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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, including any necessary amendments, with the Federal Aviation Administration, to accept an Airport Improvement Program Grant award for federal Fiscal Year 2021 funding, for capital improvements to Taxiway L, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport (Airport) receives grant funds annually from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for capital improvement projects. The FAA's regular AIP provides more than $3.18 billion annually in entitlement and discretionary grant funds for a network of more than 3,300 eligible airports. Entitlement funds are the portion of AIP funds allocated to airports based on the number of enplaned passengers 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. The Long Beach Airport (Airport) submits a grant application for entitlement and discretionary funds from the AIP to pay for major airport infrastructure rehabilitation and improvements.
On December 2, 2014, the City Council authorized the finalization and submission of preferred Alternative 3A of the Airfield Geometry Study (Study) to the FAA for review. The Study provided a comprehensive evaluation of the airfield geometry, providing alternatives for the reduction of risk in response to the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) report and analysis of the airfield design. Alternative 3A will help to reduce excess infrastructure and increase financial benefits through lower operation and maintenance costs.
Due to the significant extent of the improvements, the Study outlined a conceptual phasing plan for implementation of Alternative 3A over a 20-year horizon. The phasing plan was developed with several key considerations including, but not limited to, prioritizatio...
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