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Airport staff outlines taxiway work, PAPI bid recommendation, runway lighting and a $4.8–$5M apron rehab estimate
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Summary
Airport staff reported a range of projects: Taxiway Bravo final closeout with minor grant extension, geometry corrections to Taxiway Delta that affect lighting, a PAPI construction bid recommendation (~$190,000) pending ADOT approval, LED light redesign work pending grants, and a preliminary FAA-eligible design and construction estimate of roughly $4.8–$5 million for transient-apron rehabilitation; staff said FAA and ADOT funding decisions will affect timing.
City airport staff delivered a broad operations and capital-projects update that included both near-term maintenance work and longer-range design-and-grant items.
Staff said negotiations with a private airport developer were terminated by the city council and that a new medical-transport operator (Classic Air Medical) is working to assume an existing lease. For Taxiway Bravo, staff said final closeout is complete and the city will request a minor grant extension from ADOT. For Taxiway Delta, engineers flagged a geometry issue at the Delta/Charlie intersection that affects lighting; staff said engineers are revising plans to correct the geometry and lighting impacts.
On the visual glide-path system, staff said they received bids for the PAPI project and submitted a recommendation to ADOT for a construction award. "If ADOT is okay with that, the total bid for the actual project for construction ... is about $190,000," staff said.
Staff described a proposed redesign of airfield lights to LED and said the project already has FAA grant approval for design; ADOT action was pending. "Once we have that ADOT grant, we go with notice to proceed to begin redesigning our airfield lights," the staff member said, adding that the change to LED lighting should reduce maintenance.
On the terminal/transient apron, staff said the FAA has requested design submittal and that the rehabilitation estimate is roughly $4.8 million to $5 million for that work; staff said the FAA often pays for design and might fund construction later but that federal funding remains subject to congressional appropriations timing. The staff member also discussed crack repairs and a scheduled maintenance program starting around April 20 and said the city has budgeted for a new sweeper to improve ramp maintenance.
Staff provided occupancy and budget snapshots: hangar occupancy and waiting lists were reported for multiple hangar areas, and January fiscal numbers were presented, though some figures in the transcription require verification. Staff said they will bring maps and project details to the next commission meeting so members can visualize project locations and timing.
The commission asked clarifying questions about project timing, funding sources, and temporary safety measures; staff said it would return with additional details and maps at a future meeting.
