Item N1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 19, 2013 Division: En ing eering & Public Works
Bulk Item: Yes _ No X Department: Project Management
Staff Contact Person/Phone #:Wilson (453-8797)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction for use of airport property originally reserved
for construction of a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
ITEM BACKGROUND: A site set aside on the Marathon airport property next to the Sheriff's
hangar for construction of a purpose built EOC. Design is complete. As part of the design review
process an FAA review was required. FAA has advised that the building will not be approved in the
current location because it violates the approach safety cone. Staff is not optimistic that FAA will
waive the requirement notwithstanding that there are other grandfathered structures that intersect the
same approach zone. Alternative sites on the airport property are available (notably the parking area)
which do not have the same restrictions. Airport staff has been asked to make some of the land
reserved for the EOC available for aeronautical related uses.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that space be made available for other uses and
EOC siting be revisited when funding is available
TOTAL COST: N/A INDIRECT COST: Staff Time BUDGETED: Yes No X
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: N/A
COST TO COUNTY: N/A SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 7/09
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