Recommendation to authorize City Manager to accept the Airport Improvement Program Grant for Fiscal Year 2015 from the Federal Aviation Administration for funding of the Perimeter Security Improvements project; and to execute grant documents, and amend grant documents and grant amounts with the Federal Aviation Administration for entitlement and discretionary funds, in an amount not to exceed $7,066,535.  (District 5)
Okay. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Perfect. Item number 23. Report from Long Beach Airport. Recommendation to accept the Airport Improvement Program Grant for fiscal year 2015 from the FAA for funding of the Perimeter Security Improvements Project District five. Think I'm actually going to have this is actually kind of a big deal so I'm just going have staff kind of briefly touch on what's actually happening in this item. Airport Director Brian Francis. Good evening, Mayor Garcia and members of the city council. Is it morning. I had like 1157. I wanted to say good morning. But just to give you a brief overview of what's before you this evening at your meeting on November 11th, 2014, you authorized the city manager to accept an airport improvement program grant from the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $5,098,169 to fund the Perimeter Security Improvements Project, which has several components, all contributing to creating enhanced safety and security of the airport's operating environment. After the bidding process for the project was completed earlier this summer, it was determined that costs would exceed the original grant amount requested from the FAA. Consultation with the FAA resulted in a direction to submit a new application to include the additional funds required for the project. That application was submitted last month. Funds are pending receipt of grant offers from the FAA. The grant will require shared financial participation. The estimated cost for the Perimeter Security Improvements project is $7,794,545, of which $7,066,535 will be federally funded through the app program. The airport share, which is $728,010, will be funded with passenger facility charges within the application approved by the City Council on November 5th, 2013 and through airport capital as needed. Once funds are awarded, airport staff will work to execute a contract with the responsible low bidder. And that concludes my report. Thank you. There's a motion and a second general public comment on the item saying that please cast your votes. Motion carries 801 absent. And you know and you have to this at the abs and just eight zero whatever sorry next line of. You're doing great today, by the way. Awesome. First meeting.