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City 0J Arts &Innovation City Council Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022 FROM: GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WARD: 3 SUBJECT: EMERGENCY GENERATOR PURCHASE AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUE: Approve a supplemental appropriation from the Riverside Municipal Airport (Airport) Enterprise Fund in the amount of $70,000 for expenditures associated with the purchase of an emergency generator. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council with at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation in the Riverside Municipal Airport Fund, Airport Capital Projects, Generator/Windsock/Signage project expenditure account in the amount of $70,000 to purchase an emergency generator. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Municipal Airport currently does not have a backup system to power runway and taxiway lighting during periods of darkness when the primary electrical source is interrupted. DISCUSSION: The Riverside Municipal Airport (Airport) has a single source of electrical power provided by Riverside Public Utilities. When this power source is interrupted, the Airport does not have a backup generator to provide lighting for runways and taxiways. This creates a hazard to aircraft that are arriving or departing the Airport. The acquisition of an emergency generator is part of a federal grant to install, connect and test the generator. The estimated cost for the emergency generator is approximately $70,000. The Airport will pay for the generator, and the installation and testing will be paid for by the federal grant. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: