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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12297RESOLUTION NO. 12297 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. SECTION 2. 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. SECTION 5. The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute the grant application on behalf of the City of Pueblo. INTRODUCED: January 9, 2012 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCIL PERSON Background Paper for Proposed R ESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM # M-7 DATE: January 9, 2012 DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OFAVIATION MARK LOVIN, 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 This application is a request for funds to assist with the City’s matching funds for the federal grant that is forthcoming to complete the final phase of the new training runway project. Funds are also requested to purchase a 12 foot snow wing and attachment hardware for the loader to expedite snow removal operations on the new training runway and to reconstruct a portion of the general aviation ramp located north of the self-service fuel facility due to the serious decay of pavement in that area. FINANCIAL IMPACT Funds requested for the final phase of the new training runway are $135,527 with the City’s match being $135,527, funds requested for the snow wing are $10,800 with the City’s match being $1,200, and funds requested for the ramp reconstruction are $253,673 with the City’s match being $28,185. Total grant funds requested are $400,000 with the City’s match being $164,912. Matching funds in the amount of $55,500 have been budgeted in the 2012 budget. A request for the remaining funds of $80,027 will be forthcoming once the grant has been issued. ()1 ( . 111q COLORADO DISCRETIONARY AVIATION GRANT APPLICATION ►: t � C y .gi ' ..n ` ,.a APPLICANT INFORMATION t � � �' APPLICANT AGENCY (Airport Sponsor) City of Pueblo MAILING ADDRESS CITY ZIP CODE 31201 Bryan Circle Pueblo 81001 - PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 553 - 2760 (719) 553 - 2761 aviation@pueblo.us PROJECT PERIOD (mm /dd/yyyy) ( FROM 1/1/2012 TO 12/31/2012 .0 1/9/12 Signat = - . on . orin Agency, Title Date (mm /dd /yyyy) 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. brownleeAdot. state.co. us PROJECT SUMMARY DAdditional Information Submitted with Application 1) Complete excavation and paving of new training runway and related taxiways. 2) Purchase 12' snow wing and attachment hardware for Loader to expedite snow removal operations on new training runway. 3) Reconstruct portion of general aviation ramp located north of the self service fuel facility due to serious decay of pavement in this area. PROJECT FUNDING SUMMARY CDAG $400000 Local $164,912 FAA/Other $5,150,000 TOTAL $5,714,912.00 PROJECT-SUMMARY AND 'GRANTrPROPOSALt IDENTIFY THE EXISTING PROBLEM DAdditional Information Submitted with Application Beginning in 2012, the new training runway and associated taxiways will add an additional 400,000 sq ft of pavement which will require the removal of snow. At our current staffing levels, the addition of a snow wing will add significant capabilities to our snow fighting effort. The ramp immediately north of the aircraft self serve island has deteriated to the point where FOD and drainage are limiting the use of the facility. DEFINE THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE IN DETAIL *INCLUDE LAYOUT SKETCH DAdditional Information Submitted with Application The self serve ramp will need to be excavated and reconstructed with impervious material. Estimated the total area to be 110' x 110'. In addition, the ramp will be tied into existing taxiway and ramp pavements. The design will safely accommodate group I general aviation aircraft, 100LL only. PART A FUNDING RESOURCES 1. CDAG Grant Funds Requested $400,000 2. Local In -Kind $ 3. Local Cash $164,912 4. FAA Funds $5,150,000 � 5. Other Funds Identify Source: $ 6. Total Other Funds (Items 2, 3, 4, 5) $5,314,912 Project Funding Summary (Total Items 1 through 6) $5,714,912 �., y ,..,,, j+k t iro- 'Q C s 7 ,, �"v I+ t "Y C CX' £ 4 R`# '*`'�A r I,, ' � 1, , a Y PA RT B BUDdETSUMMARYP - ' .,. ` -' , ' -y, ; #, ,.: , }, s , q � - ,, Define individual elements of each budget item t r- �-e-=RhS`. 5.�^,,, ....fi j'" '}9"` T'*t35aar re^^ ro �F r^ " Y Phq �tu3+ Ro' ',R P1 ofe ", ,,. ' et L 2U E k.< 14n. - gr r r .4 Capital Equipment Snow Wing $10,800.00 90.0% $1,200.00 10.0% 0.0% $12,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 Construction Self Serve Ramp $253,673.00 90.0% $28,185.00 10.0% 0.0% $281,858.00 Training Runway $135,527.00 2.5% $135,527.00 2.5% $5,150,000.00 95.0% $5,421,054.00 $o.00 Other $o.00 $o.00 $o.00 PROJECT GRAND 1 TOTAL $5,714,912.00 O NrSITE'PROJECT DIRECTOR ' ' � ,, , Y . ,.! .,.�..,, ��.� 'r _ tea ?+, x a '� :., "ee -� �, fs �.sr �� �. Sad ..a�wm t A NAME Mark Lovin MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE 31201 Bryan Circle Pueblo, CO 81001 - PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 553 -2760 (719) 553 -2761 mlovin @pueblo.us LOCATION OF7 PROJECT FISCAL RECD f` e ,.. RDS �(Gomplete only different than Project Director) NAME Sam Azad MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE 150 Central Main Street Pueblo, CO 81003 - PHONE NUMBER FAX EMAIL (719) 553 -2625 (719) 553 -2626 sazad @pueblo.us