Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2026-07-122 (R) and Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for a Revised Grant Award and Scope of Work from the Federal Aviation Administration through the Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Improvement Program for Work on Phases II and III of the Taxiway C Extension Project and Accept Funding if Awarded
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Goal 3: Maximize the Development Potential of McKinney National Airport
(3.1: Implement initiatives and strategies, including public-private partnerships, to attract and expand corporate and commercial aviation including the viability of passenger service.)
MEETING DATE: September 1, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Airport
CONTACT: Ken Carley, A.A.E., Director of Airport
Elena Berg, GPC, Grants Program Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* McKinney National Airport is requesting to amend Resolution No. 2026-07-122 (R), which was passed and approved by City Council on July 21, 2026, because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to increase the amount of discretionary grant funding to be awarded to the city under the Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Improvement Program from $2,736,000 to an amount not to exceed $5,087,250 to add site preparation and earthwork, such as excavating and grading, to the scope of work for the Taxiway C Extension Project. These site preparation activities will prepare the site for Phase II construction. The original scope of work included only planning and design services for Phases II and III of the Taxiway C Extension Project.
* The amount of the required local match will now be an amount not to exceed $276,750, or 5% of the total budget, which is not to exceed $5,355,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* On July 21, 2026, City Council passed and approved Resolution No. 2026-07-122 (R), which authorized the submittal of a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration under the Fiscal Year ...
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