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Action to approve an amendment to the Civil Air Patrol, Inc. Lease Agreement.
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Summary:
This motion will authorize the City of Brookings to approve an amendment to the lease agreement with Civil Air Patrol, Inc. for the 2018 lease rate.
Background:
Organization: The Civil Air Patrol is an affiliate of the "SD Civil Air Patrol Wing." Their mission is to provide Cadet programs for leadership, aerospace education to interested students, and emergency services. There are 550 civil air patrol aircraft nationwide and 6 of the planes are in South Dakota. The plane is owned by the Air Force and the Wing Group provides funding for the hangar for the plane and fuel for some missions. The Brookings Civil Air Patrol has18 members (4 "senior" members who are over 21 years old, and 14 students between the ages of 12 and 18). They meet weekly with the students for education and leadership, and they hold other events such as search and rescue, training, annual conference, etc.
Funding: The Brookings City Council previously approved a 5-year lease agreement for the Civil Air Patrol, Inc. for the years 2015-2019 to lease approximately 1,040 square feet of the Brookings Airport Terminal. The City owns the airport terminal building, which had been vacant since commercial air service was discontinued. The original lease rate for 2016 was $175.53 per month plus 1/2 of the utilities.
Previously, the City Council adopted a reduced lease rate of $75.00 per month for 2016 and $77.25 per month for 2017, per requests from Civil Air Patrol due to their limited funding. The City received a request from Civil Air Patrol for a reduced lease rate for 2018. The local Civil Air Patrol Group pays for their own building rent, utilities and fuel. Their annual operating budget is approximately $3,000, which they raise through fundraisers such as washing planes, bussing tables at Pizza Ranch, etc. They do pay rent for the hangar for the plane at Pheasant's Fury and pur...
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