| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: June 12, 2018
CATEGORY: Consent - Public Works-9.
SUBJECT:
Fall River Mills Airport – Entitlement Transfer |
| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : 1 & 3
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Pat Minturn, Public Works Director, (530) 225-5661
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Pat Minturn, Public Works Director
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an “Agreement for Transfer of Entitlements,” Federal Aviation Administration Form 5100-110, directing $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2015 airport development grant eligibility to Benton Airpark. |
| | | | | | | | SUMMARY
A transfer of grant eligibility is proposed from Fall River Mills Airport to Benton Airpark. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides grants through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Fall River Mills Airport (FRMA) has received $11,000,000 in AIP grants over the last sixteen years. A $600,000 pavement maintenance project is proposed but FRMA fund balance is insufficient to fund the match. FAA may accept road maintenance work on Airport Way instead. Staff is currently negotiating a potential sale of former Shingletown Airport lands. That sale would net $11,000 for a Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan and other projects at FRMA.
FRMA receives $150,000 per year in programmatic AIP grant eligibility. A 10% match is required. Funds may accumulate for up to three years. FRMA has accumulated three years and one is about to lapse. The Board may elect to transfer that entitlement to another airport. Benton Airpark is proposed. |
| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board may decline to transfer the entitlement. The entitlement would lapse. The Board may elect to curtail discretionary services at FRMA and/or provide general fund resources to accelerate capital projects. |
| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The Redding Airport Manager and FAA have been involved and support the transfer. County Counsel has approved the agreement as to form. The County Administrative Office has reviewed this recommendation. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCING
Adequate resources to operate FRMA are included in the Adopted FY 2017/18 FRMA budget. There is no General Fund impact. |
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