FW: FAA Questions (14)
Development: The Kalispell City Airport does not quite meet ARC B-I
design standards. Would the FAA support improvements at the Kalispell
City Airport to improve the facility in compliance with B-I design
standards? What are the minimum design standards and/or requirements
that the FAA would support at Kalispell City Airport?
Funding: The City of Kalispell has expended considerable local funds
(in excess of $3 million) for land acquisition and improvements at the
Airport in anticipation of future FAA funding. Is the City's
eligibility to receive Federal reimbursement for past expenditures
contingent solely on the removal of the KGEZ radio towers? Are there
any other obligations or conditions the City would need to meet to
receive Federal reimbursement for past expenditures? Assuming the KGEZ
towers are successfully removed, would the FAA be able to begin funding
the reimbursement to the City for past expenditures at the airport?
Will the FAA require that the City complete the proposed runway
improvements at the airport before they will reimburse for expenditures
already incurred by the City? If the City decides to postpone
improvements at this time, is there any risk of losing FAA .
Grant Assurances: There is some general concern in the community that
the City of Kalispell will lose control of the airport to the FAA by
accepting Federal funding and agreeing to grant assurances. Could you
explain about the purpose of the grant assurances and how they affect
the City's control of the airport? By accepting the grant assurances,
can the city limit the use of the airport either by the type of aircraft
or times of operation?
Environmental Assessment: There has been some criticism in the
community that the original EA was a boiler plate document which did not
adequately address the issues at the airport and the needs of the
community. Will a revised noise study be required? Will a revised site
selection study be required? Will the FAA fund the EA?
Land Acquisition: The City has never condemned land before and does not
desire to do so at this time. Would the FAA support alternatives to the
proposed development that would minimize controversial land acquisition
requirements ?
Subject areas:
1. Grant Assurances - Why get into bed with the FAA
2. Funding - What do we gain by getting into bed with the FAA
3. EA - Really the first step in the process
4. Development - What options do we have
5. Land Acquisition - We have issues that may be difficult
Can you take this list from here and modify it as you see fit? Will you
forward it off to Gary. I've cc'd Mitch with this list as he may have
some input also.
Thanks
Jeff Walla, PE
Stelling Engineers, Inc.
1372 Airport Road
Kalispell, MT 59901
phone: 406-755-8602
fax: 406-755-8710
email: jwalla@stellinginc.com <mailto:jwalla@jwalla@stellinginc.com>