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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-21-1994 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1994 - 5:30 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Blum, Howard Horan, Pat Foster, STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil, Anne Burnside CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairperson Foster called the meeting to order at 5: 36 p.m. A quorum of the Commission was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the May 17 and June 7, 1994 , meetings were accepted as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Blum moved to approve the expenditures as presented. Horan seconded the motion and the expenditures were approved 3 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No items were presented. PUBLIC HEARING - NATIONAL GUARD LEASE: Burnside said the indemnity clause language that was it question last month was revised and is acceptable to the Guard and the City Attorney' s office. O'Neil said the term of the lease is from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1997 . With no one else wanting to present information, Foster closed the public hearing. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. National Guard lease - Horan made a motion for a resolution to enter into a lease with the Iowa National Guard to lease an area for vehicle storage. Blum seconded the motion. At roll call vote, the motion passed 3 - 0, with Ockenfels and Hicks being absent. b. Sports Car Club of America - Robert Kistler presented information for a request to use a portion of Airport property for a sports car rally. A similar event was held last year. O'Neil reminded the Commission that last year, they said they would not close a taxi way and inconvenience aviation users for a non aviation event. Discussion was held concerning how to accommodate the car club without inconveniencing aircraft. Blum made a motion to allow the car club to use a portion of the Airport on July 31 and September 25. Horan seconded the motion and it passed 3 - 0. An insurance certificate and a damage deposit must be supplied before the July date. c. New hangar building - O'Neil said that the Commission should decide on a floor plan concept so that plans and specifications can be developed. One company has contacted O'Neil and said they would design the building and supply blue prints for $ 500. 00. O'Neil contacted an engineering firm and they estimated their design costs to be about $ 8000 to $ 10, 000. Blum suggested a meeting with those interested in leasing space in the building to receive ideas for the building. O'Neil and Blum said the main interest has been for T-hangars. Jones, from ICFS, said the Commission should not build hangars for individuals. He thought hangars should be built to accommodate two or three aircraft each. O'Neil said about 2/3 of the people that have contacted him with interest for hangar space want and would be willing to pay for individual hangars. The Commission directed O'Neil to get cost estimates for different styles of buildings and to set a meeting time to get input from those interested in leasing hangar space. d. Airport Master Plan - O'Neil said he advertised for consulting firms interested in conducting the Master Plan Study. Information from the FAA in Kansas City indicates that the earliest the FAA would fund a Master Plan Study is in FY95. The fiscal year for the FAA starts in October. Iowa City is programmed to get funding in FY95, but the spending appropriations bill has not yet passed Congress. Blum said that the City Attorney will be reviewing the pending Airport litigation and possible zoning changes and report to the Council. The Council will need that information before the Commission and Council can discuss Master Plan funding. e. Administrative Pay Plan - Foster said this should not be an agenda item. The Commission agreed last year to use the City' s pay plan as a guide to the Manager' s salary. As Vice-Chairperson and Chairperson, he and Ockenfels will conduct O'Neil 's evaluation and come to an agreement on the appropriate salary. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Foster said he had nothing to report. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan reported on his involvement with the Transportation Task Force. He said specific transportation issues were not discussed in detail, just general transportation needs. Blum said the Public Safety Task Force did go into detail on some of their issues. One idea was to develop an Emergency Airport Disaster Plan. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said the power cable for the PAPI lights on Runway 06 will need to be replaced. This is funded 100% by the FAA. They will try to wait until after the crops are out in the Fall. The lights are still functional at this time. A meeting with FAA officials is tentatively scheduled for July 21, 1994, at 10: 00 a.m. One or two Commission members, the City Manager, and the Mayor will attend the meeting in Kansas City. O'Neil said there are two development issues in the packet that the Commission should be aware of. One is the Kennedy subdivision and the other is an application for funding for a bridge for the River Corridor Trail. Ockenfels was going to contact Karin Franklin to discuss these items. O'Neil reminded Blum that he had not received a Certificate of Insurance concerning the Fourth of July fireworks. Blum will provide that document directly to Kevin O'Malley. O 'Neil is working with a firm to develop plans and specifications for the United Building roof and the top portion of the Terminal Building roof. Both need to be repaired before structural damage occurs. The Commission directed O'Neil to continue with the project. Since the decision has been made to remain at the current site, the Commission should actively pursue marketing the three parcels they rezoned three years ago. This will be an agenda item sometime in the next couple of months. O'Neil said that at the last Commission meeting, the Commission discussed complaints that the UNICOM radio was not being answered consistently. O'Neil commented that there were a couple of instances where ICFS was not very professional in answering the radio. Jones, from ICFS, said he was the one "mooing" like a cow on the radio, and that he was just having some fun with the pilots from Iowa State' s plane. He questioned whether that would be considered unprofessional. Jones agreed it was part of his lease to answer the UNICOM radio. Recently, ICFS was fueling an aircraft that was still running and there was no one in the aircraft. O'Neil stopped the fueling and informed ICFS that is against the Airport ordinance to fuel an aircraft while it is running. It is not only against the ordinance, but it is potentially very dangerous. O'Neil will discuss this issue further to see if a municipal infraction should be issued to ICFS. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for July 19 , 1994, at 5: 30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Horan moved to adjourn the meeting at 6: 53 p.m. Foster seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. 1.-./..7124 52;.; X 0/7 Pat Foster, Vice-Chairperson