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Item 1.D.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 09/12/2022 |
| Title: | Declaring Old Airport Terminal Seating Surplus |
| Presented by: | Kevin Ploehn, Director of Aviation and Transit |
| Department: | Airport |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review | Not Applicable |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council declare approximately 125 sets of the older Terminal seating as surplus equipment and allow the Airport to dispose of this seating via either direct sales or through negotiated sales in conjunction with advertised availability, and disposing of any remaining units via auction or salvage.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
The Airport has approximately 125 sets of Terminal seating that was utilized in the old Terminal Concourses. The Airport has and will purchase new seating for the new Concourse A and B. Additional sets of the older seating will continue to be utilized in the baggage claim and ticketing areas, and a few sets of seating will be kept as spares or for spare parts in order to maintain the older seating still in use. This surplus Terminal seating was mostly purchased in the 1980s and early 1990s and is in need of being replaced to accommodate some of the new features that the modern seating provides, such as built in charging stations and cup holders. Staff plans to reach out to the smaller airports in the region to see if they have any interest in the seating. As the new seating is put in place, the storage of the older seating is becoming problematic.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve declaring approximately 125 sets of old Airport Terminal seating as surplus equipment and allow the Airport to dispose of the seating by direct sale, negotiated sale, auction, or salvage; or
- Not Approve this action and advise staff on how to proceed.
FISCAL EFFECTS
The fiscal effect will be difficult to determine. New Terminal seating runs around $1,500 per set of seats. If $50 per set is achieved, it would amount to approximately $6,250 in revenue for the Airport, but that is mere speculation on the part of staff, as the market for used seating is unknown. Staff will strive to get the highest price and best return possible.