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November 17, 2009
MINUTES FINAL
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
• NOVEMBER 17, 2009 -6:00 P.M.
AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING
Members Present: Greg Farris, Minnetta Gardinier, Howard Horan, Janelle Rettig, John
Staley
Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp, Jeff Davidson
Others Present: David Hughes, Randy Hartwig, Patrick Sheridan
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council
action): Persons who are appointed to the Airport Commission must be residents of
Iowa City.
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Rettig called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Rettig then noted that she had
asked City Attorney Dulek if there would be a conflict of interest on her part now that she is on
the County Board of Supervisors. Dulek stated that she did review this and she briefly
commented on what she found including an Iowa Attorney General's opinion. At this time she
does not find any conflict of interest.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:
The minutes of the October 15, 2009 meeting were reviewed. Rettig noted on page 3, in the
2nd paragraph, where it states..."..the Airport paid off their debt recently"that this is not entirely
true. The debt on the North Aviation Commerce Park is what was paid off.
Staley moved to approve the minutes of the October 15, 2009 meeting as amended.
Farris seconded the motion.
The motion carried 5-0.
AMEND THE AGENDA:
Farris moved to amend the agenda by moving item 4.g. up before item 4.b.
Horan seconded the motion.
The motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
None.
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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. FY2011-FY2015 Strategic Planning -Jeff Davidson, Director of Planning and
Community Development,joined the Commission to discuss updating the Airport
Strategic Plan. He noted that he is there to help them in developing the FY11-FY15
plan, and he encouraged Members to update and change the plan as they see fit.
Members agreed that they would like to have this process completed by the end of
the fiscal year. Tharp will review the Airport's Master Plan, and Davidson will give a
review of the South Central District Plan. Davidson further explained how this plan
ties in with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The conversation turned to what type of
input the Commission would like to receive. Davidson suggested they use a web-
based system where they could receive public input, in addition to having a public
input session with the Commission. Tharp will send a memo to tenants and other
interested parties so that they are aware of the meeting. Members discussed having
the input session from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on December 17, and then the regular
Airport meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. Davidson explained the process he will use in
facilitating these meetings and what the Members can expect.
g. FBO Staff Report-Sheridan spoke to the Members regarding the previous month's
maintenance items. He noted that they have put the snow plow on the truck and are
getting ready for the winter season. Business was up in the last week, with a few
larger planes making landings now that the runway is open. He also noted the larger
crowds on football weekends, adding that parking was getting tight at the last home
game. Also noted was that Klay Johnson has resigned and Josh is now acting as the
shop manager.
b. Aviation Commerce Park-Tharp stated that he has not talked to Peggy Slaughter,
but will try to reach her.
c. FAA/1130T Projects -AECOM -
i. Runway 7/25 & 12/30 -David Hughes addressed the Commission,
stating that 7/25 is open, and that there are a few things they will need to
finish up in the spring. Rettig noted that they received an email from the
first plane that landed on the newly opened runway, stating that it was
"absolutely beautiful"to land on. Gardinier was second to land. Hughes
continued, adding that 12/30 will be completed if they get some dry
weather. If everything goes well they hope to have it opened yet this
week.
ii. Obstruction Mitigation - Hughes noted that there is no change from last
month on this. Dulek offered to contact Mediacom regarding this, and
Hughes will get the contact information to her.
iii. Building H -University of Iowa Hangar Expansion -Tharp noted that
the lease will be on the December meeting's agenda, and they will need a
special meeting to set the public hearing. Tharp continued, stating that
they have met with the contractor and are looking for substantial
completion by December 15 and then another week or so to complete
punchlist items.
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iv. FAA FY2011 Pre-Application -Hughes noted that Members should have
a copy of what was submitted last year to the FAA. He has talked with
Scott Tenor who does the Planning and Programming for the State of
Iowa, and he shared Scott's suggestion of how they lay out their funding
requests. Rettig asked for some clarification of the funding, and Hughes
briefly explained the breakdown and ranking system. The discussion
turned to the need for a storage building at the Airport and whether or not
they could move up the equipment building project to FY10. The
discussion continued, with Members agreeing that they would like to
move this project up. Members then discussed the parallel taxi-ways and
when this project has been slated for completion. They also talked about
how this project will impact the Airport and the runways. Hughes noted
that he will discuss this with Scott and will let the Commission know of
any revisions to the schedule.
d. Airport Operations: Strategic Plan-Implementation; Budget; Management-
Rettig noted that Tharp may have printed out the wrong form for them this month.
He apologized for this and noted that there was not anything unusual for this month.
Rettig noted an article that she read in the newspaper,where the Department of
Veteran Affairs is looking to lease 600 parking spaces in the Iowa City area. She
wondered if the Airport would be interested in such a venture and briefly explained
the requirements. Farris suggested they check into the possibility of using Airport
grounds for storage of RVs, for example, as a way to increase revenues. This led to
a discussion about the National Guard's building. Tharp noted that they have been
slowly moving out, but that the Reserve has called and indicated an interest in
renting this location. Gardinier suggested they look into using one of the lots they
are trying to sell and use it for parking or storage. Members agreed that they should
look into the VA request further and see if they can offer something. Tharp then
asked if Members would let him know of any changes, additions, etc., to the annual
report. At the December meeting the Commission will need to accept this and
forward it on to the City Council. Rettig noted that she would like to add some of
Horan's photos to this year's plan, and any charts and graphs that are applicable, as
well.
e. Airport Commission Eligibility- Dulek spoke to the Members regarding the
change in the statute regarding eligibility. She reviewed this change, noting that the
City Attorney is okay with making a recommendation to the Council that they can
limit commission eligibility to Iowa City residents; however, she would like the
Commission to explain to the Council why this is important to them. Rettig asked if
Members wanted to extend the eligibility to County residents, but no one was
interested. A letter will be written to Council to reflect this.
f. Jet Air/Iowa Flight Training -Tharp noted that the contracts with Jet Air, both
cleaning and maintenance, will expire at the end of the year. Both have automatic
renewals, with the maintenance contract being for a year and the cleaning contract is
done on a month-to-month basis. Tharp briefly touched on how things have gone
with Jet Air, stating that he has been pleased with things. Gardinier brought up the
issue of not being able to see the segmented circle from the air. She noted that
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Patrick with Jet Air had previously discussed putting pea gravel around the
segmented circle in hopes of bringing it out more.
h. Subcommittees' Reports - None.
i. Commission Members' Reports -Rettig commented on an article in the Gazette
about three area pilots receiving FAA safety awards.
j. Staff Report-Tharp noted that he was at the Airports 101 conference in Cedar
Rapids recently.
SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
A special meeting will be held on Monday, December 7, at 7:30 A.M. to set a public hearing.
The next regular meeting is set for Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 6:00 P.M. at the Airport
Terminal building.
ADJOURN:
Gardinier moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 P.M.
Farris seconded the motion.
The motion carried 5-0.
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AIRPORT COMMISSION
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2009
TERM 1/8 2/5 2/12 3/12 4/2 4/14 4/16 5/6 5/21 6/18 7/10
NAME EXP.
Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X X X X X X X X X
Minnetta 3/1/15 --- --- -- X X X X O/E O/E O/E X
Gardinier
Howard 3/1/14 X X X X O/E O/E X X X XX
Horan
Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X O/E X X X X X X X X X
John Staley 3/1/10 X O/E X X O/E O/E X X X X X
NAME TERM 7/16 8/20 9/17 10/15 11/17 12/7 12/17
EXP.
Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X X X
Minnetta 3/1/15 X X O/E O/E X
Gardinier
Howard 3/1/14 X X X X X
Horan
Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X X X X X
John Staley 3/1/10 O/E O/E X X X
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting
= Nota Member