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RESOLUTION NO. 4265-1474 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRESCOTT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA, ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AD HOC AIRPORT AREA STEERING GROUP PERTAINING TO DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING AIRPORT AREA. RECITALS: WHEREAS, the Airport Area is key to the economic development and future growth of the City of Prescott (the "City"); and WHEREAS, the Prescott Municipal Airport is an important but underutilized asset of the City; and WHEREAS, an informal, ad hoc Steering Group was convened by the Department of Economic Initiatives (the "Department") of the City to gain private sector perspective, comments, and recommendations, thereby benefiting from the extensive and varied expertise of the group members on matters of Airport and Airport Area development; and WHEREAS, the Steering Group discussions culminated in the drafting of findings and recommendations for the Airport and Airport Area, present and future; and WHEREAS, the Steering Group publicly reported their findings to the Mayor and Council in a Special Workshop Meeting on November 12, 2014; and WHEREAS, the City seeks to accomplish planning and development of the Airport Area in a goal-oriented, integrated, and organized manner, in order to achieve outcomes benefiting the Prescott community and its residents; and WHEREAS, the City additionally seeks to modernize and upgrade the Prescott Municipal Airport in order to better support activities of the U.S. Forest Service, facilitate growth of the aerospace industry and other technology-based enterprises, and improve Airport safety and scheduled air passenger service for businesses and residents of the region. ENACTMENTS: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRESCOTT AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT, the City Council hereby receives, accepts, and adopts the recommendations of the ad hoc Airport Area Steering Group, restated and attached hereto as Exhibit "A", for guidance in the planning and improvement of the Prescott Municipal Airport and surrounding area.