Title
Federal Aviation Administration Memorandum of Agreement Amendment for Historical Structure Preservation Activities
Action
Action:
A. Approve an amendment to a Memorandum of Agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration, the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, and City of Charlotte for historic structure preservation activities, and
B. Approve payment of $450,000 to the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office to support historic preservation activities.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
* In 2000 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to Airport development of the western runway (18R/36L) and identified five properties that could qualify for historic status (primarily due to age and other factors).
* The FAA negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (NCSHPO) related to the EIS and the Aviation Department agreed to and signed-off on the MOA.
* The agreement stated that the Aviation Department was to preserve-in-place the five historic structures.
* Of the five original structures covered in the MOA:
* One structure was destroyed by fire before the Aviation Department purchased the property from the owner.
* The Aviation Department purchased the properties associated with two of the structures; but those two structures remained vacant and became structurally unsafe and the Aviation Department demolished the structures.
* Two structures remain intact but the Aviation Department does not own the properties or structures.
* The 2000 EIS also identified an area to the South of the Airport that the Aviation Department could pursue for voluntary acquisition due to aircraft noise impacts on the area - this area is referred to as the Master Plan Land - South area.
* Since 2000 the Aviation Department has been purchasing properties in the Master Plan Land - ...
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