{"MatterId":14827,"MatterGuid":"5CB05A7B-121E-4859-A691-5C7282630270","MatterLastModifiedUtc":"2026-05-13T03:09:43.163","MatterRowVersion":"AAAAAADKbOA=","MatterFile":"EC-26-118","MatterName":null,"MatterTitle":"Notification of a grant application submitted by the Aviation Department to the US Department of Transportation for funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program","MatterTypeId":3,"MatterTypeName":"Executive Communication","MatterStatusId":5,"MatterStatusName":"In Council - Consent Agenda","MatterBodyId":1,"MatterBodyName":"City Council","MatterIntroDate":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","MatterAgendaDate":null,"MatterPassedDate":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","MatterEnactmentDate":null,"MatterEnactmentNumber":null,"MatterRequester":null,"MatterNotes":null,"MatterVersion":"1","MatterCost":null,"MatterText1":null,"MatterText2":null,"MatterText3":null,"MatterText4":null,"MatterText5":null,"MatterDate1":null,"MatterDate2":null,"MatterEXText1":"CC 5/4/26 (tm)\r\n\r\nBrief Summary: Accepting this Executive Communication authorizes the Aviation Department to submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (US-DOT) to rehabilitate and improve approximately 4.5 miles of the Kirtland Air Force Base Rail Spur, a rail line owned by the Aviation Department. The grant would provide funding to rehabilitate and improve 4.5 miles of the spur from Rio Bravo Boulevard the Aviation Departments planned Intermodal Facility to a uniform condition consistent for track with a Federal Railroad Administration Class 2 rating. The spur will provide a rail connection to the Aviation Department’s planned Intermodal Complex that will be located on the north side of the Tijeras Arroyo and east of University Boulevard and west of the State Land Office Land. Development of the intermodal facility would position the Department for future revenue-generating opportunities.\r\n\r\nAnalysis:\r\n•\tThis Executive Communication is submitted in accordance with § 2-11-17 of the \r\nAlbuquerque Code of Ordinance that requires any application or proposal for a grant with a matching requirement to be submitted to the City Council in the form of an executive communication for review and approval at the same time as the submittal of such application or proposal to any grantor. The executive communication shall include an interoffice memorandum and a copy of the executive summary of the grant application or a copy of the grant application. The total City obligation shall be included in the interoffice memorandum.\r\n•\t The information required by the Ordinance is provided in the packet for EC-26-\r\n98. The Ordinance though states that the EC was to be submitted to the City Council at the grant application was submitted to the grantor. However, the Department states it did not have time to do that being they chose to file the grant on February 12th, and it was due to the USDOT by February 24th. The Department instead forwarded an EC to the Administration for approval 3 weeks after he grant was due to the Federal Government. The Administration then forwarded the EC to Council on the 28th of April, two months after the grant was due to the USDOT. \r\n•\tThe Administration requested Immediate Action in that they expect to receive the \r\naward any day now and therefore Council Approval was required to apply for the grant so that administration could submit the grant award to the City Council for approval\r\n•\tThe United States Department of Transportation BUILD Grant (The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development)  is a competitive program that funds surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. It supports roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal projects. The FY 2026 program provides $1.5 billion, focusing on projects with high economic, safety, and community benefits.\r\n•\tThe Aviation Department staff learned of the grant opportunity on February 12, 2026, and due to the application deadline of February 24, 2026, the Department was unable to submit the EC packet to the City Council prior to the grant application. Should the Department receive notice of a pending award, separate legislation will be submitted to the Council to request approval to accept and appropriate both the grant funding and the required matching funds.\r\n\r\nFiscal Impact: The total estimated project cost is $20,066,200, with an 80/20 cost share between federal and City funding. The federal share is anticipated at $16,052,960, while the City’s required match is $4,013,240. The City’s portion will be funded through existing appropriations within the Aviation Department’s capital fund in fund 611.\r\n\r\nComments:  \r\n•\tThe Kirland Rail Spur extends from the BNSF Intermodal Yard south of \r\nWoodward Road onto Kirtland Air Force Base. In 2023 the Aviation Department purchased) the section of the spur between the BNSF Railyard and One Mile East of University Boulevard from the Federal Government for $850,000. In 2025 the Aviation Department acquired 387 acres of land that abuts both sides of the spur. With that purchase, the Department owns 1000 acres south of the Airport runways, east of University Boulevard, north of the Tijeras Arroyo and west of the New Mexico State Land Office Land. The intent is to use the land to develop an intermodal facility that transfers freight between cargo aircraft, train cars and transport trucks. The land would also include an industrial subdivision that would house industries that utilize intermodal facilities. The intermodal park would be complemented by the Department’s air freight facility where freight is transferred between cargo aircraft and trucks and is located approximately 2 miles from the rail spur.  \r\n•\tIn 2025 New Mexico Transload the owner of an intermodal freight yard upgraded \r\nthe first mile and a half of the rail-spur from the BNSF rail yard to Rio Bravo using its own funds. The Company owns land along the segment of the spur north of Rio Bravo and plans to move its operations to the land along the spur. The City will use this grant to complete the renovation of the line from Rio Bravo to one mile west of University Boulevard.","MatterEXText2":"Tom Menicucci","MatterEXText3":null,"MatterEXText4":null,"MatterEXText5":null,"MatterEXText6":null,"MatterEXText7":null,"MatterEXText8":null,"MatterEXText9":null,"MatterEXText10":null,"MatterEXText11":null,"MatterEXDate1":null,"MatterEXDate2":null,"MatterEXDate3":null,"MatterEXDate4":null,"MatterEXDate5":null,"MatterEXDate6":null,"MatterEXDate7":null,"MatterEXDate8":null,"MatterEXDate9":null,"MatterEXDate10":null,"MatterAgiloftId":0,"MatterReference":"27","MatterRestrictViewViaWeb":false,"MatterReports":[]}