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IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
July 14, 2022 — 6:00 P.M.
AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING
FINAL
Members Present: Warren Bishop, Scott Clair, Judy Pfohl, Hellecktra Orozco, Chris
Lawrence
Members Absent:
Staff Present: Michael Tharp, Jennifer Schwickerath
Others Present: Matt Wolford, Carl Byers, Ryan Story
DETERMINE QUORUM
A quorum was determined at 6:00 pm and Clair called the meeting to order.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Clair nominated Pfohl to be Chairperson, seconded by Bishop. Motion carried 5-0
Bishop nominated Orozco to be Secretary, seconded by Pfohl. Motion Carried 5-0
Pfohl conducted the remainder of the meeting as Chairperson
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Bishop moved to accept the minutes of June 9, 2022, seconded by Orozco. Motion carried 5-0
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION / ACTION
a. Airport Construction Projects: Tharp noted that he altered the appearance of the
agenda a bit stating this was an attempt to clarify within the agenda where projects
were getting their funding from.
i. FAA grant projects
1. Runway 7/25 Rehab East End — Tharp stated that the rehab work
should be completed either late Thursday or on Friday. He noted
that the runway had been closed during the week for this work.
Tharp stated they would break beams on Friday to confirm
pavement patches were up to strength before opening. Tharp stated
he didn't expect any issues in the runway being reopened. Tharp
noted that the runway would be open next week, but that would
probably close down again fora few days to finish up work in the
current phase. The runway was going to be kept open for OPL in
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order to accommodate the group's work demonstrations being held
with a number of agencies.
2. Runway 25 Threshold Relocation — Tharp noted they had 1
change order due to the FAA inspector changing some piping
requirements on site. He noted the project would then be quiet until
October. Bishop asked if the intersection shut down would be an
issue to which Tharp responded that it shouldn't. He stated it was
a half-day closure for painting. Wolford asked about the October
closure to which Byers responded.
ii. Iowa DOT grant projects
1. South T -hangar infrastructure — Tharp noted that the revised
plans were in the packet. Tharp noted that the changes to the plans
called for the construction of one of the two lengths of taxilane and
that it had an alternate bid that was about 20 feet of additional
concrete on the end. Tharp noted that with the adjustment of the
Hangar A project they had some additional funds to compensate for
a higher than estimate bid. Pfohl asked about the updated
resolution. Tharp noted he had a revised resolution for the group
noting that the bid opening date would be August 4 with the
Commission taking action at the August 11th meeting. Tharp also
stated that along with the addendum, the schedule was update to
include a completion date of June 23, 2023. Tharp stated that that
was also an effort to control costs. Tharp noted that Wolford had
been looking at building costs and based on the numbers they were
seeing, he didn't expect anyone to be as eager to jump on the
construction opportunity as he had been.
a. Consider a resolution rejecting bids, authorizing
addendum and setting rebid. (A22-21) Lawrence moved
the resolution, Clair seconded. Motion carried 5-0
2. Hangar A Doors - Tharp stated that he just had an update for the
Commission. Tharp told members that he did have a conversation
with the State and they denied the change of the use of funds.
Tharp noted that he wasn't surprised with the decision and that they
had discussed that as a future project the State may be open to
funding a project like that.
iii. Airport/Locally Funded Projects
1. Hangar A Mural Project Tharp noted that he wanted to put this
back on the agenda because with the decision regarding the Hangar
A doors, this meant that the hold up for the mural was gone. Tharp
noted that perhaps the subcommittee should return to action and
discuss the vision of the project as well as fundraising and what that
looks like. Clair stated he would send some dates outs. Orozco
asked if they need more help. Tharp noted that 3 members would
make a quorum but they could post the meetings as work sessions.
b. Airport "Operations"
i. Management Tharp stated that they did get the AEDs in and they were
downstairs in the lobby and in the maintenance shop. He also stated that he
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wanted to sit down with Pfohl and go through a more in depth review of
Chairperson items.
ii. Budget Tharp stated that they were in a new budget year and that they didn't
have any high profile items planned for the budget. He noted the FY22
budget would get closed out in the next couple of months.
iii. Events Tharp stated the movie production team did come out and filmed
their project. He noted the rest of the events that were scheduled were listed.
1. Autocross: July 24; August 21
2. Drive-in Movies: September 2, October 8
3. Pancake Breakfast: August 28
c. FBO / Flight Training Reports — Wolford stated that Jet Air had lots of mowing and
thanks to the rain the grass was greener. He stated they had spent some time
prepping the "X's" for the construction work. He also stated they had been doing
runway checks after the contractors had left to confirm the runway was clean.
Wolford discussed operations with the runway closures in effect.
i. Jet Air
d. Commission Members' Reports Orozco asked about the airport signs. Tharp
noted they'd be part of the staff update.
e. Staff Report Tharp stated the state did release the list for the FY23 aviation grant
program and noted they had two projects on the recommended list. They were for
the monument sign and the terminal improvements they had previously applied for.
SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm, July 14, 2022, at the Airport.
ADJOURN
Clair moved to adjourn, seconded by Bishop. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at
6:25pm.
CHAIRPERSON DATE
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Airport Commission
ATTENDANCE RECORD
2022
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Scott Clair
06/30/23
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X
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Christopher
Lawrence
06/30/25
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X
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Hellecktra
Orozco
06/30/24
X
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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