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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to negotiate with interested Long Beach carriers or operators a financial agreement for the development of a Customs and Border Protection facility at the Long Beach Airport, subject to further City Council action approving the final terms and conditions of the agreement; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and submit all documents necessary to the United States Department of Homeland Security for designation of the Long Beach Airport as a United States Customs and Border Protection User Fee Airport for the processing of aircraft, passengers and baggage arriving from outside the United States. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Long Beach Airport
The Long Beach Airport (Airport) operates as a department of the City of Long Beach (City) and is a self-sustaining enterprise, generating its own revenues to support its expenses. It currently serves the local region's needs with four passenger air carriers and two integrator/cargo air carriers, along with a variety of general aviation users ranging from individual aircraft owner/operators to corporately-owned businesses that support the broader general aviation market. In 2015, the Airport served over 2.5 million passengers and nearly 25 thousand tons of air cargo.
Noise Ordinance
The Noise Ordinance allows for a minimum of 41 daily air carrier flight slots and 25 daily commuter flight slots. The Noise Ordinance also allows for additional air carrier and commuter flight slots (supplemental flight slots) if the cumulative noise generated for the respective noise budgets for air carrier and commuter flights for the prior 12-month period will permit for additional flights, so as not to exceed the noise budget. In spring 2016, the Airport allocated nine air carrier supplemental flight slots, resulting in a total of 50 air carrier flight slots.
Air carrier allocation of the established minimum 41 flight slots and the nine supplemental flight slots...
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