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Council amends airport contract to reflect vendor name change, removes fixed 2024 rate
Summary
The committee approved an emergency ordinance updating a vendor name in an existing airport contract and replacing a specific 2024 rental rate with an annualized 'rates and charges' reference.
The Transportation & Mobility Committee of Cleveland City Council on an emergency basis approved Ordinance 229-2025 to change the contractor name on an existing contract at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and to remove a fixed 2024 rental rate from the ordinance.
Assistant Director of Finance and Procurement Christine Gilmartin told the committee the vendor changed its legal name from "Prospect International Airport Services Corporation" to "Prospect International Airport Services LLC," and the contract record must reflect the current legal name. Gilmartin also said the ordinance incorrectly listed a 2024 rental rate as $132.63 when the correct figure was $129.71.
Council members debated whether a fixed rate should appear in the ordinance. A member suggested striking the hard-coded dollar amount and substituting language referring to the department's annualized "rates and charges." An amendment to strike the specific $132.63 figure and substitute the "annualized rates and charges" language was moved and seconded; the clerk called the roll on the amendment and the chair announced the amendment carried. The committee then approved the ordinance as amended.
The committee and staff discussed whether the city should adopt standard successor-language for name changes in contracts so small legal name changes would not require separate legislation. The law department noted that a legal entity change is material because the city must know the legal party it is contracting with; finance staff explained that name changes trigger administrative re‑paperwork and can delay payments.
Because terminal tenant rates are set annually through the airport's budget process and a separate Board of Control action, the committee agreed it was appropriate to reference the airport's annualized rates rather than a specific historic dollar figure.
The ordinance was approved as amended. The committee record shows the amendment carried and that Ordinance 229-2025 stands approved as amended.
