The council approved a consulting agreement and Task Order 1 with Bradley Engineering (sole RFQ respondent) to update the airport layout plan and perform an AGIS survey; staff recommended and council approved compensation not to exceed $348,400.

Council unanimously approved a large consent calendar that included FAA planning grants for the airport. A remote commenter urged the city to integrate a Sept. 2 regional water board letter about PFAS contamination into airport planning documents; department staff said planning exercises will be coordinated with ongoing PFAS investigations.

With 11 hangars sold, the commission debated building a 12- or 14-unit T-hangar pack, whether to site hangars on the flatter plateau (reducing grading costs) and the effect of AIP funding limits and new FAA share rules on phasing and taxiway work.

The council approved awarding the Runway 927-to-taxiway conversion to Hoar Construction for about $9.93M, authorized a $1.217M Wolpert amendment for construction management, and accepted a $1M FAA AIP planning grant to begin siting and design work for a new air-traffic-control tower.

Century West Engineering details 20-year master plan for McMinnville Airport's future expansion.

Airport master plan identifies critical updates for capacity and future aviation services.

County council unanimously adopted the Airport Capital Improvement Plan required by the FAA, which shows design in federal fiscal year 2026 and construction in 2027 for a county hangar. Council members pressed staff on estimated total costs, revenue projections and where remaining funds would come from beyond $900,000 already allocated from capital