Mr. Piccolo advised that the Master Plan presentation is a working draft and not the final master plan with periodic updates given to the Board under the agreement. This is the first update for review. He introduced Mr. Steve Henriquez and Mr. Howard Klein, from AECOM and stated that staff has been meeting on a frequent basis with Mr. Klein and his team to review all issues of the Master Plan. Mr. Klein advised the Board that the plans are nearly seventy percent complete and the recommended projects identified. They are currently refining the cost estimates on the identified projects and phasing will commence to develop the capital improvement plans for the financial consultant to assess the financial feasibility of the projects. The draft plan should be completed by the end of this year and forwarded to the FAA and FDOT for their review.
Mr. Klein presented a PowerPoint forecast working through each project in the Master Plan by area/function of the airport. All forecasts presented were developed and approved by the FAA prior to COVID. Presentation topics included forecasts, airfield projects, terminal projects, North Quadrant projects, roadway and parking projects and support facility projects. He reviewed passenger forecast numbers and scenarios for baseline, high and low growth projections and stated the enplanement projections going forward for SRQ are at 1.5%, which is faster than the FAA national rate at 0.9% for airports. The forecast projection for based aircraft is at 1.5% assuming the airport can accommodate the demand for hangar space by aircraft owners. He identified existing and future design aircraft for the airfield and reviewed aerials of AECOM's recommendations for various projects i.e., proposed runway shift & displacement of landing thresholds, proposed taxiway segment removal and replacement area, and proposed parcel or easement acquisitions areas. He reviewed relocation of the existing ASOS to take advantage of potential development at the north end of the airport.
From the PowerPoint, Mr. Klein reviewed additional terminal projects in the Master Plan including the Concessions/Holdroom Expansions, New Concourse A, the General Aviation Federal Inspection Services facility, Baggage Claim Expansion and Pedestrian bridge and concessions reconfiguration. He identified and discussed the terminal requirements for the projects by using Planning Activity Levels (PAL) for the facility's demand capacity. By this process, Concessions, Holdrooms, and Gates would need improvements earlier than the security checkpoint and baggage claim areas. He discussed expansion of the concourse going east of the current concourse at Gate B1 and configuration of the additional gates for new Concourse A. He discussed a possible general aviation FIS facility gate at lower cost. He reviewed a possible option for redevelopment of concession space near Dewar's to construct a passenger bridge that would improve the flow of passengers not checking baggage and not needing to enter the bag claim area. He reviewed various options for the north airfield including additional aprons, conventional hangars and t-hangars. He reviewed options for a roadway and parking project and discussed the ground transportation center and parking expansions within the Master Plan.
Following the presentation, Mr. Piccolo stated AECOM has done excellent work on the Master Plan and will continue going forward. We are looking at a twenty-year window and we will ensure costs of all improvements are prudent and functional. Chairman Incrocci thanked Mr. Klein and staff for a very well done presentation.
No Citizen Comments were offered.