Ordinance 119

METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION

ORDINANCE No. 119
RELIEVER AIRPORTS RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE

Adopted by Commission: June 16, 2014 Effective Date: July , 2014

Ordinance No.119 Reliever Airports Rates and Charges Ordinance Effective July 1, 2014

METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION ORDINANCE NO. 119
RELIEVER AIRPORTS RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE

An ordinance of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (“Commission”) amending the rental rates and other charges for property at the Commission’s minor and intermediate use airports (“Reliever Airports”) as provided by Minn. Stat. § 473.651, by amending and restating Ordinance No. 114 (which amended and restated Ordinance 107, which amended and restated Ordinance No. 101, which amended and restated Ordinance No. 87) to modify the facility acquisition fee.

WHEREAS, consistent with federal policy, the rental rates and fees are intended to assist the Commission in attaining its long-term goal of making the Reliever Airports as financially self- sustaining as possible; and

WHEREAS, having received and considered extensive public input and having fully considered the state and federal legal requirements concerning the rates that may be charged to users of these Reliever Airports; and

WHEREAS, this Ordinance No. 119 (“Ordinance”) will interchangeably be referred to as “Ordinance No. 119,” as “Ordinance No. 114 as amended,” as “Ordinance No. 107 as amended,” as “Ordinance No. 101 as amended,” and as “Ordinance No. 87 as amended”;

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission does ordain:

SECTION 1 – DEFINITIONS

1. 1.1  Based Aircraft. An aircraft that is registered in the State of Minnesota with the Department of Aeronautics as being based at one of the Reliever Airports.

2. 1.2  Based Tenant. A Storage Tenant or Commercial Tenant. This does not include subtenants.

3. 1.3  Commercial Tenant. A Tenant that has entered into a commercial lease with the Commission at a Reliever Airport and that is authorized to do one or more of the following: sale, repair or storage of aircraft; sale of parts and accessories; sale of flight or ground instruction; flying for charter or hire; providing fueling and lubrication services; aircraft rental; or other activities deemed commercial and approved by the Commission.

4. 1.4  Commission. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, a public corporation organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 500, Laws of Minnesota 1943 and amendments thereto.

5. 1.5  CPI. The consumer price index identified as the All Urban Consumers – Midwest Region.

6. 1.6  Director of Reliever Airports. The Commission’s administrative officer responsible for the Reliever Airports.

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7. 1.7  Executive Director. The Commission’s chief executive officer or a designated representative.

8. 1.8  Flying Club. An entity defined by Minnesota Statutes § 360.013, subd. 18 or Minnesota Rules § 8800.4100, subd. 2, or as either are amended.

9. 1.9  Fuel. Aviation gasoline and any other gasoline, petroleum product, fuel, or other substance used in the propulsion of aircraft, automobiles, trucks and other ground vehicles.

10. 1.10  Full Service Commercial Operation or Fixed Base Operator (“FBO”). An aeronautical commercial operation that is authorized to engage in the sale of products, services, and facilities to aircraft operators including at a minimum, the following aeronautical activities at the airport: aircraft refueling to include jet fuel, AvGas, and aircraft lubricants; aircraft line services; airframe and power plant maintenance; aircraft storage/hangars rentals and tiedowns; passenger, crew, and aircraft ground services, support and amenities. FBOs may also provide optional services as approved by the Commission, which may include: flight training, aircraft rental, aircraft charter or air taxi, avionics sales and service.

11. 1.11  Gross Sales Thresholds. Those amounts of annual Reportable Year Net Gross Revenue set forth in Section 2.2.a. that establish when the rates in Chart B apply to a Commercial Tenant.

12. 1.12  Immediate Family Member. A spouse, parent, child, brother or sister (including half- relations and step-relations, but excluding in-law relations) of the Tenant.

13. 1.13  Jet-A Fuel. A kerosene based fuel designed for use in turbine engine aircraft, regulated by the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”). For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org.

14. 1.14  Leased Area. That area defined in the description of Premises section in the Tenant’s lease.

15. 1.15  Military Aircraft. Aircraft owned and/or operated by components of the military forces of the United States of America or of the State of Minnesota.

16. 1.16  Military Tenant. A Storage Tenant that is any component or branch of the military forces of the United States of America or of the State of Minnesota.

17. 1.17  Net Gross Revenue. Gross Receipts or Gross Sales, as defined in a Commercial Tenant’s lease, less exclusions, as allowed by the Commercial Tenant’s lease.

18. 1.18  Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Agreement. A license agreement granted by the Commission for the purpose of conducting a business on the airport that is non- aviation, yet provides a complementary product or service to airport users. Examples of complementary products/services include aviation insurance companies, restaurants,

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aviation legal services, auto rental and limousine services, travel agencies, delivery/courier services, flight physicals, and aviation museums.

19. 1.19  Related Entity. An entity within which a Storage Tenant can prove, via written documentation, that he or she holds an equity interest.

20. 1.20  Reliever Airport. Any intermediate use or minor use Reliever Airport now or in the future owned and/or operated by the Commission, including: St. Paul Downtown, Flying Cloud, Anoka County-Blaine, Crystal, Airlake and Lake Elmo.

21. 1.21  Reportable Year. The time period from October 1 through September 30, which is used to determine which Gross Sales Thresholds apply.

22. 1.22  Repositioning Flight. An outbound flight from a Reliever Airport with an intermediate stop at another Reliever Airport in order to pick up passenger(s) or cargo prior to continuing with the flight to the final destination; or an inbound flight to a Reliever Airport as an intermediate stop in order to drop off passenger(s) or cargo prior to continuing with the flight to another Reliever Airport, provided a landing fee is paid for the landing at the other Reliever Airport.

23. 1.23  Signatory Airline. Operator of aircraft that pays for use of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport pursuant to a use fee agreement and, where applicable, a Commission ordinance.

24. 1.24  Special Rent Assessment. Fees charged by the Commission and paid by Tenants to offset the costs of Reliever Airport projects or services which benefit the Tenant, including, but not limited to sewer, water, other utilities, pavement installation or rehabilitation.

25. 1.25  Storage Tenant. A Reliever Airport Tenant that has entered into an aircraft storage lease with the Commission.

26. 1.26  Tenant. Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity that leases property from the Commission at a Reliever Airport. This definition and the rents and fees in this Ordinance apply even if the lease has expired and the property continues to be occupied by a holdover Tenant.

SECTION 2 – RENTS

1. 2.1  Storage Tenant Per-Square-Foot Ground Rent

   Storage Tenants shall pay the rate per square foot of Leased Area per year stated on the attached Chart A.

2. 2.2  Commercial Tenant Rent

   Commercial Tenants shall pay ground rent and percentage rents as specified below, by paying the applicable amount in Section 2.2.a. or 2.2.b., whichever is greater. However, if a Commercial Tenant has less than one hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($114,000) of Net Gross Revenue in the preceding Reportable Year, then a Commercial Tenant

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shall pay ground rent as stated on the attached Chart A and zero percentage rent, or the amount in Section 2.2.b. (see also Chart C), whichever is greater, as determined on a monthly basis, during the calendar year following the Reportable Year.

1. Ground Rent and Gross Sales Thresholds

   If a Commercial Tenant that is authorized to conduct a Full Service Commercial Operation has one hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($114,000.00) or more but less than four hundred fifty-four thousand dollars ($454,000.00) of Net Gross Revenue in the preceding Reportable Year, or one hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($114,000.00) or more but less than two hundred twenty-seven thousand ($227,000.00) dollars if such Commercial Tenant is at Airlake, Lake Elmo, or Crystal, then the Commercial Tenant shall pay ground rent at the rate per square foot of Leased Area per year stated on the attached Chart B and no percentage rent, or the amount in Section 2.2.b. (see also Chart C), whichever is greater, as determined on a monthly basis, during the calendar year following the Reportable Year.

   If a Commercial Tenant, at any Reliever Airport, that is authorized to conduct less than a Full Service Commercial Operation has one hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($114,000.00) or more but less than two hundred eighty-four thousand dollars ($284,000.00) of Net Gross Revenue in the preceding Reportable Year, then the Commercial Tenant shall pay ground rent at the rate per square foot of Leased Area per year stated on the attached Chart B and no percentage rent, or the amount in Section 2.2.b. (see also Chart C), whichever is greater as determined on a monthly basis, during the calendar year following the Reportable Year.

   If a Commercial Tenant fails to submit a monthly report of Net Gross Revenue as required by Section 2.3.b.3. for the purpose of determining the applicable Gross Sales Thresholds, that Gross Sales Threshold will be determined based upon the lowest three (3) months of reported Net Gross Revenue during the current Reportable Year.

   Beginning January 1, 2013, the Gross Sales Thresholds will be adjusted annually according to the CPI.

2. Percentage Rent

   A Commercial Tenant shall pay to the Commission 1.5% of its annual calendar year Net Gross Revenue, plus the rate per square foot of Leased Area per year as stated on attached Chart C.

2.3 Rent Payments
a. Storage Tenant Per-Square-Foot Ground Rent

Storage Tenants shall pay Per-Square-Foot Ground Rent, pursuant to Section 2.1, annually in advance on or before the effective date of their lease, unless otherwise notified by the Commission in writing of different payment dates. Rent

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is calculated as the total of the rate stated in Chart A multiplied by the square footage of Leased Area, rounded to the nearest penny.

b. Commercial Tenants

1. Ground Rent

   Commercial Tenants shall pay ground rent in advance by the last day of the calendar month for the upcoming calendar month, unless otherwise notified by the Commission in writing of different payment dates. Monthly rent is one-twelfth of the annual rent, which is calculated as the total of the appropriate rate stated in the attached Rent and Fee Schedule multiplied by the Commercial Tenant’s square footage of Leased Area, rounded to the nearest penny.

2. Percentage Rent

   Commercial Tenants shall simultaneously pay percentage rent and submit percentage reports by the last day of the calendar month for the previous calendar month, unless otherwise notified by the Commission in writing of different payment dates.

3. Monthly Report

   Each Commercial Tenant shall submit a report of Net Gross Revenue by the last day of each calendar month for the previous calendar month, unless otherwise notified by the Commission in writing of different reporting dates. Commercial Tenants shall submit this report no matter which rate chart is applicable or how much, if any, Net Gross Revenue occurred.

4. Year End Reconciliation

   As soon as practical after the end of each calendar year, the Commission shall reconcile the total rent paid against the total rent due. The total rent due shall be the sum of payments due under the applicable provisions of Section 2.2 on an annualized basis, whichever is greater. If insufficient rent was paid, the Commercial Tenant shall pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of invoice.

2.4 Applicability of Rates

Unless otherwise specified by the terms of Tenant’s lease, the rental rates in this Ordinance replace the rent provisions in the Tenant’s lease with the Commission.

If the lease is expired or terminated or if the Tenant abandons the property prior to expiration or termination of the lease, the Tenant is not released from responsibility for ground rents, percentage rents and corresponding reports, or any other payments due to the Commission.

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SECTION 3 – FUEL FLOWAGE FEES

3.1 Fueling
a. Authorization

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Tenants shall not dispense Fuel unless fueling is specifically authorized by the Commission in writing.

b. Compliance

Fueling shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations. Fueling is prohibited in areas that pose a hazard to public safety as determined by the Commission.

2. 3.2  Fuel Flowage Fees

   Tenants who are authorized to dispense Fuel, shall pay the applicable Fuel flowage fees as described in this Section 3.2 and in Charts D1 and D2 for every gallon of Fuel purchased from all suppliers that is delivered to the Reliever Airport, including Fuel purchased by subtenants, licensees or subsidiaries of Tenant or subsidiaries, licensees or subtenants of a subtenant, and dispensed under the Tenant’s authority to dispense Fuel. Military Tenants are not required to pay the Fuel flowage fees required by this Section 3.2. Tenants who are authorized to dispense Fuel shall not pay Fuel flowage fees applicable to Fuel purchased by operators of Military Aircraft.

   1. Jet A Fuel

      Tenants at St. Paul Downtown Airport, at Flying Cloud Airport, and at Anoka County-Blaine Airport who dispense Jet A fuel shall pay Fuel flowage fees at the rate per gallon as set forth in Chart D1.

      Tenants at Crystal Airport, Lake Elmo Airport, and Airlake Airport who dispense Jet A fuel shall pay Fuel flowage fees at the rate per gallon as set forth in Chart D2.

   2. 100 Low Lead Fuel

      Tenants at the Reliever Airports who dispense 100 low lead fuel shall pay the applicable Fuel flowage fees at the rate per gallon as set forth in Chart D2.

3. 3.3  Payments and Reports

   Tenants who are authorized to dispense Fuel shall simultaneously pay Fuel flowage fees and provide reports to the Commission by the last day of each calendar month for Fuel supplied to the Tenant, subtenants, licensees or subsidiaries of Tenant or subsidiaries, licensees or subtenants of a subtenant, during the previous calendar month, unless otherwise notified by the Commission in writing of different payment dates. The reports shall state fueling activity for the calendar month, including the number of gallons of Fuel supplied to the Tenant, subtenants, licensees or subsidiaries of Tenant or subsidiaries,

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licensees or subtenants of a subtenant, broken down by Fuel type; the dates on which the Fuel was supplied, the number of gallons dispensed, broken down by Fuel type; the meter readings on the pumps for the beginning and end of the calendar month, and any other information relating to the fueling activity requested in writing by the Commission. Tenants who are authorized to dispense Fuel shall report all fueling activity, whether or not a landing fee was due.

The Tenant shall attach to the report copies of invoices from the Fuel supplier that are signed and dated by the person who supplied or delivered the Fuel to the Tenant.

If the lease is expired or terminated or if the Tenant abandons the property prior to the expiration or termination of the lease, the Tenant is not released from the responsibility for payments and reports of Fuel flowage fees due to the Commission.

Military Tenants are not subject to the requirements of this Section 3.3.

SECTION 4 – ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, AND ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE AIRPORT LANDING FEE

4.1 Landing Fee
a. Payment of Landing Fee

The operators of all fixed-wing aircraft that use Jet-A Fuel, including those that are Based Aircraft, other than operators of Military Aircraft, shall pay a landing fee for each landing of such aircraft at St. Paul Downtown Airport in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then current estimated compensatory field and runway use fee charged to Signatory Airlines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; provided that the landing fee shall be no less than the amount set forth in the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

The operators of all fixed-wing aircraft that use Jet-A Fuel, including those that are Based Aircraft, other than operators of Military Aircraft, shall pay a landing fee for each landing of such aircraft at Flying Cloud Airport and Anoka County- Blaine Airport in an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the then current estimated compensatory field and runway use fee charged to Signatory Airlines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; provided that the landing fee shall be no less than the amount set forth in the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

Operators of fixed wing aircraft that use Jet-A Fuel shall not be required to pay this landing fee when conducting pilot check flights or maintenance flights required by the federal government; other operations conducted as a requirement of the federal government; flight training touch-and-go operations; operations conducted by those providing medical services, such as transportation of organs or patients in the course of business; Lifeguard flights; Repositioning Flights; or other similar operations approved by the Executive Director.

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b. Collection

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All landing fees shall be paid to an FBO at the respective Reliever Airport prior to release and clearance of such aircraft for departure from the respective Reliever Airport or paid on a monthly basis to such FBO if pre-arranged with the FBO, except a Based Tenant may pay the Commission directly if approved by the Director of Reliever Airports.

c. Late Fees

Any landing fee payment not received from the FBO or Based Tenant within thirty (30) days of the due date shall accrue interest at the rate of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month, measured from the due date until paid in full.

4.2 Reports and Payments

1. Reports

   FBOs at the St. Paul Downtown Airport, Flying Cloud Airport, and Anoka County- Blaine Airport shall, by the last day of each calendar month, report to the Commission the number of all aircraft using Jet-A Fuel that have landed at the respective Reliever Airport the previous calendar month and that have parked at apron areas assigned to and under the control of such FBO or reported their landing to such FBO. Based Tenants approved by the Director of Reliever Airports shall, by the last day of each calendar month, report to the Commission the number of all aircraft, operated by the Based Tenant and using Jet-A Fuel, that have landed at the St. Paul Downtown Airport, Flying Cloud Airport, and Anoka County-Blaine Airport the previous calendar month. Reports shall include the type of aircraft by Federal Aviation Administration approved gross certificated maximum landing weights, the number of landings and take-offs made by such aircraft during the month of reporting, and the landing fee charge due and owing in respect to such aircraft.

2. Payments

   Together with such report, the FBO and any Based Tenant approved by the Director of Reliever Airports shall remit to the Commission payment of all landing fees reported and to be paid pursuant to this Ordinance, whether or not collected from the aircraft operator.

SECTION 5 – SUBLEASE FEE

5.1 Applicability

Storage Tenants, other than Military Tenants, who have entered into a sublease license agreement with the Commission and who sublease space within a hangar shall pay an applicable Sublease Fee, as set forth in Chart E of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule, for each aircraft for which the Storage Tenant subleases space.

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5.2 Exemptions

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Storage Tenants are not required to pay a Sublease Fee for aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the respective Storage Tenant’s name, or in the name of a Related Entity or Immediate Family Member, and that are stored within the particular hangar. Storage Tenants shall provide written documentation, satisfactory to the Commission, to justify any such exemptions.

5.3 Payments

Storage Tenants shall pay the annual Sublease Fees on a quarterly basis, with payment for January, February, and March due by May 1 of that calendar year; April, May, and June due by August 1 of that calendar year; July, August, and September due by November 1 of that calendar year; and October, November, and December due by February 1 of the following calendar year.

The Storage Tenant will be required to pay a pro-rata portion of the annual Sublease Fee for each quarter during which any sublease activity occurs and for each aircraft for which the Storage Tenant subleases space during that quarter, regardless of whether the sublease activity continues for the entire quarter.

SECTION 6 – NON-AVIATION/COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESS LICENSE FEE

Commercial Tenants who have entered into a Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Agreement with the Commission shall pay a Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Fee as set forth in Chart F of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

SECTION 7 – FACILITY ACQUISITION FEE

7.1 Applicability

Tenants, other than Military Tenants, who acquire an existing facility on a Reliever Airport shall pay a Facility Acquisition Fee, at the time of lease transfer, of 50% of the per square foot ground rent annual rate set forth in Chart A of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule. Storage Tenants shall pay the lesser of the 50% rate applied per square foot of total Leased Area, or applied per square foot of 125% of the building footprint. Commercial Tenants shall pay the rate per square foot of building footprint area. However, if the Leased Area of any lease includes a Fuel system, the total area required for the Fuel system, inclusive of regulatory setbacks, shall be included in the calculation of the Facility Acquisition Fee.

Under no circumstance shall the Facility Acquisition Fee be less than the Administration Fee for a standard assignment, as set forth in Chart G of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

The Facility Acquisition Fee will apply to a lease transfer under the “Transfer” section, as amended, of lease forms entered into after January 1, 2008, and will apply to any assignment of the lease, for any reason, with or without consideration, including:

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•   A change of ownership or voting control, including a change in the name(s) on the lease, where there is a change of 50% or more (e.g., if only one name is on the lease, and that party wishes to add an additional name, a 50% change would occur, and the fee would apply);

•   A transfer for estate-planning purposes (e.g., into a trust), or as a result of death;

•   A change in name(s) (e.g., as a result of divorce), where the disposition change

  is a result of a court order, and there is a change of 50% or more;

•   A transfer as part of a bankruptcy; or

•   A transfer through a contract for deed.

7.2 Exception
The Facility Acquisition Fee will not apply in the following situation:

 A transfer to an Immediate Family Member, including a transfer to an Immediate Family Member for estate-planning purposes (e.g., into a family trust), or a transfer to an Immediate Family Member as a result of death.

SECTION 8 – ADMINISTRATION FEE

1. 8.1  Applicability

   An Administration Fee, as set forth in Chart G of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule, shall be paid by a Tenant or prospective Tenant, other than Military Tenants, for costs associated with the review and processing of lease requests and transactions.

   An Administration Fee is applicable to all requests and transactions that require Commission authorization or consent, with the exception of the following: the generation of a new lease executed at the time of construction in a new building area; the renewal of an existing lease; the execution of a sewer and water amendment; a lease amendment to correct a discrepancy in the lease; or the execution of a lease transfer or new lease if a Facility Acquisition Fee, as described in Section 7, applies. Commission staff shall determine the type of lease request or transaction and the corresponding Administration Fee.

2. 8.2  Additional Amounts

   Commission staff may charge an additional amount, sufficient to cover its costs, if the costs associated with the review and processing of a lease request or transaction exceed the amount of the Administration Fee, such as for a transaction involving significant legal work. If the Commission assumes the responsibility for issuing building permits in the future, the Commission reserves the right to charge an additional amount, sufficient to cover the costs of the permitting process.

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SECTION 9 – WAITING LIST FEE

9.1 Applicability

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Any prospective Tenant, other than a prospective Military Tenant, wishing to have a name held on a list for future hangar space that has been identified to be completed within three (3) years in the Commission’s capital improvement program shall pay a Waiting List Fee as set forth in the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

9.2 Fee Administration and Refundability

The Waiting List Fee amount paid will bear simple interest at the Commission’s average annual percentage rate of return for the period during which the Waiting List Fee remains with the Commission. The Waiting List Fee will remain with the Commission until a lease is offered to the prospective Tenant, or until the Tenant or prospective Tenant requests the name be removed from the list. The Waiting List Fee, plus any interest, will apply toward the first year building area assessment, if the area is developed by the Commission and the prospective Tenant signs a lease with the Commission, or refunded fully, with interest, to the prospective Tenant, if the area is developed by a developer and the prospective Tenant enters into a lease with that developer.

If the prospective Tenant is offered a lease and rejects the offer, but wishes to remain on the list, the prospective Tenant will be placed at the bottom of the list, and the Waiting List Fee will remain with the Commission until another lease is offered to the prospective Tenant. The Waiting List Fee is fully refundable, with any interest, under the following circumstances: (1) the prospective Tenant dies, the decedent’s name is removed from the list, and the decedent’s estate requests a refund of the Waiting List Fee; (2) the prospective Tenant has not been offered a lease, has not rejected an offer, requests the name be removed from the list, and the Waiting List Fee has been paid in full for more than three (3) years; or (3) the prospective Tenant has lost an airman’s medical certificate, and requests the name be removed from the list. The Waiting List Fee is refundable at 50%, without interest, within the first three (3) years, if the Waiting List Fee has been paid in full and the prospective Tenant requests the name be removed from the list.

SECTION 10 – FLYING CLUBS

1. 10.1  Flying Club Activities

   Flying Clubs shall be responsible for the activities of their members. Flying Clubs shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local requirements for Flying Clubs and aeronautical activity.

2. 10.2  Flying Club Records

   The Commission shall have access to all Flying Club records, including but not limited to the Flying Club’s financial records, any tax statements, records relating to membership

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and any flight instruction conducted in club aircraft. The Commission shall also have access to the logbooks of all Flying Club members.

10.3 Flying Club Reports

Flying Clubs shall submit to the Commission a copy of all reports other than taxes, required by the state or federal government for Flying Clubs within thirty (30) days of the due date to the state or federal government. Failure to provide the reports to the state or federal government, whether or not waived by the governmental entity, does not release the Tenant from the obligation to provide the reports to the Commission as required under this Ordinance.

SECTION 11 – AUDITS

1. 11.1  Subleasing

   The Commission has the right, upon reasonable request, to inspect the Tenant’s hangar and audit the number of aircraft using space within the hangar, to determine the number of aircraft, if any, for which the Tenant subleases space. This provision does not apply to Military Tenants.

2. 11.2  Fuel Flowage Fees

   The Commission has the right at any time during the business day, upon reasonable request, to inspect the Tenant’s Fuel pumps, Fuel supplier invoices and business records to ascertain the veracity of Tenant’s reports.

   The Commission may at any time require an inventory and audit of the Tenant’s dealings in Fuel to be made by an auditor designated by the Commission. If, as a result of such inventory and audit, a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more is disclosed in the Tenant’s Fuel flowage reports or payments, the cost of such audit shall be borne by the Tenant. The Tenant shall remit payment to the Commission for any amounts underreported, plus interest according to Section 12.2.

3. 11.3  Landing Fees

   The Commission has the right at any time during the business day, upon reasonable request, to inspect the records of FBOs as to operations from the apron area assigned to and under the control of each such operator or the records of a Based Tenant, to ascertain the veracity of the landing fee reports. Such records shall be organized in date order and shall include itemized transactions and operations that document landing fees, including aircraft registration numbers. Upon the Commission’s request, the FBO or Based Tenant shall provide the logbooks that document any exception to landing fees

due. If, as a result of such inspection and audit, a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more is disclosed, the cost of such audit shall be borne by the FBO or Based Tenant. The FBO or Based Tenant shall remit payment to the Commission for any amounts underreported, plus interest according to Section 12.2.

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11.4 Other Records

The Commission has the right, upon reasonable request, to audit Tenant’s books and records as authorized by Tenant’s lease.

SECTION 12 – PENALTIES

1. 12.1  Sublease Violation

   If the Commission determines that a Tenant is subleasing space within a hangar in violation of the Tenant’s lease or sublease license agreement, the Tenant shall pay a penalty of two (2) times the current rate set forth in Chart E of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule, retroactive to January 1 of the current calendar year, for each aircraft for which the Tenant is subleasing space in violation of the Tenant’s lease or sublease license agreement.

2. 12.2  Interest on Late Payments

   For any rents or fees due under this Ordinance, a Tenant shall pay a penalty for late or delinquent payments of twelve percent (12%) per annum on any past due balance calculated from the date the amount is due until the close of the business day upon which the delinquent payment is received by the Commission.

3. 12.3  Misdemeanor

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be punished by sentence within the parameters of the maximum penalty for misdemeanors set forth in Minn. Stat. § 609.03, or as may be amended.

4. 12.4  Other Actions Not Precluded

   The penalties prescribed under this Ordinance in no way preclude the Commission from taking any other civil action authorized under the Tenant’s lease or by law.

SECTION 13 – RENTS AND FEES ADJUSTMENT

13.1 Annual Rate Adjustments

1. Storage Tenant Per-Square-Foot Ground Rent

   Storage Tenant per-square-foot ground rent will be adjusted on the anniversary date of the Storage Tenant's lease during each applicable year, according to the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

2. Commercial Tenant Rent

   Commercial Tenant rents in the Rent and Fee Schedule will be adjusted on January 1 of each year, according to the attached Schedule.

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c. Fuel Flowage Fees

Fuel flowage fees will be adjusted on January 1 of each year, according to the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

4. Sublease Fees

   The Sublease Fee will be adjusted on January 1 of each year, according to the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

5. Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Fee

   The Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Fee will be adjusted on January 1 of each year, according to the attached Rent and Fee Schedule.

2. 13.2  Post 2017 Adjustments

   If the rents and fees in Charts A, B, C, D, E, F, and G of the attached Rent and Fee Schedule are not modified by the Commission before December 31, 2017, the rents and fees shall be increased in the same manner and at the same percentage rates per year until the Commission determines other rates and fees. This means that the operations and maintenance component of the ground rent rates in Charts A, B, and C shall be increased at three percent (3%) per year, and the preservation component of the ground rent rates in Charts A, B, and C shall be increased at five percent (5%) per year; the Fuel Flowage Fees and the Sublease Fee shall be increased at four percent (4%) per year; and the Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Fee and the Administration Fee shall be increased at three percent (3%) per year.

3. 13.3  Commission Action

   The Commission may reevaluate and adjust the rates and fees set forth in the attached Rent and Fee Schedule by Commission action. In making a decision to adjust rates, the Commission shall consider state and federal mandates and policy (e.g., in light of security mandates or extraordinary environmental costs), as well as the requirements of this Ordinance. Written notice will be provided to Tenants of public meetings to address rents and fees and of any new rents and fees adopted by the Commission.

SECTION 14 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

14.1 Additional Tenant Charges

1. Assessments and Other Fees

   This Ordinance has no applicability to assessments or other fees that the Tenant is required to pay on the date this Ordinance takes effect. All such assessments and fees remain in effect.

2. Special Rent Assessment
   The Commission is authorized to charge Special Rent Assessments to Tenants

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consistent with Minn. Stat. § 473.651 for Reliever Airport projects or services, over and above those contemplated by a Tenant’s lease, which benefit the Tenant, charged on a basis uniform and consistent with those of other Tenants at the Reliever Airports. The Commission's Executive Director is authorized to create procedures to implement Special Rent Assessments. Such procedures shall include notice to affected Tenants and opportunity to comment prior to imposition of any such assessment.

2. 14.2  Provisions Severable

   If any part or parts of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. The Commission declares it would have passed the remaining parts of this Ordinance without the unenforceable provisions.

3. 14.3  Notice

   Any notice required by this Ordinance is sufficient if delivered in person, sent by U.S. mail to the last address on file with the Commission, or transmitted by facsimile to the last facsimile number on file with the Commission.

4. 14.4  Amendment
   Ordinance No. 107 is amended and restated on the date this Ordinance takes effect.

5. 14.5  Effective Date
   This Ordinance is effective July 1, 2014.

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RENT AND FEE SCHEDULE
Chart A – Per-Square Foot Ground Rent (annual rate per square foot)

2012 2013 2014

2015 2016 2017

St. Paul Flying Cloud AnokaCounty Crystal Airlake
Lake Elmo

0.623 0.643 0.664 0.685 0.531 0.548 0.566 0.585 0.531 0.548 0.566 0.585 0.465 0.480 0.496 0.513 0.399 0.413 0.427 0.441 0.399 0.413 0.427 0.441

0.708 0.731 0.604 0.624 0.604 0.624 0.530 0.547 0.456 0.471 0.456 0.471

Chart B – Commercial Ground Rent without percentage (annual rate per square foot)

2012 2013

2014 2015 2016 2017

St. Paul Flying Cloud AnokaCounty Crystal Airlake
Lake Elmo

0.457 0.472 0.488 0.504 0.521 0.393 0.406 0.420 0.434 0.448 0.393 0.406 0.420 0.434 0.448 0.347 0.359 0.371 0.383 0.397 0.235 0.243 0.252 0.261 0.271 0.235 0.243 0.252 0.261 0.271

0.538 0.464 0.464 0.410 0.280 0.280

Chart C – Commercial Ground Rent with percentage * (annual rate per square foot)

2012 2013

0.307 0.318 0.294 0.304 0.202 0.209 0.202 0.209 0.176 0.182 0.176 0.182

2014 2015 2016

2017

0.364 0.349 0.242 0.242 0.212 0.212

St. Paul FlyingCloud AnokaCounty Crystal Airlake

0.329 0.340 0.315 0.326 0.217 0.225 0.217 0.225 0.189 0.196 0.189 0.196

0.352 0.337 0.234 0.234 0.204 0.204

Lake Elmo
Chart D1 – Fuel Flowage Fees for Jet A at STP, FCM, and ANE (rate per gallon)

St. Paul Flying Cloud Anoka County

2012 2013 0.132 0.100

0.132 0.100 0.132 0.100

2014 2015 2016 2017 0.104 0.108 0.112 0.117

.0.104 0.108 0.112 0.117 0.104 0.108 0.112 0.117

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Chart D2 – Fuel Flowage Fees for 100 Low Lead; and for Jet A at LVN, MIC, and 21D (rate per gallon)

2012

St. Paul 0.132 FlyingCloud 0.132 AnokaCounty 0.132

2013 2014 2015 2016

0.137 0.142 0.148 0.154 0.137 0.142 0.148 0.154 0.137 0.142 0.148 0.154 0.109 0.114 0.118 0.123 0.109 0.114 0.118 0.123 0.109 0.114 0.118 0.123

2017

0.160 0.160 0.160 0.128 0.128 0.128

Crystal Airlake Lake Elmo

0.105 0.105 0.105

* Plus applicable percentage rate on annual calendar year Net Gross Revenue per Section 2.2.b.

Chart E – Sublease Fee (annual rate per aircraft) 2012 2013 2014

2015 2016 205.29 213.50

410.58 427.00

2017 222.04

444.08 888.16

Single Engine / Turbo Prop / Reciprocating Twin Engine / Turbo Prop / Reciprocating Turbo Jet Engine

182.50 189.80 197.39 365.00 379.60 394.78 730.00 759.20 789.57

821.15

854.00 (monthly rate)

Chart F – Non-Aviation/Complementary Business License Fee

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 All Reliever Airports 173.89 179.11 184.48 190.01 195.71

Chart G – Administration Fee ** (rate per request or transaction)

2017 201.59

2017 121.72

281.70 214.47 214.47 121.72

2012 2013
105.00 108.15 111.39

243.00 250.29 257.80 185.00 190.55 196.27 185.00 190.55 196.27 105.00 108.15 111.39

Approval of Tenant Modification to Leased Area

Consent to Sublease – Commercial Lease Standard Amendment Standard Assignment Standard Termination

2014 2015 2016 114.74 118.18

115.00

118.45

122.00

125.66

129.43

133.32

Consent to Leasehold Mortgage and Subordination Agreement

265.53 273.50 202.15 208.22 202.15 208.22 114.74 118.18

** Plus additional amount, if applicable, per Section 8.2.

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Other Fees

Minimum Landing Fee at STP, FCM & ANE Waiting List Fee

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$20.00 $500.00