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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-08 Airport Commission Minutes MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION MAY 6, 2025—6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present: Hellecktra Orozco, Ryan Story, Judy Pfohl, Chris Lawrence Members Absent: Warren Bishop Staff Present: Michael Tharp, Jennifer Schwickerath Others Present: Adam Thompson, Ryan From, Braeden Collins RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None DETERMINE QUORUM A quorum was determined at 6:00 pm and Lawrence called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Story moved to.approve the minutes as amended by Pfohl, from April 10, 2025, seconded by Orozco. Motion carried 4-0. (Bishop Absent) PUBLIC COMMENT- None ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 1 ACTION a. Airport Construction Projects: i. FAA grant projects 1. Runway 12130 Displaced Threshold/Relocation —Tharp stated that they were still dealing with the temporary light issues on 30 and they would be working with the FAA to close out the contract and grant as much as they could. Tharp stated the lights were working and flight checks were completed. ii. low_ a DOT grant projects 1. T-hangar Building a. Iowa DOT Grant Application — Tharp stated that Adam was finishing up the data for the grant application. Tharp stated that they would apply for 2 grants, the AIP program would be approximately$400,000 and the GAVI program would be for $300,000 which was the cap for that application. Tharp stated that he also watched the Marion City Council meeting, and they had voted to accept a purchase proposal to keep the Marion Airport open. Tharp noted that that was scheduled to be formalized at the end of June and that he Airport commission May$, 2025 Pago 2 of 5 had received a few phone calls from Marion tenants looking for space. Thompson shared copies of the draft application and stated that the total project cost estimate was $1,535,000. Thompson stated the estimated total local match was $235,000. Lawrence asked about the financing of the local match. Tharp stated they were planning on using the money from projects that were cancelled or moved like the 2nd phase solar array and the terminal building modernization. They would be looking at a loan for the remaining local match. Thompson stated that they still needed to update some of the imagery of the building layout for the grant application. Tharp noted that they were due Thursday by 4pm. 2. Wildlife Mitigation Study — Tharp stated,that this project was a product of the elk that made a visit to the airport. Tharp stated that he had a visit with the Iowa DOT after that event. Tharp noted that the growth of operations and the animal encounters warrant a study. Tharp noted that the DOT contracts with the USDA to conduct a wildlife assessment and the airport contracts with the DOT to cover the local match value of the contract. Story asked what the product was. Tharp stated that at the end of the study they would get a report that would detail the animals seen and provide options for mitigation. Tharp stated this would also open up other grant funding opportunities for completing these kinds of projects. a. Consider a resolution A25-10 approving agreement with Iowa DOT — Pfohl moved resolution #A25-10, seconded by Story. Motion carried 4-0. (Bishop Absent) b. Airport"Operations" i. Budget—Tharp stated there was a couple of months left of the budget. Tharp noted that they had some unplanned expenses in that the older fuel tanks were due for a 20-year condition inspection that was completed. ii. Management—Tharp noted that a couple of hangar doors had some issues as the warm weather was bringing more activity to the doors. Tharp stated that the annual fire and maintenance inspections would begin Friday May 23rd. 1. Hangar 319er — Tharp introduced Ryan From to the Commission who discussed the hangar project with the members. From described what they planned to do with the hangar and its operations. From stated that they owned a Cirrus and that he's also involved in a partnership with a Pilatus. From noted they were working through some items like the building needed to have a sprinkler system. 2. Public Hearing on commercial business agreement — Lawrence opened the public comment period at 6:24pm. Tharp stated that he had not received any comments through email or other sources. No other comments were received. Lawrence closed the public hearing at 6:25pm. 3. Consider a resolution #A25-11 approving a commercial business agreement with Hangar 319er, LLC. Lawrence moved to approve Airport Commission May B,2025 Page 3 of 5 resolution #A25-11, seconded by Story. Motion carried 4-0. (Bishop Absent) iii, Events — Tharp stated that the calendar hasn't changed and that the next event coming up was the first Drive-In movie of the year: 1. Summer of the Arts Movies (May 17, June 21, July 19, Aug 9) 2. Young Eagles (Aug 16th) 3. Pancake Breakfast(Aug 24) - 4. Autocross (April 13, June 8, Sept 14, Oct 19) c. FBO 1 Flight Training Reports 1. Jet Air—Wolford stated they had been mowing. Wolford stated that the zero- turn mower was having issues, but they were working through it. Wolford noted that with the grass landing area, Tharp laid out a couple of areas and that they went out and looked at them. Wolford stated along the edge of 7125 about 80 feet out there was a line of storm drains. Wolford stated that they were mowing it and rolling it. Wolford noted that they looked at a spot along 12130, but it was really wavy and didn't appear to be a good area. Wolford stated that they were going to focus on the area next to 7125 for now. Lawrence asked about adding a note to the chart supplement and Tharp stated they were not planning on updating the chart supplement and would be using a notam to notify pilots that the area was available. Lawrence asked about how the mural was holding up and Tharp responded. Lawrence asked if there were any plans for the trees along the drive that were dead. Tharp noted that he had received pricing for the removals and the estimate was around $30,000 at the time. Wolford noted that flight training was extremely busy and that they had 4 airplanes at Iowa City that were active. Wolford noted that they had a new Kodiak that a customer had purchased and was the first one to be on a charter certificate ever. d. Commission Members' Reports — Lawrence stated that he and Pfohl went to City Hall. He noted that it was as expected. Pfohl noted that Lawrence did invite them all to tour the airport. e. Staff Report— Tharp stated that they hosted the Friends of Historic Preservation for their annual report. He noted that they had a presentation about the transportation history of Johnson County and the airport was a part of that. Tharp stated that he had included in the last update that he attended the Iowa Public Airports Association conference and that he was re-elected to the Board of Directors and as the Board President. Tharp stated he was also watching the state legislature for legislation moving through the final days. Tharp introduced Braeden Collins as the McClure intern who would also be spending time at the airport. Collins introduced himself to the Commission stating he was a student at the University of Dubuque. i. 4 States (FAA Central Region) Conference—Kansas City(August 20-22) Airport Commission May 8, 2025 Page 4of 5 SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING —Set the next meeting for June 12t'. ADJOURN — Story moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:55pm. Seconded by Orozco. Motion carried 4-0. (Bishop Absent) CHAIRPERSON DATE i Airport Commission May 8,2025 Page 5 of 5 I i Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2024-2025 TERM o o o o N o w cQs N W 3 CD �1 O} N W W W o CO NAME — — — — — �- — — — — EXP. N N N N N N N N N N N N N Warren 06/30/26 X X X X X X X X X X X X O/E Bishop Christopher 06/30/25 O/E O/E O/E X X O/E X X X O/E X X X Lawrence Heliecktra 06/30/28 O/E X X O/E X O/E X X O/E O/E X O/E X Orozco Judy Pfohl 06/30/26 X X X X X X X X O/E X X X X Ryan Story 06/30/27 X X O/E X X X X X X X X X X Key: X = Present XIE = Present for Part of Meeting O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = Not a member at this time XIS = Present for subcommittee meeting OIS = Absent, not a member of the subcommittee