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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-10-1999 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes 4 MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JUNE 10, 1999—5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Foster,Rick Mascari,Howard Horan, Mark Anderson, STAFF PRESENT: Dennis Mitchell, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Mascari called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mascari said the minutes from the last meeting should reflect that the Commission is attempting to get weather data to determine how many times the Airport is below a 500' ceiling,with less than one mile visibility. Other than that addition,the minutes of the May 13, 1999, Commission meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Anderson made a motion to approve the bills. Horan seconded the motion and the bills were approved 4—0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION—ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Dick Blum said that in the discussion of how wide of a primary surface to reserve for Runway 06/24,the question was raised on how long it would be before manufacturers would provide reasonably priced GPS instruments for precision approaches. He circulated an article that said that Garmin was producing a combination GPS,ILS,VOR and NAVCOM instrument for less than$ 10,000. They sold 1000 units and are receiving more orders daily. Kyle Koch presented a proposal to lease lots#17 and#18 in the North Commercial area. Their intended use would work with the CI-1 zoning. The Commission will review the proposal. The NCA will be on the agenda for the July meeting. Koch said they would like to get started in two or three months. It will hopefully be on the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda in June or July. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG Project: Greg Bridger said there were four tenants remaining in the Iowa City Mobile Home Park. He thought all but one would be moving this weekend. The remaining unit will be moved out,along with the tenant. Dave Kisser is having a difficult time finding a company to move the unit. Bridger said everyone except the railroad has refused the easements. He is waiting for a response from the railroad. He said he thought the project was on schedule. Bridger is meeting with an auctioneer next week to schedule the auction of the mobile homes,the two houses and the motel. b. Airport Terminal Building: O'Neil said the project started on June 7's. He was trying to get the offices in the new hangar completed so ICFS could completely move out of the Terminal building. This move should be completed by June 18th. The renovation project is expected to take six months. c. Iowa City School District lease: O'Neil said a copy of the lease was in the information packet. It is the same lease that the Commission has had for the last several years. Only the dollar amount has changed. Anderson asked if this property was in the North Commercial area? Mitchell said it is in the area but the Commission has the right to terminate the lease with sixty days written notice. Anderson made a motion for a resolution to approve a one-year lease with the Iowa City Community School District. Foster seconded the motion and it passed 4—0,with Bender being absent. d. USAR lease: The original lease was for three years. It expires in August of 1999. The lease allowed for an additional three years if agreed to by both parties. Although there was a public hearing for the original lease,Mitchell suggested holding another public hearing. Horan made a motion to set a public hearing for the USAR lease for July 15, 1999,at 5:45 p.m. Anderson seconded the motion and it passed 4—0,with Bender being absent. e. Southwest T-hangar building: O'Neil said there are 13 people on a waiting list for T- hangars and ICFS said they have additional names. Time is scheduled at the June 14th Council work session to discuss building another T-hangar. O'Neil said it would be located west of the south T-hangar buildings and would contain ten t-hangars or six t-hangars and three larger hangars. O'Neil said that the Council has been willing to build hangars in the past if the Commission can show how the building would be paid for. Mascari and Anderson said they would attend the meeting on June 14'". f. Southwest FBO hangar: The hangar is almost completed. ICFS will move into the office area as soon as they can, in an effort to accommodate the contractor in the Terminal. The doors are all on and most of the windows are in. The main power should be turned on tomorrow. The building should be ready for occupancy in two weeks. Anderson asked who has the responsibility for any of the planes parked in the building at night? Mitchell said no planes should be in the hangar until it is completed. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari said he met with Bender and Dick Blum concerning the North Commercial area. Because of the setback required for the taxiway on the south side of the development,there would be very little land lost if a 1000' primary surface is reserved for Runway 06/24. The consensus of the Commission was to preserve a 1000'primary surface for RW 06/24. The plat will go through P &Z as is. The Commission can make their final changes when they update the Airport Layout Plan. Mascari thanked Blum for all the time he committed to the NCA project. 1 O'Neil said some potential wetlands were identified in the NCA. He will discuss their possible impact with the Planning Department. Jurisdiction needs to be resolved and a mitigation plan developed. This should not pose enough of a problem to stop the development. Mascari noted that the Council's draft of the absence policy for boards and commissions was in the Commission's information packet. The Council would like input from the Commission. Mitchell said there had been a problem with one board in the past with people missing a significant number of meetings. He said the policy was designed to deal with unexcused absences. After a brief discussion,the Commission said they had no specific comments and agreed with the Council's draft of the absence policy. Mascari said he met with O'Neil to discuss how the vehicle replacement plan works. He thinks the plan should be reviewed and perhaps revised. He will work with O'Neil to better understand the plan and see if there is a more efficient way to replace vehicles. Mascari said it all goes back to trying to make the Airport self-sufficient. Mascari said there was an article in AOPA magazine that said two airports in the westem U.S. that are getting its approaches. He is still interested in trying to site a its in Iowa City. O'Neil said this is not yet eligible under the IDOT or FAA CIP funding. The project would cost over$ 1,000,000. Mascari said he was at the Airport last weekend and said he noticed three City police cars parked by one of the hangar buildings. When he asked if there was something he could help them with, they said they were doing some training. O'Neil said he has asked officers in the past not to drive on the airside of the Airport unless there was a need to be there. He said he appreciates the police patrolling at night but there shouldn't be a need for patrol cars on the taxiways and aircraft ramp during the daytime. There are aircraft moving around the hangars and vehicular traffic is supposed to be limited. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan said he has made several trips to the Airport to observe the construction of the new hangar. He said he would also take some before and after pictures of the Tern anal renovation. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Mitchell said he wanted to confirm the Commission's commitment to preserve a 1000' foot primary surface for Runway 06/24. The Commission agreed that was the plan. Mitchell said the Science Center should be made aware of this. Blum said he is on a committee for the Science Center and has discussed this with Jim Larew. Larew thought he could still put in a large screen theater with the building restrictions that go with the 1000'primary service. O'Neil said that he has received proposals for refurbishing the windsock and wind tee. He is waiting to hear from the IDOT for permission to proceed. The USAR would like to make some improvements to the property they lease from the Airport. This would include removing some trees and expanding their parking lot. There will be additional information at a future Commission meeting. O'Neil said the Commission might want to consider discontinuing the DTN weather service until the Terminal Building is renovated. It would be less expensive to pay a renewal fee than pay for the service for six months when it is not being used. O'Neil said he might try to find a temporary location for the monitor. In discussing the DTN aviation package with several pilots, O'Neil said most agreed the aviation package was useful but most of the information was available in other places for free. O'Neil said the Commission could save$300 per year by not continuing the aviation package of the DTN. This will be discussed at the July meeting. O'Neil said the Police Department has requested the use of the ICMHP for training in June.He said it would depend on if the tenants were all moved out. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for July15, 1999,at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. -21_0e 4{0.4-- Rick {Q4 - -Rick Mascari, Chairperson