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Collegedale airport budget reflects SkyBoss construction costs, cautious fuel-sales projections
Summary
City staff said the low bid for the SkyBoss airport project would reduce an earlier overage, the airport budget assumes conservative fuel-sales numbers and includes capital requests for taxiway paving, a beacon tower replacement and a courtesy vehicle.
During the workshop staff discussed the airport enterprise fund and capital projects tied to the SkyBoss development. The presenter said the low bid for the SkyBoss work is about $1,011,000, which would reduce the previously budgeted overage to roughly $100,000 once final engineering and approvals are complete. "Assuming that it is approved tonight, the low bid will be a million and $11 and some change, which means that this overage will decrease to $100,000," the presenter said, noting that staff plans to adjust the budget revision accordingly.
Staff proposed conservative fuel-sales projections: airport fuel sales have softened year over year, particularly avgas, while business jet fuel is more stable. The presentation stated current airport revenue projections of about $882,050 and projected expenses of $866,930, producing a small surplus in the enterprise fund. Staff linked future fuel-sales improvement to the SkyBoss tenant occupying facilities and generating predictable business flights; staff said SkyBoss hopes to open in December and that fuller occupancy would likely boost jet-fuel sales in the following year.
Capital priorities in the airport fund included the North Taxiway mill-and-pave project, beacon/tower replacement (staff said an order has been placed and the budget will be updated), roof repairs and a proposed courtesy vehicle. Staff described the courtesy vehicle as a short-term-use vehicle for visiting pilots and noted some airports charge for limited use while others do not.
Why this matters: the airport is an enterprise fund whose revenues must cover operations and capital; changes in tenant activity and fuel sales affect airport self-sufficiency and the enterprise fund balance.
Staff also described several operational items: proposed extended Saturday hours during summer, orders placed for new kiosk hardware with data-collection modules, and ongoing coordination around airport maintenance building plans and potential future restroom or playground facilities near the airport property. No formal enterprise-fund actions were taken at the workshop.
