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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-1997 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JULY 17, 1997 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Howard Horan, Richard Blum, John Penick Rick Mascari MEMBERS ABSENT: Pat Foster STAFF PRESENT: Eleanor Dilkes, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairperson Blum called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the June 12 , 1997, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Mascari made a motion to approve the bills. Penick seconded the motion. Mascari asked about a bill for runway repairs. O'Neil said three drain intakes were replaced on Runway 06/24 . The motion was approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No comments were received. PUBLIC HEARING - SE T-HANGER PLANS: Blum opened the public hearing at 5:50 p.m. John Goree, who lives northwest of the Airport, said he would not be in favor of building any more hangars if it would increase the number of planes based at the Airport. Blum closed the public hearing at 5: 56 p.m. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project - Greg Bridger presented a map, with parcel numbers, showing all the parcels involved in the land acquisition and easement project. Appraisals have been ordered on several of the parcels, including Mrs. Fitzgarrald's, the Schintler property and the Schellin property. Files are being set up for all the properties. An informational meeting is scheduled for July 22 , from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. for tenants and property owners involved in the project. Approximately 90 meeting notices were sent. b. North commercial area - Mascari said one of the main issues to resolve is whether or not the area would include space for the Public Works building. O'Neil said he discussed this project with Mark Schenkelberg from the FAA. Schenkelberg said he wanted to be kept informed about the project but he did not have specific recommendations on how to develop the property. O'Neil said he discussed this area with Chuck Schmadeke from Public Works and with Jim Larew from the Iowa City Science Center. O'Neil said he suggested to them that if they were ready to proceed with their projects, they should make a proposal to the Commission. The Commission could decide if they wanted to treat the projects individually or wait until the entire parcel is developed. Mascari suggested that if Public Works were to locate in this area, the Commission would not be maximizing their income. The developers proposal to the Commission included a percentage of the profits. This would be forfeited on the parcel leased to Public Works and the Science Center. Penick said there would be an advantage to having Public Works located there because they would construct some of the infrastructure for the area. The Commission discussed the project with Jerry Ambrose, a potential developer. He recommended contacting the school district to see if they are interested in relocating their maintenance shop. This would open up access to the area from the east. Horan said the Commission could indicate where they would like to see the Science Center and Public Works locate and then do an RFP on the rest of the property. O'Neil said the Science Center and PW could be located on the southern 30% of the property and the rest of the 54 acres could be offered for development. This would leave the most desirable area for commercial development. Penick said he would like to see the difference in cost between constructing the PW site in the north area as opposed to the south area. Blum said he and Mascari will meet with Schmadeke and the City Manager to discuss the project in more detail. He will also contact Jan Monroe, the planning supervisor for the FAA, to get his views on how the property could be developed. Blum said a letter of interest will be sent to potential developers after information is collected from the FAA and PW. A special meeting will be scheduled as soon as information is available. c. Airport Aircraft Emergency Plan - Blum said he would like to move this item to the end of the agenda. There were no objections. He said he would like to discuss items (d) and (e) together as it relates to Mr. Goree's memo. d. Runway 12/30 - Modifications request - Mr. Goree requested the Commission modify or close Runway 12/30 so airplanes would not fly over his house. He thought the Airport was built to close to residential areas. Blum said a feasibility study was conducted in 1992 to determine if the Airport should be moved because the City was growing around the Airport. There were several public meetings, but there was little input from City residents. The Commission decided it would be best to see if a different site was available. That decision was not supported by the City Council. Mascari asked Goree if his realtor informed him that he was buying a house near an airport ? Goree said no but he was aware there was an airport nearby. He said it would not have made any difference because he wanted to live in that neighborhood for other reasons. Goree thought the Airport could get by on two runways. Penick said the Master Plan called for eliminating one runway. Runway 17/35 will be closed when it can no longer be safely maintained. He said that although it would be safer to have three runways, it is not going to be financially feasible to maintain all three runways. Runway 17/35 was chosen for closure because of wind coverage of the other two runways and because of the overall condition of the runway. Mascari suggested the Commission request VASI or PAPI lights be installed on 12/30. This would indicate to the pilots the correct glide slope to follow in landing. This would not change the altitude and noise on departure. Another option would be to move the VASI lights from 17/35 when that runway is closed. e. Southeast T-hangar building - O'Neil said on July 15, the City Council formally approved the hangar project. Horan made a motion for a resolution to accept the specifications as presented at the public hearing and proceed with advertising for bids for the southeast T-hangar building. Mascari seconded the motion. There was some discussion concerning adding additional lighting and outlets in the hangars. At roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Foster being absent. f. Five-year Business Plan - O'Neil said he and Horan would work on the plan and it would be discussed at a future meeting. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: No items were presented. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: No items were discussed. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Dilkes said Iowa City Flying Service filed a law suit concerning damage to one of their aircraft. This claim was previously reviewed by the insurance companies for both sides and ICFS' s insurance company dropped their claim against the Airport. O'Neil said a picture ad for the north commercial area would cost approximately $ 140. 00 in the Press Citizen and $ 394 . 00 in the C. R. Gazette. A temporary tower will be in effect on August 24 for the fly in breakfast. O'Neil conducted some training for the Fire Department on June 17, 18, and 19 concerning the fire and rescue response needs of the Airport. Additional training was discussed. O'Neil said on July 16th, the Council approved the Iowa River Trails project from Burlington Street to Napoleon Park. He will send a memo to the Planning Department reminding them that an airspace study will have to be conducted for the section of trail that goes through the RPZ for Runway 24 . O'Neil is on the steering committee for the FAA Central Region AIP annual conference in Kansas City. He asked the Commission to forward any ideas they had for the conference to him. O'Neil said Jones, from ICFS, wanted the Commission to make some improvements to the T-hangars and the United hangar. The Commission instructed O'Neil to have Jones to provide costs for the improvements he wanted to make and they would discuss the plan with him. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 21, 1997 , at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7 : 57 p.m. Dick Blum, Vice-Chairperson