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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to submit applications for grants No. 3-06-0127-27 and No. 3-06-0127-28 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and accept, execute and amend grants from the FAA for entitlement and discretionary funds, and increase appropriations in the Airport Enterprise Fund (EF320) and the Department of Public Works (PW) by $14,158,386. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport receives grant funds annually from the Federal Aviation
Administration's Airport Improvement Program (Alp). Entitlement funds are the portion
of the AIP funds to which the Airport is entitled, based on the number of passengers
enplaned, and are calculated by the FAA using a set formula. Discretionary funds are
the portion of AIP grants that are allocated to airports based on need and national
priority, as determined by the FAA. Each year the airport submits a grant application for
entitlement and discretionary funds from the Airport Improvement Program to pay for
major airport infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement.
The FAA sent notice in May 2006 that $12,950,466 in entitlement and discretionary
funds has been allocated to the Long Beach Airport, pending receipt of a formal grant
application. The grant, AIP No. 3-06-0127-27, requires a 5 percent financial
participation, equaling $681,604, from the City. The projects in this year's Entitlement
and Discretionary Grant application will include:
Rehabilitation of Taxiway L, Phase 2, the primary taxiway providing air carrier
access to the departure end of Runway 30. Taxiway L is showing significant
pavement distress and has required several emergency closures for major
temporary repairs. Rehabilitation of the taxiway will return it to 'new' condition.
Phase 1 funding was received from the FAA in 2005. Both phases will be
constructed at the same time, beginning in October of 2006.
Purchase of former railroad right-of-way within the Runway Safety Area (RSA) for
both Runway 12-30 and Runway...
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