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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-14-1999 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes ' MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TIIIIRSDAY OCTOBER 14,1999—5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Rick Mascari,Howard Horan, Mark Anderson STAFF PRESENT: Dennis Mitchell, Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Mascari called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the September 9, 1999, Commission meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Horan made a motion to approve the bills. Anderson seconded the motion and the bills were approved 3—0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION—ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No items were presented. PUBLIC HEARING—SOUTHWEST T-HANGAR: Mascari opened the public hearing on the plans and specifications for the southwest t-hangar building at 5:50 p.m. There were no comments. Mascari closed the hearing at 5:51 p.m. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project: The Dane parcel offer is being negotiated. The last major parcel to negotiate will be the Ruppert parcel. The contract has been signed for demolition of the Airlane Motel. That property should be cleared within the next 30 days. One of the garages purchased with the Iowa City Mobile Home Park will be demolished soon. The material in the garages will have to be stored for 6 months before it can be deposed of. Mascari asked O'Neil to have someone from ACSG at the next meeting to give the Commission an update. b. Airport Terminal Building project: O'Neil said the observation walkway as it is currently designed would be about$29,000. He said there would be about a$3000 savings on changing the type of ceiling on the first floor. Anderson suggested some changes to the design that would reduce the cost of the project. The stairs on the exterior would have to be redesigned and the size of the walkway would be reduced. O'Neil said a decision would have to be made soon because the inside supports need to be ordered and installed before the walls are closed in. O'Neil said this could be discussed at the meeting with FILM on Monday,the 18th. The consensus of the Commission was to try to reduce the price and keep this as part of the project. c. ALP Update project: O'Neil said Snyder&Associates have the electronic data from the Master Plan and are working on the preliminary ALP. Mitchell and O'Neil are working on the contract for Snyder&Associates. As soon as it is finished,the Commission will need to schedule a meeting to approve the contract. Mascari gave an update on the North Commercial area and reminded the Commission that Jerry Searle will assist MMS in designing a subdivision plat to go to Planning and Zoning as soon as possible. Use of Airport property for non-aviation uses will be part of the Master Plan update. Mascari said there was discussion at the subcommittee meeting about when and if RW 17/35 would be closed. Lehman and Norton both supported closing the runway as stated in the Master Plan. Mascari said he would still like to keep RW 17/35 open and he thought the revenue from the North Commercial area could be used to allow the Airport to become self-sufficient and to maintain RW 17/35. Mascari said the subcommittee seemed excited about the project and would like to keep moving forward with the development. The plat needs to get through Planning and Zoning and to the Council. As soon as a commitment is made to build the infrastructure,the Commission will be able to market the property. d. Southwest T-hangar: O'Neil provided a copy of the specifications and a site plan for the proposed hangar. The building would have nine hangars. Bids are due November 15th. If there is an acceptable bid,the project will go to Council on November 23rd. Mascari said he would like to see what the costs would be to provide gas,water,and sewer to the building. O'Neil said he would get some cost numbers for additional utilities to the building. Anderson made a motion for a resolution to accept the plans and specifications for the SW T-hangar building. Horan seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 3 —0,with Foster and Bender being absent. e. Non-aviation uses of Airport property policy: Anderson requested this be on the agenda. O'Neil provided the Commission with a brochure from the Library on what they require when someone uses their meeting facilities. Horan and Mascari will work on a policy and present it to the Commission at a future meeting. f. Fuel farm: O'Neil said this would be the major capital project in the 2001 budget. Iowa City Flying Service had expressed interest in participating in this project. O'Neil said a letter has been sent to ICFS,indicating that the Commission would be working on this project in the next few months. He said he talked with the manager of ICFS and told him that the Commission subcommittee would want to meet with ICFS soon to discuss fuel needs and how the fuel farm would be constructed. Foster and Bender are the subcommittee working on this project. g. FY 2001 budget: O'Neil provided the Commission with a copy of the budget projected for FY 2001. He said that there were no substantial changes, other than small percentage increases for water, sewer, electricity, fuel, etc. The main emphasis for the Commission is to determine the capital improvement projects for FY 2001, 2002, and 2003. This will mainly be landside projects that are not eligible for funding by IDOT or the FAA. Most of the airside projects that the Commission is interested in are eligible for state or federal funding. This would include new runway lighting,taxiway lighting, runway overlays, obstruction removal and parallel taxiways. The Commission discussed several projects that they would like to see accomplished in the next three years. The new fuel tank area and an additional hangar building will be included in the FY 2001 budget. CIIAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari said he thought the two commercial lots near the main entrance to the Airport should be marketed. This will be discussed at the next meeting. Mascari said he met with O'Neil and asked to have a report on the outstanding debt at the Airport. This would mainly be the money borrowed for the recently constructed hangar buildings. Mascari asked if the Commission was still interested in sponsoring Fly Iowa 2001. Dick Blum said SERTOMA is interested in being the civic organization that provides the breakfast and would be willing to co-chair the event. He said the event would take an enormous amount of time. Anderson said the Chamber is interested in helping with the project. Blum said the application is due to the state committee in November. O'Neil will check with other airports that have hosted the event. Mascari said there were several seats open on the Council and he encouraged the Commission to research the candidates and vote. Mascari said that if Commissioners speak at public meetings, it should be made clear whether they are expressing their own views or if they are representing the views of the Commission. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan said he took some pictures of the Constellation when it was here last week. Horan said that he noticed the Fire Department's ladder truck,with the ladder fully extended, parked next to the Transit Facility. O'Neil will contact the Fire Chief and discuss the height restrictions near the end of the runways. Anderson said he would work with O'Neil to develop specifications for painting the rotating beacon tower. The Commission received an MOT grant to pay for 80%of the project. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: D &N Fence has been awarded the contract to install the controlled access gate between Buildings F and G. In response to an inquiry from Anderson, a new DTN monitor has been installed. A letter has been sent to Iowa City Flying Service to confirm they are not going to lease the United Hangar after October 31, 1999. ICFS has been invited to participate in the discussion of the construction of a new fuel tank facility. WAAS implementation for the GPS is scheduled for September or October of 2000. O'Neil circulated a site plan from the US AR. They are interested in installing additional parking on the site they lease from the Commission. The Commission bad no comments on the proposed project. The Central Region FAA has hired Doug Johnson as the new planner for the state of Iowa. He replaces Mark Schenkelberg. O'Neil said he met him at the Iowa Airport Conference in Waterloo. O'Neil said he received the Visitor and Convention Bureau Guide to Iowa City/Coralville. Under the heading of Air Transportation,there is no mention that there is an airport in Iowa City. Anderson said he would contact Wendy Ford. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for November 11, 1999, at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting 4664-- g was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. K�- Rick Mascari, Chairperson