Redlands Municipal Airport Business Plan
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Acknowledgements It is with appreciation for the sponsorship and oversight of this study that the Mayor and the following members of City Council and City Staff are acknowledged: Mayor: Paul W. Foster Mayor Pro Tem: Jon Harrison Council Member: Pat Gilbreath Council Member: Paul Barich Council Member: John E. James City Manager: N. Enrique Martinez Quality of Life Director Chris Boatman Redlands Municipal Airport Business Plan Final Technical Report Prepared for: City of Redlands, California Prepared by: R.A. Wiedemann & Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 621 ! Georgetown, KY 40324 ! (502) 535-6570 ! FAX (502) 535-5314 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMAY ......................................................................................................... E-1 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Understanding & Key Issues ............................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Desired End Products ........................................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Report Outline ...................................................................................................... 1-4 SECTION 2: AIRPORT MISSION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE 2.1 Current Airport Mission ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Airport Accounting and Business Practices ......................................................... 2-2 2.3 Current Airport Management Structure ............................................................... 2-4 2.4 Summary and Preliminary Observations ............................................................. 2-8 SECTION 3: EXISTING AIRPORT CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Airport Location................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Demographic Characteristics ............................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Airport Facilities .................................................................................................. 3-3 3.4 Competitive Market Assessment ......................................................................... 3-8 SECTION 4: BASELINE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS 4.1 Historical Revenues ............................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Historical Expenses .............................................................................................. 4-4 4.3 Baseline Forecast of Operating Revenues and Expenses .................................... 4-7 4.4 Non-Operating Expenses ................................................................................... 4-10 SECTION 5: BUSINESS PLAN ALTERNATIVES 5.1 Airport Branding .................................................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Flight School/University or College Partnering .................................................. 5-4 5.3 Hangar Development ........................................................................................... 5-5 5.4 Airport Events ..................................................................................................... 5-7 5.5 Attraction SASOs and Aviation Support Businesses .......................................... 5-9 5.6 Increased Business Aviation Use ...................................................................... 5-11 5.7 Non-Aviation Land Development..................................................................... 5-12 5.8 Rates and Charges Adjustments ........................................................................ 5-14 5.9 Fuel Sales by City ............................................................................................. 5-15 5.10 Summary Impact of Revenue Enhancement Strategies on Potential Demand . 5-16 SECTION 6: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Recommended Administrative and Policy Actions ............................................. 6-1 6.2 Revenue Enhancement Recommendations ........................................................ 6-11 6.3 Impact on Revenues and Expenses ................................................................... 6-23 6.4 Summary Recommendations ............................................................................. 6-28 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) SECTION 7: AIRPORT COMMUNITY VALUE 7.1 Economic Activity Generated By REI ................................................................. 7-1 7.2 Existing Value of Airport Property and Facilities ............................................... 7-3 7.3 Summary of Airport Community Value .............................................................. 7-6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2-1 – Airport Organization Chart ......................................................................... 2-5 Figure 3-1 – Airport Location and Service Area ............................................................. 3-1 Figure 3-2 – Existing Airport Layout .............................................................................. 3-3 Figure 3-3 – Landside Buildings...................................................................................... 3-6 Figure 4-1 – Historical Operating Revenues by Category ............................................... 4-3 Figure 4-2 – Comparison of Historical Operating Revenue Category Splits .................. 4-4 Figure 4-3 – Historical Operating Expenses by Category. .............................................. 4-6 Figure 4-4 – Percentage Shifts in Operating Expenses .................................................... 4-6 Figure 5-1 – Potential Solar Farm Locations ................................................................. 5-14 Figure 5-3 – Impact of Revenue Enhancement Strategies on Potential GA Demand ... 5-16 LIST OF TABLES Table 3-1 – Historical Population Trends ........................................................................ 3-2 Table 3-2 – Historical Per Capita Personal Income Trends ............................................. 3-2 Table 3-3 – Redlands Municipal Airport Runway Data .................................................. 3-4 Table 3-4 – REI Landside Building Inventory ................................................................ 3-6 Table 3-5 – Facility Comparison ................................................................................... 3-11 Table 3-6 – Services Comparison .................................................................................. 3-12 Table 3-7 – Rates and Charges Comparison .................................................................. 3-13 Table 4-1 – Historical Revenues ...................................................................................... 4-2 Table 4-2 – Rental Income: 2011-2015 ........................................................................... 4-3 Table 4-3 – Historical Expenses ...................................................................................... 4-5 Table 4-4 – Comparison of Operating Revenues & Expenses ........................................ 4-6 Table 4-5 – Baseline Forecast of Operating Revenues and Expenses ............................. 4-9 Table 4-6 – Grants and Capital Spending ...................................................................... 4-10 Table 4-7 – Airport Historical Debt Payments .............................................................. 4-10 Table 4-8 – Baseline Net Deficit ................................................................................... 4-11 Table 4-9 – Airport Net Revenues at Lower Debt Payment .......................................... 4-11 Table 4-10 – Redlands Municipal Airport ACIP ........................................................... 4-12 Table 5-1 – County Hangar Development Model ............................................................ 5-7 Table 5-2 – Private Development of Hangars .................................................................. 5-7 Table 5-3 – Impact of Revenue Enhancement Strategies on Potential GA Demand ..... 5-16 Table 6-1 – Conventional Hangar Breakeven with FAA Grant .................................... 6-15 Table 6-2 – Ten Unit T-Hangar Breakeven with FAA Grant ........................................ 6-15 Table 6-3 – Private Development of Hangars ................................................................ 6-16 Table 6-4 – Recommended Plan .................................................................................... 6-24 Table 6-5 – Recommended Plan Net Revenue (Deficit) ............................................... 6-25 Table 6-6 – Recommended Plan Non-Operating Expenses ........................................... 6-26 Table 7-1 – Direct and Induced Economic Impacts: Redlands Municipal Airport ......... 7-3 Table 7-2 – Redlands Municipal Airport Replacement Value ......................................... 7-4 Table 7-3 – Depreciated/Existing Airport Value ............................................................. 7-5 APPENDIX Appendix 2A – City Council Airport Responsibilities ................................................. 2A-1 Appendix 3A – SWOT Analysis................................................................................... 3A-1 Appendix 3B – Airport Lease Analysis .........................................................................3B-1 Appendix 3C – Survey of Airport Users & Businesses .................................................3C-1 Appendix 4A – Trend Lines vs. Baselines .................................................................... 4A-1 Redlands Municipal Airport Business Plan May 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Redlands