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FAA grant paperwork corrected before environmental assessment; obstruction study to precede EA
Summary
Staff reported the FAA-city grant agreement for the environmental assessment lists the FAA share as "90%" in error though the dollar figure was correct; staff will seek a corrected agreement before contracting with Gale Associates.
Staff reported that the FAA and city grant agreement for the environmental assessment has been executed but contains a percentage typo: the dollar amount was correct in the agreement, but the written FAA share read "90%" instead of "95%." Speaker 2 said they had contacted the FAA and will request a correction before moving forward with the contract for Gale Associates and before public involvement steps.
Speaker 2 described the planned sequence of work: an obstruction evaluation using point-data from the AT&T survey will be performed to map approach surfaces and identify trees or other obstructions, determine whether obstructions are on airport property or private property and estimate acreage of clearing if needed. The speaker said the obstruction evaluation must be completed before starting the environmental assessment and that the EA likely will not begin until mid-to-late fall so the obstruction work can be reviewed by the commission and FAA teams.
Speaker 2 said that once the corrected grant agreement is in place, the city will finalize a contract with Gale Associates for the environmental assessment work order and then schedule kickoff meetings and public involvement as needed. No formal vote or contract award took place at this meeting.
