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MINUTES FINAL
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 10, 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 council members, staff and the public
presented by COVID-19.
Members Present: Warren Bishop, Scott Clair, Hellecktra Orozco, Judy Pfohl
Members Absent: Christopher Lawrence
Staff Present: Eric Goers, Michael Tharp
Others Present: Matt Wolford, Carl Byers, Alex Schmidt, John Moes, Blaine Rittmer, David
Hughes, Kitzy Lemke, John Yeomans
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 August 13, 2020, meeting were reviewed by Members. Tharp noted that he
needs to add the website address under the discussion regarding the website, as was
previously discussed. Pfohl moved to accept the minutes of the August 13, 2020, meeting
as amended. Orozco seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0, Lawrence absent.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Airport Website Update — The FUEL team joined the discussion at this point.
The site has now been launched and the team continues to make some tweaks
here and there. The changes that Tharp sent to FUEL have been implemented
at this point. The team will be meeting with Tharp to explain how updates and
events can be added to the site. Moving forward, the FUEL team will make sure
that any links showing the website have the new link, and the Google business
page will need to be updated as well. Moes then spoke to the site and its current
rankings in search engines. He further explained how they can work on moving
the ranking up. Wolford stated that he can check with AirNav about having a link
on their site. Tharp stated that they can also take a look at the FAA publications
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and see where they can update information regarding the Airport's new website.
Members briefly discussed the new site and how to spread the word about it.
b. Airport Farm Management — Tharp noted that Members have the agreement
with Farmers National Company in their meeting packet. FNC is the company
that the Airport hires to manage their farm ground. Tharp explained that this
contract is up at the end of the month and he recommends continuing this. He
then further explained how this agreement works and that John Yeomans is the
representative for FNC who works with the Airport. Yeomans then spoke to
Members, giving some background on the farm management at the Airport. In
response to Member questions, Tharp responded that the Airport sees around
$30,000 yearly from this agreement. Yeomans further explained what all is
entailed in the farm management, from weed and brush control along the fences
to mowing. Members agreed that they should continue this contract.
C. FAA11DOT Projects
I. Obstruction Mitigation — Tharp stated that they are working with
AECOM to begin phase 2 of this project. This entails the dozen or so
extra trees that were discovered during phase 1. He added that the FAA
is agreeable with this plan and that it will be eligible for reimbursement.
Hughes also spoke briefly to the project.
1. Consider a resolution — Pfohl moved to consider Resolution
#A20-18 approving Project Task Order 10 with AECOM for
phase 2 obstruction mitigation work. Clair seconded the
motion. The motion carried 4-0, Lawrence absent.
ii. Runway 25 Threshold Relocation — Tharp stated that they had a
preliminary conversation with the FAA on the federal fiscal year 2021
project list, and that it currently contains the remarking and relighting work
necessary to complete the 25 displaced threshold shift. August 2021 is
still the intended completion date. He further explained some possible
funding delays. Byers noted that they will be helping with coordination as
this project moves forward.
iii. Fuel Farm Expansion and card reader kiosk replacement — Tharp
noted that there is now a third tank present; however, when the contractor
brought it out, he did not bring a crane large enough to hoist it into place.
This is scheduled to take place next week though..
d. Airport Operations
i. Management
1. Trail along Riverside Drive — The subcommittee met to discuss
this trail. After contacting the City, Bishop was told that there is a
trail planned for the east side of Riverside Drive. There is,
however, no current funding in place for this project. The
Commission can request the City Council to make this a priority, if
they so desire. Bishop then described a frontage road by the
Airport where a paved path could go. They have asked City
engineers to give the Commission an idea of the cost for this.
Tied in with the existing trail system, this would give cyclists a way
to get to the Airport safely. Tharp also spoke to future plans for
Riverside Drive, noting that it's not scheduled to start until 2024.
Goers was asked for his opinion on the Commission asking the
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City to make this project a priority. He responded, noting that
every year during the budget process, the City reviews projects
and things can get moved up in priority. He asked further about
the frontage road and paved path idea, to which Bishop
responded. Goers stated that if the Commission desires it, he can
draft a letter regarding this idea. Members continued to discuss
how they would like to handle this request. Bishop will work on a
draft letter and send it to Tharp and Goers for their review.
2. Reserve Center building — Tharp gave Members some
background on the leases with the Army. He noted that the three-
year lease ends this coming February. This amounts to
approximately $4,000 per year. The ground lease has
approximately 20 years left in it, according to Tharp, and the Army
can offer this up to another governmental agency for their use. He
added that there is a clause regarding subleasing and that it would
require the Commission's approval. Basically, the Airport will have
to wait and see what the Army decides to do with this lease.
Members spoke to having Tharp find a way for them to tour the
facility, so that they might have a better idea of what they could
use the building for. Pfohl agreed to work with Tharp on this to
see what their options may be.
Budget
1. FY22 Capital Improvement Program — Tharp noted that the
budget process has begun. He gave Members a brief history of
this, noting that on page 36 of the packet it shows the existing list
of projects. He also covered funding for these projects and how
the grant matching typically works. Members also spoke to the
possibility of helping the City with a path to the Airport. Another
project of interest that Tharp mentioned is the need for power
during outages, as he described a situation from the recent storm.
He stated that basically generators would be used to open and
close hangar doors.
Events — Tharp noted the increase in events and that they are basically
drive-through operations, where COVID restrictions can be met. As the
weather gets colder, the events will be dropping off.
1. Eulenspiegel Puppets —Sept 18, 19
2. Summer of the Arts Drive -In Movies — September 26, Oct 3
3. Autocross — September 20
4. Dance Iowa — Oct 17
G. FBO I Flight Training Reports
L Jet Air — Matt Wolford highlighted the maintenance report, noting that
with mowing tapering off, maintenance issues have been moved up. He
also spoke to the storm damage and ensuing cleanup of debris. Wolford
continued, noting that Jet Air has hired additional flight instructors and
mechanics.
f. Commission Member Reports — None.
g. Staff Report — None.
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SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING FOR:
The next regular meeting of the Airport Commission will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2020,
at 6:00 P.M. via the Zoom meeting platform.
ADJOURN:
Clair moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 P.M. Pfohl seconded the motion. The motion carried
4-0, Lawrence absent.
CHAIRPERSON
DATE
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Airport Commission
ATTENDANCE RECORD
2020
Key:
X = Present
X/E = Present for Part of Meeting
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = Not a Member at this time
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06/30/22
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Bishop
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Scott Clair
06/30/23
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Christopher
07/01121
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Lawrence
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Hellecktra
06/30/24
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Orozco
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Judy Pfohl
06/30/22
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Key:
X = Present
X/E = Present for Part of Meeting
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = Not a Member at this time