BURBANK : City, Glendale to Build Copter Site
The Burbank City Council has adopted plans to enter into an agreement with Glendale to build a joint police helicopter facility at Burbank Airport--which would save both cities money.
The Burbank council’s 4-0 vote on Tuesday night follows approval of a similar measure by the Glendale City Council and Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
Both cities now keep their helicopters at adjoining rented facilities in a hangar owned by Media Aviation at the Burbank Airport, said Burbank Police Chief David Newsham in a report to the City Council.
But Media Aviation, a private company, plans to tear down the hangar next year and construct a new one, Newsham said.
Rent for Burbank, now $136,400 annually, and for Glendale would be higher at the new Media Aviation site, he said.
Under the proposed agreements, Burbank and Glendale would lease space from the airport rent-free for 30 years and then construct a new hangar for about $1.5 million, Newsham said. Burbank’s half of the construction costs, about $750,000, would be paid from the department’s drug asset forfeiture fund, he said.
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