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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR14-045 Amended and Restated Airport Master Plan • Commissioner e-411414-40U Uioved adoption of the following resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2014- OtS RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 41-4-106, C.R.S.,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado(the"Board"), has the power and jurisdiction to promulgate a policy plan outlining principles to guide the future development of the unincorporated territory of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado (the "County")to include the operation,use and development of the Eagle County Regional Airport and facilities thereto (the "Airport"); and to exercise such powers as may be required or consistent in the promotion of aeronautics and the furtherance of commerce and navigation by air; and WHEREAS,the County previously prepared a master plan for the Airport to forecast and plan for future growth and expansion of Airport operations (the"Airport Master Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Airport continues to attract a volume of passengers and property that requires continued forecasting and planning of future aviation activities and related financial requirements to ensure the future of the Airport aligns with the values and vision of the County, its citizens, and the beneficiaries of the Airport; and WHEREAS, due to significant changes in the aviation industry and in the country as a whole,the Airport Master Plan has become outdated. The Board therefore desires to amend and restate said Airport Master Plan to set forth the type of growth anticipated in the next twenty years and identify the necessary infrastructure development needed to accommodate existing and future demands. In addition to identifying the basic needs of the Airport,the amended and restated Airport Master Plan also evaluates the cost implications to complete the recommended improvements; and WHEREAS,over the course of 2012 and 2013,the Airport held a total of five(5)public meetings with a Planning Advisory Committee consisting of twenty-six tenants, community members and users of the Airport. The Airport thereafter solicited input on the draft amendments to said Airport Master Plan for thirty days in March,2014; and WHEREAS,the Airport has duly considered the comments received from the tenants of the Airport and community members regarding the draft amendments to said Airport Master Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT,the"Eagle County Regional Airport Master Plan",a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted and approved as the Airport Master Plan governing the Eagle County Regional Airport; and THAT,said Eagle County Regional Airport Master Plan cancels and supersedes all previous Airport Master Plans governing operation of the Eagle County Regional Airport; and THAT,the Eagle County Regional Airport Master Plan shall become effective upon approval of said Master Plan by the Federal Aviation Administration; and THAT, the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Eagle County. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of ty Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado,at its regular meeting held this ay of May, 2014. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 2 COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS vo ATTEST: ± • BY: u Teak J. Simonto H..an H. Ryan Clerk to the Board of hairman County Commissioners . By: Sara J. Fisher C. issione J By: /. / " Kathy CI ler-Henry Commiss : er Commissioner taie—t seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Jillian H. Ryan Alit K Commissioner Sara J. Fisher vaAai sti--- 1 Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry 14-14 Z This Resolution passed by 1) vote of the Board of County Commissioner of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. 3