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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 4.
For Meeting of:April 23, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Airport Update
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Hodgman,Airport Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Airport update on various items such as Air Service, Terminal Modernization, Taxilane Charlie and
Industrial Site Development.
ITEM BUDGETED: Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Economic Development
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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Airport Update to City Council
Robert Hodgman, Airport Director
Yakima Air Terminal — McAllister Field
April 23, 2024
Topics
• Air Service
• Terminal Modernization
• Taxilane Charlie
• Industrial Site Development
Air Service
• The second set of flights have been popular
• Early morning departure = 9,600 passengers
• Late night arrival = 7,300 passengers
• Passenger volumes
• 2023 prior to added flights = 35,000 or 3,500 per month
• 2024 thru February = 26,690 or 6,672 per month
• Financial analysis
• Three of four months costs were higher than revenue = - 111,263
• This is primarily due to load factors
Air Service Strategy
• Maintain full support for Alaska flights
• Expand advertising budget
• Continue work to add a destination/air carrier
• Prepare the airport terminal for another air carrier
• Continue work to restore the kitchen and adjacent cafe/barista
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Terminal Modernization Strategy
• Complete phase 1A construction this year.
• Finalize kitchen renovation
• Solicit vendor to operate kitchen/cafe, and coffee stand
• Design phase 1B, 2, and 3 with one architect firm to ensure cohesive
design
• Frontload phase 1B design to enable an Airport Terminal Program
grant application this fall
• Seek CERB grant application to match phase 1B construction (2025)
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Taxilane C
• Striping completed last week
• Advertising in Yakima Herald to interested developers
• 2024 lease rate $0.22/square foot -> projected 2025 rate $0.25/square foot
Taxilane C Taxilane C spurs
Industrial Site Development
• Funding is provided for pre-development WA State Department of Commerce: The Industrial Site
planning grants to develop large Readiness grant program is created to boost the state's
manufacturing sites portfolio of project-ready sites and accelerate private
• Studies related to specific site issues investment.
including traffic, archaeological,
topographical, geotechnical, cultural or
business attraction planning for
underdeveloped rural areas are eligible
• This work, if funded, will make
development on this site more desirable
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to industry 56.3 acres
• The City is applying for $250K to conduct
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environmental analysis, cultural resource 32.4acres 68.9 acres
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Contact :
Robert Hodgman
Airport Director, Yakima Air Terminal
Robert.Hodgman@yakimawa.gov
509-575-6260