HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport Advisory Committee Reorganization Staff Report 11.17.20KITTITAS COUNTY
KITTITAS COUNTY AIRPORT DEPARTMENT
KITTITAS COUNTY AIRPORT-BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: November 17, 2020
TOPIC: Airport Advisory Committee Reorganization
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve a resolution dissolving the current
Airport Advisory Committee on December 31, 2020.
LEAD STAFF:
Benjamin West, Director of Airport Operations
Ken Grannan, Airport Coordinator
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
The Board will recall in February airport staff was asked to consider options to either
suspend the Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) permanently or reorganize the
committed to better work with the newly hired Director of Airport Operations. Airport
Staff worked with Neil Caulkins on a plan for reorganization and presented a Resolution
to the Commissioners at the August Airport Study Session that would amend the AAC
Charter. The amendments added the Director of Airport Operations as the staff that the
AAC would report to and downsized the group to 7 members with two on-call sub-
committees under the AAC’s direction. The Board asked that this proposal go back to the
AAC for their thoughts on the reorganization. At the August AAC monthly meeting, the
AAC made the following recommendations:
• The AAC desires to strike the two sub-committees, and allow the current
members terms to expire 12/31/2020,
• The AAC further desires the ability to directly report to the Board of
County Commissioners,
• The AAC thought downsizing would be appropriate,
• The AAC requested a chance to speak with the Board of County Commissioners
in a Study Session before any further actions.
With this in mind, Airport Staff directed the October 12, 2020 study session as a time for
the AAC to speak with the BOCC. Since the August BOCC and AAC meeting, the
County Prosecutor, Greg Zempel, is working with Airport Staff for recommendations.
At the October Airport Study Session, Commissioner Wright recommended an AAC sub-
committee with the AAC Chair, Vice-Chair, himself, County Prosecutor, and Airport
Staff. The sub-committee has met three times in developing new standards of review and
is in the process of re-writing the charter. The AAC has agreed to a 7-member committee
commencing in the new year with all current terms expiring the end of December 2020.
DISCUSSION:
A resolution was developed under Prosecutor Request #49131 dissolving the AAC on
12.31.2020. New applications will be solicited pending the resolution approval by the
BOCC with the new members starting 1.1.21.
The Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) approved all current members terms would
expire on 12-31-2020 at the August AAC Meeting, the motion passed committee vote 5-
2. Documentation of this decision is noted in the minutes from August 19, 2020.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation from Airport Staff and the Airport Advisory Committee that a
resolution dissolving the current committee be approved in order to successfully
reorganize the AAC.
HANDLING:
One Original signed resolution to the Prosecutors office
One Original signed resolution to the Airport Department
One Original for the Clerk of The Board
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
August Meeting Minutes