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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-1997 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JUNE 12, 1997 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Richard Blum, John Penick Pat Foster MEMBERS ABSENT: Rick Mascari STAFF PRESENT: Eleanor Dilkes, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Foster called the meeting to order at 5 : 45 p.m. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the May 8, 1997, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Penick made a motion to approve the bills. Blum seconded the motion. The motion was approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: John Goree asked the Commission about their policy of noise and safety as it affects the neighborhoods. He thinks airplanes are flying too low over his house. Horan said there are specific FAA regulations that dictate safety and noise requirements. Penick said the Commission is in the process of purchasing land and easements that will enhance the safety of the Airport and meet current FAA safety regulations. Blum said that the Commission can not regulate and control aircraft in flight. That is the jurisdiction of the FAA. The Commission has established noise abatement procedures that are usually followed by pilots. Goree said he doesn't think anyone is policing the aircraft. Blum said the FAA is very good about responding to complaints. He said a complaint can be made directly to the FAA and the Commission would assist by providing the information on which FAA office to contact. The aircraft registration number must be identified to assist in investigating the complaint. Goree said from a historical standpoint, he thought the Airport had been located to close to the City and residential areas. Horan asked him how long he had lived in the area. He said his house was about three years old and he had live in that neighborhood about that amount of time. Horan explained that the Airport had been in the same location for about 80 years. A problem with the Airport's location is that the City is expanding around it. The current land acquisition project is designed to protect the safety areas of the Airport. Penick offered to give Goree an airplane ride over his house to show him what the proper altitude would be. Blum said a noise study was conducted several years ago and it showed that the City buses are louder than most aircraft. He said this could be put on the agenda for further discussion. Goree said he will contact the Commission if he wants further discussion. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project - Greg Bridger, from ACSG, distributed a project Procedures Manual and a Land Acquisition and Resident Relocation Plan. They included a project schedule and procedures for the relocation project. Bridger said this should complete the deliverables for the first phase. Dilkes said she is working on the details of the contract for the second phase. She is waiting for information from the FAA to complete the details. A meeting was scheduled for June 18 at 12 : 00 noon to vote on the contract. b. North commercial area - O'Neil said he has drafted a RFP for the area. It was reviewed by the Karin Franklin from the Planning Department. O'Neil said Franklin made several suggestions and he incorporated them into the RFP. Blum drafted a letter to send to developers who may be interested in the project. He will review the letter with Dilkes. He said he had new concerns, in light of the memo from the City Manager to the Airport Manager. Blum suggested meeting with the City Manager and Public Works as soon as possible. O'Neil will put this on the agenda for the meeting on June 18 and invite Atkins and Schmadeke to provide information. c. Airport Aircraft Emergency Plan - Blum said the subcommittee would like to defer this until the next meeting. O 'Neil said he will be providing the Fire Department with information about the Airport on June 17, 18 and 19 . The Plan will be discussed. d. Southeast T-hangar building - O 'Neil said he has received a written response from 11 potential tenants for the ten unit building. If the Commission wanted to go forward with the project, he would schedule time with the Council. Blum made a motion to request funding from the Council to build the southeast T-hangar building. Penick seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Mascari being absent. Jones, from ICFS, said some improvements need to be made in the north hangar buildings. This could include venting the hangars and paving the floors. O'Neil suggested the buildings could be examined when the structural inventory was done for the shop and the Airport Terminal. O'Neil will discuss this with the engineer studying the other buildings. e. Iowa City School District lease - O'Neil said this is a least that is reviewed and approved annually. He said the only issue that is different from last year is that the area leased is in the area to be developed commercially. The Commission has a 60 day termination clause. O'Neil said he would send a cover letter with the lease, reminding the school district that the lease has a termination clause and that the Commission is considering the development of that area. Penick made a motion for a resolution to enter into a one year lease with the Iowa City Community School District. Horan seconded the motion and at roll call vote, it passed 3 - 0, with Blum and Mascari being absent. CHAIRPERSON' S REPORT: No addition report was given. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Penick wanted know if AMI had vacated any space when they left. O'Neil said they had sublet office space from Gordon Aircraft and Gordon was now utilizing all the space. Horan said he attended the Waterloo Airport ' s air show last weekend. He said they had a good crowd. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil is getting estimates on the construction costs for relocating the threshold for Runway 17 . DTN has an aviation package for their weather equipment. O'Neil didn't think it would be worth the addition money. O'Neil said he had a copy of an economic impact study for all the public airports in Illinois. He will see if the Iowa DOT would be interested in doing a similar project for Iowa. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 17 , 1997 , at 5: 45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 6: 51 p.m. • 4 Pat Foster, Chairperson