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TASK 2.0 - SERVICE AREA DELINEA TION The service area, or area of geographic consideration for the proposed study can be defined in terms of the tendency of people to use air transportation facilities and aviation services. The methodology used to identify such market areas are complex and depend upon many forces, both internal and external to the metropolitan area, and are a function of growth in population, employment and services, industrial development, disposable income, and other components. For the proposed study, the study methodology proposed to be used wm be presented to the City, the airport advisory board, and other appropriate agencies prior to the actual delineation of primary market area. Task 2.1 Surface Access Surface transportation arteries and anticipated changes to the access systems are extremely important in market area delineations and will, to the extent possible, be considered through the year 2010. Task 2.2 AIrspace Airspace and air navigation within Southeast Texas terminal airspace structure will be a consideration in the delineation of the service or service area, future airport facility location/configuration. Because of the unique character of the Southeast Texas area, and because of the dramatic socio-economic changes that have occurred and are anticipated to occur, the determination of the role that San Marcos Municipal Airport is to play within the area system of airports is crucial to determination of future airport development plans. Task 3 will be devoted to such analysis and will establish the Airport's place in the aviation marketplace. TASK 3.0 - ROLE ASSESSMENT Task 3.1 Current Role A role assessment matrix will be prepared that utilizes fundamental attributes and criteria to rank the airport on a comparative basis with others in the region and in its role as a reliever airport. This matrix concept has been used in many other studies that required similar role assessments and analysis. Because the airport is presently in existence, the study will not consider airport site suitability as if it were a new location, but is intended primarily to provide the sponsor with a comprehensive view of the airport and its competitive position in present and future operating scenarios. The current role of the airport will be determined through a detailed investigation of current usage, including aviation activity, user profiles, airspace, share-of-the-market, and historical performance. FInancial performance of the airport, including that of airport businesses, will also be analyzed, and used as a metric of performance relative to future revenue production. Task 3.2 Future Role The term "role assessment" as used in this proposal means a process or methodology through which the future characteristics of airport activity can be determined, but within the constraints of specific conditions. The conditions will be defined through an analysis of the circumstances that may occur during the planning period. Based upon our preliminary investigation, at least three conditions will be devised as a basis for role determination. CondIt/on 1 will provide an analysis of San Marcos Municipal Airport's potential in a growing or expanding economy and will focus upon the airport's ability to maximize attraction of new business and aviation activity