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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-18-2009 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES FINAL Iowa City Airport Commission June 18,2009 Iowa City Airport Terminal—6:00 PM Members Present: Greg Farris,Howard Horan,Janelle Rettig,John Staley Members Absent: Minnetta Gardinier Staff Present: Sue Dulek,Michael Tharp Others Present: Jay Honeck,John Yeomans, Peggy Slaughter, Randy Miller, David Hughes,Joe Merschman,Turk Regennitter, Reyna Wilkens,Tim Busch, Clint Simplot,Phillip Wolford RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: The Commission recommends that Council accept the purchase offer on Lot 1 of Aviation Commerce Park. DETERMINE QUORUM: Chairperson Rettig called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MAY 21,2009 MEETING: Rettig asked if anyone had any changes to the May 21 minutes. Staley moved to approve the minutes of the May 21,2009 meeting as submitted; seconded by Farris. Carried 4-0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Honeck stated that the Air Race Classic is underway,which is where Gardinier is. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Aviation Commerce Park/U of I Aircare Facility- (Staley recused himself due to conflict of interest.) Peggy Slaughter addressed the Commission, stating that they now have a full-price offer. She noted that timing issues are the only concern at this point. Dulek noted that the public hearing on this has been set for the Council's June 30 meeting. Tharp recommended that someone be at this meeting and let the Council know that this is a highly supported project as it is aviation related. Slaughter asked that they let her know which meeting,the work session or the formal,they will be discussing this issue with the Council as the University would like to have their representative there, as well. 1 Iowa City Airport Commission July 10,2009 Page 2 of 5 i. Consider a Motion Recommending Sale of Lot#1 -Horan moved to recommend that the City Council accept the full-price purchase offer on Lot#1; seconded by Farris. Carried 3-0 (Staley recused himself due to a conflict of interest) b. Farmer's National/Merschman Seeds- i. Public Hearing-Rettig opened the public hearing. Joe Merschman spoke to the Commission, stating that he has the lease and is ready to sign it with Turk Regennitter, if the Commission approves it. He added that there is one correction to be made, and he addressed this briefly. Rettig asked for some clarification on the various parts of the lease,and Merschman explained the gate agreement portion. Tharp noted that it was all wrapped into one agreement. A brief discussion ensued on the gate locks and who all has keys for these locks. It was noted that Merschman has done a good job taking care of the weeds and brush around the area. Rettig then closed the public hearing. ii. Consider Resolution#A09-16 Approving Amendment to Lease and Gate Agreements- Staley moved to consider the resolution; seconded by Farris. Carried 4-0. iii. Consider a Motion Approving Regennitter Farms sublease to Merschman's Seeds -Farris moved to approve the Regennitter Farms sublease to Merschman's Seeds; seconded by Horan. Carried 4-0. c. Consider a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent or where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation. Farris moved to adjourn to executive session,seconded by Staley. Carried 4-0. d. FAA/IDOT Projects—AECOM—David Hughes addressed the Commission, and apologized for missing last month's meeting. He had been hospitalized and was unable to travel at the time. i. Runways 7/25 & 12/30 -Hughes stated that they have worked out final quantities with Metro,and have the final change order approved by the FAA on this project. Hughes then spoke about the economic stimulus funding and what has come through so far. This money will be for the southern portion of 12-30, and the contractor has started on this phase. Hughes then introduced Clint Simplot, one of the contractors on the runway project,who spoke briefly on the project and timeframes. Hughes noted that they need to be careful of timing as they don't want to run out of construction time before the winter season. The discussion continued,with Hughes noting that calls will be made to the State on Monday to 2 Iowa City Airport Commission July 10, 2009 Page 3 of 5 see about the finding timeframes. Members discussed what they may need to do if they are unable to obtain finding for this year's construction season. 1. Consider a Resolution Accepting Work on Runway 7-25 Reconstruction(Phase 1)-Farris moved to consider Resolution#A09-17 accepting work on Runway 7-25 reconstruction(Phase 1); seconded by Staley. Carried 4- 0. ii. 2008 Pavement Rehab (North Taxilanes)—Hughes stated that they have started on the punch list for this and should finish up in the next few weeks,weather permitting. iii. Obstruction Mitigation—Hughes and Tharp both stated that they have not seen anything from Mediacom on this. iv. Building H—University of Iowa Hangar Expansion—Tharp noted that things are stalled somewhat and there is nothing new to report on this. e. Airport"Operations;" Strategic Plan-Implementation;Budget;Management— Rettig asked for clarification on a few budget items, and Tharp responded. He then spoke about the memo that everyone has with this month's packet. He noted that the City Council is asking all departments to make reductions,and he and Rettig met recently to discuss ways to do this. Tharp further explained that beginning in FY11 and beyond,the Airport will be capped at$100,000 from the City. This led to a discussion about what the Airport has requested the past few years- $112,000 - and what this may mean in the future. Horan added that he stated earlier this week,regarding the sale of land versus leasing,that he would like to lease Airport land in order to "remove it from political sensitivity." He noted that the answer he received was that$100,000 would "not be politically sensitive." The discussion continued,with Members discussing the operating subsidy of the Airport. Tharp noted that they have bought new reflectors for the taxiways. i. Consider a Resolution Authorizing Chair to Sign Project Change Orders- The members discussed whether 5%is sufficient or whether it should be 10%. Staley moved to consider Resolution #A09-18 authorizing Chair to sign project change orders as indicated at 5%; seconded by Farris. Carried 4-0. f. Jet Air/Iowa Flight Training-Phillip Wolford spoke to the Commission regarding the need to better emphasize their flight training. They have been experimenting recently with Tim Busch doing their flight training, and so far it is working out well. He stated that they would like to have their FBO lease amended to allow subcontracting of flight training with Iowa Flight Training. Horan then asked Busch to speak briefly about this type of service. Busch gave the Members some history on how flight training has been changing in the industry. Rettig asked for some clarification on the agreement to 3 Iowa City Airport Commission July 10,2009 Page 4 of 5 subcontract. Members agreed that they are okay with this arrangement. Farris moved to authorize the Chair to enter into agreements to amend the FBO agreement to sublease space and to subcontract flight training to Iowa Flight Training and to enter into a business agreement with Iowa Flight Training; seconded by Staley. Carried 4-0. g. FBO Staff Report- Wolford addressed the Members regarding the new reflectors that Tharp mentioned earlier. He added that they are starting to see a slow increase in corporate business. Jet Air's charter business is still down, however. Wolford then spoke to the upcoming runway project, stating that he would rather see it done completely this year and not make it a two-year project. He added that it really needs to get done as the runway is getting pretty bad in spots. Wolford also addressed the Commission, stating that they had an open house a couple of weekends ago, and that this was quite a successful event. He added that during the runway closure they will be taking things up to the Cedar Rapids Airport. Rettig noted that the Airport now has a web page, a Facebook account,and a Twitter account, and she suggested Jet Air check these out. h. Subcommittees' Reports—None. i. Commission Members' Reports—Horan noted that he and Tharp attended the Economic Development Committee meeting earlier in the week, and that they did get some good ideas. It was suggested that the Airport look into federal funding for the Willow Creek mitigation project. Horan added that he would like to come up with some preliminary planning on the south airfield area and that he will share this with the Commission once he has worked up some ideas. Farris noted that there have been more pictures submitted for the newsletter. Rettig noted that she was in Alaska recently, and that many of their residents have pilot licenses. She noted the neighborhoods with planes parked behind the houses. j. Staff Report—Tharp reminded Members about the June 29, 6:30 P.M., City Council meeting to discuss the Airfield study. Rettig asked if they could add the discussion about Lot#1 at the same meeting. Dulek will look into this for the Commission. SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Staley noted that he may not be able to make the next meeting; he will let Tharp know. Thursday,July 16, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. ADJOURN: The meeting adjourned at 8:24 P.M. 7/4401 CHAIlh. O ' DATE 4 a Iowa City Airport Commission June 18,2009 Page 5 of 5 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2009 (Meeting Dates) TERM 1/8 2/5 2/12 3/12 412 4/14 4/16 5/6 5/21 6/18 NAME EXP. Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X X X X X X X X Minnetta 3/1/15 — — — X X X X O/E 0/E 0/E Gardinier Howard Horan 3/1/14 X X X X 0/E 0/E X X X X Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X 0/E X X X X X X X X John Staley 3/1/10 X 0/E X X 0/E O/E X X X X KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent 0/E= Absent/Excused NM= No meeting — = Not a Member 5