8.A.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 04/21/2020
- From:
- Barney Helmick, Airport Director
Information
TITLE
Flagstaff Airport Parking
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff Recommendation: To select one parking design concept and approve staff to proceed with engineering designs. Staff is also looking for discussion on airport patron cost for a pay-to-park program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Flagstaff Airport has a free parking program with 398 parking spaces in the existing terminal lot. This lot served the airport from 1993 to 2018 only exceeding capacity during holidays, and summer peak months. In 2019, new air service to Denver and Dallas increased our passenger counts by 78%. Year-to-date figures show enplanements are up 94%. The increase has resulted in a daily average of over 500 cars parking at the airport. Airport Staff was tasked, by the City Council and City Manager’s office, to come up with a plan to meet the current and future needs for our airport parking.
When the City completed the Airport Master Plan in 2018, the plan identified a location for future parking expansion, and identified parking growth compared to passenger levels. The location, as well as the entire Airport Master Plan, was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Plan identified 396 marked parking spaces, and a recommendation for long term parking needs to reach 962 public, employee, and rental car parking spaces.
Facilities Project Manager under a Job Order Contract reached out to Peak Engineering to develop three concept parking lots on the Master Plan identified location. Staff will provide three concepts sharing the pros and cons of each during this council meeting. We are seeking guidance on proceeding with a final lot choice and to provide engineering plans for the final build. We are also looking to discuss the paid-to-park program and possible pricing for patrons.
When the City completed the Airport Master Plan in 2018, the plan identified a location for future parking expansion, and identified parking growth compared to passenger levels. The location, as well as the entire Airport Master Plan, was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Plan identified 396 marked parking spaces, and a recommendation for long term parking needs to reach 962 public, employee, and rental car parking spaces.
Facilities Project Manager under a Job Order Contract reached out to Peak Engineering to develop three concept parking lots on the Master Plan identified location. Staff will provide three concepts sharing the pros and cons of each during this council meeting. We are seeking guidance on proceeding with a final lot choice and to provide engineering plans for the final build. We are also looking to discuss the paid-to-park program and possible pricing for patrons.
INFORMATION:
Council Goal: Transportation and Public Infrastructure.
Flagstaff Regional Plan
Policy T.3.4. Actively manage parking, including cost and supply, to support land use, transportation, and economic development goals.
Goal T.10. Strengthen and expand the role of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport as the dominant hub for passenger, air freight, public safety flights, and other services in northern Arizona.