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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for a License Agreement with GCC Long Beach, a Delaware limited liability company, for the short-term use of the parking lot at 2401 East Wardlow Road as overflow parking 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. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport (Airport) is celebrating its annual Festival of Flight (Festival), on Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event takes place 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 marks the end of a year-long celebration of the Airport’s 95th Anniversary and will feature an aviation static display, numerous games and activities for kids, gourmet food trucks, refreshments and live entertainment. It is anticipated that over 15,000 people will be in attendance at this event.
The majority of public parking for the Festival is provided on a City-owned parking lot located at the corner of Wardlow Road and Globemaster Way, immediately adjacent to the airfield. Given that the number of people attending is anticipated to be larger than past years, additional overflow parking is needed to ensure sufficient parking for the Festival.
In June 2019, GCC Long Beach, LLC (Goodman Group), purchased the 93-acre Boeing C-17 manufacturing site located between the Airport and Cherry Avenue. In a collaborative effort with the Airport to support the Festival, Goodman Group is willing to provide parking free of charge within its newly acquired site on the parking lot at 2401 East Wardl...
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