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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1976_09_28SPEC 114 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF. LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1976. A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers, 10 West Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia, notice thereof having been delivered to all Council members on September 27 , 1976. Acknowledgment of said notice was made by all members present and a copy of said notice and acknowledgment is on file in the Office of the Clerk. Present were: Mayor Mary Anne Newman, Councilmembers Charles E. Bange, Glen P. Cole, Stanley D. Herrell, Jr. and John W. Tolbert, Jr. ; also Assistant to the Town Manager Jeffrey H. Minor. Absent were Councilmembers• James A. Rock and 'C. Terry Titus . The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 : 32 P.M. She ekplained that the purpose of this meeting is to consider a Grant application between the Federal Aviation Agency and the Town of Leesburg. In order �iuEhp Town to be eligible for these funds, it is necessary that tRe ra agreement be in the offices of the FAA by Thursday, September 30th. She explained further that if` this Grant agreement isvoted in the affirmative and the Town is success- ful in getting this Grant, the funds will be used for the following purposes : (1) To strengthen the run way(3500 ' x 75 ' ) • (2) Strengthen apvon (3111 sq. yd. ) (3) Construct parking apron(24, 000 sq. yd. ) (4) Relocate the wind cone and segmented circle (5) Construct two 1200 sq. yd. holding bays (6) Pavement marking 76-157 - Resolution - Adopting and approving the execution of a Grant ' Agreement between the Town of Leesburg and the United States of America, -Federal Aviation Ad- ministration, roviding for Federal aid in the development ofLeesburgMunicipal Airport, Route 643, Loudoun County, Virginia. On motion of Mr. Bange, seconded by Mr. Tolbert, the following resolution was proposed: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Vir- ginia, as follows : SECTION I. That the Town of Leesburg shall enter into a Grant Agreement with the United States of America for the purpose of obtaining Federal aid in the development of Leesburg Municipal Airport by executing the Acceptance of a Grant Offer for ADAP Project No. 76-1-5-51-0027-01. SECTION II. That Mary Anne Newman, Mayor, is hereby author- ized and directed to execute said Grant Agreement, six copies, on behalf of the Town of Leesburg, and Dorothy B. Rosen, Clerk of Council, is hereby authorized and directed to impress the official seal of the Town of Leesburg, Vir- ginia and to attest said execution. SECTION III. That the Grant Offer referred to is incor- porated -herein by reference and a copy shall be filed in the office of the Clerk. Mr. Wayne Reynolds, representing Blue Ridge Aircraft, said the apron is in dire need of repair and, if another winter goes by as it is, it will become a safety hazard. Mr. Bange explained that this is the final result in Council ' s effort to obtain FAA and State funds to improve some of the facili- ties that are deteriorating. The original figure was around $80, 000 Town cost. With this grant and additional money from the State Cor- poration Commission, the Town' s share will be $31 , 995, which has al- ready been over-appropriated. Mr. Herrell emphasized the fact that none of this money is coming from the taxpayer' s pocket, it comes from rental of the airport over the past years. Mayor Newman said it is quite obvious that no money has been spent on the airport. 115 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 28,i 1976. The resolution was unanimously adopted: Aye: Councilmembers Bange, Cole, •Herrell , Tolbert and Mayor Newman. Nay: None. On motion of Mr. Tolbert, seconded by Mr. Cole, the meeting was adjourned at 8 : 40 P.M. Mayor Clerk / the Council t