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RESOLUTION NO. R17-41
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $4,498,364 TO REHABILITATE THE APRON AT THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement 3-04-0064-026-2017 with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the anticipated amount of approximately $4,498,364 for the North Apron Rehabilitation Phase 1B at the Glendale Municipal Airport.
Staff expects the FAA to offer the grant prior to September 30, 2017. However, because the FAA allows only a few days to formally accept the grant once an offer is made, staff is requesting the Council's approval to accept the grant prior to receiving the new grant offer from the FAA. A similar request was made and approved by City Council on August 9, 2016.
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Background
The north apron area comprises parking and service areas for small aircraft. Recent pavement management reports indicate this area is in need of rehabilitation. The project is the second phase of a two-phase project to complete the rehabilitation of the north apron. Phase 1A included miscellaneous environmental study, project design, and partial pavement reconstruction in an amount available through federal funding, and was completed in February of 2017.
Phase 1B includes reconstruction and mill and overlay for the remaining portions of the North Apron.
Analysis
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has emphasized the priority for federal grant money to be allocated for airport pavement projects to protect the long-term investments that have been made to the nationwide ...
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