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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 6, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event takes place on the airfield and provides the public the opportunity to meet with airport tenants, fixed-base operators, pilot shops, and flying schools. This year’s Festival will feature an aviation static display, numerous games and activities for kids, gourmet food trucks, refreshments, and live entertainment. More than 10,000 attendees are expected to attend the outdoor event. The event will be in compliance with all current COVID-19 health mandates.
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 the number of people anticipated to attend this year, additional overflow parking is needed to ensure sufficient parking for the Festival.
GCC Long Beach, LLC (Goodman Group), is the owner of the 93-acre former Boeing C-17 manufacturing site located between the Airport and Cherry Avenue. In a collaborative effort with the Airport to support the Festival, the Goodman Group is willing to provide parking free of charge within its parking lot located at 2401 East Wardlow Road.
To this end, negotiations between the parties have re...
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