PUBLIC NOTICE OF CONFLICT ASSESSMENT MEETING BETWEEN CITY OF NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND CITY OF NAPLES
In compliance with the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act, sections 164.1053(1) and 164.1031(7), Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that a conflict assessment meeting (this "Conflict Assessment Meeting") between the City of Naples Airport Authority, an independent special district of the State of Florida (the "NAA"), and the City of Naples, a Florida municipal corporation (the "City"), will be held as described below:
Day/Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Place: Airport Office Building Conference Room located at 200 Aviation Drive North, 2nd Floor, Naples, FL 34104, at the Naples Municipal Airport (the "Airport").
Purposes: Discussion, assessment and attempt to agree upon a tentative resolution of multiple issues of conflict, including, without limitation, the following: (a) whether the City's attempts to exercise land use, zoning, and other authority over aeronautical land uses and activity at the Airport is preempted by federal law and contrary to Florida law; (b) whether the City may terminate or deem unenforceable the 99-year lease between the City and the Authority, dated December 3, 1969 (the "Lease") without first obtaining Federal Aviation Administration approval to close the Airport pursuant to federal law or first obtaining an Airport Operating Certificate and becoming an airport sponsor pursuant to federal law; (c) whether the City may terminate or deem unenforceable the Lease without the Authority's consent unless it first obtains Federal Aviation Administration approval for a change in ownership or governance of the Airport; (d) whether the City can obtain an Airport Operating Certificate and become an airport sponsor pursuant to federal law without obtaining the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration, which approval is subject to federal law, so long as the Authority does not consent to such actions by the City; (e) whether the City can obtain an Airport License pursuant to Florida law, if the Authority does not consent to such actions by the City; and (f) any other issue, argument, claim or dispute arising out of or related to laws affecting the Authority, the City or the Airport, the Lease or other agreements between the City and the Authority, regulation of aeronautical land uses and activity at the Airport and/or the respective rights and interests of the City and the Authority with respect to the Airport and related matters
Attendees: Executive Director of the Authority, City Manager of the City, legal counsel for both the Authority and the City and other appropriate personnel from the Authority and the City
This Conflict Assessment Meeting is open to the public, and all interested persons are invited to attend in person. All written, audio-visual and other materials distributed to the Authority by the public during this Conflict Assessment Meeting will become the property of the Authority and will be a public record. The agenda of this Conflict Assessment Meeting and any related information are available (i) on the NAA's website (https://www.flynaples.com/agendas-minutes-videos/) or (ii) by contacting the NAA by telephone (239-643-0733) or email (naa@flynaples.com).
Special Accommodations: Any person with a disability requiring auxiliary aids and services or other special accommodations to attend this Conflict Assessment Meeting may contact the NAA's Executive Assistant, Rosana Jaramillo, by telephone (239-643-0733) or email (rjaramillo@flynaples.com) with requests at least two (2) business days before the date of this Conflict Assessment Meeting.
NOTICE: Please be advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of the NAA with respect to any matter considered at this CONFLICT ASSESSMENT Meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
May 15 2026
LSAR0519224
