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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11737RESOLUTION NO. 11737 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST AND APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE COLORADO AERONAUTICAL BOARD AND THE DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS IN THE FORM OF A STATE AVIATION SYSTEM GRANT, DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AS ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Colorado 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 operations and accessibility of general aviation in this state; that improvements to general 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... ". The Act created the Colorado Aeronautical Board (`the Board ") to establish policies 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 and C.R.S. 43 -10 -105 and C.R.S. 43 -10 -108.5 of the Act. Any entity operating a public - accessible airport in the state may file an application for and be recipient of a grant to be used solely for aviation purposes. The Division is authorized to assist such airports as request assistance by means of a Resolution passed by the applicant's duly - authorized governing body, which understands that all funds shall be used exclusively for aviation purposes and that it will comply with all grant procedures and requirements as defined in the Division's Grant Program Project Management Manual, revised 1999, (`the Manual "). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Pueblo, as the duly authorized governing body of the City of Pueblo as the grant Applicant, hereby formally requests assistance from the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics in the form of a State Aviation System Grant. The City of Pueblo states that such grant shall be used solely for aviation purposes, as determined by the State, and as generally described in the Application. The City of Pueblo understands that each airport- operating entity that applies for and accepts a grant that it thereby makes a COMMITMENT to a) keep the airport facility accessible to, and open to, the public during the entire useful life of the grant funded improvements /equipment and to b) reimburse the Division for any unexpired useful life of the improvements /equipment, or a pro -rata basis. cFCTTnN The City of Pueblo hereby designates the Director of Aviation 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 on behalf of the City. SECTION 3. The City of Pueblo has appropriated or will appropriate or otherwise make available in a timely manner all funds, if any, that are required to be provided by the Applicant under the terms and conditions of the grant contract. SECTION 4. The City of Pueblo hereby accepts all guidelines, procedures, standards, and requirements described in the Manual as applicable to the performance of the grant work if the Board awards a grant for the project to the City of Pueblo. RFCTTn1\T 5 The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute the grant application on behalf of the City of Pueblo. INTRODUCED: November 9, 2009 BY: Judy Weaver COUNCILPERSON APPR D' 40, �- PkES1DENTof City Council A77TSTED DY: CITY CLEIRK 4 Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM # M -2 DATE: November 9, 2009 DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION THOMAS MARTINEZ, INTERIM DIRECTOR TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST AND APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE COLORADO AERONAUTICAL BOARD AND THE DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS IN THE FORM OF A STATE AVIATION SYSTEM GRANT, DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AS ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE Should City Council approve a request and application for grant assistance from the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics for improvements to the Airport. RECOMMENDATION Approval of this Resolution. BACKGROUND The FAA has requested that the training runway at the airport be closed due to its proximity to the ramp. Since the runway cannot be closed due to the amount of training, the FAA has agreed to fund the construction of a new training runway. The State Grant application is a request to assist with paying the City's local matching funds for the project. FINANCIAL IMPACT The total estimated cost of the project is $8,789,474. The FAA funding is estimated at $8,350,000 (95% of the project). The grant application is for $219,737 (2.5 %) and the City's matching funds will be $219,737 (2.5 %). The City's matching funds have been requested in the 2010 budget. T COLORADO DISCRETIONARY AVIATION GRANT -- APPLICATION ERO�A�T INF ORMATIO N APPLICANT AGENCY (Airport Sponsor) City of Pueblo MAILING ADDRESS CITY ZIP CODE Aviation Dept., 31201 Bryan Circle Pueblo 81001 -4803 PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 553 -2760 (719) 553 -2761 tmartinez@p PROJECT PERIOD (mm /ddryyyy) FROM 1 /1/2010 TO 12/31/2010 f lt.G— 4%GZ .c- JAY 11/9/2009 Signature — Sponsoring Agency, Tift Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Vera Ortegon_,,,President of City Council _. RETURN ORIGINAL APPLICATION TO: Colorado Department of Transportation Telephone: (303) 261 -4418 Division of Aeronautics FAX: (303) 261 -9608 5126 Front Range Parkway Watkins, CO 80137 Or email to: scott. brownlee()dot.state.co.us VKUJWI 15UIWnnAKY intormatlon Submlttea with Design and construction of a new training runway. The replacement of the training runway will respond to specific concerns of the FAA. The new runway will be approximately 4,400 feet long, parallel to the primary runway. Included in the project is the design and construction of a new runway. Among the requirements are: earth moving of over 500,000 tons of dirt, new fill materials, and a new paved surface in addition to relocating vital radar and navigational aids. PROJECT FUNDING SUMMARY CDAG $219,737 Local $219,737 FAA/Other $8,350,000 TOTAL $8,789,474.00 PROJECT SUMMARY AND GRANT PROPOSAL IDENTIFY THE EXISTING PROBLEM ❑Additional Information Submitted with Application The FAA has determined that the current training runway is unsafe due to its proximity to the ramp. They have requested the closure of this runway. The runway cannot be closed as it is utilized extensively by Doss Aviation for training. Therefore, the FAA has agreed to provide funding to build a new training runway. DEFINE THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE IN DETAIL *INCLUDE LAYOUT SKETCH ❑Additional Information Submitted with Application The project will involve earth- moving, new fill material for the base, paving the new runway and relocating radar and navigation aids. There will be five phases. 1. CDAG Grant Funds Requested • : 1 111 $8,350,000 Identify Source: 6. Total Other Funds (items 2, 3,4,5) Define individual elements of each budget item 1 -SITE PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME Thomas Martinez MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE 31201 Bryan Circle, Suite 200 Pueblo, CO 81001-4803 PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 5 5 3 -2744 (719) 553-2761 tmartinezppueblo.us JI OF PRO I JECT FISCAL . RECORDS (Complete I only if different than Project Director)_ NAME Director of Finance MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE I City Hall Place EMAIL (719)553 -2625 Pueblo, CO 81003- PHONE NUMBER FAX (719) 553-2625 (719 ) 553_2697 f Inancedept(&,pueblo.us IV��NIA �;"4'1� a Capital Eq Construction 0 /6 -: 6 - 1 $ 6j 6 9; 4 4: 0 "0"', $0;00 Other Y 40 "$TOV�r PROJECT GRAND $8,789,474.00 I I TOTAL 1 -SITE PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME Thomas Martinez MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE 31201 Bryan Circle, Suite 200 Pueblo, CO 81001-4803 PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 5 5 3 -2744 (719) 553-2761 tmartinezppueblo.us JI OF PRO I JECT FISCAL . RECORDS (Complete I only if different than Project Director)_ NAME Director of Finance MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE I City Hall Place EMAIL (719)553 -2625 Pueblo, CO 81003- PHONE NUMBER FAX (719) 553-2625 (719 ) 553_2697 f Inancedept(&,pueblo.us