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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/24/2012 - RESOLUTION 2012-063 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TDATE: July 24, 2012 STAFF: Jason Licon Josh Birks AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 3 SUBJECT Resolution 2012-063 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the 2012 Grant Agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration for Improvements and Equipment Acquisitions at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute two grant agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration. The first grant is in the amount of $339,964 and the second grant is in the amount of $248,000**. The first grant will be used to pay the costs of design services for a capital construction project in 2013 to rehabilitate the general aviation apron aircraft parking area. The second grant will be used to acquire FAA mandated snow removal equipment. **Note: The $248,000 is an estimate at time of agenda printing; the finalized cost will be provided to Council in its Read-Before packet prior to the July 24 meeting. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Airport’s primary capital project for 2013 is the rehabilitation of the general aviation apron. This apron is in poor condition and has experienced recent failures requiring numerous repairs. The total cost for design services, repair costs, surveying and geotechnical services are estimated to be $1.7 million. Bids for this work will be opened in May 2013. The construction work on the apron will be done August 2013. The first FAA grant in the amount of $339,964 will be used for the phase one engineering design of the apron project. The second FAA grant in the estimated amount of $248,000 will be used to pay for the acquisition of a snow removal equipment. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS The Airport’s approved 2012 budget includes the expenditure of up to $1 Million in FAA Entitlement Grant funds and the Airport’s matching share. The Airport’s matching share is a 10% match and is covered by the State of Colorado 2012 Aviation Grant and PFC collections. Maintaining this asset in a safe, useful condition is critical if the Airport is to continue performing its transportation mission and support of economic growth to the area as an employment center, generating revenues to the City, and provision of regional transportation services. The snow removal equipment grant will provide the Airport with important piece of equipment to maintain the Airport’s safe winter operations. This equipment addition is a regulatory requirement based upon the total square footage of Airport paved areas. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS This apron project will not increase the size of the current apron length and width. The level of aircraft activity and/or future growth potential will remain the same after the project is complete, so impacts to the environment should be no different than before. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. July 24, 2012 -2- ITEM 3 BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Airport Steering Committee has been advised of the need for this project and of the FAA Entitlement funding that will be made available for this project. The Airport Steering Committee has expressed its support of this project and the expenditure of the capital funds; and recommends approval of the FAA Grants. PUBLIC OUTREACH The Airport staff has held several meetings with airport tenants, pilot organizations, airport businesses, local businesses and the FAA to discuss the need for this project and the costs. These meetings have consisted of public Airport Steering Committee meetings, Pilot Association meetings, FAA Joint Planning Conferences and individual meetings with our airport businesses and air carrier. All of the airport’s stakeholders understand the importance of the apron and snow removal equipment support these projects. RESOLUTION 2012-063 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE 2012 GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITIONS AT THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEREAS, the Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland (the “Cities”) jointly own and operate the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (the “Airport”); and WHEREAS, the Cities, by resolution, have adopted the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration provides grant funding to eligible airports to enable those airports to pursue, in a timely manner, capital improvements and projects included within an adopted Airport Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Cities have applied for, and have been offered, two capital funding grants from the Federal Aviation Administration as follows: (a) a grant in the amount of $339,964 to fund design services for the 2013 capital construction project to rehabilitate the Airport’s apron as identified in the proposed Grant Agreement (AIP Project No. 3-08-0023-30), attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference; and (b) a grant in the amount of $______________ to fund the acquisition of snow removal equipment as identified in the proposed Grant Agreement (AIP Project No. 3-08-0023-31), attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by this reference; (collectively referred to as the “2012 Grant Agreements”); and WHEREAS, the projects identified in the 2012 Grant Agreements are identified in the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Master Plan as first priority projects; and WHEREAS, the grant funds and matching local funds necessary to accept the grants from the Federal Aviation Administration have been appropriated as a part of the Airport’s 2012 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the 2012 Grant Agreements are hereby approved. Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized, following consultation with the City Attorney, to modify the 2012 Grant Agreements in form or substance as deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this resolution or to protect the interests of the City. Section 3. That the City Manager and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the 2012 Grant Agreements on behalf of the City. Passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 24th day of July A.D. 2012. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT B