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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 11/10/2015
District B, District E, District I
Item Creation Date: 10/26/2015
HAS - Authorization for Mayor to Accept Grant Offers up to $93,200,000 for IAH, HOU & EFD
Agenda Item#: 72.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Mayor to accept grant offers up to $93,200,000.00 from the FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE TEXAS STATE DEFENSE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Projects at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grants - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; E - MARTIN and I - GALLEGOS
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS
This was Item 48 on Agenda of November 4, 2015 |
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RECOMMENDATION:
Enact an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to accept FAA, DHS, DEAAG and TXDOT grant offers up to $93,200,000 for projects at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport (EFD).
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Preliminary notification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicates that the Houston Airport System’s (HAS) allocated share of entitlement grant funds for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 is approximately $16,750,000. FAA Entitlement grant funds will pay for Airfield, Taxiway, Runway Improvement Projects and other eligible projects included in the Master Plans at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport (EFD).
The FAA has indicated a potential exists for additional discretionary funds to become available in this year’s FAA final disbursement of discretionary funds near the end of September 2016. Approval to accept the Federal Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary grants in advance enables HAS to react quickly and take advantage of any FAA funding if it becomes available.
The projects to be funded by this year’s FAA final disbursement of discretionary funds are the Rehabilitation of Taxiway NA and various Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program (VALE) projects.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has indicated funds are available for HAS.
The airport division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has indicated there are funds available for EFD. These funds will be used to rehabilitate pavement and improve other facilities at EFD.
Applications have been submitted by HAS to the Texas State Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program (DEAAG) requesting grants for EFD Tower construction and communications equipment.
Approval of this ordinance authorizes the Mayor to accept grant offers for the City within the shortened time and assure the grant funds are not lost. Therefore, HAS is requesting authorization for the Mayor to accept grant offers in a cumulative amount up to $93,200,000
Director's Signature:
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Mario C. Diaz
Houston Airport System
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| | | | | | | | Amount of Funding:
REVENUE: Airport Improvement Program Grants
$41,730,000 FAA
$48,220,000 DHS
$ 50,000 TXDOT
$ 3,200,000 DEAAG
$93,200,000 TOTAL
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Kathy Elek 281/233-1826
Jeffrey Brown 281/233-1909
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