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KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> STUDY SESSION DATE: January 13, 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Kittitas County Airport Wildlife Hazard Evaluation <br /> and Management Plan <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: Direct staff prepare enabling documentation for <br /> adoption of plan <br /> LEAD STAFF: <br /> Joshua Fredrickson <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Direct staff to prepare enabling documentation for adoption of the Wildlife Hazard <br /> Evaluation Management Plan for Bowers Field. <br /> BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br /> • Wildlife Hazard Evaluation Management Plan (WHMP) has been developed for <br /> Bowers Field <br /> • Plan development by Kittitas County in cooperation with the U.S. Department of <br /> Agriculture's Wildlife Services program <br /> • WHMP to be periodically reviewed and updated as necessary by airport <br /> management <br /> • WHMP emphasizes monitoring and abatement of wildlife hazards within the <br /> airfield environment <br /> • WHMP not previously adopted <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> To serve as a guide to help reduce wildlife hazards at Kittitas County Airport, Bowers <br /> Field, previous airport staff began the development of a Wildlife Hazard Management <br /> Plan (WHMP). Staff from the U.S. Department of Agrigulture's (USDA) Wildlife <br /> Services (WS) program assisted with the development of the plan. The WHMP follows <br /> guidance in CFR Title 14 FAR part 139.337 and guidance in the FAA Advisory Circular <br /> 150/5200-38. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Kittitas County Airport, Bowers Field (ELN) is a general aviation airport owned and <br /> operated by Kittitas County. To support operations at ELN, staff developed a Wildlife <br /> Hazard Management Plan (WHMP). ELN is not a Part 139 Certificated airport, one <br />