Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mark Gale
Department: Aviation Division: Finance
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Federal Aviation Administration Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Program Project No. 3-12-0025-097-2022, Letter of Intent Final Payment No. 12, in the amount of $10,000,000, to accept the final phase of grant funding in support of the South Runway Project at Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; and to authorize the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions and to authorize the Director of Aviation and/or appointee to execute the grant agreement and approve any non-monetary amendments to the agreement, subject to the Office of the County Attorney approving as to legal sufficiency.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners ("Board") approval is required to approve a grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") and authorize execution by the Director of Aviation.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the Board to approve the agreement and authorize the Director of Aviation to execute the grant agreement to accept Federal grant funding for the South Runway Project administered by the FAA in support of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ("FLL").
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action allows Broward County ("County") to accept Letter of Intent ("LOI") Final Payment No. 12 of phased grant funding from the FAA in support of the South Runway Project at FLL.
The LOI Program assists in the funding of large-scale capacity projects by the FAA at primary airports such as FLL. An LOI establishes a phased schedule of discretionary Airport Improvement Program ("AIP") funding for multi-year projects, subject to annual Federal appropriations.
On October 27...
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