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Agenda Item No. 16G5
June 24, 2008
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RESOLUTION NO. 08-27
RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
(AUTHORITY) RECOMMENDING THAT THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COMTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE ITS CHAIRMAN
TO SIGN A LETTER OF COMMITMENT FOR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
S1,000,000 TO LEVERAGE A RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT (RBEG)
FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE
AMOUNT OF $495,000, AND A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR THE RBEG AND THE AUTHORITY'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS TO
CONSUMMATE THE RBEG FOR AN ELIGIBLE RBEG PROJECT AT THE
IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
WHEREAS, the Collier County Airport Authority (Authority) submitted a grant
pre - application to the United grates Dent of Agriculture (USDA) for a Rural
Business Enterprise Grant (RDEG) in the amount of 5495,000; and
eligible for WHEREAS. . the USDA responded that the Authority's pre - application project is
S y the USDA and provided a list of mandatory application
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Authority's proposed project is a 24,000 s
steel manufacturing facility At the lmmokaiee Regional Airport; andq -f oat machine and
WHEREAS, requirements number 5 and 13 are applicable to the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners (BCC); and
WHEREAS, requirement number 5 is "commitment letters from the other funding
entities on their letterhead (including applicant) of funds committed for the project ": and
WHEREAS, the $1,000,000 needed to leverage the USDA grant is available in the
Authority's Fund 497; and
WHEREAS, the Authority intends to negotiate a lease agreement for this facili
for the fair market value with a RBEG eligible buisness: and ty
WHEREAS, requirement number 13 is a "Resolution authorizing person(s) to sign
all related documents to consummate the grant and authorizing the application of the
RBEG."
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Agenda Item No. 16G5
June 24, 2008
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COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, that the Authority BY THE COLLIER
BCC approve and authorize its _Y recommends wfOr that the
amount of $1,000,000 to leverage as RBEG with the USDA ut the o nt of 95n the
and a Resolution authorizing the Authority to aWlY for the RBEG and the Authority's �
Executive Director to sign all related documents to consw=mte the RBEG for an eligible
RBEG project at the Immokalee Regional Airport
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTS alive majority vote of the Collier County,
Airport Authority this 9t day of
ATTEST:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
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Colleen Cmene,
Anistant County Attorney
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Stephen L. price,
Chairman
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