The Little River Airport Advisory Committee minutes of 9/25/98 meeting A meeting of The Little River Airport Advisory Committee was held at the Woods Clubhouse on Friday, September 25, 1998, at 9:00 am. The agenda had been posted at the Little River Airport and at the Little River Post Office. Present at the meeting were committee members: Tim Scully, Dave Brewer, Willow Trent, Susan Winding and Joel Bornstein. Also participating in the meeting were: Dick Ahrens, Naomi Jarvie and Richard Gallagher The meeting was convened at 9:05 am. Tim Scully distributed copies of the communications sent and received since the last meeting. Tim Scully said that Willow Trent reported a problem in the minutes of the last meeting, regarding the annual number of amplified events at the Fire persons' park. The minutes showed a total number of six. Naomi Jarvie stated that her notes agree with the minutes. Willow Trent thinks the number agreed to was five. Dave Brewer moved that we accept five as the total number. Susan Winding seconded the motion. We all agreed to five as the total number allowed. The minutes of the last meeting were then accepted. Susan Winding said that her husband, John Winding, who is a member of the Albion-Little River Fire District's Board of Directors, said that the decision has been made to allow the use of the Fire persons' park for Fire person related events only; not for the general public. Tim Scully said that the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has approved the request for an above ground fuel system to replace the below ground tank which may not be used after Dec 31, 1998. They are applying for a grant from the California Aeronautics Program to help pay for the alterations. Joel Bornstein said he had just spoken with Les Proctor, the Airport Supervisor. Les said the estimate is that Little River Airport will be without fuel through the month of January, 1999. Tim Scully then read the communications of the past month. They are appended below. We then had a short discussion of the motorcycle problem at Little River Airport. Joel Bornstein said he is in favor of making it legal. He feels that we are not going to get the cyclists to stop using the airport for their riding. The county should be asked to buy the necessary insurance and do what is necessary to make a safe motorcycle park. Susan Winding said that noise from the motorcycles is a problem. Joel said he doesn't think there are any houses for a considerable distance of the riders' area. Susan said that Ig Yakoushkin has a problem with the noise. The liability issue is of paramount concern. Tim asked if we want to place the issue on the agenda for further discussion? Susan said we should make the County aware that we consider the motorcycles to be a serious problem. She offered to contact Supervisor Patti Campbell and take some pictures of the area for her to see. Someone suggested that Patti be invited to a tour of the area. Willow Trent asked if the statement on the noise abatement signs that, "Safety supercedes Noise Abatement," is necessary? Tim Scully responded that there is a liability issue; if we don't say that and someone crashes as a result of observing the restrictions, the County can be sued. Tim Scully asked for the subcommittees to make progress reports. Joel Bornstein spoke for the Flight Training Subcommittee: He indicated that he had been in contact with Trey Loy and he felt that Trey was leaning toward recommending no restrictions, but asking consideration of the instructors. Joel said he is complying with a request by Dave Brewer that he limit consecutive landings to four or five, then take a break before returning for several more before ending the lesson. Joel answered many questions regarding training, from Susan Winding, Willow Trent and others. He then read a letter that he had written to Willow and Trey detailing his position on the subject. The letter is appended below. Willow said she needs more time to come to a decision and that she wants Trey Loy to be here when the committee report is made. We spoke next of the Little River Airport budget. Dave Brewer said the expenses are reasonable but the income needs improvement. Parking and hangar rentals are the most efficient means to increase airport income. He suggested that there might be a committee created to deal with aviation uses of the Little River Airport. Tim Scully said the sales of tiedowns are down. Dave Brewer said he will make a report at the next meeting. Willow Trent asked what is the tiedown fee? Several people told her what it is. Joel Bornstein said that the $7 fee is more than Ukiah, ($4) Boonville, ($2) or Santa Rosa. ($5) Dave Brewer reported that there is a problem with communications regarding the activity logs. It appears that some records are in Chuck Boyer's office and Les Proctor has others. Dave is working with Les on the matter. Next came the Erosion Control subcommittee. Dick Ahrens remembers that the Little River Airport plantings were to be made in October, when no watering would be required. Tim Scully said he recalls that the plan is to prepare the soil, seed it, fence the area and leave. There are three different densities of seeds to be used. There were several ideas of what those densities might be. Susan Winding will check her records. Tim Scully showed a Sunset Magazine article that describes many different ground covers. Hangar subcommittee: Tim Scully has sent Willow Trent some dates when the Ad Hoc committee discussed the hangar issues. Willow asked if the hangar subcommittee needs another member? Tim said a non-committee member can serve on a subcommittee. Richard Gallagher said he would be willing to serve. Joel Bornstein said he thinks Richard would be a good member of the committee because he is a hangar owner. Willow said she wants to be sure that all rules are properly adhered to. Joel Bornstein said he will be unable to attend the next meeting, on October 23rd. Susan Winding said she may also be unable to attend. We agreed that Oct 23rd is the best time for the next meeting. It will be held at the Woods at 9am. We set the November meeting for the third Friday, Nov. 20th, and the December meeting for the third Friday, as well, Dec. 18th. The non-aviation use subcommittee, consisting of Dave Brewer, Susan Winding & Lee Edmundson, wants to survey the neighbors of the airport. The survey should require a quantative assessment of the possibilities. There may be increased traffic, varied benefit to the community, etc. The question is, how do we go about doing the survey? A full survey of the community is very expensive. To poll 1000 or more people is also very time consuming. Perhaps we could use the Mendocino Community Network Internet Provider? Someone thought that might be too exclusive a group. Tim Scully suggested leafleting to get the survey to the people. Naomi suggested that a telephone survey might work. We should check with the post office regarding mass mailings. Tim said we could get a permit which has, "Return postage guaranteed." Bulk mailing is OK. A computer can print the labels. Joel Bornstein asked where we were going to get the funding for such an undertaking? Willow thinks the county may pay for the survey. Joel reminded her that Supervisor Charles Peterson said we should, "Hold a bake sale." She said we should ask anyway. Dave Brewer said we should hold off on any request to the county. Dave Brewer said they have developed a list of possible uses of the Little River Airport: Park uses include: ball playing, skating, bicycling, horse riding, hiking, dirt bike riding. Low cost Housing, pilots' homes. Restaurant, Hotel, Storage units. Light manufacturing, Medical building. A nursery selling potted plants. Water isn't a problem. Septic might require the construction of a Wisconsin Mound. Dave would like to poll the public with a rating plan where the values of 1 - 10 might be related to the desirability of any idea. Susan Winding said there should be a, "None of the above," choice. Tim Scully wants space to write in other suggestions. Susan Winding suggested that we might combine aviation and non-aviation uses in the survey. That concluded the subcommittee reports. We agreed that the agenda of the next meeting shall be the same as for this meeting, with the addition of: insurance for dirt bikes and their possible use on the airport property. Willow Trent asked about the terms of membership on the Little River Airport Advisory Committee. Tim Scully answered from copies of the oaths of office in his file: Susan Winding, 1 year; Willow Trent, 2 years; Lee Edmundson, 1 year; Trey Loy, 2 years; Dave Brewer, 2 years; Joel Bornstein, 1 year; Tim Scully, 1 year. Susan Winding recommended that we write the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors now. Naomi asked about the report from the March 15th Accident. Dick Ahrens said that it had not yet been released. She asked about the proposed commuter flight from Ukiah. Willow Trent said it is planned. Tim Scully said the operator is Community Air. They might start operations in Ukiah in 1999 and will consider service to Little River Airport later. As there was no further business to come before the committee, we voted to adjourn at 10:52 am. Respectfully submitted, Joel Bornstein, Secretary The committee's next meeting will be from 9am to 11am on Friday October 23 at the Clubhouse at The Woods, Little River Airport Rd. Interested parties are welcome to attend these meetings. The agenda for this meeting is: Approve the minutes of the last meeting Communications (letters, FAXes, etc, sent/received since last meeting) Should flight training activity (including touch and go landings) at Little River be restricted in some way? Possible cardlock fuel system at the airport, including environmental issues The airport budget, actual income and expenses Logging of traffic at the airport Airport erosion control Additional hangars at the airport Non-aviation uses of the airport Dirt bikes on the airport and related liability issues Reports from subcommittees Public comment Report on finances (contributions received, expenses incurred) Agree on a date, time and place for the next meeting Agree on agenda for next meeting Members of the Little River Airport Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------ Joel Bornstein pilot, flight instructor lives near airport Dave Brewer pilot, lives near airport Lee Edmundson non-pilot Trey Loy non-pilot, lives near airport Tim Scully pilot, computer programmer, lives near airport commutes by air to Oakland weekly Willow Trent airport neighbor, non-pilot Susan Winding airport neighbor, non-pilot, business owner Communications sent and received ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - 8/26/98 letter to DOT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Scully 8/26/98 Charles A. Boyer Department of Transportation Courthouse Ukiah, CA 95482 Dear Chuck: The Little River Airport Advisory Committee met on Friday 8/21/98 and discussed the Fire Department's lease of Fireman's Park. Dean Strupp of the Fire Department board of directors attended the meeting and was helpful in our discussion. First, the points raised in your letter to Chief Ricca: Dean said that the fire department will clean up the old site. He didn't have details on their liability insurance, but will research this and get the information to your office. He said that the department will pay their rent. He explained that fencing is really needed for security, there have been several thefts from the area, and he also suggested that additional fencing might help reduce sound transmission to the neighbors. The committee recommends that the fire department lease be renewed for a two year period, with another review at the end of that period. We recommend an absolute maximum of 6 total events per year with amplified music, including the annual BBQ. These should be considered 5 of the 30 "additional events" described in the existing lease. We suggest adding the language "day use only" to the lease. We recommend allowing these scheduled compatible uses, but request the park's users to be considerate of the park's neighbors, it is located in a residential area. We recommend grandfathering the existing fence. We would like to have a chance to review any plans for additional fencing. The committee voted 5 to 1 in favor of this recommendation regarding lease renewal. One committee member was absent. One member said that only the annual BBQ should be allowed to have amplified music. I am appending the text a letter we received from Dan Sitts, the BBQ chairman. This outlines his five year plan for the park, which has not yet been reviewed by the department. The committee hopes to stay up to date on the fire department's plans. We also want to express appreciation for the hard work of the Albion Little River Volunteer Fire Department. Thank you for giving the committee time to discuss this matter. Respectfully Yours, Tim Scully, Ph.D. Chairman cc: Dean Strupp, Rick Ricca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment A - 8/18/98 letter from Dan Sitts: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/18/98 Letter to the Airport Advisory Committee From Dan Sitts, BBQ Chairperson for Albion-Little River Fire Department ALRFD The ALRFD has worked hard to relocate the BBQ site. It's taken 4 years to get this far and the site is still not complete. Here are some considerations and opinions from me as I can't make this meeting due to my job. If you would consider having an early evening meeting or if you wish to call me that would be fine, I desire to build a relationship of trust and honesty with the Airport committee and all concerned neighbors. As BBQ chairperson my goal is to have a completed site that would facilitate fund-raisers that are easy, safe and fun for the volunteers and helpers to put on. We are getting closer to that goal by locating closer to the fire house, replacing heavy wood stoves with light weight gas stoves, building a freezer unit at the site, etc. This year's BBQ was as a moment of pride for the volunteers as their hard work was paid off with a beautiful and well functioning BBQ. I believe that department members are also excited about renting this site. There are two types of fundraisers I envision for the site. The first (type one) would be promoted by the fire department (the BBQ) and the other (type two) would be rental use of the site for weddings, company functions, school picnics or family reunions. The funds created by the site rental would bring in needed revenue (from $250 to $500 each event) and provide a place for this type of activity in our community. This should be an important part of the lease agreement. Crown Hall and Elk Community Center are sites that bring in funds for their respective departments and meld well with the neighbors. The additions I feel are needed to enhance the site and stay true to the goal are as follows: Plants - 50 more trees along with grass and shrubs for shade, sound barriers and visual enhancement Most trees planted on East side. Water source on the site needed to water plants and trees, fundraiser cleanup and fire protections Building addition onto East Side of firehouse for kitchen and storage of site supplies Commercial grade kitchen for food prep (a must for BBQ) and possible rental Septic system Enlargement of parking lot on South side, Fencing for security of site Envisioned type 1 site uses for the next five years: --------------------------------------------------- Annual BBQ -- second Sunday in June, held outside with food and music Fireman's Fun Day -- unknown date at this time, held outside with food and music Fireman's Ball -- unknown date at this time, held indoors with food and music Octoberfest -- first of October, outside with food and music Flea Market first of May, outside without music, maybe some food Envisioned type 2 site uses for the next five years: ---------------------------------------------------- Outdoor Functions -- limit 20 Per year, with no amplified music, day Use only, no more than 200 people Kitchen rental for cooking classes or small business -- limits not established yet, should be quite and small groups The District and the members of ALRFD must agree or disagree on these proposals as they have yet to see them. Thank you and I wish I could have attended. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B 8/30/98 letter to DOT re noise abatement signs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Scully 8/30/98 Chuck Boyer Department of Transportation Courthouse Ukiah, CA 95482 Dear Chuck: The Little River Airport Advistory Committee voted at their last meeting to have me write to you, recommending additional, larger and more noticable noise abatement signs. The FAA has adopted international standards for airport signage. Informational signs such as these noise abatement notices are supposed to be in orange lettering on a black background. At the mid-field intersection: "No intersection takeoffs - noise abatement". At the West end of the hangar line - "Please do RWY 11 runups here. Noise sensitive houses to the Northwest." We recommend a sign at least 2x3', off the pavement to the North of the taxiway at the East end of the runway "Left turn on departure for noise abatement. Please avoid right-hand and straight out departures. Safety supercedes noise abatement." I discussed these proposals with Les Proctor and I believe we are substantially in agreement. If you receive a letter from Les requesting signs, I believe the committee will support Les's request. Thank you for your patience and your help. Respectfully Yours, Tim Scully, Ph.D. Chariman, Airport Advisory Committee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix C - 9/1/98 email from Joel (copy of letter mailed to subcommittee) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From jbjb Tue Sep 1 18:01:17 1998 To: "..Tim Scully" Subject: Flt Trng Subcommittee Joel Bornstein August 30, 1998 The Little River Airport Advisory Committee Flight Training Subcommittee Dear Willow and Trey, Since we have accepted the assignment of determining, on a preliminary level, the future of flight training at the Little River Airport, I would like to take this opportunity to write a few words to describe my feelings and my professional needs as Flight Instructor at Coast Flyers, Inc. The Little River Airport Advisory Committee and the Ad Hoc committee before it, have produced a noise abatement policy which, we agree, has greatly alleviated the problem of excessive aircraft noise. The policy has been successful in part because of the procedures which have been painstakingly developed over many months and also by increasing the awareness of the pilots flying in and out of the Little River Airport. Now we are called upon to consider limiting flight training operations at the Little River Airport. Let me start my discussion with the statement that the people of the Mendocino Coast have a right to learn to fly, should they desire to do so. Also, Coast Flyers is duly permitted to operate a flight training school at the Little River Airport. It is our obligation to consider the needs of the whole population of the Mendocino Coast, in balance with the desires of the people residing in close proximity to the airport. The training process, as it is now required by part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations is basically as follows: The student is required to fly a minimum of 20 hours with an Authorized Flight Instructor and a minimum of 20 hours of solo flight. (These minima are seldom sufficient to achieve one's Pilot license; the National average is currently 60-70 hours.) The requirement is for 3 hours of cross-country flight, with instructor and 10 hours of cross-country flight, solo. There is also a requirement for 3 hours of night cross-country flight, normally with an instructor. It doesn't take much figuring, using the above figures, to deduce that a large number of hours must be flown by each student in the local area. A significant number of hours must be spent in mastering the landing process. This is probably the time that training has the greatest impact on the neighborhood. It is not unusual for a student to perform nearly one hundred takeoffs and landings before the techniques are learned. (For some the number is higher.) In the interests of safety and economy, it is desirable for the student to perform most of the early landings at the home airport. It is also a fact that Little River Airport has a safe runway which is ideally suited to training, due to length, width and location. Let us examine day landings and night landings separately: First come the daytime operations. They comprise the greatest part of the student's training. Most students, prefer to take time during the week, usually in the afternoons, for their flying. They seem to prefer weekdays to weekends, perhaps because of family obligations. The weather is usually better in the latter half of the day. Fortunately, most people are at work during that period, or perhaps they are involved in other activities. Also, the ambient noise level in our neighborhood is significantly higher during that part of the day. Automobile and truck traffic is at its peak and many people have their own noise-making devices operating at that time. On the weekends, many people are at home, possibly working in their gardens or just relaxing. The ambient noise level is somewhat lower, but so is the amount of training being conducted. The majority of airport operations are likely produced by out-of-town aircraft coming into our airport. (The visiting aircraft are frequently noisier than the trainers used by most students. As more and more pilots become familiar with our noise abatement procedures, this bothersome noise should be reduced.) Night training operations, therefore, would seem the more troublesome. The fact is, however, that most students perform very few landings at night at the Little River Airport. As instructor, it has been my practice to limit repetitive takeoffs and landings to three, only. Also, it is my rule that students make these takeoffs and landings as early as possible, given the sunset time. Rarely do students fly at night once they have met the minimum requirement. (On occasion, it is necessary for licensed pilots to make three night takeoffs and landings for their night-currency. They contribute to the overall noise problem even though they are not students.) My work as flight instructor is already severely limited by the weather and the season. Little River has lots of days when student flying is impossible, especially in the summer when most students wish to work on their licenses. During the months from October to April, much less flight training takes place. Summing up, I am of the opinion that there is no need to limit flight training at the Little River Airport. It might be reasonable to add a clause on night operations to the noise abatement procedure, possibly limiting night operations to three full stop landings only, per pilot, per night. I hope this information will prove useful to you and that you will recommend no restrictions on flight training at the Little River Airport. Of course, I shall be available to meet with you whenever appropriate. My intention is that this letter be of assistance in helping us to formulate a reasonable policy. We need to bear in mind that training is not only required, but it produces competence, enhancing safety for the pilot as well as for those on the ground. Thanks, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix D - 9/2/98 email from Marilyn Bose re flight training --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From redshedr Wed Sep 2 09:22:47 1998 To: tim scully Subject: Re: 7/24/98 AAC minutes, 9/25 AAC agenda Fm: Marilyn Boese, Fort Bragg Re: Flight Training Activity at Little River I see from the AAC minutes that the discussion of flight training activity and its possible restriction is on your agenda. I would like my comments to be included in the record on this topic. Any restriction of the best possible usage of the Little River Airport for its original intended use, that of a public use airport, needs to be considered carefully for its long term costs and benefits. Flight training activity is an essential building block for the entire universe of manned flight, and federal regulations already address this activity in minute detail. To follow these regulations with local restrictions singular to Mendocino County's Little River Airport is both shortsighted and dangerous. Just as student drivers are allowed to use County Roads, student pilots must be allowed to practice and exercise their skills to maintain a level of safety and competence. Any local restriction of student aviation activity would be ill-advised, difficult if not impossible to enforce, and I recommend against it. Marilyn Boese Fort Bragg CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix E - 9/13/98 FAX to Greg Giusti ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Scully 9/13/98 Greg Giusti U.C. Davis Dear Greg: I'm the chair of the Little River Airport Advisory Committee. You may recall talking to Susan Winding, of the Ad Hoc Committee a couple of yours ago. You gave her some advice on planting grass for erosion control at Little River Airport. At the time, you suggested three test plantings of Kovar Sheep Fescue, to determine if it will do well on the airport and how much seed should be used. The test planting project fell between the cracks. The committee members though that DPW was working with you on this and DPW thought the committee was. The result was that no one got back to you. Now we have an County-appointed Airport Advisory Committee and we are trying to get this project back on track. I'd like to reopen communications with you and find out what our next action should be, if you are still willing to help us with this project. I can meet with Les Proctor, the current Airport Supervisor, later this week. I'll get his opinion on where the test plantings should be done. How large an area is involved? What kind of ground preparation will need to be done? I'm imagining test plantings in the poorest soil in the regions where we eventually want to have ground cover - but I may need some advice on how to identify "poorest soil". I spend most of my time in front of a computer, so email is the fastest way to reach me. Thanks for your advice. Yours, Tim Scully -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix F - 9/8/98 letter from DOT to Dragonfly Aviation -------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. C. CALVERT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISIONS Administration & Business Airports COUNTY OF MENDOCINO Engineering and Technical Assistance DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Improvement Transportation/Roads UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 95482 (707) 463-4363 FAX (707) 463-5474 8 September, 1998 Robert G. Archibald, President Dragonfly Aviation, Inc. 2222 Airport Blvd. Santa Rosa CA 95403 RE: FIXED BASE OPERATION LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT Dear Mr. Archibald: Your request to establish an auxiliary operation at Little River Airport was referred to the Little River Airport Advisory Committee for their review and recommendation. On 24 July 1998 the Committee voted to recommend approval of the issuance of a permit for your proposed operation. The minutes of that Committee meeting (received by this office on 1 September 1998) suggest that you had contact with the Committee and provided them with additional information regarding your proposal. As you know, establishment of an operation such as you propose will require an Airport Permit issued by the Board of Supervisors. In preparing the permit, it is important that we have specific information as to your proposed operation. For instance, the Committee minutes indicate that aircraft rental was discussed, while your 28 April 1998 letter makes no mention of that as a proposed activity. To avoid future conflicts that might require a permit modification process, please provide a written request that includes additional detail relating to your proposed operation. We will then prepare a draft Airport Permit for your review prior to processing through the Board of Supervisors. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, E.C. Calvert, Director of Transportation By: Stanley Townsend Deputy Director cc: Tim Scully, LRAAC Patti Campbell, District 4 Supervisor Charles Peterson, District 5 Supervisor File 24-24B File 24-14A \\DPW\NT\PUBDATA\SharedWP\SLT\Word\Airport\LR\dragon3.Itr.doc Office Address: 340 Lake Mendocino DriveMailing Address: Courthouse ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix G - 8/19/98 letter from County Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- H. PETER KLEIN TELEPHONE COUNTY COUNSEL (707) 463-4446 FRANK ZOTTER, JR. FAX NUMBER: CHIEF DEPUTY (707) 463-4592 DEPUTIES SANDRA L. APPLEGATE YVES A. HEBERT OFFICE OF THE JEANINE BENNETT NADEL COUNTY COUNSEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER 501 LOW GAP ROAD, RM. 1030 UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 95482 August 19, 1998 TO: Charles Peterson, Supervisor, 5th District FROM: H. Peter Klein, County Counsel RE: Little River Airport Advisory Committee/ Bylaws Op. # 98-691 Referencing your letter of 8/17/98 to Tim Scully; you are correct, the Advisory Committee may adopt BYLAWS subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors. HPK/md cc: Tim Scully, Chair, Little River Airport Advisory Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix G - 8/22/98 letter from Bob Rodriguez to AAC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Tim Scully Little River AAC Little River, Calif, 95456 Aug 22nd, 1998 Dear Mr. Scully, I appreciate the opportunity to present my information to your committee for their consideration. It is these kinds of steps that lead to positive change and can benefit the community on a long term basis. To reiterate, the goal of the Master Plan Committee, as it pertains to Little River Airport area, is to assist the Mendocino Coast Rec. and Park District in inventorying existing recreational facilities and to locate areas not developed but that might have some potential for future recreational use and/or development. After several general inquires, I was lead to believe that there may be unused areas around the airport facility that may be available for development for public recreational use. It also seems that the local community is interested in the Rec. District expanding to include Little River and the adjoining airport area. Also, I am interested in learning what kinds of development would be inappropriate or undesirable for the area. Considering there will be regulations and constraints from the county government, the airport facility and the community, those concerns would be addressed during a later part of the process. I am requesting that your committee consider this inquiry and list any ideas you may have for future recreational development initiated by the Rec. District and submit these ideas in writing so that I might include them in my reports. At the moment this is more of a wish list and any ideas can be considered, ranging form minimal impact to major development. The intent is to consider ideas from the position of the needs of the airport and not to cause in-depth debate. This is all still in the formative stage and it would not be appropriate to make any public presentations. Later, any and all parts of this process would be open to public consideration and comment. Included with this letter is a copy of the survey and the results which are broken down into percentages. These are being used as a guideline by the Master Plan committee. The emphasis is on the most popular activities and they are being referred to as "highest priority". However, needs of the community and logistically what is most applicable are major considerations. Your consideration in this matter is greatly appreciated. I thank you and your board for its time and efforts. Sincerely, signed Bob Rodriguez MCRPD Master Plan Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix H - 8/19/98 letter from Rec and park to Bob Rodriguez ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District September 19,1997 Bob Rodriguez Dear Bob: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District let me take this opportunity to thank you for volunteering to serve on the District Master Plan Advisory Committee for the Mendocino area. This committee will help to shape the plan for recreation facilities in the Mendocino area well into the 21st century. It is the hope of the Board that the District Master Plan will help to facilitate the acquisition and/or development of these facilities for the benefit of the residents of the Mendocino Unified School District. The initial meeting of the Master Plan Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Mendocino Recreation & Community Center building. Any materials which you may need for this meeting will be provided at that time. If you have any questions which you desire an answer to prior to the meeting, don't hesitate to contact me. We look forward to seeing you at the first meeting on October lst. Sincerely Charlie Boise District Administrator --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix I - results from rec survey --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF SURVEY NUMBERS FOR MENDO REC MASTER PLAN listed: most Erequently used Actiyity Votes Freq, Occ. Seldom Never Nature trails # 125 63.2% 17.6% 9.6% 9.6% Water access # 125 58.4% 24.8% 7.2% 9.6% Bike trails # 130 47.7% 29.2% 10.0% 13.1% Multi-use open # 119 47.1% 29.4% 16.8% 6.7% Teen Center # 126 38.9% 14.3% 11.1% 35.7% Playgrounds # 122 34.4% 18.9% 32.8% 13.9% Basketball # 118 31.4% 24.6% 19.5% 24.6% Skate park # 128 30.5% 13.3% 10.9% 45.3% Rope course # 120 30.0% 15.8% 17.5% 36.7% Tennis courts # 113 27.5% 28.3% 15.9% 28.3% Boating # 119 24.4% 35.3% 23.5% 16.8% Climbing wall # 119 22.7% 16.8% 14.3% 46.2% Barbeque area # 122 20.5% 37.7% 27.9% 13.9% Baseball # 116 19.8% 27.6% 18.1% 34.5% Dog park # 122 19.7% 15.6% 13.9% 50.8% Interpretive area # 114 18.4% 27.2% 21.9% 32.5% Amphitheater # 123 17.9% 33.4% 25.2% 22.8% Volleyball # 112 17.8% 27.7% 26.8% 27.7% Equestrian # 117 15.4% 12.8% 15.4% 56.4% Softball # 116 12.9% 21.6% 28.4% 37.1% Horse shoes # 114 12.3% 16.7% 36.8% 34.2% Archery # 117 9.4% 15.4% 25.6% 49.6% Badminton # 110 8.2% 30.9% 28.2% 32.7% Handball # 114 5.2% 12.3% 28.1% 54.4% Bocce # 116 4.3% 13.8% 19.8% 62.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mendocino Coast Rec. and Park Master Plan Committee Survey As an addendum to the original survey results, the Master Plan Committee asked for the results to be listed in order of overall preference. The results of the survey showing the activities having the highest priority for recreational needs are listed below only by the first five for comparison purposes. The Master Plan Committee then asked for the survey results to be listed by age group priorities. There are a total of (7) seven age group categories. Not all of the respondents listed their age group on the survey, therefore I could not capture an accurate measurement based on surveys. The surveys that did list age groups were compiled and a list of priority of recreational needs based on age are listed below and next to the overall results. Priority Activities. 1-10 11-14 15-18 19-30 Nature trails Water access Water access Water access Nature trails Water access Skate Park Basketball Ropes Course Bike trails Bike trails Playgrounds Multi-use Open Teen Czater Water access Multi-use Open Dog park Ropes Course Nature trails multi-use Open Teen Center Baseball Tennis Court Climbing wall Basketball Priority Activities. 31-45 46-60 Over 60 Nature trails Nature trails Nature trails Nature trails Water access Teen Center Water access Water access Bike trails Multi-use Open Multi-use Open B-B-Q Multi-use Open Water access Playgrounds Bike trails Teen Center Playgrounds Boating Multi-use open From the counted surveys, the list of desired recreational needs by age group totaled (15) fifteen different activities. Each activity by age group is listed above in order of preference. Below is the list of activities showing the number chosen by each age group: I- Water access = 7 6- Bike trails = 2 11- Dog park = 1 2- Nature trails = 5 7- Rope course = 2 12- Baseball = 1 3- Multi-use Open = 5 8- Teen Center = 2 13- Tennis Court = 1 4- Playgrounds = 3 9- Skate Park = 1 14- Boating = 1 5- Basketball = 2 10- B-B-Q area = 1 15- climbing wall = I It should be noted that the results shown above are not an accurate measurement and should only be considered as informational only. Any decisions based from these results should be done with careful consideration. Respectfully Submitted, Bob Rodgriuez 08-14-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------