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
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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
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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
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