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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. ' 40 4/ J. n Ockenfels, Chai. .erson