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Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Public Service
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File ID: 2020-00279
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Location: Citywide
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Contact: Winfred DeLeon, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-5475; Kelly Sherfey, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8112, Community Development Department
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Presenters: Winfred DeLeon, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-5475, Community Development Department; Mike Hutchins, Acting Captain, (916) 566-4264, Police Department; Gary DeJesus, Division Manager, (916) 808-5173, Department of Utilities; Scott Williams, Assistant Chief, (916) 808-1670, Fire Department
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Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: This presentation provides an overview of the current and future uses of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for public service activities within the City.
Policy Considerations: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Department of Transportation is responsible to regulate aviation within the National Airspace System (NAS). There are two ways a public agency can operate a small unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System. If the aircraft is flown as a civil operation under 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 107 with an aircraft weighing less than 55 lbs. operating below 400 Above Ground Level (AGL) or flown as a public aircraft strictly for public missions by a public agency under a Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) issued by the FAA.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This presentation is not a project that is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and it relates to government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines ? 15378 (a...
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