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.1 ('ITYor f1/0/11c'6A10/1 COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO �,.. MEETING DATE/TYPES: COMBINED WORKSHOP AND 12-02-14 REGULAR VOTING SESSION DEPARTMENT: Airport AGENDA ITEM: Approval for submittal of a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $3,605,250.00 for the construction phase of improvements including relocation of the airfield electrical vault, upgrading of the emergency generator, and installation of lighting for Taxiway E at Ernest A. Love Field/Prescott Municipal Airport Approved By: Date: Airport Cox, John Manager: 11/17/2014 City Manager: McConnell, Craig ,e. Zo-/ U Item Summary This item is for approval to submit a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the construction phase of improvements, currently under design, including relocation of the airfield electrical vault, upgrading of the emergency generator, and installation of lighting for Taxiway E and replacement of the segmented circle (a visual indicator system for pilots to provide air traffic pattern information). Background This project has been identified by the FAA and ADOT as high-priority airfield safety improvements. Most of the current airfield electrical vault equipment, including the emergency generator, has exceeded its useful life and become obsolete or difficult to maintain. The location of the vault also conflicts with future growth of tenant facilities. A secondary vault was installed at the location of the new primary electrical vault approximately six years ago to house the additional electrical infrastructure required to support improvements; however, funds were not available to relocate the primary vault at that time. Edge lighting does not exist on Taxiway E, as required by the FAA. The grant will include this new lighting, and the infrastructure in the new vault to support it. Finally, during the airports annual FAA Certification Inspection, the segmented circle was found not in