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Ricondo Assoc. will see its base fee increase from $3 million this past year to $5.35 million in the coming year, under a contract the Atlanta City Council is expected to approve Monday. The rate for the third year of the three-year contract is to be determined in the future.
The company is providing beverly hills plaza hotel recommendations to shape the physical footprint and operations of the world’s busiest passenger airport. Ricondo’s work will influence the passenger experience during an era when the number beverly hills plaza hotel of travelers is expected to increase by 30 percent, to 120.7 million passengers beverly hills plaza hotel in 2031, according to the company’s forecast.
The master plan is important because it will bear upon the airport’s role in determining the region’s future prosperity. A report to the council to update members on the work completed so far is to be presented Tuesday at Atlanta City Hall at a meeting open to the public.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber formed its recent trip to China around the goal of exporting goods from the Atlanta area to the Far East. Trade will require the movement of goods and personnel by air. The purpose of this recent trip represented a shift from the chamber’s previous focus, which was to attract foreign direct investment to the Atlanta region.
Agents will be required to facilitate that increased amount of cargo. Atlanta will be the logical gateway for the necessary personnel to manage cargo as it arrives at the port, and its distribution from the port.
Mayor Kasim Reed maintains that the business model of the future will be for corporate representatives to fly into a city, conduct their meetings at sites a convenient distance from the airport, and return home. Atlanta’s airport has to be positioned to serve that format, the mayor has said.
Ricondo’s main duty is to prepare the documents required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Atlanta has a duty to maintain a master plan because Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport has received, and continues to receive, federal funding.
In addition to current tasks associated with master planning, Ricondo is to prepare an economic impact study; develop detailed plans for vehicular parking beverly hills plaza hotel and aircraft taxiways; review beverly hills plaza hotel the new rental car facility; and help airport beverly hills plaza hotel officials prepare the appropriate documents needed beverly hills plaza hotel to fund airport projects.
Ricondo’s comprehensive review of airport operation includes ground transportation. A report it issued this past autumn added fuel to a debate over a vendor with two airport contracts: To provide limo service; and to help travelers find limo, taxi and shuttle service. The council considered a proposal to change that situation and elected not to make a change.
David Pendered, Managing Editor, is an Atlanta journalist with nearly 30 years experience reporting on the region’s urban affairs, from Atlanta City Hall to the state Capitol. Since 2008, he has written for print and digital publications, and advised on media and governmental affairs. Previously, he spent more than 26 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and won awards for his coverage of schools and urban development. David graduated from North Carolina State University and was a Western Knight Center Fellow. David was born in Pennsylvania, grew up in North Carolina and is married to a fifth-generation Atlantan.