Airport Commission - June 9, 2026

1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______ June 9, 2026 9:00 A.M. Amery City Center ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.84, Notice is hereby given to the public that a meeting of the Airport Commission of the City of Amery will be held on June 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM at 104 Maple St. W., Amery, WI. Call to order Roll Call Adoption of Agenda Agenda Items: 1) Approval of Minutes – January 15, 2026 2) Airport Manager Update on airport operations and maintenance 3) Approval of Lease for Hanager J-1 4) Approval of Lease for Hanager E-2 5) Annual Hangar Lease Fee 6) Tree Removal at the Airport 7) ILJA Funding Change Discussion 8) Adjournment Respectfully Submitted; Taylor Larson Clerk-Treasurer Posted: June 3, 2026 on Website (www.amerywi.gov); Amery City Hall; Amery Public Library and Amery Police Department Airport Commission AGENDA 104 Maple Street W. Amery, WI 54001 http://www.amerywi.gov (715) 268-7486 Fax: (715) 268-4870 The City of Amery does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or provision of services, programs or activities. NOTE: Upon reasonable notice, the City of Amery will accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through aids or services. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Clerk -Treasurer’s office at (715) 268-7486 by Noon the previous day so that arrangements can be made. Amery Airport Commission Meeting Amery Council Chambers, 104 Maple Street, Suite A, Amery, WI 54001 January 15, 2026 Present: Paul Isakson(Via Zoom), Roger Waterman, Phil Abraham, Mark Meyer(Via Zoom), Dave Toftness and Rick Van Blaricom. Also Present: Alex Mansfield City Administrator, Taylor Larson Clerk-Treasurer, Ray Tolliver Airport Manager, and Aaron Simmons – member of the public. The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m. Motion by Isakson; seconded by Toftness to adopt the agenda as presented. Ayes –6 Nays – 0 Motion Carried. Approval of Minutes – June 12, 2025: Motion by Isakson, seconded by Abraham, to approve minutes of the June 12, 2025 Airport Commission Meeting. Ayes –6 Nays – 0 Motion Carried. Update about the SRE building: City Administrator Alex Mansfield updated the committee about the SRE building progress. Plans will be submitted by the end of January, and the bid process will start after that. Approval of Lease for Hangar H-2 – Clerk-Treasurer Taylor Larson shared with the committee that Gordon Hammons had purchased Hangar H-2 at the airport and is seeking a lease for the hangar. Airport Commission discussed the request and were in favor of approval. Motion by Abraham; seconded by Toftness to recommend to council a lease for Gordon Hammons for Hangar H-2. Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion Carried. Adjournment: A motion was made by Abraham and seconded by Waterman to adjourn the meeting at 9:34 a.m. Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion Carried. Minutes recorded by Taylor Larson January 20, 2026 1 Revised 4/5/07, 11/6/19, 04/15/22, 09/23/22, 04/12/23, 06/15/23,11/1/23 AMERY AIRPORT HANGAR AREA LEASE THIS AGREEMENT is hereby made and entered into this 17th day of June, 2026, by and between the City of Amery, Wisconsin, a municipal corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor, and Bunny Air, LLC, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Lessor owns and operates an airport known as the Amery Municipal Airport, and Lessor is desirous of leasing to the Lessee a certain parcel of land on said airport, hereinafter more fully described, to be utilized by the Lessee for the primary purposes of aircraft storage and maintenance of a certified registered aircraft, part 103 aircraft or an experimental aircraft under construction, and WHEREAS, the Lessee will use the property hereinafter described for the primary purpose of storing aircraft and shall conduct only such aircraft maintenance on the Lessee’s own aircraft as performed by the Lessee or by regular employees of the Lessee; Lessee may use the property for incidental purposes which do not interfere with any other Lessee’s use of the airport and does not create any health, property or fire hazards or dangers; Lessee shall not use the property for any commercial purpose servicing any third party; the Lessee will not use said property for any other purpose, and the Lessee or an associate of the Lessee should hold a valid pilots license. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the rental charges, covenants, and agreements herein contained, the Lessee does hereby hire, take and lease from the Lessor, and the Lessor does hereby grant, demise and lease unto the Lessee the tract of land described and referred to in paragraph 1 below upon the following terms and conditions: 1. The City of Amery does hereby grant, demise and lease unto the Lessee the following tract of land at the Amery Municipal Airport with respect to which the Lessee is to have for the term of this Lease the exclusive use of said tract which is described as follows: J-1 (64x64) 2. The Lessee shall have the right to erect, maintain and alter buildings or structures upon said premises providing such building or structures conform to the administrative code requirements of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission and any ordinance of the City of Amery now or hereafter in effect. All plans for such buildings or structures shall be reviewed and approved by the Amery Airport Commission. Title to the buildings erected by the Lessee shall remain with the Lessee and shall be transferable (although no rights under this lease shall be assignable or transferable). 3. The Lessee shall have the right to install a private well in accordance with City of Amery Ordinance 411-36 Sec E. If a well is planned for installation a County approved Sewage System must also be installed. The Lessee shall also be responsible for obtaining a Zoning Permit from the Zoning Administrator for the installation of the well and the private sewage system tied to the well. 4. The term of this lease shall be for a period of twenty-five (25) years commencing on the 17th day of June, 2026, provided however, that the amount/rate of annual rental is subject to revision. (All hangar area leases at the airport shall be subject to revision at the same time. Said leases are subject to revision of rent as determined by Lessor. Any such revision shall be made effective for January 1 of a given year with notice thereof provided in advance on or before December 1 of the preceding year. Thereafter, the leases, as a group, including this lease, will be subject to revision not less than three years from the date of the prior revision.) 2 Upon expiration of the 25-year term, the Lessee may obtain a 10-year lease renewal based upon the then existing terms and conditions of the most recently promulgated version of the lease. The extension shall be allowed only upon a proper inspection of the premises and a finding that the Lessee’s structure remains of substantial quality construction, being of acceptable appearance, weather-tight, rodent-proof, and generally of a nature consistent with surrounding structures. Upon expiration the 10-year extension, Lessee may seek an additional extension based upon the same standards specified above. 5. The Lessee agrees to pay to the Lessor for use of leased premises, an annual rental of nine cents (.09¢) per square foot for the land leased, for a total annual charge of $368.64. The first annual rental payment shall be payable on the date on which this lease is signed. Subsequent annual rental payments shall be due and payable to the City Clerk at City Hall in the City of Amery, Wisconsin on or before January 1st of each year. It is understood and agreed that the rental rate herein specified shall be subject to reexamination and readjustment as set forth above, provided that any readjustment of said rates or as the same may be amended hereafter, shall be reasonable. If the Lessor and the Lessee are unable to agree as to what is “reasonable” for any year of this lease, the issue of what constitutes a “reasonable” rate shall be submitted to an arbitrator whose decision on that issue shall be binding on both parties. If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the parties will request the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation/Division of Aeronautics appoint a person who is knowledgeable with regard to lease rates at municipal airports of a similar size and nature, to act as arbitrator. Costs of arbitration shall be shared equally by Lessor and Lessee. The decision will be binding upon Lessee. 6. The Lessee shall have the right to the non-exclusive use, in common with others, of the airport parking areas, appurtenances and improvements thereon; the right to install, operate, maintain and store, subject to the approval of the Lessor in the interests of safety and convenience of all concerned, all equipment necessary for the safe hangaring of the Lessee’s aircraft, the right of ingress to and egress from the demised premises, which right shall extend to Lessee’s employees, guests, and patrons; the right, in common with others authorized to do so, to use common areas of the airport, including runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, and other conveniences for the take-off, flying and landing of aircraft. 7. The Lessee agrees to observe and obey during the term of this lease all laws, ordinances, rules and regulation promulgated and at any time by the Lessor, and by other proper authority having jurisdiction over the conduct of operations at the airport. 8. Lessee shall assume liability for, be responsible for, indemnify, and at Lessor’s request defend, and save harmless Lessor and anyone to whom Lessor may be liable by contract or otherwise, against loss, damage or expense arising from any actual or claimed death or any actual or claimed injury to any person, or any actual or claimed damage to property, whether owned by Lessee or third parties, including loss of use, which actually or allegedly results from, or actually or allegedly arises in connection with this lease agreement, or Lessee’s invitees, agents, or employees, use of the premises or any part thereof. 9. The Lessee will maintain the structure occupied by Lessee and the surrounding land premises in good order and make such repairs as are necessary. If a property is deemed blighted by the City, the Lessee must repair or remove the structure. If the property is not maintained by the Lessee the Airport Manager maintains the right to have the area repaired and the Lessee will be billed. Natural gas shall be the only type of gas used to heat any structure. In the event of fire or any other casualty, the owner of any such structure so affected shall either repair or replace the building or restore the leased area to its original condition; such action must be accomplished within 120 days of the date the damage occurred. Upon petition to Lessor by the Lessee, the Lessor may grant an extension of time if it appears such extension is warranted. 10. Lessor reserves the right to enter upon the premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making any inspection it may deem expedient to the proper enforcement of any of the covenants or conditions of this agreement. 3 11. Lessee shall pay all taxes or assessments that may be levied against the property of the Lessee or the buildings, which he may erect on the lands leased exclusively to lessee. The Lessee agrees that for taxation purposes, any building or structure erected on the premises leased to the Lessee shall be taxed as personal property by the City of Amery. 12. Lessee agrees that no signs or advertising matter may be erected without the consent of Lessor. 13. The Lessee agrees that Lessee will not allow any unauthorized personnel to have access to the key or keys provided to Lessee for the lock on the airport gate. The Lessee further agrees that if additional keys are needed, the Lessee will secure them from the City of Amery. 14. The Lessee agrees that no fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors shall be sold on the leased premises. 15. Failure on the part of the Lessee to pay the rent hereunder within 30 days after same shall become due, shall authorize Lessor, at its option and without legal proceedings, to declare this lease void, cancel the same, and re- enter and take possession of the premises. 16. If Lessee shall violate any of the restrictions in this lease, or shall fail to keep any of its covenants after written notice to cease such violation and shall to correct such violation within thirty days, the Lessor may at once, if it so elects, terminate the same and take possession of the premises. 17. Lessee may not, at any time during the time of this lease, assign, hypothecate or transfer this agreement or any interest therein, without the consent of the Lessor, which consent may be withheld. 18. The Lessor reserves the right to further develop or improve the landing area of the airport as it sees fit, regardless of the desires or view of the Lessee, and without interference or hinderance from Lessee. If the hypothetical development of the airport requires the location of the Lessee, the Lessor agrees to provide a compatible location on which the Lessee shall relocate his/her buildings at the Lessee’s expense. 19. The Lessor reserves the right, but shall not be obligated to the Lessee, to maintain and keep in repair the landing area of the airport and all publicly owned facilities of the airport, together with the right to direct and control all activities of the Lessee in this regard. 20. The Lessor reserves the right to take any action it considers necessary to protect the aerial approaches to the airport against obstruction, together with the right to prevent the Lessee from erecting or permitting to be erected any building or other structure on the airport which, in the opinion of the Lessor, would limit the usefulness of the airport or constitute a hazard to aircraft. 21. This lease shall be subordinate to the provisions of any existing or future agreement between the Lessor and the United States, or the State of Wisconsin relative to the operation or maintenance of the airport, the execution of which has been made or may be required as a condition precedent to the expenditure of federal or state funds for the development of the airport. Furthermore, this lease may be amended to include provisions required by these agreements with the United States of America or the State of Wisconsin. 22. During the time of war or national emergency, the Lessor shall have the right to lease the landing area or any part thereof to the United States government for military or naval use, and if any such lease is executed, the provisions of this instrument, insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of the lease to the government, shall be suspended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hand and seals this ________day of _____________, 20_____, at Amery Wisconsin. 4 CITY OF AMERY LESSEE Rick Van Blaricom, Mayor Michael Derheim - Bunny Air, LLC 2019 100th St Luck, WI 54853 Alex Mansfield, City Administrator 1 Revised 4/5/07, 11/6/19, 04/15/22, 09/23/22, 04/12/23, 06/15/23,11/1/23 AMERY AIRPORT HANGAR AREA LEASE THIS AGREEMENT is hereby made and entered into this 17th day of June, 2026, by and between the City of Amery, Wisconsin, a municipal corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor, and The Trust of Gerald Sarsland, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Lessor owns and operates an airport known as the Amery Municipal Airport, and Lessor is desirous of leasing to the Lessee a certain parcel of land on said airport, hereinafter more fully described, to be utilized by the Lessee for the primary purposes of aircraft storage and maintenance of a certified registered aircraft, part 103 aircraft or an experimental aircraft under construction, and WHEREAS, the Lessee will use the property hereinafter described for the primary purpose of storing aircraft and shall conduct only such aircraft maintenance on the Lessee’s own aircraft as performed by the Lessee or by regular employees of the Lessee; Lessee may use the property for incidental purposes which do not interfere with any other Lessee’s use of the airport and does not create any health, property or fire hazards or dangers; Lessee shall not use the property for any commercial purpose servicing any third party; the Lessee will not use said property for any other purpose, and the Lessee or an associate of the Lessee should hold a valid pilots license. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the rental charges, covenants, and agreements herein contained, the Lessee does hereby hire, take and lease from the Lessor, and the Lessor does hereby grant, demise and lease unto the Lessee the tract of land described and referred to in paragraph 1 below upon the following terms and conditions: 1. The City of Amery does hereby grant, demise and lease unto the Lessee the following tract of land at the Amery Municipal Airport with respect to which the Lessee is to have for the term of this Lease the exclusive use of said tract which is described as follows: E-2 (44x48) 2. The Lessee shall have the right to erect, maintain and alter buildings or structures upon said premises providing such building or structures conform to the administrative code requirements of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission and any ordinance of the City of Amery now or hereafter in effect. All plans for such buildings or structures shall be reviewed and approved by the Amery Airport Commission. Title to the buildings erected by the Lessee shall remain with the Lessee and shall be transferable (although no rights under this lease shall be assignable or transferable). 3. The Lessee shall have the right to install a private well in accordance with City of Amery Ordinance 411-36 Sec E. If a well is planned for installation a County approved Sewage System must also be installed. The Lessee shall also be responsible for obtaining a Zoning Permit from the Zoning Administrator for the installation of the well and the private sewage system tied to the well. 4. The term of this lease shall be for a period of twenty-five (25) years commencing on the 17th day of June, 2026, provided however, that the amount/rate of annual rental is subject to revision. (All hangar area leases at the airport shall be subject to revision at the same time. Said leases are subject to revision of rent as determined by Lessor. Any such revision shall be made effective for January 1 of a given year with notice thereof provided in advance on or before December 1 of the preceding year. Thereafter, the leases, as a group, including this lease, will be subject to revision not less than three years from the date of the prior revision.) 2 Upon expiration of the 25-year term, the Lessee may obtain a 10-year lease renewal based upon the then existing terms and conditions of the most recently promulgated version of the lease. The extension shall be allowed only upon a proper inspection of the premises and a finding that the Lessee’s structure remains of substantial quality construction, being of acceptable appearance, weather-tight, rodent-proof, and generally of a nature consistent with surrounding structures. Upon expiration the 10-year extension, Lessee may seek an additional extension based upon the same standards specified above. 5. The Lessee agrees to pay to the Lessor for use of leased premises, an annual rental of nine cents (.09¢) per square foot for the land leased, for a total annual charge of $190.08. The first annual rental payment shall be payable on the date on which this lease is signed. Subsequent annual rental payments shall be due and payable to the City Clerk at City Hall in the City of Amery, Wisconsin on or before January 1st of each year. It is understood and agreed that the rental rate herein specified shall be subject to reexamination and readjustment as set forth above, provided that any readjustment of said rates or as the same may be amended hereafter, shall be reasonable. If the Lessor and the Lessee are unable to agree as to what is “reasonable” for any year of this lease, the issue of what constitutes a “reasonable” rate shall be submitted to an arbitrator whose decision on that issue shall be binding on both parties. If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the parties will request the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation/Division of Aeronautics appoint a person who is knowledgeable with regard to lease rates at municipal airports of a similar size and nature, to act as arbitrator. Costs of arbitration shall be shared equally by Lessor and Lessee. The decision will be binding upon Lessee. 6. The Lessee shall have the right to the non-exclusive use, in common with others, of the airport parking areas, appurtenances and improvements thereon; the right to install, operate, maintain and store, subject to the approval of the Lessor in the interests of safety and convenience of all concerned, all equipment necessary for the safe hangaring of the Lessee’s aircraft, the right of ingress to and egress from the demised premises, which right shall extend to Lessee’s employees, guests, and patrons; the right, in common with others authorized to do so, to use common areas of the airport, including runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, and other conveniences for the take-off, flying and landing of aircraft. 7. The Lessee agrees to observe and obey during the term of this lease all laws, ordinances, rules and regulation promulgated and at any time by the Lessor, and by other proper authority having jurisdiction over the conduct of operations at the airport. 8. Lessee shall assume liability for, be responsible for, indemnify, and at Lessor’s request defend, and save harmless Lessor and anyone to whom Lessor may be liable by contract or otherwise, against loss, damage or expense arising from any actual or claimed death or any actual or claimed injury to any person, or any actual or claimed damage to property, whether owned by Lessee or third parties, including loss of use, which actually or allegedly results from, or actually or allegedly arises in connection with this lease agreement, or Lessee’s invitees, agents, or employees, use of the premises or any part thereof. 9. The Lessee will maintain the structure occupied by Lessee and the surrounding land premises in good order and make such repairs as are necessary. If a property is deemed blighted by the City, the Lessee must repair or remove the structure. If the property is not maintained by the Lessee the Airport Manager maintains the right to have the area repaired and the Lessee will be billed. Natural gas shall be the only type of gas used to heat any structure. In the event of fire or any other casualty, the owner of any such structure so affected shall either repair or replace the building or restore the leased area to its original condition; such action must be accomplished within 120 days of the date the damage occurred. Upon petition to Lessor by the Lessee, the Lessor may grant an extension of time if it appears such extension is warranted. 10. Lessor reserves the right to enter upon the premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making any inspection it may deem expedient to the proper enforcement of any of the covenants or conditions of this agreement. 3 11. Lessee shall pay all taxes or assessments that may be levied against the property of the Lessee or the buildings, which he may erect on the lands leased exclusively to lessee. The Lessee agrees that for taxation purposes, any building or structure erected on the premises leased to the Lessee shall be taxed as personal property by the City of Amery. 12. Lessee agrees that no signs or advertising matter may be erected without the consent of Lessor. 13. The Lessee agrees that Lessee will not allow any unauthorized personnel to have access to the key or keys provided to Lessee for the lock on the airport gate. The Lessee further agrees that if additional keys are needed, the Lessee will secure them from the City of Amery. 14. The Lessee agrees that no fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors shall be sold on the leased premises. 15. Failure on the part of the Lessee to pay the rent hereunder within 30 days after same shall become due, shall authorize Lessor, at its option and without legal proceedings, to declare this lease void, cancel the same, and re- enter and take possession of the premises. 16. If Lessee shall violate any of the restrictions in this lease, or shall fail to keep any of its covenants after written notice to cease such violation and shall to correct such violation within thirty days, the Lessor may at once, if it so elects, terminate the same and take possession of the premises. 17. Lessee may not, at any time during the time of this lease, assign, hypothecate or transfer this agreement or any interest therein, without the consent of the Lessor, which consent may be withheld. 18. The Lessor reserves the right to further develop or improve the landing area of the airport as it sees fit, regardless of the desires or view of the Lessee, and without interference or hinderance from Lessee. If the hypothetical development of the airport requires the location of the Lessee, the Lessor agrees to provide a compatible location on which the Lessee shall relocate his/her buildings at the Lessee’s expense. 19. The Lessor reserves the right, but shall not be obligated to the Lessee, to maintain and keep in repair the landing area of the airport and all publicly owned facilities of the airport, together with the right to direct and control all activities of the Lessee in this regard. 20. The Lessor reserves the right to take any action it considers necessary to protect the aerial approaches to the airport against obstruction, together with the right to prevent the Lessee from erecting or permitting to be erected any building or other structure on the airport which, in the opinion of the Lessor, would limit the usefulness of the airport or constitute a hazard to aircraft. 21. This lease shall be subordinate to the provisions of any existing or future agreement between the Lessor and the United States, or the State of Wisconsin relative to the operation or maintenance of the airport, the execution of which has been made or may be required as a condition precedent to the expenditure of federal or state funds for the development of the airport. Furthermore, this lease may be amended to include provisions required by these agreements with the United States of America or the State of Wisconsin. 22. During the time of war or national emergency, the Lessor shall have the right to lease the landing area or any part thereof to the United States government for military or naval use, and if any such lease is executed, the provisions of this instrument, insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of the lease to the government, shall be suspended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hand and seals this ________day of _____________, 20_____, at Amery Wisconsin. 4 CITY OF AMERY LESSEE Rick Van Blaricom, Mayor Jeremy Sarsland, Trustee 560 70th Ave Clayton, WI 54004 Alex Mansfield, City Administrator