General Aviation Stakeholder Meeting

June 17, 2025

Trevor Brum presented.
Let Trevor ‘tbrumm’ at the airport email site ‘co.slo.ca.us’ know if you want to be on the list and didn’t get the notification for this meeting.
Trevor’s slides are here.

Aircraft Incident, May 23

o Safety and Security should be of primary importance
o If you see something, Say something
o Because of Fire Foam discharge, special clean up procedure
o Goal: quicker clean up/airport re-opening in the future

If you missed the coverage on the news, you can find some details at KSBY.

Questions

o Rob Swanland: What’s the protocol for clearing disabled airplane from the runway?
o Asked if you have a means of moving the airplane?
o Ryland from Low and SLO said they will support their clients if they would like
o They will oversee the process

o Chris: Would you like us to call someone?

o Some airports have airbags to lift airplane and then drop gear
o KSBP Airport has air bags; they were not sufficient to lift the Bonanza high enough to drop gear
o Dave Boyd: most airplanes have a manual with a process to lift aircraft
o Chris: put a team together to call when there is an incident to help preserve the airplane
o Chris will email Trevor

SBP FOD Walk

The office staff got a break from sitting at their desks and walked the infield picking up a bunch of stuff that had blown in, and hopefully not fallen off aircraft.

Green SBP: Annie is in charge

o Working to reduce environmental impact
o Add solar canopy in parking lot
o Power entire terminal building
More details at Green SBP

Girls in Aviation Day, Saturday, September 20, 2025,

Courtney Pene (cpene at the airport email site ‘co.slo.ca.us’) and the 99s are organizing it.

County Fee Schedule Update

An appraisal is required every 5 years. The one that was done in 2020 was delayed 3 years because of COVID and put in place two years ago. The airport hired a firm to evaluate rates at nearby airports and adjust ours accordingly. The full report of the methods will be released when it is finalized. Most hangar rates were increased $20 per month and tiedowns $5. Full details are in the slides. Jan 1, 2026 Implementation expected pending Board of Supervisors approval.

Lots of discussion

Trevor invited anyone who is interested, to voice their opinion to the Board of Supervisors at their meeting, sometime in the fall. He also mentioned that he is still working with the city to get water to the West Side so that hangars can be constructed.

o Rob: has the airport considered adding solar to the top of the site N hangars, that would bring in money.
o Chris: Please be our advocate, that is all we’re asking.

Construction Updates

o Parking Lot 5 is now paved and open.
o Currently paid customer parking until Fall 2025
o Rental Car Lot From Fall 2025 (139 spots, plus 4 for pay EV charging stations)
o Solar Canopy in Parking Lot 4, currently under construction. Completion expected in the Fall.
o No plans for a parking garage in that area because it is exhorbitantly expensive.

Taxiway Alpha Rehabilitation

The summer construction will fix the jog in Taxiway Alpha and add an exit to the West Side across from Taxiway C. (B-3) The nightly closure schedule hasn’t changed.

Open Discussion

o Chris complained about dumpsters at site November being full
o Trevor suggested increasing pick-ups
o Ron: is there a hangar “Swap” list?
o Trevor would like to add the “Swap” list to the website. Trevor will research the option.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Thanks to Dana for taking notes so I don’t have to type mine up. Errors and omissions are mine. JS