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MINUTES
IO�PA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1994 - 5:30 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Ockenfels, Howard Horan, Pat Foster,
Richard Blum
STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Ockenfels called the meeting to order at 5:42 p.m. A
quorum of the Commission was present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the March 22 , 1994, meeting were accepted as
submitted.
AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES:
Ockenfels asked O'Neil if the $ 400. 00 bill for the runway lights
was due to the vandalism earlier in the month. O'Neil said that
this is just for normal repair parts. Horan moved to approve the
expenditures as presented. Foster seconded the motion and the
expenditures were approved 4 - 0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA:
No items were presented.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Land use request - Iowa City Jaycees - Alex Alvarez appeared
on behalf of the Jaycees to request using Airport property for a
Fourth of July fireworks display. He said because of flooding at
City park and problems with crowd control, the Jaycees did not
think the City park could be used this year. He said that the
Jaycees would be responsible for organizing the event, crowd
control, working with the police for parking, and cleaning up the
area after the event. They will work with Sertoma Club to try to
have some events before the fireworks.
Blum said that aircraft would be encouraged to fly in to the event.
If there is some type of food service available at the event,
Sertoma will be in charge of the service. Some airports
incorporate their annual fly-in celebration to coordinate with
Fourth of July fireworks.
Ockenfels said there are concerns with traffic control. There is
also a parking problem if there is rain. There is not very much
hard surface automobile parking at the Airport. Blum said that
this was a problem last year and there was some damage done last
year. Blum, Horan and Foster volunteered to be at the event.
Ockenfels said the issues of property damage and clean up needed to
be discussed. There will be an expense to the Jaycees to pay for
a City street sweeper to clean the debris from the runways. Blum
said the clean up should be organized better than last year. He
said that the area where the fireworks were set up last year was
not the most appropriate.
Ockenfels asked Alvarez about the option of using the Johnson
County Fairgrounds. Alvarez said the Jaycees had not pursued that
option.
O'Neil said that FAA permission must be requested to close the
Airport for a non-aviation event. This was not done last year.
Ockenfels said this may be like the annual fly-in breakfast and
questioned if the Commission had to get permission. O'Neil stated
that it would be better to ask than not ask if there is a question
concerning safety. Ockenfels said that the request will be made.
Blum will be the safety officer in charge and will contact the FAA.
Ockenfels said there is a property use permit to be filled out by
the Jaycees. O'Neil said that along with the use permit, the
Airport' s insurance carrier had a list of questions to be answered.
A damage deposit will be required. O'Neil said several hours of
clean up were required the next day after last year' s event.
Horan made a motion to allow the Jaycees to hold the Fourth of July
fireworks at the Airport. Foster seconded the motion and it was
passed 3 - 0, with Blum abstaining.
b. National Guard Lease - Set Public Hearing - O'Neil presented
a lease that incorporated all the items the Commission discussed at
their March meeting. O'Neil said that Burnside suggested that even
though it is only a three year lease, it would be appropriate to
hold a public hearing. Blum made a motion for the adoption of a
resolution to set a public hearing at the next Commission meeting
on May 17, 1994 . Foster seconded the motion. After some
discussion, the motion passed at roll call vote, 4 - 0, with Hicks
being absent.
c. New hangar building - Blum thought that if a building would
cost $ 200, 000, he did not think it would be practical to build it.
Ockenfels said that he thinks it would best to find out if we can
afford to build by going out for bids. He does not think building
costs will be any less in the future. Blum suggested incorporating
several options in the bid to allow more flexibility in reducing
costs if needed. O'Neil said that the more options you include in
a bid, the more difficult it is to compare bids. If you make a bid
too complicated, you may discourage some builders from submitting
a bid. Horan made a motion to request funding from City Council to
construct a hangar building. Foster seconded the motion and at
roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Hicks being absent.
d. Airport Master Plan - Ockenfels said FAA funding for a Master
Plan Study will not be available for some time. One option would
be to fund the Master Plan Study locally, but he was not in favor
of that idea. O'Neil said Hicks expressed the same opinion of not
funding the Master Plan 100 % locally.
O'Neil said that there are two questions to decide. The first
question to be answered is should the Commission proceed with
soliciting a firm to conduct the Master Plan ? The other option is
to have Coffman Associates complete the Plan. The second question
is when does the Commission want to begin this process ?
O'Neil said that the State and Federal AIP funds will not pay for
projects on a retroactive basis. If the Commission wants to fund
the Master Plan Study in-house, it would not be reimbursed. The
Commission directed O'Neil to proceed with advertising for RFQ' s
from firms to conduct a Master Plan Study.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
Ockenfels included a copy of a fuel receipt from a recent business
trip to Chicago. There were several state and local taxes added on
to the fuel price. Ockenfels said that the Commission is losing
revenue from the flowage fee because the high price of fuel in Iowa
City encourages Iowa City based planes to fuel elsewhere.
Ockenfels said he has received a couple of complaints about
aircraft noise in the last few weeks. One person said she thought
the planes were flying too low. When the person explained where
she lived, Ockenfels explained that she was in the approach path
for the north/south runway and aircraft would be lower than if they
were flying over the area.
COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORT:
Blum said there were several letters in the packet concerning the
bowling alley. He said many of the letters seemed to be based on
the theory that the property would be needed because the Airport is
expanding. He thought it needed to be explained that the property
may be needed to meet the safety standards and that the north/south
runway is not being extended. Blum thought someone should respond
to the letters.
Blum said that the day after the Iowa Airport Conference in Ames,
the FAA is conducting a seminar in Des Moines concerning the
strategies involved with conducting an air show. He said he would
stay over if the Commission would be willing to pay for the hotel
room. The Commission thought it would be a good idea for Blum to
attend.
Horan said he was at the Airport the other day taking pictures of
the DC-3 cargo plane that came in for a shipment of cargo from
United Technology. He said he also discussed some issue with Jones
from ICFS.
Blum commented that the memo sent to Council explaining the Master
Plan study was not correctly report in a local newspaper.
Ockenfels said he was also quoted out of context in that article.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
O'Neil said that there was some vandalism on one of the runways on
March 31. A police report was filed. The damage was over $ 100.
The wind speed and direction equipment is not working on the ASOS.
The ASOS monitor that was installed by the previous ASOS technician
has been shut off. The equipment may not be allowed under the new
rules.
O'Neil reminded the Commission that there is no wind speed
equipment at the Airport. The wind tee and wind sock show
direction but speed can only be estimated. The Commission directed
O'Neil to price wind speed equipment.
O'Neil said Menards sent a letter concerning their water detention
area. O'Neil said he is not convinced the system will not flood
and erode the Airport. He will discuss the issue with Ann
Burnside.
Two charter estimates were received for the Commission and Council
members to fly to Kansas City to meet with the FAA. A company from
Marion was less expensive than ICFS. The Commission directed
O'Neil to discuss the issue with ICFS and see if they would match
the other price. The meeting will be scheduled for sometime in the
first two weeks of May.
SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
The next regular meeting was set for May 17, 1994 , at 5: 30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Horan moved to adjourn the meeting at 7 : 53 p.m. Blum seconded the
motion and the meeting was adjourned.
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John Ockenfels, Chair erson