Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for Discretionary Funding from the Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Improvement Program from the Federal Aviation Administration for Phases II and III Planning and Design for the Extension of Taxiway C and Accept Funding If Awarded
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Maximize the Development Potential of McKinney National Airport
(3.4: Continually maintain national recognition for excellence in Airport and Fixed Base Operations)
Operational Excellence
(2.1: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city.)
MEETING DATE: July 21, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Airport
CONTACT: Kenneth 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 approval to execute all the necessary documents to apply for, and if awarded, accept grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration's Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for Phase II and III professional planning and design services for the extension of Taxiway C. These services include surveying, geotechnical analysis, design plans for Phases II and III, and bidding services for Phase II construction.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The basic framework of the current Airport Improvement Program was created in 1982. The AIP provides grants for capital items related to the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). McKinney National Airport is one of about 3,300 NPIAS airports in the country.
* NPIAS airports are entitled to a certain amount of AIP funding annually, based on passenger volume. Discretionary funding is also available at times, at FAA's approval. FAA reached out to McKinney to seek this funding.
* The FAA has informed the Airport that discretionary funding will be made ...
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