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MINUTES FINAL
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
JANUARY 20, 2011 —6:00 P.M.
AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING
Members Present: Jose Assouline, Minnetta Gardinier, Howard Horan, Rick Mascari
Members Absent: Steve Crane
Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp
Others Present: Matt Wolford, Jeff Edberg, John Yeomans, Harrel Timmons, Bob Libby
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council
action):
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:
Minutes from the December 16 and December 20, 2010, meetings were reviewed. Assouline
moved to approve the minutes of the December 16, 2010, meeting as submitted;
seconded by Mascari. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier and Crane absent. Assouline moved
to approve the minutes of the December 20, 2010, meeting as submitted; seconded by
Mascari. Motion carried 3-0; Gardinier and Crane absent
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
None.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Aviation Commerce Park—A question was raised by Mascari, asking if they could
focus more on leasing rather than selling the remainder of the lots in the Aviation
Commerce Park. Realtor Jeff Edberg then joined the discussion, noting that the sign will
say 'for sale or lease' on it. This led to a discussion by Mascari regarding the original
intent of trying to lease the land and why the decision was made to sell it instead.
Edberg noted that they would be limiting the appeal with leasing, versus selling, for this
area. He then explained the zoning for this area and why it was appropriate to zone it
this way. Edberg also noted that he will be meeting with the City Manager on the 21st.
The discussion continued, with Mascari asking for clarification on how the Commission is
handling the sales of these lots.
b. Airport Farm Management—Tharp noted that he sent the letter to the USDA wildlife
department as discussed at the last meeting. He has not heard anything back from
them, so he assumes they can move forward as planned.
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c. Care Ambulance—Tharp noted that Care Ambulance will take over the space
previously occupied by Hertz. As noted at last month's meeting, Care Ambulance
partners with Jet Air in providing air medical flights. Tharp noted that the agreement
being approved this evening is for one year so they can revisit this and make any
changes or additions as needed. Tharp also noted that a lot of work has been done to
this space and he encouraged others to stop by and see the progress.
i. Consider Resolution #M1-01 Approving a Commercial Business
Agreement With Care Ambulance— Mascari moved to approve
Resolution#A11-01; seconded by Assouline. Motion carried 4-0;
Crane absent.
d. FAA/IDOT Projects—AECOM— David Hughes was not able to make this evening's
meeting, according to Horan. Tharp noted that Hughes did send him an update,
however.
i. Runway 7/25 & 12/30—Working on the closeout documentation for the
FAA; there is a report going out in the next few days. Final project
summary should be in next week.
ii. Obstruction Mitigation—Working on the Airport layout plan with the
FAA; submitted portion and have received some feedback. Hughes is
working on completing this.
iii. Hangar A Drainage—Tharp noted that Hughes is recommending
acceptance of this work. It came in approximately$1,800 under budget.
Tharp responded to Members' questions, noting that so far it looks like
this is working. He recommended approval of this resolution.
1. Consider Resolution A11-02 Accepting Work for Hangar A
Drainage—Gardinier moved to approve Resolution#A11-02;
seconded by Mascari. Motion carried 4-0; Crane absent.
iv. 7-25 Parallel Taxiway—Tharp stated that the pre-design meeting was
held recently with Ron Knoche from the Public Works Department.
Gardinier was in attendance as well. He added that they are on track with
plans to have the 95% plans in March, and then the bids in April. Tharp
then shared some photos with Members, further pointing out the plans for
this taxiway. Mascari stated that he would like to see as little disruption
as possible to the Airport, and that perhaps they need to do this in stages
so as to keep the disruption to a minimum. Tharp noted that they are
keeping this in mind, especially with the Air Race Classic coming up this
summer.
e. 2011 Air Race Classic—Gardinier noted that she did meet with Deb Dunkhase from the
Iowa Children's Museum recently. The hope is to get around 100 Girl Scouts signed up
for the aviation activities. Gardinier briefly described some of the various activities that
will be taking place at the Airport during the Air Race Classic. A question was raised
about insurance coverage during these types of events. Tharp will check into this.
f. Corporate Hangar"L"—Tharp stated that they have re-presented the plan to City
Council on this. He noted that they expect an engineering design agreement sometime
next month. Mascari asked for some background on this, and Tharp filled him in on how
they got to this point. The discussion then turned to what the Airport is charging for
hangar rental, what they could build in order to have the most lease space, and how they
could pay off existing debt.
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g. Airport "Operations": Strategic Plan Implementation; Budget; Management—
Tharp noted that he, Horan, and Gardinier have met with the Council to review the
budget proposal. Horan noted that he brought up the fact that the Airport would like to
work with the economic development group, to which the others agreed, especially since
the Airport contributes $11,000 to them. Tharp noted that they also plan to meet with
Council in the near future to discuss what the Airport does with proceeds from land
sales. In regards to operations, Tharp noted that he recently got some pricing for
bathroom updates at the Terminal. He is also working on getting the windsock working
correctly again. Mascari asked for some clarification on the budget, to which Tharp
replied. Horan noted that with the change in the state firearms law, the Commission
needs to decide what the Airport's firearm policy will be. He added that the packet has
some information for Members to read regarding this, and that they are considering a
policy similar to the Library's. Dulek briefly explained what the policy may look like. The
discussion continued, with Horan discussing what the new firearms law may bring. This
issue will be put on next month's agenda.
h. Airport Commission Meeting Schedule— Horan asked if Members would like to
change the schedule. A brief discussion ensued, with everyone agreeing to keep the
monthly meeting on the third Thursday of every month.
i. FBO/Iowa Flight Training /Whirlybird Reports— Harrel Timmons with Jet Air spoke
to the Members. He thanked them for moving ahead with the Care Ambulance
agreement. Matt Wolford then addressed Members, stating that they have been doing a
lot of snow plowing lately. They hope to get some of the bathroom remodel work done in
the near future. Timmons stated that they definitely want to make a formal request to
continue their fixed base operator agreement, and he gave Members a copy of Jet Air's
letter regarding this.
j. Subcommittees' Reports— None.
k. Commission Members' Reports— Mascari stated that he is glad to be back on the
Commission. He asked if they could look into putting blue lights at the entrance to the
taxiway, as it's hard to see in the dark. Tharp will check into this. Mascari also asked
about the Friends of Iowa City Airport and the listsery they used to be a part of.
Gardinier noted that she recently reinstated this and sent out messages to see what
interest there is. A brief discussion ensued, with Members discussing what information
should be shared on this list. Horan noted that he has some airport memorabilia that he
will be sharing with everyone soon.
I. Staff Report—Tharp noted that the Iowa Aviation Conference is April 20 and 21 this
year.
SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 6:00 P.M. at the Airport
Terminal building.
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ADJOURN:
Horan asked for a motion to adjourn. Gardinier made the motion to adjourn the meeting at
7:40 P.M.; seconded by Mascari. Motion carried 4-0 (Crane absent.)
Chairserson Date
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ATTENDANCE RECORD
2011
TERM ry
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NAME EXP. 3 3
03/01/13 X
Rick
Mascari
03/01/14 X
Howard
Horan
Minnetta 03/01/15 X
Gardinier
Jose 03/02/12 X
Assouline
Steve 03/02114 O/E
Crane
Key:
X = Present
O = Absent
O/E =Absent/Excused
NM = Not a Member at this time