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Board previews fee changes; PFC application planned and parking/tie-down enforcement discussed
Summary
Staff presented changes to the airport fee schedule (digital advertising and a doubled garbage rate), said the board will pursue a $4 Passenger Facility Charge application with the FAA, and discussed parking rates ($6 per night), tie-down collection and a $100 monthly tie-down example cited by a tenant.
Airport staff outlined proposed fee schedule edits including new digital advertising charges and an increase to the garbage-rate line item. The fee changes were presented for discussion and will be placed on next month’s agenda for a formal vote.
On passenger charges, staff said the county filed an initial intent with the FAA to pursue a $4 passenger facility charge (PFC) and plans to hire a third party to administer collections. "I filled out the initial intent to the FAA," staff said, adding that FAA review and vendor selection take time.
Board members pressed on parking and ramp revenue. Staff cited a $6-per-night public-parking rate and described QR-code payment and nightly license-plate checks performed by land-side staff; a tenant said their tie-down fee was $100 a month. Board members discussed establishing numbered, reserved ramp spots, charging tie-down fees consistently and reconciling past arrangements in which previous management negotiated tie-down concessions for certain operators.
Staff said transient aircraft should report to the FBO desk, and those that buy fuel may receive one night waived; otherwise, transient hard-stand parking was described as typically $15 a night. Board members asked staff to clarify historic agreements and to move toward consistent billing and enforcement for ramp and tie-down use.
