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Iowa City Airport Commission
November 20,2008
Iowa City Airport Terminal—5:45 PM
Members Present: Greg Farris; Randy Hartwig; Janelle Rettig; John Staley,Howard
Horan
Members Absent:
Staff Present: Michael Tharp, Sue Dulek
Others Present: Phillip Woolford,David Hughes, Steve Eaton,Terry Lutz,Adam
Bohr,Derick Anderson, Brian Crawford, Doug Adamson,David
Rapier, Adam Wilhelm
DETERMINE QUORUM:
The meeting was called to order at 5:50 P.M. by Chairperson Farris.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
1. Engineering Selection — Finalist Presentations and Selection — Finalist firms
gave presentations to commission. Commission members asked questions
specific to each firms' presentation and firms responded. Following the
presentations commissioners discussed the agreement. Rettig asked about
shortening the agreement and stated she had concerned with switching
firms now in the middle of the rehab project, but in 2 years when that project
was done and before the beginning of the parallel taxiway was a different
matter. Members discussed how much information was publicly available,
versus how much might have been proprietary to the incumbent firm.
Members discussed the need for consistency regarding the engineering
firm in lieu of full-time staff. Rettig expressed a positive feeling with Foth
regarding their work with other city traffic as well as work at the Eastern
Iowa Airport in relation to the corridor partnership. Horan expressed
positive views of the landscaping portion of the presentation. He also
expressed that there is probably a good portion of uncharged work
performed by AECOM and gave an example of drawing some potential
helicopter areas. Horan moved to award the 5-year engineering
services contract to AECOM, seconded by Staley, Approved 5-0
2. Airport Maintenance/Snow Removal — Farris related that he and Tharp had
discussed with Jerry, and Jet Air to get something coordinated for the winter
operations. He and Tharp reviewed the personnel costs for the last few
winters and that they had developed a skeleton agreement. Horan asked
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about Jet Air's motivation to want all the maintenance responsibility.
Woolford responded in terms of activity, as well as the joint benefit of
providing the services. Rettig expressed concern with the possibility of
negotiating a cleaning contract with Jet Air for janitorial services, and that
she's comfortable with doing something short term to have an agreement
ready for the next commission meeting. Horan moved to authorize the
chair to sign a contract with Jet Air for snow removal services through
December 31st for $4000, seconded by Rettig. Motion Approved 5-0.
Commissioners directed Farris and Woolford to work on a long term
agreement for the December meeting.
ADJOURN:
Meeting adjourned at 9:38 P.M.
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ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2008
(Meeting Dates)
TERM 1/10 2/14 3/6 3/13 4/10 4/28 5/8 5/22 6/9 6/13 7/10 7/24
NAME EXP.
Randy Hartwig 3/1/09 X X X X X X X X O/E X X Meeting
cancelled
Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X X X X X X X X X Meeting
cancelled
John Staley 3/1/10 X X X X X X X O/E O/E X X Meeting
cancelled
Howard Horan 3/1/14 X X — X X X X X X X X Meeting
cancelled
Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X X X X X X X O/E X X X Meeting
cancelled
(CONT.)
TERM. 8/14 9/11 10/1 10/9 10/30 11/13 11/20
EXP.
Randy Hartwig 3/1/09 X X X X X X X
Greg Farris 3/1/13 O/E X X X X X X
John Staley 3/1/10 X X X X X X X
Howard Horan 3/1/14 X X X X O/E X X
Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X X X O/E X X X
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E= Absent/Excused
NM= No meeting
— = Not a Member