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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Airport Enterprise Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department (AP) by $17,938,251 for grants received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Passenger Facility Charges approved by the FAA in fiscal year 2010 for various capital improvement projects. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport receives grant funds annually from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Entitlement funds are the portion of the AIP funds allocated to the Airport based on the number of passengers enplaned, and are calculated by the FAA using a set formula. Discretionary funds are the portion of AIP funds 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 AIP to pay for major airport infrastructure rehabilitation and improvements.
On March 2, 2010, the City Council authorized the City Manager to apply for and accept grant funding for fiscal year 2010. The funding came in two separate grants. The first grant received, Grant No. AIP 3-06-0127-34, executed on March 29, 2010, was for an amount of $2,221,625, or 50 percent of the Airport’s entitlement funding. This first grant was for a portion of the second phase of the Air Carrier Ramp Improvements. The second grant received, Grant No. AIP 3-06-0127-35, executed on August 12, 2010, was for an amount of $6,721,626. This funding included the balance of the Airport’s entitlement funding, plus discretionary funding. This second grant was also for a portion of the second phase of the Air Carrier Ramp Improvements, but also included the improvements to Taxiway G East of Runway 12-30 and the Improvement of Runway Safety Areas for Runway 7L-25R.
The Long Beach Airport also utilizes Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) to fund Capital Improvement Projects. Federal regulations allow local air...
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