The Indianapolis Airport Authority used its Oct. 17 meeting to approve a block of routine and capital items. The board voted unanimously on each listed item; individual motions and brief staff presentations appear below.

Sale and easement for road widening
- Action: Approved a uniform property/easement acquisition offer to the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, Marion County, through its Department of Public Works, for land and temporary easement along Girls School Road related to a road‑widening project.
- Details: The transaction covers approximately 0.862 acres of land, 0.298 acres of preexisting right‑of‑way land, and 0.2026 acres of temporary easement; total consideration recorded at the meeting: $69,859 (board memo and packet show the amount as $69,859). The authority said the parcel lies outside the airport’s airport‑overlay/aeronautical area and therefore does not require FAA approval.

Foreign‑Trade Zone (FTZ) operator approvals
- Action: Approved FTZ operator agreements and grantee sponsorship letters for two applicants.
- Veil USA: Designation for a 22,800‑square‑foot facility on Fortune Circle Drive in Indianapolis; 5 full‑time employees currently; grantee fees reported at $24,000.
- MaxiForce Inc.: Designation for a facility in Anderson on Abraham Drive, just under 20,000 square feet; 7 full‑time equivalent employees currently, with 4 additional employees expected after activation; grantee fee reported at $24,000.

Audit engagement
- Action: Authorized engagement of an external firm to audit the authority’s financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $157,500. Staff said the engagement follows the Finance & Audit Committee’s recommendation from its solicitation process.

On‑call snow removal
- Action: Awarded an on‑call snow‑removal services contract for airport parking lots to Rask and Associates as the lowest responsive bidder. The contract is an initial three‑year term with two one‑year options; staff said operating‑budget funds are available and three‑year average historic cost is just under $104,000 per year.

Bus charger design work (DLZ)
- Action: Authorized use of DLZ’s on‑call contract to design installation of additional bus chargers and modifications to allow faster charging when multiple buses charge simultaneously. Staff said contract authority was being used near the executive director limit and will be processed per practice.

Restroom renovation (Phase 1)
- Action: Awarded construction contract for phase 1 of terminal restroom renovations to Abel Construction Company in the amount not to exceed $7,256,093 plus a 10% construction contingency of $725,609.30 (grand total $7,981,702.30).
- Details: Phase 1 covers non‑secure side restrooms (ground transportation center, pick‑up/return areas, baggage claim and other landside restrooms). Staff said the package attracted more bidders in the rebid and that the work was re‑packaged to improve contractor interest.

Other items and notes
- The board introduced General Ordinance 03‑2025, the annual rates and charges ordinance for airport facilities and services for calendar year 2026; introduction only, public hearing and formal adoption scheduled at a future meeting.
- Staff thanked employees and noted recent recognitions, including a JD Power award; the board’s next meeting was announced for Nov. 21, 2025, at 8 a.m.

All items above were taken from staff memos or brief staff presentations and were approved by roll call without recorded dissent. Where staff provided quantitative details at the meeting (square footage, employee counts, contract amounts), those figures are recorded below; if an item’s board memo referenced additional legal or grant conditions, staff said they would follow those program requirements.