.' , .... ." 3015 !Weigh SIre... 1\0. 80s 190369 lWl2s, Thus 75219 Ph••• 2141522-6200 Fax 214/528-4826 April 3, 1997 H.B. Zachry Company P.O. Box 21130 San Antonio, TX 78221-0130 Attn: Mr. David S. Zachry Vice President RE: DNT 260 -Addison Airport Toll Tunnel Gentlemen: A preconstruct ion meeting for the above referenced project has been set for I :30p.m., April 9, 1997 at the offices of the Texas Turnpike Authority (the "ITA"), 3015 Raleigh Street, Dallas, Texas 75219. The purpose of this meeting will he to discuss project management, communications, scheduling, reports, safety, public relations, utilities and other items appropriate to the prosecution of the project. Please have in attendance your project management personnel and all major subcontractors. The ITA, by copy ofthis letter, is notifying and requesting attendance ofother parties with interest in the project, namely City ofDlllJas, TOWIl ofAddison, City of CarrollIon and utility operators. y"very trull)1 . , 􀀮􀁾􀁾􀀠Pete Davis, P .E. <-r:t-Director ofEnginaring cc: H. B. Zachry, Grand Prairie Tommy Kelly, Brown & Root Sissy Cylo, City ofCarrollton James W. Griffin Sam Wilson, City of Dallas The Ginn Corporation Ron Whitehead, Town ofAddison HDR Engineering lodie Smith -TU Electric HNTB Corporation Howard Lewis -Lone Star Gas W. D. Shipp -Southwestern Bell 􀁮􀁬􀁧􀁶􀁅􀁨􀁾􀀠 "'EMilERS: JEREW, THOMPsnS:.jlt. CII ..􀁜􀁉􀁒􀀱􀁴􀁌􀁜􀀮􀀮􀁾􀀮􀀠IHl.L\S • 􀁕􀁩􀁔􀁉􀁬􀁅􀁒􀁇􀀮􀁊􀁏􀁾􀁆􀁓􀀬􀁊􀁬􀁴􀀮􀀠VICE CIIMRms, CQlU'llSCflRI.'m 􀁁􀀮􀀢􀁩􀁾􀁅􀀠s_ 􀀢􀀢􀁦􀁦􀁬􀁾􀁅􀀮􀀠AUSTIS: .. DOS!>£.' R. P,\RXf.R. fORTWORTIl • l);\\'IJ) N. L\NEY. 1>.\lUS .. tORR"I,(E 􀁐􀁅􀁒􀀱􀁮􀀢􀁬􀁉􀀮􀁜􀁾􀀮􀀠ODe:SM 􀁔􀁏􀁍􀁁􀁓􀁃􀁁􀁒􀁮􀁅􀁾􀁁􀁓� �􀁊􀁒.• El. PASO • DAnD E. RERSSES, 8t.UlMO.'fi" • IF.:l.IIR.\\' S. '1llOTU, tMR\'IE\\ • 􀁒􀀮􀀭􀁜􀁕􀁬􀁟􀁾􀀮􀀠RESTE1RO.JR., RRQU':oIS\,ltlE Ni\TlIELVS'E.\. 􀁋􀂣􀁾􀁓􀁅􀁕􀁙􀀮􀀠1I01ISTOS .. DONALD D. OILL\JID. DAlUS • J!.M£S W. 􀁃􀁒􀁉􀁆􀁆􀁉􀁾􀀮􀀠􀁆􀀮􀁾􀂣􀁃􀁬􀀮􀀧􀁔􀀢􀀧􀁦􀀮􀀠IliREr.TOR • J1MMIt: It SEWTOS StiCR£TAR}: • soSA.'f A. nuse-. TRli.\;<;I'R£Jt AN AGENCY OF OF TilE STATE OF TEXAS I FROM USOepal1l1lenl 􀁾􀁉􀁒􀁥􀁧􀀻􀀢􀀢()f1it1n5pOrta1ion Arkanus. J..oo\$1'anJ.. NowMe.i<:<>. Oklahoma'.dela!'-ICIllon Texas 􀁾􀀠RECEIVED DEC 20199& December 18, J996 CITY MANAGER Mr. Ron Whitehead CityMiinagef -.... Town ofAddison P.O. Box 144 Addison, TX 75001·0J44 . Deaa Mr. Whitehead: This is in response to your ietterofDecember 5; 1996, concerning the Keller Springs Tunnel under 􀁁􀁤􀁤􀁩􀁳􀁯􀁮􀁁􀁩􀁦􀁰􀁯􀁾.. Your letter ofOctober.J3,1.994, offered a 􀁦􀁲􀁾􀁥􀀠􀁷􀁯􀁲􀁫􀀮􀁾􀁥􀁲':YbicQ the Federal Aviation Administrauon'(FAA) could agree to the releaie ofland for theSUbjcjct project, The land release issue centers on the premise that there is a benefit to civil aviation, As discussed in our meeting ofNovember 21, 1996, and listed below ale the requirements for the release of the land. The town ofAddison must demonstrate the ful1owing: a. The land is no longer needed for aeronautical purposes ll. The aixport has an immediate need that can be accomplished using the Sale . proceeds Ifeach ofthese points can be addressed, the town ofAddison will need to formally request approval from the FAA for a release and sale, Your request should wver the following items: .. a.What agreements.with the United S.obligate;the land? • ..... "' .'.',"0 ," '. ,._. }.". : .b. What is requested?. '. ' .". c, Why the release ofobligation is requested? Celebrating 50 Years of Airport Development 12-20-1996 S.dSPM FROM P.3 d. What facts and ci:rcumslances justify the request? e. What requirements ofstate or local law should be considered in the language ofan FAA issued document ifthe request is granted? f What property is involved? g. How was the property acquired by the town ofAddison? h. What is the present condition ofthe property and how is it used? i. How will the property be used? j. What is the fair market value (FMV) ofthe property? k. What will be done with the proceeds from the property? I. A comparison ofthe relative advantage or benefit to the airport from the sale of property lIS opposed to retention for rental income. m. Provide a scaled dtawing showing all aitport property and facilities currently obligated for airport purposes by agreements \\ith the United States. Include the land appraisal for the land you request to be released. Ifyou have any questions, please call Mr. Charles T. Carroll at (817) 222-5654. Sincerely, . , . Otis T. Welch Manager, Texas Airport Development Office Celebrating 50 Years of Airport Development ... 􀀬􀀭􀁾􀀭􀀭 ". ADDISON AIRPORT December 16,1996 Mr. Ron Whitehead City Manager Town ofAddison .P.O. Box 144 Addison, Texas 75001 .. RE: Letter to the FAA dated December 5,1996 concerning the Toll Tunnel Dear Ron: Upon receipt of your letter to the FAA concerning undeveloped property within the airport, this letter follows with comments on those properties you have identified as available for development. The following lettered it"ms correspond with a photocopied aerial from your letter with matching lettered tracts: A Million Air has a pending lease on this property which they have tried to get through the Airport Board 􀁳􀁩􀁮􀁾􀁾􀀠September. One large multi-storage hangar and some office space is planned for this site. This item has not been placed on an Airport Board agenda for action. This item was tabled at the September Airport Board meeting and no meeting has convened since for action. B. This property is already under ground lease ..Due to property restriction and access, it is unlikely that this will be able to be developed as aviation. I C. AATI has an existing ground lease and is seeking an extension to this property. This property has been scheduled for the Airport Board since September. A large DlUltistorage hangar capable ofholding jet aircraft is planned for this site. This item was tabled at the September Airport Board meeting and no meeting has convened since for action. D. AATI had a pending lease on this property which we scheduled for the last Airport Board meeting in September. At your insistence, we temporarily withdrew our request to lease this property. This property was planned to have several multi-storage hangars capable ofhandling corporate aircraft. ADDISON AIRPORT OF TEXAS. iNC.:; 4.505 CLAIRE CHENNAULT. DALLAS. TEXAS 75248·214/24$·7733 FAX 214/248·2416 Mr. Ron Whitehead December 16, 1996 Page 2 E. Ron Frederick has a pending lease on this property which he tried to get through Airport Board in September. Two large mu lti-storage hangars for corporate aircraft are planned for this site. This item has not been placed on an Airport Board agenda for action. This item was tabled at the September Airport Board meeting and no meeting has convened since for action. . F. Half ofthe indicated area is beyond the building restriction line. As you have outlined, there are two lessees; AATI and KPI. Both AATI and KPI intend to build a large multistorage hangar beside each other on this site. G. This property is used by the second ..largest flight school at Addison for aircraft tiedown . . Lessee has no intention of building. . . . H. This is the new site for the relocation of three Port-o-Ports per conversations with John Baumgartner. . 1. This is the proposed JetCourt development area which we worked unsuccessfully with your staff to attempt to relocate many of the hangars being removed by the Tunnel Project. Additionally, a portion of this property is beyond the building restriction line. 1. Most ofthis property is being used for an auto parking area for the South Terminal leasehold. The remaining small undeveloped portion has poor rear access and several encumbrances. K. This property is under ground lease with A VGroup to meet the requirements oftheir FBO and potentially for additional hangar space. L. This property is under ground lease with A VGroup to meet the requirements of their Self-Serve FBO. To the best of my judgment and understanding, all of the identified properties are either pending development or are being used by their lessee in the way they deem the highest and best use for their aviation business. It has always been our intent to develop any properties, however, we have been unable to get the few remaining of these parcels before the Airport Board for approval so development can begin. Mr. Ron Whitehead December 16, 1996· Page 3 You also indicated that you have chosen to deal with the "issue of relocating displaced aircraft" by providing these flfty to sixty hangared aircraft with tiedown space. As you know, they were in hangars and moving them to tiedowns will calise many to leave the airport. Hangar space is very tight and the airport can ill aford to lose 15-20% ofour hangar storage. This is avery important source of revenue to keep this airport from becoming a burden to other sources of funding support. The sixty airport businesses also rely on these aircraft to support their livelihood. Finally, you indicated that, because of the contract we have to manage this airport, that you are short of airport funds that could be used to purchase acreage and relocate aircraft. First of all, this .is not an airport project and any Tunnel funding should not come out of this account. This Tunnel . Project has been the Town of Addison's project from the very beginning to relieve auto traffic on BeJdi.D.e Road. Either the Texas Turnpike Authority or the Town, not the airport, should fund acreage and hangar replacement. Additionally, there are substantial funds in your airport account . . Last year the aircraft owners and airport businesses paid approximately $700,000 in local ad . velorem property taxes on aircraft and airport improvements. This airport has never been a flnancial burden to the State, Federal, or local government. There is not another general aviation airport in the State of Texas that has contributed or continues to contribute as much fmancially to the surrounding community or directly to the local taxing authorites such as the Town of Addison. For 40 years, this airport has been a model development for the aviation and business community. Ron, as you might gather, I am not too pleased to be presented to the FAA as the reason for not being able to meet the terms and conditions agreed upon several years ago. However, it is very simple to regain our support. Do what is right. Do what we agreed upon. I know that we have talked about all the above items with you or your staff before. So, ifyou have any further questions or concerns about these properties, please call me a1'248-7733, extension 103. Itmay be time again for us to sit down with the FAA to work this out. Sincerely, 􀁾􀁾􀀭Sam Stuart President Addison Airport of Texas, Inc. Attachment cc: Otis Welch, FAA Charles Carroll FAA 􀂷􀁴􀁶􀀮􀁣􀀮􀁬􀁉􀁾􀁾􀀹􀁣􀁾􀀠 '" ' • (2J.1) 450-7000 • FAX (214) 960-76R4 5300 Belt Linl'! Ront1 December 5, 1996 Mr. Otis Welch Federal Aviation Administration 2601 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137-4298 Re: Keller Springs Tunnel -Addison Airport Dear Mr. Welch: . Thank you for taking time to meet with us to discuss our airport and the challenges associated with the Texas Turnpike Authority's (ITA) efforts to construct the tunnel under the airport. As we mentioned, the three main issues regarding the airport are compensation to the lease holders, relocation-of displaced aircraft, and replacement of . land acquired for right-of-way. Addison is working with the ITA to fairly compensate the parties effected by the tunnel construction. We are negotiating settlements with all ofthe investors and will provide tie-down space to any displaced aircraft. These efforts are all being accomplished with the funds provided by the ITA to acquire the property for the tunnel. The remaining issue involves the replacement of land at the airport being used for the tunnel. The ITA is acquiring a total of3 acres ofairport property for right-of-way for the tumlel. Because our current contract with AATI provides us with limited resources to invest in airport improvements, we would propose to replace the 3 acres ofproperty by December 31, 2001. There are several vacant tracts and two occupied tracts that abut the west side ofthe. airport that the Town is interested in acqUiring for airport use (see exhibit I). The Town respectfully requests the FAA consider each ofthese properties as acceptable replacement land, provided that they total at least three acres and are a, minimum ofone acre in size. The Town feels that the temporary loss ofthe three acres will not hinder new development at the airport. Currently, there are approximately 20 acres on the airport available for development (see exhibit I). This property should be sufficient to meet the needs ofthe aviation community for the next 5 years. -: . Mr. Otis Welch Page Two .... I trust that this adequately explains our plans for the airport t9 mitigate the impacts from the tunnel project. Should the FAA find this appropriate, we would be happy to develop an agreement to acquire the replacement property. Please call John Baumgartner (972) 450-2871 ifyou have any questions or need . additional information . .. Sincerely; .. Ron Whitehead City Manager '..-<' ".:' .>.. . -'i :, 􀁾􀀠.'-. '. :'.. -"'f '. ",-",,' '.: 􀀬􀀮􀀭􀀢􀀮􀁾􀁉􀀮􀀠 CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT • (214) 45U-70OO • FAX (214) 960-7684 Post Office Do-" 144 Addison. Texas 75001-0141 5300 Belt Line Road December 5, 1996 Mr. Otis Welch ; Federal Aviation Administration 2601 MeachamBlvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137-4298 Re: Keller Springs Tunnel-Addison Airport Dear Mr. Welch: Thank you for taking time to meet with us to discuss our airport and the challenges associated with the Texas Turnpike Authority's (ITA) efforts to construct the tunnel under the airport. As we mentioned, the three main issues regarding the airport are compensation to the lease holders, relocation ofdisplaced aircraft, and replacement of land acquired for right-of-way. Addison is working with the ITA to fairly compensate the parties effected by the tunnel construction. We are negotiating settlements with all ofthe investors and will provide tie-down space to any displaced aircraft. These efforts are all being accomplished with the funds provided by the ITA to acquire the property for the tunnel. The remaining issue involves the replacement ofland at the airport being used for the tunnel. The ITA is acquiring a total of3 acres ofairport property for right-of-way for the tunnel. Because our current contract with AATI provides us with limited resources to invest in airport improvements, we would propose to replace the 3 acres ofproperty by December 31, 2001. There are several vacant tracts and two occupied tracts that abut the west side ofthe airport that the Town is interested in acquiring for airport use (see exhibit I). The Town respectfully requests the FAA consider each ofthese properties as acceptable replacement land, provided that they total at least three acres and are a minimum ofone acre in size. The Town feels that the temporary loss ofthe three acres will not hinder new development at the airport. Currently, there are approximately 20 acres on the airport available for development (see exhibit I). This property should be sufficient to meet the needs ofthe aviation community for the next 5 years. Mr. Otis Welch Page Two I trust that this adequately explains our plans for the airport t9 mitigate the impacts from the tunnel project. Should the FAA find this appropriate, we would be happy to develop an agreement to acquire the replacement property. 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