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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-1994 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 1994 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: John Ockenfels, Howard Horan, Pat Foster, Richard Blum, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil, Anne Burnside CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Ockenfels called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m. A quorum of the Commission was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the September 20 and October 3, 1994, meetings were accepted as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Blum moved to approve the expenditures as presented. Foster seconded the motion. Ockenfels questioned the $ 900 expense for repairing the shop door. O'Neil said the door required a new chain and drive pulley. The expenditures were approved 5 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: John Dane wanted to discuss the security fence project. He wanted to know the purpose of installing the fence. Ockenfels said the purpose was mainly for security and also to mark the property line. The project is funded 70 % by the IDOT and is a high priority project because it is considered a safety issue. Dane wanted the fence be installed on the north side of the Airport's farm driveway. Blum said that location may be too close to the Runway Protection Zone for Runway 06 and asked Dane if he would be willing to pay to have the fence moved if it was required to be moved in the new Master Plan. Dane was not willing to consider that option. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Gordon Aircraft Agreement - The Commercial Service Agreement that Gordon had with the Commission expired October 1, 1994. Gordon has indicated he would like to continue his business on the Airport but would like to go on a month to month basis until January 1 and then negotiate an annual agreement. He also said he would like to expand his business if hangar space becomes available. Hicks made a motion to extend the agreement on a month to month basis until January. Horan seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. b. South Hangar Building - O'Neil said there was only one acceptable bid and it was rejected as being too high. Ockenfels said he talked to two different contractors who were interested but did not bid because they thought the bid package for City projects are too complicated. The Commission agreed that there is still an obvious need for hangar space. Dean Thornberry said he is still interested in a hangar and he knew of several other aircraft owners that wanted hangars. He suggested returning to the original plan of building a set of ten nested T- hangars. Ockenfels said the project may have gotten too complicated because the Commission was trying to accommodate several different requests for hangar space. A combination of commercial and individual hangars in the same building may not be practical at this time. Horan made a motion to rebid the project as a building with ten T- hangars. Hicks seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. O'Neil will put the information together as soon as possible. c. Airport Master Plan - Ockenfels and Horan met with McClure Aviation Services on October 14 to further define the Master Plan Study contract and scope of services. O'Neil sent a copy of the draft agreement to the FAA for review. After the FAA and the City Attorney's office have reviewed the agreement, the Council will be briefed on the project. Ockenfels directed O'Neil to schedule time with the Council in November to update the Council on the Master Plan Study. O'Neil will see if there is time available at the November 7 Council work session. The cost of the project is more than the $ 65, 000 originally discussed because of some extra features that the Council and Commission indicated they wanted to include. If the FAA is to fund the project, the preapplication will need to be modified or the scope of services will need to be reduced. If the Council is to fund the project, the Commission will need approval for the increased amount. The FAA should know within the next three weeks if and/or when, they will fund the Study. If the FAA funds the project, funding may not be available until February. d. Roof project - United building and Terminal building - O'Neil said the bids are due on October 20, 1994 . He said the Commission will need to meet to discuss the bids. The Commission should schedule a meeting with the Council to discuss funding. Ockenfels said the meeting to discuss bids could be held on October 25 in conjunction with a special meeting to discuss the budget. A meeting was scheduled for October 25, 1994 , at 12 : 00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Lobby Conference Room at the Civic Center. e. FY96 Budget - This item was deferred until October 25. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Ockenfels said he has a scheduling problem with the monthly meeting date. He would like to change the meetings to the second Tuesday of the month instead of the third Tuesday. No one had any problem with changing the date. Ockenfels said there was a letter in the packet concerning selling property to Ron Wade. He said there are complications with this that have not been addressed in the letter. Blum said it was his understanding that the property was in the approach slope and under the control of the Airport Commission. Wade also has a law suit against the Airport concerning use of his property next to the property he wants to purchase. Burnside said she will discuss the issue with Chuck Schmadeke to see what stage the project is in. She will also try to determine if the Commission is suppose to have jurisdiction over the property. She will report on this at the next Commission meeting. Blum said he would rather see a lease than selling the property. Until the Master Plan Study is completed, the Commission will not know if the property is required for protection of Runway 06 and there would be better control with a lease than with selling the property. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Horan said he helped with the SCCA event on September 25 . He said the event went well but he thinks the Commission needs to address a policy for supervision of non-aviation events at the Airport. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Burnside said the Commission needs to be aware of the deadline for making the Airport Terminal meet ADA requirements. O'Neil will review an inventory list that was generated several years ago to see what projects are needed. The Commission will determine what projects are required and discuss project funding with the Council. O'Neil said the University would still like to discuss the possibility of practice soccer fields at the Airport. This will be a future agenda item. First National Bank wants to build a bank on property near New Life Fitness. They are working on a special exception to allow for drive-in facilities in that zone. Approval from the FAA will be required in this area before a building permit can be issued. O'Neil said he has a contractor working on an estimate to clean and tuck point the exterior of the Terminal. He thinks he will have that estimate before the budget meeting on October 25. O'Neil said there has been some confusion concerning extra dumpster service for the fly-in breakfast. O'Neil said the Airport did not order additional service and Sertoma said they did not order an additional dumpster. There was a $ 100 charge for the service. Burnside reminded the Commission that they could not use public funds to contribute to Sertoma to help pay the bill. The extra dumpster was needed because of the breakfast, not for any of the events sponsored by the Commission. O 'Neil will contact Sertoma. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for November 8 , 1994 , at 5: 30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Horan moved to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 18 p.m. Foster seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. dirt LII , .AA /aPi! 'ohn Ockenfels, C,. irperson