Airport Corridor Action Team - ACT

The mission of the Airport Corridor Action Team (ACT) is to revitalize the Airport corridor neighborhood, plan for change, and implement urgent action required for the long term success and economic stability of the area. Input from the community and commitment from city and county government will be keynotes of this Action Team.

The Action Team is made up of City and County staff, non-profit agencies, community groups, churches, residents, property owners and business owners who live, work, service, and/or volunteer in the Airport Corridor area. The primary boundaries for ACT Team efforts are: Charter Way to the North, Carpenter Road to the South, the UPRR/SPRR railroad tracks to the West, and Bieghle Street to the East.

Team Leaders: Co-Chair: Katherine Gong-Meissner, City Clerk Co-Chair: Rick Salsedo, Police Captain Coordinator: Carolyn Godwin Assistant: Joan Southwick The committee is in the process of transitioning to citizen leadership and working with other community groups.  The City will continue to serve and assist the committee citizen leaders. Many of the ACT goals have been accomplished!  This is cause for great celebration!!  It shows that partnerships between neighborhoods and municipalities are successful.  As one of the precursors to the Neighborhood Renaissance Program, ACT proves that citizens have great ideas and can team with government to make them reality.

Airport Neighborhood Boundaries

Click on the map above for a larger .pdf version

For a complete list of completed projects in the Airport Neighborhood, click here.  The following projects are in process:

	Project	Status	Who
1	Grant for DLJones Center medical equipment	$425K awarded, in progress	City & Health Group
2	Aquatic life in Duck Creek	Re-establishment plan in progress	Municipal Utilities
3	Crosswalk & signal at 2nd St	In progress	Public Works
4	Modify 8th St signals	In progress	Public Works
5	Gateway, median, sidewalk & street improvements on Airport Way (MLK to 10th St)	Construction scheduled for completion in Spring 2009	Public Works
6	Median & street improvements on Airport from 10th to 12th Sts	Applying for grants - received $900,000 so far	Public Works
7	Airport Way Bus Rapid Transit Phase II	Grant funding available in 2008-09; design starts Fall '08	Public Works
8	Streetlight upgrades	In progress thru Spring 2009	Public Works
9	Fire Station #3	Land purchase in progress	Redevelopment
10	Joint-Use Gymnasium	Construction to start in October 2008.	Redevelopment
11	Commercial Development next to Rancho San Miguel	First Street MDA is in the approval process	Redevelopment
12	Job Fair - Sept 19, 10 am to 3 pm at the Fairgrounds	A success!	Economic Development

On March 31, 2004, the City Council approved a revitalization plan for neighborhood near airport.

Read the Strategic Action Plan...(large PDF file)       Read The Record article...

Additional Power Point presentations to the City Council:

Progress Report - September 2005 Progress Report - February 2005 Progress Report - October 2004 Progress Report - August 2004 Progress Report - March 2004 Progress Report - January 2004 Progress Report - November 2003 Progress Report - July 2003