Resolution No. 5664 authorizes the City to apply for and accept Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) grant funds for Project No. CP2213, Runway and Taxiway Improvements and Runway Safety Area. Staff plans to apply for one grant for the design phase of the project by May 13, 2022 and WSDOT requires City Council to adopt this resolution before the application is submitted. Staff also plans to apply for a second grant in the future for the construction phase. The grant funds are accepted using a standard WSDOT Grant Agreement form. The current template of the standard WSDOT form has been included for reference. If awarded the grants, at that time the form would be filled out with the information for each project and executed to accept the grant funds in substantial conformity with the attached form.
The project will rehabilitate the pavement on the runway and taxiway by performing a grind and overlay on the runway and a fog seal on the taxiway. The project will also upgrade the taxiway lighting to LED and update the lights on the side of the runway that provide guidance to pilots during their decent. Finally the project will extend the runway safety area at the south end of the runway by demolishing, regrading and refencing a small portion of the King County Park & Ride facility located at 101 15th St NE that was recently purchased by the City.
Survey and aerial imagery of existing facilities in and around the airport will also be done as part of the Airport Geographic Information System (AGIS) phase of the project. This data will be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) so they can develop an improved Instrument Approach Procedure at the airport which allows pilots to utilize the airport in low visibility conditions.
The cost of the design phase is estimated to be up to $500,000 with up to $450,000 anticipated to come from an FAA grant which requires 10% matching funds. Of the $50,000 in matching funds required, $25,000 is anticipated to come from a future WSDOT grant and the remaining $25,000 from the 465 Airport fund. If the WSDOT grant application is unsuccessful all matching funds are anticipated to come from the 465 Airport fund.
The cost of the AGIS phase is estimated to be up to $75,000 with up to $67,500 anticipated to come from a future FAA grant which requires 10% matching funds. The $7,500 in required matching funds are anticipated to come from the 465 Airport fund.
The cost of the construction phase is estimated to be up to $4,000,000 with up to $3,600,000 anticipated to come from a future FAA grant which requires 10% matching funds. Of the $400,000 in matching funds required, $200,000 is anticipated to come from a future WSDOT grant and the remaining $200,000 from the 465 Airport fund. If the WSDOT grant application is unsuccessful all matching funds are anticipated to come from the 465 Airport fund.
The project is scheduled to be designed in 2022 and constructed in 2023. The AGIS survey is scheduled to be complete in 2022. |