2134 RESOLUTION NO. Q 1341
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING THE MAYOR'S
SIGNING OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE SOUTH APRON
EXPANSION AT THE WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT,AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) has grant funding available to fund
improvements to the West Memphis Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS,the West Memphis Airport Commission has an improvement project
consisting of the south apron expansion at a total project cost based upon engineer's estimates
not to exceed $3,268,848.00; and
WHEREAS,if approved for grant funding,the FAA will fund up to $2,941,963.92 of
these planned improvements to the West Memphis Municipal Airport and the Arkansas State
Department of Aeronautics and the City of West Memphis will be responsible for providing
funding for the remaining amount, with the City's responsibility not to exceed $76,884.88; and
WHEREAS,FAA grant applications for such improvements must be submitted no later
than June 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS,the West Memphis Airport Commission has approved this FAA grant
application and recommended its approval to the West Memphis City Council; and
WHEREAS,the West Memphis City Council desires to authorize and ratify the Mayor's
signing of the FAA grant application for the described south apron expansion improvement
project, in order to take full advantage of this funding opportunity and to take any and all other
steps necessary or appropriate to accept and obtain the grant;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,ARKANSAS, THAT the Mayor's signing of the FAA grant
application for the south apron expansion improvements at the West Memphis Municipal Airport
is hereby authorized and ratified and, further, the Mayor and the West Memphis Airport
Commission are hereby authorized to take any and all other steps necessary or appropriate to
accept and obtain the grant; and
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that, for purposes of Section 3.08.040 of the West
Memphis Municipal Code,the-described runway rehabilitation improvement project may require
expenditures of said grant funds in excess of$50,000 and such expenditures are hereby
authorized and confirmed by the City Council.
ADOPTED this 6th day of July, 2017.
WILLIAM H. JOHNSO , MAYOR
ATTEST:
PHILLIP PARA, CITY CLERK
RECEIVED
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