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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Federal Airport Improvement Program RESOLUTION NO. 14-640 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2016-2020 FEDERAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, as an annual requirement of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the City submits an Airport Improvements Program (AIP) to the FAA showing the next five Federal Fiscal Years of airport projects; and, WHEREAS, the information contained in the Federal AIP is then copied into the Airport Improvements Program of the City's own Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)to ensure the obligation of local matching funds required for each project; and, WHEREAS, the proposed five-year program project list is as follows: 2015 (revised) - Terminal &Hangar(Site Work) in the amount of$800,000; 2016 - Terminal &Hangar(Building Construction)in the amount of$2,570,000 and Taxiway Rehabilitation in the amount of$222,000; 2017 -Airport Master Plan in the amount of$166,000 and Runway Extension Justification Report in the amount of$14,000;2018-Runway 01/19 2,000-foot Extension(Environmental Assessment) in the amount of$100,000; and, 2019 - Runway 0 1/19 - 2,000-foot Extension (Land Acquisition) in the amount of$2,400,000; and, WHEREAS, in addition to the normal five-year program, this year's submittal is showing a revision to Federal Fiscal Year 2015 that previously showed a $3,200,000 Terminal Building and Hangar project; and, WHEREAS, that project was previously broken down into a Federal share of$450,000, a State grant of$150,000, and local funding of$2,600,000, and the local funding was anticipated to be split into thirds between the City ($867,000), Iowa State University ($866,000), and private donations ($866,000); and, WHEREAS,since that time, Staff has met on multiple occasions with the Administration of Iowa State University to discuss strategies to come up with ISU's portion of the cost, as well as the viability of private donations; and, WHEREAS,during these discussions,it became apparent that the original three-way funding split would be difficult for ISU and the private sector to achieve,however, alternative means have been explored that would still allow the City's taxpayer-funded portion to remain at$867,000,with the ISU and private shares being covered through a combination of cash outlays and added revenues to the City; and, WHEREAS, it now appears that ISU and the business community will be able to construct and donate the Hangar portion of the project to the City, and the hangar is valued at$960,000; and, WHEREAS, in addition, ISU is willing to allow a portion of its existing large hangar to be utilized by the Fixed Base Operator(FBO) as a maintenance facility, and that, along with the new Terminal and Hangar, should allow the City to reap substantially more net revenue from its arrangements with a FBO; and, WHEREAS,the project,as shown in the FAA's Airport Improvement Program,has been split across two fiscal years; and, WHEREAS, the first will include the City's Site Work Phase (horizontal improvements), and the second will include the City's Building Phase(vertical improvements)for the Terminal Building; and, WHEREAS,by doing this,the airport consultants working on the project will be able to meet the critical deadlines required by the FAA design review and grant process,and ISU and the private sector hope to move forward with construction of the Hangar in the spring of calendar year 2015; and, WHEREAS, it is important to note that splitting the project into two phases opens up the opportunity to apply for an additional year of State Aviation grants; this is the source of the additional $100,000 shown in FFY15, and will hopefully be available to complete to the site work cost; and, WHEREAS,the remaining projects shown to the end of the five-year Alp and into the Long Range Needs Assessment(LRNA)are those remaining steps necessary to extend the main Runway 01/19 to a length of approximately 8,000 feet; and, WHEREAS,this will also include all data collection and justifications so that the FAA will approve the extension and all other air side facilities affected by this change. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 2016-2020 Federal Airport Improvements Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of December, 2014. _ OA& As-mo to/ ems, Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9t'day of December, 2014.