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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-09 Airport Commission Minutes I{[ V MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION January 9, 2025— 6:00 P.M. AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING Members Present., Warren. Bishop, Ryan Story, Chris Lawrence, Members Absent: Judy Pfohl, Hellecktra Orozco, Staff Present: Michael Tharp, ,Jennifer Schwickerath Others Present: ! RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None DETERMINE QUORUM A quorum was determined at 6:03 pm and Lawrence called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Tharp stated that Pfohl had submitted corrections for the draft minutes. Bishop moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Story. Motion carried 3-0 (Pfohl, Orozco absent) PUBLIC COMMENT - None ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION I ACTION ! i a. Airport Construction Projects: i. FAA grant projects 1. Runway 12130 Displaced Threshold/Relocation — Tharp stated he was catching up with being on vacation but that they're still waiting for the FAA for the flight checks. Tharp stated they are still having issues with the REILs and that they're working with the contractor to get it resolved. Tharp stated that when they do get contact with the FAA they would move forward with having the flight check done to turn the PAPIs on. 2. Solar Power Project— Tharp stated they are generating power and that they are working with the contractor and city IT to sort out the monitoring system. Tharp stated that the data collection was occurring it just wasn't able to be seen. Bishop asked about the snow on the panels. Tharp noted that so far he hadn't noticed a large amount of coverage of the panels but would continue to monitor. ii. Iowa DOT grant projects — Tharp noted the applications will be in the spring. I I Airport Commission January 9,2025 Page 2 of 4 I b. Airport "Operations" i. Budget — Tharp stated that the budget meeting with City Council were coming up with the operating budget on Monday, and the 22"d was the CIP budget. il. Management— 1. T-hangar lease language—Tharp stated that he put into the packet the current lease they use and then the revised hangar lease with the changes accepted. Tharp noted that he changed the use of the hangar space section. Tharp stated that he did have a question regarding definitions of active construction and/or repair and if the Commission wanted to try to put into the lease a definition. Tharp stated he was not recommending going to this extreme as it would I be big task to monitor. Lawrence stated he felt the changes helped address some of the concerns with inactive aircraft in hangars. Tharp stated the plan going forward was to finalize the draft and send it out to tenants along with an invitation to the February or March.meetings for any final comments. If anyone has any final comment the Commission would expect to adopt the language as their agreement and would take effect for leases going forward. Lawrence agreed to move forward with the lease language (Bishop and Story abstained) 2. Iowa Army National Guard a. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing on February 13, 2025 for a ground lease. Tharp stated that he had been in discussions with the Iowa National Guard about their efforts to take over the former Army Reserve building. Tharp noted that this ground lease would expand their perimeter. Bishop asked about the impact for hangar construction and Tharp stated that it would limit most things to existing dimensions in the area. Tharp stated that due to the length of the lease a public hearing is required. Tharp stated that lease would initially be 2 years and with 5-year options. Bishop moored resolution A25-01, seconded by Story. Motion carried 3-0 (Pfohl, Orozco absent) 3. Events—Tharp stated that he hadn't populated events because the movie nights hadn't been announced yet and he was still waiting to coordinate the Young Eagles day. Tharp noted that Wolford was working with the EAA to have the Ford Tri-motor and another aircraft at the airport for a couple of days. c. FBO I Flight Training Reports i. Jet Air—Tharp stated that Wolford was at a conference and he didn't have anything extra from Matt. Tharp stated that the guys were keeping the grounds kept up with the recent snows. d. Commission Members' Reports— none e. Staff Report— Tharp stated the Iowa Public Airports Association was hosting their legislative reception on February 2&h and would have a board of directors meeting the same day so he would be out of the office. Airport Commission January 9, 2025 Page 3 of 4 SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING — Lawrence noted he would not be at the next scheduled meeting. Members set the next meeting for February 13th, 2024, 6:00pm ADJOURN Bishop moved to adjourn, seconded by Lawrence, Motion carried 3-0. Meeting adjourned at 6:26 pm. AIRPERSON DATE Airport Commission January 9,2025 Page 4 of 4 Airport Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2024-2025 d D O d Q O O TERMao � e e ®o d1 -� co N W s N U IV W NAME � � _ � i o 1 ia ia EXP. � A A Warren 06/30/26 Bishop X X O/E O/E X X X X X X X X X Christopher 06130/25 DIE X X X OIE OIE OIE X X OIE X X X Lawrence Heliecktra 06/30/26 X X O/E X O/E X X OIE X OIE X X OIE Orozco Judy Pfohl 06/30/26 X X X OIE X X X X X X X X O/E Ryan Story 06/30/27 X X X X X X OIE X X X X X X K 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 O/S = Absent, not a member of the subcommittee