Title
Authorization to Apply for, Accept and Disburse State Grant Funds for Aviation-Related Projects (Ordinance S-43382)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to submit applications to, accept grant funds from, and enter into grant agreements with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) on behalf of the City of Phoenix Airport System. Further request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to existing grant agreements and to take any necessary administrative actions in connection with the grant agreements. The grant agreements and amendments may contain other terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the City Manager or his designee. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, any funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Each year, the Aviation Department submits grant applications to ADOT for eligible projects, including those related to maintenance, safety, capacity enhancement, environmental studies or planning, and land acquisition. The Aviation Department takes a proactive position in obtaining City Council authorization to accept any grants awarded by ADOT for eligible aviation-related projects.
Under the grant agreements, the State requires the City to indemnify and hold harmless the State and any of its departments, agencies, officers, and employees from any and all liability, loss, or damage the State may suffer as a result of claims, demands, costs, or judgments of any character arising out of the performance or non-performance of the City or its independent contractors in carrying out any provision of the grant agreements. In the event of any legal action, the indemnification shall include court costs, expenses of litigation, and reasonable attorney fees. Further, the State will not assume any liability to third persons and will not reimburse the City for the City’s liability to third persons resulting from the performance of the grant agreements or any subcontract thereunder.
These authorizations are effective until June 30, 2018.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Paul Blue and the Aviation Department.