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Council approves airport equipment engineer, AV Fuel agreement and five‑year CIP
Summary
Council approved hiring Bolton & Menk to engineer snow‑removal equipment projects (95% FAA funded), approved a seven‑year fuel‑provider agreement with AV Fuel that includes new card‑reader and tank monitoring equipment (city pays installation), and adopted the airport five‑year CIP for FAA submission.
The Independence City Council took several airport actions on Dec. 8.
Council authorized city staff to contract with Bolton & Menk as engineer for a snow‑removal‑equipment project that includes significant Federal Aviation Administration participation (95% FAA, 5% city match). The motion passed on a roll call vote.
Separately, the council approved entering a seven‑year agreement with AV Fuel to provide jet fuel and 100LL at the municipal airport. Under the proposal, AV Fuel will supply the equipment (a new QT pod credit‑card reader and tank‑monitoring hardware) and the city will pay installation costs; staff said budgeted airport funds would likely cover those installation expenses. City representatives emphasized operational benefits including improved card processing and better fuel‑farm monitoring. The motion to authorize the city manager to enter the agreement passed on a roll call vote.
The council also adopted the airport five‑year capital improvement plan and directed engineering staff to submit it to the FAA as the final draft.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with engineer contracting, finalize the AV Fuel installation plan and submit the CIP to FAA for inclusion in federal planning.
