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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 1, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ron Phillips
SUBJECT
Items Relating to the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading and the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 005, 2005, Authorizing the Appropriation of Operating
Funds of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for the Fiscal Year Beginning January
1, 2005, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Unanticipated Revenue and Prior Year
Reserves for Capital Improvements at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
B. Resolution 2005-004 Authorizing the Execution of a Grant Agreement with the State of
Colorado for Funding of Airport Projects at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
Item A is the Airport appropriation ordinance on second reading. The 2005 operating budget for the
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport totals$530,470,and will be funded from Airport operating
revenues, contributions from the Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, and interest earnings. This
Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 18,2005,appropriates the
City's 50% share of the 2005 Airport budget, totaling $265,235.
In addition,this Ordinance appropriates the City's 50% share of capital improvements,not included
in the 2005 Airport operating budget, from the following sources:
City Share
Federal Aviation Authority ("FAA") grant funds $ 575,000
State grant funds from the Colorado Aeronautical Board
and the Division of Aeronautics $ 30,881
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Prior Year Reserves 35,120
Total $ 641,001
to be used to construct improvements to the Airport's ramp area for commercial aircraft, improve
security access control for Airport operations,and other measures aimed at increasing Airport safety.
Item B is a Resolution authorizing the City's receipt of a state grant. Adoption of the Resolution
authorizes the City to execute a grant agreement with the State of Colorado to assist in funding
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various capital projects at the Airport. The City's share of the grant proceeds totals $30,881 and is
included in the $641,001 appropriation.The grant will be used to provide the local matching funds
for the federally funded Airport improvements, to analyze fuel contamination areas at the Airport,
and to provide aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.
ORDINANCE NO. 005, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF OPERATING FUNDS OF
THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2005, AND AUTHORIZING
THE APPROPRIATION OF UNANTICIPATED REVENUE AND
PRIOR YEAR RESERVES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
AT THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, in 1963, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland agreed to the
establishment of a regional general aviation facility and became owners and operators of the Fort
Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (the "Airport"); and
WHEREAS, the Airport is operated as a joint venture between the City of Fort Collins
and the City of Loveland (the "Cities"), with each city retaining a 50% ownership interest,
sharing equally in policy-making and management, and with each assuming responsibility for
50% of the capital and operating costs associated with the Airport; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement, dated May 16, 2000,
between the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland for the joint operation of the Fort
Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, the Airport Manager is responsible for preparing the
Airport's Annual Operating Budget and submitting said budget to the both Cities for their
approval; and
WHEREAS, the Airport Manager has submitted a 2005 Airport Operating Budget
totaling $530,470, of which the City of Fort Collins 50% share is $265,235; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to appropriate the necessary funds for
operating costs of the Airport, totaling $265,235, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2005,
and ending December 31, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Airport Manager also recommends additional capital expenditures,
totaling $1,282,003 for 2005 that are not included in the 2005 Airport Operating Budget, as
follows:
Improvements to the Airport's ramp for commercial aircraft
and security access control projects $ 1,240,003
Purchase of FAA required rescue equipment for the Airport's
crash/fire/rescue vehicles 22,000
Consulting costs to analyze a soil contamination site at the
Airport 20,000
Total $ 1,282,003
WHEREAS, funding for the aforementioned Airport appropriations has been identified
as follows:
Federal Aviation Authority grant funds $ 1,150,000
Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics 61,763
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Prior Year Reserves 70,240
Total $ 1,282,003
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins' S0% share of the 2005 Airport capital improvement
costs is $641,001; and
WHEREAS, under the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Cities, the City of Fort
Collins' share of existing and unanticipated Airport revenue will be held and disbursed by the
City of Loveland, as an agent on behalf of the City of Fort Collins, since the City of Loveland is
providing finance and accounting services for the Airport; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article V, Section 8(b), of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins, any expense or liability entered into by an agent of the City, on behalf of the City, shall
not be made unless an appropriation therefore shall have been made by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby adopts the 2005 Airport Operating Budget and
authorizes the appropriation of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($265,235) to be expended for the authorized purposes
of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes the appropriation of SIX HUNDRED
FORTY-ONE THOUSAND ONE DOLLAR ($641,001) to be used for capital improvements at
the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, this 18th day of January, A.D. 2005,
and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of February, A.D. 2005.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 1st day of February, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
RESOLUTION 2005-004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR FUNDING OF
AIRPORT PROJECTS AT THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado has declared in Title 43 of the
Colorado Revised Statutes, Article 10, 1991 in C.R.S. 43-10-101 (the "Act") that:
"...there exists a need to promote the safe operation and accessibility of general
aviation and intrastate commercial aviation in this state;that improvement of general
aviation and intrastate commercial aviation transportation facilities will promote
diversified economic development across the state; and that accessibility to airport
facilities for residents of this state is crucial in the event of a medical or other type
of emergency."; and
WHEREAS, the Act created the Colorado Aeronautical Board (the "Board") to establish
policy and procedures for distribution of monies in the Aviation Fund and created the Division of
Aeronautics (the "Division") to carry out the directives of the Board, including technical and
planning assistance to airports and the administration of the state aviation system grant program.
(See C.R.S. 43-10-103, 105, and 108.5 of the Act); and
WHEREAS, any entity operating a public-accessible airport in the state may file an
application for and be a recipient of a grant to be used solely for aviation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Division is authorized to assist those airports that request assistance by
means of a resolution passed by the applicant's duly authorized governing body which states that all
funds shall be used exclusively for aviation purposes and that the governing body will comply with
all grant procedures and requirements as defined in the Division's Grant program Project
Management Manual, revised 1999 (the "Manual"); and
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland(the"Cities")own and operate
in the State the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (the "Airport"); and
WHEREAS, the Cities are a public-accessible airport or an entity operating such an airport
in the state and have filed an application with the Division and the Board for a state aviation system
grant to be used solely for aviation purposes; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council of the City of Fort Collins(the"Council"),as one of the duly
authorized governing bodies of the grant recipient, hereby formally requests assistance from the
Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics in the form of a state aviation system
grant for the purpose of funding the following Airport projects: participating in local match for
federally-funded improvements, analyzing fuel contamination, and providing aircraft rescue and
firefighting equipment. The City of Fort Collins states that such grant shall be used solely for
aviation purposes, as determined by the State, and as generally described in the Application.
Section 2. That the City of Fort Collins hereby makes the commitment to keep the
Airport facility accessible to, and open to,the public during the entire useful life of the grant funded
improvements/equipment; or to reimburse the Division for any unexpired useful life of the
improvements/equipment on a pro-rata basis. The City of Fort Collins commits to keep open and
accessible for public use all grant funded facilities, improvements and services for their useful life,
as determined by the Division and stated in the Grant Agreement.
Section 3. That the Council hereby designates David Gordon, Airport Manager, as the
Project Director,as described in the Manual,and authorizes the Project Director to act in all matters
relating to the work project proposed in the Application in its behalf,including execution of the grant
contract, which is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Section4. That the City of Fort Collins has appropriated or will appropriate or otherwise
make available in a timely manner its share of all funds that are required to be provided by the Cities
under the terms and conditions of the grant contract.
Section 5. That the City of Fort Collins hereby accepts all guidelines, procedures,
standards, and requirements described in the Manual as applicable to the performance of the grant
work and hereby approves the grant contract submitted by the State, including all terms and
conditions contained therein.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
1st day of February, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER: 11
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 18, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Ron Phillips
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SUBJECT J
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First Reading of Ordinance No.005,2005,Authorizing the Appropriation of Operating Funds of the
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2005, and
Authorizing the Appropriation of Unanticipated Revenue and Prior Year Reserves for Capital
Improvements at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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This Ordinance represents the City's 50 share 265,235)of tyre annual appropriation for the fiscal
year 2005 Fort Collins-Loveland Muni al irrt (the "Airport") budget. In addition, the
Ordinance appropriates $6411001 from unanticipated grant proceeds and prior year reserves,
representing the City's 50% share of appropriations needed for capital improvements at the Airport
not included in the 2005 operating budget. The City of Loveland manages the Airport's budget and
finances, but since the City of Fort Collins owns 50% of the Airport, it is necessary for the City to
appropriate its 50% portion of the Airport appropriations.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 2005 operating budget for the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport totals$530,470,and will
be funded from Airport operating revenues, contributions from the Cities of Fort Collins and
Loveland, and interest earnings. This Ordinance appropriates the City's 50% share of the 2005
Airport budget, totaling $265,235
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In addition,this ordinance appr pnates the City� 5gHhare o apital improvements,not included
in the 2005 Airport operating budget,�fn the fl llbiving sour s:
City Share
Federal Aviation Authority ("FAA") grant funds $ 575,000
State grant funds from the Colorado Aeronautical Board
and the Division of Aeronautics $ 30,881
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Prior Year Reserves 35,120
Total $ 641,001
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to be used to construct improvements to the Airport's ramp area for commercial aircraft, improve
security access control for Airport operations,and other measures aimed at increasing Airport safety.
A Resolution authorizing the exeeut`�Qn nt£ re q%be�'een the Cityand the Colorado
Aeronautical Board and he Dision of rona 'c it a irtt fled at the time of Second Reading
of this Ordinance.The grant wtllbe used prov' e t local ma ehing funds for the federally funded
Airport improvements, to analyze fuel co am nati areas at4he Airport, and to provide aircraft
rescue and firefighting equipment.
BACKGROUND
In 1963, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland agreed to the establishment of a regional
aviation facility and became owners and operators of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport,
located approximately 16 miles southeast of downtown Fort Collins,just west of Interstate 25 on
Earhart Road. The Airport is operated as a joint venture between the City of Fort Collins and the
City of Loveland, with each city retaining a 50% ownership interest, sharing equally in policy-
making and management,and with each assuming responsibility for 50%of the capital and operating
costs associated with the Airport.
The Airport's mission is to p, vide a g e an f ie ai is
portation airport facility to the
general public and aviation co munity%%�- ' pro di airportlities that meet Federal Aviation
Administration ("FAA") safety tandard's^van to mplemeplan that ensures the efficient
development of the Airport to meet the needs of the Fort Collins and Loveland communities.
Airport revenues cover operating costs and capital projects. Each city contributes equal funding of
$60,000 annually, which is included in the Airport budgeted revenues, for airport operating and
capital costs. Airport development and improvement funds are also received, for eligible projects,
from the FAA and the Colorado Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Letter from Christopher J.Schaffer,Federal Aviation Administration Project Manager,to David
C. Gordon, Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Director, regarding Airport Fiscal Year
2004/2005 Entitlements
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FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION
January 7, 2005
Mr. David C. Gordon, A.A.E.
Airport Director
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport
4900 Earhart Road
Loveland, Colorado 80538
Dear Mr. Gordon:
Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport,Fort Collins, Colorado
Fiscal Year 2004/2005 Entitlements
This letter is written in respo�se to your inquiry as to the amount and earliest availability of
fiscal year(FY) 2004 and 20p5 entitlement funds.
Based on preliminary enplanement data indicating 10,280 calendar year(CY)2003
enplanements,the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport will receive $1,000,000 in FY-
2005 entitlement funds under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). In addition,
$150,000 of FY-2004 entitlements is also available for a total amount of$1,130,000.
As to the earliest probable availability of these funds, no firm date can be given at this time.
As you know, the process of distributing appropriations to each federal agency is currently
under way. We anticipate, but cannot guarantee, that grant funds will be available by March
1 St.
If we may be of any further assistance in this matter, please feel free to contact our office at
the number above.
Sincerely,
Christopher 1. Schaffer, P.E.
Project Manager