HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-2020 Airport Commission Meeting MinutesAugust 13, 2020
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MINUTES FINAL
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
AUGUST 13, 2020 — 6:00 P.M.
ZOOM MEETING PLATFORM
Electronic Meeting (Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8)
An electronic meeting was held because a meeting in person was impossible or
impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of commission members,
staff and the public presented by COVID-19.
Members Present: Warren Bishop, Scott Clair, Christopher Lawrence, Hellecktra Orozco,
Judy Pfohl
Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp
Others Present: Matt Wolford, John Moes
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council
action):
None.
DETERMINE QUORUM:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the July 9, 2020, meeting were reviewed next. It was noted that the attendance
for Lawrence is incorrect, that it looks like another member's attendance was mistakenly copied
here. Tharp stated that he will fix this. Tharp then stated that he noted another error — the
header on the minutes states the meeting was held at the Airport terminal building. It should
say via the Zoom meeting platform. He will fix this as well. Lawrence moved to accept the
minutes of the July 9, 2020, meeting as amended. Pfohl seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5-0.
Pfohl then asked if they should acquire some of the mask mandate signs that the County has
and put them on the doors to the Airport. Tharp responded that he has signage on the doors,
noting the City's mask mandate.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Airport Website Update — John Moes with FUEL joined the discussion. He
spoke to the Airport website, noting that the site is live now and is working well.
Moes said the website address was https://www.iowacitvairport.org Due to the
recent derecho storm across Iowa, much of the FUEL team is dealing with
personal issues. Moes asked Members to check out the site and send any
comments or questions to him. He then shared notes from Alex, which briefly
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reviewed the tweaks made to the site following comments made at previous
meetings.
b. FAA/IDOT Projects
I. Obstruction Mitigation -Tharp stated that the landscape contractor
needs to finish the seeding and a few other miscellaneous items.
1. Consider a resolution accepting FAA Grant — Bishop moved
to consider Resolution #A20-16 accepting FAA Grant. Pfohl
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0.
iii. Terminal Apron/Taxiway reconstruction — Tharp stated that the work
here is complete.
1. Consider a resolution accepting project as complete — Bishop
moved to consider Resolution #A20-17 accepting project as
complete. Clair seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-
0.
iii. Runway 25 Threshold Relocation — Tharp briefly explained the FAA
grant for the runway threshold relocation project.
1. Consider a resolution accepting FAA Grant — Bishop moved
to consider Resolution #A20-18 accepting FAA Grant. Orozco
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0.
iv. Fuel Faun Expansion and card reader kiosk replacement — Tharp
stated that work has begun on the fuel tank installation. Things are still
going as planned, with the tank being delivered in late August, early
September.
C. Airport Operations
I. Management
1. 2020-2021 T hangar Rates — Tharp spoke to the yearly T -hangar
rate discussion, noting that he gave Members some information in
the meeting packet to help guide this discussion. Dulek, with the
City Attorney's office, stated that as there are two individuals on
the Commission who currently rent hangar space, they should not
speak to this item as it would be a conflict of interest. Continuing,
Tharp stated that currently the Airport sees about $220,000 in
revenue for the total hangar rentals, with T hangars accounting for
$125,000 of that. Tharp is recommending a $5 increase across
the board on hangar rentals. He added that this could be a bit of a
revenue adjustment due to the COVID downturn. Members briefly
discussed Tharp's recommendation, agreeing that the $5 is a
good idea at this point. Pfohl moved to accept the Increase of
$5 as recommended. Lawrence seconded the motion. The
motion carried 3-0, Bishop and Clair recused.
2. Request for Trail along Riverside Drive - Bishop then spoke to
the issue of not being able to access the Airport easily on a bike.
He asked if other Members would be open to making a request of
the City for a trail along the west side of Riverside Drive/Old 218,
instead of the east side. Dulek suggested having one of the City
transportation planners available at the next meeting to give
Members an update on future plans. Members continued to
discuss this issue, with the idea of a subcommittee being formed.
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Bishop and Clair stated that they would be.open to this. They will
provide the Commission with information at an upcoming meeting.
Ill. Budget
1. FY21 Iowa DOT Aviation Program —Tharp stated that the draft
program Is out now. Funding has been reduced dramatically,
according to Tharp.
Ili. Events —
1. Pancake Breakfast — Canceled.
2. Summer of the Arts Drive-in Movies — Weekly through August.
3. Autocross — September 20 — Tharp spoke to the July event,
noting that things went well for the club and they are still planning
to'hold their September event.
d. FBO 1 Flight Training Reports
1. Jet Air — Matt.Wolford shared the monthly maintenance reports with
Members. Highlights included mowing and clean up of trash, fuel farm
maintenance, etc. Pfohl asked if the derecho caused any major damage.
Wolford said the biggest thing were three trees that are total losses and a
lot of limbs down. Everything else has been very minor. Power was out
at the Airport at one point during the storm, making opening doors on the
hangars Impossible. Wolford spoke to the possibility of having a
generator on the premises so they could power runway lights, hangar
doors, etc., during outages such as this. Members agreed that looking
Into having a generator should be a higher _priority. Speaking to Jet Air,
Wolford said they are continuing to stay busy in all areas of their
business.
e. Commission Member Reports — Clair asked Tharp about the status of the Army
Reserve building. Tharp stated that they still have the lease on the building. He
did speak with a leasing agent who said the Army Reserve just hasn't filed the
paperwork to dispose of It yet. The lease expires in February, 2021. Members
asked to put this on next month's agenda, so they can discuss it further.
f. Staff Report — Tharp stated that he is still without power at his house and is still
cleaning up tree damage.
SET NEXT REGUL . R MEETING FOR:
The next regular meeting of the Airport Commission will be held on Thursday, September 10
2020 at 6:00 RM. via the zoom meeting platform.
ADJOURN:
Pfohl moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 P.M. Lawrence seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0.
CHAIRPERSON DATE
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Airport Commission
ATTENDANCE RECORD
2020
NAME
TERM EXP.
o
w
Warren Bishop
06130/22
0/
0/
E
E
X
X
X
X
X
X
Scott Clair
06/30/23
X
X
x
x
x
x
X
x
Christopher Lawrence
01101121
X
x
x
X
x
x
x
X
Hellecktra Orozco
06130/24
N
N
N
N
N
N
M
M
M
M
M
M
X
X
Judy Pfohl
06/30122
x
x
X
X
X
X
X
X
Kw..
X = Present
X/E = Present for Part of'Meeting
O = Absent
O/E = AbsentlExcused
NM = Not a Member at this time