b'PARKINGFLG 25FACTS&FIGURES Project: Transitioning to Paid Parking; New Economy Lot Location: Flagstaff (AZ) Pulliam Airport Key Components: Expanding parking capacity from 385 spaces to nearly 800; adding credit card system, access control gates & payment collection kiosks Project Cost: $5 million (including purchase & installation of equipment/infrastructure) Funding: Loan from citys general fundTimeline: Discussions began with city council in 2019; construction of new economy lot began in 2020; request for proposals for access control/revenue collection system issued fall 2022; contract signed in early 2023Go-Live Date: July 17, 2023Payment Collection Equipment & Software: Scheidt & Bachmann USAProject Management: Loven ContractingElectric Services: N.J. Shaum & Son Electric Communications Trade Partner: ExecuTechConstruction (Infrastructure for Paid Parking System): Joe Dirt ExcavatingConstruction (Economy Lot): Eagle Mountain ConstructionParking Rates: 1st hour is free, each additional hour costs $2; maximum daily rate is $6 for economy lot, $8 for terminal lotKey Benefits: More parking capacity for growing customer base; increased revenue for city-owned airport after project loan is repaid; new parking fees discourage long-term parking unrelated to air travel Upcoming Project: Repaving terminal lot is expected to start later this fallBeyond securing money to pay forMany larger airports in the region charge twice that, Gall notes. the parking improvements, FLG had toHowever, he hopes the new fees are high enough to discourage communicate the upcoming change topeople not flying out of FLG from parking at the airport indefinitely.passengers and the Flagstaff community. As expected, some travelers were not happy toWe will be going back to [city] council for some changes to lose free parking. But Airport Director Brianthe airport rules and regulations, to set an amount of time that will Gall and his team assured them that a smalldefine what an abandoned vehicle is, Gall told the Arizona Daily fee was worth the extra convenience ofBRIAN GALL Sun. Most airports define that as somewhere between 30 and knowing parking would be available.90 days. Our initial idea is to target 60 days for maximum parking length without prior approval.Small fee isnt marketing hype. The first hour of parking at FLG is still complimentary in both lots, and each additional hour costsProject Details$2. The maximum daily rate is $6 for the economy lot and $8 forParking has been a backburner topic at FLG since 2008, but it the lot closer to the terminal. Weekly rates are discounted to $36wasnt until 2019 that the project was kicked into high gear. Thats in the economy lot and $48 in the terminal lot. when airport leaders began discussions with the Flagstaff City AirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2023'