The City of Santa Monica has launched Phase II of what it calls the Santa Monica Airport Community Process. This is a three-phase process that will help determine the future of KSMO. More than two-dozen two-hour long meetings are scheduled in January, February and March with eight to 12 participants giving their input on what they think would be the best use of the airport property. The City of Santa Monica claims its agreement with the federal government to keep the airport in operation expires in 2015. But according to the FAA, the City’s obligation continues beyond 2023.
At the conclusion of Phase II, Phase III will review the results of the public meetings along with the findings from Phase I, in which the RAND Corporation, Point C Partners and HR&A Advisors studied the airport’s impact on the community. The city’s recommendations for potential policies and actions based on the Santa Monica Airport Community Process will be made in early 2013.
