Resolution Petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid

WHEREAS, the Sauk County, Wisconsin hereinafter referred to as the sponsor, being a municipal body corporate of the State of Wisconsin, is authorized by Wis. Stat. §114.11, to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate an airport, and

WHEREAS, the sponsor desires to develop or improve the Tri-County Regional Airport, Sauk County, Wisconsin,

                                               "PETITION FOR AIRPORT PROJECT"

WHEREAS, airport users have been consulted in formulation of the improvements included in this resolution, and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held prior to the adoption of this petition in accordance with Wis. Stat. §114.33(2) as amended, and a transcript of the hearing is transmitted with this petition, and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the sponsor that a petition for federal and (or) state aid in the following form is hereby approved:

The petitioner, desiring to sponsor an airport development project with federal and state aid or state aid only, in accordance with the applicable state and federal laws, respectfully represents and states:

1.         That the airport, which it is desired to develop, should generally conform to the requirements for a local general aviation type airport as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration.

2.         The character, extent, and kind of improvements desired under the project are as follows: Install Precision Approach Path Indicators ( PAPI’s) on Runway 9/27, clear obstructions, and any necessary related work.

3.         That the airport project, which your petitioner desires to sponsor, is necessary for the following reasons:  to meet the existing and future needs of the airport.

WHEREAS, it is recognized that the improvements petitioned for as listed will be funded individually or collectively as funds are available, with specific project costs to be approved as work is authorized, the proportionate cost of the airport development projects described above which are to be paid by the sponsor to the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) to be held in trust for the purposes of the project; any unneeded and unspent balance after the project is completed is to be returned to the sponsor by the Secretary; the sponsor will make available any additional monies that may be found necessary, upon request of the Secretary, to complete the project as described above; the Secretary shall have the right to suspend or discontinue the project at any time additional monies are found to be necessary by the Secretary, and the sponsor does not provide the same; in the event the sponsor unilaterally terminates the project, all reasonable federal and state expenditures related to the project shall be paid by the sponsor; and

WHEREAS, the sponsor is required by Wis. Stat. §114.32(5) to designate the Secretary as its agent to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse any funds granted by the United States under the Federal Airport and Airway Improvement Act, and is authorized by law to designate the Secretary as its agent for other purposes.

"DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AS SPONSOR'S AGENT"

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the sponsor that the Secretary is hereby designated as its agent and is requested to agree to act as such, in matters relating to the airport development project described above, and is hereby authorized as its agent to make all arrangements for the development and final acceptance of the completed project whether by contract, agreement, force account or otherwise; and particularly, to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse federal monies or other monies, either public or private, for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of the airport; and, to acquire property or interests in property by purchase, gift, lease, or eminent domain under Wis. Stat. §32 .02; and, to supervise the work of any engineer, appraiser, negotiator, contractor or other person employed by the Secretary; and, to execute any assurances or other documents required or requested by any agency of the federal government and to comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations relating to airport development projects.

FURTHER, the sponsor requests that the Secretary provide, per Wis. Stat. §114.33(8)(a), that the sponsor may acquire certain parts of the required land or interests in land that the Secretary shall find necessary to complete the aforesaid project.

                                                 "AIRPORT OWNER ASSURANCES"

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sponsor agrees to maintain and operate the airport in accordance with certain conditions established in Wis. Admin. Code Trans §55, or in accordance with sponsor assurances enumerated in a federal grant agreement.

[Text Box: Fiscal Impact: [ ] None [ ] Budgeted Expenditure [ ] Not Budgeted] AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE Tri-County Airport Commission Chairman   and Secretary be authorized to sign and execute the agency agreement and federal block grant owner assurances authorized by this resolution.

TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION

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Donald Stevens, Chairman                             Dennis Polivka                                        

Steve Williamson                                                Daniel McGuire                                                                           

RICHARD VALTIERRA

                                                                   CERTIFICATION

I, ________________________________, Clerk of Sauk County, Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of a resolution introduced at a _________________ meeting of the ______________ on _____________, 20___, adopted by a majority vote, and recorded in the minutes of said meeting.

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  Clerk

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Information System Note:   No Impact