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P. O. Box 50220 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 83405 - (208) 612-8414 - www.idahofallsidaho.gov NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Monday, August 24, 2026 City Council Chambers 680 Park Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person or watch via the livestream at https://www.idahofallsidaho.gov/429/Live-Stream. This meeting may be cancelled or recessed to a later time in accordance with law. If you need communication aids or other physical accommodations to attend or access this meeting, please contact Linda Lundquist, City Clerk, at (208) 612-8414 or Lisa Farris, ADA Coordinator, at (208) 612-8323 prior to the meeting. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Times listed in parentheses are only estimates. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor, City Council Mayor and Council Reports: Announcements, liaison reports, events, calendaring, Citywide updates, concerns, questions, proclamations, notes and/or minutes from boards and commissions (30) Action: Council Direction to Staff (or take other appropriate action) Airport Discussion: Air Traffic Control Tower Conceptual Design Review (45) Action: Council Direction to Staff (or take other appropriate action) Airport Discussion: Airport Capital Funding (30) Action: Council Direction to Staff (or take other appropriate action) Executive Session Legal options regarding an airport tenant. Called pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(f) to communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated. (30) Council will not reconvene after the Executive Session. Dated this 20th day of August 2026 Linda Lundquist, City Clerk City Clerk’s Office Airport Capital Funding lan Turner, A.A.E Airport Director August 24, 2026 Today’s Purpose • Understand the Idaho Falls Regional Airport’s (IDA) challenge to carry forward a meaningful capital improvement program – particularly for local only projects. • Articulate that our rate of growth over the last ten years has driven capital improvement requirements that have surpassed our revenue growth. • Discuss high level direction on possible paths forward. • Note: Some numbers may be exact while others are estimates. All are provided for illustrative purposes only. Celebrate Success • A decade ago, the airport received a general fund subsidy toward operations. • Three years ago, the airport was self-sufficient but only through grant reimbursements, passenger facility charge reimbursements, and anticipated growth in revenue from new air service. • Today, the IDA stands on its own without these reimbursements or reliance on new growth. • From the cash flow statement contained in the City audits, net cash provided (used) by operating activities by fiscal year: • 2022 - $(253,906) • 2023 - $(1,223,642) • 2024 - $937,345 • 2025 - $80,682 Celebrate Success • A different viewpoint can be seen from the IDA’s end of year cash balance*: • 2022 - $1,863,475 • 2023 - $2,299,529 • 2024 - $3,104,564 • 2025 - $3,596,779 *Year-end balance for the IDA’s cash account in Naviline and does not match the audit. Capital Improvement Plan – June 2026 FY 2026-2031 Capital Project FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30 FY 30-31 Rehabilitate Terminal Apron $ 12,216,859.00 Terminal Building Expansion $ 28,438,432.00 $ 15,081,384.00 Taxiway Pavement Maintenance $ 14,596.00 ATCT Siting Study $ 592,919.00 VOR and Tower Design $ 700,000.00 Terminal Concept Budget Report $ 2,657.00 Peterson Property Acquisition $ 3,297,960.00 Terminal Apron - Deice Pad $ 1,000,000.00 Air Traffic Control Tower Construction $ 21,605,000.00 VOR Relocation $ 3,336,800.00 Terminal Apron - North $ 3,500,000.00 Reed Property Acquisition $ 666,660.00 Rehabilitate Runway 3/21 $ 750,000.00 $ 15,600,000.00 Runway 3/21 - Blast Pads $ 1,266,660.00 Runway 3/21 - Lighting & Signs $ 2,000,000.00 Runway 3/21 - Weather System $ 533,340.00 Fiscal Year Total $ 45,263,423.00 $ 41,023,184.00 $ 4,166,660.00 $ 750,000.00 $ 19,400,000.00 Capital Improvement Plan – June 2026 FY 2026-2031 Capital Project FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30 FY 30-31 Rehabilitate Terminal Apron $ 12,216,859.00 Terminal Building Expansion $ 28,438,432.00 $ 15,081,384.00 Taxiway Pavement Maintenance $ 14,596.00 ATCT Siting Study $ 592,919.00 VOR and Tower Design $ 700,000.00 Terminal Concept Budget Report $ 2,657.00 Peterson Property Acquisition $ 3,297,960.00 Terminal Apron - Deice Pad $ 1,000,000.00 Air Traffic Control Tower Construction $ 21,605,000.00 VOR Relocation $ 3,336,800.00 Terminal Apron - North $ 3,500,000.00 Reed Property Acquisition $ 666,660.00 Rehabilitate Runway 3/21 $ 750,000.00 $ 15,600,000.00 Runway 3/21 - Blast Pads $ 1,266,660.00 Runway 3/21 - Lighting & Signs $ 2,000,000.00 Runway 3/21 - Weather System $ 533,340.00 Fiscal Year Total $ 45,263,423.00 $ 41,023,184.00 $ 4,166,660.00 $ 750,000.00 $ 19,400,000.00 Selected Project Funding Terminal Expansion • Current Phase 1 Project Cost - $56M • Originally $70M+ • Includes the enabling package that is currently under construction • Includes anticipated borrowing of $5M-7M • Annual debt service is $600,000-$700,000 • Addresses: • Baggage Screening • Baggage Make-up • Airline Offices • Airline Ticket Counters • Unfinished portion of original Phase 1 - $14M+ • Phases 2+3 - $30M-$40M Air Traffic Control Tower • Current Relocation Cost - $27,500,000 • Anticipated funding from IIJA FCT Program • Up to $600M available over ten years • Under the program, $86M made available in FY26 • $513M in grant requests • Reasonable expectation for the remaining four years is $50M/year, or $200M total • Reasonable expectation of grant award: • $3M-$5M • This does not include the removal cost of the existing tower to enable Terminal Phase 2+3 • Where does the balance come from? Selected Project Funding Runway 3/21 Rehabilitation • Total Project Cost - $20,150,000 • FAA Currently has this planned in 2030 and 2031 under traditional AIP. • 90% - Airport Improvement Program • 10% - Local • Airport Funds and Passenger Facility Charge Projects – Planned but Unfunded • Parking Lot Rehabilitation • Skyline Drive, Foote Drive, Federal Way, and Borah Avenue • Apron Rehabilitation/Reconstruction • Taxiways/Taxilane Expansion • Meeting General Aviation demand • Stormwater Improvements • Ineligible Terminal Renovations • Parking Garage With only a few hundred thousand dollars a year in positive operating cash each year, we cannot carry forward a substantial capital program to meet the needs of the airport.” Discussion The goal today is not to produce a solution but provide broad direction to formulate a plan. PROCIAMATION WHEREAS, September 14, 2026, marks the twenty-fifth year since Bonneville County resident Amber Hoopes was reported as missing; and WHEREAS, the federal government logged more than 800,000 missing person reports across the United States in the year 2001, the year of Amber Hoopes abduction; and WHEREAS, today, Amber Hoopes is still missing, but through her disappearance, Amber Hoopes has come to represent hundreds of other missing persons in the State of Idaho; and WHEREAS, according to an Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse report this week, there arc 183 open missing person cases in Idaho, and nationally, according to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as of December 31, 2025, the NCIC contained over 88,000 active missing person records; and WHEREAS, all missing persons deserve to be searched for, regardless of their age; and WHEREAS, programs like KidSmartz®, repositories like NamUs, organizations such as the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse and nonprofits like Project Jason, and the New York based Center for Hope, Inc. were founded to educate the public to prevent forthcr abductions, act as a resource for law enforcement, and aid the families of missing persons; and WHEREAS, citizens and media need to be aware of the plight of missing persons in their communities as well as nationally; and WHEREAS, it is important to acknowledge the efforts oflaw enforcement agencies and concerned citizens committed to help locate missing persons and offer support to the families of those missing; and WHEREAS, Bonneville County and the City ofldaho Falls arc committed to the safety and well-being of all its citizens, both children and adults. NOW TI-IEREFORE, I, LISA BURTENSHAW, MAYOR of the City of Idaho Falls, do hereby proclaim September 12, 2026, as AND, NOW TI-IEREFORE, WE, KARL CASPERSON, MICI-IELLE MALLARD, AND JON WALKER, COMMISSIONERS of Bonneville County, do hereby proclaim September 12, 2026, as MISSING PERSONS DAY in Bonneville County and in the City of Idaho Falls and encourage all citizens to take note of the observance and the recognition of those who arc still missing from our area and to commit to swift action when a missing persons alert is sent out. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seals of Bonneville County and the City of Idaho Falls to be affixed on this 20th day of August, Two ThoL1San Twenty-six. City ofldaho Falls J6n Walker, Commissioner Bonneville County ! R R R R R R R
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