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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 12/19/2023 - Memorandum From Heather Walls Re: Amended Presentation For Agenda Item 18 – Faa Contract Tower Operating Agreement City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: December 19, 2023 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers THROUGH: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager Anissa Hollingshead, City Clerk FROM: Heather Walls, Deputy City Clerk RE: Amended Presentation for Item 18 Attached please find an amended presentation for item 18, Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Fort Collins, the City of Loveland, and the Federal Aviation Administration for Continued Federal Funding of Air Traffic Control Services at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport, amending the first request on slide 5 and removing the second request. FAA Contract Tower Operating Agreement Northern Colorado Regional Airport Air Traffic Control Agreement Air Traffic Safety Need Air Traffic Control Services Established March 2020 Flight separation needed for over 100,000 Flight Operations annually Remote Tower Pilot Program funding ends December 31, 2023 Federal Contract Tower Program with FAA provides funding for controllers to continue service starting January 1, 2024 Path Established by Tower Operation Agreement Site Evaluation for permanent solution Accepted to Federal Contract Tower Program Construct Permanent Air Traffic Control Facility $600,000 Federally Funded Controlers $170,000 Annual Maintenance Cost by Airport60 months Transition to permanent solution Recommended Action Adopt the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into the IGA with Loveland and the FAA for continued air traffic services under the FAA Contract Tower Program