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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-1997 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY AUGUST 21, 1997 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Richard Blum, John Penick Rick Mascari, Pat Foster STAFF PRESENT: Dennis Mitchell, Ron O 'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Foster called the meeting to order at 5: 45 p.m. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the July 17, 1997, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Mascari made a motion to approve the bills. Penick seconded the motion. Mascari suggested purchasing additional DTN weather service. O'Neil said that could be an item to discuss at budget time in October. The motion was approved 4 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No comments were received. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project - Greg Bridger said a news letter will be sent out to update people between the public meetings. It will sent out every six weeks or so. A mobile home tenant in #34 in the Fitzgarrald Park will be moved up in the program because of a hardship case. ACSG will move their office into the mobile home after the relocation. Other appraisals are being completed. When the appraisals are completed, offers will be made. This should be in late September or early October. Bridger suggested that contact people for the project should be limited to O'Neil, Dilkes and himself. This will keep the points of contact to a minimum and help assure everyone is getting the correct information. b. Southeast T-hangar building - O'Neil said there was only one bid received. It was from Henningsen Construction. They are the same company that built a hangar in 1995. The building would be the same as the last T-hangar built. There were addition costs involved because of 170 ' of additional taxiway and a drainage system. The building included a deduction of $ 10, 000 if the Commission would extend the deadline for construction to sometime in the spring of 1998 . The building manufacturer said there is approximately a five month wait for the building to be delivered. Mascari said maybe the Commission should wait and shop around more. O'Neil said the Commission could rebid the project but he didn't know if that would be productive. No local contractors were interested. Horan made a motion for a resolution to accept the bid from Henningsen Construction. Penick seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the passed 4 - 0, with Blum being absent. Penick said someone from ICFS suggested that a new building would temporarily vacate some of the old hangars. O'Neil suggested the Commission offer to take over the hangars vacated and adjust ICFS rent accordingly. O'Neil will discuss this with ICFS. c. North commercial area - O'Neil said MMS Consultants are designing sites for the Public Works site. When this is completed, the Commission will have a better idea of where PW wants to locate and how much property they would need. O 'Neil suggested the Commission review the draft of the RFP he sent to them and move ahead with the request. Foster said the Commission could have a special meeting when the information is received from PW and MMS. O'Neil said the Commission should have a list of comments they want to include in the RFP. d. Airport Terminal/shop renovation - O'Neil said a report has been completed on renovating the shop building. The bottom line is that it will cost about $ 100, 000 to put a new roof and siding on the shop. The question is weather the building is worth that investment or should that amount of money be placed toward a larger building. Penick said the current building is not adequate for the FBO. Larger planes do not fit in the building. O'Neil said the fact that replacement space for the United hangar would be needed in the near future should be a factor to consider. Mascari suggested looking at the price of a pole building for replacement space. O 'Neil said he will try to find some costs for a pole building to replace the shop building. e. Airport Aircraft Emergency Plan - Blum said the subcommittee is not ready and would like to defer this until the next meeting. f. Fly-in breakfast - August 24 - Mascari said ICFS does not want to give rides this year because there is too much activity at the Airport on that day. Jones, from ICFS, said the public didn't understand why the EAA kids got to ride for free and their parents had to pay ICFS if they wanted an airplane ride. Blum said he thought one reason people came to the Airport was to take an airplane ride. Providing rides will be discussed before next year' s breakfast. Blum said the people he talked to had no problem understanding that the kids program was a special promotion by EAA and the free rides were limited to children of a certain age. Blum said the "first flight" simulator will not be available unless someone from the Commission can go to Des Moines and pick it up on Saturday and return it on Monday. O'Neil said he will see if the part-time maintenance worker can work extra hours. Blum said he will need help directing ground traffic. g. Five-year Business Plan - Horan and O'Neil will present a plan to the Commission at a future meeting. h. Ultra-light policy - Mascari said he has been asked by two ultra-light pilots to have the Commission review the policy on ultra-lights. Currently, ultra-lights are prohibited from using the Airport on a regular basis because of safety concerns. Mascari said the he thought ultra-lights should be allowed, with some restrictions. He said they should be radio equipped and the pilot should be licensed or at least have some specific training. Blum said maybe there should be a designated grass area for a landing area. O 'Neil said he checked with the FAA concerning a grass runway when there was a request from the tail draggers. The FAA said all regulations must be met if a grass landing area is designated. Blum said this would not apply because an ultra-light is not an aircraft. Mascari will get information from public use airports to see how they adapt to ultra-light traffic. Penick said he thought having a radio should be required and if possible, a landing area should be designated. The Commission will put a list of requirements together and this will be an agenda item at a future meeting. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Foster said he had nothing more to report. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan commented on the information he received from O'Neil concerning a historic preservation study to be done in conjunction with the Master Plan. He suggested the plan should be started as soon as possible. Horan said there is a Planning Department public meeting concerning the comprehensive plan for Iowa City that includes the Airport. The meeting is on August 27 . Foster, Horan and O'Neil said they plan to attend the meeting. Mascari asked about where the Commission was in the process of installing PAPI or VASI lights on RW 30. O'Neil said it would be a local cost unless the Commission could get a grant. O'Neil will try to find out costs for the Commission. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said the Commission needed to give him more detailed instruction on how to proceed with the contest to design the new entrance sign. Blum said he thought they had outlined how to proceed with the contest. O'Neil will investigate and report to the Commission at the September meeting. There is a Council/Commission meeting for September 4 at 6: 00 p.m. The main topics will be the land acquisition project and the north commercial development. The air conditioner for the second floor of the Airport Terminal had to be replaced. The Iowa Aviation Conference will be held in Ames on October 9th and 10th. O'Neil said the Commission members should contact him if they intend to go to the conference. O'Neil said he has preliminary drawings on the Willow Creek sewer project as it pertains to the Airport. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 11, 1997, at 5: 45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7 :40 p.m. Pat Foster, Chairperson