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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