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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Steve Andras, P.E., Airport Manager
DATE: January 17, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing a Limited Operator Agreement with Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC at the Aurora Municipal Airport.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval of a limited operator agreement between the City of Aurora and Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC.
BACKGROUND:
John David Northrop approached the Aurora Municipal Airport in December of 2022 requesting to operate his newly formed aviation dispatch school at the City's airport.
Northrop's dispatch school is in the final stages of licensing under the FAA's 14 CFR Part 65 for certifying Aircraft Dispatcher Courses.
DISCUSSION:
This operator agreement is for a term of one year and allows for four (4) successive one year extensions under the same terms. The agreement guarantees a minimum rent amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month or three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) per year.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The approval of this operator agreement will be beneficial to the City of Aurora by allowing the City to collect rent from this business. The approval of this agreement will also expand the aviation related training programs offered at the Aurora Municipal Airport.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of this Resolution.
cc: Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Authorizing a Limited Operator Agreement with Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC at the Aurora Municipal Airport for a period of One Year.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City owns, operates and maintains the Aurora Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC desires to operate an aviation dispatch school at the Aurora Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC has agreed to pay a minimum annual amount of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) for the privilege of conducting business at the Aurora Municipal Airport.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: The City Council of Aurora does hereby approve the Limited Operator Agreement between Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy, LLC and the City of Aurora.