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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-15 14-318 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 14-318 Date: October 15, 2014 Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of $443,063 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $24,615 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) program, grant # 65. Responsible Department: Airport Commentary: This resolve will accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $443063 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $24,615 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) program, grant # 65 for the replacement of the airport terminal public address (PA) system. The current PA system is the original system installed when the terminal was built. This system is very unstable and has caused several disruptions. Airports are required, per Federal regulations, to make periodic and consistent messages. This project is included in OGR`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. Tony Caruso Department Head Manager's Comments: City Manager Associated Information: Resolve Budget approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for —Passage X _ First Reading x Referral to OCT 20, 2014 Finance Committee meeting. �14� P Finance Director Page: _l— of —1 14-318 OCTOBER 15, 2014 Assigned to Councilor Durgin CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) Resolve, Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of $443,063 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $24,615 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) program, grant # 65. 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 Administratrion 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 RESCIL VED BY TI -IE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 4F 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 $467,678 under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) program, grant # 65 for the replacement of the airport terminal public address (PA) system in the terminals at Bangor International Airport (BGR).,• and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT There is hereby appropriated within the Airport Fund the amount of $467,678 recognizing this federal 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 OCTOBER 15, 2014 FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 2014 CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 27, 2014. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED CITY CLERK