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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-15-1999 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes • MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JULY 15,1999—5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Foster,Rick Mascari,Howard Horan, Mark Anderson, Tom Bender 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: The minutes of the June 10, 1999, Commission meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Bender made a motion to approve the bills. Horan seconded the motion and the bills were approved 5 —0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION—ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Dick Blum,from H.R. Green Co.,presented some information on precision approaches he had researched while at FAA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The projected standards would allow Iowa City an approach down to%of a mile forward visibility and a 300-foot ceiling. A 1000' primary surface would have to be reserved, but a light lane would not be required. Mascari thanked Blum for the time he spent researching the information. PUBLIC HEARING—USAR LEASE: Mascari opened the public hearing for the three-year extension for the USAR lease at 5:52 p.m. There were no public comments. Mascari closed the hearing at 5:52 p.m. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Airport Terminal Building: Maury Cohen, from HLM Design, reported on the progress of the project. He said most of the demolition was completed. There is now the question of what the Commission wants to do about asbestos abatement. There is asbestos in the floor tile and in the glazing around the windows. Two quotes were received. One was from Advanced Technologies for$ 5430.00 and the other was from Affordable Asbestos Removal for$4797.00. Cohen said it would be possible to abate the floor tile asbestos by leaving it in place and covering it with the carpeting. However,he recommended removing all the asbestos. Horan made a motion for a resolution to accept the bid from Affordable Asbestos Removal. Bender seconded the motion, and at roll call, it passed 5—0. Mascari noted that there were two telephone booths that were covered up in a hallway wall. He wanted to know if the Commission was interested in renovating the phone booths. He said he contacted the telephone company and it would cost about$ 130.00 per month to have pay phones in the booths. He said the phone company reminded him that the old phone booths do not meet ADA requirements. Mascari said he would be willing to buy the phones himself if the Commission wanted to restore the booths. Mascari said someone from the phone company said the booths could be worth about$3000.00 each. Cohen said if the phone booths were reinstalled,the handicapped assessable water fountain could not be installed in the hallway as planned. The Commission asked Cohen to get cost estimates for reinstalling one of the phones There was also a question of removing a small vestibule in the lobby area. Anderson suggested removing it to open up the lobby area. Cohen will see if there are any structural problems involved in removing the vestibule. If there are no structural concerns,the Commission directed Cohen to have it removed. Cohen said there have been some complications involved with installation of the elevator. He said he thinks the details have been worked out and the contractor is working on the shop drawings. Cohen said there is a question on whether to replace the gas water heater or go with some electric in-line units. He will cost out both alternatives for the Commission. b. North Commercial area: A proposal was discussed from Carousel Motors to lease lots # 17 and# 18 in the North Commercial area. Bender said the Commission is trying to work out all the details to get the plat through Planning and Zoning as soon as possible. The most immediate question to be resolved is wetland mitigation. Mitchell said MMS is completing the wetland identification and devising a mitigation program. Bender said a Commission/Council subcommittee meeting would be scheduled in August to discuss construction of infrastructure for the NCA. He said an updated appraisal would be completed by then. Horan made a motion for a resolution for Casey Cook to update the appraisal for the NCA. The fee for the update is not to exceed$ 1200.00. Bender seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 5 —0. c. ACSG project: O'Neil reported that an auction was conducted for the houses and mobile homes in the land acquisition project. The Fitzgarrald house and the Airlane Motel did not sell and ACSG will get bids to salvage and demolish the property. All of the mobile homes sold. The deadline for moving the mobiles is August 9t°. There is one tenant left in the Dyer house. As soon as he has moved,the buyer of the house will have 60 days to move the house. He hopes to have the house moved by the first week in September. d. USAR lease: Bender made a motion for a resolution to extend the USAR lease for three years. Horan seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 5—0. e. Master Plan Update grant: O'Neil said the Commission received a grant offer from the Department of Transportation to update the Airport Layout Plan(ALP). This is a planning grant and the$24,000 project is a 70(state)/30(local)match. There are a number of things on the airside of the Airport that have changed since the Master Plan was completed in 1996. O'Neil said he would like to see if the Zoning Ordinance could be updated as part of this grant. Anderson made a motion for a resolution to accept the grant to update the Master Plan and the ALP. Foster seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 5 —0. O'Neil said he would suggest the Commission develop a scope of services and begin the selection of the consultant as soon as possible. f. Southwest FBO hangar: O'Neil said the project is nearly completed,with a few minor details to complete. Iowa City Flying Service is occupying the building. O'Neil said because there was a change at the southeast corner of the building,there is an erosion problem. Two alternatives would include building a retaining wall or placing asphalt in the area. The retaining wall would look nicer but installing the asphalt would be more practical. The Commission directed O'Neil to install asphalt in the area. g. Airport Fly-in Breakfast: Dick Blum reported for Sertoma. The breakfast will be held in the new hangar. There will be a temporary control tower from 7:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. ICFS will be selling rides and the Young Eagles program will be giving rides. Blum said he would like to discuss Fly Iowa 2001. This is a state sanctioned fly-in event. He said this would be the tenth anniversary of Fly Iowa. Iowa City hosted the first Fly Iowa in 1991. Approximately 9,000 people attended. Blum said the Commission had expressed interest in hosting the event and Sertoma would be the local service group providing the breakfast. There will be some cost to the local community. A date other than late August will have to be picked. Mascari asked O'Neil to get some information from airports that have hosted Fly Iowa.This will be an agenda item sometime this Fall. O'Neil said the applications have not been sent by the State for Fly Iowa 2001. h. Southwest T-hangar building: Letters of interest have been sent to everyone on the T- hangar waiting list. The Council has said if there are enough tenants to fill the hangar,they would loan the Commission the funds to build it. i. Rotating Beacon Tower painting grant: The Commission received a grant to repaint the beacon tower. The grant offer is for$24,000.00. Anderson made a motion for a resolution to accept the grant offer to repaint the rotating beacon tower. Bender seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 5—0. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari relayed a story of trying to capture a basset hound at the Airport. Mascari said he is excited about the offer from Carousel Motors and he thought this could be what the Commission needs to get the NCA started. Mascari noted the article in the packet that mentioned Horan's photography award. Mascari complimented O'Neil on the way things were handled during the airplane accident. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Bender said he is excited about the prospects that the NCA could produce for the Airport. Horan said he took some pictures of the airplane accident for the airport files. Anderson said he was at the Terminal Building the other day and is tracking the project closely. Anderson asked about the project to rewire the wind tee and windsock. O'Neil said he sent the proposals to the IDOT and has not received permission to proceed. He will contact IDOT. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Mitchell reminded the Commission that there are certain issues that they can't discuss by individual phone calls to all the members. It could be interrupted as a violation of the open meetings law. There are some issues that can be discussed in closed session. Mitchell said he would not be able to attend the next Commission meeting. He will be on vacation. O'Neil said the DTN weather service contract is due. He suggested dropping the additional aviation feature because that information is free from other sources. The `Aviation 1'package costs an additional$ 300.00 per year. In response to an inquiry from Mascari, O'Neil said weather information he wanted is available from the National Climatilogical Data Center at a cost of$206.00. It would be compiled and available sometime in August. O'Neil said the Commission should try to update the Airport Zoning Ordinance when the Airport ALP is updated. There was a memo in the Commission packet concerning changing the ordinance relating to communications towers on public property. O'Neil said he discussed this with Karin Franklin and said the ordinance should require a FAA airspace study for any tower to be constructed on public property so an obstruction is not created. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for August 19, 1999,at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Rick Mascari,Chairperson