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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:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ATTENDANCE RECORD
2024-2025
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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
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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