HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Matching funds for 2009/10 Airport Improvements Program RESOLUTION NO. 10-024
RESOLUTION APPROVING MATCHING FUNDS FOR
2009/10 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Airport Master Plan for the Ames Municipal Airport examines all the needs
of the airport and recommends improvements to keep the infrastructure in safe condition; and,
WHEREAS, each year, the City submits a copy of the identified improvements requesting
Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation; and,
WHEREAS,the 2009/10 Capital Improvements Plan(CIP)includes a project to rehabilitate
Taxiway A-1, Taxiway A-I Drainage Improvements, and Runway 01 Precision Approach Path
Indicator,and these projects have been grouped to maximize grant funding potential as awarded by
the FAA; and,
WHEREAS,the City was notified that FAA grant funding for this proj ect is pending,and the
official and public notification that the FAA has allocated funds for this project will be by
congressional release; and,
WHEREAS, a grant offer will not be issued until bids for the project are received in April
2010; and,
WHEREAS, the total estimated cost for the project is $1,125,000, and the FAA portion of
this project is $1,068,750, with the City's share of$56,250.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that matching funds in the amount of$56,250 for the 2009/10 Airport Improvements Program is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26' day of January, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Orazem
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t'day of January, 2010.