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Airports, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the New Beacon Tower and Beacon Project at the Georgetown Airport, Airport Capital Improvement Program Project 35402010:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Contract Documents and Plans;
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program;
4) Delegate signature authority to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer to sign Federal Aviation Administration Form 5100-110, Request for FAA Approval of Agreement for Transfer of Entitlements, for a portion of the Airport Improvement Program funding for the Project;
5) Delegate signature authority to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer to sign Federal Aviation Administration Form 5100-132, Project Plans and Specifications - Airport Improvement Program Sponsor Certification for the Project; and
6) Delegate signature authority to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer to sign all future Federal Aviation Administration Form 5100-110, Request for FAA Approval of Agreement for Transfer of Entitlements, and to sign all requests to transfer Federal Aviation Administration Airport Infrastructure Grant funds, as needed for future fund transfers, subject to County Counsel review, approval, and signature on the form, as required.
FUNDING: Federal Aviation Administration Grant (95%) and General Fund (5%) with the potential for a reduced General Fund contribution due to the potential for a Caltrans Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On January 18, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determined that the New Beacon Tower and Beacon Project (Project) at the Georgetown Airport is Categorically Excluded pursuant to FAA Order 1050.1F as it relates to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. On November 18, 2024, the FAA determined that th...
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