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Home My WebLink About2023-06-08 Info PacketCity Council Information Packet June 8, 2023 IP1.Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IP2.Building Statistics: May 2023 IP3.Civil Service Examination: Laboratory Technician - Wastewater IP4.Civil Service Examination: Maintenance Worker I - Transit IP5.Civil Service Examination: Parking Enforcement Attendant IP6.Airport Commission: May 18 IP7.Board of Adjustment: May 10 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Miscellaneous Draft Minutes June 8, 2023 City of Iowa City Attachments:Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Item Number: IP1. June 8, 2023 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change June 8, 2023 Date Time Meeting Location Tuesday, June 20, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, July 17, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Johnson County Tuesday, August 1, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, August 15, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 5, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 19, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, October 3, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, October 16, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Iowa City Community Sch Dist Tuesday, October 17, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, November 6, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, December 12, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Attachments:Building Statistics: May 2023 Item Number: IP2. June 8, 2023 Building Statistics: May 2023 Attachments:Civil Service Examination: Laboratory Technician - Wastewater Item Number: IP3. June 8, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Laboratory Technician - Wastewater Attachments:Civil Service Examination: Maintenance Worker I - Transit Item Number: IP4. June 8, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Maintenance Worker I - Transit Attachments:Civil Service Examination: Parking Enforcement Attendant Item Number: IP5. June 8, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Parking Enforcement Attendant Attachments:Airport Commission: May 18 Item Number: IP6. June 8, 2023 Airport Commission: May 18 MINUTES DRAFT IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION May 18, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Warren Bishop, Judy Pfohl, Chris Lawrence, Scott Clair, Hellecktra Orozco Members Absent: Staff Present: Michael Tharp, Jennifer Schwickerath, Others Present: Matt Wolford, Carl Byers, Regenia Bailey RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None DETERMINE QUORUM A quorum was determined at 6:00 pm and Pfohl called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Bishop moved to accept the minutes of April 13 and May 2, 2023, seconded by Lawrence. Motion carried 4-0 (Clair absent) PUBLIC COMMENT - None ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION / ACTION a. Hangar A Mural Project – Clair arrived during the discussion. Tharp stated that he had a letter in the packet for the fundraising kickoff. Tharp said the letter had been reviewed by the community foundation and by Jennifer Schwickerath. Tharp stated the letter does provide for up to 7 individual elements as a possible outcome. Tharp stated that he had discussed with the artist and that number was manageable. Pfohl asked about a cutoff for work. Tharp noted that Jenna had asked for a deadline so that she had time for design. Members agreed to make a deadline of July 15. Tharp stated that he had planned to send this notice out to airport tenants, and that he was working with Communications staff to do some press releases. Tharp stated he was also working with FUEL to prepare a website update to promote the fund on the web. Orozco asked about the use of the Tigerhawk logo. Tharp stated they had successfully connected with the athletic department and received tentative approval. Tharp stated the department wanted to see a final concept before work began. Tharp stated that he had also sent the draft concept comments to Jenna and Jenna had asked if there were any historical figures they had in mind. Members asked about reaching out to Minnetta Gardinier for assistance in coming up with names and Tharp said he would follow up. Clair asked about following up with any University contacts. Tharp stated he didn’t and members asked if he would reach out to Jenna Airport Commission May 18, 2023 Page 2 of 5 to see if there was any chance she could help with those. Tharp stated he would. Lawrence asked what happens if the Commission doesn’t reach the fundraising target. Tharp stated that if the donations didn’t reach the goal, the Commission would have to use cash to support the offset. b. Airport Strategic Plan – Bailey stated that the goal tonight was to touch base on the vision and mission statements, and then to walk through the strategies and success indicators. Members discussed the vision statement and made recommendations for changes. Members than discussed the infrastructure goal members desired to list advocating for pedestrian and bicycle access to the airport. Members then discussed the success indicators for the infrastructure goal. Members then moved to the Community Engagement/PR Goal. Bailey stated that some of these actions are specific tasks and perhaps using them under a broader goal would be more appropriate. Members discussed the goals and recommended changes to the strategies. Members discuss how tours operate and what language to use for the airport to give tours. Bailey offered a new strategy to attract groups that may be interested in aviation activities or using the airport facilities. Members then discussed Funding/Financial stability. Members asked questions about the funds to which Tharp answered. Bailey asked if the Mayor was going to be at the next meeting to which Tharp responded they would be. c. Airport Construction Projects: i. FAA grant projects 1. Runway 25 Threshold Relocation – Tharp stated the painters were out on Monday but there were other areas that were breaking down and he thought they’d need to have them back one more time for warranty type work. 2. Runway 12/30 Displaced Threshold/Relocation – Tharp stated they were getting contracts put together with Metro. He also stated they had submitted the grant application and would be expecting the grant offer in the near future. Bishop asked about the additional work. Tharp stated the project does include the PAPI and REIL lighting systems. Lawrence asked about timeline and Tharp stated that the contract called for the contractor not being able to start without all their supplied being received. Tharp stated it was likely this would be completed next year 3. Terminal Area Study – Tharp stated they had submitted the grant application for this as well. 4. Solar Power Project – Tharp stated the CMT team was out yesterday to do the engineering review of the maintenance shop and OPL buildings to make sure the requirements for the rooftop panels could be met. ii. Iowa DOT grant projects 1. FY22 Program a. South T-hangar infrastructure – Tharp stated the concrete was poured with a couple of drainage intakes to be finished and the contractor was doing some backfilling. 2. FY23 Program – a. Terminal Building Improvements – Tharp stated that because of the work with the federal and state grants this was beginning to get organized. Airport Commission May 18, 2023 Page 3 of 5 b. Wayfinding/Signage – 3. FY24 Program – Tharp stated that he was recommending the grant application include the fuel system upgrades which would update the front end cabinets for the fuel storage tanks and do some other work with the tanks. Tharp noted that this was estimated to be a nearly $400,000 project and being submitted at a request of 85%. Tharp noted that he’s hoping the hangar conversations pan out to actual construction after which they can use that for leverage. Tharp noted they did not have water in the area, but the hangars would have gas and electric services available pending construction. Bishop asked about what this would do for the hangar waiting list. Tharp noted that the conversations he’s been having are with people on the hangar list. Clair asked about hangar rentals and if the future hangars could be an opportunity to privatize some of the hangar rentals. Tharp noted that its possible that could be a development opportunity. iii. Airport/Locally Funded Projects 1. Parking Lot Additions – Tharp stated he was working with the city engineer representative to clean up the project so the Commission could accept it. Clair asked about planting some trees around the corners. iv. Future Projects –Tharp stated that the Commission might want to consider a planning work session in the future to prioritize some of the projects they’ve got up and coming. d. Airport “Operations” i. Budget – Tharp stated they were in the last part so the fiscal year. Tharp noted they had a hangar door that had a major malfunction. Tharp noted that the door has been fixed since then. ii. Management – Tharp said he had nothing for this section iii. Events – Tharp noted the Young Eagles Day was coming up. He noted that the event had 70 slots and 64 were already signed up for. 1. Autocross – April 16, June 11, Aug 27, Oct 1. 2. Pancake Breakfast – August 27 3. Drive-In Movies – August 5 4. Young Eagles – June 3 e. FBO / Flight Training Reports – i. Jet Air – Wolford noted in the maintenance report they could see that they started to mow. Wolford noted that there was some repair work to the refrigerator that was recently purchased. Wolford stated the maintenance shop was busy. He noted that industry wide a lot of folks were suffering from the mechanics shortage. Clair asked how the supply chains were doing for parts. Wolford noted it really depending on the aircraft. Wolford noted some engine overhauls are running behind by up to 9 months. Clair asked about the new airplane market and Wolford responded. f. Commission Members' Reports – Clair stated that he was not planning on reapplying for the Commission and that if there were applicants the Commission wanted to support they should. g. Staff Report – Tharp stated on June 5th the Iowa House Representative Elinor Levin would be at the airport for a tour. Bishop noted that he should be available for the Airport Commission May 18, 2023 Page 4 of 5 tour. Tharp also noted that he’d be out of the office on May 26th he’d be out of the office. SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING ADJOURN Bishop moved to adjourn, seconded by Orozco. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm . ______________________________________________ ___________________ CHAIRPERSON DATE Airport Commission May 18, 2023 Page 5 of 5 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2022-2023 NAME TERM EXP. 05/12/22 06/06/22 07/14/22 08/09/22 08/11/22 09/08/22 10/13/22 11/10/22 12/08/22 01/19/23 02/09/23 03/09/23 04/13/23 05/02/23 05/18/23 Warren Bishop 06/30/26 X X X O/S X X X X X X X X X X X Scott Clair 06/30/23 X X X X/S X X X O/E X X X X O/E O/E X/E Christopher Lawrence 06/30/25 X X X O/S X O/E X X X X O/E X X X X Hellecktra Orozco 06/30/24 X X X X/S X O/E X X X X X X/E O/E O/E X Judy Pfohl 06/30/26 X X X X/S X X X X X X X X X X X Key: X = Present X/E = Present for Part of Meeting O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = Not a Member at this time X/S = Present for subcommittee meeting O/S = Absent, not a member of the subcommittee Attachments:Board of Adjustment: May 10 Item Number: IP7. June 8, 2023 Board of Adjustment: May 10