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Airport board approves contingent purchase of Martin parcel, OKs short-term grazing lease
Summary
The board approved a resolution to acquire Parcel No. 1 from Randall S. Martin and Wynette J. Martin for $570,000, contingent on FAA and state grant acceptance; it also approved a separate short-term grazing agreement allowing the owners to graze up to 10 cattle with 30 days' written notice to vacate.
The Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board approved a motion to acquire Parcel No. 1 from Randall S. Martin and Wynette J. Martin for $570,000, contingent on acceptance of FAA and Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics grant funding and final Guthrie City Council approval.
Staff said the purchase price aligns with the appraisal and that Smith Roberts Land Service handled acquisition and appraisal work. The acquisition motion, moved and seconded during the meeting, was recorded as approved by voice vote. Speaker 6 summarized the motion as contingent "upon the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics grant acceptance approval with a separate short term cattle grazing agreement, and final Guthrie City Council approval."
As part of the transaction the board approved a separate short-term grazing agreement allowing the Martins to continue grazing livestock on parcel C (up to 10 head) until the city needs the land. Staff described the arrangement: the city will take title on acquisition, the owners will construct a fence separating parcels A/B/C and the city will give 30 days’ written notice when the property is needed. As staff stated, "we will take title of the property ... all we have to do is notify them in writing, with 30 days notice." Board members pressed for explicit liability and insurance language; at least one member asked that the lease include a certificate of insurance and a city-naming beneficiary clause to reduce risk.
Board members also raised safety considerations: the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) had identified trees on the south side of parcel C as potential obstructions to be removed, and members discussed runway-protection-zone clearance. Staff said owners would be required to remove fences or obstacles when the city needs the land and that the grazing agreement was short-term and terminable.
The motion to approve the acquisition and the grazing arrangement carried by voice vote; the purchase remains contingent on FAA/ODAA grant acceptance and final city-council approval.
Next steps: staff will finalize the short-term grazing contract language to include requested insurance and indemnification language and forward the acquisition to city council for final action.
