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 NOTE FOR THE RECORD AND RATIFY action taken by the County Administrator, on behalf of Broward County, to execute a Federal Aviation Administration Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Program Project No. 3-12-0025-091-2020; for the North Runway 10L-28R Rehabilitation Runway Lighting 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 approve any non-monetary amendments, subject to the Office of the County Attorney approving as to legal sufficiency. This grant provides additional funding up to a maximum amount of $7,280,576 and does not require a local match.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) approval is required for ratification and the County Administrator must provide notice to the Board of all grant agreements signed during a scheduled Board recess and period of time when the Board does not formally meet, and non-action of Broward County (“County”) will jeopardize receipt of the grant.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides notice and ratifies the actions taken by the County Administrator to execute a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) grant agreement during a time where emergency approval was required to meet the national grant execution deadline set forth by the FAA.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The action provides notice and ratifies the actions taken by the County Administrator to execute a FAA grant agreement during a time where emergency approval was required to meet the national grant execution deadline set forth by the FAA.
Section 20.31.b.3, Broward County Administrative Code, authorizes the County Administrator to execute any and all grants agreements on behalf of the Board during any scheduled Board recess and during any period of time when the Board does not formally meet and non-action by the County would jeopardize receipt of a grant. The FAA awarded Broward County Aviation Department (“BCAD”) a grant on September 4, 2020, with an execution deadline of September 15, 2020. In order to accept and fully execute the grant, BCAD needed to adhere to FAA’s national grant execution deadline of September 15, 2020. The FAA deadline did not allow enough time to include the grant agreement on the Agenda for the September 10, 2020, or September 22, 2020, Board meetings. Per the recommendation of the Broward County Grants Administration office, the County Administrator executed the FAA grant agreement on September 11, 2020, for submission to the FAA.
Due to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act created in 2020, all Airport Improvement Program (“AIP”) grants awarded by the FAA are issued at 100% award. The County does not need to provide a local match.
The FAA awarded BCAD Grant Agreement 03-12-0025-091-2020 for Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (“FLL”) North Runway Rehabilitation Project. The grant allows BCAD to recover costs tied to the Runway 10L-28L Lighting system project, which includes installation of Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System and installation of the Runway Status Lights at FLL. This grant also includes construction work associated with Taxiway A Pavement from Runway 10L-28R to Connector Taxiway A1. The total amount of the grant awarded is $7,280,576 using FAA discretionary funds.
The Grant Agreement has been reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney and approved as to form. However, the agreement does not include the County's standard agreement provisions because the FAA requires the use of its form agreement
Source of Additional Information
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO/Director of Aviation, (954) 359-6199
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This project is budgeted in the Aviation Department’s Passenger Facility Fund, 40450.