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08/13/201818-318
08/13/2018
18-318
Finance
Resolve
001-001
Title, Resolve
Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of $6,385,666 from the Federal Aviation Administration
and $354,760 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP)
program, grant # 72 at Bangor International Airport (BGR).
This Resolve will authorize the acceptance and appropriation of a grant in the amount of $6,385,666
from the FAA and $354,760 from the Maine DOT under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP)
program, grant # 72. If approved, this grant will be used to reconstruct taxiway A - south end and
remove taxiway J. Taxiway A is experiencing significant cracking and the sub-base is failing. Taxiway
J is used on a very limited basis and will be removed without affecting operations. This project is
included in BGR’s FAA approved 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This grant will fund 90% of
the project with the additional 5% coming from the State and 5% coming from the airport.
Finance Committee
08/06/2018
Recommend for passage
Staff recommends approval.
First Reading
08/13/201818-318
CITY OF BANGOR RESOLVE
08/13/2018
18-318
Tremble
Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of $6,385,666 from the Federal Aviation Administration
and $354,760 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP)
program, grant # 72 at Bangor International Airport (BGR).
WHEREAS, The City’s applications to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Maine Department of
Transportation for Airport Improvement Project grant funds for this project at Bangor International Airport
have been accepted, and the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Maine have agreed to provide
the funding; and
WHEREAS, This project is included in the airports FAA approved five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP);
and
WHEREAS, Federal funds will cover 90% of the cost of the project with an additional 5.0% coming from the
State of Maine and 5.0% from the Airport.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, THAT
The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Maine Department of Transportation in the amount of $7,095,186 under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP)
program, grant # 72 to reconstruct taxiway A - south end and remove taxiway J at Bangor International
Airport (BGR); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
There is hereby appropriated within the Airport Fund the amount of $7,095,186 recognizing this grant fund to
be used for this project. The City Finance Director is hereby authorized to place this amount within the
appropriate accounts.
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 13, 2018
CR 18-318
FIRST READING
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CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 27, 2018
CR 18-318
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED e
CITY CLE