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, 2009 (Item No. 57), the Broward County Aviation Department received Board approval to apply for a LOI to receive phased funding for the extension of the South Runway Project at FLL in a total amount of $250,000,000. Phased payments started in Fiscal Year 2011 and continued through Fiscal Year 2022. The FAA grant LOI Final Payment No. 12, for $10,000,000, provides final reimbursement to the County for the South Runway Project.
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.
This Grant Agreement does not include the County's standard agreement provisions because the FAA requires the County to use its standard Grant Agreement.
Source of Additional Information
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO/Director, Aviation Department, (954) 359-6199
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This grant is budgeted in the Aviation Department's Passenger Facility Charges Fund, 40450.