Title
A Resolution to Approve Submittal of a FY25 FAA/ALDOT Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Pre-Application and Application for the Reimbursement of Expenses to Construct a T-Hangar Building
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
Request approval to submit a grant pre-application and application to seek reimbursement of the cost to construct an 8-unit T-Hangar building.
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 has made improvements at the Foley Municipal Airport that consists of the construction of a new eight unit T-Hangar building that will be completed in FY24; 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.
WHEREAS, the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) application for FAA fiscal year 2025 and City of Foley fiscal year 2026 will request reimbursement of the construction cost of the new 8-Unit T-Hangar building.
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 ALDOT and the FAA by submittal of both the initial pre-application and the grant application for airport improvement funding assistance for the purpose of seeking reimbursement for the T-Hangar airport project in FAA FY 2025 and City of Foley FY26.
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 officially approved, placed in the budget, and available for expenditure upon execution of the FAA and 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.