Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mark Gale
Department: Aviation Division: Finance
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Federal Aviation Administration Grant Agreement Number 3-12-0025-093-2021 for economic relief in the estimated amount of $27,240,229, in support of Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic; and to authorize the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions and to authorize the Director of Aviation to execute the agreement and approve any non-monetary amendments to the agreement, subject to the Office of the County Attorney approving as to legal sufficiency, and take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions related to such economic relief.
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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 economic relief administered by the FAA in support of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (“FLL”) in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.
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 the County to accept Federal grant funds associated with the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (“CRRSA”).
On December 27, 2020, the President signed the CRRSA Act (Public Law 116-260) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the act is Division M or CRRSA, which provides eligible airports with funding for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, and debt service payments. To support airport operations, FLL was allocated a maximum obligation of $27,240,229 to assist in economic relief. Funds provided under this Grant Agreement will be governed by the same principles that govern airport revenue. There is no required local match, as this Federal grant provides financial reprieve to the airport.
The Office of the County Attorney has reviewed the document, approved it as to form, and will be signing after the Director of Aviation signs. The FAA requires that Board provide authority to execute the agreement to the sponsor’s authorized representative (Director of Aviation). The agreement must be digitally signed first by the sponsor’s legal signatory authority and then the agreement will be routed via email by the FAA to the sponsor’s attorney for execution.
This Grant Agreement does not include the County's standard agreement provisions because the FAA requires the County to execute its standard FAA Grant Agreement to accept this grant.
Source of Additional Information
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO/Director, Aviation Department, (954) 359-6199
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The grant funds will be obtained on a cash reimbursement basis and recorded as revenue in fund, 40100.