2017-08-14-minutes-public-works-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS STUDY SESSION MINUTES COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 109 - ELLENSBURG Regular Meeting MONDAY Board members present O'Brien 1:30 PM August 14, 2017 Chairman Paul Jewell; Vice -Chairman Obie Others: Mark Cook, Candie Leader, Public Works; Dan Carlson, Stephanie Mifflin (CDS); Neil Caulkins (PA); David Miller, Kurt Addicott, Century West Engineering; Twenty-six (26) Members of the Public At 1:30 pm Chairman Jewell opened the Public Works and Community Development Services (CDS) Study Session with CDS conducting their agenda first. BOWERS FIELD RUNWAY UPDATE Chairman Jewell explained the process and expectations of the meeting prior to the start of the Public Works Study Session. Mark Cook gave background on Runway 7/25 and the decision to close the runway due to several years of pavement deterioration and limited maintenance. Mark Cook stated that pothole patching on the runway has been performed and spent the majority of last year working with a Citizen's Advisory Group on the Master Plan and the focus was Runway 11/29 and the need for a parallel taxiway. Mark Cook continued that recently staff was contacted during the Public Works' chip seal program that a large pothole was on Runway 7/25. Mark Cook added that it took several days to get the repair done due to chip seal operations being conducted. Mark Cook stated that the concern with the runway is risk management for the county and safety of users of the airport. Mark Cook commented that during several meetings with the Airport Advisory Committee he discussed the closure of Runway 7/25 and it took several weeks to coordinate the temporary closure. Mark Cook added that the weeds on that runway are also an issue and a new mower was purchased to mow the runway because chemical application is no longer working to control the weeds. Mark Cook stated that the temporary closure does allow for future remedial action to be taken on the runway and in conversations with Century West several options were discussed for repairs. Mark Cook explained two of the options; one being considered a "band-aid", where an attempt to grout and seal the larger cracks with a sealcoat on the runway. Mark Cook continued that this option would last six months to a year and that would be sufficient enough to put the runway in service when the extension 2017-08-14 MINUTES