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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-10-1995 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes f MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 1995 - 5:30 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: John Ockenfels, Pat Foster, Richard Blum, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil, Anne Burnside CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Ockenfels called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. A quorum of the Commission was present. PUBLIC HEARING: i Wade property lease - This hearing was continued from the last meeting. Ockenfels opened the hearing at 5:35 p.m. He said he contacted Mrs. Wade and she said they are not interested in a lease but would like to be contacted if the City decides to sell the property. There being no other comments, Ockenfels closed the hearing at 5: 36 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the December 13, 1994 , meeting were discussed. Hicks commented that he would like the minutes to state that the Commission requested the City Attorney's office review and comment on the Gordon agreement before it was finalized. O'Neil said that information will be noted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Foster moved to approve the expenditures as presented. Hicks seconded the motion. O'Neil said Van Winkle - Jacob presented a bill for time lost while a water heater was being installed. Ockenfels will meet with Van Winkle - Jacob to discuss the bill. Ockenfels said he is not inclined to pay the bill. The Commission voted 3 -0 to pay the bills, with Blum abstaining. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Jones, from ICFS, commented on the good job of snow removal from the past snow storm. Ockenfels thanked him for his comment. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Wade property lease - Since Ron Wade was no longer interested in this project, the item was removed from the agenda. b. Gordon Aircraft Commercial Business Agreement - Ockenfels and Blum met with Gordon and have drafted an agreement. It was reviewed by Burnside and O'Neil and some changes were suggested. Several items were discussed, including the length of the term of the lease and what commercial services would be allowed. O'Neil said that instead of allowing a one year extension at Gordon' s option, the lease should require Commission approval of any extension. Gordon would be allowed to rent office and hangar space, and have aircraft sales and aircraft rental. Gordon and his hangar tenants would be allowed use of the fueling system. Ockenfels said all the terms of the HLM lease are incorporated into this agreement. Burnside recommended that the terms be spelled out specifically and not just referenced from another lease. Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service, said if hangar tenants were allowed to use the fuel system, Gordon would be commercially selling fuel. He said this is not allowed by City ordinance. Ockenfels said the question that needs to be answered is ' What constitutes a fuel sale ' ? Does shared use of the fuel tank involve fuel sales ? Burnside will research what is considered to be a fuel sale. Hicks thought the Commission should proceed more carefully on this issue. He thought more time and research should be done before a final agreement is approved. Blum will make the corrections discussed and sent a copy to Gordon, the Commission members, and to the City Attorney's office. Ockenfels will send a letter to HLM, requesting a response that they understand the use of the hangar is changing from a non- commercial to a commercial use. The Commission will require that the Commission be named as additionally insured on HLM' s insurance for the hangar. This item will be on the agenda in February or a special meeting will be scheduled, if needed. c. Iowa City Landscaping - O'Neil said a copy of the lease was sent to ICL for their signature. They were invited to the Commission meeting to discuss the lease. Since no one was there to represent ICL, Horan will continue to negotiate with ICL and this will be on the agenda at the February Commission meeting. d. No Smoking Policy - Terminal Building - State law requires the public areas of the Airport Terminal to be non-smoking. The Commission directed O'Neil to post No Smoking signs in the Terminal Building and to entrances to the air side of the Airport. e. Master Plan Study - Ockenfels said a meeting was held between City staff and McClure Aviation to discuss final details of the Master Plan Study contract. The meeting was attended by Susan Horowitz, Howard Horan, Anne Burnside, John Ockenfels, Ron O'Neil, Jerry Searle and Terry Lutz . Several issues were discussed. Searle will make the corrections agreed on and return the document for review. f. Vending agreement, Gary Miller - This item has been removed from the agenda. Mr. Miller is no longer interested. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: No items were presented. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: No items were presented. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said that if the Commission wants to invite one or both of the portable flight simulators that are available through the EAA and Pilots Association of Iowa for the August fly-in breakfast, they should contact those organizations soon. Ockenfels will contact the organizations. Bids are due for the T-hangar building on February 3, 1995. The contractors can bid either a steel or wood structure. This will be an agenda item at the February 14 meeting. O'Neil said the main entrance sign to the Airport is deteriorating badly and will need to be replaced in the near future. O'Neil will get some cost estimates. Blum said the entire entrance landscaping should be examined. One of the three boilers in the Airport Terminal has a cracked heat exchanger. The boiler may last through the heating system. If not, the remaining two boilers will provide enough heat for the building. It will cost about $1200 to $1600 to repair the boiler. O'Neil said there is a copy of the proposed FY96 budget in the packet. The City administration has recommended two capital improvement projects be eliminated. One was for funding to replace the asphalt around the T-hangars and the other project was for funding ADA improvements for the Airport Terminal. The Commission will have an opportunity to address the Council concerning the budget at a meeting sometime in February. The new Commission member to replace Ockenfels will be appointed at the January 17 Council meeting. Ockenfels term ends in February. The Van Winkle-Jacob lease is due in June, 1995. O'Neil suggested that a subcommittee began negotiating the lease soon. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for February 14, 1995, at 5: 45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Foster moved to adjourn the meeting at 7 : 00 p.m. Blum seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. John Ockenfels, ,'Chairperson