Daniel,

 

            Attached is a preliminary project scope for our proposed Perimeter Security / Access Control grant project for FY11. Our primary goal for this project is to increase operational
safety on the airport by reducing opportunities for unauthorized access to the airport operating areas (which has resulted in a number of vehicle and pedestrian deviations – some of
which were actual runway incursions – over the past few years). I think that the kind of access control that we are proposing is becoming increasingly common even at GA airports. Morristown
Municipal (MMU) in New Jersey – site of the 2010 AAAE GA Issues Conference – has a really good access control system that is quite similar to what we are proposing for Addison. MMU has
a Honeywell system, which is no surprise considering that Honeywell’s corporate flight department is based there.

 

            The proposed system consists of two main components: a card reader access control system for vehicle gates, and digital video monitoring of gates and other key areas of the
AOA:

j      Install card reader in/out access controls on airport-controlled automated vehicle gates

j      System would include database for access cards (which will also serve as airport ID badges)

j      Card reader pedestals would be tied together through a wireless communications system

j      Digital video cameras would be installed to monitor vehicle access gates and other key points / areas of the airfield

j      ‘Smart’ video recording / secure web-accessible system to enable remote monitoring of gates / alarm conditions (also wireless comm..)

 

The card reader systems would allow us to replace the current (and completely inadequate) keypad system, which requires only a 5-digit code that half of Addison seems to know the day
after we change it. We don’t know who enters the keypad code: anyone who knows the correct code can get in through our gates. With the card reader system, we could track who was coming
(and going) and when. We could also restrict access to certain gates only, depending on the tenant and where their hangar or place of business is located.

 

The camera systems would enable us to identify and review unauthorized access events and aid in identifying the responsible person(s). This would be especially important in some of the
areas where we have through-the-fence access and/or gates and other access points not under the direct control of the airport. This is the purpose of the camera positions indicated in
the attached graphic (which does not show the additional cameras at each gate). On Taxiway Uniform (for example) a camera or cameras would permit us to determine if vehicles are entering
the AOA from the TTF properties on the south side of the taxiway or from other locations (we don’t actually know whether this is occurring, which is part of the problem … we get occasional
reports, but no real evidence). If we can determine that a particular tenant – whether on-airport or TTF – is not properly controlling access to the AOA, then we can take direct and
specific action against that tenant.

 

While our initial proposal contemplates access control (card reader) installations only on airport-owned gates, there is no reason we could not partner with some of our tenants to expand
the system by installing identical controls on the tenant-controlled gates and adding those into our system. I suspect there would be quite a few tenants interested in doing that, even
to the point where the tenants might be willing to pay for the additional hardware and installation costs.

 

Please let me know what you think, whether we have been clear in what we are looking to do, and what we may need to focus on better defining in the proposed scope.

 

Best Regards,

 

Joel

 

 

Joel Jenkinson

Director, Addison Airport

  main: (972) 392-4850

  fax: (972) 788-9334

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