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City staff preview FAA supplemental lease for airport navigational aids; item to return in August
Summary
City staff on Tuesday previewed a proposed 20-year supplemental lease with the Federal Aviation Administration permitting FAA installation and maintenance of airport navigational aids and asked to bring the item back to the August agenda for the airport director to present.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — City staff briefed Council Tuesday on a proposed supplemental agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration that would extend a navigational-aid lease at the municipal airport for another 20 years and asked that the item be scheduled for the August regular meeting for further review.
A city staff member explained the agreement — identified in staff notes as contract DTFAEA-06-L-00064 — allows the FAA to install and maintain navigation equipment on airport property and ties airport facilities into the national airspace communications and safety systems. The current agreement expires in September 2025; the proposed supplemental agreement would extend rights and responsibilities to 2045.
The staff member said the FAA provides and maintains the navigational-aid materials and there is no cost to the city for the equipment. The staff member also said the supplemental agreement contains minor updates related to security-clearance requirements and that such changes have evolved over time.
Because the airport director was not present, staff asked that Council move the item forward to the city—s August agenda so Director Vrabel can brief members and answer detailed questions. Council agreed to place the item on the August agenda for a formal presentation and additional review.
No formal action was taken at the Committee of the Whole; staff said they built the schedule to allow further questions when the director is present at the next meeting.
