3663RESOLUTION NO.3663
A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE
RECOGNIZING THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTAS A PUBLIC ASSET OF THE CITY AND AFFIRMING
ITS SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND FUTURE GROWTH OF THE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT.
RECITALS:
1.In 1946,the City purchased the airport property from the Northern Pacific Railroad.
2. Between 1963 and 1965,the Cityacquired three necessary easements from adjacent landowners
to protect the airport approaches'air space.
3. Airport operations began in approximately 1960.
4. The City Counciladopted a "Municipal Airport Zone"(MLMC Chapter 18.35)whichencompasses 61
acres within which the Cityowns 54.56 acres reserved forthe municipalairport operations.The intent
of Chapter 18.35 was to assure that the airport property continue to be used for general aviation
airport and aircraft operations,and to "establish a framework within which both commercial and
recreational aviation and aviation-related activities can prosper."(MLMC 18.35.010)
5. The CityCouncil established an Airport Commission in 1994 (MLMC Chapter 2.50) consisting of a
5-member board charged with advising the CityCouncil and Citystaff regarding the operation of the
airport.
6.Current airport operations include occupancy by various private and public entities that provide for
uses accessory to airport operations.
7.The City has invested significant public funds in the continued operation and maintenance of the
municipal airport,including recent projects for runway edge repair (2006);pavement crack sealing
(2007);slurry surface all pavements/repainting of all markings (2009);and runway pavement overlay
(2014).
8.Throughout the years,the City has received various grant monies from the Washington State
Department of Transportation's Aviation Division (WSDOT/AD),evidencing both the City's and the
State's continued commitment and investment in the airport.
9.The City Council commissioned an Airport Layout Plan in 2010 in which projected airport growth,
anticipated airport capital projects,and the requirements for accommodating and facilitating such
growth and continued public investment were detailed.
10.The City's Comprehensive Plan includes the municipal airport as an integral part of its transportation
element and sets forth the city's goal of maintaining and preserving the airport facilities and preventing
incompatible land uses.
RESOLVED:
1.The City Council of the City of Moses Lake affirms its continued commitment to the successful
operation and maintenance of the municipal airport as a valuable public asset integral to the City's
public infrastructure.^-?
Adopted by the City Council on February 28,2017.
ATTEST://^_.Todd Voth,Mayor