HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-087 - Redding Municipal Airport RESOLUTION NO. 2014-87
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDDING AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A
FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE
SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM FOR THE REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION AND ALL
SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTATION TO OBTAIN GRANT
MONIES
WHEREAS, the City of Redding recognizes that commercial air service is critically
important to the economic health and vitality of its City and other cities served by the Redding
Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding seeks to retain existing commercial air service to San
Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the Airports Manager has recommended that the City apply for a U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Small Community Air Service
Development Program Grant in the amount of$450,000, to provide airline support to SkyWest to
aid in the expense of the transition from the 30-seat Embraer Brasilia 120 turboprop aircraft to
the 50-seat Canadair Regional-Jet; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Redding that a Small Community Air
Service Development Program Grant be acquired.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Redding hereby authorizes:
1. The filing of an application for a Small Community Air Service Development Program
Grant in the amount of $450,000, to be submitted to the U.S. Department of
Transportation.
2. The City Manager, or his designee, on behalf of the City of Redding, to execute the
application form, including the Acceptance of the Grant/Offer, to obtain the funding to
achieve this goal.
3. The City Clerk to attest the signature of the City Manager, or his designee, and to impress
the official seals of the City of Redding on the aforesaid documentation, when
appropriate.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted
at a special meeting of the city Council on the 5`h day of August, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cadd,Jones,McArthur, Sullivan, & Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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F IE SULLIVAN, Vice Mayor
�ATT 'ST: FORM APPROVED:
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TERESA ^a \60LPH,Assistant City Clerk RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, C' Attorney