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KENT INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (K.I.A.C.C.)
MEETING
12th October
14.00 Thanet District Council Cecil Street
Margate
Present:
Richard Samuel Acting Chairman
Lindsey Robinson
Secretary
Brian White
Thanet District Council
Paul Martin
Thanet District Council
Phill
Vann Infratil
Roland Gunn
Infratil
Andrew
Hughes Infratil
Sandra Hooper
Dover
Parishes
John Garland
Birchington Parish Council
Bernard
Clayson St.
Nicholas Parish Council
John Fullarton
Kent
County Council
Jim Mannering
Cliffsend
Residents Association
Gerry Glover
Minster Parish Council
Malcolm Kirkaldie
Manston Airport Group
Roger Latchford
Thanet District Council
Nicholas Cole
Monkton Parish Council
Michael Roberts
Thanet District Council
APOLOGIES
AND WELCOME
Apologies
for absence were received from:
Graham Murfet
Transport & General Workers Union
Ronald Flaherty
Canterbury
City Council
Alan Marsh
1.0
MINUTES
1.1
The minutes of the meeting held on
the 17th July
2006
have been circulated, were accepted and signed by the Chairman as a true
record.
2.0
MATTERS ARISING
2.1
Chairman asked that point 5. of the Agenda be held at the end of the
meeting – all agreed.
2.2
3.4 of previous minutes was raised. By Cllr. Ronald Flaherty in his
absence for an amendment to the minutes of the following:-
"Several
Members, although they had not questioned the accuracy of the minutes under 1.0
and 2.0 did not recall that a selection process had been agreed at the 7 March
Meeting. Indeed only the intention to advertise for a Chair had been agreed.
Pressed to a vote only one member of the 17 KIACC Members present recalled that
a process of selection as previously outlined by the chairman had been agreed at
the March meeting."
The
Chairman produced a transcript (Appendix 1) of this meeting as the previous
secretary recorded all KIACC minutes, with which the transcript recorded
discussion to the nature that it concurred with the minutes, chairman felt that
it was not appropriate to amend the minutes, committee members agreed to move
on.
2.3
Point 2.5 was raised by the MAG
Representative; that the information had not been received. Brian White
advised that there was some confusion as to this information and that the
South East plan was very large however the website link to be distributed. www.southeast-ra.gov.uk
2.4
7.3 was raised, Chairman advised that once the new chairman had been
appointed this could be part of the Agenda, ongoing.
2.5
9.1 was raised by the MAG Representative, the Chairman again advised
that the CAA guide lines do not cover property and this issue should be solved
at a local level and to not lose
site of this.
2.6
Point 10.0 raised, once the new chairman had been elected, meetings
dates for next year to be set in advance, MAG representative asked that more
notification of meetings. Chairman advised that due to the presentation of the
2 potential chairman’s the date of this meeting had been substantially
harder to Agenda.
2.7
Raised by MAG Representative, that on the print of the last minutes
there was the initial BJW he asked that this be clarified who this was. Brian
White advised that due to the secretary being new to the position the minutes
had been corrected by him; that
was why they showed his initials. He
had been assisting a new colleague, and he noted that the minutes had just
been agreed.
3.0
AIRPORT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
3.1
Business to date
3.1.1
Phill
Vann
reported that this current summer schedule was drawing to a close and that
throughout the winter season there would be forums taking place for BD.
3.1.2
Freight remained the same with movements from MK, DAS Air Cargo and
Egypt Air.
4.2
New Business
4.2.1 Passenger:
Kent
Escapes have launched next years summer programme with routes to Faro,
Alicante
&
Palma
.
4.2.2 Cosmos
have also launched their service for Summer 2007 to
Virginia
,
USA
4.2.3 Freight - Ref:
3.1.2 – Negotiations ongoing
to increase movements from Egypt Air, with MK looking to introduce exports.
4.3
Other Business
4.3.1
Chairman invited any questions
4.3.2
MAG Representative asked if
Infratil or the Council had commissioned a report through a consultancy at
Cosmos. Kent County Council was
said to have commissioned this report, and the MAG representative said he
would copy details to those interested.
4.3.3
Committee questioned that many vehicles that pick up freight from the
airport for delivery were foreign registered and not local businesses;
Phill Vann
advised that the airline is responsible for its loading and delivering.
4.3.4
Monkton Representative asked in reference to the old MK stored at the
airport, advised that this particular DL8 was originally KLM first aircraft
and there was discussions in place for this to be moved and used as part of
KLM museum.
4.3.5
MAG Representative raised the question in respect to a
Fuel Farm
depot being built at the airport,
Phill
Vann
responded that the airport development progress would be dependent on this
and could be on the agenda in the future.
4.3.6 Question
raised by the MAG Representative, in regards to the discharge pipe running
to
Pegwell
Bay
,
Roland Gunn advised that there was a survey being carried out by a
consultant into this matter and that discussion had taken place with the
environmental agency, with a time scale of 3 months to investigate.
5.0
AIRPORT STATISTICS
5.1
See Appendix 2 - the Chairman invited questions and answers.
5.2
Committee member Mr Kirkaldie requested that the Stats be communicated
to the committee before the meeting;
Phill
Vann
agreed and would endeavour to complete
this.
6.0
NOISE AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING
6.1
See Appendix 3 - Chairman invited Roland Gunn to update on the noise
monitoring, and Paul Martin to update on Air Quality.
6.2
Roland Gunn advised
that the new monitoring equipment was to be put in place at the St Nicholas at
Wade site, however due to certain difficulties this had not been successful
and the Engineers were on site today to rectify this problem.
6.3
Chairman invited questions from the Committee.
6.3.1 Committee
Member felt that the St. Nicholas at Wade noise monitoring system was not on
route, and consideration should be taken for the traffic noise from this
area.
Roland Gunn advised that the new high tech equipment would screen
out all background noise; he could not comment on the problem with St.
Nicholas monitor not being en route as the system was being put on the same
site as before. Paul Martin
responded that this was due to land ownership rights.
6.3.2 Monkton
Representative, felt that the St. Nicholas system was useless
and should be positioned under
the actual aircraft route.
Paul
Martin advised that the new noise monitoring system was more advanced than
at similar airports, and that he was satisfied with this location.
6.3.3
The question was raised that when the mobile unit becomes available
if this could be placed nearer Monkton;
it would corroborate readings from the two fixed monitoring points.
Paul Martin responded that the system was not mobile as such.
Brian
White then added that, as per the 106 agreement and the mind of Infratil and
the Council, a mobile monitor to supplement and check the two fixed units is
needed.
6.4
The Chairman raised the position of the Radar,
Phill Vann
invited Roland Gunn &
Andrew Hughes
into the discussion.
6.4.1
Roland Gunn responded that the new parts for the Radar would arrive
on
the 23rd October
2006
,
this would then be put through a safety case from the 28th October
until approximately the 5th December.
6.4.2 The
question was raised on which part of the Radar was not working.
Andrew
Hughes
advised that because of the lighting
strike it was the Electrical Components that had been damaged.
6.4.3
The point was raised if there was a long term plan for new radar to be
put in, Roland Gunn advised that the parts going into the Radar were very
modern with a new digital system.
7.0
SECTION 106 RENEGOTIATION
7.1
Chairman invited Brian White to update.
7.1.1
Brian White confirmed that the 1988 agreement was being sourced
however nothing confirmed to report.
7.1.2
MAG Representative felt that the renegotiation had been
a long time coming and that the committee would like to propose something in
black & white for the next meeting.
7.1.3
The Chairman responded that the existing 106 agreement was still in
place and that the volume of traffic for obvious reasons had changed over the last
year and Infratil priorities were to develop the airport.
7.1.4
Brian White agreed with these comments and continued that due to the
movements of the airport there is no urgency to develop and to understand
this.
8.0
AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND
8.1
Due to an out of hours movement there was a further £1000.00 in the
Fund.
9.0
ANY OTHER BUSINESS/DATE OF NEXT MEETING
9.1
See Reference 2.6 above
9.2
Phill Vann
, requested that when personal correspondence from the
airport is requested, that personnel be patient as sometimes individual
managers are not always in work and may be away on business.
10.0 POSITION
OF CHAIRMAN
10.1 Chairman
explained the process of the selection for the chairman then invited both
applicants, Mr Paul Twyman & Mr. Barry Coppock to separately give the
committee a presentation with questions after.
10.2 Having
heard both presentations the chairman invited all committee personnel to
express their views, the chairman then decided that the decision should go to
a vote and all agreed on an open vote.
10.3 The
decisions was made
at:-
Seven
Votes for Mr. Paul Twyman;
Four Votes for Mr. Barry Coppock (Including 1 proxy vote);
Mr Paul Twyman was elected as Chairman.
10.4
John Fullarton, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Mr Richard Samuel
for his hard work as Chairman during this transition period.
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