Title
Authorization to Submit an Application for Grant Funding for the Foley Municipal Airport for FY16
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
Authorization to Submit an Application for Grant Funding for the Foley Municipal Airport for FY16 to reimburse the City of Foley for expenditures related to the Airport Drainage Project.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.
Capital - Departmental
____ 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 #_______________
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.
Capital Project - **THE PRE-PROJECT CHECKLIST AND BUDGET CHECKLIST MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS FILE**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Foley desires to make certain improvements at the Foley Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama, acting by and through the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certain funding and financial assistance programs that can help finance improvements at the Foley Municipal Airport.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the City of Foley is hereby authorized to make application to and to enter into an agreement with ALDOT and the FAA for airport improvement funding assistance for the purpose of undertaking an airport project in fiscal year 2016.
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 FAA and 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 and the FAA 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 and the FAA.
SECTION 4: That the City of Foley hereby affirms that the local matching share of the money required to complete the project has been or is hereby officially approved, placed in the budget, and is available for expenditure upon execution of the FAA and State of Alabama’s funding agreement and the commencement of this project.
SECTION 5: That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.