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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-21-2012 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes .; Airport Commission June 21. 2012 Page 1 MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION JUNE 21, 2012 — 6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Jose Assouline. Howard Horan, Rick Mascari Members Absent: Minnetta Gardinier Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp Others Present: Matt Wolford, Jeff Edberg, David Hughes RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council action): Airport Commission by consensus agreed to recommend to Council to develop a policy to allow alcohol be served at events held at city facilities. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Assouline called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: Minutes of the May 17, 2012, meeting were reviewed. Mascari moved to approve the minutes of the May 17, 2012, meeting as submitted; seconded by Horan. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier absent. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Airport Commerce Park —Tharp noted that he has not heard from Jeff Edberg, but that he did have contact with his secretary regarding the meeting schedule. Mascari noted that the realtor is only putting one ad out per month on the commerce park lots. and he questioned if more marketing isn't needed. Edberg showed up at this point in the meeting and Members posed the increased marketing question to him. Edberg explained the advertising methods currently being used, noting both the Skogman web site and his own personal web site. He further clarified how the marketing of these lots is being handled. At next month's meeting, Edberg will bring his laptop and show Members just exactly what he is talking about with the web sites and the marketing plan. The discussion continued, with Members talking about the various angles that could be used to draw attention to these lots. Mascari asked for an update on Deery's option to purchase additional lots. Edberg stated that the option period for Deery to buy the additional lots expired. Edberg noted that he is aware of another client with interest in these lots. b. Terminal Building Brick Repair— Mascari stated that the work looks great and other Members agreed. Mascari moved to consider Resolution #Al2-20, Accepting Work Airport Commission June 21, 2012 Page 2 for Terminal Building Exterior Repairs; seconded by Horan. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier absent. c. Hangar L —Tharp stated that ground has been broken on this project. with the end of September, early October as the expected completion date. Mascari asked if there have been any unexpected changes or delays. Tharp noted that MidAmerican wants to make some changes and he briefly explained these. d. FAA/IDOT Projects: AECOM — i. Obstruction Mitigation — David Hughes addressed the Members, noting that there is no update on the obstruction mitigation at this point. ii. 7/25 Parallel Taxiway Grading & Drainage— Hughes noted that they are finishing up the west end of the project. The deep fill is completed and the contractor is currently putting top soil on. Hughes added that they plan to complete this project by the end of next week. iii. 7/25 Parallel Taxiway Paving & Lighting — Hughes stated that the paving and lighting project is at the bidding stage now. 1. Public Hearing —Assouline opened the public hearing. Hughes stated that after speaking with the FAA it sounds like discretionary funding is going to be more readily available than it has been in the past few years. Assouline then closed the public hearing after a brief discussion. 2. Mascari moved to consider Resolution #Al2-21, Accepting Plans and Specifications for Runway 7/25 Parallel Taxiway Paving and Lighting for Construction; seconded by Horan. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier absent. iv. Airport Electrical Rehab — Hughes stated that they sent out four RFPs to electricians, and received back three. The two lowest bids were only about S300 apart, according to Hughes, with Girard Electric being recommended. Mascari moved to consider Resolution #Al2-22, Awarding Contract for Airport Electrical Rehabilitation as discussed; seconded by Horan. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier absent. e. Aviation Authority —Tharp spoke to this issue, noting that he had a conversation with the Cedar Rapids Airport manager this morning regarding this. He gave Members a brief history of why various other cities have gone to having an Authority. such as Des Moines doing so in order to speed up the process of being able to obtain more airlines. Burlington created an Authority in order to revitalize their airport. Tharp noted that if the Commission is interested, the Cedar Rapids Airport manager did offer to have their consultant expand what he is looking at, to make it not only a regional approach but also to look at possible partnerships that could be forged between entities. Members discussed their feelings, with the majority agreeing that they should take a wait-and-see attitude. f. Airport "Operations": i. Strategic Plan-Implementation —Tharp stated that he would like to do a review of this plan when all Members are present. Members agreed they could do this at the July meeting. ii. Budget —Tharp stated that things look good for the end of the fiscal year. Revenues are coming in a bit higher due to some lease changes and increases. Expenses. on the other hand, are a bit lower than expected, according to Tharp. Airport Commission June 21, 2012 Page 3 iii. Management—Tharp stated that he has the appropriate form needed to change his position from .75 to FTE status on July 15t. Tharp next spoke to the issue of allowing alcohol to be served at Airport functions, noting that he has had conversations with the Library and Parks and Rec about this. They would like to see the City restrictions eased on being able to serve alcohol in City-owned facilities. This would be tied to an approval process, which Tharp briefly explained. Members discussed whether or not they want to proceed in this direction. Dulek explained what this type of procedure would do for the Airport. The three Members present agreed that they would like to pursue an alcohol policy. g. FBO / Flight Training Reports — i. Jet Air — Matt Wolford spoke to the Commission next. He added to the previous conversation that Jet Air would like to be able to hold special events. where alcohol could be served. He then gave a brief rundown on where Jet Air is with their building project, which has a completion date of July. Wolford also noted an uptick in their business with flights. ii. Iowa Flight Training —Wolford noted that Tim was not present from IFT but that from what he can tell things are still busy there. Tharp noted that a couple of weeks ago during the Young Eagles' event, Tim did an aviation camp. h. Subcommittee Reports — i. for June— Infrastructure (Horan, Mascari, Tharp) — Horan spoke about the vertical infrastructure report. He noted that things are slowly but surely getting done, i.e., runway lights, transformers, and controllers. He briefly touched on some of the other infrastructures projects that are either in the process of getting done or need to be looked at. Assouline asked if the airplane that sits up front could be washed down, to which others agreed. Mascari asked if there is any way to get water to the hangars, some type of pump that a hose could be attached to. Wolford pointed out an area at the Airport where Mascari could access a hose. The discussion continued with Horan touching on some of the long-term projects they hope to achieve. Tharp also noted some roof repairs that will be completed this summer. ii. for July — no reports i. Commission Members' Reports — Mascari noted that his annual checkup went well at Jet Air. He also noted that Jerry Full called him recently to say that he has vacated his hangar. Mascari said that it will take him some time to get his things moved. Horan stated that he is still enjoying his flight training. j. Staff Report—Tharp stated that he will be taking a few vacation days next week. In July he will take off for a week's vacation. Tharp also stated that yesterday the Airport hosted the department-head staff meeting for the City. He said that he had several compliments on the Airport. Tharp also spoke briefly about the Young Eagles event back on June 9m, stating they did about 32 airplane rides for the youngsters. Horan added that Sertoma is the last Sunday in August. Mascari then mentioned that his daughter got married last weekend. . Airport Commission June 21, 2012 Page 4 SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING FOR: The next regular meeting will be Thursday, July 19, 2012, at 6:00 P.M. at the Airport Terminal building. ADJOURN: Mascari made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 P.M.; seconded by Horan. Motion carried 3-0, Gardinier absent. /61//1//N CHAIRPERSO DATE Airport Commission May 17,2012 Page 5 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2012 TERM o 0 o o o o 0 -• N W A U1 C) NAME EXP. r N N N N N R') N 03/01/13 X XXX X X X Rick Mascari 03/01/14 X XXX X X X Howard Horan Minnetta 03/01/15 X X X X X X O/E Gardinier Jose 03/02/12 O/E X X X X X X Assouline Key: X = Present X/E = Present for Part of Meeting O = Absent O/E =Absent/Excused NM = Not a Member at this time