HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2004-022 - Airport Improvement ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 2004 - 22
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 A CAPITAL
PROJECT AT BENTON AIRPARK AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER, OR GERARD F. KERSTEN, DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT
SERVICES, AS HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE 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 prepare a drainage master plan and construct
drainage improvements; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of said project is estimated at $315,789 of which 95 percent is
eligible for the aforementioned AIP entitlement and discretionary funds, and approximately 4.5
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
$300,000 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 $14,210; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Redding that a Federal AIP Grant be
acquired; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that for the projects outlined in Exhibit "A,"
the City Council of the City of Redding hereby authorizes:
1. The filing of an application for an FAA Airport Improvement Program (ALP)
Entitlement and Discretionary Grant in the amount of $300,000;
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 funding 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 of Redding
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 17th day of February, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Cibula, Kight, Mathena, Stegall and Pohlmeyer
Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
UL R, City Attorney
BENTON AIRPARK
PROJECT DESCRIPTION FAA Caltrans Airports Fund TOTAL
95% 4.5% .5%
Drainage Master Plan and 300,000.00 14,210.00 1,579.00 315,789.00
Improvements
TOTALS $300,000.00 $14,210.00 $1,579.00 $315,789.00
EXHIBIT "A"