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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-2000 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY MARCH 9,2000—5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY AIRPORT TERMINAL MEMBERS PRESENT: Allen Ellis, 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 5:50 p.m. Mascari presented a plaque to Pat Foster for his 14 years of service on the Airport Commission. Foster's last meeting was February 2000. Foster thanked the Commission for the acknowledgement and said he would still like to help with projects when he could. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the February 10,2000,Commission meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Bender made a motion to approve the bills. Anderson seconded the motion and the bills were approved 5—0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION—ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: John Ruyle and Greg Zimmerman requested use of some space in the United hangar for Experimental Aircraft Association(EAA) activities. In exchange for the use of space,the EAA chapter would be willing to do maintenance around the Airport. The group does not have any money to pay rent. Mascari and Bender will be the subcommittee to work on this project. Mitchell and O'Neil will put together a lease and this will be an agenda item for the April meeting. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. ACSG project- There is one parcel remaining to be purchased. O'Neil said Greg Bridger is no longer the project manager. Chris Green is now the project manager and his office is located in Naperville, Illinois. The Ruppert parcel appraisal has been updated. City Finance Director O'Malley is studying the appraisal and is in direct contact with ACSG to determine if and when the offer should be made on the property. Mitchell will meet with O'Malley to discuss the property. The Commission indicated they would like to keep moving forward with the offer on the Ruppert property. Mitchell said the Commission needs to amend ACSG's contract to cover additional attorney fees incurred with the purchase of the Schellin property. Bender made a motion for a resolution to amend the contract. Horan seconded the motion and at roll call vote,the motion passed 5—0. b. Master Plan update- The draft ALP is being reviewed by the FAA. O'Neil said the most significant changes involved showing the larger primary surface for Runway 06/24 and the RPZ associated with the approach on Runway 24. The North Commercial area is outlined on the ALP. O'Neil said there have been a couple of requests for airspace studies on property near the Airport. The airspace studies will be calculated on the new proposed ALP. c. North Commercial area- Mitchell said the wetlands issue has been holding up the project. The City of Iowa City is creating some additional wetlands for another project and it is possible that some of the extra wetlands could be used to mitigate the 2+acres needed for the NCA. Mitchell said the plans and specifications were almost complete for the road, sewer and water for the NCA. The preliminary plat should be ready for the April 6th Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Bender said as soon as the preliminary plan is approved,the Commission could start marketing the property. d. Southwest T-hangar building-O'Neil said there was a letter in the Commission packet concerning the mistake by the contractor in leaving the reinforcement wire out of the concrete. The Commission decided at the February meeting to have the concrete removed and replaced. Tom Werderitsch, representing Selzer Werderitsch Associates, said he thought the Commission should go with the engineer's recommendation and not make the subcontractor take the concrete out. He thought the grade compaction and tests on the concrete warranted leaving the concrete in. Mascari suggested that the contractor could either reduce the amount of the contract by the value of the concrete or remove and replace the concrete. Werderitsch said he did not know whether the subcontractor would want to remove and replace the concrete or negotiate something else. The Commission agreed that the concrete should be removed and replaced. Bender made a motion to accept the change order for installing the flood plain openings in the new hangar. Anderson seconded the motion and it was passed 5 —0. The Commission discussed the rent for each hangar in the new building. Dennis Gordon, a potential tenant for one of the hangars,said he is interested in one of the other hangars at the airport but he wanted to know what the cost would be for the new hangars. He also wanted to discuss his lease,which expires in December of 2000. Anderson and Horan will negotiate with Gordon and have information for the Commission at the next meeting. Mascari suggested the whole issue of hangar rents should be an agenda item for the next meeting. e. FBO lease—January 2002- Mascari said there are several issues that need to be addressed as far as the FBO lease is concerned. He and Horan will be a subcommittee and meet with Iowa City Flying Service to discuss issues. One of the things to be considered is how this would affect the installation of the new fuel tanks. f. Hangar lease-#32—Iowa City Flying Service has requested they be released from their lease of hangar#32. The lease expires on February 28, 2001. O'Neil said there are some names on the waiting list for corporate hangars,but no one has committed to taking over the lease. Mascari recommended that if the Commission were to release ICFS from their lease,he would like them to relinquish control of the second floor of the Terminal Building. Bender made a motion for a resolution to release ICFS from their lease of hangar #32 as of April 1, if they agree to amend their FBO lease to relinquish the second floor of the Airport Terminal building. Anderson seconded the motion and it passed 5—0. g. Airport Terminal Building renovation- Mascari showed the Commission the rotary pay telephone he purchased for the Terminal Building. There was no key for the phone box so he had a locksmith drill out the lock. He will have a new lock installed. O'Neil said he is still getting information on the phone line. It would be between$37-$60 a month. Although the phone would be functional, it is not expected to generate much income. Most pilots would probably use the phone in the Flight Service Room. Mascari said he realized the phone is just a novelty but he was hoping the Commission could find funding for the monthly line fee. O'Neil said a final inspection was conducted on March 2nd. The project is substantially completed. HLM has sent a letter,certifying that the contractor has fulfilled their contract and recommending the project be accepted. Horan made a motion for a resolution to accept the Airport Terminal project. Bender seconded the motion and it passed 5—0. O'Neil said there was one other issue. He said the Commission had discussed having an open house for the Terminal renovation. The Commission decided to set May 11 as the date to have an open house. Horan and Anderson will be the subcommittee in charge of the open house. h. IDOT grants: 1. FY2001 funding—The Commission discussed several of the airside projects that are listed in the CIP data sheets. Renovating the runway lights was one of the issues of interest to the Commission. The Commission directed O'Neil to apply for a grant to move the VASI lights from RW 17 to RW 30. Ellis also suggested investigating the possibility of getting a back-up generator to power the runway lights and radio in case of an emergency. 2. REIL grant- O'Neil said there is no deadline for this grant. He will have more information for the Commission at a future meeting. i. Five-year plan—This item was deferred to the next meeting. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari welcomed Ellis to the Commission. Mascari asked about finishing the clean up at the Iowa City Mobile Home Park. O'Neil said he would check with the Personnel Department about people looking for community service work. Mascari said he would not be at next month's meeting. Mascari said there was an article about the South Central District that mentioned possible relocation of some University facilities to the NCA. Mitchell said he would ask Jeff Davidson about the article. Davidson was the City official mentioned in the article. Mascari said the Airport needs to be mentioned in the City's web site. Mascari reviewed the on-going subcommittee projects. J COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan said it is important to update the Airport Zoning ordinance. Mitchell said this was one of the issues that was discussed as part of scope of services for the Master Plan update. Anderson said there is a lot of clutter around the old shop hangar. O'Neil said this is an ongoing problem, especially with the dumpster being located at the north end of the building. He will contact ICFS about the problem. Anderson said there is also some spools of cable on the west side of the United hangar that should be disposed of. Bender said he is glad the Commission is moving ahead on the North Commercial area. He is eager to start marketing the property. He said he is meeting with a potential tenant tomorrow. O'Neil said to check with Iowa City Landscaping as a potential tenant. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil suggested an update on Fly Iowa 2001 at the next Commission meeting. O'Neil said there was an article in the Spring Aviation Bulletin about Fly Iowa 2001. Howard Horan will replace Pat Foster as the Commission member representing the Airport Commission on the Airport Zoning Commission. SEATS has asked what it would take to get out of their lease. O'Neil said the lease is in effect until December of 2001 unless SEATS would find another tenant to sublease the space. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Horan nominated Mascari as chairperson. Anderson seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations and Mascari was elected 4—0,with Mascari abstaining. Mascari nominated Anderson as vice-chairperson/secretary. Bender seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations and Anderson was elected 4—0,with Anderson abstaining. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2000 at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. 4 &4ta4 Rick Mascari,Chairperson