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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-10-2002 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes.0 MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 2002 — 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY AIRPORT TERMINAL MEMBERS PRESENT: Rick Mascari, Howard Horan, Mark Anderson STAFF PRESENT: Sue Dulek, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Mascari called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mascari said that under Chairpersons report, he said Meigs Field would be around another 25 years, not 50 years. With that change, the minutes of the December 13, 2001, Commission meeting were approved. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Horan made a motion to approve the bills. Anderson seconded the motion and the motion passed 3 - 0, with Ellis and Ruyle being absent. PUBLIC DISCUSSION — ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Blum said Fly Iowa has been approved for Cedar Rapids in 2003 and in Washington in 2004. It is in Lamar in 2002. PUBLIC HEARING: IOW Aero, Inc. agreement - IOW Aero has requested a five-year lease for Building D and approval to operate a commercial flying club. The public hearing was opened at 5:51 p.m. No comments were received. The public hearing was closed at 5:52 p.m. Gordon Aircraft lease - Gordon Aircraft has requested a five-year lease for Building H. The public hearing was opened at 5:52 p.m. There were no public comments. The public hearing was closed at 5:53 p.m. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Fuel site - Dick Blum, from H.R. Green, said he was not prepared to recommend final approval. He said John Bernard from Double Check at the Airport yesterday to run some tests on the 100LL card reader system. He did not perform all of the tests Blum had requested. Blum said he would recommend releasing all but the 5% of the project costs. This would leave about $ 8000 to make final corrections. There was a report of a leak near the filter, but O Neil and Blum looked for a leak and could not find any sign of a leak. If there were a leak, it would be covered in the two-year warranty period. Anderson made a motion to release all but 5% of the fees owed to Double Check. Horan seconded the motion and it passed 3 - 0, with Ellis and Ruyle being absent. b. Airport Zoning Code update - ALP changes - Blum said H.R. Green would make the changes to the Airport Layout Plan. There are 13 pages. There will be no changes to the Terminal Layout Plan, which is page 11. He said this will require survey work, which is beyond the scope of what the Commission has requested. Blum said it should be corrected at some time, but it was probably not critical to have it done immediately. Blum discussed the new zoning map with the Commission. The approach for Runway 25 extends 50,000 feet to the east. The Zoning Commission will meet to discuss and approve the new map and ordinance on January 23, 2002. c. Gordon Aircraft lease - ONeil said the terms of the lease were the same as the lease the Commission passed last August. The term of the lease is for five years. This will give the University of Iowa the assurances they wanted for their program. The University is subleasing space for an aircraft simulator. Horan made a motion for a resolution to approve the Gordon lease. Anderson seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 3 - 0, with Ruyle and Ellis being absent. d. Aviation Commerce Park 1. January report - Tracy Overton circulated the January status report. He said he has contacted Rob Nickels and he should be ready to sign the lease on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Overton said he would like the Commission to talk to the Council to designate the Aviation Commerce Park as a TIF district. Horan made a motion to request the Aviation Commerce Park be designated as a TIF district. Anderson seconded the motion and it passed 3 - 0, with Ellis and Ruyle being absent. ONeil will contact David Schoon to see what the Commission needs to do request a TIF district. 2. Other issues- Overton said he is getting 3 - 5 calls a month from potential tenants. He said that is good for this time of year. The basic lease has been completed and the restrictions have been developed. Overton said the Commission will need to decide what kind of uses they think will fit into the long term plan for the area. 3. Aviation Commerce Park restrictions - The restrictions would be used as a marketing guideline for Overton to show to potential tenants. The Commission will discuss this at their next meeting. e. IOW Aero 1. Commercial Flying Club and hangar agreement - ONeil said IOW Aero would like a five year lease on Building D and a five year agreement to operate a commercial flying club. IOW would also like four five-year options. IOW provides some services as Jet Air. The rent would be adjusted to the CPI at the end of each term. Mascari said this would be a commitment for up to 25 years. ONeil said the rent abatement language has been included in the lease. He said Ellis told him that didn'tthink any additional rent should be abated. O'Neil said Ruyle did not think any rent should have been abated. No improvements have been made since the last Commission meeting. ONeil said he has seen the receipts but does not have copies of them and has not been able to analyze the expenses. He said he would have receipts before the next meeting. After some discussion, the Commission said they would like to stay with the 2 and a half- year lease they now have in place and keep the flying club agreement separate. O'Neil said the Commercial Flying Club agreement ends in March of 2002 and would be on the agenda at the February Commission meeting. Anderson said the flying club agreement and Building D lease may be combined at the end of the building lease. O'Neil said IOW and Jet Air would like to install some additional signs for their Cessna dealership. The Commission members will look at the signs and contact ONeil as to if and where they should be installed. ONeil said Jet Air is going to have an avionics in Building F. Dulek suggested it would be a good time for Jet Air to meet the Council. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari said he had nothing additional to report. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Anderson said he still has a roof leak. O'Neil said he contacted SWA and informed them there is still a leak. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: ONeil said there is a letter in the Commission packet from the Department of Transportation, informing the Commission they did not get the Vertical Infrastructure Grant they applied for. A new cellular telephone tower was approved by the FAA 1.45 miles southwest of the Airport. It will not change the approach minimums at the Airport. ONeil wrote a memo to the City Manager, updating the fuel site project. There was a memo from ONeil, outlining the days he would be on vacation or out of the office during the next six months. There was a memo in the packet concerning the budget. Quest broke a water line north of Building H while working on the phone lines. It was repaired immediately. A letter was received from the DNR, requesting addition information for the Tier 1 study. Van Winkle Jacob Engineering has provided the information requested. ONeil said that on the February agenda, the Commission should discuss plans to hire a consultant to complete the obstruction removal project. ONeil gave the Commission information for their January 17 meeting on minimum standards. ONeil circulated a copy of the FY 2003 budget that will go to the Council sometime in January. All of the capital projects the Commission included were eliminated in order to help balance the budget. This included landscaping for the Riverside Drive entrance to the Aviation Commerce Park. He said that if the Commission wants the Council to include any of the projects they originally included, they would need to address those issues at the budget meeting. ONeil suggested Mascari make note of that when he addresses the Council. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2002, at 5:45 p.m. The next special meeting is January 17, 2002 at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m. Rick Mascari, Chairperson