# RECORD OF MEETING John Milligan, 

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Time: 11:30amto2:00 pm TItle: Phone: Date: October 1,2002 Subject: CityofSantaMonica'sAircraft ConformanceProgram Digest: SMOAirport Managerrequestedthat FAArepsattendabriefing by thecity's consultantonthe city's proposedAircraft Conformance Program (ACP). The briefing and discussion meeting was held at the Santa MoniCa airport on October 

### 1.2002. The 

### ACP is designed 'tolimit aircraft using the Airport to those compatible with the airport's design and physical limitations. Aircraft with characteristics exceeding Aircraft Design Group B-II would effectively not be allowed to operate atthe airport. Present traffic counts include approximately 

### 6000 annual operations of aircraft with approach Category 

### C and Category 

### O. Jet aircraft having approach speed CategOfY Baccount for an additional 

### 6000 annual 

### ops. FAA representatives Included Air Traffic, Flight Standards. Regional Council. and Airports Divisions. FAA comments cautioned the city that its proposal was not consistent with the city's federal obligations and federal law.
The city expressed that its proposed ACP was due to its concern for the level of safety at SMO. Presently, The airfield includes a single Runway 

### 3-21,150' X4987'. Runway Safety Areas beyond rwy.ends extend only apprOXimately 

### 100' to the west and 

### 50' tothe east before the land slopes suddenly approximately 

### 40' down to public streets. The cily's consultant studied altematives in meeting or improving compliance with FAA design standards. Land acquisition and grading of embankment was considered unfeasible due to cost. EMAS construction was considered unfeasible because there is insufficient room beyond rwy ends. The consultant's report concluded that the city could meet RSA standards for Aircraft Design Group B-II with the use of declared distances and by displacing both landing thresholds by 

### 300'. This would provide landing distance available (LDA) of4387' and accelerate-stop distance (ASDA) of 4687'. There was significant discussion regarding What other options might exist that hasn't yet been considered, without a conclusion reached.
Due to underlying tension in this meeting, there was little discussion of the details of the aircraft restriction aspect of the ACP.
FAA LOB's commented that safety determinations involving flight of aircraft are under FAAjurisdiction. not the airport sponsor. While meeting FAA design standards are encouraged in providing for further and continued enhancement of a margin ofsafely. FAA LOB's stress.eclthat an inability of an airport sponsor to correct a SUbstandard RSA does not Inherently mean an ope(ationally unsafe condition exists. Further, FAA does not consider it inherently unsafe for an aircraft 

### of larger design category to use an airport deSigned to accommodate a lesser category aircraft. AirTraffic and Flight Standards reps reiterated that design standards limitations did not translate into operational limitations and that FAA.develops instrument approaches to permit safe aircraft operations. FAA holds the expectation that the city comply with Section 9 of the Airport Agreement to maintain the 

### 5000' x 150' runway. 

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### by the city that conflict with itsfederal obligations, including economic non-discrimination (Assurance 22) would be of concern to the 

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### CO/~O/llAt 1I1e .endOfthe meeting, AWP-621 provided·the Airport Manager the text of a FAA memo from MS-1 to AWP-600 (attached).

. After the meeting. the Airport Manager escorted the Airports Division reps to each of the runway ends on the airfield to observe the condition ofthe RSAs. The Airport Managet was asked ·what time schedule could be anticipated for city action on the ACP. His response was that the city planned to give a similar

.briefing to the various aviation ·trade organizations in October, finalize details of a proposed city·ordinance to bring tothe city coundlln late November, and implement in February.

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