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Home My WebLink About06-23-2014 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes a . a Airport Commission June 23,2014 Page 1 MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION JUNE 23, 2014-6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Jose Assouline, Chris Ogren Members Absent: Minnetta Gardinier Staff Present: Eleanor Dikes, Michael Tharp Others Present: Matt Wolford, Jeff Edberg, Melissa Underwood RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council action): None. DETERMINE QUORUM: Chairperson Ogren called the meeting to order at 6:07 P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the May 15, 2014, meeting were reviewed. Tharp noted a correction from Dulek: on page 5, the votes for going into and returning from Executive Session. Assouline moved to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2014, meeting as amended; seconded by Ogren. Motion carried 2-0, Gardinier absent PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Airport Commerce Park—Jeff Edberg addressed Members, stating that there hasn't been much activity lately in land sales. He noted that the closing for Lot#8 is scheduled for September. Edberg then presented some current figures on prices of land in the area and what the real estate market has been like for the past few years. Members briefly discussed this issue with Edberg. b. Fly Iowa—Ogren asked if there was anything they needed to cover on this this evening. She noted the problems she ran into in sending an email message to members of the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, but that the message was sent out. Wolford stated that he has come up with a sign-up list for volunteers. So far they have several signed up for this and he will be meeting with the Boy Scouts tonight about helping with parking at the Fairgrounds. Wolford spoke further about the volunteer groups that have signed up so far to help. . -“ Airport Commission June 23,2014 Page 2 c. Airport Master Plan—Melissa Underwood addressed Members regarding the Airport's Master Plan schedule. She noted that last Friday a staff engineer and a planner were at the Airport performing an inventory. They took a large volume of pictures using a GPS app at the Airport for this part of the process. Then about two weeks ago, staff flew over the airport in order to gather the data they need for obstruction data, hangar heights, etc., for that portion of the process. Next a survey crew will be out to do their portion of the process. Underwood then spoke about the Master Plan Advisory Group that will need to be formed. Their plan is to have the first meeting in July. It should take somewhere between 12 and 18 months to complete the entire process, according to Underwood. Underwood then addressed who might make up the Master Plan Advisory Group. . Members discussed this, with Tharp stating that his thoughts were to have himself, someone from Jet Air, and a pilot for the Airport side; someone from the City Manager's office; someone from either Economic Development or Planning; and then one or two neighbors of the Airport. Underwood further explained what this first meeting would encompass and the need for them to get things moving. Tharp stated that he will work with Underwood to get this group together for a July date. d. FAA/IDOT Projects: AECOM (David Hughes)— i. Runway 7/25 Parallel Taxiway—Tharp noted that work has begun on the west ditch, which is the last item to be completed on this project. ii. Roofing Rehabilitation—Tharp stated that this is about 95% done. He added that they had some water leakage recently, and they are trying to figure out where this is coming from. iii. 2014 IDOT Grant Projects: 1. Taxiway B rehabilitation and overlay—Tharp stated that this is complete and they are awaiting final paperwork at this time. 2. Taxiway B lighting—The lights and signs were completed late last week, according to Tharp. 3. North T-hangar pavement maintenance—Tharp noted that this is also complete and awaiting final paperwork. iv. Runway 7/25 Obstruction Mitigation — Light Pole Replacement —Tharp stated that this involves the three poles that were lowered at the car dealership. He, the contractor, and the owner all met recently to make sure things were in working order. 1. Consider a resolution accepting project as complete— Ogren moved to consider Resolution#A14-04 accepting this project as complete, seconded by Assouline. Motion carried 2-0, Gardinier absent. e. FBO/ Flight Training Reports— i. Jet Air—Matt Wolford shared the monthly reports with Members. He briefly touched on such tasks as changing light bulbs, mowing, and weeding. Painting projects were a large part of the past month's tasks.Wolford further explained some of the projects. Wolford stated that staff also mulched and trimmed the area around the Airport sign out on Riverside Drive. Continuing, Airport Commission June 23,2014 Page 3 Wolford spoke about the Air Race Classic that recently came through and the increase in fuel sales. He then spoke about Jet Air's in-house training for pilots, noting that they will be partnering with SimuFlight. Ogren thanked Wolford for all of his efforts with Fly Iowa. ii. Iowa Flight Training — None. f. Airport "Operations:" i. Strategic Plan-Implementation — None. ii. Budget—Tharp noted that things have been very busy with the Air Race Classic last week and the upcoming Fly Iowa event. He added that if things go okay operationally, he will be taking the last half of July off. Ogren added that she will be out of the country those last two weeks in July. Tharp stated that the fiscal year is almost up. Wolford asked if there are any extra funds available as the fuel system needs to be freshly painted. Tharp noted that he has some ideas on funding this. iii. Management— None. g. Subcommittee Reports — i. For June— Infrastructure -Ogren asked who is on this subcommittee. Tharp noted that he and Assouline are the Infrastructure subcommittee. Ogren stated that she believes they should rethink having these subcommittees and instead have ad hoc committees as needed. Others agreed that ad hoc committees would probably work best at this point in time. ii. For July— None. h. Commission Members' Reports — Ogren shared that she helped with timing for the Air Race Classic event. Assouline asked how the event went, and Tharp noted that they had 14 or 15 pilots spend the night, and all but two had left by 7:00 the next morning. i. Staff Reports —Tharp stated that he will continue to be busy with the Fly Iowa planning. SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING FOR: The next regular meeting of the Airport Commission will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at 6:00 P.M. at the Airport Terminal Building. ADJOURN: Assouline made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:04 P.M.; seconded by Ogren. Motion carried 2-0, Gardinier absent. CHAIRPERSON DATE Airport Commission June 23,2014 Page 4 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2013-2014 TERM o 0 N 0 0 0 0 1 0 N N w a A ci rn N -a 0 N -v 0 -1. NAME EXP. — CO J A 0 a 0 a 0 -i cn Co W W 0) 0 CO a a a a a a A A a a a a 03/01/14 NNNNN Howard Horan X X X X X X X X X X X X MMMMM Minnetta 03/01/15 X O/ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Gardinier E Jose Assouline 03/01/16 X E/ X OX X / X X X X X X X X X X X Chris Ogren 03/01/14 X XIX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Paul Hofineyer 03/01/17 X X X O/ X X X X X X X X X X N N N M M M Key: X = Present X/E = Present for Part of Meeting O = Absent O/E =Absent/Excused NM = Not a Member at this time