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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-08-1994 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1994 - 5:30 P.M. CITY ATTORNEY'S CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: JoYn Ockenfels, Howard Horan, Pat Foster, Richard Blum, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil, Anne Burnside, Chuck Schmadeke 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 October 18, 1994 , meeting were accepted as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Horan moved to approve the expenditures as presented. Foster seconded the motion. O'Neil said the bill from H.R. Green for $ 4925.97 was for work done for the Airport Zoning Commission. Since the Zoning Commission has no budget, the bill was paid through the Airport Commission. The City Council had discussed this issue with the Zoning Commission and was aware of the expense. The Commission voted 4 -0 to pay the bills. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Dean Thornberry asked what the status was of the Hansen Lind Meyer hangar. ' Ockenfels said that they have a lease until the year 2000. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Automated Card Access Gate - O'Neil said the Commission must decide if they still want to install the gate and where they want to install it. ockenfels said he thinks the gate north of the Terminal Building, that leads directly to the ramp, has been, and continues to be, a safety issue. Ockenfels said the best place to install the gate is on the north side of the entrance drive, just west of the last set of T-hangars. This would eliminate the majority of automobile traffic on the ramp. Ambulances and those needing to drive to their aircraft on the ramp would still be given access. The Commission was in favor of installing the gate and limiting the access of automobiles on the ramp area. The Commission directed O'Neil to locate the gate on the north side of the entrance drive, between the shop building and west set of T-hangars. b. Airport Master Plan - Ockenfels and Horan updated the City Council last night concerning the Master Plan Study. The scope of services and contract are at the FAA for review and at the City Attorney's office. When comments are received from those two offices, a final contract will be approved. Blum said he discussed funding the Study with the FAA. The FAA indicated they will fund the project, but funding will not be available until January. The preapplication was originally filed for $ 65, 000. O'Neil has amended the preapplication to be $ 100, 000 because of the additional things the Council and Commission recommended to include in the Study. c. Wade Property Proposal - Shamadeke said the City is interested in selling the property for several reasons. The property could be annexed into the City and some sewer problems could be corrected. Blum said he thinks the Commission should recommend leasing the property instead of selling the property. Until the Master Plan is completed, it will not be decided if that property will be needed to protect the approach to Runway 06. There is litigation pending against the City by Ron Wade for property he owns next to the property he would like to purchase. It would not make sense to sell him additional property that has the same restrictions his current property has until the law suit is settled. Horan and Hicks will work with Schmadeke to develop a lease for Wade. It is important that the property be leased at fair market value and protected for aviation uses. Blum made a motion to schedule a public hearing for a lease with Wade for the December 13 , 1994, Airport Commission meeting. Horan seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. d. South hangar building - O'Neil said a public hearing will need to be set for the plans and specifications for a T-hangar building before the building is rebid. O'Neil asked the Commission what design they wanted to use for the building. ockenfels and Horan will meet with O'Neil and develop the plans and specifications. Horan moved to set a public hearing for December 13 , 1994, for plans and specs for the hangar building. Blum seconded the motion and it passed 5 - 0. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Blum said that some of the discussion at the FAA conference in Kansas City centered on sponsor's agreement to enforce compliance standards. It will put more responsibility on the local sponsor to implement and enforce the standards. Blum asked Jones from ICFS if he charged for football parking. Jones said he charges $ 5. 00 per plane. Blum said the State sponsor assurances do not allow charges for parking for a time period of less than eight hours. The State is interested in strictly enforcing this assurance. Ockenfels said this was discussed before football season and he thought the issue was resolved. Jones said he needs to charge for this service. He hires extra help for home football games. Foster said he could accept donations but can not make it a mandatory parking fee. Blum said the area where the planes are parked is not an area that ICFS leases. Jones said that if it is a situation that he is not allowed to charge, that was alright with him. Blum said the FAA is now emphasizing that airports should not seek short term solutions to problems. They are mainly interested in long term solutions. Because of personnel reductions, they do not have the time to address multiple, short term programs. There is one planner assigned to review and program all the AIP projects for Iowa's 114 public airports. This includes all the commercial service and general aviation airports. Blum said the planner for Iowa told him he would not have time to review an amendment to Iowa City's ALP incorporating the zoning change to Runway 06. It will have to be included in the new ALP in the Master Plan Study. All FAA AIP projects will be based on bids instead of estimates. Projects that are ready to go will be given priority. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Ockenfels said Jones from Iowa City Flying Service was invited to the meeting to discuss several issues. One of the issues involved operating the UNICOM radio. The City Code requires the Fixed Base operator (FBO) to monitor and operate the UNICOM radio during all hours of operation. There have been increasingly frequent complaints from pilots that the radio is not being answered when they call in for an airport advisory. Jones said he sometimes turns the radio down when he is on the phone and forgets to turn it back up. He said he can not justify having someone at the radio at all times. Hicks said if the Code says the FBO is required to answer the UNICOM, then the Commission should enforce the Code. Jones said he will try to follow the rules. Hicks said it is a case of following the rules. Just trying doesn't count. O'Neil said he sent a copy of that part of the Code to ICFS last summer. He will sent a copy of the entire City Code that pertains to the Airport. Ockenfels said the Council responded positively to the request for funding the projects to rehab the Terminal Building and reroof the Terminal and United Building. The cost for the projects will be approximately $ 70, 000. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said the roof project is scheduled to begin March 1, 1995, and should be completed in 30 days. He will try to coordinate the rehab of the exterior of the Airport Terminal for the same time. O'Neil met with several City staff members to discuss ADA requirements for the Airport. The Commission has included funding in the FY96 budget for these projects. There are two leases due January 1, 1995. One is Gordon Aircraft and the other is Iowa City Landscaping. Blum and Ockenfels will work on these two leases. Ockenfels said ICL is currently using more property than is described in the lease. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for December 13 , 1994 , at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Horan moved to adjourn the meeting at 8: 10 p.m. Blum seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. Liipediae7blei /John Ockenfels, Cha5±person