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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Aviation Grant for Phase 1 of Airport Improvement Project (Terminal Building Site Improvements) RESOLUTION NO. 15-562 RESOLUTION APPROVING STATE OF IOWA AVIATION GRANT FOR PHASE 1 OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (TERMINAL BUILDING SITE IMPROVEMENTS) FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,the City's FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Plan(CIP)includes a project to construct a new terminal building, itinerant hangar, and related site improvements at the Ames Municipal Airport, and on August 25, 2015, the City Council approved an additional $500,000 in funding, with $250,000 from Iowa State University, $250,000 from Hotel/Motel Tax Fund; and, WHEREAS,the previously budgeted funds included$867,000 in General Obligation(G.O.) Bonds; $943,000 in G.O. Bonds abated by future revenues from the management agreement with a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) and or ISU contributions; $150,000 in a State of Iowa vertical infrastructure grant; and$450,000 in federal entitlement funds; and, WHEREAS,therefore,the total project budget currently is$2,910,000 for 5,358 square foot terminal building; however, the City Council should remember that the Ames Economic Development Commission is attempting to secure an additional $250,000 so that the terminal building will be 6,970 square feet; and, WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015,the City of Ames received bids for the site work portion of the Airport Terminal Building project,and the low bidder was Absolute Concrete Construction with a bid of$772,299.10; and, WHEREAS, staff used this bid to file the required grant application paperwork with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)for the City's$450,000 in federal entitlement funds,and the FAA central region staff in Kansas City reviewed the application,has provided concurrence of the receipt of bids, and has approved these entitlement funds for this fiscal year; and, WHEREAS,the FAA grant was accepted by the City Council at its July 28, 2015,meeting; and, WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) has an annual program that funds up to$150,000 per project for improvements being made at General Aviation airports,and this program is called the General Aviation Vertical Infrastructure (GAVI) Program; and, WHEREAS,as part of the overall funding strategy for the Airport Terminal Building project, staff submitted a grant application and was successful in securing those state funds for this fiscal year NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Iowa Department of Transportation Aviation Grant for Phase 1 of the Airport Terminal Building Project, site work only, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 8t1i day of September, 2015. A. tom• ��� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Goodman Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8th day of September, 2015.