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AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDA TE SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT SCOPE OF WORK SAN MARCOS, TEXAS The principle objective of the San Marcos Municipal Airport Master Plan Update Is the preparation of planning documents and strategies for appropriate development of the airport, and a review of environmental and economic factors that may result from or influence such development. Satisfying this objective will provide a strategic action plan that will allow San Marcos Municipal Airport to continue to grow and meet the future aviation demands placed upon it by the City of San Marcos and the surrounding area within the real world limitations and constraints dictated by overall comfTIJnity needs. The planning study proposed is designed to achieve the optimum balance of the San Marcos area aviation needs as well as those of the airport neighborhood community, within acceptable economic, operational, environmental and safety parameters. In order to achieve this goal, and develop the fundamental framework that will achieve the stated objectives, many issues relating to comfTIJnity development, aviation demand and environmental issues must be addressed. The plan rTlJst provide technically sound, publicly acceptable concepts for development from which San Marcos can create policy for on and off airport implementation of future aviation facility improvements. The preparation of the proposed San Marcos Municipal Airport Master Plan Update will be based upon a number of technical and planning elements that are described in Section 1 . Scope of Wot1c, of this proposal. The elements are described and presented in an orderly manner that reflects, more or less, the general sequence in which they would be accof1fJHshed. Alrpon Malller Planning Concepts The development of the on airport land use and functional plans for San Marcos Municipal Airport are critical to the future development of the airport. At present, the airport is not totally developed or leased and has undeveloped land available for new projects. One of the principle tasks within the proposed study effort is to develop and analyze alternatives to airport development that wi/I maximize or optimize the space available for on-airport uses, and to also analyze possible options for adaptive reuse or redevelopment of existing faciHties or land areas. Additionally, the airport financial performance, leases, rates and charges and other aspects of airport business and management poRcies will be examined and recommendations prepared. There are many ways in which a project of this nature can be considered, and many methodologies which may be employed, ranging from a simplistic physical feature or facilities orientation to more abstract concepts which begin with consideration of regional aviation needs on a macro scale, with theoretical demand and conjectural pursuits that are heavily dependent on mathematical modeling and anticipated technological breakthroughs in aviation technology. It is our view that the most realistic and practical approach for San Marcos combines both methods and employs, to a significant degree, a judgmental process based upon the collective experience of the consultants, the FAA, the Airport Advisory Board, the City and the users -this is the planning team. This approach is particularly important to this project because of the social, economic, political and environmental factors present, and because of our philosophical approach to airport planning which stresses the planning process as opposed to the planning product, i.e. a report and a set of drawings. We beUeve that the principle benefit of undertaking a malll., plan Is the planning process, and that the use of the belli means of communication between the planning team and the alrpon environs will contribute materially to the success of the undert8lc/ng. In summaty, we envision the airport master planning effort as an interactive, dynamic and fully integrated