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Votes at a glance: council approves budget amendment, airport lease amendment, FAA grant application and other items
Summary
At its March 28 meeting the Chelan City Council approved a series of routine and project motions including a general-fund and transportation capital budget amendment (Ordinance 2026‑1654), an airport lease amendment for Lot 2, authorization to apply for an FAA runway rehabilitation design grant, and a consent agenda; staff reported multiple routine project actions.
The Chelan City Council approved several agenda items and motions with routine discussion and no recorded objections.
Key formal actions taken at the March 28 meeting:
- Ordinance 2026‑1654 (Budget Amendment No. 1, General Fund and Transportation Capital Budget Authority): Council adopted the budget amendment after Finance Director Evans described emergent capital needs and fund‑balance impacts. (Motion by Councilmember Hollingsworth; second by Councilmember Sanders.)
- Airport Lease Amendment No. 1 (Lake Chelan Municipal Airport, Lot 2): Council authorized the mayor to finalize and execute an amendment to the lease with Chelan County Fire Protection District No. 7 that documents public‑safety benefits supporting below‑market rent. (Motion by Councilmember Higgins; second by Councilmember Sanders.)
- FAA Grant Application (Runway 2/20 rehabilitation, design phase): Council authorized submittal of an FAA grant application for $237,500 with a local match, for design and engineering work related to the runway rehabilitation. (Motion by Councilmember Hollingsworth; second by Councilmember Higgins.)
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda at the start of the meeting.
Several items were presented as informational or were placed on future agendas, including modernization of job descriptions, park security contracting (first of three looks), and housing-grant policy/code updates.
