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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />AIRPORT DEPARTMENT <br />April 19, 2022 AGENDA <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: April 19, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A REVOCABLE <br />LICENSE WITH THE MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB AT <br />BOWERS FIELD. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Ken Grannan, Airport Director <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The airport has hosted an RC Club for model aircraft for <br />many years. The location of the club is on the eastern <br />agricultural lease with garment from the tenant. In recent <br />years we have had a couple aircraft get off course and crash <br />land inside the aeronautical fence. In 2021, we had a radio <br />controlled aircraft crash land in the middle of the airfield <br />after crossing runway 11/29. Operations were suspended in <br />agreement with the Airport Advisory Committee until a <br />final determination of their future activity was determined. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: Upon having meetings with the RC Club and the AAC, it <br />was suggested to develop a revocable license. This license <br />was prepared by the prosecutor’s office incorporating the <br />rules from the RC Club and providing an opportunity for <br />the RC Club to continue operations under strict regulations. <br />If for any reason these rules are broken or there is another <br />instance endangering piloted aircraft, the license will be <br />revoked, and no further RC activity will be allowed at <br />Bowers Field. Currently we are working on an annual fee <br />somewhere around the $100 or $150 mark. We will make <br />our final determination at the AAC meeting later this week <br />and request signature by the RC Club prior to seeking <br />BoCC approval. <br /> <br /> <br />INTERACTION: AAC, BoCC, Staff, RC Club, Prosecutors Office <br /> <br />AAC <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the revocable license for the RC Club