RESOLUTION NO. _____________________ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND CALTRANS DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS FOR THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TAXIWAY BRAVO AND TAXILANE REHABILITATION (DESIGN ONLY) WHEREAS, each year the City of Salinas (City) is required to submit a five-year proposed Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (Caltrans) to allow for appropriate planning and budgeting for future projects; and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the City Council approved the transmittal of the Salinas Municipal Airport five-year ACIP to the FAA and Caltrans; and WHEREAS, the FAA and Caltrans require the City of Salinas to submit in this fiscal year a preliminary and final Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant application for the Salinas Municipal Airport Pavement Management System Update; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the application and acceptance of grant funding and analysis of the rehabilitation of Taxiway Bravo and various taxilanes is exempt (Categorical Exemption – CATEX) from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15300, Class 1) because the project proposes the rehabilitation of an existing public facility that will not expand beyond the existing limits; and WHEREAS, the FAA has determined that the rehabilitation of Taxiway Bravo and various taxilanes is exempt (Categorical Exemption – CATEX) pursuant to FAA Order 1050.1E paragraph 307o because the project proposes the rehabilitation of an existing public facility that will not expand beyond the existing limits; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2022, the Airport Commission recommended City Council approve the acceptance of the AIP grant agreements being offered by the FAA and Caltrans; and WHEREAS, the Unites States of America, acting through the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and Caltrans Division of Aeronautics is offering a Grant Agreement to the City of Salinas for design work for the rehabilitation of Taxiway Bravo and various taxilanes at the Salinas Municipal Airport; and WHEREAS, the acceptance of this AIP grant funding requires the City to adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of an allocation of AIP grant funds, execution of the grant agreements, and certify the availability of local matching funds in connection with the project; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires the City to receive the maximum of available FAA and Caltrans grants to be used for this project.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salinas that:
Submittal of preliminary and final application for FAA and Caltrans AIP grants for the Salinas Municipal Airport Pavement Management System Update is hereby approved.
Upon a grant offer being received from the FAA and Caltrans, including amendments thereto are hereby approved and accepted when received, consistent with Constitutional and local law requirements.
The City Manager and or Designee are hereby authorized and empowered to execute on behalf of the City of Salinas all required documentation upon prior approval as to form by the City Attorney.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of December 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia Barajas, City Clerk