REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 18, 2017
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, City Manager
BY: KEVIN R. MEIKLE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No. 1, in the amount of $40,248, to the consulting services agreement with Unison Consulting, Inc., to complete a Passenger Facility Charges Application for Fresno Yosemite International Airport (Council District 4).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the Director of Aviation to execute an amendment to the consulting services agreement with Unison Consulting, Inc., (Unison) for preparation of a Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) Application for Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in the amount of $40,248.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Airports began working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the PFC program update in April 2016. The update consists of two major components, (i) amendment of the existing application and (ii) preparation of a new application. Collectively both components are necessary for FAT to continue making annual debt service payments through bond term, get reimbursed for completed projects that required the fronting of airport funds, and to fund ongoing and near-term capital projects.
Amendment No. 1 to Unison's agreement will fund additional work required by the FAA related to the preparation and submission of the PFC amendment and new application. Refer to attached Amendment No. 1.
PFCs are paid by passengers at nearly all commercial airports in the United States. A restricted capital funding source, PFCs are commonly used to fund eligible airport debt service, and ongoing capital work that would otherwise not be funded with FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants. Our PFC program enables funds to stay local and directly benefit FAT. The amended and new PFC application process will not change the current $4.50 PFC.
BACKGROUND
Airports selected Unison Consulting, Inc. through a competitive process to provide ser...
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