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AIRPORTS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	06/09/2021
Subject: Request to allocate $140,000 of Mariposa Community Benefit Funds
Submitted For:	AIRPORTS COMMITTEE
Department:	Airports
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:		Contact:

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Referral History:

The Mariposa Energy Project Community Benefit Fund (Mariposa Fund) was established to enhance and support the Byron Airport. To date, $349,270 has been allocated to undertake a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and related environmental review process to provide consistency with, and allow for the range of contemplated land uses in, the 2005 Byron Airport Master Plan. The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) has requested an additional $140,000 from the Mariposa Fund to cover a deficit for staff costs to bring the GPA process to completion.

Of the current $349,270 allocated Mariposa Fund total, $272,586 was for the consultant and the balance of $76,684 was to cover DCD and Public Works staff costs. The remaining items to be completed are the Notice of Completion, draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) circulation, public review of the DEIR, final EIR preparation, staff report, formulation and analysis, and public hearings at both the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

The total DCD and PW staff costs through April 8, 2021, are $197,639.28 which is $120,955.28 over the approved allocation. DCD has requested an additional Mariposa Fund allocation to cover the deficit and provide an additional funding to cover the remaining staff costs to complete the project. Please note that this project has been underway since 2013; the environmental analysis has changed over time which has resulted in more staff time needed to redirect and review the work.

Referral Update:

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Discuss the request to allocate an additional $140,000 from the Mariposa Fund to the GPA project.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

If approved, the total Mariposa Fund allocated to the GPA process will be increased to $489,270.

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