It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Authorize the execution of a third lease Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for continued use of an outer marker site to serve flight operations for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport;

2. Authorize waiver of fair market rent and the charge of no rent or fees for the use of this area; and

3. Find that authorizing the waiver of fair market rent and the charge of no rent or fees, serves to carry out the public purpose of air safety for the flying public, by providing a location for the operation of the outer marker beacon that guides flights safely to Meacham Airport.

Effective September 1, 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered into Lease Agreement DOT-FA74SW-1154, for the installation, operation and maintenance of an Outer Marker (OM) site for Runway 16.  This Agreement expired on June 30, 1998.

Effective July 1, 1998, the FAA entered into a second Lease Agreement, DTFA07-98-L-01187, City Secretary Contract No. 24262, approved by Mayor and Council Communication (M&C L-12269) on June 16, 1998.  This Lease Agreement succeeds Agreement DOT-FA74SW-1154 and will expire on September 30, 2018.

On October 11, 2017, Staff received a request from the FAA, requesting that the City execute Lease Agreement DTFACN-17-L-00252.  This Lease Agreement will succeed Agreement DFTA07-98-L-01187.  All parties desire to continue to lease the plot of land with a third lease Agreement for a term of 20 years, to commence on October 1, 2018 and expire on September 30, 2038.

The FAA does not pay a rental fee because of the mutual benefit provided by the OM site to the flying public.  The FAA has the option to renew the proposed Lease annually, through September 30, 2038.

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.