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AIRPORTS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	07/18/2018
Subject: Review & approve request use approximately $49,250 Mariposa Community Benefit Funds to perform update to the Byron Airport Chapter of ALUCP
Submitted For:	Keith Freitas
Department:	Airports
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:		Contact:	Beth Lee, (925) 681-4200

Information

Referral History:

The Airport Committee, at their September 24, 2012 meeting, directed Airports staff to schedule the use of the Mariposa Community Benefits Fund for the full Board of Supervisor’s consideration.

On December 4, 2012, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Conservation and Development to undertake a General Plan Amendment study for the Byron Airport.

On December 4, 2012, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorized the use of a portion (up to $250,000) of the Mariposa Energy Project Community Benefits Fund to perform a General Plan Amendment and related land use and environmental studies for the Byron Airport

Referral Update:

The Byron Airport (Airport) Master Plan, that was approved in 2005 identified a diversity of aviation and aviation-related land uses for the long term build-out and economic sustainability of the Airport. To fully implement the Airport Master Plan, it was necessary to undertake a General Plan Amendment (GPA) process to provide consistency with and allow for the broad range of, contemplated land uses. The GPA requires an environmental analysis of the proposed changes before the amendment can be considered for approval.

The Department of Conservation and Development is managing the GPA process that also includes amendments to the Airport P-1 Planned Unit District Zoning text and the associated environmental analysis. The initial project cost range of $90,000 to $250,000, depending on the elements identified during the environmental review, did not include updating the Byron Chapter of the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP). Updating the Byron Chapter of the ALUCP may be necessary to be consistent with the GPA.

During the course of preparing the GPA process documents, an update to the Byron Chapter of the ALUCP was deemed necessary in order to be consistent with the GPA and to allow full growth of the airport as envisioned in the Airport Master Plan. The total cost to update the Byron Chapter of the ALUCP is $49,250. In accordance with the June 8, 2015, Airport Committee directive, Airports staff is requesting an additional $49,250 of the Mariposa Community Benefit Fund to perform an update to the Byron Chapter of the ALUCP.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

This is a general discussion regarding the use of a portion of the Mariposa Community Benefit Fund for the Byron Airport ALUCP Chapter update. The Byron ALUCP Chapter update was reviewed and discussed with the Aviation Advisory Committee at their June 7^th meeting.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

While the update to the Byron Airport ALUCP Chapter is necessary to provide land use consistency with the approved Byron Airport Master Plan, the GPA, and P-1 Planned Unit District Zoning text amendments, this project is not eligible for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding. To date, $148,639 has been spent from the Mariposa Community Fund for the GPA process and the Airports Enterprise Fund has paid an additional $38,020.80 related to the ALUCP update. This funding request is consistent with the Board of Supervisors previously approved use of a portion of the Mariposa Community Benefit Fund for the Byron GPA project. Allocating an additional $49,250 to the Byron Chapter ALUCP update will result in approximately $553,165 remaining in the Mariposa Community Benefit Fund for other Byron Airport projects.

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