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Home My WebLink About2023-11-15 Airport Commission Minutes ,i MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION November 15, 2023— 5:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Judy Pfohl, Chris Lawrence, Hellecktra Orozco, Members Absent: Warren Bishop, Ryan Story Staff Present: Michael Tharp (via Zoom), Jennifer Schwickerath, Others Present: Sam Brooks, Kevin Bailey, Carl Byers RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None DETERMINE QUORUM A quorum was determined at 6:00 pm and Orozco called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Pfohl moved to accept the minutes of October 19, 2023, as amended, seconded by Lawrence. Motion carried 5-0 PUBLIC COMMENT - Bruce Pfohl gave a picture of Judy's father taken in front of John Ockenfels aircraft to the Commission as part of their donations to the art mural. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION /ACTION a. Unhoused encampments (Stevens Drive/Sturgis Ferry) —Tharp stated this was the last meeting before they started the formal action. Tharp noted that they didn't want to file until the winter shelter was open which would be on December 4t", so that meant that the 3-day notice period would start on Friday December 1". Schwickerath noted that the west side of the river would be a joint filing with the City as part of the ground was transferred to the city for the transit building area. Lawrence moved to give Tharp and Schwickerath the authority to move forward with the eviction notices and filing on December 4th. Seconded by Pfohl. Motion carried 5-0 b. Hangar A Mural Project—Tharp noted that the art mural project was complete and that the artist had completed the requested changes and they were ready to accept the project as complete. I. Consider a resolution accepting project as complete — Resolution #A23-18 moved by Lawrence, seconded by Orozco. Motion carried 5-0 c. Airport Construction Projects: i. FAA grant projects 1. Runway 25 Threshold Relocation — Tharp stated that the contractor was out and finished the light installs they were waiting i Airport Commission November 15,2023 Page 2 of 4 for and that the project was now complete. Tharp stated that they would most likely have an acceptance resolution at the next meeting. 2. Runway 12/30 Displaced Threshold/Relocation — Tharp stated that this was still a Spring project and that they would discuss scheduling with the contractor in January or February 3. Terminal Area Study— Tharp stated they had submitted the report to the FAA and were working through comments FAA had regarding the report. Tharp stated they had applied for the grant for design/review and that he didn't expect the announcement of award until February. Tharp noted that there was some concern with the FAA declaring some of the areas as non-eligible because of the way the program works, and they were working that. Byers stated that they were looking for additional grant resources for any pieces that might not be eligible for FAA funds. 4. Solar Power Project — Tharp stated that they had received word i from their congressional delegation that the next round of FAA BIL funding was about to be announced. He stated that number was $293,000 and that they'd have around $700,000 of BIL money for the project. Tharp noted the project budget for phase 1 was $500,000 5. FAA FY24 AIP Pre-Application- Byers shared the application packet with members and Tharp stated that this was the AIP pre- application for the FAA AIP Program. Tharp noted that with the terminal and solar power projects,they did not actually have an AIP project planned for FY24 in order to build up funds for the next project in line which was the runway pavement maintenance. Tharp stated the draft was due to the FAA tomorrow for comments. ii. Iowa DOT grant projects 1. FY23 Program a. Terminal Building Improvements—Tharp stated they were just waiting for the contractor to get their supplies and that this was likely going to be a spring project. Bishop asked for a project description and Tharp responded that this was the project to replace the plywood baggage area with glass brick. iii. Airport/Locally Funded Projects — none iv. Future Projects none d. Airport"Operations" L Budget — Tharp stated that he and Orozco had their budget meeting with the City Manager and Finance staff. He stated that it could have gone better. Tharp noted that between the time the Commission submitted their budget and when all the numbers were finalized with other city departments, they had an insurance cost increase of $10,000 that they didn't expect. Tharp noted that they had made some other decisions as part of the budget and the budget was showing a $20,000 deficit. Tharp stated that he, Orozco, and Lawrence were able to meet after the budget meeting and refine the proposed budget that it showed a $5000 surplus. Tharp noted they did this by including the revenue generated from the fuel flowage fee increase, the projected electricity savings with the solar power project, and also a Airport Commission November 15,2023 Page 3 of 4 projected hangar rate increase. Tharp stated that they were also asked about the airport fund balance because it was showing a negative balance. Tharp noted that this was due to the way they funded the art project and once the funds from the donors were received from the community foundation, they'd have a positive balance again. Orozco asked about the water bill. Tharp noted that they had the water department come out and helped find a couple of leaks that were impacting the water bill. H. Management—Tharp stated that the City Manager's office had sent out an email update on the compensation and classification study. Tharp noted that there were no recommended changes for the airport so he expected their role in the study was complete. iii. Events —Tharp noted that as the calendar was updated for 2024 he would populate the list again. e. FBO/ Flight Training Reports L Jet Air—Wolford noted that he had just returned from a trip. Wolford stated that he'd attended a couple of business conferences and collectively the industry was seeing the same thing which was a downward trend of activity and pricing. f. Commission Members' Reports—Story asked about what the Commission could do look at projects that benefit hangar tenants in relation to the price the Commission charges for rent. g. Stpff Report—Tharp noted that he was planning to take the week between Christmas and New Years off. SET NEXT dGULAR MEETING —Members set the next meeting for December 14th, 6:00pm. ADJOURN Story moved to adjourn, seconded by Bishop. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 6:25pm. / � 15ZOZ4 CHAIRP RSON DATE Airport Commission November 15,2023 Page 4 of 4 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2022.2023 TERM s 0 0 0 0 o a o 0 0 0 0 O W f0 i0 f0 W N 200 i o ` O' .P f0 fir NAME EXP. K) nNi w w w w w w w w w w w w w Warren 06/30/26 Bishop X X X X X X X X X X X X X O/E X Scott Clair 06/30/23 O/E X X X X X O/E O/E X/E O/E NM NM NM NM NM Christopher 06/30/25 Lawrence X X X O/E X O/E X X X X X Q''X X X X d� Hellecktra 06/30/24 X X X X X/E O/E O/E O/E X X X X X X Orozco Judy Pfohl 06/30/26 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Ryan Story 06/30127 Not a member X O/E X O/E---x Key: _ III X = Present X/E = Present for Part of Meeting O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = Not a Member at this time X/S = Present for subcommittee meeting O/S = Absent, not a member of the subcommittee