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Council approves airport grants and contracts for runway work, engineering and flight training
Summary
Council accepted $71,550 in federal funds for runway/taxiway reseal work and approved on‑call engineering and a flight‑training operator contract at Kansas City–Lee’s Summit Regional Airport, all by unanimous vote.
The City Council unanimously approved a set of measures related to the Kansas City–Lee's Summit Regional Airport, including a federal grant for runway and taxiway reseal work, a one‑year on‑call engineering contract with renewal options, and a specialized aviation service organization agreement for flight training.
Councilmember Shields moved adoption of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission grant amendment (Bill 25‑152), which awards federal funds of $71,550 for construction work described as Runway 11‑29 and taxiways Bravo and Charlie reseal, joint seal and remarking. The motion passed unanimously.
The council also approved an on‑call professional engineering/planning agreement (Bill 25‑153) with HDR Inc. for one year with four one‑year renewal options to provide engineering and planning services for the airport.
Separately, the council approved a Specialized Aviation Service Organization (SASO) agreement (Bill 25‑154) with Rebel Aviation Inc. to perform flight‑training services at the airport for two years with continuing renewal options.
All three measures were moved and seconded by councilmembers at the meeting and recorded as adopted unanimously. The grant acceptance and contracts were presented in the context of airport operations and infrastructure maintenance; council did not record additional conditions or amendments in the meeting minutes.
