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Hartsville council approves acceptance of nearly $5 million FAA grant for runway rehabilitation
Summary
At a Sept. 20 special meeting the Hartsville City Council approved Resolution 0922408 to accept an FAA grant and authorize city officials to sign final documents for an almost $5 million runway rehabilitation project; staff said the grant had already been awarded and paperwork is being finalized.
At a special meeting Sept. 20, the Hartsville City Council voted to accept a Federal Aviation Administration grant to rehabilitate the municipal runway, authorizing city staff to sign final agreements for a project estimated at almost $5 million.
City Manager (referred to in the meeting transcript as “Manager”) told the council the project carries city, state and federal matching components and that staff had completed the final document checks needed for acceptance and signature. "We were able to get this together and get this all taken care of," the Manager said during the presentation. The Manager also said the city’s lawyer was prepared to sign after the meeting.
The resolution on the floor, identified in the meeting as Resolution 0922408, was introduced and the chair asked for a motion to approve. A motion and second were recorded on the record; the transcript does not identify who made the motion or the second. During discussion a council member questioned the wording in the resolution, noting it read "approval to apply." Staff clarified that the city had already applied in February and that the federal award had been made; the council was being asked to approve acceptance of the award and authorize signatures. The staff also referenced documents being signed on a date given in the transcript as "September 19 17th," which was not clear from the record.
The Manager thanked the city’s legislative delegation for assistance shepherding the application, singling out Representatives William and Mitchell, Senator Malloy and Congressman Fry for support. "[Congressman Fry] played a really big hand in shepherding our application through and getting us literally $5 million," the Manager said.
Council discussed the airport advisory liaison role and identified Councilman Bob Bradock as the liaison; the Manager said city attorney Lawrence Flynn of the firm Pope Flynn had been working after hours to finalize the paperwork. The council then voted by voice; the chair declared the "ayes" carried and Resolution 0922408 approved. The transcript records no roll-call vote or named vote tallies.
With no other business, the chair closed the meeting after brief community announcements. According to the meeting record, the next procedural step is completion of the required signatures and execution of the grant documents so the runway rehabilitation can proceed.
