Report Prepared by: Karen Baker, Economic Development Associate, Merced Yosemite Regional Airport
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SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Apply for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Airport Capital Improvement Plan Program Funds for the Merced Yosemite Regional Airport
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers authorizing a request to the City Council regarding Merced Yosemite Regional Airport Capital Improvement Plan Federal Aviation Administration upcoming Grant Application.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Authorizing the submittal of the five-year Airport Capital Improvement Plan to the Federal Aviation Administration; and,
B. Authorizing an application for grant for federal fiscal year 2024 Airport Capital Improvement Plan projects; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Deputy City Manager to execute and submit the necessary documentation to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as specified by the City Council; or,
3. Deny the request; or
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by the City Council; or,
5. Defer action until a specified date
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
City of Merced adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2023-24.
DISCUSSION
The Merced Yosemite Regional Airport proposes to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a five-year Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP). as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
The Airport also proposes to submit a grant application to the FAA for the design of a new fuel farm identified in the ACIP's federal fiscal year 2024. It is anticipated that the 2024 project will total $275,000 with the FAA AIP grant funding 95% of the cost and the remaining 5% ($13,750) being funded by the City of Merced's Airport Enterprise Fund. The current fuel farm has underground storage tanks that ...
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