DATE: March 26, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE DESIGN OF EAST APRON RECONSTRUCTION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITION OF AN AIRPORT SWEEPER FOR THE BOB MAXWELL MEMORIAL AIRFIELD; ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; AND AWARDING WORK ORDER NOS. 2 AND 4 AS PART OF AN EXISTING CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH C&S ENGINEERS, INC.
RECOMMENDATION
title
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt two resolutions to a) approve the design of the East Apron Reconstruction and Drainage Improvements ("Project 1") and b) authorize the purchase of an Airport Sweeper ("Project 2"), both for the Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield; acceptance of two Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ("BIL") grant awards from the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") in the amount of $256,328 for Project 1, and $380,000 for Project 2; award Work Order No. 2 and Work Order No. 4 which are part of the existing On-Call Consulting Agreement with C&S Engineers, Inc.; authorize the City Manager to execute each grant agreement, work orders, and sweeper purchase agreement, and any other documents required to finalize the FAA grants, upon review and approval by the City Attorney;
2. Approve a transfer up to $32,816 from the General Fund to increase the Airport Loan for the City's matching share of the FAA grants for Projects 1 and 2, which shall represent an appropriation of up to $12,816 for Project 1 and up to $20,000 for Project 2;
3. Appropriate the grant funds and the matching share to the airport maintenance and operation fund, upon receipt of all supporting documents.
body
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In December of 2024, the City of Oceanside ("City") as the sponsor of the Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield, also known as the Oceanside Municipal Airport ("Airport"), submitted two separate Application Checklists for Federal Assistance to the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") for a des...
Click here for full text