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Airport <br />` ~' Capital projects for the Eugene Airport are outlined in and structured by the Eugene Airport <br />Master Plan Update and the five year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Capital <br />' .Improvement Plan. These documents provide for the planned development of the Airport <br />property and facilities to accommodate future aviation demand while remaining compatible <br />with the environment and community development. Project priorities are determined through <br />a process based on the adopted Master Plan Update and FAA approval. The Airport Advisory <br />' Committee provides direction and citizen input for this process. <br />An update of the 1990 Eugene Airport Master Plan was initiated in March 1998 and was <br />completed in April 2000 with the adoption of the plan. The Master Plan Update refined the <br />;~~ ~ <br />'j ~-' preexisting Master Plan, but many projects remained unchanged from the preexisting plan. <br />_.' This document established a new five year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Capital <br />'i ~ Improvement Plan for the Eugene Airport. <br />Project Categories <br />Airport projects are described in one of three ways: <br />1. Preservation and Maintenance -These projects preserve, maintain and repair the <br />investment in existing airport facilities; <br />2. Site and facility Improvements -Projects in this category include modifications and/or <br />additions to existing facilities to meet operational, safety and cost-efficiency goals; <br />3. New Capital Facilities -These projects result in a new asset. <br />The emphasis in Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 require investments in all three categories, <br />including the parallel runway engineering and design, taxiway and ramp rehabilitation, airport <br />auto parking expansion, the relocation of the car rental storage and service area, land <br />acquisition, and airport circulation road improvements. Construction of a new parallel runway <br />,, <br />and taxiway are the primary new capital facility improvements, beginning with design in Fiscal <br />Year 2002 and construction extending through Fiscal Year 2007. <br />City of Eugene 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Program <br />Page 14 <br />