HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-056-07/02/2013-AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE 2013 GRANT AGREEMENT (AIP PROJECT NO. 3-08-0023-32-2013) RESOLUTION 2013-056
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
2013 GRANT AGREEMENT (AIP PROJECT NO. 3-08-0023-32-2013)
WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS
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("FAA")provides grant funding to eligible
airports to enable those airports to pursue,in a timely manner,capital improvements included within
an adopted Airport Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Cities have applied for $1,900,000 in FAA capital grant funding ("2013
Grant Funding") for the purpose of rehabilitating the north half of the general aviation apron and
installing perimeter fencing around the airport ("AIP Project No. 3-08-0023-32-2013"); and
WHEREAS, the Cities have been offered $1,536,295 of the 2013 Grant Funding and
anticipate the FAA's offer of the balance of$365,469 shortly; and
WHEREAS, any capital grants funds provided by the FAA will be subject to the Cities'
execution of the standard FAA grant agreement that will be in substantially the form of prior years'
FAA grant agreements modified to reflect the purpose of AIP Project No. 3-08-0023-32-2013("2013
Grant Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, projects listed in AIP Project No. 3-08-0023-32-2013 are identified in the Fort
Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Master Plan as first priority projects; and
WHEREAS, the matching local funds of ten percent necessary to accept the initial capital
grant funding of$1,536,295 from the FAA are divided equally between the State of Colorado and
the Cities and have been previously appropriated as part of the Airport's 2013 budget; and
WHEREAS,the State of Colorado's matching local funds of five percent necessary to accept
the balance of the Grant Funding of$365,469 from the FAA have been appropriated,and the Cities'
required matching local funds of five percent are available in Airport Reserves and will be
appropriated upon approval and receipt of the balance of the Grant Funding.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO as follows:
Section 1. That the 2013 Grant Agreement is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized; following consultation with the
City Attorney; to modify the 2013 Grant Agreement 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 2013 Grant Agreement on behalf of the City.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 2nd
day of July A.D. 2013.
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