Applications for leases of ground and/or facilities in the Airport, or for permission to carry on any commercial aeronautical activity or any other aeronautical related commercial activity in the Airport, with the necessary permits and licenses, shall be filed with the Airport Manager in writing along with an application processing fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). The applicant shall submit all information and material necessary, or requested, to establish to the satisfaction of the City that the applicant will qualify and will comply with these rules and regulations. The application shall be signed and submitted by a party authorized to sign for the business. A listing of names, including all interested parties, shall be submitted with the application.
(a) Minimum Application Information/Format. The City shall not accept or take action on a request until after the interested party submits, in writing, a proposal which sets forth the scope of the proposed operation(s). The application shall include:
(1) The legal name and address of the applicant.
(2) The proposed land use, facility and/or activity.
(3) The names and qualifications of the personnel to be involved in conducting such activity.
(4) The financial responsibility and ability of the applicant and operator to perform and provide the activity sought for a minimum of three months.
(5) The tools, equipment, services and inventory, if any, proposed to be furnished in connection with such activity.
(6) The requested or proposed date for commencement of the activity and the term of conducting the same.
(7) The estimated cost of any structure or facility to be furnished, the proposed specifications for the same and the means or method of financing such.
(8) The specific types and amounts of insurance proposed in accordance with minimum requirements for the activity.
(9) Names and a financial statement of proposed guarantors of the lease.
(10) Submission of a pro forma operating statement for first year.
(b) Supporting Documents. The applicant shall submit the listed supportive documents to the Airport Manager. Other documents and information may be requested by the Airport Manager.
(1) Financial statement: A current financial statement certified or prepared by a certified public accountant.
(2) Assets: A written listing of the assets owned or proposed to be purchased which will be used in the business in the airport.
(3) Credit report: A current credit report covering all areas in which the applicant has done business up to the past ten years.
(4) Authorization for release of information: A written authorization for the FAA and CAB and all aviation or aeronautic commissions, administrators or departments of all states in which the applicant has engaged in aviation business to supply the Airport Manager with all information in their files relating to the applicant or his operation. The applicant shall execute such forms, releases and discharges as may be requested by any of these agencies.
(5) Aircraft: Copies of aircraft registration(s) and/or lease agreement(s) showing the type and number of aircraft to be used by the applicant in his/her proposed activities.
(c) Action by City Manager. The City Manager shall convene a committee comprised of the Airport Manager, the Chairman of the Airport Advisory Board, a city attorney and such other persons as the City Manager deems advisable to consider the application, negotiate the terms of a lease and/or license and thereafter make a recommendation to the City Manager.
(d) The City may lease any Airport property now or hereafter owned by the City on such terms and conditions as the City may prescribe by negotiation, public auction or sealed bids. All leases made pursuant to public auction or sealed bids shall be made to a responsible bidder at the highest and best rental bid, in accordance with normal bid procedures.
(e) The City shall be the sole authority in determining the financial capability and capacity of persons proposing activities on the Airport.
(f) If the City Manager is able to determine that an applicant meets all requirements and standards pertaining to the type of commercial activity for which a license is sought, the City Manager shall issue a license to the applicant; otherwise no license shall issue to the applicant. Licenses issued pursuant to this Chapter shall expire on the expiration date of the lease entered into between the City and the applicant related to the license. In the event the City terminates a lease entered into pursuant to this Chapter, the license related to such terminated lease shall expire at the same time such lease termination becomes effective.