REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK THORPE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
BY: JOSHUA CASTELLANO-GONZALEZ, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration
Airports Department
MELISSA GARZA-PERRY, Airports Properties Manager
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the Fourth Amendment to the Airport Lease Agreement with Federal Express Corporation, for use of the cargo ramp located at the Fresno Air Terminal, extending the term for six (6) months, through June 30, 2027 and land rent revenue generated by this lease extension is approximately $55,436.22 (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Fourth Amendment to the Airport Lease Agreement with Federal Express Corporation, for use of the cargo ramp located at the Fresno Air Terminal, extending the term for six (6) months, through June 30, 2027, land rent revenue generated by this lease extension is approximately $55,436.22, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute al documents related to this amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Lessee’s current twenty-one-year Lease at FAT will expire on December 31, 2026. Lessee has been at its current location, running its air cargo operations, since November 15, 2005. The Fourth Amendment will extend the term through June 30, 2027, which coincides with the date all signatory airlines’ initial terms of their Airport Use and Lease Agreements (AUA) at FAT are set to expire. As Lessee’s landing fees (how the fees are calculated) are tied to the rate calculation(s) expressed in FAT’s AUAs, the intent is to merge Lessee’s land rent into a future AUA. This proposed Fourth Amendment would allow Lessee to continue operating at FAT, without any disruption to its cargo operations, potentially through June 30, 2027, while Lessor and Lessee negotiate a new AUA, which will coincide with all signatory airlines’ extending their existing AUAs.
BACKGROUND
Lessee currently runs an air cargo operation that supports Fres...
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