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C. 8

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:	March 12, 2019

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Costa

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Subject:

Rehabilitation of Buchanan Field Airport Runway 14L/32R – CEQA and Related Actions and Advertising for Construction Bids (District IV)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/12/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Russell Milburn (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 12, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the rehabilitation of Buchanan Field Airport Runway 14L/32R (reconstruction and surface replacement) at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord (Project No. 4855-4661-SAS-6X5324, DCD-CP17-39, and FAA Project No. 3-06-0050-025) (the Project).


FIND that the Project, as described in the initial study of environmental significance for the project, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15301(d).

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

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

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.

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the next phase of the Project for bids.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact on the General Fund. The estimated construction cost is $4,200,000, most of which will be funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (approximately 90%, or $3,780,000) and by Caltrans (approximately 4.5%, or $189,000). The balance of approximately 5.5%, or $231,000, will be funded by the Airport Enterprise Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The last rehabilitation of Runway 14L/32R was completed in 1986 with the addition of a porous friction course that has reached its expected lifespan. It is necessary to resurface the runway in order to maintain the runway’s structural integrity for safety, operational and capacity purposes, as required by the FAA. Carrying out the Project is consistent with the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 28, 2008. The Project is also consistent with the Board’s approval, in April 2014, of the submittal of grant applications to the FAA and Caltrans for the funds to complete the Project.

In January 2017, the County entered into a contract with Mead & Hunt to perform the design engineering for the Project. The design work is now complete and Airport staff is ready to advertise the next phase of the Project for bids.

The Department of Conservation and Development has previously determined that this project is a Categorical Exemption, under Section 15301 (Class I) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. The Notice of Exemption (County File Number CP17-39) was administratively approved on November 21, 2017.

The Public Works Department requires that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Director of Airports, or designee, to advertise the Project for bids.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A delay in advertising for construction bids will delay the rehabilitation of the runway and may jeopardize federal funding for the Project.