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Home My WebLink About08330 Background Paper for Proposed O RDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # R-3 DATE: March 28, 2011 DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION MARK LOVIN, DIRECTOR TITLE AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT 11-PUB-01 BETWEEN THE STATE OF COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – AERONAUTICS DIVISION, AND THE CITY OF PUEBLO FOR FUNDS FOR THE TRAINING RUNWAY PROJECT AND SECURITY PERIMETER FENCING AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, ESTABLISHING CAPITAL PROJECT NO. AP1102, SECURITY FENCE, AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $346,728 TO CAPITAL PROJECT NO. AP1102 ISSUE Should City Council accept a grant agreement with the State of Colorado, acting by and through the Department of Transportation – Aeronautics Division (“State”) to assist with the funding of the new training runway project and security perimeter fencing at the Airport? RECOMMENDATION Approval of this Ordinance. BACKGROUND This grant contains funding for two projects. Element A: Participate in Federally Funded new Training Runway and Element B: Security Fence. The Element A project is based on the FAA issuing a grant in 2012 to continue the construction of a training runway. This State grant will assist with the City’s matching funds for the Federal Grant that should be received in 2012. The Element B grant provides funds to complete the eight foot chain link security fence on the south side of the airport perimeter to meet the current security program. FINANCIAL IMPACT It is estimated a total of $2,274,742 will be needed to complete the runway project. FAA funding is estimated at $2,161,004 (95%). State and City funding is estimated at $56,869 (2.5%) each. Since the federal funds will not be available until 2012, the City’s matching funds will be requested in the 2012 budget. This Ordinance establishes Capital Project No. AP1102, Security Fence and appropriates funds in the amount of $346,728. The State grant is for $312,056 (90%) and the City’s matching funds will be $34,672. ORDINANCE NO. 8330 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT 11-PUB-01 BETWEEN THE STATE OF COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – AERONAUTICS DIVISION, AND THE CITY OF PUEBLO FOR FUNDS FOR THE TRAINING RUNWAY PROJECT AND SECURITY PERIMETER FENCING AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, ESTABLISHING CAPITAL PROJECT NO. AP1102, SECURITY FENCE, AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $346,728 TO CAPITAL PROJECT NO. AP1102 WHEREAS, A. 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…” B. 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 and C.R.S. §43-10-105 and C.R.S. §43-10-108.5 of the Act. C. 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 Aviation Grant Management Manual, revised 2009, (“the Manual”). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Grant Agreement CDAG # 11-PUB-01 by and between the State of Colorado, acting by and through the Department of Transportation – Aeronautics Division (“State”) and the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, a true copy of which is attached hereto (the “Grant Agreement”), having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby accepted and approved. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Pueblo, as a duly authorized governing body of the grant applicant, hereby formally requests assistance from the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics (“Division”) 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 a) to keep the airport facility accessible to, and open to, the public during the entire useful life of the grant funded improvements/equipment; or b) to reimburse the Division for any unexpired useful life of the improvements/equipment, or a pro-rata basis. By signing this Grant Agreement, the City of Pueblo 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. The President of City Council is herby authorized to execute the Grant Agreement in the name and on behalf of the City of Pueblo and the City Clerk is directed to affix the Seal of the City of Pueblo thereto and attest same. SECTION 4. 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 in its behalf. SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 and hereby approves the grant contract submitted by the State, including all terms and conditions contained therein. SECTION 7. Capital Project No. AP1102, Security Fence, is hereby established and funds are hereby budgeted and appropriated to Capital Project AP1102 from the from the Colorado Department of Transportation-Aeronautics Division grant in the amount of $312,056 and $34,672 from Project CPAN18 and 2011 Airport fund. INTRODUCED: March 28, 2011 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCILPERSON PASSED AND APPROVED: April 11, 2011