Council approves design contract for four-unit hangar project at Perry Municipal Airport; funding to come from carryover and grants

The City Council voted to approve a master services agreement and Task Order No. 1 with Park Hill for design services on a proposed hangar-construction project at Perry Municipal Airport.

Toby Baker of Park Hill told council members the city can combine Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entitlement funds plus a new hangar grant from the Oklahoma Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace to cover most project costs: the state’s program can provide about 40% of a hangar project and FAA entitlement funds can supply a large portion of the remaining amount, allowing up to roughly 95% reimbursement under the combined approach. The agenda identified an engineering portion of $85,800 for design services; council designated carryover funds as the funding source for that engineering portion and staff said the city expects reimbursement through federal and state grants.

Park Hill proposed a multi-unit building composed of four 50-by-50 hangar units (a single 200-by-50-foot structure with partition walls forming individual rentable bays). Baker and city staff said that configuration is likely to meet current market demand and avoids fire-code and structural complications that come with larger free-span hangars. Park Hill estimated an illustrative total project budget of about $1.1 million and noted the city’s ultimate share could be in the tens of thousands after grant offsets; staff said the hangars can produce rental revenue and help the airport approach a break-even operating position over several years.

Councilmembers approved the agreement and task order and confirmed the funding designation: the engineering cost will be paid from airport carryover and is expected to be reimbursed by FAA and state grant sources. Council asked staff to continue capital planning and to include broader hangar expansion considerations in the upcoming budget retreat.