Case File 26-1165
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Ordinance appropriating Airport Grant No. 73 (a multi-project grant) in the amount of $7,711,443.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program for the Baggage Handling System Improvements Project, Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation Project, and design for the West Apron Expansion and Realignment Project in the Airport Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Grants Fund; transferring $384,044.40 from the Airport Operating Fund to the Airport CIP Reserve Fund for the 5% cash match; and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and expenditures each by $8,095,487.40.
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Obtain Federal Aviation Administration airport grant agreement and match terms
Why now: The ordinance characterizes the $384,044.40 transfer from the Airport Operating Fund to the Airport Capital Improvements Reserve Fund as the 5% cash match against a $7,711,443.00 Federal Aviation Administration grant, but the record contains no grant agreement text defining that obligation.
What to do: Request the executed Airport Grant No. 73 agreement and the finance memo supporting the $384,044.40 transfer described as the 5% cash match, then confirm whether the city's match obligation is capped at that transferred amount or adjusts with actual project costs. If the grant agreement ties the match to final eligible costs, the Airport Operating Fund could owe more than the ordinance transfers.
Act before: After the next material record update
Track airport baggage system and taxiway rehabilitation bid packages
Why now: The ordinance appropriates $7,711,443.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program across three named projects, with the West Apron work limited to design, and it moved to second reading on 2026-08-11 after first-reading passage on 2026-07-28.
What to do: Contact the airport's capital program staff now for the procurement schedule tied to this appropriation, and note that the West Apron Expansion and Realignment work is funded only for design at this stage while the Baggage Handling System Improvements and Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation are funded within the same ordinance. Firms that wait for a single construction solicitation will miss the design selection that shapes the later apron package.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask how airport grant splits across three projects
Why now: The identical ordinance text appeared twice — passed on first reading on the consent agenda on 2026-07-28 and returned for second reading on 2026-08-11 — with financial evidence listing only lump sums of $7,711,443.00, $384,044.40, and $8,095,487.40.
What to do: Request the airport's project-by-project allocation backup for Airport Grant No. 73, because the ordinance bundles baggage handling, taxiway rehabilitation, and apron design into one $7,711,443.00 appropriation without disclosing how much each project receives. Also ask why a multi-project grant of this size cleared first reading on the consent agenda rather than as a discussion item.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Ordinance appropriating Airport Grant No. 73 (a multi-project grant) in the amount of $7,711,443.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program for the Baggage Handling System Improvements Project, Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation Project, and design for the West Apron Expansion and Realignment Project in the Airport Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Grants Fund; transferring $384,044.40 from the Airport Operating Fund to the Airport CIP Reserve Fund for the 5% cash match; and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and expenditures each by $8,095,487.40.