MOLINE - The City of Moline Committee of the Whole and the Quad City International Airport Authority
Board of Commissioners will consider a new Intergovernmental and Boundary Agreement at their
respective meetings on Tuesday, February 19th. The City of Moline and the Metropolitan Airport
Authority (Airport) recognize the mutual benefit of economic development around the Airport and south
of the Airport property. In addition to the Hampton Inn and other businesses currently located on Airport
property, development of a Holiday Inn Express has been proposed and is in negotiation.
The City and the Airport have had various agreements in effect over the past 15 years pertaining to
development, utilities and annexation. Included in said agreements is a 1998 Memorandum of
Understanding that transferred the Airport's ownership of its entire water and sewer system to the City
and allowed the Airport and its tenants to pay in-City rates for water and sewer service, and a 2004
annexation agreement that permitted a certain portion of the Airport property to be annexed to allow for
the City's growth south of the Airport. The City and the Airport have determined that these previous
agreements form the foundation of a strong relationship and will be strengthened and clarified by this
agreement and serve to foster further development on or near Airport property. This Agreement
addresses some unresolved issues as to development on the property, to establish a boundary around the
Airport to ensure that the Airport remains autonomous and unincorporated, to provide for cooperation in
continuing development of the southwest corner of the Airport property, and to continue cooperation
between the City and the Airport in the future. This Agreement includes provisions for the Airport's
voluntary annexation of land containing the current Hampton Inn and the land on which the proposed
Holiday Inn Express is to be located, as well as a cost-sharing arrangement between the City and Rock
Island County for the hotel-motel tax revenues. The Agreement will also provide a framework for further
expansion of the Airport Industrial Park for non-aeronautical commercial and industrial uses.
"This agreement between the City and the Airport Authority, subject to formal approval of each governing
body, exemplifies the strong working relationship that has existed for many years, and solidifies this bond
for future economic development opportunities for many years to come," said Lew Steinbrecher, City
Administrator for the City of Moline and Bruce Carter, Director of Aviation for the Quad City International
Airport.
Board of Commissioners will consider a new Intergovernmental and Boundary Agreement at their
respective meetings on Tuesday, February 19th. The City of Moline and the Metropolitan Airport
Authority (Airport) recognize the mutual benefit of economic development around the Airport and south
of the Airport property. In addition to the Hampton Inn and other businesses currently located on Airport
property, development of a Holiday Inn Express has been proposed and is in negotiation.
The City and the Airport have had various agreements in effect over the past 15 years pertaining to
development, utilities and annexation. Included in said agreements is a 1998 Memorandum of
Understanding that transferred the Airport's ownership of its entire water and sewer system to the City
and allowed the Airport and its tenants to pay in-City rates for water and sewer service, and a 2004
annexation agreement that permitted a certain portion of the Airport property to be annexed to allow for
the City's growth south of the Airport. The City and the Airport have determined that these previous
agreements form the foundation of a strong relationship and will be strengthened and clarified by this
agreement and serve to foster further development on or near Airport property. This Agreement
addresses some unresolved issues as to development on the property, to establish a boundary around the
Airport to ensure that the Airport remains autonomous and unincorporated, to provide for cooperation in
continuing development of the southwest corner of the Airport property, and to continue cooperation
between the City and the Airport in the future. This Agreement includes provisions for the Airport's
voluntary annexation of land containing the current Hampton Inn and the land on which the proposed
Holiday Inn Express is to be located, as well as a cost-sharing arrangement between the City and Rock
Island County for the hotel-motel tax revenues. The Agreement will also provide a framework for further
expansion of the Airport Industrial Park for non-aeronautical commercial and industrial uses.
"This agreement between the City and the Airport Authority, subject to formal approval of each governing
body, exemplifies the strong working relationship that has existed for many years, and solidifies this bond
for future economic development opportunities for many years to come," said Lew Steinbrecher, City
Administrator for the City of Moline and Bruce Carter, Director of Aviation for the Quad City International
Airport.
