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Planning and Building Department, Airports Division, providing the Board with an update on the Airports Division objectives and Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget.
FUNDING: General Fund / User Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
As part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 budget development process and the Board’s adoption of the recommended budget, the Airports Division was transferred from the Chief Administrative Office, Community Development Finance and Administration Division, and became a part of the Planning and Building Department (Planning and Building) effective July 1, 2020. Since its arrival, staff have worked diligently to address historical issues in order to better professionalize the Airports Division and provide airport users an improved experience when interacting with the County.
Currently, staff is working through a backlog of 68 leases that are either new or have expired. As part of that process, staff is streamlining the insurance review requirements by utilizing the Ebix software system, while acting swiftly to bring leases to the Board. Efforts are also being made to gain full collection of unpaid invoices for hangar lessees and negotiations are ongoing with each of the four (4) Fixed Base Operators (FBOs) across both the Georgetown and Placerville Airports. Additionally, staff is updating the F-10 Policy related to FBOs and has completed a benchmark study on comparator airports throughout the region.
Though these efforts are significant and are resulting in improvements to the program, a strategic effort is necessary in order to address the Airports financial issues in the long-term. Historically, the Placerville Airport has been able to utilize its fund balance to offset the revenue and expenditure deficits; however, that fund balance has been drawn down over the previous budget cycles and it’s anticipated that this fund balance will be exhausted by the end of FY 2020-21. The Georgetown Airport has historically received a General Fund ...
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