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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - FAA Grant for 2015/16 Airport Improvements Program - Terminal Building Site - Phase 2 Utilities RESOLUTION NO. 16-478 RESOLUTION APPROVING FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GRANT FOR 2015/16 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (TERMINAL BUILDING SITE - PHASE 2 UTILITIES) FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,the Airport Master Plan for the 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(IDOT), and these requests are then forwarded to the FAA for consideration; and, WHEREAS,the City's 2015/16 Airport Improvements Program of the Capital Improvements Plan(CIP)includes a project to construct a new terminal building,itinerant hangar,and related site improvements at the Municipal Airport; and, WHEREAS, on July 28,2016,the City was notified that FAA grant funding for this federal fiscal year is available,and the official and public notification that the FAA has allocated funds for this project will be by congressional release; and, WHEREAS,this is the final grant for$150,000,meaning that the City will now have secured all$600,000 in Federal funding that was anticipated in the budget for the Terminal Building project; and, WHEREAS, the site construction project was awarded on August 8, 2015,using $450,000 in FAA funding for a construction cost of$772,499 and engineering cost of$160,000 for a total project cost of$932,499; and, WHEREAS, on February 23, 2016, City Council approved change orders 1 through 4 that reduced the project costs by$28,469; therefore, the total project cost is currently$904,030; and, WHEREAS, the FAA portion of this project is $600,000 (66%), and the City's matching share is $304,030 (34%); WHEREAS, the local share will come from the bonds issued for the overall Terminal Building project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Federal Aviation Administration Grant for the 2015/16 Airport Improvements Program (Terminal Building Site - Phase 2 Utilities) is hereby approved, and certification that the City of Ames has identified matching funds of at least $304,030 is hereby further approved. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of August, 2016. c4vz�v"�R IlAa& 4.540 dl C04.4"X� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of August, 2016.