This project includes funds, in addition to other funds to be supplemental to the Iowa DOT Grant, for the completion of construction improvements in the following City and Airport-owned aircraft storage hangars, as follows:

Hangar 3A - Replace antiquated 1970's era florescent lighting fixtures in this hangar with energy efficient LED fixtures to allow the current tenant to be much more energy efficient; and,

Hangar 4 - This is the former Swieter Aviation Hangar, whereby these funds will be used to complete additional physical improvements in the restroom and office areas of this hangar, in addition to possibly any HVAC components for this immediate area of the hangar.

and,

Possibly minor roof repairs in Hangars 1 and 2 due to recent storms and rain fall and water intrusion coming into the bay area of the aircraft hangar.

This project grant comes to the City of Waterloo at no local cost to the City or Airport Dept.

This project, and similar to other and previous Iowa DOT CSVI funds, to overall provide physical improvements to City and airport-owned vertical buildings / structures.

Project should result in no adverse impact to the airfield and airport tenants. 

Pending bids received, project will eventually allow Airport Staff to provide another substantial series of improvements, and once all planned improvements are completed to this hangar structure, to provide for the future lease of this hangar - thereby increasing additional lease rent revenues to the airport as a department of the City.

Due to the lag time in order to bring this hangar to the condition that the City of Waterloo can lease this hangar, the City / Airport Department still needs to provide for some mold removal (NW corner storage areas, south elevated wall structure, and others) to ensure that the hangar structure is environmentally free of any  contamination or environmental hazards to City employees or future airport and and long-term hangar tenant employees.

As such, this project complies with the City of Waterloo's Strategic Plan, as follows:

Goal No: 3, and Strategy No: 3.1, 3.4 and 3.7.

Goal No: 4, and Strategy No: 4.5.

Implementation: 

Continue to work an existing and multi-year plan for making physical improvements to this hangar facility for the planned future lease for increasing revenue to the airport department.

Accountability:

Ensuring that the hangar is free of any and all potential environmental hazards prior to executing any future tenant lease agreement.

Communication:

City employees to ensure that the facility is suitable to meet the needs of future airport / hangar tenants.

This project will provide for another phase of improvements to the City and Airport owned vertical infrastructure (aircraft storage hangars) at the Waterloo Regional Airport.

This grant is fully funded at 100%, with no additional or external match required by the City or Airport Department.