On December 21, 2009, the City Council approved a five-year Agreement with Jacobs Consultancy to provide General Airport Financial, Planning, and Development Advisory Services for the Billings Logan International Airport.  Amendment 1 will provide the Airport with both a Passenger Terminal and Land Use Planning Study.  The Terminal Study will provide staff with some guidance on how best to proceed with updating, expanding, and developing underutilized Terminal spaces to better serve the traveling public.  With the continuing growth of passenger traffic at the Airport, some of the hold room areas and all of the concourse restrooms are becoming extremely overcrowded.  Additionally, the deli area should be expanded to accommodate the peak customer demand times that can cause lines to form well into the concourse walkways.  The consultants will also look at the potential for remodeling the ticket counter area and adjoining operational space to possibly move the TSA's screening equipment out of the ticketing lobby. This Study will identify options for possibly making all of these improvements within the existing building envelope.  The Land Use Study will help staff to identify how to best utilize the limited developable land that the Airport has remaining, and put in place a plan to incrementally build the improvements needed through the Airport's Capital Improvement Plan.  The Amendment also updates the legal entity, since Jacobs Consultancy has assigned its rights, title and interest in the Agreement to LeighFisher, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary.  The Amendment will extend the Agreement for one year, since the current Agreement would expire in the middle of the work effort and slightly adjusts the standard billing rates, which is allowed in the base Agreement.  The Amendment documents are available for review at the City Clerk's office.

The City Council may:

• Approve Amendment 1 to the Agreement with LeighFisher for the Passenger Terminal and Land Use Planning Studies for the Airport and other items listed above; or
• Decline to approve Amendment 1 and not proceed with this planning effort for the Airport.

The total cost of Amendment 1 is $245,467.  The funds for this planning work are available in the Airport's Operating funds.

Staff recommends that the City Council approve and the Mayor execute Amendment 1 with LeighFisher for the amount of $245,467 to provide the Airport with Passenger Terminal and Land Use Planning Studies.