12/27/05 Leistiko/Capital Improvement PlanKalispell City Airport
James H. Patrick, City Manager
Fred A. Leistiko, Airport Manager
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
Telephone (406) 250-3065 Fax - (406) 758-7758
Gary M. Gates, FAA, Helena Airports District Office
Jim Greil, Chief, Airports / Airways Bureau, MT Aeronautics Division
RE: Capital Improvement Plan for 2006-2011
Kalispell City Airport
Gentlemen,
The CIP you sent to the City of Kalispell in your December 9, 2005 memorandum does
not reflect the CIP estimates we generated for you in May of this year. It appears the originally
generated projects have been reduced, cut back, or eliminated. Therefore, I would like to again
clarify the City's vision for the airport expansion project.
The backlog of land purchases and the North End Surfacing Project are the first grant
requests the City of Kalispell will submit after the KGEZ radio towers situation has been
mitigated. This grant request alone will equal nearly $2.2 million, plus the estimated $691,000 for
possible tower relocation assistance. We call this portion year one (YI).
Since we have been able to acquire several tracts of land thus far, we have been able to
establish land pricing for the balance of the necessary land acquisitions. The remaining land
purchases are estimated at $3.1 million and would be accomplished in year two (Y2). The actual
construction of the runway, taxiway, and apron area is estimated at $3.23 million and would be
accomplished in year three (Y3).
The acquisition of snow removal equipment, hangar development, refueling equipment,
and SIZE building are all scheduled in year four (Y4) at an estimated cost of $1.0 million.
We realize that plugging YI in and proceeding with this CIP is still up in the air and can
not proceed until the tower situation is mitigated. However, what bothers us about your
projections are the shortfall of nearly 50% of this project. If these are the new funding limits, then
the project size and scope needs to be revisited and portions eliminated or scaled back. The only
other alternative would be to seek funding through other channels, which we do not wish to do at
this time.
Would you please verify whether or not the revised table you sent out represents the
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Fiscal
Year
Description
of
Improvements
Last
Paving
Project
PCI
Total
Estimated
Costs
Federal
Share
95%
State
Share
Participation
Sponsor
Share
5%
ACIP Codes
Priority
Number
P
I C
T
Rating
Year
2006
2006 PROJECTS
PL
PL
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$ 20.000
$ 19,000
$
$ 1,000
2006 PROJECTS -TOTAL
$ 20,000 1
$ 19,000
1 $
$ 1,0w
2007
2007 PROJECTS
ST
LA
DV
40
Phase I radio station removal
$ 591,114
? $ 561,558
$
$ 29,556
$ f
$
$
$
2007 PROJECTS -TOTAL
$ 591,114
$ 561,558
$
$ 29,556
2008
2008 P
ST
LA
DV
40
Phase I radio station removal
$ 1,210,526
$ 1,150,000
$
$ 60,526
$
$
$
$
2008 PROJECTS - TOTAL
$ 1.210.526
$ 1.150.000
$
$ 60,526
2009
2
ST
LA
DV
40
Phase 2A tower mitigation land
$ 1,210,526
$ 1,150,000
$
$ 60.526
$
$
$
$
2009 PROJECTS - TOTAL
$ 1,210,526
1 $ 1,150,000
$
$ 60,526
2010
2010 PROJECTS
ST
LA
DV
40
Phase 2B - Land
$ 1,387,388
$ 1,318.019
$
$ 69,369
CA
RW
CO
64
Reconstuct Runway, TIN, Apron - Engineering
$ 244.191
$ 231,981
$
$ 12,210
$
$
$
$
2010 PROJECTS - TOTAL
$ 1,631,579
$ 1,550,000
$
$ 81,579
2011
2011 PROJECTS
CA
RW
CO
64
Reconstruct Runway
$ 1,210,526
$ 1,150,000
$
$ 60,526
2011 PROJECTS -TOTAL
$ 1,210,526
$ 1,150,000
$
$ 60.526
Total
Federal
State Sponsor
Estimated
Share
Share Share
Summary Costs
95%
Participation 5%
Total of Five Year Capital Improvements $ 5,874,271
$ 5,580.557
$ - $ 293,714
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Montana Department of Transportation Jim Lynch, Director
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Aeronautics Division Brian Schweitzer, Governor
2630 Airport Road
PO Box 200507
Helena MT 59620-0507
December 9, 2005
RE: Capital Improvement Plan for 2006 -2011
Dear Airport Sponsor:
The Montana Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division through a grant from
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has developed Capital Improvement Plans
(CIP's) for National Plan of Integrated Airports System (NPIAS) airports in Montana.
Attached please find a copy of the final Capital Improvement Plan for your airport for the
years 2006 through 2011.
We requested that each airport prepare a CIP in April 2005. The initial CIPs were
gathered and reviewed. Annual project costs for requested capital improvements
statewide were compared against estimated available FAA funds. Typically, the
requested capital improvements each fiscal year far exceeded available funds. During
the 2006-2011 period, estimated capital improvement costs exceeded estimated
available funds by approximately forty million dollars ($40,000,000).
Most of Montana's public use general aviation airports receive Non -primary Entitlement
(NPE) funds annually. Currently, the maximum annual dollar amount of NPE funds an
airport can receive is $150,000. We assume that this will not change during the 2006-
2011 period. Sponsors can accrue NPE funds for four years. For example, if you
receive $150,000 annual NPE funds in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, you have a total of
$600,000 in available NPE funds. NPE funds can be transferred from one Sponsor to
another. If you have not used any of these funds by October 1, 2009 (start of federal
fiscal year 2010), either by transfer or on a project, the $150,000 from year 2006 (or any
remaining portion thereof) will no longer be available to you. These unused funds will
likely be used for airport improvements 'in another state. Transferring of NPE funds to
another Montana Sponsor that needs additional funds to complete necessary airport
improvements improves the aviation infrastructure in the State of Montana, rather than
elsewhere.
Additional FAA funding sources (other than NPE) include State Apportionment (SA)
funds and discretionary funds. These funds are typically used for larger, higher priority
projects which generally cannot be funded with NPE funds. Demand for these funds is
significant.
Because capital improvement costs were much greater than estimated funding levels, it
was determined that projects required to keep existing facilities (typically pavements
and lighting systems) in good condition and projects required to bring the new Part 139
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airports into compliance would be given high priority. Also, several locations across the
State have major, multi -year improvement projects currently underway which were
given a high priority. The attached CIP may differ from your initial CIP due to these
statewide priorities and funding constraints.
Please review your CIP and begin making plans to complete the projects listed during
the time frame indicated. If you have not done a project in recent years, you will most
likely be required to select an engineering consultant to assist you with your projects.
Please contact the FAA personnel listed below if you need to select an engineering
consultant.
Your input was vital to this important planning process to prioritize and budget Federal
and State funds for airport improvements throughout Montana. We appreciate
and effort you put into providing information to us. If you have any questions or if we
can provide you with further information please let us know. The contact persons are:
Gary Gates (406) 449-5230 FAA, Helena ADO
2725 Skyway Dr., Ste 2
Helena, MT 59602
John Styba (406) 449-5279 FAA, Helena ADO
2725 Skyway Dr., Ste 2
Helena, MT 59602
Jim Greil (406) 444-2506 Division of Aeronautics
P.O. Box 200507
Helena, MT 59620-0507
Sincerely,
d a Gates,
Helena Airports District Office
dim Greil, Chief - Z
Airports / Airways Bureau
MT. Aeronautics Division
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