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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-2001 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes A MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION THURSDAY JANUARY 11,2001—5:45 P.M. IOWA CITY AIRPORT TERMINAL MEMBERS PRESENT: Rick Mascari,Howard Horan,Mark Anderson,Alan Ellis STAFF PRESENT: Sue Dulek,Ron O'Neil CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Mascari called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the December 14, 2000, Commission meeting were approved as submitted. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES: Anderson asked if Midwest Janitorial should be paid because of their sporadic service. Mascari said if they provided the service,they should be paid. Ellis suggested sending them a letter, expressing dissatisfaction with their service. O'Neil said he had already contacted the regional manager and discussed the issue with him. Anderson made a motion to approve the bills. Ellis seconded the motion and the bills were approved 3—0. O'Neil said there may a bill next month from Larew for replacing the frozen water line in the mens restroom. He said there would also be a final bill from Selzer Werderitsch for Building K and the retainage for the project. The Commission should accept the project before the retainage is paid. PUBLIC DISCUSSION—ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: No items were presented. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION: a. Qwest lease-Dulek has reviewed the agreement with Qwest. If the Commission is interested in leasing them some property,the fair market value will need to be determined. O'Neil has contacted Southgate Development. They earlier had expressed interest in the same parcel, but are no longer interested. The Commission said they would be interested in leasing the property if a fair market value could be determined. Ellis suggested contacting the FAA to see if there were any reservations to having this type of equipment close to the RPZ. O'Neil said the property in question is outside the RPZ for Runway 24. He will contact the FAA to see if there is any frequency interference problem. Mascari said the fees should reassessed every five years. Dulek said this could be a problem because Qwest wanted to pay a single lump sum fee. b. Building H lease-Gordon said he was uncertain on what Gordon Aviation will be doing for the next two years and he wanted to have a month to month lease. Mascari asked Gordon if he thought the Commission should try to market the hangar? Gordon said he is trying to make his arrangement work long term, even though the lease is month to month. He is trying to get tenants for the next two years. He said he has other projects that will take much of his time over the next two years and he will not have a lot of time to devote to Gordon Aircraft. He would like to have the hangar in back in two years,unless the Commission finds another long-term tenant. He has someone that owns a limo company that would like to sublease from him. The Commission discussed the limo and shuttle service and decided they would not be in favor of approving a sublease for a non-aviation service. Anderson made a motion to approve the lease for Building H on a month to month basis. Ellis seconded the motion and it passed 4—0,with Ruyle being absent. The Commission said they would not approve a sublease for the shuttle car service. c. FBO(Fixed Base Operator) lease-The Commission discussed what space ICFS might want to rent. O'Neil told the Commission that although there were some connections between the two leases,the FBO lease and the lease for Building F were separate and that ICFS committed to the Building F lease until the building is paid for,unless it is leased by a different FBO. Mascari said the only way to know for certain what the value of the space at the Airport is worth is to go out for bids. O'Neil said the Commission decided at the last meeting to attempt to negotiate with ICFS before advertising for FBO services. He suggested a subcommittee meeting with ICFS within the next two weeks to determine ICFS's commitment. O'Neil said the Commission needs to determine if ICFS can afford to be at the Airport and ICFS needs to decide if they want to be at the Airport for at least the next 10 years. Mascari asked O'Neil to schedule a meeting with the owners of ICFS. d. North Commercial area- Mascari said he sent a letter to the Mayor,requesting a NCA subcommittee meeting and he has not received a response. There was also a letter in the packet from City Attorney Dilkes, suggesting the Commission retain outside council to assist with the NCA. Mascari said because the Commission is part of the City,he does not think there is a need for an attorney other than the City attorney. Dulek said that the Commission is somewhat autonomous and there may be differences between the Council and the Commission on how certain things should be done in the NCA. O'Neil said that if the City Attorney's office is suggesting having an outside attorney review the leases and agreements for the NCA, it would be good advice. There will be an agreement with a marketing firm and with the potential tenants to review. Anderson made a motion to schedule interviews with the two firms that have expressed interest in marketing the NCA. Ellis seconded the motion and the motion passed 4—0,with Ruyle being absent. The Commission also directed O'Neil to contact Dennis Mitchell to see if he would be interested in representing the Commission in NCA issues. Mascari suggested calling the Science Center to see if they were still interested in leasing property in the NCA. The Commission agreed that Mascari should contact Jim Larew to see if he is interested in the NCA and to see whether the Science Center is still interested in moving the United hangar. Mascari said he is on the NCA subcommittee and his Commission term is over in February. Since he is not going to reapply for the Commission, someone else will need to be appointed to the subcommittee. e. Fly Iowa 2001—Anderson said the next meeting is scheduled for January 18,2001. He said the committee is growing and he expects several new faces at the meeting. Ann Anderson 2 has agreed to organize the Saturday night hangar dance. Mascari said he had pledged a contribution of$ 1000,but because of some other personal expenses,he will have to withdraw his pledge. Anderson said he would be attending a meeting of the Aviation Promotion Committee in February. f. Terminal Building Telephone booth- Mascari said he would still like to see some use be made of the telephone booth in the Terminal Building. O'Neil said he contacted a company and it would cost about$250-$300 to hook up the phone to the ASOS. The rotary dial pay phone may not be compatible with current phone lines. If the Commission wants the ASOS in the phone booth,they may need to purchase a new phone. Horan made a motion to connect the old pay phone to the ASOS, if it can be done for a total one-time cost of$300 or less. Anderson seconded the motion and it passed 4—0,with Ruyle being absent. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mascari said he was contacted by a couple of Council members who want the Terminal conference room open to any public group. O'Neil said there is a Commission policy in place and the Commission would have to revise their policy if they wanted to change the availability of the room. The Commission originally required City staff to be at any meetings because the building is shared with Iowa City Flying Service and ICFS or staff is responsible for locking the building. The policy is similar to that for the meeting rooms at the Civic Center and at the Library. The room is not available after normal business hours. The majority of the Commission was not interested in changing the policy at this time. Mascari said that while Anderson was in Tulsa with ICFS's rental plane,there were other pilots who wanted to rent aircraft and there were none available. Mascari said he thought the Commission should consider independent contractors for individual aviation services,instead of or in addition to, a full service FBO. Mascari said he would discuss the Airport budget with the Council on January 23 at 6:30 p.m. Since his term is completed in February and he will not be reapplying,he said he would thank the Council for working with him and the Commission over the last six years. Mascari reviewed the subcommittee assignments and project schedules. COMMISSION MEMBERS'REPORTS: Anderson said he thought installing an ILS should be on the list of items for discussion. O'Neil said it is included in the Master Plan but at this time,the FAA has told Iowa City it does not qualify for an ILS. A full ILS would cost about$ 1,000,000 and annual maintenance costs are between$60,000-$80,000. If the FAA does not participate, O'Neil said it would be a large expense to cover locally. A parallel taxiway is also a requirement for an ILS. That would be an additional$ 1.6 million. Anderson asked about the keypad lock for the bathroom in hangar#32 in Building G. O'Neil said he would get information from the cleaning service for additional cleaning service costs. Anderson will get information about the cost for the keypad lock. O'Neil said the company he talked to said it would cost about$ 1200 -$ 1800 to have a lock installed, depending on if the door needed to be replaced or not. J, . Horan said he is looking forward to Spring when the landscaping outside the window of the mens bathroom in the Terminal Building will grow enough to block the window. O'Neil said he would look into the cost of putting some type of blinds on the window. Horan said he occasionally comes to the Airport on the weekends to check to see if everything is all right. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Dulek wrote a letter to Wal-Mart to about the potential hazard to the Airport from the ducks and geese that are attracted to Wal-Mart's water detention pond. She has not received a response. O'Neil said Mascari would present the FY2002 budget to the Council on January 23. The FAA Central Region Conference is May 1 &2,2001 in Kansas City. State Aviation Day at the Capital in Des Moines is February 8, 2001. This is an opportunity to meet with state legislators about aviation issues. ICFS is ending their month to month lease of Building D on February 1,2001. As was discussed at a previous Commission meeting, Airport operations will be moved into the south end of the building. O'Neil said the bids for the fuel tanks will be due February 22,200I. BIum,from H.R. Green, said the deadline for installation will be June 29,2001. This will give ICFS time to remove their tanks before their clean up insurance expires on September 1,2001. SET NEXT MEETING: The next regular Airport Commission meeting is scheduled for February 8,2001,at 5:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Rick Mascari,Chairperson IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING 1801 S. RIVERSIDE DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001 - 5:45 P.M. S ; b(S Determine Quorum II. Changes/Amendments to Minutes of December 14, 2000 Meeting L 'rt ' l_ee SLW° K III. Payment of Expenditures Mo-r c-k thA¢K Suet-C7 f11iaos. IV. Public Discussion- Items Not on Agenda V. Items for Discussion/Action: _ coast pyetacz C ALL FR a. Qwest lease b. Building H lease ,n.oTLei,y cn4tR.0 Stco,-i O 12yt6al c. FBO lease sua-.3£`t F o .rico nTC. . vw-*d-1 Ftti. to P-flYS d. North Commercial area fl`�p rwe'tteK rn,a�K seroav - 4-a 1. Marketing stHt -z %.KTSeuttt s — jl.O a 10-'s 2. Other issues LAae.J - 3G%eet eexis& co - e. Fly Iowa 2001 -2500 f. Terminal Building Telephone Booth - To K LafhtD5tcov'b >h Bk VI. Chairperson's Report VII. 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