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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-065 - FAA Grant MoniesRESOLUTION NO. zoo3- d, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FOR ENTITLEMENT AND DISCRETIONARY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (AIP) GRANT MONIES TO ACCOMPLISH CAPITAL PROJECTS AT BENTON AIRPARK AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR GERARD F. KERSTEN, DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES, AS HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE APPLICATION AND ALL SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTATION TO OBTAIN FAA GRANT MONIES AND MATCHING FUNDS. WHEREAS, the FAA District Office has recommended that an application for unencumbered Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Entitlement and Discretionary Grant Funds be submitted as soon as possible; and WHEREAS, there is a significant need to construct Security Fencing, prepare a Drainage Master Plan and Improvements, purchase adjacent land for approach protection and prepare the Runway 15-33 Safety Area Design; and WHEREAS, the total cost of said projects is estimated at $510,000 of which 90% is eligible for the aforementioned AIP entitlement and discretionary funds, and approximately four and one-half percent of which is eligible for funding through a State of California grant; and WHEREAS, the Airports Manager has recommended that the City apply for a U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, AIP Grant in the amount of $459,000 to accomplish the project program as outlined in Exhibit "A" a true copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein and to obtain the matching State of California Grant Funds in the amount of $22,950; and WHEREAS, it is in the ~est interests of the City of Redding that a Federal AIP (;rant be acquired; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that for the projects outlined in Exhibit "A," the City Council &the City of Redding hereby authorizes: 1. The filing of an application for an FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 2003-188 Entitlement and Discretionary Grant in the amount of $459,000 and the utilization of State of California Grant Funds in the amount of $22,950; 2. The City Manager, or Gerard F. Kersten, Director of Support Services, as his designee, on behalf of the City of Redding, to execute the FAA Application form, including the Acceptance of the Grant/Offer, to obtain the necessary FAA and State funding to complete the projects as identified in Exhibit "A"; and 3. The City Clerk to. attest the signature of the City Manager, or Gerard F. Kersten, Director of Support Services, as his designee, and to impress the official seal of the City °fRedding on the aforesaid documentation, when appropriate. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of May 2003, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight, COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: CONNIE, s~OHMAY6~rI~/C[ty Clerk Mathena, Pohlmeyer,~Stegall and Cibula yor FORM APPROVED: BRAD L. FULLER, City Attor~'ey BENTON AIRPARK PROJECT DESCRIPTION FAA 90% STATE CITY TOTAL 4.5% 5.5% Security Fencing Phase III 54,000 2,700 3,300 (30,000 Drainage Master Plan & Improvements 180,000 9,000 11,000 200,000 Land Acquisition 90,000 4,500 5,500 100,000 Runway 15-33 Safety Area Design Phase I 135,000 6,750 8,250 150,000 TOTALS $459,000 $22,950 $28,050 $510,000 EXHIBIT "A"