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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation-Aviation Division for the administration of an Airport Terminal Program Grant for the new terminal building at Skylark Field.
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DATE: April 16, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Mike Wilson, Executive Director of Aviation
SUBJECT: Resolution to authorize the City Manager to sign an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation-Aviation Division for an Airport Terminal Program Grant.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the opportunity for airports to apply for approximately $970 million in FY 2024 discretionary funding for the Airport Terminal Program (ATP), which is one of the grant programs created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The purpose of the ATP is to make annual grants, for five years, to modernize and address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports.
The ATP is a highly competitive grant which the City of Killeen was selected to receive in the amount of $1,500,000. This grant will be combined with funding from the Certificate of Obligation Bond previously approved by the Council, in the amount of $2,700,000 to fund the new Skylark Field terminal building and associated infrastructure improvements that are currently in design.
Since Skylark Field is a general aviation airport, it falls under the FAA's State Block Grant Program. As such, the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Aviation Division will be administering the grant on behalf of the FAA. TxDOT Aviation-Division requires the City Council to approve a resolution authorizing a designated individual to execute the grant agreement and related documents pertaining to this grant.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended? Why?
N/A
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
Yes
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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