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Home My WebLink About04-29-2010 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes 1 Airport Commission April 29,2010 MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 29, 2010-6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Howard Horan, Minnetta Gardinier, Greg Farris, Steve Crane Members Absent: Janelle Rettig Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp Others Present: Van Miller, Randy Hartwig RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council action): Recommend Council Accepts Purchase Offer of Lot#10 in Aviation Commerce Park by Van Meter Industrial, Inc. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: Consider a Motion recommending sale of Lot#10 in Aviation Commerce Park—Miller gave an update to Members on the negotiations for Lot#10. Gardinier asked about Miller's impression of the current market and the impact of accepting less than the asking price on the land. Miller responded and stated that he felt this offer was within the market value of land in the area. Horan commented that when this land was being priced and marketed was when the real estate bubble had been forming and pushing values up. Gardinier asked why the buyer didn't move to Lot#6, to which Miller responded. Miller stated that during the negotiations, that there was a request from the City that the buyer consider lot#6 in lieu of#10. Miller stated that the buyer had looked at lot#6, but due to its configuration wanted to stay with Lot#10. Members discussed the offer amount versus if there was a better offer amount that they could get. Crane responded that based on his knowledge the offer was as good as they were going to get from this entity. Members responded they hope the buyer's intentions of creating additional employment would turn into reality. Farris moved to recommend to council to accept the offer on Lot#10 in Aviation Commerce Park. Gardinier seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0, Rettig Absent FY2011 State Aviation Grant Application—Tharp recalled the conversation from the previous meeting and that after discussions with Jet Air, that construction of a large bay storage hangar at this time wasn't feasible. He noted that following that he discussed with the engineers, the possibility of constructing several smaller hangars that would be large enough to house large twin aircraft such as the King Air model, or Citation jet models. Tharp noted that he had been Airport Commission April 29, 2010 able to contact some groups on the hangar waiting list and had been able to get tentative commitments to the hangar designs. Horan asked about the configuration of the hangars with north facing doors. Tharp responded that while that isn't ideal, the configuration would also potentially allow for parking and access on the south side. Tharp noted that they have a north facing hangar now in building K that they have been able to manage. Gardinier asked about the number of small aircraft that could fit into these, and Tharp responded that there could be 2 aircraft per hangar if they were single engine aircraft. Farris asked about the grant and what they would be applying for. Tharp discussed the funding numbers with Members which would include funds from the Lot#10 sale. Tharp discussed having a good relationship with the state and that the State has worked with the airport in the past about not being able to fund a project to the asking levels, and asking if the airport can reshape the project to fit the available funds. Tharp discussed the overall funding amounts of the project and gave members a breakdown of funding sources. Tharp discussed the features of the grants and that he would recommend that these hangars be treated more like the corporate type hangars on the field rather than the T- hangars. Tharp also stated that they would need to hold a more detailed discussion about amenities once the full amount of available money was known. Tharp gave members a brief update on recent T-hangar turnovers. Gardinier asked about the layout of the "L" shape and asked if there could be 5 in line, and if that would impact the construction costs. Farris stated that he felt they should go forward with the grant process based on Tharp's recommendation. Farris moved the Airport Commission submit the FY2011 State Aviation Grant, based on Tharp's recommendation. Seconded by Gardinier. Motion carried 4-0, Rettig Absent Crane asked about when the Airport Commission would know if they were going to get a grant or not. Tharp discussed the schedule for the grant awards and noted that in June the state program is presented to the state Transportation Commission at which time they'll know if they've been recommended for a grant. ADJOURN: Farris moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 P.M. Crane seconded the motion. Tlhe motion carried 4-0, Rettig Absent. i;27Z CHAIRPERSON DATE • • 3 Airport Commission April 29,2010 AIRPORT COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2010 TERM 1121 2118 3/18 4/15 4/29 NAME EXP. Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X O/E X Minnetta 3/1/15 X X X O/E X Gardinier Howard 3/1/14X X X X X Horan Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X X X X O/E Steve Crane 3/1/14 — -- — X X NAME TERM EXP. Greg Farris 3/1/13 Minnetta 3/1/15 Gardinier Howard 3/1/14 Horan Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 Steve Crane 3/1/14 KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E= Absent/Excused NM= No meeting = Nota Member