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Home My WebLink About~Master - Allocating $12,500 from the Airport Improvement Fund for the 2025/26 Airport Facility Improvements Program (Jet Fuel Farm Replacement – Jet A)RESOLUTION NO. 25-435 RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $12,500 FROM THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE 2025/26 AIRPORT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (JET FUEL FARM REPLACEMENT – JET A) FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, the City of Ames Capital Improvements Plan includes replacement of the Jet A fuel tank at the Ames Municipal Airport in the FY 2025/26 Airport Facility Improvements Program. This program addresses the modernization of fueling facilities for safety, storage, and environmental protection. It replaces the existing 10,000 gallon underground storage tank with a modern 14,000 gallon above ground storage tank ; and, WHEREAS, on August 12, 2025, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved the City’s application for State Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding. Following that approval, the Iowa DOT notified City staff that available funding for this project is limited to $400,000, which is slightly less than the $412,500 originally identified in the adopted Capital Improvements Plan (CIP); and, WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has awarded a grant covering 55% of eligible costs, not to exceed $400,000, for the Jet Fuel Farm Replacement – Jet A project. Staff recommended backfilling the $12,500 difference in grant funding from the Airport Improvement Fund, which is projected to have a balance of $324,940 at the end of FY 2025/26. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the allocation $12,500 from the Airport Improvement Fund for the 2025/26 Airport Facility Improvements Program (Jet Fuel Farm Replacement – Jet A) is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26th day of August, 2025. _______________________________ _________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Junck Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26th day of August, 2025.