STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Aviation
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the application for and acceptance of the FY 2024 grant (Grant No. M2418DCBD) from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division for the annual Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) at Dallas CBD Vertiport in the amount of $90,000.00 or 90 percent of eligible costs estimated at $100,000.00, whichever is less; (2) a local cash match in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Aviation Fund for airport maintenance projects estimated at $100,000.00; (3) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $90,000.00 in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Vertiport Project Fund; (4) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $90,000.00 for reimbursement from TxDOT in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Vertiport Project Fund; and (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount of $100,000.00 - Financing: Aviation Fund ($10,000.00) and Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds ($90,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
The RAMP grant is a State assisted airport maintenance program that will enable the Department of Aviation to conduct needed annual maintenance repairs at Dallas CBD Vertiport. The primary objective of the expense is to conduct office space repairs, vertiport evaluation and inspection, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing maintenance under the RAMP and TxDOT guidelines.
TxDOT will determine whether repairs are within the scope of eligible expenses for the TxDOT Grant for RAMP Funds and will participate in an amount equal to 90 percent of eligible costs or an amount of $90,000.00, whichever is less. TxDOT's estimated reimbursement fo...
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