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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:	December 13, 2016

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Costa

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Subject:

Acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration Grant Funding for Airfield Runway Pavement Reconstruction and Lighting Enhancements at Buchanan Field

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/13/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Beth Lee, (925) 681-4200

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 13, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to submit an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant application to both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the California Department of Transportation-Division of Aeronautics (Caltrans) for a total of approximately $4,012,800 and $100,320, respectively, to perform the design, engineering, and construction bid package plus the pavement and lighting improvements of Runway 14L/32R at Buchanan Field, Pacheco area (District IV).


APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a Statement of Acceptance with the Federal Aviation Administration for grant funds to perform environmental analysis, design, engineering and maintenance/reconstruction of Runway 14L/32R at Buchanan Field in the total amount of approximately $4,012,800.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to sign an acceptance of funds under the California Aid to Airports Program Grant Agreement-Federal AIP Matching Funds grant program to perform environmental analysis, design, engineering and maintenance/reconstruction of Runway 14L/32R at Buchanan Field Airport in the total amount of approximately $100,320.00.

FISCAL IMPACT:

On April 22, 2014, the Board authorized the submittal and acceptance of FAA and Caltrans grants for this project. The estimated project amount was approximately $3,785,000. Since that Board action, the FAA has requested Airport staff separate the project into two discrete components (one for the design, engineering and construction bid package and the other for the construction of improvements) that could be funded in one or two total federal grant(s). The project total estimate has also been increased to approximately $4,224,000 to reflect current costs but final project total cost may differ due to construction bids.

This Board action will authorize submitting and accepting FAA and Caltrans grants for the higher estimated total project amount for both project components. There is no impact on the County General Fund. The total project amount will be approximately $4,224,000; of which about 95% (or $4,012,800.00) will be from the FAA, approximately 2.5% (or $100,320.00) will be from Caltrans, and about 2.5% (or $110,950.00) will be from the Airport Enterprise Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The FAA has requested Airport staff separate the project into two discrete components (one for the design, engineering and construction bid package and the other for the construction of improvements) that could be funded in one or two total federal grant(s). The total project amount for both components is estimated at $4,224,000, of which approximately $264,000 is related to the design, engineering, and construction bid package phase. The balance of the estimated total, approximately $3,960,000, is for the construction of improvements.

This FAA grant funding request is consistent with the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 28, 2008. The adopted Airport Master Plan identified, within the Implementation Plan section, upgrades to various airfield pavements that have exceeded their designed useful life. Specifically, the Runway 14L/32R pavement is more than 27 years old and has experienced a high number of pavement failures and associated repairs during the last several years.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not receive the FAA and Caltrans Grant funding necessary to reconstruct and resurface the pavement on Runway 14L/32R and may result in the closure of the runway until sufficient funds are accumulated by the Airport Enterprise Fund to perform the necessary improvements.