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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-1997 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 1997 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Richard Blum Rick Mascari, Pat Foster STAFF PRESENT: Eleanor Dilkes, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the December 12 , 1996, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Mascari made a motion to approve the bills. Blum seconded the motion. The motion was approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No comments were received. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Gordon Aircraft Sales agreement - Blum said he and Horan met with Gordon to discuss renewing the agreement for one year. He said there are several issues involved with Gordon Aircraft. One is that Gordon subleases from HLM and HLM would like to discuss ending their lease with the Commission. Gordon has also expressed interest in adding on to the building he subleases from HLM. Mascari made a motion for a resolution for an agreement with Gordon Aircraft for one year. Blum seconded the motion. Mascari said that since the recent ICFS lease was increased 15 %, he thought there should be a 15 % increase in Gordon's agreement. He restated his motion to include a 15 % increase. Blum seconded the motion. At roll call vote, the motion passed 3 - 0, with Foster and Penick being absent. b. Land acquisition and easements - consultant contract - Dilkes said she is negotiating and refining the contract. It may require a special meeting by the Commission to approve the contract before the Council meetings on February 10 and February 11. Mascari asked if this should be discussed at the budget meetings ? O'Neil said this will be addressed by Council as a separate issue. Dilkes suggested having a signed contract with ACSG before going to Council. The contract would be subject to Council and FAA approval. The Commission scheduled a meeting for February 7, 1997, at 1: 00 p.m. at the Civic Center. Mascari commented that the Commission requested ACSG subcontract some of the contract to Jerry Searle and Synder & Associates. Pat Bridger said he attempted to negotiate with Synder, but they could not come to terms on the amount of the project Synder was to perform. Bridger said Synder wanted to do all the engineering work and ACSG had already teamed with H. R. Green for that portion of the project. c. Corporate hangar building - O'Neil said the Commission needed to provide closure for the two bids they have pending. O'Neil said Henningsen Construction, the contractor that has the low bid for both projects, contacted him and said he may not be able to hold the bid prices past February 1. The manufacturers are raising their prices on February 1. The Commission directed O'Neil to contact Henningsen Construction and explain the situation. If Henningsen can not hold the bids until contracts are signed with tenants, the projects will be have to be rebid once there are signed leases. O'Neil will notified the two companies that have expressed interest in leasing the hangars that this will be on the agenda at the next meeting. d. Public Works project - O'Neil said the City is interested in locating Public Works at the Airport. After some initial survey work, PW is now considering locating in the north development area, with access from Ruppert Road. O'Neil said he suggested to PW to contact the Commission as soon as they have more definite plans. e. North commercial area - The Science Center is still interested in locating in the north area. O'Neil said he contacted the Planning Department. They do not have the time to assist the Commission in designing a plan for the area but suggested hiring an outside firm to do the planning and engineering for the area. Foster asked about the Skaters Alliance. O'Neil said he thought at this point, the skaters were going to locate at the new mall in Coralville. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Horan said he will go to the Council on February 3 to discuss the budget. One of the items on the budget is an engineering study to determine costs to rehab the Airport Terminal and ICFS maintenance shop. After the study is completed, the Commission will have to determine if the buildings are worth renovating or if they should be torn down and replaced. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: The Commission members noted that there are several construction cranes near the Airport. There are cranes near the approach ends of 12 , 30, and 24 . O'Neil said Fort Dodge FSS has NOTAMs for the cranes. Blum said Sertoma would like the fly-in breakfast on August 24 , 1997 . O'Neil said this will be on the February agenda. O 'Neil said the request for a temporary tower has been made with the Cedar Rapids tower. Mascari said he wanted to comment on the excellent job of snow removal . ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O 'Neil reminded the Commission of the Council budget meeting on February 3 . O'Neil said the budget was about the same as they submitted to the City Manager and Finance Director. The biggest change was eliminating the $ 29, 000 in the budget for renovating the maintenance shop. Horan said he will discuss this with Council on February 3rd. O'Neil said the FAA Central Region meeting is in Kansas City on April 30 - May 1. The Iowa Aviation Conference is scheduled for October 9 - 11 in Ames. The Airport entrance sign is budgeted to be replaced in FY 97 . Blum requested this be on the agenda in February. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 13 , 1997 , at 5: 45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Foster moved to adjourn the meeting. Mascari seconded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 6: 50 p.m. „, Ho Horan, Chairperson