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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-08-1996 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1996 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Rick Mascari, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: Anne Burnside, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 5: 55 p.m. Because a quorum of the Commission was not yet present, Horan requested Jerry Searle begin the Master Plan Study update. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Master Plan Study - Searle discussed the idea of having a brochure explaining the Master Plan Study. This would be distributed to everyone on the newsletter mailing list, as well as anyone else who was interested. Searle and Ken Pardock presented information on the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) . This drawing depicts the facilities on the Airport property, as well as the safety areas off site. Obstructions and constraints surrounding the Airport are identified. On Runway 06/24 , the ALP calls for displacing the threshold on 24 by 900 feet to meet the safety requirements and allow for Riverside Drive to be located outside the Runway Obstacle Free Area. An additional 1000 feet would be added to 06 in order to replace the displaced area on 24 . Obstruction removal in the safety areas for 06/24 were discussed. Runway 24 would have a 34 : 1 approach slope and Runway 06 would have a 20: 1 approach slope. (Hicks arrived, providing a quorum. ) Runway 12/30 would remain the same as it now is, with 20: 1 approach slopes on both ends. Obstructions have been identified on both ends. On 12 , the obstructions are trees and poles. On Runway 30, there is a building that is an obstruction. Elevations were determined for most of the buildings, trees and poles surrounding the Airport. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the January 11, 1996, meeting were approved as submitted. i AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Mascari made a motion to approve the bills. Hicks seconded the motion and it was approved. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No items were presented. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Sports Car Club of America - Robert Kistler requested use of a portion of a taxiway for two dates during the summer to hold a SCCA rally and competition. He gave the Commission an option of four dates. Horan reminded the Commission that the Airport Manager will not be available on these dates and that one of the Commission members would need to be at the Airport to supervise the events. Mascari and Horan said they would not be available for any of the dates. Hicks said he may be available for one of the days. Mascari suggested deferring this item to next month' s meeting. Horan and Hicks agreed and Horan directed O'Neil to put this on the agenda for the March meeting. b. Iowa City School District land lease - O'Neil said a formula had been developed to bring the School District's lease in line with other land leases on the Airport. The District now pays about 10% of what other tenants pay. The rent would increase from $ 300. 00 per year to $ 1500. 00 in the first year and increase 10% per year until it is equal with other land leases. The School District has reviewed and endorsed the plan. Horan said he thinks the formula shows intent by the Commission to lease the property at fair market value. Burnside said a public hearing will need to be held prior to renewing the lease. Mascari, Hicks and Horan agreed that this would be the formula used when the lease is renewed in August. O'Neil will notify the School District that the proposed formula is acceptable. c. Iowa City/Coralville J. C. ' s - No one from the J. C. 's was present to discuss their request to use Airport property. If contacted by the J.C. 's, this will be an agenda item on the March agenda. d. Snow removal policy - Horan said the Commission received a letter from James Kisthard, requesting a change in the Airport' s snow removal policy. Kisthard is the director of the Iowa Statewide Organ Procurement Organization. He would like the Commission to expand their policy and level of service to meet the needs of his organization. Horan said that the policy in affect has worked well over the last several years except for an unusual storm this past January when the Airport did not have the equipment immediately available to deal with the ice and frozen snow. Mascari said the FAA Advisory Circular recommends the runways should be cleared as "expeditiously as possible" . He made a motion to adopt the FAA Advisory as the Airport's snow removal policy. Burnside recommended the motion be revised to say that the current policy be reviewed and brought into compliance with the Advisory Circular. She said the circular covers many areas not related to Iowa City and should probably not be adopted in total. There was no second to the motion. O'Neil said the circular should be viewed as a guideline and is not as explicit as a FAA regulation. John Ockenfels said that the Commission needs to look at what can and can not be done. He said the current policy was discussed when he was on the Commission and there are some situations dealing with snow removal where it may not be realistically possible to follow a strict policy. Mascari recommended forming a snow committee to offer suggestions to the Commission on a snow removal policy. Kisthard said he would like to see any snow removed as soon as it accumulates. Ockenfels said the Commission has to determine what level of service is being asked for and what they can financially provide. There was discussion on how and when snow is currently removed and what is possible with the available manpower and equipment. O'Neil said a subjective decision must be made with each snow fall as to if and when snow should be removed. The 1" or more accumulation in the policy is a guideline. He asked Kisthard if his company would be willing to contribute to a higher level of service than would normally be provided at an airport similar to Iowa City ? Kisthard said he would look at what the increased costs would be. Mascari, Kisthard, and the chief pilot from ICFS will be invited to be on the snow committee to advise the Commission on the snow removal policy. This will be an agenda item at the March Commission meeting. e. " Old Jet " relocation request - O'Neil said there is a letter in the packet requesting "Old Jet" be moved to the Green Castle Airport, a private airport west of North Liberty. The Commission had discussed relocating the jet to a different location on the Airport when the Master Plan is implemented. The Green Castle group would contact community veterans groups for their opinions. Horan directed O'Neil to contact the Green Castle group, ask them to make preliminary contact with the veterans organizations, and invite them to the next Commission meeting. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Horan said he had nothing further to report. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Mascari asked what caused the plumbing problems in the Terminal Building on February 6. O'Neil said the sewer line from the building is relatively flat and is normally flushed out by Roto- Rooter twice a year. The line was running slow because it was time for it to be flushed out. Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service, turned on the water-cooled air conditioning unit and the large amount of water forced into the slow running drain caused all the toilets to overflow. O'Neil said he cleaned up the mess and has had a cleaning company clean and disinfect the area twice. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said ICFS would like to be released from their two corporate leases if they build a new shop in the next five years and no longer need the hangars. Burnside suggested this be an agenda item next month since it involves a lease modification. There was a letter in the Commission packet from Councilperson Kubby suggesting an alternative way to raise funds to renovate the Airport Terminal. There was also a question raised concerning airport authorities. O'Neil distributed the section of the Code of Iowa that relates to airport authorities. O'Neil said he and Blum were part of a group of airport representatives invited to meet with the State Transportation Commission in Ames on February 6. No specific issues were discussed, but the Commission seemed interested in learning more about the public airports in Iowa. The next Resource Group and public meetings for the Master Plan Study are scheduled for February 15, 1996. O'Neil said the 1995 State Airport Sufficiency Report is available for review. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 14 , 1996, at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Hicks moved to adjourn the meeting. Mascari seconded the motion and the mee ing adjourned at 7 : 37 p.m. Howard Horan, Chairperson