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Mr. Griffin said they just installed and dedicated an FAA ADS -B un -manned <br />navigation tower, installed by ITT Corporation and funded by FAA. He displayed a photograph <br />of the new administration building and an aerial view of the Airport property and its surrounds. <br />He outlined the current Airport projects: a design -build LoPresti manufacturing facility for <br />LoPresti who will be moving to the City in January 2009; there will be a design -build for a new <br />access road to the airport; they would develop 6 acres adjacent to the airport administration <br />building for commercial development; and they have decided to develop the eastern portion of <br />the field near the administration building to play off the style and panache of that building. <br />There are also infrastructure road improvements; plans for hangar developments with FDOT <br />assistance for the next three years; purchase of airport maintenance heavy equipment with FDOT <br />assistance, and a just installed runway Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) project, <br />completed in June 2008. <br />Mr. Griffin presented a synopsis of the future goals of the Airport stressing that <br />the emphasis for them is on a "boutique" Airport, and they would remain un -towered. He <br />pointed out that they have partnered with LoPresti Aviation so they would remain in Indian <br />River County. They will be constructing the "city -owned" 15,000 sq foot hangar/manufacturing <br />facility for LoPresti Aviation. <br />Mr. Griffin in conclusion outlined how the County could help them: by <br />recognizing and embracing "economic regionalism", and working to create an aviation cluster <br />along the Treasure Coast. He presented the slogan "A Rising Tide Raises ALL Ships" noting <br />that it is not just a political slogan but an economic one. He asked the Board to cultivate a <br />partnership with Enterprise Florida and the Florida Economic Development Council, to be "at <br />the point of the spear" to lobby for State/FDOT and Federal/FAA funding for airport <br />development, and to establish an economic development education and training systems for <br />aviation. <br />29 <br />July 8, 2008 <br />