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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br />AGENDA SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA SESSION DATE: March 3, 2026 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a resolution submittal of an Airport <br />Aid application for grant match funding to Washington <br />State Department of Transportation Aviation Division <br />for Bowers Field projects. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Kittitas County has a pending grant award from the <br />Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two projects <br />at Bowers Field. This includes the Hangar Taxilane <br />Complex Construction and the Apron and Taxiway <br />Pavement Maintenance Design. The FAA grant award <br />amount for the hangar taxilane project is estimated to be <br />$902,500.00 and the FAA grant award amount for the <br />pavement maintenance is estimated to be $95,000.00. <br /> <br />These grants through the FAA require a five percent <br />(5%) match for each project. Washington State <br />Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation <br />Division has posted notice of grant opportunities to <br />assist with matching funds, reducing the County required <br />match to two and one-half percent (2.5%). If the grant is <br />awarded through WSDOT, County matching funds for <br />the hangar taxilane project would be reduced to <br />$23,750.00 and the matching funds for the pavement <br />maintenance project would be reduced to $2,500.00. <br />Matching funds are available in the Airport Fund. <br /> <br />As part of the grant application to WSDOT Aviation, a <br />resolution supporting the application and guaranteeing <br />availability of matching grant funds is required. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve a resolution to submit an Airport Aid <br />Application for grant match funding to Washington State <br />Department of Transportation Aviation Division for the <br />Bowers Field projects. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Return one (1) original to Public Works <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, Airport Aid Application <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Josh Fredrickson, Public Works Director