TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Mark Witsoe, Airport Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Amending Fees at the Napa County Airport
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution amending the County's Policy Manual Part III, Fees, Part 30 Airport, effective July 1, 2024, increasing hangar and storage room fees by 2.3%. (Fiscal Impact: $15,850 Revenue; Airport Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Airport Enterprise Fund is financially self-sufficient, receiving no financial support from the County's General Fund. Staff is requesting an amendment to Napa County's Policy Manual, Part III: Fees, Part 30 Airport, in order to ensure the continued financial viability of the Airport Enterprise Fund. A summary of the requested amendment of Part III: Fees, Part 30 Airport, of the County of Napa Policy Manual, as outlined in Exhibit A of the attached resolution, is as follows:
* Increases Sec. 30.060 Hangar Rental Fees and Sec. 30.090 Airport Storage Room Fees. The 2.3% increase to monthly rates, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, based on the June 2022 to June 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, will apply to County-owned hangars and storage rooms, along with ground leases for privately-owned portable hangars.
* Change in Description Sec. 30.040 Airport Landing Fees for Commercial Operations. The fee description for aircraft weighing above 15,000 pounds was updated to include the word "additional", to align with existing fee collection assessments.
* Increase Sec. 30.050 Tiedown Rental Fees from $75 to $80 per month.
* Addition of a new storeroom to Sec. 30.090 Airport Storage Room Fees.
The proposed increase to the hangar and storage room rates using the Consumer Price Index will increase Airport revenues in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 by approximately $15,850. The rates for the subject hangars at the Napa County Airport have traditionally been within range of other co...
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