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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: May 19, 2020 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Accept Funding from <br />the Federal Aviation Administration Supporting Advanced <br />Design of Capital Improvements at Bowers Field <br />BACKGROUND: Public Works has been working to secure funding <br />supporting advanced design of the parallel taxiway and <br />reconfiguration of runway 11/29 at Bowers Field for nearly <br />a year. The advanced design is required to further define <br />environmental impacts associated with pending capital <br />improvements. The Federal Aviation Administration is <br />offering $492,891 in funding support. The County <br />proposes using recent CARES Act money in meeting its <br />grant obligation of ten percent match to the grant. Since <br />beginning this work last year, the Board has now moved <br />Bowers Field to a department of the Board. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution to accept Federal Aviation <br />Administration funding for advanced design supporting the <br />environmental assessment at Bowers Field and authorize <br />the Bowers Field Director of Operations to accept the <br />funding on behalf of the Board. <br />HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works. <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution. <br />LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook, Director. <br />