HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-11-1995 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
TUESDAY APRIL 11, 1995 - 5:45 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Blum, Pat Foster, Howard Horan,
STAFF PRESENT: Anne Burnside, Ron O'Neil
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 5: 50 p.m. A
quorum of the Commission was present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the March 21, 1995, meeting were approved as
submitted.
AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES:
Horan asked about the expense for replacing the door opener motor
for hangar #32. O'Neil said that hangar is leased by Iowa City
Flying Service and the door is opened and closed more than the
other corporate hangars. The motor was worn out and needed to be
replaced. Blum made a motion to approve the bills. Foster
seconded the motion and it was approved 3 - 0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA:
No items were presented.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Aviation Management, Inc. - Dave Huston represented AMI. He
said he is still waiting approval of the Part 135 Charter
certificate. O'Neil said language for the agreement and a specific
dollar amount must be decided. He said Hicks had contacted two
people concerning a fair market value for operating a charter
service. Both operators said a fair fee was 6% of gross revenue.
Since Hicks was not at the meeting, details of the terms were not
available. Jones, from Iowa City Flying Service, said another
method of payment that was common in the business was to pay $ . 10
per mile.
Non-discrimination language would be added that was similar to the
language required by the FAA for other Airport leases.
Language for a termination clause was discussed. It was decided
that a termination clause would be added allowing for termination
for cause, with 90 days notice.
Burnside clarified a clause that discussed the uses allowed by AMI,
including fueling and maintenance on their own aircraft by their
own employees.
O'Neil will put the information together and have it ready for the
next meeting. Fees were discussed. Jones suggested $ . 05 per
mile. It was decided to leave the fee structure at $ 1000. 00 per
year for the two year agreement.
The Gordon Aircraft lease needed to be revised to allow AMI to
operate a charter service. Burnside provided language to replace
the original agreement and allow AMI to operate a charter service.
b. Iowa City / Coralville J.C. 's, 4th of July Fireworks - Alex
Alvarez requested permission from the Commission to hold the
fireworks at the Airport on July 2 . Horan said he agreed with
holding the fireworks at the Airport but there is a question of
supervision during the time from set-up to tear-down. He said the
Commission would not expect the manager to be there for a non-
aviation event unless he wanted to volunteer his time.
Blum asked why the J. C. 's wanted the event on July 2nd instead of
July 4th. Alvarez said they would like to hold it on the week-end
because it was more difficult to get volunteers if it is held
during the week.
Blum said he could be at the Airport on Sunday, July 2nd, but would
not be there on Saturday or for clean-up on Monday. O'Neil said he
will be out of town from Saturday until Wednesday. Alvarez said
they would be willing to pay the part-time Airport Maintenance
worker to come in at the times when no Commissioner volunteered.
O'Neil said he did not favor the idea of holding the fireworks at
the Airport because it requires closing the entire Airport. He
said the Airport grant assurances did not allow for closing the
Airport for non-aviation events without getting special permission.
Written permission has never been received to close the Airport for
fireworks and the Commission should request that permission.
O'Neil said that one reason given last year for holding the
fireworks at the Airport was that the City no longer wanted to hold
them at the City Park. He said he discussed this with Terry
Trueblood and Trueblood said the only time the J. C. ' s could not
use the park was when it was flooded in 1993 .
Foster made a motion to allow the J. C. ' s to use the Airport on
July 2nd for their annual fireworks display. Blum seconded the
motion and it passed 3 - 0. Alvarez will contact O'Neil for the
permit to use Airport grounds, including a damage and clean-up
deposit and insurance.
c. Weather Center - O'Neil said this was an item requested by
Mascari and it was deferred until the next meeting.
d. Van Winkle-Jacob lease - O'Neil reminded the Commission that
VWJ lease expires on June 30, 1995. A subcommittee of Horan and
Mascari will meet with VWJ and report at the next meeting.
e. Master Plan Study - O'Neil said the grant application has been
approved and is somewhere at the FAA in Kansas City. The person
that knows the most about the grant application is on vacation.
O'Neil will call Kansas City on Monday to get information.
f. South T-hangar building - O'Neil said there will be an
additional expense because of a requirement by the building code
for flood control vents in the building. Openings have to be left
in the building to allow any potential flood waters to flow in and
out of the building. O'Neil said there was no flooding at the
building site area in 1993 .
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
There was discussion about a letter received from the Water
Department concerning charging the Airport for flushing the fire
hydrants. O'Neil called the Water Department customer service
office and was told that even though they are City-owned hydrants
and are on City-owned property, they are considered private
hydrants. Horan will write a letter to the Water Department and
address a solution to the issue.
Horan asked Burnside for an update on the proposal by a contractor
to locate a mobile home park just south of the Airport. Burnside
said that although the land is in the County, City staff has review
of the project because it is in the fringe area. Staff will
recommend the County wait on the zoning request until the Airport
Master Plan Study is completed.
COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS:
No items were presented.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
O'Neil said Mascari had wanted to change the meeting date to the
second Thursday of the month. Foster suggested changing back to
the third Tuesday of the month. The meeting will be changed to the
third Tuesday in May and any further changes will be discussed at
the next meeting.
The fly-in breakfast is scheduled for August 27 . The Commission
will have to decide on who on the Commission will be responsible
for organizing the paper airplane contest.
A T-hangar lease has been developed and will be sent to the tenants
of the South T-hangar building.
The National Guard would like to expand the area they lease. This
will be on a future agenda.
The asphalt project for the Airport is being bid with other City
asphalt projects. The Airport ' s share of the project is estimated
to be $ 55, 400 .
O'Neil said a copy of a map of areas flooded in 1993 was included
in the Commission information packet. Since none of the Airport
was flooded, he suggested the Commission investigate what it would
take to change the flood plain designation for the Airport.
SET NEXT MEETING:
The next regular meeting was scheduled for May 16, 1995, at
5:45 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Blum moved to adjourn the meeting. Foster seconded the motion and
the meeting adjourned at 7 : 30 p.m.
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Howard Horan, Chairperson