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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-03-07 adjMarch 7, 1984 (Afternoon Meeting-Adjourned from February 15, 1984) An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on March 7, 1984, at 3:00 P.M., at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville Virginia; said meeting adjourned from February 15, 1984. Present: Mr Frederick R. Bowie, Mrs. Patrlcia H. Cooke, Messrs. Gerald E. FiSher, J. T. Henley, Jr. and Peter T. Way. Absent: Officers Present: Robert W. Tucker, Jr. Agenda Item No. 1. Mr. Fisher. Mr. C. Timothy Lindstrom. County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr., and Deputy County Executive, The meeting was called to order at 3:08 P.M. by the Chairman, Agenda Item No. 2. Tour of Airport Macilities. This meeting was scheduled by the Board at its meeting on January 18, 1984 in order that members of this Board, the Airport Board and City Council could tour airport facilities in order to gain a better insight of the problems and complexities the Airport is facing. City Councilors present were Mrs. Elizabeth Gleason and Mr. John Conover.r Airport Commission members present were Messrs. Paul Saunier, Jr., Charles M. Ward, George C. Prill, Roy Ackerman and Mr. Gary 0'Connell, Assistant City Manager and member of the Airport Board. Mr. George Prill, Chairman of the Airport Commission and member of the Airport Board, expressed appreciation for this opportunity to speak to both entities about the progress of improvements at the Airport. He, being a County representative on the Airport Commission, felt the obligation to keep the County informed of the use and development of the Airport. Mr. Prill then introduced Mr. Robert Kennedy, the recently hired Airport Manager, and asked~him to provide a status report of the Airport facilities. Mr. Kennedy said people tend to think of the Airport as either belonging to the airlines or being the Airport Manager's territory and he would like to emphasize that many other people are involved as well. He~then introduced the Federal Aviation Administratic manager, the tower chief, and station managers for Piedmont Airlines, Air Virginia and Alleghany Airlines. Mr. Eennedy distributed a booklet explaining the development of the Airport (copy is on file in Clerk's Office) and then presented a slide presentation of the activities at .the Airport. The activities included such things as maintenance, crash, fire and rescue facilities and various tYpes of air transportation available. Mr. Kennedy said the Airport Board, in 1983, formed~Blue Ridge Aviation for continuity in general aviation services. Blue Ridge Aviation provides services to those flying in corporate jets and smaller private planes. AlSo, ramp services, towing, and fueling are all provided by this group. The newest building at the Airport is to be the general aviation hangar which is under construction and is a project of JBC Limited Partnership. Mr. Kennedy then noted an exhibit showing enplanements and air traffic and said a decrease is shown in the total aircraft landing and taking off at the airport. This is a result of the economy in that the private aircraft were not as active as previous years. Another factor that affected aircraft operations has been a change from private small cub flights into corporate jet activity. There are a very large number of privately owned corporate jets through this area. Mr. Kennedy then presented a slide of the building known as the north complex which is leased by AMVEST from the Airport Board and is a small but growing corporate based activity. Mr. Kennedy said one factor that all see at the airport is the overcrowded conditions. Approximately four years ago, the Airport Board, with assistance from the airlines, built a prefab building on the south side of the terminal building which houses baggage claims and a security area that is a mandate of Federal law. Mr. Kennedy said the baggage area for the airlines which is on the back of the terminal building has been expanded. Mr. Kennedy said the Airport Board is following the recommendati. of the adopted Airport Master Plan. He then referred to an exhibit of the Airport layout for the next twenty years. ~Mr. Kennedy further explained that the current location of the crash, fire and rescue building is too far from the area where services would be needed in an emergency. Therefore, the building needs to be relocated and he pointed out the location as proposed in the Master Plan. Mr. Kennedy said the hangar is currently housing the Blue Ridge Aviation because of its close proximity to the terminal building but same needs to be relocated. Mr. Kennedy said.the plan calls for three areas of development. One is relieve overcrowdedness in the passenger terminal, there is lack of sufficient vehicle parking, and there is poor circulation in and access to the terminal building. .Based on demand evaluations, the requirements for each facility (including the crash, fire and rescue needs and access to air cargo as well as the above problems) have been defined and quantified~' using the latest Federal Aviation Administration criteria. The results of the studies showed that major facility improvements are needed now and the need for the terminal building and vehicular parking will double during the next twenty years. Mr. Kennedy said according to the recommendations in the Master Plan, the existing hollow at the back of the Airport property was to be leveled and a paved parking lot placed in that area. After calculation of the costs, it was determined that the cost per parking space was approaching what the cost would be to build an upright parking garage. However, in the area proposed the septic system is located and any drastic changes in that area will mean changing that system as well. March 7, 1984 (Regular Night Meeting) March 7, 1984 (Afternoon Meeting-Adjourned from February 15, 1984) Mr. Kennedy said..enplanement figures for January and February show a 9.9 percent increase over last year. Projecting that over the entire 1984 year, would mean an enplanement increase from 80,000 to 88,000. Mr. Kennedy said that concluded his presentation and if there were no questions, he would like to invite all those present to tour the runway and terminal building facilities. Mr. Fisher asked if there is any appraised value on the airport property. Mr. Kennedy said no but the overall replacement for the structures including the runway would be approximately $20,000,000. Mr. Kennedy further noted that the parking'structure is ineligible for federal funds and any projects eligible for federal funds are based on enplanement figures. With no further comments, the tour of the facilities commenced. The tour consisted of viewing the general ticketing area, facilities within the terminal building, the runway, t-hangar, the facility leased by AMVEST, the maintenance facility and the Blue Ridge Aviation office. At the conclusion of the tour, Mr. Fisher extended appreciation to Mr. Kennedy and others involved in this presentation for the opportunity to view the facilities and the information provided in the slide presentation. Not Docketed. At 4:12 P.M., Mr.,Fisher said Mr. St. John has communicated with Mr. Agnor regarding the need for an executive session during dinner this evening and he asked Mr. Agnor to explain the items. Mr. Agnor said the three matters are of urgency and regard legal aspects of litigations of the Cason matter, Albemarle Bank & Trust, and the Garlick Tract. Motion to adjournint~, executive session at 5:30 P.M. to discuss the above three legal matters was offered by.Mrs. Cooke, seconded by Mr. Bowie, and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Bowie, Mr.s. Cooke, Messrs. Fisher, Henley and Way. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Mr. Lindstrom. Mr. Fisher said Mr. Way will not be present during the executive session and asked Mr. Agnor to brief him on the subjects. The Board reconvened into open session at 7:30 P.M. and immediately adjourned. ~HAIR~ March 7, 1984 (Regular Night Meeting) A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on March 7, 1984 at 7:30 P.M., in Meeting Room 7, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Present: Mr. Fr. ederick R. Bowie, Mrs. Patricia H. Cooka~ Messrs. Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr., C. Timothy Lindstrom and Peter T. Way (Arrived at 7:35 P.M.). Absent: None. Officers Present: County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr.; Deputy County Executive and Director of Planning, Robert W. Tucker, Jr.; and County Attorney, George R. St. John. Agenda Item No. 1. Mr. Fisher. The meeting was called to order at .7:33 P.M. by the Chairman,' Agenda Item No, 2. Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Item No. 3. Moment of Silence. Agenda Item No. 4. ZMA-83-7 ...... John L. & Elizabeth W. Wildermuth. SP-83-38. John L. & Elizabeth W. Wildermuth. SP-83-39. John L. Wildermuth. Mr. Robert W. Tucker, Jr., said the applicants have again requested deferral, this time to April 18, 1984. Motion to defer the above three petitions to April 18, 1984 as requested by the applicants, was offered by Mr. Lindstrom, seconded by Mr. Bowie, and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mr. Bowie, Mrs. Cooke, Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Lindstrom and Way. None.