Resolution No.
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Grant Agreements Offered to the City of Palo Alto by the California Department of Transportation for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant Funds to be Used for Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS), for the Palo Alto Airport; and Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute, on Behalf of the City, any Other Documents Associated with the Application and Acceptance of Grant Funds from the California Department of Transportation; and Certifying that the Airport Enterprise Fund has Sufficient Local Matching Funds to Finance One Hundred Percent (100%) of the California Department of Transportation Grant Funded Projects
R E C I T A L S
A. The City of Palo Alto (“the City”) and the Federal Aviation Administration are parties to federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants 3-06-0182-23-2025 & 3-06-0182-25-2025 for Apron Reconstruction, Phase II, at Palo Alto Airport.
B. The California Department of Transportation (“DOT”), pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 21683.1, is authorized to provide AIP matching grants of up to five percent (5%) of FAA grant amounts.
C. The DOT requires a local agency, as a condition of receiving these AIP matching grant funds, to adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application and the execution of grant agreements for the acceptance of said grant funds and to certify the availability of the local matching funds for AIP grants.
D. The Council wishes to authorize the City to receive the maximum of available DOT grant funds for Apron Reconstruction, Phase II, for the Palo Alto Airport.
E. The Council has recommended that grant agreements offered to the City by DOT for the Palo Alto Airport be executed by the City Manager or his designee on behalf of the City.
F. This Council has considered the recommendation of the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE, as follows:
SECTION 1. Authorizes the City Manager to execute AIP Matching Grant agreements offered to the City by the California Department of Transportation to be used for Apron Reconstruction, Phase II, for Palo Alto Airport.
SECTION 2. Authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute on behalf of the City any other documents associated with the application and acceptance of the allocation of AIP Matching grant funds from the California Department of Transportation.
SECTION 3. Certifies that the Airport Enterprise Fund has sufficient local matching funds to finance one hundred percent (100%) of the California Department of Transportation grant funded projects.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a ‘project’ under Section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code and Sections 15378(b)(4) and 9b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, and therefore, no environmental assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
___________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
___________________________ ____________________________ Chief Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Public Works