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Council approves contract amendment for airport environmental work; runway shift study could move threshold ~1,000 feet
Summary
Council approved an amendment to a planning and environmental services contract (Dibble) to study land acquisitions and a potential shift of the commercial runway threshold that consultants said would be approximately 1,000 feet; staff said the work would be FAA AIP‑eligible and include public outreach.
The City Council approved a consent amendment to a contract for airport planning and environmental services to support land acquisition work and to study a possible shift of the commercial runway threshold.
Christina (identified in the meeting as the airport services manager) told the council the scope includes environmental work for land acquisition in the South Ranch area to protect runway protection zones and compliance with FAA grant assurances. The work will also evaluate a potential shift of Runway 3R threshold; Christina said the study would include public outreach and a required airport layout plan update.
A Dibble representative, Charlie, told council the runway shift distance has not been finalized but estimated it would be “approximately about a thousand feet” and said the goal is to eliminate obstacles on the departure end of Runway 21L. Staff said the work would be AIP‑eligible under FAA Airport Improvement Program funding and that airlines and airport users would be included in outreach.
Councilmember Reussing had requested clarification before the consent vote; after staff confirmed the contract language had a typographical error that should read “not to exceed,” councilmember Singh moved approval with amended wording specifying the contract amount as “not to exceed” (amount as stated in council motion). The consent amendment passed on the record.
Ending: Staff and the consultant will proceed with the environmental and layout‑plan work and schedule public outreach and a study session with council to present community feedback and the FAA‑required materials.
