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Airport staff seek council approval for Phase 3 fiber contract valued at $285,000
Summary
Airport staff asked the council to approve a $285,000 contract with Canyon Construction LLC for phase 3 of a multi-phase fiber installation project at Arlington Municipal Airport; speakers discussed project boundaries, tenant billing and city IT participation; transcript records the request but no recorded council vote.
Airport staff asked the City Council to approve a contract with Canyon Construction LLC for Phase 3 of the Arlington Municipal Airport fiber installation project in the amount of $285,000. An airport representative said the project "was approved as part of the airport's biannual budget and will be completed in 2025 under state contract." The presentation said fiber installation will improve internet service and security for airport tenants and businesses located on the airfield.
Staff said the city's IT department will fund part of the project because it aligns with a citywide fiber plan. "The city's IT department will fund a portion of this project as it aligns with the city's long term fiber installation objectives," the presenter said. The work described in Phase 3 will install fiber on the east side of the airfield between 50 Ninth (east border) and Airport Boulevard/50 First (west border).
Council members asked whether the construction would extend across Airport Boulevard and whether businesses hooked up to the new fiber would pay fees. Airport staff replied that the east-side work remains on airport property and will not cross Airport Boulevard; businesses would pay internet fees to the provider, with the airport receiving a smaller share. "We will the Internet provider will get the, the majority of the fees and the the airport will get a small amount," the presenter said.
Councilors discussed how the project ties into a longer-term city objective to create a fiber loop connecting city facilities (utility lift and pump stations, gates, perimeter cameras) and how ground-installed fiber could later be leased to businesses needing high bandwidth. The presenter referenced a prior feasibility study and described Phase 3 as completing the east-side installation begun in two earlier phases approved May 20, 2024.
The presenter requested council approval for the Canyon Construction contract; the transcript records the request and questions but does not include a formal recorded vote or final decision in the provided excerpt.
