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RESOLUTION NO. �bS7
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $446,534.00, OR
SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE,FOR
PROJECT NUMBER AIP 3-05-0065-25-2014 AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN
THE GRANT,APPROVING EXPENDITURES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,the City of West Memphis and the West Memphis Municipal Airport
Commission have been approved for assistance under the Airport Improvement Program, as
authorized by the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended by the Airport and
Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, and/or the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979; and
WHEREAS,the Federal Aviation Administration has allocated for the West Memphis
Municipal Airport a grant in the amount of$446,534.00, with the possibility of additional funds
becoming available, for project number AIP 3-05-0065-25-2014 to be used for the purpose of the
rehabilitation of the north apron at the West Memphis Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, all costs of the rehabilitation of the north apron are to be covered by ninety
(90%) by the FAA grant and ten (10%)by the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT the grant from the Federal Aviation
Administration in the amount of$446,534.00, or such greater amount as may become available,
for project number AIP 3-05-0065-25-2014 is hereby approved and accepted and the Mayor and
the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documents to obtain the grant; and
FURTHER,BE IT RESOLVED that, for purposes of Section 3.08.040 of the West
Memphis Municipal Code, project number AIP 3-05-0065-25-2014 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 5th day of June, 2014.
WILLIAM H.—J 6 S• , MAYOR
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