A CHARTER: We have been supporting basketball, volleyball, soccer and baseball at Drake. So far no problems. • SKYVENTURE CHARTER ANNOUNCED: Mark Frankum has been awarded a Charter Certificate by the FAA for single pilot Cessna- 172 flight for hire. If you need a fast trip to Little Rock and return check out this option. Save time and money. • FAA SAFETY AREA PROJECT: The FAA held the Pre-Construction Conference at the airport on March 5 and started on the 6th. The project should be complete by the Board meeting. • FBO CHANGEOVER UPDATE : We have hired what we believe to be a quality group of folks to run the FBO including 4 that currently work for Million Air. Our new Flightline Supervisor is Jacob Crutchfield. He was previously employed as a Line Supervisor for the Regional Jet Center at XNA. Matt, Brett, Jeff and Morgan will become City employees. Michael Berndt and Derek Evans will be the weekend crew. We take over operations on March 16" . We will be offering agreements for storage in the FBO Hangar as soon as the form is approved by the City Attorney. We don't anticipate any changes to charges currently in effect and we will strive to continue with superior customer service put in place by Million Air. Concerns, comments, questions? Please call or stop by so that we can resolve any issues perceived, expected, or observed. We want to do it right from the start. • TOWER TO CLOSE AT DRAKE : There have been threats expressed by FAA and the ATCT community that sequestration will result in most of the contract towers closing due cuts of funding. We have received a letter from FAA notifying us that our tower will close April 7, 2013 . The published list states that all towers in Arkansas will close except for LIT and XNA. We have contacted our legislators but have little hope for any meaningful change. Please contact our Senators and your representative to express your strong displeasure. Safety will be compromised, jobs will be lost. In preparation for the potential, consider reviewing procedures for arrival and departure at uncontrolled airports. Also insure that your radio is in tip-top shape. Position reports and hearing the reports of other aircraft on the CTAF are vital when operating in and out of uncontrolled airports. With the only way to get from the West side to the East side of the airport on the ground is to cross the runway at Delta taxiway, it is just as important that we all review radio procedures for ground operations in the movement area. Should the tower actually close, Mark Frank-um of Sky Venture has offered to conduct an evening seminar on "Operating at Uncontrolled Airports." We will notify all of the date and time if necessary. Respectfully Submitted, Ray M. Boudreaux, Director Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD (479) 521-1316 113 West Mountain - Fayetteville, AR 72701 Tn • eeVle ARKANSAS Alrpor Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Executive Airport Board THRU: Ray M. Boudreaux, Director FROM: James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator DATE: March 14, 2013 Tower rations Cumulative MONTH 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 MONTH 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 JAN 2,492 1,932 1,917 2552 2,928 JAN 2,492 1932 1,917 2,562 2928 FEB 2,902 2,214 1,320 2,138 2,540 FEB 5,394 4,146 3237 4,690 5,468 MAR 2,807 2,418 2,818 2,161 MAR 8,201 6,564 6,055 6,851 APR 2,829 ' '2,775 . 2,254 x '.2,763 APR 10,830 9339 8,309 9614 MAY 2,722 -3,015 2627 3,180 MAY 13,552 12,354 10,936 -12,791 ' JUN 2,876 2,531 2,859 3,195 JUN 160428 14,885 13,795 15,989 JUL 3,100 2,895 2,758 3050 JUL 19,528 17,780 16,553 19,039 AUG 2,868 2,513 2,676 2,951 AUG 22,396 24293 19,229 21,990 SEP 3,577 2,684 3,503 4,864 SEP 25,9731 22,9771 22,732 26854 OCT 216771 3125 1 2,998 3320 1 IOCT 1 28650 1 26,1021 25,730 30174 NOV 21588 1 1,9641 2,3791 3,3921 INOV 1 31,2361 2B4O66 1 28,109 33,568 DEC 1,8421 1,841 1 2,164 1 2,5461 IDEC 1 33,0781 29,9071 30,273 36112 IMonthtyAvg 1 2,757 1 2,492 1 2,523 1 3,009 1 2,734 AmmalC •3.64% •9.59% 122% 19.29%1 16.59% 0wd m•12mm0Cw0ftn -AIM3 -MI02 -awl OPOUTItNS w 9mIbmmPJ20d CmIP11m on6vEYwxzvsM(E Um -I 4A2 res SAO ow F 7A! . 30 - 3m = zm zXXQ ' za , I 184 - Im ap IN w w m a a Ala e 0 IW at JM FIB AMM SM Aha EW ZVO Z" 1®10 M*II Mt! 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T 5 0 0 op' Oi•0# 4d '40, b4°PFti s' 4dl Fdd4'P.f 1.T' 13 •, Jpr J. rrrm mrr wrJ. ryrmN. rrrl 2013 CumulaWO Avg Fuel Bales by Percent of Type Rwl 8alu My rano mist w m43uNr.Er,mw m 1D R16uM 1DOlL, 846®.IaT.Z/.eR 73x p BNa�iWLL, 3.p% MN F® MR ASA MY &N M AW eB OQ NO4 L$ Local Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 03/13/13 Ident FBO Name Jet FS 100LL FS 10OLL SS 91 MoGas AS Jet AS 1110E e s laass TOH City of Tahlequah both seasery 4.99 5.50 NC NC SLG City. of Siloam Springs 5.38 5.78 5.28 NC NC NC VBT Summit Aviation 6.10 6.15 5.95 NC NC NC ASG Pinnacle Air Sertrces 6.15 6.20 5.65 NC NC 0.20)_ XNA Regional Jet Center 6.21 6.81 0.07 0.17 ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 6.21 6.30 NC INC FSM TAC Air 6.25 6.81 6.27 0.04 0.40 0.40 FYV Million Air Fayetteville / City SS 6.74 6.70 6.00 4.31 1 0.08 0.15 0.50 Fuel Prices: National 3/13113 Source: GlobalAir.com Aviation Fuel' Current US Fuel Prices 5151 lele Current Fuel Prices & Averages by Region Notlhuvast muntumn N _ rovlEnaWird _ - Groat LukoS ,� - iS 5 . 9 55 ' 79 ©�0� East ear, B��ao Conbot BBI®D Waslorn Ca'afte Southoar Southwest B®I®s. 5 5 . 9 9 Alaska mill a R5 . 9g D Tayeevi le ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT OPERATING SUMMARY MONTH ENDING 2/28/2013 AIRPORT BOARD OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD REVENUE Rents 8 Leases 444,147 440,900 463,543 493,700 82,283 76,915 Aviation Fuel 114,865 119,500 157,525 129.600 21,600 18,217 Contract FBO 83.815 70,900 72,700 71,000 11,833 9,448 Miscellaneous 11,869 11 ,900 8,586 2,900 483 3,046 Operational Transfers - FEMA Reimbursement 15.857 - - - - - NON-OPERATING INCOME Sales Tex Revenue 29.733 26,000 25,449 25,600 4,267 170 Non-Op Miscellaneous (100) - - - - - INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 700,187 669,200 727,803 722,800 120,467 107,796 EXPENSES Personnel 331,465 341,673 319,057 336,276 54,814 64,850 Materials 8 Supplies 12,990 22,545 21,315 22,155 3,693 1,275 Aviation Fuel Purchases 81,584 90,328 105,924 93,888 15,648 16,781 Services 8 Charges 200.230 231,896 225,132 226,122 37,687 18,847 Cost Allocation to General Fund 7,915 7,915 7,915 7,915 1,319 1,325 Maintenance 48,137 64,490 50,859 66,057 11,010 3,917 Interest on West GA Hangars Loan (accrued monthly) 13,237 6,328 6,328 5,662 977 977 INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 695,557 765,175 736,530 758,275 125,147 107,971 NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - GAIN I (LOSS) 4,629 (95,975) (8.727) (35,475) (4,681) (175) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD NON-OPERATING INCOME Interest on Investments 5,098 7,800 4,041 4,200 700 592 Other - Unrealized Gain (Loss) on investments - - (753) - - - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSE 07039 AIP #38 Correct Runway 16 Safety Area Deficiency Phase III 391,775 - - - - 10022 AIP #39 Wildlife Hazard Assessment 33,205 - - - - 10028 Airport Fuel Farm Repair (512) - - - - 11017 Airport Security Improvements 128.693 51,095 51,078 - o 11019 Airport Stonnwater Protection Plan Update 2,500 - - - 11023 AIP #40 Pavement Rehab 8 Re-Marking 252,069 - 12002Hangar Rehab - 42485 School - 263,250 262,623 - IT - 12011 Executive Hangar Office Addition 32,504 26,473 323,811 : - 12012 AIP #41 Pavement Rehab 8 Re-Marking Phase II - 147,252 117,176 - - USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES 802,631 486,301 454,061 319,611 (592) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD LOANS Payments on Loan Principal (accrued) 28,030 15,530 15,530 15,530 2,588 2,588 One-time Paydown on Hangar Loan 305,626 - - - GRANTSSTATE / FEDERAL Due/Recelved from Stale Grants on Fed Projects 195,779 34,417 27,156 - - Due/Receivad from AIP #38 Correct RW16 RSA Phase III 372,186 - - - - Due/Received from AIP #39 Wildlife Huard Assessment 51,343 - Due/Received from Dept Aero - Fuel Farm Repair - - - - - Due,/Received from Dept Aero - Airport Security Improvements - 144,000 143,816 - ° - Due/Received from AIP #40 Pavement Rehab 8 Re-marking 239,465 - - Due/Received from Dept Aero - 80/20 Hangar Rehab - 210,600 210,098 - m - Due/Reoeived from AIP #41 Pavement Rehab 8 Re-marking Phase II - 105,741 104,828 - I - Due/Received from Dept Aero - 80/20 Executive Hangar Office Addition - - - 254,224 NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 525.118 479,228 470,368 238,694 (2,588) AIRPORT CASH BALANCE 616,222 513,174 623,802 507,410 621,631 CURRENT ENCUMBRANCES (CAPITAL) MCE TASK ORDER #9 - Plans, Specs, Pmj Admin, Exec Hangar Office Addition 6,031 6.031 Contractor - Executive Hangar Once Addition (In re-bidding process) - - LONG TERM LIABILITIES Hangar Loan Principal 201 ,986 199,298 APPROVED GRANTS (Not yet accrued) - CAPITAL PROJECTS State Giants on Federal Projects - - Stale Grant - Exec Hangar Office Addition 254,224 - AIRPORT CASH MINUS LIABILITIES 45,268 416,301 -4 :* 0 � m " m o z > ;u m o °o U) o = w 3 m Oz < < D m c n vii m 2 A m -n m 0 r d ° " D m m <c mm oo M m mo a (D m � � mm 3 z m < o o) r C -n ca covma z < O (; , 0) OD C, z w0m -{ ' m D A U) Z-1 N � 0 0 W ZI J V CD O V m O OND O IJ 66 66660 A O V 0 0 0 0 J O � > O J O) r NtAD N V7 m m co D D W m0000 cn -< r m 0 0 0 0 0 O N A A 0 0 0 0 O O N O V W N p) N O) t0 t0 CD N QD V V O O � l N N O O W co OD 00 D ti n N N N 0 d d N 01 N 0 O) N N N N N w CDCD a333 � 3 m v m m m CD > > > m c a 0 c N o m c 0 o n n J y j O a a O) CD Q O N F > j c v m m m o <n m m CD C CD CD f. m m m N < 3 0 � m m a Congreo of the Zinitea *tate5 Wagington, IBC 20515 March 7, 2013 "17te Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.F. Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Lal-food: It is our understanding that FAA employees were notified Tuesday of an intended "Save Money" furlough for up to eleven (11 ) work. days, beginning on or about April 7. We are disappointed that this is the route that the FAA -and the Administration has chosen to take, rather than sharpening their pencils and finding cost savings in other areas. On February 25, 2013, we formally requested information regarding FAA's plan for sequestration. "That letter went unanswered similar to previous requests. In hearings of both the Aviation Subcommittee of the I-louse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 27, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Tuesday of this week, we heard a lot of rhetoric on the sequester, but no real answers. The Budget Control Act detailing this particular budget sequestration was signed into law by President Obama on August 2, 2011 . Your agencies should have been planning for the possibility of a budget sequestration once the super committee process failed at the end of 2011 . However, little to no planning seems to have taken place since that time. Since August of 2012, Congress has been asking for detailed budget sequestration plans from DOT and FAA. However, those requests have only resulted in limited and incomplete information about how sequester will impact the FAA and other federal agencies and departments, which is unacceptable. A review of FAA spending over the past several years has exposed several areas ripe for belt- tightening at the FAA. These areas include, but are not limited to: a yearly travel budget for FAA employees of $ 179 million; a fleet of 46 aircraft that costs $143 million a year to maintain; a 41 percent, or $3 billion budget increase since 2002, even though domestic flights are down 27 percent from 2000 traffic levels; and clear mismanagement and waste on Air Traffic Control modernization contracts. Because DO7' and FAA have continuously rebuffed our efforts to gain detailed information about your plans for sequester, we are left with more questions than answers. We know that FAA spends millions of taxpayer dollars to send employees to conferences. Has all conference spending been eliminated under the sequester? We know that FAA plans to shut down a significant number of contract towers. even though the contract tower program has continuously proven to be cost effective. Flow was this choice made? Were all other service contracts examined for waste and cost overruns before choosing to make cuts to an economically sound program? The flying public paid over $ 12 billion in excise taxes and user fees in 2012, yet these are the people the FAA has chosen to inconvenience because of its lack of planning and inability to produce credible and specific data on budget cuts and constraints. Since our previous requests for information have gone unanswered, we cannot assume, nor do we believe, that all savings options were explored before the choice was made to furlough employees, close towers, and inconvenience the flying public you are supposed to serve. While we continue to await your answers to our questions, the FAA has the authority and the flexibility in its budget to use the savings found in these and other areas to pay for air traffic controllers and other personnel and to avoid resorting to furloughs. In fact, the TAA has $2.7 billion in non-personnel Operations costs that should have been examined for savings before furloughs were considered. Thoroughly examining real areas of potential savings, and not resorting to scare tactics and the punishment of employees and the public for political purposes, is the only way to productively move forward and ensure that the FAA upholds its stated commitment to the flying public. Sincerely, BilKhuster ohn Thune Chairman anking Member I-louse Committee on Transportation Senate Committee on Commerce, and Infrastructure Science and Transportation 'O C i E ..-� o d v � Em yv � ° ; �X C voE N O u = E aNio . A " ouACyaOi " 0v ri [ ° � a a ' .E 0 c � a N � � A dN .y 0 vvmyv4Lc m v ° [ E E d � C C yA '� LL aN E m �ExN ° ° E 0 N v F C .� E .0 .^• ... C C A Q a 0u00 ac 0Q "aAw LL « al � '^ 'w C '� v ` OOCAwN AEw 3 a .a3- ^+ OO ,A wv l v C O m ' o � M � = o c � EOha v NOpo .0wa 3 � u « a0 a O .. 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