Council approves airport advisory board bylaws and allows tenant to end terminal lease early

The Page City Council approved bylaws for the recently reformed Airport Advisory Board and granted a tenant’s request to end a terminal-space lease early to assist with an upcoming terminal expansion.

Staff explained the bylaws are a routine governance form that the Airport Advisory Board had approved and requested council sign-off to make them binding; Counselor Frell moved approval and the council voted in favor. Airport staff said the bylaws are standard and intended to clarify board operations.

Laura, introduced as the city’s new airport director, told council Westwind Air Service requested to terminate its gift-shop lease. The lease language requires 60 days’ notice but allows the city to modify terms; airport staff, supported by the Airport Advisory Board, recommended allowing the termination. The director said terminal expansion — scheduled to begin in roughly three to four weeks if plans proceed — will temporarily displace counter space for tenants and that an empty Westwind unit could serve as temporary tenant space while construction removes existing counters.

Counselor Pller moved to allow Westwind Aviation to break its lease effective Feb. 28, 2026; the motion was seconded and the council approved it unanimously. Staff and council discussed billing timing (monthly rent) and coordinating an effective date that aligns with tenant billing and construction needs.

The council then authorized two consecutive executive sessions to discuss separate, confidential matters including a proposed amendment to a purchase agreement and a lease for a residential treatment facility; no decisions from executive session were read into the public record at adjournment.