HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-28614 - City Council - OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 26-28614
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN
AN AMOUNT OF $629,750.00, TRANSFERRED FROM THE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT FUND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE REIMBURSABLE
AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RUNWAY 16-34 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM
(CITY PROJECT NO. 106997); PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1.
In addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated appropriations in Municipal
Airport Capital Projects Fund in an amount of $629,750.00, transferred from the Municipal Airport Fund,
for the purpose of funding the Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for
improvements to the Runway 16-34 Instrument Landing System (City Project No. 106997) at Fort Worth
Meacham International Airport.
SECTION 2.
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or
void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way
impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance 27979-09-2025 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions
of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
Ordinance No. 26-28614
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SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Candace Pagliara (Aug 17, 20: "-/) :50:33 CDT)
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: June 23 2026
EFFECTIVE: June 23 2026
Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
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Mayor and Council Communication Map
155FTW RUNWAY 16-34 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT
FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Glideslope I I Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS)
FORT WORTH
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
7.5.2 55FTW RUNWAY 16-34 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT
DATE: 06/23/26 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 26-0535
DEPARTMENT: AVIATION
SUBJECT
(CD 2) Authorize Execution of a Non -Federal Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal
Aviation Administration in the Amount Up to $629,750.00 for Improvements to the Runway 16-
34 Instrument Landing System at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Adopt
Appropriation Ordinances, and Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget and Fiscal Years
2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize execution of a Non -Federal Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal
Aviation Administration in the amount up to $629,750.00 for improvements to the
Runway 16-34 Instrument Landing System at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport;
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Municipal Airport Fund in an amount of $629,750.00, from
available net position, for the purpose of transferring to the Municipal Airport Capital
Projects Fund;
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Municipal Airport Capital Projects Fund in an amount of
$629,750.00, transferred from the Municipal Airport Fund, for the purpose of funding the
Reimbursable Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements to
the Runway 16-34 Instrument Landing System (City Project No. 106997) at Fort Worth
Meacham International Airport; and
4. Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget and Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Capital
Improvement Program.
DISCUSSION
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) is to authorize execution of a
Non -Federal Reimbursable Agreement (RA) in the amount up to $629,750.00 with the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) for improvements to the Runway 16-34 Instrument Landing
System (ILS) at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (Airport).
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On May 30, 2025, the Aviation Department was informed by the Texas Department of
Transportation — Aviation Division (TxDOT) that funding is available for construction of
Runway 16-34 Rehabilitation and Runway Safety Area (RSA) improvements at the Airport. In
order to improve the RSA on the southwest side of the Airport, a new parallel Taxiway Tango
will be constructed. Due to the construction of this new taxiway, the existing glideslope
antenna and shelter for Runway 34 need to be relocated (see attached map).
On November 18, 2025, M&C 25-1083 authorized execution of an engineering services
agreement (city Secretary Contract (CSC) No. 64406) with Garver, LLC. (Garver), which
includes design and bidding support services for rehabilitation of Runway 16-34, RSA
improvements, construction of Taxiway Tango, and relocation of the ILS.
Since the ILS is FAA owned and maintained equipment, execution of an RA is necessary and
will consist of design and engineering review services from the FAA. It also includes the cost
of three (3) Navigational Aid (NAVAID) shelters due to the long lead time for procurement.
Even though the Project is only directly impacting a few components of the ILS, the FAA views
the closure of Runway 16-34 resulting from the Project as a Target of Opportunity to replace
and upgrade the entire ILS system. Not only is the current ILS system over twenty years old
and reaching the end of its service life, but replacing the entire system instead of just a few
components will ensure uniformity of the upgraded equipment. The FAA has agreed to
provide the new ILS equipment if the Aviation Department includes the installation and
construction of the equipment in the Project. The cost of the ILS equipment provided by the
FAA is estimated to be $2,100,000.00.
Funding is available in the net position of the Municipal Airport Fund for the Aviation
Department for the purpose of transferring to the Municipal Airport Capital Projects Fund for
the RA. Net Position beginning balance is $12,540,221.00 and the new balance will be
$11,910,471.00 after this M&C.
Funding for this RA was not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2030 Capital Improvement
Program due to the amount of the RA being unknown. A meeting to discuss the RA with the
FAA was held in February of 2026; however, the final amount was not provided until May of
2026. The action in this M&C will amend the FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program as
approved in connection with Ordinance 27979-09-2025.
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.
This contract will be with a governmental entity, state agency or public institution of higher
education.
FISCAL IN FORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are currently available from net position within the
Municipal Airport Fund and upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of
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the attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available in the Municipal Airport
Capital Proj Fund for the FTW FAA RA -7385 16-34 RHB ILS project to support execution of the
agreement. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Aviation Department has the
responsibility of verifying the availability of funds.
SUBMITTED FOR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY: Valerie R. Washington, # 6192
ORIGINATING BUSINESS UNIT HEAD: Roger Venables, # 5402
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Dale, # 5416
ATTACHMENTS
1. 55 FTW Runway 16-34 ILS RA Map [7.5.2.1 - 1 page]
2. ORD APP 55 55FTW Runway 16 34 Instrument Landing System Improvements Reimburs
(10) [7.5.2.2 - 2 pages]
3. ORD APP 55 55FTW Runway 16 34 Instrument Landing System Improvements Reimburs
(11) [7.5.2.4 - 2 pages]
4. CONFIDENTIAL REDACTED - 55 FTW Runway 16-34 ILS RA - Funds Availability [7.5.2.5 - 2
pages]
5. CONFIDENTIAL REDACTED - v255FTW Runway 16 34 ILS RA FID Table (1) [7.5.2.6 - 1 page]
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