Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate a Ground Lease with Collin County Community College District for Aeronautical Use Land at the McKinney National Airport (TKI)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: 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: May 5, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Airport
CONTACT: Kenneth Carley, A.A.E. - Airport Director
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
? Approve Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
? This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to negotiate a comprehensive Ground Lease agreement with Collin County Community College District (Collin College) for approximately ?13.64 acres of aeronautical use land located at the McKinney National Airport (TKI), designated as portions of Tracts D and E with direct connectivity to Taxi-lane B5. The final Ground Lease shall be presented to the City Council for approval prior to execution.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
? Collin College and the City of McKinney share a mutual desire to establish a college facility at McKinney National Airport (TKI) focused on aeronautical educational programs, including aviation programs that will train and certify aircraft mechanics and pilots.
? On April 6, 2026, Collin College District President H. Neil Matkin, Ed.D. executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) confirming Collin College's desire to ground lease approximately ?13.64 acres at TKI (portions of Tracts D and E) for the purpose of constructing an aeronautical academic workforce facility.
? The Collin College Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 24, 2026, authorized the District President to negotiate and execute the LOI and a future Ground Lease with the City.
? The proposed facility is part of Phase II of the Collin College 2023-2030 Master Plan and includes:
- An aviation building with combined aircraft hangar and clas...
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