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Council approves airport change order and two commercial lease renewals on consent agenda
Summary
On consent, council approved a $48,500 change order to Hanson Professional Services and renewed commercial leases including Ferrellgas; councilmembers probed change‑order timing, appraisal scopes and FAA appraisal compliance before voting.
During the consent agenda the council discussed multiple airport items pulled by Councilmember Carroll. Carroll asked for clarification about change order number 2 to work order 18 for Hanson Professional Services, noting the $48,500 cost was 54.2% of the original contract and that the change order included 344 additional days. Brandon Dandek, operations manager at the airport, said a prior change order had already extended time for design‑related delays and that permitting, scope adjustments and consultant work explained the additional costs; he confirmed the contractor will complete work within the grant period.
Council moved and approved the Hanson Professional Services change order after discussion. Council also reviewed commercial lease renewal terms: staff said the Ferrellgas renewal reflects an appraisal and CPI adjustments (a roughly 30% increase from the previous rate) and that Ferrellgas retains building ownership while the city leases the land. Will Howard, assistant airport director, described needing to reissue appraisal scope to comply with FAA requirements for 'fair market value as is' and noted it took several months to secure compliant appraisals. Council moved and approved the Ferrellgas lease renewal and the Complete Marine lease renewal after discussion; the meeting record shows the votes were taken on the consent agenda.
