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A Resolution in Support of Continued Aerospace Manufacturing Growth in the City of Mobile
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
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 #____________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
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WHEREAS, the Aerospace manufacturing sector in the U.S. and the City of Mobile is creating significant employement opportunities, business growth, and manufacturing excellence, and is critical to the nation's military and economic security; and
WHEREAS, the expaning industrial operations of Airbus located at the Brookely Industrial Complex are at the very heart of Mobile's aerospace manufacturing growth; and
WHEREAS, Airbus has been a member of the business community for more that 15 years with three major facilities and directly employs over 1,250 enigeers and production technicians; and
WHEREAS, the $600 million Airbus A320 U.S. manufacturing facilitiy, which opened in 2015, now produces more than four aircraft per month and has delivered over 140 aircraft to U.S. airline customers to date; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, Airbus broke ground on a $300 million A220 U.S. manufacturing facility that will assemble the newest Airbus aircraft, the A220, for U.S. airline customers with deliveries beginning in 2020; and
WHEREAS, Airbus continues to expand its manufacturing employment foot print in City of Mobile by hiring more than 520 production technicians in 2019, more than doubling the number of its employees in one year (with expected total employee growth of 236% between December 2019 and December 2020); and
WHEREAS, the proposed tariffs on imported aircraft components and assemblies from Europe places at risk this significant industrial and employment growth in the City of Mobile;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Fully supports the continued manufacturing operations of Airbus at the Brookley Industrial Complex and urges the President of the United States and the United States Trade Representative to continue the current trade policy of not applying tariffs on imported aerospace components and assemblies from Europe, and thereby ensure the continued growth of aerospace manufacturing in the Gulf Coast.
SECTION 2: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.