Special Airport Commission — Agenda Packet

Our intention is to have in-person meetings going forward. Meetings will be held at 300 Bliss Avenue. This in-person location will meet the legal requirement for our open meetings. We will have a virtual option available, but technology for the hybrid style meeting may not be reliable. The next Airport Commission meeting will be Monday, DATE immediately following the Board of Water & Sewerage Commission Meeting. AGENDA AIRPORT COMMISSION Members • Ray Schmidt • Jeff Bushman • Carl Rasmussen • Anna Haines • Paul Adamski Date and Time: August 24, 2026 12:00 PM Location: Stevens Point Public Utilities 300 Bliss Avenue, Stevens Point, WI OR Zoom Teleconferencing Meeting ID: 820 26885705 By Computer: Zoom Link By Phone: (303) 715-8592 Discussion and Possible Action on: 1. Roll Call. 2. Public hearing related to petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid. 3. Adoption of the resolution for petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid. 4. Adjournment. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any person who has special needs while attending these meetings or needs agenda materials for these meetings should contact the City Clerk as soon as possible to ensure that a reasonable accommodation can be made. The City Clerk can be reached by telephone at (715) 346-1569 or by mail at 1515 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481. Copies of resolutions, reports and minutes of the Airport Commission Meetings are on file at the Administrative Office of the Water and Sewage Departments for inspection during normal business hours from 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a quorum of the Common Council may be in attendance at this meeting. Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT AID BY Common Council of the City of Stevens Point Portage County, Wisconsin WHEREAS, the City of Stevens Point, Portage County , Wisconsin hereinafter referred to as the s ponsor, being a municipal body corporate of the State of Wisconsin, is authorized by Wis. Stat. §114.11, to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate an airport, and WHEREAS, the sponsor desires to develop or improve the Stevens Point Municipal Airport, Portage County, Wisconsin, "PETITION FOR AIRPORT PROJECT" WHEREAS, the foregoing proposal for airport improve ments has been referred to the city plan commission for its consideration and report prior to council action as required by Wis. Stat. §62.23(5), and WHEREAS, airport users have been consulted in formulation of the improvements included in this resolution, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held prior to the adoption of this petition in accordance with Wis. Stat. §114.33(2) as amended, and a transcript of the hearing is transmitted with this petition, and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the sponsor that a petition for federal and (or) state aid in the following form is hereby approved: The petitioner, desiring to s ponsor an ai rport development project with federal and state aid or state a id only, in accordance with the applicable state and federal laws, respectfully represents and states: 1. That the airport, which it is desired to develop, should generally conform to the requirements for a Regional General Aviation type airport as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration. 2. The character, extent, and kind of improvements desired under the project are as follows: Construct airfield guidance signs; Clear and maintain runway approaches as stated in Wis. Admin. Code Trans §55, and any necessary related work. 3. That the airport project, which your petitioner desires to sponsor, is necessary for the following reasons: to meet the existing and future needs of the airport. WHEREAS, it is recognized that the improvements petitioned for as listed will be funded individually or collectively as funds are available, with specific project costs to be approved as work is authorized, the proportionate cost of the airport development projects described above which are to be paid by the sponsor to the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) to be held in trust for the purposes of the project; any unneeded and unspent balance after the project is completed is to be returned to the sponsor by the Secretary; the sponsor will make available any additional monies that may be found necessary, upon request of the Secretary, to complete the project as described above; the Secretary shall have the right to suspend or discontinue the project at any time additional monies are found to be necessary by the Secretary, and the sponsor does not provide the same; in the event the s ponsor unilaterally terminates the project, all reasonable federal and state expenditures related to the project shall be paid by the sponsor; and WHEREAS, the sponsor is required by Wis. Stat. §114.32(5) to designate the Secretary as its agent to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse any funds granted by the United States under the Federal Airport and Airway Improvement Act, and is authorized by law to designate the Secretary as its agent for other purposes. Page 2 of 4 "DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AS SPONSOR'S AGENT" THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the sponsor that the Secretary is hereby designated as its agent and is requested to agree to act as such, in matters relating to the airport development project described above, and is hereby authorized as its agent to make all arrangements for the development and final acceptance of the completed project whether by contract, agreement, force account or otherwise; and particularly, to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse federal monies or other monies, either public or private, for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of the airport; and, to acquire property or interests in property by purchase, gift, lease, or eminent domain under Wis. Stat. §32 .02; and, to supervise the work of any engineer, appraiser, negotiator, contractor or other person employed by the S ecretary; and, to execute any assurances or other documents required or requested by any agency of the federal government and to comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations relating to airport development pr ojects. FURTHER, the sponsor requests that the Secretary provide, per Wis. Stat. §114.33(8)(a), that the sponsor may acquire certain parts of the required land or interests in land that the Secretary shall find necessary to complete the aforesaid project. "AIRPORT OWNER ASSURANCES" AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sponsor agrees to maintain and operate the airport in accordance with certain conditions established in Wis. Admin. Code Trans §55, or in accordance with s ponsor assurances enumerated in a federal grant agreement. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE _________________________ and _______________________ be authorized to sign and execute the agency agreement and federal block grant owner a ssurances authorized by this resolution. RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ (TITLE) __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ (TITLE) __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ (TITLE) CERTIFICATION I, ________________________________, Clerk of Portage , Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of a resolution introduced at a _________________ meeting of the ______________ on _____________, 20___, adopted by a majority vote, and recorded in the minutes of said meeting. __________________________________________________________ Clerk W:\Airports\Stevens Point Municipal\Petition\09-24STEres.docx Page 3 of 4 AGENCY AGREEMENT AND FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT OWNER ASSURANCES Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics Madison, Wisconsin WHEREAS, the City of Stevens Point, Portage County , Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the sponsor, desires to sponsor an airport development project to be constructed with federal aid and/or state aid, specifically, the Stevens Point Municipal Airport project to: Construct airfield guidance signs; Clear and maintain runway approaches as stated in Wis. Admin. Code Trans §55, and any necessary related work. WHEREAS, the sponsor adopted a resolution on ______________________________, 20____, a copy of which is attached and the prescribed terms and conditions of which are fully incorporated into this agreement, designating the Secretary as its agent and requesting the Secretary to act as such as set forth in the resolution, and agreeing to maintain and operate the airport in accordance with certain conditions; and AGENCY AGREEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... WHEREAS, upon such request, the S ecretary is authorized by law to act as agent for the s ponsor until financial closing of this project; NOW THEREFORE, the s ponsor and the S ecretary do mutually agree that the Secretary shall act as the s ponsor's agent in the matter of the airport development as provided by law and as set forth in the referenced resolution; provided, however, that the Secretary is not required to provide legal services to the sponsor. By: SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION __________________________________________________ David M. Greene, Director (Date) Bureau of Aeronautics FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT OWNER ASSURANCES ........................................................................................................ WHEREAS, the sponsor does agree to the conditions established in Wis. Admin. Code Trans §55, and for projects receiving federal aid, to the attached federal sponsor assurances, which are a condition of a federal grant of funds. The federal block grant owner assurances shall remain in full force and effect throughout the useful life of the facilities developed under this project, but in any event not to exceed twenty (20) yea rs from the date of the f inding (except for land projects, which shall run in perpetuity); Acceptance: The sponsor does hereby accept the agency agreement and the federal block grant owner a ssurances. Sponsor: The City of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Name Name _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Title Title _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Date Date W:\Airports\\Stevens Point Municipal\Petition\06-26 STEres.docx 104dev./r.05/06/2014 Page 4 of 4