DATE: June 17, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTIONS APPROVING TWO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION GRANTS: ONE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AND VAULT BUILDING PROJECT, AND ONE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS PROJECT AT THE BOB MAXWELL MEMORIAL AIRFIELD, ACCEPTANCE OF THE TWO GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANT, AWARDING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO RURAL ELECTRIC, INC., APPROVAL OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AIRPORT PROJECTS, APPROVAL OF THE EXTENSION OF THE ON-CALL CONSULTING AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF WORK ORDER NO. 6 AND A PURCHASE ORDER FOR WORK ORDER NO. 6, BOTH WITH C&S ENGINEERS, INC.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt two resolutions to provide for approval of the Runway Edge Lights and Vault Building Improvements Project ("Project 1") for the Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield; acceptance of an Airport Improvement Project ("AIP") entitlement grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") in the amount of $1,938,011 for Project 1; submittal of an application for a State of California Department of Transportation of Aeronautics ("Caltrans") Airport Improvement Plan matching grant for Project 1; and authorization to accept the matching grant funds, if awarded; and to execute grant agreements and any other documents required to finalize the FAA grant and the Caltrans grant for Project 1, upon review and approval by the City Attorney.
2. Appropriate up to $102,001 from the General Capital Projects Fund for the City's matching share of the FAA grant for Project 1; and
3. Appropriate the grant funds and the matching share to the airport maintenance and op...
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