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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-1997 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1997 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Dick 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: 46 p.m. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the October 16, 1997, meeting were approved as presented. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Horan made a motion to approve the bills. Mascari seconded the motion and it was approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No comments were received. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project - contract amendment - Greg Bridger said ACSG is ready to make offers on the Fitzgarrald, Schellin, and Schintler parcels. There are several other parcels that the initial interviews have been conducted and the appraisals ordered. A survey has been conducted on the Dyer property. It will help determine whether or not the Dyers can keep the motel. Horan made a motion for a resolution to amend ACSG' s contract to allow for David Brown to provide legal services . Dilkes will be on maternity leave about the time there will be a need to review the land offers. Mascari seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Penick being absent. b. Gordon Aircraft business agreement/lease - O'Neil said Gordon's agreement expires in February of 1998. Gordon would like to assume the HIM contract and negotiate the contract directly with the Commission. Blum said he would like to take HLM out of the link entirely. The Commission directed O'Neil to contact HLM to see if they would be interested in terminating their lease. Mascari said Gordon should be contacted to see if he is interested in taking over the lease from HLM. c. Public Works site - Mascari said he preferred to have the PW site being on the south location. He had a concern about the water detention area and the attraction it might have for waterfowl. O'Neil said the ASOS equipment would have to be moved. Public Works is aware of that and it was considered as part of the site development cost. O'Neil said an appraisal would have to be conducted to determine fair market rent. He will have an appraisal conducted for the site. Mascari made a motion to have an appraisal conducted on the Airport property in the southeast corner of the Airport. Blum seconded the motion and it was passed 4 - 0. d. North Commercial area - Mascari handed out an outline of ideas concerning private vs. public development of the North Commercial area. He thought the Commission should proceed with an RFP for a private developer. Jim Larew, representing the Science Center, said that non-profit educational institutions may be exempted from federal assurances that require fair market value rent. The question is whether the Science Center would qualify under this rule. Larew will find out what the proposed rule making is concerning this subject. O'Neil said one of the ideas that came out of the November 10th Council/Commission meeting was to have a joint committee to determine who should develop the property and who should market and manage it. Foster appointed Mascari and Blum to represent the Commission on the committee. The Council is involved because a long term lease may be viewed the same as selling the property and the Commission does not have authority to sell the property. Blum said the FAA has real concerns about a private developer developing Airport property. A private developer puts another layer of control between the Airport and the airport property. The FAA would consider any restriction of control as significant. The length of lease was discussed. Greg Apel, a local developer, said if he was the developer, he would want at least a twenty-five year lease, with two twenty-five year options. Mitchell will research how long of a lease is acceptable to the FAA. Blum said it may be possible to have the City put in the infrastructure and then have a private developer manage and market the property. Horan said the Commission should set a deadline for making a decision on who will develop the property. e. Airport entrance sign - O'Neil presented the Commission with a conceptual drawing for a new entrance sign. Blum said it should have the new name as shown in the Master Plan. O'Neil said the design is similar to the new entrance signs the City of Iowa City is installing. Penick said he likes the idea of having Airport businesses listed on the sign. There was discussion concerning the name. O'Neil said before a final decision is made, the Commission will have an opportunity to see one of the City' s new entrance signs . The sign on Melrose Avenue will be installed in the next couple of months. f. DTN Aviation Weather service - Mascari said he would like to see the Commission buy an additional weather package to go with the basic DTN weather service. O'Neil said he asked ICFS if they would be interested in picking up the difference in the monthly fee between the basic package and the weather package. They would be a major user of the information. Jones said he would not be interested in paying the extra $ 38 per month. He thought the same information was available through other sources for free. Blum said there may be a corporation that would be interested in sponsoring the service. Mascari will look into this possibility. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: No items were presented. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: No items were discussed. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil reported, in response to a question at the last Commission meeting, that an elevator for the Airport Terminal would cost $ 25, 000 to $ 30, 000. O'Neil received information on an automated UNICOM system. It would provide airport information after hours and at other times when no one answers the UNICOM. He will contact the IDOT to see if this could be funded through a State AIP grant. An FAA approved single light Pulse Light Approach Slope Indicator (PLASI) for Runway 12 would cost $ 12, 000, plus installation. It would be less expensive than a PAPI or VASI light. Jones, from ICFS, requested the Commission install sheet metal on the west wall of the United hangar to prevent the window glass from falling out. O'Neil said that occasionally, with a very strong wind, a window panel will become loose and fall out. The Commission directed O'Neil to see if there is a low cost solution to the problem, such as netting. The building is scheduled to be torn down or moved in the near future. A new Commissioner will be appointed at the December 16th Council meeting. John Penick resigned. He is moving to North Carolina. O'Neil said he received an estimate of $ 5000. 00 to have a conceptual drawing completed for renovation of the Airport Terminal. Mascari and Horan will meet next week to discuss the project. Foster and O'Neil met with E.K. Jones, from ICFS, to discuss the FBO' s hangar requirements. The maintenance shop will require major renovation or replacement soon and the United hangar has a limited life. It was decided that the best way to meet short term and long term hangar needs is to build a 100' by 100' hangar south of the Airport Terminal. ICFS has four years left on their contract. Hangar requirements will be a future agenda item. Foster presented Penick with a plaque and thanked him for his service on the Commission. Penick is resigning and will be moving to North Carolina. The Commission members thanked Penick for the time he volunteered to the Commission and the Airport. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for December 11, 1997, at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7 : 41 p.m. Pat Foster, Chairperson