HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/2019 06H WSDOT Aviation Division Grant Application; Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field Capital ImprovementsBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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Item No. 6.H.
For Meeting of: April 2, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing application for a grant from the Washington
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division for
capital improvements at the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field
SUBMITTED BY: Robert K. Peterson, Airport Director, 509-575-6149
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
WS DOT Aviation supervises the Airport Aid Grant Program pursuant to RCW 47.68 in which the
program provides crucial financial assistance to public -use airports in the preservation of
Washington's system of airports.
Under RCW 47.68.090, any city, county, airport authority, political subdivision, federally
recognized Indian tribe, public corporation, or person(s) that owns and operates a public -use
airport included in the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) is considered an eligible airport
sponsor and may apply for WS DOT Airport Aid grant funds.
Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field is applying to the WSDOT Aviation Division for capital
improvements at the airport. In the event a grant is awarded, the funds will be utilized as a part of
the airport's local match to update the Airport Layout Plan, design and engineering to replace the
airport's High Intensity Runway Edge Lights on Runway 9/27; replacement of the airport rotating
beacon, updates to the airport's security software, and rehabilitation of the aircraft apron at
McAllister Museum.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
Yes
Public Safety
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
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RESOLUTION NO. R -2019 -
RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division for capital
improvements at the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field.
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates the Yakima Air Terminal -
McAllister Field in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation
Division has grants available to airports to maintain and improve airport facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field has been notified that grant funds
may be available to maintain and/or improve the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field upon
submission of completed grant applications and satisfaction of certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field completed an Airport Master Plan
Update in 2015, which details a variety of Federal Aviation Administration required capital
improvement projects, including updates to the Airport Layout Plan, design and engineering to
replace the airport's High Intensity Runway Edge Lights on Runway 9/27; replacement of the
airport rotating beacon, updates to the airport's security software, and rehabilitation of the
aircraft apron at McAllister Museum, and
WHEREAS, if grant funds are awarded, they may be utilized to assist with matching
local funds necessary for Federal Aviation Administration grants received for said projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City and its
residents to authorize submission of a grant application to the WSDOT Aviation Division for
available funds to accomplish the needed capital improvements, Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
1. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to submit
completed grant applications to the WSDOT Aviation Division to request grant funds
for use on capital projects to improve the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field.
2. If grant funds are awarded, the City Manager shall bring those grant agreements and
contracts necessary to complete the grant transaction to the City Council for
approval.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 2' day of April, 2019.
ATTEST: Kathy Coffey, Mayor
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk