DATE:
April 10, 2024
06
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ALL COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AIRPORTS - OPTION TO AMEND ALL AVIATION LEASES LOCATED AT ALL COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AIRPORTS TO ADD UP TO FIVE YEARS TO EACH CURRENT TERM TO ADDRESS COVID RELATED IMPACTS, WAIVE ASSOCIATED FEES, AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: 2, 3 AND 5)
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OVERVIEW
There are eight airports owned by the County of San Diego (County) and operated by the County Department of Public Works (DPW). They are Gillespie Field, McClellan-Palomar Airport, Fallbrook Airpark, Ramona Airport, Borrego Valley Airport, Jacumba Airport, Ocotillo Airport, and Agua Caliente Airport. The County Airports system is operated, maintained, and improved using lease revenues and federal and State grant funding. County Airports' infrastructure and facilities include runways, taxiways, air traffic control towers, communications, and related equipment. Services available to corporate and general aviation users include hangar and tie-down rentals, aviation fuel sales, aircraft repair, maintenance, parts, pilot supplies, flight training, and out-of-state flights. County airports serve the public by housing aviation facilities and equipment used by local law enforcement agencies, aerial firefighting, and other emergency service providers, and provides flights to the general public. County airports include industrial-zoned land that allows for other airport-compatible uses of the property such as manufacturing, storage, and other commercial uses such as those in our Gillespie Field and McClellan-Palomar Airport industrial parks. Leasing airport land generates revenue for the Airport Enterprise Fund (AEF), which DPW uses to ensure that all County airports are properly maintained and safe for users and surrounding communities.
County of San Diego Airport Lessees were greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 14, 2020, the San Diego County Public Health Officer issued a Declaration of Local Health...
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