Title
A Resolution Approving Grant Application Submittals for a Pavement Maintenance Project at the Foley Municipal Airport
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
Request to memorialize the submittal of an ALDOT Grant Pre-Application for a pavement maintenance project for the north and south apron at the Foley Municipal Airport and request approval to submit the application that will follow in the near future. The ALDOT grant will cover 75% of the project cost and the city's share will be 25%.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.**Request to Transfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.
_____ Yes, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $__________ to an already approved project titled _______________________ that is being tracked under Account No. _________________.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Foley plans to perform pavement maintenance on the north and south aprons at the Foley Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama, acting by and through the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), has certain funding and financial assistance programs that can help finance improvements at the Foley Municipal Airport, and,
WHEREAS, the cost share for this project is 75% State and 25% City.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Memorializes the submittal of the initial pre-application and authorizes the submittal of the grant application for airport improvement funding assistance for the purpose of undertaking this airport project.
SECTION 2: That either the Mayor or the Airport Manager of the City of Foley are hereby each authorized, directed, and empowered to apply for and to enter into an airport improvement funding agreement with the State of Alabama, acting by and through the Alabama Department of Transportation, including all understandings and assurances contained therein, and to each act in connection with the application and agreement and to provide such additional information as may be requested.
SECTION 3: That the authority of the City of Foley to enter into contracts with the State of Alabama has been reviewed by the City of Foley attorney, and in his opinion, the City of Foley is duly authorized to commit the City of Foley to an agreement with ALDOT.
SECTION 4: That the City of Foley hereby affirms that the local matching share of the money required to complete the project will be officially approved, placed in the budget, and available for expenditure upon execution of the State of Alabama’s funding agreement that includes the project budget, prior to the commencement of this project.
SECTION 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.