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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-20-2011 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes Airport Commission January 20,2011 Page 1 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. Airport Commission January 20,2011 Page 2 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. Airport Commission January 20,2011 Page 3 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. Airport Commission January 20,2011 Page 4 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 Airport Commission January 20,2011 Page 5 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2011 TERM ry N cp3 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