10:00 a.m. , March 18, 2004
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
2. Minutes of the of December 18, 2003 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting
3. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation
a. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following Airports:
Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Chester County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, McGuire AFB, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, and Willow Grove NAS, Van Sant.
b. The RASP status of Penns Landing and Keystone heliports will be presented.
4. Continuing Planning Activities
a. Special Presentation - FAA Airspace Redesign Project Northeast Corridor including DVRPC Airspace - Eastern Region FAA staff.
b. Status Report regarding Regional General Aviation Security Study.
c. Status Report regarding Master Planning activities relating to Sterling Heliport, Penns Landing, Philadelphia.
d. Discussion of Regional Zoning solutions for protecting airports.
5. Capital Programming Status
a. DVRPC staff presentation regarding preparation of four year ACIP for PA portion of region.
b. FAA report, AIP reauthorization.
c. PA funding program; status and recent regional grants.
d. New Jersey funding program; status and recent regional grants.
6. Old Business
a. Status of Small Airports Committee of the PA Aviation Council regarding Pennsylvania airport licensing and ownership issues.
b. DVRPC participation in FAA Eastern Region Air Service Study.
c. FAA Hershey Conference, March 2-4, 2004, summary.
7. New Business
a. Activities of NJ General Aviation Review Commission.
b. Next RAC meeting date, June 17, 2004.
c. Public Comment Period.
Attachments:
1. Minutes of December 18, 2003 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from December 18, 2003 RAC.
3. TSA bulletin regarding security technology grants.
4. MAAC Winter newsletter
5. DVRPC staff analysis and project listing for 2003 - 2007 Regional PA portion ACIP (distributed at meeting).
6. Assorted Articles; Happenings at PHL; Airline Service at TTN; AIP Reauthorization; Pennridge development; TSA progress; news about Doylestown, Quakertown, Pottstown; NJ to purchase South Jersey; Security at Newark Liberty International; Security at Millville; Preserving airports in NJ despite development; Aviation history in Bucks Co. and Delaware State; Regional Zoning; RJ trend continues; Southwest airlines approach; New thinking in airport design.