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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for a License Agreement with Kilroy Realty, LP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, for the short-term use of a portion of the parking lot located at 3800 Kilroy Airport Way, for the Long Beach Airport Festival of Flight; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for Release and Indemnification Agreements with any tenants of the Long Beach Airport, granting the City use of their ground service equipment, or other personal property, in connection with the Festival of Flight. (Districts 4,5)
Levine Act: Yes
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport (Airport) will be celebrating its annual Festival of Flight (Festival) on Saturday, October 21, 2023. This event occurs on the airfield and provides the public with the opportunity to meet with airport tenants, fixed-base operators, pilot shops, and flying schools. This year’s Festival will kick-off the Airport’s year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary and feature aviation static displays, activities for kids, gourmet food trucks, refreshments, and live entertainment. More than 10,000 attendees are expected to attend the outdoor event.
The majority of public parking for the Festival is provided on a City of Long Beach (City) -owned parking lot located at the corner of Wardlow Road and Globemaster Way, immediately adjacent to the airfield. Given the number of people anticipated to attend this year, additional overflow parking is needed to ensure sufficient parking for the Festival.
Kilroy Realty, LP (Kilroy), is the City’s ground lessee and owner of Aero Long Beach, formerly known as the Kilroy Airport Center, which is a 32-acre business park located on Spring Street and Kilroy Airport Way. The business park consists of multiple buildings with adjacent surface parking lots serving its tenants and visitors. In a collaborative effort with the Airport to support ...
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