ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION
Eddie Martin Building
Airport Commission Hearing Room
3160 Airway Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

July 19, 2006

Cecilia Age, Bruce Junor, Stephen Bristol

David Markley

Alan Murphy, Airport Director
Loan Leblow, Assistant Airport Director
Richard Oviedo, County Counsel
Larry Serafini, Deputy Airport Director, Facilities
Roy Freeman, Deputy Airport Director, Business Development
Elizabeth Gianini, Senior Office Supervisor

Chair Age called the meeting to order.

Commissioner Junor led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. On the motion and second of Commissioners Bristol and Junor with Chair Commissioner Age abstaining, the minutes of July 07, 2006 were approved as written.

2. AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES, INC. (ASR 06-001198). Airport Director requested Airport Commission concurrence with the recommended Board action to authorize Purchasing Agent to renew contract with Black Box Services, Inc. for Telephone Equipment Maintenance Services in the Terminal and Administrative building. This is a two year contract with an option to extend it for three individual consecutive years. With only one bid received Black Box. Responding to Commissioner Junor, Deputy Airport Director Larry Serafini explained not many companies complete large campus wiring. Responding to commissioner Junor, Airport Director Murphy confirmed staff is not on site 24 hours per day and stated the airport’s telephone system is structured in a way in which the airport is not the telephone provider for all of the tenants.

   Responding to Commissioner Bristol, Deputy Airport Director Serafini indicated there has not been a problem in the past with having a Project Manager stationed in Tennessee. Responding to Commissioner Bristol, Airport Director Murphy indicated the contracted individual’s signature is required either at the Terminal or Administration building.

   No one from the public wished to address the Commission.

   On the motion and second of Commissioners Bristol and Junor, item 2 was passed unanimously.

3. AUTHORIZE PURCHASE AGREEMENT-IRVINE CENTER PARTNERS III, L.L.C. (ASR 06-001497). Airport Director requested Airport Commission concurrence with the recommended Board action to authorize the Chair to sign a Purchase (Option) Agreement with Irvine Center Partners III, L.L.C. for the quitclaim of airspace within Orange County-owned aviation easement adjacent to John Wayne Airport. County policy conditions have been met and have calculated the value of the airspace. Responding to Commissioner Junor, Airport Director Murphy explained the airspace value is based on the comparison of the property value and discounted due to airspace having less value than property. Responding to Commissioner Junor, Airport Director Murphy stated he agrees it would be helpful to model the growth due to this purchase being a second in the number that are in the pipeline in the Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Santa Ana side. Airport Director Murphy further explained that individual modeling has been completed for own use of individual projects; however, considers it to be useful to model everything they know is planned or potentially pursued to look at the accumulative impact. The FAA reviews these types of projects for negative impact on operations of the airport. The Irvine General Plan has been found consistent with the airport land use environs plan around John Wayne Airport. Responding to Commissioner Junor, Assistant Airport Director Loan Leblow stated the building is 229 feet. Responding to Commissioner Bristol, Airport Director Murphy stated a city can present their general plan to the Airport Land Use Commission. The plan is evaluated to verify if it is in compliance with the commissions land use plan. Responding to Commissioner Bristol, Airport Director Murphy stated the easement level is based on the FAA’s general analysis.

   No one from the public wished to address the Commission.

   On the motion and second of Commissioners Junor and Bristol, item 2 was passed unanimously.

4. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ACTIONS BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Approved as recommended.

5. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

1. Other Business - Deputy Airport Director, Larry Serafini indicated the Airport Project Timeline has a font change and an additional font change is to come.

   Airport Director Murphy introduced the Finance & Administration department Deputy Airport Director, Don Arthur.

   Commissioner Bristol acknowledged the Annual Report. Director Murphy stated he is very pleased with the report, in addition, the report was recently submitted to compete against other airports annual reports.

2. Legislative Update - None.

3. Items of Interest to the Public - Chair Age discussed the memo Airport Director Murphy shared regarding the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center Power Outage. Airport Director Murphy indicated the JWA tower controls about five miles out and a couple thousand feet air traffic control is then transferred to TRACON, a regional facility located in Miramar. Due to the outage, John Wayne Airport extended the existing flight curfew by one hour, shifting the arrival curfew to 12:00 am and the departure curfew to 11:00 pm. Noise complaints were received; however, JWA responded to each call. Responding to Chair Age, Airport Director Murphy stated that the en-route center covers most of Southern California, and part of Nevada.

   Chair Age expressed her appreciation in having qualified back-up staff at John Wayne Airport in the event Airport Director Murphy is absent.

   Responding to Chair Age, Airport Director Murphy explained the air traffic control system. Director Murphy further explained that TSA is not actively involved in this issue due to this event not having been determined to be a security issue. Responding to Chair Age, Assistant Airport Director Leblow stated the back up generator was on 40 minutes. Chair Age requested to have a response to her questions. Responding to Chair Age, Airport Director Murphy stated the type of disaster or emergency. Responding to Chair Age, Director Murphy stated JWA’s SOP for emergencies are in a collection of binders. A separate security plan for terrorism is in place and is not available to the public. The SOP is signed by the Airport Director then reviewed and signed by the FAA and TSA.

6. ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING. Having no further business to conduct, the public meeting was adjourned at 5:46 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Gianini
Senior Office Supervisor, Finance & Administration