HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-12-1996 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1996 - 5:45 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, John Penick, Richard Blum
Rick Mascari, Pat Foster
STAFF PRESENT: Eleanor Dilkes, Ron O'Neil
CALL TO ORDER:
Vice-chairperson Foster called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the August 15, 1996, meeting were approved as
submitted.
AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES:
Blum made a motion to approve the bills. Mascari seconded the
motion and it was approved 4 - 0. The Commission asked O'Neil to
include a monthly printout of all Airport expenses.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA:
Robert Kistler, from the Sports Car Club of America, asked the
Commission if they were still willing to host a sports car rally on
September 22 . O'Neil said the SCCA came to the Commission in the
Spring to ask for permission to hold two rallies. The Commission
voted to allow the SCCA to hold the two events.
The first event had to be canceled and O'Neil attempted to contact
the SCCA by phone and by letter to remind the club that they needed
to send in an application, with damage deposit and certificate of
insurance. The application for use of Airport property is required
to be filed 30 days before the event.
Since no application was received by August 22 , it was assumed the
SCCA no longer wanted to run the event. O'Neil received an
application on September 11, requesting use of the Airport
property.
Blum said he could monitor the event. Penick said he would assist
him. O'Neil reminded Kistler that the certificate of insurance
needed to be reviewed before the event. Kistler said he would have
the certificate to O'Neil by next week.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Self fueling proposal - Mascari said he discussed this issue
with Jones from Iowa City Flying Service. Mascari said that he
told Jones the Commission discussed a 50/50 split for the paving
improvements associated with installing the fueling system. Jones
said he didn't think he would be pursuing the idea. Jones wanted
to limit the number of people who had access to the system.
O'Neil said he discussed the issue with Jones. Jones said maybe
the Commission would want to install the system on his tanks. He
also suggested the Commission may want to take over the fuel farm.
Jones also told O'Neil he thought a containment area would have to
be built if self service fuel is installed.
Blum said the Commission should determine a long range goal on how
fuel would be distributed at the Airport. The tanks owned by ICFS
are 40 + years old and should be replaced in the near future. It
should be determined if the tanks will be removed when the current
ICFS lease expires or should they be removed before that ? This
will be an agenda item next month and ICFS will be invited to
discuss the issue.
b. 1996 Master Plan -
1. Development property concept plan - Horan said the
Commission should develop a five year strategy plan and include how
the commercial property will be developed on the Airport. Several
groups that have expressed interest in locating at the Airport and
the Commission needs to have a plan on how the property will be
developed and marketed. O'Neil will meet with the City Planning
Department to evolve a strategy for developing the property.
2 . Land acquisition and easements - O'Neil said he has
drafted a scope of services for a consultant to develop a plan to
acquire the land and easements as described in the Master Plan.
Unless the Commission had modifications, O'Neil said he would
proceed with advertising for a consulting firm. After some
discussion, it was decided O'Neil should advertise in AAAE's
Airport Reports, the C.R. Gazette, and the Des Moines Register.
O'Neil said an airspace study was conducted on a property on South
Gilbert Street. The FAA said the building was objectionable and
should not be built. The proposed building is in the RPZ for
Runway 24 and is shown in the Master Plan as requiring an avigation
easement.
O'Neil said he called Jan Monroe, the Planning Supervisor for the
FAA, and he indicated the FAA wants the City to prohibit any new
buildings in the RPZ5. Blum said that instead of a finding on the
airspace study, the FAA has sent a letter. The Commission should
request a finding to clarify the airspace study. The Commission
directed O'Neil to contact Searle to negotiate for the Commission.
The Commission decided to schedule a meeting with the FAA. O'Neil,
Jerry Searle, Dilkes, and one of the Commission members will try to
meet with the FAA next week to clarify the airspace study and what
is expected of the Commission as far as land acquisitions and
avigation easements are concerned. O'Neil will contact Searle and
have him coordinate scheduling a meeting.
c. Iowa City Flying Service : lease subcommittee - Mascari and
Horan met and discussed the initial proposal to be offered to ICFS
for rent negotiations. This included rent for the shop building,
the flowage fee, the Terminal Building, and the hangar space.
After discussing several issues, the Commission decided to propose
a monthly rent of $ 4500. 00 for the final five years of the lease.
Mascari will meet with ICFS to present the proposal. The proposal
should be broken down into a dollar amount for the current property
leased and a dollar amount for the additional shop space, known as
the "new shop" . A written response will be requested from ICFS
before the next Commission meeting on October 10, 1996.
d. Airport Aircraft Emergency Plan - Blum suggested this be
deferred to a future meeting.
e. Minimum standards : subcommittee report - Blum requested this
be deferred to a future meeting. He requested O'Neil give him a
diskette with the emergency plan and minimum standards so it would
be easier for him to make changes.
f. Airport Terminal renovation - O'Neil said this item is on the
agenda because it was deferred from the last meeting. The question
was raised on to best way to rehab the building. Suggestions were
made all the way from leveling the present building and starting
over to spending a significant amount to renovate the entire
interior of the Terminal. This will be discussed at the FY 98
budget discussion at the October meeting.
g. New hangar - IOW Avionics - O'Neil said a company is
interested in starting an avionics repair business at the Airport.
Hangar and office space is needed to accommodate the business.
Blum suggested Horan meet with the company. If he is comfortable
that a multi-year lease can be signed, he should take the project
to the City Council.
O'Neil will put this on the Council agenda for the September 24
meeting. Horan will meet with someone from the company and if he
is convinced it is a project that could work, he will address the
Council on September 24. If there is some concern, he will direct
O'Neil to pull the item from the agenda.
Foster made a motion to set a public hearing on October 10 for
plans and specifications for a 80 ' by 80 ' hangar. Blum seconded
the motion and it passed 5 - 0.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
Horan said the Commission needs to work on a five year plan. This
could include elements like the fuel farm, development of
commercial property, the FBO, parking, etc.
Horan said the pilot killed at Green Castle was a friend of his and
a friend of aviation, and he will be missed.
COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS:
Blum said he thought the fly-in breakfast was very successful,
especially in the number of aircraft that came in. He suggested
the Commission inquire about getting a temporary FAA tower for next
year. Mascari, one of the "Young Eagles" pilots, agreed. The EAA
"Young Eagles" program gave free rides to 180 kids. This, combined
with the rides given by ICFS and all the transient aircraft, made
the airspace quite congested at times. O'Neil will contact the
Cedar Rapids tower to see what is required to get a control tower
for next year.
Blum asked about fencing the property between Walmart and Menards.
He said he found out afterward that some people wandered in and sat
on the runway during the 4th of July fireworks. O'Neil said the
Commission has an IDOT grant to fence this area.
Blum asked about the signs discussed at the last meeting. O'Neil
said the church had removed it's sign on Dane Road and new
"Restricted Area" signs were being put up at the other areas
discussed.
Horan said his name was inadvertently omitted from the Sertoma
"good guy" list. Blum will discuss this with the proper Sertoma
authorities.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
O'Neil said he had a meeting with Wildlife Biologist Scott
Beckerman from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service Animal Damage Control,
concerning the increasing number of water fowl at the Airport.
Beckerman suggested several methods of reducing the number of
birds. O'Neil said he will start with the simplest and least
expensive methods and see how effective they are. O'Neil said that
because the methods involve noise to scare the animals, businesses
and residents around the Airport may need to be notified.
The RNAV approach to Runway 24 is being canceled. RNAV approaches
all around the U.S. are being canceled, mainly because of cost of
maintenance and because of GPS.
SET NEXT MEETING:
The next regular meeting is scheduled for October 10 at
5:45 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Horan adjourned the meeting at 8 : 10 p.m.
Howard Horan, Ch irperson