SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the operation and maintenance of a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) at the Clearwater Executive Airport and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
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SUMMARY:
The FAA wishes to renew their lease through a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Clearwater to continue to operate and maintain the VASI’s at Clearwater Executive Airport without cost to the City. Installed at the ends of both runways, the VASI is a critical safety navigational aid that helps ensure that aircraft make the proper approach for landing by indicating the appropriate glide angle as a visual reference to pilots approaching the runways.
The first 20-year lease was approved by City Council in 1985, and the second 20-year lease was approved by City Council in 2005 and is set to expire September 30, 2025. The term of this MOU would start October 1, 2025, and expires on September 30, 2045.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
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USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
High Performing Government: 1.2 Maintain public infrastructure, mobility systems, natural lands, environmental resources, and historic features through systematic management efforts.
