26 - Engineering Design - Runway Rehabilitaiton - Improving Taxiway and Possible Apron

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Item No. 26 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Paul Strahan, Airport Manager/FBO Operator SUBJECT: Engineering Design / Runway Rehabilitation / Improving Taxiway and Possible Apron DATE: December 12, 2022 BACKGROUND: TXDOT visited the airport in 2019 and determined the primary runway, primary taxiway, taxiway connectors, and apron were in need of rehabilitation. Currently, we are preparing for the design portion of the project and TXDOT requires funding approval for the overall project in the form of a resolution prior to this work being accomplished. STATUS OF ISSUE: Total cost of the proposed runway project at Cox Field is $2.94M and will be funded by a grant which is a 90% - 10% match with the city responsible for 10% of the total cost, $294,000. The project will start with the rehabilitation of the runway, then will move to the taxiway and connectors and then to the apron as funds permit. The 10% match the city provides for this project will be coming from ARPA, American Rescue Plan Act, funding, which has been set aside for this purpose. TXDOT requires funding be approved in the form of a resolution in order to move forward with the Runway Project at Cox Field. BUDGET: $294,000 (of ARPA funds) RECOMMENDATION: Options: 1. Approve a resolution for the funding of the runway rehabilitation, taxiway, taxiway connectors and apron project. 2. Do not approve a resolution for funding this and lose the grant to rehabilitate the runway, taxiway, taxiway connectors and apron. Staff recommends approving the resolution for the funding for the grant to rehabilitate the runway, taxiway, taxiway connectors and apron.