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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-1995 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAY MARCH 21, 1995 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Blum, Rick Mascari, Howard Horan, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Because chairperson Ockenfels last meeting was in February and vice-chairperson Foster was not present, O'Neil called the meeting to order at 5:47 p.m. A quorum of the Commission was present. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: O'Neil called for nominations for chairperson. Blum nominated Horan. Hicks seconded the motion. There were no other nominations and Horan was elected by voice vote, 3 - 0, with Horan abstaining. O'Neil called for nominations for vice-chairperson/secretary. Blum nominated Foster. Mascari seconded the motion. There were no other nominations and Foster was elected by voice vote, 4 - 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the February 14 , 1995, meeting were discussed. There were no corrections or additions. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Blum moved to approve the bills as presented. Mascari seconded the motion and it was passed 4 - 0. O'Neil said that Ockenfels was going to contact Van Winkle-Jacob on a bill they submitted. Since Ockenfels is no longer on the Commission, someone will need to follow up on that bill. O'Neil will discuss this with Horan. O'Neil said that because of the increase in water rates, the Commission will need to evaluate the water usage for the wash rack by the United hangar and the " swap cooler" air conditioner in the Airport Terminal. Both use an extensive amount of water in the summer months. Several alternatives were suggested. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No items were presented. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: l a. Aviation Management, Inc. - Horan referred to a draft agreement which would allow Aviation Management, Inc. (AMI) to operate charter service at the Airport. Dave Huston would be the chief pilot, and the aircraft would operate from the HLM hangar. Blum presented information, including suggestions from Assistant City Attorney Anne Burnside. One of the suggestions was to have some type of early termination clause in the lease. Mascari questioned what minimum standards would have to be met by AMI. Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service, said he thought the minimum standards had been changed since he signed his lease and AMI would have to meet the old minimum standards. Blum said the minimum standards are controlled by the Code of Ordinances and are not in the ICFS lease. ICFS lease references the Code. Blum said the Commission can not allow an exclusive right to operate on the Airport. The old list of minimum standards amounted to an exclusive right because they required any new operator on the Airport to duplicate all existing facilities, even if they did not need all the space. The Commission discussed other parts of the AMI agreement, including a "termination for cause" paragraph and the intent of the non-discrimination language. There was also discussion on the amount of compensation paid to the Airport by AMI. Hicks thought the amount listed in the agreement was not fair. He suggested looking at a per cent of the gross instead of a lump sum. Hicks and Mascari will investigate and bring information back to Commission on what would be an appropriate rate. The Commission agreed that addition review is needed from the City Attorney's office before the agreement can be completed. They also agreed in principle that an agreement should be worked out to allow AMI to operate at the Airport. Blum reminded the Commission that Gordon' s lease will have to be changed in order for AMI to operate. This change will have to be made before a final agreement is signed with AMI. b. Iowa City Landscaping lease - O'Neil said the ICL lease is for one year and would be $ 300. 00 per month. The total area to be leased would be between 3 . 6 and 3 .9 acres. This area would be deleted from the farm lease. The Commission was in agreement to lease the additional land to ICL. Blum made a motion for a resolution for a lease with ICL. Mascari seconded the motion. At roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0. c. Master Plan Study - O'Neil said the application has been approved and is at the regional office in Kansas City. When Jan Monroe, the airport planner for Iowa, gets back from vacation on March 27, a grant offer will be sent to the Airport Commission. A special meeting will be scheduled as soon as the offer is received, to accept the offer and return it to Kansas City. e. Bascom Tuckpointing and Sandblasting Contract - This is a contract for the rehabilitation of the exterior of the Airport Terminal Building. Blum made a motion for a resolution to accept the contract with Bascom Tuckpointing. Mascari seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0. d. South T-hangar building - O'Neil said he had received two sets of prints for the building. He asked the Commission members to circulate one of the sets of prints among themselves and return comments to O'Neil within the next week. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Horan said he had nothing else to report other than what had already been discussed. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Mascari presented some literature on a weather system he would like to see installed at the Airport. He said it would cost $ 150. 00 to install and $ 65. 00 per month. O'Neil suggested this is something that the FBO should provide and probably is not something the Commission should spend money on. He also said there is no money budgeted for the equipment. Blum said he would be concerned that it would only be available to pilots during the hours that ICFS is open. This will be discussed at the next Commission meeting. Mascari said a car rental agency had expressed interest in locating • at the Airport. They said they were told by someone in the Airport Terminal that they couldn't locate at the Airport. O'Neil said he has not been contacted by any car rental agency. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: O'Neil said the roof project should begin April 3 or 10. The Airport Terminal rehab should begin March 20 or March 27. There was some vandalism to the runway lights. The Iowa City Police Department found the person responsible and returned the light lens that was stolen and filed charges. The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) was commissioned at 12: 01 p.m. on March 1, 1995. The Iowa Aviation Conference is scheduled for April 27 and 28. Any Commission member interested in going should contact O'Neil as soon as possible. Blum, Mascari and Horan expressed interest. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for April 11, 1995, at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Mascari moved to adjourn the meeting at 7 : 34 p.m. i • / 4/4 Howa d Horan, Chairperson