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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation-Aviation Division for the administration of a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Infrastructure Grant for the Design-Build Box Hangars Project at Skylark Field.
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DATE: February 17, 2026
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jarrod Provost, Assistant Director of Aviation
SUBJECT: Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation-Aviation Division for the administration of a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Infrastructure Grant.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), signed into law on November 15, 2021, provides the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with $15 billion in Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) over five years for airport-related projects eligible under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) criteria. Eligible uses include runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, terminals, airport-transit connections, and roadways.
Aviation Staff submitted a BIL AIG application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division requesting $178,750, to complete the construction and site improvements of two additional box hangar units at Skylark Field, finishing the existing 10-unit hangar complex. This project continues a previous hangar initiative originally funded through a partnership between TxDOT and the City. Limited funding at the time left two hangar bays unfinished, with an internal wall exposed. This BIL AIG funding will be used for the project.
As Skylark Field is a general aviation airport under the FAA’s State Block Grant Program, the TxDOT Aviation Division will administer the grant on behalf of the FAA. TxDOT requires City Council to approve a resolution authorizing a designated individual to execute the grant agreement and related documents.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
N/A
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
N/A
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
This item conforms to local and state policies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
What is the amount of the revenue/expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
Revenue $178,750 (BIL AIG Grant)
Is this a one-time or recurring revenue/expenditure?
One-time
Is this revenue/expenditure budgeted?
No
If not, where will the money come from?
It will be appropriated upon the approval of the mid-year budget amendment.
Is there a sufficient amount in the budgeted line-item for this revenue/expenditure?
Yes, upon approval of the mid-year budget amendment, $178,750 will be appropriated in the Aviation AIP Grant Fund revenue account 341-43100-900-600-926042, and expense accounts 341-56200-900-605-926042 and 341-56201-900-605-926042, to reflect both the BIL AIG grant revenue and the associated project expenses.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute any and all required documents, including all amendments pertaining to the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Infrastructure Grant being administered by Texas Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division.
DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES:
Finance
Purchasing
Legal
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Designation of Sponsor’s Authorized Representative
Certification of Project Funds
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