HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8563 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8663
TK January 20, 2004
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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Y47% SUBJECT: SPINKS AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL (UPDATE)
On September 23, 2003 staff disseminated an IR pertaining to the development of Fort Worth
Spinks Airport. The IR identified the fact that staff was approached by three separate
organizations wishing to develop portions of Spinks Airport. The primary focus was on the Fixed
Base Operations (fuel provider) portion of the airport. Since we had received three proposals
staff envisioned an RFP process with the intention of attracting a Master Developer to the airport
to help with both airport development and revitalization of south Fort Worth. The weight of the
proposals would rely upon immediate and long-term development, as well as job creation and
other economic stimulation.
Staff has developed a draft RFP and is ready to move forward with the process. On December
10, 2003 staff received a proposal from Mr. Haydn Cutler and Mr. Gary Havener who propose to
develop various facilities on the airport and have elected to not participate in the RFP process.
Staff consulted with the City Attorney's Office, which confirmed that since Spinks Airport is a
federally funded public use airport the City of Fort Worth cannot unduly deter development
proposals if the proposed development complies with the airport's master plan. Staff has
eviewed the proposal, which includes the development of:
• Executive Terminal/FBO Facility (6000 s.f.), 2004
• Corporate hangar facility (20,000 s.f.), 2004
• Warehouse Facility (30,000 s.f.), 2005
• Corporate hangar facility (20,000 s.f.) 2006
• Warehouse facility (30,000 s.f.), 2008
The developers have also proposed to pay the City of Fort Worth's 10% match for all future
airport improvement projects in exchange for rent or fuel flowage concessions. Assuming all
facets of this proposal are developed, the City of Fort Worth would realize the creation of 94
new jobs and an increase in the capital infrastructure at Spinks worth over 6.4 Million dollars.
Previous proposals have included significant development after the assumption of the FBO. The
most recent one, Lone Star Jet Center (Anthony Properties) breached their contract and turned
the operations back over to the City within the first six months. The development was not
realized since there was no requirement for it to occur before assuming services. The
Cutler/Havener proposal includes the requirement for the new development to be on the ground
prior to assuming the FBO Services. Based on that proposal, the City would continue providing
FBO Services until such time as a final Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the new facility. At
that time the services would be transferred to the new facility under private sector management.
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No- 8563
January 20, 2004
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 2 of 2
SUBJECT: SPINKS AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL (UPDATE)
Staff proposes to begin negotiations with the Cutler/Havener group while also disseminating the
RFP for privatization of the airport. This would provide staff the opportunity to weigh proposals
from other developers while continuing to negotiate with Mr. Cutler and Havener. Assuming the
negotiations Mr. Cutler and Havener are successful, staff would remove the F130 portion of the
RFP from the privatization process and present their proposal to the Capital Improvements and
Infrastructure Committee prior to going to full council.
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City Manager
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