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2019-03-26 Council Airport Committee Minutes City Council Airport Committee Tuesday, March 26, 2019 DRAFT Meeting Minutes After determining that a quorum is present, the Council Airport Committee of the Denton City Council convened in a Closed Meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 10:04 a.m. in the City Hall, City Hall Conference Room at 215 E. McKinney St., Denton, Texas at which the following item will be considered: PRESENT: Mayor Chris Watts, Councilman John Ryan, and Councilman Don Duff. REGRETS: N/A STAFF PRESENT: Trey Lansford, Deputy City Attorney, Scott Gray, Airport Manager, and Leanne Hood, Recording Secretary. OTHERS PRESENT: N/A 1. REGULAR MEETING A. CAC19-010 - Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide a recommendation regarding an ordinance approving an Airport Land Lease Agreement between the City of Denton and Mark Hicks Transport, LLC; providing an effective date. Gray stated Mark Hicks Transport is developing a corporate hangar and office space. It will be the standard 30 year lease agreement, ending April 2049. The lease will include two additional five year city options. The lease is based off development cost. Marks Hicks Transport will be building a $1.3 million facility. The lease is for 1.298 acres and will include corporate hangars and a 2,500 square foot office. Staff recommends the approval of the ordinance to move the lease agreement forward. The Deed of Trust will be presented at a later meeting. Mayor Watts made a motion to approve the Airport Land Lease Agreement as presented. Councilman Duff seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously with a vote of (3-0). B. CAC19-013 - Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide a recommendation to City Council of the approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept on behalf of the City an offer from the Texas Department of relating to a grant of $693,260.00; requiring the City to provide $176,740.00 in contributory funds, for engineering and construction of parallel runway lighting improvements at the Denton Enterprise Airport; and providing for an effective date. The Airport Advisory Board recommends adoption of the ordinance (4-0). Gray stated the grant is for the engineering and construction of parallel runway lighting. The total project is approximately $870,000.00. A portion is covered 85%/15% and the other portion is covered 100%. It will break down to roughly 80%/20% overall. There is currently left over funding from the runway and those funds will be used to go towards the City Council Airport Committee Minutes March 26, 2019 Page 2 project. The staff recommends the approval of the ordinance so that the Airport can obtain the funding. Mayor Watts made a motion to approve acceptance of the TxDOT Grant as presented. Councilman Duff seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously with a vote of (3-0). 1. CONCLUDING ITEMS With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:09 a.m.