HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-1995 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1995 - 6:45 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Ockenfels, Pat Foster, Howard Horan,
Robert Hicks
STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil, Anne Burnside
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Ockenfels called the meeting to order at 6:47 p.m. A
quorum of the Commission was present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the January 10, 1995, meeting were discussed. There
were no corrections or additions.
AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES:
Foster moved to approve the bills as presented. Horan seconded the
motion and it was passed 4 - 0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA:
No items were presented.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Gordon Aircraft Commercial Business Agreement - Ockenfels said
there were some changes made to the draft agreement that was
included in the information packet. The main change was that
Gordon and his tenants would share the use of the fuel tank and
each user would purchase his fuel directly from the distributor.
Gordon Aircraft would not be in the fuel sales business.
Gordon was not able to attend the meeting, but O'Neil said he had.
contacted Gordon and discussed the agreement with him. Gordon
agreed to all the terms of the agreement but requested the term run
from March 1, 1995 to February 29, 1996.
Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service (ICFs) , stated that if Gordon
flies charter without receiving a CFR Part 135 Certificate, he will
be violating FAA rules. Ockenfels said the agreement does not
allow for charter. O'Neil said a record system would need to be
developed to show fuel use by the tenants. Each tenant must pay
the distributor directly and be able to show a payment receipt.
Hicks said he has a moral problem with allowing the tenants to fuel
from the HLM fuel tank. He questioned whether this would undermine
the existing base of fuel customers for ICFS.
Ockenfels said it is not the Commission's charge to allow a
monopoly on a service provided at the Airport. Gordon is not in
direct competition with ICFS because he is not selling fuel to the
public.
Jones said he would like to go on record as being opposed to the
agreement with Gordon.
Hicks made a motion for a resolution to accept the agreement, but
delete the use of the fuel tank by the tenants. There was no
second to the motion.
Foster made a motion for a resolution to accept the agreement
presented, with the changes in the dates of the term of the
agreement. Horan seconded the motion, and at roll call vote, the
motion passed 3 - 1, with Hicks voting no and Blum absent.
b. Iowa City Landscaping - Horan has been discussing this lease
with ICL. O'Neil said that ICL would like to lease some additional
space. The total area to be leased would be between 3 . 6 and 3 .9
acres. The area is included in the farm lease but it may be
possible to delete this from the farm lease before the 1995 crop
season.
The Commission was in agreement to lease the additional land if it
does not conflict with the farm lease. Horan will work with Paul
Dykstra from ICL. This will be on the agenda in March.
c. South T-hangar building - O'Neil said two bids were received
on February 3 . The low bid, with included the concrete floor and
apron, was $ 250,746. 00. The original budget discussed with
Council was approximately $ 200, 000. 00. O'Neil discussed this with
Council last night and the Council agreed to fund the low bid. The
funding will be from an interdepartmental loan.
O'Neil wanted input on what would be an appropriate hangar rent.
He gave the Commission a chart with several different rents and the
time it would take to repay the principle of the loan. The
Commission agreed that $ 125 per month per hangar would be an
appropriate rental fee. This is $ 22 . 00 more per month than the
most expensive T-hangars currently at the Airport. This is at the
high end of the average rent for T-hangars.
Horan made a motion for a resolution to accept the bid from
Henningsen Construction in the amount of $ 250, 746. 00. Foster
seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0,
with Blum being absent.
d. Master Plan Study - O'Neil said the application has been
approved by the FAA in Kansas City and sent to Washington, D.C.
The FAA will notify our congressional delegation, and they will
make the announcement. He was not certain when this would occur.
Ockenfels suggested contacting our congressional delegation to
emphasize the importance of the grant.
O'Neil said that the Commission should be prepared to call a
special meeting as soon as the grant is offered. The contract with
McClure is in final form and ready to sign as soon as the grant is
offered.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
Ockenfels said he and Mayor Horowitz discussed the issue of having
an advisory Commission member. This would be someone not living
within the City limits. This item will be discussed at a future
meeting.
Ockenfels said he has been informed that the City would like to
proceed with building the new Public Works facility on Airport
property. He said he emphasized to the Mayor that the Commission
is obligated by sponsor assurances to receive fair market value
rent for the property.
Ockenfels said this was his last Commission meeting and he thanked
everyone for their cooperation and help while he was on the
Commission.
COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS:
Foster said he had one item. He presented a plaque to Ockenfels in
appreciation for the eight years Ockpnfels committed to the
Commission. Ockenfels said he would like to stay active on issues,
especially during the Master Plan study.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
O'Neil said there is a copy of the annual report in the
Commission's packet..
The West Side zoning trial is scheduled for October 23 , 1995.
The Iowa Aviation Conference is scheduled for April 27 and 28,
1995, in Ames. Any Commission member interested in going should
contact O'Neil by the March Commission meeting.
The latest date given for commissioning the Automated Surface
Observation System (ASOS) is March 1, 1995.
O'Neil said there is a memo in the packet from the Council rules
committee that said they would like input from the Commission
concerning appointments for unexpired terms.
Funding for the ADA project and asphalt overlay project were
removed from the 1996 operations budget and will be included in a
bond issue. O'Neil said a couple of different options are being
looked at for the overlay project.
Two proposals have been received for rehabilitation of the exterior
of the Airport Terminal. O'Neil is waiting for one more proposal.
SET NEXT MEETING:
The next regular meeting was scheduled for March 21, 1995, at 5:45
p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Foster moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 p.m. Horan seconded
the motion and the meeting was adjourned.
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