2002-12-09BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2002
PRESENT: Commissioners Barnico, Danforth, Duval, Lydon, Nelson, Trask,
Tognazzi, and White
ABSENT: Commissioners Mahoney and Simpson
PUBLIC: Ken Lewis, Dave Graham, Rich Mello, Ken Robinson, Craig Schuster, and
Wil Gourdeau
A. CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chairman White called the meeting to order at
7:00PM.
1. Presentation:
·
Edwards & Kelcey Update – Dave Graham reported that there was no
new information to report.
·
Cancelled – Hangar Development Interest – Chris Peatridge
2. Reading of the Minutes for November 2002 – Acting Chairman White called
for a reading of the minutes from the November meeting. Commissioner Trask
made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Lydon. Motion
passed unanimously.
3. Reading of the Financial Report – Acting Chairman White gave the financial
report for November 2002. Commissioner Barnico made a motion to accept the
financial report subject to audit, seconded by Commissioner Tognazzi. Motion
passed unanimously.
B. OLD BUSINESS:
Sub-Committee Reports
·
Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee – No report
·
Public Relations Subcommittee – No report
·
Facilities and Maintenance Subcommittee – Jim Tognazzi reported that
the tenant inspections scheduled for the previous week had to be
cancelled due to snow and have been rescheduled.
Commissioner Tognazzi reported that the Airport Manager has the
information to order gas cans for tiedown users to dispose of their fuel
testing samples.
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C. NEW BUSINESS:
·
Airport Industrial Parcels – Acting Chairman White told the
commission that the City Council’s Finance and Property
Subcommittee had voted to recommend the approval of three (3)
airport industrial parcels be released for lease or sale and that the City
Council sent it back to committee for more information e.g. if
commission wanted to sell a parcel, the parcel would need a metes and
bounds survey.
Acting Chairman White informed the commission that the City Solicitor
had determined that any revenue from a lease or sale of airport
property that is not being used for aviation purposes and was originally
acquired not with enterprise fund money but general fund money, such
revenue would revert back to the general fund.
Airport Manager informed the commission that a meeting is being
organized after the New Year with FAA, BAC, and the City Solicitor
to discuss the disposition of revenues.
The majority of the airport commission came to the consensus to lease
non-aviation airport parcels and not to sell any parcels.
·
Airport Commission Elections for 2003 – Nomination Committee
Chairman Paul Lydon reported that nominations came in for Leo White
as Chairman and Paul Barnico for Vice Chairman. There were no
nominations from the floor.
Elections were then held. Acting Chairman White was unanimously
voted Chairman and Commissioner Barnico was unanimously voted
Vice Chairman.
D. AIRPORT MANAGER’S REPORT – Airport Manager Mezzetti updated the
commission on the traffic count, Doozers’ status*, status of proposed Bildner Hangar #4
lease, Wenham taxes, landing fee collection, airport inspections, Tom Ford/Gurnard
status, 5-Year CIP update, snow removal, and proposed temporary use of airport property
to store crushed rock for $1,000 per month for approximately six months. (Commissioner
Lydon made a motion for the Airport Manager to proceed with arrangements, seconded
by Commissioner Duval. Motion passed unanimously.)
*In the written report, Airport Manager reported that Bob Munroe (City attorney)
had found that Doozers’ revival did not invalidate its lease. Commissioner Trask said that
he read that information and understood it but wanted to look at the issue of what is the
lease status if Doozers’ lease was signed before they were a corporation. Airport Manager
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Mezzetti said that question has been asked of Attorney Munroe who will shortly opine on
it.
E. COMMISSION/CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:
Acting Chairman White formally introduced new commissioner Jim Danforth.
F. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Lydon, seconded by Commissioner
Trask. Motion passed unanimously.
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