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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-15-1994 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes f MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1994 - 5:30 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: John Ockenfels, Howard Horan, Pat Foster, Richard Blum STAFF PRESENT: Rick Fosse, Dan Scott, Anne Burnside, Ron O'Neil City Engineer Rick Fosse presented information concerning the water detention areas for Walmart and Menards. After a site inspection, it was determined that there were two problems with the Walmart detention area. The first was that more water is being discharged than was predicted and the second was that the discharge orifice was not constructed properly. This affects the release rate. Fosse wrote a letter to Walmart at the end of November explaining the problem and had not yet received a response. Burnside requested a copy of the letter that was sent to Walmart. Ockenfels asked if Cub Foods would be allowed to build before this deficiency is corrected. Fosse deferred this question to the City Attorney's office. Fosse said there is money in escrow to correct problems at the Walmart site. There is a possibility that this money could be used if Walmart fails to correct the problem. The Menards site water discharge was suppose to be contained on the Dane property. Menards has taken a sheet flow discharge and made it into a single source point discharge. The Airport's concern is that the discharge across Airport property will take some agricultural land out of production. Ockenfels said that the last time anyone from Menards talked to the Commission, they indicated that the water would be piped directly to Willow Creek and it would not affect Airport property. At that time, Menards was interested in an easement to Willow Creek. Fosse sent a letter to Menards indicating that this item would need to be resolved before an occupancy permit would be issued. Fosse said that Menards has said that Shive-Hattery Engineering is working on a resolution to the problem. Blum raised the question of how to determine that Menards is constructing their building according to the plans approved. Burnside said that could be coordinated through the Building Inspection Department. O'Neil said he has discussed that issue with Senior Building Inspector Ron Boose and his department will monitor the situation. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Ockenfels called the meeting to order at 6: 06 p.m. A quorum of the Commission was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the January 18, 1994 , meeting were accepted as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: There was discussion concerning the electric bill. The Commission pays for the electricity for the T-hangars and the United Building. Foster calculated that each aircraft engine heater cost about $. 13 an hour to run. Transient planes are sometimes plugged in overnight. ICFS sometimes charges them a fee but the Airport does not get reimbursed for the electricity. Ockenfels suggested ICFS plug transient planes in at the shop building. Since ICFS pays the electricity at the shop, they will be able to pass that cost on to their customers. Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service, will provide some information on how much electricity the engine heaters use. There was discussion that the Commission may have to develop a method to recover electricity costs. Blum moved to approved the expenditures as presented. Foster seconded the motion and the expenditures were approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Jones, from ICFS, presented a list of improvements he would like to see at the Airport. These items included shampooing the carpet in the Terminal Building more often, new lobby furniture and repainting the public areas and ICFS offices. Ockenfels said that items for renovation of buildings at the Airport were deleted from the FY95 budget by the City Council. This included roof repairs for the Terminal Building and the United Building. Blum suggested that the Commission supply some paint if ICFS would paint the areas they utilize in the Terminal Building. Jones said ICFS would paint the interior of the Terminal Building if the Commission would supply the paint. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Hangar building - O'Neil stated that in discussing this issue with the Finance Director, it was suggested that the Master Plan issue may have to be resolved before a plan is put together to build a hangar building. There is definitely a need for an additional hangar building. Dean Thornberry, an local businessman and aircraft owner, suggested a joint ownership between the Airport and himself to finance the building. Funding issues for an additional hangar building were discussed. He would like to proceed this summer with the project. Even if the Airport was to be moved, the new building could be moved or sold to the new property owner. All the hangars at the Airport are occupied and there has been a waiting list for hangars for the last several years. Burnside suggested that Thornberry develop a written proposal and present it to the Commission. Thornberry said he thought that not only would one building be filled, he thought there would be a need for another hangar building in the near future. The Commission discussed control of the building for lease purposes. O'Neil reminded the Commission that because there is currently a question of priority in leasing T-hangars, the Commission would want an agreement that protected against discrimination in leasing the hangars. Thornberry also questioned if he would be allowed to sell fuel. The Commission said there is nothing prohibiting another fuel vendor on the Airport. Thornberry was asked to include this in his proposal. b. Airport Master Plan - Ockenfels said there is a meeting next week with the City Council to discuss the Master Plan. He and Horan have been working on a presentation. c. State AIP Project - O'Neil stated that there is a memo in the packet listing the grant applications on file with the IDOT and the FAA. The Commission needed to pass a resolution for the grant application to the IDOT for Phase Four of the security fencing program. Blum made a motion for a resolution to apply to the Iowa Department of Transportation for a grant for Phase Four of the Airport security fencing program. Horan seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Ockenfels reminded the Commission to be at the meeting with the City Council at 7: 00 p.m. on February 22 at the Civic Center. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORT: Blum reminded the Commission there is a meeting of the Iowa Public Airports Association in Ames at 11: 00 a.m. He encouraged other Commission members to attend. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said that he researched at the County Recorder 's office and there is no easement recorded for Dane across Airport property to his farm buildings. H.R. Green will provide a breakdown of the costs included for the $ 10. 9 millon worth of improvements included in Option 1 of the Feasibility Study. They would have this available before the Commission' s meeting with the Council. Iowa City will be included in the State' s Runway Marking Program for FY95. This project could start any time after July 1, 1994 . Commission officers will be elected at the March Commission meeting. Kathy Randolph, who does many of the airspace studies for Iowa City, will be in Iowa City sometime during the middle of the month of March. She would like to meet with some of the Commission members. Burnside expressed interest in meeting with her. To meet ADA requirements, automated doors for the Terminal Building will cost about $2000. 00 per door. At least three doors would need to be automated. O 'Neil contacted Davis ' s attorney and will schedule a meeting to inspect the water drainage problem on Airport property near Ruppert Road. SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING: The next regular meeting was set for March 22 , 1994 , at 5: 30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Horan moved to adjourn the meeting at 7 : 25 p.m. Blum seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. Jo n Ockenfels, C airperson