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Home My WebLink About06-15-1995 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JUNE 15, 1995 - 5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Blum, Pat Foster, Howard Horan, Rick Mascari 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 May 16, 1995, meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Blum made a motion to approve the bills. Foster seconded the motion and it was approved 4 - 0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No comments were received. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Airport Terminal building rehab project - O 'Neil said this item will have to be deferred. There is some landscaping that needs to be completed. Mascari recommended painting the north wall of the building. Blum suggested getting rid of all the fence on the air side, relandscaping, and restricting vehicle parking. O'Neil will get bids on additional landscaping. b. Airport Terminal Building and United Hangar Roof Project - The punch list has not been completed. This will be deferred until the next Commission meeting. c. Van Winkle-Jacob Lease - Van Winkle-Jacob Engineering is building a new office in Coralville and would like to extend their lease until December 1995. Blum made a motion for a lease for VWJ from July 1, 1995, to December 31, 1995. Mascari seconded the motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Hicks being absent. The Commission discussed strategy for leasing the property and what improvements may be needed before the property is leased again. d. Master Plan Study - Jerry Searle presented information. He has been meeting with City and County officials to get a better perception of what they know about the Airport and what they think the Airport should do to meet future needs. He said the people he has talked to are very open minded and objective when discussing the Airport. One of his goals is to have the County and City work together on land use issues to protect the Airport. He said it is extremely important to protect the investment the City has in the Airport. Karen Countryman discussed an outline of issues she wanted to discuss. The first issue was the meeting schedule and the types of meetings. O'Neil said the Master Plan study will be a regular monthly agenda item until the study is completed. The Resource Group will consist of users of the Airport, people with environmental concerns, land use concerns, and other community interests that affect the Airport. The public meetings will be based on information received from those in the Resource Group and will discuss issues received from all other sources. There will be a final open house meeting and a public hearing. The objective is to answer everyone' s questions and make it clear what the intentions and implications of the Master Plan are. Countryman reviewed the meeting schedule and explained the different phases of the Master Plan study. Some of the public meetings will be held in conjunction with the regular Commission meetings. A preliminary Airport Layout Plan (ALP) will be sent to the FAA by January 1, 1996. Reply from the FAA is anticipated by February 15, 1996. e. South T-hangar building - O'Neil said there was some vandalism at the construction site. The ICPD is investigating the incident. O'Neil said there are two additional doors to be installed to allow use of two areas for storage of City equipment. These are areas at the northeast and southwest corners of the building. There will also be an area that will require an asphalt overlay to allow for drainage at the north end of the building. O'Neil is getting estimates on both projects. f. Corporate hangar and' Storage Building - Dennis Knowling, chief pilot for J.M. Swank Company, has expressed interest in moving their aircraft to Iowa City. They were located in Iowa City previously, but had to move to Cedar Rapids when they bought a larger aircraft. There was not hangar space available in Iowa City to accommodate the new aircraft. Knowling said they would need an 80 foot by 80 foot area, with a 60 foot door. He said he knows of someone else interested in locating in Iowa City and it may be more economical at this time to build to accommodate two aircraft. He said there are advantages to being located in Cedar Rapids, but the overall advantages lead them to want to be located in Iowa City. O'Neil and Mascari will work on this issue. g. Reserve Center Land Lease - The Army Reserve and the National Guard would like to lease vehicle storage space. The Guard would like to lease another 22, 000 square feet and the Reserves need about an acre to 1. 5 acres. The Reserves are locating a heavy equipment unit in Iowa City and need a lot of storage area for equipment and parking for the people attending their weekend training exercises. The Commission directed O'Neil to pursue providing areas to lease to the Guard and Reserve. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Horan had no additional items to report. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: Blum said he contacted the person in charge of the safety division for the FAA in Kansas City concerning closing the Airport for an hour for the fireworks on July 2 . The FAA emphasized filing the proper NOTAM' s and requested a copy of the NOTAM be sent to their office. Mascari had some concern about the lights on the windsock. O'Neil said the lights are checked when the light system is checked at least once a week. He said the system is quite old and the bulbs have a tendency burn out often. O'Neil has tried several different types of light bulbs but there does not seem to be a solution other than to replace the system. It may be possible to get a state grant to do this. Mascari wanted to know where the contract is for the DTN weather system. O'Neil said the contract was reviewed by Burnside and there are several problems with it. DTN's standard contract does not guarantee service or the accuracy of their information. O'Neil said he is waiting to hear from the regional sales manager to see if they will accept different contract language. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Burnside said the Wolf mobile home proposal is back on the Planning and Zoning agenda. City staff is recommending the Board of Supervisors deny the rezoning. O 'Neil said the asphalt bid to repair and slurry coat the asphalt around the T-hangars was $ 60, 275. The project should be completed by August 1. A copy of the lease with the Iowa City School System is in the packet. This will be an agenda item next month. A cover letter will be sent to remind the School System that the fee will need to be renegotiated before next year. O'Neil said that the 30 foot extension on the building for Hubbard Milling was approved. He said the deadline to appeal is June 25. Horan said he will write a letter of appeal because of safety concerns. The applications for the IDOT AIP FY96 are due by August 1. O'Neil said replacing the lighting on the windsock is a project to consider. O'Neil was contacted by Bob McKowen about bringing a B25-H to the fly-in breakfast. The Commission directed O'Neil to invite him to make a presentation at the next Commission meeting. O'Neil said there are two upcoming expenses that have not been budgeted for. One is $ 2162 . 00 to meet City code requirements for anti-siphon devices on all water meters and the second is repair to a man hole at a cost of about $ 1600. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular meeting was scheduled for Thursday, July 13 , 1995, at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Foster moved to adjourn the meeting. Blum seconded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 8: 25 p.m. Howard Horan, Chairperson