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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6806RESOLUTION NO,` _6806 A RESOLUTION BY THE PUEBLO CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATING THE COLORADO AIRPORT OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ITS AGENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF PART I OF THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION PROCESS(NPDES) STORMWATER GROUP APPLICATION REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT OF 1987 AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AERONAUTICS DIVISION AND AUTHORIZING THE COLORADO AERONAUTICAL BOARD TO ISSUE FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT TO THE COLORADO AIRPORT OPERATORS ASSOCIATION FOR COSTS ACTUALLY INCURRED BY CAOA AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PREPARATION OF NPDES APPLICATION, WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado declared in Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) 43 -10 -101 "that there exists a need to promote the safe operations and accessibility of general aviation in this state; that improvement of 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 medical or other type of an emergency "; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. 43 -1D -103 (2) stipulates "The Division shall provide support for the Colorado Aeronautical Board in fulfilling its duties. The duties of the Division shall also include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Providing administrative support for the Board in the distribution of moneys credited to the Aviation Fund for the support of aviation development. (d) Providing advisory assistance to airportsproviding access to the public, including technical and planning assistance; and (g) Administering state grant programs "; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. 43 -10 -103 (5) states "The Division is authorized to assist only those airport which request assistance by means of a resolution passed by the governing board of the airport and forwarded to the Division "; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. 43 -10 -108.5 established an aviation grant program to support and improve the state aviation system; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Airport Operators Association (CAOA), acting on behalf of seventy public -use airports in the state, obtained professional consulting services for the preparation of Part I of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Process (NPDES) group application and will incur costs for these services in an amount not to exceed $12,500; and WHEREAS, this application is required in order that each of the seventy public- use airports in the state coming under regulations of the U.S. Clean Water Act of 1987 and the Colorado Department of Health, obtain the mandatory general industry permit for discharging stormwater runoff into waters of the United States and the State of .Colorado; and WHEREAS, the CAOA has requested a grant in the amount of $12,500 from the Colorado Aeronautical Board on behalf of the seventy airports included in the NPDES stormwater group application; and WHEREAS, to comply with the provisions of 43 -10 -101, C.R.S. et seq (1991) the governing body of each of the seventy airports in the state must designate the Colorado Airport Operators Association as their agent in preparing Part I of the NPDES stormwater group application in requesting such a grant from the Board, and must formally request assistance from the Aeronautics Division and the Board for such grant to CAOA, as its agent, authorize such assistance; and WHEREAS, prior to providing CAOA as the agent for a specific airport, a grant for preparation of Part I of the NPDES group application, the Colorado Aeronautical Board must receive local authorization to provide grant funds to CAOA on behalf of a specific airport; and -2- s WHEREAS, if the Board grants $180.00 to CAOA on behalf of each of the seventy airports in the state which will adapt the resolution, CAOA will have sufficient funds to pay for the NPDES application work; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: SECTION 1. Pursuant to C.R.S. 43 -10- 103(5) the Pueblo City Council on behalf of the Pueblo Memorial Airport, hereby requests the Division's and the Board's assistance, as set forth below, in the Pueblo City Council's effort to make the described NPDES group application; and SECTION 2. The Pueblo City Council, acting on behalf of aviation institutions under its jurisdiction, does hereby designate the Colorado Airport Operators Association as its agent with authority only to take allocations necessary to obtain and pay for all matters associated with the preparation of Part I of the NPDES stormwater group application and to receive grant funds from the Division and the Board in connection therewith; and SECTION 3. The Pueblo City Council, acting on behalf of the Pueblo Memorial Airport, ratifies and resubmits the CAOA's request for $12,500 ($180 for each airport) from the Board for purposes of paying for the preparation of the NPDES group; and S ECTION 4. The governing body of Pueblo Memorial Airport does hereby grant the Colorado Aeronautical Board authority to provide funds on its behalf to the Colorado Airport Operators Association in an amount not to exceed $180.00 per airport; and -3- r SECTION 5. The Colorado Airport Operators Association shall use such funds only for the purpose of covering actual consulting fees associated with the preparation of Part I of the NPDES group application and shall not assess or collect any administrative fees for this service and shall return any unused portion of the grant funds to the Division. RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 26TH DAY OF AUGUST , 1991 in - PUEBLO COLORADO INTRODUCED: August 26, 1991 BY TAY KASTELIC Counci person ATTEST: APPROVED' CITY CLERK PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL -4-