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C. 17

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:	March 27, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve the Buchanan Field Airport East Ramp F Row Hangar Improvement Project and take related actions under CEQA

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/27/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I 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: March 27, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Project and take related actions under the California Environmental Quality Act and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to ADVERTISE the Buchanan Field Airport East Ramp F Row hangar improvement project (District IV).


DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 2 Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15302(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, and DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk, and

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of the improvement project is expected to be at least $496,500. The cost is expected to increase by $192,000 if we include replacing the roof as part of the project. If we add installation of gutters, the cost is expected to increase by an additional $18,000.The project will be entirely funded by the Airport Enterprise Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Public Works Airports Division is in process of improving F Row of the East Ramp hangars at Buchanan Field. The hangar row reverted to the County around 2007, after a long-term lease had expired. The hangar siding is in poor condition and the cost to repaint is comparable to the cost of fully replacing the material. In addition, the doors have become difficult for many of our tenants to operate and it is more cost effective to replace them when the siding has been removed.

Plans and specifications have been prepared for the Airports Division by an experienced airport engineering firm. The project consists of replacing the existing hangar siding and doors with new materials. There are seven rows of hangars and the intent is to improve all of them over time. The East Ramp F Row hangars will be the first as it is the most visible from the surrounding community.

The Department of Conservation and Development has determined that this project is a Categorical Exemption under Section 15302(c) (Class 2) of the California Environmental Quality Act. The Notice of Exemption (County file CP #18- 06) was administratively approved on March 13, 2018. While a Categorical Exemption has been determined, our department requires that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise a project for bids.

The project is consistent with the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 28, 2008, plus governing FAA grant assurances and policies.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The hangar row will not be improved, which could compromise the long-term viability of the facility and result in losing tenants if the doors cannot be operated easily.